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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-16

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Iron County register., 1904-06-09
DEADW00D STILL ISOLATED
Waters Have Fallen Some, But the
Damage Will Be Very
Heavy.

Omaha, Neb, June IA special to
the Bee from Deadwood, S. D., says:
While the waters of Whitewood
creek have fallen to a considerable
extent, they are still high enough to
completely isolate the city from the
small surrounding towns, and camps
are being brought in over the noun
tains on pack horses. The tlrst esti-
mate Of the damage to the city is
about correct while that to the sur
rounding camps and country may ag-
gregate trifie more. At Terry,
on Saturday night, the dam of the
Horse Shoe Mining Co. broke, letting
the impounded waters come with
rush through the main street of the
camp. The flood struck a saloon in
which were eight men, two of them
Slavonians, rushed for the door and
plunged into the stream in their ex-
citement and were drowned Their
bodies were recovered MONDAY morn.
ing. The building collapsed and the
others were badly injured, one man
having his leg broken. while the rest
were otherwise hurt.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
woMEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC.

Florence Mary Fitch, of Stratford
Conn, has received a doctors degree
from Berlin university with honors
Only nine women have taken this high
degree, three of whom are Americans
Miss Ala L. Dawes, of Massachusetts
the daughter of the late Senator Dawes
is the fourth vice president Of the board
of worlds fair lady managers at st.
Louis. Miss Dawes has written some
able treatises on political economy.
Mother DreXel, who gave up a life of
ease in Philadelphia to uplift the In
dian and the negro, has offered $500 0OO
of her fortune for the establishment of
a school and church for the Indians of
the Winnebago (Nebraska) reservation.
The consent of the Indians has already
been obtained.
Mrs. Mary E. Brainard, Of Cleveland
o., has left an estate of $130,000 to be
held in trust by the trustees of Brook
lyn and Parma townships for the bene-
fit OF the worthy poor in both. Accord.
ing to the will "the proceeds are to be
distributed fairly and impartially among
and for the benefit of the worthy poor
especially the aged, infirm, sick and des.
titute children"
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
SILVER SERVICE
FOR THE MISSOURI
Presentation Made on Board the Bat
tleship at Newport News.
MANY WITNESSED CEREMONY.
The Service. Consisting of Twenty Five
Pieces, One of the HandsOmest
Ever Given to American
Warship.

Newport News, Va, June AIM
pressive and interesting were the ex-
ercises during the presentation of the
handsome silver service from the peo-
pie of Missouri to the magnificent bat
tleship which bears the historic name
Of their state. The ceremony took
place on the afterdeck of the ship, and
the silver service, which was a testi-
monial of the good will and esteem of
a brave people, was placed on stand
directly under the muzzle of the 12-
inch guns protruding from the turret in
which 80 American sailors lost their
lives few weeks ago. On one side
of the stand stood the members of the
St. Louis party and on the other Capt.
W. S. Cowles, commanding officer of
the Missouri.
The st. Louis party arrived at Old
Point this morning and came to the
shipyard on government tug, arriv-
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Commander Of the Battleship Missouri.
ing shortly before noon They immedi-
ately went aboard the Missouri, which
had left the shipyard dock and was
moored in the stream.
Supt, Walter A. Post of the Newport
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.,
builders of the ship, several of the
other officials and employees of the
company with officers from the German
cruisers Vainta, Gazelle, Panther and
Fake, officers from Fort Monroe, Rear
Admiral Harrington, commandant of
the Norfolk navy yard, and many Of
ficers Of the yard were already aboard
as specially-invited guests, and occu-
pied places on the afterdeck
The presentation ceremonies began
soon after the arrival and introduction
of the visitors with the address of
presentation by T. r. Ballard, former
president of the St. Louis Merchants
exchange, chairman of the committee
which raised the money by popular
subscription to buy the service. He
was followed and seconded by Judge
Estes, and then Capt. w. S. Cowles re-
sponded, accepting the beautiful tribute
from the people Of Missouri to the ship
of that name G. w. Knapp Rear-Ad-
miral Harrington and D. NJ Houser
also spoke. After the speech making
the visitors were given the liberty of
the ship and were rendered a recep-
tion by the officers. This evening the
Missourians returned to Old Point,
where they are stopping at the Cham
berlain hotel. When the party left, the
Missouri fired a governors salute.
The Missouri has been at the ship
yards for repairs for several weeks,
but early next week she will coal and
will sail about Wednesday to the Euro
pean squadron.
The silver service presented to-day
is one of the handsomest ever given
to battleship in the United States
navy.
1t consists Of Is pieces, including a
punch bowl tray, ladle and "a silver
cups, in quarter oak chest bound in
brass and lined with wine-colored
chamois.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Missouri Stale GIeanings.
CAN'T PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT
supreme Court Takes Away Power
of the State Board of
Arbitration.

