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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
Unequal Taxstion.

We copy from the Kansas City Journal
of Commerce Q thoughtful article upon
the subject of railroad taxation in our
State. The question is one that deserves
consideration in spirit Of justice and
fairness. The statistics show that our
roads are now assessed at proportion Of
their gross earnings which no private
business could exist under. For in
stance, the Kansas Pacific is assessed at
6 76-1OO per cent the Missouri River,
Fl. Scott & Gulf at 8, and the L.. l.. 4
G.. r. X. at IL per cent. respectively of
their gross earnings. This is the same
in one Of, the cases as it would be to tax
man who received 2 salary of six hun
dred dollars, one hundred and two dol
lars on that amount.
The rule of taxation for all property
should be just and equal, and any sys-
TEN of valuation which works palpable
injustice " 1T fault somewhere. For in
stance, in our own State, as between the
roads themselves, what justice is there
in taxing the L., l.. & G. road seventeen
per cent. Of its gross earnings and the
Kansas Pacific only 6 76-lOO per cent. :?
There needs to be reform in our
whole scheme of taxation. The House
of Representatives spent much time last
winter in Perfecting new tax law,
which in many respects was great i'm
provement on the present one. Unfor-
tunately 1t passed the House so late in
the session that the Senate failed to act
upon it.-Lamrenee Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
IOWA REPUBLICANS,

The Republicans of Iowa met in State
convention at Des Moines on the goth OF
June. They nominated a State ticket
headed by Samel J. Kirkwood for Gov
ernor and J. J. Newboid for Lieut.. Gov
crnor. The following il substantially
the platform Of principles as adopted:
First-The republic is . national one,
and indissOiuble.
SecOnd-GOld and silver are the only
reliable tender, and 3 currency converti-
BILE with coin should therefore be gr;l,lu.
ally attained.
Third-a revenue adjusted to encour-
age home industry.
Fogrth-The efforts of the government
to collect its revenue and punish frauds
are approved.
Fifth-The government should con-
cede no further lands to railways or
other corporations; such land should be
reserved for actual settlers.
Sixth-The patent laws must be
revised to relieve industry from the op.
preston of mOn0polies.
= Seventh-The policy of the admins
trations in the settlement of difficulties
between ourselves and other nations is
worthy one.
Eighth-The Republican party of Iowa
oppose third term, and believe the
presidents letter to Gen. White fairly
removes that issue from our politics.
Ninth-That VIC demand that all rail-
ways and other corporations shall be
held in firm and just subsection to the
law-making power, constitutionally ex-
ercised.
Tenth-Indorsing free education and
the present system of public schools:
Eieventh-Approving the national and
state administrations.
Twelfth-Cordially inviting all opposed
to the restoration of the Democratic par
ty to power to forget all past differences
and unite with the Republican party in
maintaining the cause of true reform.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
Bad Treatment Of Indians.

The War Department is in receipt of
official reports from the officers in oom.
mand at the WicAita, Cheyenne and
ASrapahoe Indian agencies, which com.
plain of the ill.treatment of the Indians
At these stations last winter. Lieutep.
ant Pratt, of the cavalry, TePorts that
the food issued was not fit to eat, and
Lieut.. Kyle, Of the 11th Infantry, speaks
of their neglect at the Wichita agency.
and says: 1T seems to me to be dis
grace to the government that such a
state of things should exist. The agent
at Wichita is, do not believe, to blame;
but, in my opinion, the fault is above
him."
"Lieutenant- Colonel Neill of the 9Th
Cavalry, says that the friendly Aarrapa-
hoes and Cheyennes have been left to
starve.
These several reports are supplement-
ed with a report from General Pope,
commanding the Department of the Mis-
souri,, who says: 81 send forward these
reports, having no doubt whatever of
their truth, in order that the authorities
in Washington may know the facts and
take Immediate measures to protect the
honor and good faith of the government,
and save these unfortunate Indians from
wrong and sufering.-Chicago Post and
Mail.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

pected to find almost desolate. Gov.
Osborn explained to these editors how it
was chat a people who now have such an
abundance were but short time ago
asking for aid. He said they had come
here without much money, depending
for living spou the crops they should
raise, aud their first crop was Of necessi-
~ corn and that failing them they were
lett destitute. Any other country under
the same circumstances would have been
compelled to ask for aid. And as to our
State being especially subject to plaques
the Governor said: "Gentlemen, your
people, even in rs old settled
community as you reside in, are Ii
able to . scourge Of some kind. If it
comes upon you an appeal to us will re-
suit in sending provisions to such an
amount as will fill your lapA to over.
flowing" The excursionists represented
the ablest papers in the States above re-
ferred to, and as their reports of what
they saw in our State will be read by
over ten millions of people it is hoped it
will do much towards correcting the false
impressions that have gone abroad con-
corning our State. A fair statement of
our condition and resources as seen by
these representatives of the press will do
this, and we believe they will make this
statement. To the thousands of farmers
in the older settled States who are living
on little hampered farms, or tenants on
other mems farms, there was never a
better time than the present to secure
and cheap homes in a State
where they will enjoy congenial eli
mate, fertile soil and educational, re-
ligious and social advantages equal to
that in eastern States. Among the reso-
lutions adopted by the excursiopists was
the following:
That having seen and believed We are
to speak in earnest what we
have often quoted in derisiOn, the advice
Of a distinguished man-"Go West,
young man; 60 West"
We think there is not a doubt but
what the false reports concerning the
scourge, and the disrepute
brought upon our State by unauthorized
beggars will be corrected and overcome,
and this fall we will receive an unpre-
large emigration.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

