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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
Recent Cold Snaps Retarded Retail Trade
Wheat and Corn Advanced.

NEW YORK. May 1S.-R G.. Dun q
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
The severe cold snap, with extensive
fortunately done little damage to the
great crops. though much to fruit, but
has considerably retarded retail trade.
The best news of the week is the adj
vance of 10 per cent. in wages by the
Carnegie works, followed by the Jones
& Laughlin establishment, and evil
IDENTIFY implying a similar advance
by many other concerns. The
Illinois Steel Co. is starting its
furnaces without granting the demands
of employees. No advance has been
found practica BILE in the wooden mills,
where conditions as to prices and for
eign competition are very different,
and about 10, 900 workers are still idle
at Olneyville. where the works should
consume 6OO.OO pounds per week. In
other departments of labor troubles
are not serious and the demand for
manufactured products increases.
With material and steady enlarge
ment in domestic trade there is still
great want of employment in the in
terror for money. which comes hither,
So, 500, 600 during the past week, and
with the m illions distributed by the
bond synd icate on bond account slim
ulate speculation. Accordingly wheat
has risen cents, although the reports
of injury by frost do not APP
pear. upon sitting, to concern any
considerable proportion of the
growing grain. Western receipts for
two weeks of May have been 2.9l7, sos
bushels. against $500. POS last year, and
Atlantic exports 1868, 4S4 bushels,
against 4.565, 1Ol last year, being re-
duced by the advance in price less than
would be expected because of generally
current reports of decrease of acreage.
With only six weeks of the crop year
left. the stocks in sight constitute a
heavy surplus. if not as large as some
western statisticians estimate. Corn
has advanced only = cent, being APP
parently injured more than wheat, but
the acreage gives promise of a yield of
1000, 600. 600 bushels.
Failures during the past week have
been 2lI in the United States, against
9l9 last year, and 81 in Canada, against
"a last year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
A MONEY DISCUSSION.
Stirring Debate Between Prof. Laughlin
and the Author of "COin's Financial

Stirring Debate Between Prof. Laughlin
and the Author of "Coin's Financial
SCHOOL,"
CHICAGO. May 1s.-A stirring politi-
cal encounter took place last night,
hardly paralleled in the west since the
struggle between Lincoln and Douglas,
just on the eve8 of the civil
war. The platform combat
ants were two giants of
the opposing sides in the raging finan-
cial controversy. Lawrence Laugh
lin, professor of political economy in
the University of Chicago, the favorite
authority of President Cleveland,
and William I'll. Harvey, author of
Coins Financial School" Not half
the people clamoring to be present
could have been accommodated had
the Auditorium itself been secured for
the meeting of the champions The
spacious rooms of the Illinois club
on Ashland boulevard were crowded
to almost suffocation. The proposition
discussed was as follows: "Resolved-
That the United States should at once
enter upon the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of Is to 1, independently
of the action of any other nation. -
Both speakers were literally applaud
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
A BIG STRIKE.
The Union Miners in the Pittsburgh Dis
trict Called Out.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 20.-A resolu-
ton ordering a general suspension of
work in all the mines in the Pitts
burgh district was adopted at the
miners convention here Thursday. 1t
waS also decided to esta blish camps at
ali the pits working below the rate.
The convention was one of the largest
ever held and the sentiment of the
men was for calling out all the miners,
whether working for the 69-cent rate
or for the 6O-cent rate. Many of the
delegates favored demanding 20 cents,
but it was finally decided to demand
the old wages. The delegates spent
the evening with their various lodges,
and when they reassembled yester-
day reported that the miners
of the district seemed to be almost
unanimous in favor of keeping up the
war to the end. The conventions first
work yesterday was to pass resolu-
ton declaring for general suspension
of work throughout the district until
the demand for 60 cents should be
granted. The shutdown will begin
to-day, and all the union men now at
work at union rates will be called out.
1t is estimated that between 5000 and
5000 miners are now at work in this
district at the Gq-cent rate.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
KILLED Her Cbnd for CRYING.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, May 20-The
acknowledged slayer of her child, Mrs.
James Nelson, a pretty young widow,
is in the Montgomery county jail. She
has been living with her father, a
farmer, and when her child disap-
peared last Sunday she gave out the
impression that it had been kidnapped.
Yesterday the murdered body was
found in her bedroom, she having had
no opportunity to hide it The woman
asserts that she was i'll Saturday night
and the child's crying so affected her
nerves that she arose and deliberately
choked il to death.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
HISTORIC CANNON.
Imposing Ceremonies Held At Louisville on
Recent of War Relics.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1S.-The mill
tary and civic parade held here yester-
day in honor of the arrival from Wash
ington of the historic cannon donated
by the United States government to
the citizens and Grand Army commit
tee was an imposing affair. The pa
rade was one of the largest ever seen
in Louisville, being over mile in
length. The houses along the line of
march were decorated with flags and
bunting and the city presented a gala
appearance. Business was generally
suspended. and the people of Louis
vile turned out en- masse to receive
the relics. One of these cannon was in
service on the federal side and the
other on the confederate side during
the war. 1t is the intention of the
committee to have the cannon melted
down and made into souvenirs for dis
tribution during the coming encamp-
ment next September.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
THREE lYNcAeD.
Summary Punishment of Negroes Who
Maltreated and Murdered a Young Lady.

