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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
BEN FRANKLIN'S PORTRAIT
BY the Graceful Act of Earl Grey 1t
Will Be Seen At the Frank
lin Bicentenary celebration.

Ne wYork.-The long-lost portrait OF
Benjamin Franklin, from the famous
gallery in Dorchester house, London,
at present the residence of Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid which has been restored
to the United States by Earl Grey, the
governor general Of Canada, arrived
Sunday on the American line steamship
St. Paul. The tin case containing the
canvas was addressed to "The Hon
orable President Theodore Roosevelt,
Washington" In view of the approach
ing bicentenary Franklin celebration,
soon to be held in Philadelphia, Earl
| Grey, who, with Countess Grey, was re-
Gently entertained in this country,
thought it fitting that the picture
should be restored at this time. The
portrait went to England during the
revolutionary period, and became the
property of Earl Grey, a great grand
father of the present earl. 1t was taken
from Franklin's home in Philadelphia,
The painting has been cleaned and re-
vanished, and is in excellent condition.
1t depicts franklin at an earlier period
of his life than the generally-known
pictures show him.
1t was forwared to Washington with
out delay.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
WILL NOT FLEE TO MEXICO
DOwie Will Fight For Complete
pOral and EccIesiasticaI.

Chicago.-'"First Apostle John Alex
ander Dowie will not turn tail and flee
to Mexico. He will wage a vigorous
legal warfare to regain control Of Zion
City, and as soon as he considers that
he has taken the proper preliminary
steps, he will descend upon that place
and proclaim himself the only and
first apostle" This statement is au-
thorized by CDR" Dowie himself and
by the firm of lawyers who represent
him.
In this connection, Attorney P. G.
Haley, of the firm of Eddy, Haley &
Wetten, who represent DR.. Dowie and
his c%ounsellors, made the following
statement:
1--WE have advanced and will advance
only n condition-complete restora-
ton of power, temporal as we'll as &C.
cleciastical, and a demand for an abso-
lutte r~etraction of the slanderous state
ments made by General Overseer Voliva
and his follow ers against the mora
character of Dowie."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
The VESUVIAN CATASTROPHE
NEW EVIDENCES OF ITS MAG
NITUDE EVERY DAY.
Hundreds of Human Lives
Have Been Lost.

Naples, Italy.-Every day that
,asses gives new evidence of the mag
Iitude of the Vesuvian catastrophe.
thursdays visit of King Victor EN-
manuel to 0ttajano revealed new
tragedies. AT a certain point his mai
.sty was Obliged to abandon his motor
,ar and went forward on horseback
amid constant danger. his horse floun-
iering through four feet of ashes, Stun
cling into holes, blinded by the fall
Of large cinders and the target for fall
ng basaltic masses. In the presence OF
he king, 1879 more bodies were eXtri-
,ated from the ruins, the white and red
sand falling as though they were de-
;ermined not to re%linquish their vic
Inns. The dead at O~ttajano are said to
1umber $50.
The latest reports show that 24a
houses have been damaged at Portici
1873 at San Giovanni and Teduccio, 432
at Resina and 1000 at Tore del Greco
It is impossible to determine the exact
number of buildings demolished at Tore
A~nnunziata. 1t is estimated that about
5000 houses in all have been partly o.
entirely destroyed. In the villages or
the Ottajano side of the mountain al
the houses are damaged. At Nola des-
olation reigns, the place having beer
almost entirely abandoned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
A BIG BUNCH OF ToRNADoES
Seven Were Observed East and
North of Great Bend, Nas., In one
Day, Doing Much Damage.

Topeka, Kas.-Not less than seven
en- t~ornadoes were seer east and north
Of Great eBnd, Barton county, during
the afternoon. The school house in
district No. 2. vacant at the time, was
demolished and a threshing outfit de-
stroyed. No other damage reports have
come in. Some rain and hail fell.
Three years ago a number Of tornadoes
occurred in the same neighborhood, do
ing much damage to property.
Twister Mt Stafford, Kas.
Wichita, Kas.-A terrible tornado
struck at Stafford, Kas.. at five O'Clock
in the afternoon, resulting in in
jury to several persons and demolishing
several houses. The storm came from
the southwest, passed over the business
part of the town without damage, first
striking two blocks east of Main street.
Here the home of Fred Tanner and the
parsonage of the Congregational church
were demolished. The Quaker church
was blown down. the debris falling up
on the home of Mrs. Ella Granger
which was also destroyed. Mrs, Gran
ger was injured, but not seriously.
Another tornado is reported at Bush
ton, 80 miles north of Stafford.
Fatal Tornado at Briggs, Tex.
Bertram, Textile little towr
of Briggs. about Is miles north of here
was swept by a tornado about five
o'clock Thursday afternoon and almos
entirely destroyed. Two persons are re
ported killed and 80 injured, six ia
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
TRADE Is MORE ANIMATED
Improved Weather Conditions and
Easter Influence Have Slim
ulated Business.

