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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
GUNBOAT WASP MAY BE LOST
She Had Eighty Men on Board and
Started to the Relief of Nam
tucket Lightship.

Newport, R. l., Dec. 1.-THE absence
of news regarding the converted gun
boat Wasp, which left here shortly be-
for the storm Sunday morning to go
to the aid of the disabled Nantucket
lightship and the brig Harry Smith,
only 25 mixes away, is causing the
greatest anxiety. While the naval Of
ficials at the torpedo station realized
fully the seriousness Of the accident
to the lightship, there was anxiety at
the training station regarding the
whereabouts of the Wasp, which, at
dark last night, had been out 4S hours
without being reported.
The Wasp carried a crew of 80 men,
and was commanded by Chief Boat
swain Hugh Sweeney.
N Lightship Foundered.
New Bedford, Mass, Dec. 1.-THE
lighthouse tender Azalea arrived here
at 2:t5 O'Clock this Tuesday morn
ing with the crew Of the Nantucket
south shoal lightship. The lightship
foundered at 4 a. m. Monday, IS miles
west Of her station, while in tow of the
tender.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
Charles II. Daily, Al st. Louis SaIoOn-
keeper, Arrested With $735 Worth
of Stolen Postage Stamps.

St. Louis, Dec. 7.-Charles P. DAILY,
a ~saloonkeeper at No. 613 Walnut street,
and a former prize fighter, was arrested
by Detectives Cremin, Mcfarland anG.
Callahan, who say he had a bundle con
tanning postage stamps valued at $735.
Thirty minutes later Harry Stewart
was arrested in Days saloon, and short
ly afterwards he confessed that the
stamps which were found in Days
possession was part of the loot obtained
when the safe Of the Shelbyville (Mo.)
bank was blown open last Sunday
night.
Stewart says DAILY had nothing to do
with the ~Shelbyville burglary and that
he did not know the contents of the
bundle,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
UNDER TWO INDICTM ENTS
DIR. A. S. Harrison and John Swee-
ney Charged With n HeinOus
Crime at Bennett, Mo-.

Bennett, Mo-, Dec. 11.-Dr. A. s..
Harrison, one of the b%est-known ply
sicians in this section of Missouri, and
John Sweeney, al eX-convic., have
been indicted by the Dunklin county
grand jury on double charges of as
sault with intent TO kill and mayhem,
Harrison has been released on bond,
and Sweeney is in Jail pending the re-
covery of Daniel Critics, the victim of
an illegal and inhuman operation. He
is at the Kennett hotel under the care
of three physicians.
Should Critics die, and the physicians
attending him say that this is very
likely, Prosecuting Attorney W. r.
Hall says that he will at once issue
information against DR.. Harrison and
Sweeney charging murder in the first
degree.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
SUCCESSOR TO MITCHELL
Gov. Chamberlain, u Democrat, Will
Doubtless Name IA Member of
His Party.

Portland, Ore, Dec. i0.--Gov. Cham
berlain will appoint a successor to
Senator Mitchell, deceased, within a
week.
1t is almost certain, that the new
senator will be a democrat, Great
pressure has already been brought to
bear upon the governor to select a
Portland man, whether democrat or
republican
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
INDICTED FOR MATRICIDE
Terrible Charge Against william
LAGER, His Wife and August Nell
gen, of Cards Point, III.

Mount Carmel, ILL.,, Dec. 12.-The
grand jury have returned indictments
against William LAGER, Alice LAGER, his
wife, and August Nelgen, charging
them with the murder, on the night of
December 80, 1903, of Mrs. Elizabeth
LAGER, mother of William LAGER. who
was killed by a rife shot fired
through a window as she sat in her
home at Cards Point, nine miles north
east of here. William LAGER was ar
rested at the time, charged with the
crime, but The grand jury at that time
failed to find a true bill against him
and he was released.
A Chicago detective has been work
ing on the case, but the nature of the
evidence secured by him is as yet a
secret. 1t is known, however, that As
witnesses were summoned before the
present grand jury, and the officers in
innate that q surprise will be sprung
when the case comes up for trial.
LAGER is said to have benefited very
materially by his mothers death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON DEAD
The WeIl-K ns wn St. Louis Banker,
and Treasurer OF the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, Dead.

