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The Iola register., 1902-01-31
WILL RUN THINGS
Old Soldiers to Rule Next Kansas Re-
publican Convention.

Topeka, Jan. 2j.-The coming Re-
bronze button affair. The old soldiers
have fully decided upon that point,
and that settles it. When once they
become aroused and decide to stand
together, they can have things their
own way. They control in the neigh
borhood of 100, 900 votes in the state,
mostly Republican. This is more than
half the total Republican vote. OF
this number, about 10000 are old sol
diers and,60, 900 the sons ..of old sol
diers. These are the figures given
out by the G. A. II. department.
The old soldiershave always been the
backbone of the Republican party in
Kansas. They were a great force in the
1900 campaign. 1t was u alag" cam
paign. The long suit of an old SOL
dier is to rally around the flag. 1t
was the enthusiasm mantle sted by the
old soldiers that put Kansas in the
Republican column at the last presi-
Dental elect On tile first time since
'SS. The old soldiers kept things hot.
When campaign meetings were not
coming thick enough for them, they
would get up reunions to promote pat
riotism and Republicauism. When
Bourke Cochran. of New York, came
to Kansas and made his great anti
Imperialism speeches, it was the old
soldiers who got upa meeting TO offset
il. Tie meeting was the largest one
he'd ia topeka during the campaign.
senator Burton was commanded to
maze the reply, and did so. Through
just such things as this, the few old
soldiers who wandered OFF with the
Populists, were drawn back to the Re.
publican fold, and Organism was
wiped out in Kansas.
Recently considerable has been said
about the old soldiers 10 sing their
grip in political affairs. The fact
that younger men have been supplant
ing them in public Office was cited to
prove it. This has aroused the old
soldiers, and now they propose to
demonstrate that they are still on
earth by making the bronze button
the delegates badge at the state con.
vention.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
HOBS0N MUST STAY IN
Naval Retiring Board Refuses to Re-
tire Him

Washington, Jan. PA naval re-
tiring board has declined to recon-
mend the retirement of Captain Rich
mond r. Hobson. He has complained
of his eyes, which suffered from heat
and glare while he was working on
the Spanish vessels sunk at Santiago.
and afterward in the drydocll at Hong
Kong, where two vessels of the Span
ish fleet sunk by Dewey were repaired.
Since his return to the United States
from the East, Captain Hobson has
been on detached duty, first at Buf-
falo, in connection with the late expo
sition there, and now at Charleston,
in charge of of department Of the
naval exhibit.
Captain Il bison himself iapplied to
be retired, but the board of physicians
which examined him found that his
eyes were not permanently injured,
and refused to recommend his retire
ment, He has been ordered to return
to duty in connection with the Charles
ton exposition.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
SHE Is ACQUITTED
Expected Happened in Mrs. Richard
son Murder Case

Plattsburg, Mo-, Jan. 2j,-Mrs.
Addie b. Richardson was this after
noon acquitted of the charge of hav-
ing murdered her husband, Frank W.
Richardson, at Savannah, Mo. The
jury was sent out at 1925 O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t was just O'Clock when
aldeputy sheriff announced to Judge
Burnes that the jury was ready o,come
in. Five minutes later the twelve men
men struggled through the crowd that
packed the court house and lined up
behind the railing at the front end Of
the room. Then Foreman Alexander
Shepard handed the sealed verdict TO
Sheriff Wiser. Wiser handed it to
Judge Burnes, who, after tearing
open the envelope and noting its con-
tents. read its aloud.
The announcement was received with
frantic enthusiasm and Joy. not only
by Mrs. Richardson and her own and
her late husbands relatives, but by
the entire crowd. John ID. Richard
son, u brother of the dead man, seized
the widow around the waist raised her
clear off her chair in his arms, and
kissed her again and again, while the
crowd cheered wildly. AS soon as John
ID. Richardson released her, her vener-
able father, Adam Lawrence, seized
her in his arms and their tears of Joy
mingled as they embraced each other.
The relatives and the attorneys for the
defense gathered around both'of them
hugging and kissing the little Rich
ardson boys and each other: and
everybody, from the widow herself,
who was the central figure of the I'M
usual scene, to the aged ianitor of the
court house, received and hugged
somebody or shook somebody else by
the hand,
"The defendant is dismissed, {"
Judge Burncs shouted from the bench.
Thank God, thank God" was
shouted in all parts of the room.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
ST ROTHERS CONFESSED
Admits That He Killed the Million
aire Paper Dealer

