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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
PENSION RULINGS.

A Ruling That Ii of Interest to Heirs of
Pensioners-A Decision Reversed.
WASHINGTON, April Accommodations
Tanner, Of the Pension Bureau, with the
approval Of the Secretary Of the Interior,
has issued the following ruling: 'Pur-
suant to the act of Congress, approved
March ], 1879. whenever a pension certifi.
cate OF any character, original, increase.
restoration, arrears or otherwise, sha ii
have been issued by this bureau aud the
beneficiary mentioned therein is found to
have died before payment, the amount due
on said cert ticate to the date of said PEN
sioner's death will be paid to the widow
of such pensioner. IL there be no widow
then said amount will be paid to the mi
nor children of said deceased pensioner.
II there be neither widow nor minor chill
dren then the amount due said deceased
pensioner will, in the discretion of the
Secretary Of the Interior, be paid to the
executor or administrator of his estate"
REVERSED THE RULING.
WASHINGTON. April 4.-Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Interior Bussey has reversed
the decision Of his predecessor, Judge
Hawkins, in the zimmerman pension case.
The latter was a soldier of an Ohio regi-
ment during the civil war and one day
while skylarking with some Of his COM
rades was thrown down, breaking several
bones and sustaining other injuries from
the fall. A few years ago zimmerman ap-
piled for pension, which was refused by
Judge Hawkins upon the ground that the
injury of the applicant was not received
in the line of duty. The reversal Of this
decision entities zimmerman to a large
amount Of back pay.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
UNUSUALLY GOOD.
The Outlook For This Years Crops In
Kansas,

The Outlook For This Years Crops In
Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 4-The Kansas
Farmer presents to its readers this week Q
comprehensive report from special corre-
spondents in nearly every county in the
State, showing the condition of things
generally among the farmers on the first
day of this month. Summarizing the re-.
ports it says: The outlook is unusually
good. The acreage of wheat is very large
and the condition is extra good. Winter
wheat acreage was considerably enlarged
last fall over previous years since 1884,
and there has been more spring wheat
sown this spring than ever before in any
one year. The feeling among farmers il
that this will be q good wheat year in
Kansas, and they have prepared accord
ingly. Every county report except one
gives the condition good and very good.
The oats acreage will be larger than
in any previous year; it is up
nicely all over the State and doing
well. The corn acreage will be larger
than ever before. Most Of the corn ground
was plowed in the fall and is now in good
order for spring work. The fruit prospect
except peaches, is good, and the peach
crop will be much larger than in any Of
the last five years. An unusually large
quantity Of feed was saved last fall. Feed
is now abundant and stock Of all kinds in
good condition. Grass is started nearly
and is growing fast In all the western
counties sorghum, kaff1r corn. milk-maixe,
broom corn and sweet potatoes will be
grown largely, as experience has shown
them to be we'll suited to the climate and
soil Of that region. The prospect Is en-.
corraging oil over the State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
DESTRUCTION OF LEOLA.
A Thriving Town Wiped Out by the Da-
kota Fires.

A Thriving Town Wiped Out by the Da'
kota Fires.
ABERDEEN, OAK, April 5.-The terrific
story of the complete destruction of Leola,
the county seat Of Mcpherson County, has
been brought in by courier. Leola was q
fine little town of 5000 inhabitants, and
the country for niles around was we'll
settled with industrious and thrifty peo-
pie. 1t is twenty five miles from railroad
and telegraph facilities, and it is Difficult.
to get complete information. Out Of
thirty places Of business. including two
banks. two newspapers, two churches,
three or four hotels and all lines Of bus-
mess, but four are left standing and out Of
from thirty to forty residences less than a
dozen remain. The loss is practically
complete and will reach $4,000. The
insurance was very light c. o. Old and
Thomas Ardsll are terribly burned and
who drove across the country to Westport,
the nearest railroad station, say that the
surrounding country is nearly devastated
Hundreds Of farm houses are in ashe, and
carcasses of burned stock are lying along
the road. The news continues to come in
slowly and shows the details of great
disaster. 1t is probable that not one-tenth
of the damage is yet reported. Editors
Herried and Beach. of Leola, are in the
city. They will publish their paper in Abb
erdeen at present. Nothing definite is
known about rebuilding. Citizens here
held meeting in the afternoon to take
measures for relief. Scores Of farmers
are without seed wheat stock, buildings
or implements to commence spring work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
PROCLAMATION.