The supreme court in banc handed
down an opinion affecting the powers
OF the state board of mediation and
arbitration, which declares that the
board has no power to punish a witness
Tor contempt, nor can that power be
delegated to any circuit court to act
for the board.
The effect of the decision is vital to
the state board, as it practically takes
away all its power delegated in the
legislative act of creating the board.
1t does not say. the act creating the
board is unconstitutional, nor that the
board can not act in strike matters in
arranging compromise, but if the tes-
Trying kitness feel that his constitu-
tional rights are being abridged by the
questions Of the board he can refuse
10 answer, and can not then be pun
ished for contempt either by the board
or by an application to any court.
The case at bar came I'D from st.
Louis. 1t grew out of the liyerymen's
strike, in which the state board Of
arbitration and mediation sought to
effect o compromise. Both sides agreed
to settlement of the strike by the
board, but when the board asked GER
tain questions, the non-union Iivery-
men refused to answer.
Application was then made to Judge
Ryan, OF the circuit court, to hold the
refractory witnesses for contempt.
Witness Haughey then made applica-
tion to the supreme court for a writ of
prohibition to prevent Judge Ryan
from acting in the contempt proceed
lngs, which APPLICATION was granted.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
KILLS HIS THREE CHILDREN
Terrible Crime of an Insane New
Jersey Under
taker.

Roselle, N. j., June 7.-After killing
three of his children and wouniing a
fourth, Joseph M. Pouch, at one time
an undertaken, shot himself through
the head and died few moments
later. Pouch lived in little cottage
with his four children. Sunday he
shot two of them and embalmed their
bodies. He took the other two to an
upper room with him. Meanwhile he
had mailed a warning to County Ply
sician Wescott, who, upon receiving
the letter, notified the police.
When the officials knocked at the
door of the Pouch cottage, Pouch shot
and killed his little daughter and
wounded his sole remaining son. He
then shot himself, and died as the po-
lice fon,ed an entrance. The boy will
recover Pouch is believed to have
been insane
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
PERT AND POINTED.
Whether duck is a bird or not II

