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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
Changes in the Navy.

WASHINGTON, April 3Og--The Secretary has revoked the furlough. of Lieut.. Commander Delebanty, who has been ordered to command the Swanee. Lieut.. Commander Adams has been ordered to the command of the Penelope. Rear Admiral Carpenter, retired, has re- turned to duty at tbe Portsmouth navy yard. Vice. Commodore Perry has been ordered to command the naval base at Key West. Com modore Watson is transferred frcm the Naval Home to the Cincinnatl
 It is officially announced at Mad rid that Spanish gunboat again successfully engaged all American torpedo boat of Cardenas.
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VANILLA HAS FALLEN.
The New Town in the Hands of the Insurgents -0ld Manila
 .tfs-s In Danger

NEW YORK, April 30 A dis patch to the World from Hong Kong says.
 New Manila has fallen into the hands of the insurgents, 1t is re. ported. There are several rebel leaders in Hong Kong, and they do not doubt the report.
 They say the insurgents will cap ture Old Manila within few days.
 One of the ships of the American fleet, presumably the flagship Olyn. pia, is said 10 have taken | large quantity of arms and ammunition which it is hoped to get into the. hands of the rebels
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
4 MESSENGER FE FROM ROM GOMEZ GOMEZ.
Arrives in Tampa to Secure M an For
 the Generals Staff.

TAMPA, Fla, April 30, (2:52 p. m.)-E. Hovey Purdy, confiden- tial messenger from Gen. Gomez; arrived here this mornings His mission is to secure twenty five or more acclimated men to serve on Gen. Gomez's staff, each Of whoom is expected to take the oath of alle- gance to the Cuban Republic.
 Mr. Purdy said when he last heard from Gomez that the Generals was pushing toward Havana andt eoneen trating his troops. Unofficial but inside information today is 10 the effect that American troops wlll3 move for Cuba Tuesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01

president of the company, has re- gently let con tract to MT. W. B. Sharp, of Dallas, Texas, for the sinking of the wells. He says that the company is sinking the wells as an experiment., in the hope of strik- ing the same water that is reached by the deep wells at the Cotton Belt shops. The wells at the shops are 900 feet deep. Those to be sunk by the Water Works Co. will be at least 900 feet deep, and if necessary in order to get abundant water, will be sunk to depth of 1000 feet.
 All the material and appliances necessary for the sinking of the wells are here and work will be be- gun this week.
 The experiment will be an ex- pensive one and it is to be hoped that success will crown the efforts of the company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
BLOCKED BY 4 BOMB.
An Explosion Interferes with the Manila
 Telegraph Line.

HONG KONG, April 3o-There has been great exodus of Chinese Manla positive statement is made that the Spanish off Sg bay Freight under the Brit sh Hag for Manila pays big premiums The German naval dispatch boat FalI expected here Wednesday,
 The Manila telegraph line is blocked by bomb explosion direct under the
 The Captain of the Phlpne Islands declares that will protect Manila whatever comes Patients in the Manila hosnas are being the suburbs The arrival of the American hourly expected The people excited but orderly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
PARIS IS HERE.
ths Trip Without Inci-
 Had a Rough Passage.

WORK, April 30,-The line steamer Paris ar this morning from South liter a rough passage of Is, seven teen hours and minutes, with nine ga |y.two second cabin and bt steerage passengers. \ left Southampton A pril clearing land, Captain shaped his course about B after q run of thirty |ded for home, keeping a f about thirty miles from course talk an in previous
 Watkins had no fear tbat war vessel would catch pr after she cleared, bat
 
 ught possible that some e enemy might be lurking 'inity of the channel or in 'orhood of the Irish cast
 the American craft. At V light on board the Paris ,uished and the headlights A strict watch was kept approaching vessels The led several line steamers, ug else was Seen on the ,ss. The Paris brought ;es Of munitions of war and uantity of miscellaneous se.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
S FORWARDED.
|Shots From the New York Bilenced It's Batteries.

