The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-07


| is known the world over. As the Baron and
his wife were reared in luxury and had
many friends, efforts were made at once to
assist them.
WILBUR F. STOREY, the well known editor
of the Chicago Times, died at his home in
Chicago on October 9th. He had been
gradually failing for some weeks and was
declared an imbecile by Chicago court
some weeks ago. Mr.. Storey had been suf-
fering from stroke of paralysis, which
came upon him few years ago while trav-
cling in Europe. He died very quietly.
MRS. ELMIRA SEssLER, of Dayton, o.,
was recently burned to death in her own
kitchen in less than ten minutes. Her
clothing caught fire from the Goals in front
of the stove and was found to be in a blaze
as she passed through the door. She became
speeches. with fright and died at once.
DURING recent disturbance at Napoleon,
Ind, James Newman, one of the quarrelers,
shot and killed William Glen, an innocent
by-stander.
THE Presidents chair of the Woman's
Home Mission Society, which recently met
at Cleveland, o., was occupied by the wife
of President Hayes.
A LARGE brick building in Chicago, at
the Southeast corner of LaSelle and Michi-
gan streets, recently burned. The build
ing was occupied by Fishers Cigar Box
Factory, the Campbell Printing Press Com
pany and by Barbed Wire Company. One
man was killed by jumping, and two others
were smothered on the stairs. The factory
girls on the upper floors escaped with
the greatest difficulty. In the highest
story was a chewing gum factory at
which number of girls worked. Eighteen
young girls from this story, panic stricken,
came down pell nell, and when within
twenty-five feet of the ground the last
eight jumped to the pavement, falling in
confused heap. Miraculously none were
seriously injured except three, who re-
ceived painful cuts and bruises. The losses
and insurance were: Building, loss, $685.
600; insurance, $4,000; Campbell Printing
Press Company, loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000; Schnabel & Co., barbed wire, loss,
So, 600; insurance, $4,000; Fisher & Co.,
cigar boxes, loss, Sl5, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Two men by the name of Steiner were
recently arrested at Flora, ILL.,, for counter
feiting.
COLONEL ROBERT G.. INGERsoLL will de-
liver an address at the unwilling of the Kit
Carson monument at Santa Fe, N. NJ, about
November IS.
The steamer Newburn, which arrived at
San Francisco, from Guyamas, lately,
brought news of disastrous storms on the
coast of lower California. The steamer
Estado de Sonora, which Mazatlan Sep
TENDER 80, with nineteen passengers and
crew of thirty eight, was believed to be
lost with all on board. This steamer was
Mexican coaster of seven hundred tons,
owned by Don Joaquin Redo. Insured in
San Francisco for $4,000. The American
steamer Dora was also believed to be lost.
Another storm occurred October Z, and
continued three days. Twenty houses on
Cape st. Lucas were destroyed and great
number of cattle were killed. Nine Next
can coasters were lost. Each had from
three to five persons on board. All per-
ished except one sailor and one boy. The
storm was the most violent ever seen in
those parts.
GEORGE SUDENJA, young German en-
ployed in the Ferminich Starch Works at
Peoria, H., met a horrible death few days
ago by being caught by revolving wheel
and drawn up to the shafting. Nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
A PARTY of white men near Portland,
Ore, recently murdered two Indians by
crawling up to their camp and shooting
them. 1t caused great excitement.
YELLOW fever lately broke out on the
west coast of Mexico in a most ma
lignant form. The City of Colima, 1,450
feet above the sea level, was attacked, also
the city of Manzanillo.
Ex-Governor MOSES, of South Carolina,
who was lately under arrest, charged with
swindling Rev. DR.. Rexford, Rev. Mr.. A.
Atterbury and others, at Detroit, Mich, re-
Gently attempted suicide by hanging him
self in his cell. He was cut down and ar
rested for attempting his life.
A bold robbery was committed recently
near Brooksville, Ind. An old man by the
name of Crane, bachelor, lived alone.
Three men entered his house, knocked him
down with fire shovel and tied him. They
then went through the house and secured
about 500. The thieves searched through
the house, but without finding $1,000 more,
which was stored away in an old boot. The
old man managed to cut his bonds and give
the alarm, but too late to capture the
thieves and recover the money.
THE annual report of the Governor of
Idaho, recently published, showed the pop
ulation to be $1,000. The funded debt has
been wiped out, and assessed property has
increased so per cent over last year. The
export of minerals for the fiscal year was
100000.
EMIL LINDSTRoM, a boy of Keokuk, Ia,
was out playing with Eddie Lardon, few
DAYS ago. The two went to shoot some
chickens with a revolver, when Eddie was
shot and died from loss of blood before he
could get home. 1t could not be found out
whether he was killed by his own or his
companions carelessness.
A BOMB recently exploded accidentally
at Peoria, H., killing two members of a
Democratic club.
A UNION PACIFIC engine att Omaha was
recently engaged in pushing six empty
cars, when it left an open switch in the
yards and plunged down high embank-
ment into the river. Both engineer and
fireman were killed, the former outright and
the latter scalded to death after an hours
excruciating agony, while pinned under
the wheels. The responsibility for the &C.
cident could not be placed.
A PASSENGER train on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, near Socorro,
n. NJ, was recently fired into by band of
masked men. One woman was killed, and
the train was wild with excitement. The
Sheriff and posse of fifty men started in
pursuit.