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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
q singular and .sal Assidsnt

Z One Of the most ext{serdinsfy fatal sod,
denevon record occurred steyening on the
Perrysville plank-road . short distance
back Of AAeghany City. It seeShs thatibe.
tween eight and nine O'Clock ut night AL
bert Beck and . young man named Becker
had foot-race on the public road near Ep-
pert's saloon, and not far from the toll-gate.
It appears that the young men had started
.on thsix..Eace and NeEs~ well under way
when Beck, who was about three yards
ahead, running With hi eyes 0tke bound,
ran against John Born, who was returning
from his work. The collision, was pnavoid-
able, because it was so dark that neither
could see the other approaching. As Beck
was under full headway they came together
with tremendous force, their heads striking
together. The collision was most unfortu-
nate affair for Mr.. Born. He fell to the
ground, and was subsequently picked up
and carried into the house Of his brother, Mr..
VIM. Born, who lives in the immediate vicin-
ity of the accident. Mr.. Albert Schoftnett, .
neighb6r, was dispatched for . physician,
and started for one on horseback. In his
hurry his horse stumbled and hewas thrown
to the ground, breaking his leg. Finally,
DIR. Eggers, Of Allegheny, arrived, but Mr..
Born was dead man, having lived scarcely
five minutes after the accident The acct
dent, as before stated, was most extra
ordinary one. Beck, who was doing the
running, says he knows nothing save that he
was stopped suddenly in the race by his head
coming in collision with the head of Mr..
Born. The collision caused Beck to re-
bound. Beck suffers frem q bruise on the
head, which is swelled up to considerable
size. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Born's death
resulted from conclusion of the brain. Mr..
Beck made no effort to get away, holding
that the sad termination Of the race was
purely accidental.
The deceased, who was between forty and
fifty years of age, was well-to-do farmer
and was well-known in the Allegheny mar
ket, where he did business for many years
past.-IittsJ,rqh pa Leader.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN, at nearly
the last hour, granted respite OF four weeks
to the Talbot brothers, sentenced to be
hanged at Maryville, Mo-, on the oath, for
the murder Of their father. The date oftheir
execution is postponed till July p. Extra
ordinary efforts were put forth to obtain
executive clemency, and it is understood
some important evidence was presented to
the Governor not produced at the trial.
Twenty thousand people had gathered to
witness the execution, and as threats OF
lynching were freely made, the armed guard
about the iaiI was doubled il,
The Italian residents of Marseilles
are quitting the city in large numbers. The
animosity between Frenchmen and Italians
has caused serious conflicts in various parts
of France, including Paris. Counter
demonstrations against the French have
taken place in Naples, Palermo, and other
Italian cities. '..t .-. 80,
CONGRESSMAN SPEER, of Georgia,
who was elected as an Independent Demo-
crat, it is reported has declared his purpose
cation of the next House.
JAY GOULD is reported to have pur-
chased the st. Louis bridge and Union De.
pot, and to have obtained perpetual lease
of the Tunnel, and Transit Railway across
the river.
JOSEPH MoBREY, q tramp, killed
James GuMty with brick at Wilmington,
DEL, on the 9th, for ejecing him from q
hotel where he asked for food.
WATT HOLMES, colored murderer,
was hanged at Holly Springs, Miss, on the
oath.
DIR. CHAPLIN, for several years an in
mate of the County House, Charlotte, Mich,
cut his throat and died in few minutes.
He was supposed to be over 100 years old.
AT Union City, Ind, an old lady
named Cassiday was killed while crossing
the track under some freight cars standing
in the yard.
Hon. SAMUEL II. WOoDsoN, Judge
of the jackson County Court, died very sud-
denly at his residence in Independence,
Mo-, on the oath, of disease of the heart
r. 81. BRUCE and A. j.. Pike were
killed by the explosion Of boiler near Mill
lersville, Mo. The building was torn to
atoms.
CLARENCE ]. DAVIS, a cutter, killed
his brother-in-law, Alonzo Barrett, at De-
troit, Mich, while under the influence Of
liquor imbibed at, the soldiers reunion or
the 23d. e-A 81.
A MoNTENEGRIN officer went to the
Winter Palace at St. Petersburg, on the 23d
and demanded an audience with the Princess
of Montenegro. Being refused he stabbed
the officer on duty. The Russian officer ther
| shot the Montenegrin dead
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
"Hands Up"