New York.-Bradstreet's regular
weekly review says:
Trade displays more animation,
weather conditions, retail business and
to some extent collections improving
in unison. Easter season influences
have been a stimulus. even were
low temperatures, heavy rains or bad
roads have occurred and few COM
plants as to retail trade are noted.
These latter, by the way, are not in
the east. Generally speaking, the
weather west and south has been good
and some lost ground has been re-
gained in planting, though the crop
planting season is still fully ten days
late. The spring jobbing trade is nearly
over but some recorders are noted and
there is free buying of fall goods.
Among the industries favorable fea-
lures are the activity in building and
the partial settlements, and advances
granted in the central and western
bitumious coal fields.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
Impending Crisis in servia.

London.-Belgrade (Servia) tele-
grams give official denial to the state.
ment that King Peter intends TO alb
dictate. The denial, however, does not
counterfeit the general belief that a
serious Servian crisis is brewing.
April 26 is named as the day on which
the king will be dethroned and ex-
PEELED, unless he abdicates before
hand. A strong party is reported to
have been formed against King Peter,
in favor of his cousin, Prince Arssn
Karageorgevitch, who is now an off
Ger in the Russian army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
FINE AND IMPRISONMENT
GREENE AND GAYNoR SEN
FENCED AT SAVANNAH, GA.
Fined S575,64O As a firm and Sem
fenced to Four Years Inn
prisOnment Each.

Savannah, Ga. = Benjamin d.
Greene and John Gaynor were tined
$685. 49 as a firm and were given four
years each, by Judge Speer, FRIDAY
morning, following their conviction
Thursday, on the charge of ~conspiring
to defraud the government.
Greene and Gaynor were members OF
a contracting firm which did most OF
the great government harbor work at
Savannah, Ca, beginning in 1884. me
work consisted of deepening the har-
Dor and building a mammoth break
water and two %jetties. Their convic-
ton finds them guilty of conspiring,
| with Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter, the rep
resentative of the government, to de-
| fraud the United States out OF vast
sums of money.
Carter served five years in the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, Kas., for
his connection with the conspiracy, be-
ginning his sentence in 1899. The SEN
tence included, besides imprisonment
dismissal from the army, the publica'
ton of his disgrace in his native town
annually for five years, and all army
officers were forbidden 20 speak to him
ever.
Greene and Gaynor we're indicted II
1902, and after fighting axtradition pro
ceedings in New York fled to Canada
After lengthy proceedings there, they
were finally extradited and brought tt
Savannah for trial.
At the trial 1t was brought out tina
by a manipulation of the specification
and bids Carter had managed to throw
most of the government work t.
Greene and Gaynor at prices over 81,
900, 900 in excess of its Just cost.
The increased sum paid by the gov
eminent was divided between the con
spiratOrs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
the KEARsARoE DISASTER
TerrybIe Results OF a Power Explo-
sion In the Forward Turret
OF the Battieship.

