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and particularly TO records and data
upon political events. Whenever a
question Of fact arises in matters of
politics 1t Is always referred TO Kelley,
and If he cannot answer of hand he al
ways has the data which will settle it.
Born in the District.
Mr.. Kelley is a native of the District
and has always been interested in poll
tics since he was interested in anything,
and has long been the personal friene
and trusted political lieutenant OF Mr..
Norris. He was a delegate to the local
convention in 1855, and has been a mem
Der of each succeeding convention. He
has long been secretary of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee of the District
of Columbia He was an alternate to
the Chicago convention in 1892 and a
delegate to the Kansas City conven-
ton in 1900.
In 1898 Mr.. Kelley was secretary to
the inaugural committee. Among Mr.
Kelley's treasured possessions are hun
dreds of political souvenirs. such as
pictures, badges, tickets, programs
autograph letters, and a score OF other
sort OF political momentos which he
has collected during the past twenty
five or thirty years. duplicate OF
which probably no other man in Wash
ington possesses
Mr. Kelley is a Mason. and member
OF several benevolent orders. He is I'M
married and resides at 800 Eighth Street
northwest. He is engaged in the real
estate business.
John G. Campbell.
John G. Campbell is the youngest
member of the delegation and repre-
sents South Washington on that body.
When 1t came to selecting a man from
that section of the city nc other name
was seriously considered except the
name of Mr.. Campbell. for there is
scarce a man, woman or child in South
Washington who does not know John
ny" Campbell. and have the highest re-
gard for him. Mr.. Campbell Is thirty
six years of age, and was born in
Heathsville. Northumberland county.
Va. He removed with his parents TO
Washington when three years of age.
and has since resided here. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools By occupa-
ton he is contractor. His place of
business is al 724 Eleventh Street north
west, and his residence at 22S Thirteenth
Street southwest.
Ever since he attained his majority Mr..
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from Rugby in 1856. when not quite six
Teen years of age. He then entered the
banking house of Lewis Johnson & Co,
there he remained for a year, in the
meantime studying law, and in 1857 was
admitted to the bar and entered upon
the practice of his profession with his
brother. j. N McIntire.
When the war broke out Major Nc
Intire sympathized with the South, ana
like many another young man of Wash
irgton, joined the Confederate for se;.
He enlisted in the Army of NortEern
+, Virginia, and served throughout tie
struggle In many important engage
ments. and was three times wounded.
For two years he served with the army
II. the East, his last engagement n
that section being at Antietam. He
was then assigned 10 the Mississippi De-
partment and campaigned in Arkansas,
Mississippi. and Texas on the staff ct
Gen. Kirby Smith, where he saw some
rough encounters.
Resumed His Practice.
At the close of the war Major Mcin-
tire returned TO Washington and re-
sumed the practice of law. devoting his
attention TO patent business. and has
succeeded in building up large Glen
tele. Major McIntire has always taken
deep interest in political affairs, but
has never held public office. He is
vice president of the jackson Demo-
cratic Association. a member Of Federal
Lodge, F. A. A! NJ. and Of the Confed-
crate Veteran Association. He is in
terested in several business enterprises
and always takes part in public spirited
movements. Major McIntire is married
and has two daughters. His home is at
1921 Rhode Island Avenue.
]. Fred Kelley.
]. Fred Kelley. another member of the
six" is another prominent Democrat
whose reputation is not confined by
District lines. MIR. Kelley knows almost
every Democratic politician of promi-
hence In the country, and locally is al
ways regarded as a walking encyclo-
pedia of political information. Mr. KEEL
ley knows the history of every Demo-
cratic convention held since the party
was organized. what was done. and who
constituted its membership.
The greater part of his fund of poll
teal Information Mr.. Kelley carries in
ais head, but lest he might miss a point
at any time he has a library devoted
almost exclusively to political affairs.
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Roman Alphabet IN Tapan.

