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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
FOR DEWEY
AND WHEELER

= BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. Is.
= Editor Horace White of the New
! York Evening Post, who is visit
= ing friends in this city. is of the
! opinion that Admiral Dewey
= would not decline the nomination
= for President if it were rendered
= him. In an interview to-day he
= said:
= Il have noticed in all the in
= terviews Dewey has given on this
= subject that while he says he is
= a sailor and not in politics and
= would not seek the nomination.
= he at the same time has not said
= he would not accept it. He will
y certainly not seek the nomina-
+ ton and will not enter partisan
\ politics, but 1 am firmly of the
= opinion he would accept the
= nomination if rendered him. He
+ for President and Joe Wheeler
= for Vice President is a ticket
= that would sweep the country.
= Indeed. Dewey would be elected
y no matter by what party he was
nominated.
= Editor White speaks very en-
= Enthusiastically of the possibility
! of Dewey and Wheeler ticket
y and does not seem to think it at
: all improbable.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
FUND FOR THE
HOME GROWS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-The
fund for the Dewey residence
piled up rapidly to-day and
promises to exceed $4,000 before
the books are closed within a few
days The amount early to-day
exceeded S47. 600 The number of
contributions exceed 10000. rep
resenting an average Of a little
over 81. There have been many
large contributions. but thou
sands Of people have given their
mites in honor of the Manila
hero. There have been numer-
Gus contributions Of 1. 2 and 3
cents. and thousands of dimes.
Many newspapers throughout
the country have sent in most
of the smaller contributions. The
committee in charge Of the fund
has the personal assurance of
Dewey, brought by Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Allen from
New York yesterday. that this
spontaneous act Of popular
recognition will pc acceptable to
him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
FARRAGUT'S
FLAG PRESENTED
TO THE ADMIRAL

NEW YORK. Sept 2S.-When the
committee from Washington reached
the Olympia each member Of the COM
mittee was cordially greeted by Ad
miral Dewey. but the warmest hand
clasp and heartiest greeting was for the
admirars lifelong friend, Senator Red
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

T EXY YORK. Sept. 28.-New York
was decked brilliantly to-day in
Y honor Of the gallant sailor who
is waiting at her gate. Had an
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
SECRETARY LONG DETERMINED
UPON DEWEY'S ASSIGNMENT

Sept o n a
wa hplyn y Secretary o n quest ton a lie
alton a ~ o n o e
al G
suit regarding
o Cd for
hi sdeaAon that he first tim it h @ me wee them
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
DEWEY CELEBRATIONS CAUSE A MILLION
VISITORS TO INVADE NEW YORK.

Wood of the Petrol. Captain Wilde Of
the Boston and Captain Walker Of the
Concord. When they got aboard Ad-
miral Dewey took them over the ship
and the sight Of the fighting captains
set the tars mad with delight. Nothing
could restrain their enthusiasm and
round after round of cheers greeted the
appearance Of these officers. Governor
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

man he was entertaining and to whom
he believed he owed much of his pres
ent fame. The admiral said: Gov
ernor, l want the men to see you.
want you to see the men"
Turning to Brumby he said: 'Brum-
by. you get the men up. 1 want to
have them see the Governor"
After the men had seen and been
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
TEDDY WELCOMED
BUT VERMONTERS
HRE CUT SHORT

NEW YORK, Sept 2S-During Gov
ernor Roosevelt's visit Admiral Dewey
took occasion to let the world know
his estimate Of the character of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
Distin guis h I'd
Officers Of, the
Army, Navy
and State Call
Upon the ADJ
nQiPal.
n1iPal.


NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-At
o'clock this (F'riday) morning the
sky is perfectly clear and there
is less wind than on yesterday
afternoon. The signal service
predicts showers this evening
and tonight and fair. cooler
weather tomorrow. with brisk
winds. The showers this after
noon Will not be heavy or long
continued and win not interfere
with the naval parade.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
Gov. Roosevelt
Gets Ahead Of
Mayor V a n
Wyck in Ex-
tending For
NAL w elcOnne


