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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES,

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has further
amended the civil service rules by an
order issued on the sth bringing into
the classified service the Interstate
commerce commission. which will en-
brace about lao persona
The lonR-talked-of extension of civil
service rules which takes IN chief
clerks and all the high grade depart
ment officials so as 70 prevent their
removal except for cause. was signed
by the president on the 9th. 1t was
estimated that about 3d. 200 officials
were included in its provisions. The
new rules cover all employees except
those requiring confirmation by the
senate and mere workmen.
GEN. GROsvENoR, in his recent state
ment issued at Washington, stated
that no earthly power could prevent
the nomination of Mckinley on the
first ballot. He made out that Nc
Kinley had SIS votes, but allowed that
60 might be contested, leaving 4sS He
said 70 delegates were yet to be elected,
so of which Mckinley would get, max
ing 53s votes on the first ballot beyond
all controversy.
A DISPATCH from Washington stated
that Gen. Wheaton, of the department
of Colorado, had issued orders urging
every commander to stimulate athletic
exercises among enlisted men. Orders
had been issued setting apart one day
in each month as a field day, upon
which sports, games and military or
athletics contests were to be encour-
aged. With a view to uniformity in
the contests it was proposed to create
the grades of athlete" and expert
athlete"
THE May returns of the statistical
division of the department of agricul
ture on the condition of winter wheat
showed an increase of Sc points above
the April average, being S2.7 against
70. l last month and So in May, 1895.
The average in Missouri was 81; in
Kansas, sc.
THE state department at Washington
announced on the 18th that the Span
ish government had acceded to the re-
quest of the United States to postpone
the execution of the filibusters cap
tured on the schooner Competitor until
arguments on the treaty of 1895 and
the protocol of 1887 can be presented.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

A BAND of whitecaps in Madison
county, Fla, took Harry Wilson to the
woods and shot him. They then got
the 16-year-old son of Lucy Murray
and fiogged him until his skin was cut
to strips. He will die.
THE Vulcan iron works at San Fran
cisco were destroyed by fire on the 10th.
The loss was estimated at 500, 600,
with S31, 900 insurance.
THE third annual championship
games between the athletic teams of
Cornell and the university of Pennsyl-
vania were held at Ithica, n Y, on
the 9Th. In the sprinting Cornell was
more than a match for Pennsylvania,
but the latter outclassed the Ithicans
in all field events and bicycling.
AT Elkhart, Ind, burglars entered
the home of David Simonton, an aged
and wealthy man, and after subduing
Simonton and his wife by striking
them, secured 81, 900 in gold and other
valuableS
An explosion caused from gas accu-
mulating in the produce house of A v.
Thomas & Co., Peoria, Ill, completely
wrecked the building and injured four
persons
NORTHEASTERN Missouri, southeast
ern Iowa and western Illinois were
suffering from drought which had
reached critical period on the 10th.
Wheat was heading out short, blue
grass was ripening and grass gener-
ally was taking on the yellow hue of
summer. There was a shortage of
stock water, and farmers who were
late in breaking could not plow for
corn.
L'ANsE, Mich, has been practically
wiped out by fire, the L'Anse Lumber
Co.'s mill and nearly all the business
houses in the place being burned. Two
hundred persons were made homeless
The total loss is placed at $3.50. 900;
small insurance. The mill had been
idle for several days owing to strike.
At Nunasing, Alger county, the entire
population was reported fighting
flames in an effort to save the town,
and forest fires were raging in several
other counties
FIRE was discovered about midnight
on the eth in the fertilizing building
of the beef packing plant OF Nelson
Morris & Co. in East St Louis, Ill,
and in q short time the building in
which it started, the ice house and cat
tie pens were destroyed The loss
amounted to $4,000.
A CIRCUS parade at Paterson, n. J..
caused team TO dash on to the side
walk among the crowd and about Is
spectators were badly injured The
driver was arrested
THE wife of Fritz Heinsnit, living on
a farm near Fowler, Ind, recently
gave birth TO six healthy, well devel-
oped babies, three boys and three girls
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
Doctors Starving i'm France.

