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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
THE suB-rRsAsuay swINpLs.

Instances where Kansas Farmers Have
Been Gulled BY the Sub treasury
Scheme.
The Lincoln Republican cites the fol-
lowing instances in which farmers in
that county have suffered loss by en-
trusting the marketing of their crops
to alliance sub-treasury agents:
1.-THE first reports of the losses by
the farmers about Beverly and east OF
this city were bad enough. but the
later ones are worse yet Several in
stances of the loss of from so to 50
cents per bushel of the entire wheat
crop of last year have been related to
us within the past few days. Two or
three we repeat:
"a farmer had car of nice, soft
| wheat for which Hardesty & Son Of
fered over 20 cents at their mill. The
farmer has mortgage on his farm.
He was induced to ship to the Kansas
City agent of the alliance or rather to
the firm that handles that orders bus
mess. His returns came in after awhile
and he was given 50 cents a bushel for
his wheat He had his interest to pay
and had to sell span of mules for $50
to pay it with, when they were well
worth S1e0 or more.
another shipped two cars, or about
Q. 200 bushels, for which he received
over 20 cents on the wagon at the rail-
| road, and had it stored; drawing a.
cents bushel under the sub-treasury
plan. After a short time he was uoti-
fed to put up or the whole would be
sold to satisfy the claims He could
not put up and it was sold and the
princely sum of SIS IS was sent to him.
Another had three carloads shipped
and stored; drew as cents bushel on
it: got notice few days ago to put up
$50 In margins at once or over it would
90 and a sight draft made for the bal
ance on him. He by much effort sent
on the fee called for. His promises to
his grocer to pay for the flour he has
consumed since before harvest are still
unredeemed, and the end is not yet
with him, as he may be called upon to
margin up again or take about SO
cents hushel for good 70 cent wheat.
Another: A poor man. but great
shouter for the sub-treasury, and
against gam bling in grain, monopolies,
trusts, combines and things that are.
He is too short of cash to margin up
when called upon and about 40 cents
is about all he got for nice lot OF
wheat that he refused 72 cents bushel
for on the track the day he shipped
He believed the nice, smooth talk the
agent of the commission house gave
him, and has TO pay about SO cents a
bushel for it.
"And still another: This one made
a shipment and stored and drew his AZ
cents a bushel. but when the agent
made special trip to him to get him
to margin up, he told him and his peo'
pie that they might hunt in warmer
climate than this for their margins,
as they would get none from Linn, as
he had been robbed enough already by
the trust formed within the combine.
1.-THE losses reported will foot up
over 81, 900 and the half has not been
told yet This might be strung out for
a column or so yet, and then not half
of it told. but the telling of it now will
do no good as there are few who will
try it on for themselves, not accepting
the advice of friends, but will take
that of the agents of the com bineS"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
DOODLE ALDERMEN.

Chicago Enjoying q Genuine Sensation
Several of Her Aldermen Accused OF
Having Received Doodle From Corpora
tions.
CHICAGO. March 1S-As a sequel to
the recent passage by the city council
of an ordinance granting permission to
the Chicago Power Supply & Smoke
Abating Co, better known as the Com
pressed Air Co, to use the streets and
alleys of the city in about any manner
it might see fit, the indictment of a
number of aldermen by the grand jury
for alleged boodling is promised
The men who have been active in
working up these cases have spared no
expense and have made sure of each
step. They have witnesses who have
seen large sums of money paid by the
representatives of corporations to in
dividual aldermen and who have heard
the alderman promise on receiving the
money to cast his vote on a certain
measure in certain way. The money
was paid in various ways. Some re-
ceived it at their homes from messen-
gers Some were paid in the precincts
of the city hall and it is said that two
sold their votes in the lobby of the
council chamber.
When the Northern Pacific ordinance
was passed and when the active sup
port of the Economic Gas proposition
was made by prominent members of
the council, suspicion was created, and
when in one instance at least this sus-
picion grew to positive certainty of
corruption, the investigation was set
on foot which, it is now said, will end
only when several present members of
ChicagO's city council are wearing the
stripes of Joliet penitentiary.
Among the witnesses who are sub
p9naed are two members of the coun-
Gil who were dragged into the boodling
operations and who have expressed a
willingness to tell all they know.
States Attorney Longenecker says he
expects to show that all three of the
ordinances-the compressed air, the
Northern Pacific and the economic gas
were passed by the virtue of the pur-
chase of votes for hard cash. 81 don't
mind saying" said he, ''that there will
be the biggest upheaval ever seen in
this city. When all the facts are final
ly made public the result will be the
most sensational of any in the city's
history" He added that he would be
aided by three of the city's most prom
inent attorneys
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25

