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The herald., 1893-08-24
Popular \ ational sonxs.

We have number of songs that seem
to lay about equal claims to distinction
as national songs. "Star Spangled Ban
ner," America" and Columbia" are
thrAs of the first class. Then comes
yankee Doodle" which is unquestion-
ably the song and tune representative Of
New England, while ''Dixie" has just as
firm hold upon the hearts of the south
erners. Chicago News-Record
The herald., 1893-08-24
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
HOLLENBECK HOTEL.

Sam Asheim, st. Louis; G. W. Berry, O. @
CLAY, v. Dubois. n. @: Helwig, J. II. Man
gles. A G. Wsilsnd, J: :. Dc Rqyter. San Fran
alma; Mr.. and Mrs. D. Choate, Ban Diego; Df
George Wolf. Franz Urban, Friedrich Vol
Deutschland; VIM Wilson. NeihsFt, Mont; F
Hylends asylum; W. O. JOHNSON, Mr.. and Mn.
e ~ M5tnhall- ca1ifnrnia-
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There were great rejoicings among
the pupils Of M. Benjamin Constant
upon his election to q membership In
the French academy. A reception was
given him at one studio by the men
there, and triumphal arch Of roses and
laurels was erected by his girl pupils in
bis studio in the Passage des Panoramas.
The herald., 1893-08-24
ONLY One Time More,

He-rve, asked you three times to
marry me. How many more times do
you want me to ask you?
She (tenderly) Only once, and let that
once be 90 years hence.-Detroit Ftee
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Long Beach Not.s,

D. J. MCCARTHY, the proprietor Of the saloon
ct the corner Of Second and Pine streets, Long
Beach. Finest wines, 1iquofg and cigars. The
famous Wielnnd beer on draught. Everybody
invited to call
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The estimate Of the amount given by
the late Senator Stanford to the Leland
Stanford, Jr., university reaches 420,-
100000. Tho buildings alone cost $1.-
DO0, 900.
The herald., 1893-08-24
A turkish Priest In the Tolls.

In the Turkish village on Midway
plaisance there is a muezzin named Dire
mar Efendi, priest, very jealous in the
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IN Mrs. pismsrcIx,s uouse.

The Princess Bismarck conducts hen
house on the most delightful cree and
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
TREASURY BALANCE.
Low Water Mark of the Net Available Bal
ance Reached.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. The low
water mark of the net available bal
ance of the treasury was reached yes
terday when the total stood at 800. 90S.
242. of which sS4, $50. 4l2 was the gold
reserve. The large expenditures over
receipts thus far this month Is respon-
sible for this condition, but no alarm
or uneasiness is felt at the department
The hope is expressed that better times
will soon come and the reserve as we'll
as the net currency balance will again
begin to rise.
It was said at the department no or
1ers having in view the actual coinage
Of the silver bullion in the treasury
purchased under the Sherman act have
vet been issued. but they are expected
a. any time. Active preparations are
still going on in making ready the in
yots and blanks for the coinage so as
to be in readiness when the orders are
received.
The low state of the treasurv's avail
able cash has given rise to fresh rumors
Of new means to be devised for replen-
ishing the gold reserve. 1t is said at
the treasury department. however. that
other than the coinage of the bullion
above referred to. Secretary Carlisle
has no immediate steps in coutempla-
ton involving a change in the fiscal
policy of the government
There is said to be no disposition to
issue bonds at present, and no such
scheme Is thought necessary before the
meeting of congress, when the views
Of the president will be set forth in his
message to that body.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
SURVIVORS ARRIVE.
Details of the Loss of the City OF Alexan-
dria-Eleyen Men Lost.


NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE steamer
Seneca, which has arrived from Havana,
brings Capt Hoffman and fifty-six sur
vivors of the Inflated steamer. City of
Alexandria Five of the ships crew
were lost and also six eolored steve
dores. Capt Hoffman states that they
sailed for Mantanzzs November |, at
$50 p. m. with strong north. north
east wind and rough sea All went
well until about $50 p. m. Suddenly
an explosion took place. Capt Hoff-
man rushed on deck Immediately and
found the ship mass of flames in the
hold fore and aft All hands were
called to quarters The fire hose was
got ready and an attempt made to sub
due the flames, but it was soon appar-
ent that the ship was doomed The
boats were ordered to be lowered: also
the life raft
Five boats were lowered in charge of
the officers, purser and chief engineer.
The purser's boat. while being en-
barl1ed from the falls. got entanglsd in
some gear and she swamped alongside
the steamer. The purser and four
others were lost The remainder were
picked up by the other boats. The
/ force of the explosion was so terrific
that the fore hatchwav was blown
clean into the water. Some of the col
ored stevedores were blown overheard
with it The steamship kept going
ahead until D IN. making some fif-
teen miles. when the firemen were COM
| PEELED to abandon the fire room, and
the steamer was beached on Jericka
| shoal. - miles from Havana The YES
sci is a total loss
Capt Hoffman and six others took to
the iife-boats and were all washed off
/ by the heavy sea. but managed to get
back again, excepting William Foster,
an oiler. who was drowned. Capt
| Hoffman states that the best of dis
cipline prevailed after the explosion.
Every man obeyed orders and went
to his post in the coolest possible man.
ner. There was no rush to get into
( the lifeboats. Capt Hoffman. on be-
/ ing questioned as to the cause of the
explosion. did not care to give any
opinion. pending his official report to
/ the manager OF the line
It was surmised it may have been
caused by the exploding of the rum.
which was part of the cargo to be
I landed at Havana
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
WILL RESTORE LILIUOKALANl
Policy of the Administration Toward the
Hawaiian Islands Plainly stated by


1rt-hains
WASHINGTON. Nov. ia letter adj
dressed to President Cleveland by Sec
retarv Gresham. on October Is, has
been given out for publication The
secretary reviews in detail the acts
leading up to the revolution in Hawaii.
in January last. and takes strong
grounds in the opinion that Queen
Liliuo:alani would never have been
deposed had it not been for the land
ing of United States marines from the
United States steamship Boston.
He mainta rs also that the provis-
ional government has bee n maintained
solely by the fear of the military power
of the United States He cites much
evidence from Blount's report and from
to sustain this view.
The government of Hawaii. he says,
Surrendered its authority under a
threat of war until such time only as
the United States should reinstate the
constitutional sovereign and the pro
visional government was created to ex-
list until terms of union with the United
States have been agreed upon"
The treaty Of annexation withdrawn
from the senate should not. he argues,
besubmitted again.
should not the great wrong" he
says. done to a feeble but independ'
ent state by an abuse of the authority
OF the United States be undone by re-
storing the Legitimate government?
Anything short of tina will not. l re-
spectfully submit, satisfy the demands
OF Justice
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
FRANCIS PARKMAN DEAD.
An Eminent Historian Passes Away at
Jamaica Plains. Mass.

BosToN. Nov. I0.-The eminent histo-
rian Francis Parkman died Wednesday
after a brief illness at his home in
Jamaica Plains. Mr.. Parkman's death
was due to an attack OF peritonitis.
He was born in Boston September %.
iS22. When l. years of age he entered
Harvard college. and. during his fresh
man year. conceived the project of writ
inc a historical work on the old French
and Indian wars. or the seven years
war He graduated in 1874 He then
studied law, but at the end of two
years abandoned it for the profession
of letters. In 1916 he visited the Da-
cotah Indians in the Black Hills to
study them and that he might OBJ
tain a personal knowledge of In
dian character and habits. He
lived with them awhile. but the strain
was too much and he returned home
an invalid for life. The most fascin-
atinr of his works was The Oregon
Trail: Sketch of Prairie and Rocky
Mountain Life" His Pioneers Of
France to the New World" appeared in
1868 In 1854 "Nontcalm and Wolfe, :"
masterpiece in military history, was
published. He married Catherine,
daughter Of DR.. Jacob Bigelow, of Bos-
ton. in 1850. She died in 1858, leaving
him two daughters
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
Escaped from siberia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.-The FIVE
Russian convicts who were picked up
by the whaler Morgan in Okhotsk sea
and brought to this port prove not TO
he political criminals as first reported.
One man was sentenced for passing
counterfeit money: one was sentenced
for striking an officer; two others MUIR
dered soldiers, and the fifth killed a
citizen One is a Russian. another a
Pole and three others Tartars The
refugees landed from the whaler and
so far have not been taken into Gus
tody. The whaler Cape Horn Pigeon,
bearing the other five refugees, is now
due at this port
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
DIVIDING THE sPoILs.
An Estimate as to the Asserting of Plums
at the Late Election.


