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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
VANCIL MONUMENT HERE.
Erected in Manila by Members of Co.
| TO Their Comrade, " lillian
Vancil. Who Died Their!

About the time the Twentieth Kan
sas landed at Manila, Willie Vancil
one of the lola boys in Company L,
died on board ship and was buried in
one of the Manila cemeteries. The
members of the company took up a
collection and erected above his grave
a marble slab fittingly inscribed.
Later the government decided to
ship the bodies of the soldier dead
home and at that time the REGISTER
began monument fund which was
subscribed to by lola people, to erect
a monun ent over his grave here. AT
the suggestion of Mrs. Vancil, the
soldiers mother, the monument erect
ed in Manila has been shipped home
and arrived Friday. 1t is a slab
of Italian marble, three inches thick,
two feet wide and three feet tall, with
this inscription cut into the stone:
WILLIAM VANCIL.
Co. l., Goth Kansas INIT. U. S. A.
On board S. S. Indiana, in Manila Bay
Dec. I, 1898,
Aged 81 years.
Greater love hath no man than this
Thathe lay down his life forhumanity.
Erected by his comrades.
The stone was today removed to the
Palmer & Null Marble Works at the
suggestion of A. b. Ccnley, in whose
care it was shipped, as it will require
a base before it can be erected at the
grave in lola cemetery.
NUN NfnNrrrNf,Nrr, T.TrNrn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10


petition for new sidewalk on N. Wal
nut be allowed. On motion petition
was referred back to petitioners to
call for a 4 or foot walk.
Moved and carried that policeman
be employed for east lola at not to
exceed $40 month.
The mayor reported that petition
signed by more than two-fifths of the
resident tax payers had been received
by him and that he has issued his
proclamation calling an election in
September. The council approved the
mayors action.
1t was moved and seconded that the
mayor be instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of water
works and electric light plants in the
En- cheering News and K. G. Mail.
1t was moved and seconded that a
l2-foot sidewalk of brick, stone or
cement be ordered on the east side of
block II and an S-foot brick, stone or
cement walk along the east side OF
block "a, that same be placed on
grade as specified by engineers.
The judiciary committee was in
structed to prepare an ordinance fix
ing the width of sidewalks around the
square.
The judiciary committee was not
prepared to report favorably on raise
in salaries of city officials.
Moved that clerks salary be fixed
at $40 without fees, substituted that
salary be 1925 and fees. The substi-
tute carried.
Council donated $50 to the Dunkard
Hospital to be expended through the
Relief Corps.
Council adjourned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Death Of a Baby Girl.

The eleven months old baby daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike SmolocB
who live in the northeast part of town
died Monday after a short illness
and the remains were taken that after
noon to Piqua where they were laid to
rest in the Catholic cemetery. Mr.
Smolock is one of the best known and
popular smeltermen and the funera
procession which followed his child tc
Piqua was unusually long
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10

a record breaking speed ? Is he tell
ing us the TRUTH Don't you and I
and all of us know that he is either a
pitiful ignoramus or an infamous
demagogue and blatherskite p
"And so it went all the way down
Front street." concluded the political
observer. eff you haven't anything
to do some day just try my expert
ment. Go out and sound the men
casually, lust as / did"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10

the sequel - bron-
chitis, or some
other disease of
the respiratory or
gans. The most
effective remedy
for bronchial or
pulmonary disease
is Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. Almost
all remedies pre-
scribed for such
diseases contain
opium or some
narcotic which
soothes by stupe-
faction. cGolden
Medical Discov-
cry" contains
neither narcotics
nor alcohol. 1t
stops coughs by
curing their cause.
1t h e a | S W e a k
lungs, builds up
wasted tissues, and
promotes the
health of every or.
gan of the body.
ar ,,,, ~a,fra,a
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Council Meeting.

The city council met Thursday in
regular session and the minutes of
the meetings of July 10 and % and 30
were approved.
II. H. Bennett appeared and spoke
in favor of allowing the bill for sup
plies furnished Geo. Worrick by VIM.
Yeager. The council allowed one-half
of the bill.
A petition signed by G. NJ. Nelson
and others was received asking for a
new sidewalk on the west side of
Fourth street.
Street Commissioner Harris re-
ported that he had collected 1923 poll
tax during July. The police judge
collected 1856 in fines during the same
month. City clerk reported 1882. SO
occupation tax. City weighmaste
1888 from city scales. Total revenue
for July S62s.39.
The finance committee reported that
the bill of the lola Gas Co. be allowed
and the bill of the lola REGISTER for
S40.Sj be allowed for S3S.S5.
On motion the question of street
lights for the future was referred to
the finance committee. The number
of lights may be cut down as useless.
Bills were allowed as follows:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
No Excuse For Being Wicked Here.


