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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
GOVERNMENTS HANDICAP
Alleged Methods of the Packing In
terests to Influence Public
Opinion.

Washington, Jan. 27.-By authority
of President Roosevelt, correspondence
was made public at the White House,
Friday evening, relating to methods al
legged to have been employed by attor-
neys for the beef packers who are under
indictment at Chicago to influence pub
lie opinion in behalf of the packers.
The documents consist of a communi-
cation made to Acknowledgement Moody
by United States District Attorney Nor
rison, of Chicago, setting out certain al
legged facts regarding the payment of a
sum Of money to a Chicago newspaper
reporter by one of the attorneys for
the beef packers; a letter from the at
torney general to the president, trans
hitting Mr.. Morrison's report, express
ing the opinion that no way existed I'M
der the law by which the alleged Of
fe1se could be punished; and a letter
from the president to the attorney gen
eral directing the publication of the
correspondence, in order that the public
might be informed of one situation, at
least, which the government has to meet
in prosecuting the case against the
packers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
WILL OF MARSHALL FIELD
INSTRUMENT FILED FOR PRO
BATE IN CHICAGO.
cpecifc Requests of $685. 900
Made-The Residue Left in Trust
for Heirs of Marshall Field, Jr.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-The will of the
late Marshall Field was filed for pro-
bate Wednesday. Specific requests are
made to the aggregate of SIS, 568, 900.
The remainder of the estate is left in
trust for the son, Marshall Field, Jr.
(who died November 20 and his de-
scendants. The principal of the resid-
uary estate is to be kept intact until
one of the sons of Marshall Field, Jr.,
shall reach the age Of 50 years. The
The largest single bequest Is for Se,-
900, 900 to be used as an endowment
and building fund for the Field Column
bian museum. The widow is given
1000, 900, and to the daughter, Mrs.
Beattie, of bennington, England, S4,-
900, 900 is left in trust.
The Field family home at 1905 Prai-
RE avenue, with all its furnishings and
equipment of every kind, is left to Mrs
Field for and during her life. No men-
ton is made in the will a the amount
given to Mrs. Field at the time OF the
marriage settlement.
The bequest for the museum is made
upon the express condition that within
six years from the date of the death OF
Mr.. Field there shall be provided, for
the museum. without cost to it, lands
which shall be satisfactory to the trus-
tees as the site for the permanent home
of the museum. If within the six years
the site has not been provided, the SS,-
900, 900 is to revert to and become par
of the residuary estate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
STATEHOOD BILL PASSED
According to Its Provisions There
Will BE Two View States, known
as Oklahoma and Arizona.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The house
passed the statehood bill according to
schedule, Thursday. The republican
opposition to the measure spent it's
entire force Wednesday, and no effort
was made to defeat the bill on it's
final passage, but 80 of the "insur-
gents" voting against the measure.
The bill passed by the vote of 1874 to
$50.
The debate which preceded this
vote began at IL o'clock and was prac-
tically featureless SO far as any hope
was entertained of changing the meas
ure in the slightest degree. The bill
as passed provides that Oklahoma and
the Indian territory shall constitute
one state under the name "Oklaho-
ma" and that Arizona and New Mex
leo shall constitute one state under
the name Arizona" Should the
terms of admission be ratified by the
residents of the territories in question,
their respective state constitutions
must contain clauses prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors and plural
marriages.
The constitution of Arizona must
prohibit the sale Of liquor to Indians
forever and that of Oklahoma for q
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
GEN. JOSEPH WHEELER DEAD
THE OLD VETERAN OF TWO
WARS HAS PASSED AWAY.
He Won Fame as a Cavalry Leader
I'm the Confederate Army and In
tae War With Spain.