] WEST. April 3O-Fort
 E, B a small town thirty five lest of Havana, on the north
 FCuba, was fired on by the brk Friday evening and the polished. The firing began
 D and lasted fifteen minutes.
 bots were fired from the New battery. The New York |e Helena tried to draw fire be batteries of Havana and
 ! but failed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
TheMiuneapolis

SOUTHWEST HARBoR, Me April 30, (9:26 D. m.)-A large crui- ser has just passed Cranberry Island believed to be the Minne- apolis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
LANDS PROMPTNESS.
ply Thirty Minutes to Start a War Vessel.

GSToN, April 30. The Brit psul, Ramsden, at Santiago alS in danger because of the |that relief had been sent to Foncentrados by the Ameri- mob attacked the consulate |hursday night. Ramsden
 D the governor of Jamaica to British ship, and the vessel route in thirty minutes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
CONF F|DENCE WANING,
Europe Believes That Spain Will Not Make
 Formidable Resistance on Land or Sea.

LONDON, April 3o-There is confirmation of the report that the European Powers will American cupancy Phpne islands the termination of Spanish sovereignty there Confidence the Spanish Navy diminishing European impression that Spain make formidable land Without fight however would mean speedy both ministry and dynasty and the opening of reign of terror for Spain
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
lfgents Capture a Town.

|poN, April BOA dispatch News from Kingston says Pe American squadron has aeo Santiago De Cuba and ps insurgents have captured pEie. Three thousand South 'a0s under the leadership of Gen. Lacret have
 upon the southern coast of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
The Oregon

RIO JANEIRO, April 30, (9:26 D. m.)-The U. s. battleship Oregon and gunboat Marietta arrived here at 6 o'clock this evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
DEEP WELLS. TO BE SUNK BY THE PINE BLUFF WATER 6 LIGHT co. TO
 GET PURE WATER  The Wells Will Probably Be 1000 Feet Deep-W Work to
 Begin At Once.

The Pine Bluff Light and Water Co. has arranged to sink deep wells at it's works in the west end of town with view of obtaining pure and abundant water Mr. Bridges, the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
Prisoners CT War.

{ YORK, April The E Posts Key West special
 ! the thirty-five passengers captured steamer, Panama,
 held as prisoners of war.
 |Onlsed States Marshal will pem over to the army author
 Hno will lodge them in Fort
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
The Fate of a Traitor.

NEW YORK April 3o-The Evening Journal publishes a report Cha Ygasase the Spanish Sailor on the Puritan ~ to have been caught tamperng with the Putans magazine
 d m con martial this afternoon and sentenced to be shot before sunset for treason
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
DEFIANCE AT 4 DISTANCE, The Spanish Fleet Bound for the Canaries
 There to Defy Simpsons Fleet.
Scripps.McRae Telegram.

Scipps
 LONDON April so (926 D. m)-Advces just reached here from Madrid say that been given out positively there that the Spanish fleet left Cape Verde Islands not bound m cba bnt is enroue to Canary Islands where they will defy Capt Simpsons fleet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
The Story Untrue

KEY WEST, April 3o Midnight Capt Harrington of the Puritan has just stated positively that the spaaao aes
 +d to blow up the ship such attempt lie De- ; Ike nan crazy and put ashore possible Tie says the court martial story IS untrue
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
scripps-McRae Telegram.


 LONDON April 30 (o25 p. m}-Dispatches from Hong Kong say gale raging along the coast of China The British steamer from Manila reports that she sighted Spanish off Manila but did American ships It is possible Dewey will reach Manila Sunday ticipated
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
En Route to Tampa.

TAMPA, FLA. April 30. Twenty-one train loads of troops are en route here accom- panied by fifteen car loads Of horses and 35 car loads Of feed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-01
Geu. WOodford Sailx.

PARIS, April 30. Minister Woodford sailed today for New York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
EMANCIPATION DAY.
The coiored People from all over Southeastern
Gather to Celebrate II.