n important step in the progress Of
~ Japan. is apparently about TO be
II. taken In the compulsory teaching
of the Roman alphabet. as well as a Ro-
manized Japanese alphabet in the gov
eminent primary schools. This work has
been done to some extent already in the
universities, but, II this proposal of the
education department be adopted, the
denomination of the japanese language
is not far distant. for the next genera
ton of japanese OF all classes viii be
familiar with the Latin alphabet. 1t is
difficult to realize all that this will mean
to the nation. 1t viii simplify politi-
cal and commercial relations, and win
render Western thought and literature
accessible to the bulk of the people.
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United States Electric Lighting Com
pany before it was purchased by the
traction company's syndicate. He is
president of the Oak Hill Cemetery
Company, ice president and director
Of the National Ban of Washing
ton. vice president OF the Mutual Pro-
lection and Of the Franklin Insurance
companies a member Of the Board Of
Trade, a member of the board of Wis
itOrs OF Providence Hospital. and is in
terested in a large number OF other To-
cal institutions Mr.. Norris is a mem
Der Of Pentalpha Lodge Of Masons. OF
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, and
member of Columbia Commandery.
knights Templar.
In 1867 Mr. Norris married Annie Vir-
ginia Robinson. daughter of Col. Israel
Robinson, OF Virginia. Mrs Norris died
in 1875. Mr. Norris resides at 33l c
Street northwest, and his domestic life
has been exceedingly happy. Mr.. Norris
has one of the largest private libraries
in Washington, in which IL is possible
70 E-d anything from Bacon 70 Huxley,
from Josephus to Roosevelt, and from
Chaucer TO Omar Khayyam. Mr. Norris
prides himself in the fact that he has a
copy of every book ever written about
Andrew Jackson, and these comprise
several hundred Mr. Norris led the
movement a number of years ago against
the proposition 10 remove the statue OF
Jackson from Lafayette Square. and
succeeded in having the statue remain
where It now is.
Col. E. B. Hay.
Col. Edwin b. Hay, who is one OF
Mr. Norris associates upon the dele
cation to st. Louis, is one OF the most
popular and best-known citizens OF
Washington. and the person who does
not know Col. Ed" Hay surely has a
very limited list Of acquaintances. His
reputation, too, extends far beyond the
limits Of Washington. His genial good
nature and ready wit have won him
friends in all parts OF the country.
Few men are more versatile or have
more accomplishments than Colonel
Hay. He is lawyer, orator after-din-
ner speaker, poet, Shakespearean scholar.
raconteur, handwriting expert and
teacher, club man. fraternity man, au-
thor, and all-round good fellow and use
full citizen. Besides all this, he is a
consistent and loyal Democrat demo
cratic in manners as well as in politics
Colonel Hays services in some one or
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more of his various capacities are IN
constant demand, and he is able 10 put
his accomplishment to good advantage
upon any and all occasions. as was
manifested by the manner in which he
presided over the turbulent delibera-
lions OF last Thursdays Democratic con-
vention, bringing order out of chaos. and
keeping the delegates in constant good
humor
Native of Norfolk.
Colonel Hay was born in Norfolk.
] fifty years ago. In his youth he came
| tc Washington and was educated a;
the Columbian University. graduating
in both the collegiate and law courses
l IT. 1873. In the following year he was
| admitted 70 the bar. He enjoys a
lucrative practice. Colonel Hay never
hello public Office, but has always been
a regular Democrat, and has taken an
/ interest In the affairs of the local De
nccracy. He was conspicuous figure
in the recent fight.
Colonel Hay is beyond question the
most prominent fraternity man in
/ Washington. He was in three admins
/ trations grand exalted ruler OF tho
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
E,lks: he has been master of Pentalpha
Lodge, F. A. A. M; he has been high
priest of Mount Vernon Chapter. Royal
/ Arch Masons. and eminent commander
of Columbia Commandery. knights
Templar. Colonel Hay is also a mem
Der Of numerous other fraternal ana
benevolent organizations.
Colonel Hay Is a devoted student of
Shakespeare, and for fifteen years has
been president of the Shakespeare Club.
Colonel Hay is always foremost in all
rublic undertakings and movements TO
advance the interests of the Capital
City. No general committee is COM
plete without him, as would have been
the delegation TO St Louis had his
name been omitted from the list.
Major McIntire.
Major w. Cranch McIntire, the third
| rnember Of the delegation, is another OF
the old line, never failing Democrats
of the District. Like Mr.. Norris, whose
w,.rm personal friend he is, he was both
born and bred to Democracy He Is a
E%tive of the District. having first seen
light here In 1871. He was educated a.
Rugby Academy. now no longer in OK
iscence, out which institution was for
merly on the site of the present Ham
iltcn House. Major McIntire graduated
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
OBJECT TO THE WHITEWASH
Survivors of the General Slocum Dis
aster Hold a Meeting.
They Enter a Protest Against the
Decision Rendered BY h Local
Steamboat Inspectors.

