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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-12-22

Afidavits of Annual Labor fer SALE
at The News office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT
One Man Killed and Many Injured,
Some Fatally, by Il Stampede at
Artillery Practice.

Junction City, Kas., Oct. 14.-Private
Albert Laste, of the Twenty-ninth bat
terry of field artillery, was killed dur
ing target practice lea Fort Riley.
Frivates John Connolly and G. ]. Simp-
son, of the same battery, are thought to
be fatally injured, and Privates Leary,
Norman, Lancaster and Cline, of the
same organization, are in the hospital
with broken limbs and internal in
iuries. A large number OF other artil-
lerymen were badly hurt.
The Twenty-ninth battery Is one Of
the six making up the first provisional
regiment Of field artillery at target
practice. The battery's guns had been
placed, and its eight limbers, loaded
with ammunition, each with six horses
attached, were at the rear, with the
drivers dismounted. When the battery
was ready for firing a large red flag
was run up on q staff as a signal to the
range party at the targets to get out
out of range of the guns.
The wind blew the flag out in the
faces of the. horses and they stampeded
at once. Some drivers succeeded in
getting into their saddles, others were
dragged, but the most of the drivers
were left behind. The horses dashed
over a small cliff and went down in a
frightful mass with their riders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
PHILIPPINE FRIAR LANDS
A Settlement Finally Arranged By
the Philippine Government.
1t Has Been Approved by Secretary
Taft and Payment Will be Made
About October 20.

Washington, Oct. 14.-Secretary Taft
mas approved a settlement arranged by
the Philippine government which COM
pletes the purchase of the Dominican
friar lands in the Philippine islands.
These lands include nearly half of
those purchased from the frairs and
amount to about 200, 900 acres. After
the contracts were signed it was found
that a mistake had occurred by reason
of a difference in the Spanish and Eng
fish versions of the surveys, The Span
ish version made the price 5000 900
more than the English version. 1t also
was found that the titles to eight diff
ferent tracts were defective. While
Secretary Taft was in the islands he
effected a compromise, by which the
titles were to be made complete and the
purchase money paid according to the
English version, while the 5000, 900 in
controversy was to be submitted to ar
bitration. Since his return the secre-
tary has received a cable from Gov.
Wright saying that the Dominican
agents have offered to compromise by
accepting $4,000.
Secretary Taft cab1ed Gov. Wright,
approving the compromise. The total
amount to be paid to the Dominicans is
8 1880, 900. The money will be paid in
New York about October 20.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
SIR HENRY IRVING NO MORE
Death Summoned the Noted Actor
just After a Performances Mt
Bradford England.

London, Oct. 1.-THE English-
speaking world has suffered an ire
parable loss by the sudden death of Sir
Henry Irving, who was universally re-
garded as the most representative
English actor of contemporary times.
Sir Henry died literally in harness.
He was giving a series a farewell per-
formances in the English provinces, and
this week was playing an engagement
at Bradford, appearing in several ia
vorite roles. Thursday he presented
king Rene's Daughter" and 'The
Bells" and seemed to be in excellent
health, taking the exhausting part of
Matthias in the latter play with all the
vigor of youth. Friday night, before
an enthusiastic audience, he portrayed
one of his most Enthusiastically INTEL
iectual parts, the title role in his own
stage adaptation of Lord Tennyson's
Beckett" with marked success.
After the performance Sir Henry re-
turned to the hotel, reaching his rooms
at 1880 O'Clock, when it was observed
that he was in great pain. Physicians
were Immediately summoned, but be-
fore they could arrive Sir Henry was
seized with an attack of syncope and
expired, without regaining conscious
ness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
BANKERS ELECT OFFICERS
John l.. Hamilton, of HOOpeston,
Ill, ChOsen Presidential POpu-
lar Belief Exploded.

