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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
DEATH OF FRANK LYNCH.
The Editor of the Leayen worth standard
at Rest-His Demise Unexpected.

The Editor of the Leayenwor;h standard
at Rest-His Demise Unexpected.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan. May 6.-Frank
T Lynch. editor and proprietor of the
Evening Standard, died yesterday after
Noon at ten minutes past ) o'clock at
his home of heart failure. He had been
i'll since Sunday night. but il was only
Wednesday when the physicians, after
thorough diagnosis. satisfied themselves
that the young editor was not only =
very sick man, but could never recover,
pneumonia having complete possession
-of his system, the result OF heavy cold
contracted two weeks ago at the Salina
convention. which he presided over
Yesterday afternoon only a few mo-
ments before breathing his last Mrs.
Lynch having just left his bedside for a
monen.l Mr.. Lynch arose in his bed
with the intention OF dressing himself.
d.. Nicely. who had just entered. told
him that he certainly could not 20 down
town and asked him TO lie down, which
he did with the doctors assistance. and
almost immediately expired from rusa
of blood to the heart
In 1855 ne associated himself with
Henry c. Burnett and obtained control
of the Standard, established ty ex-Scn-
ator Z. G. Ross Later he became sole
proprietor OF the paper.
In 1855 he was appointed by President
Cleveland postmaster OF this city In
1890 he was succeeded by the present
postmaster. George Ritchey, a republi-
can. He was married in 1885 to Miss
Birdie Blair, second daughter Of Gen.
C. W. Blair. She survives him with two
children. a son and daughter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13

DETROIT, Mich, May 4.-The Lacka-
wanna line steamer Russia, bound up
from Buffalo for Chicago, was sunk
about a mile east of Rondeal, Lake
Erie She WAS in collision with some
unknown steamer bound down +. IS
or not. The Russia's cargo is supposed
to be mostly coal. The tug Balize with
steam pumps and diver, left here this
morning for the wreck The Russia is
one of the best of the second class OF
iron steamers She was built ia 1872 at
Buffalo; registers 1,335 net tons and is
valued at SIS. 900.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Snow In the northwest

HAYWARD, Wis, May 4-The ground
is covered with snow and it Is now
showing very hard 1t showed all of
yesterday.
PINE CITY. Mimi, May "A heavy,
damp snow began falling at o'clock
yesterday morning and covers the
ground. 1t will help farming.
ASHLAND, Wis, May "A binding
snow storm is in progress to-day. Four
inches had fallen at noon Navigation
is badly retarded and all rafting stopped
CARLETON. MINI, May 4.-The ground
is covered with snow to the depth of
two and half inches.
HURON. 5. d. May 4-There wac a
heavy rain here Monday night followed
by two hours of snow yesterday morn
ing, which melted as fast as i: fell.
GARY, S. D., May Snow has been
falling here for the last twenty-four
hours Fully five inches have fallen
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
What PaIacie Il Promise 4.

BARQUIsIMETEo, Venezuela. May A.
Dictator Palacios alleged threat TO kill
the 2S-year-old son of Gen. Crespo as
soon as the last named comes within
league of Caracas has reached the head
quarters OF the revolutionists and eX-
cited great indignation.
Gen Crespo declares that if he son is
put to death Palacio will be burned at
the stake in the plaza in front of tho
Casa Amarilla- The revolutipnists will
do all they can 20 prevent Paiacio from
carrying out his threat, but il he should
kill young Crespo Palacio may expect,
if captured, to ba cremated.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
4 Hard Row.

The alliance is in hard row of
stumps sure Good sense and good
times are slowly wearing it out A
secret council of the high officials is
called to meet at Birmingham, Ala.
The call says; "Never has there been
such a universal and such loud cry
from the order to the officers for direc-
lions how to conduct the local fight.
Never has there been as little concert
of action among the officers of the diff
ferent states and sections" In the
Second congressional district of Kansas,
somebody alleged to represent the al
liauce made bargain with few demo-
Gratis to pool their issues on congress
men. Now comes the chairman and
secretaries of the peoples party COM
mittee of seven of the nine counties of
the district, and repudiates the bargain.
Judge Vrooman, one of the committee,
who favors fusion, we understand will
resign from the committee. TIE patient
is very surely recoycring.-IAansas City
Gazette
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
wyoming Republicans.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., May 5.-The repub-
lican state convention met here yester-
day, there being several lady delegates
in attendance. After permanent
organization was effected, resolu-
tions indorsing President Harrison and
complimenting James G. Blaine were
adopted. Referring to the recent cattle
trouble in Johnson county, the uphold
ing of the law and equal protection TO
all persons in the state is pledged by
the republican party.
The convention then selected dele
gates to the Minneapolis convention
Among the alternates are two ladies'
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
THE EIGHT HOUR BILL.
3Tr. Tarsney Presented to the House Re
port In Regard to It.

