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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
THE EAST

THE tail end of the cyclone struck
Oil City, Pa, doing great damage to
property. At least one-fourth of the
oil derricks in the neighborhood were
destroyed. The telephone lines were
nearly all down.
THE steamer Meantmore, which has
arrived at Boston, passed an iceberg
a quarter of a mile long and 200 feet
high.
Two freight trains collided at Sny-
dertown, Pa. Ten cars were wrecked.
Conductor Diefenderfer was killed and
several of the crew hurt.
THE Walpole lMass.) emery mills
have been destroyed by fire, causing
$50. 900 loss All was insured.
CHARLES II. DANFoRTH, for over
twenty years city editor of the Boston
Herald, died recently of pneumonia.
HENRY GUINEUP has been arrested
in New York State charged with hav-
ing attempted to wreck a Chicago &
Northwestern railroad vestibule train
in Jackson County, Wis, nearly year
ago.
In his will the late Congressman w.
D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, left all his
property to his wife and four children.
Its value was not known.
By the explosion of the boiler of a
steam shovel used in eXcavating at
Fallston, Pa, one man was killed and
fourteen more or less seriously injured.
PLYMOUTH Church has installed
Rev. Lyman Abbott successor to the
late Henry Ward Beeeher as pastor.
Rev. Howard S. Bliss was installed as
assistant pastor.
A FOUR story building belonging to
Gardner Bros, on Cherry street, Brock
ton, Mass, burned the other morning.
The loss was about $4,000
EDWARD GALLAGHER, aged seven
teen; Tim Gallagher, his brother, aged
fifteen, and Mrs. Kate Stockhouse.
their sister, aged twenty-five, were
killed by cars at Morrellville, Pa, the
other day.
By collision between freight trains
near Newburgh, n. j., one man was
killed, another seriously hurt and many
cars wrecked.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
JoANsrowM.s FUND.
Statistics Of the Great Calamity and the
Money For Relief.


Statistics Of the Great Calamity and the
Money For Relief
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia meeting
Of the Johnstown flood relief commits
sion appointed to distribute the funds
contributed for the relief of the suffer
ers by the flood in the Conemaugh
valley and in other parts of Pennsylva-
MIA, was held here yesterday. 1t was
strictly private and, with an intermis-
sion forluncheon, lasted from 1890 a. m.
till $50 p. M, and was presided over by
Governor Beaver, chairman of the
commission.
After the meeting it was announced
that arrangements had been perfected
with the Girard Life Insurance, An
nuity and Trust Company for the adj
ministration of the annuity fund
whereby the 800 children under sixteen
years of age orphaned by the flood in
the COnemaugh will each receive $50
annually until they shall have reached
the age of sixteen years. The sum ap-
propriated for this purpose is Sis, 0OO
Including the first payment of SIG, 100
already made to the Orphans). 1t was
also decided to appropriate $4,000 fol
the erection of a hospital in Johns
town and 5000 was appropriated fol
hospital purposes in Williamsport.
The application of the Y. NJ. c. A. fol
relief was refused on the ground that
the fand was not applicable for such
relief.
The secretary's report showed that
116 women widowed by the Johnstown
flood had been paid s179,471 and they
will be paid s95, go for their children
in annual payments varying as to the
number and ages of the children. The
report also shows that there were esti
mated to have been drowned in the
Conemaugh valley 2,2S9 persons; mum.
Der of bodies recovered, 1,675; identi'
fed, 1,021; unidentified, 654; missing
sos. The unclaimed dead, numbering
al, were collected and buried in Grand
View cemetery.
The financial report Of the secretary
is as follows: Amount received by
Governor Beaver at Harrisburg from
all parts of the country and world
81 %, S72. So; received from Phila
delphia committee, $500, 900; received
from the Pittsburgh committee, $500,
600; received from New York Commit
tee, $516, 1893. IS; total, $1,000, 072.6
The expenditures have been as follows
Appropriated and expended at Johns
town, So, 43O, 393. SO; expended in othel
parts of the State, 1922, 264.45; dis
tributed as specially directed by
douors, s2,271.s5; Office expenses al
Harrisburg, 81 $685. AZ; general expenses
81 ,31S.7O; first payment to orphans
s16, 100; total, $2,6S3, 747.11; cast
on deposit at Harrisburg, $2l8,
1851; cash undistributed depos
tied in Johnstown, $50. 1884. O3
total cash on deposit, s254, 7O9.6O; les:
amount appropriated to other parts OF
the State, s17, 735. SIS; net amount unap
piled, S236, 974O5. From this SHOULD
be deducted the amount appropriated
yesterday, including 800, 1926 sundr,
claims ordered paid, $3.50, 1926, leav
ing an unexpendej balance in the
hands of the commission of SIC, 63l. 40.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 16.-Wesley
Fraver was killed and fourteen other
men badly hurt, several probably fatal
ly, by boiler explosion on the
Lake Erie road near Talston sta
ton yesterday afternoon. James
Hooper, Elizabeth, Pa, had an
arm broken and was badly burned; will
probably die. William Griffin, engi-
neer, head badly cut; William Mock,
seriously burned; John Anderson,
badly burned and cut; Patrick Sullivan,
face and head burned. All the in
jured were taken to the hospital in this
city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
Sleeping Children Burned.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. t6.-At Erie,
Pa, last night Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Rogalinsky left their four children at
home with Mrs. Rogalinsky's brother.
He was intoxicated and put his lighted
pipe on the bed in which the children
were sleeping. The bed took fire and
the house Was nearly consumed before
TO e the firemen arrived. The drunken
man escaped as did Mary Towlinski,
the owner OF the house, but the chill
dren were all suffOcated. Their names
are Mary, aged five; Charlie, aged four;
Helen, aged three; Annie, one year.
The parents returned soon after the
fire was discovered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
MURDERED AND suRNEp.
4 Wealthy and Respected Cltisen Robbed
and Cremated In Hrs Dwelling.

