The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-05

monthly meeting recently, decided to continue
the old pricelist, except for joist and scantlins
two BY SIX inches, twelve 20 fourteen feet,
which were reduced in price sloo.
President Morse, Of tie Kansas City Fat
Stock Show, has selected Messrs. A.. B.
Matthews, William Eppefson and NJ. R. Plat
- the Executiye Committee, which committee
shall have. chafge Of the details Of the duty of
making the arrangements for the show. II IL
proposed that special premiums, besides the
regular ones, be given, and that these awards
be arranged for the different States and Ter
ritorics a. follows: Iowa, Kansas, Wyoming,
Nebraska, Colorado, Mexico, Texas and the
Indian Territory.
sergt. Rufus, formerly Of the Sixth Cavalry,
committed suicide at Fort Lowell Arizona,
recently. shooting himself with q carbine in
the presence of the company. He was gradu-
ate of West Point, and formerly Lieutenant
of the Sixth Cavalry. He was compelled to re-
sign on account Of drunkenness and misconduct.
The suicide is attributed to drink.
WIN. Walton, q coal miner at West Belle
vile, ILL.,, the other morning shot Jane NIL
bourn because she would not marry him, and
then shot himself. Both died almost instantly.
John Parry, bookkeeper for Beveridge q
Dewey, private bankers Of Chicago, has been
arrested on the charge Of forgery to the ex-
tent of $500, BY system Of fraudulent
checks, in collision with bartender In
large saloon. The bar tender was not arrest
ed. The senior member of the firm is an ex-
Governor of Illinois.
THU SOUTH.
Five men were killed and number wounded
by a collision on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, near Richmond, Va, on Christmas
day.
Officer Mccarthy was shot dead Christmas
day at Denison, Texas, by man named Ellis,
whom he was attempting to arrest.
Revenue Collector Lewis Bucker, of the
Louisville, Ky, District, states that the re-
ceipts from the sales Of tobacco stamps in his
district have fallen off about two-thirds since
the discussion Of the reduction Of taxation be-
gan in Congress.
English s. Hugueness' warehouse at Macon,
Ga, containing 1885 bales of cotton and
large amount of guano, burned recently. The
grocery of Early &. Sherwood was also con-
Two brothers. named Billiard, were killed
recently at Lebanon, Ala, by two brothers
named Jacoway, in quarrel All are men Of
prominence. ,. On. I'm.
Charles Branch, q negro, who outraged and
murdered q nine-year-old girl near Warner
Station, Ark. on the Little Rock and Missis.
sippi River Railway, was taken from his guards
by an armed mob ami hanged to a telegraph
pole. t r.tr.r... e.
Six books OF record have been stolen from
the safes of the county clerks Office at At
lanta, Ga. As nearly all the original deeds to
Atlanta property are recorded in the stolen
books, the authorities offer 81 $50 reward.
During fight in Staples grocery sore, at
Greensboro, KY, Christmas night, between .
man named Norris and negro, James Mont
gomery hearing noise, stepped in the room
Just as Norris fired. The ball struck Mont
gomery in the abdomen, causing his DEATH
At Columbus, Texas, a son of Capt. Stafford
was shot and badly wounded, when the friends
ofStaford hanged the man who did the shoot
ing. .... .....
A fire at Prescott, Ark, lately destroyed two
entire blocks of business houses. Loss 500,
600; partly insured.
Five colored persons were drowned twelve
miles above Darien, Ga, few days since.
Clarence Weight stepped into the cigar store
of Mrs. Lizzie Swim, at Fort Worth, Tex,
one evening recently, purchased cigar and
after lighting it applied the still burning
match to some fireworks in the store. An ex-
plosion followed and the store and adjoining
building were consumed and Mrs. Swim was
burned to death. Weight fed.
GENERAL.
There was riot at Limerick, Ireland, Christ