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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
Death OF general Tom Thumb"
MIDDLEBORo, Mass, July

MIDDLEBoRo. Mass, July is.
General Tom Thumb died of apOplexy
Sunday morning. He had been slightly in
disposed for several days, but no serious re.
suits were anticipated. He leaves widow,
who had been on the stage with him since
1868. He was forty-six years of age. His
correct name was Charles Stratton, and he
came to the notice of p. T. Bar
mum in November, 1912, and the show
man describes him as being under two
feet high, weighing less than sixteen pounds,
beautifully formed; blonde, with rnddy
cheeks and mirthful eyes. Barnum intro
duced Stratton to the public on December
8, 1912, by the name that afterward pre-
coded him around the world-General Tom
Thumb. He paid the little midget So
week, with expenses for himself and his
mother for four weeks. Thee he was re-
engaged for twelve months at 81
a week, but long before this term
expired Mr.. Barnum paid him
SIS q week. In January, 1876, Tom
Thumb, now getting fifty dollars week
and expenses, set sail with Barnum for
Europe in the Yorkshire, a sailing ship. The
little General proved decided hit in En-
ment never afterward omitted from the
show bills, that he was exhibited 'befOre
crowned heads" was literally true. In the
autumn, Tom Thumb returned with his
manager, who was then the proprietor Of
the museum that bore his name, and
early the next year the mite returned again
to Europe. When, three months later, he
again came back to America, his value as
a curiosity had grown greater than before.
Barnum took in S5,5O4.91 in twelve days
with him ~ Philadelphia, and S976.9S In
one day in Providence.
IN ioy. barnnm took Tom Thumb
and Cordelia Howard, child who was
famous as Little Eva in "Uncle Toms
Cabin" to Europe, and in 1862 he engaged
Lavinia and Minnie Warren, two tiny sis
tiers, to the former of whom Tom Thumb
lost his heart at the showman's home in
Bridgeport At the old museum, where the
Herald building now stands, the receipts
principally because of the presence OF
the noted little man and the Warrens)
were frequently $1,000 a day. The
fact that Tom Thumb and Lavinis
Warren were to be married re-
doubled the popular interest in them, and
Barnum offered them S15, 900 to postpone
the wedding month. This was indignant
ly refused. The Snowman resisted the
temptation to have their wedding viewed by
the public at so much seat, though he said
he could have made $4,000 by exhibiting
the ceremony in the Academy of Music.
They were married in Grace Church, and
held reception afterward in the MetropoIi
tan Hotel. This was in 1862.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
Aerial Navigation.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 10.
In the Secretary of States Office yester-
day George w. Starr, James Donnen and
Joseph Gotthelp fled certificate for incor-
poration of what is to be known as the
"Aerial Navigation Company Of Chicago"
The object of this corporation is stated to
be "the transportation of passengers and
freight through the air." Two millions of
dollars comprise the capital stock of the
new corporation, and each share to be sold
at 800. The total number of shares is to be
10000. The immense amount of capital
stock together with the comparatively small
number of shares, is evidence that the scheme
Is something more than an aggregation
of intangible ideas, and from the informa-
ton cleaned it is probable something moro
will be heard of the "Aerial Navigation
Company" in the near future. 1t is as
serted that ethe machines to be manu-
featured by this company are a perfection
of the one tested at Hartford, Conn.,, nearly
two years age, which at that time attracted
such a widespread interest. Immediate
steps are to be taken toward the manu-
facture of a monster machine of great
power and capacity, and if the inventors
of the machine are not over enthusiastic
It will be but a few months before the
scientific and inventive world will be cleo
trified by the announcement of attained
perfection in aerial navigation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
Yaqui Bride Catching.

