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The Iola register., 1899-04-28
PRAIRIE UNION.
J. P. Moynihan. Reporter

April 25-J c Cofiield was assisting
his son Fred in farming last week.
Grandma Wilkinson and daughter
Alice were seen in this vicinity last
week.
f Cotiield, II S Martin, J H Chill
cote and f. p Wilmoth delivered hOgs
at Colony last Friday.
r. 5 Martin is having corn shed
built.
w + Latham of Wise passed
through here en- route to Colony Mon
day.
mrs Henry Hockett has been under
the doctors care for the pastfe days,
Masters Roy and John martin have
been having some rare sport driving
their mule.
1t is reported that Frank Strickler
has sold his buggy TO party in
Colony.
Mar in Schnider has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness ia
visit Colony asst Saturday.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
LA HARPE
MRS. F. NJ. DAVIS, Reporter.

April, 25.-Mr Beardsley has sold
his interest in the barber-shop TO a
gentleman from Moran and ne will go
to Colorado.
Ri Lanyon was in LaHarpe Tues
day.
All the merchants of oul town have
signed an agreement to close at . M
every night except Saturday.
The following men were nominated
for the city ticket. Mayor, ; 5 For.
ney; Police Judge, Mr. Moore; Marshal,
Lew Chew; Councilmen, Mr. Daggett,
Davis, Hackney, Fox and Stansbury.
Mr Dow died near Moran last Thurs
day and was buried Friday in the
cemetery here. Mr. Dow died of par
alysis. He had been living here over
a year and made many friends. He
leaves a wife and several children TO
mourn his death.
John Marshall of lola was a visitor
at the home of w w Goble's last week
He had recently been discharged from
the army having seen service in Cuba.
He left sunday morning for Leaven-
worth with the intention Of joining
the regular army and go to Manila.
Mrs Rossman has been a sufferer
with rheumatism the last two weeks
w w Goble Is adding neat yard
fence to his residence property.
Mr. Harolds are among the new res
idents of this city, coming here from
Blue Mound. They are living in the
Ohifest house.
DIR Hooper assisted by Or Doughty
removed a fatty tumor from theuppeT
jaw of DIR Denis Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Adams sold three hats
from her millinery store to IoIa ladies
Tuesday.
The wagon with the fat girl was in
town Monday and took away lots Of
nickels
A shooting gallery in town is quite
an attraction.
+ l. Travis was IN our town the first
of the week.
Five Salvation Army people were
out and had two meetings The wealth
or was very unfavOrable but never
theless they had crowded houses.
Mrs w Holt will give ten cent tea
on Thursday afternoon for the benefit
of the Ladies Aid Society of the +
church.
mrs G Ohfest was quite sick last
week but is some better.
Mr. + Parke has been quite poorly
| for some time.
Geo Edgerly's mother and children
are visiting him and other relatives
from Blue Mound.
A bran new boy at Chas Wilson )
Katie Guyer was sick the first o.
the week.
w O Lenhart and family have ar
rived from Mt Hope, Kan. They are
putting In big line of furniture il
with their Hardware here VIII
loughby of Moran has also put some
of his undertaking business in theil
building.
William Brothers are talking of run
ming an ice wagon this summer anC
Mr. Kreuger will sell from his ic,
house here. So we will ue able q
keep cool this summer.
Mr. Story went to Yates Center ou
day this week.
John Ohlfest had a new outsid
stairway put on his building anC
made some change in his upstairt
which will add to its convenience.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
TWO STRIKES NEAR JOPLIN
Miners at One Place Make Demand for
Higher Wages and at Another Oppose
an Obnoxious Superintendent.

