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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-25
HORSE THIEF ARRESTED.
Frank Ford, Negro, in Custody
aud n Fine Horse Recovered.

and n Flne Horse KccOFered.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. December
2.~-tSpeciaD.-Offic c. A Gore to-day
received telegram from Chief-cf-Police
Sylvester, of Wa silington. stating that
Frank Ford a negro 10 years old. had
been arrested there, and tSat TIE brown
mare stolen from Mr.. a. Hansford. Of
THE Bend" Saturday night, had been
recovered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-25
TIE DAYS SUMMARY.
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. December "a
forecast for Thursday and Friday:
7irsfria-Raia OF snow Thursday. ex-
cont fair weather in extreme southeast
70 ca; Friday fair and much colder:
raaie wines. shifting to west and
nor west, becoming brisk.
North Carolna-Partly cloudy Thurs
5ay fair Friday and colder; variable
Es shifting TO northwest and becom-
.ra rtslz.
Tsa weather in Richmond yesterday
7ss oo3d and threatening. and snow fell
f- hour OF Two before mid
rts' Tha range OF The Dispatch Their
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
TILE, BRICK AN6SEWER PIPES
Gentleman Representing large New
York and Kansas City Capital
Looked the Field over.

A gentleman was here all day Wedn-
day looking over the Allen county gas
field. He interviewed men posted on
the subject and had quite talk with
F. V. Crouch, 1t seems that he kept
his identity and his business secret
for some reason, bat there Is reason
to believe that he Is the representative
of large brick and sewer pipe manu-
facturers who are planning to get in
the gas belt so as to maintain compe-
tition with the Dickey Company,
which has announced it's intention of
building a plant where fuel is cheap.
The Fort Scott Tribune had this TO
say Of him in Wednesdays issue:
"Wm. F. Beckley, representing
large capital interests in Kansas City
and New York, was here today look
ing for location and he is most
favorably impressed with the facilities
and natural resources to be found
here and although he has not made a
formal proposition to the city he in
tends to as soon as he completes his
circuit of number of other towns in
the west.
''Mr. Beckley came down from Kan
sVs City yesterday with letter of in
PRODUCTION from G. A. Brockett, of the
Brockett cement company here to G.
Il. Gardiner, superintendent of the ce-
ment plant and Mr.. Gard iner showed
him the various stratas Of clay that is
available here. The formation at the
Missouri Pacific cut was closely in.
spected by Mr.. Beckley and he was
we'll pleased with the quality. He also
visited the point where Mr.. Lotterer
got his clay for his brick plant. The
company that proposes to establish
such a plant will manufacture all
kinds Of sewer tiling and in connection
will operate modern brick plant
Mr.. Beckley called upon Mayor Good
lander this afternoon before going tc
lola and informed him that the natura
resources here were fine and that he
was very much encouraged by the
shipping facilities. The representa-
tive further stated that the two plant:
would lbe operated on very large
scale as it was the intention to supply
large percentage of sewer pipe il
Kansas City as we'll as other sur
rounding cities. He says there is {
large opening for sewer pipe in New
Mexico and Texas where the proposed
company intends to ship much of tn,
product"
The Iola register., 1902-04-18

immediate reinforcements. The lack
of news from General Ma and Marshal
Su is taken to indicate that the rebels
have surrounded the imperial troops
and cut on communication with them.
This is not boxer outbreak, but
an uprising against the present
dynasty. The missionaries are not
threatened directly by the rebels, but
are in danger on account of the condi-
tiOns that exist.
st. Petersburg, April 16.-An off,
cial dispatch received here from Port
Arthur, dated April u, announces
that serious fighting has occurred in
the vicinity of the boundary of the
provinces of Mukden and Kiran, Man
churia, between Russian frontier
guards and Chinese robbers who had
been raiding railroad stations. The
Russians surrounded 800 Chinese at
Kiangtung-tai and only thirty of them
escaped The Russian losses we're
very small.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
OUTLAWS ARE IN A FORT
Three Armed Italians are Defying
the Officers,

Trinidad, Col, April 16.-In the
hills near here three Italians, wanted
by the local officers on charges of as
sault to kill and selling liquor with
out a license, have erected fort with
large logs and blocks of stone in
which they have taken refuge from the
law. They are armed with rifles and
revolvers and say they will not be
taken alive.
Two of the men recently held at bay
fifty men in a quarry, while they as
saulted and beat the foreman, John
Lamm, who had discharged them for
drunkenness. The third, Joseph Mott,
was arrested last week on a charge of
selling liquor without license. he
was released on bond furnished by a
local saloon keeper, but failed to be
present when his case was called in
court. The police say they believe
Mott is the leader of an organized
gang of "bootleggers." The men in
the fort are being kept in food it is
believed, by outsiders. A posse will
be organized today and sent out to
take the men.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Will COCKER|LL EXPAND
Believed to Have in Mind an Enlarge
ment of Ibis Smelter by Pur-
chase or by Construction.

