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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
WONDERFUL INVENTION.
Two Hundred and Thirty Miles an Hour
Proposed for Travel.

Proposed for Travel.
New YORK, May 1S-A new scheme of
transportation is to be introduced between
New York and Boston whereby, It is sal |,
large packages of mail and even cars con-
tanning passengers can BE- whisked from
one place to another, distance of go
miles in less than an hour. This would
be equal to a speed of four miles per min
ute.
An experiment with the new machine
was made Yesterday i'll Boston i'll the pres
encs of many scient fic men. including
Prof. A. L. Dolbear, of Tufts College
who announced that he was thoroughly
satisfied of the success of the system.
The inventor, John G. Williams. is a
resident of this city. His machine con-
sists of a magnetic oar. hanging from n
single rail- where it follows Il streak of
electricity. With one horse power it is
said that one car can thus be transported
n distance of l. 40 miles i'll day and ut a
cost of thirty cents. This in mail matter
would represent some % million letters
and by this system packages of mail could
be sent every five minutes if necessary,
thus preventing large Nccumulations.
The single track is to be carried Oh
tripods some distance above the ground
and the car will pass through coils of in
sulated wire at intervals. In the expert
ments yesterday the carriage exhibited
was mounted OH a wooden rod on posts
about three feet high, with an ascent of six
inches in fifty feet, and it is run on one
wheel at each end.
The scientific principle involved is said
to be that by which a hollow coil of insu-
lated wire will draw a magnet to ITSELF
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
The First Electrical Execution.

BUFFALO. n. Y. May 1S.-The death
warrant of William KemmIer, the first
man convicted under the Electrical Exc
cution law, has been signed and he will be
taken to the Aubarn State prison in few
DAYS. The warrant is directed to the
warden OF the Auburn prison and pro-
vides that the sentence be executed
upon some day within the week COM
mencing Monday, the oath day of June. i'll
the year of our Lord 1899, and within the
walls of Auburn Safe prison or within
the yard or enclosure adjoining thereto,
by then and there causing to pass through
the body of him, the said William kemm-
Ter. current of electricity of sufficient
intensity TO cause death aud that the APP
plication of such current of electricity be
continued until said William Kernmler be
dead
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
THE SOUTH.

CROPS in Eastern Virginia are reported
to have been almost destroyed by a fierce
hail storm.
A GANG of men surrounded the house OF
q farmer named Tom Phelton at Rogers
vile, KY, the other night and attempted
10 take him out. Pheltou opened fire on
tie gam, killing two of them. The others
fed.
The Supreme council of the Catholic
Knights of America met in Chattanooga.
Tenn, on the 14;h, every State and Terri
tory in which the order exists being repre-
scented except Montana.
CoMANCHE, Tex, is agitated over the
discovery OF gold in the cave lately re-
ported in the papers six miles west of that
place.
SIMON S. WALKER, the negro who es-
caped lynching for a criminal assault
upon a twelve-year- white girl in
Chester field County, Va, has been con-
victed and sentenced to death.
REAR ADMIRAL EDWARD DONALDSON
died at Baltimore, Nd, On the 18th, agei
SEVENTH three years He had been a Ions
sufferer from liver trouble. He entered
the navy July 81, 1885.
The Alliance and Wheel convention al
Birming ham, Ala, rejected the bagging
trusts offer of jute bagging at rates equal
to five cents per pound, though cotton
bagging costs no less than 1913 cents pei
pound. The convention had no faith in
the trust.
The wife and two children of Lewis
Palmer were burned to death at Rock
dale, Tex. recently. The unfortunate
woman d. opped liz hted lamp, which SCI
the house on fire.
The Southern Freight Association has
| advanced rates on grain and hay to al
Southern points, ] cent per 100 pounds
except to coast and Florida points, which
were advanced cents per 100 pounds
Rates on flour in sacks and barrels to last
named points were also advanced 4 cents
per 100 pounds. New rates to take effec'
June l.
The State Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, in session at Lynch.
burg, Va, has determined that the word
white" as pertaining to representation
by delegates in the council, should find g
place in the constitution.
The monument to the Confederate dead
was unvailed in Mount Olivet cemetery al
Nashville, Tenn, on the 10Th. The orator
of the day was Colonel W. c. p. Breckin
ridge, of Kentucky.
JUDGE JOHN L. MILBURN. of the st
Mary's County (Md.) orphan court, wa:
struck and instantly killed by lightning
the other evening.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
The Yerkes Cable.

