Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-30
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

wounded Turner A. Cox at Camilla,
Ga. on the Goth.
At a meeting in Kansas City, on the
goth, it was decided to hold the an
nual meeting of the Missouri Press
association at Put-in-Bay, o., July
90, 23 and "a.
DIR. David McDill, widely known as
an author of theological works, died
in Xenia, o., on the 10Th, of heart
trouble.
Justice Geigerich, on the Goth, in
the New York supreme court, signed
an order permitting William X. Van
ierbilt to marry again.
Mrs. Charles Dodd, of Jersey City,
N. j., on the goth, presented to her
husband a pair of six-pound healthy
boys, and by so doing is perpetuating
a custom of her family. Mrs. Dodd
herself is a twin, as was also her IA
Their. Her husband is also twin.
A negro was lynched at Gurdon,
Ark, on the 22d, for cutting a physi-
clan, and the body was found on the
ed.
Rufus Cantrell, confessed king Of
the negro ghouls," was callel to trial
in Indianapolis, Ind, on the goth.
w. H. Stafford, aged 50, retire ed %jurist
and author, died in Chillicothe, O., on
the goth.
Judge Sanborn, at st. Paul, Mimi,
on the goth, handed down a decision,
granting the request OF the attorneys
for the Northern Securities Co, to be
permitted to pay Great Northern and
Northern Pacific dividends to the
Northern Securities Co., pending APP
peal against the recent merger deci-
sion.
Col. William R. Arthur, at one time
president of the Illinois Central and
a famous railroad man 40 years ago,
died, on the Goth, on his farm near
Urbana, ILL.,, aged 80 years. Col. Ar
thur was an engineer of great ability.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal &
Iron Co. forced a lockout at every one
of their collieries in the Shenandoah
district, on the Goth, because the men
refused to work a full nine-hour day
the preceding Saturday.
Brighten. George L. Gillespie, chief
of engineers, United States army, has
resigned from membership in the
Metropolitan club, of Washington, as
the result of the failure of Adit-Gen.
Corbin to be elected a member. Gen.
Gillespie was one of the fifteen gov
ernors of the club and presented Gen.
Corbin's name.
At the Aqueduct IN. " races, on
the 23d. Redfern's mount, Alado. bolt
ed at the head of the stretch to the
outside fence and dived under the rail-
ing. Redfern's c%ollarbone was bro
ken. The horse broke its neck.
Members of the Illinois legislature
engaged in a riot, on the Esd, at
Springfield, because Speaker Miller re-
fused a roll call on a municipal own
ership bill. The speaker said bribery
had been attempted.
Alexander and Thomas Stevens,
1G and IA years respectively, were ar
rested in Kansas City, Mo-, on the
23d, charged with horsewhipping their
aged mother because she had correct
ed them.
Lieut.-Gov. John A. Lee of Missouri
returned to st. Louis, on the 23d, will
ing to tell the grand jury all he
knows about Doodle in the state leg
islature. He is a sick man.
Fully M quarter of the best bust
ness portion of F%airbury, Neb., was
destroyed by fire on the 23d. Loss,
100000 ="
Edward Corrigan, the turfma6 al.
most bled to death, on the 23d. at
Louisville, KY Mr., SSorrigan was una.
oie 10 S'ana OF Speak above a whis'
lhree mel9E are dead and a fourth
prooae{y fatally injured as a result
VI ~ explosion of giant powder in a
mlhe zeal Dedrick, Cal, on the 23d.
Eight men and two women were
killed by an explosion at the plant
of the Northwestern Star Oil Co., at
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 23d.
The typhoid fever situation at Stan
ford university, on the 23d, showed
an increase, IL new having de-
veloped among the students at Pale
Alto, Cal.
Five thousand people were thrown
into a panic at the skating rink in
the old Tabernacle at Peoria, ILL.,, on
the night of the Gath, by an alarm
of fire, and upward of two dozen were
injured, but one seriously.
Brighten. Fred D. Grant and Mrs
Grant arrived at st. Louis, on the
gath, from San Antonio, Tex. Gen
Grant has been detailed to command
a portion of the troops participating
in the Worlds fair dedication.
Louis H. Decker, former member
of the St. Louis house of delegates
was found guilty of bribery, in con
nection with the Suburban railwa,
franchise boodling, and the jury as
cessed his punishment at four year,
in the penitentiary.
Gov. Pennypacker Of Pennsylvania
has vetoed the bill recently passec
by the legislature regulating the man
ufacture and sale of alum baking
powder. The governor detected
flavor in the measure that smacket
of improper influence.
AS a result of testimony given b.
Iieut.-Gov. John A. Lee before the 81
Louis grand jury, on the oath, inhict
ments probably will be returned thi
week against four or five state sen
!. ators for bribery and perjury.
President Roosevelt, on the 24tt
before resuming his tour, participat
ed in the laying of the corner ston
Of the new gate at the northern en-
trance to Yellowstone park at Caro-
fner Mont.