The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-07

Hotel, Kansas City. the other morning. he
was thirty years old. quite brilliant young
Journalist, and belonged to one Of the
wealthiest families Of his native town. He
was well supplied with money. his income
being ample, but passion for strong drink
led to his ultimate negligence OF business
and death.
ELIJAH VAN KAUGHUET was hanged at
Kingston, Ont, on the 18th. for the murder
Of John Richardson in August last
ROBT. E. WINNIE, . consumptive patient
shooting, at Denver, few days since. Ply.
sicians say he could have lived but few
days longer had he not fastened his own
death by shooting, as he was scarcely able
to walk. He arranged all the details Of his
funeral, even to going to an undertaken.
purchasing $50 coffin and directing his
body to be shipped East.
Two men named Graham and holland
quarreled at Havana, III. Graham threw q
Ratchet, cutting an artery in Noland's neck
and cheek. holland simultaneously struch
Graham on the head with an Ak. Both will
die.
THE general Offices of the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe Railroad are shortly to be re-
moved from Galveston to Dallas.
JOHN McAUFLIN, the somewhat noted
Chicago socialist and labor agitator, recent
ly committed suicide at Denver. He shot
himself in the head after going to his room
and the body was not discovered until de-
composition had set in. McAuflin had
been in Denver about a year. As a socialis-
tic agitator during the labor strikes of the
East three or four years ago he achieved
some notoriety.
THE brakemen of the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad made demand
for $50 month. A strike is impending.
CHRISTIAN BRECKEL, of Cincinnati, went
home drunk, and contrary to the persua-
sions of his family, persisted in sitting on
his door steps, to cool and sober of. Soon
three shots were heard, and when his son
went to investigate, Breckel was found with
two bullets in his head. Death ensued In q
few hours, and the unknown murderer es.
capped.
DIPLOMATIC circles in Washington are
somewhat stirred up over an impertinent
letter written by Martinez, the Gillian Min
lister, to Mr.. Frelinghuysen. It is possible
the Secretary may lay the letter before Con.
gress.
THE Naval Board recommend Congress to
appropriate $4,000 for the removal of the
remains Of De Long and companions to
their homes in the United States.
NORMAN PROUSE was arrested at Sedalia,
Mo-, upon q telegram from Elgin, Ill. Be-
ing large and powerful man, he broke
away from the officers and attempted to kill
himself by cutting his throat with an ordi-
nary pocket knife. After desperate strug-
gle the knife was wrenched from him, not,
however, until he had fearfully lacerated
his throat, from which he may die. He was
wanted at Elgin for wife desertion, thieving,
and suspicion of having murdered his own
child. He cut quite dash at Sedalia, and
to his other crimes added that of bigamy by
marrying a woman with whom he was dash,
ing around.
THE bark "Irish," from Havana, arrived
at Pensacola, and case of yellow fever was
on the vessel. It was sent to Ship island.
A FOURTH of the business portion Of
Larimore, Dakota, has been destroyed bN
fire. The loss is about So, 200; insurance
light. There are reports that several occu-
pants of the Union House, where the fire
originated, were burned to death.
THE Malley boys have been acquitted of
the charge of the murder of Jennie Cramer,
at New Haven, Conn.
Hon. j. B. GRINNELL has gone east to
solicit contributions for the sufferers by late
Iowa storms. He has already collected
about Sc, ZOO.
REPORTS from the farming districts about
Springfield, Mo-, are to the effect that the
dry weather has brought the detestable
chinch bugs to life, and they are actually
swarming from the stubble fields and at
lacking the corn with the energies of last
year. Nothing but plenty of rain can insure
fair crop.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHER.
An officer of the Brookville Bank
recently visited the Missouri Peni.
Tertiary for the purpose Of getting
the convicted robbers to tell where
they had concealed the remainder of the
stolen funds of the bank, about 81, 600, but
he had poor success. It is thought Mrs.
Mason, wife of one of the robbers, knows
where the money is but will not tell unless
she can use her secret to the advantage Of
her imprisoned husband.
L. s. NICHOLS, superintendent of the
Dakota Central Railway, sent a dispatch to
Gen. Terry, dated Redfield, D. T., June
10th. saying reliable messenger had AZ
rived from Faux County, with information
that the remaining members of his colony,
consisting of three children and eleven
adults, had been mastered by the Indians.
There were at least fifty Indians in the par
ty. Gen. Terry ordered troops to the place,
with orders to pursue and punish the hos.
tiles.
NEARLY complete returns from the Iowa
election, show majority Of $4,000 in the
State for prohibition.
NEAR Mt. Vernon, Ind, Alice, daughter
of Frank Wilson, started fire with coal oil
with the usual result She was burned to
death.
HENRY GOLDwATER. of San Antonio'
Texas. Deputy United States Marshal, has
been Idicted for making false and fictitious