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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18
Correction an | Explanation.

Uninteniionally the REGISTER in re-
porting the Habeas Corpus decisions
relative to the city officials gave a
mistaken impression last week. The
officials were not brought into the
notice of the grand jury for collecting
fines from the iointists, but for not
reporting the facts to the county at
torney. The officials were blissfully
ignorant that such duty was inn
posed on them, but in the general
searching of the law which took place
at the time of the grand jury, some
citizen found the section and the Of
iicials were indicted. Mayor Mcclure
allowed his case to take the quickest
course to trial and did not appeal
and his case is over. EX-mayor Tay-
lor of lola, eX-mayor McElroy, of
Humboldt, and Police Judge Gard, of
lola, appealed their cases and by mu-
tual consent test was made of them.
The exact reading of the section
under which the action was brought
which is section 30 of Chapter l0l, is
as follows:
1T shall be the duty of sheriffs.
deputy sheriffs, constables, mayors,
marshals, police judges and police
officers of any city, having notice or
knowledge of the violation of the
provisions of this act. to notify
the county attorney of the fact of
such violation, and to furnish him
the names of any witnesses within
his knowledge by whom such viola
ton can be proven. If any such Of
ticer shall fail to comply with the
provisions of this section he shall
upon conviction be fined in any
sum not less than 500 nor more than
800: and such convictions shall be a
forfeiture of the Office held by such
person, and the court before whom
such convictions is had shall. in adj
dition to the imposition of the fine
aforesaid, order and adWdge the for
fixture of said office. For failure or
neglect of official duty in the enforce
ment of this act, any of the city or
county officers herein referred to may
he removed 10y civil action
1t will thus be. seen that all county
and city officers are equally liable and
the public sentiment seems to be to
forgive and forget the past, in view of
the fact that the transgression was
simply matter of ignorance of the
duty imposed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18
First Experience with a Telephone

a southern paper tells "a story of u
Chattanooga merchant who installed a
telephone near the front door of his
shop and one morning stepped up to
the transmitter to answer IA call. Just
at that moment North Georgia far
mer who had never iseen a telephone
before came into the place and inquir-
ed, i"Wanter buy any aigs?" The
who was intent upon getting
his message, gazed abstractedly at the
farmer and told theItelephone, 81 can
not hear you" "Wanter buy any
aigs?" shouted the farmer in voice
that made the Windows rattle.
Still unable to hear the man
who was calling him, the mer.
chant again remarked, this time with
out looking at the farmer, 81 can't
hear you! Speak louder" For the
third time the farmer spoke, roaring
out his previous question SO loud
that peple several blocks away stopped
and asked what the trouble was.
This had the desired effect. The mef-
chant left the telephone, forgetting mis-
call, and turning savagely on the in
truder, remarked 'No! damn it, |
don't want any eggs" The farmer
smiled, and as he went out was heard
to remark softly, 81 never did see one
o. them def fellers, but whut | could
make 'em hear if only let myself out.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18
The Company is About Filled.

The latest news from the company
which proposes to locate townsite
in the soon to be opened Kiowa coun-
try is that of the fifty members allotted
to this town but three vacancies re-
main. One member told the REGISTER
that it was proposed to line up, mount
ed, at the border, all the five hundred
in uniform, consisting of jeans pants,
blue flannel shirt, Winchester and a
bottle of whisky. The commissary
wagon will follow afterthe run. The five
hundred will do hot foot across the
prairie that will make the famous ride
of the 600 at Balaklava go out of bus
mess. In the commissary wagon will
be five hundred rat-tailed files and as
soon as it comes up each member will
seize file and begin at once to file on
his claim. 1t is believed this plan will
be more simple and convenient than
going to the land Office which may be
at some distance.
This is one members idea of the run
and the method; doubtless some of the
others have other plans.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18

When will Kansas men learn to let
their wives rise first! A Galena man
crawled out in the dark, fell over "a
rocker and broke his little finger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18
How to Burn Gas.

