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The Iola register., 1890-05-16
THE EAST.

WASHINGTON QUINLAN, a New York
stock broker, has disappeared. He had
recently suffered losses.
CHARLES L. LANCASTER, the default
ing treasurer of the Press Club, of Buff
falo, n. Y, who ran away with 81, 100,
has been arrested in Toronto, Ont.
THE Scranton (Pa.) carriage works
were burned recently. Loss heavy.
THE Bishops of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church met at the rooms of the
Methodist Missionary Society at New
York on the 7th- Bishop Thomas Bow
man, of st. Louis, presided and Bishop
e. G. Andrews acted as secretary. The
object of the conference was to fix the
various dates for the district confer
ences
THE great Singer sewing machine
factory at Elizabeth, n. J., was burned
on the night of the 9th. The loss was
several million dollars. The concern
employed $500 men, the weekly pay
roll amounting to $40, 900.
EDDIE SCRIBNER, Of Hillsboro, n H.,
aged thirteen, hanged himself because
he had been whipped the day before.
By collision at a crossing in Allen
town, Pa, two passenger coaches and an
engine were wrecked, young lady killed
and five other passengers slightly in
jured.
YAM PHoN LEE. graduate of Yale in
the class of 'S7, has been sued tor divorce
by his wife, Elizabeth Ward Jerome Lee,
at New Haven, Conn. The wedding a
few years ago created quite a sensation,
the bride being prominent and wealthy
and the Chinaman said to be the son
of nobleman. He, however, has been
running two or more matrimonial estab-
tishments-
EDWIN STOKES, of Philadelphia, who
took the place of a striking iron molder
at San Francisco, was probably fatally
beaten by strikers.
JoHN 81. SCHMIDT, a young man, was
caught in the betting OF a wheel at the
electric light works at Parkesburgh, Pa,
recently and crushed to death.
TIE jury in the libel suit brought by
Broker James Burt, of New York,
against the Boston Advertiser, wherein
plaintiff sought to recover S25, 900,
brought in verdict for S12,500 for the
plaintiff.
By the burning of c. E. Clay's livery
stable in Middlesborcugh, n. Y, the
other morning twenty-six saddle horses
were lost
The Scranton pa carriage works
were burned recently. Loss heavy.
ODoNovAN Rosa, who was recently
convicted of criminal libel at New York,
has been fined sion.
The county poor house at Norwich, n.
Z, was destroyed by fire recently. A
number of imbecile women, who had
been locked up as usual for the night,
perished in the flames.
By the falling of smokestack at a
saw mill at Braddock, Pa, two Greeks
were fatally and two seriously injured.
The jury at Bordentown, n. j.,
brought in verdict of guilty against
Mrs. Vandegrift, for killing her son
Frank to obtain his life insurance.
Consul CALvo, of the Argentine Re
public, at New York City, ridicules the
statement that dishonest customs Off
cials have robbed that Republic Of sl0,-
600. 600 per year.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
To Clear the Right of Way.

VINITA, l. T., May 1O.-Indian Police
man Thomas R. Knight is in receipt of
telegram from Indian Agent Bennett
directing him to clear the Frisco rail-
road right of way at this place of all
houses, fences and other distractions.
AS very nearly one-fourth of the busi-
ness portion of Vinita is located upon
lands belonging to the railroad lively
times are looked for when the work of
removing the buildings commences
The railroad people say they have toll
Grated as much intrusion as they will
stand and warn the Cherokees to desist
in their efforts to hold the lands by
building houses upon the right of way.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
THE LATEST.

