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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
BICYCLE RACES.
Winners at the First Days Races Held in
Kansas City.

Winners at the First Days Races Held in
Kansas City.
KANSAS City, Mo-, Sept. 2S.-There was
good attendance at the bicycle tourna-
ment held in this city yesterday.
The first race, one NILE, Kansas State
championship, open to Kansas only, was
won by A. j. Henly, of Wichita, in 3:46s.
Prize, gold medal.
The second race, one mile, boys race,
one mile, open to boys under sixteen, was
won by William Koye, Of Kansas City, in
4:59h. Prize, silver medal.
The third race, one mile. hurdle, for
which two prizes were offered. Was won by
Harry Gordon, Of st. Louis, in 4:40I, and
J. NJ Hodgen, of st. Louis, took second in
1853 Price-First, clock; second, gentle-
mans toilet case.
The fourth event, a three-mile handicap,
open, with a time limit of fifty seconds,
was won by Percy Stone, of st. Louis.
Time-10:H. W. T. Haynes, of this city,
took second prize, in 10:45. Haynes was
allowed TWENTY-FIVE seconds start.
But one contestant came forward for the
next event, Of fancy and trick riding,
Harry Gordon, of st. Louis. who showed
much skill in difficult movements.
The sixth event was open only to Kansas
City wheelmen, and consisted in a one
mile club championship race. After a hot
contest, N. 7. Haynes won in 3:45.
The seventh event, a two-mile lap race,
open. was won by Percy Stone, of st.
Louis, in 6:354c, with Harry Gordon, Of
St Louis, second. in 6:3I.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
YELLOW FEVER.

The Deaths and New Cnoes ut Jacks0n>
willie and Elsewhere.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 2S.-Yester-
day l3l cases were reported, forty white
and ninety-one colored people. The
deaths numbered eight-AntoniO Christo-
pher, F. Bilette. d. d. Mccormick, w. +.
Ford. J. H. HELEN, Alice English (colored).
Annie Herrick and Annie Wilson. The
general distress among the pooris daily in
creasing and within another week probably
1sOOO people, nine-tenths colOred, will havp
to be fed by the hand Of charity. The hope
OF getting shelter for any considerable
number at the camps Of the refugees is
abandoned. Colonel J. ]. Daniels Is very
low and very little hope was entertained
Of his recovery.
A special from Gainesville says: 'One
new case Of yellow fever here to-day
Major N. r. Grunnell, formerly superin-
tendent Of the Florida Southern Railroad.
The cOnvalescents are doing we'll"
A special from McClenny reports only
three cases of fever at Sanderson, nine
miles west of that place.
DISTRESS AT DECATUR.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S-General Joseph
Wheeler has received dispatches from G :
c. Austin, the mayor of Decatur. staiE.:
the people of both towns are in distressed
condition and greatly in need of food and
money contributions. Upon the receipt Of
the dispatch General Wheeler had 6,OOO
rations forwarded to Decatur.
ONE NEW CASE IN JACKSON.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. sit was cool
and bright yesterday. One new case was
reported-Mrs. Smythe, mother law Of
Mr.. Nipple, who died Of the fever on Sun
day. There was one death Wednesday
night-B. Lee. The total cases number Is;
total deaths g.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
THE PERUVIAN GRAB.

A Hitch In the Legislature Which May Pre-
vent the Seizure Of the Oroya Road.
LIMA, Peru, Sept. ga bill has been in
troduced and approved in the Chamber of
Deputies authorizing the executive to take
over, by force il it should be necessary,
the railway line known as the Oroya, now
under contract for term of years to NJ.
p. Grace, of New York, but as the Senate
voted to appropriate the road by appealing
to judicial proceedings, ameasure rejected
by the lower house, there is divergence
Of opinion and a conflict between the two
legislative branches by which the
proposition may eventually be re-
tarded and lost. The arrival of
Lord DonOughmore, the commissioner APP
pointed by the bondholders at London,
with the purpose Of arranging the contract
with the Government of Peru by which the
foreign creditors would receive all the rail-
ways constructed with their capital. may
also have an influence in this matter and
prevent the contamination of an act against
which the Government of the United
States has manifested desire to protest.
The experience of the administration in
the attempt to manage the lines recently
taken from the contractors, notably those
of Trujillo and from Arequipa to Peru,
has been most unsatisfactory. Instead of
the financial profits announced by the
Government As to be received from the
new system, q deficit is apparent and no
money is available to balance it. Congress
does not take the circumstances into con-
sideraton when debating an appropriation
of the Oroya railway, which is from its
condition and character q very difficult
one to run.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
A WOMAN'S PLAN.
A wichita Woman Summarily Solves the
Irol,if.ifio, PrOhleur

