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The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

La Soufriere is putting and the peo
pie on st. Vincent are wondering agair
whether they had better move.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

In these days of organization some
one should organize 1.-The man who
rocks the boat" and draw up bylaws
providing that none put members may
be drowned
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

New Jersey has a berry-pickers
famine. 1t seems to be impossible to
get enough people to do anything
nowadays, except write poetry.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

That horse mackerel 10 feet long
md feet wide must be an automobile
mackerel.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

And now, the exasperating person
who rubs his hands gaily and says.
Great weather for corn!" has his In.
nings.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

The sovereign authorities Of China
have shown their appreciation of WI
Ting-Fang by promoting him to be
head Office ooy.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

1t is hard to realize that Gen. Cas-
sius NJ. Clay is really dead.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

Generally when woman has been
married five years and her husband
tells her in the night that he loves her
she Is dreaming.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

1t is a cold day when some pugilist
does not develop new knockout blow.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
PRESIDENT MAKES DEFENSE.
Declares He Is Surprised and Panied
at the Cutlery of Appointments
In the South.

Atlanta, Ga, March "A letter
from President Roosevelt to the edi-
tor of the Constitution in reply to q
request for an expression concerning
the recent letter from Mr.. Harry
Stillwell Edwards, of Macon, in which
Mr.. Edwards made Q statement of the
presidents position in the matter OF
federal appointments in the south,
holding that the president had been
misunderstood, has been made pub.
lie here. The president defends his
course and in closing says:
SIN view of all the facts l have been
surprised and somewhat panied at
what seems to me the incomprehensi.
BILE cutlery in the south about my &C.
tions-an cutlery apparently started
in New York for reasons wholly UNI
connected with the question nominal
ly at issue. / am concerned at the at
titude thus taken by so many of the
southern people; but l am not in tie
least angry; and still less will this at.
titude have the effect of making me
swerve n hairs breadth to one side
or the other, from the course l have
mar~ed out--the | have con-
sistently followed in the past and
shall consistently follow in the flu
ture."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
BEYOND THE DANGER LINE.
Driven From the Lowlands-An
Streams Bank Full

Wheeling, w. Va, March 2.-The
danger point in the swell of the Ohio
has been reached and the river is ris.
ing six inches an hour with indica,
tons for a maximum stage of Al or
AZ feet. Wheeling island, a portion
of the south side and half a dozen
blocks from the river front to the
hill in Bellaire are under water.
A big force of men have started the
work of removing 10000 barrels OF
glassware stored in the cellar of the
Crystal factory in Bridgeport. The
iron and steel mills on both sides OF
the river have been partially sub
merged, and as the industrial estab-
lishments generally are in the low ly-
ing districts tley will be compelled
to suspend operations. Tracks of the
Pennsylvania, Baltimore q Ohio.
Wheeling & Lake Erie and Cleveland.
Lorraine g. Wheeling railroads are
submerged at different points, and nc
trains are running.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
LADRONE LEADER CAPTURED.
With a Reward of 100000 Pesos on
His Head Col. santos is Cap
tured in Rial Province.

Manila, Feb. 24.-Gov. Dancel OF
the Rial province has captured Col.
Santos, one of the ladrone leaders, at
San Jose De Navotos, a village five
miles north of Manila, on a small is
land. Gov. Dancel learned the where
abouts of Santos and surrounded the
house in which he was with police
and constabulary. He then entered
the house personally and made a pris-
oner of Santos, who has been brought
to Manila. Col. Santos WAS the lead
er of the ladrones in Rial province
and a comrade of Gen. San MIGUEL. A
reward of 200, 900 pesos had been Of
fered for his capture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS.
~lutiOnary Martyrs Seems
Likely to Succeed.

New York, March 1.-The movement
to build to the martyrs of the prison
ships in the revolution seems likely
to be successful. 1t is to cost $780,
600 and all but $1,000 is subscribed
Congress, the state of New York ano
the city of New York nave appro'
priated amounts aggregating $175,OOO
The prisoners for whom the monu'
ment is to be built are those who
were confined in the prison hulks an
chored in the East river near the
present site of the Brooklyn navy
yard. Four thousand of Washing
tons soldiers, captured at the battle
of Long Island, were confined in these
hulks, and subsequent captives were
added to their number until a con
siderable fleet was employed for the
purpose. Release was continually Of
fered to all who would forswear the
cause for which they had fought, but
only one mana Hessian-accepted
liberty on that condition, while more
than $4,000 died in their floating pris'
OnS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE.
Note Left Explaining That She Was
Lonely and the Last of II Dis
tinguishcd Family.

