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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16
Mrs. Scoyiiless Letter and Petition.

An open letter addressed to President
Arthur, and asking the President to order stay
of execution in the sentence of Guiteau, las
just been put in circulation by Mrs. Frances NJ.
Scoville, the sister of the prisoner. She bases
the request upon the following facts:
l. The shooting of the President did not nec
essarily result in his death.
2. The keeping Of the President during the
hot weather in the malarial atmosphere of
Washington, in his weakened condition, would
almost surely have produced death even with
the best medical attention.
8. The final removal to Elberon not only rem.
dered the fatal termination certain but also
destroyed the jurisdiction of the cour:.
4. Owing to the want of able and experienced
counsel and the difficulty of procuring wit
nesses who would swear to the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, the witnesses being i'm
iuenced by popular feeling against the pris-
0ner, he did not have fair and impartial trial.
s. The court in banc refusing to grant new
trial
& The COLLISION of the Judge with the pros
ecutiOn in endeavOring to entrap frieHdless,
defenseless, and at least partially insane prs
oner; the forestaliing of the prisoners appeal
to the next highest cOurt-the court in banc-
by the constant referring of the case and CON
sulting with the Judges of said court by the
Judge of the lower court; the foreordainine
of the result before the case was tried. that the
man should bc convicted. whether sane or in
sane; the unjust ignoring of the prisoners
insane delus:On that he was forced by the Del
ty to commit the deed: the ignoring of the
principle that a man shall be held innocent
until proven guilty, believed until proven a
liar, and insane when insanity is proves
until he is proven to be sane beyond q doubt;
his not being alone responsible for the crime
The letter, therefore, prays that the execu
ton of the sentence be delayed until com
mission of competent physicians shall have
examined into the question Of his insanity,
and decided whether he is insane or not
The letter further requests the urging upon
Congress to pass a law providing for the safe
custody during life of those insane persons
who have taken the life of one of their fellows.
The sister of Guiteau then promises to CON
vey with this letter all such letters dispositions
and affidavits at her command to Attorney
General Brewster for his and President Ar.
thurs inspection.
The petition closes with a request from Mrs.
Frances NJ. ScOville to those willing to do so to
send their names as indorsers Of her petition
through the mail to her address at room G., No.
80 Randolph street, Chicago, nl.-Chicdgo Inter
Ocean, JuneS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

Patti says it is her ambition Ito
live quietly and sing to the poor" Her
system of gratifying this ambition is to
take mighty good care that by the time
people get in where they can hear her
sing they are very poor.-Boston Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16
Condition Of Crops.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The June crop-
report Of the Department of Agriculture rep
resents the entire aga Of ,561 Of the prin.
cipal counties Of the Uuited States, and in.
cludes all but small fraction Of the breadth.
of the prominent crops. The area sown in
spring wheat has decreased apparently
about ~ per cent. The comparative aver
age of the Northwest Is as follows: Wiscon.
sin, IS; Minnesota, So; Iowa, 81; Nebraska,
80; Dakota, 102.
Condition of winter wheat still very high.
averaging 100; last year in June it was Is.
Taking winter and spring areas together.
and assuming continuance Of the present
conditions, the yield, exceeding thirteen
bushels per acre, would result in an aggre.
gate exceeded only by the product of 1880.
The Southern harvest il safe. Northern.
winter wheat has few risks to encounter,
but spring wheat 10 still An uncertain guam.
tity.
July. A large increase in area IL reported.
in the South and in the Northwest, but In
half the States planting was not finished on
the LIST Of June, and in large districts the
plant had no show above ground. In parts
Of the South early planted corn is in tassel.
Planting is everywhere late, the plant IL
small and Tot ar average in vigor or color, In.
consequence of cold and wet weather. The
increase in area of oats is nearly universal and.
amounts to an average Of seven per cent.
Average of condition, 1O1. The harvest
promises to be very large. There Is anin-
crease Of one per cent In the area Of barley.
Average condition, 80. The condition of
clover and spring pasture has improved.
and that Of the ranges Is very high in the
South. and fair to good in other sections.
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The N Y Knrld sars.

