The Iola Register from Iola, Kansas • Page 1

THE 3ISTER HASTHE LARGEST BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION OF ANV PAPER PUBLISHED IN ALLEN COUNTY. VOLUME XI. WBER ISO. EIGHT PAGES lOLA. KASSAS, MARCH HELl" MR.

PROMISES TO PRESENT SMELTER QIESTIOX. ARE IN WASHINGTON TODAY ACCOMPAMED BY MR. BOLLEY, STl'BBS LEFT TOPEKA SATIRDAY Roirero the CIiJi-i'' Spoaki-r for Miiss Mfi'tinv Toiiltflit. Senator Frank Travis anrd .1. O.

hogers, prcsideni the I.anyon ZIni- poinpany. Salurday. I'vonlnj; friini where wcni last 1-Yiday to proH as a roinmitpf resenlJnK llie rlilzons of lola. (ias and llarpi', ilie pniteat of tlip oitizi'ijs of tills roniniiiuliy ajhiinsi tin- pro- Itosed zinc ore tarifr. U'hllo tlipy WJMO speedlnB homeward mi the iral.n.

ornpr Stubs and .1. N. HoUoy wpio traveliPK lo Waslilnwlon on a fast train whi'ie they will lay tlif fai-ts obtained from lola conuniiloe the congress. Northrnp who was in Topeka nilendiuK a ineeiinK or tlie national hankers, was drafted as a nieniher of the lola rommliti-e after it reached Topeka. Mr.

Northrnp presented the qties- tion as it affected the conininnity in genera), JO Ooverhor Sinhb.s and Mr. Dolley. Mr. Rogers took np the cold, hard facts and fisnres and laid them hefoire his excellency and the sjieaker. Senator Travis followed v.i:!j.

an emphatic appeal for an earnest consideration of the of sontheast Kansas. Mr. Kogers was Riven the ereater jiart. of ihe'tinie. He tohl of the question as it affected the workinginen.

Ijaylns aside the interest the smelters the question, Mr. Uos'ers showed how such a tai-fff as inojxj.sed wpiiid work severe hardship on thousands of Btneltermen. flovernor Slnhbs and Dolley were quick to grasp the Senator Travis says, and promised to do Ihelr very best to secure reroijni- tlon for the inirpose of prenentinj; the in KILLED A MARSHAL IX RrXXI FKJHT WITH YEGG- MEN OFKHER LOST HIS LIFE. ESCAPED ON A HAND CAR FlfirriVES AHAXnoXE!) IRISH- VAX'S AITO FOR FREIGHT TKAIX A. L.

TAYLOR IS DEAD FiHtMER WELL lOLAX A YM TIM OF ILOSIS IX COL. WAS ONCE MAYOR OF lOLA AX AC MENTS FOR tlVE PART IX GOOD OF THE CITY. iSHW mid Much tempt lii-ad Off at Trenton FiiileiK Trenton, hcadiUK a posse of eiti in jiursiiit of two safe blowers. City Marshall iieorse Cartway was sKoi, probably fatally, hi're today. The! robbi es- carieil.

finht followoil the of jewelry store anil a at SiiieUard near here. Thi? robh lelit Spickard on a hand ear but later bonrdeil a freiiihi train. Tbi' local authorities were and prepared to.capture the men when they came to Trenton. When the train arrived, the pii loenied 111'" robbers and a llpht cMisiieil. While the men robbed a hardware store outside nt Trenton, 'ritree hundred dollars in cash and much jewelry was secured.

Piisbi-d the Allen Count.v the I.nnilier Kiishievs In Me Itiiried in lola. HAWKINS WON HIS SUIT. Took Care of IMcClanahan's Horses During Fair of .1908. The case of V. W.

Hawkins vs. ers wr.s liearel in the court of P. Duncan mornin.cr. Hawkins alleges that he was caretaker for horses owned by Mc Clanahan the training season of and that the amount of. have never been paid him for Hawkins a judgment for the entire amount of the claim'.

