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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
THE CHEYENNES.

Reticence About the Instructions to Gem
erai Miles-No Hostlles in Kansas.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-An important
order was issued at the War Department
yesterday and sent to General Miles, who is
to take the field in command Of the troops
now in the Indian Territory to suppress the
trouble with the Cheyennes. Army Off
Gals are reticent as to the contents of the
message. Persons not in authority, how
ever, say that the order contained instruc-
tons to the commanding officer directing him
to disarm the Indians The Cheyenne Indi-
ans are armed with the best make of rifles
and have considerable quantities of ammu-
milton. For some time they have antici-
pated an attempt by tie army to take their
arms from them, and have in some in
stances hidden them. If these troops I'M
dertake to disarm them the officials here,
who have dealt with the Cheyennes, say
they will resist until overpowered. There
are between 200 and 1,50O lighting Indians
among them. 1t was said here yesterday
that General Augur favored the disarming
of these Indians, but considered the pres
ent force insufficient for the purpose.
ORDERS TO SHERIDAN.
The Secretary of War has directed Gen
eral Sheridan to take immediate steps
towards the concentration of all troops that
may be available in case of Indian disturb
ance in the West 1t is reported at the
War Department that the Indian
troubles grow more threatening. In re-
gard to the reported invasion of South
western Kansas by the Cheyennes, General
SchOfeld has telegraphed to the War De
partment: --latest reports indicate that no
Indians have been in Kansas yet and no
citizens have been killed, but that number,
perhaps one hundred, of young Cheyennes
have left the agency, it is believed, to con-
ceal their arms on account of recent un-
timely threats to disarm them"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
HANGED BY A MOB.
A Negro Lynched at Girard for an Out.
raeeous Assault Upon q Young Girl.

A Negro Lynched at Girard for an Out.
rageous Assault Upon . Young Girl.
GIRARD, KAN, July 7.-Late in the
afternoon OF the Fourth Of July girl
thirteen or fourteen years old was waylaid,
outraged and horribly mutiIated near Bax.
ter Springs in Cherokee County by a
colored boy named John Lawrence who was
arrested for the crime, and for fear of be-
ing lynched was taken to Columbus OIL a
hand car that night A mob followed and
in some manner young white man by the
name Of Wolf was shot and killed near Col
umbus. The colored boy was lodged in
Jail and the next morning brought to Cir
ard and put into the alleged county Jail
here which is nothing but .
mere shell. Heavy irons were kept
on one of the boys ankles. When
the % train arrived from the south
yesterday, about forty men got off at OF
near the station and scattered through the
town. At about twelve o'clock the Sheriff
received a telegram from the Sheriff OF
Cherokee County, which read: "Get our
little Niger out of town before the Gulf
train gets there" Half an hour later num-
Der of armed men made dash for the Jail,
broke down the iron door, took the prisoner
out, marched him up one OF the main
streets, united horse hitched to wagon
in front of business house, threw the
colored boy in and drove off, armed men
surrounding him and keeping the citizens
from interfering. They took the negro
about two blocks west Of the Jail and hung
him to the rafter of house just being
completed by Arthur Sharp. One Of
them. said to be the father of the
girl, emptied his revolver into the body,
three or four bullets striking it The raid
was so unexpected that the people here
were entirely taken by surprise and those
who did try to interfere had revolven
pushed uncomfortably close to their persons
and were warned to stand back. A coron-
er's jury was impaneled,a nd after hearing
testimony rendered a Verdict that the
.colored man. whose name is unknown to
The jury and whose age Is supposed to be
about seventeen years. came to his death by
strangulation, caused by hanging by mob
composed of from twelve to twenty men, at
least two of whom were from Baxter
Springs, Cherokee County, State of Kansas,
and whose names are II. C. Trip and Cap
tain Price, and that the act was felonious."
The body Of the victim was then cut down
and buried by the city authorities.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
Heckmer Turns Up.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July John L
Heckmer, who. about two years ago, as
Grand Treasurer of the Catholic Knights Of
America, embezzled some $4,000 Of that
orders money, and suddenly disappeared
from his home at Grafton, w. Va, has
been found, and will probably suffer for
his indiscretion. Last nigat he presented
himself to Supreme President Russell
at Lebanon, KY, and was forwarded
to his home in West Virginia He
offers no compromise, and makes no
propositions, but hopes to do so when he
sees his friends. He is not held under ar
rest but is subject to the constant surveil.
lance Of the officers and will not be allowed
10 return to Mexico. where it il thought he
has been hiding. Heckmer came by ar
rangement from San Antonio, Tex, and was
dead broke. There are six indictments on
file against him, one for embezzlement, and
five for forgery, it being alleged that he
forged his bond, as all the securities denied
that they ever signed 1t. Heckmer will be
DrOspcutad
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
that MORMON INSULT.

