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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02

While his grandsons, before they were out Of
bibs,
Were acknowledgement Scott Ito IRE OF sQuibs
And so each Independence morn
Grandfather Watts took his powder-horn
And the f1int-lock shotgun h 5 father had
When he fought undr Schuyler, country lad.
Ano grandfather Watts would start and tramp
Ten miles to the woods at Beaver Camp;
For Grandfather Watts used to say-and
Scowl-
That decent chipmunk or woodchuck or owl
Was better company, friendly or shy,
Than folks who didn't keep Fourth OF July.
And so he would pull his hat down on his
brow,
smarch for the woods, soueast by SOU.
bus once-ah. long, long years ago:
Fur grandfather's gone where good mn go
One hot, hot Fourth. by ways OF our own,
Such shortcuts as boys have always known,
We hurried and followed the dear old man
Beyond where the wilderness began,
To the deep black wooks at the foot OF the
Hump,
And there was clearing and stump
A stump in the heart OF great wide wood;
And there on that stump our grandfather
stood
Talking and shouting out there in the sun,
And firing that funny old fint-lock gun
Once in a minute his head all bare
Having his Fourth Of July OUT there
The Fourth OF July he used to know
Back in e,ghteen-and-,wenry or so.
First with his face to the heavens blue
He read the "Declara.ion'' through:
And then, with gestures to the left and right
He made an orati IN erudi1e
Full OF words six syllables long:
And then our grandfather broke into song,
And soaring the squirrels in the trees,
Gave Hail, Columbian TO the breeze
And tell you. the old man never heard
When We joined in the chorus, word for word!
But he sang out strong to the bright blue sky,
And it voices joined in his Fourth OF July.
He heard them as echoes from days gone by.
And when he had done, We al slipped back,
As still as We came, on our twisting rack:
While words more clear than the fint-lock
shots
Rang n our ears
And Gran ifather Watts:
He Shouldored the gun his father bore,
And marched on home. Dor'we~t By nor.
H c. Buaaer. in Ea-oer's Young People.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02

-Razzle-Iid you notice how many
new clothes Robinson has? Dazzle
Yes. That S the only way he can stavs
off his tailor. -*
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02

OuS fathers fought bled and died, and
it's pity if the boys can't have some
Of the same privileges ON the day that
celebrates their work,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-07-02
GRANDFATAER's. FOURTH.

RAN D FA T n + r
WATTS used to
tell US boys
T h at Q Fourth
want O Fourth
" it'll out any
noise.
He would say, with
q thump Of his
hickory stick,
That it made an
American right
down SEX
TO see his sons on
the Nations day
Sit round in o sort
OF q listlesS way,
W it h no grafton
and no train
band,
No fre-Work show
and no roOt-beer
stand.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

or violence. The magistrate IL then with.
out respect and the law without sanction.
The floods of lawlessners can not be 'evied up.
on and made to run in one channel iihe kill.
ing OF United States marshal carrying a writ
of arrest for an election offense is full of
prompting and suggestion to men who are
pursued by city marshal for crime against
life or property.
But it is said that this legislation will re.
viye race animosities, and some have even
suggested that when the peaceful methods
of fraud are made impossible they may be
supplanted by intimidation and violence II
the proposed law gives to any qualified elect
or by hairs weight more than his equal in
fluence or detracts by SO much from any other
qualified elector, 1t is fatally impeached. But
II the law is equal and the animosities is
evokes grow out of the fact that some
electors have been accustomed to exer-
else the franchise for others as well as for
themselves, then these animosities ought
not to be confessed without shame and can
not be given any weight in the discussion
without dishonor. No choice Is left to me
but to enforce with yigor all laws intended
to secure to the citizen his constitutional
rights and to recommend that the inadequa-
cies of such laws be promptly remedied. II
to promote with zeal and ready in
terest every project for the develop
ment of its material interests, its
rivers, harbors, mines and factories aud the
intelligence, peace and security under the
law of its communities and homes is not ac-
cepted as sufficient evidences of friendliness
to any State or section, can not add con-
rivance at election practices that not only
disturb local results, but rob the electors Of
other States and sections of their most price,
less political results.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Seven Men Killed and Eight Injured BY q
CuIpable Disregard of Precautions.

