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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
FUDGE BorKIN's DISTRICT ABOLISH
ED. THE IRRIGATION BILL PASSED.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS APPOINT
ED AND CONFIRMED.
Review


Topeka, March 9.-The most exciting
scene which occurred last week was
over the Botkin investigation matter.
A resolution to appropriate 81 for
the expenses of the impeachment trial
was passed in the house by vote OF
"A to 10. Speaker Elder introduced a
bill to abolish the thirty-second judi
cial district of Kansas Judge Botk1n's
districtl. He moved that the rules be
suspended and that the bill be read a
second and third time and place on final
passage. Amid great disorder, de-
nunciations and counter-denunciations
the bill was passed by g. for and "a
against. All the republicans except
Webb voted against the bill, and nine
alliance men also voted against it. The
proposed constitutional amendment
which prohibits any county, township
or incorporated city, or any other
political or public subdivision OF the
state, from issuing any bonds or other
obligations in aid of any railroad or
private corporation was reported upon
favorably by the house committee. A
bill was passed appropriating $50, 900 to
the farmers of western Kansas.
The house passed an act to create a
department Of agriculture: to provide
for display of the products OF the
state at the Worlds Columbian expo
sition; to provide for board of man
age-s, defining their duties and making
appropriation therefor.
On Thursday the house by vote OF
SO to "a five more than the necessary
two-thirdsl passed JOINT resolution for
submitting to the people at the general
election in 1892 the proposition to call
constitutional convention. The bill
which prohibits the publication or cir
culatiOn in Kansas of papers devoted 70
scandal was passed. 1t is intended to
shut out the Sunday Sun. A bill max
ing labor day legal holiday was pass
for the current expenses OF the
was passed. The bill making an ap-
preparation for the state soldiers
orphans home at Dodge City passed.
The sugar bounty bill giving a bounty
of three quarters of a cent per pound
became law. The grain inspection
bill was passed. The bill providing for
a state institution for the blind was
passed. The governor submitted his
appointments for police commissioners
in the first-class cities and they were
confirmed bv the senate. The irriga-
ton bill was passed as it was originally
introduced in the house. The bill to
enable counties. municipal corporations
the boards of education of an city and
school districts to refund their indebted
ness was also passed. The interest
bearing bonds issued shall be issued for
a period not exceeding thirty years and
bearing no greater percentage than s
per cent. and all such bonds shall be
sold for not less than par. By a con-
current resolution the legislature de-
cided to adjourn Tuesday, March 10.
The bill fixing the fees and salaries of
county and township officers were pass
ed. The principal reduction provided
for is in the fees for publication of
legal notices in newspapers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
GEO. H. HUTCHINSON,
Real Estate Ag't Mining Broker
Mineral LAID and Mines Bought
and scli.
Collections Promptly Attended to.
JOPLIN. MISSOURI.
How Girl. Mend Stocking.

IN group of girls the other day, says q
sea shore letter, some information in the
stocking mending line was astonishing.
The conversation turned upon the really
disgraceful way in which the fingers Of
silk gloves and the toes of silk stockings
wear out nowadays. There were three
young ladies away from home without
maids. They were asked how they
managed. Miss No. for answer pulled
off her slipper and showed her advanced
views Of darning. There had been a good
sized round hole. She had taken a needle
and thread, run around the place, gath
cred it up. and fastened it in the middle,
making the most ridiculous lot of radiat.
ing Fuckers, rather worse to wear than the
hole. Bad as this was, she dared No. 2 to
show her method. No. 2 held back. but
finally yielded. and to behold on the heel
of this young lady's stocking was a hole
neatly stopped with postage stamp.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
r. G, Dun's Review.

