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The Iola register., 1897-11-12
These figures give us the changes In
the various townships as follows:

Or, to reduce it to a still simpler
form the net gains or losses this year
of the respective parties in the various
townships are as follows:
Geneva, Rep. loss 4, Carlyle, Rep.
loss 20, Deer Creek, Rep. loss 4, Usage,
Pop. loss 33, Marmaton, Pop. loss s,
Elm, Rep. gain Is, lola Rep. gain 75,
Humboldt, Pop. gain 10, n. Elsmore,
Pop. gain 3, :. ElsmOre, Rep. gain 3,
f. Cot. Grove, Rep. loss %, w. Cot.
Grove, Pop. loss ., Logan, Pop. loss %.
That is to say, the publicans lost IN
precincts and gained in 8, while the
Populists lost in precincts and gain
ed in ?. The net gain of the Repub-
licans over their losses was 50, while
the net loss of the Populists over their
gains was 40. The biggest Repub.
lican gain was 75 in lola; their heav-
lest loss was 2S in East Cottage Grove.
The biggest Populist gain was 10 in
Humboldt, and their heaviest loss
was SO in Usage.
From all of which it appears that
the Repu blican party of Allen county
is likely to continue doing business at
the old stand for some time to come.
The Iola register., 1897-11-12

| stables, "R. L. Hart, ST F. Strickland: Road
0verseers, }; W: Delaplain A. Greening, Mrs
MCCLELLAN, Me- c; Williams, R: NJ. Purdom' G. D.
Hildebrant, F. G. Ellis, N. Overman
L0gan-Trustee, Sc. W. Moon; Treasurer.
"John AshbroOk; Clerk. Sc. w Dickerson: con,
stables, "Scott Mckinley. "W. Tasche; Road
OverseerS, VIM. Swartman. G.. N West III.
Smith, w: Moore. W. ( Sloan.
HumbOldt-TruStee, Nv. H. Andrews.
Treasurer, :. b. Wilhite; Clerk, n. McGannOn;
Constables, PhilO Lyons. Rud Paulstring; over
Seers j. q. Dorn5urgh, John Summers, G. w.
Hess, ThOs Greenfield
Salem-Trustee, George Rhoades: Treasurer.
+; kltzoach; Clerk, ID. 4. Raish: COustsbles.
Charles BEEN, @ThOmas Bymer OverSeers, f.
Perry. - L.
ElsmOre-Trustee, 81. A. Rundouist Treas
urer, 10. E. Jackson; Clerk ID. G. Ard: justices
OF the Peace, Henry Johnson, V. E. Custer:
Benz. Clark. John COnnors F. Swenson, Nels
Nelson, A s Rogers
Cottage GrOve-Trustee. ST. J. Stewart
treasurer, "A. Cochran; Clerk, 81. H Hamilton:
Consta6leS, "E S Irwin, d. L. Campbell; over.
Feers. Charles Stewart, Mayhew Stewart, John
Forester, VIM. Holmes
Republican.
democrat
.Populist
The Iola register., 1897-11-12
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Earl Williams Run Over by a No. Pac.
Train While il Was
SWITCHING In THE YARDS.
Although Horribly Mangled the Little
Boy Lived Until This Morning
-Trainmen Not RespOn-
sible For Accident