81. Louis, Jan. 2j.-Wm. Strothers,
the negro, has made a fell confession
of the murder of Dean Cooper the mil
lionaire who was found dead in a
Turkish bath establishment.
1t is written and was secured by
chief of detectives Desmond. A Ne.
gro attendant at the bath house says
that Cooper gave him the jewelry, that
then the desire to slay the sleeping
man overcame him. He took two
drinks and secured sledge hammer
in the cellar. Then he took another
drink and struck Cooper one glanc-
ing blow Though he knew he had
not killed Cooper outright he did not
strike him again. After an interval
he gave the alarm.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
ATTAINED AT LAST
The Foreign Powers are now Consider
ed as of Equal Rank With the
Emperor

Peking, Jan. 23.-The ministers of
the foreign powers here have attained
the goal which has been their aim
since intercourse between China and
the powers began. They have been
received as representatives of sover.
igns equal in rank to the Chinese en-
perOr.
The audiences yesterday between
the emperor and the ministers were
held in the innermost large hall of the
Forbidden City. The emperor sat
upon dais behind table. There
were four princes at the back of his
chair and dozen officials on each
side.
The dowager empress was concealed
by screen according to the stories
of the attendants, and remained in
visi BILE.
The audience chamber was furnished
ornately, in contrast to the dingy
rooms which served for these audiences
under the old regime.
The secretaries translated the ad-
dresses of the ministers, copies of
which were handed to the emperor:
The replies were delivered by Prince
Ching.
The emperor was silent throughout
the audience and remained stolid and
impressive.
Formerly the emperor replied to the
ministers in Manchu, and the prince
interpreted what he said. Today he
appeared as an autOmaton and the
secretaries of theforeign ministers who
were present report that he looked
weaker, less intelligent and milder
than previous to the siege.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
FOR SCHOOL OF MINES.
Bill to Afford Government Aid TO
State Institutions.

Washington, Jan, 24.-Representa-
tive Grosvenor has introduced bill
which provides for government endow-
ment of state school of mines. The
plan of the bill is to apply a portion
OF the proceeds of the sale of public
lands to the establishment aud main
tenance of these schools of mines.
Under the terms of the bill $40, 600 is
to be appropriated to each state and
territory the first year, and an ad-
ditional 81 900 each succeeding year
until the annual amount to be paid
aggregates 5000 which shall be-
come the permanent annual appropri-
alton. The bill is now being con-
sidered by the committee on mines
and mining, of which Representative
Scott is a member, and will probably
be favorably reported. Kansas is, of
course, interested in the measure.
There is quite a good deal of rivalry
between the State Agricultural col
lege and the State university as to
which institution shall participate in
the benefits to be derived from this
governmental aid, should the measure
become law. The bill, as introduced
by Representative Grosvenor, con-
templates giving the appropriation to
agricultural colleges and schools of
mines that may be separate and apart
from other educational institutions.
a slight change in the wording of the
bill, however, will so alter it as to
enable the state legislature to divert
all or any part of the appropriation
to any school of mines which may now
be established in any state institution.
The friends of the University of Kan |
sas are very anxious to have the bill !
amended in this way. AS a school of |
mines has for some time been de- /
partment of that institution, it's |
friends naturally feel that it should |
receive the benefit of the proposed |
legislation, and have accordingly |
asked Representative Scott to have |
he bill amended to this end.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
THEY DIDN'T MEAN 1T
Democrats and POpuIists Committed
to One Canal Route.

Washington, Jan. 23.-In the fren-
zied effort to force 16 to declaration
in the Kansas City platform, the Dem
ocrats, Free Silver Republicans and
p, pulists assembled in Kansas City in
July, 1900, succeeded in thoroughly y
committing the triple alliance to an
isthmiaL canal policy that is decided
ly embarrassing. The platform the
Democrats adopted at the Kansas
City Convention hall and the platform
the Silver Republicans adopted at the
Kansas City Auditorium theater took
no cognizance of future canal develop
ment. None of the routes of the
Walker commission had been issued
There had been much talk about the
Nicaragua canal, and the delegates
assembled, having a financial policy
so intently in mind that practically all
else was excluded, declared imperial
ism an issue so burning it was para.
mount and, in the hope of holding
some Gold Democrats who might 9TH
erwise seek shelter in the Republican
fold, wasted no time debating any
thing else. On the subject of an 18TH
mian canal the Democrats with one
voice declared;
"We favor the immediate construc-
tion, ownership and control of the
Nicaragua canal by the United States,
and we denounce the uncertainty OF
the plans of the Republican national
platform for an isthmian canal in the
face of the failure of the Republican
to pass the bill pending in
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
HE WILL NOT TESTIFY
Cubbison Makes Fruitless Search For
E,nnt E;Ilott

