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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
A REAL HERO.
Imprisoned Miners Saved BY the Heroism
of Mining Engineer.

Imprisoned Miners Saved BY the Heroism
of Mining Engineer.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Aug. Shorty five
men were at work in the Allegheny mine,
thirteen miles from Cumberland, belong
ing to the Consolidated Coal Company,
when the wall between it and the a join
ing worked out Boston or -Etna mine,
gave way from pressure of water from
the old mine. 1t flowed steadily in
strong stream over four feet in depth and
there We're grave fears for those inside
Hours passed before any relief could be
obtained by the men inside, and out
side the deep concern of wives, children
and loving friends were depicted on every
countenance Finally the water had sub
sided 10 a depth that would allow entrance
to the mine and II. P. Mems the mining
engineer of the company, started in alone
in search of the imprisoned men, none of the
outsiders being willing toventure. After
wading through the water, against a strong
current, up to his armpits and over an
irregular bed /, 500 feet he came to group
of forty three men, who told him of man
and boy being in a far distant room. No
one would go to their relief. He starteI,
on anew. and. finding the two, placed the
bow on his shoulders and bidding the man
to follow, turned back and Joined The
group The men seemed terrified and
without judgment They declined to go
forward until after much persuasion. and
then only after Mems had taken the lead
with the child on his shoulders. For
tunatelv all escaped.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
DUN'S REPORT.

Heavy Disbursements Have Little Notice
able Efect-Business Generally Improv-
ing.
NEW YORK. Aug. Sir G. Dun & Co IS
weekly review of trade SAYS: Last weeks
suggestions in regard to the monetary sit
uation have been entirely sustained by
the events of the past week. Those who
held large amounts of Government bonds
We're induced to sell freely at prices
formerly paid by the treasury, which
has thus been enabled TO pay out
about $4,000 900 for bonds Bat
the heavy disbursements have scarcely
changed at all the market for commerce al
paper here, Boston, or at Philadelphia,
though speculation has been rendered
more active and sharp advances in stock
belief that bonds to la-ge amount could
be obtained at the prices offered has been
justified, and he has done what he
could under the law to prevent monetary
pressure. But the money discussed seems
likely to relieve speculative rather than
commercial needs, at least until other
operations besides the one in Government
bonds have been liquidated. Stocks have
advanced just $3.50 per share in week,
and l. 100000 have been sold already at
the rising prices As yet the money for
bonds has not actually gone out of the
treasury. and its cash holdings are
a little larger than a week ago. but its de-
posts in bank $500, 900 less. Business in
all parts of the country continues to i'm
prove with the stimulus of large crops.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
COUNTERFEITERS.
A Dangerous Gang Unearthed-One
Them COufesSeS.

A Dangerous Gang Unearthed-One OF
Them Confesses.
LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, Aug. 2S.-About
ten days ago David Poe came to this city
for the purpose of passing counterfeit
money but he was detected and arrested
ana placed in the county Jail to await trial
before the United States courts. After
being in Jail few days, and on being
told that the whole gang were arrested,
he began to weaken and told Sheriff
Willard the names of the gang. who it APP
pears have been engaged in making count
erfeit money for the last eighteen months,
and have had parties passing it for them
in the Missouri valley cities on percent
age. After hearing Poe's story, Sheriff
Willard sent for United States Marshal
Gates, of Missouri, and a Government
secret service man, who went to work TO
capture the counterfeiters. They visited
the places near Sugar Lake. Platte Coun-
ty. Mo, described by Poe, and found
the counterfeiting outfit just as he said
they would. Having quietly secured all
the testimony necessa to convict the
whole gang by Poe's confession and the
finding of their outfit, they telegraphed
10 Sheriff Willard that they had organ
lied posse to make the arrests last night
and it is probable the raid was successful
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
HUMOROUS BITS.

