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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
LESS OF THE KEARSARGE.
The Famous Cruiser Goes on a Reef In
Central America Officers and Crew

The Famous Cruiser Goes on a Reef In
Central America Officers and Crew
Saved.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The United
States steamer kearsarge. the Oldest
vessel on the active list of the navy and
the ship which won renowp in the re-
bellion for her gallant victory over the
rebel cruiser Alabama, is wreck on
Roncadore reef, Central America. hav-
ing gone on the rocks last Friday.
Lieut. Brainard, who managed in
some way to reach Colon, in a cable
message announced to the navy depart
ment the fact of the wreck and report
ed that officers and crew were all saved
The Kearsarge sailed from Port au
Prince, Havti, January so. for Blue
fields, Nicaragua, to protest American
interests there in view of the invasion
of the military forces of Honduras.
She was wrecked three days out
Roncadore reef is dangerous iIhped-
iment to navigation little over 1000
miles from the Mosquito coast off Cen
trail America Between the coast and
the reef lies Old Providence island, only
seventv-fve or eighty miles to leeward
of the reef.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
oIABoLIcAl WORK.
Bandits Wreck . Train Near Houston. Tex.
and Ambush . flAgmAn.

Bandits Wreck . Train Near Houston. Tee.
and Ambush . Eiagmau.
HoUsToS. Tex. Feb 9.-Last night,
at the high bridge over White Oak
bayou, train wrecixers removed the
rails and fsh-plates on the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railroad. When the
passenger train came along the engine
passed safely over, but the baggage
and mail coaches jumped the track and
rolled down the embankment, fol-
lowed by the smoker, which landed on
top of them
The wreck presented a frightful ap-
pearance. Joe Elliott, brakeman, was
sent back to flag the train, which was
soon due. He had not proceeded a
hundred yards when a volley from am
bush was fred upon him Four bullets
took effect in his body.
The crew in the meantime, aided by
passengers, were at work extricating
the men buried in the wrecked cars,
and feared to go to the fagman's res
cue. He. however. crawled, bleeding
and wounded, back to the train, and
now lies dying.
In the mail car was Lou Morris. the
agent, badly bruised and with several
bones broken His first thought was of
his mail, and he requested the reporter
to go by the post Office and notify them
he had big run of registered mail ii.
Hatton. express messenger. was found
in his car with his ribs broken. and
in a critical condition. J. w. Carter.
baggagemaster. was injured about the
head and internally
A relief train was made up here and
sent to the scene. The wounded were
brought in and taken to the hospital.
Posses are on the scene, and great ex-
element prevails.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
PRISON HORRORS.
The Climax Reached in the Island of
Saghalien.

Sagha1en-
LoSDox. Feb. IA dispatch to the
Standard from St Petersburg saws:
The government commission appointed to IL
yestlgate the altered scandals in the convict
prison az Onor On the island OF Saghalien has
issued a report which Unfolds terrible tale of
suffering and crime
Il shows that IN this prison there have been
Instances without number OF merciless cases
OF beatinEs Topping OF Of fingers and arms by
ssber strokes while cannfbalism, under stress
Of famine. has been OF common occurrence.
Murder followed By eanuibalism, has been fire.
quent with the sole object Of ending miser-
able existeuc.
II is related that there even have been cases
where several couvicJs have disputed to be
convicted Of murder, when in fact they were
not guilty OF any such crime During the whole
year OF 1892 there was an almost continuous
string OF conveys carrying the eorpses OF con-
viets FROM Onor 10 RykoTskaya, the residence
Of the authorities
In nearly every case the bodies were so mutt
lated that they presented a pitiful spectacle
and moved the persons who looked upon them
TO tears and words Of indignation The bodies
were Inferred without the slightest inquiry on
the part OF the authorities as 10 how the
wounds we're inflicted
The neglect OF the prisoners at Ouor is said
TO have been most shameful and criminal No
doctor ever visited the institution and con-
victs who failed 70 perform their work on &C
count Of Physical incapacity were placed on
half-iiet in the place called a hospital and
when IL became apparent that they would be
unable to perform further duty they were dis
atched ike animals with a revolver by the in
spector. and were registered on the prison
. ooks as having died from disease.
The principal author OF the atrocities. II is
asserted, Is former convict OF the name OF
Shako1- who was favorite OF the district com
mandant ard was promoted TO be Inspector
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
Desperate Fighting at Rio de Jsneiro-Th
Rebels Get she Advantage.