New York, Sept. 30.3Survivors OF
the General Slocum excursion steamer
fire and those who were bereaved by
the horror of last June, to the mum
Der of more than 800, have held a meet
ing to protest against the decision rem
dered by the local steamboat inspectors
in their recent investigation.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the organization of General
Slocum survivors. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing the report OF In
spectors James A. Dumont and Thomas
H. Barrett, and calling for the punish
ment of those responsible. The Or
g~anization represents 800 survivors and
the families of the 600 dead. The re-
port was denounced as unjust and un-
fair to the stricken families, and res
olutions were adopted declaring that
the whole responsibility rests with the
board of directors and officers OF the
steamboat company. A copy of the res
olutions will be sent to President
Roosevelt.
Fully one-third of those at the meet
ing were women, who, without exeep-
ton, were in deep mourning. Many
wept, and the men were hardly less
affected as the story of the disaster
was told over again by those who had
passed through the catastrophe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
POLITICAL A SHOT.

1t is said that Commander Peary
met Senator Fairbanks the other day.
Does Peary think it worth while to
make any further search for the north
pole?-Houston lTex.) Post.
ALL the greater leaders of the
democratic party are getting into line
for the presidential campaign. Adlai
e. Stevenson, vice president in Cleve-
lands second administration, will
take the stump for Parker and Davis.
Los Angeles Herald.
Naturally enough Mr.. Parker's
adherence to the principles Of the dec
laration Of independence brings down
upon his head the denunciations Of
those who believe that the flag should
pave the way for the dollar.-Ths
Comomner.
The president says the republic
can party came into power in 1896 and
retained 1t Tin 1900 on certain definite
pledges, each Of which was scrupu-
lousy fulfilled" Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico will be glad to learn
that they are now sovereign States
Washington Post.
1t appears that there have been
more failures, more closed mills and
more wage reductions under Roose-
-. than under Cleveland, And vel
Cleveland did not pretend that he
could give every man q good living,
while this profession is the republi-
can party's entire stock In trade.-M.
IY. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
ROOSEVELT CANNOT REPLY
HISS. the President Any Right to In
crease Expenditures by Ex-
ecutive OrderP

