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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
Clippings.

Sir Andrew Clark. who recently suf-
fered stroke of paralysis, has long
been regarded as one of the foremost
physicians of Great Britain. and has
been the medical adviser of Mr.. Glad
stone. He will be the fourth eminent
physician in attendance upon the Glad
stone family whom the grand old man
has survived.
Charles Belmont Davis, who has been
appointed consul at Florence, is son
of the well known managing editor OF
the Philadelphia Ledger, Mr.. L. Clark
Davis, and the brilliant writer, Mrs
Rebecca Harding Davis
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
GENERAL.

DISPATCHES from Fort Victoria saw
that Lobengula has sent a letter to
Maj. Goold-Adams concerning the ter
mination of the Matabele war. Mai.
Good-Adams expresses strong ropes
that settlement will be reached with
out further hostilities-
AN earthquake at Samarcand, Asiatic
Russia, lasted for two minutes and
caused much damage
EIGHTY students and persons engaged
in literary pursuits in Warsaw, Poland.
have teen arrested on suspicion of be-
ing engaged in nihilistic plots
A DISPATCH from Capetown says that
it is reported that the forces which are
pursuing King Lobengula have sus-
tanned most serious loss in an engage
Dent with the Matabeles
FRANK FLOYD and William Scheig,
who are in custody at London. charged
with robbing the Bank of Minneapolis
of $50, 200, were remanded to await the
arrival of officers from the United
States
The police of st Etienne. France,
have raided a number of anarchist dens.
securing valuable documents
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. speaking
at Bradford, predicted a deficit in the
British budget of &. 2.O0O.O .OOO.
The cholera in Russia is less virulent.
The official statistics show that from
May to September, 1892, there were
throughout the empire 433.64S cases of
the disease and 2l5. 157 deaths. and from
January to November, 1898, 76. 167 cases
and SO.234 dea'hS-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
THE WEST.

THE Wickes tunnel on the Great
Northern railroad, in Montana, col
lapsed in the center cutting off all ore
shipments to Great Falls
HoN. JEREMIAH RUsK. late secretary
of agriculture, died at Viroqua, Wis,
on the 2lst, aged g.
SoHE twenty Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy engineers have left Galesburg,
Ill, to take the places of strikers on
the Lehigh Valley road.
A FISHING tug owned in Sandusky,
O.. and its crew of six men were seized
by Canadian authorities on the charge
of fishing in Canadian waters
The police of Cincinnati arrested
four Cinnamon charged with entering
the United States Illegally.
CON. AND Acting REAR ADM. SKER-
RErT sailed from San Francisco to as
sumo command of the Asiatic station,
having passed a satisfactory examina-
ton for the position of rear admiral.
JAMES O'BRIES, Chicago fire depart
ment captain. was arrested. charged
with having assaulted Assistant Fire
Chief Musham, because the latter or
dered him to go with his men to dan
gerous place at South side fire.
K l.. BROOKS, a Chicago travelling
man. well known throughout the
northwest. committed suicide at his
home. in Manchester, Ia, by taking
Continued Ill health was
the cause.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
MANY YEARS AGO.

In the year go A. d. Pope Paul /. sent
the only clock in the known world as a
present to Pepin. king of France.
The earthen lamp used by Epicte-
tus. the philosopher, was sold for 5000
drachmas soon after the death of that
worthy in the year 161 A. d.
A MUSEUM founded in Berlin by Will
liam |. is intended solely for the re-
ception of royal garters. Carriers
from the limbs of all the princesses
that have been married in Europe since
1917 have been found in this unique
collection.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


In his annual report Mr.. Drummond,
chief of the secret service, states that
section 5209 of the revised statutes,
which relates to the unlawful acts of
bank officials, is so worded that crimes
not specifically reached by it cannot be
reached by law.
CONGRESSMAN BLAND has prepared a
free coinage bill 1t is similar to the
law of 1887.
GUZMAN, the Nicaraguan minister
in Washington, has been instructed by
the government of Nicaragua to imme-
diately enter suit against the Nicar-
aqua Canal Co The basis for the suit
is failure to complete the canal be-
tween the two lakes within the time
specified.
IT was stated at the war department
after Secretary Lamont had returned
from the White house, that none of the
reports of the cabinet officers would be
given out to the public until after con-
gress meets and the message of the
president comes
COMMISSIONER LAMoREAUX says that
no assessment for payment of expenses
of surveying and plating town-sites in
the Cherokee strip is necessary, as the
expenses are betrayed from a congress
sional appropriation.
THE commissioner of Indian affairs
has received number of belated an
nual reports of Indian agents. The
majority of them indicate general pros
perity among the tribes ard gradual
advancement.
ARCHBIsyIoP HENNEssr has asked Sa-
tolli to excuse him from hearing the
case of Bishop Bonacum, of Lincoln,
Neb., under accusation by his priests.
THE Swiss minister at Washington,
DIR. A. de Claparede, has been trans
ferred to Vienna.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY HAMLIN says the statement that
the inhabitants of the seal islands of
Alaska are in danger of starving is un-
founded
PREsI sIDENT PEIXOTo, of Brazil, has
requested the Washington government
TO reinstate Adm. Stanton. who was
relieved for saluting Adm. Mello.
It Is stated that there is no truth in
the report that the marquis of Dufferin
woSid succeed Sir Julian Pauncefote at
Washington.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
THE EAST.

