The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

RUSTLERS from Arizona are c0mmlt-
ting extensive depredations in New Mexico.
Governor Sheldon has placed the La Mesilla
military company in the field; Sheriff Bull,
with twenty.f men, b In pursuit Of gang
which robbed . ranch near Elva Spring.,
and the Las Cruces militiamen are securing
the country for others who robbed Randall
Station. f1f
w. B. RoGERs, venerable ex-Presi-
dent OF the Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech.
nology, dropped dead on the both, while
addressing the graduating class.
The police at Cairo, Egypt, are
forcing the people to sign petition to the
Sultan for the deposition Of the Khedive,
tho recall of the consuls general, and the
withdrawal Of the ultimatum.
FRED WAITE, who stole q drummer's
vslise in Texas about month ago and va.
taken to the Robertson County Jail, on the
morning Of the 18th killed the TALLER, robbed
him of his six.shooter and watch and chain
and made his escape. Waite is about p
years old, and halls from Illinois.
FREDERICK JACKSON, q reputable
farmer near Cleveland, having received nu.
merous insults and threats at his own door
from Thomas J. Merriam, drew . revolver
and shot him through the heart the other
day. Jackson then surrendered himself,
and is sustained by public opinion.
THE Joliet Iron and Steel Company
employed q gang Of twenty non-union men,
some Of them colored, unloading iron -ore
at its docks in Chicago, some days ago. Al
close Of work on June LIST they got on board
the Chicago & Alton train to 60 home to 10.
liet. When the train stopped at the Pan.
Handle crossing, five or six miles out, 9
gang Of about fifty striking iron.workers
surrounded the train. Four or five jumped
upon the engine, and presenting revolver,
at the heads of the engineer and fireman
prevented them from starting again. In the
meantime another detachment boarded the
train and pulled out all the workmen they
could recognize, including half dozen COL
ored men and one white man. The crowd
outside handled them numerically. Many
stones were thrown In the melee, and TWEEN.
ty.five or thirty shots were fired, one Of
which took effect In the groin Of Judge
Pillsbury, of the Illinois Appellate Court,
inflicting wound which it is feared will
prove fatal. The rioters, after beating the
negroes to their hearts, contents, dispersed,
emptying the chambers of their revolvers.
No arrests.
MRS. LA BAU-BERGER, sister OF
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt, has brought suit to
set aside his will, which left $3.50, 200 to
George N. Terry, on the ground that the
bequest was procured by fraud.
The bioyclists Of the United States
gathered in Chicago for a reunion the other
day. Nearly $50 wheelmen went out to the
driving park and INDUCED In trials Of speed,
and there was banquet at the Grand Pa
cific.
THE excess of exports for the twelve
months ending April 30, 1882, is $e9, $40, 76e;
excess of imports of gold and silver coin and
bullion for the same period is $11 ,627, 506.
ROBERT KEITH, Commander of Post
Willard and Senior vice.C Commander Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic Of the De.
partment of New York State, neglected to
invite the Burdett Veteran Zouaves to par.
ticipate in Decoration Day exercises At Troy
NY. Captain John Twamley published q
statement that Keith was jealous Of the
Zouaves. On the occasion of the memorial
exercises in the evening Keith declared tina,
Twamley and . majority Of his men were
mule drivers or bounty jumpers whom he
would be ashamed to recognize O. com.
rades. This remark caused much feeling
and was the topic of conversation smone
military men. Twamley was terribly ex.
cited when he heard what had been said
and straightway challenged Keith to mortal
combat.
The town of Willow, Colusa County,
CAL, was almost wiped out by . confagrs.
ton on the 3Oth, the loss being estimated at
$4,000. The Wyoming Valley Hotel,
Wiikesbarre, Pa, was damaged to the ex-
tent of 500, 900 on the same day. The Globe
Parcel Express building and several other
warehouses at Manchester, N. H., burned
on the 31st. The loss is enormous.
o. S. PoMERoY, of Strongville, Ohio,
was in the crowd about Garheld's tomb at
Cleveland on Decoration Day. In presence
of several thousand persons, he was held up
by two men and robbed Of 900.
T. A. DUcHARME, q wen-known boat.
builder of Port Huron, Mich, was acci-
dentally drowned BY the capsizing Of small
boat on the river, near Ssrnis. May 81.
THOMAS FLAHERTY and two other
young men were drowned in tie river at
Holyoke, Mass, on the 3lst.
A DISPATCH from Tombstone, Ariz.,
says two wood-choppers, Seymour Dey and
Harry Curry, we're killed by San Carlos In
dams in Dragon Mountains the other day.
THE Senate committee investigating
the bonded spirits bill examined s. B. Mil
Ter, President of the Western Export Asso-
citation, and Edwin Stevens, Of Cincinnati,
May 81, and relieved them from further at
tendance. The examination resulted in
placing before the committee much infor-
nation relative to the distilling interests,
but failed to show that any money had been
raised or expended by the distilling men to
influence legislation.
CHARLES SIEBARD, of New York City,
loaded revolver, May 81, and said to his
wife: 81 think I will shoot you" "AlI
right; 60 ahead" she carelessly replied, ex.
posing her breast. He Immediately fred,
and she fell dead. Jealousy.
FORTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS-.