st. Lous, Dec. 7.--William H. Thomp-
son, president of the National Bank of
Commerce, treasurer of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, and one of the
best-known ~financiers in the west, died
of septic pneumonia at his home, at
7:45 Wednesday evening.
He lapsed into unconsciousness short
ly after dawn Wednesday and never
rallied. Hope of his recovery was aban-
doned early Monday. and his daughter
and two sons remained at his bedside
during the "a hours preceding death.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of the ~financier,
is seriously i'll in an eastern sanitarium,
and owing to her condition she has not
been notified Of her husbands death.
He leaves a fortune estimated at ST.
900, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
ASSASSlNATED BY A WOMAN
Lieut.-Gen. klsar rolf Shot Down and
Instantly Killed in the House of
the Governor of %SnrntOff.

London, Dec S.--The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
in a dispatch dated December ), sent by
way of Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, says:
"Lieut.-Gen. Saiharoff, former min
lister Of war. has been assassinated:
The government had deputed Gen.
Sakharoff to visit the province of Sara
toff for the purpose of quelling the
agrarian riots there.
"a woman belonging to the so-called
flying columns of the revolutionary
movement, called at the house of the
governor of Saratoff and asked to see
Gen. Sakharoff. She fired three revolt
yer shots at the general, killing him on
the spot"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
THIS DECISION is FINAL
The State of Nebraska loses the
$6i6,31S That JOS. f. BARLEY Was
Convicted of Embezzling.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. THE supreme
court rendered a final decision in what
is known as the BARLEY bond case, af-
irming the ruling of the district court
of Douglass county dismissing the suit
and releasing from liability the bonds
men of former State Treasurer Joseph
F, BARLEY.
By the decision the state of Nebraska
loses $646,31S that BARLEY was con-
victed of embezzling. This was the
fourth trial of the case in the supreme
court, the decisions being alternately in
favor of the state and defendant, and
invariably remanding the case for a
new trial.
This last decision, Attorney General
Brown says, is final.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
FRAUDULENT LAND ENTRIES
Some Idea of Their Extent Given by
the Report of the Commissioned
of the General Land Office.

Washington, Dec. 12.-In regard 20
the alleged unlawful fraudulent entries
and illegal cutting or timber on the
public domain, the report of the COM
missioner of the general land office
shows that during the year nearly 1000
entries were suspended upon reports
of special agents, and that 1,500 entries
were cancelled as a result of these and
prior proceedings. Reports from special
agents showed unlawful Enclosures Of
public lands in more than 100 instances,
the alea of such Enclosures a~ggregating
S63,377 acres of public land. Through
the efforts of the land offices and special
agents, SO unlawful Enclosures have
been removed, and proceedings are
pending to compel the removal of fences
in the remaining cases reported. There
were pending in the courts on July 1,
1905, &c civil suits for the recovery of
81, 555, 1908.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Judge Dabney Proctor Dead.

Judge Dabney Proctor. for three
terms police justice Of Moberly, died
suddenly at his home in that city. He
was 10 years Of age.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

Serpent worship and the propitia-
tion of snake divinities which once
spread all over Asia still maintains
a tenacious hold on the little native
state of Cochin and Travancore, on
the southwest coast of India. Here
Hindoos high and low revere the cobra
as they did 1000 years ago, and it is
considered a heinous crime to injure
The reptile or neglect it's interests. In
the district of Travancore alone there
ARE between $1,000 and 10000 shrines
dedicated exclusively to the worship
Of snakes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
THINKS ITS DAYS NUMBERED
Henry Sienkicwicx, the Novelist,
Thinks the Days of the Russian
Bureaucracy Nearly Over.

