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The Iola register., 1885-01-16
THE LATEST

PHELAN, who WAS so fearfully stabbed In
lO'Donovan Rossa's office in New York, was
reported on the 18th to be progressing TO-
ward recovery.
AN accident occurred on the Pensacola 6
Atlantic Railroad between Chipley and
Bombay, Fla, on the 10th. A number of
persons were seriously injured. The train
broke in two, two Pullman coaches being
left on the track, when freight train
dashed into them.
AN Elizabeth, Pa, special of the 18th
says: By the explosion of her boiler the
steam tug Mike Dougherty was completely
demolished near here at ten O'Clock to-day.
Two of the crew were killed and others
badly hurt.
HAMBURG, the county seat of Ashley
County, Ark, was almost totally destroyed
by fire recently.
THE Louisville & Nashville freight and
passenger depot at Nashville burned on the
10th. Loss, $4,000.
THE Senate was not in session on the
lcth. The House, after debate, passed the
Naval appropriation bill.
THE Bank of England has notified the
land that there are in circulation perfect
limitations of notes in denominations
. from f5 to f500. A number of the ESQ notes
are in circulation on the continent and
America. The bogus notes are supposed
J to be the work of American counterfeiters.
The dispatches from Paris say the scenes
in the court room at The trial of Nine.
Ciovis-Hugues were disgraceful in the ex-
treme.
THE destitution from the recent Virgin
ian plague was more general tuan nt
first supposed, and subscriptions were being
asked tor.
SENATOR VEST has been renominated by
the Democratic caucus Of the Missouri
Legislature.
FAILURES of the week ended January 0
reported by r. G. Dun 81 Co., for the
United States, 429; Canada. 2S; total. 457.
which was far in excess of any previous
chronicle for the same period. The in
crease was largely in the South and West,
where failures were probably twice as
numerous as during ordinary weeks in
1884.
THE Secretary of War decided not to or
der a court martial for the trial of Lieu
tenant Darlington on the charges pre-
ferred by General HaZen.
a MESSENGER from Khartoum says Gen.
eral Gordon attacks the rebels upon every
possible occasion.
THE Government of Gibralter has offered
1000 tents to the earthquake sufferers in
Andalusia.
A COAL mine belonging to the Columbus
& Hooking Valley Coal and Iron Company
at Straitsyilie, Pa, was fred by unknown
persons recently.
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A False Report.
MILWAUKEE,, WTs., January

MILWAUKEE, WIZ, Ja.;ua!y o.
A report was sent from Chicago Satur'
day night that the North Chicago Rolling
Mil: Company, which begun operations
cceded in making terms with its ell
ployes direct, and that new adjustment
OF wages had been made without con-
suliing the AnialgamAted Association.
Tnis is ieuied by Superintendent Parkes
and the association men at the mills.
Work vas resumed this morning with an
average reduction OF twelve per cent,
affecting shout 900 men.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 9th petitions and
bills were presented and then the calendar
was proceeded with. The Interstate Com
merce bill was taken up and discussed al
length. After receiving q message from the
President transmitting the report of the
Secretary of the Interior regarding the pres
ent relations with the Cheyennes and Arapa
hoes, the Senate went into executive session
introduced. Mr.. Hiscock moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill abolshing the in.
ternal revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars,
etc, which after debate was lost. Yeas,
5s; Nays, LIZ. The motion to suspend the
rules and take from the Speakers table the
Mexican Pension bill ari concur in all the
Senate amendments thereto, was lost
the rules and consider the Bankruptcy bill,
known as the Lowell bill. The Mississippi
Riyer Improvement bill Gt appropriates 81
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9Th the Oregon Gen.
trail Land Forfeiture bill was discussed at
length and finally passed, and after executive
session the Senate adjourned. In the House
the bill passed appropriating $4,000 for the
support of destitute Indians in Montana. The
House then in Committee of the Whole con-
sidered the Pension Appropriation bill. The
bill appropriates $599ss, ,O60 or $4,000 less
than the estimates. After long discussion,
the committee rose and the bill passed. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 7th Senator Plumb
presented a petition from the Oklahoma
sottIars rro.astfr,r ara,ns. tho ou,,ai... &C
pio'1ss against .he crueNs VI
Ineir removal py the troops Senator Plumb
said II seemed to him the time had come
when congress should say yea or nay to the
quesuon OF the occupancy OF these lands by
vi nioe o settiers. Inc House Dill approprlating
$5ooo TO relieve destitute Indians passed.
bill was then resumed and the debate CON
tlnued until the Senate went into executive
Vr. fHn ,xsx,..t ts,,
wes raoai,lnd tro fn, t q % s 10 Il
Treasure transmitting an estimate from, the
Seoretarv of the Nav for The annrnnr;atinn
of 81. 5O0oO0 for the erection of a gpn fnnndrv
and the nurcbase of steel for mannfacture
of heavy ordnance. The House then re-
merce hill The debate wae continTna5 % at
length. when the biIi WAS laid aside Mr.
Gibson offered a resolution decIarinp II tbe
dnty of tbis Canrress -, 80 ~. ~ , NJ i - ~ i Wy
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cLEvElAND.S LUCK.
A Charming widow with . Fortune Of 81.
OOO, 700 Said To Be the Probable Future
Mistress of the White House as the Wife
1f prosisl~nk rlovoluud

