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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Chicago. juno 25-Tho demands OF
the uutkIllod stOokyardH workmon lea
several departments have been met
aud the men returned 90 work today
but IN other departments the men went
out this forenoon Co enforce their de.
maudH. Several hundred painters who
demand 1n Increase ~ ~ cents an hour
have Joined the strikers ranks An
other conference was held today be-
tween representative OF the packing
firms in regard % the urrlnglng " "a
settlement of the troubles, Most OF the
packers were ln favor of granting tho
demands or the mon, 10 was believed
that an nmiuUblo agreement would be
reached before night and that by to-
morrow an tho strikers win have re-
turned 90 work The strikers claim
they have 200 men out,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27
BUSINESS NOTES.

The board OF directors OF the Utah
Commercial and Savings Bank meet on
Monday: one OF the number today said
that II was not certain that the ques-
tion OF President Armstrong; successor
would be considered at this meeting,
Manager Cutler IL up from Lehl to-
day. lie says the beet crop continues
To- look beautiful, aud reports from all
the $500 acres planted indicate a max
imum yield The beet growers at Grand
Junction, Colorado. had sent TO Lohi
for additional aid with which TO thin
their beets. but labor IL In such demand
nj I.ehl that no one could be spared.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

They Raid the Custom House aud the
French Consulate.

Sew York. June 25.-A dispatch TO
the Herald from llouEkDng says; The
Chinese custom house ana the French
consulate ut MynE-riug. on the Yum
Nnu frontier. were pluudered on June
sand hy % band ~ armed Chinese.
The commissioner and MesHra. Shin
neg. Oldham, Mallke. Miller and the
French consul. NJ DE la Battle. ea-
cuurd.
The demonstration 81 believed TO have
boon anti French N. bumcrH visit %
yum Nun Foo was in the interest OF
q French railway from Tonhn, which
D. tu anticipate the british line from
Uurmah 81, D0mCr returned 90
Hanoi un June siHt, passing through
MyuT-Tlug.
Marshal Sou. whose presence pre-
vented raids ln French territory, passed
through HnuFkung last week. on his
way Go Foluu. after consultation At the
frontier town with NJ Dumcr French
action should have ON important eject
on the further partition OF China.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Brussels. juno g5.=stormy scenes
were witnessed ln the Chamber uf Dyp-
utioB today IN connection with the de-
the government The socialists accused
the uuuat1ru of bringing legal officers
OF the crown OF tn, chamber Tor the
purpose " taking notes of the proceed
inEH.
The uucntorH hutly protested and am
inconuelvabir tumult vnHuCd. The silt
socialist deputy furnImpnt sang
Hnatchrs Of the "MurFoillnlHe" and the
socialists Joined lu the chorus
shouts 0f "Viyc la l,cpubliquc' were
also raised.
The chamber later voted ss 90 10 90
debate the franchise bin July bth, ana
the house adjourned amid terrific up
rUnr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Vessel witch Had Plague on Hoard j. At
ssn Transisro.

san FunclHco, June g5-Tho steamer
Nippon Mnru which was hold al Homo
lulu un account uf the death VI plg-
aenger from black plague, arrived hero
today and was ordered To- the quauu-
tine station
She has q large passenger Ilat and her
health conditions will not be- announced
until after the medical examination has
been completed. 10 o. believed there are
no moro cases ~ plague ou board.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

san Francisco. June 23.-picrre Eru-
anrd poyillr. the wen known Alaskan
miner. commonly called French Pete"
well mine near Juneau. has been miss
ing since his arrival la this city week
aEo last sunday iio intended 20 go 10
tho California hotel where mail and
other matter were waiting Tor him. hut
none NJ his friends have seen him since
be- landed aud u search for him has
proved uunynlliur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Washington. June e., The war de-
partmunt has received the following
cablogruu;
Manila. June 25-Adjutnnt General,
Wnshlugtonl Transport Grant arrived
this morning. No claualtic1.
OTIS.
The Grant sailed from san Francisco
on May 30th, carrying The SiNit'uih
infantry, 90 officers ana 1865 men,
Lieut. Col W. y. Spurrlu commanding.
This ~ tWcuty-siN day passage Nud
very close 60 record Tor the run nom
san Francisco 90 Manila.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Boston, June 27-Bcnjamin Lang, "a
years Of age, the owner and occupant
OF q house IN NNaltham street. Killed
hts wife. Clara y. Lang, with an AK
ted the deed while In NJ OF mental
alteration. Lang was arrested.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Plymouth, Eng, June 27--The Bel
giau steamer BruNsyllleH, which arrived
here from Canadian ports reported haV-
ing sighted at noon yesterday q French
Dreyfus on board, going In the direct
tion OF Breat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27
WOMEN ARE IN
COUNCIL TODAY.
international Meeting in London
Divided Into Five Sections.
GREAT INTEREST Is TAKEN.
Discussing Questions Relating TO
Women For aud Against
Female suffrage.

