Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

with the American locomotive
works, OF New York city, an order for
a tandem compound" designed to be
he greatest of locomotives, was placed,
on the 29th, by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. This giant of the rails, when
completed, will weigh 1884, 900 pounds
and surpass in weight any locomotive
ever built. 1t will be exhibited at the
st. Louis Worlds fair.
President Roosevelt announced, on
the Both, that he and his family would
return to Washington, D. c., Septem-
Der 26, if nothing occurs to interfere
with the present arrangements. The
summer home at Oyster Bay, N. Y,
will be closed at that time and again
Washington will be the home of the
president.
A report was received at the navy
department from the c~ommandant at
the navy yard at Brooklyn, N. Y, say
ing that an examination of the battle
ship Massachusetts since she has been
in dry dock shows that it will cost $42,-
900 to repair the damages which she
recently suffered near Bar Harbor, Me,
City and County Clerk Aichele, in
dicted by the Denver (Col.) grand jury
on the 30th, The shooting was done
larceny of records and destruction Of
public documents, appeared in the
criminal court, on the 18th, and fur
niShed bonds in the sum of $12, 900. He
plead not guilty to all the charges.
Because the ban has been placed on
the negro laborers by the citizens of
Greer county, Okla, there will be an
estimated loss of 5000 bales of this
years cotton crop. Greer county,
which, until a few years ago, was a
part of Texas, is one of the big cotton
producers Of the territory.
Without a word Of warning two men
were killed and two others wounded
by hold-up men in the cashiers office
at the barns of the Chicago City Rail
way Co, Sixty-first and State streets,
onu the 3Oth. The shooting was done
by three men who escaped after secur-
ing $4,000.
Five men on a gravel train and
two on a freight train were seriously
injured in a collision on the PennSyl-
vania railroad, on the Both, at Column
bus, Ind. Conductor Like and Fireman
Greenlee of the freight were scalded,
and may die.
William J. Bryan announced, on the
| onll yIo+ h. ,ro,,11 In1i1-op n nnn,har
OF political speeches in Ohio in con-
nection with the democratic state cam
paign. His itinerary has been partially
arranged,
Judge Timmonds. at Jefferson City,
Mo-, on the 31st, overruled the motion
for arrest Of judgment in the case OF
Senator VIM. P. Sullivan, Of st. Louis
county, Mo-, who va recently tried,
convicted and sentenced to pay a fine
of 500 for soliciting a bride of 81, 800
from a representative of baking pow
der interests for three votes in favor
of the bill to repeal the antitrust law.
There was a general resumption OF
work, on the 31st, in the numerous
mills of the American Wooden Co.,
throughout New England, which have
been shut down from one to two weeks
Upwards of $4,000 hands participated
in the vacation. Cotton mills also in
various sections resumed after periods
Of curtailment or idleness on account
of the cotton situation.
Gov. Chatterton of Wyoming, on the
31st, announced his intention to ap-
point w. G. Irvine state treasurer, to
succeed Henry G.. Hay, who resigned
to accept a position with the United
States Steel corporation at New York.
Mr.. Irvine is manager of the Letter
cattle ranches in Wyoming.
DR.. Philip Wolf, formerly editor of
the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette,
and also connected with the Boston
Leader, but a resident of New York
city for the past two years, died at his
home, on the 31st, of %apoplexy, aged
S. years. He was the author of a num-
Der Of novels.
Again, on the 31st, the beautiful cup
defender Reliance failed to register her
third victory over Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenger, Shamrock ILL.,, because the
wind died to nothing and the time
limit Of five and a half hours expired
before she could reach the finish line
Andrew Geddes, for some years chief
clerk Of the department Of agriculture
at Washington, D. G., was relieved Of
office, on the 31st, on charges of a per
sonal nature, and r. Burch, chief clert
Of the bureau of animal industry, has
been appointed to succeed him.
The transport Thomas, which sailed
from San Francisco, on the 31st, fol
the Philippine islands, touching al
Honolulu and Guam, carried 5,000,.
900 in Philippine silver certificates, ac'
companied by a guard of 25 enlisted
men Of the Fourteenth cavalry.
Senator B. l.. Matthews, of st. Louis
county, Mo-, will be tried on the indict'
ment for receiving a bride of $1,000
from Daniel J. Kelly for his vote or
the alum bill in the Missouri legisla
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