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The Iola register., 1902-03-14
FILIPIN0S NOT BRAVE
General Hughes Testifies Before the
Senate Committee.
BY scripps-McRae Press Assn.

BY scrpps-McRae Press Assn.
Washington, March S-General
Hughes continued his testimony be-
fore the Senate committee today. He
said that the first shot in the outbreak
of hostilities between Americans and
Filipinos was fired by Am orleans.
Patterson of Colorado asked the
question regarding the Filipino casual
ties with view to showing that either
the Americans were conducting a war
of slaughter or the Filipinos were
brave to fault. Hughes said: "I
always felt when fighting Filipinos
as though l was striking woman.
They don't know the first thing alb out
fighting. They could not hit a stack
of barns with rife. Obstinacy and
superstition and not bravery causes
the Filipinos to hold their ground.
They believe in badges and charms to
protect them from the bullets
Huges said that the Americans never
mistreated the Filipinos,
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL
Fort Niobrara to be Given Over to In
valid Soldiers.

Omaha, Neb., March Fort Mo
brara, Neb., is to be an established
health resort for invalid soldiers of
the regular army for some time to
come. But one company of infantry
will be stationed at that post for the
present, and the remainder of the
quarters has been turned over to the
medical department by the adjutant
general of the department of the Mis-
souri,. The crowded condition of the
medical quarters at the Presidio bar
racks at San Francisco is given as the
reason for the establishment of addi-
tional invalid quarters. The medical
department win send such invalids to
Fort Niobrara as the Nebraska eli
mate will aid in recov cry.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
TO SPEAK IN KANSAS
Tho Ottawa Chautauqua Has Engaged
the RansOmed Missionary.

Ottawa, Kans., March I. The man
agement of the Ottawa Chautauqua has
completed arrangements by which it
will secure lecture by Miss Helen M.
Stone, the missionary, next summer.
Miss stones manager asks $500 for
a lecture and the assemblysboard has
telegraphed him an acceptance, pro-
vided Miss Stone does not make any
dates within 100 miles of Ottawa and
that she lectures on her capture and
treatment while in captivity. The
management is certain of an early ac-
ceptance of the terms.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
5000 AUTOMOBILES
Nearly Million Dollars Worth Dis
nOsed Of at Chicago.

Chicago, March Tt is ella imed
that since last Saturday nearly mil
lion dollars worth of automobiles
have been sold by the dealers who
have their machines on exhibition at
the automobile show. This amount is
more than the aggregate of all the
machines sold by dealers in this city
for the past two years. In all about
800 machines are said to have been
sold or ordered. The average value
of the automobiles contracted for is
81 900, some bringing as high as
50, $50 and others selling for $3.50.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
REVIEW OF TRADE
Spring Business Increases Despite
Storm and Flood.

New York, March s-Bradstreet's 5
today will say:
Spring trade decreases despite
serious Interruptions in the sections
adjacent to the Alleghenies caused by
Hoods, snow storms, interrupted
telegraphic and mail facilities and
crippled railroads. Western and
northwestern advices are, of course,
relatively the best received. and here
dry goods, millinery, clothing and
kindred lines of spring goods are
most active. AT Heading Eastern
markets textiles have felt the quicken
ing of demand and prices have
strengthened in many lines. The
strength of textiles generally, lbut of
cotton and cotton goods particularly,
is in fact second only to the strength
displayed in iron and steel. All
available measures of mid-winter
trade point to exceptional activity
despite unfavorable weather condi-
tions. February clearings as a whole,
Notwithstanding reductions at the
metropolis due to dullness in specula-
tion, are slightly larger than a year
ago. Failures are no more numerous,
but a few large bank suspensions, due
to mismanagement, or worse, have
swelled liabilities one-quarter above
a year ago. Prices have felt the
quickening influences in u slight
increase in strength of tex
tiles, dairy products, among pro-
visions, live stock, coal and coke and
building materials. All signs in fact
favor the indication that legitimate
trade and industry is, except in few
instances, considerably more active
than year ago at this time.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
FOR AND AGAINST LIQUOR
Two Supreme Court Decisions Bear on
PrOhibitOry Laws.