The summer resorts are so numer-
Gus and the routes by which they may
be reached are so many that the would
be ira Weller is really embarrassed in
making choice. Something of the
same condition prevails in the relig-
ious routes open to the lola sinner.
There are the ten or fifteen regular
churches, the Salvation Army, the
camp meeting, the Holiness, the tent
meetings and the Independent line
bucking all the others.
Speaking of this Independent line,
the man in the wagon declares all the
others are frauds and last night in
stead Of waiting for the Salvation
Army to finish it's short street service,
he opened up across the street and
outshouted the army, drum and all.
The REGISTER inclines to the belief
that the Salvation Army will accomp-
lish more good in lola hundred
times over than the wagon eXhorter.
81 am switchman," writes A. j.
Jennesse, of 020l Butler street, Chica-
90, land am out in all kinds of
weather. took a cold which settled
in my kidneys and was in very bad
shape. tried several advertised
medicines with no benefit until | was
recommended to take Foley's Kidney
Cure. Two-thirds of bottle cured
me-" Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank our friends,
lodges, Y. p. S. c. E. and Business
College for their kindness and help
during the sickness and death of our
beloved hush and and son.
MIR. AND Mrs. j. ROSENBERG Err
Mrs. FRANK. RoSEN BERGER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Pain or Shine,

The station agent is on duty On his
exact communication of train orders
depends thousands of lives, and millions
of dollars in property, each day. In his
haste he runs out in the rain or the snow
hatless and unprotected. Then comes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13

companies of the Black Watch. While
the Highland Light infantry held a small
kopje on the right, the Ninth lancers pa
trolied the left toward the river. Gen.
MacDonald's plan being to repel attacks.
Things went quietly until Wednesday.
when the Beers advanced along the ridge
within 900 yards, mounting two noun
tain seven-pounders which were Invisible
from the plain. They also held smaller
drift three miles to the west On recent
of this news Gen. Methuen dispatched y
large force of cavalry and two horse bat
teries under Gen. Darlington. with the
purpose of surrounding the Beers.
On the Defensive.
In order to further this plan Gen.
Macdonald made merely defensive tac-
tics. 1t was not attempted to force hack
the Beers right which move might have
resulted in their general retirement too
soon.
Gen Darlington left Modder river at
1870 in the morning and arrived within
two miles Of Koodoosberg at 30 D. M.
too late to attempt the turning move
ment.
The next morning it was found that the
Beers had fed from the lower drift, but
still remained on the hill which they
also left when they perceived Darlington *
movements. Early in the morning Bah
ington vigorously sheIled the retiring
Beers. The whole British force is now
returning to camp.
This little affair reflects great credit
upon Gen. MacDonald's tactics and
proves that the Highanders have thor
oughly recovered their old go and cour-
age.
Small Hope for Ladysmith.
London, Feb. 1O.-There is little or no
prospect of the relief Of Ladysmith being
effected by the Natal field Sorces until
the advance of Lord Roberts compels the
Beers to weaken their strength on the
line Of the Tugela. This may not be for
some weeks, ard in the meantime can
Ladysmith hold out against another at
tack, which the Beers are likely to make
Immediately? The besieged town is like
ly, then, to have the fiercest fighting yet.
Beers Deny the Murder.
The Colonial office has received a dis
patch contradicting the report that the
Beers had shot John McLachlan, Jr.,
and Robbins at Harrismith for refusing
to be Communicated.
Wars Great Cost.
A Parliament paper issued this after
noon estimates that G13, 000,O (S65,OO0,-
600 additional will be required for the
war expenses for the year ending March
81.
Col. Plumer Defeated.
Pretoria, Monday, Feb. 5.-Col Plum
er's force February attacked the Boer
position near Ramonsta, and after heavy
fighting, including an endeavor to take
the place by storm, the British were re-
pulsed The loss is unknown. No Beers
were injured.
British Bark with Contra band.
Durham, Feb. 9.-The British bark
Rirkdale with contraband has been seized
by the British
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
INTO THE BLACK HILLS.
Indications that the Milwaukee Road
will Build Westward.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 10.-The fact that
Tie Sioux Falls & Pacific Railroad com
pany, an auxiliary of the Milwaukee &
St. Paul, has completed plans for rail
.0ad bridge which is to be erected in the
spring, is accepted as Indicating that the
Milwaukee road is headed for the Black
hills, and if this is the case it means
that the agreement with the North West
e1n not to invade its territory which has
for many years been studiously observed
is off, and that the Milwaukee may in
wade the territory west of the Missouri.
now the Western termini Of the Milwau-
kee at Omaha, Kansas City and Sioux
City. 1t certainly means that the
amount Of railway building in the North
west will this year exceed that for many
years preceding. The total mileage of
construction this year has been estimated
at 1000. and the uncertainties which in
clude the Milwaukee road to the Black
hills-if it is uncertain-are not included
in that estimate.
If the Milwaukee does build this year
from Chamberlain to the Hills it will be
through one Of the finest cattle countries
in the world, and to protect its traffic the
Northwestern would almost be forced
TO build west from its present terminus
at Pierre
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
The Eye in Disease