CHICAGO. MAY 19.-The wear ard tear
on the North side cable loop line has been
something fearful from the first and the
frequency with which new cables have
had to be purchased was cutting a con-
siderable figure in the expense account
of the road So Mr.. Yerkes sent for
the wise man of San Francisco who
supposed to know all about cable
roads. He looked things over and said !:
On, we can fix this easily. Your grips
wear out the rope. Grease the rope, and
then the friction will be reduced" So Mr..
Yerkes' men creased the loop line. and
since then people have been walking. The
cable is so slippery that when the grip
strikes place that brings an extra strain
on it it fails to hold to the rope, the car
stops, and the passengers walk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
DAKOTA ELECTION.
a Light Vote PoIled in Favor of the SIOUX
Falls Constitutions.

Light Vote Pol1ed in Favor OF the sioux
Falls Constitution.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, MAY I5-An election
was held in South Dakota yesterday to
vote for or against the Sioux Falls Con-
stitution, so called because it was four
years ago adopted in that city, upon
which the Omnibus bill required another
vote and to elect delegates to a convention
al Sioux Falls to complete the work to be
done before the Presidential proclamation
of Statehood. The vote was light, but the
majority in favor of the Constitution was
overwhelming, while the delegates elected
to the convention have been two Repub-
liclns to one Democrat that division
having been agreed upon before the
election.
In North Dakota delegates were elected
to the constitutional convention which
will convene at Bismarck on July 4.
There, as in South Dakota, the minority
party (Denocratic) was given one-third
has been but little contest a: the polls.
The returns so far as received indicate
that with few exceptions the agreement
to the division of the various delegates
will be strictly adhered to- and the minor
ity will be given a hearing when the Con-
stitution is being framei.
Heavy rains lessened the number OF
votes cast. The total vote of South Da-
kota will not be over so 900. The oppose
ton to the Sioux Falls Constitution was
not great enough to be noticed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
TRAGEDY IN A SCHOOL.

A Worthless brute Kills His Wife and
Commits Suicide in a School Room at
Washington City.
WASHINGTON, May 1S-Oswald c. Allen
yesterday afternoon shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide In the
presence of the scholars in the room of
which his wife is teacher in the Jefferson
public school in this city. He gained
entrance to the building in some way and
entered the room unobserved by his wife.
The children We're the first to see him and
when they showed alarm at his appear
ance he called op them not to make any
noise or he would shoot
Mrs. Aliens attention had meanwhile
been attracted and she started to move,
but her husband was by this time upon
her and say ing Now Pve got you where
want you" he fired at close range. the ball
taking effect near the right ear and pass
ing through the head. He then turned
the weapon upon himself and inflicted a
fatal wound, the bullet entering the right
temple and passing through the brain.
The murdered wife and suicide fell
together on the schoolroom floor, his arm
around her neck and the pistol lying on
her cheek. Some of the more collected OF
the children ran for other teachers, who
succeeded in restoring order among the
panic-stricken children. Police and physi-
clans were summoned and did every thing
possible to make Mrs. Aliens moments
free from pain. She fingered, only semi
conscious, for some time and then passed
away. Her husband expired a few minutes
after the arrival of the police.
There had been some difficulty between
the pair and they had not lived together
for some time Allen hired cab on Penn
sylvania avenue and told the driver to
take him to the Jefferson building. Upon
| arriving there he alighted and told the
driver to wait until he wanted him. Then
he walked up the stone steps and passed
through the hall into the cloak room adj
| Joining the room where his wife was en-
gagged as a teacher.
Mrs. Allen was about forty-two years
| old, and had been teacher for many
years. She was in charge of a third grade
school composed of little girls. She was
| the daughter of r W. Johnson, an old
| and we'll known citizen of Washington.
| Her parents reside in this city.
The marriage was an unhappy one and
| Mrs. Allen often said its only blessing was
| the fact that no children were born. She
was a good teacher and was retained in
the public schools Notwithstanding heI
marriage and her husbands drunken and
vicious habits. She supported her hus'
band until his abuse became intolerable
when she left him. He had often been
| sent to the work house Tor vagraucy and
since rs .aE.e into possession of few
| hundred dollars a short time ago he hat
been almost constantly in the hands of the
| police for drunkenness.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
Hunt for the Robbers.

