The Iola Register from Iola, Kansas • Page 1

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2593. lOLA, KANSAS, AUGUST EVENING. PRICE TWO I JOHN GILL UECLARES HE HAS HAD ENOUGH OF RUNNING A JOINT IN KANSAS. HIS BEEN II JOINT KINe Owned the Eagle Building'Which was Wrecked by the Joint Business is Bad Business and He is Tired of Become a Theatrical Magnate. hail onough of running a joint in Kansas." The speaker was John Gill.

Coming from Mr. GUI the statement was of more than onlinary interest, because for the la.sf fifteen years Mr. Oill has been one of thejoint kings of Kansas. Ho ownoil the Kagle building, wrerkod by djTiamtto July 10. He has niaile a success of the business, a.s SUCCPBS In measurerl in that lino.

That is to say he has gotten rich. Ho hail made money, find lots of it. The person niij.ht jump to conclusion t.bat he is bpcau 'sc he had mailo all llio money he wants. Init Mr. Gill a.ssl-.;n entirely different reason.s.

"I am tire.l of it." he'said. "It iP a bad business. I'm disgusted with It. A man in tlint cant amount to anything. Uo c.nn make money, but is nil.

Ho is n.n outcast. I am tired of the business, because its a disgusting business, am getting out of it as fast as I can. Of course. I still own some Interests more or less intimately connected with the business, but I am arranging to got rid of theni fast as I can. I am out of it for good." am no prohil)itionist." continued Mr.

I don't want you to get the idea that I am t.aking that fighting the prohibition law is a hard proposition, and there's no in it. never know where it is going to end. or when you are going to wake up in jail. You are worried all the time, and harassed in a hundred different ways, and you earn all the money you make but of iL" Came to Kansas Fifteen Years Ago Mr. Giil came to Kansas fifteen years ago from Missouri.

Ever since that time he has l)een engaged in the saloon business. In Stroiig City. Le- Koy, Emporia, osawatotnie, Garneil, and lola iie has sold liquor. Mr. Gill is engaging in the mosc legitimate line of running theatrts.

He has tlie Star theatre which will open SeptenilHT -Ith. he is trying to get leiisc-s on.a in Leavenworth and another in To- These theatres, which will be vaudeville houses will bo nm strict ly high class houses, he says. No booze will be As an evidtnce of his sincerity. Gill told of hid x- at Kansas City. He failed to gel a on the tlieatre there, boc3U he would not tie up with the bnwories.

How He Lose a Theatre. "I offered them a month more for the if they wiuild cut that out." s.aid Mr. Gill today, 'and they wouldn't do it. So I told them I would- taktr the theatre at any price." Mr. Gill says the Electric Sfar ihea tre and Plalzancc in lola, which he owns, will be next May.

and that it will be enlarged. He also expects to run a summer theatre in Atchison. The street r.nilway company in Atchison owns a very j)retty on the outskirts of the city and ihey want Mr. Gill to take hold of it. Mr.

Gill says ho wtll probably run it next summer, and put in a stock company there. But no more of the booze business for him. THE WEATHER. Fair tonight with cooler west Sunday; variable winds. DISTURBED AJfOMANS PEAG A Warrant for Charles Bates, Charged with Insulting Mrs.

Emma Young. A warrant was issued today for Charles Bates on the charge that he used insulting, profane and indec ent language in relation to and in presence of Mrs. Charles Bowers and Mrs. Emma Young and that he lueatened them with bodily harm The statement of the wit nesFCs contains a story oi love which ran in a course anything but smoothly According to it Bates has been paying assiduous court at the shrine of Emma Young, widow Mr Youn.g says she was under the impression that Bates is a single man. A few ago their neighbors blasted this unhajipy suiiposition with the heart rending information that Bates had a wife in another city Last evening the complaining witness says Bates called to see Mrs.

Young at her home on North street. The story of his wedded state had done its work and the caller a per son noa grata. He forced his way into the house in spite of this they say and gave vent to bitter, bitter words some fwhich were quite shock ing. Ho threatened the women with bodily liarm they aver. Hence the warrant.

