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The Iola register., 1902-05-30
BISHOP WAS A WITNESS
The Occupation of the Philippines an
Act of God.

Washington, May l5.-Bishop Tho
burn of the NJ. Il. church of India and
Malaysia was before the Senate Phil
ippines committee today. He said the
American occupation of the Philip
pines should be continued. In the
course OF his examination he said that
the American occupation was an act
of God This led to quite a long line
of questions by Senator Patterson, in
which the bishop was asked whether
the occupation of Cuba was an act of
God. When he replied in the afiirma-
tive Senator Patterson asked if the
withdrawal also is an act of God.
ut is too soon to answer that" the
bishop replied. "The United States
may have to go back there"
Senator Patterson pursued the ques-
tions to some length andIthe bishop fin
ally pronounced them "metaphy ST.
cal" " Senator Beveridgo objected
saying the questions were unnecessary
and Senator Patterson remarked that
whenever the questions were such as
to bring out evidence which the ma
iority did not want, an excuse was
made for objection. Chairman Lodge
sustained the objection. Bishop Tho
burn will continue tome
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
A SLAP AT MILES
No Longer Permitted to Act as Secre-
tary of War.

Washington, May 23-The president
has revoked the old executive order of
August 20, 1901, by which the lieuten-
ant general commanding the army
General Miles and the adiutant gen.
eral General Corbin in turn, are 10
assume the duties of secretary of war
in the absence of the secretary and the
assistant secretary.
The presidents order of revocation,
which is dated yesterday, leaves the
department without head in the event
of the absence Of the secretary and
assistant secretary, unless such head
is specifically designated on each .oc-
casion.
Both the secretary and assistant
secretary were absent today, but Sec
retary Root, before he left this morn
ing, issued special order designat-
ing his chief clerk, John G. Schofeld,
to "sign acquisitions upon the treas
ury and other papers requiring my
signature, during my temporary alb
sence from Washington on the 23rd of
May, 1902, and until my return or
until the return of the assistant secre-
tary of war"
1t is presumed that similar special
orders will be made designating Mr.
Schofield to perform these duties
whenever the secretary and assistant
secretary are absent in the future.
Secretary Root has issued an order
which revives an old order of January
Is, 1886, providing that, in the absence
of the head of bureau, the senior
officer of the department or corps on
duty in the bureau shall assume tenn
porary charge. The significance of
the order lies in the limitation "on
duty in the bureau. Under the
application of this limitation, no
officer on duty outside of the bureau
could assume charge, as does Colonel
Ward, of General Miles headquarters,
in the case of the adjutant generals
Office, but General Corbin's duties
would ordinarily be assmed by Col
Carter.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
ROOSEVELT WON'T SIGN
A Hitch In the Indian Appropriation
Bill

Washington, May 4. The President
has not yet signed the Indian appro-
priation bill, and the difficulties that
resulted from its passage have become
further complicated by the refusal Of
Representative Richardson, the Dem
ocratic leader in the House, to permit
consideration. under the unanimous
consent rule, Of resolution TO cor
rect certain sections which Mr.. Roose-
welt considers Objectionable. In order
to straighten out the tangle, Senator
Stewart, chairman of the Indian com
mittee: Senator Quarles, member of
the committee, and Representative
Lacy of the House Indian committee
spent an hour with the President, GO
ing over the objectionable features.
In addition to the "roving blanket
lease" on the mineral deposits in the
north part of the Uintah reservation,
embracing l ID million acres, the
President points out the amendment
covering the disposal of the Colville
lndian reservation lands, IN the state
of Washington, is in such shape that
the lands would be thrown open to a
mob OF white speculators, who would
rush in and take them as soon as the
bill was signed, and thus the Indians
would have no land at all. 1t appears
that the Spokane Indians have not
had their lands allotted and have
made no selection, yet two congress
sional committees and the House and
Senate have deliberately passed bill
to throw the lands of these Indians
open to all comers.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
RECORD PRICE FOR COAL
Not Since 1871 Has it Brought the
Present Figures

New York, May 22.-Convinced that
weeks and possibly months may
elapse before the miners strike is set
tied, retail coal dealers here have ad-
vanced the price OF anthracite coal to
maximum of $3.50 ton, and, at the
same time marked up lbituminous to
$3.50 when purchased in small quanti-
ties. To large consumers 2t soft coal
a rate of 1886 was quoted. Only once
before have these prices for fuel been
exceeded. That was in 1871 when the
price Of anthracite reached. maxi
mum of Sll q ton
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
MRS LEASE AGAIN
Stops Long Enough in Wichita to Get
aDivoree.

