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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
MExIco'S POLICY.
Disavowal of Any Intention OF Extending
Its Territory Southwark.

Disavowal of Any Intention OF Extending
Its Territory Southwark.
CITY OF MENICO, Uid GALVESTON, April
13.-Referring to certain rumors relating to
the attitude of Mexico in the complications
of Central America, crediting the Mexican
Republic with the intention of extending
its territory, and the situation in which
these Central American Republics are now
found, the Didrio Official in its Yesterdays
issue says: There is nothing more I'M
founded than is such rumOr. nor anything
more foreign to the traditional policy
Of Mexico, whose respect for the sOver-
eighty and Independence of the people has
been and will be one of the bases of its i'll
ternational relations" Following this
policy, Mexico has lent her moral support
to nations whose autonomy has been threat
ened by the decree. exclusively issued by
the Assembly of Guatemala, proclaiming
the Central American Union" in manner
that could not be sustained before the right
of their people: but in this particular Mex.
leo has proceeded disinterestedly, obeying
n principle more noble and elevated
than of taking advantages which are repug.
nant TO LOYALTY and which are reproved by
national honor. The events in Central
America in these movements are repassing
a crisis whose development will deeply af.
feet interests vital to Mexico, to which she
will not nor can not remain Indifferent. To
procure that in these developments the
legitimate right which Mexico for some
time has held shall be sustained is the sole
thought and purpose of the executive il
the Central American question.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
FIVE MEN KILLED.
A Number of Men Mangled Beyond Rc.og
milton by the Fall OF "a Smoke-Stack

A Number OF Men Mangied Beyond Rc.og-
milton by tn" Fall OF "a Smoke-Stack.
DETROIT, April ia special from
Osceola, Mich, says: A horrible accident
! occurred hear. abont four O'clock yesterday.
While George Fulton, Joe Biddle, Tom
Mitchell and John Hartwick were clearing
the brick out of John Grams mill smoke
stack the bottom tier gave way and the siy
men were buried under $4,000 bricks. Al
seven o'clock several hundred people were
gathered around the stack, and every effort
to secure the bodies, alive OF dead wa,
being made. No one had been rescued al
seven o'clock and it is feared
that at least three men are dead The
burners, which fell with the men. are about
100 feet high and thirty feet across. The men
were inside, about thirty feet from the
ground, repairing the broken walls when
their scafTolding gave way and brought
down the mass of brick and lumber upon
them. Most of the men have families who
are anXiOuSly waiting around the ruins.
LATER-There were seven men in the
burner which fell this afternoon. the sew.
enth being unknown by name. Five were
killed outright: Hardwick, Biddle. Mitchell,
Maynard anu the unknown. Fulton was
severely, but not fatally injured. and Cor.
don, aged seventeen, naryelously escaped
any serious injuries. Nearly all of those
killed were manglcd beyond recognition.
The last man was taken from the ruins al
nine O'Clock. The terrible affair has cast s
gloom over the whole town. A gang OF
men will work all night to remove the re-
manning Debris in search for others who
may possibly be in the ruins.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE LATEST,

| 1HE steamer ALERT" which was loaned
to the Government by Great Britain for
service in the Greedy relief expedition, has
been ordered to sail for Halifax. where
Commodore Coffin will turn her over to the
British admiral commanding tho North
Atlantic feet.
THE Rev. DR.. David Stern, the jewish
Rabbi of Wilkesbarre, Pa, took poison re-
Gently and died. A number of papers and
| letters found among his effects showed
that he intended taking his life.
MGR. A. j. GLoRIEUX was consecrated
Roman Catholic Bishop of Idaho. ut Balti-
more, on the 18th, with the usual imposing
ceremonies.
ADvIcEs from Old CalaSar, dated March
IL, state that a German man-of- war had
called at Baybeesh and arrested three
native clerks in the English employ, who
were taken or board the ship, tied to the
guns and logged. The reason for this
action was not known, but it was supposed
that the clerks had offended the German
traders.
THE latest phase Of the Afghan trouble,
as reported on the Goth, was that satisfac-
tory arrangements had been made by
which Afghanistan would surrender Penj-
deb and Russia would surrender Zulficar
and Akrobat.
FRANK and Tubal Taylor were hanged
by mob in fancy County, No., for tho
attempted murder of Postmaster Dicker-
son and wife at Eglinton, in the Same
county. Frank TAYLOR thrust revolver
into Dickerson's mouth and fired. DicSer-
son was also shot in the shoulder and hi5
wife on the scalp. Elijah Sublette, con-
cerned in the outrage, was also taken from
the Jail at Forsytbe, but his body was not
found hanging with the Taylors, and sur
misses only existed as to his fate.
A WAVE eight feet high came rushing
down the Rio Grande recently with ter
rife force and carried away part of tho
Mexican National Railroad bridge at
Laredo, Tex. The rise resulted from a
great water spout, which fell some miles
above the city.
IT was recently reported that natives Of
the Hermit Islands in the Pacific Ocean
had eaten the crews of two German mer-
chant vessels. The grnboat Hijdena has
been sent to punish the cannibals,
AhE otncr iuoIjuHS HTe occuTTcu III u
frame building near Reading Pa, in
which four personal---very. Vented, aged
eleven; Charles Vented, aged thirteen,
sons of the proprietor, and Charles and
Fred Hetzinger, brothers, aged sixteen and
were burned to death. Tho
fire had been accidentally kindled by a
vagrant who was trying to
warm himself.
TEN ice houses were struck by lightning
recently in Indianapolis and burned. Largo
quantities of ice were DESTROYED,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE SQETH.

