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The Iola register., 1901-05-03
HOME FROM THE WARS
Henry Decker Safely Back From
Service With the Army in the
Philippines.

Mr. Henry Decker, son of eX-Treas-
urer Decker, is home again, his regi-
ment, the Thirty-fourth U. S. Infan-
try having been mustered out ten days
ago at San Francisco. He is thinner
than when he enlisted but is looking
well and says he has not been sick u
day since he left home. The REGISTER
had the pleasure of a long interview
with him in the course of which he
said
"The result of the reelection of Nc
Kinley was felt at once all over the
islands. My regiment only had one
hard fight afterwards and the surrend-
ers began almost Immediately. The
capture of Aguinaldo was the one
thing needed and | regard the insur-
rection now as practically at an end.
Civil governments are being rapidly
established,and the people are getting
back to work. The worst trouble will
come from those who have committed
crimes which bar them from the terms
of the general amnesty. They do not
dare to surrender, knowing that they
will be tried for murder and probably
executed, and so they stay in the hills
and live by robbery and murder. 1t
is chiefly on account of these men that
garrisons will have to be maintained
in all the towns for long time,
Although my regiment was in
Funston's brigade for awhile l never
happened to see him. About twenty
of the boys in my regiment served un-
der him as scouts, however, and they
are always talking about him. They
say he is the bravest man they ever
saw.
"Ode Nichols was in my regiment
but he stayed in the Islands to take
command of company of native
troops, of which some II, 900 are to be
enlisted. Nichols behaved himself
like a gentleman and made a fine
record
"Of course l think we ought to keel
the Islands. We can't do anything
else. The natives cannot govern them
selves, but they will easily be gov
erned just as soon as they find ou
that we do not intend to oppress anC
rob them.
"It was a great experience and
am mighty glad I went. But an
glad to get back, and have no anxi
ETY. to make soldering a business.
Mr.. Decker was in the party tha
rescued Lieutenant Gilmore, beinl
one of only nineteen men in his Com
pany who were able to stand the hard
The Iola register., 1901-05-03
Wanted. A Confessed Thief.

REGISTER readers have already
heard of the trouble over a pocket
book containing $24 and stolen from
Mrs. f. p. DeLome last Wednesday.
The legal fraternity is still probing to
try and locate the guilty party, but the
testimony is very confusing.
Mrs. DeLome lives in the northeast
part of town, close to the f. S. Bennett
home. Mrs. Pearl Brown works for
her, while Mary Klemmick works for
Mrs. Bennett. For some time a col
ored girl named Cassie Graves has
worked for Mrs. De LONE, but she
wished to leave and only remained
long enough to show Mrs. Brown
around the kitchen. The colored girl
left the day of the disappearance of
the purse but when accused of the
theft and arrested she denied guilt.
She was kept in Jail over night and no
further proof of guilt being developed
she was dismissed.
The money in question came in a
postal order from Mrs. DeLome's S
mother. She cashed the order for 1924
and hid the money in her purse under
the piano. 1t disappeared and she
suspected the Graves girl but found
no proof. Then the new girl, Mrs.
Brown, turned evidence and asserts
that Mary Klemmick, who works for
| Mrc Rannntt hoA lNao, -, hn
that afternoon. That she later con-
fessed to her that she had taken the
purse and hid it under the walk in the
| back yard. Mrs. Brown took Mrs
DeLome to the place and helped re.
store the empty purse. Mary KLEIN.
mick swears she never made such q
confession and that she was not at the
house, and that she knew nothing o.
the theft until Mrs, DeLome told her
Wednesday evening Mrs. Brown anC
Mary Klemmick went shopping. The
latter bought $l.25 hat at amillinery
store and paid 81 down on a So hat
which she expected to get later. Thel
the two went to a store. The Brow
girl says they bought a pair of 81
cent gloves and a 10 cent veil. TIT
Klemmick girl says that she bought
veil and that the Brown girl bough
the gloves and gave her pair.
In the meantime the money is gone
several girls have been sworn on oatl
to tell the truth and somebody has tol,
some whoppers. The lawyers took
recess after the hearing at o'cloc
that morning until o'clock when the
argued the case. Needless to say abou
every servant girl in town isintereste
in the affair and has taken sides.
y Justice Hough Monday gave hi
The Iola register., 1901-05-03
TOTAL REGISTRATION I4y5
lola Can Cast That Many Votes For
the New Court House-lndicates
Population of 7,425.

