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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
AN HONEST MAN.

He Gives Up Every Dollar He Has to Pro-
tect His Creditors and Proposes tn IBegis
ut the Bottom Of the Ladder Again.
TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 10.-The firm OF
John Taylor & Co., the leading pork
packers In New Jersey, suspended busi-
ness Wednesday. Disastrous specula.
tons ON the New York and Chicago Pro-
duce Exchanges precipitated the failure.
Tie liabilities amount to $3.50. 900, and the
firm estimate their assets at $3.50, 900. Tho
principal creditors are the Bank Of
Trenton. 5000; Major Frank A. Nc.
Gowan, Of Trenton, $4S 900; Ferdinand
Roebling. 5000; Thomas B. Taylor,
81, 900; VIM. II. Skrim. 80. 900, vancamp
& Worthington, $4,000, and Ex.Con-
gresham John Hart Brewer, 5000.
The banks are fully secured, az are also
Mayor MCGOWAN and other leading cred.
itors. Ext State Senator John Taylor,
the head Of the firm. has stripped him.
self Of every dollar to protect the cred
itors. Tho mas B. Taylor, his brother
has received the deed Of his beaut7;klD
State street residence, and Mr.. ROebling
the Taylor Opera House stock shares for
the sum due him. The only heavy losec
will be Mr.. Taylor himself. His friends.
how ever, have rallied around him. and
the creditors will probably arranSe
matters so that he may continue BUSH
ness.
Mr.. Taylor has been pro minent politi-
ca1ly and socially. as well as in trade.
aud his failure has produced a profound
sensation. He has held several impor-
tant offices besides that Of State Senator,
and has once or twice declined the nomi-
nation for Governor. The Taylor Opera
House, Of which he is the principal owner,
is named after him, and he is president
Of the new Inter- State Fair Association.
He is also heavily interested in the Union
Pottery Company, which may not be at
fected By his failure.
II began business without . dollar
many years ago." said Mr.. Taylor last
night, land am willing TO begin again at
the bottom Of the ladder"
He is yer Y popular here. and his sue
cessful future Is wished for and pre-
dictod.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
The Result Of stock Gambling.

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 9.-Judge Wall
ter Cummings, who is accused OF pilfering
largo sums Of money from his clients and
friends, IL still missing. and no Informs
ton has been obtained as to his where
abouts. The committee OF the Newcastle
County Bar Association, appointed to In
vestigate the charges against Cummings,
have agreed upon . report which sets
forth that nine allegations have been inv
quired into, and on each Of the counts
Cummings has been proven fully guilty.
His dismissal from the bar will most
likely follow. It is estimated that Cum
mings' shortage will reach $4,000 and
his downfall Is attributed to his passion
for stock gambling.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17

A srnBoUs connagrattoa broke out 81
Chattanooga, Tenn, On the night Of the
eth. In the block between Sixth and
Seventh streets ON the east side. The
damage was put st q, $50, 600
THARB dead bodies were taken out OF
the ruins Of the recent Ore ct Chattanooga,
Tenn.
willow fever has caused stampede Of
the citizens Of Jacksonville and other cities
In Florida.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
THE LATEST.

THREE young men were drowned in the
East River, New York, the other night,
their boat being upset by the swell caused
by ferry boat.
A LOCOMOTIVE on the Chicago & st.
Louis jumped the track necr Corning. N.
Y, recently, dashing into another engine.
The engineer Of the latter was killed and
three other persons were seriously injured.
The remains Of General Sheridan were
Inferred at Arlington cemetery on the 18th
after imposing services at St. Matthew's
Church, Washington. The grave is q few
rods distant from the Lee mansion.
1T is reported in Paris that the seizure of
the labor exchange by the Government
prevented an Anarchist rising, over q
thousand revolvers having been hidden in
the building.
The first through train from Paris to
Constantinople passed through Pesth
Hungary, on the 18th.
MISS MARY BERG and Miss Marion Pres.
ton, who testified before the Congressional
Committee on immigration as to the ill
treatment OF women and girls in the large
clothing manufactures, have been dis.
charged by their respective employers.
A DISPATCH from Paris of the 18th says
tnat Prof. Perrin had fred five shots at
General Boulanger. The bullets missed
the General, but one struck NJ. Rataplan,
inhicting q slight wound. Two peasants
were also wounded.
CARELEssNEss on the part of an engineer
caused collision between two 20" freight
trains at Chicago on the 18th and entaiIed
q total loss of $4,000.
The Vatican has been officially notified
OF the Emperor Williams proposed visit to
Rome.
Mr.. LorHRoP, United States Minister to
Russia, and his family and Baron Runne,
the hance of Mr.. Lothrop's daughter, have
started for America.
Two troops of the Second cavalry are to
De sent to some point in Arizona on the
Mexican border. The movement is thought
to be due to trouble caused BY the border
rufflans and also by the Indians in Ari.
IONA.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
August ii showed an average increase of
10, compared with the corresponding week
OF last year. In New York the increase
was So.
PRICES were firm and business was
active on the London Exchange during the
week ended August IL. The BANK of
England advanced its rate of discount tn
three per cent. An advance was reported
in American securities. Firmness char
acterlzed the French and German bourses
The Havana sugar market reported an ID
vance.
The Cuban Government reports that an
agitation is being carried ON in Cuba, with
the assista1ce Of influential American mol
itacians, in favor Of the annexation of Cuba
70 the United States. The Cuban situa.
hon 10 becoming extremely difRcult, owing
70 the financial troubles and the increas.
ing agitation in favor Of home rule
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
THE EAST.

