The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-11

TIM Farmers' National Congress began
In indianapolis, Ind, on the "a. Tho Pred-
dent, Robert Bensly, Of Virginia, read an
address in which he advocated various ~
forms Of benefit to the agricultural classes.
RENRoADEs visited the reservation near
Deming, N. H., recently and attempted 70
got the balance Of the Indians to join them,
but the attempt resulted in fight, in which
two reservation Indians and one hostile
were killed.
A DISPATCH received In Kansas City ON
the I'd from San Francisco reports the death
Of Clarence Whistler, the champion Gr1co-
Roman wrestler Of the world. known as
the sKansas City Cyclone" at Melbourne,
Australia. No particulars were given.
The Indians who left Cedar Springs,
Ari., killed William johnson and his
twelve-year-old boy and then proceeded
to Underwood ranch, where they ran of all
the stock and horses. They continued
southwark and are now in the mountains.
Johnson's wife was also reported missing
and was believed to have been killed.
The remains of the late Vice President
Hendricks were inferred at Crown Hill
Cemetery, indianapolis, on the morning Of
the 1st An immense number of persons
were present, and the services were very
impressive.
THE will of Peter Donohue, the San Fran
cisco millionaire who died recently, has
been made public. After some small be-
quests to friends and charitable institu-
tions, he leaves his widow one-third of the
interest derived from the invested prop
erty and the homestead on Bryant street;
the residue is devised to his son Mervyn
Donohue and daughter, Baroness Won
Schroeder. The estate is valued at s12,-
100000.
PETER BERGER and W. c. Welty were
struck by a Nickel Plate train at Green
Spring, O., the other day and SO badly in
jured that they died.
THE extensive factory of the Barnum
Wire and Iron Works, at Detroit, Mich,
was totally destroyed by fire the other
morning. Two hundred men were thrown
out of work. The loss on the works was
between $4,000 and 100000, and three
dwellings, also destroyed, were valued at
$4,000.
A PROMINENT physician of Bridgeport,
Ill.,, who was Hendricks friend and at
tendant for longer period than any other
doctor, says Hendricks did not die of heart
paralysis. Several years ago he was
stricken with paralysis, from which he
never fully recovered, and as usual in
cases of paralysis fat formed, which event
ually reached the brain and caused death.
v,,I l.oA no nf
can, Ariz., on the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, on the I'd, and killed one man. They
also cut the wires between Wilcox and Fort
Grant.
The will of the late Vice President Hen
bricks, recently probated, bequeathed all
his property to his widow.
MARSHALL CLEMENTS was hanged at
Saguache, Col, recently, for the murder of
his brother and sister-in-law. The crime
was an extremely shocking one. Clements
kept up his bravado to the last.
IT is estimated that this years wheat
crop in California will aggregate 100000
tons.
Two freight trains on the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad under full
speed collided at Niles, O., recently, badly
injuring nearly all the employees of both
trains. The collision was caused by a tclc-
graph operator at Salem, O.. neglecting to
deliver orders to the east bound train. The
losses on rolling stock were very heavy.
A VERY heavy windstorm prevailed in
Missouri and Eastern Kansas and Nebraska
on the 4th, accompanied by a sudden fall in
the temperature. At st. Paul and other
ma rts of Minnesota theyp was n heavy snOyx
storm.
OFFICIALS Of the Farmers National Bank
of Mansfield, O., have had an interview
with Joseph Hosdowitch, the defaulting
teller, who fed to Canada. Hosdowitch
agreed to return the securities, aud he will
not be prosecuted.