Wealthy and Respected Clti1on R0bbed
and Cremated In Hrs Dwelling.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan. 20.-About
ten o'clock Friday night the ncighbors
OF Hugh b. Farmer, who live about
eight miles south of here, saw that his
house was on fire, and on going to the
scene they found the entire building
completely enveloped in flames. The
house was built of logs, and looking
into the main room they saw Farmers
dead body b.rning to crisp, but all eff
forts to take it from the burning build
ing were futile, and after the fire only
charred fragments remained.
For several years past Farmer had had
number of negro tenants on his place
sc:ne of whom he recently detected in
stealing from him and at once had them
leave his place. The first theory after
the fire was discovered was that a coal
oil lamp had exploded and burned
Farmer and his house, but later develop
ments lead to the theory that some OF
the thicving negroes murdered him for
his money, and on account of their ill
feeling set fire to the house to destroy
all evidences of the crime.
Farmer had two pet dogs and after the
fire the bones of one of the animals
were taken from the smoldering en-
bers. The other was found on the place
alive with his hair saturated with coal
oil. The dead man Friday purchased a
gallon of coal oil at little store near
bis place and it is thought the murderers
used this oil to fire the building and
poured it on the two dogs after they had
killed their master, but that one of them
escaped from the house when the door
was opened.
The terrible affair has caused intense
excitement among the people of this To-
caIity and no effort will be spared to I'M
ravel the mystery with which it is sur
rounded.
The unfortunate man was bachelor
about sixty five years of age and lived
all alone He came to this section from
County Wicklow, Ireland. about thirty
years ago where he was educated for an
Episcopal minister. His family were
wealthy and aristocratic people, and be-
cause they refused to permit him to
marry his mothers pretty houscmaid,
with whom he had fallen desperately in
love. it is said he became embittered
against them and left his native land.
Soon after his sweetheart was welded
to another. After he came to this
country he received large sum Of
money, part Of which he invested in the
fno farm of about 400 acres near this
city, on which he had lived as a recluse
for the past thirty years. He also pur-
chased real estate in other adjoining
counties and had considerable money
deposited in the Greene County bank at
this place.
The deceased had no relatives here so
far as can be learned and the heirs to his
property in all probability live in Ire
land. lie was highly cultivated man.
but was usually quite reticcnt and was
well read and posted on all current
matters. lie was a prominent leader in
the grange movement among tho farm
ers several years ago and was highly re-
Spcctcd by all who knew him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
THE WEST.

