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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
OREGON SENSATION.

A House Burns Down and Charred Re
mains of Supposed Heavy Insurance
Policy Holder Found.
PORTLAND, ORE, June 24.-The house OF
Lewis buckley, near HillsbOro, burned Sat
urday night. The supposed remains OF
buckley were found in the ruins. 1t was
believed he was murdered and the house
fired. His wife and child were absent at
their fathers house. Investigation. how
ever, leads to the belief that the job was al
insurance swindle, that an old skeleton was
placed in the house to represent the sup
posed charred remains of buckley. His
wife being questioned acknowledged having
insurance policies on the life of her husband
and deeds to the property. Before the Cor
Oner's Jury she swore that she dreamed a
man shot her husband, that fear compelled
her to seek shelter at her fathers house.
buckley is German, thirty-five years old,
from Ida Grove, Iowa. He arrived in Ore
gon three months ago. He was insured in
the New York Life for $4,000: Mutual Tenn
perance Union for $1,000. IL was stated
that he was seen in Southern Oregon, yes
terday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
Dynamite.

LONDON, June 25.-The prevalence Of
the dynamite scare is again demonstrated
by the extraordinary precautions which
have been ordered to secure the safety Of
Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice, in
their approaching journey from Balmoral to
Windsor Castle. The special train in which
her Majesty is TO travel will be preceded
throughout the journey with pilot engine,
to see that the track is free from 0bstruc-
tions and to remove any that may be placed
upon it. During the progress of the jour
ney the public will be rigidly excluded
from all the stations along the line,
and no assemblages will be permitted at
any of the railway crossings, especially in
the cities. All trains going in the direction
opposite to that of the Queen will come to
a full stop on the approach of the royal
train, and will remain stationary until that
train has passed, to avoid the possibility Of
collision. In order to make the clearing OF
the stations and the interruption of traffic
As little burdensome to the public as posi-
BILE, the Queen will make the journey at
night, arriving at Windsor Castle in time
for an early breakfast.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

The United States Fish Commission
steamship Albatross brought home from
her winters surveying cruise among
the West Indian Islands large collec-
ton of the fauna in the region which she
visited, natural history specimens
being obtained both from the land and
deep sea. Among other things was a
double turtle, or, in other words, two
turtles connected, la Siamese twins.
These two animals are joined together
at the posterior extremities, and where
the connection is made the fieshy part
is nearly as thick as any other portion
of the body. There are two separate,
nearly circular shells on the back, and
at each extremity of the combined ami
NAL little head projects, while there
are three legs on a side, making six
in all. The entire length of this
monstrosity is about four inches, and it
is, approximately, two inches wide. 1t
was obtained from a gentleman at
Curazo, and is now bottled up in alcohol.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

A PHENOMENON never before wit
messed attracted the attention of many
people near Bismarck, Dakota, recently.
To the naked eye it had the appearance
of great square cloud. With the aid
of strong magnifying glass a cor
respondent saw an aerial shower-rain
falling without touching the earth. Two
clouds were visible, one exactly above
the other. The rain cloud was above
and the light feathery cloud below. A
heavy shower poured for several min
utes from the upper cloud. The cloud
below caught every drop of water and
absorved it. Light clouds appeared to
come from all directions to aid in cheat
ing old earth from a rain. The color of
the lower cloud changed rapidly, and it
expanded from small summer cloud
TO massive rain gatherer In few
minutes the upper cloud had entirely
disappeared. Through the glass the
aerial rainfall had all the appearance of
a shower of pearls The sun shining
through the drops formed prismatic
hues of charming briliianey. The cloud
passed off to the southeast gathering
rain as it went
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
A DOCTOR KILLED.
Unprovoked Murder of DIR. Barradali at
Fort Worth, Tex.