Tlie attorney for the defense at once (lied notice of appeal and the case will be beard in the district roiiri. At :r.O o'clock tonight in the temple, the smeltermen of lola. Oas City and La Harpe will meet in the lonio hall of the The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the tariff on zinc ore and devise some means to take part in pruie.st- liiK against the duty proiioseil. The smeJterinen feel ilial jis they are vitally interested in the proposition, they should take simic pan in the fight apiin.st a tariff which they conceive to be a in ilieir industry. A number of talks will be made by Those who will attend are asked to promjiily at ARREST FOR 19 BLACK HAND IVIEN W.

Va. Officers Believe Their Prisoners lyiay Know of Petrosino's Death, Fairmont, Italians, all of whom arc believed to be nienv-iers of a Black Hatid so ciety, wore hero last night. In the house in men were arrested were fotind pictures of Lieutenant Petrosino', wlicj raurder- Pd in Italy recently, suiiposedly b.v members of the Black Hand, and aril- elos referring to the assassination. Around the jiictures nnd sli were various comments written with red pencil, such as "thanks," and "fine." Corno Graftno. a fruit merchant, received a letter yesterday purporting to come from the Hand demanding money.

Graftono put marked money in the place designated. One of the Italians was found with part of the money in his possession. The arrest of the followed. TO HELP MRS. DOYLE Wealthy Relatives May Come to the Assistance of Kidnaper of Willie Whitla.

Sharon, March 'I'S. H. Boyle, kidnaper of Willie Whitla. will be brought here from afternoon for a lueliniiniiry luaring on the charge of abduction. It Is rum- -ed today that wealthy of Boyb' are cdiiiing to her ance and she is to have the.

abb-st counsel In the GOLD IN OKLAHOIVIA SHALE. Samples of Supposed Ore From Okla- hom.i Sent to Be Assayed. Elk. City, March 2:1. of what believed to be gold ore.

found on the farm of A. R. Cole, near this cily. have been sent to the government assayer at Washingtpn. The ore was found by Mr: where there is a large (luuntity of it remaining.

S'APILPA KILI.IXG. A Krnturkian Was uu Offirrr. Mar. Rivers, a noted Kentuckian. was fatally shot and Officer Clarence was seriously early In a fight in a gambling 1 resort.

The room was full of men And Rupert fired times into th4 cijowd. Tulsa May Tax Bachelors. Tulsa, is fear anil trembling among the old bachelors of this ciiy. The board of corporation commissioners is contem- platiiJB imposing a. tax of $10 upon them as jnovided in the new charter, of the city, which says on this subject in the section dealing with taxation, 'and all unmarried male citizens over fhe age of years shall pay to t'lo commissioner of the taxation and revenue an annual tax of $10.00." Henry Starr to Mexico.

Tulsa. March Henry Starr, the bandit who has been seoiiing for a year and a half, has shaken the dust of Oklahoma from feet and gone to Mexico to live, was the report here today. A week so it is being told, Starr sent for a prominent morchaut of this city, nnd an old time acquaintance, to meet him in the heart of the Osage hills. When the two men met Starr said he had sen; fir his friend to tell him gool- bye. as he was going to leave that night for Mexico, where ho propo ensa.aiug in the ranch bu.jlnr:;?.

THE WEATHER. Forecast for Kansas: Unsettled tonight and Tuesday with snow in the west. Colder In southeast tonight Tayl.ir, who fo many yejirs was a leading tif lliiscltv, died al his lionie in folorado Springs ycs- terilay afternoon. Taylor bad for years been a sufferer from losis of IIR throat, and this throat I rouble, complicated wiili an acute at- lack'of trouble, was sible for bis death, on the advice (if Taylor went (o Colorado Springs about six ago in the hope of benefiiiug his health. short stay there such a marked, improvement in his condition tliat he to loe.tte permanently and he remained a n-sMeiit of that eiiy iiuiil death.

Taylor was tin- lirsi presiiient of the lola roinmercial f'bih. an organization for. the welfare, which Jia.s been siiperceoded by the lola Booster riulr. During his life in this city he was always an active mem bor of the County Fair Association and has liel.l a number of rcs- offices in 1h.it organization. It was largely through the efforts of L.

Taylor that the was kept in existance during a period when Willi each year the treasurer's rejiort showed the ation lo be sadly lacking in funds. Mr. Taylor was always a hard worker in fxcry enterprise for the good of the city. The remains will probably arrive in this ciiv tomorrow evening on the Santa and will be taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Adlai Ew- iiig, North from which place the funeral services will be conducted, probably at 2:.10 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.

