The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-07-18

Canton, N. Y, recently broke his bal
and chain, threw the jailer into cell
and locked him up and escaped.
THE WEST.
THE recent cloudburst in Richland
County, Wis. did s2Oc, 900 damage.
HERRMANN's dry house at Evansville,
Ind, was burned recently. Loss, $500,
600.
A TERRIBLE storm from the northwest
struck Fargo. N. D.. at ESQ a m. on the
18th. Many buildings were blown down
and train derailed. A sad incident was
the killing of seven children of the late
Captain Mccarthy, who had sought
refuge in the coal bin when the house
fell on them.
The hearing of the petition of the
railroads for an injunction against the
Iowa Railroad Commissioners to prevent
the PRONUNCIATION of the joint rate tariff
has commenced at Iowa City.
The biennial conclave Knights OF
Pythias commenced at Milwaukee, Wis,
on the sth. About 10000 Knights were
in the parade.
p. d. WIGGINToN, candidate of the
American party for President in the
last campaign, died at Oakland, Cal,
recently.
The explosion of lot of giant pow
der in the freight house at Milford,
Utah, wrecked the building and caused
thousands of dollars damage.
The Illinois Central fast mail train
struck an empty freight car on its first
trip the other night, near Monee, Ill.
No one was hurt and no great damage
done.
A SHOCK of earthquake was followed
by new geyser throwing up an i'm
mense column of steam, rock and water
at Mammoth Hot Springs Wyo., on the
afternoon of the Sth.
THE revised estimate of Census
Supervisor Gilbert puts the population
of Chicago at LOO, 00O-possibly few
more than that number.
A NATIONAL convention of colored
Catholics met at Cincinnati on the 9th.
CENSUS SUPERVISOR DAVIS, of San
Francisco, reports that there was pad
ding in but one census district in that
city. The guilty enumerator has been
arrested.
SIMON QUINLAN, of Chicago, was re-
elected grand ruler of the Elks.
The Appellate Court at Chicago hand
ed down a decision in the famous Carter
divorce case. The decision of the lower
court is affirmed. Mrs Carter is defeat
ed and Leslie Carter retains possession
of the child.
ALBERT w. WEBB, chief of police at
Rockford, Ill, shot himself dead the
other day. 1t was reported he had COM
mitted forgery.
THE National Educational convention
at st. Paul, Mimi, elected William R.
Garrett, of Nashville, Tenn, for presi-
dent Prof James II. Garfield, of Law
renee, Kan, was elected one of the
vice-presidents; also Prof. Buchanan, of
Kansas City, Mo. James ii. Green
wood, of Kansas City, Mo-, was chosen
treasurer.
The independent brewers of Chicago
have begun war on the English syndi-
cate. Prices have already dropped from
$500 to $3.50 per barrel and further cuts
are expected.
JOHN G. NoTTINGER, the man who first
developed the coal fields in LaSalle
County, Ill, died at Ottawa, recently,
aged eighty-two.
THE story of the killing of Court Clerk
Spalding. of Chamberlain, S. D., by
Cheyenne Indians is positively denied.
GEORGE B. Shaw, of Eau Claire, Wis,
has been elected supreme chancellor
Knights of Pythias
THE large hotel at Lake Elmo, twelve
miles from St Paul, Mimi, has been
burned. Loss, $50, 600.
TwENTY-NINE buildings in Ithaca,
Mich, were destroyed by fire the other
night Loss, $50, 600; insurance, S25, 600.
EDWARD d. GALLAGHER was hanged
at Vancouver. Wash, for murder last
November. He died cursing the sheriff.
THERE was an explosion and fire on
the lake steamer Tioga at Chicago on
the 18th. A number Of stevedores en-
gagged in unloading were burned to
death, though desperate efforts were
made to rescue them from the hold.
COLONEL ALEXANDER Med. McCooK
has been nominated Brigadier-General.
He was congratulated at Fort Leaven-
worth, where he was in command.
RAY HAWK, a boy, and Fred Arm
strong, a man, were killed by choke
damp in an old shaft at What Cheer,
Iowa