Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Senate-The senate, on the 9th, ap-
preached nearer to a filibuster than on
any former occasion during the pres
ent session. The demonstration was
made on the present democratic sem
ators against requiring the use OF
American ships for the shipment of gov
eminent supplies, and amendment after
amendment was offered, only to be laid
on the table on motion Of Mr.. Hale, in
charge of the bill. The numerous votes
were ~interspersed with debate, so that
between the two forms Of procedure the
entire session was consumed. A new
agreement was reached to vote on the
bill on the LIST. The senate, at 5:O5 p.
m, adjourned. -. House-The house
devoted nearly all the session in the
passage of 269 private pension bills. A
number of other local and general bills
we're passed. The house adjourned at
4:3O p. III.
Mrs. Polly Ann Tower died at
Charleston, ILL.,, on the 9th, in her
eighty-seventh year. She was the
richest women in that section of Hi
nois, owning large blocks of real es-
tate and many fine farms in Coles and
adjoining counties, besides a controll-
ling interest in the First national bank
of Charleston.
To facilitate the handling of large
sums of money during the Louisiana
Purchase exposition period, II of the
! largest banks and trust companies of
| st. Louis have organized the Bankers
Worlds Fair national bank, chartered
by the federal government and capt.
talized at 5000, 600.
William Amison, member of the
board of trustees of the printers home
at Colorado Springs, Col, and once
vice-president of the International
Typographical union, was found dead
of neart failure in his room, on the
9th, at Nashville, Tenn.
At a national meeting of glass work
ers at Muncie, Ind, on the 9th, it was
decided that a second convention
| should be held in Cleveland, O., on
March "a, when all crafts employed in
the manufacture of window glass
would be amalgamated.
Fred H. Rowe, of the Illinois re-
publican state central committee, on
the 9th, issued the formal call for
the convention to be held at Spring
field, ILL.,, at noon May II. Under the
call 1899 delegates will sit in the
convention,
Representative Van Duser, of Ne
vada, on the 9th, introduced a bill
in congress for the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver"
Senate The architectural changes
made in the White House were the
subject of a large share of discussion,
on the 29th, and they were generally
criticized as falling far short of the
improvements which should have been
secured with the 100000 appropriated
for the purpose. The discussion arose
in connection with consideration OF the
bill providing for the erection Of a
building for the joint use of the de-
partments of state, justice and COM
merce and labor. Without completing
consideration of the bill the senate
went into executive session at 5:34 p.
M, and at 5:S9 p. m. adjourned. 800.
House-A discussion of the question OF
the reciprocity bill by Mr.. Dalzell
(Pa.) and Mr.. Williams, the minority
leaders, consumed the greater part OF
the day. Another feature of the day
was this declaration by Mr.. Lowering
Mass that while the republican par,
ty was talking about standing pat
our boosted prosperity was fast coming
to an end because of the failure of the
party to enlarge the drawback system
and give the new markets which hi
declared were now demanded.
The largest real gun that will be or
exhibition at the st. Louis Worlds
fair grounds is a Pinch disappearing
rifle that will be mounted as a par
of the United States coast defense
exhibit and weighs 131,500 pounds
without the carriage. This gun throws
a p~rojectile 20 miles with a force suf
fcient to pierce a battleship's armor
George O'Neill, aged 10, a boiler
maker, died on the operating table a
st. Joseph's hospital at Omaha, Neb'
on the Goth, from injuries alleged tt
have been inflicted by Patrolmal
Moore, while the latter was trying Il
arrest him. Moore claimed it wa
necessary to club O'Neill into submis
sion.
In many parts of New York state
veritable blizzard ragged on the 29tt
! At Rochester a driving snowstorr
was accompanied by thunder an
sharp flashes of lightning. The storr
at that place was reported to be on
Of the worst of the season.
: The remains of William G. Youngi
Of Chicago, auditor in the jisburst
ment department Of the Pullma
company, were buried, on the 10Th, q
l Albany, N. Y.
The house committee on territories
on the 10th, authorized q favorabl
t report on a bill granting the territor
Of Alaska the right to send a delegat
to congress.