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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-06
RETIRING SPANISH MONEY.
President Mckinley Issues Orders Affect
ing Coin Circulation In Cuba and FIX
lug Exchange Values.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-After CON
ference with Robert p. Porter, special
commissioner of the United States to
Cuba and Porto Rico, the president
approved an executive order which
had already been signed by Secre tary
Gage, to the effect that on and after
January l all customs, taxes, public
and postal dues in the island of Cuba
shall be paid in United States money
or in foreign gold coin. The order
gives the rates at which the foreign
gold coin shall be accepted. 1t pro-
vides for the retirement of the leading
Spanish silver coins now in circulation
and specifies values credited TO them
in the payment of taxes, customs, dues,
etc
Kansas state Teachers Assooatlon Elect
Onicors for the Ensuing Year-VAri-
Gus Counties Get Prizes.
Topeka, Kan, Dec 80. -Superintend-
ent Frank Dyer, of the Wichita schools,
was elected president of the State
Teachers association. Geary county
won the silk flag offered to the county
with the largest number of teach
ers enrolled In proportion TO the
number employed, Miss Caroline
Morgan, of Emporia, was elected
first vice president John Melon
aid, of Topeka, second vice president
and W.. G., Riste. of Thomas county, third
vice president. Pottawatomie county
was awarded the Tellurian globe Of
fered the county with the greatest at
tendance at the convention in proper
ton to teachers employed and the SUI
perintendent of the county standard
dictionary for the, same reason. Leav-
enworth won the library offered the
city OF the first.class having the
largest attendance in proportion to
teachers employed, and Junction City
also library on the same conditions,
offered q. city of the second class
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR MANUEL ASpIROZ
In whose a will be

and sing thick and fast about you. the
rattle and cry of infantry and the roar
of the artillery carry you back to
time in life when you have witnessed
tremendous thunderstorm, yet the
missiles have no more effect upon you
than the harmless raindrops falling
from the clouded heavens.
After this first battle, its las the
story goes) like the first kiss: you want
another. Aud again there is good
deal in knowing that you are doing
right. both in the face of God and man.
1 am now on special duty in these
headquarters, where 1 presume I will
stay until 1 can get out of the army,
which l hope will not be
very long. then shall
come straight to Ell Paso.
TROUBLE EXPECTED.
We are expecting an attack from the
natives now any day. They swear by
ALA" they will not submit to Amer
lean laws, etc. But l kinder think
they will. All Uncle Sans got to do
is to say put them down, and [ think
we will come very near doing it, altho'
they are now two to one against us and
will use, of course, gorilla warfare,
principally.
They took Iloilo in the Island of
Panay from the Spaniards, before our
troops could get there and so far they
have refused to allow our boys to land
and have blocked the mouth of the
river so that we cannot land our boats
at the City walls, and they swear that
if we attempt to take the place by force
they will destroy it by fire and SO the
matter stands. This town Uloilo) is
the next largest on the Islands.
A day or two before 1 received your
letter our regiment expected to go to
Iloilo to take that city from the Span
iards, and before we had made prepa-
rations we found that we would not get
to 60. but instead, our Company (D) was
Diet allied as special police and patrols
for the Bipando district in New
Manila (being at the time
CHARTERED in Fort Santiago, Old
Manila) so we were moving back
and forth across the river, continually,
and the work was not at all pleasant,
being altogether night duty. After
two or three weeks of this work, the
insurgents declared themselves and
said they were going to take the city
from the Americans by force of arms.
Immediately. So we were ordered
back to straight duty again, ard the
corps here being short of batterYmen,
a battery of light artillery were turn
ed over to our company to make artil-
lerymen of US. you see our company
is considered the best and most intel
ligent company las whole) in the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15

