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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
Skeleton Assets.

NEW YORK, June 12.-The schedules OF
Orlando NJ. Bogart, Richard W. Bogart and
Alonzo NJ. Wilcox, of NJ Bogart & Co.,
bankers and brokers, show the firms debts
to be 81, lO0, 997; nominal assets, 81 ,413, 46S;
actual assets, scr, 1871. The individual state
ment of c. NJ. Bogart states the liabilities at
Sl51 ,904; nominal assets, 1854, 764; actual
assets, S9,492; r. W. Bogart's individual
report shows the liabilities to be SS1, 30S;
nominal assets, S74,25s; actual assets. 81
075, and that Of A. NJ. Wilcox shows the
liabilities to be nothing; nominal assets,
ST., 200; actual assets, $1,000. The value
of securities pledged for loans is stated to
be Sis, 979: total to unsecured depositors,
S7S7,134
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
Who Mrs. Grundy Was.

Who was Mrs. Grundy? 1t seems.
strange, indeed, that so little should be,
known about the antecedents of Mrs
Grundy, who is always SO anxious to'
know about other people, but the fact
must be admitted that Mrs Grundy's
origin is enveloped in the profoundest
mystery Nobody knows who she was
or how she first entered society. She
was not even a character in play, like
the immortal Mrs. Malaprop. She first
made known her existence to the pub
lie on the 18th of February, 1900, in q
drama entitled speed the Plow,"
by Thomas Morton, where one of the
characters alludes frequently to her
mysterious influence by the words:
What will Mrs. Grundy say?" Be-
yond this nothing is known of her
There is, of course, the possibility that
she was the wife of Solomon Grundy,
of the nursery rhyme, who was born on
Monday, christened on Tuesday, etc,
and got through his existence on Sun
day, for the rhyme expressly says that
Solomon was married on Wednesday.
Perhaps Solomon Grundy was a solar
myth, and Mrs. Grundy something OF
the same kind. Thomas Morton is M
fortunately dead and he has carried his
secret to the tomb, and once more the
world, which knows so little about its
greatest men, will be deprived Of all
further knowledge of one of its most>in-
teresting women.-Notss d'sd queries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
A st. Paul Blaze.

ST. PAUL, June 11.-At 12 80 the large
Union Depot was discovered in flames. The
fire caugh! in the kitchen of the restaurant
connected with the depot. third floor, and
spread SO rapidly that twenty waiter girls
and employees escaped with only night
clothes. The building is owned by stock
company, in which the railroads centering
here are the principal stockholders. The
loss will be in the neighbOrhOod of 5000, 900,
Temporary sheds will be put mp at the foot
Of Third street for the accommodation of
passengers OF the roads This being the
only depot in the city, the inconvenience
will be great Later-The depot is total
ruin, but the fire is under control and no
further loss apprehellded.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
A Terrible Water Spout.

HARRISBURG, PA, June PA storm,
accompanied by water spout, visited the
Cumberland Valley, in which several pas
seRger trains narrowly escaped being
wrecked. From MELVILLE east two miles in
the valley the railroad runs on high EN-
bankment of made ground. Directly after
train had passed over this portion of the
road the storm burst, and in the presence of
President Kennedy and other passengers
ON the rear car, carried half a mile of rails,
ties and embankment away. Telegraph
poles were prostra ed and communication
cut off. To avoid calamities, fire was
built at each end of the washout. The wa
ter spout was about half mile wide, and
very destructive to grain, buildings, etc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
An Unwilling Witness Arrested.

GALVESTON, TEX, June 12.-Mrs. E. n.
Parker, alias Minnie Stockwell, alias Mrs.
Brown, the keeper of the bagnio in Dallas
which was the direct cause that led to the
killing of old man Burns in Dallas some
two months ago by Willis Adams, her para
mour, was arrested at the Union Depot as
she was about to depart for St Louis via
the Missouri Pacific. Mrs. Parker was con-
veyed to Jail and the Sheriff of Dallas no.
tilted by wire of her arrest, who replied
that an officer would leave instantly to con-
vey her back to that city, where it is stated
she is wanted as witness in the trial for
murder now pending against Adams, who
Is in St Louis.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
THE LATEST.

