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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27

New YORK, Dec. 17.-Three Of In
specter Byrnes' detectives have been
shadowing two suspicious characters
several weeks. just before daybreak
the suspects forced lock on the door
of the store of Abraham l.. Dubrofoki
in Clinton street with a burglars
jimmy. The detectives soon entered
the building, found the men operating
on SAFE and arrested them. From
articles found in their possession it APP
pears certain they are the same men
who five weeks ago burglarized tho
safe in Morris Rosenberg's cigar house,
securing 81, coo in cash.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
A DEAD SHOT.
A Young woman Kills Her TormsnteY-
He Carried His Jokes Too Far.


He Carried His Jokes Too Far.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. IT,
Near Barkersville, Galloway County,
nine miles from this city, at noon
yesterday, Miss Louisa Epperson,
daughter of wealthy farmer, shot and
killed Julius Hofer, young German
farm hand, as he sat at her fathers
table eating his dinner, because he
teased her too much about an admirer.
The news of the tragedy was brought
here last evening by brother of the
murdered man, boy about eighteen
years of age and an eye witness of the
killing.
Hofer, the brother said. was en-
ployed by Epperson, who is an extern
sive farmer and stock raiser, and had
been in the habit of teasing the girl
about her admirers and one in particu-
lar. Philip Akerson, who called Sunday
afternoon and spent several hours with
her.
At the breakfast table yesterday
morning he began INVITING her about
this young man and made some allu-
sion which caused her to become very
angry, when she told him that if he re-
peated that remark she would shoot
him.
Hofer promised to refrain, but at the
dinner table began again on the same
subject and in the same strain, when
the girl, without word, left the table,
walked deliberately into another
room, picked up a 3S-caliber revolver
and returning to the diningroom shot
HOfer. The ball entered the right side
of his head near the temple. and he fell
to the floor dead.
Miss Epperson is known to several
persons in .tis city and they describe
her as an unusually attractive country
girl, nineteen years old. Her father is
well-tO-do man and the family is re-
garded as one Of the best in Cal laway
County
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
GENERAL.

AN operation has been performed on
Lawrence Barrett's throat, and the
actor was reported doing well.
DURING recent fog in London
eleven persons were drowned by un-
consciously walking into the river and
many others were injured by falling
into holes and area ways.
IT is reported from Zanzibar that
Bushiri, leader of the natives in the
war against the German East African
Company. has been captured.
Mr.. STEAD has resigned his position
as editor of the Pail Mall Gazette. He
proposes to start a review.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
THE LATEST.

j. R. JONES, farmer living near
Bloomfield, Tex, was shot dead by
Dan Blackburn and Rufus Hughey
during quarrel recently.
DURING dense fog in New York
harbor two ferryboats collided, but
neither was seriously injured. The
passengers were panic-stricken and
women tainted.
Two bars of silver, each valued at
$1,000, were lost from truck at New
York the other night. They were in
transit from the American Exchange
National Bank to a Cunard steamship.
NELSON JONES, living near Valdosta,
Ga, has been attacked twice in the
near past by Whitecaps and both times
barely escaped with his life. He had
threatened to avenge the whipping of
an old friend.
THE west bound passenger train on
the San Angelo branch of the Santa Fe
was held up the other morning at Bangs
station, 1872 miles west of Temple, Tex.
A brakeman named Penn shot at the
robbers, but paid for his bravery with
his life, the miscreants wounding him
so that he soon died.
BUSINESS failures (Dun'S report) for
the seven days ended December 10 num-
bered 342. The figures for the CORE
spending week of last year were 81.
THE strike of the Belgian miners has
ended in the defeat of the men.
THE business portion of Franklin
ton, N. c., was destroyed by fire the
other day; loss, $4,000.
THE German theater in Pesth, Hun
gary, has been destroyed by fire. The
adjoining buildings were also damaged.
ALFRED CowLEs, publisher of the
Chicago Tribune, is dead.
DIR. PARKE, Stanley's physician, was
reported dangerously ill with fever at
Zanzibar.
The Emperor of Germany has the
influenza.
GOVERNOR LOWRY, of Mississippi,
has refused to pardon Kilrain, the con-
victed pagilist.
REINFORCEMENTs for Captain Fran
coise, commissioner to the German
stations in Southwest Africa, have
sailed for Hamburg.
BEACH, the Oarsman, has accepted
the challenge recently issued by Ham
Ian for rowing match, and is willing
that the race should be rowed over the
Paramatta course, Sydney, n. S. w.
THE Canada Southern, Michigan
Central and the Lake Shore wander
bilt lines) directors have declared the
regular dividend and extra dividends
of one per cent. each.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
THE EAST.

