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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
WILL REPRESENT JAPAN
AT ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION
Empire Arrive From Far East
on the Liner Doric.

Among the distinguished people
who crossed the Pacific on the liner
Doric, which reached this port yes
terday, were two Japanese gentlemen
who are going. to st. Louis as COM
missioners representing the Mikado at
the big fair. They are K. Kubota and
L. Beppu.
Each has a speaking acquaintance
with the English tongue and they rep
resent the highest type of the men en-
gagged in the building of commercial
Japan.
we know nothing of the progress
of the war Our mission here is peace
and our whole attention while in
America" said Commissioner Beppu,
will be devoted to promoting,
through the japanese exhibit at st.
Louis. better understanding between
our land and yours"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
ATTORNEYS CLASH.

Attorney knight and District Attor-
ney Byington clashed during the morn
ing session and the war of words was
only quelIed when Judge Cook sternly
threatened to fine both OF them for
contempt unless they desisted. Knight
was endeavoring to ascertain how
much Miss Kemp expected for coming
West to testify in the case.
Would you accept $400?" he asked.
st guess you would accept $40o.
wouldn't you?" interrupted Byington.
Il want it distinctly understood" :"
roared Knight, that 1 am not receiv-
ing a single cent for my efforts in this
case
Wen have to take your word for
that" sneered Byington.
The foodgates of knights anger
burst What do you mean?" he de-
manded; "a little fellow like you talk
ing that way to mel"
IN say what 1 please to you," said
Byington. Your bluffs won't work
with me-
''Stop this at once" said Judge Cook
peremptorily, "or I'll fine both of YOU
for contempt. You are behaving. like a
couple of boys and should be ashamed
of yourselves
The examination proceeded without a
further outbreak It was only 4:SO
O'clock when Miss Deane was dis
missed. but Judge Cook ordered an ad-
journment until 10 o'clock this morn
ing, when the hearing Min continue.
Mrs. Cornelia Burbank, an elderly
dressmaker. insisted upon entering
Judge Cooks courtroom in the after
noon to listen to the testimony. When
told not to make a noise she began to
scream and was promptly arrested for
disturbing the peace.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
Is Not Entitled to Damages.

Lizzie Turner is not entitled 10
damages for the death of her husband
in the Southern Pacific machine shops
according to a Supreme Court decis-
ion rendered yesterday. Turner was
caught and mangled in some machlh-
cry and subsequently died from the IN
juries he received. His widow claim
ed that the accident was due to neg
lgence on the part of employees OF the
Southern Pacific Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
Petitions in Insolvency.

Petitions in insolvency we're fled
yesterday in the United States Dis
trict Court. as follows: August Wifi
fenbach, contractor, San Francisco.
liabilities 1855, no assets; Charles Q.
Swafford, teacher. liabilities s2S66, as
sets 1925.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

HONOLULU, 7. H. March 13.-Dave Barry.
formerly OF San Francisco. and Tim Murphy
of Australia met last night at the Orpheum in
return pugiIistic contest OF fifteen rounds
Murnhv was knocked out in the fourth round.
He was knocked out in the sixth when he
fought Barry several weeks ago
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

Do you wear glasses: Properly fitting
glasses and Murine Eye Remedy pro
mote Eye comfort. Murine makes weak
eyes strong Cures sore eyes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

at the Pennington home caring for Mrs.
Deane and Mrs. Dunning that he could
not come. Her INSTRUMENTATION was
brief and profitless so far as altering
any of her statements was concerned
She was asked about remuneration,
and stated that outside of her expenses
she had no definite promises of pay
ment for her journey and the time con-
sumed in the trial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
BROTHER ON STAND.

Harry c. Pennington, brother of the
two murdered women, was next called.
He told of having eaten dinner with
the family at Dover on the evening of
August 8, 1898, at which they partook
of trout, eggs, coffee, corn fritters,
bread and butter. John B. Penning-
ton, Mrs. Pennington and Joshua A.
Deane, husband of one of the MUIR
dered women, partook of the meal
with the rest of the family. After din
ner Harry c. Pennington went to the
postoff1ce and took package from the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

Swell pamphlets are being printed by EdW.
S. Knowles. "a Second St
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

That dry. rasping cough IS rot necessary.
Piso's Cure will relieve and cure it. &c.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
MEMORY is KEEN.