One of the boldest and most daring rob-
berries ever perpetrated in this State took
place few miles this side of Pagosa Springs
on Thursday night, the passengers on San
derson. s. Co.'s stage being the victims.
From an interview held with all the passen-
gers who were on the stage at the time the
road-agents captured it we learn the follow
ing facts:
Sanderson & Co.'s stage-coach, Charley
Gates, of this city, driver, left Amargo, New
Mexico, the present terminus of the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad, at the usual time
on Thursday, with seven passengers aboard.
At about eight O'Clock in the evening the
coach had passed through the rough gulch,
about three miles this side of Pagosa
Springs, and was just entering the park
when four horsemen came up the road and
halted, two horsemen on each side. When
the coach was nearly opposite them
the leader called out: Hands
up, there is q man inside we
want" They then rode nearer to the
stage and commanded the passengers
to file out and stand in line, at the same time
covering the passengers with eight Colt's
No. As revolvers.s When the occupants OF
the coach were in line, the robbers compli-
mented them on their soldier-like appears
ance and proceeded to relieve them Of their
money, watches and chains and jewelry.
They managed to get about 81 600 in cash,
81, 800 in drafts, five watches and chains, four
finger rings, and diamond pin. After CIV
ing up their valuables the passengers were
allowed to resume their seats in the coach,
and when the coach was about to start, and
the road-agents were turning to leave the
scene Of their operations, one Of them sud-
denly made up his mind that there was
better horse attached to the stage than the
one he possessed; so the party returned, and
the fastidious highwayman embarrassed the
horse that seemed to take his fancy and re-
placed him with little broncho he was rid
ing. When the passengers arrived at this
place they were :" fiat broke" and some of
the commercial men remarked that if their
houses wanted to do any more business in
this part of the State, they could do it through
the mail.-Durango (Colo.) Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
A Practical Temperance Lecture.

One. Of the most IraSiSal add Ropa-
mon sense Temperance eemre H. re
have seen is contained IN "a circulars
issued by DR.. F. j. Bancroft, surgeon Of
the Denver andrea Grande Road. It
is worth considering by everybody. The
circular says: s.The continued Of the
excessive periodical use OF malt or~aleo-
holic LIQUORS should be abstained from
by every onsgq1gN1 - nplaing the
road, not only III a4con4t great
risks to life and pfopessy ihda9kd by
intrusting them to the oversight of those
whose intellects may be dulled at times
when most care is needed, hut also, and
essentially, because habinal drinking
has q very bad effect upon the constitu-
tion.which is Q serious matter to men so
liable to injury IS railroad employees
always are. It 50 lessons the recppera-
tive powers Of the body that simple
wounds are followed by the most serious
and dangerous complications. Fractures
unite slowly, II at al, and wounds Of .
grave nature, such as those requiring
the los 81 8 linn. afts almost sure to end
fatally. No employee can afford to take
such risks, and the railroad company
can not assume such responsibilities
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
sCIEHCr AND INDUSTRY.

