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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
QUEER CRIMINALS.

In 1865 pig was burned at Fontenay
aux Roses, near Paris, for having eaten
q child.
IN 1886 a judge at Falaise condemned
SOW to be mutilated and hanged for
eating a child.
In 1889 horse was solemnly tried be-
fore the magistrate and condemned to
death for having killed man.
In 1894, during the witch prosecutions
in New England, dog exhibited such
strange symptoms Of affection that he
was believed to have been ridden by q
warlock, and he was accordingly hanged.
CRIMINAL" animals frequently ex-
plated their offenses, like other male
factors, on the gallows, but subsequent
ly they were summarily killed without
trial and their owners mulcted in heavy
damages.
In the fifteenth century cocks were
somewhat credited with the power of
laying accursed eggs, from which sprang
winged serpcnts. In 1474, at Bale, a
cock was publicly accused of having laid
one of those dreadful eggs. He was
tried, sentenced to death, and together
with his egg was burned by the exc
cutioner in the market-place, amid .
great concourse Of people.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
Clippings.


The climate of Asia is becoming colder
than it formerly was, and its tropical
animals and plants are retreating south
ward at slow rate. This is true of
China, and it is also the case in Western
Asia. Formerly, when China was we'll
wooded and the people few in number,
wild animals would abound. China
Herald
You know how numerically you crit
icise other people; other people criticise
you in the same way. You laugh at the
attempts Of other people to hide their
faults from you, and they laugh at you
for the same reason.-Atchison Globe.
When it takes fellow eighteen min.
utes to assist a girl to don her sealskin
sacque, the natural inference is that he
hopes to be more than a brother to her.
At Huntington, w. Va, a young man
who had escorted a young lady to the
theater. fell a sad victim to the PERM.
cious habit of going out between the
acts. About the second time he went
out to see a man his fair companion
arose, invited friend to accompany
her home, and gracefully retired. Sem
sible girl.
The great things of life do not wear
US out half SO fast as the petty miseries
which are a sort Of mental mosquitoes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
KANSAS CITY ELECTION.

The Democratic Ticket Favored - The
waterworks Issue and the Australian
System.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 9.-The cleo
ton in this city yesterday resulted as
follows: Mayor, BENJAMIN Holmes, D.;
treasurer, William Peake, D.; Auditor,
John G. Bishop, R.; police judge, John
L. Wheeler, D.; city attorney, James W.
FRAZIER, ID.
Members of the Upper House-Muehl-
schuster, D.; Johnston, r Kimball, D.. I;
Spengler, D.; Jewett, r.; Deveney, d. Z;
Robertson, D.; Toler, D.; Hunter, D.;
Durham, r.; Sullivan, R.; Jackson, d. I;
Young, r. ~
Davenport, the Republican candidate
for mayor, was defeated by 2, 1Os. There
was waterworks issue which probably
influenced the election, party lines
cutting less figure than usual. The
Australian system of voting was tried
here for the first time and completely
changed the usual scenes around the
polls.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
Buccaneer sportsmen in Africa,

LONDON, April "a dispatch to the
Times from Alexandria says: STANLEY
reproaches the British East Africa Com
pany for allowing American and British
sportsmen to exhaust the resources Of
their territory, which he says will be
required some day for railway laborers,
merely to decorate their succeed walls
with furs, hides and horns without any
return. 1t is better, he says. to allow
the district to fall into the hands Of
Germany, which will not permit En-
glish buccaneers in her territory. He
had hoped that Germany would prevent
a single shot from being fred for cruel
sport"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
FOUR BOYS KILLED.
Shocking Accident BY Falling Rock q
Webb City, Mo.

Shocking Accident BY Falling Rock Mt
Webb City, Mo.
WEBB CITY, Mo-, April 10.-About $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon three boys
"A. d. Cannon, the son of an old and
respected citizen, Ed Soverns and the
son of the Widow Stone, seacn about
fourteen years old-were digging lead
ore out of the wall of an old csved in
mine, when an immense slab of rock
fell, burying them alive. and at
the same time throwing Joe Wright
who was standing on the rock watch
ing the boys, into the bottom Of the
pit. Wright's arm was broken in sever
al places and he received such internal
injuries that he died in two hours! A
large number of people flocked to the
scene of the disaster, aud manyiwiI,ing
hands went to work to rescue the buried
boys. After five hours battle with
the rocks all three were taken out dead.
Soverns' head was crushed into shape
less mass and Cannon and Stone met
death by suffocation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
WASHINGTON NOTES,