TOPEKA. Kan. Nov. 1O.-Complete
election returns have been received at
the Office of Frank L. Brown. secretary
of the state republican league, from
eighty-one counties. The republicans
carried forty-three counties and the
populists six Thirty-one counties are
divided The republicans elected
majority of the officers in fifteen of the
divided counties, and the populists
elected a majority in seven
In the eightv-One counties heard from
the republicans elected 800 officers, the
populists 107 and the democrats Is.
This is counting the six principal Of
fcers-sheriff. clerk. register of deeds,
treasurer, coroner and surveyor. There
Were $50 officers to elect There are
twenty-four counties to hear from
Secretary Brown figures that the popu-
lists will get twenty-four officers out
of the remaining counties This will
give the populists 131 officers.
In 1891 they elected les, according
to the populist blue Book p" Chair
Prudential. however. claims that the
final returns will show that the popu-
lists elected more officers than they did
in 1891.
The following is a list OF the com
ties of the state. showing the number
of officers elected and their politics:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
HE PULLED HIS WORDS.
How Mark Twain "Learat the River Tn
der Capt Bixby.

How Mark Twain s.Learat the River I'm
der Capt. Bixby.
When the last OF the old Mississippi
racing boats, the City of Natchez.
burned TO the waters edge in Memphis
two or three years ago. it took out of
commission one of the best known char
acters on the river: Captain Horace
Bixbv. the Mr.. B. of Mark Twain's
Life on the Mississippi
Capt Bixby. il you happened to
strike his rugged fancy, was only too
ready to tell stories of ''old days on the
river and he told them with a fresh
ness and simplicity-and swift taper
ing to the point. that were as good as
anything his famous friend has accom-
plished
He tells of the first appearance of
young Clemens. He SAYS that one day
there appeared on the deck of the boat
he was running very tall. stOop Shout
derer young man. with bushv hair
crowded down upon his neck by a big
SLOUGH hat His roundabout" left
about four inches of shirt visible above
the band of his butternut trousers. and
there was an equal space of square skin
between his shoe top and his trousers
legs His face was cadaverous. and his
hands were rammed to the bottoms of
his pockets.
I'm pri-in-ter by tr-a-a-a-de," he
drawled out. and il amt very healthy.
| thought I'd li-i-i-ke to l-a-a-r-r-n the
river
What makes you pull your words
like that2" said the impatient captain
You ought to hear my ma-r-r-In, s"
said the imperturbabl BILE Mark. She
pulls her-rn worsn pull mi-i-n-e,''
Capt Bixby kept him, and ''larnt
him the river" how to be a pilot. and
how to find the shifting depths of the
great stream. He taught him many of
the stories by Mark Twain" and the
friendship still continues Until the
old Natchez burned. Mr.. Clemens. with
a chosen friend. went every year TO
take the round trip from st. Louis 70
New Orleans, with Mr. b. Some
times the friend was Mr.. OsgOOd or
western acquaintance
The captain room, that glass domain
on the roof. held on its table photo
graphs of all the Clemens children at
different ages In the drawer were
letters gay and affectiOnate. from
sam" There was one striking pecu-
liarity about these They were as near
written talk as letters could be. and
when it became necessary, in the course
OF human events, to use strong language,
it went down in good spelling. in hon
est black and white. There were no
subterfuges of blanks and dashes.-
Munsev's Magazine.
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ESTIMATING THE REVENUE.
Commissioner Miller Finds 1t Rather Diff

