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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A DISPATCH from Keokuk, Iowa,
dated the 4th, says: The steamer war
Eagle, with one of the heaviest trips OF the
season, was coming down from St. Paul, anu
owing to the height of the water in the
river, crossed the Des Moines Rapids,
instead of passing through the canal.
She passed safely over the swlit-
flowing tide, and her passengers
and crew were congratulating themselves
upon making a speedy landing at the Gate
CITY, when all at once her speed was sud-
denly accelerated and she was borne down
At terrific rate of speed toward the Hamii-
ton and Keokuk bridge. The pilot sounded
his gong to 20 astern, but the boat refused
to acknowledge the alshority of the engines
and swung with full force against the bridge.
| The vast structure trembled beneatn inc
| weight of the blow, and then, with mighty
crash, an entire span toppled over on the
| stricken vessel, crushing large hole IN her
side, through which the water poured In
vast flood. The passengers were hastily
| gathered together upon the hurricane Deck
and MANY climbed from the boat upon the
bridge. The boat soon afterward swung
clear from the bridge pier and floated down
stream with the current few hundfeo
yards. when she rounded to and was maze
fast to the bank, and the passengers vert
safely transferred to terra firma. First re-
norts regarding loss of life were contradlc-
tory. but it was thought at least two or three
were drowned.
A FIRE at Clean, N. Y, destroyed
the American House and five small build
incs. George Brooks and wife, in Jumping
from one of the buildings, each had leg
broken, and Mrs. Brooks was injured ln'
; ternally, and it is thought fatally.
DURING storm at Manzanillo, Mex
leo. recently four large vessels and all small
craft in the harbor were wrecked, and sew
> eral stores, the Custom-house, and othel
> buildings We're demolished.
Born houses of the Minnesota Legs
lature have passed the bill for the readjust'
> ment of the old bonded debt Of the State, al
an interest not to exceed per cent.
The annual report of United State
e Treasurer Gilfillan shows an increase In re
: ceipts over the previous year as follows
+ Customs. S11, 637 GIL; internal revenue, Sll.
%, 10; sales of public lands, $l'ls0'''o
O miscellaneous sources, $3,l7','o2; increase
Il surplus revenue, $S4, 1S5, 7al.
IS HENRY KING, who murdered Mlchae
3, Hugelin in Clinton Crison last July, wa
It h ,nged at Plattsburg, N. Y, on the AN
It Henry Loyett and Tom Belts were iegai'
10 strancled on the same day-the former
|, Wilmington, n. c., and the latter at Jones
g boro, Ga.
% CHRIS. PRYOR, q farmer and stocs
rs raiser. was killed in saloon brawl ut Wet
70 ster, O.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

ENGLAND has been visited by Sc
we're snow-storm, which was accompanied ny
q rather brisk gale. In some OF the mio.
land counties the snow fell to deptn Oh
two feet.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

The Executive Committee of the Mis-
souri, River Improvement Association pave paw,
called Convention to be held at 81. 1osepn
on the Goth of November.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

IMMEDIATELY following the ADJOURN
ment of the Senate the President appointed
stratham Postmaster at Lynchburg, va III
place of Wilson, suspended.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, has been de-
clared by Governor Churchill CITY Oh 'ne
first-class. This grade has been reached IN
two wears and three months from the date
of the erection of the first cabin.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

The State of Guatemala sent special
envoy to Washington to personally convey to
our people and Government the sympathy
and coincidence of that Government upon
the death of President Garfield.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

The late Governor Witt, OF LOUISE
ana, left his widow and five children In pow
erty and committee Of leading citizens mas
appealed to the people Of the State to pro-
vide fund for them.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

Mr.. BRADY assumes to be so confident
of establishing his innocence of any COM
plicity in the alleged Star-route frauds, that
he is said to be preparing to bring suits for
libel against Postmaster-General James and
Attorney General MacVeagh, whom he
charges with giving out much Of the de-
famatory matter that has been published re-
garding him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

THE police at St. Petersburg have ar
rested man and woman who were prepar-
ing dangerous explosives. socialist pamph-
lets were found in the rooms. The man is a
student in the School of Mines. Nihilist
proclamations have been distributed about
the city and several copies thrown into the
barracks of the Imperial Guard. The Car
has lately received many threatening mis-
civas
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

AN order has been issued by the
President, directing that the Pension
Agency at St. Louis be removed on tne ISL
of January to Topeka, kans., and Natnaniei
Adams, of Manhattan, Hans, has been ap-
pointed Agent, vice Rufus Campion, whose
term has expired.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

