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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
THE RECORD FOR 1901.
Is a Slight Increase in Pension Pay
ments Notwithstanding Spanish

Washington, July 16.-Reports
have been received by Commissioner
Evans, of the pension bureau, from
all the pension agents of the country
showing the entire pension business
transacted for the fiscal year ending
June 30, last. The showing thus
made, compared with 1900, is as fol-
lows:
The appropriation for the two years
was the same, $l44, 900, 900 for each
year. The expenditure for 1901 was
Sl3S, 53l 1914, and excess over 1900 of
1900 of 500, 1854.
During the year the pension roll
was increased TO the extent of 1906
names, making total of 997, 1874. The
deaths among pensioners numbered
80, 0S2 in 1901, or 2,275 more than in
1900.
The record shows that for the year
10, 10 claims were filed on account of
the Spanish-American war. OF these.
1886 were allowed and 1901 were ad-
Indicated and rejected
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
FUNSTON MAY OUT
Reported that he May Resign
his Commission
HAS GOOD BUSINESS OFFERS
Officers Just from Manila
Credit the Story
Bureaucrats who Worried for Fear
he Might be COMMANDMENT Chief
May get Relief

Washington, July l5.-Army officers
who have just returned from Manila
say Gen, Frederick Funston will soon
resign his commission as brigadier
general They predict that when the
Filipinos have adapted;themselve to
the new conditions of civil govern
ment Funston will retire from the
army and engage in business in the is
lands. The report that the Kansan
would resign was thoroughly dis
cussed by officers at the war depart
ment Saturday, and while no one
seemed to have any direct informa-
ton Dncerning his intentions the
statement that he would leave the
army was generally accepted ras true.
People in Washington who know
Funston say that he is not by nature
adapted to the routine and humdrum
of military spost in times of peace
and that his spirit ofsdaring and en-
terprise will lead him slinto other
fields. Officers who have returned
within the past few days say he did
not expect the promotion that resulted
from his capture of Aguinaldo and
that when he was shown the cable
gram from the war department an
nounciug his appointment as u briga-
der general he expressed astonish-
ment that his exploit should have led
tho npali1apt tn
ignition. AT that time, it is said, he
was making arrangements to get out
of the army to accept a proposition
OF large business concern to repre-
sent it in the Philippines. The pro-
motion for the time being, Of course,
diverted his attention from such
plans. The offer is said to have bee
renewed since, and, as it would bring.
him much larger salary than that OF
brigadier, 1t is understood he has
about decided to accept
Army officers, especially the older
officers, are very favorably impressed
with Funston's report to the war de-
partment of the capture of Aguinaldo.
They regard the report as a modest,
straightforward and complete state
ment OF the facts connected with tn at
historic event. That part of the re-
port in which he accords full recogni-
ton to the important service Of Lieut..
Taylor and other subordinate officers
called for much commentator from
the officers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
NO SYMPATHY STRIKE.
The Steel Workers Can Fight Their
Own Battle.

Pittsburg, Pa, July l6.-All the
plants closed yesterday in the great
steel strike were shut down tight and
matters about the plants were quiet.
In regard to the threat of President
Shaffer to call ont the workmen in the
other union plants of the United States
Steel corporation, significant state
ment from him today that just now he
was not in the sympathetic strike bust
ness, is looked upon as meaning that
for the present the men will be allowed
to continue at work. President Shat
fer was cheerful when seen this morn
ing and announced that strike benefits
will go to the idle men from the time
of The actual inauguration of this
strike yesterday. The association has
substantial fund, he says, and the
men remaining at work in plants out
side of the big steel combine will pay
literally to support the strike. More
over, many oftheidle men are anxious
for vacation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
COL. CLOUD In COMMAND.
Kansas City Man Highly HonOred by
the Pittsburg Reunion.

