Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-24

Five unknown tramps, who were
stealing a ride, were killed in a freigh'
wreck on the Colorado & Southern
railroad at Mayne, a small station Al
miles north of Trinidad, Col, on the
18th.
The grand jury at Bedford, Ind, in
the Sarah Schaefer case, on the l4th
returned two indictments against
James Mcdonald, the first charging
murder in the first degree and the sec
ond with assault.
The shaft house and machinery
plant of the Gunnell mine at Centra
City, Col, we're destroyed by fire, OIL
the 18th, causing a loss estimated al
$4,000. The fire spread to the timbers
in the shaft, which is $500 feet deep.
The local strike of the glassWorkerS
was declared off after a stormy meeting
at New Castle, Pa, on the night o.
the 18th, and the workers returned tc
work. The men objected to the ~ pei
cent. wage reduction, but will accept
it.
Condemnation of the Russian gov
eminent and an expression OF sympa-
Inv for the Japanese in the present wal
are contained in resolutions passed
and made public on the 18th by the
combined six Finnish organizations OF
Chicago.
After experimenting many years, q
local grower of Grand Junction, Col
claims to have developed a method OF
growing seedless apples, which IS des-
tined to revolutionize the apple in
dustry Just as seedless oranges revolu-
tionized orange growing.
Jesse Spalding, II of the most prom
inent capitalists of Chicago, died al
his home, on the 18th, after a long III
ness, due to stomach trouble. Mr.
Shading was selected by President
Harrison as government director fol
the Union Pacific railroad.
Daniel J.. Sully, who has for Il
months been the largest figure in the
cotton markets of the world, n WhC
"bulled" cotton from seven cents g
pound to more than II cents, an
nounced. on the 18th, his inability tC
make good his engagements on the
New York cotton exchange.
The imperial Russian minister OF
finance has offered a prize of 5O,OOC
roubles ($25, 750) to the person or per-
sons who will invent some way OF
making alcohol undrinkable, reports
B. H. Warner, Jr., consul at Lelpslc'
Germany, to the department of com
merce and labor at Washington.
David Carroll, aged 30 years, shot
and killed Anna Maxwell, a l6-year'
old girl, and then killed himself neal
Nemaha, Neb. Carroll was employed
by Miss Maxwell's father as a farm
hand Carroll is said to have been a
rejected sutton of Miss Maxwell, and
the double tragedy resulted from her
refusing to accept his attentions.
Four men have been arrested for re-
peating at the recent registration Tor
the spring city election at Kansas City,
Mo. and warrants for several Others
have been issued. Two of those under
arrest have confessed, saying they were
paid a dollar apiece for each time they
registered fraudulently. A city en-
ploye is said to have been involved.
Support to the strike of mason's la
borers is being given by the %bricklay-
ers' unions of New York, and on the
18th the business agents of the brick
layers were busy throughout the city
calling out those of their men who did
not quit work on the 18th. Work on
nearly all of the large buildings in
course of construction was suspended.
Herman Remert, a farmer living
near Heiser, Kas., while temporarily
insane, killed his wife and then him
self. While Mrs. Remert was prepar-
ing a meal Remert stepped up to her
without warning and fired a bullet in
to her temple. She died almost in
stantly. Remert then went to another
room and shot himself. He was in
poor health.
Judge Jonathan w. Crumpacker, of
Laporte, Ind, associate justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico during
President McKinley's administration,
and a cousin of Congressman Edgar
d. Crumpacker, died, on the 18th, of
typhoid fever, aged so. Judge Crum-
packer had served two terms as state
senator, and was for years a leader in
Indiana republican politics.
The water supply Of Harrodsburg,
KY, has been cut off by the Harrods-
burg Water Co. shutting down it's
plant. The company claims that the
city is in arrears for water for four
years, amounting to about $21, 900, and
has made no provision to pay. The
water Is cut off until the claim Is paid.
Meanwhile Harrodsburg, a city of s.
500 people, is without fire protection.
Robert Kenney, Of Chapman, Kas.,
a wealthy young farmer, shot and
killed his wife, Alice Kenney, at their
home, on the 18th, and then killed
himself. Two years ago Kenney was
sued for breach of promise by the
woman he killed, and a judgment of
$4,000 was rendered against him. The
suit was compromised by his marry