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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
THE ISSUE.
Opinion of james III. EckeIs on the
Outlook for the Demo-
cratic Party.

James H. Eckels, of Chicago, COMP
troller Of the currency under the last adj
ministration of President Cleveland, ex-
pressed himself the other day regarding
the democratic party, but refused to
make a prediction as TO the men whom
the democrats may select as their next
candidates.
Il am not interesting myself in poll
tics to any extent" said Mr.. Eckels.
Naturally, as a democrat, | am anxious
that the party should present a candi-
date and platform which will command
the respect and support of the conserva-
tive elements of the country. 1t has
been demonstrated that the conservative
elsments win presidential elections and
that The second sober thought of the
people is more to be relied upon than
that enthusiasm which finds expression
in radical platforms and unbusinesslike
suggestions. The democratic party
ought to have a useful place in the pub
dc affairs of the nation. Neither politi-
cal organization ought to be so wholly
in command as to make it reckless in
legislation and ~extravagant in expendi-
lures, as is always the case when too
overwhelmingly in the majority. This
is going to be the danger to which the
country will be subjected from a weak
democratic organization and a strong
republican one.
THE democrats ought to make a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
SIR THOMAS IS HOPEFUL.
rock 1. From Start to Finish
Over Thirty Mile Course.

Atlantic Highlands, n. j., July 49,
That Sir Thomas Lipton's new cup
hunter was in her finest racing trim
Friday, she manifested by showing
her clean heels to Shamrock l. from
start to finish over a 30-mile course
und winning by II minutes "A seconds
elapsed time, a decisive victory. Twice
in the shifty wind the captain OF
Shamrock ]. got the better of it in
a shifty wind after the challenger
had established a big lead. Only the
challengers's superior heels enabled
her to regain her advantage. The up.
shot of it was that the Shamrock III
beat Shamrock I. by Z minutes 80 sec,
onds, beating to windward and 4 min.
utes 6 seconds running home.
The judgment of Designer Will
Fife, who is conducting this tuning
up process, was manifested in the al.
tered trim of the challenger.
The course was a 15-mile beat to
windward due south and n run carry.
ing spinnackers back to Sandy Hook
lightship. The wind freshened from
three knots at the start to ten at
the turn and dropped to five at the
finish.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Report thai Post Office Department,
is to Discontinue Certain Of
fees is Denied.

Washington, July 1S.-The post Of
fee department, Friday, made public
the following:
There seems to be a wide misun'
Outstanding as to the present att
tude of the department regarding
rural free delivery. The statement
has been published quite generally
particularly in the west, that rura.
routes that do not handle 5000 pieces
of mail per month and supply 1Ot
families are to be discontinued. 1t is
not the purpose of the department tt
disturb routes already established I'm
less they are manifestly unnecessary
There are now on file in the depart
ment petitions for more routes thai
will supply more than one hundred
families than can be established Will
the present appropriation. This be
ing the case the department does moi
feel it wise, equitable or just to es
tabIiSh a route supplying less thar
one hundred families to the eXclusio.
of routes that will supply more thar
n hundred families, the greatest
good to the greatest number being
the fundamental principle upor
which rural free delivery is being es
tablished. As long as all of the route:
that are asked for can not be estab
lished because of the lack of suili
Gent money, the routes that will sup,
ply the greater number of families
should certainly have preference"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23

strong campaign for the reform of the
tariff, less extravaganza in public ex-
penditure and the conducting of this
government in accord with democratic
principles Of the least government con-
sistent with the proper protection of the
rights of persons and of property. They
should stand for an indiscriminate and
fair enforcement of the laws on the stat
ute books which ought to be there and
a repeal of those which are useless and a
h%indrance to business conditions. The
money question is eliminated and the
currency question cannot be made d
party issue. There is left, therefore,
only the tariff question, On this the
democrats have the right Of the issut
and ought to stand to it,"
Have you any idea as to a possible
candidate of the democratic party?"
81 do not know who will be a candi-
date" was the reply. Someone will
be found, | have no doubt, aud demo
Gratis will support him"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
OVERCONFIDENCE OF HANNA
The Ohio Republican Boss May Have
to Eat His Own Words
Before Long.

