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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

THE historic Valley Forge property
in Pennsylvania, where Washington s
army passed the gloomy winter of I777-
IS, is to be sold in parcels bv the owner,
Mrs. Anna L. Carter. That part now
offered for sale contains the site of the
fort, of the forge and of the hesdquar-
tiers of Washington, Lafayette and Knox.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

1T seems that perfumes are not alone
appreciated by man. Animals are not
insensible to pleasant odors. An inves-
tigator of the effect of perfumes on ami
mails In the geological garden, London,
discovered that most of the lions and
leopards were very fond of lavender.
They took q piece of cotton saturated
with it, and held it between their paws
with great delight
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

A MAN in Muskegon Mich, has gone
to making cuspidors of his own inven-
ton, which can be sold two for five
cents or thirty cents dozen-so cheap
that people will throw them away in
stead of cleaning them after use.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

SIR GEORGE STEVEN, president Of
the Canadian Pacific railroad, who was
raised to the peerage in May last, took
the usual oath in the house OF the lords
and subscribed to the roll of peers. Lord
Steven is the first native of a British
colony to be made peer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

THE war upon opium smugglers on
the Pacific coast has been so effective
that the price of opium in San Francis
CO has increased from 1925 to $3.50 a
tin. All the opium factories have been
driven out of Chinatown.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07
Gold In Washington State.

ELLENSBURG. Wash, Aug. 4.-The
finding of gold near Swakin, Wash,
has created created excitement. Many
nuggets the size of thimble have been
found The vein is eighty feet under
the surface. Its width is not known.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

OWING to his desertion of Mile. Vac
sresen, his intended, because she is not
Of royal blood, the feeling in England is
strongly against union between Prince
Ferdinand of Roumanis, and a member
Of the British royal family.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

THERE now remains In active service
in the army but 100 of those who were
in service as commissioned officers on
April 13, 1851, when Fort Sumter was
h0mhsrded
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07
Banker Brown Under Arrest.

SIOUX CITY, IA, Aug Ex-Governor
Humphrey of Kansas. recently issued a
recquisition for S. T. Brown, charged
with fraud in the failure of bank at
Grainfield, Kansas. which was running
four years ago. Brown was arrested
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

MUCH uneasiness is felt by the Chick
assw freedmen over an effort to decide
their status under the law, which may
involve their removal from the Indian
territory
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07
Building Site Chosen,

WASHINGTON, Aug. Assistant
Secretary Grouse has selected the prop
erty at Fifth avenue and Merchant
street in Emporia, KS, as thu site OF
the public building to be erected In
that city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

SWITZERLAND yearly receives about
s25, 600, 900 from foreign tourists, and
the hotels in Saratoga are said to take
in $1,000, 900 a week during the season.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

IFS reported from Guatemala that
the life of President Barrillas has twice
been attempted recently and that rev.
olution is inevitable.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

A LONDON tradesman recently re-
ceived an order for sixty-four pairs of
shoes for the daughter of the Grand
Duke Paul of Russia, child less than
a wear old.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

THE census bureau estimates that
so, 900 families of the 1850, 600 fam
lilies in the United States occupy and
own incumbered farms and homes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

LIFE is burdensome in Russia Nearly
3 million people commit suicide there
every year and still the land is full Of
unhappy men and women.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

