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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
Exploded Her Boilers,

Troy, N. Y, July 2.-The steam yacht
Otis Smith blew up while lying at the
dock at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning.
The explosion was tremendous, and
shook the houses in the vicinity as If BY
earthquake. George Roberts, the en-
sineer, who was just going on board
WAS severely injured. No one else was
hurt. The fires we're banked last night.
and the theory of the explosion is tnat
some malicious person went aboard and
closed the doors and fastened down the
safety valve. The boiler was new and ins
GOOD condition
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
THE WEST.

WHILE Prof. Shippy and family were
rowing in the Des Moines River at Algona,
Iowa, recently, the boat upset, and all were
thrown into the water. Mrs. Shippy and
two children were drowned. Shippy was
rescued. Shippy was the principal of the
Algona school.
NEARLY 100000 worth of lumber was
destroyed by fire at Amigo, Mich, recently.
Among the heaviest losers were ]. h. Weed
and s. II. Bryant & Co. The insurance
was unknown. The fire caught from sparks
falling from a smoke stack.
FIRE at Grand Rapids, Mich, recently
destroyed the greater part of the works
of the Grand Rapids Manufacturing COM
pany.
CHICAGO street car drivers, numbering
about one thousand, commenced strike on
the SOth. The grievance was on account of
the acts of a division superintendent of the
West Side Railway.
TIE head chief of the Utes, in Southern
Colorado, has given assurances that no
further retaliations would be made for the
assassination of the six Indians by cow
boys.
Hon. WASHINGTON BUSHNELL, ex-Aesor-
ney General, died very suddenly at OF
tswa, H., recently, of heart disease. .A-.-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WA6n1N0VOH NVA1Rs
A REDUCTION Of 119 persons in the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving at Warrington
took place on the Soth.
DURING the past fiscal year 146 Nationa
Banks have been organized and the char
ters of 731 extended for twenty years.
r. n THOMPSON, of Washington and o.
Nashville, Tenn, has been disbarred from
practice before the Interior Department.
TIE public debt statement for jun
showed a reduction of $500, 900.
THE following United States District At
forneys have been appointed: william
Dorsheimer, for the Southern District Of
New York; Robert P. Shields, Of Ohio, fol
the Northern District of that State; Charlie.
II. Pearce, of Texas, for the Northern Dis
frict of that State.
In answer to inquiries from State Off.
Gals the Postmaster General has ordered
that penalty envelopes can not be used &c
forward correspondence on State affairs
even when enclosed with matter properly
mailable in penalty envelopes.
IT was understood in Washington that
the Austrian Government would have to
accept Kelley as Ambassador from this
country, or the place would be left vacant
1t was thought recently that on account
of defects existing in the bookkeeping OF
the Navy Department, the Government
would adopt the system in vogue in the
British Navy Department.
JUDGE LAMBERT TREE, State Demo-
cratic candidate for Senator from Illinois,
has been appointed Minister to Belgium.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has
called for a report of the condition of the
National banks at the close of business
July 1.
MALcoMB HAY has rendered his resigna-
lion as First Assistant Postmaster General
and the President has accepted it. MIR.
Hay has for some time been seriously sick.
COMPLAINTS have been received at the
Interior Department that the cattlemen
who hold leases of lands in the Cherokee
Strip, Indian Territory, had forcibly OBJ
structed and prevented the passage of cat
tie from Texas to the northwest through
the Strip. The Secretary has announced
that the established cattle trails through
the country were free to drivers and that
the right of passage would be maintained
by all the power of the United States Gov
eminent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
There was no city in Europe with

There was no city in Europe with a
million inhabitants at the beginning of
the present century. the most populous
being London, with $4,000 persons.
There are now five European cities with
upward of million inhabitants, and
the first two of which contain in the
aggregate 100000 persons. In Amer
lea, at the beginning of the century,
there were no cities that would now he
regarded "a more than fourth-class
towns: the population of New York
was about GO,O0l At the last census
there We're twenty-six in the United
States which exceeded that figure.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
THE EAST.