When Mr.. Hanna says he will no,
accept a nomination for vice president
and that the nomination cannot be
forced on him, he forgets the wisdom
of Napoleon. Very often | do not
say what l know" said the great cap,
tain to the Partisan editors who
claimed he had predicted that he would
be in Milan within a month. Every
often | do not say what | know, but
never do | say what will be-" Mr.,
Hanna has said what will be, or rather
what will not be, and this always in
wolves risks, says the Detroit Free Press.
Theodore Roosevelt, whose spine is
supposed to contain quite as much
lime as the Hanna spine, declared that
he would not accept a nomination for
vice president. Mr.. Hanna heartily
agreed with the then governor of New
York, and gave assurances that Mr..
Roosevelt would never get a chance to
accept it; but the nomination hunted
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hanna were
powerless to divert it from the line OF
greatest resistance.
With this object lesson before him
Mr.. Hanna should be cautious about
saying what he will do or what he will
not do. Not SO very long ago he said
the Ohio republican convention would
not indorse Theodore Roosevelt for
president. He was just as firm about
it as he is about the vice presidency;
but the Ohio convention Endorsed Mr..
Roosevelt for all that, and Mr.. Hanna
did his best to look pleasant. He may
have to eat his words again when the
republican national convention has
finished the work of nominating &
candidate for vice president. 1t is not
so easy to resist CONSUMPTION when the
draft is made by a great political party
and Mr.. Hanna should not be too conf
dent. Never do | say what will be-
There is no better motto for a great
political leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23

Caddo, Ky, July 2Oth.-"I believe l
could climb a mountain without drawing a
long BREATH" is the way William Ball, Oh
this place, describes how he is feeling.
As Mr.. Ball has been on the sick list for
a long time, this declaration from him
comes as quite a surprise.
When asked to explain how he had become
SO strong in such a short time, he says:
Il did have Kidney Trouble very bad, in
fact l had to get up four or five times every
night to %urinate. | had shortness OF
breath which distressed me terribly. ! was
badly used up, and was really of no ac-
count for anything.
81 used three boxes of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and that's what has made me well. /
can sleep all night without having to get up.
! feel splendid and as | said before, | be-
lieve | could climb a mountain without
drawing, a long, breath. Dodd's Kidney
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
WILLING TO REPEAT.
Young Hunter Captures Something
More Than Game on One of
His Expeditions.

On the Kronprinz Wilhelm, one moon.
light May night, 4 young man and a girl
were discovered making love. The news
OF tins discovery spread among the pas
sengers,. and many a joke was cracl ,
says the Kansas City journal. But SEN
atOr n. b. Scott, Of West Virginia, said
in the smoking-room:
There is nothing to laugh at here. In
nocent love-making is natural in the
young. This fact was well brought out
by an adventure that happened to
friend OF mine, years ago, in the noun
tains of West Virginia.
The young man was hunting. He came
to a lonely cabin, and, being thirsty, he
Knocked at the door for a drink. The drink
was handed to him by a girl so charm
ing that. with a smile, he said:
Would you he angry if | should of.
fer you a dollar for a kiss?'
No, SIR the girl answered, with q
little blush.
80 my friend took the kiss, and then
he gave the maiden the dollar. She bal
anced it in her hand a moment. She
Knitted her pretty brows in p~erplexity.
what she asked, shall l do with all
this money?
why. anything you please, my dear,
said my friend.
Then she .murmured, 4 think III
give i back to you, and take another
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
A WARRANT FOR BEAVERS.
aries and Allowances of the Post
Office Department Indicted.