CHARLES J. FoLGER, the newly-ap-
pointed Secretary of the Treasury, was
born in Massachusetts, in 1918. His first
office was Judge of Ontario County, New
York. He served eight years in the State
Senate, was Sub-Treasurer of New YORK,
and now holds the position of.Chief-Justlce
of the Court of Appeals.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

PRESIDENT ARTHUR went to New
York on the Sd, to remain until after the
State election,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

The London Times in its financial
article says that purchases of Confederate
bonds are believed to be entirely due to the
action of clique prepared to run up the
price of any rubbish if they think there is
fine faintest chance of alluring the public IN
to joining in the venture. There has been
a decline in the prices offered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

DECREASE of the public debt during
October, $13, 321 45S.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

The argument on the motion to set
aside the criminal information in the star
route cases began in the District Court at
Washington on the Sd. The Government
was represented by District Attorney Cork
hill; Brewster, of Philadelphia; Bliss, OF
New York, and Cook, of Washington; the
defense by Totten, Wilson, Shellabarger,
Robert G. Ingersoll, sypher, and Jefferson
Chandler, Of st. Louis.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

Tho salary of the President of the
French Republic is GOO. 900 per annum,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11
NEWARK. N. J., October 81.

Christopher Nugent, q wealthy morocco
manufacturer of the firm of C. Nugent &
Co.. was arrested this evening at his house
by . Deputy United States Marshal, on
charge of aiding and abetting Cashier Bald.
win in embezzling funds from the Me
chanics' National Bank. He gave bail in
So. 900 to answer the charge. The arrest
was based on the voluntary statement OF the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

LATE Irish news: A troop-ship with
500 men has been dispatched from Ports
mouth to reinforce the various regiments in
Ireland. Orders have been received at Ath-
lone to have flying column in readiness to
proceed Immediately to any part OF West
meath and Roscommon. A crowd OF 700
persons attacked the police while serving a
summons at Belmullet, County Mayo.
The police fired upon the people,
several of whom were wounded.
Parnell is forbidden to see his solicitor for
the purpose Of instruc,ing him to take steps
to test the validity Of his arrest, unless a
warden is present. Aprotest was lodged
with the Governor of the Prison. Father
Conway, of Skreen, County Sligo, is sus-
pended for advanced Land League views
The people of the parish have bull,
nm the doors and windows Of the chapel
and declared no priest but Conway shall
of,iciate therein. Anthony McHale, Catho'
lie curate. Labardane diocese, Killala, ha'
been arrested for holding a Land League
meeting in the chapel. Among recent ar
rests are the Secretaries Of Castle, Dermo
and Athey branches of the Land League, tn
President of the Newmarket branch
and Hefferman, League organizer, kildare
The farm premises and several stacks
wheat and hay belonging to DR.. Thompson
which had been recently harvested by tn
emergency men, were burned at Bally Dun
waterford County. A large crowd locke
on. but made no attempt to save the prop
ertv. Archbishop McCabe, in postal del
ter. denounces the League manifesto. Owe
8. 600 cases are before the Land Court, an
several decisions have been returned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

LATER developments regarding the
failure of the Mechanics National Bank
of Newark, N. j., confirm the report that
the institution is hopelessly wrecked. Stock
holders will be called upon to pay dollar for
dollar for the full amount of stock held by
them. Depositors will get about fifty cents
on the dollar. 1t has been ascertained that
Baldwin. the Cashier, speculated some in
Wall Street, but it is not known that he met
with any serious losses there. The firm Of
Nugent & Co. protest against being made
the scapegoat for Baldwin's deficiency
They claim that Baldwin was their pait
financial manager, receiving one per cent
commission for negotiating their paper, ant
that their Indebtedness to the bank is moth
ing like the amount claimed by Baldwin.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11


Wisconsin Assembly, dropped dead in the
street at Milwaukee.
FIVE workmen were seriously injured
by boiler explosion at Stephens Branch,
Ky.
BRIDGET MURRAY and Thomas Ma
lone died from burns received at tire in
Lowell, Mass. Policeman O'Donnell, who
jumped from a window, is thought to be
fatally injured.
THE Wabash will put on a. limited ex-
press between St. Louis and New York,
time SO hours and 40 minutes.
The annual report of the Pension Bu-
reau shows that on the 3oth of June, 1881,
there were 26S, $50 pensioners; net increase
during the year, 1S,02S; aggregate annual
value of all pensions, $2s, 769,967. The an
nual disbursements of the office, however
largely exceed this sum. Fer instance, the
total amount paid for pensions during the
wear Exclusive Of certain arrears in claim:
allowed prior to January %, 1879, was w.
723, 147, the difference being accounted fol
. in arrears of pensions, or ''accrued pen
sions," covering period dating back TO TIT
. discharge, in each case, Of soldiers still llv
+ ing and soldiers deaths in the claims
widows or minor children.
GOVERNOR SHELDON is preparing t.
break up the cowboy and ''rustler" elemen
+ in Southern New Mexico. This lawles
J., element is said to number about 15Opersons
e They infest the southern part OF Gran
I, County, and have their principal camps
d San Simon, Cloverdale and Cairsealill
'. Springs. Their leaders are Russian Bill
J. Curly Bill and Chris Moesner. Somethin
r like 500 horses and 900 head Of cattle hsv
d been stolen during the last nine month
and driven to Texas and Arizona and thel
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

