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The Iola register., 1902-01-31
THEY ALMOST STARVED
Some of POrters' Men were Entirely
Without Food for Several
Days

Manila, Jan. 28-General Chaffee
curtailed his trip and returned here
this morning. He says he found the
conditions satisfactory everywhere,
except at Samar, where continuous
rain during the past two months had
retarded the campaign, especially
against such an elusive enemy.
The condition of Captain David p.
Porter's marines, whotook part in the
expedition into the interior of Samar,
is much worse than previously
described They suffered fearful
hardships and were without food for
several days. The natives who ac-
companied the marines claimed they
were unable to distinguish the edible
roots, which the marines did not be-
lieve. The anger of the marines
against the nativesis intense. None of
the latter returned with the marines.
The marines suffered so acutely
from star 7ation that they ate raw the
flesh of two dogs.
When Captain Porter and the first
three of his men staggered into camp
they were delirious and difficulty was
experienced in ascertaining the where
abouts of their companions.
Williams of the First infantry,
headed the relief expedition in the
face of torrential storm which flood
ed the rivers. He succeeded in reach
ing the remaining ten men, who would
otherwise have certainly perished He
found them all delirious. Two of the
men were discovered in the branches
of trees, barking like dogs. Some of
the marines are so i'll that they are
not likely to recover.
General Chaifee has endeavored to
obtain full details of the trip of the
marines, but Captain Porter is not yet
able lucidly to explain matters.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
LEVY A STRIKE FUND
United Mine Workers Take An In
pOrtant Step.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 27--Th
United states Mine Workers took to-
day what is regarded by many of the
delegates as themost important action
of the convention when it adopted a
resolution from Indiana district No.
IL, providing that the convention
should levy an assessment on all the
members of the organization sufficient
for the purpose of carrying to a speedy
and successful termination all strikes
now engaged in by the entire organi-
cation. A resolution bearing the
amount of the assessment to be de-
termined by the national executive
board was passed after much dis
cussion, as some of the members
thought the board should not be made
to assume the responsibility. Dele.
gate Reese, of Iowa, then moved that
the board be instructed to report to
this committee. This was con-
Cured in.
Before the noon adjournment Presi-
dent Mitchell, who ishead of the execu.
tive board, had an understanding
with the convention that the levy was
to cover only such strikes as have the
Endorsement of the national board.
1t is the purpose of the miners to
fight the operators to the end in all
these strikes, as the principle of
whether or not the organization is to
be recognized is at stake.
An Illinois delegate presented
resolution raising the salary of the
national president to $3.50 a year.
The president now gets 800. Many
of the delegates, it is said, favor the
resolution.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
EXPR ESS ROBBERY
Whole Train Captured by Burglars
and the Express Car Gone
Through

Branchville, S. c., Jan. 27.-A care
fully planned and audacious express
robbery took place about I O'Clock
this evening on the Southern railway,
when the passenger train from
Charleston reached nearly the exact
site of the successful robbery of two
years ago, five miles from Branch
vile. Seven or eight men we're riding
on the platform between the engine
and baggage car concealed by the
darkness. No one was masked. At the
| fifty-five mile board two men crawled
over the tender and covered the engi-
neer, John Reynold, with Winches-
ters. They fired two shots, one ball
passing through Reynolds cap. Fire.
man Cobb escaped by jumping off,
Conductor Black, who ran out, was
covered and ordered back. BY order
of these men a brakeman uncoupled
the express, mail and baggage cars,
which were taken to fifty-eight station,
leaving the rest of the cars on the
hulu lluSs I16T6 SeNeFdl SnOJS were
fired into the express car and one man
climbed up, covered Express Messen-
ger Hall with Winchester and com
PEELED him to open the door. Three
men entered the car and stripped the
local safe.
After threatening Hall with instant
death if he did not open the through
safe, and finding he knew nothing of
the combination, the safe was rolled
out on the platform. Then the engi-
neer was order to return with the three
cars to the train and he obeyed, bring
ing the train without further incident
to Branchville. Nothing was seen of
the men or the safe on passing fifty
eight.
There was only small amont of
booty in the local safe and no one
here knows the contents of the through
safe.
No mail or baggage was touched,
and no passengers were molested.
The robbers took their pistols from
the only employees who were armed
and resistance was out of the question.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
EXPERIMENT STATIONS
Congressman Introduces Bill for
Numerous Government Farms
in the West

