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The Iola register., 1902-02-21
BIG SANITARIUM BURNS
Six Story Brick Building Burns TO the
Ground Entailing Loss Of
Half a Million


Battle Creek, Mich.,. Feb. Is. 1.-The
Kellogg sanitarium burned to the
ground this morning. ~c--The loss is
half a million. The four hundred
patients were rescued with great diff
Guilty, many of them partially over
come. A woman and child who
jumped from the third story window
suffered broken limbs.
The building was six story brick
and fully insured. The flames were
discovered at four o'clock and the
watchmen aroused the patients. The
nurses carried out many.who were un-
able to assist themselves. 1.-THE iiremen
had the greatest difficulty in prevent
ing the panic stricken people from
jumping. The screams of the guests
attracted the nearby residents who
did heroic work in the fire.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
They We're Confined in Shaft While
Fire Ragged

Seattle Washington, Feb. lS.---Tbe
great Treadwell mines, on Douglas
island were assailed by fire on Tues
day, February IL, and a terrible hol-
ocaust was prevented by the almost
superhuman attempts of rybody
who could reach the scene to stay the
progress of the flames. The steamer
Dirigio, reaching port this morning,
brought particulars of the fire.
The Alaskan-American Compressor
building was entirely destroyed
Thirty-eight thousand dollars worth
of stamps and mill plates and l20
stamp mill, with the engineroom, were
saved. For hours the president
worked under suspense, for more
than 100 miners were in the lower work.
ings and in imminent danger of meet
ing a horrible death. The origin of
the fire was not known at last reports.
The fremen confined their efforts to
the mill adjacent to the compressor
building, and though their clothes
frequently caught fire and their hands
and faces were badly blistered, they
finally got the fire under control after
several buildings had been destroyed =.
With the help of additional fire APP
paratus from Douglas the fire had
been confined to thelcompressor build.
ing shaft, shaft house and near by
mill building. These were destroyed.
When the Dirigo left for the south it
was not certain that al! the men in the
mine had escaped, but the mine OIL
cials believe they did.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
PATERSON WANTS 1T NOT
Returns Contribution of S83. so Sent
by Kansas.

Topeka, Feb. 1.-THE mayor of Pater-
son, N. j., today returnedto the Kansas
India relief commission the S83 so
sent by the commission to relieve suf-
fering in Paterson Immediately after
the big fire there recently. The mayor
wrote a letter to Governor Stanley
and thanked him and the commission
for their willingness to aid the suffer.
ers in Paterson, but said that the city
felt that this was a matter in which it
could show its ability to take care of
its own destitute and would not rely
on outside assistance. The money
has been turned back into the treasury
of the relief commission and will be
sent to the next place where the mem
bers of the commission believe it
would be appreciated and needed.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
SENATE RATIFIES SALE.
America Now Owns the Three Islands
Near Porto Rico.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
ratified today the Danish treaty with
out amending it in any particular.
Senator Bacon proposed an amend
ment eliminating the paragraph in the
treaty giving authority to Congress to
fix the civil and political rights OF the
inhabitants, but it was voted down by
viva voce vote. Senator Cullom
then explained the provisions of the
treaty in detail. The resolution to
ratify was adopted without division.
The three islands which the United
States has acquired are St. John, ST.
Thomas and and St. Croix. The total
area of the islands is 1873 square
miles. ST. Thomas is thirty eight
miles east OF Porto Rico. The price
to be paid is 8 million dollars.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
ONLY S2,14O IN THE FUND
Kansas Has Not Contributed Very
Literally so Far