present route Is from there Wa OsaWhtt
and Meriden to Topeka. We understand
that the engineer has surveyed another
route, via Osawkee and Perry, thence along
the line of the Union Pacific to Granville:
or in that neighborhood, to cross the river,
thence along the Santa Fe Road to Topeka
The contract for building the exten.
sion of the Missouri Pacific Road from At
Gibson to Hiawatha, Brown County, has
| been let to Bognell & Co. Work will be
commenced Immediately and all the men and
| teams that can be procured will be employed
on the work. The contract provides for the
completion of the road by the first OF June
next.
Albert Chostain, one of the three cow
bows who attempted to take the city Of Hun
newell about a month since, has been con.
yicted in the District Court Of murder in the
second degree. for killing Miss Sadie Calder;
Mills and Carter, who have recovered from
their wounds, will now be tried.
Wood is worth Sc per cord in Winfield
! The Hutchinson Interior says: Charlie
Collins recently bought herd OF over sew
enteen hundred cattle, for which he pait
thirty-seven thousand dollars. He expect
to keep them through the winter and hav'
them ready for the early MARKET next sum
mer. Collins is one of the largest cattl
dealers as well as the most successful in thi
!: section of the country.
Hammond, brakeman on the SAINTS
! Fe, in an effort to get on moving train
Mcpherson, fell under the wheels, which S
smashed one of his legs that he died in four
teen hours.
The State Teachers Association Wi
: meet in Topeka on December q. % and q
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-11

cause Baldwin's arrest. Early this morn.
ing thew called upon A. @. Keasby. United
States District Attorney, and James F. Bond
made an affidavit embodying substantially
the facts above narrated"
Balwin was arrested in bed at seven this
morning. He showed no surprise, and was
evidently expecting arrest. He said be
would not give bail, and he was content to
pass his life in prison. II shall never be
seen on Broad street again." he exclaimed.
"When Baldwin was before us, said
dire tor to a reporter, "he appeared to be
anxious to make clean breast Of the mat
fer. He said he fully realized the grave ma
ture of the offense, and admi ted that he
ought to be dealt with in the severest man.
ner the law would allow. There is no ex-
cuse for nv misdeeds, he said, 'and l now
see what ought to have seen years ago. j
stand before you tonight perjurer, for
ger. falsifier and criminal. / think. gen.
tlemeu,' he said, in conclusion, that you
ought to send for officers and put me under
arrest for misappropriating your money and
money belonging to other persons. 1t is
your duty to send me to Jail, and only ash
the one privilege Of going home to inform
nv wife and family OF my misdeeds. They
know nothing about this affair. never ex
pect to 60 to the bank again. but instead
expect to go to Jail and from there to State
] prison, and there will have to end m!
DAYS. II l lad not been too much Of q cowart
| 7 would not have been here to tell You thil
story tonight. should have shot myself
Since have chosen to live, l must SUI
fer.''
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28
From Thursdays Daily.l
POLICE COURT.
Preliminary Examination of Napo-
leon Collette, Charged with the
Murder Of Lavalle.