Dr. S. S. Hilscher. jiastor of the First Prosliy'er- ian church will bo the ofTiciating minister.

The deceased a member of the orders of O. V. and the I. O. O.

V. The latter order will take charge of the grave si -rvices at the old The History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansa.s. published in litiil. says of Mr. Taylor: l.eroy Taylor, of lola.

whiis9 career of above ihiriy yeai-s in sas. has established for himself a rep- utallDii for business and a character of iutegritv. uniinpeaciied. throughout Kansa.s. is well known to the lumber trade of ibis I.opg years of cnnni'ciinii wi'li tiiese have not conspired to bring this prominence miieh as the siiirit with whicli conducts his bii.s'iness' and the eiitlniyiatun which lii' maintains for rbe sufcess of the "Hoo lloo" tribe His lomi idenc eiu Kansas almost nia'-es hiui a ideiice ill Kansas almost makes him a for bis loca'iiv than nianv bis individuality is liriulv stampeil upon wlinti-ver is with Ills serious attention.

Island. 111., the birthplace of Taylor. He was born Ti. 1S4K. and was reared in the country, lar-elv and is a son of riinton V.

'I'MV- The latter wont to Rock Nbi'nl count in IX friim New Me was liorn 'ii the Empire State in and of Euelish descent. Our prandfallior was a soldier of the Aniericati Revolution. Taylor a self-made man. a in earl-, life and tnuiiht one of the first, school- jto be hi Id Rock Island oonntv. Ill- was on" of ihe men of I-TTIV days in western lll'uois.

was p. Whig. and. later, a Renublicaii. and wa" appointed by the.I-incoln admi'iistrai'on Rt in that State, He ilied in Oalosbu-g Illinois, in 1SS4.

He was a strict Preshytor'an and his Itev. Mark B. Taylor, is a prominent, Cont ctergyman. of Brool--Iyn. New York.

He married Eliza a danchter of Barnes, of county New York. Mrs. Tavlor resides in Ottawa, Kansas. She was bom in ISIO. Clin'on C.

Tnylo- was the father ot F. A. of Ireton. Iowa; Mrs. P.

Cibson. of Neosho countv. Kansas; Rev. Mark B. Tavlor.

Than- l.tin of the National Grand Armv of the Republic: Arthur and Ella Tabor of Ottawa Kansas'. I- Tavlor 'he first 21 venrs of his life on the f'trm nnd schooled in such 'nstitirions a3 were common to sons of from With the money ho made at farming a rented place tli-? year he tio- OXDAY EYEXIXG. EIGHT PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. AN EVENTFUL DAY GREAT INTEREST AT THE RAP- TIST ItKVIVAL YE.STEROAY. SIX MEETINGS DURING DAY A' LAR( THE E.MS Xf.HVEli PRESEXTEH EAVES'FOR RAPTISM.

ri 'H AH lull Icriioo Vesteid ly will stand out as one of the nil sr i-vi -utfiil days in tiie history of tlie Uaptssi. chunli of this city. I'jider the'(lirectioii of ICvaii gelist La wore hell of thirty the gene churdi. lir Sunday s(f ly adults would giv ian life. selves' foi evangelis moil on vice was at men.

"MERCY ON MYSOUL" PRAYER THAT FELL FROM LIP.S WtlMAX i SAID HUSBAND IS INNOCENT ling Talk to Men In the Af- 011 Giiiiililing, Orink and Social" Inkip six great nnt'iinss ri suiting in the accepiance wo ueiiple for baptism and lal awaks'iiins of the whole (Continued (Ai page 2.) lueet was held at fhc liotir. At the cIo.se six- aiid youirg people said they to tile Chrisl- si -rvico people, pivseiiteil tlieni- lliis hour preaehod a powerful subject, "Kriond Co another good ser- lield. crowil gathered then Roy. i.amkin talked to in at the visiting minister spo rhi.s^ to the young people's ocief.v. The wning tjioeting of the day came at cino of the larjesjt crowds lat gathered in the church wak presqut and the interest was very jmarked.