AT Columbus, Ga, under proceedings on
an inquisition of idiocy, 'Blind Tom," the
blind pianist, was placed under a guar
dian.
AT Union City, Tenn, Bud Farrris, white,
and Freeman Ward, colored, were hanged
at the fair grounds by mob of masked
men numbering about two hundred. They
belonged to gang of thieves who recently
committed many depredatiors on citizens
of that place.
SEVERAL ladies, among them Mrs. Ad-
miral Reynolds, started in a boat the other
afternoon from Fortress Monroe, Va, to
visit Old Point Comfort, with a couple Of
negroes as oarsmen. The water was rough
and the wind high and the boat was upset
near the beach. All were rescued but Mrs.
Reynolds, who died from exhaustion.
THE Rev. Thomas Spencer, a colored
Baptist minister of Norfolk, Va, was con-
victed in the Hastings court in Petersburg,
Va, recently for housebreaking. He
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to Eve
years. Imprisonment.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
uAMAR.s LAW.
Tho Secretary Of the Intsrior Puts q
Clarnre nm On s,f nin Cnuch

Tho Secretary OF the interior Puts the
Clorure on Captain Couch.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Post prints
an interview between Captain Couch, the
leader of tie Oklahoma boomers and the
Secretary of the Interior, with regard to the
Oklahoma land, in the course of which
Secretary Lamar said.
"What is it You wishg'::
81 want to know what course the admin
istration has determined to pursue with ref
erence to Oklahoma and the settlers" 70
piled Couch.
swell, sir, will state to you the policy
of this administration with regard to tho
Oklahoma country" said the Secre-
tary. 1T considers the Okla
homa Territory on which the
persons you represent are proposing to make
settlements as within and part of the In
dian Territory. The administration regards
it as not part of the public domain, open
to entry, to settlement and acquisition to
titles under the land laws of the United
States. Being Indian country, that is ter
ritory acquired and reserved for Indian oc-
cupancy, the Government is pledged 10 the
pSotectOn of 1t, and the security of the In
dians from intruders. No white persons
have the right to 90 there and reside with
out permit, and when they do go they ara
intruders who are acting illegally and
wrongfuily. The policy of the President
is to execute the pledge of the Government
and to protect this territory from
the intrusion Of white persons who claim
that they have right to enter upon it, ard
that it was public domain subject to pre-
emptiOn and homestead settlement
lie hot ha Euo 81 n.
tain Couch.
ut is, and it will be enforced said Mr..
Lamar.
In reply to further question Secretary
Lamar said the administration was deter
mined that the cattle men on the Oklahoma
reservation should leave. They will not be
permitted to Craze their cattle within the
limits of that territory. He repeated this
declaration with emphasis.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
1ne AFGHAN Cn,sls.
Various Facts and Notes.-The Probabilities
of Peace.

