The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Inc 10ll0Wng Cn1ztorS nave BEEN
fled with the Secretary Of State: The Chi.
cago, Fort Scott & Oklahoma Railroad Com.
pany. The road begins at Fort Scott and
runs through the Counties Of Bourbon, Al.
len, Neosho, Wilson, Elk, Montgomery,
Chautauqua, Cowley and Sumner to point
on the southern line Of the State in the last
named county. The road WIN be about 200
miles long, with headquarters at Fort Scott,
and has . capital stock Of 81 900, 900. The
Directors are A. A. Harris, T. f. Robley,
D. E. Pritchard, j. B. Bayless, W. J.
Heckwah, B. j. Walters and j. I. Marian.
The Fort Scott, st. Louis & Chicago Rail-
road Company. This line extends from
Fort Scott to Missouri, and on through Mis-
souri, to point on the Chicago & Alton
Railroad. Capital stock. 81, sOO, 900; head
quarters, Fort Scott. Directors for the first
year, b. ]. Walters, A. A. Harris, T. +.
Robley, D. E. Pritchard, w. C. Hickman
and J. B. Bayless, all Of Fort Scott.
At mass-meeting of colored citizens
Of Topeka the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the colored people Of To-
peka feel sOrely aggrieved at the unjust law
which prevents our children from enjoying
the same facilities a. the white, they being
forced to walk great distances. In all sorts Of
weather, to schools, which tends to disgrace
and degrade the race, and
WHEREAS, this law was passed and sus.
tanned by that party to which we have ever
been loyal, and
WHEREAS, We deem this law not only in
direct violation Of the Fourteenth Amend.
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, which guarantees equal rights and
privileges to all classes Of citizens, regard
less Of race, color or previous condition Of
servitude, but IS unconstitutional, un.
American, and I'M Christian; therefore be il
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our
selves to wage war against the party which
we hold responsible for the existence upon
the statutes Of this obnoxious law, until It
Is repealed.
Resolved further, That we regard the in
terests Of our race infinitely above those Of
party.
The State Board of Education has re-
Gently passed upon the papers written last
August by candidates for State certificates.
There were fifteen applicants, and the fol-
lowing named persons were successful: d.
E. Lantz, Of Manhattan, on . very credita-
BILE examination, received q life diploma:
five-year State certificates were granted A.
H. Miller, of White Cloud, and VIM. Crich-
ton, Principal Of the Topeka High School; .
three-year certificate was granted Miss Ma
ry E. Cleveland, Burlingame.
The Larned ChrOn0scope learns that
Mr.. Bennyworth's sugar mill, four miles
west of that city, has shut down for the sea-
son. He finds that the cane Of this season
will not make sugar, it having been nearly
ruined by the chinch-bugs and dry weather
during its early growth. 1t does not even
make good molasses. He is selling his cane
to stock men at ten dollars per acre.
The La Cygne Coal & Mining Com
pany have sunk shaft and found three.
foot vein of very choice coal 116 feet from
the surface. The vein is the same in thick.
ness as that averaged by the shaft of the
La Cygne Coal Company that has been In
successful operation for several months. La
Cygne has every prospect Of developing into
an important coal mining and shipping
point.
A charter has been filed for the Freed
mans Aid Association, of Dunlap, Norris
County. 1t is organized to aid the colored
persons coming to Kansas in destitute cir
cumstances. The incorporators are John
NJ. Snodgrass, NJ. Bell, C. NJ. johnson, E.
d. Bullene and Andrew AtchisOn, all Of
Dunlap.
Mrs. ]. I. Taylor and daughter, of
Wichita, en- route to Princeton, ILL.,, were
robbed Of all their money at the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe depot, Topeka, the 9TH
er day, while the train was waiting for dim
ner. They lost $50 in gold and draft for
500 on the First National Bank of Wichita,
besides their railroad tickets and other valu-
ables. The thief escaped.
The Presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (colored), which is
known as the Missouri Presbytery, has been
in session at Topeka, delegates being pres
ent from all parts of Missouri and Kansas.
Rev. John W. Hill, of Springfield, Mo-, was
Moderator, and G. w. Smith, of Topeka,
Clerk.
Work upon the Leavenworth, Topeka
& Southwestern Railroad Is being rapidly
pushed. and the line from Topeka to the
Missouri River will be completed by Dec. I.
The Topeka Land and Water-P Power
Company has recognized, for the purpose
of utilizing the power Of the Kansas River at
an early day.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars
has recently been in session at Topeka.
Charles Painter and Jim Cole got into
an alteration over game Of cards at Cher
ryvale, which was terminated by Cole shoot.
ing Painter through the body, inficting .
mortal wound. The murderer fled, but has
doubtless been captured ere this.
Topeka has a new one-cent evening
paper-The Mirror.
The body of Mrs. Miller, who recent
" disappeared from her house in Topeka In
a mysterious manner, has been found in the
river. She doubtless committed suicide.
The Governor has appointed A. Art
mon, Probate Judge for Lincoln County; J.
T. Everhart, Justice of the Peace for Cove
Township, Summer County; Bennett
Ruheiber, Notary Public, Shawnee County;
W. F. Spiller. Notary Public for Cherokee
County.
Two thousand old soldiers attended
the reunion at Burlington.
The Harper County Times estimates
that there are between $1,000 and 900