| THERE was wreck on the 20" near
Aurora, Ill, the other night, an engine
and several cars going down an embank-
ment. Three men were killed.
The Montana Union railroad freight
depot, at Butte, Mont, was burned the
other morning, causing $50. 600 loss.
SARAH BERNHARDT has been severely
hurt by q splinter which entered her
knee while acting in the prison scene of
Joan of Arc"
THE prices of Japan tea are quoted
lower.
THE pontoon house of the Government
at Willis Point L. l., has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
PORTER, Superintendent of the Cen
sus, has warned supervisors against ac-
cepting laid" from cities, etc, in OBJ
tanning returns, as tending to fraud.
SEVERAL persons were killed by the
collapse of the works of fort at Ne
mours, France, recently.
HoNUs & LAND, bankers of Vienna,
have suspended. Liabilities, 1000, 600
forms.
THE village of EIlicottville, N. Y,
has been fire swept. Loss, $4,000.
A SYNDICATE of Belgian bankers which
undertook to issue 81, 600, 900 of Congo
State obligations has been dissolved. 1t
was failure.
THE Powers having interests in the
Congo Free State will henceforth be
permitted to levy duties on imports in
their respective sections.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May 10 showed an average in
crease Of 16.1 compared with the cores
ponding week of last year. In New
York the increase was 14.5.
The silver question in the United
States again had its effect on the Lon
don Stock Exchange during the week
ended May 10, stimulating the trans
actions in American securities. The
Paris Bourse was slightly weak. In
Germany financial affairs were reported
firm and quiet. Sugar was quiet at Ha-
vana.
The bark Emetic, owned in San Fran
cisco, was wrecked on the New Zealand
coast March %. The captain and seven
men were drowned. The first mate,
Brown Rigg, and three men were res
cued.
Foul play was feared concerning the
disappearance of Revenue Agent C. 81.
Hawkins and twenty men who were
after moonshiners in the Cumberland
of Kentucky.
The Samoans have signed the treaty
agreed upon by England, Germany, Sa-
moa and the United States
TEE Senate on the 10th passed the
Army Appropriation bill Debate on
the tariff continued in the House.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
German Field ARTILLERY.

BERLIN, May THE Reichs Anzeiger,
announcing the Governments intention
to introduce bill to increase the field
artillery by seventy batteries and the
army corps by special troops, says the
state of things among Germany's neigh
bors does not admit of continuance Of
the present system under which the
artillery strength is maintained at the
expense of the infantry. 1t is, there
fore, necessary to fix anew the effect
iveness of those arms and increase the
cavalry and infantry on the western and
EASTERN frontiers.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
THE PAUPER HOLOCAUST.
The Loss of Life Supposed to BE Far Greater
Than as First Reported.


UTICA, n. Y, May 1O.-The number
of bodies found in the ruins of the poor
house in Preston, Chenango County,
is already thirteen and the i'm
preston is growing that the loss
of life far exceeds the first estimate.
The building burned very rapidly, as If
pitched and tarred, and with great
fierceness. The fire was intensely hot
the belief exists that some of the
bodies were so completely inciner-
ated that no trace of them
can be found. The following are
known to have been burned besides
those mentioned in previous dispatches:
Mary Vosburg of Otselie, Estella NAL
lory Of Norwich and Julia Hunt of Nor
wich. One insane woman was captured
near Plymouth, several miles away, last
night. She was half clad and bewailed
the loss of her home. One of the
imbeciles was scared into her senses by
the fire and escaping from the burn ng
room by window reached the roof and
crawled along the ridge board and
reused the keepers wife from slumber,
thus saving her life.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16

