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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
INSANE PATIENT DEAD.

Charles E. Kay died at the state hos pital for the Insane last Wednesday night. He was a New Haven man and formerly resided at 26 Clark street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
EnbrOiderieS.

5000 yards Hamburg ed gings, fine patterns, 1a to 1 inches wide, in close and open work designs. Value SC. Sale price, 2c a yard
 5000 yards edgings and insertions, 3to 6 inches wide Worth Sc to roc per yard. Sale price, SC a yard.
 oooo yards embroideries, wide and narrow goodc Worth 12Hc to i5c yard Sale price, oc a yard.
 Fine Nainsook sets, sev- eral widths of edgings and insertions to match. Worth 25c to soc per cent. more than we ask. Sale price. roc to 75c per yard.
 Fine HandkerchiefS.
 Ladies fine sheer linen handkerchiefs with beautiful Val lace edge and insertion. A large assortment. At 25c each.
 Handsome hand embroi- dered fine linen handkerchiefs, scollops and delicate lattice and drawn work. Prices soc and 75c each.
 Beautiful showing of the new Paris handkerchiefs, made of fine sheer linen, A inch hem, hadd embroidered corners in dainty flower effects. $I.oo and $1.25 each.
 ParaSOl Covers.
 A sn1endid line of beo,,fi
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
LaCcS and EmbrOidcricS.

LEW stores would be Wiling to be Judged Dy X their lace stock. We are In buyers parlance, faces are ssrisky.' To know what to buy requires intimate knowledge of lace making and exceptional capacity judge and blend the taste o th very particular purchaser and the public in general A mistake in judgment will cost thousands of dollars
 But we have infinite satisfaction in knowing that our faces and embroideries splendid and representative showing of the finest there in lace making And yet satisfaction goes further We supremacy IF this respect and quote low prices
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
ParaSOl Covers.

A splendid line of beauti full Point de Esprit parasol covers, in all the new de- signs. Prices range from 75c to $3.o8 each.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Percale Wash
 Petticoats.

or 5, III pink-and-white, blue-and-white and lavender-and-white. trimmed with umbrella hounce- made and nicely finished. Regular value 9Sc. Special 5o cents.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
John W. Breidenthal has a
Scheme to use the
VAST sums Of MONEY
Now Lying Idle in Kansas
Banks by Leaning it
To Conservative Cattle Men--All this
Business now Goes to Missouri
it Ought TO be Kept Here

Topeka, Nov. 30.-When John
Breidenthal surrenders the Office 80 -
bank commissioner to Morton AL
baugh next March he hopes to com
plete the organization of company
the business of which will be the loan
ing of money on Kansas cattle.
Mr.. Breidenthal says he has under
consideration a number of plans for
the future, but expresses the hope
that the loan association will succeed.
The plan which Mr.. Breidenthal has
formulated for the operation of such
a loan venture is to deal with legi-
innate cattle growers only. Specula-
tors will be barred from any partici-
patton in the benefits of the company,
and only men OF known standing
and good credit will be dealt with.
Mr.. Breidenthal estimates that
there is now in Kansas the sum of 40
to GO millions of dollars lying idle in
the banks of the state. This is the
medium which he hopes to use for the
venture planned.
The loans on cattle now held against
the Kansas industry are nearly all
east of the Missouri river. Under the
present circumstances Kansas banks
are, in some measure, prevented from
going into this feature of business to
great extent, SO it has become neces-
sary for the Kansas cattlemen to go
east for the money which they fire.
quently find absolutely necessary for
the transaction of their business dur
ing the period preceding marketing.
Commission houses also take now
an important part in this loan busi-
ness connected with the cattle indus
try, but the plan of this new enter
prise is to cut out those organizations
and deal directly with Kansas banks,
thereby keeping not only the business
OF Kansas at home but keeping also
in the state the interest money which
is now absorbed annually in large
sums by the bankers and commission
houses east of the Missouri river.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07

of the darkest hours of our history"
From Cape Town come indications
of the uneasiness felt. All military
posts throughout Cape Colony are be-
ing strengthened. Bloemfontein is
now prepared for any possible attack.
Extra scouts are out and guards
watch the streets in night time. Mines
have been laid along the railway.
The garrisons on the Orange river
drifts are being increased.
At the same time measures are be
ing taken to assist in the restoration
of order and prosperity. The Pretoria
correspondent of the Daily Mail an
nounces that the British are distribute
ing oats and seed potatoes among the
surrendered Boer farmers at nominal
prices without which the farms would
go untitled for another year."
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
THOUSANDS OF HORSES
Johns. BrattOn HearsThat Kitchener's
Police Armies Will Ride American
Stock