HENRY and Martin Reimus, section
hands, were run down near Wheeler,
Ind. the other day by light locomo-
tive and killed.
WARREN BRIsToKA, for thirteen
years Associate Justice of the New
Mexico Supreme Court, died in Dem
ing recently, aged sixty-eight.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
Negro Missionaries.

New York, Jan. 19.-The four negro
youths, who came here on the Liberia
from Africa on Thursday last, and who
are bound for Nashville, Tenn, where
they are to receive an education to fit
them as missionaries in their native
lands, were passed by the Castle Garden
Commissioners yesterday. Mr.. Peck, Of
Peck & Snyder, gave bonds guarantee
ing that they would not become . charge
on the country.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
RAILROAD COLLISION.
A Wreck at Cincinnati in Which Severa
Persons Were Killed.

A Wreck at Cincinnati in Which Severa
Persons We're Killed.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 1S.-At 7:1t
o'clock last evening, as the Glendale
accommodation bound for Cincinnati
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
road was leaving the station near Col.
lege Hill junction the Chicago vesti.
buled train on the same road ran into
the rear of the accommodation. There
were three passenger cars of the Glen.
dale train containing about seventy.
five people.
The locomotive of the Chicago vesti.
buled train ran half way through the
rear car of the accommodation, piline
the passenger cars in heap and set.
ting them on fire. The locomotive OF
the accommodation was not derailed.
The fire depa rtment was called from
Cincinnati and the fire was ext:n
guished.
Superintendent Nelson, who arrived
in the city from the scene o, the wreck
at midnight, said John Wilson, OF
Cincinnati, Conductor F. w. Wither.
oCC iuu Oil W GIG hillCN
outright, while James Staley, the bag
gagemaster. who was terribly burned,
and William Klamits, a passenger,
died at the hospital after being brought
to the city, making the number of ia.
fatalities five. The engineer and fire.
man of No. 81 were terribly injured
as was also boy, name unknown,
from Carthage, o. They are in the
hospital. 1t is claimed that no Other
persons were seriously hurt.
The number of fatalities and injured,
considering the completeness of the
wreck and the number of passengers,
was comparatively small.
The block system was used there and
it is supposed that No. u was not out
of her block when No. 81 entered.
When No. 81 struck the accommoda.
ton train it smashed the two real
coaches.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
An Old Cheatnut.

LONDON, Jan. 1S.-The official cor
respondence between England and
Portugal on the disputed territory in
Africa is published. Portugal based
her claims to Nyassaland and MashOn-
aland on treaties two centuries old and
the ruins of ancient forts. Lord Sails
bury in reply is sarcastic and he re-
pudiates these archaeological argu-
ments in tone overbearing and in
considerate throughout.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
SheetZ Committed.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Jan. 16.-James L.
Sheetz, the lawyer who killed John
Lewton, was re-examined yes erday be-
fore Justice Gray and committed for
trial without bail, the justice stating
that he had erred in allowing Sheetz to
give bond in 500.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24

MARSHALL. No, Jan. ia mammoth
panther or tiger is roaming at large in
the Elk Lick woods, southeast Of this
city. 1t was CHASED yesterday by sew
cntcen hounds. but was not caught. A
general hunt will be engaged in and an
earnest effort made to capture the ami
NAL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24

Louisville. Ky. Ian. l9.-The men
at work in the caissou on the bridge here
have struck Tor an advance of wages of
nearly four cents An hour. The cause Ia
the recent accident.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
Asa T. Souie Dead.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. 1S.-Asa T.
Soule died here last evening aged sixty
five years. He was the president of
the Hop Bitters Company, and was the
man that made that patent medicine
fhmous by extensive advertising. The
deceased had very large interests in
Western Kansas. He was the founder
of Soule College at Dodge City, and
tn, president and owner of the First
National Bank there. He also owned
more than half of the town of ingalls,,
which became the county seat Of Gray
County after violent struggle with the
residents Of Cimarron. He was prob
ably worth 81, OOO, 600.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan 17.-About
nine O'Clock this morning the dead
body of David Lydner, once promi-
nent druggist of Topeka, was found
in the rear of Oberman's saloon,
corner Eighth and Olive streets
Lydner was in reduced ciicum-
stances and for the past year
had been working as carpenter. Last
night he complained of being very sick
and tried to get led at a hotel, but
his weakness being mistaken for in
toxication he was refused and wander
Ing to the back of the saloon he dropped
dead with heart disease.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
How to Deal with a Balky Horse,