4 NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-Ad- +
Z miral Dewey has already eX- =
4 pressed some doubt that he will =
4 be able to get through the duties =
+ attendant on his reception with 4
4 out suffering extreme fatigue. y
+ The routine of the admiraIs =
+ movements for the two days of +
4 the celebration has been fixed. +
+ 1t will occupy at least twelve +
+ hours of Friday and sixteen =
= hours Saturday. y
4
= \ 4 y \ 4
lace bedizened reception committee
standing stiff and uncomfortable with
their speeches unspoken. By the time
he had finished welcoming the children
the Vermonters had become pushed out
of line and swallowed up in the throng
of sightseers.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30

luXuries of life. If insurance isn't
taken out, raising grain becomes .
mere matter of chance in which the
farmer has all to loose and none 10
gain. He cannot afford for the sake
of a few dollars to run the risk of
loosing hundreds-A whole years lab.
or lost in a few minutes, Can You a.
ford it.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30
Our Insurance Laws Are
All Right.

and the state companies are under the
direct supervision of the Insurance.
department, hence there is no reason
why Kansas should not have reliable
hail insurance as we'll as other states.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30
The Plan.

The Kansas State Mutual Hail AS
sociation has been organized for the
purpose of conducting a Hail insur-
ance business in every county i'll the
State of Kansas. 1t insures wheat,
oats, barley, rye and flax only.
against loss or damage by hail.
Insurance may be written on the
above named crops at from $500 to
$500 per acre. The rate is per cent.
Thus. $500 per acre viii! cost cents
per acre and $500 per acre will cost
81 cents ,er acre.
The premiums for insurance must
be paid in cash at time of making ap-
plicatiOn. After losses and expenses
are paid, the surplus cash on hand
will be prOrated back to the members.
Insurance takes effect at II O'Clock,
noon, of the day following that on
which the application is written up.
The notice of loss must be mailed to
the secretary by registered letter with
10 10 days from date of loss. The
hail season closes on August Is. The
The losses are payable on or before
September first.
The expenses of this Association
| are small compared to those of a stock
company. The officers are men hav-
ing had experience in mutual hail and
with the cash plan, the business COW
ering the whole state of Kansas we
can see no reason why the association
cannot run the business so as to make
the cost of insurance lower than it has
been before.
The subject of insuring ones grow
ing crops against hail is a business
proposition just the same as it is to
insure building against fire, lightn-
ing and tornado.
One cannot afford, for the small
sum that it costs, to be without pro-
lection against loss by hail: To have
a policy on ones crops against loss
by hail in the Kansas State Mutual
Hail Association, takes the worry off
ones mind, for when one goes to bed
at nighJ he knows that his crop is
safe. If his crop is good he can pay
his premium, his debts and still have
a good round sum left for the support
of his family and to spend for the
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30
Nothing Succeeds like
Success. 3

If Kansas people will only patroniza
Kansas companies, they cannot help
but succeed, and the money that has
been going out o. the state for insur.
ance will be kept at home.
The Kansas State Mutual Hail AZ.
sociation is organized to meet these
conditions, and the plan adopted 10
in strict conformity with the Mutusl
hail insurance laws of Kansas, 10
plain and definite, and is q safe meth
cd of providing insurance at aotual
cost.
The hail insurance law provides
that in no event is the.insured liable
beyond the amount of cash pssmiu4,
which he pays at the time Of iususiue.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30
Kansas State Mutual
Hail Assertion.
Home Office. Mcpherson, Kansas.
Kansas Can and Ought to Do
What other states have done.

Dakota, Iowa and n Nebraska each have state
hail associations. They have been i'll
business for several years an have
saved millions of dollars to the
Farmers
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30

lContinued on eighth page. ]
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
FOUGHT DEATH AT SEA.
Fifteen Survivors of the Wrecked steamer,
Gen. whitney, Rescued Near ST. Angus
tine. Fla.-The Others Fate.