New York, March 9.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly Review of Trade says:
The one unwholesome factor Is that
prices of commodities are moving up
ward rather rapidly, the average hay-
ing risen more than 10 per cent during
the last week and the exports of mer-
chandise are thus liable to be restricted.
Reports of trade from all parts of the
country show little change since last
week though there is perhaps a little
less activity on the whole. The south
feels the continued drain in cotton but
the trade in that section is moderately
fair. Business at st. Louis is only fair
and rather quiet at Kansas City. At
Denver business is fair; at st. Paul
good conditions continue, and at Milwau-
kee and Cincinnati trade is rather
quiet. Trade in the Ohio valley is
good. Chicago reports an extraOrdi-
nary decrease in dressed beef receipts
and heavy fall in receipts of grain,
lard and hides, but large gain in cured
meats.
Wooden dry goods sales are above
last years, with collections easy. Trade
is generally good at this season, but
better in materials than manufactured
products.
The only speculative market that has
declined during the week is the cotton
market, but wheat has risen over I cent,
oats It cents and corn nearly 2 cents,
coffee an eighth, oil q cents, butter 5
cents and pork products shade lower.
Thus far this week wheat products are
not half what they were last year, flour
exports not one-half and corn exports
not any.
1t is not a good sign when the specu-
lative interests are active and buoyant,
while legitimate trade and productive
industry are hesitating or curtailed.
In the iron industry general consump-
ton has generally declined, apparently
not far from One-fifth.
The WOODEN industry is in far better
condition, the output of knitting and
wOrsted dress goods, and the medium
and lower grades of mems clothing be-
ing larger than at any other time for
five years. But the more costly grades
of cloth are not yet in strong demand.
Cotton manufacture is not favored by
the demand for many grades of cloth,
but the boot and shoe manufacture is
doing little better of late, though en-
barrassed by unsatisfactory prices.
The treasury has put out silver notes
including only 800, 900 more currency
than it has taken in during the past
week. The money markets are gener-
ally we'll supplied for Legitimate bust
ness needs, Il Ough at some points strin-
gent or more active. The reports as TO
collections are little less satisfactory
and yet it is the prevailing impression
that business in all parts of the country
has solid footing and will prosper
when good crops come. The exports of
productsfrom New York were larger last
week, but for the past month show de-
crease of about per cent and the i'm
ports show marked increase.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the past
seven days number 265, as compared
with total of 290 last week. For the
corresponding week of last year the
figures were 260.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Ignatius Donley is a candidate for the
alliance nomination for president in 80.
Gen. C. w. Blair Of Kansas saws
Cleveland will not be nominated for the
presidency
Gov. Albeit says that the value Of
land per acre is greater in New Jersey
than in any other state.
The prohibitionists of both Iowa and
Maine are making one more effort to
make prohibition prohibit.
The amount OF taxation levied in
Kansas last year was Sl3, i32. 800. an
average of S3.72 for each 500 as as
sessed value.
President Harrison managed to re-
tain control OF the Indiana republican
central committee, but the opposition
made hot fight.
4 bill prohibiting the issuing OF rail
road passes TO state officers ana mem
bers of the legislature Is under consid-
GRAFTON in Michigan. The penalty pro-
posed is a fine of not less than 81 900 or
more than $4,000
There will be at least four men in the
senate of the fifty-second congress to
support the financial schemes OF the
farmers alliance: Mr.. Vance of North
Carolina, Mr. Irby OF South Carolina.
Mr.. Gordon Of Georgia, and Mr.. PETER
of Kansas.
Congressman Kerr has been reelected
chairman of the PENNSYLVANIA demo
cratic state committee. In this posi-
ton he has served with great satisfac-
ton to the democracy OF the state. Mr..
Kerr will not be a member OF the fifty
second congress.
Under the new constitution of Mis-
sissippi pay ment OF a poll tax is neces-
sary If man wants to vote This re-
Quirement does not seem to have
bothered the negro much. In Bolivar
county alone over LOCO Of them have
been up to the captains Office.
The total population of Missouri is
2679,Is4. Missouri's white population
is 2,524, 46s, and, according to the CEN
sus returns. l54, l3l negroes reside in
the state. The Indians residing in
Missouri number los. The Orient Is
represented to the extent Of All Chi
nese and four japanese.
The Mississippi legislature of 1890
refused to submit a prohibition amend
ment to the people, and the recent con-
stitutionsl convention decided not to in
Sert prohibition article. Therefore the
prohibinonists are talking Of running
candidates hereafter for every Office.
In the last presidential election they
polled only 21s votes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
Paid Him TO Stop.