Philadelphia, March "A woman
who gave her name as Mrs. Charles
6. Wellington, committed suicide by
inhaling choloform in a fashionable
boarding house at Haddonfield, N. j.,
heal here. She left a note to the
proprietor of the boarding house in
which she said:
81 am the last of a distinguished
family left 20 alone that l am tired
of life. Will you kindly see that my
remains are decently buried? I in
close money to pay expenses. My
clothes, give to the poor. Please keep
this as quiet as possible"
With the note was $75. The woman
came to the boarding house about
February 20. She vas always APP
%parently in good spirits. She was
about fifty years of age, refined and
plentifully supplied with money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
LANDSLIDE NEAR ST. LOUIS.
A Train Narrowly Escapes Being
Plunged Into the Mississippi
at Clifton Terrace.

St. Louis, March 2.-Passenger train
No. /, on the Chicago, Peoria G. -.
Louis railroad, due to arrive here at
7:3O o'clock Sunday night, was struck
by a landslide near Clifton Terrace,
shortly before seven o'clock.
Engineer Brady saw the avalanche
before it struck the train, but, realiz-
ing the utter hopelessness of escaping
it, he shut off the steam and awaited
the result.
AS soon as it was found that no one
had been seriously injured the work
of clearing away the mass of rock and
dirt was commenced. A force of men
was summoned from Clifton Terrace,
but it was five hours before they
could dig away the debris.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
NEW UNIVERSITY PROPOSED.
Gen.. Booth Announces II Plan to
Train Men and Women to
Rescue the Fallen.

New York, March AIT n farewell
meeting held here Sunday night, Gen.
VIM. Booth, head of the Salvation
army, announced a plan for the estab.
lishment of an international University
for the instruction of trained res
cuers of humanity.
"A university of the science of hui
manity," he said, "where men and
women can be trained to reclaim de-
PRAYED women, criminals and drunk
ards-that's what l want now. l mean
a great institution from which thou
sand5 of Salvation army workers shall
be sent to the submerged masses each
year, skilled in every known method
of rescuing human beings from the
under world of despair"
The general addressed his last meet
ing in this country to-day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
KNAPP WEEPS IN JAIL,
When Confronted BY the Father
of One of His Victims.

Hamilton, O., March 2.-Alfred
Knapp was visited by Herman Little
man, of Cincinnati, father of little
Emma Littleman, Sunday. Littleman
was unable to identify Knapp as any
man whom he had eve seen or known.
He stood outside the cell, and after he
had looked at Knapp, said:
81 have never seen this man. l
don't care to look at him any more"
Knapp said: Il am just as sorry
as can be that little Emma is dead.
She had eyes and hair like yours"
AS Littleman turned away tears stood
in hnapp's eyes. This was the first
demonstration in that way. The pris-
oner was in better health to-day, ana
he passed the Sabbath quietly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
ROBBERS CAUGHT.
William Rudolph and Richard Col
Inns Under Arrest in Con-
necticut.
RUDOLPH FIGHTS WITH HIS CAPTORS.
Over Eight Thousand Dollars Found
In the Rooms and On the Prison
ers at HartfOrd-Letter to Collins
Furnished Detectives a Clew
Which Results in Arrests.