EXPLORER STANLEY was highly hon.
ored at London on the 5th. He was led
into Albert Hall by the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales and others of the royal
family, attended by distinguished lead
ers of all classes.
The insane asylum at Tongue Pointe,
Que, was set on fire recently by one of
the patients. Many of the imprisoned
lunatics perished, together with seven of
the sisters in charge. There appeared
to be culpable lack of water and means
of escape.
IT is reported from London that the
French Government is preparing to ex-
pei German workmen from France so as
to give Frenchmen monopoly of work.
There are so, 900 Germans in and about
Paris now.
A SYNDICATE of strawboard factory
owners are said to be after all the straw
wrapping paper factories to be run as
one company.
CAPTAIN CAsATI, the Italian explorer
of Africa, denies that he has entered the
service of Germany.
AN official statement shows that the
revenues of the United Kingdom for the
year ended March 81 were sS9, ,SO4, 116
and the expenditures ESQ, ,O03, Ill.
THE market gardeners men in the en-
virons of London have struck for cents
an hour. They had been receiving z
cents The strike caused a rise in the
price of vegetables.
The arrival of the first car load of
pigs allowed to enter Saxony through
the special permission of Chancellor
Caprivi was made quite a fete by the
pork hungry citizens at Dresden.
RICHARD CROKER, the big chief of
Tammany Hall, is reported hopelessly
sick in Europe.
at Leigh, England, recently, but the $50
miners entombed were all rescued unin-
jured.
In an encounter between police and
strikers at Lille, France, two strikers
were wounded and arrested.
THE raid of Major Wissmann on East
African tribes was successful
AUSTRIAN and Hungarian papers are
all we'll pleased with the speech of the
Emperor of Germany opening the Reichs-
tag.
REGULATIONS amounting to $40, 600, 900
annually have been discovered in the
customs department of the Argentine
Republic.
THE drought has occasioned consider
able distress in Cuba.
THE Chamber of Accusation at Con-
stantinople has confirmed the decis-
ion Of the court that there is no case
against Moussa Bey on the charge of
ravishing an Armenian girl.
THE st. Petersburg correspondent of
the London Daily News says that the
Russian Government has resolved that
the delegates to the prison congress
shall pledge themselves not to raise
question regarding political prisons and
prisoners in Siberia.
STRIKING factory workers in Bohemia
have broken into several factories, dam
aging the machinery and compelling
those at work to quit
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for
the seven days ended May numbered
209. compared with oil the previous
week. The failures for the correspond
ing week of last year were 2O7.
A SENSATION has been caused in Rus
sian military circles by the discovery
that large quantity of bombs have
been stolen from the magazines at Se-
bastopol. Evidence is abundant that
the abstraction of munitions has been
systematically carried on and has ex-
tended over several months.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
Oklahoma Omcerx

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The President
has sent to the Senate the following
nominations of officers of the new Ter
ritory of Oklahoma:
George w. Steele, Of Indiana. Govern
or; Robert Martin. of Oklahoma, Secre-
tary. Supreme Court officials: Edward
B. Green, of Illinois, Chief Justice;
Abraham j. Seay, of Missouri, and John
G. Clark, of Wisconsin, Associate JUS.
tees; Warren s. Lurty, of Virginia.
United States Marshal; Horace Speed,
of Oklahoma, United States Attorney.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
MORE LuNArlos cRgMArgp.

The County Poor House Burned at Nor
witch. n. T., and Eleven Inmates Per-
ished.
NORWICH, N. Y. May e.-The Chen
ango poor house and insane asylum. six
teen miles northwest of here, were en-
tirely consumed by fire Wednesday
night and thirteen inmates penished.
The fire was discovered about eleven
o'clock in the north wing of the poor
house building, where the idiots were
kept. There were no provisions for ex-
tinguishing the flames. The keepers
and neighbors gave their attention to-
getting out the 1875 paupers and insane
and let the building burn. They were
all rescued. but eleven idiots and two
women are missing. Six bodies could be.
seen slowly burning. The other five,
are supposed to be covered up.
The poor house building was three
stories high and built Of wood. The in
sane asylum was also wooden build
ing, two stories high and only separated
from the poor house by a drive way.
The property was estimated to be worth
s25, 900 and was insured for $40, ,OOO a
Wednesday afternoon Deborah Dihble
a woman in the idiot department. put,
her lighted pipe into her pocket and
was soon enveloped in flames and later.
| died from the effects of the burns.
1t is supposed that some of the idiots.
got hold of some matches and in playing
with them set fire to the building and
caused the disaster.
The names of the idiots who perished
were: Sarah Mills, Alton; Sarah CAL
lagher, Norwich; Almeda Austin, tEis.
county; Sarah Bailey, Columbus; Laura.
Gray, of Greene; Adelis Benedict, of
Oneida; Lucy Warren, of oneida;,
Arvilla Atwood, Norwich; Deborah
Dibble, Bsinbridge; Mary O'Daniels,.
Austin.
All the departments in the institution
were crowded, and it can well be-
imagined that the rescue of the poor
creatures, many of them old and very
feeble and others wild with fear and
terror, which added to their insane de-
lusions, was by no means an easy task.
The keepers and citizens worked as:
best they could to carry, drive, drag
and push the inmates out, but the
flames spread so rapidly there was
little time and the great wonder is
that so many were rescued. There was
little system in the conduct of the eff
fort to save. People wentlat it haphaz-
ard, appalled, by the cries and moans
of the inmates. Not one Of those who.
worked expected that so many would be-
saved.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
A Maniac Father.

