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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
TUMAShip RELIEF BONDS.

The Attorney General of the State A.
VI. F. Randolph, at the request of the
Governor, has given an opinion as to the
legality of the act OF the late Legislature
making provisions whereby townships
might issue bands for relic! purposes.
The Attorney Geiera! thinks that the
question is a pr 'rer one to be pr'pounded
to a court, but owing to the urgent de.
mand for a speedy answer he givss his
opinion thereon. After stating that it is
, principle established beyond all doubt
that there can be no lawful tax which is
not levied for public purpose, and ar.
,uing at length to prove that the act re-
ferred to is in violation of this estab.
Iished principle in law, he says:
The tax provided for in the act afore-
said is to he levied and collected, not for
public purpose, rs it seems to me: and,
therefore nv opinion is that said act is
invalid. In view Of the great calamity
which has befallen our state and the gen.
eral outcry for relief. I decide as above,
with extreme reluctance.
Whether or no the Courts would sus-
tim this decision il u matter of little
importance, as it will render the bonds
worthless by preventing their sale, for no
one will buy them in the face of this
opinion of the Attorney General. 1t is
useless now to heap abuse upon our leg.
islators, but when we remember that
the entire time of a special session and a
large part of the time of the last regular
session was taken up in devising measures
of relief, we feel assured that the people
will declare almost unanimously in favor
of biennial sessions of the Legislature.
The amount Of money that has been
in the enactment of these
laws which are declared invalid, would
buy all the grain that will be needed by
the destitute of the State. By all means
let US have biennial sessions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
The Louisiana Award.

A New Orleans dispatch of the 2ls'
says: The Wheeler award has been
received by Gov. Kellogg but ha'
not been officially published. 1t is un
derstood, however that the committee
have decided that about eleven C0nser-
vative members not returned elected by
the returning board are entitled to ssats
and that about six Conservative mem.
bers, whose election was claimed by the
Conservative Committee, are not entitled
to seats. The arbitration decide that
Elan claiming to have been elected To
the Senate on the Conservative ticket
from the district which includes the
towns of Coushatt and ColfOx. is not
entitled to a seat, and that in Grant
Parish there was no election for the
member of the House. One Conservati' e
contestant is awarded seat in the Sci :
ate. The award it is understood leaves
the House Democratic and the Senate
Republican, with a small Republic, n
majority on joint ballot. All seven Of
the arbitrators signed the awar |. Mr..
Wheeler is expected to come to New
Orleans to aid in carrying out the adj
ius:men'. It il intimated on good au-
thority that Gov. Kellogg will call an
extra session of the Legislature To meet
about the 18th or 18th of April. The
friends of the adjustment claim that
there will be no difficulty in carrying it
into effect, public sentiment being now
strongly in favor of a settlement Of the
political difficulties.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

IT Is now reported that Charles Nor.
gan, owner of line of steamers between
New Orleans and gulf ports of Texas, has
made arrangements with the Texas Cen.
trail road to run in connection with his
steamers which he is now running up
Buffalo bayou to point some six miles
below Houston. The Texas Central has
its track laid to this point, and the indi-
cations are that Galveston and Houston
may have a rival. By means of little
dredging-which is now being done
steamers from New Orleans, Mexico, Cuba
and other points, which are able to cross
the bar at Galveston. can receive and
discharge through freightsat this place.
This is matter Of interest and Import
ance to the people of this section of
country, as it will be the means of de.
feating the wharf monopoly of Galveston,
and tend to give US cheaper transporta-
ton to our natural market, the Gulf.
As to whether q new city will be- estab-
lished here or whether, Galveston will
take such wise course as will make it
unnecessary is of little importance to US;
but it is a matter Of great rejoicing to
know that one Of the greatest obstacles
to the shipment of produce and the re-
ceipt of imports by way of the gull, the
wharf monopoly at Galveston, is likely
to be destroyed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

