The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-09

AT Terrell, Tex, on the Sd. while a
big crowd was on the street viewing a
circus parade. an awning i'll front of a
dry goods store, with a number of peo-
pie on it, collapsed, the iron columns
falling inward and smashing the plate
glass windows. Four persons were IA
tally crushed and 100 more or less in
jured.
THE postmaster of Red Fork, in the
Cherokee strip, was reported murdered
by the Cook gang of outlaws.
FIRE destroyed the Auditorium at
Home City, o., together with build
ing across the street. The loss was
estimated at $50, 900, with insurance of
10000.
IN Buffalo, n. Y, without known
provocation. William Gipp shot his
mother to death and fatally wounded
his father at their home in that city
and then made his escape.
THE pope has decided to refuse Emile
Zola, the French author, an audience
under any conditions.
The sugar house on Santeil Lem
ster's plantation near Bunkie, La,
was burned. Loss, S75, 1000, besides the
loss that will result from handling this
years crop.
THE Washington Park club at Chi
cago has discovered that for five years
it has been Systematically swindled out
of $4,000 year by its steward, who
has fled to Europe.
AT East Clinton, Ia, sixteen men,
e hn~A
their way home in box car, heard
sharp rap for admission and supposing
some one wanted shelter opened the
door. On the outside were four masked
men, armed with pistols and dark lam
terms. Two of the men entered the
car and commanded the occupants to
throw up their hands. They then or
dered them to stand in line, and, while
one of them held revolver, his COM
panion went through the outfit. They
secured S400 in cash and two watches
A SPECIAL on the 1st from Victoria,
B. c., said that the flagship Royal Ar
thur and four other ships of the British
squadron at that point had been or
dered to Callao at once. The British
consulate at that place had been taken
possession of by revolutionists and the
consul made a prisoner. His wife and
daughter had been killed and the con-
sulate had been burned to the ground.
TALBOT CLIFTON's Senator at San
Jose. Cal, on the 1st, lowered the
worlds four-mile trotting record 4O1S
seconds, making it in 1912.
HENRY SCHMEHL arrived at Chicago
on the 1st, having walked the entire
distance from the state house at Indi-
annapolis to Chicago in 20 hours and 50
minutes. Schmehl was accompanied
by brass band down Washington
street to the city hall. Schmehl made
the walk on a wager of $500 that he
could not do it in ~ hours.
jim DAILY, of Buffalo, and Jack Slatin,
of Australia, fought seven rounds be-
fore about 1000 people in the rooms of
the Buffalo Athletic club in that city
on the 1st. DAILY was given the fight
on foul in the seventh round. The
fight was very unsatisfactory. The
men were to fight fifteen rounds,
Marquis of Queensberry rules. Slavin
was finely trained, while DAILY was
EidulleSllN OUT Oh cOHulllOH-
THE refugee nihilists in Switzerland
have issued a circular showing a red
bomb, a revolver and dagger. 1t de-
nounces the dying czar in fierce terms
and warns the czarowitz and the Grand
Dukes Vladimir and Michael that every
hour and every step they will find them
selves face to face with the infieXible
will of the reyolutioniStS
THE Milwaukee, Wis, Malt and Grain
Co. S elevator was destroyed by fire on
the 31st. Loss about $4,000.
A PASSENGER train of the Kansas
City, Memphis & Birmingham railroad
was held up on the 1st near New AL
the express car was looted.
A ROCK drilling contest for the cham
pionship of the world was in progress
at Leadville, Col, on the 31st. Seven
teams were entered from Leadville,
Telluride. Cripple Creek and Red Cliff.
A Leadville team had beaten the
worlds record of 80 5-16 inches by
drilling 81 = inches in fifteen minutes.
THE steamer Tormes struck Crow
rock near Milford Haven, Eng. Twen-
ty-one men, including the captain and
officers, were drowned. Seven of the
crew were saved.
An asylum for the insane at Joen-
kopen, Sweden, has been destroyed by
fire. Fifteen of the inmates werd
burned to death.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.