Sir. Tarsney Presented to the House Re-
port In Regard to IT.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mr. Tarsney
presented to the house report on his
bill relating to the limitation of the
hours of daily service of laborers and
mechanics employed upon public works
of the United States and the District
of Columbia, constituting eight hours
as a days labor. The report says
that the basis of the movement looking
to the shortening of the daily hours
of service of those engaged in physical
labor are: First, to give needed oppor-
tunity for physical recuperation; second,
to afford such laborers an opportunity
for the society of their families and for
social and intellectual employment;
third, in an overcrowded and congested
labor market by expanding the oppor-
tunity for obtaining employment giving
a more general and more equitable diff
fusion to the wage product of the labor
OF such market.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
FAITH IN KANSAS.
The vice-President of the United States
Has Great Faith In Kansas, But Little In
Calamity Howlers.

The vice-President of the United States
Has Great Faith In Kansas, But Little In
Calamity Howlers.
Vice-President Levi p. Morton be-
lieves in Kansas. He said recently to a
correspondent that notwithstanding the
numerous attacks upon Kansas which
had appeared in the eastern press in the
past three years, and notwithstanding
the fact that citizens of that state rep
resenting the calamity party had gone
through the country telling of terrible
condition of affairs which existed in
their own state, he always had faith in
Kansas. 81 have never believed" con-
tinued Mr.. Morton, "that Kansas could
not or would not pay her debts. have
never believed that the farmers of Kan
sas were unable to pay their mortgages
and were being turned out of their
homes by the thousand, as enemies of
the state have told US. have never be-
lieved that the business men of Kansas
were bankrupt; that the towns and
cities were steadily falling off in popu-
lation, or that farm property had de-
creased in value until it could not be
oolu al any price, al VI WHICH has OCOH
told US again and again. do
believe, however, that Kansas is a
good state, that it is rich beyond COM
putation in its magnificent resources,
that a thriftier or more industrious
class of citizens cannot be found on the
globe, and that with favorable climatic
conditions the people of the state of
Kansas will be as prosperous as any
state in the union. l like Kansas. 1t
Is progressive state. Her people have
grit, energy, push; they never tire. Ad-
versitv may come but they never falter.
That was my estimate of Kansas ten
years ago and it is still my estimate of
Kansas, despite the temporary backset
which the state received in the depres-
sion which existed throughout the west.
1T is true" continued Mr.. Morton,
shat many in the east did lose faith in
the state, due more than anything else,
| presume, to the misleading reports
which were given such wide circulation
throughout the country. / believe,
however, that confidence is slowly re-
turning and people are beginning to re-
alize and know that Kansas is built
upon solid foundation"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Terrific Storm Scar AtchIson.

ArCHIsoN, May 6.-This section was
swept by another terrific rain storm
last night A heavy rain fell for three
hours. The Burlington & Missouri
river railroad had 200 feet of track
washed away at Bremen, seven
miles north Of Atchison. North
bound trains are running by
way of St Joseph The Missouri
Pacific had to abandon its Lincoln
branch in Nebraska owing to land
slides, but trains will run to-day. All
streams in southeastern Nebraska and
northeastern Kansas are out of their
banks
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
The RussIan FamIne.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Mr. Charles En-
DRY Smith, the United States minis oer
to Russia who arrived on the Teutonic
yesterday, in an inter said ne was
glad to get back. With regard to the
situation in Russia he said IL had been
in no way exaggerated The rayage OF
famine had been felt in its Sc verest
form everywhere. He believed, how
ever, that the worst was over and that
the survivors would soon be free from
famine and disease. Some suffering,
of course, he said. would follow. but
with the outside aid Russia was receiv-
ing, he thought the people would be
a bic to tide over until the next harvest.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Tennessee Republicans.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 5.-The re-
publican state convention which as
sembled here was the largest and most
representative republican state conven-
ton held for years.
d. A. Num-, John C. Houk, II. Clay
Evans and J. C. Napier (colored) were
elected delegates from the state at large
TO the national convention.
W. T. Ownby, of Nashville, and A I.
Matthews were elected delegates from
the state at large.
George Winsted, of Dresden. was
nominated for governor. He is ma
tive Tennesseean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
THE VllLAINOUS GRIP.
How 1t Afflicted Fishermen on the North
west Coast.


