Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


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In the senate, on the cath, while the
statehood bill was constructively the
subject under debate, it was scarcely
mentioned at all, the Indianola post
office matter taking up most of the
day, Mr.. Spooner defended the pres
ident's action, and was replied to by
Mr.. McLaurin, who said there had
been no threats against the postmas-
ter. A number of bills were passed,
among them one authorizing the con
struction of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at St. Charles, by the Iowa
& Missouri Railway Co.; appropriat-
ing 100000 for headstones for the
graves of confederate soldiers who
died in northern prisons; providing
for the compulsory attendance of
witnesses before registers and receiv-
ers of the land office, and a number
of others. The house began cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the agricultural appropriG-
ton bill, and passed it, with an
amendment increasing the appropria-
ton for seeds from $270,0 900 to $780,
900. The whole bill carries an appro-
priation of $5,25s,s $50.
o. E. Wolcott, on the 25th, an
nounced his withdrawal from the race
for the Colorado s~enatorship, and
urged the people to acquiesce in the
election of Henry NJ. Teller, on the
Gath, by the democratic members of
the legislature.
In a sermon at Montreal, Can, on
the 25th, Archbishop Bruchesi said
that when the city required a public
library it was rich and proud enough
to buy one without having to
the aims of an American millionaire.
A large meeting of delegates Of
Irish societies was held in New York,
on the 25th, at which resolutions were
adopted denouncing the trial and
death sentence of Col. Arthur Lynch
as a trayesty on justice.
Charles J.. Schumacher, a st. Louis
detective, was shot and killed at
oIdIlIoIt MIC, VII liz @tll, "lllC Si
gagged in running down men who are
believed to be the robbers of the
Union (Mo.) bank.
The smallpox hospital at Biddeford,
Me-, was destroyed by fire, on the
25th, and 36 men, women and children
were forced to escape in their night
clothes with the mercury several de-
grees below zero.
William McGhee, a white man, was
killed and three Mcxicans probably
fatally wounded in a general fight be-
tween negroes and MeNicans on q
Farm wear Necoadoches. Tex
In the senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Quay
insisted on the consideration of the
statehood bill to the exclusion of 9TH
err business, and objected to an at
tempt by Mr.. Plat to call up a COM
mittee report providing for the print
ing of a public document. In reply
to a charge by Mr.. Hale that he was
confiscating the time of the senate,
Mr., Quay replied that this could be
obviated by allowing II vote on the
statehood bill. The senate went into
executive session, at the close of
which the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed. LIN
the house the military academy bill
was passed without debate. The In.
dian bill was taken up but not com
pleted. A resolution was adopted
calling on the postmaster general fol
the correspondence in the Indianola
(Miss.) post office case.
The Utah house of representatives
adopted resolutions, on the Goth, Sc
verely c~ensuring a Salt Lake papel
which had published an article saying
that if some of the members coult
change places with iackrabbits the
legislature would be benefited.
By a decision of the United States
supreme court, ON the Goth, A. NJ
Smythe, late superintendent of tn,
New Orleans mint, and his suretie!
were held responsible for $4,000 il
treasury notes lost while in Smythe'i
custody.
AT the annual banquet of the Con
federate Veteran camp, in New Yorl;
on the goth, many prominent uniol
and confederate officers were present
Henry Watterson paid a tribute t
the character Of Abraham Lincoln.
Emil Turk, a young man of Collins
vile, H., confessed to the ST. Loui
police, on the 26th, that he was on
of q party of three who murdere
John Moog, an old cigarmaker, in s.
Louis, last Christmas eve.
Twelve hundred girls employed i
a Chicago biscuit factory were locke
out, on the Goth, on account of tror
BILE between the employers and til
union.
|, Albert, a trick elephant belongin
to o circus, 80 years old and weigh
ing 5000 pounds, died from nature
causes at Kansas City, Mo-, on til
, 26th.
Fay Boone, a direct descendant {
/. Daniel Boone, died at Ills home {
! New Cambria, Mo-, on the goth.
San Francisco dealers, on the 26tl
raised the price Of -four 20 cents
barrel