Joplin, Mo-, April 2z--The miners at
the Sacred Nugget zine mine at Oronogo
struck for ~. 80 per day instead Of S2.25.
II is thought the mems demands will
be complied with and that they win re-
sumo work.
A strange course was adopted 10y the
miners at the La Tosca mine, near
Oronogo, yesterday. They coolly
fired their new superintendent, forced
him TO leave town and warned him
never to return. Il. j. WinsloW, the
superinte ndent against whom such
summary measures were directed, made
himself obnoxious 10 the ground men
because, they allege, he was too arbi-
trarv and abusive.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
INTERURBAN ELECTRIC LINE.
Kansas city win Soon Hc Connected with
All the Towns and Cities within a
Nnhims OF 100 Miles.

KanSa, City Mo- April !7-Kansas
City win soon become the center from
which win radiate a large number of
interurban electric lines connecting all
the towns and cities within a radius of
100 miles or even more. New plans are
coming light almost every week. The
projected line to Topeka will tap n
very populous and prosperous section
of country. Work on the line to
Leavenworth is being pushed with
all possible rapidity. w, L. Winner
has recently been granted a franchise
for line through Platte county which
will eventually connect Platte City
with Kansas City with line extended
north to st. Joseph. The last project
is a line to Platte City via Parkyille, a
distance of 90 miles a line to Liberty
and another to Linkville are projected.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
England Alone was our Friend.

New York, April 25.-Capt Coghlan,
of the cruiser Raleigh. has an article
in newspaper ON English Good
Will " in which he says the war showed
all European nations except England
were ulfriendly to America. He de-
clares that the Germans did not "mean
fight Capt. Coghlan says: $50 far as
action can be taken as "A criterion of
thoughts and feelings. the English dur
ing the war with Spain We're with as
heart and soul
l.EHesasssaa..s stS.,.zEss
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
SOUTH MAPLE GROVE AND CENTRAL
AVENUE.
y. q. Crawford, Reporter.

o. G. Crawford, Reporter
April g4-That was high old wind
Wednesday night. Your humble SER
want went down in the cave and
stayed there until assured the danger
was over. 1t blew down Hurley
Planners corn crib, smashing a seeder
and scattering boards in every direc-
tiOn and blew down several trees on
Coal Creek ant i'm orchards. Every
one is glad it was no worse.
Everything is very quiet now. 1t
is 80 muddy that people have TO stay
at home. But there'll come "A time
some day.
This has been bad time for thresh
ers. savings machine is at George
Rhoades' in salem and Gerken's
near Shigley's in Jedd0. And they
have been there all spring and can't
get away.
The Central avenue school closed
Friday, the 2lst, with short literary
program consisting of songs, recita'
tion and dialogues. The afternoon
was rainy, muddy and miserable but
large majority of the patrons of the
district were there. The exercises
wese good and everyone seemed glad
that they came. Miss Campbell de-
serves credit for her winters work
and all wish her success wherever
her next work may be.
Charley Lassman is working at the
Humboldt brick plant.
Frank Mallory is working for II
| Palmer.
Henry Savings and Leu Thomas
were appraisers for j Barrackman
and Hurley Palmer Monday. They
allowed Palmer SlI for damages Bar
rackman's cattle had done in Pal
mer's oat field 1t was satisfactory
to all parties concerned.
Ed and Pete Savings brought T.
head of cattle down Tuesday to pas
ture at their brother Henry's.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
MORAN.
ALn1RA c. BAssErr. Repor,er.

AIMIRA c. BAssETT, Reporter.
April 25-Lulu Earring has been
quite sick lately.
{ c Pettengill was in town last
week.
r : Spencer and wife came down
from OsAwatOmie last week and have
been visiting relatives here.
The Home Coterie executed a pleas
ant surprise on Mabel Rannels Monday
evening at the nome of Mrs f +
Kinne A pleasant evening was
spent and all enjoyed the occasion.
Sallie Rannels has teen visiting
friends here this week.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28

Mr. and Mrs Williams visited rela.
tives in this vicinity sunday.
Miss Mildred Swigart will close
her school at Carlyle Friday evening,
April 2S with an entertainment and
basket supper. Every one Is invited
to come and have good time.
Bert Virgins has almost finished
his addition to his house and it makes
quite an improvement.
Miss Julia Evans of lola visited Mise
Ella Bell Saturday and Sunday.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
Reed and Croker sail for rprope.

