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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
PRESIDENT GIVES DINNER
TO CABINET MEMBERS

Washington, Jan. "a dinner to the
cabinet, the first of the large formal
functions of the year at the white
house, was given by President and Mrs
Roosevelt last night. large number
of persons were invited TO meet the
members of the cabinet, the guests in
Guiding senators and representatives
and some friends OF the president. The
T-shaped table was set in the state
dining room and was marvel of arts
tic beauty. The public portions of the
house in which the guests spent the
remainder Of the evening were still
fresh and beautiful with floral decora-
tons yesterday. The Marine band fur
nished the music.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
South American Affairs.

Germany may blockade the Venezue
Ian ports.
The Buenos Ayres Nacion says the
| arrangement arrived at between Ar
gentina and Chile is more of a triumph
FIR common sense than a triumph o.
diplomacy.
Peace has been preserved in South
America as a result of the signature by
Chile and argentina of the protocol
for the arbitration Of the dispute be
| tween them.
The United States battleship Indiana
has arrived at Willemstad island OF
| Curacao. The British cruiser Tribune
| and the Dutch cruiser Utrecht and the
German cruiser Vineta have also
come.
Dispatches from Santiago say that
| according to the notifications made
| by Argentin both republics will with
| draw their police stations from the
| zone included in the disputed territory
Of Ultima Esperanza.
Although protocol has been signed
settling the controversy between
gentina and Chile, the Argentine min
lister of war announced that it will
neither mean a suspension of military
preparations nor affect the call of the
reserves into active duty.
At Fort de France, island of Martin
ique, large numbers of Venezuelans
have arrived. General Matos, the re
puted leader of the revolution against
President Castro, and the British
steamer Ban RICH are still there. It is
alleged that the vessel has on board
100000 cartridges and 10000 Mauser
rifles.
Gen. Marin, the Colombian revoIu-
tionary leader attacked Honda on
the Magdalena river, Dec. 9 with 1900
men. The battle started on the out
skirts of the city and ended at Cara
cola, nine miles from Honda. Bayo-
nets and machetes were used. The
government forces were victorious.
-Four hundred men were killed during
tn battle.
Newspapers received from Colon
bian coast towns in Colombia and
Venezuelan Colombia imbrogIio. Thel
gist of these various newspaper arti- |
cles is that each republic is still re-
eliminating the other for permitting |
the mastering Of arms, troops. ammu- |
milton, etc, and the actual invasion of |
the others territory in alleged viola |
ton Of the laws governing the rela- |
tions of friendly nations
The Indiana has arrived at WiIler1- /
stadt, island Of Curacao. There have |
been reports that there was yellow |
fever at Curacao, and as the navy de |
partment does not wish to subject the
crew Of the Indiana to any danger. in
quiry was instituted by the officials te /
learn whether the disease was preva-
lent there. Surgeon General Wyman.
of the marine hospital service. report
d that there We're no cases. according
to his last report.
Mail adyices AZ he Colombian lega-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
Foreign.

NJ Santos-Dumont may sail his air
ship in America.
President Kruger is to send a
special envoy to the United States in
January.
Two hundred persons are reported
drowned by waterspout at Saffee.
Morocco.
Queen Alexandra will go from Lon
don to Sandringham to spend new
years day.
Augustus L. Allen, one Of the origi-
nal trustees Of Vassar college. is dead.
aged ninety-two.
Only minor interests in the Danish
West Indies are opposed to their sale
70 the United States.
New postage and revenue stamps
are being prepared in England bear
ing King Edwards portrait.
4 japanese clearinghouse near
Steveston. B. c. was washed away bv
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

