The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
THE GENERAL NEWS.
the Most Important News Condensed for
Rapid Reading.
The News Condensed.

The trustees of the Richmond lind.
insane asylum have resigned in conse-
quence of an investigation of the MUIR
der of Inmate Blount, who was kicked
to death by guard last October. Ex-
Governor Oglesby's residence near
Elkhart, ILL.,, was completely destroyed
by fire March 2. An exodus of Nor
mons from Utah to Mexico is taking
place. A ruling made by ex-President
Cleveland as referee mas Deenl reversed
by a New York Judge. Gold has been
found in the small streams OF Morgan
county, Indiana, dislOdged by the recent
rains. Foundry interests of Cleveland,
Chicago, Indianapolis and Toledo have
combined. Fire on West Washington
street, Indianapolis, opposite the Bates
House, caused S150.000 damages.
Negroes who went to Oklahoma expect
ing 10 find land and money given them
are said to be at starvation's door. The
Remington Paper Company's mill at
Watertown, n. Y, was carried away by
the flood, causing $780, loss. One
employee was killed. The Joliet rolling
mills have shut down, throwing 1000
men out of employment. Mrs. Mary
Jermaine's hair caught fire from lamp
at st. Joseph, and she was fatally burn
ed. The fact has been made public that
the remains of Emma Abbott were Gre
mated at Pittsburg three weeks ago.
Her ashes are now in safe deposit
vault at New York, where they will re-
main until monuments erected. Ex-
Chief Bushyhead, of the Cherokee
Nation, obtained restraining order en-
Joining Lieutenant Golden from remOv-
ing Bushy head and his employees from
che strip and destroying his buildings
and machinery.
A poll of the North Dakota legisla-
ture on presidential preferences gave
Blaine 81 and Cleveland Is. 1t is re-
poretd that the New York biscuit COM
pany is preparing for a fight against
the Amican Biscuit company, and that
it will establish in st. Louis $500, 600
factory. Winter wheat in western
states has improved on an average of /
per cent. since February 5. Many DEM
ocratic mayors were elected at the
recent municipal elections in Iowa. The
murderers of Chief of Police Hennessy
OF New Orleans are now being tried.
The state has made strong case, the
evidence being very damaging, Owing
to the passage of the cattle commission
law in kansas City (Kas.) stock yards
will be removed to Missouri.
Butter was scarce and in demand on
the Elgin board of trade Monday.
Prices ranged from 80 to 354 cents
against 29s cents week ago and %.
one year ago.
No. Vaciy b,,;naSc man tool for.
the erection of an equestrian statue of
General Sherman to cost about S35, 900.
According to the statement of the New
York Produce Exchange the visible
supply of wheat Saturday was %, $780,
093 bushels, decrease Of "a 1878 bushels,
and of corn 2,S07. 2l6 bushels, an increase
of 2lI ,457 bushels. Owing to the de-
cline in price of silver 100 bars OF bullion
have been sent to China by Nevada
miners where higher prices prevail.
Manuel Politz, one of the Italians on
trial for the ASSASSINATION of Chief OF
Police Hennessy in New Orleans, is said
to have made confession duplicating
several Italians not yet arrested.
Speaker Elder has made some sensa-
tional charges against the new Kansas
state printer, saying he had combined
with the republican incumbent. The
Australian ballot bill was signed by the
governor of Nebraska Wednesday and
it is now law, having passed with an
Emergency clause. The president on
Wednesday signed the copyright bill
with pen made from the quill of an
American eagle.
Troops are now engaged in clearing
the Cherokee strip of settlers. A bill
was passed by the Arkansas legislature
virtually abolishing capital punishment.
Chicago capitalists are projecting
twenty-four story building for that
city. Steel will be the chief material
used in its construction. A call has
been issued by the comptroller of the
currency for report of the conditions
of the national banks at the close of
business on February 20. The first
assessment, amounting to S200,000. of
the Mount Carmel Aeronaut associa-
ton has been raised. Works will be
erected at Chicago or Mount Carmel.
Ill. Wellington Stephenson, cashier OF
the Kansas CITY, Memphis & Birming.
ham road, was arrested at Birmingham.
Ala, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses. The dem
ocrats in the Missouri legislature took
a ballot for president with the following
result: Cleveland, 10; Palmer, 10:
Boies, Z; Bland, =; Gray, l. Gov. Hill
has refused to recognize Morgan G.
Buckley as governor of Connecticut, and
SAYS the courts must settle the ques-
ton.
Twenty thousand men marched in
London mark of sympathy to the
striking dock laborers.
Parnell is about to issue an address tC
Irish-Americans in the nature of an in.
PRODUCTION of Redmond and MahOny.
who are going to America to solicit
subscriptions.
Four thousand unemployed workmer
who attended recent meeting in Ham
burg adopted resolution which will be
presented to the senate, asking for the
PRONUNCIATION of temporary law forbid.
ding house-owners, at the end of the
present quarter. to eXpel tenants who
have been without work for four weeks.
They also ask the city for load of &c
suffering families be fed once daily in
the public schools with warm vituals
Fireman Sadler has been released BY
tne LOnuoh pOllce' WIZ nave Ocen UNI
able to connect him with the latest
crime of Jack the Ripper"
Mrs. O'Shea has been victorious in
the court proceeding brought to compel
her to produce the diary of her aunt,
who left her large fortune.
A Parnellite member of parliament
seized all the money and documents oil
Belfast branch National League. This
precipitated general fight in the
rOOOms, which was stopped by the
police.
1t is now stated that Caprivi will re-
sign next autumn.
The Pope received congratulations
on his eightieth birthday.
s statue Of JOhn Wesley waS Iluyeil-