Miss Leila Deane was the star wit
ness of the day. She is a decidedly
pretty girl of 10 years. Since the trag
edy. she has removed from Dover to
Philadelphia with her father. She was
on the porch of the Pennington home
with her mother and aunt and little
Elizabeth Dunning when Harry c. Pen
nington delivered the fatal parcel She
saw Mrs. Dunning open it and take
out the handkerchief and note. She
identified the handkerchief by the cost
mark on a paper tag in one corner and
the letter by the handwriting. She
also identified the wrapper on the par
eel in the same manner as the other
witnesses. Miss Deane was remark
ably clear regarding all the circum-
stances on the evening in question.
She was awakened about midnight Of
the same date by groans from her
mother and she described the symp-
toms of her mothers illness minutely.
Mrs. Deane suffered excruciatingly un-
til noon of August IL, when she ex-
pired Mrs. Dunning died the follow
ing day. Attorney Knight INDUCED in
vigorous cross-examination of the
witness. but she was not to be shaken
in any of her statements. She had par
taken of cne of the chocolates and sew
eral caramels and was i'll for several
days. being attended by DR.. Bishop.
From the three last witnesses Dis
trict Attorney Byington was careful to
draw the fact that they had partaken
of their evening meal In company with
members of their various families and
had not eaten anything else during the
evening except the candy and that only
those that had partaken of the candy
suffered death or illness
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

Hills Bros Arabian Roast is fancy
name for a fancy coffee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22

August 9. 1898, and the receipt of the
box of candy on that evening by Mrs.
Dunnfng, it having been delivered to
her by Harry C. Pennington, her
nephew, who had taken it from the
family box at the postoffice. Bying-
ton said that the prosecution expected
to prove that this candy had been pur-
chased in San Francisco by Mrs. Bot
kin and that in many of the pieces
there had been placed crystallized ar
senic by the defendant; that the poison
had been purchased at the Owl drug
store by the defendant on the plea
that she wanted to bleach some straw;
that it had been mailed in San Fran
cisco by the defendant, addressed to
Mrs. Dunning, and that the sending
of the poisoned candy was premed-
itated and for the purpose Of muir
dering Mrs. Dunning.
He went into the unsavory details of
Mrs. Botkin's and John P. Dunning' S
mutual infatuation and the attempts
in this city of Mrs. Dunning to re-
claim her erring husband until at last
she gave up the effort and returned to
her fathers home in Dover. The Dis
trict Attorney was unsparing in his re-
marks when he arraigned the defend
ant as a cold -blooded and conscience
less murderess, who deserved the ut
termost limit of punishment Under
the bitter arraignment Mrs. Botkin
WINGED visibly and frequently shook
her head as though condoling with her
self.
IDENTIFIES FyHTRTTS
Oscar Tolle, Chief Deputy Clerk of
the Supreme Court, in whose custody
the exhibits introduced at the first
trial of the case have remained, was
the first witness called. He identified
the exhibits one by one as those hav-
ing been in his custody and testified
that they had remained locked up in a
vault since the first trial, except on
two occasions, when some of them
were delivered to the then Chief of
Police, Lees, on an order from court.
He said that he had taken receipt
from Lees for the exhibits turned over
to him and that subsequently the same
articles had been returned to the wit
ness. Attorney Knight, for the de-
fense, made the most of the fact that
some OF the arIlcleS ndQ Deen out Ol
the custody of the deputy clerk for
some time, but the witness identifica-
ton of the exhibits in question robbed
this fact of whatever significance it
might have possessed.
Miss Elizabeth Kemp, assistant to
the postmaster at Dover, was next
called. She identified the wrapper as
being similar to the one that covered
a parcel she put into the Pennington
box on August 8, 1898, and stated
that the address on it was similar &c
the one she had noticed in Dover or
the day in question. The wrapper and
box of candy were then introduced in
evidence, despite a vigorous protest
from Attorney Knight that no suf-
ficient identification had been estab-
lished.
BROTHER ON STAND.
Harry c. Pennington, brother of the
two murdered women, was next called
He told of having eaten dinner with
the family at Dover on the evening o1
August 8, 1898, at which they partool
of trout, eggs, coffee, corn fritters
bread and butter. John B. Penning-
ton, Mrs. Pennington and Joshua A
Deane, husband of one of the muir
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
WITNESSES EXCLUDED.