Pittsburg, Kas., July l5.--The Sec
ond annual reunion of soldiers and
sailors at Pittsburg opened today.
All day yesterday the visitors arrived
at Camp Sheridan, the name: of the
reunion grounds, and although the
weather is dry, dusty and hot, it is
estimated that about 5000 visitors are
on the grounds, camped in the usual
soldier reunion style. Captain w. H.
Morris delivered the address of well
come tonight and Captain o. S. Cas-
cade responded on behalf of the asso-
citation, and Colonel w. F. Cloud, OF
Kansas City, for the visitors.
Colonel Cloud, who has honored
the reunion by accepting the command
of the camp, is one of the most inter
esting characters of the Western SOL
der and statesman. He has been
identified closely, with the history of
both Kansas and Missouri and he
numbers his personal friends the hero
ic pioneers of free state days in Kan
sas and the noblest sons of this strife
rent soil. Cylonel Cloud is veteran
of both the Mexican and civil wars.
Born in Ohio, in 1927, he had just at
tanned his majority when the Mexican
war broke out and he enlisted for SER
vice in the Second Ohio infantry. He
served through the long campaign of
1916 under General Taylor, on the
Rio Grande. Colonel Cloud moved
to Kansas in 1852 settling in Emporia.
The exercises opened tonight with a
campfire which will be held in the
amphtheater.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
SHAMROCK ii. WINS
Final Racing Trial of the Two Lip
ton Yachts.

Rothesay, Firth of Clyde, July 10
The final racing trial of the two Sham
locks to-day was over a thirty-six
miles course, from Craigmore to Skel-
morlie, thence to Tomont End, off
Largs and back to the starting point.
This course was sailed twice over. A
fresh strong westerly wind of from
thirteen to fourteen knots was blow
ing. The challenger had the best of
the maneuvering for position, and led
the Shamrock /. over the line by
about three lengths. The run to Skel-
morlie was dead down the wind and
the challenger, rapidly increasing her
lead, rounded the first mark at Skel-
morlie one minute, fifty-seven seconds
ahead of the Shamrock |.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
BAD FIRE AT WICHITA
DOld's Big Packing House Burns tC
the Ground

'tv Scrtpps- McI}ae Press Association.
Wichita, July l6-Dold's packing
house was destroyed by fire this
morning. The net loss is
half a million. 1t started by spon-
taneous combustion in the lard kegs
AT five o'clock this morning. The
flames spread rapidly to the killing
rooms and main building. Three men
were injured by falling walls. Three
tiremen had a miraculous escape from
death by the same cause, scrambling
from the debris unhurt. A million
pounds of meat and tivehundred loads
OF lard were burned. The plant GOV
cred two acres. The lumber yards
adjoining caught fire. The firemen
were hampered by weak water pressure
and they confined their efforts to pre-
venting the fire from reaching Cuda-
hy's plant north of the lumber yards.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
HAS AN ENDLESS TASK
British Officers from Africa Not Hope
full About the. Situation.

London, July 10, Returning British
officers do not speak hopefully of the
situation in South Africa. They as
sert that the railways are securely
held, and that there are small zones
around Bloemfontein, Pretoria and
johannesburg where it is possible for
inhabitants to settle down to resume
their usual occupations without fear
of disturbance, but apart from the
pacifcation of these small spheres OF
British influence there are few signs
Of progress. The railway line from
Johannesburg to Laing's Mex is still
menaced, and the Dutch section along
the South Orange river is ravaged by
guerrillas. Broad districts of the
Transvaal and the Orange river col
ony are only kept quiet by being
emptied OF their population through
repeated marches of strong columns,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
BRYAN BOLTS
NV Party viii he Organized in the
State of Ohio

Cleveland, July 14.-On July 81,
Ohio Democrats who believe in Bryan
and the issues which he represents
which the recent Democratic conven-
tion ignored, will assemble in Colum'
bus and make up state ticket. Ten
men met this morning in a down town
office building in this city and decided
that bolt should be made and that II
new party should enter the field of Ohio
politics.
The attendance at the conference
was large and represented greater
area in the state than was expected by
hose who called the meeting.
a formal statement Of principles was
submitted to the conference and was
adopted. This will be printed and
sent throughout the state to those who
are known to be faithful to the Ne
braskan. \ convention was decided
upon to be held at the Great Southern
hotel on the last day of July. 70 this
convention may come ali those who
sign their names to the declaration OF
principles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
GOOD RAINS In KANSAS
The DrOuth is Broken in Several
Places

