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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Congress to Be Called as Soon as
Peace Terms Are Accepted.
THE ARMY CANNOT Be DISBANDED.
Under the Law the Volunteer Army Would
go out of Existence When War Ceaaed
Troops Wanted for Cuba, Porto
Rico and Manila

Washington, Aug. 2.--The Post to-
day says:
President Mckinley will call an extra ses-
sion 81 both houses OF congress as soon as
Spain accepts the terms OF peace offered by the
United States 1t has always been understood
that the senate would be convened as soon as
the treaty OF peace was ready to be acted upon
by that body. The attention OF the president
has been called however. TO q situation which
makes the assembling OF the entire congress
necessary. This situation can be explained in q
few words Under the law which provides for
the raising Of the volunteer army, that army
goes out OF existence as soon as the war ceases
When thisslaw was framed IT was not for o
moment supposed that after the war had
ended, there would be any necessity Of keeping
the army intact The developments OF the war
make II very evident that, instead OF sending
the army back to civil life, fully 100 900 men will
continue TO be needed 1t is the present inten-
ton 20 distribute no less than 10000 soldiers
throughout Cuba, with 3O,0 In the Philippines
and probably CO., OO In Porto Rico.
Under the law, as soon as hostilities cease,
the volunteer army Is disbanded and the reRu-
lar army goes back TO its peace footing. thus
leaving only 1000 men in the service. This is
total far too small for the work that will be
required Consequently, the aid OF congress
will be needed to frame new laws which will
keep an adequate army for garrison purposes
In addition TO this. laws must be passed to
meet the new requirements OF governing the
Philippines and probably 20, 600 in Porto Rico.
The president is naturally averse to calling
congress together during the hot weather, and
II may be decided that the war is not ended I'M
til the senate has ratified the treaty Of peace
In this case congress will not meet until the
middle OF September, as 1t will take at least q
month or six weeks for the full details OF the
treaty to be discussed and framed. The pres
ent outlook is however. for an extra session
at a much earlier period In the hope that its
work can be concluded before the fall campaign
has reached its height
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
Brooklyn Nav Come North,

Washington, Aug, 3. - Secretary
Long stated that no changes had been
made in the orders TO Watson's squad
ron, so that If the Brooklyn is to be
attached thereto that fact is not
known at the war department. 1t is
made more likely that the Brooklyn is
coming north, as it was reported to
the department long time ago that
she was the vessel of the squadron TO
need an overhauling and cleaning.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
Political Prisoner, Released.

Washington, Aug. S.-The war de-
partment has posted the following
telegram from Gen. Shafter dated
Santiago de Cuba, August 1; "All po-
litical prisoners have been immedi-
ately released as soon as we reached
them. Have not heard from Guantan-
amo, but Gen. Ewers went there three
days ago to receive the surrender of
arms and political prisoners. They
were undoubtedly released on his
ARRIVAL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
An Immune soldier Euled.

New Orleans, Aug. 2. -Charles Smith,
a private in the immune regiment of
Col. Richie, who was shot by Private
Minge while trying to sneak into camp,
is dead Smith had spent the night in
drinking and had overstayed his leave.
He refused to halt when entering the
camp, but on the contrary started to
run. Minge fred and the bullet passed
through Smiths bowels and also broke
his arm.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
imnnainr Revlew nd Cnmn Thomas.

Chickamauga Park, Ga, Aug. a.
One of the most imposing drill exer-
cises that has yet taken place at Camp
Thomas occurred yesterday. 1t was
the transportation drill and review of
the Third division, First corps. Fully
$50 wagons, besides the ambulances of
the division, took part in the exercises.
There were four mules to each wagon,
making a total of about 1000, while
attached to the ambulances was total
of 90 horses.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

