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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
RESPONSIBILITY PLACED.
The Coroner's Jury Fixes the RespOus 81
bility for the Cold Storage Calamity.

| The Coroner's Jury Fixes the Respous al
bility for the Cold Storage Calamity.
CHICAGO, July 19.-After its prolonged
| investigation the coroner's jury inves-
tigating the worlds fair cold storage
! calamity reached a verdict last even
| ing. The jury reached its conclusion
much more quickly than the time they
We're out would indicate. as there were
sixteen deaths. the causes of which
they were called to consider. and each
represented a case. The verdict was
the same in all the cases, and read as
follows:
We. tie jury. find that the deceased came to
their deaths from injuries and burns received
1t fire OF the cold storage buildings ut the
worlds fair grounds, on July ~, 1898; aud We
the Jury. end from the evidence presented that
Charles A Mcdonald. John b Skinner, D. II.
Durham and Edward W. Murphy be held to
the grand jury for criminal negligence, and
there held until discharged by the course Of the
law.
Director of Works Burnham, who
was held to the grand jury, said that
he had not been officially notified of
the jury's action.
This is a great surprise to me-" said
notified of the unsafe condition of the
cold storage tower. and Engineer
Shanklin never reported the tower as
dangerous" Mr.. Burnham then re-
viewed his testimony given at the in
quest. and said he understood that Fire
Marshal Murphy was instructed to
notify him of the jvry's action by Cor
oner McHale. but as he had not seen
Murphy he declined to say what his
defense in the matter would be.
Edward Murphy, chief of the Column
bian fire department, who was also in
dicted. could not be seen. He had left
his Office early, returning to his room
in the service building, with the in
junction that only fire would bring
him out, and leaving strict orders that |
10 one be permitted to come to his |
room
President John B. Skinner. of the |!
Hercules iron works, said: The YER
dict was ambiguous. The fire depart
ment and ourselves cannot be guilty IL I
this case. Il must be one or the other
Dur conclusions were never the same
after the alarm was turned IN. Be-
sides. am certain no liability can fol-
low"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
4 New hug on Hand.

DUBUQUE. Ia. July 2G-Farmers of
northern Iowa are seriously alarmed
over the destruction caused by the new
worm which appeared in their timothy
crop ten days ago In almost every
field from here to the Minnesota line.
and then to Waterloo and beyond. the
ravages are apparent The worm.
which is about an inch long and an
eighth of an inch thick. feeds on the
head utterly destroying the seed.
Many fields are entirely ruined and
others fast reaching the same condi-
ton. The pest Is entirely new to this
locality. Prospects are that the tim
othE seed crnr1 will be a failnre
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
GREAT FIRE AT LONG ISLAND.
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars Lost by
CONFEDERATION.

LONG ISLAND, L. l., July 22.-Twc
blocks of buildings. St Mary's- the new
Catholic church just completed at q
cost of $50, 600. the parsonage and the
costly new parochial school, were de.
stroyed by fire this morning.
The flames started in Gray's refrig.
orator factory and spread rapidly
through the large stock of dry timber.
A southerly wind carried the flames
and soon the whole block, bounded
by jackson avenue, Vernon avenue and
Fifth street, was in flames. The fire
department could do nothing and
help was asked from Brooklyn, but be-
fore it arrived the following buildings
burned: On Vernon avenue, w. A.
Mahken's drug store. J. l. Johnson's
dry goods store, NJ. V. Rudolph's fur
nishing store. ]. ]. O'Connor's clothing
store; on Jackson avenue, Jacob Gre
ter's hotel, a vacant store o. Clark
bettling establishment, Weindorf's
barber shop. Scarborough's Jewell
~ store, four tenement houses
and a four story brick building; on
Fourth street, Creter's hotel, Grav's
factory and row of small buildings.
The inmates escaped uninjured. These
burned blocks made up the business
portion of the First ward. More than
one hundred families are rendered
homeless The loss is about $500. 900.
The water pressure was good for a
time, but soon developed great short
age. At 2:30 o'clock the tower of the
church fell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

