Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Henry c. Frick has denied That he
was a candidate for United States SEN
ator to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of NJ. S. Quay.
The Worcester (Mass.) Spy, one OF
the oldest newspapers in the country,
has suspended publication on account
of financial troubles. The Spy was
founded in 1770, the first issue appear
ing in Boston.
Patrick ]. King. alleged head of the
policy ring in Chicago, has been in
dicted for violation of the lottery
laws. Indictments were voted also
against a dozen other alleged promi-
nent gamblers.
Miss Helen Gould is to receive as a
gift all the exhibits of the social econ
omy section of the Belgium pavilion at
the Worlds fair. They will find a
place in Miss Gould's social economy
museum in New York.
Rev. Joseph ~ Guillard, once the
foremost oblate in the country, died at
the Tewksbury Novitiate at Lowell,
Mass, on the 31st, from paralysis. For
IL years he was provincial for the
United States Province of Oblates.
Douglas NJ. Smith, paying teller in
the National Tradesmen's bank, OF
New Haven, Conn, was arrested, on
the I'd, charged with being defaulter
He is said to have confessed a short
age of between $22 900 and S35, 900.
Postmaster-General Payne, as acting
chairman of the republican national
committee, has appointed United States
Senator Boies Penrose as the Pennsyl-
vanla member OF the national commit.
tee to succeed the late Senator Quay.
Frank A. Rantze was, on the Sd, ap.
pointed agent at the Usage Indian
agency in Oklahoma. He is resident
of Enid, Okla, and was captain of
company of rough riders during the
Spanish war His selection was made
by the president.
In response to an inquiry sent to hin
by the Baltimore News as to report
that he would become a candidate for
congress from New Jersey district
George j. Gould telegraphed from New
York to that paper: mo truth what,
ever in the report"
The supreme court Of Missouri OIL
the 3lst affirmed the sentence of two
years in the penitentiary fixed upon
Grant Woodward for attempting tc
bribe jury in the district court at
Kansas City in damage suit against
the street railway company.
A terrific windstorm struck Okla
homa City, Okla, on the I'd. doine
great damage to trees and outkuild-
ingS The walls of several partially
finished structures were blown dowr
and the plate glass front Of tbs
Threadgill hotel was blown in.
All that IS mortal Of Senator Mat.
thew Stanley Quay was carried to the
little burial plot in Beaver cemetery
on the 31st, and buried beside the bod
les of his children. The services were
as simple as it was possible to make
them, as the dead statesman had re.
quesLed
Rear-Admiral Chadwick, command.
ing the South Atlantic squadron now
at Tansier, Morocco has reported tc
Washington that conditions remain
unchanged in the case of the kidnap- |
Ing of the American citizen, Ion Perdi-
caris, and his stepson, Cromwell Var
ley British subject
The war department has refused tc
grant leave Of absence or a transfer
to Lieut.. Sidney S. Burbank to visit
the Philippines. 1t is said that Lieut.
Burbank will be required to remain at
his post until his suit for annulment
OF a ceremony of marriage with Con-
cepcion Vasquez, a Filipino woman. is
settled.
A Toxic dispatch to the ,Giornale
D'ltalia says that the japanese have |
occupied the first line of the outer for |
ttfcations of Port Arthur after fee
ble resistance. The same correspon- |
dent adds that the Russian squadron
attempted a sortie, but was forced to
return, being threatened by the japan
ese fleet.
Wnile trying to escape, John W
Manning, a prisoner at the United
States barracks at Columbus. O., was
shot and instantly killed, on the I'd
by Private SDeck. one of the sentries
at the garrison. Manning was held
awaiting trial for desertion, having en-
listed 1rauGulently three times and de-
serted twice
Nine persons are reported to have
been killed and many injured in a col
lision OF passenger trains on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad near Martin CITY.
15 miles south of Kansas City. Mo. The
trains, which met head-on, we're the
west-bound Colorado limited No. 1
and the east-bound Hoisingon (Kas.)
accommodation No. 36.
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