About half past four O'Clock Tues.
day evening Earl Williams who lives
in the north part of town was run
over by Missouri Pacific freight car
in the yards east of the depot and his
left arm and left leg were cut off. He
was carried to his home and attended
by skilled physicians, but could not
survive the shock and died at $50
Wednesday morning.
The unfortunate accident occurred
while Williams and some other boys
were on their way home from school
A freight train was switching in the
yards and the boys were watching
the engine. The train was on the
main track and the engine and few
cars backed up on the switch, cut out
two cars and hauled them up and
sent them down the main track to
the train, while the engine itself came
down on the switch. \ brakeman
rode on the loose cars which were
running down the grade. The en-
gine passed the loose cars and when
the engineer saw the boy he called to
HIM to look out. The boy was stand
ing at the Buckeye street crossing.
near the main track, looking north
west at the engine on the switch.
When the engineer called out the
boy turned, but turned onto the track
and was struck. The brakeman. see-
ing the danger, had set the brakes
and got down and ran for the bov.
but was too late. The two cars
struck the boy, threw him on the
track, and the wheels passing over his
arm and leg, mangled them in a ter
rible manner.
\ number of people were working /
near and crowd soon gathered. The
boy was carried south of the track
and laid on blanket. Drs. Fulton
and Jones were summoned at once.
and when they arrived, they cut the
boy's arm off at the elbow and his
leg at the hip. He was conscious all
the time and was able to tell his
name and where he lived. AS soon
rs the wound was dressed, tender
lands raised him and he was carried
% his home.
The Iola register., 1897-11-12
THE REsULTIN KANSAS.

THE returns are all in and the sum
ming up of the election shows a sweep
ing Republican victory. Bryan carried
the state by $1,000 The aggregate
Republican majority in all the cOun
ties this year is 10000. y gain OF
30, 600 votes shows what the people
think of Leedyism VS. McKinleyism.
The Republican State central COM
mittee sums up the result as follows.
Kansas is again in the Republican
column by 10000 majority. We have
complete returns from every county.
The Republicans elect 4O7 county of
ticerS, the FUsiOnistS 2I7 and the Dem
ocrrats 6, (in Ellis county,
In 1895 the opposition elected 232
county officers, the Republicans 39S.
We have therefore gained 8 county Of
ficers.
1t must be borne i'm mind that i'm '95
a large majority Of the counties had
three tickets, while this year solid
fusion Of the opposition prevailed in
all of the counties except about a dOZ-
en-.
We elected more county officers this
year against fusion than in 80 when
the opposition was divided.
We gained a representative i'm the
legislature in Grant and Barber coun-
ties.
We elect nine of the thirteen Judges
although all but three of the judicial
districts gave Bryan majority last
year.
We elect Judge Picker i'm the fif-
teenth judicial district by 442 major
Iety, the same district gave Bryan
1,647 majority.
Judge Clark, Republican is elected
in the Twentieth judicial district by
handsome majority. The district
gave Bryan 996.
Judge Thompson is elected i'm the
Thirteenth judicial district. The dis
trlct gave Bryan ,420 majority.
Judge Price is elected i'm the Thirty
first judicial district by 500. BRYAN
had l2O majority in this district.
Judge Hutchinson is elected by
about 800 in the Thirty-second iudi-
clal district. Mckinley had 9S ma
lority in the district.
Judge Smith is elected in the4
lhIrty-tOurth Judicial district. which /
gave Bryan 406 majority.
In the Twenty-firSt district Judge
Spielman is elected by large major
ty. Bryan had 400 majority i'm the
same counties.
Judge Smith, Republican, is elected
II the ninth district with about 600
majority.
The FusiOnists elected in the Tenth.
seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twenty
bird by greatly reduced majOrities.
The Republicans elect the entire
lcket in thirty counties and a major
The Iola register., 1897-11-12
TOWNSHIP OFFICES WILL BE VACANT.

TOWNSHIP OFFICES WILL BE VACANT.
In view of the fact that lola is soon
to be organized into a city of the
/ second class, a good deal of discus
sion has arisen as to the effect such a
/ change would have on our present
township officers. The lawyers are
all too busy in court to look the mat
ter up, but the REGISTER has examin-
ed with some care the statutes in
such case made and provided and
has reached the following conclusions:
As coon as the organization of lola
as a second class city is perfected, the
offices of township trustee, treasurer
clerk, justices and cOnstables will be-
come vacant. The vacancies in the
office of justice will be filled by ap-
pointment of the Governor. All the
other vacancies will be filled by ap.
pOintment of the board of county COM
missiOners.
The special provision of the law
which seems 10 US to Justify the con-
clusiOn just expressed, is that requir-
ing that all township officers shall
reside in, and be qualified electors of.
the township in which they hold
office. The organization of lola as a
city of the second class takes it out of
lola township for municipal purposes,
giving it justices, constables and an
assessor of its own. and making it a
separate voting precinct. The effect
of this change upon the present Off
GERS of lola township, all of whom
reside within the city limits, will he
the same as would be the effect of
their removal to some other town or
county. They will be no longer resi-
dents or qualified electors ofthe town.
ship of lola and hence will be dis
qualified from holding office in it.
If the foregoing views are held to
De sound, then the recently elected
officers may well sigh with the an
;ient poet,
''If so soon am done for,
What was begun for g'
The Iola register., 1897-11-12

