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The Iola register., 1902-04-11
STUDENTS BACKED DOWN
Threatened Strike at KanGas 0niver-
sity Did Not Materialize.

Lawrence, Kansas, April 8-The
strike threatened by the sophomore
and freshman classes of the Universi-
ty of Kansas as a resultof the suspen-
sion of twenty.eight members of the
classes for participation in the class
fight two weeks ago, did notmaterialize
today. Parental influence during the
few days vacation undoubtedly oper-
ated against the carrying out of the
project and a more mature considera-
tion of the situation convinced many
of the students that a strike would not
be polite just at present.
The following petition was posted
about the halls and copies are being
circulated for signatures:
1--WE, the undersigned students of
the University of Kansas, believing
the severe punishment inflicted upon
certain students for takinglpart in u
class fight to be unwarrauted, do re-
specially petition the board of regents
to investigate the affair fully"
The regents will meet either the lat
the petition will be submitted to them.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
BUILDING Is UNSAFE
Walls of Santa Fe Office Building
Giving Way.

Topeka, April Every clerk and
employe in the Santa Fe general Office
building was told to quietly leave the
building at IL O'Clock today. A few
of the curious were told when they
asked that the building was settling
and was considered unsafe. Very few
knew that the magnificent structure
the pride of Topeka-was in imm inent
danger of collapse. Few knew that If
they remained an appalling catastro-
phe whoich would bring sorrow and
suffering to thousands of people
might ensue.
The men and women passed out of
the building and in Icareless noncha-
lance passed down Kansas avenue and
to their homes. The officials who
knew the true state of affairs breathed
easier. The big building had been
cleared and the danger of fatal
calamity had passed.
FOUNDATION CRUMBLEs.
The middle wall of the building is
supported by mere shell oflbrick and
mortar in the basement. The building
was abandoned this morning at IL
o'clock, the 500 employees being dis
missed.
The foundation of the center wall
was found to be crumblng away this
morning on account of the enormous
weight above it. There is great dan
ger of the walls falling and General
Manager H. U. Nudge This morning
decided that it was unsafe for the
building to be occupied aud ordered
all the Offices, except the telegraph
room, closed indefinitely. All the
officials and employees, except the OPP
orators, left the building at II O'Clock
this morning.
The danger to the buildings caused
by the foundation of, the center wall of
the building crumbling beneath the
enormous weight of the stationery
and Office fixtures of thel'five stories
above. The weakened wall is being
supported by jacks and beams and a
large force of workmen is endeavor-
ing to rebuild the foundation before
the walls crumble.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
FAMINE IN TEXAS
People .in Zappata County in Most
DeplUrable Plight

Laredo, Tex, April I. Letters were
received today from County Clerk
Peter Walls, Sheriff and Tax Collector
Lozano and County Judge Spohn of
Zapata county, in response to inquir-
les as to the condition of affairs in
that section, and they confirm the re-
ports of the Decentralization of the
people. County Clerk Walls, in his
letter, says:
81 cannot in words picture the mis-
cry, privations and sufferings afllict-
ing our drouth- stricken county. To
say some families have onelscant meal
a day is expressing it mildly. While
can't state positively that any peo-
Pile have actually died of starvation,
still | can say in all truth and all the
residents here will bear me out, that
many have died that were sick who
could have been easily saved if nour-
ishment had been at hand.
In San Ignacio and other places the
children have that pallid look, that
llstless walk and blank stare which
clearly show that hunger is at
hand.
1--WE ask that the governor or a
representative of charitable people
be sent here to investigate. All we
ask for is corn, beans, lard. sugar
and coffee. Planting time has passed,
and there is no hope of a crop again
this year, The pepple who actually
require and must have aid cannot be
less than l 200.
Sheriff and Tax Collector Lozano
confirms Mr.. Walls statements and
says that many 'cattlemen have lost
the greater part of their cattle and
stock, and many have not a single
animal left.
County Judge Spohn certifies to the
terrible condition of the people o.
Zapata county as stated in Mr., Walls
letter and asks that relief be furnished
Immediately. Judge Spohn says al
that the people of Zapata ask for i
the necessaries of life, such as corr
and beans.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
APPLAUDED ANARCHY
Italian Court Sentenced the Anarchist
Malatesta to Five Months

