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The Iola register., 1902-04-25
THE CHINESE PROTEST.
Claim the Philippine Exclusion Is now
Unfair

Washington, April 1s The secre-
tary of state today transmitted to the
senate a communication from United
States Minister Conger, enclosing
protest from the Chinese government
against the exclusion of Chinese from
the Philippine Islands.
The communication is as follows:
"On the ninth day of the first moon
OF the XVIII year Kuang Hsu Feb
ruary 18, 1902 received petition
from certain Chinese merchants in the
Philippines saying that the United
States officials are obstructing the
entrance of Chinese, that they have
established exclusion officers at the
ports and that when Chinese arrive in
the waters, no matteriwhether they are
laborers or merchants, all are driven
in together and treated as criminals,
and If there is any mistake made by
them inltheir verbal statements that
they are.not allowed to land, but are
compelled to return to China.
unu budJ Ou budI Jut
Philippines are not far from China
and at the time of the Ming dynasty,
which preceded the present, down toto
day, large number ofemigrants have
gone there from Eukien and the two
Kuangs amounting to a hundred thou
and, more or less, and that it is very
difficult to put stop to the coming
and going of their families, fellow viii
layers, and relatives. These emigrants
were formally lll-treated by the Span
ish government, but they were never
forbidden to land or harshly driven
back to China.
"Your honorable country has usual
ly the reputation of being lenient, and
at present your relations with China
are especially friendly. There are
places to which the restrictions agreed
upon in past treaties apply, but while
we are hoping that these restrictions
may be entirely abrogated, there has
neverlbeen any treaty applying the
restrictions to those islands.
''If no distinction is to be made be-
tween laborers and merchants and
the severe regulations are to be ap-
piled to that place also, and are to be
subjected to these harsh restrictions,
/ fear the good reputation of your
honorable country will hardly escape
injury.
"As in duty bound, l send this dis
patch to your excellency, requesting
you to transmit it to your government
and ask them to adopt some plan to
withdraw the Philippines from the op-
rations of this harsh regulation, so
as to pacify the Chinese emigrants,
which will be amicable and just"
The communication was signedI by
Prince Ching, president of the Chinese
board of foreign affairs.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
WILL ACCEPT 1T
Pacific Coast Satisfied With Re-enact-
ment of Geary Law,

Washington, April 1.-THE members
of the house who have been chiefly in
terested in the Chinese exclusion bill.
after formal conferences today, de-
cided to accept the senate substitute
adopted yesterday, continuing in force
the present laws and applying them to
our insular possessions.
Representative Kahn, of California,
who introduced the drastic exclusion
bill in the house, and Representative
Coombs, of California, who aided in
perfecting it, both expressed the view
that the senate measure should be ac-
cepted as the best measure obtainable
within the few days remaining before
the Geary law expires by limitation.
This view was made known to Repre-
sentative Perkins, of New York, who
reported the house exclusion bill from
the foreign affairs committee, and an
informal understanding was reached
that, if the California members we're
willing to accept the senate substitute,
this course undoubtedly would be TAX
en- by the committee and the house.
The senate substitute, as finally
amended, really gives us all we want
except in emitting the sailors clause
said Mr.. Kahn, land it is much more
drastic than is generally understood.
1t goes mucn further than the original
Plat substitute, and by re-enacting
the present law and the law of 1888,
extending them to our island posses.
sions and continuing these laws indef-
initely, we get almost, if not quite, as
much as we did by the original bill.
But, in any event, as the present ex-
clusion law runs out on May 5, itwould
be desirable to accept the senate sub
stitute, for, If we were single day
without an exclusion Law, thousands
Of Cinnamon would cross the border
from Canada"
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
HIS LONG SERVICE OVER
Major Pruden Served Seven COnsecu-
tive Presidents

BY Scripps-McRae Press Assn.
Washington, April l9.-Major Oc-
tavis Pruden, assistant secretary to
the president died this morning from
affection of the heart. He was assis-
tant secretary of seven consecutive
presidents. He was born in New Jer-
sey in lS43 and beg an hislIgovernment
service enlisting as volunteer. He
was made clerk in the Office of the
Judge advocate general; and trans
ferred to the White House in Grant s
administration. He leaves two child
rem, both in the government service.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
A BIG STEAMER BURNED
A, Big Side Wheel Steamer Burned on
the Mississippi

