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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.
Railroad Assessments Made by the Kan
s.4s Board.

saS Board
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 26.-The state
board of railroad assessors has COM
pleted its assessment of railroads in
Kansas and the auditor gave the official
figures to the state printer yesterday.
The total assessment of the several
roads operating in this state follows:
Atchison, Topeka * Santa Fe. s3O,-
721. .0j: st. Louis lS San Francisco.
1904. 19S. 70; Ma nhattan. Alma & Bur
lingame. saga. 7s2.ss: Union Pacific,
as. 5a9. 597. rs: st Joseph & Grand Isl
and. sl.O6l. 1879. 90: Missouri Pacific. sl2.
5s3, So II; Kansas City. Wyandotte *
Northwestern. sS2S. 9S2. 80: Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific. 1898. pal 9S;
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis. s2.75S. T9s 30; Kansas City,
Clinton * Springfield. 1852. $50. 6s: Bur
lington x Missouri River. 81. 80. s11. Il:
Hutchinson x Southern. $3.50. sos. So:
Missouri, Kansas & Texas. s.. 39S. 7S4 IS;
Montezuma * Trinidad So 154 20:
Brighton Il Lansing. 50. 562 SO: Chicago.
St Paul < Kansas CITY. Sl03. 39I. 81:
Atchison Union depot, s29. O70. 90: Fort
LeavenwOrth railroad. S14. 5I5 90: total.
s61. 731. O35. 81.
The total valuation for 1892 was S51.-
404. 545.74. an increase for the present
year of $40, $50. 491. -. The assessment
of the Santa Fe last year was SIG, 49,, =
300 9s. an increase of S4.2Gj. 4Os. o. for
the year 1893
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement rad
tends 10 personal enjoyment wien
rightly used The many, who live bet
ter than otheF3and enjoy life more, 9Th
less expenditure, By more prUUlFltly
adapting the worlds best products 70
the needs Of PHYSICAL being, viii attest
the value 60 health Of the pure liGRid
laxative principles embraced II tlES
remedy, Syrup Of Fig.
IT, excellence Is due 10 its presenting
in the form most acceptable and plzs.ls-
am 20 the taste, the refreshing and GTcsy
beneficial properties of perf=cs tx
alive; effectualIy cleansing TIE syss@n,
dispelliDg colds, headaches AID feyers
and permanently curing constiTs .JHa-
IL has given satisfaction u millions 4;B5
met with the approval Of the Heekz=zI
profession because it acts On the Kid
neys, Liver ard Bowels without E>zlk-
ening them and it Is perfectly free G7uR
every objectionable substance
Syrup Of Figs Is for sale By all d-us-
ei7ts in 50c and 81 bottles, but il i zzn-
Gfacture1 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 viii M5S
accept any substitute If offered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
a BURNING PEN.
Nebraska CoavIct- Endangered by Fire
in the shops.


LINCOLN. Neb. Oct. 27-Between )
and o'clock last evening word was
sent 70 the city that the penitentiary
was on fire. The building is four
miles south OF the city. but the fire de-
partment was soon on the way. es-
corted by thousands OF people
who crowded the street car lire
and blocked the way with pri-
vate vehicles Rumors OF the wild
est nature were telephonej in from the
scene. until it was generally credited
that the states prison was being de-
stroved aud the unfortunate inmates
roasted alive At one time IL was given
out that fifty had persisted. 1t was two
hours before the straight story could
be learned.
The IRE broke cut in the foundry de-
partment OF the Lincoln Stove x Fur
mace Co. The building was entirely
consumed 1t was owned by the state
and entajled a loss TO the public OF
So. 600. The contractors viii lose up
ward OF 100000 on product and ma
chiuery. although how much The loss
VIII be cannot be stated accurately
oaiv partial insurance was carried.
The penitentiarv proper was IN
Touched WorE in the prison shops
VIII he inte-te-ei with cor some DAYS.
owing q the eating OF OF power and
steam connections
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
TAE IARlFE EiLL
II = Understood % BE in the Hands o: the
President

