Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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General Superintendent Gruber OF
the Rock Island gave out an official
statement, on the 10th, regarding the
Rock Island wreck at Willard, Kas., in
which II lives were lost, on the 9th.
He said the blame lies between Con-
ductor Nagle and Engineer Benjamin,
both of the trainment having dis
obeyed their orders.
In a general order issued on the
10th, by Lieut.-Gen. Stephen D. Lee,
the commander of the Tennessee de-
partment, United Confederate Vet
Grams, Gen. Lee assumed the office OF
commander-in-chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans association, made
vacant by the death of Gen. John B.
Gordon.
Charles Kratz, under e~xtradition,
passed through Ell Paso, Tex, or the
10th, from Guadalajara, Mex, en- quite
for st. Louis. William Desmond, chief
of detectives of st. Louis, and Sheriff
Dickmann were with him. Kratz looked
haggard, but Chief Desmond said
Kratz took a cheerful view of his
future.
DR.. John NJ. Horst, formerly a pro-
, fessor in Ardian (Mich.) college, and
, at one time chancellor of Heidelberg
! Germany university, died at Adrian,
l Mich, on the 10th. He was sc years
, of age. His writings and original re-
.a.,aIa. hoJ L,o,rLt him into nprni-
; nence in international scientific cir
' Giles.
Y Bank Examiner drummer, who had
been investigating the affairs of the
e Bank of Highland, Kas., reported to
Q the county attorney, on the 9th, that
l. the alleged forgeries and other unlaW-
e full populations of J.. E. MARCEL, the
! cashier, which had already been re-
q ported to him, aggregated 100000.
L. c. Willing, proprietor of a depart
e ment store at Waterloo, Ia, was ar
rested, on the 10th, when about to
. touch a match to his stock of goods
It to collect SIS. insurance Upon it. He
, not only confessed his guilt, but told
of two fires started by him a year ago.
Orders posted on the 10th announced
the resumption of work in all the inn
!, portant departments of the Joliet CID
plant of the Illinois Steel Co. The
" mills we're closed for four weeks, and
X extensive repairs were made. Nearly
ic 5000 men were recalled to work.
n Lieut.-Gen. John Brown Gordon died
N at his winter home near Miami, Fla.
~ ~ at 1905 on the night of the 9th. Al
Ill the request of Gov. Terrell of Georgia
~ ~ Gen. Gordon's body will lie in state
st in the Atlanta (Ga.) capitol.
"a Senate-The senate, in executive SEES
Sc sion, on the 18th, laid on the table the
motion to reconsider the nomination
Of w. l. Buchanan to be minister t(
Panama. The vote was SO to 16, divid
ed on party lines, with the exception
Of Senator McCreary, of Kentucky, WHIT
voted with the republicans. BY thl
r action Mr.. Buchanan now has full pow
ar to act for this government in al
lie. diplomatic exchanges between tn
he United States and the new republic
he When the doors were re-opened tn
h. senate was officially notified of tn
death Of Representative Skiles, G
he Ohio. After appointing a committe
to attend the funeral, the senate, as
to further mark of respect, adjourned. -.
sx- Rouse-When the house met a bill al
thorizing the construction Of a bridg
lei across the st. Francis river at Marke
or, Tree, Ark, was passed. Resolution
of respect to the memory of the la
Of Mr.. Skiles, of Ohio, were adopted, ar
as a further mark of respect the hou.
he adjourned.
to The strike of 300 miners at Il
at Springfield company's mines at Taylo
en-. vile, ILL.,, was settled, on the 18th, Il
ed company giving Andrew Flesher, Il
he engineer to whom the miners object
because of his alleged carelessness, a
nd. other place and substituting Villa
ler- Spevy in his place. The men return'
ret to work.
to An unusual event in United Stat
courts occurred at Macon, Ca, On t
the 18th, when Judge Emory Speer, Of t
i've Northern district of Georgia, paid
as eloquent tribute to the late Gen. Jo
ma B. Gordon from the bench, and, on m
in Ition, declared the court adjourned u
til after the funeral.
OF William j. Bryan was the guest
the honor, on the 18th, at a banquet
900 Warner hall, at New Haven, Conn,
which about $50 democrats were pr
by ent. Gov. Garvin of Rhode Island a
/, to Congressman DeArmond, Of Nilsson
OIL were among the guests from oil
war states.
ard Rev. Joseph Plat, "a years old, "
MS had held many charges in Presbyterl
'lief churches in Illinois, Missouri 9
the Iowa, died at Davenport, Ia, on
11th. He was graduated from Prin
ton IN. J.) university in 1885.
oOO, retired from the ministry in 1892.
ere Cornell university, at Itaca, N.
iren celebrated, on the 18th, the nine
n g seventh anniversary Of the birth Of
was founder, Ezra Cornell. J. Slot Fass
nlty delivered the annual address, his te