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

Omaha is going to run its EXPOSE
ton again this year, and on bigger
scale than ever. The buildings and
grounds represent total expenditure
of two millions of dollars. The archi-
lecture has never been excelled eX-
cept by the Columbian Exposition.
The grounds embrace nearly two
hundred acres and the fence enclos-
ing the grounds measures over five
lineal miles. The architectural splen-
dor of the grand court with but one
exception never has been exCelled in
America.
The dominant note of the Exposi.
ton of 1899 will be comprehensive
exhibits showing the range of pro-
ducts, the variety of manufactures
the extent of possible resources and
status of existing social conditions;-
in short, all things calculated to Illus
trate the present state of civilization
upon the islands of the sea acquired
by the United States. Many States
of the Union will also participate.
II will be great show and will no
doubt attract larger crowds than IL
did last year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
The Queens Servants.

Queen Victoria knows practically
every one of her servants personally,
and Mrs. Watmore, the widow of her
majesty's late coachman. is to be at
once placed upon the alreadylong list
of the queens pensioners. Her majesty
invariably takes care that no one be-
longing to any member of her huge
corps of servants who has served her
faithfully shall ever want. To enter
the queens service is virtually life
insurance as well as livelihood, and
the competition for even the humblest
positions under so considerate mis-
tress is invariably of the keenest.-
Albany Argus.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
THAT monNnRy RESOLUTION.

Wichita Eagle The senate has pass
ed the McEnery resolution. When
the peace treaty was up McEnery's
vote was necessary for its ratification.
To induce Mr.. McEnery to vote for the
treaty an agreement was entered into
that afterwaid his resolution should
be passed.
This resolution recites that "the
United States does not intend to incor-
porate the inhabitants of the Philip
ines into citizenship of the United
States" That is, no voters In Luzon.
And also that at is not intended to
annex the said islands as an integral
part of the territory of the United
States. That is, no state or states
there. And also that after we have
educated the inhabitants to sufficient
degree where they are capable of local
elf-government we will then make
"such disposition of the islands as will
best promote the interests of the citi-
zens of the United States and the in
vi baib ioihhNbs
In short, we are to hold on to said
islands, and in the meanwhile stick
an all-day sucker in Aguinaldo's
mouth by means of a promise, vague,
misty and intangible. That we are
not to annex the islands "as an integ-
raj part" They are not to become
states, merely colonies, and that there
are to be no voters in those islands.
Are we copying after "Perfdious Al
bion" to the extent that we must play
the bunconation ourselves?
Aguinaldo is in open enmity to us,
and those of the inhabitants he has de-
luded. The senate might better say
to the Philippines that we intend to
keep the islands as colonies so long as
we d esire, to dispose of them when
and as we wish, that they can not be-
come states, nor can they vote in nat
ional elections.
This is the way to treat with the
Philippines. Take short cut to the
truth and conceal nothing or make
nothing ambiguous with these "sullen
people, half devil and half child"
False hopes, misty promises and deli
cately turned phrases are not necess-
airy at this time and are positively
harmful. With a strong adversary
we, as a nation, might be pardoned a
use of finesse, but with these people
we should be straightforward. What
demands we make should be as rigor-
GUS as the concessions we grant should
be without strings.
There is no immediate danger of
giving up the Philippines. There is
no danger remote of the savages of
those islands being granted suffrage,
and it will be a long day before Luzon
talks of statehood.
The course of the nation with these
child. like people should be parental,
and without ambiguity. 1t is the only
| wise coursa
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
Gladstone. Puaer,I.

An additional estimate has been is
sued with the parliamentary papers
showing that sum of e2,20O is re-
CURED to defray the expenses con
neeted with the public funeral of the
late Rt. Hon. w. Il. Gladstone. The
expenses connected with the convey
ance of the body to London, and the
preparation of Westminster hall and
Abbey, together with the fees payable
to the earl marsha's staff. constitute
the principal items of expenditure
Westminster BUDGET.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
THE ISLAND OF PALAwAN.
val station in the Philippine
Archipelago.

