Jfj . ' THE IQLA. REGISTER FRIDAY AUGUST 8 1902
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Having decided to open tip a music house in Iofa, to advertise and acquaint ourselves with the
people of Iola and surrounding country we will sell these High Grade Instruments with the numerous
other valuable musical merchandise at 25c each at our
WHICH BEGUN
Tuesday August 5th at
Among the musical instruments which will he sold for 25c are the following:
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Begina Music Box,
Merril Guitar,
Violin,
Autoharp,
Banjo,
Accordion,
$60
$20
$15
$7
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Washburn Mandolin,
Lank Mandolin,
Nightengale flandolin,
Graphophone.
Graphophone,
Arion Guitar,
Zither,
$25
$25
$20
$20
$12
$10
$10
These with musical merchandise of all forms, besides 5Q OTHER musical instruments tobe sold at 50c each.
HOW
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DONE.
V You buy a ticket, which has a number corresponding to the number in the draw. For example,1 the $300 Piano is No
Q 1000. Anyone purchasing the 25 CENT TICKET numbered 1000, will secure this fine instrument. Every numberguaranteed Q
X to draw an article worth 25 cents, and most of the articles are worth many times this amount.
O We take this method of getting acquainted with the trade. Our stock of Pianos and Organs will arrive in about a week
$ Ten leading makes to select from. Wait for them. THEY ARE THE BES Y. 5
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A Great opportunity for you to get a musical instrument for 25 cents. Itil5JI33ViESEI OFI-Ie OIEIS Q
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With MERCHANT JEWELRY STORE,
108 North Washington Street,
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IOLA, KANSAS. 8
FK AIMS' LANDS
.Majority of Their Holdings Iluvo Hcen
Transferred.
Homo, Aug. ((.According to Infor
mation recolvcd by tho Vatican al
most all the roal estate belonging to
Spanish friars In tho Philippines was
sold boforo American occupation to
syndloatos and corporations duly
registered and logally recognized,
headed by Araorlcana living In Now
York. It is allogod by tho samo au
thority tbat although the friars hold
Bomo shares in those corporations,
thoy do not own a controlling intor
est. Tho Vatican is surprised at
this information, In viow of Govornor
Taft's proposition to buy tho friars'
lands which apparently are no longor
in control. It is considered remark
able that Govornor Taft, fresh, from
tho Philippines, was not aware of tho
situation.
Washington, Aug. O.-Tho war do
jartmonthas known for sorao time
that portions of tho friar lands in the
Philippines have beon disposed of to
companies and all of tho recont nego
tiations conducted by Socrotary Hoot
have aiirofiilly taken into account any
contingencies which might arise
through thoso transfers. Tho facts
woro fully communicated to tho gov
ernment hero by Governor Taft. Tho
latter also explained this matter of
allogod transfers to tho senato com
mltteo on tho Philippines. In tho
courso of his ovidenco boforo tho com
mittee, Govornor Taft said In answer
to tho quostlon whether tho friars
wore In actual possession of tho lands:
"Genorally, In order to avoid hos
tilities, thoy have transferred their
titles to companies and retained tho
majority of tho stock."
Doing asked as to tho companies.
Govornor Taft explained thoir status
as follows:
"I wish to say that ono of thoso
companies, or a stockholder of ono of
the companies, has fllod aprptest with
tho ' acting governor, which I havo
vary tho truth of my statement that
tho commlsslonhas reasonable ground
to bollovo that with tho authority
which it asks, towit to issuo bonds,
it can at reasonable pricos purchaso
this land."
As to tho bona lido natures of tho
transfers to certain companies, Gov
ornor Tuft said that ho had cross
examined tho heads of religious or
dors. Ho added:
"I think after you road tho ovidenco
it will becomo obvious that, whllo it
Is true that transfers havo boon mado,
thoy havo boon colorable In this
sonso not fraudulent; I do not say
that but thoy havo been colorablo In
tho sonso that tho transfer mado was
for tho purposo of giving tho publics
tho improsslon that tho friars had
partodwlth thoir tltlos, and thus facili
tating tho collection of rents, whllo,
In fact, thu ownership is still rotalned.
This is my information as to tho con
dition of tho tltlos now, in splto of a
protest lllod by somo stockholders
with respect to tho ownorshlp of some
with me, against tho condemnation of
thoso lands, because of tho Interest
somo individual owners havo in them.
But I want to add that I do not think
that protest has sulllcicnt weight to
haclondas."
Having in mind this Information
that tho friars had sold portions of
thoir lands to companies, Secretary
Root said in his last dispatch of in
struction to Govornor Taft, sent to
tho lattor at Homo, that in caso of a
successful closo of tho nogoltatlons,
lists must bo furnished, not only of
tho land, but also of tltlos which had
been morgod In tho stock of corpora
tions, with tho total stock of such cor
porations and tho amount of stock
hold by tho' religious orders.
"CHEAP SENSATION
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Explorer Haiilwln So Characterizes
Itoports of Trouulo.
Now York, Aug. 0. A cable dis
patch overtho signature of Captain
Johansson of tho Baldwln-ZIoglor
polar expedition steamer, America,
which has just rcturod from Trorasoo,
says:
"Regarding tho troublos on board
tho America I cannot speak frooly. I
was doposed from tho command of tho
vossol, as has beon roported, and
havo laid a protost boforo tho author
ities hero, asking that tho America be
prevented from leaving this port un
til tho sworn declarations of tho olll
cors and mon havo been taken. So
far as I know, thero wero no deaths
during tho voyage. iFurthor than
this I havo nothing to say for publi
cation now."