Washington. d. C.-The following
is Rear-Admirai Evans report of the
explosion on board the battleship kear-
sarge, last Friday. and its results.
transmitted to the secretary OF the
navy:
"Caimanera, April 14.-Secretary OF
the Navy, Washington, D. c.: On April
13, about 3:15 p. m, shortly after COM
pletion target practice of kearsarge,
forward turret, while the powder s'as
going below, three sections of a l3-
inch charge of powder vera ignited.
Charge of powder in Other lift just be-
low and one section inside 12-inch re-
NAMED intact. Cause not yet deter
mined, nor accountability. Matter is
being investigated. Lieut.. George w.
Graeme, gun umpire, has been sent to
the Maryland in a very critical state.
The following have since died: Lieut..
Higgins, turret officer; Peter Norberg,
gunner; Theodore Naegely, seaman;
Anton O. Thorson, ordinary seaman;
julius A. Koerster, turret captain, first
class; Ellis H. Athey, seaman.
"The following was dangerously in
jured by accident; recovery doubtful:
w. King. ordinary seaman.
xviii bury dead at Guantanamo. YES
sci uninjured."
Press reports say that IA men were
injured, and Rear-Admiral Brownson
notified the navy department, Sunday
that Lieut.. Graeme had died and that
the condition Of Seaman King and Gun
ner's Mate Fred T. Fisher is grave. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
GEN. CASTRO STEPS ASIDE
The President of Venezuela Gives Up
the Reins, Temporarily, to
yice-President Gomez.

New York.-President Cipriano
Castro has retired temporarily from the
presidency of Venezuela. Gen. Juan
Vicente Gomez, first vlce-president of
the republic, is the present executive
head. This information was contained
in an official cable dispatch received
from Caracas by Carlos Figueredo'
Venezuelan consul general in this city.
The official announcement gives as
Castro's reason for resigning that he
desires to retire to restful private life
for some time, owing to the strenuous
work his position exacts and which he
has so successfully carried on for sew
aral years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
FOUND ON A RIVER ISLAND
Tragic Accident Recalled By the
Finding of skeleton Near
BOOnyille, Mo. ~

Sedalia, Mo.-A human skeleton
found on all island in the Missouri
river, three miles below Boonville, has
been identified as that of Mrs. William
Courtney, wife of a shoe merchant here,
who was drowned by the oveturning Of
a steam launch at the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad bridge, August 10,
1905. Other victims of the tragedy
were Mrs. Courtney's two daughters,
whose bodies were recovered several
days later, and Miss Nell Varney, of
Boonville. The skeleton was identified
by the shoes, the only part Of her ap-
parel remaining. A diamond brooch
and a diamond ring, valued at $1,000.
and other jewelry are missing, and the
earrings she wore when she met her
death were not found.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
TYPHOID AT %PlTTSBURG
Il is Apparently Decreasing, Hut Is
Spreading to Surrounding
Towns On the Ohio.

Pittsburg, Pat seems that Pitts
burg's epidemic of typhoid fever,
while apparently decreasing in the
daily number of cases reported, ap-
pears to be spreading to the surround
ing municipalities. Twenty-one, cases
were reported Friday. Towns along
the Ohio river below Pittsburg are
beginning to report typhoid fever
cases in alarming numbers and in
structions have been issued by the
various local boards Of health in
these places to use no water out OF
he Ohio river for drinking purposes
unless 1t has been boiled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

In the last fiscal year Great Britain
bought goods from the United States
worth $3.50, 900, 900 and sold to us $19l,-
0OO, 900 worth. notwithstanding the
large volume of imports from this
country into the United Kingdom,
there was a decline compared with the
preceding years, the decline being
principally in food-stuffs. What we
received from Great Britain were
mainly manufactured articles. The i'm,
ports from and the exports to the
British colonies vary less than $4,000
900, the imports to the colonies aggre'
eating 1854, 900, 900 and the exports
S5ST, 793, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
EULOGIES ON BENZ. MARSH
National House of Representatives
Held a Sunday Session to Listen
to EuIOEies.

Washington, d. C.-The house
met at noon, Sunday, to hear eulogies
on the life and character of the late
Representative BENZ. F. Marsh, of the
Fourteenth Illinois district. The house
was called to order by Maj. Mcdowell,
the clerk, who read a letter from Speak
er Cannon designating Representative
j. Warren Keifer, of Ohio, as speaker.
The resolutions Of coincidence were Of
fered by James Mckinney, successor to
Mr.. Marsh, who then addressed the
house. Other eulogies were pronounced
by Representatives Graft, Prince, Ro-
Genburg, Fuller and Wilson, of Illinois;
Grosvenor and Keifer, of Ohio, and Wi
ley, of Alabama. The house then, at
Las p. m, adjourned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
Kansas Town Fire-Swept.