DCebcEdtc Mo ue - &0e1rO-lne
Rebels Get she Advantage
Rio DE JANEIRo, VIA MoNTEvIDEo,
Feb 12-The insurgent feet attacked
Armacao a. o'clock last evening and
continued the fight until daybreak.
The insurgents landed troops and de-
stroyed the beach and hilltop forts of
the government With six heavy guns
and two magazine guns they swept the
streets OF Nictheroy. but finally were
forced to retreat before the superior
numbers OF the government force
The government admits a loss OF 200:
the Press correspondent at Nictheroy
says that 500 IS nearer the truer loss.
The insurgents succeeded beyond all
hopes, having destroyed the govern
ment position most menacing to the
feet and having lost but go men in
all
Many prisoners were taken By the
government troops, including several
naval officers
The insurgents have captured Pas
sotoduno. Monohay. Cruseal, Alegretto
and Salledo. all in Rio Grande.
The commanders of the government
vessels Tiradenta and Bahia have been
removed, as they were suspected of
disloraltE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
SPROUTS OF EXPERIENCE.

CRowD crops without gripping them
By overcrowding.
BoTH belong together. Next to a
good gardener we want good cook
SOME plant garden cress under the
benches because Il is cleaner than
water cress, which has to be grown in
mud
EVEN potatoes deserve to be guarded
against rough handling. For best keep
ing and incorporating we keep them
dry
FoR pit OF pungent greens in win
ter sow mustard seed in q box or large
flower pot In light window. We often
season our lettuce salad with mustard
leaves.
To GET the earliest peas SOW any of
the earliest smooth sorts just as soon
as the frost is out of the ground They
viii flourish even in soil not yet dry
enough for ordinary garden crops
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Texas Fever District.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-Regulations
have been issued by the secretary of
agriculture defining the district COM
monty known as the Texas fever dis
trict These regulations will be en-
forced from February Is to Deem
Der l. 1894 The district as now
defined is the same as that made
BY the regulations of last year
with the following exceptions: In the
state of Texas the counties of Harde-
man. Knox, Haskell, Stonewall and
Fisher have been placed in the u-sf-
fected area Eight OF the northern
counties of Arkansas are excepted
from the provisions of the regulations.
being the same which were placed in
the safe area by the supplementary
OF August so. 1885.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Southern Bushes. Improving.

BALTIMORE Feb I2-Ia the weekly
review of the conditions of business in
the south the Manufacturers Record
says; There is generally a decided inn
provenent with increasing activity
IN many directions large num-
Der OF southern factories, ineIud-
ing rolling mill that en-
ploys nearly 1000 hands and an
iron pipe work that employs 800 or 500.
have started I'D during the week. The
Newport News ship yard is engaging
loo additional hands to work on con-
tracts lately secured Bank clearings
show an improvement compared with
other sections The sales OF fertilizers
are very heavy and spring jobbing
trade outlook Is promising
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
SHOULD CONSULT.
United States Judge Riner Offers a sugges-
tion to Union Pacific Receivers and EN-


United States Judge Riner Offers a sugges-
tion to Union Pacific Receivers and EN-
ployes.
DENVER Col, Feb 9.-Judge Riner.
of the United States circuit court of
Colorado and Cheyenne, handed down
the following decision in the Union
Pacific cases:
In the matter of the petition flied BIZ the re-
ton 70 certain proposed schedules affecting
the employment Of men enga ed in the
service OF the various railway and telegraph
lines composing that system. now in the
hands of the receivers, We are of the
opinion that it is necessary 70 the proper and
economical management Of the property now
under the control OF the rec ivers to adopt
and maintain rules regulations and schedules
governing the conduct and employment and es-
tablishing the wages Of all persons employ ed
in the service OF he receivers in and about the
management, operation and conduct Of the
business relating to these railways and prop
critics.
Il appears BIZ the pleadings in this case that
prior to the appointment of the receivers GER
tain rules. regulations and schedules, the
result OF negotiations between managers and
employees Of the various railway lines which
enter into and compose the Union Pacific
system. touching the matter set forth
in the petition, were in force. re-
coguized and acted upon by The
e ployes and managers Of the railway COM
PAM composing this system II after such ne
gotiation and consultation the receivers and
theis employees are unable to agree as to any
proposed rule, regulation or item Of the wage
schedules it is proposed that the matters %
difference be referred to the court for final de-
termination
II this course is pursued the result, in Our
F,.1r
ton and discussion OF these matters between
the receivers and employees. meeting. as they
will, in q spirit OF fairness upon both sides. de-
termined 10 do the right thing under existing
conditions. that very little will be left TO the
determination OF the court in relation to this
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Signed the ELL