A physician in New York. who has
made a lifelong study of the eye. thus
sums up his experiences:
Failing of the eyelid indicates paraly-
Sis of the third pair Of nerves.
Inability to close the eye indicates fac
Ial hemiplegia and cerebral disease
Yellow lamina indicates liver disease
Ecchymosis into the conjunctive indi-
Gates laryngitis.
Richness Of the conjunctiva. with wa
terry discharges from the eye indicates
the initial stage Of eruptive fevers, usu-
ally measles. If the tears flow freely,
indications favorable.
Spots upon the cornea indicate stru-
nous constitution.
Dilatation Of the pupil indicates fatigue,
worms III the intcstines, meningitis in
second stage and blindness occasionally.
Atgophy Of the optic nerve, epilepsy
and chiorofOrmism
Unequal dilatation of the pupils ind;
Gates progressive paralysis.
Contraction CT the pupils indicates pro
gressive paralysis.
Contraction Of the pupil indicates tables
dOrsates.
Deformity OF the pupil shows uritis or
syphilis
Cataract in the old is usually Of dia-
bette orig
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
LIEUT.. SISSON'S BODY HOME.
Killed by Bullet Which First Pierced
His Sweetheart's Picture.

ST. Edward, Neb., Feb. 10.-The body
Of Lieut.. Harry Sisson arrived today
from the Philippines. One of the most
pathetic romances incident to the war
III the East was disclosed by the killing
OF the young Nebraska officer.
When he enlisted here his sweetheart,
Miss Anna Taylor, huns around his neck
4 scarlet ribbon from which dangled a
photograph of herself. He promised to
wear it next his heart, and the girl laugh
ingly remarked that if he was killed she
hoped the bullet would first pierce her
picture. Among the first to fall in the
charge over the rice fields around Manila
was Lieut.. Sisson.
When picked up it was found that a
bullet had gone through his heart, strik-
ing first the very center c. the likeness
his sweetheart had placed in his BOSOM
The weeping girl met the remains Of her
lover at the depot this morning. The
Manila embalmcrs carefully replaced the
picture Of the Nebraska girl over the
heart Of the corpse and thus it arrived
here today. Miss Taylor will have it bur
led with him
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
SEVEN THOUSAND ARE IDLE
Differences Between LaborerS and
Contractors at Chicago.
POLICE FEAR TROUBLE.
Piekets at Incoming Trains Warn
Newcomers that They MIST
Take Their Chances.