N'A
the Mississippi
Cairo, ILL.,, April 20.-The sidewheel
steamer City of Pittsburg, en- route
from Cincinnati to Memphis, was
burned to the water's edge shortly
after o'clock this morning at Tur-
ner's landing, near Olmstead, ILL.,,
twenty-four miles from this city.
The early reports stated that sixty
five lives we're lost and that many
we're badly burned and otherwise in
jured, but the list of casualties is not
yet definitely determined.
Most OF the passengers we're still in
bed when Second Clerk oliver Phillips
gave the alarm. The engineers at
once started all the pumping engines,
while the crew brought all the hose IN
to play. The passengers rushed from
their state rooms and frightful panic
ensued. The appeals of the officers
and crew had no effect on the terror
stricken crowds. Few could adjust life
preservers or do anything else for
themselves.
The smoke was sitting. Great
clouds Aoated through the blazing
steamer, choking the passengers and
adding to the terror. Children cried
pitifully, begging that they be saved.
Boats we're sent from the shore to
help in the work of rescue, but the
flames had such headway that it was
impossible to save all those on board.
Boats, laden to their limit with pas
sengers, in the scant attire they were
able to gather, were landed at the
river banks. AS fast as one boat
could be emptied it returned with all
speed to the burninglsteamer
The steamer was headed to the bank
when the fire was discovered, but pas
sengers had to jump of the stern, and
trying to swim ashore through the
swift current, many we're drowned &.
Many also perished in the flames.
Only one yawl was saved, and this
without oars, but about twenty or
thirty we're taken of in it. The rest
OF the saved we're picked up out Of the
water. Help, except,from people liv-
ing nearby, did not arrive until 2:3O
O'Clock this afternoon, and passen-
gers, with only. might clothes and with
out food, suffered terribly.
In sworn. statement to the coroner
Captain Phillips and Purser Scott
assertthat the number of,dead, in their
opinion, does not exceed sixty
BY scrlpps- -McRae Press Assn.
Cairo, HIS, April q "A blackened
wreck lying on the Kentucky shore
eighteen miles above this city is all
that's left of the handsome steamer
City of Pittsburg which was burned to
the waters edge Sunday morning.
Within the ruins, still too hot to
search, are entombed the bodies of
scores of passenger and the crew who
were caught like rats in trap and
roasted alive.
The boat carried sixteen hundred
bales of hay which contributed to the
rapidity and intensity of the flames.
The fire started in the hold near the
bow, from an unknown cause. The
unfortunates had to jump off the stern
to escape the flames. and we're obliged
to swim at least two hundred feet TO
the shore. The revised list of the
known dead this morning totals SO.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
Good for Rheumatism.

Last fall was taken with a very
severe attack OF muscular rheumatism
which caused me great pain and an
noyance. After trying several pre-
scrfptions and rheumatic cures | de-
cided TO use Chamberlain Pain Balm
which l had seen advertised in the
South Jerseyman. After two applica.
tions of this Remedy l was m ach bet
ter, and after using one bottle was
completely cured-SALLLE HARRIS,
Salem, N. j. For sale by w. L.
Crabb Il Co., Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
A DAY OF FIRES
Some Fearful Losses BY the Flames
Sunday


