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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
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LATE NEWS ITEMS,

Senate-After a session Of two and
a quarter hours, the senate adjourned,
on the 18th, until January 4. The sit
ting was largely devoted to a speech
by Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama, on the sit
uation in Panama, in which the took
the position that the recognizing the
Republic of Panama by the United
States had been premature and of
such a character as to render it of
doubtful appearance. Senator German
sought, but failed to secure, an order
upon the postmaster-general, directing
him to send to the senate the full rec
ord OF the post office department in
curry. His resolution to this effect
was defeated for the time by an OBJ
lection from Mr.. Quay. .... House
The house, after being in session an
hour, on the 18th, adjourned for the
holiday recess A resolution was
agreed to by which the postmaster
general was requested to forward to
the house papers in connection with
the post office investigation. Mr.. Will
Jams offered a resolution, providing
that the papers come direct to the
house, instead of to a committee,
which was agreed to without opposi-
ton.
The Leeds Republican club of Phil
adelphia, through its representatives,
Mr.. Vance and Mr.. Cunningham, IN
tho COth a1nSaH q apntpaot rr;tl ,lo
great Northern hotel, of Chicago, for
70 rooms during the session of the re-
publican national convention.
f. w. Meddaugh, for many years
general counsel of the Grand Trunk
railroad, died at his residence, at
Crosse Pointe Farms, Mich, on the
20tn, after an illness of q yea Heart
failure brought on by jaundice was the
immediate cause Of death.
The three main departments of the
Illinois Steel Co., at Joliet, ILL.,, are
now idle, the converter and billet
mills having been ordered, on the goth,
to close. About 1900 were affected.
The duration of the shutdown was not
stated.
While crossing the Iron Mountain
railway bridge, north of Fredericks-
town, Mo, on the 10Th, Thomas ].
Caime. of Moline, ILL.,, fell to the
ground, a distance of over rs feet. He
struck on his head and was instantly
killed.
Gen. John c, Black, on the 10Th, &C.
copied the civil service commissioners
ship, and the president will send in his
nomination when congress r%econvenes,
January 4.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.

Testimony goes to show that high
Russian officials were cognizant of the
Kishineff massacres
In Australia the labor party is in the
ascendant, an changes along social
istic lines are promised.
~England's claim for equal treatment
with Cuba in matter of sugar impor-
tation will not hold good.
The house of representatives decided,
by a close vote, to call for the papers
in the post office investigation.
A woman Gied of lockjaw at Cen
tralia, ILL.,, Friday, the result of run
wing a pin in her finger while wash.
ing.
The cotton mills at Lowell, Mass.
will run as long as possible at a loss
without cutting wages or curtailing
production.
A couple was married at Efingham,
ILL.,, Friday, after a courtship by CORE
%spondence. They did not meet until
their wedding day.
The treaty for the extension of the
commercial relations" between the
United States and China was ratified
by the senate Friday.
Mrs. James Maher died at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, Friday, at the hour set for his
daughters funeral. Grief is said to
have been the cause of death.
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, has asked
that the government make an appropri-
alton for the proposed Lewis and Clark
exposition to be held in Portland.
Henry Fleming, 70 years old, a pa
tient at the st. Louis city Hospital,
swallowed his last 80 cents rather than
trust the attendants with the three
dimes.
Christ Deimuly sent nearly a thou.
sand dollars to a st. Louis laundry In
an underskirt, but discovered his error
In time to recover the money from q
washing machine.
Heavy reinforcements for the Rus
sian navy are en- route and are now in
rendezvous at a Tunisian port. Toxic
advices state that the situation grows
steadily more tense.
Gen. Macarthur explains that his re-
marks about the possibility Of wal with
Germany were made in private CONVEX.
sation with no idea that they would
ever be made public.
John Boddington, a Kansas City
(kas.) contractor, testified before the
grand jury that certain members OF
the city council had demanded rake
offs on paving contracts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
MUSTCHARGE IRREGULAR RATES
National Convention May Not BE
Held mt Chicago If ExOrbitant
Prices Are Asked,