The morning proceeding opened by
the issuance by Judge Cook of an
order excluding all witnesses from
the courtroom until their testimony
was needed. Then District Attorney
Byington made his opening address.
He detailed the members of the fam
lily living at the Pennington home on
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Republican Mass Meeting.

Pursuant to a call of the Repub-
lican State Committee, a Mass
Convention of the Republicans of
Iron county is hereby called to
meet at the court house at Ironton,
Iron county, Mo-, at 1870 P. NJ,
Saturday, March 5, 1904, for the
purpose of electing two delegates
and two alternates to the Republic
can State Convention, to be held
at Kansas City, Mo-, March q,
1904, for the purpose of electing
four delegates at large and four
alternates at large to the National
Republican Convention, to be held
at Chicago, ILL.,, on June p, 1904.
Also to elect four delegates and
four a~lternates to a Congressional
Convention of the 18th Congress
sional District, to be held later at
a time and place to be fixed by the
Congressional Committee.
All Republican electors and all
who are willing to act with the Re-
publican party are requested to
attend. The County Committee
will at the same time and place
elect a secretary.
w. T. GAY,
Ch'm'n Republican Co. Com.
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Sabula Items.

AS | have not seer any letter
from here lately, thought I would
write.
Cicero Collins and little daugh-
ter, Ina, spent Thursday and Fri
day in st. Louis.
Geo. Hackworth, Of Piedmont,
was seen in town Saturday.
Ruble & Roberts, of Des Arc,
were seen in town Sunday evening
on their way to Black River to
their mill.
We spent a very unpleasant night
Saturday night, on account of the
storm, which lifted part Of the roof
Off our school house, and also Shy's
barn.
Sam Shy is in Piedmont trans
acting business.
A number of young folks spent
a pleasant evening at G. Madkin's
last Saturday evening.
Geo. Rood and son made q fly
ing trip to Ironton Saturday.
DR.. Hoagland and family moved
to Annapolis last week, where they
will make their future home.
Chas. Russell and wife are NOV
ing in town.
Martha Francis, who has been
visiting relatives in Doe Run, re-
turned home.
We are being very successful in
raising money for the purpose OF
building our church in Sabula.
Many thanks to those who have
aided us.
c.. Collins received a carload OF
cattle from st. Louis, which he will
take to the farm to winter.
Mrs. Annie Counts and Mrs.
Rosa GRESHAM were the guests OF
Mrs. Shy Saturday afternoon.
Miss Macy Collins, of Collins
vile, was visiting her cousin, Miss
Missouri Collins, Sunday.
SNOWFLAKE.
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ness meeting the church covenant
was read. The roll call was made
interesting by the reading of let
tiers from absent and former MEM
bers. Rev. Geo. Steel was called
as pastor for another year. The
following officers elected:
Robt. Love, deacon; Price Ringo,
treasurer; Ezra Elgan, clerk. The
meeting adjourneda at 4 o'clock and
all went home feeling that their
interest in church affairs had been
increased, and that the prospects
for the year, in which it is hoped
to see the new church completed,
had been frightened.
Chris. Buss and Peter Peterson,
two men engaged in digging post
holes for the long distance tele-
phone company, were badly injur-
ed by a dynamite explosion at Tip
Top a few minutes before eleven
o'clock Wednesday morning of
last week. Peterson was engaged
cleaning out some post holes that
had been fired the night previous.
He was not making satisfactory
progress and Buss, who was SUI
perintending that portion of the
work, took hold of the bar himself.
He had not made more than a
stroke or two when the explosion
occurred. The explanation as to
the explosion is that two sticks of
dynamite were put in the hole the
might before, but that only one of
them exploded when the battery
was applied-the reason for the
other stick not ''iring" probably
being that it was frozen and in that
condition will not discharge. Dur
ing the night, however, the dyna-
mite thawed and readily dis
charged when struck by the bar.
Immediately after the accident a
messenger was dispatched to IRON
ton for physicians, who hurried to
the injured men. An investiga-
ton revealed that Buss' left leg
was so badly mutilated that it
would have to be amputated at the
knee, and he also suffered the loss
of an eye. Peterson was badly cut
about the face and head and also
lost all eye. The men were brought
to town that evening and given
every care and attention. Friday
morning they We're taken to st.
Mary's infirmary, St. Louis, where,
it is understood, they are getting
along very nicely. Buss is twenty
five years old; his home is in
Hematite, Jefferson county, and
he has been in the employ OF the
telephone people a number Of
years. Peterson is a Dane, aged
twenty-one years, cannot speak
English, and has been in this
country but a short time. Mr.. F. E.
Obermiller, the gentleman who has
charge Of the construction work,
has been universally praised and
complimented for the care and at
tention shown the unfortunate men.
He overlooked nothing tending to
their comfort or welfare, and could
not have been more solicitous had
they been members Of his i'm
mediate family.
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Sheriff's Sale as Trustee.

