The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-02

AT Mason, Mich, the grand jury
brought in an indictment against At
torney-General Ellis, Secretary of State
Jochim, Treasurer Hambitzer, Land
Commissioner Berry and Clerks War
rem, Potter and Bussey on various
charges of participation in the state
salaries frauds
An incoming immigrant train on the
Panhandle road brought to Chicago re-
Gently the dead body of an infant.
Death resulted from smallpox and the
city health department was notified
and took charge of the train. The pas
sengers were quarantined until they
and their baggage were thoroughly
fumigated.
The property which Gov. and Mrs.
Mckinley conveyed to trustees last
summer, when the governor was forced
to make an assignment by the failure
of a Youngstown manufacturer for
whom he had indorsed notes, has been
transferred back to them.
TWELVE foundry firms of Cleveland,
o., have decided to withdraw the 10
per cent. reduction in their employees
wages, and the big molders' strike
which was expected to take place will
not occur.
WALLACE, the lion on exhibition at
dime museum at Chicago, where he
was advertised as terrible untamed
wonder of the world, escaped from his
keeper the other afternoon and bound
ed among a crowded audience in the
theater of the museum. He was finally
got under control without doing any
more mischief than frightening the
people.
PRosPECToRs boring for coal in the
northern part of Litchfield, Ill, have
been rewarded by passing through
seven feet two inches and are still in
coal The vein is probably eight feet
thick.
THREE desperate attemps to wreck
trains on the Nickel Plate road were
made near McComb. o., the other night.
All were happily frustrated. The OBJ
ject was evidently plumber.
THE fall meeting of the executive
committee of the Knights of Labor was
held in Des Moines on the 22d behind
closed doors. General Master Work
man Sovereign said the principal OBJ
jects of the conference are to try to
form a union with the Federation of
Labor and to formulate plan of work
in the future.
IN Duluth, Mimi, the Scottish Rite
masons have revived an old practice
once sanctioned in France and have
admitted "by adoption" two ladies,
wives of masons, to the consistory. The
admission carries with it the right to
wear the masonic apron.
A DISASTROUS freight wreck occurred
the other night on the Louisville &
Nashville road, near Mount Vernon,
Ill Eight cars loaded with valuable
freight were demolished, causing a loss
of about $50, 900.
A FIRE in the Springfield Junction,
Ill, Coal Co.'S shaft was burning on
the Esd. Several mules had been suf-
focated, but no human lives endan-
gered. The plant was worth 100000.
The Iowa senate suppression of in
temperance committee has decided to
recommend the Carpenter bill This
provides for a permit system in coun-
ties where a majority of voters favor
the sale. fixes a licence of $500 and pro-
vides regulations for carrying on the
business, the permits to be issued by
the courts. No permits will be issued
outside of towns and cities.
THE actor and playwright, Steele
Mackaye, died on Santa Fe train near
La Junta, Col, of cancer of the stomach.
MAJ. ii. B. STRAIT, who for twelve
years represented Minnesota in con-
gress, died on Mexican Central rail-
way train near Ell Paso, Tex.
The First Presbyterian church. cor
ner of Chicago avenue and Lake street
in Evanston, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire.
Loss about s35,OOO; insurance, $50, 600.
Caused by defective furnace.
PRENDERGAsT's motion for a new
trial was overruled by Judge Brentano,
of Chicago, and the assassin of Mayor
Harrison has been sentenced to hang
March 23. When asked why sentence
should not be passed upon him. he
made a rambling speech in justifica-
ton of his action and denounced the
| insanity plea raised in his behalf