London. June 27-The international
council Of women which assembled yes
tcrduy Ia the Convention HAL u
church house. wcHtmlnstcr. divided
into tive sections or meetings. which
where uu crowded today.
Great interest 90 taken IN the pollti-
cal section. which discussed today tho
parliamentary ACKNOWLEDGMENT II
vomyu." tbn vice president OF the coun-
CID. Mrs May WtIrht sowali. OF tho
United States. PRECEDING.
Miss Susan 49, Anthony one Of the
American delegates. detailed the prog
ross OF tho movement Ia America.
The announcement that paper by
rMH. Frances Scott OF oAissachusctta
would be- read IN behalf Of an Ameri-
can wumauH society. oppoaing female
franchise. was met by "a storm u Misses.
Mrs. scwuli protested against this in
Tolerance" pointing out that no one
was Obliged 90 attend but that Il was
their duty N present tu listen cuurtrOuu-
ly 90 900 the speakers.
The paper was then read puuctuntod
by lronich cheers and derlalvc laugh-
tor
IN the professional section Mime An
tulnDttv surfing created some cXcito-
mcnt hy declaring. with much emotion.
that pho thought the speakers were too
hard pn tho men. and adding that wo-
mon only realized tho fun value OF a
husband when the latter was Lost.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27
ANOTHER yrLLowsroSE GrysrR.
Crater supposed to be- = Fool sends a stream
toa Great Hight

ST. Paul, MINI, June ia private
dispatch from the manager OF the
Fountain Hotel, Yellowstone Park, says
that at $500 yesterday morning and
continuing until 1850 without intormiH-
sion there was an eruption from "a
crater about hfty feet north Of the
Fountain geyscr which has always been
considered 10 be- nothing more than IL
pool The size ~ the opening N about
the same as the famous Fountain gey-
ser The eruption played from 200 10 2jO
foot hllM.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Acting Governor Hammond immcdl-
atcly on receipt Of the above dispatch,
put himself iu communication with
Governor Wells. who rs ntll In New
York on business Mr.. Hammond hnd
authority 90 act without tnklnE the for
mnlity Indicated. but thought best 10
consult Governor Wells The latter
promptly wired his assent, whercup1n
Acting Governor Hammond reported
his recommendations 10 the war de-
partmcut ne Washington, which ln turn
Immediately cahled the promotions to
Manila: and before this reaches the
readers OF the News the gallant
Utah officers viii have been apprlscd
OF their good luck,
RETENTION OF MAJOR YOUNG
These promotions coming as they do
Immediately following the official rec
quest of the government Tor Major
Richard W. Young 90 remain In the
philipplnes. ore a decided compliment
10 the people Of Utah. The Office that
Major Young Ii now nlllng ana VIII
continue 90 nl doubtless, Tor a consid-
cradle time To come, Is ono OF me most
Important at this time In the. new
roInnInl possossiuns uf the United
stated. Major Young has been receiv-
lng am annual salary somewhere IN me
neighborhood OF $1,000. Just what he
Will got as chief Justice OF the supreme
court OF the Philippine ~ not known
hut AZ the office requires rare hnillY
and as that kind of ability r. pnriicu-
inrly gcarcc I'm tho far.uWay Islands ~
III safe prognosticntlon that his re-
Enumeration will be no less, ana ne
probabilities are that IL VIII be consld-
erably more than he received hereto
fore,
The close friends Of Major Young '-
this city say that the acceptance by
him of a civil position must have been
made at a big personal sncrihce mas
much as Il u known that he Is very
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Washington. June s1.-'fhc navy de-
p1rtment ~ considering the advisl' sty
NJ hitting up and keeping IN readiness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27
TUESDAY, 81, 1890, SALT CITY,

fond Of military life. It's retention. too
brings with u a great personal sacrifice
60 HE wife and family, who have hoped
and prayed FOR his early return home.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