St. Louis, Aug. "a special to the
Post Dispatch from Ardmore, l. T.,
says: The Dawes commission arrived
here to-day and began taking a census
of the Indians This is the last roll of
the Indians preparatory to an allot-
ment of their lands The Cherokee
council convenes at Tahlequah, l. T.,
to-day to act on the Curtis bill. 1t is
likely that the Indians will pass bill
allotting the land in severalty such as
Chief Mayes' favors.
UNSTINTED PRAISE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. l. -Attor-
ney General Crow has decided that
both express and telegraph companies
are to pay for stamps required by the
new revenue law in regard to the
business handled by them. He came
to this conclusion after a careful in
vestigation of all the laws, both state
and federal, governing such matters.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Dallas, Tex, Aug. "A newly-fin-
ished water tank on top OF a tower So
fees high, to be used for private fire
protection, collapsed yesterday, fatal
ly injuring William Pierce, a work.
man, and doing damage to the extent
Of $4,000.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
omcer,s VIC A stowaway.

San Francisco, Aug. AIRS. Reeves,
wife 'of Col. Reeves of the Thirteenth
Minnesota regiment, managed to Sc
crete herself on board the transport
steamer City of Para and accompanied
her husband as far as Honolulu, but
whether she was permitted to con-
time her voyage to Manila is not
made clear.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Key West, Fla, Aug. 2.-The Span
ish schooner Dolores, of go tons loaded
with corn and provisions and bound
from Progresso Mexico, for Batabano,
has been added 10 the list of war
prizes she was captured by the gun
boat Gag. G near Corrientes bay.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
Fayor4 a change of Camp.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Surgeon Gen.
eral SternberP has recommended to
Secretary Alger that the troops now
at Camp Alger, Va. be removed at an
early day to some other location more
healthful than they now occupy.
The increasing number of cases of
typhoid fever Is the reason assigned
by Gen. berg in making the rec
nmma nd ntion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
HawaiTs ingenuity TO Japan.

Yokohama, Aug. at is reported
here that Hawaii has agreed to pay
japan $40, 900 in settlement of the dis
pute which arose out of the exclusion
of Japanese emigrants from the Ha-
waiian islands.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
sundays baseball Games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Louisville--N York T. Louisville 3
At Chicago--Chicago T. Washington
Al incinnatl--Cincinnati Q, Brooklynb
WESTERN LEAGUE
Al Kansas City-Knnsas city g. Detroita
Al St Paul-St PAU &, Milwaukee l.
AZ Minneapolis-Ind ianapolis Q, Minneapolis
At ST. Joseph-St Joseph IA Columbus as
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Washington, Aug, 3.-In a dispatch
received yesterday Gen. Shafter gives
the sanitary report of his army for
July 81, as follows; Total sick, 4,255;
total fever, S.l64; new cases of fever,
653; cases of fever returned to duty,
700
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Brig, Gen. Fred d. Grant will soon
sail from Newport News for Porto
Rico accompanied by six transports OF
troops.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05
Train bearing soldiers wrecked.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug "A freight
wreck in which two men We're killed
and four or five injured, three per-
haps fatally, occurred on the Central
road at Fort Mcpherson. A train
bearing soldiers bound for camp at
Litbia Springs was run into by a
freight train.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Near Elklick Springs, Mo-, several
parties engaged in a quarrel over a
jug of cider and Andy Brownlee, aged
20. was killed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-05

Madrid. Aug. 2.-The cabinet coun-
ell sat yesterday morning and again
for four hours yesterday afternoon
discussing the peace terms. A dis
patch was then sent to Washington
for further explanation of some diff
cult points. When the replies are re-
ceived the cabinet will reassemble.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, confirms
the report that some notifications of
the original terms" have been OBJ
tanned
The oasis., 1898-03-19

