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The Iola register., 1901-10-25
What an Oil Gnsher Is.

Reports recently sent out stated that
the gushers at Beaumont were failing.
To disprove this the Beaumont En-
terprise devotes page to atfidavits
denying the report and gives the fol-
lowing details of the test of "a new
well.
Through siX-inch main, contain
ing nine elbows and $50 feet long Hey
wood we'll No. was turned into two
wooden tanks for seventeen minutes.
The pipe showed pressure of seventy
pounds to the square inch. The tanks
averaged S5 barrels for each foot of
oil turned in and had a capacity of
1900 barrels each. There was four
feet of oil in each tank when the test
began and after exactly seventeen
minutes the flow was turned of.
Measurements showed fourteen feet.
four inches of oil in one tank and
fourteen feet three inches in the other.
or fow of l754 barrel in seventeen
minutes, which is lO3 BIT barrels per
minute, or 1885,, ,5S4 barrel per twenty
four hours.
As the oil is worth something like
fifty cents per barrel, one gets hint
OF what it means 10 own u real live
gusher
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
REMARKABLE EDITORIAL

In the New Yord World on June II,
1900, appeared an editorial which, in
the light of recent events, is one of the
most remarkable that has ever been
written. 1t must be borne in mind,
that it was written prior to the as
sembly of the national convention
that nominated William Mckinley.
The editorial is as follows:
Seven times in one hundred and
ten years a vice president of the
United States has succeeded to the
presidency-three times by election
after serving in second Office and four
times to ill vacancies caused by the
deaths of the presidents with whom
they were elected. On an average,
therefore, calculating upon past his
tory, once in every sixteen years the
man chosen as vice president viii later
on become president. TO put it in
another way, one vice president out of
every four will eventually come to the
higher office. It is now twenty years
since the Republican party nominated
vice president who later became
president If the average of the last
one hundred and ten years is to hold
good, another vice presideu; is there
fore four years overdue for promotion
to the higher Office, The Chicago con-
vention of 1850 went through no end
of labor, turmoil and excitement pro
longed through thirty-siX ballots, to
nominate james A. Garfield for prcsi-
dent At the Tag end of the last days
proceedings, with no thought about it
except that it was eood thing TO
throw the second place as scrap Of
comfort to one Of the defeated Grant
phalanx, Chester Alan Arthur was
named for vice president. Garfield
actually served just four months in
Office, and then after two months more,
during which time he lay dying, Ches-
ter Alan Arthur became president for
more that three fourths of the entire
presidential term. 1t is maxim
much respected among gmathematicians
life insurance actuaries and other
statistical persons that the law of av-
erages never fails. From that stand
point the second place on the Phila-
delphia ticket should neither be light
lv filled nor lightly declined
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
County s s. Convention.

Our Annual convention is near at
hand in Humboldt Oct, %, 20.
A convention which means much to
all who are concerned with our sun
day Schools of whatever denomina-
tion and in any capacity, whether Of
Gcers, teachers or members.
At this convention there will be
held discussions which will bring out
the most successful methods OF con-
ducting the Sunday schools in all de
partments; methods proved by expert
ence. There will be brought ont in
these discussions many suggestions OF
special interest to our teachers, pri-
mary, intermediate and senior,
State Secretary Engle will be with
us at all sessions to assist and in
struct, he is ranked second to none in
the state.
Let every school be represented by
as many delegates as can be induced
to attend let us make sacrifice If
necessary and attend all the sessions
We urge all township officers who
have not yet called on the township
convention to do so at once, So their
reports may be prepared and all nec'
essary work be done before the con
vention. Also the individual schools
are urged to make reports to the town
ship presidents of their respective
townships, or to the officers of the
county association. Let us have q
complete report from every school in
the county. Make reports on blanks
sent you by the secretary of the coun'
ty-and do so at once. Superintend
ents will please see that their school:
are reported and also that their zap
portionment" islpaid in full-at least
two cents per member. SECRETARY
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
PAY LIBERAL PENSIONS.

