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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KAN
SAS, THIRD DIVISION.
In the matter OF John W. Fetters, bankrupt in
Bankruptcy.
in the county Of Allen and district afore-
said, . bankrupt
Notice liz hereby given that on the 18th day Of
February, A. ID. 1899, the said John W. Fetters
was duly adjudged bankrupt, and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be held at the
Office of the clerk Of the district count of Allen
county, Kansas in lola, on the Sd day of March
A. d. 1899 at niue o'clock in the forenoon, at
which TINE the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims appoint Il trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such 9th business as
may properly come before said meeting.
Fort Scott, Kansas, February 49, 1899
g. r. CORY,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
CHRIS. RITTER. of lola, and
W. IT, BIDDLE, of Fort Scott.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

lie was a tall, spare, erect man, with
pIenty OF gray IN ms beard ana mar,
but in bearing still in his strength and
prime He was dressed in the sad
colored velvet of the ship, with the
ruflles and other finery.
eco on, Ardick, and tell him how
matters stand" said Sellinger; 81 am
still without hold on the rascally
Spanish"
Sir" said accordingly, stepping to
the foot of the stairs, Capt. Sellinger
is here and has brought with him the
friends he went out to seek"
"God be praised!" cried the old
hidalgo with the deepest heartiness
"Sancta Maria. senior! never heard
sweeter words. Ascend, ascend, you
and your friends!"
briefly translated the don's speech,
and with the captain in the lead we
mounted the stairs.
The old man met us at the top and
somewhat to my discomposureIS kissed
each of us in turn.
"You will save us!" he cried. you
will deliver my wife and the poor child
My life is of little worth, but they
All, come with me, senores, and assure
these poor creatures that you will
succor them!"
Lead on, senor," l said, not little
touched. "Be assured we will do what
we can"
He lost no more time, but led us
hastily to n rear chamber, where he
threw open the door. Two ladies were
within, who quickly rose.
The shutters of the windows were
open, for the room looked out on an
inclosed court, and the bright sun
light, checked merely by the draperies,
brought out everything clearly.
Immediately recognized Dona 1sa-
bella. She was small and slight, with
a proud, handsome face, but faded
skin, and was richly dressed with many
bright ribbons and ornaments. Dona
Carmen was, as / instantly perceived,
passing beautiful. Something tall, and
yet of such proportions that she scarce
seemed so, she all but startled me with
the unusual combination of yellow hair
great Spanish black eyes--I mean those
with the wonderful long lashes-a skin
SaXon-fair, nose, mouth and chin deli
cate and in exact harmony, and an ex-
preston vivacious and TO appearance in
telligent.
Don Enrique now flourished us for
ward.
isabella, and you. poor Carmen, here
are the brave English friends of Capt
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
Bridge Contract Wanted
lFirst pnhllshed Feb. 3. lsoe.l

TFIrst PubIIsheu FED. 3, IbJB,J
Public notic' is hereby given that at 2 o clock
p. m. Tuesday, March 2, A. ID, 1899, the Board
OF county commissioners of Allen county, Kan
sas will at the office OF the clerk of said county
IN the city of lola, publicly award to the lowest
respos sible bidder, a contract for the building
of steel or iron bridge across Coal Creek in
Humboldt township, about one mile south of
humboldt city, at the place known as the
Greenfield crossing.
Plans and specifications of said bridge and
abutments may be seen at the Office of the
County Clerk in lola.
Bids for the sub structure will be received at
the same time and place
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
LATEST J. NJ. MCDONALD,
G. A. FRoSK. Chairman.
county clerk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

them?" put in Mac Ivrach. "Can we nc
hide them awa'2"
with difficulty" said Mr.. lynn. an
might he manageu mere, but when II
came to the march all must come out
Moreover. | doubt whether any place
or house would be suffered TO remain
barred against searching parties. II
would be thought some trick was go
ing on, such as plumber hidden away
"Then." said the captain, 81 see but
one course to steer. They must fly.
The question is whither?"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