Washington, Dec. 21.-What seems
to be an attempt on the part of Chi
cago hotel managers to raise rates dur.
Ing the national republican convention
Is to be "nipped" in the bud by the
national republican committee.
Postmaster-Genera Payne has tele.
graphed to Chairman Hanna in New
York that evidence has come to him
indicating that eXtortionate rates have
been fixed for the convention by the
Chicago hotels, and suggesting that
unless assurances are at once forth
coming that the regular rates are to
be charged, the national committee
would rescind it's action IN selecting
Chicago as the convention city.
Representative Babcock, of Wiscon.
sin, received a telegram from a Chi.
cago hotel saying that he could have
accommodations for $40 a day and
must contract for five days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
HECEREMOnIES CONCLUDED
The Centennial Celebration of the
Louisiana Transfer Ended.
Ciosed Amid the Roar of Cannon,
the Ringing of Bells and
Bursts of Patriotism,

New Orleans, La, Dec. 21.-Under
the sunniest of skies Sunday the stars
and stripes rose to the top of the tall
stan in the historic Place d'Armes
amid cheers, the ringing of cathedral
bells, the roar of cannon, and the GEN.
tennial celebration of the Louisiana
transfer ended in a burst of patriotism.
The days exercises opened with the
pontifical mass in the old st. Louis
cathedral, built while the Spaniards
were still in possession of Louisiana,
the shrine to which Andrew Jackson
went Immediately after the battle of
New Orleans to hear the high mass
OF thanksgiving sung for the victory
OF the American army. Festooned in
the great nave were the flags of the
three celebrating nations, Spain,
France and the United States. The
immense auditorium was crowded
with a representative congregation.
Archbishop Chappelle oficiated in the
celebration of mass. The regular choir
Of the cathedral was supplemented with
the principal artists of the French
opera company and a full orchestra.
Rev. Father de Lamoriniere, the
Jesuit orator, preached an eloquent
sermon, and Archbishop Chappelle
spoke briefly from the altar upon the
significance of the occasion.
Following the mass there was a
replica in the Caboldo of the scenes
and events Of a century ago.
The treaty of cession, the powers of
the commissioners and the declaration
of Dausaut placing the American COM
hissioners in possession were read
In turn. Then the keys of the city
were delivered and the proclamation
OF the American governor was read.
The ceremonies concluded, as a sig
nal the American flag rose to the high
STAFF in Jackson's quarters while the
Washington artillery Numbered a
salute. In the river, within view, were
six American and French warships.
The Spanish cruiser Rio de la Plata
was delayed by bad weather. She
was given a welcome when she
reached the city just as the Caboldo
exercises were concluded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
DIETRICH'S TRAIL Is SET,
Federal Court Orders EarIy Hearing
FOR ON Both Indictments,
Though Prosecutor Protests.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 21.-When the
United States district court convened
Saturday United States Senator Chas.
II. Dietrich, under indictment for al
legged conspiracy to secure the appoint
ment of Jacob Fisher to the position
of postmaster at Hastings, and for al
legged benefiting by leasing a building
to the government to be used as a
post office at Hastings, accompanied
by Gen. John c. Gown, his counsel, ap-
peared for arrignment.
On the first indictment, the senator
refused to plead, his attorney stating
that its insufficiency would be chal-
lenged. To the other Indictment the
senator pleaded not guilty. and both
cases were set down for trial January
A, 1904.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