Rome June 25.-An earthquake shock
of some severity was fclt last night at
Pisa and Florence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27
now the PANS WAS wnEcKrp


Chicago. June 27-A special cable to
the Tribune from London says
"The Paris disaster turns out TO be
a simple matter, on leaving Cher
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-27

terry u and Duty Sergeant J. \. Andcr-
fon Of battery b, Is now second lloutcn-
ant OF battery a. An ~ these promo
lions were made today by Acting Cow
crnor Hammond on the strength OF the
following telegram received at the
state executive oflcc from Adjuthnt
General n. c. Corbln Of the war de-
partmrnt;
Washington, ID. g.. June 70, 'ol.
Governor Of Utah, salt Luke;-fol-
lowing cabloEram received from Gen.
Otis and IL approved by the secretary
Of war;
Major Richard W. Young Utah ar.
tlllery. TO muster out remains In clNil
position. lie recommends Grant as MS
successor and Grant recommends
Crltchlow as captain and Naylor az
first lieutenant u battery; Sergeant
Anderson. second Lieutenant \ battery.
Request Governor Of Utah 10 be ad-
yised and authority 10 muster In by
cable n you concur and 40 Inform me-
/ will cable necessary Instructions Gem
eral Otis TO muster officers recommend
ed. ~, g, COllblN,
"AdJutant General,
"4.gs u m."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03

they are not fooling with the Span
iards. They say an Americana never
sleeps. Several times since we have
been here they tried to kill the guards
and not one has escaped being shot
"Orders came yesterday for not II
man to go out on the street without
being armed There was lot of guns
and ammunition found on top of a
building last night | guess there
will he hot time here some of these
nights, for every train that goes takes
at least 1900 women and children, and
all the boats are loaded also.
"The Nebraska boys were attacked
at the water works last night, but
held their ground. The natives won't
do anything in daylight it seems like
TWO troops went out this morning to
hold the bridge above the city.
think, last night, they tried to work
us by setting fire to some big buildings
thinking we would turn out to put the
fire out, but not man lett his post
Everything seems quiet this morning
in town but the people all have soul
look when they see u.s."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03

side turned around and started back.
While in the water one of the horses
fell down and in struggling upset the
wagon with Sam underneath. He
came very near drowning but manag-
ed to eXtricate himself and get out
but both the horses, his only team,
were drowned. His daughter, seeing
the accident ran up the road to "A neigh.
boris to summon aid When MIR. Gautt
got out, he was somewhat dazed and
his first thought ON not seeing the
girl was that she was drowned. He
ran up and down the bank like one
wild, shouting in grief, until the girl
and neighbors appeared. The loss of
the team while severe one, is COM
paratively light in the minds of Mr..
and Mrs. Gautt when they think of
the narrow escape of their only child.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
Nesbitt- Matthews.

Married at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiley in lola, Tuesday even
ing, February 20, 1899, Mr. Fred
w. Nesbltt and Miss Oma Matthews,
Rev. A. b. Bruner officiating.
Mr.. Nesbitt came to lola from Col
ony where his parents reside about
two years ago and obtained work in
the smelters here. He is hand
some, manly youth, sober and indus
trious, who has won lot of friends
by his gentlemanly conduct during
his residence here. Miss Matthews
formerly lived at Moran where her
brother was one of the owners and
editors of the Herald. She moved
to lola several years ago and has
worked in the Hale d Priboth mill
linery, where her excellent taste and
skill made her a valuable trimmer.
She is a young lady of charming
personal accomplishments and has a
sweet sunny disposition that won
her friends innumerable. The young
people became acquainted at Mr..
Willey's where they both boarded
and that acquaintance grew into a
warm esteem with the present happy
result
Mr.. and Mrs, Nesbitt left today fol
Colony where they Will visit the
groom's parents few days and will
return to make their home in lola
The REGISTER joins the many
friends in congratulations and good
wishes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
Local Notes.