quickly filled all the fore part of the
hall. Towland looked at us with a
lowering brow, but said nothing, and
the men after brief staring about
made forward and began to scatter
over the house. Towland seemed to
hang in the wind for bit, and at first
l thought he meant to say something
to us, but if so he changed his mind,
for, in the end, he wheeled about and
followed some of hrs crew up the
stairs.
We exchanged significant glances,
but for a little did not bulge, wishing
to avoid any dangerous seeming of
haste. At last as none of the men re-
turnedt-the most of them we're now
above, where we could hear them
knocking about and calling to one an
other-we passed a whispered word,
and ali stole quietly out. As we made
down the walk / heard n considerable
noise, and thought that the men were
demolishing some doors or partitions,
but fortunately no further heed
seemed to be paid to us.
Fetching at last into the street we
turned in the direction of the water
and pushed along at sharp walk. 1t
was in all our minds, though we stayed
not TO talk about it. to gain the first
leftward street or passage. and
thence continue till we obtained some
knowledge or were satisfied of the
safety of the fugitives. We at last
came 60 the leftward turning street,
and gladly turned the corner, and
broke into n run.
81 think they have got fairly Off, st
said the captain with breath of re-
lief. at Is clear the buccaneers have
not yet penetrated 10 this quarter, and
the time is more than sufficient to
fetch the beach"
81 would not croak," said l, "but !
am less hopeful. There is the guard ON
the ships, who might easily espy them
and then our struggling parties are
poking about in all directions"
1--WE can soon learn how the mat.
ter has gone" said Mr., lynn. "We have
but to continue to the water side, and
proceed a little way from there to-
| wal "a inns hNllNi NllltEts II VIC Htt a III
hear nothing amiss we may rest in
reasonable content that they are
safe"
"Well, we would not turn back
without that assurance" said l. "Let
us proceed"
We pushed on down this street, &C
cordingly, and when we had come into
| ha a., 4 Ia, Lea 4
tinued to the outskirts of the town
We learned nothing of moment, OF
touching the business in hand, and
thinking it OF no use 10 proceed far
ther, and, indeed, supposing it might
not be prudent to do so Qest we nigh
be spied upon by some of Towlnud''
! party, we descended to the beach, anC
so walked for time up and down.
After some little time, 1t being nov
near noon, and we beginning to be
hungry, we thought it best to return
to the castle. We bent our steps thai
way, therefore, and might have pro
ceeded fourth part of the distance
when Mac Ivrach suddenly gave lit
tie cry.
"Look yonnerl Nay, nayl a.
amissl"
We hastily sprang to his side, for h,
was standing at the moment on a bi
of ledge, while we were below, and t.
our horror discovered what it was tina
had fetched out the cry. In a kind o
little depression, and partly hidden b,
the overhanging crest of the ledge
lay the corpse of Don Enrique de Cavo
dillal
fro BE CONTINUED.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
CHAPTER XVI.

OF The FLIGHT or THE DON AND
HIS PARTY AND THE DILEMMA
THAT CAPT. ROWLAND PUT US IN,
LIKEWISE OF A DREADFUL DIS
Evening star., 1899-02-07
Merely Il Repetition,

"hham 2ueenan, young colored man.
charged in the Police Court today with pro-
lanlty, admitted that he used language at
triputed TO Rim by a policeman. III -expla-
nation of the charge he said he was only
repeating what had been said to him. He
repeated the language to IA friend and said
he was telling the latter that he was going
to have the man arrested who used the
language toward him
ut makes no difference how the language
Is used. said Judge Kimball Its all pro-
family.
Now your honor" argued Attorney Kicks
for his client, II don't believe that the use
OF the language under the circumstances
stated constitutes violation of the law
once heard of a celebrated minister who
used certain language in the pulpit and"
You need not tell me of that" interrupt
ed the judge. Il know to what you refer
and If the minister had been before the
court for profanity | should have fined
him" iiieu
l@ueenans penalty was a fine of S. or
fifteen days on the farm.
Evening star., 1899-02-07
NOT ENOUGH MONEY.
District still without Funds for
Cleaning Away Snow