The saints rKsperted - be Preparing -
Fight-The Cabinet 70 Fake . Hand.
SALT LAKE CIrY, July 6.-Ths Outrage
committed on the Fourth by the Mormens
has engendered no little amount Of ill-feel-
ing. Still another matter Of interest
has come to light to-day. A circular has
just been issued by Taylor and Cannon, a.
Sessing the head Of each Mormon family
e25. estensibly for means with which to
complete the Salt Lake Temple as speedily
Is possible, but in fact for the sinews Of
war. Instead of remaining on the defensive
the Mormons propose to carry the war into
Africa. The saints are told in connection
with the demand for money, and which
some Of the poor families In the Territory
are selling their last COWS to raise, that be-
fore the temple ID completed, II this money
shall be quickly forthcoming, Utah shall be
rid Of every Gentle and apostate in the
dominion Of St John This Is the stuff
being preached by the Bishops and home
missionaries all over the land, while the
true inwardness of the business as reported,
Is, that the half million dollars to be thus
raised Is to be used in Washington. First,
to drive from the Federal Offices in Utah
nointed polygamists and supplant them
with men of their own choosing, and
to then work for the adj
mission of the Territory into the Union rs
State. But whether this is accomplished
or not, the church is to make surrender OF
polygisny, and on that fact demand the de-
sideratum Of their hopes-sovereign, state
hood. From still another source we hear
that polygamy il tn be surrendered, with
mental reservation, and that too, within
the next ninety days; that the elders are
being privately instructed, SO that when the
October conference is called to vote on it,
all will understand exactly that it is cut and
dried business for purpose, to be follow
ed in the coming Congress with concerted
movement, backed by money, to press into
the Union. Even Justice Field who was in
the city few days since, could see no Oh
lection to the admission Of Utah, except her
polygamy, and thousands Of people in the
United States are in that very boat. But
everybody in this Territory fully realize,
what that, rs an accomplished fact, means
to both saint and sinner.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The insult heaped
upon the United States flag at Salt Lake
City is to be one OF the topics for discussion
at to-morrow's cabinet council. 1t is the
one topic Of discussion in the departments
to-day. and the indignation is very general.
1t is believed that prompt measures will be
taken to punish the men who dared fly the
American flag at half-mast on the anniver-
sary of American independence. The act,
it is believed, is punishable under the laws
relating to treason and to any acts Of re-
bellion against the Government.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17

MADRID, July 9.-The number Of new
cases of cholera in Spain yesterday, exclu-
sive OF those in Murcia and Castellor de
Laplana was 1,O19: the number of deaths
62s In the town of Aranjuez the num-
Der of cases reported during the same per-
iod was sixty; the deaths thirty. Posts Of
observation to prevent the Introduction OF
cholera have been ordered at the roads
leading from Spain into France. DIR.
Chile has returned from Spain. He reports
that DIR. Ferran keeps the nature of his
vaccine secret though he treated him
(Gibili) courteously and allowed him to
witness the operation. The Spanish hos
pitfalls are in filthy condition.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
LONDON'S SENSATION.