Waiter-Anything else l can help you
to sab?
Guest-No. l think not
Waiter-Everything satisfactory, sab?
Guest-Yes. it seems so.
Waiter-Service all that could be de-
sired, sah7
Guest-Good enough. l believe
Waiter-I always knows when meets
a gemman. sah-especially. sab, a Boston
gemman Dey alters has baked beans and
fish. and dey know when dey's sarved
well, sab. No grumblin dar, sab, and dey
nevaw-ah, thanks, sab. Gives out,
Aside. Il jest thought I'd fotch dat old
wooden headed skinf1int l specks be
gimme dis yer quarter rs to stop my elum-
Quence."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
Determined to Sell.

Stranger, want to sell yer horse,
Stranger, was the reply, Il don't want
i'm"
Stranger, rejoined the wayfarer, Eyer
better horse for the price"
What is the price. Stranger asked the
contemplative man.
a hundred and fifty dollars, and dirt
cheap at thet."
The inquirer meditated for few min
utes ana then blandly remarked: I'll
give yer s."
The equestrian dismounted. saying with
earnestness: Stranger. 1 won't allow
sl45 to stand between you and me and q
trade. The horse is yours"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
Origin OF "Buncomb."

Buncombe county, North Carolins, WIS
named after Col. Alfred Buncombe Of
Buncombe hall, near Edenton. who came
from fine old English family. He raised,
equipped, and led a regiment in the Rev
dictionary war. Fifty years ago the rep
resentatiye of that county in the State
made horid speech on local issue, which
he innocently explained was especially in
tended for Buncombe. In this manner
was originated the expression which has
since found its way Into tho d ctiouaries
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
She Kneu Where to Look.

sis" he said, do you know where my
base ball mask is? I've hunted high and
low for it. :"
i didn't know you wanted to use it to
dav, Dick, said his sister, uneasily.
well, do"
"Iu see if can find it for you" and
she went up stairs. She found Il without
much trouble.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13

R. Schmalhausen, Druggist, of
Charleston, Ill. writes: After trying
scores of prescriptions and prepare
tons l had on my files and shelves,
without relief for a very severe cold,
which had settled on my lungs, I
tried your German Syrup. 1t gave
me immediate relief and a perma-
nent cure. o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13

Grabs are never sick. They have so
many claws they always feel we'll
New Orleans Picayune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13

B.W. Baldwin, Gainesville, Tenn,
writes: 1 have used your German
Syrup in my family, and find it the
best medicine l ever tried for coughs
and colds. l recommend it to every
one for these troubles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
German
Syrup"
For Coughs & Colds.

John F. Jones, Edom, Tex. writes.
1 have used German Syrup for the
past six years, for Sore Throat,
Cough, Colds, Pains in the Chest
and Lungs, and let me say to any
one wanting such a medicine
German Syrup is the best.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13

If you don't want people to look a.
ways on the dark side of life give them
a peep at the other side.-[Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
HORRIBLE MURDER CONFESSION.
The Victim Killed in Packing House
and His Body Cut to Pieces.

The Victim Killed in Packing House
and His Body Cut to Pieces.
TACOMA, Wash, March ia promi-
nent physici;-n of this city has just made
u horrible and startling revelation, in
which he alleges that he was called two
months ago to the death-bed of Swede
named Lars Petersen. He told the ply
stefan that he wished his dying confession
written and it is as follows: Peterse n
worked in Armour's packing house N
Chicago in 1887, then went to Sioux City
to Silver horns packing house, where he
worked until the spring of 1889, when he
killed a man named Larson Harstrum,
who worked on the night shift with him
cleaning the floors in the killing rooms.
An Almost Incredible Butchery.
He sta bbed him many times and his
blood flowed down the gutter to the fertil-
izer, mixing with the blood of the swine
killed that day. He then put him in the
chute and ran his body in among 10 900
carcasses killed that day. Near morning
he took the body to the chopping blocks,
cut it to pieces, covered it with salt and
ran it to the freezing rooms among piles
of pork left there for months He then
| burned the clothes in the furnace I =
:ersen lived in Sioux City for two months
after the murder and then came here
The phys icial can give no good reason
why he d d not make the alleged comics
sion public before.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
oint Session.