Five went forward anc acknowlodged Christ while four prosi nted themselves for baptism. Exerylhii to a sweeping The influence of the meeting has la.ssed beyond the limits of and a general is ox pec od. The re nark.s of Rev. Lamkin at the men's mooting were unusually interesting. He spoke from three texts.

Tho firs "And the l.ion Him in the and Slejv Him." the second. "Is oung niunj.Absalom safe," and third, he ilid grind in the jn-Lson hpiise." i The leaker in "The first loxj is connected with the downfall of a false prophet. The second vith the ruin of a fast young man. an 1 the. third witli the most, fortunate ove ever recorded in liisioiy.

All: three tell of the result of sin." "The first lion I wish to discuss ihat stands ii way of men is iiifidel- iiy. Wl" have fondled that ferocious beast itil wo think he Inst his power destroy. Thorp is nothing in the I 'orJd barl for a young man wlio has his cooil home to seek his for line as So in with some one wlio says has outgrown the truths )f (he Bible and does iiol believe ill them. The trouble with such a yoiin man is. not in the head but with tie seeks to cover np moral doforniity by jirofos.fing not fo believe, in a political convention tlieri' a heated discu.ssion as to whethe they should effect a temporary or a permanent organization.

There vas a in tho crowd'that when iolier wa very brilliant but on that he was drunk and made his way tt tlie idatform and talked and talked but didn't get any place. last th chairman. 'Sit down, yon fool, you ar- drunk and yoii don't Jjnow tho differeice between temporary and permai ent." lawyer' wont over and patted the ohairman on tho shoulder mill said. 'I know ilie difference between temporary and permanent. aiii dri nk and that is ti-inporary.

But you ar a fool and that is Christianity is Dot a thing that is believed in bya -minded man and an cl hut tho greatest men lave been followers of Christ and be.liovod in tho Bible. There was Daniel Webster, a man with 10 heaviest brain but oiie that this CI lintry jiroducod, of its most' irilliant orators. "In he celebrated (li)ard will casii Webst M- paid the most glowing tribute to the Bibje that over fell from the lii of a inan. Thou there was Sainnt 1 1- Southworth. He as a lawyer in the court He as a senator In the senntr.

but mifshtiest the day he stood the Princeton rnlversly students and proflalined that the RIble MR.S. LEFT I MEXT EXUXKRATIXt; .1. FARMER. The Womiin to Die hi Eleelrlr Rrciiiian, Xeighlior. Auburn.

N. ing JIary nnd have mercy on my Mary Farmer was electrocuted in prison six this morning for the murder of Sarah llrennah. The eoiid-'tiined woman gave out a signed lit in which she ileclared her 'biisltaiid. Farmer, was entirely iiina ami know noihing of the crime iiiitil after it had boon commit to. Mrs.

Farmer is the second woman to meet death ilie ideclric chair. The crime for whii-h she was executed and for. which her hiisban 1, D. Farmer, i.s al.so under seii- tenco of death, tho murder of Mrs. Sarah D.

Breiinan. a neighbor, in the villa.ge. of Brownsville. county, aboii; four miles from tho city of W.ite-rtowii. on Thursday.

IflOS. The.body of Mrs. Brennan wasjfound on tho following Monday.in 1 trunk owned by Mrs. Farnier'ain in her possession. Mrs.

Farmer and her husband wore given separate trials, and although the evidence was circumstantial, both were convicted to be olectrocutod. Mrs. counsel attempted at the trial fo est.tblisii that she was insane and irresponsible for the crime, but the eoiirt of api'ieals declared that it was clearly a deliberate and intentional act, and that there was no oiroum- stanoe.s that "miii.satod a its heinonsness." TWO MORE BLOCKS Additional Resumption In Op.erating Department of the Lanyon Smelter. Operation of two additional blocks in the I.anyon smelter in Lallarpe will begiii within a few days. This will furnish employment for about forty men.

The news of this resumption comes as a rrafifying aiinoiincenient in tho face of the pessimistic statements which have unfortunately become cur- reiit. Dinubtless the tariff question is holding back the sniolt- ers. but the that two more blocks are to. start. at once may be taken as evidence that there is a large share of coiifidence in the final equitable adjustment of the proseii; kimtly question.