SANTA FE. y NJ. Nay ls.-The posse
in pursuit of the two bandits who MUIR
dered Superintendent Richards Wednes-
day at Carthage mines, nearly overlook
the murderers just before dark Thursday
night at the foot of the mountains. One
of the bandits was shot and wounded
slightly. In the night the GRIM
inals made their escape. Two em-
ployes in the mines, supposed to be
accomplices, have been arrested Super
intendent Richards had received from Tc-
peka only an hour before the money to
pay the miners. A, any other time he
would have had nothing on hand. The
body of Superintendent Richards will be
sent to Quincy, ILL.,. where his family live.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24

About the most recent invention for
the application of electricity is Prof
Wheeler's electrical fire engine. 1t is in
tended to be worked by the current of any
of the overhead electric light wires. Tbs
principal difference in the invention to
the ordinary steam fire engine is that the
power is obtained from motor instead of
the steam chest. Each of the new engines
will carry a reel of some 500 feet of in.
sulated fine copper wires, bound together
cable fashion, so as to equal in strength .
No. 3. wire for the transmission of the cur.
rent. As bv this method the engine can
be- placed anywhere. as the wires overhead
can be tapped anywhere, the engine will
be placed nearer the fire than by the old
method. The powerful current of an arc
light wire will not be required, that
of the ordinary incandescent ciruit being
of sufficient potential to run the motor.
The advantages claimed for this new
method are many. In the first place it is
much lighter, and much greater speed can
be obtained. Again, owing to the con.
struction, it can be built for about one
third of the cost of an ordinary steam
fire engine. A very important considera.
ton is that, like all motors it starts up
Immediately under full speed. 1t is safer
and easier of control. 1t is noiseless, and
is much more economical. That this last
point is true is perfectly evident The ex-
pense for fuel Tor the present engin in
use is considerable. By tapping the wires
overhead fuel is provided gratis.-N. 7.
Commercial Bulletin.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
NEW MARSHAL FOR KANSAS.
Richard L. Walker Appointed United
States Marshal For kansas-Jones Re


moved.
WASHINGTON, May Is Richard L.
Walker was yesterday appointed United
States Marshal for the district OF Kansas
to succeed Marshal Jones, against whom
charges o. Misconduct in office during the
time of the opening of the Oklahoma set
Element has been made.
The President and the Attorney decided
not to allow Jones to resign and the order
for his removal was made yesterday.
General Miller said that action
in Marshal Needles case had been sus-
pended until more information concerning
the charges against him could be pro-
cured. Mr.. Miller added that so far there
was nothing to show that Marshal Need
les was guilty of the charges preferred
against him
Richard l.. Walker, the new United
States Marshal for Kansas, located in
Montgomery County. Kan, in 1873. before
the Usage Indians had left. In July,
1869 he removed to Ottawa. Kan.-,and
few months later went to Ark ansas City,
remaining there and in other points i'll
the county until April IS 1889. In the
fall of 1873 he was elected sheriff Of the
county and was reelected in 1919 In
1876 he was elected mayor of Winfield.
In March. 1879, he was appointed register
of the United States landofiice of the
Wichita district. He was born in Jack
sonvile Center County, Pa. Ju he -, lSi3.
hut when two years old he was taken TO
Oaio. He first enlisted in an OHIO regi-
ment for three months and then re-en-
listed in August, 1861. Six months later
he became captain IF his company. In
December, 1864 he was appointed assist
ant inspector-genera on General Samuel
Beatty's staff and served until mustered
out in December. 1865. He is a prominent
member OF the e.. \. Il.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
GENERAL.

