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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
FATAL FIRE At LEAvENWoRTH.
Tho Oatmeal Works Destroyed and Several
Persons Killed and Injured.

The Oatmeal Works Destroyed and Several
Persons Killed and Injured.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, August IA
disastrous fire broke out in the Leaveir
worth oatmeal mill here shortly after sig
o'clock last evening which resulted in
loss of over $4,000. The fire started in
the sixth story of the mill building where
the dust rooms are situated and is sup
posed to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion. The flames spread rapidly
down through the chutes leading to the
grain bins in the lower stories and in fifteen
minutes the immense building was in
flames. About this time the timhers,
supporting the upper floor gave
way and the front wall fell over. Several
firemen and a number of others were
raising ladder to the upper floor windows
at the time and the greatest excitement
prevailed, as it was feared that several had
been buried beneath the falling brick and
timbers. As soon as the cloud of dust and
smoke cleared off several injured persons
were taken out of the ruins. John Soran,
q fireman, received a severe scalp wound
and was generally bruised up and it is
feared is injured internally. Gus Mettier, a
young man who was assisting with the lad
der, was also taken out and it is thought
Gus scalp wound and sustained internal in
iuries. George Brady, Charles Ru-
dolph, Ed. SHREDDER and several
others received injuries. The entire
building was soon envelOped il
flames and it looked for while as though
the whole block of buildings adjoining
would 60. but the efforts of the Gremen and
the heavy partition walls saved them. This
did not satisfy the fremen and volunteers.
and as soon rs possible after the heat had
subsidized men set to work digging in the
ruins. Shortly before midnight the body
of young white man. aged apparently
twenty-one years, was taken from the ruins
The corpse was carried to the police head
quarters, where it was found that it was
that Of Edward McGOnigle. 1t is feared
now that several more persons will
be found in the ruins, st which
men will work all night The oat-
meal mill was owned by . stock COM
pany and carried on an extensive business,
having several large Government contracts.
1t was built little over year ago and the
building and machinery cost SIS, 600. The
stock of grain and mill feed OH hand 10
estimated at SIS, 900, making total loss Of
SIC, 900, on which there 10 Insurance Of
about So, 900 or $4,000. The boot and
shoe stock Of Catlin & Knox, adjoining,
was badly damaged by water, but is fully
covered by insurance, $4,000 having been
taken out as late as four o'clock yesterday
evening. The Leavsnworth Times office
was also on fire and was flooded by water,
damaging stock to the amount Of s., 900,
which Is also covered by insurance. The
Post-office being in danger Postmaster Lynch
had all the effects and mail matter re-
moved from the building. It is thought
the fire was caused by the explosion Of dust
in the mill.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
He Wants q Full Count.

SAN Francisco, Call, August ia
serious misunderstanding is reported to
exist between the outgoing and in-com'
Ing administration OF the United States
Sub-Treasury in this city, regarding the
count of the money in the vaults. MI.
Brooks, the newly appointed Sub-Treas-
urer, is willing to accept the count by
weight, but Mr.. Spauldin- the present
incumbent, insists on every piece being
counted before the transfer is made.
There are 500, 00O, 900 in the vaults. To
count it all over would take from six to
eight months
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
Decidedly Medhlesome.

BERLIN, August 1.-THE Russian
Ministe: of Finance has prepared q
measure enacting 3 close Government
supervision of the affairs of all German
firms carrying on manufacturing BUSH
ness within the Cars dominiOns.
The hill will require that all the cor
respondence, both private and general,
OF these firms, shall be submitted to
Russian officials. The result OF the
enforcement of the measure will be to
expose German manufacturing firms
carrying on business In Russia, TO hav-
ing their affairs known and made use OF
by dishonest and avaricjous Russian
bureaucrats.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
Grain In Sight.

