The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26

A LOCAL freight train went into creek
near Indianapolis, Ind, recently. danger
ously injuring three train hands.
In the insane asylum investigation at
Chicago ON the 18th, Dr.. Herman testified
that when he took charge Of the asylum .
year ago he found patients tied with ropes
and in straight Jackets, other patients were
covered with sores tied up with filthy rags
infested with vermiu and maggots. Other
witnesses testified to similar neglect and
abuse of patients by attendants.
WHILE the night shift were at work In
the North Vernon (the Colly) mine at
Bessimer, Wis, on the Lake Shore Road
in the Gogebie iron range, an immense
volume of ore fell upon them. Herman
Huppert, Charles Waugstead, Herman
Huppert, jr., and Charles Rough were in
stantly killed and several others were In.
jured.
A SEVERE storm was reported raging on
the Illinois shore of Lake Michigan on the
night of the 18th, and the sea was running
very high. Several disasters were re-
ported.
Two dwarfs were married at Greenfield,
O., the other day. They were John Kelly,
aged twenty.six, whose height is forty
five inches, and Miss Annie Duffin, aged
twenty-th measuring three feet six
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JAMES DEMPSEY, who recently arrived at
Helena, NJ. T., from Fort McGinnis, tells a
pitiable story Of his two companions being
devoured by wolves while on their way
across the mountains. Their names were
John Hoag and Jacob Scheller. Dempsey
says he climbed ttree and saw his two
companions torn to pieces and devoured.
He says Hoag was resident of Cleveland.
O., and Schelier of Lafayette, Ind.
DURING the recent recount of the city
vote for Mayor Of indianapolis it was dis.
covered that all the ballots of the first
precinct, Eighteenth Ward, had be IN
stolen. Mr.. Cottrel. Democratic candi-
date for Mayor, then made an affidavit
that they had been stolen by Charles
Smith, Republican committeeman, and g.
W. Hill. inspector of that ward. They
were both arrested and gave bail.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, on the 18th, celebrated
the opening of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fc Railroad to the Pacific coast.
Ex.JUDGE VINCENT. of New Mexico, was
recently married to Miss Mary Lee Ridge
ly. at Springfield, Ill.
GovERNoR EDMUND c. Ross, Of New
Mexico, in his first annual report. dwells
upon the fact that immigration into the
territory is restricted by fear as to the VAL
idity Of land titles there. He recites how
Spanish and Mexican grants have been
made to cover tracts vastly larger than
was originally intended. and that great
quantities of land have been fraudulently
entered through forgery and perjury.
CITY ATTORNEY H. B. SMITH, Of Butte.
NJ. T., committed suicide recently.
In Pike County, Ind, recently, a lady
teacher named Kelly whipped child till
it died. she was jailed.
A DISPATCH from Denver Of the 19.h
SAYS: Colorow, with fourteen lodges and
500 ponies, camped on the Yamra River,
twenty five miles above Cross Mountain.
burned the cattle ranges along the trail.
leaving 1000 cattle without feed. The
Indians are slaughtering thousands OF elk.
deer and antelopes for their hides, leaving
the carcasses to rot. The settlers were
much incensed and threatened to cxtermi-
nate the Indians.
MoRMoNs at Franklin, Idaho. recently
resisted United States Deputy Marshals.
who had arrested a polygamist. In the
melee one of the Mormons was shot aud
wounded and two or three others arrested.
Ex-MAYoI BOWMAN, of East st. Louis,
on the night of the Goth, was shot from be-
hind by some unknown assassin, and in
stautly killed. The ball entered the base
of his brain. The assassin was supposed
to be one of his political enemies.
FIRE broke ont in the Erie County co.,
the main building, and five of the ninety
eight inmates persisted in the flames. They
were all in the northwest wing of the
building, where the fire originated. The
fire was caused by defective flue, and the
loss amounted to about $4,000.
A cLoUD-BURsr in DEVILS Canyon, near
San Bernardino, Cal, the other night, de-
stroyed the toll road for some distance.
The gatekeeper and his family barely es-
capped drowning. Damages from floods
were also reported from many other points
in California.
A SILVER CLIFF (Col.) special says:
The Coroner's Jury which had been inves-
tisating the Bull Domingo disaster has
found Superintendent Foss guilty of GRIM
inal negligence.
THE SOUTH.
A DISASTROUS boiler explosion occurred
recently at the gin house and corn mill of
Robert Belson, on Ash Greek, six miles
north of Hubbard City, Tex. The fireman
and miller were killed. and both buildings,
standing some distance apart, completely
wrecked.
A RECENT telegram announces that
Deputy United States Marshal H. W.
Rogers had been shot and fatally wounded
in Harlan County, KY, by an unknown
assassin, who fired through a window at
which Rogers was standing. He had been
threatened by parties whom he had ar
rested for violating the revenue laws.
THE business portion of the town Of
Haxelhurst, Miss, was destroyed by fire
the other night The loss is estimated at
$100, 900, while the insurance is small.
The subscriptions received at Galveston
in aid of the sufferers by the late fire,
amounted on the 18th to $4,000.
AT q convention Of the Episcopal diocese
of Easton, Nd. DR.. George Williamson
Smith, President of Trinity College, Hart
ford, was elected Bishop, to succeed the
late Bishop Lay.
The colored female seminary building at
Quitman, Ga, was destroyed by an incen.
diary FIRE the other morning. The people
of the town objected to the location Of the
school in their midst and an attempt had
been made to assassinate the Principal.
ANDREW BRUoN, late President of the
Hot Springs (Ark.) National Bank, in.
dicted for false entries on the banks books
and swearing false returns to the Comp