Stockholm, Dec. lin an inter-
view with Henry Sienkiewicz, prior to
his receiving the Nobel prize for lit
erature, the novelist said:
81 have not been in Poland for three
weeks. The situation in Russia and
in Poland is extremely bad. The bu-
reaucracy can not last much longer
with or without revolution. It's days
are counted. The Russian people are
good, but the b~ureaucrats are a set of
thieves. That was proved by the war.
Count Whites position Is most diff
cut. White is clever and of great ca
pacity, but it is doubtful il he will be
able to retain his position"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
1T MEANS TREM ENDOUS LOSS
May Fight the Reduction of Twenty
Per Cent. In Freight Rates BY
Illinois Board.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Traffic officials of
the Illinois railways, with general of
fees in Chicago, have begun a general
inspection of their books to learn
whether the systems for which they
work will be able to bear the burden of
the 20 per cent. freight rate cut ordered
by the railroad and warehouse COM
mission at Springfield. In a few days
it is expected the freight agents will
hold a meeting, compare notes and de-
eide whether they will appeal to the
courts or accede to the demands of the
commissioners. The latter course, it is
said, means a loss of $40, 900, 900 annual
ly in their revenues.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

An interesting Snowman in Milan,
who had more than once organized
successful beauty shows, recently
struck out in a new line by arranging
what might be styled an ugly she~
whereat a number Of women and girls
competed for three prizes which were
offered for the three ugliest competit-
ors. And strange to say, the show
was a decided success, which goes to
prove that, contrary to a common be
lief, there are some women sufficiently
ugly to be conscious of their defect.
There were IA competitors and from all
accounts every n deserved a prize.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

"Left-eyed people simple own the
town these days" said a Broadway
oculist. 'If the prominence and i'm
portance of that optic continue to in
crease We shall one day be a left-eyed
race. In more than half the patients
I treat the left eye is already consid-
erably larger than the right, it is
brighter and it lasts longer. If you
want to find out which eye is stronger
try to read with one then with the
other unassisted by it's mate. Nine
times out of ten that test shows how
much more useful the left eye is than
the right"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Kicked in Mouth nv Horse.

J.. e. Ferguson, a farmer near Chilli
Gothic, was kicked IN the mouth by a
horse. The upper Jaw was broken In
two places, the lower jaw was frac,
tured, and nearly all his teeth were
knocked out. The unfortunate man
will be disfigured for life should he re-
cover.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

According to the English Army and
Navy Journal, Lieut.. Marshall o. Rob.
erts, of New York, is the only Ameri.
can who has received a commission
in the Royal Guards. Before an orig
inal commission Is granted in this
foremost Of the crack regiments Of
England, the candidates name, fam
lily, character and antecedents are
submitted to the king and the crown
prince for approval. To have sue,
cessfully passed this rigorous test and
received the appointment is certainly
a distinction of which any man, Amer.
lean or otherwise, might well be proud.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

Although Japan has revealed herself
as highly enlightened in so many
spheres of civilization, she has not yet
applied reformatory principles to the
institution of marriage. There is as
yet no such thing in Japan as equality
between the exc The law relating
to marriage recognizes no wrongs, ex,
cept On the part of the wife, from
whom the husband may obtain a di.
vorce by merely asserting that he is
tired Of her, or upon any of the fol.
lowing grounds: Disobedience, adul,
terry, %barrenness, jealousy, physical
antipathy, talkativeness Or theft,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
rhomp.on, Noted Banker, Dead.

Thompson, Noted Banker, Deeos
William H. Thompson, president OF
the National Bank of Commerce, and
one of the greatest bankers in America.
died of kidney trouble at his home, 44S7
Lindell boulevard, in st. Louis. He
was treasurer of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Co., and was inter-
ested in a number of financial institu-
tions all over the country. He was a
director of the United Railways Co., a
director of the Iron Mountain railway,
a director of the American Central In
surance Co., and a prime factor in the
National Lead Co. At one time, be-
fore he entered the Worlds fair direc-
tory, he was president of 10 corpora
lions and a director in 80. Mr.. Thomp-
sons fortune is co~nservatively esti-
mated at more than 100000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Contest the "Lid" Law.

