The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-17

| that the excitement over the recent
gold find has been intensified by the
discovery of rich float ore extending
over a very wide territory. and many
who had visited the field were making
arrangements to remain permanently
| at the new field. A new town had
been started and was called Blanca,
buildings were in process of erection.
and a stage line was running to the
field. An assay of ore selected with a
view to avoiding rich pockets averaged
500 to the ton in free gold.
THE attorney-general of Illinois has
filed petition asking that the charter
of the Pullman company be declared
void on the grounds that its provisions
have been violated. The petition de-
clares that the company has practically
usurped the powers of municipality,
owning numerous business blocks resi-
dences and factory sites, controlling
the stock in other corporations and
furnishing power to other manufac-
tories.
The Pullman company has practically
decided to evict its striking tenants for
non-payment of rent. Vice President
Wickes said that the new employees
must have houses. and as most of the
Pullman dwellings are occupied by
strikers some sort of action would be
taken at once. The announcement
created intense excitement among the
strikers. as the men had believed that
the company would not dare to take
radical measures.
A MINE underlying part of the west
ern portion of Scranton, Pa, caved in
on the 9th for distance of three blocks.
affecting property to the extent of
S250,000, and causing an excitement
which almost verged on panic among
the residents of The locality. The cave
in was caused by robbing the pillars
which supported the roof of the mines.
In riot at Milwaukee, resulting
when the police attempted to prevent
mass meeting called to protest
against the action of the health author
titles in removing smallpox sufferers
to the pest house, about thirty men
were injured and eleven arrests were
made.
arrest Polish miner named Joseph
Schurman, he was fatally shot and two
deputy sheriffs were wounded with
saber thrusts Miners hearing the
noise rushed to the scene and an at
tempt was made to mob the deputies.
The militia were called out and the
mob was finally dispersed. A state of
intense excitement prevailed and it
was feared there would be more blood
shed.
A WRECK. caused by a cinder drop
ping on a bridge at Peru, 30 miles south
of Des Moines, Ia, and smouldering so
as to weaken one of the main string
ers. occurred on the Chicago 81 Great
Western road and resulted in the kill
ing of the conductor and the injuring
of three miners. who were supposed to
have been stealing a ride in an empty
box car which jumped the track, and
the engineer and fireman. The train
was freight and the engine and the
forward part went down into the ra-
vine.
THE coal strike which began April
81 and has prevailed in Grundy county,
Ill, up to the present time, crippling
all industries and branches of trade
and driving thousands to the verge of
starvation, was officially declared off
on the 9th.
THE monument to the memory OF
Gen. ]. Freylinghausen was unveiled
in Military park. Newark. n. j.. on the
9th. Ambassador Runyon delivered the
Grafton.
FAILURES for the week ended August
10 Dun's report) were PSI in the United
States, against S9i last year; in Canada
81, against 25 last year.
Brownies contingent of Coxey's army
arrived at Atlantic City, n. j., just
after daybreak on the sth and went
into camp in the vicinity of the old
excursion house near the beach.
THE Washington-Denver message by
bicycle relay was delivered into the
hands of the Danville Qll) Cycling club
at 9:54 o'clock on the night of the Sth,
being seventeen hours ahead of the
schedule time.
THE mother of Casario Santo, the
assassin of President Carnot, has writ
ten to Nine. Carnot, asking her to in-
tercede with President Casimir-Perier
for the life of her son.