The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-02

ONO has followed Missouri's lead in
bringing suit against the Accident
Lloyds Co. to test the legality of that
plan of insurance.
A MACHINE of hydraulie power is on
exhibition at Washington university,
St Louis, which crushes beams of tim
Der like eggshells. 1t has pressure OF
LOCO, 900 pounds.
THE Maine state building was dedi-
Gated and Queen Victoria's birthday
celebrated at the worlds fair on the
Gath.
A RECEIVER has been appointed for
the Sioux Investment Co., of Sioux City.
Ia, on the petition of several interested
Kansas men.
AFTER all the talking and fighting
about the matter, it has at last been de-
cided that Musical Director Thomas
will not have to go at present.
FREIGHT and passenger trains on the
Santa Fe collided at New Boston, Ia,
and the fireman of the passenger train
was scalded to death.
UNKNOWN thieves attempted to steal
the Swiss iewelry exhibit at the worlds
fair, valued at s250,000, by tunneling
under the floor. They were discovered,
but made their escape.
The upper Missouri is on boom
THE Monarch. of Peoria, Ill, one of
the biggest distilleries in the country,
has also withdrawn from the trust,
making six in all now out.
CINCINNATI railroads are reaching out
for a great tract of valuable city prop
erty for terminal facilities.
ED YOUNG and Allen Armstrong,
| fremen. became so worn out by their
efforts to extinguish the fire at Beld-
ing, Mich, that they died from ex-
haustion.
WINTER wheat millers have been in
session at Toledo, o., to form league
to adjust" prices.
| THE Missouri railroad commissioners
be accepted as freight, although unac-
companied by person.
WEsTBoUND freight train No II on
the Fort Wayne road was wrecked near
Dunkirlz, o., seventeen ears being piled
up. A number of tramps were reported
killed.
IT is reported that the town of Rock
line. Cal, thirty miles east of Sacra
mento, has been destroyed by fire. II
is place of 1 1000 inhabitants.
A SPARK from cigarette set fire tC
sheds of the stables of the Arabs al
Chicago and they lost several valuable
camels and horses.
In the circuit court at Lincoln, Ill.
Charles w. Primm was awarded 500
damages against Harry Pinko Primn
was manager of branch clothing store
at Latham for Pinko. and when the
business was closed up Pinl1o had hi
employee arrested Tor embezzlement bu
failed to make "a case.
BILL LUTTREIL, self-confessed Tex
as thief and murderer, was shot anC
killed in the Indian territory by ex
Deputy United States Marshal Hiram
Easterwood.
The Michigan legislature has passet
woman suffrage bill.
Doc MORRIS, a tough, was killed
while resisting arrest at Guthrie, Ok.
THE question of worlds fair opening
on Sunday will soon be tested in tn
courts.
THE financial sensation on the 26tl
was the failure of ex-Secretary of tn
Treasury Charles Foster at Fostoria, Q
A number of other firms were dragge'
down. Much distress, it was said
would result.
MASKED robbers attempted to hol
up a Mobile &c Ohio train at Fores
, Lawn, Ill, but were frightened off b.
the conductor.
Mrs. FRANK KINCAID. wife of
wealthy stoclman of Charlottesville
Ind, has eloped with John Sargent, a
employe of her husband. The man
ignorant and not even fine looking.
THE business portion of Roclllin, Cal
: was destroyed by fire and Alice Irish
, aged 10, was burned to death. Losses
= $50, 900.
THE strike of telegraph operators o
: the Fort Howard division of the North
western road was reported provin
somewhat of a fizZle. All trains wer
r running on time and several men ha
applied for reinstatement, but were re
fused, as new operators were expected
S A REPORT came from the Colville re!
ervation in Washington that the Ii
e dams had attacked party of govern
S ment surveyors and murdered two {
: them.
OLD union soldiers of Oklahoma al
S indignant over the plan of Secretar
C Hol1e Smith for opening the stri
q which they cls.im will rob them I
their just rights.
S THE problem of how to make Il
q, awards is costing worlds fair officia
lots of sleep. many of the eXhibito
n protesting against the plan which h;
=. been agreed upon.