A Charming Widow with . Fortune Of g..
100000 Said To Be the Probable Future
Mistress of the White House as the Wife
of President Cleveland.
NEW YORK, January 8.
1t is currently stated that Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland will shortly be mar
ried 10 Mrs. John v. s. Pruyn, of Albany.
She is the widow of the late Chancellor
Pruyn, of Albany, very distinguished
citizen in his life, but much the senior
of his wife. She is the daughter Of
Judge Amasa j. Parker, of Albany,
who long held prominent position
in New York politics, and who is
a man of very considerable wealth.
His eldest daughter married Erastus
Corning, of Albany, at whose house
Cleveland was given q dinner last week.
Mrs. Pruyn is about thirty-six years old,
and is woman of very striking personal
appearance, and Is probably worth S5,-
OOO,O00 and has only one child. When she,
as Miss, Nary Parker, married Chancellor
Pruyn shout fifteen years ago, any man
on earth might have coveted so beautiful
bride. Chancellor Pruyn was for many
years general counsel for the New
York Central Railroad. He was In Con-
gress twice, served several years in the
State Senate, and was Regent of tie State
University and then Chancellor. At the
National Democratic Convention i'm st.
Louis in 1867, he was warmly devoted to
Mr.. Tilden, and went out there t. aid in
securing his nomination for the Presi-
dency.
At that time he vas nearly seventy
five years old, his hair was as white as
snow, and he had most venerable and
impressive appearance. He died year
later. The Cornings, Pruyns and Parkers
are foremost among the most exclusive
people of Albany. Erastus Corning has
been from the first devoted supporter
of Governor Cleveland, and he and his
family were quick to give him social
recognition when he took up his resi-
dence at Albany as the Chief Executive of
the State. 1t is significant that Mrs.
Pruyn has been invited to all the dinners
and other social affairs in Albany to which
Governor Cleveland has been invited, and
it is furthermore significant that the Gov.
ernor always escorts her to the table.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
OIL ON THE WATERS,
Which. Instead of Aliaying Trouble Causes
the Destruction of the Entire Ice Crop OF
the Penboscot and Consequent Heavy
Loss.

Which, Instead of AlIaying Trouble Causes
the Destruction of the Entire Ice Crop OF
the Penboscot and Consequent Heavy
Loss.
BANGOR, Me-, January6 6.
The ice business of Bangor has received
an unexpected blow. In the store.
house of Henry Mclaughlin, where the
lire occurred Saturday night, were
stored 1900 barrels of kero-
sene oil. A large part of this
oil ran into the river, and thorough eX-
animation to-day shows that it has ell.
tirely spoiled the splendid field of ice.
Even mile below the place where it en-.
tered the river the ice has been rendered
unfit for use. The oil has been car
ricd by the tide to the upper
fields, and the ice there has
been impregnated with Kerosene. About
the wharf where the oil was stored there
are barrels of oil, and hundreds of
people have been busy dipping it
up. 1t is thought that the ice can be
started out of the river by means of dyna-
mite and that new crop can be formed.
If it is not possible to DO this, it will
be severe blow to the gentlemen in-
tereSted i'm the ice business, as well
rs to many laboring people. 1t
is estimated that in cutting and
shipping the ice $50, 900 would be paid to
the laboring men and the ice itself is
worth S3O0,000. 1t would also be unfor-
tunate, as the ice business here is Just
being established on a permanent basis,
and many dealers were looking towards
the PenobscOt for their annual supply.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
THE LIBERTY BELL
Preparations For It's Transfer and Trium.
phal Progress to New Orleans-A Special
Car Being Built For it.