Topeka, March s. Two important
decisions were rendered by the supreme
court today. One upheld section7 of
Hurrell search and seizure law, and
the other held that the agents for for
eign liquor houses cannot be prose-
cuted as prohibitory law violaters for
soliciting orders in Kansas.
The search and seizure clause was
attacked in John Herink case, from
Ellsworth county. Herink was convict
ed under it, and his stock of liquors
and furniture was seized. He claimed
that the clause was unconstitutional
because nothing was said about itin the
title of the bill. The supreme court
declared today thatthe titlewas broad
enough to cover the subject matter Of
the clause.
The other decision was rendered in
the HickoX case, from Elk county. A.
l. HickoX represented a Kansas City
wholesale liquor house and solicited
orders to be filed by yexpress, c. o. d.
He was arrested in Elk county and
convicted. He appealed. He claimed
that any state law prohibiting citi-
zen from one state from soliciting or
ders in another was contrary to the
federal constitution. The supreme
court took the same view of it. The
sylibus of the decision follows:
A state law which places substantial
restrictions upon the taking or solic-
iting of orders by a non resident
salesman for Intoxicating liquors. to
be purchased in and imported from
another state, where such orders are
subject to approval or rejection at the
election of the nonresident merchant,
is burden upon interstate commerce,
and so far as the act applies to such
cases, it is repugnant to the provis'
ions of thefederal constitution.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
CUBA MAY BE FREE MAY 1
Governor Wood Has Been Ordered to
United States.

Washington, March 7.-Secretary
Root today ordered Governor Wood,
at Havana, to come to this city at his
earliest convenience, for the purpose
of comforting with the president and
secretary of war in regard to the nee
essary steps to be taken for winding
up the affairs of the military govern
ment in Cuba and the establishment
of the Cuban republic. 1t is be-
lieved here that the transfer of gov
ernment can be effected May l.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
NEW NORMAL-BRANCH
Regents Let Contract For Main Build
ing at Fort Hays, in Ellis
Comfy

Topeka, March 6. The contract for
the erection OF the main building for
the western branch of the State Nor
NAL school on the Fort Hays military
reservation, in Ellis lcounty, will be
let by the board of regents on March
20. The building will be completed
and ready for occupancy by Septem-
Der |.
The old buildings, comprising the
fort, will be divided between the nor
NAL school and thelstate agricultural
The normal management believes that
it will be able to ues a couple of the
buildings as sleeping quarters for
students. The agricultural college
doesn't know yet to what use it will
put its buildings, as it is only going
to run an experiment station there.
The establishment of the branch
normal at Fort Hays means that the
Emporia normal will not be enlarged
again for many years. All normal
school improvements will be made at
Ft. Hays. The establishment of an
experiment station by the agricultural
college at Fort Hays also means the
abandonment before long of the state
forestry farms at Dodge City and
Ogallah. The experiment station can
supply the demand for young trees.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
PLEDGES FROM RUSSIA
Germany, Too, Promises America the
Chinese open Door" Will BE
Kept Open

Washington, March 6.-The United
States has received fresh pledges from
Russia, and also from Germany, as to
the conservation of the commercial
rights of other nations in China, with
in the zones of influence Of the above
named powers. The Russian promise
has been repeated at short intervals,
and is regarded as quite as binding
as any written statement can be made,
In the case of Germany, which has
been projecting some railroad and
kindred enterprises in Shan Tung pro-
vince, back of Klau Chaou, the Ger
man naval port upon the Chinse coast,
the State department has been assured
that there is no intention to exclude
the citizens of other nations from any
advantages to be enjoyed by Germans
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
TELEGRAPH NEWS NOTES
For sale by c. B. Spencer,