MRS. JOSEPH B. Swift, the noted rebel.
lion hospital nurse, died at Chelsea, Mass.
recently, aged ffty-five years, of cancer
of the stomach.
PLEuRo-PNEUMONIA has broken out
among the fine cattle in westchester
County, n. Y, and over 200 have been or
dered slaughtered.
The tenement house at l03 Avenue "a, -
New York, caught fire recently. The
family Of Gustave Berg. who lived on the
top floor, burned to death. 1t consisted of
Gustave Berg, aged forty; his wife, thirty:
his mother-in-law and his twelye.year.
old daughter, Libby.
The Meadville railroad, of PENNSYLVANIA.
has moved its tracks and depot out of
Evansburg, Pa, because of the efforts of
the people to stop Sunday trains.
INDICTMENTS have been filed against
Henry r. Porter, editor of the Press. of
New York. and Herbert L. Bridgeman of
the same paper, for statements in that "a
per charging Mayor Hewitt with ill-treat-
ing, ill-paying and systematically taking
the earnings of the workmen Of the firm of
Cooper & Hewitt at Ringwood, NJ
The Anchor line steamer Alexandra.
which sailed recently for Mediterranean
points, had hardly left her dock in Brook.
lyn when an alteration took place between
two Italian passengers and one of her
crew, during which the seaman was
stabbed in the breast and died in less than
two minutes.
The two iron mills Of Graf, Bennett &.
Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa, have been cold n
auction at S720, 0O0 10 satisfy two mortgages.
one for $6s5, 200, held by the New YORK
Life Insurance Company, and one ether
for 100000. held by local parties. The
property was bought in by syndicate oe
creditors.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
A station Agents. Experiences with a
Escaped Lunatic.

rAusrox. Mass, Aug. 9. Station
AGENT Kittrell Of the Whitsenden juno
ton station on the Old Colony road,
Tuesday night had gone around the bend
to light tho signals and was returning
Then . man surang from tho bushes,
grasped him BY the throat and demand
"a three dollars. Kittreu struggled des-
peratsly to FREQ himself. but was soon
rendered helpless and unconscious.
Operator Toomey. heard Kittrelrs cries
however, and his appearance frightened
Tie assailant away. Afterward the fel-
Low ~ secured and brought to the Sta
tasn. He p roved to BE- IN escaped lunAtio
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
Agricultural writer to his Wit

Agricultural writer to his vile:
"Mary. did you feed the hogs?'
Eyes" And milk the cows?" "Yes. "
"And water the horses?' Yes." "And
get all the chickens in?" Eyes. "
well, give me piece Of paper and
a pencil. Iwant to write an article
for an agricultural paper on The
Necessity of Farmers Giving their
Personal Attention to their Stock "
Nebraska Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
Addicted to Drink.