Chicago. ILL.,, Feb. 10-Seven thousand
workingmen who have been engaged on
buildings in course of construction here
quit work today. This act, it is asserted,
marks the real beginning of a war be-
tween labor and the contractors which
Will suspend building operations in Chi
cage for a period the end of which no
one sees.
The men are members Of various I'M
ions affiliated with the building trades
council. Their rules, with the exception
of the Bricklayers' union. provide for
holiday every Saturday afternoon.
The ultimatum OF the contractors re-
Gently delivered does not allow this and
III consequence when the men quit work
at noon today, according to custom, the
contractors declared that the act consti-
tuted strike and announced that as
fast as possible non-uniOn men would be
secured to replace the strikers.
Union leaders claim that they have not
struck but that it is a lockout. They
also assert that the contra ctors cannot
get enough men to continue the work.
Any attempt to replace the union men,
they say, will meet with vigorous re-
sistance. Pickets have been stationed
to meet incoming trains to warn new
Corners that i'll working under contractors
who are parties to the lockout they are
taking long chances.
The Building Trades council has 4
membership estimated at $4,000 men and
this force will be used to prevent the re-
sumption of work by nOn-union labor and
vdnQuish the contractors who have
taken stand against the unions
refusing, they say, to longer submit to
the arbitrary dictates of organized
labor" in fixing working hours and the
amount Of work to be done in day.
Trouble is feared by the authorities. PO-
icemen from outlying stations have been
called to stations nearer headquarters.
and many are required to sleep down
town, ready for instant action.
After the union men had left their
work the contractors turned TO the indie
pendent Brotherhood Building Trades
council. an organization of recent birth
composed of men belonging to the old
Building Trades council. 1t is to be an
instrument in the hands of the contract
ors. and to it requests for all the work
men it could furnish were sent. They
will be used on the eight big buildings
on which work was stepped today.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
LIE NAILED BY DEWEY.
Never Met an Interpreter Who Charges
He Gave AGuinaldo a Pledge.

New York. Feb. 1O.-"I have never, by
word. act or intimation, either personally
or through representative, conveyed to
Aguinaldo or any of his associates the as
surance that the United States govern
ment would recognize Filipino independ
ence.'
The foregoing emphatic statement was
made by Admiral Dewey last night. Ii
was elected principally by an article sent
to the New York Tribune for publication.
This referred to q letter sent by Howard
W. Bray who claims to have acted as
interpreter for Admiral Dewey at several
interviews with Aguinaldo.
Il never saw this man Bray. | never
knew him. | never heard of him except
as a disreputable adventurer in the pay
of the Philippine junta. So far as this
story concerns me, there is not word Of
truth in it.
Il never had any dealings with Emilio
A g1inaldo." continued the admiral. You
see, | never even called him general
want you to nail this lie hard You can
say as coming from me that it is abso-
utely false"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
RECOVER TEN BODIES.
Miss Amanda Seymour Not Killed
in North Western Wreck
Dead all Identified.

Escanaba, Mich, Feb. 10-The
charred remains of what are supposed 70
have been the bodies Of nine Of the vic
Tins of the Chicago & North-Western
wreck which occurred at Ford river
switch have been brought to this city
and placed in the morgue. All but two
of them were positively identified. These,
with the body of Sam o. Green of Ne
gaunce, which was the first TO be recov-
cred, make a total Of ten lives lost in
the wreck.
Miss Amanda Seymour Of Schaeffer, re-
ported dead, is still alive. but unconscious
and cannot recover. Two others were
probably fatally injured. They are .Jo-
seph Vallincourt of Peronville and B. W.
Brown of this CITY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
Patents TO Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
of patents. Old Insurance building, Mil
waukee, report patents issued to Western
inventors February 6 as follows:
Nj. j. Adams, Lancaster. Wis, screen
door opener; Fred. Artos. Milwaukee, clamp
ing device; Gilbert Bacon, Antigo. Wis.
ironing board; +. J. Birkett & II. +. Gran
Gall, Milwaukee, grain harvester; JOS
device or bumper attachment for saving
machines; j. w. Conchar. Dubuque, Ia,
ireback: 4. L. Davidson, Bard, Ia, food
gate; w /. Finley, .Janesville, Wis,
fcncepost; W. ]. Gallup, New Richmond,
Wis. skirt and waist fastener; BerGt
Garlus Westport, Wis, handwriting knife;
w. \. Hennessey, Delavan, Wis, photog-
raphers' combination baby holder and
lounge; C. w. Kragh Madison Wis, dy
namo electric machine: o. & NJ. Otteson,
MenomOnee Falls. Wis. pipe-wrench: B.
Van Treeck. Crawford, Neb., railway hand
car: +. d. Winkley, Madison, Wis., oil
hole cover or can
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
MANILA TO BEAT HONG KONG.
Its Chances of Becom ing the Imperi-
al City of the Pacific.