Topeka, Feb. IS. The size of the
Mckinley memorial fund is q disap-
pointment to Governor Stanley and
State Superintendent Nelson, who took
upon themselves the work of superin-
tending the collection of the fund.
Only $40 was received by the COVER
nor yesterday, and no money came in
today. The fund now amounts to
50, 140.
The Saturday before Mckinley day
in heKansas schools, State Superin-
tennent Nelson, in an interview, saidl
that he expected the size of the contri-
button from Kansas to be a surprise.
He said that he believed the fund
raised in Kansas would amount to
$40, 900. He based thislopinion on the
size of the contribution received from
one district school in Barber county.
The contribution from this schoo
showed an average of more than 20
cents for each pupil. Mr.. Nelson
figured that there were 400, 900 school
children in the state and if each one
gave but five cents the fund would
amount to $40, 200.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
HOBSON TO BE RETIRED
President Roosevelt Sends u Message
Recommending 1t.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE presi-
dent today sent to the senate mes
sage recommending the retirement Of
Naval Constructor Richmond p. Hob
son, and in accordance with this re.
commendation Senator Gallinger i'm
mediately introduced bill providing
for Mr.. Hobson's transfer to the re-
tired list. In his message the Presi-
dent gives as his reason the trouble
that Mr.. Hobson has had since 1900
with his eyes and recites the history OF
that trouble. 1t appears that in June
1900, he was admitted to the naval
hospital at Yokohama, Japan, when,
according TO the records, he suffered
from weakness OF the eyes, and re-
limits, which infirmities it was stated
had been contracted while on duty in
repairing ships at Hong-Kong. In
January, 1902, he was examined by a
repairing board, which decided that
his incapacity was not such as to
Justify retirement.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
NO SELF GOVERNMENT.
Taft is Opposed to Trying 1t In the
Philippines.

Washington, Feb. II. Governor
Taft, in his testimony before the sem
ate committee on the Philippines to-
day, stated more succinctly than he
has heretofore done his theory-which
is, he said, also the theory of the Phi
lippine commissioners to what con-
gress should do in the way of supply
ing the Philippine people with form
of government.
His plan is first to give the people a
qualified suffrage, with gradual
growth in popular,government, which
should oe enlarged through education
in the English language and in Ameri-
can institutions; second, to institute
within reasonably short time local
legislature, to consist of two bodies,
oneto be chosen by vote and the other
to be appointive: third, to permit the
islands tosend two orthree representa-
tives to Washington.
In reply to question, Governor
Taft said he agreed with General Fun
ston that the establishment of popu-
lar assemblage would give opportuni-
ty to demagogues to stir up the peo-
pie, but that he did not include in this
designation all persons who are op-
posed to American control. There
are, he said, many men in the islands
who conscientiously oppose the domi-
nation of the United States. To grant
independence would, he thought, have
the effect of consigning the 0per cent
of uneducated people in the islands to
the same servile position they held
under Spanish rule. He thought there
should be a declaration on the part
of the United States.of its intention to
hold the islands indefinitely, with the
understanding that when they are
suita BILE for such condition they may
be given neutrality-suspicious..
Such pronouncement by this coun-
try would be welcomed by many and
would do much good. Many of the
common people do not, he said, know
the difference between independence
and dependence, and many of the bet
ter informed have not followed the
agitation for independence to its last
analysis. Some of the agitators seem
he said, to count upon protectorate
by the United States. If the govern
ment of the islands should now be
turned over to the, islanders themselves
there would be nothing less than an
absolute oligarchy, they having no
idea Of civil povernment.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
KATY'S OKLAHOMA LINE
Bonus Of $4,000 Raised-Arrange-
ments Completed

Oklahoma, City, Ok, Feb. 1.-THE
$50, 600 bonus which the people of this
city were to raise for use in purchas-
ing the: right of way and terminal
grounds for the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad, which is tobe buildt
into this city from Stevens, |. r., has
been raised, and the arrangements for
building the line have been completed.
The main line of the road will be
built into this place and the shops
and division will be located here. A
branch of the road will be built into
Guthrie from Wybark, Ok, a distance
of twenty miles to the northwest. The
line will also be extended from this
city to Coalgate, 1. T., where it will
connect with spur from the main line
of the road. Work on the line from
Stevens will begin in the next thirty
days.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
TELEGRAPH NEWS NOTES