AN internal machine" or rather clum-
sy pattern was sent by mail recently to l..
Lum Smith, publisher of a weekly paper at
Philadelphia. 1t was a wooden box, about
five inches square and three inches high.
THE trial of Mrs. Yseult Dudley COM
menced at New York on the 29th.
A TERRIFIC rain and wind storm pre-
vailed throughout the Mohawk Valley, N.
Y, recently. Several persons had narrow
escapes of drowning.
Snow was reported to have fallen in
Greene County, N. Y, on the night of the
18th June. 1t was extremely cold for the
time of year in the Catskill Mountains.
DIR. DOUGLAS declared on the 30th that
General Grant was slowly growing weaker,
but that the condition of his throat was
better than for weeks. General Grant
realizes his condition perfectly.
Mrs. DUDLEY was acquitted on the
ground of insanity of shooting O'Donovan
Rosa at New York.
THE Westmoreland County (Pa.) Coal
and Coke Company, having a capital stock
of $500. 900, has failed. The liabilities were
not known, but are heavy.
EDWARD A. BOYD and George II. Boyd,
father and son, convicted of defrauding
the Government by illegally importing
plate glass, were sentenced at New York,
the father to two years. Imprisonment, the
son to 81 600 fine.
FIVE hundred foreign Mormons, in charge
of Elder Hanson, arrived by the steamship
Wisconsin at New York the other morn
ing. They were Danes, Swedes and Nor
wegians. ------
CONNECTICUT oystermen were recently
greatly agitated over the report that a de-
sructive insect had been at work on their
oyster beds, and that of the $4,000 bushels
of seed planted last year about 1000 have
been destroyed.
MRS. DUDLEY was sent to the Middle
town IN. VI insane asylum.
THE other night some of the militiamen
in the National encampment at Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia, were enjoying them
selves, tossing in blanket. A woman
came along and took part in the sport, and
was tossed in her turn in a rough and
tumble fashion. The affair ended in the
arrest of Captain Curtis, of the Indianapo-
lis artillery.
WILLIAM MEINEIcKE was hanged at
Binghampton, N. Y, on the I'd, for the
murder of Kate Bredhoff.
Ar New York, recently, Edward Hall
and Isaac Lawrence were convicted of con-
spring to counterfeit the currency of
Guatemala.
A TRAIN leaving Boston the other even
ing struck carriage at Winthrop juno
tion containing p. j. Olander, his son
Frederick, his daughter Clara and a hired
man named Leo MILAN. Mr.. Olander
and his son were instantly killed. MILAN
was terribly injured and died within half
an hour. Clara Olander was fatally in
jured.
The Shackemoxon (Philadelphia) Bank
officials have been arrested, charged with
conspiracy and fraud.
HANLAN defeated Lee in rowing match
at Sylvia Lake, n. Y, on the Sd.
HIRAM dixon, who, together with Alvin
Adams, organized the Adams Express
Company, died at his home at West New
Brighton, N. Y, on the I'd, aged seventy
Sir wears
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10

The Indian Medical Gazette records
the death of seven shepherds in the
Belgium district from being struck by
hail-stones of the size of cocoanuts. A
large number of animals were killed by
the storm, which, from the accounts,
produced missiles quite as dangerous as
III Russian cannon balls.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10

"A prominent surgeon, not long a
resident of Buffalo, says that he is sur
prised at the amount of cancer existing
in this otherwise happy community. He
says that in a two years residence here,
practicing general surgery, he has en-
countered over one hundred and fifty
cases of cancer.-Bu9aio Express.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10

Mr.. S. S. Stratton has compiled a
'bill of mortality" of the musical pro-
fession during 1884. The death roll
contains 2l0 names. The average age
is sixty-one years and two months,
against iifty-nine years and six
months in 1888. The three years COM
b ned give an average of sixty years
and few days.-N ]. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10

CINCINNATI, o., July 1.-The Cincinnati
Price Current says the total number of hogs
packed in the West last week was 195, 900,
as compared with lbs, 900 the corresponding
time last year. The total packed to date
from March was 2,475,OOO, distributed as
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
The re is remarkable absence OF

There is remarkable absence Of
pauperism in Japan, but man with an
income Of 81, go year is considered
wealthy and peasant or farmer who
has SlGO laid by for rainy day is
ranked with CAPT alists. 1t is estimated
that there are less than 10000 paupers
in the whole empire of 37,00O,0OO in
habitantS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
Georgia has l43. All colored voters

