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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Condition of Corn Favorable.
INDICTED MEN NAMED.
The Six Persons Named In the Sew
en- Indictments Returned BY the
Grand Jury at Washington.

Washington, Sept. 12.-United States
District Attorney Beach announces
that the six persons named in the sew
en- indictments returned by the granG
jury last Tuesday are: George w. Bea-
vers, former chief of the division of
salaries and allowances, post office de-
partment; August w. Machen, former
general superintendent of the free de-
livery system, post Office department;
James w. Erwin, former post office in
spector, with headquarters in San
Francisco; George II. Huntington and
Isaac S. Mcclellan, both of New York
city, owners of the Columbia Supply
Co., of that city, and Eugene ID.
Scheble, of Toledo, o.. a dentist, and
interested in the firm of Maybury 81
Ellis. of Detroit, Mich. letter box man
ufacturers. Beavers, Machen and Err
win are named jointly in one indict-
ment for conspiracy to defraud the
United States.
Another indictment is against Nc
Giehan, Huntington and Machen for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States. and still another is against the
came three for conspiracy to commit
bribery, both under Section 5440, r.
g.: Scheble and Machen are indicted
Jointly for conspiracy against the
United States, and again for conspiracy
to commit bribery. Another indictment
is against Mcclellan and Huntington
for bribery, and the last is against
Machen singly for accepting brides un-
der Section 5501, r. S.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
KILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE,
Tires of Machine Exploded, Causing
Ii to Run Into Spectator, KILL
ing Him Instantly.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 1O.-While Bar
ney Oldfield's racing automobile was
running nearly sixty miles an hour at
the Crosse Pointe track, Wednesday
afternoon, in the ten-mile open event,
one of the front tires on the machine
burned through and exploded. throw
ing the car into the fence and injurins
Frank Shearer, a spectator, to terribly
that he died in an ambulance en- route
to the hospital. Oldfield, who kept his
seat, had a marvellous escape from
death. He received several cuts about
the body and had one rib broken.
Shearer was standing against the
fence and the car struck him squarely,
breaking both legs in several places
and fracturing his skull. He was
thrown rs feet and lever recovered
consciousness. Oldfield had presence
of mind enough to throw himself
backward fiat on the deck Of the car,
which went crashing through a low
tree and landed a complete wreck SO
feet from where it went through the
fence. A brother of Shearer's va
standing near him, and had a narrow
escape.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
EXTRA SESSION DEFERRED.
The Plan Il Convene Congress in
October Has Been Abandoned
by the President.

Oyster Bay, N. ", Sept. 14.-After
mature consideration and consultation
in person and by mail with members
Of both the senate and the house of
representatives, President Roosevelt
has abandoned the suggestion that
congress be called into extraordinary
session in October.
The extraordinary session, which he
announced many months ago would be
held this fall, will be called, accord
ing to present plans, to meet on No
vember g..
Notwithstanding the fact that the
suggestion of an October session of con
gress came from prominent senator's,
who warmly advocated its adoption.
the proposition was not received with
favor by members of congress general
1v 4 .WN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
COMMANDER BLACKS STAFF.
COmmander-in-Chief Black of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Announces His staff.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-Gen. John G.
Black, recently elected commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, has appointed his personal staff
and issued his first general order in the
form of a fraternal greeting to the
members of the organization. In the
ensuing year the national headquarters
will be in Memorial hall, Chicago, and
will be in charge of Adjutant-General
Charles A. Partridge.
The following were named as mem
bers of the staff:
Adjutant-G eneral-Charles A. Part
ridge, of the department Of Illinois.
Quartermaster General-Charles Bur-
rows, of the department of New Jersey.
Inspector General-Edwin B. Messer,
of the department of Iowa.
Judge Advocate General-James Tan
ner, of the department of New York.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Great Railroad Pays the Bill Of the
Presidential Swing ArOund
the Circle