Preparations For It's Transfer and Trium.
pial Progress to New Orieans-A Special
Car Being Built For 1t.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 6.
Thedate of departure of the Liberty bell
for New Orleans has been changed from
January oath to the 3d. the day on which
Mayor Smith has signiiied his intention
of arriving in New Orleans. The de-
parture will be accompanied with great
pomp and ceremony. The bell will be
escorted from Independence Hall to the
Pennsylvania Railroad station by 500
policemen and Councilmen committee.
at the depot it will be placed in the car
which is now being built for its reception
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The bell will rest in the center of the car,
under red, white and blue canopy. The
sides of the car will be open, and at one
end there will be q compartment for the
accommodation Of three officers, who
form the guard. On one side
of the car will be embla-
zoned the word philadelphia,
and on the other 'New Orleans" Each
side will bear the lesend, .iProclaim lib
erty throughout the land" The car will
be run in the Exhibition grounds and the
bell will not be disturbed until it's return
to this city. The train will make thir-
teen stops, as symbol of the thirteen
original States, during the trip between
this city and New Orleans.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
HENDRICKS INTERVIEWER.
The Observation-Disclosures Knows Nothing
About Cleveland's Ideas or Plans, But
Ventures Few Hopes and Opinions.


The Observation-Disclosures Knows Nothing
About Cleveland's Ideas or Plans, But
Ventures q Few Hopes and Opinions.
CHICAGO, ILL, January 8.
Vice.President-electH Hendricks, arrived
at the Palmer House last evening from
indianapolis. He came on legal busi.
ness, and will return home tonight.
Abiding to the political change, he said
"One almost thinks after one party's
having control of ths Government quar-
ter of a century, the change in admins
tration means relay yang some foundation
stones. But our Constitution and Con.
A., stitutional amendments have become
fixed. There is no d,nger of any amend.
ments being revoked; especially refer
to the franchise of the colored people.
Their civil status will continue to broaden.
l am glad the Democratic party will have
&n opportunity of showing them that
Iaany things that have been credited to
our party against that race will never be
realized"
In speaking about the Cabinet, Hem
bricks said he knew nothing about Cleve-
lands ideas or plans.
'fTOIu Nudb NEAR. NC Sdlu, 'DcIlO.
Gratis are desirous of having Mcdonald
given position in the Cabinet. Gar
land is greatly spoken of for Attorne y
General. That is ali l know"
elbow large representation will the
South get, do you think?"
81 do not know"
cat least two Cabinet appointments,
will it not?'
al should judge so. At least, L think,
the South, like all other sections, will re-
ceive her appointments on basis of in
dorsement and ability"
"How about the civil service rules2"
al think Cleveland will live up to the
civil service laws, as stated in his letter."
"What is your opinion on the sub
ject?"
81 approve of the platform which de-
clared against making the Offices of the
country pay for political service. hope
never again to see such prescription for
political opinion as have seen for sew
cral years past. Even in that period we
knew there were good men in Office and
such as ought to be retained. None
should be retained who have used their
offices for political purposes.
Hendricks said he hoped Cleveland
would deliver an inaugural address that
would set all feeling of unrest in the
business world at ease and inspire conf
dence and activity in commercial fields.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE was reported to
be still very seriously i'll.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the Union National Bank of Chi
cago to begin business with a capital of
81 1,0O0, 900.
GENERAL C. W. BLAIR has been ap-
pointed to act on behalf of Kansas, Assis-
tant Field Marshal at the unveiling of
Washington's monument.
1t was reported at Washington that the
Governors of twenty States had written
to express their desire to cooperate in
making the American exhibition to he held
in London in 1856 a faithful and thorough
exposition of the arts, manufactures and
products of the United States. 1t was pro-
posed to take the Government exhibits
now at New Orleans to London in a pub
lie vessel.
PAYMAsTER GENERAL ROCHESTER has
preferred charges against Major Smyth,
the paymaster who left Savannah with
5000 of Government funds in his possess
sion.
THE bill introduced by Senator Hawley
50 grant copyright to citizens of foreign
countries provides that foreigners whose
countries confer upon American authors
privileges of copyright equal to those ac-
corded their own citizens shall have in the
United States copyright privileges equal to
those enjoyed by citizens of the United
States. This bill is favored by the Ameri-
can Copyright League.
GENERAL HAzEN, Chief Signal Officer has
reduced Sergeant Otto Holtnorth of the
Signal Service to the ranks, and formally
recommended his dismissal from the SER
vice for rlfiing Lieutenant Greely's private
papers. The Recommendation was ap-
proyed
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
TALES OF THE BLIZZARD.