BY a collision with an excursion train
on the Camden & Pacific Railroad, recent
ly, near Camden, Pa, Engineers Palmer
and Baxter and Conductor Smith, Bag
gagemaster Vaughn, Mail Agent Wylie and
Fireman Barber were killed. Many per-
sons were injured. The excursion party
were of the Camden Presbyterian Church.
Frank Fenton, Supervisor of the road, and
G. Edwards, were also killed. The acct.
dent was caused by the non-reception of a
telegraphic dispatch.
The Pope has instructed Monsignor Ri
naldinine at Brussels to negotiate for the
restoration of diplomatic relations between
the Vatican and Belgium. s .. IT,.
AT q recent game of lacrosse at Belfast,
between the American aid United King.
dom teams, the score was: United King
dom, goals; American, 8 goals.
THERE was a severe frost in various
parts Of New England on the 18th. Many
farm crops were absolutely ruined. ....
EGYPTIAN advices say there was an Arab
at korosko who claims to be the sole sur
vivor Of the Berber garrison. He says he
was present when the rebels attacked Ber-
Der on May 90. The garrison defended the
town two hours, but the rebels forced
their way into the city, where they imme-
diately massacred 800 men of the garri-
son and 1000 Of the male population. The
women and children were spared. '.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th. The House continued its work on
appropriation bills. The Post-office Appro-
priatiOn bill was completed. 4 committee
report on the site for public building at
Brooklyn exonerated the Secretary of the
Treasury and subordinate officials from
charges of corruption. ....... .......
A FRANKFORT, KY, special says the
Court of Appeals reversed the decision of
the lower court in the case of Thomas Crit
tenden. of Missouri, charged with and sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for killing ne
gro. Illegal evidence was the grounds of
the reversal
AT Butler, Pa, boiler used in pump
ing Coldridge oil we'll No. IS exploded the
other morning demolishing the boiler and
engine house and killing the engineer,
Richard Walker. His son, who was near
his father, was thrown fifteen feet, receiv-
ing fatal injuries.
The skeleton Of a boy was found in a
pond at Avondale near Cincinnati, with
rope around his neck and stone tied to
the rope. No clue to his identity or how
be ca me into the pond.
The necessary papers to secure the re-
,uisition Of John c. Emo, the defaulting
President of the Second National Bank of
New York, were made out and officials left
With them foi' Canada. The State Depart
nent formally notified the British Minis |
er that requisftion had been made for |
he surrender Of Emo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
THE EAST.

TIE William Sprague mansion at Provi.
dence, r. l., has been sold for $a4,4ao.
TILDEN c. ABBOTT, the defaulting asher
Of the Watertown (Mass.) Bank, who was
arrested in Missouri, was sentenced to
eight years. Imprisonment.
THE steam-yacht Stella upset at the
Delanco bridge over Rancocas Creek at
Philadelphia, the other night and sunk.
Albert Anderson, a salesman, and Robert
Coster, Jr., q painter, were drowned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20

There is headstone in the YaToc
City Miss Cemetery bearing the fol
lowing inscription on one side: Sacred
to the memory of George NJ. Hancock.
born in Frederick County, Virginia
September 80, 1906; died in Yazoo
|ify, October %, 1853, aged forty-seven
years and twenty-eight days" On the
opposite side is the following: "Sacret
to the memory of John NJ. Hancock,
born in Fairfax County. Virginia, De-
cember s, 1886; died, in Yazoo City,
March G, 1854. Here lie two grand
sons of John Hancock, the first signeI
of the Declaration of Independence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20

Cider cake: One cup of cider; one
cup of butter; one cup Of miiki two
cups of sugar; six cups -four, spice and
tablespoonful sateratus. M r HeA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
THE SOUTH.