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WASHINGTON, Aprh 6-Ihe Following
proclamation was issued late yesterday
afternoon by the President Of the United
States of America:
A Proclamation.-A hundred years have
passed since the Government which our fore
fathers founded was formally organized. Al
noon on April 81. 17s9. in the CITY of New York.
and in the nresence of an assemblape of the
heroic men whose natriotic devotion had led
the colonies to victory and iudependence. George
WASHINGTON tool the oath Of office as Chief
Magistrate of the born Republic This i'm
pressive act was preceded at nine o'clock in the
morning in all the churches of the CITY nv prayer
for Gods blessing on the Republic and its first
President
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
HOPE FOR THE WEARY.
Good Fruit Yet Left For Industrious Place.
IInn

Good Fruit Yet Left For Industrious Place
Hunters.
WASHINGTON, April 4-There are a mum.
Der Of important offices yet to be filed by
nomination of the President and appoint.
ment by heads Of departments. These ins,
clude the following: Justice of the Su.(
preme Court. Solicitor. General, Commits
sioner of the General Lend office, Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, Public Printer,
Superintendent Of the Bureau of EngrasS
ing and Printing, Minister to Germany,
Minister to China, Consuls- General to
Liverpool and Paris and all the consulates,
the officers Of the District of Columbia, in
GLIDING two commissioners, marshal,
recorder of deeds and register of wills,
two civil service and one Interstate Com
merce commissioners, local officers at New
York and adelphia-postmasters, coll
lectors and surveyors Of the port, etc.
This list is sufficient to keep the place
hunters in Washington for several weeks
yet, and they will be accompanied by Sem
ators and Representatives who are not
satisfied to leave the selection of the for
tunate nominees to the executive DEPART
ment without their advice and suggestion.
Developments indicate that the office of
Public Printer will be bestowed upon none
of the gentlemen who have been so far
named in connection with it
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
STATE OF TRADE.

Dun's Weekly Review of the Country's
Trade-Increase In Railroad Earnings
But Trade Generally Rather Dull.
NEW YORK, April 6.-R G. Dun & CO..
weekly review of trade says: Railroa
earning show an increase of about Is per
cent. over last year for March, so far as
reports have been received. and yet stocks
are lower, though at later quotations partial
recovery is seen. Trade at interior points
is dull or quiet in nearly all cases, though
at Cleveland it is fairly satisfactory; at At.
lanta it is satisfactory with spring busi-
ness well sustained; at Omaha it is con-
sidered good; at Kansas City improving.
and at st. Paul trade in dry goods and
clothing is very active. There is improve
ment at Detroit, particularly, and lumber
is firmer.
Wool has declined for nearly all quail
ties except New Mexican and Texas. The
average Of 104 quotations is 34S cents.
The outlook is favorable for a good de-
mand when the new clip appears. De-
pressing influences are felt in the several
branches of the dry goods and clothing
trade. not the least being the accumula.
tion of stocks which the even winter left
unsold. Raw cotton Is &c stronger. In
tnc hitti hco mutt ~ Sssuio oicaiiZe 10 oceu
here and at Philadelphia. and Southern
iron is offered at SOC to 81 below the cor
respon ding Northern grades Bar iron
remains very dull, and rails have sold
moderately without lifting of prices. The
allotment for the year has been increased
2O0, co tons. In the coal market no i'm.
rrovement appears. The sales of copper
abroad at about f41 per ton, with no news
Of settlement between the syndicate and
producers, causes stagnation here, and
while lake is sold at 15hc for April the
quotation for &. IN b. July ia only 10hc.
Oil has been a shade higher, but pork is
a0c lower.
PRESSURE to sell abroad and fear of
monetary troubles growing out Of the
Paris difficulty, have reduced the price of
coffee &c. The average price of all COM
modities has again declined over y Of !
per cent for the week
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
THE BROOKLYN IN DISTRESS.
The United States Man-of-war Relieved
BY . British Steamer.

