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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25
IT WAS MURDER.
A Singular Method Of Melting Out Justic0
to Murderer in the Old Dominion

A Singular Method of Netting Out Justic0
to Murderer in the Old Dominion
RoSCEvERT, VA, December ID.
On the south side of Greenbrier River,
two miles from this place, In miserable
hut having but one room, lived Andrew
Massey, his son John, aged twelve, and his
niece, aged seven years. Massey was in
the habit of leaving the children for days
while he wandered about drinking and
stealing. The boy, too, is confirmed
lrunkard. On December 5th Massey left
his hut for several days. On his return
he found the girl lying dead in the bed,
covered with blood, and the boy missing.
Massey came to town and told Squire
Jackson of his discovery. Meantime the
boy had come to town and was preparing
to leave the place when he was arrested.
Squire Jackson impaneled q Jury and
visited the howell, where it was found that
the body was pierced by two bullets.
The boy admitted he had killed his cousin
but said It was accidental. A verdict
OF accidental killing was accordingly rem
dered. The fact that there were two bull
let wounds now indicates that 1t was . case
Of murder, and the boy has been arrested
on the charge Of theft In order to put him
In refOrmatory. Some one has burned
the house and the elder Massey hes disap-
peared.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25

| After careful experiment conclude
that, as a rule, more profit can be had
from COW that comes in fresh in the
fall than in the spring. There are sew
eral reasons for this: 1. The COW is
usually in better condition in fall than
in the spring. After cow has run
dry on pasture fol- two months or
more in the summer, she is usually in
better flesh and con 1ition for calv-
ing and giving milk than if she comes
in in early spring after months of dry
feed. 2. Again, the COW that calves in
the fall goes on fresh pasture just at
the time she would begin to shrink in
her milk, and the season of flush milk
is prolonged. 8. The average price of
butter is considerably greater from Oc-
tober to May than from NAV to Octo.
Der, so that we can make Z greater
profit from the cow that is fresh in the
fall. The most disagreeable season Of
the year to milk, and the hardest to
make good quality of butter is during
the heat of summer, and at this season
it is wise to produce only what the
family requires. 5. find a fall calf
can be raised with less trouble than
one born in spring, for the reason that
it does not require the same care to
winter calf that is a full ytDr old,
and has had an entire season on grass,
that it does the spring calf weane1 in
the fall, and must spend six months on
dry feed before it goes to pasture. The
profitable way to fatten a cow is to fat
ten and milk at the same tim., If you
do not breed the COW she cah usually
be MIXED at profit from eighteen
months to two years, and occasionally
you will find one that can be MIXED a
much longer time. A COW in h,r
prime-say from six to eight
years old = that has give,
milk year or more can By
MIXED all winter and dried the first o.
April, and in four weeks go to the
butcher at the season of the year when
beef is always scarcest and highest III
price. The latest cows / ever sold
were MIXED up to the day the butcher
took them, and / calculated thst the
milk through the winter paid the ent re
expense of fattening. l have otter
bought in the fall thrifty cow, with tho
marks of good feeder, that under th,.
treatment she was receiving, was Civ.
ing but three or four quarts of milk Il
day, but under full feed soon int reasei
to two gallons and kept up the flow till
she went to the butcher in the spring,
and l usually sell at an advance of from
S12 to s25 above cost. The quality of
the milk from fulfilled farrow cow IS
very superior to that from fresh cow.
l have found this plan of milking for a
long time without breeding especially
valuable with old cows. Occasionally
one gets hold of cow that possesses Sd
many valuable qualities that he wishes;
to keep her as long as possible. After
such a cow passes her prime, breed her
to come in in the fall when in good
order, and then feed so as to keep hel
up and milk as long as she will pay fol-
keeping. l have MIXED for thirty-seven
months, and have known cases where q
cow has been MIXED for five years with.
out breeding. Waldo f. BroUn, in
Country Gentleman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25
SECOND DAY,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, December 10.

