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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
I..nea rrom Express Train

BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.-Miss Minnie c. Blizzard leaped from a West Vir- ginia Central passenger train while running thirty miles an hour near Cum berland. She wanted to get off a. Key ser, but passed that point. She is deaf, and, discovering her mistake she made a daring leap. She was picked up un- conscious, supposed to he fatally in- dured. but will recover.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
NO FURTHER DANGER.

Washington, Aug 4.-Captain McCrea of the gunboat Machias to-day cabled the navy department as follows: "Af. ter interviewing authorities, aspect of affairs appears more satisfactory. Ma tionals ars well armed. Rebels have been driven from critical points. No further danger of serious disturb ancess
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
Re.toration of Railway to China.

PEKING, Aug. 4.-Prince Ching, president of the foreign office, has no- tified the various representatives of the foreign powers here that agree ments have been arrived at with Sir Ernest Satow, the British minister, for the restoration of the Northern rail- way to the Chinese. United States Minister Conger replied to Prince Ching and congratulated him upon the fact The other powers are demand ing further small concessions, but it is hoped the transfer of the road will be shortly cornnletad
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
Wrecked or Halifnx.

HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 4-With her forward compartments filled with wa ter and hole in her bottom amidships the freight steamer Blaamanden, Cap- tain Amundsen, from Hamburg for Philadelphia with general cargo, lies on the rocks at White Point lodges in a dangerous position. The two pas sengers, Mrs. Moffatt of New York and MT. Grey of Elizabeth, N. J., have landed at Canso and will go home by rail
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
REDUCED ARMAMENT.
Victor Emmanuel's Object In Visiting
 Czar and Kaiser.


 ROME, Aug. 4.-With regard to the statement in these dispatches under date of July 13 that one of the princi- pal questions of discussion between King Victor Emmanuel and the cZar of Russia upon the occasion of the for mers visit to St. Petersburg would be the reduction of ornaments, it is now learned that King Victor Enmanueps visit to Emperor William at Berlin the latter part of this month is intended to continue this same work in the direc- ton of reaching an International un- derstanding in the matter of reduced armaments, the king of Italy having been encouraged in his determination in this matter by the czar, who is ready to reassume the leadership of the movement he initiated with The Hague peace conference,
 According to information received from an authoritative source, the sov- ereigns referred to argue that the time of European wars is almost over, as their interests are so great in other continents that it is not worth while to fight for strip of land here and there HI NuIOpS. SOuSSQuSHLly lnC 1dLSC armaments which are now intended for European conflicts might be re- duced or transformed for the defense of colonial interests, the gain being devoted to the improvement of com merce and industry and for a collective fight against the common danger American competition.
 Fire Closes ATixona Mine.
 PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. 4.-Fire has appeared at the fourth level of the United Verde mine Ut Jerome, the fumes of the burning sulphur pervad- ing the entire mine. An agreement had been made to bulkhead the level, but with the air being pumped from the surface the men could work only for few minutes at time. One miner was overcome by gas while as- cending in the cage and was killed. The company has been compelled to close down the mine and smelter. It is stated that 1t will be a month or probably more before the plant will be started again, as the men refuse to risk their lives by going into the mine.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
windstorm In Canadian Town.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug. A. A windstorm struck St. Catherines, Canada, about o'clock yesterday and did considerable damage, but so far as known did not cause any fatalities. It destroyed a one story house occu- pied by Mrs. Devaux on Lake street blew out one end of the brick barn of the Niagara Falls, St. Catherines and Toronto railroad, picked up freight car bodily and dropped it twenty feet from the track and scattered telegraph and telephone wires about the streetsA Several houses were also moved from their foundations.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
OPEN SWITCH THE CAUSE.
Passenger Train Ran into Oil Train and
 Made a Bad Wreck.