Bates is a piano salesman. GOOL WEATHER FOR TOMORROW At Six O'clock This Morning The Tern peraturo was Three O'clock it was MELYW iS A QUiET PRISONER The Dynamiter Has Not Spoken Three Words in a Week. county jail would indicate that he thinks he has made enough noioe for the time being. The olBcials at the jail say the man has not spoken three words in the last week. If his action is at the request of his attorneys he is certainly an obedient client.

Although always being used to Out door life. Melvin utters no complaint about his confinement. He never asks any favors and sends no messages to bin wife or acquaintances. The jail of- flclals say that no one has beoa to set- him for a week. MISS LOCKWOOD IN AUTO ACCIDENT Wat Riding With Her Uncle in Washington and Narrowly Escaped Injury Miss Ellnore Lockwoou, an Inla yoang lady who la now visiting in the District of Columbia, writes to an.

tola that she had a narrow escape an auto accident a few days ago. "She was riding with her uncle who was "chaufTing" the big touring car. A they turned a comer a car from the other direction rounded the -same time. By turning bis car straight up ths terrace of an adjoining residency Hiss Lock wood's uncle averted the ecrfliston and 'they. ail escaped with no more serious resoK than a had lola have no reason to com plain of the brand of weather offered liy L'nited States Weather o'clock ihis morn inji liio tempeiamre sixiy-two.

at noon, it had reached eighty-one and at three o'clock tliis afternoon a teni- of eighiy-iive and oneha'f was reconled. breeze has been blowing during most of the day. The wimls velocity was a little less than nine miles. There Is no doubt that the temperature made an e.irnest effort, to make (lisa.greeable once it got started. But it a very late start.

Officially the sun not rise in lola this morning imiil after seven-thirty o'clock, accordin.g to the records at the weatiter bureau. The snn came throu.ch a dense fog wnich it did not succeed in ckaring away for several hours. When the fog was fin aliy cleared the mercury took a sprint and made a.s good a record as it could in the iiniited time at its disposaL The temperature today was only four, degrees higlier than yesterday, but ihtre was a difference be twecn the maximum and minimum records. Yesterday the mininmm was a.gainst this morning, while the was JH. ag.ninst this afternoon.

The weather bureau explains the hi.cher temperature yesterday morning liy the fact that the at mosphere ha.l not cooled off from the roccr.l of the day before when the record of 9S was made. Tins morning following cool d.ny yesterday the temperature away down to 02. hence it bad farther to go to get into hoar and the wi.lo dif- ff-rence of degreos is sliown between the minimum and maximtmi fcmporatiires. The weatiior bureau telegraphs the from Chicago tjiat if will be cool tomorrow. Variable winds are promised.

A CARNIVAL AT THE FAIR St. Louis Man, who is Here Today Wants to filake a Date. W. C. Morgan of Louis, advance represeniaotive of tlfe Lnited States Caniival Company is here today, to negotiate with the County Fair 'or a date during the fair.

This carnival will be one of lue features of the Franklin county fair at Ottawa and is making several of the other good fairs this fall. The enterprise is said to bo comprised of a good line fattractious and to be clean and up to date. LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. Emily Finnell who has been vis it ing her daughter on south Kentucky left toiiay for Chanute she will visit a short time before returning to iier in Osawatomie.

Jfrs. Wm. Lavey of Gas City, went to Buriingame today to visit friends. Mrs. S.

Johnson went to Chanute to- lay to visit friends. Mrs. W. J. McCKjnald returned to her home in Vernon.

toilay after a short visit with her mother. Mrs. of the Hotel. Miss Helen Hurst and Miss Thoma.s loft for Newklrk, Okbi- lioma. to visit Mrs.

1 .,4 'Ia Limbockcr. who h.is visiting ii. W. vMward. at Ga.s City, left this afternoon for Chanute.

Frank Jordan who has visiting her son at South lof. today for her home in St. Paul. Ed. Livingstone of Superor, and motrior.

Mrs. Vernon, returned to lattor's home in Neo- lesha today, after a visit with friends. soimnftE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE STATE'S MONEY. STUIE TREilSOIIEe IS NUMED T. T.