The United States Man-of-war Relieved
by q British Steamer.
PENSACOLA Fla, April A-The informa-
ton that the United States man of-war
Brooklyn was found at sea in distress and
out of provisions was brought to this port
by the British steamer Falshaw. Captain
Bennett, yesterday. On Tuesday, March
a6, the Falshaw sighted a vessel
flying flag Of distress and signaling for
the Englishman to come closer. They were
then in latitude 23.42 north, longitude GO 81
west The Falshaw bore down upon tho
vessel and learned that the stranger was
the Brooklyn. The Brooklyn had broken
her main shaft and other machinery was
out OF order. In addition to this they
were very short of provisions and
asked the Englishman to assist
them. This Captain Bennett did most
literally. The Brooklyn was proceeding
under sail from Honolulu to New York
and had been at that time 15I days at sea.
All aboard the Brooklyn were well, and as
the ships parted company the Yankee tars
made the ocean ring with their cheers for
the Britisher. The Brooklyn had encoun-
tered three severe gales, one of which
lasted for three days.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
Destruction OF Paints and Oils.

KANSAS CITY. No, April 6,-At s:15
this morning Merchant Policeman Nc
Nichols discovered fire in the rear Of $40
Delaware street, occupied by John C. Nc
Donald & Co, paints and oils. The alarm
was sent in, but it was fully ten minutes
before the first stream OF water was
thrown. and in the meantime the flames
had obtained such Roadway that before
they were brought under control the en-.
tire upper three stories were. consumed
Fire communicated to the crockery and
china store of Irwin, Eaton & Co., No. 6l2,
and NJ. j. Feelings Excelsior trunk fact
Dry, 6o6 and Cos. the contents of both Of
which were badly damaged by smoke and
water. The loss will be about S75,O 900.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
SMUGGLING CASE.
A Fine Art House Imports In q Peculiar
Way.

A Fine Art House Imports In Peculiar
Way.
New York. April 6.-Allard & Sons, a
large Partisan firm dealing in antiques,
art furniture, rare tapestries and bric-a-
brac, have a branch establishment at 3Oi
Fifth avenue. For seven years this house
has engaged in the most bare faced snug
Cling.
For several years the agent for Allard &
Sons here was q man named Blossaire.
Three years ago he was superseded by
their present agent, Paul Roulez Under
Roulez's management Blossaire was stead
lily degraded until last February he was
discharged. In revenge Blossalre some
weeks ago impaired to Special Treasury
Agent George H. Simmons information
that led to an immediate investigation Of
the firm.
Simmons soon found that smuggied
goods had been purchased unexpectedly
from this firm by some of the wealthiest
residents and most liberal art collectors In
this city, including William K. Wander
bilt, H Mckay Twombly and Orme Will
son; also by Robert Garrett, of Baltimore;
William B. Borden, of Chicago, and many
others.
The scheme pursued by the firm was t.
consign to their New York house cabinet
furniture In which were concealed under
meath the marble tops and in the false
paneling, costly portiere curtains and rich
gobelin tapestries. Customs duties, Of
course, would be paid only on the furniture.
In the Fifth avenue store the smuggled
goods would be removed.
Purchasers were invariably charged ex-
travagant prices for the articles, with the
duties out of which the Government had
been swindled added thereto. Thus
double fraud was perpetrated 1t is not
suspected that any one Of the purchasers
had the remotest idea that the goods were
struggled.
At seven o'clock Tuesday morning Sim
mons, with four other officers, went to
Allards' store, made a raid on the stock
and captured q large number OF chairs
with upholstered seats that were found
stuffed with rich laces, tapestries, silks,
bronzes, portieres and curtains. These
chairs were a recent invoice and had not
been unpacked. Yesterday Roulez made
a full confession.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
KANSAS CROPS.
The State Board Of Agriculture Issues Q
Flatterfng Report.