hnuse aud disarmed Johnson after a violent struggle. He was taken back to the asylum.
 Phoenix Herald: The appointment of II. c. Pnllock of this city to be deputy internal revenue collector for Arizona gives general satisfaction, for MT. Pollock has many friends in this city. For some weeks past he has been connected with the w. A. Watts liquor store on Center street. Mir. Pollock was strongly endorsed both at home and at Washington for the position, among those endorsing him being many prominent persons. He received the news of his appointment last night by Collector Morrison at Santa Fe who instructed him to file his bond at once. This MT. Pollock had no trouble In doing. his bond being filed today. Mir Pollock is an expert accountant, an active repub- lican and man whom it is pleasure to meet His friends feel gratified at his appointment which they agree is meritorious one.
 The Prescott Courier states that upon the construction work of the Big Bug railway there are now 100 ecranara 61 horses and ahout 5O men on the ground. More implements, etc., are expected inside of week. Two houses have been built for the accommodation of the camp. oue of them so feet long; the cook house is 24x3i feet; there are on hand carload of flour, two car loads of barley and two carloads of hay. The horses are exceptionally fine looking animals: the water tank was hauled from Massicks station to head quarters, or camp No. l, which is To- cated one and half miles south of Point of Rocks; water for the camp is hauled from Massicks, and six horses are required to draw 1t over a rather long and steep hill. Everything will be straightened out in perfect work ing order inside Of two weeks, and the contractors expect to have the entire road bed completed and ready for ties and rails inside of four months.
The oasis., 1898-03-19
Furniture from Factory to Preside.

Being the only extensive manufac- turers of furniture in the world sell selling direct from maker to user, we save our customers the enormous ex- penses and profits of the jobbers and retailers. Send for catalogue A, show ing our full line of household furni- ture, at 20 to 30 per cent under retail value.
 QUAKER VALLEY MANUFACTURING Co., 3lo and 32l s. Canal street, Chi cago.
The oasis., 1898-03-19
ArrzoNA NEWS
toulled from Exchanges. |

I1
 county, has sold out and gone to ora.
 is understood eight applications he Tombstone postmastershlpare since Mir. Ryan has withdrawn concluded not to accept his com |,lon. Several of the applicants ladies.
 fork was begun at Geronimo Sat hy last on the Globe & Gila Valley
 After many months of weary ttnQ the long expected has just | q to bass and the grading will be | |dly flushed across the reservation
 fufalre of Globe is now assured. Eo xbig camp it will speedily grow
 the biggest camp in Arizona. |uma Sentinel An interesting
 contest was argued before Judge Iley this week in which was em- cd most of the legal talent in |na. Several exciting little incl ts oc0rred during the trlal and at time booked as if the contest was ! . to he settled by slaughterhouse 6. hutsfriends interfered and the ,rneys were induced to submit the
 ina legal way.
 burnal-M -Miner; Fowler Bros, Of enlx, will plant l5O pounds of Dn seeds this spring. Just how ' acres this amount of seeds will l T is not known by the Journal er man but it should produce stty plenty of melons. The rali- have made a rate to the Powders reby|they expect Go ship melons ir load lots to Denver, San Fran b, Los Angeles and intermediate it's.
 rescott Courier: Report was re- ed 10 Prescott yesterday that n1a4 Thompson had killed large es m bear near Bully Bueno, in
 county. The bear weighed over pQun0s. The bear had just killed W and was in the act of devouring yhen Thompson came upon the Ie. He fired upon the bear and 2 c1ase of about mile he suc- |e1 jo killing it. The bear had b kfIiIhg cattle in that vicinity for Q tiu1e. Its carcass was rolling bl1t the meat rather too strong e palatable.
 rizona Gazette. Price Behan, live k akept of the Santa Fe Prescott, sitpb1qg the idea of organizing a pan} of light-riding cavalrymen use I1 the possible skirmish with ID. Qhe of the qualifications ne- ary to join the troop will be that
 rider shall have bowed legs, in Pr f4 snugly fit the sides of his Eona pony. MT. Behan was en- fd triday in looking over the citi-
 of'Fuenix and believes that he secure a number of recruits here.
 headquarters will be at Skull ey and he proposes to get his mission from the Mayor and com council of that bustling place.
 enix Herald: William Johnson morning had the neighborhood Fe his mother resides on Ninth lIc terrOrl7ed. His mother went e asylum this morning aud took son home with her it being ght that his malady was about l. Shortly after being taken E he became violent and picking large board proceeded to demolish windows and everything in the e. Neighbors congregated on the Ide but none dared to enter the e. Ohcers were sent for aud | hV littlp at.rakaru antorol AL.
The oasis., 1898-03-19

Anyone desiring to purchase desira- ble residence lots in Moons Addition to Nogales, are advised to call on Cap tain J. J. Noon.
The evening times., 1898-08-30
Surgeon Tabor.

