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Iron County register., 1908-12-24
CARACAS IS in
HANDS OF MOB
VENEzUELANs, IN ANGER AT
PRESIDENT, SACK CLUBS AND
NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
TROOPS IN THE STREETS
Demonstrations Are All Against Cas-
tro and None Against the Neither
lands-Praise of Castro Writ
ten on Buildings Removed.

Caracas, via Willenestad.-The
people of Caracas arose Wednesday
against President Castro. An infuri-
ated mob, unhindered by the police,
swept through the city, wrecking the
property of his henchmen and his
closest friends. The people rounded
up all the statues and the pictures of
President Castro from the clubs and
other semi-Dublic buildings and burned
them with rejoicing on the Plaza Boil
ivar.
Castros rule in Venezuela probably
is ended.
In spite Of Hollands warlike activ-
ity on the coast, there have been no
demonstrations against the Neither
lands; they have all been directed
against President Castro and M. Go
mez.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

When the prince of Bulgaria, after
declaring the independence Of his prin-
'cipality. took the title of tsar rather
than that of emperor, he used the
word common in the Slavonic Ian,
guages to describe the ruler of coun-
try. The Bulgarian spelling of the
word is car" &C" having the sound
of It's" The word first came into the
English language through the Slavonc
spelling of "czar." The form which
gives the Russian pronunciation most
nearly is that which the Youths Com
panion uses, namely, "tsar," although
If final "e" were added it would
more nearly indicate the sound of the
term as spoken in st. Petersburg.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
ROB ANOTHER BANK
"AUTo THIEVES" DYNAMITE SAFE
AND GET 5000.
THEY STEAL BUGGY TO ESCAPE
Rapid Operators Strike Terror to
Small Bankers Through
out Nebraska.

Lincoln, Nebr.-The State bank
of Ceresco, Saunders county, 20
miles north of here, was robbed early
Saturday by three men, who escaped
with $4,000 currency. The men are
believed to be the automobile bandits
who, early Friday, boldly looted banks
at Keene and Gibbon, Neb., escaping
pursuers in fast touring car. This
time, however, the robbers were not
in an automobile; they stole a buggy
and team of horses from a livery barn
to escape
The robbers entered the town short
ly after midnight and started to work
on the safe, leaving a lookout on the
outside. James Boyle, a resident, was
up late and ran afoul of the lookout,
who Immediately held him up at the
point of a revolver and marched him
to the bank. There later he was found
bound and gagged.
Escape in Buggy.
The robbers dynamited the safe,
taking everything of value in sight.
Then they ran to their buggy, con-
cealed nearby, and drove rapidly
away Their team and buggy were
found Saturday morning near Ash
land, Is miles east of Ceresco, where
the gang is believed to have taken
train.
Posses have been organized In Ian
caster and Saunder counties, and it is
now expected the robbers will be cap
tured before night The exploits of
the automobile bandits have struck
terror to the hearts of the small bank
ers in Nebraska. All of Friday night
| posses in many counties searched for
the gang without avail The Ceresco
robbery Saturday, almost under the
noses of the officials, has created an
immense sensation.
One Robber Believed Wounded.
If the Ceresco robbers and the auto
bandits are identical they have Sc
cured nearly $4,000 in currency from
the three banks they have robbed in
| less than "a hours. 1t was noted Sat-
urday there were only three men in
the Ceresco gang whereas there were
four robbers at Gibbon Friday. This
might indicate one of the gang had
been wounded during Fridays raids.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
FOUR POISONED; NEGRO HELD.
ParoIed Prisoner, Hired Out to Farm
er, Didn't Drink Doctored Coffee.

Metropolis, Ill.-Rufus Sumner
and family are critically i'll from
arsenic poison given to them in
coffee, and John Brooks. colored, Is In
Jail charged with the deed.
Sumner is a farmer and lives two
miles from here. Nine months ago he
paroled Brooks from the Chester peni
tentiary to work on his farm.
They were eating dinner and four
of them became deathly sick. DR.. A.
e. Miller was sent for and but for his
prompt arrival all would have proba,
bly, died.
The coffee was analysed and found
to contain arsenic. Suspicion at once
fell upon Brooks, as he never drank
coffee, and as he was not sick.
Search of the house resulted in ar
senic being found in Brooks room
He claimed he didn't know what 1t
was and that some unknown man had
bought it for him.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Second Luncheon Victim.