WASHINGTON. Nov 1L.-Commissioner
Miller has finished the draft of his an
nual report to the secretary. He Is
finding it difficult, owing to the exist
ing condition of business affairs &c
make an approximately accurate esti-
mate of the proba bic revenue during the
remainder of the present fiscal year.
Not very large receipts are expected dur
ing the remainder of the calendar year
from the payment of taxes on whisky
taken out III bond for consumption, "a
a large amount of it is usually taken
out during the latter part of the sum-
mer and early part of the fall. after
which the Withdrawals fall off some.
what. The large amount that was in
bond during the financial stringency
and on which the owners sought &c
have the period extended, has now
been released and the taxes paid there
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement xud
tends to personal enjoyment Esn
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, vita
less expenditure, by more promYEly
adapting the worlds best products To
the needs of physical being, will sttese
the value to health of the pure Esuid
laxative principles embraced n tie
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and psEzz-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of n perfect kSE-
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and lovers
and permanently curing constiPzs5oa-
It has given satisfaction to millions zE2
met with the approval of the medsz3
profession, because IL acts On the KID
neys, Liver and Bowels without week.
ening them and it Is perfectly free fHsn
every Objectionable substance
Syrup Of Figs IL for sale by all dTug-
gi=ts in SOC and 81 bottles, but it Is nzTE-
ufactured By TIE California Fig SyrEp
Co. only, whose name l. printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF FIGS,
and being well informed, you VIII nor
accept any substitute If offered
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17


OF the thirteen judges that were
elected. Chairman Breidenthal. of the
peoples party. claims only three
Heren in the Fifteenth district. Geiger
in the Seventeenth and Andrews in the
Thirty-third. although he Is not will
ing to give up Wilcoxscn in the Thirty
fourth or Halsell tfuS-dem-l in the
Nineteenth No satisfactory reports
have been received from the Thirty
second district, the old Botkin district,
owing TO lack OF telegraph facilities,
but the republicans claim the election
OF Judge Iiutchison. The official re-
turns will probably show the election
OF all the republican candidates except
in the Nineteenth. Seventeenth and
Thirtv-third and in each of these three
the vote l. close.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
ONE IN a MILLION.
a Woman Who Amassed Great Wealth In
Chica 20

Chicago
CHICAGO. Nov. 1O.-The late Mrs. Eliza
Frank, whose funeral took place yes
terday. left an estate estimated at s.
O0o, COO amassed for the most part by
her own shrewdncss and sound judg-
meat. Some thirty-nine years ago she
was = poor widow with ten children. Her
husband was school teacher and was
very nearsighted- One day he walked
into an open draw of the Randolph
street bridge and was drowned Her
brother the late California millionaire,
Michael Reese, who founded the hos
pital in this city bearing his name, adj
vanced her a moderate sum of money,
and with this as a foundation she. by
careful and shrewd investments, built
up her great fortune She gave large
II TO charity.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
The Mansfield Woman.

NV YORK. Nov I0.-Robert D. Reade,
the New York lawyer, who has been
living in Paris for several years. has
returned to this country and Is making
arrangements for a legal separation
from MS wife. who will remain abroad
She is Josie Mansfield who, twenty
years ago. was the subject OF so much
gossip IN connection with the shooting
Of James Fisk Jr.. by Edward ;.
Stokes and WHO went abroad soon af-
ter the tragedy and has lived in Paris
ever since SIZE met Mir. Reade in
Paris in 1891 and they were married in
October OF the same year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
ANOTHER SMASH.
Collision Between Passenger and Freight
Trains in Ohio-Four Persons Killed.

Trains in Ohio-Four Persons Killed.
COLUMBUS. o.. Nov. IA passenger
train on the Columbus, Hooking Valley
& Toledo railroad collided with a
freight train twelve miles north OF Eos
toria at o'clock last evening aud four
lives were lost The passenger train was
southbound and should have reached
here at e:55. 1t was head end COLI
sion and the northbound freight was
running on the passenger trains time
without orders to do so. There was a
dense fog at the time. The killed are:
Andrew Jones, the engineer of the pas
senger train: C. P. Jones, his fireman.
who is his son: William Gresh, express
messenger: Engineer W. :. keelin, of
the freight train. Conductor W. ;.
Joseph. of the passenger train, was also
injured All the killed live in this
city. The train dispatcher here says
meager information has been received,
but he believes no passengers have
been killed or seriously in jured.
The collision occurred near Bradner.
None of the passengers of the express
was hurt The engineer of the freight
is said to have been responsible for the
accident He had orders to wait at
Rising sun. miles south of Bradner.
for the express. but failed to obey or
ders and the two trains met mile and
half from Bradner. the express going
at the rate of 30 miles an hour.
The two engineers and Fireman
Jones were killed almost instantly.
The fireman of the freight. whose name
could not be learned. escaped with
slight injurie les. supposed by jumping.
The passenger train was composed of
three coaches. including an express
car The engine. tender and express
car were completely wrecked. as were
IL. M - fr.ni.rt,t
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
PonrIist. Lose in Colorado.