Mdu0 bdu WTSSh.
 Los Angeles, < Gal, Aug 4.-A Santa Fe passenger train returning from Redonbo beach, last night, ran through an open swith and crashed into an oil train. Both engines, one coach and four oil tank cars were wrecked. The fuel tank of one of the engines ex. ploded immediately, setting fire to the wreck. Burning oil was scattered in every direction and the oil refinery Of the Combs Refining Go was set on fire. The plant was destroyed, as were all the cars in the wreck except one.
 T. D. Martin, fireman of the freight engine, is missing, and it Is thought his body is under the burned wreckage.
 Engineer H. F. Gardner, Fireman O.. H. Andrews and Frank Scott, brake man. were seriously injured by burn- ing oil. William Whitesides of Los Angeles sustained a broken arm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
porTNDING UP TRAMps.

Saybrook, Agust 4-Railroad detec~ tives from New Haven are to-day en- gagged in q general roundup of tramps who have infested the tracks of the Consolidated road all summer, and who are believed to be responsible for the numerous burglaries of stations along the line. Six prisoners were taken this morning. They are hel& for riding unlawfully on freight trainss
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
King Gains Another Point.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Up to Saturday King Edward had taken all his meals alone but then, for the first time since his recent illness, he lunched and dined with members of the royal family. His majesty now receives numerous visit ors daily, and Cowes is becoming crowded with fashionable notables.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
GUESTS OF RoosEyEI,r.

Oyster Bay, August 4.--Mr and Mrs Whitelaw Reid were the guests of MT and Mrs President Roosevelt at Saga more Hill to-day. MT Reid arrived from England Saturday and he came to report personally to the president upon his trip to England.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
Murderer HaIIe Executes,

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-After two stays of Judgment by the courts of the county since June 24. 1900. when be was sentenced to die six weeks later in the electric chair, Aaron Halle, the murderer of his sweetheart, Miss Mary Brannigan, was executed today at Sing Sing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
EMPEROR WILLIAM SAILS.

Kiel, Germany, Aug 1.-The imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with Emperor William on board, sailed to-day for Rivel, Russia, where his majesty is going to pay visit to the czar on the occasion of the Russian naval ma nal1uerS
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
pr..,a.,t steyn,s Journex.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Former Presi- dent Steyn of the Orange Free State. who. with his family, arrived at South. ampton Saturday and who sailed the same day for Holland, has arrived at Scheveningen. MT. Kruger has sent him a message in which he prays for his early recovery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
"ADs" FROM oFFICE-sEEKERs.
Mississippi Newspapers Will Get Them or Keep Names Out of Newspapers.

New Orleans, August 4.-A majority of the Mississippi press have formed combine against candidates for of flee and have decided to mention the name of no candidate for state office unless he advertises. The schedule is placed low, only $1 an advertise ment but as there are 300 newspapers in the state each candidate will have to pay $500 advertising.
 In view of the fact that all nomin- ations for state offices must be made by primary election, candidate Is practically compelled to have his can didacy known in each county. The Mississippi papers, realizing this, have determined to profit by it, to do no booming free and to recognize no can didates who do not advertise.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
UNTRUE. SAYS zEIGLER.

New York. Aug 4.--William Zeigler, who supplied the funds for the Bald win Arctic expedition, said to the As sociated Press to-day that the state ment that he had received advices from Baldwin was untrue. He had had no dispatches from the explorer since his reported arrival at Honningsvaag, and he said he was even inclined to be sceptica1 of the report that Baldwin had returned
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
TOOK DOSE OF PARIS GREEN
Shelton Mans Successful Effort
 to End His Life.

The Dead Man Leaves a Widow and
 Twelve Children-A Boy of Fifteen
 is Now Serving Sentence in the Re
 form School for Attempting to Kill
 His Father by Putting Paris Green
 in His Coffee.
 Shelton August 4.-Jacques Boutil- Her, 56 years of age, died at midnight last night as the result of taking d dose Of Paris green. He took the poi son early in the afternoon and anti dotes were administered, but they proved of no avail. He leaves q wid- ow and twelve children, the oldest q boy of fifteen, an inmate of the state school for boys. The boy was sent to the school for an attempt to poison his father by placing Paris green in his coffee.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
NEW coNsoLIDATED STATIONS.

New Haven, Aug 1.-The Consoli- dated road Saturday asked for bids for a new union station at Danbury, the work to be done at once, and contract has also been awarded for new pas. serger station of wood at Thompson Dn the Midland division.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
SPANISH COLONY CELEBRATES

Santiago de Cuba, August 4.-There was a great celebration by the Spanish colony here yesterday The occasion was the opening of the Centro Bene- ficio hospital, in the building former ly used as headquarters by the Amer ican officers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
AppoINTED TO VACANCY.