Mr.. A. B. Cockerill is here from
Missouri looking after his smelter at
Gas City and.after the Prime Western
smelter at the same point in which he
owns a thirdinterest andover which be
has been chosen manager.
An interesting thing about his visit,
however, is the recording of a
mortgage which.he has given in favor
OF the Germania Trust Company for
S25, 900. He has Igiven his Gas City
works, interest in fourteen acres Of
land and some gas territory as securi-
ty. Mr. Cockerill is known TO be in
good circumstances and the idea is
not to be entertained that he raised
the money for any other reason than
to reinvest it at once. He could do
this in two ways, by extending the size
of his present smelter in Gas City or
by buying out his partners in the
Prime Western works. Mr.. Cockerill
is recognized all over the country as
one of the shrewdest business men in
the smelling business and one of the
best posted. He has:the cordial good
will of every man who ever worked for
him and the confidence of zinc and
smeltermen.
So it will be good news il he has
really determined to expand in the
Allen county gas belt, and verybody
hopes that that is what he intends
| to do
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
TO BE RENOVATED
White House to be 0verhauled and
Returnished.

Washington, April 16-For the first
time since President Arthur's ,admin
istration, the old White House is to
have a thorough renovation on artis-
tic lines. Mrs. Roosevelt has had her
attention called TO the building and to
the need OF newfurnishings and adorn-
ments to make the place suitable for
the entertainment of large parties. So
heavy has grown the list OF favored
guests in the Roosevelt household that
they have found it necessary to have
recourse to the famous East room as a
dining room, which, by the way, was
part of the original design OF the
house. One feature OF the plan o
renovation is to turn this great East
room into a state dining room, involv-
ing a transformation Of the decorations
to those of the colonial style, with
open freplaces. Thepresent old-fash'
ioned flooring will give place to a new
parquet floor of hard polished woods
and an enormous rug specially design
ed to suit the decorative scheme of the
room will be woven lin one fpiece, SC
that the room may be easily turned
into a charming ball room.
The White House dining service is
strange conglomeration of antique
and modern glass, silver and porce
lain, and so many pieces have disap-
peared that it is no longer sufficien
either in quality or in number o
pieces to serve large dinner parties
The new service which is wanted viii
be of Sevres porcelain.
The present state diningroom will b.
used for small dinner parties. 1t als'
will be redecorated, the!present yello'
color scheme being obnoxious TO tn
family.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
KATY has 2b Year Lease

Quite q voluminous document has
been filed with the county recorder by
the Katy railroad company, being the
deed of transfer by which they acquire
title to the Ft. Scott, lola & Western.
The document has $1l3 of revenue
stamps on it although the terms Of sale
are recorded as Sin consideration of
one dollar and other valuable con-
siderations. This simply means
transfer of stock from the road build
ers to the buyers,
There we're 2700 shares Of stock is-
sued by the original road and it was
all held by FIT. Scott people. B. P.
Mcdonald held 2,66o shares, c. G.
Nelson 10, G. W. Goodlander 10, W.
P. billiard 10 and G. F. Drake 10.
In the deed it is also stated that the
lease of the Missouri Pacific tracks be
tween lola and Piqua is transferred
This lease is for twenty-five years and
doubtless pro gides that the Katy will
not seek local freight or passenger
business between the two points. II
the Katy should desire to build its
own line at any time of course the
lease could be terminated.
Already the road is picking up busi-
ness here. For points on the Katy
system this new lola line makes excel
lent connections and travelling men
have already recognized this fact. If
road from Omaha to Emporia is
built, as now planned, new life will be
injected into the Parsons-Junction
City branch of the Katy and then the
lola line would get larger service.
Here is the Topeka Capitals report
OF the deal
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railway company yesterday filed an
amendment to it's charter with the
Secretary Of State increasing its capi-
tai stock $270, 900, or from S6S, $50, 300
to 6s, $50, 800. The avowed purpose of
the company is to secure control OF
the Fort Scott, Iowa Il Western rail-
road by trading its stock for stock in
the latter company. The Fort Scott,
Iowa & Western railroad is line
which is projected from Fort Scott to
Emporia 1t has been built as far as
the gas fields in Allen county and will
give the NJ. X. g. 7. an entry into that
territory. II the road is constructed
through to Emporia, which is consid.
cred doubtful by many, it willgivethe
MIX. Il T. much shorter route from
the northern part of the state to Kan
sas City as all train now have to &c
| by the way of Parsons"
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
One More Building Enjoined d.
commission

