Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Francis A. White, of Everett, Wash,
who, in 1876, assisted in promoting the
New York Consolidated Mining Stock
exchange, and who was we'll known in
wall street rs years ago, died in San
Francisco, on the 18th, at the age Of
so years. He left a very large estate.
Rear-Admiral Sigsbee, commandant
of the League Island navy yard (Phil-
adelphia), has been designated by the
navy department to represent the navy
and preside over the section of the
Worlds fair at st. Louis devoted to
the oc%eanography.
DR.. B. G. Dysart, a member of the
Missouri state board of health, and
eX-surgeon of CockrelPs brigade of
the confederate army, died of pneu-
monia, at Paris, Mo-, on the 10th,
after an illness of only "a hours.
DR.. Pollock F. Hyatt, who was
United States consul at Santiago de
Cuba for five years prior to the out
break Of the Spanish-American war,
died at Williamsport, Pa, on the 18th,
aged GS years,
The prisoners in the Columbus (O.)
penitentiary, on the 18th, sent a floral
tribute to be placed on the coffin Of
the late Gov. Bushnell. The prison
ers considered Gov. Bushnell their
friend.
The Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, admiral
of the fleet, died in London, on the
17tn. He was born in 1909. Admiral
keppel lived under five sovereigns,
and fought in every quarter of the
globe.
James L. Blair, former general coun
sci of the st. Louis exposition, died at
Eustis, Fla, on the 10th. The body
was embalmed and shipped to st. Lou
is, accompanied by Mrs. Blair and son.
The Dime Savings bank of Ports
mouth, Va, closed it's doors, on the
10th. The alleged d%efalcation of
Cashier John Downing was said to
have been the cause of the failure.
BY the premature explosion of a shot
in the Empire coal mine, five miles
from Peoria, ILL.,, on the 18th, F. A.
Street was killed, and Earl Street, his
brother, received serious injuries.
William A. Harris, former United
States senator from Kansas, was ap-
pointed, on the 10th, a member of the
executive committee of the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient railroad.
Representative John Sharp Will
Jams, of Mississippi, who had been
sick in Washington, D. c., recovered,
and took his seat in the house of repre-
sentatives, on the 18th.
Senate-The post office inquiry res
olution and the Panama canal question
divided the attention of the senate, on
the 18th. The first half of the session
was given up to the inquiry, Messrs.
Hale and German being the speakers.
Mr.. Hale made a plea for the reference
of all postal Investigations resolutions
to the committee on post offices, and
Mr.. German repeated his assurance
that he would be satisfied with that
disposal Of the question. The discus
sion of the Panama canal question was
confined to the continuation of Mr.. Tel
ler's argument that the course of the
United States in the recent revolt OF
Panama was contrary to international
law and sound morals. The senate, at
4:27 D.. M, went into executive session,
| nnd of hshn n m QhinIrnnd
House-The house devoted a brief ses-
sion to District of Columbia business
| While in committee of the whole on
one bill, the post Office scandal was dis
cussed, Mr.. Bartlett, of Georgia, intro
ducing a letter from M. W. Louis, who
felt aggrieved at certain statements in
the Bristow report. Mr.. Cowherd, OF
Missouri pointed out that Louis was
irregularly appointed just in time tc
let a contract that cost the government
10000 more than was necessary. Al
1928 p. m. the house adjourned.
Hon. James X. Jones, chairman O.
the democratic national committee, OF
the 18th, announced the personnel O.
the committee on arrangements for thu
democratic national committee, ant
called a meeting of that committee fo
February 2 next, at 10 o'clock a. m.
at the Southern hotel, st. Louis.
Alexander Roland Milne, G. M. G,
collector of customs for many years a
Victoria, B. G., died there, on the 18th
He was a recognized authority on mat
tiers pertaining to sealing, and wa
decorated with the order of st. Michae
and st. George by the late Queen Vic
toria.
Seven people, all colored, were kille
instantly, on the 18th, by the explosio
Of a boiler in a saw mill owned b
s. =. Sullivan, in James City, nea
Newbern, N. G. The mill was demol
ished, and all the machinery practi
cally destroyed.
Gov. Pardee Of California, on tn
18th, issued a warrant for the requisi
ton Of James r. Coffee, who was cor
victed Of murder in Arkansas, but es
capped from Jail, and had for the pas
seven years been living in Kern count.
Cal.