Washington, July 1S.-The issuance
Of a bench warrant for the arrest of
ieorge W. Beavers, the former CHIEF
Of the division of salaries and allow
ances of the post office department. is
the elimination of an investigation
that has been in progress at intervals
since his sudden resignation from
office, last spring. A number of mat
ters affecting his administration have
been probed into, one of the first re-
suits of which was the cancellation of
3,046 promotions that had been passed
Oh by him TO take effect at post Of
fees throughout the country during
the present fiscal year. Subsequently
other matters were taken up by the
investigating officials. The ease on
which the present action of the grand
jury is based, lit is said, is a more
recent development. The inspectors
have worked continuously on the in
yestigatiOn and it is said that it was
only within the past two or three
days.that the evidence finally was Sc
cured that furnished q basis for ac-
ton by the federal grand jury. Chief
Post Office Inspector Cochran has
made several mysterious trips to New
York, in connection with the case,
and Inspector Walter s.. Mayer, Of
Chicago, who worked up the case
against August w. Machen, the for.
mer head of the free delivery service,
has figured conspicuously in obtain.
ing the evidence placed in possession
of the district attorney at Brooklyn.
The authorities are now searching
for Mr.. Beavers to place him under
arrest. His present whereabouts is
unknown. The postal officials We're
chagrined to learn of the publicity OF
the action of the grand jury in ad.
anc of the serving of the warrant,
They regarded the news as prema'
ture, and declined to discuss the mat.
ter on the ground that the time was
not ripe to make a'~statement. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-General Bristow
conferred with several of his assist,
ants Immediately after he learned
that the action of the grand jury haC
become known. Subsequently, he re-
fused to answer all questions on the
subject.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
DRIFT OF OPINION.

Mr.. Hanna may pose as the leader
of Ohio republicans, but it is safe to say
that his followers have to see the j. B. F.
mark before they take hold.-The Com
moner.
President Roosevelt should re-
move Washington's head from the two
cent stamps. The post Office department
Is in 70 shape to look in the face of the
man who never told a lie.-Albany Ar
gus.
-Let's have a good healthy fight
for patronage" urge the republican ora
tors n Missouri, 'and then, If there's
anything left of us we can stand shout
der to shoulder for principle st.
Louis Republic.
--"Protection builds up domestic
markets for ourselves; reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an out
let for our surplus. Iowa Republican
platform. Puzzle Find the sucker
Rochester Herald.
In the New York post office type
writer's are employed to do nothing but
draw their salaries. II is not hard to
size up a situation like that. According
to Payne's code a post Office official who
stole three or four years ago, has been
washed white as snow by the passing
of time. Memphis Commercial Appeal.
There crept into the Iowa republi-
can platform, after all, one little SEN
tence rankly reasonable to the high tar
if idea. 1t was this Under its influ-
ence (tariff protection) our country,
foremost in the bounties of nature, has
become foremost in production" This
is the first time, we believe, that a latter
day republican platform has ever given
any credit to the bounties of nature as a
factor in our industrial rise and suprem-
acy. Indeed, the idea which the Ian
guage conveys is that cur country owes
Its foremost position in production to
Its superior natural resources.-Spring-
field Republican (Ind.).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
His Last Utterance.

'Out of the fullness of the heart
the mouth speaks" were the opening
words of the last speech that Chief
Arthur will ever deliver. The speak
en- then paused slightly, seemingly in
an effort to control his feelings. The
chairman had just presented him Il
beautiful floral engine. AS the ven
cradle leader began the sentence: 81
want to say a few things, and it may
be my parting words to many OF
YOU his emotion seemed to be get
ting beyond control. His voice low
cred slightly, but without losing its
clearness he continued: "We are here
tonight; no n can tell when"
At this point, five minutes after
midnight, the speaker fell. Ladies
present were the first to utter a sign
Of alarm. In an instant many hands
We're ready to give assistance. Sew
eral rushed forward to support him.
DR.. Macarthur hurriedly assembled the
stairs, and Mr.. Arthur was carried Off
the platform. The physician exam
ined the patient and pronounced him
dead.
Heart failure, due to o,er.emo-
ton" he said. An affecting scene fol-
lowed the doctors announcement.
The funeral took place at one
o'clock Friday afternoon from the I'M
d~ertaking rooms. The remains will
be taken to Cleveland, o., for inter
ment.
Mr.. Arthur occupied a pre-eminent
place among labor leaders because of
his moderation, sagacity and enlight-
ened public spirit.
He was born in Scotland in 1894. He
came to this country with his mother
when he was six years old. Within a
year both his parents died and he
made his home afterwards with an
uncle.
His school education covered a
period of six weeks. He found en-
ployment in the engine department of
the New York Central railroad and
when 10 years old was placed in
charge of and made driver of a loco
motive. He continued to run an en-
CINE on the New York Central for 20
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
viewing Our Army Posts.