The editor of the Haola Republican, is
indignant because the Kansas City Times
speaks of Judge Geodin as Democratic
Congressman. 1t may be that the Judge
is not a Demecrat-aDd we hope he is
not-but We venture the prediction that
in the next Congress on every important
measure, the Judge will vote with the
Democrats. The new party claimed to
exist in the second Congressional dis
trict in this State is not known in Wash-
ington City.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
Post Mee Chan ,es in Kansas.

During the week ending June q, 1875.
furnished by VIM. Vsn Week, of the
Post. Office Department:
OFFICES EsTABLIsHED-Yalley Gen.
ire, Sedgwick county, George Carothers ;
Cherry Mound, Anderson county, James
H. Hill Postmaster Jimtswn, Phillips
county, james II. Murphy.
R0sTNAsrxRs APP0INTxD-Forest
Grove. Montgomery county, William
Vickers; Moss Springs, Davis county,
Luis Philip Houtx; Netawaks, jackson
couaty, Mrs Josephine A. Paddock ;
Ozark. Anderson county, Mrs. Nancy
Hall; Rantoul, Franklin coanty, John
7. Seymore; Rush Centre, Bash county.
GARRISON Miller.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.

We do not despair of the hope that,
the Presidential year comes to US, Ohio
Democrats will be willing to agree to a
positive step toward specie payment, in
stead of the negative stand which they
now assume.-Milraukee Ners.
As platform builders the Maine Dem
ocrats evidently take the lead of their
brethren of the same name, but some
what different principles, in Ohio. The
resolutions adopted in the State Conven-
lion at Augusta appear to have been
carefully considered and judiciously
worded, and contain some wholesome
political truths.-Ne,c York Tribune.
When Democrats demand more green
backs, and oppose restoration of coin,
they permit the monstrOus system of f.
nancial blunders Of the Republicans to
escape without challenge; nay, they in
dorse these blunders, and make them
selves accessories after the fact to the
most disastrous financial mismanagement
known to modern histOry.-.&. Louis Re-
publican.
The Democratic party Is divided
against itself, beyond question and with
out remedy, on the, vital, unavoidable
question of the day. There is, therefore
no possibility that it can win the next
Presidential election. 1t must be bro
ken over the money question in the next
National Convention, as certainly and
cruelty as it was fractured at ChaIleston
and Baltimore in 1860 on the question
of slavery in the Territories.-6i ncinnati
Commercial hd.)
1t is a matter for serious public con-
Germ, in view of the fact that the Demos
racy have the control of the Lower House
of Congress, that the Democracy Of 20
large and influential State as Ohio,
have deliberately ranged themselves on
the side of imitation, and in opposition to
the only measures which can bring about
resumption at the time fixed by law
Detroit Tribune.
Gov. Allen has not yet disavowed the
bastard left by some merciless enemy of
himself and his nephew, Senator Thur
man. upon their doorstep, basketed in
the Ohio undemocratic platform, to.wit !:
the Pendleton porposal to indorse the I'M
constitutional Republical legal-tender
currency and print more Of it. But we
have the greatest confidence that he
will yet repudiate the bantling. deny its
paternity, and refuse 10 pay the cost Of
bringing up the little wretch. That
cost even for single year, might be
very serious.-Nc,c HorE Graphic.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

In Topeka they have organized 4
Sportsmase Club, aud their object, IS an
,noupoed in their constitution is q COM
mendable one. The first article in their
constitution reads as follows:
The object of this association shall be
to aid the passage Of such laws as are
necessary for the preservation of game
throughout the State, the enforcement
of all laws and ordinapces against the
illegal killing, taking OF selling there
of, and for general cooperation with 9TH
er clubs throughout the United States,
in all matters tending to the better pro-
lection of game.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
EDITORIAL EXCURSION.