Washington, Jan. 27. Representa-
tive Shallenberger, of Nebraska, to-
day introduced bill to provide for
the establishment of agricultural sta
tions in North and South Dakota, Neb-
raska, Kansas and Oklahoma, for the
purpose of demonstrating and improv-
ing theisystem of soil culture and con-
servation of the natural moisture,
whereby the product of lands may be
increased without irrigation. Provis-
ion is made for an appropriation of
$50, 600 for each station. Mr.. Shallen-
berger today said that delegation
from congress, will soon visit the sec
retary of agriculture for the purpose
of discussing the measure in detail, in
the hope that the department will ac-
lively support its passage. The plan
is modelled on the Campbell farm in
Kansas.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
NO SECRECY THERE NOW
Government is Concealing Nothing in
the Philippines.

Chicago, Jan. 27.--William II. Taft
civil governor OF the Philippine Is
lands, arrived in Chicago yesterday
from San Francisco. He was met al
the depot by President S. M. FELTON,,
of the Chicago & Alton railroad, and
went at once to Mr.. Felton's residence,
where he spent the day.
Governor Taft left at 8 O'Clock last
night over the Pennsylvania road for
Cincinnati. 1t was his intention to
hurry on to Washington on Tuesday,
but the death of Mrs. Heron caused
him to alter his plans, and it will be
several days before he reaches the
capital.
"The only answer have to make to
the ideas of individual observers, who
declare that the true condition in the
Philippines is being concealed, or
that we are hugging delusions of
peace that can never be brought about,
is that the government is concealing
nothing, and its conclusions are not
based on wild theories, but substan-
tial facts"
This was the reply Governor Taft
made to a statement published by
Stephen Bonsal, delaring that des-
perate opposition was still being en-
countered in the field aud that the
natives are irreconcilable and better
organized than before the capture of
Aguinaldo.
Governor Taft said that, although
there was time when, for military
reasons, it had not been advisable to
make public everything occurring in
the Philippines, the necessity for such
secrecy is over, and that no effort is
now being made to conceal any part
of the the truth from the people of this
country,
GAS a matter of fact" he added,
"the embers of distrust are being kept
alive by sensationalists who seize up
pom every petty point and seek to
twist it into some horrible barbarity
of our government in the islands.
Take, for instance, the talk about
concentration camps. Although I am
not sufficiently we'll acquainted with
the full military plans to speak with
absolute authority, can say that the
whole subject is much misunderstood
by our people.
LAS a matter of fact, there has
never been any thought of establish
ing concentration camps in the or
dinary acceptance of the term. All
that has been proposed is an insur-
gent Gordon, the establishment of
deadline, into which will gradually
be drawn all the remnants of insur-
rection that exist.
1.-The non-combatants on the islands
have never, even at the hardest period
Of the war, received anything but the
utmost kindness and consideration at
our hands, and it is hardly probable
hat this policy will be reversed now
that the opposition is fast drawing to
a close"
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
THE PRISONERS MUTINY
The Prisoners Had Attempted to Dig
out but We're Discovered just
in Time

