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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
Observation-Disclosures,

"A man travelled hastily from San
Francisco to Omaha, on hearing that he
had been Remembered in his fathers
will, and the report proved true, but the
sum of the bequest was one dollar
San Francisco Chronicle.
Statistics show that the growth of
timber in Kansas is yearly increasing
beyond the consumption. 1t was feared
at the first settling of the State that the
timber would disappear in few years.
Chicago Herald.
-Munk Murphy, q. brakeman, with
claim to eccentricity, has established
it by riding into Boston coiled up on the
truck under car, to win a bet that he
could not steal passage. Lacking a
flag to wave in token of victory, he took
off his shirt and flung it to the breeze.
boston Post.
A girl of Southington, Conn.,. was
discarded by her affianced husband.
Her cousin handed her bottle of
liquid. telling her to throw it into the
false ones face to ''make him smart a
little" 1t was vitriol, which destroyed
his eyesight and horribly disfigured
hlm.-HdrJ0rd Post.
-Iroquois, the Derby winner, and
his colored groom slept in the same
stall on the steamer which brought
them home from England. The I'M
easiness of the race-horse during stormy
weather was allayed by the presence of
his sable friend.-N. Y. Herald.
Two of the cottage-owners at Long
Branch have built q protection to their
property, which is situated on the low
bluff, by building solid wall, defying
the heaviest winter storm. 1t is made
of artificial stone, and reaches deep into
the ground, while its top is foored for q
promenade. with slope of green sward
behind. Wooden devices have all failed
to withstand the tremendous force d
the waves, and heretofore, without
State aid, no property-owner has taker
the work in hand on his own account.
N. Y Sun.
In a railroad station at Birming.
ham. England, runaway daughter was
captured by her mother. just rs she and
a young married man, with whom she
had designed to elope to America, had
got into the train. Catching sight OF
the object of her search. the mother
rushed at the clipping girl, and, shout
ing repeatedly: 80, you wicked hussy,"
laid hold of her, and threatened to give
her into custody if she did not 90 home.
The only reply she got was Fiddle.
sticks" but when a policeman wa
fetched the girl consented to return.
A North Carolina girl had her hand
completely severed from the arm by an
Ak. The physician. not being in con-
dition to amputate the arm above the
wrist, replaced the hand, secured it
with silver slit :hes and adhesive plaster
and having bound both arm and hand
to broad splint, ordered them to be
kept warm with hot flannel cloth. The
third day pulsation could be plainly felt
in the hand, which had also changed
its color. Says the physician in charge:
Il removed the sutures on the four
teenth day, and afterward she carried
the hand in sling, and is now-three
months after the accident-able to eX-
tend the fingers and grasp with nearly
the usual strength. "-FniladeiphiG Re-
cord.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
Opening Of the Southern Exposition.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. g.
TIE President gave the opening signal for
the great Southern Exposition at noon yes
terday amid great enthusiasm, and it is now
in progress. There was great throng of
people in and outside of the Exposition
The city resounded with music and all is
life and gayety.
AS the President entered the Seventh
Regiment Band played the Presidents
March," The President and Cabinet, Gen
eral Sheridan, Governor Blackburn, Senator
Bayard and other distinguished visitors
occupied the platform in the center of the
building. The Mayor delivered an address
of welcome. The President briefly re
sponded, and then pulled silken cord,
which started the machinery i'm motion.
The President was presented by citizens
with an elegant silver fishing reel with agate
holder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
WASHINGTON NOTES.