Wichita, Kansas, May 22-Mrs
Mary E. Lease, politician and author,
arrived here today, enroute to Gal
weston from New York. Mrs. Lease
is here to secure a divorce from her
husband, who is in the drug business.
The divorce proceedings were filed
last fall, but at that time she was un-
able to attend on account OF sickness
in the Lease family in New York.
Mrs. Lease charges in her divorce in
compatibility of temper. The Leases
have not lived together since she en-
tered politics, about six yeays ago.
He forbade her taking up politics, and
when she became a leader in the Popu-
list party he wanted to take her back,
but she refused. Mrs. Lease then
split up her relationship with the
Populists and went to New York where
she entered the political field. She
refused to talk about the divorce pro
ceedings, but admitted she was going
to secure the divorce while here.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
A MESSAGE FROM PALMA
The People of America Thanked for
Their Aid.

Washington, May 22.-The Secre-
tary of War received the following
message from the President of Cuba:
Havana, May 81, 1902. Elihu
Root, Secretary of War, Washington;
| am deeply moved by your heartfelt
message of congratulation upon the
Inauguration of the republic of Cuba,
to the birth of which the people and
the government of the United States
have contributed with their blood and
treasure. Rest assured that the Cuban
people can never forget the debt OF
gratitute they owe to the great re-
public with which we will always cul-
tivate the closest relations of friend,
ship and for the prosperity of which
we pray to the Almighty.-T Estranda
Palma"
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
THE IQIA "A ,pFGISTER 1lnI nav. N
PAGNCEF0TE Is DEAD
English ambassador Died Very Sud
denly
BY scripps-McRae Press Assn.

BY scripps-McRae Press Assn.
Washington, May 24.-Lord Paunce-
fote, British ambassador, died at five
thirty this morning at his official resi-
dence of complication of gout and
stomach trouble. He was born in Eng
land in 1928. Educated abroad he
studied law and entered the diplomatic
service. He was appointed successive
y as attorney general at Hong Kong,
chief justice of the Leeward Islands 4,
secretary of foreign affairs, minister
to Washington in 'S9 and made am
bassador in '93. Many high orders
we're conferred upon him by the Brit
ish. The Queen made MIN Baron of
Preston. The German ambassador
Holleben is now dean of the diplo-
matte corps.
Secretary Hay and the President to-
gether prepared an official note of
sympathy. after which the president
directed the flags to be half masted
when the Rochambeau ceremonies are
over. The entertainments for the Wis
iting Frenchmen for this evening have
been abandoned
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
yICTIM OF A llob
Armed Men Overcome Guards and
Hang Murderer.

Paris, Mo-, May 2j.--Abe Wither-
up, the murderer Of William Grow.
was taken from the Paris jail at 2
O'Clock this morning, marched to the
bridge on the north edge of tho town
and hanged. Tue work was done by a
mob of more than u hundred men, who
rode quietly into the town at midnight.
They went at once TO tho inil but were
held back for more tida e. ACur by
Sheriff James w. Clark and Deputies
Martin Clark and Polk Mas erson,
who stood before the entrance to the
jail stockade with drawn revolvers
and threatened to shoot the first man
who attempted to force an entrance.
The mob stayed before the Jail for
nearly two hours and then marched
away. The officers remained on guard
but thought the mob had been foiled
About O'CLOCK several men ap-
preached and en-, ed the sheriff and
deputies in conversation and before
they could defend themselves they
were seized, disarmed and marched
away. The mob quickly surrounded
the Jail again ard vita 9lFjE ham
mers battered the big iron doors off
their hinges in fow minutes
James ii. WhitecottOn rushed into
the jail as soon as the doors gave
way and made stirring appeal to the
mob to desist and allow the law to take
its course. The leaders wavered and
became quiet and would proba bly, have
spared the prison er's life, but for the
frenzied cries for vengeance from
-, -.
swept aside and in few seconds
Witherup was secured. He made no
resistance and in reply to questions
confessed his guilt. The father and
brother OF his victim were in the mob
and assisted in escorting the prisoner
to the bridge a quarter of a mile
away
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
QUIET In THE MINES
President. Mitchell has heard Nothing
of Proposals of Ia Strike Com
promise