Vallejo Cal.-Mrs. Tugust Rose,
wife of Bandsman Rose. of Mare
Island, died Tuesday from ptomaine
poisoning, the result of partaking
of fod served at the luncheon
given after the launching of
the collier Prometheus She is the
second person, who ate the luncheon
to die, James c. Reynolds, a waiter
having expired from the same cause in
San Francisco last Wednesday.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
cannon,s Attitude.

Whether there will be any lowering
of duties that will benefit the people
will depend upon the action Of such
men as La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Cummins of Iowa, and other pro
fessed reformers on the Republican
side of the senate. If they vote with
the Democrats for lower duties where
duties can safely be reduced there
may be some reductions. But Speak
er Cannon is not holding out any
promises, and the platform Of his
party does not require that he should.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
State Club Is Sacked.

An enormous crowd of inhabitants
of the capital, swelled by people from
the outlying country, gathered in the
streets soon after daybreak. The peo-
pie began marching up and down the
main thoroughfares. The police stood
by and made no attempt whatever to
restrain the mob
The first club attacked and looted
was that of the Literary Monopoly, a
state enterprise that has enriched it.
self at the expense of the people, and
the room ransacked and pillaged.
Furniture was broken and thrown
into the streets and thousands of lit
erary tickets were destroyed.
The statues and pictures of Presi-
dent Castro were made into huge
bonfire on the Plaza Bolivar. The
crowd cheered as the flames complet-
ed the destruction.
Numerous inscriptions setting forth
the virtues of Castro and extolling his
powers were attacked by the mob and
every inscription bearing Castro's
name was hacked out and destroyed.
Some of these legends we're carved
on the public buildings of the city.
Troops Patrol Streets.
1t was after 1 o'clock by the time
the crowd had finished it's depreda-
tions. Then a detachment of troops
was called out for duty on the streets
and acting President Gomez issued a
manifesto prohibiting further mani
festations.
The attack on the offices of Ell Con-
stitucional when the crowd was curbed
by detachment of soldiers who fired
into the demonstrants resulted in sew
eral fatalities. A criminal action has
been begun against Editor Rivas and
other employees of the paper, in which
they are charged with responsibility
for these deaths. 1t is declared that
Rivas and his men fired first on the
people with revolvers.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
The Arrogant East.

The west, pulsating with boundless
industrial life, demands the removal
of certain oppressive tariff schedules.
The west contributes far more than
the east to the sum total of national
prosperity. The east says to the
west: You have the soil tillers, the
wealth creators, the mines and the
railroads, but a certain proportion of
your profits belongs to us. We sit in
the gates of prosperity and take toll
as our right"
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
S1mon's Election Pleases.

Cape Hayten, Hayti.-The election
Of Antoine Simon as president of
Hayti was received here with enthusi-
asm The TIE Deum was chanted at
the cathedral followed by a reception
in the salons. The local delegates to
the congress which elected Gen.
Simon were received everywhere with
rejoicing. The populace is content
with the condition in government.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
10000 Beds for 100000.

New York, N. Y.-That there are
only $4,000 beds in the United States
to accommodate 100000 consumptives
is the statement made by the National
Association for the Study and Proven
tion of tuberculosis, which has been
making thorough investigation of
the needs of destitute tuberculosis
patients in this country.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Excursion Steamer Sinks.

Peoria, Ill.-The steamer City
of Peoria, the largest excursion
steamer plying the Illinois river, sank
here early Tuesday. The City of
Peoria was built at Jeffersonville,
Ind, seventeen years ago, and is
owned by Mrs. G. w. Sivley and
Herman Mahl, of this city. Marine in
surance is carried to the amount of
80 900.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Device Of standnatters.

