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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
THE LATEST.

| EDMUND NJ. PERKINS, aged ninety mine
! years, pensioner of the war of 1872 and
for forty years a resident of Quincy, ILL.,,
died lately of old age. One of the last acts
of his life was to walk to the polls and
: vote November 4.
MAJoE-GENERAL WILLIAM S. HARVEY,
the hero of three wars, lately set the
tongues of the St. Louis gossips waggiug
by his private marriage to Mrs. Marie st.
/ Cyr, his housekeeper.
An International Inventions Exhibition
| will be held at London in 1885 under the
| patronage of the Queen, the Presidency OF
| the Prince of Wales, and the management
of an executive council composed of emf
| nent Englishmen. 1t viii be opened in
May at the Royal Horticultural Gardens
in South Kensington, and will remain open
until the end of the year.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM WILSON, of Menomo-
! nee, Wis, President of tie defunct Pioneer
Lumber Company, lately made an assign
ment of his separate estate. His affairs
were in a confused condition, with his as
sets and liabilities unknown, though the
the former were estimated ct 100000.
IMPOSING ceremonies were lately held ct
the Baltimore Cathedral in memory of the
Prelates who died since the last Plenary
Council. Archbishop Corrigan pronounced
the eulogium. Among the Bishops spe-
cially mentioned was the late Bishop Foley
of Chicago, well known to all the members
of the Plenary Council and others present.
ONE hundred and ninety-one new Ma
tional banks were chartered in the United
States during the past year, adding net
aggregate OF about SI5,OC0,O00 to the Ma
tional banking capital of the country. Dur
Jag the period named eleven National banks
have failed.
THERE were two hundred and eleven
failures in the United States and twenty
five in Canada during the past two weeks
OF November. an increase OF twenty over
the preceding week.
ARTHUR II. JANUARY. Deputy State
Treasurer of California, was recently ar
rested, charged with the embezzlement of
public funds. He confessed the theft OF
$500, which he ganbled away.
DAN HoLcoaB and Judd Crouch were
lately indicted and placed on trial at Jack
son, Mich, on the charge of being impli-
Gated in the mysterious murder of the
family.
DISTINCT shocks Of an earthquake were
felt few days ago at Colchester and
Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, snd
similar shocks at Concord, Hopkinton,
Hiilsboro, Bradford and Warner, N. II.
SERVICES commemorating the one hun
dredth anniversary of the conservation of
Samuel Seabury, the first American Epis-
copal Bishop, were held recently at Trinity
Church, New York, and Chris. Church.
Hartford.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
ecessary to a choice. aUl.
>hot BY Accident,

LITTLE Rock, ARK, November IA
serious accident happened yesterday to a
party of distinguished citizens who
went to Poinsett County on a
hunting expedition. The party
was composed of Hon. Paul NJ. Cobbs,
State Land Commissioner; Colonel Frank
Conway, OF Little Rock, and Dr. J. j. Rob
Inson, of Malvern. While hunting on the
prairie for birds, they became separated,
and the Doctor discharged his gun into a
bush which he discovered moving. A por-
ton OF the contents of his weapon. loaded
with birdshoi, entered Mr.. Conway's face.
He was badly lacerated, and it is feared
may lose the sight of his eyes. The gentle
men are all fast friends.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
BOSTON WOMEN.
Ladies Who Have to Endure Sarcasm
cause They Happen to Ee Sensible.

