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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
A Terrible Pest.

HELENA, ARK, April 3.
The great Southern pest, the buffalo
gnats, are injuring stock to the extent OF
thousands of dollars on the plantation of
John Kinchcomb, in Western Mississippi
The gnats to-day killed seven head of fine
mules, and on other plantations where
they had not properly cared for the stock,
several more head are reported to have
been lost. Immense quantities of deer
and wild game are being killed in the
highlands of Arkansas by the hunters
building smokes and awaiting the ap
proach of wild game for protection from
the ouatS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
Long Distance Telephoning.

OhlCAGO, LII, apTh
A great telephone experiment will
be made between this city and New York
on next Sunday night. The wires used
will be those of the Postal Telegraph
Company. The distance, over 1000 miles,
Is the longest over which message has
ever been sent ny telephone, and up to
within short time it was supposed to be
impossible. If this experiment proves
successful those who have faith in an
ocean telephone will be greatly encour-
aged. John w. Mackey and James Cor
don Bennett will watch the experiments
with q great deal of interest.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
A Real Crank.

TORONTO, ONT, April 3.-VaIerie Nc
Kinley, an inmate of lunatic asylum, muir
dered another inmate, Rachel Stephens. 1t
appears that Mckinley for some time has
been in a melancholy state through being
attacked with fits, and was placed in the
refractory ward. Stephens, an old woman,
was put in with her to prevent chance OF
in the morning one of the attendants heard
screams proceeding from the refractory
ward, and on bursting open the door found
Stephens lying dead on the floor with her
head battered to pieces. The instrument
used was the night bucket. Mckinley said
she wanted Stephens to kill her, and, as she
efused, she killed her (StepheEs).
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
Strikes.

CoNNELLsvILIE, Pa, April 3.-The
stone cutters in the Fayette County quarries
struck yesterday for an increase of twenty
per cent. wages. They have notified theil
fellow craftsmen to accept no employment,
in quarries until the dispute is settled.
SHARPsvILLE. PA, April 3.-Iron
workers at Douglas furnace, Price, Kelly &
Co.'S, at Spearman Iron Co. and Mabel
furnace, Parkins Il Co., have all struck Re
cause of reduction of ten to fifteen cents
on laD0rers, iron carriers and filters.
The ironmakers are firm and allege that the
condition of the iron market forced a reduc-
ton. The workers at Middlesex have ac-
cepted the reduction.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
Stock Men in Council.

DODGE CITY. KAs., April 4.-The West
ern Cattle Growers Association began their
second annual meeting here yesterday, and
large numbers of stock men are here, lot
only from this section of country, but from
all parts of the State, while parties from
Kansas City who are interested either di-
rectly or indirectly in the breeding and grow
of cattle, are also on the ground to see how
the business is done, and in some manner or
other assist in shaping the business in hand.
The Association represents seventy
three cattle firms, owning in
the aggregate over 100000 head, valued
at Si0,000,000. The meeting was called
to order by President Mccoy, who
extended very hearty welcome to all,
and especially to the members of the
press. He thought action should be
taken that would eventuate in legislation
that would in some degree prevent the bar
barous handling of stock, especially the
practice of dOgging cattle that had of
late become so VIGOROUSLY common. He
thought also that in order that the cattle
men of this association might be better pro-
tected from loss by cattle thieves there
should be some kind of a reorganization of
the legal fraternity in that locality. The
following applicants were elected to mem
bership: c. {. Mills, r.. B. Clark. Charles Z.
BigelOw, c. E. Woodward, of the firm of
Steel Bros. Woodward. Warren d Co.; Il.
c. Bloomfield, of the Kansas Valley Land
and Cattle Company; Il. L. McCarty, Frank
BIggers, Charles b. Chamberlain, j. ii.
Mussett, T. ]. Price, S. r. Taylor, James l.
Given, c. j. Dixon, j. T. Wittick,
j. Z. Biggs and Lees Summit Cattle
Company. A lengthy report of the
operations of the association was then read
and received, and a vote of thanks to the
executive committee was passed. Earl W.
Spencer reported on behalf of the nominal
ing committee, their report nominating the
old officers: T. II. Mccoy, President; Arthur
Gorham, Vice President; +. b. York, Treas
urer; o. NJ. Follett, Secretary. The con-
ventiOn then went into the election. and the
old officers were unanimously reelected. In
the afternoon John Threlkeld, Al Barton,
Tilghman and Brown and Frank kendell
were elected members of the Association.
On motion the Executive Committee were
empowered to send a representative to the
National or State capital if at any time in
their judgment laws were likely to be ell
acted detrimental to the interests of the
stock business.
DODGE CITY, April 5.-The second an
nual meeting of the Western Kansas Stock
Growers Association. finished its business
and adjourned at twelve o'clock yesterday
Delegates were elected to the Denver AssO-
citation and to the National Live Stock
Association, TO meet in st. Louis in NOveu-
Der. The ceremonies were concluded by
a grand ball and banquet, rendered to the
visitors by the ladies of Dodge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11