South McAlester, 1. T., Jan. 2S.-
An attempt to break in jail. was frus-
trated by the officials of the federal
jail here last night. The Jail
is divided into male, female and hos
pital wards. Each of the wards is in
separte buildings. The men are
confined in a large stone structure
with barred front reaching across
the entire width of the building. Just
outside of the bars is a corridor used
apprehensible, as the behavior of the
men was exceptionally good. Yester-
day an old man who is one oflsthe l40
prisoners informed the guards that a
hole was being dug in the wall The
guards investigated andsfound that
the convicts had secured by some
means several pieces of metal and
saws and were removing large stones
from the wall When they:& were
stopped they started to mob their be-
trayer and, with large chunks of coal
tied up in socks, they were slowly
beating him to death when armed
guards came to the rescue.
Pieces of coal were thrown through
the bars at the officers outside in the
corridor. At night the convicts cut the
electric light wires, leaving the whole
place in darkness Lamps were
brought in by the guards and placed
in the corridor, but were extinguished
by the prisoners with coal. Suddenly
with yell, the entire crowd stam-
peded and started toward the barred
front in an effort to push open the
doors with their concentrated strength
The guards cried to them to halt, but
their voices could not be heard above
the din. Jailer Wilkinson ordered
their ground and open fire. The ad-
vancing convicts fell back when three
shots were fired and two of their COM
rades fell to the floor. Charles ICar-
der, burglar, and Nick Woodbridge,
murderer, were found to have received
wounds in the legs, George Brown,
one of the Caney train robbers, swas
the recognized leader of the. .breakland
heIhas been put in irons withlfour of
his lieutenants. The guard shas been
increased, as further trouble 10 ex-
pected. All the men being in one
large room they could have escaped
had it not been for the bravery of the
guards.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
POOR PEOPLE SEEK AID
Cold Weather Bring Heavier Demands
to Charity Organizations

Kansas City, Jan. 27.-The severe
cold of yesterday and today brought
many applicants for help to the Asso-
ciated Charities and Provident asso-
citation. Many families who had not
asked for help before applied today
for coal. They had depended on the
weather remaining warm, as it was
last week, and though in many in
stances families said they had food
to live on they had no coal and no
money or credit to buy.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
CUMMIM'S AFFIDAVIT
The Former Corporal in the Twentieth
Kansas Regiment Testifies for
Metcalf.

Kansas City, Jan. 2S.-Lemuel d.
Cummins, the former corporal of the
twentieth Kansas regiment, who ad.
mitted that 1t was he and Maurice Co.
hen thai killed the two Filipino in
surgents at the defense of Caloocan,
and not General Wilder s. Metcalf,
yesterday made affidavit concerning
the affair. The affidavit was made in
the office of Attorney G. W. Trickett,
in Kansas City, Kas., and copy of
it was sent to Senator j. r. Burton,
at Washington, last night. Cum
Minis statement lis substantially the
same as the one printed. 1t follows:
L. d. Cummins, of lawful age, be-
ing. first duly sworn, on oath deposes
and says:
was a corporal in Company e. of
the Twentieth Kansas u. S. ", and
at the battle of Coloocan. In the
early part of the battle Private How
ard was wounded and | carried him
to place of safety, and returned to
the front along an old road running
toward the stone church. In this road
l overlook Metcalf and four others,
and as we went forward we were fired
upon from a trench which crossed the
road. We charged the trench and
routed the Filipinos and captured two
OF them. The men were sullen and
vicious, and after capture they tried
to grab Major Metcalf's revolver.
when some one of the boys grabbed
one OF them, and | pushed the other
back with my bayonet Major Met
calf then ordered Corporal Cohen
to take the prisoners to the rear,
and | was detailed to assist
him. Cohen said: "Major, | would
rather not go to the rear. want to
go on and see the rest of il. The fun
has only begun" Major Metcalf re-
Piled "You have your orders"
Major Metcalfthen started to thefront.
and we started to the rear with the
prisoners.
After we had gone some distance,
the prisoners refused to go, and made
dash for liberty, and attempted to
secure some arms of dead soldiers that
were lying on the ground, and battle |
ensued. There were two of us against |
two of them, and we had to fight for
our lives.
In the miXup the Filipinos we're
killed. AFTER tnlS COnen and myself |
went to the front, and joined Metcalf
and the other soldiers at the old stone |
church. which was some 300 to 500 |
yards beyond the trench where the |
capture was made.
| never had word of convers alton
with Major Metcalf as to the fate of |
the prisoners, and never heard the |
subject mentioned in his presence.
And further affiant sayeth not.
l.. ID. CUMMINS.
Subscribed in my presence and !
sworn to before me this 9th day of
January. 1902.
G. II. .CoOKsEY, Notary Public.
My commission expires June 20,
1904
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
COLLINS MUST STAY In
He Was Denied a New Trial by Judge
HaZen. IN

