The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-19

IN Cleveland. o.. while clearing away
the debris of the burned Cleveland
foundry works. dozen or more men
were caught by falling wall. Several
were seriously injured, but none were
killed outright.
The west wall of the new Westing-
house glass factory at Allegheny. Pa,
was blown down, dangerously injuring
John Halpin and Henry Stackrath. A
dozen others were slightly hurt by fall
ing bricks and debris.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans said
that at the crossing of the Louisville tS
Nashville and the Northeastern rail
roads near Elysian Fields on the 18th
frightful accident occurred, the East
Louisville train loaded with excursion
lists crashed into the sixth coach of the
Louisville IL Nashville and some twen
ty-seven passengers were wounded.
some of them fatally. The accident
was caused by one of the engineers dis
regarding instructions.
The scenes at the Strauss musical
jubilee festival at Vienna were of un-
paralleled enthusiasm. Almost every
writer. actor and musician in Europe
sent the distinguished composer gift,
and he will have to build big building
to display them.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for
the week ended October Il showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 80;
in New York the increase was S: out
side New York the increase was 90.
A WOMAN in san Francisco killed her
husband while asleep and the jury
found her guilty of murder in the see
ond degree. The judge censured the
jury. said she was guilty OF murder in
the first degree and gave her the ex-
treme penalty of the law.
THE northbound passenger train on
the Richmond. Fredericksburg & Poto-
mac was held up near Quantico. Md,
by obstructing the track. The seven
masked robbers forced the messenger
to open the safe. 1t was thought they
got $4,000.
II Boston n tenement house fire was
discovered early on the morning of the
18th at 213 Hanover street. causing
eight of the inmates to hurl themselves
from the building. with the result that
two are dead, two are fatally injured
and four severely hurt.
THE action brought by Della Keegan
to recover 100000 from Russell Sage
for breach of promise and seduction has
been dismissed in the court of common
pleas at New York. The counsel for
Miss Keegan was not present and conn
sci for Mr.. Sage simply said that Judge
Pryor had decided previously that the
action was barred by the statute OF
limitations.
THE Illinois State Federation of La
Dor in session at Belleville indorsed
the Omaha platform of 1892 and the
Springfield platform OF July I. 1891. of
the laborers and agriculturists in
favor of the peoples party. \ resolu-
ton was also passed pledging the H.
linois State Federation of Labor to
support the state. congressional. coun-
ty and local tickets of the peoples
party in Illinois during the coming
campaign.
\ SEVEN story building in course OF
erection in New York was blown down
by gale on the 10th and crashed
through two story building adjoin-
ing. killing eight persons and injuring
fourteen or more. The big building
was flimsily constructed and the be-
lief had been expressed that it would
collapse before the roof was put on.
JUAN CoAJA. one of the most desper-
ate bandit chiefs in Mexico, has been
captured in the city of Mazatlan. Coaja
has kept the country district of the
Pacific coast of Mexico in constant ter
ror during the past fifteen years. The
bandit will probably be shot without
the formality of trial.
IN Philadelphia on the 10th the tenth
annual meeting of the commanders-in-
chief of the Military Order of the 10y
al Legion of the United States was
held, nearly every state in the union
being represented.
ANOTHER industrial army was being
formed in Oakland, Cal. by Gen.
Kelley. and if all goes well until next
spring another army will commence c
march to the capital.
L. V. PowDERLY. it was said in
Knights of Labor circles. will again DE
a candidate for general master work.
man before the general assembly OF
the Knights of Labor. which meets in
New Orleans. November l3.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.