Yesterday was Emancipation Day,
and the colored people of lola having
invited those of their race all over
this part of the country to come here
and help celebrate the day which is
their Fourth of July, the people came.
There was quite q delegation from
Emporia with the Colored Ladies
Band Delegations also came from
FIT. Scott, Parsons Chanute, Bronson,
Humboldt, Neesho Falls and all the
small neigh boring towns.
in the parade but all were on hand
when the head cook announced the
glad tidings that the roast beef, pork
and mutton was done to turn. The
starting point of the parade was at
the Colored church at the corner OF
Buckeye and Lincoln streets. Head
ed by the ladies band the procession
marched at II o'clock to Riverside
Park where the Emancipation Procla-
nation was read by Mrs. ]. G.
Phelps, of Emperia. There we're also
addresses by Rev. j. A. c. Wade,
president of the day, and Mr.. Camp.
bell, of Humboldt.
BY this time the park was well
filled with coloIed people and their
white friends and when it came time
to eat there was q joyful gathering
around the feast. 1t was jubilee in
every sense of the word and was en-
ioyed thoroughly by the crowd The
banquet was necessarily "hand tC
mouth affair and the only spot in
the heavens was the anxiety lest q
large juicy chunk of meat slip from
the fingers and light on the sunday
clothes. But there was plenty and
some to spare, and after all had been
satisfied and an hour or two had been
spent socially. the speaking program
was resumed, The principal address
was made by ). o. Clayton, of Par.
sons, and was much enjoyed. Chas
+. Scott and others were called upon
for short addresses.
The Ladies Band will give con.
cert at the Opera House tonight. and
all are invited
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
by these leases 1t will extend our field
so widely that we can easily spare all
that our neighbors will need.
Ready For Business.

The new steam laundry, which has
been under construction and equip
ment for the past month, will open
its doors for business next Monday
and will give its customers a cordial
welcome, both at the plant and at it's
uptown office, from the hour of seven
o'clock. The new plant will be
known az "the Ideal steam Laun-
dry" and offers no other excuse for
Its existence than that 1t is here for
business and is equipped for taking
care of any amount OF work, doing
1t in first class manner, guarantee.
ing satisfaction to its patrons In
workmanship and prices and doing
other things to justify the claim that
we have real interest in the people
Of our town.
Our plant lie located near the Santa
Fe station. We get our water sup.
ply, of the best quality, from the ice
plant and have a system of water
works and sewage unsurpassed by
any plant in the city. Our machin-
cry has been tried and is not lacking
in perfection. Our working force
will consist of experienced people and
no one need hesitate to send us their
packages from the very hour of our
starting. Mr.. Hannum, who will
supervise the work done, Is a practi-
cal laundryman, having established
and built up the Garnett steam laun-
dry, which ne recently sold. He will
be assisted by Miss Nell Hubbard,
the leading laundress from the same
plant and young lady of much ex-
perience. Our other people will be
residents OF our town aud will be
selected with view to their moral
and professional fitness.
The "Idesr' will put on the fist
laundry wagon ever in lola. 1t will
be shipped on Friday, will be driven
by it's owner and will be no discredit
to the city. Hold your work till you
see it coming ON Its initial trip Mon
day morning.
For the convenience OF our towns
people we have arranged with Brock
Reed to receive work for the "Idesw
or to notify us OF "calls for packages"
Our lists cover prices for all orders,
special and regular, aud no extra
charge will be made for the former.
THE IDEAL LAUNDRY,
l.. w. DUNCAN, Proprietor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
THE FIRST POP-0UN.
Webb 7eNaII Speaks to a Small and ListIesS
Crowd at the Opera House.

Webb 7eNaII Speaks to a Small and ListIesS
Crowd at the Opera House.
There were l05 persons in the Opera
House at eight o'clock Tuesday
when the Hon. Webb McNall, State
Uperintendent of Insurance, began
his speech. More came in during the
next half hour, and when the crowd
was at its maximum it numbered IA,
and that is gretty good crowd con-
sidering how tired the paople are
getting of Populism.
WEBB McNall is not pretty man.
Somebody accused him once of being
twO-faced. Great Scott :" he said
in reply, "If 1 had another face do
you suppose 1 would keep on wearing
this oneu'
And he is not a fluent or"pleAsant
speaker. Probably ne one would be
more ready to acknowledge this than
himself.
AS for what he said, it was what he
was expected to say. There was an
hour of praise of the Populist admins
tration and criticism OF former Re-
publican administrations, and then
another hour of Webb McNall In his
great feat of Bringing the Insurance
Companies to Time.
There was considerable laughter
during the speech at some of the
"digs" made by the speaker at the
other fellows. And there were two or
three rounds of genuine applause, the
most marked being in response to the
remark--evidently thrown in by re-
quest THAT there was no reason why
city should not own Its gas plant.
Mr.. McNall was given respectful
and attentive hearing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23

