The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04
Personal AND GENERAL.


tempted to force their way into one OF the
Pullman sleepers. They were met IN tne
yestibule by Conductor Shallis, who tired 10
eject them, when one of the party drew
revolver and fired several shots, fortunately
without injuring any person. The passen-
gers were aroused by this time, and the
thieves, becoming frightened, escaped by
jumping from the train.
Two small villages in Italy, Clandlo
and Valetta, were destroyed by fire. Three
persons were killed and eleven seriously in
jured during the cenfagration. Forty lam
lilies are homeless.
LEIGH ROBINSON, a young Washing
ton lawyer, has been assigned by Judge Cox
to assist Scoville in defending Guiteau. Mt.
Robinson is a native of Virginia, the son OF
Conway Robinson, a well known Democratic
politician of that State.
CONFEDERATE bonds are quoted at
the Frankfort Exchange at from 2 to IL
per cent, the demand coming from Rotter-
dam.
THE situation in Ireland: In conse-
uuence of the proclamation against the
Land League, the Freeman's journal pub
fishes an advertisement from the Land
League advising people, while remaining
firm, to abandon for the present all project
ed meetings which the Government could
take advantage of. Among those arrested
are DR.. Kenny, member of the Executive
Committee of the Land League; O'Gorman,
proprietor of the Imperial Hotel at Dublin,
and Wall and Haydn, editors OF the Ros-
common Herald and Messenger. A priest
near Clare Morris evaded police Interior
ence by holding the Land League meeting In
his chapel. 1t is thought this plan will be
generally resorted to for future meetings.
The police claim to have evidence OF plot to
assassinate Foster, and he is closely guard
ed in all his movements. There
is also some apprehension felt con-
corning the personal safety OF Gladstone
and Sir William Harcourt. 1t is reported
| that explosive cartridges have been discov-
cred in cotton bales at Liverpool. The Land
Commission are disposing of considerable
| business. Notices have been posted in va
rious places threatening death to tenants
| who pay rent. The clergy generally are
said to approve of Archbishop Croke's letter
protesting against the manifesto of the Land
League, and strong pressure is being ex-
erted to obtain clear and strong condem-
nation from the Pope.
A HORRIBLE accidents reported from
Bloomfield Township, Iowa. At the farm
house of VIM. Parker, stOvepipe fell on
lamp filled with patent ''safety fluid" The
lamp exploded instantly, enveoping two
little children sitting at the table with burn
ing liquid, setting their clothing on fire and
burning them horribly before the flames
were subdued. The boy lived but few
hours. The girl will probably recover. The
parents were badly burned in their endeav-
ors to save their children.
Two Connecticut militia regiments
visiting Columbia, S. c., had rousing re-
ception by the local military and the State
and municipal authorities.
THE Mississippi River Improvement
Convention at St. Louis was formally Or
gapized on the Goth. There was large at.
tendance of delegates from various States
and the session promised to be OF unusual
interest and of paramount importance to
the great scheme of Western river improve
ment.
| KEENE's Foxhall has won the Cam
bridgeshire stakes in England-anothel
great victory for the American three-year'
old.
BARON JAMES ROTHsCHILD is dead
The Crescent Brewery, at Aurora
Ind, valued at $4,000, was entirely de
. stroyed by fire.
THE St. Gothard tunnel will open TO
traffic Jan. l.:
The Jewish emigration to Americ;
is a subject of concern to the Russian Gov
eminent. Another attempt will be mad
to turn Jews into farmers and settle then
in the Provinces of Kherson and Ekater
inoslav.
, GROUND has been broken for a Won
ans National Hospital at Wilton. Conn.
The wheat fields in Ohio are beinl
, devastated by the Hessian fly. So destruc
tive is their work that many farmers ar
blowing up their fields.
: NINE Governors were in attendant
r upon the Atlanta Cotton Exposition on tn
e 9th. The feature of the day was maxim
i two suits of clothes, one for Governor Col
| quit, OF UeOTSias dAo oho AoA 'oo'oi ho
: Bigelow, Of Connecticut, from seed cotto
: picked at in the morning. The suits wer
# worn at the reception in the evening.
t The steamer Jennie Glchrist, en-
ployed during the high water as transft
passenger and freight boat between Roc
8 Island and Cordova, on the upper Missi:
!. sippi River, became disabled by the breal
h ing of some of her machinery during a tri
: on the night OF the 9th, and was carried
o the swift current helplessly down again
7. the bridge at that point. As she struck Il
+ bridge the steamer careened and partial
" filed with water; the safety.valve was at tt
q same time thrown open and the steam e.
!. capped from the boiler, severely scaldir
# those in its immediate vicinity. The wret
/. drifted down past the bridge, and the alar
Is being given by this time, boats were SCI
out to succor the survivors. or % persol
on board, passengers and crew, only nil
L were taken out alive and most Of these we
D. badly scalded or otherwise injured. III
IN night being dark, with strong wind blow
NJ ing, the work of rescuing the passengers W
ie difficult and dangerous, and it was believe
w all on board excepting these nine were los
y The Peoria Uu.) Sugar Refinery, q