The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-12

gether the gamblers have recently paid sAe
municipality over $50 900 in fines and costs.
The Dallas gamblers about all left.
THE official vote of Texas came tardily
but heavy. The voto was, Cleveland, 2s3,-
2nS; Blaine, s., 1853; st. John, 3,51l; Butler,
3,32l: Belva Lockwood. Cleveland over
Blaine, 49,, $50.
A HORRIBLE murder was committed n
few nights ago at Van Buren,, Ark. Jo-
seph 8. Houck, township Constable, was
endeavoring to arrest a negro desperate
named John Williams and was searching
for him at the house Of another negro when
Williams stepped up behind him with a
double barrelled shot gun and blew the
whole top of his head off. Houck died in
stantly, the head being nearly severed
from the body. After doing the shooting
williams mounted Houck's horse and es-
capped to the woods. He was subsequently
captured by an armed posse.
A TRAGEDY occurred at Nechesville,
Tex, rec,atly, which resulted in the death
of L. V. Simpson and DR.. Calhoun Law
renee, both ,.ell known citizens. The diff
Guilty gr@.v out of the settlement of a small
debt. Simpson fired first, and mortauy
wounded Lawrence in the abdomen. Law
re'ice fired three shots, each taking effect,
tie last one penetrating Simpsons heart.
Lawrence expired some hours after the
shooting.
FOURTEEN boys lately escaped from the
House of Refuge ut Louisville, KY, by
means of a rope made of sheets and blan-
kets.
ROBINSON KEMP and Edmund Jefferson,
two prominent characters of Fort Smith,
Ark, were placed on trial in the United
States Court q few days ago, charged with
numbering q man several years ago. The
case was an interesting one, and more thar
twenty witnesses were in attendance, and
there was much excitement.
THE most intense excitement and con-
sternation lately existed at Green Brier,
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, over the
wholesale poisoning of the family of An
drew Mann, a rich cattle dealer who lived
near Fort Springs. The family consisted,
including servants, of thirteen persons.
This was the third attempt, the firt two
proving abortive. Nearly month ago the
family were taken suddenly and danger
ously i'll, and had a very narrow escape
from death. At that time it was thought
to be a disease similar to that which
was raging in the counties south
called ''the Virginia scourge." The
last attempt to poison the family
occurred only a few days ago. Immedi-
ately after eating supper the Whole family
were taken suddenly i'll. Mr.. Mann just
bad stength to ring his dinner bell and
summon neighbor. The family was found
iu various positions-some on the floor and
some in bed. Others had found their way
cot of doors, where they were writhing in
agony. A physician was summoned as
sson as possible, and all the aid that could
he given was rendered.
A FEW mornings ago fire in the stables
CT the Hills Spring Passenger Railway
Company at Baltimore, Nd, completely
destroyed the large building, together with
many of the company's cars and fifty
aorses. The flames started in the hay loft
and spread so rapidly that only fifteen of
The horses could be taken out and only one
car was removed. There were sixty eight
horses in the stable when the fire was dis
covered: seventeen were rescued, although
badly scorched. The fire started over the
front entrance, and after the halters were
cut the horses refused to be led fro1l tie
burning building. Ten cars were burned.
Loss, $4,000: insurance, $4,000.
A YOUTH on the farm of James Wap.
kins, near Liberty, Va, was recently
standing under a tree, talking to some ne
gro.s. The sky was slightly overcast. A
WV d flash OF lightning, followed instantly
by clap of thunder, startled the party.
Ire youth fell dead. His clothing was
tom to shreds, but the skin Oh his body
was broken in only one small place.