cause They Happen to Ee Sensible.
Boston women have to endure any
amount of sarcasm because they are
more sensible than the New York
women in the selection of their dresses,
and because the majority usually look
SO downright dowdy in the streets.
But let me in justice to their lack of
good taste say the women one meets
in the shopping quarters come mostly
from the distant suburbs or are out
and-out New Englanders, only in town
for the day. They are not Bostonians
at all, and they wear gossamer cloaks
when it shines, and carry big shopping
bags in their hands or plaid shawl on
their arms, as independent of worldly
scorn as wood-sawyer clerk. If
these people must continually be mis-
taken for our native citizens, it would
be a good plan to send missionaries to
the wilds of Methuen and Fitchburg to
convert them to the ways demanded
by cosmopolitan critics. 1t is said that
Boston girls of the intellectual stamp
could be picked out of crowd any
where, that they are content to wear a
hard, icy expression, thick boots and
last years bonnet. and where any
other women pould be miserably out of
their element, they push ahead with
lofty unconcern and Independence.
All of which is undoubtedly true, vet,
in spite of the sheer, these girls are
just as busy now about their dress
makers and milliners as their most
frivolous kind. l was waiting at
fashionable modiste's the other morning
when two females walked into the
reception-room where | sat, and in
quired bluntly:. '.Where's madame?"
OF course. stared and said did not
know. Then they sat down and waited
five minutes, ten minutes, as had for
twenty previously. At length, after
fidgeting and wondering and coughing,
the spokeswoman again addressed me:
'.Does Madame - always keep
people, waiting so long?" Yes"
well, Abby, guess we must 60. l
have to speak at fremont Temple
soon after three, end it's almost that
now" And away the two went, leav-
ing me ignorant of what they could
wish with a dressmaker whose custom
ers are of the ultra-fashionable order.
When madame appeared l told her
two guys from the back-woods had
been wishing to interview her, and
they had gone now to attend meet
ing of some sort at fremont Temple.
Whereat the little woman burst into an
uproarious laugh, and when she could
speak, said ..dese ladies" were her
customers, and she was to make Il
dress to be worn at wedding for one
Of them, and that neither lived in the
hack-woods, but very near the Hub.
Well, appearances are deceitful, for
would not have dreamed that they
knew satin from flannel. or had ever
paid over five dollars for having dress
made in their whole lives. After all,
women are very much alike, even If
they will harangue temperance crowds
They do love pretty things, though
they may not become the pretty
things when they get them.--Ai6aay
(N. ~ Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
An Accid nf

NANDAIIA, Ill, November ia party
of hunters belonging to this city, while re-
turning home last evening. met with an ac-
cident near town. 1t being dark, the driver
could not see the way clearly, and in driv-
Ing over bridge one Of the front wheels
missed it. and striking a projecting timber
brought the vehicle to sudden stop, pitch
ing the Occuo pants violently out upon the
ground. Mr.. S. B. Stout sustained badly
bruised hip, and was otherwise injured
internally. The remainder of the party
luckily escaped with slight injuries. The
horses became detached from the wagon and
ran to town.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
DR. Rntier,s Sentence.

LocHPoRr, n. Y, November 11.-Tht
well-known case of DR.. Ira Butler. ALA,
Richmond, convicted of manslaughter in
causing death Of Lizzie Cook, a young CIR
this city, by abortion was ended yesterday in
the County Court, where new trial was
denied. and Judge Potter then sentenced
the prisoner to Auburn Prison for six years
ut hard labor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
KeifAseI.

PETERSBURG, VA, November 1.-THE
jury disagreed and were discharged in the
case of w. w. White. late Teller cf the
Planters and Mechanics Bank indicted for
making fraudulent entries. White was il
leased on $3.50 bail.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
THE EAST.


The Rev. John Anderson Nelson. pastor
of the First United Presbyterian Church,
at Caledonia, n. Y, died few DAYS ago
He was in his forty-second year. and was
well known throughout the country.
Rev. CHARLES BARNARD, a we,l-known
Unitarian clergyman of New York, died
recently in his seventy sixth wear. He
had been in feeble mental and physical
health for some time. He took a very
prominent part in the establishment of ed
ucational institutions for the poor in New
England States.
r A. WIGHT, President of the Hanwell
Furnace Company, of New York, assigned
few days ago. The liabilities were S6la.-
900, the nominal assets S51SOOO, and the ac-
tual assets about SOL 900.
A MAN named E. Poppethawer, who did
business under the firm name of the Boston
Diamond Cutting Company, was lately
missing with diamonds which belonged to
various Boston firms and private custo-
ners, valued at large sum. Poppethawer
was trusted by jewellers of that city almost
implicitly. 1t was his custom to call upon
first-class jewelTy firms and request the
loan OF some diamonds, which he said he
could sell to good advantage.
TRE viii OF the late well kn5w-n Henry
DE koven, ID. D., of the Diocese of Com
Eecficut, who resided at the time of his
death at the Villa de Camarata, near Flor
ence- Italy, was filed in the Probate Court
OF Chicago recently. John De Koven and
wife OF Chicago were the executors. He
bequeathed all his personal property and
estates to his wife, Charlotte De Koven.
and after her death it is to be equally 'di-
vided between his three sons, LEROY. Henry
Louis Reginald, ard Charles Robert Sebor
De Koven.
oEEsDY PHILLIPS, one of the proprietors
of tie Pittsburgh Dispatch, President of the
Board of Managers of the West Peniten-
fixry. and ex-Mayor of Allegheny CITY.
died suddenly few days ago of nervous
prostration.
DIPHTHERIA in its worst form has been
prevailing at Oil City, Pa, and adjoining
towns.
THOMAS BEVERAGE, a prominent brewer
and leading Mason, died lately at New
burg, n. Y, aged seyenty-four years.
A IRsIs-LoAD Of emigrants bad q mar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
GENERAL.