San Francisco, July 1s.-Maj, Won
Ethel. military attache of the Ger
man legation at Washington, has ar
rived here from the east. By direc.
ton of Ambassador Won Sternberg,
Maj. Ethel is making q tour of the
various military posts in the west, aud
will likely proceed to the Philippines
before returning to his regular duties
at the capital. He has visited Forts
Riley and Leavenworth on lis way
out heya puging his stay in thi'
city he will be entertained by Maj
Gen. Macarthur, commanding the de-
partment Of California.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
The Thousand Islands.

more delightful region than that Of the
Thousand Islands, but if there is, it has
not been discovered. 1t is the Venice Of
America, but also has good hotels that car
be kept warm if there shall happen to be
cold RAINY evening. 1t is as fine as the Bay
of Naples, with 1000 picturesque Islands
scattered along the twenty-five miles Of
one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.
You can find out a great deal regarding it
in No. 10 of the "Four-Track Series" "The
Thousand Islands" Copy will be mailed
free on receipt of 2-cent stamp by George
H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
Grand Central Station, New York.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23

c%ellaneous internal revenue receipts was
due to phenomenal sales of public
lands, which reflect unusual prosperity
in the west.
That the unexpected surplus is due to
increased and widespread industrial
activity is, of course, highly gratifying
to the country. But when the revenue
producing machinery creates such a
surplus it is clearly not well fitted to
the times, says the Chicago Record
Herald. The showing that is made
points Enthusiastically to a REIMBURSEMENT
of the tariff schedules, to the end that
the surplus may be reduced and that
he impost duties may be more scien-
:ifically adapted to present industrial
conditions. 1t is noted that the customs
receipts were greater than the internal
revenue receipts by over $50, 900, 600.
The chances are that the importation
Of partly manufactured goods will be
even greater during the coming fiscal
year. There is no prospect Of reduced
revenues in that direction under the
present laws.
The wisdom of a reduction of the sur
plus is so plainly obvious as to require
no extended argument, and the place
where the reduction should be made is
equally obvious. On the first point we
need only say that it is not just that the
government should keep such a large
sum ont of the channels of trade or that
1t should raise excessive revenues from
the people. Moreover, such a surplus
Is a. constant temptation to ~extravagant
and unnecessary appropriations. As
regards the second point it is equally
clear that the people will not assent to
any further reduction in the internal
revenue taxes on beer, whisky and to-
bacco. The only cure for the surplus
Is a revision of the tariff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
At Emington and Campers.

Peoria, ILL.,. July 1S.-Emington and
Campus. two small towns on the Wa
bash railroad, suffered severely from
the storm. At Emington several
houses We're utterly demolished and
four persons were seriously if not ia
tally wounded.
At Campus one man was killed,
while two others sustained injuries
which may prove fatal.
The tornado was accompanied by Il
terrific rain storm, which washed out
bridges, culverts and thousands Of
feet or railroad track. The loss Of
crops is very heavy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
TOY PISTOLS VICTIMS.
Eleven Depths From LOckjnW in St.
Louis Due to Wounds From
Toy Pistols.

St. Louis, July 1S.-Morris Finkle-
stein, IL years old, died at the City
hospital, Thursday, of tetanus, maxi
ing the eleventh victim in st. Louis
of that disease since July 4. AS in
the other cases, Finklestein's death
was due to a wound caused by the
premature explosion of a toy pistol.
The accident occurred July 4.
The wound was dressed and seemed
to be. healing, but a week later symp-
toms of tetanus developed, and he
was removed to the hospital,
Chas. a. Bottum, aged seven, an
other victim. is not expected to live.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
DESTRUCTION AT MENDOZA.


