The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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A TERRIBLE disaster occurred al
Sedalia, Missouri, on the 18th. Frank Glib.
bons, who lived in small frame house In
the western suburbs of the city, got up
about O'Clock, built . fire in the kitchen
stove. and then went to an clubhouse in the
rear Of the yard, Soon afterward he heard
his wife scream, and running to the house
he found it wrapped in flames. His four
children were asleep in the small room in
the upper story. Gibbons climbed to the
one small window of the apartment, broke
in the glass with his hands and stuck in his
head to awaken the children. He was stifled
by the smoke, and fell to the ground almost
senseless. In spite of the efforts Of neigh
bors, the slight frame house was consumed
in few moments, and the four children
mentioned above were all burned to death.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Des Moines & Northwestern Railroad, IN
Greene County, Iowa, caused by construc-
ton train leaving the track. Three men
were killed outright, and thirty more or less
! injured. The names Of the killed are VIM
Reardon, John Murphy and C. G. Gilbert.
THE explosion of q car loaded with
dynamite on the Iowa side of the river, OPP
posite Omaha, destroyed several cars loaded
with merchandise, and demolished the
round-house of the Rock Island road. For
tunately no person was injured.
A SLEEPING-CAR of the train on the
Canada Southern Railroad due at Detroit
at q. m. on the 9th plunged from the
transfer-boat into the river at Crosse Isle,
and gave the half-dozen passengers who
were inside most tremendous ducking.
Fortunately the car trucks became
detached and went Immediately to
the bottom, leaving the car float
ing upon its side, and the
inmates escaped through the windows. The
most of them were ladies. None of the pas
sengers had retired to their berths, or it is
probable some would have been drowned.
The coach attached to the sleeper, which
was filed with passengers, was dragged par
TALLY off the boat, but the rear coupling held
firmly and it remained tilted at an angle Of
forty-five degrees. The accident was caused
by the boat striking the pier with such force
as to project the train forward.
J.J. STETrHEIMER, a young man of
good education and fine appearance, said to
be the son of wealthy New Yorker, shot
himself through the breast at a Boston
hotel. When told by the doctors that he
might possibly recover, he expressed his
regret, saying that he had no wish to live
longer. Financial embarrassments are the
supposed cause of his dependency.
The boiler of an engine on the Min
nesota & St. Paul Railway exploded on the
9th, near Prior Lake, while running at if
teen miles an hour. The engine was thrown
$50 feet forward and off the track, two cars
being derailed. Engineer Grove Bradbury
was thrown a considerable distance and
died soon after. The fireman and Conduc.
tor Jones were slightly injured.
IKE STOCKTON, one of the leaders of
the notorious Stockton Eskridge gang of
desperadoes, who was wanted in New Mex
leo for murder, rape, arson and other
crimes, was fatally shot while resisting ar
rest.
OF sixteen souls on board the ship
Calcutta, from East Indies for Boston,
wrecked near East London, only the mate,
carpenter and one seaman were saved. Five
bodies were recovered.
AT Williamsburgh, N. Y, Thomas
Saunders, aged so, refused marriage by his
landlady, Susan Bromley, aged 81, went of
and got drunk, and returning to the house
engaged the woman in conversation. While
talking he suddenly stabbed the woman and
then drew the knife across his own throat.
Both will die.
The boilers of Huff & Haltman's saw
mill, at Traskwood, Ark. exploded on the
oath. killing John N. Hui, one of the pro-
prietors, and B. Holiday and A. johnson,
workmen.
Two roughs, named Mcdonald, cous-
ins, who brutality murdered two brothers,
named Kitson, near Men0minee, Michigan,
few days ago, were taken from the Jail and
lynched.
RYAN, the Glendale (Mo.) train rob-
Der, has been sentenced to twenty five years
in the Penitentiary.
THE ship Alice Buck, from New York
to Portland, Oregon, laden with railway
iron, was wrecked on Ravens Beach, of the
Golden Gate, California, and ten Of her crew
were drowned. An Anchor Line steamer
arrived at New York reports the sinking Of
a vessel and loss of all on board. A ferry.
boat near Savannah, Ga, went down with
twelve colored people.
A NUMBER of the hostile Indians have
come into Fort Apache and surrendered,
and it is believed the few still out will either
surrender OF be captured without further
fighting. They will be tried by military
commission, to meet at Fort Apache within
. short time.
MRS. GARFIELD and family went from
Cleveland to Mentor, where they are to re-
main for some time. r
A GARFIELD Monument Fund Com
mittee has been organized at Cleveland for
the purpose Of soliciting popular subscrip-
lions for the erection of suitable monu-
ment over the grave of the late President.
RECENT Irish news: The Irish Bish-
ops, In resolution adopted by them at
Maynooth College, exhort their focks to
avail themselves of the advantages of the
Land act, and urge tenant farmers to use the
means provided In the act and every other
means in their power to improve the condi.
ton OF the laborers. The Bishops claim
State aid for training Catholic teachers and
for convent schools. The Land League has