Xne Crew or . Burning snip Driven Ashore
in q Fierce Gale on tho Massach usetts
Coast Gsilantly Rescued by Fishermen-
The Nearly Frozen sailors Kindly Cared
For.
BOSTON, NJ lass, April I.
During the gale ard driving snow
storm which strewed the coast with
wrecks Sunday morning, residents near
High Beach, North Scituate, were terri
fed to see drifting at the mercy of the
wind and waves burning schooner. 1t
was impossible to identify her. SO thick
was the binding snow. Nearer and near
CT did the helpless vessel drift to the
shore, until even above the roar of the
winds could be heard the cries of the sea-
men, already helpless from cold and ex-
haustion. The brave people of the
coast, from youth up accustomed to
battling with the elements, rallied rap
idly and fastened to the beach, ready to
risk their lives in the efforts to aid their
fellow-beings in peril. The nearest life
saving station is several miles distant,
and upon their efforts alone rested the
were hastily launched and hurriedly
manned by the sturdy fishermen and
farmers of the region. 1t was evident
that whatever was done to rescue life
must be done quickly. Already the flames
were creeping up the rigging of the
doomed vessel, and a column of fire en-
wrapped the forem..st and streamed high
into tie air, making weird sight as it
mingled with the flying now-flakes
and streamed far out from the topmast in
the wind, then risen to a hurricane. In
few moments, unless the crew were res
cued, the vessel must strike upon the
beach and then, subject to the violence of
wind and wave, all on board must be thrown
into the sea and perish, or else fall VIC
tins to the flames. Through the breakers,
into the fiercest fury of an angry sea, the
brave rescuers fought their way, deter.
mined to do all that lay in human power
to save the shipwrecked crew. One boat
was hurled back upon the beach by ire
mendOus incoming breaker, and the men
at the oars narrowly escaped with their
lives. The other boat passed the break
ers after hard struggle, and neared the
SCuOOutT. VIC dltcE duOtutT
the frozen seamen were taken
helpless from the wreck, and after
an hours perilous work the
Captain and crew were all placed saS on
shore. Kind hands ut once bore the be-
numbed seamen to the homes of the
warm-hearted people, where every want
was supplied. The vessel meantime
drifted on a reef, where she lay at the
mercy of the storm until she YVES entirely
wrapped in flames. Suddenly the watch
ers on the beach saw her culver, sending
upward a column of flames and sparks.
A moment she seemed to pause, and
then, with a plunge and Il seething heard
above the roar of the storm,
she disappeared beneath the waves. Cap
tain Thorndyke, when he had somewhat
recovered from his paralyzed condition,
said that his vessel, the Martha Weeks,
left Rockland Friday with cargo of lime.
At midnight Saturday the cold gale came
on, the vessel sprang leak and soon was
found to be on fire. The crew were FROST
bitten while attempting to extinguish the
flames, and all hope of rescue had been
abandoned when the brave people of
Scituate manned their boats.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
THE LATEST.