at is not only dangerous to leave
gas lamps burning all the time" said
Sam Brown in this Office recently
apropos of the fire in the Odd
Fellows hall, reported elsewhere in
this paper, sit is not only dangerous,
but it is expensive. The life of a
good mantle is five thousand hours.
That is. it will last five thousand
hours If burned under the most favor
able conditions. And that means that
if you burn it twelve hours Il day it
will last just twice as long as if you
burn it twenty-fOur hours day. The
people who let their lamps burn all
day not only waste the gas, but they
put themselves to the expense Of twice
as many nantes as they would re
quire if they turned the gas off when
they were not using it. Every lamp
in my house is turned out every morn.
ing, and my mantles last from twelve
to fifteen months.
"When people first began using
nantes they got an idea that if the
gas was turned off and the mantle. al
lowed to get cold, it would burst when
lighted the next time. That depends
altogether on whether or not it is
lighted properly. The proper way to
light lamp is to turn the gas on and
let it flow long enough to drive
all the air out of the chimney, before
applying the match. This will pre-
vent the little explosion that always
occurs if the lighted match is held
over the chimney when the gas is
turned on.
"When these mohair tubes are used
for stand lamps, the gas ought to be
turned of at the top of the tube, and
not at the bottom. That would ex-
clude the gas from the tube and make
it'last longer. 1t is the action of the
gas on the rubber in the tube that
destroys it, and it stands to reason
that the less it is exposed to the gas
the longer it will last.
'As TO the bare rubber tubes that
are use to connect up little summer
stoves, consider them too dangerous
to use in my house, and l think the
city ought to prohibit their use at
ALL"
Right along this line the REGISTER
had its lesson some time ago. One
evening one of the lamp chimneys in
the composing room suddenly burst.
The mantle of course burst at the
same time and the fragments fell
among some papers and set them on
fire. One of the employees noticed it
and it was put out before any harm
was done. But it might just as easily
have happened when no one was pres
ent, and it isn't pleasant to think what
the result would have been.
From all of which it is clear that
the safest way, as we'll as the most
economical way to use gas, is to turn
! 1t of when il is not needed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18

1t struck us that lola ought to be
popular winter resort flor old people
who cannot stand the cold. Without
any carrying wood or coal, or fixing
fires, the rooms can be kept at. almost
any temperature desired, day and
night. 1t should also he a great place
to rear babies. No difference what
time of night the little ones take the
cholic, the clamp is lit and the fire
built -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18
KIND WORDS OF A NE|GHBOR
Editor of PleasantOn Observer Deyotes
Three Columns to Il Recent Visit
to lola.

During the holidays Mr.. j. Frank
Smith, editor OF the Pleasantoi OBJ
server, and his wife, were visitors in
lola, the guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Lutte
l.. Northrup. ON returning home Mr..
Smith was evidently full of what he
had seen for he took his pen in hand
and before laying it down had written
very pretty three-column story,
without telling a single hb.
He was struck by thepublic improve
ments, the water and light plants, the
gas, the cement and brick and spelter
plants, the absence of smoke pouring
from chimenys, the Elks lodge and
their hall, where he attended the Cen
which was the realization of his.dream
of what he wished Pleasanton might
be-
The REGISTER gives below a few
short extracts from the interesting
comment on 'we'uns."
"On arriving at lola we found the
platform of the little old Santa Fede-
pot crowded with people. This COM
pany should erect betterdepot at this
place, as the present one is entirely in
adequate to accommodate the travel
ing public,
While it was Sunday when We ar
rived there was little EVIDENCE about
the vicinity of the depot to indicate it
was the day of rest. Besides the great
crowd of travellers coming and going.
which created great hustle, there
were long lines of laborers busily dig
ging trenches preparatory to laying
water mains over the city.
Before visiting lola we had heard
that the residents never turned off the
gas. day or night, but suppose it was
exceptional cases. But the fact is. as
we learned on this trip, that at this
time of year the gas used for heating
and lighting, is never turned Off. In
the coolest weather the buildings are
kept about the same temperature. The
gas used for lighting the streets, stores
and dwellings is allowed to burn all
the time. This plan is practiced be-
cause gas is so plentiful and cheap
that the rates are the same whether it
burns all the time, or not.
n
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18

