The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-05

of the newspaper offices. He says lie saw
the man faint, and his hat fall OF, and he
dropped the pocket-books, but two mem
supported him and removed him to some
other part of the grounds. This took place
near the pool-stand.
Rev. WILLIAM F. WHITcHER, pas
tor of the Natherson Street Methodist Church
IN Providence, r. l., the most fashionable
church of that denomination in the city, has
been detected in purloining valuable old
books from various parties and has resigned
his charge and announced his intention OF
seyering his connection with the ministry.
Whitcher is 35 years of age, his father is
wealthy and his wife his an Independent in.
come, while his own salary was $1,000 q
year. He generally mutilated the stolen
books in such way as to destroy their iden-
tity and then sold them, although many
were still found in his possession.
Four masked men visited the farm
house of Robert MARVEL, near Traders
Point, Marion County, Ind, few nights
ago. They bound MARVEL and his wife,
pitched Hans Wilkins, brother-in-law, out
of the window, and robbed the place Of $500.
wilkins and MARVEL are very old and were
incapable Of resistance.
AT Poncha Springs, Colo, on the
night of the 18th, Capt. Randolph Carpenter
was shot and killed by J. P. True, proprie-
tor of the Bank of Poncha Springs.
JOHN J.. JENNINGS was taken from
Jail at TERRA AmaniIla, N. NJ, and hanged
by mob. He was charged with the MUIR
der of one Lewis, and Lewis's wife, who is
suspected of a criminal intimacy with her
husbands murderer, is held for completely
in the crime. Three fatherless children are
left without home.
THOMAS M. MAYFIELD, who killed
his father in-law, Marshall Aday, in Stra-
horn Miss, in July, and then fled, has been
| arrested at Little Rock, Ark, aud taken
home for trial. Mayfield admits the killing,
but asserts that it was done in rough-and-
tumble fight, in which Aday was the agrees
sor.
Miss MINNIE REEVE, station agent
and operator at Minneto1ka, MIMI, was
killed by a railway collision near that place
on the 26th. She was most estimable young
lady, and was sister of the Master Me-
chanic on the Iron Mountain Railroad.
NINE persons recently made their es.
cape from the Yell County Jail at Danville,
Ark. Two only had been recaptured at last
accounts.
M1DHAT PASTA, and all others con
victed of the murder of the late Sultan, ex-
cept the two actual assassins, have beer
banished for life to Siberia.
OWING to the unsettled state of Ire
land it has been decided to maintain mill
tary establishments at their present strength
some time longer.
A TELEGRAM from Tunis says 1,5O(
Arabs have advanced to Padeuss, six kilo
metres from Goletta. Four Europeans ant
three Arabs have been murdered. There Il
great excitement. The Bey has ordered thu
removal of the bridge of boats between Go
letta and Padeuss.
BLANCo FLORES, the Mexican muir
derer, and ex-member of the Vasquez gam
of bandits, was recently killed near Yuma
CAL, while attempting to escape from Gus
tody.
Col. JOHN G. BURCH, Secretary o
the United States Senate, died at Washing
ton, D. c., on the 2Sth.
The death is announced of ex-Gover
nor Bagley, of Michigan. The deceased wa
visiting California for the benefit Of hi
health. He was forty nine years of age.
A CABLE dispatch from Glasgow
Scotland, reports the arrival there, in goo
condition, of consignment of Minnesot
wheat which had been shipped by the barg
line to New Orleans and thence by steamer
Col. E. FRE1, member of the Ma
tional Council of Switzerland, has been cho
sen to represent that Republic in Washing