The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-06

of HahnS peak, Col, mas greatly eN-
cited the inhabitants of Routt county.
Many prospectors are already on the
mountains above the clouds stalking
claims on the south slope where there
is not much snow. Prospectors have
also gone on snow shoes to the head
waters of the Elk river where immense
deposits of lead carbonates have been
located.
THERE were more smallpox cases in
Chicago on the 29th than ever before
known. There have been 221 cases re-
ported from March to March 25. The
pesthouses were full, over 100 cases be-
ing in them.
ACCORDING to notice the strike of the
Crane factory men at Chicago began on
the 2sth, 900 men refusing to return
to work.
Gov. WAITE, of Colorado, has refused
a request to indorse the CoXey move
ment and issue call for the unem-
ployed of Denver to march to Washing
ton.
THE trial of the Van Leuven pension
fraud case has been set for April 10 in
the United States court in Dubuque.
la. There are forty-three indictments,
embracing charges of accepting illegal
fees, conspiracy to defraud and falify-
ing indictments.
In Chicago 600 non-union cigar-mak-
ers, employed by Z. Vallens & Co, are
out on strike and the trouble is likely
to spread to other cigar manufacturers.
The strike was precipitated by the dis
charge of one man.
THE coal miners of Lehigh, Coalgate
and >Krebs, l. T., threatened to strike
in resistance of the notice given them
by the management of reduction of
five cents per ton to take effect April
1. The mine owners have to pay the
Indians 125 tons in royalty for every
ton mined, therefore the miners are
compelled to mine 2,125 pounds for a
ton. The miners say they will strike
if the cut is enforced. Both sides were
holding conferences, but refused to
make public what action they had
taken.
r. MCMANUs, of Livingston, Mont,
shot and killed his wife and then cut
his throat from ear to ear with razor.
McManus was a railroad brakeman. "a
years old, and his wife was handsome
woman of is. He had been out of work
for some time and was respondent, and
they had not lived happily together.
A COMMITTEE from the Salt Lake
smelters recently went to Denver, Col, ,
on the invitation of the owners of the
Colorado and Nebraska smelters with a
view to making combination of
smelter interests
The women of Kent, o., who are in
favor of equal suffrage have decided to
make a fight for their rights at the
polls in the municipal election on April
. They have taken advice and say
they are assured that the constitution
of Ohio already gives them the right to
vote. Accordingly they will go to the
polls and offer their ballots. If the
judges of election refuse to accept
them they say they will cause their ar
rest and make test case.
Gov. JONES has presented his mes
sage to the two houses of the Choctaw
council He recommends the appoint
ment of two commissioners to meet
the United States commissioners about
territorial government and lands in
severalty for the people of his nation.
The Hecla coal mine, the largest in
the northern Colorado coal district, was
reported burning fiercely in three OF
four places The fire broke out two
weeks ago, but was kept from the
Al he
night of the 3Oth, when an explosion
occurred.
FIRE destroyed over fifty buildings,
embracing almost the entire business
portion of Barry, in Pike county, ILL.,,
about thirty miles from Quincy. The
loss is estimated at 5000. .000 The fire
started in the opera house after ball
and swept away the business district.
The city building, engine house and
Jail, every meat shop in the place and
the l9.rgest clothing house in Pike
county were among the buildings de-
stroyed-
ONE of the immense standpipes OF
the Peoria Water Co. broke on the
SOth, killing several people and wound
lIS OluCLS wv 1OuoCo "CiC "iCShCN
and several barns smashed to kindline
wood. The scene of the accident pre-
sented desolate appearance
Z. G. RATHBoNE has been nominated
for congress by the Third Ohio districr
republican convention, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Hon
George w. Houk.
In Denver, Col, Roman Catholic
Bishop Matz it was stated had been at
tached for $4,000 by Edbroke &
Marean. architects, for unpaid worl
on proposed church buildings, includ
ing a new cathedral and bishops resi-
| dence-
A GAS explosion occurred at Alex
andria, Ind. Four persons were re
ported killed.
The season of navigation for 1s9
opened at Chicago at noon on the 1st
and boats that were laden with graiI
and moored in the river started on tn,
trip down the lakes to Buffalo
THE steamer China, which arrived a
San Francisco on the 1st, brought th'
news that a son had been born to tn,
emperor and empress of China
| THE SOUTH.
FIRE destroyed the Hotel Pullman a