The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.
ACoNDENsED ARRANGEMENT OF THE
OCCURANCEs OF THE PAST WEEK
AT HOME AND ABRoAD.--THE P1TH
OF THE DISPATCHES.
Domestic.

The engagement OF Miss Nav Frat
and Attorney c. F. Sprague. both o
Boston. is announced. Mis- Pratt has
fortune of sI4, 900, 900.
Harris A. Smiler, James j. Slocum
and Joseph A. Wood, all convicted o
murder. were resentenced In the SUI
preme court to be executed at Sing Sins
prison, New York, during the week be
ginning July 6.
The visible supply of wheat as com
puted by the New York produce ex
change was 1892, 623 bushels, a de
crease of s99, 112 bushels, and OF corn D..
I23, 1873 bushels, an increase OF 159, l5t
bushels.
Two children were burned to death
near Beaver City, Neb., the house in
which they lived having caught fire dur
ing the absence of their parents.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights Of
Reciprocity met behind closed doors al
Topeka, Kan.
The Iowa peoples party convention
was held at Des Moines.
Secretary Foster has issued circular
announcing the proposed redemption OF
the ~ per cent bonds September l.
A white girl married Chinaman at
Paducah, KY, the second within a
short time
The united confederate veterans met
at Jackson, Miss.
The travellers protective association
tie Rock, Ark.
Eugene Story was hanged at Lexing-
ton, Miss. No attempt to rescue him
was, made, as had been feared.
Three white men, one named Z. G.
Greenaway and one from Joplin, were
killed by Indians on the North Fork.
Indian Territory.
Richard G. Oellers has been appoint
ed city treasurer of Philadelphia to sue
coed John Bardsley. who is now in jail
awaiting trial for ENLIGHTENMENT.
Ex-Judge Murat II. Masterson has
married his typewriter, and the bridal
party are now spending their honey
moon at the Sturtevant house. The
Judge was best man at the sensational
of Eugene n. Cowles to. Miss
Claire Lueneschlass only few days
ago, and resolved TO follow the example
set by his friend. His bride. Miss Mary
L. POstgate. is from Chicago. and he
met her in the courtroom during the
Cronin trial, where she was acting as
for Chicago newspaper.
The comptroller of currency has
the Chemical National bank
of St. Louis to begin business with
capital of $500, 900 and the Citizens Ma
tional bank of Decatur, Ill, capital 800
900.
DR.. Fordyce Baker, one of the most
eminant physicians in the United States
died in New York. aged - years.
was the cause.
Advices from sugar beet growing
of Germany. Austria, France
and Belgium show that the planting of
beets was delayed three weeks by the
general rains The average increase in
the acreage throughout Europe is per
cent. Favorable weather reports were
and prices declined.
Harry Doxie, aged Is, intercepted a
.etter to his mother from a lover who
had already caused the husband to leave
home. The Omaha grand jury didn't
lndict the boy.
Elmer Foster and Ira Townsend
themselves because the girls
objected 10 their marriage.
Lawrence Dow Short broke out of the
Ohio state prison and eloped with
married woman living near the prison.
She gave him her husbands clothing
and 5000 of his savings
1t is reported that Bill Wyatt, alias
Six Shooter Jack, " who murdered the
operator at Horton, |. T.,
last fall. has been arrested in the Ante
ope hills in the southwestern corner of
the Cherokee outlet.
Mr.. Balfour in a speech at Lon
Ion announced that the crimes act
would shortly be suspended by the gov
eminent. the effect Of its operation hav-
ing been so salutarv that its suspension
seemed justiiable.
O. L. Mcintosh, lieutenant in COM
nand of battery B, Kansas National
Guards. who is accused of misappropri-
ating funds belonging to the battery,
has been requested to resign. He as
;erts his innocence and declines to re-
ign as requested.
Near Walton. Ky. Sam Wright. an
I'D farmer. shot and killed Albert Sour |
lin. railroad employee. Wright was
abusing a negro who was working I'M
Ter Scurvin. and Scurvin asked him to !
lesist. whereupon Wright, who was
angry on account OF some in |
ult by the negro. shot Scurvin.
At the convention of the National |
Travellers Protective association at |
little Rock. Ark, the constitution |
vas so changed as to admit all business
nen as honorary members, with the |
privilege of insurance to the extent OF
5000. President McGrew will repre-
ent the association at the worlds !
air.
Editor Bert W. Plant, OF the Boon
lille Star, married man, has eloped ,
With l6-year-old Maggie Kloeth-
DR.. Phillips Brooks has been elected
bishop of Massachusetts,, twenty-seven
lioceses having approved him.
Long Tom, Blue Coat and Little Ok
lave been acquitted at the Sac and Fox
Agency of the murder of three horse
hieves.
Mrs. Anna Mayhoff. aged Il, hanged
herself during thunderstorm in Gin
innati. She was terrorized by the
lightning.
Archbishop ireland of ST. Paul is out
q another interview denouncing for
ign intermeddling in American Cath
lie affairs.
The whiskey trust has bought the
,chufeldt and Calumet distilleries for
,, 100000. This gives the trust mo-
poly of trade in the west.
Cautain VIM. Clark of the life-saving
ervice was drowned in the surf at
2rie, Pa, while trying to save the lives
f the crew of a stranded vessel.
THE ITATA SURRENDERS.
Chilians Hand the Steamer Over to