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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
FARRIS TOO ILL FOR TRIAL.
His Physician Telephones That SEN
ator Will Not be Able to Ap-
pear To-day.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 24.--At a
late hour last night Assistant Attorney
General Sam b. Jeffries received a
message from DR.. J. I. Coffey, of Steel
vile, stating that it would be impos-
sible for Senator Frank Farris to be
here to-day to answer to his case when
called in the circuit court before Judge
Graves. DR.. Coffey's message was to
the effect that the illness of Senator
Farris is of such a character that the
patient can not be moved. DR.. COtfey
has been attending Senator Farris
| since his illness, which first manifested
itself two weeks ago. The state is
ready for trial, and all of the wit
nesses have been summoned for to-
day. The defense will have to show
Judge Graves that Senator Farris is
too ill to come here to stand trial. He
will not grant a continuance unless
| the fact is proved. 1t is likely that DR.,
Coffey will come here to make affidavit
as to the condition of his patient, II
Senator Farris is not as i'll as reported,
an attachment could be issued for him
to bring him here.
The Smith trial is set for September
26, and will be called then if the Far
riS Ease should go over.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
RAN INTO FREIGHT TRAIN.
Cars and Truck Scattered
Along Track.

Pana, ILL.,, Aug. 24.--The Knicker-
booker special crashed into the real
end of the local freight at the west end
of town yesterday afternoon, demolish-
ing the day coach and three box cars.
The cars and trucks were thrown into
the air and scattered along the track
a distance of 100 yards. The engine
pilot and headlight were demolished.
Engineer James Reynolds and his fire.
man jumped. Reynolds sustained a
broken collar bone and cash in his
head. George Nash, a passenger.
jumped out of the day coach, narrow
" escaping with his life. The train
was running 25 miles an hour. The
trouble is said to have been caused by
the hagman on the local freight not
being far enough back from the train
to give the engineer on the special
enough space to stop his train. Traffic
was delayed six hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
GEN. GORDON AT CLINTON,ILL.
The Famous Southern Commander
Addresses Grand Army Men OF
Dewitt County, Ill.

Clinton, Ill, Aug. 22.-The Grand
Army post of Dewitt county and near
ly 5000 people gave thrilled attention
here, Thursday, TO Gen. John B. Cor
don. Among other things, he said the
fiag-the Stars and Stripes-is his flag
wherever it be raised. On the race
question, he said slavery was not the
entire cause of the late val. Eighty
per cent. of the confederate soldiers
were not slave holders. God would
remove the diadem of superiority
from the brow of the white race, but
the race iminence' brought with it great
responsibility. Every drop of blood
shed in that great war OIL either side
was a tribute to the power of inherited
convictions. The four years war was
the college, Appommatox was the COM
mencement, and U. S. Grant conferred
the diploma.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
Daxed the
CLOUDBURST CAUSES PANIC.
Circus Tent Fell During storm, But
Audience Escape--Miles of Track
Covered With Debris.

Denver, Col, Aug. PA cloud-burs,
occurred over part of this city, Sunday
afternoon, while other sections were
only visited by a light rain. Consid-
cradle damage was done by the rain.
and in some places the street car tracks
were so covered with sand that they
had to be dug out. The circus tent OF
Norris & Rowe fell during the heaviest
part of the storm, and caused a small
sized panic. Most of the audience had
left the tent before it fell, and no one
was hurt. Near Buffalo Park, in Platte
canyon, another cloud-burst occurred,
and a wall of water, said to be ten feet
high, rushed down the river. Two and
a half miles of track of the Colorado
& Southern railway was covered with
debris and some Washouts occurred.
About three hundred eXcursionists are
stalled on the other side of the dam
aged tracks and can not reach Denver.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
ENGLAND LOSES A
TRULY GREAT MAN
Lord Salisbury Passes Away Sur
rounded by His Family.
WILL BE BURIED BESIDE WIFE
During the Last Forty-Eight Hours
England's EN-Premicr Was Sus-
tanned Only by Constant Use of
Oxygen-Died Peacefully.