Unprovoked Murder of DIR. Barradall at
Fort Worth, Tex.
FcRT WORTH, Ten, June 26.-It is safe
to say that never before in our history as
city was there such excitement as there is
over the murder of DR.. Claude W. Barradall
well known and popular pharmacist, who
came to this city some six years ago from
st. Charles, Mo. About nine o'clock Charles
Herring walked into the drugstore where
Barradall was sleeping, and slapping him
OH the shoulder, said: "You are pretty
-" Barradall remarked, "IOu are
drunk and don't know what you are saying"
when Herring repeated the remark. Bar
radall jumped up from his chair and
stepped toward Herring, who drew his pistol
and pointed it at Barradalfs breast
Don't shoot me-" Barradall said, but Her
ring pulled the trigger and Barradall
dropped tO the floor, shot through the
heart. Officers to the number of fourteen
were soon in pursuit and were Joined by
several posses of citizens. but nothing of the
murderer has been learned except that he
crossed the Trinity River. The streets were
crowded with men. clamOring for the hang
ing of Herring. and if he is caught short
work will be made of him. The only posi-
bic reason that can be assigned for the
crime is that during the day Barradall re-
fused to sell Herring some morphine. Her
ring has had several pistol encounters be-
fore, and was considered very dangerous
man. Barradall leaves young wife, the
daughter of one of the wealthiest cattle
kings of this section.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
WOman's Credulity.

Mr.. Jobbleswizzie was taking his wife
through the penitentiary and was play
inc guide and stufling her with all sorts
of miraculous yarns. Finally they
reached the kitchen and Jobbleswizzle,
after looking around minute, picked
up piece of leather and said to her:
"Look at that. my dear, can you see
how man could eat that sort of stuffP'
"Gracious heavens, what fiends the
officers of State must be to make the
poor prisoners eat it"
ayes, my dear, and look at this a.
low candle and that box of garbage
what do you think of that"
why, Mr.. j.. it is awful. simply
awful, and just as soon as | get home,
Pm going to the Woman's Christian
Association and have the ladies get up
petitions to stop the nefarious BUSH
ness"
.And, my dear" he continued, with
out noticing her remarks, further than
to stop long enough for her to make
them, '.see that bucket of Stops. Now
what do you think of men and women,
thinking. sentient, human beings, withs
souls to save and bodies to nourish-
eating and drinking such stuff as | have
pointed out to you?"
81 shall report it at once, that's what
FL do, and I'll show the officers of
State that the women of this country
will not permit such brutal inhumanity
to exist in the public institutions. Are
YOU sure they have to eat and drink that
Stuff" and her eyes blazed and her hair
stood up.
mo. love-" he answered, backing
over behind the stove, ION the contrary,
1 am sure they do not. Nor did l say
they did. / merely asked You what
you thought of feeding men and women
ON such stuff and, my dear, you have
given me your opinion and l am salts
lied. Now let us go to some other point
of interest"
But Mrs. Us feelings were totally
wrecked, and she absolutely refused to
see any more penitentiary. and she
wouldn't speak to Johbleswizs1e for
three hours. -AerehaEfs 1rGreter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
Railroad WaShOuts.

KANSAS CITY, June 24.-The rain storm
which swept over this vicinity Sunday after
noon extended over Ray and Clay Counties
and was much more severe twenty-five or
thirty miles northeast than in this locality.
Near r. IL L. Junction. several miles north
Of Lexington, the storm was particularly
severe and tho Wabash suffered from sever
al serious washouts which put a stop to all
of Yesterdays trains. Neither of the incom-
ing morning trains were able to pass. The
Wabash through passengers were taken out
by the Missouri Pacific last night and a
special train was made up and sent out for
local traffic to transfer at the scene OF the
washouts. None of the other roads were
injured by the storm.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
GOld In the Well.

STEPHENSON, Mich, June 26.-Some
months ago family named MueIendyke,
who were getting water from the public well
at the corner of the Churchill House, dis
covered small bright spots in the bottom of
the pail. A family counsel resulted in the
decision that the spots were gold. Muelen-
dyke continued his pumpings, saving the
specimens, and finally showed them to a
Catholic Priest, who took them to several
practical miners for examination. After
testing the specimens they united in pro-
nouncing them gold. A Milwaukee capt.
alist furnished the money and the place was
quietly purchased for a comparatively small
consideration. Water from neighbOring
well contains similar specimens. The ex-
element here is increasing and everyone is
watching DEVELOPMENTS with interest.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
MISCELLANEOUS,

