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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
BURSTING BALLOON.
Horrible Death of an Aeronaut at Bombay
India.

7 v,
India.
BOMBAY, Dec. 1L-An accident &C.
Cured here yesterday by which dar-
ing parachutist met a most horrible
death in the sight of many persons.
The victim was Lieut. Mansfield, who
had gained quite a reputation by his
thrilling jumps from balloon at a
great altitude. Recently, in the pres
ence of great crowd, he made ball
loon ascension and performed one of
his wonderful feats When he had
reached the height of II, 600 feet Mans
field grasped his parachute and jumped
from the car. The machine worked
perfectly and the daring aeronaut
reached the ground in safety amid
the cheers of the people, who
watched his every movement with
nervous anxiety. He subsequently
announced that he would make
another jump from still greater
height, and fixed upon to-day as the
day for his risky experiment The
wonderful performance of Mansfield
had caused a considerable stir among
the residents of Bombay and adjacent
districts, and as a consequence the
Victoria Gardens in this city, which
had been selected as the place from
which the balloon would be liberated,
We're thronged with a vast crowd at
the hour for the ascension. Every con-
dition of society was represented in
the immense gathering. Among those
present were his excellency, Lord
Harris, governor of the Bombay presi-
dency, and most of the civil and mill
tary authorities. The appearance OF
Mansfield was the occasion for long
applause.
The preparations for the ascent were
soon completed, and at signal from
the aeronaut the guy ropes were cut
and the balloon was liberated amid a
storm of cheering. When freed from
the restraining ropes the huge air ship
shot upward with lightning-like veloc-
ity. and the cheering was at once
hushed as the crowd instantly per-
ceived that something was wrong. The
balloon had only reached a height of
about 400 feet when it burst with a
loud and startling explosion and
Immediately began to fall to
the earth. Mansfield made the most
desperate efforts to disengage the par
achute from the collapsed balloon, but
it had become entangled in the ropes
and the unfortunate man was soon
forced to release his hold. The hor-
riied spectators uttered cries of dismay
as they saw his BODY come twirling
towards them, and some of the ladies
tainted at the terrible sight. Mansfield
struck the ground with terrific force
and was instantly killed, his body be-
ing crushed and mangled in a terrible
manner.
An investigation into the cause of
the accident revealed the fact that in I!
a previous descent the balloon had !
fallen into the sea and been somewhat !
damaged, and that the break then sus-
tanned had been improperly repaired, !
with the fatal result related.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
THE POETS BOY.
The Son of joaquin Miller Tells How He
Became a Highwayman His Father to
Hlama.

The Son of joaquin Miller Tells How He
Became a Highwayman- His Father to
Blame.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Hilary Mill
er, the young son of Joaquin Miller,
poet, who was arrested on the charge
of holding up the mail stage in Men
docina county, has been brought here,
and in the interview in which he told
the story of his life he claimed that
hunger had driven him to the crime.
He said up to the age of ten years he
lived with his mother, Minnie Myrtle,
in Portland. Continuing he said: "She
gave me into the keeping of my aunt
at Goose Bay, and went east after my
sister, who was being educated in a
convent A year after she left they told
me she was dead The next seven years
of my life were passed on my auRt's
farm. / attended little country school
at Goose Bay, but the taste for educa-
ton there only sharpened my appetite
for more. 1 wrote to my father at Oak
land, telling him of my desire. He
sent for me to work on his ranch.
was satisfied to do this because l
thought with the money he promised
me for my labor l could educate myself
in the higher branches When he de-
clined to pay, anger and disappoint-
ment overcame me aud | left him. /
travelled about the state doing odd jobs,
working in San Francisco as messenger
for the telegraph company. l drifted
back to Oregon, and hungry and des-
To I fnin ctr 81 1-,,
into house, but we were caught and
sent to the penitentiary.
81 escaped. and assuming the name of
Joseph Mckay, resumed my wander
ings One day, travelling through
Mendocina county in search of work,
/ came upon house which had been
left unguarded. | was famished and
ate my fill, then stole gun and some
other articles and went on. Next day
l suddenly came upon the stage coach,
toiling up the hill The idea of rob-
bling it came to me as an inspiration
and | stepped behind tree and ordered
the driver to stop. Had he shown fight
/ should probably have ran away, be-
cause was frightened and shaking like
a leaf. When the stage had disap-
peared and l had opened the treasure
box which the driver tire W me, l found
in it pair of baby shoes, couple of
money way bills, not cent of money.
Sheriff STANDBY arrested me at Santa
Rosa and shall plead guilty and suffer
the penalty.
81 bear my father no ill-will and all
that ask is that he keep away from
me. If it had not been for my brothers
letter my identity would never have
been known and would have gone to
prison as Joseph Mckay"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
A DUMMY IN BED.
Murderer Benson's Effort to Escape Di
covered in Time.