OF course there are ahundred or two
voters in town who take no interest in
the town unless it is to vote something
which is to give them a jobor to finan-
cially benefit them. But there are
others.
The Registration books closed at IL
O'Clock Friday after eighty three
people had registered during the day,
with total registration of 1885. The
first ward contributed "a of these, the
second ward u, the third ward IL and
the fourth ward 36. According to the
population of the county there are
some $4,000 people outside of lola or a
voting strength of some 5000. There
will be no question of selfshness
brought against these voters and they
will vote on their own convictions that
now is the.best time to build, oragainst
it for the same reason. The chances
are that not over 1000 of the 5000
will vote, SO the count only will tell
the story.
The figures are particularly inter-
esting as indicating that on the ratio
of five people to the voter lola today
has population of 7,425. That is
pretty good showing,
The Iola register., 1901-05-03

w. C. T. U. NOTES.
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HIS MOTHERS LOVE.

Charles Doggart was one of thethree
children. When he was a boy his
father deserted the family and was
not heard of again. All the care of
the children and the home fell upon
the mother. In addition to her sor-
rows and burdens, she found herself
very poor. Every effort was made,
every energy strained to rear three
lovely little ones. Night and day
she toiled, growing steadier and calm
er with the struggle as her bitter men,
ories receded, and as the living de-
manded greater watchfulness and
care.
The boy grew up wayward; with
curly hair, with bright, affectionate
ways, with many evil tendencies-how
like his father Fear of his future
chilled his mothers heart, and love of
the lad warmed it. She was like a
thermometer plunged now into cold,
nov into hot water. 1t is Va wonder
that her frail frame held together at
all.
The time came when it seemed that
she could endure the struggle and un-
certainly no longer. Charles began
to stay outllate; he evidently drank
at those times-not much, but enough
TO portend future danger. At such
crises mothers love can do little
but watch and pray over her easy
tempted boy. No matter how late he
came in, she greeted him with kiss
ald tucked him into bed as if he were
still her little child, and then she said
her prayers for them both as she al
ways used to do.
Suddenly the Spanish War came,
and with it the harvesting of so many
thousands of young men. This moth
er's son was one of the first to enlist
and with death in her heart she badC
him good-by.
"You'll write me dear?" she said
at the last. She did not dare to ash
him not to drink and associate witt
evil men. He knew how she felt abou
it.
Week after week went by, and NJ
letter came from the boy at Chicka
mauga. But one day she received
letter from the first lieutentant of hi
company, telling her to come quickly
Charles was very i'll.
When she arrived he lay in the hos
pital, stricken with death. Typhoi,
fever, more fatal than Spanish bul
lets, had done its work. She ben
over her boy--the most erring, tn
dearest of her children, ,-and her eye
questioned him piously.
The Iola register., 1901-05-03
County Teachers Examined.

Last Saturday in the High School
in this city about fifteen teachers from
over the county took the regular
examination to secure county certifi-
Gates. 1t is not pleasant task and
only those teachers who have to do
so take it. Some of them are old
teachers, but a good many of them
are late graduates from the common
or high schools who wish TO secure
certificates so they can begin teaching.
Among those who took the work are
the following:
Idella Baumann, Bayard; Mrs. d.
Clickman, Blanche Fisher, NevaF Funk
and Mamie Walters, lola; Cecil Gray,
Geneva; Almira Jewell, Myrtle Stout
and Minnie Thompson, Moran; Edith
Harmon and Chas. Tredway, La
Harpe; Hattie O'Brien and Margaret
Peery, Humboldt; Leona Mclaughlin
Bronson; Mrs. Olive Sawyer, Emma
Powell and Ida Weith, Carlyle.
Bronson Record: Sam Ford an(
wife moved to lola last Sunday. Ht
is doing carpenter work there.
The Iola register., 1901-05-03
Edgar q Hamilton Robbed.

