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The Iola register., 1889-11-29
THE EAST,

THE annual banquet of the New
York Chamber of Commerce took place
on the 18th. Among the guests were
ex-PresideDt Cleveland and General
Sherman.
SAwEN & Co.'S chair factory at
OneOnta, n. Y, has been seized by the
sheriff. The liabilities are S5O, 900 and
the assets ample.
HENRY GEORGE will get the bequest
Of $50, 900 left by New Jersey farmer,
the Court of Appeals reversing a de-
cision of lower court. Chief Justice
Beasley declaring that Mr.. George had
made valuable contributions to the
study of social and political economy,
and that his books were not contrary
to law, religion or morality.
JAKE BUZZARD, one of the famous
Welsh mountain outlaws, died in the
Eastern Pennsylvania prison recently.
THERE was bad fire recently at
Baldwinsville, N. Y, the Upson block
being destroyed at loss of $25O,OOO.
ISAAC SCHUYLER, the noted coffin
manufacturer of Amsterdam, n. Y, has
assigned with $4,000 liabilities.
FRANK FOSTER, who left wife and
three children, attempted to shut off
an electric light with wet iron gaff at
Gloucester, Mass, recently and was in
stantly killed.
THE Brazilian Consulate is on the
lookout for shipments of arms from
New York to Rio Janeiro. Consulate
officials say that if any fighting occurs
it shall not be with guns from New
York like there was during the Haytian
rebellion.
Mrs. ELIZABETH CLEMENTINE KIN
NEY, mother of the New York poet,
Edmund Clarence Stedman, died at
Summit, N. j., recently, aged seventy
nine.
THE Crane & Waters Hosiery Manu-
featuring Company, of Millburg, Mass,
has assigned with unknown assets and
liabilities.
STEPHEN PETTUs, secretary and
treasurer of the Brooklyn elevated rail-
road, commission merchant and men,
Der of the Cotton Exchange, was shot
down in Fulton street, New York, the
other morning by Mrs. Hannah South
worth. 1t was stated that PettuS some
time ago drugged and ruined the woman
and then Knocked at her after delaying
reparation until criminal proceedings
were barred by the statute of limitation.
The Tradesmen's National Bank at
ConshohOcken, Pa, which was robbed
of $4,000 by Cashier Cresson, has re-
sumed business with diminished capi-
tai.
WATSON B. DICKERMAN, of New
York, has been appointed receiver of
the Norfolk Southern railroad.
CHARLES H. TURNER, the ice man,
has been nominated as the Tammany
candidate for Congress in the Sixth
Congressional. district of New York.
THE general store of E. s. T. Fair
banks, scale makers of st. Johnsburg,
VT, was burned the other morning
with greater part of its contents. Loss,
s75, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
Bank Failure.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 23.-Con-
siderable excitement prevails in Law
renceville over the failure of the Law
renee Bank. Many of the depositors,
principally of the poorer class,
gathered about the institu-
tiOn, but the best of order was
maintained. 1t is claimed that no
other banks are involved. Long & Co. s
iron plant is in the hands of the sheriff.
The judgment confessed in favor of the
defunct bank was $500, 900, but it is
claimed by the firm that the actual
amount is not over $3.50, 1000.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
RaMAcd for MurdAreYA-

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 23.-A
proclamation offering a reward of $3.50
for the apprehension of Wilson Howard
and William Jennings, has been
issued. The two men enticed
William McMichaels, a deaf mute of
Nodaway County, who was visiting in
Maries County deaf mute friend
from the house under pretense of being
detectives, and killing him for $50. A
few days later his lifeless body, riddled
with bullets, was found in lonely
rayine. The murderers belong to the
Howard faction, which has been
causing SO much trouble in Kentucky.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
THE CZARlNA'S JEWELS,
Treasures Whose Value Is Said to Be BE
yond Calculation.