The maximum and minimum tariff,
of which we hear SO much from stand
patters, is intended to keep most Of
the present tariff schedules where
they are. If the ways and means com
mittee leaders have their way the
present high tariff will be the mini
mum" and the maximum" rates will
be added as retaliatory club on for
eign governments.
What does that signify to the Amer
lean consumer who demands that the
cost of living, made higher by tariff
taxes, shall be reduced?
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Steamers Collide, Eight Drowned.

Dover, England.-The Swedish
steamer Lindholmen, S03 tons, went
down off Goodwin Sands Friday morn
ing following a collision with the
German steamer Friederich-Mulloch,
1890 tons, from Grimsby for Stock
holm. Eight of the crew of the Lind
holmen were drowned The survivors
were landed here.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Doctor Is Found Dead.

Memphis, Tenn.-Nith a news
paper clipping of a minister's SER
nuUn, advocating death for wreckers of
homes, beside him, the body of DR..
John p. Long, prominent specialist,
was found dead Saturday. Death was
probably due to inhaling gas. Moth
ing is known of his history beyond
the fact that he was unmarried and
came here from Germany several
years ago. He always had plenty of
money.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Forest Giant EeIIed.

Astoria, Wash.-What Is probably
the largest tree ever placed in the
waters of the Columbia river was
hauled out of the woods Friday on the
Sorenson Logging company's road at
Evenson. The tree was 1913 feet in
length to the first limb, 1O8 inches in
diameter at the top and contained A.
973 feet, board measure.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Chicago Murders in 1908, 1866.

Chicago, Ill,-The report Of the
bureau of records of the police depart
ment issued Wednesday shows that
15G persons were murdered in Chi
cago in the year 1908. Twenty-four
of the murders remain unsolved. In
the year 1906 173 murders were COM
mitted, which is the highest number
recorded.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Panama Bench for Owen.

Washington, D. G. - President
Roosevelt has promised Senator Hop
kins that he will appoint Wiley M.
Owen of Leroy, ILL.,, judge of the
supreme court of the Panama canal
zone This appointment will give Illi-
Sois two places on the Panama bench,
the other place being held by Judge
Loren Collins of Chicago
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Professions to Be Tested.

1t has been the contention that the
business interests would submit with
out fear to a revision of the tariff by
the Republican party where they
would be fearful Of all action by the
Democratic party. The opportunity is
here for all of this profession to be
tested. No larger interest confronts
the country than tariff revision and
the spirit and method In which It is
undertaken will go far in its effects
on the uture.-Indianapolis News.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
There is nothing quite so

There is nothing quite so stagger-
ing, after all, in the later tendencies
of Republican administration as the
enormous growth of expenditure. We
are spending more money in these
latter years, under Roosevelt guild
ance, than the per annum expenditure
when the nation was struggling for its
life in the throes of civil war.-Dan-
Vile Press-D Democrat.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
KILLED FOR PAY CHECK.
Railroad Man Who Saved Money Muir
dered at Mound City, III.

Mound City, Ill.-Ofticers were
Saturday searching for the MUIR
derers of Charles w. Spickert, wh0
was found dead in the yards of the H.
linois Central with his throat cut and
eighteen stab wounds In his body.
Fur four months Spickert had been
allowing his money to accumulate
He drew at least $3.50 from the pay
car about noon Friday No money or
check was found on the body.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Six Get AWAY In Boat.

Farley, Mo.--Two we'll dressed
men, noticed about town Friday
we're frustrated in an attempt to
rob the State bank Friday night. They
escaped in a skiff they had in wait
ing on the Missouri bank.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Coon Hunter Killed by Fall.