day of December, which wss the first
man we have lost in the entire cam
paign. THAT is the first that our COM
pany has lOst.)
My trip TO Corregidor was the first
time l have been out of the city since
we came On August 18Th, and I stole
away on this occasion, but there was
nothing said about 1t.
HOW THEY DRESS.
The native style of d ess here is a
little out of the ordinary. The mems
Sunday dress consists of trousers and
shirt worn a la China, and made of
some sort of transparent material.
Their working suit Is
more simple, only consisting
of one pair of trousers eight or nine
inches long. The ladies dress is more
of q puzzle and l do not think that 1
will be able to describe it intelligently.
However, 1 will make an effort. Their
skirts are made of substantial look
ing material calico or possibly satine)
with good long train to it lin most
cases. which is cut at the bottom the
shape of a palmetto fan. This train
is never allowed to drag,
but is caught at the end with
the hand usually the left and brought
around in front, and in which position
it makes very good apron. l have
often thought that that was what 1t
was originally intended for; the waist is
made USUALLY of the same material
which the mems shirts are made of and
is very low, being cut square across
from point to point of the shoulders
aud sometimes reaches as low as the
band of the skirt, though they often
wear scarf. made of the same mate
rial, which is thrown around the neck
and sometimes fastened in front.
When they are in this garb they
very much resemble big black grass
hopper, when it's wings are just sprout-
ing out. Their shoes consist of solid
wooden sole and heel VERY high) no
quarters and only about three tourths
of a vamp. They have no fastenipgs
and in walking they drag them along
with the ends of their toes making q
lovely board dragging sound on the
stone pavemeuts. Medias (hose) are
entirely out Of style With them.
The above are the mid lie classes
who live in the city. In the country
the dress is the same for both sexes,
except the women's skirts are only a
piece OF cloth. L do not know how many
yards, how it is cut, or anything about
it, except that it is just wrapped
around them and fastened with pins. or
pegs. There are few in the city who
are as much civilized as they can be
made, L suppose, and have adopted
the Spanish customs aud costumes.
CONTINUED on 9Th Page.l
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15
A Narrow Escape.

e. Hart, of Groton, S. D. "Was taken
with bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough Sc. in aud finally termi-
pated 10 Consumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying 1 could live but q
short time. | gave myself up to my
Sevi,r, determined if l could not stay
with nv friedds on earth, l would meet
my absent ones above. NV husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Cough and
Colds. l gave 1t trial, took in ell
eight bottles. 1t, has cured me and
thank God, | am saved and now a we'll
and healthy woman Trial bottles
free at Irwin & Cos. Drug Store.
Regular size soc. and 81 90. Guar
rsnteed or price refunded.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15
DESCRIPTION
OF MANILA
BY An Ell Paso Boy Now On
Duty AT That Place.
THE WAYS AND STYLES
Of The Natives DiscOursed Upon.-- How
1t Feels To Be In Battle.

G. F. Carson, formerly an operator
in the Western Union Office here, Is
now doing duty in the Provost Mar
shal's Office in Manila.
When the war broke out he joined
the regular army. and assigned to Com
psny D. 23rd Infantry U. S Ale serv-
ed with the boys in the fight on the
18th of August, and has been doing
duty in Manila ever since.
Ed Leonard, dispatcher of the Sierra
Madre Ry. company received long
letter from Carson, also a description
of Manila as viewed by him. In Mr..
Leonard's letter to Carson he had
asked him to give description OF how
he felt in battle.
FEELINGS IN BATTLE.
In reply he says, 81 think this is the
hardest question 1 ever attempted to
answer. Well, 1 never was in love,
but I have read lots of love stories and
l think some of these love stories will
come nearerexplaining my feelings than
any thing L know Of Where it comes to
a proposal, the prOposer, which L pre-
sumo is generally Gf not always) the
man, is possessed with fear and trem-
bling, when the vital moment arrives.
is it fear, excitement or what?)
AS soon as the first shot is fred the
is happiness Intoxicated happiness).
You are filed with q (lOvelV) sense of
complete victory, shot and shell fall
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15