A DIFFICULTY the other night at Vicks-
burg, Miss, between David Martin, a
Waterman, and Walter Owens, colored
constable, resulted in the killing of the
former and wounding of the latter.
"JEM" WARD, an old pugilist, died re-
Gently in the Licensed Victualers' Asylum,
London.
The murder of Mrs. Swears at Story
Creek, Warren County, n. Y, is still
mystery. Miles Murray, son-in-law of the
murdered woman, has been released. Mrs.
Swears was not known to have an enemy.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the House bill
making it felony for any person to
fraudulently represent himself as an officer
of the United States was passed. The
Education bill was further discussed, with
an understanding that a vote would be
reached at the next meeting. The Speaker
laid before the House a communication
from the Attorney General directed to N.
Randall, submitting the estimated deficien.
ces in approp riations as follows: Fees of
United States Attorney, $4,000; clerks of
United States courts, 100000; jurors, $780,
900: witnesses, $4,000; miscellaneous ex.
penses, $4,000, and fees of marshals,
$40, O0l.
ABOUT sixteen colored tie leaders were
injur ed and one was killed on the Kansas
City, Memphis and Springfield Railroad,
near Spring City, recently.
w. H. TEMPS, a stone mason, late OF
Baltimore, was killed at New Albany.
Ind, by drunken roughs who struck him
with brass knuckles.
The west-bound Texas Pacific passenger
was derailed four miles west of Baird,
Tex, on the 9Th. The baggage car and
three coaches ran down fourteen foot
embankment, making a fearful wreck.
Twenty-Five persons were injured.
= EMANUEL GEIBEL, the celebrated Ger.
man poet, is dead; aged sixty-eight.
A TERRIBLE explosion of powder occurred
the other morning at William Buery &
Co.'s powder mill, Shamokin, Pa. The
report was heard within a radius of two
miles. The smoke and ashes shot up high
enough to be seen fifteen miles. Houses
within mile and half were shaken and
windows broken. William Yocum.
Superintendent, was burned beyond
recognition, but was still alive; the other
people escaped. Damage, $1,000.
The steamer Newcastle City sailed from
Halifax, N. s., for Boston, recently. Dur.
lug thick fog she struck shcal and
knocked several holes in her bottom. The
captain attempted to return to Halifax.
but the water poured into the steamer SC
fast that it became necessary to beach her
in order to save the lives of the passengers.
The inquiry into the loss of the Jean.
nette has been reopened at Washington.
A SPECIAL from st. Joseph, La, says the
Government relief is entirely Inadequate.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
Experimental with Chemic ais.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April "A
special from Athens, Tenn, says: Mr.. J.
C. Mansfield and his son, Lucius, met with
serious accident near the Athens planning
mill. They were generating oxygen gas
when the chemicals exploded, tearing the
copper generator to pieces, badly burning
and cutting them both about their faces
and eyes. They were also thrown quite &
distance and rendered insensible for somt
time. The chemicals used were chlorats
of potash and oxide of magnesia- The.
were preparing the gas for an oXycalciun
light, to be used in a magic lantern at the
entertainment given by the Band of Hopd
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
The Man Who Kidnapped SO Many Small
Boys Gets a Life Sentence.

ATLANTA, GA, April 4.-Og!etree. the
man who created a widespread sensation
last spring by kidnapping small boys at a
wholesale rate, has been sentenced to the
Mississippi lvaitentiary for life. Ogletree
first obtained notoriety by kidnapping Charles
Tilden, a small newsbOy, whose home is in
Atlanta. One evening last July, Ogletree
was in Atlanta. where he met Charlie, who
is a bright little fellow, WHOM he induced
to go to West End with him to drive 4 cow
back to the ci:y. After Ogletree had passed
the city limit; Charlie refused to 60 any
further, whereupon Ogletree compelled him.
The child was taken to Ogletree'S home,
which was hear Dallas, where he remained
closely guarded for several days. He
shaved the hair off the boys head, cut =
mole from his body, and put earrings in his
ears. One day Charlie escaped, and when
HIS story became known in Dallas the
country became too warm for Ogletree and
he skipped. His fist case of kidnapping in
fatuated Ogletree, and in the course OF two
months he stole fully dozen boys. In
September he s.nle small boy named White
in Alabama. The boys father followed
Og!e:rec until he left the State for Mis-
sissippi. During the early part of the win
ter Ogletree turned up in Neshoba County,
Mississippi where he outraged an eight
year-old white child. This time he was
captured
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
HIGH PRICED LAWYERS.
How the People Pay for an Administrators
OF Justice That Bears No Fruit.

