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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31

ERNEST SCHnLING, the husband Of Vic
toria Morosini, who recently enlisted in the
marines at the Brooklyn navy yard. has
been transferred to the barracks at Nor
folk. Va. Schilling enlisted under the name
of Galloyley
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31

Pennsylvania nut coal is worth
twenty-five dollars q ton in Deadw oo,..,
d. II,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31
THE EAST.


EI 3 fan oe rock in the Connells mine
at Scranton, Pa, the other day, John
Rogers, assistant foreman, was killed
Dougherty were fatally, and Michael Gal
lagher slightly, hurt.
WALTER B. DUFFY, OF Rochester. n Y,
has made personal assignment to William
Purcell. Liabilities, S25O,OOO The assign.
ment in no way affected the Rochester
Distilling c mpany, Of which Duffy was
president.
IT was made known in Wall street on the
18th that Wormser. the banker. had settled
all losses sustained by his son in recent
speculations, amounting to between $500.
600 and 100000. Young Wdrmser was a
leader in the attempt to bull Reading in the
face Of the late general fall in stocks.
THE county court of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Pa, has refused to appoint a commits
sion in lunacy on John NJ. Wilson, SEN
fenced to be hanged for murder
THE five story brick building. III Market
street, Philadelphia, occupied by John NJ.
Maris q Co., druggists supplies. and
Kneidler, Patterson q Co, dry goods. to-
gether with the contents was entirely de-
stroyed by fire recently. Loss estimated
at Sl90,0OO.
THOMAS FITzsIMMONs, president of the
Hoboken On. j. board of aldermen. is un-
der arrest, charged with the embezzlement
of several thousand dollars from the State
Line Steamship Company while employed
as their agent at Hoboken He claims he
can prove his innocence
I The Secretary of the Western Window
glass Association denies that prices have
been advanced ten per cent.
Rev. DIR. MCGLYNN's New York friends
deny that that priest has been removed to
an obscure country parish.
Ar the regular meeting of the governing
committee of the New York Stock Ex-
change on the I'D the following securities
were ordered placed on the regular list /:
Missouri Pacific railway S4.OOO.O0O addi-
tionai capital stock Missouri. Kansas q Tex
as, sL725.ooo additional general mortgage
bonds; Chicago. Rock Island d Pacific.
SjOo,6D additional first mortgage and col
lateral bonds: Mexican Central railway.
IS. l26.OO0 income bonds and So 10. 900 capt.
tai stock.
New YORK received 8, 1856 $50 in gold dur
ing the week ended December "A and oyer
Sl.00o,GOO was advanced or it by the assay
effice for immediate use.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE Secretary of the Treasury has asked
the House to provide money for the build
ing Of a new vault for the storage of silver.
THE Pension Appropriation bill calls for
$40. 225i. 800. the exact amount in the esti-
mates.
MINISTER MANNING has sent out a card
from Mexico denying the recent stories
about him. The card includes the statement
of Mr.. Manning's physician explaining that
his patient was i'll.
COMMISSIONER ATKINS, of the Indian Of
flee. has decided to allow the Indian supply
house 10 remain in New ork. but will here
after. at each annual spring letting, receive
and open bids in st. Louis for furnishing
beef. flour, bacon and other items of sub
sistence supplies 20 the Indians.
THE President has approved the act APP
propriating money to supply the deficiency
in the funds needed by the Public Printer
ITwas reported in Washington on the 22d
that United States Attorney Bliss, of St
Louis. had resigned.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
STEARNs has begun five suits against the
Bay State Brick Company, of Boston. for
violation of the law in importing foreign
labor under contract, the company having
brought French Canadians from Canada
under contract.
JUSTICE JAMES rendered a decision in the
EQUITY Court at Washington on the 22d in
the case of J. Harris Rodgers against the
Attorney General. and to dissolve the part
nership known as the Pan-Electric Tele-
phone Company. The Attorney General in
his answer to the bill of complaint. denied
all the allegations contained therein. and
was DESTROYS TO have the case tried on its
l,,% H.
Harris. Commissioner Atkins. Commission
or Johnston and Casey Young, filed a de-
murrer. and on that the case was argued
Justice James sustained the demurrer and
dismissed the bill without going into the
merits of the case.
UPoN representations made by Assistant
Secretary Porter. of the Department of
State. the House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs has restored to the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill the provision
raising the Chinese mission to the first class
at salary of 81. 800
COMPTROLLER DURHAM has dsallowed the
claim of John s. Mosby for $5.Ol3, collected
as fees while consul at Hong Kong
THE Naval Board Of improvements has re-
ported to Secretary Whitney that the Ten
nessee can not be repaired within the statu-
tory limit of twenty per cent. and will have
to be condemned.
REAR ADMIRAL WoRDEN was placed on
the retired list on the I'D with the highest
pay Of his grade.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has de-
clared a fifth dividend of ten per cent in
favor Of the creditors of the Pacific Ma
tional Bank of Boston. This makes in all
thirty per cent. paid on claims proved.
amounting to g, 2299, 40.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31
Omen tn the World