regiment.) Well they turned the guns
consisting of Gatllings, HOdgkiss, and
Mountain Csnons) over to US about &
D. m. and we were called to arms about
o. M, but did not have to go into
action, and I was glad of IT, 1 tell you
the likes O. which L had
never seen only at distance, much
less knowing a solitary thing about
the mechanism of it, and was afraid
that 1 might kill myself and whole
squad, about the first shot. My old
rifle and one hundred and fifty rounds
of ammunition was plenty good enough
for me, that night.
CORREGIDoR ISLAND.
Sunday morning went
to Corregidor Island, where is
situated the hospital for those who are
unable 10 gain health and strength in
Manila. This island Is situated at the
double entrance to Manila Bay, dis
lance of thirty-five or forty miles. On
the north entrance is located Forts
which opened fire upon Admiral De-
wey's fleet, the night of the Both of
A pril, prior to his noble attack on, and
destruction of the enemy's fleet and the
Forts in and along the shores of Man
liza Bay.
On this island is also the famous
lighthouse which is claimed can be
seen one hundred milds out at sea, but
1 do not believe it can be seen that
distance, although it can be plainly
seen from the walls of Manila. The
little town of Corregidor is right on
the sea shore at the base of the noun
tains, which rise on the east and west
to q height OF 400 feet or more and on
the south to three or four hundred
faat h1t rpOra Of an inolipa
On the north is the open bay. Here
the air is very cool and bracing and be-
comes even chilly at night. There is
no malaria and those infected with
fever, if sent here, are soon GONZALES
cent, but rheumatism, which a lot of
the Americans have, contracted from
exposure, seems to thrive just the
same, and the sort of smallpox which
they have here seems to be incurable
and vaccine seems to do no good. One
of our boys died from it on the 18th
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15
YOur Face

Shows the. state of your feelings and
the state of your health as we'll. I'm
pure blood makes itself apparent in q
pale and sallow complexion, Pimples
ard Skin Eruptions. If you are feeling
weak and worn out and do not have q
healthy appearance you should try
Acker's Blood Elixir. 1t cures ali
blood diseases where cheap Sarsaparil-
las and so called purifiers fail: knowing
this we sell every bottle on positive
guarantee. M. Fl. Webb druggist.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
The Merchants Exchang e.

The latest quotations on the
bulletin board of the Merchants Elk.
change on the corner of King and
Nuuanu streets, quotes a big rush
for Enterprise beer on draught, the
arrival OF special cargo of Scotch
whisky and full supply of assorted
liquors of the very best brands. The
Merchants Exchange will be kept
open daily from $50 a. m. to 11:3O
p. M, during which hours "quota-
tions" will be obtainable upon
call.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
Passenger Travel.