Washington, Oct. 14.-The American
Association of National Bankers elected
officers for the coming year and brought
their annual convention to a close.
The officers elected are:
President, Mr.. John l.. Hamilton,
vice-president Hamilton & Cunningham,
Hoopeston, ILL.,; first vice-president, Mr..
G. S. Whitson, vice-president National
City bank, New York city. Members
of the executive council for a term of
three years-George NJ. Reynolds, vice.
president Continental national bank,
Chicago; Milton e. Allies, vice-presi-
dent Riggs national bank, Washington,
d. c.; ]. L. Edwards, president Mer-
chants national bank, Burlington, Ia;
H. B. Wilcox, cashier First national
bank, Baltimore, Md; j. J. Sullivan,
president Central national bank, Cleve-
land, o.
By resolution the convention resent
ed frequent alleged reports that the as
ISOLATION placed noted criminals on SAL
airy to prevent their continued fraudulent
operations. No such arrangements
were ever made with wrongdoers, it
was declared.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
BURNED TO THE WATER LINE
The Big Excursion Steamer COryvin
III. Spencer Destroyed by Fire
at st. Louis.

st. Louis, Oct. 13.-Burned to the wa
Ter line, the big excursion steamer Cor
win H. Spencer lies beached on the
Missouri side of the river just north
Of the government reservation on which
the powder depot stands, a mile north
Of Jefferson barracks. Fire broke out
on her at 4:35 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and in an incredibly short time
the boat was enveloped in flames, and
was practically destroyed to the water
line.
The engines and the electric light
plant are about all that Capt. Brolaski
hopes to save. The boat was insured
for but $4,000, and her master figures
that the loss will be $120, 900, minus the
amour Of the insurance.
The boat was being reprinted and
overhauled, and was to have gone
south in a few days to go into the cot
ion transportation business on the low
er river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
THE ROYAL BLUE WRECKED
Acciaent On Baltimore & Ohio South
western Near Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. John Musch, of virginia, ILL.,,
Aged so Years, Killed, and n Large
Number Injured, Some Fatally.

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 16.-The Royal
Blue limited train on the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern railroad, west
bound, was wrecked near Springfield
Saturday night, killing Mrs. John
Musch, aged so, Of Virginia, ILL.,, and
probably fatally injurfng Mrs. james
Gardner, OF Pleasant Plains; ]. D. Tip
petit, Of Chicago, and Mrs. VIM. Lynd
of Pleasant Plains, and wounding sew
eral other passengers.
Through the failure of a derailine
switch to work, two cars of coal had
run partly On the main track from a
coal mine switch. The locomotive Of
the passenger train side-swiped the Goa
cars, but the baggage car hit them
squarely, knocking two passenger
coaches and the baggage car off the
track. The injured were brought te
hospitals in Springfield.
Others severely injured are:
John Gluckma, Pleasant Plains; in
ternally injured.
j. d. Coffey, Pleasant Plains; inter-
nally injured.
B. 7. Alexander, Latonia, Mo-; back
sprained
H. S. Cox, Springfield, Ill; back
sprained.
J.. T. Johnson, Farmingdale, III.
head cut:
John Dobson, Pleasant Plains; bach
sprained.
John Bliss, Springfield, Ill; ear torn
off and shoulder injured.
Mrs. T. M. Smith, Ashland, ILL.,; arm
hrnkan
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
GIVEN A CHILLY WELCOME
Baron Komura Not Received with
Any ELUSIVE Warmth on His
Return to Toxic.

Toxic, Oct. 17.-Baron Komura, the
foreign minister who acted as chief
plenipotentiary for Japan, has arrived
here from Vancouver, B. C. His recep-
ton at the railroad station vas not
thusiastic, those present being prin-
cipally government dignitaries.
The streets were strongly guarded by
troops, police and gendarmes. The
baron drove to the palace In an i'm
perial carriage.
M. Teraoutchi, minister of war, has
issued an order instructing the Japan
ese army in the field to abstain from
criticizing the terms of peace on the
grounds that the declaration of peace
and of war are entirely the outcome of
sovereign power.
His order forbids the criticism Of
either subject, especially by those en-
gagged in military service. He advises
the soldiers to utilize the opportunities
of peace after disbandment of their
regiments by engaging in their respec-
tive occupations, always holding them
selves in readiness to join the colors at
the emperor's command.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
WRECK ON IOWA CENTRAL
Five Trainmen Killed and Two LO-
cOmOtives and IL Number of
Freight Cars Destroyed.