Rome, April 81 Enrico Malatesta,
an Italian Anarchist, was sentenced
yesterday to five monthsimprisonment
on account of articles applauding the
murder Of President Mckinley pub
lshed in an Anarchist paper. Mala-
tesla is well known ia the Italian col
ony at Paterson, N. j. He came to
America in June, 1899, and for time
published paper. He was intimate
with Bresci, the assassin of King
Humbert, and was said to have writ
ten to Bresci from London before the
assassin left Paterson to go to Rome.
The Italian police regard him as the
handspring of the Anarchist move
ment, and declare that he has been at
the bottom of every Anarchist plot for
thirty years. Sicily, Spain, Italy,
Cuba and the Argentine republic have
all been scenes of his propaganda. He
has been sentenced to death in three
of these countries for armed rebellion,
and has spent some ten years in their
prisons.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
WAS A REED VICTORY
Carries the Entire Democratic Ticket
With Him to Victory.

Kansas City, April 9--Republicans
were defeated at the polls yesterd ay
by majorities ranging from 800 to
200. The result comes as surprise
to the Republican leaders, who were
confident of victory. They had a good
ticket, an exceptionally strong plat
form, the best organization ever
known to either party, fair immun ity
from police interference, and yet they
lost practically everything,
The Republicans could not plead
they had a machine to fight, for the
Democratic machine was broken, the
county wing of the party being against
Reed. They we're met with campaign
fund that they could not hope to APP
proach, but even that was not expend-
ed in way to warrant such an over
whelming defeat.
From majority of 5000 which the
city committeeman predicted and
which they really believed they would
earn, they were driven back behind
their own breastworks by half as much
again, making a difference of 4,500
votes.
The day was surprise, AS late as
a O'Clock neither Mayor Reed nor
John j. Green dared claim the victo-
ry. Yet the voting was steady. 1t is
little short of cause for wonder that
EQUALITY HILL" the fourth precinct of
the Fourth ward, that old aristocr acy
of Kansas City the center Of which is
the cathedral went for Reed by four
teen votes. Always this has been a
Republican ward.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
Is IT A BRITISH CAMP?
The State Department Has Taken Up
the Mule Question.

Washington, April 5-In response
to Governor Heard's request for a
statement of the law bearing upon the
operations of the British officers at
Chalmette, La, Secretary Hay has
responded, by directioniof the Presi-
dent, that he has orderedaa thorough
investigation to be made.into the op-
erations at that camp. The Secretary
has received al opinionlfrom the At
torney General upon the purely legal
aspects of the case. which is in exact
lines with the policy heretofore pur-
sued by the department in this
matter.
Governor Heard's letter already has
been outlined in the press dispatches
He begins with statement that he had
received from the mayor of New Or
leans copy of letter from Secre-
tary Hay calling his attention to a
threat of Samuel Pearson to commit
breach of the epeace in NewOrleans," !"
and referring that letter to the mayor
for consideration. Mr.. Pearson S
letter is one heretofore published, dat
ed at New Orleans, February l, and
addressed to the President, calling at
tention to the aft fairs at New Orleans
and Chalmette.
Governor Heard, in his letter to the
State department, said:
The burghers of South Africa are
making fight for their, homes and
their liberty, which cannot but appeal,
at least, to the sense of fair play to
the American people. AS the eXecu-
tive of the commonwealth of Louisi-
ana, whose people have always been
ardent lovers of the boons, | cannot
but feel the establishment and main
tenaDce OF base OF war supplies for
the British army upon her soil place
upon me a grave responsibility. These
mules and horses shipped from Port
Chalmette, as claimed, are indispensa-
BILE to the operations OF the British
army. Hence, they must be consid-
cred as contraband of war, of greater
value than arms Of soldiers, that Eng
land can so easily furnish from within
her borders"
The governor says it is his opinion
that it is the function of the national
government, and not of the state, to
enforce obedience to the neutrality
laws; yet if such duty belongs to the
state where the violation occurs, he
would not hesitate to act as the law
may warrant, and calls on the Secre-
tary of State for his views in the
matter.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
PADEREWSKPS APPEAL
Pianist Asks Governor to Pardon
Murderer.