Whereas, Woodson B. Gates and
Rhody a. Gates. his wife, by their
certain Deed of Trust, dated the 18th
day of February, 1894, duly recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Deeds for
the County of Iron. and State of
Missouri, in book SO, at page 2l3, did
convey to William A. Fletcher, trus-
tee, the following described real es.
tate, situate, lying and being in the
county of Iron, and State of Missouri,
to witt,
All of the west half of the north
west quarter of section thirteen (l3).
and the east half of the northeast
quarter of section fourteen 14); town
ship thirty-three $3.50, range three (3)
east, except right of-way of st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern R'y, which
runs through a portion of said land.
Which said conveyance was made
IN trust to secure the payment of a
certain promissory note in said deed
described; and whereas default hav-
ing been made in the payment of said
note;
Whereas, it is provided in said deed
OF trust that in the case of death, re-
moval from the state, or refusal to act,
of VIM. A. Fletcher as trustee, the
then acting sheriff of Iron county,
Mo-, shall act as trustee in his stead,
and sell the above described property
in case of default;
And, whereas, the said trustee Wm.
A. Fletcher refuses to act;
Now, therefore, at the request of the
legal holder of said note, and in pur-
suance of the terms of said deed of
trust, L, the undersigned, sheriff
of Iron county, Mo-, will, by the
authority in me vested, on
Monday, March 14th, 1904,
between the hours of nine o'clock A.
NJ. and five o'clock P. NJ. of that day,
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A Net 10 Per Cent. Investment.
For Sale-The Lopez cottage for
$500. A good investment. Rents
for SIS a month. Enquire OF
T. S. LOPEZ & Sons,
Ironton, Mo.
In Search Of Spring.

| don't like the season of snow
and ice; when the prospect over-
head is gloomy and forbidding,
and under the feet r slipperiness
and uncertainty; when one to be
comfortable, must so engulf him
self in wraps and mufflers and
gloves and overshoes as to be a
walking monument of clumsiness
and discomfort; when, in fact,
ones sole sustaining thought is
that some time, sooner OF later,
the roses of spring will displace
the ashen gray and lily white of
nature now despairing. "Resur-
GAM" cries all life and in that
sign it conquers; or, at least takes
on the courage to wage unceasing
wal on the stubborn forces arrayed
against it.
| say, l don't like the winter
time, and l don't; the fact, upon
reflection, is matter of some sur
prise, for | have not forgotten the
years when | greeted the first Of
the seasons SHOWS with Joy and
hilarity. But with age, ] hope,
comes wisdom, along with the de-
sire for peace and comfort. The
boy with his sled climbs the noun
tain side, in happy expectation Of
the few seconds Of down-rushing
course which shall reward his
many minutes Of toll and breath
expenditure. We older folks laugh
at him, overlooking our own more
serious foolishness. We have
climbed the hill in vain ~anticipa-
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ton, and now that we are on u
inevitable downward way, how
short and inadequate r the hours
of recompense? About the only
difference in the parallel lies in
the fact that the boy sees with de-
light the acceleration of his speed
as he flies along his icy path; we
don't.
Well l am a long time about it,
but l just wanted to say that while
the thermometer was browsing
down in Zero's confines, | deter
mined to seek a SUMMER cline, and
here | am in the City of Roses-so
called. l haven't seen the roses
yet, but expect to if | am not called
untimely to home and duty. We
there were three of us-left the
loveliest of Valleys last Saturday
morning on "The Fast Mail" and
came through without let or &C.
cident, to happily find all the
freundshaft (Uide Rieke or Davis,
if you are not a Germany enjoying
good health and apparently glad
to welcome US.
Next week | will tell you all
about the trip and Little Rock and
the balmy breezes and bright sun
shine. E. d. A
Little Rock, Ark, Feb. s, 1904.
Eighteen pounds of granulated
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PERSONAL.