THE suspension of the firm of Sayles
a. Washburn, of Mechanicsville, Conn,
manufacturers of fine wooden and
worsted goods, is announced. 1t en-
ployed 400 men. Liabilities, $500, 200.
AT Merrill station, Pa, on the Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh road, the three-story
hotel owned by Bradley & Keenock
was destroyed by fire in half an hour
Seven of the boarders were burned to
death.
THE tug Char'es r. Stone sank at
pier 1, North river, New York city
Two men were drowned.
DIRECTUM easily defeated Alix in all
Of the three heats at New York.
T. V. PowDERLY was reelected gen.
eral master workman, Knights of La
Dor.
THE threatened strike in the sheet
mill industry at Pittsburgh, Pa, has
been averted and a settlement effected,
by which thirty mills, employing over
1900, will continue in operation dur
ting the winter.
GRAND island, in the Niagara river, a
short distance below Buffalo, has been
over the discovery of large amount of
dynamite which was found buried near
She head of the island.
EIGHT hundred thousand dollars
damage was done by fire at Spring
Geld, Mass, breaking out in the Dick
inson block.
SUPERINTENDENT PIERCE, of the insur-
ance department of New York, took
possession of the American Casualty
Insurance & Security Co. The com
pany officers had themselves determined
to apply for receiver.
JOHN MCEvERY, of Buffalo, was prob
ably fatally shot while robbing the
hardware store of George II. Cutter &
Bro, at Meadeville. Pa. The noise
awakened Mr. Cutter, who fred a re-
volver at the burglar, the bullet taking
effect in McEvery s stomach.
HENRY $. CoCHRANE, the late chief
weigher of the Philadelphia mint, who
stole number of gold bars, has been
convicted
The big stock barn on the estate of
Col Edward Morrell, at Torresvale,
near Philadelphia, was burned. Nine
valuable blooded mares were lost
WILLIAM X. VANDERBnT's beautiful
yacht, the Valiant. has left New York
on her trip around the world. Before
she sailed Mr.. Vanderbilt held a recep-
tion.
A HOTEL and five business blocks were
burned at Wayland, n. y. The loss
reached S50,O00
THE Lehigh offices at Buffalo, n. Y,
have received information that engine
6o4 blew up Engineer Cooley, Con-
ductor Bender and fireman, name un-
known, were seriously injured.
FIRE in a tenement house in New
York city caused serious injury to two
women, two children and man.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
THE LATEST.

YALE defeated Harvard at football
at Springfield, Mass Score too
THERE has been another cabinet
crisis in France, and as result the en-.
tire ministry resigned.
WASHINGTON HEsING has been ap-
pointed postmaster of Chicago and Will
liam X. Mize collector of internal reve-
nue. for the district of Chicago by the
president.
A RUMoR is extant that the land of
nee at Guthrie, o. T., will soon be re-
moved to El Reno.
OFFICERS of the wrecked National
bank of indianapolis have been indicted
by the United States gr nd jury.
UNDER the extension of the Geary
act all Cinnamon who have previously
registered will be required to do so
again.
THE secretary of the treasury, secre-
tary of agriculture and the commits
sioner of internal revenue have submit
ted their official reports for the year.
IT is reported that a revolution has
broken out in Pernambuco The DO
lice have arrested several European an
archists affiliated with the radical
party.
THE Sons of the Revolution cele-
brated the 10th anniversary of the
evacuation of New York by the British
troops at New York by the unveiling
of the statue of Nathan Hale, which
stands in the southwest corner of Citv
Hall park, facing Broadway.
A CRISIS exists in the Spanish ca BIZ
net and the ministry is likely to re-
sign, on account of differences in re-
gard to the war with the Moors-
THE disclosures in regard to the
Roman bank scandals have greatly ex-
cited the people of Rome. A threaten
ing mob formed on the streets and the
police dispersed it with difficulty.
MICHIGAN defeated Kansas at foot
ball at Kansas City. Score, ~ too.
CONGRESSMAN CHARLES ONEILL, of
Pennsylvania, is dead. He was father
of the house and most faithful in at
tendance.
A GANG of desperate tramps the other
night attempted to wreck the fast mail
train on the Lake Shore at Goshen,
Ind. and were only beaten off after a
running fight with the train crew.
SERIOUS disturbances were reported
all along the Lehigh Valley road. At
Sugar Notch non-union operatives were
driven away
THE American bark. Helen Olmy,
reached San Francisco from Apia,
bringing news that the schooner Fleur
de Lis foundered during the gale off
Butaritari The crew escaped in small
boats 20 Butaritari
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
GUN AND SABER.