80 ~AeC VI tue IaClHCs
The moment we decided to annex the
philippines we. felt surprised that there
had been any hesitation We saw that
our new expansion was in all respects the
most important in our history. Not only
are there magnificent opportunities in the
Philippines for American civilization,
commerce and industry, but there is the
dazzling possibility of making Manila the
center of western Pacific trade Manila
adjacent to a population of $4,000. 600
people should. before many years, surpass
Hong Kong, to which Great Britain owes
such large part OF her Chinese com
mePce.
The chief distributing centers Of China.
Japan, Corea, Siam, AMMAN and the East
Indies are as near to Manila as Havana
is to New York: and the distributing cen
tiers of British India and Australia are
nearer to Manila than to any other great
emporium: AT present we furnish only
one-twentieth Of the billion dollars worth
OF goods that the countries within easy
commercial range Of Manila purchase
yearly: Yet the largest part of these i'm
ports is made up of goods that we can
supply at lower price than any other
country-tools and machinery, cotton and
cotton products, provisions and mineral
oils. '-Ainslee's Magazine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
CARS ROLL DOWN
AN EMBANKMENT.
Special Derailed Near NeStoria,
MiCh.-All but Few Passen-
gers Escape Uninjured.

Marquette, Mich, Feb. 10.-The Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic special train
which left here at ) o'clock yesterday
afternoon jumped the track near Nestoria
ON account of broken rail and three
coaches rolled down the embankment
eighteen feet, carrying forty passengers
with them.
No one was killed and all but few of
the passengers escaped injury. None of
the injured were dangerously hurt. The
worst injured were: William Green,
Marquette, travelling engineer. who was
cut ABOUT the head, and Mrs. Henry Ray
mond. Negaunee. Assistant Superintend-
ent Thomas Smith was also slightly in
jured, but Immediately took charge and
gave orders and superinteaded the clear
INC Of the line
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
ASHORE IN A FOG.
Steamer Gate City Will Float When
LiChtened of Her Cargo,

New York. Feb. 9.-The steamer Gate
City of the Ocean Steamships Savannah
line, which went ashore in the fog last
night at Great South Beach, lies today
inside Of the outer bar with her bow
will probably float when lightened of her
cargo of cotton. There is not much sea
running today. Misses Lyles of Florida,
who were landed from the steamer last
night, came up to New York by train to-
day. The cooks, walters and bartenders
were taken. off the Gate City in the
breeches buoy today. The crew will not
be permitted to land until the captain re-
ceives orders from the ship owners.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
England's Treatment of Prisoners.

In contrast with the accounts Of the
treatment Of British wounded and Brit
ish prisoners by the Beers is the story in
the Daily Mail Of the arrival at Cairo
Of Britain's latest captive, the renowned
Dervish leader, Osmon Digna. The
Mail says: He was brought in a third
class wagon, and large crowd pressed
forward, eager to see the dark, long face,
the brilliant eyes, the large mouth. and
the long gray beard of a frightened and
dignifed cid man who sat with chains
around his sore ankles and swollen bare
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
HIGHEST ON RECORD.
Sum of $4,000 Bid for Seat On New
York Stock Exchauge

New York, Feb. 10-A bid of S41 900
was made for a seat on the New York
stock exchange today. This is the high
est quotation on record. The bid was
not accepted.
Chicago, ILL.,. Feb. 1O.-Board of trade
memberships had another wide range
Thursday, selling from $4,000 to $2075
net to the buyer, and $1,000 was bid late
in the day. Seven memberships changed
hands, Milmine, Bodman & Co. selling
three
day decided to continue the freight bu-
reau. with John J. Hyland at its head
Board of trade representatives from all
the principal exchanges in the United
States will be here Tuesday, when meas
ures will be adopted looking to the clos
ing Of the bucketshops all over the coun-
trv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13

solved not to press the advance by this
route. The transport train moved back
and the infantry retired from Wall
krantZ.
Wednesday night the guns on the
Zwartkop replied to the Boer Smelling
When they commenced to shell the trans
port train the Beers got large number
of cannon into the position. Their SUI
periority of shell fire rendered the adj
vance impossible
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
What Do the Children Drink ?

you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O ? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more GrainO you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains.
and when properly prepared tastes like
The choice grades of coffee, but costs
about Il as much. All grocers sell it. lie