In conversation with correspondent
of the Chicago Times, Capt. J. T. Cox, q
frontiersman who has been among the
gold mines of California and Colorado,
says that last year he thoroughly pros.
pected the Black Hills region, and that
this present excitement is the biggest
Kind Of a humbug gotten up by parties
at Sioux City, Bismark and Yankton for
the purpose Of making money. He says
that it is true that gold has been found
IN the Black Hills, as it can be in all the
adjoining country, but not in quantities
sufficient to pay for mining and that
without opposition from the military
authorities the thousands who might 60
there would leave their money with the
parties who have gotten up this excite
ment and would be compelled to foot it
Jack or starve. The late movements OF
Gen. Ord seem to indicate that the gov
eminent is determined to keep the min
ers out of this country.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

not very creditable to him as q judge
If we get . correct statement of the case.
According to. the New York Tribune
Ann Eliza was already the wife of one OF
the Saints before she was taken by
Brigham rs an additional ornament to
grace his family circle, and as her first
marriage must have been as legal as the
second we don't see the consistency or
the justice Of q divorce from Brigham and
requiring him to pay large sum for her
future support. In this or in come
other of his late decisions Mexican is
said to have exceeded his authority as
Judge, for which he was removed. Judge
Lowe will have to deal with intricate and
embarrassing questions, but we predict
that his actions as Judge will not be
governed by his prejudice against the
institltion of the people among whom he
GOES.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
CHEF JUSTICE OF UTAH.

Judge Lowe has been appointed Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah,
vice Mexican removed. While we think
that this business of furnishing places
for ex-C ongressmen is likely to be car
ried too far, in this instance the appoint
ment was q good one, as Judge Lowe is
eminently fitted for the position and
will undoubtedly give satisfaction in
the discharge of his duties as Chief Jus
tice for Utah. Judge Mexican gained
considerable notority BY his having Brig
ham Young put in the penitentiary for
one day for contempt Of court-which
was probably all righr-xnd granting
dirorces allowing liberal alimony aad
large attorney fees The granting Of a
Divorce TO Ann Eiiza Young, one of
Brigham's spiritual wives or concubi9sA
has given especial notoriety to Judge
Mexican and he has received much praise
therefor WHEN the decision was probably
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

The rector of an Episcopal Church at
Des Moines, Iowa, the Rev. ]. Sanders
Reed, is bringing himself into notoriety
by opposition to the public srhool sys-
tenn. He tells his Pensioners that their
children are turned out from the public
schools heathens. According to Rev.
Reed children should be educated to obey
the Church first, and for country after
wards. In New York last Sunday one
of the Catholic clergy, Father Walker,
vehemently denounced the public schools
and said that he would as soon "admin-
lister the sacrement to dog" as to Cath
olics who would send their children to
them. The deuunciations Of the public
school system accompanying the an
nouncement of the appointment by the
Pope of an American Cardinal is taken
by some of the jealous friends of this
institution as an indication that the
Catholics are going to wage a war
against it. We hardly believe that they
will act 90 impolitic, but in case they
should we apprehend no danger to our
public schools, for the general mass of
the people-and this includes Democrats
are convinced of their importance.
The intelligence of the masses is the
hope of our country, and all opposition
to the public school system should and
we believe will be promptly rebuked,
and the denunciations of such men as
the Rev. J. Sanders Reed and Father
Walker will tend to strengthen
rather than weaken the cause of educa-
ton by securing compulsory educational
laws. The public school system is con-
stantly growing in the favor ofthe people
and its good results are becoming too
apparent for it to be injured by the
pratings of religi, fanatics: Such men
~ above referred to hal better mount
he hobby of "God in the. Constitution"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The Senate having confirmed tn.
nominations Of the Pre.ident-with thu
exception of D. A. Pardee to be U. S
District Judge for Louisiana, vice Dur
rell resigned-and Andy in defense o.
the constitution and in behalf of the
people having denounced the President
Pinchback's case having been laid owe,
till next December, and the President
having been endorsed in his actions
the affairs of Louisiana, and the Sena.
tors all having said their pieces on the
lbove vexed questions the Senate ad.
iourned last Wednesday. Mr.. Ferry, OF
Michigan, President pro tenn, declared
the session adjourded as follows:
SENATORS, in declaring the order OF
the Senate. permit me to thank you for
the kind terms in which you have for
mally rendered me your approval.
Grateful for your uniform support and
courtesy, and hoping that you may rea, b
your several homes in safety, and all b.
permitted to return again in December
next with refrigerated health and
strength, 1 now declare the special ses.
sion of the Senate of the 4ith Congress.
adjourned sine die"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