New York, Jan. 26.-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, the famous confederate cav
airy leader and a brigadier general OF
the United States army since the war
with Spain. died at 5:35 o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the home of
his sister. Mrs. Sterling Smith, in
Brooklyn.
The veteran of two wars was SO
years of age, but in spite of his age,
there was hope until Wednesday of
his recovery from the attack Of pneu-
monia which caused his death.
Gen. Wheeler was taken i'll six days
ago at his sisters home, where he has
been living recently. He contracted
a severe cold, which developed into
pleurisy and pneumonia. From the
| first his age told against him, but the
family did not give up hope until
| Wednesday night, when the disease
was found to have affected both
lungs.
Gen. Wheeler's immediate relatives
were all with him. The family were
summoned to the bedside of the pa
tient at midnight, when the doctors
in consultation concluded that the end
was but a matter Of hours. The gen
eral was then awake and conscious
and his mind was apparently active
He seemed to know that death was ap
preaching and, though too weak te
speak, he succeeded in giving signs o.
recognition and encouragement to his
children.
Later the general sank into a peace
full slumber, and at the request OF the
doctors the family quietly withdrew
from the bedside. He fingered unit
Thursday evening and passed ava!
quietly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Andrew Carnegie has no son and
only n daughter, SO his hundreds
of millions will start no line of Car
negie kings. Russell Sage has neither
son nor daughter and his fortune will
be scattered among strangers. Leland
Stanford had only n son and he died.
c. P. Huntington had no children.
Frederick Vanderbilt has no children.
Perry Belmont has no children. And
three of the younger Rockefellers, al
though married for ten years or more,
have no children. William H. Wander.
bilt has eight children, George Gould,
six, and J.. P. Morgan, four. This
shows that u very rich American
families are far below the general av-
erage,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
TRAGEDY AT LOS ANGELES
Mrs. G. A. Canfield, Wife of the MILL
iOnnire Oil Mngnate, Killed
BY Former Councilman.

Los Angeles. CAL. Jan. 29.-Mrs. G. A.
Garfield, wife of the millionaire oil
magnate, c. A. Garfield, and a promi-
nent society woman of Los Angeles, was
shot and almost instantly killed while
sitting on the front porch Of her resi-
dence, by Morris Buck, a former family
coachman, who is in custody.
According to neighbors who witnessed
a portion of the tragedy, Buck first shot
Mrs. Garfield in the breast, and when
she fell back on the porch he leaned
over and deliberately fired another shot
into her abdomen. The first shot went
directly through her heart. On Bucks
person, lin addition to the pistol, with
which he had done the killing, were
found a 3S-caliber revolver, a long dirk
knife, sharpened to a razor edge, and
several loose cartridges. Buck is about
20 years old and little is known Of him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
At REST IN THE SOUTHLAND
REMAINS OF GEN. JOS. WHEEL
Err BURIED IN ARLINGTON.
On the Birthday of the President
Who Called Him From Civil Lie
They Laid Him Away.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Home to the
southland which he loved so well they
brought the body of the late Maj.-Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, U. S. A, retired, and
laid it to rest in Arlington, with full
military honors, on a shaded slope
overlooking the Potomac near. to the
graves of men who, like himself, were
veterans of two wars. Thousands I'M
covered their heads in silent tribute as
the impressive cavalcade Of mourners
made its way slowly out Pennsylvania
avenue beneath the wealth of sunshine
that gave to the day a taste OF spring
time in mid-winter. Not even his ma
native state of Alabama could have con-
tributed a balmier day on which to bury
the nations distinguished dead than was
this, the birthday of the president who
called him from civil life to the defense
of the nation in the war with Spain. All
along the line of march the carnation
marked the memory of the late Will
lam Mckinley, and on the casket,
wrapped in the folds of the American
flag, there bloomed a cluster OF these
beautiful flowers. AS they were placed
on the altar in st. Johns Episcopal
church at the beginning of the service,
and as the choir softly chanted the
closing hymn, Peace, Perfect Peace,
a white-robed priest took the flowers
from the altar and placed them rever-
emily at the head Of the csaket amid
the folds of the red, white and blue.
Beside them bloomed the beautiful
flowers sent by the president and Mrs
Roosevelt. 1t was an appropriate trib-
ute which the nation presented.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
EARTHQUAKE IN ARIZONA
The Earth Trembled in Arizona and
New Mexico When the State
hood Bill Passed.

Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 2S.-At 1888 p.
m. Thursday the people of this city
were thrown into a panic by a terrific
shock of earthquake that threw down
chimneys, cracked walls of buildings
and shook the plastering from ceilings.
Many persons in the city expert
enced a feeling of ~seasickness, so
great was the rocking motion Of the
earth.
Advices from neighboring towns in
dictate that Flagstaff was near the
center of disturbance. The vibrations
continued for about thirty seconds.
A second shock was felt at $3.50 p.
m. and a third at 1882 p. M, but these
were much lighter than the first.
The shocks were left as far south as
| Gallup, N. M.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
THE WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
The Mild, Open Winter Having Its
Natural Effect on Trade and
IdustriaI Operations.

New York, Jan. 27.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
Barring a touch of cold weather in
the west, the season still retains its
previous appearance Of a mild open win
ter, with natural effects upon retail
trade, industrial operations in general
and prices of many commodities, which
tend downward. Perhaps the most no
table feature at present is the continued
activity in building, which has practi-
cally gone on without a break, and
which is making new records in prices
of lumber and in demand for other ma
terials. Final distribution is still being
stimulated by forced sales at retail, and
a few lines of wholesale business, no
tably heavy clothing and rubber goods,
reflect unreadiness to buy for next sea-
sons wants. AS to spring trade only
optimistic reports are current. Ship
ments are being called for and made
freely, open weather favoring the rail-
ways as rarely before to handle the
large business offering.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Miss Bella Como, of New York City,
Is employed by the New York State
Dental association to run down the
many unlicensed dentists. In doing
this she has the distinction of having
had her teeth examined more times
than any other woman in the world.
She visits an average Of three dental
offices daily, has her teeth cleaned at
least three times a week and carries a
small fortune of gold in her mouth
which may be removed tomorrow and
replaced the next day. Miss Como is
80 years old and three years ago man
aged a dental Office of her own.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

In the old line companies alone
there were, a year ago 21,0S2,3 1852 out
standing policies, for $12, 92S, 493, 754, o
a sum greater than the actual value OF
all the steam railroads in the United
States. The assets are more than
three times the aggregate capital of
all the a331 national banks in the
United States, and the income of
these insurance companies is greater
than the total revenue of the United
States government. The numberless
assessment companies and fraternal
benefit societies also provide life in
Surance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
RANK FRAUD DISCOVERED
SsAsbestOs" Sheets Burned Like Tin
der In "a Laundry Fire in Belle
vue New York; Hospital.

New York, Jan. 29.-Eight hundred
patients in Bellevue hospital were en-
dangered by a fire in the laundry build
ing, Sunday morning, yet, through the
quiet and effective work of the hospital
fire brigade and the regular fremen,
who responded with muffed bells, only
a small number in the outlying pavil-
ions were awakened. By prompt work
the fire was confined to the laundry
with a few thousand dollars damage.
Spontaneous combustion is believed to
hare started the blaze, a remarkable
feature of which was that sheets Of
asbestos, supposedly fi%reproof, burned
like finder, according to Steward Philip
H. Smith, chief Of the hospital fire bril-
gade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
FEARED TO FACE THE MUSIC
81, Louis Policeman, rdcre On the
Carpet" Prefers a
Bullet.

st. Louis. Jan. 27.-Policeman John
A. Scollard, who was to have been
tried by the pSlice board Friday after
noon on the charge of unbecoming con-
duct in having resided with a woman
who was not his wife, shot himself
throuch the left breast at 1880 p. m.
Friday in the livery stable of Charles
A. Geraghty, Easton avenue, near Eu-
cid.
He died at II p. m. from internal
hemorrhage.
Scotland had been accused OF resid-
ing with Grace Litzen. He married
the woman Thursday afternoon.
The officer was a member OF the
Broadway squad, and was stationed at
Broadway and Pine street. He was the
tallest man on the force, being 6 feet c
inches tall.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
Municipal Ownership Bill Passed by
the Chicago Council Signed
BY the Mayor.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-"I have appended
my signature to the municipal owner
ship Measure recently passed by the
city council, and | am resting content
in the belief that my plans for the mu-
nicipalization of the Chicago street car
lines will be realized before my present
term of Office is ended"
Mayor Dunno made the foregoing an
nouncement Sunday. He said he had
signed the so-called $4,000, 900 ordi-
nance while lying ill at his home, in
the belief that it was necessary for him
to sign the ordinances within ten days
from the date of passage, in order that
they might become legal under the pro-
visions of the city charter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Funeral services for Cassie Carter,
the giantess of South Blue Hill, Me-,
and the fattest m in Maine, were
held the other day at the home Of
Daniel Carter, her grandfather. Miss
Carter was only 5 feet 4 inches tall,
but because of her tremendous weight,
400 pounds, no ordinary coffin or
hearse was adequate. The undertaken
had a special coffin constructed, and
an opening in the side of the house
had to be made~to get it in and out.
This was done by removing a window
with its sash and frame. Six of the
biggest men in the district were Sc
lected as p~allbearers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