A tricycle., propelled by steam, he
been made in Geneva, Switzerland. "
accomplishes about twenty-five miles ~
hour.
- IN. Shvedoff endeavors to maintai1
in the Journal of the Russian Physical
md Cheuioal SOeietE thai OF co..
mic origin, and Is variety OF meteor.
ties. LII
French veterinary surgeon has dis
e, Coveted 8 remedy, by sinoculation, 49,
the,-diseese- called "charbop,n. :, which
kills mih sd tSscs voftA dsshee
yearly.
many architects, in constructing houses
this spring. are providing them with In:
sulated wires laid under the plasterings
ready. for the introduction of electric
THE wool clip of the world has in
creased five times since 1880, when Is
was about 500, COX, 900 pounds in weight.
In 1873, the latest year for which there
are complete figures, the total was l.
$50. O0O, 900 pounds.
The beet.root sugar business m New
England is reported to be- q fallures
mainly for hack of cheap labor and other
factors necessary to produce large sup
DIV of beets at small cost. There is no
trouble. however, in getting good sugar
from the beets that New England pro
duceS. -
Prof. Bouchardat attributes to tho
vine powerful sanitary properties. Hs
asserts that wherever it is cultivated to
any considerable extent there Is .
very sensible diminution of intermittents.
The virtue is attributed to the action OF
the vine on the effiuvia which cause
fevers. ,a."'f
The !; Minneapolis Tribune boasts
that since the adoption of the ''new pro
cess'' of making flour in 1871 that city
leads the market. From $4,000 barrels
| in 1860 and 585, 900 in 1873, the produc-
ton of 1880 reached 2,051, BAL barrelss
The capacity of the Minneapolis mills i
now q, 255 barrels day.
| To Outer, of Greifswald, is attrib-
uted the first visible demonstration OF
the circulation Of blood in the shpmaA
body. In this operation. the pStfentT'
head being fixed in a frame having .
continuance for supporting microscope
and a lamp, his lower lip is drawn out
and fixed on the stage; ofs the micro.
scope by means of clips, the ip4er sY-l
face being .uppermOst and hNiAS a
strong light thrown upon it by con,
denser. This arrangement being COM
bring the microscope Is beaf On tho
surface of the lip, using a low power
objective, and focusing a small super.
fetal vessel; at once he sees the endless
and wonderful procession. OF the blood
corpuseles through the minute capilla-
ries, the colorless ones appearing like
white specks dotting the red strenm.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
PITH AND POINT.

When two persons fall in love tho
only wav to get out Is to fall OUT
Boston Transcript.
"A Pittsburgh plumber stole 500
from a house in which he was working
the other day. 1t was q great streak OF
luck for the house-Owner, as the plum
Der didn't dare to come back for his pay.
Boston Post. -
=" HERE'S ally in my soup, waiter -
eyes, sir, very s9lry,s siri but you can
throw away the ffy and eat the soup,
can't you?'' "Of course 1 can; you
didn't ,expect me to throw away tiss
soup and eatithe :dy. did youi'' Atsass
Siftings.
Fair book agent to venerable mer-
chant-sI'ye work here to which I
wish to eaA your attention ssMadam,
l blush y tsnyou thsS P1educa9on was
neglected in eMay aife xAd-Lsm 0aly
Just learning to read words of one syla-
BILE. If you hadss > primers 'now-"-
Puck.
"You wouldn't believe it," remarked
Differs, who Had Just sret8IA Ell froh
s. Yurrup," p hut tell y6V rs Q fad.
There are plenty q little sshaEarSzA'
Paris, not more than three or four years
old, who can speak French!" And
Differs wondered why we manifested so
little surprise at the remark.-YaWco6
Strauss. g Sss ,EaSC1
The Legislatures of Michigan and
Wisconsin both debated q bill entitled:
ANY person who shall. after the pass
age of this act, knowingly falsify as to
the number and size Of fish .takPn
at any time shall be guilty of aNmis-
demeanor, and be punished by thirty
days in the county prisSd, withhold 10
lief. ''-DetsgH Free EessIsfs
In certain, aristocratfc Galveston
family there is q young lady, and she
has beau, and the presumption is he
is not particularly bsshful when he and
the apple of his affection are alone, or
think they are. What strengthens this
view. Of the, case is the fact that the
young lady has "a small btothef named
Tommy, and the other night there was
a tea-party at the family mansion, and
the supper table was very much crowd
ed, so much so that Tommy's younger
sister was crowded up very close, to
him, whereupon he made the remark
out loud: Mamma, 81 trDwds' me- so
close I can't breeve. I amt her beau,
am I?'' If Tommy shobldi become un-
well that beau would not-be the proper
man to send for the doctOy in q hurry
Galveston Nescs.i sA"J
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

