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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
HOMESEEKERS IN WRECK
One Killed and Several Injured on the
Rock Island.

Kremlin, Ok, July 30, The north
bound Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific
passenger train No. 2, which left FL
Reno at O'Clock, three hours late,
crowded with departing homeseekers,
was wrecked while going at full speed
two miles south of here at l0:45
o'clock. A broken rail in culvert,
washed out by heavy rains this morn
ing, threw the baggage car from the
track. This car, the smoker and one
passenger car were overturned, rest
ing on their sides. Three passenger
cars and the Pullman also left the
track, but did not overturn. The en-
CINE and mail car remained on the
track. Engineer Kelly shut off the air
on the train as he saw the culvert' S
condition, and thus saved a greater
disaster. The track was torn up for
300 feet Passengers in overturned
cars were lifted out through the upper
windows. The only one killed is sup
posed to be G. l.. McLain of Enid. He
was sitting on the step of the smoker.
Letters in his clothing indicated that
he has been running lemonade stand
at FL Reno. He was buried under a
car truck and his body not taken out
for two hours.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
THINKS RENDERS LIVE
Governors Argument to DisprOve the
Lynching Story.

Topeka, July 20. Governor Stanley
does not share in the belief of many of
the old settlers of Kansas who declare
that the notorious Benders of Labette
were killed by posse which followed
them into Indian Territory shortly
after they left the state. The governor
said today:
This talk that the Benders were
murdered by that posse which followed
them into the Territory and that their
bodies were buried in the bed of the
Verdigris river is all buncombe. If
such was the case why do not some of
the men who composed the avengers
come forward and claim the reward of
$500 which Labette county has kept
standing for information of the death
of the Blenders? Developments in the
case have shown that the Benders
drove to Thayer, ten miles north OF
their farm, one Friday night, and
there purchased tickets to Humboldt.
The neighbors did not discover that
the family had disappeared until the
Monday following, The Benders were
probably in Montana or Dakota be-
fore their absence from. Labette was
| KNOWN
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
NOVEMBER 9th, 1899.

PEPSIN SYRUP Co.
Dear Sirs:-I feel it my duty to
write to you and let you know how
much good your medicine has done
for me. Twenty-three years ago | was
taken with some kind of stomach troub-
lie and | tried everything | heard Of.
They did me but little good. Three
years ago neuralgia set in on me and
| got so poor and weak that | could
hardly walk-couldn't work any. My
husband received book through the
mail, advertising your medicine, and
he sent our little boy to the drug store
to get one: of your ten-cent bottles.
beganto use it. 1t is strange to say,
but it's the truth, the second dose |
took gave me lots of relief. kept on
using it till used it nearly one year
and now | am nearly as strong as
use to be and can do any kind of
work. | recommend it to all, for it
seems to me it would cure anybody.
| have gotten several to use DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin and they all say
it has done them so much good. God
bless DR.. Caldwell and his medicine
for doing me so much good.
Yours with respect,
Mrs. ISABEL WHEELER.
FreetOwn, Jackson Co., Ind,
Sold by Chas. b, Spencer lola and
Kline & Son, Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

], 900 names OF lucky homeseekers and
then shut down for the day. Fully
30, 600 people were present to see the
drawing begin. Some estimated the
crowd as high as $4,000.
Facing the big boxes OF tickets and
the ten beardless boys who were to
draw the names we're more than twice
as many people as there were claims
to be given by Uncle Sam. But they
we're we'll dressed, sturdy and able to
endure without a prize. On the edges
of the crowd was a fringe of hundreds
Of white-topped prairie schooners and
ed wistfully the men and women who
made the greatest sacrifice to enter the
list. To them, or some OF them, the
drawing meant everything. Brood
ing over the mighty gathering was a
spirit OF tense nervousness that affect
even the members of the committee,
and Colonel Dyer's hand visibly
trembled when he held up the first bits
of paper by which fate distributed
fortunes to her favorites.
1t was o'clock whenlthe wagon con
tanning the lottery tickets drove up to
the platform. The tickets were soon
carried near the boxes and placed in
them in way that was fair. Ten boys
about Is years of age were then
selected to do the drawing.
Everything was in readiness. Gov
ernor Richards stepped to the front of
the platform and waved for the crowd
to be quiet. He then introduced
Colonel Patrick Dyer, of st. Louis,
who read that portion of the presi-
dents proclamation referring to the
lottery. Governor Richards then told
the crowd of the plan by which the
names were handled and said that
every applicant for homestead could
rest assured that his name was in
either one wheel or the other.
1.-The drawing will now begin" an
nounced the governor. The wheels
began to revolve and the boys rolled
up their sleeves. While the tickets
were being mixed up, Colonel Dyer
stepped to the front and made speech
calling upon the people to see that
order was maintained. He said he
never saw better and more orderly
crowd of people in his life, and added
that the commissioners would rely up
on the good citizens before him to see
that justice was done. II hope that
every one Of you may draw No. l."
he said, and the crowd cheered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
KIMBERLY WANTS OFF
He Declines to Sit on the Schley Court
of Inquiry.

