The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-29

THE board of regents of the OKLA
homa Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege has elected to the presidency of
the institution Maj. Afford. of Wash
ington, formerly president of the
Maryland Agricultural college.
The peoples party and its principles
were indorsed by the American Railway
union convention at Chicago, and by a
rising vote the delegates pledged them
selves and their constituents to support
the peoples party in its platform and
its candidates
WHILE cleaning out street cistern
recently at Springfield, Ill, George
Williams, aged 35, married, was suffo-
Gated by sewer gas and died almost in
stantly. Reuben King was overcome
and died few hours later.
MoLAcH. 2:17, by Strange, died at
Rush Park, Ia, on the 2lst. He was
expected to go in 2:1O this season, and
was valued at $4,000. He was the
property of Chicago parties.
A FEW industrials, members of
Smiths army, struggled into Grand
Junction, Col, on the 21st. They re-
ported about $50 of their comrades at
the point of starvation and thirst scat
tered along the desert between there
and Salt Lake. The Rio Grande West
ern would not carry them, and the
trainmen had strict orders to keep
them off. If something was not done
many deaths were to be expected.
The Cherokee payment was in pro-
gress at Vinita, l. T., on the 21st.
Fully ;5, 900 people were in the town.
Every Cherokee was to receive S265.
Gambling devices of every description
abounded, together with three circuses
and hundreds of collectors. Two mil
lion dollars were to be paid out there.
THE worst storm in years visited
Aledo. ILL.,. on the 22d and much dam
age was done. Rev. Ferguson, resid-
ing at Sunbeam, miles south, and
Frank Harvey, residing near Pomeroy,
miles northwest, were killed by light
ming. A number of horses and other
stock were killed.
The Chickasaw legislature, which as
sembled at Tishomingo, /. T., on the
call of Acting Gov. Mcclure, dissolved
on the 22d without transacting any
business, the opposition element claim
ing the call to be illegal.
THE Indiana miners in state conven-
ton have declared the strike off.
AN insane patient, presumably es-
capped from the insane asylum, caused
panic in the Dunning suburban train.
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road. Before being subdued he nearly
chol1ed the life out of Brakeman j.
Nellis, and roughly handled Conductor
Joseph Fredall and another man named
Schipper. The passengers were frantic
with excitement until the lunatic was
overpowered by policeman and re.
moved.
FOUR lodges of Arapahoe Indians
were arrested on New Fork river, Ere
mont county. Wyo., on the 22d, charged
with killing cattle and game. There
was great excitement over the matter
among the Indians on the Shoshone
reservation, and only wise action on
the part of Indian Agent Ray will
avert serious trouble.
THE Young Peoples Christian union
of the United Brethren church was in
session at Elkhart, Ind, on the 22d
with 500 delegates present. The secre
tary's report showed that the number
of the societies now is 1,O63; number OF
members, 40,4S7; number of associate
members, 6,049; total members. Ga, SIG
The greatest increase has been in In
diana, and the greatest proportionate
gain is in the west.
SHORTLY after midnight on the 23d &
fire was discovered in one of Armour
& Co.'S large storehouses at Chicago
The building was destroyed. Loss
$4,000. The loss on goods anywhere
from $50, 900 to S150.O0O.
The city hall at Brazil. Ind, was
wrecked by the fire alarm tower being
blown upon it in a severe storm on the
cath. Other minor damage was done.
WHILE the fire department was drill
ing at Columbus, O., on the oath the
immense water tower toppled over an6
crashed into a surrey, killing James HI
Frederick. Mr.. Frederick wife and a
gentleman named Rigby, who were il
the surrey, escaped.
LUCKY BALDwIN's bay colt, Rey E
Santa Anita, won the American derby
at Chicago on the 23d by 6 lengths il
2:36, equaling the best time ever made
in the race.
MASKED men kidnapped Adjt. Gen
Tarsney, of Colorado, from the Alamo
hotel, Colorado Springs, a few minutes
after midnight on the 23d and took hin
to the suburbs in hack and Their
tarred and feathered him. 1t was be
lieved the plot was hatched by deput.
sheriffs. Gov. Waite has offered a re
ward of 81 900 for the arrest and con
| riction of any of the participantS.