The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
TROUBLE IN CHINA.
Fears Entertained That White Mis-
sionaries Will Be Massacred.
TOWNSITES IN INDIAN TERRITORY,
Complaints About the slowness of the
Boards Work-Resson for the Delay
The st. Louis Worlds Fair Bill
Slavery Abolished In Guam.

scene OF the trouble in China. They
have been there for two weeks. They
were ordered there as result of sin.
lister reports sent by the American
minister to China, Mr.. Conger. to
the state department. These vessels
are 1,200 miles nearer the scene than
they would be at Manila. The Sc.
crecy surrounding the order clearly
shows the important character OF
the move and the public agitation OF
the question since has occurred be-
cause of the impossibility of main
tanning secrecy. The Brooklyn and
as many small gunboats as Watson
can spare probably are now on their
way to the scene of violence.
Many years ago the Tien-Tsin dis
trict furnished one of the most
atrocious massacres of white mission
aries in the history of the Christian
church. Repetition of these frightful
barbarities is feared. The state de-
partment Saturday received further
reports from Minister Conger indica-
ting that the reign of anarchy is
about to begin. The reception of
these cables resulted in tremendous
activity throughout the state, war
and navy departments.
An order was cabled to Gen. Otis
to discharge every Chinese emplove
from the army list in the Philippines.
There are probably 10000 Cinnamon
attached to the army as servants,
burdcn-bearers. littpr-bearers and in
various camp-following capacities.
This order seems TO have n direct
bearing upon the landing of American
troops in China. The necessity of not
having Cinnamon in an army destined
to protsct white persons from the
violence of the Chinese in China is
obvious.
Indian Territory Townsite boards
Washington, March 10.-The sub
committee of the senate committee
on Indian affairs to investigate the
work of the townsite boards in the
Indian territory gave a hearing Sat
urday on the subject There were
present as representing the non-cit-
liens of the Indian territory. Hon. NJ
Firman, Judge Stuart, Leo Bennett.
Judge Bradford and f.. G. Toilet.
Commissioners of Indian Affairs
Jones and Maj. McKennan, of the
Dawes commission, were also present.
The statements of the representatives
OF the non-citizens were taken. They
were to the effect that the LAYING out
of townsites in the territory was
proceeding so slowly that, at the pres
ent rate of progress, the work would
not be completed for 25 years. The
dilatory tactics of the boards now
operating in several of the towns of
the territory were eXpatiated upon.
Mr.. Toilet said there were about
so towns in the Cherokee nation and
about Is in the Creek nation to be
laid out, and there ought TO be a
board for each town Moreover. il
was suggested that the town author.
tiles ought TO be allowed TO make
their own surveys. This would has
ten the appraisement. If this were
done the work of laying out the
townsites in the Indian territory
could he completed, it was said. by
January /.
senator Jones suggested that nm
permitting the town au-
thorities to make their own SURVEYS
he added 10 the Indian appropriation
bill, and intimated that he himself
would propose such an amendment.
Commissioner Jones said that the
chief reason why the LAYING ont of
townsites was not being FASTENED by
the department was that congress-
had not made sufficient appropriation
TO carry on this work on as extern
sive scale as the non-citizens would
\ ike to see. If more money were al
lowed, more boards could he an
pointed, and the work would be
sooner finished.
The NJ. Louis Worlds Fair RuI.
Washington, March 19.-Speaker
is receiving a great number
Of kilograms from his own state and
from other states in the Louisiana
purchase indicating the interest felt
IN the st. Louis worlds fair. The
speaker is still studying the legisla
ton passed by the Missouri legisla-
,ure upon the subject of the proposed
celebration. When he has thoroughly
'amiliarized himself with this legisIa-
ion he will give decision as to what
MS position will be upon the question
IF extending federal aid.
Slavery Abolished in Guam.
Washington, March ia proclama-
ion has been issued by Gov. Richard
?. Leary, U. S. ~, to the inhabitants
If Guam in which he explains the
'hange made by the cesson of the isle
II Guam to the United States of Amer
ca and then says that by authority
If the president he orders the abso- |
ute prohibition and total abolition of
human slavery or peonage in the is
and.
entenced to FIFTY Years imprisonment.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 19.-John
l. Haines, the Topeka ticket broker.
ecently convicted of numbering
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