William ]. Bryan arrived at Moscow,
Russia, on the 18th, and went to visit
Count Tolstoi. AIR. Bryan proceeded
TO st. Petersburg, on the 18th.
Gen. Delarey made a speech to the
Boer prisoners at Admadnagar, India,
on the 18th, and succeeded in per-
suading all but ten of them to sign
the oath of allegiance to Great Britain.
Gen. Delarey spoke for five hours.
Theodore. Jr., and Kermit Roose.
welt arrived il Washington, D. c., on
the 18th, from their school at Groton,
Mass, to spend their vacation at the
White House. Miss Roosevelt, who
is visiting In New York, will return for
Christmas.
Delegates representing 26 of the
largest sash and door factories in the
United States met in Chicago, on the
18th. 1t was said the object of the
meeting was the formation of an or
ganization with a capital stock of sew.
eral millions.
At a meeting of 200. prominent bust
ness men of Salt Lake City, Utah, on
the 18th, it vas decided to organize a
Citizens alliance for the purpose of
combating the labor unions and dis.
c%ouraging strikes and lockouts.
Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indiana, who
arrived at New York, on the 18th, with
his son, denied all reports to the ef-
feet that he was to undergo an opera
ton of any sort.
w. Morgan Shuster, collector of Gus
toms for the Philippine islands, ar
rived in Washington, D. c., on the
18th, on a three months leave of alb.
sence.
Charles MacBride, the sculptor, who
was Andrew Carnegie's art adviser,
died, on the 18th, at Edinburgh, Scot.
land.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
BOARD Of PARDONS EXPLAINS
Illinois State Board Says Pinkerton
Assured 1t Former Bank Rob-
Der Would Reform.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 21.-Answering
criticisms, the state board of pardons
Saturday gave out a remarkable state
ment in defense of it's action in quickly
pardoning James r. Dunlap, the bank
robber, from the Joliet penitentiary.
They say it was upon the representa-
tons of William A. Pinkerton, head
Of the detective agency of that name,
who declared that Dunlap had former
ly been in his employ, and that he
was satisfied that Dunlap would lead
an honest life hereafter and that he
would sign Dunlap's parole papers and
take care of him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
LAST OF BOSTON TEA PARTY.
dwelling of Il Boulder Monument
to David kennisOn in Lincoln
Park, Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 20.--The memory of
David Kennison, last survivor of the
Boston tea party" was honored, Sat
urday, by the unwilling of a huge
5oulder-monument in Lincoln park.
The stone occupies a position near
Che spot where Kennison was buried,
N 1852, in what was then the city
cemetery of Chicago.
The ceremonies attending the unveil-
ing were conducted by the Sons of the
Revolution, Sons of the American Rev
olution and Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, which societies are
the doSQrs of The monument.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
MISSOURI A NEWS.


HenrYSteinmesh. a resident Of Kirk
wood. has been appointed superintend-
ent of poultry by the Missouri Worlds
fair commission. Three years ago, sta
tistics showed that the Missouri hen
ranked third among her sisters of the
other states in matter of produce value.
Certainly now she is first or second.
Last year s5,s35, 80 pounds of poultry
were shipped as Surplus production,
valued at $7,2S5, $40. There were also
49,565,316 dozen eggs. worth s5,947, 1888.
This amounts TO twiwce the income
from horses and mules in Missouri, ten
times that of sheep, and four times that
of corn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Frank d. Bittinger, president of the
Nicaragua Land Co., of Chicago, was
sentenced, on the 10th, to a year in
Jail and fined $1,000. The charge
against him was using tho mails to
defraud. julius M. Nilsson and Arthur
]. Herbst, who claimed to conduct a
supply company, were found guilty of
the same offense.
Rt. Rev. Daniel O'Connor, vicar-gen,
eral of West Virginia, and who had
been a priest at Clarksburg, W. Va,
for 40 years, died, on the 10th, at
Washington, d. G., where he had UNI
dergone an operation.
The homes of five striking miners
were wrecked, at Newcastle, Col, on
the 18th, by explosions of giant pow
der. None of the inmates was serious
ly injured. ghree suspects under ar
rest were taken to Glenwood Springs,
Col, for fehr that they would be
lynched if placed in Jail.
Representative Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, on the 18th, introduced to the
president E. w. Flentge, a candidate
for the postmastership of Cape Girar-
deau, the oldest town in Missouri. The
president said he would appoint MI.
Flentge, and that his name would be
sent to the senate.
W. J. Clark, a wealthy mine owner
of Montana, was seized with a cramp
while on the streets of Joplin, Mo-. on
the 18th, and died a few moments
later. Clark was a relative of United
States Senator Clark.
Rufus r. Connella, president of the
defunct banks at Indiahoma, Sterling
and Olusta, Okla, and similar con-
Germs, was found guilty, on the 18th,
of forgery, in the district court at
Guthrie, Okla.
1t was announced, on the 18th, that
the shortage in the accounts of w. A.
McKowen, the defaulting secretary of
the board Of regents of the University
of California, would amount to over
$4,000.
Representative Hay, of Virginia, in
SAcbuSCu " lVoCiuIlJl III COuEIcSS, OIL
the 18th, providing that the speaker
appoint a committee of five to make
an investigation Of alleged postal
frauds.
The Victoria apartment building,
Forty-ninth and Calumet avenue, Chi
cago, one Of the flimsy affairs built
during the Worlds fair, was destroyed
by fire, on the night of the 18th. The
building was occupied by go families,
many of whom had retired, and a panic
followed the alarm Of fire. Several of
the occupants had narrow escapes, but
all were rescued from the building
without serious injury; the loss was
500, 900.
The Dublin ,lreland) Evening Fl n.
AID announced, on the 18th. that King
Edward and Queen Alexandra would
visit Ireland during the Punchestown
racing week, and attend the races.
The bill providing $3.50, 900 to defray
che expense of Italy's participation in
the st. Louis exposition was, by 1862 TO
SO votes, approved at Rome, on the
18th, by the chamber of deputies.
Gen. Henry Kyd Douglas, Stone.
WALL Jackson's chief of staff during
the war, died at his home in Hagers-
town, Md, on tie 18th. It was said
general failing In health, including
mental troubles, we're the causes of
his death. He vas 90 years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT.
Enr Inspector Caught between n
Car and Bumper Post at Union
Station, St. Louis.

