The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-11-01

Ohio have struck for recognition Of their
progressive union.
MINERS from along the Yukon river in
Alaska who have arrived atSan Francisco
deny that there is any truth in the recent
reports of starvation in that section.
The striking switchmen of the Illinois
Central railroad in Chicago have returned
to work, their grievances having been
settled.
THE wheat growers Of the Mississippi
valley met in convention at st. Louis on
the 23d
HARRY NJ. LoEHR. the tax boodler of
bloomington. Ill. has been sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary.
HEAVY storms around Los Angeles,
Cal, have inflicted considerable damage.
A DECISION Of the Iowa Supreme Court
extends the nuisance" feature OF the
Prob ibition law over the property Of de-
PENDANTS. The breweries at Burlington,
valued at $500. 900 were therefore rendered
valueless.
SEVERAL vessels went ashore in bunch
at Winnetka, Lake Michigan, the other
night The Evanston lifeboat went to the
rescue of the crews.
The large Touring mill of the L. c.
Porter Milling Company at Winona, MIMI,
has been burned to the ground. The ca
pacity of the mill was 1,4OO barrels daily.
Loss, $50 900, with fair Insurance..
HENRY MCNAMARA, an editor of Guthrie,
Ok, was horsewhipped by q Mrs. Haines
recently because Of an offensive para
graph.
A PLOT to release prisoners at Sing Sing
has been frustrated.
A LITTLE daughter of Captain Michaels,
of Montague. Mich. was burned to death
in her fathers barn recently. The house
was also consumed.
A FREIGHT engine running at full speed
between Valparaiso and Haskells, Ind,
exploded a crown sheet. The fireman,
John Hadden, was hurled from the cab
over the tender against the first car. The
wheels of the entire train cut his body to
pieces. Engineer Thomas Callahan, was
scalded in a horrible manner.
THE recent wheat growers convention
at St Louis, after the adoption of resolu.
lions, elected the following officers: Pres
ident Hon. Norman j. Colman of Mis-
souri,, with the privilege of naming his
own secretary; executive board, W. L.
Scott and A. ID. Noe, of Kentucky; N. j.
Colman and U. s. Hall, of Missouri; E. H
Murphy and p. A. O'Dell, of Minnesota;
d. B. Green and j. 7. Mccartney, of Illi-
nois; Calvin Cole and George Gibson, of
Oregon; Walter N. Allen and ex-Gover-
nor Charles Robinson, of Kansas; j. A.
Coates and ID. A. Epson, of Indiana; n.
o. Walker, of Tennessee, and II. n. Sar-
gent, of Ohio.
GEORGE CURTIS and Charles Kimmick
have been held for trial at Ashland, Wis,
on the charge of being principals in a
prize fight
THE strike of the switchmen at Evans
vile. Ind, has ended in the defeat of the
men, many of whom have lost their places.
FIFTEEN farms near Fergus Falls Mimi,
have been devastated by prairie fires.
JUDGE PRENDERGASTha has issuedwarrants
for the arrest of W. E Kent and Thomas
E. Downey, Chicago Fifth ward politicians,
charged with procuring a change of names
of election judges by false representations.
FIVE hundred Chicago tailors struck on
the oath.
THE Supreme Court of Illinois has de-
cided that a railway company allowing
newstoys on its cars is responsible for any
damages that they NAV receive. This is
the first decision of its kind and is of great
lmpOT IanCe 10 TdllFOdu pcOpic.
The examination of witnesses in the
Cronin case commenced ut Chicago on the
oath.
FIRE at Port Clinton, O., the other night
DESTROYED the lumber yard of August
Spies g. Co. and other property. Loss,
500. O0O.
GIANT powder was exploded in the bad
of Oscar Steinberg, a sign painter, at
Butte, Mont, while he was asleep the
other night and he was fatally injured
His wife and son were arrested for the
crime.
A CONVENTION Of persons interested in
the mining industry has been called for
Salt Lake City. Utah, November 10, to take
steps to force a change of ruling in regard
to lead-silver ore if possible.
LEWIS A BEACH, agent of the Cleveland
& Marietta railway and of the American
Express Company at Phillipsburg, O., has
leaving an unknown short
age.
THREE trainmen lost their lives in burn
ing oil by a wreck and explosion on the
Lake Erie & Western at Kokomo recently.
Their awful fate was the work of un.
known miscreants who placed an obstruc-
ton on the track.
CHARLES McILvAIN, nineteen years old
murder of Christian W. Luca while
committing burglary on the night Of Au-
gust 21-2a last, has been sentenced to
death by electricity at Sing Sing prison
in tho week beginning December
AT Democratic meeting in Cincinnati
recently Judge Thurman, while making a
speech, was overcome by weakness and
had to abruptly close
By the premature explosion of a cannon
during political meeting at Evansville,
O., William hewitt was blown fifty feet
and fatally injured.
REV j. W. PowKLL's private bank a.
Fostoria, O., has closed its doors. The
assets and liabilities are each about $24,-
900.
THE SOUTH.