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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-03
pEARsoN.s REMOVAL.
The New York Post-Omce and Homes
Clvil-Servico Reform.

The New York Posi-O once ana Honest
Civil-Service Reform.
The able editors who find it impos-
sible to indorse what they call the IRE
moval" of Postmaster Pearson. Of New
York, are certainly aware that Mr..
Pearson has not been removed, properly
speaking. He was appointed fer given
term, and when the term expired an
other man was appointed; simply that
and nothing more. 1t was not re-
moval in any sense except that he was
denied another term. There was no
obligation, political or moral, resting
upon the President to retain him for
the ensuing four years in the most i'm
portant office of the postal service. 1t
may be allowed that he has performed
his duties in faithful and successful
manner; but il does not follow that he
is the only MAJ. in New York who is
capable of properly conducting the
Office. He accepted the position for a
specified time. and did not in any way
acquire lien upon it for any addi-
tional period. 1t is manifestly incor
rect. therefore. to say that he was re-
moved, and thus to intimate that he
had been personally wronged. He has
no cause of complaint whatever; nor
does his case afford any reason for
criticism from the Civil-Service re-
form point of view.
When the people of New York de-
cided against the Cleveland Admins
tration last November they surely did
not expect that Mr. Pearson would be
retained in a place where he had con-
scented to act the part OF a bearer of
false witness for that administration.
They voted in condemnation of him
as well as of the President, Whose will
ing tool he was and whose reelection
he desired. 1t is absurd to claim
that he should have been favored with
another term because tint Chicago
platform pledged the Republican par
ty to the observance of 1.-THE spirit and
purpose" of the Civil-Service law.
He stood for nothing in connection
with said law except the fact that he
had helped Mr.. Cleveland to impose
upon the country in the name of re-
form. 1t was President Harrison's
privilege and duty to dispense with
the services OF such an officer at the
earliest possible moment; and he did
so in the interest of political honesty
and propriety. Mr.. Van Colt is in
every way the equal of Mr.. Pearson,
and in some ways his superior. He
will administer the affairs of the New
York post-office quite as satisfactorily
as they have been administered by
| the man whom he succeeds. His ap-
pointment was solicited by many of the
leading business firms of the city, and
by citizens of the highest standing in
every respect. There is no occasion
to apologize for him, personally or po-
litically. The people of the metropo-
lis know him thoroughly, and have
tested him in other positions Of trust
and responsibility. MIR. Pearson can
be spared without any peril to the
Government or to the cause of Civil
Service reform; and Mr.. Van Colt will
not fall to justify the action of the Pres
ident in the matter. st. Louis Globe
| Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-03
A SONNET TO MINERVA.

o happy Goddess, beautiful and strong
Sweet guardian Of home, defender brave
OF State; in council wise; across the wave
The mystery Of thy being comes in song.
Thy people, right in thought in deed wore
wrong,
Else not a daughter would have been a slave
In all thy glorious Greece. The truth can
save;
And love and strength both to the State be-
long,
Tull-armed, thus born of God to thy high
place,
The father. fearless noble, grand and free.
The mother, pure and loving. blend in thee,
Thy antitype. the genius OF our race.
Shall rise and answer back to Christ in Heaven,
'Nor have we sex in State, our chains are
riven-'
Mrs. j. " H. Koongs in womans Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-03
the ground noor. Here Lura passed quick