Albany, N. Y, April 7.-Ignace
Paderewski, appeared before Cover
ner Odell this afternoon and asked
that pardon be granted Anton Wer-
ner, at present serving a life sentence
in Sing Sing prison.
Werner pleaded guilty to the mur-
der Of j. T, Fisher in Dutchess county
in March, in 1888. Fisher had made q
charge Of bigamy on Werner and upon
the latter meeting him he shot Fisher.
The governor took the requestunder
consideration.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
PASSES THE HOUSE
1t has Adopted the Chinese EXclu
sion Bill

1t has Adopted the Chinese EXclu
sion Bill
Washington, April THE house to-
day passed the Chinese exclusion bill,
after incorporating in it several
amendments which increased the
drastic character of the measure. The
principal one not only excludes
Chinese by birth and descent, but all
Chinese of mixed blood. The chief
struggle was over an amendment to
prohibit the employment of Chinese
sailors on American ships. An amend
ment covering this proposition was at
first ruled out on point of order, but
subsequently was modified to evade
the ruling and was adopted, 100-74.
AS passed, the bill practically re-
enacts all the existing exclusion laws
and Incorporates with them the exist.
ing treaty regulations. 1t extends
these exclusion laws to the Philippines
and the other possessions of the
United States, and forbids Chinese
labor in our colonial possessions
coming into this country. The Philip
pine commission, by the terms of the
bill, is directed to adopt proper meas
ures for the enforcement of the pro-
visions of the bill in the Philippines
OPPOSED IN THE SENATE.
Washington, April SIN the Senate
this afternoon chairman Cullom, of
the foreign relations committee de-
clared his opposition to the Chinese
exclusion bill. He analyzed the pend
ing measure and said it was viola
tion of the treaties.
"Personally," he exclaimed, 81 am
in favor of the absolute exclusion of
Chinese laborers and the enforcement
of the present laws which are amply
sufficient. Our great nation can af-
ford to deal with the weak and strong
alike and do nothing in either case
that is not on high plane of honor"
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
MRS. WALKER NOT HELD
Jutice Holds That She Was Justified in
Killing Judd.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, April Sin the
opinion of Justice of tne Peace Woos-
ter, Mrs G, b. Walker was entirely
justified in killing her aged assailant,
j. S. Judd, of Topeka, Kas, At the
conclusion of the preliminary trial to-
day he refused to hold her to the grand
jury. The crowd in the court room
broke into loud applause when he an
mounced that the prisoner was dis
charged.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
VICTORY FOR KANSAS.
The Supreme Court has Jurisdiction
in the Arkansas River Case.

L HC ruplVhN Nuull has q JUIlSNlCllOll
in the Arkansas River Case.
Washington, April 6.-The United
States supreme court, in an opinion
delivered by Chief Justice Fuller to-
day, overruled the demurrer of the
state OF Colorado in the case of the
state of Kansas versus the state of
Colorado. The case involves the
right of Colorado to appropriate for
irrigation purposes the water of the
Arkansas river, which Kansas sought
by an original action to restrain
upon the ground that the stream flows
through Kansas and the people of the
latter state are injured by Colorado's S
appropriation of the water. Colorado
contested the jurisdiction of the court
in the case and filed a demurrer. The
chief justice said that the case is one
in which the court can properly as
sumo jurisdiction. He said also that
the action of the court overruling the
demurrer was intended to be without
prejudice, but was taken because the
importance of the case is such that it
should not be decided without full
proof upon the questions set up in the
allegations of damage made by the
state of Kansas.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
ALBAUGH F0RR0OSEVELT
Will Work to Secure His Endorsement
by Republican State Convention.

kingman, Kas., April S.-Morton
Albaugh, chairman of The Republican
state central committee, is going to
stand or fall with President Roose-
welt. lie says the president is better
acquainted withthe West, its resources
and its needs, than any president pre-
ceding him, and the West ought to and
will stand Loyalty by him. In order
to show the country that Kansas is for
Roosevelt for president in 1904, AL
baugh will present resolution at the
coming Republican state convention
indorsing Roosevelt for election in
strong terms, and work for its adop-
tion, If any work is required.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
SUICIDE In MCPHERSON
DespOndent by Drugs, j. c. Carpenter
Ended His hite

Mcpherson, Kas., April 7. Joseph
G. Carpen,er, who lived with his bro
ther-in-law here, committed suicide
last night by shooting himself in the
right temple He had been a habitual
drinker, but had taken the Kelley cure.
After this he contracted the morphine
habitand it was while in fit of de-
spondency over the failure to procure
the drug that he killed himself. Car
penter was Sabout 36 Iyears old and
leaves wife and child who have been
supporting themselves in Oklahoma
for the last year or two. Mr.. Carpen-
ter was once proprietor OF the Mer-
chants hotel and came here from
Abilene, Kas., where he.had also con-
Quoted hotel as we'll as in Salina.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
WAS 1T j. P. DUNN?
Farmer Forced to Give a Ride to a
Stranger.