yond Calculation.
As you approach the state drawing
room of the Princess Dagmar of Dem
mark, Empress of all the Russias, YOU
perceive that the doors, thickly over
laid with gold, are also incrusted with
jewels; great emeralds uncut, amethysts,
topaz and turquoise glitter in the bril-
liantly lighted corridors.
AT the door you pause, dazzled with
the CLEAN of $4,000 candles set in crys-
tai, and beneath them. before the golden
throne, blazes the beautiful woman,
sister to the Princess of Wales, who
holds her own amid all these splendors
with the simple dignity of the Cinderel-
La Princess who made her own bonnet in
the little kingdom by the sea.
Her robes are stiff with diamonds and
strands of priceless pearls which, with
their great pear-shaped pendants. fall
like network nearly to her feet.
Scarcely an inch of textile fabric can
be seen. for the entire train is covered
with embroidery in gold and pearls and
lined with Russian sable.
The imperial treasures are beyond
calculation, but they are for use and not
merely kept as the curiosities of for
mer age-the great antique crowns with
the finest rubies and diamonds in the
world, the scepter with the wonderful
Orlof diamond in its head, are brought
out and used for different state cere-
monials-the people are given a sight
fe thcm-and at the royal banquets the
gold and jeweled plate is taken from the
cabinets and spread for the feast
An American politician once proudly
showed me a pearl which he dug from
his goblet with penknife when official
position gave him entree to one of these
scenes of splendor. Even the carriages
and harness are covered with jewels.
One room in the palace is entirely
lined with amber, walls, ceilings, col
umns, doors. every thing; the frieze,
elaborately carved, being Roman ara
besques in transparent amber on an
opaque ground. The capitals of the pill
lars are inlaid with topaz. When the
Czarina receives here she wears dress
OF cloth Of gold covered with gold en-
broidery. topaz and yellow diamonds.
The Russians adore jewels. The court
ladies have all the most wonderful
pdrures, while the twenty-five Grand
Dukes with their splendid uniforms and
foreign orders. made a never-to-b be-for-
gotten spectacle, with their splendid
forms and blonde Observation-Disclosures
Weekly
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
Natural Gas Explosion. .

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 23.-An ex-
plOsion of natural gas in the basement
of a three-story brick dwelling on
Wylie avenue, near Tunnel street, at six
o'clock yesterday morning wrecked the
building and fatally injured a servant
girl, Barbara Knolle. A leak from the
main had filled the vault and basement
with the gas and when the girl struck a
match to light the fire in the range the
explosion occurred, filling the hease
with flames and envelOping her. The
flames were extinguished but the girl
wNs SO badly burned that she will die,
The loss will be about $1,000.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
UNITED STATES BONDS.
General ROsecrans' Report For the Last
Fiscal Year.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-General W.
s. Rosecrans, Register of the Treasury,
in his annual report shows that dur1ng
the year 21 800 bonds, amounting to
S1O3, ,894 $50 were issued and So, 149
bonds, representing 1921 81 ,45O were
cancelled. The total amount of bonds
outstanding is s762, 42s, ,Sl2, of which
amount only $40, ,362, $50 are held abroad
an increase, however of % per cent.
as compared with last year, due tomOre
rapid redemptions of dOmestics as COM
pared with the foreign holdings. Of the
1855, 734, ,112 held by home persons and
corporations, individuals and trustees
hold 1892. .503, ,112-a decrease of s58,-
724, 600. The amount held by insurance
companies, etc, is s43, So, ,0OO-a de-
crease of S153, ,0O0-and that held by
savings banks, mutual benefit and
other institutions is s176, ,367, ,OOO-a de-
crease of s14, ,73S, 100. OF individual
and trustee bondholders there are
about $4,000, holding on an average
So, ,526 each in bonds, a reduction of
only S22S in the average amount held
by such persons at the close of the
fiscal year 1888. There are
now outstanding in treasury notes,
certificates, ETC., 1918, ,S65, very little
of which will ever be presented to the
Government for redemption because
lost or destroyed, thus making the
Government gamer to the extent of
nearly million dollars. The Register
calls attention to recommendations
previously made for legislation to REM
edy certain discrepancies in the public
debt statement by different officers in
the Treasury Department and also re
peats his earnest recommendation for
passing bill to establish division of
balances in the Treasury Department
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
JOHN BEARD ALLEN.