New York, Nov. 26.-Horses to the
number:of 5000 are to be purchased
in this country in the next six months
by agents of the British government
for the use of Lord Kitchener's forces
in policing the Tranvaal and Orange
Free State. This news has been an
nounced by John S. Bratton of st.
Louis, who has supplied, directly and
indirectly, to the British army, in
the last two years, many horses suit
able for cavalry use. He has re-
ceived telegram from one of his
managers stating that the British
military purchasing agent will be at
his stock yard this week to select sad
die horses for the immediate shipment
from New Orleans to Durham. Mr..
Bratton's brother is a member of
Parliament from the Liberal con-
stituency Of Magheragh, County of
Tyrone, Ireland.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07

1t to San Francisco, where IL was ex-
amined by experts, who pronounced it
an excellent quality of petroleum.
The rancher prospected little oily
creek down through his land and found
that the ledges of shale that lined the
creek fairly reeked W ith coal oil. He
found that wherever an iron rod was
driven into the earth in almost every
instance natural gas escaped from the
hole.
He found a spring from which coal
oil, brown as tobacco juice, flowed in
considerable quantities, and he knew
that he nad an immensely luableva
property.
The rancher had no money, so he
leased his property to the American
Oil and Refinery company of San
Francisco, with capital stock of 5
million dollars. The company has a
twenty-year lease and extensive oper-
ations are now being carried on. I'm
like that of the Southern California
oil fields, the oil of the Alden tact has
a parailine base and is of the highest
class, having about 40 per cent of
Illuminating oil in its composition.
From Randsbrug in the south to
Mount Shasta in the north the people
of the State of California are oil mad.
Every day new discoveries of oil are
reported. In some of the towns of
Southern California people are boring
for oil in their gardens and fruit
orchards.
1t is no uncommon sight in Southern
California to see an oil derrick in the
front garden of a handsome residence.
Speculation in oil stocks has become
craze and fortunes are being made
and lost every day.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
United States has Concessions
for ISthmian Canal
TREATY SIGNED SATURDAY
Nicaragua to get $1,000, 1000
in Canal Securities
Arrangements have also Been Made
With Costa Rica and Colombia for
Whatever Rights They Have

Washington, Dec. Secretary
Hay, this morning for the govern
ment of the United States, and Senior
Correa, the Nicaraguan minister for
his own government, signed a treaty
whereby the latter government con-
cedes to the government of the United
States the necessary rights and
privileges within her bestowal for the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal.
This action is taken in anticipation
of congressional action upon the pend
ing Nicaraguan canal bill~and the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Pending the
submission of the treaty to the senate,
which body must ratify the agreement,
It's terms will not be made public. 1t
is understood, however, that, gener-
ally, Nicaragua grants to the United
States government the exclusive right
to construct and operate the canal be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific across
Nicaragua, including the free use of
the San Juan river and Lake Managua
as part of the water course. Mic
aragua is also to rid herself Of any
outstanding treaties that would tend
in any way to abridge the privileges
to be acquired by the United States.
| 1t is understood also that Nicaragua
comedies TO the United States full
authority to police the canal. Mic
/ l.. TO, In, al
certain amount of the securities, of
the canal construction company, and,
although il is impossible now to learn
the figure set in the treaty, it is be-
lieved to approximate s., 100000,
The state department already has
entered into an arrangement on sim
lar lines with the republic at Costa
Rico. This was because Costa Rico
has established claim to the right
bank of the San Juan river, which
must, of necessity, form about Il third
of the length of the canal, should the
Nicaragua route be selected and be
constructed on the lines which will be
suggested by the Walker commission,
An understanding also has been ar
rived at with the United States OF
Columbia, covering the same rights
and privileges for the Panama route
as are conveyed by Nicaragua and
Costa Rica in the case OF the Me
araguan route. SO the state depart
ment has cleared the way for sucf
action as congress may care to take
in the case OF either of the cana
routes which have been found feasible
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
No CUBAN LEGISLATION
Secretary Root Seems to
Think Congress will
Do NOTHING THIS SESSION
In the Direction of Cuban
independence. Cubans
Seem to he Peaceful and COntented
and in no Great Hurry to Take
the Reins in their Hands

