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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
SUSTAINED THE DECISION.
Final Decision in Suit for a Hutchinson
Estate.

Estate.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 14.-Information
from Washington is that the United
States supreme court has sustained the
decision of the Kansas supreme court
i'm the case of Caldwell VS. Miller, in
volving quarter section of land in the
town of Hutchinson. The land in
question was at one time valued at
nearly 100000 The suit turned
on the legal Interpretation of
the word heirs" Robert Titus,
the father-in-law of ID. b. Miller,
went to the war of 1872, leaving wife
and child He neglected to return to
mis- family and soon after remarked
without securing divorce. He settled
On the quarter section. now a part OF
Hutchinson, but died before securing
full possession. Miller, who married a
daughter of the second wife, bought
the interests of the legitimate children
Of Titus and then sold the track to the
Hutchinson Investment Co.
At this point Caldwell, one of the
heirs of the illegitimate children by
Titus second wife, bought the claims
Of all the illegitimate children except
that of Miller, who refused to sell.
Suit was then brought for Miller's
share, 13-2sths of the property. The
district court gave Miller the decision
on the ground that the common law,
which only recognized legitimate
children, should govern. The
Kansas supreme court reversed
the decision on the plea that
the Kansas statutes provided that lille
ultimate children should be given title
when recognized by the father, and
this, Caldwell claimed, had been done.
Thus the deed to the investment COM
pany, which was based on the purchase
of the interests of the legitimate chill.
dren, is void and the property must be
returned Mrs ID. b. Miller, widow OF
d. Is. Miller, still lives in Hutchinson.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
KANSAS IRRIGATION.
Promoters of Enterprises for Reclaimini
the Arid Region Active.


the Arid Region Active.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 20.-The open
winter and early spring in Kansas has
added new interest to the question of
irrigation in the western half of the
state. and the promoters of various en-
terprises for retaining the arid region
are active in pushing their plans so as
to be ready for this years crops. Con-
sulting Engineer Hinckley, of the Kan
sas Irrigation association, has returned
here with very encouraging reports
from that section. Along the Santa
Fe from Great Bend to Coolidge, he
says, wind mills and reservoirs are
being put in on every hand. Mr..
Hinclkley has been testing the
Arkansas valley water supply and
computing the cost of getting it (the
underfow) on to the top of the ground,
and he says that for body of land en-.
bracing 1000 acres or more the gravity
supply is the cheapest Eastern capital
lists, through Mr.. Hinckley, have sub
mitted proposals to two canal COM
panies (whose canals are now without
water) for furnishing to the canals a
permanent gravity water supply free
from expense for operation or main
tenance and at such cost that one
irrigated crop. or two at the most, out
of its net profit will cover the whole
investment for both land and water.
Mr.. Hinckley says that many invest
tors have gone into western Kansas
without proper consideration of the
water supply, without which much of
the lands have but little, if any, value.
He says that in an area of $4,000, 900
acres not more than 5000, 900 acres can
ever be permanently watered. As a
natural result those lands that secure
permanent supply will increase in
value to $50 or $50 an acre, and 8, 900, 900
acres in western Kansas, with water
assured, will raise more than 80, 900, 900
that depend on rains in eastern Kansas.
Aside from the underf1ow along the
rivers and streams, the artesian wells
will supply the upland country if prop
erly distributed on each quarter section
of land There are 200 artesian wells
in Meade county that come from IT'S to
200 feet below the sheet water. This
shows that water in Kansas is to be
found at unknown depths-water be-
meath water.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
COLoADo's TROUBLE.
I The Disorders at Cripple Creek Probably
I nInisf nI- Irf ut h.