In the Police Court yesterday afternoon,
before Judge Wilcox, the preliminary exam
NATION OF Napoleon COliette, wiki is charged
Withtle murder of - Lavalle, commenced.
Messrs. Talent and Baldwin appeared for the
prosecution, and Messls. Knowles, Word and
Forbis appeared AS counsel for Collette.
Inc complaint alleges that sthe crime of
murder has been committed in Silver Bow
county, Montana Territory, and that said de-
PENDANT, Napoleon Colleite, did commit said
crime at said place on or about the LIST day of
May, A. d. 1880. by unlawfully killing one
- Lavalle with malice aforethought, BY
stab6lng said Lavaile with Il knife" The
complaint is sworn to by Antoine Marceau.
witnesses were eXamiueL.
Jos. Suprenant testified that he knew the
defendant, Coliettp, and that he knew
Lavalle, but he did not know his
first name. That Collette had said
that Lavalle was a horse thief and had stolen
his (Collette's) horse, and that he (Collette)
would Kill Lavelle. In another conversation
Collette told witness that Lavelle had gone
to HI, and that he (Collette) had killed him
with his pocket knife. That he threw the
body OH a pile of brush. and afterwards pack
ed the body for a mile and a half on a horse.
Collette did not tell Suprenant what he done
with the body of Lavelie. Collette told wit
ness that the first time he stabbed Lavelle that
Lavelle begged for his life, and said: "If you
let me go | will give you anythingI have got,
cattle, wood wagon and everything | have
got" That Collette said he had went so far
and must finish him (Lavelle.) Told witness
that he (Collette) had committed the deed at
his own cabin.
Antoine Marceau was sworn and examin-
ed. Mr.. Marceau is the complaining witness
in the case. His testimony, in all the leading
points, was substantially the same, 50 far as
the objects of the prosecution 90, as that of
Mr.. Surprenant, and a repetition is omitted
The court adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock
this morning. The Christian name of La
vale does not appear in the complaint or in
the evidence thus far. There are quite a
number of witnesses to examine yet, and ad-
ditional testimony may bring out fuller de-
tails OF the alleged murder. To-day may
conclude the examinations
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28
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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28
MINING ITEMS.

The Argenta furnace will be started up
soon with a good supply of high grade galena
ore to run on that will yield good paying re-
turns.
Both stacks of the Glendale furnace are
now running daily and the per diem produc-
ton Is twelve tons of base bullion, valued at
about $500 per ton.
Ten ton of silver ore from the Blue Wing
lode, Blue Wing district, Beaverhead county,
was lately shipped to Salt Lake City, where
the ure sold for about $25l per ton.
The Alta-Montana Company's works at
Wickes, now in course of rebuilding, will be
more extensive than those destroyed by the
late fire, and $20O,OOO will pr badly be ex-
pended by next fall on the works.
Many of the lodcs located in the McCartv
district, in Madison county, are looking first
rate ; far as developed, and from some of
the [ Jennings ore is taken that assays high
up in the ounces.
A Sheridan correspondent says that the
Montana Mining aud Milling Company is ac-
lively engaged, on Wisconsin creek, in pre-
pairing for the erection of a new teil-stanp
mill, now at Dillon.
The Broadway gold bonanza at Silver Star,
in Madison county, is showing a larger body
Of paying ore in Sight than ever before, and it
is believed that $1,000 0 worth of free mill
ing gold quartz is in sight in this celebrated
gold mine.
The Benton Record says that Messrs. Fos-
ter and Clark have brought to Fort Benton
fifty tons of ore from the Silver Bell mine in
the Barker district, for shipment to the Oma-
ha reduction works, and that handsome re-
turns are expected to be realized from the ore.
The Tex district, discovered last summer
and which is situated in the Birch Greek
mountains, seventeen miles from Stevenson's
junction, on the Lemhi river in Idaho. is be-
coming quite prominent as a mining camp of
great promise. Seventy-ti five men are opening
and developing lodes in this district, and
many Of the locations indicate strong and per-
manent veins of carbonate and galena ores.
The driving of the long tunnel to tap the
Excelsior gold lode in the Bannack district,
owned by Phil. Shenon, is progressing favor
ably. 1t is expected that the tunnel will
strike the vein when it is driven a distance of
$50 feet and that the work will be accom-
plished by fall. When the mine is opened by
this tunnel it will be in such shape that the
extraction of a large amount of high grade
ore can be cbeaply and expedltiously accom-
Pushed.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28
A Petition.

The following petition to Supt. Hubbard,
OF the W. U.T. Co., will be presented to the
business men of Butte and vicinity this
morning, for their signatures. The petition
explains itself:
To the Hon. W. B. Hibbard,
Superintendent W. D. of w. U. T. Co.:
Tne undersigned business men and news
paper publishers in the City of Butte would
respectfully petition the ". U. Telegraph Co.,
of which you are the representative, to COM
plete the telegraph line of said company from
the present terminus of the U. & n. railway
to Butte City as speedily as it is possible to be
done. They would represent that the busi-
ness of said company would be increased ten
fold by the construction of the line and regu-
ular maintenance of regular communication
with Ogden. The present condition of the
telegraph line into this territory is such as
will not admit of communication with the
east and important centres of the Territory
more than one half ,.of the time. 1t is
evident that the U. & n. railway will not be
completed to this city earlier than October
or November next that the line is in good
condition to the present terminus-Dillon-
and partially completed to Camp Greek (Mel-
rose thirty-f ve miles from this place. That
poles are easily obtainable and can be pro-
cured cheaply to build the line through to
Butte at once.
Your petitioners would therefore respectful
ly ask that in the Interests of the press and
public as well as that of the U. n. Co.. you
have the said line completed to Butte at
once.