The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01

AT the special meeting u lllo sum
holders of the Chicago & Great Western
Railway Co, the lessee OF the Chicago,
St Paul 6 Kansas City road, the propo-
sition to increase the capital stock from
500. 900, 900 to 500, 600. 900 was carried
JOHN A. HALL, of Downer's Grove,
Ill, editor and manager of the Switch
mans Journal, was accidentally killed
by cars at st. Louis Mr.. Hall was at
tending the annual convention of the
Railway Garments association.
THE fisheries building on the worlds
fair ground, Chicago. was struck by
lightning the other night.
w. II. GREEN, prominent banker of
Hardy, Humboldt county, Ia. COM
mitted suicide by blowing out his
brains. 1t is thought the act was due
to business troubles.
The great eight foot water tunnel,
extending four miles out under Lake
Michigan at depth of eighty feet, has
been completed. 1t was begun over
four years ago and has cost over 81, 100,-
600. When connected with the water
works pump it viii supply 1SO,OOo,0OO
gallons of water per day to Chicago,
bringing the total available supply up
to 800, 5000, 600 gallons daily.
JAY GOULD, his two daughters and
Dr. Mum arrived in Denver the other
day from Pueblo. The party stayed
there Just eight minutes, when the
Journey westward was resumed. Mr..
Gould was on his way to Wood River,
Id, where he will spend some time in
search of health. He said his journey
has no business significance.
Two slight shocks of earthquake
were felt at HOLSTER, Cal the other
night.
CIPHER letters and dispatches received
at Cheyenne from Buffalo. Wyo., warn
the state officials and men who have been
prominent against the rustlers since
the cattle troubles opened that their
lives are in danger. According to these
it is planned to send to Buffalo several
northern desperadoes, who are to assas-
sinate marked men. Precautions for
the safety OF the threatened were taken
at once.
A GREAT gold rush has set into the
new mining camp in Aloiave county,
Arizona, fifty miles north of King
man. Mining men who have visited
the new camp estimate the amount
of ore on the surface worth not less
than $1,000, COO The new town viii be
called Silverado.
The body of DR.. Henry Martyr Scud
der, who committed suicide in Chicago,
was taken to New York. The family
accompanied the remains, which were
cremated at the Long Island crema-
tory. The ashes were then buried at
the family burying ground. New Jersey.
THE sensational Caption murder ease
terminated at Des Moines, Ia, in SEN
fencing the slayer of Mabel Swartz. on
the night of March 2S last to fifteen
years in the penitentiary a. Fort Madi-
son. The announcement of the verdict
created a scene in court. The prison
er's wife and mother fell in a swoon and
had toreceive medical attendance. The
prisoner himself wept and shook with
agony.
Ex-CoSGREssMAN THOMAS L. COBB. of
Indiana, is dead
The Bank of Oklahoma at Chandler,
Ok, has closed its doors and W. d. Tay-
lor and NJ. p Wright. formerly of Jop-
lin, Mo-, the owners, suddenly left the
town. The liabilities are about 81 600;
assets, an empty safe and a small frame
building.
INCENDIARIEs have been at work in
Cleveland, O., for the past two weeks.
Four fires were started inside Of an
hour in one day.
4 DowNPoUR of rain for sixteen hours
caused much damage to private property
in Dubuque. Ia. The streets were rivers
of water and street railways were
blocked. Washouts and wrecked bridges
were reported on the railways. For
some time trains were abandoned. An
inch Of rain fell in half an hour. The
rainfall for June at Dubuque was over
twelve inches, the heaviest on record.
The nineteenth annual meeting of
the National Charities and Correction
association was held in Denver, Col.
LOT SMITH, Mormon bishop and ex-
DANTE leader, has been killed by the
Navajo Indians.
TIE heavy rains raised Galena river
until every business house in Galena,
Ill, was flooded. At the Lawrence
hotel the water stood seven inches deep
on the dining-room floor, and at the
European hotel the parlor floor was m
der water.
THE Denver News has declined to
support Mr.. Cleveland In an editorial
recently published it gives the reasons
for its course, which is based upon the
failure of the Chicago convention to
adopt free coinage plank. The News
calls upon the republicans and demo
Gratis of Colorado 70 act independently.
GEN. \. E. STEVENSON, the democratic
vice-presidential nominee, on returning
to his home at Bloomington, H.. was
welcomed by the citizens irrespective OF
party. Gen. John McNulta delivered
the welcoming speech.