Quieted-Troops at the Scene.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, March 10
Everything was quiet here yesterday
and it is now thought there is little
likelihood of serious trouble. Some of
the miners, however, are desperate
men, and not few of them went
through the horrors in Ceur d'Alene,
as they have often admitted. The
troops of the national guard did not
arrive in town until 8 o'clock yester-
day morning, and when they went
into camp at the foot of Second
street on large plat of ground
they were as dirty a set of men
as ever came off a march. In
stead of riding over from Midland in
coaches and hacks, as had been intend
ed Gen. Brooks decided that it would
b- better for the men to march. This
decision was reached after the receipt
of adyices from this city that there was
a strong possibility that the miners on
Bull hill would attempt to ambush the
troops in some narrow defile. of
course the commanding officer did not
know but that this information was
correct, but in reality it was without
the least foundation.
The soldiers have done nothing but
lie in camp. Adjt-Gen. Tarsney and
Brig. Gen. Brooks have their headquar-
tiers in the Palace hotel. A hospital
has been opened in large building in
the upper town and it now has five in
mates, but none of the cases are of a
serious nature.
Gov. Waite issued an order last night
to Adjt Gen. Tarsney, in command of
the troops at Cripple Creek, that the
soldiers must not be used as a guard to
enable the mine owners to resume
work on the nine hour basis, but only
to preserve the peace in the event of a
CON aiot
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
GREAT FOREIGN CHARACTERS.

NJ. RAYNAL, the new minister OF the
interior in the Casimir-Perier cabinet
at Paris, is the first Hebrew to hold an
important cabinet rank in France.
ARTHUR BALFoUB, the British polit-
ical leader. occupies his leisure with
Investigations of hypnotism and other
subjects of psychical research
FELIX DAM, the German historian,
lawyer and poet, recently celebrated
his sixtieth birthday in Breslau- He
received congratulatory communica'
tions from celebrated men Of the en-
pire.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
WOLF SCALPS.
Bounties Paid by Many Counties in Kansas
Suggestions by Secretary &c burn.

suggestions by Secretary Csburn.
Topeka, Kan, March flowing to
the losses every year of so many sheep,
pigs, calves and fowls from depreda.
tions by wolves, coyotes, wild cats and
foxes, the Kansas improved stock
breeders at their annual meeting in
January appointed committee to
work for suck legislation as would
authorize higher bounty. at least for
wolf scalps-the amended law of 1889
authorizing county commissioners to
pay not to exceed IS for each scalp. To
aid the committees at least to the ex-
tent of knowing definitely what has
been done under the new law, Secre-
tary Coburn, of the state board of agri-
culture. has interviewed each one of
the county clerks in the state as to the
amount expended by his county in each
of the four years mentioned toward the
determination of the predatory prowl-
ers
From the 105 counties 90 reports were
received and counties failed or de-
clined to report Seventy-three paid
and % have not paid bounties In
1890, SO counties paid SILL 9iO; in 1891, IS
counties paid SIS, 1913; in 1892, 81 coun.
ties paid s14, 931, and in 1898, IS counties
paid ST., 594. The total amount paid in
the four years by IS counties is $50, Cos.
The average amount paid by The 80
paying counties in 1890 was s229; in 1891
by So counties was s262; in 1892 by 81
counties was s262, and in 1898 by 65
counties was S271. The average paid
in each of the four years by the 7S
counties was SS17.
The largest sum expended has beer
by Ford county which in 1922 paid
out 81, 443.05; Clark county is second in
tie list and has invested So, 5S5.5 and
Trego paid $4,000. Cheyenne headed
the list in 1898 with s2,044, while Clark
paid 81, SSS 50, or more than three times
as much as was paid by any other
county except Cheyenne.
The foregoing figures include the
bounties paid on few fox, wild cat
and rabbit scalps but in the main rep
resent wolves or coyotes In the vari-
ous counties the amounts per scalp
have been 80 cents for cubs and from
81 to 50 for grown wolves. Secretary
Coburn says that the assessors last year
reported 157. 900 dogs in the state ano
he thinks if these were what they
ought to be and used to the best ad.
vantage there would be less need to
pay bounties and fewer varmints on
which IN nav them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
THE DATE SET.
The Republicans of Kansas Will Meet In
Convention at Topeka June @.