IT is stated that the Prince of Wales
was present in the Field Club when the
London police made their raid upon that
establishment, but that some friend gave
him the tip in time for him to escape.
THE Dutch garrison of Eii on the
African coast was attacked by natives
recently and a severe fight resulted. The
latter had 100 killed. The Dutch loss was
Eve killed and twenty-five wounded.
The last story in circulation at Vienna
is that the Car was walking in the garden
of the palace at Gatchina when he was
approached by an officer who fired a re-
Solver at him, slightly wounding him
in the forearm Guards near at hand
rushed forward to seize the man, but be-
fore they could reach him he placed the
pistol to his temple and shot himself dead.
FIVE brigands were hanged in the court
yard Of the prison at Sofia. Bulgaria, the
ether day. They were led separately to
Me scaffold and were hanged in success.
sion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24

CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May Is showed an average increase
of Is : In New York the increase was
us
AN earthquake was reported in the
middle portion of California on the nth.
HENRI RoCHEFoRT created a sensation
| in Regent street, London, the other day
by drawing a pistol on his enemy, III.
Pilotel. The pistol was empty.
RACE riot occurred at Forest City,
| Ark, on the iS-h over the school election,
caused by negro agitator named Nicely
The sheriff, town marshal and citizen
| were killed. Nicely was killed the next
| dav by mob.
THE designations of the following cadets
| at the Naval Academy have been accepted
| by Secretary Tracy: Charles L. kaufman,
o. F. Scott ". l.. Murray, L. c. Baird H.
| L. Douglas and H. L Wilderm ne. These
young officers were found deficient at the
recent examination.
The American burglars, Guerrin and
Donnan, who were arrested for robbing
| the Societe Lyonnaise. have been sem
| fenced at the Lyons (France) assiass to
seventeen years Imprisonment each.
AT meeting of the Homestead steel
men at Pittsburgh, Pa, the sentiment
was strongly against accepting the slid
| ing scale posted by Carnegie & Co. A
strike is considered inevitable il the scale
| is insisted on.
In a recent interview Representative
Perkins, of Kansas, expressed the opinion
that the next Congress would pass a bill
| for the regulation of Congressional cleo
| tons. This measure, he said, would be
aimed at the South, but its provisions
would of course apply equally to all Sec
| tons of the country.
| CAPTAIN JAMES CHESTER, of the Third
artillery, Z. :. A. stationed on Cover
nor's island, New York, became violently
| insane on the street the other morning.
He was taken into custody and in court
turned over to the military authorities.
CHARLES RUNDELL, late manager of the
Southern Express Company at Columbus,
Ga, has Teen found guilty of embezzle-
ment and sentenced to forty years in the
penitentiary. He was young man OF
talent and stood well in the city, but dis
| sipation ruined him.
| A GREAT Catholic demonstration was
made AT the laying of the corner stone of
the LaSalle Institute, Chicago, on the
18Th About 80 900 were present
The steamer Delta from Port de Paix.
Hayti, May 10, has arrived at New York.
| Hippoiyte's forces are reported to have
gained two victories-one near St Marie
and the other in the neutrality-suspicious. to
May 10.
| The Cheyennes, Of Dakota, have ap-
pointed a council of fifty and twelve
| judges to treat with the Sioux Indian
Commission regarding the sale Of a part
| of their reservation.
ARCHBISHOP LA BAsIIDIL, Of the City
Of Mexico, has accommodated Senior
| Torres, the journalist
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
Work of a storm.

TACOMA. ". T., May 15.-Shortly before
ak O'Clock Monday night twenty men
were at work in a building in course of
erection when a storm from the southwest
struck the building. The structure tot
tered for a moment and then collapsed,
burning the workmsn. Hun dreds OF men
were soon at work and in a few minutes
the body of Walter Bates, the owner OF
the building. was taken out This was
followed by the rescue of two injured
workmen, and then workman named
Mcconnell was taken out dead w. II.
Shell, who a week ago was elected city
attorney and who was a son-ln law OF
Bates, was seriously injured. SHORTY AFTER
ward, three dead bodies were recovered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
Deluced By Rain.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1S.-Over three
inches of rain fell here yesterday, stop
ping cable roads, inundating dwelling
houses and doing considerable damage to
property generally, there being several
bad washou.s. j. l. Porter's barn was
struck by lightning and damaged $1,000.
The rear end Of a boarding house on
Grand avenue, near Ninth, caved in, be-
ing undermined by the rain. The Mis-
souri, Pacific was delayed several hours
through portion Of bluff being loos-
ened by the rain and falling on the track
near Helms brewery. Several other
roads also experienced considerable
trouble OIL account of the storm.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
Embirrassed Enterprises.

