The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-02-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
STRIKING cigar-makers at Milwaukee
Wis, gathered about the Union Depot tn
other day to dissuade new arrivals nom
taking their places. Failing in this, three
men and woman who had been advertised
for by Ascherman & Co. were subjected u
rough treatment, some Of the strikers going
so far Is to spit on them. When Mr.: Ascn'
erman attempted to interfere they gathered
around him and would have done him Dod'
| ily injury had he not hurried out OF the way
Ascherman proceeded to the Mun1clpa
Court and took out warrants for the arrest O
r. W. Lief, President of the Cigar-makers
Union, Frank Stephens and John jacques
charging them with disorderly conduct.
They were arrested, but released on bail.
T HE British steamer Cosmo recently
foundered in the Black Sea. Ten bodie.
were recovered.
JIM. MILLER was probably fatally
injured by bursting emery wheel in . mil
near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, the other day.
CHAs. MCKILLOP, alias Sweeny, be-
ing prevented in an attempt to throw him
self in front of passing train at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, climbed derrick near the round
house and, putting chain around his neck,
jumped, breaking his neck. His insanity
was caused by domestic infelicity.
A MOST deplorable accident occurred
on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Feb. eth,
by which four persons were killed, among
the number Major D. W. Washburn, one Of
the best known railroad builders in the
specting some track on the Missouri Pacific
extension, near Waco, Texas. He had
with him Mr.. Stoll, manager of track
laying, and Mr.. Painter, foreman. Mrs.
Stoll, her little boy, and two negroes were
also on the hand-car. The party was re-
turning to Major Washburn's special car,
when construction train backed by the en-
CINE rounded curve and ran into the hand
car. The general orders have been to ''tie
up' the construction train after night, and
Washburn's party did not know of its ap.
proacil. Mr.. Stoll and his wife were killed
instantly. Major Washburn and Stol's lit
tie boy lived about four hours. Stoll was
mutilated beyond recognition, and Mrs. Stoll
and son were almost as bad. Painter and
the negroes jumped and landed unhurt.
Washburn jumped, but did not get clear
and was struck by the train. Stoll, wife,
and son remained on the car till thrown
from it.
A DISPATCH from Tombstone, Ariz.,
Feb. 9Th, says the Coroner's jury in the case
of Wetzel, found murdered by Indians in
Dragon Mountains, charge the RESPONSE
bility for that and similar offenses on the in
efficiency and imbecility of the United States
military authorities of the Territory. It is
rumored that three more bodies of victims
of the Indians have been found in the ORA
COON Mountains.
THE editorial sanctum of the National
Republican, Washington, D. c., was the
scene of tragedy on the night of the Sth.
A. NJ. Soteldo, a committee clerk and news
paper man who had grievance, called up
on Clarence NJ. Barton, the managing edi.
tor, for redress. Pistols were resorted to,
and Soteldo was fatally injured, the editor
escaping with two slight wounds. Frank
Conger, business manager of the paper, and
A. C. Soteldo, who accompanied his broth
er, have made conflicting statements. In an
interview at the police station the latter
said: "My brother handed Barton state
ment which he wished to have published in
the Republican. Barton became very much
excited and put his hand in his pocket, drew
. revolver and began shooting. Barton then
came toward me pistol in hand. When l
saw him pull out his revolver I drew mine.
Barton and then clinched, and in the
scuffle his pistol went off and believe he
shot himself. We then wrestled out Of the
room toward the stairway and both fell
down stairs, Barton on top Of me. Then we
and when we reached the pave
ment a number of employees came
down and struck me several times and
handed me to the police. My brother had
nothing to do with the shooting. Barton
shot himself first and then pointed his pis-
tol at me. then pulled my revolver in self
defense and fired one shot.'
A SINGULAR accident occurred near
Huntingdon, Pa, on the 9th. An axle on
the car of an east-bound freight on the
Railway broke and the car
jumped to the other track just as west
bound train came along, the engine of the
latter striking the car with great force. I'M
after the first disaster the engine
Of third train crashed into the cars stand
ing on the track. David Coulter, engineer,
and brakeman named Cornerstone were
dilled; Kennedy, fireman, was fatally in
jured. They went down an embankment
with the wreck.
FRANK WIx was skating on Com
merce Lake, Oakland County, Mich. few
lays ago, propelling a sled on which were
seated Miss Bickins, a school.teacher, and
Miss Polly Wilson, when the ice broke be-
meath them. Wix and Miss Bickins were
drowned. Wix might have saved his own
life, but heroically exerted himself to save
he girls and went down.
JAKE LEONARD, the second mate of
The steamer James Lee, was pushed over
board by q negro deck passenger named Jim
Dunlap, near Memphis, Tenn, on the night
# the It'll. Leonard managed to catch hold
II the wheel and made bis way on deck.
When the crew heard his story they rushed
lpon Dunlap, and before the officers of the
BOAT could rescue him he was beaten in such
! terrible manner that his life was despaired
II.
JUDGE MILLER, of the United States