The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-07-06


Jusrrcss FtnlD and Knowles, Of the
Supreme Court q Cambridge Mass, have
refused to entertain . motion for Q new
trial in the case Of MrA Mary Jane Robin.
sou, convicted Of murder in poisoning her
sisters husband in 1885. and sentenced her
to be hanged November ia
FEE the other night destroyed tho
screen house, coal house. ore house and
other Departments Of the Isabella furnace.
ct Isabella Station. Chester County, Pa.
together with vaiuable machinery. Loss
over $4,000
WILLIAM H BARxUA. Of Connecticut, he's
been re elected chairman Of the Democratic
National COMMITTEES.
A HEAVY storm was raging Ut Atlantic
City, n. J., on the 18th. Tho wind blew In
land thirty to fosty-ave miles IN hour and
was gagged ct sixty to seveuty miles twenty
miles out at sea. It was regarded - the
most severe wind and rain storm In four
teen years.
A REUNION OF members Of the old Free
Sod party was held ct the Parker House.
Boston, recently, with Hon. Edward L.
Pierce presiding Many gentlemen who
were prominent in the Anti Slavery move.
meut were present and the speeches were
vigorous and aroused great enthusiasm
A conNeI In the colfee market was 10
ported at New York on the 10Th. Many
brokers were seriously squeezed.
The New York coal companies have cd
vanced prices about twenty-five cents .
ton on interior snd Western business.
YALE defeated Harvard by twenty four
lengths In the four mile boat ut New Lon
don, Conn.,. ON the 9th.
TIE Duke Of Marlborough married Mrs.
Hammersley, at New York, ON the 9Th.
Mayor Hewitt performed the ceremony.
TIE WEST.
TIE Jupiter iron works, st. Louis, were
destroyed by fire recently. The loss was
estimated at t51,OOl There were many
narrow and thrilling esca:' - OF the WORK.
men, but no lives were lost
TIE death Of Brigsdier-G General PIN.
Surgeon General of Missouri, is announced.
Mas. MAGGIE Ross and Maud Burmeister
were suffocated to death by fire at st
Paul. Mimi, recently.
MICHIGAN Prohibitionists have nomi.
mated the following ticket Governor, Hon
A. R Cheney, OF Sparta; Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Stewart B. Williams. Of Saginaw;
Secretary Of State, Peter NJ. Hsgel; Treas
urer, Alfred Wise; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Lemuel Cute; Aul itor, General ID. A.
Waterman.
A CHICAGO dispatch saying that General
Harrison had selected Colonel Dudley as
his personal representative on the Repub-
lcan National Executive Committee IL
denied by the General.
Ar Chicago during the convention ii has
transpired that ex-Mayor d. A. Smith, of
Philadelphia. while taking q bath, had his
room entered by . sneak thief, who stole
diamond stud valued at 500 and q gold
watch and chain valued at 500. The police
have the matter in hand.
FIRE at Ft Apache, n. NJ. recently de-
stroyed the entire quartermaster and COM
mssary supplies. Est mated loss, includ.
ing buildings, $lOO,U00.
APPLICATION ha. been made and granted
at Minneapolis, MIMI. for q rece YER for
the Minneapolis & st. LOUIS railway at the
suit Of Henry Slebert trustee for the
Central Trust Company Of New York.
TEE Democrats of the Second Kansas
District have nominated John I. Burris, Of
Olathe, to run against Funston.
TIE Democratic committee OF notification
waited on Judge Thurman at Columbus,
O., on the 2S.h. In his reply the Judge
highly praised the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland.
TIE State convention Of the Iowa Union
Labor party recently choose Presidential
electors and nominated the following State
officers: Secretary Of State, J. B. Vincent; ;
Auditor, E. N. Farnsworth; Treasurer,
| James Rice; AttorneyG General, J. n. VIII
hanson. Congressman Weaver and An
derson were Endorsed as candidates for re-
election.
The Republicans Of the Twentieth ILL.,
| nois district have nominated G. w. Smith
to succeed George r. Thomas.
STATE SENATOR d. s. HALL has been nomi-
| mated for Congress by the Republicans OF
the Third Minnesota district.
TIE Official canvass Of the vote Of the
Oregon Congressional election resulted us
| follows: Hermann, Republican, 81 SO; John
NJ. Geary, Democrat. q, Alb; George NJ. Mil
Ter, Prohibition, 1.g14. Hermann's plurality.
1,4O7.
THEODORE CASTOR, farmer, was At
tackled on his way home from Kingston.
Iowa, the other night by three brothers,
| named Drost, who demanded his money.
He shot one dead, fatally wounded another
and thinks he hit the third. who escaped.
SUIT has been commenced ut Chicago by
J. B. Mayo and Franklin Spencer. stock
| holders Of the American EXCHANGE Ma
tional Bank, against David w. Irwin. tn
compel him to refund to the bank &'91 zoo.
The suit is an outgrowth of the celebrated
June wheat deal in 1857, which wrecked
the Cincinnati Fidelity Bank and E. L.
Harper.
FATHER F. x. WENNINGER. for more than
| fifty years prominent Jesuit missionary,
died recently IN Cincinnati
RAINS about Oakland, Ill, recently did
e., 600 damage to crops. Many fences and
houses were washed away.
WErMoHE & BAKER, dry goods merchants
of St Paul and Excelsior, MIMI, have
made an assignment.
]. w. TousLEY, a real estate dealer, as
signed at Minneapolis, MIMI, recently
His assets were about So, 900 and liabili-
ties s6OOOo
| TIE brass workers. strike at Cincinnati
| has been declared of. The men quit work
several weeks ago for a reduction in hours
but for want Of support the strike has con. e
to an end.
Two young girls were drowned near
Freedom, ILL.,, recently, while trying to
cross swollen stream.
By the explosion of q boiler, in saw
| mill near Vandalia, ILL.,, the other day two
men were blown to pieces.
THE Rosedale propeller, which left Ec
gland some time ago, arrived safely at Chi
cago recently, having made the voyage
/ across the Atlantic and through the Lakes
She will for the future run between Toronto
| and Port Arthur.
THE SOUTH.
| TIE other morning y .Outhbound train
| from Montgomery to Mobile, Ala, went
through . small bridge . mile north Of
Tensas and the engine, baggage car, postal
| and two passenger cars and one sleeper be-
| CANA n fofal yxreck En1ineer Iohn Nor.