CHICAGO. August 1.-The following
figures taken from the ofiicial statement Of
the Board Trade shows the amounted grain
In the United States and Canada On Sat
urday. August 8, and the amount Of increase
or decrease over the preceding
week: Wheat 40,779, 400 bushels;
increase, 517.142 bushels Corn,
4,250,71S bushels; decrease Sl0,25o
bushels. Oats, 1881, $50 bushels: decrease,
225, 40 bushels. Rye, 140,511 bushels; in
els; increase, 1859 bushels. The amount
of grain in store in Chicago on the date
named was: Wheat l4,775.924 bushels;
corn, ia, $40 bushels; oats, e72, GIL bushels;
rye eo.111 bushels. and barley, $50 bushels
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
Report Of the Commission tn Central and
South America.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 12.-The
Commission to Central and South Amer
lea has submitted reports on its visit to
Ecuador, Venezuela aud Guatemala. No
reports will be made on Brazil or the Ar
tentine Republic. Ecuador is not in
clined to reciprocity treaty or COM
mon silver coin for the Central and South
American States, hut favored CONNER
cial congress of the countries. Ecuador
holds that commerce with the United
States is difficult owing to monopoly of
The carrying trade. The Commission
think that by proper means the United
States can get all the trade of Ecuador.
Nothing was cleaned from VeneZu-la.
Guatemala is arranging a reciprocity
treaty and favors IL common silver coin.
The Commission advocates a cOnfedera-
ton of tire five Central American States.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
THE SOUTH.

MOSES, Ex-Governor Of South Carolina,
was again arrested at Boston for obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
The main building of the Haywood
White Sulphur Springs Hotel at Waynes-
vile, n. c., took fire recently and was to-
tally destroyed. The furniture was saved.
There were 200 guests at the hotel. All es-
capped and saved everything. Loss, $780,
600; no insurance.
The stock of the Nashville (Tenn.) Sad.
dlery Company was injured by fire the
other night to the amount of Sc, 600; fully
covered by insurance.
COTTON crop reports from nearly every
section of Texas indicated considerable
damage from drouth within the past few
days.
UNITED STATES SENATOR COKE Inaugural
ted the anti prohibition campaign in Nc
Lennon County, Tex, on the night of the
18th.
w. H. JONES and son have been arrested
for the quadruple murder and incendiarism.
twelve miles west of Ashevilie, n. c..
which took place April 8, when the Joyce
family were Killed and cremated
Tue Governor of Texas has declared .
quarantine against certain places in Mex
leo infected with yellow fever.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
THE " EST.

FRANK and John Donehue were buried
beneath q fall of earth in stone quarry at
Youngstown, O., recently. The former was
lisemboweled and lived only a short time.
fhe injuries Of the latter were believed to
- fatal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
CROP PROSPECTS.

Report Of the Department Of Agriculture
On the Condition Of the Maturing Crops
The Cotton outlook Exceedingly Fiat.
tering-An Improvement In Corn-Other
Crops.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 11.-Tts
returns Of the Department of Agriculture
make slight Improvement Of the condi.
ton of cotton on the first of August, the
general average being SO 1-2, point only
once exceeded In the August returns Of
ten years, in 1880. The average in Au-
gust, 1882, WIS 81, and only South Caro-
Ina and Alabama exceeded their present
figures. The State averages are as fol-
.ows:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
GENERAL.

A AEAvHY-LADEN Pacific express train,
drawn by two engines, plunged into the
Welland Canal, near Merriton, Ont, re-
Gently. One engineer was killed and sew
eral train hands were badly scalded.
IT was recently reported from Tonquin
that the Black Flags had attacked five
Christian missions, killing the missiona-
ries and slaughterfng q large number of
their followers. Eight thousand fleeing
Christians took refuge with The French
troops.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21