FIFTEEN thousand persons attended the
funeral of Postmaster-General Fawcett at
Cambridge, Eng, few days ago.
On November 10th there were fifty-five
cases of cholera and twenty-five deaths in
Paris.
THE cotton crop of the United States for
the present year has been estimated to be
5.21G,O0O bales. This is somewhat larger
than last year.
The Norwegian bark Naura was lately
wrecked off the Caribou Islands, and two
the schooner Emile, which had picked up
the passengers of the wrecked steamer Tyl-
gia, were lost.
LATE advices from Turks Island stated
that the brig Julia E. Haskell, Captain
Paine, sailed from Wavassa October II, for
Baltimore, with guano. She encountered a
hurricane October IL, and sprung leak,
which rapidly increased, and the brig was
abandoned two days later, and the crew,
eight in number, took to the boats and made
Calcos Island, and, in attempting to land,
the boat capsized and all on board, except
the Captain and sailor named Grant,
were drowned.
THE Duke of Cumberland lately ad-
dressed circular to all the sovereigns OF
Europe except the German Emperor, in
which he proclaimed his right to the Duke
of Brunswick.
ALL but six of the law students at the
Naval University, Montreal, were lately
expelled for not submitting to the regula-
tions prohibiting attendance at theaters
and political meetings.
THE Mackay-Bennett cable was lately
rendered useless by icebergs off Newfound-
land.
The Austrian Minister of Finance has
prepared measure to restore cash pay
ments throughout Austria and Hungary.
THE Prince of Wales fifty third birthday
was celebrated one evening not long ago by
"royal tradesmen" dinner.
IT has been arranged that all military
and naval operations in China and Tonquin
will he suspended during the mediatory
negotiations.
\ TAX has been laid by which the ex-
penses of the British Nile expedition, South
African reinforcements, and the increase
in the navy will be met. 1t is an extra in
come tax of two pence.
MONTREAL, CAM, lately underwent
double affiiction-diphtheria and typhoid
fever-the result of defective sewerage.
NEWS of a most terrible butchery in
Guaflos, South America, recently came.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21

but this was prevented by the courage Of
the engineer. The prisoners were lodged
in the Santa Fe Jail, and officers started in
pursuit of the gang, for whose capture
reward of s. 200 was offered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
THE SOUTH.

The steamer Mississippi, with all the
members of the Mississippi River Commits
sion, recently arrived at Vicksburg, Miss,
on tour of inspection. On the way down
the Commission inspected the Government
works at Plum Point and Lake Providence
reach; also inspected the works at Delta
Point. They left for the Red River, where
they took the steamer Patrol and proceeded
down the Apalachicola, which they will
thoroughly inspect, with the view of recon-
mending to the next Congress plans and
specifications for its Improvement.
NEAR Hampstead, Tex, few mornings
ago, the North bound train on the Houston
& Texas Central Railway was wrecked,
and eight people killed outright and fifteen
wounded. Prompt investigation by rail-
road authorities revealed the fact that
the diabolical work was done by dis
charged employees and thieves in the vicin-
ity, who sought to wreck a freight train
for spoils contained. After breaking into
section house the wreckers succeeded in
obtaining the necessary tools, and by
pulling spikes and unfastening the
plates arranged the rail to yield to the
pressure without, however, entirely remov-
ing it. 1t SO happened that the passenger
train having the right of way and being
behind hand was the first to reach the scene
of disaster. 1t struck a loosened rail, and
the engine and tender got over safely,
while two baggage cars, mail and express
and two Pullman sleepers went over the
thirty foot embankment and into the creek.
In the baggage car, l.. Cardoza, travelling
M Sar N IF tho Nou Vnrly TayaS &
Mexican Railway was drowned, together
with E. F. Loris, baggage master, and G.
Lewis, porter. Some of the wounded were
fatally hurt.
The steamer Rodosa was recently very
badly scorched at New Orleans. La. DAM
age of $4,000 was done to the steamer,
and three hundred bales of cotton were de-
stroyed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21