New York, April 27.-Richard Croker
sailed for England to-day on the Amer
lean line steamship New York Speaker
Thomas b. Reed sailed on the same
ship, and the Tammany leader looks
forward TO his companionship on the
voyage with much pleasure. They are
old friends.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
Notice of Final Settlement.
First published April rs, ls99)
STATE OF KANsASl
ALLLN NOuNTN. p

ALLEN COUNTY. -
In the Probate Court I'm and for said county.
In the matter Of the estate Of w. M Hartman,
deceased
Creditors and all other persons interested In
the aforesaid estate are hereby notified that /
shall apply to the Probate Court In aud for said
county sitting at the Court House in lola,
county of Allen, state of kansas ON the 2gth
day of May, A. D., lsg9 for II full and final set
tlement of said estate,
LlssIE HAETMAS, Administrative
OF the estate of W. NJ. Hartman, deceased.
lola kan, April, p. 1899.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
NORTH MAPLE GROVE AND CAR
PENTER.
W o Funston Reporter.

April, 2O.-Mr and Mrs q Claunch
of Kincaid visited MRS Claunch's par
ents, Mr. and MRS james Fife Sunday.
Rev Pitts of Burlington preached at
the Quaker church last Sunday morn
ing and evening. He will be back
again May l4th.
Marshall Fife has been working at
the smelter in LaHarpe all winter but
returned home and will help his faith
er farm this season.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
Notice of Appointment.

STATE OF KANSAS,
ALIEN COUNTY, IS
In the matter Of the estate Of Mary N. Thran
of Allen county, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given. that on the 2lst day
Of April, A. j. 1899. the undersigned was by
the Probate Court Of Allen county. Kansas,
duly appointed and qualified as guardian OF
the person and estate Of Mary NJ. Thrall of
uusound mind, of Allen county. All parties
i'm rested in said estate will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly. 22-28
l.. l.. TuRALL, Guardian.
The Iola register., 1899-04-28
THE COUNTY NEWS.
Interesting Items From An Over
Allen County.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
DONE BY YOUR NElcHBoRs FAITH
FULLY AND lMPARTIALLV SET
DOWN BY REGISTER
REPORTERS

The Reporters whose names appear at the
heads Of these letters are agents Of the REGIS
7RR and are authorized 10 solicit advertising
and receive subscriptions, Any assistance
rendered them in gathering the news OF their
respective neighborhoods will be appreciated
The Iola register., 1899-04-28

EGGS BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK
Flock headed by a 80 pound
FOR Coekerill.
MATCHING. EGGS 7'c for l''
R. II. Kellogg, lola. Eggs on sac cesh dro'ry,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
ADMIRAL MELvILLE'S REPORT
Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy Says
Lessons of War Show Our Ships
to Be bout Right.

WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-The three lead
ing features Of the annual report of Ad-
miral Melville, engineer-in chief of the
navy, are the chapters devoted to personnel
to the merits Of electric versus steam ma
chinery and to the proposition ito consoli-
date the naval construction bureau.
The general lessons OF the war, it is said
were in no way indicative of any desirable
change in the machinery OF our ships with
the exception of increasing the evaporating
plants and the adoption, with all practicable
and economic promptness, of the water
tube type of boilers.
An important chapter in the report deals
with the scope of the work now executed
by the bureau of steam engineering, which
| is set out in order to combat the PROPOSE
| ton to amalgamate the constructive bureaus
of the Navy department. He says that not
only is the trend of modern mechanical
work in all branches toward increased spe-
| cializaton, but the wisdom of such a trend
| is not questioned by the leading talent in
the outside world of constructive work.
| The steam engineering bureau has finally
arrived at the conclusion that it is mis-
| taken policy to carry so far along the prac.
| tice of driving the auxiliary machinery of
| ships by electricity and the present report
presents strong line of reasoning to sup
port It,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
HIGH PRICE FOR A HEREFORD
Armour Rose Brings Twenty-Five
Hundred Dollars, Making New
value for the Breed.