It Is common thing to "see horses that
have been baked few times turn their
heads and look back as soon as they are a
little frustrated This is because they have
been whipped and are afraid Of what is be-
hind them" Again and again in his book
Mr., Rarey dwells on the Importance of
being gentle with the horse; approaching
him gently and deliberately, so as not to
startle or excite him. He speaks Of the
necessity of having entire control over
ones self, because the horse, being timid
animal, is easily bewildered and fright
ened and is thus made the more unfit to
understand what is required Of him. Pat
ting and caressing have quieting effect,
and are conducive to understanding the
animal and the man. The horse is quick
to learn and quicker to recognize one who
can command him.
The baking horse should first be pacified,
and then his attention diverted from the
thing that made him balk. A good sug-
gestion is to lift one of his forefeet from the
ground and tap 1t gently several times
with a stone. II have never" says the
writer, failed to start q horse in that very
simple way, and have on several occasions
had balky horses which would exhaust the
patience of all former owners" Another
method that will often succeed when all
others fail is to unhitch the horse, lead him
y little way, then pull the vehicle to him
and hitch him up again. Never jerk or
nm II at the bit of balky horse. By all
mea, IS refrain from whipping him. Those
metho,7 IS only make him worse. Apportion
his load 10 the distance to be travelled and
the conditt IN of the road, and never under
any circumst.' nces overload your horse
New York Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
rhe wondrous Power of Song.

Congressman John Allen, of Mississippi,
In addition to being one of the wits of the
house, is also something Of a fsplunger" in
society. He was present at q musicale
given at the Shoreham by Mrs. Jeanette
Thurber, and talked music with a fluency
that astonished some of those who heard
him During the evening Mrs. Thurber
engaged the Mississippi congressman in
conversation for a few minutes, and Incl
IDENTIFY inquired if he was familiar with the
study of music.
ooh, yes" replied Mr.. Allen, promptly,
~ am something of a musician myself. In
fact am so fond of music that introduce
it into my every day life with very bene-
fetal effect. control my wife and family,
and govern my entire household by the
power of my music"
81 don't quite comprehend you," an
swered Mrs. Thurber, smiling.
"Well," said Mr.. Allen, with merry
twinkle in his eye. ''It is just like this
When request my wife or any member OF
my family to do anything, and they refuse,
I threaten to sing. They Immediately re-
lent and do my bidding rather than hear
me. baltimore Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
A Wagner Anecdote.

Mr.. J. B. Wekerlin is French musician
and composer who passes some of his leis-
ure hours in collecting, from out-of-the-
way sources, anecdotes and general gossip
concerning things musical. In the second
volume Of his "Musicana" appears Wag-
ner story, aptly illustrative of the force Of
prejudice, which seems to be quite as en-
titled as justice to an eye bandage. Stu
dents of Wagner's life know that, while
struggling for precarious wage in Paris
fifty years ago, he arranged a pianoforte
edition of Donizetti's "La Favorita." His
name, then almost unknown, did not com
mend the arrangement and the publisher
accordingly had it printed in very small
letters on the title page. Years passed
"Tannhauser" was produced at the Grand
Opera, and Wagner was everywhere spoken
of, if not quite everywhere spoken against
The publisher at once brought out new
edition of LA Favorita," with Richard
Wagner in large letters. Imagine his as
constituent when, one day, a customer en-
tered the shop, and, laying copy of Doni
zetti's opera on the counter, observed
'Look here, sir; have brought back this
scorel Since you have had it arranged by
Richard Wagner one can no longer under
stand bit of it!'-Boston Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Across the ISamas' Country.

Mr. Rockhill's successful journey across
a hitherto unexplored Region in the coun-
try of the Llamas appears to have been at
tended with no little peril. His servants
were more often in chains than out OF
them. and Mr.. Rockhill himself only es-
caped death by series of fortunate
chances, so determined were the agents of
the Llamas to Illustrate any attempt to ex-
plore the mysterious and jealousy guard
ed district between Silinfu and Tatsienlu,
in the Province of Derge Manager Wet,
Vicar apostolic of Thibet, pronounces the
feat of crossing without an escort the inn
mense steppes in that land of grass, where
the habitations of men are more to be
dreaded than the solitude, as the most diff
fcult and dangerous that has been accom-
plished in Asia during the present century.
The district is described as teeming with
natural riches, and Mr.. Rockhill is stated
to have mapped out a route of prime i'm
portance for commerce.-London News.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
The LonefelIow Family.