1t is not uncommC'- for small towns
TO have among their business men one
who, by his success, personal popu-
larity as business man, many and
varied interests, his large holdings,
his clear head and good Judgment in
all matters, his liberality and public
spiritedness, is by common consent
admitted to be the leading business
man of the town. Such is theenvable
position which Lutte Northrup seems
to hold with the peopleo of lola. While
young in years. less than forty, and
small in stature, not Overt five feetIin
height, he is withal big man in that
town. BY energy, ability and,general
fitness he has been at the head of the
Northrup Bros. extensive interests for
several years. The handsome new
three story building mentioned above
will stand as a monument to the Nor
thrup Bros, for generations to come,
The Northrup bank, the large store.
lumber yard, cement and brick plants.
smelter interests, gas wells and gas
lands, town properties and farms and
numerous other holdings claim the at
tsntion of Lutte Northrup, He is the
general advisor of more people than
probably any man in lola and yet
keeps an even temper, is always genial
and pleasant and keeps everything
moving without friction"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18

sediment or set
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys} If It stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-18
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let 1t stand twenly-four hours; a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
MISS STONE ALIVE.


Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 6.-United
States Consul General Dickinson, Of
Constantinople, returned here from
Samakov yesterday. lie authorizes
the statement that he is satisfied that
both Miss Ellen M. Stone and her
companion, Nine. Tsilka, are alive
and well treated. NJ. Dickinson's re-
turn is not due to any interruption
in the exchange Of communications
with the brigands, which are still
going on. 1t has been ascertained
that the band intended to kidnap
Mr.. House, a missionary at Salonika,
at the same time as Miss Stone, but
the design failed.
It is stated here that the brigands
will not abate the ransom originally
demanded for Miss Stones release.
In Macedonian circles 1t is maintained
that Miss Stone will be murdered in
that territory in order to remove all
traces of the original Macedonian in
stigators of the capture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
'APLOr TO MASSACRE
Filipinos Conspire to Wipe Out an
American Garrison.
The SCHEME REVEALED BY A WOMAN


Manila, Nov. Ga plot to massa-
re the American garrison at Mon
,ada, province of Tarlac, island of
Luzon, has been revealed by the wife
Of one of the conspirators. Several
Of the town officials were implicated
n the murderous scheme. The wom-
IN who revealed the plot hid q detec-
i've beneath a house in which the
eaders of the conspiracy were meet
ing. Arrests followed and many in
eliminating papers were seized. The
plan was to set fire to a house close
to the barracks after dark, and when
the soldiers came out to assist in ex-
tinguishing the flames $50 conspir-
ators, armed with bolos, were to rush
upon the guard, capture their arms
and proceed to massacre the gar
risOn.
Commissioner Wright Tuesday took
the oath of Office as vice governor.
He will be acting governor during the
convalesence of Gov. Taft, who prob
ably will be unable to resume his
duties for some weeks to come.
The federalists are holding con-
vention to arrange for a petition to
congress asking that body to grant
autonomy to the Philippines, with a
governor appointed by the president
OF the United States, with veto pow
err over the two houses, the senate to
consist of 30 members, IA of them to
be named by the governor and 16 to
be elected
The wife of Gen. Lukban was the
main cause of the refusal of the Sa-
mar insurgents to surrender. Some
of the principal men who have been
captured are willing that their wives
be held as hostages while they 60 into
the field for the purpose of persuad-
ing their relatives to surrender.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
WAGES TO BE REDUCED.
The Owner Of the Iron Works Cottou
Mills ct Fall River, Mass, Cannot Fay
More Than Others In the Trade