Maltreated and Murdered a Young Lady.
ELLAvnLE, Fla. May 20.-Three
negroes were lynched Saturday night in
a dense swamp on the Suanee river by
white men for assaulting white girl.
1t is reported that they were fayed
alive and then burned. after being sub
jected to frightful tortures. The crime
for which the negroes were so horribly
put to death was one of the most ter
rible in the history of this section of
Florida. The scene of the crime and
retribution was in Lafayette, the adj
joining county to Madison on the
south.
Miss Mamie Armstrong, the beauti-
full daughter of prominent Lafayette
county farmer, left her home FIVE days
ago to spend the night with a neighbor
who lived miles distant The next
day Miss Armstrong; father went to
the house to bring her home and was
alarmed to hear that nothing had been
seen of her. Mr.. Armstrong alarmed
the neighbors and a search was made.
After long search the body of the
young lady was found horribly mutt
lated. She had been dragged into the
woods by the three negroes and for
twenty-four hours subjected to the
most revolving indignities and then
murdered. The iends were captured
and one of them made full confess
sion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
THE GOLD STANDARD.
Ex-Congressman Bynum, of Indiana, De-
cIares in Favor of IL.

Ex-Congressman Bynum. of Indiana, De-
cIares in Favor of IL.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May FIX
Congressman Bvnum last night de-
clared unequivocally for a single gold
standard. He said: NO permanent
restoration of confidence can take
place until the treasury of the United
States is put upon sound basis. I'm
der existing laws the treasury must,
on demand, redeem the national bank,
greenback and Sherman notes and
practically the silver certificates, in
gold. More than a thousand millions
of currency is being upheld by gold
reserve of SlOG, 900. 600. This condition
of itself was enough to shake conf
dence in the soundness of the system.
Gold is the standard of measure
ment of values throughout the world,
and whether we maintain it or not as
the basis of our financial system, our
trade and commerce will be carried on
and values ascertained and settled by
the same memorable laws which fixes
the relation of products throughout
the civilized country. Every country
in the world, no matter what the
character of its currency, measures
values by the gold standard. If its
currency is below the standard, prices
are augmented to compensate for the
depreciation. If all the great COM
mercial nations would enter into an
agreement to coin both gold and silver
at a ratio approximating their COM
mercial equality, the price of silver
would, no doubt, be given sufficient
stability to hold it up to its coinage
value. There is, however, but re-
mote possibility of an international
-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
THE KIcKAPoo COUNTRY.
Clerks Engaged on the Presidential Proc.
lamation to Open It.