Poplar Bluffs, Mo-, March The
safe of the bank at Essex was dyna-
mited this morning by two masked
men who escaped with three thousand
dollars as the citizens came up.
Washington, March 7.-Governor
Dole of Hawaii has been summoned to
Washington by the president to dis
cuss political troubles in the island.
Topeka, March 6.-Claude Duval
thepopulist who made the race against
Chester I. Long in the seventh district
last election is out in an interview in
which he says that he will work to
have a resubmission plank in the plat
form this year.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 6.-The
Kansas City Mckinley Memorial as
sociation has secured 81 500 for the
Mckinley Memorial.
Rome, March 6.-The Pope has re-
ceived many costly gifts on the occa-
sion of his twenty-fourth anniver-
sary.
Washington. ID. c., March G.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has been invited to
deliver the Memorial address May 80
at Arlington. He thinks he will be
able to accept.
Topeka, March 6.-The report of the
Secretary of the state board of health
shows that there were 42l cases of
smallpoXn the state during the month
of February and not single death is
reported.
Washington, March ct is report
ed here that Harry 5. New, of Indian
apolis, may not accept the position of
first assistant postmaster general.
Junction City, Kas., March GA
squadron of the Eighth cavalry arrived
at Fort Riley this morning from Ma
tanzas, Cuba, coming via Newport
News, Va. There were $50 privates
and twelve officers. The troops horses
arrived last week. The Eighth cavalry
has been stationed in Cuba for two
years. This addition increases Fort
Riley's garrison to about 200
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
LARGER KANSAS DISPLAY
Governor Stanley Thinks State Will
Spend 100000 at st, Louis

St, Louis, March Sat a dinner in
honor of the Kansas worlds fair COM
mission today, Governor Stanley an
nounced that the Kansas display at
the worlds fair may be counted on to
cost not less than 5000, 600. He stated
that there is intense rivalry among the
Southwestern states as to which shall
have the greatest exhibit ana the most
imposing building at the fair. Kansas
hasIalready passed bill calling for
the expenditure of $75, 600 at the fair,
but the impetus given to the competi-
tion of states by the news that Arkan-
sas will erect $500, 900 building made
of native stone and wood has pro-
voked the Kansas and Texas commits
sions to renewed exertions in order to
keep up with the procession.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
DEATH PUZZLES POLICE
Norwegian Found Dead and 1t May be
Murder or Suicide.

Kansas City, Mo-, March S-John
Henderson, Norwegian farmerIfrom
Minneapolis, Mimi, was robbed of
5000 about $50 o'clock last night by
two negro women on Fourth street
near Delaware. Being without money
he was sent to the Helping Hand insti-
tuition, near Fourth and Main streets,
and went to bed about 1880 o'clock.
At . O'Clock this morninghe staggered
down stairs to the office. on the ground
floor, and fell dead with a bullet hole
through his forehead. The bullet that
caused his death lay on the stairs.
three feet from the body: the revolver
from which it is supposed to have been
fired was found on his bed in a room
in the third story, covered first with a
large red handkerchief and then with
the quilt.
In the room in which Hanson slept,
or at least went to bed, fifteen other
men were sleeping None of these
men heard the pistol shot which ended
Hanson's life Neither was there any
blood upon the bed which Hanson
lay or along the halls. There was
none upon the stairs, except where the
mans body lay, and there pool had
formed showing that the wound bled
extensively. These facts would indi-
cate that Hanson had left his bed and
seated himself at the foot of the stairs
for the purpose of ending his life. But
if he did this, how came his revolver
to be in his bed on the third floor.
If Hanson was murdered the mur-
derer could have but one motive, so
far as is known, the negress who
robbed Hanson having left him penni-
less. The police have three women
under arrest on suspicion that one lof
them robbed. Hanson. The one upon
whom the robbery was fixed would be
sure to receive long term in the
penitentiary. Women of the class to
which those under arrest belong al
ways have men friends who are willing
to go to almost any length to get them
out of trouble. If one of the women
under arrest is the thief it would be
impossible to convict her with Han
SON. the prosecuting witness, silenced
by death. But if Hanson was mur-
dered, how did the murderer enter the
house without being seen, how did he
leave it, how did he get his victim to
the bottom of the stairs and why did
he place the weapon in the bed of the
man he had killed? The only answer
to this last question is that the mur-
derer, if there was such person, did
not leave the house and placed the re-
volver in the bed to get rid ,of an in
eliminating piece of evidence
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
U. S. REPLIES TO TURKEY
Sends Second Note Demanding Pun
islment of Brigands

