The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-03-29
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son Of Abraham McMasters, Of Weston,
w. Va, was sandbagged by robbers. He
was unconscious three weeks then became
as a new born infant. He has lost all
remembrance of his past life and acts like
baby. His mind is apparently all right
JEFFERSON DAVIS writes to Rev. Will.
lam Jones, of Atlanta, Ga, denying state
ments recently made that officials of the
late Confederacy meditated q union Of
Church and State.
RECENTLY the pavement in front of the
burned Mammoth building at Louisville.
KY, gave way and dropped to the floor Of
the cellar, a distance Of seven feet, carry
ing with it about twenty men. Several
were seriously hurt
NEELY BRYANT, aged seventeen, has
been sentenced to two years. in the peni-
Tertiary for killing his father during a
quarrel near Bonham, Tex.
IT is reported that the Republican mem
bers of the West Virginia Legislature
have entered into an agreement to refuse
to obey the call of Governor Wilson for an
extra session, on the ground that he is not
tie lawful Governor and is therefore
without authority to issue such call.
A CLOUD burst in Dayton, Tenn, the
other night caused the death of Alexander
Vaughn, washed away several houses and
Hid great damage to the railroad and iron
furnaces.
CHANCELLOR COBB, of Alabama, has de.
cided that the East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia road has no right to vote the
stock of the Memphis & Charleston road
and that the formers control of the latter
is illegal. g.
b. H. CHEEK, an emigrant agent has
been put in Jail at Greensboro N. c., for
inducing negroes to go West.
THE large estate of the late W. A.
Thomas, of Richmond, Va, has been
placed in the hands of a receiver. This is
the latest legal move in the case in which
the property is claimed by q colored
natural daughter.
s V. CONWAY, wholesale hardware, Of
Shreveport, La, has applied for an extern
sion Of one, two and three years. Assets,
$50. 900; liabilities, $50, 900.
IT is believed that the stolen mail pouch,
which was found ripped open and secreted
in a culvert near Piedmont W. Va, con-
tanned large amount Of money and val.
liable letters.
JOHN GILT, one Of the seamen of the
steamship America, was killed recently
at the mouth Of the Chesapeake bay, Md,
by an immense wave striking him full in
the breast.
GENERAL.
MANY large meetings in honor Of Parnell
and to raise money for the Irish cause
have been held at various places in
Australia
THE Zurich (Switzerland) police have
an establishment for the man.
of bombs on an extensive scale.
Two more Russians have been arrested
for connection with the manufacture of
the explosives.
PREMIER SALISBURY, OF England, in
speech recently declared boldly that moth
ing short of a vote of want of confidence
would unseat the Government
THE Cologne Gazette states that the
Prussian Government has granted a
subsidy of six million marks to aid in the |
construction of a canal connecting the |
Elbe and Trave rivers
The annual report of the Chicago. Bur. |
lington e. Quincy railroad for 1885. shows |
as follows: Gross earn |
lngs. S23, iS9.267 Decrease from last year,
y, 1851 Expenses and taxes, SIS, sS2,-
1913. Increase, S2,1S4 $40. Net earnings,
y. SO6 7O6 Decrease, $6,571, 457. Total net /
earnings, adding interest exchange and |
other income, sore. 800. Total decrease,
=, 26o, 91o.