The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints for the week ending July 2sth
was 500 ,4o4, and for the corresponding
period last year, S231 ,499.
The coinage Of the United States mints
Tor the month of July aggregated 3,0o6,oo0
pieces, valued at LIPS, 800. The amount
includes 200, 900 silver dollars.
Mr.. HASKELL, Chairman Of the House
Committee on Indian Affairs notified In
dian Commissioner Price that on account
of i'll health, he is compelled to decline to
serve on the Creek Indian Commission.
PUBLIC debt statement for July: Cash in
Treasury, 1851 ,536 ,345; debt less cash in the
Treasury, S1,543, 1870, 616; decrease during
July, s., 9O0, $50.
As THE President was leaving Washing
ton the other day some fellow hurled
stone through the window of the car in
which he was riding, while en- route to
Louisville. The occurrence it is said caused
him to become quite nervous, as the missile
crashed through the car only few feet
from where he was standing.
The Secretary of the Treasury recently
received letter from prominent firm in
New York, calling attention to the fact
that large quantities of wool of low grade
are exported from Egypt, Syria and coun-
tries in the vicinity, to this country, besides
considerable quantities of bed woods taken
from old beds. The woods are frequently
transhipped at Marseilles and in England
for this country. In view of the epidemic
now raging in the Mediterranean, these
woods might convey infection.
REPORTS received by the Postoffice De-
partment from twenty-five of the larger
postoffices show an increase in the sale of
postage stamps, postal cards, etc, for the
quarter ending July 80, 1888, over the cor
responding period of the previous year of
S2,457, or about six per cent. These
offices in the second quarter of 1882 collect
ed thirty-four per cent of the total revenue
of the Department.
DURING the month of July, usually the
dullest month in the year, the report of the
Mail Division of the Pension Office showed
there had been received 1926 original in
valid pension claims and 4,501 of all others,
including widows, minors, increase claims,
old war-bounty, land, ETC.; also 1886 Con-
gressional letters of inquiry. The total
number of letters sent out for the month
was liz, l6S, averaging 4,607 per day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
THE LATEST.

UNDER construction of the law made some
time ago, by Secretary Folger, leave of alb
sence to employees of the Treasury Depart
ment is limited to thirty days in each cal
endar year, with pay, except in case of
sickness. 1t had heretofore been the GUS
tom to allow employees ten ordinary and
fifteen additional days leave, that they
might go home to vote. Now absence from
duty on that account will be deducted
from the thirty days'leave allowed by law.
W. E. STEVENS, United States Consul at
Smyrna, writes the National Board of
Health, under date of July Is, that the
news from Egypt is less alarming than at
the time of his last report. Facts have
come to light tending to show the disease,
which decimated the population of Damietta
is not Asiatic cholera but malignant local
distemper, caused by the filthy condition of
the town and the unclean habits of its lower
classes, whose principal article of food is
fish caught from water polluted and
poisoned by being used as receptacle for
offal, the carcassess of diseased animals,
etc. During British occupation many ami
mails persisted and their bodies were dumped
into the water regardless of consequences.
THE coinage of standard silver dollars
during the month of August will amount to
2,340, 600, to be coined in the different minis.
The total receipts of customs in July
were S2O, 800, go, against Sl9, 95O,637 for the
same month last year. This shows an in.
crease of .6J3 for the first month of the
new tariff law.
NEGOTIATIONS between the Vatican and
France in regard to religious affairs have,
through the letter of President Grevy, re-
suited in accord on the principal questions
at issue.
MANY of the striking telegraph operators
are returning to their desks.
OFFICER JOHN WALL, of Chicago, who
seriously wounded young man named
Edward Faulkner, recently, while defend
ing himself against crowd of roughs, sub
sequently committed suicide, the fact of
his shooting an innocent party preyed upon
his mind causing him to kill himself.
A MAN named Barker, living on Hurri-
cane Greek, Ark, recently killed his daugh-
ter upon the announcement of her inten-
ton to marry young man against his
wishes. The neighbors hung Barker in his
front door.
MRS. MARY Z. HUGHES, of st. Louis,
committed suicide in Baltimore. Separa-
ton from her husband and domestic
trouble, it is said, led to the act.
THEoPHILAs ABARE, living near Peru,
Clinton County, N. Y, was found dying in
bed the other morning, with three knife
wounds i'm the neck. His wife was missing
and it was supposed she committed the deed
through inordinate jealousy.
THERE were forty-nine deaths from yell
low fever the past week at Havana.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
Lumber Rats Swept OF by Floed.

PITTSBURGH, PA, July %.
Seventy-five RATS, containing $4,000 feet
of lumber, were swept from their moor
ings at Herbs Island by freshet in the
Allegheny River. A heavy rain fell all
along the river last night, and the rise
came so suddenly that the RATS were swept
away before the owners had time to save
them. At Sixth street suspension bridge a
raft with an unknown man on it struck a
pier and went to pieces. and the man was
drowned before assistance could reach him.
1t was reported that three others shared II
similar fate, but this was no. verified. The
loss will aggregate S20J,00J.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10