and Alabama until
mustered out. In 1865,
with his parents, he
became a resident Of
II o. c h e ster, MINI. ,
where for a year he
served as agent for a
firm of grain men.
Next he read law In the
office of Judge Wilson,
of Rochester, and soon
entered the law school
at Ann Arbor, Mich. In
1869 he was admitted to
the bar, and in 1870 be-
came a resident of
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
wAsH,NcToN.s SENATORS.

John Beard Allen and Watson G. Squire
Chosen United States Senators From
Washington-Brief sketches Of Their
Careers. Military and Civil.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 22-Following
are short biographical sketches of Wash.
ington's new Senator's:
WATSON c. SQUIRE.
Senator Squire was born at Cape Vincent,
n. Y, on May IS, 1888. at the age of eighteen
he entered the sophomore class OF the wes-
leyan University at Middleton, Conn. He
graduated from that institution at the age OF
twenty one years, in the class of 49, After
graduating he began the study Of law in the
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
Two children Burned in Their Home.

ARCHIE, Mo-, Nov. 2O.-Saturday
night Joseph Hodges and wife, living
about two miles north of here, went to
spend the evening with neighbOr a
quarter of mile away, leaving two
children, boy and girl, aged eight
and six respectively, alone in the house.
During the evening they happened to
look out toward their home and saw a
blaze. They alarmed the neighbors
and ran to the house, but reached there
only in time to see the roof fall i'll.
Both children perished in the fire. 1t
is supposed that the little ones were
asleep when the fire started.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

office Of Judge Ezra
Graves, at Herkimer,
N. j., but was after
ward elected principal
of the Moravia Insti.
tute. At the breaking
out of the war he en-
listed as a private and
went to the front. He
twas promoted to First
tLicutenant Of Company
F,Nineteenth New York
Infantry. in which regi-
ment he served on tho
Upper Potomac until
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
Fatal Wreck.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. pa street
car containing nine passengers was
struck by an Illinois Central train at
the st. Thomas street crossing, and
Mrs. Joseph Beal, of Baton Rouge, who
jumped from the car, was killed, her
body being run over by the engine and
terribly mangled.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

H.
1862, when he was honorably discharged.
In the fall of that year he raised q crack
corps Of sharpshooters, in Cleveland
where he then lived. He participat-
ed I'm all the battles of the Army of the
Cumberland. including the battles of Chicka-
mauga, Chattanooga and Nashville. During
the latter portion of his term Of service he
was Judge Advocate of the District OF Ten
nessee, and served on the staff OF Major Gen.
eral Rousseau, and also on the staff OF Major
General George ii. Thomas. At the close of
the war he was appointed managing agent
of the Remington Rifle Company, and In
that capacity visited the capitais
of Russia, Spain, Turkey, Mexico
and other countries. Later he was made
business manager for the Remingtons. and
during the years 1871 and 1872 he negotiated
with the French Government, selling that ma
tiOn over SIS COO 900 worth of arms. In 1873 he
removed to Washington Territory, and in
1884 he was appointed Governor of the Ter
ritOry by President Arthur. His administra-
tion as Territorial Governor was in every way
successful. Colonel Squire's first ballot was
cast for Abraham Lincoln.
JOHN BEARD ALLEN.
Senator Allen was born at Charlottesville.
Montgomery County Ind. May IS. 1stS.
He lived at or near his native town until the
spring of 1864, when, although not yet nine-
teen years of age. he enlisted in the
One Hundred and Thirty eighth In
diana Infantry and served in Tennessee
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

An American. has been discovered in
New York who gives lessons to his
pupils at their homes two hours week
for the magnificent sum of thirty-five
cents. He is acquiring fortune rather
slowly.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

Some men work with the hand, 9th.
ers with the brain; but the hot-corn
peddler makes his living bv e ears
Puck.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
He claim. $1,000. 900 Damages.