some pl Is; excess of rain in others,
but wei drained and deeply cultured
land has suffered little from drought or
approximation. meteorological cundi-
tions have been generally favorable. The
prospect has not been exceeded since
1880.
The moist and hot weather since the
18th of July has caused some damage
10 spring wheat in the Northwest. mainly
IN Wisconsin and Minnesota. While
generally noticed, its effects are various
ly reported, prominent counties return
ing from 100 down to eighty-five, and in
few cases down to sixty, and to forty
eight IN the case of Pierce County, Wis.,
consin. Most of the great wheat coun-
ties in Minnesota report averages from
seventy-five to ninety, though Dodge
County only returns fifty. Some of less
importance make an average of 100. The
reduction IN prospective yield Is greatest
in Minnesota, amounting to nine points.
The decline is five in Missouri, four In
Ohio and one in Dakota. There is an
increase in the other Territories and in
New England. The average decline is
four points and indicates reduction of
6,OOO,O 900 bushels from the expectation
on the LIST of July. No reports concern
ing the result of threshing of winter
wheat are received, except in the South.
In Texas the outcome is greater than was
expected and higher rates of yield are re-
ported.
OTHER CROPS.
The average for oats has declined from
81 to 90, which is four points higher than
in August of last year.
RYE averages 81, showing continued
improvement since the lst of June.
Barley stands as in the last report, at
80, which indicates about an average
crop for any series of five or ten years.
There is an increase in the area OF
buckwheat aud condition averages 50.
A medium crop of hay is assured by
the average, IS.
Tobacco makes a general average oil 81.
The average for potatoes is %, against
81 last month.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21

There has been slight decline in
Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio and
Indiana. In the corn surplus States, the
averages are:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21

1t is estimated that not less than 10000
900 acres i'm addition to the lands mentioned
in the above list are Illegally enclosed. of
which the special agents OF The department
have not had time to make examination
and specific reports.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21

South Carolina, Louisiana and Ten.
nessee have made no change; Florida
has gained four points; Georgia and
Alabama, three; Mississippi, two, and
Arkansas, one. North Carolina has lost
one; Virgins, three. The crop has q
slight disadvantage. 1t Is few days
late, especially in the Atlantic States.
There has been little damage from
drought, rain or insects. A few re-
ports from Texas and occasionally one
from more Eastern States indicate q
lack of rain. A large number in the
Gulf States, including few in Texas,
mention an excess of moisture, which Is
injurious in fat lands. Shedding OF
forms and bOlls with rust and blight
are much less prevalent than usual.
The caterpillar has as yet done no dam
age, though reported in several coun-
ties in South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Louisiana and Texas. 1t Is rare
in Mississippi, and is not reported in
Arkansas and Tennessee.
CORN.
This crop has made some improve
ment since the last report. The average
stands four points lower than the stand
ard of full condition and indicates yield,
with scasonaole moisture and favoring
temperature hereafter, of twenty-six to
twenty-seven bushels per acre. The ay-
erage for August OF 1884 was the same,
but fell three points during the sixty
days following, when the yield was tweu-
ty.six bushels In 1879 the average for
August was ninety mine, and the ultimate
yield as reported by the census was
twenty-eight bushels. The increase has
been:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
Suits have been instituted or rec
mended in the following cases:

ArkanSas Valley Land and Cattle
Company. Colorado. / 200 00G
Prairie Cattle Company, Colorado. 900
Hall & Ranla. Colorado 1880. .... $4,000
Joshua II. Anderson. COlOradO..... 5000
Jones Il Hess, Colorado. $500
John Bowers, Colorado. 100000
Brighton Ranch, Nebraska. .......... 125,OO0
BENJAMIN HcrAey. Nebraska. sol
Ira Nichols. Montana ... 1.0s3
MOrrell e. Keith. Colorado. .......... 1.4Si
Burke L. Sons. Colorado. ...... 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa. Oct 2O.-A collision &C.
Cured this evening between two passenger
two miles south of this city. Two men were
killed. and several seriously injured. The killed
were Arthur Mildekauff. express messenger. who
was on the fast line west. and Eugene Thorn. OF
Harrisburg fireman on the engine of the west.
bound train. Daniel Roat, engineer of the fast
line and Harry Newcomer engineer of the &C
commodation train. were very seriously injured
One of the passengers, James A. Scott of Tren-
ton. was slightly hurt The accident was caused
by the failure of the engineer of tile east-bound
train to observe the red danger light displayed
vailed at the time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
to be relieved very shortly gains greater credence
in Washington through the misdirected zeal Of
his would be friends