The Washington correspondent Of
the Providence Journal pays the fol-
lowing left-handed compliment to
President Roosevelt: ut is q fact that
on his recent tour the railroad COM
pany (the Pennsylvania) on which he
started from Washington, and in
which he returned, paid all the bills"
In view of the fact that the Presi-
dent had only a few weeks before he
entered on this tour signed the union
station act, which appropriated mil
lions of dollars to that particular COM
pany, this is an exceedingly grave
accusation. If it does not place Mr..
Roosevelt in the same category with
Littauer, Machen and Beavers, it GER
tainly m very near it. If the rail-
road company didn't bride him techni-
cally, 1t certainly gave him a liberal
reward for approving an unconstitu-
tional and dishonest easur by which
the people of the United States and
the District of Columbia were grossly
robbed.
The Springfield Republican of Aug
ust 26, publishes under the headline,
1.-THE Cost of the Tour a very severe
criticism of the presidents course in
this matter. 1t is a subject which
congress should not fail to investigate,
lest its own members fall under the
suspicion of sustaining similar rela-
tons to the sam railroad company.
Every year the same railroad COM
pany entertains as it's guests at Allan
tic City all the correspondents of the
great daily newspapers, paying not
only travelling expenses. but all other
expenses of those who accept its hos
pitality. And all the great newspa-
pers, like the president, approved the
legislation above mentioned.
1t is also capable of proof that the
railroad companies give free passes to
congressman, if not to judges; and we
know that many congressmen-all the
republicans in congress, at least, fav-
ored this legislation.
This method of procuring legislation
without paying for it in advance may
be properly called credit-bribery-ac-
ton on the one part with the under
standing that there will be reciprocal
action on the other at a subsequent
period.
1t is fortunate for the democratic
party that it's members in congress OPP
posed this railroad legislation almost
unanimously.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
WILL VISIT ANTIETAM.
President Will Make An Address at
Dedication of New Jersey
Monument.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 12.-Ar-
r%angements for the trip of President
Roosevelt to the Antietam battlefield
next Thursday are about completed.
The presidential party, accompany
ing Gov. Murphy and other prominent
officials of New Jersey, will arrive at
the battlefield about nine o'clock in
the morning.
The ceremonies incident to the dedi-
cation of the monument erected to the
memory of the New Jersey soldiers
will take place oon afterward. These
will include addresses by President
Roosevelt and Gov. Murphy and music
by a band.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
TO VISIT UNITED STATES.
The British Home Squadron Will
Visit the United States Late
In the Fall.

London, Sept. 12.-The Press asso-
citation announced that the British
home squadron will be sent to the
United States on a courtesy visit in re-
turn for the American action in send
ing a squadron to Portsmouth.
The home squadron, which is COM
manded by Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur
Wilson, has just returned from a sue
cessful participation in the naval ma
neuvers, and will sail, September Is,
for a six weeks cruise for Scotland.
Shortly afterwards, according to the
announcement, the squadron will sail
for America.
The British home squadron consists
of the first-class battleships Ben Bow,
Empress of India, Hood, Revenge, Roy
al Oak, Royal Sovereign and Sanspa-
reil, the second-class battleship An
son, the first-class cruisers Edgar and
Hawke, the s%econd-class cruisers Dido,
Mersey and Venus, and several other
powerful cruisers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
IS VERY GOOD
Reports From All Sections of the
Country Indicate Big Boom.
FALL PROSPECTS EXCELLENT
An Increase of Shipments of Wheat
to Europe is Noted-Geuernl Out
look in All Trades Far Ex-
ceeds Expectations.