ton speak of the deplorable financial
condition of the country resulting from
the strain of the rebellion. Paper
money has deprecated so that S45 in
paper money is equivalent to only 81
in gold. Mr. Herran. the charge at the
legation. said the rebellion is now
practically over. There are only scat
tered marauding bands lett, number,
ing probably not much more than 800
men. These are in the Isthmus of
Panama and the state of Toulima, but
they are being wiped out rapidly. The
rebellion broke out in October 1899
and has cost the country the lives OF
$4,000 abIe-bodied men, the sinews of
her population, and $250,OO0,0OO IN
money and has left the country in a
safe Of exhaustion.
A substantial agreement on the sub
iect of arbitration was practically
Preached by the several delegations to
the pan-American conference. Con-
trary to what had been anticipated il
is is almost certain that the agreement
is unanimous. All the nations repre-
scented at the conference in Mexico
will become parties to The Hague con
ventfOn. In addition. the nations to TIE
conference other than the United
States, Chilli, Colombia, Ecuador, Mica
ragua and perhaps one or two other:
will sign among themselves a scheme
of compulsory arbitration, but still &C
cepting The Hague tribunal and The
Hague procedure. This COmpulsor!
plan, however, it is said, will take ef
feet only among the signatory nation!
and will not have the official sanction
of the pan-American conference.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS CALL
Milwaukee Convention to Be Held
Jan. 81

Milwaukee Convention TO Be Held
Jan. 81.
Milwaukee, Jan. 3-The social dem
Gratis have issued their call for city
convention for the purpose of placing
in nomination a full city ticket for the
spring campaign. The call is issued
by the committee of thirteen selected
at recent meeting for the purpose
Friday, Jan. 81, at p. m. is named as
the date and Lincoln hall as the place
for the convention. The call states
the purpose for which the party stands,
and calls upon the trades unions of the
city to remember that the social dem
ocratic party is simply the expression
Of trades unionism upon the political
field, and the names the mode Of
representation. The call is signed by
H. w. Bistorius, v i. Berger. e. Grund-
mann, F. G. Hollebeck, James Shee-
han, F. BrOckhausen, Fl. Harbicht
Nels Anderson, Phil Siegel, r. w.
Rehfeldt, Edmund Melms, H. Wachtel
and e. II. Rooney
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
Redmond Makes Prophecy.

London, Jan. John E. Redmond,
according to dispatch received here
from Dublin. said in a speech in county
Sligo, that if the government post
poned Irish land legislation until 1893
he thought it would be to the disadvan-
tage of the Irish nationalist cause,
which he represented He said ss
would not be sorry to see such posi-
ponement, because in the interval the
Irish partisans could raise such a
fame in the island that the last ves-
tiges Of the landlord system would be
burned to ashes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
SAYS WATER
KILLS GERMS

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Professor II. l..
Russell of the University of Wisconsin
yesterday read a paper before the
American Society Of Naturalists, in
which he held that some kinds Of
germs have such an antipathy for wa
ter that they actually commit suicide
to escape the fluid. 1t was proclaimed
as an established fact that water is
in itself an agent deadly to many
kinds of germs and that milk also has
destructive attributes within itself.
The convention ended last night. The
next convention will be held in Wash
igton, d. G.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
Must Explain Grain Rates.

Kansas City, Jan. 3.-The interstate
commerce commission has issued sub
poenas on grain men and freight
agents, representing the Kansas City
railroad to appear before the commits
sion in this city January 9, and ex-
plain the rates on grain to the Atlantic
seaboard. The commission expects
assistance from the grain men and it
IS said some sensations may be ex-
pected if they turn states evidence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
New York,s LEGISLATURE

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 3.-The New
York general assembly convened In
accordance with the provisions of the
revised constitution. 1t is generally
conceded that the legislative session
will be short. The most important
subjects that promise to receive con
sideration will have to do with the
canals and excise. There may also
be some tax Legislation. According
to present calculations adjournment
ought to be reached by the middle of
March.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