II = Understood % 8e in the Hands o: the
President
WA>HINe-oS. Get --.-It i under
stood that rough draft OF the pro
posed .arit- bill ! now IN the hands OF
President C.eveIand and Secretsry Car
l.>-e- Whac has been done on the tar. I
hil. 1o7- = subject & changes, bat It :
th11-ht ali chose things which have
bc-u definitely decided on 10y the sub
committee viii stand through the final
revision &c the BIZ SAYS az evening pa
Per >o.zc of the lectures OF the bill
are radical Tne wooden schedule Is
the Springer free uil which passed the
house last congress incorporated into
the b;u practically without change
There ! % be q radical cut made II
the glass schedule Raw materials
VIII oe added 70 the free list and q
heavy cat on the duties which are not
properly revenue duties viii be made
The idea OF tariff for revenue only i
adhered 70 quite closely. but this ap-
plicatjon may not be made to coal
Iron ore goes on the free list and there
l. q very coE>sderabI shaving down OF
the iron and coal schedule The tax
on whisky VII b. increased not above
- cents. but the exact amount Of the
increase : lot YET decided. and al in
crease upou the beer lax i practically
decided mon
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
ASSAULTING A LECTURER.
Mob at 1t. Louis Create Disorder Be-
cause of N EX-rrie.f

\ Mob ut ~. Louis Create Disorder Be-
cause of an EX-Prie>t.
ST. Louis. Oct. 2S.-Ex-Priest Slater
" last night gave an anti-C Catholic lee
ture TO men only at Central Turner
hall. on Tenth street near Market. The
place was crowded to suffOca ton and
several hundred were unable 70 gain
admission. They remained in the vi
cinitv. patronizing to an almost unlim-
tied extent the numerous nearby sa-
looms During the lecture the crowd
was very boisterous. but made no
threatening demonstration.
About 10 o'clock at the conclusion of
the lecture. Slattery accompanied by
his wife. who had been waiting for
him in an ante-room started for his
hotel on Chestnut street near Sixth.
The crowd followed. growing more and
more boisterous every minute. Finally
Slattery and his wife were surrounded
and the crowd, with almost one voice,
yelled Lynch him" Teach him a
lesson" Recruits joined the crowd
eve-y minute. and as they passed close
Slattery threw one arm around his
wife and. shaking his disengaged fist
1t the crowd, hurled defiance in their
teeth.
i score Of policemen at this moment
charged the crowd. but was unable &c
reach Slatterv. Grow ing wilder every
rlinCJe. the crowd repea ted its yells of
Lynch him" Cut mis- heart ont. =
XIII the fanatic etc. Reinforce
meuts arrived from the police station
and the officers were enabled 70 ma Ike
their way to the side of the twain
against whom the mob's cries were di-
rected and at whom stones and other
miss lies were being thrown. The Off
cel-s finally got Siattery TO his hotel.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
HE TREASURY
It Il Menaced with a Serious Deficit-A
Falling on In Collections.


WASHINGTON, Oct 2S.-The condition
of the treasury is serious and is being
considered by the president. the cabi
net and leading men of both parties in
congress The deficit has already
reached grave proportions. and which
threatens, before the end of the next
fiscal year, to be so large as to cause
the secretary of the treasury very
great embarrassment
II was hoped at one time that some
provision would be made for the issue
of bonds or that other means would be
devised whereby Secretary Carlisle
could at once raise enough money TO
tide over his troubles. but the senti-
ment in congress is now so strongly
against a bond issue that it Is very
doubtful whether the necessary legis-
lation could be obtained At any rate
it i not thought it could be secured at
this session.
Customs receipts and internal reve-
nue. collections have fallen off so heav-
lily that at the present time the daily
income is not large enough to meet the
daily disbursements The fixed and
definite charges necessitated by the
running of the government must be
promptly met. the great army OF en-
ployes in all the executive depart
ments throughout the country. the
army and the navy must be paid, and
these payments with the interest on
the public debt and other miscellaneous
disbursements amount in round num-
bers to 100000 day. For long
time the receipts have fallen below the
million dollar mark and as result the
secretary of the treasury is in the same
position as private individual when
he has been living at the rate
of $4,000 a year and is only
earning $1,000 In the case of a
private individual or merchant who
finds his receipts are running behind
there Is the alternative left to him
either to settle with his creditors at so
many cents on the dollar or else Dor
row money The secretary cannot re-
pudiate any of his obligations or make
settlement with his creditors and I'M
fortunately there Is no authority fol
him 20 borrow
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
PITTS BURGH FIRE.
Several Persons Badly Burned and Half
Million Dollars Damage Done Cause
by the Explosion &C A Barrel Of Whisky.