The Paper That Exposed the Sins of Eng
lish Aristocracy has Immense Sales
Spurgeon Pats 1t on the Back.
LONDON, July 9.-The police have been
ordered to suppress the street sales of those
issues of the Pau Mall Gazette which con-
tain articles on the secret vices of London.
All news vendors found selling the issues
on the streets are being arrested. Six
vendors who were taken into custody this
morning were arraigned this afternoon in
the Mansion House police court and re-
manded for week, bail being allowed.
The Pail Mall Gazette, in one of its later
afternoon editions, bids defiance to the au-
thorities in their work of attempting to
suppress the sale of the past three days
issues of the paper. 1t claims the honor
for leading in the cause of exposing the
vices of the rich. and declares that the best
men of England support it in its crusade.
The Gdzette challenges the courts of Lon
don to prosecute it for the work it is en-
gagged in, and says it might subpoena half
of the Legislators of England to prove the
accuracy of its revelations. The Gazette
continues the work Of adding to its reyela-
tons. The paper is selling at great pre-
MUM and the circulation is enormous. Rev.
Mr.. Spurgeon publishes letter in this after
moons Pail Mau Gazette approving of that
journals exposures of the secret vices Of
the aristOcrats of London. The letter is re-
markable in many respects. The follow
ing are some of his expressions: II feel
bowed down with shame and indignation.
This is loathseme business, but even the
sewers must be cleaned" 81 pray that good
may come from this exposure. which in
cidently must do harm, but whose great
drift must result in lasting benefit" 81
don't think our churches have failed, for
they have kept pure remnant alive in the
land;" II believe that many are unaware of
these dunghills reeking under their nos
trils;" II thank all co-operators in your
brave warfare" ''spare not the villains
even though wearing stars and garters;"
I'VE need vigilance committee, moral
police, to suppress this infamy;" ''iet the
light in without stint" The Pail Mall Ga
zette has been ordered to be removed from
the reading room files of the Reform and
Athenaum Clubs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
A Funny Way to Settle 1t.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-At the request
Of the Humane Society, the National Re
publican is to be the custodian of such
funds as may be contributed for the cree
ton of drinking fountains at various points
throughout the city and proposes for the
purpose of raising sufficient funds and at
the same time test the sense of the people
in regard to the disposal of the Federal
officers to hold an election by ballot at
ten cents vote, between the Jacksonian
motto, ITO the victOrs belong the spoils,"
and Mr.. Cleveland's Christmas letter decla-
rasion: Efficiency, fitness and devotion to
public duty are the conditions of continu-
sncs In public place.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
Comet Coming.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, July 10.-Dr. Swift
of the Warner Observatory received tele-
gram last night announcing the suspicious
of near comet by Prof. Barnard, of Van
derbilt Observatory. This morning the
suspicious were confirmed i'm a
second telegram from Prof Barnard.
DR.. Swift examined the stranger last night,
and found the comet faint body. Posi-
ton: II hours, 81 minutes, "a seconds de-
clination south, 4 degrees, 81 minutes, Is
seconds. DIR. Swift is surprised to
find the comet covered over with
very minute points of light like partially
resolved cluster. Barnard is, without doubt,
the first discoverer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
sonth American Trade.

ST. LOUIS, July 9.-Members Of tho
Merchants Exchange Committee on Gen.
trail and South America commerce he'd a
meeting yesterday afternoon, at which ex-
Governor Thomas c. Reynolds, one OF the
late Commissioners to South America, was
present and made instructive state
ments regarding the condition of COM
merce in the countries south of US. The
committee then adopted resolutions asking
the present administration to request the
Governments of Central and South Amer
lea to send to this country as consAs gem
tlemen of known character and ability, and
such as are fully coDversant with the COM
mercial condition of their countries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
Man and Money Missing.

HnLsBoRo, TEX, July Nv. A. Jack
son, senior member of the large cattle firm,
of w. A. Jackson 4 Bro, is mysteriously'
absent from home. About three weeks age,
jackson took bunch of cattle to Chicago,
and sold some and started back south, but
no further tracs of him has been dis
covered. About $4,000 worth Of the firms
paper is held by banks at Fort Worth,
Dallas, Waco and Hillsboro. The Hills
boro National, the Waco State Bank and
several other creditors have attached all the
available property belonging to the firm in
Texas. Several other well-known cattle
men who Endorsed for Jackson are involved.
A. c. jackson, the remaining partrsr, has
gone In search Of his brother.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
Maine Freshota.

AUGUSTA, Me-, July 6.-The recent
heavy rains have caused freshet in the
Kennebec, and all the lumber mills at Or
ono have shut down. Every water mill on
the river is incapacitated. 1t is impossible
to move logs safely. Several booms broke
Wednesday, but no logs were lost. The
Penobscot rose seven feet at Greenbush.
and there is nine-foot rise on the Piscata.
quis, The line of the Maine Central and
fields of grain and potatoes near by are GOV,
cred with water. A dam has been burst al
the katahdin iron works, when many logs
were carried off. A canoe can be rowed
across the lawn in front of Silver Lake no
tel at the iron works
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
Killed Mt q Fox Hunt.

