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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30
How Florists Bills Are Collected.

A delicate part of the florist business,
requiring judgment and tact, is the col
lection OF his bills. 1t might be sup.
posed that IS flowers are not necessities
of life in any sense of the word, they
would be bought only by persons fully
able to pay for them, but, according to
the testimony of the leading florists, this
is far from being the case, and some OF
the devices reSorted to in exacting pay
ment must be peculiarly unpleasant to
all parties concerned. For instance, it
may be supposed that it is only as the
last hope of ever getting payment out of
Young A., who has been sending Miss
b. twenty-dollar bouquets twice week
all winter. that the florist sends the I'M
paid billto the latter. This is an ex-
IRENE measure, to be sure. and the threat
of such proceeding usually brings the
debtor to terms. As the florist sends
home the flowers he sells, he knows who
receives them, if he does not always
know who is to pay for them. There
are, of course, some bad debts which can
not be recovered, no matter how many
bills are sent to the father, mother,
guardians, brothers and sisters. and.
finally, beneficiaries of the young man
who buys flowers that he can not
pay for and never expects to pay
for. A professional collector is then
employed to make the young mans
life a burden to him, and, in the long
run, the debt is usually collected. Tradi-
ton records that few years ago flor
ist, wishing to collect bill which had
been presented once a month for more
than year, and yetunwilling to threaten
his delinquent customer too directly, in
serted the following card in the news
papers: IF Mr.. X, florist, does not re-
ceive payment for certain bills before the
first OF next month, he will find it neces-
sary to send them to the persons who
have received the flowers" To his
amazement checks came in by the dozen,
and from persons for whom the shafts
had not been intended. No florist witH
q custom to lose will admit that he has
ever dreamed of using such means of
fastening collections, but every florist
knows Of some other florist who is sup
posed to be guilty of the questionable
practice.
OF course it will not do for florist to
get the reputation of resorting to I'M
pleasant measures in collecting bills, and
it is understood to be a mooted point
among florists of o disputatious turn of
mind whether or not it is proper in any
case to send bill for flowers to the young
woman who had not ordered them, but
had received and enjoyed them. The
code of ethics peculiar to the business
has not settled this point as yet. and it is
probable, so long as the persons who so
beyond their means in buying flowers
are young men of good family who,
when hard put to it, can beg or borrow
the sum needed, that such measures VII
now and thsn be heard ON Y
Epening Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

to admit : suitors hand. the oriace vac
narrow enough to retain the suitor's
guineas. Modern usuage has dispensed
with the employment Of the purse; but
the counsers clerk is interposed as q
kind OF buffer to project the man Of law
from direct contact with his clients
money and in a general way To- secure
the prophecies Of the profession. -Pa|
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

d IA Danielsonville Conn man lost
his coach dog the other day., but it was
found and recognized by friends. They
called him up the next day by telephone
and asked if he had lost a dog.
Receiving the reply" Yes, where is hes''
They babe him "call him." placing the
dogs ear to the machine. The animal
at once began to yelp and lick the ma
chine most fondly, and his master, rec
ognizing the familiar bark of his pet, was
soon on hand to claim him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

titled by the Department to take charge OF the
oflce.
While James Howard and wife were engaged
in burning brush near Napton, Mo-, few days
ago, Mrs. Howard's clothes caught fire while
her husband was some distance away, and be-
fore he could render any assistance her entire
clothing was burned on her person. She was
thought to be fatally injured.
The two men, Woolford and Clark, who
robbed the county safe at Forsythe, Mo-. a
few days ago. have been captured and about
half the stolen money recovered.
A band of Apache Indians one day last week
killed four men at Clark's Coal Camp, in Ari-
zona, and NE others were killed at another
POINT. 1
JohnF Burrill, eX-Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge Of Masons of Illinois, has re-
Gently been tried and convicted at Carllnville
of embezzling the funds Of the order. Tie
penalty Is five years imprisonment. There are
other indictments against him. The total
amount of his ENLIGHTENMENT is estimated to
be from $50 900 to $4,000.
In Chicago the other day q swinging scat
fold on which three men were engaged in
painting the side of q large elevator, broke.
Jacob Wattenscwuler was killed and Joseph
Vail fatally hurt. The other man escaped
without injury. lsst
Jones Shepard, mail-carrier on the Mexican
extension, between Nova and San Juan de
Funtas, was recently killed by Mexicans and
robbed of money and the mail. The Mexican
authorities arrested one of the murderers.
The drapery of the repository of the Cathe-
dral in Brooklyn took fire on Good Friday
morning, and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished the repository and grand altar
were almost destroyed.
Nine hundred and five thousand acres of
land have been certified to the state of Mime
sofa for the benefit of the st. Paul and Sioux
City railroad, and some of this land has al
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

ready been Transferred to the railroad
company. In . decision made BY the
Commissioner General Of the Land Office 1t is
held that the mere certi6cstion Of land to
State does not convey the title thereto, but
that patent must be duly issued. The effect
OF this decision will be to compel the State Of
Minnesota TO take out patents for all lands
certified to It which may be found to be free
from conflicting claims.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30
THE EAST.