Miss Olga Hansen of Leanna Is
is one of the new pupils in the high
school.
c. +. DAVIS left this week for
Pennsylvania where he will repre-.
sent his fence company this win.
ter.
Harry Bragg is having the old
building in the rear of the barn NOV
ed to his lots next to Rice's coal yard.
1t is rumored that new paper
is to be started IN Humboldt soon.
A number of friends dropped in
on c f Davis at Mr.. and Mrs. H..
d. Smiths Friday and spent very
pleasant evening, The rain kept
them there until after midnight
but the phonograph made the time
pass quickly.
Jay Wilmington came in from
Ford, Kansas Friday and will re.
main week before going to Chica.
60. lie preached at the Presbyter.
ian church Sunday evening.
Rev. F. n. Fem preached at
Neosho Falls Sunday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
SIXTEEN MORE WELLS.
A New Section OF the County to Be Thoroughly
Prospected for Gas.

Mr.. f. ID. McCool, of Oil City, Pa,
has leased number of quarter sec
lions of land southeast of lola, in the
south part of Elm and extending into
Salem township, and assures his les
sors that he has two drill outfits now
on the way here and that it is his in
tention to sink at least sixteen well
as fast as the work can be done. The
first we'll will be drilled on George
Bakers place, half mile south of
Prairie Dell school house, and the
next on +. Jury's place.
Mr.. McCoOl is the gentleman who
is negotiating for gas franchise at
Yates Center, as reported in a recent
issue of the REGISTER, and he has
told the farmers whose land he Sc
cures that he expects to pipe the gas
to that place and also to FIT. scott in
case he finds sufficient supply.
While the people of Allen county
would rather have FIT. Scott and
Yates Center move over here instead
of taking our gas over there, yet If our
gas is found in the territory covered
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
ELsMoRE.
c. R. BRADES, Reporter.

K. y. Kaylor returned from
MapIeton last Monday.
Grandmother Hill and neice
Lille, returned from a visit in
Hume Mo. last Saturday.
Mrs. S. II. Baden returned from
Pleasanton last Saturday where
she visited friends and relatives.
Russell Hill who lives in Cripple
Creek, Colorado came to Elsmore
to visit his parents.
Miss Maggie Perry and mother
of Humboldt visited L. J. House
and wife last Tuesday.
c. A. Reynolds of Savonburg
was in Elsmore last Tuesday.
Mr.. Blakely and family we're
down to Sayonburg last Tuesday
Mr.. F. G. Mooney is building an
addition to his residence.
Mr.. Frank Goyette who has been
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
HUMBOLDT.
A, W. CuNNINGHAM, Reporter.

A mind reader occupied the
opera house two nights this week
and gave some very Interesting
spiritistic tricks.
School began this week. The
old Monroe house, Germania hotel
and the stone school building will
be used until the new building is
completed,
A balloon ascension and circus
are billed for Humboldt next Mon.
day Other towns might as well
shut up and come down.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
CANNONAD|NC

There was the sound Of
heavy firing last evening and
the people wondered what it
all meant. Well, it was only
to attract attention. There
are a great many schemes
gotten up nowadays to at
tract attention. A few peo-
pie have limited as doubling
our closing out, but when
they see the prices we are
making and the way the
goods are going out, they are
becoming convinced that we
mean Just what we say, which
is fact. We will guarantee
to save you from % to 80 per
cent. This should convince
you that our closing out is
what we say, and the prices
are arguments enough. We
have the finest line of Plush
Capes, Cloth Capes and Jack
cts for Ladies and Children
you ever looked at. And
just think-they are at whole
sale cost.
We've got stacks and stacks
Of them and you can save
from rs to 80 per cent on
them. On Clothing we have
immense stock in Men S and
Children's. And such bar
gains Well, there is no use
quoting prices. Just come
and see. We have about 300
pairs of Blankets. We are
closing out to quit business,
and the way goods are going
is surprising. WE WILL
SELL THEM, so come and
get a share of the bargains.
Yours Very Resp'y,
p,EWART&CQ,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23

attending the G. A. h. encamp-
ment returned Monday.
A surprise party was given to
Mr. A + Hall last Monday even
ing. Entertainments" was the
watchword of the evening.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-02
IRVING the Brakes.