KANSAS CITY Oct. 25--At the National
Hereford Association show at the stock
yards here today, John Sparks of Keno.
New, paid 50 500 for Armour Rose, blooded
Hereford COW, Sir Beau Brummel, jr., dam
Armour Naad, bred and owned by K. b.
Armour OF this city. This is said to be the
highest price ever paid for Hereford heifer.
The bidding was spirited and was started at
$500 by George Lee Of Aurora, ILL.,, who
stopped at s2,125. Marshall Field OF Chi
cago, who was an active bidder, dropped out
when he had bid $4,000, Sparks raising him
5000
The show is proving one Of the most i'm
portant exhibitions of Herefords ever held
anywhere Many additional etockmen of note
came in today. Forty odd head OF stock
were sold at fancy prices. outside of the
Sparks purchase of Armour Rose the best
sales follow:
Wilton Alamo VI sold by John Sparks oi
Reno, New, to T. f. B. Sotham, Chillicothe
Mo- for 1919.
Beau Donald III, w. H. Curtice to j. c.
| Adams, Moweaqua, H., $3.50
Matchless Theodore, A. Stannard to Stan
ton Breeding farm, Madison, Neb., $775.
Beau Donald ", w. H. Curtice to L. II
Sullivan, Cedar Vale, Kan, $3.50.
Flagstaff, X. B. Armour to Stanton Breed
| ing farm, Madison. Neb., s525; also Beau
| Donald VII. w. II. Curtice to Stanton Breed
| ing farm, S4i0; also General Lee, William
| Tibbles to Stanton Breeding farm. $500.
Daisy, j. NJ. Curtce to Jones Bros. Co.
miskey, Tex, 1855.
Beau Donald, H. D. Martin to ]. b. Gray
Paducah, KY, 1910.
Beau Donald XIII, H. D. Martin to ]. F
| Lewis, Geneseo, H., $780,
| RI To II d
Sotham, $500.
Lucille Earl II, cow, N. w. Leonard to T
F. B. Sotham, $500.
Madame Sans Gene COW, c. "A. Stannard
to Jones Bros, Comiskey, Kan, s43O.
| Pretty Lady Xxx, cow, Gudgell and Sinp-
son to w. S. Van Natta & Son, Fowler, Ind.
| S425
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
RUSSIAN NAVY Is CORRUPT
Gigantic System of Corruption II
'- Brought to Light at q,
SebastopOI.

ODESSA, Oct. ga gigantic system Of
official fraud and corruption has been un-
earthed at Sebastopol. Forty-three govern
ment officials have been arrested and will
be tried by court martial December 2.
Among the accused are many high naval
officers, including the former senior port
officer, Commander Relitsky, several we'll
known constructors, nearly every chief en-
gneer of the ships in Russia's Black sea
feet, the commissary officers and others. 1t
is reported that several of the accused have
committed suicide rather than stand trial,
for, if found guilty, they would be banished
to Siberia
"Vice Admiral Tyrtoff, the Russian naval
commander in the Black sea, is responsible
for the arrests. He alleges that the officials
of the various government departments from
Sebastopol to Nikolaiey have for a long
time been engaged in a huge conspiracy to
misappropriate funds and sell government
supplies, covering their defalcations by
forgery and surpressing information by
widely distributed bribes The affair has
created the greatest CONSERVATION.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26