Seven Men Killed and Eight Injured BY q
CuIpable Disregard of Precautions.
JOLIET, Ill, Dec. SIN the blast
furnace department of the Illinois Iron
& Steel Company's works a furnace
which was blown out for refining an
other repairs made necessary by re-
cent explosion which was attended with
loss of life, fell to the ground with
out warning when eleven men were on
the inside at the bottom and about six
on top Masonry work and furnace
Innings were piled upon each other in a
confused heap, mingled with the dead
and dying workmen.
A band of laborers at once gathered
at the scene and began the work of re-
covery and rescue. Gathered about
them and urging them to renewed effort
were the wives and children of the I'M
fortunate men. a.-
Within half an hour the rescuers had
succeeded in taking out eight bodies.
Five of the unfortunates were dead,
crushed almost out of all. semblance to
human shape, while the other three
were apparently fatally injured Late
in the afternoon the rescuing party
succeeded in extricating all the victims
from beneath the mass of debris
The dead are: Nelson Larson, John
Peterson, Gus Loosa, Thompson Swan
son, Slaus Fasmeck, Frank Miller and
John Mulusstadis
Those most seriously injured are:
Oscar Lind, Joseph Mason, John OLE
son, August Weinberg, A Seinsanair.
Peter Erickson, John Larson, Patrick
Kilcullen-
The accident was caused by the Civ
ing way Of one of the columns on which
the huge blast furnace rests The loss
to the company is estimated at 5000.
One man was buried in the water tank
and another cut in two. One OF the
men on top of the furnace escaped seri-
in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
A JHIRo PARTY.
The Kansas Delegates at the Oeaia Conven.
ton Talking Over the Mattar.


ton Talking Over the Matter.
OCALA, Fla, Dec. 5.-Glimpses of .
third party movement have appeared in
the National Farmers Alliance conven-
ton. 1t was chiefly agitated by the
Kansas delegation.
General John II. Rice, candidate for
the Kansas Senatorship. assisted by
John Davis and Mr.. Vincent, of Nan
sas, and Captain Powers, of Indiana,
is drawing up call to be issued to
the Farmers Alliance and all industri al
unions of America which favor the prin-
ciples of the St Louis platform to meet
in convention in Cincinnati February
% to consider the third party or Peo-
ple's movement The name of this new
party is to be the National Union
party of America"
The new party to be formed will
doubtless work on the same lines as the
Peoples party in Kansas. that is, re-
nounce all utilization with the other
political parties and place National
ticket of its own IN the field. This call,
when completed. will undoubtedly be
presented to the National Alliance for
30 lHuOESeiuSuk COU16 OF Gu0 men III
the movement however. are not con-
WINGED that this course will be wise or
polite. 81
John Davis. Congressman-elect from
Kansas on the Peoples ticket, said with
reference to a call for delegates to Ma
tional conference with a view of form
ing a new party: This call was drawn
by Prof Vincent and his two brothers,
all of Winfield, Kan, the two latter be-
ing editors and publishers of the
Nonconformist They were aided
in the work by C.. A. Powers of In
diana, and General j. III. Rice, of Kansas.
They submitted rough draft of the
call, and after max ng some few sug-
gestions l asked them for signatures.
1t ended with the Alliance platform
adopted at ST. Louis and call to fra
ternal organizations in sympathy with
that platform to send delegates to Gin
cinnati. 1t has been extensively signed
by Alliance members and by delegates
of other organizations"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
THE "HUMMER" WRECKED.
Disastrous and Fatal Collision on the CHI
carn a AIton m Illinois. --.-----


Disastrous and Fatal Collision on the Chi
cago q Alton IN Illinois. -rrs7-
ST Louis, Dec. 5.-The Chicago &c
Alton through Kansas City express
called the hummer" which left Chi
cago last night, was run into by Wa
bash coal train at o'clock at Jackson
Vile Junction. Ill Two. passengers
were instantly killed and six others Sc
riously hurt, some of whom may die
The Chicago Sc Alton express had
stopped on the crossing to take on pas
sengers when the heavy freight coming
from the south and which was, accord
ing to the statements OF the Wabash Of
ficials, unmanageable, came laundering
along and crashed into the rear sleeper.
splitting it entirely in two pieces. The
engine rushed through the sleeping car,
throwing the sleeping passengers dead
and wounded to the right and left, pill
ing cars of coal in huge mass upon
the demolished passenger coach.
A few moments afterwsrd a headless
body was found sticking out of the
ruins and taken out. A little while
afterward the head was found and
placed beside the trunk. BY papers
the body was identified as that OF flames
Riffel, of Fountain place, Kansas City,
who boarded the train at Delayan-
The next body recovered was that Of
Fred Smith, a merchant of Pekin, Ill
His body was badly crushed.
Six other prisoners were taken from
the wreck with broken limbs and inter-
nal injuries.
General Manager Hays, Of the Wa
bash, is Of the opinion that the Chicago
& Alton train did not stop on the cross
ing, but backed on to the crossing to get
start and by so doing got n the way of
the freight ..f ...-.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
Tho Elections Bill.