AT special meeting of the Western Nail
Association at Pittsburgh, it was decided
that at the present time to restrict produc-
ton and regulate prices it was impractical
BILE.
Ten new cases Of cholera were taken to
the hospital at Toulon on the 18th. The
alarm was abating. The Government
physician confirms the sporadic character
of the malady. At meeting of physicians
in relation to the cholera a majority ex-
pressed the opinion that it was Asiatic.
]. B. SwEIrzKR and Hugh s. Fleming,
appointed to appraise the property of the
Penn Bank, of Pittsburgh, fixed the ap-
praisement at S125,000. Several accounts
tied, and would swell this probably to $50, :
600 more. The liabilities were 81 10000.
FIFTY thousand dollars, with S, 600 accu-
INFLATED interest, the legacy of the late
Charles A. Reed, of Newton, to the United
States, towards tbs payment of the public
debt, has been paid into the spb-treasury.
THE Glen Cairn Wooden Mills, at Phila-
delphia, were damaged by fire recently to
the extent of So, coo; partially insured.
THE inquiry at Glasgow, Scotland, into
the loss of the State of Florida by collision
with the Ponema in the Atlantic Ocean, q
few weeks ago, the court found that the
first officer of the Florida was to blame and
suspended his certificate for six months.
THE iron nNouldess' strike at Newcastle,
Pa, ended recently, Baldwin & Graham
Withdrawing the notice of reduction Of
wages.
REFORMATION received direct from the
City of Mexico gives the news that the
American railroad, in Mxico are to be
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
REIIerous AND EDUCATIONAL.

"A subterranean Coptic Church OF
the fifth century has been Just discov-
cred on the site of ancient Thebcs.
The home Industrial schools in New
York have sheltered $4,000 children.
and found country homes for 6,0OO.-
N Y Tribune. M
The Superintendent of Schools for
Steuben County, Indiana, reports that
there Is no child in the district between
ten and twenty-one years of age una
bic to read and write.-C Chicago Times
1t Is estimated that about $1,000
workmen are engaged in Matchmaking
in Switzerland. Excellent Theological
schools are established throughout the
country, in which boys are taught the
trade:of matchmaking in all its branches
by the most skillful workmen to be.
found.
Rev. H. w. Key, . colored presid-
ing elder of Tennessee. having failed
to receive expected aid from the church
extension society, made and burned the
brick with his own hands, and now has
church worth so. 900, free from debt,
and with an average congregation OF
1000. Chicago Herald.
The University of Pennsylvania, has
organized new department of biology
for experimental research as well as
teaching of the higher class. At the
head of the faculty is DR.. Joseph Leidy,
professor of anatomy and zoology. The
new department will receive women as
well as men.--Phiiadelphia Press.
Thomas w. Bicknell, of ,Massa-
chusebts. was elected President of the
National Sunday-school Convention at
Louisville recently. The report of the
Statistical Secretary shows that there
are 1O3.516 Sunday-schools, with 08S,,-
229 teachers and S,056, 7s9 pupils in the.
United States.-Chicag0 Tribune.
The 0sserUatore Romano, of Rome.
publishes an official report of the
progress made in the work of the sacred
congregation in America since 1879
The report shows that since the founda-
ton of the See of Baltimore twelve
ecclesiastical provinces have been
erected in America, with twelve Metro
politan Sees, fifty-four Episcopal Sees
eight Vicariates Apostolic, and one Pre-
lecture Apostolic. Tstr6g
The General Synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church, at Pittsburgh,
adopted the report of the Committee ON
Discipline that condemned liquor traffic
licensed by the Government and pro-
vided for the accommodation of such
members as dealt in spirituous liquors
or who rented property to tavern-keep-
ers. The last clause met with strong
opposition, but after heated discus
sion was adopted.-Pittsburyh Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
The BOYS and their Father.