The prevalent idea that Franklin
was an "infidel," is wrong. He de.
clares in his autobiography, II never
doubted the existence Of a Deity
that He made the world and governed
1t by His providence; that the most
acceptable service Of God was the do
Ding good to man; that u souls are
immortal, and that all crimes will be
punished and virtue rewarded, either
here or hereafter" He deplored the
antagonism between sects and refused
TO regularly attend any church, but
believed that churches were necessary
and contributed freely to support them
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
SAID HE WAS DOWN AND OUT
Police Arrested College
Who Intended Smashing Jewel
er's Window.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-William Garland,
claiming to be a son Of former United
States Acknowledgement Garland, was
arrested in front of a jewelers. store at
State and Washington streets. He had
a rock concealed beneath his coat, with
which he admitted he intended to
smash the window at a favorable OPP
portunity. A college diploma was found
on his person. Gust a plain hard-luck
story, and no excuses to Offer" said
Garland. 81 was simply down and out,
and determined to do something des-
perate in order to get food"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
KANSAS MINE ACCIDENT
Three Men Killed By an Explosion
In the Ellington Mine Near
P~ittsburg, Kas.

Pittsburg, Kas., Jan. 30.-Three men
were killed by an explosion, Monday
night, in the Ellington mine, two miles
west of this city. The dead:
Claire Ellington.
Marion Ellington.
Linden Hume.
Marion Ellington and Hume, shot
frers, entered the mine to fire some
shots. and when they did not report
promptly to Claire Ellington, the chief
engineer, the latter followed them into
the mine later. The Billingtons owned
the mine and were prominent in mining
circles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

The gold mines on the American
side of the line in the far Northwest
were last year, for the first time, pro-
ducing much larger quantities of the
precious metal than are being found
in British territory. The yield for
1906 at Nome and in the surrounding
district is estimated by experts at ap-
proximately $4,000, 900, and the Tana-
ma valley has cleaned up $1,000, 900.
Last year the total gold production for
all Alaska was $9,O50, 900, or nearly
81, 100000 less than this years clean
UP at Nome alone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

TIE insurance investigation at New
York came to an end with the close
OF the past year, the committees pow
ers having been terminated by the ex-
piration of the legislative term. The
committee will make a report and the
new legislature, now in session, will
decide whether the Investigation shall
continue. The committees conclu-
sions are likely to form the basis OF
enactments which will throw addition
al safeguards about the administration
of ~life-insurance companies and fur.
Their protect the interests of policy
holders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
PETITIONS FOR cLEMENcY
South Dakota Citizens Asking Fed
eral Judge Munger to BE Len
lent with Rev. Ware.

Lead, S. D., Jan. 30.-Petitions are
being circulated here among the differ
end churches of this city and Deadwood
asking that federal Judge Munger, OF
Omaha, be lenient with Rev. George G..
Ware, convicted Of Illegal leasing Of
public lands. Rev. Ware is rector OF
the Episcopal church of this city and
DeadWood.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
REINHOLD SADDLER DEAD
He Was For Several Years Governor
of Nevada, Elected on the
silver Ticket.