FoxBoRo, Mass, May "a man named.
Cromack murdered his thirteen-yesr-old
daughter and then killed himself. He
was victim of morphine and probably
insane. After the other members Of the
family had gone to work in the Bemis-
hat factory Cromsek went to. the school
where the daughter was pupil and got
her excused They went home together
and when the other members Of the
family returned in the evening they
found the father and daughter dead
side by side on bed. The girl had
been shot IN the head and Cromack had
himself cut his throat with razor.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
Clippings.


Thomas Congley, of Dover, Eng, is
said to be the heaviest of her majesty 8
many subjects. He is an intelligent
and respectable citizen, forty-two years
old, having been born (of parents not
above the normal size) in 1S4s. AS a
baby he was considered small and not
over healthy. His present weight is $40
pounds; height 6 feet q inch; measure
ment OF waist, so inches, and of legs, IS.
Parties at Rocky Bar, Idaho. estimate
that from 100 to $50 feet of snow has
fallen at that place since January 1. 1t
has settled into compact mass eight
feet deep.
The Detroit Street Railway Company
has invited its employees to join bene-
hcial association which the company is
forming.
Senator Wolcott, Of Colorado, is to be
married at an early date to Mrs. Bass,
who was formerly resident of Buffalo.
The friends of James Russell Lowell
are alarmed because he recuperates so
slowly from his recent attack of illness.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
Minister at Washington, is an expert
with the foils and with the short sword.
He is considered one of the finest look
ing diplomats ever stationed at Wash
ington.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
A Negro Wins q First Prize.

BosToN, May 9.-The annual competi-
tion for the Boyleston prizes for Har-
ward students in defamation was held
last night in Cambridge The first
prizes were won by w. E. Dubois, 80,
and II. E. Burton, 80. Mr.. Dubois is a
negro.
The Iola register., 1890-05-16
FIERcy WIND IN IOWA.

DUDUQUE, /. wa, May 12.-Friday night
one of the most terrific storms that ever
visited Iowa swept over Dubuque. For
over four, hours there was an incessant
glare of lightning and deluge of rain
that filled the cutters and sewers to
overflowing. Seventeenth street was
washed out and a party of four in car
rage narrowly escaped death. One of
the horses attached to the carriage was
swept into the sewer and carried TO its
mouth at the river. Several buildings,
including the Illinois Central railroad
buildings, were damaged by lightning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26
BISHOP KEANE's RETURN
What He Did and Saw on His Trim @
Europe.

Bishop Keane has just returned TO his post AZ
the Catholic University after al absence OF two
months in Europe.
HIS journey was mainly meant for the resto-
ration Of his health after his recent accident,
but he availed himself Of the opportunity 90
visit some celebrated seats Of learning abroad
and TO confer with eminent educators. Among
other institutions he visited Trinity College
and the Royal University in Dublin and the
Universities Of Cambridge and Louvain. lie
conferred with the principal professors in these
places. as also with Cardinal Manning, Arch
bishop Walsh Of Dublin and other great pro-
moters Of learning in the old world. lie had
also an opportunity of meeting the three pro-
fessors of the university who are now prepar-
ing for their future work in the universities Of
Germany. One OF them is fitting himself for
the chair OF ecclesiastical history. another FOR
holy scripture and the third for the teaching
of philosophy and especially OF psychology.
While acquiring much information useful for
perfecting the organization of the faculty Of
divinity MS special aim was 20 pre- pare for the
organization of the future faculty of philoso-
ply and science. In regard 90 this he saws that
he has gained much valuable information. and
he expresses the hope that this faculty will he
organized and opened for lay students within
two years from the present time. He returns
to his work completely restored TO good health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26
MR.. BLUNT's APOLOGY.
He Did Not Know What He Was Doing
when He Assaulted Mrs. Dainyerfield.