Fall River, Mass, Nov. en-. G. D.
borden, owner of the Iron Works
cotton mills here, who, few weeks
ago, caused excitement in labor cir
Giles here by announcing an increase
of ten per cent. in wages, yesterday
give notice OF return to the original
schedule November IS. 1t was stated
that Mr.. Borden hoped to compel the
ether manufacturers in the city to
raise wages to meet his action, but a
general increase was refused and the
operatives accepted the situation.
The following is the notice as post
ell in all the rooms at the Iron Works
mills: 1.-THE market price of labor
in this community. as fixed by the
management of kindred mills, having
been formally accepted by the opera.
tves, the wages of the employees in
the mills of the Fall River Iron Works
corporation will be reduced ten per
cent, to the scale prevailing prior to
the recent advances. The reduction
will take effect Monday, November IS.
While the management Of this cor
poration believed that under existing
conditions wages should be advanced,
it nevertheless cannot pay any more
than the rate accepted in other mills"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 81. L.
Schroeder, living near Pocahontas, Ia,
disappeared last Saturday. His frozen
body was found yesterday in q corn
field only a few hundred yards from
his home.
womsn's Christian Association Board.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 6.-The sessions
Of the sixteenth biennial conference
Of the international board Of Won.
ems and Young Women's Christian
association closed with dinner ten.
dered to the new officers yesterday at
the Y. W. C. A. building. The morn
ing's meeting was devoted to the con-
sideration Of the unfinished business.
In the matter Of selecting the place
for the next conference only one
city put in an invitation, st. Louis,
and that city was chosen. The con.
vention passed resolutions OF greet
ings to Mrs. Roosevelt and Of SYM
patty to Mrs. Mckinley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
THE RAILWAY MAIL.
Superintendent White Makes His
Annual Report on the Service.
VERY FEW ERRORS IN DISTRIBUTION


Washington, Nov. 6.-The annual
report Of General Superintendent
White, of the railway mail service,
for the fiscal year 1901 shows that at
the close of the year there were 1888
full railway post Office lines, 1902
apartment car lines, 10 electric and
cable lines and Al steamboat lines in
operation. The total mileage Of rail
way, steamboat, electric and cable
lines covered by railway post Office
service was 1S2,154. The pieces Of
mail matter handled, exclusive of reg
istered matter, was IA, 1924, 420, an
increase Of 2.Sl per cent. over last
year. The number of errors in dis
tribution was one to every 1896
pieces. There were 17,19s,995 pieces
Of mail matter illegibly addressed, so
as to require special attention before
delivery could be made, an increase
Of over 100000 over last year.
There were during the year 1925
casualties, in which seven clerks were
killed, So seriously injured and 229
slightly injured. This is the largest
number of casualties ever recorded in
one year in the history of the service.
Recommendation is made for the re-
lief of injured and disabled employees
of the railway mail service by with
holding two per centum from the sal
aries of the clerks and with it Great
ing a fund to provide for disabled
and supcrannuated clerks.
The reorganization and reclassifica-
ton of the service is again recon-
mended. Also the passage of an act
for the protection Of clerks while in
the discharge Of their official duties
in postal cars.
The general superintendent recon-
mends that the mailing divisions OF
nil Offices in which the gross receipts
amount to more than 100000 per an
nun be consolidated with the railway
service and placed under its control
The work of inducing publishers ia
separate their mails before deposit
ing them in post Offices in the large
cities has been pressed with vigor
and substantial gain made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
TURKISH TERRITORY TAKEN.
The French Admiral Has Seized Ports IN
Mitylene to Meet French
Demands.

Paris, Nov. 6.--Dispatches directed
Admiral Caillard to proceed to the
island of Mitylene, where ne seized
the customs at Midilli and at two
other ports. The squadron arrived at
Alitylene yesterday afternoon. The
government decided that Admiral Call
lard should occupy couple of ports
ON the island Of Mitylene which Is
conveniently close to Smyrna. So,
should the governments impression
that the sultan will satisfactorily set
tie the monetary question without
delay prove uniustifled and the GUS
toms receipts at Mitylene not be suffi-
cent to meet the French claims,
Smyrna can yet be occupied.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
THE WORLDS FAIR.
President Francis Says the Expedition to
lie Held In 1t. Louis In 1908 VIII
Not BE Postponed.