PATERSON, N j., Jan 30-The answer of
the New York, Lake Erie and Western Rail-
road company and Hugh j. Jewett, late re-
ceiver Of the Isie company, to the suit Of Sig
mund Dringer, of Paterson, has just been
fled in tho United States circuit court Of
Southern New York. The case has been in
the New jersey courts over twelve years.
Dringer was engaged in the wholesale scrap
iron business in Paterson previous TO 1876. Ia
1876, he alleges, c. c. Van Houten and Will
liam Collier, business rivals. and William
Hickling, clork for Receiver Jewett, con-
spired Tor the purpose of running his Gharac-
ter and business Dringer at that time was
estimated to be worth about $500, 600 Drin-
ger is wonderful man in many respects He
can neither read nor write and yet has
amassed several fortunes, which he has ex-
pended in pushing his suit He estimates the
total damage in the neighborhood of 81 ,o1J,-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
Tho Waters MansIauyht.r Case.

PiTrsriELp, Mass, Jan. aO-Dwight III.
sherman, Martha md james Boyle and Ma
poleon Reeves, al ui Adams, have been placed
ON trial in the Waters inanslaughter case.
Lucy Waters, widow OF the victim, testified
that she went to Boyle's house whore her hus-
band was drinking, broke open the door and
got him outside, and that row followed in
which james Boyle knocked Matters down and
kicked him. Waters Acd an hour later. The
cross examination disclosed that the defense
will rely on showing that Waters died Of in
iuries inflicted by his wife ON their arrival
homo
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
Fatal Railroad Accident.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan 30.A special from
San Antonio, Tex, to tho Picayune says: A
terrible railway accident occurred Monday
afternoon near Plum Creek bridge to the
west bound passenger train of the Southern
Pacific. Tho freight train WINS partially dc
railc,l; the passenger train stopped and was
rendering assistance, when it was crashed
into 10y heavy freight train which was fol-
lowing. A relief train, with extra coaches
and several physicians, left here last evening
Tor the scene Of the wreck, fifty miles distant
The railway officials refuse to give any further
-, f.,,,,nfi.,r,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
THE rNAucURATIoN PARADE.
1t VIII lie One of the Most Magnificent
Exhibitions Ever Seen Ia This Country.

1t VIII lie One of the Most sIagniflcent
Exhibitions Ever Seen Ia This Country.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. S0.-Adjt Gen.
Hastings, as chief of staff 10 Governor Beaver,
grand mar.haI OF the Inauguration parade, is
getting the details OF the great parade IN
shape. lie says that it has been decided to
divide the column into six divisions The first
division viii consist Of the United States Army
Corps and National Guard of the District Of
Columbia. comprising about 500 men. PENN
sylvanias National Guard, which win march
down the famous avenue OF the capital 900
strong, viii comprise the second division. II
viii be under command Of Maj Gen. Hart
ranft. Tie third division, which viii comprise
all the remaining military organizations, TO-
QUO men or more, will be under command OF
some prominent soldier, who has not yet been
decided upon, although several names are
under consideration. In the fourth division
will be- the veterans Of the Grand Army OF
tho Republic and camps OF the Sons OF Vet
Grams, several thousand strong, under COM
mand Of Gen. William Warner, of Missouri,
commando -n-chief of the Grand Army Of
the Republic Of tho United States. The fifth
and sixth divisions will he composed of all
civil organizations, including political clubs,
social societies and citizens delegations. Col.
NJ. u. PARKS, OF Washington, D. c., vice
chairman OF the inaugural committee, viii be
marshal Of the fifth division, but the marshal
of the sixth division has not yet been APP
pointed
Among the civic organizations win be 500
cowboys from Colorado. They will wear the
compiete costume of the plains, and win be
mounted on mustangs fully caparisoned for
service Tho Home Market club of Boston,
one OF tho Oldest tariff clubs in the country,
will also be in line, as will the Lincoln club,
strong political and social organization of
Cincinnati The Vanderbilt association, of
Charleston. s. c., celebrated civic organiza-
tion viii be in line, with 500 men. Gen. II.
A. Barnum, a gallant soldier of the late war,
win command the New York brigade of civic
organizations This is regarded az On excel
lent appointment.
Edwin $. Stuart, Of Philadelphia, president
Of the Pennsylvania league OF clubs, win be
the marshal OF the civic division from this
state Thirty-six Pennsylvania clubs, num-
bering about 5000 men, have asked FOR posi-
tion in line
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30