KEYrEsvILLE, Mo-, July News
reached here yesterday Of the shooting on
July Of John Lee, son of farmer living
near Forest Green, small town in Charlton
County, by one Dabney Williams, OF
Howard County. The parties named were
to have started on fox chase from the
old town of Monticello. Williams arrived
on the ground first and when Lee rode up
Williams told him to leave. This Lee
started to do when Williams fired q load of
ouckshot into his back. Lee will die. The,
only cause known for the shooting is q
quarrel in Glasgow the same day. VIII
liams escaped. A reward of three hundred
collars Is offered for his arrest
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
A Narrow Escape.

WABASH, md, July 1.-THE connectins
rod on the engine of the Atlantic express Cd.
the Wabash Road snapped in two last night,
near here, destroying the cab and breaking
. large hole in the steam pipe, from which
the steam issued in such quantities
that John Glenn, the engineer. could
not reach his reverse lever, but was forced
to hang from the gangway. At terrific :
speed the engine passed through the city,
and it seemed when short curve at the
station was reached HAT the engine would
20 in the ditch. Fortunately this was passed
in safety, and half mile east the engineer
entered the cab and reversed the engine,
bringing the train to a standStill.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
THE SOUTH.

JOSEPH HARRISON and two children
were burned to death in dwelling house
on fire at Woodbridge, Va, the other
night.
MRS. VIVA MARTIN was arrested re-
cantly on a warrant charging her with
selling poisoned food to the proprietor of
the Cottage Hotel, Morehead, KY, where
Craig Tolliver is held under guard, the al
legged intention being the poisoning of Toll
liver Three more of the outlaws have
been brought in.
JOHN L. HECKMER, who, about two years
ago, as Grand Treasurer of the Catholic
Knights of America, embezzled some ST.
600 of that orders money, and suddenly
disappeared from his home at Grafton, w.
Va, has offered to meet the charges against
him. He was discovered at San Antonio,
Tex, ''dead broke"
WILLIAMS and McChristian in August
last killed peddler near Grenada, Miss.
They concealed his body in the woods and
his remains were found this spring. After
Williams had been sentenced for life a few
days ago, a mob took him and his compan-
ion and hung them both.
SonN hohoANs tne agent Oh tno queen
Crescent route at Miller's Landing, Ala,
has been arrested. He was charged with
embezzling $112,700 of the company's
funds.
REPORTS came in of great devastation by
grasshoppers in Gonzales and the eastern
edge of Guadalupe Counties, Tex. They
have appeared in countless numbers and
moved down the growing crops in all
directions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
Ex-CoMMANDERG oRRINGE, of the United
States Navy, died at Washington on the
9th.
BIT direction of the Secretary of the
of the Treasury instructing him to cut
from the roof Of the Treasury building al
Washington all telephone and telegraph
wires.
DIR. HAMILTON, Surgeon General Of the
Marine Hospital Service, has been advised
of what is regarded as q sporadic case of
yellow fever at New Orleans. He does not
think that this should cause alarm. The
case was effectually quarantined at the
earliest stage, and it was not expected that
the fever would spread from it.
A RECENT telegram stated that James
g. Wintersmith, Doorkeeper Of the House
of Representatives at Washington, was
dying. He had been i'll since the adjourn.
ment of Congress.
THE convention of representatives of
Agricultural Colleges and experimental
stations, met at Washington on the Sth.
There were present between fifty and
sixty delegates, representing all the Agri-
cultural Colleges and experimental sta
tions in the United States.
THE President has accepted the resigna-
lion of P. B. s. Pinchback as Surveyor of
Customs at New Orleans.
7. d. KELLER, of Albany, n. Y, has
been appointed Distributing Clerk of the
Treasury for the Sixth Auditors office at
Washington.
THE Secretary of the Navy has appointed
board to examine the present force of
positions, with a view to determining the
efficiency of the incumbents, and making
changes where it is necessary.
The President has appointed the follow
ing cadets at large to West Point: Don
Carlos Buell., Nadra Sykes, F. d. Hatch,
Thomas Newton, C. L. H. Ruggles and E.
n. Cleary.
Mrs. MESRIcK, wife of the late R. T.
Merrick, died at Washington recently.
Mrs. Merrick died in ignorance of the death
of her husband, her condition since the
latter's death being at no time such as to
allow of the sad news being broken to her.
AT Washington, on the 10th, DIR. Hamil-
ton, of the Marine Hospital Service, said
there wss report in circulation that there
were a number of yellow fever cases in
New Orleans. He had not received any
official information in regard to the mat
ter but was investigating.
The President recently addressed in
structions to General Sheridan for the pur-
pose of dealing with the dissatisfied Chey
ennes in the Indian Territory. The disarm-
ament of the Indians appeared to be fully
resolved upon, and if any resistance was
made it would go hard with them.
SUPERINTENDENT JAMESON, of the Rail-
way Mail Service, told Representative
Glover, at Washington, recently, that as
soon as the desired fast mail facilities be-
tween New York and st. Louis were OBJ
tanned he would call upon the roads run
ming West for fast mail train between
st, Louis and Kansas City,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17
THE LATEST.

