The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-16
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SIX dynamite cartridges were found
in the new Kent & Stanley building
at Providence, R. l., with fuses at
tached in such manner that when the
engine started they would have ex-
ploded and wrecked the structure.
Four men of a gang of mine shaft
sinllers were killed in the Richmond
shaft at Scranton, Pa The accident
was caused by the fall of a shelf OF
rock from the side of the shaft near
the bottom and consequent explosion
of blower of gas.
ABOUT 200 drivers in the employ of
the New York street cleaning depart
ment are out on strike by order of the
executive committee of the Drivers and
Hostlers' union.
A RECENT heavy landslide swept a
Grain composed of an engine and five
coke cars into the Beaver river, near
Kenwood, Pa. The trainmen narrowly
escaped death. The slide covered the
crack with hundreds of tons of earth.
The green flag of Ireland will float
over the city hall of New York on st.
2atrick's day. A resolution to that eff
feet was passed by the board of alder.
men, 1t will be approved by Acting
Mayor Mcclellan, though such approval
Is not necessary.
THE contract for raising the wrecked
United States steamer Rearsarge has
been awarded to the Boston Tow Boat
Co, of Boston. By the agreement the
company is to receive SIS, 600 if success
full in delivering the ship at the Nor
folk navy yard, and if unsuccessful is
to be paid S10,O 900 for having made the
attempt
SENATOR ALDRICH has notified the
state central committee of Rhode Island
that he intends to resign from the
United States senate if the legislature
elected by the people in April is repub-
lican.
THE boiler of locomotive on the Le-
high Valley exploded at Levy, Pa, on
the sth, killing three men. Patrick
Dugan, the engineer in charge, stopped
his engine and went to the telegraph
Office for orders During his absence
the locomotive was blown to pieces
DUN's Review of Trade for the week
ended March 9 stated that evidences of
improvement in various lines were
multiplying. The failures were 2S4 in
the United States against 1913 the cor
responding week last year, and 60 in
Canada against 81 last year.
The New York senate committee on
Judiciary, without a dissenting vote.
have agreed to report Senator Cogge-
shells bill defining hazing as crimi-
nal offense.
FIVE minutes after taking table
spoon of wine as toast at reception
in honor of the engagement of his son
Will and Miss Scribner, Joseph Recker,
of Rosenbayn. n. j., died in terrible
convulsions. In accordance with He
brew customs he was buried before
sunset The cause of his death has not
yet been determined
FIRE at Homestead, Pa, the other
might destroyed Walton's hotel, Grove
.S Trealer's general store, Ed Cronin's
furniture store and Bagleys steam
laundry. Loss, $780, Cause. incen-
diary.
In Woodburn, Mass, G. and E. G.
Places tannery, the largest in that Sec
LAO1. WAS 1lOSS, COO,OOu.
CARDINAL GIBBONS is in daily ex-
pectation of decision from Rome in
regard to the removal of the ban of the
church from the lodge of Odd Fellows
and Knights of Pythias, which were
submitted to the pope by the last Pile
nary council
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended March showed an average de-
crease as compared with the corre-
spending week of last year of 2s2; in
New York, 34.S; outside, 1872.
EX-SPEAKER BENJAMIN L. HEWITT,
of Holliaaysburg, Pa, died on the 9th
after brief illness He was speaker
of the house during the session of 1851
g.
THE stock raisers of New York are
alarmed owing to the discovery of
tuberculosis among the cattle in that
state. and it is feared that the British
government will close its ports against
the importation of Americsn cattle
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