One more injunction has been is
sued by the probate court to prevent
the use of building for the sale OF
liquor. This temporary restraining
order was issued against the building
north OF the court house in which Jim
Allen operated.
Some surprise has been expressed
that injunctions were not issued
against other buildings, but as mat
ter of fact such injunctions now exist
against most if not all the others
The injunction does not prevent the
buildings being used for joint, but
if the jointist is convicted and cannot
or does not pay the attorney fee ant
costs of the prosecution the building
is liable for the amount.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
AMERICA MUST HELP PAY
0ne.halt the British War Tax OH
Breadstuffs, Ours.

Washington, April 16-"It is rea-
sonable estimate that the United States
will pay one-halfthe British tax levied
on breadstuifs, said the Secretary of
Agriculture, Mr.. Wilson yesterday.
"It has been question for almost
endless discussion to determine where
the burden of such tax rests, and do
not presume to settle it off-hand by
any expression on this English tinan-
cial policy. Without reviving that
old debate, it may be set down as
commercially true that the growers of
wheat in the United States will have
to share this burden with the English
taxpayers. The Boer war is being
driven home to us in most practical
way,
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Cbas. MeCrum for Secretary

According to story in the Topeka
Herald Chas. McCrum of this city, is
in new slate for managing board
for the Democratic party of Kansas,
he to occupy the place of secretary in
place of Bill Pepperill. The Herald
story is as follows.
"The wing of the Democratic party
in Kansas of which Jim Orr. Jim Fike
and Bill Sapp are the inspiring gen.
fuses has planned to control the new
state committee. 1t intends to make
Hugh P. Farrelly of Chanute lchair-
man to succeed j. Mack Love who has
held the job since 1896. The scheme
also includes the election of Charles
McCrum of lola to be secretary, sue
ceeding w. H. L. Pepperill who has
been in the Office since time whereof
the memory Of man runneth not to the
contrary. The faction of the party
which follows the lead OF Nationa
Committeeman j. G. Johnson viii
support Love and Pepperill for re
election.
1.-THE Orr.Fike- Sapp crowd which
never had any use for Bryan, Popu
lism or free silver probably could no
obtain control of the party machiner,
without help, 1t, therefore, takes int
full fellowship some of the less objec
tionable fus.onists, and there is
possibility that the movement will
succeed"
All of which Is interesting, onl
Major McCrum lives in Garnett.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Society Was in Evidence

Wednesday afternoon at the home. OF
Mrs. Thos. Jones. at 304 west Madison
avenue, a very enjoyable reception
was rendered their friends by sMrs.
Jones, assisted by Mrs. j. D. Whit
man, Mrs. Archibald Jones and Miss
Jones. The house was beautifully
decorated for the occasion and re-
freshments were .served during the
afternoon. 1t was one of the most
fashionable and delightful social
events Of the season.
Not all the names OF the guests
could belearned, but among the guests
were the following:
Mesdames Enochs, Col. Lanyon, L.
B. Butt, w. j. Evans, Jane Evans
L. L. Northrup, f. A. Northrup, d
p. Northrup, Oscar Foust, II. H
Funk, G. A. Bowlus, B. E. Jones
Otto Proelss, f. j. Horton, w. 1
Rossman, w. NJ. Hartman, w. c.
Teats, G. A. Fry, j. a. Wheeler, w
F. Fitzgerald, S. f. Vincent, F. +
Smith, J. F. DeLap, W. X. Edgar
Henry Eyler, j. Rosenberg, Agnes
Scott, S. f. Post, F. A. Curnow, F
II. Goudy, B. F. Robinson, 6. H
Miller, j. G. Lee, G. T. Stone, r. L
L. Cockerill, c. B. Spencer, F. b
Smith, II. Boucher, G. V. Petraeus
Carrie Millard, II. c. Culbertson, L
|. Drake, Robert Aspinall, Hughey
j. E. Montgomery, Chas. Harris, S
M. Cooper, D. Ewart, Harry McNiel
d. Ayres, A. w. Beck, Fred Nelson
c. M. Richards, A. j. Fulton, L. II
Wishard, Rissmau, D. NJ. Dumbauld
L. F. Palmer, N. Shaffer. Fl. Tholen
r. Ziesing, W. E. Edwards, E. w
Myler, w. NJ. Bickford, j. G. Mittle
bach, and DR.. McMillen.
Misses Jennie McNiel, Barnes
Acers, Swigart, Hendricks, Mitche'
Ausherman, Cooper, Harris, Mon
gomery, Nelson, Charles, Cor
Charles, Bowlus, Foust, and Luti
Evans.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Things You Ought to Kn Ow