How the People Pay for an Administrators
Of Justice That Bears No Fruit.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April3.
George Bliss continued his testimony
before the Springer Committee. He testi-
led that his relations with the Star-route
cases formally ceased last week. Exam
lnationw was then proceeded with as fol-
lows:
"What was your entire charger"
"Fifty-nine thousand five hundred and
shirty-two dollars. Of this amount 81 BAG
was for expenses. About $4,000 Is still
unpaid"
"Gibson says you got $3.50 a day."
"That is not true. My bills covered
greater periods than he reckoned.n
''HOw many men did you con1ietoor
asked Representative Fyan.
"Only two"
"Were they punishedf'
"NO, sir"
"Did you collect any money for the.
Government"
"No, sir; have not gone into the in
surance business"
''Would you charge Cor Sunday?" Mr.
Springer inquired.
81 think my bills will show that 1
charged for Sunday. 1 know 1 worked
on Sundays"
THAT is probably why you did not.
succeed?" said Mr.. Springer.
''Whose fault do you think it was that
there was no conviction" asked Mr..
Fyan.
81 think it was the fault of the jury"
Continuing Mr.. Bliss said: 81 say dis
tinctly never charged more than 500 q
day, except possibly when the trial was
being conducted. consider it q mighty
poor day in New York when don't get
500. Dorman B. Eaton said to me the
other day: 'They are finding fault with
your fee. For years before | gave up
practice in New York did not think of
leaving the city without charging 500
day."
The examination will be continued to-
day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
The Public Debt.

The reduction of the debt for March will
be over fourteen millions, thus making a
reduction of over eighty-two millions for
three-quarters OF the current fiscal year.
Tie reduction for the entire year will &C
considerably beyond one hundred mil
liens. 1t is interesting and important to
note that when the LIST of May call fol
three per cent. bonds natures, the out.
standing threes wsl be reduced to two
hundred and fOrty-tlve millions. A call
fol ten millions to mature in June will he
made to-day. The prospect is that the
fiscal year will close with only two
hundred and twenty-five millions Of the
outstanding threes uncalled.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
Crop Prospects.
EFFISGHAM, ILL, Ma,

EFFINGHAM, ILL, March 81.
The prospect for the wheat crop through.
out this portion of the State is very fat
tering. Fears were entertained for some
time by farmers that the severity of the
winter had seriously damaged the wheat,
but the recent rains and pleasant weather
started it to growing, and at present the
outlook for an abundant harvest is much
more favorable than it was last spring.
The weather has been remarkably pleas
ant for week, and farmers arepreparipe
to SOW oats and begin the general cam.
paign of spring work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
GENERAL.

THE Spanish Cortes has been dissolved,
and a new Cortes will assemble May Doth.
THE editor of comic journal at Madrid
onment for publishing an offensive carica.
ture of King Alfonso.
The North German Lloyd Company is
preparing to run regular line of steam
ships from Vera Cruz, Mexico, to meet the
increasing German shipments.
PASSENGERS arriving at Kingston, Ont,
from Wolff Island suffered terribly the
other night, both from the intense cold and
severe gale. The party was much FROST
bitten. and narrowly escaped drowning.
EDMUND YATES, editor of the London
World, has been condemned to four months
Imprisonment for libeling the Earl of Ions
dale. Judgment has been respited pending
appeal.
A NUMBER of tradesmen and farmers,
charged with being Invincibles, have been
arrested and taken to Jail at Sligo, Ireland.
THE mails between Quebec and Toronto
have been plundered several times within
the past few weeks. There was no trace
of the robbers.
IT was reported the Pope had appointed
Bishop Ryan, of st. Louis, to be Arch.
bishop OF Philadelphia.
PRINCE ANDRoNIKoFF and NJ. Seighief,
overseers of the st. Petersburg powder
mill, have been arrested on charge of
Nihilism. The Nihilists killed police spy
at Petrakoff, Poland.
A PAMPHLET was being circulated in
Russia urging the White Russians to CO
operate for the overthrow of despotism.
The Russian revolutionary paper at HON.
onvan has reappeared.
MISS GODDARD, an American, was mar.
ried in Paris to Prince Poniatwski. The
register was signed by Morton, the United
States Minister.
DURING the last four years the Methodists
ofthis country have paid out for religious
publications S6, 900.
THE steamship Neptune arrived in st.
John, N. F., Thursday, with the largest
catch on record-41, 800 seals, valued at
$115, 600, taken in twelve days.
BUSINESS failures the past week were:
United States, 11S: Canada. 81; against 2O4
the previous week.
The steamer Daniel Steinmann was
wrecked off Sambro Island, near Halifax,
n. S., on the night Of the 81, during heavy
sea and thick fog. 1t was an unaccounta.
BILE place for the ship to be in, being full OF
shoals and other dangers. OF one hundred
and forty passengers on board, only the
captain, five of the crew and three passen.
gers were saved. The vessel was bound
from Antwerp to Halifax and New York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11