Kansas City, Jan. 25. j. X. Cubbi-
son, a Kansas City, Kas., attorney,
returned from Old Mexico yesterd ay
after a weeks fruitless search after
Grant Gillett, the former cattle king of
Kansas. Communication was had
with Gillett, but the fugitive refused
to see the attorneys for either side in
the numerous lawsuits which have
grown out of his failure, and the law
yers finally returned home. Cubbison
secured subpoena from the American
consul in Mexico, and this was for
warded to Gillett, but he refused to
honor it. When the attorney press
ed on toward the country in which
Gillett is located, thr fugitive went in
to the mountains aud there he stayed
Mr. Cubbison says he got within 200
miles Of him and then gave up the
search.
1t would have done no good any
how" said the attorney. for Gillett
gave us 20 understand that he would
Gillett is manager Of a silver mine
in the mountains of Old Mexico. He
located about 300 miles southwest
of the state Of Chihuahua aud is rare
ly seen by Americans visiting in that
country. The natives all know Gillett
and willingly give informationrelative
to the whereabouts of the man. Gillett
is many miles from railroad, how
ever, and there is not mnch danger of
anyone reaching him.
There were six lawyers, representing
many litigants. in search of the fugi-
tive, but not one got within hailing
distance. Mr.. Cubbison says that the
suits can be tried without Gilletts de-
position; that inhis opinion the cattle
mans testimony is not of such great
Importance.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
An Unregenerate Farm Team.

In these days of general revivals all
over the state, and revival right
here at home, particular interest will
be felt in the following anecdote pub
lished by the Saturday Evening Post
and said to be one of theJames Hamil-
ton Lewis, stock tales.
This ancedote relates to the frs
breaking of sod in the fertile Palouse
country in eastern Washington. The
first breaking up of the prairie is a
difficult undertaking. The virgin soil
is meshed with sturdy grass thathas
a multitude of roots, and to force a
small pillow through it requires the
combined efforts of five or six horses.
A pioneer and his son werelthus en-
gagged when revivalist came that
way. His earnest message appealed
to the elder frontiersman and he fin
ally found his way as a penitent to
1 the altar With unacrustomed Joy in
his heart he went forth next morning
to plow the stubborn gleOe, and in
stead Of addressing hls animals with
his usual shivering profanity hecalled
out simply, Get up"
To his vast astonishment, the horses,
which had hitherto never failed him,
refused utterly to budge He jerked
at the reins, hurled clods at them and
even belabored them with a longwhip,
but without avail.
John" he sang ont to his son,
something's the matter with my team.
They've balked"
John walked over to his fathers
plow, ripped out some staggering
epithets from an unregenerate vocabu-
larry, and away the team started with
vigorous goodwill,
That night the eXortations of the
revivalists were exceptionally fervent
and even the frontiersman's impeni-
tent son was visibly affected. Once
he started up as if resolved to seek the
mourner's bench, and at this the old
man, who had been watching him very
anXiously, asked him to step inside
for a moment.
"John, " said the father, when they
we're out of the building, 81 honor
your evident desire this night to lead
a Christian life-it's the right thing,
John-but don't you think you had
better postpone your conversion until
we ge. thai field plowed?n
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
j. w. Coutant lola. Kansas
VALUABLE ISLANDS
The Danish West Indies are a Good
Thing pow