1t is SO uncommon to see an editor
ial in an opposition paper in Kansas
urging the payment of liberal pen
sions that the REGISTER Rtakes pleasure
in reproducing the following sensible
and patriotic article from the Newton
journal:
"Papers have lately been comment
ing, in more or less sarcastic man
ner, on the increase of pensions since
the first Grant administration.
During Grants first term the an
nual payments we're 500, 0A, 900, and
for his second term they were slightly
less, - $5S, 40s, ,S3g But the average
annual payment for Mcl<iniey's first
term jumped to $40, 600, 137, and will
be larger during the,present term"
1t seems queer to us that people
should continually persist in talking
against the U. s. pension system and
bewail the amount of money distribut-
ed each quarter by the government in
that manner.
Nearly all of this $40, 900, 900 is di e
tributed broadcast throughout the
United States: every state is repre-
sented and nearly every village, es-
pecially in the north aud west.
The paying out of this vast sum not
only gives living to thousands of
needy and worthy veterans and those
dependent upon them, but it takes an
enormous expense of the shoulders
of the taxpayers of the counties in
which they live as great number of the
old war horses would lhave to enter
soldiers homes aud leave their fami-
lies dependent upon charity.
Further, if this Sl40,000 600 were
not paid in pensions and put in circu-
lation in that manner it would either
congest the Treasury of the country
or be stolen in legislation.
The greatest reason why pensions
are right is that man who sets him
self up as target for the bullets OF
his country's enemies deserves the
gratitude of that country, and no man
ever served any lonGth of time in the
army on active duty and came out as
good physically as he went in.
IL some undeserving rascals manage
TO defrand thegQyernment by securing
pension TO which they are NOT en-
titled. that is no reason whythe people
and the newspapers should bewail the
system. To hear some of the express
sions in regard to pension payments
you would suppose that it was "A con
stant drain on the resources of the
country, when, the fact is, the country
in general wdNId be about $40, ,OOO,O 900
in circulating medium (current funds
for the poor to do business with worse
of if it were abolished.
II is self evident that an increase of
pensions would he much better for the
common herd" than their decrease.
And then, too, theirs is the paramount
question of justice aud right. If there
is to be error at all, let it be favorable
to, rather than against, the interests
of the old veterans
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
Must Keen Good Roads.

December sees half dozen rural
routes start in Allen county. In view
of this fact the following information
from the department at Washington
will be of interest possibly vital in
terest-to the patrons of some of the
proposed routes: The pi-patch dated
October 10, says;
IN discussing his annual report Of
the rural free delivery service today.
Superintendent Machen said be was
devoting considerable attention to the
necessity for passable roads in the
districts where the department is
asked to establish this branch of the
postal service. In all cases where the
department has been urged to intro
duce rural free delivery, one OF the
first requirements before the latter
assurance that the roads along the
route of the delivery are in good con-
dition. In some instances it has deve
loped the roads are good only in
some seasons OF the year, ana practl-
cally impossible during the winter
and spring. Consequently, during
bad weather it is impossible for the
carrier to cover his route in the
schedule time.
Superintendent Machen will recon-
mend in his report that the rural SER
authorities do not show a disposition
to maintain the roads in proper condi-
tion to expedite the free delivery of
mails, and in future to orefuseto estab.
lish the system where inspectors of the
department find the rural highways
are not in good condition throughout
the entire wear
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
II is "COOpertOn' Now.