Nebraska Farmer Lost ON . Bleak Prai-
rie and Found Frozen Dead a Fearful
Case In Minnesota.
OMAHA, NEB., January "a sad talo OK
suffering and death from cold comes from
the extreme northern part of this State.
Tuesday afternoon last, while terrible
blizzard was raging, Philip Norman, .
Dixon County farmer, started from Wake
field for his home, eight miles distant.
Norman drove team of horses hitched 70
a lumber wagon, and his road was over the
bleak prairie, with not even dug-out in
sight The temperature was ten degrees
below zero and the gale blew the snow
about in clouds. Cassius and Valentine
Herfeldt neighbors of Norman, left Wake
field with him, driving ahead in sleigh.
They all got lost in the drifts and passed the
whole of Tuesday night i'm vain effort to
find shelter. AT daybreak Wednesday
morning Norman was missing. Thinking
he had pushed out in another direction. the
Herfeidts went ahead by themselves. and at
noon reached farm house, their hands, feet
and faces being badly frozen. Late Wednes-
day afternoon they arrived home, and
learned that one of Norman's horses, nearly
dead with fatigue, had preceded them.
Thursday morning a search for Norman
was started, and toward night the party
sighted a horse walking uneasily about on
the prairie, four miles from Wakefield
Reaching the animal, they found it was
keeping watch over Norman's dead
body. The man lay in burrow
in the snow, frozen stiff as ice. After
wandering about all night Norman had una
hitched his team and turned one of Ihems
loose. The other he mounted and tried to
ride, but was so numb with cold that he fell
off, and digging little nest in the snow,
crawled i'm, and afterwards died. His
faithful animal, pinched with cold and
hunger, stood by his body for nearly thirty
two hours. Norman leaves a wife and six
children, in poor circumstances.
A FEARFUL DEATH.
DULUTH, MIMI, January "a report
reached the city from Tower that young
man, name not learned, had frozen to death
in the lumber district near that place. lie
went out with party two or three days ago
and got separated from the rest. 1t is sup
posed that he lost himself i'm the woods
The next day the rest of the party found his
body. frozen stiff. They tracked the man
three milg At one place was seen where
he had falienfn the snow, his eye striking
stick, and when he picked himself up his
eye was left sticking to the stick, having
been pulled out of the socket From that
place he had travelled two miles or more,
when he fell the last time. From marks in
the snow it was evident that he had fallen
from fifty TO seventy-five times. His body
was taken to the lumber company and in
tprrpd
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
4 COwartlly Murder.
LINCOLN, NEB., Janua

LINCOLN, SEB., January G.
On Sunday Frank BabcoCk, an inmate
Of the Insane Asylum, attacked j. Y.
Cravcr, an attendant, knocking him down.
Craver and John Slattery, another at
tendant, then Knocked Babcock down and
stamped him with their feet, breaking
saX or seven ribs on each side of the body,
and driving them into the intestincs.
Hibcock died in half an hour. lie was
subject TO epileptic fits, and, it is claimed,
had one ut the time. \ COroner's jury
returned verdict that he came TO his
death from violence at the hands of the
attendants, who are now in Jail on a
charge of murder.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
Poisoned Sy His Wife.

PuGNIS, X. y, January !.
The inquest in the Myer poisoning case,
closed yesterday. DR.. V. G. Hamiii, w:o
attended the poisoned man, testified to
finding a white powder about the lid OF
the teapot, and to sc:aping it of. The
powder was produced in court, and will
be analyZed. The doctors who made the
post mortem testified TO finding strong
traces of poison in the stomach. Mrs.
Myer was put in jall at Oswego ycster-
day morning. The jury al one O'Clock
returned a verdict that Myer died from
poison, administered by his wife.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
Steamer Sunk.

Arkansas CITf, Nrk., JHuuaTy D.
Early this morning the steamer Belle
shreveport, Captain G. w. Thompson,
master, and Chas. Church, Clerk, from
Cincinnati 20 New Orleans, ran against
the bank on the Mississippi side, near the
head OF Island &c, and sunk in forty
minutes, and VIII prove total loss. The
Belle Shreveport had nearly loo cabin
passengers, WHO were all saved, but near
ly all losing their personal effects. The
only life known to be lost was that of
James Moore, of New Albany, Ind. The
Kate Adams passed the wreck about day
light this morning. rescuing the pas
seagers, bringing them to this city.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16

