The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-16

THE cotton and cornfelds around
Ripley, Tenn. were reported on the
11th as being destroyed by fire, with
little hope of checking .he flames, as
water was very scarc-. A later dis
patch said the fires had about spent
their fury.
A SPECIAL train on the Chicago &
Northern Pacific. carrying passengers
from Chicago to Waldheim cemetery.
was derailed on the 18th. Fortunately
only two trainmen suffered bruises.
AMOS MCINTosH. prosecuting attor-
nev. shot Lee Adkins. tax collector. at
Chetopa, /. T. Both We're prominent
citizens of the Creek nation. An old
feud and whisky was the cause.
Gov. FLOWER. of New York. has cx-
pressed his willingness to allow ex-
perts to make test whether man
electrocuted can be resuscitated, so as
to settle the controversy on the sub
ject.
A CONVENTION. representative of all
the states and cities of the union. has
been called to meet at st. Louis on De-
cember 1 to formulate plan for the
care of the homeless and INDECENT chill
dren found in American cities.
LATE returns in the Texas guberna-
torial situation show Culberson's ma
! iority to he between 10000 and G0,000.
| The democrats elected all the congress-
men but the one in the Twelfth where
Noonan. republican. was elected with
a plurality OF $50.
A BIG fire in London on the 10th
burned out a tea company and two
cork factories. Loss, 100000.
FIRE did damage to the amount of
$50. 900 at Fishers shoe and rubber fac
tory in New York.
c. T. AYCoCK, county treasurer at
Harrison, Ark. was found lying on the
floor of his office. with his hands and
feet tied. a pocket handkerchief stuffed
into his mouth and another bound over
his face. As he was returning home
the other night from Lead Hill he was
intercepted by two men who compelled
him to return to the courthouse and
open the safe. which they looted. But
little money was in the vault, as the
treasurer kept his funds in the bank.
DUN's review of trade for the week
ended the 9th said that business had
been waiting the past week and that
the elections were expected to give it Il
sharp turn. Corn had fallen . cents
and cotton had declined Is to 55s cents,
the lowest price ever recorded. Scarce
| " anything was doing in woolen goods
for spring delivery and the demand for
winter goods had nearly disappeared.
Some of the wire rod mills had closed
! for lack of orders.
DRs. 4. l.. WRIGHT. :. c. Dunkle and
A. :. Gokley. of Carroll. Ia. were re-
Gently convicted by the federal grand
jury at Des Mones. Ia. to pay each 4
fine of 81 600 for irregularities in certi-
flying to pension fees as members of
the pension examining board.
GEORGE Il. DAVIS. director-general of
the worlds fair. is a candidate for
United States senator to succeed Shell
by NJ Cullom and has opened head
quarters at the Grand Pacific hotel,
Chicago. The capture of the Illinois
general assembly by the republicans
led Gen. Davis to this action.
Four masked men rode into Shat
tuck. Ok. recently, and, entering the
post Office. held up the postmaster and
robbed the Office of all the cash and
stamps. They next went to the gen.
eral store of T. y. Miller and robbed
him of S4OO and some clothing. From
there they went to Clark's saloon and
presenting their revolvers to the bar
tenders head ordered him to set out
the best he had with alacrity. After
taking several drinks they rode off.
A New YORK newspaper makes the
statement that the government will
again issue bonds for at least $50, 000,-
600 to keep up the gold reserve in the
treasury.
Two hundred Italians. members of
the Italian republican club at Chicago,
celebrated the close of election day by
marching along the streets. A man on
the sidewalk jeered them and the Ital-
ians went for him and severely beat
him. Police officers came to the rescue
and it looked for time as if there
would be riot.
| ]. ID. PARK. the young Denver Coli
wheelman, who recently lowered the
worlds unpaced record for q of mile,
has cut down the record for mile un-
paced with flying start. riding it in 2:l4.
| The best previous time was 2:l4 p,
made by Davidson, the Canadian wou-
! der"