II any intelligent and loyal company of
American citizens were required to catalogue
the essential humane conditions of National
life, do not doubt that with absolute unan-
unity they would begin with "free and hon
est elections" And it is gratifying to know
general desire was growing and non parti-
san demand for better election laws. But
against this sign of hope and progress must
be set the depressing and undeniable fact
that election laws and methods are some
times cunningly contrived to secure minor
ity control while violence completes the
shortcomings of fraud. In my last annual
message / suggested that the Developments
of the existing law providing a Federal su-
pervision of Congressional elections offered
an effective method of reforming these
abuses. The need of such a law has mani
tested itself in many parts of the country,
and its wholesome restraints and penalties
will be useful in ALL The constitutionallty
of such legislation has been affirmed by the
Supreme Court.
Its probable effectiveness is evidenced by
the character of the opposition that is made
to IL. 1t has been denounced as IL IL were a
new exercise of Federal power and an inva-
sion of the rights of the States. Nothing
could be further from the truth. Congress
has already fixed the time for the election Of
members of Congress. 1t has declared that
votes for members of Congress must be by
written or printed ballot. 1t has
provided for the appointment by the
circuit courts in certain cases, and upon the
petltion Oh certain huhDer OF citizens OF
erection Supervisors auu lnaoe II thelr uuty
10 supervise the registration OF votes con
uucteu Dy the state oihcers 10 chailehge per
sons oherlhg 70 register 70 personally IN
spect anu scrutihize the registry hsts anu 10
ainA their names 10 the llsts ior the purpose
Oh loehtlhcation anu the prevention OF
irauusi 10 atsenu eiectIohs anu remain with
tine boxes TIL the votes are counted; TO at
tach 10 the registry ists ana erection returns
any statenenS IoucnlnS the accuracy ana
FAIRNESS OF the registry ana eiections, ana
10 take anu trahshi. 10 the clerk OF the
house OF representatives. any evidence
OF irauuulent practlces wnich may De pre-
senteu 10 them. Inc same Ia" PROVIDES lor
tine appointment oi ueputy ohiteu States
marshals 10 attend 10 the poils, support the
supervisors IN the oiscnarse Oh their duties
anu arrest persons Vloiating the eiectlon
laws Inc provisions Oh TINS lahlliar title OF
the revised statutes nave Deen put INTO e1er-
else Dy Dotn the great poiitical parties, ana
IN the Nortn, as wen as IN the south, by the
ming with the court petitions required by
law. 1t Is not, therefore, question whether
we snail nave federal election law, Tor We
now nave one ana nave had for nearly
twenty years. OUT Wnetner we snaii nave
an enectSe law.
Inc present law stops Just snort OF erect
iveness, tor IL surrenders 70 the legal au-
thorities all control over the certineatlon
which establishes the prima facie right to
seat IN the lower mouse OF representatives.
Thls defect should be cured. Equality OF
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
Rradstreet sustained.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Dec. Sin the
suit of Mack, Tholl & Co, hardware
dealers, of Carthage, Ill, against the
Bradstreet Agency, for alleged errone-
Gus publication of plaintiffs financial
standing in the community, the jury
returned a verdict for the defendant
Bradstreet had published statement
that an attachment had been sued
against the firm for $4,000 1t was
proven that the suit was against a
former member of the firm who had
since retired, but as no public notice
had ever been given of the fact, the
jury held that Bradstreet was not re-
cpouSih le
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
The Mckinley Tariff BILL