City the other day and nearly 5000 worth
of goods, which they had stolen, recovered
at the residence of their parents.
JOSEPH J. WALTON, of New York, was
recently committed to jail for frauds on
the Navy Department.
THE Dock Department of New York has
recovered $17,5OO damages for dock rent
against c. P. Huntington.
The tannery of George 7. Adams & Co.,
at Easton, Pa, was burned recently. Loss,
$5O,0 900.
IT was reported recently that the Lehigh
Wilkesbarre Coal Company would soon
suspend a number of their collieries, throw
ing out of work 1000 persons.
THE Pittsburgh glass manufacturers have
originated movement to close down two or
three months earlier this year than usual.
A FIRE on the morning of the 9th at the
dry goods store of Henry Rogers, New
York, destroyed property valued at $15,-
600.
A WOMAN named Catherine Vannessen
was burned to death in fire at Pittsburgh,
Pa, the other day.
THE Bishop of the colored Episcopal
Church at Philadelphia has been arrested
for forgery.
AT Clear Water, N. Y, recently a West
Shore freight train was derailed and six
hands hurt.
THE wages of employees in the Contoo-
tocket mill at Contootocket, N. H., have
been reduced ten per cent.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16

HONG KONG. JanrMrY s.

HUNG hUNIi, JdHFlWI o
The Finance Committee have ref Ised to
sanction expenditure for defense. of the
island, owing to the incomplete
hess of the scheme, and its
doubtful utility. German officers are
focking to Pekin, where they seek
employment in the expeditions against
the French. The Chinese call them Bis
lister is said to be indignant at their con-
duct, which is attributed here, however,
merely to desire 10 better their pecuaiary
condition.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
A i:unt,nx Party.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 6.-Thursday
last, On the Mississippi River, one hundred
and sixty miles below here, a difficulty oc-
Cured on a flatboat among four men.
hunters and traprers from Keokuk, Iowa.
The party Included tie two brothers White
tower and two others. named Ford and
Howard. While the brothers were out hunt
ing the other men backed the boat out and
the two brothers overlook them thirty miles
below. A fight ensued, and Ford was
killed. HIS partner, Howard, and the two
Whiietowers were arrested. Howard broke
Jail and is at large.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
Heavy Failure.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January THE
old finn of Henry Croskey Il Co.. lumber
merchants. which failed yesterday, with
liabilities of S450,o00. was always consid-
cred one of the s;au1elest on the street.
The runior OF its embarrassment was hardly
credited. Croskey says no creditors viii
lose anything. as the assets are fully SI00,-
O0o. The cause of the failure, Croskey
saws, was the acceptance of drafts from the
Keystone Lumber and Salt Manufacturing
Company. These drafts amount to S370,-
600, and as TIE Keystone Company could
not supply them with money they were
forced to let the drafts go to protest.
CroSkev sai, further that The keystone
Company was good for the amocnt due.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
Chief Justice Waite.

NEW YORK, January ,.
A dispatch says Chief justice Waite
has been ill over six weeks. Last sum-
mer he was stricken with paralysis, but
nearly recovered. About two months
ago erysipelas attacked his face aud
affected his brain, SO that he is rarely
lucid Intimate friends are hopeless of
his recovery. The utmost they expect is
that he may linger a few months If he
should have a lucid interval long enough
10 understand the situation, he would
probably resign, in order to allow sue
cossor TO be appointed by President
Arthur. This evening he was reported "
SonsNillt improved
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
Apparent Death Caused by Grief.

Amelia Schaefer, living near New
Durham, received letter New Years
Eve, informing her that her betrothed
lover had been killed by an explosion in a
mine. She turned pale and retired to
bed. The n:xt morning her mother found
her stretched on the bed, her limbs fiex-
ible and her body warm, but otherwise
presenting all the appearance of dead
person. All efforts to arouse her have
since proved futile. Her eyes remain
staring wide open; the flesh has {. blue
white tinge. Physicians pronounce il q
case of catalcpsy and expect her re-
covery.
The Iola register., 1885-01-16
IN STRONG HANDS.
Inc Movement Looking tn the Relief oil
General Grant.

.,
General Grant.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 6.
General Sherman visited the War Dc.
partmcnt yesterday and spent some time
in calling upon the Secretary of War,
General Sheridan and other officials. A
progress of the movement for the relief
of General Grant. 81 won't tell you any,
thing about it," replied General Sher-
man. 'except that the matter Is in strong
hands. 1t is very complicated case"
he continued, ''and no one Can tell the re-
suit: but. as said, strong men are in-
teresteG in it, and the very best lawyers
are looking after General Grants inter-
es.s, and they will be protected as far Us
possible.