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The Iola register., 1902-06-20
TO AVERT A WAR
Why United States Granted Pension
to Gomez.


Washington, June 16. Secretary
Root has assumed full responsibility
for the payment of money to General
Gomez by General Wood, during the
American occupation of Cuba, and, il
congress asks for an explanation OF
the matter, he stands prepared to
furnish what he regards as the most
convincing proofs that the payments
were dictated by the wisest statesman
ship.
AT the war department, high offic-
tal stated the position of the depart
ment in the matter as follows:
THE conditions in Cuba two years
ago were precarious. Not Cuban
believed that the United States gov
ernment ever would withdraw from
Cuba, and the half-famished veterans
of the Cuban army we're in danger
Gus mood and clamoring for their pay.
General Gomez was the head and front
OF their army, and had served the rev.
olutionary cause as its principal lead
er without having received cent of
OF pay. General Wood thought, and
Secretary Root thought afterward,
that General Gomez was entitled to
considerations; to home, which was
supplied him and in which he enter
tanned his comrades, and TO an income
which last might be set down as
small Offset - the money due Gomez
from the C~5an republic. That the
Cubans themselves regarded the mat
ter in the same light was shown by the
passage by the present Cuban con-
gress, among the very first of its acts,
OF bill providing liberal pension
for General Gomez.
''It is believed that, but for this as
sumption of the costs OF Gomez's liv-
ing expenses, the conditions in Cuba |
must have paralleled those in the |
Philippines, and the United States
government, after fighting Spain to
secure freedom for the Cubans, might |
have been obliged to turn on them the i
force of her army. /
1.-THE necessity being present. in
Secretary Roots view, the only other
point was the legality and propriety
of the payments. He soon satisfied |
that there wasnot the doubt on
that score The military governor
was obliged to assume the RESPONSE
bility for his disbursements and to
exercise his discretion. General
Brooke did this and after him General
Wood and Secretary Root now fully
approves of everything they did in
Guiding the payments to Gomez.
1t is pointed out at the war depart
ment as a curious fact that congress
has been in full possession of the in
that Gomez had been re-
ceiving those payments for no less
than two years past. The war dc part
ment that far back submitted to con-
gress the full statement of all ex-
penses in Cuba, and included in the
list was statement of the payments to
General Gomez,
The Iola register., 1902-06-20
WALLER In CHICAGO
He Denies the Statements Attributed
to Him in San Francisco.
BY scrlpps-MoRae Press ASS n

Chicago, June lS.-Major Waller
and two hundred marines passed
through here today. The Major
denied the correctness of the statement
attributed 70 him at San Francisco
that he had certainly left Samar "a
bowling wilderness" He said he did
not expect to be court martialed again
and hoped to Heaven he would be left
alone short time.
The Iola register., 1902-06-20
ARBITRATION In DENVER
Building:Trades Council Accepts the
Proposition of the Contractors

Denver, Col, June II. Late this
afternoon the Building Trades Coun-
Gil decided to comply with the request
OF the, Contractors Association that
the relations be submitted to arbitra-
tion. 1t is expected this will end the
strike which has kept 1900 men idle
and paralyzed the building industry
in Denver for the past four weeks.
is understood that work will be re
sumed tomorrow pending arbitration
The Iola register., 1902-06-20
ROCKED THE PLAYERS
Topeka AOodlums Disgrace Them
Sselves at a Show
BY scrlpps-McRae Press Assn.

By Scrlpps-MoRae Press Assn.
Topeka, June l7.'-Alice Hunt, an
actress we'll known in the west, is
under the care of physician today,
as result of being hit by a rock
while donning the costume of Rosa
lind for an open air production, in
GAS you like it" last night. Topeka
hoodlums besieged the dressing tents
threw rocks at players and other wise
annoyed them.
The Iola register., 1902-06-20
Order Regulating Filing of Claim
Against the County.