Beaten at Home. They Are Assigned to POSI-
tions in Foreign. Countries.
Special to Tue Indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-"Have you ever
studied the generality of characters appointed to
diplomatic and consular postions9" inquired an
old clerk at the State Depastment, iii converse
ton with your correspondent. "Well," he con-
tinned, they are pretty much the same in one
particular-they disappointed or WORKOUT
politicians. If you will inquire into the lives of
these men, you will find. in nine cases out of
ten, that they have held public Offices more or
less, and that their popularity with their constit-
uents has waned. or they have been unsuccess-
full Office seekers. They are nearly all disheart-
ened fellows. AS soon as man gets thrown in
politics at home. he Immediately sets about to
get place abroad. We keep a record at the
State Department of the private and public
career of every man in the service, and we learn
in nearly every instance of The blasted hopes of
the diplomates and consuls before they left their
homes The service is haven for worn out politi-
cians-a sort Of store house for blasted hopes,
you know"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21

The Work of the POstofice Department Suf-
fering for Lack OF Space.
To lrdI liz

The Work of the Postofiice Department Suf-
fering for Lack OF Space.
Special to the lr Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Oct 20.-The Postoffice De-
partment is suffering for the lack of space, and
it is probable that quite a revolution will take
place in this department. within the next year.
At present the department is occupied largely by
the clerks of the Sixth Auditors Office, who really
belong to the Treasury Department There are
something like one hundred and fifty of these
people scattered through the building, and the
people who properly belong to the Postofice
Department are. in consequence. crowded so
badly that the work is very far behind This is
especially true in the First Auditors Office.
where, in one small room, occupied by that vete-
ran of the postal service, Chief Clerk MARI,
there are no less than FIVE desks and six people.
This in spite of the fact that it is that is
as much frequented by outsiders as any in the
department. Postmaster general Villas has ex-
pressed his determi nation to have the Sixth
Auditors department removed outside the build
ing, and it is likely that a strong effort will be
made to have this done by the coming Congress.
1t is one Of those reforms which advoca tie them
selves as the public business is great sufferer
by the crowded state of the building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21

work Of reformation among the younger class Of
criminals in Great Britain, and the same meas
uros for adults advised He believes in the
substitution of elastic periods of punishment,
and argues for its more general adoption. This
is what is known in America as the Elmira svs-
tenn. under which the prisoners time is indie
terminate, its length being determined by the
behavior of the convict He thinks the prisoners
should be able to support their families while in
prison. The paper closed with an exhortation
for the National Prison Association TO continue
in the work it has been so we'll carrying ON.
j. G. Taylor, secretary and agent of the Con-
necticut Prisoners Aid Association, read paper
on DISCHARGED Prisoners"
"Moral Education in Prisons was the subject
of an address by G. A. Collin. of Elmira. N. Y.
Prof. Charlton Il. Lewis. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Prison Association of
New York. described the English Prison Sys
tenn and Secretary VIM. F. Rounds, of New
York, closed the session by urging the impor-
lance of The Organization of Prison Associa-
tons in the States"
During the day many of the members of the
Association were visitors TO the Detroit House of
Correction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
WRESTLING WITH CLEVELAND.
What Is Said by Statesmen Who Sought to
Show Him the Error of His Ways