Open 20 the VOr1ts.
LONDON, Dee. 24-The ocean yacht race
for LOCO guineas next season is in honor of
the Queens jubilee and will be open to tic
whole world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
Some Famous UpheavaIs.

Eminent biologists and historians
claim that 100000 people have been
killed by earthquakes. In Southern
Italy and Sicily no century has elapsed
since the earliest pe 'iods of history that
has not been distinguished by severe If
not frequent earthquakes From 1873
to the end of 1776 this region was al
most constantly disturbed The great
earthquake of 1888, in Calabria, Killed
10000 persons. In Central Italy, among
the earliest of the recorded earthquakes,
is that of the year A. ID. 63, which re-
suited in the partial destruction of Her.
culaneum and Pompeii. sixteen years
previous to the time when those cities
were buried under ashes and lava ac-
companying an eruption of Vesuvius.
The most memorable earthquake re-
corded in history is the one which visit
ed Lisbon on the morning of Nov. l,
1855. The rumbling sounds that pre-
cede most earthquakes was Immediately
followed by the great shock, which
threw down the principal portion of the
city. The sea retired, leaving the bar
dry, and returned in a minute as great
wave or breaker. fifty feet or more in
height. 1t is believed that 10000 peo-
pie were destroyed in less than six min
utes. The part of the city that was per-
manently ingulfed beneath the waters
of the bay was covered to the depth of
600 feet. The portion of the earth that
was shaken by this earthquake was
estimated by Humboldt as equal to four
times the extent of Europe. The earth
quake that devastated Judea at the time
of the battle of Actium, 81 B. c., caused
the death of 10000 civilians and SOL
diers. That which occurred at the
crucifixion was accompanied by dark
ness very similar to that recorded Jan.
%, 1885 in Central America on the oc-
casion of the eruption of the Volcano
Coseguina and the attendant earth
quake. The ancient city of Antioch
has been peculiarly visited from time
lmmemorial. 1t was almost destroyed
A. ID. lilo, at the time of the visit of the
Emperor Trojan, who was himself hurt
In 526 an earthquake swallowed up
100000 of Antioch's people, and sixty
years later $4,000 more met similar
fate On March 10, 1873 San Salvador
was utterly destroyed by an earthquake.
The loss of life was comparatively small
as the people had been forewarned by
previous noises. In 1872 an eruption Of
Papandayang, one of the Hottest volca-
nos of Java, an area of one hundred
square miles was overwhelmed with
ashes, destroying forty villages and b.
600 people.
The most disastrous earthquakes Of
the present century occurred on the
Island of Ischia, Italy, on July 25, 1888,
and on the Island of Java on Aug. 29
of the same year. BY the first upheaval
the towns of Cosamecciola, Lacca, and
Forio were completely destroyed, killing
nearly four thousand persons and de-
stroyed property valued at many mill
ions. 1t is estimated that $4,000 Java
nese were slain by the shocks and tidal
waves of Aug. 26. One island disap-
peared in a mass of boiling lava and
the city of Batavia was swept oil the
earth
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30