west Coast.
ST. JOINS, n. F., May 5.-Infor1na-
ton from the northern coast depict
wretched condition of affairs. Owing
to ravages of grip last year, the miser-
able inhabitants were unable to gather
their usual catch of fish. Just before
navigation closed the government sent
the people of Flowers Cove sixty barrels
of -four, to save them from perishing
during the winter. Five months they
have been cut off from the world by ice.
Early in February the people watched
with horror the consumption of the last
handful of flour. How they have lived
since, God alone knows For two
months the cry of hunger has been
heard. Whole families had not crust
of bread. There is not a barrel of -four
on the whole coast between Bonne Bay
and St Anthonys-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
The Alton to issue More Stock.

CHICAGO, May, AT meeting of
the board of directors of the Chicago &
Alton Railroad Co. it was decided to
submit to a vote of the stockholders,
with the recommendation that it be
adopted, a proposition to issue $4,000
shares of additional stock for the pur-
pose of redeeming s2,3S3,O 900 of first
mortgage bonds maturing January L,
1898, stockholders to have the privilege
of taking the new stock at STA per
share. All shares of the new issue of
common stock not paid for on or before
December Is, 1892, will be retained by
the company or disposed of as the board
of directors may decide to be best for
it The board also declared the usual
quarterly dividend Of ? per cent, June
to stockholders of record May 1.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Snlcida In Nchrnsl,a-

BLAIR, Neb-. May Frank V. Krat-
ky, real estate dealer from Wahoo. who
has been taking treatment at the BIZ
chloride of Gold institute here since
April IA. committed suicide by throw
ing himself in front of the Black Hills
passenger train on the Black Horn. His
body was horribly mangled
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
1T HELPS THE FARMERS.

A Point In the Mckinley Bill That Has
Been Overlooked - How 1t Helps the
Farmers.
The Kansas City Gazette calls atten-
ton to one feature of the Mckinley act
which has heretofore been but little
commented upon, and that is the restric-
ton which it has imposed upon the i'm
portation of farm products into the
United States A glance at the follow
ing comparisons for the years 1890 and
1891 will show how significant this is:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Republicans Garry St. Paul. Mimi.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 5.-Every pre-
cinct in the city has now been heard
from. and the majority for Wright rep
is 8,793 over the present mayor. For
comptroller, McCardy (rep) has over
1000 majority, and for treasurer, Miller
(rep.) has a majority of nearly 5000.
Two years ago Mayor Smiths dem
majority was 400.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Mrs. Goodwin,s AssaiIant Caught

SEDALIA, Mo-, May 5.-Ben Cooper,
colored, who outraged Mrs Mary Good
win, a grass-widow, Sunday night,
after having assaulted her brutality,
was arrested yesterday and committed
to Jail without bail, pending prelimin>
airy hearing next Friday,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
PrItchard Is After "Fitz."

NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-President Noel
has received reply from Ted Pritchard
accepting the offer of a $4,000 purse to
fight FitzsimmonS The fight will oc-
cur September ).
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Venezuela's War Nav soon he Ended.

BARCELONA, Venezuela, May "a
battle may be expected soon between
the government troops and the federal
lists south OF Caracas. Palacio has sent
an army from the capital to engage the
enemy and the opposing forces are get
ting very near each other.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
L s,l 4asna s5inSs 4as

Thus, it is shown that the increased
tariff upon farm products, which the
free traders jeered at as an empty pre-
tense has resulted in shutting out in
single year s26, $50, 1873 worth of foreign
produce that would otherwise have
come into direct competition, in our own
markets with the American producer.
The Canadian and other competitors of
the American farmer have been COM
PEELED by the Mckinley law to pay
reasonable tariff tolls for the privilege
of bringing their produce into the
American markets; and the result has
been that their importations have fallen
off in a marked degree-nearly one-half
and their American competitors have
had virtual monopoly.
The morning call., 1892-03-22
STUPID CHEW.
IL He Is Playing Insane lie Is Doug So
Very SkiIlfulIy.