convention at topeka juno D.
TOPEKA, Kan. March 1.-THE re-
publican state central committee met
at the Copeland hotel last night and
decided to hold the state convention in
Topeka June 6. Two other dates, May
16 and June so. were suggested, but
the majority of the members had
agreed on June 6 before the meeting
and the vote for that date was almost
unanimous. There was quite Skin.
mish over the place of holding
the convention, and much ora.
tory was INDUCED in. John l.
Royce, of Phillipsburg. named To
peka A. w. Oliver named Wichita
and Judge s. w. Vandevert named
Hutchinson. Topeka received 81 votes,
Wichita 10 votes, and Hutchinson 4
votes. The basis of representation
was fixed at one delegate-at-large from
each county and one for every 200 votes
cast for w. H. Edwards for secretary OF
state in 1892, or major fraction thereof,
no county to have less than two dele
gates This will make convention OF
S94 delegates. 1t was also decided tC
nominate candidate for congressman.
at-large at this convention.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.

Mrs. John w. Noble Drops Dead while
.Conversing with Friends.
ST. LOUIS, March 19-Mrs. John w.
Noble, wife of ex-President Harrison's
secretary of the interior, died suddenly
at her home in this city yesterday
afternoon.
The end of life came to her
while standing in her dining room,
chatting with friends and waiting
for Gen Noble, who had stepped
from the room to call her carriage
for drive. She complained suddenly
of dizziness, her maid caught her as
she was falling, and before she could
be taken to a couch she was dead. The
cause of death was organic heart dis
ease. regarding which she had been
warned by eminent specialists, and of
which disease both her parents died
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
FOR BETTER ROADS.
The Agricultural Department Issues C
cular tn Il nj road Pres idnnfa

The Agricultural Department Issues a Cir
cular to Railroad Presidents.
WASHINGTON. March 19-The agri-
cultural department has issued a cir
cular to railroad presidents, offering
suggestions for the cooperation in the
good roads movement Many of the
railroad companies have made conces-
sions in transporting road materials.
ranging from half rates to free carriage.
Others have offered to carry the freight
at the bare cost of hauling when
ever a general road improvement is
undertaken. 1t is suggested that the
latter plan be generally adopted. The
circular says: ''Such a combined con-
cession would be of no great value to
the public, while it will involve little
actual expense to the companies. and
its bare announcement would do mora
to advance the road movement than
years of purely educational work. IL
would be an inspiration to prompt &C
ton by state and local authorities
throughout the union"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Bernard Kelly a Candidate.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 15.-Hon. Der
nard Kelly, of Topeka, whose name
has been frequently mentioned in con.
nection with the republican nomina-
ton for congressman-at-larg had not
positively announced his candidacy up
to the time of the meeting of the state
central committee, but yesterday he
stated that he had fully decided to
enter the race and that his friends
were at liberty to continue their efforts
in his behalf
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
HANGED BY BOYS.
For q Trifing Act Two Boys Lynch a
Third One.

LEXINGTON, KY, March 19-John
PARROT, who lives at Forest Hill, found
his son dangling by rope from the
limb of tree. Blood was gushing
from the boys nostrils and ears and he
was unconscious. The father cut the
rope and by restoratives restored his
son.
The boy said that two companions,
one of whom was Dan Slavin, became
enraged at him for some trifiing act.
and seizing him, procured a rope. and
after fastening a moose from it, placed
it around his neck. They then threw
the rope over tree and hanged him in
a real lynching style. The rope was
tied to the trunk of the tree and the
boy was left hanging. Mr.. PARROT
procured warrants for the arrest of the
bows
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
MinI.ter Porter TO R.turn Hom.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 19-Gov.
James D. Porter, United States minis
ter to Chilli, it is said by those in a posi-
ton to know, has decided to tender his
resignation to the state department
and return home. The announcement,
it is believed, means that he has de-
cided to enter the race as the admins
tration candidate for the United States
senate against Senator Isham G. Harris.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Ex-BoSS M'KANE'S THEFTS.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth o
Grayesend Bonds MIauaed.

Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth of
Gravesend Bonds Misused.
New YORK, March 19-The first Off
cial announcement of the amount Of
bonds for which ex-Boss John Y Nc
Kane failed to account to the town of
Gravesend was made yesterday by the
board of audit of the town.
Charles E. Overton, member of the
board, speaking for his associates, said
he had gone over the entire bond issue
and found that McKane had failed to
account for at least 5000, 900 of the
bonds and had disposed of some of
them in an illegal manner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Atchi,on,s New Post ONCE Opened.

ATcHIsON, Kan, March 15.-Atchi-
sons new post Office building was
opened quietly to the public to-day. 1t
is of quarry faced Cottonwood Falls
stone and is one of the first to be built
by the government for post Office pur-
poses alone. 1t occupies one of the
most prominent corners in town Its
cost was $4,000 though the appropria-
ton was $780, 900. The $4,000 unused
will be turned back into the treasury.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
REPORT OF WARDEN CHASE.
Immense Output of the State Coal Mines
at Leavenworth, Kan.

Immense Output OF the state Coal Mines
at Leavenworth, Kan.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 1.-THE report
of Warden Chase, of the state peniten-
tiary at Lansing. for the month of Feb
ruary shows that during the month
there was supplied to the state institu-
tions 5,527 bushels of coal from the
state mines at Leavenworth and IS, So
bushels from the same source are re-
ported under the head of cash sales and
royalties, making the total output for
the month 1918
The total amount mined from the be-
ginning of operations in Leavenworth
county up to February %, of this year,
is 17,27s, 217 bushels, of which 6,32S, ia
went to state institutions and 10, 949,-
sos to cash sales.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Resulted In Murder.

LAWRENCE, Kan, March 15.-P. III.
Geelan, postmaster at Big Springs post
office, in the west part of Douglas
county, was shot and instantly killed
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning by
Fred Hill The killing resulted from a
feud that has been growing for some
time, caused by Geelan holding on to
the post Office longer than four years.
Hill had wanted the office. and the diff.
ferences between the two led to the
killing. Hill gave himself up.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Held without Bail.

LAWRENCE, Kan, March 2O.-The
preliminary hearing of Fred Hill for
killing Postmaster Greelan at Big
Springs last Wednesday, resulted yes
terday afternoon in Hill being bound
over to the May term of the district
court and bail refused The trial was
rendered very sensational by Hills APP
parent insanity and the threats of mob
violence that were made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Oxford the Winner,

LONDON, March 10. - The fifty-frst
boat race between the crews of Oxford
and Cambridge universities took place
Saturday over the usual four mile
two furlong course from Putney bridge
to the Ship at Mortlake, and Oxford
won by three and half lengths, while
Cambridge's men did not even finish,
having totally COLLAPSED.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Killed on His Marriage Night.

SLOAN SPRINGS, Ark, March 15.-
Arch Armstrong killed his brother
about o'clock this morning by shoot
ing him in the right breast with a
double barreled shot gun The muir
dered man was married yesterday and
to celebrate the occasion sent to the
still house for jug of whisky.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Sentenced to the Peniteutiary,

ATCHIsoN. Kan, March 20. - Lem
Zimmerman and Joseph Schneider. con-
victed of burglary and larceny, were
sentenced to six years each in the state
penitentiary. Zimmerman claims to
be but 10 years old, but looks %.
Schneider is only 16, and is one of the
youngest persons ever sent to the peni-
Tertiary from Atchison county.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
A Redeeming Feature.

"Your husband is a travelling man,
isn't he?" said one Pittsburgh lady to
another.
YES"
81 should think You wouldn't like his
being away from home so much"
II don't lie that, but there is one
advantage"
What is ito"
when he's away he forgets he is
married and so he writes love letters to
me."-Pittsburgh Telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Biz Boston 9 ALBANY Cut.

BOSTON. March 9-President Bliss,
of the Boston & Albany railroad, has
ordered reduction of so per cent in
the running expenses of the road in
this city. and to carry this out whole.
sale reduction and discharge of en-,
ployes will take effect on Monday. All
branches are included
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Caused by Dependency.