London, Aug. 24.-Lord Salisbury
died Saturday evening at sos o'clock
The end was expected shortly after
seven o'clock, when the physicians no.
ticed a change for the worse in the eX-
premier's condition. Near relatives,
who were in a room adjoining the
chamber in which the great statesman
lay, were summoned, and they gath
cred around the bedside to await thu
end. The distinguished patient hat
not regained consciousness during The
day, and until he expired, he lay az
though dead, The end came almost
imperceptibly. A pallor was noticed t.
overspread his face ard one of thu
doctors, feeling his pdlse, scarcely go
a response. In a few moments tn,
heart grew weaker and finally ceased
The announcement was then made t.
those about the couch, among whom
were his five children-Viscount Gran
borne, Lord Arthur Cecil, Lord Rober
Cecil, Rev. Lord William Cecil, Lad.
Gwendoline Cecil and the countess o
Selborne and her husband and the pre-
mier, Arthur Balfour, a nephew o
Lord Salisbury.
King Edward, who had been in com
m%unication with Hatfield house all day
was Immediately notified, and the re
grets of the monarch were conveyed il
an informal way to the relatives.
1t was a doubly sad day for tn
mourners, they having attended tn
funeral of the countess of Galloway
Lord Sa%lisbury's sister, in the after
noon, and then returned to watch nea
the bed of the dying statesman. Som
time ago Lord Salisbury expressed
wish that he be buried beside his wife
and while the government will proba
bly, request that his body be laid i
Westminster Abbey, it is likely tina
the ex-premier's wishes will be OF
served.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
NEWSPAPER TRAIN WRECKED.
In Rounding Sharp Curve Engine
Jumped Track-Engineer and
Fireman Killed.

Little Falls, N. Y, Aug. PA spe-
cial train on the New York Central
carrying New York city newspapers
was wrecked at Gulf bridge in this city
Sunday. Engineer Robert Lilly and
Fireman Peter Conley, both Of Albany,
were killed and employees of the World,
Of the Sun, the Rochester News Co.
and American and Journal were Sc
verely injured. Conductor Erhard and
the several other members of the
trains crew were slightly injured. The
train, which was running at the rate OF
a mile a minute, was composed of an
engine and three express cars. In
rounding the sharp Gulf bridge curve
the engine jumped the track and land
ed at the foot OF the embankment into
a roadway. The front car, in which
were all of those injured, followed the
engine down the slope.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
sNUBBING OF GEN. MILES.
Contemplate Littleaess of h Pres
tdent I'm Retiring the Vet
ernn Soldier.

No administration has ever perpe-
trated so shabby a trick as the present
one 10 refusing to say a word OF praise
for Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles on his
retirement for age by operation OF the
law OF 1882. After AZ years faithfully
serving the United States, and by vir-
tue Of his distinguished services from
a private to the highest command, he is
allowed to retire without the usual COM
pliments. When Gen. Schofield was re-
tired, President Cleveland paid a warm
tribtue to his gallartry and faithful
services. President Roosevelt, at the
instance of the ruling cabal, headed by
Root and Corbin, who are not worthy to
wipe the dust from the boots OF Gen.
Miles, joins them in trying to humiliate
the man who fought upon a hundred
fields without fear and without reproach.
The persistent efforts to exasperate and
belittle Gen. Miles during the war with
Spain, and since, were due to jealousy
and fear of his becoming too powerful.
He was refused the active command OF
the army in Cuba, and for his exposure
of the rotten beef scandal-the whole
truth of which has not yet been told, he
was considered politically dangerous to
the republican oligarchy that has been
in command. That he has always been
a consistent though independent re-
publican and so thoroughly honest and
capable that the powers that be could
not buy or cajole him were the reasons
for his m~istreatment.
That the official slight to Gen. Miles
was concocted by his enemies was not
so much to be wondered at, but that
President Roosevelt should aid and
c%ountenance their and hold
back what was justly due from the com
mander in chief to the brave general
shows the vast difference between the
greatness and littleness of soul thai
should be expected Of a president of the
United States. 1t was officially an
nounced in the Washington Post that:
"The determination to confine the an.
nouncement of the retirement of the
lieutenant general to the usual form wa
reached after deliberation and with {
full knowledge of the ~precedents. L
was made a matter of conference dur
ing the last visit of Secretary Root tt
Oyster Bay, although it is known the de
cision promulgated was arrived at som'
time ago"
So it was not an oversight, but a de
liberate slight. The American peopl
will remember this when the account
are cast up for the final reckoning.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE
Vessels swept Out to Sea, All Crops
Destroyed and IA Famine is
Imminent.