Clerks Engaged on the Presidential Proc
lamation to Open It.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Under direc-
tions from the commissioner of the
general land office clerks are engaged
in the preparation of the presidential
proclamation which is to open the
Kickapoo country to settlement, but
the fact that the school indemnity Sc
lections made by Gov. Renfrow have
not yet been passed upon retards
the work. 1t has not been decid-
ed whether the proclamation shall
recite the descriptions of the allot-
ments and the indemnity selections
and declare the remaining lands open
to settlement, or whether the remain
ing lands shall be described separately
as to each tract, and those not included
specifically in such description be
designated as reserved from settle
ment. Whatever the method adopted,
if the governors selection be admitted,
it remains certain that there will oe
less than 600 claims of 16O acres each,
and the scramble of 200 or 20, 600 set
tiers will, it is feared, occasion trouble.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
Child Labor In Wisconsin.

ASHLAND. Wis, May 1s.-Ethelbert
Stewart, special agent of the United
States bureau of labor. is in the city
gathering labor statistics. He has been
all over the state, and is about COM
pleting his report on Wisconsin. He
says there is more child labor in pro-
portion to manufacturing institutions
in this state than in any others, and in
regard to wages, hours, etc, labor is
worse off than in any other state in
the union except Pennsylvania Mr.
Stewart is gathering statistics from
1887 up to and including the Debs
strike
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
The Supreme Council Closes Its Annual
Session by the Election of Ohicers.

The Supreme Council Closes Its Annual
Session by the Election of Ohicers.
OMAHA, Neb., May 20-The tenth
supreme council Catholic Knights ad-
journed its session late Saturday after
noon. Mobile, Ala, was selected as the
next place of meeting, Washington be-
ing the only competitor. The officers
elected are: Supreme president, Ed
ward Feeney, of Brooklyn; supreme
vice president, Charles ]. OFT, of Gal
weston. Tex; supreme secretary, w.
S. O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
supreme treasurer, C. j. Kershner,
of Toledo, o.; supreme trustee, Z. d.
McGuinness. of Providence. R. l. The
next meeting takes place in 1897. The
organization decided against further
tax for the sinking fund. The council
has supreme representatives in three
priests, Rev. Fathers J. H. Then, of
Kansas, J. J. Gore, of Michigan, d
p. O'Keefe. of New Mexico.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
JUDGE PRIEST RESIGNS.
Federal Judge OF the Eastern Missouri
District Outfits Successor.

FEDERAL Judge OF the Eastern missouri
District Out-His Successor.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The appoint
Rent of Elmer II. Adams to be United
States judge for the eastern district of
Missouri must have been as great SUR
prise in that state as it was to politi-
clans and even to the department of
justice in this city. He succeeds judge
Priest, who was appointed less than a
year ago by Mr. Cleveland The cause
of Judge Priests resignation, which
was brought here by same parties who
secured appointment of Judge Adams,
was due to the somewhat remark
allie fact that he found it impossible
20 support his family upon the salary
of the office. $1,000 a year. Judge
Priest owed his appointment to the in
f1uence of ex.Gov. Francis, and when
he determined to resign he first motif
fed that gentleman, in order that he
might name his successor. Gov. Francis
is now in this city, and Judge Adams
appointment is due to his presence
here
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
OMAHA'S DESTITUTE.
Unique Plan to Furnish Employment to
Those Who Desire 1t.

OMAHA. Neb., May 20-The plan to
relieve the destitute families in Omaha
by furnishing them ground and seed
for garden has worked successfully.
The agricultural commission has under
its care 447 garden plots, that being
the number of heads of families sup
piled with seed potatoes and garden
seed. IN addition a number of
men have been furnished seed pota-
toes for several acres each, on condi-
ton that one-fourth of the crop be re-
ton among the poor next winter. The
associated charities expects to raise
over 10000 bushels of potatoes, which
will be distributed by it and through
the different charitable institutions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
NEW PENSION RULINGS.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds Decide
Several Points of Interest to Appli

Assistant Secretary Reynolds Decides
Several Points of Interest to Appli-
cants.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Assistant Sec
rotary Reynolds, of the interior depart
ment, has decided that when an attor.
ney neglects to explain his clients fail
ure to appear for medical examination
on his application for pension, the at
torney forfeits all claims; also that a
declaration not executed before some
person entitled to administer oaths in
pension cases is void. If a later valid
declaration is made it does not entitle
the claimant to receive a pension
dating back to the filing of the void
application. Secretary Reynolds has
decided that where pension has been
granted to several minor children, the
pension of each is chargeable with a
proportionate amount of the fee to the
attorney by whom the claim was prose.
cuted. If a pension to one of the
minors should be withheld, there is no
fund available for the payment of that
portion of the fee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
Tho Buckeye State Contributes
the Story Of a We teran'e Sc arch
How Fred Taylor, 9 Member of the GAL
liant 1S9th n. " v. l., Finally Found
What He Has Sought Since
the War Closed.