The n. Y. World says: "The An.
DIRE monument on the summit of Trait
or's Hill, in the village of Tappan, has
st last given way under repeated attacks
made upon it by defacers and relic
hunters. who nave literally picked to
pieces and carried away the bases upon
which the monument rested. 1t has
now tumbled over and lies on the sod,
us lettered lace turned upward. The
place has an air of desOlatiOn."
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"A Philadelphia young woman who
is in deep mourning complains bitterly
of the brilliant hue of the postage stamps
which she is obliged to put upon her
heavily bordered envelope.
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THE WEST.

THE Black Gang Of highwaymen were re-
Gently al, Chihuahua, Mexico. Among them
was Dave Mathews, alias Mysterious Dave,
who broke Jail at Dallas last fall, and Jim
and Fred Black, who have participated in
nearly all the bank, train, and important
highway robberies since the days Of Sam
Bass. They have been joined by Jack Al
len. - p 80
Two WALTERS at Denver, Colo, ut the
American Hotel, named Charles Simpson
and Charles Haswell, engaged in q fight in
the kitchen, in which Haswell was fatally
stabbed in the neck, breast and back with q
bread knife. Simpson escaped.
d. P. ROWLAND & Co, cotton and grain
brokers of ST. Louis, have suspended. Liza
bilities $1,000 to $1O,00G The assets are
unknown, but are small.
MAY HAMILTON and Lille Kruger, two
school girls, while ut school picnic at
Bodeman's grove, near St. Louis, went out
In skiff with two young lads and we're pre-
cipitated into the water and drowned.
1t is reported that John 8. Phelps. Of
Missouri, has declined the nomination Of
Tariff Commissioner.
THE American Medical Association met
In st. Paul, MIMI. June 9Th.
A SPECIAL from Chicago, ILL.,, June 8th,
says: The secret service officers, about mid
pight captured . gang Of four counterfeiters
with coo counterfeit dollars and . quantity
Of tools. molds. etc. Their names are
George Ellis, John H. Clark, Fred. Deland
and David Ara6o. All are well known as
showers Of the queer. Their room was on
Wells street near Kenzie, and the arrests
were made 1t the pistols mouth.
A TELEGRAM from Laramie, w. T., June
9th, says: At Rawlins last night, William
McCabe shot Ed. Callahan, who had threat
ened his life. McCabe IL Government In
terpreter in charge Of band Of Shoshone
Indians here for supplies. The excitement
was intense all night Lynching and posi-
bly, trouble from the Indians is feared.
The act was the result of an old feud. The
ball lodged In Callahan's brain. His
recovery is Impossible. The law will prob
:o,y ,sst't he act on the ground Of s.'lf'
A SPECIAL from Brookfield, Mo-, June
9th, says: Marshal Macarthur, Of Brook.
Geld, with posse of men, started after the
robbers within an hour after the robbery
WAS committed, and tracked them last night
20 Q log bo1pe on the Harper farm, situated
In hetoSds about thirteen miles from
Kirksville. The house was fortified to some
extent, and had loop holes made by knock
ing the. plaster out from between the
ioes. eThe posse surrounded the house,
and remained on guard all night. watch.
Ing 1t carefully, expecting the men would
make dash for liberty. This was notdone.
however. and at o'clock this morning the
robbers called cut that they would surreu.
der II gusrsnteed safe conduct to Jail. After
between Sheriff Shaver, Of
Adair County, and Marshal Macarthur ana
oeheys Of the posse, which ct this time had
been largely increased BY arrivals from
Girksville and other places, these terms
09s accepted, and they were ordered to
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

The Dutch Polar branch Of the in.
ternational expedition will leave for
Port Dickson on the LIST of July.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

The Canadian post-office authors
ties have issued a new postal card which
conforms in size and style to those used
in this country. @
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

Carlyle said Proud was the best read
man he ever met. If he had come to
America he would have written that Sit
ting Bull was the worst red man he
ever met. This would have pls the"
two extremes on record. Courier-Jour-
7aGl
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