Several Persons Badly Burned and Half
Milton Dollars Damage Done Caused
/ by the Explosion cf a Barrel of Whisky.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Oct. 2S.-The ex
plosion Of barrel OF whisky in the big
warehouse OF the Chautauqua Lake Ice
Co. caused the destruction Of $500. 00C
worth OF property and serious injury to
eight persons. Several of the injured.
it is feared, viii die.
\ score or more OF others sustained
slight cuts and bruises, or were tram
pied upon by the mob surrounding the
burning buildings
Il was just 1:02 o'clock when num-
be- of the employees on the third floor
Of the ChautauQua Ice Co : building
were startled by loud report. and al
most in an instant the large room was
ablaze.
The men quickly gave the alarm and
then started for the stairs. but the
flames had already cut off their escape
and the only means OF exit LEFT them
We're the windows, fifty feet from the
ground. By this time the heat was 50
intense that they were forced 20 creep
out upon the window sil.s and hang by
their hands. The flames bursting from
the windows burned their hands and
faces. but they hung there till the men
o. truck E got ladders ana brought
them down.
\. 2:s0 the walls on the Mulberry
alley side fell IN with 4 crash and
few minutes later he eastern wall
came down. Tie debris buried a long
row OF teCemautS IN the alley and
three-story brick dwelling on Thir-
teeath street The taaements were
occupied bv twenty families bvt tor-
tuTateIv the had been deserted some
time before the walls fell n.
Not one Of the families had = chance
t. save any Of their goods and all
their furniture was destroyed The
ru5us took Ere immediately. and
for q while the entire tenement
district Of Pennsylvania avenue was
threatened win destruction 81 hard
work the fireEnen succeeded IN drown
Ing ont these flames AID tie ire was
conhueI 70 the buildings Of the storage
and Ice companies. II was dark. how
ever. before the 'fi-e was completely
under control
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
OUN'S REVIEW.
His Last Weekly Report shows an I'm.
proved Condition.

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-R. q. Dun q
Co. S weekly review Of trade says:
Port is in sight after long and stormy voy-
age and the prospects Of a speedy end OF the
struggle over repeal has brought bright hopes
TO business 1t IS stu too soon to expect
much effect in trade and manu- Ictures,
and though monetary obstacles are TO a
large extent removed there still re-
main other legislative questions which
create uncertainty. A fact of real
encouragement + that railroad earn
iugs for the third week OF October
show an increase OF per cent over last year.
the first increase for long time Wheat rose
cents. although exports fell I,lO0,OOO bushels
for the week. against 1.s0l.OUO bushels last
year. in part because western receipts were
but 5S5,OOJ, against sgOo.OD last wear. But
corn declined al eighth with better reports OF
yield. coffee destined three-sixteenths, pork
products made OILY slight gains and cotton fell
a quarter, receipts oeing $1,000 bales greater
than last year
As yet there is seen onlv a continuance OF
the slow increase in distribution of products
which has been noticeable for several weeks.
Nor does this gradual revival in demand ex-
tend To all branches Most Of the increase
seen in cotton and shoe manufacturing may be
explained by mere exhaustion in stocks OF
dealers as frequent requests for immediate de-
livery show. but there Is also reported q some
what better demand from consumers and four
more cotton mills have started aud seven have
increased their force. against seven decreas-
Ing \ similar demand has increased b. six
the number Of hosiery and knit goods works
reported in operation The shipments Of shoes
from the east in four weeks OF October are .
per cent less than last year, against 81 per
cent in September
AGAINST eight wooden mills starting up five
have stopped, including one of 3UOI and another
OF Loo hands The total sales of wool At three
chief markets, including several cases believed
to be speculative, have been s.2J1. IL pounds in
three weeks, against q, 975. OJJ last year Two
additional fire furnaces have gone into blast
and the present output may be little larger
than 1T the beginning c. .he month.
II is hoped that monetary ease aud security
NAV encourage railroad extensions and i'm
Droveuents and more architectural work but
the shrinkage in demand is not wholly due 20
the state Of the money markets
The number and magnitude OF failures de-
creased less than had been expected. the iiabil-
lities in three weeks OF October amounting TO
sl5O72gA against s.. 900, o o for the same week
last year This week there have been 3D. fail
ures in the United States against 1,3 last year
and 4. in Canada against u last year. Includ-
ing one bans and two western failures for Il
10 o - OF more. there were 10 with liabilities
exceeding SOD each
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
Killed the Wrong Man.

kAIIsPEI- Mont. Oct 2s--Sensa-
tional Developments have followed the
killing OF Jack White the Northern
Pacific train robber. who was shot II
the mountains east OF here Monday by
J. H. Gensman- The cororo-'s jury IL
vestiCation Of the case was held Tues
DAY. and as the only evidence was that
u the bandits slayer. some doubt arose
Is 70 the identity Of the dead man.
which doubt ripened into the suspicion
that serious blUnder had been made.
The jury found that Gensnan killed
White with feIonious intent and and he
was arrested on the charge Of murder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
TRAIN ROBBERS CONVICTED.
starr. " iIson and CLANCY TO Get the FGI!
Penalty of the Law.


