Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

three years sentence within the walls
of the United States penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth, Kas., for embezzle-
ment of government funds while in
charge of construction work in SaVan-
nah harbor, and the man who has with
out doubt been the most prominent
prisoner ever held within any prison in
the United States, will be released on
the 2Sth.
Republican National Committeeman
Grimes, of Guthrie, Okla, stated, on the
22d, that he would favor Kansas City,
Mo-, as the next place for the repub-
lican national convention, with Chicago
as second choice. He believed tpe
Worlds fair detrimental to holding the
convention at st. Louis.
A Houston 4ex.) produce firm, on
the 21st, placed orders for 10000 tur-
keys, for delivery before Christmas, in
an endeavor to orner the market.
Thousands of the birds are already in
cold storage. Great quantities are to
be shipped to st. Louis, Philadelphia
and New FORK.
The Citizens bank of C~larksburg,
Mo-, was entered and robbed Of about
$4,000, on the 21st. The entrance into
the building was effected Though the
front door. Nitroglycerin was used, the
vault being badly wrecked, and the safe
was completely demolished.
Judge Roberts, Of CttumWa, Ia, on
the 21st, sentenced Joseph Smith to
hang December 5, for the killing OF
Mrs. Mary Cannady, at Buxton, la.
| Smith pleaded guilty to the charge.
Burglars entered the hame of John
Shsppey, a lumber merchant of Marion,
Ind, on the 22d, and attempted to cut
off the finger of Edith Shippey to secure
her diamond rings. The girls screams
caused the burglars to flee.
Thad Powell, q years old, was run
over and killed in the switch yards at
Carbondale, ILL.,, on the 2lst, by a coal
trsin. Powell's home was in Under
wood, H.. where he was to have beef
married shortly.
The private bank of Ravia, l. T., was
robbed, on the 21st, of S 5000.
Samuel Gompers was reelected pres
ident of the American Federation OF
Labor, in Boston, on the 21st, by a
large plurality.
The announcement by Senator Stone
of Missouri, on the 21st, of the appoint
ment of w. r. Hollister, editor of the
Lewis County (Mo.) Journal, as his
private secretary, was received with
gT%atihoatio2.
Senate-In the senate, on the 2Sd,
Mr.. Cullom, from the committee on
foreign relations, favorably reported
the Cuban reciprocity bill, without
amendment, and it was agreed to make
the bill the regular. order on Deem.
Der 7, the first day of the regular ses-
sion, and to vote OF it December 16.
Senator Carmack (Tenn.) introduced a
mittee on organization, conduct and
expenditures of the legislative depart
ments, to investigate the charges of
corruption, extravaganza and violation
of law in the administration Of affairs
of the post Office department. Wit
nesses were examined by the commit
tee on military affairs which is in
, vestigating the conduct Of Gen. Wool
, while stationed in Cuba. .... House
But little business was transacted in
, the house on the 23d. Opposition
against the senate's proposed pro
I gramme to adjourn the extra session
. before passing the Cuban reciprocity
bill was argued by Mr.. Cannon, aftel
which the house adjourned.
| James Hiram Wilkinson, said to b.
8 the last survivor in the United States
of the famous charge OF the ligh
: brigade at Balaklava, died at his HON,
Q in Waltham, Mass, on the 23d, aget
"a years. Wilkinson was the possesso
t of a Victorian medal presented to hin
personally by Queen Victoria.
o The president, on the 23d, sent t.
6 the senate the following nominations
= Pension agent-Jessie B. Fuller, a
a San Francisco. Postmasters-Illinois
William w. Colt, Rushville; Elich H
a Buenle, Venice. Iowa, Frank B. Hill
70 bits, Hopkinton. Indian territory, Lot
n is M. Merritt, Rolf.
The federal court of Kansas City
IT Mo-, on the 23d, appointed e. R. Dul
1t ham, United States marshal, receive
l. to adjust the affairs of T. f. B. So
10 ham, the Hereford breeder of Chill
rs Gothic, Mo-, who filed a petition
l. bankruptcy, giving his liabilities a
over $150,000.
t. The funeral of the 20 victims of tn
holocaust at Lilly, Pa, took place 0
r the 23d. One dozen collins were uset
in some of which the remains Of tw
" and three victims were placed. Tw
n Of the injured died in the hospita
making a total Of 80 as the result {
the fire.
The senate, late on the 23d, agree
of to make the Cuban reciprocity bill til
as regular order on December 7, the fri
day Of the regular session, and to vol
ION 1t December 16.