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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

lunches" which prompt men to
bet on race horses are curious things.
A "hunch" is not a tip, nor a dream,
but more Of an inspiration or pre-
sentiment. Some men firmly believe
in them, and will bet their last sou
On "A horse If the bunch in that direc-
tion looks good. But some don't be-
leve in such signs, and one of them
is the clerk Of well-known Memphis
hoted. He and friend the other day
were discussing the racing entries for
the following day at Nashville, and
were trying to pick a winner in each
race. While thus engaged the house
telephone buzzed and the clerk an
swered.
What did he want?" queried the
friend.
"Ice water"
what" exclaimed the other.
ice waterl Man, that's bunch! See
here, there's a horse named Ice Water
entered tomorrow at Nashville"
1t was bunch. The friend played
the horse, but the hotel clerk didn't.
and lost, for Ice Water got the COIN
Memphis Scimitar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Around the world Afoot.

A remarkable traveller is a Russian
Cossack, who is journeying around
the world on foot. He left his home
on the slopes of the Caucasian noun
tains in 1892, and set out on tramp
ing expedition, with the determine
ton OF seeing the people and the
countries of the world, having been
filed with this desire from reading
books of travel. During the nine
years he has been in central Asia,
Siberia, Manchuria, Corea, Japan, In
dia, Persia, Turkey and the southern
countries of Euorpe. He was in
Paris during the recent exhibition
there, and subsequently came over to
London. He has yet to visit America,
Australia and Africa. In the course
of his wanderings he has experienced
many strange adventures. He has
gone days without food, and was
obliged to make some of his sea
journeys as stowaway. lie has
acquired on his journey fair knowl-
edge of six languages. - London
Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
TREASURY
OVERDRAWN
Kansas Money Chest Will
be Emptied Next Year
Owing to a Mistake of the
Legislature in Spending
Beyond Tax Levy
TAX LEVY Of 100000
Is all the Money Available
for State Expenses
While the Legislature APP
propriated for the Same
Period S4,600,000

Topeka, July 27.-The last legisla-
ture made appropriations which ex-
coed the tax which will be levied dur
ing tine coming two years by $50, 600,
and the state treasury will be empty
within year. The tax levy provided
for by the last legislature will raise
but 81 1000, 600 during the two fiscal
years ending June 30, 1908, and the
appropriations amount to about $780,
900 more than this amount.
The state board of equalization has
issued thefollowing statement explain
ing the financial situation in the state:
1.-THE legislature, last winter,
thought fit to omit its usual custom of
fixing a rate of taxation, but, instead,
authorized the equalization board to
determine what rate of levy should be
necessary to raise $1,000, 900 for each
fiscal year.
The appropriations for all purposes
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1902, aggregate s., 6l0.647 and for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1908, 81
OBJ, 567. How the legislature expected
to meet these with s., 600, 600 a year is
something of a puzzle. OF course,
there are certain fees collected by the
various departments of state which
revert to the general revenue at the
close of the fiscal year, but these will
not meet the deficiency. The total
amount of fees for the fiscal year just
closed approximate $4,000. 1t is
unlikely in view of the crop shortage
that the amount will be larger for the
ensuing year.
The financial affairs of the state as
herein shown are additional proof, if
more proof were needed of the imper-
alive necessity of the new tax law now
in the hands of the tax commission
and it is regrettable that so long a
time mist elapse before its enactment
and PRONUNCIATION in this statute -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

The author of the book on gam
slers and gambling mentions that
Sheu he first came into the world,
N 1850, there was no such thing as a
faro table admitted into the houses
Of people of rank and fashion; that
in his childhood people had too much
pride to receive tribute from the
proprietor of such a machine, and
shat excessive gambling was not as
rule carried on in private houses,
but at clubs, where the play" was
deeper than ever was before or since.
One can scarcely imagine, however,
deeper play at any period than was
carried on in the "clubland" of the
regency; indeed, play survived in that
most exclusive country long after
Fox and the wild prince had given up
the dice box.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
WICHITA HAS A MYSTERY
Grip With Bloody Garments and a
Bloody Dirk Found.