New York, Sept. 12.-Reports from
the International Mercantile agency
throughout the United States on the
state of trade are as follows: Distri-
button of general merchandise on the
whole is quite active, notably so at
New York, st. Louis, Boston and Chi
cago. Jobbing in the northwest is
checked by late grain deliveries. Dry
goods and clothing are most active at
Baltimore, rejecting confidence at the
south. The like is true in New Eng
land. Fall outlook at the east is ex-
cellent. Chicago dealers in implements,
furniture, hardware and wearing ap-
parel report gains in orders.
Influx of country buyers into st.
Louis stimulates dry goods and millin-
cry lines, Kansas and Nebraska buy
ing freely, especially from flooded dis
tricts. Mercantile collections are Slow
at the south and northwest because of
the crops being late, but this is less
noticeable at the southwest.
Long Strike Broken.
Philadelphia's long drawn-out strike
is practically broken, but all the men
have not gone back yet. A general cur
tailment of anthracite coal production
is predicted through half time at the
mines, which will affect $50, 600 miners,
and may curtail wage distribution by
naorIu 60 An0 0ll Tho ni,t1ppl iC for
curtailed pig iron production, late cuts
in prices putting stacks on a non
paying basis. Rumors of reduction in
steel prices are not confirmed. There
is less activity in glass, building and
silk and cotton industries for the mo-
ment, but early revivals are counted on
in all of them. The drop of pig to $17
is expected to bring the Steel trust into
the market for $4,000 or more tons,
The Harvester trust must also buy
heavily soon.
Bad weather is delaying threshing.
and harvesting of spring wheat, and
with continuance promises to be seri-
Gus Lack of competition in the Allan
tic coast tobacco section keeps prices
about normally low.
Condition of Corn Favorable.
A good portion of the western
and central western corn crop has been
saved from possible damage by frost by
eight days of favorable conditions, in
Guiding a warm wave throughout the
belt, tempered by light, but beneficial
rains. An increase of Chicago ship
ments of wheat and flour to Europe is
noted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
France Also Suffers.

Paris, Sept. 12.-Telegrams continue
to report great ravages caused by the
storm, which still sweeps the coast of
Brittany and the English channel, dur
ing Friday, but is reported to be slight
ly abating Friday night. The principal
sufferers are the fishermen, many of
whose boats have been wrecked,
though the loss of life is small. The
pilot boat LIE Havre was wrecked near
Cherbourg, and the captain and two
sailors were drowned. The storm,
which was accompanied by a heavy
hailstorm, extended inland devastating
the fruit trees and vines, and especially
in the champagne region around
Rheims. The heavy rainfall also
caused foods which have done much
damage. Around Lille the hail did
considerable injury, and trees were
uprooled and roofs blown off.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
TORNADO STRUCK QUINCY, ILL
Dozens of Houses Observation-Disclosures
pants Have Narrow Escape
One Fatally Injured.

Quincy, ILL.,, Sept. 10.-A tornado
struck the eastern outskirts of this
city last night, sweeping to fragments
a half dozen houses, the occupants OF
which escaped without serious injuries
except in one instance. Mrs. John
Schneizle was badly injured in the
wreck of her residence at Twenty-third
and Ohio streets, not only being
manned by falling debris, but being
pinioned between timbers and a cook
stove in which she had been starting
a fire. Her injuries are considered
fatal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
SENATOR HANNA VERY SICK.
His Addiction Will Probably Prevent
His Managing Next Repub-
lean Campaign.

Cleveland, O., Sept. Ex-senator
Hanna is threatened with a critical ill
ness. His doctors, while contending
that rest will restore his health, admit
he is a very sick man. All of the
senator's engagements out of town
have been cancelled, with the exception
of the Mckinley monument dedication
1t Toledo on Monday, which he hopes
to attend for the sake of associations.
The senator for two years has not
enjoyed a day OF absolute health, and
his condition has grown worse
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
THE WORK OF BURGLARS.
The Family Of an Indiana Farmer
Chloroformed n Their Home
Ransackcd.

