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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

A MOB of $50 men broke into the
county Jail at Yreka, Cal. at o'clock
on the morning of the 26th and hanged
four murderers in the courthouse park.
The victims were named respectively
Johnson, SENDER, Null and Moreno.
A RECENT dispatch stated that France
would join England and America in
whatever steps might be necessary to
stop tie massacre of foreigners in
China.
DR. VoN HERFF. of New York, who
recently arrived from Cuba. said that
he found business of all kinds on the
island at a standstill Some of the
merchants had closed their doors wait
ing for better times. Almost every
sugar planter was threatened with
ruin if he did not contribute money to
the insurgent cause, and they will have
to pay enormous taxes to the govern
ment. The great sugar industry was
in danger of destruction, in fact
A MOB of about dozen negroes took
Harrison Lewis. colored, from the Jail
at Springfield. Ky, early on the Goth
and hanged him in the courthouse
yard. The jailer escaped with the
keys and they were three hours batter
ing the doors down. The victim had
committed a cowardly murder.
THE wife of James Tettherow, a we'll
to do farmer near Portland, Ore, arose
early in the morning and took her
6-year-old boy and drowned him in the
river close by. She afterward tried to
drown herself, but was rescued. She
was thought TO be insane
president CLEVELAND has commut-
ed to life imprisonment the sentence
of Cephas Wright, a full-blood Choc-
the eastern district of Texas. The
president cited as his reasons for the
communication Wright's ignorance of
the English language and laws and
lack of realization of the enormity of
the offense.
AT North Andover, Mass, on the
2eth, II. o. Houghton. ST., head of the
publishing house of Houghton, Mifflin,
& Co, of Boston, died suddenly from
heart failure. He was 20 years of age.
AT Paris. on the 25th, the American
trotter, Austrian, won the interna-
tional contest over a distance of 1900
metres for harnessed trotters.
A DISPATCH from Washington stated
that readings of sensible temperature,
or that actually felt, would hereafter
form feature of the weather bureau
charts All other temperature read
ings would be subordinated to the new
system. which it was expected would
be put into operation within q month.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
VETERANS OF TWO STATES.
Old soldiers Flock TO the Big Reunion at
Hastings. Neb.

HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 97.-All the
finishing touches and final prepara-
tons for turning Camp sherman over
to Commander Adams and bis veterans
were completed yesterday morning
and the camp was dedicated at noon.
The local committee has pushed the
reunion right from the start. The
camp is situated about three-quar-
tiers of a mile from the center
OF the business portion of the city,
and rests upon smooth strip of prai-
RE, which gives it the finest loca-
ton that could possibly be found. BY
the side of Nebraska veterans will be
camped their own comrades from Kan
sas, members of the Interstate asso-
citation, together with companies of
the Kansas national guards, and close
by will be the Nebraska Band union.
Fifteen thousand people have secured
quarters and special trains from all di
rections were run to-day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
c. a. 2. PROGRAMME.
Outline OF the Proceedings at the National
Encampment Next Month

"a ehAC III the NaIlOnAl
Encampment Next Month.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. &c. Tie official
programme for the G. A r. encamp-
ment has just been announced. In out
line = is as follows: Monday, Septem-
Der 9, in the morning the commander
ln-chief receives; at night, dog watches.
Tuesday morning, naval veterans
parade: afternoon, carriage drive
for the women; night reeep-
ton by ladies of the G. A. r. and
WomaD's Relief corps to the G. A. r.
Wednesday morning, grand parade;
night, concert by Mrs Emily Dawson.
camp fires at Music hall, Phoenix hall
and National park, concert at court
house, concert at Baxter square. Thurs
day morning and afternoon, horse
show and general visitation; night,
fireworks on river front, campfires at
Phoenix hall. Music hall and National
park, concerts at courthouse, Boone
square and at Baxter square. Friday
morHing, barbecue; night, ladies re-
ceptiOn at Auditorium. Additional
features will be provided for SATURDAY..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
ACRES BURNED AWAY.
crest Fires Break Out Again in New Jer-
sew. Doing Untold Damage.