Wichita, Kas.-The entire bust
ness portion Of Belleplaine, 20 miles
south of here, was practically de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss of $780,
900. The fire started in the theater
building, and destroyed the stores of
Dodson, jeweler; Cromwell " Watson,
hardware; Funk & Parks, general mer-
cbandise; H. |. Funk, drugs; G. A. ber-
ry, furniture; the Valley State bank
and the Odd Fellows building. There
was no fire protection, and the citizens
efforts with buckets had but little Of
feet on the flames.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
the LAW TO BE INDICATED
Five Arrests Made Of Leaders of Ia
Mob which L~ynched Negroes
mt Springfield, Mo.

Springfield, Motive well-known
men are now under arrest mere
charged with being leaders in the mon
that broke into the county jail. Satur-
day night, and lynched three negroes.
Two of the alleged mob leaders are IN
Jail, and two have been released on
bond. Charles Cannefax and Oney
Calfry were the first men arrested.
Cannefax has been a pool room pro-
prietor, but is at present employed IN
the st. Louis & San Francisco rals-
road yards. Calfry is a switchman
for the same road. Both have been
released ON bond. Dan Crane. son OF
D. d. Crane, a well-known sadclery
merchant, was the third arrested.
Crane moves in the best society here.
Dat Hall, the last man arrested, Is a
police court character. Crane and
Hall were placed in jail, but Crane was
later released on bond. Cannefax went
to Sheriff Horner, Monday. and in
uuired how much damage had been
done by the mob on the sheriff's prop
erty. Cannefax was informed that it
would amount to $1,000. He then said
a collection would be taken up to re.
pair the loss, but his offer was fatty
refused by Sheriff Homer.
Later a fifth arrest was made in the
person of s. R. Brake. a former po-
liceman. He was released on bond.
Circuit Judge A. W. Lincoln ordered
a special grand jury called to investi-
gate the triple lynching. The courts
remarks were brief. He simply said
he ordered the special grand jury in
view of the outrages and crimes com
mitted here Saturday night, and in
view of the fact that a great number
of men convicted in this court were
liberated"
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson
who Is a young man of determined
air and a graduate of the St. Louis
law school, says the grand Jury will
Immediately endeavor to ascertain the
identity of the mob leaders and fol
lowers.
"And | will prosecute each ant
every one of them for murder in the
first degree" Mr.. Patterson declared
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

Indianapolis, Ind.-A gang of forty
five structural iron workers, employed
on the History Knights of Pythias
grand lodge building, wen on strike
Monday morning. They demanded 50
cents an hour, five cents increase. which
was granted by local contractors, but
they insist on the scale affecting all
structural iron workers within a radius
of 100 miles of Indianapolis. The lat
ter demand was refused. The strike
may spread to several hundred work.
ers in this city and vicinity before
many days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
Monster Saline Deposit.

Baton Rouge, La.-George D. Har.
ris, state geologist. has just discov-
cred in Winn parish, where he is now
making a Typographical survey, the
first salt deposit in north Louisiana,
and the only salt deposit in the state
that is capped owe with several hun
dred feet of hard rock. The salt mines
on Avery's island, in south Louisiana,
while rich In mineral resources, are not
capped with rock, which makes mining
difficult. The deposits that Harris has
found in VIM parish are capped with
rock, and can be easily worked.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
WITH THE DEATH PENALTY
HerrisOn Clarke, he Negro Who
Shot and Killed Conductor FURY
In Omaha, Convicted.

Omaha, Neb.-The jury that tried
the case against Harrison Clarke, col
ored, returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree with the death penalty.
Clarke, with two colored companions,
on the night ST March 7, attempted to
hold up a street car, Of which Edward
FURY was conductor. Fury resisted
and was shot. On March Is, the day
on which FURY died, the sheriff, by re
moving the prisoners from the city, de-
feated the plans of a mob to lynch the
colored men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

Spurred to action by the hazing at
fair at Kenyon college, which resulted
in the terrible death of a student, the
Ohio legislature has passed a bill de
signed to make such practices impos-
sible in that state. The measure de-
fines hazing in public and private
schools as a misdemeanor, and pre-
scribes for 1t as a penalty a fine not
exceeding 5000 or Imprisonment in jail
not exceeding six months, or both.
The measure also provides that teach
ers and heads of schools and colleges
who knowingly permit hazing shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

