The Iola register., 1891-02-06
General.

General.
January 26.-Nine inches of snow fell
in New York City and Philadelphia and
adjacent parts of Now York state and
Pennsylvania and throughout New Eng
land breaking down trees and telegraph
poles and bloGkading traffic. Wires in
the large cities falling over each other
made travel very dangerous and num-
Der of persons were killed by contact
with broken ends of electric wires.
Some slight fires resulted. All travel
was stopped for some time and principal
streets were impossible. Harris y.
Smiler, the New York wife murderer,
was sentenced 10 death by electricution
in March.
Tuesday. Jan. Collision between a
passenger and a special train occurred at
Florence, Kansas. The special was fill
ed NTH soldiers returning from the
seat Of the indian troubles. Two sol
diers were killed and IL wounded. One
woman accompanying the soldiers was
also wounded. William T. Villas Dem.
was elected by Wisconsin legislature to
succeed John c. Spooner in the U. ).
senate. BY an explosion of tire-damp
in the Mammoth Mine Scottdale, Penn.
40 miners were killed, only one man
escaped unhurt. The Rock Falls pa
per mills Sterling, Illinois, were blown
up by an explosion and five or six men
killed. Charles Miller a lad of III was
sentenced to be hanged on March 20,
by the Cheyenne, WyO. court, for the
murder of two fellow tramps in box
car. Warrants were issued for the ar
rest of Frank Smallwood and Charles
Potter or conspiracy to murder Franks
father. The Illinois legislature is in
dead lock ser the election of U. ). sem
ator. the three alliance members hold
ing the balance of power.
Wednesday, Jan, 2S-The Farmers
alliance convention met in Omaha to
consider the revision of the alliance con-
stitution. An amendment to make la
borers eligible to membership was de-
feated. b. +. Lean. ex-trustee of Cof-
fee county Tenn. is short $4,000 in his
accounts. Exs Gov. a. Crawford of
Kansas died at Grand Junction, Colo.
James Horton, tramp arrested at
lama. Iowa. Tuesday. confessed the
murder of Conductor James O'Neil at
Long Point few days ago. A fifty
loot vein of bituminous coal of good
quality was struck 200 feet below the
surface eight miles northwest of Le-
Mars, Iowa. Tuesday. Two men were
burned to death in lodging house at
San Jose, Cal, Tuesday, morning.
The international convention of Press
Club delegates began its session at
Pittsburg Tuesday, and of the sixty del
egates present twelve represented
clubs: Mr.. Foster Coates. of
New York. was elected president. The
wife of feX-Sheriff Flack. of New York
City. died Tuesday. aged 60. She be-
came sick on the discovery that her
husband had entered into conspiracy
TO secure a divorce. The supreme
court of Missouri has fixed March 9th
AS the date of the execution of John
Oscar burlington, the murderer of
Sheriff Cranmer at Boonville. Mo.
Bruce Douglas. aged %, who claimed to
be the nephew of Robert Percy Douglas,
the fourth earl of that name, died at
San Francisco Tuesday, the result of
dissipation. The eleventh annual
meeting of the National Farmers ALI
ince convened at Omaha. Neb.. Tues
lay: Representatives of the press were
refused all information.
Thursday. Jan. 29-The National
Farmers Alliance elected officers at
Omaha F. A. Mann, of Dinden Neb.
in fit of passion. sawed off the leg of a
cow. The total number of deaths IL the |
Mammoth mine explosion in Pennsylva-
1ia was l30. The first public test of the
Mount Carmel ull. air ship was some
what of fizzle at Chicago. A rOusing
meeting was held at Arkansas City. kas.. |
in the interest of opening the Cherokee |
Outlet 20 settlement. At Russellville |
H.. James Graham killed Doane John |
son. the latter having won and married
the girl Graham wanted. Mrs. Sheedy. |
her paramour and negro murderer, were |
at Linco.n, Neb., charged
with the recent murder of John Sheedy. |
DepOsitOrs in the defunct Peoples Say
ingS Bank of AtchisOn. Kas.. are indig-
nant over revelations concerning the |
of the bank. w. II. Crane |
and Miss Mary l.. Carr. at a social gath
ering at St. Joseph. Mo-, were married,
On a banter. They had been engaged
for some time. The Arkansas senate |
from its minutes the resOlu-
tion congratulating the Farmers Alli-
ance of Kansas upon its victory over
Ingalls,. Secretary Window fell dead OF
heart decease after addressing BAN
quet in New York given by the Board
of trade. Capt. James Greed OF Cen
tralia, ILL.,, is spoken of as a new +. NJ.
B. A. candidate for United States senator
from Illinois. The 42nd ballot was ta-
ken in the Illinois legislature for U. s.
Senator without an election.
Friday. January 30.-Secretary Noble
decided that the Cherokees have no
right to occupy the Cherokee Strip.
The remains of Secretary Window were
received at the B. & o. r. II. station in
by the President and his
cabinet and other leading public Offici-
ais and escourted to his late residence.
The interment will be made at Rock
Creek cemetary near the Soldiers Home
at noon Monday. Nh. Charles Brad
laugh, NJ. p, died in London. Severe
battles reported to have been fought
between the government and rebel
forces in Chilli. also reporeed that l., 900
regular troops revolted and joined the
rebels. News Just reached San Francis
leo that by the burning of the steamer,
Dec. -, with 400 Chinese
passengers and one European on
board 200 to 300 of the former were
either burned or drowned. Al Creed
of Lathrop. Mo-. arrested for arson,
charged with setting fire to and burn
ing down his own store to secure the
insurance. Penningtons air ship was
given an exhibition trial at Chicago
with favorable results. 1t sailed. Mrs.
Hurlburt. OF Carthage. Mo-, committed
suicide.
The N4w Treasury Vault
The Treasury Department is now build
ing what is undoubtedly the largest single
money vault in the world. and which will
hold, when full, $100,000,0G0 in silver
dollars. 1t is in the north court of the
Department. and Wilt be only a few