The coke company running ovens
and mines at Walston and Adrian,
Pa, has locked out its LOO miners be-
cause they threatened to strike for in
creased wages. Trouble was expected.
THE city of Johnstown, Pa, is to be
reOrganized, taking in all the small
places in the vicinity.
AT the recent Players League meet
ing in New York the following were
unanimously expelled for violating
their pledges to the Brotherhood:
Glasseock, Clarkson, Denny, Miller,
Beckley. Mexican, Beatin, Buckley,
Boyle, Clements, Gleason, Schriver,
Sommers, Mulvey and Delehanty.
JOHN A. SLEICHER, editor of Frank
Leslie's and a Republican, has been
made Civil-Service Commissioner for
New York State by Governor Hill.
THREE Polish laborers were killed
instantly and fourth fatally injured
by being struck by a passenger train
while walking on the track near
Dyreca, Pa, the other day.
THE leather workers strike at Wo-
hurn, Mass, is to be submitted to ar
bitration.
In front of the Chemical Bank on
Broadway, n. Y, Daniel Montague,
an electric company lineman, fell from
. pole by the breaking of a crossbar
and was fatally injured. He was try
ing to save the company's wires from
being cut.
A PACKAGE of 81, 410 was snatched
and stolen from the State National
Bank at Pawtucket, r. l., the other
day.
QUITE number of new cases of Rus
sian influenza continue to be reported
in New YORK City, while a dozen at
fiicted persons are reported in Boston.
THE distillers and cattle feeders
trust at a meeting in New York de-
clared its usual monthly dividend.
THE relatives of the late Henry
Ward Beecher are said to be very much
dissatisfied with the statue now being
made by sculptor J. @. A. Ward, of
Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
THE Presbyterian Hospital, New
York City, was in flames on the 18th.
The patients were removed safely.
Four firemen were somewhat burned.
The loss was 100000.
IT was rumOred in New York City
that the steamboat City of Kingston,
which left two weeks ago to go around
Cape Horn to Oregon, had been lost.
No ground for the rumor could be
found.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
MONEY STOLEN.
Six Thousand Dollars OF County Funds
Hauled OFF.


Hauled Of.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 22.-Burg
lars entered the Office of County Treas
urer Herman Troebel, Kendall COun-
ty, last night and stole $4,000 of the
ccunty's funds. Entrance was effected
by picking the lock of the Office door,
then the craftsman bored a hole in the
door of the iron safe and blew it open
with powder. The thieves did not dis
turb drafts, checks and warrants in the
safe, representing several thousand
more. Nor did they disturb a
smaller safe in the Office containing
s1,1OO of Treasurer Troebel's private
funds. The robbers are unknown,
though two suspicious strangers, who
were seen in town can not be found,
and no description of the men can be
obtained. A. Bodeman, sheriff and
collector of the county, had just turned
over to the treasurer $1,000 on account
of the school fund. The county is being
secured in every direction for the
thieves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
Cherokee CommI.sIon . FnIIure.

TAHLEQUAH, 1. T., Dec. 1.-THE
Cherokee Strip negotiation has been
brought to close. The United States
Commission failed wholly in its at
tempt to purchase the Strip at 81 .25 per
acre.
The Governments proposition is now
informally withdrawn, and many Of
the Indians who wanted to sell are dis
appointed. No answer was given to
the Governments proposition and they
fear the result, and justly, too,
for it is believed that the re-
port of this Commission to Congress
will sharpely emphasize the imme-
date allotment of the Indian Territory.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
A Rad Man Generally.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Dec. l7.-Deputy
United States Marshal G. z. Williams
brought in from the Cherokee Nation a
much wanted man. He is James Fox,
who stands indicted in Perry County,
KY, for the murder of E. C. Morgan,
and is also under indictment in the ad-
joining county for rape in two cases.
There was a reward of $500 offered by
the State. Officer A. W. Sans, of Ken
lucky, is here, armed with the neces-
sary papers, and will take the prisoner
back to Kentucky. Fox was located
through letters he wrote back to his
friends
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
Took q Trip to the Beyond by the Trough
on Rats" Route.

TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 19.-Wm. H.
Hannah, employed in Patterson's mems
furnishing store as confidential clerk,
left the keys OF the store with another
clerk about week ago, remarking'
IF I'm not at the store in the morning
you know what's up" Last night Han.
nah's dead body was found in the bath.
room of his brothers house. An ex'
animation resulted in the finding of
large quantity of Rough on Rats" in
the stomach. 1t is not known whether
the poison was taken with suicidal in
tent or not
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
those Alleged Doodle Cases.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE Post Dis
patch contains another chapter in
the alleged legislative Doodle
cases. The charges that money
was used to defeat the Live
Stock Inspection bill are reiterated,
and additional interviews given to
substantiate those charges. The Sem
ators whose names are mixed up i'm the
scandal come out i'm blank denial Of
the charges There is much interest
NANCE
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
An EglY Run0r.

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-An ugly rumor is
now circulated that the Portuguese
have ill treated Johnston, the British
consul at Mozambique, whom they
charged with stirring up insurection
and distributing English flags in Ma
kolOlO land.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
Jockey Stone to Hanc February =.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Dec. 1S.-Jockey
James Stone was to-day re-sentenced to
be hanged on February for shooting
and killing Henry Miller, bartender,
at Coney Island, in June, 1883.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26
A Mur,ierous Assault.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Mar 26-Abont l:50
this morning two night patrolmen fonnd a
woman lying upon the ground in an alley
connecting Bradford and Lowell streets
bathed in blood from CHASTITY wounds on
the head, face and neck. The police wagon
WAS summoned and the woman taken to
the police station, where an examination
disclosed horrible state Of affairs. On the
woman's head was found q terrible cut over
the right temple and another on the top of
the head, the right ear had been chopped
off, there was bad cash under the right
eye and the right side of the neck was badly
hacked. The eyes were closed from the eff
feet of blows, the skull was fractured and
the aw bone broken. Investigation shows
that the Injured woman, whose came is
Mary Marshall, had been on spree with
woman named Keleher the previous even
ing, and that the latter had made the MUIR
derou7 assault Both women are dssolute
characters. How the row occurred or what
weapon was used Is not yet definitely known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26
The aIYsterious Rnr,

NEW YORK, Mar. 26 The consepsu. i,
opinion among shipping men mere is tbo.
the steamer lost oil the Vlrgiaia c5as, h.,
week, raft from when was sjpf..a
last Saturday, was the Na1;ieoke franz
Newport News, Va, for Ruatan, Hon5pr.,
The superstition is that ne Nanticoke 81
countered the squinoctial gale. and. b-i,,
dangerously loaded, pat hack for Cse..
peake bay, ia which atempt sde pro5sb,
foundered.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar % "A pilot b.,
which arrived a this por; to day repo..
having picked up a cink -r.built whal-s..,
in good condition, bottom up, with .c,,
serva" marked on port bow, Is or m
from Fenwick's Iland Four oars wa.
dashed in her. There were no loose e
about the Conserve, such a. were seanalar
and her chairs, saloon panels, etc, are ~
ored, not white. She had no loose sol
board aad her raft bore her Dsme
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26
Fires.

CHICAGO, Mar. 26.-Manierre's Grand
Central warehouse was destroyed by fire
this morning with great quantity of teas,
coffses, canned, goods Sc. 1t is thought the
loss will exceed million and a-half dollars.
Twice before within comparatively short
TINA the building has been on fire and AL
herman Manierre, owner of the building,
Jays he has no doubt that the three fires
were all of ncendlary origin. TWAS Gov
eminent bonded warehouse and 80 per cent.
of its contents were teas and coffees in bond
for the import duty. Their ownership was
widely distributed.
NEW YORK, Mar. ga fire occurred
early this morning on the 9Th floor of the
nine story building, Nos. 1851 Rose street,
occupied by the Sackett & Wilhelm litho
graphing company. The police place the
damage at 5000 to stock and $500 to the
building. The members of the firm say that
their loss may reach $40 900 George Num-
ro, the publisher, occupies the largest part
of tho building.
LANCASTER, Pa, March 26 The i've
story flour mill of Adam g. Croft, three
miles from this city, was destroyed by fire
last pight with sn adjoining bridge 125 feet
10 length ard saw mill. Loss on the mill
and contents $4,000; insurance SIC 500
Loss on bridge s.. 500; insured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26
Something worth Reading.