In response to request for an emer-
gency appropriation of 5000, with which
to carry out the provisions of the law
which requires them TO remove snow and
ice from the street crossings and CUTTERS
the House of Representatives yesterday
afternoon granted the District Commission
ers the sum of $1,000 Believing that the
Senate would promptly agree with the
House in the matter. Contractor Daggett
this morning put at work a force of 300
men and seventy-fve carts, clearing the
crossings.
To fully remove the snow now on the
streets of the city in the opinion of Mr.
Warner StutIer the District superintend-
ent of street cleaning. would cost at least
Slo,ooo. and to remove it from Pennsyl-
vania avenue, would exhaust completely
the sum of 1000 appropriated yesterday
by the House of Representatives. Mr.
Stutler, believing it to be useless to at
tempt to do more with such d limited sum
will merely remove the snow from the
street crossings. But should the Senate
increase the appropriation to 5000, the
sum asked by the Commissioners he
would he thinks. be able to remove 1t from
the main thorOughfares, such as Pennsyl-
vania avenue between LIST and nth streets
f and G. streets from 9Th to 18th and New
York avenue from 9th to 18th.
Evening star., 1899-02-07
Attempts to Deceive the court.

Policeman StrOman of the eighth pre-
cinct arrested big colored man last night
near University station and locked him up
as suspicious character. The suspect
was d stranger and was carrying a sack, in
which the officer thought he might want to
put some chickens. The man told the Off
Ger his name was James Gilbert, and that
he was on his way to this city from Cum
berland looking for work. He said he had
never been in this city before and this
statement he repeated when he appeared
III Judge kiInball's court this morning.
Haven't you been in this court before?'
the prisoner was asked.
NO. sir was the latter's resnonsn
this is the first time l have been here"
Don't you sometimes go under the name
of Weeks?"
My name is Gilbert"
Have you ever stopped at the Central
Union Mission?"
Yes SIR
Under what name?"
Weeks
The court told the prisoner that il never
pays to deceive anybody. His attempt at
deception, the judge told him, had only
made his case worse. He was sentenced to
ninety days on the farm in default of 800
security.
Evening star., 1899-02-07
Bowlers Braved the Storm to Play
Three Games.
INSTITUTES TOOK Two BY GOOD WORK
Columbus Offered Use of the Y.
M. C. A. Alleys
CURRENT BASE BALL TALK

Through the snow storm the Carroll In
stitute bowling team took the long trip to
the alleys of the Business Mems Club in
South Washington last night. The visitors
in the first two games played great tenpins,
and passing 500 with a big lead in both
games. easily won from the home team,
although the bowling of the latter was
first-class. Particular mention should be
made of Armstrong; work in the league
games. With poor start this player has
forged steadily to the front and is now
almost the top notch among the league
bowlers. He leads for highest single game,
his 23:, recently made not having been ex-
ceeded and last night he ran in the open
ing the excellent string of DDS, following
this with 1SI in the next game.
With two men past the 200 score in the
first game it is little wonder that the insti
tute easily won. Merritt and Armstrong
each bowled a game with but a single
break, Merritt securing two doubles and
Armstrong two triples. Harlow had an off
night. as all of his scores We're below his
average.
The score follows:
Evening star., 1899-02-07
Singing in Her Own Kitchen.

Mrs. Julia Dunning, who lives in South
Washington. was the only occupant of the
woman's apartment In the Police Court
this morning. The fact that she was be-
hind the bars did not seem to trouble her
however. She said she had been arrested
for singing in her own kitchen, and she
was satisfied the court would release her.
Il wasn't disorderiy,' she pleaded when
arraigned.
Policeman Carhn explained the circum-
stances under which he made the arrest
Il saw Mr.. Dunning come out of the door
OF his house and jump off the porch the
officer said. Mrs. Dunnng came behind
him and remarked: You - -. go.' Her
husband is here and would like to say
something"
He can't say anything against her. the
court said.
Mrs. Dunning said she wanted to make
no explanation, and the court fined her 81,
with the option of serving time to the ex-
tent of fifteen days
Evening star., 1899-02-07
Utilize the Potouac's Water Power.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