A wichita Woman Summarily Solves the
Prohibition Problem.
WICHITA, Kan, Sept. 2S.-Mrs. Mary
Elmer found yesterday morning that her
husband failed to come home as ON many
previous occasions, and surmising that he
was at q prominent joint and gambling
Gen where he was wont to stay when
drunk, though she had told the keeper
often not to sell him drink, she armed her.
self with a good axe and started for the
place. The door was not unlocked for
business, and with one heavy stroke
with the axe she broke it down.
The barkeeper was on the inside getting
things ready for business, and seeing the
woman, he ran to the next room and
locked the door behind him. She broke
that door down and he slipped into a third
room, she closely following him reminding
him Of her instructions. He locked the
third door, and while she was
breaking it down slipped down a
back stairway and got out of danger.
In the third room was her husband in a
drunken stupor. This Infatuated the
woman and she went back over the rooms
with the axe, smashing every thing break
able, taking in mirrors and giving special
attention to the paraphernalia Of the bar.
After breaking every thing Mrs. Elmer
gave her husband few blows in the face,
waking him up. and marched him home,
where she treated him to a first class fog
ging with buggy whip.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
A GREAT WHEAT CORNER.
Hutchinson. the Chicago Operator. Send
the Price of Wheat Skywardi.

Hutchinson. the Chicago Operator, Sends
the Price of Wheat Skyward.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-THE remarkable
course pursued by September wheat to-
day is the outcome of a corner in that
option by B. 2. Hutchinson, who has been
buying all of the September wheat offered
lately. As only three days remained for
the shorts to settle their trades in, they
went into the pit this morning and be-
gan to bid against each other, with the
result that the price mounted rapidly.
When it reached $1.25 Hutchinson
sent the shorts word that he had
little wheat to sell. They focked to his
house, where he disposed of 80, 900 BUSH
els at Sl.25 in very short time. Then, af-
ter telling those Of the shorts who were
still waiting that wheat would 60 to -
within a week, Hutchinson went away to
his club, leaving instructions with his
brokers to sell the shorts all the wheat
they wanted at $1.A. There is a suspicion
that Hutchinson also has most of the De-
cember wheat, and in consequence that
option went up to 81.
The excitement after the adjournment
was even greater than that which prevailed
during the session Of the board. Rumors
about what ''Old Hutch" would do were
too numerous to trace to any authority.
and the price was run up with wonderful
rapidity away above the days closing
price on the board by the curbstone deal
ers. The advance was marked by al
most a street bedlam. The price reached
Sl.30 for September before the side
walk trading ceased and one deal
is reported at $1.3ll.. Several of
those caught for heavy losses were
vengeance on Hutchinson,
but were reminded that he was pretty
thoroughly protected from legal proceed
ings. He had announced to a squad of
sports that this was not a corner; that it |
was against Illinois laws to corner grain |
or provisions; that he had carefully stud |
led the statute and been very particular |
not to violate it; that in facthe had bought |
genuine stuff and if the other gentlemen |
had been selling something they could not |
deliver that was there lookout. This con-
dition though was a genuine revelation to |
the curbstoue dealers and greatly stimu-
their desire to cover.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
FOSTERS ro,sLes.