Georgia has 143, AL colored voters,
the largest number of any of the South
ern States. Mississippi comes next,
with 130,27S; then Virginia, lbs, 257;
South Carolina 49, s3; Alabama, u.s.
423; louisiana. 107, 977; North Carolina,
105,01S; Tennessee. 5000; Texas, u.s.
$50; Kentucky, 5S.6i2; Arkansas, 49,
S27, and Mississippi Chicago
Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10

The abstract of the Newfoundland
census for 1884, just published, shows
that the total population of Newfound-
land and Labrador is at present 1876, AL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
THE pvsLIc DEBT.

oosdissen a the National Treasury ~ ~
End Of the Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The debt state
ment shows . reduction Of the debt during
the month Of June Of $500, 900. The fol-
lowing Is recapitulation Of the debt state
ment fnevy fOrml.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
l..7.3S4 2O.174 PIG


1t is claimed that the abolition of double,deck
cars for the transportation of sheep will work an
injury to the sheep raising industry of the north
west, and particularly Montana from which Ter
ritory the business has been especially fostered
by the Northern Pacific road, until the ship
ments this season have reached total of 40, 900
head. BY double decks and low rates to Chicago
the shippers secured fair profit.
Very recently the London g. Northwestern
Railway Company of England, introduced the
American system of checking baggage, and those
who travel by this line are no longer incon-
venienced by the old method. The traveller can
now have his baggage checked through from
New York to London, or vice versa at merely
nominal charge the keys of trunks, ETC., being
forwarded in sealed packages. in order that the
customs officers may perform their duty without
coming in contact with the owners.
A Swedish engineer. Herr N Lettiger, owner
of the Elmbuits Engineering Works, has in
vented an instrument whereby it is indicated at
railway stations whether the points on the line
are in working order or not The instrument is
worked by electricity, the warning of disengage-
ments being given by means of bells otherwise.
the invention is, of course, secret The rail
way authorities are satisfied with it and permits
sion has been given to fit the apparatus for az
periments on several of the state lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Burlington 6 Missouri railroad announces
the opening of the Oberlin line, extending from
Republican, Neb., to Oberlin, Kan The new
stations are as follows: Woodruff, Long Island,
Almena Norton, Oronoque, Norcatur, Kenona
and Oberlin, Kan.
The unexpected difficulties encountered in the
construction Of the bridge of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad across the Schuylkill river at Phil
adelphia make it doubtful if the work is COM
pleted before next spring. The chief engineer
states that the cars probably will not run over
the structure before May next
About twenty thousand head of cattle have
been shipped from Chadron-the end of the track
of the Northwestern extenson to the Black Hills
to Chicago this year, and the company expects
to carry ten thousand more before the close of
the season. The freight movement over the
road westward is also very large, and the teams
are not able to haul it away as fast it arrives.
Since Aug. l the number of cars of spring
and winter wheat received in Chicago for four
years compare as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
GOOD TEMPLARS.
The Business of the Session Concluded by
the Election of Officers.

The second days sessions of the annual con-
vention of the Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Good Templars were held at the
local lodge room in Boston Block, yesterday
At the morning session the reports of commit
tees were heard. The committee on Woman
Suffrage made quite lengthy report, in which
they recommended equal suffrage as one of the
best means of furthering the interests of the
society, and general moral advancement
The committee on finance recommended
that higher tax per capita be imposed on the
members and an advance in the salaries of some
of the officers, which was put to a vote and car
rled, the salary of the grand worthy chief tenn
plar and grand worthy vice templar being raised
from 500 to $l75, and that of the grand worthy
secretary from $50 TO 500 yearly
AT the afternoon meeting the committee on
juvenile templars reported an increase in juve-
nile organizations. and suggested plans for push
ing this branch of the work. The election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year was then taken up,
but was not finished until the evening session,
the following being elected:
Grand Worthy Chief Templar-Eli Miller, of
Mishawaka reelected
Grand Worthy Vice Templar-Mrs e. j.
Poulson of Frankfort
Grand Worthy Secretary-Miss Mamie A.
Wheeler, OF Sullivan
Treasurer-Isaac Underwood. of Pennville,
jay county, elected for the eleventh time
Trustees-L, II. Corey and Charles Kittridge
of Indianapolis; B. H. Holmes, of Goshen
Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, of Jacksonville, was
elected representative OK the Indiana Grand
Lodge to the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, which
meets in Richmond, Va. in May next.
A resolution was adopted making the Indiana
Phalanx the medium of communication of the
organization in this State. After the install
ment of officers, with Mr.. Sylvester johnson, of
this city, the only past grand worthy chief tempar
present and the oldest one in the organization,
the presiding officer, the convention adj
journed. The attendance this year was hardly
so large as at former meetings
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
Justice to A. Nj. Alexander.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 81
Some months ago several articles appeared in
the papers of this city rejecting seriously against
the financial standing and moral integrity of DIR.
A. n. Alexander, relative to his business trans
actions with Cleaveand & Adams, and suit
was also brought by Cleaveland g Adams
against DR.. Alexander and his bondsmen. In
justice to DR. Alexander wish to say that an ex-
animation of the books of Cleaveland & Adams,
made since the suit was brought, shows that the
correct and we have therefore dismissed said
suit at our costs, and fully exhonorate DIR. Alex
ander from all blame in the premises.
r. H. ADAMS,
State Agent Accident Insurance Company of
North America.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
DIR. r. ". Hunter to Aid Mr.. MOODY.