st. Louis, Dec. 20.-Crushed between
the end of a heavy parlor car and a
bumper post at Union station, Louis
Lederer, a car inspector for the Wa
bash railroad, was held for five min
utes like a human cushion. Meanwhile
station attaches and trainmen raced
back and forth slong the platform in
a frantic effort 20 couple an engine to
the car and pull it away, thus releas-
Ing the pinioned man.
Lederer was crushed about the
shoulders and received internal inju-
ries from which he may die
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
STEAMER FINLAND ASHORE.
she Has a Thousand Passengers on
Board and Lies in u Very
Dangerous Position,

Flushing, Holland, Dec. 21.-The
Red Star line steamship Finland,
which left Antwerp at moor Saturday
Tor New York and which later ran
ashore e "a Nieuwensluis. lies in a
dangerous position. The weather is
foggy. The Finland has a thousand
passengers on board. The vessel was
going at the rate of 16 knots an hour
when she was grounded. An attempt
was made at two o'clock Sunday after.
noon to float her, but it was unsuccess.
full.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
SEVEN ARE DEAD
SEVENTEEN HURT
Results of the Walden University
Fire at Nashville, Tenn.
SEVERAL INJURED WILL DIE
Most CT Those Who Lost Their Lives
Did So by Jumping From VIM
dOws to Escape the Adj
%vancing Flames.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 20.-Seven are
dead and II seriously injured as the
result of a fire that broke out Friday
night in the woman's dormitory of the
Walden university.
The dead:
Stella Addison, Port Gibson, Miss.
Adele Christian, Greensboro, Ala.
Sallie Dade, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Mattin Lee Moore, Huntsville, Ala.
Lulu A. Terry, McMinnville, Tenn.
Mamie G. johnson, Hattiesburg,
Miss.
Cora Bryant, of Cleveland, Miss.
who was sick in bed on the fourth
floor, is missing. 1t is supposed she
persisted, as all efforts to find her have
been Intellectual.
The seriously injured:
Miss Eleanor Moore, Of Chicago,
whose injuries are not definitely ascer-
tanned, but she will die.
Bertha Morford, Chicago, fracture of
back and internal injuries; will die.
Victoria Miller, Anchorage, KY; in
ternally injured; probably fatal.
jamie Douglass, Huntsville, Ala; leg
broken and possibly internally in
iured.
Ernestine McCleary, Fernando, Fla,
condition critical.
Minnie Booze, Clarksdale, Miss.
Annie Hale, birmingham, Ala.
Leonie Miller, st. Louis. Mo-; in
ternal injuries; will die.
Grille Walker, address unknown;
will probably lie.
Minnie Aston, Covington, Tenn;
probably fatal.
Sadie B. Knox, G~reenville, Miss.
Susie Cavell, Macon, Miss.
The burned building was known as
the administration building, and wos
n of the earliest results of the move
ment started by the Freedman's Aid
society for the elevation and culture
OF the negro race after the emancipa-
ton.
Panic Among the Pupils.
Mamie Harris, Maysville, KY; leg
broken and internally injured.
President Hamilton was the first
member of the faculty of the UNIVERSE
ty, which is an institution for the edu-
cation of colored people, to be APP
prised of the conflagration. He heard
the screams of the women, and, rush
ing to his window, which is just across
the street from the dormitory, saw the
flames bursting from the east end of
the building. DR.. Hamilton FASTENED
to force an entrance into the building,
but when he reached the door the
frightened inmates had begun to hurl
themselves from the windows. Several
Of them were killed in jumping or
were crushed to death by those who
followed.
Ordinary Exit Cut Off.
The dormitory was a four-story
building of brick, and the only means
Of exit was down the main stairway,
which was soon cut off after the fire
broke out and the inmates rushed
panic-stricken through the smoke and
heat, seeking an avenue of escape. Baf-
fled in this, they sought the windows
and hurled themselves headlong to the
ground.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
Find Coal Near Joplin.