Tromsoo, Norway, Aug. 0. Evolyn
B. Baldwin, tho Arctic explorer, who
arrived at Honnlngsvaag, Norway,
I August 1, on board tho America, said
that tho allogod trouble botwoon him
solf and Captain Johansson of the
America was exaggerated, He cha
racterized tho roports of trouble as a
cheap sensation and said there had
been no deaths on board tho America,
Buckoyo Churn at Coutnnt's.
Judgo lluzcii Held That Hulo Mado by
Federal Court was Kcgtilar.
Topoka, Aug. 0. Tho suit begun
In tho Shawnco county dlstrlot court
sovoral months ago by William Mar
tlndalo against Calvin Hood, I. E.
Lambert and II. T. IJattoy to sot
aside tho saloof tho Martlndalo ostato
inado by tho federal court was dccldod
In favor of Hood and his assoclatos.
Tho caso was dccldod on a demurrer.
Judgo Ua7.cn held that tho salo raado
by tho federal court was regular and
could not bo disturbed.
Major Hood bought tho Martlndalo
property in Lyon and Grconwood
countios at judical dalofor $41,000. R.
T. Uattoy was tho trusteo who con
ducted tho salo and I. E. Lambert was
his attornoy. In tho suit filed hero In
tho stuto court Martlndalo mado tho
chargo that Battoy and tho othor do
fondants woro guilty of fraud In sc
ouring a judgmont from Judgo Phillips
of tho federal court to sell tho Martln
dalo ostato to Hood for $11,000 as tho
property could bo sold for inoro. It
was asked that tho judgment of the
federal court bo sot asldo and that
damages bo awarded to mako up tho
dilTeronco between tho soiling prlco of
tho property and tho value of $140,000
sot up in tho petition. Tho defendants
filed a demurrer, and It was argued
somo tlmo ago.
Martlndalo will appeal tho caso to
tho supremo court.
CRITICISE SALISBURY
Members of House of Commons Attack
Him.
London, Aug. 0. During tho dis
cussion of tho appropriation bill in
tho house of commons today, tho gov
ernment was sovorely criticised by
various members regarding Its policy
in Europo and in China. It was al
leged that Lord Salisbury had quar
reled with Franco and Spain, had
alienated Turkey, had driven Italy In
to tho arras of Franco and had failed
to resist Russia, whilo persistently
courting Germany with obsequious
compliments and one-sided secret
treatlos.
In tho courso of a general reply,
Viscount Cranborno, under secretary
of tho foreign olllco, mado an lllumln
atlvo reforonce to tho treaty with Ger
many saying that if a secret troaty ex
isted it was secret, therefore It fol
lowed necessarily that tho government
could not publish tho terms thereof.
Ho denied tho alleged quarrels with
European powers, declaring that tho
position of Great Britlan was in no
way insecure, and that her Inllucnco
was high.
PLAYED CORONATION
First Completo Dress Itehorsal at
Westminster Abbey Yesterday
London, Aug. 0. Tho first completo
dress rehorsal of tho coronation cere
mony wasin Westminster abboy today.
Tho participants Included all tho chief
actors in tho ceremony except tho king
and queen. Tho king's company of tho
Gronadlor guards was posted (at tho
abboy annox and tho poors andpeor-
oscss and tho royal pages all assumed
their robes In tho dressing Iroom in
tho annex. Tho gorgeous coronation
carpot and tapestries wero uncovered
and tho procession and tho cntlro
ceremony excopt tho annotating woro
gono through with. Tho proceedings
lasted an hour and a half.
TRIED SUICIDE
Homer h. Cook of Fort Scott Mado an
Unsuccessful Attempt
Fort Scott, Kas., Aug. 0. Homer
L, Cook of tho roal cstato and ab
stracting firm of Othlck it Cook, at
tempted sulcldo last night and is now
in tho custody of tho shorlll to protect
him agalnstla'repotltlon of tho attempt.
Mrs. Cook returned homo late last
night and found him laying on tho
lloor unconscious with an empty poi
son bottlo besldo ,hlm, Between his
teeth was a noto In which ho gavo di
rections for his funeral, aklng that
only a plno box bo used for a casket.
Ho gavo no roason for his act.
DO BUSINESS INKANSAS
Supremo Court Will not Enjoin
American Hook Co.
Topoka, Aug. 0. Co AttornoyGalcn
Nichols presented an application
to the supreme court for an order en
jeniing tho American Book ICorapany
from doing business in Kansas undor
tho charter recently issued, claiming
that tho 'company had not compiled
with tho law in compiling a proper
statement required to securo acharter.
Tho application was In tho naturo of
an inter plea to tho quo warranto caso
decided a couple of woeks ago. Tho
supremo court deniod ;the application
for an injunction this afternoon,
COL DOUGHERTY SAYS NO
Soldiers hi Sympathy with Strikers
Cannot Resign.
By Fctlppi-HcH Prtii Allocution,
Wllkosbarro, Aug. 7. Col. Dough
orty, of tho ninth regiment, when ask
ed rogardlng tho roport that tho com
pany had resigned in a body becaueo
thoir sympathies werowlth tho strikers
said it was all nonsenso, that tho
mon must servo their period of enlistment.
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