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

THIRTY ioaded coal cars were wrecked on
the Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad at
Perryville, Pa, a few mornings ago, by a
broken axle
WILLIAM B. FITCH, of Kingston, N. Y,
dealer in bluestone made an assign
ment few days ago and gave
seven preferences. A $4,000 Judgment in
favor of the Ulster County Bank forced the
assignment. The bluestone dealers liabil-
lilies were estimated at $4,000
Four hundred hands at the Branford
fConn.) Lock Works struck few DAYS ago
On account of cut of ten per cent in
wages.
FIRE broke out in Patterson, Juniata
County, Pa, few mornings ago. Eight
houses, occupied by eleven families, were
destroyed. The burned buildings COM
prised the Post Office and the stores of G.
w. Wilson, W. W. Copeland, Joseph PEN
nell, j. B. NJ. Todd, Samuel Strayer and
W. M. Hamilton. The loss aggregated
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
The passenger rate war has been raging
for some weeks between the great Eastern
lines. Fare from New York to Chicago
was lately very much demoralized, and
rates from Kansas City to Chicago were 81.
EXCLUSIVE of specie, the exports from
New York for the week ending November
17th were S7,0S5,0OO, against S,54S,OO0 the
week previous.
An incline plane railway car at Pitts
bargh, lately struck and fatally injured a
workman, jumped the track and admins
fered bad shaking up to the passengers.
SDENBAcH, ScHwAB & Co., large wooden
merchants of New York, failed in Septem-
bH, 1888, and made an assignment to Will
liam Sulzbacher. Shortly afterward
nmber of creditors began an action in
the Superior Court to set aside the assign
ment on the ground of fraud. The claims
1nyolved in the action aggregate more than
500, 5000. The court rendered a decision
lateiy in favor Of the plaintiffs and de-
s2ared the assignment fraudulent and void,
and decreed that receiver of the estate of
tho insolvent firm should be appointed.
1he court said that it was in evidence that
the members of the firm had drawn money
osf of the firm a few days before the
alignment.
TIE recent reduction of the wages of the
A1grain carpet weavers at Philadelphia,
"a, affected probably 10000 persons The
zEnnufacturers say the reduction was nee.
essary to compete with Eastern manufac-
eners.
JAMES W. BouToS, importer of books.
New York, made an assignment with pref
1rences OF $4,000 few days ago. The
hnsiness vas established in 1861, the firm
being J. w. Bouton & Co. The firm dis
solved in 80 and since that time Bouton
lad been alone. He had a well established
&rade, chiefly in old and rare books, and
Vas well known. He was in high standin,
and was generally estimated as worth
S1eo,00o.
JOEL NJ. VARARsDALEN, former mem.
ber of the bar at Philadelphia, Pa, who
eook q conspicuous part in the Whitaker
I'm conspiracy, died In the Eastern Peuni-
1ensaary a few days ago from a stroke of
4Aralyss- He was sentenced In 1880. with
ms law partner, William r. Dickerson. to
- years Imprisonment for forging TIE
~di of Robert Whitaker, who left an estate
vzaaed at $4,000.
a swrrcH was recently left open on the
Lake Erie Road at Pittsburgh, Pa. A pas
.nger train ran through, threw some cars
tpPsy tmvy, and gave the passengers a
nklng up.
1AE eighth annual Convention of the
American Humane Association met at the
1mongaheia House, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ON
November Goth. Delegates were present
mum the principal cities in the Union. in.
k2nding President Edwin Lee Brown and
4ehn @. Shortan, of Chicago; Mary Z.
Dsngias, of Washington, ID. c.: Samuel ].
1svick, Of Philadelphia; DR.. John E. Smith.
- Wheeling, and Henry Bergh, of New
Yerk Joseph G. Walters, of Pittsburgh.
<4azivered the address Of welcome, and
President Brown responded and gave a
<eniled account Of the work dc,s by the
41sociation- he referred particularly to
- improvements in transportation and
eaking care of stock, directly caused by
- York of the society. After efrecfing
eeEnnization, reports were presented from
gE<ors State and local societies. Presi- |
~ Shortall, of the Illinois Association,