In response to telegram from the managers
of the Moody meetings which are being held in
a large new tabernacle church, for workingmen
in New York city, Rev. r. v. Hunter, of the
Seventh Presbyterian Church, this city, left last
night to take charge of tne meeting during the
absence Of Mr.. Moody for week or so. During
Mr.. Hunters absence. his church pulpit will be
filed by Rev G.. L. McNutt of Urbana, Ill, and
in the evening this gentleman will preach in the
Virginia avenue Rink.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
On Their Way West.

The directors annual inspection of the lines of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company is now in
progress. A special train composed of two Pull
cars, dining-car, smokingcar, and the private
cars of President Roberts and Vice-president
Thomson carries the party, which is composed
of President Roberts, Vice-presidents Smith,
DuBarry and Green; Directors Welsh, Cummins,
Fox, Griscom, Houston, Wetherli; General
Manager Pugh, Assistant Secretary Newhall,
Chief Engineer Brown, Engineer Feldpau and
Superintendent Kenney, of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad: Superirtend-
ent Quicker, of the Philadelphia division; Super
intendent Carter, of the Maryland division
Stephen White, secretary Of the Northern
Central railway; j. N. Hutchinson and John
Harding.
The trip is under the direction of D. S. New
hall, assistant secretary. The party will pass
over the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road
tomorrow, reaching Chicago Friday evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
Trials of General Passenger Agents.

Trials of General Passenger Agents.
The Central Passenger Committee, which has
been in session for couple of days at St Louis,
is reported to have INDUCED in some lively
skirmishing. After the routine business was
disposed of, that of fning members that have
been running excursions and cutting rates was
up for consideration. E. A, Ford of the
Pennsylvania lines, was the first to be
stabbed; $500 was wanted Of him. The
Baltimore e. Ohio, was struck for $500; John
Egan, of the c., l., St. l.. & c.. paid $780, Sam
Stevenson of the c.. H. g. D., $50. George w.
Smith still declines to pay his $l00 The O. &
NJ has to pay $3.50 The l., B. g. w. has numer
GUS cases against it, and the passenger men who
have been fired and paid, are so exer-
cised over the matter That they demand that
the receiver of the L. E. & W.. and President
Corbin of the l., B. & w. be informed Of the
way matters stand, and if they take no
action in the matter that the tickets
of these two roads be thrown off sale.
The Nickel-plate is another rate-demoral
izing road, and is to have like treatment,
unless they cease such business. John Lazarus,
of the L., d. & S.. seems to be too slick for the
committee to make any charges stick against
him. Yesterday, the second day, there were in
the neighborhood of one hundred cases to be in
vestigated where agents had cut rates, and what
is the more singular 80 per cent. Of these cases
are against strong lines like the Pennsylvania
the B. g. O. and l., B. e. w. The oratorical
efforts of some of the general passenger agents
when they learned their fate, are said to have
been very amusing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
$4,000

Judge Walker yesterday did not accept the bid
of Bernard Schweitzer for the plant of the Rouse
Manufacturing Company He did not think it
sufficiently specific as to the quality and sizes of
wrenches to be delivered. Another reason was
that Schweitzer ought not to put any wrenches
on the market for the fear of crowdng it until
he had fulfilled his payment of wrenches to the
receiver And, again, the bid was so worded that
it probably would bring about controversy with
the receiver. Schweitzer asked to modify the
bid so the receiver should receive only certain
amount of wrenches each month. The question
of an amended bid on this plan was referred to
all parties concerned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
THE RECORD OF THE COURTS.
United States District Court
Hon. w. A. Woods. Judge.
To-day-No special calls
Superior Court.