William T. Kessels and Jack Carey
st. Joseph saloon-keepers, kept open on
Sunday, and were arrested. The sa.
loonists have provided a fund to take
both cases to the supreme court, in or.
der to test the validity of the Andriana
saloon ordinance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Investigating St. Louis Police.

Judge James e. Withrow has in
structed the st. Louis December grand
jury to make a thorough investigation
of the 81. Louis police department,
with the object in View of bringing in
dictments against such officers and
subordinates of the service as may b,
found TO have violated the laws.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

1t would be an immense benefit to
all mankind if the stores of gold now
held by individuals in India could be
made available for general use. Ever
since the dawn of history that country
has been gathering gold and hiding it
away. Treasures of almost ~incalcu-
liable value are possessed by many In
dian princes. When the Maharajah
OF Burdwan died, the stock of gold and
silver left by him was so large that
no member of the family could make
an accurate estimate of if.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
MISS ALICE'S SOUVENIRS
Examination Completed, Duties
Paid and the U%npacIing of Miss
R~OOseyelt's Souvenirs Begun.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The valuable
presents and trophies of Miss Alice
Roosevelt's trip to the orient have been
placed in her possession. They arrived
about five weeks ago, but we're given
their turn in examination and apprais-
ment, which has just been concluded.
A messenger from the White House
paid the required duty and a big ex-
press van carried the 27 boxes to the
White House.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Accidentally Killed Brother.

While shooting ut a target in the
woods near Thayer, Clarence Currar
shot and instantly killed his 15-year.
old brother, Justin. Justin had gone
down to see where he had hit, and had
started back, when Clarence fired at
the target. The ball struck Justin in
the heart, and he died without speak.
ing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

The commercial (market) value of
the railroads of the United States is
$11,250, 000,0 200 Pennsylvania stands
first in railroad property, having ST.
425, 0 900. New York is second, with
$S99,OO0, 600, and Illinois third, with
$sO6,O00, 0o0. Ohio is fourth, Minnesota
fifth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

The average value of diamonds in
the rough at New York is $3.50 a
karat. The price to the public is
more than 800 a karat, because of loss
in cutting, labor in cleaying, cutting
and polishing and dealers profits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Neighbors Prevent Mans Suicide.

William Hall, aged 80, residing on
Commercial street, Springfield, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
but the cries of his wife brought
neighbors, who prevented him from
succeeding IN his effort, However, at
this writing, Hall is in a serious con
dition and may die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

The momentum of a swiftly flying
bird is considerable. A partridge flew
against a window of the gymnasium at
Williams college the other day,
crashing through the glass and falling
to the floor dead. The force of the
blow may be judged from the fact that
the glass was "triplethick" and not
more than 20 by u in size
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

A large centrifugal pump at a Brigh-
ton (England) bath stopped working,
and an examination revealed the pres
ence in a pipe of a pigeons nest with
two eggs. To reach its nest the bird
had to find its way through a six-inch
diameter pipe-horizontal for six feet,
and bending sharply into a six-foot
~perpendicnlar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
can't Change cIassiGcations.

jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 7.-Attor-
ney-General Herbert Hadley rendered
an opinion of the board of railroad
and warehouse commissioners, hold
ing that the railroads have not the au-
thority to change the classification of
the shipment of commodities in this
state by the railroad commissioners,
even If the rate be not increased.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

San Quentin, Cal, Dec. 9.-Walter
Warner, aged 20 years, was hanged in
the state prison here for the murder of
Marie Tomaya at Santa Barbara on
June 10, 1904. To Warden Tompkins
he said: This is the happiest day of
my life"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Henvs increase In Valuation.

st. Louis, Dec. 12.-In pursuance Of
en- opinion rendered by Attorney
General w. Fl. Stead, the Illinois board
OF equalization, it is said, will increase
the assessed valuation of the Alton
bridge. owned by the st. Louis Ter
minal Railroad association, from $14O,-
900 to SOC y00O.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Pat Grove Acquitted.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. S.--Pat Grove,
who has been on trial on charge Of
shooting with intent to kill Officer AL
bert Jackson on the night of Septem-
Der 6. was acquitted. He was remand
ed to Jail, until he can be tried on the
charge of highway robbery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Killed His NeiGhbor.