Carmi. Ill.-Henry Mitchell, 27
lost his life while coon hunt
ing. Mitchell and some companions
treed large coon and Mitchell voiun-
teered to climb the tree and punch It
out of its den. While making the as
cent, limb broke and he fell, break
ing his back.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Chicago. - John Schapinslky 80
years old shot his wife and killed
himself at their home here. Because
of Schapinskys inability to procure
money enough to keep the family in
better circumstances, the police say,
the woman quarreled with him.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Rochester, Minn.-Mrs. Nellie G.
Purcell. who was recently discharged
as cured from the Rochester hospital
for the insane, crowded herself into
a large trunk, closed the lid, and then
inhaled chloroform, which caused her
death.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

New York has new club in which
the servants are forbidden to take tips
under pain OF dismissal But vain the
struggle against this tipping servitude.
It is too firnaiy intrenched to be up
rooted without prolonged struggle.
II is the tippers, not the tipped, who
must be appealed to. who would be
free themselves must strike the blow"
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Lunatlc Runs Amuck. KUN,

Lunatic Runs Amuck, Killing Boy.
Oskaloosa, Iowa.--An insane nogro
Macy Hanley, armed with a shotgun,
ran amuck at Buxton and shot and
killed Vernie Watkins, boy, and
wounded a man. He was overpow-
cred after a fight.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
sulphur Seeks State capital.

Sulphur, Ok-The indications are
that Sulphur will be candidate for
the state capital A move has been
started in that direction and the COM
mercial club may authorize the open
ing of campaign at an early date.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Jurv Values Tooth a. $1,000.

Frankfort, Ky.-Twelve hundred
dollars is the amount of damages for
the loss of a tooth awarded by the
court of appeals in the case of little
Miss Maize Kendrick, who fell on the
streets of Frankfort on loose curb
stone.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Oldest Civil War Veteran Dies,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Clancey, jsaid
to have been the Oldest Civil war
veteran, died at the National soldiers
home. He was 100 years old. Clancy
was born in Ireland, He enlisted with
the Fourth Michigan guards in 1862
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Among the instructions issued to the
people of Japan by the government
during the visit Of the American fleet
were intunctions to refrain from star
ing at the foreigners, and to make no
insulting remarks about the manners.
costumes or conversation Of the Wis
ft0rs
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Clarksburg. w. va.--Three hun
dred employees of the Tuna Glass
company went on strike at midnight.
They ask an increase of 25 per cent
in wages. which the company would
not grant.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

It appears that large number Of
the Republican members OF the house
of representatives think Uncle Joe"
Cannon will be a delightful speaker If
they can get him to consent to be
gagged and handcuffed while officiat-
ing.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Lumber Meraer Announced.

Duluth.-Official announcement of
the new $10,OO0,O0O lumber merger
known as the Virginia and Rainy
Lake company, was made public by
Edward Hines, president Of the cor.
poration.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Seattle.-Little Ruth Weaver, an
S-year-old student at Mount Carmel
Mission, had just finished her letter
to her mother and Santa Claus, when
with cry of oh, sister, Pm SO dizzy"
fell to the floor, dead.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

A supreme court judge out in Iowa
has decided that the football season
ends with Thanksgiving day. He says
also: The remainder of the year of
the university student may be devoted
to the study of football but the foot
ball season proper ends appropriately
with a general thanksgiving. That
Judge must have been sent to the
bench-or to the sidelines-a long
time ago.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Loans Force Bank to Close.

Napoleon, Ohio. The Sitizens
State bank of Napoleon has filed
deed Of assignment as the result of
loans made by Cashier Groll to the
Ohio German Insurance Co., which re-
Gently failed.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

1T Is estimated that over a thousand
foreigners are enrolled in American
universities. For many years Ameri-
cans had to go abroad to get the best
education that was obtainable So we
owe other countries a great deal of
education in return.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

A famous French chauffeur who has
just arrived in this country rejoices in
the name of Szisz. When his employer
wants to call him he will only have to
make noise like a soda fountain.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Orleans clubman a Suicide,

New Orleans B. Parker,
cIubman and known over the south,
yras found dead in bed at a local hotel
an empty bottle which had contained
cyanide Of potassium on the floor
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

In France Mons. Dufour has sue
ceeded in making thermometer tubes
of pure quartz. Not only are these
tubes exceedingly transparent, but
their resistance to heat and other ad-
vantages make them superior to glass
for thermometers intended to measure
high temperatures. In such Their
mometers melted tin takes the place
about 465 degrees Fahrenheit up to
over 1000 degrees. 1t could be run
up to 1890 degree, for quartz does
not soften below that tenperature.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

