Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-28
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Senate-The general deficiency APP
preparation bill was passed by the SEN
ate, on the 23d, leaving but Il Of APP
preparation bills Enacted upon by that
body. A large number of amendments
were adopted, among them one limit
ling the Chinese exclusion legislation
to a reafirmation of the exclusion law
Of 1902 and other existing exclusion
laws. About 200 private bills were
passed during the day. At 5:23 p. m.
the senate adjourned. ... HouSe-Two
of the heavyweight speakers OF the
house of representatives held sway in
that body. incidentally the bill for a
commission to investigate the question
of ship subsidy was passed. Repre-
sentative Hepburn (Ia.) first aroused
land held republican enthusiasm al a
high pitch. After an hour and a half
he yielded the foo, which was taken
possession of by Bourke Cochran IN.
", who brought from mis- democratic
colleagues thunderous applause and
cheers. Mr.. Cochran spoke for two
aours. House adjourned at $3.50 p. m
John Bolts, a former citizen of Chilli
cothe, No., who was distinguished as
having been the youngest federal SOL
der in the civil war, is dead at Los
Angeles, Cal. Twenty years ago q To
ledo paper offered a gold medal for the
youngest federal soldier in the civil
war, and it was awarded to Bolts. He
enlisted in the Fortieth Missouri regi-
ment at the age Of Is, and, being
large for his age, was allowed to enroll
as a soldier.
A power of attorney, by which Mrs.
Theresa Oelrichs empowers her sister,
Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., to act for
her in this city in all matters pertain
ing TO the settlement of the, estate Of
their late brother, Charles L. Fair, has
been placed on record in San Francisco.
A severe tornado struck Mcpherson,
Kas., on the oath, demolishing six resi-
dences and causing more or less other
damage to property. Three persons
were injured, one seriously. Much
damage was done in the country.
An east-boupd freight train on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
was ditched at Floyd, Mo-, lear Kan
sas City, Mo-, on the oath. Two men,
bers of the crew were fatally hurt.
Four tramps We're ground to pieces
while asleep on the Chicago & North
western railroad tracks rear st, Paul
Mimi, on the oath.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is suffering
from a slight attack of German
measles.
, Senate-Whether the president shall
order the construction of the battle
; ship provided for in the naval appro-
, priation bill or wait until the wal IL
4 the far east demonstrates the compare
tive utility of the big sea fighter and
> the torpedo boat or submarine Graf,
was a question raised in the senate, or
{ the 25th, by Mr.. Hale (Me.), on the
l adoption Of the conference report. The
:, military academy bill, the last of the
1 general appropriation measures, wa:
under consideration at the hour wher
memorial services for the late Repre-
e. sentative Thompson (Ala.) were begun
! 80. House-House passed a large mum
:, Der OF bills, including Alaska delegate
: bill. The bill to authorize the construc
ton of a lighthouse and fog signal sta
ton at Diamond Shoal, N. c., occa
:, stoned a long debate, but finally passe'
without division. An objection to
6 request by Mr.. Grosvenor for leave t.
print brought a mild protest from him
which aroused MI. Gaines (Tenn.), VIII
!, charged that Mr., G%rosvenor had print
a ed everything in the record abou
President Roosevelt which the presi
dent did not do. At $40 p. m. tn
house adjourned.
h An appeal was taken, on the 25th, b
o Mrs. Grace Imogene Bennett and tn
other residuary legatees under the wi
Of Philo S. Bennett from the decisio
n of Judge cleveland, Of the probat
II court, by which the application for tn
d removal of William ]. Bryan as execr
a tor and trustee was dismissed. Th
matter now goes to the superior cour
y William Moon, Edgar G. Bailey an
n William Forsha were arraigned in tn
II criminal court al Kansas City, Mo-, O
the 25th, charged with murder in ii
n first degree, for having killed AlbeI
IS Ferguson, a noI-union hack drive
G during the recent strike, pleaded M
.e guilty, and their cases were set fl
next June.
Y, John Truelove and child were kille
and Mrs. Truelove was fatally hurt in
1t storm, on the 25th, that destroyed the.
.e home at Choteau, I. T. Near Chotea
a young man was blown a quarter of
mile and killed. His name is unknown
His father was blown a long distanc
but escaped serious injury.
n Maj. Zeph r. Hill, commander Of tt
troops in the coal fields at Trinida
d Col, lifted the press censorship on IL
25th, which was begun after Gov. Pet
t, body declared Las Animas county to
" in "a state of insurrection and r,
bellion-"