A correspondent in Sonora writes
In company with Mr.. Bates, who came
to this place with me from Hermosillo,
visited the settlement of the Yaqui
Indians, situated on the river of the
same name. Our entrance was an
nounced by the clamorous baying of the
dogs, who, keeping close to our horses
heels, followed US through the town,
which differs very little from an ordi-
nary Mexican village. The Indians are
governed by an alcade appointed by the
Mexican Government, and who is usr-
ally their chief, for, although peaceful
and law-abiding, the Yaqui is proud and
will not permit ruler save of their own
race. Before this individual we were
Immediately summoned, and Mr.. Bates,
who is well known to the chief, an
nounced the object of our visit. The
chief, who spoke Spanish fluently, as
sured us of our welcome, placing apart
ments in his own house at our disposal
The excitement and hustle which we
imagined our arrival caused, the chief
informed US, was owing to the mar
rage on the following day of several
daughters of the tribe. Not wishing to-
lose sight SO interesting as this prom
ised to be, we repaired early to the
place where the ceremony was to be
performed, which had for music sort
of drum, accompanied by fife and reed
whistles, producing weird, though
not displeasing consonance. Then fol-
low sports and games, which last until
well into the afternoon, when the real
ceremony of ''bride-catching" begins.
The would-be bride is stationed by her
father some hundred yards in front Of
her sutton, then at given signal she
starts for goal distant about half mile,
to reach which and return. before over
taken by her pursuer, releases her from
his attentions. This result, as you may
imagine, is not frequent, asthese dusky
maidens are as eager to be ''caught" as
their more favored sisters of civilized
countries. Ihave never witnessed any
where q more exciting race than this
The maidens, straight and well-formed,
standing in their tunic dress reaching
from the bosom to the knee, stood
chatting with each other until the signal
was given, when, presto! away like the
wind they sped. followed by theyoung
buck, who soon diminished the distance.
between them, and the marriage cere-
mony is completed, after which their
games continue until a late hour. when
the village again assumes quietness
and silence only broken by the baying
of the dogs, which are q real pest in all
Mexican towns as web ~ among the
Indian tribes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
BURNED SHIPS,


Three vessels and Their Cargoes Totally
Destroyed ut the Harbect Dock, Brock.
lyn-Twelve Firsmsn seriously Injured,
One Fatally.
jai NEW YoRK, July 10.
At about 1880 O'Clock this morning
sparks from the engine fell into Q pile Of
jute which had just been landed on Ear.
beet Dock from the ship Lawrence E. De-
lap, from Calcutta. The dock was filed
with hemp, jute and coffee. The flames
spread with incredible rapidity, and in
few minutes the entire dock was ablaze.
The Delap was the first vessel to catch fire,
and all her rigging was burned before she
could be lowed out. Next to her on the
south side of the dock was the ship Perse-
verance, also from Calcutta, which arrived
yesterday, and on the north side lay the
ship Col. Adams, from Calcutta. To both
these vessels the flames communicated, and
the crews jumped overheard for safety. In
the meantime q general alarm had been
sent out, and five steamers and four hook
and-ladder trucks were soon on the spot.
When the firemen reached the dock the sup
fell in with a terrific crash, burying
over . dozen fremen and dock hands be-
meath the ruins. A rescuing party was
quickly formed and the men dragged out
from the blazing rafters. None OF then
were dead, but all were moro or less burned
and bruised. Firemen Mcnamara, Melon
aid and McDougal, Of Hook and Ladder
Truck No. 3, were injured seriously. A
conimotion just then occurred in the crowd,
and the chief Of the battalion gave orders
to clear the dock, as the ship Lawrence
Delap, which was now on fire above and
below, contained 4 500 bags of saltpeter. A
rush was made by the crowd to the further
end of the dock. While this was going
on the hosting derrick, from which sup
ports had been burned, fell over on the
wharf with crash, knocking two dockmen
overheard.
Custom.house Inspector Harraden, in at
tempting to escape from the ship Col.
Adams, was severely burned about the face
and hands. The ships Perseverance and
Col. Adams had by this time been lowed
streams into their holds. The efforts of the
firemen were mainly directed to extinguish.
ing the flames on board the Lawrence e.
Delap, in which it was momentarily feared
an explosion would take place.
Three men were seen to throw the trunk
of Captain Grove, Of the ship Lawrence
Delap,i overheard, containing $4,000 and
81 900 worth of jewelry belonging to his
wife. 1t was picked up by river thieves,
who rifled it. The wife and child of Cap.
tain Grove were saved. Twelve firemen
were badly injured by the falling in of the
burning roof of the pier, but only one is
Thought to be fatally hurt. The ship De-
lap burned to the waters edge. She was
valued, with cargo, at $15O,0GO. The ship
Col. Adams burned at the pier. The bark
Perseverance fioated into the stream and
burned to the waters edge. Total loss II
estimated at 81 100000
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
Yellow Fever al Vera Cruz.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 10.
The following dispatches have been re-
ceived by the Surgeon-General of the Ma
rine Hospital Service:
VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, July Is.
To SuryeOn-GenerdI Hamilton, Washington:
Yellow fever is prevailing with unusual &C.
verify. There were ninety deaths IN May, PSI
new cases Is diminishing. especially amongst
the shipping, for want of material. An cxcep-
tional feature has been the prevalence of the
disease amonst the shipping, usually exempt.
Not counting the steamers of the Alexander
line seven per cent of American sailors die of
fever. 1t commenced in port amongst NOrwe-
gian vessels. These have suffered most. They
are particularly dangerous because most of
them clear for our gulf ports.
[Signedl GUITERAs,
Assistant Surgeon Marine Hospital Service.
AT OUR DOORS.
NEW ORLEANS, La. July Is.
To Surgeon General Hamilton. Washington:
tine July u with six cases of yellow fever on
board. She has had thirteen in all. The
steamship Merchant arrived at quarantine
July Is; one death from yellow fever. Both
are from Vera Cruze.
[Signedl JOSEPH JONES, NJ. D.,
President Beard of Health.
Surgeon-General Hamilton says no case
Of yellow fever has vet appeared on shore
it the United States, and he believes the
precautions taken will prevent its ingress
beyond quarantine limits.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
A HideOus Hoax.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 10.
Early t6is morning a report began cir
culating to the effect that General Grant
had dropped dead on the street in New
York City. The story was that some of the
personal friends of General Grant in this
city had received a dispatch conveying
the information of the ex-Presi-
dents death. A great many friends Of
the Grant family in this city were seen,
but none of them had received such a tele-
gram. Bulletins were posted in some Of
the newspaper offices saying that q dis
patch had been received announcing
Grants death, but that it lacked confirma-
ton and was probably canard. The great
body of the people believed the report and
about nine A. N. flags were floating at
half.mast on all the public buildings
in honor of the illustrious dead.
After twelve o'clock dispatches were re-
ceived at the Western Union Office stating
that Grant was alive and well.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
POPULATION OF KANSAS.