Wichita, Kas., July 2S.-The dis
covery of grip containing bloody
garments and dirk, likewise blood
stained in an empty box car in the
Rock Island yards may lead to the
unearthing of a murder mystery by
police. While making his rounds Car
Sealer Graham happened to glance in
the car and discovered the valise, with
its contents scattered upon the floor.
Close besides the grip was a long
dirk, besmirched with blood, as was
also the bag A card bearing the
name of Rev. G. Jewatt, Coffeyville,
Kansas, was found nearby. A col
ored man turned leather wallet over
to the police this afternoon, which he
claims to have found in barrel near
the car. 1t contained valuable papers,
all of which bore Jewett's name
From letters found in the grip it is
supposed that Jewett was making his
way to the new country.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
DOCTORS TIMEIS UP
All Who Did Not Register Under the
7-lear Act Must he Examined.

Topeka, July 27.-In response to an
inquiry from Henry w. Roby, secre-
tary of the state board of medical
registration and examination, j. 5.
West, assistant attorney general, has
rendered an opinion in which he holds
that the time for the physicians of the
state to register under the seven year
clause in the new medical law expired
July %. He says physicians who eX-
pect to take advantage of that clause
must now pass examinations. The
seven year clause of the law gives
physicians who have practiced medi-
cine in the state for seven years an
opportunity to evade an examination
and register The physicians who do
not hold diplomas from reputable
medical colleges must now pass eX-
aminations before they will be granted
certificate by the board. All ply
sicians in the state who do not hold
certificates from the state board on
September must discontinue practice
ing. Final examinations will be held
in Topeka, Wichita and Pittsburg
August Is.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
ANOTHER INCREASE
New German Tariff Bill is Not Salts
factory to the AgraI'ians.

Berlin, July 27.-All the morning
papers devote much space to the tariff
bill
Die Post praises the wise modera-
ton of the bill, which it says renders
it accepta BILE abroad and at home.
The Post interprets the eighth para
grab as directed against the United
States, and says:
at gives us the means to protect
ourselves against the high handed
manner in which the United States in
terprets reciprocity. We are decided
ly Disseminated against under pres
ent conditions. We were weaponless
against such leonine treatment in tar
itf matters because Caprivi 1.-THE late
former German imperial chancellor)
literally threw away the most favored
nation treatment, This new tariff
shows a determination to insure our
selves place in the sun in tariff mat
tiers and we expect German manufac-
turers to agree thereto, since many
have suffered from the supercilious
morality of Americans in tariff treat
ment."
With regard to paragraph eight of
the bill being the best means for con-
vincing foreign countries of the value
of commercial treaties with Germany,
the Liberal papers emphasize the fact
that this tariff bill comes at time
when German industries are already
in the throes of the severest crisis,
and that it can only cause new con-
vulsions in the industrial life. These
papers express the fear that the United
States will adopt reprisals upon Ger
man shipping and they also point ont
that Germany's allies, Austria and
Italy, must lose large part of their
German trade.
Even moderate papers like the Ma
tional Zeitung confess that their
worst fears about~cOncessions to the
Agrarians are not only confirmed but
exceeded.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
1T MAY BE JAMES GREY
Is Arrested on Suspicion of Being the
FOsburg Murderer.

Washington, July 26.-James Gray,
white, aged thirty eight is tunder ar
rest here pending an investigation on
suspicion that he is the burglar who
killed May Fosburg. A woman made
affidavit to the New Yorkspolice say
ing a friend of hers "Lee"l Gray, lett
her at Springfield Massachusetts the
day following the Fosburg murder,
saying he had to shoot some one to
effect his escape. While serving in
the workhouse here Gray took such
al interest in the Fosburg trial that
suspicion was aroused.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

Among the peasants of southern
Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia, curious
nalady has been noticed by physicians,
which is caused by eating beans. One
of the most remarkable effects of the
malady is a species of INVESTIGATION re-
drink. In some cases persons predis-
posed to the malady are seized with
the symptoms of intoNication if they
pass a field where the bean plant is in
flower, the odor alone sufiicing to af-
feet them.--N. Y. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
KAISER AS PEACEMAKER
Said Kruger Has Empowered Him to
Act for Beers.