New York, Aug 4.-Police Sergeant John ". Cottrell was to-day appointed captain to succeed Captain William Thompson, who retired from the force last Saturday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.

Noank, Aug 4.-Mrs Hattie Gufp. an Indian woman, was burned to death at her home on Lantern hill Saturday. Her clothing caught fire while she was lighting kerosene stove and she died short time later.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
The Latest In stri,se..

CHICAGO, Aug 4. Twenty-Five gravediggers of Concordia cemetery have laid down their spades and are on strike fer higher wages
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
A CoNTINUAL TRIUMPH.

Madrid, Aug liking AIfonso's jour ney to Oviedo yesterday was a contin- ual triumph. The town was decorated sn honor of the kings visit.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
APPOINTED PnSTMAsTEn.

Washington, Aug 4--Charles F. Mor- gan was to-day appointed postmaster, fourth class, at Griswold, Conn.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
Carnegie Library For Corrr.

LONDON, Aug. 4-Andrew Carne gle has given $5o,0oo to build a free library at Cork.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
Pipe Line of Kansas Gas

Up to the present there has been
very little piping of Kansas gas from
the places where it is found to towns
at any great distance away. This
was done extensively in the eastern
fields, ana now it seems the custom is
to be started in Kansas. lola is in
terested in gas news and particularly
in this because the gentlemen back of
the scheme visited this town, the guests
of City Clerk William Knapp.
The Wichita Eagle says: An In
diana corporation claims that it will
be piping natural gas to Wichita by
next spring if the city council will
grant it an acceptable franchise.
This announcement was made by
William Harris of New York, a rep
resentative of the company, who was
at the Hamilton hotel yesterday morn
ing. Associated with Mr. Harris in
he company are Thomas Shockney of
Union City, Ind, and Mr.. Corcoran
of Washington, d. G. The corpora
tion has secured large tract of land
in the gas belt about 100 miles from
this city and has selected the route to
be followed in piping the gas to this
point. If the franchise is granted, +,
the company will be ready in thirty
days to begin the work of laying the
pipes. About the middle of February
Mr.. Harris and another representa-
tive of the company will come to
Wichita and make arrangements for
the company to do business here.
The company, it is said, has an
abundance of capital and means busi-
ness in its proposal to pipe natural
gas to this city. 1t is engaged in a
similar industry in Indiana and has
many miles of gas pipe inthat state.
Mr.. Harris went to Hutchinson yes
terday morning, and before leaving
Wichita he said that this city was the
objective point of the company.
All the business men of the city say
that if natural gas is piped to Wichita
the the question of cheap fuel will
have been solved and that many man
ufacturing institutions will then come
here.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
Wants $1,000 Damages

John II. Bouwer, boy about four
teen years old, last Friday filed a
suit in district court against the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway for
So, 900 damages. The suit is brought
by Elizabeth Walden, his next friend.
The story of the accident will be re-
membered. On November II the boy
got on north bound passenger train
to ride to the crossing. He remained
on after the crossing was reached and
until the train had picked up livelier
gait. Then he fell or was kicked off =,
falling under the wheels and two fin
gers were crushed from his left hand.
He walked to his houe in town and
was given medical attendance.
In his suit he admits that he got on
the train without a ticket for a short
ride, but says a brakeman kicked him
of At the time he thinks the train
was going twenty-five miles an hour
rather a remarkable gait for that
train. His back was hurt, skull frac-
tured, and the two fingers crushed.
One can never read the statements
lawyers make in such cases without
being somewhat amused at the word
ing. For instance in this case the un.
known brakeman "willfully, watonly,
negligently, ca-elessly and with utter
disregard to the rights and life" OF
the plaintiff placed his foot against
the plaintiffs back and kicked, pushed
and showed him off the train"
The suit is for mental and physica
suffering and permanent injury.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07