From the Topeka Herald's diction
airy of Kansas political terms:
Mortalbaugh-(Fr From the Latin
mort, meaning death, " and albaugh,
"to fgure.") Death on figures. Some
authorities give albaugh as con-
traction of "all bosh, " but this prob
ably arises from misconceptiou of
the true meaning of the word.
Ladies Free Night-A theatrical
dodge, which also catches the politi-
clans, especially during the legisla-
ture. Example; On ladies'free nights
Frank Grimes occupies box on the
south side of the theater and talk
across to a friend on the north side.
Sprinter-In politics this refers to
a man who can'truu. Example: Thomas S
Renton Murdock is a sprinter.
The Buzz-Saw(n)-An article which
unthinging politicians use to monkey
with
Dark Horse (n)-A candidate
sprung at the last moment to break
deadlock, A dark horse often proves
to be a jackass.
Graft ma scheme, plan, dodge
or trick to separate people from theil
money without their knowledge. 1t is
operated Extensively in the Kansas
legislature.
Statement (n)--A typewriter docu
ment, the object of which is to get The
writer's name in the newspapers.
Fishcommissioner (n)-An Office
with good salary attachment and nc
work.
Railroadcommissioner( In See fish
commissioner.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Pension For Bill Conley.

Back in war times w. j. Conley OF
this town was we'll acquainted with
Eugene Ware, the new pension com
missioner. This fact was referred to
by Mr.. Ware in letter which was re-
ceived today by Mr.. Will Thompson
in reply to acongratulatory note. Mr.,
Ware said.
''My mail is enormous and l mus
make this short, but give my best re-
CARDS to Bill Conley and tell him thai
he is entitled to pension because
remember distinctly that he was struck
by a "high-ball" down at Ozark
Missouri"
And Conley's version OF the story il
still more interesting.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
NOT GUILTY AT OTTAWA
The Jury in the Booth Murder Case
Have Reported.

Ottawa, Kas., April l6-The jury in
the case Of the stateof Kansas against
Marie Stanley went out this morning
at 9 O'Clock. At 4;30 o'clock the yer-
dict was brought in. IT was not
guilty.
James Booth, an old man, was kill
ed in North Ottawa between 7 O'Clock
the evening of January 10 aud 10
O'Clock the next morning, when the
body was found, head downward in the
we'll at the home of Mrs. Mary Mccoy.
Mrs. Mccoy lived with her four chill
dren, one of whom was Marie Stanley,
II years old. Warrants were issued
for Mrs. Mccoy, Mrs. Stanley and
Elizabeth Browning, a younger sister
Mrs. Stanley was not found and it was
learned that she had left the city Jan
uary 10 on an early train. She was
arrested that night in Topeka hotel.
Booths pockets had been rifed and
his head had been crushed with an AK,
The bloody AK was found near the
Mccoy we'll and Booths watch was
found in Mrs. Stanley's room. Blood
was found on the kitchen floor of the
Mccoy home and on skirt in Mrs
Stanley's grip. The case was called
for trial April T. when Mrs. McCo!
and Miss Browning were dismissed
Two days we're required to complete
the jury, No direct testimony was in
, troduced to prove Mrs. Stanley
guilt, but circumstantial evidence wa
produced that made strong cas-
against the girl. The jury was com
posed entirely of farmers.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
EaIr Commission at Chnnnte.