LIVERPOOL Oct. 25.-The liner Germani ic
left it's pier this afternoon to take up an
chorage and get its passengers on board
preparatory for sailing for New York. 1t
had just cleared the entrance to the dock
and was lying across the river, when, owing
to the fog which prevailed. a steam hopper
barge ran at full speed into its port quarter
making hole two feet square in the
steamer. The two vessels remained locked
together for some time and when they
cleared each other it was seen that the
Germanic was seriously damaged Its cap
tain returned the damaged steamer to its
dock Immediately. 1t will not sail for New
York this trip. The barge was able to con-
tinue toward its destination
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
BANKERS DUTY AS EDUCATOR
Title of an Address Delivered by w.
&. Cornwall of Buffalo 10 Indiana
Bankers Association.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25.-At a meeting OF
the Indiana State Bankers association w.
C. Cornwall of Buffalo, N. Y, delivered an
address entitled, THE Bankers Duty as
Educator" He said, among other things:
"As an educator, it is to educate his rep
resentatiyes in Washington, as to action in
congress, action which will be final as to the
gold standard and the greenback placing
the firm foundation, which the business
world has a right to demand under our pros
porous commercial structurei action which
has been already too long delayed, perhaps
for more than any ether reason, because the
banks have not done their duty in informing
themselves, educating Others and insisting
on the righteous settlement OF a question
which is so thoroughly within their
proyince.s
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
SUPPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Bishop DOanc Sees but One Hon
ornbIe Course in the
Philippines.

ST. LOUIS, Oct, 25.-Bishop Doane OF
Albany, N. Y, in his address before the
Protestant Episcopal Missionary council, now
in session here, came out squarely in sup
port of the policy of the administration in
taking the Philippines under national pro-
lection. He said:
ITO my mind there were but four un
alterable alternatives. We were obliged
either to leave the islands under Spanish
control for renewal of hostilities, We were
obliged to leave them to destroy themselves
in internecine strife, we could have lef
them to be fought over by European natione
or we could have assumed the position o
protectors OF the islands. / see no Other
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
HEATH RECOMMENDS CHANGES.
Assistant Postmaster General VIII
OHcr sugGcsti0ns TO COnEress.

OHer Suggestions to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry S, Heath in his
forthcoming annual report will recommend
that congress shall fix the salaries of as
sistant postmasters at 80 per cent of that of
postmasters; that postofice clerks shall be
classified on the same basis as letter carriers
and railway postal clerks; that the postotfice
appropriation shall be made interchangea BILE.
the uneXpended balance of one appropriation
may be transferred to other appropriations
and that where consolidation OF postofices
is deemed advisable and same may be ef-
fected under existing law the money saved
thereby be made available for clerk hire and
other expenses at the newly established
offices.
The department has aEain urged the spe-
cial attention OF congress to the necessity
for re-classffcation of clerks in first and
second-class pcstoflices. The department will
also ask for a substantial increase for addl-
tional clerks; also for the payment OF sub
stitutes for clerks on vacation In the smaller
offices and material increase in the ap-
preparation for temporary clerks at summer
resorts, election and holiday service.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26

sos 5.O2i ,SS4; expenditures Of the postal serv-
ice, SlOt, ,6S2. .161; volume of money order
transactions sii2, ,iS3, ,S54 There has been
an increase in each OF these items and in
each of the various subdivisions thereof,
showing the postal service is Increasing in
all its parts, even keeping in advance Of
the development OF the country in other
respects.
The deficit in postal revenue is S6,6lO,776
the smallest since 1892 and only one-half
that of 1897. The number Of postonlces in
the United States on June 80 was 7A,SSi and
7,627 of these were doing money order
business. Tho money order service the gov
ernment conducted last year at loss OF
over $1,000
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
STRICKEN GENERAL IS BETTER.
Bullet Extracted from SymOns' Wound
md pnticnt is DOin9 We'll

