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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16


The first pensions were paid by the United
States ins 1859. OF the 27s,0I soldiers who
served in the Revolutionary w r, 57,6s3 re-
eeived pensions for service. and the aggregate
amount paid to them WIS 46,0Se,lT 81. The
last survivor of the revolution pensioned I'M
der the general laws was Lemuel Clark. of
Clarendon, N. Y, who died May 70, 1865, aged
1O4 years. or two pensionsd by special act of
Congress, receiving $500 per annum, one, John
Gray, of Brookfeld, o, died March g. 1859,
aged los years, and the other, Daniel F Ba g
man, of Freedom, N. Y died April 8, 1859,
aged l0g years.
The total number of enlistments Of all kinds
during the war of lsl2-14 was 527,65i, of whom
H,9l6 served sixty days or more, of which
number Il ,45l were pensioned.
The total number of enlistments in the war
with Mexico was $3.50, of whom II ,3OS were
penslcnnd as invalids.
The total number of enlstments during the
war of the rebellion was 2,Ts0,l7s; of this
number 7l6,,S7 were re-enlistments leaving
20e3,39l rs actual Individual enlistments.
Z OF this number there are: t...
!. Living individual soldiers and sailors who
have not applied for pension, 1,000, 4Ba.
2. Living individu u soldiers and sailors who
have applied for pension, 458,553.
& Dead, having pensionable relatives who
have not applied for pension s6,s03. ~
Dead. having pensionable relatives who
have applied TO pension. 2g7,58.
5. Dead, leaving no pensionable relatives,
20 0)O.
Total, 20s339l. OF this number s37, 1891 have
applied Tor pensions and 4s2,7.6 have received
PENSIONS Washington Cor. Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
Pension Circular.

.... WASHINGTON. March D.
The following circular has been issued by
the Commissioner of Pensions and approved
by the Secretary of the Interior:
"The following regulations are prescribed
for the purpose of carrying into effect as
of Congress approved March 8, g :, inC reasing
to Tint dollars per m nth the pens ons of
those who lost q leg at or at owe the knee, or
an arm at or alb we n elbow and of those
who have ben so disabled as to be inca aci-
tated for erfOrm ng any m"nnal lal or. but
n SO n UGH as to e uire regular pc sonal aid
and attendan e, and W o are now re wing a
pension at he ale of tweniy-fo dollars per
mont ; and increasing to twonty-four dollars
per month tie pensions OF those who have lost
permanently dis ,hle1 i'm the me, or other
wise SO disabled as to r .nder their inc PIC ty
to perform manual labor eouivaleutt a los
of hand or f. OF. a now receiving ght-
cen do r. Q" month.
inasmuch as said act has immediate effect
upon such admitted cas's as have been adj
Indicated at rates of twenty-four dOlla and
eight en- dollars PR month. resp ctively, no
formal application by the beneficiary il neces-
sary to be made other than to forward to the
cate. accompanied by a letter stating, in the
handwriting of the pc Dner. his present
post-offce address. As soon as posi- lie alter
the receipt of the pension certificate afore-
said the Commss,O er will reissue TO him a
new &c titicate TO the new rate. md W n Tor.
inscribe the name OF such pens oner on the
rcli Mt the increas d rate, and to make to the
pen5ioner the pr per payment
" In case of amputa ion the certificate will
be re- issued without any further medical exam
nation
1.-The Intervention of an agent or attorney in
such admitted cases as are affected by tn act,
b, ing unnecessary, will not be recognized"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
What Was Done by Congress During the
Last Session.
WASHINGTON, March 4.