CREIoHToN, Neb., Aug. 9.-John Bens.
dict was found lying dead on the bank of
the pond here last night Benedict had
been missing since Monday, but was sup
posed to have gone into the country on
business. he Is an old citizen Of Creigh-
ton. He was addicted to drink, and while
crazy drunk it is thought be took poisoa
ndended his life He was about fifty years
old, and leaves . wife and several small
children.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17

"A dandy once went to doctor to
be bled; the doctor, after some time
and trouble, succeeded in drawing blood
from his trembling arm, whereupon the
dandy. after a little of his fear had
subsidized, raised up his head and ex-
claimed: Doctor, 1 think you are
great butcher" cay" said the doc
tor, land l have just been sticking Q
great calf"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17

"A stage hero at one OF the local
theaters rather marred the effect
of his lines the other evening
when he rushed into burning build
ing to save somebody's life, exclaiming
as he did so: II viii perish or der To
the chagrin Of the audience he did
neither.-CAieago IsjbUse.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17

"A story comes from Brewton, Ala,
which may be read with interest and prof.
It. A gentleman seeking a residence found
one just suited to his taste In all but the
inside ornamentation of the house, but be-
ing gentleman Of means as well as taste,
he accepted the house and turned it over
to the uphOlsterer for renovation. The most
elaborate inside decorations were soon
made by the skillful painters, the walls
papered in the highest style Of art and in
perfect unison with the furnishings. The
landlord, hearing OF the improvements,
concluded it would be q good time
to exact rack rent" He had several
offers to rent the house. so he pulled
down on the tenant for q big raise.
The tenant could not stand that. He con.
cluded to leave, but kick as he left. He
desired revenge-deep, solid and lasting.
So happy thought struck him. It was a
dark and villainous thought, but perhaps
justifiable under tho circumstances. He
hied him again to the wall papering man
and looked over the samples of paper, and
finding one, horror in bad figures of
black and mud color, contracted for it to
DO put up, 20 a. to completely hide the
beautiful blue and gold paper Of the first
edition. The papering was scarcely COM
pleted before the landlord dropped in 70
see whether the tenant had not relented
little. He was shown into the parlor.
Hardly had he touched the soft cushions
OF the chair than he sprang to his fest and
ned the house. He had seen the paper en-
the wall, and was horrided.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17
THE SOUTH.


trying to catch q large rattlesnake alive
in the bottoms opposite Memphis, Tenn,
the other day was bitten on the neck and
died before help could reach him.
RETURNS from the county elections in
Kentucky show Democratic gains every
where.
IScESD1ARIEs in Hampton, Va, set fire
to large frame building the other night
and destroyed several stores. This was
the second attempt to destroy the town.
RICHARD BENNETT, of Bentonville, Ark,
recently celebrated his 1O9th birthday. He
is the oldest man in the State and hale and
hearty.
THE Painters and Decorators Association
Of America is holding its annual session in
Baltimore.
A FIENDIsH crime was committed recent
ly by train wreckers three miles from
Waco, Tex, on the Texas Central railroad.
Pieces of timber were fastened to the track
and the night express was derailed, the
locomotive demolished and several cars
badly damaged. EngineerJ J. B. Moses was
killed outright, his fireman badly scalded,
and . half dozen passengers injured.
FIVE women were drowned of New
Castle, Del, recently by the capsixing of
. sloop. They were in the cabin when the
accident happened
Two cases Of yellow fever are reported
at Jacksonville, Fla, and thirteen at Man.
atee. Charleston, g. c., has quarantined
against the former place.
CHARLES HENRY RIKDEL was hanged af
New Castle, Del, recently for the murder
Of his wife and child on the night Of Sep.
tember l6, 1857.
TEE Tennessee brewery ct Memphis was
reported o. Ars On the 10th. Loss, sasa-
600.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-17

lfHs. KsrHxA, Il Altoona, Pa, rscsatiy
Favored thres quarts Of Ice cream WITH
laadanum, mot knowing the grocer had
given her the poison for vanilla extract BY
mistake. The lives Of the family were
saved by the stomach pump bur all were
made seriously Ill.
RoBHRT GAARErf, the Baltimore mil.
lionaire, IL IL thought, IL becoming hope
lessly insane. Recently in New York he
tried to kill himself.
A BALrnoRR & Ohio engine went
through an open draw over the Schuylkill
river, Philadelphia, the other morning and
ono man was drowned and two others
badly hurt.
JOHN II. LANasroN, candidate for the
nomination for Congress from the Pitts
burgh (Pa.) district. has written letter to
Senator Quay accusing Malone Of intend
ing to cheat him out Of his nomination.
Hon. JAMES g. BLAINE arrived at New
York on the 10th, after an absence of four.
teen months in Europe. He was well
coined with much enthusiasm by thou
sands of partisans who had been awaiting
his arrival for two days previously.
TEE Volunteer won the race at the an
nual regatta of the New York Yacht Club
ON the 10th.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04