Wabash, Ind, Sept. 12.-Burglars
early Friday morning chloroformed
the family of Chris Harnish, a farmer
living near Dora. They ransacked the
house, securing considerable money
and jewelry. AS a result of the chloro-
form Miss Lulu Harnish, a daughter,
is in a critical condition, and the
other members of the family are suf-
fering from the effects of it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Eldorado, Kas., Sept. ia carload
Of powder set on a Frisco siding near
Beaumont by a freight crew which did
not want to handle it while switching,
got beyond control and ran several
miles on a branch line towards Win
field, colliding with a train which had
left that station shortly before, and
exploded, killing two and injuring two
more.
In addition, the explosion tore up
several rods of track and dismantled
a locomotive. The shock of the ex-
plosion shook the ground for miles
around.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
STERN JUSTICE AT MANILA.
Government officials, Convicted of
misrepresentation Public Moneys,
Severely Punished.

Manila, Sept. 12.-Customs Inspector
Coates and Lieut.. Osborne, constabu-
larry supply officer, both stationed at
San Ferdino, who were arrested re-
Gently on the charge of misappropriat-
ing government funds, have been tried
and convicted of the crime. Lieut.. Os-
borne has been sentenced to ten years
and Inspector Coates to eight years
Imprisonment. Dean Tompkins, treas
urer of the province of La Union, has
also been convicted of forgery, but SEN
tence has been reserved. The mini
mum penalty for the crime is imprison-
ment for - wears.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
DIED ON BOARD A TRAIN.
State Representative william I.Daw-
son, of Illinois, IA Victim of
Rapid Consumption.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. Especial adj
vices from Mankato, Kas,, state that
William /. Dawson, a member of the
Illinois legislature, died on the Rock
Island train nea there at 9:45 this
morning. Mr.. Dawson was a victim Of
quick consumption, and had been trav-
cling for his health.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 12.-The ILL
nois Historical society appointed Capt.
J. Fl. Burnham to visit st. Louis to at
tend the meeting Of the Illinois com
mission N the Louisiana Purchase
exposition and arrange for the Lincoln
memorial room in the Illinois building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Springfield, Mo, Sept. 12.-All the
cashiers of the four state banks OF
Springfield and Thos. R. Gibson, secre-
tary of the Springfield Trust Co., have
beeA summoned TO Jefferson City tc
give testimony before the Cole county
grand jury that convenes next Monday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Gov. Dockery IpcoGnito.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 10.-Gov,
Dockery is going about the city incog-
nito. He has had his whiskers shaved
off, is is c%huckling owe the hustling
thereil be among the newspaper artists
to get new pictures of him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Rioters Cases Postponed.

Evansville, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE case
Of the alleged rioters have been post
poned until Monday, September IA,
when the trial Of William Trimble will
begin. 1t will probably take a day to
try this one case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Reception to Admiral Dewey.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 13.-The in
formal reception rendered Admiral
Dewey, United States navy, by the citi-
zens OF Saratoga Springs at the Sara
toga club, Friday night, was one of the
most brilliant affairs Of the September
season.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Count Tolstois' Birthday.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 12.-Count Toll
stoi spent his seventy-fifth birthday in
strict privacy among his children at
lula. He was in the best Of health.
The papers printed glowing eulogies
of the count on the occasion of his
birthday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 10.-St Louis may
become the national headquarters Of
the r~earranged department Of the Mis-.
souri,, is the opinion of The army ofi-
GERS at present connected with the
headquarters of that department,
which are now located in Omaha.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Supplies for Grand Cnxmnn

Mobile, Ala, Sept. 13.-Thc Nor
wegian steamer Condor has sailed with
supplies for the storm sufferers Of
Grand Cayman. Funds with which the
supplies were purchased were raised by
private subscription.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Killed while Resisting Arrest.

Camden, N. j., Sept. 1~2.-AlexandeI
Lindsey and Joseph Dougherty were
shot and killed last night by two depu-
ties who were trying to arrest them
on the charge of ~assaulting Daniel
Stcckdale, an aged farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Toronto, Ont, Sept. %13.-Judge Win
chester has fixed the date for hearing
the motion for extradition against Leo
pold J. Stern, Of Baltimore, indicted in
Washington for alleged postal frauds,
Cor Saturday, September 49,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Victim of the Malta.