Though rolling is of much benefit
on light, porous and lumpy soils, yet it
is injurious on wet CLAWS, except in dry
weather, when they are lumpy after
blowing. Rolling a stiff soil when
wet renders it more difficult of cultiva--
ton by pressing the particles still more,
closely together and preventing the ad-
mission of air. Even light. arabic
lands require the ground to be dry when
rolled, if for no other reason than that
otherwise the soil will adhere to the
roller. Grass land, however. is best
rolled in showery MISUNDERSTANDING
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
A Collision on the Lake Shore.
CLEVELAND. o.. July 2

CLEVELAND, o., July IS.
A collision occurred at Harbor Greek, on
the Lake Shore, to-day, fast passenger
train running into siding from, an open
switch and telescoping freight. Engineer
Bates and Fireman John Conrad jumped
and saved their lives. The engine dashed
into the freight. Several cars were COM
pletely wrecked. Edward Frank and John
Barker were asleep in the caboose when the
others Jumped, but miraculously escaped.
They were badly scalded by steam. but will
live. Those who jumped sustained serious
but not fatal injuries. Conrad's eye was
gouged out. No passengers were hurs b-
yond Commissions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10

Near Baton Rouge, La. large
field of corn was waving with the pass
ing breezes the other day, when a wind
storm came Tom the east, and laid it
over westwardly. Then a gust came
from the north, and sent it leaning to
the south. A third pushed it to the
east, and the final attack was from the
south which left it PROSTATE and pretty
well used up, with its head to the north
This great variety of attention was be-.
slowed upon the field in the space Of
twenty-eight minutes.-Detroit Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10

Colonel Curtis says patch of sor-
ghum to cut in September to feed the
pigs has become a necessity. A quarter
of an acre sowed in drills will keep,
twenty pigs growing for month. He
also says it is good to induce full iow
of milk from the cows.-Ir2y On. ~
Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10

birds and fowls and brought blood from
horses and stock. The belt traversed was
two miles wide by ten or twelve in length.
STEIN & TROUGH, proprietors of the four
ing mill of Pottsville, Pa, failed. The
liabilities were 10000; assets $4,000. The
mills were among the oldest and the firm
was considered one Of the most substantial
in the vicinity.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
THE SOUTH.

THE SOUTH.
Mrs. golden, living near Troup, Texas,
was struck and instantly killed by light.
ming during recent heavy storm. She
was bride of only two days.
THE Sheriff and posse that lately suffered
such fatality in attempting to capture Ar.
kansas outlaws, it is stated were led into
ambush by a farmer named Coke, a friend
of the desperadoes. The survivors of the
posse subsequently hanged Coke.
An officer and posse recently attempted
to surprise the Montgomery, Yell and Gar
land County, Ark, outlaws, when they
came up with the Daniels brothers and
their bands in the mountains of Perry
County. The fugitives were in a strong
hold and desperate battle followed. Two
of the pursuers, Shelton Caldwell, of Gar.
land County, and Charles Carter, of OAR
nellie, was wounded. The outlaws escaped
uninjured.
The buildings of the Nashville Cotton
Compress and the sheds of the Nashville
Warehouse Companies, in Nashville, Tenn,
were recently destroyed by fire, together
with four hundred bales of cotton and a
large amount of hay and grain. Loss,
$4,000; fully insured.
BEN HARDY and two other men, Govern
ment pile drivers, fell overheard and were
drowned near Mayersville, Miss, the other
day, near the point where five other men
were drowned few days previous.
AT late meeting at Sewanee, Tenn, Of
the Convention of the Episcopal Church,
consisting of bishops, ministers and laymen
from thirteen Southern States, it was
resolved as the sense of the meeting that
the General Convention of the Church,
which meets this fall, be memoralized to
establish schools for the education of col
ored men who desire to enter the ministry
of the church, and that all colored minis
tiers of the Episcopal Church have equal
right and powers in all Church Councils.
d. W. PREssELL was hanged by mob
at Mayersville, La, for an outrageous as
sault upon little girl.
REPORTS from Louisiana are favorable for
the largest cotton crop for several years.
THE Governor of Arkansas has offered an
additional $500 reward each for the Gar
land County outlaws.
THE Louisville Exposition opened under
most favorable auspices, and the attend
ance was very large. Among the distin-
guished persons present were the President
of the United States, General Sheridan,
Secretaries FoIger and Lincoln, and Post
master General Gresham. As the process
sion moved to the Exposition grounds the
Presidential party received a perfect ova-
ton. The President delivered an address
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10