China's ancient law compelling the
new emperor always to be of the next
generation must have been put
through some ages ago by lobby of
would-be regents and kept in operation
by similar interests.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

If the German invasion scare keeps
up in England it will not be long be-
fore the Britons will be dreaming that
they see fleets of Zeppelin airships
sailing out of the storm clouds when
it's raining over the North sea.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Church Bars Pennies

Wilkesbarre, Pa.--Pennies will not
be accepted hereafter in the collection
baskets at st. Mary's Catholic church,
which has the largest congregation
Of any in the city.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

While President-elect Taft is ex-
planning his plans for winning the
south over to the Republican party,
he had better look out a little lest
Ohio and Indiana slip away from him
in the congressional election two
wars hence.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Slew Has srothcr.in.Law.

Hemlock, Ohio.-Benjamin Turner,
town constable, was shot and killed
by his brother-in-law, James Cochran,
during quarrel about Cochran's
wife.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

A movement was started in Paris
recently to tax tourists, but the
scheme has fallen through, French
men being satisfied to continue to
soak them as before.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

At a recent meeting of scientists in
Dublin Prof G. Elliott Smith, the
Psychologist, said that the earliest
known human remains found In the
Nile valley, when compared with those
of later times. demonstrated the fact
that at very remote period Egypt
and Nubia were inhabited by the same
race which had existed in Egypt with
people, the average height Of the men
little or no change in physical charac-
teristics throughout the intervening
5000 years until the present day
They had been, and still we're, a small
Of mercury and the scale read from
being about five feet three inches at
every period of their history.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Killed 21. Life Tern,

McAlester Ok.-Tn TIE district
court here Bill Colbert. negro, former
deputy United States marshal, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment on
conviction of robbery. Colbert said
he had killed 21 men.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

An Arkansas editor disposes of the
whole big subject by saying that En-
peror "BilT' is too devilish gabby,"
the finding possibly having other mer-
it's than it's brevity.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

People who used to denounce Ca
mile" as an improper play are too
dazed to submit any comments on
some of the stage performances now
presented
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

1t is difficult to see how an expert
can find enough work to keep him
busy under the stringent game laws
prevailing in Africa.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Every now and then some scientist
says be has discovered that monkeys
have a language. But the scientist in
yariabiy monopoiizes the limelight in
stead Of letting the monkeys be inter
viewed.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Gypsy Smith has converted several
Cleveland ministers, according to the
clergymen themselves. This gets us
so mixed up in our minds that we
can't think of anything to say about it
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Europe should never again make fun
of American wealth. The respect for
it has been too obvious in various mat
rimonial negotiations to permit any af-
fectations of supercilious Indifference.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Now a theorist insists that life can
be prolonged forever The idea opens
up terrible prospect in some cases
for the worlds welfare.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
Car Kills PHILADELPHIA Policeman.

Philadelphia, Pa.--Thrown from
his horse early Saturday, Policeman
Edward Mooney was ground to death
under the wheels of street car.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Votes, all candidates 14,S52238
This grand total exceeds by
1,341,531 the total number of
votes cast in the presidential
election of 1904, when the
grand total was 13,510,708.
u y y 4 q y 81 Il 4 n n =
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

That is an old saying about good d.
gestion waiting upon appetite, but
ever appropriate to the occasion.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

An Illinois man got a bride on an
election bet, and will know in a few
years whether he won or lost.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

The surgeon general of the navy
wants a dental corps. Is this to be
on duty in the teeth of gale?
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Yale may build a stadium. There it
will be more than ever a matter OF
Greek meeting Greek.
Iron County register., 1908-12-24
CHARACTER OF ANNIS IS BARRED
4 q :
: THE TOTAL POPULAR
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT

! New York City.-The total
; vote of the various presidential
; candidates at the last national
: election was made known Tues
day in an official form by the
: filing of the last of the official
: vote-that of Michigan.
: The total shows the following
Iron County register., 1908-12-24

Time IS money, especially If you
take 1t by the forelock.