The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

more & Ohio lines recently by the purchase
at auction for $4,000 of the Pittsburgh &
Southern Road, running from Pittsburgh
to Washington, Pa. The Baltimore & Ohio
has operated the road for nearly two years,
but its recent sale for debt gave MIR. Gar
rett's company entire possession and abso-
Lutte control.
THE WEST.
A SERIOUS ARRAY recently took place on
the raft boat Josie, of the Diamond 10
Line, near Dubuque, la. Captain John
Sweeney had dispute with negro deck
hand, when another deck hand named H.
D. Kirkland, took the part of the negro
and struck the Captain thrice with shovel
and cut fatal gashes in the head and neck.
THE residence of Mrs. Alice Fowler, at
Vincennes, Ind, was entered recently by a
burglar and several valuable articles sto-
len. The intruder was detected and he
grabbed Mrs. Fowler by the neck and al
most choked her to death. The same man
entered the residence of Joseph Schmidt
and stole $50 worth of jewelry. He was
chased over to the swamps in Illinois by
Marshal RULER, but escaped.
THE Waukesha (Wis.) Wooden Mills were
lately destroyed by fire, involving loss of
SO, 900. Seventy five employees were thrown
out Of work.
CLARENCE WILKINS, in Haverly's "Mi-
chael Stragoff" Company, while playing at
Des Moines a few nights ago, received a
severe cut from a sword, on the knee, and
was laid up at the hotel.
The noted Vanderberg murderers were
recently on trial at Edwardsville, Ill. Ow-
ing to some delay the trial had to be post
poned.
THE official vote of Minnesota, as lately
returned by the State Canvassing Board,
is as follows: Blaine, Ill 1923; Cleveland,
7O,1A; st. John, 4,691 Butler, 1851. Re-
publican Congressman were elected by the
following majorities: First District, White,
2,643; Second District, Wakefield, 10,164;
Third District, Strait, 1,41S; Fourth Dis
trict, Gilfllan, ABA; Fifth District, Nelson,
Hal.
A dangerous counterfeit, which was cir
culated quite extensively at Indianapolis
Ind, lately, was brought to the attention
of the authorities few days ago. twas OF
the denomination of ten dollars, on the
Third National Bank of Cincinnati. The
back was fairly well done, clearly printed
and quite plausible; the face was dim and
lightly printed. The paper had no fiber
and had greasy touch. So far as known
about fifteen were passed in indianapolis,
In an alteration growing out of an elec-
ton bet between Charles Anderson, a sa-
loon keeper, and Joe Howell a colored bar
Der, at Litchfield, H., lately, the latter was
shot by Anderson.
Rev. A. B. MILLER, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Evansville, Ind, was
robbed of a considerable sum of money al
the Union Depot, in Little Rock, Ark, q
few nights ago. Four pickpockets sur
rounded him in the crowd on the arrival OF
one of the trains.
THE National Cattle Convention, which
met at st. Louis November 18th, and after
ward, was the wealthiest convention ever
held in the Union. One company alone
represented 20,0Oo, 900 cattle.
BETWEEN I,5O0 and 800 men were lately
thrown out of employment by the closing
down of the North Chicago Rolling Mill
Company's mills at South Chicago.
THE existence of q conspiracy to Kill
Orange d. Douglass, the detective and
Deputy Marshal, who was the principal
witness against John E. Stearns, city side
walk inspector of Chicago, and brother Of
Mayor Harrison's wife, William Clingen,
clerk of the Harrison street station,
and Frank A. Owens, of the Union
League Club, with Illegal registra-
ton of voters, was recently claimed
by United States Attorney Tuthill.
Douglass was waylaid on Center avenue
after dark, not long ago, by two masked
men, and beaten over the head until uncon-
scious, when he was left for dead. He lay
by the roadside until morning, when he
was discovered and taken home. His jaw
and shoulder blade were broken and his
countenance pounded to jelly. Mr.. Tut
hill said that he heard that conspiracy to
kill Douglass had existed stlce Stearns,
Clingen and Owens were arrested, but he
did not wish to say anything about it. He
stated alphabetically that the attempt on
Douglass life would not aid the defend
ants in the prosecution which the United
States is conducting against them. 1t only
indicated how desperate was their case
when they attempted to kill the principal
witness.
Ar a recent days session Of the National
Cattlemen's Convention at st. Louis, No.,
committee was appointed to confer
with similar committee appointed by the
Chicago Livestock Convention. A con-
stitution and bylaws of the proposed as
ISOLATION were adopted, and the body
win be known in the future as the
National Livestock Association of Amer
ica- Its general object viii be to promote
the interests of the live stock industry.
After long debate resolution was
adopted praying Congress to open Ma
tional trail from the Red River northward
to the boundary line between the United
States and British America. It was alse