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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
THE GREAT STRIKE.
Estimate as to the Number of Miners " no
Have Gone on a Strike.

Have Gone on a Strike.
COLUMBUS, o., April 23-Chairman
Mcbride, of the United Mine Workers,
was busy yesterday comparing press
dispatches and newspaper reports of
the big strike with information at
hand. His revised estimate shows
that more men have struck in the
competitive district and fewer in
the outlying districts than an
ticipated, but the total number of
men remains about the same as given
Saturday-125.0 900. In Illinois he states
there are $4,000 out of $4,000 idle; In
diana, 5000 out of about 5000, and in
West Virginia, 1000 out of 1900.
Conventions are to be held in Illi-
nois and West Virginia Tuesday
next, when efforts will be made to
bring all the men in line. Presi-
dent Mcbride expects definite informa-
ton by letter from nearly every dis
trict to-day. There seems to be no
doubt but that the suspension in Ohio
and western Pennsylvania is about
complete. The organizers are most
active in West Virginia and Illinois.
No reports have been received of any
disturbances, and none are expected,
as friendly feeling seems to prevail.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
COAST STEAMER SUNK.
Los Angeles, of the Pacific Company's
Line. Lost at Point Sur Light.

Los Angeles, of the Pacific COmpany's
Line, Lost at Point Sur Light.
MONTEREY, Cal, April 23.-The Pa
cific Steamship Co.'S steamer Los An
geles, bound north from Newport,
Calf and way ports to San Francisco,
ran on the rocks at Point Sur light
house, so miles south of Monterey, be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock Saturday night
The steamer sank within few minutes
and passengers and crew took to the
boats. Three boat loads reached shore
at Pont Sur and the first news of the
disaster was brought here by messen-
ger yesterday. Two other boat loads
and raft containing other passengers
and members of the crew were met by
the steamer Eureka last evening. The
Eureka rescued them and brought
them to Monterey.
Four dead bodies have been recov-
cred, and Capt. ii. d. Leland, of Los
Angeles, was reported in critical con-
dition by his brother, Capt James Le-
land, of the Eureka. All the ladies
and children were saved and brought
here on the Eureka.
From those who arrived on the
Eureka it was learned that the Los
Angeles reached Point Sur lighthouse
about Q p. m, went upon the rocks at
9:15 and in ten minutes she sank.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
Gold Ia the Treasury

WASHINGTON, April 90. The net gold
in the treasury at the close of business
yesterday was s1OS, 673, SIS, and the cash
balance s131, 34s. 741. Information re-
ceived at the treasury indicates there
will be another heavy payment of gold
next Saturday, which possibly may
reach last weeks shipment of "a, 200, 900.
1t is expected, however, that not more
than half the amount will be taken
from the sub-treasuries, the banks fur
nishing the rest Nevertheless, the
gold supply in the treasury is decreas-
ing week by week until it has reached
a point where the 500, O00 900 reserve
is liable any day to be again encroached
upon
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
NORTHERN PACIFIC STRIKE.
Attitude of the Railroad Company and the
Empioyes-Many Applications Made for

Attitude OF the Railroad Company and the
Emptoyes-Many Applications Made foe
Work.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 20-President
Hill received a joint communication
from the American Railway union and
the grievance committee of the strik-
ing employees yesterday afternoon
President Hills answer said that the
company is always ready to receive
and hear its employees or their repre-
sentatives on all matters affecting
their relations with the company.
Although neither in it's address nor
IN its substance did their answer men,
ton or seem to recognize the American
Railway union the officers of the union
announced themselves as in every way
satisfied with it and promptly sent out
notices to the men along the line to
come to the conference. Whether the
men will now return to work. Presi-
dent Debs of the union said the officers
had no authority to order the men to
go out or to go to work, that being de-
cided by the men themselves
Hundreds of applications from COM
petent railroad men all over the United
States have been received at the Great
Northern offices. None of these have
been accepted yet as the company ex-
poets the strike to be short lived
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
MOVING ON.
Unemployed Squadrous Continue Their
Tramp Kelly Leaves Omsha- Boston
Stirred Up-yaccInating the Veterans.

