The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20

five miles west OF Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
morning OF the 18th. There was o terrific
crash and much damage done. but all on
board escaped with slight bruises.
THE WEST.
AT Edison Station, Wyo., recently the
west bound Union Pacific passenger train
was run into from behind by q freight and
two emigrant cars were telescoped and
burned. All the passengers were removed
before the flames reached them, except o
threc-year old son OF Mrs. Street, Of Lon
don, England, who was under the debris
and was burned to q crisp. A babe also
died later. Eight persons were hurt.
Scott vermillion, conductor Of the freight
train, took to the hills after the collision.
The Bent County (Col.) court house at
Las Animas was burned recently, causing
a very serious loss not estimated by money.
A. CorrRELI, one of the most extensive
farmers Of Black Hawk County, Iowa, has
made an assignment. His property is
valued at $4,000. Bad business done by
his son was the cause.
LATE advices from Tahlequah, !. T., say
that the Cherokee Legislature is transact
ing business. and that all trou bles are over,
the election having been settled tsmpora-
rily. Chief Mayes and the Downing party
have secured control Of the political ma
chinery.
THE Oregon Democratic convention will
be held at Pendleton, April B.
A NATURAL gas celebration at Maumee,
O., was spoiled the other day by the gas
refusing to respond. Some one had Cut the
pipe.
TIKI east bound passenger train ran on
the track at Dickinson, loo miles west of
Bismarck, d. T., the other night. Many
passengers were reported killed or injured.
The fireman and engineer were pinned be-
meath the locomotive
On the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, about
three miles from Coolidge, n. NJ. recently,
the first-class coach attached to the regular
passenger train jumped the track and
turned over. Miss Florence Wilson, from
Woodstock, ILL.,, had her skull fractured
and received internal injuries.
THR local passenger tram on the North
ern Pacific was derailed by q snow drift
near Grey Cliff, Mont, recently. The en-
gineer and fireman were both killed.
TYPHOID fever has been produced in o cat
in Lansing, Mich, by Prof. Vaughan by
the use Of germs in water from Iron Noun.
tain, Mich.
THE Julian House at Goshen, Ind, was
set on fire by an incendary the other night
and destroyed. The thirty odd guests es-
capped in their night clothes. Motives were
lost
THE post-ofsce at Lindsay, Sandusky
County, O., and all its contents were de-
stroyed by fire recently.
THRoU6H the failure Of the brakes re-
Gently, a train loaded with ore from the
Mary Murphy mine, near St. Elmo. Col,
ran down the mountain with frightful
speed into the town Of St. Elmo. The en-.
CINE and four cars jumped the tract, iu-
stsntly killing Engineer Connors aud Fire
man Whaley.
JOSEPH BLACK, Of Cleveland, O., has been
Consul at Buda-Pcsth.
An epidemic has broken out among the
Indians at the Poplar River agency and
many have died.
Six men were injured recently near
RockfoiI, H., by the explosion Of two
dynamite cartridges placed near fire t.
thaw.
the suit ut Chicago for divorce Of Mrs.
Annie Chapman, known to the theatrical
world Is Annie Summerviile, terminated
in her favoI
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the
Southern Pacific near sumner on he 10th.
The emigrant car attached to the Los
Angeles express got loose and running
back WAS dashed over an eighty foot en-
bankment where it burned with many Of
its imprisoned inmates THe number killed
was unknown. Many were shockingly in
jured.
The wholesale building on Madison street,
Chicago, occupied by Ellinger 4 Co., cloaks,
and others was burned on the morning of
the 18th. Loss. SaSO.OCO.
DIR. TOLNAN WHEELER has given four
story block in Chicago to the Western
Episcopal Theological Seminary in ceiebra-
ton Of the sixtieih anniversary OF his we'd
ding.
GOVERNOR LARRABEE, Of Iowa, was REIN
augurated ON the 18th.
HANBURY & CARNEY, Of San Diego. Cal,
have been sued for S10G 25) collected by
them on land Of the International Compa-
ny, Of Mexico. and not accounted for.
BENTON j. HALL, Of Iowa, has been con-
firmed by the Senate rs Commissioner Of
Pensions.
Thomas BARRETT, convicted of the muir
der Of street car driver in Minneapolis,
Ninn., has been sentenced to be hanged
Msy II.
The United States man-cf-war IroQuois
has returned to San Francisco from an I'M
successful search for the abandoned Sir
John Hancock.
IT was stated at Chicago on the 18th that
the Western railroads were unable TO come
to an agreement and that a freight rate war
was certain.
A SEVERE blizzard swept through Dakota
Minnesota and Iowa on the l2ih. The
storm came on suddenly after fall Of
snow. Fears existed Of the fate OF any per-
sons who may have been overtaken by the
storm remote from help.
TIE residence Of Senator Ingalls, at
A::hison, Kan, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, supposed by burglars, the family
be ng absent at Washington, where Scua.
tor ingalls, is attending to his duties as
President Of the Senate. The loss VIII CHI
included o valuable library, amounted to
f25, CO.,
A FIRE at Tho armory Mt Columbus, O.,
on the 12;n DESTROYED some fine POULTRY,
valuable dogs, etc. on show. The State
lost SIS 0O worth Of property, the value Of
the live stock lost being $4,000.
No one was seriously injured by the re-
cent wreck VI tue emigren: car Lear Cab
ente, Cal