Murderer Bcnson's Effort to Escape Dis
covered in Time.
LEAvENwORTH, Kan, Dec 10.-C A.
Benson, under sentence of death here
for the rnrder of Mrs. Teresa Nett
man, made an unsuccessful attempt to
escape from Jail last night He had
fixed up dummy that bore q remark
able resemblance to a man and placed
it in his bed while he was hid in the
cell of another prisoner who was to es-
cape with him. 1t was only by acci-
dent that the scheme was discovered.
The cells are all locked by lever
from the outside. Last evening Jailer
Pickens tried to lock them, but the
lever would not work He looked in
and saw that the door of Benson's cell
was not closed He called to Benson
to close it but there was no response
He called again and was told by one
of the prisoners that Benson was
asleep. The jailor then went to the
cell and then it was that he discovered
the ruse.
When he found that his trick had
been discovered, Benson came running
to the jailer and pretended that it was
a joke, but it is not so looked upon in
the jail The sheriff and jailer believe
that it was the intention to attempt an
escape and that it was only his failure
to close the cell door that prevented a
further attempt being made
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
GAZING I'M.
A Big Iron Plant Discovered to BE Under
mined By Furnace of Burning Gin

A Big Iron Plant Discovered to BE Under
mined By n Furnace of Burning Gin
ders.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 12.-The
cinder bank, on which the furnaces of
the Pittsburgh Forge &c Iron Co. S big
plant at Woods Run are built, has been
discovered to be burning many feet
deep, and the furnaces are sinking.
For many years before the Introduction
of natural gas into this mill considerable
ground which the plant now occupies
was filed to the rivers edge with Gin
ders. The cinders were taken from
the furnaces when the mill was using
coal. Many loads that were used for
filling purposes had only been partly
burned and in reality half the cinders
so used were nothing more than coke.
When gas was introduced a conduit
was built large enough to drive horse
and wagon into, through which pipes to
supply gas to the furnaces were laid
The gas has been escaping for some
time, but just how long is not known.
Several days ago it was noticed that
the furnaces were sinking, but the en-
ployes could assign no reason for it.
The company, however, concluded to
make an investigation. One of the
furnaces was torn down and the cause
was soon discovered. The furnace was
resting on a foundation of fire. 1t is
supposed that the heat of the furnace
has ignited the escaping gas, and this
set the cinders on fire. A gang of men
was at once set to work to dig the fire
out The men dug to n depth of thirty
feet in fire. An employe of the works
stated to-day that, in all probability.
the bank has been on fire for months,
and probably years, as cinders do not
burn very rapidly. Since the work
commenced it has been discovered that
the fire was not under one of the fur
naces alone, but had spread almost to
the machine shop, a distance of 100
feet or more. Where the fire has been
dug out broken stone has been used
for a foundation. The firm may be
obliged to tear all their furnaces down
and remove the cinders aud fill in with
stone to avoid any accidents About
ten years ago similar occurrence took
place in Woods mill. in the west end,
owned by Oliver Bros. The affair
proved rather disastrous to the firm.
The foundation on which the furnaces
were built suddenly gave wav one day
and the furnaces sank over three feet
into burning foundation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
A BATTLE ROYAL.
A Mountain Lion and Cinnamon Rear I'm
Fight to the Death.