lHlIR DOW
Washington, Jan. 24.-The ueaty
OF cesson of the Danish West Indies
islands from Denmark to the United
States will be submitted to the Senate
for ratification Immediately. BY this
treaty the United States agrees to pay
Denmark about / million dollars.
The islands will control one of the
European routes to Central America
and the eastern entrance to the Near
aqua canal.
There are three islands in the Dan.
ish West Indian group, Saint Crcix
or Santa Cruz, Saint Thomas and
Saint John. lntrinsicaily considered
the Danish West Indies are of small
account, but through their geogra-
phical position they are ofinestimabe
value. Strategically, they hold the
key to the West Indian and South
American situation in case of war.
The island of Saint Croix contains
ninety-four square miles and a popu-
lation Of %, 900, more than half of
whom are to be found in the two towns
of Christianstadt and Frederick
stadt.
The sma lest of the islands, Saint
John, is only eight miles by four in
area and has a population of 1000
most of whom are negroes or mulat-
toes and, with few exceptions, very
poor. The island of Saint John con-
tains Harbor known as Coral Bay.
1t is considered hurricane proof"
even in the late summer season when
the tropic cyclones rage. # is a triple
harbor with good anchorages and a
depth of thirteen fathoms of water.
Saint Thomas is thirteen miles in
length and four miles in breadth and
has population of about 1900. II
is not fertile, as its soil has been
washed away from the steep hllsides
by the torrential tropical rains of the
wet season. The principal town is
Charlotte Amalia, poor community
living on the memory of the past
glories when the harbor was the rem
devious of the buccaneers. The har-
Dor of Charlotte Amalia has six
fathoms of water and an entrance half
mile across.
According to experts, this harbor.
with it surrounding hills, might be
made the Gibraltar of the West Indies.
This is the harbor so highly recon-
mended by Admiral David ID. Porter
many years ago. He told Charles
Sumner that there was none other in
the West Indies so well fitted for a
naval station. It lies directly in the
track of vessels from Europe. Brazil.
the East Indies and the Pacific ocean
bound to the West Indies or the
United States. He called it the key
stone to the arch of the West India
islands. Naval experts declare that
the Harbor of Charlotte Amalia is of
more value to the Unit-d States than
to any other country.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
THE THROOP ADDS A BAR
Topeka Hotel Increases Equipment
Under New City Administration.

Topeka, Jan. 26.--The latest acces-
sorry to the equipment of the Throop
is neatly appointed bar aud side
board installed in back room along
the hallway to the right OF the lobby
as you enter the hotel. j. j. O'Rourk
one of the prOprietors of the hotel, ex-
planned to a reporter who called this
morning, that The bar was not a part
of the hotel, the management having
rented the room to North Craft for
that purpose. The bar was installed
yesterday and Mr.. O'Rourk said that
should matters in the city government
go contrary than they expect the bar
would be removed. The Throop is
the first of the leading hotels to put in
bar. Mr.. O'Rourk further said that
he considered it necessary accessory
to Il we'll appointed hotel, and that i.
would be restricted to practically the
patronage Of that hostelry
Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" Dr. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women 10 Il hap.
.py vigorous old age.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
SUCCESS AT BEAUCAIRE
Mansfield Has Played to Big Money for
Two Months.

New York, Jan. 25-All Broadway
is talking of the financial record Just
established by Richard Man sfold.
During his eight weeks engagement
in Beaucaire, which closes tonight at
the Herald Square theatre, Mr. Mans
field has played to business aggregat-
ing SlOS, ,O0O
Mr.. Manslield's tour commencing
next week will embrace l3,5OO miles.
Il will include ST. Louis, Kansas City
and Denver.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
PARDON FOR YOUNG ERS
Probable That They will Return to
Missouri

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan, est
now seems likely that the Younger
brothers will be allowed to return to
Missouri. Many lengthy petitions for
the full pardon of the brothers are be-
ing received daily by the state pardon
board. They come from all parts of
the state Several long ones from
Minneapolis and st. Paul, Some arc
signed by members of the state senate
and eX-soldiers of the civil war.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
THE STATEHOOD BILL
Hearing on the Two Measures Begun
in Washington

Washington, Jan 23.- The house
committee on territories heard argu
ments today for three hours in favor
of several measures intended to pro-
vide statehood for Oklahoma. The
two pending measures are the Flynn
bill, admitting the territory with a
clause to annex Indian Territory
counties as rapidly as they are or
ganized and express desire to be-
come a part of the new state, and the
Stephens bill, providing for the ad-
mission jointly of the two territories
as one state. Both bills were elo-
quently advocated by as many delega-
tions, while third delegation was
present to demand independence for
the Indian Territory and to protest
against any measure in favor of any
form OF government for the territory
unless the citizens are consulted in
framing the constitution and organic
law.
Delegate Flynn announced that Mr..
Sidney Clark, of Oklahoma City,
would open the argument for the ad-
yocates of the Flynn bill and be fol-
lowed by the advocates of statehood,
concluding the session of the day,
with another hearing tomorrow for
additional arguments by the Okla
homans who favor separate statehood.
This plan was accepted by the commit
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
NOW A CORN BLOCKADE.
A Thousand Cars on Track in Kansas
CITY.