With the rodinill in operation, several more block.q of the running. l-aHarpe will again "take oii former air of Industrial iiiiportaiice and resuiiie its place as one of the imporraiit small cities of the staii'. FINC'D ROADS $500. Refused to Coal for a Rival Company. T-ako City.

Utah. March the United Slates district conn today, the l-nion P.tcific railroad. Short Line and the Union Pacific Coal company wi -re fined each for violating tho in connection with a refusal railroads to haul coal for a rival comVany. MURDER, THEN SUICIDE. Coloradoan Shot His Sister-in-Law Today.

Denver. March Collins, father of Mr witje of former Governor shot and fatally wounded his sis er- in-law. Sarah Nichols, and then committed suicide at the McDonald home here today. It is that he was insane. Continued on page seven.) Was in Moran.

H. F. Travi.s. Republican candidate for Mayor, returned Saturday from Moran where he In Invoicing a liynher yard that changed tfands there. STILL ON THE MARCH CRAZY IXDIAXS FAILED, HOWEVER, TO CREATE TERROR.

SOLDIERS IN HOT PERSUIT E.VPECT TO OVERTAKE REILSKIXS A XI) HALFRREEILS A Rig War Dame Last Xight-Crazy Snnke Reeked Out'in 'Savage Feairfiil Oklahoma City. hiin died Creel: indians, half-breeds and nogroe.t; under personal command of Cliief Crazy Snake, kept up their march on the war path early today but were failing utterly to spread Jibroad terror among the people at largo that like events in earlier days have caused. Rather, thoy were re- treatin.g before five determined militiamen in an effort to a st in the tiger moiin-' tains before making a final stand against ilie troops. break of day. the Kiddiers" moved forward to give battle to tho Redskins but the scouts of the Indians wore on the alert aad they retreated as the troops advanced.

Tlie militiamen luished at double, quick determined to force an encounter before the Redskins could roach the fastnesses of hills and thus gain an enormous advanta-se. The Indians are about len lies, ahead but the troops hope to overhaul them shortly afternoon. The scoyts of the militia pas.sed the night near the Indians' camp. They report that the half-breeds and negroes of Crazy Snake's hand are over-awed at the warlike measures of the whites and are counselling either fo object lo flight or to The full bloods, however, expressed an Intention of staying by the undertaking and of fighting the state soldiers to death. A war dance wa-S starred in which the whole camp participated.

Crazy Snake arrayed him- -seif in savage toggery and appeared ill ail his glory. occasioned by this added to the fearful din. The militiamen today did not attemnt to conceal their apprehension that much figlitin? might bo necessary before the band could be subdued. Musko.goe. March Odoin.

son of Sheriff of Mcfnto.sli county, and Edward Bau'm, sheriff, -were shot from ambush near old -Hickory Ground, the old stomping grounds of tho Snakjes, lat" Saturday aHemoon. Swift, of Muskogee, another deputy, is missing and is believed to have been killed. The men were slain while on their way to the home of Crazy Snake, whom Sheriff Odnra gave orders to arre.st. This is an aftermath of the pitched battle of Thursday inoniing when throe groes were killed and a number wounded. Henrietta.

March one thrs afternoon no news had been received here of any fresh encounrers between the militia and Crazy Snake's band. The troops are still believed til be pushing after the Indians biit It is not believed that any action has taken place since early Sunday. QUIET DAY FOR KIDNAPPERS. The Read a While the Man Smoked. Mercer.

Marcl? a week of inton -'JO excitement. James H. Boyle and Boyle, or MrtDermott. or. Tliiir.ston.

suspected kidnapers of Willie have had one real day of rest. 'Wliib? the woman spent the greater part of Ihe day quietly reading, fhe man indulged himself in smoking. Mr. McDermott. the retired fireman of Chicago, did not come here today to see the ho alleges answers the description of his daughter.

It is the ojiinion here Jhat there are three more to be arrest. -d. i Dr. DeLong Here. Dr.

A. H. DelAjng. a prominent sleian of was a biuiness visitor in the city today. Spent Sunday at Honie.

G. W. Adams, state organ- ir.er-for the M. AV. who.

Is now work ing In the Interest of the order at Channto, spent yesterday his family herei..