WASHINGTON, Feb Q. President
Cleveland last evening signed the fed
eral election repeal bill and it is now a
law. Representative Tucker. of Vir-
ginia, brought with him to The White
house gold pen, especially purchased
for signing the bill. 1t had been used
by the vice president and Speaker Crisp
in signing the bill. and after the presi-
dent had used it it became the p-opertv
of Mr. Tucker. Representative Pear
son. of Ohio. carried the bill from the
ca it0l
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Archbishop kenrick Retired.

ST. LOUIS. Feb 9--It became known
here yesterday that Archbishop Kahn
has fled with Chancellor Van der San
den documents from the propaganda
appointing him apostolic administrator
OF the archdiocese of St Louis, and
vesting him with full authority in
matters spiritual and temporal Arch
bishop Kenrick is not expressly shorn
of his prerogatives, but he is to all in
tents and purposes retired from the
management OF the ecclesiastical trust
which he has fulfilled for SO long a
time The papers were fled with the
chancellor as required by the cauonical
regulatiouS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
THE TARIFF BILL.
1t VIII be Reported tn the senate Substan-
TALLY As 1t Passed the House.

ttHhN a. S--cu tue mouse
WASHINGTON. Feb 10-Members of
the house who have been most active
in tariff legislation have learned with
definiteness as to the purpose of Sena-
tor Voorhees, and the committee of
finance on the Wilson bill. They say
that Mr.. Voorhees, intends to report
the Wilson bill back to the senate next
Thursday. The few days intervening
will of course give no time for
recoustructing the bill nor is
there any purpose on the part of
Mr.. Voorhees, to accomplish any
such reconstruction On the contrary
he has stated positively that the
bill will be reported in the senate in
substantially the same form as it passed
the house There will be the exception,
however, that sugar and coal will be
put back on the dutiable list. Other
changes will be comparatively imma-
teriaL The purpose of Mr.. Voorhees,.
as thus made known to friends of the
bill, puts an end to the report that 4
plan was on foot TO construct an entire
lV new bill
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Not Affected.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Cone clause of
the federal constitution provides that
the compensation of the justices of the
United States supreme court shall not
be diminished during their terms o:
Office, and that the presidents compen-
sation shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during his term In view of these
constitutional provisions an inquiry
has arisen as to the power of congress
TO make an income tax applicable to
these high officers of the government
and it has been found that the presi-
dent and Judiciary would be exempt
from paying the tax
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
DROPPED DEAD.
Sudden Death of Congressman Ho1k NJ
Washingtou.


Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb 10.-George W.
Houk. representative from the Third
district of Ohio. dropped dead at 4:so
o'clock yesterday afternoon while visit
ing at 1897 Connecticut avenue, in this
city.
Judge Houk had arrived at the resi-
dence about o'clock or little there
after, and, from a statement made by
Mrs. Chrisman, who was in the parlor
with the judge at the time, he was
walking up and down the floor, eating
an apple He had just reached the
front window and was looking out
upon the street when he sank upon a
settee and slid to the floor helpless
Doctors were Immediately summoned,
and when they arrived they applied
electrical apparatus and used all means
IN their power to restore the stricken
congressman, but without avail
Judge Houk was 60 years of age,
having been born in Cumberland
county. Pa, September 25, 1925 He
removed when years of age with his
father to Ohio. and settled at Dayton,
where he has resided ever since
He chose the law for profession,
and formed partnership with Hon
Peter p. Lowe In 1860 he was a dele
gate to the famous -Balti-
more convention as a supporter of
Douglas. and from that time on was
active in democratic politics He was
first elected to the Fifty-second con-
gress, and was reelected to the Fifty
third as democrat, defeating on his
last election Donley, republican, by A.
500 votes
Judge Houk leaves widow, one son
and two dauphtars
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
EVERYTHING is BAMBOO.
A Last visit TO the Javanese Village ~
~. E.F-

