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Iron County register., 1904-06-16
OLD LIBERTY BELL
NOW IN ST. LOUIS
The Old Relic Given a Noisy Wei
CONN Upon Its Arrival.
ESCORTED TO WORLDS FAIR
Received by a Military Guard of
Honor and Pnrnded Through the
GroundS-Progra mme of
Patriotic Exercises.

st. Louis, June 9.-The historic Lib
erty Bell, which came to St. Louis in
response to the petition of 10000 public
school children of this city, reached
the Exposition city this morning after
a triumphal tour of half a dozen states.
The bell passed through Illinois Tues
day, where, at Galesbnrg, Springfield
and other cities, it was accorded a
great reception, patriotic songs being
sung by the school children and ad-
dresses delivered by prominent citi-
Zens.
Upon its arrival in the St. Louis Ter
minal yards the sacred relic was greet
ed with chorus from every locomotive
whistle and bell in the yards.
There were over 10000 people at
Union station to meet the bell, more
than half of whom were children. They
stood about the station gates for over
an hour, awaiting the arrival of the
belated train, but entirely too patriotic
to move away from watever position
they had gained,
When they heard the engines in the
yards whistling and ringing their well
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
LANGERMAN MEETS RAlSULI
Says American Prisoner is in Good
Spirits and Hopes for Speedy
Release.

Tangier, June 13.-J. w. S. LANCER
man, commissioner of the Moroccan
section of the ST. Louis exposition, ar
rived here Sunday from the camp of
Raisuli, the bandit. In an interview Mr..
Lange.mann said:
81 left here by steamer for Arzili, in
company with friend and three Moors,
the object being to see Rasuli and try
to arrange the present difficulties.
81 met Raisuli and his band fully
armed, and suspicious of the visit. For
few moments the situation was crit
ical, but all passed off well.
''Ion Perdicaris, the American whom
Raisuli holds captive, is much better,
and in good spirits over the prospect
Of his speedy release"
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
ABNER M'KINLEY is DEAD
Brother of the Late President Found
Dead in Chair mt His
Home in Somerset, PA.

Somerset, Pa, June 12.-Abner Nc.
Kinley, brother of the late president,
was found dead in chair in his home
at a. m. His death came without
warning to his family. His colored
servant, who slept in his room, was up
with him at 2 o'clock, and it is not
known at what time Mr.. Mckinley got
up again, as he did not waken his SER
want. Mrs. Mckinley walked into his
room at o'clock and found him sit
ting in a chair cold and apparently
dead. A physician was summoned,
who said death had probably occurred
two or three hours before
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
FILLED JUG WITH GASOLINE
Kansas City Grocery Man Makes
Fatal Mistake.
As q Result of His CnreIessness, One
Person is Dead and Three
Injured.

Kersss City, Mo-, iJune 13.-A mis-
take of a grocer in filling a customers
| jug with gasolene when vinegar was
asked for resulted in an explosion at
the home of Anton Schoen, in this
city, Sunday night, which caused the
death of one person and injury to
three others. The dead; Mrs. Barbara
Schoen, aged 62 years.
Injured: Helen Schoen, aged four
years, burned on right side; condi-
tion serious. Anton Schoen and
Charles Schoen, hands severely
burned.
Mrs Schoen bought what she be-
lieved to be a jug of vinegar at gro
Gerry store, and in preparing dinner
she poured portion of the jugs con-
tents into hot .slillet. Instantly
there was an explosion, which en-
veloped her in flames and set fire to
the house. Rosa Schoen, who was in
the room, was badly burned before her
brothers rescued here. Anton and
Charles Schoen were burned in their
efforts to save Mrs. Schoen and the
little. girl Mrs. Schoen died at the
hospital several hours after the acci-
| dent. The grocer of whom Mrs. Schoen
said she purchased the gasolene de-
MED that she had been in his store.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Advance In Higher Education,

The advanced stages of education are
becoming more thickly crowded.
Twenty-Five years ago only .05 per
cent. of the population was enrolled
in the public high schools; now the
percentage is O.61-the number of such
pupils having increased from $4,000 in
1876 to 449,600 in 1898. The number in
private high schools has increased in
the same time from 73,74O to 105, ,225-
there having been a decrease relative
in the population. This indicates a
large measure of advance in the pub
lie high schools as preparatory schools
for colleges over what was the case
years ago.-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
WANTED ON MURDER CHARGE
Man Under Arrest in st. Louis Ia
Wanted in Detroit.
Mich.

