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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
GONE WRONG.
A Kansas City Bank Clerk Embezzlei
Twenty thousand Dollars

Twenty Thousand Dollars.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Dec. 1s-John L
Ferguson was arrested yesterday
charged with embezzling $4,000 frou
the National Bank of Kansas City
where he has been employed for abou
eight years as bookkeeper.
He was summoned before the presi
, dent and officers of the bank at 6:3t
o'clock last evening and he confessed
the crime, saying that he began taking
money August l, 1889, and that since
that time he had spent $50, 900 belong
ing to the bank.
He has no money to replace the loss
though the bank is partially secured
by an indemnity bond for So, 600, giver
by Ferguson and signed by the Ameri
can Surety Co.
Ferguson is a we'll known society
man and is about 90 years of age,
About eight years ago his relatives
customers of the National bank oil
Kansas City, secured him a position
there, and he has been one of the most
efficient and valuable clerks in the iu-
stitution.
He has kept the country bank bal
ance book and has succeeded in de-
frauding the bank by Systematically
raising debts on the teller's blotter
and crediting the amounts raised to
Elizabeth NJ. Curd, a mythical person.
aye. He then drew checks on the ac-
count of Elizabeth NJ. Curd. claiming
that he was representing that person
and lending little money for her in
Kansas City. He kept an account in
the Mercantile bank, which he checked
upon personally.
Ferguson's fraudulent figures were
discovered by the merest chance.
He was sick Tuesday, but at the
close of business Monday had doc
tored the balances so as to carry out
the deception. When he returned
to his books yesterday he changed
the figures made by the other clerk
with an eraser 50 as to make the
fraudulent account balance. II. l..
Towlin, another bookkeeper, discovere
the alterations and called the attention
of the assistant cashier to them. An
inspection was then made and dis
crepancy of $50, 600 was discovered.
This fact showed either some gross err
rors in the books or defalcation and
Ferguson was sent for to see if he could
explain matters. He promptly con-
fessed.
He was left in charge of the night
Waterman at the bank last night, for
the officials disliked to place him under
arrest Immediately without some con-
sultation. They decided, however,
this morning to cause Ferguson's ar
rest and j. Q. Watkins, jr., assistant
cashier, filed the complaint with JUS
tice Worthen. A warrant was imme-
diately issued and served at the bank
and Ferguson is now in the Second
street Jail
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
a KISS IS

THE acme of agony to bashful man
The food by which the flame of love
fed.
THE only known ''smack" that will
calm storm.
A THING of use to no one, but much
priced by two.
Nor enough for one, just enough for
two, too much for three.
THE flag of truce in the petty wars of
eourtship and marriage.
THAT which you cannot give without
taking and cannot take without giving.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
Fine French Paintings Seized.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Dec 1T-United
States treasury officials made another
seizure of painting here yesterday on
which it was claimed no duty has ever
been paid. The painting seized is the
AUX Armes," from the Salon of 1891,
by Berne-Belicour. The first one seized
on Saturday was "Getomes," the lion
awaiting his prey. 1t is said there are
still four other valuable French paint
ings in the possession of Gross & Van
gysch which the government will seize.
The selection has been on exhibition
here at local store. The officials say
that the paintings are confscated and
will be sold here atpublic auction.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
A Grateful Task,

The preparation of his message to
the Fifty-second congress must have
been a grateful task to President Har-
risOn, for few administrations have
been SO fruitful in good work for the
promotion OF the general welfare
as the one now entering the second
half of its third year. Peace has pre-
vailed al home and abroad. and al
though our relations with foreign pow
ers have been strained at times, we
have been able to arrange satisfac-
tory settlement of the difficulties that
have arisen without sacrifice of nation
al dignity or self respect Minneapolis
Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
Fatal Hunting Accident.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 1S-Louis
Schmidt a wealthy young farmer re.
siding in German township, while en-
route home from a busting trip yester-
day was accidentally shot, which re-
suited in his death While elm bling
over a log his gun was discharged in
some manner, the charge taking effect
in his right leg, tearing away the flesh
and severing the artery. lie was
driven 10 Cvn,hiana, a distance OF fl
teen miles, but upon his arrival there
he had lost so much blood that his
death occurred in a few hours
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25


kins, of West Vir-
ginia, to be secre
tary of war in place
of Redfeld Proctor.
resigned. His ap-
pointment has been
considered probable
Sfor some time, and
ithe inference drawn
>from it in Washing
ton is that Blaine is
mo longer a presi-
dental candidate,
I,,t hoe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
Infant Burned to neath-