O%skaloosa, Ia, Oct. 16.-Five train
men were killed at Seaton, ILL.,, when a
heavy double-header freight train,
%east-bound on the Iowa Central rail-
road, ran into cattle IN the track at a
speed of 20 miles on hour. Both To-
comotives and eleven freight cars load
ed with grain and lumber were piled up
in a heap beside the track.
The dead:
George A. Caffal, engineer.
Harry Summers, engineer.
Harry Barr, fireman;
Z. H. Briley, fireman.
P. T. Morgan, brakeman.
All the men killed lived in Oskaloosa
except Briley, whose home was in Mon
mouth, III. The engineers lived sew
eral hours after the wreck occurred,
but the other three men were killed in
stantls.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
CLOSE OF PORTLAND FAIR
President GOOde Announces That
Stockholders Will Receive 80 to
40 Per Cent. On Stock.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 15.-Saturday,
Officers and Stockholders day" at
the Lewis and Clark centennial expo
sition, was the last Of the exposition
period. To-day the work of wrecking
the immense exhibit palaces and state
buildings will commence, and in a few
months all that will remain of the ex-
position will be a memory Of its sue
cess-success as expositions go-for
President Goode has made public an
nouncement that the stockholders will
receive a dividend of from 80 to 40 per
cent. on their stock, a record said to
excel any exposition of like character
ever held in the world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
TIE PEORIA SCHOOL FUNDS
Chairman o. j.. Bailey of the School
Board Finance Committee In
dicted for Ma1fensance.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. $40. J. Bailey,
chairman of the finance committee of
the Peoria school board, is charged
with malfeasance in Office by the grand
jury, and by a vote of 16 to Z it was
declared to return an indictment against
the school officer. The indictment will
follow the investigation Of the conduct
of former Superintendent N. c. Dough-
erty, who is now in the county Jail, I'M
der indictment for forgery and mis-
appropriation of school funds. The
grand jury will return 43 additional in
dictments against N. G. Dougherty. 1t
was figured up Thursday that the loss
to the school board since January 1,
1908, amounted to $3.50, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19

A halt is to be called in the mar.
riage procession in Nebraska, If the
Nebraska Homeopathic association
has its way, and all applicants for
marriage licenses, either man or wom-
an, must undergo a thorough physical
examination before they will be per-
mitted to wed. A bill to this effect
will be introduced into the next state
legislature, and the homeopaths Of the
state will use every effort to have it
passed. The ~homeopaths believe that
the spread of disease is due, more
than to any other cause, to diseased
persons who marry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
A SCORE OF HORSES BURNED
Debris of Collapsed Building
and Cut and Bruised.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Twelve persons
were injured, two probably fatally; a
score Of horses were burned to death
and property valued at $65, 900 was de-
stroyed in a fire that demolished the
Lasalle avenue livery barns, Lasalle
avenue and Ohio streets. While the
fire was at its height, the roof and
third floor collapsed, and u iremen
who were in the building fighting the
fire were caught in the debris. Joseph
Makay, a pipeman of Engine Company
6S, and John Davidson, ar employee Of
the livery stable, were SO severely hurt
that it is believed they will die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
VERDICT in sTREED CASE
States Attorney Declares Evidence
Warrants Suspicion Against
Two or Three.

Cambridge, ILL.,, Oct. lathe cor
oner's jury returned a verdict, finding
that John V. Streed zane to his death
from a bullet discharged from a weap-
on in the hands of some person un.
known. eve have no conclusive evil
dence in our possession" said States
Attorney Sturtz, "in regard to the
identity Of the perpetrator of this muir
der. We have sufficient evidence
against two or three people to consti-
tute grounds for suspicion. We shall
spare neither time, trouble mol ex-
pense in running to earth the guilty
party or parties and melting out to
them in full measure what the law Ill
reefs"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
BY THE PRESIDENTS ORDER
Employees of the Government Not
Allowed to Act as Coaches for
Civil Service Applicants.