A dog in Lynchburg, Va, a few days ag,
died Of sunstrOke.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31
THE FRAIL FAIR ONES
Cause . disagreement in omeia, Circle

Cause Disagreement in OdlCial Circles.
Yesterday some thirty women APP
peared before the recorder to answer To
charges of vagraucy. 1t seems that a
general raid il being made against in
mates Of lewd houses and that the city
attorney is urging the prosecution.
The city marshal did not approve of
the arrest of these women and the re-
corder comedies with him in this opin-
ion. Both OF these officials believe
that inmates of lewd houses should not
he molested so long as they remain at
home and are quiet and orderly, but II
they create any disturbance or are Of
fensive in any way that they should
be arrested aud fined for disorderly
conduct. They do not approve of gem
eral or periodical raids. Five women
were convicted and fined Wednesday
and yesterday the recorder address ed
a note Ia the mayor asking him to re-
init the fines, aud expressed his opin-
ion rs to what policy should be pur-
sued in future hi regard to the mat er.
The city attorney also addressed q
note to the mayor and urged him not
10 remit the fines as requested by the
recorder. The result was that Mayoi
Smith refused to remit the fines, as
he had no legal authority for so doing,
but expressed his oisapproval ot
periodical raids on public houses and
agreed with the recorder and city
marshal in the opinions they Ind eN-
piessed. The recorder this morning
showed desire to dismiss all cases
against the women but the city attor-
ney informed him that ii this wa
done he would carry the eases before
I the Justices court. After considera
/ ble discussion partial compromis'
! was effected between the officials b,
1 the recorder filming all the womel
4 who plead guilty to the charges betor
him, but in doing SO he expressed hi
determination to dismiss all futur
cases If these women were again nj
rested on the same charges. AS tn
matter now stands il is probable' tina
the houses viii not I've raided agai
soon ms the opinions of city official
are SO much at varience on the sui
ject.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31

The musical and society world an
ticipate great things at the SOiree to-
might, and there is no lear of a disap-
pointment for much care and time have
been expended in the preparation,
The Overture to Poet and Peasant is
one of the best things on the pro-
gramme, and is to be performed on
two pianos, Misses Eta Fields and
Hayden Abercrombie. Misses Fannie
Murphy ana Madge Rely; Mr..
August, n superior flute player. VIII
pay Schubert's Serenade. M.ss O,tu
Hendricks will give In sen, by Ley.
bach, instrumental $50 AZ, Ar" BAN.
perp"s, W,l,iam Tell. Miss Murphy
/ VIII sing, Suilivans LET me Dream
Again. Miss Murphy is too vel
known as a great favoritc in society
and our queen OF song 10 need any
praise. Miss Josie Smith and Mis-
Murphy vii. sing Duet, which vii
Ne something TO entrance every, one
Few cities can Boa OF two such beau
tiful sopranos. The vocal quartelt
blue Danube Waitzes,' ny MISE NE
Smith, Jackson, Murphy ana Nieiy
IS very fine. Admission, 30 cent?.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31
Billy Arlington.

The joplin Daily Herdtd, of May
3lst, has the following to say of the
Arlington Concert anu Comedy COM
pany
'Fse Herald exhausted its stock Ct
adjectives years ago in endeavoring to
do justice TO the laugh-provoking &C.
centricities of Billy Arlington. Billy
made everybody that heard him last
night, forget his troubles, for the time
being, mt least. He always does. BILLY
is like wine-always good, and the
quality seems TO improve with age.
Aside from the spccialties Of Mr.. Ar
! lington, the entertainment consisted OF
some choice musical selections. The
songs of Miss Austin Were finely exc
cuted and well received The Three
Doves one of the mos; ludcrous con-
ceptions ever put on the stage, makes
the audience forget they are on earth.
For an evening of roaring fun, genei,
ous,,v seasoned with choice vocal and
'ustrumen1l music, the t,r,ing,Sn
~, ,cert company takes the palm.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31
In BRIEF.