the War Closed.
lFrorn the 1shta5ula, ohio, Beaeoa.)
Mr.. Fred Taylor was born and brought up
near Elmira, n Y, aad from there en-
listed in the lS9th regiment, n. Y, V. l.,
with which he went through the war and
saw much hard service. Owing to exposure
and hardships during the service, Mr.. Tay
lor contracted chronic diarrhPa from which
he has suffered now over 81 years, with alb
solutely no help from physicians. By
nature he was wonderfully vigorous man.
Had he not been, his disease and the exper-
iments of the doctors had killed him long
ago. Laudanum was the only thing which
afforded him relief. He had terrible head
aches, his nerves were shattered, he could
not sleep an hour day on an average, and
he was reduced TO a skeleton. A year ago he
and his wife sought relief in change of
climate and removed to Geneva, o., but the
change in health came not. Finally on the
recommendation of F. j. Hoffner, the
leading druggist of Geneva, who was cog
infant of similar cases which Pink Pills had
cured, Mr.. Taylor was persuaded TO try a
box. "As a drowning man grasps at a
straw so 1 took the pills" says Mr.. Taylor,
"but with no morehope of rescue. But after
thirty years of suffering and fruitless search
for relief at last found it in DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. The day after / took the first
pills commenced to feel better and when
had taken the first box Twas in fact a new
man. That was two months ago. Mr.
Taylor has since taken more of the pills and
his progress is steady and he has the utmost
confidence in them. He has regained full
control of his nerves and sleeps as well as
in his youth. Color is coming back 70 his
parched veins and he is gaining flesh and
strength rapidly. He is now able to do con-
siderable outdoor work.
As he concluded narrating his sufferings.
experience and cure TO a Beacon reporter,
Mrs. Taylor, who has been his faithful help
meet these many years, said she wished to
add her testimony in favor OF Pink Pills
''To the pills alone is due the credit of rails
man he is today said Mrs. TAYLOR Both
Mr.. ana Mrs. Taylor cannot find words to
express the gratitude they feel or recon-
mend too highly Pink Pills to suffering hu-
uranity. Any inquiries addressed to them at
Geneva, o., regarding Mr.. Taylor's case
they will cheerfuny answer. as they are
anxious that the whole world shall know
what Pink Pills have done for them and that
suffering humanity may be benefited thereby
DR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the ell
ements necessary to give new life and rich
ness TO the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y, for
so cents per box, or six boxes for s.. So
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
DIRE DISTRESS.
The Condition of Miners In Usage County
Kan, Deuiorable.


Kan, Deplorable.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 1.-THE condi-
ton of the coal miners in Scranton,
Usage county, grows worse. Some of
the families are on the verge of star
walton, with nothing in the house ex.
cept a little flour given to them by
the township trustees upon the au-
thority of the county commissioners.
The total amount was 1000 pounds
distributed among the families of 2Ot
men who were out of work. This mas
been consumed, and the commission
ers are not able to give any more relief,
the county being in bad condition
financially. If the relief to the Scran-
ton miners be continued, it will have
to be extended also to the PetertOn ano
Usage City camps, where the situation
is as bad. The average pay of the
miners who are at work is from So &c
$40 a month. not that amount a week.
as Labor Commissioner Bird had been
informed. Some of the pay checks for
two weeks work yesterday ran as low
as and Is cents. One man declined
to go after his check. because he knew
it was less than the months rent he
owed to the company. The house rent
now is S1.5O month; formerly it was
So.
Gov. Morrill, has forwarded to the
Scranton committee a balance of S41
from the fund contributed from various
sources for the relief of the western
blizzard sufferers last winter. He also
has asked for additional information
of the condition of the unemployed
miners To the county commissioners
of Usage county he has addressed
communication asking what assistance
the county and the citizens generally
on m rauder
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
A Big One for -Four Years.