Joe Budd a REGISTER carrier. He
saw the accident and said the train
whistled when block and half from
the crossing. He thought the train
was running pretty fast.
Mr.. Ogg, conductor on street rail-
way, said the train whistled 'on the
hill at the eusual place and again close
to the crossing and that the bell was
ringing.
1t is said that the train was little
behind time and pulled out from the
station rapidly and whisked over the
hill and down to the east at a rapid
clip, running at full speed.
The verdict of the coron ers jury
was that Mr.. Endicott came to his
death in an accidental manner, but
placed the blame on no one. 1t did
censure the train crew for running the
train faster than the six miles an hour
which city ordinance prescribes as
the maxium speed within the city lin :
&C.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
Funston Doing Nice "

A telegram to the REGISTER la st
Tuesday from Kansas City brings the
good news that General Funston is
getting along nicely after the opera
tion. The dispatch says:
General Funston's condition is
highly satisfactory, both to the pa
tient and his physician. The Gener-
al is resting easily at the Scarritt
Hospital"
There has been a sort of supersti-
tious feeling here at his hometownthat
after all of his strenuous labors that
pestiferous little, useless vermiform
appendix mightdown the fighter, But
it seems that his fortunate star is still
in the ascendent for the danger re-
naming from the first operation seems
now permanently removed.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
A Good Offer.

This is the important season of the
year for the reading farmer-the man
who succeeds in his business. Now is
the season when the years. business is
summed up; when the great shows and
sales of live stock are held; when
farmers institutes and. boards of
agriculture are in session; when the
farm paper takes the place of what the
active farmer has missed getting in his
younger days at the agricultural
colleges; when each farmsinIthe West
becomes, through his farm paper, a
experiment station to. him; when the
experiences of others are brought to-
gether in the paper for his profit and
without expense. Now is the time
when theIwide-awake farmer can read
and think and upon his lreading and
thinking will depend his success. The
cold reliable" Kansas Farmer is full
of good reading and abundant food
for thought, and we are now able ta
offer it to our readers at club rates
with the Weekly REGISTER for 81 80
for both papers. This is vastly
cheaper than being without it and it
will show profits in next season S
crops. Try 1t and see.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
FAIR CIRCUIT ARRANGED
lola Moves to Third Place-Date Sept.
2-5-Purses Bigger Than Ever
Outlook Bright.

BY call of the secretary of the
Southeastern Kansas Fair Circuit
there was meeting of secretaries of
the different associations at Chanute
last Saturday at which arrangements
we're made for the fairs of 1902. Mr.
j. T. Cooper. of Fredonia, secretary
of the circuit, was in town and
the REGISTER learned the full details
of the arrangements.
The dates set for the fairs this year
are as follows:
Fredonia, August 10 to %.
Chanute, August 26 to 20.
lola, Sept. . to 5.
Burlington, Sept to II.
Ottawa, Sept. 16 to 49,
lola has heretofore been fifth in the
list, but now moves TO a better place,
third, Cotfeyville dropped out of the
circuit, making this possible. In ad-
dition to the dates above, Paola has
asked to join the circuit and wants to
hold a fair Sept. % to 26 and Erie
wishes the date of Sept. 30 to October
3. Erie was in the old circuit, but
was right between Fredonia and Cha
mute, both in time and locality and
she dropped out of place and wishes
to come in last. Winfield has also
asked to join and have a fair from
October I to 10.
The number of Kinds of races we're
cut down by the association, but the
purses we're made larger. The classes
are as follows: Trotting events-3.
year-old trot 5000; 2:38 class S400; 2:2S
class $500; 2:22 class $500. Pacing
events-3-year-old class 5000; 2:3t
class $400; 2:25 class $500; LII class
5000.
The purses are uniform throughout
the circuit, thus putting all on ar
equal footing. More entries are ex.
pected than usual in each of theevents
and the slow classes have the biggest
purses because more entries are eX-
pected in them than in the faster events
1t was left optional with each fair as
to holding running races. All entries
will close for the circuit on July / and
it is believed fine string of horses
will be entered to make the entire
round of the fairs. The same condi
tions and rules were adopted as o.
old.
New officers for the circuit associa,
tion were elected as follows: a. f.
Timpayne, Chanute, President; c. M
Porter, Ottawa, ice-President; j. T
Cooper, Fredonia, Secretary.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
Dame Nature Got Mixed.