London, July 26.-'The rumor rs to
early peace negotiations which has
pervaded the house of commons for
some days" says the Daily Express,
''has taken the more definite form that
Emperor William is soon to assume
the role of peacemaker. Mr.. Kruger
and his advisors re.considered will
ing to take the initiative in order to
popularize his relations with the Ger
man people who disapprove his friend
ship for Great Britain. Something
apparently is on foot, whether Emper-
or William is in it or not"
Mr.. Kruger's arrival at The Hague
isconnected, the Daily Express thinks,
with the rumored peace negotiations.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
JONES DESERTS BRYAN
Wants Democrats to Nominate IA
Jurist or Obscure Business
Man.

Searcy, Ark, July 24.-United
States Senator James K. Jones to-day
addressed the people of White county
on the issues Of the day. He said lie
expected the next president to he a
Democrat, and, while he would cheer
fully support Mr.. Hill or any other
man whom the Democrats might nomi-
nate, his present opinion was that the
party might display wisdom in select-
ing some discreet iurist or now obscure
business man, whose record is fault
less, whose Democracy is consistent
and in whose integrity all classes have
an abiding confidence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
A VERDICT FOR DEFENSE
Robert FOsburg Acquitted of Charge
of Killing His Sister,

Pittsfeld, Mass, sJuly 26.-Judge
Stevens this morning: ordered a YER
dict for the defense in the case of
Robert ;Fosburg ion triaA for man
slaughter as result of ~ death of
his sister May. The verdict is popu-
lar. The family which is wealthy
and respected claimed the girl met
death at the handss of burglar at
midnight The State assumed she
died as result of bullet fired by
the young man at hisIfather during a
family row. Many believed all along
that the family was victim of iniu-
dicious Official activity.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

The great question of the elixir of
life has been HeNing philosophers for
centuries. A scientific man has now
entered the field with new theory
for prolonRng mans mortal span.
A man, he says, has a definite mum
Der of waking hours allotted to him,
and the fewer he uses up the longer
will his life last. If, therefore, he is
contented to sleep most of the time,
there is no reason why he should not
live for 200 years. lie adduces the
case of the negroes as an illustra-
ton. The expert may very possibly
be partly correct, hut whether the
life he prescribcs would be worth liv-
ing may he doubted. The allotted
threescore and ten years spent in the
ordinary way would probably be in
fnitely ferable.-London Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

Nose Littleton--Dat big Jim Jack
sons no gen'man.
Erastus Razzerlcy - No? How's
dat?
81 dropped in his place las night an
perposed shalin' dice fo' quatah a
conan. Well, de very fust flop [
frowed five aces
"Golly What did Jim frow?"
ole frowed de dice out de winder
an me out de doah. Puck.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
BIG STEAL THWARTED
Bank Employees Caught in Theft Of
$3.50, 900.

Tacoma, July 29.-Oriental advices
say the employees of the bank at Singa-
pore stole two hundred and sixty
thousands dollars. However, the man
who was entrusted with the money.
with n view to subsequent division
was captured and the funds recovered.
The prisoner confessed, duplicating
his associates.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
GOT $4,000 ARMY MONEY
Soldiers Probably Stole it From the
Guard House.

Manila July 27. Thieves stole
twenty thousand dollars from the
army safe at ISanta Cruz yesterday.
The safe was in the guard house. 1t
is believedthe soldiers took themoney,
II was to have been used to pay them.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY
Pasteur Institute Makes Food From
Inorganic Matter.

