The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-12
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PRESIDENT BEERS, of the New York
Life Insurance Co, answers his critics
by giving a complete statement of the
affairs of the company in an open let
ter to the policy holders.
A RECENT Philadelphia dispatch said
that James Mccullough, the last sur
viving son of the distinguished TRACE
dian. John Mccullough, was dead
AT the examination of Henry H.
Yard for completely in the wrecl1ing
of the keystone bank of Philadelphia,
sensational disclosures were made by
an expert
ALL of the great central bodies of
labor organizations in New York state
have Endorsed bill to enable all self
supporting women to vote at all cleo
tons. Even the socialists who polled
vote of over $4,000 for their candidate
for governor, DeLeon, last fall are
com mitted to the measure.
WARD WATERBURY, the eight-year-
old son of a wealthy farmer of Pound
Ridge, West Chester county, n. Y, was
recently kidnapped by unknown men
while on his way to school A letter
was sent to his father demanding Sc, 600
for ransom and saying if that sum was
not forthcoming at certain place he
would never see his son alive again.
AT meeting of the Pitts burgh, Pa,
presbytery resolutions were adopted
declaring that unless the worlds fair
closed on Sundays and the sale Of
liquor prohibited on the grounds the
members would not visit the fair and
would use their influence to prevent
others from attending.
WARD WATERBURY,, the eight-year-
old son of a wealthy New York farmer,
who was recently kidnapped and Sc, 900
demanded for his ransom, has been re-
Covered. The abductors took the child
90 neighbours door and told him to
knock, and they made off in the mean
time. They were evidently frightened
FIVE persons have been mysteriously
murdered about Johnston, Pa, in the
past two months. No trace of the fiend
has been discovered
THE split in the lower house of the
Connecticut legislature is complete.
Two separate meetings were held re-
rently.
An electric car with non-union men
On board was blown up with dynamite
in Pittsburgh, Pa, but no one was seri-
Ously hurt
THE New York Grant monument as
sociation is in the midst of grave
troubles, q weil-known publisher of
that city having entered suit against
them.
The House of Rest hotel at Ocean
City, \. j, of which Postmaster-G ener-
al Wauamaker was the reputed owner,
was attached by the sheriff the other
day. 1t has been the summer rendez-
vous for mem bers of the Bethany Sun
day school of Philadelphia
A WAR of races, the Irish on one side
and Italians on the other, has existed
for some time past in the yard of the
New York street cleaning department
It eliminated the other night in a riot,
when the Italians drew their stilettos
and attacked the Irishmen. Patrick
Duffy and Patrick Pollard were
stabbed.
The prisoners at Deer Island, Mass,
refused to go to work the other morn
ing and began threatening the officers
lives A detail of police from the vari-
ous stations was Immediately sent
down which caused a tumult, but the
police drew their clubs, and in a short
time put the mob under subsection.
A CRANK with three satchels who
wanted 81, 10000 in cash recently visit
ed Jay Gould's Office in New York but
did no harm.
THREE men-one cousin-have been
arrested for kidnapping Ward Water
bury, son of a wealthy New York |
farmer. Sensational testimony was
given against the cousin.
The New York exchanges are pre-
pariag to fight the anti-option bill.