Sneak thieves entered the grocery of
Edgar & Hamilton on north Wash
ington Saturday night and stole the
wheel on the cigar case. The wheel
cost about ten dollars and had about
six dollars worth of nickles in it.
Saturday was a busy day and when he
closed the store atnight Mr.. Hamilton
forgot to remove the money from the
wheel as he usually does. The back
door was broken open and the thieves
carried off the wheel and its contents.
SO far as the proprietors can discover
nothing else was taken. 1t is sincerely
to be hoped the guilty parties may be
discovered and punished, for these
little depredations have way of in
creasing in number and boldness when
unpunished
The Iola register., 1901-05-03
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The Iola register., 1901-05-03

decision in the matter of the guilt of
Mary Klemmick stealing the purse
and S24 from Mrs. DeLome. He de-
cided she is guilty and placed her
bond at 5000 for appearance in the
district court.
The Iola register., 1901-05-03

ship and the awful toll of that long
and desperate pursuit. In every way
he made a splendid record and all his
friends are proud of him.
The Iola register., 1901-05-03

A good heavy work team for sale
or will trade for driving team. In
quire of Mrs. A. Thompson, Gas City,
Kansas.
The Iola register., 1901-05-03

"I've tried" he whispered, 81 have
tried to be different"
'He has kept good company" said
the lieutenant who had written the
letter, and has been a good boy.
But the lad was now too weak to
talk much with her. He spoke but
twice after this.
81 would rather die as am than
live as l was," he said feebly, Just
before he died he whispered: "Mo.h-
ther, you loved me into being good"
Who will saythat prayer and patience,
tenderness and trust for the sake of
one we love are not worth the courage
and the effort that they cost?-Youth' S
Companion.
THE CASE OF HAMILTON AS A TEN
PERANCE SERMON.
Under the above caption the Chicago
Times-Herald in leading editorial
arraigns that foe of all mankind
strong drink.
The trial of Frank A, Hamilton for
the murder of Leonard Day in a bar
room, Nov, 20, was one that by rea-
son of the social prominence of the
parties attracted wide attention.
Speaking of the murderer's own state
ment that he was too "drunk at the
time to remember what happened, "
and the contention of his lawyers that
he was sin such maudlin and limp
condition that it would have been a
physical impossibility for him to have
committed the murder" the Times
Herald continues:
There seems to be no doubt of the
truth of the claim that Hamilton was
drunk, and right here lies the moral
of the case-a moral that every young
man who is inclined to surrender to
the influence of strong drink would dc
we'll to take home to himself. Hamil.
ton may or may not have stabbed
Day. There are many who believe
him innocent. But he has been found
guilty of manslaughter, If he is in
nocent he must blame his drunken
condition at the time of Days deatl
for the blight that has fallen upor
his life. If he killed Day whisky il
still to blame for the black crime tina
must stand against him on the higher
Books of Judgment,
1t was to get whisky that he went tC
the barroom where he and the murdered
man met. Otherwise they would no
have encountered each other as they
did. But for his desire of whisk,
Hamilton's respectable relatives
would now be bowed in grief. Blu
for whisky Hamilton would no
be in the cell today, ruined at tn
time when his career ought to be jus
as its beginning.
The whole story of his shame, hi
suffering, his irreparable misfortun
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04