An editorial excursion consisting of
Representatives Of the press from Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and ! few
from other States, near three hundred
in all-visited the Arkansas valley the
latter part of last week rs the invited
guests Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company. As they passed
through Atchisod and Topeka they were
joined by representatives Of the press
from those cities, together with the Gov
ernor and other State officials. The ex-
cursionista were cordially received and
Hospitality entertained by our people
wherever they stopped. OF course they
we're somewhat astnnislsed and greatly
delighted ut the abundant harvest of
wheat and oats and the splendid pros
pect for corn in country they had ex.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
JAIL DELIVERY.

Last Sunday evening four notorious
prisoners escaped from the Jail at Law
renee, viz. McDaniels, renowned as a
desperate Missouri outlaw and one of
the Mupcie train robbers; Montgomery,
an ex penitentiary convict. Kentucky
outlaw and horse thief; Ingals and Led
ford, who were waiting trial for theft.
After the prisoners had been given their
supper and the doors locked and bolted
for the night, and the officers had all left
except a special Jail guard by the name
of Estes, one of the prisoners called him
and said their water was all exhausted
and they wanted another tub full. Estes
looked into the Jail and seeing nothing
suspicious in the appearance of the pris-
oners he cooked his revolver, threw open
the door and permitted one who acted as
a waiter to come out with . tub. Led
ford followed unobserved behind the
waiter until near Estes when he pushed
the former against the latter and then
jumped upon him and threw his arms
about him. The other. prisoners then
rushed out armed with shovel and
empty bottle aud dealing the guard heavy
blows over the head they soon overpow.
cred him. The four prisoners then went
to the Office and succeeded in finding
guns, reyOlvers and ammunition, and
thus armed the prisoners struck out.
Two of them mounted the Sheriff 9 horse
and two of them started off on foot. The
two Oh horseback McDaniels and Mont.
gomery soon came to a team. driven by
colored man, from which they took
another horse, and thus we'll mounted
and armed they rode speedily away.
The alarm was Immediately given and
a large number of citizens at once assem-
bled ut the court house. Pursuit was
made, but without any definite plan and
the pursuers soon returned completely
baffled. The sheriff telegraphed to all
points accessible, and the matter was
dropped for the night.
On Monday afternoon McDaniels and
Montgomery we're seen in the woods
about five miles from the city. Pursuit
was at once given by large number of
men and their horses were captured but
the prisoners could not he found.
Early on Tuesday morning the sheriff
and deputy, accompanied by seven other
men, started to where the prisoners had
last been seen. On their way out they
we're met by wagon containing Nc
Daniels. who it appears was wounded
the day before when he exchanged shots
with farmer by the name Of Biernan,
and he surrendered that morning to a
a farmer living near where he was hiding.
The sheriff took the prisoner back to the
Jail while the others went in search of
his companion. About seven o'clock in
the evening McDaniels died from the
effects of his wound, thus ending bold,
desperate and wicked life. The other
three prisoners have been seen, and they
will doubtless be captured,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

Mr.. BERGH, in behalf of the society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals,
calls upon the few States which have
hitherto neglected to pass laws for the
protection of animals from wantoN cru
eaty to d. 60 at the next meeting of their
legislature, in order, he says, that "the
nations hun, anity may appear as thor
Oug3, add complete at the glorious ex-
htbitinn of the Centennial a. its material
advancement.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

The Parsons Sun has changed propri.
etors, Capt. G. C. West having sold cut
to Reynolds, Clifford & Winters. Clifford
& Winters have been publishing the
Parsons Surprise, are good, practical
printers, and under their management
we expect to see the San greatly i'm
proved in appearance. The new firm
.aanounce that they will none of them be
aaypy 'sif the .SssI does not sparkle and
laek bright and brilliant"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

THe Sc, Louis' and Southeastern rail
esad sss put The passenger fare from st.
Louis to NaShvflle down tn. two dollars,
and Q general war among the southern
aises of railroad is expected. 1t is re-
ported that ether roads csntering at st.
Louis are preparing to cut rates, and a
general war is expected between the
western roadA The public can stand
these reduced rates as long as they are
o mind to continue the fight.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
STATE NEWS.