oint Session.
n adjourned sine
: fight was ended.
Ah received macy
-,om members and
.urnment of the
,ed around them
graduated them,
'eat many ladies.
BELLS all over the
) Palmer's cleo
and on public
uses flags were
out.
Record.
y was born in
u 13, 1917. He
y Ting in Madi-
.rly life he was
DOL teacher by
ne acquainted
M and this was
nal career. He
ed to the bar;
Van Buren, N
probate judge.
latOr.
TT Ways.
l II question was
IL duty to decide
lst slavery. He
irried him out
While in the
,osition similar
u this lepisla-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
EIe ction of Monon Directors.

NEW YORK, March 12-The annual
meeting of the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railway company was held
yesterday, The following were elected
directors for four years in the place of
those whose terms had expired: John c.
Russell, LEICESTER, Mass; John A Hilton,
New York, sdd Allen G. Lawson, Boston,
Mass. The gross earnings for the year
were 3d. 1872; gross expenses, 81, $40, 49,
net surplus earnings, Sl33, 09S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
WILDLY JUBILANT.
Scenes at the Close of the Iii.
nois Deadlock.
TAKING OF THE DECISIVE BALLOT.

A Contest of Eight Weeks Brought to an
End Amid Great Democratic Enthusi-
asm-Some Fun with Hilarious Mem
ber-Taubeneck's Deep and fearful
Disappointment-Dr. Moore's Refusal
of the Senatorial Toga Because 1t Was
offered Too Late-Palmer Talks.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, March 12-Fifty
days ago the first joint session for the
election of a United States senate. was
held by the legislature of Illinois. In
GLIDING the final one yesterday 154 ballots
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12

were taken. and
during that time
Palmer recei e d
t h e unwavering
support of the 10l
Democrats in the
two houses. 1t goes
without sa yin g,
t h e re t ore, that
when an election
was declare d as
the result of tn e
! asst ballot the
Democrats rejoic-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12

"the whole nuoaber of votes cast is 204.
Necessary to a choice 103, of which John
M. Palmer has received 1O3 votes Demo
cratic cheersl, A. j. Streeter 1 vote, and
Cicero j. Lindley 100 votes, and l hereby
declare John NJ. Palmer duly elected
United States senator to represent the
state of Illinois in the congress of the
United States
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
The Flood at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March lathe river
remains nearly stationary, and unless
heavy rains fall no further rise is expected.
While the loss sustained by those VINO
were driven from their homes by back
waters in the aggregate is not very great,
1t has fallen individually upon those who
could Ill afford to stand it, and much sui.
fering has been the result.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
THE SENATOR-ELEcT TALKS.