BANGKOK. July 22.-M. Pavie. French
minister resident. handed Frances ulti-
matum to Prince De Vowangse, Siam
csc minister of foreign affairs. on Fri
day. At the same time he informed the
Siamese government that in case
Frances demands should be refused he
would at once leave Bangkok to board
the gunboat Forfal The blockade of
the Siamese Coast, he added, would be
declared at once.
Opinion is general here that Siam
will pay in full the indemnity de-
manded by France. 1t is doubtful.
however. if the French claims to terri
tory will be allowed Much depends
on the response of Great Britain to the
effort Siam is making to gain her moral
or material support
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
FRANCE AND SIAM.
Russia to Back France-China to Back
siam.


siam.
/ lien TSIN, July Informal ton ha.
been received here from Pellin that
/ China has taken measures TO support
/ Siam against the French
Siam has Tor many years paid tribute
/ 70 China. but only as matter Of usage
and convenience. and it Is now appa-
rent that China i determined to assist
the Siamese against French encroach-
ments upon their territory.
The interference of China will add a
most interesting feature 20 the Franc
Siamese dispute and will probably re-
suit in a modification OF some OF the
demands OF France as contained in her
rltimatum-
PARIS July 2i.-The statement is
published here that Baron Nohren-
helm, Russian ambassador to France.
officially informed the French govern
ment prior to the session OF the
chamber of deputies Tuesday. when VI.
Develle. foreign minister. defined
France 5 position in the Franco Siamese
dispute, that Russia would support
France on all points involved in the
SlameSe dIfncuity. 1t Il further said
that the Russian feet N Chinese waters
i under orders to proceed to the Gulf
Of Siam for the purposes of supporting
the French and OF protecting the
French residents in Siam. The fleet is
expected to shortly arrive in those
waters
LONDON. July PA special to the
Times from Bangkok. SAYS that the re-
cent statement OF the Siame>e difficulty
made in the house OF commons by Sir Ed
ward Gray. parliamentary secretary of
the foreign office. and particularly that
portion referring 70 Frances declared
desire to maintain the integrity of the
>iamese territory, has created favor
able reaction in native and foreign feel !
ing in Bangkok. The dispatch says
that the present and future position OF /
Great Britain in Siam depends upon the /
action AIKEN bv the French.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
THE DEMPSEY CONVICTION.
The Confessions of Gallagher and David
son. II True. Bad for Pinkertous-

Q
son. II True. Bad for Pinkertous-
PITTSBURGH. Pa, July 20-At the
! Western penitentiary yesterday District
Attorney Clarence Burleigh. Attorneys
L. X. Porter and W. j. Brennan. No
tary Public c. c. Lee and Stenographer
j. Beal met to take the dispositions of
Gallagher and Davidson. serving time
in the Homestead poison cases. Gal
lagher was before the committee over
two hours. DavidSon's examination
occupied about twenty minutes The
district attorney conducted the exam
ination. but declined to give out any
thing for publication.
1t was learned. however. that Pat
Gallagher's confession in regard to
Hugh Dempsey and the Homestead
poison case is much more sweeping in
its details than had been imagined by
the general public. \ gentleman who
has heard the whole story says Gala
gher's story not only duplicates Pinker-
ton detectives. but several men much
more prominent in business and COM
merc;al life He stated positively. the
gentleman said. that every word he
said against Dempsey on the stand was
false.
He duplicates Detective Ford. of the
Pinkerton agency, and gives the names
OF many others who We're instrumental
in DempSey's conviction. He further
states that he never administered pois-
on or croton oil u the men at Home
stead and that Dempsey never pro-
posed that he should. He sticks to the
story that the $3.50 that Dempsey gave
him was loan to protect his furni-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Cashier Bowling Arrested.

NEW oRLEAS. July 21.-Notice was
received here that the treasury de-
partmeut had ordered the arrest of
James NJ Bowling. cashier of the
nIted States mint. subject to the ap-
provaI OF the district attorney. The
arrest Is due to the mysterious FIRE
which occurred in the mint some weeks
ago and which destroyed $40. 600 worth
OF greenbaclls. The fire was attributed
by Bowling to the explosion of q larun
N the vault of the mint after he had
closed it on Saturday The burnt
eenbacks We're Still slightly distin-
guishable and il was proposed to issue
new ones IN their stead.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
GETTING SERIOUS.
Strikers Make an Attack Upon Men az
Work In q Mine at Weir City, Kan.-Sev-
eral Parties Wounded.