BY Scripps-McRae PTess Associatlon.
Washington. July 30.-Retired
Admiral Kimberly asks to be released
from service in the Schley court of in
quiry. His health is broken and he
is constantly under the care of ply
sicians. The Admiral's letter was re-
ceived at the navy department last
night, AS Secretary Long has gone
on months vacation it is not known
what action will be taken on the re-
quest, 1t is possible Long may con-
slider the excuse invalidsas the court
won't convene till cool weather How
ever he may substitute Admiral Lee OF
Lindsay.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
THE WHEEL IS TURNING

FL Reno, Ok, July 29.--James r.
Woods, who drew claim No. ! in the
Lawton district, said to be worth $40,-
600, lives at Weatherford, Ok, where
he is employed as clerk in a hard
ware store of his father-in-law, G.
Kimmell OF FL Reno. This is an in
stance of fortune knocking at poor
mans door and finding him at home.
Until last March he was a school
teacher in Norton county, Kansas,
his home being at the town of Norton.
He came to Oklahoma poor in purse,
thinking that opportunities for an in
dustrious man we're greater here than
elsewhere. Woods is p years old.
July 10, 1899, he married Miss Alta
Kimmell, daughter of G. Kimmell.
They have one child, a boy, named
Dale, who is now about a year old.
Woods registered last Monday. He
had no idea of drawing any kind of a
claim, much less the best claim in the
new country. When he went to regis
ter he was in doubt as To what land
district he should name saying final
ly: "Well, guess Lawton is as good
as any so let her GO"
Ell Reno, July 30,-Claim No. 52l
Lawt0n District was drawn today by
s. X. Toms. lola
Claim No. 624, FL Reno district wa
drawn by j. II. Clendenin, lola,
In the FL Reno district yesterda.
claims were drawn by c. A. Savage
lola.
In the LawtOn district yesterda
claims were drawn by LesterA Hack
ara, lola, and Samuel 0'Ilara, Moran
LOTTERY PROCEEDS
FL Reno, July 29,-The wheels of tn
great American homestead lottery be
gan to turn today. They ground on
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Is FOR SCHLEY IN 1904
Tennessee Ex-Governor Wants to Run
Him For President
By scrlpps -MoRae Press Association

Nashville, Tenn, July 30.-In an
interview printed today former Bob
Taylor booms Schley for Democratic
honors in nineteen four. 81 am for
Schley for President" he said, "The
Dreyfus case has almost been equalled
in our own free country bythis Schley
persecution. Gov. Benton McMil-
Ian, Senator Carmack and other
prominent southerners take sides with
Schley.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
San Francisco Suffering from
a Bic Strike
TRAFFIC IS ALL TIED UP
Is an Effort to Secure RecOg-
milton of Labor
Started with the Transfers but all
the City Front Men are in
Sympathy