Detroit, Mich, June ia photo
graph Of a man under arrest in St
Louis, Mo-, under the name of Burt
Pierson, and sent to the local police by
Chief Kiely Of st. Louis, with a re-
quest fo' information as to the mans
history, had been identified by officers
here as William Stevens, wanted on the
charge of numbering Ralph Caulkins, a
bartender, during hold-up of a sa-
loon here three weeks ago. Detective
Baker left Sunday for St Louis, and
will endeavor to induce the St. Louis
authorities to turn over the prisoner
10 him, TO be brought here for trial for
murder,
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
French Idea of Ju.tic..

A decision has been given by one of
the higher courts in France which is
interesting in that it furnishes the
French idea of justice in case with
which Americans are familiar. A
woman whose husband lost his life on
the Inflated steamer Bourgogne sued
the company owning the vessel and re-
covered 100000 francs damages. The
case was appealed and the upper court
decided there was no ground for dam
ages. The basis for the decision was
stated to be the fact that the COM
mander of the steamer conducted him
self with bravery and went down with
his craft, it being held that this fact
absolved the company from blame.
When one recalls the shocking brutal
ity of the crew of the Bourgogne, who
did not spare even the women in their
ferccious attempts to save themselves,
this remarkable decision holding the
company blameless will strike the av-
erage person as queer.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

sioners of st. Louis, reception and en-.
tertainment committees of the exposi-
tion, in carriages.
From the station the procession
marched TO the parade entrance to the
Worlds fair grounds, where all of the
military organizations encamped in the
grounds fell in line and escorted the
Liberty Bell to the plaza of st. Louis,
in the following order:
The Procession.
Detail of Jefferson guards, mounted
police, grand marshal and staff, West
Point band, cadets United States mil
itary academy, Eighth cavalry band,
four troops of the Fourth United States
cavalry, Philippine scouts band, bat
talon of Philippine scouts, battalion of
United States marines, Philippine con-
stabulary band, battalion of Philippine
constabuary, Roanoke Light Infantry
of Virginia, band Virginia polytechnic
institute, battalion Virginia polytech-
mic institute cadets, Louisiana state
college battalion cadets, Louisiana
state college band, battalion cadets
Mississippi agricultural college, cadets
Western military academy, cadets
Maryland agricultural college, Missouri
university band, cadets Of Missouri
university, Liberty Bell on decorated
float drawn by thirteen horses repre-
senting the thirteen original states,
Mayors Weaver of Philadelphia and
Wells Of st. Louis, select and common
councils of Philadelphia, city council
and house of delegates Of st. Louis;
board of police commissioner of St
Louis, reception and entertainment
committees Of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition.
The line of march was from the pa
rade entrance to the plaza of Orleans,
to the Louisiana way, west to the
southwest corner of Transportation
palace, east on north side of Machinery
hall to the lagoons, where the organ
izations from without the grounds
marched out by the nearest gate, while
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
HAS TRIED BOTH.
Travel for Health VS.. Dieting.

A man who was sent to Europe for
his health and finally found cure in a
little change in his diet says:
Il was troubled with dyspepsia for
five years and two doctors here in Ke-
nosha that treated me for over a year
both told me there was no help for
me. Then | had an expert from Chi
cago, but still received no relief; then
followed another expert from Chicago
who came to our house two times a
month for four months. He gave me
up like all the others and told me to
take trip across the ocean, which
did in the year 1899 and came home
about as bad as when | started. The
doctors told me my stomach lining was
full of sores. Then | began to study
my own case and learned Of the diet
recommended by. the Postum Cereal
Co., so gave up cohee, pork and all
greasy foods and began using Postum
Food Coffee. Gradually l got better and
better until am well now as l ever
was in my younger days, have no trou-
BILE and eat anything fit to eat.
Sometimes away from home | am
persuaded to drink coffee, but | only
take a sip of it, for it tastes bitter and
dlsagreeable to me, but the longer use
Postum the better | like 1t and the
better feel. could say great deal
more of my experience with Postum,
but think this will give everyone a
good idea of what leaving off coffee
and using Postum can do" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Look in every pkg. for the famous
little book, "The Road to Wellville."
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
STEAMER CANADA
IN A COLLISION
Strikes a Coal Collier and Quickly
Goes to the Bottom.
FIVE LIVES WERE LOST
At the Time of the Collision There
Were Over II Hundred Pas
scngers ON Board the
Canada.