A Last visit TO the Javanese Village ~
the FaiT.
Nearly everything the Javane5e rrzo
Is made either of bamooo poles or pal11
leaves-the walls and floors of their
houses are of split bamboo woven inho
basketwork, the frames are OF BAN
boo poles. and the roofs of pslm-leaf
thatch-
The children's toys. wagons, drHDzA
and tops, and the rude musical instFa-
ments, used by the couSnon people. ara
all of bamboo.
When the iron electric light Poses
were put up on their streets, the jaw
anese looked upon them with disguise
But the very next day not one of tia
poles was to be seen. The bright little
people had spent the whole nigfs
matching them from top to bottom
with the black fibrous sheath of Tia
palm leaf and capped them off with In
tie conieal thateh hoods
On the night when last saw my Ia
tie neighbors- refore the great Dreazs
City vanished. there was a cold vin3
blowing from the lake.
IL was uncomfortable on the vida
porticos, and we walked down q grcSk
street to where an old and willy Turk
sold kind of oriental pancake tha6
he insisted was always ''hoti hot, hOkg~
although they were very often cold
The little Javanese men and wonea,
were very fond of the old Turks eakrsS
and there we sat down, Lapland faz1-
lily on our right on our left pair oe
giant Samoans- while the cd Turk
tossed hot pancakes from the fire 70 hiz-
motley guests
The great dipper was swinging high
above the north star when we dis
persed, and we saw one another NJ
more from that time; for the days OF
the most beautiful and short-lived CITY
in the world were ended. and now CIR
neighbors have vanished to the laDaa
of the midnight sun and the waters
under the Southern Cross A Roc-
ers, in St Nicholas
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
a LONE ROSBER.
He Batters in an Express Car and Holds
Up the VI Messenger.

CARSON, New, Feb. 1o-Last night
when a passenger train on the Union
Pacific was about half a mile from the
city it was boarded by one masked man
who broke in the door of Well,
Fargo & Cos. car with a sledge ham,
mer, and held up the express mes
senger, taking box of coin which the
railroad paymaster was sending to
Reno to pay employees The box con-
tanned nearly $1,000. After robbing
the car he started off in the dark. the
messenger losing sight of him before
he could give an alarm The train
was backed to town and a posse started
in pursuit
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
cARllsLE on FINANCES.
what the Secretary said to the Com-aittes
In Secret Session


WASHINGTON, Feb. IA Secretary
Csriisle's exact views and policy on
financial questions, including silver
seigniorage, bonds and finance in gem
eral, are set forth in the testimony OF
the secret hearing of Secretary Carlisle
before the house committee on judi
ciary recently. This IS as follows:
Concerning the coinage OF silver seigniorage
Representative Oates asked i want to ask
you IL there is any objection TO the proposition
about coming the seigniOrsge aud issuing Ger
ticates against that
Secretary CarIisle-Well the effect Of that
would be that the secretary of the treasury
would issue silver certificates calling for dol
lars Isuppose that when there we're no dol
lars behind them and II they came in for re-
demption- as they might the secretary OF the
treasury would be compelled TO use gold or
whatever else he had to redeem them
Nj Boatner-Could you not coin the silver
and use thati
Secretary cariisle-Yes. in about two years.
1t would take sbou; that time
VA Stone. OF Pennsylvania-Have-y you not
got enough silver TO redeem it,
Secretary Carlisle-No, sir; certificates are
out standing against what We have, except
about o. Ooo O0O or ssO100Oa
Nj Stouer-whst would the objection to
ISSUING cerIlc4teS on account Ol NC scAsHAOf-
agef
Secretary Cariisle-I was going TO state that
Il We should issue cert acates with nothing be-
hind them but bullion 1 think they would be
greatly discredsted in the public mind
Mr.. Stone-And in order TO keep up the credit
you would have TO redeem them In goldt
Secretary Carlisle-They would have 10 be
redeemed in some thing
Mr.. Stone-H you redeemed 1t in silver is
would be discredited and you would have to re-
deem ii in golds
Secretary Cariisie-They would call for sill
yer dollars and there are no silver dollars tore
deem them
In answer to a question as to how
fast the coinage seigniorage could be
minted, Mr.. Carlisle said: IF all
other coinage was suspended at the
minis. estimate that we could coin
about 1000, 600 silver dollars per month
or s4s. 000, 600 year"
The bond question was treated very
deliberately by Mr.. Carlisle His pur-
pose as to using the proceeds of the
sales of bonds has been already pub
lished
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Pen,ioner. Not Dropped.