PORTLAND, Me-, May 1S-The Portland
Advertiser learns that the United States
National Bank and the United States In.
vestment Company of Atchison, Kan,
were organized two years ago by two
Maine men. who also organized the Atch-
ison Land Company and the United
States Bank Building Company. Then
one of them put a large amount
Of money into st. Louis land scheme
with the result that the United States In
vestment Company, the United States
Bank Building Company and the Atchison
Land Company are embarrassed These
companies are to be consolidated ana put
under new management.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
THE WEST.

CoPIoUs rains have fallen over the en-.
tire States of Illinois and Indiana and
parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
AMONG 800 head of W. P. Fassig's trot-
ting and pacing horses sold at auction at
Greenville race track. Cleveland, O., was
Guy. Guy after making a last quarter
in BIZ was put up and started at SIS, 600
and ran up to S29, 80, at which price the
great horse was knocked down to e. A.
Stevens, of Cleveland.
BY the collapse of a building at Tacoma,
Wash. Ter, on the 18th during a storm
twenty men were buried, five Of whom
were killed, the rest being seriously hurt
G. e STEVENSON BURKE has begun legal
action at Cleveland, o., to prevent the
Bee Line and Big Four consolidation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


THE rumor regarding the loss of the
United States steamer Palos is looked upon
as a hoax at the Navy Department.
The Pension Office has decided to estab-
lish a board of examining surgeons at
Guthrie, Oklahoma, it having been repre-
scented by Congressman Perkins, of Kan
sas and others that a medical board to
examine pensioners was necessary there.
1t Is said that there are SO old soldiers in
the city of Guthrie.
The followers of Anthony Comstock
have decided to fight for the removal OF
President Edward Henry Kent, of the
Mutual Benefit Life Association of Amer
lea.
SECRETARIES BLAINE and Tracy have
left Washington for General Augur's
country home at Naicirma, near Balti-
more.
The clerks in the General Land-office
are much exercised over the appointment
by the President of Rev. Mr.. Townsend
the colored miaister of Indiana, to be re-
corder in that office. The clerks in the
division are almost entirely women and
they do not relish the idea of having a
colored man as their superior.
IT was understood at Washington on
the 18th that the resignation of Marshal
Jones would be called for, his explana-
ton concerning his deputies and the grab
bling of land in Oklahoma not being
deemed satisfactory.
THH Attorney General of the United
States has authorized the Marshal of Arr
zona to offer a reward of $500 each for the
arrest and conviction of the robbers of
Paymaster Wham.
The President has accepted the resigna-
ton of Solicitor General jerks, of the
Department of Justice, but he will be re-
tanned as counsel in the telephone case.
THE President on the 10th made the fol-
lowing appointments: Solomon Hirsch, of
Oregon, to be Minister to Turkey; Clark
E. Carr, of Illinois, to be Minister to Dem
mark; Henry W. Severance. of California,
TO be Consul-General at Honolulu; John
Jarrett of Pennsylvania, to be Consul at
Birmingham; Thomas H. Sherman, of the
District of Columbia, to be Consul at Liv-
erpool.
COMMISSIONER SToCKsLAGER has refused
to allow the Government acre" at Guth-
rio, Oklahoma, to be used to build a first
class theater" on. The petition was signed
by its mayor, City Council and prominent
citizens.
BOLIVIA will be represented st the con-
ference of American nations in Washing
ton next fall and will also soon send a
Minister to Washington.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-24
New AnnOinfInentR.

WASHINGTON. May 1s-The President
made the following appointments yester-
dav:
Richard L. Walker, United States Mar
shall for Kansas.
Jacob Yose, United States Marshal for
the Western district OF Arkansas.
James W. Savage, of Omaha, Neb.,
Government director of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company.
Charles s. Wayne, United States Dis
trict Judge for the Northern district of
Florida.
John W. Whitcher, United States At
torpey for Nevada.
Amos Smith, Jr., surveyor OF customs
for Cincinnati.