Col. w. ID. Saphar returned home
Tuesday from the Kiowa country
where he has been 70" the past month
He went down to seethat his son Regi-
maid was started of right with his
boarding house and found the young
man doing we'll
The Colonel says that owing to the
fact that there is already one postollice
named Cooper in the territory it has
been found necessary to change the
name of the new town in which lola
men are interested from Cooper to
Cooperton. But Coopertou is just as
good town as Cooper was and the
Colonel believes in its future.
He brought home with him some
samples of the crop of the country.
Several two-pound frogs he brought
and showed to Walter Hull and c. b.
Spencer and friends had to hold both
of them to prevent their taking the
afternoon train for Cooperton. lie
also brought live tarantula in a
bottle. He is a husky specimen and
proves that live stock would flourish
in the new country.
The Colonel also brought back a
months barber wire on his face that
ruined two of Jimmy Hershberger'
razors in removing.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
THE EVIDENCE or THE ENEMY

A good many Of the naval officers
who have testified aefore the Sehley
inquiry seemed tn think it doubtful
whether Schley knew just what he was
doing on that day, There is one gen.
tleman alive, however, who does not
appear to have any doubt on that
subject, and that is Captain Eulate,
who commanded the Viscaya on that
''sad but glorious day" Captain
Eulate wrote u report OF the battle as
from this report is evident that the
Brooklyn, in spite Of the "tell-tale
loop" managed to keep one man and
his ship mighty busy. The Captain
said: "The Brooklyn was a half mile
closer to me than any other ship, and
| determined to try to ram II, so that
the Colon and Oquendo could get
away, and | started for IL. 1t made "A
good mark, with its big broadside and
as | started thought surely | would
get it,. But it had evidently seen us
and quickly it turned about, and max
ing short circle, came at our port
side, so that | thought it would ram
us. | moved in toward the shore so
that could avoid it, and then | saw
the Oquendo had gone ashore also, its
steam pipes evidently having been
severed by shell, The maneuvcI' of
the Brooklyn was beautiful. We
opened a rapid fire At it with all
our big guns, but il returned il with
terrible effect. The Oregon also hit
us several times, but the BroaFlyu's
broadside, crashing into our super
structure, simply terrorzed the men.
We worked all our guns at it AT one
time, and ! don't see how it escaped
us. 1t simply drove us into shore, at
one time lighting us at !, 100 yards.
The Brooklyn had prevented me from
getting away, for | could have beaten
the Oregon out, as | had two-mile
lead of II. My orders were to try to
sink the Brooklyn, and tried to
carry them out. / did not think its
battery would be SO terrible as it
was.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
SHIPPED % LOADED CARS
The Cement Company Made a Record
Breaking Last Saturday

Talking about busy town, the lola
Portland Cement plant is u part of
lola, and last Saturday it shipped
out twenty mine cars loaded with lola
cement The Missouri Pacific took
sixteen of these and the Santa Fe
took thirteen. The cars we're un-
usually large or the number would
have been greater as there were 3,642
barrels of cement in the whole days
shipment. Now just let your imagina-
tion picture a train of twenty-nine
heavily loaded cars pulling out
with lola products and you can see
why )la is great. 1t was record
for the factory and for lola.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
Tot Causes Night Alarm.

cone night my brothers. baby was
taken with Group" writes j, G.,
Snider, of Crittenden, Kyu lit seemed
it would strangle before we could get
a doctor, so we gave it DR. King's 5
New Discovery, which gave it quick
relief and permanently cured it, We
always keep it in the house to protect
our children from Group and whoop-
ing cough. 1t cured me of a chronic
bronchial trouble that no other reme-
dy would relieve" " lnfallible for
coughs, throat and lung troubles. SOC
and 81 90. Trial bottles free at Evans
Bros.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
No lilnss Works for pittshnrg.

The Pi'tsburg Headlight says that
the glass men who wanted n small
bonus TO establish fine glass plant
there will probably not locate. When
the matter was sifted to the bottom it
was found that the bonus desired was
Sl2 800 and five acres of ground. AS
"a counter proposition the Commercial
Club offered the ground and to pay
81, 600 year after the plant had been
operated. The promoters never said
another word. one man says Sl2, 900
will build glass plant and advised
Pittsburg to own the plant herself if
that sum was to he invested. And the
club has served notice that no busted
promoters need apply to Pittsburg to
build and give them any kind of "A
plant. And that is dead wise
The men who are seeking Il donation
from lola have written to u dozen
Kansas towns, according to local
papers. and evidently intend feeling
the pulse of the gas belt. The town
that puts up the most money may get
a part of plant. lola has passed
the stage where it has to give big bon
rses for plant that may run and
may not. and if all the towns would
stand together the sharpers would
soon ouit.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
Dissolution Nnticp.