Mrs. ]. J. White, Dighton's wor.
thy and esteemable tailores, expects
to move to Lamar, Colorado, the first
of the month. Mrs. White has been
with us about two years and during
that time she has made many warm
friends in social circles and has, in
every instance, pleased her patrons
of the tailor shop who all join with
us in wishing her unbounded success
in her new location, but shall ever
feel her loss from among us. To
the people of Lamar we cheerfully
recommend her as first-class mer.
chant tailor worthy of their conf.
dence and patronage, and ere she
has lived long with them they will
find her to be an agreeable lady and
a good citizen.-DIghton Kans., I
Republican.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04
Alcohol and FowIs.

4 French doctor has Experimental on
..L.e influence of alcoholic drinks on
fowls. He administered to them brandy
and absinthe, and found one and all
to take so kindly to their unwontati
stimuiants that he was foreed to give
each bird limited daily allowance.
There was extraordinary development
of cocks crests, and a rapid and general
loss of flesh. The experiments were
continued until it appeared that two
kill the strongest cock or hen, while the
brandy-dlinkers lived four and nalf
months, and the wine-bibbers held on
for ten months before they died the
drunkard's death.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll saws i

Col. Robert G. Ingersoll says in
relation to the vote and interest of
the laborer: "When wages fall below
a certain point then come degrada-
ton, loss of manhood, serfdom and
slavery. If any man had right to
vote for his own interests certainly
the man who labors is the man, and
every workingman having in his will
part of the sovereignty of this na-
ton, having within him a part of
the law making power, should have
the intelligence and courage to vote
for his own interests. He should
vote for good wages; he should vote
for policy that would enable him
to lay something by for the winter
of his life, that would enable him to
earn enough to educate his children,
enough to give him Il home and a
fireside. He need not do this in an
ger or revenge, but because 1t is Just,
because it is right, and because the
working people are in the majority.
They ought to control the world, be-
cause they have made the world
what it is. They have given every
thing there is of value. Labor plows
every field, builds every house, fash
ions everything of use and when that
labor is guided by intelligence the
world prosperous"
Bent County register., 1888-08-04

There is striking coincidence of
integrity in the careers of the repub-
lican candidates for the Presidency
and Vice-Presldency, respectively.
When the contractor who was build
ing General Benjamin Harrson's
house at indianapolis was paid in
full he ran away, leaving the men
unpaid. General Harrison promptly
assumed the payroll of seventeen
men for three weeks work, and paid
them in full, though he was under
no legal obligation to do so, and had
already paid once for every service
they rendered him.
When the firm, of which Levi P.
Morton was member, failed in bus
mess and settled at fifty cents on the
dollar, Mr.. Morton kept a memoran-
dunn of the amounts due, and when
he became able to clear up these OBJ
legations he waived the legal privil-
ege given him by the rettlement and
paid the remaining fifty cents on the
dollar out of his personal income
New York Press.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04

Eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. S.
Barbour went to Lincoln county, in
lhis territory, aud took up a ranch
On the public domain-or rather took
up the land upon which to make a
ranch. To economic their resources
Mr.. Barbour, who is an attorney,
went to Lincoln and opened law
Office, while his wife took charge of
the work Of improving the ranch, and
from that time to this she has had
absolute control OF the place. She
planned and superintended the con-
sruction of all the buildings on the
place, designated the location of the
fences, corrals, and all the necessary
works of this character, at the same
time overeeing the cowboys, nasons,
carpenters and farm hands. Not
long ago the agent of an eastern com
pany. attracted by the fine location
and the able management displayed
In the business recommended 1t to
his principals as n good investment,
and the consequence was that hall
Interest in the place was sold to the
company, the number of cattle was
increased to 5000 head, and Mrs.
Barbour was employed as general
manager of the entire business. AT
the same time that she was putting
up the buildings and making the
necessary Improvements for the cat
tie ranch, she had force of men at
work improving another portion of
the land for a farm, from which she
Is now raising fine crops of grain
and vegetables, more than enough to
supply all of her own employees and
animals aud has fruits and berries in
profusion. She has the most perfect
order and system in every department
OF the business, and has rendered a
valuable service to ranchmen gener-
any by monstrating the fact that
oowboys'can be gentlemen. Gums"
have entirely been disposed with,
the "cow men" wear clean shirts,
take off their hats when they come
Into the house. wash their faces, comb
their hair and put on their coats
when they come to the table, and
otherwise respect the customs of civ
ilizations. Mrs. Barbour is q model
for her sex, and has shown that some
women, at least, can manage large
and Important business interests just
as successfully as members of the
rougher sex.-Albnquerque Demo
csA,.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04
Headquarters ofarand
Army ofthe Republic