Muskogee, L. t., Feb. 1S-The
Creek Indians who are causing the
trouble have not yet been captured but
they probably will be tomorrow and it
is an open secret that they will be Sc
verely dealt with when they are.
London, Feb. 18-Reports from
Moscow state that Tolstoi has suffered
relapse again and is in a critical
condition.
Corning, Ia, Feb. 1S-Robbers blew
open the bank at Brooks last night
but the force of the explosion awak-
ened the citizens and the: burglars
were unable to get away with the
booty.
Chicago, Feb. 1S-Twenty six fami'
lies we're burned out in fire in an APP
partment house here today.
Kansas City, Feb. 1.-THE Kansas
City Southern officials report that
about 800 tank cars of oil week are
being shipped out of Beaumont over
their line.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
WILL INVESTIGATE
Republican House Caucus Proposes to
Look Into Disfranchisement.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Repub-
lican members OF the house held third
caucus tonight to consider the ques-
tion of Southern elections. The at
tendance was not as numerous as at
former gatherings. Speaker Hender-
son not attending and only eighty-six
Republicans out of total of 1893 being
present. This was short OF quorum
but the meeting proceeded with speedy
and definite results, resolution being
adopted asking the house committee
on rules 20 report resolution for a
special investigating committee of
eleven members to consider questions
relating to disfranchisementof voters.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
FAV0RS PANAMA ROUTE
Colonel Ernest, Says 1t Is the Best
One

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Colonel O.
H. Ernest Of the isthmiamscanal COM
mission, was before the committee on
interoceanic canals of the senate to-
day. In preliminary.statem he
said the cuts on the Darien route be-
fore the tunnel was reached made that
route impracticabe. While it had
not been examined carefully, he
thought it would take twenty years to
construct canal, and at cost of
$500 600, 900.
AS member of the commission he
was assigned to the Panama route
particularly, but went over the Nicar-
aqua route. In answer to questions
by Senator Hanna he said he would
have recommended the Panama route
in the first report of the commission
had the offer of the Panama Canal
Company to sell for $40, 900, 900 been
made at that time, and gave the fol-
lowing reasons for so doing:
The Panama route is shorter,
straighter, lower, having four locks as
against eight for Nicaragua, and will
cost 81, $50, 900 less per year to main
tain and operate. Colonel Ernst said
there were difficulties on both routes.
The Bohio dam and the Panama route
was more difficult than the Concuda
dam on the Nicaragua route, but the
clay banks on the latter route we're a
difficulty that would have to be over.
come. The healthfulness of Nicaragua
was better than Panama, butIby sanitary
and police regulations the conditions
in Panama could be improved
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
WILL NOT GO TO BERLIN
Miss Roosevelt Will Come Home
From England

GrOton, Mass, Feb. lit was re-
ported from the Gardner house last
night that Miss Alice Roosevelt would
not visit Berlin after the coronation
of King Edward, A dispatch had
stated that the German emperor had
asked Ambassador White to invite
her there. President Roosevelt is
said to feel that with the public recep-
ion to Prince Henry and the christen-
ng of the kaiser's yacht by his daugh-
er, the friendly feeling of the United
States for Germany will have been
sufficiently demonstrated.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
NEW YORK JOB FOR GAGE
The President of the United States
Trust Company Resigned

New York, Feb. Is. John A. Stew
art, President of the United States
Trust company, rendered his resignat-
tion at a meeting ofthe trustees today,
Mr. Stewart recommended that Lyman
j. Gage, x-Secretary of the Treasury,
be elected to succeed him, and it was
understood that Mr., Gage would be
elected as soon as the necessary legal
requirements had been complied with
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
FEELS SAFE In MANILA
Taft Thinks There is no Danger There
Now.
BY serIpps.McRae Press ASSN.

by SCTlpps- mCttae tresb Ass u.
Washington, Feb. lS.-"The mas
sacre of part of the ninth infantry
in Samar," said Governor Taft to the
senate committee today, "caused a
feeling of apprehension of the repeti-
ton of similar treachery in other
parts of the archipelago. think that
such suspicious are unfounded. | feel
as safe in Manila as in Washington, F"
Later Taft said that Manila was still
the center of agencies for. the promo
tion of insurrection. He .urged the
adoption of anti-sedition laws, which
would prevent a continuance of the
war through pretended advocacy of
independence.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
ANOTHER LIEUTENANCY.
An Ottawa Boy of the Twentieth Gets
Into the Regulars.