bones. he lived In extreme agony until
he was relieved by death.
THE SOUTH r.-
FRANK Dow, sixteen.year-old colored
boy, while >foolink with an old pistol at
Richmond, KY, accidentally shot himself
in the forehead, infiicting a wound from
which he died.
WILLIAM BRANBLE, Stephen Grimes and
Charles Groskey matched their horses fer
q race at Oakland, Nd, recently. Each
man rode his own horse. Just after the
start, Bramble's horse dashed into a tree
and hurled his rider against another tree.
Bramble's neck was broken and he was
killed instantly. Grimes horse came rap
idly behind and also run into a tree. Grimes
was thrown, his shoulder broken, and he
received internal injuries which he is not
expected to survive.
TIE act passed by the recent Kentucky
Legislature prohibiting the sale of illus
trated police literature, went into effect on
the 10th, and hereafter the Police Gazette
and such papers will not be received in the
State.
DENIsoN, Tex, brick layers struck re-
Gently for five dollars a day.
TIE Copiah County, Miss, Democrats
held their convention recently. They in
dorsed Governor Lowry's administration,
E. Barksdale for denomination to Congress
and Tilden and Hendricks. They con.
demned the majority report of the Senate
Investigating Committee in the Matthews
killing, and Endorsed the minority report.
A Duck HILL, Miss, special says:
Great excitement exists here over the re-
cent discovery within less than a mile of
this place of rich beds of iron ore, which
it is believed will yield fifty per cent. of
metal.
THE doors Of the State Bank of Charles
ton, West Virginia, closed on the 18th.
Liabilities, $4,000; assets reported at
$4,000. The principal losers are poor
people who had small sums deposited. r.
MRS. MARY LONG, a widow of some prop.
erty, of Carrollton, Ga, committed suicide
the other day by taking two phials Of
laudanum. She left her money on table
beside her, divided into three parts, for
her three grandchildren. ...
A RECENT Corsicana, Tex, special says:
The extraordinary hot weather of the past
few days eliminated in a small cyclone
and heavy rain storm. Two business
down and a number of residences some.
what damaged.
:: HUNT, STEWART & Co., cotton factors Of
New Orleans, failed recently. Stewart
states that the failure was caused by
misunderstanding concerning the accept
ance of drafts.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20

lieved that he was brutally murdered and
thrown into the river. The matter was
being Investigated.
VESSEL agents in Chicago are hopeful
of material advance in freight rates.
Engagements were made one day recently
for over half million bushels Of grain.
FRANK ARBUcKLE caught his arm in
some Of the machinery of Nathan Ar.
buckles mill at Rushville, Ind, recently,
and had the flesh literally torn from the
bones. He lived in extreme agony until
he was relieved by death.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20

The Philadelphia Record says there
are 5000 more women ths-a men il
that city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20

/ Their bodies were recovered. Seven other
people saved themselves, some by jumping
and swimming ashore.
JUDGMENT for s6a, 900 was entered against
/ Howard p. Thomas e Co., Of Philadelphia,
manufacturers of wooden goods, and an
execution issued. It was reported their
obligations would reach 500 900.
TIE late managers of the Newark, N. j.,
Savings Institution have been ordered BY
Chancellor Runyan to show cause why
they should not be punished for contempt
in loaning the funds Of the bank.
SAMUEL J. T1LDEN has written q letter
definitely declining his proposed nomina.
tion as the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency. His reasons were that he was
physically unable to bear the burdens of
Government or to make the necessary can
vass.
AT the celebration of the semi-centennial
of the corporate existence Of Rochester, N.
Y, the throng was the greatest ever known
in the city, and the procession formed was
over two hours passing the reviewing
stand. The entire city was illuminated.
WILLIAM G. MORGAN, defaultine agent
Of the New York banking firm of Putnam
& Earle, was sentenced to three years in
States prison.
A STORM, accompanied by q water spout,
visited the Cumberland Valley, Pa, re-
Gently. From MELVILLE east the railroad
runs on high embankment Of made
ground. Directly after the cloud passed
over portion of the road the storm bust,
and in the presence of passengers in the
rear car carried half a mile of rails, ties
and embankment away. The water spout
was about half mile wide and very des-
tructive.
GEORGE d. MORGAN has been elected di.
rector of the Western Union, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Augustus
Schell.
In the United States District Court, at
Philadelphia, recently, Judge Butler made
an order in the suit of Rowland Hazard
against the Credit Mobilier for the removal
of Oliver Ames, receiver. and directing the
receivers to close the testimony against
granting the petition within ten days.
The schedule of the firm of NJ. Bogart &
Co., bankers and brokers. of New York,
showed the firms debts to be s., 10O, 997;
nominal assets, S413, 1853: actual assets, &c.,.
S31.
AN extensive fire was raging in the build
ing occupied by the National Rubber and
New Brunswick Rubber Companies. on
Congress street, Boston, on the 18th. An
explosion of naptha on the second floor
burned three firemen named Hodgsod, Hal
sey and Littleton, who were taken to the
hospital. Others injured were as follows:
John Flaval, District Engineer Cunning
ham, Captain Willard, Captain Frost,
Lieutenant Grady and Ladderman Sweet
ger. The loss would be heavy. Insurance,
$490, 900 on stock and $275, 600 on building.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-07
Observation-Disclosures.