In the British Medical Journal a Par
is correspondent says at least 900
physicians in France are battling with
starvation. and lie adds that physicians
themselves are largely responsible for
this state of affairs. They have taught
lady p%atronessos Of different societies
to Diagnose diseases. to dress and band
age wounds, to vaccinate their own
children and those of their nei@hborS.
Medical science is vulgariZed in every
way. Doctors write in important daily
papers explaining how bronchitis ami
cramps of the stomach are to be cured.
and in fashion journals they teach how
to cure pimples and avert headaches.
Five hundred thousand gratuitouS con
situations are given yearly IN Paris dis
pensaries, and in this way Il large
amount Of fees is diverted from the
medical profession"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
A HANDSOME STATEHOusE.
minnesota Capitol Building to BE To.
Gated at St. PauI.

The Minnesota capitol buildinc N
pe located at st. Paul, will cost. ac.
cordlng to estimates and Specifications
submitted by the architect. S1.21O9a
MI. Gilbert says the cubical contents
or the building will be 4.4lJ.G93 feet.
1T is of modern style of architecture.
ana the awarding committee described
1t as scholarly, well proportional and
refllled. The first elements consider
Ell III making the design, says Architect
Gilbert. have been the practical ones
or economy and good construction.
Next. and hardly less important. have
been the questions of suitable and con.
Venlent arrangement of the interior
OF the building. giving ample light and
ventilation to all its parts and con.
vehient access between those parts of
the structure most requiring it. and
hIlally. that it shall express in all its
parts as a whole the dignity Of its
purpose.
Rooms most used have been located
III the first story, and the most impor.
'dht ones, so lar as practicable. have
been placed OF the south front and SC
grouped as to best accommodate the
business of the State officers.
1.-The House of Representatives. the
Senate and the Supreme Court have
been placed in the second story. and,
nelnS large rooms. extend clear through
to the roof, being lighted from the top
by ample skylights and side lights
in the low domes. The House of Repre-.
sentatives is lighted from three sides
by additional windows in the galleries.,
which light the room without throw.
ing Il glare of light in the eyes of its
occupants. The House and Senate
are located so as TO provide an easy
and convenient communication be.
tween them without passing through
public corridors. The public is eX.
Guided from these private corridors
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
ATOM HALL, HOME OF THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER.

other citizens tO-mOrrOW. Mr.. Rookie
~feller'S is largely in stocks and Sc
curities. The dukes is principally real
estate. Its value and earnings are lit
tie affected by outside causes. For IA
century indeed the only variation has
been an increase of value and rentals.
The duke is Interested in many com
mercial enterprises and railway aud
other corporations. but. as was said,
the bulk of his belongings is in the
nature of real estate. business blocks.
market places. houses II farms. His
income ranges from S4.000.00O to So
100000 annually. 1t is not so great as
that of several Americans, whose aS-
grcgate wealth is much less than that
of Westminster. but if their returns are
larger their risk is greater. The dukes
belongings. real and personal, amount
to about $115, 1000, 0O0.
The dukes popularity is as great as
his wealth. If his position were cleo
tive and he were to resign. he would be
returned again at the neXt election.
lie II Il iIUlf N'iioNl lNNA NHdNihS
the rue distinction between democracy
and the ~vulgarity and ~viciousness of
Aylesford. QuccnSberry and other no
~tori.,s ~aristocratS dead and alive. He
is beloved of his tenantry and admired
bv people of all classes whether they
are his dependents or otherwise. His
popularity was not gained in politics
or in diplomacy, but from association.
His hospitality is boundless and his
many ancestral seats are always filled
with guests. The fire is alight the
wear round. 1t is in the hunting field
that his grace finds greatest joy. He is
a true sportsman, and is careless
whether farmers or princes accompany
him in the chase. 1t is the game le
seeks, not society. He is the best judge
of a horse in the United Kingdom, and
is not wholly theoretical i'll his informal
ton. He can fit Il racing plate to a
horses foot with the skill of a master
smith. His horses are the pride of his
life. His stud farm is the estate on
which his principal country seat. Eaton
Hall. is situated. This is i'll Chester.
near Hawarden. the home OF Glad
stone. The lords of the stud are the
great Ben dor and OrmoTde.
The duke. who describes himself rs
being in the prime of life. was born
October IS. 1920. and is now i'll his
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