GREEN B. RAUM, Commissioner of
Pensions, is out with statement show
ing that his Office has about caught up
with its business
THE House Committee ON Coinage,
Weights and Measures has ordered a
favorable report on bill for the recoin-
age of worn subsidiary coin.
w. w. WARDEN died recently at Wash
ington. He was a newspaper man and
was private secretary of President John
son.
MUCH talk was created at Washington
by Congressman Phelan, of Memphis
Tenn, sending a challenge to fight a
duel to Colonel Fleming, of the Knox
vile Sentinel, which challenge Fleming
declined.
The Pan-American Congress has
adopted a report recommending Gus
toms union under certain restrictions
1T is announced that the sentence on
Lieutenant Steele for striking Private
Dell p. Wild is that he be publicly rep
rimanded and confined to the limits of
his post for three months.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has approved the
Silcott Deficiency Appropriation bill
The Senate has confirmed Lewis A.
Grant to be Assistant Secretary of War,
Brigadier-General Nelson A. Miles to
be Ms ior-General, Colonel b II. Grier-
son to be Brigadier-General, Major I.
a Stanton to be Deputy Paymaster-
General and Frank Buchanan to be
marshal for the Eastern district of
Missouri.
The reprimand administered by Gen.
cral Schefeld to Lieutenant Steele for
striking Private Wild was rather mild
one, much to the disgust of the private.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
GENERAL.

The German officials in East Africa
are doing every thing possible to hasten
the departure of the new Emin expedi-
ton.
The Alton railroad officials have been
reelected
THERE has been an appeal made by
High Church and Catholic priests to
their respective congregations to boy
colt Nme. Sarah Bernhardt while in
London As q punishment for what they
consider her blasphemy in reading the
part of the Virgin Mary.
The lumbermen of Canada have united
in vigorous protest against the pro-
posed increase of the duty on American
pork.
DR. KNAPPE, the German Consul at
Samoa, has been placed upon the retired
list.
BwANI-HERI and Ichasi, the insurgent
leaders, and remnant of their follow
ers have surrendered to Major Wissman
in East Africa
The premium on gold in the Argentine
Republic is 1.S7 per cent
STRIKING workmen were turbulent at
Vienna recently. They pillaged the
jews and set fire to wine shon =
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
MANHATTAN BANK FAILURE.
Serious Thing For the City-The Liabilities
Put at 1851, 900.

MANHATTAN, Kan, April &c. b
Purcell, of this city, proprietor of the
Manhattan Bank, made an assignment
yesterday morning to John w. Webb
his cashier, as temporary assignee. The
liabilities are 1861, 200, but the assets
will not be known for several days.
The assignment was precipitated by
the action of the British Land & Mort.
gage Company, of this city, which yes.
terday advertised a public sale of col
lateral given by Mr.. Purcell to secure
his obligation to the company for $780,
600 due April 1, and which he failed to
pay. Stringency of the times and ex-
ceeding difficulty in making collections
were the principal causes assigned for
the failure. -4..
The Manhattan Bank was the oldest
in the State west of Topeka and Mr..
Purcell was the wealthiest man in the
county and one of the wealthiest in the
State and leading business man of
Manhattan. He was supposed to be alb
solutely safe, with unbounded credit
For several months there had been
vague rumors that he was embarrassed.
but the public would not believe It
The failure is the greatest disaster
that ever befel1 this county because of
Mr.. Purcell's immense interests and
long standing business connection.
Every thing is quiet in the city. al
though the failure is the chief topic Of
conversation. There is no run on the
other banks There are a good many
depositors, mostly in small amounts,
and business men will not be seriously
embarrassed.
A suit was begun in the district court
by E. b. Purcell suing the British
Land & Mortgage Company of America
Qimited) for 100000 damages, alleged
to result from the public offer to sell
the Purcell securities Mr.. Purcell Sc
cured from the court yesterday an order
restraining the mortgage company from
disposing of $500 shares of the mercan-
tile company's stock deposited with it
by Mr.. Purcell as collateral.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
Banker Morgan Dead.