Strikers Make an Attack Upon Men al
Work In q Mine at Weir City, RAMSEY.
eral Parties Wounded.
WEIR CITY, Kan, July 21.-Blood has
flowed in the coal strike at last and the
worst of it is that all indications are
that more serious trouble is ahead.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
a mob of strikers with a large number
OF women and children began gath
ering on vacant ground just west
of the Gulf railway. Shortly
before noon they formed a
| procession, with the women and chill
dren in front many of both sexes car
rying sticks and clubs At the front
the American flag was carried and
farther down the line were two or
three black flags. The crowd to the
number of 600 or 500 marched east on
Main street till it reached one OF
Granat's strip pits at the edge of the
town The men here. some five or six
IN number, were just quitting for noon
Ihe premises are inclosed. and seeing
the approach of the mob Clemmons
warned them to keep off the ground
No attention was paid to the warn
ing. The gate was broken down. and
the strikers swarmed in, some advanc-
ing on ClemmOns. while others went
after his men. Clemmons retreated
and continued TO warn the crowd back.
and finally, when an assailant attempt
ed to seize him. he showed the fellow
back. drew a revolver and fired sew
eral shots over their heads to brighten
them.
Many OF the crowd, especially the
women and children, began to scatter,
but the more determined rioters passed
on Meanwhile others on both sides be-
gan firing, and CIemmons and his men
found firing in the air useless and be-
gan shooting to kill Spectators say
that fully 100 shots were exchanged.
Clemmons' men soon ran out of am
munition and fed for their lives. rur-
sued by the Infatuated strikers. Three /
of the men found refuge in house. /
and being securely hidden by the in
mates, escaped the searchers. They 1
hidden about three hours. !
until a deputy sheriff succeeded in I
getting 4 carriage into the neighbor- /
hood unobserved and took them to /
Columbus.
One of the Clemmons men was badly /
wounded on the head and several of
the strikers received injuries. none
fatal Comparative quiet was finally
,-aSfa-a5
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Col Washington Accidentally Killed

New ORLEANS, July 21--Col Fred $.
Washington. a leading stevedore of
New Orleans. while counting a load of
cross ties on fat car fell snd tract
ured his skull He died in q few
hours Col Washington claimed con-
neetion with the family of the first
president and had a conspicuous record
as confederate soldier in Hayes
brigade Of Stonewau Jachson's corps.
ne was Tor some years preside ut of the
Seleran association OF the Army of
Northern Virginia, and was = major
general on the staff of Gen. John r
Sordon, commanding the United Cor.
federate Eeterans
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
One Hundred Year. of Growth.

WASHINGTON, July 2aa-The Fort.
nightly Review contains a very ex-
haustive and able article BY Maj. S G.
Brock the recently retired chief of the
bureau of statistics, under the heading
OF The Material Advance of the Uni
ted States for Hundred Years The
article was written at the request of
Frank Harris, the editor of the Re-
view, and is in the nature of Column
bian article. giving the wonderful adj
vance made by the United States in
the last hurdLed Years ID all industrial
lines
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Great CONGREGATION.

SUsANvLLE, Cal. July 20.-A disas-
trous fire occurred here resulting in
the destruction OF sixty buildings and
causing loss of about $3.50, 600. The
hre started in the outbuilding OF the
Steward house and soon consumed the
hotel The flames then crossed the
street TO livery stable, which was also
burned A high wind was blowing at
the time and the fire was soon beyond
control Five entire blocks burned
put the fire finally stopped at Masonic
natL on the north side OF Main street.
with the exception of one restaurant
not business house in the town was
left
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Drowned In Lake Superior.