LATEST
TEE recent story that Captain Couch,
the leader of the Oklahoma Colony, had
stabbed Mr.. Bush during a quarrel re-
garding money due the settlers counsel at
Douglass, KAN, was gross exaggeration.
There was a dispute and a krock-down
with fists, but no stabbing. Captain Couch
paid his fine in the police court and there
the matter ended.
GENERAL SHERIDAN said in a recent in
terview that in his opinion the Arapahoe
tribe was peaceably inclined, that the
Cheyennes alone were likely to rise, and
that the occasion of the whole disturbance
was the encroachments of the cattle men
and colonists on the Indian possessions.
BELFAST, Me-, had a serious fire on the
18th, which broke out in the Belfast livery
stables, where twenty horses were burned
to death. The American Hotel was also
destroyed, together with other buildings.
After the fire was over the bodies of two
men. named Twombly and Casey. were
found in the ruins Of the stable.
TEN persons persisted by the capsizing of
sailboat on Lake Minnetonka, on the
afternoon of the 18th, ex-Mayor Rand and
family, of Minneapolis, being among the
number.
FoUE firemen were seriously injured by
falling wall at fire which broke out in
the livery stable of Albert Burch, on North
Pearl street, Albany, N. Y. Thirty horses
were killed, the total loss amounting to be-
tween $4,000 and 600; insurance, one
third. Two Of the firemen died soon after
being taken from the ruins.
WHILE Emperor William was taking a
drive at Ems on the 18th a miserably
dressed man threw a flower pct at his car
riage, exclaiming, 'Thus will the empire
break" No damage was done. The man
was arrested. He was supposed to be in
sane.
CHINA was reported making preparations
for war on the Corean frontier in view of
Russian aggression. 1t was stated that
China and Japan were jointly acting for
that purpose. The japanese Minister to
China was staying at Tientsin, and had
daily interviews with Lii Hung Chang.
ADMIRAL JoUETT has been ordered north
with the Tennessee and Yantic. the two
remaining vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron which were sent to the Isthmus
of Panama at the beginning of the recent
troubles there. Considerable sickness ex-
listed on the vessels.
The opinion of Attorney General Gar
land, recently delivered to Secretary
Whitney, was that the Government
could not consistently accept the dispatch
boat Dolphin of Mr.. Roach, the builder.
A YOUNG man named Mead, of Cincin-
natl, jumped overheard from the steamer
Quebec the other day near New Liverpool,
Can, and was drowned. He was suffering
from alteration, caused by over study.
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THE WEST.

E EaRIcysoN, aged thirteen, A. Lud-
kins. aged thirteen, and NJ. Rhodes, aged
ten years, went in bathing above the mill
dam at owatonna, Mimi, recently, and all
three were drowned.
ANARCHY was threatened in the CITY of
Mexico, consequent upon the recent finan-
cial measures. The Government had ar.
rested several editors and sert them to
Yucatan, and had taken precautions
against an outbreak.
LOUIS ZIMMERMAN, q teamster for the
Lake.Shone Railroad, fell through an ele.
ystor hatchway at the Perkins-Powers
block, Cleveland, O., recently, and was
killed.
The rail feeders of the Ohio Valley in
convention at Bellsire made formal ap-
piication for re-admssion to the Amalga-
mated Association. The feeders number
about 1000.
The other night two watchmen employed
by the Cleveland tO.) Rolling Mil Com
fany were attacked by strikers and badly
beaten.