IT is said that for centuries when
ever the Spanish soldiers wanted exer-
else they picked quarrel with the
Moors.
A MEMORIAL window to Gen. Stone
wall Jackson is to be placed in the
Presbyterian church at Lexington,
Va, of which he was formerly a men,
Der.
GEN. BoYNToN, the well-lnown news
paper correspondent. has been award
ed by the secretary of war the FIVE
pointed bronze star for distinction in
action.
THE sudden changes of climate
necessitated by the moving of troops
from one quarter of the world to an
other increase the annual mortality
of Europe by fifty thousand men.
LIEUTs. ]. III. ALEXANDER and Charles
Young, of the Ninth cavalry, are the
only two colored officers in the United
States army. The Ninth cavalry is
composed entirely of colored men.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
VIOLENCE ON THE CEHIGH.
Disturbances Reported AL Along the Line
OF Road.

or Road.
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 27.-At mid
night violence was ported all along the
line of the Lehigh Valley railroad. Al
Sugar Notch mob entered the station
and drove the non-union operators from
the premises. The station has been
abandoned for the time being. Bur
CESS Shields. of Sugar Notch, has no
titled Sheriff Waters that he is not in
a position to preserve the public peace.
JERSEY CITY, y. j.. Nov. 27.-John
Burns. a special detective employed to
protect the property of the Lehigh
Valley railroad in this city. was set
upon last night in one of the yards a
short distance from the New Jersey
Central railroad depot by mob and
badly hurt
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
THE SOUTH.

WHILE Miss Lulu EdmoDson was
waiting, with invited guests at Oak
wo:d, Tenn, for Orr;n Rollins to come
and marry her he ran off with and
married one of the bridesmaids
TIE Masons and Odd Fellows build
ing and the Watts opera house were de-
strcyed by fire at Starville, Miss. Loss,
s1eIOOO.
Gwo men lost their lives and three
others were seriously hurt at fire in
Newbern, Tenn. Property loss, $40, 600.
THE passenger steamer Courier,
which plies between Parkersburg, w.
Va, and Pittsburgh, when near the
mouth of the Little Muskingum struck
a rock or snag and sank at once. 4
hole six feet long was torn in the YES
sells bottom. No lives were lost.
THE Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co..
of Baltimore, Md, and Edward Austin
have been appointed receivers of the
American Casualty Insurance Co, of
Baltimore
EX-Goy. JOhS JACOB, of West Vir-
ginia, fell dead in Wheeling while on
his way to hold consultation with his
attorneys Heart failure was the cause
T. b. RIPY, the wealthy distiller of
Lawrenceburg, KY. has submitted a
proposition to his creditors Hisassets
were 81, 191, 600; liza bilities, $4,000.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01

The disclosures in regard to the
Roman bank scandals have greatly ex-
cited the people of Rome. Last night
a threatening mob formed on the
streets and the police dispersed it with
difficulty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01

SAMUEL and Simms Gammel, of
Hickory Flats, Simpson county, Ky,
are probably the largest twin brothers
in the United States. Their combined
weight is 542 pounds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01
German
Syrup

My acquaintance with Boschee's
German Syrupwas made about four
teen years ago. contracted cold
which resulted in hoarseness and
cough which disabled me from fill
ing my pulpit for a number of Sab
baths. After trying a physician,
without obtaining relief 1 saw the
advertisement of your remedy and
obtained bottle. Ireceived quick
and permanent help. never hesi-
tate to tell my experience. Rev. w.
H. Haggerty, Martinsville, NJ. q
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A crisis exists in the Spanish cabinet
and the ministry is likely to resign, on
account of differences in regard to the
war with the Moors.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01

Michigan defeated Kansas at foot
ball at Kansas City. Score, 22 too.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01

Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, on the liver and bowels 25c.
The record-union., 1893-08-29