Kansas City, April 21-Somebody's
mistake land a high wind, with the
odds very greatly in favor of some
body's mistake, made eighty-two fami-
lies homeless yesterday and caused
property loss by fire which is estimat-
ed conservatively at $3.50, 900 to $l75,-
600. Two solid blocks of thickly set
tied residence property between Mer-
cier and Fairmount, from Twenty
third to Twenty-fourth street were
burned yesterdy afternoon. In addi-
tion half a dozen houses we're de-
stroyed on the Holly Reservoir hill,
and more or less damage was done to
dozens of houses scattered through
the Toad-a-Loup and Reservoir dis
trict
The mistake which caused a delay
of over thirty minutes in getting water
onto the flames lies between Paul Del
hart who lives atlTwenty-fourth and
Paramount and who turned in the
alarm, and Operator Scanlon, at fire
headquarters. Scanlon says that the
alarm was turned in for Twenty-frst
and Fairmount, and that he repeated
the Location to be sure. There is, in
fact, no such location, the streets not
being cut through. Deihart claims
that he turned in the alarm for twenty
fourth and Fairmoupt. 1t will take
some investigation to get at the real
facts. The probabilities would seem
to be against man at Twenty-fourth
and Fairmount, with the fireraging all
about him. saying that the fire was
three blocks away at location that
does not exist. There would be moth
ing TO fix one location in the operat-
or's mind more than another, and the
probability is.in!favor of his hearing
the location incorrectly. Repeating
it to the man who turned in the alarm,
the latter would naturally suppose he
had been heard correctly and would
lnvoluntarily agree with the operator.
Out OF the seventy-five or more
houses burned there was not 81, 900
worth OF household goods saved.
Many of the occupants barely escaped
with their lives and there were many
narrow escapes of this sort, The are
spread with such inconceivable rapid
ity owing TO the high wind that people
two blocks away from the point of
starting were unable to save any con-
siderable portion of their effects.
There were many pitiful sights as the
the homeless people huddled around
wretched bundles of soaked and
ruined goods, while sympathizing
neighbors did all that could have been
done for them
DALLAS SCORCHED
Dallas, Tex, April 20 Two persons
We're fatally injured. Fire Chief Magee
was prostrated and a property loss
offully $500, 900 was caused by several
fires which occurred here shortly after
O'Clock this morning.
After fighting fire for two hours.
Chief Magee was prostrated and the
command was turned over to an as
sistant. The chief was rescued from
the flames by the police and was un-
concious for several hours, but was
later reported out ofdanger. Fireman
Will Spur was struck in the face
with brick and fatally injured. The
young son of Fire IChief Magee was
| nj
at the central station, with fractured
skull. 1t is supposed that the lad ,at-
tempted to slide from the bunk room
to the engine room on one of the iron
poles used by the firemen, and fell to
the floor below. He probably will
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS NOTES

Mangua, Nicaragua, April 20.-A
severe explosion in barracks here
caused the death of from 100 to 200
officers and soldiers and property
loss of 50, ,5OO,O 900.
London, April 20.-A fire broke out
at midnight causing the death of one
man, two women and four children.
Washington, April 20'-Frank r.
Stockton, the well-known novelist,
died here suddenly here this morning.
The cause Of his death was paralysis
resulting in hemorrhage from the
brain.
Cincinnati, April 2O.-A 800, 900 fire
occurred In brewery here today. 1t
was caused by spontaneous combus-
tion.
Washington, April 2l-Leave Co file
bill of complaint against the North
ern securities company by the state of
Washington was today granted by the
supreme court.
Vienna, April 20.-It is reported
here that the assassin of the Russian
minister Sipiaguine has committed
in prison.
Chicago, April 1S-"Wud Bill
Hanrahan the heavyweight pugilist
died here this morning of pneumonia
contracted six days before his engage
ment to fight Henry Peppers here.
Rome, April II The pope this morn
ing received in audience large num-
ber of Swiss pilgrims. Owing to the
diplomatic rupture between Italy and
Switzerland, hostile demonstration
against the pilgrims was feared, but
it was prevented by the exhaustive
military precautions taken by the gov
ernment.
Madrid, April 1S.-To prevent the
popular idiscontent because of dear
meat, the government has tried to tem-
porarily suppressI the import duties
on cattle.
Denver, April 19.-Admiral Dewey
has been invited to come to Denver to
attend the banquet to be given by the
First Colorado to General Funston on
May l, the anniversary Iof the battle
Of Manila.
Omaha, Neb., April 1S.-It is an
nounced that about 400, 900 acres of
the Rosebud Indian reservation will
be opened to the public before long.
Washington, April 19.-Congress-
man Bowersock has endorsed U. S.
Sartin to be postmasterH'of Kansas
City, Kansas. This ends long and
bitter fight over the postoffice at Kan
sas City.
Kansas City, April 19.-Between
forty and fifty horses and several
thousand bushels of feed we're burned
last night. 1t was the property of the
Depot Carriage q Baggage Co. The
loss was $25, 200.
Lawrence, Kas., April II The pro-
moters of the Kansas City-Topeka
electric line are having some trouble
getting right of way between here
| anu IOpehu' L ne FARMERS east OF To-
peka believe it is scheme for some
regular railroad to get la route into
Kansas City and they think they should
be paid for their land.
Junction City, Kas., April 1T The
Twentieth United States battery ar
rived at Fort Riley tonight from Fort
Robinson, Neb. Owing to the crowd
ed barracks the battery goes in camp
near the artillery post.
Lane, Kas., April II. }. IF. Grote,
special agent of the office depart
ment who is investigating rural lroutes
in the Second district, reported favor
able on two rural routes at this place
today.
New York, April, 1S.-Georgia Cay
van, an actress confined in the sani-
tarium at TT. Gushing and suffering
from nervous break down, is said to
be dying. Manager Frohman admits
that her condition is grave.
I
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES
Representatives to Investigate South.
ern Affairs.
y serIpps-MeRae Press ASSN.