Topeka, Jan. 27-"John Collins has
had granted him every right in this
case which the constitution guarantees
him, *"* the application for writ of
coram nobis will be denied" said
Judge Il. T. Hazen of the district
court this morning, in deciding the
motion made by County Attorney
Calen Nichols to dismiss the writ of
coram nobis brought by the Collins
attorneys in hopes of securing new
trial for their client, who is serving "a
life sentence in the penitentiary at
Lansing for the murder of his father,
j. S. Collins.
The application for a writ of coram
nobis was made by Welch & Welch,
for Collins, on the ground that a new
trial should be granted for the reason
that under the law they were not able
to appeal the case to the supreme
court. The law at the time Collins
was convicted, December "A, 1898,
was tEat the transcript of the evidence
and bill OF exceptions should be filed
with the clerk of the supreme court
before the end of the term of the dis
trict court where the case was tried,
There were but thirteen days left in
the September term, the term in which
Collins tried, at the expiration of the
trial, and the evidence could not be
prepared. The application for new
trial was heard in the next term, the
January term of the court, 1899, and
the attorneys for Collins claim, and it
was conceded by the state, that dur
ing this term the court stenographer,
r. H. Cav, could not prepare the evil
dence in the time left after the motion
for a new trial was denied and the
end of the term of court for the reason
that there was not sufficient time.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
ST. LOUIS SCANDAL
A Councilman aud Two Former COun-
cilmen Arrested.


st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 27--This even
ing bench warrants we're served on
Emil A. Maysenburg, member of the
city council, Charles Kraft, ex-member.
of the city council, and John X.
Murrell, ex-member OF the house of
delegates, in connection with an
alleged bribery case in which the.
Suburban City Railway Company
plays an important part.
About two years ago, it is alleged,
$780, 900 was deposited in a safe de-
posit box by the Suburban Railway
Company, $75, 900 of which was to be
paid to the house of delegates and
$6O,000 to the city council in case a
bill for the extension of the Suburban
railway franchise was passed and be-
came law.
The council passed the measure, but
a writ Of prohibition from the supreme
court stopped it in the house. AS
there were two keys, it is said, to the
safety deposit box-one held by the
railway representative and one blythe
political combine--no one has been
able to get the money.
1t is said that the grand jury has
from twelve to fourteen othe adj CT
ments in the same case.
Kraft, Murrell and Meysenburg
were arrested, but each gave bond in
the sum of 900 and wasreleased.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
ATTACHE ABUSES OFFICE
A British Naval Representative Plays
the Spy.

Washington, Jan. 27-A sensation,
the details of which are being care
fully guarded by everyone familiar
with them is supposed to be involved
in the request of the Secretary of the
Navy to the State department that the
English government be urged to re-
lieve from further dutyiin this country
Captain Lewis Bayly, naval attache
of the British embassy.
Secretary Long is said to have been
induced to take this step by the pres.
entation to him of evidence that Cap
tain Bayly exceeded the limitation
fixed for foreign laval attaches and
endeavored to obtain information of a
secret nature pertaining to the United
States navy.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
A Good Recommendation.

81 have noticed that the sale on
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets is almost invariably to these
who have once used them" says Mr..
j. II. Weber, a prominent druggist of
Cascade, Iowa. What better recon-
mendation could any medicine have
than for people to call for it when
again in need of such remedy? Try
them when you feel dull after eating,
when you have a bad taste in your
mouth. feel bilious, have no appetite
or when troubled with constipation,
and you are certain to be delighted
with the prompt relief which they af-
ford. For sale by w. l.. Crabb 81
Co. and Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
Running With the Candidates.

