The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

Howard, Indian Inspector. vice Issas1 l.
Mahan, resigned.
SIcKnKss compelled Weston to retire
from the walking-match for the Ashley Belt
1t London on the 22d. Rowel had scored
278 miles and Weston 201.
A CARRIAGE driven by Michael Early
was struck by Fall River train near Hunt
ington Heights, Mass, on the ed. Early
was thrown twenty-five feet and killed, and
the two occupants Of the carriage, James,
Bennett and James Shields, were terribly
injured, probably fatally. Both horses were
killed.
THOMAS GARFIELD, uncle Of the
President, was instantly killed, and Mrs.
Alonzo Arnold, sister of DR.. Boynton, prob-,
ably fatally injured, near Cleveland, O., on
the 22d, while attempting to cross the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway track in
front of train.
Mr.. r. S. HAYES, President of the In
ternational & Great Northern Railroad, has
been elected First Vice-President and Cen
eral Manager of the following lines, embrac-
ing the entire Gould Southwestern system:
The Missouri Pacific and leased lines, the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern and
Texas & Pacific. Captain Hayes will estab-
lish his headquarters at st. Louis. The
present General Managers, Messrs. Talmage,
of the Missouri Pacific; Soper, of the Iron
Mountain, and HoXie, of the Texas Pacific
and International & Great Northern, con-
tinue in their respective duties.
A CYCLONE in the district OF BlOis,
France, caused damage Of several million
francs.
TOMBSTONE, Arizona, had q serious
fire on the 22d. One hundred and fifty build
ings in the business portion OF the town were
destroyed. The losses will probably aggre-
gate quarter of a million. About 800 peo-
pie are homeless. The fire originated in sa-
loon, from the opening of barrel of whisky,
the fumes of which communicated with q
cigar-lighter. - avg 4
AT Virginia City, New, on the 2Sd,
Daniel Kelliher, Deputy County Clerk. was
stabbed and killed on the street by Dennis
Hennessey, curbstone broker. The cause is
not fully understood. but it is believed to be
political matters.
THE Baptist Church at Garrettsville,
O., was blown up on the 22d by powder or
dynamite. The inside of the church was al
most entirely destroyed. The explosion was
so heavy as to arouse people mile away.
The criminal is at large and there is no clew.
MRS. ANNA BONNER, wife of planter
residing near Hickman, KY, went to bed
with her two children, leaving a. pan OF
| burning chips near the bedside to smoke
out the mosquitoes. Forgetting the fire she
fell asleep, and awakened to find herself and
children surrounded by flames. She man.
| aged to escape, but both herself and chill
| dren were 80 badly burned it was thought
all three would die.
PARNELL will return to the United
States in July, on an extended political
tour. ..-..
Two negroes were recently lynched al
Danbury, Stokes County, N. c., their crime
being against white women.
A LUNATIC named Hoffman made 8
murderous attack upon two boarders at the
Mound City House, Kansas City, on the 23d
one of whom, George Lucas, was so horribly
injured that he will die. Hoffman wa
sleeping in the room with the others, ant
suddenly drew large knife and rushed upor
| them, cutting right and left. g"
Two new comets have been discov
cred.
In fit of delirium tremens, Matthew
O'Donnell, a laboring man, of East Sagi
nav. Mich, committed "harikari" with
razor, cutting open his abdomen. He onl.
1 lived a short time.
| A DISPATCH from Tunis says the Bey's
steward has taken refuge at the Englisl
Consulate with securities and jewels wortl
million francs, and that he embezzled tn
accounts of the stewardship for many years