SPRINeFIELD. Mo-, March 15.-Ole NJ
Gunderson, Norwegian, 40 years old,
committed suicide at Conway early yes
terday by taking morphine. Deceased
was prominent in secret society circles
in southwest Missouri The loss of a
leg in an accident at the worlds fair
and general dependency led to the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
The Majority Not Large Enough.

MoNTEvIDEo. March 14.-Dr. Ellauri,
the administration candidate for the
presidency. has withdrawn his accept
ance of the presidency in view of the
narrowness of the majority in his favor.
This decision has created good in.
preSSiOn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Fourth-Class Western Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fol.
owing fourth-class postmasters were
appointed to-day:
In Missouri At Bullion. Ada.Y county. Luke
Geognegsn; at West Glaize, Camden county,
J. Hart: at Walnut Macon county. A Shanks
In Kansas-At Lafontaine Wilson county ].
Taylor. vice W. Butcher. removed
In the Indian territory-At Peoria, Peoria
nation, ]. Dent
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE green
flag of Ireland, will, after all, wave
over Brooklyn city hall on St Patrick's
day. the board of aldermen having au-
thorized it by vote of ayes to nays.
Aldermen Hess, Coleson and Cohen,
would not put themselves on record.
Mayor Schieren is thus overruled
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
The santa Fe Paving It's Taxes.

LAWRENCE, Kan, March 15-All the
Santa Fe taxes for 1898 due in Douglas
county have been paid with the added
penalty under protest The county
treasurer to-day received checks for
the amount
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Prince of Wales Big winning.

PARIS. March 19.-The Matin news.
paper says that the prince of Wales
won $40, 900 at Monte Carlo this week
and gave the whole to the poor of
Monaco
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Two Deaths by Poison in . Town.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 19-Mrs-
Rosa Brown died here last night and
her son George. aged 10 years, died
this morning. from poison supposed to
have been in their food at dinner last
evening.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
Conrressman Heard Houored.

WASHINGTON. March 1a-Congress-
man Heard, of Missouri, has been ap-
Of the democratic congressional nation
III committee
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23
To Abolish the Lords.

LONDON, March 14-In the house of
commons Henry Labouchere's amend
ment to abolish the house of lords was
passed by vote of 147 to las. in spite
of the opposition of the government
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23

The South Chicago plant of the Illi-
nois Steel Co resumed operation on
the 10th, giving employment to 5000
men. The works have been idle for
sly months
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23

"A estimoniaL-"What did Bunco
Jim's friends give him on the occasion
of his silver jubilee?" IAN elegant set
of loaded dice."-Judge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-23

Clement is Latin, meaning the mild
tempered. 1t was favorite name
among the popes
The Washington times., 1894-09-01
LORDS AND SENATORS.

Is the British government more democratic
han the government Of the United States?
IN theory, no; in practice, yes. Analysing
he two governments ibwill be found that:
The House of Commons is equally as
representative as the House OF Representa-
ives.
The House Of Lords has much less legisla-
i've power than the Senate.
The Queen can veto nothing except a social
nnction. while the President can put tenn
porary or permanent stop TO legislation.
The first andlast of these three propositions
contain no comparisons detrimental to the
government of the United States. But in the
second is serious reflection on our yaunted
democracy.
What would have happened had the House
Of Lords attempted TO hold up a tariff bill sent
% il with the approval OF the Commons? Il
would have meant nothing short Of the i'm
Mediate abolition Of that respectable body.
In fact the House of Lords has ceased to
have any power at all except the exercise Of
ssuspensiFe veto, the right Of which is rarely
atilized because of the determined opposi-
hon il meets in the Commons. The LORDS
originates nothing except money bills while
The Commons holds the nations purse.
In fact, the government Of England is al
most entirely in the hands of the House of
Commons. Monarchy is dead except as a
social function. 1t has not figured actively
in legislation since William III vetoed the
triennial act and William " dismissed the
Whig ministry.
II England, nominally limited monarchy
but in reality a democracy, can get along
without an upper house, why should not the
people of the United States, if they wish 10
continue the Senate, at least form it by popu-
lar choice, making it thereby representative
body responsible directly 10 the people, and
yet preserving its possibly useful character az
a check TO the House Of Representatives.