seventy-frst year. He has been mar
ried twice, the first time in 1852. His
wife was Lady Constance Gertrude
LewesOn-GOwer. daughter of George
Granville, duke of Sutherland. They
had eleven children, of whom six are
now living. The first duchess died il
1880. and in 1888 the duke married
katherine Caroline Cavendish. daugh-
ter of Lord Gresham. They have three
children.
In discussing the democratic ways
of the duke Englishmen relate the
story of a stranger who desired to see
the art treasures of Eaton Hall. He
met an elderly man walking about the
grounds. and from his dress. which was
a semihunting costume and not TOO
new, thought the Ia to be a retainer
of the duke. The stranger asked the
man to show him about the place.
which the person did. pointing out. eX-
planning and listening to the visitors
comments on the duke and the family
with interest and received with thanks
Il half sovereign to requite him for his
trouble. The following day the visitor
rode out to the hunt and in the master
of the hounds, who was also lord lieu
tenant of the county and Duke of West
minister. he recognized his guide of the
day before. 1t is explained by the en-
thusiastic fellow countrymen Of the
duke that the reason the great MAI did
not decline the Tip" given him by the
visitor was his fear of d~isconcertinS
the stranger. 1t would have been so
utterly out of character for an English
servant to decline money that the peer
would have been obliged to disclose his
identity to explain his refusal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

while the Legislature is in session by
means of light bronze paneiled screens
Of ornamental design. with bronze
gates. The Supreme Court is located
in the east end of the capitol. and,
while convenient of access. il is sutti-
emily secluded from the other parts
Of the building to prevent undue in
truSion. BY an arrangement which
believe to be wholly original as TO this
design, the judges chambers. the IL
brary and the Supreme Court Clerk
are placed SO as to give convenient ac-
| cess from one to the other without
passing into the public corridors. and
also giving the public convenient en-
trance to them"
one hundred thousand volumes can
be accommodated in the library of the
new capitol. 1t is placed partly in
the second story and partly in the
third. The books most used are TO be
kept in the second story, and the libra.
rian'S rooms will also be located there.
Throughout the building the corridors
are formed to run as direct as pos
sible, and will be amply lighted and
ventilated. Marble and tile floors,
with a handsome finish on the walls
and ceiling. will prevail. The grand
stair halls in each wing give the in
terror an air of grandeur and ampli-
rude. They are open from the rotun-
da. which is to be handsomely orna-
mented. There We're forty designs sub
mitted in the competition for this cap
itoI building.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

of earthly origin. One of the most IA
nous murder cases in Australia was
discovered by the ghost of the murder.
I'd man sitting on Il rail of Il nan LAus-
tralian for horsepond) into which his
body had been thrown. NumberleSS
people saw it. and the crime was daily
brought home. Even the skeptical adj
mitted that this ghost seemed to be an
authentic one. But some years after.
Il dying man making his confession said
that he invented the ghost. He wit
messed the crime but was threatened
with death if he divulged it as he wish
ed to, and the only way he saw out Of
the impaSse was to affect to see the
ghost where the body was found. AS
soon as lie started the story, such is the
power of nervousness that numerous
other people began to see it. until its
fame reached such dimensions thar Il
search was made and the body found,
and the murdererS brought to justice.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

portions of the country from time TO
'l!l'. For society he has no use. and
avoldS the ordinary dinners and recep-
uoAS. putting i'll most of his time in
work and study. Evidently he thinks
mai men and women waste Il great
zeal OF valuable time. for not long since,
"H'h complaining that Congress VAS
ooIils 50 little, he made the point that
Oe men might be able to do more WORK
III Washington if all the women we're
Sent away while Congress was in ses-
sion.
MI. ilill declares to his friends that
"' WIFI make no effort this year to Sc
'"Fe the presidential nomination. He
seems to think that this isn't his year.
II Is his intention, though. to take an
"''l'r part in the campaign. no matter
VINO is nominated: and he does not take
"SI'oh4Y view of Democratic prospects.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