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. ga
schooner which arrived here, Sunday
morning, reports that the Cayman ISL
ands were devastated by a hurricane
on the evening Of August IL. Many
houses at George town, a village near
the west end of Grand Cayman island,
were demolished. The vessels in the
harbor were driven out to sea; two SUBJ
sequently returned, but the others have
not been heard Of up to August II. 1t
is feared that serious loss of life has
occurred. All the trees and crops were
destroyed, and a famine is imminent.
The people expect the government OF
Jamaica to send supplies. Seven
schooners were wrecked on the east
side Of the principal island.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
HE is WANTED IN KENTUCKY,
Frnnk smith, Wanted For the AL
legged Murder of ii Revenue Ofi-
Ger, Captured in Illinois.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. "a special
from Mount Pulaski to the Bulletin
states chat Constable Casseway cap
tured, near there, Frank Smith, who
is wanted zeal Lexington, KY, for the
alleged murder of a united States rev.
enue officer and who is also charged
with murderously ~assaultinG another
officer 80 that death almost resulted.
Smith has been hanging around Mount
Pulaski for some time, and has been
under suspicion. A reward for the cap
ture of Smith dead or alive has been
posted FOR some months. He will be
held to await the arrival OF Kentucky
officers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
The HUMDERTS CONVICTED
Notorious French Swindlers Are
Found Guilty and Sentenced.
Woman Who Was Center of Interest
Displayed Usunl
veyed Crowd with scorn.

Paris, Aug. 24.-Mme. Therese Hum
bert, her husband, Frederic, and hel
brothers, Romano and Emile d'Aurig.
nae. the notorious swindlers, were
Saturday, found guilty by a jury OF
forgery and fraud.
The court sentenced Nine. Humber.
and her husband each to five years i'm
prisonment and to a hundred francs
fine. Emile d'Aurignac was sentenced
to two years Imprisonment. Roman
d'Aurignac was sentenced TO three
years imprisonment. Nine. and M
Humbert will undergo solitary con-
dnement during their term Of imprison-
ment.
The expectation that the day would
bring the conclusion of the Humber
tried renewed the intense public inter-
est in the case. The courtroom was
again crowded. Among the throng
were a number of American lawyers
and tourists, who secured favored
places through the efforts of the United
States embassy.
The prisoners maintained the same
outward aspect of calm. Nine. Hum
bert walked in haughtily and surveyed
| the crowd with a scornful air.
DR.. Floquet, who examined the prls'
oner before she came into court, fount
her to be in good health and showing
no signs of nervous breakdown undel
the strain of the elimination of thu
trial. Outside the courtroom the pub
lie everywhere awaited the verdict ant
discussed the prospects. The jury in
dorsed upon its verdict that there were
extenuating circumstances in favor O.
all the accused
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
wants woman to Have Fair Trial.

Kansas City, 10, Aug. 22.-Believ-
ing that he will not be able to be i'm
partial in the second trial of Lulu
Prince-Kennedy for the murder Of her
husband, which has been set for No
vember 16, Judge John w. Wofford,
Friday, swore himself off the bench,
and named Judge Joshua w. Alexan-
der, Of Gallatin, to try the case. At her
first trial Mrs. Kennedy was given ten
years in the penitentiary. She killed
her husband, Phillip H. Kennedy,
agent for a local transportation com
pany, a month after their marriage be
canse he refused to live with her.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
THE PASSING
GRAND ARMY
Closed Its Thirty-Seventh Annual
Session Friday.
TO MEET IN BOSTON NEXT YEAR
Closing Feature Was a National
Campfire R~eunion-Old Soldiers
Greatly Enjoy the Pleasures
Gen. Blacks Appointments.

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-The nation
a encampment of the Grand Army Of
the Republic closed its thirty-seventh
annual session, Friday afternoon, after
a protracted morning session. The
newly-elected officers, with the excep-
ton of Junior Vice-Commander Kess-
Ter, who is now on the way from the
Philippines, were installed. Command
er-in-Chief Black announced the fol-
lowing appointments:
Adjutant general, c. E. Partridge, OF
Illinois; quartermaster, Maj. Chas. Bur-
rows. of New Jersey, ~reappointed;
Judge advocate general, James Turner,
of New York; inspector general, E. b.
Wessen, of Iowa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
AT VARIANCE.
Republican Leaders Are Unable to
Agree on the Financial
Question.