Kelly With the Ttitis Guaranty and Trust Company Is Made Party to One Hoch Says Every Effort Has Been Made to Colfect Money Without Suing. Topcka. Aug. state Kansas, through attorney general, C. C.

Coleman, brought three lawsuits yesterday in the district court of Shawnee county, to recover $517 riTu.OC on deposit in the First National bank of this city at ilie lime of Lh fai'ure of that bank. The suits ag gregate Tue first suit is against the Till Guaranty and cotu of Scran ton, anil T. T. Kolly. state ireas urer of Kansas, for one-half million lollars.

This is com ti.my which Ixmiled Mr. Kelly. Thi suit is against the First Na ionai bank Topeka ami the I'nilei St.ili'.s Fiilellty and Cluaranty com lany of Baltimore to recover one piarlor million dollars. This surety was bondsman for the bank secure the state agaiiLsf. loss of money deposited there by the state reasuier.

The tliird suit is a.gainst the First National bank and William Sims, C. E. Noel, W. H. Rossington tnd C.

J. Davlin for JldO.UOU. This sui practically the same as the second Mr. Sims. Mr.

Noel. Colonel Rossing on and Devlin having secured the to the extent against of money deposited in the First National bank. All were hoUiers in the bnnk. The suit against the Title Gtiaranty and Trust company is attracting the most attention as it is generally con sidered the most important of tlis three. It is.

found upon the allegation hat Kelly violaten the law by allowing the state's money to hccumulate remain in the National bank ifter it had boon'collect" d. state law pertaining to that being hat no state shrtli lie jjlaced any b.ank except for collection. The wo other suits rr.unded on this point't That after bank had col- ected the drafts, checks and other placed in its hands for collection, it had mixed aufl mingled the fate's money with other money depos ited in the bank and h.ad paid it out to Tlie petition in the suit ag Keland the Title Guaranty and Trust company sets forth that it was the luty of tiie state tna-iuror to keep the moneys and funds of the state in the It says also that It was a iolation of law for the to eposit state in any banks, and that the Trust company is surety on Kellys bonil to the amount of ono- half million dollars. The petition nllegos that prior to 2, Kelly had on the First Nalionnl bank of Topeka Sir and that between that late and 15 Kelly deposited additional sums amotinting to Of this amoun: was withdrawn from the bank before it failed. It is alleged in the petition that of the money on deposit was thera Illegally and -allowed to remain in violation of law.

The petitioner contends that t'ne money in the First National bank not have been checks and drafts course of collection, as the greater nart of it was there nearly three months before the bank failed. It Is leclared that Kelly knew tlie drafts al collc'cted, bnt that "unc'er arran.gemont between Kelly and the bank, the terms of which are unknown to the plaintiff, and in violation if law," the money was allowed to rc- nain. PRINTERS MAY STRIKE. Chicago of Typothetae Are Preparing to Figfit the Eight- Hour Law. Chicago, Aug.

today became the center of a stniggle of the employing printer throughout the country against the fntcmationai Typographical union to defeat the hitter's attempt to secure the eight-hour day. Open shop notices were posted in lour of the largest printing establishments, members of the TyiMJtuetae. The spirit of the independent declaration will bo carried out by the employment of non-union printers at once. Other members of the Typhothetac have planned to follow suit. Union officials say the first non-union-man to appear in any of the Typothetae establishments will be the signal for a gen eral walkout in every plant controlled by the master printers organization.

ROBBED THE PRIEST." The lawn party given on the lawn of the Cottage Hotel by Mis.s Sophia Coony in honor of Her cousins. Clarence and Jessie Jenkins of Vernon, Texas. Those present Misses Carol and Estha Dingham. Rosczella Snyder. Agnes Mlllon, Edna and Clara Young.

Bemice Marr, Master Stewart Clap. Clifford Ottman, Johnnie Mil- Ion, Virgil Childress. Dainty refresh ments were served and all report a nice time. C. P.

HALE, the P.acinc agent, goes to Wichita tomorrow to at- and the of nil the agents of this division of iho road to be here tomorrow. These conventions occur quite frequently on this road and are for the purpove of in general the methods and systems of thfB part of railroad work. BOB BYERLY, baggageman at the Missouri Paciflc, is slightly ill this week. GEO. G.