be large enough for official and public
receptions is the east room, which ex-
tends the entire length of the east front
of the building. The other rooms upon
the ground floor are the private dining
room, the green, blue and red rooms,
and the state dining-room. These
apartments, until within the last ten
years, have always been considered of
sufficient dimensions to accommodate
the public; but as the years go by it be-
comes more and more manifest that
other arrangements must be made in
order that the president and his official
family may have sufficient room. The
rooms upon the second floor, which are
used for offices, are large and apparent
iy comfortable even until this day; but
the executive clerks and other en-
ployes there are better aware of the
fact than the public can be that their
quarters are entirely too crowded for
facility In the transaction of business.
The living rooms Of the president and
This family at the west end of the second
floor consist of only four good-sized
bedrooms. The city readers will un-
rderstand by this that the president is
required to live in fiat or apartment
p house which would scarcely be consid-
s'ered comfortable for prosperous mer-
chant
Gentlemen having business to transact
with the president or his official assist
ants, after passing through the big
front door and entering the large vesti-
bule. are required to turn to the left
and climb two flights of stairs about
five or six feet wide. There is no ele-
vator in the public part of the house
and the constant tramping of Office seek
ers and others keeps the stair carpet
constantly in a worn-out condition.
After ascending the stairs, business
callers are required TO enter the large
room TO the right. where one of the as
sistant executive clerks will receive him
and attend to his business with the ut
most courtesy and anxiety to please.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
Wreck on the Missouri Pacific.

WARRESsBURG. Mo-, March 1.-Two
and a-half miles west of here a rear
end collision occurred yesterday. Lo-
cal freight No. 121 had taken
water at the tank and had Just
started out when No. 1873 came
rushing down grade at full; speed
into the local Seven or eight c7rs Of
merchandise were piled up and scat
tered around in the snow and mud
The caboose of the local took fire and
burned The track was blocked for
Eve hours The damage will be sew
eral Thousand dollars, one engine be-
ing demolished No lives were lost
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
A burglar in Luck.

Smith was aroused from a sound
sleep one night by noise. Thinking
that burglars were in the house, he
arose, put on his trousers and went
down stairs, holding his collar in one
hand, the other empty. Finding NO
one below he returned to his room, and
his wife Immediately asked:
Frank. why did you take your COL
lar instead of a revolver"
"Why (rather sheepishly) err
brighteniug) to collar him, of course. !"
Mrs Smith fell asleep, thinking il
was lucky thing the burglar escaped
Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25

PARIS, March Researches of houses
known to be occupied by anarchists in
Passy, Montrouge and other suburbs
have resulted in the discovery that a
number of trusted servants in large
residences are members of anarchist
associations. Scared by the rumors of
a big anarchist conspiracy, a deputa-
ton of foreign residents of Passy yes
terday waited upon the Mayor 10 OBJ
tain information. The mayor declared
that there was no cause for alarm
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate Discussed Behring Sen Matters
Speeches Made BY Senators Sherman,
Butler and Morgan.