A Telegraph Lineman Nass~ H. sfat "a
CO. and drops from Pale.


c.. and drops from a Pole.
DgrDGEsa.RT, Conn, Jan % -lrA anlas Fin
neral, iinesnan ia the employ Of the Long
Distance Telephone company. was engaged
IN work upon some extra high poles on Housa-
tonic avenue
Some friends of his encouraged him TO give
an exhibition Of rapid climbing up ninety
foot pole. Thomas jabbed the steel spurs OF
his climbing stirrups into the telephone pole
and nimbly assembled. When he reached q
distance Of about sixty-fve feet he was at
uacted by pretty housemail hanging out
clothes on the roof Of the Saylors FAT.
The rosy checked maiden gave Thomas an
approving nod and smile Thomas waved his
hand, lost his grip and fell to the ground
He was picked up unconscious with deep
cash in his head, several teeth knocked ont
and his chin CUT
The fall was about sixty-five fest, and the
reason for not being killed outright was prob
ably due TO striking telephone wires ia bis fall
Funeral was taken 70 the hospital, where
he lies in a critical condition.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
80 Chicagn IA Allan ~
s.r,,elnI Nlnrkefs.

NKw YoRK Jan n FLOUR Dull aud weak:
city mill extrss- = 30 Tor Yves; Indies: fine
grades. SEQ ~ ~uf cr:sae. y2z5s ,: Minnesota
spring wheat lea extras $3."s'5 3 70.
WHEAT Easier. receipts. 400 bushels: ship
mentS none: No. red sEate sl.Hs. No. do,
s535c.; No , red winter, February size: do,
March. a s<e.: TO-. May. 9s55c. do june, osszc
COlsS--:l tsss: receipts. $3.50 bushels; ship
do. January, ssssc-. do. February. .4c.: DO,
March. &c. do, April. Sc.
OATS Steady: receipts. $500 bushels: ship
ments. seg bushels. No. wi.:e state 3lc: No >
do, 3i5S>.: No. 2 mixed. January, sIsec: do,
February. s1Sxc, do. March, &c.
RYE-DEsil
BARLEY Nominal
PORK Dali: mess. SI3.@aGs so Tor rea.
LARD-rai: Ss-1s. January; %s-2s February:
g; ~. March,
MoE.ASSs>s steady. New Orleans, new crop.
aoGs5c
TuRPE TINE Quiet al s5J5l asze
R0SiN--Iaslis strained 10 good. SI0ssxaI -07J<.
PETROI.sgsse5 Quiers refined il barrels 81 10.
FREHsilES Dalls grain 70 Liverpool steam.
sszc.
BUTTER Steady; western creamery, fancy,
aGss.c.
CHEESE Firm: Ohio dat. Ioa uJxc.
EGGS Fvm; state and Pennxy Iyania, l51ka
lGc.; western. I5szr-
RICE Dali
SUGAR Weak: cut loaf and crushed, &C.;
gsAEuiated. &C.; moId A. s5<c.
TALON Dull: prime city. s5z0s Size.
COFFEE Steady; fair cargoes OF Rio. l7jxe
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
rhey object TO Fu,,on.s Book.