Talk of candidates for county offices
will continue to increase until after
the convention. All the county papers
have something to say.
And in this connection the REGISTER
is informed that Mr.. j. II. Miller, a
young man who formerly lived in
Humboldt, but who has been recently
admitted to the bar and is practicipg
law in lola with success which has
elected compliments from the other
members of the bar, will soon an
nounce his candidacy for the Office of
county attorney.
Elsmore Enterprise, Compton Moore
of Moran, was in town last Saturday
and tells us he is meeting with con-
siderable encouragement in his can
vass for the nomination for county
attorney.
Gas City Gaslight: r. NJ. Cunning
ham, OF Humboldt was in town Thurs
day looking after his chances to be-
come Register of Deeds for this
county.
LaHarpe News. Robert l.. Thomp-
son, of lola township, was a caller at
the News office Thursday. He informs
us that he is candidate for Register
of Deeds subject to the Republican
primary election and county conven-
tion. Mr.. Thompson is Il good man
and no doubt has many friends who
would be pleased to see him sue
cessful.
Mel Fronk, deputy county clerk is a candi-
date for the ONCE of county clerk OF Allen
county lat the Republican convention next
summer. Mel has made most efficient
deputy during his fathers two terms as
county clerk, and il he is nominated and
elected, (and there is no doubt about the
latter he Will be Just ns acceptable Is the
real clerk as he has been rs deputy, ana that
is saying he would give entire satisfaction to
the people OF the county Humboldt Union.
No one in Allen county could fill
this position better than Mel Fronk,
and no one would add more strength
to the Republican ticket of Allen
county. Mr.. Fronk stands highly in
this township, and it would not be
guessing to say that he stands equally
as we'll in every township in the coun-
ty. His nomination should be unani-
nous. He Is deserving candidate.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
OBSERVED IN CHICAGO.
BY scripps-McRae Press Association.

Chicago, Jan. 29-The city and
county Offices and most of the
courts are closed today in memory
of McKinley's birthday. A meet
ing will be held tonight to start "a
movement to make Mckinley day a
national holiday.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
Reliable Remedy for Bowel Troubles

Rev. j. M. Yingling, pastor of the
Bedford St. M. E. Church Cumber-
land, Md, says; "It affords me great
pleasure to recommend Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. | have used it and know others
who have never known it to fail. !"
For sale by w. l.. Crabb & Co.,
Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
PROPOSITION SUBMITTE
BY scripps-McRae Press Association.

The Hague, Jan. 29,-Premier Kuy-
per today officially announced that
Holland had submitted for the Beers
a peace suggestion to England but
declined to disclose its nature.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
WHITE STILL ILL
A Report :from Colorado Springs of
the Authors Condition

Emporia, Kas., Jan. 27.-A tele-
gram was received here to-day from
William Allen White, who is now in
Colorado Springs for his health,
stating that he is no better Mr.
Whites condition is thought to be
more dangerous than is generally
known. He is believed to have over
baked his strength. A few days before
be left for Colorado he had two faint
Ing spells. The doctor ordered the
hange more to get Mr.. White away
rom business than for the climate.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31

Dover, Jan 2S,-A fishing smack
sank off here today and eleven of the
welve drowned.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
EXERCISES IN CANTON.
BY scripps-McRae Press Association.

Canton, Jan. 29-Memorial exer-
cises in the public schools we're held
today and then the pupils were dis
missed. The city was plentifully dec
GRATED in mourning emblems. Mrs.
Mckinley remained quietly at her
home.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
THEY DON'T WANT PEACE
Holland Had No Authority to Ask for
African Peace.

Paris, Jan. 20.-Dr. Leyds, the
European agent of the Transvaal says
that Holland 8 effort to terminate the
Boer war is Unauthorized.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31

London, Jan. 27-It is reported here
bat Mr.. Kruger will visit the United
Itates in April.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
HONOR HIS MEMORY
New York Children Hold Mckinley
Memorial Services.

Hy bcrIpps-McRae PreaH ARBociatIon.
New York, Jan. 20-In all Of the
public schools of greater New York
memorial services in honor of the
birthday of President Mckinley will
be held. Tonight there is to be ban
quet at the Waldorf Astoria.