"A Tin Roof isthe title OF little book
just issued by Messrs. Merchant & Co., 5l7
Arch street, Philadelphia. The pury. ,ose OF
tie publication is to supply to builders,
architects and the general public sorne exact
information as 10 the best methodfI of con-
strueliDg tin roofand as to the right ma.
terisIs to be used to secure satisfactory and
permanent results. We especially recon-.
mend the book. which is Intended for gratu.
lions distribution, TO mill owners. They
are very apt to trust tina matter of roofing
wholly to builders and they usually know
really very little about the character of the
Tin used or the excellence or the defective
ness OF the jab O. This pamphlet will help
them to project their Interests. It is very
explicit, perfectly comprehensive, and we
think wholly trustworthy It is quite pro
falsely illnst:a ed ana the cuts indicate pro-
cesses OF applying tin roofing which insure
excellence,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Dir. Cleveland and psrty are having q
good time in Cuba.
The trust has advanced sugsr another
quarter OF cent 8 pound.
The Reading Railroad Company yester-
day announced reduction in the prices Of
coal
Itis now thought that the Senate will not
be able TO adjourn before Thursday Of next
week, if then.
NJ. DAMON, writing in the Paris Journal
de Medicine, gives some remarkable results
o; the treatment Of facial paralysis by cleo
Lricity.
Samuel II. Coulbourn was yesterday &C.
quilted in the United States District Court
lo- Baltimore of the charge OF treating
sailors on bis vessels cruelty.
Prince Takehihito, brother Of the Mi
kado of Japan ard head of the royal navy,
arrived IN New York yesterday with his
Princess and suite ofdistinguished officials.
An ordinance was introduced in the City
Council Of Baltimore last night to revolu-
tioniz9 the school board by the formation of
new board to consist Of six men and three
woman.
Miss Clara Totten's suit to recover $780,
coo damages from Cassius H. Read, of the
Hoilmau House, for breach of promise of
marriage, came up for trial in New York
yesterday.
Illicit whiskey aud beer making has been
FURNISHING ia Alabama for some time be
cause tha erroneous idea prevails that the
government has exhausted the funds ap-
propriated for the prosecution of moonshin-
ers.
a three story brick block in process Of
construction st Binghamton, n Y, sudden
IL collapsed yesterday when about dozen
worhn,en were in the building. One nan
was killed instantly and severa! others were
wounded.
Robert Cox died in Carleton, N. B., yes
terlay. He was one of the four men who
in 1861 captured the steamer Chesa
peake of the Cromwell line and the United
States tried to get the New Brunswick an
liberties to Surrender him as pirate.
The looms and other machinery of j. P.
Joues's Calcutta Mills, OF Frankford, Phila-
dephia, are being removed as fast ~ they
can be made ready for shipm ent to Rirming-
ham, Ala. The Calcutta Mills until recent
| ~ employed from 200 to 800 hands in the
manufacture OF cotton goods.
| A sensational report comes from Mexico
that plot Of Mexican brigancs and border
rufians to attack Mr.. Robert CARROTS car,
s-izs and hold him for an enormous ransom
mss been discovered by a Texas detective
and the party of travellers spprised OF the
danger to Mr. Garrett. The report is not
believed though the trip to Mexico has been
abandoned and Mr. Garrett will spend some
time in Florida and Georgia.
Last Saturday Thomas Woods, who lives
near Tornado, w. Va, sent word to his
step mother that ore Of her neiehbors was
sick spd wanted her to come Immediately
He concealed himself behind tree and when
she approached shot her and dragged
her to cliff and dropped her to The ground
below. She recovered sufficiently to give
an alarm ard when rescued related the
story of the shooting, accusing Woods of be
| ing her assassin, and died afterwards. The
only known cause for the crime was dis
agreement between himse'f and his step.
mother in regard TO the division OF property
belonging to his father.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26
Photographic Briefs.