New York, Nov. 2S-As result of
Secretary Roots recent inspection of
Cuba, says Herald dispatch from
Washington, it seems certain that no
legislation contemplating independence
for the island will be recommended to
congress for enactment duringthe com
ing session and that Cuban affairs
will be permitted to drift.
Secretary Roots trip was under
taken in the interest of his health, but
he took advantage of the opportunity
to examine the conditions which
are the outgrowth of American
rule.
"My trip" Mr.. Root said last night,
"was simply a continuation of that
which l made last spring. AT that
time | visited the western part of Cuba
and examined the conditions prevailing
there. / desired to see for myself the
conditions existing in eastern Cuba
and went directly to that part of the
island.
81 found the people generally peace
full and contented and pursuing their
ordinary avocations. The island is
growing steadily prosperous and
the people seem to be satisfied"
"What was the sentiment in the
eastern part of theislands in respect to
annexation or Independence" the Sec
retary was asked.
~ can't answer that question" Mr..
Root responded.
"Is the Cuban convention making
progress in the preparation of a CON
stitution?"
81 did not have an opportunity to
attend the session of the convention.
You know my trip was devoted to the
eastern part of the island and all |
can say is that conditions there were
much the same as found them last
spring in the western section"
This reference to his investigation
in the western part of the island is
taken to mean that Mr.. Root has
found that practically all Cubans are
trying toIacquire education in the art
of self-government and that they are
not impatient to assume the direction
of their own affairs. At the same
time, it is said, he appreciates that the
great mass of the Cubans desire to try
the experiment of self-government,
even if the experiment should fail and
annexation to the United States should
follow.
1t is said also that Mr.. Root does
not believe annexation at this time is
practical question, and he is giving
it no consideration. He would not
discuss any such question last night.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
A BIG OIL BOOM
Oh has Been Struck Near Oakland
and all California has Gone Raw
ing Distracted

From the New York World.
San Francisco-The people of Cali
fornia are wildly excited over an oil
boom. Oil has been struck in the
southern part of the State, and even
as far northIas Oakland oil is flowing
having a fuel value 80 per centcheaper
than coal.
Railroad companies and sugar re-
fineries are using oil for fuel and
manufacturers are rejoicing at the
prospect of having fuel so per cent
cheaper than coal.
There is talk of laying pipe lines to
San Francisco and erecting immense
relineries.
Oil kings are already in evidence
around San Francisco. Like Goal
Oil Johnny" they are prodigal in
spending money.
For many years people near Oak
land had seen little globules of oil in
the mountain stream which runs down
through piece of land known as the
Alden tract, but it was not until re-
Gently that they realized what they
meant.
That there are immense reservoirs OF
coal oil under the Coast Range noun
tains in California is undisputable.
Biologists also predict that great coal
deposits and natural gas in large
quantities will be found with the oil.
On the Alden tract natural gas has
boen found. Wherever holeis bored
in this district gas escapes sufficient
quantity to ignite, and it burns steadi.
ly. The main reservoir of natural ga.
under this territory has not yet beer
located.
The Alden tract was a COW pasture
In places where the ground was sof
the COWS sank their hoofs into the
earth six inches.
The rancher who herded the COWS
noticed that these deephoofprints werC
always filled with brownish liquid
One day he happened to drop mattel
into Il pool of liquid and he was aston
ished to see it burn fercsly. He col
lected some of it in an oil can andtool
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
Everybody Knows the General Result Long Ago but
Everybody Will be Interested in
HE OFFICIAL FIGURES FROM ALL
Which Show Exactly how the Battle Ebbed and Flowed
1t Will be Observed that
BEHIND HIS TICKET IN MANY OF THE STATES
IT WAS PRETTY HARD TO RUN BEHIND DEMOCRATIC
TICKET THIS YEAR TOO.

The returns from the recent election
to the Republican State central COM
mittee show that Mckinley carried
eighty-four counties by pluralities of
%, 994 and Bryan 81 counties by 3,I50,
Stanley, for governor, carried seven
ty-seven counties by 2l,24S and
Breidenthal twenty eight counties by
4,079. Mckinley and Breidenthal
carried seven, Clark, Ford, Grant,
Mitchell, Pratt, Rocks and Saline.
Following are the Ipluralities for
President and governor by counties:
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
PHILLIPS PROFITS.
He Cleared up 100000 on his Corn
Deal.