Topeka, July -. The outlook in
drouth.stricken Kansas is much more
favorable tonight. Rain has fallen in
the state today, and much cooler
and Il more hopeful air prevades. The
air shows that the intensely dry con-
dition is gone. A forecast sent out
covering the entire state says that
rain may now be expected in generous
quantities. Crops have been greatly
helped, and distress has been relieved.
Southern and Eastern Kansas received
the most benefit from the rain today.
In no case was it hard rain, but
much good resulted. Coffeyville, FL
dorado, Independence, Valley Falls,
Wellington, Wichita, Wamego, Oska-
loosa, Manhattan and Abilene report
good rains. In Wellington. the rain
was accompanied by high wind,
wrecking buildings and injuring some
people. There, the rain was too late
to save the corn, but will be of great
help to pastures, alfalfa and Kaffir
corn.
In Valley Falls half an inch of rain
fell, accompanied by some hail. a
heavy rain this morning extended
from Emporia to Ottawa. A rain is
also reported from Lawrence.
The showers that occurred in the vi
cinity of Arkansas City and between
Newton and Hutchinson are described
as being too light to benefit the crops
Today has been the coolest in mos
OF the state in two weeks and, unless
all indications fail, the drouth in Kan
sas will soon be broken.
r. ID. Coburn, secretary OF the STATE
board of agriculture, does not share
in the general opinion of the ruin tina
will come upon Kansas as result o
the present dry spell. The damage tC
hay and corn has been serious, bu
the deficiency will be nearly made NJ
by the great crops of Katlr corn ant
alfalfa that has been raised.
Mr.. Coburn states that there ar
over 10000 acres of Kaflr corn ant
alfalfa in the state, which has not beel
materially affected by the dry weather
In addition to this, there are 40, 600, 90
bushels of old corn in the hands OF tn
farmers. This of itself is nearly
fourth of the average crop. The farm
er who has stored his corn for the las
two years will not be seriously Grip
pied.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
WANTS "NO MIDWAY.
Concessions to the side Shows" May
BE Scattered.

st. Louis, July 15.-The Worlds
fair may have no midway" The
elimination of this feature has been
discussed both in informal gatherings
Of directors and informally by the
commission of architects. The con-
cessions may be scattered instead Of
being massed in one street.
Up to the present it has been taken
for granted that the fair would have u
street or region where concessions
Ie the beautiful Orient" the hula
hula dancers, the Nautch dancers and
similar diversions would be massed,
The fact that Chicago, Omaha, Butfa-
10 and other recent eXpositions have
had the feature has produced the idea
that midway is an absolute essential
of an exposition. To avoid the con-
tingency that the name midway" "a
tached to this region would carry a
Renaissance of Chicago, many per
sons have been racking their brains
to find substitute name.
Now there is a poss Utility that no
name at all will be needed becaus
the thing itself will be absent. 1t is
pointed out that the plan of scattering
concessions would have several ad.
vantages. Chicago's Midway after
nightfail, it is argued, was not {
moral place. The "barkers" OF
''spielers, who vociferously solicited
patronage IN front of the booths are
regarded by opponents OF midway
as an undesirable feature of world''
fair.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
KANSAS CRY CROWDED.