Kansas City, Jan. pa corn
blockade with the grain commanding
high prices and the great southwest
ern country buying from the north
and east, instead OF having corn for
sale, is the anomalous condition that
exists in Kansas City.
Grain men say there are 1000 cars
of corn on track here and the rail
road yards so full that it takes many
days to get corn started out Of the city
after it has been ordered shipped
Most OF the corn is coming from
Iowa and northeastern Nebraska, but
the Dakotas and northern Illinois are
contributing large supplies now.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31

'Tisn't safe to be without Dr. Thorn
as Eclectric OH in the house. Never
can tell what moment an accident is
going to happen.
The Iola register., 1902-01-31
TRAMPS SEIZE A TRAIN
Took Possession Near Florence and
Rode TO Pueblo.

Pueblo, Col. 24-Four armed tramps
took possession of an cas-: :bound
Denver & Rio Grande freight train
this morning five miles east of Flor
ence, drove the brakeman into the ca
boose and held the train by.force un-
til the Pueblo water works, three and
half miles west of this city, were
reached. Pueblo police officers who
had been notified by ithe. railroad
authorities of the theft of the train,
captured the gang, They were SEN
fenced by the police court to serve $50
days each in jail for vagrancy and
will be prosecuted later on graver
charges
The Iola register., 1902-01-31

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syruy helps men and women to a Wig
orous old age.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-25
Charter Issued Yesterday.

Charters were issued for the incorpor-
alton of the following companies yester-
day in the office of the Secretary of
State:
The Mt. Airy Mantel and Table Com
pany, of Mt. Airy, with capital stock of
$4,000, which may be increased to $50 900.
The incorporators are Messrs. Geo. o.
Graves, j. #. Hadley, of Mt. Airy, and
Calvin Graves, of New York
The Mecklenburg Fair Association
Company, of Charlotte, to establish and
maintain a county fair for MeCklenburg
county The incorporators are Messrs.
w. S. Orr, Paul Chatham, T. T. Smith,
R. J. Brevard, E. B. Springs, Claude
Brown, E, D. Latta, C. F. Wadsworth, S.
B. Alexander, Jr., J. F. Robertson, D.
E. Allen, c. w. Parker, j. L. Tapp, all of
Charlotte. The capital stock is $4,000.
1t is specified that no gambling or any
indecent or immoral exhibition, shall be
permitted upon the fair grounds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-25
TRUCK OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
Strawberry Vines Looking Healthy and Bud
ding Has Commenced

The Carolina Fruit and Truck Grow
ers Journal in discussing the outlook
for the approaching season says:
"As the season advances the outlook
for a profitable and prosperous shipping
season in strawberries ara vegetables
daily brightens. Preparations for gath
ering, grading and packing the fruit are
actively going forward and some notice
able improvements along this line may
be expected this year. Growers have
found ont last it costs JUS as much to
gather poor and inferior berries as it
does good ones, and that the expenses of
transportation, etc, are the sane on Gull
stock as on fancy and prime goods The
increased acreage and output this year
has rendered it necessary that more
than usual attention be given the qucs-
tion Of distribution fer the 1902 business.
1.-THE vines are looking healthier, bet
for, and more vigorous and budding has
begun in earnest The stTaWing process
has been kept up and will be continued
until after the frost period is safely past
and all danger is over. Soon the fields
will be white with blooms, to be quickly
followed with red ripe berries.
THE shortage of the strawberry crop
and decreased acreage in Tennessee and
remoteness of Texas and Mississippi
from the leading markets of the coun-
try is destined to create a widespread
demand for North Carolina berries, and
those who wish or expect to do business
with the growers from, Charleston to
Norfolk, should lose no further time in
getting in line with our people"