Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMs
On the 7th, President Roosevelt en-
RETAINED at luncheon John A. Sleicher,
editor Of Leslie's Weekly, and Victor
Gillian, the cartoonist. Fully q dozen
senator's were received by the presi-
lent and twice that number of repre-
sentatives. Consul-Genera Gudger,
who sailed for Panama, on the Sth, said
good-by to the president.
H. M. Bacon, chief clerk to the third
assistant posmaster-general was, on
the It'll, appointed temporary chief of
the classification division of the post
office department, succeeding William
H. Landvoight, whose resignation was
recently asked by the postmaster-gen-
aral.
Two thousand men were laid off by
the Illinois steel works at South Chi
cago on the 7th. In addition to this
reduction, 1000 men who were pre-
viously discharged and who expected
to resume work were informed that
there Was llO WUIh lUl LHeLl.
E. P. %Broughton, formerly general
superintendent of the Chicago & East
arn Illinois railroad, fell dead in the
cafe of the Alta Vista hotel, in Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, on the 7th. Heart
disease was the of death. He was
50 years of age.
Frank w. Tracey, president Of the
First national bank Of Springfield, ILL.,,
and a member of the committee on uni
form laws of the Bankers association
died at his home in that city, on the
9th, of a complication of diseases, aged
So years.
Capt" George Wellington Streeter,
of district of Lake Michigan fame, who
Is under penitentiary sentence for
manslaughter, was, on the 7th, at Chi
| cago, granted a petition for appeal to
the United States supreme court.
Gov. Yates of Illinois, on the 7th,
honored a requisition from the gov
| ernor of Kansas for the eXtradition or
Bert March, under arrest in Chicago
and wanted in Atchison, Kas., on a
charge of grand larceny.
At the caucus of the republican MEM
bers Of the house of representatives,
on the It'll, James G. Cannon, of Hi
nois, was unanimously chosen as
the candidate of the majority Tor
speaker of the house.
Sir James Richie was sworn in as
lord-mayor of London, on the 7th, with
the usual quaint ceremonies, succeed
ing Sir Marcus Samuel.
Gen. Francis V. Greene, police COM
missioner of New York, was the guest
of President Roosevelt at dinner, on the
eth. r..
Senate-presidant Pro Tenn. Freye
called the senate together, on the 9th.
in extraordinary session; the procla-
nation of the president was read. Roll
call showed 70 members present; a
committee of two appointed to join
house committee to notify the presi'
dent. On motion of Mr.. Allison, the
senate adjourned at 12:15...... House
The Fifty-eighth congress convened IL
extraordinary session, on the 9th, II
accordance with the proclamation O.
President Roosevelt, for the purpose O.
enacting legislation necessary to make
effective the Cuban reciprocity treaty
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, was elected
speaker, and appointed a committee. t.
join senate committee to notify tn
president. On motion of Mr.. Payne
> the house adjourned at $3.50.
Suffer Bros, leaf tobacco merchants
with establishments in Havana, NeN
York, st. Louis and Chicago, went int
voluntary bankruptcy, on the 9TH. IN
y Chicago Title & Trust Co. was appoint
, ed receiver. The liabilities were place
. at 81, 500, 900, with assets exceeding tina
j.; figure by $1,000, 900.
The name of Col. Clarence Edward
chief of the bureau of insular affair
was taken under consideration, on til
9th, for promotion to the rank {
brigadier-general, to fill a vacane
: which will be created by the retiremel
= OF Gen. Young, in January.
King Edward, who was born Noven
:, Der Q, 1841, celebrated his birthday
Sa%ndringham, where there was Il
usual dinner to the tenants OF the e
tate, at which the king and queen al
=, other members of the royal fami
:, handed round the dessert.
A suit for 5000, instituted by Jof
- Wightman versus the G. & A. railroa
is for damages for the death of his brot
~ er, S. A. Wightman, killed last May
tv Upper Alton, ILL.,, came up for tri
in the circuit court at Edwardsyil
-, ILL.,, on the 9th.
no. The president, on the 9th, pardon
j. r. Milby, convicted in Kentucky
/ ! using the mails to defraud, and Sc
fenced on October %, 1901 to impriso
: ment for Is months in the Unit
States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
On the 9th, the New York state co
mission for the Louisiana Purchase
~ position at st. Louis fixed upon !
tober A, 1904, as New York state da
at the exposition.
Lord Rowton, the famous philanthl
=. pist and founder of the Rowton Houf
= Of London, which provide respecta
tM Il t.1u.mua qor tbn moor 1iad nm the q