Toe much stress cannot be laid upon the great adj
vantage to the futgrower of being in early locality.
In most cases makes the difference between success
and failure. The industrious Orchardst Of Capay Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that &c
OF this rich land when the trees bearing will
yield handsome and assured income.
The Capay Valley Land Company has agent re-
siding in the valley whose duty show the various
tracts to land seekers.
-Four townsites have been laid in different points
in the valley, viz: Esparto Cadenasso, Gu;nda and
Rumsey. Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and on easy terms
The enterprisng and hourshng town Of Esparto is
situated the lower end Of the valley and SIPS 900
worth of substantial buildings have already been erected
including fine fourstory brick hotel two large brick
blocks and waterworks with pipes laid in the streets,
besides extensive warehouses and residences
The town has a pOstofice school-house and weekly
paper and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express Offices.
Postofices have also been established at Guinda and
Rumsey. This latter place. situated at the head Of the
valley is the present terminus of the railroad The COM
Portable little hotel makes excellent quarters for hunters
we'll as land-see<ers.
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay VAL
ley may be thus concsely summed up:
soil Of great fertility yielding bountiully Of every
crop.
soil and climate which will ripen all kinds of fruit and
vegetables earlier than anywhere else in the State.
climate perfectly adapted to the curing of rasns and
drying Of rnit without the aid of artificial evaporators
location that central and close to markets Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheapy. Lands which sold cheaper and
on better terms than anywhere else in the State
The record-union., 1893-08-29

The .Capay Valley Land Company is offering the
most fertile lands in this beautiful valley upon terms which
enable the purchaser to pay for the land Of its own
product VIZ Interest only for FIVE years at per cent
The only condition imposed is that reasonable pro-
portion of the land purchased shall be planted TO fruit
trees or vines Land may be bought without this
condition on payment OF 20 per cent cash and re-
naming SO per cent at the end Of five years. with in
terest annually In advance, at per cent The various
tracts owned by the Capay Valley Land Company have
been subdvded into and 2oacre lots which are for
sale at prices varying from $50 to $50 per acre SINH
lar unimproved land in Vaca Valley has recently been
sold at $500 to $500 per acre.
These Capay Valley lands under the most favor
able climatic conditions for the prosecution of profitable
fruit growing and the locality has proved itself to be
of the earliest in the State The grape crop Of 1890
from the companys vineyard at Cashmere was picked
dried and shipped to Chicago and Philadelphia before
the Fresno County grapes were ripe.
The railroad passes through all of the tracts owned by
the Capay Valley Land Company, thus nsuring excel
lent shipping facilities; and land may be purchased
in the immediate proximity of either Of the following
stations Capay, Cadenasso, Surrey, Gunda Sauterne
Cashmere or Rumsey.
At many Of these places fine orchards of the choicest
and earliest varieties of peaches and aprcos may already
be seen, and during the coming season considerable adj
ditona acreage will be planted One of the recent
sales made by the company that of the Tancred
Tract containing 600 acres, to a colony association
This has been subdvded into forty holdings all of
which will be planted to fruit trees this season.
The fine orchards the Guinda Tract where 400
acres have been sold especially worthy of MENTION
and is significant fact that several Of the blocks are
owned by successful Vaca Valley ruit-growers who ex
pect to make their earliest shipments from here.
The record-union., 1893-08-29
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; etfectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The record-union., 1893-08-29
OUR DEFECTIVE SEWERAGE.
"A Committee of Experts Submit a
Report Thereon.
They Recommend an Auxiliary System
and the Abandonment of
all CesspooIs.

For many months an advisory commit
Tee OF citizens have been examining into
the condition of the present sewerage sys-
lem OF the city, at the request of the Trus-
tees, with the object of recommending
such changes or improvement therein as
may remedy existing evils. This COM
mlttee yesterday submitted its report to
the City Trustees. The report was &C
cepted and placed on file for future
action. 1t was as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Cfty Tlats-
teeS-GENTLEMEN: The committee ap-
pointed by you TO report upon the condi-
tIon OF the present system of sewers of
the city OF Sacramento, and to devise a
system more complete and satisfactory,
peg leave to submit preliminary report.
we nave, In accordance with your in
structlons, carefully and systematically
examined A into the present sewer system.
Inc uetalIs OF this examination as to size
and grades are shown on map prepared
Dy }. q. Boyd, City Surveyor and mem
Der OF this committee.
Ihe system, which is a patchwork con-
structed on an original plan which did
not embrace the present limits of the city,
ana was added to from time to time is
now Of very irregular pattern, size and
grade, and does not lie at sufficient depth
10 afford any drainage to a large portion
OF the eastern and northern parts of the
city.
1t is obvious, therefore, that to give
proper relief and afford drainage to all
parts of the city requiring it, new sys-
tenn, complete in Itself, must be planned.
rms new system should also EN- brace the
territory that is now tributary to the
present system, for the reason that the
old sewers are out of all proportion in
elze ana grade to properly remove house
Drainage. In places they act as reservoirs
for the accumulation of foul gases and de-
posits, instead of drains TO quickly re-
move tie sewage from our houses to a
proper outfall.
In this respect they have heretofore
been considered so defective that ordi-
nances have been passed compelling the
introduction of cesspools between the
house drains and the sewers for the col
lection and retention of all solid matter