The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
THE WEST.

THE WEST.
A SENSATION was produced at Logans-
port, Ind, recently, when DR.. A. NJ. Chord
and three confederates were arrested for
bunko steering. Chord had practiced
medicine there for years. 1t was stated
that they had gulled the farmers of ad-
Joining counties out of thousands of dollars
within the last year. They had just COM
menced to operate in the country about
Logansport.
The United States South American Com
mission was presented to President Diaz a
few days ago. President Diaz promised
his administration would leave nothing I'M
done to promote commerce between the two
countries, and thanked the United States
for taking the initiative.
LOUIS RICHMOND, of Youngstown, O.,
aged sixty, was found lying unconscious a
few days ago with blood oozing from nu-
merous wounds in his head. While return
ing home he was attacked by two thieves,
beaten until unconscious, and then robbed
of a watch and a considerable amount of
money. His assailants were unknown. He
died very soon.
JULIUS PREBEs and Herman Bellman,
about twenty -four years of age, were ar
rested at Chicago lately, charged with a
deliberate attempt to wreck an incoming
Council Bluffs passenger train near Mont
claire, on the Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way, which it was claimed was only frus-
trated by a resident of that village, who
made the discovery in time to warn the
train. They were held to the Grand Jury
in $500 each.
VERY smooth safe burglars of Kansas
City robbed the safe of Colonel NJ. S. Payne
of s., 200 on tn" night of December 18th,
while people were passing the Office. The
robbery took place early in the evening.
The safe was drilled open very expertly
and no clew was found.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, was recently very
much excited over an ARRAY between
school boys, which resulted in the death
of Thomas Higgins, aged eleven. Two
other boys, Ira Knight and Charles Rob-
bins, had been abusing young Higgins,
and followed him home from school. Finally
Knight hit Higgins on the head, over the
ear, with a brick. He was able to walk
home and relate the circumstances to his
mother, when he went into commissions and
soon died.
MEAGRE reports were lately received of
tragedy which happened at Antelope,
W. T., just across the Nebraska border. A
travelling Baptist clergyman, whose name
could not be learned, stopped in Antelope
and delivered a long sermon on the SUBJ
ject of temperance. After the discourse a
crowd of cowboys took hold of him and the
unwilling victim was compelled to swallow
quart of whisky. They then threw the
drunken man into prairie schooner and
proceeded with him to trading post about
twenty five miles distant, and when the
journey was finished it was discovered that
the preacher was dead.
RECENTLY Humphrey Humphreys was
found dead at the residence of his son, Hugh
Humphreys, near Sadorus, Ill. The son
was placed under 5000 bonds for mall
treating his father, which fact caused the
old mans sudden death to create a decided
sensation, and an Investigation was de-
lnanded by the community, where the
feeling was very intense. An analysis of
the stomach will be made by competent
chemists.
The first acts of Diaz's administration ia
Mexico are giving general satisfaction.
Congress authorized President D:az to re-
form the present unjust stamp laws, cut
down the supernumerary force of Govern
ment employees and reduce public expenses
in all possible ways. A portion of the
money due journalists in drafts col
lected through the post-office has
been paid, and the remainder is
promised this month. Gambling houses
in the City of Mexico have been
closed by the new Governor. The Senate
adopted the following: That the State
Government of Ceahuila is illegal, and that
the President appoint an executive officer
pro tenn, and that such officer Immediately
order a new election under the constitution.
A COMMITTEE of the Trustees of Hillsdale
College, Detroit, Mich, has selected Prof.
r. Dunn for President of the college for
the remainder of the college year.
AT late mass meeting of cigar manu-
facturers, retail dealers and cigarmakers
at Chicago, resolutions were passed pro-
testing against the ratification of the treaty
with Spain on the ground that it would
crush out American manufacturers of i'm
ported tobacco and destroy the market for
domestic tobacco.
THREE girls were burned TO deat!s at the
GRAY, Loynton & Fox candy factory, De-
troit, Mich, few days ago. All efforts to
save them proved entirely powerless.
GREAT crowds were in attendance upon
the Moody revival services which COM
menced a few days ago at st. Paul, Mimi.
The Evangelist held services also in Mime
apolis and there was much interest.