The Iola register., 1886-11-05

MIA terminals to common points west Ol
the Missouri river will hereafter be COM
puted by adding to the through rate from
the Pacific coast to the Missouri the local
rate from the river point to the ultimate
destination.
WILLIAM HoLMGREEN, bookkeeper fol
Shourdsell, Storey and Kasper, jewellers
on Randolph and State streets, Chicago, ID
missing and is believed to be in Canada.
He IL also believed to be short $1,000 in
his accounts.
By q collision between freight trains al
Cedar Lake, Ind, the other morning, boti
engines were ruined and several cars Of
coal and merchandise were burned.
It is reported that an advance ON the
transportation rates on coal to the West
| will be made, taking effect shortly.
FIRE the other night at Oscoda, Mich,
destroyed W. v. and W. c. Pennoyer's
lumber mill, causing a loss of $4,000.
A BOLD express robbery took place
on the Frisco road, about twenty-thres
miles west of st. Louis, on the night Of
the 25th. A well-dressed man giving the
name Of Cummings, presented a forged
letter to Express Messenger rockingham
stating that he was to learn the details OF
the express business. By this means be
obtained admission into the car, when,
seizing his opportunity, he leveled his re.
volver and compelled the manager to
open the treasure chest. The robber took
$4,000, and after binding the messenger
escaped.
The large building owned and occupied
by the Case School of Allied Scie noes at
Cleveland, O., was destroyed by fire the
other morning. Loss estimated at $500,
600; insurance, $4,000.
ApoIsoNEp well caused the death of Mrs.
G. Winters and the serious sickness of
three children at Battle Greek, Mich, re-
Gently. A neighboring family named Ril-
diewe also poisoned and were dangerous
ly sick.
THERE is a prospect of a printers strike
at st. Paul, an advance from thirty y-eight
to forty cents being asked.
Ar a meeting of the board of managers
of the Western Export Association (whisky
pooD at Cincinnati, the November assess
ment was fixed at 21s cents per gallon.
The price will remain at S1.I3.
SHIPLEY, DORSEY & Co., Cincinnati
dry goods firm, have asked for an exten-
sion. Liabilities. $50, ,00o; assets, S53l, 900.
On the arrest of j. F. Bradley in Chicago.
for defalcation, by the Pullman Palace
Car Company, an expert accountant was
sent to Detroit, and an investigation of
the books revealed a shortage of S75,000.
The investigation has resulted in the dis
charge of Chief Accountant David Wilson
as being cognizant of Bradley's crooked
ness.
On the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
near Portage, Wis, terrible accident Oc-
CURED recently, the train being ditched in
stone quarry. The day sleeper imme-
diately caught fire, when thirteen passen-
gers were burned to death.
j. L. BARKLEY, a township treasurer in
Clermont County. O., was robbed of $1,000
and beaten brutally at Cincinnati.
The attorneys for the condemned an
archists have filed motion for a new trial
The Episcopalian convention. after be-
ing in session in Chicago for several weeks,
adjourned on the 2Sth.
The banking house of William NJ Dustin
& Co., Lincoln, ILL.,, closed its doors on the
2Sth. Liabilities, s2oO.0O0.
OK the 2Sth first-class tickets to Wash
ington and Baltimore sold openly at ST.
Louis by the Vandalia, and perhaps by
other roads, for Sl450. which was a reduc-
ton of S57 from the regular rate. Tickets
to Philadelphia were also sold at SIG, which
was a reduction of S4.15.
CAPTAIN W. W. SAUNDERS, formerly ed
itor of the Corvallis (Ore.) Leader, has
been sentenced to be hanged December %,
for a murder last June.
THE National Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation ended its session at Topeka, Kan.
on the 2Sth. after adopting platform and
electing officers as follows: Hon. William
Dudley Foulke. opresident; Lucy Stone
chairman; Julia Ward Howe. Secretary.
THE Dustin bank failure at Lincoln, ILL.,,
was greater that at first report. Dustn's
Montana liabilities foot up S200,0O0 with
only $4,000 assets. The loss to the de-
positors is $4,000. 1t is barely possible
Dustin will pay twenty-five cents on the
dollar.
IT was thought that at least seventeen
lives were lost in the burning and wreck of
the passenger train near Portage, Wis.
AT Forest Green, Mo-, the other night,
four children of a colored woman named
Green were burned to death. She had
locked the children in tine house while she
went visiting.
A NEW post-office i'm Dakota has Just been
named Bartholdi by the Post office Depart
ment.
THE SOUTH.
A son of Charley Sarrell, living near
Owingsville, KY, accidentally discharged
a rifle and fatally shot his sixteen-year-
old sister through the head.
A TERRIBLE fight with crazy negro oc
Cured on train at Van Buren,. Ark, re
Gently. When the north bound train
reached town the conductor informed the