Jim Hamm was up from Humboldt
Wednesday.
Herbert Goshorn went to Hum.
boldt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland went to Ne
osho Falls for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Spicer left for a
few days visit in Geneva.
Judging 10y the way the teams line
up daily all roads lead to lola now.
Joplin, MO, voted $4,000 bonds
yesterday for citizens electric plant.
Geo. Richeson has bought lot on
West street and will build house
soon.
MRS n. f. Fisher and Mrs. Fred NC
Carly, OF Humboldt, are visiting MIS-.
l.. p. Slower.
John Searcy left today for Pond
Creek, Ok, where he will work his
claim this summer.
MT. and Mrs. George Curry, of Fair
bury, Neb., came in today and will
make lola their future home.
Next Saturday Is the fret ami
versary ofthe opening of the Tudor
Mercantile Co. The day will be APP
propriately remembered at the store
Guy Eckley who is well known
here but who has been working for
some time as baker in Wichita
came over last night and is thinking
of engaging in that business here.
The only whole thorough
pessimist is the chattle-mortgage
man when he views a mans assets
before making loan. Animals die
crops perish and fire consumes to heal
him tell it.
w. l.. Bartels says he has his blG
brick house in his head yet, but dom
know how soon he will build.
Mr.. Remsberg received the sad new
today OF the death in Pennsylvania
of his brother stephen Q. Remsberg
p. Dernberger, who has lived oil
a farm near the mouth of Elm creel
for many years, has moved to Neosh
Falls.
During the egg famine peopl
scram bled for eggs and the hen frui
probably enjoyed the sight of tn
scrambler scrambled.
DIR. and MRS. Morgan returned yes
terday from Leroy where they at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Morgan
mother, which took place Monday.
j. S. Turner who has been laid u
several months on account of woun
on his hand from a tussle with
drunk at the depot one night, has re
. sumed his duties as night operator q
Santa Fe depot,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
FOLLOW Tue CROWD

And you will arrive at the Grand Leader-follow the
crowd and you will bu right No firm TOOL the
maj ,rity of the people. store that has Their
patronage must be about right or it wouldn't get the
trade Bless your heart, don't think getting
conceted when we talk this way. We are going to
keep right trying just as hard to improve
our store and make it worthy of your patronage.
Trade not the old for the new; stay by t at which
has proven stauuch and true. Not saying that are
DID, but have proven to you in the past year that
our prices right that whether you buy silk dress
or yard of 5-cent muslin you buy it at the lowest
possible price. Another thing you do know that when
you send your children they get goods at the same
price you would yourself or your neghbor, this is
our motto "All Goods Marked in Plain Figures"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
A Soldier Letter.

The following letter from Lewis
Coffield, dated January IS, is in his
usual rollicking style and reads like
a talk with that daring youth. 1t Is
kindly loaned to the REGISTER for
publication by Mr.. j. &. Coiiield, his
father.
"MANILA, We'd, Jan, Is, 1899.
Dear Folks at Home
Just learned that mail steamer for
Hong Kong leaves this a. m. at 10
o'clock 30 will write to inform you that
have not departed this life between
mails, but am enjoying unusual good
health with the exception OF Il sore
arm caused from vaccination.
There is quite smallpox scare ON
Just now and we have lost several
men from our regiment with 1t, all
from the lst Battalion, however, and
they are quartered in devilish un-
healthy district. We have very little
sickness in our Battalion. l had a
lag at malaria fever but knocked that
out in ten days and am all right at
the present time. Now, don't want
you to worry about me getting the
smallpox for that Is the very last
thing 1 expect to do. The boys that
had it are fellows who either would
not be vaccinated, or were cases where
the vaccination failed to take. l
have daisy myself, and feel like |
would almost as soon have the small
pox as the sore arm.
We are doing all kinds of guard
duty. and that is the worst of Oul
troubles. We have to go on guard
with painful regularity, only have
one day off guard until we are put on
again. We have 1913 privates on regi
mental guard and ~ on the out post
daily from the regiment. So you cal
see how we earn our $3.50. | was OF
the outpost twice last week and wa'
posted at the Block house, which IL
Just across a little canal from the in
surgents' guards. l jollied the sen
tinel across the canal out of some
of his Mauser and Remington
cartridges for relics.
Aguinaldo is inclined to be littl
gay and we will most likely have t.
trounce HIM before he will quiet down
The natives are pretty troublesome
at times and have IA foolish habit o
occasionally trying to stick a knit
into the guards on duty at night II
the city, and thereby furnish tn
said guard much pleasure in seeing
how big hole he can shoot through
Mr.. Native. A few nights ago one o
the Colorado boys was on guard on
bridge when two natives passed hin
with "Buenas NOohes" Good night
and turned around and slashed hin
with big knife. He shot the firs
one dead in his tracks and took
shot at the second one as he ra
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
THIS IS OFFICIAL.
Secretary of the Missouri Horticultural So
ciety Tells Of the Damage Wrought to
Fruit by the severe winter.