Lebanon, Mo-, Dec. Handy Rod
ney, neal Brice, II miles northwest Of
this city, was shot and killed by Wal
lace w. Chappell, HIS neighbor. The
two quarreled about some hogs. Rod
ney says. Chappell assaulted him with
q hammer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

st. Louis, Dec. Henry Penning-
ton, aged IS, Of Shannon county, Mo-,
took his first car ride when he arrived
here on his way to Alton, ILL.,, to attend
a funeral. The street cars puzzled
him, as he could not understand how
they can run without either pushin'
or pullin'."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

All the mills on the Penobscot and
throughout Maine are saving spruce
lumber at top capacity and the lum-
Der is being rushed away as fast as
vessels can be chartered to carry it.
There never was such a demand for
lumber of this kind.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Shot Wife, Killed Himself.

While in a drunken rage, Charles E.
Bose, Of st. Louis, shot his wife in
the neck, inlicting a probably fatal
wound, and then sent a bullet through
his own brain. The couple had quar-
relied over a SIT, 900 inheritance. The
tragedy took place before Mrs. Eliza
beth R. Wubecke, the woman's aged
mother.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Died While Praying.

st. Louis, Dec. 11.-With her hands
clasped in prayer, Mrs. Margaret Cof-
fey was found dead in her room at tho
home of Mrs. Belle johnson, 2722 Olive
street. Death vas due to asphyxiation.
She was afflicted with asthma, and
was unable to detect the odor Of gas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
brakeman Killed.

Frank Roach, a Frisco brakeman
was killed near Rankin station, in st,
Louis county, by coming in contact
with a post while leaning out from tho
side ladder Of a caboose to oil a hot
box.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
McCurdy's Resignation Accepted.

New York, Dec. 11.-Robert II. Nc.
Curdy, general manager Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., has resigned, and
his resignation, to take effect Deem
Der 81, was accepted by the trustees Of
the company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Nan and Woman Found Dead.

st. Louis, Dec. S.-Alonzo G. Coma
way, a salesman for the Dittman Shoe
Co., and Annie Mitchell, of COS North
Twenty-tbird street, were found dead
from asphyxiation in a room on the
third floor of the boarding house at
1888 Washington avenue, at / D. M.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
NOBEL PRIZES GIVEN OUT
King Oscar of Sweden Makes the
Distribution nj the Royal Acad-
envy of Music, Stockholm.

Stockholm, Dec. 1.-THE Nobel
prizes were distributed at the royal
academy of music, Sunday. by King
Oscar in the presence Of a distin.
guished gathering, including all the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Farmer Killed i'm Runaway

Eads Davenport, aged 70, a farmer
eight miles north of Warsaw, was
thrown from his wagon in a runawas
and killed. His daughter, Mrs. Will
lam Ferrier, who was in the wagon
with him, was severely injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

Japanese form so considerable q
part of the population of Seattle that
the government finds it convenient to
establish a special post office for
them, where mail is received and dis
tributed among Japanese only.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
salmons Ask For Change Of Venue

Clinton. Mo-, Dec. 12.-Thomas NJ.
Casey, Maj. Harvey w. Salmon, D. G.. Y.
Salmon and Frank M. Salmon, indicted
in the Salmon bank failure, have asked
for change Of venue, setting up the
plea that the people Of Henry and
Saint Clair counties are prejudiced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14

A Zulu named Kwezi, living in Al.
fred county, Natal, has died at the ad-
vanced age of III years. Meat and
milk were the principal articles of his
diet. His sister, three years older than
himself, still lives.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-14
Death of Mrs. John 1. Martin.

Mrs. Martin, Of st. Louis, wife of
Col. John I. Martin, the well-known
attorney and politician, died at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, where she was visiting her
si~ster-in-law.