EI Tribunal de Polcia de esta capital
ha impueSto las siguent6s multas en- ell dia
de hoy: a Jose PiquG. por att pello a
Lorenza Beltn, ] dollar, Jose Gonzalez,
por inmoralidad en- la VIA pnblica, l do.
liar; q Nicomedes Ferran cinco dollars
por maltrat3 de obra la individual Julia
Ramos Jose Duran, pOr matratar coz
ur paIo Julia Ramos, ) dollars, Y dias
de prisi6n por infeTir una confusion la
iudividua Rosario Rodriguez por robarle
una caDaSta dona Lorenza Ramirez, ha
sido condenado el individu0 Antonio Sua
reg pagar un dollar de mults; SeguadO
Gimenez ha SdO oondenado la mu ia de
dollars diaS de cdrcel, HOr maltr9to
de obra don Romualdo Leiva ha i'm
pnesto la multa de un dollar la sonora
Santos Garcia, por insultoS a dona ana
Rodriguez; julio Fernandez (a) 81 pilIl
to, dollars por herir de una pcdrada
Avelino Perez, dias de trabajoS for
los indiylduos Raimuno Rob!es
.colas Velez, por escandalo en- el site
denominado "Grapja."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
Ponce

La Sociedad Protectora de los AnimaleS
ha perseguldo pueSto bajo la ferula de la
ley varioS individuos, pOr el delito de
brutalidad inhumanidad.
Don Jose Ramon Vendrel, sali6 ell sa
ba0o en- el vapor "Californian," empleado
por la expedition emigratoria como cores
ponSal Sc dirije al archipelago havaya
No para t0mar SobIe el terreno positivos in
formes del tratO que Sc da los emigrantes
-Dnrante la semana pasada Sc han va
cunado 0I9 perSonas
Ell viernes fueron conducidoS al dep6
sito municipal, un hombie una mujer que
pasea ban atlas horas eu coche, promo
viendo eS andalos inmoralidades.
Ell vlernes, dos indlviduos pretendieron
forzar la puerta del dolnlciio de la sellora
Flora Martinez, con ohjeto de robare.
Fueron denunciadoS ante ell Tribunal de
POlicfa
Han sido c,nfirmados en- sus nombra
:Iientos los empleados de la ACADIA don
Francisco Gonzalez Ruiz Official 1.e don
Jose Medrano den Enrique Gonzalez
Mena, oficlales terceros.
Ell Sabad0, q la claridad de la luna, pa
searon varlaS senOritaS en- carretelas descu-
biertas acompanadas de una lucida cabal
gaia
La Association Cat6lica. ha celebrado
una reunion eli Casa del stn0r Vicario; com.
ponen su Directive las Senoras del Lcdo.
Aponte, Joaquin Ferra, Juan POu, Ger6ni
no Anguera, doctor Hernandez. Sc trata
de lleva la practice, 10 construction de un
cementerO excluSivamente para cat6llcos.
Ell sabado reno NAL tempo, lloviendo
tOda la maiiana
De regreso de Espaila, ha llegado don
Salvador Amel; va para YaucO, donde re.
side su familia.
-El jueves, ell sargento de pOlicla senior
Paterne, acompalado del cabo Rogelio Gas
tlllo tres pOlicias, sOrprendlerOn un indi.
vldu0 que Sc dedic ba al lobo de caballos y
venta de 6stos sin la correspondence matri
cula. lie fueron OcupadoS varios caballOs,
sigu'endo dlchos policfas la pista q otros de
los que Sc tienen nOticias de haber sido 70.
badoS
Los Agentes de emigration para las
minas de Daiquirf, Santiago de Cuba, en-
Ponce, son los Senores don Bruno Fox don
EladO Aviles. FL china allf es bastante
saludab.e: hay minaS de hero, eXplota
das, una que Sc empieza ahora explotar y
ell resto en- espera de braZos; Sc prOponen
llevar prOOablemente de 10 II mil hom-
bres L. cOntrata IS solo por tres meses,
zen Hawaii tres anos) una vez en- Cuba,
el que DO quiera trabajar en- las minas con
abonar dollars per ell pasaje quedara en- Ii
bertad.
En- vista de la triste situaci6n en- que
estan los agucutores de las alturas de la
isla, perteneclendO muchos la naci6n
franCeSa, ell goblerno de esta rep1blica en-
enviara en breve un vapor para que emigren
todoS los ciudadanos franceses que 10 ieseen,
pndiendo dirigrse Madagascar donde Sc
les dara terrenOs y semillas. Nos dicen que
Sc disponen abandonar la isla mas de 800
franceses.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04