Uncle Gabe walked around the stall
wart football player with an air of
critical curiosity; he looked up and
down as he would have done horse
he was about to purchase.
''Amandyr'
What is it, Gabe?"
Hes nigh on TO six foot, amt hep
Every inch of it
weigh about one hundred and
ninety odd?''
Il reckon
well. football certainly does develop
'eD most powerful"
Certainly, a fine young man"
Man? Mandy, Prof. Bunter told
me hisself't that feller's in his fourth
year! Talk about your oatmeal por-
ridge. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
Iast RItes for Ex-t;ov. Chase.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 1.-THE
funeral of Ira J. Chase, the preacher
governor of Indiana, took place yester-
day under the auspices of the e. A. r.
The funeral Grafton was delivered by
Rev. DIR. Lucas, of the Christian church.
The body, while lying in state at the
capitol, was viewed by many persons.
The flags on the public buildings were
at half mast
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
WORLDS OUTPUT OF IRON.
Some Very Interesting Figures Presented
on the Subject by Mr.. Berkenbine.

Some Very Interesting Figures Presented
on the Subject by Mr.. Berkenbine.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Mr. John Ber-
kenbine, the iron ore expert of Phila-
delphia, has prepared for the division
of mineral resources of the United
States geological survey an exhaustive
report of the iron ore resources of the
world, in which the iron ore in 1893 is
estimated at about 80, 500, 600 long tons.
The portion of this report relating to
the United States shows the total pro-
duction of iron ore in this country in
1894 was lists, GO long tons, of 2,24o
pounds as compared with 11,5S7. 629
long tons IN 1898.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
Disastrous Fire.

ST. ALBANs, Vt, May 2O.-A disas-
trous fire swept St Adams yesterday
afternoon, destroying dwellings, bust
ness houses, public buildings and a
large amount of other property. The
loss will amount to thousands of dol
lars. Fire broke out shortly after 8
o'clock in the lumber yard of w. B.
Fonda, and in a short time several
large piles of lumber and business
Offices had been ignited. There was a
heavy wind blowing at the time and
the fire spread rapidly. The loss will
exceed $500. 600.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
REVOLUTION IN FORMoSA.
A Hatta Chief Proclaims Himself King
Murders of Daily Occurrence.

LONDON. May 2O.-The Times prints
dispatch from Hong Kong, which
says anarchy prevails in the northern
part of the island of Formosa and riots
are of daily occurrence, numerous per-
sons having been killed and wounded.
Gen. Ku-Hung-Kuk, a Hatta chief,
has proclaimed himself king of the
northern portion of the island, and
several thousand well equipped SOL
diers have joined his standard and his
force increases daily. The Chinese au-
thorities have captured and beheaded
many of his followers, but the revolt
seems to be spreading.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
SENATOR ROGERS GUILTY.
Kansas Legislative Committee Says He
Drank to Excess.


Drank to Excess.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 20.-The legis-
lative committee, appointed by Gov.
Morrill, to investigate the charges
against Senator Rogers, a regent of
the state university, charged with
drunkenness by Chairman Cyrus Le-
land, of the republican state
central committee, made its re-
port Saturday, finding Rogers
guilty of using Intoxicating liquors
to excess. This was the report
of the republ majority, while the
populist minority reported that Rogers
took whisky and quinine for medicinal
use, and that he used blasphemous
language.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
China's Admiralty Dissolved.

LONDON, May 2O.-By command of
the emperor the Chinese admiralty was
dissolved March "a. owing to the abiect
incompetence of its officials and de-
felt of over s5O.OOO,OOO. There is no
prospect that the department will be
re-esta blished. or that China will buy
auy more warships abroad
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-24
Advances in Wool Expected.

HoUsToS, Tex, May 1.-THE wool
growers at Del Rio are storing enor-
nous quantities of wool in the hope
that this commodity will follow Others
in the advance. Holders of wool are
very firm on the spring clip and buy
ers appear to be timid. Consequently
are to be restricted.