San Francisco, July 80. The labor
trouble in this city reached crisig
today and as result maritime traffic
and labor along shore are almost at a
standstill and industries are almost
totally naralyzed.
The order for general walkout Of
the City Front Federation was made
effective this morning.
The City Front Federation compris-
es fourteen unions and organizations,
with full membership of about
IL, 900.
Three thousand OF these men are
employed at sea or in other cities and
the strike order does not apply to
them until they return to San Fran
cisco.
Twelve thousand men obeyed the
order today.
The City Front Federation is COM
posed of the following organizations:
Sailors Union of the Pacific, four
local unions of ongshoremen, marine
fremen, Brotherhood of Transfers,
Ship and Steamboat Joiners, Porters,
Packers, Warehousemen, Ship Clerks,
Pile Drivers and Bridge Builders,
Hosting Engineers, Steam and Hot
Water Filters and Coal Transfers.
When the order to walk out went in
to effect all the big shipping compa-
MES with one exception were left with
out union man. BY special agree
ment entered into some time ago be-
tween the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company and the firemen's union,
tiremen remained on the vessels of that
company.
-Four coasting steamers, ship and
a schooner were the only vessels that
went to sea.
1t is claimed by the officers of all
the organizations involved, it is said,
that the strike is not purely an express
sion of sympathy with the union of
teamsters, or any other body of work.
ers who are in dispute with their en-
ployers, but is taking up of the
gauntlet thrown down by the Employ
ers' Association. In other words, the
city front federation is determined to
defend the principle of unionism which
the associated employers have an
nounced their intention to crush out.
Both sides seem determined to carry
the fight on, and all efforts on the
part OF the mayor and others to bring
about conciliatory settlement have
thus far proved unavailing. 1t is re-
ported unauthoritatively that several
of the larger wholesale houses will
close down until the strike is settled.
Walter COT, president of the Labor
council, said today:
> This is the greatest strike in the
, history of the state. Its efforts will be
most far-reaching and the city and
. state will suffer untold damages, but
o the responsibility for it is all with the
employers. They have discharged
=, men right and left for adhering to un
+ ion principles and in taking up the
battle the affiliated trades are merely
fighting for their rights,
d THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
e San Francisco, July 3l.-The docl
d strike situation is unchanged. Their,
are no signs of concessions. A pro
longed struggle is anticipated. Tn
J strike leaders say if necessary the,
t will tie up every Pacific Port.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
RESIDENCE NOT EXEMPT
Church Must Pay Taxes on Homes Of
Bishop or Priests,

BY Scrlpps-McRae Press Association,
Columbia, Ohio, July t30,-Judge
Oakley, sitting as master commits
sioner in the case of the late Bishop
Watterson against the treasurer of
Franklin county holds the residence
occupied by the priest bishop and
janitors of churches not exempt from
taxation under the religious exemp-
ton act.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

FL Reno, July 3i.-In land lottery to-day
John II. Anderson OF lola by X. H. Brown
agent drew claim Number 23l7 in FL Reno dis
district.
In the FL Reno district yesterday claims
were drawn by W. II. Mccullough lola
j. W Kimberlng. lola,
j. IL. Clendenin, lola.
Oscar Dragoo Wise, lola.
In the Lawton District yesterday claim
were drawn by S. X. Toms, lola.
FL Reno, O. T., July 30.-The names
of 3, 500 homeseekers were pulled out
of the government lottery box to-day
/, $50 from each box. This makes
4, 800 names that have been taken out
up to date. 1t will take up until
Thursday night and possibly Friday
to draw aslmany names out as there
are claims in the new country. The
drawing to-day was a tame affair.
The commissioners arranged to have
the names in blocks of fifty read from
the steps of school house close by
and this way the homeseekers on the
ground were kept away from the lot
| terry platform to large extent and the
work.was performed rapid. Last night
it was like looking for a needle in u
haystack to find man who had drawn
claim Tonight the town is full of
homeseekers whose names have come
out of the box. Numerous Kansas
City people are drawing claims,
Kansas is getting all it is entitled to,
also. Oklahoma, however, still leads.
Texas seems to be in hard luck. Com
pared to the number registered, the
Lone Star state is not getting its share
of claims. This is depressing on the
Oklahoma Democrats, who expected
Texas to land heavily andi thus make
the new country Democratic.
Many homeseekers have given W
hope and are returning home. Many
others will return as soon as they car
get some money from home. The tele
graph Office is swamped.with messages
to outside people asking for funds tC
get away on. The grafters and sure
thing men are also getting scarce
Their harvest days are over here.
LITTLE INTEREST TODAY.
By Scripps- MeRae Press Association.
FL Reno, July 3l.-The third day il
the drawing for claims for Kiowa
Commanche lands took place before Q
constantly decreasing crowd. The
interests of thousands has Jagged
since the best claims are gone. Con
siderable interest was aroused by
Washington dispatch saying the wa.
to avoid the government restriction
on the sale of claims would be t,
abandon it and allow it to be "iump
ed" by some one with whom previou
financial arrangements had bee
y made.
is NOT ENGAGED.
) Kansas City, July 30,-A WIGHT
dispatch says Matte Beals who dre'
y claim two in the Lawton district an
> nounced today that she was not Ell
gagged to Charles Alderman, a locf
y hotel employe. Meanwhile Ackerma
had told reporters that he was goin
l. to Lawton Immediately to help he
with her farm. He said he did M
he think the sudden acquisition of
3. small fortune would make any diiIel
1t ence in their affairs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
For Sale or Trade.