From Kilauea, per stmr Waialeale,
Jan. "a l. Colsten, Sister Oxtell.
From Makaweli, per stmr Mika-
hala, Jan. 20 B Hofgaard, w A
Wall, DR.. French, w G Wright, Mr..
Vincent, j Cunningham, Mrs. Derby,
Miss Winnie, Miss King, Miss Dun
can, Miss Sturgeon.
From Hawaii, per stmr Claudine,
Jan. Mrs E Turke, Mrs @ e Hud-
son, II Neill, Miss @ Hill, Armstrong
Smith, Walter Howe, Robert Wright,
Master E Lyman, Master X Tucker,
A Richley, Miss f w Beckley, and
maid, w T Patty, T III Hughes, Miss
Lucy Woods, Rev Kapu, @ Smith. 9
P Mulvany and wife, Miss l. Pail and
neice, Geo Farden, Miss Ida Horner,
Miss M B Tanning, A T Hagenkamp,
G A Hansen, David Lyman, Capt Z
X Clarke, A Haas, P L Bell, Mrs G
A LaIsen, j M Kaneakua, Mrs w
Conradt and daughter, A Horner, @
HI Smith, Miss Helen Robertson, Mrs
e j Parker and daughter, j 81 Wise,
w G Sproull, Miss Hilda Robertson,
Master LUZ and SO deck.
From Nawiliwili, per stmr w 9
Hall, Jan. 8-Paul Isenberg, Miss
Hoffman,, Miss G. Scott, Miss M
Scott, Miss Cartwright, Miss Grau,
Miss V Beckley, Miss A Rice, Miss N
Koka, Miss r Green, P Kaulbaum,
Hop Sing, T Matsui and wife, F @
Isenberg and wife, 81 Rice, j S Nc
Candless, 81 Duncan, 1itcomb, P
E Wilson, E Deverill, S Mahelona,
All Chong and wife, Chock See.
From San Francisco, per blk S @
Allen, Jan. Mrs S Read, G Par
shall, w g Lincoln, P Curtis, FL f
Burton, g | Johnston, Mrs M
Greenig, j g Greenig.
From Ham akua, per stmr Twalani,
Jan. S-Mr Northrup, Mrs L A de
la Nux.
From Kahului and wayports, per
stmr Maui, Jan S-Jas Friel, w 81
Ludoff, j F Sylvia, Jno Wilson, A
Enos, wife and son, Vivian Richard
son, Tang Sung, S Fukuda, Young
Tung, j F O'Niel, A w Dunn; P
Besser, Miss A Perry, Miss j Perry,
j Taylor, Master Mccain, Mrs L
Fl Vetlesen, Miss Hayselden, and
46 deck.
| DEPARTURES
For San Francisco, per stmr Nip
pom Maru, Jan. MIR Dearborn, Mr.
Lapham, L B Newell, Mr. A Kampe,
Jos Brewer, Miss Brewer, Mr. and
Mrs E ] ARK, Col q HI de La Vergne,
Mrs @ M Cooke and son, T FL Good.
man, Mr. and Mrs Hosmer, daugh-
ter, E R Jaquith, wife and child
j A Reynolds and wife. j N Rem,
eek and wife, Miss A E Judd, j W
Bergstrom, Mrs j E d Taussig, W
] Clark, W r Strickland, Mrs w L
Witham, j O Young, Fl G Smith
and wife, Albert Rass, L F Marshall
S A Hutchinson.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
camarinos' Refrigerator.

Per AUSTRALIA-Plums, Peaches,
Celery, Caulifiower, Fresh Salmon,
Crabs, Founders, Frozen Oyster,
Gin and shelly, Apples, Grapes, Or
anges, Figs, Lemons, Turkeys and
game in season, Cranberries, Bur
bank Potatoes, Fine Olive Oil, New
Crop of Dry Fruit, Nuts, Raisjns,
etc, etc.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT MARKET
Telephone 1878.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
Pure and Unadulterated.

Nowadays the Anchor Saloon is
busy dispensing the famous Jesse
Moore brand of whiskey, Kentucky's
noted product. With VIM. Carlyle
and Chas. Andrews at the helm, all
good judges need not fear being
we'll treated. This health renewing
beverage can be had pure and I'M
adulterated at the Anchor, south
corner of King and Nuuanu
streets.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
FOR SALE.
TO LET.

A Broom COTTAGE AT WAIKIKI
IA in rear of Mrs. J. Lemon. Inquire
of M. X. KEOHOKALOLE
10ia-tf or l.. K. MoGREW.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09

Attention is called to the benefits en-
joyed by subscribers to the PALAMA CO
OPERATIVE GROCERY CO., LID, has
cisco prices, credit to subscribers to the
amount of shares held, profit Of the bust
ness returned to subscribers every months
probable increase in value of shares, with
liberal discount off monthly bills. And
now what are the risks. We answer none,
because subscribers can either sell their
shares or take groceries to their amount,
If yon want to withdraw or go away.
Please consider the above and call or
address, Palama Cooperative Grocery Co.,
Lid, for q share or for further information,
Par valne of shares $25, or $3.50 only
being required to become a subscriber.
Telephone 755 920 If
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
For That Tired Feeling.