lty of the ticket in sixty-nine coun-
ties.
The FusiOnists elect the entire tick
ct III nine counties and a majority in
tWenty-siX counties. The Fusion vote
mas fallen off greatly in their strong
holds.
In careful comparison of the vote
1t is made plain that had a State tick
ct been in the field the Republicans
would have been elected by about 30
600 majority.
On the basis of the vote last Tues
day not a Congressional district in
State is doubtful; all are i'm the Re-
publican column.
The Iola register., 1897-11-12
.. THE ..
.nARBLE FRONT
DRY GOODs HOUSE.

We are the people who are
causing all the trouble, Gus
toners get our prices, look
around, come back and buv
OF us every time. Because
if you will give us a chance
to make you prices and we
don t sell you, we will make
SONS one that does lose some
money, for our prices are
wholesale prices, we are clos
ing out.
The Iola register., 1897-11-12
THEY ALL DO IT.

They all advertise.
Some advertise in very good form.
But there is lack of confidence.
The people
OF A lien County
Have assured me that
l have their confidence
By the way they have bought watches
The past TWO weeks.
l have few of those Watches left.
And if you are thinking of buyinp
A Watch
Come in; let me show you
What / have.
L bought these Watches
Before the advance
And am
Selling at the old price.
When | get in new stock
| will have to advance
Fifteen per cent.
So friends take good advice
And buy
At once.
The Iola register., 1897-11-12

1t is very rare indeed that town
no larger than lola has the Opportu-
nifty to hear so fine an opera as "Said
Pasha". 1t is one of the standard
comic operas, set with gorgeous seen
cry and full of funny situations and
catchy music 1t is for the benefit of
the city library and should be patron
lied on that account. Opera house
Monday night, Nov. 15. DON'T fail to
go.
The Iola register., 1897-11-12
SOME ELECTION COMPARISONS.

The average Republican majority
for the five principal county officers
in 1896 was $50; this year the average
Republican majority is 25S.
Making the comparison of the aver
age number of votes cast for the same
five officers by townships we find the
following:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
THE CENTRAL PAClF C
A Question That is Interesting the Admins
tration.
III the January Payment II Not Met
the Government VIII Institute
Proceedings Looking to n Sale.

William Solomon. representative Of the
tanking house Of Speyer & Co of New
York. has been to the city and discussed
ject of the Central Pacific railroad and its
ton OF foreclcsing the mortgage on the
central Pacific has been under discussion
by the administration since the sale of the
Union Pacific. Under the ruling of the
Supreme Court, the Central Pacific is not
yet In DEFAULT in interest to the govern
ment, although 1t owes nearly SiOOOOOo0.
which the government has had to paw. In
January next. however, part of the prin-
eipal-$1O, Ga, 120-falls due, and If the Cen
trail Pacific fails to meet this, with the
proportionate. amount of interest then due.
and to be- added, it is the intention of the
administration TO proceed to Foreclosure.
The Supr ane Court decision makes the de-
fauited interest due when the principal is
due The total principal outstanding is
nearly -$26,O0o,U0O. ''..l
of New York. who acted in an advisory
capacity to the. government in connection
with the sale of the Union Pacific railroad,
Is III the city for the purpose of comforting
with the Attorney General respecting the
affairs of the Central Pacific. Mr.. Coomb,
says ne Is not aware of what steps the adj
mlnistration will take to protect the gov
ernme1t's interests in the road Mr.
Ccombs believes that the road would sell
at Its full commercial value. He mentioned
the Denver and Rio Grande, the reorgan-
izec Union Pacific, the Central Pacific third
mortgage bondholders and stockholders
and the Southern Pacific railroad company.
as corporations and interests which might
DID on the road were it offered for public
auction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