1t is by the Board OF County Commissioners
OF Allen County Kansas. ordered that ali
persons having claims against the comfy must
each claim or the same viii be rejected
IL is further ordered that all claims must be
hled with the County Clerk before the first
day OF the regular meeting OF the Commits
sioners in January, April, July and October OF
each year, otherwise the said claims will be
laid over untn the next regular meeting
JAS. LoCKHARr, Chairman.
ATTEST: @. A. FRoNK, 90. Clerk.
The Iola register., 1902-06-20

Three spectres that threaten baby's
life. Cholera infantum. dysentery,
diarrhoea. DR.. Fowler's Extract Of
Wild Strawberry never fails to con-
quer them.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
A CROSSING DISASTER. !,
street Car Demolished by q Tradn In
Chicago-One Killed and Ten
Injured.

Chicago, Nov. 1s.-One man was
killed and ten persons were injured
Sunday night in collision between
an electric street car train and .
broken freight train on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad. The
accident occurred at Western av-
enue, near Eighteenth street. A
freight train, with an engine at
either end, one pulling and the other
pushing, broke in two. The first
section passed the Western avenue
crossing under the protection Of the
gates. The gates were lifted and .
Chicago Union Traction company's
electric car, with a trailer, was pass
ing over the tracks when it was
struck by the second section. Hugh
Curran, passenger on the street
car, was killed. OF the ten injured,
five were members of one family,
man, wife and three children. All Of
the injured will recover.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
CAN ALL BE HATCHED7

900; mill men idle, $4,000; furnace
workers idle, 5000; others idle, TO-
900; daily loss in wages, 100000. In
the Shenandoah and Mahoning val
legs and the Cleveland district there
were shut down Saturday % blast
furnaces. Miners are idle throughout
the Pittsburg district because enough
cars cannot be secured to keep them
going. An estimate of the number
of men so thrown idle places the fig
ure at 10000, and at a time when the
output is sorely needed. Operators
are behind 100000 tons in ship
ments, with an estimated loss of 3d.
100000. Fully 1900 additional cars
are needed,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
CIVIL SERVICE STATISTICS
Cleaned from the Annual Report of
the Chief Examiner of the Com
mission for Fiscal Year.
OVER $1,000 PERSONS WERE EXAMINED
OF This Number over 10000 Passed
and Over $4,000 Received POSI-
tions-New District to HEaOggan-
lied In San Francisco-Rg1idte nts
of New Possessions May Compete.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-The annual
report of A. R. Server, chief examiner
of the civil service commission, shows
that during the last fiscal year there
were 6O,55S people examined in and
for the classified service, of whom
4o,5o9 passed and 1925 were appoint
ed, promoted or transferred. In adj
dition LIZA persons were examined
for the Philippine service, of whom
$50 passed and 694 failed. The local
boards of examiners specially desig-
mated for the custodian service were
discontinued. On June 80 last the
total number of local boards of ex-
aminers was LIPS, with total mem
bership of 3,723.
New District.
Final steps are now being taken to
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
THE LANGUAGE or .nAsEBALL,
Fearful and Wonderful Description Of
tho National Game.

Fearful and Wonderful Description Of
tho National Game.
Four wide ones in the third and
Hogan paraded!
Dooley tilted the pellet to the outer
most port precinct for a hassock and
invested second citadel through Groo.
gins insane heave.
Jones' agile mitt engulfed Smiths
towerer to left garden, but failed to
Terry 1t In before Hogan's extremities
soiled the rubber. gss
Donovan jabbed a solitaire to left
pasture. stabbing Dooley, but met his
death purloining q bag. Huggins
made three frantic lunges at the
leather, but CUFFS saffron muff let him
amble down the trail to the initial
roost.
Duffy's steaming grasser to right
meadow tncinerated Cuffs fingers.
Doyle dunked safely to larboard,
but Browns swift return OF the glo-
bule contributed to Higgins demise
at the plate.-Kansas City Independ-
ent. 5, la
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
LITTLE CHANCE ron HIM.