New YORK, April IA cablegram
from London says that Junius Spencer
Morgan, the well-known banker, died at
Monte Carlo from the effects of the in
juries received by being thrown from
his carriage while driving at that place
No other foreign banker was so we'll
known in this country, so popular, or so
influential as J. s Morgan has been for
years past Mr.. Morgan was, in fact
an American banker, doing business
abroad SO long and 80 prominently, how
ever. rs to have become in popular es-
timation an out-and-out Englishman.
He was born at Eolyoke, Mass.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
TREASURY RAID.

A Syndicate Formed to Extract Many
Millions on Account of Import Charges.
PHILADELPHIA, April 10.-One of the
most gigantic raids ever made on the
United States treasury il thaswhieh has
been organized by the impofters u hat
trimmings, ribbons, laces, satins, silks
and pushes. If the syndicate which
has the scheme in charge shall be sue
cessful in its efforts, the Government
will pay out Of the treasury about S15.-
900, 900 or $50, 600. 600 in refund of duties.
The United States Supreme Court gave
decision short time ago. in THE ia
nous Eidelhoff case. where suit had
been brought to secure a refund of GUS
tomsduties paid at the rate of so per cent,
which is the rate Of duty on all silks,
whereas they should have been taxed
but 20 per cent The Supreme Court
Justices decided in favor of Eidelhof at
the lower rate, and the Sec5s1 kot the
Treasury accepted this. decisf u as ap-
plying to other similas cassA pt the
department. had contested and f6st. In
fact, it had been tacitly understood that
this was to be test case. Importations
appraised at about $4,000 600 were in
volved in this decision, and the syndi-
cate is entitled to a refund of so per
cent upon the amount of duties paid,
which will net it over 81, 600, 900.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
THE NEW REPusLIc.


Brasil to Have . Consultation PATTERNED
After Th>t OF the United States.
RIO DE JANEIRo. March 15.-The Pro-
visional Government having decreed all
the great popular measures 80 long de-
manded by the people, the necessity for
which caused the revolution Of Novem-
Der Is. 1SS9-such as the abolition Of
slavery forced from the imperial gov
eminent in 1889, the separation Of
church from state, liberty Of worship.
freedom of the press, secularization Of
the public cemeteries, naturalization OF
foreigners, etc.-is now trying to avoid
the danger and Inconvenience attending
the adoption of constitution. In other
words, the men now at the head OF af-
fairs desire to begin where TIE United
States finished, and so take advantage
of American experience. For this rea-
well known specialists to frame con-
stitution which is to be presented to the
constituent assembly. The work Of
registering voters-all men of twenty
one years of age that know how to read
and write-is being pushed rapidly. The
proposed constitution will be given to
the press so as to be amply discussed by
all. BY this means the trainers hope to
present one just as much like the Amer
lean constitution as is consistent with
the character of the Brazilian people.
1t is proper then to submit it for adop-
ton to direct vote of the people. Ifit
is adopted the new assembly will be-
come q legislative body. If 'it is re-
jected the assembly will be constit-
,,oa& hos1-.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
THE LATEST.

The reply of Cardinal Manning, Of
England, to the fluctuations on his jubi-
lee from American prelates was cordial
expression for the prosperity of the
Catholic Church in the United States.
THE break in Atchafalaya levee, two
miles south of Simsport, in Point Coupee
parish, was reported 600 feet wide and
seven feet deep. The town of Simsport
was about two feet under water.
THE election at Providence, R. l., for
Senator and six Representatives favored
the whole Democratic ticket ex-
cept one Representative by ma jorities
ranging from 1874 to 532. This insured
the election of Governor Davis and the
Democratic general officers in grand
committee of the Legislature.
THE steamer Handy Boy was wrecked
on the Saginaw river at East Saginaw,
Mich, by striking the center pier of the
Flint & Pere Marquette bridge. Seven
persons lost their lives. The captain
and steersman were arrested for crimi-
nal carelessness.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended April IL showed an average de-
crease of 9 compared with the cores
4 ponding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 81.
In the House on the 18th, the con-
tested election case of Waddell VS..
Wise, from Virginia, was settled in
favor of Waddell by party vote.
The New York building strike ended
in a compromise.
JOHN DILLON, the noted Irish leader,
has sailed from New York for England.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, is passing through
an epidemic of measles Nearly every
physician in the city has a score of cases
on hand.
In his confession, duplicating two
others with himself, Isaac Sawtelle de-
clares that the murder of his brother
took place in Maine in piece of woods
near Lebanon, where the body was
found. He states that the conspiracy
was formed for the purpose of getting
from his brother an acknowledgment Of
a full release of all claims against the
estate of their mother.
A GENERAL strike of switchmen oc-
Cured on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western railway on the 18th. Passen-
ger trains were being hauled over the
Northwestern road from Appleton to
Milwaukee. The cause of the strike
was demand for increased wages
TEE North German Gazette devotes
considerable space to the Stanley-Emin
dispute. The article condemns Stanley
and highly praises Emin. In the mean
time Stanley continues to denounce the
Germans for alleged overseeing bust
ness in East Africa.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
A Morocco Horror