Lieutenant Commander F. H. Delano has
been ordered to the Minneapolis, November
30, as executive officer
Lieutenant Commander E. W. Sturdy has
been detached from the Minneapolis and
ordered to the Wabash.
Ensigns P. N. Ol:nstead and A. A. Pratt
have been detached from the Lancaster
and ordered to the Terror
Chief Engineer c. ]. MacCcnreII has been
detached from the Lancaster and ordered to
the New York as feet engineer.
Chief Engineer G. j. Burnap has been
detached from the New York and ordered
to Cramps ship yard.
The leave of absence on account of ,iisa-
hility granted Capt. William Pa ulding 10th
lLfantry. has been extended ono month.
The following transfers are made in the
11th Infantry: First Lieut.. Charles W. Pen
rose. from Company II to Company A:
First Lieut.. William WirgeI, from Company
to Company II.
The cruiser Montgomery arrived at Pen
sacoia yesterday for patrol duty on the
asst of Florida The. cruiser Lancaster
has gone to Newport News, preparatory to
her departure for Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
DEFENSE OF OUR sEApoRrs.
More Artillerists and Libernlity In
Expenditure Will Secure Them.

More Artillerists and LibernIity In
Expenditure Will Secure Them.
Gen. Miles. president of the board Of
ordnance and Notifications, submitted the
annual report of the operations of the
board to the Secretary of War today which
are summarized in the concluding para
graphs, as follows:
"A few more years of liberal expenditures
will insure the safety of our harbors, and
the work should not be left in weak and
incomplete condition.
Inc work of arming our seacOaSts is
progressing with greater rapidity than ever
before. Types of nearly every engine and
appliance of war for our service are adopt
ed, and We have but to procure them to
complete our defensive system But we
should not assume that are secure be-
cause few of our chief harOorS are Ear
TALLY fortified There is much left to do.
The danger is that few swift and pow
erful vessels will run The batteries and
once inside the defenses. will hold a great
city at their mercy. To defeat such raid
every modern appliance of war should be
i'll readiness. Torpedoes should be pro-
vided to be planted along their route
search lights to illuminate their course,
range finders to accurately predict their
position at every instant, so that no shot
will be wasted. and dirigible torpedo boats
TO attack at short range. All this requires
much more than guns and carriages, and it
INC Pun Pose VI the podru III equippnS
the typical artillery station at Fort Wads-
worth to demonstrate how much the eff
fectiveness of the. armament can be in
creased by the appliances Of scientific war
fare.
THE boards special province Is to in
vestigate the material that will be used i'll
coast defense. but It does not think that
ii transcends its duties if it point out to
Congress the fact that the means of caring
for and maneuvering all this costly arma-
ment that Is being accumulated are en-
tirely inadequate. Our splendid guns and
scientific carriages will be of avail with
out trained men to fight Them and an in
crease in the personnel OF our fortress de-
tenders is urgently demanded to keep pace
with the development of our defensive sy-
tenn -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
FREE FIGHT At A GAME.
Rival High school Clubs Have "a
RiOtOus Meeting