st. Augustine. Fla, April 24.--Con-
siderable excitement was created here
early yesterday by a small boat out at
sea giving signals of distress. Capt.
Allen immediately went to its assist
ance in the yacht Baldwin. Upon near
ing the boat he found it to be the miss
ing lifeboat of the steamer Gen.
Whitney. which foundered north of
Cape Canaveral during Friday night.
Capt. Allen transferred the sailors from
their cramped quarters to his yacht and
brought them in to Corbett's dock,
where large crowd awaited them.
Hot coffee and food were fur
nished them at once upon the
yacht, and the poor fellows
fairly baDqueted. The story of the
disaster as told by Mate Mattson and
his men, was a thrilling one. One of
the bulkheads sprung leak from the
heavy seas which were prevailing dur
ing the early part of Friday night.
All hands were ordered to the pumps
and worked hard, but the hold soon
began TO FIJI in spite of their eff
forts. The officers and men, real
ling that the steamer was settling
fast and sure to founder, took to
the two lifeboats. Capt. Hawthorn and
10 men went in the first boat and were
never again seen 10y the remaining men.
shortly afterward, Mate Mattson and
the balance of the crew. II men. took
to the second boat, this was about mid
night. They had compass and began
to row for shore. 4 strong wind was
prevailing, creating a heavy sea and
the men at the oars could make no
Roadway. All day Saturday the
men tried to approach the shore.
but could not even get "A glimpse
of it and almost despaircd when
they found they had plenty of pro-
visions hut no water. They spent all
of Saturday night at the mercy of the
sea, which washed over their frail boat
frequently. Early yesterday morning
they sighted land and with rcdoublcd
energy they took their turns at the
oars. When near enough to land they
improvised flag with canvas tackled
to an oar. and it was then that Capt.
Allen went to their rescue. The men
when they landed were drcnched to
the skin and almost furnished, but
warm food soon revived their spirits
and they checrfully narrated their cX-
pcricuce.
a telegram stated that the boat with
10 men attempted to land at the Mos
quito lagoon refuge but was upset and
L. men We're drowned. including the
captain.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
BITTER STRUGGLE PROMISED.
Unless the Telegraph Companies in Kansas
Conform tn the Law Thousands of
Suits WIN he FILED.

Topeka, Kan, April 24.-Attorncy
General GODDARD received notice that. II
the Western Union Telegraph company
is compelled to put in the reduced rates
fixed by the new telegraph law, the
company will close all of its uptown"
offices in the state. The officials around
the statehouse say the Western Union
viii do nothing Of the kind. II was
learned 10y the state officials that
the Western Union had sub
mitted such proposition 20 the
Postal. but that the latter refused to
enter into an agreement. The fight
between the telegraph companies and
state over the new law promises TO he
a great struggle. Unless the companies
put in the new rates and trust 10 the
court of visitation 20 adjust them, thou
sands of suits win he filed an over the
state against them for punitive DANE
ages Just as have been fled before jus
tice Wright in this county, Irwin cost
the companies more To hire lawyers to
defend the suits than viii ice the loss
10y putting in the reduced rates.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
THE MINING STRIKES.
Negroes Being Imported into Iowa
and Arkansas.
BRECKENRIDGE UCOUTOF THESyOW
The blockade of the Colorado Town BROKEN
Want To Enjoin piugree Texas Anti
Trust BiI Copper Combination
More Cigars seized.

Des Moincs. la, April 25.-Ncgro
miners are coming i'm large numbers
daily to take the places of striking
whites in this district. They come from
Osllaloosa la; Lost Creek. Ok; points
in Texas. Pana. H.. and other south
ern points. a long and bitter struggle
seem, inevitable between operators and
strikers. a secret meeting OF strikers
yesterday decided To take strenuous ac-
tion 70 prevent more colored men being
imported.
A dispatch from Little Rock. Ark,
states that the situation in the coal
mining strike in the western part Of
that state, which has been ON for three
weeks, is becoming badly strained At
some places small riots have oc-
CURED. Some 5000 miners are on
strike in Arkansas and the Indian ter
ritory and the mines are practically at
standstilL Information has been re-
ceived that the field is 90 be flooded
with negro miners from North Caro-
lima
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
THE CUBAN ARMY LISTS.
Gov. Gen. Brooke Has Determined to Acc
cept the Rolls as Being Correct
Gomez VIII Get share.