Rev. A. Britain was in Ironton
this week,
John F. Logan was here from St.
Louis this week.
Ed. Inner was here from st.
Louis this week.
A. Winkler was here from Pop
lar Bluff Sunday.
Thos. jackson Of Annapolis was
in town Wednesday.
John G. Medley, Of Arcadia, was
in Flat River this week.
Miss Bessie Gillian has returned
from a visit to Bismarck.
Frank and Charlie Nall were
here from St. Louis Sunday.
E. w. Graves, of Des Arc, was
in Ironton one day last week.
Auborn Edmonds and wife OF
Belleyiew were callers Monday.
Newton Warren and wife, OF
Belleview, were in town Monday.
w. A. Russell, of Potosi, and
John Russell, of Belleview, were
in Ironton Friday.
Fred w. Green, formerly OF st.
Louis, is now making his home in
Fort Worth, Texas.
DR.. Chas. Blanks and wife, OF
Pilot Knob, visited in St. Francois
county the past week.
Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. Malugen
and Louise visited in Little Rock,
Ark, the first of the week.
Ben. Boehlor, formerly of Pilot
Knob, now living in Wibaux,
Montana, was in the Valley the
past week.
John Tolleson, of Charleston,
Mo-, was in %Ironton Sunday, on
his way to visit home folk al
Graniteville.
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at the east front courthouse door in
the City of Irouton, county of Iron,
and State of Missouri, proceed to sell
at public auction, to the highest bid
der forcash, the real estate above de-.
scribed, to satisfy said note, interest
and expenses of this proceeding.
JOHN w. POLK,
Sheritfand Trustee.
Ironton, Mo, Feb. 10th, 1904.
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Card Of Thanks.

wish to return my sincere and
heartfelt thanks to my friends and
neighbors who were so kind and
attentive to my beloved wife in her
fatal illness. Long will | cherish
you all in grateful memory.
PHIL. A. CALVERT.
Ironton, Mo-, Feb. 8, 1904.
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in De Soto and Piedmont last week.
A surprise party was given at the
home of Mrs. B. Brainard on the
evening of the 9th. The diversions
of the evening were music and
games OF finch, etc. The affair
was a complete success.
Rev. Rubottom held services in
the Baptist church Sunday night.
ISAAC.
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IRON COUNTY REALTY CO.

Will buy or sell your City or Country
Property, Collect Your Rents, etc. We have
a large number of correspondents, North
and East, and if you list your property with
us you may count on a sale. We are In
migration Agents for Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Railways. Office, adjoining
Mullin \ Browns Clothing Store, l%ronton,
Missouri.
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STRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by Frank Harris and posted
before w. G. Fairchild, a Justice of the
Peace, IN Arcadia Township, Iron county,
Mo-, on the I4th day of January, 1904, the
following described animals: One pair of
mules, color black, fifteen and one-half
hands high, eleven years old, harness
marks. Valued BY appraisers at fifty dol
lars.
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There was an error last week in
the precipitation column, the only
precipitation recorded that week
being 10 on the 31st.
NoTE-The recipitationincludes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow
and is recorded in inches and hun
dredths. Ten inches of snow equal
one inch of rain. ct" indicates
trace of precipitation.
w. H. DELANO, Observer.
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Gather Report.

Meteorological report of Volun-
tary Observer at Ironton, Iron
county, Mo-, for the week ending
Feb. 9, 1904:
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Bring in your Irish potatoes.
Will pay you highest market price.
H. FARMHOUSE.

Our price on shoes is right when
you consider quality. H. Barn
house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-11

Eighteen pounds of granulated
sugar for S1.00 at Arcadia Valley
Grocery Store.
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FRANK MULLIN.