WOOD, of Eureka, is in the today conferring with Architect Smith relative to the erection of a boose irhfeh Mr. Wood ocpects to iHilld in lola tn the near fatnre. FT. SCOTT W. Myler of lola.

and C. S. Deihilson of Eric, two lefiding legal lights of the southeastern comer of the state, were in thn city yesterday on bankruptcy bns incss. GLENN CORE, the high school foot racer, is in tra nlns lor thfe race whlc will be one o'. the features of the Woodman of ie World Log Rolling at Fort bcott pa the 29th.

He Claims to Have Been Lured to a Woman's Room and Then Held and Robbed. Cleveland. Aug. statement made to the poHce by Rev. Benedict Rodinski, a Catholic priest, that he had been held a prisoner for twenty-four hours witiiout food and forced to sign two notes for each and two for a like anu)unt whicli bad been since cashed, besides liein.g robbed of and jewelry, two men and a woman were ar rested today.

Tiiv? woman is said tc have lurid ilie priest to her-rooni in Cedar by pretending to be ill and In need of con.solation and the men arc said to have rusln'd in upon them and held Rev. Uossiiiski the i)ritst. prisoner until he had sat islied their demands. CZAR'S EMPEROR NICHOLAS SAYS RLIS- SIA WILL PAY NO INDEMNITI, WHATEVER- chatka captured a of ftos- sians on board the American steamer! off Port of Nikolaivsk. among them Commander Eskky.

WILL DIVIDE ISLAND AND WILL ALSO AGREE TO PAY JAPAN FOR TH ECARE OF HER SOLDIERS. Appointed. Stockholm. Sweden, Aug. appointed to negotiate with regard t() the dissolution of the union of Sweden and Norway were today announced and include: For Swed en.

Christian Lundeberg, the premier and for Norway, Premier Michelsen. Shonts' Yacht Destroyed. Mobile. Aug. yacht Marguedora, owned by President T.

P. Shants. of the I'apana Canal commission, was destroycil by fire at Carabella, P'lorida, last night. Miss Van Fleet was in the city today while on her way from I.a Harpe where she addressed the Rebekahs last evening, to her home in Kansas City. Mrs.

R. M. Cunningham went to Humboldt today to visit over Sunday. Mrs. La Grange of La was in the city today while on Iier way to Carlyle for a short visit.

Susie Murphy returned to Chicago today after a short visit with her uncle, John Murphy. Miss essie Sucher returned to Neo- Falls today after a visit with lola relatives. Miss Cook of Ottawa, is expected in today to visit her sister, Mrs. Oakley Thomas. Geo.

Nicholson went to Baldwin to- lay to visit over Sunday. May Pickell and Mr. Archie Pickell were up from Humboldt today. Mrs. and Mrj.

Spradlcy of Gas City, to Colony this afternoon to visit friemls over Sunday. Miss Ilattie Reno went to Kansas City today for a short visit'' with friends. Miss Mabel Kent returned to her home in Neo.sho Falls after ashort vls- with Sam Willis on nortli Cottonwood. Venn went to Neosho Falls today after a short visit with friends at La Harpe. John Ritchie went to Kansas City today on business Archie Hottenstein went to Hum boldt today to visit friends.

R. I. Rodgers, stenographer in the county attorney's office, went to Lone Elm to spend Sunday. MISSES Mable Beatty and Edna Sherman and Messrs Harve Heller and Ltither Parman composed a party which attended the band concert at Humboldt la.st evening. THE CONDI nON of County Attor- ne yClifford, who has been ill the past few days, is about the same as yes terdaj-.

He is confined to his bed a part of the time. Ine physician does not consider him serioiu? and thinks he will be at his official business in a few days. JiPUN MUST eiVE IN General impression Is Thiat She Does There Is No Hope for Regards Roope I velfs Efforts With Admiira tion. H. PRICE, has brought suit in the district cotirt against P.