By scripps-McRL Press Association.
Paris, July 26-The Pasteur insti-
tute eXperimenters performed the
great scientific feat of making food
stuff from inorganic matter, The
great trouble is that the animal
product thus produced costs thous-
and dollars pound.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

william, | wish you would go and
weed out the flower bed"
William went and inspected it.
Then he returned.
at would be a simpler job Marie"
he said, "to flower out the weed bed"
Chicago Tribune,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Why Don't You Eat e?

mo appetite" you say. Stomach
feels bad" Well, take DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin and you can eat any
thing, Chas. b, Spencer lola, and
Kline & Son Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

Minister (mildly) I've been want
ing to see you, Mr.. Kurd, in regard to
the quality of milk with winch you
are serving me.
Milkman (uneasily)-Yes, sir.
Very mildly)-'I only wanted to
say, Mr.. Kurd, that | use the milk for
Dietary purposes exclusively, and not
for christening Stray Stories.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Nod AccordIng to Deacrts.

Honest and industrious men never
get the justice due them, but did you
ever notice how much charity there
is for a loafer, drunkard and dead
beat ?-Atchison Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
A Poor Pretense.

A man who pretends to know every
thing merely succeeds in making him
self laughed at.--Washington Qa.)
Democrat.
wwwxIxwzAspIN,s1s. Is en- 70,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
WILL CO 1O1HE BOTTOM
Schley to Have a Thorough
Investigation
THE COURSE 70 Be KNOWN
All of his Actions ale to be
Passed Upon
Board has Instructions to Exam inc
Reasons for all his Movements
in the Campaign

Washington, July 26-The precept
to the Schley court of inquiry, which
the navy department has been prepar-
ing for several days. was given to the
public this afternoon. IL is docu-
ment addressed to Admiral Dewey, as
president of the court, instructing him
concerning matters TO be investigated.
While it directs that the centre mat
ter" of Admiral Schley's conduct
during the operations in West Indian
waters shall be investigated, making
use of the very words employed by
Admiral Schley in his letter to Secre-
tary Long, ii also selects certain dis
tinctive acts of the rear admiral con-
corning the facts and propriety of
which it calls for particular investiga-
ton. These points cover briefly Ad-
miral Schley's alleged delay with the
flying squadron at Cienfuegos, the
slowness of his progress toward San
tiago after leaving Cienfuegos, the
retrograde movement toward Key
West, the effectiveness of the bonn
bardment of the Spanish fleet at the
ranges used in the reconnaissance of
May 81, the state of the coal supply
on various ships when he telegraphed
the department that he would return
to Key West, the loopof the Brooklyn
at Santiago, the accuracy of his re-
ports, and matters relating to the con-
troversy between him and Commander
Epdgson over the alleged colloquy
which lis said to have taken place
aboard the Brooklyn when the loop
was made during the naval engage
ment off Santiago.
With the exception of the last two
counts, the Others practically sum up
the criticisms of Admiral Schley's
conduct made by Secretary Long 10
the Senate which the secretary char
acterized as "Schley's reprehensible
conduct" One of the important
points in the precept is the direction
to the court to report Units conclusions
"all the pertinent facts which it may
deem to be established, together with
its opinion and recommendation in
the premises"
SCHLEYIS \ '"oeGR."
indianapolis, july Congressman
Watson, a member of the committee
on naval affairs says the Schley in
quiry will show that Sampson planned
and directed the battle of Santiago
and should have theglory. He termed
Schley as poser"
SCHLEY NOTHING TO SAY.
New York, July 25.-Rear Admiral
Schley is spending to-day with his
family at Great Neck, L. /. Il am
resting" he said to an Associated
Press representative, land have moth
ing 20 say as to the proposed inquiry
in the Santiago controversy.
THINKS IT is ALL RIGHT
New York, July 2G.-An Interview
with Captain Eulate who commanded
the Spanish battleship during the bat
tie of Santiago, published here, says
that nothing in Schley's maneuvers
that day could be construed as cow
ardice, and that the loop described by
the Brooklyn was eminently proper
under the circumstances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-10
AWARDING THE CONTRACTS
State Board of Charities Will Secure
supplies For State Institutions