Han trarquilizado algo los propietarios,
las afirmaciones que Sc han hecho, en- los
Centros ofciales, que las tasaciones serfan
equitatiyas y hechas con arreglo la situa-
ci6n actual de la Isla.
Sc han pasado ademas circulares todas
las personas prominentes, en- todos los dis
frltos, pidlendolcs precio de las diferentes
classes de terrenos y ganados, fin de tener
una base que permita apreciar la exactitud
de los trabajos llevados cabo por los tasa-
dorpS.
Sc y6 ell deseo de dar satisfaction al
Contrlbuyente, y este para nosotros es un
buen indicio; pero, hay quien quisiera en-
contrar en- la ley escrita la garantfa para
ell Oontribuyente, que solo existe hoy en-
Ia rectltud del que haga su aplicaci6n.
Sc lndlca tambien, que las fianzas exigi-
das los fabricantes importadoses de los
articulos sujetos al impuesto, seran 10 mas
redCcldas posiblss, no Sc exgira ell dep6.
Slto en- metalico, bastando la fianxa personal.
Prlnclplan hacerse grandes exportacio-
ues de azdcar; entra en- la circulation ell pro
ducto de las yentas, y este hace menos ii.
rante la situaci6n.
Es tanta la escasez de dinero, que los gi.
ros sobre el Norte, Sc estan vendiendo con
ell descuentO, aGn en- esas condolences no
encuentran colocar todOS los que desearan
los eSpeculadores de azHcares, quienes ten.
dram que traer efectivo para no interrumpir
sus compras.
81 nuestra buena cosecha de azicar, su-
cedlese una abundante cosecha de cafe, CO.
mo es de esperarse, dado ell bnen aspecto
que presentan las plantaciOneS; tendrfalnos
'rutos suficientes para cubrir nuestras im-
portaciones, sin necesidad de acudir a la
exportacl6n de numerario, como ha ocurrido
en- ell flltimo afo y abundarfa mas ell dinero.
Es de Presumfr tambf6n, que vengan al
Sunos capltales americanos invertirSe en-
ell pals, aumentandose aSi ell efectivo circu
lante; pues son tantas las ventajas que sc
ofrecen los capitalistas, que impossible que
no quieran aprovecha-las.
Azdcar. Sc trabaja con gran activfdad
en- todos los districts, son importantes las
partldas que.se ofrecen la venta. Los
preclos no mejoran, pero Sc sostienen.
GATE Son reducidas las existencas; cas
todas en- manoS de los especuladores. Los
preclos para ell consume local Ian tenidC
un aiza de alguna importancia, cotizandost
hoy de ; Is a.15 por .quintal, seg1n c!ase
Tabaco. Sc eSta hacienda ell corte do Ia
hoJa; esta es de clase superior. Las ventas
paralizadas.
Giros: Han afojado algo, debido la
facilidad de conseguir papel sobre ell Norte
con descuento. lSobre Espana, Sc han ven
dido de 2S3I4 q 20 p.S descuento, segdu
cantidad.
En- los demas valores, no hay variacio
nes de importancia que acussr.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
PROYECTOS De LEY SANCIONAD0
P0R LA CAMARA De REPRESENTATIVES