Hartford, Conn.,, March 2.-William
Rudolph, known as "the Missouri
Kid" and George Collins have been
arrested here by officers of a detective
agency and the Hartford police. The
men are wanted for q bank robbery at
Union, Mo-, committed December q.
About $4,000 in money and 100000
in securities were stolen.
Rudolph and Collins have been here
a few weeks, but were not located I'M
til yesterday, when Rudolph was seen
on the street. The detective wanted
to get the men together and would
not risk getting one for fear the 9TH
err would get away. This afternoon
Rudolph, Collins and two ster-broth-
ers named Laplant, who reside here,
were seen coming out of a house on
Allyn street, where they had two
r~oms. They were followed to a
house on State street, and a force of
Pinkerton men and local detectives
was gathered there. Collins and the
Laplants came out of the house to-
gether, and were arrested without
any trouble.
Rudolph Shows Fight.
'The Missouri Kid" remained in the
house, and Detective D~ougherty and
Detective Farrell, of this city, went
after him. They went into the room
with revolvers drawn. Rudolph
reached under his overcoat for his
gun, a large one. Dougherty was up
on his before he could pull it. TIE
men had a struggle while the Hart
ford detective tried to get the gun
away from Rudolph. Dougherty was
bitten in the neck. Farrell finally got
the gun away from Rudolph, when a
man in the house went to Rudolph's
assistance, thinking the detectives
were trying to hold him up. The
women of the house told the man
who officers were, and then he helped
them.
Money Found on the Prisoners.
Rudolph had about S 1890 on him. IN
the rooms occupied by the men were
found three large revolvers, a bag OF
cartridges and skeleton keys and q
quantity of clothing. In all $685. was
found in the rooms and on the pris.
oners. About $4,000 was in gold.
After committing the crime at
Union, Mo-, Young Rudolph and Col
Inns went to Hot Springs, Ark. In a
search ofthe Rudolph house a scrap OF
paperwas foundupon which was writ
ten George Collins, Hartford, Conn.,
The Hartford police learned that Col
Inns mad formerly been in the reform
school at Meriden, Conn.,, and with
the information thus secured they
We're traced to this place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
FORMER CONGRESSMAN DEAD.
Jehu Baker Succumbs Mt His Home
to an Attack of Partial
Paralysis.

Belleville, ILL.,, March 2.-Former
Congressman Jehu Baker died at his
home here Sunday. He had been IN
ill-health for some time, but death
was directly due to an attack of par
.ial paralysis two days ago.
Mr.. Baker was so years old, and had
lived in Belleville the greater part of
his life, but was born in Kentucky. He
was in the Thirty-ninth ,Fortieth and
Fiftieth congresses as a republican.
When elected to the Fiftieth congress
in 1886 he defeated William r. Nor
r'son. In 1883 he was defeated by w.
A.. Foreman. He was a member OF
the Fifty-fifth congress as a democrat
and populist. While serving his last
term he lost his sight. He died a poor
man, his only property being the fam
lily homestead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
BUFFALO MURDER MYSTERY.
Edwin L. Burdick. a Prominent Business
Man of Buffalo, n. ". Found
Murdered.

Buffalo, y. Y, Feb. 2S.-Edwin La
Burdick. president of E. L. Burdick *
Co., and of the Buffalo Envelope Co..
was murdered at his home on Ash
land avenue, in one of the finest resi-.
dence sections of the city, on Friday.
The theory at first advanced, that the
crime wa the work of a burglar, was
abandoned as the police probed deep
err into the case, and to-day, while
they claim to have several important
clews, no arrest has been made.
Mr.. Burdick was last seen alive
Thursday night at 1920, when he
babe the other members of the house
hold goodnight and started for his
room, apparently with the intention
of retiring for the night. Friday
morning his body, clad in an under
shirt, was found lying on a couch IN
a small room off the lower hall used
bv Mr.. Burdick as a smoking room.
The body was covered with a rug and
a number of sofa pillows.
Evidences of Fierce Struggle.
The couch was saturated with blood
and the walls and floor of the little
den were despatched with brains n
blood. The head had been crushed
with some blunt instrument.
A thorough examination of the
house and its occupants was maze.
Nothing of value was missing. Inc
outside door was locked and the
spring lock was in it's place when the
servants got up this morning. The
inner door was ajar. A kitchen win
dow was partly raised, but there were
no marks on the snow outside or up
on the window sill to indicate that
anyone had entered there. All the
other windows and doors of the house
we're securely fastened. That shat
tered the theory of an unknown in
truder.
Some interesting discoveries were
made in other parts of the house. 10
begin with, no weapon could be found
anywhere. The body was clad only
in an undershirt. At the foot OF the
couch were found the drawers and
stockings. The trousers and other
articles of clothing which Mr.. Burdick
had worn were in his bedroom on the
floor above. The bed had not been
occupied.
Murderer Carried His Lunch.
. On the table in the smoking room
the detectives found a bottle partly
filed with whisky and the remains OF
a light lunch. Members of the fam
ily declare that Mr.. Burdick never
partook of the food of which the
lunch was composed and never drank
liquor while eating.
Mrs. Burdick, the murdered mans
wife, left home two months ago, with
the intention, it is said, OF not re
turning. On December S proceedings
for divorce were filed in the county
clerks office by Mr.. Burdick. 1t is
understood that Mrs. Burdick went tc
Atlantic City. What connection Bur
dicks domestic trouble may have hac
with the crime the police do not pre-
sumo to saw.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
WESTERN CANADA AR0USING
GREAT INTEREST.
The Wonderful Yields of Wheat-At-
tracing Thousands.