Whether duck is bird or not. IT is
sometimes dear
The destruction of 1000 pianos bv the
piano makers was certainly a fine show
of bass burning.
Most of the mother-in-law Jokes arc
written by unmarried men for reasone
not necessary to mention.
Nothing is more pathetic than total
abstainer who is compelled to %
through life with q red nose.
The handsome young woman who
complains that men stare at her doubt
less tails to realize that she would be
panied If they did not.
A burned child knows enough to keen
away from the fire, but divorced per-
son nearly always plunges into matri-
mony at the first opportunity.
A woman always seems to be able to
get a great deal Of satisfaction out Of
poasling that her husband fell in love
WIN ber ut first sight, even II he haa
crown cool on further acquaintance.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Secretary Hitchcock has returned to
Washington, after an absence of ten
days spent at the St Louis exposition.
A disastrous tornado struck Teka-
NAH, Neb., on the 1st, wrecking 20
houses and injuring 10 persons.
In an explosion at the plant of the
B. F, Goodrich company, at Akron, O.,
on the I'd, half dozen persons were
injured, some seriously.
Ed Gaffney and A. Hurst, policemen
of Carthage, Mo-, fought a duel with
pistols on the street in that city on
the I'd. Gaffney was shot in the stom-
ach and will die. Hurst was shot in
the head, but may recover.
The Houston (Tex) Street Car Go.
started the operation of its cars, on
the Sd, with non-union men. While
stoning cars, several strike sympathiz-
ers were attacked by strike breakers
and two men seriously injured.
1t is reported that important evil
vestigation of the Schaefer murder
mystery at Bedford, Ind. Several
prominent women were summoned be-
fore the grand jury
A dispatch to the London Times
from Tangier says that Mohammed El
Torres has appealed to the tribes to
capture Raisuli, saying that this alone
can save Morocco from invasion.
President Roosevelt has written to
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock,
declaring that appointments in the for
estry service are no longer to be re-
garded as senatorial patronage.
The doors of the Yellowstone nation
al park were thrown open on the 1st.
This seasons tourist travel to the
park is expected to be far greater than
ever before
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
DID WOMEN SCARE
MELVILLE T. STONE
Club Women Discuss His Recent
Speech on "Yellow Journalism"
DIDN'T EXPRESS HIS MEANING
Intended to Ask the Aid of Club
Women in Elevating the Moral
Tone OF the Newspaper
Press.

Washington June 7.-At a reception
In this city Monday night in honor OF
the delegates from the local woman's
clubs to the national meeting of tine
National Federation of Woman's clubs.
recently held at St. Louis, Mrs. Clara
A. Colby, editor of the Womans Trib
une, discussed the question of mod
ern yellow journalism" in a rever
sion of the type of publication exhib
tied in the magazines and periodicals
of the times when women were not
supposed to form part of the reading
public.
AS an incident of the relation of her
experiences at the Worlds fair, she
made a brief reply to Mr.. Melville E
Stones assertion that is is the women
who are largely responsible for the
publication of scandal in the newspa.
pears. "Mr. Stone" she stated, "said
it was the women who are responsible
for the immoral tone of the modern
newspapers. AS matter of fact, it
is the men"
The newspapers read by women, she
declared, are delivered at the homes
not bought on the streets. Modern
yellow journalism, in her opinion, was
only "a temporary reversion to the old
scandalous type of publication of the
days when women did not read as they
do now.
She predicted it would not last.
Miss Francis French, who acted as
president at the reception, in comment.
ing on Mrs. Colby's reply to Mr..
Stone, said she understood Mr.. Stone
had intended to ask the aid of the club
woman in elevating the moral tone of
the newspaper press, but she said
when he stood up to speak and saw
that vast sea of faces upturned to
ward him." he was scared, and in
his confusion did not express his
meaning properly. ...
What" calculated Mrs. Charles NJ
Pepper, "a man who has been in the
newspaper business in Chicago as
long as Melville Stone has, got scared!
1 guess not"
After concluding the discussion OF
the exposition, Mrs. Pepper spoke
briefly of the proceedings of the peace
conference at Lake Mohonk.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Shoots Wife and Himself,

Philadelphia, June 6.-W. H. Dor
rey, aged 60 years, and his wife Lizzie,
40 years Of age, were found dead at
their home, 1863 South Juniper street,
Sunday evening, the death in each case
being due to a bullet wound. It is
the belief of the police that Dorrey shot
his wife and then killed himself. He
had been out of employment for some
time
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
THE MISSOURI CROP BULLETIN
able, and Corn md Wheat Are
Doing Well.