the ground noor Here Lura passed quick
y, only to find the chamber empty.
"She must be well and m her own coy
chamber" thought the girl, going at once
up the stairs to the room where sh0 had
passed many happy hours with he. fair
cousin.
A tiny rap on the door was answered BY
'"come in from beyond, m . low voice.
Scarcely had Lura Joyce crossed the
threshold Of the room than she came to q
halt and stood regarding the low couch,
with its wealth of covering, in amusement.
At the bedside sat the colored maid Lucy,
while among the pillows was a face 50 thin,
SO faded, 30 CHASTITY as to quite startle Lura
Joyce.
Could 1t be possible that this was Grace
Penroy, whom she had left but three weeks
since almost restored to healthi
After a moment Of hesitancy Lura ad-
vanced swiftly aad stood by the bedside,
gazing into the corpse-like countenance on
the pillow. 1t was Grace, surely, but oh,
how changedi To Lura it seemed that a
harsh touch or breath Of air would break
the brittle thread of life.
"What does this meant" the young girl
found voice to articulate at length.
Lucy did not seem to comprehend.
us so glad you's come" she said.
''Young missus been wantln' you SO bad all
de time"
"Yes, indeed" articulated the sick girl,
family. II feared / should never see you
again in this world"
"You may go for the present" Lura said
to Lucy; then, after the girl had departed,
she locked the door and seated herself be-
side the sick couch.
snow, Grace, have you strength to tell
me what this meansr
1T means that we were all deceived,
Lura. / am going to die. For myself !
would not mind, but-but poor Austin"
She broke down then and began to cry in
a way that showed utter exhaustion.
"Don't trouble yourself about Austin"
soothed Lura HE is well, and will try
to get him on here to see you if you promise
to be good and not worry. Now, tell me how
it happens that you are SO ILL When l lefs
you the glow of returning health was Oh
your cheek"
sand this is why you did not come"
mo, indeed. I met with an accident that
laid me up in Stonefeld. I've been with
you in thought all these weeks"
"And he told me you were tired of Goa
slant waiting on me, and would come nc
more"
"He!n
"Mr. Starlight"
"The miserable scoundreli"
Lura was too indignant to keep back the
hot words, although regretting them the
next moment.
Grace could not command her feelings to
| speak for long time, but lay white and ST.
lent, with hot tears raining over her hollow
cheeks.
"Never mind, Grace, dear" soothed Lura
You shall tell me at another time. You
are not strong enough now"
Then Lura Joyce came to her feet and
| turned to adjust the clothing about the sick
one as the door was tried by a hand with
out. Going thither Lura turned the key
and admitted Captain Starbright
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-03

UNITED in every great interest OF
life and society. it is no more just or
expedient that the sexes should be d.
vided in the State than in the family or
in the church. -George William Curtis
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-03

Lura realized that he was in earnest, how
ever. and she groaned Inwardly at the pros
pect. What might not happen during her
absence from Lone Hollow.
There seemed TO be no help for il, how
ever, and poor Lura resigned herself to a
fortnight's imprisonment with the best
gree possible. She had no thought of
disputlng the wisdom of DIR. Colton's dag
uosis To Lura his word. of all men in the
world, was law. She regarded Arthur
Cotton as the wisest man on the globe, and
as good as he was wise. She always felt
her inferiority while in his presence, and
this often embarrassed her so that
she shrank within herself and ceased
to shine with the full glow of
her vivacious womanhood. Possibly
the doctor understood more than his i'm
movable countenance revealed. He always
treated Lura as q child-with grave Sc
robustness that awed without chilling.
1t was late one afternoon of a cold day in
autumn that Lura Joyce dismounted from
the stage at Lone Hollow. Three weeks had
elapsed since she left by the same convey
ance, and during that time not q word had
reached her from the inmates.
''They might all be dead for all the stir
they make" unused the girl, as she glanced
up at the curtalned windows and solemn
gray walls of the ole house. 81 wrote, but
not one had the courtesy to answer. 1t
seems TO me that Grace ought to be out be-
fore now"
The girl tripped swiftly around to a spot
where she could view the window of
Grace's room. She saw nothing Of her
cousin, and at once retraccd her s.eps, a
strange misgiving at her heart
"Of course, nothing very bad has hap
pened or I should have heard OF It., de-
clared Lura TO herself. b. way of sti:,ng the
rising premonitions of evil.
She tried the front door 70 inl it Welding
to her touch, and a moment later see was
gliding along the wide hall. The roorn oc.
cupied by Grace during her illness was on
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-07-18
50 iprtdt ttan ntd)t pott1
Itetett 0ott."

Srau $. madte nit ibrem T69ter6e1
eine &eiie gdetlie beiBt bas quite &rtl
unb tit pier Sabre aft. gines Cages ipeis
ten iie in einem @aitbofe su Mtttag an be,
semetni9aftli9en Safel. Sbenan laBel
5mei iumse 9erren, Die obne S9eu unb fred
Die sOtteslditerliditen &eben fibrten. Oai
quite &ino m1roe unrubig unb iab fori6eri
lumber, pb benn Niertanb baaegen @tnreb
erbebe uno ben suten @ptt pertbetbise ; al
lein aQe idpiegerl, tper1 audi ni9t auel
oieie Geben sefielen. gnbli6 fonnte Gd
elite ii4 nt6t mebr balten /; ite itano auf
frat Dor jene 5wet 9erren unb ipra9 nit an
mutbtgem Grnite
vOas 1T ni6t bibi6 /! Sp lprt9t maj
nt6t pom lteben @ptt !"
Die smei @ottsslditerer purben f%euerrotl
porS9am, mas lie lange ni9t mebr getppr
Den, uno jeet 0ffnete AUDI etn alter ser,
letnen WfunD unO lagte
uSa, liebes &tnb, bu bait rs9t, 10 ipri9
mani ni4t POM lieben, sutelt @ott."
Warum fi1bet mani bel grnadlenen Of
10 penig Mutb, 2d~lter5unseu ~entgegen5u:
treten?! @s feblt an 9ebenoigfeit bes@lau:
bens uno an Siebe mober ipl ba bergOtutl
fpmnen?
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-07-18
Ger Judge Safer nnh fein
Rnfrnkran,.

Oa mar I'M Sabre 1870 Elm iunser, bra.
per Sauernburih aus 8aiern in Den &riea
segen Sranfreid b%eorpnet. Aubsr Den
@affen bes Sploaten bate er NIT li4 aud
groBes Sertrallen CUR @ottesmutter ae,pmt-
men, unp gum 3eiden psllen Den Goien=
frun5 in ieinen Sprniiter sepadt, UNI pen=
ielben in 3eiten ~bsipnberel @sfabr gu be-
ten, uno oaourd ii4 bas Sers leincr binim=
lii9en Mutter Maria suS4ue unoS dirm
9ensist gu MAIDEN. llAo Die siitige. milpe,
liBe Sunsfrau bat ibn paffir audi in sans
bel pnperer @eiie beIhiist. Der iunaeSpl
Dat miro es pieleidt ielber gar ni4t miiieu,
mie bas sei9eben lit.
Die @elhi6te ersdblt ndmlih niht c,
lelblt, lpncern Oerjeni9e. ge9en Den Die Gpt=
tesmut1er Den baierilden Sptpaten inShut
genpmmen bat ; unb pas lpar elm frars6.
-ltider Splpat, wel6er Dem baieriihen Spl.
Daten bate f~rie9s9emdB erldieBeh ipllen.
Der Iran5piiide Splput ersdblt mDrtlif
pie folgt
Nad mebreren S9ladten wuroe meir
battalion rah Sitrp 9el6ift. Wir er.
ridteten bort elne SdanSe uno einise Ser.
tbeioisunssmerfe; aber Die @a6iamfeit
Der beutiden Sploaten beunrubiste uniert
4rbeiter.
Der 5etnb bate Die beiten prsuBiider
uno basrilden Sdarhdlesn auscrleien
lis idli4en III Den grrfurden babcr, per.
barsen iih binter Den @ebiiden, srubeu
ii9 Sober in ben 8Open unb bsobadteteu
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-07-18
1876 mno 1889.

GS man i'm Sabre 1876, als gu 81. Die
Srau q. zines Mor9sns ms Bfarrbaus
fam nnb gang auf9erest gum Yiarrer in
leine Stube trat. Oa erspB ii4 penn Elm
gStrpm BON Slagea uno acknowledgement
gegeH Den Vebrer BON g., DAP er ibren
Ssfar 10 libel bebanole unp in aaen su=
riidiesc. Io6 seitern iei Der Sunse mei=
neno in's '0aus 9efcmmen, DAB Der 9ebrer
ibn unsere6tsr &eiie 10 arg seidlagen
babe.
y2iebe 6rau g., berlibisen gle iid, Ste
tbun Dem yebrer uuredt, wenn gle lbn be-
ldulb;ger, er babe ibren Ssfar su itrengt
uno pbne Gruno ssltrait. Der Sebrer III
Elm Our6aus rubiser unp unparteilider
Mann. @enn CT SSfar beitraft bat, 10
bat pieier es lide, pcroient. SD fclne ia
Sbren Spbn uno babe Sbnen mebr ais
einmal seiast, gle mDdten ibn bod ltrense
balten, ionit bitten gle sur3eit llebels bon
ibm su eriparten. Ssien sic bod oanf-
bar sesen Den gebrer, caB or ben Snnsen
I'M j3aume bait"
Go iprah Der Biarrer, aber pergebens
5rau q. murne MIR nod anfgere9ter.
sd iebe pObl" iaste iie, .ibr baltei
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-07-18
q Il ~ g @ a b e n
fit bic
liebett Rletmem
un6 bic
arnerm ttebett.
GsiammeIt uni entboten pont .@amoersr'

Ss5ammeIt unS entbpten pout .@amoerer'
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-07-18

ia ale suiammen," uno inbsm lie bic Tbar
ct gang beftis suidlus, gtrls ite DON oans
nett.
@s mar int Slpril bieles Sabres, 1889,
als Srau g. pieber in's Pfarrbaus fam,
aber nun sarts anbers als pamals. 8on
S9mers 9ebeust, ipeineno itanb iie DOR benz
Yi arrer unb flagte ibm tbre Motb. gs lei
nidt mebr gum Musbalten nit ibrem Ss=
far. St fimmerte ii6 INN bic SHUTTER
(ber @ater mar uuterbeB seitorben) ni6t
I'M Minbeiten, perleee fred ibre @ebote,
lade lie, penn iie ibm 8ori tsllunsen made,
aus unb sebe gang unb gar nur Der 8efris=
biauns ieiner b0i EN- Netsuns nad, ent=
menbe ibr @elb uno brinse IS leidtiinnia
bur9. @eitern babe er li9 iogar tbatld9=
lid mtber iie erboben unb iie sel9lasen,
Gin Strom BON Gbrdren iolgte bieier ST.
6ffnuns.
vSSa, meine liebe Srau &c., anttportete
Der Bfarrer, vbas tit sewiB trauris. Mbe,
nit ettlen &lasen sepinnen Sic ni9ts.
Sie miiIen nun iebeu, auf pel3em Wegs
nod 9ilfe gu idaffen 1T. Gmpfebleu
sic SSbren Sobn tn pielem @ebete Dem
Serrn, i'd perpe Sbnen belfen. Dabei per=
seiien Sic ntdt, baB audi Sie ni9t fret Don
S9ulb iinb. @rinnern Sie ii9, ME Sie
bamals bel mir tparen unb ii9 iber Der
9ebrer %beflasten ? Sdtten Sie bic 9ebre,
bic i9 Sbnen bantals CAB, I'M Iuse bebal.
ten unb beoba9tet, es piirbe mobl ni9t Il
idltmm ssporben iein. Sie babeu sefeblt
tragen Sie Sbr 2eib, bas fir sic oaraus
erpadiem 1T, nit @eOulb ; ppfern Sic es
benz 9errn auf uno beten sic ptel unb IN:
itdnois fir Sbren Sobn. Damn birfer
mir mod boffen."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
JUSTICE FOR HOMESTEADERS.

They Are Not to Be Showed Aside BY
TOwn-SHe Schemers.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-Commissioner
Stone of the General Land office, has adj
dressed a letter to the register and re-
ceiver of the Guthrie land office, in
which. referring to his circular instruc-
tions of April l 1889. he says: 'These
instructions by their terms relate only to
the applications that may be presented
for vacant public lands. am in receipt
of complaints that homestead settlers who
have made entry of the tracts settled upon
by them are subjected to annoyance and
expense by parties setting up speculative
claims to the tract, undertaking to lay out
pretended towns thereon, to dispose of in
terests in town lots to the public and
endeavoring by various indirect means
to compel the settlers to give up
their rights to the tracts covered
by these entries / have now therefore
to direct that you promptly reject all ap-
plIcations that may be presented to you
for tracts shown by your records to be
covered by existing homestead entries un-
less accompanied by satisfactory proof as
Re Quired by town site circular of July 9,
1886, and that such tract was actually Sc
iected as the site of city or town or set
tied and occupied for purposes of trade
and business at date prior to that of the
existing entry. If any applications are
now pending in your office not vet re-
ported here which come under this rule,
you will promptly reject the same and
notify the applicant applicants of your
action. You Will allow the usual right to
appeal to any parties feeling aggrieved
by such rejection"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
THE WAR IN HAYTi.

Hippolyte's Forces Bombarding Port-au-
Prince-A Small Army Making Big
Noise.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10-Purser Squire. Of
the steamer Alvo, of the Atlas line,
which arrived from Hayti last night, re-
ports that the Alvo left St Marc, Hayti,
July &C. and arrived at Port-au-Prince
the same day. When the steamer came
TO anchor the noise of Hippolyte's cannon
could be distinctly heard firing at the
town. The attacking force was at the
west of the place about two miles away.
With the aid OF a powerful glass Purser
Squire and the officers distinctly saw Hip
polvte on the coast The United States
man-of-war Ossipee lay in the harbor of
Port-au-Prince and near her was anchored
an English and Spanish man of-war. A
tug boat named the Panama, formerly be-
longing in the United States and of about
1e0 tons burden, was there too. She car
ried a few heavy guns and was in Legi-
times service. During the afternoon of
July % the Panama was ordered around
to where she could attack Hippolyte's
bombarding party in the right flank AS
soon as the little tug got within firing
distance she began to blaze away. She
kept it I'D until darkness set in. The
battle by Hippolytes force was kept up
all night. The Alvo left the next morn
ing. Hippolyte losses can be reckoned in
the hundreds. 1t is said the Calling guns
used by Hippolyte played sad havoc with
the outskirts of Port-au-Priuce- The
officers of the Ossipee said to the people
on the Alvo that they (ths Ossipee officers)
had become used to the continued firing
and did not mind it a bit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
ADVISED TO ATTEND.

Commander Booth Issues an Order Con-
corning the National Eacampment.
TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. 9-The following
circular letter, made public last evening.
is to be sent out to the G. A R posts Of
this department from the department
headquarie rs in this city:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. S. 1889.
Circular letter No. 81
The twenty third National Encampment Of the
Grand ARMY of the Republic viii assemble In
the city OF Milwaukee. Wis. on Tuesday, Au-
gust q, 1883. The grand parade will he had
on the above date. and the Department
Commander earnestly requests all COM
rades from Kansas attending the twenty-third
National EDcampment to participate ia this
parade, and thus show appreciation Of the
efforts OF our comrades and the patriotic citi-
zens OF Milwaukee to Hospitality entertain u.s.
The headquarters of this department will be
located Il No Grand avenue where all Kan
Sas comrades are requested to present them
selves Tuesday morning, August %, 1883. st nine
O'Clock Owing to the inability to make salts
factory rates with the railroad companies a.
referred to in circular letter No the COM
radeS desiring to attend The encampment
are left TO select their own route and make
such arrangements as they see fit The
rate has been fixed at one fare for the round
trip The fare from Kansas City to Milwau-
kee and return will be SI3 9S to which will
be added fare from all Kansas points
river points early Sunday evening, Au-
gust 25 to enable them to reach Milwaukee in
time to rest and be able to take part il. the pa
rade on the 21th. Delegates and representa-
tives desiring rooms will communicate at once
witt T. NJ Lanham. Department Quartermas-
ter. Topeka. Kan, giving the number of rooms
wanted, etc. He will proceed to Milwaukee on
the 2lst and make arrangements for accommo-
dations of such delegates and representatives
desire him to do so.
Headquarters at Topeka viii be closed from
Saturday, August "a to September 2, inclusive,
and no department business will be transacted
between these dates. Comrade A G. Stacy has
been appointed official press reporter for this
department for the year 1859, and will accom-
pany these headquarters to Milwaukee to at
tend the National Eucampment Delegate and
encampment badges can be procured of the
Assistant Adjutant- General at headquarters in
Milwaukee The department has hand a
number Of grasshopper badges which the com
rades can obtain by addressing the Assistant
Adjutant-General or calling on him at head
quarters in Milwaukee.
[Signed.] HENRY BOOTH
Department Commander.
LAWRENCE WILSON,
Assistant AOjutan1- General
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
CHEROKEE CHECKERS.

Another Election Surprise-Chief Mayes
Accused of Delaying Matters.
TAHLEQUAH, L T., Aug. 9-Complete
election returns show that N the next
National Council Chief Mayes' party will
have clear majority. The result is a
great surprise to every one. as the Ma
tionals had up to yesterday been thought
victorious by an overwhelming majority.
The election of a Downing or Mayes
Counc may result in a further postpone
ment of action in the negotiations for the
Strip. The present Council being of a
National complexion. Chief Mayes may
desire to wait until November next when
the next Council will be sworn in.
Mayes has not yet returned from home,
where he went to vote. The Commission
ers are patiently waiting for his return to
hear some answer to their proposition of
81 % per acre. The Chiefs apparent in
difference to the presence of the Com
missioners is condemned by many of his
friends who argue that his hesit-
ancy will be construed to be dis
courtesy to the United States Govern
ment's representatives. The election was
held Monday and he has had ample time
time to get back. The Commissioners
however, are improving the time by
mingling with the people and showing
them that it would be the wisest policy to
part with the Strip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
STRANGELY KILLED.
Compressed Natural Gas Blows Out
Head Cap With Fatal Results.

Compressed Natural Gas Blows Out the
Head Cap With Fatal Results.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 10-By an ex-
plosion of natural gas well on the South
Side last night two persons were killed,
Two fatally injured and dozen OF more
badly wounded. Booth & Flynn, con-
tractors, had just completed laying a
thirty Inch gas m ain and were testing it
by means of compressed air. When q
pressure of lis pounds had been reached
the head cap on the end of the pipe blew
out. carrying with it a large amount of
timber and debris. A hundred or more
workmen from adjacent iron mills re-
turning home had stopped to watch
the experiment The debris was
hurled into the crowd as though bomb
exploded. The killed were John Miller,
twenty three years, single; John O'Con-
nor, twenty-five years, single. injured.
John Grenin, internally, cut about the
head will die; Henry Reich. skull frac-
tured, injured internally. can not recover;
William Greene, injurned internally and
cut about the head and body: James Hen
drick, ST. Louis, both legs fractured. head
cut; John b Raney, millwright severely
hurt about the head and hurt internally.
Among those sustaining painful cuts and
bruises were James Duffy. Thomas WEIGH,
Frank Doyle. William Jones' Martin Gar
vey, John Schwalter and Severance Au-
SIGH.