The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-10-15

through m1Btake 10f Qn101n0 20 II. e. Bailey,
Callie Eubanks, Mn. James Bailey and
Mn. Finney. The two first named died
from the effects Of tho drug; the two latter
have suffered severely, but It II thought they
will recover.
ByRaLARs blew open the safe in the
Pest-oface at Ypsilanti, Mich, and secured
ST. 200.
A BILL-PosTER in County Armagh,
Ireland, who was detected posting obnox-
-ious notices respecting the sale of lands, was
attacked and killed by some Of the native
residents.
By the explosion of gasoline, the wife
and three children Of William Clark, . lead
ing business man of Jacksonville, Fla, were
fatally burned.
AT Pottsville, Pa, on the 9Th, Charl-
ton Wilthem, An employee in the Port Clin-
ton Iron Works, shot and seriously wound
cd his wife and then shot himself, dying in
stantly. Jealousy was the cause.
THOMAS FORREST, who fatally
stabbed Michael Corbis for discharging him
from employment at the California Mine,
Silver Reef, Utah, was taken from Jail during
the night by masked men and hanged.
THREE cars of an express train on
the Fitchburg (Mass.) Railroad were
thrown from the track at Littleton Station
on the night Of the 7th. A Mr.. Faulkner,
from Aver, and Mr.. A. Vsrtney, the Master
Car-builder Of the road, were instantly
killed, while fifteen other persons were in
jured, some Of them seriously. The cars
were terribly wrecked and the fact that
there were comparatively few passengers on
board is the only thing that saved it from be-
ing wholesale disaster.
JACOB BARR was thrown upon cir
culsr saw in . mill near Mount Gilead, O.,
and completely bisected, death resulting in.
stantly.
MRS. FANNY EAsTERL1NG was burned
to death in her own house at Georgetown,
s. c., on the morning Of the It'll.
A GAMBLER named "Doc." jenkins
died at the card table in Charlotte, N. c., on
the night of the It'll. He was playing for
high stakes, and was just in the act of throw
ing down the winning card when he dropped
dead. Heart disease, aggravated by the ex-
element Of the game, was the cause of his
death.
CHARLES RoEDELL and Charles
Freeman were thrown from ascaffolding to
the pavement, Q distance of twenty-five feet,
at Bradford, Pa, both being killed. The
accident was caused by the breaking Of q
rope.
A DIFFICULTY occurred q few days
since at Concordia, Bolivar County, Miss,
between B. #: Owen, Justice of the Peace,
and j. W. Glover, farmer. Owen was
holding his court. Glover made disturb
ance, and was ordered under arrest by
Owen. Pistols were at once drawn by both,
and firing commenced. Owen fell dead.
Glover ran about three hundred yards and
fell, fatally wounded. He died after linger-
ing eight hours. Both young men were Of
good standing in the community.
A TELEGRAM from Breslau, Germany,
reports that an accident occurred on the 9Th
inst, in mine near Kattowitz. Fifty-f0ur
workmen were overwhelmed, all but four Of
whom were suffocated.
IT was reported on the 9Th at Del
Norte, Colo, that young jackson, who was
captured by the Indians, had met his death
at the stake.
JOSEPH MUHRER, farmer residing
in the vicinity of La Crosse, Wis, was re-
turning home from town in an intoxicated
condition, in company with his wife. Hav-
ing lighted his pipe, he threw the burning
match into the loose hay with which the
wagon was filed. 1t blazed up so suddenly
that the clothing of both was set on fire, and
Muhrer was fatally and his wife seriously
burned.
A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred on the
Sth, in Pike County, III. About one mile
above Cincinnati Landing and six miles
west of New Canton lived family named
Baker, consisting of father, mother and two
daughters, the elder aged fifteen. With and
working for them lived . young man named
Sellers, who was from near Nebo, in the
same county. Sellers, it seems, had been
paying attention to the elder daughter, had
become deeply attached and desired she
should marry him. To this the mother,
probably ON. account Of the youth of
the daughter, would not consent. On the
evening of the day named Sellers again In
sisted that the girl should marry him, and
consent being again refused, he drew re-
volver. Taking deliberate aim he first shot
the dog belonging to the family, then quickly
shot Mrs. Baker, the mother, and then the
girl whom he loved. This done, he placed
the muzzle to his own temple and fred.
Each shot was instantaneously fatal. The
tragedy was witnessed by the younger
daughter, from whose testimony before the
Coroner's Jury the above facts were elicit
ed. Mr.. Baker, the father, was not at home
1T the time.
GEORGE LoWERy and David Thomas,
both white men, were hanged by . mob in
Nelson County, Va. Their offense was an
indecent assault upon . lone widow, followed