Nine. Nina Van Zandt-Spies-Malat
is said to be leading very unhappy
life with her new spouse.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07
A CHANGE OF LEADERS.
The Republican COMMITTEE
Chairman and Treasurer
Resign.
senator Quay and VIM. W. Dudley Step
Down and Out of the National
Republican COMMUNICATION.
j. s. Clarkson to be Quay's
Successor.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 4.-The
executive committee OF the national re-
publican committee met in this city last
| Wednesday and considered the follow
ing communication:
WASHINGTON D. c. July 29--Hon. ]. s. Fas-
sett, Secretary National Republican Com Lit
| tee: DEAR sIR-ThiS is to appraise you that 1
have to-day forwarded to Hon. VIM. II. An
drews chairman OF the republican state com
mittee OF Pennsylvania my resignation from
the national COMMITTEES from this state.
Yours Truly or
Mr., C.arkson offered resolution re-
greeting the action of President Quay in
offering his resignation and expressing
the sense of the committee in his abiti-
ty, integrity and loyalty to the republi-
can party. The resolution was adopt
ed.
The committee Of audit made the fol-
lowing report:
counts of w. w. Dudley, treasurer OF the ma
tional committee, would report that Oh tho
| rough inspection OF the books and accounts we
| are enabled to state that all moneys received
by the treasurer are actually and fully account
ed for and sustained in every particular by
| vouchers and proper receipts. We are enabled
urer's account and to express to the committee
our sense of its great obligation t. the treas
urer for his faithful and efficient service to it
| in this capacity
lSignedl j. 6. CLARKsoN.
| GARRAT A. HOBART,
| SAMUEL FEsSENDEN,
| Committee
The chairman then read the following let
| ter:
WASHINGTON. ID. c., July 29.-The executive
committee of the republican national COM
mittee: My Friends and Associates-Inasmuch
| as you are about to reorganiZe the executive
| committee for immediate preparatory work
pending the approaching presidential election
| of 1892. and my business engagements will
demand all my time and attention during the
coming year, am compelled to sever the pleas
ant relations which have existed and still eX-
| list between us / therefore tender my resigna-
tion OF the office of treasurer OF your committee
and OF the republic IN national committee.
Respectfully yours,
[Signed. w. w. DUDLEY.
The committee Immediately adopted
a resolution of respect and regret, and
accepted treasurer Dudley's resigna-
ton, subject to the approval Of the full
republican national committee, at its
next regular meeting.
Mr.. Clarkson was chosen chairman of
the executive committee, and Mr.. Ho-
bart was elected vice chairman, in the
place of Mr.. Clarkson, the chairman be-
ing authorized to select a treasurer to
succeed Mr.. Dudley.
The committee then ad jOurned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07
GENERAL COMMENTS.

THERE were issued during the year
ended June 30th last over 114,000 pat
ents for agricultural lands.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

GERMAN officials have discovered
that bacilli infection may be commune
Gated by the membranes Of telephones.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07
Tariff Pictures.

The Mckinley bill increased the duty on lin
seed oil from p cents gallon to 80. Oil was
selling at that time at
81 cents A gallon
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

but the increased duty has so stimulated its
productions that IL is now selling at
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

territory.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

elder Moss became engaged in conversa-
ton with likely young fellow and upon
request of the latter exhibited his ticket
from which he learned Mr.. Moss name
and residence. He then told Mr. Moss,
he was also going to I'll Paso. Mr.. Moss
conversed freely with the young fellow,
talked of his home and family, and to
make long story shost gave the Young
cuss all the information the latter
wanted. AT this place the young chap
got off, while Mr.. Moss proceeded to III
Paso. Upon getting off here, this very
bright young fellow sent telegram to
the relatives of Mr.. Moss in California,
stating that he was robbed and to send
him $3.50 to Las Cruces, care of Bowman
& Sons, and signed Mr. Moss name
thereto. This clever scheme would have
worked admirably had not the California
people wired Conductor Moss at FL Paso,
that the elder Moss had been rob
bed at Cruces, and to 20 at once to his
assistance. This telegram was handed
the younger Moss, while he WAS seated
at his lodgings conversing with the elder
OF course, this brought about an expana-
ton Conductor Moss came up Wed
nesday msrning to stop payment, and
found that the young confidence man
had left Cruces on Tuesdays late evening
train for FL Paso, leaving orders TO for
ward any messages and packages for
Moss to FL Paso. While at Cruces Com
ductor Moss received a dispatch saving
money had been sent.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04
The BLACK RANCE.
CHLORIDE.