Persons Injured.
Mendoza, ILL.,, July 1S.-This city
vas visited by a tornado Friday af-
ternoon at five o'clock. The beauti-
tul campus of the Advent college is 4
complete wreck. The wires of the
Two telephone companies are all
down, and it is impossible to com
municate anywhere. The electric
light wires are also down, and the
town is in total darkness. Some of
the wounded were not expected to live
through the night. The following is
list of the dead and injured:
Dead are:
Miss Ora Lundy, 10 years ord.
Miss Cora Boisdorf, Is years old.
- SLAMMED, 13-year-oId boy.
- Schemmert, four-year-old boy,
The injured are;
Mrs. j. SLAMMED.
Mrs. John Werschem.
Miss Werschem.
Mrs. Oscar Milligan.
Jerome Milligan.
Alice Wilson, seriously.
Ed Austin.
James Smith.
Henry Schweitzer, seriously.
Mrs. James Smith.
Besides the above, nearly every
member of the Boisdorf family was
injured. The elegant brick farm
residence belonging to NJ. S. Address,
of Chicago, was completely smashed;
Oscar Milligan's farm residence and
outbuildings We're wrecked and much
more damage done.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
CUBA AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Cuban House Passes IL Bill for
a Credit of $SG,OOO for Worlds
Fair Purposes.

New York. July 1s.-The house has
passed the bill conceding a credit Of
$4,000 for representation at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, says
a Tribune dispatch from Havana. The
bill now goes to President Palma.
The senate passed a bill admitting
free of duty paper for newspapers
when it is imported direct by the
consumer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23

Streator, ILL.,, July 1s.-A tornado,
Friday evening, killed five persons, in
iured a score of others and caused 4
property loss of S., 100000. The dead:
Larry Doyle.
Nels II. Bivene.
II. Purcell.
Charles Snyder.
VIM. Brown,
All but Purcell We're killed at the
race track, where new buildings had
lust been erected. Not a building is
left standing. All OF the buildings at
Electric park were destroyed, n the
fence and amphitheater of the bail
park were blown away. Straubers
pants factory, a two-story brick
building. was blown down and all the
stock ruined.
The Vulcain Western Co.'S plant
suffered heavy loss. Purcell was killed
there. The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
bridge. costing $1,000, 900, is nearly
half gone, the hosting works and
buildings at Spring Hill shaft were
ruined. Many buildings in kangkley,
four miles west of Streator, were
blown down and several persons were
injured there.
Many houses were unroofed and
otherwise damaged. Telephone and
telegraph lines are nearly all down,
and details are meager.
Following are reported fatally in
iured: George Doyle. Mrs. Doyle, Bea-
sic Bourcher: Charles Snyder, Fred
Crone. fractured skull; Mrs. Crone,
Mrs. Smith. Miss Smith, Capt. Pea
body and wife, Ralph Bourcher, Mrs.
Henry Pcase and baby, George Hun
'er, George Doyle's little child, three
children of A. j. Daugherty and a
man employed on the l%atter's farm.
A score or more persons are reported
10 have sustained broken bones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23

Washington, July 1S.-Yesterday's
statement of the treasury balances in
the general fund, exclusive of the
$3.50, 900, 900 gold reserve in the divi.
sion of redemption, showed: Availa.
BILE cash balance, $22S,30 ,765; gold,
500, 432, 749.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
SOME ARMY PROMOTIONS.
Army Commissions Ordered Pre-
pared in View of Prospective
Retirements.

Washington, July 1s.-The president
has given directions for the prepare
ton of commissions for the following
promotions in the army:
Maj.-Gen. S. B. M. Young, to be
acknowledgement, vice-Iieut.-Gen.
Miles, who retires August s.
Brighten. S. S. %Sumner,to be major
general, vice Maj.-Gen. Davis, to be re-
tired July 26.
Brighten. Leonard S. Wood, to be
Encouragement, vice Gen. Young, to be
promoted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
SURPLUS CALLS FOR REVISION.
sum Ont of the Channels
of Trade.

Notwithstanding the reduction in in
ternal ven through the repeal Of
the war taxes and the increase in ap-
preparations the closing day of the ifs
cal year finds a surplus in the national
treasury amounting to $50, 710,590, and
an available cash balance amounting to
1921, 545, 012.
In repeating the wal taxes it was ex-
pected that the reduction in iaternal
revenues would be about $75, 900 900,
whereas the actual loss was only SAL
i64, S66. The story of the governments
fiscal operations for the year is briefly
told in the following statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements: