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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
MAJOR LYDECkER.
Sentenced to Forfeit Part of His Pay and
to BE Reprimanded.

sehtchCeu 10 OrIeit Fart OF His ray ana
to BE Reprimanded.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The sentence of
the general court martial in the case of
Major g. j. Lydecker, corps of marines,
who was tried OH charges arising out of
the Aqueduct tunnel frauds, was made
public as follows: ITO forfeit to the
United States 800 of his pay for nine
months and to be reprimanded in orders.
The court is thus lenient in view of the
evidence before it that in spaces so con-
fined as those above the arch in the tunnel
it was almost impossible to secure thor
oughly good work under the contract sys-
tenn imposed by law" The sentence has
been approved by the President in the fol-
lowing message:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 3-The proceed
ings, finding and sentence of the court martial
in the case of Major Garrett j. Lydecker one
OF the corps of engineers, are approved and will
be carried into effect The gravamen Of the
ofense OF this officer was the neglect of very
high and important duty. 1t was not very i'm
portant from military standpoint whether a
pecuniary loss did or did not result to the Gov
eminent But that very great loss and incon-
Venience have been inflicted OH the COM
munlty by the delays which have re-
suited from the failure to discover
promptly the faulty and fraudulent character OF
the work. apparent. The suggestion that the
strictest and most faithful supervision of the
progress OF such work is powerless to detect
and correct the shams which are practiced by
the contractors in the case is discredit to the
en- ineering profession and entirely inadmissi-
BILE. The sentence imposed by the court seems
to have given full effect to every suggestion
that might mitigate the ofYense.
RENJAMIN ARRIcnN
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
Livestock COmmIasinn.

CHICAGO. May 3-The organization of
the American Livestock Commission
Company was completed yesterday at a
meeting here. The following directors
were elected: H W. Gresham, of Pueblo,
Col; j. c. Gunter. Of Dallas. Tex: A. b
Gregory, of Withrow, ILL.,; F. p.
Yark, of St Louis P. Phillips, Of
Kansas City; w. A. Towers, of
Montana; B. R Falt of Wichita; I. S.
Bugbee, of Kansas City. The capital
stock is 800 600 A branch house will be
established in Kansas City. The company
will sell no cattle not owned by its stock
holders The cattle commission men say
tn at the sole object in the organization is
to avoid the fifty cent commission.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
DEATH TO TRAINMEN.

| had Collision ON the Northern Pacific Near
jamestown, Dak.-Narrow Escape OF
Passengers In Wisconsln-FIoods In Cam
ada.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May GA special
from jamestown, Oak. says the first Sec
tion OF the Northern Pacific west.bound
limited passenger train collided yesterday
with freight No. 10 thirty-six miles
west The collision occurred on a bend
and the trains were almost upon each
other before the danger was discov-
| cred. The firemen and en-.
gineers Of both trains jumped. En-.
gineer Bass, of the passenger, broke his
back and died almost Immediately. Fire.
man killen, Of the passenger, and Engi-
neer Beal and Frank Kellum of the freight,
escaped without serious injuries. The
postal car jumped the track and was a
complete wreck. Both clerks were badly
injured. One had received notification Of
his removal and was on his last run. His
leg was broken, and he died just after the
train which bore the dead and wounded to
jamestown left Windsor. The other clerk,
Lounsbery, q nephew of Colonel Louns.
berry. the well known newspaper corres-
pondent had his arm broken in two
places and was badly scalded. Bag
MS arm broken in two places The train
bore the usual number of passengers, but
none were injured. Both engines and the
mail and baggage cars left the track and
were badly demolished. A number of
freight cars were entirely DESTROYED.
Three cars were loaded with Washington
Territory horses, which were killed out.
right or shot to relieve their sufferings.
Ia -
which has happened on the Dakota divi.
sion for some time. Engineer Bass,
who was killed, lived here. He was
thirty years old, and was engaged to be
married in about ten days to Miss
Miller, who was greatly shocked at the re.
ceipt of the news of his death and is suf.
fering from hsmorrhage as the result
Doubts of her recovery are entertained.
when the news of the wreck reached here,
Superintendent McCabe, with three sur.
geons and a wrecking car, left for the
scene of the collision. Misunderstan
of train orders by operators at Steel and
the conductor and engineer of the freight
was the cause of the collision.
COLLISION ON THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL.
ASHLAND, WIS, May GA bad collision
occurred Oh the Wisconsin Central road
near Highbridge, eighteen miles south.
a passenger train collided with the rear
end of a freight train which had backed |
Off the switch. The engine was demol-
ished. The engineer and fireman, though |
they did not jump, miraculously escaped |
with their lives.
DISAsTR Gus FLOODS IN CANADA.
QUEBEC. May 6.-Dlsastrous floods are |
in the Sagueney districts. A |
number of bridges have been swept away,
and there has been much damage to
houses aud other property. Great distress
preyails
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
Terrible Death of Children.

BALTIMORE, Nd. May &C. Williams,
of Abingdon. near Hartford station on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and his wife
and five children retired about ten O'Clock
lest night. An hour later neighbors saw
the house burning snd made Intellectual
attempts TO quench the fumes. Mr. and
Mrs Williams escaped with the baby,
who will probably die. The parents, Sc
riously burned themselves stood watch.
ing the fire, which was approaching their
four sleeping children. The house burned
TO The ground and consumed the children,
furniture and all. The people are left
with no children excepting the baby home
or clothing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
THE LATEST.

CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May showed an average decrease
OF los compared with the corresponding
week of last year. In New York the de.
| crease was 3i2.
SPECIAL from New York reports the
| Standard Oil men preparing to form q
| white lead trust
The authorities of Schleswig have re-
| fused to rescind the decree expelling GER
tam German Americans from the islands
OF Amron and Fohr in the North sea.
THE remainder of the rescued passen.
gers and crew of the Danmark arrived at
New York on the 9Th from the Azores.
MAJOR JOHN n. EDw ARDS, a well known
newspaper man of the Missouri Valley,
died after two days sickness at jefferson
City, Mo-, on the 4th. He was. during the
war. in Joe Shelby's brigade of Confed-
crates and at the close served in Mexico
for Macmillan.
The Polish priest at Manistee, Mich,
was assaulted on the street recently by
his parishioners. The trouble originated
some three months ago, some members of
the congregation claiming that their pew
rents were extortionate. The militia and
the fire department were called out to
quell the riot
A PRIVATE letter from Morrilton, Ark,
states that an attempt to assassinate ex.
Sheriff Harry Coblentz had been made on
the street of that place by Oby Bentley.
The trouble grew out of the election
frauds.
HE miners on a strike at Getzenkirchen
Westphalia, engaged in rioting the other
day and wrecked a number of shops. The
police dispersed them with drawn swords
and order was restored with the assist
ance OF detachment of troops.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN ended his recent
fast by lecture at Union Square Theater,
IN which he argued that abstinence from
food was cure for all the ills of the flesh.
DESTRUCTIVE fires were reported in the
Minnesota forests, being worst or the line
OF the Duluth and Iron Range west to
Thompson and south beyond Barnum, and
on the Northern Pacific as far as Norman,
seventy miles beyond the Northern Pacific
junction.
CRANK fired blank cartridge at Pres.
ldent Carnot in Paris on the 5th On be-
ing arrested he stated that his object was
10 right his wrongs in having been pun. |
ished unjustly by the Governor of Mar
Unique.
IT is reported that Kurdish chief who |
recently escaped from prison gathered a |
number of his followers, attacked an Ar
menian village and seized several promi-
nent men OF the village and poured over
the m petroleum to which they set fire and
then watched their victims slowly burn to
Heath.
BUSINESS was quiet on the London
Stock Exchange during the week ended
Nay 4. American railroad securities con-
inue to improve. The Continental bourses
we're quiet The Havana sugar market
vas dull
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
STRONG CRITICISM.
Disgusting Scenes Alleged to Have Trans
pired at the Centennial Ball.

Disgusting Scenes Alleged to Have Trans
pired at the Centennial Ball.
NEW YORK. May 3-The World saws:
Now that the centennial ball Is over, peo-
pie who paid from SO to S25 apiece to par
ticipate in it, and whose fun was repre-
sented by the figure 0, are taking out the
balance in criticism. The tongues of the
ball goers were blistered with fault
finding. On all sides it was conceded
that the centennial ball was the
biggest executive failure of the GEN.
fury. People who were most competent
to speak were loudest in declaring the ball
a monument of incapacity and vulgarity.
As Mr.. Ward McAllister read his private
dispatches in his Washington retreat a
complacent smile overspread and softened
his features.
The scenes in the supper room can not be
described safely in newspaper. Never
since the palace Of the Tuileries was in
vaded in 1859 by the sans culOHcs have
such startling contrasts been witnessed in
similar circumstances. When it is said
that the walters policemen and
messenger boys drank most Of the
free champagne. the situation at mid.
night may be suggested. Justices of the
Supreme Court Governors. staff officers,
club men. lawyers, poets, millionaIres,
with beautiful and refined women, crowded
blankly along the supper counter and
demanded in vain the attention they
were accustomed to receive. The func-
tionaries around the place showed I'M
disguised contempt for the "free-Iuuch
fiends." Walters who did not have to
account for the unlimited wine, took oc.
casion to neglect guests and treat them
selves. The excellent supper was largely
wasted. There was no responsibility for
any thing to anybody. The "gentlemen's
dining room" idea was shown to be an
utter fallacy.
By $3.50 n m. the supper room had been |
given over to people whose ideas of enjoy. |
ment had been learned in free and easy |
resorts Drunken men invaded the ball |
room Furnishing bubbling bottles of |
In the corridors free fights |
were of constant occurrence. Gamblers, |
and women dozed or made |
merry on the staircases.
DIR. John W. Gibbs said at the Hoffman
House last night: II have just finished a
letter of congratulation to Mr.. Ward Nc
Allister. The ball as it went Off was about |
he best answer he could make to those
who removed him. Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish
nay know something about railroads, but
he knows nothing Of how to conduct q
BALL"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
Grave Robbers Arrested.

DENVER. Col, May 4-Last week the
widow of Colonel j. A. Greenlow received
information that the grave Of her hus band
had been robbed of the body and she could
gain possession of the remains by paying
ransom of several thousand dollars. De-
tectives have arrested r G. Greenwad. F.
K. Shinn, W. o. Bacon aud j. c. Mccoy
Tie thieves had drawn up an agreement
requiring the utmost secrecy and promis-
ing death to any one who should give in
formation regarding the robbery, but one
of them made a full confession and there
is but little doubt of their guilt. One of
the prisoners is prominent grocery dealer
and the others are all we'll known, The
body was recovered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
hoNoRINo WALLER.
Consui-Gencral Waller Banquered h



London.
LONDON, May AK. Governor Waller,
the retiring Consul of the United States,
was rendered testimonial banquet at the
Hotel Metropole. There were 200 persons
present. among them being Lord Thur.
low, Sir Lyon Playfair, Justin Mccarthy,
N. F., II. Seton Kar, NJ. p, Edmund
Yates, Archibald Forbes, Robert Griffin,
LII d., Captain Shaw, c. B, Admiral Sir
Erasmus Onnemeny, Sir E. j. Reed. K. c.
b, NJ r., Lieutenant General Sir Gerald
Graham, V. c., and Sir John Puleston, NJ
r. The last named gentleman, who pre-.
sided, presented to Mr.. Waller a colossal
silver flowing cup" which all drank.
Governor Waller declared that the honor
was intended. not for himself, but for the
country OF which he was a representative.
He lauded Robert 7. Lincoln, the newly
appointed American Minister to England,
and at the conclusion of his speech he was
loudly cheered.
Sir Lyon Playfair and Hon. Justin Nc
Carthy paid high tributes to MIR. Waller
and Sir Robert Fowler said that nobody
had done more than Minister Phelps and
MIR. Waller to strengthen the bonds of
friendship uniting the Anglo-Saxon race.
A toast to the health of President Har-
rison was received with enthusiasm and
was responded to by Mr.. Henry White,
the American Charge d'Affaires.
Colonel Fred Grant, the new American
Minister to Austria, was enthusiastically
welcomed and bowed his acknowledge
ments, but he did not make any remarks.
Among the stewards of the banquet were
william Back, Charles Dickens. Hon.
Oakley Hall, Chevalier F. Krapf Won Liver
hof, Sir Arthur Sullivan, j. K. O'Toole,
John Russell Young and a number of
others of prominence and distinction.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
The Samoan Commission.

BERLIN, May alt is stated that the
liberation of Malietoa. the deposed King
OF Samoa, has been voluntarily announced
to the Samoan conference. 1t is supposed
that this action on the part of Germany is
the prelude to his reinstatement
A subcommittee of the Samoan confer
ence, consisting of Delegates Kranel
Bates and Scott has prepared report on
the land question in Samoa.
1t is stated that a subcommittee of the
Samoan conference has under considera-
ton a plan for the future government Of
Samoa under a native ruler, with q tri.
bunal to adjudicate the question of land
tenure.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
PENSION FRAUDS.
An Extended Fraud Practiced on the Go
eminent.


ernmeut.
ST. LOUIS May 5.-Jacob Little. a Union
soldier, died in Andersonville prison, and
in ISL his widow was granted a pension
of $50 a month. She married a man named
Barnes, and died in 1876. Barnes took
his wife's pension papers and went to
Pettis County, Mo-, where he married q
widow named Rogers. He induced her
to impersonate the deceased Mrs.
Little and she drew the pension. Barnes
died in 1877 and the widow took up
with a man named Rite. She wanted to
stop the fraud, but Rite compelled her to
continue it until they separated about
year ago. Then she ceased drawing the
money and the Government started an in.
vestigation. Mrs. Barnes was arrested
yesterday at Somerset, Ozark County, and
Kite was taken into custody in this city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
The birmingham Friend Convicted.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 4.-1he eleventh
day of the Halves trial was the last Mr..
Hawkins made the closing speech yester-
day morning. occupying more than two
hours, and Judge Green charged the jury
and the court adjourned for dinner. At
$3.50 p. m having been out a little over
three hours, the jury came into court and
returned a verdict of guilty, fixing
the penalty at death. Hawes' firm.
ness was mistaken. He accepted the
verdict as a man, having expressed him.
self all the while as looking upon his con-
viction in Jefferson County as a foregone
conclusion. The verdict meets with popu-
lar approval and was expected. Halves
has two chances yet-au appeal to the
Supreme Court on the refusal of Judge
Green to allow him a change of venue ana
an appeal on various exceptions taken to
the rulings Of the court during the pro-
gress of the trial. The general opinion
among the lawyers here is that the Su-
preme Court will order new trial with
change of venue.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
KANSAS CROPS.

The Report of the Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture Points to a Great
Crop.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 4-The Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture has
issued the following official crop report
for Kansas: There has not been a time in
many years when the condition of crops,
fruit etc, have been at this date so uni.
formiy good throughout every portion Of
the State as now. About 500 correspond
ents of this board, representing 103 of the
1O6 counties of the State report the con-
dition of wheat, oats, grass and fruit of
all kinds above the average condition r
a term of years and the indications every.
where seems to warrant the belief that
the farmers generally throughout the
S;ate will reap an abundant harvest this
year.
Winter Wheat-In a few counties in
Northwest Kansas q small portion Of the
early sown wheat was seriously damaged
by tie extended drought in the
fall and is reported plowed up, but
as no reports of like character
came from any other portion of the State
the area thus plowed up in proportion to
the total amounts practically to nothing
and the estimated acreage of wheat sown
in the fall of 1883 q, 33j. 427 acres), as given
in the March Quarterly, will probably be
the acreage harvested this year. The
average condition for the State as COM
pared with the general average for a term
of years is 10S per cent.
Spring Wheat-The increase in aree
sown to spring wheat in 1889, as compared
with that sown the previous year. is esti-
mated at SO per cent, which gives q total
area for the year of "a $50 acres, an excess
over that of last year of 10. ga acres. The
average condition compared with the gen.
eral average for a term of years is ITO per
cent
Rye.-The condition of rye for the
State, compared with the general average,
is 103 per cent.
Oats.-The increase in area sown to oats
in the spring of 1889, as compared with
that sown the previous year, is 147 per
cent, which gives a total area for the year
of 1.9J1, 462 acres. or an excess over that of
last year of 244. GAS acres. The average
condition, compared with the general con.
dition. is los per cent
Tame Grasses.-Tame grasses through.
out the State, which had suffered from the
effects of drought the past two years. seem
to have fully recovered and the average
of these grasses is reported at
103 per cent
Fruit-Fruit Of all kinds throughout the
State is reported in an unusually good
and unless some future calam.
ity befalIs it there will be an abundance
of fruit in Kansas this year.
Rain and Chinch Bugs.-DurinZ the
month of April rain has fallen in every
portion of the State in sufficient quantities
to meet all the requirements of plant life.
In some sections, especially in the south
and southeastern portions Of theState, there
has been excess of RAINFALL which has in
some localities retarded farm operations,
the planting Of corn. While
chinch bugs are reported in large numbers
in some counties. the abundant rains and
cool weather are disastrous to their propa.
cation, and il the season continues favor.
able to thrifty growth of plants no dam
age to crops is apprehended.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
A MysteriOus Death.

GLoucEsrER, N. j., May a-George r.
Tombs, q lumDer dealer of Jersey Shore,
Pa, was found early yesterday morning
at the foot of the stairs of boarding
house in this place. He died soon after.
The man and a young woman who gave
her name as Miss Donaldson had bee \
stopping there since Monday. When
found Tombs was fully dressed, with
the exception of his coat and a smaIsN
lamp was under him. Miss Donaldson
Melvin Jack. the proprietor of the place
and man named Clay ton, who had been
hanging about the house, have been ar
rested on suspicion. Deceased was forty.
five years old He had on his person
81, 600 worth of diamonds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
GUTHRIE LAND FRAUDS,

Charges Proved Against OhiciaIs-The
Facts Kept Private.
WASHINGTON May 4-Secretary Noble
has received reports from two special land
inspectors whom he had sent to investi-
gate alleged fraudulent land transactions
at Guthrie, Oklahoma, by United States
officials, and especially by persons who
had been allowed to enter before the OPEN
ing day by assuming the guise of deputy
marshals The Secretary laid the entire
report before the Cabinet meeting, where
it was fully discussed. At the conclusion
OF the meeting the Secretary de-
clined to make public the reports,
Tut said that charges of fraudu-
lent transactions had been SO fully
sustained, that the officials implicated had
been notified to purge themselves if they
could. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Miller also de-
clined to make public the contents of the
reports, but acknowledged that things
looked black for the officials unless they
could clear themselves. 1t is understood
that the officials implicated are Marshal
Needles and the register and receiver of
the Guthrie land office. An investigation
will be carried on by the Attorney-Gen-
eral and Secretary Noble jointly, and if
the officials can not clear themselves they
will be dismissed and the land fraudulent.
ly claimed will not be allowed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
Champagne Flowed.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 5.-The receipts Of
cotton at Memphis since September to
date aggregate I00,201 bales. This ex-
ceeds by 36, 923 bales the entire receipts
for many previous years. The crossing of
the seven hundred thousa ndth line was
the occasion of big jollification by mem.
bers of the exchange yesterday forenoon.
The blackboards We're deliberately decSed
with blue ribbons and champagne flowed
as free as water
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
Mr.. Blaine at Work A gain.

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Secretary Blaine
appeared at the State Department yester-
day morning looking very well and show
ing no traces of his recent illness. Sir
Julian Paunceforte, the new British Min
lister. called upon him, accompanied by
MIR. Edwards, the Charge d'Affaires, and
Secretary Herbert with several other
attaches. Secretary Blaine Immediately
proceeded with the party to the White
House. where Sir Julian was formerly
presented to the President. The usual
fellcitous speeches were exchanged.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-10
Passengers Narrowly Escape.

LIMA. O.. May ga westbound passen.
ger train on the Chicago g. Atlantic road,
consisting of ten coaches of emigrants, had
a narrow escape from being wrecked near
here yesterday. A crossing over a culvert
had burned and fallen in, and the engi.
neer did not discover it until within 100
feet of it. He stopped the train with the
cowcatcher Immediately over the ditch,
which was about twenty-five feet deep
and twenty feet wide.