Kansas City, July 1.-THE waiting
room at the Union depot resembled an
army ready to go into camplast night.
Five thousand homeseekers, bound for
FL Reno and other registration points
adjacent to the Kiowa- Comanche
country, we're waiting for the Rock
Island, Fort Scott & Memphis and
Santa Fe trains which we're to carry
them to their prospective new homes.
Most of themiwere equipped with com
plete camping Notwithstanding tin
ware, provisions and utensils of every
practical description. North:Missouri
furnished most of the installment of
homeseekers. School. teachers, doc
tors, lawyers, merchants and.farmers
were all represented in the conglom
crate mass that surged in and out of
the depot during the long hours be-
fore train time. Anxiety was pictured
on hundreds of faces because as the
hours went by the crowd increased,
and by 10 O'Clock it was doubtful
whether more than three-fourths of
them could be Accommodated on the
outgoing trains.
ROCK ISLAND QUITS BUILDING
Fort Sill, Ok, July Retrospective
residents of Lawton are nonplussed
by the inactivity oflthe Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railway company.
Work was stopped some weeks ago
on the extension of the road from
Anadarke to Llwton. Former an
nouncement of the railroad officials
promised that the road would be in
operation by August q. There is no
longer any hope offered that so
much as an effort will be made to ac-
commodate the thousands who will
attend the sale of town lots at Lawton.
All manner of rumors are in circu-
lation, and the impression largely
prevails that the railroad company
will wait until after the sale of town
lots at Lawton and then establish a
new town site. This couldnot be done
as a corporation measure, but indi-
viduals associated with the manage
ment could organize the town site
company and make thousands of
dollars.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
TROUBLES NOT OVER
Chinese Matters Getting Serious
Again.

Paris, July 10. The ministers. of the
powers now freely admit that the pros
pect OF conclusion of negotiations is
growing darker. The situation is
most serious, as the deadlock has con-
tinued for more than month. The
meeting arranged for today was post
poned because it was apparent that
the proceedings would be fruitless.
1t was at the meeting of July II that
the ministers had something in the ma
turn of an agreement as to the indem-
nifty. But almost Immediately a radi-
cal difference developed between Great
Britain and Russia as to the details
of the plan OF payment. All che minis
ters were in accord with the scheme
early in June, subject to the approval
of their governments; but Great Brit
ain disapprOved the arrangement on
the ground that it did not adequately
protect her commercial Interests.
The neutral ministers assert that
either Great Britain or Russia must
lldhb ma cIlul CONCESSIONS DtlOIt
conclusion of the agreement is possi-
BILE.
Meanwhile, the committees of the
ministers are working upon compar-
atively unimportant details, such as
Improvements in navigation, but, if
the financial question were settled the
negotiations could be closed in day.
Ii Hung Chang keeps sending siren
uous requests to the ministers of the
powers to present a complete plan.
He represents that China is willing to
accept any reasonable terms and is
chiefly anxious to know definitely what
the powers require, so that she may
begin compliance with the terms.
The ministers regard newspaper ac-
cusations Of procrastination on their
part as exceedingly unjust. The gov
ernments, and not the ministers, are
responsible, the ministers say, for the
the deadlock.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
YOUNGERS RELEASED
Spent Their First Day of Freedom OH
Steamboat Excursion.

st. Paul, Mimi. July l5-Coleman
and James Younger, who were grant
ed conditional parole by the board
of pardons on Wednesday last, were
released from the Saltwater peni-
tertiary at 10 O'Clock this morning
AT present they will make their home
in Saltwater, and it has not yet been
decided where they will be employed.
The men spentthe first day of freedom
upon steamboat excursion up the
st. CroiX river.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
CARNEGIE TAKES A HAND
His Steel Company may he Involved
I'm thp Strike