Inc apprehension tnat our tarln may AGAIN
anu az ONE pe suD!ec. 10 InipoI'ahl s eherai
chanses "ouiu unuouoteuiy auu uepIesS
ins iii'uenoe VI 'hc mus. seiiou' cnhiaS.eI
Ihe sehelal 'alIu acl mas oiily Par'Iaily
SOho ii'o oPcIa''Vh, SUNNI vi no mp AM
PROVISIONS peims iiIliiteu 10 take enect az
iu.ute ua,es. ing sehe,ai ,osIsIons y, 'ne
IA" na'e oeen III ioice ie9s 'h, siA'y u"yS ,
~, us pSFlanen. enect vi tIaue anu Prloes sun
largely s'aiiu al cohiec'ure. ~ 10 curious W
ii'I'S,, .Lis.s nc az, ~ Vi ~
Wholly Wholly unaIeetee py .he ACT was Dy many
81, roa. " ma .,s az. .o va
20 .,,a "a 'ne snas viz s... ,.s,a
oL tne llarkets was upward roEn Illluences
"nohs "P"i' Aioi INC i"'e '"i IA ies 'sia'ioi''
Inc enlargement OF our currency Dy the
silver Dill undouDtedly gave an upward ten
uehcy 10 traue anu hau marked eHect on
prices. nut this natural erect OF the silver
legisiatton was oy many attributed 10 the
tarlH oct. Ihere is neither WISDOM nor sug-
gestoh that the subject OF tariu revision
snail De opened before TINS law mas nad tair
trai ~ quite true .hat every 'arin scneu-
sn, - ~ W TN ~. W.
.hat IN al vi us lateo anu
'oi,s naS 'ne iuiI een "a
parry cauous' Such lesLsial.oh Is al"ays
aHu ne.ess'liS .ne Prouues VI IohPIoihIse
as " uesaio aiiu 'ne pieseii' IA" 70 no eAeeP
.,on, uu' IN US seneIal seope anu enSo' l
LINK u win Justify the support vi those
rn,s ma. asneI. IN s - .iC,a
enouiu eohsei'e anu oetehu Alier Ican 'Ia ~
anu Ine wages OF american Workmen. inc
,s,nil I'm hn as 70 'hS vi ane az.
,'iINi mas D 80 miueiS uIsseii , ~. a.
hoIle anu aoioao VIII oe correcseu ny eA-
Pehlenee' stiu tne s,h ausuies as W US re-
sun cchLouilue1 Dy the iharhe. reports
ane q, osAs, in.el na'lonai Haue Dai-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
Aid For North Dakota.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5-Representative
Hansbrough has introduced in the
House joint resolution appropriatinR
$500. coo to be expended by direction Of
the Secretary of Agriculture in the pur-
chase and distribution of seed wheat for
She benefit Of those residents of North
Dakota who lost their crops by reason
of the drought Of 1890.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
The Country's Trade.

congratulate the Congress and the coun-
try upon the passage at the first session of
the Fifty first Congress of an unusal number
of laws of very high Importance. That the
result of this legislation will be the quicken
ing and enlargement of our manufacturing
industries, larger and better markets for our
breadstuffs and provisions, both at home and
abroad, more constant employment and bet
ter wages for our working people and an in
creased supply of a safe currency for the
transaction of business, 1 do not doubt. Some
of these measures were enacted at SO late q
period that the beneficial effects upon COM
merce which were in, the contemplation of
Congress have as yet but partially manifest
ed themselves.
The general trade and Industrial conditions
throughout the country during the year
have shown a marked Improvement. For
many years prior to 1888 the merchandise
balances of foreign trade had been largely in
our favor, but during the year and the year
following they turned against us. 1t is very
gratifying to know that the last fiscal
year again shows balance in our
favor of over sss,coo,OOO. The bank
clearings, which furnish good test
of the volume of business transacted
for the first ten months of the year 1880 show,
as compared with the same months of 1882
an increase for the whole country of about
81 per cent, while the increase outside of the
City or New York was over 10 per cent. Du-
ring the month of October the clearings of
the whole country showed an increase of 81
per cent. over October, 1889, while outside of
New York the increase was lila per cent.
The value of our exports of domestic mer-
chandise during the last year was over sll5,-
100000 greater than the preceding year and
was only exceeded once in our history.
About 500, 900 of this excess was In agri-
cultural products. The production of pig
ErN,, olxr m AL of
perity-is shown by a recent census bulletin
to have been 1853 per cent. greater in 1890 than
in 1880 and the production Of steel zoo per
cent. greater.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