Wellington, Kas., April Jacob
Merrick, a young farmer living near
Oxford, a small town east of here, was
compelled to drive strange man from
Oxford to point below Gueda
Springs last night at the point of a
revolver. Merrick was returning and,
as he drove past the railroad track
the man pointed a revolver at him and
climbed into his buggy.
"Drive me south as far as possible" !"
he demanded Merrick did so. For
nearly the whole distance the man
held the revolver to Merrick's head.
A mile below Gueda Springs the man
left the buggy and disappeared in the
darkness after warning Merrick to say
nothing about his experience. H. M,
Burlington notified the police here to-
day of the matter. They believe the
man was j. =, Dunn, the alleged train
robber and murderer who escaped
from St. Francis hospital in Wichita
Thursday, He was about Dunn's
build, and Merrick says wore full
beard, which he believes was false.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
PENNSYLVANIA SNOW
This April Fall is Seven Inches Deep
in Pittsburg

Fittsburg, Pa, April S-Snow has
been falling steadily since 8 .o'clock
last night and at ten o'clock this morn
ing there was more than seven inches
upon the level, 1t is the heaviest
April snowfall in eleven years and
trolley, telegraph and telephone ser
vice has been much impeded. The in
dications are for continuance of the
snow all day with lin tonight
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
WTON SCARE A JOKE.
Typewriter Slips Posted Ordering the
Negroes to Leave: Town.

Lawton, Ok, April The story of
negroes being run out of town is
canard. Nothing came OF it excepting
the posting of few small typewriter
slips ordering the negroes to leave.
No one took it seriously and it was
not even talked of. No one knows who
posted or who was the author of the
slips.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11

No Fake salary oifer, but big commissions 70
men 10 sell poultry mixture in the country
Never mind stamp.
Eureka Mfg. Co. Dept E. East St Louis, III
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
X. A. EDGAR, Agent.
MISSOURI PACIFIC
TINE TABLE FOR lola, KANSAS
EAST

IL M N lADlJL EOlN lOlLA, NAN NoAo
EAST
No Yates Center, Kansas City
St. Louis Express .-------- ------------9 9:27 m
No. 10 Colo Il st. l.. Mail & Express. ZOO m
Suburban lola LaHarpe ieaves',,6;2 IN
".--------l205 p m
- ".----..,, $50 m
No 1872 local freight. gee. ........S00 m
No Q Colo. & st. Il. Mail ~ Express $50 m
No 8 X. O., st, Louis & Y, O. express, 1852 m
Suburban LaHarpe lola arryes''';992 .9S
Through sleeper on No 10 to ST, Louis on No
ST.. Louis to lola.
Through chair cars on Nos and 10 TO kan
sas City and and Kansas City TO lola.
First class service and equipment on The
Old Reliable"
See that your tickets for all points, east and
west, north aud south are via the Mo. Pac
NEW TRAIN
Via the Mo pac, Ry. between Kansas City
Ft. Scott, Moran, lola, Yates Center, etc.
Leaves Kansas city o.5i o. m, daily Return-
ing, leaves Yates Center $40 n, M daily.
Through chair car service. lola TO Kansas
City. 81. Louis INJECTIONS, See that YOUR
ticket reads via Mo PJc Ry. For all intor
nation see loc0i aEcni or address
II ~, Townsend, q. Z. s. T. A. st. Louis.
40. Styles A. G. p. A. Kansas City.
The Iola register., 1902-04-11
Effective Nov 3.
WEST

Passenger No 20l.............. ...,.. 1889 m
Passenger No 203. 2:06 p m
No 2l5 freight ...... .......l 10 MI 400 p IN
/ Daily except Sunday
EAST
Passenger N 2O2.. 2................,,......2:l0 2:l0 p m
Passenger No 204. ..... .....,...,....3:25 m
Local freight No 2l6 1850 a NIL 1000 m
Daily except Sunday
we have arranged passenger service with
the lola Electric Railway between lola, Gas
Dity and LaHarpe, and the agents of the San-
tn Fe Railway viii be pleased to call on you
1t any time advising you AS to rates and routes.
Phone or write.
Our train 209 and 204 carries chair cars and
sleepers between Kansas City and yelling
ton and Texas points, our tourist sleepers he
tween ottawa and California are models of
perfection. We run through fast vestibule
trains between lola and Chicago, colorado
Springs, Denver, and california points, no
change of cars between ottawa and calf
fornia points. am also agent for the White
Star Steamer Line.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09
THE FIRST TRUST.