The State Board Of Agriculture Issues .
Flattering Report.
Topeka, Kan, April 6-Ihe State Board
of Agriculture reports now in from about
500 correspondent, representing 100 coun-
ties of the State, show that wheat rye,
live stock of all kinds, fruit and grasses
in nearly every county in the State are In
unusually good condition. In some Sec
tions of Western Kansas wheat made
small growth in the fall by reason
of dry weather and the drought
being continued into early winter
there was much anxiety among
farmers with respect to its condition. The
winter, however, being extremely mild
and later on moisture coming in the form
of snow and in March abundant Of rain
falling, the wheat was brought out in
splendid shape. Probably the plant has
never shown a more vigorous aud thrifty
growth throughout the State at this date
than at present
The winter being extremely mild and
feed abundant stock generally wintered
we'll.
The increase in area sown to wheat In
the State in the fall of 1883 as compared
with that sown the previous year Is "a per
cent, which gives q total area for the
State of 1886, 42T acres on an excess of
25I, 4S4 acres over that Of the previous
year. The per cent. reported winter
killed amounts practically to nothing. The
general condition Of the plant as com.
pared with full stand and unimpaired
vitality is practically 100 per cent
The area sown to rye in the fall Of 1888
varies but little from that sown the pre-.
vious year and the condition of the plant
100 per cent. compared with the average
condition.
Livestock. with the exception of q few
cases Of distemper among horses and
cholera in a mild form among hogs, is
generally free from disease and in good
condition.
The season is reported throughout the
State as at least two weeks earlier than
usual and the ground amply supplied with
moisture and generally in an excellent
condition for crops. Chinch bugs are re-
ported in a few counties in the State, but
not in sufficient numbers to excite alarm
among farmers. On the whole the con-
dition of the State is excellent and farm
ers are greatly encouraged and hopeful.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
A NAVAL MONSTER.
Description of New Coast Defense vess
to be Built by Uncle sam.

Description of New Coast Defense Vessel
to be Built by Uncle Sam.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The new coast
defense vessel, bids for which were re-
ceived yesterday, will be departure in
design from any vessel in the navy, and
Captain Tichlorn, who is acting as chief
of the bureau Of construction, is confident
that she will be the most formidable ves-
sci for her displacement Of any In the
world and able to cope with any thing
af1oat She approximates the monitor
type and is Of 5000 tons displacement in
cruising trim. When she goes into action
by taking on monitor ballast she sinks
until her deck Is but sixteen inches above
the water level, thus diminishing the size
of the target exposed to an opponent The
sides covering the machinery are to be
covered with sixteen inches Of armour,
besides the protection afforded by the
coal bunkers. The barrels containing the
guns are to be of sixteen inch st,el and
the deck will be of steel two inches thick.
She will be PIG feet long, 45 feet beam,
Az feet deep and has a speed Of 16 knots.
At this speed she can steam 632 miles, but
at ordinary cruising speed (about knots)
she would travel g 27 miles without re-
newing her coal supply.
But the most remarkable feature will be
the tremendous power of the armament
In the forward barbette, mounted on a
turntaLle and manipulated by hydraulic
power. the vessel will carry a 16-inch
rifle, weighing 10 tons and 40 feet long
one of the largest guns afloat. In the rear
barbette there will be 12-inch rife,
weighing 4Gh tons. A 15-inch dynamite
gun 80 feet long will project from the bow
and in other places the vessel will carry
six 33-pounders, three 9-pounders, two g.
Founders and four 2-pounders-all revolv-
ing cannon. Rapid firing guns. machine
guns and electric search lights on a hol-
low steel military mast will complete the
ship, which will take three aud one-hals
years to build.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
The Brooklyn All Right.

WASHINGTON, April5.-No apprehension
is felt at the Navy Department on account
of the United States steamer Brooklyn,
which British steamer reported with a
broken shaft sailing for New York. The
shaft was broken while on the China sta
ton, and the accident was reported to the
Department and led to her being ordered
home under sail by way Of Cape Horn, the
easiest passage for a sailing vessel, instead
Of by way Of Cape OF Good Hope. which
would have been her course under steam.
The Department heard from her from St
Thomas, long after she was spoken of by
the British vessel. All hands were well
and she is expected at New York in about
two weeks.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
"A gentleman Just returned from a six

"A gentleman just returned from q six
months residence in London, where he
spent much of his time among the literary
men, has some interesting gossip con.
corning one or two Of the novelists which
will bear repeating. or David Christie
Murray he said: Murray is one Of the
interesting men In London. He has had
the hardest Of work to attain his present
position. From boyhood he has made his
way unaided and like many other writers
Of fiction he came up from newspaper
work and his early journalistic training
has been of inestimable value to him.
After working for long time on the
Birmingham News he resolved to
see London and arrived in the city
with but little to keep body and
soul together. While casting about for
some road to fortune he wrote au article
on aImpecunious London" which was
printed in one of the weekiies and served
to open q new field Of work to him. The
paper, it need hardly be said, was founded
upon bis own experience, and its success
encouraged him later to set out on an ex.
tended tour of an amateur tramp To put
It out of his power to enjoy creature COM
forts he mailed bank note to the care Of
q post office nearly 100 miles away and
started to walk to it He had not penny
to buy lodging or food. and travelled in
the true tramp style, and arriving at the
post office secured his money and revelled
in luxurious comforts. He Is a member
Of the Savage Club, London, and one Of
its shining lights. New York Letter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
A Brave Woman.