The Copeland has the aspect of a
small political convention today-but
instead of the corridors being filled with
politicians they are filled with travelling
men and represents tives of different
board of charities and corrections is
holding its serni-annual meeting for the
purpose of letting the contracts for fur
nishing supplies to the various state
charita BILE institutions.
There are At different business houses
competing for the contracts and the
bidding is extremely close. The aggre-
gate amount of the contracts will run
considerably above 100000, but it is
impossible to tell the exact amount,
for the contracts for groceries are not
for any specified amount, but only for
whatever is needed to supply the needs
of the institutions.
In the dry goods lines the bulk OF the
principal contracts have thus far gone
to Crosby Brothers, the Mills Dry Goods
company and the Topeka Cash. al
though other firms have also secured
number of valuable contracts.
In groceries the Parkhurst-Davis
Mercantile company has secured the big
end of the contracts although the more
important items, such sugar and cOf
fee, have not yet been let The Park
hurst-Davis company had secured %
items at 1 o'clock. the Symns Grocery
company II items the H. d. Lee Mer-
camille company eight items, and sew
eral other firms from one to four items
eaoH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-10
NAMED THE PRESIDENT,
List of Appointments Mostly Pertain
ing to the Army.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The president
tod4y sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Charles H. Darling, Vermont. to be
assistant secretary of the navy, vice
Frank W. Hackett, resigned; George
Moulton, Jr.. collector of customs. for
the district of Bath, Me.
ARMY.
Cavalry-Lieutenant Colonel William
c. Forbush to be colonel: Major NJ. B.
Huges to be lieutenant colonel; Cap
tain George H. Gale to be major.
Artillery-Captain John P. Wiser TO
be major.
Engineer corps-Leutenant Colonel
Henry M. Adams to be a member of the
Mississippi river commission; First
Lieutenant Robert P. Johnston to be a
member of the California debris com
mission; Lieutenant Colonel David P.
Heap to be a m ember of the California
debris commission.
The president also sent to the senate
the recess appointments of Colonel
Henry M Robert to be chief of engl-
neers (since retired); Colonel John W.
Barlow to be chief of engineers (since
retired and Colonel George S. Gillespie
to be chief of engineers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Olin Bell of Lawrence is in Topeka to-
day.
A. Henley is in Topeka today on
political business.
Rev George NJ Geisel of Beloit is in
attendance at the Episcopal diocesan
school here this week.
Part of the teachers in the Lawrence
public schools are taking advantage of
the annual visiting day to visis the
Topeka schools.
E. L. Overton is in Wellington. He
will present a bid to the city council of
Wellington tonight for the erection of
the new city electric light plant
Earthwhiting is a cheapening adulter
ant used in ordinary toilet soaps, but
never in Satin Skin Soap, warranted
pure. unauthorized. unexcelled. New
Model
The many friends of c. H. Roof are
glad to see him about again. He was
badly hurt in the Rock Island railway
accident in Oklahoma several months
ago For thirty days he was unable to
return home.
Marion Oterry. the negro who bur
glarized D. Capland's pawn shop about
a month ago. waived examination in
the city court Monday afternoon, and
was bound over to the district court
under $500 bond. which he failed to
furnish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-10
MOVED FROM WICHITA
Arkansas City to Be Headquar-
tiers For Oklahoma Division.

On January 1, the division headquar-
ters of the Oklahoma division of the
Santa Fe will be moved from Wichita
to Arkansas City, and the middle divi-
sion Of the road, which now extends
only to Wichita, will be extended to
Arkansas City. The middle division will
also be made to include the Eldorado
and Florence branch.
H A Tice is superintendent of the
Oklahoma division and Avery Turner is
superintendent of the middle division
This change is made because of the
large amount of new line either COM
pleted or under construction in Okla
homa, and because of the further rea--
son that a large portion of the middle
division was added to the western d.
vision when the road was separated into
two grand divisions under General Sup
erintendents Resseguie and Hurley.