CINCINNATI Ohio. November 13.-The
commercial Tribune this morning prints "A
story of foot ball game between Hughes
High School and Walnut Hilrs Hisi. School
clubs OF this city. in which Their, vas a
riotous free fight.
t-ach school had its high school banner
some one hred Walnut Hill banner and
held the blazing flag aloft. Then followed
q competition in burning of banners. and
this diversion ripened into a contest with
fists and clubs. in which the yotari5s of
each school participated
Al nrst IT was chiefly in front of the
grand stand, where II appeared So innocent
that the police present did not Interfere. n
vas back OF the grandstand. however that
serious business was transacted. there
one player was laid out unconscious for
several minutes from blow on the head
by fence board. another got a broken
nose from brickbat, while a great maoy
came OFF with black eyes and bruised heads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
GRANITE REARED TO VALOR
Monuments to Pennsylvania Regiments on
Field Of Chi K .mauga.
Gov. Hastings and Stan, Gen. Cohen
of the G. A. II. and Others De-
liver Addresses.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, November 13-
Gov. Daniel H. Hastings Of Pennsylvania
and staff and Commander-in-chief Gen. ].
3. B. Cohen Of the G. A. R., with his staff,
arrived in the city this morning on spe-
cial train. and proceeded at once to Look
out Inn
During last night and this morning many
special trains, loaded with Pennsylvanians
arrived, and there are now several thou
sand veterans here.
The interest of the day Is centered in the
regimental dedfcations of monuments. The
survivors of the regiments engaged in the
Chickamauga battle gathered around the
monuments erected in their honor and ded-
icated them with appropriate addresses,
music and unwilling ceremonies.
At II o'clock the monument of the 18th
Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, near
Jays saw mill. was dedicated. The Grafton
was delivered by Maj. James G. Vale.
The 18th Regiment monument, on kel-
ley's field, was dedicated at l o'clock. The
Grafton was delivered by f. K. Martin.
The nth and 18th Pennsylvania monu-
ments were dedicated at $50 O o'clock. At 1
O'Clock the survivors of the 18th Pennsyl-
Vania held a reunion on Lookout noun
tain. tomorrow and Monday morning va
rious other regiments will dedicate.
Tonight the public reception al the City
Auditorium furnishes entertainment for all
the visitors. The Fifth Regiment Band,
ordered to Chattanooga for the OCCASION
furnishes the music. Gov. Hastings, Gen.
Cohen ana others will deliver addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
4 Harvard.
Ynle.


Yale wins toss. Players getting ready.
l:o9 p.m-Harvard comes on the field, led
by Doucette, and lines up for practice Subs
run to their benches, while the regular
team starts down the field for few PLAYS
through the center.
2:o5 p.m.-Harvard kicks off De Saulle's
on 35-yard line. 1t was a miss-kick and
has to be done over again.
Harvard kicks again; caught by Hazen
on 35-yard line. Yale makes five wards
through center.
Chadwick takes Marshalrs place at left
guard on 1ale's team. Age, twenty-one;
height, feet; weight, 1SS.
YaleS kick blocked. Yale man gets ball
on her 45-yard line. Mcbride punts to Hair
wards 35-yard lined Harvard's ball on
her 15-yard line.
Harvard makes one yard.
Yale gets ball on downs. Mcbride kicks
over goal limo. Harvsrd's on 15-yard line
Harvard seems to be unable to gain
through the blue line and Yale is equally
unsuccessful in forcing Harvard's for
wards. Both teams playing for the ends
Harvard goes through Yale on two good
gains. The ball is Yale's ip center of field
McBride's put was blocked by Harvard
getting through Yale's line Harvard's
ball. The excitement is terrific. Dibblee
runs round left end to Yale's thirty-yard
line.
After repeated repulses Yale springs a
new play, surprising Harvard
Inc three center men get close to the
ground on all fours and the tackles drop
ped back trifie. In this pocket we're the
quarter back andsCorwin. AT the signal
the three men in the center lifted with her
culean force, carrying the opposing men
from their feet into the air and Corwin
ploughed throngh-for gain of five yards
Yale went at the line again and Benja-
min gains this time. Corwin was tried
once more and the ball was five yards fur
Their into Harvard's territory BENJAMIN
was nut into the line again for a short
gain, and 1t was Yale's ball on Harvards
twenty -five-yard line.
Yale was. playing beautiful game on
straight baH' sahd Harvard's strong defense
on the line was apparently weakening
Swain was laid cut for a moment and
when the ball was put in play again Cham
berlain made aOgood gain fer Yale. Nc
Bride gained another yard, and then Cor
win added one more.
Dibblee gains five yards through left
tackle.
Game called, end first half, at $50 Har-
wards ball on her twenty-five-yard line.
Neither side has scored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
Washington stock Exchange.