H..vv Em,.,,,.m... ~ xu,.
ter, LEGAL Copn..I NJ -. N.w V,,-s D..
duce Exchange,
NEW York, Sept. as,lThe following
statement over the signature of Alexander
4. Orr, president of the Produce Exchaupe.
was posted on the floor Of the EXCHANGE
yesterday afternoon:
To the members of the eratuity fund. Gen
tlemen: Yesterday afternoon it came to the
knowledge Of the trustees of the gratuity fund
.nat counsel William Il Foster. Jr, was
suspee'ed OF having committed similar
Az, 'h"se PIac"ceo oy be
Barlow. T..rocoue ,rS Cno,,. ;nra.,;sa'
ton proved fins IN he the c.se Tre register
has pronounced thirteen MORTGAGES. aeereeat-
ing si6sGa as having fraudulent certificates of
registration. The investigation is still going on
ana the members OF the exchange will be sd-
v.sIu OF iurtner developments. Last evening
.rres, W;r;. uete'.Ne sse1cy Sas emp'oyeu W
vort has haar -ac.;,.,, 49, ,,.,,
SIrI.Snrp Ohm
This statement was NOT a comnlete sur.
prise to the members Of the Exchange.
Foster, who had Offices in the building.
and who had long been legal counsel for
the exchange, had not been seen since last
Tuesday evening. when he went awav
saying he would be back the next morning.
He enjoyed the implicit confidence of his
associates, and inst how he became first
suspected of going wrong is not vet
known, but it became bruited about on
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
The State Debt Of Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 27.-The State
Treasurer prepared the following state
ment of the bonded Indebtedness of Kan
sas or the forthcoming annual report:
The permanent school fund has invested in
State, county. municipal and school bonds
the sum of $3.50 $500; the State Agri-
cultural College has S475, 223.O6 invested in
bonds of the same kind; the sinking fund
$4,000; State University fund, Sis, 4la.6s;
the State Normal School fund, $97, 304.
The State Agricultural College also holds
as assets %, 1855 in notes and accounts.
The total State debt 10 $S15, 200, and Of this
amount all but $256, COZ or $50, 900 is held
as an investment by thsse various funds,
the permanent school fund holding the
greater part of it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
Appalling Calamity,

VALPARAISO, Chill, Aug. 15.-A fearful
calamity occurred here on the 18th instant.
An artificial pond 800 feet above the level
Of the city burst, flooding the Ve1ley Yum
gal and several streets. The food CAM
down in an irresistible torrent, sweeping
every thing before it and bringing down
rocks and trunks Of trees with it. The
stream came rushing through the street
San Juan de DiOs in q wave twelve feet
high. Shops were deluged and the con-
tents destroyed. Houses were swept away,
and their inhabitants drowned or bruised
to death. Forty-seven bodies had been
buried yesterday of persons killed by this
disaster. The sum of 100000 has been
voted by the Congress in Santiago TO re-
lieve the sufferers. A tailor named Torres
lost his house, his shop and contents. his
wife and four children. The loss Of prop
erty will probably be 81 100000 at least.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
The Copper Syndicate.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s-The Senate Com.
mittee on Commerce yesterday began an
inquiry of the operations in this country
of the French copper syndicate. The
information obtained was that the
syndicate took all the surplus cop
per produced in America and sold is
abroad, paying the American companies
one half of the sum realized above IL cents
pound and making the deficit good when
the price realized was less than IL cents,
whether sold at home or abroad. The
syndicate had the right at all times to fix
the price of sale and bad contracts with
practically all the mines in the country.
There were no American members of the
syndicate and the price Of copper to the
consumer to-day was less than the aver
age for the last ten years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
Political RumanIsm.

of the three men who were wounded in the
melee at the meeting Of the Republican
County Committee Thursday night are ia
vorable for recovery with the exception Of
Antoine Christensen. The cause of the
fracas is not yet fully known, different
theories being given by members
Of different political parties. There
were. however, again yesterday
seemingly organized efforts by fac
tons of the lowest classes of the city styl-
ing themselves ''Independent voters" to
gain control of the ballot boxes and tear
up or burn the ballots that were cast at the
Republican primaries. Several desperate
encounters have taken place.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
THE EAST.

