The Iola register., 1891-01-23
THE WEST.

Pany at Bay City, Mich, mas nleo chaV-
tel mortgages for $4,000.
THE Yakima Indians in Washington
have been indulging in ghost dancing.
SEPARATE ballots will be,taken in the
Illinois Legislature for United States
Senator, January 2s and a ;joint ballot
the. day following.
LELAND STANFORD has been renomi-
mated by the Republicans for United
States Senator from California
TEE Minnesota House completed its
organization by the election of the Fu-
sion [Alliance- DemocraD ticket
THH stables of the French Amuse-
ment Company, travelling circus, were
burned at Chicago recently and twenty
FIVE or thirty horses perished- The loss
announced to $4,000.
HERMAN PUNTLEEF, of Clirsonyille,
Wis, wasdevoured by wolves
DANIBn. HANLEY e. Co., commission
merchants of Helena, Mont, have as
signed, with $4,000 assets and s5s, 900
liabilities
CHARLES REEMs, Milton Gilmore,
Grant Gray and win Babcock were in
stantly killed by train on the Lake
Shore railroad few miles east of Ere
mont, o. All the men were returning
home from market. They were in a
sled, which was demolished and the
horses killed.
The Chicago gas trust president de-
clares that the coming annual dividend
Will be passed because the money will
be needed to prepare for the Worlds
Fair.
WHAT is said to be the heaviest dam
age suit ever begun in the Federal
courts has been brought at Chicago by
William Sturges. of New York, against
John V. Farwell, Charles B. Farweil
and Abner Taylor, the amount sought
being placed at s1,25O, 900. The suit
grows out of the building of the Texas
State Capitol.
AFTER nearly a years fight the mold
ers at Hoeffingshoff & Lanes foundry
at Cincinnati have secured an advance
in wages of 5 per cent
STAMFORD has been reelected Sena-
tor for California.
The Seamen's Union of Detroit, has
withdrawn from the Knights of Labor.
In Sacramento, Cal, political quar-
rel resulted in Senator Campbell being
assaulted by Senator Wilson, and a
general knockdown ensued.
In front of the Windsor Hotel at Dem
yer. Col, Harley Mccoy insulted Chief
of Police Farley, when the latter drew
revolver and shot Mccoy several
times. Mccoy returned the fire, kill
ing Farley. Mccoy was not expected
to live.
4 SCHOONER has arrived at San Pedro,
Cal, with 1900 sealskins on board,
caught in open water.
THE hostiles surrendered to General
Miles at the Pine Ridge agency on the
18th.
LIEUTENANT JAMES d. MANN, Sew
enth cavalry, died at Fort Riley, Kan.
He was wounded in the battle at
Wounded Knee creek December %.
AT the Republican caucus at Spring
field, H., Ex-Governor "Dick" Oglesby
was nominated to succeed Senator Far
well in the United States Senate.
JOHN c. HALL, who has always had
the reputation of being one of the most
careful and upright lawyers in San
Francisco, is said to be a defaulter to
the amount of more than S150,00 His
downfall is due to gambling in stocks.
BY action of the Republican caucuses
of Illinois and New Hampshire Senator's
Farwell and Blair are retired.
In response to a petition to that eff
feet, the telegraph operators on the
line of the Nickel Plate" road be
tween Chicago and Cleveland have
been granted an advance in wages of S.
per month.
THE Indiana Legislature wants Con-
gress to amend the Constitution SO that
United States Senators may be elected
by popular vote.
THE largest oatmeal mill owners in
the country, in conference in Chicago,
have virtually agreed on plan of con-
solidation.
NATURAL gas has played out at Column
bus, o.
THE recent disgraceful scenes in the
Colorado House resulted in murder, In
spector of Police Hawley dying from
the bullet wound inflicted by Door
keeper Mccoy.
WALLACE LETTERS, nephew of Gen.
eral Lew Wallace, fell from a window
in st. Paul. Mimi, and was killed.
Many believe it was suicide.
THE two warning factions of the Col
orado Legislature have failed so far to
reach an amicable settlement of their
difficulties.
ANOTHER sensation has been sprung
by Governor Hovey sending to the Indi-
ana Legislature a special message
charging Warden Murdock, of the
Northern prison, with embez::ling
$40, 600.
Mrs. STEELE, wife of Governor Steele,
of Oklahoma, was seriously injured at
Marion, Ind, by fall on the icy pave
ment. There are apprehensions as to
her recovery.