The police killed dog this morning
at headquarters which was supposed
to lie mad
Go to Eastwood & King for Harper's
BoroJeIstine.' the finest tooth lotion
in the market.
Give Harper's fragrant 'Boroden-
tinen for the teeth II trial. For sale by
Dashwood IL King.
Try Harper's Borodentine" tooth
lotion; it just takes the cake. Sold by
Eastwood & King.
Tomorrow will be the first of Sep
TENDER and as the month has an "r"
i'm it oysters will he in season. Res
taurant keepers in the city ale expect
ing a fresh lot to arrive in the morn
ing.
The north bound Santa Fe train,
due here " edi.esday night at 10
O'Clock, did not arrive until two O'Clock
Yesterday morning. The delay was
caused by wrecked freight train near
Alvin station.
Yesterday when a GAZETTE reporter
( visited the Jail he was called in front
OF the "wheeln and the prosecuting
attorney of the "kangaroo court in
I behalf Of the court and prisoners re
turned thanks 10 the GAZETTE foi
having noticed them in its morning
issue.
! A lady created sensation on Hous
ton street yesterday by losing her tenn
4 FER and loudly abusing an employe
! ofan establishment who had sent her
4 the wrong article in place of the one
which belonged to her. She "held
\ the fort" for while to the terror of al
who came within reach of her tongue
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31
RAILROAD NOTES.

Col. j. M. Eddy, general supern-
tendcnt of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road, passed through the city yester-
DAY On special train EN- route for III
Paso.
Mr.. T.. j, Marshall, one Of the hand
soonest and most popular employees Of
the general Offices of the Santa Fe
road, came up to the city yesterday ON
the pay train.
Several of the Missouri Pacific and
Texas and Pacific conductors who are
oflon leave of absence are talking OF
organizing a big hunt into New'Niex-
leo or Arizona.
The Santa Fe pay train, after various
delays and disappoiDtments TO those
who were awaiting its coming, arrived
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31
FIRST EDITION.
CONDUCTOR GANsoN'sCAsE,
A Statement from the I. c +. Conductor
Arrested for Murder.

Arrested for Murder.
Yesterday GAZETTE reporter
visited the county Jail and had
lengthy conversation with Capt. w.
Il. Ganson, the Texas & Pacific pas
senger conductor who was arrested
Wednesday night on u charge of MUIR
der. He seemed perfectly at case, and
while regrctting the circumstances
under which he was placed, had no
fears as to the final result of the affair.
Cant. Gauson is q middle-aged man Of
ueitlenianly appearance, aud rather
inclined to be quiet and retiring. He
has been a passenger conductor on the
Texas 4 Pacific road since last April
and previous to that time was for
twenty years passenger conductor on
roads leading out OF st. Louis; his
home Is in that city, and his family Is
there at this time.
In referring 10 the charges under
which lie was arrested he felt satisfied
that the case would be thrown out of
court a. soon rs hearing could be OBJ
tanned. The circumstances of the ac-
cident MS related by him are about as
follows: Just before leaving Texar-
kama man anne TO me on the plat
form and asked if remembered him.
Il hlti fibt az itiNN Dub ttlA't NbiN' t'Nth
iected him as u man / had carried
from pilot Point TO the gravel pits n
short time before. He did not have
quite money enough ut that time to
Day his way, but paid within fourteen
miles of the place and ! carried him
the balance OF the way. He referred
to this incident and thanked me for
what be termed a great act of kind
ness. and stated that he had secured u
good situation us fireman in II saw
mill at the pits. He bought his ticket
10 that point and got on the train and
| did not notice him again until after
we arrived at the gravel pits. When
We got there the engineer did not stop
at the side track as is customary but
run past several car lengths before
coming toa stop and then backed up.
| was in the car at the time taking up
tickets. and on coming out the ex-
press messenger asked me II | had no.
ticed the man fall who jumped off the
train before it stopped. He WAS then
pointed ont to me, but as be had got
on his feet aud was walking oil paid
no attention TO the matter | never
gave il another thought until | was
arrested last night. received tele-
gram to-day from the yard master nj
iSNbHhuila winch iHl'iLhS ibc tiaN
am charged with pushing the man of
The train, and that he died from the
Injuries received have not commu-
nicated with my family yer rs hope
il will all be settled soon, for | know
that no case can be made against me.
The sheriff of Bowie county was ex-
pected 10 arrive in the city last night
to carry Capt. Ganson back to Texar.
kama where he will have n prelimin.
airy examination as soon 80 possible
Yestesday he was visited in jail by !
number Of his friends who sympathiz'
with him in his troubles aud all eN
press their belief in his Innocence
The sheriff and jailer showed ever,
possible courtesy " the prisoner an'
allowed him to remain in the from
room OF the Jail instead OF going bac
im the cells