HlOlnASC
Wilkesbarre, Pa, May %. All the
district leaders have gone to their
homes and the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers was the quiet
est place in the coal regions today.
The only persons here directly con-
nected with the miners strike were
President Mitchell and Nichols, Fa-
hey and Duffy, the district presidents.
In commenting upon dispatch from
Reading, published today in which it
is stated that the movement of soft
oal through that city from the btu
minous regions of West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, is unprecedented, pres
j dent Mitchell said that he felt that if
s such was the case he would know it,.
Mr.. Mitchell would not say what
action he would take if the movement
of soft coal to the anthracite.territory
became heavy, but it is believed an
effort will be made to prevent the
shipments. He has received no com
munication, he says, regarding ne
gotiations for a settlement.
Mr.. Mitchell will leave for the West
tomorrow night and will be gone about
four days. Instead of going to his
home at Spring Valley, ILL.,, he will
meet his relatives at Chicago and re-
turn Immediately, stopping for day
at the national headquarters in In
1iananolia
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
TELEGRAPH NEWS NOTES

Albany, N. y, May 26-The pre-
liminary proceedings against the
alleged beef trust were indefinitely
postponed today because the packing
house representatives in the east had
successfully eluded the service
subpoena.
Denver, May 25.-Three of the big
gest labor unions in the city will meet
in joint session tomorrow morning.
1t is understood that the meeting will
adopt socialism.
Detroit, May PA run of 81 miles
was made on tne Wabash from Mont
pelier to this city in SS minutes today.
The train was a special and had four
coaches.
Chicago, May 25.-Bourke Cochran
will speak at mass meeting to be
held at the Auditorium June 3, to pro-
test against the policy of coercion
which the English government has ia
augurated in Ireland.
Jacksonville, Fla, May 26-The
battleshlp brooklyn is still anchored
of the mouth of ST. John river with
Governor Wood and staff, The gem
eral is recuperating, enjoying hunting
and fishing.
New York, May 26.-The Kosher
butchers re-opened their shops this
morning under the police protection.
They have been closed week owing
to agitation by Orthodox Jews against
high prices of meat.
Washington, May 26--In the Senate
today Quay, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced bill for the promotion to re-
tirement of Major General Brooke.
Wellington, Kas., May 26.-A hail
storm here devastated an area four
miles by one yesterday, covering the
ground with three inch layer of ice,
oats and corn were driven into the
ground, wheat stripped of its grain
and orchards bereft offruit and leaves.
One farmer alone lost two hundred
chickens.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
ISA GRASS WIDOW NOW
Mrs. Lease Secures a Divorce on
Ground Of.NOn.SuppOrt

Wichita, Kas., May 23, Mary Ellen
Lease is now a gra SIS widow. Judge
Dale signed the decree that made her
one at 20 this afternoon. The whole
affair took only fifteen minutes. She
charged that Mr., Lease never con-
tributed as much as $5 toward her
support during her entire married
life. She said that she.supported her.
self by sewing, soliciting advertising,
keeping boarders and doing news.
paper work.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
PRESIDENTS FLAG
Emblem Rarely Used Will be Recon-
structed and the Design Much
In,npnvaI
Improved.

Washington, May 25.-The emblem
known as "the presidents hag," which
has been used on rare occasions for
many years, will hereafter appear with
changed design. The new flag is
now being made at the navy depart
ment. The design Of the present flag,
| which has been SO long in use, is
simply the coat of arms of the United
States on blue field. Aside from the
new arrangement in the colors of the
coat OF arms, which will appear on
the presidents flag, now in progress
of manufacture, the principal change
will be in the arrangement OF the thir-
teen stars above the eagles head. 1t
is proposed to have sunburst, exact
ly circular in form, above the head of
the eagle with the rays radiating from
the group Of stars. With the approx
al of President Roosevelt the new de-
signs consist otherwise of a pure
white eagle, its feathers heavily out
lined with black, the constellation in
white, with the rays in heavy stitch
ing of yellow on a blue ground. The
flag is to be of bunting, l4xl0l feet,
for outdoor uses, and of heavy tafeta
silk, gold thread and embroidery for
interior decoration. The presidents
flag is used only at sea, upon the
mainmast Of the vessel when the presi-
dent is aboard
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
/. MAN-90 1900
CRADDOCK NOMINATED
Democrats at Wichita Decideto Dicker
With the POpulists.
BY scrlpps-McRae Press Assn.