A PULLMAN palace car can be had jus.
now for about 81, 900. This, Of course, does
not include the fees of the porter
FoRTT-sEvEH doctors are attending the
Ficeroy of China. If each one prescribes a
different medicine the Viceroy's chances for
recovery are below par.
HERE" said the farmer, as he exhibited
broken jar TO the manufacturer, 81 packed
this jar full of butter, and the jar split from
top to bottom. Perhaps you can explain the
phenomenon" 'Oh, yes, / can." was the
quick reply, ''the butter was stronger than
the jar"
OUIDA SAYS that no man or woman is
capable Of writing more than four or five
really able works of fiction. If she could be
permitted to see the lamenting, lonely let
tiers which some married men send daily to
their wives out of town. bewailing their
lonely lot, she might change her mind.
A CHICAGO gambler, whose 6rst name
was George, used to frequenta Chinaman's
establishment and smokeopium almostdaily.
One day he rushed into the place and said,
excitedly: Hip, loan me ten dollars,
Thanks. I'll come in and pay you tomorrow
noon if I'm alive" and out he went with the
money. About three O'Clock the next after
noon friend Of the gambler dropped in on
the Chinaman and said: ''Hip, where is
George to-day!" and the confding Celestial
wiped his eye with the corner of his blouse
and replied: "George, him dead"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
HIGolNsvILLE REUNION.
Ex-Confedernte and Union Soldiers Hold .
Reunion on the Historical GrOuud.

EH-Confederate and Union Soldiers Hold .
Reunion on the Historical Grouud.
HIGGINsvILLE No, Aug. 2S.-At thu
headquarters Of the State Association Of
ex.Confederates $50 members had re.
ported and registered by noon yesterday.
At the fair grounds an immense wigwam,
3Ox300 feet, and some 200 tents have been
erected for the accommodation of the old
soldiers. For the supply Of food several
bseves have been barbecucd and q
large consignment of bread 70.
ceived from Kansas City. Among
the speakers who are either already here
or shortly expected may be named Judge
Ports, of St Louis; Senator G. G. Vest
General Roger A. Pryor, of New York;
Sentor Kenna, of West Virginia. and Hon.
John Tarsney, Alex. Lesueur, Secre.
tary or State, and Frank James are
among the notables. The latter held q
Sullivalesque levee in the Merchants
Hotel yesterday morning. Robert Nc.
Culloch. president of the association, and
c. A. DeFrance, secretary, are both here.
The first thing in the programme was
the enI ollment of members. A procession
formed at eleven a. m, and marched at
twelve O'Clock in the following order:
Odessa band, G. A. r. soldiers, visitors,
Kuehn band. Southern Historical Society,
of St. Louis, General Cockrel's brigade
and Missouri department, artillery, all
other ex-Confederate soldiers, Sons of
Veterans. Dinner was served on arrival
at the fair grounds.
At two p. m. the following programme
was carried out: Prayer by Rev. Dspuv.
address of welcome by Mayor j. W.
Branch and response by Colonel McCul.
Tough, reading of poem, address by T. j.
Ports and Senator Vest, fair ground exc
hibits; free-for.all trot, three in FIVE one
half mile: run, three in five.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
A PRISON FIRE.
The Ohio Penitentiary Misunderstanding
Scenes Among the COnvicts-The Loss.

Inc ONO Penitentlary MISUNDERSTANDING
Scenes Among the Convicts-The Loss.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. % About eight
O'Clock last evening flames were dis
covered in the factory building of the
State penitentiary occupied by the Col
umbus Chair Company, having started i'll
the boiler room, where shavings became
ignited by Goals from the boiler furnace.
The flames had made great Roadway
when discovered and the prison fire de.
partment were utterly helpless. The city
department arrived promptly, but on ac-
count of the poor supply of water was I'M
able to check the fire aud the flames spread
from the chair factory to the building &C.
cupiei by the Columbus bolt " orks and a
large warehouse. In less than an hour
the three buildings were total wreck.
The scenes at the penitentiary were ex-
citing. The prisoners We're locked in their
cells, but lights had not been put out ami
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed.
Thousands of people assembled outside
the walls and watched the conflagration.
The greatest excitement prevailed also
among those working inside the walls.
Adjoining the chair factory was the gas
works, which supplies all the State build
ings with gas. The gas meter, containing
many thousand feet of gas, was scorched
by the flames and an explosion was mo-
mentarily expected, but fortunately was
averted and the fire was under control at
nine O'Clock.
The total loss will aggregate about S95.
900. or this loss about so, 900 is on the
buildings, which were owned by the State
and on which there was no insurance.
The factories will probably be rebuilt and
operations resumed as soon as possible.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
Pension Frauds.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 2L-Callaway,
Albert and Patrick Reilly, three brothers
living in Douglas County, charged with
making false affi iavits in order to enable
Sarah Mcintosh to fraudulently obtain
from the Government S3,5 500 pension
money in July, 1888, were arrested and
brought here last night by Deputy United
States Marshal Graves, arraigned before
United States Commissioner J. W. Silsby
and waving examination, were held In
bond to the United States district court at
this place on the third Monday in Octobar.
Sarah Mcintosh claimed to be the wido~
of Stephen Mcintosh, a deceased soldier
and entitled to a pension, which claim is
alleged to he false. James Coates, charged
with receiving more pension fees as agent
than the law allows, was also held in
bond He is prominent :itjSan Of Doug.
las County.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
ABILITY OF SENATORS.
A Good Story Told by the Late General
Simon Cameron.