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. I8.-Word has
been received by friends here of the
appointment of Raymond S. Enslow
to a second lieutenancy in the regular
army. He was member of Co. X of
the Twentieth Kansas, and succeeded
Colin H. Ball on Balls promotion
September s, 1893, in the grade of first
sergeant. He was discharged from
the Twentieth July %, 1899, to accept
other service, and has been in the
Philippines ever since,
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
FOR PENSION REFORM
Grand Army Committee Preparing it's
Report

htUOIb
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE commit
tee OF leading officials and members of
the Grand Army of the Republic, of
which Judge Burton, of Nevada, Mo-,
is a member, will assemble again dur
ing the week, and will continue its in
vestigation Of the management of the
Pension bureau.
1t was understood few days ago,
after a portion of the members had
made partial investigation of the
bureau, that conclusions had been
reached on many of the more impor-
tant parts TO be covered in the report.
Great care has been taken, however,
to prevent accurate forecasts of the
committees conclusions. The report
which the committee is to make will be
made to the President of the United
States instead of to the next annual
encampment, as has been the custom
in the past.
The committee has already consid-
cred at length the rejected cases
passed on during the year by the bureau;
also, cases rejected of increased rat
ing, which have been brought to the
attention of the committee members of
the various sources.
While nothing authoritative can be
secured, there is reason for believing
the report will criticise the methods of
the bureau in some particulars, If not
the manner of enforcing pension laws.
Complaint has been perhaps strongest
of the action of the board of medical
review of the bureau, which passes
upon cases which come to the bureau
from local medical boards. 1t has
been repeatedly represented to the
members of the committee that the
acts of this board are radical and not
based on either scientific conclusions
from the examinations, or upon testi-
mony submitted. 1t is contended that
the local boards, whose members are
familiar with the men examined, are
better able to pass upon their cases
and determine their rating than are
the members of the board here in
Washington which has nothing to
guide it but the technical reports of
physical examinations transmitted
to it.
There will be some criticism, also,
it is said, of the personnel of the Office
force in the bureau. 1T will be claimed
that incompetent clerks and employees
are retained in the bureau. This will
be defended by the friends of the pres
ent commissioner, who will point out
the pressure exerted upon him for
places by friends of deserving soldiers.
Members of the House committee on
pensions frankly admit that there is
urgent need of revision of the pension
laws. but they assert that. they have
been unable to undertake this work in
a thorough manner. At every session
the flood of private pensions is so
great that nearly all of the time Of the
committee is taken up in their consid-
GRAFTON. Hundreds of bills are also
introduced at every session affecting
the pension laws, and the committee
is unable to give any considerable
number of them proper investigation.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
IT'S A HEAVY DRAIN.
338 794 Men Have Been Raised For
the BOer War.

London, Feb. lS.-The official report
today shows that up to January first
33S, TAO men have been raised for the
Boer war. Those killed in action are
520l, and the wounded are 2l 900
Those who have died of wounds and
sickness number l3, 1873 and now in the
hospital IL, 900. The present force is
237, 900.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
A CALL FROM MORMONS
Some Prominent Women See President
Roosevelt.

By Scrpps-McRae Press Association
Washington, Feb. 19.-President
Roosevelt today received calls from a
party of Utah women, headed by Mrs.
Almenia Young, who was Brigham
Young's favorite wife. The daughters
and grand-daughters of the great
Mormon were in the party.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21

The amount of money issued during
the last quarter from the Topeka pen
sion Office amounted TO SO, 4S3, 740. 25,
breaking all records.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21

