The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-10

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rel Hedburg's character was bad an
Nancy claimed self-defense
THE water supply of the city hal
fire department and schools at Quinc,
Ill, was shut off because the city di
: puted bill of g. So
The bodies of two unknown men hav
been found near Pawnee, Ok, havin
been murdered. One was in the rive
. anchored by large stone, and tn
other was found in clump of tree
with wagon and camp utensils nea
by. IL Is believed both were settlers VIII
were murdered soon after the openin
of the strip
THE Chicago & Southeastern roa
was tied from end to end, not a whee
was moving along the entire line. TIL
last engine of the company was locEet
down at Lebanon by employees.
The funeral of the late Mayor Har
rison, of Chicago, was most imposing
one. Several affecting incidents oc
Cured
A TERRIFIC explosion occurred a
Windfall, Ind The boiler in the -four
ing mill of Summerton & Conlxling ex
ploded, wrecking the building and in
stantly killing Engineer J. L. New.
The grand jury which has been in
vestigating the recent bank failures in
Milwaukee has been discharged. The
findings were suppressed, but it was
understood that only three true bills
were found None of the officers OF
the Wisconsin and Fire Insurance bank
or Commercial bank were indicted.
| AT Keiths burg, ILL.,, fire burned
three blocks of residences and store
buildings, twenty-five residences and
eleven places of business. Loss, S45, 600;
very little insurance.
The Herdman planning mill and lum-
ber yard at GAINESVILLE, o., have been
destroyed by fire. The loss will amount
to over 500, 900, with about s25, 900 in
surance
a PARTY of over 100 Brule Sioux are
under arrest at the Lower Brule agency,
they having resisted attempts to re-
move them further up the Missouri
river.
AT a caucus of the republican alder
men at Chicago George b. Swift de-
feated Martin H. Madden for the may
orally nomination. The republicans
have control of the council and the
nomination was almost equivalent to
an election.
c. +. PALMER, a brother of w. +.
Palmer, president of the Denver, Rio
Grande Il Western railway, and Isaac
Iddelson, Detroit merchant, commit
ted suicide at Toledo one day recently,
the former by taking rough on rats
and Iddelson by inhalation of gas.
THE Columbian museum fund at Chi
cagO has been given another big lift by
4 check for $50, 600 from Mrs. George
ii. Sturges, who subscribes the amount
uncOnditioually.
a CALL has been issued by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor for the thir-
teenth annual convention which is to
be held in Chicago on December IL
The call is signed by President Comp
ers and the executive council
ARTHUR FARRAR, one of the best
known Chicago capitalists, died of
nervous prostration recently He
leaves very large estate, all of which
ic hdS dCCuiiluldlcu III A0lcdpO since
1868.
MERCHANDISE imported for exhibi-
tion at the worlds fair from Nav |,
1892, to June 30, 1898, was 149.sS7 pack
ages, at an invoice value of Sl3, 253, 943.
j. W. KAMNo committed suicide by
throwing himself in front of the fast
Chicago train on the Vandalia & Illinois
Central just after it had pulled out of
Highland, III
AT Gainesville, Ill, the residence of
John Adams burned to the ground
While Mrs. Adams was carrying things
out of the house a dog that was on fire
ran against her dress and in an instant
she was enveloped in flames and she
was burned SO badly that she died in a
short time.
THOMAS H. EDWARDS, late assessor
of Kansas City, Mo-. attempted to rob a |
bank at Harrisonville, Mo, by murder
ing the cashier He was arrested.
A RED-HoT fight is promised over the
worlds fair beer awards.
THE recent fright among the farmers
of Clay county, Ill, over an alleged |
new disease among horses arose. it has |
been discovered, from single case of |
collie.