a GOOD story Told BY the Late 0eneraI
Simon Cameron.
Early in the year 1877. and just be-
fore his resignation of his seat in the
Senate. General Simon Cameron was
asked by an intimate friend to give an
opinion respecting the comparative
ability shown by the average" Sem
ator at the time of his first election
and that shown by his colleagues of
the later date.
"Well," replied Cameron. ''in my
opinion, the average standing and ca
pacity of Senators now are much
higher than when first entered Con-
gress. Our population has vastly in
creased; our business relations, both
between ourselves and with foreign
countries, have widened almost beyond
belief; new questions. social, political
and national, of a magnitude hitherto
undreaped of are constantly arising;
in fact. Senator of the present day
who worthily fills his chair must be a
many-sided man and legislator of
marked ability" And here the old
gentleman smiled. with roguish
twinkle in his eye as he proceeded:
ut didn't take much of a man to fill
that particular bill when l was first
elected to the United States Senate.
and your inquiry calls to mind the
views expressed on the same subject
by Senator Blank many years ago.
Coming up to me one afternoon after a
somewhat heated debate, he remarked:
"Well. Cameron, when first came
here to Washington and was sworn in
l gazed wonderingly around upon our
magnificent surroundings. and noticed
all about me men who bore noble
names and of national celebrity.
whereupon l modestly asked myself,
How in the Lords name did you hap
pen to get herep After had filled
my chair, however. for several months
all that sort of thing seemed changed
to me, the gilt had worn off the ginger
bread so that placidly surveyed the
gang around me and said to myself,
How in sheol did all these blank.
blank fools get here any way?"-N. Y.
Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
ENGLISH POLITICS.

Reported Compromise and Alliance Be
tween the Tories and Parnellites "A
Panic Among the Liberals.
LONDON. Aug. 3L-Mr. Balfour's promise
to bring in q bill for the endowment Of an
Irish Catholic university coupled with Mr..
ParnelPs immediate acceptance OF the
proposal, creates almost a panic among
the Liberal leaders, who see that this new
departure of the Tory Government means
the disruption Of their party. 1t is Ger.
tain that Mr.. Parnell has reached some
sort of an understanding with Lord Sails
bury's Government and it is even stated
that the Parnellites will support the Tory
Premier at the next election in return for
concessions which will practically amount
to home rule and a land law which will
quite effectually throw the landlords in
Ireland overheard
This change of front on the part Of Lord
Salisbury is certain to lose him the sup
port of the Ulster members, but he will
probably carry with him all but a very
few of the Conservative members and the
Unionists, while the addition to his force
of the solid Parnellite con tingent and of
such Liberals as care more for home rule
than for the means of attaining it will I'M
doubtedly increase his voting strength
materially, Notwithstanding the detection
of the Protestant Irishmen and few anti
Catholic Tories.
All of the details of the agreement en-
tered into between Mr.. Parnell and those
whom he has of late SO bitterly opposed
are not as yet understood and as a result
there is no end of speculation.
The Liberal leaders held a meeting, at
which Sir William Vernon Harcourt made
a speech congratulating the Liberal party
upon having successfully proselyted the
Tory Government Few of his associates,
however, shared Sir Williams cheerful
ness and their joy at finding their own
principles now supported by the Tories is
not little tempered by the certainty that
this support will keep the Tories in power
indefinitely and thems Ives out
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
The Vanderbilt Deal.