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Flight to the Death.
Two brothers, old prospectors and
hunters, who had been in the hills for
years and had seen many strange and
startling sights, report having seen one
of the most thrill ling and desperate
fights they have ever witnessed.
They were camping in a canyon that
comes into the main San Antonio canyon
from the west about one and one-half
miles below the miners camp. They
had been out during the day prospect
ing on the south slope of Badly and
had started for camp near shutdown,
when they killed deer, which delayed
them till dark. They hung the deer in
a tree rather than pack it to camp over
the rocks in the dark, the place where
they left the deer being only short
distance from camp, in the west fork
of the canyon.
in their blankets when they heard an
unearthly roar and scream, quickly
followed by other roars and screams,
as though a whole menagerie of wild
beasts had been turned loose. 1t took
them but few moments to determine
the cause of the disturbance. So,
dressing quickly and taking their rifles
they started TO see the fun. By cross
ing the canyon in which they were
camped they got to a point from which
they could command a view of quite
piece of the western canyon.
When they gained the top of the
point they saw just below them, not
one hundred yards away, what had
caused the noise. They could see the
tree where they had hung their deer,
and Just beneath the tree they saw
the deer and two other animals,
monster California lion and
an immense cinnamon bear. They had
smelled out the deer and had come for
feast, each little expecting the other;
but there they were, fighting over the
carcass to see which was to be master of
the situation.
Their roari ng and screaming awol1e
thousand echoes in the canyon, which
made the fight seem more dreadful still
1t was a fight to the death. Strug-
Cling and rolling, biting and chewing,
scratching and screaming did the mon
sters fight only breaking away from
one another long enough, seemingly.
to regain their breath and strength,
when at it they would go again with
roar and scream. Thus they fought for
over an hour, when, torn, bleeding, and
completely exhausted, evidently dying,
they rolled apart, only to lie and snarl
at each other, unable from their terri
BILE exertions to do more. But there
were near worse enemies to them than
they were to each other.
Quietly the two brothers. knowing
there was nothing to fear from the
two exhausted champions, leveled their
rifles, and after five shots had been
fired the two mighty brutes had ceased
their struggle, having gained what
each had tried to do for the other, for
the two fighters of Old Badly lay dead.
There lay California lion that meas
ured eight feet four inches from tip of
nose to tip of tail, king of his race.
The bear, n cinnamon, was a monster
of his species AS naar as they could
estimate he would have weighed one
thousand pounds. Ontario Observer
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
The CnnnseIman Case.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1O.-The United
States supreme court yesterday heard
argument in the case of Charles Coun-
selman on appeal from a decision
by Judge Gresham refusing to grant
him writ of habeas corpus He re-
fused to answer questions put by the
grand jury in Chicago as to alleged vio-
lations of the interstate commerce law
on the ground that an answer would
criminate himself, was adjudged guilty
of contempt and sentenced to pay
fine of $500. Counselman's present eff
fort is nominally to obtain his release,
but the effect of decision in his favor
it is said would make the interstate
commerce law practically ineffective.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
Fatalities at a Fire.

SAN Francisco, Dec 12-Fire yester-
day afternoon destroyed the Thomas
dye works, Sheerer's asphaltum works
and the lum Der yard and building oc-
eupied by the California Motor Co.
Five employees were rescued with
difficulty from a second story win
dow. John ONeill, foreman of fire
engine, was struck on the head by a
falling cornice and it is thought his
skull is fractured. Engine No. 8 COL
lided with the dummy of a cable car
and 4 fireman was thrown TO the
ground and killed. The loss on the
dye works is estimated at $4,000.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
Illinois Central Earnings.