The deadlock in the New York Legis-
lature continued unbroken on the 21st, with
no signs of any immediate solution Of
the Senatorial puzzle. Ex-Vice- President
Wheeler has come forward as leading can
didate against Conkling, and it is understood
he favors compromise by which the Stall
warts shall have the naming of one Senator
and the half breeds the other. The Stall
warts held conference, which was ad-
dressed at length by ex-senator Conkling.
He utterly repudiated any plan looking
to compromise, and stated as his
ultimatum the election OF two Stalwart
Senators or an adjournment to give the
people Of the State chance to pass upon the
questions at issue. The Half-breeds met
and were addressed by Senator Woodin. He
favored compromise, but bitterly opposed
letting Conkling have the naming of one of
the Senators. A resolution was adopted
pledging those present to remain the year
out il Senators were not sooner elected.
Twelve Featherheads also met in confer
ence. They are agreed upon one point, viz,
to support neither Conkling nor Depew, but
fail to unite upon any one candidate. They
will vote with the Half-breeds on the ques-
ton of adjournment.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
A Romantic Story,

There is quite romantic story told In
connection with the land -slides on the Bal.
timore & Ohio Road. A McKeesport (Pa.)
young man named Gardner was engaged to
be married to West Newton (Pa.) young
lady named Miss Nellie Downs, and the
wedding had been arranged for THURSDAY
evening, and accordingly the ardent lover
boarded the Uniontown accommodation on
Thursday afternoon, with the intention Of
reaching West Newton in time for the cere-
mony. As fate would have it, however, just
as the train reached Scotthavena large lanC-
slide was encountered, and as Q matter of
course further progress was barred, and, to
make matters worse, when the train was
run back to Armstrong another landslide
was encountered at that point, and thus the
train was held on both sides by great bar
riers of earth.
This was not the worst, however, for when
the young man bethought him of telegraph
ing to his lady love he found himself in .
still greater dilemma, upon making the dis
covery that the heavy masses OF earth and
rock which fell from the hills had broken
down number of telegraph-poles, and, Of
course, carried the wires, with them, thus
cutting off all telegraphic communication.
But even under these adverse circumstances
the young man did not give up. for he
procured torch, and. together with
nine or ten other male passengers and
two ladies, was piloted over the
mountainous obstruction by the train
hands, who supplied the party with torch
to light them on their way, and, after he.
roic and wearisome trudge over ten miles,
reached the residence Of the lady late at
night, and, although muddy and weary,
arrived in time to have the ceremony per-
formed, and at eleven o. clock that night the
happy couple were made man and wife.
The lady is said to possess equally as much
nerve as her husband, as she was at the
, time night operator ct McKeesport, and
during the long hours Of the night sat with
iavery pretty little revolver by her side, pre-
pared to defend herself sgainst all infrud-
erss Pitsowgh tPs.} Di.psseA to Ciseinsaa
EnQ,sirer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

THE House OF. Commons, by q vote OF
175 toS9, has rejected bill for the abolition
Of capital punishment. s3
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

A BERLIN dispatch says Count Won
Stolberg. Weriengerode, Vice-President OF
the Ministry of State, has rendered bis res
ignation. an ssi
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

THE Republican State Central Com
mittee at Richmond, Va, on the 21st, de-
cided, by only one dissenting vote, to call q
Convention on August "a.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

A MEETING of the Cabinet was held
1t Long Branch on the 22d, all the members
being present. The object Of the meeting
has not transpired. .rac -,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

TIE Mississippi River Improvement
Convention met at Council Bluffs on the 21st,
about $50 delegates being in attendance. The
usual resolutions were adopted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Evsnt..

The National Temperance Convention
Of the Methodist Church met ut Saratoga,
N. T., on the 21st. d3H. a,l
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

Ex-Governor NELSON DINGLEY,
Jr., has received the Republican nomination
for Congress in the Second Maine District,
in place of Fry, chosen United States Sena-
fnr
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

PRESIDENT GARFIELD and family
have gone to Long Branch. The Presiden,
will stay but a few days, but Mrs. Garfield
will remain for some time should she con-
tinue to improve in health.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

GENERAL BRADY, through counsel,
made an application in the Washington
Criminal Court, on the 23d, for-an immedi-
ate investigation of the public charges made
against him in connection with the star-route
frauds. Col. Cook, Special Assistant Attor-
ney-Genelal, opposed the motion. on the
ground that the Government had not yet
prepared its case, and would not be ready
before the September term. The Court de-
MED the motion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