The republicans are having roubles
of their own these days and on ques-
lions that they should be most united
about, and the numerous pilgrimages
to Oyster Bay of the leaders OF the
different factions does not seem to
clear the way for united action. First
we are told that Senator Aldrich and
his committee have agreed upon a
financial bill which is generally ac-
ceptable to Wall street and is approved
by President Roosevelt. Then we hear
that Uncle Joe Cannon is mulish and
does not fall in with the programme.
He is "agin rubber currency" and does
not think any financial legislation nee
essary--"we have the best currency on
earth, and so o n Strange to relate,
Rockefeller and Morgan agree with
each other that the Aldrich bill will
save the country and incidentally, Of
course, Wall street. They are very
insistant that the loans to the banks
by the United States treasury, without
tOl, SllOulu DC aNC iSESdl ohu IL
possible permanent. They also de-
mand that the receipts from customs
duties be deposited in the banks, as
the internal revenue taxes now are.
This latter part of the programme Is
said to be especially Objectionable to
the prospective speaker, and Con-
gresham Fowler in an interview says,
that Uncle Joe prefers the Fowler as
set currency bill to the Aldrich bill.
With Wall street and congress divided
on the scope and plan of financial leg
islation, and the republican leaders di-
vided, there is a chance that the demo-
cratic minority may have to decide the
question Of legislation or no legisla-
ton.
In all the controversy about the pro-
posed financial legislation 1t will be
noticed that no republican comes for.
ward with any proposition that would
be of comfort or assistance to the or.
binary voter. The people appear tc
have no place at the republican feast
The Wall street financial magnates arr
invited to Oyster Bay, the trust ant
corporation officers and attorneys are
called into conference, but not on,
known friend Of the common people /.
invited, or indeed allowed, to voic.
their sentiments. Wall street, tn,
trusts and the railroads are omnipo
tent in the %counsels of the republican
party.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
WRECK TRAIN BY DYNAMITE
Omaha and St. Louis Fast Mail
Blown Up Near Karsas City.
Engine Badly Damaged and severai
Cars Injured, hut None Os the
Passengers Seriously Hurt.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 24-The fast
mail Missouri Pacific, from Omaha tc
St. Louis, known as train No. 10, was
wrecked, last night, by dynamite tied
to the track at Quindaro, about five
miles from Kansas City, The north
bound train was standing on a switch
awaiting the other to pass. The ex-
plosion. took place at 10:5 80 O'Clock, and
tore a portion of the cab off the loco
motive. Neither fireman nor engineer
was dangerously injured. The train
was shaken and a number of passen-
gers bruised, but none dangerously,
There were many indications that OBJ
berry was intended. A piece of cord
used to tie the dynamite to the rail
was found. The switch in front of the
north-bound train was open, it being
the intention to wreck the cne anc
throw the other into the ruins. Not q,
sign of any of the perpetrators has
been found.
Placed on Track
The train is made up at st. Joseph
and was due, when on time, to arrive
in Kansas City at 1920 o'clock, leav-
ing at 10:45 for st. Louis. The dyna-
mite was placed on the track at a place
known as Big Eddy, a road crossing
north of Old Quindaro. When the
train reached that place it was run
ming at the rate of so miles an hour
There were about forty passengers Oh
the train.
Daxed the Engineer.
The explosion dazed the engineer anf
fireman for a moment and shook the
entire train. Many of the passenger:
were badly frightened and all of then
thought that the explosion was direct
ly under them.
The train was going at such a speet
that it ran almost a quarter OF a mill
before the engineer could bring it tt
a s~tandstill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27