WASHINGTON, Mascn f.
All the regular annual Appropriation bills
cbtaine passage in both houses and have be-
come l ws. The Sundry Civil, the last upon
which agreement was reached in conference,
received the Presid ants Signature at ten
o'c,ock this morn ng. During the Forty
seventh Congress 1850 b Is and joint re soIu-
lions have been introduced in the two houses
SOS in the House and 2,8j9 in the Senate). and
of these $50 have been introduced in the House
and So in the Senate during the session just
closed.
In eacI .ouse a great majority Of these
measures still remain with the committees
to which they were referred, and of those re-
ported from the committees the larger number
remain upon the calendars of the respective
houses. .r..
Asi lie from the regular annual appropriation
bills 163 bills aud joint resolutions passed both
houses during the session and became laws
Among the more important of these are the
following:
The Tax and Tariff bill Ito reduce The rev.
enue). a.
The Civil-Service bill.
The jar anese Indemnity Fund bill
To pro side for a new Mixed Commission, in
accordance with the treaty of April q, 1850,
with the United States and Venezuela.
To mo lily the postal money-order system,
and for 9th purposes.
To read ust the salaries of postmasters.
To afford assistance and relief to Congress
AMI the Executive Depa' tment in the investi-
cation of claims and demands against the Gov
eminent.
To p. event the importation Of adulterated
TIA.
To encourage the holding of the Worlds In
dustrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in
1884.
Granting the right of way for railroad AMI
telegraph purposes through the Fort Smith
reservation, Arkansas.
Joint resolution to adjudicate the claims Of
New York brokers for refunding taxes.
To print the agricultural reports for 1851 and
1882
To allow Canadian grain to be brought over
the border to be ground.
To refund to the state of Georgia money ex-
pended for common defense in l7i7.
To rec ify and establish the title Of the Unit
ed states to the site of the military post At Ell
Paso, Texas.
To reimburse the States of Oregon and Cali
fornia for moneys paid in the suppression Of
the Modoc war.
TO provide for the holding of the term of the
District Court of the UIited States at Wichita,
Kan. AMI Tor other purposes.
Extend ng the time for filing claims for
horses lost by officers and enlisted men.
To amend secti n 8. ~ of the Revised Stat
utes, relat ng to tho tax on perique tobacco.
Authorizing the examination and audit ng
of certain claims against the Freedman's Saw
ings Bank, and the payment of certain divi-
dends barred by the act OF February q, 1881.
To increase the fees of witnesses in the
sta>route cases from west of the Mississippi
River.
To regulate the construction of bridges
across the Ohio River.
Among the prov! sions of the Post-ofice APP
propriat on bill is one for two-cent letter pose
age after the Ist of October next
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
Borrowing Tools.

Dr. Franklin once said with q good
deal of truth, that che who goes q
borrowing goes sorrowing;" but
have found by experience that '.he who
goes lending has annoyance unend-
ing" All my nearer neighbors who
lived in village once borrowed my
square harrow to work their gardens,
until one day found that six teeth were
gone. Ithen told them that / would
continue to lend it on condition that
every borrower should replace one tooth
till all were restored. Some got mad,
others went away and said nothing, and
only one q greed to the terms. But
the worst case of the above mentioned
annoyance" was described at q late
meeting of the Elmira Farmers Club.
Mr.. Armstrong said he bought q now
ing machine many years ago, but before
he hitched the horses to it borrower
came. He took it, and went from place
to place until half of its value was lost
and in fact, Mr.. Armstrong said he sold
it for just half its first cost, without
having used it a single time~-and made
good bargain. In some neighbor-
hoods this evil is much worse than In
others, and neighbors think they have
the first right to a tool. and the owner
the second chance. Some never bring
the things home, and often the whole
neiohborhood is searchodto know who
has it. The only thanks which the
owner sometimes gets is in the shape of
a rebuke for lending tool which has
some defect about it, and for which he
OUGHT to get it mended and pay for the
work-ready to lend again. Icould tell
a great many more such cases. Now, is
it not the duty of every good farmer to
use all the influence he can to break up
this wretched custom. 1 offer no other
suggestions; each one must decide on
the best way to do it, 0esntry Gentle.
man.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
THE LATEST.

The State Department has received no init
nations as to the intentions of the British
Government relative to the execution OF the
warrant for the arrest of P. j. Sheridan.
There is reason to believe the noRtter will not
be pressed, unless the British Government
feels assured it can make out a case which
will satisfy the State Department that extra
dition should be granted.
The Secretary of the Interior has formally
leased to Carroll T. Hobart, OF Fargo, Dakota,
Henry T. Douglas, of Fort Yates, Dakota, and
Rufus Hatch, of New York, number Of
small tracts of land in the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park for a period of ten years. The
lease comprises seven tracts Of land aggre-
eating 500 acres, and the lessees agree to con-
struct one principal hotel at the mammoth
hot springs, to cost $4,000, and contain no
less than $50 rooms. They further agree to
construct six smaller hotels On plans to be
hereafter approved BY the Secretary Of the
Interior at different points.
Virgins storm, although not as disastrous
as he had foretold, was nevertheless quite
severe in many places. On the New England
coast the wind was violent, attended by heavy
snow and tidal waves. In Canada the heaviest
storm known for years prevailed on the 10th
and 18th. The snow fell to the depth of over
one foot. Railroads were blocked and much
damage done.
Lucinda Foreman, a widow aged eighty,
and her maiden daughter aged fifty-one, living
alone on farm fourteen miles from Indian
apolis, Ind, were recently murdered at their
home. One of the bodies was found outside
the house under pile of straw, and the other
in the kitchen of the dwelling. An axe was
the instrument used to accomplish the deed.
There was no clue to the perpetrators Of the
deed.
Colonel John N. Thompson, ex-Congress-
man of the Butler (Pa-) district, was recently
arrested on the charge of raising a note for
500 to 5000. The arrest occasioned great
excitement, but the general opinion prevailed
that the charge could not be sustained.
s. B. Paige, President OF the Paige Lumber
Company, Duluth, and largely interested in
business enterprises in Davenport, Iowa, COM
mitted suicide recently.
Prince Go tschakof, ex-Chancellor of the
Russian Empire, died last week at Baden
Baden. He was ninety-four years old.
Sheriff Dixon who recently killed A. S.
johnson in the court room at Texarkana,
Ark, was tried and acquitted.
One hundred and fifty bales Of cotton were
recently burned at jackson, Tenn. Loss, $1S,-
00); insurance light.
Todd, French &, Co., wholesale boot and
shoe dealers Of st. Louis, have failed. Assets,
500, 900; liabilities, s135,O0o.
C. n. B. Evans, editor of the Milton On. c.
Chronicle and author Of the 'sFool Killer"
letters, died recently.
Cremation Society with a capital Of $780,
600 is to be formed at Chicago.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
THE EAST.