Constantinople, March 8. The Amer
lean legation here today prese nted the
porte the second note referring to the
capture of Miss Helen NJ. Stone. In
his note it is pointed out hat, as
Miss Stone was captured Ithe ransom
paid, and 1.-THE prisoners, delivered in
Turkey, the brigands must be within
the Turkish frontier and should. there
fore, be captured.
The note denies that the authorities
were ever required to lessen their Wig
ilance onthe frontier, and asserts that
only the movements of the troops lin
the interior were interfered with.
The first note presented to the porte
by the United States legation. at Con-
stantinople in the matter of Miss
Stones capture by brigands demand
ed the punishment of the guilty par
ties. The porte, in replying. repudi-
ed the responsibility.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
THE SITE SELECTED
Sunflower state Building will Have
Choice Location

| DuuuONtI tDlUlt bulAulllS VIII lluNO q
Choice Location.
st. Louis, Mo-, March THE Kan
sas state building at the worlds fair
will occupy choice site west of the
Illinois building, and facing the rear
facade of the great art palace of the
exposition. 1t will be within two
minutes walk of the terrace of states,
and the hanging gardens and cas-
cades, the dominant feature of the fa-
cade. The selection was made today
by the Kansas commission and Gov
ernor w. E. Stanley.
Kansas will also occupy the same
radius in which the Missouri, Texas,
Arkansas and West Virginia buildings
are to be located. All of them are
near the brow of the hill overlooking
the massive exhibit structure of the
exposition.
Contrary to general expectation, the
Kansas commission did not commit
themselves to the association of states,
which was formed here yesterday by
the commissions of Illinois, Missouri,
Texas, West Virginia and Arkansas,
for the purpose of harmonizing the
scheme of treatment in state display,
1t is expected, however, that the Kan
sans will join the emovement before they
leave the city.
The commissioners who represented
Kansas at the inspection of the expo
sition site, and at a dinner at the st.
Louis Club later in the day were: II.
r. Simons, w. P.,,.Waggener, J. c.
Morrow, j. c. Carpenter, c. w. Lu-
ling and Governor Stanley. They will
meet President Francis tomorrow at a
luncheon to be given by theexposition
management at the Mercantile Club,
where the plansfor the Kansas display
will be discussed with several exposi-
tion managers.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
In A BURNING MINE
Twenty Men Near Monongahela, Pa.
Unconscious From Explosion

UcnOnsclOuS FROM Explosion
Monongahela, Pa, March 6. An
other explosion occurred today in the
Catsburg mine and two men we're dan
gerously burned. Many other men
are reported entombed in the mine,
which is burning. 1t is feared that
all are dead. A rescuing party is
trying to fight its way into the mine
this afternoon.
John Hager, machinist, placed
his safety lamp in one of the room en-
frances. An explosion followed. Twen-
ty men were knocked down by the
shock and many of them were made
insensible. Hager was stunned for a
minute, but as soon as he regained
consciousness, he crawled over the
PROSTATE forms of the men and sue
ceeded in getting to the mouth. He
was followed by James Turnan. Both
men we're burned. Although Hager
was suffering intense pain, he crawled
back into the mine and tried to rouse
the unconscious workmen upon the
floor. He then went back to the open
ing. The party was on its way to
work when the accident occurred, but
no one. seems to know how many men
were in the mine. There were at
least twenty.
The men known to be in the mine
are; Robert Howey, James Howey,
John Gelden, Isaac Eastwood and
William Mcfarland
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
First Published February II, 1902
Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that it is the intention
OF the Board OF County Commissioners OF
Allen county, Kansas, TO build q bridge across
Deer Creek, in Carlyle township, near the Sec
tion line between section twenty t2Ol and
twenty-eight (2S), township %, range 10, east,
cost of said bridge is fifteen hundred dollars
(S1600 00) and that said board of county com
missioners intends at their next regular meet
ing, which convenes Monday April 9TH, 1902,
to appropriate fifteen hundred dollars (sl600 O0)
TO pay for the cost of the construction OF said
bridge. by Order OF the Board
JAMES LOCKHART, Chairman.
Attest: O. A. Fronk, County Clerk
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
GRANTED A THIRD TRIAL
Jessie Morrison Case Sent Back to
Supreme Court.