Palawan, the long island which lies at
the gate of the East Indies, and which
our naval experts have selected for the
Asiatic naval station of the United
States, is the object of much interest
just now because some of the Euro
peans contend that the Spaniards have
no title to it. Although some 300 miles
long, ii is very narrow AT some places
II is only five miles between the two
coasts. 1t is covered with a magnif-
cent forest of great value. Like most
of the Philippines, it has a central
mountain chain, extending in the direc
ton OF its greatest length. The only
civilized settlement is a penal colony
at Puerto Princessa, the capital, wlth a
military garrison. There is fine har-
hor, and the town is surrounded by
fertile country. Three tribes OF natives
inhabit Palawan. The Mcros, who are
Mohammedans; the Patacks, who coam
in the north, and the Tagbanaus, who
occupy the central portion, near the
civilized elements, are said to be an in
telligent and superior class OF Melays
They practice agriculture so far as nee
essary, and have houses made OF pam.
boo poles and palm leaves. But most Of
their time is spent Ia the forest. hunt
ing, fishing and searching for wild
honey. Each tribe has local govern
rneut, presided over by petty mag
tstrate, and the office is hereditary. The
affairs of each community are directed
by council of elders, who administer
justice according to their own ideas.
The Spaniards have never attempted 10
civilize them, although few missions
have been estahlish al nv the ~ --4-
No Brutality In the Male Train.
All experienced and most successful
boss packers do not allow their men to
use brutality in training the mules.
While a mule cannot be coaxed into
doing something, wise packer uses
only gentle treatment. He does not
even yell in an angry voice, Nut speaks
softly, and gently taps the mules with
a rope to make them step into line.
Even a stubborn mule will learn to
obey a kind master. The mules are
finally driven into line before long
row of white canvas on the ground,
and q "tie-up" is made. The rations
for the mules are spread on this can
vas twice day when on the march,
and they soon become anxious 20 stand
in line. After three hours of discord-
ant braying and kicking and granting
the 60 mules in the corral are at last
standing in line, with saddles on their
backs, and this lesson is given every
day until the train is properly broken.
ArbeDC. Can Rey, in Chautauquan.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
Condensed Novel.

He was immvred in the darkest dun
geon beneath the castle moat.
II had only saw, a file, anything"
he noaned, Hs he looked at the solid
bars across the solitary window.
Thew an idea struck him.
His face frightened up like a ware
house conhagration.
Rapidly running over his supply OF
collars, which had just come from the
laundry, he selected one fitted for his
purpose.
Five minutes later the great middle
bar of the window, dexterously sew
cred by the saw-like edge of the laun-
dered collar. fell apart.
He was frse!-Boston Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
As NATURALIZATION SEES 1T.

Murat Halstead is Democrat o
the Democrats and is therefore by ma
ture and training against the admins
tration. But he is an American frs
of all and this is what he has to say
of the situation at Manila.
The guilt of the blood spilled at Manila
is that of the desperadoes Of the island who
had formed a sort of organization in an
tagoism with the spaniards. 1t has been
from the first experience of Admiral Dewey
with the Philippine. insurgents clear they
had a disposition to develop difficulty.
The conoeit OF them was, in proportion, In
verse to their capacity. They soon got into
strained relations with the admiral, who
desired to conoilliate them. and treated
tbom with consideration but they became
exorbitant claimants of everything in sight
The Filipinos never could have captured
Manila, and their claim that they were
almost conquerors is as big a lie as that
thousand times telegraphed from Key West
that Gomez was laundering at the gates OF
Havana
We, the people of the United States,
conquered Cuba and Luzon. and we could
not, without hideous Justification recognize
either the Cuban or the Philippine insur-
gents AZ the people and give up the
is fighter and a soldier of fortune
but AguinaldO is neither. He Is a
Malay superition. His party Is guilty Of
the bloOdshed Of Manila.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.

