The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-27
General.

Feb. IA Columbus, Hooking Val
| ley g. Toledo passenger train crashed
into SciotO Valley freight train at
crossing near Columbus, o.. by a dense
fog Obscuring the target lights, and
Engineer Charles Boutwell, of Ports
mouth and two brothers named Johnson
of Columbus were probably fatally in
jured, and Mr.. Robert Mcclure of
Reynoldsville, o., was less seriously
hurt. Near Pittsburg, Pa, Monday
morning a bowlder rolled from Du
Quesne Heights and crashed into Pan
handle express train, breaking one car
any killing Miss Clara Fleming aged 10
years, and seriously injuring several
others. The drought in central and
southern California has been broken by
a heavy rainfall. S. w. Cowles, a
banker of Clarks, Neb, was arrested
Monday for the murder of his wife a
short time ago. The visible supply
Saturday as compiled by the New York
Produce Exchange was of wheat, %, 49,
953 bushsls, a decrease of 100, 1913 bushels
and of corn, 2,400,S07 bushels, a de-
crease of 191, IA bushels. Butter was
in brisk demand on the Elgin board of
trade Monday, and p, APO pounds sold
at prices ranging from 30 to 29i cents
against 26t and 27t cents one year ago.
Women in Ohio have begun a crusade
against obscene theatrical posters. In
Springfield o., Monday. white paper
was pasted over pictures of burlesquers.
Charges of bribery when in office have
been made against Ignatius Donnelly of
cryptogram fame, suit of damages re-
sulting. The worlds fair directors
have asked Mayor Cregier of Chicago,
for police protection for the Italian
labOrers at work at Jackson Park.
Secretary Gibson of the whisky trust
has been indicted by the state of Illinois
for his connection with the alleged
dynamite conspiracy. The trust has
issued statement disclaiming all
knowledge of the plot.
Feb. 1S.-FlOOds have done great
damage in Pennsylvania towns, resi-
dents in many places being compelled
to abandon their homes. Wrecked
bridges and washouts have entirely
stopped or retarded railway travel, and
in West Virginia and parts of Ohio
losses by the deluge will be heavy. The
will OF the late J. n. Mccullough, vice
president of the Pennsylvania Railway
company. was filed for probate at Pitts
burg Monday. His estate is valued at
from So, 600, 900 to SI0.0O0,OOO. Tuesday
at Philadelphia Miss Ava Lawle Will
ing was married to John Jacob AstOr,
of New York, and the jewels worn by
the bride, many of which were gifts
from the Astor family, are said to be
almost priceless. The remains of ad-
miral Porter, who died last Friday,
were inferred at Arlington Tuesday
with imposing ceremonies. Judge
Berkshire, OF the Indiana supreme
court was reported to be dying Tuesday.
The st. Joseph Ballot has suspended
publication. At Springfield. ILL.,, the
republicans have split badly on the sem
atOrial question. Maj. Anderson of
New York has submitted scheme for
an elaborate naval display to the Worlds
Fair directors. J. w. Saeter, a pas
senger on an Iron Mountain train, be-
came suddenly insane at Bald Knob,
Ark, and shot and killed Pullman Con-
ductor Leech and Isadore Meyers, a
drummer. The steamboat Thomas
Sherlock struck the pier of a railroad
bridge just after leaving Cincinnati for
New Orleans and sank. Three lives
were lost. The Union Investment Com
pany, of Kansas City, fled an assign
ment on Wednesday at Boston. Gen.
H. II. Sibley, the first Governor at Min
nesota, died Wednesday morning in his
home at st. Paul. The Illinois senate,
on Wednesday passed the bill making
the contract rate of interest per cent,
and the legal rate per cent. John ID.
Knox & Co., bankers of Topeka, Kas.,
have assigned. Liabilities, $3.50, 900;
assets, S400, 900. The American Loan
and Trust Company closed its doors in
New York with liabilities OF 81, 234, 874
The apparent deficit is 1856, 7S9. The