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-The Illinois Gen.
trail has issued statement showing
the income of the road from traffic dur
ing the four months ended October 81.
The gross receipts were Sc, 601, 04S,
against Sc, oil, 494 for the corresponding
period last year, an increase of $780,
GA Operating expenses and taxes
amounted to S4,672, $50. an increase of
sis2. SOS. while the net earnings were
s1,92S, SIS, against 81. SCI, sSs year ago.
an increase of Slo6. 1855 The gross earn
ings for the month of November are
estimated at 81 1894. $50, against 81. sl6.-
O5l for the corresponding month of
1890, an increase of SIS, 2SS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
shot Dead BY a Robber.

NEosHo, Mo, Dec. 1L.-Mr. c. E.
Garrett, II years old, was murdered in
the presence of his wife and grand
daughter by an unknown assassin.
The Garrett place is ten miles east of
here, and about o'clock in the even
ing, while the old gentleman was lying
on the sofa, knock was heard at
the door. Mrs. Garrett answered
the simmons, and upon opening the
door stranger pushed past her into the
room, and, flashing a revolver in the
old lady's face, demanded all the money
in the house. On this Mr.. Garrett
started up. when he was shot dead by
the stranger, who Immediately fed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
THE SAGE DYNAMITER.
Hardly Any Doubt hut That He Was Henry
L Norcross, n Boston Note Broker.

Hardly Any Doubt but That He Was Henry
l. Norcross, n Boston Note Broker.
BosToN, Dec 12-The Globe saws
that Henry L. Norcross, of Sargent
avenue, Somerville, a note broter do
ing business at IL Pearl street, has not
been seen at his office since the middle
of last week and the other occupants
of his Somerville residence say that he
was killed in a railroad accident about
that time. New York detectives were
in town yesterday trying to identify
the missing man as the mysterious
dynamiter in Russell Sage's Office last
week. The detectives brought with
them a trousers button and a portion
of the trousers worn by the bomb
thrower, as well as piece of his coat
and portions of his Undertaking.
According to the Globe these were
taken to the Norcross residence yester-
day afternoon and the underclothing
positively identified by Mrs. Norcross
as belonging to her husband. On the
trousers of the dead man were buttons
bearing the print Brooks, tailor,
Boston" The pieces of clothing were
taken 20 Brooks store. There it was
positively stated that the firm had
made for Henry L. Norcross coat of
the cloth presented and also pair of
trousers of the same cloth as the other
piece furnished by the detectives. The
button was also identified as 4 peculiar
one used by this tailoring house.
Further investigation leaves scarcely
any room for doubt that the dynamiter
and Henry L. Norcross were identical
His father, who was seen last night
believed that such was the fact. The
Identification of the clothing has been
made complete by the discovery that
the number upon the portion of the
trousers worn by the bomb thrower
and brought here from New
York yesterday corresponds exactly
with the number against the name
of Norcross on the books of Brooks,
the Washington street tailor, who
made a suit of clothes for Norcross last
October. A photograph of the dead
bomb thrower's head has been COM
pared with likeness of Norcross,
taken about six months ago, and the
resemblance is most striking Mr.. Nor
cross, ST., says that his son left home
the day preceding the New York affair,
stating that he was going upon bust
ness trip, first to Providence, thence to
Hartford, New Haven, Worcester and
Fitchburg. Since then he has not been
seen by the members of his family.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
Dom Pedro's Funeral.

MADRID. Dec 1.-THE government
gave orders that as soon as the train
bearing the body of the ex-emperor of
Brazil from Paris to its final resting
place in Lisbon entered Spanish terri
tory, every honor due to the exalted
station the deceased had formerly oc-
cupied should be paid. These orders
were strictly carried out and at
all principal stations along the route
soldiers were arrayed along the
platforms. ard. as the train rushed
past. they presented arms, flags were
dipped and royal honors were.paid the
dead ex-ruler.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
Colonies at Outs.