CAPETOWN, Oct. 25.-Intelligence re-
ceived here yesterday from Natal says the
bullet has been extracted from the wound
of General Symons, who was struck down
while leading his troops at the battle of
Glencoe, and that the patient is cheerful and
doing we'll.
Advices from Orange river, Cape Colony
near the Orange Free State border, announce
that the Beers have taken Kripdam, near
Barkly West, north OF Kimberley. and that
Assistant Magistrate Harmsworth and his
clerk are prisoners, 1t is supposed that the
Boer are advancing on Douglas, farther west,
the inhabitants of which place are asking
for protection.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
POSTAL SERVICE is INCREASING.
Annual Report of Auditor Castle
Makes q SnIennId Showing.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The annual re-
port OF Auditor Henry A. Castle of the
Postoffice department for he fiscal year
ended June so, 1899. has been transmitted
to the treasurer and postmaster general,
The bureau has the largest accounting office
in the government and perhaps in the world,
since it is the clearing house of the entire
postal service, The report shows a volume
of transactions aggregating about s64O, ,00O,- =
600 for the fiscal year.
The revenues of the postal service were
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
RUMOR OF MURDER AT BENSON
Reported that n Wan Had Bccn KILLED
in u Fight ut Posts
Ranch.

Last night about Ii o'clock telephone
message was received at the police station
from Benson that fight had occurred at
Posts ranch, a dairy, two miles west Of Ben
son, between two men and that enc of them
had been Killed,
Sometime aftCrward groceryman at Ben
son telephoned that there had been some
trouble, but no one killed
Sheriff Mcdonald and Police Onccr Cook
started fer the scene of the trouble. but at a
late hour no word had been received from
them
1t was rumored about 2;SO a. III, that the
man who did the killing had been caught,
but the rumor could not be verified.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26

their stirring manifestation of loyalty and
patriotism in their voluntary offer to send
troops to cooperate with her majesty's i'm
perlal forces in maintaining her position
and the rights of British subjects in South
Africa. She wishes the troops Godspeed and
a safe return. CHAMBERLAIN"
This city's contingent for the Transvaal
left last evening for Quebec, enroute to the
seat Of war under command Of Major May
nard of the Fortythird Rifles. Ten thou
sand people assembled at the armory to bid
them farewell and escort them to the sta
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26

HAVANA, Oct, 25.--Cuban opinion is
! against the proclamation of the civil gov
ernor CT Havana, General Rivera, prohibit
ing cock fights. The proclamation is also
considered as in the nature of a protest
against the failure of Governor General
Brooke to prohibit cock fighting at the time
when be prohibited bull fighting
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
Germany Not n Party.

BERLIN, Oct. 25.-The Tageblatt denies
the statement of the Eclare of Paris that
Germany, after promising assistance to
France and Russia for the purpose of inter-
vention in the Transyaal, seems now to
withdraw It..
The Tageblatt declares: I'VE believe We
are well informed when We state that the
German government did not participate in
any combination for intervention"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26

conclusion and the fourth alternative was
the only one which ought to have been
taken. We did take 1t, and this grea; trust
must be administered"
Missionaries from Cuba and Porto Rico
presented the needs OF the people OF those
islands and after some discussion ii was de-
Cided to send bishop to the latter island.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
Er-,ifn Abnndons His Position.

CAIRO, Oct. 25.-The khalifa having fled
from his position at Jeb Ell Bir, Major
General Lord Kitchener has ordered the
Anglo Egyptian expedition to return to Om-
durman.
A reconnaissance to eb-El-Br will be
made by the cavalry and camel corps before
the return of the expeditionary troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
Emperor Summons Ministers.

BERLIN, Oct. rs The secretary OF the
admiralty, Admiral Tirptz, and the minis
ter OF foreign affairs. Count Won Buelow,
were summoned last evening to a Joint con-
ference with the emperor at Potsdam, The
admiral today has gone to Baden Baden
for the purpose of reporting to the imperial
chancellor, Prince Hohenohe.