H.O'Connor of Gas City for the return of 5.1.75 which he claims he ha.s been wrongfully taken from him by order of the justice cdurL' Mr. Connor orlgin- ially gamisheed his wages but Price made affidavit before the justice that he was a married man, and therefore was exempt. A -little later Mr. O'Connor gamisheed his wages when he wasnt looking and got judgment for before he could arrive with his affidavit. Mr.

Price wants to Ret the money back. D. P. NORTHRTTP and family ro- tnmed yesterday from an outing In different points In Coolrndo. They havo been pone six weeks and report a very delightful visit.

BORN, fo Mr. and Mrs. Slater, of Bassett evening, a girl. church under constrliction by the A. M.

E. people is progressing nicely. The hnilding is now enclosed, roof ed and floored. They are paying for the chnrch as the huUding Is constructed. Dr.

Basnett says, that bj, rafslng the bnildlng will be pleCed. St. Petersburg. Aujr. The peror's ultimatum is that Russia Wil agree to a division of the island Sakhalin and that a liberal paymdn shall be paid to Japan for the care jot Russian prisoners but that no indent nity shall be paid.

Berlin, Aug. Associatjed Press today received the followin communication from the foreign of fice: "The foreign office empowers the Associated Press to declare that reports of opposition of the enipeijor to the mediation of President velt is absurd. The emperor regarjis the entieavors of the president wiith admiration and takes the greatest in terest in the success of the labors fjor peace, in whose beginnings the emper or personally assisted. Portsmouth, N. Aug.

dent Rooseevlt's intercession at erhof and Tokio has not been successful as hitt enough progrebs has; been made to insure a prolongja- tio nof the negotiations beyond today. A certain result has been achieved it St. Petersburg, but if there is eventual ly to be peace Japan also must chan her attitude. The repurchase of the northern half of Sakahalin still points the clear road to the only possible cpmpromisc but it must be a purely com.morcial transaction, and not ja Jaim for an indemnity in disgtiisie. There had not boon the sli.ghtost ih- dication up to It o'clock this morh- hg that Emperor Nicholas would recede from his announced determination not to pay a tribute under any form.

And in quarters most competent to judge there is not the slightest chance of a change. But if Japan woidd bend, if she would renoitnco for mally her demand for "relmbiirsemciat fpr the cost of war" by a withdrawal of the price she sets upon the northeijn half of Sak.ahalin. and frankly prb- noso sell the islands on a commercial basis it is difficult to see Kmpcror Nichalos already ac- to the other condition proposed, could refuse. Paris, Aug. Rouvier had a long talk at the foreign office today with Jusserand, Ambassaddr tc the United States.

Its nature has not been disclosed. It is probable tnat it related to American affaifs aind to the general status of the negjo atlons at Portsmouth. Informatipn from general officials at St. Peteits burg show that Ambassador Myer's meeting with the emperor lasted on ten minutes and was not productive ck notable results. Thebrevity of rneeting is looked npon as an unfajv- ojrable sign.

Nevertheless government circles beliovo that Russsia '3 inability to raise more money for war purposes will prove a decisive factor tn compelling the conclusion of peacd. St. Petersburg. Aug. p.

m. -f-Meyer, the American Ambassador is holding an interview with Foreign Minister Lamsdorff. I Meyer received a. number of cablegrams from Washington as a result of which he called on Lamsdorff. The fpreign office announcotl at two p.

in tbflay that the situation was still uti qlianged and that there had been ho developments over night affecting Riis- ska's position. Berlin. Aug. impression jn tne foreign office is that the negotiations at Portsmouth will not end Im mediately. REAR ADMIRAL KATOAKO'S REPORT A Number of Russians were Fouijid on an American Steamer.

Tokia Aug. Rear Admiral Ha- tiioka, a report to the imperial nafy department received today says: The. naval division sent to Okhotsk captured at Port Aianc old styjle DR. BASS reports that the some ammunition on August 14. At Okhotsk fifty eight rifles and sjsme ammunition were captured on AOgoat.

17. same division seized the Brlt- Antiope. near 13. dispatched to Kam- QUANTRELL REUNION IS ON Cole Younger Is Course, the tral Figure Small. 5 Kansas Citj-.