Evans artificial leather mandatory at
Salem, N. H., was partially burned recently.
Loss, s400, 700; partial insurance.
A recent fire at East Sixth street, New York,
destroyed property valued at $4,000. Mrs.
wakeman, the invalid wife of Abram Wake
man, formerly Surveyor OF the Port, and her
daughter Rose were suffocated.
The trades unions in Albany, Trohand and
Cohoes, N. Y, united in demonstration
against the contract labor il the State prisons.
Three thousand men paraded.
All furnaces and rolling mills and other
works of the Bethlehem Iron company at
Allentown, Pa, employing 5000 men, have
resumed operations, and are in full blast.
James B. LOOMS was hanged at Sprinfeld,
Mass, for the murder of Daniel Everett.
The Reading, (Pa.) Hardware Company has
increased the moulders' wages 10 per cent.
Old Breasts Reliance colliery, near Mount
Carmel, Pa, cayed in recently, cracking
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16

in token Of respect to the memory OF the dead
Governor.
A dispatch from Helena, Ark, says the
breaking of the ievee near Friars Point VIII be
very disastrous to large number Of planters
and other people Of that section, and
that good deal OF land never under water be-
fore viii be overlooked. Friars Point, Delta
and all towns for twenty miles back from the
river will be great damaged, and planters viii
lose much of their live stock, corn and other
supplies. Accounts from Western Tennessee
saw great damage has been done in Lake and
other counties along the river. Much stock
has been lost, many houses, fences and good
deal of corn and cotton swept away. Some
of the towns were completely isolated.
Ex-Governor VIM. Sprague, of Rhode Is
land, was married last week in Staunton, Va,
to Mrs Dora Inez Calvert, Of Greeubrier
County, w. Va.
One night recently the east bound passen-
ger train on the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad was boarded by four men two miles
west of Mulberry Station, Ark, who ordered
the passengers to throw up their hands and
began firing pistols. Conductor John Cain was
in the rear car and was fatally shot. The rob
bers rushed for the engine, but before reach
ing 1t the engineer pulled out and prevented
robbery. Brakeman Lester was also shot dur
ing the fight. the robbers jumped of after
the train was In motion.
A fire at Nashville, Tenn, destroyed $500, 0C0
worth of property. Three men were killed by
the falling walls of Litterar's wholesale drug
store, and one man had leg broken.
Moses T. Ray, book-keeper and assistant
cashier of the Merchants and Planters Bank,
Montgomery, Ala, killed himself the other
day. He was q defaulter in the amount Of
$4,000 ..4
The three Arkansas train robbers who re-
Gently boarded the train near Mulberry Sta
ton, Ark, and killed the conductor in their
attempt to rob the train, were arrested at
Russellville. The other robber, who was
wounded, was arrested soon after he jumped
from the train.
Three cars of cotton were burned east Of
Corsicana, Texas, on the Texas and st. Louis
Railway, recently. The fire originated through
a spark from the engine. The cotton was a
total loss.
A. L. johnson was shot dead the other day
in the Court House at Texarcana, Ark, in the
presence of the Judge, jurors, attorneys and
over one hundred spectators, by c. E. Dixon,
the Sheriff. The trouble was caused by Dixon
making war on gambling institution in which
johnson was silently interested.
Mrs DIR. E. NJ. Watts, wife of Government
physician, died at. Portsmouth, Va, recently,
from the effect of chloroform administered in
extracting teeth. . ......
The Methodist Episcopal Conference recent
ly in session at Winchester, Va, adopted q
resolution condemning the carrying and dis
tribution of mails, running steam or street
ears, and publishing, buying or reading secu-
lar newspapers on Sunday, and condemning
all camp meeting associations which receive a
rebate from Sunday travel.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16