The senate Discussed Behring Sen matters
Speeches Made BY Senators Sherman,
Butler and Morgan.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The senate
in executive session yesterday spent an
hour in the discussion of the Behring
sea question. The matter came before
the senate in the shape of a message
from the president in reply to a resolu-
ton requesting further information as
to the effect of the Pelagic sealing
The president sent extracts from Off
cial reports of the Behring sea commits
sioner's, showing that contrary to Lord
Salisbury's statement the British com.
missioner had conceded that the sealy
had diminished in number by the hand
of man, which of course meant largely
through the act of the poachers in kill
ing the seals at sea. The message was
laid before the senate and Mr.. Sher-
man moved its reference to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
But the senators wished to hear the
extracts enclosed by the president and
defeated the motion. The matter was
read ia full and then followed a de-
bate very similar in character to those
which occurred last week. The
point of difference was to be seen in the
strength shown by the sentiment favor
able to the protection of the
claimed rights of the United States in
Behring sea by all the resources of the
government pending arbitration.
Short speeches were made by Sem
ators Sherman, Butler and Morgan, of
the committee on relations, and by
Messrs Plat, White and others. At
their conclusion the papers were re-
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lnfinnS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
Cattle Perishing in Indian Territory.

TALALA. l. T., March 1s.-A severe
storm struck this section of the coun-
try two days ago. accompanied first by
cold rain and then snow, with the
wind from the northeast, which has
ragged necessarily. The mercury has
been and still is below freezing point,
with no signs of the storm abating.
Hundreds of cattle are dying every
where. Estimates on one mans loss
are placed at $1,000 during the past
two days. Train loads of cattle are
being unloaded by the Frisco road
from the south. and many of them will
die.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
What EnglI.hmen 1hink of Us Now.

The United States of America, under
the influence of the Mckinley tariff and
increased home production, can no
longer be considered as important
buyers of steel and iron from this eoun-
try, with the exception OF tin plates.
and even this article is now taken in
reduced proportions
1t was formerly an acknowledged
axiom that a bad harvest In Great
Britain or on the continent, which in
volved the purchase of large supplies
from the United States, caused great
demand from there for our manufactures
of steel and iron-this rule has now,
however. entirely ceased to hold good
The development of the mineral prop
critics in the southern states OF the
Union has during the last few years
been so phenomenal that they are now
fully able to make up any shortcomings
which formerly rendered It necessary
for the United States to order from thia
country.-From Circular Of Boiling q
Lowe, London
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
BAPTIST PREACHER DEPoSED.
Had Been Minister Twenty-six Years
Charged With Heresy.

BENTON, Ill, March 18.-Dr. Joseph
A. Durham, missionary baptist, was
tried before board of ministers here
on the charge of heresy. He was found
guilty and his license as a minister was
withdrawn At his own request he
was then dismissed from the church.
Dr. Durham has been a minister OF the
gospel for over a quarter of century
and he is widely known as a revival
list. Recently he became converted to
the doctrine of specification or sinless
perfection, which is in conflict with
Baptist teachings, and refusing to give
up his belief, he was dealt with as
ah0vp
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
BACK FROM ABROAD.

Secretary Foster Returns Home, But
Meets with an Accident on the steamer.
New YORK, March 1s-Secretary
Foster arrived this morning from
Southampton on the steamer Spree.
On the 18th, while he was sitting in
a chair on the upper deck, the ship
gave sudden lurch and precipitated
him against the port rail. He struck
heavily ON his head. which gave him a
severe shock and blackened his eye.
Otherwise he is in good condition, hay-
ing been very much improved in health
by the trim.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
WITH A BAR OF IRON.
A Farmers Brain Pierced to the Depth q
Six Inches.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. March 1s-Sam-
uel Sells, a farmer, aged 81, while walk
ing from his barn to his home tripped
and fell forward with great violence.
A bar of rusty iron quarter Of an inch
thick and an inch and a quarter wide
entered at the corner Of one of his eyes
and pierced the brain to the depth of
six inches It required all of one mans
strength to withdraw it Sells, who
was at first unconscious, has recovered
his senses, but one side is paralyzed.
lie cannot recover.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25

Careful observation and comparisons
made by scientific Americans prove
that the hottest region on earth is on
the southwestern coast of Persia,
where that country borders the gulf of
the same name. The thermometer
never falls below 100 degrees at night,
and frequently runs up to 12S degrees
in the afternoon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
Trustworthy Animal.

