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


while drunk shot and killed Q neghbor named
Fink and his sister and then killed himself
Oct. ga woman OF Blue Springs, Neb., stran
gled her two children to death and then com
mitied suicide.
Oct. EN-. b Wade, Knightstown. Ind, killed
his mother and sister, set fire to the house and
then killed himself because of trouble over
Oct 16-C. Rowe, aged II, Mahomet, Ill, sho,
and killed his father because the latter accused
HIM of stealing. Et.# D.
Oct 94-At Nebraska City, Neb.; John Hall
while quarreling with his wife was fatally sho,
by the latter.
Oct as-David Sellers and wife murdered
o.. AT Colfax, W. T., David Yates killed his
wife and then himself; jealousy.
Oct. 3l-Willlam Harrison, Hinesville, Ga. In
a fit Of jealousy killed his niece and fatally
wounded his sister. >. Solomon Brubaker, neal
Washington. Kan, murdered his mother and
then cut his own throat.
Nov. Three white men we're killed and one
colored fatally hurt in political riot at Ports
mouth, Va. During political disturbance
IN lexington, KY, five men killed and one IA
Nov I2-Court-house at Henrietta, Tex,
blown up by dynamite. -. Peter Howe aud wife.
Winona, ILL.,, murdered in their bed by c. L.
Burckhart who afterward committed suicide.
shot and killed his wife and then himself in Q
fit of jealousy.
Dec. 1-Robert Corrigan, aged nine years.
Cincinnati, o., fatally shot his sister Rosa. aged
Dec. s-A mob formed to lynch a mnrderey
named Halves attacked the jail OF Birm'ng-
ham, Ala. and were fred upon by the sherifi
and his officers. Nine men were killed and
about thirty others wounded some fatally.
Dec. 11-During negro riot at Wahalak,
Miss. five whites were killed and six Others
Dec. 26-Two whites and five negroes killed
in riot at Lamar. Miss.
FIRES.
in Indianapolis, Ind; s1,O0o,OOO.
s5O0.Oo
Jan. 31-On Broadway. New York, $1,000 OOo.
Feb. l5-Business block in Providence, X. i.
10000.
Feb: e7-sta,e Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Full
ton, Mo. s5Ot.nO0.
Feb. 2S-Unou Square Theater, New York,
and other buildings; s750,O0).
Mar. l-Immense furniture factory in New
York City: Sl.0000o0.
Apr; S ;, dln s., of AmesDury. Mass, de,
Apr 2e-Central City, d. T.. destroyed
store or shop left standing-l30 buildngs
burned and so families rendered homeless.
May Barrel and case factory, Shooter
Island, N. Y; s5O0,000.
Jun. 8-Tammany Hall and Tony Pastors
Theater. New York City: $4,000.
Jun. lS-Town of Dubois, Pa: H,000000.
Jun. 25-Lichtenstein Bros.'s cigar factory,
New York City: si50.o0O.
Jul. es-Town of Roslyn, w. T., totally de-
StrOye0, SDD,UU.
Jul. J-Bulding OF p Bessman & Co., grocers,
Mansfield O.; sl20,O00.
Sep. e-Entire block in Baltimore, Md; 81
Sep. Five blocks in San Francisco, Cal. /;
Nov. Is-watson's stores, Brooklyn, N. Y;
$3.50 OOO
Dec. sT-In addition to the foregoing destruc-
tive confiagrations we're experienced during
the year in business portions Of the following
towns: Salida, Col Beaufort. N. c.; Louisa
Court-House, Va /; Monroe, To-. ST. Paul, Mimi. !;
Hoiyoke. Mass; Allentown, Pa; Pittsburgh,
Pa. CORTLAND. o.; Elmira, N. "; Providence,
r. l.; Coldwater. Kan; Buffalo, N Y; Sala-
manca, n. Y; Goldthwaite, Tex: Legonier.