Eureka, New, Jan. 30.-Reinhold
Sadler, for several years governor of
Nevada, died at his home here, Monday,
aged 81 years. He was elected lieuten-
a~nt-governor with Gov. Jones in 1898
and took the ~governorship OF the death
OF the latter. At the following election
he was chosen governor of the state on
the silver ticket.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Kingfsher, Okla, Jan. 25.-Norvin
Davis, aged ten, sol of a local laundry
nan, was caught in one of the shafts
while playing around the machinery
and whirled around. Besides losing his
right arm, he sustained other injuries,
and may die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
Midshipman Decatur Dismissed.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Secretary Of
the Navy Bonaparte Thursday an
nounced the dismissal from the naval
academy of Stephen Decatur, Jr., OF
New Hampshire, convicted by court
martial Of countenancing hazing. He
is a descendant of Commodore Decatur.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
NEW HEAD FOR FIELD STORE
Private Secretary Jones Only Man
Familiar With It's MAN.
agement.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-According to cred.
ible information, Arthur B. Jones
nominated in the will of the late Mar
shall Field as one of the executors Of
his estate, will become the virtual head
of the dry goods establishment of Mar
shall Field & Co.
Jones, who was Fields private Sec
rotary, is the only one Of the execu-
tors and trustees of the estate named
who has even a general knowledge Of
the management of the house. Field,
it appears, owned every share Of stock
in the corporation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

The American people are the most
thrifty and saving in the world. With
$4,000 900 900 in savings banks and s.
600 900 depositors, there is an average
of $3.50 for each American who has a
savings account. Canada is second
with $3.50 for each ~depositor, and Hun
gary is third with an average of $251.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Another revelation comes from Tex
as. Ten million tons of sulphur have
been found in the Transpecos region,
the sulphur fields extending over
about 10000 acres, with a thickness
averaging 9h feet. With 100000
tons of 40 per cent. native ore sui
phur to hand certain manufacturing
processes, it is expected, will be re-
duced 20 per cent. and the present
rate of importing will be offset for 20
wears.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
Baby, Coal Oil and Fire.

Kingman, Kas., Jan. 26.-The three
year-old son of Harry Birdsell, of near
zenda, this county, saturated his cloth
ing with kerosene, and he was burned
to death, The other members Of the
family were out of the house at the
time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
His Hearing Restored.

St. Louis, Jan. 30.-Jamse T. Gala
han, whose hearing had been affected
for seven years, had it restored by a
doctor. The doctor found a wad Of cot
ton, placed in the ear by another physi-
clan seven years ago, and forgotten.
After it was removed Mr.. Callahan
Gould hear as we'll as ever.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
Nail Mill

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 29.-The nail
mill of the Southern Steel Co., formerly
known as the Alabama Wire and Steel
Co., controlled by the Messrs. Schuelers,
was destroyed by fire Sunday night, en-
failing a loss Of between $4,000 and
$40, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

The production of wine in France
In 1905, as recently estimated by the
French ministry of Agriculture,
amounted to the enormous quantity OF,
roundly, 1900, OOO, 900 gallons, and
showed a decrease from the yield Of
the previous year of over 100000, 900
gallons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Washington, Jan. 27.-A bulletin is
sued by the interstate commerce COM
mission shows that during the month";
Of July, August and September last
1853 we're killed and 1886 injured,
among passengers and employees OF
steam railroads in the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Tyndall, s. D., Jan. 30.-Fred Barton
and JACKIE Wilson were sentenced, Mon
day, to IA years and 6 months each in
the penitentiary, Paddy Carroll to 13
years and 6 months and John Burns to
10 years and 6 months for robbing the
bank at Springfield, s. D.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Living in Delaware county, New
York, are three sisters, believed there
abouts to be the Oldest in the United
States. They are Mrs, Harvey Scott,
"a years old; Miss Angelina Blair, 81,
and Miss Arvilla Blair, SO, the COM
bined ages being 274 years. The three
sisters live within II miles of each
other, are all in good health and are
as bright as ever.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01

Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 26.-Colla
McCrea, a noted character in the Kan
sas territorial days, is dead at the SOL
diers' home at Lansing, which institu-
ton he entered in 1899. He came to
Kansas from Vermont in 1854.