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

THE Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany has won victory over the Western
Union in the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
THREE men escaped from the jail at
Moundsville, W. Va, the other night. One
Of the men was shot twice by the Sheriff
and recaptured.
A FEARFUL accident occurred at the Slate
Greek iron ore mines, near Olympia, KY,
the other day, in which eight men were
badly hurt John and LATE Staten, John
Mountjoy and Charles Reffett were fatally
injured.
JUDGE McCor, United States District
Judge, has issued a restraining order
against the declaration Of the recent prohi-
bition election in Atlanta, Ga.
The well-kn0wn cotton house of Fl. p.
Farwood & Co., of Louisville, KY, made o
general assignment recently. Liabilities
about $4,000; assets, $4,000.
|. A DERRICK sixty feet high at the works Of
the Wheeling Nv. VAL Steel Company,
now being erected at Benwood, gave way
the other day, letting heavy girtier fall.
John. B. jackson had his neck broken and
was instantly killed, and four others were
seriously injured.
THE Southern Express Company's Office
at Hope, Ark, was robbed by burglars re-
Gently of 5000.
WILLIAM HAMILTON died in the United
States Jail at Fort Smith, Ark. November
g of lung disease. He was under convic-
ton for murder and awaiting sentence.
His brother, Wyman Hamilton, awaiting
sentence for the same murder, died nine
days before. They were convicted in Au-
gust last, and had been in Jail some months
previous to their trial.
FIVE members of J. A. Goulyon's family,
at Knoxville, Tenn, were poisoned by
drinking coffee, in which their colored
cook had placed half a pound of arsenic.
Medical assistance arrived in time to save
their lives.
Ed STRoBECKER and Sam johnson, two
lawyers, had a street duel a. Macon, Ga,
recently. Strobecker was killed. The
trouble was over money loan.
THE mammoth wholesale dry goods house
of R. E. Doyle, of Fort Smith, Ark, failed
recently. The attaching creditors are H. B.
Claflin, Hill, Fontaine & Co., and Durham,
Buckley & Co. nominal assets, $4,000; liza
bilities, 10000.
GENERAL.
SARAH BERNHARDr tainted twice at the
Porte st. Martin Theater, Paris, the other
night during her performance of The
dora" She was confined to bed in conse-
quence of the shock to her nervous system.
A STATE Of siege has been declared in Old
CASTLE, forming the present provinces Of
Burgos, Valladolid, Valencia, Avilla, Sc
govia, Seria, Lagrona and Santander, in
Spain. It was reported tina: revolutionary
agents with important papers had arrived
in the northern provinces.
RUSSIAN newspapers, in discussing affairs
in the Balkans, consider that the attitude Of
Austria is tantamount to openly siding
with Servia. They ask how the attitude Of
Austria will influence Russia, who, as q
signatory power to the treaty of Berlin,
loyalty refused to support Bulgaria.
TIE Porte's proclamation granting am
nesty to the revolutionists of Eastern
Roumelia condemns the revolution and an
nounces that a mixed commission will be
sent to Philippopolis to investigate the Bull
garian demands and to assist the Ottoman
Commissioner in the temporary admins
tration Of the affairs Of the Government.
RUE ZOxILLA, the Spanish Republican,
started from Bordeaux recently for Spain,
for the purpose Of fomenting disturbance
in favor Of Republic.