The broadside of the Parker Consti-
tuition club, of New York, on the presi-
dents pension order is quite unan-
swerable in most respects. 1t is not diff
ficult for constitutional lawyers like
Messrs. Hornblower, Peckham, Milburn
and Carlisle to show that an executive
order, in effect increasing government
expenditure by several millions of dol
lars, was virtually u%surpation. No one
can condemn too strongly an act by
which a president, independent of COZ
gress, puts his hand into the United
States treasury and scatters a golden
treasure among certain citizens of the
land.
The Springfield Depublican says that
the Constitution club makes an effect
i've point when it asks what would be
thought If Judge Parker were to prom
Use the veterans that. in Ease of his own
election, he would reduce by executive
order the pensiolable age of disabil-
ity more than Mr.. Roosevelt did? He
would certainly have the right to do 1t,
If President Roosevelt acted in a CON
stitutional manner; and, if he would
have the right to do it, he could legiti-
mately promise to do what he would
have a right to do. A series of pre-elec-
ton promises by the rival candidates,
each outbidding the other, strikes tho
imagination as ridiculous, for in this
way promises to make veterans pension
able at any age over so might quickly
be recorded, yet such an exhibition
would be clearly within the bounds Of
possibility il Judge Parker accepted the
Roosevelt view Of the pension laws and
the executive power.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
PANIC CAUSED BY FIRE.
Three Score SIeepers Hustled Out
En- D~ishabelle BY n Midnight
Fire in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Sept. 30.-Fire at II
o'clock Wednesday night in the four
story brick building at 1124-1126 Lo-
Gust street, occupied by the Fahren-
Becker Petticoat Co., the Be~cker-Fah-
rem Dress Trimming Co. and the Nc
Donald Skirt Co., caused damage esti-
mated at $4,000. The first two men-
toned firms suffered a loss of $4,000,
1t is estimated, and the last named firm
$4,000. The loss to the building is
placed at $4,000.
More than 60 persons were sleeping
in rooming houses near the burning
building, and were hustled out en-
dishabelle, while the hundreds of guests
at the Hotel Jefferson got a bad scare
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
Fifteenth Session of the transmits
sissippi Commercial Congress to
Meet in st. Louis.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 30.-The official
call for the fifteenth session Of the
trans-Mississippi Commercial congress,
to meet at st. Louis, October 1928,
1904, has been issued by Tom Richard
son, chairman of the executive
committee. In view of the es-
pecial significance that attaches
because Of the present commem-
Grafton Of the acquisition of the
trans Mississippi territory at ST. Louis,
executives of the various western states
and commercial bodies, and heads OF
county and municipal governments are
urged to exert every endeavor toward
making the congress the most success
full in the history of the organization.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
is STILL UNDER SUSPICION
Herr Barkmeyer Still Under Sus-
picion of Selling German
Military Secrets.

Kiel, Oct. 2.-Although the directors
of the Germania shipbuilding works
said Friday that Herr Barkmeyer, chief
of the confidential bureau Of the Ger
mania works had not been arrested for
selling military secrets to a foreign
power, it appears to be, nevertheless.
true that he is under suspicion of SELL
ing the plans of ships to another Ger
mar firm, and it is known TIE German
navy departments perfected plans for
the construction of submarine boats
have, in some manner, come into the
possession of the Russian government,
whether through Barltmeyer or not is
not clear. The navy department has
been experimenting for two years with
submarine boats and submitted a de
sign, some months ago, for a new sub
marine boat to the Germania works to
execute. 1t is a copy of this plan that
is reported to have reached Russia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
FORTUNE FOR MISSOURI GIRL
Miss CIytie Griggs, of Kansas City,
Falls Heir to Half Million
r Estate In AIaska.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. miss City,
tie Griggs, Is years old, daughter of
Ulysses Griggs, a painter, received a
letter Friday morning from a lawyer
in Cape Nome, Alaska, informing her
that she was the heiress to an estate
valued at 100000, left by Mrs. Lillian
Warner Moore, her second cousin. The
estate, the letter said, consisted princi-
pally Of interests in mining property,
shares of mining stock and some
money.
Miss Griggs is employed as a tele-
phone operator. Her cousin, whose
fortune she inherits, died at Cape
Nome several weeks ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
SWALLOW ON ROOSEVELT.
Prohibition Candidate for President
Takes Republican Candidate to
Task in Clever Way.

Rev. DR.. Silas c. Swallow, the prohi
bition candidate for president, is a free
lance as between the two great parties,
finding much to condemn in both, and
little to commend in either. AS an by
stander, entirely with prejudice toward
either of the leading candidates. DR..
Swallows opinion of the Roosevelt let
ter of acceptance is particularly inter-
esting and unbiased. DR.. Swallow notes
many omissions, and says:
ut would be worth more to the coun-
try to know what President Roosevelt
thinks, not about the t~hreadbare tariff.
gold, Monroe doctrine, American flag,
and his own apologized-for, wasteful adj
ministration, but about the profit-shar-
ing partnership existing between the
government and the legalized liquor
business.
COR, if he had told us whether he
favors, for votes, or is opposed to the
polygamous crime now eating the moral
vitals out of three states, we would have
been glad.
eff he had told us his purpose, il
elected, toward those trusts that corner
the necessaries of life, like the coal
trust, instead of attempting to confuse
the minds of voters with a juggle Of
words about the relation of trusts to
tariff, we would have been better
pleased"
It is to be regretted that in his -. 900.
word essay, Candidate Roosevelt devoted
SO much space to p~ettifogging, self-lau'
dalton, casuistry and special pleading
that he had little time or inclination tx
deal plainly and clearly with real, live
issues of the day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
IN GREAT DISTRESS
VOMITING SPELLS LONG RESISTED
EVERY EFFORT TO CHECK.
nrs. Brooks Became So Weak She Think,
She Would Have Died But For
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.