Penalty of the Law
FoRT SMITH. Ark. Get 2S-In the
United States court Henry Starr. John
Wilson and Ali CLANCY were convicted
OF the robbery OF \ Missouri. Kansas
& Texas train 81 Prior Creek. I. T.
The robbery was committed at ;
o'clock On the night Of Nav > 1893.
There were fifteen counts n the in
dictment and the jury convicted the
prisoner on six There were n large
number 81 witnesses and nearly every
one identified Wilson and Starr. though
only = few had seen Charev we'll
enough 20 identify him The attorne-s
foT Starr and Wilson early gave NJ the
hope OF saving them hut fought hard
= keep down the number OF counts on
which there sho1ld be a conviction
\ hard fight was made TO clear Alf
Chanev. Kid Wilson took the stand
51ria- the trial and said that the rob
berry was committed bv himself Starr
Frank Chanev. jim Wilson the Kid -
brother and two Others. whom se
knew only - Ti,l and JACK. and that
Ali CLANCY had nothing to do with It.
Frank Clancy and the other two me.a-
hers Of the gang are e large. Judge
Parker VIII -i-e them The full extent
o. the law
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
SANTA FE SCHEDULES.
The Board of Directors Re-elected-Earr-
ing and Disbursements.

ing and Disbursements.
TOPEKA. Kan. Oct s7.-The annual
meeting of the shareholders and di-
rectors of the Atchisou. Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad Co. was held at the general
offices of the company in this city.
There were no contests
All persons interested in the company
were satisfied with the management
and the results OF the years work and
business was disposed of in short order.
President Reinhart's annual report was
very gratifying. 1t showed an increase
of net earnings over the previous year.
and in all its details showed an i'm
proved condition Of affairs.
Following Is a summary of President
Reinhart's report:
Earning s9s--s - Freight, s3I4Ii,6 Is. Is;
PASSENGER. SO 555 as . mail. Si.l6s sai H. ex-
press. 81 3-6T5l7i miscellaneous. g 2is 81 -
Total. s5s5-3.75 q In 1919. the total earn
ings were si, 81 - 60 increase in I.92 "a a.
3s64SJ p
The operating expenses for 1928 we're ;5l,-
65S Is. = L 1921 2, thew we're So - Te9 81:
increase 1888 s24si s27-i6
Net earnings -Ts21- % SI5. G65 SIS 81. net earn
iEcs 1919, sI5,Ii7.450e CO; increase fo- 1929
SsTs - -
Average D=fEaIFI ull.eaEe-lel-- .. = 81
average operated mileage. 1871 90 Q. S,sS9
Gross earnin-s-Average per mile l-92- %
$50 81 Is1I--s3 S5.u70 o.
Operating expenses-AversEe per mile Is9. 90,
sG7u9 p 1919. g 45LsL
Net earuin-s-Averace per mile, 1925, a.
5is23- 1912 si,5Is 81 Increase, IsJs %,
kI0C4L
Total reveEue-Traiu miles isS3-e}, sT.5l-
sis. I-s!-92, S}i l95,iT3 Increase, IS9t-J3 s. e
95577I
Revenue per train mile - Gross earnings
I-a9-g5. sl.3s IslI9,. a. -. operating expenses
Is9293 g. cents: 1912, 81 cents
Tons carried one mile. 1929, 5. "a 67n, 10:
isat91 2,5si,2sl-95J; increase, is9 g. 3J3 3D.
-
Number OF passengers carried. lss1-93 :, 142.-
ies; 1912 657iO'4: increase. Is93-ss 66,9i5
Passengers carried one mile. I-9+s1 4iL,slt-
81: 1919 oL4s5,sl5, increase, 1924 q
SIC SO
Mr.. Reinhart said to reporter that
the prospects ~ the company were
never SO good as now. Business was
increasing in all departments and on
all the Ines of the system For the
first three weeks OF October the earn
ing were SI5o.O00 greater than for the
corresponding period in 1872
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03

VANCOUVER, Br. Col. Oct. 26.-Ad-
vices from Yokohama state that the
Russian government is said to have
obtained an opportunity to inter
tere in Korea 1t has been encourag-
ing the emigration OF Koreans and
10. Geo have left their native land. The
Korean government i doing every
and the officials at the boundary are
ordered to stop the people. Recently
ten Koreans who revisited their native
land. were Immediately seized AID
ordered 10 suffer the death penalty.
One escaped and succeeded in crossing
the frontier. and when safe in Russia.
laid the matter before Russian officials.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03