Washington, Oct, 1.-THE president,
through the state department, has pub
lished an executive order of importance
to every employe in the civil service Of
the United States.
No explanation of the underlying
reason for its issue is given. The order
is:
mo officer or employe of the gov
eminent shall, directly OF indirectly, in
struct OF be concerned In any manner
in the instruction of any person or
classes of persons with a view to their
special preparation for the examina-
tons of the United States civil service
commission.
"The fact that any officer or employee
is found so engaged shall be considered
sufficient cause for his removal from the
service.
[Signedl
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
October 10, 1906"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
IHEUDURE ROOSEVELT.
October 10, 1906"
LUTHERAN DIVORCE CANON
n Adopted BY the General
Counse of the Lutheran Church,
in Session al Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Oct. 1.-THE general
council of Lutherans meeting here, set
tied the marriage and divorce question
by the adoption of a canon as to the
practice of the church in the future as
follows:
That its pastors shall decline to mar
ry any person who has a husband or
wife living unless such a person shall
have been divorced by due process Of
law from such husband or wife for the
cause of adultery or wilful desertion,
and in that case that they consent to
marry only the innocent party to such
divorce, and then not until the expira-
ton OF a year after the divorce shall
have been granted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19

Old mining men and prospectors in
this region did not need to be told by
DR.. Ami, of the geological survey, that
great diamond wealth lay hidden in
that part of Canada between the Great
Lakes and Hudson bay, In the Rainy
river district and in the auriferous
valley of the Seine many diamonds
have been obtained from Indians and
French-Canadians voyagers, who had
picked them up in their wandering
without any idea of their character
and value.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
BURNED ON HUDSON RIVER
Crew Jumped Into the River
and Swan Ashore.

Kingston, N. Y, Oct. 13.-The
steamer John McCausland, a passenger
and freight boat plying between here
and Glasco, was burned on the Hud-
son river, six miles north of this city.
She had taken to Tivoli a party of
iMasons that had been visiting a sister
lodge in this city, and was returning
when the fire broke out under her
boiler.
Capt. Frank Reece beached the ves-
sci on the fats and the crew jumped
into the river and swan ashore.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19

A project is under consideration in
Vienna for the construction of a rail
road system connecting European
cities with the Far East and rivaling
the great Siberian railway. By this
new route Vienna would be brought
within eight days of Picking and
Shanghai instead of IS days by the
present Siberian route. The chief pro-
moter of the new scheme seems to be
one DR.. Spatzer, of Vienna, who has es-
sociated with him some prominent
capitalists and %financiers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19

A lake 20 miles long and from three
to five miles wide has suddenly sprung
into existence in the sand hills Of Cen
trail Nebraska. Where six months ago
there were wastes of mud is now a
body Of water 10 to so feet deep and
constantly rising. The overflow has
found an outlet and started down the
valley toward the Missouri river, form.
ing a stream the length of which no
n can imagine. 1t has been known
for years that almost the whole of the
central, If not the entire western,
part OF the state had an underfiow Of
water.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
THE SHERRICk SHORTAGE
Notes to the Amount of $52,536.24
Taken Up, Leaving the Short
age Vow About $61 200.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. pa check
on the Fletcher national bank, signed
by the J. H. hurry company, per w.
S. Wickard, attorney, and calling for
$50, 536.24, was paid by MI. Wickard to
John S. Reed, receiver for the David
E. Sherrick securities.
With the payment of these notes, the
total shortage of the ex-auditor amounts
to about S61 1000. OF this amount SILL
900 is still unpaid on the Hoosier Oil
Co. notes Endorsed by former State
Senator E. H. Wolcott and five others
interested in the company.
Efforts are being made to settle the
81, 900, which will her reduce the
shortage to about $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
EIGHT LIVES WERE LOST
In Addition Thirty-Five Are in Hos
pitaI as the Result of the Cam
pania's Tidal Wave Mishap.

New York, Oct. 16.-Six passengers
swept into the sea, two dead from in
juries and 35 in the Long Island Col
lege hospital was the result of the tidal
wave which struck the Cunard liner
Campania 100 miles from Sandy Hook
last Wednesday. All those killed and
wounded were steerage passengers.
John Graham was carried overheard
with a four-mouths-old baby in his
arms. He left behind him on the ship
a wife and seven children. Two of the
others swept away were young women
from Tipperary, Ireland, who were COM
ing over to be married.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
ADAMS REFUSED TO ANSWER
Secretary of Waters Pierce Oil Co.
Constructively Under Arrest.
He fus to Answer Questions
PrOpounded by Attorney-Uen-
eraI HadIey of Missouri.