I'm Moravia. and it was in this
place that the little princess grew
up. At twenty, however, she went TO
Dresden. beautiful city, where most Of
her life has been spent since. Once a
year the now Queen makes an eXpedi-
ton to Sigmaringen, within whose
gates she finds many of her valued
friends. Queen Garcia has no child Of
her own, and King Albert will be sue
ceeded by the descendants of his broth
er George. This nobleman married
Maria, the infanta of Portugal. She
was a sister of the Princess of Hob n
zOllern Sigmaringen. Princess George
died in 1884. and since then the Queen
of SaXony has devoted much of her
life to the care of the mOtherless chill
1rpp-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
Not the Same.

y l"rSc and clever characterization
"dS mat by which Beranger. the poet,
SUMMED up Victor Ilugo's relation to
,.' great republican spirit of France.
hugo although it is said that he was
""' Il republican at the very begin
"'"@ "l his career. became Il most en-
'"'Na>lIc and outspokcn one. He rep
r>'H'rd the pictorial. dramatic side
VI P%"lular feeling and became SO pie
,u''Nlii" Il figure in French politics
'"'' u" could not have failed 10 serve
as Il popular idol.
"'''il%"r. who was a republican OF
~, SIMPLEST type. Notwithstanding his
.+'''o III establishing Louis Philippe on
| throne, defined the poets attitude
III one line.
'"' uay' says The Contemporary Re
.'", shortly after the revolution
"NIrh oyertopplcd the throne, an ac-
iN"'"'aice OF Bcranger met him com
,0 "u' OF the Palais- Bourbon. Il shall
'''ilSed'' said the poet. If you will
, H'" home, for | do not feel at all
those violent scenes inside are
.u ''p not To my taste. | am not at
W" ne continued, with a wistful
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

smile i have been accused of having
held h plank over wbicb JouiS phii
iipr went TO the Tuileries. l wish T.
QUE be the bridge across the Channel
on winch he would return. Certain.
l would have liked a republic. but
iio, sue as we are having in there
lie pointed to the homo of tbo CON
s,i'ueht Assembly. You ought to he
Pleased' said his friend. ..Victor Hin.
80 Is III the same regiment with you"
victor Hugo is not in the regiment"
was the quiet reply. He is in the
band" 0
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

that CampOS was made commander Of
the Spanish troops in Cuba. In Cuba
CampOs was Il dead lion, so far rs home
intrigue went, and his enemy at Madrid
watched every chance TO finish him
off. The cause of Cuba prospered, and
the reports were never favorable to
Campos' campaign. 1t was here that
AZcarraga frightened his grip about the
throat Of his enemy in Il thoroughly
effectuai way. Campos might never
have been ordered home in disgrace
were it not for the Vaccinations of tho
war minister. who, although having nG
great power in the actual conduct vi
the campaign, rod force enough TO put
this last nail in General Campot' coffin
by having him recalled.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

prnor Of the State. was so attracted by
She lad that he took him into his law
office at Elmira. Step by step Hill be-
gan to climb the ladder of fame. until
times. and then went to the Senate.
where he has taken front rank as a de-
batter and worker.
The Senator is q bachelor. and is
ycnturing upon the matrimonial sea is
concerned. Mr.. Hill gives frequent
bachelor dinners and entcrtains Il mum
Der Of the prominent men from various
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
HILL A M~ISOGYNIST.
.euA1OR is NOT A CANDIDATE
THIS SEASON.
Has Risen ron a Peanut Boy to His
p.oso,t Position, with No Help Save
u.sown ~Brains-His Political A IN BIZ
.;or Under Restraint.
Not His Year.

corotor David Bennett Hill will be
,o ,uc %. He is Il New Yorker by
,t.,h and his juvenile days were spent
ara farm. His mother was left a wild
go and David. her eldest son. a COM
,,o1,nJ to 20 to work when very small.
=, ,hc age of II he commenced to sell
newspapers. candy, peanuts, etc. on
,ho \ev York Central trains. and was
,r,bahly the first urchin who Y en-
',.cod in that business in the United
States.
Young Hill commenced to make mon
vot The start. and some years later on
IIon Lucius Robinson. afterward Gov
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
A HAPPY QUEEN.
But Fate Came Near Making Garcia
an Unhappy Empress

Queen Garcia, of SaXOny, has had u
happy and %uneventful life. but fate at
II time came very near turning her
fortunes into an unhappy channel. 1t
was at one time reported that she was
about to wed Napoleon III. There was
foundation for the report, but happily
for Garcia there was Il slip in arrange
ments. else the fate of Eugene might
have been hers,
Garcia was the only child of Gustavns
Vasa. the Prince Royal of Sweden. She
was born an exile from her native Land
and was reared among strangers. Her
father lived chiefly ut MOraWCtz,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
The Duke of Westminster Is Award
ed that Distinction.

