The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-02
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THREE boys, sons of prominent business
men of Mahanoy City and Shenandoah,
Pa, were struck by dummy engine near
Mahanoy City the other morning and one
was killed and the others were badly hurt
ALL the property of the once famous
District Assembly 4S, knights of Labor,
of New York City, now disrupted, has
been sold at auction.
RIGHT REV. BISHOP SEYMOUR was mar
ried to Mrs. Harriet Atwood at Trinity
Church, New York, on the 23d.
THOMAS A. EDISON testified at the
Kemmler inquiry at New York recently
that electricity was sure death if admin
istered as proposed in the State Execution
law.
WARNED by the acquittal Of ex-Alder-
man McQuade, of New York City, the
district attorney will not begin any more
trials of bribery cases unless new wit
nesses are secured.
GOVERNOR AMEs, of Massachusetts,, was
reported very S OK with heart disease at
his home in North Easton.
LANE WRITMEYER has been arrested
at Lancaster, Pa, charged with attempt
ing to wreck a freight train on the Read
ing & Columbia railroad. Whitmeyer
threw a heavy tie on the track for til =
purpose of wrecking. Fortunately it was
discovered in time and removed. Whit
meyer was caught in the act. Bail was
refused.
The ground under two blocks of houses
and barns in Scranton. Pa, gave way
early the other morn ing, owing to the
collapse of a vein in a mine and the
people who We're asleep We're badly
frightened.
The Executive Council of Massachusetts,
is busy making preparations for a grand
reception to President Harrison on his way
to Bar .Harbor, Me-
STEPHEN W. DORSEY was taken in
custody recently at New York for con-
tempt of court in neglecting to put in an
appearance at the supplementary pro-
ceedings on a judgment obtained against
him by the Nevada Bank.
THE MAYOR and leading bus mess men of
New York City held an enthusiastic meet
ing recently to take steps to secure the
worlds exposition in 1892. The Chamber
of Commerce also appointed committee
of sixty for the same purpose, headed by
ex-President Cleveland, Vice. President
Merton, Senator Evarts and other noted
men.
Syracuse, \. Y, 10 the North American
Salt Association.
LEWIS Bros. & Co., extensive whole
sale dry goods dealers of Philadelphia,
have assigned for $1,000 COO Declining
business and heavy losses in the Johns
town foods were said to be causes of the
disaster.
BECAUSE the sixteen-year-old daughter
of Joseph Gordon, a farmer living near
Keesville, y. V, refused TO & We tramp
money the other day he choked her until
she was unconscious and then set the
house on fire. She recovered just in time
to escape.
THE New Hampshire House Judiciary
Committee is considering the advisabiliiy
of reporting a bill abolishing capital
punishment as urged by Attorney Gen
eral Marnard
The bark w ut from Norway, which
recently arrived at New York City, passed
torty-seven huge icebergs on her voyage
and was for a week in huge ice foe.
REV. THOMAS G. STRONG, of ithica, \. Y,
has lost his reason and will be committed
&c the Binghamton insane asylum. He
was formerly president of Wells College
Reformed Church.
In two test cases the New Hampshire
Supreme Court has decided that the law
requiring licenses for the practice of med
icine and dentistry is demonstrations
LAWYER DUNN. who tempted Cashier
Scott to rob the Manhattan Bank, of New
York, of $4,000, has been sent to Sing
Sing for nine years and six months.