very attentive father. The real baby is
in its mothers arms, and the mother
looks as though she would keep it thus
always. Every moment is one of in
tense interest and love to her as she
holds her nesting babe, and looks
proudly upon a 12-year-old miss, who
is just beginning to take an interest in
new hats and bright ribbons. The
mothers joyous look. appealing from
her eyes, seems to be all for the chill
dren-no thought of self in it--she is
the very soul of love and affection for
those little ones. The ears give sud-
den jerk and she looks as though her
fears for the safety of her children are
involved some way in railroad disas-
ter, and she glances about with that
motherly protection which has no par
allel in nature. And the father-he is
as happy and as boisterous as boy on
the play ground. Both parents are
happy, filed with the love of living for
those jewels of their own. Every mo-
ment is one of unselfish happiness. Oh!
yes, life is worth living to some people
those who are not living for them
selves. 1t is worth living hundred
fold to some, but not to the selfish,
shell-bound human clan, who looks
upon the world as his oyster, to be
opened and eaten for disqualification
merely.
But here is my station, and | take
leave of you for the present.
JOE COVER.
Decatur, ILL.,, Sept. %, 1886.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
Patch GrnYe.

Mrs. Alfred Brunson, of Sibley, Iowa,
is visiting at VIM. Lewis's.
Jas. Wilkinson took first premium
and John Thompson second premium
on carriage teams at the Bloomington
Fair.
Will Lewis was the winner in running
foot race at the Bloomington Fair.
A great deal of freight is being shipped
into Bridgeport. The rate on the c.,
NJ. 4 St. p. has been greatly reduced
Mr.. Duckerschein is successful
teacher. He gives the best of satsfac-
ton, and came highly recommended
from Oshkosh aud other places where
he has taught The attendance is very
good for the time of year.
Chas. Gee is repairing his property
and will improve 1t a great deal
Abe Patch has added to his saloon n
stock of groceries.
Frank England has sold his black
smith shop and house to Jas. Tierrey,
who will take possession in two weeks.
John Ruuk is visiting old friends and
acquaintance at Boice Prairie.
Miss Lizzie Anderson is seriously
sick.
Last Saturday Jas. Davis returned
from the State Fair.
Four persons are waiting to get the
Wisconsin House.
The teamster from here to Bridge
port has been at course of law two
weeks, and says he isn't through yet.
Warren Paul is here from Brown S
Valley. Mimi, to spend a few weeks
among old-timers.
Stella Osborne is seriously sick and
there are little hopes of her recovery.
A son of jerome Hill, of Brodtville,
died last night from a revolver shot.
Whether accidental or not has not been
reported. He has not been in his right
mind for some time.
STONE CHIMNEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
Madison Matters.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Gradually the hungry Democracy is
getting Its fingers upon every piece of
the pie which they have captured at
Madison. The last move made is a
blunder of national Importance. They
have swept out nearly every man en-
ployed in the Federal building, and the
last move is the pressure upon the post
master, j. G. Gregory, to remove Robt.
Hastreiter, mailing clerk, and Louis
Helm, superintendent of mail carriers.
Both of these men were very efficient
in their departments and have good,
honorable soldier records behind them.
Louis Helm was a private in Col. Villas s
regiment and was retained in the office
at the Colonel's own request some
months ago. Hastreiter entered the
army when only Is years of age and
has had many years experience in the
mail service since. The Madison Civil
Service Club has held meeting and
protested against the concession to the
hungry horde of outside Democrats No
other reason can be assigned for the re-
moval of these men than simply Bour-
bon pressure for the spoils. Only two
or three Republican employees will be
left in the entire Federal building at
the beginning of October, and it will be
matter of only short time when they
will walk the plank to make way for
those fellows who want a taste.
Gov. Rusk has forbidden the impor-
tation of cattle from Illinois unless they
are certified to by the Illinois Veterin-
arian as being free from that dread cat
tie destroyer, pleuro-pneumonia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
The Funeral,