The partnership that has heretofore
txisted between the undersigned under
he name of Ddncau d Scott, for the
publication of the History Of Allen
and Woodson Counties has been this
day dissolved by mutual consent,
Chas. f. Scott having sold and as
signed all his interest in the unfin-
shed business of the firm to l.. w.
Duncan, who will pay all bills and
collect all outstanding accounts of the
firm. l.. w. DUNCAN,
CHAS. +. SCOTT,
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
Mrs. Crumley Adiudged Insane.

Mrs. William Crumley of Gas City
was adiudged insane by jury in the
probate court Wednesday aud APP
plication will be made for her recep-
tion in some of the State institutions
where it is hoped she will be fully
restored. The family live until a
short time ago in East lola. Mrs.
Crumley's delusion is that her hus-
band and child are both dangerously
i'll and likely to die and leave her to
want. Spells of deepmelancholia and
Mysteries are the expressions of her
mild insanity and it is hoped that the
skill of trained doctors and nurses
will restore to her her hopefulness and
sanity.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
TO Cure a Cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets, All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. r.. W. Grove
signature is on each box. 25c.
The Iola register., 1901-10-25
Farm Loans.

Five percent enterest, reasonable
commission. Call or write |. H. Kas-
beer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-24
a Test Vote on Consolidating Presby-
terian Seminaries

Little Rock, Ark. May pa test
vote was reached today in the Southern
Presbyterian general assembly on the
question OF consenting to the consolida-
ton Of the Northern and Southern
Presbyterian theological seminaries in
Kentucky. Nearly the entire day was
devoted to discussing the matter. Late
this afternoon DR.. Winn, OF Peters burg,
Va, offered a resolution reciting that
while the general assembly may not
wholly approve the wisdom OF consol-
fdating the two seminaries, yet IN view
Of the practical unanimity of the Ken
lucky and Missouri synods on the sub
ject because of the safeguards thrown
about the compact, the assembly would
interpose no bar to the consolidation.
A motion to table the resolution was
lost and further action was then de-
ferred until tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-24
WILMINGTON, n. c., FRIDAY, MAY 24 1901
AsHEvILLE SECTION FLOODED
Much Damage Done In the City and at
BIltmore

Charlotte, y. c., May PA special
10 The Observer from Asheville, y. c.,
says:
The heasiest and most disastrous
rain fell today in Asheville and the
surrounding country that has visited
this vicinity in years. Bottom land is
ruined and hillsides are yawning
gulches. Bridges are gone and many
roads are impossible. The water is
up 10 the floors in many dwellings and
has reached the fires in the electric
light plant. The city is in darkness.
The waters of the French Broad and
Swannanoa rivers have reached the
highest point on record. The water is
a foot deep in the ice factory and flour
mills. At Biltmore, the Southern rail-
way tracks were washed out of place
and twisted into all sorts OF shapes
Hundreds of Asheville people have
flocked to Biltmore today to see the
damage done to the ideal village Of
Mr.. Vanderbilt. When the million
aire and his advisers planned the town
an insignificant creek was not taken
into account. Today this stream did
surprising damage. One row OF cot
tages was flooded and the people forced
to move their belongings to the upper
floors. Some beautifully paved streets
We're covered with rubbish. Small
trestles a Biltmore and on the main
lines of the Southern and the Spartan
burg and Asheville roads were wash
ed away and no train will be operated
on either line before tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-24
THE OLD AND NEW CHALLENGERs
Another Contest shows the Points In
which They Excel