CLEVELAND, Aug. SL-The Vanderbilt
inspection Of the Ohio, Indiana & Western
road is completed, and the result will soon
be known to the Vanderbilts and the
Drexel-Morgan people, who are engineer
ing the deal. Vice President Laying. of
the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago & St
Louis, passed through Cleveland, in his
private car, Ell route to New York. He
was accompanied as far as Cleveland by
President Newell. of the Lake Shore. A
Vanderbilt official said he had no doubt
that the deal would be consunSmated,
though he was not prepared to speak Off
ciaily, for the whole matter had yet to be
presented to the Vanderbilts for final ap-
pfoyaL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
The American Pigs Turn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S-Commercial
Agent Brammlette, of Plaven, Germany.
has forwarded to the State Department a
carefully prepared report on the prohibi-
ton of American pork to Germany. He
shows that this action has increased the
importation by Germany of canned meats
from the United States and has also in
creased the production of German pork
about three per cent per annum. 1t has,
however, resulted in general reduction
of commerce in meats in the commercial
wo. Id, and thinking Germans now admit
the prohibition has proved injurious to
Germany. One result has been to lessen
the amount of meat consumed in Germany,
which was already comparatively small
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

SCRANTON, Pa. Aug. 2s.-The rolling
mill and nail factory at Towanda, Brad
ford County, operated by Bostley. God
charter & Co.. was partially wrecked yes
terday afternoon at five O'Clock by the
explosion of the boiler, the disaster result
ing in the death of five men, the fatal in
jury of two others and the slight injury Of
a dozen men.
The dead are: Sanford B. Smith pud-
dler, married; Richard Ackerly, puddler,
married; John Bostwick. roller, married;
Guy Herman. helper. married; Isaac Band.
ford, helper. single.
The fatally injured are: Charles Zebich,
terribly burned by molten metal; James
Rider, legs broken and internal injuries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
THE LONDON STRIKERS,
Parade of One Hundred Thousand Striker
Printers Strike.

Parade of One Hundred Thousand Strikers
Printers Strike.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The strike situation
is unchanged 1t is rumored that the
printers intend joining the strikers. Ships
are being unloaded at Chatham and
Southampton without interference The
Lord Mayor has refused to become arbi-
traitor of the difficulties between the men
and their employers. fearing lest it might
conflict with his judicial duties.
There is scarcely an important trade
carried on in London in which there are
not loud mutterings of discomfort
The non-union printers employed by
Eyre & Spottiswoode. Cassell g. Co., and
Waterlow & Son are said to have struck.
One hundred thousand striking dock
laborers marched in procession yesterday.
They were orderly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
A MOUNTAIN STORM.
Terrible Experience of Party on Longs
Peak in Colorado.

Peak in Colorado.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 3l.-A horrib e acct
dent occurred Tuesday on Longs peak
resulting in the death of one man and the
rest of the party nearly LOST ther lives in
a snow storm. J. c. Stryker, from Iowa,
has been visiting his brother at Lamtr's
rancho, at the foot of the peak. Last
Tuesday he, his brother Frank. another
brother and guide named Lamb as
cended the peak and remained on
the summit about an hour. Start
ing down, Frank Stryer. taking his
pistol from his pocket, placed it in his be!t
in 'front.' but stumbling over ledge, the
pistol went off, mortally wounding h m
He walked 200 feet and fell. He died at
ten O'Clock that night on the mountain. a
snow storm came up, and the men being
thinly clad. and some in their
shirt sleeves. nearly froze. but they
could not leave the dying man.
After terrible experience Of two days and
one night in which the men carried the
dead man three miles, they finally reached
a place where they obtained a horse.
Longs peak is one of the highest and
most dangerous in the West
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
Hippolyte in Possession.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S-Acting Secre-
tary Walker has received the following
telegram from the United States Consul at
Santiago de Cuba: ''Gherardi at Port au
Prince orders me to cable that Hippolyte's
forces, 1000 men. quietly occupied the
town on the Sd. The Minister of War of
the Northern forces assures me he will
permit no rioting, demonstration or de-
struction of property. The French cor
vette sailed at noon for Santiago de Cuba
with Legitime, his principal followers and
numbers of refugees. The city continues
quiet HippoIyte. Provisional President
entered Yesterday
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
koSgh on Recruits.