Liveryman Ito customer)-Thcre, sir,
Is as good a horse as ever pulled a
wagon, an You needn't be afraid of
him; he's perfectly safe an reliable.
Customer toying the animal dubious
ly)-I don't know about that. I'd hate
to trust him with any oats.-Texas
SiftinnS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
NAV Not Like the Figures.

An exchange suggests that the alli-
ance statesmen are all fond OF long
rows of figures, but they will be greatly
disguised, therefore. when they come to
count up the vote cast for their presi-
dental ticket next fall
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
Skated for n Bride.

In a skating match which occurred
recently at North Plain, Conn, between
young men, the prize contested for was
the hand of a young woman in mar
rage.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
No More Ministers.

The prejudice against the wearing of
whiskers is reported to be becoming
very marked in the leading clubs and
restaurants Of New York city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
Good Percepltve Faculties.

Miss Lovely wonder why they call
this lone minute" pudding I'm sure it
took me over an hour to make it.
Mr. Lovey-Dut it only took me one
minute to find out that it wasn't any
cood.-Puck.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25

Doctor Ito newly-made father)-Sir,
you are to be congratulated You are
the father of twins.
Happy Parent (doubtfully)-That's so.
They might have been triplets.-Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
A Gentle Maiden.

Friend-So Miss Beauti refused youf
De Sappe-Yes, but she did it very
gently.
Expressed sorrow, eh?"
at amounted to that. While was
proposing, she gently slipped out of the
room and sent her mother in to talk to
me about the weather. Good News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05
An Unexpected "yyater Scene. /"

The Installment Heights Amateur
Dramatic society recently introduced a
striking bit of realism into their skill
fni rendition of Engaged and Glted."
1t win be remembered that when the
heroine faints and falls gracefully upon
the stage the awkward comic servant is
required to seize large pitcher from
small table standing near r. 3 L. and
boldly invert it over the PROSTATE lady.
exclaiming as she does so: ''Oh. heav-
ems! There'snot a dropa wather in the
placer
This is q highly humorous effect in its
way, but its side splitting features were
greatly intensified the other evening
when, through some oversight. the
pitcher was half full of water when it
was placed on the table.
The proper cne was given. The comic
servant grabbed the pitcher and fairly
deluged the unexpectant heroine. She
sputtered and gasped for breath, and
waved her arms wildly III the air, and
utterly forgot to wait for the liero's ar
rival before recovering from her t'faint. :"
"Gfeewlllizy! Kin she SWIM called
out a small boy in the gallery, and then
the applause was simply deafening.
London Tit Bits
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05
The Use Of Cream.

Very few housekeepers can realize the
nutritive value of cream, and under
stand its superiority to any other solid
fats in permitting the gastric Juice TO
mix with il in the most perfect manner.
and in this way aiding and fastening
digestion Its invaluable in the case OF
invali,ls. for it serves as putriment in a
very available form. 1t is superior to
butter because it contains more volatile
oil than butter made from it, Ii is fire.
queniiy ordered by physicians for per
sons consumptively inclined. for those
with feeble digestiops, for aged persons.
and for those who suffer from impaired
circulation, cold feet, and who feel chilly
from want of nutriment
No other article Of food gives such
satisfactory results. 1t is, however, ex.
pensive in large cities, and difficult to
get fresh and sweet. On a farm. how
ever, it can be had in its sweetness. and
il can be freely used. Whipped, it can
be served in dozens of ways, with fresh
or stewed fruits, as an accompaniment
to cake, puadings, and the like, while
cream can be drunk nearly as freely as
milk. For use in whipping it should be
thick and sweet, while for drinking it
can be used after the milk has stood. at
the most, but few hours over night. -
Jenness Millcr's Magazine,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05
Grent nrItain.s Slaves.