Until the last five or six years but
little attention was given to that
vast area of grain-producing land
lying north of the 49th parallel and
Immediately adjoining the northern
boundaries of Minnesota and Dakota.
The Canadians themselves were
aware of the wealth that lay there,
but being unable to fully occupy it,
they have asked the Americans to
assist them in converting the land
from it's virgin state to II that will
largely supplement the grain-produc-
ing area of the North American Con-
tinent, and the response has been
most liberal.
During the year 1901 upwards Of
10000 from the United States went
over to Canada, being induced to set
tie there by the reports that reached
them of-the success of those who had
preceded them during the previous
years. This 10000 was increased to
10000 during the year 1902, and it is
fully expected that there will be fully
$4,000 during the present year. The
work of the immigration branch of the
Canadian Government is not now be-
ing directed towards giving informa-
ton as to the advantages of settle
ment in Canada as it is to extending an
invitation to the American to follow
those who have gone.
Those who have charge of the work
point with considerable pride to the
success of those who have been in
duced to take advantage of the offer
of 160 acres of land free in Canada, and
have no cause to hesitate in continuing
the invitation. Many of those interest
ed say there are nc more free home
steads to be had in Canada, but the
writer has most positive assurance
from the Canadian Government that
there are thousands of such home
steads to be had, and in mi of the dis
tricts now being opened up fully as
good as the best, and it is probably the
best.
The Canadian Government has estab-
lished Agencies at st. Paul, Mimi;
Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo-; Chi
cago, ILL.,; Indianapolis, Ind; Milwau-
kee, Wis; Wausau, Wis; Detroit, Sault
Ste. Marie and Marquette, Mich; To-
ledo, Ohio; WATERFOWL, S. Dakota;
Grand Forks, N. Dakota, and Great
Falls, Montana, and the suggestion IL
made that by addressing any of these,
who are the authorized agents of the
Government, it will be to the advantage
of the reader, who will be given the
tion regarding the results of mixed
farming, %dairying, %ranching, and grain
raising, and also supply information al
to freight and passenger rates, etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
TRIPLE GEORGIA TRAGEDY.
William Farmer Kills His Father
in-Lnw, MOrtally Wounds His
Wife and Suici des.

Jonesboro, Ga, March 1.--William
Farmer, deputy sheriff Of Clayton
county, Friday night instantly killed
his father-in-law, James Christian,
MORALLY wounded mis- wife and at
tempted to kill his son, but the gun
missed fire. The frenzied man then
turned the gun upon himself aLS
cred, dying instantly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
Anti Expectorating Ordinance.

st. Louis, Mo-, March Am anti.
expectorating ordinance became a law
to-day and Chief-of-Police Kelly has
promised that its provisions shall be
rigidly enforced This morning, at
roll call, the patrolmen in every po-
lice district were instructed to ar
rest any one splitting on the side
walks, in the street cars or on the
floors Of public buildings.
Before taking the cars out condurs
tors of both the Transit company and
Suburban lines were ordered to CO.
operate with the police in enforcing
the new law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
SANTA re increases wages.

Topeka, Kas., March AIT a cor-
ference between the officials of tho
Santa re railway system and a com
mittee sent from the conductors and
trainmen, to-day, made formal settle
ment Of the wage controversy vas
made. The freight men receive an in
crease Of IS per cent. In wages and
the passenger men ~ per cent, eff
fective March !, 1908. A compromise
was mrde on the double-header ques-
ton whereby the road retains double
hcaderr in some parts Of the system
and abnHshes them on others.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
A CAPITOL OF PURE GOLD.
4 Miniature of CoIOrado's Capitol,
Valued al $4,000, 900, to He a
Feature of the Worlds Fair.

