The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

An explosion occurred in the works of
the -Celluloid Manufacturing Company,
Newark, N. j., on the 9Th, by which VIM.
Fenter, Frederick Stiles, John Yates and
Spencer Atwood were instantly killed and
Elmer Bogast and Frederic Pierre were fatal
ly injured. All were employees. The build
ing with its contents was entirely destroyed.
The explosion was caused by the accidental
ignition Of mass of celluloid, which is a
highly infammable material. go =
Turner Hall, on East Fourth Street,
New York, was partially burned at.sa early
hour on the morning Of the 9TH, William
Wrinkle, the proprietor, together with his
family and several employees, slept in the
upper part Of the building, and the flames
| spread so rapidly that all ordinary means Of
| egress were cut OF. Henry Gehweiter,
aged 25; Louis Schmidt, aged 3d., Teresa
Erhard, aged 25, and VIM. Geib, aged 10,
were burned to death. Wrinkle and his
wife were both badly burned, and three
others were injured by jumping from VIM
dows. .t ,.....,,.,.,,s, .o
It is reported that two young Ameri-
cans, George Green Of Texas and Frank
Senter of Boston, were in q mail-coach, near
Guarajanto, Mexico, when 1t was attacked
by band of 30 robbers. With Winchester
rifles these young men fought the whole
band, killed five and wounded several, COM
polling the others to retreat. Green was
slightly wounded. ts...ss
Columbus Miles, a negro, was
hanged by a mob at Amherst ourt-house,
Va, on the night of the 9Th, for commit
ting an indecent assault upon white lady.
The buildings 283-SS9 Main Street.
Memphis, were burned on the night of the
9Th. Pete Mete, fireman, was killed by
falling walls and several others were injured.
Mrs. Daniel Haskins and her three
children, Annie, aged 10; Eddy, aged 4; and
an infant, were burned to death in their
residence on Union Street, San Francisco, on
the morning Of the 9Th. L-"
The Atlantic and Great Western Rail
road has been sold under foreclosure pro-
ceedings. 1t was bought in by the English
bondholders for 5000, 900.
Mrs. Kate Anderson, aged %, was ia
tally BURNED by coal-oil explosion in Chi
cago on the evening of the 9Th. She under
took to hurry up the fire for supper by pour
ing oil upon it from can. She lived only
about three hours afterward.
1t now turns out that the suspension
of the Grocers' Bank of New York City was
caused primarily by the discovery that it
held some $125, 900 worth of forged paper
negotiated by one Of its principal depositors,
j. Lloyd Haigh, well known business man.
He has been proceeded against on criminal
charge.
Gen. Daza, President of the Republic
of Bolivia, has been deposed.
A Washington special of the 9TH re-
ported that extensive revenue frauds in
Louisiana had recently been discovered, the
facts of which would soon be given to the
public.
Marcos Salazar, q Mexican horse
thief, was hanged by the vigilantes at Ala
mosa, Colo, on the night of the 9Th.
Gen. H. Webb was hanged at Hills
vile, Carroll County, Va, on the 9Th, for the
murder of his father-in-law John Granville,
in June, 1878. He made confession of the
crime.
A terrible snow-storm prevailed in the
Sierra Nevadas on the 8th to 10th, COM
pletely blocking traffic on the Central Pa
ci6c Railroad. Several snow-sheds were
crushed and buried beneath the immense
drifts. 'f tif
{ Alton Matthias, colored, was hanged
at Wilmington, n. c., on the 9th, for the
murder of Reuben Herring.
Benjamin C. Bogert, Treasurer of the
New York Produce Exchange, committed
suicide on the 9th, after having been ex-
posed as defaulter to the amount Of $751;
600. f,.it,H# '.fsf. .n
The Ute delegation arrived at Wash
ingtOn on the 18th and were assigned quar-
tiers at the fremont House. They are closely
guarded at all hours.
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.