MADRID. April "a large box vas re-
Gently brought from the intefior. Of Mo-
rocco to the port of Mastigan for ship
ment- When it was opened CHASTITY
sight was revealed. In the box packed
closely together were the bodies of six
teen young women, one man and ne
gress. All the victims had been decap-
itated and their heads were missing.
The bodies were embalmed and had
evidently been in the condition in
which they were found for long time.
The slaughter had been 10 all appear
ances the work OF some Pasha, who
thus visited vengeance on HIS harem for
unfaithfulness- fg4st AK
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
THE STORM PERIOD.


L Tornado Does Much Damage In Ohio
Michigan shaken Up.
CLEvELAyD. O., April "a cyclone
struck Norwalk about five o'clock yes
terday afternoon from the northwest
and swept track about half mile wide
from the eastern limits Of the city quite
long distance into the country.
The umbrella factory of Sprsgue &
French was in the path of the cyclone.
A part of the building, in which about
thirty young women were employed,
was crushed like an egg she'll Many
Of the girls escaped, but others were
caught in the falling building.
Dora Palmer. aged nineteen, received
fatal injuries and died in a short time.
Her skull was crushed. Nellie Harding
was seriously injured about the head
and upper part Of the body. Miss Brush
had her collar bone broken and was 9TH
erwise injured. Several other girls
whose names can not be learned received
injuries.
A dozen barns were blown down and
other small buildings were wrecked.
Trees were uprooted and fences torn
down in all directions The force of the
wind was unprecedented in this section.
At seven o'clock last evening another
terrific storm visited the city, the wind
blowing and hail stones as large as hick-
DRY nuts falling, smashing windows and
demolishing green houses
A dispatch from Collins, few miles
from Norwalk, says: "a very heavy
and serious cyclone passed through this
place at five o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Between fifteen and twenty buildings,
mostly dwellings, were completely
wrecked and several people injured. Mr.
Houff and daughter were seriously hurt
MICHIGAN VISITED. f
DETROIT, Mich, April "a disas-
trous cyclone visited all parts of Michi-
gan Monday, doing great damage. but
not killing anyone so far as learned.
The storm struck the northwest por-
ton of Trowbridge township, Allegan
County, at three o'clock. preceded by a
heavy wind and rain storm. 1t de-
stroyed the barn, kitchen and fences of
George Prayer. His neighbours house
and barn were carried for twenty
rods and totally destroyed.
A tornado passed north and south
through Battle Creek Monday night
leveling buildings, fences and wind
mills. The summer cottages Of Goguac
lake, two miles south, were blown
down. but fortunately no lives were lost
The loss is not yet estimated.
At Mount Clemens Mrs. Fred Eberlin,
of Frazer, was instantly killed by
lightning which accompanied the
cvclOno
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

HIGHLAND PARK, III, April 10.-A
fierce storm swept over THIS place at
eleven o'clock Tuesday. night, doing
heavy damage to property. Although
only one person was injured, number
had narrow escapes The wind came
from the northwest and the path
of destruction was about half a mile
wide. The Catholic Church, a large
structure. gave way before the blast and
fell into shapeless mass The houses
of M. Rafferty, and Martin Bleter, which
adjoined the church ON the west were
blown over, their occupants escaping in
their night clothes without injury.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.