UPTON, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, has been sent on Government
mission to Europe. Prior to his departure
he placed his resignation in the hands OF
Secretary Window.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

JOHN I. DAVENPORT testified before
the Investigating Committee at Albany, n.
Y, on the 23d. He corroborated substan-
TALLY the statement of Senator Strahan as to
the tender of the Office of U. S. Marshal to
the latter, on condition that he should vote
against Conkling, but said he had no author
ity from President Garfield to act in the mat
ter. Had conversed with the President re-
garding it, but Strahan's position on the
Senatorial question was not mentioned.
He had received permission from the Presi-
dent to freely disclose everything that took
place between them in reference to this af-
fair. -,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

PRESIDENT GARFIELD, interviewed at
Long Branch on the 21st, in reference to the
Marshalship of New York, is reported to
have said: s'H any one has promised any
Office in New York or elsewhere, it has been
done without consultation with me and with
out my knowledge. Imay have spoken about
the filling Of the Office with a new incum-
bent, but as for making any promise Of the
post it is absurd.'
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

ADDITIONAL removals of Post-office
Department officials include Capt. w. H..
Turner, in charge of the celebrated Star
routes, and VIM. Sickles, also in the Contract
office. Turner is known to have been cog
infant of the frauds committed in his de-
partment, II not particeps crininis.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

1Class in history: Teacher 20 Who
was the hero of Cowpens?" An awful
silence follows. which is at last broken
BY the little snub-nosed boy in the back
row, who cries, in piping voice. "Sit-
ting Bull"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

FRENCH, Commissioner Of Railroads,
Is to be Investigated for placing an import
ant official report affecting the interests of
the Central Pacific Railroad in the hands Of
officers of that corporation before putting it
on record in the Department. It is alleged
that big stock speculation was successfully
put through on the strength of the informa-
ton thus surreptitiously obtained.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

To be in style letters .b"uld b
sealed with wax
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

SENATOR STRAHAN testified before
the Legislative Committee at Albany that
John I. Davenport came on from Washing
ton and rendered him an important Federal
Office, coupled with the condition that he
should withdraw his support from Senator
Conkling. He declined to accept the Office
m these terms.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

JACOBS, one of the Democratic candi-
dates for United States Senator in New
York, has withdrawn his name, on account
of doubts regarding his eligibility, he being
O member of the Legislature. Garrison B.
Potter, formerly Representative in Congress
from the Westchester District, has been
substituted in his stead. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

The Treasury investigation, it Is re-
ported, has been summarily discontinued.
The damaging evidence disclosed against
Pitney, Upton, Power, Lamphere and other
prominent officials has been partially given
to the public, but much, it is alleged, still re-
mains untold regarding the inside workings
Of the Department.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-01

MIR. Merrill, OF newton, harvested anu
marketed two acres of strawberries and real
lied profit of $500. Many OF the plants be-
ing young, the crop was not as large as it
will be in the future.
Articles of incorporation of the st.
Joseph, Highland & Northwestern Railroad
have been filed with the Secretary OF State.
The company has a capital stock of $4,000,
and is organized for the purpose Of con-
structing and operating railway and tele-
graph line from q point on the Missouri
River opposite St. Joe, Mo-, through the
county of Doniphan, Kansas, to apoint at or
near the City of Highland, thence extending
northwesterly through the counties of Don.
iphan and Brown to point on the boundary
line of Nebraska and Kansas, in the direction
of Fall City, Neb.
Burglars broke into w. L. Sanders
store at Frankfort, blew his safe open and
robbed it OF its contents, amounting IN all to
about $500.
At Dodge City, on the Goth, Barton
Wyatt, formerly Of Kentucky, q well-known
and prominent stock man, was shot and in
stantly killed by Charles Creswell, q Texas
curer of cattle. The trouble originated in .
dispute about range. Both were on horses
and fired simultaneously with pistols. Cres-
well was shot through the right thigh and
right arm, and, both dismountiDg. Creswell
drew his Winchester rifle from his saddle
and shot Wyatt through theabowels. No
arrest. 1888
The Wyandotte Daily Kaacsn'outh has
suspended publication.
Burlingame and Eskridge have been
united by telegraph.