Duluth, Mimi, July 2a.-William
Gregg and John 5. Clark started to
cross Lake Superior from Lakeside to
Iron river in small boat fitted with a
sail When about ten miles out they
were struck by a squall and the boat cap
sized Both men chung to the bottom. but
after time Gregg gave up and sank
Clark stuck on and, after floating for
more than ten hours in the icy water,
drifted on to the north shore of the
lake His experience is remarkable, as
few people have ever been able to live
so long in Lake Superior. Clark. after
reaching shore, was unconscious for
several hours Gregg was from St
Paul
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
MIND READER SEYMOUR.
The Interesting Arrangements He III,
Made for His Burial


HILLsBoRo. I'll. July 2I.-Prof. Sew.
mour. the mind reader. who proposes
to be buried alive and afterward reSrr.
rected by himself was a visitor in Sum
ner, Ill, 4 day or two since. and to 4
reporter said:
My coffin has gone ahead to Chi
cage. 1t i a facsimile Of Il, one il
which Gen Grants remains now rest
and cost $1,000. viii be buried in the
coffin feet deep in the ground. Sig
mails viii be arranged 50 # things dc
not go right 1 can communi ate with
the soldiers on the outside. who viii
guard the grave Directly af-er I ar
buried = crop OF barley viii be Sowr
over the grave I will remain buried
till the germs sprout. grow. r:pen and
are harvested. Then the di>interreut
will take place viii not come back
20 earth until September - IAN Dos.
tive that can 90 1t. and the scientific
men who are assisting ne are begin
ming TO think 50. too.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Rushing Things.

GUTHRIE, o. T., July e2.-One OF
Special Agent Swineford's surveying
corps came in from the Cherokee strip
last evening and reports that three
county seats have already been located
Register of the Land Office Lowe left
this afternoon with another party of
surveyors to locate two county seats in
the western part of the strip and an
other inspector will arrive tomorrow
to look after the county lines
Everything is being rushed and by
the middle of next week all the prelim-
mary work will be compile ted and the
president can issue his pr exclamation as
early as August if he desires
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
An Italian Tornado

ROME, July IA tornado swept
down suddenly on Voghera and Castee
gio. in Piedmont Hundreds OF build
ings were wrecked In one section OF
Voghera, hardly a house was left in
tact Hundreds of persons were injured
The number of dead is not known. as
the bodies are buried in the ruins
Only seven bodies have been recovered
The militia have been called out to
help in the work Of rescue and ambu-
lance corps have been sent from near
hy cities Noghera is a manufacturing
city with some 10000 inhabitants
Casteggio. which is five miles from
here, has about ). 900 inha bitantsA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Sustain the Sinking System.

T1his common sense injunction is too
often unheeded. Business anxieties, over
work. exposure must and do cause mental
and physical exhaustion. which lessons
vigor and tells inIuriously upon the system
That most beneficent of tonics and restOra-
uves, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, effectual-
~ compensates for drain of strength and
loss of nerve power, regulates impaired d.
gestion. arouses the dormant liver and
renders the bowels active. IL is. besides, a
preventive of malarial and rheumatic all
ments.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
NAPHTHA EXPLOSION.
Four Men Killed in a Factory at Brook

New YORK, July 21.-Late yesterday
afternoon a can Of naphtha exploded
IL the sweat-band factory OF !. y.
Campbell I'll Walworth street. Brook
lyn, killing four persons. The building
was completely wrecked. 1t was =
two-stcry frame structure. There were
twelve persons employed in the factory.
The noise Of the explosion was heard
several blocks away and caused con-
sternatiou in The neirhhorhood
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Perhaps They Both Were.

Bloobumper-You went fishing with
Miss keedick, yesterday. did ut youe
STATISTICS
bioooumper-Catch anything?
Spatts-Well. We came back engaged:
but don't know whether I caught her
or she CAUGHT me.-Pucl,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Esoaneh rrnn sa-,..-a.