We most earnestly commend to the
fathers of America the example OF the
father of President Emo, of the Second
National Bank of New York. When
the young man, while amusing himself
by playing bank President, had involved
the toy to the amount of 80, coo, 600. his
indulgent papa steps in and says: ''Ah,
my son, you have broken your new play
thing. That is very careless. Here,
paste this S2,000,0O0 plaster on the
broken place and it will be all right.
Now go into the nursery and get your
luncheon and then study your arithme-
tic lesson" That's something like a.
father. And, you see the kind of boy
that kind of father is pretty liable to-
bring up. GOOD boy of the kind, no
doubt. but not exactly the kind of boy
the other boys want to deposit their
money with. And seriously. arn't the
"boys" of New York running things a
little to much to the exclusion of the
old gentleman, lately? And wouldn't
it be well for the public if the old
gentleman came down to the office a
little earlier in the morning and looked
loverthe books himself, once in whileP
You see, we have been told so MUCK
about the young man, and his courage
andambitson and energy and shrewdness
and ali that sort of thing, that we have
been disposed to push the old gentleman
back into the easy chair and list slip
pers by the fire. while the boy flew
around and run the business under the
firm name of young Hyson and
Father;' and made things howl gener-
ally. And he has made them howl But
they have howled at him, not for him.
He has run things, But he has run them
into the ground. He has bit off more
than be could chew. So long as the
young man bites from his own plug no
body cares q cent how much he takes,
or how badly he chokes. 1t is then his
own cremation. But when he begins
to hay tricky hands on the plugs of COD
fiding depositors, when he asks you for
little bite, just enough 10 fill q hollow
tooth, and then keeps the plug and
hands you back the bite or even retains
both bite and plug himself, the public
l-as right to demand that the young
man 90 back to the broom and the shoe
counter until he has learned the rudi-
ments of business. 1t is becoming pain
fully apparent that as manager Of
colossal enterprises the New York
young man is just about as young as a
young man of the same age from the
prairles-Burl,ngton HaUkeye.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
A Railroad Rumor.

ST. LOUIS, June 26.-1t was rumored in
railroad circles that movement was on foot
among the bond and stockholders of those
lines leased by the Wabash which have been
mentioned as liable to be abandoned in the
reorganization or the road, to make applica-
ton to the court to have Messrs. Scion Hum
phreys and Thomas L. Tut removed and
other receivers for the property appointed
in their stead. The object of this move,
which it is said will be made I'm a few days,
is reported to be general belief on the part
of the security holders referred to. that
Messrs. Humphreys and Tut are simply
tools of Mr.. Gould and are under his in
structions, managing the road to his adj
vantage rather than that Of the property.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

WILLIAM R. Cox, of Raleigh, N. c., was
renominated for Congress in the Fourth
District by the Democrats.
AT the Republican convention Of the
Eleventh District, held at Kokomo, Ind,
George A. Steel was renominated for Con-
gress on the forty-eighth ballot.
Tthe Episcopal Conference of Nebraska,
held at Omaha, Rev. DR.. Potter, of Geneva,
N. Y, was elected Bishop of that diocese,
vice Bishop Clarkson, deceased.
FIRST LIEUTENANT THEODORE SMITH, of
the Fifth Infantry, United States Army,
dropped dead the other afternoon in the
Sturtevant House, New York.
j. B. WAKEFIELD was nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Second
District of Minnesota.
A DEMONSTRATION favoring the nomina-
ton of Butler for the Presidency, was held
in Faneuil Hall, Boston, Thursday. About
1,500 persons were present.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
A soLDIER,s STORY.
He Writes . Book and Gets Into Hot Wa.
ter with HE superiors.

He Writes Book and Gets Into Hot We.
ter with HE saperiors.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. June 27.-Among the
soldiers of the regular army who attended
the encampment last week was w. O'Don.
nell, private of the Fifth Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Omaha. O'Donnell was Q
member Of the constabulary in Phoenix
Park, Dublin, Ireland, when Caven-
dish and Burke were assassinated-
Directly after the assassination O'Donnell
emigrated to America. After a brief pc
riOd here he enlisted. He was not received
by the officers I'm kindly manner and with
the wrath Of the moment upon him re-
solved to write book. describing the hard
ship and indignities OF soldiers life.
The title page of the book reads
as follows: "InteriOr of an American Sol
dier's Life by Private O'Donnell, Fifth Ar
tilery, Fort Omaha, Neb." The book found
readers, but it was received with disgust and
indignation BY the regular army officers,
who demanded its suppression, but when
the author came TO Dubuque he
brought fifty copies of the book and
placed them on newsstand. Pretty
soon Major DeRussey. of the regular
army. found that the book was on sale in
Dubuque, and at once proceeded to
the newsstand and informed the dealer that
unless he would surrender the books
he would prosecute him for circulating a
SANDER. The dealer was not moved
by this threat and the Major left
the store i'm high state of rage. He
Immediately sought ODOnnell and informed
him that when he got back to Fort Omaha
he would be taken care of. There is every
reason to believe that O'DOnnell will be Sc
verely dealt with when he returns, and the
result will be eagerly looked for. The Sec
rotary of War will be asked to interfere.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