Telegraph Operator Did Not Under.
stand Reason for Hurry.
They tell this story of a western
telegraph operator:
He was trying to call up small
town, where the ONCE was in charge
OF q young woman, and for some rea-
son he couldn't raise her. He was
about to give up in despair when an
other operator broke in with the in.
quiry. What do you want?"
Il want Miss Brown of Wellsburg,'
was the reply, II have been trying to
get her for the last half hour
That's nothing" returned the
interrupting operator, There's q
young fellow clerking in dry goods
store there who's been trying to get
her for the last two years, and he has
not succeeded yet"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Pretty Unique Binding.
A curious collection OF books Is co

q curious COLLECTION OF books Is con-
tanned In the library of Warstentein,
near Cassel, in Germany. The books
appear at first sight to be logs Of
wood, but each volume is really q
complete history of the tree it repre-
sents, writes an exchange. The back
SHOWS the bark, In which a small place
is cut to write the scientific and COM
mon name as a title. One side shows
the trunk in it's natural state, and the
other Is polished and vanished. In.
side are shown the leaves, fruit, fiber
and insect parasites, to which is add
ed a full description of the tree and
its products.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20

consummate the complete organiza-
tion of a civil service district similar
to the Boston district, with headquar-
tiers at San Francisco, in immediate
charge of consolidated board of COM
missioners. The written examina-
tions required the preparation of 43S
sets of examination questions on diff
ferent subjects, which necessitated
the preparation of 1851 separate
sheets of tests.
Thousands Of Questions.
Over 100000 sheets Of examination
questions we're handled. The great
completely of the work done under
the direction of Chief Examiner Ser
ven is shown by the large number of
examinations which include subjects
of special, professional, scientifcal
or technical character. Of these there
were 2OS examinations, in which 8,257
persons took part. Well-nigh every
field of professional or scientific in
quiry and research is represented in
the variety of the examinations.
The Service Extended.
The commission has held COMPETE
tive examinations in every state and
territory except Alaska. Several at
tempts at examination work in Alaska
have been attempted but abandoned.
Another effort, however, may be made
soon. Facilities have been furnished
to residents of Hawaii to compete in
the general and local civil service ex-
aminations in Honolulu and Hilo, and
residents of Porto Rico hereafter may
take the general and local examina-
tions at Ponce and San Juan. Much
attention has been given during the
year to the upbuilding of the service
in the Philippine islands.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Pretty Story From Russia.

One day q miserably ragged man
begged an aims at Russian railway
station from q prosperous-lo king
passenger At that moment general
and 1t must be remembered that in
Russia general Is very great per-
sonage- with his pretty young wife.
came upon the platform. II will give
you five rubles, said the passenger
heartlessly, II you will kiss the gen.
erals wife," The beggar went straight
to the lady, fell upon his knees and
told her of his plight. She listened
and then, getting her husbands per-
mission, held out her cheek for him to
kiss. s..
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
To Leave Panama.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-The navy de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Casey, dated
Panama. November 16. COLOMBIAN
government has about 5000 men on
the line of railroad and more are ex-
pected daily. Gen. Perdamo expressed
to me his ability to maintain free
ira it. I have ordered withdrawal
from isthmus of Panama and embark
alton of marines Tuesday next"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
on Mt Daybreak.

Smedes, Miss, Nov. 1S.-A negro
who came into Smedes Monday morn
ing from the vicinity of the camp re-
ported that President Roosevelt, de-
spite rain that was falling, was off
shortly after daybreak hunting for
bears. Thursday night the party
will break camp. The train will leave
here in time to reach Memphis at $3.50
Wednesday morning.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Held for Trial.

New York, Nov. 1s.-William Beck
er, who was arrested in the post Of
flee recently charged with having sent
threatening letters to various persons
demanding money under penalty of
being poisoned, has been held for trial.
He was unable to furnish bonds and
was remanded to the Tombs prison.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
"spellbinder's" Hard Luck.

Relative to "spellbinding" days, Leo
Fairchild tells this story Of a fellow
orator who had been very much an.
noyed during the delivery of his
speech by people in his audience ask.
ing him irrelevant questions which he
was unable to answer. Abiding to
the matter after the meeting, the
speaker said, in all earnestness: i've
put in three weeks committing that
speech to memory. Now I've got to
go and work up lot of repartee to go
with it,"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Teacher Makes Neat Answer.

