Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-17
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senate-There was an echo Of the
lndianola (Miss.) post office case in the
senate on the 18th, when Senator Nc
Laurin rose to a question of personal
privilege to explain a newspaper re-
report to the effect that the authorities
Of that place arrest peddlers of pictures
of President Roosevelt and Booker T.
Washington, who may chance to go
there. MI. McLaurin said that arrests
of picture vendors had been made both
at Indiaola and a neighboring town,
but that the arrests were due to the
fact that their wares were of an inn
proper and lewd character, and not be-
cause they were selling pictures OF the
president and Mr.. Washington. A
number of bills were passed. One OF
them has for its purpose the proven
ton of the dissertation of the Ameri-
can flag by its use for advertising pur-
poses. .... House-Pension bills were
the chief topic of discussion in the
house by the representatives who at
tended the session. The most amazing
feature of the days programme was the
boom for Speaker Cannon, sprung by
William Alden Smith, who nominated
Mr.. Cannon for president. After pass
ing 264 pension bills and making Salt
Lake City, Utah, a port of delivery, the
house adjourned until the 14th.
Large herds of seals are being car
ried against the northern coast line
of New Foundland by the inshore
winds, thus enabling the coast dwell
lers to kill them. Many sealing steam
ers passed north on the 18th, and are
working through the ice foes. 1t is
thought they will be able to reach
these herds without difficulty.
The Illinois Shiloh battlefield COM
mission has decided on April IL and
10 as dates for the dedication of the
monuments to Illinois soldiers on the
battlefield of Shiloh, Tenn. Gov. Yates
of Illinois will deliver an address,
turning over the monuments to the
national government.
The Ohio river became stationary at
Evansville, Ind, on the 18th, at SO feet,
one foot above the danger line. Rain
is reported along the valley or the
18th, and the river will soon rise
again. Thousands of acres of wheat
are overlooked and may be ruined.
Canhouse owners in Woodston, N.
j., are trying to induce farmers to
raise tomatoes and sign contracts for
81 a ton, while the growers insist on
SO. The Gamers say they can not pay
more than what they offer because Of
the poor market at present
Senate-In the senate, On the 18th,
Mr.. Hoar reported from the committee
on judiciary a bill for the purpose OF
correcting irregularities in admissions
to citizenship to the United States and
it was passed, Mr.. Clark, senator from
Montana, was in his seat for the first
time since the holiday recess. The
Notifications appropriation bill was
then taken up. Mr.. Berry made a point
of order against the appropriation OF
$3.50, 900 for the purchase OF a sum-
marine torpedo boat to be used by the
school of submarine defense for ex-
perimental purposes. Mr.. Perkins ar
gued in favor Of the appropriation. -.
House-the special committee Of the
house to investigate the post Office
Indictment" of members of congress
continued its work behind closed doors
for three hours Monday and then took
a recess. The committee is making a
detailed study of each case in the re-
port. 1t will first determine those cases
in which there appears on the surface
an indication of wrongdoing on the
part of members, if there are any such,
before taking the testimony of wit
nesses.
Chancellor Andrews, who has been
i'll in a Chicago hospital, returned to
Lincoln, Neb., on the 18th. The stu
dents of Nebraska university were SO
glad to see him that several of them
unhitched the horses that pulled the
c%hancellor's carriage and drew it them.
selves from the depot to his residence
The state, on the 10th, in the trial
of Chauncey Dewey, William Mcbride
and Clyde Wilson, continued the in
! PRODUCTION of testimony in rebuttal
| Nothing new was brought out. Mrs
| Roy Berry, wife of one of the men who
took part in the fight at the Berry
ranch, was one of the witnesses called
An inordinate ambition to be known
as a capitalist and wealthy property
\ owner is supposed to have been the
reason which caused T. E. Haynes, tn;
attorney of Skidmore, Mo-, to com
nit numerous deed and mortgage for
geries, as is charged.
William Gunsauer, Of Leavenworth
Kas.. a white man, on the 14th shot
and killed Mrs. Anna Palmer, colored
the wife of a mill hand, and then shot
himself. Three young children Of the
woman were the only witnesses to thu
tragedy.
The chamber of deputies at Paris
on the 14th, appropriated $4,000 for thu
participation Of the bureau Of public
works in the st. Louis exposition