He was an observing man, and was
not in the habit of allowing the slight
est details of anything or any event
to escape his eye. He stood on the
station platform and watched the
heavy overland trains pulling out for
the west. Each one of them seemed
to come nearly to stop just after pull
ing out Of the station stopping to
let some one OFF," he asked of a rail
road man standing near him. mo.
Looks as if they were, doesn't it?
Well that fools lots of people," said
the railroad man. Some people think
they stop to let off some one who
stayed on too long, and some think
they stop to put off a tramp. Neither
of these reasons is right. All engin-
GERS bring their trains to a stop, or
nearly so, after pulling out of a ter
minal station in order to test the air
brakes and see that they are in work
ing order. Most engineers try the air
just after pulling out of station, but
on most roads the rule is that thew try
the brakes within two miles of the sta
ton. Topeka State Journal
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-02

The term quarter" used in warfare
originated from an agreement ancient
Nv made between the Dutch and the
Spaniards, that the ransom of a sol.
der taken in action should be a quar-.
ter of his pay. Probably it meant 10
grant conditions" In this sense the
expression was commonly used at one
time. AS a modern warlike term 10
give quarter means that the prisoners
of war should be sent to the rear of
the army and there lodged and fed bv
the captors until exchanged or released
on the termination of hostilities.-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-02

That was ALL Solomon stammered
through the words in horror, while Mr..
Lorraine listened in genuine astonish-
ment.
There, meenister"' exclaimed Solo
mon, Indignantly. did | no. tell We?
It's a scandal, an outrage! Keep the
BARN, indeed, and woman-b BARN!
Absurd notion!'
flush, Solomon" interposed the
minister solemnly. 81 begin to see the
hand O. God in this
Opening the bedclothes, he placed
the infant in a coy spot, and arranged
the blankets tenderly around it.
Solomon gave a grunt of doubtful
approval.
Good night, Solomon" continued
the minister.
A word of protest was on the sex
toms tongue, but he checked it in time
then with one last stare of amazement,
perplexity and surprise he left the
room.
''The warl's comm to an en-" he
muttered, as he assembled the stairs to
his room. "A woman-bairn in DOR
house!-a laasie in the minister's ain
bed! WeeI, weel, weel!'
Meantime, Mr.. Lorraine sat by the
bedside, looking at the child, who had
almost Immediately fallen asleep.
Presently he reached out his arm and
took one of her little hands into his
own, and his eyes were dim and his
soul was travelling back to the past!
Hours passed thus, and he still sat in
a dream
Marjorie, my bonny door, he MUIR
INJURED aloud again. rs this indeed a
gift from God-and your
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-02
Strange ocean Chasms.

Along our Pacific coast there is gem
orally found PLATFORM" about fen
miles broad, sloping away from the
shore until it reaches depth of 100
fathoms, and then dropping more ran
idly. The edge of the platform PROF
George Davidson says, is broken nv 81
submerged valleys, some of which are
in line with rivers entering the sea
But at least two of them have Noun
tains as the shore opposite their heads
One Of these, called the King Peal5
Chasm, has been the scene of q. shin
wreck under peculiar circumstances
The ship ran on the rocky coast and
was lost in foul weather. when the
rocks could not be seen. 1t is believed
that the doomed vessel unknowingly
followed the line of the submerged
valley, or chasm, and her captain, find
lnng that his soundings showed no bot
tom, believed he was at a safe dis
tance from the coast.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-02
Manifesting Itself.

Dukane- What is all that noise in the
rear of the store?
Gaswell oh, that's the crash de-
partment.- Pittsburg Chronicle.
wisdom From the other Side.
washington" said Jefferson, at Cha
a lawyer"
HE doesn't have to be" replied Miss
Cayenne. when anything strikes him
as q good law, he has plenty of eight
inch guns to prove that his way Of
thinking is quite correct. washing.
ton Star.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-02
CHAPTER III.

T FIVE o'clock the
n e x t m 0 r n i n g,
w h e n S o l 0 m on
Mucklebackit, can
die in hand, de-
scended the stairs,
he found the min
lister sitting by the
bedside fast asleep,
with his gray head
resting on the side
of the pillow, and