From the June report Of the Secretary At
the State Board Of Agriculture is compiled
the following table showing the population
Of Kansas by counties. The total popula-
ton is 1,02S, III, an increase during year of
bS,48S. The fourteen counties that decreased
in population during the year, are, with
two exceptions, confined to the western
border, where partial failure Of crops for
six successive years would seem to warrant
. decrease. The counties lying in the
eastern two.thirds of the State have in.
creased steadily in population each year
since their organization. Following is the
table showing the inhabitants, decrease
and increase by each county:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
Strict Quarantine Recommended.
New ORLEANS, La, Ju

y NEW ORLEANS, La, July IL.
The Board Of Health tonight adopted a
resolution advising the Governor to pro-
claim quarantine against all Mexican,
South American and West Indian ports, to
take effect Immediately, no infected vessel
nor any vessel having had yellow fever
or cholera on board will be allow.
ed under any circumstances 70 come
to the city, nor will any person
on board such vessel be permitted to visit
the city. A resolution was also adopted re.
questing the Governor of Illinois to forbid
DR.. Rauch, health officer Of that State, from
intermedling in sanitary affairs here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
Killed for Breaking His Engagement.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, J

.-+i@,'- PITTSBURGH, PA, July Is.
A shooting ARRAY, which may result in
the death of DIR. g. w. Lougftt, occurred to-
night at Bellevue, little town about seven
miles from here. 1t appears that Lougftt
has been engaged to a young lady
named Seitz, but a short time ago he
refused to fulfill his promise. Her
brother demonstrated with Lougfitt, but to
no purpose. This afternoon young Seit7
borrowed revolver and repaired to Loug
fits residence and inquired for him. As
soon as the latter made his appearance Seitz
drew his revolver and fired several shots,
wounding him SO seriously that there is
very little hopes of his recovery.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