History repeats itself, and it has been
the history of panics in this country tina,
they are followed by heavy immigra.
ton. Those who have failed in business,
and those who have been unsuccessful
md sustained loss usually try their fort,
anes in new field. And that our last
panic will be no exception to former ones
is evinced by the fact that already the
great tide is in motion. While in Kan
'as-and other Western States-a num-
be of PEOPLE are moving to California and
Oregon, in the States east of the Missis-
sippi much larger number are coming
into Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
Already we hear reports from all parts Of
our State that newcomers are arriving
daily. With good crops this season We
will have general revival of business.
prosperity and enterprise, and hard time.
will be forgotten; but the lessons in
economy that we have been compelled
to learn should be ever remembered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
Black Hills.

Omaha, March 2i.-Information ba:
been telegraphed to Gen. Ord of several
parties OF miners leaving different points
for the Black Hills. In reply to a tel.
gram from one of the miners who recent.
ly came out of the hills whether he would
be permitted to retarn with reinforce.
ments and provisions, Gen. Ord says ::
The troops from Fort Laramie and hos.
tile Indians have both goHe for your
miners. For their sakes ! hope the
troops will reach them first, as the mill.
tary orders are simply to bring in the
party, confine the leaders, burn the wag-
Ons and destroy the outfit.
Gen. Ord has been authorized to put
all his cavalry at once into the Sioux
country, in which the miners are tres
passing, and to employ fifty Indian
scouts to advise the cavalry of the ad-
vent of miners. His orders are the re-
movsl of the party. arrest and con6ne-
ment of the leaders at the nearest mill.
tary post and to burn the wagons and
destroy the outfits.
The Black Hills Transportation Com
pany, capital $50, 900, propose building a
branch railroad at Sidney. Nebraska.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

New Orleans, March 24.-Gov. KEEL
logg tonight issued call for an extraor
binary session of the legislature, to meel
in New Orleans, Wednesday, April II, to
carry out the adjustment. The subjects
for legislation are limited by the call to
six.
!. Adjustment Of political difficult
ties.
2. Revenue of the Fate and mode Of
collection and disbursement
8. Amendment of the funding bill
80 as IT, change the constitution, of the
funding board and prevent the funding
of illegal obligations.
4. The financial condition and gov.
eminent of the city of New Orleans.
S. Relief of the commerce Of New
Orleans from excessive port charges and
fees.
6. By request of delegation of mer.
chants, to incorporate board of trade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
Some Effects Of the Beeeher Trial.

1. It is knocking over regulations
like nine. pins. and no one knows how fal
the process is to 60. One sample may
be given: Mr.. Wilkinson, . leading
partner of the Christian Uaion, counseled
as a means of stopping Tilton's revela-
tions to insert laudatory articles coucern.
ing him as editor of the Golden Aye in
the Independent and Christian Union,
which was accordingly done. That is,
two so. called Christian papers boosted
up q man who had been dismissed from
the editorship of one of them because he
was believed to be an infidel and liber-
tine, the fact being we'll known to all
concerned.
2. The revelations concerning the
Woodruff and her visitors, throw such
discredit upon the cause Of woman's
rights, of which they were the most
prominent advocates. that it. will be
very difficult to bring it again to the
surface. Tie advocacy of these free
lovers, or rather free-lusters, has done it
incalculable injury.-N Y Witness.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The late law increasing the postage on
books. magazines, transient newspapers,
reeds, roots, etc. to double what was
formerly required on these articles, il
solely in the interest of express compa-
mics. This increase of postage was not
called for by the Postoiice Department,
.sd d restriction on . great convenience
e.5oyed BY the people. We believe that
tbs discrimination in favor Of wealthy
express COMPANIES against the people
owes IL sxistsnee to money furnished BY
ssid comYsniss, and there will yet b
mons cid about this matter than those
istsrsstsd in the pa.ssxs0f this law will
care 70 hear. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
Kansas Editorial Exe.rsi.. t. Galveston.