patrol duty for the yatcht race, Thurs
day. But for the bravery of the gunner
and members of the cutter the result
might have been disastrous.
The Gresham, which was the flagship
for the course patrol, was lying near
the outer mark, where a heavy swell
was running. At times she rolled so
heavily that her rail almost went I'M
der water. 1t was amid this rolling
persons on board heard the crashing
down below and felt the tremors pass
ing through the cutter as the gun
struck her heavy iron sides.
THAT Hotchkiss gun has broken
loose down below, and the captain says
if you don't want holes stove in the
sides of the cutter you had better get
your men down there and tie it up"
This was the startling message
poured into the ear of the gunner eX-
citedly by one Of the crew.
The gunner made for the companion
way. As he ran he called to his as
sistance several of the crew, telling
them to bring lines. With every roll
of the cutter the big gun went crash
ing to port or %starboard, following the
listing of the boat, threatening with
death anybody who got in its path. The
rolls were so close together that the
men were kept busy lodging, Many
times they risked their lives in trying
to fasten the line and, encouraged by
the brave example set by the gunner,
they persisted, until finally they had
the gun under control
Talk about the man behind the
gum" said the leader, why my men
! were behind it, in front of it, on both
| sides of it., and at times on top of it.
| On several occasions, when the Internal
thing was plunging, and there was a
rush to get clear, it was a case of the
gun behind the man, rather than one
of the men behind the gun"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
PRESS COMMENTS.

~ never retire from anything
says Senator Hanna. This sweeping
declaration will be challenged. A little
while ago he retired from the control
of the Ohio convention and handed the
reins over to Roosevelt.-Mobile Regis
ter.
The American people despise
anything small in personal dealings,
and the microscope is yet to be invent
ed that could disclose anything more
petty than the farewell exhibition of
spite INDUCED in by the administration
toward Gen. Miles.-N. Y. World.
The old fighters snubbed-the ia
vorite flattered! What will foreign
military critics think of us? What will
be the effect IN army discipline, and on
the ambition Of the young mer to fight
for their country and gain honorable
military preferment?-Albany Argus.
The expenditures on the Philip
| pines for military purposes amount to
more than double the total trade every
year, and the money is raised by the tax
alton of the American people. That is
a thought which inclines us to ignore
the material gains of expansion and to
resign ourselves with a chastened JOY
to its spiritual benefits, -Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
When Secretary Root retires Pres
ident Roosevelt should observe the rule
forbiding eulogies Of living officers ex-
cept for gallantry in action. OF course
Mr.. Root is not technically an officer,
but as he has been in command Of the
army for four years he is covered by the
spirit Of the regulation. All the presi-
dent can properly do is to issue an order
announcing that the late secretary is
out of his job and that the government
will stand his railroad fare to New
York.-N. Y. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
THE MIMIC GAME OF WAR
The First Move In the Attack on
Portland, Me-, By n Theoreti-
cally Hostile Fleet.

Portland, Me-, Aug. 22.-Theoretical-
ly, a hostile fleet sailed from the trop-
les, Friday to attack Portland, and Sc
cret service agents notified the United
States government of the fact. In this
way began the mimic war in which de-
tachments of the United States army
and the North Atlantic squadron are
to take part during the next ten days.
The fleet which is supposed to be sail
ing towards Portland really is at an
Choir off Rockland, where it will re-
main for the two days which would be
| consumed if it was actually approach
| ing from the tropics.
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King Edwards Tribute.

London, Aug. 24.-King Edwards
tribute to the deceased marquis of Sal
isbury, dated Marienbad, Sunday. 1t
runs as follows:
THE king has received with pro-
found regret the news of the death of
the marquis of Salisbury, and his mat
esty deeply deplores the loss of so
great a statesman, whose invaluable
services to Queen Victoria, to the king
and his country in the highest offices
of state which he held for so many
years will ever dwell in the memory of
his fellow countrYmel."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
They Discuss Details Concerning the
Worlds Fair, of Which He Is
OAe of Tho Commissioners.

Oyster Bay, L. l., Aug. 24.-Former
Senator Thomas H. Carter, of Mon
tana, was the only formal caller on
President Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill
yesterday.
He came to discuss with the presi.
dent appointments in his state in
which he is interested, and also to talk
over some details concerning the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, of
which he is one of the national com.
M%issioners. He was a guest Of the
president at luncheon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-27
CHARGE OF WITECAPPING.
Eleven Prominent White Planters OF
POinsett County, Ark, Arrested
by United States Officer.

Wynne, Ark, Aug. ga deputy
marshal has arrested eleven prominent
white planters of PGinsett county on
the charge of whitecapping. The pris-
ouers will be taken to Helena to appear
before the United States district court.
The negro laborers employed at a
sawmill in Poinsett county were re-
Gently forced to leave under threats of
violence by a band of white planters,
causing the mill to suspend. The ar
rests were NADIA at the instigation of
the mill owner.