Montreal, Que. June 13.-The Richie
leu & Ontario Co.'S steamer Canada,
bound from Quebec for Montreal, came
into collision with the Dominion Coal
Co.'s collier Cape Breton six miles be-
low Sorel early Sunday. Twenty min
uteS later the Canada went to the bot
tom. AT the time OF the collision there
were 10 people on board the Canada.
Five were lost; the others were res
sued. Those who perished were:
Alfred Thibeault, ticket agent of the
company at Quebec.
Two sons of Alfred Thibeault, aged IL
and Is.
Purser BonneteTre, of the Canada.
A man named Brunei, of Sorel, is
missing, and it is supposed that he per-
ished
The collision occurred just as dawn
was breaking. The Cape Breton lay
ter channel, waiting for daylight, so as
to find her way through. She was
getting under way when the Canada,
making for Sorel at full speed, came
into view. Just what the collision was
due to, and who is responsible for it,
has not yet been determined, for the
officers of the Canada decline to talk.
But, from the statements given out, it
would appear that the Cape Breton
had not go on enough headway to an
swer her rudder, and that she swerved
across the path of the passenger boat,
her bow striking the Canada just for
ward Of the paddle box on the star
board side and tearing its way half
through,
Then the Cape Breton swung clear
and the two steamers came alongside
each other,
Sleeping Passengers Aroused.
The shock of the collision aroused
the sleeping passengers. The Canada
at once began to settle, and as the Cape
Breton did not appear to be seriously
damaged, the passengers were hurried
ly transferred to this steamer. In the
excitement some of the passengers
jumped overheard, and were picked up
by boats from the Canada and the Cape
Breton.
Twenty minutes later, when the Cam
ada went alongside the Cape Breton, all
the passengers who could be found had
been transferred. Thibeault and his
two sons occupied a staterOom near
where the Cape Breton's how entered
the Canada, and it is supposed that
they We're killed in their berths. The
body Of the father was recovered later
in the day but the remains of the two
sons have not been found
Bonneterre, the purser, was seen af-
ter the collision making his way to his
quarters on the lower deck with the
intention of saving the cash and the
records. 1t is supposed that he per-
ished in the attempt.
Brunei was a second-class passenger,
and no one saw him after the collision,
though it is possible that he went
ashore with the crew of one Of the
boats which was sent to secure help
from Sorel
Assistance arrived about four o'clock
Sunday afternoon in the steam barge
Prefontaine. The Prefontaine took the
passengers and the crew to Sorel, and
they were brought up to the city Sum
day afternoon on board the company's
steamer Columbian
Many of the passengers who occu-
pied staterooms on the upper deck
saved their baggage, but those on the
main deck lost all their belongings.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

( the other military organizations camp
ing within the grounds dropped out of
line
The Liberty Bell then proceeded un-
der escort of the Philadelphia and ST.
Louis bodies east on Louisiana way to
the Louisiana monument, where the
! ceremonies of the day took place. At
the Louisiana monument the line
passed in review Of Mai.-Gen. John G.
Bates, Gov. A. NJ. Dockery of Missouri
and President David r. Francis of the
Worlds fair.
Programme of Exercises.
At $3.50 o'clock the following pro.
gramme was rendered.:
Invocation by Rev. Dr. J. w. Lee,
pastor of St. Johns Methodist Episco-
pal church
Song, Concord" chorus of 1000 high
school pupils, with band accompani-
ment.
Presentation Of Liberty Bell to the
exposition by Herry Clay, chairman
joint special committee of councils of
Philadelphia.
Address by President David R. Fran
els
Address by Gov. A. M. Dockery of
Missouri.
Address by Mayor Rolla Wells of St.
,, Louis
| Address by Mayor John Weaver OF
Philadelphia.
Song, Land of Liberty"
Grafton, Liberty Bell" by George
McCurdy, president of the common
councils OF Philadelphia
At the close of the programme the
| bell was taken to the Pennsylvania
building, where it will remain until
the close of the fair.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

Russians Claim to Have Surprised
Them on Feng Wang Cheng Road.

Russians Clulm 10 nave SUfprlse2
Them on Feng Wang Cheng Road.
Hal Cheng, Manchuria, June 13-
delayed in transmission, "A flank
ing movement Of the Japanese around
the Russian left near Feng Wang
Cheng, June 8, was repulsed with a
loss of two whole battalions.
A large Japanese force moved out
in the morning along the Feng Wang
Cheng and Hal Cheng road. The Rus
slams had a force strongly posted in a
ravine 80 miles south of Hal Cheng
The Japanese were preceded by two
battalions, who walked into the Rus
sian ambuscade They received muir
derous rifle and artillery fire at close
range and were wiped out, only one
or two escaping The main Japanese
force, which was greatly superior to
the Russian force, tried to outfank
the Russians, who drew off without
losing a man. The japanese closing
in found the ravine vacant, save for
their own dead.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
VLADIyOSTOK FLEET In A FOG.
Incidentally Runs Into Several Jap
Torpedo Boats.