ST. LOUIS, NO., December 10.
Business commenced with the reading of a
number of letters. Among them was an i'm
portant communication from Prof. II. W.
Wiley, Chief Chemist at Washington. 1t was
dated Fresno, California, December 5th. In
1t Prof. Wiley, after expressing his regret at
not being able to attend the Convention,
said: ''rhe sugar interest is now passing
through dangerous crisis, and only the most
careful elaboration can save 1t from a fatal
result. The dangers which threaten the sugar
industry of this country are two-fold. viz:
From within and without. The tendency to
enter into reciprocity treaties with sugar
producing countries. which now seems to be
In the ascendant, is an effort at suicide. There
IS no other agricultural pursuit that has
the need of protection which the sugar in
dustry has. Now, when IL feels the want OF
II more than IL ever did, 1t ID proposed TO
take IL away. Already 1or nearly seven
years the sugar Of the Sandwich Islands has
oeen coming Into this country free OF duty.
During this time the total importation
has amounted to nearly $50 600 tons. IL this
sugar had paid duty at the same rate as that
from other sources 1t would have amounted
to $40, 100000. This vast sum, however, has
not been saved to the sugar consumers OF
the Pacific coast. As . result OF this treaty,
the price Of sugar In California has not been
lowered At all, and the sugar eaters OF the
United States have presented to the people
engaged In the sugar business in the sand
wich Issands taa.ooo.ooa similar treaty
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25
CHAPTER VI.
UNSATISFACTORY ANSWERS.


/ travelled in hot haste, as fast as
steam would bear me, to Geneva. where
L at once began my inquiries rs to the
whereabouts of DR.. Ceneri. I had
hoped that finding him would be an
easy matter. His words had given me
the impression that he practiced in the
town. If so many people must know
him. But he had misled me or had
deceived myself. For several DAYS |
hunted high and low; inquired every
where; but not soul could l find who
knew the man. l called on every doc
tor in the place; one and all professed
entire ignorance of such a colleague
At last L felt certain that the name he
had given me was fictitious one, or
that Geneva was not his abode How
ever obscure a doctor may be, he is
sure to be known by some of his pro-
fessional brethren in the same town.
i decided to 60 to Turin and try nv
luck there.
1t was on the eve of nv intended de-
parture. was strolling about, feeling
very sad at heart, and trying to per-
Isuade myself that should fare better in
Turin, when noticed man lounging
along the opposite side of the street.
As his face and bearing seemed familiar
to me, crossed the road to see him to
better advantage. Being clothed in the
inevitable tourist suit he presented the
appearance of an ordinary British tray
-eler-so much so that believed | must
be mistaken. But was right, after all.
In spite of his changed attire / recog-
nized him the moment l drew near. He
was the man with whom KENYON had
engaged in wordy war outside San
Giovanni-the man who had remon-
strated with us for our expressed ad-
miratlon OF Pauline-the man who had
walked away arm in arm with Ceneri
The chance was too good one to be
lost. He would, at least, know where
the doctor was to be found. / trusted
his memory for faces was not so re-
tentive as mine; that he would not con-
meet me with the unpleasant passage
which occurred when we last met. |
walked up to him. and raising my hat,
requested him to favor me with . few
moments conversation.
spoke in English. He gave me q
quick. penetrating glance, then acknowl-
edging my salutation, professed, in the
same language, his wish to place him
self at my service.
81 am trying to ascertain the address
of gentleman who / believe lives here.
] think you viii be able to assist me-"
He laughed. Il will if / can-but be-
ing like yourself, an Englishman, and
knowing very few people, fear I can
De OF little help to you.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25

John s. Prince, who rode a mil1
on q bicycle in 2:S9. says that the
wheels catching the trotting horse IL
only matter of time. and thinks that
the record will be reduced to two min.
utes or less in year or two.-Bostsx
Transcript.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25
METHODS OF PLANTING.

tiyating cane were discussed. The members
of the Convention were generally in favor o.
previous to planting. number OF sugges-
lions were also made as to hoeing and weed
ing the cane.
o. s. Powell. of Wisconsin, and Prof Scovell,
of Illinois, were named by the Chairman as
of the Committee on Resolutions, and Messrs.
T. w Deeming, of Indiana, &. G. w. Decker,
of Wisconsin, and s. q. Shirland, of Iowa, of
the Committee on Samples.
The Chairman asked could any member
give particulars regarding the bounties paid
On the reduction of sugar and syrup by the
State OF New of New Jersey. MI. Beicher, of
St Louis replied that the New Jersey Legis-
lature paid bounties at the rate OF one cent
per pound on all sugar manufactured and
one dollar per ton on the cane used.
The Chairman read letter from Prof. w.
A. Henry. Of the University OF Wisconsin, in
but little, experimentally, in this (sugar) line
Of work. and there Is not much hope of Wis
consin becoming sugar state in the near
hs s Is
with deep interest. Sorghum for syrup-and
a good syrup, tools being grown with US as
much as ever. We have had an excellent
season."
4 paper on "Air Evaporation Of Saccharine
Liquids" written by Mr.. A. A. Denton, of
Bavaria, Kan, was read by Dir. Gillespie, the
Mr.. Beicher asked the members of the Con-
vention to give Information with regard to
the seed product of the sugar cane and as to
how far the value of the seed covered the
cost of cultivation and harvesting, and
number OF the members responded to the
request. Their answers were to the effect
that the yield of seed averaged about thirty
bushels per acre. 1t was cheaply harvested,
and, after being stacked until late in the fall,
was threshed like wheat or corn. 1t was val
uaDle rs food for hogs and chickens, its fat
tening qualities being considered to be
equally as good as corn.
The Convention adjourned until Thursday
morning.
, 1884-05-01
Hack ed With an Axe.