BY scripps-MoRae Press Assn.
Wichita, Kansas, May 23.-The
democratic convention today decided
to nominate Governor, Secretary of
State, auditor and Superintendent of
Insurance and two supreme court
judges leaving the balance of the
ticket including the lieutenant gov
ernori andl congress-m an-at-large to
the Populist. A resolution was
adopted that when the convention ad-
journs 1t; be to reconvene with the
Populist convention at which the
Democratic committeeman of each
judicial district are empowered to cast
the full delegate vote of each county
in his district.
The Democrats made the following
nominations: For Governor, w. A.
Craddock, at present mayor of Kan
sas City, Kansas; Secretary of State,
Claude Duval of Hutchison; for
Auditor, James Lewis, of Kingsley;
for Superintendent of schools, VIM.
Sense. of Wichita; Supreme Court,
long term, j. d. McCleverty, Fort
Scott: short term, j. G.. Cameron,
Mound City. The convention then ad-
iourned.
ARE ANXIOUS TO FUSE
Wichita, Kansas, May 22-The
Democratic State convention tonight,
by vote of 593 to 1876, adopted the
following resolution, which was intro
duced by Congressman Jackson:
"Resolved, That the rules and order
of business of this convention, in and
so far as they provide for the nomina-
tion of full State ticket, be sus-
pended and that this convention now
proceed to the nomination of such
Offices as, in the judgment of this con-
vention, will be the fair and equitable
proportion of the Offices to which the
Democratic party shall be entitled at
the ensuing election. And that the
Democratic State committee be and
the same is thereby empowered to
fill the vacancy of any Office so de-
clared by this convention, and that
said committee be instructed to meet
at Topeka on June "a and confer with
the Populist convention and assure
that convention that if twill nominate
the men for office as made by this
convention that the committee will in
dorse and nominate the men for Offices
which the Popullsts may suggest for
the vacancies so left by this conven-
tion, and assure the Populists that the
committee, under the instruction of
the Democratic convention, will test the
validity Of the so-called anti-fusion
law"
In supporting his resolution Con
gresham Jackson stated that it would
be presumption on the part of the
Democrats to attempt TO name a ticket
for the Popu lists. He said that IL the
Democrats desired to have Populists
on the ticket the latter should say who
these shall be.
H. VanLangen, of Topeka, suggest
ed that all go to bed and take a sleep
before the nominations are made.
David Overmyer moved that this con-
vention adjourn until a. m. in order
that Judge Jackson 'sresolution could
be further considered. The motion
was turned down. A vote on the
Jackson resolution was taken, which
resulted in its adoption by a vote of
j93 in favor to 126 against.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
BIG MINE EXPLOSION
125 Men are Probably Dead as Re-
suit

Fernie, British Columbia, May %
An explosion occurred at 7 o'clock
last night in No. , mine, which is con-
nected with No. shaft, and also with
the high line shaft. All three open
ings we're blocked. One hundred and
fifty men were in the mine at work at
the time of the explosion. OF this
number sixteen escaped from No. 3
before the cave-in. The remainder
are prisoners and small hopes are en-
tertained for their safety. Good order
prevails and everything possible is
being done to relieve the situation.
The fan was disabled, but was quickly
restored. No. is expected to be
opened soon. A boy, one of those
who escaped has since died.
So far only six bodies have been re-
covered. The cause of the explosion
is said to have been the presence of
fire damp, ignited by a match, with
which miner was lighting pipe in
defiance of orders. a tremendous ex-
plosion occurred in No. > mine, fol-
lowed in a few seconds by another ex-
plosion in No 3, connected by short
tunnel. The majority of the men were
in No 3. Every family in the little
town is directly affected by the
calamity.
This is the first serious accident
which has occurred in these mines,
which have only been opened for a
couple of years. Particulars are not
obtainable here. Fernie is 100 miles
from the regular telegraph office.
Seattle, Wash, May 23.-Fernie is
a town in the eastern part of the
provice of British Columbia, on the
the Crows Nest Pass branch of the
Canadian Pacific railway. 1t lies in
the center of Il country very rich in
coal deposits. Fernie's only industry
is mining and its population is about
5000. Most of the miners are foreign
born.
Nanaimo, British Columbia, May
23.-lmmedlately upon receipt OF the
Fernie mine disaster news, Mayor
Manson of this city, which has a pop
ulation of about 1000 coal miners
authorized the taking of sub descriptions
to the gates leading to the grounds
where a celebration is being heldtoday
and tomorrow, The amount will be de-
voted to alleviating the suffering at
Fernie.
Victoria, British Columbia, May %
William Fernie, one of the origina
owners of the Crows Nest mines, has
received telegram from Fernie this
morning saying that an explosion had
occurred in No 2 and No slopes, re-
sulting in the death of l25 men. The
mines affected are situated on Goa
creek, six miles from Fernie. No.
tunnel is two miles long, and No.
about the same length. From these
two mines and No. l most OF OF tn,
coal of the district is taken. 1t wa'
said by men who visited the mine tina
another explosion was expected,
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
IT'S DENVER FRENCH
The Well Known RObber is Now Under
Arrest.
BY scr,pps-McRae Press Association.