ST. JOINS, \. F., Dec. iO.-In retalia-
ton for the duties imposed by Canada
on Newfoundland fish, the government
here has put into force section Is of the
revenue act against Canada, which
increases the duties on articles
imported from Canada OF -four
the increased duty per barrel is
IS cents; on pork per barrel, - cents;
butter per 100 pounds, - cents; tobac-
co per 100 pounds, s.; oil per gallon )
cents; meat per barrel, 254 cents; hay
per ton, s.; oats per bushel, 10 cents;
potatoes per bushel. 25 cents; turnips
per bushel, . cents; cabbage per
dozen, 80 cents; unenumerated vege-
tables, 50 per cent advalorem.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
Business Reported Good.

NEW YORK, Dec 12.-R G. Dun &
Co. in their weekly review of trade
say: AS the holidays draw near all
signs indicate a large volume of bust
ness at the present, with growing con-
fidence of improvement in the future,
except in parts of the south, where the
unusual accumulation of cotton and its
low price have a depressing influence.
There is no lack of money in any part
OF the country except at some southern
points, and the mere fact that cotton
now accumulated at few ports and
interior towns represents fully $50, 0O0,-
600 in value paid to planters at once ex-
plains the difficulty and suggests that
it is not permanent 1t is good sign,
also, that collections are on the whole
improving, though slow at New Or
leans and some southern ports, and on
" fair in some lines at eastern cities
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

PROLONGED use of DR.. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla will cure scrofula and syphilis, but
such symptoms of impure blood as pimples,
sores, aches, pains, kidney and liver weak
ness, etc, vanish like snow before the noon
day when this remedy is used. 1t stimu-
lates the entire system and its beneficial ef
feet is felt at once in every part.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
Merchants After the RAILWAYS

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The national
transportation association, composed of
delegates from the various boards of
trade, chambers of commerce and other
leading commercial exchanges in the
United States, has decided, with view
to putting further legal restrictions
upon the railways and to prevent seri
Gus car famines to ask congress to pro-
vide uniform bills of lading and to
abide by reciprocal car service.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

WHEN you set hen on an egg you expect
chicken, but what do you expect when you
set dog on tramp? Answer-A fee
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of HorehOind and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Curein one minute
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

THE doctrine that 'like cures like" is IL
Illustrated by the fact that when people tire,
tile best thing for them TO do is 10 retire
Washington Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

CoUGHs AND CoLDs. Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs. Colds. Sore Throat,
etc, should try BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs. Sold only iI bores
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

An upstart is man who has been more
successful than the man who tells you about
him.-Elmira Gazette
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

THE difference between an editor and his
wife is that his wife sets things To rights
while he writes things to set-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
s THE TREASURY.
Annual Report of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Banks
Customs Receipts and Chsnges-In-
ternal Revenne-Foreign Com
merce-Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON Dec. lO.-The annual report
mitted TO congress yesterday.
The secretary reports that the revenues of
the government from all sources for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, were S45S. 5ii,-
2sSo3. The expenditures for the same period
wer s42I, 3n, 40 46. leaving surplus of S7,-
2S9.752.57. AS compared with the fiscal year
1880 the receipts fell of IS 4ls,S47 %, and
there was an increase of S57,6 g. i9S II in the
ordinary expenditures. IL is estimated that
the revenue for the fiscal year 1892 will
amount to ABB 99,OOl and the expenditures
TO s4J9, 10000.
The following is given as statement of
the probable condition of the treasury at the
close of the present fiscal year, June 81
1872:
Cash in the treasury July l. 1891,
incu ling gold reserve. s15s, s9S, sos So
Surplus for year, as ABOVE. 2i,O0o,0JO.Jo
Deposits during the year for re-
demption of national bank
notes. ?,OCa, 10000
Total amount available. rs, e9j,s.s 60
Less
Redemption Of ma
tionai bank notes
during the year. SIC. 600, 900 90
Redemption ofbonds,
interest notes and
fractional currency
to November l, 1891 20. 81, l6300
Redemption of same
items during re-
mainder OF year.. 4.?s4,5lO.eo
a. 1e5 f64 O .
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word?

There is inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The DIR. Harter Medicine Co This
house places "Crescenti on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free