We read, says the Scientific Ameri-
can, every now and then of cases in
which burglars are supposed to have
rendered their victims unconscious by
holding clothes wet with chloroform to
key-holes before entering an apartment.
OF course the absurdity Of such q fiction
is apparent. Whether sleepers can pass
from natural to chloroform sleep, if it il
held near the face, Is still q question.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
-Tha New York .Lourr,al inanires

The New York journal inquiries
with animation whether or not a rea-
sonsble human being should marry a
schoolmistress. OF course he should il
he can get her. But this higher educa-
ton of woman makes it hard for lazy
man to keep up with the procession Of
modern ideas. A man can't help wish
ing to keep little ahead of the women,
but since the women all wish the same
the ordinary masculine need not worry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
An Enelishman who has travelled e,

An Englishman who has Travelled ex-
tensively in Canada recently said: "All
through Canada the people are much
more Independent than in England, and
partake to large degree of the push of
the Yankees. In my opinion Canada
rightly belongs to the United States,
and ! would not be surprised ID see,
even in my life, the whole of that broad
domain annexed to this country"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

The St. Louis & Topeka Railroad Com
pany fled its charter with the Secretary
of State recently. Capital stock $500, 900;
place of business Topeka. The object of
the company is to build road from Ottawa
to Topeka.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

HsStssUrS TOIIs HOt yet reCeINVu I n = ID
POpula ton Or Cities.
There are 60 cities in Kansas having a
population of 1000 and over. The cities of
Girard, Valley Falls, Council Grove,
Wamego and st. Marys have not returned
their population separately from the town.
ships in which they are located, but each
have more than 1000 inhabitants. The
following table shows the population Of
such cities:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

.Report of 1852: no report for 1883. mo re-
port for either 1852 or 1853. +Not reported by
assessor; estimated by county clerk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
THE SOUTH.

RECENTLY on the Williamson place,
near Helena, Ark, two negroes, one with q
musket and one with rife, fought a duel
at twenty PAGES. A ball entered the mouth
Of one, passing through his head, while the
other received a charge in the groin. Both
died during the night.
A SPECIAL from Oakland, Nd, reported
the death of Judge T. c. Theaker, Of Ohio,
formerely Commissioner of Patents and
member Of Congress.
The convention 81 Democrats and Re-
publicans of Kinds County, Miss, could
not agree upon plan for fusion, and each
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

Montana exalts herself IS being the only
Territory out Of debt
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

GOVERNOR HAMILTON. of Illinois, has de-
clined 70 pardon Charles W. Angel, con
sicted in 1875 of erbezzlement of large
sum of money from the Pullman Palace Car
company. Angel surrendered himself to
the United States authorities while in Portu-
gal, and turned over to the Pullman com
pany SO, 900 of the stolen funds.
THE opening of the Second Annual Ex-
nibition of the National Mining and Indus.
trial Exposition took place at Denver on
the 18th. a large crowd was present.
JoEy RATrEN and Nicholas Roder were
xilled in stone quarry at st. Louis.
Two Deputy Msrshals recently arrived at
Santa Fe, N. N, with Muchacks-Negro, .
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party win run . straight ticket this fall.
The Independents win also place ticket
In the field.
A MALIGNANT type Of measles has broken
out in st. Mary's Industrial School, occu.
pied by $50 boys, at Baltimore, Md. There
were ten deaths in twenty -four hours.
ELIJAH HAYES and Run Mcconnell, both
young men living near Paris, Tenn, quar-
relied while in swimming. . In the scufie
which ensued Mcconnell drew pistol and
fatally shot Hayes. Mcconnell started
home, but fell dead on the way from ex-
element and remorse.
SWAIN, the man arrested at Nashville,
Tenn, for stealing the ledger, SO important
in the Polk trial, has confessed he took it
ut the instigation of ex-Treasurer Polk;
also that he received $175 for the deed.
The quarantine officer of the Marine Hos.
pital service on duty at Ship Island has
been instructed to prevent all non-infected
vessels from anchoring within two miles of
the quarantine station. ~ D. ~ g..
GENERAL CHARLES P. STONE, Chief En-.
gineer of the Florida Ship Canal, will per.
sonally example three routes on which his
surveyors have pronounced the construc.
ton of the ship canal as feasible, and will
report to the board of directors at a meet
ing in August.
In 1879 town was founded at Eureka
Springs, Ark, and for nearly year moth.
ing was done to give any prospects Of flu.
ture success, but in 1880 upwards of four
thousands persons settled there and now
the number of Inhabitants is 10000. Out
side parties pre-empted certain lands with.
in the city limits and laid out building lots.
At the same time they gave out the report
that the waters there possessed great cura.
tive properties and thereby they claim to
havecaused heavy emigration and property
to sell rapidly and increase in value. The
question arose who owned the town-the
people who went there and made the place
what It really. is, or those who pre-empted
large portion of the town SIDE and now
wish to sell them at high figures? The Com.
missioner, of the Land Office decided in
favor of the former
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