The great power, no less than the
great popularity, of Abraham Lin
coin lay chiefly in his absolute trust
I'm the people. He,never assumed to
be wiser than they and never lost
Faith in their ultimate right judgment.
"You may fool part of the people all
Of the time and all of the people part
Of the time, but you cannot fool all of
the people all of the time" That was
the compass by which he guided his
political course.
In no particular does William Nc
Kinley more closely resemble Abra-
ham Lincoln than in this one thing,
of faith in the people. He does not
hedge himself about with the dignity
of his great office, refusing to speak,
or speaking in riddles. He does not
consider any question so complex as
TO be above the grasp of the people,
He takes the people into his con-
fidence and talks to them all as frank
ly and unreservedly as one friend
bdlAb w duObiltI.
A most conspicuous case in point
was his recent address in Boston. 1t
would have been easy for him to have
.generalized and said nothing. He did
not do it, Instead, he plunged di-
rectly into the subject that is upper
most in the minds of all Americans, -
the results of the war. He spoke
plainly of the great problems that
confront us, pointing out with logi'
cal conelusiveness that seems un.
answerable, the necessity that com
PEELED each step:the Nation has taken.
But he spoke also with inspiring con
tidence of the ability of the American
people to solve those problems. "The
Philippines, like Cuba and Porto Rico
were 1ntrusted to our hands by the
war, and to that great trust, under
the providence of God and i'm the name
Of human progress and civilization
we are committed" That is the ut
terance of a Christian Statesman
with equal emphasis on both words
SIT is trust we have not sought,
the President continues, sit is trust
from which we will not finch. The
American people will hold up the
hands of their servants at home t.
whom they commit its execution
while Dewey and Otis and the brav,
men whom they command will have
the support of the country in uphold
ing our flag where it now floats, thu
symbol and issuance, of liberty ant
Justice" 1t is hard to imagine tn,
whole issue more clearly stated o.
more conclusively argued than it il
in these epigramatic and eloquen
sentences. The President hal
strengthened his own position anC
treasured the Nation by his frank
courageous and patriotic speech.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
Thin senaon,a skirtn.

Fashion says double skirts must and
shall be worn. Women who have many
gowns will doubtless affect this style,
as they do all innovations in dress, but
the masses will cling to the skirts that
take on various kinds of trimming,
which merely simulate an overdress
Some have a jaunty hitch-up on one
side, which shows panel of some con-
trasting color or material that is APP
piled to the inning of the skirt. Others
have a foot-trimming, either trilly or
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

TALKING about the late cold snap,
here is Chancellor Shows report, and
that settles it: 'For the sixteen days
from January 28 to February II, inclu-
sive, the mean temperature was 2.S4
degrees, which is the lowest for any
period of the same length on this
record. For the six days from Febru-
airy to II, inclusive, the mean tenn
perature was 6.31 degrees below zero,
coolest six days of any in the thirty
two years record. The daily mean
temperature for Saturday was 10 de-
grees below zero, which is the coolest
average of any day on the record,
The lowest point reached by the
thermometer was 24.5 degrees below
zero, which lacks 1.5 degrees Of being
as cold as it was on January 30, 1873"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
SOME PR sIDEN1IAL EPIeRAMs

"No nation was ever more fortunate
in war or more honorable in negotia-
tiOns in peace"
at is not a good time for the liberia
tor to submit important questions con-
earning liberty and government to the
liberated while they are engaged in
shooting down their rescuers."
"Always perlls and always after
them safety; always darkness and
clouds, but always shining through
them the light and the sunshine; al
ways cost and sacrifice, but always
after them the fruition of liberty,
education and civilization"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
Dentista In Africa.

South African natives look upon
dentists as kind men, and the drawing
of a tooth as almost pleasure, which,
indeed, 1t is said to be in contrast with
native methods. There are travelling
dentists, but the facilities are so poor
that If a native seeks an appointment,
say in December, he is lucky to get the
dentist in two or three months.-N. Y.
Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

natIy maue, tnaJ runs -FOUR ga i.vo
inches up on the skirt lining; then the
outside 10 made shorter and falls just
over or TO meet this trimming. Panels
of material or color contrasting to
that of the gown are used at the front
and sides, running the entire length of
the skirt. Gowns trimmed with a one
sided effect have always a style of their
own.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

Many persons use the phrase Gin a
trice" who have no conception of its
meaning. A trice is the sixtieth part
Of a second of time. The hour is di-
vided into 60 minutes, the minute into
90 seconds, and the second into go
trices, or thirds, from the Spanish iris.
Chicago inter Ocean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