Mrs, Barth four miles southeast of
lola has some COWS and heifers for
sale. Call at once.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.

San Francisco, July 3l.-The dock
strike situation is unchanged. There
are no signs of concessions. A pro-
longed struggle is anticipated. The
strike leaders say if necessary they
will tie up every Pacific Port.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

Ell Reno, July 29.-The wheels of the
great American homestead lottery be-
gan to turn today. They ground out
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
THIRTEEN
TO ONE
That is Your Chance of Get
ting a Claim
l67,006 People are After the
$4,000 HOmesteads in the
New Country
DRAWING TO Be IN Open
Commissioner Richards was
Overruled
The Latest Graft is the Man
Who Claims he can Pick
a Good Claim for you

Registered at ri Reno today, $3.50.
At FL Reno all told, l96,3l5.
At Fort Sill to-day, 53..
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
Late Items.

The new regiments of the U. S.
army under the organization law,
are about completed.
Turkey has again promised the
United States to settle the mission
AIRY claims, which this government
has been pressing for payment for
six years
Craig y Nos, the castle of AIDE
lima Patti in Wales, was sold at
auction in London for 1928, 600
Earl Russell, who was divorced
in America from his English wife,
and Married to an American wife,
is to be tried for bigamy, IN the
British house of lords.
\ fourth daughter was born TO
the Gar and Czarina of Russia,
June IS. She will be named Anas
taSia
Former Governor Pingree of
Michigan, died in London. June
IS, having been very i'll for four
days.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
GOING TO MEXICO.
Pianist Who Is Well
Known In Brownsville.

An Austin dispatch of June is,
in the San Antonio Express. says !:
Mrs. Helen Ritz HeSse left to
day for Mexico City where she will
give a series of piano recitals
Mrs. Hesse is the widow of the late
Phillip Hesse and on the death of
her husband about four years ago
she went to Paris, France, to com
pltte her musical education, return
ing TO her hOm9 IN Austin about IA
month ago. She possesses wonder
full talent and at recent piano re-
cital in this city she fairly cleo
trined her audience, On her way
to the Mexican Capital Mrs HeSse
will stop day or two in Laredo to
visit the family of her brother IN
law, Mr.. Panl He$se. She will
probably remain in Mexico until
fall"
Mrs HeSse is we'll remembered
in Brownsville, having come here
as bride with her late husband.
they made their home here for
over a year Mrs Hesse's musical
talent was the source of great
pleasure TO her friends here, and
they are much gratified to learn of
the success she has since achieved
in her loved art
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
Keep the Balance up.

1t has been truthiully said that any
disturbance of the even balance of
health causes serious trouble
Nobody can be too careful to keep
this balance mp. When people
begin to lose appetite, or to get
tired easily, the least lmprudenre
brings on sickness, weakness, or
debility The system needs Il
tonic, Graves il, and >hould not he
denied it; and the best tonic of
wbIch We have amy knowledge l.
lluod'S SarSapnriIla What this
medicine has done il. ;eeping
healthy peopi- healthy. in keeping
no the even balance of health,
gives ii the same distinction aS a
preventive that It enjoys a. CURE
Its early use has illustrated the
wisdom of the old saying that a
stitch in time saves nine. Take
Hoods for appetite, strength, aud
ernduance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
Irrigation Company