IAN ostrich egg is considered equiv
alent to twenty-four eggs Of the domes-
tic hen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

march out with hands up. Not TO be taken
by surprise the posse kept their places on
all sides Of the house, and strong Mo was
drawn up before the door. Ina few mo-
ments the leader, described 40 ''the man
with long nose, came out with his hands
only partly raised. This was not according
to ugreesnent, and . hundred gup.locks i'm.
mediately clicked aud - many weapons
were brought to bear upon him. and IN
an Instant his hands went up, the other
three followed, and the Sheriff went forward
and took their arms. Several revolvers and
knives were. obtained. and the, pEia-.
oners were then taken to kirksville by
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
from whence they were taken to Brookfield
tonight on . special train aud under
strong guard. The robbers are all young
men, and have been living in the country
about four months, and had rented the farm
they were captured on, this spring. They
gave their names as Frank and Fred Mason,
Ben Fox and Frank Ward. The house was
searched, and some twenty revolvers,
number of Bowie knives, and large guam
tity of cartridges and ammunition, together
with keys and tools, were found. A part Of
the money has been recovered.
A TELEGRAM from Lawrence, RAMS, June
9th, says: The examination Of the murder
ers Of Bausman was held before Justice
Neil this afternoon. All that was proven
in the examination before the Court was
corroborated. Everything was admitted.
Peter Vinegar was also clearly implicated.
Fifty masked men attacked the gail at
O'Clock this morning, took Vinegar, Rob
ertson and King and hung them from the
bridge.
A SPECIAL from Topeka, Kaas., June 9th,
SAYS, James Smith, Gernaa stonemason,
who lived at the corner Of Crane and JET
ferson streets, shot himself in the temple
over the right eye at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. He was fifty years old and leaves u
wife and three daughters. He had had q
bad night with the asthma, and sent his
wife down stairs for something. She sus-
pected him Of something desperate, and
sent her daughter up 10 report. Before
she got there she found him dying, still
alive, but unconscious. The revolver was
q tbirty-two caiiber. The bullet lodged in
m h00d.asy.. --.-.sea.t l.-.7.- --...s-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

There must be some matchmaker
before Hynen's torth can be lighted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
FROM WASHINGTON.

-
ONE hundred thousand dollars was in.
serted by the Senate in the army apprepria.
hon bill for erecting an army and navy hos.
pital at Hot Springs, Ark.
In the Florida contested election case Of
Wttherspoon against Davidson, the com.
nittee will declare Davidson, Democrat, the
ttting member, is entitled to his seat.
A HIGH aud unusual compliment has
been paid General Rosecrans in . letter
hgned by members of the House asking him
70 become . candidate for reelection to
Congress.
SENATOR PLuMB's bill reducing the time
aor homestead entries, from Eve 10 three
sears, has passed the Senate.
ANOTHER bond call will be made soon for
81, 900 900 Of the 6 per cents, now outstand-
ing. An will be called in by August.
Two BILLs now before Congress prescribe
he rules which shall govern the construc.
ion OF bridges over the Mississippi, Mis-.
souri. Ohio and Illinois Rivers.
THE House Judiciary Committee has rec
smmended that the Northern Pacific Rail-
toad Company be left in undisputed possess
SlOu OI ~ 31Ako SEooss COupH otssk u1Vto ssAou
10000 acres Of land. The company has
allied to perform its part of the contract,
and the Government is empowered to take
sny measure to hasten the construction Of
The road The Company also self lands 1t;
IN exhorbitant figure Of S., s. and $40 per
scre. The justice of the decision of the Ju.
dietary Committee is not easily perceived.
The Senate, by amendment fixed the
compulsory retirement clause at sixty-four
,ears; the House had placed it at sixty.two
sears. Members Of the House think the
lime 6falxtystWo years VIII be restored
when the Army bill gets into the Conference
Committee.
THE Treasury Department, June Sth,
purchased 35S, go Sopnces Of fine silver for
he PhfSfetpfdaA nd New 0esns fnints.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says: A steam
n will sail from ST. Johns, y, B.. July LIST,
Eith parties to relieve the signal service
party atLady Franklin Bay. IS esE
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y TRE EAST.