Columbia, Mo-, Feb. -. Secretary l..
A. Goodman, of the state horticultural
society, gave out this official statement
Of the fruit prospects in Missouri:
Reports have been received from all parts OF
the state about the injury caused TO fruits and
fruit trees by the late cold weather The re-
ports of lowest temperature vary from u de-
grees to 80 degrees below zero Such weather
has injured not only the fruit, but also the
trees and in some localities probably killed the
peach trees to the snow lice The apple crop
{. safe and only some Of the most tender vaTte-
ties are injured. The pear buds are badly in
jured ana in some localities entirely killed.
The cherry buds are safe. An hardy vari-
cites OF the grape are safe for a crop The
strawberry whore well mulched is all right.
The raspberry is generally badly injured and
the crop will be short Hardy varieties Of tho
blackberry are all sound and the crop promises
we'll Any OF the small fruits very badly In
jured had better be cut of close to the ground,
all trash burned up and the plantation Will
likely recover so to give u good crop next
year. II we can have II good crop Of apples, as
now seems n good crop of strawberries cher
ries and blackberries and Il partial crop OF
pears. plums and raspberries we will not suffer
for fruit
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
Another Gas Well.

A contract has been made with Mr..
Fred. Horton for sinking a gas well
just northeast of town, on what is
known as the Fisher tract. The
we'll will probably be drilled short
distance north and west OF the lola
Manufacturing Company's works,
and the result will be awaited with
great interest as 1t is in territory tn al
has never yet been prospected,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03

away. Next day the second one was
found dead in the brush, and the
soldier filed two notches in his gun
barrel and is the "High Mogul" i'm
his company until his record is beat
en-. | don't know what made me tell
this little incident unless it was to fill
space for | haven't been able to file a
single notch in my Springfield, ~
yet You probably think a fellow
ought to be able to write good letters
about what he sees here, etc, but |
can't for 1T is pretty much the same
old story all the tine with US.
saw Aguinaldo the other day, but
he looks very much like other people
and ! can't write anything about
him. see George Dewey quite fire.
quently, but we are not on speaking
terms, so can't tell what his ideas
are in regard to the retention of these
pestilential Isles by the United
States, etc. The insurgents are very
much afraid of Dewey's fleet. They
say dewey mucha boom, boom, "
and throw their arms in the air to
initiate the bursting of shell, aud
stagger around as if they were shot
and were going to fall over dead.
They do this to show us how Dewey
did the Spanish in the battle, and
there is little doubt that the fleet ~
ing out in the bay has more to do
with keeping them from starting a
scrap than all the soldiers in the
Island.
Well, time Is up and I'll have tC
close right now if L want to get this
on the mail. Don't worry about me
TOR am as safe as I'd be at home in
the kitchen. 1 will write again and
have it ready to send when the next
mail goes out, 30 won't have to send
such another disjointed affair as this
Good morning. LEW C.
p. s. We just got word from thu
out post that Lieut.. Col. Little haC
accidentally shot himself last night
He was Field officer yesterday and
guess it is the same old story
Little" boy and a gun that WASH
loaded. The odds are three to on'
that the wound is not fatal. LEW.