l ask space to call the attention of our
common council on Capitol Hill and the
business men of Washington to the steps
being taken in other parts of the country
to utilize water power for the production of
electric energy. Todays New York papers
announce by dispatches from Charlotte,
n. c., that:
"a syndicate of New York and Philadel-
phia men have bought the 'Narrows of the
Yadkin river, near Charlotte, and will
transmit electricity to surrounding towns
for light and power j. Pierpont Morgan is
one of the stockholders.
1.-The ]. NJ. ODen Manufacturing Com
pany has bought the Catawba river power
near Hickory. and will put up a soo0,00o
cotton mill and electric power plant
1t appears that capital sees the wonder
full opportunities afforded to base indus
trial enterprises upon economically pro-
duced power. The enormous success of the
Niagara experiment has opened the eyes
of capitalists as to what can be done in
this direction. AS result they are COB
bling up the available water power in all
directions.
Our Solons on the hill should reflect upon
what is being today done at Niagara by the
less than $4,000 horse power yet harnessed
there of the several hundred thousand
available. All the electric lights and street
cars of Niagara Falls are kept running
the cars of the line between Niagara and
Buffalo. the line through the gorge, the
lights and all the cars of Buffalo, the ma
chinery of the greatest grain elevators in
the world, every kind of factory and works
-four mills, malt houses, breweries every
kind of factory for the manufacture of
electric appliances, vast and surprising
array of industries, all furnished with an
abundance Of the most satisfactory and
economical power obtainable by man.
Look on that picture, and then on this
that follows: Right here, within sixteen
miles of the capital city of the United
States, we have a splendid water power
going to waste-a water power of which the
government already owns four-fifths: in
fact. owns all but the small portion claim
ed by Maryland. and covered by the claim
Evening star., 1899-02-07
Clerks Annual Leave, which.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
An work ard no play makes Jack a dulI
boy That is the only foundation on which
annual ieaVe with pay rests Congress
practically says to US: Believing that due
recreation especially with a chAnge from
the climate of Washington will render vou
more effective, We decree that from the 3Os
working days in year thirty days shall
be awarded to each of you for recreation"
Thirty days, let it be marked not twenty
six or twenty-four. but thirty days. Is
not that the clear intent of Congress?
Suppose that during some August while |
am away on my annual leave, President
dies, and by executive order the depart
ments are closed for three days, will those
three days be deducted from my leave, and
II the controller of the treasury be right,
why not?
The legislative executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill is in the Senate committee
on appropriations 1t is hoped that that
bill will definitely settle this question
February 4, 1899. CLERK.
Evening star., 1899-02-07
the Kitchen, at Reduced Prices
of the corporation which calls itself a wa

of the corporation which calls itself a wa
ter power company.
What are we doing toward utilizing this
maguitcent boon? What is Congress do
ing? What is our board of trade doing?
what are our newspapers doing? What are
our various citizens associations doing?
And, finally, what are the three estimable
gentlemen, the Commissioners of the Dis
trict, doing?
Well, for want of a better, I'll answer
myself. The last 1 heard from any of the
bodies specified they We're engaged in rec
ommending that Congress give TO our two
eNponents OF sweetness and light, to wit
the electric lighting monopoies the use of
additional streets. alleys and sidewalks un-
der which TO lay conduits for wires and in
order that the aforesaid corporations mign,
gain additional vested rights"-in other
words, fix their grip more firmly on the sit
uation and make it harder to choke them
off.
This is what our citizens associations are
doing while the world is turning on its
axis We might have Washington as light
as day at the most reasonable cost We
might light every street department and
nome and have power to turn every car
wheel that runs in the District and every
kind of machinery. Instead, We are be-
numbed, asleep. dead
In this connection read what our eminent
fellow citizen, Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell said to the people of Japan in the
course of speech recently made to the
newspaper men of Toxic. Said Prof Bell:
During my travels through your country
L have been struck by the fact that nature
seems to have prepared for you a grea. and
prosperous career. Everywhere / see long
ranges OF lofty mountains with compara-
lively narrow plains lying between their
feet and the coast line. That indicates a
grand gift. 1t indicates that your country
should be the very home of electrical en-
terprise. for such geographical formation
shows that water power is available every
where throughout the lowlands; that reser-
voirs of force convertible into electric pow
er can be formed at points within easy
reach OF all your centers of commerce and
industry, so that you are in the happy po-
sition of being abe to base the economy of
Your country on electricity; to drive your
vehicles with electricity: to substitute cleo
tricity for steam: to carry ON your manu-
featuring enterprises by the agency of elec-
tricfty. One cannot exaggerate the value
of this boon which nature has conferred
on you. and that you will one day utilize II
fully may be confidently inferred / think
from the story of your progress during the
past twenty-five years"
Now. is II not strange that our fellow
citizen should be found advising . foreign
Evening star., 1899-02-07