Among recent charters filed for
record is noted the following:
Brownsville Land and Irrigation
company of Dallas and Browns
vile; capital stock, $3.50, 600.
Purpose, the construction ard
maintenance of a system of irriga
ton. Incorporated byJ6hn NJ John
son, ". Il. Leake and w NJ. Rat
cliffe. The first operation is to be
in Cameron county.
This company, as THE HERALD
readers know, began operations in
Cameron county several months
ago, having purchased over thirty
thousand acres of land Within six
to eight miles of Brownville y
part of this land, about two hun
dred acres or more, has been clear
ed, placed under irrigation, and
planted with rice. This first plant
ing, if successful, will be followed
up next season on a much larger
scale, and if success attends the
company, as it doubtless will, the
future of this region as rice pro
ducing country will be assured.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
One New Case.

One new case of smallpox is re-
ported by the city physician, max
ing five genuine cases in all
Thirteen suspects" or persons
who have been exposed to the
diseases have also been brought
into the detention camp. The new
case was discovered last night, one
mile north of town.
Dr. Combe says all of the pa
Clients are doing as well as could be
expected, md that he has the
situation under perfect control
Ample accommodations have been
provided at the camp, by the city,
and all that is possible is being
done to care for its occupants aud
also to prevent further spread of
the disease.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
Brownsville Terminal Rates.

Austin, Tex, June l7.-ItiS order
that notice be and the same is here
by given to all persons interested
that the Railroad Commission of
Texas Will. Oh Friday, Juue %,
1901, at its Office in Austin, take
mp and consider the matter of an
application submitted By the Rio
Grande Railroad Company for the
cancellation Of rates for the trans
pOrtatiOn of sundry commodities
from end of wharf to Brownsville,
as authorized in circular No. 1874
and authority No f, issued 10y this
commission February s, 1901, aud
substituting therefor the follow
ing:
Coal oil, in barrels, any qnahtity
zoe per barrel
Coal oil, in cases, any quantity:
zoe per ease.
Bones, any quantity, &c per 100
pounds
Coffee, any quantity, I9e per 100
pounds
Lard, any quantity, l9e per 100
pounds
Nails, any quantity 19c per 100
pounds.
Rice, any quantity, l9c per 100
pounds
Soap, any quantity, l9c per 100
pounds.
Straw paper, any quantity, l9c
per 100 pounds.
Wire (barbed) and staples, any
quantity, 19c per 100 pounds
Corn meal and -four, carloads,
15c per 100 pounds.
Corn meal and flour, less than
carload lots, lac per 100 pounds.
Corn and oats, less than carload
lots, 16c per 100 pounds
Corn and oats, carloads, BE per
100 pounds.
All persons interested IN the
matters above set forth are request
ed to present to the commission
their views in regard to same on
or before the day of the hearing.
Galveston News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-22
PURIil Y PERSONAL.

Geo. Stowe, jr., came up from
the coast this morning.
VIM NJ Radcliffe, John Cham
piOn and Leo Wise were passen-
gers to the Point last evening.
Miss Anna Kennedy left yester-
day to visit her sister Mrs. ". F.
Sprague at La Coma ranch in Hi
dalgo county.
Leo Wise, w. NJ. Radcliffe, John
Brito and Felix Peha were passen
gers on the train from the Point
this morning.
Mrs Wells and two children,
accompanied by Miss Bates, visited
the Point last night, returning by
the morning train.
Miss Maggie Kennedy will arrive
at home this afternoon, to spend
vacation with her mother and
sisters, her school at La Coma
ranch in Hidalo having closed for
the term.
Miss Edith Foster is at present
visiting relatives at Randolph, n
Y, where she will spend some
time Miss Foster will also attend
the Buffalo exposition with her
relatives from Randolph.
f. h Quarles and Maj. Nose
Harris went to the Point last even
ing. The former returned this
morning, but Maj. Harris remain
ed at the Point, to try and secure
schooner transportation to Calves
ton.
Jas. A Browne. arrived last
night from Austin, with his
daughter, Miss Irene Browne, and
son Stephen Browne, and and their
cousin, Miss Maria Browne, who
have been attending school in that
city, Mr.. Browne having gone re
Gently for the purpose of escort
ing the young people home. Mrs.
Browne aud the younger children
met them at the ranch and accom-
panied them home