Havana. April 2l,-Goy, Gen, brooke,
in the distribution of the Sa,OO0O 900 to
the Cuban soldiers, has determined TO
treat the Cuban officers as soldiers
and gentlemen and not endeavor To go
behind the rolls they submit. Hence
the Cuban lists win be accepted ON
their face, without elimination of
those who entered the army after
July. 1898, and those who are now
holding civil office. Any Cuban named
upon the lists who Is identified by his
captain win get share Gen. Gomez
win also probably receive a share The
names of several American newspaper
correspondents are among the privates,
These men, who are now in Havana,
ask that the word "houorarv' ice put
after their names and announce that
they will not take their portions,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
THE UTE RESERVATION.
The Last Great Indian Reservation In Colo
RADIO to BE Opened for Settle
mput,

Washington, April 25.-Within two
weeks-May THE reservation of the
southern Utes, the last great Indian
reservation in Colorado. viii be thrown
open to settlement. 1t comprises Il
tract of about 63G, 600 acres and includes
both valley and mesa, or uplands. The
soils are the Semi-adobc, sandy loan
and rcd-the former peculiarly adapt
ed for the growth of grain and
grasses, while the soils of Others are
mequaled for the growth of vegetables,
alfalfa and fruit trees. Owing to the
percentage of gypsum in the bottom
lands. the yield of clover is as high as
Sls tons to the acre. The plateaus
afford range for tens of thousands of
heads of cattle, horses and sheep, while
the adjacent mining camps supply an
abundant market at good prices. No
prospecting has ever been allowed in
the reservation, though there is every
reason To suppose that there are great
mineral deposits there.
Under the homestead act man more
than ~ years of age or the head of a
family, who is citizen of the United
NNbN'N' 'dA' ny ming Il NtAtIlpllbu bl
the land he wants TO occupy at the
United States land Office at Durango,
Col, and paying down 80 cents an acre,
get a claim of not more than 1860 acres.
Within six months he must settle upon
the land and at the end of IA months,
10y proving residence and paying 70
cents AN acre additional, he can get "a
clear title.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT.


Washington. April ga suit for
damages has been instituted 10y one
Washington dry goods firm against
another which involves "a novel point
of general interest. The charge is that
the defendant firm .'maHciouslv. un-
lawfully and uuiuStly' conspircd 10
persuade one of the plaintiffs clerks
TO Leave his employ and enter that OF
the defendant. hv reason of which the
plaintiff was compelled 20 increase the
clerks salary In order 10 retain hi,
services. The purpose of the suit Is to
determine whether au employer has
the legal right TO induce employees OF
other concerns TO leave the service of
the latter 10y offers Of increased salary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
A DESPERATE BATTLE
Americans Suffer Heavy Loss
in an Encounter With
the Filipinos.
COL. STATZENBURG LEADS
A Charge and Falls Dead. at the Head
of his Regiment With Bullet in
His Breast.

Manila. April 24.-ln an encounter
with the Filipinos yesterday near
Quengua. about four miles east of Ma
lolos, seven Americans were killed and
a. wounded The following were
killed: Col. John NJ. Stotsenburg, of
the First Nebraska regiment, formerly
of the Sixth cavalry: Lieut.. Sisson per
haps Lieut.. August c. Nisson), of the
same regiments two privates of the Ne
brasRa regiment, three privates of the
Fourth cavalry. Most of the wounded
belong to the First Nebraska regiment.
The Flipinos retreated with small loss.
The engagement developed into dis
astrous. though successful. fight The
insurgents had a horseshoe trench
about mile long, eucircling a rice
field, on the edge of a wood.
Mai. Bell, with 40 cavalrymen, en-
countered u strong outpost. One of his
men was killed ana five were wounded
10y volley The Americans retired,
carrying their wounded under fire and
with great difficulty. being closely pur-
sued. a fog enabling the enemy 20 creep
up to them. Two men who were car
ryiug comrade were shot in the arms,
but they continued with their burden.
Capt. BELL sent for reinfor dement's TO
rescue the BODY OF the killed caval-
rymen and a battalion OF the Nebraska
regiment, under Maj. Milford. arrived
and advanced until checked 10y voleys
from the eneur'> trenches. The Amer
leans lay about 500 wards from the
trenches, behind rice burrows. under
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28

Denver Col, April 25.-Gov. Thomas
Yetoed the bill regulating the practice
OF medicine The bill practically limit
ed the practice of medicine TO three
schools-allopathic, homeopathic and
eclectic. 1t provides for Il board to
control the licensing of physicians.
Gov. Thomas declares the tendency of
the bill would be to form physicians
trust and would interfere with expert
menting, which has given us all the
knowledge we have of medicine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
To IInnnr a ncnd Ilnnsnn.

