The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-08

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| Central Committee.
| President Arthur will be present at the
Webster celebration at the old farm at Marsh
field in October.
MISCELLANEOUs.
James Grumler and wife got drunk and lay
| down near the bank of the river near Niagara
Falls. The next morning the woman was
found caught in tree ten feet over the edge
of the bank, and the mans mangled remains
on the rocks $50 feet beneath.
Ten car loads of horses were recently ship
ped from Kansas City, that had been pur
chased by an English officer for use in the
British Army in Egypt.
The Nassau Cotton mills at Branerds, Rens-
selaer county, N. Y, were destroyed by fire
: lately. Loss, $4,000; insurance, 5000.
Sixty operators are thrown out of work.
Fifty-two new cases of yellow fever at
Brownsville the 3Oth and three deaths, one of
the latter being the manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Eight deaths at
Matamoras.
There had been fourteen cases of yellow fe-
yer at Pensacola to August 30th.
James Ryan, alias Snyderham, has been ar
rested in Chicago, for issuing counterfeit
dollars and half dollars in Kansas City. He
consented to return to Kansas City without
papers of transfer.
Maggie Kappell, who some time since stole
the little girl of VIM. C. Selden, prominent
citizen of Brooklyn, has been arrested, and
the child, which was found in her possession,
returned to its parents. The woman is de-
scribed as young aud good-looking, but an
old offender.
Jesse Fowler, telegraph operator and Sta
ton Agent at Webb City, Mo-, was lately
killed by VIM. Carter, proprietor of the Pa
cific Hotel, at that place. Fowler was very at
tentive to Carter's stepdaughter, which the
latter did not favor.
Mrs. Charles Honey, of Milford, Mich, Sc
came so much distressed that her only child
had become cripple from the effects of an
attack of measles, that she drowned herself
and child in wash tub.
An excursion of 700 farmers from Tennessee
lately visited Texas in search of cheap lands.
This was the third of a series of excursions
for the same purpose.
Brownsville reported sixty new cases of
yellow fever on the 3lst New cases are re-
ported at Fort Brown, and the fever is extend
ing to the ranches above Brownsville Four
new cases at Pensacola. The people of Green
vile, Ala, have become so alarmed that they
bave threatened to tear up the railroad track.
The Military Department of West Point has
been discontinued, and hereafter the United
States Military Academy will be under the
! supervision and charge of the General Of the
Army.
The War Department is informed by Gen.
Pope that Oklahoma Payne and six Of his fol-
lowers are under arrest at Fort Reno. Payne
refused to go out of the Territory peaceably
and was therefore arrested and taken to the
Fort.
Dave Kemp and his nephew, aged respect
| lively Is and II years, got into dispute at a
ball in the Indian Territory and shot each
other to death.
At Old Orchard, Maine, the Hotel Bruins
wick, the Pleasant House, Central House and
a dwelling burned few days since. Loss,
81, 900; insurance, $4,000. The fire was the
work of an incendiary. The flames spread
very rapidly. The guests when aroused found
it impossible to escape by the stairway and
jumped from the second and third story win
dows. A lad from Toronto was badly injured.
Tombstone advices say William johnson, a
cattle man near the head of Sonora river, was
killed by the Apaches in Sonora neaSthe Curb
stone house on the line Four Americans and
one Mexican were killed near Bacaunchi.
Mexican troops are in close pursuit of the In
dams in that section.
The new City Hall at Iowa City, Iowa, that
cost So, 600, has been burned
The heavy rains which have recently pre-
vailed in New Mexico were succeeded by snow
storms in the mountains. The peaks of the
Sandia range are now as white as in the win.
ter.
A special says Lieutenant H. o. Flipper,
dismissed from the United States Army, has
been appointed Captain Of the Mexican
Army.
The Public Debt Statement for August,
shows cash in the Treasury, $242, 96O, $40; debt
Jess cash in the Treasury, 81, 65S, 926, liz; de
crease during August, SIG, IL S,26l.
On the 1st, about 800 of the police of Dub
lin were suddenly dismissed and go more
tore off their badges in the streets and refused
to do duty, leaving the city practically with
out protection. The city was wild with e1
element, and the military took possession o
the city to preserve order. Crowds gathered
! in the streets, and were harangued by tn,
dismissed policemen. Later in the day tn,
whole police force refused to do duty excep
the officers and members of the detectiv,
force. In the evening rioting commenced fl
parts of the city, but up to a late hour no Sc
rious results had followed. The men de
clared their intention of coming to America
The Texas Greenback Convention agreed II
support the Independent ticket instead o
nominating a ticket of their own.
The yellow fever continues to spread a
; Brownsville and Matamoras. 1t has ais
broken out at Point Isabel. Three new ca Sc
appeared at Pensacola the LIST, and the British
i. steamer Adam Balm, arrived at Boston iron
Porto Rico with number Of cases on board
About 100 persons were drowned by tn
Concho, Texas, food and $1,000 sheep, cattl
I. and horses were lost. The river rose fifty
feet, and bodies are coming to the surfac
, daily.
Geo. Labeer was run over and killed by tn
!, cars at Rayenna, O., and Thos. Thompson a