Secretary AIger's visit to Camp Wi
koff was one of those good things
which are qualified by hardness. 1t
would have been much better, both for
the Secretary and the camp, if he had
gone sooner. 1t would also be a good
thing if he were to repeat his visit as
soon as possible. From his very op-
timistic report of the conditions pre-
vailing at the camp it seems that there
are some things which he did not see.
One of the things which he did not
see is walking about in that camp un-
der the title of surgeon, and his name
is Tabor. This surgeon, accord 'ng to
the report of several soldiers of the
Eighth Infantry, allowed at least one
man to die from sheer neglect. The
story is that Private Hugh Parrett,
who came up on the transport Mob lie,
arrived in camp burning with fever and
weak with dysentery. Hs was placed
with three of his comrades who were
also i'll, in a tent not more than big
enough for two. His condition grew
steadily worse, and one afternoon he
crawled out of the tent when DR..
Tabor was going by. and begged to be
taken to the hospital. The surgeon
answered shortly that the hospital was
for sick men-and walked on. The
next morning Parrett was dead.
His comrades were indignant when
they found out the facts. and one, a
sergeant, was SO injudicious as to say
something about it before his supe-
riors. He was arrested. A statement
of the case was sent to Gen. Wheeler,
and when Tabor was asked about 1t
he became very cross, and said:
You can't believe a soldier They
are all liars"
1t would be interesting to bring this
surgeon out of camp among some Of
the auzcular relatives of soldiers, and
The evening times., 1898-08-30

We cannot refrain from calling the at
tention of the Secretary of War to the
statement of DR.. Samuel S. Houlton. of
Baltimore, printed in The Times of this
morning. Then, If he is not too indignan.
to read further, he would do well to pe-
ruse the words of Col. Samuel NJ. Welch
md Chaplain Harvey s. Fisher. of the
Sixty-fifth New York Regiment. As a
further evidence that it is not Iicentious
newspaper press that is responsible for
the tales of suffering of the men for
whose care he is responsible, he might
send for and question the people in the
Pension ONCE, who found 1t necessary to
organize a relief society for the sick SOL
diers who passed through Washington,
within sight of the army headquarters,
without doctors. medicine. or food. We
have selected for his examination the au-
thors of statements that are among the
very niiidest that have been published.
When he has learned that there has
been, In fact, degree of careiessness In
respect to our sick heroes, We shall be
The evening times., 1898-08-30
THE LAST MINE.
Ii Is BlOwn Up in the Harbor of Bal.
timOre.

altlmore. Aug. 3o.-The last OF the
mines laid to protect the approach to
Baltimore was exploded yesterday by an
officer attached to the United States
engineers office. During the week nine
teen of the mines We're exploded and yes
terday morning only two were left. These
were in the north channel, near Fort Car
roll.
Major Vose, Capt. Leary and Lieu.s.
Cree. Curtis and Haight, Of Fort Nc
Henry. went down 10 Fort Carroll in the
morning on the tug Sentinel to witness
the explosion. The first mine exploded
did not make much of a report and only
threw up comparatively small quantity
of water. The second one seemed to be
much more. heavily charged and made
tremendous report, which was heard
great distance away. II threw into the
air a great volume OF water. This ex-
plosion caused q, pretty sight, the water
assuming all sorts of fantastic shapes
as it leaped toward the clouds.
The luckless ship which might have
come in contact with that mine would
never know what hit it, " remarked one
of the officers. THAT mine was well
laid and had in It the right material, -
he added. =
Bay craft and steamers were notified 10
remain away from the vicinity at the
time the mines were exploded
The evening times., 1898-08-30