Manhattan, Kan, April ga de-
parted Kansan has been honored by
Andrew Carnegie, the steel plate mill
honaire Mrs j. A. Anderson. wife of
the late eN-Congressman Anderson, of
this city. received letter from the
millionaire, requesting permission to
have a bronze bust statue of the late
colonel made by "A French sculptor and
placed in the new free library at Phil
adelphia, which Carnegie has lately en-
LnANnl.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Aprll ia re-
cruiting officer of the regular army has
been in this city for the past four days.
The result has been the adding OF 50
new soldiers TO Uncle Sans army.
Most OF the recruits viii 90 into the
Ninth cavalry. few enlisted in the
First and Fifth cavalry. and the others
are assigned 10 the infantry. They
left last night over the Santa Fe for
San Francisco, whence they VIII sail
for Manila.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
FIGHT WITH REBELS.
The Filipino Insurgents Repulsed
by Americans Near Taguig.
ADMIRAL DEWEY Is INTERVIEWED.
Tie Has Only n Superstition Concerning the
Fate of the Gilmore Party Troops
for Gen. Otis Little sickness
Among the Soldiers

Manila, April pa force of about
200 rebels attacked the outposts of the
Washington regiment Thusrday after
noon near TaRuig, southeast of Manila,
near Pasig. Two companies ilnmedi-
ately engaged the enemy and advanced
into the open in skirmish order. The
rebels were checked and routed after
two hours fighting, leaving ~ men
killed and wounded on the field. The
American troops obtained possession -
many Mauser rifles and many other
weapons. Three Americans We're
wounded.
AT six q clock Yesterday morning three
companies of the South Dakota regi-
ment marched from Bocave, and in con-
junction with three companies OF the
Minnesota regiment from Guiguinto
north of Bocave. encountered rebel
force numbering fully 500 men, when
two miles out. The enemy retired
three miles in fairly good order in spite
of the fact that they suffered heavy
losses. The Americans were compelled
to return to their camps, having eX-
hausted their ammunition.
Later the army tugs opened fire on
the enemy along the river banks. The
rebels are unusually active west OF Ma
lolos as far as CaluInpit. They have
been busily at work on their trenches
and several new trenches have been
discovered within two mile, of the rail-
road. Fires are burning east of the
railroad, and it would appear that the
rebels are evacuatinp the feothill towns
in anticipation of an attack upon the
part of the American troops
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
DID NIcmnrY Id al. slnlscnhcrr.

Lincoln, Neb., April % Special de-
votional exercises in memory Of Col.
John NJ. Stotsenberg were held i'm the
chapel of the Nebraska university.
Col Stotsenberg was instructor in mill
itary tactics at the university prior to
his departure for Manila. Gov. Poyntel'
and Adjt. Gen. Barry sent messages OF
coincidence to Col. Stotsenberg's father
at New Albany, Ind
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
mnw the sennte Mm Stand.

Washington, April 22.-As the result
of Pennsylvania s failure TO elect IA SEN
ator, the republican strength of the
senate when congress meets will be 81.
The Florida election has given 20 to
the democrats. Nine win act indie
pendently of the main organizations,
giving the republicans a clear majority
of 10 votes ON strict party issues, but
leaving them seven votes short of two
thirds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
Regcnls tn la nlsmIssnd.

Topeka, Kan, April 25,-GOy. Stanley
and the administration officials believe
they have secured ample information
against the regents of the state aglicul-
tural school, under investigation, to
warrant their removal. The report of
the committee is expected to be in the
governor office by Saturday, though "a
more thorough investigation of the en-
tire administration of the school may
be made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
Thc nctroIt 10 snrport Our Rcane.t..

Washington. April 22.-The cruiser
Detroit arrived at Greytowr, Near
aqua. yesterday, and win proceed up
the coast to Buefelds where " will
support Minister Merry in adjusting
the issue between the authorities under
Gen. Torres and the American mer-
chants. growing out of The collection
of double taxation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28

Kansas City Mo. April ~ River
men believe the rivei has about reached
its highest point here for this year.
though it was still rising slightly at
noon. This belief is based on reports
from St Joseph, Omaha and other up
river points, where the report is that il
is stationary or falling. Between 81.
Joseph and Omaha it is stationary:
north of Omaha II has begun 10 fall