HARRISBURG. Pa. Oct 81. Pour men
were killed IL wreck On the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in this city at exactly
the. spot where the Dock street horror
occurred IL June. 1892. \ loaded
freight train going east was boarded
a. Market street BY five men who got
into q coal car Two squares away the
coal car jumped the track at a switch.
and half dozen cars were tilted on
END and crashed into a west-bound
train Of empty cars The car in which
the men were sitting was hurled into
the middle OF the grinding mass. and
four were instantly killed and one in
jEred-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
PECULIAR RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Three Persons Killed and Several Seriously
Injured.

HoUsroS, Tex. Oct. 26.-At Stella.
eight miles from here. the eastbound
local freight was side-tracked The
westbound California express freight
ca me flying along at a thirty-mile an
hour gait The engine and ten cars
passed safely, but the eleventh car
jumped the track by the other cars
They struck the eastbound engine with
terrible force. badly wrecking ii. How
the engineer and fireman escaped even
slihgt injuries is a mystery. as the
engine. besides being smashed, is
covered with debris
Two unknown tramps were killed
outright. John Door. of Luling. was
also killed. q. Colbert had his leg and
shoulder broken and received internal
injuries which will probably result
fatally. \ man who claims to be from
Omaha. but refuses to divulge his
name. is also badly injured. Conductor
Plat was thrown through a wire fence
and badly cut.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
STARTLING SUICIDE.
\ Daughter of Ex-Attorney- General Gar
land Takes Her Life.


WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S-NiSs Daisy
Garland. daughter of ex-Unite States
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Garland. committed
suicide al her home in this CITY by
shooting herself yesterday. She was
- years old and is thought to have
been insane at the time.
Miss Garland was the only daughter
of Judge Garland. and as Mrs. Garland
died in 1877. she had represented the
Garland family in all social functions
during President Cleveland first term
Nine children were the result of Mr.
Gariand's marriage, and of these FIVE
died in their early years The three
surviving children are young men,
who are attending college in Ken
lucky. Mr.. Garland's native state.
Miss Garland had spent a very pleas
ant evening with her father and
brothers last night at their home and
retired in good spirits. After break
fast this morning she retired to her
room where her brother VIII went
shortly after to talk with her concern
,ng a theater party. He knocked
at the door and not receiving
any response burst into the room
anu found his sister lying on the floor
Head. He smelt gas and thought that
sue had ueen asphyxiated. but upon ex-
ANNA ton found u bullet hole in her
left side and on the floor by an old re-
volve-
About two months ago Miss Garland
suddenly left home and was found in
baltimore. but since that time nothing
peculiar had been roticed
The true cause Of Miss GarIdud's self
inflicted death may never be known.
She had = secret OF some kind that
proved constantly on her mind. but it
said none OF her friends knew exact
. what l. was. IN intimate friend
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
LOG CABIN MYSTERY.
The skeletons Of a Man and Nine Large
Timber Wolves Discovered.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. Oct GA
very startling story has just been
brought from the Rainy lake gold
country by r. {. EmmOns. an explorer.
who has been quietly investigating the
deposits there for Chicago capitalists.
While following Up small stream
tributary to Rainy river Mr. Emmons
came Upon deserted log cabin Curl
osity led him to follow 4 trail leading
into the forest south Of the ca bin. when
he came upon the skeleton Of : large
man Near by was Z rife with a
broken stock. and close beside the
skeleton was broadaN with rusty
blade. and within Z radius OF 90 feet
lay the skeletons of nine large timber
wolves NJ Emmons reported the dis
covery 20 the authorities at Superior.
and an investigation will be made
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-03
4 FOUR MONTHS RACE.
From Astoria. Ore. to New York Betvee
Two ships.

New YORK. Get a6.-The clipper ship
Reaper arrived here after a voy-
age of a little more than four
months from Astoria. Ore. The first
question asked by Capt William Tay-
Tor. the commander of the ship. was as
to whether the bark Western Belle
had arrived Two thousand dollars
depended upon the answer. The COM
manders of the Reaper and Western
Belle arranged race from Astoria to
New York. each wagering $1,000 that
his ship would beat the others craft.
Both left Astoria at the same time
June 20. The Western Belle has not
been heard from up to date, so that
Capt. Taylor is $1,000 ahead The
stakes were deposited with the agents
of the ships in this city and the g. 600
will be handed TO Capt. TAYLOR.