The English people have always had u
great deal 10 say about their aversion to
slavery, but no worse system ever ex-
listed in the world than that which pre-
walls IN some of the British colonies
where cooly labor is employed The
coolies are indentured in India or China
that is, they are practically sold to the
agent, who sells them again to planters.
For term Of years, usually ten, they
become the slaves Of the planters; for
petty offenses they are fined until they
become hopelessly indebted to their
owners: they are not allowed TO leave
the plantation without pass, or if they
do they are liable to arrest as runaways.
During the last few years parliamentary
Investigations have greatly reduced the
hardships Of the unfortunate Hindoos,
most of whom We're drawn away from
their native land by Misrepresentation,
but mich still remains to be done, espe-
cially in the mines of South Africa, be-
fore the stigma of slavery can be erased
from the British empire. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05

Judge Hutchinson was called upon to
marry a young couple. Julius Wolpe.
aged twenty-one, and Dora Alberti, a
young miss of nineteen, appeared in the
county clerks Office and procured Ii
cense. After securing the paper the
the young man was embarrassed and
did not know exactly what to do. The
couple walked through the building arm
in arm, and attracted the attention of
lawyer with an eye open for business.
"What can do for your he asked.
ave want to get married." returned
the young man.
The lawyer led the parties before
Judge Hutchinson, and without hesiia-
ton the judge started in to tie the knot.
'Do you take this woman
"Yes sir" broke in the young man.
Don't be in hurry" said the judge.
"Just wait until | get through with the
question"
Wolpe was then asked if he would
take Dora for better or for worse and
forever and forever, etc, and he said he
would. Dora made the same promises,
and the ceremony was over with.
81 hope you people will never want a
divorce" spoke mp the lawyer as the
parties were leaving, "but if you do,
why here is my card. Chicago Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05
PRICE ONE CENT
where rlan,. Grow Large.

California has become the paradise of
the rosarian, the seed grower. the hybri-
dizer and the nurseTAman. The wild
grape is used as stock for wine and
raisin grapes. and in some cases that
know of men have grated italian chest
nuts upon one species of the native oaks
All the hillsides of the tree region. when
not too steep 10 plow nor too far above
the sea level. will grow the fruits and
varied horticultural products of Spain.
Portugal, Italy and southern France
The pomegranate is a garden shrub in
many districts, and the almond is q
roadside tree. The dropping, acacia
like leaves of the scarlet fruited pepper
tree grow with the magnolias. palms
and cedars of Lebanon. Oranges and
lemons stand in many an orchard with
apples and peaches. Among the notable
plants of the state are many adopted
species, such as the acacias and
eucalyptuses of Australia and the bam-
boos and persimmons of Japan.
II. Shinn i'm Century.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05
Fnel on Largo ocean steamers.

Ocean steamers consume much more
fuel than the average person is aware Of
Take, for an instance, the vessels OF the
Orient line, which make regular trips
between Australia and Great Britain.
The fastest steamer of that line is the
AustFal, which makes the voyage from
London to Sydney in thirty-fve days.
During the "trip ont" she never uses
less than $3.50 tons of coal, and ON the
return voyage often as much as 1000
tons. She has three coaling stations,
and bunkers that win hold 1850 tons
without overcrowding. English-Amer-
ican .'liners" like the Oregon consume
$50 tons of coal per day for every day
between Liverpool and New York.
The Sterling Castle went to China for
a load of tea. She brought back cargo
Of 2,200 tons of that staple Chinese COM
modify, but consumed 5000 tons of coal
in making the round trip from Liver
pool. Immense stocks of coal are con-
stantly kept on hand at st. Vincent,
Madeira, Port Said, Singapore and other
oriental coaling stations, there often be-
inglas much as c0o, 900 tons in store at
the last named placa-London Letter.