49,
of Peace.
LONDON, April 1.-THE st. Petersburg
Nouoe Vremyd, referring to the suggestion
of German paper that England might
treat Russian privateers as pirates, thinks it
unlikely. but il she did Russia could easily
retaliate upon English residents of St
Petersburg, with their property serving as
pledge and guarantee that no injury will be
inflicted OH Russian crews except in honor
able warfare. A Varna telegram states
that Russia has formally notified Turkey
that she will consider Turkish neutrality to
passage of the Bosphorus and OAR
danelles. General Sederholm, chief engineer
of the troops of Finland, has been sum-
moned to st. Petersburg. Plans after being
prepared at Portsmouth for new type of
man-of-war with one turret and carrying a
100 ton gun, also six breech and six machine
guns and also six operatives for torpedoes.
If the plans are approved the Government
will invite tenders directly. The Times
Gulran correspondent denies the existence
of strong prO-Russ;an party at Herat. In
Northwestern AfghaniStan there may be
change, but Russia's genuine friends are
few.
REASON FOR PEACE.
Moscow, April 17.-Tbe Russian Co,ir-
Ter says that Russia cannot go to war at
present, The political atmosphere of
Europe is not favorable for campaign
against England. Never should our
economical question be ignored. Our heavy
national debt, stagnation in commerce and
the numerous trade and financial failures
show the time is inopportune to begin war
against any one. We hope the Penjdeh
Incident will have no serious result.
THE CAR FOR PEACE.
LONDON, April 16.-De Staal, the Russian
Ambassador, to-day received dispatch
from the Car in which his imperial high
ness instructs the Baron to assure Glad
stone and the members of the En-
glish Cabinet that he earnestly hopes a
prompt and simple arrangement will be
entered into by which the present threaten
ing aspect of affairs will be overcome,
and an amicable adjustment reached
on all questions in dispute. Immedi-
ately on receipt of the dispatch
the Russian minister fastened to Gladstone's
office and informed him of its contents. Mr..
Gladstone thereupon requested De Staal to
wire the hearty acceptance by him
and colleagues of the Cars mes
sage and to assure his imperial
HighneSs, that England on her part would
put forward every effort consistent with her
dignity and rights to effect peaceful settle
ment of the differences between the two
countries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
CrankS Under Canvas.

BISGTAMToS, n. Y, April 17.-ln ac-
cordance with the recommendation of the
Trustees of the Stat. Asylum for the
Chronic Insane, the State Board of Chart
ties and the State Board of Lunacy have de-
cided t2 provide tent accommodations for
temporary shelter of two hundred patients
for the coming season. The measure was
adcpted in view of the crowded condition
of the asylum, and for the purpose Of
securing better curative agents in the treat
meDt and care OF certain classes of patients.
Tents will he erected on the asylum grounds
according 20 the plan of well appointed
hospital camp.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
COlIisiou at Sea.

HALIvAX. n. s., April 1.-THE German
steamer Main, Captain ChrisioffenS, from
New York, April IL, FOR Southampton and
Bremen, arrived here tO-day. Captain
Chrislotfens reports: At 30 on Monday
morning last he came in collision with the
Russian bark, Kalaia, from Baltimore for
Eorope, with cargo of mahogany. The
steamer struck the Kalaja on the port side,
just aft of the cabin, cutting right through
of the bark's crew was drowned. the Others
were taken ON board. The Main had a
large hole broken in her null above lie
water line
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
Wales Court Martial.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The Court Mar
tial appointed to try ex-SurgeOn General
Wales, will reconvene at the Navy depart
ment to-day, to which date the trial was
postponed at the request of the accused
when the conrt first met a month ago The
trial will be held by the Naval officials.
without any regard to any decision that the
District Court may make on the pending
I,abcas corpus application OF the ex-Surgeon
General, which looks to a trial by Jury in.
stead of Court Martial. a refusal on his
part to appear before The latter the officials
say will De considered contempt, and vii.
be treated accordingly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
GENERAL.

NJ. ALFAssA, a prominent financier of
Paris and London, failed recently. His
liabilities in Paris are 100000 francs, and
he owes over 100000 francs to members
of the London Stock Exchange. Other
failures were feared.
IT was feared in London that the steamer
"Magneta," belonging to the Eastern ex-
tension Telegraph Company, had been lost
in the Bay of Biscay. She had large
staff of telegraph officials on board.
KoNARoFF's brother, editor of the st.
Petersburg Sret, announces that Russia
intends to send 100000 men to Herat as
soon as the English advance to Pischin.
THE whole German press regards:with
special satisfaction the nomination of Sem
ator Pcndleton. Public opinion is espe-
ciaily pleased that the new Minister is
said to have studied at Heidelberg and to
be able to speak German.
A DISPATCH from Victoria, B. c., says:
Reports from the interior state that $3.50
employees of the Canadian Pacific construc-
ton have gone out on a strike, on account
of not receiving their wages.
AYoUB KHAN, the Afghan pretender,
was arrested recently by the Persian Coz.
eminent at the instiSation of the British
Minister at Teheran. There was evidence
that he was in correspondence with Russia
for the purpase of fomenting a rising in
Afghanistan.
A DISPATCH from Hanoi of the 18th saws:
The Chinese forces in TopGuin have re-
ceived orders 10 cease hostilities."
The Teheran Gazette stated that the
Shah had consented to toe marching of
Russian troops across Persian territory to
reinforce the army now operating on the
Afghan frontier.
A HITCH was reported to have occurred
in the Frerca-Chinese peace treaty Of q
serious nature.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
The Loyal Legion in Congress.