E. Cummings * Co, leather dealers in Bcsif
have assigned They owe about 100000
1t was announced to-day that tho Eutotths
Netherlands was incapitatel for carrying on tla
Government
Theodore syoinway. OF the firm Of sicuwAy
Sons, piano makers of Now York died t'.daf d.
Brunswick. PIu 'sis.
1t is sal thit Gen Boulngor is uIcrinG from
an old wound and has been compelled TO r'''f. %
the use of morphine.
The British oilicera at Hong Kong participate
in the funeral of the late Admiral Chandler L =
N, who recently died there.
Martin Cochan, while filling largo mould R'a
metal. at Piusbarg to dly, was terribly bifa'i
about tho fare, neck and body
Mr.. john Bright his suffered a RELAPSE .'
very weak He mas not takon food for 81 hons
except from spoon, aud his physicians say ne
gradually sinking.
The Ssns.c in executive session I'll af-e'i''.
confirmed the nomination Of Jamas ftnaer 70 %
Comm's ioucr Of Pensions AMI a numharo. Tore
torsl appointments.
At Sioux City yesterday Harvey h1n-oa -
IL, and playmate found a snaa kes OF P''''
in barn One OF the boys dropped q i4''e' .-
arctic in tho keg and both were fatally i'roe' D.!
the explosion
James Grant, soldier At Forl Laramie WIZ
claims to be member of a leading Virginia '1-.
ly, has started for Canada with abon SOU" '
his possession belonging to a fcI'o" so.1''' 4''
others from whom be hal borrowed money
The Senate Committee on Territories si'alA
weigh to tho evidence concerning t.e 'lA'-
against Lewis Woh,y nominated To he e''s'
Of Arizona, and viii probably this evening Oh
morrow recommend confirmation Of his a'I
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26

AGREES WITH GENERAL Ros5ER. AT
the second annual reunion and banquet OF
the Baltimore Light Artillery. c. S. A, in
Baltimore LAST night, Gen. Bradley T.
Johnson. who was present as an invited
guest made an address Astounding in remini
sciences of the war During his speech,
Gen. johnson said: 81 agree with Gen.
Rosser, who appeared among lis recently,
that Southern man is better any day than
Northern man. He was better on the
field o! battle. snd is so to this day. We
whipped our opponents when We met on
equal grounds, and VIC whipped them when
they outnumbered Us two to one. ] am
sure thst if this city were attacked by an
enemy, all OF ua would join in The fray, and
would be the first one, if only had half q
chance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-26

Prof. james l.. Cabell, who for so years
has held the chair Of Physiology and Sur
gerry at the University of Virginia, has re-
signed his position on account OF old age
and declining health.
Miles d BACKYARD was appointed post.
master at Atkins Tank, Smyth county. yes,
terday, to succeed VIM. Il Mayes, and john
Fl. Shipp at Ekton. Rockingham county
to succeed Joseph II Kite, removed
The report teleSraphed from Onancock
to the effect that Mrs. McCready, who was
assaulted some time ago by the coloreh msn
Msgruder Fletcher, who was ynched, had
died of her i, utieP, is a mistake. She is
however, very Ill.
The lighthouse authorities have placed 3
first class nun buoy oil Cape Charles, tc
mark the position Of the light ship which
drifted from her anchorage few days age
and was ,owed into Portsmouth, where she
is now undergoing repairs.
meeting of the commissioned officers Of
the Second Virginia regiment was held in
Staunton Saturday for the purpose Of elect
ing the field officers. After two ballots
they failed to elect colonel, and sol burned
to meet at Roanoke, April II h.
A dispatch from Washington says Malone
called on Senator Qlay yesterday evening
to ask his advice aod aid ia the etlort he is
now making 10 save some patronage out OF
the Virginia wrtc k Quay promised to do
what he could for him with First Assistant
Postmaster General Ciarkson.
Rossnna Mccormick, aged sixty ive IN
eccentric character who resided by herself
near Jordan's White Sulphur Springs, in
Frederick county. for many years, and who
was well known by people who have betn
patrons Of those springs, was found dead at
home yesterday, lying on fertilizer sacks
and sheep skins.
kilograms were received at Norfolk yes
telday from Claremont, on the James river,
asking for the arrest OF the crews of the tug
boats Col. S. l. Brown and Champion, bav
ing in tow FIVE barges for Baltimore. A shot
had been fired from one of the barges, which
passed through window OF house on the
shore, killing white child.
Some excitement was caused on Sunday
by the disappearance of two youths Of Bowl.
ing Green-one son OF Mr. Lewis Poats,
about Is years old. the other a son of Mr..
William Hight Covington, aged 10 years.
Tcauiry elected he fact that they had been
seen 10 leave the village with tramp By
the psme of Scwartz, who came there about
a month ago, protesting to be French cook,
and who was employed at hotel. Later IN
The day the trio was seen at Woodford's,
and Mr. Covington, accompanied by Con-.
J able B. Covington, went to Ffedericks'
Bu . that night with warrant for Their az
rest. retu ming with them yesterday mora.
ng. Scwar;z was confined in JAIL