Chicago once had as it's superin.
tendent OF city schools q bachelor
named Rowland, whose gruffness Of
manner and love of neatness were
proverbial. Going into the room of Z
7oung and attractive teacher one day.
Mr.. Rowland took notice of an untidy
desk and carelessly arranged book
shelf, and, pointing his finger at them,
Queried, brusQuely: what kind of a
housekeeper do you think you'd
make!" why, Mr.. Rowland, are you
looking for one?" was the humorously
Quizzical reply.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Tablet for johnson Hall.

A tablet in memory Of Sir William
Johnson will be placed in Johnson
hail. in Fonda, N. Y. This fine old
colonial mansion was erected by Sir
William $50 years ago and there he
entertained lavishly in the times be-
fore the revolutionary war. The man.
sion has been somewhat modernized
since then and IS now owned BY the
late Judge Aiken's heirs. The tablet
Is to be erected by the colonial danes.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Passed a Good Night.

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 18-Gov. Yates
passed good night, his highest tenn
perature being 99K. Monday morn
ing the highest temperature was 100
and pulse 90. He was rational and
assimilated food well, which DR.. Tay-
g"r considers an excellent sign. He
was able to be propped in bed by
means of pillows for the first time.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Heavy Losst by FIRE.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 1s.The Ar
mour & Co. packing plant here
burned with 100000 loss. About
$500 dressed hogs and 2,5OO,0OO
pounds of pork products were de-
stroyed. Insurance, $721, 800. It will
be rebuilt at once.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Killed His Brother.

{. Ottumwa, Ia, Nov. 1s.-John Mo-
vingo, aged 10, shot and instantly
killed his brother, Lacey, II years
old, at the home of his sister near
Pulaski. He playfully pointed the
weapon and pulled the trigger, not
knowing it was loaded.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
MANY Made Happy,

Joseph Banch Of Wallersville, Pa,,
advertise, rc- a wife and received 70.
plies f.:,.., al over the country. Wish
.;ag to r'.2 lis prosperity with 9th.
er lc-, ~ ','n',e1crs, he distributed 8
ur,',o-' 10 letters among his
100 = $50 cc,-'.-.r-ro nded with the
--. ..'c -. :osu't i've weddings
-, 8 p'ce,. Sauch found HE
So 80 ao--St Caroline woman
vi -. account.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
The Fifth Time.

Greensburg, Pa, Nov. 18.-The pow
der mill of Love & Sunshine, located
at Sewark station, near here, blew
up, killing Joseph France and Will
liam Norris. This is the fifth time
the mill has blown up within three
years
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Fifteenth victim.

New York, Nov. 1s.-Frank O'Con-
nor, II years old, died from injuries
received at the fireworks explosion in
Madison square election night. He is
the fifteenth person to die as result
Of that accident,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Seek New Trial.

New York, Nov. 18.-Papers have
been filed by counsel for Albert T..
Patrick, the lawyer now in Sing Sing
under sentence of death for the MUIR
der of William M. Rice, the old mil
lionaire, asking new trial on the
ground Of recently discovered evil
1anca
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
CAUSES BIG LOSS.
Furnaces Closed Because Of
Freight Blockade.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 18.-The fol-
lowing figures tell better than words
the menace to industrial prosperity
caused by the freight blockade in the,
Pittsburg district: Miners idle, TO-.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Brick Plant Burned.

Massillon, O., Nov. 1s.-The plant Of
the Massillon Stone & Fire Brick COM
pany, three. miles west Of here, has
been destroyed by fire. the loss be-.
ing about $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Wa mt Hours Reduced.

Philadelphia, Nov. 18-Thirty-fve
thousand textile operatives in 300
mills in this city will make demand
upon their employers for reduction
of their hours Of labor from 60 to IS
Q week.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
TWO Mem KIIled.

Fall River, Mass. Nov. 10. Two:
men were killed-and sreral were i'm
jured in the - a building
which was bei1ig 4 in Globe vii
LACE
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20
Paper mills Burn ed.

Niles, Mich, Nov. 18.Two of the
Niles Board & Paper company's large
mills have been destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated ut $4,000, with par-
tial insurance.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-11-20

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-02
CROWD UNUSUALLY,so'N 'NGE
Cordial Greetip $from 7 MT. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Weather Was Delightful and Those Compelled to Wait With out Did Not Suffer from
 the Exposure.