A recent fire in the cotton mills Of Caleb j.
Milne d. Sons, Lombard street, Philadelphia,
caused loss of $50, 90; insured
George w. Conkfng, United States Sur
yeyor on Government lands in Nevada, shot
and killed William Haverstisch, in New York,
recently Ten years ago Conkling's sister
married man named Uhler, who was part
ner as broker with Haverstisch. Mrs. Uhler
separated from her husband, and for two years
had been living with Hayerstisch. Conkling
heard of her whereabouts, and went to New
York to get his sister to accompany him
West, which she agreed to do, but when her
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

ALARGE feet of whaling vessels is prepar'
ing to leave San Francisco for the north.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

| and his system generally disorganized. '
The statement of the United States Treasu-
rer shows the gold, silver and United States
notes in the Treasury, the oath, as follows:
Gold coin and bullion, SIS, 610, 755; silver dol
lars and bullion, $780, 49, 1872; fractional silver
coin. $27, 7O9, 519; United States notes, s44,-
81, $40; total, $361, 625, 1856.
The Treasury Department will take no &C
ton in regard to the question of exporting
bonded whisky into Canada in less quantities
than one hundred gallons until the matter has
been brought to it officially. 1t is understood
the Comm ssioner Of Internal Revenue favors
the proposition.
In taking evidence before the Commission
at Washington recently, in the civil case of
Walsh vs. Brady. James B. Price refused point
blank to answer question In relation to what
are known In the Star Route prosecution Is
the price drafts" upon the ground that to
answer would criminate himself He identi-
fed the drafts, however, but declined to state
for what purpose they were drawn and to
whom given.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints for the week ended March "a was
s2lS, 495; for the corresponding period last
year, SIS, 500. 4
]. A. Blackman, Postal Clerk on the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, was arrested at st. Louis
for embezzling sample package of merchan-
disc sent through the mails. Blaekman has
been a long time in the postal railway service
and il an ex-member of the Kansas Legis-
lature. h1 "J
Philip Samuel Fleming, twelve years old, was
lately sentenced in the United States Court at
Shreveport, La, to five years in the House of
Refuge in st. Louis for stealing valuable let
tiers from the postoffice.
/, The Catholic Church at East Hampton,
Mass, just finished, burned the other day
Loss, 1900; partly insured. -
The straight Democrats of Rhode Island
have resolved to put State ticket in the field
and will nominate Chas. r. Cutler for Gov
ernor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30

SEVERAL boys, among them the ten-year.
old son of Captain Grace, a prominent citi-
zen, were playing ball at Allegheny City,
Pa, the other afternoon, when two un-
known youths came up and insisted in join
ing in the sport. Grace refused to play
with them, when one of them picked up a
large cobble stone and hit him on the head,
fracturing the skull and producing fatal
wound. The murderer then made his es.
cape.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
seneller,s Guilt.

MILWAUKEE. Jan. 19.-Scheller. the alleged
Newhall House lDcendiary, was Brought
back TO Jail this morning. Ii is now settled
beyond doubt that be never left the city
but was concealed in the house of one Of the
Deputies of the Sheriff The reason for thi:
action is hard to find. because, besides ths
excitement immediately following the
arrest, the matter was taken extremely
quiet Evidence that Scheller removed The
stock of his saloon the day previous to the
fire accumulates. Ii has now come to light
that he even removed the balls OF bis seven
billiard tables before the fire The value OF
the stock secreted SO far Is about $1,000.
The search in the ruins this forenoon re-
suited in the finding OF one body, making
forty-six bodies recovered, and leaving three
TO be still accounted for
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 19-0nly one
body was found in the ruins of the Newhall
House to-day, making forty-six in all. One
of the charred bodies was identified As Mrs.
Miller, of ToroBto, Canada, one of the en-
ployes of the hotel. which brings the iden-
titled dead up to twenty-nine.
The meeting to make arrangements for
the mass funeral adjourned till tomorrow.
Since the discovery of the fact that Schiller
disposed of large part of his stock, the
excitement regarding the prisoner is grow
ing. Six barrels of whisky secreted by him
were attached to-day by creditors The
authorities refuse pos lti yely to let the pris-
oner be seen or give information regarding
the evidence, but the remarks of the police
leave it open to infer that they have posit-
i've evidence to substantiate the charge made
against the prisoner.
The Sentinel will publish tomorrow dia-
grams of the hotel, giving the names of
every occupant of the rooms. The lists
were made up by the pen of the landlord
and chief clerk. They give the following to-
tai: Guests saved, 81; employees saved, 80;
guests LOST %; employees lost, 81; total loss,
So The list made up by the Associated
Press agent contains ten names who are re-
ported saved. seven more than the SentinePs
list The latter gives 154 inmates, while the
previous statements footed up 177. Twelve
more persons are reported saved who did
not room at the hotel
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
THE ANARCHISTS.
Prince KrapOtkine and Associates Found
Guilty aRd Sentenced to Five Years I'M
prisonment.