BoONvH.LE, Mo-, Dec. 21.-Eva Raw.
colored, left her infant with a child not
much older. The latter accidentally
set fire to the straw mattress on which
the child reposed. The family below
rendered aid as soon as possible, but it
proved to be too late and the little one
lost its life
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
A Sad Tragedy,

LONDON, Dec 2l.-A woman whose
effects had been seized who had been
put out of her home for debt sprang to
the middle of the track with her little
child before heavy train in Chester
to-day. The train struck them and cut
them to pieces
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
The Silver Question.

The message of President Harrison
TO congress is state paper of great
ability and completeness. Its style is
clear as crystal There is not single
superfuous word Its narrative por-
tons are models of conciseness, while
not a statement is obscure by reason
of excessive verbiage. No state paper
of the kind that has preceded it is SUI
perior in style or substance.
The most important parts of the mes
sage are those relating to the silver
coinage and the tariff. As to the coin
age the facts and arguments presented
are unauswerable. The present silver
laws have not met the expectations of
the friends of free coinage and have in
no way solved the question. A further
advance in the same direction would
be disastrous. The tariff question is
fully discussed, and the workings of
the Mckinley act are shown to be a
benefit to both industry and commerce
to an extent not anticipated by even
its best friends. Chicago Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
ELKINS NOMINATED.

The President dominates Stephen Il. FL
kIns For Secretary of War.
Harrison yesterday sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Stephen 3. Ell
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25

President Harrison's message, sub
mitted to congress. is of extraordinary
merit Il has all the conciseneSs that
so notably marked the messages of
Gen. Grant and the graceful and dig
nifed expression which lent a charm to
Gen. Garfield's official utteranceS 1t
is not fiorid and makes no effort at
rhetorical flourish. 1t is a finished,
careful. we'll balanced statement of
facts and expressions of Judgment by
one who thoroughly understands his
subject and who finds it pleasure to
take his sixty million constituents into
the governments confidence.
When President Harrison was in
augurated it was said that he intended
TO give the people 4 business mans adj
ministration. The pledge has been
kept The message this year is a bust
ness mans document, and must rank
with the ablest, most exhaustive and
suggestive messages ever sent in to the
American cOngress.-N. y. Mail and
EXPRESS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
Patents! Pensions


Send for Dil,est OF PENSION aud BOUNTY LAWS.
PATRICK o'EARaELL. WASHINGTON, D. @.
aJ-NAME THIS PAPER tas vita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
NORMAL NOTES.

The attendance at the institute continues
to increase and more than ordinary inter
est is manifested in all the work.
The arithmetic class endeavored TO ascer-
tain low TO secure accuracy in mental So
lutions. The means suggested were rapid
drills in easy solutions, repetition of con-
else forms of analysis committed to mem
DRY, and competition aroused between
pupils to have the best lesson.
In the grammar class was given a sug
gestive outline for primary lessons in
language, consisting Of the correct writing
OF words, sentences, dictated and original,
and paragraphs, with the correct use of
capital letters and punctuation marks.
All the class seemed eager for information
on this subject, recognizing it as difficult
one to teach.
The hour for school organization and
management was occupied with the dis
cussiou of the first days work in q dis
trict school The teacher was advised 20
secure all possible information concerning
the classification. Advancement and char
acter OF the school and the condition OF the
house and premises, and be prepared TO
enter upon the work so as to make the
first dsv an effective one.
The class in constitution defined fran
chise and gave reasons for its restrictions
to citizens only. The qualifications Of
voters were discussed, also methods Of Sc
curing pure and free ballot.
The psychology class had under coasid-
Grafton the value OF object lessons. The
best means OF developing the child mind
isthrough the perceptive faculties in early
childhood. Hence object lessons aud
pictures are Invaluable aids 10 primary
education.
II is rumored that one OF the attractions
next week will be a social On Monday or
Tuesday evening.
Your reporter could not remain in the
institute throughout the session today,
consequently this report is snort, but a
more lengthy one viii be given II the
future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
Indians on the Plains and in Story.