Members of the Kansas Editorial As.
ISOLATION are hereby notified that the
annual meeting will take place at Man
haitian, Wednesday, April 7th 1875,
at 7:30 o'clock p. m, and arrangements
have been completed for the proposed
excursion to Galveston, Texas. The ex.
cursion will start from Manhattan, Kan.
sas, on Thursday April 9Th, 1875, after
the close of the annual meeting.
1t is important that the Secretary be
notified at an early day, Of the names Of
those who will 60 with the excursion, to
the end that transportation may be pro.
vided for all. All Kansas editors are
members of the Association by subscrib.
ing to the bylaws, and paying the an
nual fees.
Two Pullman. one passenger and one
baggage car have been tended by the NJ
X. & T. Railroad for the round trip
The excursiOnists will pay for Their
Pullman car and hotel expenses. The
time will not exceed one week. 1t il
intended to stop in Galveston over Sum-
day.
Members Of the association desiring tt
attend the annual meeting can obtain
transportation by application to the off
GERS Of the road over which they travc
to reach Manhattan.
1t is earnestly requested that there bt
full attendance at the annual meeting
at Manhattan to transact the business
promptly and give the proper eclat to thu
excursion.
The officers of the association are un
der many obligations to the railroads o
Kansas, Missouri and Texas for theil
offer Of railway facilities. and desire thai
this excursion Of the press of Kansas tt
Texas shall bind the people of the tw:
States in closer union than that of tn.
iron bands of railway interest.
d. r. ANTHONY,
WM. w. CREIGHTON, President
Secretary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The New York Legislature has passed
a civil remedy bill which makes theft BY
pubic officials felony punishable by con-
finement in the State prison from three
to ehsxesFs. A sensible act. We are
unable to see the justice in making it a
misdemeanor for an official to rob the
public treasury and felony for civilian
to-commit like crime. If there is to be
q distinction we believe it should be in
favor of the latter. ,r.-'
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

I'D. GREAsoN of the Miami Repubi-
can said "adieu" to his readers last week,
and John q. Rice takes charge of the
editorial department of that paper. 1t
j. announced that Mr. Rice is an "inde-
pendent sapolitical free-tlfnker." We
don't know just what that is, but We
presume it means he would be Demo
cratic Il it we're popular. Strange that
30 many editors think that all newspa-
pers except their own are bouad by party
fettera.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27
The Irish Patriot.
John Mitchell is dead .

JO00 Mitchell Is Oc0u.
The telegraph announces the death OF
John Mitchell, the Irish patriot. Thus
is solved the vexed question of his ad.
mission to the British parliament. With
the close of his earthly career will end
much of the bitter animosity and per-
sonal vituperation that followed him
through life. He was born in Tipperary
and from early life was distinguished for
bitter opposition to English domination.
An advocate and champion Of home rule
he joined that political faction in lS48,
and. As was alleged, participated in the
riots that ensued. The chief causes of
this outlawery was seditious publica-
tons. On this charge he was arraigned,
tried, convicted and transported to Van
Dieman's Land. Escaping from thence
to the United States, after many wan
derings, he settled down in Richmond,
Virginia, and resumed his connection
with the "press" This he pursued until
within the last year, when he returned
to Ireland to stand for q seat in psrlia-
ment. His subsequent career is familiar
to the country.
John Mitchell was q man of finished
education, cultivated manners, and ad.
'nirably adapted by nature and iitelli-
gence ter a.political leader. He was an,
enthusiastic lover of his country, q sin
cere patriot and An honest man. The
close Of his long and troubled career will
give r9ffSf 10 TIA heart that yeafned for
freedom and suffered in its.:csuse. His
long pilgrimage is overAthe fever of his
fierce passionate love of country is cool
ed at last. He died and will he buried
in the land he layea 30 we'll. Its green
sod never covered holder and manlicr
heart.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