people how to avail themselves of their
natural advantages when right i'm the cap-
ltal OF his country and the city of his resi-
denee the finest Of water power goes ''un-
YeXed to the sea" The little brown men af
Japan don't need his admonitions so much
as do his neighbors in Washington
In View Of the situation. is il not true
that this community lamentably fails 10
manifest spirit of enterprise? Is the charge
not proved when We find not only no move
ment in the direction of taking over for the
people properties which require public
streets a. a field for their operation bur an
actual retrogTession in the direction Of eN-
tending the powers and privileges of prf-
vate corporations And this withstand
ing that no public street can lawfully be
given up for any other than public use
February o. 1899. w. ]. NJ
Evening star., 1899-02-07
PAINFULLY HURT.
Leg Broken - Re-
ceptiOn to Minister.

WashfnEtOnian's Leg Broken - II e.
ceptiOn to n Minister.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HYATTSvILLE Md. February Z, 1899.
Mr.. Percy Rose, a young man employed
in the Richmond and Danville railroad
Office in Washington. while on his way
to catch the train last evening, slipped and
fell upon the sidewalk, breaking his leg
just above the ankle DR.. Chas. A. Wells
was summoned and rendered medical
sistanee. Later the injured man was re-
moved to the hospital at Washington.
One of the most delightful social func-
dons of the season was the reception re-
Gently rendered by the Kings Daughters of
the Presbyterian Church to the Rev. s.
Ward RICHTER and wife at 'Fairmont."
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Tfse.
The receiving committee was composed of
Misses Mary Tise and Eliza Baukhages.
The drawing room, in which the reception
was held. was beautifully decorated with
ferns, cut flowers and potted plants. The
guests passed from this room to the dining
room, WHARF, the table was presided over
by Misses Anna A. Gill of Baltimore and
Natalie Tfse. The evenings entertainment
consisted of solos. vocal and instrumental,
and recitationS. A feature of the evening
was the music by the mandolin club from
the Maryland Agricultural College. Among
those present were Mrs. s. J. Gramlich.
Mrs. Charlton Spaids. Miss Taylor. Mr..
James Franklin Henley. Mr.. Nicholas G.
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. William Noll Miss Noll,
Mrs. c. Beach. Mrs. John Latimer, Mr.
and Mrs. Hopkins. Miss Alice and Mr.
Theo. Schoepf. Mrs. Giusta, Mr.. Elmo
Giusta. Mr.. Clarence Walker. DR.. A. NJ
Buck, Mrs. A A. Widdcomb, Mr. and
Miss Wilson Capt. BELLS, Mr. Ladson w
p. Magruder, Mr.. Drown, Mr.. Baukhages,
Miss Matte and Miss Mary Tise, Miss Eliza
Baukhages, Mr.. and Mrs. George Tise.
Miss Ana Gill, Misses Daisy Walker, Nettie
Garner, Spaids Annie Mae Long. Elizabeth
Cartwright, Mae Brown, Annie Webster
and Mrs. b. w. Woodruff