was walking in Savannah, past church de-
cayed and dim,
When there slowly through the window came
plaIntive funeral hymn;
And sympathy awakened, and wonder
quickly grew.
Till found myself environed in little negro
pew.
Out at front colored couple sat in sorrow,
nearly wild;
On the altar was coffin, in the coffin was a
child.
/ could picture him when living-curly hair,
pfOtruding lip
And had seen perhaps thousand in my hur-
ried Southern trip
But no baby ever rested in the soothing arms
of death
That had famed more flames of sorrow with
his little fiuttering breath;
And no funeral ever glistencd with more SYM
pathy profound
Than was in the chain of teardrops that en-
casped those mourners round.
Rose a sad old colored preacher at the little
wooden desk
With a manner grandly awkward, with coun-
tenance grotesque;
With simplicity and shrewdness on his Ethio-
plan face;
With the ignorance and wisdom of crushed,
undying race
And he said: Now dom be weepin' for dis
pretty bit O. clay
For de little boy who lived here, he done gone
an run awayi
He was dom very finely, an he 'preciate your
love:
But his sure huff Father want him in de large
house above.
Now He didn' give you dat baby, by hum
dred thousand mile;
He just think you need some sunshine, an
He lent it for awhiel
An He let you keep an love it till your hearts
was bigger grown;
An desc silver tears you're Sheddin'S just de
interest on de loan.
Here yer oder pretty chilrun!-don't be
maxim it appear
Dat your love got sort O. 'nopoliZed by dis lit
tie fellow here;
Don't pile up too much your sorrow on DER
little mental selves,
Sos TO kind o. set 'em wonderin' if dey're no
account themselves.
Just you think, you poor deah moiinahs,
creepln long Ger sorrows way.
What blessed little picnic dis yer babys got
today
Your good faders and good moders crowd de
little fellow round
In dc angel-tended garden of de Big Planta-
ton Ground
IAN dey ask him. Was your feet sore? an
take off his little shoes.
An dey wash him, an dey kiss him, an dey
say: Now what's de news?
An dc Lawd done cut his tongue loose; den
de little fellow say:
All our folks down in de valley tries to keep
de hebbenly way
"An' his eyes dey brightly sparkle at dc pref.
ty things he viewt
Den tear come, an he whisper: But / want
my paryentS, toor
But de Angel Chief Musician teach dat boy a
little song;
Says: If only dey be fait'ful dey viii soon
be comm long,
"An' he'll get an education dat win proberbly
be worth
Seberal times as much as any you could buy
for him on earth:
He'll be in dc Lawd's big schoo-house widout
no contempt or fear;
While deres no end to de bad tings might
have happened to him here
$50, my p0cah, detected mounahs, let your
hearts wild Jesus rest,
An don't 20 criticism dat ar One W at knows
dc bestl
He have sent us many comforts-He have
right TO take away
To de ,Lawd be praise an glory now and everl
Bet us pray
Will Carleton in Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
The Death of Sam CoIville.

The nerve dispayed by poor old Sam
Colville during the last sixty minutes Of
his life was amazing to people who
knew him, and they are talking about
1t around the the city with bated breath.
OF course, all theatrical folks knew Col
vile. Almost everybody liked him in
spite of his rather pompous method of
conversation. Indeed, a good many
people in this business had mighty good
reason to regard him with grateful con.
sideration. For several yeats back Coli
vile has been a SOFT Of theatrical banker.
That is to say, he has loaned large sums
of money to other managers in pressing
need of timely assistance, and when
his estate comes to be settled up there
will be some pretty lively skirmishing
by some people know of to pick up the
mortgages which Colyille had been car
his debtors, l fancy his fortune will be
found TO be somewhere in the neighbour
hood of $50, 600, the most of which Is In
solid and substantial shape. Colville
knew he was going to die the minute he
was struck with the first CONFUSION of
his heart the other afternoon. He was
away up in Central park at the time in
his carriage, with his wife's brother.
young man named Rosenquest, who has
been Colville's business manager for
several years. Said the old gentleman:
"There is something the matter with my
heart. | am going to die"
Nonsense" exclaimed Rosenquest
'.you never looked better in your life !"
M ~. L.
"but it is nevertheless true that in an
hour shall be a dead man. Now, l
want you to pay particular attention to
what l have to say"
Then Mr.. Colyille went on with the
utmost calmness and elaboration, as
though engaged in ordinary business
conversation.
I'm. the first place. he said, Il want
Il very quiet funeral. the services to be
rendered by DR.. Houghton. Now, as
to yourself. When | am dead Won will
have large interests and res possibilities.
Your sister affairs are to be taken care
OF, and you will probably have the full
management of the esta' se. | want the
importance of the situa ton to impres:
itself upon you. and J. desire YOU Il
brace up and be ma n in every sense
OF the term. So NJ I. Colville went or
all the way down-t Jwn. Twice during
the Journey 1t was necessary to stop anC
give him brandy in order to revive hi
SINKING vitality. When he reached hA
home ne insist d upon walking in b.
himself, and ieath ensued almost i'm
medlateiy uT on his entrance into tn,
mouse. ton Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
The Prohibition party has two thorough