The companion in captivity of Miss
Stone was Madame X. S. Tsilka, a
Bulgarian woman, wife of Mr.. Tsilka,
Macedonian teacher of Samakoy.
Miss Stone, while travelling with
Madame Tsilka and a party of about
fifteen friends, was captured by brig
ands in the district of Salonika. Sep
tember 3. Since that time vigorous
efforts have been made by the United
States government and by mission
aries to obtain the release of the cap
tive. The brigands demanded ran
som of Sl25, 900, but only S72, 500 was
collected for the ransom and this sum
was paid over to the brigands Febru-
airy by Nj. Gargiulo, chief drago-
man of the the American legation at
Constantinople, and w. w. Peet,
treasurer of the American missions at
Constantinople, who met the brigands
on the road to the Podrome monas-
terry.
Madame Tsilka vas educated at the
Northfeld seminary. At the time of
receiving her American training and
education she was Miss Stephanora,
Bulgarian. Having been converted
in childhood to the Christian belief.
she came to America, after having re-
fused to marry the man of her parents
choosing. DR.. Dwight L. Moody, be-
coming interested in her welfare,
found a place for her in his noted
school. Having finished her training
at that institution, she became a
trained nurse. While engaged in her
professional duties, in the Adiron-
dacks, she became acquainted with
Mr.. Tsilka, Macedonian, who also
had been educated in the United
States. At that period he was pre-
pairing for work as a medical mission
ary. Soon after the completion OF
their training, the couple were mar
ried and went to Bulgaria, where they
at once entered upon missionary work.
Miss Stone is one of the missiona-
ries of the American board of foreign
missions. She has been attached TO
the Sale nika mission since 1878. She
was born at RoXbury, Mass, and her
home is in Chelsea, Mass, where her
mother resides. Four of Miss Stones s
brothers are in business in Boston.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
MISS STONE RELEASED
She has at Last Been Turned over to
the American Legation in Good
Health

Paris, Feb. 1S.-The Temps this
evening publishes dispatch from
Constantinople which announces that
Miss Ellen M. Stone has been released
by the brigands who have held her
captive since September 3 last, and
has been handed over in good health
to the dragoman of the American leg
alton.
The dispatch adds that ''Rev.
Tsilka" has been arrested on the
charge of completely in the kidnap-
ping of Miss Stone.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
DENIALlFRoM FUNSTON.

BY Scripps- -McRae Press Assn.
Washington, Feb. 19'---Among the
documents sent to the senate today by
the secretary of war is statement
from General Funston which says TITS
an atrocious lie withoutithe slightest
foundation of fact" referring to the
statement that a favorite torture used
by the Americans, is the water cure to
force the natives to give information
and that soldiers under Funston had
stated that he administered thelcure to
one hundred and sixty natives, all
but twenty-six OF whom died.
D A. R. TO GO TO CHARLESTON.
Washington, Feb, l8,-The Con-
gress Of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution today accepted an in.
vitation to visit the Charleston expo
sition, February 9th, and attend the
reinterment of the body of General
Nathaniel Green at Savannah in
May.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21

London, Feb. lS. The "Rev.
Tsilka," who according to the Con-
stantinople correspondent of the Paris
Temps, in dispatch announcing the
release of Miss Stone, had been ar
rested on the charge of completely in
the kidnapping of the missionary, is
the husband of Nine. Tsilka, Miss
Stones companion.
1t was announced recently that the
Turkish authorities suspected the Rev.
Tsilka of completely in the abduction
of the missionaries.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
DOINGS In CONGRESS-
Lodge Submitted Documents Which
Bear Upon Cruelties of Amer
lean Soldiers

BY scrpps-McRa Press Assn.
Washington, Feb l9-In the Senate
today discussion on the Philippine
tariff bill was resumed Lodge an
nounced that the Secretary of war had
sent him a number of documents and
reports which bear upon the matter of
the alleged cruelties practiced by
American soldiers in the Philippines.
Upon his reques: the matter will be
published as public document.
IN THE HOUSE.
BY scrlpps-McRae Press Assn.
Washington, Feb. l9-The House
resumed debate on the aIndian appro-
priation bill today. Little, Democrat,
of Arkansas, was the first speaker.
He advocated statehood for Okla
homa.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-08
Clerks Wise suaoestlop.

Il have lately been much troubled
with dyspepsia, belching and sour
stomach" writes NJ. s. Mead. leading
pharmacist of Attleboro, Mass. Il
could eat hardly anything without suf.
fcring several hours. My clerk sug-
gested 1 try Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
which did with most happy results.
have had no more trouble and when
one can go TO eating mince pie. cheese.
candy and nuts after such n time. their
digestion must he pretty good. | en-
dorse Kodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily"
You don't have To diet. Eat all the
good food you want but don't overload
the stomach. Kodol Stomach Cure di-
gests your food. j. RI. O'Reilly q Co..
II. H. Briggs a Co