CHICAGO, Ill, April 1.-THE fit:h
auadrennial congress OF the Loyal Legion
OF the United States was opened at the
ing. Over hundred delegates were in
ATTENDANCE. They were welcomed by ex-
President Hayes, and Generals Logan,
Bragg and iiawley. In accordance with
the rule adopted at previous meeting,
the doors were closed Immediately upon
the Congress being called to order. To-.
day and tomorrow will BE- devoted to
deliberations pertaining to the business
affairs of the order.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
MAXWELL IN SAN FRANCISCO.
4 IT.iiip = Decd

CINCINNATI, o., April ia worthless
fellow Named John Mehan, aged twenty.
three, called ut the house of Mrs. l..
!aritt No. POS Barr street this morning
snd asked for something 10 eat. Mrs.
ilaritt, seeing that the man was drunk.
became frightened and attempted to close
The door, when he forced his way in and
drew knife and plcngeL it into her back
between tie shoulders. He then fed,
icar'it: the kuiic sticking In the wound.
The woman's screams brought the neigh.
borg, and Z physician was summoned.
The kniie inflicted an ugly wound.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE EAST.

SIXTEEN New York roller skating rini,
proprietors held a meeting recently and
organized an association for the elevation
81 The eeLs of Kinks generally.
bGDDENSfCK, the builder of the eight
Gently, surrendered himself to the police
the next day.
EIGHT firemen were injured during a fire
at Heyser's piano factory in New York re-
Gently. They were precipitated by the
floor giving way into the cellar. 1t was
thought one of the firemen would die.
THE Philadelphia Times says John Roach
has been offered 100000 more for the dis
patch boat Dolphin than this Government
has agreed to pay. The offer comes from
the Russian Government, and Roach has
demanded an immediate answer to letter,
requesting final payment by the United
States.
AT +, cent caucus of the New York As
sembly, it was decided to appoint two
members from each legislative district, one
Democrat and one Republican, to act as a
committee to draft an excise law which
will be acceptable to both the people
and the liquor interests.
IL the Yorkville Police Court, Charles
Buddensick, builder of the tenements in
Sixty-second street, New York, which fell
recently, waived examination and gave
bail in 5000.
PROF. WISE, in q recent balloon excur-
sion at Philadelphia, came down a couple
of hours after, in Gloucester County, n. j.,
with such force as to break several of his
meteorological instruments.
TIE Express Office and several other
buildings at Buffalo, n. V, We're destroyed
by fire the other evening. The loss
amounted to about 1000 and large
number of men were thrown out of en-
ployment.
FOURTEEN hundred employees of the Bar
:our Flax Spinning Company at Paterson,
n. j., STRUCK work recently for an advance
of ten per cent.
THE New York Assembly has passed the
bill making public park at Niagara.
THE fifth annual meeting OF the Women's
Silk Culture Association was held in Phila-
delphia on the 10th.
JOSEPH PULITZER, editor of the. New
York HOrld, has transmitted to Senator
". NJ. Evarts, Chairman of the Bartholdi
Statue Pedestal Committee, S25 900, received
by the World from 25.515 people for that
fund within the past month.
Ex-MAroR DE BEvoIsE, of Long Island
City, was acquitted of the charge of en-
bezzling S25 900 worth of city bonds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE WEST.

ADAMS & WEsTLAKE's Manufacturing
Company, of Chicago, shut down its works
recently, throwing $50 men and boys out of
employment. The employees said that the
shut down was ordered with view to re-
engaging the force at reduced wages.
BUD MATTHEWS, suspected OF trying to
blow up the Payton family with dynamite
in fancy County, No., was wayIaid and
murdered recently together with his little
child.
FIVE men were killed at Oscola, Mich.
on the 18th. They were clearing out the
inside layers of brick in John Grams
smoke stack, when the stack fell, mang-
ling them beyond recognition.
TIE Menosha (Wis.) Paper and Pulp
Company's mill burned recently. Loss
SO, 0c9: no insurance.
Tax Indian excitement around old Fort
Aap.si, in Northern Idaho, resolved itself
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
Per,shed In the Flames.