water, Miss Tavares, Fla. FAIRFIELD Neb; !;
Masseys. Md: Depere, WIS; Monmouth
Center, Me-; winona, Mimi: Goldsboro, Pa. !;
Trenton, KY: Sandersville, Ga. Hot Springs,
Pittsburg. Tenn; BelIsfonte. Pa; Farville,
Mo; Wakenda, Mo-; Langsburg, Mich; Glade
Run. Pa; Warren, Pa; Haverhill
Mass; 90, Cal; FayetieviiIe, Tenn: Rock
ingham, N c.; Suffolk. Va; West Unity, O.:
Newbern, Tenn; Blackstone Va; Hampton,
Va; Litchfield, Conn; Fresno, CAL: Stanton
Ia. 4; Peoria, H.; Wadera, Mimi; Durham. N
G.; Clinton, Ind; Lancaster, Wis. Dallas, Col. !:
Huntington, n. Y; Berne, Ind; Washburn,
Wis; Florence. Wis; New Albany, Ind; Wa
meo, Wis: Antwerp, O.; PIeasantviQe, Ia. ;
Valentine, Neb. Lakeside, Wis, Kirwin. Kan. !;
Hale. Mo-: Bowling Green, o.; Macon, Ga. ::
Wyelife;; KY; South Bend, Ind; PGkomoke
Miss; Jonesvilie, Va: Manchester, Kan !; Iron
Mountain, Mich; Russell. Kan; Olmstead. Ky:
Na.hville, Tenn: Auburn, D. T.
Dec. 2S-Factories and dwellings covering
three acres Of ground in Cincinnati; S300,00O
-. Seven acres in business dist rict Of Marble
head, Mass; S50O,0co.
FOREIGN.
I'm Eirbf 20
Bruenn, Austria, and several women in Vienna
persisted from the cold.
Jan.4-Twenty-fi five sailors drowned by wreck
ing Of American bark at Waterford, ireland.
Jan. 1O-During fanatcal outbreak in prov
ince OF Fuk en-, China, twenty Christian
churches burned and converts massacred.
Jan. il-News received that 3O, 600 persons in
Montenegro had been deprived of food by floods
-. Cholera epidemic decreasing in Chilli.
Jan. a-Wm. OBrien released from Trlla-
more jail.
Jan. a4-Londou divorce court decides 1 di-
vorce procured in America valid in Englanc-
Feb. 19-Heavy snow-sto rms in Engi and
France and Spain. News received of ios4 of
1000 lives by earthquake in province of an
Feb. a5-Two Buddhist monks reported re-
gally burned to death at Canton, China for as
saultiIg two nuns.
Feb 27-village of vsltorta, Italy. half Blu ned
by avalanche. and many lives lost.
Feb. 29-Mr. Pyne, Nj. p, convIc cited at Con
mel, Ireland, under Crimes act, and sentenced
snow and destructive avalanches in Northern
Italy.
Mar. IN Wilson, son-in.law Of ex-Psesi-
OF Honor decoration scandals, and sentenced
to two years Imprisonment, 1000 francs fine
and deprivat on OF civil rights for five years.
Mar 9-Emperor William, OF Germany. died
Mar iO-Prize light between Sullivan and
Mitchell, near Chantilly, France. ended in a
draw after 80 rounds.
Mar 1a-At Rerlin Erader.ct TIT foru,,,,
proclaimed Emperor OF Germany.
Mar. l3-Much devastation caused and many
lives lost by floods in Austro-Hungary. -. Ter
rible snow storm in Canada.
Mar. 16-EmperorW Williams funeral at Berlin.
Mar. 1s-Thirty villages destroyed by floods
in Hungary.
quake shocks in Yum Nan continued three
weeks, destroying 1everal towns; at KEN
Shieu 1000 persons were killed.
Mar. 2i..BouQuet Theater, oporto Portugal,
destroyed by fire and nearly 100 Ives lost
Mar. 29-Reported that 1000 persons were
rendered homeless by recent floods in Ger
many; damage 10 property estimated at go
Mar. 3-French Ministry resign.
Mar. 3l-Dan sh Ministry resign, because Of
trouble caused by deficiency bill.
Apr. 2-New French Cabinet organized.
Apr. 14-Wlllam Brien, Irish NJ. P, ar
rested and taken TO Loughrea Jail because OF a
recent speech =. Richard Howell, OF England.
; at lancaster Eng, won the first Of three
over William A. Rowe, OF America. -. General
Boulanger elected to French Chamber of Depu-
ties from department OF the Nord by 1000 ma
iority Noel inventor Of dynamite, died at
Cannes, France.
Apr. l5-Matthew Arnold, poet, critic and
scholar, died Of heart disease az Liverpool,
Eng, aged 81.
Apr. lS-British House Of Commons passed
bill to leganze marriage with a deceased wife's
sister.
May5-Advces report destructive hail-storms
dah nd nd hnp
dreds of lives lost, and many houses destroyed.
May 11-Archbishop Lynch died ut Toronto,
en-. John Dillon. Irish NJ. p, convicted at
Dublin of violating the Crimes act and SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment.
May 2]-News received Of the burning Of 1880
houses at Olivo, in Corea, and the loss of many