Boston, Jan. ga brick was thrown
through tho plate glass show windows of b. F.
fsradbary's apsthecary store, at the corner Of
Washington nnd Winter streets, in which
we're tlis.l,sssel copies OF Dr. Fuitoms hook,
''Why i'iiasts Should We'd The streets were
throigei mt the time. Half an hour earlier
an attempt was made to break the glass, but
the brick stuck the Sideo OF the building Two
unlSnown men were seen 20 run away. The
value of IT, windows was $40, and this is the
second time that they have been broken in
this manner since the book has been ol view
fhnl.n
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
FINE suons
At
WILSON & CAN
DOUBLE STOP,
4 West Baltimore 8,
4 North CharIss, !,

Wilson & Carr Black no,,
Perhaps in no line %
our midst is the cop, y. tisd'
great and sharp as n o'i Ss
This has had the effect - q, Ssoa
oping the b st makes y as'a
prices ard several MAKE I'VE
noteworthy 81 ecialtes ~ y y
Leading enterprising deal saol
GE IS SHoEs. < rrao,
has been created and main NAM Y
ed Tor seme time past by S'I M
ION y CAtR in a maio,i, W.
the papers through attro 's
cards, circula 5, &c. 'I Ppls
att, ntlon is almost eyery,g.
call-d to the BLACK Eau, -
$500 GEMS SHOE. As N
enterprise and on Law bs,,lg-.
u more than ordinarilv wa, na'
torous article, We tbcnoS,
worthy of inv stigatiop' e..
knowing WI SON d Cam :.
and favorab'y as young, MI
ted business men, practical
their line. and who from en-.
beginners, by close apphcas,
and good management. h.
rapidly risen to the front mi
in the retail shoe trade in \,
midst, as well as in the emf
dence of our people, which II,
brought with it a gpneroussSr
OF patronage, we soughta b1I
interview COZ corning h.,
BL OK BORROW $3.50 Spon
WILSON & ARR, enter d irs
minut- and frank detail can.
FERN NC them am assus n
that they were made Of M
best Leather tfat they ge
No. i good Shoe, and will giw
the wearer good saliSfaca
They are stitched with the bsg
silk, and the bottom sewel d
with the best farbour lhmi
They also assured us that vita |
their superior finish and dus
blilty were inquest ned lhg /
were also an easy, comloltaa
tit, and were made over the !
test improved lasts, giving al
formly such excel Mt Satida F
ton that persons buying %
pair always comes back forth
second. We inspected seven
pairs, and found them vsF
handsomely finished in Bulta
Lace and Congress. We as
found them soft and pliable, al
of The best material. All
gentleman wishing a pair d
good Shoes will do well in by |
ing a pair of WILSON & CARE
Bla, k Bottom $3.50 Shoes q
their Double store, No. 4 Wei
Street and No. AZ
Charles Street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30

tsslsg LEasl States coating station at
SAMOA, Secretary B.ayard remarked that q
great d.~a. had bcen shid about the prompt
acton u the senate In this paTfi.1izg IN tbs
first pace. il TIE Republican senators were
sincere ii The intention 10 protect American
interests at Samoa against the alleged out
RACES OF the German government S50o. coo is
very small amount TO go to war on Il would
not purchase the 10000 tons OF coal which
certain Republican senators say should be
landed there, nor would it build q single gum
heat
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
rhe slemnrt wnl cn..

New YORK. Jan. 3o-The Stewart win
case before the surrogate was resumed, and
the cross-examination Of Frank s. Osborn, a
husband OF grand niece of Mrs Stewart, was
continued, but nothing of Importance elected.
The witness was still on the stand when the
court took recess
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
Yanng HARRIET Grows xyar~..

BosToS, Jan. 30.-Thc condition Of Eugene
de Milton Barrett, who shot himself Wednes-
day evening on tho Boston and Albany train,
IS reported slightly worse at the hospital
Sadie Sullivan, the New York girl who was
expected To call on him, has not yet done so,
and it Is thought that she has given up the
ides OF visiting him, although she is said to be
IN this CITY