Forest Fires Break Out Again in New Jer-
sey. Doing Untold Damage.
CAPE MAY, n. j., Aug. 26.-The
forest fires have broken out again near
this place. Gangs of men from the
West Jersey and the South Jersey rail-
roads have been fighting the fires in
the neighborhood of Goshen. Fifty
acres of land have been burned away.
A fire brigade has been organized to
fight the flames, and the men are now
trying to stop the burning grass and
timber before it reaches that place.
Some of the finest timber land and
cranberry boys in the state have been
dpsfrnNan
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
BROUGHT TO TERMS.

Chinese Government VIII Permit Foreign
ers tn Attend the Trial OF Natives
Foo Chow, China, Aug. 26.-Firm-
ness has brought the Chinese to terms
Foreigners are now present at the
trials of natives implicated in the at
tack Upon missionaries. The Chinese
officials afford every facility to the
foreign commissioners of inquiry
Six of the Chinese. who had a hand in
the massacre at Hwashang have been
convicted of murder. More arrests
are made daily. Foo Chow is quiet
What was reported abroad as a new
massacre was only a local rint
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
LUkIN'S PLAN.
Proposed Bounty to Farmers on All Staple
Agricultural Products Exported.

Proposed Bounty to Farmers on All Staple
Agricultural Products Exported.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-David Lukin,
of California, arrived yesterday and
says that before he returns to the
coast he will make a number of
speeches to farmer organizations in
Missouri and Kansas. His scheme con-
sists in having law passed giving a
bounty to farmers on all staple agri-
cultural products exported. He ap-
peared before the committee on agri-
culture of the house during the last
congress and explained his theory and
a resolution of thanks was passed for
his kindness He says that in mis- judg-
ment something in the line of securing
legislation conforming to his theory
can be done during the next congress.
He will speak in Virginia and Pennsyl.
vania, then go to Missouri, where he
will spend a week. followed by week
in Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
A DISGUSTING END.
The Bull Fight Near Cripple Greek Flai
Failure in Every Regard.

Failure in Every Regard.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col. Aug. 27.-Not
to exceed zoo people went to Gillette
to see the bull fight yesterday. and on
account of the slim attendance no kill
ing was done. The so-called fiesta is
at an end, and the people are heartily
glad. Financially the show has proved
a fat failure. Those connected with
the managementoft the affair have been
arrested three times since Saturday
afternoon, charged with cruelty to ami
mails, but all have settled by the pay
ment of comparatively small fines, IS
and costs being the amount assessed
in nearly all the cases. 1t is not likely
that there will be any further prosecu-
ton in connection with the affair. The
prize fight arranged between George
Hall and Frenchy Osborne failed to
come off, the pugilists being Disguised
at the prospects of drawing a crowd.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
QUAY stole a March.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Aug. Ex-senator
Quay and his followers made a bold
dash yesterday in the fight for repub-
lican supremacy in this state by taking
possession of the state committee and
deposing b. f. Gilkerson from the
craftsmanship. Their object in doing
this was to place themselves in posi-
ton to prepare the rolls of the dele
gates to Wednesdays convention. so
that they might appear before that
body with a prima facie case.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
The Nations Against China.

respondent of the Standard telegraphs
to that paper that the news that
France will Join England and America
in whatever steps may be necessary to
stop the massacre of foreigners in
China has induced some German news
papers 10 express the hope that Ger
many will do likewise. Germany has
d large squadron in Chinese waters.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Big Strike of Garment Workers.

ROCHESTER. y. Y, Aug. 26.-0ne Of
the greatest labor strugglesever waged
between employees and employers in
this city began Saturday night, when
LOCO members of the United Garment
Workers association went on a strike.
Unless the bosses concede their demands
before tonight the finishers and but
tonhole makers, numbering another
1000, are said to be ready to go out.
and the difficulty will affect 5000 Ia
hnrerS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
WILL NOT BE MOLESTED.
Eannock and Shoshone Indian Hunter,
VIII BE Protected in Wyoming.

VIII BE Protected in Wyoming.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27-No attention
will be paid by the Indian bureau to
the game laws of Wyoming where
they come into conflict with the
treaties of the United States with. the
Bannock and Shoshone Indians. the at
torney general. after considering the
matter, having informed the secretary
of the interior and the commissioner
of Indian affairs that the right of In
dians to hunt on unoccupied lands, in
his opinion. are unquestionable. and
that he considers that the state of Wy
oming has no power to limit or abridge
this right
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
WALLER INTERVIEWED.