"A man st Corvallis, Ore. stands
six fec. nine in his stockings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21

row escape from destruction at Cornwall
Stati,n, N. Y, on the new West Shore
Raod few mornings ago. The train
broke in two and stopped at the station,
but the trainmen neglected to send back
the danger signal and heavy freight,
which was following, ran into the rear
coach. The emigrants saw the danger and
escaped in time.
THE Western Nail Association, at its late
meeting at Pittsburgh, reaffirmed the pres
emit card rate. Business was reported fairly
active, with prices low and stocks light.
THE Joint Executive Committee Of
Trunk Line Commissions in New York
City recently decided to restore the east
bo.ind tariff rates as adopted last July.
They will apply to all classes of freight ex-
cept live stock. Each road, and especially
the President thereof, will be held strictly
responsible for any cut hereafter.
Ar Trenton, N. j. the Rev. Horny 3.
Williamson, rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, was lately found dead in lane on
the edge of the city, by two boys. He was
lying on the ground with a bullet wound
on the right frontal bone, from which
brains and blood had oozed out and become
coagulated. He wore pair of spectacles,
which were blood-stained. By his side on
the ground was brand new ivory handled
Smith & Wesson revolver. Only one
chamber was emptied, showing that but
one shot had been fired. The pistol had
evidently been held close to the forehead,
and it was no doubt a case of suicide,
though no reason was assigned.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Work of Congress-Matters To
 Occupy Time mad Discussion This
 Week-A Variety of Matters With
 Small Chance Of Results.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The agricultural appropriation bill is on the calendar of the House to-day and may be the next considered. It affords fine chance for rural members to show their devotion to the farmers, or in other words to throw out bait to catch the granger vote and a wide field and much time will be taken for general debate so-called, so 1t can hardly be disposed of during the week. The friends of the Mexican veteran pension bill have spent night and lost day in mak- ing it special order and will try to get it up at an early day. It is next to the cattle bill as special erder, but can hardly be reached this week. The record of ths House of Rep resentatives for nearly three months oues Aat warrant the strongest confidence in large amount of business being done during the week. Of course Monday will be for the in- troduction of bills, after which there is partial understanding that Mir. Hatch is to have the right with his cattle bill, on which, if taken up, bote will be had. The chances are that the bill will be defeated by deci- sive vote. The naval appro priation bill has had one day for general debate and will probably occupy two more. Thursday at 2 D. u has been fixed for the eulogies of the late Representive Haskell of Kansas, and this is one of the orders that the House rare ly sets aside. Friday is private bill day and 8 night session for pension bills. Saturday may be devoted to business.
 There is special order in the Senate for the consideration of the bill for the construc- tion of additional steam vessels for the navy at o'clock Monday. This, however, will probably be laid aside to get the McPherson bill relating to bank circulation out of the way. Senator George has the floor on the bill and is expected to make long speech on the general subject.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25
FIRE RECORD.