Prince Krapotkine and Associates Found
Guilty aRd Sentenced to Five Years Inn
prisOnment.
LYONS, Jan. 19-The trial of the anarchists
has concluded. Emile Gautier, Bernard,
Bordat, of the Lyons .Socialistic journal Et En-
dard Revolutionsire, and Prince Krapotkine,
were found guilty and sentenced each to
five years imprisonment and to pay 20, OO0
francs fine, and to ten years police super
vision, and to FIVE years deprivation Of civil
rights. Four of the accused were acquitted.
Ten, including the printer Vaillat, were sem
fenced to pay fifty francs fine and five
years deprivation of civil rights nine TO
pay 100 francs fine. to similar depriva-
ton of civil rights, and one
years imprisonment. Eleven, IN
cludiDg Regis Faure, to be deprived of
civil rights to pay fine of 200 francs and TO
fifteen months Imprisonment Three to be
deprived of civil rights and to pay fine OF
800 francs and to two years imprisonment;
three to ten years police supervision and to
pay fine of 500 francs ard to tire years
imprisonment, and three sententenced to
four years imprisonment, TO pay fine OF
1000 francs and similar police supervisors.
The following sentences were passed in
default of the appearance of the accused to
answer: Two were sentenced to two years
imprisonment, to pay 1000 francs fine and
to five years police supervision, and ten to
five years imprisonment, to pay 600 francs
fine and 10 ten years police supervision.
There was a great tumult on the delivery oil
the sentences. and the Court room was
cleared. 1t is believed the condemned will
appeal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
The Newhau House Disaster.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2O.-The search in the ruin.
Of the Newhall House was finished to-day. Two
more chsrred remains were found. making forty
eight. of III people said to be in the hotel at the
time of the fire, l76 are accounted for as follows:
Identified. twenty eight; non-idenufed, forty-slx
saved. 1922 still missing. one. Making total loss
of life, seventy-fiye Committees of citizens and
municipal bodies met to-day and decided ON
Thursday next as the day of the general funeral OF
charred remains. The latter will be conveyed
under suitable escort. TO the Exposition Building
where ceremonies will be held under the direc
ton of all denominations. No new features were
developed in the Scheller case to-day.
ST. LOUIS Jan 20.-A special from Cisco, Tex,
says two business blocks were burned last night.
The following are the principal losers: Vaughn's
grocery store, 81 500; no insurance. Hill K shell
ton, stationery house. So. 0C0: insured. Ramsey
Chapman d Co., $1,000; no insurance Ammery
saloon, So 600; no insurance. DR. Vance's Office
$4,000; no insurance Hamilton's restaurant
81 eco; Parks & Patterson. $40 OOO insured for sl5
600: Fisher drugs, $500; JOurdan's hardware
house, $1,000; Chambers livery stable, 81 500
special from st. Joe. Mo-. says Henry * Lyons
hardware store aud Frank Diekinson's saloon
burned: loss $4,000.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 2o.-A dispatch from
Spokane Falls, w. T., says fire in T. Il. MooTe's
store destroyed that and four adjoining buildings
all devoted to business purposes. Tie losses Will
sggreRate $50. 600.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
Mechanical Orgulnette.

The most wonderful musical instrument
ever made. Plays automatically any tune
that was ever written. The Orguinette is a
reed instrument on the principle of the Cab
met Organ, but with this difference, that no
previous knowledge of music is required to
play the most difficult pieces. A child who
most difficult airs with the skill of the
mas no knowledge of music can execute the
most accomplished musician. Plays reli-
gious, sentimental and dancing music with
equal skill. Suitable for the parlor, chapel,
lodge or ball room. The sweetest toned in
strument ever heard, the wonder and admi-
ration of all. The Orguinette is simple in
principle, strong in construction and durable
in every part. Will not get out of tune or
require repairs even il used constantly. The
music is produced by sheets of perforated
paper. This paper is of great strength and
durability and will not wear out. The mum.
Der of tunes being unlimited any person
can play the latest compositions of the day
without the trouble of learning them. The
price of the Orguinette is 50, but during
THIS month in order to increase our holiday
trade we will send the Orguinette complete,
with choice selection of tunes, on receipt oil
six dollars 1867. The Orguinette has very
handsome black walnut case, highly polish
ed and elegantly ornamented with gold. II
is the perfection of mechanism, and will
last life time. Every instrument shipped
without delay, and warranted perfect in
every respect. Extra tunes Several hundred
in numberl supplied at four cents per foot
Send for catalogue of extra tunes. Remit
by Postotfice Crder or registered letter. The
firm is reliable.-Boston Globe. Can and
will do all they promise Chicago Herald.
A rare bargain.-Philadelph Press.
RoBERTs & Co.,
Murray street, New York.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
Monumental Gratitude.