Gage was formerly president, and to
which he is expected to return. The
building will cost 100000 and be
sixteen stories high.
Dispatches from Salonica report
that W. W. Peet, treasurer of the mis-
sionary society in Constantinople, has
established communication with the
brigands who hold Miss Ellen NJ
Stone captive and hopes that the re-
release of Miss Stone will be accom-
plished within a fortnight
The Burlington railroad is prepar-
ing to extend it's Montana line 300
miles to connect with the Great
Northern at Great Falls, Mont This
is a scheme Of ]. ]. Hill to checkmate
his rivals in case they secure control
Of the Northern Pacific and cut off
Hills present connection at Billings
In Chicago cattle receipts for the
years the record is the largest since
1898 and the third largest in the his
tory of the trade. Hogs are among
the big records, though around 600,-
900 short Of the banner record Of 1898;
| sheep approximate 100000, and beat
the former big record more than 3OO,-
| 600.
The shortcut to matrimony for
women in Kansas City seems to be
through the Midland hotel Miss
! Margaret E. Kelleher, the hotel
| cashier, announces her engagement 10
Senator John NJ. Morton of Richmond,
n ho
cashier to be engaged in the employ
of the hotel
Smallpox in Wisconsin has in
! creased since the advent of the cold
weather and the consequent closing
| up Of homes. The report of DR.. u. O.
B. Wingate, secretary of the state
board of health, for the fourth week
of December shows a total of 230 new
cases and grand total for the month
of $50 cases.
The violence Of the snOW-storms
which have prevailed during the past
i few weeks are unprecedented
A number of railway trains
are stalled in the snow in the
southeastern districts and most OF
the telegraph wires are down. Traffic
in Christiaria and it's vicinity has
been greatly interfered with.
All of the railroads in the inter
changeable mileage bureau of the
Western Passenger Association have
agreed to raise the minimum distance
which holders of the interchangeable
credentials must travel before they car
secure rebate of 1 cent a mile from
1000 to 5000 miles. This increase
will take effect on Jan /.
Mayor Jerome Dewitt of Bingham
ton, N Y, is doing such a thriving
business in marrying couples clipping
from Pennsylvania that he has estab
lished two Of his office employees. a
man and a young woman, as perma
nent best man and bridesmaid respec
lively so as to give future couples al
the comforts of home wedding.
At st. Joseph, Mo-, Robert Noel
fresh, recently Of Chicago, a clerk EN-
! ployed by Swift & Co., died in eel
at the city jail Death was due t,
arsenic poison, taken during tht
morning. He was deeply in love witt
a young woman he met two weeks
ago, and it is believed that he tool
poison because she refused his suit.
The fine building erected at Menom
onie, Wis, by Senator Stout for
gymnasium and natatorium, nov
nearly completed, will be dedicated il
February. 1t is proposed to make
. the event a popular demonstration
showing appreciation of this magnta
cent gift that means so much for TIL
physical culture of the youth O
= Menomonie.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
BIG LEGAL BATTLE
ALMOST UNDER WAY.

Minneapolis, Jan. 3.-Attorney Gen
eral Douglas will leave tonight for
Washington and will institute a state
suit against the railroad merger Mon
day in the federal court. His appear
ance Monday will be a formality. The
court VIII set a date for the hearing,
and Douglas win return to Minnesota.
When he next goes to Washington, he
will be accompanied by George p. VIII
son and NJ. d. Mum, associates in the
case. Then the great battle will be on
in earnest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
SAYS TUBERcULOsIs
is NOT CONTAGIOUS

New York, jar. 3.-Dr. S. A. Knopf,
a well known authority On tubercu-
losis, in addressing the Academy of
Medicine last night said that contrary
to the opinion of the United States
government tuberculosis is not contag-
ious. The government, he said, had
stamped all those afflicted with the dis
ease with stigma which was not
proper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
AN OVERDOSE.
Hoosier Entertaines Four Mothers.Ir~
Law At Once.

Bloomington, Ind, Jan. 3.-Frank
Ferguson, so years old, and wei,
known farmer living east of this CITY
new years enjoyed the unique and re-
markable experience of entertaining
four mothers-in-law. Mr.. FergusoH's
first and second wives dies
his third wife was divoroeS
and he is now living hap
PLY with his fourth wife. He is On
friendly terms with the mothers of al
his wives and decided to invite all O.
them to his new years dinner
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
PUBLIC DEBT CUT
DOWN S8,643,l92
GOVERNMENT CASH STATE.
MENTS FOR DECEMBER OUT.
GOLD RESERVE $3.50, 900, 900

Outstanding Liabilities $ses,o2s, 44S-
Coinags of $134,693,77o During Year
Expenditures for December Were
$3,o0o,ooo Less Than for Year
Ago.
The Iola register., 1902-08-15
boys CAUGHT Stealing
We're Robbing Money From One Soda
Fountain Drawer TO Spend at
Another Fountain.