The Chanute Tribune says the
worlds fair commissioners had fits
over that town. They had never seen
such wonderful things. This is prob
ably true. They we're shown through
the mammoth mantle factory which
employs probably !forty people and
turns out car load Of stuff every once
in while. Then, says the Tribune,
they we're taken through a brick
plant and other points of interest. T."
They undoubtedly got stuck on those
"points." A gas we'll was opened up
for them Sin the heart OF the greatest
oil field an Almighty Creator was
ever able to create" The commission
stood with thumbs in their ears and
their minds full of wonder. One of
them assured the Tribune that 'they
told us at lola you had oil wells, but
while they opened number of their
gushers, they showedIus nothing like
this" They saw but one well here;
one that is in constant use not one that
has been capped all the time. The
REGISTER knows lola men who will
drop gold eagles into this lola we'll,
confident that they will never even en-
ter the pipe. An lola man dropped a
cinder into one of Chanute's new gas
wells, and the light cinder never stop
ped going down. Then the commission
was taken out to the heart of the oil
belt. Some ID, 900 wells were opened
up and each one spouted streams as
big around as barrel and so high
that the top penetrated the heaven and
spotted the sun. But to cap the cli-
max the strangers we're shown the new
smelter. AT lola, says the Tribune,
"they were shown some smelters. "
Not the real thing, just an imitation.
At Chanute they we're taken to the big
gest smelter in the west, the construc-
ton of which is dated for early in the
year 1904, which If it operates long
enough and grows big enough will
compare favorably with one of hall
a dozen different lola institutions
The commission was astonished at the
site. The dazzling view was so pain
full that they had to keep their hands
over their eyes while looking at it.
The commission wanted to end the
trip right at Chanute. Why seek
further Here could be secured q
bottle of oil from the biggest field, etc.
brick from the branch plant of the
Coffeyville Brick Company; a box Of
mantles; and sack of gas; pictures
OF the town where a smelter will bt
built. Why secure anything else! Put
those things in the Kansas building a.
st. Louis and the peoples of the eartt
would crowd in and stand in speechles'
awe The rest of the big show nigh
as well go out of business. 1t does
look like the commission was wasting
the peoples money to seek farther, bu
that pig-headed organization actual!
did proceed to the next town.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
The Ore. .Spelter Warfare.

From the Joplin News-Herad
The ore producers in the pool are OF
the opinion that they have won their
fight. At last nights regular weekly
meeting it was decided to stand pat
as usual.
The attitude of the buyers is not
known at this time but is believed that
the smelters will pay the price de-
manded for ore rather than demoral-
ize their own business.
A Joplinite who has just returned
from a tour of the gas districts re-
ports that the smelters are shipping
spelter in large quantities and that
the recent reduction in freight rates
has caused the sudden rush of ship
ments. 1t is known that the smelters
have very little stocks of metal on
hand and so long as the reduction in
freight rates remain in force and the
demand for the manufactured article
keeps up at present prices the talk of
shutting down furnaces is not believed
to be intended seriously
Local ore producers appear jubi'
liant and they say they are contendinR
for a principle that is bound to win
and not to dictate what the smelters
shall pay for the ore.
George E. Nicholson, who owns
coal smelter at Nevada, Mo-, and a
gas smelter at lola, Kan, says:
''The fate of the Nevada smelters il
at present uncertain. If the presen
price of ore continues the smelter'
NAV be shut down in the near future
If, however, the price drops we viii
continue to run.
zone block of the Nicholson smell
ters at lola is down but will be started
about April 25. The block was badl!
in need OF repairs and we took ad
vantage Of the rise in the price of or
TO repair it.
"Iola smelter men in general ar
doing this and blocks of almost ever,
plant are shut down temporarily"
It will be seen by Mr.. Nicholson
statement that his block of furnace
will be restarted next week and tina
all others cut out will soon be re
started. 1t is argued by the pre-
ducers that great good will resn
from this temporary shutting down
the smelters in stimulating both OF
and metal prices.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Nichols Bankruptcy Rehearing

Mr.. G. E. Corey, of Ft. Scott, re-
feee in bankruptcy, came over this
morning and beld a session of his
court at the Thompson Hotel this
morning. The case in question was
that of O. B. Nichols who became
financially involved and went into
voluntary bankruptcy. He wished to
hold onto the hotel building near the
Pacific depot and the trustee said he
might. Mr.. Corey ruled that he could
not exempt the hotel and then Judge
Hook of the Federal Court ruled that
the case be rehearsed and further evil
dence,taken, 1t was this matter which
caused the session in lola today.
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
ARMY DESTROYED
The Imperialist Chinese Troops Over
whelmed by Rebels

Hong Kong, April l6.--A courier
who arrived at Canton yesterday re-
ported that more than 1000 imperial
ist soldiers, sent by Marshal Su
against the rebels, were ambushed in
a narrow defle. Ali were killed or
captured.
The situation in the rebellious dis
tricts of Southern China is increas'
ing alarmingly. The viceroy of Can
ton has telegraphed to Pekin urging
The Iola register., 1902-04-18
Good for Rheumatism.

Last fall was taken with very
severe attack OF muscular rheumatism
which caused me great pain and an
noyance. After trying several pre-
scriptions and rheumatic cures l de-
cided TO use Chamberlain's Pain Balm
which | had seen advertised in tn
South Jerseyman. After two applica
tions of this Remedy l was mach bel
ter, and after using one bottle was
completely cured-SALLIE HARRIS
Salem, n. j. For sale by w l.
Crabb s. Co., Campbell & Burrell.