The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
THE WEST.

son Of the late millionaire, Martin Ryer.
son, of Chicago, has given to eight charita-
BILE institutions property worth $25O, OOO.
The City Council Of Chicago has passed
the new gas ordinance, the most important
feature of which was that it would compel
the various gas companies to supply gas to
private consumers as well as to the city at
81 per Loo Gu bic feet. AL the companies
are in the gas trust.
GEORGE E. KING, q journalist, well known
in Kansas City and st. Joseph, Mo-, COM
mitted suicide recently in the former city
by taking arsenic.
BENJAMIN E. HOPKINS, OF Fidelity Bank
fame, is quite i'll with dropsy Of the bowels.
His physician says that il a new trial is not
granted he will make affidavit that 1t will
be dangerous to his lifo to remove him TO
the penitentiary.
The International Range Association met
in convention at Denver, Col, on the 18th.
CHARLES BIFFINs, q prominent sporting
man Of Omaha, offers to bet 5000 against
g, 600 that Albert, in the recent walking
match IN New York, did not walk GIL miles
and that he can not walk $50. 1t is limited
that Albert's twin brother did part Of the
walking.
d. r LOCKE, well known as petroleum
Y. Nasty" died at Toledo, O., on the 18th.
He was born in Broome County, N. Y,
September 20, 1885, and was worth con-
siderable property which he had accumu-
laied-
GARFIELD and Hannah Powderly assem-
blies of the Knights Of Labor of Cincinnati,
have been suspended for refusing to re-
turn 10 work as ordered.
RECEIVER JAMES MCCoNvILLR has taken
charge OF the Metropolitan Bank of Cincin-
natl
FiRR at Dell Rapids, Oak, the other night
destroyed eleven buildings, causing s.5OO0
loss.
The Church & Graves Manufacturing
Company. of Minneapolis, M,nn.. has as
signed with go, O0O assets and S75, 600 liabil-
tiles.
THE United States steamship IroQuois
has been ordered to be locked for exami-
nation At the Mare island navy yard, Cali
fornia
TUE p. F. Marqua Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Cincinnati, has made an assign
ment with $65, 600 liabilities and SIS OOJ as.
sets
JOSEPHINE COLLECT. Of Tcrrc Haute Ind
has brought suit against the city OF Evans
vile and property owners along one Of the
principal streets, to recover property worth
s2O0.OOO.
THE Northwestern paper manufacturers
in convention Mt Chicago recently consid-
cred proposition TO sell out to Eastern
parties SO as to form a pool or trust Final
action will be taken March {.
SIX loaded cars Of freight train broke
through a new bridge near Galena, ILL.,, re-
Gently and were destroyed. A brakeman
was killed.
A NUMBER OF boomers were recently
elected from the Oklahoma Territory by
colored troops. Some were held ut Fort
Reno, the others being discharged.
DULUTH real estate sharpers have sold
many lots away back in the hills to Buffalo
parties at fancy prices.
THE steamship City of Pesln which
reached San Francisco from China on the
18th had several cases of smallpox on
board and was quarantined.
MARTIN l. SCorT was hanged at Deer
Lodge. Mont, recently for the murder Of
his wife In 1T Of drunken jealousy.
DEAF BULL, Crow Indian in the military
prison at Fort Smelling, recently attacked
two other Indians with knife, laying open
their threats. He then stabbed himself
and broke his arm while resisting the man.
acles. The injured Indians, it was thought,
would die.
AUGUST HErsKE. OF Chicago, has bsen
found guilty OF murder in the first degree
for beating his little stepson to death with
. strap.
The murderer Of Millionaire Smell at
Chicago turned out to be William B. Tas-
colt, the scapegrace son Of Colonel James
B. Tascott, head of the Tascott Manufact-
uring Company. The boy had served q
term in the Kentucky penItentiary. Young
rascott's whereabouts were unknown on
the 18th, but the police were confident OF
his speedy capture.