Aug. 2C. Young- is the central Sgure in the Quantrell retmion, which' began in Inde- pviudenco yesterday. His burly figure nuiy constantly be seen towering I I KJVC a crowd of admirers seeking nj shake his hand, congratulate him on freedom, and talk over old times with him. Foi ty-iwo years ago this week Quantrell led his to the mas.sacre.

That August morning 150 men, many of them unarmed, were Kilk.l by the guerrillas. The reimion is supposed ta be held i in tlie office of A. J. Liddell. a justice )f the peace to whom the tion owes its inception, but it is really iieing held mostly on the street; and, the morning it consisted of handshaking and, telling "yams" about the times when they wore scurrying about and adjoining counties.

In the oince of Judge Liddell a register is kept and after signmg his lame a newcomer hurries out on the to see "Cole." Younger'S name A -as the first on the register, whether liy design or because it simply happen that way. Upon the walls of Judge l.iddeli's othcc hangs life size portrait yuantrell. It is not there for this' )ccasion only, for it, has been hanging here ever since the judge moved into present quarters in East Lexlng- on street about a year ago. The visitors are given badges of i)right red ribbon on which are pinned I medallion portrait of Quantrell. Un- lerneath are the.

words: "Eighth Annual Reimion of Quantrell's Guerillas, Independence, August 25 and 26, 1905." Only a few had anived yesterday than and It Is expected that the total attendance Aill be more than forty. There will he I business session for the election vlBcers. There will be np speec'a -making and 10 particular will be made to nli3t interest in the meeting, a breeze was created at the re- nion in Independence a year ago vhen Frank James announced to his )Id comrades In arms that he had her tired of the democratic party md in the future would vote With the epublicans. This may have inspired he emphatic announcement of Judge Jddel: We are not going to have any politics or politicians this year. We nave been bothered too much with hem already.

We simply want to gat ogether, talk over old times, and have I good time among ourselves." Frank rame was not seen this morhlnjg among the visitors, Jfm Cummings, who was' noted after he Civil war as a member of the lames and Yoimger gang, now a.resi- lent of E.xceisior Springs, is a visitor, le says he is 39 years old; but he ooko nearer 40. Ho wears cowhide xxna in which his trousers are care- idly folded, a broad hat and the Quan- roll badge in his coat. There Is no hark of gray in his hair or mustkdie. Among those who registered yester- lay morning were Captain Ben Mor-' ow of l.ake City, Lieutenant Lee er of Knobnoster, Hi George of Griln Sylvester Akers of Levasy, Greer of Lexington, John A-, of Wellington, George No- and of kansas A. J.

Liddell of ndependence, J. M. Campbell of Summit, Levi Potts of Grain Valey, Henry Frazier of Monnt-Wash- ngton, D. Hugiies of Tyler Burris of Mount 'washlngtmi, O. S.

Lane of Armourdale, William of Jackson county and J. orvin of Marshall, Mo. ANOTHER mim Owner Drew Out $10,000 and Cashier Refused to Opeii Doors. Indianapolis. Ind- Aug.

SB. lal to the News from Paris, ays: "The bank at Metcalfe, Ills, private concern owned by John' L. lobin of Clinton. closed its' doors oday. Ca.shier C.

M. Smith made tatement that Gobin the bank and- shortly afterward drenf ft note for 110,000 payable to himself, aking the money out of the deposits, mith says this note disappeared erday from the bank leaTlag be bank with in assets to pay due depositors. Under saich rsiimsfances ho declined to open doors. Gobin left town yesterday. HORSEMAN FINED lohn Madden of Kentucky, PalM to Supreme Court Sammonai New York, Aug.

John M-UM- len, a Kentucky tnrman, owner dt cveral fast horses, two ol In the Futurity today was eon victed of criminal contempt of fined $250 and sentenced to serve thfih' ty days in the Raymond street', in Brooklyn today, tor ignoiliie ooena of the supreme court qt'ftO itate. Madden was sommoned to' naar before the cominlssicKierin toga during the racing be qneatkmed in his wife's lidt divorce but foiled to '0.