Chicago, Nov. 30.-November corn
with the support of Phillips withdrawn
opened at 80 to 81 cents today, com
pared with Wednesdays close at Al
cents and dropped by noon to 35t
cents. Mr.. Phillips, who cornered the
market, was not in the pit.
"This is my first days absence
from the board since / entered it ten
years ago." said he. "My personal
profits through the deal are 5000, 900,
about half of which was made during
the past week. On remaining con-
tracts 1875, 900 bushels were delivered
to me this morning and | expect 275,-
600 bushels more before night This
have already sold, so you see my
deal is now thing completely of the
past. Hereafter ! shall lconiine my
self strictly to a commission business.
December s, | intend to leave here for
a short visit to my relatives in
Montreal. Canada"
A foreigner who sold short line
of 80, 600 bushels at A cents per bushel
when everything looked against
him. bought in today AT 36 cents. The
market declined today on the Iliquida-
is of scattered holdings aggregating
200, 600 bushels. Most of this corn had
been held for a heavy advance and
was sold at a loss.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
TO SUCCEED DAVIS.
Governor Lind 0tlersthe. Short Term
Appointment to aRepubliGan.

Minneapolis, Minnt, Dec, 2,7l-Lorep
w. Collins Republican associate jus
tice of the state supreme court, was
to-day privately .olered 10y Demo
cratic Governor Lind the United
States senatorship devacant 10y the
death of Cushman x. Davis, Mr.,
Collins has not. yet accepted. The
man appointed dy Governor Lind will
hold until senator is elected by the
state legislature, which will convene
soon.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
ENGLAND Is WEARY
A Conspicuous London Paper Urges
the Government to Open NegOta
tiOns With the Beers

London, Nov. 30.-To-morrow the
Statist will propose that the govern
ment should begin negotiations with
Commandant General Botha and Cen
eral De Wet to bring the war to a
close AS the Boer leaders might
misunderstood the motive of an over
ture from the military authorities, it
will suggest that the highest civil au-
thority in Cape Town should begin
the negotiations; if not Sir Alfred
Miner, then the chief justice of Cape
Colony, or even Mr.. j. II. Hofmeier.
This great financial journal will
lead up to its proposal by an analy-
sis of the situation in South Africa
and will say;
"We are losing in every way, los
ing in prestige and losing in life. We
are seeing our South African posses
sions plunged into greater distress
and the opinion is gaining ground
abroad that we are incapable of bring
ing the struggle,to satisfactory ter
mination."
Military incompetence will be al
legged and the Statist will aver that
military harshness should be avoided
and the Beers be conciliated.
"If men like Botha and De Wet
voluntarily surrender and bind them
selves not to act against us in the fu-
ture," the Statist will say, sis there
any good reason why promise
should not be given not to send them
out of the country? Mr.. j. b. Robin
son suggests that Botha and De Wet
should be invited to take seats in the
legislative council that will be estab-
lished. Inc suggestion is worthy OF
approval. Tne Beers should not be
excluded, even from the beginning
from anything which can safely be
given them"
The war Office announced this even
ing that Lord Roberts has handed
over the command Of the British
troops in South Africa to Lord Kitch
ener.
There is virtually no fresh news
from South Africa this morning, bu
the retirement of Lord Wolseley, tn,
return of Lord Roberts and the ap
pointment of Lord Kitchener to th,
supreme command, occurring as the,
do simultaneously, are keenly dis
cussed. Despite some misgivings
hearty approval is generally express
ed of Lord Kitchener's appointment
1t is felt that, if any one can clear nj
matters in South Africa, he is tn,
man; and it is readily admitted tina
the task before him, though of diff
ferent kind, is almost as difficult a
that which faced Lord Roberts tel
months, and is calculated to give TIN
fullest scope to all or Kitchener's tai
ents as an organizer.
The Morning Post hints broad,
that the recent demand OF Lord Rob
erts for reinforceme has not beel
complied with, and insists that Lore
Kitchener's hands must not be tied b.
any lack of men or horses.
1t says; "Ii reiuforcements ar
withheld or delayed Lord Kitchene
may be paraly2ed, with what conse
quences to the empire no one can fore
see. From 10000 to 10000 men ar
required. "
All the editorials dwell with consid
cradle emotion on the nations debt c
gratitude to Lord Roberts, who ha
i successfully piloted us through on
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
HOW INDIANA AND VIRGINIA VOTED