And who Is that?" asked Aunt Cla-a
pointing to the picture OF a ehubtyr chill
IN skirts
That said Bobby, who had been
wearing knickerbockers for some time.
SIS me when 1 was a girl Boston
Globe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Fatal Collision Betweea Frcirhts

TIsKuwA. Ill. July 2l-An extra
east bound freight train collided with
west bound local freight on a siding.
The local lad just pulled into the sid
ing and the switch was not closed in
time George Hickey, of Sheffield. fire.
man OF the stock train. was instantly
killed and Engineer Henry L. Strong.
of Blue Island. died three hours later
from his injuries. Thirty horses and a
larre numha- OF hoes Mera i,illei
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

The short story seems 10 be quite
the fad nowadays said one club mar
70 another.
i should say So II seems 70 me
that nearly every man / meet stoos 70
tel me how shOr: he is '-WssAinrtop
Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Natural.

Castieton-I hear you are engaged to
Miss Biggerolle- the girl you went
horseback with so much last summer.
How on earth did you manage II?
summit couldn't help It. old man.
We were thrown together so much
Tr-1rh
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

'.is SHE an experienced housemaidrf
'Weil, | should say so. She broke three
vases and a piece Of statusry the first
week -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

We VIII give s1C0 reward for anv case OF
catarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure Taken internally. FL.
CHENEY q Co., Proprs., Toledo. Q.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

The only suspicion of crookedness in
Heaven Came about when an astronomer
discovered that some of the stars had been
ixed.-Picayuue.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

Ar THE THEATER- Mamma, doesn't papa
like music.' "Yes, nv child: why do YOU
ask" He always goes out between the
acts when the band plays. "-Philadelphia
Record
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
Negro Miners for E-1sa

TOPEKA. Kan. July 2I.-It was re-
ported here to-day that 1000 colored
men were put on the cars at Birmiug-
ham, Ala. last night and started for
iurr -~,fUa,-S
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

AGSEs-"Going to the seashore this sea-
son. Madgei' Madge-'.No don't believe
in the sequestration of the sexes."-De-
troit Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

RED. sugry eruptions yield to the action
OF Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dive, so cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

VIsITOR-"Why, Dottie. you have your
mammals eyes, haven't your bottle
"YSth; but she don't mind. She hath mine.''
-Hsrper's Bazaar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

VERY Stout Gentleman TO street portsr)
Here, my man. are zen pfenuigs for YOU;
Just look and tel me If my boots want
polishing. '-HumOristische Blaetter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

A MAN in Indiana has just died from ex-
cessive tobacco chewing. The music at his
funeral should not be "A d!rge, but an over
chewer.-Rcchester Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

"Br JOTe,' said Csddy. there is no
change pocket in these truusersl1 Per
haps you can carry your change in the
turned-up ends OF the legs" suggested the
valet.-Harper's Bazaar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

A DEAF man cannot be legally convicted
1t is unlawful to convict man without {
hearing. -Siftiugs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

PRIcFs To SUIr-"Hereis a bridal suit ad-
vertised for four dollars and Z hGiI'
That is cheap-even cheaper than Ill
vOrce suit Judge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

The miracle about the tippler's head ia
that the less there IS of it the more apt it is
TO go rouud.-Elmira Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

SHE-"I wonder Why they call these
angel sleeyesi" Hc-sWhat else cUnld
they be called when you wear them 81
Indianapolis Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

AN elevator hoy's contrariness can't
last very long. There are too many people
to call him down if he keeps 1t up-Buffslo
Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

SWEARING may give relief 10 overworked
feelings, but il doesn't bring back the ex-
cursiOn boat the swearer has missed
Chester News.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

The evils of malarial disorders, fever,
weakness lassitude, debility and prostra-
ton are avoided by taking Beechams Pills.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

AFTER all, the difference between a true
hearted girl and firt is only trifiing.-
Troy Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

WHEN man invests his money in the
iron trade he naturally expects TO do
heavy business from the start-Trov Press
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A Race War in southern Missouri.

LITTLE KoOK, Ark, July l9.-The
white people in the vicinity of Nicely.
vile, just across the line in Missouri, q
lew days ago served notices on the
negroes employed on the farms to leave
,he country. Tie negroes purchased
guns, pistols and ammunition in large
quantities and informed the white men
that they have made up their minds to
stay and fight
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28

IT is odd how a railroad contractors
creditors feel safest when they know he is
making tracks