Dies MoIN.S, April 3O.-A special to
the State krgister from Story County,
gives the details of a horrible crime com
mitted near Roland, that county, last
night. Edward Thompson, Il young Nor
wegian, went home intoxicated, and tried
to shoot his wife, but was prevented by
his wife's sister who succeeded in getting
the revolver from him, His wife got out
of doors and started for u neighbor's house
when he pursued her with an axe and,
overtaking her, felled her to the ground,
and repeated the blows four times, each
blow indenting and fracturing her skull.
Surprising her to be dead, he nn away.
1t is thought that she has a chance of re-
covery. Search was made for Thompson
which showed that he bad plunged head
foremost in Il deep well and thus ended
his miserable existence.
, 1884-05-01
POLITICAL STRAWS.
AS Indicated by Many Con-
Ventions Held Yesterday.
OfShOots of Royalty Who
M|atrimonially Combine.
Extremely Fatal Effects of the
Havana Explosion.


MARTINsBuRG, W. Va. April 30
The Republican convention elected four
delegates at large and instructed them to
vote for Blaine 50 long as there was u
reasonable chance for his nomination.
RICHMOND. Va, April 30.-Straight
Republican State convention met to-day.
Half the delegates colored. President
Arthur action in forcing reputation on
them condemned.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 3O.-Na-
tional Greenbackers met here, Denounce
Republicans. Favor Butler and free
trade.
CoNcoRD, n. H., April 30.-Republi-
can State convention elected delegates to-
day. One frvors Edmunds first, Arthur
second; another Blaine first and Arthur
second; a third favors Arthur. and a
fourth Edmunds.
BosToN, Mass, April 3O.-Republican
State convention fivors Edmunds and
Lincoln. Endorse Arthur's administra-
ton, favor tariff and specie basis.
WORCESTER, Mass, April 30.-Demo-
cratic State convention unanimously in
structed for b. f. Butler. Butler elected
one of the delegates.
MONTPELIER, Vt. April 3O.-The Re
publican State convention instructed for
Edmunds and generally favored Lincoln
for second place.
MADISON. Wis. April 3O.-State Re
publicans approve Arthur administra-
ton. OF the delegates nine favor Ed
mLnds, nine are for Blaine and one for
Sherman. Uninstructed.
PORTLAND, Ogn. April 30.-Republi-
can State convention approve of the adj
ministration. want wool protected and
the railroads regulated by the Govern
ment. Strong Blaine sentiment but del
egates will probably 90 uninstructed.
OAKLAND. Cal, April 30.-Republi-
can State convention want protection, to
permanently exclude the Chinese and the
Bureau of Agriculture made Il cabinet
office. Delegates instructed for Blaine.
Lincoln favored for second place.
VIRGINIA CITY, New, April 30-At
the Republican State convention heavy
fight between Blaine and anti Blaine men.
Former won.
AUGUSTA, Me, April 3O.-Straight
Greenbackers nominated w. II. Eaton
for governor. A motion to instruct dele
gates for Butler was lost.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 3O-The
Republican State convention woefully de
nounces the reduction of the tariff; want
citizens better protected and want land
pensions for soldiers. Unanimously for
Blaine who will get the solid twenty six
votes.
BANGOR, Me, April 80. The State
Republicans make several demands in
their resolutions and enthusiastically favor
Blaine.
, 1884-05-01

KALAMAZOO, April, 30.-The County
Poor house Of NanBuren County, located
near Hartford. thirty miles west of here,
was burned 10 The ground at . clock
this morning and fourteen inmates per
ished in the flames. The building was of
frame and lurned very rapidly. The
above Were all in one wing. Most of them
were smothercd in their beds, but several
were found together. Only one body
was found recognizable, All that could
be found of the other thirteen was put
into one box the size of an ordinary coffin.
The first known of the fire was the cries
of the paupers, and that wing was then
all in flames. The building contained
forty-fve paupers. The remaining thirty
one escaped and all the hired help. The
loss on buildings was $l5, 900; insured.
, 1884-05-01
County Commissioners Proceedings
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,