That steals over you as the days
work is over, there's nothing else
80 good as a refreshing glass Of
RAINIER BEER. tits the tonic you
need, beats all the medicine you can
take, brings on sound refreshing and
healthy sleep and makes one feel like
new person. On tap or in bottles
at the Criterion Saloon. Phone 1888.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-09
Continued from 1st page.)


started for my last voyage to Naga-
saki, japan, After a few weeks
spent in the cities of Peking and
Hongkong, boarded the steamship
Empress of India for what, trust,
will be my last voyage across any
ocean.
September, 1898, and / was back
in New York, where, looking back
over the march OF years, l was able
to say
God gives the wishes of our youth,
But in his own best way"
My earliest dreams we're filed
with visions of exploring expeditions
among the Mari, discoveries in Peru,
native African life at Sierra Leone,
manners and customs of Fiji and
the Fijians, on the Amazon and Rio
MICRO, and sketches OF Central Asia
and the land Of the Gar.
WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE.
To-day, after university instruc-
tion in the fauna, flora and human
ity of the world, my diary of the
past five years teens with valuable
experiences, personal recollections
and dottings on the roadside all the
way from the kafirs of Natal and
the Zulu country to the naked saw
ages of Terra del Fuego and the
cannibal tribes of the South Sea
Islands. For 1 have only given in
this resume of my wanderings few
of the principal stoppages.
In time to come 1 shall try to put
my gleanings in such form as will
enable me to spread them all before
the public for it's edifcation or in
struction.
know the world because [ have
seen it. I have digested sixteen Ian
guages and dialects, and understand
the thoughts of many different
races of our kind. 1 may have COM
mitted my share of errors in the old
days. Now am able to say 1 am
satisfied to leave my future life and
work to be remembered or forgotten
as their uses may deserve-or God
wills.
l have written this in our city
prison, the Tombs, which, l assure
all those who may stop a moment to
read, is a more comfortable living
place than any hotel in Spanish
America. l have paid IS a day in
Honduras, Guatemala and Porto
Rico for fare and accommo dations
immeasurably inferior to anything
the Tombs furnishes. Hence 1 say,
in the words Of poor devil 1 met
on top of the Andes, "I'd rather be
in Jail in New York City than reside
in any place in any palace in His
piano. America" j. d. HALLEN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-11
Y. M. !. EXAMlN NATIONS.
The Last Of the Dismissed First Glass
Has Left Lexington.

LEXINGTON. VA. January 10-Spe-
cial.-Special orders from headquarters
at the Virginia Military Institute an
nOunccd the order of the examinations
which begin ON Wednesday, January
18th. The examinations Will be as fol-
lows:
Second Class-Physics. January 18th:
chemistry. January 20.b; calculus. Jan
uary 2'd. engineering January 18th; Ger
man. January 9th.
Third Ciass-Engl.sb. January 18th:
mathomltics. January Goth: drawing
January 2Sth: astronomy January gd;
physics. January 2lth; Latin, January
2ith
Fourth Class-French. january 2lst.
Latin. January goth: English. January
ed. mathematics. january 25th and 9th.
The order urges earnest application TO
studies for the coming two weeks i'm
order that a good showing may be made
by AN on tho examinations Dcdcicnts
win be examined ON the 2,th.
on Thursday, January l9th Lees
birthday there viii be q general suspen-
sion Of academic duties iD honor Of the
occasion.
Tho last member Of tho dismissed first
class left town to-day. Rumors are rife
as 20 what action the board of visitors
members Of the class FOR Reinstatement.
There seems TO De quite "a variety OF
opinions on the subjec, The ex-cadets
have numerous and influential friends
ana they viii leave n0 stone unturued 20
have the boys rc-instatcd.
Mr. W. q. Butler. of Richmond who
resigned from the institute on the 23d
Of last December. has applied for read
mitiance ana having complied with Tho
conditions of the regulations he has been
allowed 90 return as "a cadet in the Viz
ginia Military Institute.
one Of the dismissed members Of the
first class. Cadet Arst'des Moreno. from
the United States OF South America. has
decided that owing Co the great distance
that he IS from his home ho win visit
friends i'm Virginia until some definite
step IS taken by the Board of Visitors.
Mr. Moreno speaks several different LAM
Fl1ges-includng French. Spanish and
English Tie has numerous friends n
this country
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-11
D-WlNTER IN GLOUCESTER.
A Literary Society Organized - New
Preachers Make Good impressions.