Washington, Jan. l.-President Roose- velts first public reception was attended more largely than any New Years recep- ton in number of years. In all S,1oL persons filed through the White House and shook hands with the President. Mir. Roosevelt, on being apprised that the crowd in line outside the White House was unusually large, gave orders that the gates should not be closed until the last person desiring to do so had an oppor- tunity to pay his respects. The reception began promptly at Il o'clock. and 1t was 2:3O o'clock before the last person in line had been presented to the President and a quarter of an hour later before the reception came to an end. The weather was delightful, being clear and crisp, so that no hardship was suffered by the throng that waited for hours before ad- mission to the White House.
 To each person the President extended a cordial. happy new year and Mrs. Roosevelt was equally pleasing to each of those who filed past in the line in the blue parlor, where the receiving party stood. Miss Alice Roosevelt was conspicuous among those assisting at the reception. A party of her young girl friends by in- vitation also participated in the func- Nfion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-02
THE TRIAL OF LESTER.
Mrs. Mathis Says the Negro Shot
 the Officers. o'

Oxford, Miss, Jan. 1.-The trial of Or lando Lester. for being an accomplice in the murder of the two Montgomerys, was resumed at o'clock this morning. Mrs. Mathis, wife of the principal accused, was put through a rigid cross-examina- tion by Attorneys Roane, Stone and Siv- ley. She gave a different version of the killing from what she told before the coroners jury, but stuck to the first statement that Orlando Lester did the shooting.
 Orlando Lester was next examined and testified that he held the lamp while Will Mathis shot Hugh Montgomery with shot gun. Lester stated that Will Ma this sent him for the guns. and that Whit Owens had loaded the shot gun with buck shot and told him to be sure to kill both officers. Lester also stated that since he had been confined in the Oxford jail he had received a note from Will Mathis saying that if he Hester) would admit to doing the shooting and take all the blame. he knew he would be released and he would then get together a mob and set Lester free before he could be hung.
 Oxford. Miss. Jan. 1.-Orlando Lester the negro on trial here charged with be- ing an acocmplice to the murder of the Montgomerys, was tonight found guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury was out fifteen minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-02
------------------ - PARDoNING OF HARTLEY.
It Proved Quite a Sensation in Nebraska

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. l.-Governor Savage will leave tomorrow for a short tour of the Southern States. his final destination being New Orleans. At the State Hous } t was understood that the pardon of Jo- seph Bartley, the defaulting State Treas urer. was to be the final act of Executive clemency for the present holiday season.
 No local happening for months has caused the sensation created by the re- lease of Bartiey. Governor Savage said tonight that he had received many per scnal expressions of approval of his act, as we'll as messages of congratulatiun Telegrams of the same tenor poured into the Bartley home, and friends and form CT neighbors called to express their good will. In this city there were also express sicns condemning the Governors action accompanied by predictions that it would have an important political bearing. MT Bartley would make no statement. The theory that the Governor was actuated by the belief that the pardoned man would be in a position to make restitu- ton of part of the half million dollars lost to the State was neither affirmed or denied
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-02
PREFERRED STOCK RETIRED.
Northern Pacific Securities Now
 Stand as Cancelled.

New York. Jan. 1.-The office of the Northern Pacific Railway Company was kept open today for the receipt and re- demption of the preferred stock Of the company. Upwards of s6o.000.0oo of the entire s75,OOo,ooO of that issue of stock was. received. paid for and cancelled.
 Under the terms of the .company's mo- tice, all outstanding shares of the whole issue of preferred stock became actually retired at midnight tonight and ceased to exist as stock, and all holders of cer- tificates for preferred stock have been notified that on presentation of the same. at the company's office here, they will receive payment in cash to the par amount of each certificate. The stock re- deemed abroad is not included in the
 sixty millions cancelled at the New York office. and. considering today was d holiday, with banks and banking offices closed, 1t is thought the balance of the funds provided for this payment will not long remain unclaimed in the company's vaults