|
From ths Chloride Range.
Mrs. ]. +. Thompson is recovering
from a sudden attack of illness
Last Tuesday night, the Mexican
mail carrier left the letter mail sack at
Fairyew The native carriers very
seldom make IA trip without making q
bobble. A better mail service is de-
manded.
Three years ago Capt. Grozer spent
Thanksgiving on the inside of his horse
on the summit of the Black Range during
one OF the worst storms that ever visited
this section Of the country. The Cap
tain's horse died while crossing the
range, and in order to keep from perish
ing he disembowled the amin Il and
crawled within where he remained three
or four days and nights, and in all, was
without food for eight days and very
nearly perished before he reached place
Of relief. In consequence of his adven-
ture he lost all the toes of one foot and
the other foot is off at the insiep.
Thanksgiving day the Captain stood in
front 81 the post office, Of which he is
master, basking in the warm sunshine
and stirring up the dust with his stub
feet relating his experience and express
ing thanks that, though his lot was
fourth-class post-mastership, he was
spared ts serve his great and glorious
country in that capacity, that his bones
are not to-day bleaching with those Of
his herse on the spinal column of the
Black Range where they glsten and daz-
zle in the glad sunshine.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

The belief that the market value
of silver in gold, or of gold in silver
results entirely from the lega
valuation, is to be deduced from
two great historical examples =
namely, the plunder of the Greek
and Roman Empires by the Arabs
and the plumber of New Spain by
Cortez and Pizarro. In the year
A. ID. 632 Called, a lieutenant OF
the Caliph AL Abubeker, stormed
and carried the Notifications OF
Hira, town near Bagad, and i'm
posed upon it an annual tribute Of
10000 pieces of gold (the piece or
dinar of gold was of about the same
weight as our half sovereignty +.
This tribute of Hira formed the
first consignment of metal which
the victorious Arabs sent to the
Treasury at Medina. In the year
A. u. 7l3 Musa, a lieutenant of
the Caliph AL Valid, lebrated in
Damascus the conquest of Spain
which had been effected by HIM
self and Tarik. In the public
procession which he headed were
displayed 10000 Spanish captives
and concourse of wagons and
camels laden with treasures the
valu of which surpassed ..all COM
patntion. Between these two
dates, period of about fourscore
years, the Arabs conquered, plum
dere,l and laid under tribute the
whole of Syria, Persia, Transoxl-
ana, Egypt, Lydia, Mauritania,
Spain and France. The battles
tliey fought, the cities they took,
the spoil they captured and the
tribute they imposed are related
by their native historians, gener-
ally with much regard to truth
and exactness; so that very fair
estimate can be made of the total
acquisitions of those metals. They
usually levied upon such of the
peoples as refused to
accept their religion a tribute
varying from one-half of one to
our dinars (or their equivalent in
silver dirhems) per capita per
lnnum; the commonest rate being
wo dinars Tor their equivalent in
iirhoms) per capita. This last
vas the actual rate of the Arabico
Egyptian poll tax. From tbei.
ccounts of spoil taken guided by
he tribute usually imposed, we
AVE ventured to compute their
otal acquisitions of the precious
netals during these eighty years at
bout five million marks weight of
old and about one hundred mil
ion marks weight of silver.
,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04
THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR

ing and Palomas has been discontinued.
Not known why.
The old Montezuma mine, In the
Cooks Peak district, is being worked
again, aud We learn is doing we'll
The Knights Of Pythias have ordered
their uniforms and equipments. They
are to be here by New Years
Mr. James Tong, of Carlisle, has not
purchased the Carlisle mill, as recently
published.
Col. J. s. Crawford, of Kingston, has
taken charge of the Surprise m Inc in the
Cooks Peak District, paid off all claims,
and is about to open it up again ON an
extensive scale
The many friends of Col. McGrorty
are pleased to see him home again after
an absence OF nearly IA year The time
spent abroad has been mostly in Ireland,
with occasional trips on the continent.
Mr.. Van Wagnan, mining expert of
the Philadelphia Smelling Co., of Pueblo,
was in town Tuesday. He will return in
month and make a general exploration
and examination of the mines and min
ing capacities OF this section.
Mr.. T. r. Brandt, of STEMS Pass on
Thursday sold his interest, amennting to
three-eights of the whole, in the Wyman
mine near there, Messrs. Wyman and
Kimball, owning the other fiye-eights.
the owners are now making arrange
ments to sink the mine down TO water
level and put in good mill and in every
respect to deyelope it thoroughly
Late news from John w, Young ia
that he has practically recovered from
his severe attack Of illness in Paris and
has the consent of his physicians to re-
turn to England next week, when he
will ut once close up the negotiations for
the consolidation OF the different inter
ests OF the Mexican railroad enterprise
and commence operations.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04
SoCoRRo COUNTY.
sOCoRRO.

From the Chieftian
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Jewett have re-
turned to Socorro for the winter Mr.
Jewett has been in Trinidad, Colorado,
the past fall in the hotel business, but
cold weather and sickness induced him
to come to Socorro for the winter.
Jas. p Blains brother in California
has slapped him q large lot of jewellery
and it must be sold. There are bargains
for the people such as was never before
offered in this city Go take a look at
them, it will doyour eyes good
There is broad smile on the faces
Of the X OF =. this week. We think
that order must be working, and from
the knowing looks and winks, matters of
more than ordinary interest must be
transpring When they come to brand
with the big X there will be fun.
Since the city has established free
water at the plaza, quite number are
availing themselves of il aud are drop
ping the city water as u paying invest
mont. These are generally the very
poor, but when an officer who makes his
living out of the public does so, Bob
Monroe says he has kick coming
Samuel N DERRICK will make Socor-
70 his home the coming winter. He has
taken contract from the Socorro Fire
Clay company to mine and transport
their clay from the east side Of the Rio
Grande to their works in this city Mr.
Dedrick is advertising for fifty teams and
men TO do the work
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04
Neighborhood News.
DoNA ANA COUNTY.

From the Rio Grande Republican.
j. Sloat Fassett, the recently defeat
ed candidate for Governor OF New York, il
largely interested in cattle in New Mex
leo, being president of the Old and New
Mexico Cattle Co, whose cattle rang,
in southern Grant county.
Hon Manuel Nevares, our efficient
justice of the peace, has very pleasant
way of satisfying his victims Prisoner
"Well, Judge, you sentence me to 80
days in county Jail " Judge, with the
code in his hand-"No, my friend, l do
not sentence you, il is the law that does
it y The prisoner went to Jail, appar-
emily well satisfied.
Report has il that on the arrival of
the new born daughter at the residence of
Judge McEie in this city last week, the
Judge was in Silver City and the follow
ing message was sent to him. ut is a
All are We'll. Tho Judge on
receiving this message very suggestively
replied: "What, only one, there must
be some mistake"
F w. Smith informs the Republi-
can that he expects that A. G.. Spaulding
and l.. q. Fisher, two Chicago capital
lists, will visit Las Cruces shortly These
gentlemen are largely interested in real
estate on the Membres and there is some
chance of their investing here. Mr..
Smith further states that within the next
sixty days it will be positively known
the latest move for the new
fitch will be carried out.
William Moss, an aged and well-to-
10 resident OF Riverside, California, was
4 passenger on the Santa Fe from Albu
querque to FL Paso Tuesday morning, on
his way to San Antonio, Texas. He has
4 relative of the same name, conductor
IN the G II. & s. A., who resides in FL
ieds0 On the trip down Tuesday, the
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

One of our English exchanges
states that the locomotive "Charles
Dickens which for eight years
has run twice day between Lon
don and Manchester probably for
three. quarters of its working life,
has been standing the racket of so
miles to the hour, and has without
serious repairs covered upwards of
one million miles of railway, or
more than twice the journey to
the moon aud back. This machine
of course has been handled by the
same driver every day. '1n
America, adds our exchange,
"there is no parceling of of one
locomotive to one engineer and
fireman. The men take the first
engine that is at hand, and, in ig
norance of It's little eccentricltles
and indlvldualities, make mistakes
for which they cannot be blamed,
but by which they hasten the time
when its value to the shareholders
will be determined by the latest
quotation for old iron"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