In the REGISTER Office, preserved
in alcohol, is a chicken which is
nearly matured sufficiently to peep,
which was taken from a hen slaugh-
tered for Sunday dinner. Mrs G..
Goff prepared very fat hen for cook
ing Saturday. She was about the fat
test hen possible and in the warm fat
lay an egg which must have been re-
tained for close to the full time Of in
cubation. The egg was nearly ready
to hatch out. The chicken is nearly
fully formed, it's head and wings being
we'll made. The freak is one Of
most rare occurrence.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
CherOkee-LanyOns Sued.

In district court this week suit
was brought by Irving Long, ian
infant" through his nearest friend,
Silas Long, forSl, 999 damages against
the Cherokee-Lanyon smelter of Gas
City.
The petition sets forth that Irving
Long is young man of nineteen
years who was employed at the smelt-
er in April, 1901. His work was in
the crushing room, shoveling coal and
coke into the crushers. A line shaft
from the engine room passed through
this room into another one further
along and some time in last April
young Long, while STOPPING to pass
under this shaft was hurt. His clothes
caught on the shaft and we're torn off
him and he was bruised and injured
seriously. For this he asks 81, 900
damages. For shock to nervous sys-
tem and anxiety for his life he asks
$500 and for loss of time and expense
5000.
At another time "grass-hopper, "
which is a piece of iron casting got
mixed with the coke and was fed into
the injured. For this he asks S299.
The total is 81 ,999, which prevents the
case being carried to the upper courts
for its first trial.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
LOCAL NEWS

A. II. Honey went to Walnut, Kan
sas.
Miss Margaret Tholen went to Hum
boldt.
Born, Sunday, February 2, to Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Thompson, girl.
The street cars did not run Sunday
as repairs were being made on the
engine at the power house.
DR., Taylor returned Sunday from
Emporia where he went to attend an
essay contest in which his brother
took part. His brother took first
place.
VIM. Weaver and wife left for Neo-
desha where they will make their
home, Mr.. Weaver having secured a
position with the Lanyon Bros. Spell
ter Co.
Miss Margaret Stevenson returned
this week from Lawrence where
she has been attending the university.
She was compelled to return home on
account of i'll health.
The third block at the A. B. Cocker
ell smelter at Gas City was fired up
last week and the plant is now in full
operation. that is until the manage
ment decides to build some more.
Wallace Ewing has been appointed
deputy oil inspector for this place
to succeed Merl Allison WHO re-
signed. 1t is a position which pays
fairly we'll for the time and labor re-
quired.
The last issue of the Scientific Amer
lean gives a picture of a man opera
ting a whistle blown by natural gas
and a tale of Cherryvale's wonderful
wells. Saturdays Cherryvale Clarion
says the whistle has gone out of bust
ness for good.
A conversation between two boys in
a Manila hospital was overheard by
an officer and reported thus: 81 don't
mind a pill in the fippers or the flop
pers, but I'd hate like HI to get one
in the dome or the Stats" Lewis Cof-
field told this story years ago. 1t was
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
Boy Killed Near Colony.

DR.. Morgan was called to Colony
on professional business Monday and
while there heard of a sad tragedy in
home west of town. A party of
young men were out rabbit hunting
east of Colony and were carrying their
guns on sleigh. In removing a gun
from the box of the sled one young
man about nineteen years old dis
charged the weapon, the load of shot
entering his left breast, penetrating
his heart and killing him instantly.
The doctor forgot the youths name
but says he lives west of Colony.
Later the REGISTER telephoned to
Colony and learned the name of the
boy was Winfield Girlly.
The Iola register., 1902-02-07
Presbyterian Minister Called.

At the Presbyterian church Sunday
a congregational meeting was held to
consider the issuing of a call to Rev.
Culbertson, of Chicago. Mr.. Culbert-
son visited lola some weeks ago, re-
mained several weeks and preached
several times. He made very fav-
orable impression on the people, both
as a minister and in social way. 1t
was thought at the time he left that
there was little chance of securing
him but last week word came that he
was available. So by vote of the
congregation it was decided yesterday
to issue the call, and it is hoped by
the congregation that the church will
soon have a regular pastor.