Colorado Springs, Col, March l.
Van E. Rouse, treasurer of the board
of Colorado commissioners of the St.
Louis exposition, is authority for the
statement that the board will have
no difficulty in securing the greater
part of the 100000 of gold bullion
to be used in reproducing the state
capitol in miniature at the st. LOUIS
exposition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
BROKE THE WORLDS RECORD.
H0Istein Friesian Cow, Sadie Vale
ConcOrdia, Gave 1913 Pounds, 8 Ia
Ounces Of Butter in 20 Days.

Utica, N. Y, March 1.-The Hol-
stein Friesian cow Sadie Vale Con-
cordia, No. 32259, II. +. II. B. A. P. O.,
1924, whose milk in sever days made
80 pounds and 1915 n of butter,
breaking the worlds record, finished
her 80 days official test, breaking the
worlds record for this period. Dur
ing the 80 days she gave 2,754.6
pounds of milk, containing 1913
pounds 81 ounces of butter. The
worlds official record has heretofore
stood at 112 pounds. Sadie Vale goes
to the front with a good margin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
POWDER WORKS EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed, Two Fatally and
Thirteen Others Injured ut
heroiSee Kas.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-A spe-
c;al to the Star from Cherokee, kas.,
says: The press mill of the Latin &
Rand Powder Co.'S works at Turck,
eight miles south of here, exploded
early Friday morning, killing three
men and injuring IS others, two of
them fatally. The dead are: Sanford
Reed, Lee Patterson, Bert Carr.
Fatally hurt: Lon Kyle and Jerome
Cornell.
The explosion is the fourth since
the establishment of the works In
1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
GEN. VIM. F. SMITH DEAD.
Prominent Figure In the Civil Wal
Passes Away at His Home in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, March 2.-Gen. Will
lam Farrar Smith, better known as
"Baldy' Smith, one of the prominent
figures of the civil war, is dead at his
home in this city. He was in his
eightieth year. He is survived by a
daughter and a son, who is an assist
ant naval constructor. Gen. Smiths
death, it is said, reduces the number
of living corps commanders of the
civil war to four.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
WOUNDED MAN IDENTIFIED,
Prisoner Giving His Name ms Arnold
Said to Have Been "a Hotel
Clerk in st. Louis.

X nsas City, Mo-, March 2.-The
prisoner who, while trying to escape
Sunday, was shot by a detective, and
who gave his name at James j. Ar
mold, has been practically identified as
Alfred Saunders, of Louisville, Ky.
Saunders had been arrested on a
charge of passing alleged forged
notes. He came to Kansas City last
fall from st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
TURKS SUFFER A R EPULSE
MacedOnians and Bulgarians Begin
War and Win n Victory In En-
gagement Nenr Monastir.

London, March 2.-The Geneva COR
respondent of the Daily Chronicle tel.
egraphs that news has been received
there of an engagement between
Turkish troops and bodies Of Mace.
domains and Bulgarians, lee Monas'
tir. The Turks suffered a repulse.
After the fighting 80 dead any many
wounded men yer found.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
VERDICT WORTH A MILLION.
Contest with Packers MT
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 2.-The
jury in the case of Annie B. Wood
and other heirs of Silas Armstrong.
an Indian, to recover Missouri river
bottom land in Kansas City, Kas, val
ued at 81, 900, 900 and occupied by Ar
mour and Fowler, the packers, has re.
turned a verdict in favor Of the plain.
Ftiffs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
SNOW BLOCKADE IN KANSAS.
Railroads Operating Snow lows In
an Effort to Clear Their
Lines.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. 28.-The rail-
roads have not yet fully overcome the
snow blockade in western Kansas. In
Garden City, 81 inches of snow repre-
sents the snowfall since Monday
night, with a prospect for more. At
Lakin the snow forms q compact mass
Is inches deep. Snow plows are be-
ing operated, and the railroad lines
will soon be clear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
THE IcLA DE LUZON FLOATED.
The Gunboat, which Grounded Near
the Mouth of the Alabama
River, Pulled OF.

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 2s.-!The United
States gunboat Isla de Luzon, which
went aground near the mouth of the
river late Friday afternoon during a
dense fog, was floated Saturday. She
came to this city under her own
steam and anchored in the river. Her
officers report that no damage, as far
as they know, was sustained by the
vessel.