Washington, April 2l-Representa-
tive Crumpacker, of Indiana, author
of the resolution for suffrage investi-
cation and other members of the house
accepted the invitation to journey
south and observe the negro in the
heart of the Alabama black belt The
party leaves May tenth under guidance
of Representative Thompson, of Ala.
bama Twelve representatives so far
have accepted the invitation.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
EXCLUSION BILL PASSED
In the Senate the Platt Substitute
Vote waC 48 TO 33

Washington, April II The Platt
substitute for the exclusion bill was
adopted, AS to 33 inthe Senate today
The president pro TEN, submitted to
the Senate many kilograms bearin
upon the Chinese bill. These messagesS
were all from the Pacific coast. ST xty-
one of them were favorable to the
Platt substitute and twelve opposed it,.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
SARTIN WAS NAMED
President Approved of His Recon-
mendatiOn for Postmaster.
scrlpps-MoRae Press Assn

By bcrIpps-MuINht ITesH Ass-H'
Washington, April 2l.-Captains
Jos. Coghlan of "Hoch Der Kaiser"
fame and Jas. Sands were today
dominated TO be rear admirals. The
President also named U. S. Sartin, as
postmaster at Kansas City, Kansas
and Luther McGee at Joplin.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
II GIVES US A HOT ROAST
Austrian Paper Has Some Hars h
Words For America
" scrIpps-MeRae Press AZ. n.

Vienna, April 2l-The Vataland,
editorially today ;says; "Spaniards
are meek, and mild compared to the
blood thirsty, furious and bestial
Americans. 1t would be a happier
fate to fall into the hands of canni-
balls than the Americans. The cruel
ty of the Americans will astonish the
readers of history hundred years
hence.n
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
A Raging, Roaring Flood

Washed down a telegraph line
which Chas. G. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia.
had dtorepair. Standing waist deepin
icy water" he writes, gave me terri
BILE cold !and cough. 1t grew worse
daily. Finally the best doctors in
Oakland, Neb., Sioux City and Oma-
ha said l had Consumption and could
not live. Then | began using DR..
Kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles" Positively
guaranteed for coughs, colds and all
throat and lung troubles by Evans
Bros. Price SOC and 81.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25
FARMERS TRUST GROWS
Many New Associations Formed With
State Grain Organization

Topeka, April Thames Butler,
secretary of the Farmers State Grain
Association, commonly called the
farmers grain trust, says that he has
received applications for about twen-
ty-fve additional local associations
and that they will be incorporate d
shortly.
"The farmers have been holding off
until they could find out what the pros
poets of good wheat crop were," he
said. "They now believe that the state
will raise fairly good crop and they
are organizing to handle their own
grain. The difference between our So
called trust and the regular grain
trust is that we handle our own stuff
while the other trust tries to make
money of of other peoples products. -
The Iola register., 1902-04-25

Abilene Reflector: Beef high, chick
ems high, corn high, newspapers low,
No wonder the downtrodden editors
feel discouraged.
The Iola register., 1902-04-25

No Fake salary ofer, but big commissions 70
men TO sell poultry mixture in the country
Never mind stamp,
Eureka Mfg. Co. Dept, E. East st, Louis, III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-25
A SCARCE COMMODITY.
Coal Comes to Washington in Small
Quantities.