Owen County, under the auspices of the
g.. A. r. Post OF Spencer, has perfected ar
rangements for erecting a monument to the
memory of her heroic soldiers who went
forth to battle for their country during the
late War. The Executive Committee of the
Post. Messrs. j. w. Archer, e X. Bladen, F.
II. Freeland, S. II. III. Mathers aud j. s.
Meek, have determined upon design
for a soldiers monument, which, when
completed, will stand fifty-three feet high
and will be surmounted by a colossal statue
of a soldier The monument will be made
of Owen County stone, and the names of
prominent battles will be engraved on the
shaft, and every soldiers nlme of Owen
County will have place on the die. The
front will be reserved for those killed, as
also for insignia in harmony with the design
of the memorial. The following inscription
will appear on the entablature: TO the
heroic sons of Owen County, Indiana, who
bravely died that their country might live.
is this monument of Owen County stone
dedicated by their comrades and friends
that the memory of their deeds may be
handed down to posterity, and other sons Of
Owen, yet unborn, be melted thereby to en-
ulate the actions of the men who gave their
lives for liberty and honor" The design Of
the monument, which is pronounced very
beautiful, my now be seen at the Office of
Mr.. A. A. Mckain, with whom the contract
has been made for the work, and IL will also
be on exhibition in the Auditors office of
Owen County. Owen County deserves great
credit for this exhibition of enterprise,
patriotism and gratitude, and has set an
example which other Counties should be
prompt to follow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
Prince Napoleon,s Manifesto.

PARIS. Jan. 19.-Figaro asserts that Prince
Jerome Napoleon now regrets that he elimi
mated the phrase contained in the draft oil
his manifesto as follows: a.. hoover he
may be. the elect of the people will be their
only legitimate chief"
DOrnano Bonapartist, member of the
Deputies, gave notice TO the Project OF Pc
lice last evening that he had posted Prince
Jerome Napoleon's manifesto outside of hi:
own house and challenged him to prove the
illegality of the action. Persons passing by
the house pulled the placard down. The
police decline to crafty D'Ornano's desire
for martyrGom.
Princess Clotilde, wife OF Prince Jerome
Napoleon, has asrived here. 1t is probable
there will be no decision in the case oil
Prince Napoleon for the next few days. The
Orleans Princes are expected to resign their
commissions in the army.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
THE MILWAUKEE FIRE.

Scheller's Whereabouts Mystery
Gigantic FuneraI-The Number of Vic
Tins.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 18-Scbeller's where
abouts are still unknown, but officials say
he can be produced at any time. The Dis
trict Attorney makes the statement that the
case will not be taken up until after the in
quest, aud that the real investigation into
the origin and character of the Newball
House fire will be conducted before the
Grand Jury. The latter institution was
practically abandoned in Wisconsin six
years ago, but the Judge of any Court Of
record has the right to call a Grand Jury,
which will be done in this case. The Jury
Will consist of seventeen members, twelve
of whom suffice for Indictment.
The remains of forty-three unidentified
bodies will be inferred in Forest Home
Cemetery, whose officers offered burial
site.
A meeting of the clergy of all denomIna-
ton was called for to-day TO make arrange
ments and agree upon ceremonies for the
gigantic funeral. The day is yet to be deter
mined.
Careful compiling places the number of
victims of the catastrophe at seventy-five.
Seventeen bodies of those killed by Jumping
were taken to the Morgue on the Monday Of
the fire. Eight of the survivors have died
since. Three identified and forty-three I'M
recognized remains were taken from the
ruins up till tonight. The list of saved en-
braces 102 names. Taking Chief Tees
statement OF 10l guests and sixty-seven EN-
ployes in the hotel at the time of the fire
for granted, these figures leave four unac-
counted for, who are presumably in the
ruins Thus the total loss of life will be
seventy-five, as near as can be sscertained.
The work of searching the ruins will be
finished to-day.
The damaging evidence in connection
with Scheller's arrest on the charge of
having set the Newhall House on fire came
to light to-day despite the efforts OF the
police to keep the direct causes leading to
The arrest secret. On the day before the
fire Scheller removed part of his stock of
liquors from the Newhall House barroom
to his private residence. The stock so re-
moved was valued at 500. The insurance
agents have done nothing toward the ad-