The Prohibition party has wothorough-
ly alive parties opposed to it, which are
so equally divided that each controls
one branch of Congress and that few
hundred votes at the last presidential
election decided the result of the con-
test for supremacy between them. In
addition to this there is an abundance
OF room for an honest difference of
opinion as to the practicabillty of the
Prohibition cause, even among men
whose sympathies would be with them
could they see their way clear for final
success, to say nothing of the millions
whose habits in daily life for years have
been such as to preclude the possibility
of their ever being anything but the
most violent of opponents.
BoETHIUs.
September %, 1886.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
How to Catch Trout.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Netcs writes: LET me give you point
er for an impromptu method of catching
trout which has recently come to my
notice. 1t is not only time-saving but
humane and economical Go of into
the solitude of the mountain Businesses,
where there are purling brooks which
YOU have reason to believe abound IN
the speckled beauties. Carry with you
an old pair of trousers, with tne ehue u
having fastened the open end Of these
over the outlet of one of those deep.
mysterious holes in which the trout love
to bask, whip the stream for twenty feet
above down to the trousers, and If you
don't don't bag mess Of the prettiest fish
imaginable the gentleman who hrst . ex :
plained this method to me is unworthy
of an honest mans confidence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
300 francs and a letter telling her every

600 francs and letter telling her every
thing, and begging her forgiveness. II
was fatal blow to her; she had placed
all her faith, all her hopes. all her trust
in that man. 1t had never for an in
slant occurred to her TO doubt the BEING
who had promised her SO happy life
and had left her so bitter reality She
never recovered from it,
"And what was Your mothers
namep" asked the Captain in tone
that he vainly tried to render indifer-
ent.
"Claudne Seneschal." replied the
young man. Il am called Pierre Sene-
schal-taking her name because do
not know my fathers name; and, fur
thermore. because have not the right
to bear it
Already they had reached the mount
ain hight overlooking the plain.
Halt" exclaimed the Captain, 'here
we arer'
"And my Instructions" asked tho
soldier, gently.
The captains eye flashed as he an
swered:
Give me your cloaki-giye me your
helmet. quick!n
"EhP" the trooper exclaimed in be-
| wilderment
| 'Obey!-you are under ordersr'
And lightly doffing his officers uni
form, he flung on the cloak held out to
him by the stupefied trooper. and seized
| the helmet
Nov, your dispatch!'
The astounded youth drew the envel-
ope from his leather bag. and gave it
up.
Now" commanded the officer, .'re-
main here and wait for me-"
"But-"
You are under orders"
And putting spurs to his horse, the
captain disappeared in the night
III.
Two hours have passed.
The clouds have melted away; and
the moon, freed from her wells, shines
| clearly and calmly in the horizon, bath
| ing the land in light.
| Suddenly upon the silence there bursts
the crash of far-off fusillade. Ten,
twenty, hundred rite-shots-resound-
ing like the detonations of an immense
display of fireworks. Then cries
shouts-a great indistinct clamor which
the wind brings to the sentry's ears; and
more shooting-this time nearer.
AT last muffied, rapid, irregular
sound approaches over the plateau. 1t
is the gallop of horse. The soldiers
trained ear has recognized it at once.
| Pierre Seneschal grasps his rifle-re-
| solved to sell his life dearly.
Suddenly horseman appears in the
moonlight; and the Chasscur starts. II
| is his Captaini
Bareheaded, his face covered with
| blood, his cloak torn by rifle-shots. his
left arm, shattered by ball, hanging
powerless at his side-but his ewes
brightly glowing with wild ioy-he
| comes at full speed.
Reaching the spot where the young
man stands he leaps to the ground, and,
pressing him passionately to his breast
twining his single uninJured arm about
the lads neck-he cries out in loud
voice, broken by sobs:
my sonr'-Abbreuiate from La
Figaro, in Nev Orleans Tines Demo
crdt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
Editorial from the Philadelphia Pub

Editorial from the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger Independently 1T will be
but another evidence of the utter blind
ness OF party if any party organization
in Wisconsin tries to defeat Gov Rusk
for reelection. He was the only one
of the Western governors who had to
deal with riotous strikers and Anarch-
lists last spring who showed manhood,
ability and sense of duty equal to the
occasion. He should be reelected by
the unanimous vote of all friends of
order, law and efficient government