TOPEKA Kan, Feb. 10.-Pension
Agent Click denies the published state
ment that seventeen pensioners have
been recently dropped through the To-
peka Office On the contrary. he says,
the department is daily reinstating
pensioners OF this district The sto-
ries of suspensions originate from a
North Topeka man who is eterraIly
trying 70 cause trouble He says this
man never saw any real fighting dur
ing the war, his service being in the
home guards" and that if he con-
tinues TO ieabout the pension work of
the administration, his war record"
will be published
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Annie Pixley's Death

NV YoRk Feb lathe alleged mvs-
FERROUS death II London of the late Miss
Annie Pixley, the weI-known Amer
lean actress which according to the
published statements Of her family,
was due to conspiracy on the part of
Robert Fulford- her husband; DR..
Walter NJ Fleming and Annie Joyce.
maid TO Miss Pixley, has aroused con-
siderable comment among the friends
Of both parties The friends of Mr..
Fulford are indignant and refer to the
charges with contempt. and assert that
1t only requires Mr. Fulford-s presence
here 70 entirely dissipate them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
More Trouble for Bank osneerx

NEW 1oRK. Feb IA motion win
De made on Monday by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Davis for permission
70 resubnIt TO another grand
jury the facts in the case
against the directors of the Madison
Square bank on the charge of partici-
Pating IN fraudulent insolvency. Mr..
Davis viii present twelve schedules of
sPecIne instances IN which the de-
PENDANTS. N their capacity as directors
OF me oank. are alleged TO have author
11eo the making OF loans and the pur-
chase OF worthless stocks aggregating
many thousands Of dollars after TIA
banks insolvency.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Wildly Vmprohahfe

Publisher-No. madam. your novel
won't do. The plot is too absurdly i'm
probable
Authoress-Improbable? 1t is story
of everyday life in a college town"
Look at this The hero is college
man who plays football Within a
week after game he meets the heroine
and proposes to her-proposes to her on
his knees
'-Well?'
We'll who ever heard of football
player able to bend his knees within z
week after a game?"-N. Y. Weekly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Early Corn over One Foot Long.

Early Corn Over One Foot Long tK5
Salzer illustrates in a colored plate y
new early corn. giant of its kind, az2
offers $500 in gold for the largest ear In
1894. In addition to this early Giazh
corn. which yielded in 1898 10 bushels
per acre. he has over twenty other pro
life field corns. He has the best fodder
corn in the world He is the largest grow
er of farm seeds. oats, barley, wheat.
millet, potatoes. etc. in America Fifty
kinds of grasses and clOvers.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND III
with 15c to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.
La Crosse. Wis. you will receive .
large package of above Giant corn and
his mammoth catalogue. XXI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
Pei1oto-s Torpedo Fleet Returns to Per-
nambrco BATTERED Up in Some WAY.

Rio DE JASEIRo. Feb. lot Is an
nounced in this city that some disaster
has befaIlen the fleet of torpedo boats
which left Pernambuco for the South.
Details as to the disaster do not s-em
to be obtainable, and all information
OF the subject is refused at the govern
ment Office. an spite Of the reticence
of the government officials II Is asserted
that at least one OF the torpedo boats
has been badly damaged. ard the
whole feet was put back 70 Pernan-
buco for reasons which are not ex-
planned in the dispatches received heIa
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ohio Miner. Nav BE locked oat.

CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 9.-There viii
probably be a lockout of coal miners
in Masillon district before February 10
II the miners do not submit to redue-
ton of wages amounting to about 125l
per cent The operators do not ex-
pect the miners 20 submit.