A Valuable Block Burned-ssvera1
 Lives Ge Out I'm phe Wreck.
 JACKSON, Mich, Feb. 24.-A fire broke out suited in destroying nearly $2O0, 1000 worth of property. Union block containing five stores, hotel and the opera house burned to the ground and five frame buildings ad- joining on the east were destroyed. Four lives are reported lost and several persons missing. Three were seriously injured, one of whom will die. The fire originated in 8 little cigar store east of the block and spread rapidly in both directions. The old rookery in which the loss of life occurred was dis reputable den kept bya Hollander named John Crack He states that fourteen drunk en Swedes and negroes went to bed last night nine of whom have not been seen since. One body WAS recovered from the ruins over which the rookery stood, while one in sight cannot be extricated. The one recovered is supposed to be that of Charles Cornell, a dis abIed soldier, and the other that of Charity Banks, eolored waitress. John Pryor and a colored man known to have been in the house at the time have not been seen and it Is believed their bodies have been carried down the river. John Hernes, of Cleveland, jumped from the third story and was fatally injured. Charles Kimball, of Kalamazoo, jumped from the third story and received g scalp wound and had his left hip and knee badly injured. James Bradshaw (colored, ) aged eighty five, was rescued by ladder, but was badly burned. His recovery is doubt full
 Union hall block cost $125, 900 aud was owned by Daniel B. Hubbard. It was insured f0r GIO 0AA The indiuidna1 1oaaan oPa ah0nt $40,OO The frame buildings were of little value and were insured for about $4, 300. This is the most destructive fire that Jack. son has ever had.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25
LOCAL NEWS.

ThfrtY-Ffve Years Each i'm State Prison
 The sentence on Friday of tbirty-five years each in State prison, pronounced by Judge Granger against the notorious Mackey boys, of West Stamford, convicted of burglary and assault with intent to kill, recalls the circum- stances of the crimes committed some ten years ago by the two in Stamford and vicin- ity for which they were apprehended, tried and sentenced to ten years in State prison. By good behavior portion of their terms was remitted. and when at liberty it WAS hoped they would lead 8 better life. But the old disposition to pilfer again man. ifested itself and 8 new era of crime for them set in. They robbed ]. A. Peck's smoke house at Watezaide, broke into and robbed the houses of Charles E. Betts and MT. Nightingale and on Monday of this week robbed Joseph SeIleck, a man 70 years of age, and several others. The outlaws were captured after @ desperate struggle, and on Wednesday wore brought before the Superior court on bench warrant. A quick decisive trial followed and the jury rendering a verdict of guilty, the court pronounced the full penalty of the law in such cases, 8 years at hard labor, as stated Should the Mackeys live till the expiration of their terms in prison, one will be TO- ths other 67 years of age-Bridgeport Standard.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25

veteran editor of the Elizabeth Journal writes at length, showing the result of passing such a bill would be to cripple the local press of New Jersey and place the people of the State at the mercy of the New York and Philadelphia papers, which have no interest in the welfare of the small New Jer- sey towns and no space in which to discuss the local interests of places in which they are constantly seeking to encroach upon the preserves of the local press. Take it all around the brilliant and esteemed Kentuck- ian is not likely to shine in the role of lobbyist with any thing like the splendor which characterized him as an editor. His frienda-and their name is lsgion-fear that his reputation for fairness and sterling man.
 Illness will be damaged if he pursues this copyright matter further. while 1t Is generally regretted that some less popular man was not se' lsetea to bring forth 8 measure which SO many think was concurred in spirit of selfshness by those who have pursuaded Wattsrson to try to get their chestnuts out or sAe fire. and which if passed will operate inJur1ously to tAA- interests of many of his warmest admirers ana closest personal friends
Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25
NEW DOMINION.
Exports and ImpOrts-A Review of tE
 Foreign Trade,

Exports and Imports-A Review of the
 Foreign Trade.
 OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 24.-Ihe exports of the Dominion during January fezl oil over $l, COG, 900, or twenty-nine per cent, as con- pared with the corresponding month of 1888. The heads under which decrease took place were:-Export of products of fisheries, feur and 8 half per cent; manufactures, twenty eight per cent. There was an increase of sixteen per cent. in export of forests and 184 per cent. in exports of the mine. The increase in products of mine is dus to large shipments last year of iron ore and phos= phates. While exports fell otf there was a corresponding reduction in imports. Duti- able goods fell twenty nine per cent, free goods twenty per cent, and total imports twenty eight per cent. There was reduction of thirty per cent. in duty. Imports exceeded exports The falling of in imports was largely in raw material used for manufactur. ing purposes. It will be noticed in the export return that export of manufacturers fell of twenty. eight per cent.