The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-03
THE WEST.

THE WEST.
PRINCE BERNADoTTE. son of the king
of Norway and Sweden, and his wife
will be invited to attend the celebra-
ton at Minneapolis and Rock Island,
Ill, of the establishment of Protestant
ism in Sweden.
A FULL investigation shows that Gov
Mckinley is completely ruined by the
Walker failure and that he will be left
penniless.
THE whisky trust headquarters at
Peoria. Ill, were recently destroyed by
fire The records were said to have
been burned, which was said to be
fortunate for the whisky trust
Gov. McKISLEY's liabilities in the
Youngstown, (O.) failure are said to be
nearly 100000.
GEORGE w. LECHTENTHALER, of
Bloomington, Ill, noted conchologist,
died recently in San Francisco.
Gov. OSBORNE, of Wyoming, has de-
cided on the advice of his attorneys to
postpone the appointment of a senator
until the vacancy actually exists by the
expiration of the term of I. f. Warren
(rep.).
The Nebraska house has recommend
ed for passage bill reducing passenger
rates to 21zc per mile, and passed bill
repeating the act creating the state
board of transportation.
THERE is a smallpox scare at Brazil,
Ind.
SIX hundred woodworkers of St Louis
have organized secretly, it is reported,
to strike May 1.
On account of his financial misfortune,
Gov. Mckinley was unable to keep his
appointment to speak at the exercises
held at the Ohio Wesleyan university
in memory of eX-President Hayes.
THE large plant of the Woeber car
and carriage works in Denver, Col, has
been completely destroyed by fire.
BOOMERS held mass meeting near
Arkansas City, Kan, and decided to in
wade the strip on March g. if congress
does nothing.
In the Wisconsin legislature a resolu-
ton has been introduced providing for
the election of the president and sem
tors by direct vote.
ALL the switch tenders employed in
the yards of the Chicago & Western In
diana Belt Co. at Chicago have struck
| for better pay.
WHILE trying to pick out an unex-
ploded blast at Glenwood Springs, Col,
Ed Crook and a laborer named Berry
were instantly killed by the uneXpect-
ed explosion of the shot The accident
<.,,,,rraJ ~, +1,o or,c+r,,o+;o,, limo of Tho
Crystal River railway.
IT seems that friends of the Santa Fc
are beginning the long deferred build
ing of the San Francisco extension.
President MARVEL has been in California
for some time and is known to have
| been in conference with men who are
now building what will be called the
| San Francisco SS West Shore.
FIVE grave robbers were caught in
the act in a Des Moines cemetery.
Among the ghouls was a college pro-
| feSSor.
Gov. OSBORNE, of Wyoming, has ap-
pointed A C. Beckwith, a wealthy
| stockman, as senator, much to the sur
prise of the politicians
THE Indiana legislature has passed
the bill restoring the appointive power
to the governor, thus giving him con-
troll of the patronage.
BEAUPRE, KEoGH & DAVIS, the oldest
wholesale grocery house in St Paul,
Mimi, have failed. The liabilities are
S4OO, 600 and the assets will foot up but
little over 5000, 600.
FIGHTER JAMES CoRBETT was sick at
his hotel in Minneapolis, Mimi, suffer
ing from the effects of severe cold
contracted after taking five-mile run.
His company gave no performance.
THE same men who were instrument
al in getting control of the Ohio road
under Ives direction are now after the
Vandalia
The South Dakota house committee
on temperance has decided to report in
favor of resubmission of the prohibi-
| tory law.
NAH All KEE, a Chinaman who was
for seventeen years court interpreter in
California and who was given first
naturalization papers in New York in
1880, has applied for final papers to a
Chicago court
ALLEN MARVEL, president of the Santa
Fe, died at San Diego. Cal, on the oath
from Bright's disease.
AT San Francisco a crazy man named
Rippey attempted to assassinate John
W. Macllay, the mining king, and then
killed himself Mr.. Mackay's wound
was not considered fatal.
DEMOCRATS of Wyoming are dissatis-
fed over the appointment of A. c. Beck
with to the senate by Gov. Osborne.
The northwestern -four market is
still dull, with decrease in the grist,
owing to a shortage in barrels and
| cars
ELECTRICAL linemen to the number OF
225 at the worlds fair struck because
refused an advance in wages They
received 81 80 and asked 81.
FURNITURE workers at Meador's fac
tory, Cincinnati, have struck.
NEGOTIATIONS are in progress for the
removal of the Michigan-Peninsular car
works from Detroit to Chicago. The
! chances are in favor of the removal
The firm is capitalized at IS, 900, 600, and
employs 5000 men.
THE SOUTH.
JIM BROWN, JEFF Harrison and Dick
| Harrison, whites, have been arrested al
RirrniuUham Ala for train rObbiuo