For the fiscal year 1905, which end
cd on June 80 last, the ports Of the
United States stood in this order In
value Of exports: New York, New Or.
leans, Galveston, Baltimore, Boston,
Philadelphia, Savannah, San Francisco
and Puget Sound Seattle and Taco
maj. Galveston was in the third place
But for the calendar year 1905, which
ended on December 81, Galveston went
to the second place, passing New o.
leans. For the calendar year 1905 New
York's exports were $559, OO0, 900, Gal
veston's 1850 ,000. 900, and New Or
leans 3144.000.00 0.-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

An event of large and happy Sig
~nilcance in the sphere of religious life
and progress occurred at Dayton, o.,
a few days ago. 1t was nothing less
than the practical consolidation OF
three denominations, the Congrega'
tionalists, the Methodist Protestants.
and the United Brethren, the three
representing a total membership OF
over 1888, 900. This merger had beer
under consideration for a number OF
years. and was finally brought about
by a conference at Dayton, at which
oyer two hundred delegates from the
three denominations were present.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
FIFTY MILLIONS CAPITAL
p%rouositiOu to Establish n Bank to
Regulate Money and Exchange
During Stringent Times.

New York.-It is current report
that a proposition to establish a bank
with a capital of $4,000, 900 for the
purpose of regulating money and ex-
change rates during times of financial
stringency, such as that recently ex-
perienced in Wall street, is under con
sideration by interests connected with
the stock exchange and the Ma
tional City bank of this city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

When King Edward opened parlia'
ment recently, his subjects were sur
prised and alarmed at his appearance
They noticed that he could not walk
without a cane, that he couldn't rise
from the throne without assistance
and that his face was haggard, his usu
al rotund frame fallen away, and his
hair and beard as white as snow
Alarming rumors gained wide curren
oy, and it was said that the ruler was
fast falling in health and strength. o
course denials followed, but the ap
psarance Of the king was proof that h
10 aging rapidly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
TO TESTIFY IN COLL CASE
Frank G. BiReIOw To Go to MilwaU-
kee to Testify on Behalf of
His Assistant Cashier.

Leavanworth, Kas.-Convict Frank
G.. Bigelow, ex-president of the Mil
waukee First national bank, who Is
serving a ten years term in the federal
prison, will leave here Saturday after
1901 for Milwaukee in charge of War
den r. w. M~cClaughrey, to testify on
behalf of Henry Coll, the assistant
cashier, who is TO go on trial there
Monday. Bigelow does not like to go,
but now that he has been subpoenaed
ne will give all the testimony he is
called on for.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED
He Was Shot, at Springfield, Mo-,
While, with Another, Attempting
to Hold Up n White Man.

Springfield, Mo.-A young negro
named Burns was shot and killed
shortly after ten o'clock Monday
night in the east part of the city by
Leslie Peters, a young white man.
The latter was escorting a young
lady to her home when they were neld
up by two negroes. The white man
drew a pistol and fired at the negroes,
who fed, as ne supposed. He ran
after them, not knowing he had hit
one, and stumbled over the dead body
of the man he had shot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

One of the remarkable things about
baseball is the scarcity of accidents
to players. In the two major leagues
alone there are 800 ball players play
ing ITO days a year at least, and yet
il ever one is hurt it is heralded all
over the country. There are perhaps
1000, 900 people in the United States
who play ball of some form every day
from April to the middle of October.
and at the least estimate there are
1000 games of ball played every da!
in summer, and the serious accidents
do not average IS to the season.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19
WELL-KNOWN ST. LOUIS MAN
Samuel II. R~athwell, Well nwO st.
Louis Real estate Man, Ends His
- Life BY Shooting.

st. Louis.-Immediately after calling
from the window to his son Robert at
s a. m. Monday, with the evident in
tention of %instructing him about duties
Of his Office, Samuel T. Rathell, aged
Sc, one of the ~best-known real estate
men in st. Louis, changed his mind, and
ended his life by shooting, at his home,
Sis Cabanne avenue, before his son, who
had just left the house, reached him.
The deed is attributed by relatives
to a temporary arrangement, superin-
duced by an accident in May, 1905.
when Rathell slipped on the front steps
Of his home, wrenching his spine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-19

The British government stands TO
lose its naval reserve unless it changes
recent regulations, which require 20
consecutive days service at sea on a
battleship each year. AS most of the
men are engaged in liners and other
sea-going vessels, this gives them the
choice of leaving the reserve or losing
thojr Shins