Columbia, Mo-, May 31.-The United
States department of agriculture, eli
mate and crop bullet of the weather
bureau, Missouri section, for the week
ending May 80, 1904, says:
Warm, growing weather prevailed
throughout the state on the 23d, oath
and 25th, but during the latter part of
the week the temperature was again
below the normal The precipitation
OF the week, UP to Saturday, was gen.
orally light, except in portions Of the
central and western sections, where it
exceeded inch, and in number of the
extreme southern counties rain was be-
ginning to be needed for small grains
and grasses, but the conditions were
favorable for showers during Saturday
night and Sunday, and late reports in
dicate that light to moderately heavy
rains occurred in all sections.
IN portions Of the central and west
ern sections, and also in a few of the
northeastern counties, rains on the
25th-26th stopped field work for two
or three days, but throughout the
greater part of the state work has
progressed favorably.
Corn planting is now nearly COM
pleted in most of the southern and is
we'll advanced in many of the central
and northern counties In some of the
northern and west-central counties,
however, only about half the crop has
yet been planted. The later-planted
corn is generally coming up well, but
large portion of that planted earlier
will have to be planted over. Corn
has made better growth during the
past week, but the nights have been
too cool for rapid progress. Cultiva-
ton has been in progress to a greater
or less extent in most sections, but in
some localities, where rains have in
terfered, the fields are becoming very
weedy. There is very little complaint
of damage by moles or cut worms.
Cotton planting is practically COM
pleted in the extreme southeastern
and the earlier planted has
been worked over and looks we'll. There
is, however, considerable complaint of
poor stands
Wheat continues in fair to good con-
dition in most counties, but in some
districts it is heading short, with short
heads. 1t is now blooming in the south
ern counties.
Oats have improved somewhat dur
ing the week, and in some counties are
looking fine, but in others they are
thin and short and very unpromising.
They are beginning to head in the ex-
treme southern counties
Meadows and pastures are reported
short and weedy in a few counties, but,
as rule, are in excellent condition.
Glover is now blooming.
Gardens are still rather backward in
most sections.
Potatoes are generally making good
growth, but there is much complaint of
poor stands. In a few of the south
eastern counties potato bugs are do
ng much damage.
Melons are doing well in Scott coun-
y.
Apples continue to drop to consid-'
srable extent, and the outlook for that |
'rop is becoming less promising. There
S also considerable complaint that |
olums, pears and cherries have fallen
BADLY. A good crop of peaches is prom
sed in some of the southern counties |
Strawberries are now ripening in the
central, and a good crop is being picked
n the southern counties.
w p STEWART
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
w. P. STEWART,
Holds Verdict to BE Excessive.


Judge Johnson set aside the verdict
of the jury in the case of Lee Meri-
wether against Publishers George
Knapp & Co., in which plaintiff, at the
April term of court, got a verdict for
alleged libel for $4,000 Judge John
son, in his ruling, held that the verdict
was exorbitantly excessive, and further
that it was in direct coniflce with the
instructions in the case. The motion
to set aside was argued by o. H. Av-
cry, Prosecuting Attorney Dudley and
R. L. Sutton represented MeriWether,
and strenuously argued against the
motion. Lee Meriwether arrived at
noon, after Judge johnson had made
his ruling, but the court emphasized
Its decision, reiterating that the ver-
dict was excessive beyond all reason.
Judge Johnson adjourned court and
went home, and Mr.. Meriwether, re-
turned to st. Louis.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Louisiana BOY suGocnted.

Gardner Pitzer, aged Is, was found
dead in the bathroom of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church at Louisiana.
He left home in his usual good health
at noon, and, it is thought, went to
the church to take bath. turned on
the steam and was suffocated.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Joplin widow Footed.

AS the result Of a matrimonial ad-
vertisement, Joplin widow made a
trip to Akron, O., But returned to Mis-
souri, a wiser woman.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Sister Mary Josephine, treasurer Of
the st. Louis Mullan2hy hospital, has
Just received a visit from her brother,
who halls from Boston, and whom she
had not seen since she became nun,
27 years ago. ...
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Three LabOrers Killed,

Three laborers were killed. one was
seriously injured and several were
bruised in an explosion in stone
quarry near Maysville. The explosion
vas caused by a laborer dropping
match in quantity of damp powder,
which ignited and exploded more than
100 pounds of dynamite.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Two companies of Missouri univer-
sity cadets, commanded by Capt. w. G.
Chitty, U. S. A., are camping in the
st. Louis Worlds fair grounds.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Following quarrel with his wife,
Albert J, Horlg, aged "a, attempted sui
eide by taking morphine in ST. Louis.
He was taken to the city hospital,
where the stomach pump saved his life.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Four Hurt in wabash Wreck.

