The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-07


corresponding week last year of 14.6;
in New York the increase was 1875;
outside the increase was 17.7.
FAILURES for the week ended August
81 Dun's report) were 1sS in the
United States, against $50 last year; in
Canada 40, against 90 last year.
The charge against Gov. Waite, Presi-
dent Mullins, of the fire and police
board; Chief of Police Armstrong and
Police Matron Dwyer, of Denver, of
conspiring to withhold from ex-Matron
Likens letter for her, was heard be-
fore United States Commissioner Hins-
dale. He discharged Gov. Waite, but
held the other defendants to the United
States grand jury in the sum of $500
each.
LEVI p. MORTON is out in letter
stating that he would accept the NOM
ination for the governorship of New
York if rendered to him.
The Identification of the Hope hotel
suicide in Denver, Col, as Frank Mel
bourne proved to be erroneous. Mel
bourne was believed to be in Australia
A DISPATCH received at London from
/ Scio bhC lCpoio bAioN PheCAAA
would return to Rome at the end of the
year was confirmed. After the return
of the papal delegate from the United
States the vatican will publish the re-
suit of his mission. The pope was en-
tirely satisfied with the work of Mgr.
Satolli and his holiness considered that
the church questions of the United
| States were almost settled.
A BODY of a man supposed to have
been murdered was found in a loaded
grain car of the Fort Scott & Memphis
road on its arrival at Mobile, Ala. The
grain had been consigned by a Kansas
City firm. There was found certificate
from Home assembly No. 2.6S3 of the
Order of Knights of Labor of America
of Carthage. Mo-, on the corpse. also
letter dated from Joplin, Mo-. addressed
to A. w. Mason and signed by Annie
| Chase.
| IN Antwerp the international peace
congress adopted resolution instruct
| ing the international bureau to APP
proach the various European govern
ments with view of putting a stop to
| the war between China and Japan.
FIRE started in six-story sweat shop
in New York and spread to a six-story
tenement house. A dozen families
were driven out and $1,000 damage
done. Three men perished and fourth
cannot be found. A fireman who tried
to rescue one of the vict inns was fatal
ly burned.
w. C. OWENS, candidate for congress
against w. C.. Z. Breckinridge, was
hanged in effigy at Richmond, KY. 1t
was supposed to be the work of Breck-
inridge's friends.
A SLATE quarry at Steinsville, Pa,
caved in the other night. killing two
men. The two men were 60 feet below
the surface when the accident hap
pened.
AMBROSE LEKLIDER and Robert Tuchs
left Huron, o., recently for Havana,
O., with two casks of ammonia Later
the casks exploded with terrific force
and both men were instantly killed.
A CONTRACT has been closed with the
African Steamship Co. for the trans
portation of 5000 negro colonists an
nually to Liberia. The government of
Liberia, in order to encourage this set
lleHeHO VI Ihc lerTIJOFN- DTopOSeS W
give each colonist twenty-five acres of
land and the necessary implements
with which to till it.
Mrs. W. X. VANDERBILT was consid-
ering the advisability of instituting
proceedings for divorce from her hus-
band, so it was reported on the 29th.
She was waiting for Col. William Jay,
of New York. her adviser, who was in
Germany. The trouble was of long
standing.
AT the strike investigation on the
2Sth railroad officials told their story of
the strike. giving mostly the losses sus-
tanned by the companies on account of
the destruction of cars. etc. Vice Pres
ident Wicl1es. of the Pullman company,
also testified. He gave the reasons
why wages were cut and said contracts
were taken at low figures and COM
PEELED a reduction in wages to fit the
depression in business. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles was also on the stand and de-
MED that he had consulted with the
general managers.
THE town of Elliston, Mont, was
practically wiped out by fire on the
Goth.