Superior Court.
Room 1-Hon. N. B. Taylor. Judge.
Yesterday-Ohio L. Wade Vs. Arthur L. Tim
berlake ct al. damages. Verdict for defendants.
John H. Vajen vs. John Taylor ct al; eject
ment Verdict for plaintiff for $l8 and posses
sion of property
To-day-No special calls.
Room No. 2-Hon. d. W. Howe Judge
Yesterday-Harry Bryant vs. Colby Wringer
Company. Trial by court Finding and judg-
ment for plaintiff.
William Rude VS.. jeremiah W. Cravens suit
for damages. Jury find for defendant
Lucy E. Hubbard vs.. Thomas BROKER. Judg-
ment against defendant Thomas BROKER, for
$3.50 A.
Nicholas McCarty vs.. U. s. Encaustic Tile
Company; suit on note. On trial by jury.
To-day-Same cause continues on trial.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis G. Walker. Judge.
Yesterday-Wm. Schriever ct al. VS.. VIM. W.
Cheezum ct al; note and account. Judgment
for sol c.
Charles F. Raschig w. Charles E. Clark ct al ;
note. Judgment for $162 Is.
First National Bank vs. Roswell S. Hill ct al !;
note. Judgment for $200.81.
Lizzie j. Lamb vs. VIM. Burton; account
JUDGMENT for $780,
Elizabeth c. Browning VS.. VIM. NJ Browning;
divorce. Dismissed at costs of plaintiff
Alex. s. Bryant VS. James e. Outland ct al;
account. Finding for plaintiff on the plea in
abatement.
Henry T. Hockensmith w. Joseph Hickman
ct al; quiet title. On trial by the court
To-day-Calls: 32007, John l.. F. Steeg, ad-
ministrator, VS.. Supreme Lodge Knights of
Honor 30677, Rider Engine Company VS.. Ros-
well r. Rouse. 30554 Aegidius Naltner rs. In
dianapolis Social Turnverein.
NEW SUITS.
Room 1-346l5; George Kinslow VS.. Citizens
Street Railway damages.
Room 2-34613; Elizabeth P. Brown VS..
Reuben Nelson; foreclosure mortgage.
Room 3-346l4; Henry w. Bennett VS.. Thorn
as BROKER; notes.
Criminal Court.
Hon. Pierce Norton Judge.
To-day calls: The State VS.. Morris Haley;
robbery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
Returns Pleased with the Outlook.

President Stevens, of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, who has just returned from Western
trip. tells Boston capitalists that the indications
of bust ness revival in this section are many and
decided. He has found it absolutely necessary to
order new equipment in order to properly handle
the increased business now offering, and new
fright cars are now building for the road, the
cost OF which will be 500, 000 Mr. Stevens re-
ports that what is true IF his road is also true in
a great measure of nearly all the Western roads
The crops are promising we'll. the corn crop
along the Chicago & Eastern Illinois being the
best since 1878, and more cars imperatively de-
manded by many of the roads to move the in
crsasing freight which now offers. The agent of
enc of the largest car-manufacsuripg companies
IN the West states that within few days he
cook orders for II, 600 freight cars, which fact
wonld certainly seem to indicate that there is
much more than mere talk in the reports of re-
turning business prosperity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22

ment that it may reasonably be expected that
'.Mikados' will become q popular fashion in
church socials The affair was under the di-
rection of Mrs. Walter Gallup. who conceived
the idea, and it was Japanese in character to
such an extent as IL could be made in the nitia-
tory attempt The decorations consisted of Jap
anese bric-a-bric, and the ladies wore Japanese
ornaments, such as miniature fans and other
fancy articles, while the refreshments were
served in Japanese form