What Is Said by Statesmen Who Sought to
Show Hin the Error of His Ways.
Washington Special to Boston Record.
Since the Ohio election several prominent and
influential Democrats, at least one Western SEN
ator and several representatives, have been to
the White House to reason with Mr.. Cleveland.
They have gone there to convince him of what
they conceive to be the error of his ways, and
they have come away more disturbed than ever.
Said ore of them 1.-THE President feels uneasy
He realizes that there is growing gulf between
him and his party. and he is ready enough to
talk about the trouble, but before he has said a
dozen words it becomes apparent that he doesn't
feel this uneasiness on his own account He
at assumes the position that his
policy is a correct thing. and from this
standpoint he carries on the discussion.
surprised at his entire frankness
but his whole argument proceeds on his convic-
tion that he is right and his party is wrong. IL
is the old story of the Indian who wandered off,
after looking in vain for his wigwam. He
stopped and soliloquized Iniun lost Then.
after few moments reflection, he smote his
breast and said: No, Injun here; wlgwam lost
This gentleman was asked if there was likely to
be any change in the Presidents policy by
loss of New York.
Not a bit of it." was the gentleman's reply;
The was dead set on his course, and would not
change from it if every Democratic State was to
go Republican. He can't see that there is any
thing for him to lose from the Ohio election. If
New York goes Democratic he will take it as a
result in justification of his course If It goes
the other way he will think it is because the
party has drifted away from his high stand
point"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
BISMARCK'S HATRED,
His Dislike of the United States and How 1t
Finds Expression.

Finds Expression.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20.-A Washington special
says: Later information from Germany shows
that Minister Pendleton has much graver cause
to endeayor to come to better understanding
with the German government as to the con
struction given to the Bancroft treaty than is
apparent from the brief dispatches which an
nouDced that negotiations had begun. 1t APP
pears that Bismarck has given evidence OF his
increasing hatred of the United States by inter
preting the Bancroft treaty in the severest man
ner against all German Americans. Those VINO
know most about the subject say that if he could
have his own way and dared to enter upon such
course the oppressive edict which is now
enforced against the Poles in the
northeastern provinces of Germany would
would be adonted against German Americans in
the mother country who have never rendered
military service there. 1t is stated that Ger
man-Americans of this class in Germany have
been notified that hereafter their residence there
must be limited to a few weeks or months, and
that if they in any particular, during even that
short period, become troublesome, they will be
subject to receive notice at any time to leave
the country. 1t is claimed that the attitude
which the German government has taken is in
direct violation Of the spirit, if not the letter. of
the Bancroft treaty. 1t is undoubtedly this
construction which Minister Pendleton is en-
deavoring to have modified"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
MINOR MATTERS.
What the Agricultural Report Says of Crops
in Indiana.

What the Agricultural Report Says of Crops
in Indiana.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Oct 20.-The regular monthly
crop report. just issued from the Department Of
Agriculture. contains the following relating to
the Indiana crops
1.-THE oats crop is the largest ever grown in the
State This is due to the increased acreage in
the damaged wheat section. The quality will
not be up to the average. The excessively hot
weather caused light grains, and the heavy rains
while in shock, caused much of it to be of bad
color. Barley will be fully up to former years
as TO condition and quality.
THE weather during the month Of September
was favorable for late corn. Tine only reports of
injury by frost come from the counties along the
Kankakee river, where the planting was delayed
on account Of continued cold and backward
spring.
1.-THE indications are that the yield of Irish po
tatoes will be fully up to the average, and the
quality excellent. No report OF rot has been re-
ceived. The condition of tobacco is favorable
Sorghum is fully matured, and condition shows
several points above the average"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21

w HINGToN. Oct 20.-The Secretary of War
has issued the following general order, which
will henceforth be an additional army regulation:
I'm times of peace detail of not less than one
officer and three enlisted men will be kept con-
stantly under instruction and practice in mill
tary signaling at each post in the United States
until the officers and all men, who have sufficient
intelligence, proficient in the use of the gen
eral service code with flag, torch and Photograph,
and homeopathic code with discs The post
commander will detail an acting signal officer at
each post to give the necessary instruction, and
supervise field practice The monthly reports
Of instruction and practice will be rendered to
the Chief Signal Officer through department com
manders"