Unemployed Squadrous Continue Their
Tramp Kelly Leaves Omaha Boston
Stirred Up-yaccinating the Veterans
nicola, Ia, April 23-Kelly and his
industrial army ended their first days
march from Council Bluffs here last
evening and Immediately went into
camp in grove just east of the town.
The entry into Nicola was triumphal
march. Almost every man, woman
and child of the LOO inhabitants went
out to greet the army; flags were borne
and cheers were lusty as the 1,SOO men
tramped down the towns main street
to the strains of country bands. The
stores and vacant buildings of this
place were thrown wide open. and the
weary men were offered all available
shelter.
BOSTON CORPS DEPARTS
BosToN, April 23.-Seldom has Boston
common been the scene of such vast
gathering as that assembled there yes
terday to witness the departure of the
Boston delegation of the unemployed
for Washington, where they hope to
join Coxey's army. BY the time Nor.
rison l. Swift stepped on to the impro-
vised platform there were fully $4,000
persons present, and soon after the
meeting got into working order, fully
$4,000 were gathered around the band
stand.
FRYE'S ARMY TO BE vACCINATED.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April 93.-Frye's
army was visited by thousands yester-
day at its camp just across the river.
1t was sort of holiday occasion. The
members shined themselves up and
Frye talked at intervals all day to the
people who called. From a mounted
platform he made about a dozen
speeches. The army will be vaccinated
to-day under the auspices of the sta te
board of health.
JONES WING NEAR BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 90. - he
Northern or Jones wing of Coxey's
commonweal army, nineteen strong, in
command of Division Marshal Clinton,
marched into Organeville, small viii
lage, a quarter of mile from Balti-
more, yesterday afternoon and went
into camp.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
LOOKS SERIOUS.
The Senate Considers the Coxey Movement
in Executive Session.

The Senate Considers the Coxey Movement
in Executive Session.
WASHINGTON, April 20 Inquiry con-
corning the proceedings of the execu-
tive session of the senate Wednesday
develops the fact that senators take
more serious view of the prospective
gathering of Coxeyites and others here
than the first report would seem to in
dictate The opinion is expressed by
senators who participated in the exec
utive proceedings that in view of these
precedents and the emergency that is
likely to arise President Cleveland
would be justified in issuing a procla-
nation warning the men now on their
way to the city in connection with
Coxey's movement that the authorities
will be prepared to require the strict
est observance of order.
The opinion is also freely expressed
in the senate and was advanced in ex-
ecutive session that congress cannot
afford and should do nothing looking
to the sustenance of the Coxey army
while here. 1t is expected that if a
large body of men should assemble as
is now regarded as probable that they
will soon find themselves more anxious
to secure food to sustain life than
money to build roads, and will be
clamorous for an appropriation to tina {
end
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
THE GRAIN CONGRESS.
1t Gets Through with Its Work and Al
iourns- Adopted.

1t Gets Through with Its Work and Ad-
journs- Resolutions Adopted.
WICHITA, Kan, April 20.-The Ma
tional Grain congress, which has been
in session here during the past two
days, adjourned last evening to meet
again at New Orleans the second Tues
day in June. The next annual meeting
will be held at Mobile, Ala, next
April
Strong resolutions were passed
throwing off the yoke of the east and
advocating the closest commercial re-
lations between the west and south;
favoring the completion of the Nicara-
qua canal and its absolute control by
the United States; urging the lines Of
railroad from the west to the south
to compete for the carrying of the
grain of the west to southern ports,
and pledging the support of such Sec
tions to such corporations; demand
ing the rapid completion of the river
and harbor improvements now in
progress, and calling upon congress to
establish fast mail service between the
west and gulf ports to facilitate and
expedite trade relations between the
two sections.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
CHAPTER ".
WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL


1t was one o'clock when we left No.
8 Lauriston gardens. Sherlock Holmes
led me to the nearest telegraph Office,
whence he dispatched long telegram.
He then hailed a cab. and ordered the
driver to take us to the address given
us by Lestrade.
There is nothing like frst-hand evil
dence," he remarked: las a matter of
fact, my mind is entirely made up
upor the case, but still we may as well
learL all that is to be learned"
You amaze me, Holmes" said /.
Surely you are not as sure as you pre-
tend to be of all those particulars
which you gave"
There's no room for mistake" he
answered. THE very first thing
which l observed on arriving there
was that a cab had made two ruts with
its wheels close to the curb. Now, up
to last night, we have had no rain for
a week, so that those wheels, which
left such deep impression, must have
been there during the night. There
were the marks of the horses hoofs,
too, the outline of one of which was
far more clearly cut than that of the
other three, showing that that was q
new shoe. Since the cab was there
after the rain began, and was not
there at any time during the morning
I have Gregson's word for that-it
follows that it must have been there
during the night, and, therefore, that
it brought those two individuals to the
house"
THAT seems simple enough" said 1;
but how about the other mans
height?"
why, the height of man, in nine
cases out of ten, can be told from the
length of his stride. 1t is a simple
calculation enough though there is no
use my boring you with figures /
had this fellows stride, both on the
clay outside and on the dust within.
Then had a way of checking my cal
culation. When a man writes on
wall, his instinct leads him to write
about the level of his own eyes. Now,
that writing was just over six feet
from the ground. Itwas child's play"
And bis age?" ] asked
well, if man can stride four and
a half feet without the smallest effort,
he can't be quite in the serc and yell
low. That was the breadth of puddle
on the garden walk which he had
evidently walked across Patent
leather boots had gone round and
Square-toes had hoped over. There
is no mystery about it at all. am
simply applying to ordinary life few
of those r-ecepts of observation and
deduction which advocated in that
article. Is there anything else that
puzzles you?"
The f1ngcr-nai!s and the TricLinop-
oily" suggested.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
Il .azs:kgssas
{gASTu.Yl!l 3.
4. T'!~WSWRLEr.
CHAPTER IIL-CoNrINuED.
ny 4. CONAN DOYLE.


Grcgson had a stretcher and four
men at hand At his call they entered
the room. and the stranger was lifted
and carried out. AS they raised him,
ring tinl1led down and rolled across
the floor. Lestrade grabbed it up and
stared at it with mystified eyes.
There's been a woman here" he
cried. Its woman's wedding-ring. 3"
lie held it out. as he spoke, upon the
palm of his hand. We all gathered
round him and gazed at it. There could
be no doubt that that circle of plain
gold had once adorned the finger of a
bride.
This complexities matters" said
Gregson. Heaven knows, they were
complicated enough beforeT'
You're sure it doesn't simplify
them?" observed Holmes There's
nothing to be learned by staring at it.
What did you find in his pockets?"
I'VE have il all here" said Gregson,
pointing to litter of objects upon one
OF the bottom steps of the stairs. "a
gold watch. No. 81, 1G3, by Barraud. of
London. Gold Albert chain. very
heavy and solid. Gold ring, with ma
sonic device. Gold pin-bulldog's
head. with rubies as eyes. Russian
leather card-case, with cards of Enoch
j. Drebber, of Cleveland, correspond
ing with the T. i. ID. upon the linen.
No purse, Dut loose money TO the eX-
TENT of seven pounds thirteen. Pocket
edition Of BOccacciO's 'Decameron, with
,1ame of Joseph Stangerson upon the
fy-leaf Two letterS-onc addressed
TO r. !. Drebber and one to Joseph
Stargerson.'
AT what address,
American Exchange, Strand-to be
LETT till called for They are both from
the Guion Steamship company, and re-
fer to the sailing of their boats from
Liverpool. 1t is clear that this unfor-
tunate man was about TO return to New
York
'IIave You made any inquiries as to
this man Stangerson?"
Il did il at once, SIR" said Gregson.
81 have had advertisements sent to all
the newspapers, and one of my men
has gone to the American Exchange,
but he has not returned yet"
''Ilave you sent to Cleveland?"
1--WE telegraphed this morning"
GLOW did You word your inqriries?"
I'VE simply detailed the circum-
stances. and said that we should be
glad Of any information which could
help Us."
You did not ask for particulars on
any point which appeared to you tc be
crucial?''
Il asked about Stangerson"
Nothing else? Is there no circum-
stance on which this whole case APP
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
His Goodness.