ST. Louis, Oct. 17.-Charles M. Adams.
secretary of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co.,
was taken in charge by Notary Public
Charles E. Tolles, at the conclusion OF
an inquiry in Mr.. Tolles' office, in
which Mr.. Adams refused to tell At
torney-General Hadley the names OF the
stockholders of the company or to an
swer the question whether two-thirds
of the stock was held by the Standard
Oil Co.
The notary stated that MI. Adams
was constructively under arrest, and
that while he would not be sent to jail
Immediately, D commitment would be
issued for him later. Judge H. L.
Priest, of counsel for the company, said
he would ask for a writ of habeas cor
pus as soon as the commitment is is
sued.
In the inquiry, which is in connection
with the attorney generals proceedings
in the supreme court to annul the char
tiers of the Standard Oil Co. and the
Waters-Pierce company in Missouri,
and with injunction proceedings in the
Kansas City circuit court to prevent
them from combining, 1t developed in
testimony that two-thirds of the profits
Of the Waters-Pierce company, amount
ing annually to 300 per cent. of the
100000 capital stock, are paid annu-
ally to the Standard Oil Co.
H. Clay Pierce, formerly president OF
the company, received, it was stated,
monthly dividends of rs to so per cent.
on 1896 shares, or all but four, and his
secretary sends two-thirds of this
amount to tho Ctopdard OiI M
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19

Are the Japanese the lost ten tribes
Of Israel? The Jewish World revives
this old theory, remarking that it was
probably inevitable that they should
be sought in the Japanese in view Of
the fact that the museums of Japan
contain numerous engravings purport.
ing to show the landing of Jews in
Nippon. One of the pictures cited is
said to show a procession in which the
ark is discernible and in which the
priests wear hats of Biblical pattern.
Another depicts Solomon in the act OF
receiving gifts from the queen OF
Sheba.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
PORTLAND FAIR ATTENDANCE
The Total Attendance At the Lewis
IN Clarke Centennial EXPOSE
ton Was 2,545,5O0.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 16.-When the
gates of the Lewis and Clarke exposi-
ton closed at one o'clock Sunday morn
ing a total attendance of Sc, $3.50 for the
day had been registered, making the
grand total for the entire fair period
2,545, 500. The attendance for the last
day ranks third in point of numbers,
Portland day and Fourth Of July being
the only greater days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19

Living across the Willamette from
Corvallis, Ore, at a distance of a milt
or so, is a boy who, in the past si1
months, has shown such abnorma
growth that he has doubled in weight
In this period of only half a year hi
has made the transition from a boy
of II to the stature and weight o
manhood. The beginnings of a growth
Of beard complete the sudden and swift
change in which this lad, though still
a boy in years, is a man in ~everythin:
else. The case is said to be withou
parallel in medical annals.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
CONDITIONS UNAVOIDABLE
A Deep Waterway From the MOutl
of the I1lioins River to St. Louis
is Not Feasible.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The report
of the board of army engineers which
made a survey Of the Illinois and Mis-
sissippi rivers to establish whether a
14-foot channel can be created from
Chicago to st. Louis has been com,
pleted and is now in the hands of Gen.
Mackenzie, chief Of engineers and
member Of the general staff. AS the
report is in response to a bill passed
by congress, it will be kept secret un.
Ill 1t is transmitted to that body.
In spite of official reticence, there
is reason to state that the report is
most d~iscouraging to those who are
in favor Of a deep waterway and who
secured the legislation for the 14-foot
channel survey. The engineers assert
that the initial cost will be between
$4,000, 900 and $40, 0o0,0 900. Most dis.
couraging of all is their suggestion
that a 14-foot channel from the mouth
of the Illinois river to st. Louis can
only be secured effectively through
the construction of a canal paralleling
the river. The engineers have DELHI.
erately reached the conclusion that the
Mississippi river, with its shifting bars
and the conditions which now exist
in 1t, is absolutely impossible of per.
manent improvement to a 14-foot chan.
mel in that stretch from the mouth OF
the Illinois river to st Louis.
While this report may not forever
bar a deep waterway project being
taken up by the government, there is
little question that the effect Of the
report will be to prevent any legisla-
ton by congress along that direction
for some years to come.