was child when we started to Cal
ifornia, yet remember the journey we'll
and l have cause to remember it, as our
little band of emigrants who drove out of
Springfield, Ills, that spring morning OF
1916 have since been known in history as the
"nl fated Bonner party" of Martyr
Pioneers" My father, James +. Reed,
was the originator of the party, and the
Bonner brothers, George and Jacob, who
lived just little way out Of Springfield,
decided to join him.
All the previous winter we were prepar-
ing for the journey-and right here let me
say that we suffered vastly more from fear
of the Indians before starting than we did
On the plains, at least this was my case. In
the long winter evenings Grandma Keyes
used to tell me Indian stories. She had an
aunt who had been taken prisoner by the
savages in the early settlement of Vir-
ginia and Kentucky, and had remained q
captive in their hands five years before she
made her escape. / was fond of these
stories, and evening after evening would
go into grandma's room, sitting with my
back close against the wall so that no war
rior could slip behind me with a tom&-
hawk.
would coax her 20 tell me more about
her aunt, and would sit listening to the re-
cital Of the fearful deeds Of the sayages,
until it seemed TO me that everything ia
the room, from the high old fashioned bed
posts down even 10 the shovel and tonRs in
the chimney corner, was transformed into
the dusky tribe in paint and feathers, all
ready for the war dance. So when | Was
told that we were going 10 California and
would have to pass through a region
peopled by Indians, you can imagine how
l felt.-Cor Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
1T IS ALWAYS SO.

Across the meadow, with clover sweet,
wandered one evening with weary feel,
For my heart was heavy, with untold woe,
For everything seemed TO go wrong, you know.
Twas one of those days whose cares and strife
Quite overshadow the good il life.
So, lone and sad. meath the twilight stars,
wandered down to the pasture bars.
10 the pasture bars, meath the hillside steep,
Where patiently waited flock of sheep
For the happy boy, with whistle and shout,
Who was even now coming to turn them out
Good evening" said he, with boyish grace,
And a smile lit up his handsome face.
lie let down the bars; thea we both stepped
back,
And said, You have more white sheep than
black"
why, yes" he replied, "and didn't you knowl
More white than black why, tits always so!'
He soon passed on with his flock round the hnl,
But down by the pasture l fingered still,
Pondering well on the words OF the lad,
more white than black, a." moro good than bad.
More joy than sorrow, more bliss than woe;
More white than black" and " It's always so!'
And since that hour, when troubles rife,
Gather and threaten TO shroud my life
Or l see some soul on the downward track
cry, there are more white sheep than black.
And / thank my God that learned TO know
The blessed fact, It's always so.
Mrs. Mary FELTON, in Good Housekeeping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
What Tnrns the Hair Grar.

At private gathering IN London q lad
who supposed herself to present remark
ably youthful appearance said 70 Douglas
Jsrrold: IL caano. imagine What makes
my hair turn gray; sometimes fancy i
must Be- the essence Of rosemary With
which my maid il IN the habit q brushing
is. What do you thinks" "IsboEld rather
be afraid, madam, said the witty drama
tist, that IL is the essence q timeT"
The wit IN this remark, which has ofrsa
been repeated, saved il from being Doa-
sensicai, since 70 say tia: persons hair
has tuTDed gray by reason OF sgs IS 70 give
no explanation q the cause or causes pro
duclug the change q colcr. Age cannot
fairly be regarded - even . formal cause
Of this change. since i the case q some
persons the hair turns gray before they
reach maturity, whIls otAe-s attain TIE
age q three scare years Gnd ten without
alteration IN the oa.or.-.Hy and {. Airk II
New YoEk inns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
TELEPHONE LINE.