He Thanks All the Parties to the Long
Contest
Deafening applause from the Demo
cratic side and galleries greeted this an
nouncement The Democratic represen-
tatives cheered themselves hoarse, and,
mounting their desks, threw hats and
papers and baskets in the air. Represen-
tative Farrell mounted desk and began
to beat large dinner gong, while several
members blew horns. When order was
restored a motion prevailed that COM
mittee be appointed to announce the re-
suit to Gen. Palmer, and request his pres
ence. The chair appointed Senators
Fuller, Mahouey, and O'Connor, and Rep
resentatives Dixon, of Lee; McInerney,
Ramsey. of Clinton, and Partridge. At
this Juncture Berry again broke out in a
wild harangue, but the ballot being over
he was unceremoniously hustled out of
the hall, and shortly after Gen. Palmer
made his appearance.
Glad He's "Out of the Wilderness"
Speaker Crafts introduced the senator
elect, and the Democrats cheered Gen.
Palmer said that he felt at this time like
singing the old camp-meeting song:
"Ain't l glad Pm Out of the Wilder
ness" prolonged cheers and applause I
continuing. he said: Il thank you, Mt.
Speaker, anG thank you, my Democratic
friends, the Ion, who have stood nobly and
periodically to vindicate the rights of the
people of the state of Illinois to elect your
senator" [Cueersl
Acknowledgements to the Farmers
After SDVlI ~ that if L. LIT h 4
been elected on the usual plan he would
not have been a candidate, and that he
mad made the canvass for the right of the
people to elect senators and had won the
night, he said: Gentlemen Ito the farm
ersl, you earnestly and manfuIly tried to
elect an independent senator But
you concluded at last that you
could best cooperate with US. You de-
serve my sincere thanks. Applause
You have demonstrated that men who
are honest in their convictions are not de-
TERED by maJorities against them.
Also to the Republicans.
"My Repc blican friends on the other
side, thank you, too"
A Republican voice: What for?"
you ill this contest represent another
method of eiecting senator. On the one
hand is the IAethod of electing senators by
direct appel to the people, and the other
isIthe old method to which we are accus-
toned. | thank you, my Republican
friends, for the fairness and dignity with
which the contest has been conducted |
thank you that the contest has been free
! from personality"
Couldn't Have Done Better.
The general then said that while he was
| party man in one sense he trusted that
the legislature would find that it had
| made no mistake. He had nearly reached
the limit of his active political life. He
| loved his country, and had always strug
J gled to ad~a'sns-i +erests. He claimed
included as follows
on eneral assembly,
enlarged what you
Office and Shcn Corne your duty. l will
go Seventh Ally humble, modest
- k you could have
~ oil hhIN vi CiEpSnt ,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
Will common,

Unere We're five, including
himself, who stood by Trumbull for the
United state; senate But they were more
successful t. an the "big three" for t, e
Wings all came over to them and elect
Trumbull. In 1856 he was chairman of
the Republican state convention
Another Change in Politics.
Acting with the Republican party until
the war broke out he went into the army
and did good service, coming out a major
general He was in 1868 elected governor of
Illinois, but the states rights doctrine in his
message to he legislature created dissat-
faction, and he dropped out of politics fr-
awhile, an6 when he re-entered as cav
didate for t. United States senate in 1887
it was as democrat Since 1917 he has
not been acting with the Republicans
He ran as Democrat against Fifer for
governor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
Death Dwarfisb omcial

WASHING. IN CITY, March 12-Charles
Hall, aged so years, known as the trear-
ury dwarf, died here yesterday. Mr.. Hall
was less than four feet high, and had been
a clerk in treasury for number of
years. In his youth he was on exhibition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
A Tennessee JubiIation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March Ex-Governor
Buchanan, on learning of the election of
Gen. Palmer TO the United States senate,
,rdered out the Washington battery TO fire
salute in honor of the event One hun
dred and one guns were fred for Palmer
and the Democratic members, and one
yach for Cock reIl and Moore
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12
Democrats Wild with Delight.

CHICAGO March IL Dispatches received
from all over this state show that the
Democrats are wild with delight over Gen.
Palmer's election to the United States
senate. Bonfireswere blazing and cannon
booming in nearly all of the cities and
towns of Illinois last night.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-12

The Levant Herald is authority for the
statement that Turkey will make an in
teresting exhibit at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

was n resident Of Detroit whom tho
late General Grant was n captain of In.
fantry and stationed at Fort Wayne,
tho military post near that city. Grant
at that time owned a pacing pony that
was as fast rs ghost ono day he Ia.
vltod Bishop Meclosky to take a
ride behind tho PAGER Tho bishop
weighed ESQ pounds and was very dig.
nitcd. Grants course lay up Jefferson
avenue 10 Crosse Point, then, rs now,
n favorlto drive. Grant started tho
PAGER up long before no got beyond tho
city limits, and was soon fairly Tying
along.
well rcmomber seeing tho bishop
holding on 20 tho seat Of tho buggy
with one hand and on TO his hat with
tho other, while Grant was holding on
10 tho pony 20 steady him and not say.
Ing word. When the ride was ended
tho bishop expressed his thanks 10
Grant for tho courtesy shown him, but
Grant could never get him into his
buggy again. Poor old McCloskyl II
Is sad to contemplate that he was com.
PEELED TO die In exile Few men have
fallen as hard as lie did nor created
greater sensation when they fell.-ln.
teryiew with Treasurer Reeve.