The Iola register., 1883-01-12

of money were used for Howey that had been
assessed upon and collected from United
States officials contrary to law.
THE WEST.
A boy named Tyrrell, aged seven years
while playing with Winchester rifle at Madi-
son, Neb., one evening last week, accidentally
discharged the gun and was killed, the whole
top of his head being blown off.
In trying to thaw out some giant powder at
Portland, Oregon, lately, an explosion took
place, killing three Cinnamon and badly inju-
ing three Others.
Mrs. Stilwell, wife of Jay Stilwell, employed
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road, has made confession on her death bed
of three murders. Her first victim was
Benjamin Swigart, her first husband, who she
saws, she killed at Maryville, Mo-, in March,
1877. with the aid of her mother and brother.
The second was a stranger, whom the same
parties killed for money. The third was her
own daughter, whom she strangled on the
premises of her mother at Rulo, Neb., in May,
1850. She also confessed to three attempts to
kill her present husband to obtain his life in
surance. She is dying of consumption at the
house of a relative in Knox County, Ohio.
Henry jackson, supposed to be doing a
prosperous livery business at Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo-, disappeared few days ago, and
it has since been learned that he forged the
name of his uncle, DIR. ]. s. Lockridge, to
notes amounting to several thousand dollars,
and that he owed nearly everybody. There is
q woman missing also,
The "Big Blue" elevator owned by the Han
nibal and st. Joseph Railroad Company, at st.
Joseph, Mo-, was burned recently. 1t was
six stories high. and the firemen were unable
to throw water to the roof of the building.
The loss is estimated at $50, 900, which includes
two cars which were burned, one belonging to
the Wabash road, and one belonging to the
State Fish Commission. The fire is supposed
to be incendiary as the building was unoccu-
pied, having been condemned as unsafe. In
sured for $1,000.
All miners in the mines tributary to Des
Moines, Iowa, except two, and numbering
500, stopped work because of reduction of a
half cent per bushel.
d. B. Robinson, General Superintendent Of
the Mexican Central Railroad, telegraphs that
". R. Morley, the distinguished engineer of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
system, was accidentally shot and killed at
Santa Rosalia, Mexico, on the Sd.
Mrs. Lieut.. Gov. Tabor filed a complaint in
the county court at Denver, Colo, one after
noon last week, asking a divorce from her
husband, charging desertion and non-support.
The answer was filed within an hour, admit
ting the facts as charged. The case was heard
by Judge Harrington and the divorce granted
in Just four hours, the Lieutenant Governor
deciding her city property valued at $4,000.
A Hamilton, New, dispatch says Geo. R.
McConkey, County Treasurer, was found dead
on the floor Of the Office shot through the
heart with his own pistol beside him and one
chamber discharged. The safe was open. II
is doubtful as to whether it was murder OF
suicide.
A boiler explosion in the sawmill of Nichols
& Hesser, at Ada, Ohio, recently, caused the
death of James Roberts, fireman, and fatally
injuredJ. A. Hesser, one Of the proprietors.
The Illinois House elected L. C. Collins,
Republican, Speaker. The Senate was in q
state Of deadlock on account of several Re
publican members refusing to vote for the
caucus nominee for President pro tenn.
The two Houses of the Nebraska Legisla-
ture organized by the election of Democratic
and Anti Monopoly officers in the Senate and
straight Republicans in the House.
z. J. Baldwin, q well-known capitalist of
San Francisco, was shot recently in the cor
ridor of the Baldwin Hotel in that city, by
his cousin. She alleges that while she taught
school on his ranch in Los Angles County,
Baldwin committed criminal assault upon
her. He is not thought to be fatally wounded.
A Knoxville, Ill, special says the St. Mary's
Episcopal school for young ladies at that
place burned early on the morning of the 4th.
Most OF the one hundred scholars were asleep
when the flames were discovered, and had
barely time to escape when the alarm was
given, leaving their wardrobes and property.
Many escaped by ladders. Miss Fillette, of
Buffalo, Ill, broke her leg. Miss Hosford, OF
Dubuque, was seriously injured by falling
from ladder. E. A. Keightling, fireman.
also fell and was injured The building was
an imposing one of brick, and handsomely
furnished. Loss, s101, 900; insurance, So, o.
A boiler in the saw-mill Of Fl. p. Hollister,
near East Saginaw, Mich, exploded recently,
killing 8. r. Goodwin and injuring j. Richter
severely and F. Myer slightly.
A boiler in the box factory of the Peninsular
Manufacturing Company, North Muskegon,
Mich, exploded recently. -Four men were
killed and as many more severly injured. One
end of the factory was demolished and the
whole building BADLY damaged.
One morning last week when the northern
bound train was nearing Caliente, Cal, j. L.
Smith, the Mormon, under sentence for life
for the murder of his little son few weeks
ago, while claiming to be under inspiration Of
God, lesped from the train. He fell in such .
way that the car wheel passed over him, cut
f;po of ono of bis.tars Smith uas IN the