London, June 13.-The Standards
correspondent at st Petersburg says
he hears that a telegram from Vice
Admiral SlSrydloff states that on June
he went within 80 miles of Port Arthur
with the Vladivostok fleet and ran
into fog He found several Japanese
torpedo boats and two battleships,
which attacked him fiercely and in
flcted some damage. The Russians
returned the fire, but as none of the
Port Arthur ships appeared, Vice-Ad-
miral Skrydloff returned to Vladivo-
stok, where he arrived Friday morn
ing.
The Mails correspondent at Japanese
headquarters, telegraphing June II,
says four strong japanese columns
have occupied Suenchow Saimat2a,
Liao Wang and Stu Yen. Suenchow
is SIS miles east of Mukden, and Liao
Yang is five miles northwest Of Stu
Yen.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
VAGUE RUMORS OF
A NAVAL BATTLE
In Which Two Russian and -Four
Japanese Ships Were Sunk.
RUM0R is NOT CONFIRMED
Admiral SkrydloG Gets Within Thir-
ty Miles of Port Arthur and
Then Becomes Tangled
Up in "a Fog.

ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE 13.-RU-
MORS ARE IN CIRCULATION HERE
TO THE EFFECT THAT A GREAT Ma
VAL BATTLE HAS TAKEN PLACE
OFF PORT ARTHUR, IN WHICH TWO
RUSSIAN AND FOUR JAPANESE BAT
TLEsHIPS WE'RE SUNK. NO CON-
FIRMATION OF THE RUMOR CAN BE
OBTAINED.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
GEN. KUROPATKTN.
lieve Port Arthur

1t is reported that the VladivostoK
squadron now consists of three cruis-
ers and four ironclads. 1t is therefore
presumed that the squadron has eff
fected junction with some of the
Port Arthur vessels.
The newspapers report that there is
great distress in Vladivostok arising
from the enhanced prices of food, and
it is feared that the stock of petroleum
and candles is giving out
Twelve trains are arriving daily al
Liao Yang with reinforcements.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
AH Artful Native,

A native runner between Kuruman
and Mafeking was taking a quill dis
patch through and was caught by the
Beers. They searched him from top to
toe and let him go, having found moth
ing. The willy native had rammed the
precious dispatch up his nose. N. Y.
Journal.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED
Mrs. c. CofImnn Drowned mt Raw Ia,
land, Mo-, While Trying to
Save Her Child.

Hannibal, Mo-, June 12-Mrs. G
Coffman and little daughter, two years
Old, were drowned in Running slough
on Bay island five miles north of Han
nibal, Friday afternoon. The child fell
in and the mother, in her efforts to
save it, jumped into the water and
went down before help reached her
Neither body has been recovered.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

Susquehanna Pa, June 13.-The
Erie Railway Co. has discharged 10 per
cent. of it's working force, or 10S men,
from it's shops in this place Similar
discharges were made in all the shops
on the system. This is the second dis
charge of 10 per cent. within 80 days.
The company is reducing expenses in
all directions.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
A Trap for Boer Scouts.

A private of the Third grenadiers,
with Lord Methuen's column, is thus
quoted by a correspondent: "We have
a novel way of catching Boer scouts;
we have some ostriches tied to a rope
on the hills, and we get just over the
crests. They see the birds and think
there is no one about until we collar
them,"-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Saved from the Enemy

From: Rensburg, in Cape Colony
comes the news that train loaded
with supplies and without any engine
somehow got started on down grade
within the British lines and was
headed for the Boer lines. 1t was seen
to be impossible 10 stop the train, so,
rather than have the supplies reach
the Beers, the British gunners direct
ed their guns on the cars and de-
stroyed them and their contents.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

Brockton, Mass, June 12--Maud FL
la Crowell, the pretty daughter of
Frederick Crowell, a workman in a
shoe factory here, has been married to
Henry S. Fiete of San Francisco. The
groom, who is said to be millionaire
met Miss Crowell only two weeks ago
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Attempted Suicide.

st. Louis, June 9.-After jumping
from the ferryboat Andrew Christy
while the boat was in midstream above
the Eads bridge, Casper Kuhlembrink,
40 years old, was rescued by Capt.
William Hoffman, and Gwo members
of his crew,
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

st. Petersburg, June 13.-Relief is
'elt in military circles at the removal
of dissension in military councils. 1t is
understood that the sole responsibility
deyolves on Gen. Kuropatki4, and that
no serious attempt will be made to re-
lieye Port Arthur
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