II He Is Playing Insane He Is Doing So
Very SkiIlfulIy.
The trial OF Chew Sin Jan, accused of the
killing of Special Policeman Gilen, was of
more interesting character yesterday.
&. g. Darwin, attorney for the pagan
gun-wielder. attempted TO show by wit
nesses that Gllen was in citizens dress and
was pursuing Chew with pistol in hand.
Several Chinese witnesses also testified that
Chew shot in self-delense.
But the funny part Of the trial was
Chew's testimony in his own behalf. Tie
suspicion Is very broad all around the court
room that he Is playing 'pOSSum and is not
insane. Hahas sat all through the trial as
inseRsible as log TO ali surroundings, with
his head buried in his hands, eyes closed
ard looking as stupid as a drunken per-
son. When he took the witneSs-stand be
freshened up considerably and talked
TO the interpreter as readily as any
other witness. But, whether studied or
not, his testimony was perfectly nOnsen steal.
First he said that Gillen shot him, then that
one of the boys shot him. Finally he remem-
bered that there was some shooting 10 ne.
but could not say who did II. lie told,
among other things, what he had discovered
about the jury, giving them very hard char
aeter, and the Judge. he declared. was no
better. When asked what time of day the
shooting occurred he said thar he borrowed
the jacket he had on OF some fellow China
man. Many questions were answered in
like manner
John j. Phelan, who was an officer in San
Quentin when Chew was there, said he
knew the accused we'll for upward of two
years, and considered him one Of the most
intelligent Cinnamon he ever knew. He not
only speaks the English language almost
as well as an American, but reads and
writes it equally as well. file never showed
the slightest sign of insanity there. He is
very skiilful loomtender.
Two or three other witnesses, who had
known him equally well for years. testified
10 the same effect.
The morning call., 1892-03-22
WHERE WAS LEEDS?
The Railroad Commissioners Badly
Wanted Him.

The Railroad Comm issioners Badly
Wanted TO see Him.
The meeting OF the Board of Railroad
Commissioners was shorn of much if not all
of its interest yesterday fiom the tact that
Traffic Manager Leeds was not present
The Commissioners under the circum-
stances could do no more than file their
opinions. the reading of which consumed
the whole OF the session. Commissioner
Rea's document was a lengthy one, and was
definition of the attitude of the commits
sion toward the question of preparing new
railroad tariffs for the State. Substantially
the document defended the commission,
stating, that, In view of the thorough organi-
Zation OF the transportation companies on
the one hand, and of the lack of any general
or intelligent organization of the shippers
on the other, the Commissioners have OF
necessity had to grOpe their way and TO
grant relief in isolated cases, instead OF
essayng such general and complete revl-
sion OF transportation tariffs as the interests
and industries of the people of California
require. The commission is pleased 10 note.
however, that the above conditions have
been changed by the formation of what is
known as the Traffic Association of Cali
fornia. This is combination of shippers
and producers, representing many indus
tries, and apparently well organized for tile
purposes IL has in view. Ii has employed a
traffic manager at an annual salary almost
equal to the combined salaries Of the whole
commission. This manager, Mr.. Leeds. con-
tends that this commission ought, of its own
motion. and without the fling before il of a
specific complaint to make frequent changes
IN Its established schedules of freightS and
fares.
Mr.. Rea's argument. after dealing with
the irregularities in rates. concluded with
the suggestion that the sureSt and sTeedjest
way TO get these facts officially before the
commission Is the way the constitution pro-
ydes. Let Mr.. Leeds prepare and pre-
sent his complaint let il be as specific
as possible and as broad as the occasion
requires. The Board of Railroad Com
mlSsloners are ready and willing TO set in
molten all the machinery provided by the
constitution to bring about such a rev Sioa
IN transportation schedules as shall con-
slider and affect every industry and every
locality OF California, and TO let the
responsibility for the equity of its coneu-
slonS rest, where 1t belongs, upon this COM
mission"
Commissioner Litchfeld followed with an
extract from printed publication prepared
by Henry Z. Adams, president Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, showing the
difficulty or preparing hard and fast rules
for regulating freight traffic
On motion The statements of the Commits
siOneTs were received and filed.
Commissioner Beckman had also prepared
a written statement which he elected not To
read, holding that tile ground had been
sufficiently covered by his colleagues. To
a CALL reporter he said that The whole
question is summed mp IN the point whether
the board or Manager Leeds shall act as
prosecutor or as judge in the matters under
dispute.
The morning call., 1892-03-22
TRACK AND STABLE.
The Programme for Tho Y. &. Il. III. B. A
summer Meet Decided Upon.