The project of putting up telephone
line between Hutchinson and Wichita is
being considered Dispatch.
A telephone line between Wichita and
Hutchinson, touching Colwich, Andale,
Mt. Hope and Haven, is being talked up.
Mt Hope Mentor.
The Maize merchants are with you when
it comes to the erection of a telephone line
between Hutchinson and Wichita touch
ing all intermediate points.-MaiZe Cores
pondence.
The Colwich Courier is after a tele
phone line along the Missouri Pacific be-
tween Hutchinson and Wichita, and
touching CoIwich, Andale, Mt. Hope and
Haven. It is a good plan and we hope
they will yet secure the 'phone.-Sedgwick
Paragraph.
The Colwich Courier says the question
is being agitated of building a telephone
from Hutchinson TO Wichita, with offices
at each of the towns along the Missouri
Pacific railroad We join in wishing
speedy accomp lishment OF the scheme
Hutchinson Gazette.
And the Haven Independent also falls
into line and republishes what was first
said. What is the matter with the great
EAGLE Of Wichita and the News OF Hutch
inson? Would not a telephone line along
the Missouri Pacific railroad between these
two points be of great benefit? And if the
papers of each place advocate such line
and are supported by the merchants, is not
the erection of telephone line possible5
We think it is. We know that the Col
witch merchants want telephone line and
will give such an enterprise their hearty
support Now the rest of you fellows, at
Wichita Hutchinson, Haven, Mount Hope
and Andale, give Us lift. - Colwich
Courier.
Telephone connections with the points
mentioned, along the line of Wichita and
Colorado, missouri Pacific SYSTEM would
be great convenience to the business
men of this city, who will no doubt cheer
fully aid such enterprise if properly cham
pioned and given assurance Of being carried
through successfully.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
A NEW LEGAL POINT.

A new and novel law point is raised by
case filed in the court of common pleas
last evening. The suit is brought by the
Wichita Live Stock Exchange, of this city,
against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company, the st. Louis and
San Francisco railway company, the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific company,
and W. H. Harding, defendants. Hon. j.
f. Howard, Senator Bentley and j. G.
Bentley appear for the petitioners. Plain
tiff's petition asks for a restraining order
and injunction to prevent the defendant
companies from putting into effect GER
tain rate on live stock This rate will
take effect on today. 1t seems that the
rates on live stock have recently been in
creased all over Kansas.
The plaintiffs council maintain that the
present rate was put in effect on all live
stock by virtue of the Wichita decision
which was promulgated by the board of
railway commissioners of Kansas on
March %, 1889. Later complaint was made
that the railway companies failed to COM
ply with the terms Of the Wichita deci-
sion. 1t was found that the railway COM
panies were not complying with this
decision. Inc w
went into effect in October, 1890. At a
meeting of the Trans Missouri association
held in Kansas City ON July 18th a new
schedule was prepared. The time for it to
take effect was set for Aug l. 1891. Coun-
sells for the plaintiffs in the suit men
toned contend that the Wichita decision
was promulgated by the railway commits
sioners of Kansas, that they were
sitting as a judicial tribunal,
and that the rate established by them can
not be arbitrarily set aside by the railway
companies without the consent and con-
currence of the board of railway commits
sioners. The Petition prays for an in
junction restraining defendant from en-
forcing the rate contemplated. Judge
Balderston said that as the case
was one of great public interest that
notice of the hearing should be given, and
that he would hear the same Aug. 10. No
tice has been served on the railway com
panies, and decision of the question will
be awaited with interest. The point raised
is a new one in Kansas jurisprudence, no
case of the kind having ever been put into
the courts of Kansas. Illinois is said to
have decided the question by case in her
supreme court. But to Kansas lawyers
and court the question is entirely new.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
CoLoRED CHLDREN's HOME.

The Children's home (colored). corner of
Waco and Oak, is progressing nicely under
the management of Mrs. c. Harper,
woman of ability who certainly under
stands her work of managing the little
ones. There are at present five children in
the home aged from months to years,
one Of whom they desire to call the atten-
ton of the friends and well-wishers of
the home, little boy of 9 months who has
lost the sight of his left eye and the pupil
is coming from the ball. They will have
an operation performed which will cost
quite sum, and appeal to The friends to
help by donating any amount they can. 1t
will be gladly received by the matron at
the home, or by the soliciting agent, Elder
Z Narnar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
How Cotton cargoes Catch Fire.