The woman's worthless husband had
run away and one day a friend was
talking to her about him.
where is he now?" was the inquiry.
I'm Canada"
Whats he doing?"
NO better, | understand"
''How long has it been since you
heard from him direct?"
'Five years"
''Hain't he ever troubled you?"
No"
'Oh, than he's as good as if he were
dead?''
No, hardly" replied the wife,
thoughtfully. You know he is one of
those kind of men who are never good
as long as they are alive. Detroit
Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
The Australian Defeated.

BosToN. April 20.-Joe Wolcott the
colored wonder of this city, defeated
Tom Tracey, of Australia, last night
after one of the cleanest battles ever
seen in Boston. Fully 5000 people
were on hand when Referee Jimmy
Colville introduced the men, For eight
rounds it was give and take, with hon.
ors about even. In the ninth Wolcott
did all the leading and landed fire.
quently. In the sixteenth round Tracy
was knocked out and Wolcott was de-
clared winner Of the fight and the pursa
of 81. 900
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
DastardIy Case of Arson and Attempted
Murder.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, April 2O.-News
reached Knoxville yesterday morning
of bold case of incendia- ism and at
tempted murder in Blount county, 10
miles from Knoxville. A man named
T. j. Shoemaker was arrested and
lodged in Jail at Maryville charged
with the crime. Evidence against him
is strong. After firing two large stock
barns valued at 80, 600. he entered the
residence of James Anderson and. by
the light of matches, fred two shots at
young Anderson while he slept Both
shots took effect, but are not serious.
All the stock in the barns was burned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27

pears to hinge? Viii you not tele-
graph again?"
Il have said all l have to say" said
Gregson, in an offended voice.
Sherlock Holmes chuclxled to him
self. and appeared to be about to make
sorlC remark. when Lestrade, who had
bcc2 in the front room while we we're
holding this conversation in the hall,
rcappeared upon the scene, rubbing
his hands in pompous and self-satis-
fed manner.
Mr.. Gcecson," he said, Il have just
made a discovery o. the highest i'm
portance, and one which would have
been overlooked had I not made care
full examination of the walls"
The little mans eyes sparkled as HI
spoke. and he was evidently IN a state
Of suppressed eXultation at having
scored a point against his colleague.
Come here" he said. bustling bacl,
into the room, the atmosphere of
which felt cleaner since the removal of
Ats CHASTITY inmate. Now stand there!'
He struck a match on his boot and
held it up against the wall.
Look at THAR he said, triumphant
II.
/ have remarked that the paper had
fallen away in these parts. In this
particular corner of the room large
piece had peeled off, leaving yellow
square of coarse plastering. Across
this bare space there was scrawled in
blood-red letters a single word:
''RACHE"
>'What do you think of that?" cried
the detective. with the air of show
man exhibiting his show This was
overlooked because it was in the dark
est corner of the room, and no one
thoaght Of looking there. The muir
derer has written it with his or her
own blood See this smear where it
has tricklcd down the wall! That dis
poses of the idea of suicide, anyhow.
Why was that corner chosen to write
it on? win tell you. See that candle
on the mantel piece. 1t was lit at
the time. and if il was lit this corner
would be the brightest instead of the
darkest portion of the wall"
And what does it mean. now that
yo:i have found it?" asked Gregson, in
a deprccatory voice.
Mean? Why. it means that the
writer was going to put the female
name Rachel, but was disturbed be-
fore he or she had time to finish. You
mark my words, when this case comes
to be cleared up you will find that a
woman named Rachel has something
TO do with it. It's al very well for
you to laugh, Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
Yor may be very smart and clever, but
the old hound is best, when all is said
and done"
Il really beg your pardon!' said my
companion. who had rufile6 the little
mans temper by bursting into an ex-
rlosion of laughter. You certainly
gave :he credit of being the first of US
~ End this out, and. as you say. it
bears every mark of having been
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
A States Founder Come.

WHEELING, w. Va, April 23.-Daniel
Lamb. one of the founders of the state
of West Virginia, chairman of the con-
vention which formed the state and
the original draughtsman of the state
constitution, was found dead in his bed
to-day. He was 81 years of age.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
THE WORK OF A CYCLONE.
Six Persons Were Killed in the Texas
County Storm.