His Queer Smile.-'Whata peculiar
smile Rambo has! Ever notice it?"
"Yes. He takes it about half lemon
and settler and no sugaE"-Chicago
Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
SUPERINTENDENT Dead.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-Dr. Joddiah
Baxter, Surgeon-General of the United
States army, who was stricken with
paralysis last Monday, died at 2 o'clock
this morning.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

She (who had promised to ask for
no more jewelry this year)-'I wish I
were you for little while" He-"Why,
my dear?" She-"Because then would
buy my wife pearl necklace"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
Domestic Matters.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
The revenues of the Government from All
sources for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1890,
were $49S, So, oso.55, and the total expenditures
for the same period were Ss5s. SIS. 5s4.52. The
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

on them abroad have resulted in substantial
progress. Veterinary surgeons sent out by
the department are now allowed to partici-
pate in the cattle from this country landed at
English docks, and during the several months
they have been on duty no case of contagious
pleuro pneumonia has been reported.
The Information given by the Secretary of
the progress and prospects of the beet sugar
industry is full of interest. 1t has already
passed the experimental stage and is a COM
mercial success. The area over which the
sugar beet can be successfully cultivated is
very large, and another field crop of great
value is offered TO the choice of the farmer.
The Secretary of the Treasury concurs in the
recommendation of the Secretary of Agri-
culture that the official supervision provided
by the tariff law for sugar of domestic pro-
duction shall be transferred to the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The report of the Postmaster General
shows the most gratifying progress in the
important work committed to his direction.
The business methods have been greatly i'm
proved. large economy in expenditure
and increase of 81, 10000 receipts have been
realized. The deficiency this year is
s5,7Ss,2O0, as against s6,350,ls3 last
year, notwithstanding the great en-
largement of the service. Mail routes
have been extended and quickened
hutton and deIiverv have heen obtained The
ranort will be fonnd 70 he fnII of interest and
sneeest;ons not onIv 20 Congrass bnt to
those citizens who may be interested to know
,artment of nnbIic odministration which
most nearly topcbes all onr neonIe
The massage of the act to amend certain
sections of the Revised Statutes relating to
lotteries, approved September 10, 1890, has
been received with great and deserved popu-
lar favor. The Post office Department and
the Department of Justice at once entered
upon the enforcement of the law with SYM
pathetic vigor, and already the public mails
have been largely freed from the fraudulent
and demoralizing appeals and literature en-
anating from the lottery companies.
THE TENSION BUREAU.
The disability pension act, which was ap-
proved on the 9th of June last has been put
into operation as rapidly as was practicable.
The increased clerical force, as provided was
selected and assigned to work and a consd-
cradle part of the force engaged in examina-
tions in the field was recalled and added to
the working force of the office. The exam
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
THE CIVIL SERVICE.

The law relating to the Civil Service has, so
far as 1 can learn, been executed by those
having the power of appointment in the
classified service with fidelity and impartial
ity, and the service has been increasingly
satisfactory. The report of the Commission
er shows a large amount of good work done
during the year with very limited appropri-
atoms.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

The Secretary of Agriculture deserves spec
ial attention in view Of the fact that the year
has been marked in avery unusual degree by
agitation and organization among the farm
ers, looking to increase in the profits of their
business. 1t viii be found that the efforts of
the department have been intelligently
and zealously devoted to the promotion
of the interests entrusted to fits care.
The efforts of the Secretary to establish the
healthfulness of our meats against the dis
paraging imputations that have been put up
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

The Nicaragua canal project, under the
control of our citizens, is making most en-
couraging progress, all the preliminary con-
ditions and initial operations having been
accomplished within the prescribed time.
During the last year negotiations have
been renewed for the settlement of the
claims of American citizens against the Gov
eminent Of Chilli, principally growing out of
the late war with Peru. The reports from
our Minister at Santiago warrant the expect
ation of an early and satisfactory adjust
lnent.
Our relations with China, which have for
several years occupied so important place
in our diplomatic history, have called for
careful consideration and have been the sub
Sect OF much correspondence. The comma
nications of the Chinese Minister have
brought into view the whole subject of our
conventional relations with his country; and
at the same time this Government, through
its legation at Pekin, has sought to arrange
various matters and complaints touching the
interests and protection of our citizens In
China. In pursuance Of the concurrent reso-
luton of October i, 1890, have proposed to
the Governments of Mexico and Great Britain
to consider q conventional regulation of the
passing Of Chinese laborers across our south
ern and northern frontiers.