COUNTY CLERK $ OFFICE,
CHEYENNE, LARAMIE Co, WYO. TY.
Tuesday, April %, 1884.
The board met in special session at II
o'clock II. IN. this day.
Present: Thomas Swan, chairman, T.
Dyer and George W. Hoyt, commits
sioners.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn in payment Of the
same, to-wit:
Claimed. Allowed
ID II. Sanders, trees for
Hospital. .......... S2ll IA S2ll II
b. F. Wood, lightning
rods on Court house. al 90 l4l %
George W. Holt, supplies
for Hospital ........ 81 81 81 81
On motion, it was ordered that a war
rant for 1887. 80 be drawn in favor of the
King Iron Bridge 4 Manufacturing com
pany, of Cleveland. O., on account of
contract for bridge across Crow creek, at
Nineteenth street, in the city of Cheyenne,
said amount being now due to said com
pany under the terms of said contract.
On motion, it was ordered that a war
rant for 500 be drawn in favor of the
Chairman of the Board, said amount to
be used for the relief of transient pau
pers.
On motion, it was ordered that the con-
tract for furnishing medicines and medical
and surgical appliances be awarded to
George w. Hoyt for the sum of $l3l. %,
in accordance with bid filed March 4,
1884, he being the lowest bidder.
On motion, it was ordered that II set of
weights and measures for use in this
county be purchased.
On motion, tue Clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for laying necessary
water pipe at the County hospital.
1t was ordered that the hearing ON ull
road matters BE- continued until the next
regular meeting of the Board.
The Board then adjourned.
hereby certify that the above and fore.
going is Il true copy of the proceedings OF
the Board of County Commissioners ut q
meeting held on the day therein men.
toned.
JOIN X. JEFFREY, County Clerk
and Clerk of said Board.
, 1884-05-01

HAVANA, April 3O.-The effect Of the
explosion is terrible. Up to the present
time the dead number twenty-one and
the wounded s~eyenty-nine. The latter
are scattered all over town having been
wounded by falling debris. Many are
seriously injured. OF the detachment of
twenty-seven soldiers in the magazine at
the time Of the explosion eight escaped
unhurt. The magazine contained one
million cartridges, two hundred thousand
Kilograms of powder and one barrel of
dynamite, The warehouse of San Jose
and the Planters warehouse sustained
serious damage as did also several churches
and many houses. The second shock was
stronger than the first but was not caused
by the explosion of gas, but by the ex-
plosion of the magazine. The first shock
was less violent because it was caused by
powder drying in the open air. The gas
company will be able tomorrow to light
the city.
, 1884-05-01
The Celebrated Edmunds Letter.
WAsHINGroN- April 3O.-The follow
ing is the correspondence which recently
passed between Senator Edmunds and
William Walton Phelps:
NITED STATES SENATE, ;
WASHINGTON, April ~. /,

~ imam " eiA'i . h'lDNs
UNITED STATES SENATE,
F. VI WASHINGTON, April ~.
Dear Su-l have your letter in defense
Of Mr.. Blaine in Sundays TriJmie and
also the editorial in the Tribune thereon.
IN which you say: Senator Edmunds
was understood to have a block of Bur
lington < Missouri securities. and Sen
ator Edmunds acquired these interests
in the Burlington 4 Missouri road when
they were in the Senate and they both
supported the bill to restore the land
grant to their road. These statements,
taken in connection with the rest of your
letter, evidently mean that at the time of
the legislation referred to | was somewhat
interested in that road or its securities.
and the editorial in the TrtbuRe states ex-
prcssly as being your statement of that
thing. both yourself and the TIribmte are
totally mistaken. | have hunted up
what ! supposed to he a Joint resolution
to which you refer, being Senate Joint
Resolution No. %, of the first session of
the Forty-First Congress, of which | had
no recollection whatever before. but | see
on looking at the Congressional GLoLe of
that time that | did make Il single
remark on the subject of the House
amendment. which remark / commend to
your careful consideration. | had not at
that time and never had before any
ownership or interest in money. bond or
stock of that road or any other out of the
State of Vermont, and never expected To
have. and had no more connection with
the passage of the Joint resolution than
you had and know no more than YOU
which | assume was nothing at alb
excepting what may be expected from
my remark on the House amendment
more than three months afterwards. and
on the 18th of July. 1869. | found OH
looking at my old books that | subscribed
for one hundred and ninety-fyc shares of
stock and $1,000 in bonds of the Burling-
ton x Missouri River Railway company,
which | assume was the road in some
way affected by the Legislation referred to.
and paid in cash the SAINT price as all the
other subscribers did. and held the stock
for several years, when | sold it in Boston
market at market price and no more,
and then, or afterwards, bought more of
the bonds of said company which [ sold.
This is a whole story, and give you author
iy to verify it by the examination of the
books of the company in Boston. or ex-
, 1884-05-01