OK account of the failure of the air
brakes to work on the Virginia Midland
the other morning, an express ran at an
uncomfortable speed on to the bridge over
the James River, near Lynchburg, Va.
The bridge gave way and the cars fell into
the water. The passengers were rescued
through holes cut in the ventila. ors, mar
rowly escaping drowning.
JOSEPH ALEXroN, thirty-fve years old,
was suddenly attacked with hydrophobia
in st. Louis recently. He kuelt down on
all tours, barked and yelped and frothy
saliva flowed from his mouth. He was
handcuffed and strapped down in the am
bulence and sent to the city hospital.
Three months ago he was bitten in the leg
by dog and since has had occasional
spasms.
ANOTHER disastrous confagration Wis.,
Fannesee's brick hotel, Kingman & Co.'s
agricultural warehouse, and two dwelling
houses belonging to Mrs. Seminar, q
widow. The total loss was $4,000.
CAPTAIN JOHN A. STEVENSON, Republi-
can candidate for Governor of Louisi-
ana in the April election, suddenly died at
his plantation in Iberville Parish the other
night. He was sixty-six years of age and
for forty years had been prominent as
steamboatman, merchant and planter, and
more lately as politician. He was born
In Kentucky in 1918.
AT Philadelphia recently a trifiing fire
in the Star match factory caused panic
among the employees, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that number of women
were restrained from leaping from the
windows. One girl jumped from the third
story, but was caught in the arms of a man
and was only slightly injured.
DEPRESSION in the coke trade in Penn
sylvania aud the restriction of the output
are seriously affecting miners and coke
drawers, and the Hungarians are rapidly
returning to their native country. From
twenty to forty of these people leave Con-
nellsville every day destined for Europe.
In the Senate ON the 18th the General
Deficiency bill was under discussion. The
House had miscellaneous run of business,
the most important of which was amend.
ing the eight-hour law.
The Ways and Means Committee agreed
fayorably to report the resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of committee of
five members to investigate the relations
between the Alaska Commercial Company
and the United States, the object being to
learn whether the company has complied
and is now complying with its contract
with the Government.
A SPECIAL from London says: The.
Bothnia yesterday took 1000 in Ameri-
can gold to the agent of the Bank of Mon
treal in New York City, money being
drug in London,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

A MARROW escape and a heroic res
cue occurred recently on the North
ern Railroad bridge near Mont
vile, Conn. As train swept around
the curve the engineer saw a man and
woman on the bridge directly in his
track. There was no chance to use the
brakes, and he expected to have fright
full accident to report Just as he was
about to close his eyes to shut out the
tregedy. the man caught up the woman,
threw her over the rail into the
water below, and vaulted over himself
and rescued the woman from drowning.
Those who witnessed this episode say
they never saw q Drawer or cooler act in
their lives.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
A w.l,-Preserved Old Lady.

PERU, IND, June 26.-Mrs- Johanna
DOud died to-day at the residence of her
son-in-law, Timothy Guinea, in Washing
ton township, near this city, at the remark
able age of one hundred and five years.
Until within the past few months she was
very spry, and at no time was unable to
leave her bed. She was born in the County
of Clare, Ireland, and came to America in
1S47. She was the mother of nine children.
five of WHOM survive her. She leaves
forty-five grandchildren. quite number of
great-grandchiidren, and several great-great-
grandchildren. Her memory of early events
was very distinct, and she frequently re-
ferred to the Irish rebellion Of 1896