ONE of the best evidences of general
revival of business throughout the coun.
try is the fact. that in the cities iron
mills that have been idle for long time
have resumed work, and the number Of
men getting out ore at the Iron Noun.
tain in Missouri has been largely in.
creased. As the iron interest was the
most seriously affected by the panic q
general revival of business in this i'm
portant branch of trade is a certain indi-
cation that the good time coming" will
sOon be here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The Leavenworth Times suggests that
the experiment of making the Indians
work be tried on the Fort Leavenworth
Reservation. The suggestion is q good
one. There is no reason why the Indians
should not be made to earn their living
instead Of being kept as paupers. The
Times says the experiment has been
tried in Arizona with favorable results
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The U. s. Senate has in addition to
confirming the nominations sent in by
the President and: the discussion Of
Pinchchback and Louisiana affairs, rat.
fled the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty.
Under this treaty the United States mo-
nopolizes the commerce of these Islands,
as it-provides that no other government
can 5have a harbof or naval station in
Hawaii except the United States.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The New York San is of the opinion
that the Democrats have taken Q back.
ward step, and that their salvation now
depends upon their being victorious in
the present contest in Connecticut. The
campaign in that State is an exciting one,
both parties feeling an intense interest
in the result. Eminent speakers from
other states are canvassing the State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

ANDY JOHNSON made speech of two
hours length in the Senate last Monday
in opposition to the resolutions endorsing
the action of President Grant in the
Louisiana affair. All the galleries were
densely crowded to hear this his first
speech since his arrival at Washington.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

A REPORT has been circulated in Eu
rope to the effect that in case the Cen
tennial Exhibition Company should be
come bankrupt Che goods on exhibition
will be liable to seizure. The Legal
adviser of the Centennial Commissioners
John L. Shoemaker, and Attorney Gen
eral Williams give it as their opinion
that such is not the case.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

A REPORTER of one Of the Eastern
papers has interviewed some Congress
man in regard to the passage of the bill
increasing the postage on certain elias.
of mail matter and they said that they
were not aware of its passage. They
were probably interested in the report of
the Brooklyn scandal suit.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The restless spirit of the American
people is shown by the Investigations Of
q Washington correspondent concerning
the nativity Of the members of the pres
ent Congress. It is stated that only
eleven out of three hundred and sixty
four are natives of the State they repre-
sent. Surely we are q race of carpet
bappers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

GOLD has of late advanced from ITO to
l16, and the advocates of hard money
claim that it is because we have such q
large amount of irredeemable currency,
while the currency men attribute it all
to the act of Congress fixing q time for
the resumption of specie payment. We
give it I'D.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

The new Senator'S are trying their hand
at speech making but 80 far they have
developed nothing new on the Louisiana
question. Francis Kearnan, of New
York, is spoken of As being likely at
once TO assume the position of . leader
in his party.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

THERE is provision in the constitu-
ton of the State of New Hampshire de.
ella g that the executive officers and
membess of the Legislature must be Of
the. Protestant religion. To the credit
of the people of that State be it said,
however, the law is dead letter and
Catholics have been allowed seats in the
legislature.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-27

In Europe the Io0s winter and the
backward spring have caused an advance
in the price Of wheat. This rise will
effect the the market some in this coun-