English words but as soon as Agui-
naldo said that he was not satisfied
neither we're they. Their army is
very poorly trained and has almost
no discipline, in our sense of the word,
but they all worship Aguinaldo. We
could whip hundred thousand Of
them on fair battle field but when
they get in the swamps and bamboo
jungles it will be hard to find Them.
When the search Is given up they
can come out of hiding and attack
again. They can't whip us In q thou.
sands years bat it may take good
while to catch them all. BY the
way wish Pa would explain to me
briefly what the general opinion In
the U. 3. seems to be in regard to
holding the Philippines and what the
personal opinion aside from politics IT,.
1 mean morally speaking without
consi Grafton of the dollars and cents
which will come into the U. s. Treas
ury and the lives which will probably
be lost in so doing.
In this letter l enclose Aguinaldo's
first proclamation as posted up. 1t 10
in Spanish. Please save 1t for me-.
l will send q translation of it If can
but want to preserve it in the
original Spanieh. l will also send the
one in Spanish which was posted to-
day If can get IL. In regard to dan
l
gef-I do not think anyone here is
safe from harm as the natives want to
loot the city. Just now my day work
is more exposing than most Of the SOL
diers in case of an outbreak as have
a lot of running around to do between
different battalions getting quarterly
clothing reports signed by officers
AT night the store keeper and 1 are
alone across the street from the End.
battalion. We are on the ground
floor and those across the street are
on the second floor, but there is q
guard just across the street. Our
doors and windows are strongly bar
red with iron bars. The window
bars look like the window bars of q
Jail. so far have not felt any fear
excepting Yesterday. / will be honest
about it, was little bit frightened
when l got out there yesterday among
the natives and found them all so
hostile looking. vas not enough
frightened to hurry out of there but
enough to watch every one of them.
There were good number of Phili-
pino soldiers around and they have q
very dissgreeable way of coming
straight up behind you when you
are walking slowly until they are in
about four feet when they turn aside
barely enough to pass you. Most of
them go barefooted and OF course come
up very quitely. Lean always feel
them. before l can see them and always
look off sidewise to see..how far away
they are. must go to bed. Good.
night. You will know a lot more
about this before you get this letter
: than l do now. Love to all and re-
CARDS to friends.
Your affectionate son and brother,
WILFRED w. NELSON.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

Several coal mines have been discov-
cred in the Philippines, and Admiral
Dewey is authority for the assertion
that it is of good quality.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

SENATOR HoAR says there are not
to exceed ten men ON the planet as
smart as Aguinaldo. VIII the Sem
ator kindly give us the name of the
other eight =?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24

The second letter, dated January II
adds little later news to tho other
letter, and as stated therein, is ac-
companied by numerous Spanish
stamps and a pile of lottery tickets,
the last, with bull fighting, being the
prevailing sport ofthe Spanish race.
1t reads as follows:
Herein enclosed you will find some
Spanish lottery tickets and stamps, L
would like to have you preserve these
for me. | have sent the boys some
which they can cut up and play with
but most of these are different kinds
which l just happened to run across.
Among the stamps you will notice
some denominations of which there
are more than one. In such case
Grace G. may have one of each If she
wants them.
l wrote you the other day. Things
have grown more threatening ever
since and it seems that hostilities are
imminent. Night before last senti-
mel and outpost was stabbed, but not
fatally and he shot the two insurgents
would be assaesins, before they got cut
of range. Yesterday panic started
on the Escholta and all stores were
closed and all the Spanish tried to
cross the bridges to the walled city
and all the Philippines to the country.
Such panic ensued that near the
bridge the Spanish vehicles were
smashed all to pieces. A company Of
soldiers was quickly placed on each
bridge and all passage prohibited.
Nearly all the Philippines have left
the city and soldiers, except on busi-
ness are confined to quarters. So the
city is almost dead at present. Every
thing of course is reported to the u.
8. government and orders from there
awaited. But If "they jump on us''
l guess we will lick them before we
send In the report. Smallpox sus-
poets are decreasing and it is hoped
that 1t is almost stopped In this regi-
ment. l am perfectly we'll and think
everything will come out all right
whether we fight them or not. We
are having warm rag chewings"
Just now about the moral right of
these people fighting us for their inde-
pendence. Senator Hoar's speech in
the Senate appeared in this mornings
paper, in brief of course.
Love to all.-Excuse haste.
Your affectiOnAte son and brother,
FRED.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-23