The eX-COnsul Has Been Seen by the TIVE
Men sent 10y Minister Eustis and His Dep
ositiOn Taken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 97.-A cablegram
from Ambassador Eustis received at
the state department this afternoon
reports the return to Paris of the am
bassador's two deputies. Newton
b. Eustis and Mr.. Alexander,
who had been sent to Clairvaux
prison to see ex-Consul Waller. They
took Mr. Walters deposition contain
ing Il full statement of his trial and
conviction by the French military
court at Tamatave and copy will be
forwarded to the department as soon
IS possible
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
THREE HUNDRED POISONED.
Serious Work of Some Misoreant at Luz
theran Picnic i'm Indiana.

Ia PORTE. Ind. Aug. 27.-Three
hundred out of 1000 people were poi
soned at a German Lutheran mission
festival, or picnic. in a grove at
Tracy, this county, Sunday. A picnic
dinner was served, and it is thought
some miscreant poisoned the DO
tatoes or drinking water. The victims
were attacked with frightful pains,
purging and vomiting. and rolled and
tumbled on the ground in agony until
medical aid was secured. As yet none
have died. but many are still very i'll.
Two hundred and fifty were present
from this citv.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Beecham's pills are for bilious

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspepsia,
heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness,
sick headache, bad taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, loss Of
appetite, sallow skin, etc, when
caused by constipation and con-
stipation. is the most frequent
cause Of all Of them.
&c by the book. Pills Ioc and 25c
box. Book FREE at your druggists or
write B. F. Allen Co., 36s Canal Street,
New York.
Annual sales more than 100000 boxes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
FAST RAILROAD TIME.
English Trains Succeed in Smashing n
Worlds Previous Record.

Worlds Previous Record.
LONDON. Aug. 26.-The great topic
of discussion in railroad circles during
the week has been the railway races
from London to Aberdeen by the east
and west routes The west coast COM
panies took the initiative and did the
distance, $40 miles, at the rate of a
mile a minute throughout These
companies thus made a new worlds
record, while completely smashing the
record held for the past three years by
the Empire state express from New
York to Buffalo. However, the east
route companies improved on this time
on Thursday evening, and the west
coast did $40 miles in Sig minutes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Ransom win Re ResnnoIn.sd

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Special to q
local paper from Washington says
Matt w. Ransom, of North Carolina
will be reappointed United States min
lister to Mexico and the president will
thus rectify the mistake made in the
first appointment of Mr.. Ransom while
he was still a member of the senate.
Whether Mr.. Ransom will return to
Mexico or not will depend entirels
upon his own wishes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Two ChIIdren Ruroed.

MENoMINEE, Mich, Aug. 26.-Firt
caught in a bed at a Michigan avenue
boarding house yesterday afternoon,
kept by John Aderson, and his two
boys, John and Matthew, aged and
years, who were asleep. were so badly
burned that they will die. The father
was severely burned while rescuing the
children. The mother jumped from a
second story with a little babe, and
fractured limb.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
WORLDS WHEAT CROP.
Estimate Made OF the Years Yield in the
Various Countries

BUDA PEsTH, Aug. 27.-Details of the
government estimate of the wheat
crops of the various countries, the total
for which was stated in a dispatch
on August 23, shows the following in
bushels: Great Britain, 46,s11, 600:
France, 3O1, SD, 600; Germany. 1O3. $50
600; Austria, As, 399. 900; Italy, ia SOS. 900;
Belgium. 2l.277,OOO Spain, ST. 59s, 600;
Russia. 415.O53.OOO; Hungary, $50, 361,-
600; India, 237, 456.O GOO; United States,
400, OF, 900; Canada, 51.O66, 600; Rou-
mania, GAIA, 900; Bulgaria, So, ASP. 600;
Turkey, AZ, 555, 900; Argentine, GO, 99J,
600: Australia. IS. TAG. 600.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Forty-five Deaths from smau-Pox.

EAGLE Pass. Tex, Aug. 27.-One
hundred and siXty-siX cases of small.
pox and forty-five deaths have occurred
up to date among the negro coloniste
quarantined at Camp Jenner. There
are $50 negroes now in camp. No new
cases or deaths to-day. So thorough Is
the isolation of the camp that little
fear of the disease is felt here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Can Eight in Mexicn.

Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. ga represen-
tative of this city of President Stuart
of the Florida Athletic club, has re-
ceived from the City of Mexico positive
assurance that the Mexican authorities
would allow the CoEbett-Fitzsimmon
fight to take place in Jaurez, Mex,
across the river from FL Paso, in case
the contest is stopped in Dallas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
a Yacht Capsized.

New YORK. Aug. 97.-The sloop yacht
Adelaide, owned by Robert w. Inman.
Jr., the cotton broker, while cruising
off Norton's point last night, was run
into by the iron steamer Perseus
The Adelaide was lleeled over and al
least three persons are known to nave
gone overheard.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30

MIDDLEsBORo, KY. Aug. GA
bloody encounter occurred at the
water works yesterday in which James
Lyle literally carved Peter Sullivan to
pieces. Lyle escaped, but is closely
pursued by the police and twenty-five
Infatuated citizens. If caught Lyle
will be lvnched
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Indiana Bituminous Miners.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Aug. 26.-The
bituminous miners of the state have
gained their point. after a suspension
of operations of more than a month.
Yesterday there was a general break
among the operators to pay last years
price of co cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30

osCEoLA, Neb., Aug. 26-The whole
south side of the square was burned
yesterday, with the exception of the
Osceola bank. The loss is over $50, 600,
and less than IS, 600 insurance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-30
Burned by Incendiaries.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 26.-It is reported
here that the village of Brice's station,
east of here on the Toledo & Ohio Cen
trial railway was burned by inceD-
diaries to-day. Telegraph communica-
ton is cut of.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-19
a rule which provides for this sort Of

a rule which provides for this sort Of
thing expressly. Where's Ruff Here
you are! Rule 1S2 in National Hunt
Rules: In steeplechases and hurdle
races any horse getting away from
his rider may be remounted in any
part of the same field or Enclosure in
which the occurrence took place and
further on. and in the event of a rider
being disabled, his horse may be rid
den home by any person of sufficient
weight provided he be qualified ac-
cording to the conditions of the race.
No penalty shall be exacted for carry
ing overweight in this instance There
you are, as clear Is daylight. l al
ways rode 4 few pounds heavier than
Dick. and besides, ! had a covert coat
on. SO there was no difficulty about
the weight. and of course, | was quail
fled. Dicks arm was badly broken in
two places. so there was no doubt
about his being disabled; and the long
and short of it was that he got his
money, about $4,000 in all. Blu.
Monty had to vanish, for he failed 20
find the go. 900 that Messy Levison had
lost to Dick, and which was really laid
for Monty; and Levison was SO nasty
about it that Monty thought he had
better cross the water."-Black ani
White
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-19

were off, and l saw the bright colors
streaming through the people for the
first time round. My fence was the
fourth in order, and there is, as you
know. 4 good long stretch round a
bend before the runner reach it.
Round the bend they came, at what
appeared TO me to be a slow pace. and
/ could see Dick on Rear-Admiral
lying about fourth. / saw him take a
three came over all right. then came
Rear-Admiral and another very close
together, and as they arose there ap-
peared to be a slight cannon, and
Dick was thrown of On awful smash
er right at my feet.
Are you hurt. Dick?' l cried, and
knelt by him at once.
Arm gone: all right otherwise he
gasped. Get on the horse and finish.
Don't mind me. Remember your prom
Use. Co..
Il grasped the situation then, l tell
you, and | was on Rear-Admiral (some
one had caught HIM and off after the
others in much less time than it takes
to relate. Quick as | was, the others
were Il long way ahead by this time,
and | wondered whether l should ever
catch them; but there was a good
three miles to cover yet, and Rear-Ad-
miral, who was an old friend of mine,
had speed and stamina. lie wanted to
overhaul them at once, but l would
not allow that, of course. l was con-
tent to creep up gradually. having tie
benefit meanwhile OF a clear road, and
no fear of a spill through something
else falling. Going past the stands
the second time l was still a long way
last, but at the next fence two of the
others refused, and a little further on
another fell, leaving Rear-Admiral
only two to beat. We were with them
again on the further side of the course,
and l could see then that only one OF
these was dangerous. while the old
Admiral was Sill g%alloping and fenc'
ing beautifully. But the dangerous
one was from Alrcsford, a ~siX-year-old
named G%amboge: Dollery vas riding,
and il had started first favOrite, SO i
knew it would not do to take any lib
critics: while, as I did not know what
sort of n race Dollery had been riding,
| could not tell whether he had a bit
up his sleeve for a finish. Well, to
cut a long story short, we raced neck
and neck and | don't think we ought
t o have won. but Gamboge 'cut it
when the pinch came, and swerving
towards the stands, allowed Rear
Admiral. who was about done for. tc
win by half a length. Did l get the
race? Yes, OF course l did. There is
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-19
The boy Accounted For.