GLOUCESTER. COURTHOUSE VA
Ia, o snecial.-Thc usual mid-wintcr
ouie, prevails in Gloucester, In conse-
ousnce Of which many Of the young pc0-
ple have left for the cities.
Abingdon and Ware branches oil the
Woman's Auxiliary met at ne rectory
on Thursday The following onlcers We're
reelected by rising vote; MIs' X -.
Byrd. president, Mrs. Elizabeth leans
FANS, president Ms. Nm, y. az ..
iaferro. recording secretary MISS Belle
Tabb. corresponding secretary -"''' i-N0'
:. Cary treasurer.
Friday evening a few persons met 10
organize a Literary Society at the resi-
dcnce of Mrs. l.. Il. stewart
The presence I'm the county OF heV.
william RI. Grove, SO wei known ~
Chatauqua circles suggesting such an
organization.
Rev. w. II. Grove was elected presi-
dent: Rev. William T. Watt vice-presi-
dent; Miss Emma Chapman, secretary.
The organization will he known as the
gloucester Literary Society and will meet
every Wednesday evening. The first pro-
gramme is as follows
J. Chorus, America.
p Poetry. read by Rev. William J..
Watt.
g. Criticism of some book by Rev. w.
~. Grove
Z. current events in political world,
Miss Chapman.
Current events I'm the religious
world. Mrs. William y. Lee.
Each participant in this programme Is
limited 10 five minutes
Rev. W. H. Grove. Of the Presbyterian
church, and Rev. Butts. Of the Methodist
Of rrh lately
TO Gloucester are giving much satlsiac-
ton to their respective congregations.
Miss Mary and Elizabeth DimmOck
have returned 10 Raltimore.
Mrs G. n. Dimmock has returned from
a visit TO Richmond.
Miss Blanche Dimmock Will leave to-
morrow for New York. where she viii be
the guest of Mrs l.. H. Norton, formerly
Of Hope Haven. Gloucester.
Mrs Elizabeth d. Fahs is in Norfolk.
Mrs Fielding Lewis Taylor is at Beau
Pre- during the absence of her sister.
Mrs Fais
Mr William DE Herthurne Washing
ton. Of New York. is also guest Beau
Pre-.
Mr. and Mrs A. w. Withers are in New
York.
Miss Mary Kemp. formerly of Glouces-
ter. now dcnizcn of Washington. is
spending some weeks with Miss Annie
Page Vandergrift and by her prescribe
n their midst. adding much 90 the pleas
ure of her many warm friends.
Mrs A. Iasagi is in Norfolk.
Mr. Edgerton. Of Baltimore spent sew
cral days lately at Hockey. the guest of
9Ir ana Mrs Richarl j.. Talafcro.
Mr Thadcius Duyal has returned from
a visit 90 Baltimore.
Mr. Tibbitts who has been spending
some months at Toddsberry. the guest N
Mr.. VIM S. Mott, has returned 20 hts
home m New York
Miss Margaret a. Tabb has returned 20
Richmond
Mr. Harry Sanders. of Albany. n. ".
has just completed the purchase of Lower
Ditchey on the North river.
Mr. Byrd Charles Willis. who has been
visiting his aunt Mrs e.. H. Cary has
returned 90 Richn 0nd
Mr g.. y. Cary leaves Wednesday Oh
a business trip TO Richmond