III NuN OIL INV
Cleveland, o., July 10. The Leader
tomorrow will say: a discussion yes
terday of the prevailing strike of the
Amalgated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers brought out the state
ment that it is due directly to an effort
Of the management of the Carnegie
Steel Company to run the plant half
union and half non-union for the COM
ing year, after which it was the inten-
tion to make all of the mills non-un-
ion, including those which have re-
Gently been absorbed. Several weeks
ago it became known that the Carnegie
Company intended upon July l to alb
sorb the National Steel Company and
the American Steel Hoop Company,
The Carnegie mills have not employed
union labor since 1892, at the time OF
the big strike, while the two mills alb
sorbed have always employed union
labor. The original intention was to
keep the fact of this absorption quiet
until after the officers had signed the
Amalgamated scale and then let the
Carnegie Company carry out the con-
tracts with the workmen for the first
year.
At the end of the year it was to be
determined whether the entire Ii ST o
mills controlled by the Carnegie COM
pany should employ union labor
whether no union men should be en-
gagged. The effort was to be, so it is
understood now, to inculcate Carnegie
non-union principles into the entire
organization. The story of the pro-
posed absorption, however, leaked
out before the time was ripe and it is
understood that the struggle with
labor was precipitated a year earlier
than it was expected to occur on that
account.
1t is said by men of high standing
that since the fight has started it will
be to a finish, and that the result will
be that the United States steel corpor'
alton will be union ridden or that the
life of the Amalgamated Association
shall come to violent end with the
completion of this struggle.
STRIKERS STILL OUT
tiv Scripps- McRae r'ress AssociHtion.
Pittsburg, July l6.-There is NJ
change in the strike situation here to-
day. Excepting the Monesson plant
all of the steel hoop and tin mills ar,
closed by the strikers. The Striker
are orderly, The conference of tn
steel trust officials in New York toda,
is ankiously awaited. Presiden
: Powell of the tin workers organization
of Ellwood, Ind, telephoned to Presi
dent Shaffer of the amalgamated asso
citation today that the tin workers ar
apt to go out in sympathy. The Clar
: mill employees here, non-union TO
t, ten years, will charter as unto
lodge today The only reverse tn
strikers have sustained is the failur
to get the mills at Scottdale and Salts
j. dale, Pa.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
NEGRO SOLDIERS OBJECT
70 the appointment of a Special Com
mittee to Look After Them.

nv ScrippsMcliae PresP Association.
Cleveland, July 1.-THE wrath of
the colored citizens over the appoint
ment of separate committee to care
for the colored Grand Army yeter-
ans during the encampment cont nues
to grow. Rev. Chas. Budy says it
would mean Jim Crow attachment.
Harry Smith, negro editor, says the
negroes won't permit the adoption of
the plan.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19

We have u good sale on DR., Cald-
Wells Syrup Pepsin because we guar
antee it and refund your money II il
does not do just as we represent it..
Call for booklet that tells you all
about it, at Chas. b. Spencer lola
or Kline a Son Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
The Continuous Hot Weather Worse
Than Ever Before Known.
sy scripps- McRae Press Association.

Kansas City, July l7.-Today is the
twenty-sixth consecutive day the mer-
curry ran above ninety-five and the
eighth day the hundred mark has been
passed. All records are broken.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
INDIANA IS ALL RIGHT
Had Corn Saving Rams just in
Time.
BY Scripps- McRas Press Association,
indianapolis, July l7-Showers
throughout the State last night have
saved the corn crop.
Stops the Cough
and Works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay
p rice 25 cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
@M%v.o~

his signature is on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO.Q uinine Tablets
q remedy that cures q cold An one day
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
The FEDERATION IO AID
Two Million Laborers may
Assist Strikers
is No EXCITEMENT TODAY
President Shaffer Determined
to Win out
Threatens to Bring out Every De-
partment in the Steel Trust il
Necessary

Pittsburg, July 1.-THE Amalga-
mated association officials report that
the third day of the sheet steel and tin
plate workers strike opened quietly at
all mills where contest is being made.
The Wellsville mill becomes the center
of interest today owing to the state
ment of the trusts that the manager
for that district of the company would
start a plant with non-unionists. The
Monesson plant employees still stick to
their employers. President Shaifer
said today that general strike Of
every union department in each steel
trust mill has been ordered unless the
demands are granted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
ENGINEERS TIE Up.
~ ,.cr,rr-. McItar pre.s Assnclntlon.


Scranton, July II Every mine in
the Backawanna Valley is crippled
today by the strike of stationary
fremen declared when the wages were
increased or shorter hours which were
finally refused. AL of the mines of
the Delaware and Hudson company
are closed. Fourteen collieries of the
Scranton coal company are not work
ing and six of the temple coal compa-
mics are laid out.
Thomas Flynn, general organizer Of
the American federation of labor
called at the Amalgamated Associa-
TONS headquarters this morning and
offered all the aid within the power of
federation. twas suggested tha,its two
million members contribute a quarter
elch week to the strike.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19

Bv Srrtpps-Mctta- Press Association
Wellsville, Ohio, July 1.-THE
trusts attempt TO open their sheet steel
mills was rank failure as only thirty
men could be secured. If men are i'm
ported tomorrow fights will ensue.