A source of fire is in the manner Of
handling cotton in this port. 1t comes
here chiefly in the coasting steamers from
Galveston, New Orleans, Savannah, Nor
folk and Richmond. The coasters dis
charge it on their piers or 10 the decks Of
lighters direct. 1t is all eventually sent by
lighters 70 the steamer that is 70 carry il
TO Europe. Some companies carefully
cover the cotton with taTpsulin and
some do not. 1t IS not an uncommon
thing, as people on the water front know,
to see tug putting out sparks over an IN
protected lighter load Of cotton, nor IL il
uncommon TO see a lighter load Of cotton
On fire.
But sparks very often drop into the loose
cotton, which any one can see on the bales
Of cotton about the piers, and smoldsr
there to create a fame only when the ship
has left the port. Sparks from the dummy
engines on the decks Of the transatlantic
steamers have been known 70 set Ere 20
cotton bales in ike manner.-New York
Euu
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
ABOUT THE COUNTRY.

Mr.. G. Eisenmeyer of Halstead, the mil
Ter of that city and president of the Hal
stead milling company, was here yester-
day. Mr.. Eisenmeyer has just returned
from cutting and stacking his wheat in
Pratt county. He had 500 acres of wheat
which is all safely in the stack and ready
for the thresher. His wheat will average
over % bushels per acre. He sowed it well
and narrowed it we'll AS result his
wheat yield is most satisfactory. He will
put in one thous nd acres this fall. Speak
ing Of the wheat generally Mr.. Eisen-
meyer said that it was fine all over Kan
saS as far as he could learn and that it
would probably ali grade well. Corn in
his section of Harvey county is in fine color
and growing well. The ears are well filed
to the very end. 1t is hard matter to es-
innate the yield but the farmers of the lit
tie Arkansas river valley anticipate
yield of 60 bushels of corn per acre.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
P.epls With VIII. Halr.

Oscar PfeifIes. ot Vienna, Who died Ia
lss7, wien ooy q twelve fell into = deep
wei, saving bis lie b. catching and cling
ing 20 soHs vines ne2r the bottom. he was
rescued after fourteen hours, but his black
hair had changed to pure wEits- Perry -
ports TIE case q 3 gentleman IL New Be-
ford wEoSs glossy black hair became gray
II = s4Egls HiZht. 4 London paper an
nounces the ca=e q a AAGy whose brown
hair became white IN = fsE Eoars ca learn
ing CO the sEip~reck q Ter Alliance
Borellus reports me cases Of two Spanish
gentleman whose Ealr suddenly beams
Whit. AID Danlel T1Eaer msssioEs a . t.
liar change in the hair ot DoG Diego Oso-
riuz.-New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
HAVE RENTED ROOMS.

The Board of Education after failing to
get what they asked for at the last meet
ing of the council. have concluded not to
occupy any rooms at all in the new city
building. They have just rented three
nice rooms on the second floor of the
Sedgwick building. The rooms are oppo-
site the rooms the board now occupy and
face on First street. The rooms are being
papered and placed in shape for the board
to occupy them. The members of the
board held that as there is no elevator in
the city building it would be asking too
much to ask the numerous people who
have business to transact with the board
to climb the stairs up into the third story
of the city building. They therefore
asked the council to give them room or
rooms on the first floor. This could not
be done as previous arrangements had been
made for the police department to occupy
the rooms on the first floor. Therefore the
board rented the rooms in the Sedgwick
building
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

Can it be possible that wind alone can
completely strip the feat hers from chicken
and not hurt the fowl Never, bat IL "a
possible for electricity TO do this Place q
man or a woman on an insulated stool 90
that the electricity VIII not pas through
body to the earth. and then heavily
arge the body With electricity and every
hair Of the head even a Yonlau's long hair,
viii stand out Ike iron spikes or the sized
hair Of the Circassian show girl. 10 doubt
II the electric charge should be increased
It would arrive every hair ont Of tins head,
and this = the reason that 20 May chick
ems are str DDed By tOrDadOes.-Ror Worth
Gaze--a