D%ARMsTApT, April 3n-The marriage
of Princess Victoria, of Hesse, to Prince
Louis, of Battenburg. took place to-day.
The streets We're ~proiusely decorated with
flags and thronged with sight-seers. AZ
ter the performance of a civil marriage.
the bride was led to the Palace chapel by
her grandmother, the mother of Grand
Duke Louis. They were followed by Il
procession composed of royal guests,
Queen Victoria leading, followed by the
Prince and Princess Imperial of Germany,
Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess
Beatrice, Prince William of Prussia and
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, brother of
the bridegroom. In the procession the
bride and bridegroom walked between the
Processes of Battenberg When the
bride and bridegroom exchanged rings at
the altar a salute of thirty-six guns was
fired. Queen Victoria stood during the
choral portion of the services. AT the
conclusion of the ceremony she embraced
the couple. The bride wore the veil of
her mother, the late Princess Alice. All
the guests except Queen Victoria attended
Il banquet in the evening. The only toast
drank was to the health of the newly
welded pair. The couple afterwards
started for Jugenheim amid the plaudits
of throngs of people. The streets were
beautifully Illuminated this evening.
, 1884-05-01

HEYENNE, WYOMING TERRITORY. /

CHEYENNE, WYOMING TERRITORY.
April 20, 1884.
The annual meeting of the qualified
voters of school district No. /. Laramie
County, Wyoming Territory. will be held
ut the school house in Cheyenne on Mon
day, May ;, 1884. at 10 o'clock a. m.
for the purpose of e~lecting two trustees to
serve for three years, and for transacting
any other business which can properly be
brought before the meeting. By order of
the board. f.. p. Snow. CLERK.
, 1884-05-01

CHARLESTON, W. Va, April %
Scott Hill, Brownlow Hill and Charles
Spurlock, robbers, who shot and killed
Albert Wood family and wounded A. j.
Woods on Monday night, near st, Adams,
this county, were caught this afternoon in
the mountains and brought To st. Adams
this evening. About two hundred citizens
were in pursuit. The hotel in st. Adams
where the prisoners were in confinement,
was surrounded by men, women and chill
dren, clamoring for the blood of the pris-
oners. Great excitement prevails here
and ut st. Adams. and there is every in
dication that the prisoners will be lynched
before daylight. Detective Burnett, with
five officers, left here tonight to bring the
prisoners to this city. There is no doubt
but that the right parties have been
caught. Us one of the robbers made u con
fessiom after the arrest.
, 1884-05-01
Cattle and Sheep Market.

CmcAGo. April 3O.-Cattle-Receipts
4, 700 head; market weak and steady;
good to choice shipping, 50. 7OGG.OO;
common to medium, s.. 7O(dG.O 90; stock
ers, So. 75(G6.OO; feeders, 81. 7jo 300.
Sheep-Reccipts, 10, 900 head; market
active and firm; inferior to fair,
81. 25C05.5O per hundred weight;
medium to good, 81. jOG6.0o; choice to
extra, s.. 75(a6. 90.
, 1884-05-01

To the people of Cheyenne: | have
just returned from Colorado, where /
have been selecting my stock OF trees and
shrubbery for this market. | understand
it has been reported that | am not in the
tree business this spring, but | say hat
am, and | ask you Il call at my place on
Twentieth street, north of kimmc 5
brewery. on and after Thursday. May /,
and examine my stock, which | will have
on exhibition and for sale. My trees are
all from Colorado nurseries and are of the
best in the market. d. FISK.
, 1884-05-01

The only st. Louis keg beer to be had
in the town. Bond and Lillard whiskey.
Jake Esselborn's cigars Gown brand the
best for the money. All and every kind OF
lunc hes. Any kind of imported delicacies.
Elegant rooms for private parties. Ladies
parl0r. No buns allowed in the house.
JAKE E~ssELBoRN, Prop'r.
, 1884-05-01

Steinway, Knabe, Sohmer, Haines, and
Emerson pianos; Estey, Burdette and Kim
ball organs, also a full line of small musi-
cal merchandise. sheet music and music
books, to be found at Knight x Water
bury Musical Emporium, 3l2 Ferguson
street, between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets.
MIS-. d. NJ. KING. Manager.