New York, Sept. 13.,-After being
logged for five years by the vengeance
OF the Malta, Azanalo Darranio was
lured into a hallway, Friday afternoon.
by a stylishly-dressed woman, and shot
to death by two men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Chicago, Sept. TO- Nicholas j
Plembing, a French Canadian, Tuesday
took a shot at an American flag that
hung in front of COZ West Forty-sixth
street, and was almost lynched by a
mob before the police could rescue
him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

New York, Sept. 12.-More than
twenty women and children were res
cued from a tenement house fire early
Friday morning. A dozen persons were
slightly injured. The fire started in
a saloon and spread to a six-story
double tenement adjoining.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Much Noise Hut No Dnmnee.

Cripple Creek, Col, Sept. 12.-Un~
known persons set off about fifty
pounds OF dynamite on the Chance
claim, Just above the Moose property.
Thursday night. No damage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-Miss Isa-
bellea Duncan Clark, daughter of the
late William Squire Clark, the San
Jose millionaire, committed suicide 1y
asphyx,ation in her apartments at the
McNutt hospital Thursday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
Commander Peary Granted Leav

Washington, Sept. 12.-Orders grant,
ing three years leave of absence to
Commander Peary, of the navy, begin
ming April l next, were issued Friday.
He is now IN duty at the bureau of
wards and docks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
pestroxed NV Lightning.

Mascoutah, ILL.,, Sept. IA large
stable ON the farm Of Mr.. Peter Gut
wine was struck by lightning and
burned. All the contents, wheat, oats
and hay, were destroyed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

Geneva, Sept. 10.-Ulrich and Henri
Fuhrer, Alpine guides, accompanied by
a tourist, has descended the Jungfrau
on its eastern side, a feat that. hith-
erto. had never been accomplished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17

OF course, everybody whose inter
est in affairs is not confined to Society
horse racing and baseball reads what SO
prominent a person as the secretary Of
the treasury has to say about the money
situation. What Mr.. Shaw said in a
speech lately was interesting, but it did
not throw much practical light on the
subject. There was nothing in 1t that
promised. as a general proposition, de-
parture from the logged policy of sur
rendering the currency functions Of the
government to private Individuals
Cincinnati ENQUIRER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
OCTOPUS AFTER ISLANDS,.
"ExpansiOn" IL Becoming the Ruling
Policy of the Standard
Oil Trust.

If Uncle Sam intends to embark per-
manently in the island business he will
have to move rapidly from this time
on. Telegraphic advices from New
York indicate, that the Expansion pol
icy' of the Standard Oil company is
about to reach out for the islands Of
the sea 1t has begun with the annexa-
ton of Coney Island and the organiza-
ton of an amusement company with
a capital of several millions. Not sat
isied with benevolently assimilating
the island, the trust proposes to have
a monopoly of "loop-the-loops" and
"shoot-the-shoots" and other amuse-
ments that have made Coney Island
noted, says the Chicago Record-Herald.
OF course this is only a beginning.
Coney Island will doubtless be only
n Of a chain of amusement islands,
illustrating in IN insular way the bene-
fits of combination to the onsumer
No one doubts the power of the benef-
cent trusts to lower the cost of produc-
ton and thus cheaper prices for the
consumer. 1t must be remembered
that it is only a benevolent enterprise
so far as the Standard Oil company is
concerned. Judging by the history of
this great corporation as given by re-
cent chroniclers, it could have no other
purpose than that of bringing The
islands within reach Of the people and
raising the standard and quality of the
amusements provided.
What does it matter If competition
Is destroyed? There is no reason why
a private individual should W an
island or anything else If he hasn't
the facilities for developing 1t or for
withstanding competition. Moreover,
1t must be borne in mind that the mil
lions made by Standard Oil must be in
vested, They cannot lie around idle.
No one need complain then if the
company begins picking up islands
and ultimately invests in a few
ties and perhaps commonwealth.
Those who do not like it can easily get
off the earth.