The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-25

TIE Mason City & Fort Dodge Rail.
way Company of Iowa has defaulted on
the interest on s., 250, 900 bonds held by the
New England Loan and Trust Company.
THE public schools ut Albert Lea, Mimi,
/ have been closed because of an epidemic
of diphtheria.
The Republican members of the Oregon
Legislature have unanimously agreed to
re-elect j. N. Dolph United States Sena.
tor.
The murderers Of Byron Dennis and
John Goodwin in the Indian Territory have
been arrested.
Din. ABELARDE LEBANON, United States
collector of customs at st. Paul, Mimi,
died recently of heart disease.
WILLIAM BRENNAN, a religious crank of
st. Louis, has been arrested for writing
over fifty letters to women Of the town
threatening them with deaths similar to
those inflicted by the Saitechapel iend
of London.
MISS BELLA MOORE, once q noted young
actress. died in Enthusiastically of con-
sumption. She had married and retired
from the stage last February.
The eighth annual convention of the
National Association of Baggage Agents
began in San Francisco on the 10th.
The Democratic members of the Illinois
Legislature have selected John NJ. Palmer
as their candidate for United States Sena.
tor.
LYMAN q. HUMPHREY, the new Governor
of Kansas, sent his first message to the
Legislature on the 10Th. The message
covered many subjects. Executive super
vision of State institutions was wanted,
Prohibition was advocated and changes
were desired in the death penalty.
Railroads, banks, alien ownership,
public debts, labor legislation. trusts,
education, apportionment, length Of ses-
sion and other matters were also venti-
lated and improvements suggested.
Ex-SHERIFF Pho. of Valencia County.
N. NJ, who left Las Lunas January 6 with
$500, has not been seen since January 8,
when he was in Albuquerque, and there
are fears that he has been murdered.
CHARLES c. TINKER. the youthful for
ger of Cincinnati who obtained $4,000 by
his bad work last September and was ex.
tradited from England, has pleaded
guilty.
The recent advance in the freight rates
to all points west of the Missouri river has
the three large trunk factories
in Racine, Wis, to shut down for an in
definite period, aud 800 hands are thus
thrown out of employment.
HUGO GoLLMER, secretary of the execu-
tive committee of the North American |
Turner Bund and one Of the Oldest men, |
bers of that society, died in st. Louis re- |
Gently, aged fifty -nine.
PERRY S. WEsTFALL, editor and proprie- |
tor of the Saturday Evening Mail, Terre |
Haute Ind, died recently, aged fifty-five. |
The other night a heavy wind blew a |
freight car from side track to tho main |
track of the Chicago Milwaukee & st. |
Paul at Sylvania, Wis. Two men were |
fatally and another seriously injured.
ENGINEER ED DIETz. an old employe Of |
The Minneapolis & St Louis railroad, was |
discharged recently for alleged color blind
hess, when his fellow employees threatened |
10 strike.
FATHER HYsKs, of Pierce City, Mo-, was
for five years by the eccle-
'iastical court held at Kansas City on the
18th for disobedience. Hynes said he
would take no notice Of the ruling of the
'ourt, as he had appealed to the Pope. He
would not give up his church at Pierce
City.
GENERAL W. D. WAsBBURN has been
elected by the Republicans Of Minnesota
o succeed Senator Sabin.
EDITOR SHUMAN, connected with the
;hicago Evening Journal for thirty three
Tears, has retired from his post on account
# ill-health.
BARNETT & LICRTKNSrEIN. the largest
etail mercantile firm in Des Moines, Iowa.
ave failed with liabilities of S15 900