! La Camara de Representatives. de
los EStados Unidos ha aprobado
los proyectos. de ley sobre organi-
zaci6n del ejercito, con las enmien-
das introducidas gobiernos civiles
en- Filipinas, y acerca de las bases
para que Mr.. Mac Kinley concierte
las relaciones con Cuba.
El Presidente ha frmado tam.
5ien va los referidos prcyectos de
ley.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04

Aver circul6 la notca de que muchOS
de los emigrantes que habfan embarcado en-
Ponce para Cuba y Hawaii fueron deSem
BARBADOS por orden de Ia autorldad pc
tici6n de las familiaS de los mismos que
iban quedar abaudouadas.
Tambien circu6 Ia uotjcia de que en- di
cha ciudad Sc sublevaron Sc dec araron en-
protesta unos cuatr0cleulos hgaceros ope
IarioS, reclamando cualro dias de baber que
no le habfan silO abonaCos con la deb:da
regulardad.
Sc ahadja tamb-6n que con mctivo de
habar echado en- TERRA a los emlgrantes,
padres de familis> que abandonat1 Y los
suyos, deSembarcar n tamb en- les dernas y
que la Playa de Ponce representaba un
campamento espant0so
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
SAGASTA Y AzCARRAGA
Sc NIEGAN A C0MPLACER ALA REGENTE
VlLLAVERDE F0RMbRA Ell NUEV0
MINISTERl0
MINISTeRlO

Anuncian de Madrid que ell ge-
neral don Marcelo de AzcArraga, ins-
tado nuevamente por Su Maiestad
la Reina, ha desistido de continuar
en- ell gobierno, asi como tambiGn ell
senor Sagasta de formar ell nuevo
Gabinete.
La Reina, con este motive. ha
enca'gado de tan diffcil mission a
don Raimundo Fernandez Villaver
de, ministro que fue de Hacienda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
Latest Cablegrams
New York, March 4th 1901
Kitchener's advance
forces surprised by Boers
Kitchener's advance
forces surprised by Boer

Gable advices just to hand state
that the advance forces sent out by
Lord Kitchener have been surpri-
sed and captured through trap
made by the Beers On the arrival
of the main body of the English
upon the scene of action nothing
was seen of the enemy. The Boer
forces through their capture have
been able to secure accurate infor
nation as to the relative strength of
the British forces.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
UI6nI0S Cab|cglanaS
NueVa York, 4 Dc Marco
HeCHO IMpuRIANTE
LOS BOERS SORPpENDEN
LAS AvANZADAS De KITCHENER

Comunican de Maseru que los
beers ban sorprendido las avanza
das del ejercito de Lord Kitchener
que los persegufa, acorralandolas
completamente y hacienda prisione
ros q cuantos soldados escaparon
con vida
Cuando lego al sitio de la acci6n
ell grueso del 'jercito ingles, babfan
huido los transvaalenses.
Estos han debido enterarse deta-
lladamente del ndmero de fuerzas Y
artillerfa de las tropas britanicaJ.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
NotiCias de Espana

FL Gobierno esta bastante preocupado con
la le, que Sc esta discutiendo en- la Camara
francesa respecto la expulsion de aquella
Repdblica de las comunidades religiosas.
El anuncio de que muchas de esas comu
nidades preparau su venida & Espafia, es
cosa que al Gcbierno desagrada alg1n tanto,
no por 10 que respect ia los actuales minis
tros. a may orfa de los cuales verfan con
gusto un conyento en- cada calle, sino por el
conflcto que ESQ pudlera ocasionar.
Con relaci6n 4 este importante asnnto,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-04
Ell G0BIERN0 INGLES
VA ENCONTRANDO RECURS0S
ESCASEz De DINER0

Ell gobierno ingl6s va cubriendo
con alguna celeridad, aunque no
la acostumbrada en- otras ooasiones,
los creditos votados para las atencio
nes de la guerra.
Con este motive declaran los pc
ri6dicos mas afectos al gobierno que
de seguir la lucha en- ell Africa aus
trail durante todo ell presente a1o se
agotaran por complete los recursos
de la naci6n,