The entire session of the Senate on the 18th
was devoted to debate on the Montana cleo
ton case, no final action being reached.
when the House met Mr. Morrill, (kau.)
moved to suspend the rules and pass with
q substitute) the Senate Dependent Pension
BILL The substitute provides a service pen
sion Of IS per month to soldiers
who have attained the age OF 81 years
or who are dependent After a lengthy de-
bate the motion to suspend the rules was
lost by vote of Ice yeas to 81 nays. not the
necessary two-thirds. Among the bills
passed was enc for public building at sa
lima, Kan. At a cost OF $4,000. and bill for
two additional land offices in Nebraska
The Naval Appropriation bill was then con-
eidered until adjournment
In the Senate on the sth Mr.. Morrill, Kan
reported back the House bill to admit free
OF duty articles intended for the st. Louis
Exposition in 1890 that might be imported
from Mexico. The bill was amended to read
land other American Republics and the Do
m:nion Of Canada" and the bill passed.
After disposing of resolutions the Mon
tana case was taken up and further
debated but laid aside and the Anti Trust
bill taken up and passed as It came from the
Judiciary Committee. The House passed
several bills OF minor importance. and bill
making an appropriation to cover the Sill
colt defalcation passed The Naval Appro-
mittee OF the Whole until adjournment
TIE Senate on the Sth passed the House
bill appropriating f7s, 600 to reimburse men,
bers Tor the Silcott defalcation, and then re.
sumed the Montana case Alter several
speeches the matter went over. The Chi.
nese Census Enumeration bill, after fur
thef consideration, went over without
action and the Senate adjourned. .. In the
House the Senate bill passed admitting free
OF duty articles intended for the St. Louis
Exposition in 1890 from Mexico and other
American Republics and Canada The Sem
ate amendment to the Oklahoma Townsite
bill was agreed to and the Naval Appropria-
tion bill considered in Committee of the
Whole until adjournment
The day in the Senate on the 10th was &C.
cupied almost exclusively in debate upon the
Montana election case. Immediately after
prayer the House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill
When the committee rose the bill was favor.
ably reported, and pending further action
the House adjourned.
AFTER routine business on the llth the
Senate resumed debate on the Montana case,
which occupied most of the session. Sen
ator Hawley reported the House bill for the
Worlds FAIR at Chicago with amendments,
and after an executive session the Senate
ad!ournef until Monday. :. The House took
up the Virginia contest of Waddel against
Wise and after debate the case went over.
An evening session was held to consider
pension matters but the attendant e was so
small that ii wss characterized as merely q
debating society.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
Iowa Railroad Legislation.

Dies MONIES, April 13.-In the House
bills were passed as follows: To compel
railroad companies to change the name
of stations to conform with the names
of incorporated towns or villages at the
request of the Railroad Commissions: to
compel railroad companies to connect
crossing lines at stations by means of
switches and VS." to authorize the
Commissioners to prescribe the form of
annual reports of railroads: to compel
railroads to place crossings where high
ways are located; to compel railroads to
nut in private crossings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
THE SOUTH.

THE village of Harper's Ferry, Henry
County, ky., suffered greatly in the late
tornado. A woman and child were
killed.
CRooKEpNEss has been charged against
certain members of the City Council OF
Little Rock, Ark.
A DISPATCH from Northern Texas &C.
cuses the lady bug of destroying the
wheat This is probably an error as the
bug lives on the aphides and is known
as the aphis-ion. The aphides, or plant
lice, are probably the real cause of the
trouble.
A CYCLONE struck Roanoke, Va, Oh
the 9th, and the blast house of the Gro
zier furnace was blown down, killing
Fred Phillips, Nelson johnson and
Henry Casey. Six other men were in.
jured.
THE Archer investigating committee
at Baltimore, Md, has made the discov.
cry that in addition to the Sl33, 200 OF
coupon bonds which State Treasurer
Archer disposed of for his own account
over s56,O of registered bonds are
missing.
THE Supreme Court of Virginia has
decided case involving real estate
worth SO, 200 in favor of the quadroon
daughter of white man of Lynchburg,
Va
HoN. P. W. DAVIS, a member of the
Legislature, was cowhided by Editor
Harper, of Elberton, Ga, recently.
Also, delegation of citizens notified
Davis to resign his seat and skip. which
he did Davis and Harper had married
cousins and gross misconduct on the
part Of Davis caused the community to
act.
JAMES SPEED, one of the wealthiest
cattlemen of Southwest Texas, was shot
and killed by John Tomerlin at Moor
Station, three miles south of San An
tonic, on the International & Great
Northern railway. The dead man was
brother of President Lincoln's Attor-
ney-General.