Population of 1893 estimated; abstracts of
rolls not yet received. . W..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

labor organizations with a view to making
eight hours the general rule.
HENRY HABBERcoRN, once a prominent
and successful citizen of Joliet, Ills, whose
family had been lately reduced by his
fondness for whisky, committed suicide
the other day by swallowing strychnine.
THE son Of farmer named thinner, liv-
ing near Milwaukee, Wis, lost q leg while
hiding in the grass to surprise his father
who was driving mower.
CHARLES FISHERMAN, q patient at the
Second Hospital for the Insane, Rochester,
Mimi, recently committed suicide, by
jumping into furnace in the boiler room.
A. d. BULLOCK & Co.'s curled hair and
bristle factory at Cincinnati was entirely
destroyed by fire recently. The -est.baish-
ment covered five acres of ground with
numerous buildings, and gave enploymsnt
to 80 men. The loss on building, stock
and machinery was $4,000; fully insured.
FIVE indianapolis, Ind, lady school
teachers recently left for the Argentine
Republic, where they have taken service
as teachers under contract with the Presi-
dent of the Republic. The ladies signed a
contract for one year at very handsome
salaries.
JOHN WILLIAMS, known as "Coal Oil
Johnny" was recently shot and instantly
killed at Terre Haute, Ind, by his wife,
who found him paying too devoted atten-
ton to another woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20

1t Is gratifying TO learn that OF number OF Eng
lish skyiarks brought TO this country and turned
loose two years ago in New Jersey about fifty have
paired and raised young. During the present sea-
son they have frequently been seen and heard In
the heidS or Bergen county, where they liber-
ated and there is to believe that if they are
not noIsted they will increase rapidly in numbers
III some person or persons OF means and public spirit
Were 10 take measures 10 introduce this little favor
ite into the parks and fields of Washington and Vi
entity, that act would go far to Offset the mistake
thatwas made in bringing here the noisy and quarrel
some English sparrow. Those qualified to Judge
think that the European nightingale would also
thrive and breed here, If properly introduced. At
any rate, the experiment Is worth trying, and 1t
ought TO be tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20

We do not have To go to far distant lands to see
quaint pagan rites In Philadelphia, the other day,
Chinese funeral took place, in which national SD
perStitionS were openly displayed. Chinaman
banner TO warn off the demons, while another at
tendant scattered strips OF paper scrubbed over
with puzzles which We're to divert the interest OF
such demons as were not frightened by the banner
and cause them TO let the corpse go past unmolest-
ed The broad banner was also waved vigorously
a the grave While the remains were lowered to pro-
tect them from the evil spirits These burial rites
are rarely observed in this country, the Chinese
coolies insist in their labor contracts that IL they
die their remains shall be embalIned and carried
home. To be buried outside OF China is held to be
very uniGcky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20

II there are any sensible and cool headed eolored
people in attendance at their meetings being held
just now in different parts OF the country to- CON-
sicr the late decision or the Z. s. Supreme Court.
they VIII do well 10 come To the front and take
direction OF things as far as possible. At time
Liz the presen( few iil-tempered blatherskites
can in very short time place in peril all that has
been gained in years and do mischief which, ii not
absolutely irreparable, 1t will take many more
years TO repair Nothing can be made by senseiess
abuse OF the Judges OF the court and still more fool
ish threats OF revolution, and those who indulge
1n and countenance that sort OF thing viii find
That, 80 FAR from winning friends TO their
b. that course, they are alternating the sympathy
and support of good many OF their oldest, truest
and most powerful friends.