The Programme for he z. G. Il. III. B. A.
summer Meet Decided Upon.
a meeting Of the programme committee OF
the Pacific Coast Trotting- horse Breeders
Association was held at 3l3 Bush street YES
terday. President Joseph Cairn Simpson, ].
II. White, +. II. Burke and WILDER f. Smith
were present. and the object was the FORM
ing Of a programme for the four days sum-
mer meeting OF the association. which takes
place on the 9th, 9Th. 18th and 18th of August
next.
1t was decided to submit the following
programme for ratification TO the meeting
Of the board of directors, to be held on
April 4:
Trot,ng purses for the free-for-all. 217
10, 2:25. 2;2S. 9: 80 and 2:4O classes, and
for green trotters who have never raced for
money. Pacing purses for the fTee-for-all,
2:25 and 300 classes. The amounts will be
decided upon at the directors meeting.
T. tries will close on July 20 President
w. NJ. Kent and A. P. Waugh. of the Golden
Gate Fair Association, Nathan Coombs of
the Napa and j. w. White of the Pet
aluma Fair associations then stated
that they would recommend the adoption
OF the entire breeders programmes at their
res pective fairs around the circuit. Il was
stated that the associations will so arrange
their programmes as TO give the horses as
long an interval as possible between the
races. A two-mile race, best two In three
heats, gentlemen's roadster race and
donble-team race for gentlemen's roadsters
will also he offered
Wliber Smith OF Sacramento is in the city
and IS jubflaat over the prospects of the
coming season. 'Zaldivar pleases me more
and more every day." said he, land not
withstanding that be is the second favorite
for the great American Derby 1 shall race
him here. Fit and well as he Is now he
viii carry my little wad for the big race
III the other strings are in fine condition
and are positively the best lot seen in Cali
forn!a for many years. don't know where
you are going TO find accommodation for
them all"
Reports from various parts of the country
unusually healthy, the recent rains having
produced abundance OF good grass The
news is most gratifying to the California
horsemen.
The morning call., 1892-03-22
Threatened by Execution.

James g. Fair has sued A. Richardson. the
New York and the Western Associated
Press to recover from him as their former
agent S2lOO with interest from September
20, 1887, at the rate Of S per cent Richard
son bought on the date given from William
Vale aud g. =. Rixford property at the
southeast corner of California street and
Twenty-third avenue, and TO do so borrowed
from Fair the sum in question evidenced by
a note. agreeing that the title to the lot
should be in the plaintiff in trust until the
payment of the note. No part of it has
been paid. The corporations named have
a judgment for $500 docketed against Rich
ardson, rendered on June II, 1890, and, of
course. claim an interest in the property
which is asked to be sold under execution.
The morning call., 1892-03-22
RECONVEYANCE REQUIRED.
Land Given to Railroad Compan,
Wanted by the Owner.

Wanted by the Owner.
The case of Edward Blewett against the
Front-street Cable Company of Seattle has
come before the United States Appeal Court
Blewett decided to the company certain
lands on condition that they would run the
railroad through them within ten months.
The company filed bond for $4,000 as a
guarantee that il would keep its part of the
contract
When the ten months Of the contract had
passed away, ana the road had not been
constructed, Blewett sued the company for
the amount OF the bond with interest and
costs. lie obtained judgment for the
amount of the bond, but obtained neither
costs nor interest, and TO secure these lie has
appealed the case. The company contest
the appeal on technical grounds.