HOW INDIANA AND VIRGINIA VOTED
indianapolis, Nov. 27.-The official
vote cast at the recent election for
Presidential electors in Indiana has
been reported. The first elector on
each ticket had the following vote;
Zollers, Democrat 300, ,5S4; Hanna,
Republican, 1886, ,O63; Clark, PrChi-
bitionist, l3, 7lS, Strumple, Socialist
Democrat, 2,374; Walker, Populist,
ABS; Colbert, Socialist Labor, 663,
Bayliss, Union Reform, 254; Republi-
can plurality, 6,479, Durham, Re
publican candidate for Governor,
falls behind the Republican electors
1916 votes.
In 1896 Mckinley received 1923, 754
votes, Bryan, 3O5, 573. McKinley's
plurality. .1s,lsl
A LIGHT VOTE IN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 27.-The Off
c al vote of Virginia in the last Pres
idential election, as ascertained by
the state board OF couyassers yester-
day was; For Bryan, l46,17 Me-
Kinley, 7,l5l; Woolley, 2,l67. Bry-
ans majority, 26, SCI; Bryan's plural
ity, 24,O29,
In 1896 Bryan got l54, 100 votes and
Mckinley l35, ,39S. Bryan's plurality
was 1884, There we're 2G, 740 more
votes cast in 1896 than in 1900.
SOME MORE RETURN
Madison, Wis, Nov. 29.-The state
board of canvassers completed the
canvassing of the vote for President
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
Miss Reed Wears Diamonds.

At twelve O'Clock Saturday night
the coupon voting contest which was
to decide who is to wear the handsome
diamond ring given by Mr.. +. Broder-
son ended and the vote showed that
Miss Nellie Reed had won the prize.
For several months Mr.. Broderson
has wrapped a coupon around each
Red Wing cigar sent out from his fac
tory and the purchaser of the cigar
was entitled to one vote. The race has
been long and interesting, the two
leaders, Miss Reed and Miss Holden,
taking turn about at the top of the
column. On Saturday night there was
Il rush for coupons and the stocks
around town were cleaned out and a
raid made on the factory, but Mr..
Broderson had decided that it was not
exactly in the spirit of fairness to
turn out wholesale orders for future
delivery to anxious voters and so re-
fused to sell cigars to either side. OF
course the REGISTER has had eXper-
leuCe anu KNOWS MI lpIbutISpu "uS'
reproached by both sides despite his
evident desire to be absolutely inn
partial,
yhe final count of votes resulted as
follows, and considering the large
number cast the result is surprisingly
close;
Miss Nellie Reed ................S,9 1893
Miss Maude Holden ...,.......8,6s3
MAJORITY ...................'.. 3lO
| There were seventy young ladies'.
given votes from one to 277 aside from
thetwo leaders and a total of 1914
votes were cast, which means that
1914 cigars were sold by Mr.. Brod-
erson. For these he received some
5000 or thereabouts and the retailers
received S05S.5O The ring given
away is Il handsoms solitaire diamond
and was valued at about seventy-tive
dollars.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
CENSORSHIP AT SMYRNA.
POSTMASTER MAY STAY
Policy of Department to Retain as
Many Fourth Class Officers as
Possible.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-While the
Post-olfice department has not made
an announcement of policy to govern
changes of fourthclass postmasters
during the next four years, it can be
stated that the department prefers that
there be no more changes than the in
terests Of TIE service require, and that
especially in the southern states
fourthclass postmaters win continue
to serve during the next four years of
the administration unless there is
good cause for making a change.
1t is understood that no fixed policy
will be adopted to govern changes
among presidential postmasters.
Belgian Hares for sale, Pedigreed
stock. A. Nj. Wood, - milo south
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
SULTAN WILL SETTLE.


Constantnople, Nov. 30.-The opin-
ion is expressed intdiplomatic circles
that the American claims arising from
the Armenian massacres ''may now
be regarded as practically settled as
an trade providing for the building of
a cruiser in the United States is Of
ficially promulgated,
The question of the consulateat Har-
poot remains open the porte persisting
in its refusal to grant an eXequatur to
DR.. Thoma II. Norton. The moral
effect, however, created,by the presence
ofthe United States battleshipK pKentucky
at smyrna in support of the represen-
tation of the American legation TAX
eu in conjunction with the settlement
of the other claims, leads the legation
to hope for an early arrangement of
all outstanding differences.
CENSORSHIP AT SMYRNA.
London, Nov. 30 Nothing in re-
gard to the United States battleshir
Kentucky is coming direct from Smyrna
The authorities there are evidently
censoring all dispatches.