Buenos Ayres, June 13--Quintana
Flu has been elected president of the
republic. F'igueroa Olcorta has been
chosen vice-president.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

come to the cracked old symbol of lib
crit, they raised their voices in an
ether chorus of welcome, and kept it up
until the bell was backed in against
he midway.
The bell hung safely in the center of
its dag-bedeclled fiat car, with the four
big Philadelphia policemen, who are its
bodyguard, standing linke blue-Coated
statues at the corner of the car
No one was allowed to approach it.
The Reception.
Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia
and other city officials, including a
joint committee of the Quaker City
councils, are escorting the bell. The
party was accompanied from the sta
ton to the Hotel Jefferson. by James G.
NcConkey, private secretary to Mayor
Wells. At l p. m. Mayor Wells, COM
mittees from the city council and the
house of delegates, members of the
board Of police commissioners and of
the reception and entertainment COM
nittees Of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position called upon Mayor Weaver
and the other Pennsylvania at the
Jefferson and accompanied them back
10 Union station, where the bell had
leen placed on a float provided for the
purpose and taken to the Worlds fair
grounds The parade started from the
station shortly after 1880 o'clock. It
vas made up as follows:
The Escort.
Detail of mounted police, Eighth cav
airy band, troop of United States cav
airy from jefferson barracks, Liberty
Lell, Mayors Weavers and Wells, select
and common councils Of Philadelphia,
city council and house Of delegates
of St. Louis, board of police commits
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
A Negro Branching out.

New York, June 12.--An American
negro will attempt the establishment
OF dir oct line of steamships from New
York to Monrovia, Liberia, and other
ports on the west coast of Africa His
name is James Robert Spurgeon, of
Richmond. Va.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
An Official Resignation.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 12.-Joseph
B. Reynolds, actuary in the Missouri
Commissioner Robert G. Yates, who
has held a like position under four
commissioners, has rendered his resig-
nation.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Denied BY the Porte.

Constantirople, June 12.-The Porte
declares thu report published in dis
patch from st. Petersburg that con-
sent had been given for the passage
of the Dardanelles by the Russian
Black sea fleet Is unfounded.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Suicide by Hanging.

st. Louis, June 12,-Mrs. Katie
Blaies, wife Of Frank Blaies, of Belle
vile, Ill, committed suicide at hel
home, Friday morning, by hanging her
self with a clothes line in tie wood.
shed.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Indiana wheat Improves.

Wabash, Ind, June 9-There will
probably be half crop Of wheat har-
vested in this county The weather has
been exceptionally favorable the last
SIX weeks, and grain has shown mar
yelous improvement.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

Santa Fe, N. NJ, June 9.--J. B. A L.
croft, of Fruitland, bishop Of the Nor
Hon church and manager of the CO.
operative store at Fruitland, was acci-
dentally killed while blasting rock in
tie construction Of an irrigation ditch
for the Navajo Indians near Fruitland.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
killed by His Daughter.

Norton, Kas June ia. G. Jen-
kins, living six miles east of Norton,
while beating his wife to-day. was
shot dead by his 11-year-old daughter.
jenkins was insane, and had otter
threatened to kill his whole family.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Knew He Was n Good Catch

She-And now, Elfred. dear, you
would better go and ask papa.
He-No, darling, it isn't necessary.
He and I fixed that all up beforehand.
It's business before pleasure, you know.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

st. Louis, June 9.-Six members Of
the Spanish bullfighting troupe brought
here by Richard Norris are stranded
in st. Louis, with no money, nothing
to eat, no place to sleep and no way
Of getting back to Mexico except by
walking.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16

Jerseyville, ILL.,, June 12.-Fire total
ly destroyed the general merchandise
store Of N. 3. He'll at Delhi, as we'll as
the office Of the Central Union Tele-
phone Co., and the post Office. The loss
is total.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Filipino Conspir.,tor Sentenced.

Manila, June 12--Judge Aurallo has
sentenced Artemion Ricarte, the form
er Filipino leader TO one years i'm
prisonment on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons and to six years i'm
prisonmenr and a fine of $4,000 on the
charge of conspiracy.
Iron County register., 1904-06-16
Headed For st. Louis.

Victoria, B. c., June 9.-The steamer
Manuka arrived from Australia, bring
ing 41S passengers, including some
leading Australians on their way to st.
Louis. G. Dudley Cooper, Australian
commissioner to st. Louis, was a pas
senger