The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-24

A TERRIFIC hail-storm passed over the
country from Niagara to Reynolds, OAK,
the other night, utterly destroying all the
grain in one of the best wheat growing TO
gions of the Northwest. The grounds cover
10000 acres, involving 200, 1000 bushels OF
grain.
TIE San Francisco Produce Exchange
recently issued statement showing the
amount of -four and grain in California
July 1, this year. Flour, 7O,SO0 barrels;
wheat, 100000 bushels; barley, 1,SoO,OOO
bushels.
An American railroad foreman named
RYAN and another American whose name
was unknown were recently arrested at
Sabine, Mexico, for an alleged insult to
the Alcade's wife. 1t was believe that
the charges were merely subterfuges on
the part of Mexican officials to harass the
Americans.
A. Fl. ROSE, an extensive farmer of CAL
ifornia, filed a petition Of insolvency on
the 18th. His liabilities were about $500,
600, his assets nominal. His principal cred
itor was the Merchants Exchange Bank of
San Francisco, which was caught for
S7Oe, 200.
The Sheriff of Ness County recently in
formed the State Veterinarian of Kansas
that he thought trouble was imminent in
Lane County between the State authorities
and the Texas cattle drivers. who were at
tempting to pass the quarantine contrary
10 law.
THERE was a collision between the po-
lice and strikers at Newburg, near Cleve-
land, O., on the 18th. The strikers at
tempted to close the mill when they were
dubbed by the police, thirty-five being
wounded, of whom two would die. Six or
seven policemen were injured by the riot
ers.
in the Kirk murder, out of which grew the
Cincinnati riots, was hanged in that city
on the morning of the 18th.
The Chicago police arrested boy re-
Gently, as q test case, charging him with
circulating obscene literature. The boy
was selling the Chicago Tribune contain
ing the Pail Mall Gazette exposures
ANOTHER dynamite outrage occurred on
the railroad track at Denver on the 10th.
No one was killed or injured, but the car
which exploded the dynamite was wrecked,
together with two others.
THE criminal libel suit against John C..
Shea, at Kansas City, in which the Rector
of St Mary's Church was accused Of gross
immortality, ended on the 10th in verdict
of acquittal Some very damaging testi-
mony was introduced on tine trial against
the reverend gentleman.
THE extensive buildings of the Rubber
Works On South street, above Twenty
fourth, Philadelphia, were completely de-
stroyed by fire the other morning. The
loss on building, stock and machinery was
estimated at $4,000.
THE st. Louis GlObe-DemOcrdt stated re-
Gently that there was no foundation what
ever for the rumor that the Missouri Pa
cific and Wabash Railroads were negotiat-
ing with the Government for a fast mail
service west of the Mississippi River:
JEFFRAs & THOMPSON, wholesale dealers
in millinery, fancy dress goods, etc, Gin
cinnati, assigned recently to Thornton &
Hinkle. The bond was fixed at 100000.
ANOTHER white girl baby has been found
in possession of Chinese foster parents in a
lOdUnSOulc zen IN CHINATOWN, can FRAN
cisco.
IT was estimated in st. Louis that 80
wine and beer saloons had been closed since
July !, under the operation of the high
license law, and that some 400 more, or
about one-quarter of all the saloons in the
city, would shut up in few days.
INSPECTOR METcALF telegraphed re-
Gently from GAINESVILLE, Mimi, that he
had brought from Manitoba, under arrest,
Lars Gunderson, late postmaster at Cum
berland, Wis About three months ago
Gunderson absconded, leaving deficit of
$, 200 in his money order account.
THE ham sewing employees at Armour's
packing houses at Chicago, struck for an
increase in wages recently. Men were put
to work in the strikers places at the old
prices. When the new men were return
ing from work they We're attacked and
three of them badly beaten.
THE Bay View Fish-plate Mills at Mil
waukee, Wis, employing one hundred
men, started up the other morning.
MARY KLEEMAN, on trial recently in Chi
cago for attempting to poison her sisters
family with arsenic, was found guilty and
sentenced to one years imprisonment