About 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
G. b. Spencer, the south side drug
gist, glanced along behind his show
cases and saw small, brown hand
reaching acoss the counter at his soda
fountain and delving into the cash
drawer. lie made detour and dash
with the result that lie nabbea
youngster with scventy-llve cents
clutched in his fist, which he had un-
doubtedly iusg 1lched from the till.
The boy broke down when questioned
and gave his name as Willie Gross.
lie said that he had been put up to the
stealing by friend, Roy Young. 1T
did not take long to find Young, but
he looked wise, stoutly denied his
guilt, declared he did not associate
with the Gross boy. "I'm II good
boy" was the burden of his talk.
The Gross boy confessed freely and
said he and the other boys had taken
money several times, going immed-
lately over to Campbell g. Burrell's
spending III Tor Ice cream SOuaS. lnlS,
naturally, did not increase the JOY Of
MIR. Spencer. The boys would seat
themselves at the fountain, watch n
chance when everybody was busy in
the rear of the store, reach over the
counter aud pull out the cash drawer,
take money and 90. Inquiry at Camp
bell u Burrel's cOrroborated what the
Gross boy said and it also struck the
Young boy. the west side druggist re-
membering him from the fact that just
the evening previous to the stealing,
the TWO boys had been in their store
and spent thirty-lve cents for drinks.
Both the boys were arrested and
their t.ials set for o'clock today in
Justice potter's court. They are ten
or twelve years old, big enough to
know they were doing wrong.
The trial did not last long. The
boys maintained their innocence and
an effort was made to clear then
The court fined each SO and costs and
issued Il stay of execution during the
good behavior Of the youngsters.
The Iola register., 1902-08-15
Open Market for Oil.

Neodesha Register: The Standard
Oil company has decided that it will
not confne itself to the purchasing OF
royalty oil in Neodesha and adioin-
ing fields but buy oil in the open mar
ket and for that purpose will immedi-
ately double the capacity of its relin-
cry at Neodesha. This means that all
land owners in the Kansas and Terri
tory oil fields may drill their own
wells with the assurance Of n ready
market for their crude product at
Neodesha at prevailing prices, they
Of course, "paying the freight" The
enlargement Of the plant here to refine
this oil means the addition of two
mere stills and many more tanks to
the two stills and focty or more tanks
already here. The work of .his i'm
provement will employ from 60 to u
mer for 30 days, when the work is to
be completed. eighteen or twenty OF
which will be experts imported from
the east, the rest Of them being found
in this neighborhood if possible.
Thomas Black, superintendent at the
refinery, says this work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible, beginning inn
mediately: that all the material that
possibly can will be bought here and
that part OF it is already on the
ground. 1t viii also nearly double
the number Of men now employed here
by the Standard Oil company and
will pourj into, this oill field many
thousands of dollars per month that
does not now come here. This decis.
ion and action Of the Standard oil
company is of immense value to Neo.
desha and vicinity.
The Iola register., 1902-08-15
j. NJ. MASON,
Chairman.
GEO. A. BOWLUS,
-. 3. ID. SMELTZER.
Committee
horticultural Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Allen County Horticultural Society
advertised to meet as picnic in the
lola City park on Friday, August Sth
was, by the heavy shower which came
so opportunely, driven into the G. a.
r.. hall, where sumptuou5 repast
was served ~ noon, after which the
meeting was called to order by the
president, II. Klaumann. After the
reading and approval of the minutes
of the last meeting the first subject
under discussion was the spotted or
scabby condition OF the apple crop.
Some members insisted that the
specks or spots we're caused by an in
sect and thought that spraying would
prevent it. Mr.. James Townsend
showed several varieties from his or
chards which were well sprayed last
year, and his apples (even the Maiden
Blush are extra fine and free from
scab, and it was the opinion Of the
society that if everybody would spray
the fruit trees and grape vines we
could raise just as fine fruit as we did
years ago. Mr.. Pdncoast, secretary,
read an article on spraying which
will also be published.
The fruit display, consisting Of ap-
pies, pears, plums, grapes and one
lone peach, was fine. On the cannin
of fruit, etc, Mrs, Eppeneaur and Mrs,
M. Jones each presented paper
and gave talk setting forth some
very important facts, and every per.
son doing any canning would doubt
less be benefited thereby. Mrs. Jones
has q special process for canning
corn and never had can spoil. The
various modes Of putting up cucum
bers were discussed and some valu-
able hints produced.
Quite Il discussion on budding frui
trees was had and some valuable in
formation disseminated.
The committee which was appointed
to examine the shade trees in the Cit!
park and report why the elms are dy
ing, made written report, and th,
society voted that it was of sulcien
Importance to be published as sep
arate article and so ordered. Prof
Dickens, of the State Agricultural
college. advertised to address Vi
said that he would be here, but failed
to materialize. Why? We know not,
The next meeting will be held il
Riverside park during the fair, th
first week in September. Bring you
nice samples to Secretary Pancoast.
ID, b. d. SMELTzER, Reporter
The Iola register., 1902-08-15
EARLY FIRE IN EAST lola
Discovered about $3.50 in the Hall over
Fulton Bros store Ibid Little
Damage.

