The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-08-11

CLovERDALE, a small town 10 miles
south of Greencastle, Ind; was visited
by destructive fire.
The court martial of Col. Hughes for
refusing to obey Gov. dwellings or
oers in the late legislative row began
at Topeka, Kan, On the I'd Hughes
counsel raised question as to the eli
gibility of Gen w. ii. Sears, president
of the court
Ex-Gov. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, denies
emphatically that he is in the field
again for the democratic nomination.
The officials of the worlds fair an
nounce that the finances are now in
a satisfactory shape.
The silver convention effected a
permanent organization by electing
Gen A. J. Warner president
NE private bank of Lazarus Silver
man, Chicago, has suspended.
GEN. w. p. INNEs died recently at
Grand Rapids, Mich During the war
he organized regiment of mechanics,
which was of great use in building and
repairing bridges.
INSPECTOR THoRNBY, who had fight
with Worlds Fair Commissioner st.
Clair and was discharged, has been re-
instated.
STRIKING iron men at Ely, Mimi,
have warned the cashier of one of the
companies to leave the place, threaten
ing to burn him alive.
STARTLING developments are coming
to light about the cold storage fire at
Chicago, witness testifying that the
place was robbed and fired by an or
gained gang.
THE Usage Indians, being well fixed
financially. have declined to sell their
lands to the government.
SCHNAUBELT, the Haymarket bomb
thrower. is reported to be living in
Springfield, o.
The Michigan Peninsular Car Co., of
Detroit. has laid off 500 employees and
reduced the wages of the remaining 200
each 10 to Is cents day.
LARGE numbers of Austrians and
Italians are leaving Pueblo, Col, and
returning to their native homes.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL ELLIS, of Mich
igan. has given an opinion to the effect
that the insurance law passed by the
late legislature is unconstitutional,
owing to section 5, which permits I'M
authorized companies to do business
in that state.
THE Union Stock Yards Co., at Ro-
dec, Contra Rista county, Cal, has sus-
pended operations because of the ina
bility of packers to continue under ex-
listing financial conditions. The plant
is new and valuable and has only been
running a few months.
MRs. MARIA L. MITCHELL, widow of
Alexander Mitchell, of Milwaukee, has
begun a suit against her son. Senator
John L. Mitchell, and the Wisconsin
Marine & Fire Insurance Co.'S bank.
The bank owes her S200,0 it is
learned from good authority, and her
son, il is alleged. is behind some $50. 900
on her annual allowance.
THE Anti-Somerby Iron Hallers in
session at indianapolis got down to
work and materially modified the or
ganic laws of the order.
A BAD row between non-union and
union sailors occurred at Chicago. Two
men were probably fatally hurt
AT a colored emancipation celebra-
ton at Goose Neck Bend, l. T., John
Vann, colored desperate. was killed
by young white man named Single
ton and almost race war was precipi-
| tated by the occurrence.
NELSON VAN KIRK, for many years
a well known trader on the Chicago
board of trade, committed suicide after
failing.
THE pruning of the expenses of the
fair goes on and every effort is being
made to save money with which to
meet the bonds.
JOSEPH W. HOWELL, who murdered a
woman and four children near Brook
field, Mo-, January 9, 1889, was exc
cuted at Trenton, Mo-. on the 4th.
WALKER & Co., dry goods, Chicago,
failed.
THE American Eoan & Trust Co. has
resumed business at Omaha under the
old officers
THE Choctaw elections resulted in a
| victory for the Locke faction.
| A FIRE at Princeton, Mimi. destroyed
the First national bank building. a
hotel and six business houses, causing
a loss of $4,000; insurance only partial.
FIFTEEN hundred of the depositors of
the Akron, o., Savings bank unani-
mously agreed to plan whereby the
institution will be enabled to discharge
the receiver and open its doors for
| business.