BY scripps- McRae Press Association.
Kansas City, May 26-The man un-
der arrest at Oklahoma City as an
alleged accomplice in the robbery Of
a Clarksville, Ark, bank during
which Sheriff Powers was murdered,
has been identified by the local super
intendent OF detective agency as
Denver" French, alias Joseph
Leonard, who was twice convicted of
bank robbery.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
The Octopus.

One tentacle gripping the stomach,
another tickling the heart, third
fumbling around the liver, tightening
their hold every hom-dyspepsia is
the monster that does all this and
worse. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
will make it let go mighty quick,
C. B. Spencer g. Co., lola, Kas,, Kline
g. Son Moran, Kas., w, j, Waters &
Co. LaHarpe, Kas.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
,sGnEI tar y ore'e"a'u
,rrnpS u AND lsLEVATO.nl
Vrooman Plans Kansas Farmers
Cooperative Company.

Kansas City, May 20. Walter
Vrooman of the Western co.operativ,
movement has closed contracts for tn,
purchase of six Of the largest wheat
elevators in the wheat belt of Kansas
and two OF the largest Touring mills
The purchase is but the beginning oi
movement to center the farmers oi
Kansas In a cooperative branch oi
the Vrooman Cooperative company
to be known as the Wheat and -Four
Western COOPERATIVE Company, the
object OF which will be to control the
entire wheat output OF Kansas. Watt
er Vrooman said yesterday that 4
million dollars is to be paid for the
elevators and mills already contract
ed for and that these contracts are
but the first of several.
Mr.. Vrooman left for New York
City lastnight to complete the financial
end of the entire plan. He said before
leaving that the purcha Sc of the six
elevators and two mills had already
been arranged for. The mills and
elevators are not in Kansas City,
Kas., but are out through the state
and Mr.. Vrooman says that they will
be operating under the new scheme
within four weeks.
To carry out the cooperative plan
the farmers of Kansas will be taken
into the co-operativel encouragement. up.
on the payment of 500 each. For this
they will receive In cash the market
value of their wheat sold to the CO.
operative company and in addition
derived, the other half going to the
cooperative stores through which the
wheat and flour will be handled.
For some weeks negotiations have
been ng on between Mr.. Vrooman
and IL ding wheat growers through
out Kansas and Mr.. tVrooman is en-
couraged to believe that majority
of the farmers will enter the plan.
Those who do not can sell their wheat
to the cooperative mills at the mar
ket price, but they will not share in
the profits. Men are being equipped
now to go into Kansas and hold meet
ings explaining the movement to the
farmers in the wheat belt counties.
"The plan," said Mr.. Vrooman, sis
to eliminate wheat spectators and
the middle men. The raising and sell
ingI of wheat is as much a matter of
mathematics as insurance and bank
ing and there is no more need of a
middleman to fix the prices and take
part OF the profits, in. one science than
the other. OF course there may be
betting on the markets, but the wheat
speculator and so-called middlemsn
will be put out of business. The plan
is merely to work out the science of
carrying the wheat from the soil to
the mouths Of the people who eat the
bread. The farmers in Kansas be-
lieve that there is way to do this and
they are in earnest sympathy with this
movement. 1t is the only way to head
off the talked of flour trust that is
talked of in New York.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
BINGHAM GOES FREE
The State Dismissed the Case Against
Him Today.
BY scripps-McRae Press Assn.

BY scripps-McR Press ASSN.
Kansas City, May 26,-The State
today dismissed the case against
Rollins Bingham who was charged
with embezzling twenty thousand dol
lars from his mother. Bingham fed
after securing the money and lived
thirteen years incognito in Texas. His
conscience caused him to write the
prosecuting attorney in full confes-
sion, begging to be brought to Kansas
City so he might die in Missouri.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30

Itching hemorrhoids were the
plague of my life. Was almost wild.
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly and
permanently, after doctors had failed"
G. F.. Cornwell, Valley Street, Sad
gerties, N. Y.