Topeka, March 9,-Jessie Morrison,
the slayer OF Clara Castle at Eldo-
rado gets another trial. The supreme
court today reversed the judgement of
the Butler county district court and
remanded the case for trial again.
The ground on which the case was re-
versed was because prejudiced men
were permitted on the jury. While
the reversal is victory for Miss
Morrison yet she can get but little
comfort out of the decision. All
other points raised by her counsel
were decided against her. The supreme
court even held that the dying decla-
ration was admissible. All that the
state must do at the next trial is to be
careful and select an nnprejudiced
jury. 1t can then get in all the tes-
timony that it presented at the two
former trials, and more besides.
THE KILLING WITH A RAZOR.
Miss Morrison was tried twice for
the murder of Mrs. Castle. Jessie
Morrison and Clara Wiley loved
young Olin Castle. Mr.. Castle and
Miss Wiley were married June l3,
1900. Eight days later the bride was
cut with razor by Miss Morrison.
The Wileys, the Morrisons and the
Castles are ali leading families in
Butler county. The bride of eight
days lived eighteen days after, AL
though she could not speak, she had
strength to write statement accusing
Jessie Morrison and afterward note
of forgiveness to Jessie Morrison.
Miss Morrison was wounded. She
was cut on the arms and breast, and
the question was Did she inAict
these wounds upon her herself or
were they the work of Clara
Wiley Castle ? The theory of the
prosecution was that the wounds were
self-inflicted and the defense took the
position that Miss Morrison fought
in self-defense and that the cuts on
her arms and breast were made by
Mrs. Castle. Miss Morrison's story
was that she was passing the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Castle when Mrs.
Castle called to her to come in. She
did so. There were witnesses who saw
her go in and witnesses who saw her
come out. What happened in the
home is only known by the results.
Mrs. Castle was found wounded. Miss
Morrison swore that Mrs. Castle tried
to kill her; that she took the razor
from her and used it in self-defense.
In both trials it was found almost
impossible to get a jury. Every man
had read and discussed the killing,
Manyl shad formed opinions. The
sheriff sent his deputies out at nigh
to bring in farmers to be examined
for their fitness to serve as jurors.
The first trial began November 81
1900. December IL it was sent to tht
jury room. After four days the judge
discharged the jurors, as it was i'm
possible to reach verdict. The vot,
at the end stood nine for acquittal
The second trial resulted in verdic
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
Chronic DiarrhOea.

Mr.. G, B. Wingheld, of Fair Play,
Mo-, who suffered from chronic dys-
entery for thirty-fve years, says
Chamberlain's Collie, Colera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy did him more good
than any other medicine he had ever
used. For sale by w. L. Crabb &
Co. and Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14

of manslaughter in the second degree.
She was sent to Leavenworth to serve
five years. When her case was taken
up in supreme court she was released
on bond.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
First Published February II, 19O2l
Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that tits the intention
OF the Board of county commissioners of Allen
county. Kansas to build bridge across Onion
creek, in Logan township, on or near the Sec
ton line between section 10, township %,
range l8 and section "a, township 25, range H.,
cost of said bridge Is one thousand dollars
$1,000 00) and that said Board OF county COM
missioners intends at their next regular meet
ing which conveneS on Monday, April y 1902,
to appropriate one thousand dollars $1,000 COZ
to pay for the cost of construction of said
bridge. by Order of Board,
JAS LOCKHARr. Chairman.
Attest; o. A. Fronk, County Clerk
The Iola register., 1902-03-14
(First published Feb, ii, 1902
Notice of ApDOIntmeut.

Public notice is hereby given that on the
Bird day OF February, 1902, the undersigned
was, by the probate court of Allen county,
Kansas, duly appointed, ana has qualified, as
Administrative OF the estate of Mahlon r.
Remsberg, deceased.
MARGARET A. O. REMsBBRG Administrative
CAMPBELL 4 GosHoRN Attorneys.
The Iola register., 1902-03-14

81 suffered for months from sore
throat. Electric Oil cured mein twen-
ty-four hours" M. S, Gist, Hawes-
~ille, KY.
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