Mrs. Brooks Became So Weak She Think,
She Would Have Died But For
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks, of No. As Lin
coin Park, Chicago, Illinois, gives the
following account of ner cure from dis
tressing spells of vomiting:
"For five years off and on I was
treated in vain by different doctors for
relief from a stomach trouble which
showed itself in frequent and trying
spells OF vomiting. Part of the time !
wal able to work and again l would be
confined to bed fer three or four days in
succession.
"My stomach was at times SO delicate
that it would not retain even plain water.
The spells would sometimes occur at in.
tervals of half an hour, and would leave
Inc SO weak that I would be compelled
to lie down between them. I would
have several of them during the night
following n day of such attacks. Finally
I became so weakened that l had to give
up working altogether. / weighed only
ni~nety-four pounds.
"Last January l read about DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People i'll one
Of the Chicago daily papers and bought
o box and began to use them. AfterI
had used half a box I found that / could
keep on my stomach the food / aio. !
was encouraged by this and kept on
using the pills for four months. At the
end of that time the vomiting spells had
ceased altogether and my weight went
up to 1H2 pounds and is still growing.
II think I surely would have died if
It had not been for DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for I sometimes vomited clear
blood, and for three or four days at q
time / could not eat a bite of anything.
One doctor said 1 had chronic inflamma-
tion of the stomach, and another said
my difficulty was a cancer, but none OF
their medicines did me any good at all.
Finally I concluded that l did not have
blood enough to digest my food and l
began the treatment that has cured me.
! can eat anything now, and have
strength for all kinds of work. / always
keep DR.. Williams Pink Pills on hand,
and I recommend them to my friends
because I know they cured me-"
DR.. WILLIAMSBURG Pills agree with the
most delicate stomachs and strengthen
thu digestive organs until they do their
work perfectly. They are sold by all
druggists
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
PACIFIC WHALING FLEET.
Private Adyices Show That the Pa
cifc Whaling Fleet Has Been
Reasonably Successful.

San Francisco, Sept. 30.-Private adj
vices have been received here of the
catch of the Pacific whaling fleet. The
fleet wintered east of Point Barrow,
and on September 6 the whaling steam
er Thrasher passed the point. She re-
ported the catch, and also that the ice
was very heavy. The Narwhal caught
two whales to the eastward Of Point
Barrow, and she previously reported a
catch of IA. This large catch is due
to the vessel having been in the Arctic
for some time. The Jeanette killed
six, the Bowhead had three, the Will
lam Baylies had three, the Belluga had
one and the Barbara Hernster caught
four, and is now on her way to Seattle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
PROBABLY FATAL ACID BATH
A st. Louis Fireman, While at Work
AT II Fire, PIunges Into n
Vat OF Acid.

st. Louis, Sept. 30.-John G. McDon-
aid, a fireman of Engine Company No.
Il, was probably fatally burned by fall
ing into an acid vat while fighting a
fire at the Goodwin Manufacturing
Co.'S boiler plant, Chouteau and There
sa avenues, early Thursday morning.
The fireman had apparently fallen
into a vat filled with four feet of acid
and he was burned from his neck
downward.
He was discovered by his compani-
ons and taken to his home. The burn
ing acid had penetrated every part OF
the body, decorating the skin and burn
ing blisters in parts, and physicians
say his chances Of life are small.