while Treasurer Of st. Clair County, H.,
from which place he disappeared some
time ago, leaving his wife. 1t Is said be
has also wife in Houston, having married
there siuce he left Illinois.
GENERAL j. B. GORDON, formerly United
States Senator from Georgia, states eu,-
phatically that Samuel J. Tilden will not
be a candidate for the Presidency under
any circumstances.
LYNCH O'CoNNoR, one of the policemen
implicated in the murder of James Camp.
bell in Fields bar room, Lexington, KY,
few weeks ago, was dangerously and
perhaps fatally stabbed recently by his
mistress, Kate Graves. The girl was jeal-
Gus of him.
The City Of Lexington the other evening
rendered reception and banquet to the
members of the Kentucky Legislature.
The steamer Rebecca Everingham took
fire on the Chattahoochie River, forty
miles below Columbus, Ca, early in the
morning of the Sd. The vessel was loaded
with cotton and burned with amazing rap
idity. Seven or eight persons were burned
to death. Many of those who escaped
were in their night clothes. The fire was
caused by a spark from the electric lamp.
FIVE prisoners escaped from the Jail at
Lexington, Ca, by knocking the jailer
down when he was giving them their
breakfast.
PERRY CARrLL, convicted of the murder
of A. Brackuell at Bryan, Tex, has been
sentenced to be hanged May 9th.
TIE body of a woman was found floating
in the river at Memphis recently. The re-
mains were entirely nude except a red
handkerchief bound around her head and
We're in q very advanced state of decompo-
sition. A small rope was tied around her
waist. indicating foul play, as a weight
may have possibly been attached to the
rope.
The body found in the woods near At
lanta, Ca, the other day, turned out to be
the remains of DR.. Hugh Foliand, of Cliff.
ton, S. c. He was hard drinker, and it
was supposed he had shot himself.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11

forming the play called Nadjezia has been
settled bv the defendants waving all
rights to produce the play.
LYMAN & CURTIss, Wholesale toy mer-
chants of New York, have assigned. Liza
bilities, SIT, 900; actual assets, $4,000.
Rev. g. 8. VANDERwArER, Of Brooklyn
Judge ]. B. Foraker, of Cincinnati, and r.
w. Halsey, of New York, have been nomi-
mated as Alumni Trustees of Cornell Uni
versity.
A SETTLEMENT of the estate of Jersey,
Whittier & Wyman, insolvent leather
dealers of Boston, has been effected. Isaiah
Virgins purchased the property, paying
therefor S3O6,S6S.
HENRY s. CHURCH, the defaulting City
Chamberlain Of Troy, N. Y, now in
custody, has returned TO the authorities
5000 of the money stolen by him from
the Municipal Treasury. From whence the
money came is a mystery, as when arrested
Church had only S34 in his possession. 1t
was reported that some person who profited
by Church's speculations returned the
amount, fearing exposure.
THEODORE A. PERRY, train robber, was
arrested in Boston and sent to Chicago.
THERE was talk at Mahoning, Pa, of
passing an ordinance prohibiting any Hun
garian from finding lodging there. A
dozen Hungarians, including a woman,
took quarters near the East Franklin col
liery and were willing to.work at any price.
The miners notified the boss to give them
notice to leave the place. One evening re-
Gently, lot of laborers and miners made
raid on the place with shot guns and re-
volvers. The Hungarians quickly buckled
on their cooking utensils and ran down the
mountain side and disappeared.
MISS JOHNSON, aged sixteen, living near
Forrest Park, N. Y, was murdered by her
demented mother.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
A GALLANT pEsCUE.

The Crew of . Burning ship Driven Ashore
In q Fierce Gale on tho Massach usetts
Coast Gsilantly Rescued by Fishermen-
The Nearly Frozen sailors Kindly Cared