Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
A house in Progresso, Yucatan, has
been raided by the police, who captured
two Americans by she name Of Ford
and Williams, who were caught manu-
featuring counterfeit money.
The treasury department has award
ed to the Galesburg Gas & Electric
Light Co. the contract for the installa-
ton of steam-heating apparatus in the
public building at Galesburg, III.
The artillery band (the Zapadores),
the band selected to represent Mexico
At the musical contests at the st. Louis
exposition, will leave there for that city
June 1. 1t is composed of W select
musicians.
Carlisle D. Graham, who earned fol-
himself the sobriquet of "Hero of the
Niagara" by his frequent trips through
the whirlpool rapids in a barrel, is go
ing abroad, and will make an attempt
to swim the English channel.
Contrary to what has been deemed
probable a general strike of all union
bakers in New England was not or
dered at the convention of the Massa-
chusetts state branch of the Bakery
and Confectionery workers, held at
Boston on the 9Th.
The treasury warrant for $4,000, 600
to lie delivered 10 J. P. Morgan & Co. of
New York. on account of the Panama
canal purchase, was taken to that city
on the 9Th by Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw. 1t was delivered by the secre-
tary to Morgan & Co. on the 9th.
Herman Earl Wilson, an extra con-
ductor in the employe of the Fort
Wayne & Southwestern Traction Co.
at Fort Wayne, Ind, met instant death,
on the 9TH, receiving an electric shock
as he attempted to make a telephone
connection with the company's private
system.
Seventeen business places and ten
dwellings were destroyed in a fire
which wiped out half of Utica, Mich,
IN the Sth. Practically nothing could
BE done i'll the way of fighting the fire
until the arrival Of an engine and COM
pany of firemen from Detroit. The vii
lage had scarcely any fire fighting ap-
paratus.
The demand for press seats at the
two national conventions far exceeds
the capacity of the space set apart fol
thn 1onN-Cno tlnrc nf tln an1rtry thr
Chicago convention there will be 29C
seats in the press reservation, and al.
ready there have been received 1,30C
applications. The demand for seats at
the ST. Louis convention also is far in
excess of the capacity Of the space re-
served for the presa,
Returns from the officers of the In
dian bureau show that 45G bids for
furnishing Indian supplies were re-
ceived at Chicago and "a at St. Louis,
No awards of the bids have yet been
made.
The treasury warrant for S40 900 900
on account of the Panama canal pur-
chase was delivered to j. P. Morgan &
Co. by Secretary Shaw at the sub
treasury or the 9th.
After numerous postponements the
trial Of William D. Haywood, secre-
ta~ry-treasurer Of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, on the charge of desc
Grafton of the flag, was held in Justice
| Hynes' court at Denver, Col, on the
9th.
Reports from st. Petersburg say the
statement that Russia is preparing tc
make an elaborate exhibit at st. Loui;
is incorrect. There will be no officia
participation by Russia, but there viii
be a Russian art section and ome pri.
vate exhibits.
A sensation was created in crimina
court at Cleveland, o., on the 9Th
when Prosecutor Keller announced
that a bold attempt had been made tt
bride the jurors in the case of Guyati
cano Piesciotta, an Italian, charged
with the murder of Policeman Whit
some time since.
Judge j. A.. Elston, OF Colorado
Springs, Col, appraiser for the VIII
field Scott Stratton estate, has filed hi
report, showing that the total valu
Of the estate at the time of the dealt
of Mr.. Stratton was $6,307, 1G0, and tina
the amount due to the state under tn
inheritance law is s362,S44
Charles w. Bryan, of Lincoln, Neb
and brother of William Jennings Bry
an, said in en- interview, on the 9tf
that the reports Of dissension in tn
Nebraska democracy are wrong, an
that his brother will head the delega
ton to st Louis unitedly pledged
vote for reafirmation of the Kansa
City platform.
Suddenly and without a moment
warning to the large congregation
whose heads were bowed while th
minister prayed for their welfare, Re-
O. r. Newell, pastor of the IA.
Church at Marshalltown Ia, fell stricf
en- with paralysis in his pulpit. For
moment the parishionerp were terrol
stricken, and the form of the stricke
pastor was allowed to pitch headlon
to the floor. He was removed to h
home, but can not live.