Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-07
LATE: NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Senate--Mr. Warren occupied the
greater part of the senate's time, on
the I'd, with a speech attacking the
Gibson bill to repeal most OF the ex-
listing land laws. He contended that
the land laws we're beneficient and in
the main honestly administered, and
urged that there Was no demand for
repeal. The post Office appropriation
bill was sidetracked for the day. At
1850 p. m. the senate adjourned. 1888.
House-Three hundred and nineteen
pension bills were passed by the house
in two hours. Another hour was de-
voted to rapid fire legislation by unan-
imous consent, in which a large num-
Der OF bridge bills and. other matters OF
minor Importance were disposed of. Mr..
Maddox (Ga.), who had threatened to
stop the proceedings by a point of mo
quorum" when the pension legislation
was finished, insisted on the point, and
as there were few members present,
the house adjourned.
S. Stocker Williams, one of the most
widely-known Free Masons In the Unit
ed States, died on the Sd in the home Of
his daughter, in Washington Court
house, O. Mr.. Williams was grand
master of the Ohio Grand Lodge of
Masons from 1885 to 1888. He pos
sessed the largest private Masonic IL
brary known, and contributed much
to the literature of Free Masonry.
Three men are dead and two engines
! and about forty cars were derailed be-
cause of the head-on collision of two
Vandalia freight trains at Locust Cut,
II miles east of Terre Haute, Ind, on
the Sd. The dead are: Brakeman Ira
vaine and Richard Simmons and Frank
Hickey, who were stealing a ride. The
wreck is attributed to misinterpreta-
ton of a train order.
The seventy-fourth annual confer
ence OF the Mormon church was opened
in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City,
Utah, and was attended by more than
10000 church members. President Jo-
seph f. Smith, in his opening speech,
dwelt upon the divine protection that
had been given the church, and said he
could see the hand of God in its
growth.
James Johnson, a nephew Of ]. B.
Marcum, who was assassinated a year
ago, was shot and killed, on the I'd, by
hummer Spicer, at the mouth Of George
creek, ten miles south of Jackson, KY
Spicer was standing in a house boa,
in the river and Johnson on a sand
bar, and the shot was fired apparently
without %provocation-
seaate-Though tbs post ONCE ap-
preparation bill vas before the senate
almost the entire day, or the 4th, the
early debate on the measure was in
relation to. general land laws. Senate
adjourned at Ais p. m.... House--lE
the house of representatives an at
tempt to secure consideration under
suspension of the rules of the bill ap-
proprlating $475 900 for the Lewis and
Clark Centennial exposition to be held
in Portland, Ore, in 1905, failed, after
the house had divided several times
and the roll had been called twice. The
military academy appropriation bill
was then taken up, and after Mr.. Park
er had explained its features briefly
Mr.. Coldfogel IN. " spoke in behalf
of the Jews of the United States, fol
whom he asked equal treatment anc
protection while travelling In Russia
Mr.. Livernash (Cal.) made an attacl
on President Roosevelt, and MI. Nor
rell (Pa., discussed the negro question
Consideration of the bill was not con
cluded VIXEN the house adjourned a
5:25 o'clock p. m.
Secretary Wilson has decided to ex
tend assistance to the cattle interest
in Montana, North Dakota and Sou,tl
Dakota in the determination of cattl
itch or scab. Approximately so ex
Derts will be in the field shortly, max
ing practical demonstrations of tn
methods Of dipping cattle to stamp gu
the disease.
The Capital national bank, of Guth
rie, o. T., one of the oldest bankin
institutions in Oklahoma and a terri
3 torial and United States depositor!
closed its doors on the 4th. 1t wa
} placed in the hands of the comptrolle
| OF the currency. A statement is nf
| obtainable at this time.
: In an opinion by Justice Peckhan
the supreme court Of the United State
3 on the 4th, sustained the Marylan
t statute requiring voters moving int
| the state to sign a declaration of the
intention to become citizens, as a pr
9 requisite to the exercise Of the franchis
Miss Lizzie Hattshein, Of Appleton
: Wis, aged Is, is dead, after a fast
J 40 days, undertaken with the deliberat
' attempt, it is said, to end her life, fro
r which all pleasure had been banishe
by continuous Ill health since her brit
Albert Robbins, president, and E'
: ward L, Robbins, cashier, Of the la
/ defunct Farmers bank at Auburn, Inc
: we're arrested, on the 4th, in that cit
on warrants charging them with en-
bezzlement