The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-16

Wash, has closed up because OF the
Spokane bank failure.
THE mills and offices of the New
Mexico Lumber Co, together with the
clearinghouse and number OF resi-
dences at Azeta, n. NJ, were burned to
the ground. Loss, s100,0CG.
WooLSER & Co., one of the Peoria
distilleries which withdrew from the
whisky trust. refused to give up the
spirits in their possession.
The Travelling Mems congress met at
Peoria, ILL.,, on the 18th.
A RUNAWAY at Spring Valley, Mimi,
caused the death of three persons and
the team. The horses upset the wagon
at the deep spring, where all were
drowned.
The National Millers' association met
at Chicago on the eth.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, was in holiday at
tire on the eth in celebration of the
completion of the Great Northern rail
road.
THE New Albany Banking Co. of
New Albany, Ind, has suspended. The
was caused by the run made
on the Bedford bank at Bedford, Ind,
which forced it to close.
THE National Furniture Manufact-
urers' association met in st. Louis on
the eth.
THE Northern Pacific and Red River
valley elevators of Minneapolis, Mimi,
have been embarrassed.
THE National Prison association has
been in session at Chicago.
FIVE members of the family of J. W.
secretary of the Royal Wine
Co., were lying critically i'll at their
home, $50 Judson avenue. Evanston,
Chicago, as a result of arsenical poison
ing. A drunken domestic was sus-
pected.
EULALIA visited the worlds fair on
the Sth.
THE Mormon Tabernacle choir, $50
strong, will take part in the worlds
fair music contest at Chicago in Sep
tember.
OSBORNE & MCMHLAN's elevator at
Maple Lake. Mimi. burned recently.
The federal court at Chicago granted
an injunction restraining the directors
of the worlds fair from opening on
Sunday, but as an appeal was taken to
the supreme court the injunction will
not be in operation for some time.
THE ticket nominated by the Ohio re-
publican convention was as follows:
Governor. William Mckinley: lieuten-
Andrew L. Harris: state
treasurer, William I. Cope: attorney
general, John X. Richards: supreme
Judge, Joseph p. bradbury: member
board of public works. Frank J. Nc
Culloch; food and dairy product COM
missioner. DR.. F. Il. Mcneil.
THE Bank of Washburn. Wis. capital
S25. 900 and deposits s4O,O0O has closed
its doors, but is expected to reopen be-
fore long.
FoNG Kow, Chinese girl who was
born in Los Angeles, Cal, has been
creating considerable of a sensation on
the stage in San Francisco.
W. ]. MCKINLEY. a printer who
wanted to start a newspaper in Kansas.
was arrested at Guthrie, Ok, charged
with stealing type.
THE Starr gang is reported safe in the
old haunts in the Creek nation.
THE Indebtedness of the Planllinton
bank, Milwaukee. is 81, 200, ,0OO Its af-
fairs are in bad shape.
\ GANG of tramps raided the town of
Waunakce. Wis. terrorized the citizens
and plundered every store and residence
in the town.
THE strikers on the canal at Lemont,
Ill. attacked the camp of the drainage
contractors and in the fight which en-
sued several of them were killed.
PETER PIERPET. of indianapolis, has
been appointed one of the board to APP
praise the value of the property of the
intruGerS on the Cherokee strip.
THE robbery of the Mobile & Ohio
express car at Forest Lawn. H.. was
perpetrated by cool and daring gang
who made complete success of the
job.
THE Cherokee delegates have re-
turned to Tahlequah and there is wide
spread disappointment because they
failed to bring back any money for the
bonds
IHE Ohio river lines have arranged
cheap worlds fair excursions.
EUGENE FIELD. the Chicago editor,
was given an honorary ~. NJ" at
Knox college, Galesburg, Ill
PROF. JoHN Ii. FINNEY has been in
augurated as president OF Knox college
at Galesburg, III. He is said to be the
youngest college president in the Unit
ed States.
IT was reported that Henry Starr, the
notorious train and bank robber. was
surrounded by deputy marshals at
Nowata, his home. small station on
the Valley Route railroad. in the Creek
nation.
JOSEPH HIGGIYs. owning a private
bank at 81 Washington street, Chicago,
and three in Illinois towns. made an
assignment. The assets are scheduled
at 500, 600, but the liabilities are not es-
fimated