st. Louis, Nov. 6.-President D. X.
Francis of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position company, when shown a
statement of Adolphus Busch that
it would be impossible to have a
great worlds fair by 1908, owing to
the short time for preparation, said:
"lhe fair cannot and will not be
postponed. have said this before
and repeat II now whatever else
anyone else may have said. Mr..
Busch is not advised of the progress
which we are making or he would
not have made such Il statement.
President Mckinley's invitation to
the world to attend the fair in 1908
has gone out and il would be i'm
possible now to change the time.
While Mr.. Busch has helped the
worlds fair along he has been absent
from st. Louis for six months, and
because of that fact he was not
aware of the progress the exposition
had made"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
PRIZES FOR THE NAVY.
Admiral Dewey and His Men Get Dsci-
sion About the Spanish Ships Taken
In the Battle Of Manila.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Justice Brad
ley, sitting as a United States dis
trict court, yesterday signed "a de-
cree Of condemnation and distribu-
ton in connection with the libel in
prizes instituted by Admiral Dewey
on behalf OF himself and the crew of
the United States naval force taking
part in the battle Of Manila bay. II
sets forth that the following prop
erty is lawful prize of war, viz: The
protected cruisers Isla de Cuba and
Isla de Luzon, the unprotected
cruiser Don Juan de Austria, the
transport Manila and all other YES
sells and equipment belonging to the
king Of Spain and his subjects cap
tured by the naval forces Of the
United States the LIST of May, 1893,
except such as may have been re-
stored to private owners. The Span
ish property captured on shore at
the Cavite arsenal or elsewhere and
all non-sea-going boats pertaining to
the arsenal Is not subject 10 prize.
The vessels entitled to share in the
prize property are the Olympia, the
Baltimore, Boston, Raleigh, the gun
boats Concord and Petrol and the
revenue cutter Mccullough. The
Nanshan and the Zafro are held not
entitled to share. Upon ascertain
ment Of the value of the property
condemned as prizes the secretary OF
the navy is to deposit an amount
equal thereto with the United States
treasurer subject to the courts or
der.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
scHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY.


Washington, Nov. 6.-rhe time of
the Schley court of inquiry was en-
tirely devoted yesterday to hearing
argument In the case of Admiral
Schley. Mr.. Hanna finished his argu-
ment in behalf of the department,
which had begun Monday, and Capt.
James Parker began, but did not con-
clude his presentation of the case
for Admiral Schley. Mr.. Hanna yes
terday considered the retrogade
movement, the bombardment of the
Colon and the charge made against
Admiral Schley of the diobedlence OF
orders Capt. Parker had only
reached the coaling question when
the court adjourned. He defended
the conduct of his client at all stages
OF the campaign so far as he went.
II is expected that Capt. Parker will
conclude his speech to-day, when Mr..
Raner will begin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
President Roosevelt Returns.

Washington, Nov. g. President
Roosevelt returned to the city last
night at $3.50 from Oyster Bay, where
he cast his ballot. Quite a number
of persons were assembled at the sta
ton and the president lifted his hat
several times in response to their
salutations. An extra detail OF po-
lice and large force of secret serv-
ice officials were on hand to see that
no harm befell the chief executive.
The presidents trip from New York
to Washington was without special
incident.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07
Cherokee Nation for White Settlement.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 6.-The Cherokee
nation in the Indian territory in air
probability will be opened to white
settlement within the next IS months.
Senator Carpenter, of Chan'lte. Kan'-
attorney for the Indians, thinks
treaty between the Cherokees and
the government, providing for the al
lotment of the lands in the nation,
will be contaminated this winter. He
believes the reason the last treaty
was rejected was that matters were
misrepresented to the Indians, The
matter has been explained and they
are now anxious to take allotments.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-07

Cincinnati, Nov. 6.-The convention
of Methodist bishops, Bishop Andrews
presiding, yesterday discussed a mum
Der of questions of law governing the
church. They elected bishop Walden
to fill the vacancy on the committee
on fraternal relations caused by the
death of Bishop Ninde. DR.. 0. j.
Fisher, of Fort Worth, Tex. was elect
ed to fiji the vacancy in the university
senate. DR.. Rogers, of Newark, n. D..
was elected to fill the vacancy in the
board of education.