ARUNAwAY engine fell from the elevated
sailwsy coney Island, injurfng nine per-
sons.
w. II. RAMsCAR, Secretary and Superin-
sendent ofthe Upsectarian Home and ;Sani-
sarian for hiidrenb Fat, New York, has been
arrested for cruelty. It is alleged that one
:hild died through neglect.
APACKAGE containing 81 ,000, 900 worth of
checks and commercial paper was found by
John Bran on the shore of Ravenswood,
Long Island.
EIGHT mills in Pennsylvania and Ohio
have agreed to pay the advanced wages to
THE sugar dealers Of the East claim to be
dissatisfied with the Tariff Commission.
They say Kenner, Of Louisiana, q protec.
ZIONIST, is the only representative of the SUI
gar interest on the Commission, and the
result will be 50 high tariff as to shut out
foreign sugar. The Democrats figure up
the Commission to be six protectionists and
three tariff reformers, and are not, there
tore, pleased at its makeup.
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lost. There are 3 number of Washouts on
the railroads. No trains were running to
Morrison. The track of the Denver & New
Orleans road, across Cherry Greek, was
swept away at Golden. The water.spout
struck several miners cabins and complete
ly demolished them, and the Cambrian
Friedrich works were struck by lightning
and destroyed by fire.
A DISPATCH from Omaha, Neb.. June
18th, says: Frederick Lang, occupying
rooms over bis grocery store. was awakened
at O'Clock this morning by burglars blow.
ing open the safe below. He tried to get
out on the porch to the next building to
give the alarm, but fell on the sidewalk.
breaking an arm and receiving internal in.
juries which will prove fatal. He is a well
known and prominent citizen.
ALoNDoN dispatch say that Mr.. Burke's
brother called at the House at the time Of
the assassination to learn the latest news
about the rumor Of his brothers. death. and
while walking down the lobby of the House
with Mr.. g. o. Trevelyan he came upon
Messrs. Parnell, Justice McCarty and Big.
gar. When Mr.. Burke, who was laborfn,
under great excitement, saw these three
members he exclaimed: ''Parnell, this 10
your fault" The Irish leader paid no at.
tention to the remark. Mr.. Burke then
addressed Mr.. Biggar threateningly calling
out: "You will pay for this; your turn
will come some day." Mr.. Trevelyan put
an end to this painful scene by taking Mr..
Burke BY the arm and leading him away.
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A DISPATCH froa Southwest City. Mo-.
jung 9th. says; Last evening the Mayor OF
this city sordered the Deputy Sheriff 70
collect license from Brownies circus or move
The whole affair outside Of the city limits.
In attempting to obey the orders the depu.
t. was resisted by all the actors and supes
ef the circus, and q riot ensued. Mcbride.
one Of the actors, was shot and instantly
killed. Deputy Seaborn succeeded in car.
fying out Mayor Coitich's orders. and ~.
rested the whole circus company. There
was greet excitement, and for time 1t leok-i
ed As II deaths would be numerous.
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Portland aud Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, r. r.
maNrnm ARRANREME9

WINTER AEERANGENE HI.
On and after Monday, Dec. 5,
F0s s.sissssss-a SSA, Passenger Trains Will leave
Es1sz aizzzz.s Portland at $50 &c z1s., and
--[s-----c-sa.O 5 p. M, arriving at Worcester
at 2. 10 D. m. and 7.30 p. N. Returning ieaYe
Union Depot Worcester, at 7.S0 a. m. and ll.15 s.
m, arriving at Portland st 125 p. N. and 5.45 p.
Fer Clinton, aver Sane, EE.chbEEK,
Nashua, lowell, Windha.c, and ES-
ming at z.:3O n. NJ. and HOS p. m.
Fer WRreneeter, Concord and points Norsa, 81
Fer EsOchester, SYringvaIe, Alfred, Wat
nrbora and SAGE Esiyer.5.3O a. M, hsOJ
n. m, end (mixsd) st $50 p. Ecas Returning
leave Rochester at (mixed) $40 9. M, 11.z4
g. NJ, and 3.S5 p. M; arriving at Portland
(mixed) 9.S5 6. M, 1.25 p. M and o.4o p; m.
Ser GSGrhaDa, Saccarcppn, Cumberland
rzilEa, Wostbr0ok and WoodrorG'ss
at $50 q. M, As0S. S.S1 and (m1xeol
$3.50 ?. ID.
Tho .O5 y. "a. IL ain from Portland connects at
Ays~ .ssrsC. with S2OSsHc Tunnel Route ZOE
lowest. and au Union Depot, Worcester. for
IeuV Work sis NcHvyich Line, and ali rail,
lspr5ngEseId, sIso with ". U. a. N. II. gk.
AZ .(''Stesmer Maryland Routs") for Fb1indei-
sss5E, Baltimore, Washington and ths
soxsrs5 and with Boston IL Albany aS' 5Ss Tor
Elgsa coaoactt0as MADE st Wess5rcoH Jane
As.sy with through trains Of Ae Central R. r., and
st GranaTruuk Transfer, Portland, with through
trains Of Grand Trunk X. 4.
Through tickets to ali points South aud West, al
Depot Offices and IS ioilins 3 Adams No. % Ex-
change Street.
: Docs moi stop at Wooiford's.
}. ". PETERS, Ger. Tickle . Agent.
t9@;5 =. VIC +, SUIT. dec3dtf
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AGRICULTURAL.
A Chean Plant Stand.