-Four persons were slightly injured
in Wabash shuttle tram wreck in St.
Louis. The train ,yas bound for the
Worlds fair grounds.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

George Schweigert, aged 8. was cut
In two by atflat car in st. Louis. He
crawled under the car to get out of the
rain, and switching crew moved it.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Ed Gaffney, policeman, was shot
by Jim Hurst at Carthage. Hurst was
jailed, and the assistant prosecuting
attorney filed a charge of murder in
the first degree
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Freight Handlers on Strike,

San Francisco, June 6.-Freight
handlers at Third and Townsend street
station Of the Southern Pacific COM
pany 20 the number of 500 have gone
On strike
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

A Toxic dispatch to the Giornale
Dltalia says that the japanese have
occupied the first line of the outer for
ttfications of Port Arthur after fee
bic resistance, The same correspon-
dent adds that the Russian squadron
attempted a sortie, but was forced to
return, being threatened by the Japan
eEe fleet
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

While 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.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
FreigI,t Train wrecked

A Wabash freight train was wrecked
two miles west Of Wright City Seven
cars were demolished, but no one was
hurt.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

J. F. Rhoads, of Eldorado, republican
nominee for congress in the Sixth dis
trict, was married to Miss Orpha Trout
man in St. Louis.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

F. e. Patterson, of the firm OF John
Patterson & Son, members of the
Union stock yards exchange of Chi
cago, died Of tuberculosis In Kansas
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

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,
10 miles south of Kansas City, Mo The
trains, which met head-on, were the
west-bound Colorado limited No. /.
and the east-bound Hoisingon (Kas.)
accommodation No. 36.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

inc subject Of steel postal cars for
my protection q railway postal clerks
~ being agltated.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

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, Filipino woman, is
settled
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Henry Neumeister, OF HORNE, was
arrested at Luxemburg, st. Louis coun-
ty, because he had $l00 bill
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Fear-Admiral Chadwick, command.
ing the South Atlantic squadron now
at Tan2ier, 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, a British subject.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

All that is mortal of Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay was carried to the
little burial plot in Beaver cemetery
on the 3lst, 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.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Fifteen car loads $500 crates ana 2o.-
900 quarts Of Strawberries were
shipped from Neosho the other day.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09
Missouri Wine.

Missouri is not often thought o. az
a wine-producing state, yet recent sta
tistics compiled by the state board of
agriculture show that the state pro-
duces annually more than 100000 gal
Ions OF wine, and that more than 13,-
100000 pounds Of grapes are raised
each year. These figures apply to the
products which are shipped out, as no
record can be kept of the large amount
OF both grapes and wine that are pro-
duced for home use.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

In response to an inquiry sent to hin
by the Baltimore News as to a 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"
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

A terrific windstorm struck Okla
homa City, Okla, on the I'd, doing
great damage to trees and outbuiId-
1ng9. The walls of several partially
finished structures were blown dowr
and the plate glass front of tbs
Threadgill hotel was blown in
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

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 q jury in the district court at
Kansas City in damage suit against
the street railway company.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Postmaster-General Payne, as acting
chairman of the republican national
committee, has appointed United States
Senator Boies Penrose as the Pennsyl-
vania member Of the national commit.
tee to succeed the late Senator Quay.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

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 1870, the first issue appear
ing in Boston.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

II the voluntary declaration of a dy-
ing man is to be believed, finis has been
written to the historic Smell tragedy of
10 years ago, and Willie Tascott the
long-sought murderer, self-identifed
has paid the penalty of his crime with
penitence, and now fills an unmarked
grave in the heart Of the Alaskan will
derness, whittier he had fed for the
effacement Of his individuality.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

Frank A. Rantze was, on the Sd, ap.
pointed agent at the Usage Indian
agency in Oklahoma. He is a resident
of Enid, Okla, and was captain of a
company of rough riders during the
Spanish war His selection was made
by the president.
Iron County register., 1904-06-09

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.