Ryde. Isle OF Wight. May sL-The
two Shamrocks started today over a
course as nearly as possible similar to
those OF the windward and leevsaFd
courses OF the contests for the Amer
.ca's cupA \ moderate. varying breeze
o. eight to twelve knots was blowing
and the water was smooth.
The Erin was awaiting the boats at
No Man fort and started them. The
Shamrock II came around ahead OF
Fife's boat and Immediately after the
signal was given. led her out TO a fine
start. having an advantage or probably
half a minute. The conditions seemed
TO admirably suit the challenger. She
pointed higher and footed faster than
the old boat and gradually edged out 10
windward and went ahead. The tin
at mark OF the end of the ISLAM
showed nearly two minutes gain for tn p
challenger in an hours sailing. Part Z.
the time the Shamrock ii sailed with
out jib top-sail and looked as IL she
had the whole game in hand.
AS the boats teat out TO the weather
mark. they found a fresher wind and
more sea. but he challenger seemed TO
have found her true form and kept
pulling away in excellent fashion. The
yachts started. dead before the wind.
on the long leg back To No Man fort.
Going free the shamrock proved again
that she is the tetter boat on this point
OF waiting than the challenger. She
ran up on the Watson boat and keeping
wide of her wake, ran into first place.
showing a remarkable turn o. speed.
The challenger once more showed that
down the wind is her weakest point.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-24
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
Generals Ofice at Manila, Accused
of this Crime.

Manila, May PIE. C. Lawrence
volunteer infantry. and afterwards en-
ployed as a civilian clerk in the adju-
tant generals office at Manila, has
been accused of forging the signature
Of Captain Slavens, the insular disburs-
ing officer, to certain checks purporting
to be payable TO General Macarthur
On the backs of these checks were forg-
ed endorsements of General Macarthur
to General Shafter and E. c. Lawrence
Two of these checks, Of 5000 each, have
been cashed at San Francisco, but an
other, negotiated at st. Louis, has been
returned to Manila and pronounced
spurious oy Captain Slavens. Law
renee is suspected of other forgeries.
The insurgents today made an unsuc-
ceSSful attack upon the village of Ma
cartan in LagEna province. A private
of the Eighth infantry was killed in the
engagement.
The official report Of the recent en-
gagement near Pasaco, in South CANA
rineS province, says that three Ameri-
can soldiers were killed and one native
scout was captured.
General Macarthur has ordered re-
ports from all the civil departments
preparatory to his own final report.
The commission has prepared a bill
to create new weather bureau. This
bill practically continues and subsidies
the present Jesuit observatory in Ma
Mia. This bureau has always been
competently administered and was sup
ported by the Spanish government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-24
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY
Plans Proposed for Security of tn
Principal and Interest

Washington. May N.-The state de-
partment has been made fully ac-
quainted by Mr. Rockhill with the
character of the proposition relative to
the floating of the indemnity loan un-
folded at Pekin. While grave objec-
tions are perceived to the Russian pro-
ject for a joint guarantee of the loan,
because of the immense difficulty of
securing the assent OF congress to an
agreement which would entangle the
United States with foreign nations for
more than a quarter Of a century at
least there is nothing in Mr.. Rockhills S
instructions that would cause him to
antagonize the English proposition,
provided it is fully developed so as to
secure this safety of the loan, while
assuring the integrity OF China. 1t is
suggested that these objects can best
be secured by causing China to deliver
to each nation bonds. bearing per
cent interest. to the face value OF that
nations indemnity claim. The nation
holding the bonds could dispose OF
them at it's pleasure. II could an1x
its own guarantee and sell the bonds
in the open market
The claim for the collection and dis
tribution Of interest contains the germ
OF the guarantee OF Chinese integrity
1t Is proposed that an international
board of financiers collect periodically
from China the amount Of income
which the ministers at Pekin have de-
cided can be extracted without running
the country, this money to be divided
up between the powers in the shape OF
interest in exact proportions to the
bonds held by them. In case OF default
by China, each nation will lose in pro-
portion. and special covenant will bind
each power to refrain from individual
action against China to secure the pay
ment Of the arrears or to seize terri
terry in lieu OF interest in default. 1t
is calculated that thus each power will
find it to its interest 10 prevent divis-
ion of China.