The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-03
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detained at Hainan. The French Admiral
made strong complaint and the British
Consul also protested.
CAIRO, Egypt, reported five hundred
deaths from cholera on the 23d.
THE Zulu Chief, Cetewayo, was recently
slain by insurgents. All of his wives and
many of his chiefs were also killed.
THE British gave the American team a
royal banquet after the late contest at
Wimbledon.
PROFESSOR PUTTITZ, who killed himself
recently at Berlin, after drawing the death
lot in the so-called American duel, refused
to fight duel in the ordinary way because
his antagonist was short-sighted. His death
attracted serious attention to the dueling
mania in Prussia.
THE LATEST.
On the night of the 9th there was ter
rible disaster on the Rome, WATERFOWL &
Ogdensburg Railroad near Carlton n. Y.
As the Thousand Islands train, which was
running at high rate of speed on the main
line, neared Carlton the engineer noticed
single car standing on the track ahead of
him. He at once put on the air brakes and
reversed the levers of his engine, but before
the speed of the train could be slackened
the engine dashed into the obstruction and
in an instant all Twas scene of wreck and con-
fusion and the air was filled with the groans
of the dying and injured. The engineer,
who heroically remained at his post, was
fatally injured when the crash came, and
the fireman, who stood by him till
the slast, was instantly killed.
Nineteen were killed and some thirty
wounded. Among the killed were Thomas
Hyne, Chicago; Jane Card, Lansing, Mich;
Professor c. W. Stone, Battle Creek, Mich;
Luke j. Frances, Oswego, N. Y; Billie
Lafever and Mrs. Lafever, Bay City, Mich;
Ashley Tyler, Camden, N. Y; Thomas
Stalls, Watertown, N. Y; o. B. Troop and
granddaughter, Schoharie, N. Y; ]. c.
Schenck, Cleveland. o.: Thomas
Sexon, Cleveland, O.; two ladies
with rings marked "Cornelia to
Louis" and 81 l. B. to C. NJ. b. thought
to be Mrs. Booth, of Bay City, Mich, and
Mrs. j. c. Wertley, of Saline, Mich; Hen
~ Mccormick, Benton, Mich; DR.. Booth,
of Bay City, Mich. The fireman was in
stantly killed. The engineer, James Nc
earthly, of the second engine, was terribly
scalded. He died after being put aboard
train for Oswego.
AT Nashville, Tenn, Judge Allen over
ruled the motion for new trial in the case
of ex-State Treasurer Polk, and sentenced
the prisoner according to the verdict. The
case was appealed to the Supreme Court
and the bond raised to $4,000, which was
given.
The postmaster at Kalamazoo, Mich, has
been suspended for absence from his post
without leave.
THE New Orleans, Texas & Pacific Rail-
way subscribed SIS 900 for the New Orleans
exposition of December next year.
The Secretary of War has ordered the
Judge Advocate General of the army to
prepare the necessary charges for the trial
by court-martial of Chaplain Toussails
Mesplic for numerous Implications of his
pay accounts during absence without
leave.
A MAN supposed to be Carey, the in
former, arrived in Montreal, Canada, the
other night.
JUDGE O'KEY of the Supreme Court of
Ohio, recently announced his dissenting
opinion on the Scott Liquor Tax Law,
holding it to be a license, and therefore I'M
The law was sustained by |
the other four Judges of the bench.