ST. LoyIs. Aug. 2S-The Post-Dispatch
prints another chapter of its army expose,
obtained through the medium of reporter
who enlisted to obtain the inner workings
Of army life. 1t shows terrible state Of
affairs at Jefferson barracks alleging that
recruits are treated like dogs: men are
strung up By the wrists until they swoon
from weakness; brutal sergeants deem no
brutality too severe; an insane man was
heertlessly tortured, and common soldiers
ere punished at the within of their superi.
ors. 1t is also charged that in the guard.
house where prisoners are packed into an
Enclosure 20x40 the sanitary condition 10
terrible, aad the place becomes . bresdR
Of pestilence
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06

her population this year, although the county
returns are full
1.-THE great falling of in Leave nworih's popu-
laton is accounted for partially by incorrect re-
turns previously made.
*Atchison made no returns last year. and
gives the exact figures o. two years ago-a re-
markable coincidence.
ssAbilene figures include the township. which
are compared with the figures given for the city
in 1885 and 1857.
-+Orly the townships being given, the popu-
lation of Hays City is estimated for the three
years.
:.These figures are for the entire township in
which the city of Cimarron is located.
Yates Center Is properly entitled TO the forty
fourth place in the table, showing steady in
crease as follows: 1881, I,.0l; 1858 1889; 1883,
2,3O0 (estimated).
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
SANTA EE CHANGES.
President Strong Retires-His Successor
Other Changes.

CHICAGO Aug. 2S-The reorganization
of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road yesterday assumed such a shape that
it was positively stated that President W.
B. Strong would retire and be succeeded
by Allen Marvel, now the first vice-presi.
dent of the St Paul, Minneapolis & Man.
itoba road.
George c. Magoun, chairman of the
Santa Fe board of directors. and William
Libby, a member OF that body, were
some time ago appointed COM
mittee on reorganization, and these
gentlemen completed their labors
yesterday. Mr.. Magoun. being seen last
evening, talked freely in regard to their
conclusions. You can state" said he,
''that the resignation of President Will.
liam B. Strong will be accepted at the
meeting of the hoard of directors in Bos.
ton On September and that he will be
succeeded by Allen Marvel who is at
present first vice-president of the Mani.
toba road. Mr.. Marvel will assume his
Office in this city on Monday, September
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
The Rest Testimouial

yet published tor any blood medicine is the
printed guarantee Of the manufacturers Of
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which warrants that wonderful medicine to
benefit or cure in all cases Of those diseases
for which it Is recommended, or money paid
for it will be returned. 1t cures all diseases
arising from q torpid liver and impure blood
and their names are legion. All Skin, Scalp
and Scrofulous affections, Eruptions. Sores
and Swellings, Salt-rheum, letter, Erysip-
elias and kindred diseases, are among those
in which the discovery" effected marvel
Gus cures.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
The Streator Accident.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-Dr. James Bury,
surgeon of the Santa Fe road, has re.
turned from the scene Of Mondays acct.
dent near Streator. He says that a few
persons. who received minor scratches
and bruises came on to this city, and that
there are twelve Of the injured in the hos
pital at Streator. All of these, he says,
are out of danger except Mrs. R R Tuck.
erman, of Topeka, Kan, and Mrs George
B. Peters, of Emporia, Kan. These are in
no immediate danger, but the nature of
their hurts is such that pneumonia is liza.
Bile to develop. The doctor says there
have been no deaths.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
Army of the Cumberland.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 2s.-W. T.
Colburn, chairman Of the local committee
having in charge the arrangements for
the reunion of the Society Of the Army of
the Cumberland, which will occur in this
city September Is 10 and 20, has received
a reply from Governor Gordon accepting
an invitation to make the welcoming
speech at the great barbecue to be given
on the battlefield of Chickamauga Sep.
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