The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-10

ALL of the Vandalia switchmen on
the Peoria division of the road in Deca-
tur, Ill, have struck for higher wages.
The demand was for SIS increase for
the foremen and 25 cents an hour for
the helpers.
CARTER b. HARRISON secured the
democratic nomination for mayor of
Chicago during the worlds fair. His
platform is termed ''wide open" one
THE wall of burned building fell in
Chicago and seven persons sleeping in
an adjoining building were crushed to
death.
TYPOGRAPHICAL union No 90, of Chi
cago, has indorsed NJ b. McCabe of that
city for public printer.
C S WILLIS and John Pace quarreled
over the possession of two lots in West
Guthrie, Ok, and Pace shot Willis He
used a shotgun and inflicted dangerous
wounds. Pace is in Jail
A NEW line, to be called the Sioux
City, Chicago & Baltimore, is building
through Iowa and northwestern Mis-
souri, towards St Louis.
A DEMOCRATIC district convention to
nominate a successor to the late Judge
Scholfield, of the Illinois supreme court,
has been called for March 80. The
county conventions will be held on the
23d.
The jury in the Johnson-App murder
case at Princeton, Ind, failed to agree.
EIGHT thousand people attended the
Blaine memorial meeting in Chicago.
John NJ. Thurston of Omaha. John F.
Finerty and Judge Lyman Trumbull
were the principal speakers.
NINE hundred union carriage and
wagon makers of Chicago went out on
strike recently.
DESPITE the protests of Mr.. Mckinley
it is likely that his friends, without re-
gard to politics, will extend him help
ing hand.
The Arizona assembly has passed a
woman suffrage bill.
NEAR Carthage, ILL.,, all the bees per-
ished in the severe weather.
NAVAJO Indians of New Mexico, who
had been made drunk by Jose Mastos,
trader, confiscated his property and
drove him from the reservation.
Il
run three boats this season from St
Louis to Kansas City.
THE Chinese of San Francisco are be-
ginning to register at the rate of ten
per day.
WHILE workmen were tearing down
building, in Indianapolis, the third
floor gave way and William Brockmier
was crushed to death.
THE grand jury at Chicago indicted
Charles ID. Law, general superintendent
of the Chicago, Pittsburgh & Fort
Wayne railroad, and other employees for
murder, due to the fatal accident at the
Forty-seventh street crossing December
% last
The Montana legislature adjourned
sine die without electing senator.
CUDAHY, the packer of Omaha, has es-
tablished hog ranch and packing
house at Los Angeles, and will supply
the Pacific coast with pork.
In the Michigan senate the rules
were suspended to allow of action on a
bill appropriating $4,000 additional
for the worlds fair exhibit 1t failed
| to pass
A SINGLE Crow Indian terrorized Will
sey, Mont, for several hours and was
finally shot dead. Other Crows threaten
vengeance.
| JOSE GABRIEL, f-breed Mission In
dian, SO years old, was hanged in the
California penitentiary for the murder
of Mr. and Mrs. Geisser, near Otey, San
Diego county.
SOCIETY ladies and gentlemen of Co
lumbus, Ind, are threatened with in
dictment for playing progressive euchre.
THE Denver clearing house says it has
81, 900, 600 of gold coin to lend the gov
eminent for legal tender notes.
THE beautiful silver service, the gift
of the citizens of Detroit, has been
formally presented to the cruiser
Detroit