The most interesting spot in Cambridge
is the old Longfellow house, where Miss
Longfellow, the eldest daughter, and the
Rev. Samuel Longfellow, the brother o.
the poet now live. The house looks ex
actly as it did in the old days when the
great poet received his friends with sweet
and gentle courtesy. His spirit seems to
haunt the rooms and halls and will be evel
present to those who had the privilege o.
his friendship. The two younger daugh
tiers, Mrs. Richard H. Dana and Mrs
Joseph G. Thorpe, Jr., have built house.
adjoining the old estate, so that the Long
fellow sisters live side by side, in the ordel
of primogeniture. Across Brattle street il
the little park named in honor of the deae
poet. It was an appropriate idea that the
vacant land over which Longfellow's eyes
so often wandered as he looked from hi
windows should remain free to the in
habitants of Cambridge as a memorial o.
him.-Cor. Boston Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Nothing Extraordinary.

Some ten or twelve years ago an incident
happened at Gibraltar which illustrates the
practical views of certain class of people
A subaltern named O'Donohue was the
officer of the guard at the Elphinstone
Guard At this point of the world known
rock there is sheer drop of over 1 900 feet
A lieutenant walked over the rock and I'M
dcubtedly was dead before he reached the
rocks far below When the officer of the
guard, upon being relieved, made out his
report of his guard he made no mention of
the fact Indeed, when he came to fill in
his report and reached the question, 'Has
anything extraordinary happened while
you were an officer of the guard?" he
wrote in the blank space reserved for the
answer, Nothing"
Of course, he was summoned before Lord
Napier, Of Magdala, the governor of Glib
raltar. When he appeared, Lord Napier
asked:
"You were the officer of the guard at Ell
phinstone Guard yesterday"
81 was, sir"
''And this is your report?"
at is, sir"
''Lieut. M was killed by walking
over the rock?"
"He was, sir"
"You knew that when you made out
your report?"
II did, SIR"
"That he was killed."
eyes, sir"
"And yet you said in your report that
nothing extraordinary had happened on
your guard?'
81 did, sir"
"Well, Mr.. O'Donohue," said Lord Ma
pier, sternly, don't you think it is extra
ordinary when lieutenant walks over the
rock, falls 1000 feet and is killed."
Indeed, SIR" was the prompt reply, 81
should think it was extraordinary if he had
fallen that far and not been killed. New
York Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-01
Pulling the Bulls Tail.

Our special good fortune was to be among
the few guests invited to witness the caul-
leadaro given by the members of the Jockey
club in honor of the young and lovely wife
of certain European diplomat resident
in Mexico. One by one the cavaliers rode
round the corner Of the building into the
course before us, hating moment to rein
their chargers up to the grand stand, there
under the colors of Mexico floating in the
winds to bespeak the favor of some fair
friend. AS by one consent they all rode al
full tilt to the end of the course, across
which was rough rail fence, serving to
pen in number Of bulls, ponies and mules
A servant lifted the rude gate and others
belabored poor BULL until, wild with
rage, it ran down the course with all its
clumsy speed. There was wheeling of
horses the mounted servants riding at the
head of the already Infatuated animal con-
tinuing to urge it to further speed by re-
peated blows over the head and shoulders.
The cavaliers, meantime racing their steeds
until one shot far ahead of the others,
came up alongside the bull, when the
leader reached out and grasped it's tail in
his right hand, then getting a firm hold,
by quick and sudden trick threw his
right leg over the tail which he still held
By squirting his horse to the utmost of his
power he dragged the poor tormented bull,
whirling it a few rods and throwing it to
the ground with much force.
1t is good horseman who can do this,
and not by any means were all the assem-
bled members of the Jockey club able to
accomplish it, even though superbly mount
ed. Most of them could speed their nags,
and, oyertaking the bull, catch him by the