MISNEAroLIs, MINI, July 1e, 'ss
General Order No. 9.
In view OF the period of great po.
litical excitement upon which the
Country is now entering, the Com
mander-in-Chief deems 1t his duty 10
call the attention of al comrades to
the following extract from the Rules
and Regulations:
mo officer or comrade of the
Grand Army of the Republic shall,
IN any manner, use this organization
for partisan purposes, and no discuss
ion of partisan questions shall be
permitted at any of its meetings, nor
shall any nomination for political of
fee be made.' Art. NJ, Chap. 5.
The continued prosperity and use
fulness of our fraternity depends up
on the avoidance of even a suspicion
that it can be used by any person or
in any locality for any partisan pur-
pose whatever. The members of the
organization, as citizens of their
country, have all the rights and are
subject to all the duties of citizen
ship. They have, and should have,
their political convictions and party
affiliations and their right to advo-
cate and proclaim them and differ in
regard to them as they do, is in no
wise questioned; but fidelity to the
principles of the organization aud a
due regard for its efficiency and well
fare urgently demand that any and
every violation of the letter or spirit
of the above cited rule should be
studiously avoided and promptly con
dcmned. Comrades are reminded
that the uniform of the Order should
not be worn at any political gather
ing and they are admonished to dis.
countenance the use of all political
badges or devices in any way calcu.
lated to associate the Grand Army
of the Republic with any political
party or candidate. To the end that
the fraternal ties which now unite us
may not be impaired by partisan con-
teutions, this warning is promulgated
and Commanders of Departments
and Posts are directed to supplement
the same by all proper methods.
By Command of JOHN p. REA,
Commander-in-C Chief.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04

The Colorrdo Springs Republic
says: "SeDator John Campbell, of
this city, on his way home from the
San Luis Valley the other day, met
three travelling statesmen from York
state, all Jews, who stated in the
course of conversation that they be-
longed to communities of Jews in
that state, every one of whom voted
for Cleveland four years ago. But
this year every one of them will vote
for Harrison and Morton and repub-
hcan protection"
Every day the republican ticket
grows in strength. Democrats all
over the country are deserting the
free trade standard of the democratic
party and declaring their intention
20 vote for the protection of Ameri-
can industries and American labor.
This is the result of an intelligent
explanation of the policy of the re-
publican party. Intelligence, en-
lightenment and observation are foes
to democracy, ignorance and preju-
dice.-Denver Times.
Bent County register., 1888-08-04
Republican State s1on-
Xont1op.

le>dguarters OF the Republican State Cen.
ilbmmittee. ucnver. Colo... Jul n -. Isss
accordance with the in-tructi- ons OF the
subliran state Central Commttt .es, a con
rtlon OF the Republican party OF Colorado
hereby called 10 meet At Denver on Tues
the tth day of september A. ID. lSss al 10
iock a tn, for the purpose of dominating
following candidates for III. late Offices
m. nilad At the state election q, be held 90
s-aay, the sth day Of NOVEMBER, A. u. isss
Wit
buc Representative In the fift-f-drst Con.
>. OF the United states.
bne Governor OF the state OF O. 10.
Ibne Ilrat. Governor OF the stas = of Colo.
l,ur state Treasurer.
(lur Secretary OF state.
.[lue Auditor OF state
||)ne AttfoEaey General.
XIlur SuprTtntendcat OF Pubic Instructions
fso Regent. OF the University OF Colo.
bne Jsissc Of the supreme Court of Colo.
ke said state Convention Will NJ. 20 elect.
|Threc Eeprhiicsn Presidential Electors for
kr Sfafs OF Colorado.
t}.e ca airIlnu Of tho State Cen trial Commit
y and uH- CO ltaittce IN an frotrf each county
the state to constitute the Rel ~ blicau Cen
81 Committee for the ensuing two years
10 trAnszcf such other bs-i ne-s as nay
<pPeriy com. before said CO. cntion.
|1h- several ccuntis- of the - ate will DC en-
Med TO representation In SOD Convention as
tloss:--