The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-13
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York. on the I'd Simon 4 Streblitz, import
ers. Posner Bros, commission. Mailer Il
Meyer. commission, the Caxton Book Bind
cry Company, Topham & Co., auctioneers,
A. S. Higgins q Co.. carpet manufacturers,
and others were damaged to the extent Of
Sl0J,OOO.
MAYOR HEWITT has sent q letter to the
Governor in which he states that no por-
ton of the Union is free from the dangers
of the spread Of contagious diseases under
the present quarantine regulations at New
York.
The steamship Tonawanda was reported
ashore ON the New Jersey coast on the Cd.
Three men started in q boat for the shore.
They were capsized, two of them being
drowned. The storm prevented attempts
at rescuing those on the ship.
THERE was great excitement in the oil
market at New York on the Sd, indications
Of corner being evident.
THE Reading Company's coal miners
struck on the Sd.
A RIOT between drunken Poles took place
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, recently. Eight of
them were seriously injured, three fatally.
The trouble occurred over a christening.
IT was reported at Boston on the Sd that
the Washington Insurance Company was
business.
JUDGE CHILDs has appointed Charles E.
Dana temporary receiver of the Johnston
Harvester Company, of Batavia, n. Y. The
Indebtedness of the concern is 100000.
THE Pennsylvania railroad miners train,
carrying 500 men returning from work,
was wrecked at Shamokin the other night,
sill being wedsed in the road bed. the
mixers were very angry and threatened
vengeance. No person was seriously in.
cured.
NOTICES were received at the offices OF
the Central railroad of New Jersey tina,
the road had passed out of the hands Of
Receiver Little and would hereafter be
ruled by the officers of the company.
THE Shoemakers' Union, of Newark, n.
J.. numbering several hundred members
recently decided to withdraw from the
knights of Labor. The reason assigned is
bad management on the part Of the National
and local leaders.
The employees Of the seven furnaces
owned by Carnegie, Phillips & Co, a,
Braddock, Pa, have made q demand for q
ten per cent advance in wages. The firm
claim that the condition Of the steel mar
ker will not justify An advance.
The commission house of d. D. Castro &
Co, OF New York, which recently made ar
assignment has filed schedules showing
l,a3l, 3O4, Liabilities, g. 691, 427 nominal as
sets and 81, COG, 15S actual assets.
The coroner's jury in rendering a verdic,
rs to the cause of the recent disaster on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad
near Meadville, Pa, held George McFar
land and Conductor Murray, Of the collid
ing freight train, responsible for the dis
sister,
BIZ premature blast four Italian labor
ers were killed and seven severely injured
while at work on the new branch line Of
the Lehigh Valley railroad near Wilkes
barre. Pa, the other day.
GREAT destruction was reported by ar
oil fire at Etna, Pa, on the evening Of the
5;h. A bridge was said to have beer
burned and much damage done
THE next Pennsylvania Republican con
vention will be held at Harrisburg, April
IS
THE second annual meeting of the United
States Law and Order League will be held
at Boston February 81 and p
HUBBARD d Co.'S axe works, Pittsburgh
have been closed because Of the strike Of
The men against lower wages.
THE Massachusetts Legislature met a,
noon on the 5sh and Governor Ames anc
Iieutenant-Goyernor Bracket were sworr
in.
The Brooklyn navy yard was reported
ON fire on the morning Of the 9th. Loss
SaOO,OOl
YouSG Walter Phelps Dodge, who be
came notorious by publishing an announce
ment Of marriage with his cousin, has lef,
Yale College, New Haven, Conn. He was
conditioned at the Christmas examination
Il
turned his classmates avoided him and he
preferred to leave voluntarily rather thar
risk probable suspension aud certain os-
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