Tow. Narodowe sw. Michaia Archa-
nioia W North Creek, Wis, sekr.
l.. Wojcik box 105 Arcadia Wis.
Kosciuszko La Sale, Ill. sekr. j.
Hudak 437 Crosat st.
Jan Ill. Sobieski W st. Louis Mo.
sekr. j. Nybak 1908 N. High st.
Jan iii. Sobieski W Chicago, sekr.
w. Sulkowski, $3.50 w. 10Th st.
Kosciusszko w Alpena, Mich. sekr.
&. j. Yezierski, 612 Washington ay,
Tow. s-go Stanisfawa Kostki W Du-
luth, Mimi. sekr. w. Ignasiak 1871
w. LIST st.
Tow. T. Kosciuszki W Shamokin,
Pa. sekr. w. K. Dangiefowicz $50
4. Race 81.
Gwiazda Zwyciestwa W South
Bend, Ind. sekr. W. Szczypiorski
40 8. Harris st
Tow. Ks. J6zefa Poniatowskiepo
W Poniatowski, Wis. sekr. NJ. Ur-
mahski.
Tow. sw. J6zefa W Mount Pleasant.
Pa. sekr. /. Miekus box 412
Obrohcy Polski, Waverly, N. Y.
sekr. Ig. Jerzykowski Az Broad st
Bartosz Gfowacki W Detroit, Mich,
sekr. A. Saynay $50 Dubois st.
Polonia W Chicago, Ill. sekr. T.,
Sobkowiak 40 Emma st.
Kwiat Rycerzy Wolnosci W Osceo-
la Mills, Clearfield Co. Pa. sekr. M.
Witucki box 50.
Jan Ill. Sobieski W South Chicago.
Ill. sekr. w. Templin South Chica,
go, 1903 Commercial ay,
Tow. s-go Stanisfawa Kostki W
Calumet, Mich. sekr. M.Antkowiak
care of Ed. Ryan.
Tow. Oddziaf III. Wolnych Kraku-
sow W Chicago, Ill. sekr. A. Cor
ski, 581 Dickson ct.
Tow. Zjednoczenie Polak6w W
Minneapolis, MINI. sekr. w,
Szczech 1870 -6 81. N. K.
Tow. Patryotyczne Polskie W Nan
ticoke, Pa. sekr. r. Kitlowski, 1875
Market 1t.
Husarze X. j. III Sob. W Calumet.
Mich. w. Sztambek, POO Md. 81.
Calumet, Mich.
Jan Ill. Sobieski W Scranton, Pa,
sekr. A. Chojnowski, HOG Stone ay
Bractwo sw. J6zefa " Duluth MINI.
sekr. w. K~rzeszewski o Z. 9Th 81.
j. /. Kraszewskiego W Chicago, Ill.
sekr. X. Przykfocki, 6SS w. 18th pl,
Kr6l Stefan Batory W Chicago, IN,
sekr. A. Piotrowski 8210 Muspratt
st.
Agatona Gilera W Chicago. III.
sekr. A. Szuminski 400 N. Ashland
nv.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-06-17
The hattie Copper nels.

The copper belt at Butte. Montana.
n 1900 feet wide nt its western end
at Missouia guich and 1000 feet wide
1000 feet east Of that point. The
usual strike OF the copper lodes 10
about enst and west. The ore deposits
nrc not always sharply defined the orr
passing over gradually to an altered
country rock Of no commercial value.
The formation In which these depoaits
occur Ii granite. The cropplngs In
most cases consist OF dark resi or
brownish quartz, usually coutaininc
silver and In some Instances gold. Csp.
per In not often present having been
lcachesi out. Where carbonate Of COP.
per does occur on the surface. the sil-
yer and gold values an low. The OF.
idlze,i zone Is usually sharply defined
by the normal wates line. where the
free milling ore suddenly gives place
10 sulphisle copper ore Of high grade.
which with depth deterioratcs In val.
ne. There are rich zones at lower lev.
els In some Of the mines. The values
are always more or less variable. Man.
gancse occurs sparinxly In the copper
belt. but Is abundant In tho silver
mincs Of the ncighborh0od.