A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the zine mining district
over the big coal strilt, in the eastern
part of Jasper county. A I-foot vein
has been struck near hvilia, at a
depth of 55 feet. The coal is of extra
high quality and is easily mined. The
shaft is about completed, and the
owners will soon be mining the first
coal ever taken from a Jasper county
mine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Postmaster AL Jurden has resigned
as postmaster at Marshall, having pur-
Lumber Co. of Los Angeles, Cal. AS the
Office pays $4,000 per annum, there will
doubtless be a lively scramble for the
place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Detroit, Mich, Dec. BE. w. Med
daugh, for many years general counsel
OF the Grand Trunk railroad, died at
his residence. at Crosse Pointe Farms
Sunday after an illness Of a year.
Heart failure brought on by jaundice
was the immediate cause of death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
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President Will Not Recet

President Will Not Receive Callers.
Washington, Dec. 21.-It was an.
nounced at the White House Saturday
that during the holiday recess of con-
gress the president will not receive
callers except upon urgent public bust
ness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Ripley, Tenn, Dec. 20.-A mob oil
about 100 men, Friday night, took Joe
Brack, a negro, from the county jail
here and hanged him to a tree neal by
the negro having been arrested for the
killing of Chester Conner, a prominen,
young white man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
Rather Big Logs.

A cypress log 10 feet in diameter, a
pecan tree s feet in diamete, and so
feet long, a cottonwood log 8 feet in
diameter and a cypress flagstaff 100
feet in height will be seen in the for
estry building at the Worlds fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Mrs. ]. L. Evans, residing at Nichols,
has not eaten a particle of solid food
years. During all that time she has
taken a quart of hot milk three times
a day, and that has been her entire sus-
tenance. Her health is excellent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

James Dunlap, a notorious bank rob-
Der, is again at large, through the
clemency of the Illinois pardon board.
Dunlap was serving time in Joliet for
a bank robbery at Monmouth, Ill,
which occurred two years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

The Cnited States gunboat Petrol
came down from Mare Island navy
yard, San Francisco. Cal, on the
18th, and at once proceeded to sea.
She was believed to have been bound
for Panama.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Col. V~erdeckberg announced, on the
18th, that all troops guarding mines
at Cripple Creek, Col, would be i'm
mediately withdrawn to the central
camps, and the military force in the
Cripple Creek district would be re.
duced to $50 mem.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Bevier, Mo, Dec, 20.-George Will
Jams, aged rs years, a coal miner, EN-.
ployed in mine No. Z of the North
western Coal & Mining Co., was In.
stantly killed by a large fall of sac
and rock while al his work Friday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Lorraine, O., Dec. 21.-Fire Saturday
destroyed the planning mill and paint
and repair shops operated by the Bal.
timore & Ohio railroad. Loss, $685.
ooo. Six hundred employees are Idle
as a result of the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 21.--A re-
duction in the price Of coal at the
mines In Sullivan and Green counties
has been made from 1925 to 50 for
lump, and from $1.75 to $3.50 for run
Of mine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Denver, Col, Dec. 2O.-Gov. Peabody
has offered a reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction Of the dynamite
ers who wrecked five miners houses
ut Newcastle ON December II, or any,
one directly connected with the out
rage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Representative Williams, of Missis.
sippi, introduced a bill in congress-, on
the 18th, providing for the refunding
TO certain states OF cotton taxes paid
in 1865, 1866 and 1867, and appropriate
ing $65, 0O0, 900 for that purpose.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
Appointed Coal Oil INSPECTOR.

Gov. Dockery has appointed J. N.
Holmes to be coal oil inspector for
the city of Piedmont for a term of two
years, to succeed himself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

One of the most interesting features
of the Worlds fair will be a monstrous
pipe organ, with las stops and pipes
five feet in diameter.