AUSTIN, Aug. G. Special. Judge
Walker, before whom Wampler
has been on trial for habeas corpus
to-day, dismissed seven of The
the eight cases against him and reduced
his bond on the remaining one from
$1,000 to 1000.
John T. Barton, OF Big Springs, wit
ness for Wampler, was arrested to-day
vt the instance OF the attorney
general who charges him with perjury
IN swearing to q fee account as an at.
tached witness and collecting mileage on
same from Big Springs. 1t is asserted
that he was subpUnael here in Austin,
aud was not an attached witness ut all.
Relative to the recent troubles in Ed
wards county, in which Captuin Sickers'
men killed man, the
Acknowledgement has not received an
official report, tut is expecting it early
The outgoing train on tho Austin
Northwestern this morning seven miles
from town ran over and killed negro
woman
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-07

AUSTIN, Aug. &. Especial Charters:
Vermont stock Company, Tom Green
county, capital stock 100000.
Supreme Grand lodge of the Colored
Mans Labor Protection union, Texar-
kama, object benevolent.
Assessment rolls of Stephen county.
shows an increase of Sl9,2i9 Rains
county, 6O,l2Si Cherokee county, SILL
Mr.. Baker to-day sent out the last Of
the vouchers for the school apportion
ment made to the several counties.
Reports were received from the fol-
lowing summer normal schools: Clarks-
vile, Pilot Point, jefferson, Hamilton
and Marshall.
The total amount Of land leased to date
IS l,H3,9l5 acres, not including 10000
acres to be awarded this week, tho bids
,1eing in waiting Of the action Of the
board.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-07

heart of the city only, and yet
four miles long, or three
other lines, each two miles long, and
none of them reaching beyond the
thickly populated portions of the city.
Then, there are our business streets, the
two principal ones of which, are each
two miles in length and built up solidly
and beautifully their entire length.
Again, we have water-works that with q
capacity OF 100000 gallons daily are yet
wholly unable to supply the demand of
even that portion of our citizens, by no
means the majority, who have no
wells and cisterns, so rapidly does the
city grow.
But perhaps the most interesting fea-
lures are our mammoth establishments,
both wholesale and retail, indicating as
they alone can the wonderful extent
OF our business. We want the visitors 10
go through them, examine them criti-
cally, compare them with like establish
ments in other large cities in the State
and Southwest, and then say who is en-
titled to the palm. The whole city is
open to, and, indeed, invites inspection.
And the rapidity and universality OF
improvement! These are astonishing
even to those Of us who are old resi-
dents. On every street in town costly
and elegant structures are going up as il
| m A
drod dwellings and business houses are
! right now in course of erection. 1t Is
impossible anywhere within the city of
Dallas to escape the monotonous, yet
cheering sound of the builders hammer.
And it is impossible to turn in any di-
rection without seeing hundreds of busy
laborers hard at work on the improve
ment of the streets or otherwise.
Dallas is great and attractive city
and improving and growing at a phe-
nomenal pace, and.these facts we desire
in sensible, practical way to impress
upon the strangers who are within our
gates in such unusual numbers this
week. Compared to Dallas the surround
ing towns bright, active, ambitious, at
tractiye as they are, are but pigmies-
We like to hear Of their advancement,
for as they grow, just in the same pro-
portion is the supremacy and metro
politan character of Dallas assured.
The larger the populations of Den
ton, Mckinney, Fort Worth, Terrell,
I
Cleburne and WaIahachio. the greater
the patronage enjoyed by all our dealers
both retail and wholesale. And as we
grow in turn the greater the metropoi-
tan advantages enjoyed by them.
We trust therefore the veterans from
all over the State will give Dallas a thor
ough going over in order that they may
serve togive ampre lively and active APP
probation of and interest in our already
broad fame and growth, when they
return to their several homes.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
WHlTEsBoRo RAILWAY HORROR.
Bad Tramp, Brave Lady-EmbeEzler Ar
rested-Murder by Sherin-s Posse
Okalohoma Boomers OPP
pressed - COwhided.
List of the Inj.red Near whitcsboro.


DENIsoN, Aug. 6. - Especial - The
south-bound passenger train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway was ditched to-day
at 3 a. IN. about four miles
broken rail. The hind truck OF
the postal cars were abandoned on the
track and all the following coaches, the
baggage, express and smoking cars,
being thrown over on their sides.
j. +. ProbesU, OF Delaware Bend.
Texas, was cut near the left eye and
bruised at the shoulder.
J. G. Parker of Warren's Flats, Texas,
had his upper lip cut,
Francis Brown of Sarcoxie, No. re-
celved bruise Of the left shoulder.
w. f.. McMahan, of sherman, express
messenger, was bruised in the lower
rlght abdomen and had his wrist
sprained.
). Mckenzie. Of Queenshire, Scotland
shoulder and chest bruised.
q. p. Holt, Of Van Bureau, Indian Ter
ritory, had his lip cut, and his wife was
also bruised
S. c. Taylor, Of Dripping Springs,
Texas, had his shoulder bruised
Conductor Sherwood, in charge of tho
train, was also pretty well bruised up.
Drs. Beall and Smith, of Fort Worth
were both on the train and rendered al
the assistance in their power nOtwith
standing DR.. Beal himself was consider
ably confused about the knee.
Iho railroad company ran train from
Denlson to the scene of the wreck, witt
medical attendance, and promptly gave
e1llclent attention to the injured
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-07
Lampasas Cuttings.

