Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-22


lRONTON. MISSOURI
The body Of an unknown negro was
found hanging to a tree nee- Cordelo,
Ga, on the 18th.
The jury, on the 10th, in Kansas
City, Mo-, in the case of DR.. Louis Zorn,
a dentist. on trial for the murder OF
Albert Sechrist. failed to agree on Q
verdict and was discharged.
Mrs. Sidney Strcng, a priminent Con
gregational organizer, of Chicago, died
of heart disease, at Naples, Italy, on
the 14th, ON the German steamer Pres
sdent. which arrived there from East
Africa.
The most destructive fire in the his
tory Of Aberdeen, Wash, on the 18th
wiped out ten business blocks and res
sdences, causing four deaths and slX
seriously injured. and a loss of over
81, 000, 900.
Most Rev. John Joseph Glennon, who
becomes archbishop of the diocese o.
st. Louis following the death of Arch
bisnop Kahn, is one of the most inter
esting figures in the Roman Catholic
church in America.
Frank Pavlik created a dramatic
scene in a Chicago court, on the 18th
by pointing an accusing finger at his
father and declaring that the latter was
guilty not only of wife murder, bu'
also that of parricide.
Mexican cotton boil weeyils have
cost the cotton planters of Texas NJ
less than $50, 600 900 this season, &C
cording to Mr.. E. S. Peters, of Cal
vert, Tex, the president of the Texai
Cotton Growers association
Col. C. M. Watson, the commissioner
general from Great Britain to tn
st. Louis Worlds fair, arrived in 81
Louis, on the 18th. A large delegation
met the distinguished guest at Uniol
station, and he vas given a royal re
ception.
After having been mourned as dea'
since early in September, Guy Jones
IL years old, of Chicago, turned up, o.
the 18th, alive and well. In a gray
at Graceland cemetery is the body of
boy which was buried as that OF tn
missing lad.
Albert l.. German, alleged defaultin
clerk of the Third national bank, 0
Louisville, Ky, was adjudged insane
ON the 10th, by a jury. in the fedora
court. German was charged with
shortage in his accounts of betweel
$40. 0 and 100000.
Ex-Gov. Henry l.. Mitchell died a
Tampa, Fla, on the 14th, OF genera
debility. He was 70 years old, an
his health had been failing for a yea
past. From 1888 to 1890 he was justic
OF the supreme court of Florida. III
was governor from 1898 to 1897.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri, on tn
14th, made a formal request on Secre
tary of State Hay for the return c
Charles Kraft. the fugitive st. Loui
boodler, who fled to Mexico followin
his Indictment in connection with tn
st. Louis & Suburban railway franchis
bill.
Most Rev. John Joseph Kain
archbishop of st. Louis, died, on tn
18th, at the St. Agnes sanitarium, i
Baltimore, Md, where he had been
patient since May u. Death, whic
came peacefully, had been hourly eX
pected by his attending physicians TO
several days.
One of the most important develop
ments of the American visit of tn
Honorable Artillery Company of Lon
don was its announcement that a mon
,lment to the memory Of the late Quee
Victoria Is to be erected in Boston
Mass. Intelligence of this plan wa
cabled to King Edward.
The United States supreme cour
on the 18th, extended the time for tn
completion of the taking of testimon
In the case of the state of Missoul
versus the state of Illinois, ~involvin
the right to empty the waters of tn
Chicago drainage canal into the Mis-
aissippi river, until January | next.
Army circles are greatly intereste
in the fight which will be made dur
ing the coming congress for the re
establishment of the army canteen, G
post exchange. The plan is said to b
to attach a rider to the military az
preparation bill, repeating the anti
canteen law, which was enacted tw
years ago.
The members of the Honorable Al
tillery Company, Of London, said fare
well to American shores. on the 15tl
after a stay of nearly two weeks i
this country as the guests of the Al
Gent and Honorable Artillery Con
pany of Massachusetts,. The Englisl
men sailed by the Dominion line steam
er Columbus.
The Doylestown naional bank, {
Doylestown, Pa, which was closed G
July 80, 1909. was, on the 18th, autho
lied by the acting comptroller of IL
currency to resume business. the stool
holders of the bank having raised 1920
900 by voluntary assessment, and 9TH
conditions imposed by the comptroll,
having been complied with.
Railroads can not afford to gral
any further increase in wages, and