Six Persons Were Killed In the Texas
County Storm.
WEST PLAINS, Mo, April 23.-Late
reports from Summerville, the scene of
the recent cyclone, make more serious
the report sent out from here. The
town itself was not injured very much,
but in the country the damage was
great Mrs. Val Keel and three chill
dren, her hired girl and hired man,
named Matsinger, were killed. Five
dwellings and many other buildings
were blown away, and large number
of people more or less injured, some, it
is thought, fatally.
The damage to houses, crops and
fencing amounts to thousands of dol
lars. The houses destroyed belonged
to Val Keel, John McCaskill, PARROT,
William Dyer and George Kirkman.
Summerville is in a remote region.
making it nearly impossible to get
news from there quickly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27

Raynor-Lets see How do you spell
the word dependent"
Shyno-That depends. If you use it
as an adjective you spell the last sylla-
BILE cent" and if you use it to describe
one who depends or is depending on
some one else you spell it ant"
Raynor-"Ant" goes The fellow I'm
writing about depends on his aunt for
q living. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
Sentenced to ElectrocntIon.

New YORK. April 23.-Peter Pugli
has been sentenced to death in the
electrical chair in Sing Sing prison
within the week beginning June 4
On February Pugli killed John Tutolo,
his landlord, because he had been evict-
ed from his apartments
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27

Nouvelles-Did you hear about Par
ker's engagement being broken?
Porquoi-No. What was the trouble?
Nouvelles-Why, you see, just for a
lark, he advertised as a wealthy
widower desiring to make the ac-
quaintance of refined young woman"
etc.
Porquoi-Well?
Nouvelles-Well, just for a lark,
Parker's fiancee answered the ad.-
Halo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
Fatal Flames in n Hotel.

OMAHA, Neb., April 2S.-Lee's hotel
at South Omaha was destroyed by fire.
]. d. Smith, of California Junction, Ia,
was burned to death; c. L. Moline, of
Ceresco. Neh, jumped from third
story window and his legs were broken.
All the other inmates escaped.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
"A brawny farmer presented him

"A brawny FARMER presented him
self at a country school dragging an
overgrown boy reluctantly through the
door. What's yer limit here? This
boys arter an iddicashun," he de-
manded. The timid teacher replied
ing. arithmetic, history, algebra, trigo-
nometry-" THAT will do" inter-
rupted the farmer. Load him up
heavy with triggernometry; he's the
only poor shot in the family."-N. Y.
Mercury.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
Four Western Fishermen Lost.

SAN Francisco. April 23.-News has
been received here of tie loss of the
fishing schooner Dauntless aud the
drowning of four men at the mouth of
Klamath river, on the north California
coats. The schooner was completely
yrecked
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27

THERE seems to be an increase in the
use of different tinted gold for work
ing out designs.
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gOlden DISK.
Just let US hear it oil in your own
way, as it occurred"
Rance sat down on the horse-hair
sofa and knitted his brows. as though
determined not to omit anything in his
narrative.
''Ill tell it We from the beginning -
he said. my time is from ten at night
to six in the morning. At eleven there
was a fight at the White Hart; but, bar
that, all was quiet enough on the beat.
At one o'clock it began to rain, and i
met Harry Murcher-him who has the
Holland Grove beat-and we stood to-
gether at the corner of Henrietta
street a-talkin'. Presently - maybe
about two, or little after-I thought
would take a look round. and see
that all was right down the Brix-
ton road. 1t was precious dirty and
lonely. Not soul did l meet all the
way down, though cab or two went
past me. | was a-strollin' down,
thinkin' between ourselves how I'M
common handy a four of gin hot would
be, when suddenly a CLINT of a light
caught my eye in the window of that
same house. Now. knew that them
two houses in Lauriston gardens was
empty on account of him that owns
them, who won't have the drains seed
to, though the very last tenant what
lived in one of them died o. typhoid
fever. / was knocked all in heap,
therefore, at seeing light in the win
dow, and suspected as something was
wrong. When got to the door"
You stopped, and then walked back
to the garden gate" my companion in
terrupted. What dill you do that for?'
Rance gave violent jump, and
stared at Sherlock Holmes with the ut
most amazement upon his features.
[To BE CONTINUED