The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-18


adjournment resolution, fixing the hour of
f1na adjournment at two o'clock. On motion
of MIR. Woolford, a bill passed increasing the
pensions of soldiers who have lost an arm at
the shoulder Joint to the amount received by
those who have lost a leg at the hip joint.
The House then adjourned until December.
WASHINGTON NOTES
THE Spanish Minister at Washington
says that the reports afioat Of the proposed
sale or transfer of Cuba by the Spanish
Government are untruthful and absurd.
A TREMENDOUS Newfoundland dog, be-
longing to the Russian Minister, bit child
severely about the face and head at Wash
ington the other day. The dog soon died,
exhibiting strange symptoms, but q care
full post-mortem examination failed to dis
cover any evidence of hydrophobia. No
explanation could be given of the animals
strange attack and death.
A RECENT Washington special said:
Logan telegraphed to Blaine his letter of
acceptance as ready and desired to know
when Blaine proposed to issue his, so that
he might make his public at the same time.
Logan's letter, in addition to formal &C.
ceptance of the nomination, will treat
upon the results accomplished by the war,
and urge the necessity of maintaining the
same in accordance with the principle in
volved in that struggle.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has
directed thai an assessment of one hundred
per cent be levied on the shareholders of
the Marine National Bank Of New York.
THE American Lacrosse team, which re-
Gently returned from England, were again
defeated by the Canadians at New York.
The score was to 1.
The Secretary of the Treasury on the
9th made an advance payment Of S3S3, 1888
to the President of the Worlds EXPOSE
tion, at New Orleans.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has di-
rected the assessment of one hundred per
cent on the shareholders of the First Ma.
tional Bsuk of Monmouth, Ill.
THE President recognized j. c. Bam-
berger Consul of the Swiss Confederation
at Louisville, KY.
THE Secretary of the Interior has re-
quested the Secretary of War to cause the
arrest of Payne and such of his party as
enter the Indian Territory. 1t was re-
ported that the number was fifteen hundred
or two thousand now upon the Cherokee
outlet lands of the Indian Territory. 1t
was desired to expel all other intruders
now upon the lands before the movement
assumes more formidable proportions.
THE EAST.
THE failure of A. Dyatt & Co. was an
nounced on the New York Stock Exchange
recently. This was the firm with
which John c. Emo, President of the Sec.
operations.
DAVID JONES, of Petersburg Junction,
N. Y, was found dead in bed the other
morning. He used paris green in his po-
tato field, and was supposed to have in
hailed the poison
THE racing at Monmouth Park, New
York, on the Sth. was sensational because
of accidents. In the third race Himalaya
threw jockey, who ruptured blood YES
sci in the head, and was carried off the
track unconscious. At the close of the race
the horse Orator, coming in fourth, dropped
dead just as he was being pulled.
PHILIP HAMILTON died at Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, on the 9Th, aged eighty-two. He
was the youngest son of Alexander Hamil-
ton, the famous statesman, who was killed
In a duel with Aaron Burr.
THE strike of the molders at New Castle,
Pa, has ended, Baldwin & Co. withdraw.
ing the notice of reduction. The same
action was taken by Bradley s. Co., of
Pittsburgh.
In the South Boston iron foundry re-
Gently twenty ton gun had just been cast,
when the mould burst, completely running
the casting The gun if finished would
have been worth 81, 900.
BOND, who was expelled from the Boston
Union Base Ball Club, has been engaged
by the Providence Club.
LEONARD DAVIS, a salesman, was ar
rested in New York for forging the names
of editors of newspapers to requests for
theater, railroad and steamboat passes.
LEWIS BLsHoP, an actor, aged thirty,
probably fatally. He played last season
in the Kate Claxton company in the "Two
Orphans"
Ar Centralia, Pa, recently, John Kia-
mas, Abner Rice and Borie -Sponemith
were fatally injured by the premature ex-
plosica of blast
The worst fire that ever occurred in the
history of Bradford. Pa, took place on the
11th. The fire originated in the bakery of
Mrs. Charles Reibiey and it burned ten
houses Mary and Lizzie Reibley, aged
two and six years respectively, and a
Swedish servant girl were suffocated and
burned to crisp. Mrs. Reibley, ia her
eferts to rescue her babes, was terribly
burned and died in a short time. Lena
Gerwitz and Mary Touhey were asleep
when the fire broke out, and they escaped
by Jumping from a window. Both were
severely injured and Miss Touhey it was
thought would die. John Holden and II.
Gerwitz were also badly hurt. The latter
xvaS tba fatl,ar 90 NJ Pa;b1ax,