Two freight trains on the West Shore
road came in collision at Fort Montgom-
cry, a few miles below West Point, n. Y,
the other morning. Both trains were
wrecked, but no loss of life was reported.
J. THORNTON wooD. the missing scien-
list Inns been found at Bedford, n. H.
The steamship Wisconsin, with the Irish
athletes aboard, arrived at New York on
the 18th. They were met at the pier BY
number Of American athletes.
The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons has
granted q pardon to Milton Weston, the
Chicago millionaire who is serving five
years sentence in the Western peniten.
tiary for contributory murder in causing
the death of a man named Haymaker dur
ing fight between employees Of the two
men over the possession Of piece of land
in Western Pennsylvania about four years
ago.
JOHN PoGGY, an elephant trainer in Fore.
paugh's circus, was killed at Dubois, Pa,
recently by the elephant Tip. The beast
had been leased by parcel Of boys who
had fed it with apples containing pepper
and tobaccountil it had become infuriated
WILLIAM r. FOSTER, JR., brother of the
president Of the League of Republican
Clubs, is charged at New York with en-
bezzlements amounting to S1Gs. 200. His
whereabouts was unknown on the 9TH,
although Pinkerton detectives were put on
his track. His method of swindling was
similar to that employed by Bedell-forged
certificates of mortgage.
MISS MARYCAMPBELLS CHoFIELD, daugh.
ter of General Schofield, was married to
Lieutenant Avery d. Andrews, Of the
Fifth cavalry, q. 8. A., ct New York re-
Gently.
TIE large commission house of Williams,
Black e. Co, New York, has failed. La
biIities not stated.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
Defaulter lse(lell.

NEW York, Sept. 2S.-The examination
of James E. Bedell, the defaulting clerk Of
the law firm of Shipman, Barlow e. La
court. Two complaints were made against
him. The first is made by j. E. Schermer-
horn. charging Bedell with forging a
mortgage for S1I,O 900. Register Slevin was
present to testify that his signature on the
mortgage was forgery. The other COM
plant is made by Solomon landlord, of
the law firm the prisoner defrauded. Mr..
Koop, the man who first discovered the
forgery, also makes a complaint. The ac-
cused was remanded without bail.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
The Detective Racket.

81. LOUIS, Sept. 81. B. York. who
claimed to be treasurer Of the Oklahoma
Secret Service Association of Wichita.
Kan, was arrested yesterday by Detec-
tives Tracy and Tucker. He had adver-
tised in the papers for a couple Of good
detectives aud had received quite num-
Der of applications, and when arrested
had obtained IS from Philip Reisenleiter,
whom he had engaged and was to give q
badge and detective papers. The police
think York is fraud, and they applied
yesterday afternoon for a warrant against
him for employment of men to do detective
work in st. Louis without first obtaining
permission of the board Of police comrais-
siOners.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
COpsidering Trusts.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2I.-The House
Judiciary Committee to-day considered
the subject Of trusts. There are number
of bills concerning trusts before the COM
mittee varying in the degree Of severity
with which it is proposed to treat
them, and differing materially in
details. while agreeing substantially
in the intent to render them imperative
or to prohibit them. The result was the
committee was convinced that the subject
will require very nice treatment before
measure can be framed that will avoid
constitutional and other objections. and
vet Do Of avail in checking the operations
Of the trusts. Nothing was accomplished
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THI Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Captain W. s. Schley to be chief Of
the bureau of equipment and recruiting of
the Navy Department with the relative
rank of Commodore.
The Acting Secretary of War has or
dered United States troops to be sent to
Rio Grande City for the protection of life
and property there, the place being
threatened by Mexicans incensed at the
recent fracas between Editor Garcia and
Customs Officer Sebree.
THE President has proclaimed as mill.
tary reservation the tract of land in Cali
fornia, near San Pedro Bay, now a public
reservation by cession from Mexico.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave a special
reception recently to Buffalo Bill and his
Wild West troupe, including the Indians.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: John H.
Oberly, of Illinois, to be Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, vice John c. Atkins, re-
signed; Samuel H. Albro. of New York, to
be superintendent of Indian schools;
Vancourt C. Yantis, of Missouri, to be
assayer in charge of the United States
assay Office at st. Louis.
MRS. ERNEsTINE BECKER, a counter in
the Treasury Department at Washington.
has been dismissed, 1914 being found short
in her cash.
THE investigation into the charges
against Congressman Stahlnecker, of New
York, preferred by Judge Kelley, ended
on the 9th and resulted in his exonera-
ton. He was charged with seeking to in
duce the architect of the library building
to obtain stone from quarries in which he
was interested.
The Senate Committee on Commerce has
commenced an inquiry into the operations
of the French copper syndicate in this
country.
TIE Harrison and Morton campaign ball
arrived at Washington on the 2Sth and
was rolled up Pennsylvania avenue to the
Republican League club house where q
large crowd listened to speeches. The ball
will next go to West Virginia.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
A Child's Terrible Death.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 2s.-In Faulk-
her County yesterday John Watson.
farmer who was running q sorghum mill
and evaporation, left his little son to watot
. kettle of boiling molasses while he went
to dinner. His little girl, seven years old,
fell into the boiling molasses and was
burned to death. The little boy was also
badly burned in trying to save his sisters
life
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
THE LATEST.