There is no change in the coal situation.
AS has been the case for several weeks past,
but little of the product of the mine
reaches this city. The effort of the coal
producers seems to be TO get the fuel to
northern points, on the theory, probably,
that the need here is not so pressing.
Coal is still shipped from Philadelphia
by water, but only two boat loads have
come to this city. When it is considered
that large part of the coal heretofore
shipped to this city came by water, the
present dearth of coal barge arrivals tells
the story Of the fuel condition more graph
ically than detail of facts. The bulk of the
coal that now reaches this city comes by
rail and when a car load Is received by a
ton lots, as the needs Of the customers
seem TO justify.
II Is not anticipated by the dealers that
the situation will change much in this re-
spect during the winter. What is known as
putting in a supply for the winter will not
be done here this year at any rate. The
prospect is that coal will be sold only in
small quantities.
A pressing need. however at present and
one that is recognized by the dealers as
reaching an acute stage. is the more liberal
shipments or coal on the part of the coal
companies. In some way the operators
must be impressed, 1t is commended with
the great need for fuel in this city, and then
perhaps they will begin to allow the flow
of coal in this direction to be somewhat
more in keeping with the actual necessi-
ties of the people than is the case at pres
ent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-25
IS LAW RETROACTIVEp
100000 Involved in Commissioner
Wares Question.

For the determination of the law as stated
In a joint resolution approved July 1, 1902,
the commissioner of pensions has prepared
submitted 1t to the Attorney General for his
examination. It's substance is comprehend
ed in a question included in the title of the
brief. us the Joint resolution of July 1,
1902, retroactvae"i aid the amount involved
is set forth to be $4,000, 600 or more
Commissioner Ware introduces his brief
with the following statement:
"A man now living in Missouri served
more than two years In the confederate
army He afterward deserted from the con-
federacy service and. enlisted, prior to Jan
uary l. 1865 in the Union army In a Mis-
souri, regiment, and served for more than
ninety days and was honorably discharged.
I'm 1894 he made an application under the
act of June 81. 1880. (which application was
rejected on acceuntlef his confederate serv-
ice. When he, made said application, in
1894 he was. ever since has been and is
now suffering from diseases of permanent
character. not due TO vicious habits, which
were not contracted in either confederate
or federal military service
He claims that the joint resolution of
July l. 1902, is retroF ctve, and that he is
now entitled to a pension of $12 per month
Claiming to be so entitled, he refuses to
make a new application. The amount in
yoIyed is about 81 200. If he should file an
application now he would be entitled under
the Joint resolution to a pension of $12 a
month.
The question is: Must he file new ap-
plication or can he now claim the allow
ance of his former application made in 1894
in other words, Is said joint resolution re-
troactiveT'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-25
HAVANA STREET CARS RUNNING
Efforts Being Made to Bring About
Strike Settlement

HAVANA, November 25.-The street cars
are running today without interruption. No
further disturbance has been reported.
The veterans have taken steps to bring
about meeting between the strike leaders
and President Palma. 1t will take place
at noon.
The strong show of armed force made by
the rural guard in the suburbs of Havana
quoted the riotous feeling of the strikers
The police are now searching all suspicious
persons, and strikers who congregate in the
streets are Immediately dispersed.
The strike, however, remains general so
far as the trades people are concerned. No
meat can be bought and both ice plants
are closed, which has caused much food to
be spoiled.
There were indications, however, that
there will be a break in the general strike
today. Several of the bakeshops opened
during the morning, and most of the bakers
resumed work, though the central commit
tee of the strikers was unyielding IN It's
determination to continue the strike. Work
along the water front was completely sus-
pended. The mayor has issued another
edict calling upon the strikers to preserve
order and remain in their homes
The returns from the hospitals give the
total of persons wounded during the rioting
of yesterday at 106, of which number four
were seriously injured.
Two strikers and one fireman were killed
today the result of a collision between a
fire engine and an electric car.
Coaches and omnibuses began running at
noon.
The managers of the Commercial Tobacco
Company are confident that the strike Will
end tomorrow or Thursday.
The veterans appointed a committee, with
Gen. Gomez as chairman, to wait upon the
cigar manufacturers and try to arrange a
peaceful settle me mt of the strike. This COM
mittee will afterward meet the strikers
committee, if the latter viii consent.