The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-24
lie SOUTH.

ARKANSAS democrats nominated the
| following state ticket: For governor.
William Fishback; attorney general, j..
! II. Clarke; secretary of state, p. Il.
Armistead: auditor, C. 3. Mills: COM
missioner of lands, C. E. Meyers; COM
missioner of agriculture, John D.
Adams; superintendent of public in
| struction, J. II. Shinn; treasurer: R. n.
Morrow: associate justice supreme
court, w. E. Hemingway
THE Missouri. Kansas & Texas will
make VelascO, Tex, its southern termi-
nus and shipping point.
a FIRE which is thought to have
originated from spontaneous combus-
ton in cotton on the Old Bay line at
the foot of Union dock. Baltimore, de-
stroyed wines, whisky and general mer-
chandise valued at nearly one million
dollars
HOP SING, a Chinese merchant of Gal
weston, Tex, was baptized and received
into the Presbyterian church the other
day. He had been until recently pre-
siding over Chinese Sunday school.
A large assemblage witnessed the cere-
monies, which were conducted with
great impressiveness.
A FRIGHTFUL wreck occurred at the
trestle spanning Lonesome Hollow,
near marlborough, Ky. Freight en-
CINE No. 10, with sixteen loaded box
cars, went through, one on top of the
other. The distance from the top of
the trestle to the ground below is $50
feet The engineer, Frank Sargent,
Fireman Henry Slater and Conductor
Duckworth We're killed outright The
north bound passenger train with 100
passengers was only saved by being
one-half hour late.
A. HESPELER, young man who
claims to be a son of the German con-
sul-general to Canada, was arrested at
San Elizario, El Paso county, Tex, for
swindling. He had number of checks
cashed at Ell Paso and they were dis
honored.
THE democratic convention of the
Third Kentucky district met at Glas-
gov and by reclamation nominated
Hon. L III. Goodnight for reelection.
CONFERENCE committees of the two
wings of the Louisiana democrats have
come to an understanding.
LEE ENNIS, young colored woman
who witnessed the hanging of Alf White
at Huntsville, Tex, tainted when the
drop fell and died late that night from
the effects of the shock.
WHILE forty-five men were at work
on the bridge in course of construction
over the Licking river between Coving-
ton and Newport, KY, the structure
fell Only two or three escaped unhurt.
The contractors with twenty-five work.
men lost their lives.
The National Association of Freight
Agents concluded its work at Louis
vile, KY, and elected officers as fol-
lows: James Treveling. president, St
Louis; Fred Hudson, Louisville, vice
president; D. ". Howard, secretary.
Executive committees ]. r Sample,
Evansville; T. J. Kern, Cincinnati: E.
H Wray, St Joseph; F. j. Hill, Detroit;
j. B Lounsberry, Toledo; C. n. New
ton, Fort Wayne, treasurer. The ssso-
citation will meet next year at Milwau-
kee.
CoLoRED people at Danville. KY, have
threatened boycott against those mer-
chants who signed petition for the
separate coach bill.
FIRE destroyed over 100000 worth of
property at Elizabeth, W. Va, the
other day.
A. G. BYLAR, sheriff of Baxter county,
Ark, was instantly killed the other
day by desperate named Jessie Roper.
Bylar was attempting to arrest Roper
for carrying weapons when he was
killed. After killing the sheriff. Roper
succeeded in escaping and is still at
large In his fight he shot one of the
sheriffs posse. but not fatally, and
killed one horse and wounded another.