larre area of surface under nine houses, leav-
ing only thin shell of frozen earth between
the houses and the mine Families hurriedlv
moved out. Twenty other houses on the pub
lie road, and the Reading depot and railroad
tracks, were in danger. The houses belongto
the Reading Company. Some OF them were
pulled down and carried away, a. they might
sink ont Of eight any moment
The second attempt to launch the big iron
steamer Mariposs, at Philadelphia, was I'M
successful 1t is intended for the San Fran
cisco and Honolulu trade.
Two mail bags, destined to New York and
Philadelphia, were stolen at the depot AZ
Towanda, Pa, recently.
The first ten DAYS of the month New Eng
land reported the coolest March on record.
The loss Of those dependent on the Massa-
chusetts fisheries by Virgins storm scare Is
estimated at s125 200. There was great loss
to the business interests, as well as the fisher
men themselves. Over 5000, 900 pounds Of
fish might have been taken while the fishermen
were idle awaiting the predicted storm.
Michael McGloin and Pasquade Malone were
hanged in New York for murder. They were
youthful roughs.
Ex-Sheriff Peter A. voorhees, and brother
Abraham were killed recently at New Bruins
wick, N. Y, while crossing the Central rail-
road in wagon. Two Others were seriously
injured, * an,
A German servant girl. Catherine Metzgar,
in the employ of Samuel May, of Philadelphia
attempted to murder Mrs. May recently. She
seized Mrs. May while asleep, by the hair and
beat her about her head with the blunt end OF
hatchet. A desperate struggle ensued and
Mrs. May wrenched the Ratchet from Gather
ines hand. The girl then seized bottle
of bay rum which stood on the bureau and
flung it at Mrs. May. The missile
missed its mark and struck the infant, asleep
In the crib, breaking its skull, inflicting fatal
injuries. The struggle between the two
women was renewed and ended by Mrs. May
throwing the servant out Of the room and
locking the door. Her cries brought the
police. The only reason given by the girl for
the assault was that she was directed by some
unseen power in dream t. commit the act.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
{, EN- FIR AZ.

Very cold stormy weather prevailed in New
England, Canada and on the North Atlantic
coast the 9th accompanied with snow. At
some points in Naine the thermometer was
forty degrees below zero.
The Statistical Agent of the Department Of
Agriculture in London reports continued
rains aad foods in England, great injury to
the wheat crop, and gloomy apprehensions Of
the worst failure for years. The area is re-
duced, and much resolving will be necessary.
There is also much alarm at the spread of foot
and mouth disease among cattle. Local fairs
throughout Great Britain have been closed,
and orders in council prohibit the movement
of farm animals from Scotland to Ireland IN
til the 3lst of March. ""
On the Sth the snowfall at Montreal Canada,
was the heaviest of the season, five feet The
storm around Quebec was the worst of the
season. Trains were everywhere delayed.
Virgins was happy notwithstanding the act
that he could not get to Halifax to witness
the grand elimination of his prophecy.
Two hundred girls started from Limerick,
Ireland, for New Hampshire one day last week.
Almost the entire population assembled to bid
them goodbye. .n.H
The business failures of the past week were
252, against 272 the previous week. Eighty
were in the Western States. ..... ..-
Emperor William subscribed 5000 marks
for the relief of German sufferers by the
American floods.
The French Government in the case of
Frank Byrne, who was released from custody,
held that the new charge brought by the
British Government against Byrne, namely,
completely in the attempted murder Of Juror
Field and Judge Lawson amounted merely
to introducing arms into Ireland. They
claim that even if the arms we're intended for
the purpose of murder, the offense was a
political one.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
Interesting Pension Statistics.

From the fundarion Of the Government UNI
til 1851 the United States paid in pensions the
sum Of Sss, 80. $50 5. Since that time the
enormous sum Of $58s, IA. 1907 has been paid
out The following table shows the amount
that has been extended each year suce lIS9:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
THE SOUTH.