The friends Of Mr.. Reverdy J. DsingerfeId.
whose wife was assaulted by Mr.. Edmund
Blunt at Asbury Park, have made public let.
ter received by Mr.. Dsingerheld from Mr..
Blunt, dated at Sheepshead Bay. September
Is. and which they saw warrants Mr.. DANGER
field in not further prosecuting the matter. 10
his letter Mr.. Blunt says:
Il know mat have always felt the most re-
spectful esteem and regard for her aud for
your family and l am entirely unable 20 ae.
count for my conduct except that 10 was the
unreasonlng act OF drunken mailman. That
1 was very drunk is certainly true 4 do not
remember anything OF what occurred. nor can
think OF any cause for my conduct As re.
member A. this Is what happened: Learning
Tor the hrst time that evening that Mrs. pain,
Serheld was staying at Asbury Park. deter
mined TO call upon her, although / WAS Their
quite drunk. did call. but was told she vas
out. but would shortly return. went OF and,
after taking several moro drinks. called again
L have only confused recollection OF the
servants saying that was too drunk 20 see
Mrs paingerheid and my insisting upon do
ing so. What else happened between thai
time and my finding myself locked up in the
station Is rs entirely blank 20 me as though u
had never happened God only knows what
did. God only knows what / would give to
undo IT, do not write tins with any hope Of
ever being able 20 relieve mvselt Of the dis.
grace and degradation in which have placed
myself j know that nothing that can ever
do can lift me out of IL: do not write n with
any idea of relieving myself Of the personal
responsibility for such conducts; only write
for the purpose Of saying that n any way can
be devised. any plan suggested that will relieve
you ana yours Of the pain and modification
that my outrageous conduct has inflicted upon
you, 1t wall only be necessary for me 20 know il
IN order TO comply with it-whatever il may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26
Must Have a License TO Give a Bali.
Half a Pair of Trousers.

This morning in the Police Court when the
name of John Thomas was called a colored
man responded and said mot guilty" TO the
charge of vaSrancy against him. John had on
an old coat and half pair of pants. The end
of one leg Of his trousers looked as though the
rats had gnawod it. The absence of the miss
ing trouser leg was hardly noticeable because
OF the similarity in color Of the exposed flesh
and beyrimed goods in the existing trousers
leg. He arrested in South Washington by
Officer Espey. When called upon to make q
statement he shook hIs head and disappeared
in the dock. Sixty days on the farm was his
sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26
Not in Keeping With Surroundings.

To the Editor of The EVENING star:
At the Saturday concerts on the Presidents
house grounds the Marine Banda body Of fine
looking men, neatly uniformed, with hand
some ll-toned instruments, OF which they are
masters-sit on an ugly, clumsily built plat
form that looks as il it had been hastily built
for o set-to between heavyweight prize fight
ers Surely the architects connected with the
public buildings could design q platform In
harmony with the environment. Better still.
pavilion with a covering curved TO produce
the best acoustic effects. The present plss-
form is an eyesore and disgrace.
MUSICAL TASTE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for TIE EvExrso STAR

Reported for THE EvESrso STAR
LAWYER BENpHEIM DEFEATS TIE RkuRokD.
I'm the circuit court yesterday afternoon the
suit OF Mr.. Charles Bendheim against the Alex
andria and Washington Railroad Company was
concluded by a verdict for $i0 in his favor.
Mr. Bendheim, as stated in The STAR yester-
day, had been put of the train for refusing 20
pay rs cents fare when q ticket was only Is centAs
He sued for s20, 900, but says he has gotten in
the verdict all he desired, q justihcstiop OF his
conduct
GRAND ARMY FuxrRAI--Tbe remains Of
Capt John c. Parcel of SIS 5th street. Wash
ington, were brought here for interment this
afternoon The funeral took place under the
auspices Of Meade Post No. s, GAR
Populations Of Cities and Towns.
The census bureau has announced populs-
tions of cities and towns a. follows: Los An
geles, Cal, 50,S49 increase 39,2li or s50.6s per
cent; San Diego, Cal, I6, I5s, increase 1856 os
5l2 SIS per cent; Santa Barbara. Cal, 6,S4s, an
crease 2, $50 or 69.o5 per cent
A committee representing the leading 70
publicans of the eighth congressional district
of Ohio called on ex Gov. Foster st Historic
Yesterday afternoon and induced him 70 accept
the nomination for Congress.
Mrs. j. NJ Headifan, mother in-law Of Hihs
Kelly, the famous ball player, captain and
manager Of the Boston Players League team,
committed suicide at Paterson, NJ, yesterday
afternoon by jumping from the Marketstress
bridge into the river. ......',
Mckee Rankin has been required 70 shov
cause why he should not support his wife (kitu
Bianchardl and sixteen yesr-osd danch.e. Z,
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