DENVER. Col. Nov. 1L-Complete re-
turns from the interior OF the state
now being sent in clearly demonstrate
the fact that the peoples party is nc
longer a factor in state politics and
that after a year of experience the re-
publican party is once more safely in
control The leading mining towns.
with few exceptions, returned their
usual republican majorities and, ever
in counties where they were formerly
strong. the populists have elected their
tickets bv greatly reduced maiorities.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
snow in Colorado.

DENVER. Col. Nov. IA big snow
Is in progress in Colorado. The fall Is
general all over the state, two inches
being reporeed from Leadvllle and
Aspen at ) o'clock 4 strong west
wind Is blowing and the storm will
probably continue some time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
Brace Up Your system

With the agreeable tonic. Hostetter's StOn-
ach Bitters. We Will fOreshadOw the results
for YOU They are a gam in y1gOr. flesh and
appetite; ability to digest thoroughly and
sleep sOundiF; quietude Of the nerves; a
disappearance Of bilious symptoms: regu-
Iarity Of the bowels. Malaria. rheumatism
and kidney trouble are removed by this
grand restorative Of health
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
His Action Not Sustained.

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, Nov. IL
Col Villela has been summoned here
By order Of the president to give an ac-
count Of his conduct in demanding the
delivery Of Bonilla from Pacific Mail
steam and firing on the vessel The
go7ernment does not sustain his action.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
Convicted Of Cruel Murder.

KANSAS CITY. No. Nov. I0--On the
evening OF Saturday. September 9.
Madame Jane Wright an old woman
who ran an employment agency, gas
robbed OF $3.50 and then tied kicked.
beaten and choked TO death BY
John Clark and Harry Jones in
her Office in the Hall building.
corner of Ninth and Main streets.
Last night the trial of Clark in the
criminal court ended in a verdict OF
guilty Of murder in the first degree
The trial OF Harry Jones. the accom-
plice OF Clark IN the robbery and muir
der. Is set for Decenbe l. The case
AGAINST him Is very strong
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE cotton
returns Of the department of agricult-
ure for the month OF November do not
indicate a high rate of yield. but point
rather TO diminished harvest as COM
pared with that OF Is92, which was less
than any in the last decade
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
Cholera in Cape de verde Islands.

LONDON. Nov. ia dispatch TO the
Times says II : reported that cholera
has broken out al St Vincent. one of
Gaze de Verde islands Rumors that
some epidemic had broken out have
been in circulation for some time past
Several deaths are now reported IT St
Ninceut
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17

Mrs. WICKwIRE-''W hat Is the di3ere1ee
between me and a chicken. dearF Mr.
Wickwire About thirty-fiye years.
guess" Mrs WicEwire-"Oh. yOu ssztssfEA
thing That isn't the answer al all TIE
chicken i killed TO dress and / N dressed -
kill "-IndianapoliS Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17

II WANT this tooth pulled iusk emf
stand this any longer" But. my dear SEr.
| am not u dentist" wv hat in thunder azz
yOn.' Il am an oculist- | attend 10 ese
ewes. not the teeth" 'Wei. that's al
right Go to work This is an eve sooSh
that's bothering Inc. Texas SiftiRzz
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
soir.de ofaa EEirmy Man.

Los ANGELES. Cal Nov. IO-Mai II.
f. Hassack- late OF the army and res
icent OF Wheeling, ". Va, committed
suicide here by shooting himself
through the head Dependency over
lack % employment caused the rash act
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17
Will Enforce the Geary Law.

WASHINGTON. Nov. IL-COmmissioner
Miller, Of the internal revenue depart
ment. expects soon TO take the neces-
sary steps for the enforcement of the
amended Geary act of which he has lit
tie doubt the Chinese will avail them
Sa1-aS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-17

RICHMOND. Va. Nov S-Revised fig
ures OF the election returns as made up
by the dispatches from two-thirds Of
the state show that the democrats have
carried Virginia by majority OF not
less than p 600. and that O Ferrau runs
behind his ticket several thousand
votes