1t has been asserted by high officials.
but of limited military experience. that
1t is impossible to preserve a fair meas
use ofeheaith among shSpsands of men IN
. single camp This contrary to rea-
son. II it is possible to- apply sanitary
regulations anywhere 1t is in the case of
large communities. While the chances
Of an epidemic are greater where many
are gathered at one point, the opportuni-
ties for checking its spread are usually
better. Experience shows that when a
contagious disease makes disappearance
In a small town it RACES furiously. until
the material is exhausted. In cities the
contagion is nearly always present. but is
under control. The trouble in the large
camps of our soldiers appears to be that
nobody seemed to foresee the outbreaks
of disease, and when the medical mc.1
were aroused 1t was too late.
The evening times., 1898-08-30
ON MRS. BoTKM's TRACK.
A Witness Alleges Having Seen Her
Mail q Box.

San Francisco. Cal, Aug 3).-The move
ments of Mrs. Cornelia Botkin. who is
accused Of the murder Of Mrs. J. P. Dun
ming and Mrs. ]. d. Deane, OF Dover.
Del, are being traced in this city as were
those of murdered Theodore Durrant
Another witness has come forward.
This witness IS J. E. Tennessee. who says
that on August he saw Mrs. Botkin
mail box that in size and general ap-
pearance resembled the box of candy
which poisoned Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane., Tennessee is positive in his as
sertion He recites incidents that ex-
plain his interest in the case. and in
plausible way explains why he took par
ticular interest in the actions OF the wo-
man. who WIS unknown to him.
Tennessee lives at ee6 Sixth street. Oak
land, and returns daily to his home at 6
O'Clock in the evening. He has seldom
occasion TO go into the postal station in
I the ferry depot. and that is why ne re-
members so clearly the incident Of Au-
gusf 4. when he says Mrs. Botkin mailed
TIE box.
Concerning Fennessee's story. Mrs. Boz
kin said to-day: ut is absurd in view OF
the information the police have already
gathered. When i was brought TO San
Francisco I gave Chief Lees detailed
statement Of my movements for month
past. and IL he has made any investiga-
tion he must have verified it, On the aft
ernoon of August 4. at o'clock l took
the ferryboat on my way to ST. Helena
AT the time this new witness says he saw
a mysterious woman mail the package at
Station y. l was nearly in st. Helena,
and a few minutes later was registered
at the hotel there"
The ST. Helena and Oakland ferry slips
are nearly half mile apart.
Detective Bernard McNey. the Dover
official who was detailed to escort Mrs.
Botkin across the continent, arrived in
this city to-day
The evening times., 1898-08-30
DIR. Stewards Statement.


Absence from the city has prevented my earlier
noticing an article entitled Light on a Strange
Case" which appeared in your issue of the 23d
instant. The writer has drawn so freely on
his Imagination fer his information that I am
prompted in justice to a worthy and faithful
domestic. well TO myself, to make the
following correction. which l beg you to iI-
clude in your valued columns:
No could have maintained. as the writer
intimates. that the man shot by ION 4
surreptitious visit to woman employed in the
house." nor was the affair surrounded by any
mystery whatever. 1t was plainly brought out by
the eoroner's investigation. that the man. Bell
bore an infamous reputation. His general conduct
had made him object Of suspicion to the
completely in a previous burglary. 4 legal
techncality. however. set him free. After rau-
sacking the house next door, he, in company
with at least two accomplces. broke into ours
by cutting the Stats in the shutter and smashing
the glass of back window. Drawing aside and
knotting the hall portieres and spreading wide
the windows and doors OF the first story, TO in
sure an unimpcdcd avenue against a possible
hasty retreat, the thieves evidently ascended at
once to the top floor, and it was their presence
at my bedside that reused me to action. Bell
met his fate while making desperate attempt
to injure me and affect his escape. II he had
remained quiet in the bath room. at right angles
to the hall in which l stood in full view. be
would not have been injured. as he was beyond
my reach and could have surrendered to me OF
to the officers It was only while hurting the
missiles that he exposed himself, and ii was
snap shot that dropped him.
Washington, August ..