The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-14
THE municipal election at Denver,

| Col, favored the republicans
The Cherokee council has taken
favorable action on the proposition OF
the United States government to hold a
conference and debate on the forma-
tion of a state of the five civilized In
dian tribes in the territory.
THE stringent anti-gambling law
passed by the Oklahoma legislature
went into effect on the 4th, and for the
first tine in the history of Guthrie the
gambling dens were closed.
A SLIGHT earthquake of short dura-
ton was felt at Los Angeles, San Ber-
nardino San Diego and other southern
California points on the 4th.
AN unusually severe windstorm pre-
vailed in the Rocky mountain region,
causing destruction of property and
loss of life
THE grand Mormon temple at Salt
Lake City was dedicated on the 9th. 1t
has been building more than forty
years and cost over s4, 0OO,0 900.
THE Illinois legislature is after the
school furniture trust
BY the carelessness of a timer Col
lege Hill sanitarium, at Cincinnati, was
partly burned and the lives of many
persons were in great peril.
LEADvILLE Col, elected a populist
mayor and five populist aldermen.
The deadlock in the Nebraska senate
was broken, the Newberry maximum
rate bill being passed by majority of
three.
By his own recklessness Henry
Flamian, a workman at the worlds
fair, fell $50 feet and was instantly
killed on Thursday.
The Ohio river lines have agreed up
on a two-cent-a-mile rate for the worlds
fair.
AT Rush City, Mimi, two drunken
men quarreled with John Bigfoot,
Chippewa Indian, and cut his head of
with an ak.
The national committee of the single
tax league of the United States has
called a national single tax conference
to meet in Chicago August 20.
GRAFTON, n. D., had a public meet
ing recently which pledged itself to
stand by Senator Roach.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, went republican.
RAvENswOoD, near Chicago. narrowly
escaped wholesale asphyxiation by the
gas going out and then being turned
on. The sleeping people were warned
and escaped except two, who were in a
serious condition.
AFTER two days of wrangling the
Cherokee council has agreed upon the
delegation which will go to Washing
ton to make final settlement for the
strip
A FLIMsY hotel in Chicago, which was
erected for worlds fair purposes, was
blown down by the high wind.
THE Yellow Poplar Co.'S plant at
Ironton, o., was burned. Loss, $780,
000 Thirty dwellings were burned in
addition and a Mrs Brush, an invalid,
lost her life.
ARMOUR, Swift and Morris, the great
meat packers, it is reported, will utilize
their plant at Tolleston, Ind, by the
erection Of huge tanneries and leather
THE Anchor mill at Meredosia, Ill,
was wrecked by a boiler explosion.
Patrick Cody, the engineer, was killed
FIFTEEN cars were ditched by an acci-
dent on the Chicago & Indiana coal
near Brazil, Ind
THE Alton will again become men,
Der of the Western Passenger associa-
tion.
THE maximum freight law just en-
acted by the Nebraska legislature will
be fought by the railroads.
REV. FATHER MEYER, of Milwaukee.
has been appointed assistant to Rev.
Father MARITIME, general of the order of
the Jesuits.
The shortage in the Ottawa county,
O., treasury is growing and the figures |
thus far indicate it will be upwards of |
$50, 900.
Mrs. MATILDA CARsE was reelected |
president of the Chicago w. c. T. U. |
This meant complete Endorsement of |
her course in charge of the temple.
JEsU FUEN, a Mexican of San Ber-
nardino, Cal, stabbed William Gold
koffer fatally and then nearly severed |
the head of Francisco Flores, a Mexi-
can woman with whom he had been
living.