MATAMuRAs, MIX, April l5.-Monday
afternoon a terrible accident occurred a,
the Vaque.teri Ranch, ten miles from
this city. A woman went To pay visit
10 Il neighbor, leaving ihree small chill.
dren in her house, who, while play lug
with some matches near Il can OF kero.
senc, ignited il. Within few minutes
the house was in flames The
mother rushed To hcr home, aud succeed.
ed IA rcscuing two of them, who were
badly burned. The other child perished
in tine house, which was destroyed. The
molher WAS terribly burned. Neither she
ooT the two rescued Children can possibly
Ifssivc their wounds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
Took q Pledge.

FoRr ELLIOTT, TEN, April 1.-THE
citizens of the Panhandle District of Texas
and the Panhandle Stock Association, as a
safeguard against the Texas cattle fever,
have pledged their individual and united eff
forts TO prevent the introduction OF or pass
ago through the Panhandle of any cattle
raised or W!Etered south of the Texas &
Pacific Railway and east of lire running
south of Red River, with the eastern bound
airy of the counties of Wilbarcer. Baylor.
ThrockmnrtOn and Shacl,leford 20 the Texas
& Pacific Road. This action is the result
OF great loss in cattle from this disease LAST
year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
STklLER'S STEAL.
A Notorious Nebraska Crook Arrested in
California.


California.
OMAHA, April 14.-SiX months age
Charles Staller, cashier of the First Nation
al bank at North Platte, Neb, severed his
connection with the institution and left the
town. Two weeks ago he turned up al
Omaha and representing that he was about
to start bank at Gothenberg, Neb., pur.
chased 81 1000 worth of bank fixtures from
Mr.. Taft on credit. Shipping them to
GOthenberg, 10 sold them for cash to
bank in that place, and SKIPPED. Mean.
time expert accountants from Omaha were
examining his accounts i'm North Platte, and
50 far they have found a shortage of IS 900
to $4,000. \ day or two ago detective
learned that lie was hiding i'm San jose,
Ca, and telegram was sent there order.
ing his arrest. Tonight telegram was re-
ceived here announcing his arrest lie will
be brought back to Nebraska for trial.
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The Hafters' strike Ended.

SOUTH NoKwALK, CoHN., April 10
The hatters' strike has finally ended, the
contending parties asserting to the terms
of settlement agreed upon by . commit
tee of arbitration, which was appointed
some time ago. The announcement that
the manufacturers bad come to terms
WIS made on the streets this morning,
and giea. enthusiasm has prevailed ali
day among the strikers. The manufac-
turcrs have agreed substantially 10 the
demand of the workmen. Wages are not
TO be reduced sf;er the beginning of
season, aud disputes about wages are to
be referred to committee of aroitration
and all the strikers are to be reins:ated.
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LATER.

The latest dispatch from there says: Tne
fire was caused By the explosion of torch
in the oil room. Cages were kept rln ming
until a few minutes before the wire OF the
cable snapped II two. The men at the
bottom were Theo. Reed, John Walsh, Pat
Campbell, Mike Savage, Jack Cane and
Jerry Comfort. 1t is thought they will be
saved. The escape shaft is three quarters of
a mile away and connects with the one de-
stroyed. 1t is by this avenue the men will
he Likely to escape. The fire is now under
control and several streams of water are
playing upon the ruins. The loss will be
very large. The wives and children
of the imprisoned miners are in dreadful
suspense. No wort has been received that
the men have reached the escape, but the
chances are in their favor.
THE MEN ESCAPE.
LINCOLN, ILL, April 1.-THE men i'm
prisoEed in the burning mine escaped by
running along the galleries to a shaft three
quarters of mile away. No ore was
injured and the losS.was not so heavy as at
first reported.
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A NARROW ESCAPE,

Twenty Men Caught In an Illinois Coal
Mine Fire-Thcir Final Escape.
LINCOLN, ILL, April 16.-The Lincoln
Coal Company's shaft and landing caught
fire at 1 80 q. H., and is mass of flames.
From ten to twenty miners are at the bot
tom. The loss il over $4,000: 10 insur-
ance.