Persons who object to the con.
spicuousness of gold filling when
it is placed in the front teeth, may
now have their dentists use sub
stance which resembles the teeth
SO closely IN color that its presence
can be detected only by close
and careful examination. This
new filling is a kind of glass and
is the invention of a German. 1t
was put on the market only short
time ago, but it has been used
enough to prove that the idea is 4
capital one. The glass Games IN
the form of a sand, which is made
of nine different tints These hues
range from bright white through
varions yellows to kind of pale
pink.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04
LORDSBuRti.


From the Liberal
The jury that tried the Chinainan
who Killed a negro ut Las Cruces was
out some twenty hours The first ballot
stood eight for hanging three for impris-
onment for life and one, Frank Prcusser
of Dcming, only wanted to give him
three years. The jury could not get
Preusser to come to their terms and so
the matter was tlually compromised by
giving the Chlnanan thirteen years.
Fred Alger, having severed his con-
nection with the Pyramid company, left
for Rochester, New York, last Saturday
Fred intends in short time 10 leave for
the state of Washington where he will go
to numbering with MIR Reynolds, the
president of the Pyramid company, who
has large numbering interests in that
state.
Judge Boone was in the city We'd
nesday, en- route home from Tombstone,
where he had been attending the trial of
Burns, who shot Dick Stratton in the
San Simon valley u few months ago,
Burns was acquitted, much to the dis
gust of the Judge, although there are
many who think the verdict a righteous
one
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

The man who carries watch in
his pocket seldom stops to think of
the labor required to make one OF
the tiny hairsprings which form
one of its component parts. And
yet that innocent little speck of
mechanism furnishes food for
thought on an elaborate scale. The
value of handful of raw pig iron,
say five pounds, is $.051. Convert
it into steel rails and the five
pounds become worth $075. If
the same weight of steel be made
into table knives, such as one ordi-
narily uses at dinner, sixty blades
are turned out worth SIS at Job
bIng rates. Thus it is seen that
the various evolutionary processes
through which the material goes
in Its transition from raw pig iron
TO table cutlery has increased its
cost from five cents to fifteen dol
lars. But the comparison might
be continued with even more inter-
estIng results. Suppose the five
pounds of material be converted
into watch heIrsprings, one of
whlch-and by no means the
smallest weighs one quarter of
one grain Troy. In five pounds
there would be 10000 Of these
little coils, which, at the rate of
s1.75 a dozen, would be worth
S16,07025. In this way the m an
who stops to think about it is fur
1ished with an interesting COM
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

Would it not be funny thing
if babies got to be real fashion?
Baby Cleveland, Baby Oelricbs
and now Baby Astor. all arriving
so nearly together, form a trio that
would seem capable of setting
fashion irreyocably in The direction
Of babies Children that insisted
on being born vera never very Pop.
ular with society heretofore; they
are apt to besmussy and trouble
some and inconvenlent, and alto
gether quite an unnecessary evil;
but now that their cause has been
fathered, so to speak, 10y such emit
nent authorities as Ex President
Cleveland, Herman Oelrichs and
John Jacob Astor, who can say but
that babies will prove one OF the
social fads of the season? The
400, of course. need constant re-
crulting, and the baby method,
while having ITS disadvantages, is
not SO bad as it might be.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-12-04

A feat of steel casting thai
eclipses the best performance OF
American works was recently
accomplished at the River Don
Works of Vickers, Sons & Co, in
Sheffield, England. The casting
was an ingot weighing SO tons,
and it is believed to be the largest
casting of steel ever made. The
casting is to be used for one of the
parts of a forging press, which is
also said to be the largest in the
world.