The most remarkable phenomenon ever wit
messed In that vicinity occurred early the
other morning at Petersburg, Va. An i'm
mense bail of fire darted across the heavens
brilliantly Illuminating the city. Witnesses
of the phenomenon we're considerably fright
ened. The course was northwest and an ex-
plosion was heard shortly after its passage.
Judge Allen, the new Judge of the Criminal
Court of Nashville, Tenn, reduced ex-Treas-
urer Folks bail bond to $1,000. The bond
previously required by Judge Aliens predeces-
sor had been $50 100. The grounds for re-
duction was Folks inability to give so high a
bond on account of his exhausted condition
from confinement Polk then gave bond in
the sum of 81, 600 and was released. III
Louis Stancir, of Jeannerette, La, accident
''playing" with pistol.
Five of the buildings of the st. Augustine
Normal School for Colored Students, at
Raleigh, n. c., under the auspices of the
Episcopal Church, were burned recently. The
loss was about $4,000.
Peter Goff, Henry Thompson and James
Spiney, at Somerset, KY, quarreled, when
Thompson made remark which incensed
Golf, who shot Thompson dead, and was
threatening Spiney when the latter shot Goff,
killing him instantly.
Hon. Jas. s. Boyton, President OF the
Georgia State Senate, was sworn in as Gov
ernor. He ordered an election to fill the va
cancy caused by Governor Stephens death for
the 24th of April Thursday, March s, me-
mortal services were held throughout the State
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16

ANDERSON, telegr. ph operator at Ottawa.
Ont, was recently gazetted IS heir to
Scotch estate worth So 000, 900. He purchased
on credit summer resi- fence at Broclville.
valued at S39, 900, but has now been arrested
for obtaining 800 by false pretenses Chi
cago Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16

A SHARK, caught recently at Long Island
life-saving station as it came ashore, ten feet
long and weight g two han lrel poun IT, was
sent to Prof Ba ri, at Washington, who FRO
nounced it very remarkable species, never
before seen on the American coast.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16

PHAREs CASSIDY, Of lebanon, Pa, died
recently, at the age Of 1O2 years.
National Republican., 1883-06-06
DEPARTMENT DUST.

Secretary Frelinghuysen has returned to
Washington and resumed his duties at tho
State department. Secretary Lincoln will re-
turn to-day.
The President has commissioned the follow
ing postmasters: NJ. Z. Cuttings, Carrollton,
Mo-; Peter Il, Peterson, Tekamah, Neb., and
William o. Matzger, Dayton, w. It.
The President has appointed David 8. Hoff-
man to be register Of the land Office at Lake
City, Col, and James NJ. Haworth, of Olathe,
Kan, to be Indian school superintendent.
A regular meeting of tho cabinet was held
yesterday. All the members were present
except Secretary ,Folger and Secretary Lin
coin. The session was short and devoted
mainly to the consideration of routine bust
ness.
II is said by officers of tho department of
agriculture that hog cholera has been practi-
cally exterminated, Unsuccessful attempts
have been made for weeks past TO secure
virus from infected hogs for experime ntal
purposes,
National Republican., 1883-06-06

ing company, of Philadelphia; Bay State
& Lockhart, Of Angelica, N. Y; II. l..
Pelouze & Co.. Of Richmond, Val
J. Il. McE. Drake, of New York; ;
r. b. Dovelps Sons, Of Newark, N. j.;
Parker, Jones q Co., Of New York William
A. Wheeler, jr, of New York e. ID. Lock
wood, of Philadelphia; Holyoke Envelope
company, of Holyoke, Mass; Morgan En-
yelope company, Of Springfield, Mass w. IL.
Hill, of Worcester, Mass; George T. Dowell
& Co., of Philadelphia, and William Ballan-
tyne q Sons, Q. w. Thorn, J. D. Free, q. A.
Whitaker, j. J. Chapman, Easton & Rupp,
William H. Dempsey, G, G. Purcell, j.. Brad
Adams, and Joseph l.. Savage. of this city.
National Republican., 1883-06-06
The Treasury Stationery.

Tho proposals for furnishing stationery for
the Treasury department for the year ending
June 30, 1884, were opened yesterday at noon
by Messrs s, II, Goodman, G. A, Jordan, and
w. A. Galley, The awards will not be made
for several days. The bidders are John IT.
Bailey & Co., Of Philadelphia; William
Mitchell, Of New York Rowland A.
Robbins, of New York; Guarantee
Chemical company, of Philadelphia; Joseph
IL. Mann, OF philadolphia Northfeld Knife
company, of Northfed, Conn. William A.
Davis Of Boston; James G., Ditman & Co.,
Of Philadelphia, Neseoeheague Manufactur-