ALBANY, No., April 5.-About 1880
O'Clock Tuesday evening rapid pistol
firing was heard in the direction Of the
Jail and it was soon learned that two
noted and desperate burglars had drilled a
hole in the wall Of the Jail and in one
minute more would have escaped had not
Mrs. Jennings, the ninety pound wife OF
Sheriff Jennings. heard the bricks falling
and though alone at the time, her husband
being up in the city on business, pluckily
seized one Of her husbands revolvers and
opened fire on the hole. Friends ran to
her assistance and the prisoners were
locked in their cells. The best citiIene
have raised = nice sum, and the gallant
lady will havs nice memsnto.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
THE LATEST.

A MEETING of the Washington bar was
held on the 9th to pass resolutions COM
memorative of the death of Associate JUS
tice Stanley Matthew'S
SECRETARY WINDoM has ordered the dis
missal Of Captain Herbert Beecher, son Of
the late Henry Ward Beecher. In 1885
Cleveland appointed him collector OF GUS
toms at Port Townsend, w. T., but the
Senate failed to confirm him. Secretary
Manning then appointed him special agent
at the same place. 1t was learned that he
was implicated in the Gardner opium
smuggling case.
The doors of the First National Bank of
Anoka, Mimi, have been closed, p. F.
Pratt, the cashier, having fed to Canada
His defalcations were put at 500, 900.
The anti-polygamous Mormons met in
conference at st. Joseph, Mo-, on the 9th.
A DISPATCH from Bramwell, W. Va,
gives the details of the killing of Bill
Moran, the terror of the Flat Top coal re-
gion. The outlaw succeeded in fatally
wounding detective named Wallace and
seriously wounding two others before he
was killed
Ar the Mormon conference in Salt Lake
on the 7th the first presidency was organ
Of the church and George Q. Cannon and
Joseph 7. Smith as councillors. Lorenzo
Snow becomes president of the twelve
apostles
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended April 6 showed an average increase
OF So compared with the corresponding
week Of last year. In New York the in
crease was3
Four of the members Of Knights of
Labor Assembly have been accused by the
confession of walking delegate named
Fitzgerald Of using dynamite on Steven
sons brewery building. Tenth avenue,
New York, on the night Of February 8
last
THE Dowager Duchess Of Cambridge
aunt Of Queen Victoria, died recently.
She was born July 25, 1877.
A SEVERE snow storm and blizzard pre-
vailed in Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
New Jersey and other Atlantic States ON
the 9th.
By an explosion of gas in Halliday's
coal mine near Duquoin, Ill, the other
evening, several men and boys were
severely injured-two probably fatally.
MONEY was reported plentiful on the
London Stock Exchange during the week
ended April & All manner Of syndicate
schemes were being Coated The Paris
Bourse were reported firm and active,
which was also characteristic Of the Ger.
man bourses.
Wow KwANG PET, formerly of the
Chinese embassy at Washington and
now of Shanghai, advocates the expulsion
Of every American in the service of China
as reprisal for the exclusion Of China.
men from America. In memorial on the
subject he refers with contempt to the
American navy, which he declares would
be powerless in an aggressive movement
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-12
Boulanger's Flight.

BRUssELs, April 4-General Boulanger
and NJ Arene. a member of the French
Chamber of Deputies, arrived at Mons I
Belgium, yesterday morning. They wer
met at the railway station by N. Roche.
fort. The party then repaired to the Ho-
tel Monarque where they held confer
ence. General Boulanger has issued
a manifesto from Brussels to the FrenC J
people He says that he will
not submit to a trial by the Sem
ate, but that he is willing to be
tried before magistrates or jury. In
conclusion General Boulanger says he will
await the elections which will make the
Republic habitable honest and free.