sassMrsgT nar. e1 a, oeok mTarTes and
Trust, 10 at TO; 10 at Iao. Capital Traction, 1
at 60; 10 at S9ls; 10 at J9ts; 10 At 59ls: 20 at
Fire INSURANCE at g. S National Union 1nsS Sac
| 10 at l0,s. American Graphophone. Is at . After
Insurance. AZ at l2ls. Potomac Fire Insurance. 8
District of Columbia Bonds 2o-year fund .s
l0i bid 3oyear fund 6s gold. 10 bid Water
stock as. 1901, currency. lilo bid. Water stock as
,SS currency N bid 3e's, funding. currency.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropolitan Railroad S.
Is: f2i hid, I26 asked Metropolitan Railroad cer-
tifieates of indebiedness: A. l22 bid Metropolitan
Belt Railroad IS. 80 bid, % asked. lexington Rail-
road Is, 80 bid. 100 asked. COLUMBIA Railroad Us.
III bid. Washington Gas Company 6s. series A.
III bid. Washington Gas Company Us, series II,
IL IL id chesspsaks and Potomac Telephone IS.
10o bid. American Security and Trust IS, T.. and
A., 100 bid American Security and Trust 5s. A.
Gs ITO bid washington Market Company imp o. q.
ll ne bid washington Market Company ext. Gs.
Washington Light Infantry LIST Is. 9s bid ''''
National Bank stocks1Rank of Washington, 27o
s Far anS BID bid ise as 80 s s
Sn % 10 n BID sn ti1e1s lss bid cS Oh, iso
asked, Traders. 90 bid. 100 asked. Lincoln, los
and Trust, 80 bid. I22 asked. American Security
and Trust; i!S bid, $50 asked. Washington Safe
Railroad stocks.-capital Traction. 50 bid. ssH
bia. 81 bid.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washing,on Gas.
46h bid. Az asked. Georgetown Gas AZ asked.
U. ). Electric Light, 11Os. bid, 1l1h asked
Insurance Siocks.-Fir, mems 30 bid Franklin,
IS bid 431s asked. Metropolitan Is bid. Corcoran.
SO hid. Potomac G5 bid Arlington. 40 bid, $50
10 bid, u as4ed. Columbia, LA bad, l2A asked
Riggs. rs bid. 81 asked. Peoples. 5ss bid. 81.
asked Lincoln. o bid. 10 asked Commercial. 4
Title Insurance ssocks-Real Estate Title 90
bid. So asked. Columbia Title, AZ bid, 5la asked.
Washington Title. "a bid. So asked. District IT,
tie. bid, Z asked
Telephone Stocks Pennsylvania, 30 bid SO asked
Chesape ake and Potomac. 65 hid. 20 asked. Ameri-
Graphophone. preferred. xl0A bid. IL asked. Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage. So bid IS asked.
1874 bid. 1854 asked. Lanston Mono ype l7ls bid,
Is asked. Washington Market 10 bid. Great
Falls Ice lis bid, LIS asked. Norfolk and WASH
ingtoa Steamboat 1ook asked. Lincoln Hall. 90
asked.
Ex div.
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TREASURY PROMOTIONS.
Method of Making Selections Receive
ing Much COnside ration.

The subject of promotions in the Treas
ury Department has assumed a phase IN
which the application of the competitive
principle is again Under consideration. 1t
is believed that the public service would
he greatly benefited by selecting for pro-
motion those who prove themselves the
fittest in sharp tests. which involve aca-
demic as well office work. A plan has
not yet been formulated. 1t was tried in
the days of President Grant, and with good
results. it is said: later on, under Secretary
Sherman. by a departmental order, with
good results: later On it was successfully
tried under the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison, under rules prOmu ga red
by Secretary Foster. The true efficiency
record is a difficult element in the prob
lem. 1t is believed that some plan will
soon be put into operation in which very
sharp tests will be applied.