The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30

FAILURES for the week ended Novem-
Der 90 (Dun's report wcre 322 in the
United States against 3s5 last year.
Mrs. MARITIME, living at Hastings,
Col. left her two children, aged , and 4
years, alone in the house to go on an
errand. The house took fire and burned
to the ground, cremating both of the
children.
THE general assembly of the Knights
of Labor adjourned on the Esd. The
next convention will be held in Wash
ington. Previous to adjournment Cen
eral Master Workman Sovereign called
Mr.. Kenney to the chair and took the
floor. He moved that the salary of the
general master workman be reduced
from 50. 500 to s., 500. The motion was
unanimously carried.
DUN's review of trade for the week
ended the 23d said there was a change
for the better, although the gain was
slow. Prices of farm products had not
improved, the wheat market having
lost the cent it gained the previous
week. Sales of wool had increased for
the previous week.
A SPECIAL from Wheeling, w. Va,
on the 22d said that canvass of repub-
licans elected to the legislature re-
moves all doubt of the election of S. b.
Elkins to the United States senate.
Every member from the Second and
Fourth congressional districts had de-
clared for him with over half of those
in the Third and First.
CAPT. LEVI I. BURNETT. acting Indian
agent at Mescalero, y. NJ, in a report
to Commissioner Browning says that a
cause of much trouble on that reserva-
ton was the frequent marriages among
the Indians. 1t often happened that a
man would get tired of his wife and
then leave her. This might occur sew
eral times with the same persons. so
that a man might have three or four
wives and the women as many hus-
bands, all living. Polygamy was prac-
ticed to some extent and he did not see
how it could be prevented, as it was an
old custom.
EVERY bell in Tiffin. O.. on the night
of the 22d rang ont a knell notifying
all that Gen. William III. Gibson, the
statesman. soldier and Christian, had
passed away.
A RECENT cablegram from Japan
stated that China had intimated her
willingness to pay war indemnity of
S175. 600. 600 to Japan. The amount was
regarded at Washington as being very
large. and it was believed arrange
ments between the two nations could
be effected on terms providing for a
smaller amount.
THE rear part of Jaffray & Co. IS dry
goods store at New York was damaged
by fire to the amount of $500 900.
The Western Baseball league reor-
gapized on the 21st at Chicago with
Sioux City left out and ratified the adj
mission of st. Paul.
A SIXTY foot steel smokestack was
torn from the University club building
at Chicago by the wind on the Goth
and, crashing into the skylight of the
Handy Abstract building, drove a
shower of Pinch glass into the offices
below, dangerously injuring President
Handy, of the abstract company, and a
clerk and cutting and bruising almost
everyone of the 125 people in the offices.
NUMBER II colliery at Mauch Chunk,
Pa, was found on the Goth to be on
fire. There were thirty-eight mules in
the mines, but it was generally be-
lieved that the animals could be saved
by taking them through the manways.
The mine is a valuable one and gave
employment to between 300 and 400
men.
THE gram congress met at New Or
leans on the 21St with about 200 dele
gates present. Only routine business
was transacted.
THERE was great excitement through
out the Puget sound country on the
2lst over probability of an eruption
of Mount Tacoma.
AT the session of the National w. C.
7. U. at Cleveland, o., on the Goth,
Miss Frances E. Willard was reelected
president; Mrs. Stevens was elected
vice president at large: Mrs. Catherine
L. Stevenson. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Clara Hoffman. assistant record
ing secretary. and Mrs. Helen VI. Bar
ker, treasurer.
j. X. EMMETT, the actor, was recent
ly married at Davenport. Ia, to Miss
May Haggin Stevens, a member of his
company.
A COLLISION occurred at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the 21st between an electric
car and a cable car and five persons
were injured, one of whom may die.