The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-10-26

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st. Joseph (Mo.) jail.
| TIE total vote Of Hamilton County, Ohio,
was COLL and Hoadly's majority 2,t3l.
The vote in favor Of the judicial amend
ment was 1880, the regulation OF the
liquor traffic, IA, 710, and prohibition amend
ment, s,4Oe. The reform Democratic can
didates had an average Of nearly 200 votes.
WILLIAM GRAY, Of Denver, recently tried
to kill his wife, to whom he had been mar
ried only three months, then robbed her OF
twelve dollars and fed.
AT Higginsville, Mo-, recently, CODE
Archer, German, in passing the house OF
Hannah Simpson, colored, "squinted
through the window" when the woman
drew a revolver and shot him through the
arm.
The eleventh annual Congress Of the As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Women,
held recently in Chicago, was attended by
large number of distinguished women
from all parts Of the country. Julia Ward
Howe, the aged President, made the open
ing address, and referred with some feel
ing to the first session of the Association
held in that city in 1872, and to the fact that
many of those concerned in the initial
organization had passed away. She de-
clared great work had been accomplished
for and by the women of the country dur
ing the intervening period, but declared
that the great reforms were to come after
the present leaders had quilted this sphere
of action, as the world was slow in accord
ing to woman what are her rights. Mrs. H.
L. T. Walcott, of Boston, read paper on the
work of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. Among other papers
read was one by Mrs. Mitchell, of Chicago,
on Scientific Charity. 1t was careful
analysis of the nature of true charity, and
pointed out the difference between benevo-
lence and benefcence, and emphasized
those kinds of charity which the world
most needs.
DANIEL BRIsBoIs, Cashier for the Mis-
souri, Pacific, at st. Joseph, NO., died re-
Gently from an overdose of morphine.
WHILE a party, consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Davis, Mrs. B. B. Norton and
son and Miss Flora Neblet, were attempt
ing to cross Turkey Creek, in Jasper Coun-
ty, Mo-, recently, the team became unman-
ageable, and the creek being very high the
occupants. jumped out and Miss Neblett
and Mrs. Yavis were drowned.
GOVERNOR TRIELE, of Arizona Territory,
in his report to the Secretary of the In
terror, stated that the population is now
5000, and taxable property $2O,0O0,OOO
The value of gold and silver product for
the year, ended December 81, 1882, was 3d.
29S, 267, against S, 19S, 766 in 1881. The COM
bined value of the silver and copper pro-
duct for 1883 will be between S15, 000, 900 and
S16,OOO,OO0.
THE Ada Atkinson murder mystery at
Fowler, Ind, has been cleared up by the
confession of Jacob Melting, who had been
arrested for the crime, upon suspicion.
Melting confessed that while he was work
ing in the orchard, ana the young lady was
alone in the house, he was seized with an
irresistible desire to kill her, which he did
with his pocket-knife. He had no motive
for the deed other than he could not resist
the sudden desire that took possession of
him. 1t required strong guard and de-
termined officers to keep a mob from
lynching him.
RICHARD DAY. a notorious crook, was
shot and mortally wounded at Toledo, o.,
recently, in company with a gang of thieves
and burglars, while resisting arrest.
IT has been decided by the members of
the Milwaukee (Wis.) Musical Society that
the lack of hotel facilities will necessitate
a postponement of the National Sengerfest
which was to have been held there in 1885.
THE city of Weston, Wash. Ter, was to-
tally destroyed by fire the other night.
GENERAL JAMES B. STEADMAN, died at
Toledo, O., on the 18th, aged sixty-seven.
A. M. CHAPMAN's livery stable, at
Bowling Green, O., with nine horses, nine
buggies, harness and hay, was totally de-
stroyed by fire the other morning. Chester
Bohe, aged thirty-five, was supposed to
have been burned while sleeping in the
hay.
The Bee Keepers Association of the
Northwest met in Chicago recently. The
Secretary presented a statistical report
showing that the number of colonies repre-
scented by members in the Association last
spring was 1910; present number, S,04S;
number of pounds extracted this season,
IA, 900; number of pounds comb honey,
5000.
WHILE digging for the foundation of a
water tankat Springfield, No., recently,
the workmen discovered part of the tusk of
a mastodon embedded in the earth and be-
meath a heavy rock. The size of the tusk
is about ten inches in length and nearly
the same in circumference. The remainder
of the tusk was under the rock, but would
probably be taken out, which, it was
thought, might lead to the discovery of the
whole skeleton. 1t was about eight feet be-
meath the surface of the earth.
WILLIAM ADAMS, of Fairfield, O., recent
ly killed himself by taking strychnine, be-
cause his girl sent him note breaking off
their engagement
BURGLARS raided the village of Estelle,
Mich, the other night and blew open the
secured 81 800 at fuckers. They then stole
horse and buggy and escaped.
The result of the election in the Greek
Nation, 1. T., for Chief, was: j. M.
Perryman, GAL; Samuel Chicote, COS; Pur-
He-Chee, 46S.
A LATE fire at Oakland, Neb., destroyed
the large dry goods store of A. l. and H.
Friend, the millinery store of F. E. Barnes
and F. Stoltji's tailor shop. Loss, SIS, 900;
insurance, 5000.
THE SOUTH.
WITHIN the last two months forty-three
incendiary fires have occurred at Lynch
burg, Va, and although the police force
has been increased and guards employed
all over the city, the firebugs have escaped
detection.
A vILLAINoUs attempt was made the
other night to wreck passenger train at
Glen's Run, seven miles above Wheeling,
w VS. rail was tied across the track at