The spelling mania still RACES in Craw'
ford county.
Pleasanton, Linn county, is sinking q
shaft for lead mining.
Sixty-nine inches is the regulation fol
wheat in Wilson county.
Only ten lambs out of three thousand
born Mt the Victoria colony died.
Rigby's mill dam, at Geary City, was
recently washed away for the third time
The United States Circuit Court will
convene at Topeka in November next
Mr.. A. L. Hoxie, of Butler county is
fixing up grass boquet for the Centen'
NAL.
An average of one hundred dollars pei
day is being paid in Hays City for old
bones.
The Burlingame Chronicle has been the
official paper Of Usage county since its
first issue.
The broom corn crop promises to make
an immense yield this season in McPher-
son county.
A vein of mineral paint has been dis.
covered on the farm of Riley Judd, q
short distance from Wyandotte.
Reno county will hold an agricultural
and stock fair the last days of September,
which will be the first, at Hutchinson.
The surplus wheat in Howard county
this year will 60 great ways towards
setting the farmers on their feet again.
A man in Ottawa employs . tame
mocking bird to seduce the wild ones
into its cage, and then he shuts down on
them.
The Oswego Indepen1ent urges the
Changers to take the matter of protect
ing the birds in hand, and enforcing the
game laws.
The A. T. 4 S. Fe railroad company
will make display of Agricultural pro-
ducts Of southwestern Kansas at the
centennial exposition.
Crawford. county folks think they
should have some kind of mandatory
to use the lint of the immense flax crop
now raised in that county.
An inch and q halt board, eight feet
long and three feet wide, was blown
eighteen miles in Butler county storm,
notwithstanding to the Eldorado
Times.
The press of the Cawker City Tibuae
has been sold to satisfy . chattle mort
gage held. by Marder, Luce & Co., Of
Chicago, the amount being $245. It will
be reshipped to the foundry.
The Ottawa Republican, says that the
Ottawa 5spses, during the last three
months Of its existence, ran at an ex-
pense Of less than SIS per week, the low.
est point ever reached in Ottawa.
A collision, between two base-ballists
at Newton resulted in q broken jaw,
mashed nose and dislocated shoulder for
G. w. Swesey. Mr.. Ruth. with whom
he collided. escaped with black eye and
slightly bruised cheek.
The ball and chain purchased two or
three years ago by the city Of Emporia
for the punishment Of refractory crimi.
nails, was used for the first time last Mon.
day. Two police court convicts were
hitched to it and taken out to work the
roads.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

JUDGE CHAPMAN, Of the criminal
court at indianapolis. Ind, decided that
a marriage was legal and binding where
q man and woman-without license
stood before witnesses and agreed to live
together $50 long As the union of love
and life shall last" The union of love
being destroyed does not destroy the
legal union,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

The labOrs of the late State conven-
ton in Iowa of the "What-are-t they" are
unsatisfactory to the mixed party on
account Of the financial policy announc-
ed. One faction oppose it, declaring
that it means imitation, and another set
denounce it as being Gin the interest of
Wall street" The probabilities are that
none will lie found 50 poor as to do the
convention reverence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

ONE of the lessees Of the Missouri
penitentiary, Gen. Wadd Thompson, is
wanted in Tennessee. He is charged
with the commission of crimes there
about one year ago, for which he will
probably become differently connected
with the penitentiary of Tennessee to
what he is at present with the Missouri
penitentiary,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

TX speaking of Pendleton in eonnec.
ton with the question Of finance the
Commonwealth says: "The Hon Geo. II
PeDdlet0n attributes the depression in
business to a scarcity of money, and
then attributes the superabupdance OF
money to the depression in business.
His financial wisdom is unbelievable. y
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

The jury in the Tilton-B eecher trial
have had the case in their hands for
near . week. but at last accounts had
not yet rendered verdict. 1t is rumor-
ed that large majority of the jury are
in favor of acquittal, and that Tilton
aud his attorneys have no hope except
that the jury may fail to agree.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

The action Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad company in extending
an invitation to the editors of the eastern
States to become their guests and visit
the people and country along their line
Of road, was commendable and will
make them popular with the people.
Other companies would do we'll to imi:
tate their example.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

SEVERE storms continue, not only in
this country, but throughout the world,
and great destruction of property is re.
ported in numerous places. We hope it
may P<e<e true that these storms are to
cease during this month.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03
Editor.
SATURDAY, July 8, 1875.
The less by late food in France il
estimated at SO. OO0, 900, and 1000 lives.

1T is reporsed that Judge Neilsoa will
keep the jury IN the Tilton-B eecher case
locked up six weeks unless they agree
upon a verdict. Those jurynen are
having hard time of it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

THE Independent Tribune says that
Mr.. Collins, living within ten miles of
that town, has harvested seven thou
sand three hundred and twelve bushels
OF wheat from one field in the last three
ypara
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

LAST Wednesday Capt. J. B. Eads re
turned from New Orleans to St. Louis.
He reports favorable progress of the
jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi
and is confident that by the first Of next
February he will have = channel Of
twenty feet water there.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

ANOTHER spirituaiist has come to
grief An American named Furman,
who protested to take spiritual photo
graphs, has been convicted of swindling
in Paris. The people of that city don't
want any spiritualistic foolishness.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

Ar Union Park, in Chicago, they
have genuine Kansas grasshopper on
exhibition. As they are afraid that at
this time of year they would not be
able to get new bear, they don't dare
to put him in the bears cage.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-07-03

The Ancient Order Of Hibernisns, at
Leavenworth, have a Fourth of July
celebration tomorrow when Gov. Osborn,
Web Wilder and other speakers will
pluck the historical bird. /.