GAMpAsAs, Aug. O. Special The
Grand Lodge of the Nights Of Honor
was opened this morning by Chas. D.
Moore, Grand Dictator. Committee on
OCCIDENTAL made an additional report.
The constitution amendment to per-
manently locate the Grand Lodge
ut Waco, was lost by unanimous vote, las
well as that to provide for Biennials SEES
siOns,which latter was defeated by large
vote. During the afternoon session. the
following grand officers were elected.
H. ). Garrison, of Caledonia, General
Dlctatori l.ecamp, of Hender-
son, Grand Assistant Dictator;
). G. Mullen, Grand Chaplain
}. X. Cole, Sherman, Grand Guide; Will
lam II. Call, Hampstead, Grand Repor-
ter; John b. Wolf, Cameron. Grand
Treasurer; Thomas McNcel, Grand
Guardian; Herman Wackman, Grand
Sentinel; w. II, Henderson, S. +.
Welthers, P.i0. and a. G. Smith, Grand
| Trustees.
c. l.. Wurseback, san Antonio, and
| II. ). Wren, of Galveston, were elected
| supreme representatives, and George T.
Tod, Of Jefferson, and +. d. Wilkes, OF
Lampasas, We're elected alternates.
There will be n grand ball given in
honor of the visiting knights at the
| Park hotel on Friday evening next.
Jude Rector, Of Austin, Republican
candidate for Congress, from this
10th district, is engaged in u Joint dis
cnssion of the issues of the day with
| Col. VIM. NJ. Swain, ut the court house
| tonight.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-07
GALVESTON AS AN ExEMPLAR.

The combination between the Gulf,
Colorado Il Santa Fe and the Gould lines
looks as If the right of way recently
granted the former road through the
Indian Territory had produced favor
able results to the road already. GOULD
has evidently had to come down to
terms. L. This new deal is emphasized
most slrikingly the pluck and energy of
Galveston, indeed more strikingly en-
phasaed than by any other occurrence
for years past.
There is town Of less than 10000 peo-
pic, alone, unaided, building and equip.
ping road of 600 or 500 miles, running
through the choicest portions of the
state, securinga most valuable franchise
from Congress and wringing from GOULD
himself a recognition and concession in
what is doubtless favorable freight
and passenger combination or pool. The
record is truly AN admirable one for
Galveston.
But is the example OF no utility to
Dallas? Is the lesson difficult to learn?
While we have large capital and enter
prise and energy, we are allowing our
railroad interests to sleep, in our blind
faith in our other wonderful natural and
acquired advantages. 1t is true we get
hot railroad fever on us every now and
then, but it isn't cured, once for all, by
putting through the additional lines we
need. II is suffered to remain as Il kind
of intermittent railroad affection.
Galveston has built great line from
the Gulf to the interior; let us build an
other great line from the interior to the
Gulf The completion of the Trunk road
Is what Dallas most needs, and to which
II ought first to direct its attention. One.
half the money required to build the
Santa Fo would complete the Trunk
through Eastern Texas to Orange and
Sabine. At Athens we would strike the
Narrow Gauge, and with third rail into
Dallas add the Narrow-gauge system to
our already extensive ono. At Homer
we should meet another line, and again
in Tyler county.
Indeed line southeast from Dallas in
the direction indicated would add more
valuable railway connections and open
up for ny finer field than by running n
line in any other portion of the State.
Why do our wealthy, wide awake bust
ness men hesitate in this matterp
We ought, of course, to go down to
Brentwood and up TO Paris, with our
own money, with Dallas roads, as has
been so often talked, but first the Trunk
ought to be pushed at least to Athens to
connect with the Narrow Gauge. Let
our leading capitalists and business men
get together again and once more dis.
cuss these important matters and le,
the good citizens Of this city soc some
fruit. Flowers arc excellent in their
line and way, but fruit IL nourishing.