His grace the Duke of Westminster.
honest man. sleeps easily. Though his
children number some seven living. and
he has grandchildren too many to be
reckoned readily, yet he has no fear for
the morrow. The duke is probably the
richest MAJ in the world. Ii Hung
Chang has been rated higher, and
Americans in their pride claim greater
wealth for Mr.. Rockefeller, but. ev-
erything considered, the Duke of West
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

minister's holdings will doubtless top
those of the Chinaman and the Ameri-
can. He is certainly the heaviest own
er of real estate in the world. There
is considerable uncertainty as to the
title of property in China. 1t is the
subjects to-day; it may be the en-
peror's or it may be parceled out among
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
He Loved Her Drcssmnker.

Here's Il bill from my Wife's dress.
maker. | hate to pay ~dressmakiug
bills. don't You. Larkin:'
NO; I'm very fond Of my wife's
dressmaker. It's Il positive pleasure 10
pay her bills"
Good heavens, Larkin, hat would
not go in my family! Vino is youE
wife's drcsSmaker!"
My wife.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

GENERAL A~ZCARRAGA.
Spanish Minister of War Has Shown
Shown Himself to BE an IntrigUer.

Shown Himself to BE an IntrigUer.
General Azcarraga, the Spanish Min.
lister Of War, has shown himself to be
an adept intriguer, if no an able direc-
tor of armies. For many years he and
the disgraced General CampOs were at
daggers' points. The feeling between
them was bitter, and, although Azcar-
raga tried every means in his power
to cloud the soldier, his opportunity did
not seem to come until the war in Cuba
presented itself for solution, and it
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
WHY They WeDt.

Talker-When | lectured there was
not n dry eye in the audience.
Walker-Indeed, and what was your
subject?
Talkcr-I had been addressing Il
school of cookery and giving Il prac-
teal illustration of how TO peel an
onion.-San Francisco Examiner.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

Mr.. Boodles-"You began life as II
bare-fOoted boy. l understands" New
CleIk-'Yes, sir; | was born without
shCcs."-New York Herald.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
A Ghost Story Exploded.

1t is a relief even to those who scOrn
to believe in the supernatural when Il
supposed ghost is clearly proved to be
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
An Indi.nity.

"Why is Miss Proper's picture so
severe"
"The photographer asked her to look
pleaSant."-Detroit Free Press.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16

Newly married people do not 90 INTO
society much until they are tired OF
each other.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-16
W hat N Said.

Liz" said Miss Kiljordan's youngest
brother. do you say woods is or
woods are:'"
Woods are of COURSE she an
swered. why
"'Cause Mr.. Woods are down in the
parlor waitin' to see you.'-EXchangP.
1t isn't ii mans good qualities thar
get him into swell society; ii is the
scarcity of men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
TWINKLES.

Miss Ella Collins. pretty New York
gfl, will be the first woman OF the
ri,cd States raised to throne by mar
riagc She will shortly become the wife
OF Colonel John T. Hobbs. who, under the
name of Ounaulea, rcigrs over the semi
barbar"u, people of the Jilka Islands, in
the New IIchrdcs group.
Mr. John D. Rockefeller. the million
airc, gives away yearly large SUMS OF
money. In connection with one OF his
gifts rather amusing incident happened
the other day. In an address before the
University OF Chicago he referred to the
money he had given to the University. and
then remarked II is but the beginning
-' when he was interrupted by a frantic
applause. indicating the impression that
he was about To- announce another inuniil-
cent contribution When he could be
heard again however, he concluded, with
a quiet smile And YOU are going on to
finish the work" The disappointment of
the audience may be imagined