CLEARING house returns for week ended
September 90 showed an increase of TO-
compared with the corresponding week of
last year. In New York the increase was
IO.3
JOHN D. CAPERroN, a printer, and John
Pearce, an old river man, We're drowned
just above Louisville, Ky, on the night of
the 3Oth.
On the London Stock Exchange business
was active and prices were firm during
the week ended September %. At Paris
the bourse was fiat. In Germany the
bourses were dull owing to realizations.
The composing room of John G. News
paper, the Journal of indianapolis, was
formally turned over to the Typographical
Union on the night of the 3otb, the non.
union hands being discharged.
The second congress for the unification
of the maritime commercial law opened
at Brussels on the 3Oth, the Minister Of
Justice presiding. Judge lambert Tree.
the American Minister, and other foreign
representatives were present.
The wife of Judge j. j. Adams was
killed recently near Trezevant, Tenn. She
was crossing the track Of the Louisville &
Nashville in a buggy at the time.
PROF. GEFFEcKEN. who supplied the ex-
tracts from Emperor Frederick's diary,
has been arrested at Hamburg.
A COW derailed train on the Cincinnati
Southern recently near Chattanooga,
Tenn. Brakeman William Lennon was
killed and Engineer Quigley fatally in
jured.
c. A. PITCHER, the fugitive cashier of
the Union Bank, of Providence, r. l., has
been sentenced at Montreal to seven years.
imprisonment for bringing stolen money
into Canada.
The steamer Thronteska, with 400 bales
OF cotton, was burned at the mouth of the
Flint river, near Columbus, Ca, recently.
No lives were lost. Loss, $4,000.
A FREIGHT train on the Columbus &
Western railroad fell sixty-iive feet
through Wild Cat trestle, near Columbus,
Ga, the other morning, killing two men
and wounding a number of others. Sixteen
cars and the engine were smashed.
FIVE men were killed on the Oregon
line the other night by a running into
herd of cattle near Pocateilo, Idaho.
Thirty cars were wrecked.
THE Massachusetts State Labor party
has nominated Charles E. Marks, of
Plymouth. for Governor: A. F. Hall, of
Hudson, for Lieutenant Governor; Josiah
Small, of Princetown, for Secretary of
State; Isaiah Dunn, Of Boston, for Treas
urer; Edwin NJ. White, of Boston, for At
torney- General, and Arid H. Wood, of
for Auditor.
The movement Of the Mormons toward
Mexico is assuming definite shape and
larger proportions. The Mormons have
quietly bought from private owners large
bodies Of agricultural lands in Northern
principally in the valley of
the Casas Grande river, and have founded
several Aourishing villages.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05

JoHx Z. LxNox, an aged and respected
citizen Of Allegheny, Pa, was swindled
out Of $lO, 900 recently BY two bunco mon,
who made good their escape.
A DESPATCH from Bradford, Pa, Of the
18th said the first snow storm Of the sea.
son had visited that valley. At Lafsystte
Corners, the highest point in 1cKean
County, q 'howling" snowstorm was in
progress.
THERE was . marked change reported 1t
Boston on the aSth for the better in the
condition Of John L. Sullivan. DR.. Rush
said he was entirely out Of danger.
IT was reported at Pittsburgh that
steel rail combination, comprising the
chief mills in all tie world, has been
formed to advance prices.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
Fatal Buggy Accident.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. ga CONNER
cfal Gazette Meadville, Pa, special says:
An express train on the New York, Penn
sylvania & Ohio road struck buggy and
a horse at Kennedy station, N. Y, this af-
ternoon, completely demolishing the We
hicie and killing the occupant, James
Stone. Mr.. Stone was a wealthy farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
Bank and other BaildInes Burned.

DELPHos, o.. Sept. 2S.-The Commercial
Bank building and contents, Edwards
grocery and a large restaurant owned by
morning. The total loss is $4,000, th1ee-
fourths of which falls on the bank prop
srty.