The observant J~erseyman had been
dressing. Anyone watching him
would have seen him pull out of a
drawer shirt after shirt, and one lot
after another Of collars aud cuffs. ind
stare at them in a way that seemeS I'M
called for. Il should like to know"
he exclaimed. as soon as he Joined his
family downstairs, what Boy is
doing on all of my laundry goods:
Every shirt. collar and cuff that l have
gotis marked Boy with indelible ink"
His wife smiled in hat careless manner
that women have regarding such
things as do not belong to their ward.
robe. ''Oh!" she said, the boys are
as big as you now, and l couldn't tell
their things from yours, so recently !
marked their things in that way in
order that I might distinguish them.
The Chinese laundryman evidently
concluded that it was a family mark.
and ne has duplicated it upon all the
shirts. collars and cuffs that have gone
to him since. My things, as well rs
yours, are all marked Boy now
\. y. Sun
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-19
HUMOROUS.

-He-"If I'd known that tunnel
vas so long I'd have kissed you" She
-"Gracious, didn't You? Somebody
did."-Great Divide.
-Jilson, who has been reading his.
tory, says in Queen Elizabeth's time a
woman's toilet seems largely to have
been a ruff and ready one.-Buffalo
Courier.
-Potter-''The scientists say that
the way for 4 man to sleep is to think
of nothing" Kidder-'But they are
wrong. The way to sleep is to think
it is time to get up."-Vogue.
Mr.. Delawanna-'Are you n regu-
lar plumber??" Mccarthy well. l
guess l can fill the bill, boss" Mr..
Delawanna 'Humph, You're not
much of a one if you can't."-Brooklyn
Life.
Il didn': know that young Slimsy
and Miss Trippet cared for each other"
''Who says they do?" why. they've
just had a quarrel and don't recognize
each other when they meet."-N. Y.
Press.
Bob Bunkum (actor)-"Failure? !
should think it was. Why. the whole
play was ruined-" Faiy HOstess-"How
was that?" Bob Bunkum-"Why. at
the end of the last act a steam-pipe
burst and Missed me off the stage
Tit-Bits.
-Noorich-"Here. sir. is a painting
by Corot that l bought for 81, 1000; reg
ular bargain, too. What do you think
of it," Connizer-'Of course it is. l
don't know. much about art, but I'm
able to tell a hand-painted picture from
a chrome, l guess"-Puck.
How is young Blaggles doing in
business?" asked her father. "Splen-
didly." was the confident reply. HE
says that he considers himself very
lucky at the store" Have they raised
his salary??' 'N-no. But they threat
ened to discharge him and didn't do
it. "-Washington Star.
Heavy Tragedian lat a localH
''Prithee, landlord, dwells there within
the precincts of this hamlet a ma
chinist? Yes, sir" Tragedian-''Theu
Ldhc W lIui IllS IT VI lIduN Springs.
Bid him wrench asunder these iron
limbs, and then, for our r~egalement, to
chisel slices from its u~nyielding bosom.
for we would dine soon. And. pray
you, do it quickly. Yon peas need not
carry, for those. with dext'rous man
agement, we can swallow whole.
Away.'-Tit-Bits-
Foreigner travelling in America
Porter. "a you get me a pack of
cards" Porter-Yes.s sab (brings them)."
Seventy-five cents. sah."-Traveler
paying, and tearing open the cover
II want a table. too" Porter-"Yes,
sab" fits one and pockets a fee for the
service)-'Thank you, sab" Traveller
shuffies cards and deals out for soli-
taire. Porter (~retires to end of a for
five minutes, then returnsl-"'Scuse
me, sab. Cards are not allowed to be
plaTed in dish coach on Sundays, sab"
N. Y. sun.