The fire department turned out for
an carly run Wednesday, being
summoned to East lola about $50
1t is some time since there has been II
fire and the big blacks seemed to enjoy
the break-neck race across town.
The fire started in some unknown
way in the hall over the grocery store
Of Fulton Brothers in the center of the
business part Of east lola. The hall
had not been occupied over night, so
the only theory is that it started from
one of the gas jets, the pipe possibly
leaking 1t burned across the ceiling
to the north wall and along it from
one end to the other, but was discov-
cred before the Hames got good hold
on the wood work. Before the de.
partment arrived the hrehad been very
nearly brought under control and it
was easily subdued. The grocery
escaped practically without injury. In
the prevailing high wind the lire
might have developed into nasty
one had ii ever got away.
The Iola register., 1902-08-15

senate concurrent RESOLUTION No. ..
Proposing an amendment to the constitution
relating tu and providing for biennial
elections.
BE it resolved by the Legislature Of the state
of Kansas, tWu-thirtl OF the mon bCrs elected
To each house thereof cuncurring therein:
SECTION The following proposition To
mcud the constitution of The state of Kansas
hereby slbmittcdto the qualified clector, of
hesitate for their approval or re lection, to Wit.
rhe constitution OF the stu.c of Kansas is
hereby amended 10y striking out the whole of
'cctiuu Of article ] and section 3 aud ! Of
leu of said sections the following, which shall
constitute section of article OF the conal-
.iOu' see. .. General elections ana township
elections shall be hCld hlcuuldliN ON inc IucN-
iuy succeeding the FIRST Monday In November
IN the years bearing even numbers. All
county aud township officers shall hold their
Offices for % term of two years ANA
util their Successors are qualified; pro-
iuCd, one county commissioner snail be
elected from each of three cdlStrICt~, numbered
I, ,, ana by he voters ut inc district, nhu
ne legislature shall liN the time of election
tud the term of ONCE of such commissioners,
such clectiOn.to bc alta general election. uuduu
icrm OF once TO exceed six years. All uulccrS
whose successors would, under the law as 10
existed gt the time of their election, hc
elected ia AN Odd-uumhcrcd year shall mold
mice for an additional year ana until lhtlr
SUCCESSORS are qualified, No person shan hold
,he ONCE Of sheriff or county treasurer for
more than two consecutive terms.
SEC. .. This proposition shall be submitted
TO the electors OF this state at the general
election of representatives, In the year 1892
for their approval or rejection, The amer Il
ment hereby proposed shall he dcSisnutcd un
the onlca ballot by the following title; "lhc
biennial election amendment To the constitu
ton" and shall be voted for or against as
now provided bylaw under such title,
SEC This resolution shall take effect and
bein force from ana after It's publication To
the Stututc-bOOk.
Approved February II, 1901,
! hereby certify that the forcpnlug is %
The Iola register., 1902-08-15
Matched Game of Tennis.

Last Tuesday on the tennis court on
North Washington avenue II match
set was played between the northsders
and southsiders. A. l.. Boauight and
j. v Merchant represented the north
and M. II. Helmick and Rex Bowlus
the south. Owing to the early dark
ness only three games were played,
the south side winning all three by the
scores of 6'l, 6'3, 6-3, Quite a little
crowd of young people gathered tC
watch the match.