We made very effective plant-stand for
our front yard last summer in the following
manner: A cedar stake, two or three inches
in diameter, was driven into the ground so
as to stand firmly and of the required height,
a small piece OF board nailed across the top,
and another piece, a little larger; nailed over
this, so as to make a substantial base, and
cheeee-box nailed to this. Then we filled the
box half full by putting in couple OF inches
of sand, and sphagnum over it. The whole
was then covered with the pendent lichen
which grows on our swamp cedars, so as
effectually to conceal the materials used in
its construction, and the box filled with
plants in pots, tall ones in the centre and
smaller ones around them, with trailing
plants to hang over the sides. 1t was shad-
ed by trees during the hotter portions of the
day, and such plants as gleechOma, alyssum.
ivy, Othonaa CIaSsJ'olid, etc, succeeded fine.
ly by merely pressing a handful OF sphag
mum around the base of cuttings and press
ing them into the spaces between the POTS.
Gardeners Monthly.
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nEpa,y SO zOOT JF aNDEA ST.

lUEFFE EIIk8UN, ysIeEaI y fsl'1f7'
81 ! SEIGEH S1I- T1nteaGsn1
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DEATHS.

In this city. May II, Mary u, wife of Dennis
Soule and oldest daughter of James and Mary Nc
Cluskey, aged 30 years months
Funeral on Saturday afternoon at O'Clock, at
her late residence No. Walnut street.
In this city. May IS. Caro- H., only child of Hol,
man H. and Hattie 4. Waldron, aged months and
Is days.
Funeral o, Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
at No. l50 Clark street. Burial at convenience of
the family.j ,
belts aged 78 years II months.
Funeral this friday afternoon at $50 O'Clock,
at her late residence, Deering.
In Otisfield, May IT, Mrs. Mary E., wife of Benny
Meservc aged 43 years.
In GardiTer. May IS, Mrs. Susan b. Stevens, aged
65 wears months.
In Brooklyn n. Y, Nav 49, Mary Lizzie. wife of
DR.. N. NJ. Leighton aged 46 years.
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Eastern Railroad.
Winter Arrangement viii go into effect
ON
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9Th, 1881

Trains leave Portland.
At g IS. IA, Daily (Night Pullman) sor Saco,
R;adsford Kennebuak, Eittery, Portsmouth,
NeWburyport, Salem, Lynn Snd Boston. arriving
at 6.3Oa. m. A special Sleeping Car will DO
ready for occupancy in Portland station, at 500
Sunday nights this will not be ready until II
At : AS a. III. for Cape Elizabeth Scarboro, Saco,
Biddeford, KeDnebunk, Wells North and South
Berwick, Conway junction, connecting for all
stations on Conway Division. Kittery, Portsmouth,
Newburyport, Salem, Gloucester, kockport,
Lynn, Chelsea and Boston, arriving at IL s m.
st f.EO p. ns. for Cape Elizabeth Searboro, Saco,
Bia deford, Kennebunk, Wells, North and South
Salem, Gloucester R0ckport, Lynn, Chelsea and
Boston, arriving at $40 p N. connecting with
Sound and Rail Lines Tor al Southern and West
ern points.
Trains Ienve Boston.
at tS.30 Ea. and arrive in Portland at l2.3O p
m At 80, D. IN. and arrive in Portland at 800
p. m. At 90 p. III. daily and arrive IN Portland
at HOO p. IN.
Pullman Parior Cars.
On trains leaving Boston, at $50 a. m. 1880 and
7 90 ~ m and trains leaving Portland, g AS a.
m. aud 40 p. m. Through Pullman Sleeping
Cars on trains leaving Boston at 100 p. m. and
Portland at =. 90 a. M.
basrcnsEs tickets Ss' sa3 points SFcst and
Eastern Railroad Depot and at Union Ticket ONCE
40 Exchange street.
ssssfluasl Ssar Eichasa GaF ScrEs sad
sge-ssza~ sGis! gsz E&EE9os 's'Icgea esGare.
LUCIUS FUTILE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
u. ". SANBOHS, Master Transportation.
deco DIFF