There is mighty interesting read
ing in the sacred writings if one
will 60 at it understandingly. And
when wise old Solomon said there
was nothing new under the sun he
saw long way ahead as we'll as a
long way behind him.
Thus we read in the old testa-
ment, long before the exodus of the
children of Isreal from Egypt, that
Pharaoh and Joseph organized the
first trust of which we have any
record. Joseph, with the far see
ing foresight Of his race furnished
the scheme and Pharaoh the capital.
It is true that they prevented a
great deal Of suffering in ancient
Mizraim; but what did they ask
for and receive for their humane
tartan project? All the money,
cattle and every foot of arabic land
in Egypt, except what belonged to
the priesthood and could not be
contiscated. Not only that, but
they managed to purchase the PEG.
pie themselves with the grain they
had grown in their own fields, and
they remained the slaves and poems
OF the first trust company until the
dynasty OF the shepherd kings went
to pieces. And the successors o
the first trust company are still il
control Of Egypt and are success
fully maintaining the reputation
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09
New Business House.

C. s. Mark and wife Of AL
bion, Cassia County, have de-
cided to locate in growing Grange
vile and have leased the premises
on Main street next to the Right
drug store, formerly occupied by
Edwin London, and will shortly
open up book and stationery store,
a business which they followed
in their old home. They are young
and enterprising and will without
doubt build up a good business
here. Needless to state, they are
highly pleased with Grangeville.
During the years when Mr.. Mark
was publishing the Albion Times
he exchanged with the old reliable
FREE PRESS, and has always had
an inclination to visit Grangeville
and see for himself if all the good
things the FREE PRESS has beer
saying about the town and country
were true, and he thinks he hat
never read word of exaggeratioT
in these columns. We wish the n
success in their new undertaking
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09
Official Notice.

Notice is hereby given that tho
Hon. Board of County Commits
sioners of Idaho county, Idaho
will meet in regular session pur.
suant to statute, at the court house
at Mt. Idaho. Idaho, on the 2nd
Monday in January 1902, to-wit
On Jan. 18th. 1902, at the hour Of
10 O'Clock a. m, for the transac
ton of such business as NAV be
brought before it.
All persons having claims against
said county are hereby notified
that the same must be presented,
together with the necessary vouch-
ers, properly verified by oath to
their correctness, according to law
to the undersigned, on or before
Saturday the 18th day of Jan.
1902.
BY order of the Board.
j. W. HARRINGTON,
llO Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09

While all eyes are turned toward
Thunder Mountain as the new land
OF promise do not overlook the fact
that there are camps nearer home
and far more accessible where the
investment of fraction OF the
money which Thunder Mountain
will call for will put You in possess
sion of legitimate mining PROPOSE
tions the values OF which are well
known and will prove bonanzas for
the amount of YOUR investment. 1t
is always the other end Of the rain
bow with the rainbow chasers, and
while we do not underestimate the
Importance and values Of the Thun-
der Mountain country, yet we feel
that there are other districts which
offer better opportunities for for
tune making in mining operations
for far less capital.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09

is TO be foretold by its record of
a bright and splendid past, a brill
liant career awaits the wonderful
inland commonwealth, which is
favored by q combination of re-
sources and attractions and advan-
tages unequalled by any other
state. According to the twelfth
census its population gained more
than 100 per cent, the highest in
crease of any state in the Union.
The present increase is even great
er, so that by the time the census
Of 1910 is taken we may confidently
expect another member added to
our congressional representation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09

Hicks forecasts for 1902 have
been received and from them we
will extract q few straws. Among
the forecasts we find this: TOO
much rain is almost sure to hit
some localities almost every June,
but we advise all to make the very
best use of all the rains and mois-
ture this month. Taking the
country as a whole, we predict tina I
those who scrupulously plan and
plant to realize early crops will
come out ahead Storms are pre-
dicted in June and July, warm
weather and 'drouth is to be
feared.' Summing up July, we
predict a better month generally
than July, 1901, but hurtful
shortage in rainfall, the last half,
especially. being hot and dry
More storms in August at different
dates.