The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-12


child-Grace faction of the New York
democracy had concluded deal with
Tammany on local nominations. The
deal was said to have caused conster-
nation in circles where a combination
anti-Tammany ticket was counted on.
A NEW counterfeit S. note tJackson's
portrait) has been discovered by the
secret service. 1t is printed from a
poorly-executed wood cut and tinted
green on the back.
WHILE John Chandler and his wife,
at Smithsonia, Ala, their residence
caught fire and four of their children
perished in the flames
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. the famous
poet and author, died at Boston on the
9TH of complication of diseases, aged
S5.
RECENT kilograms from Moukden re-
ported that thousands of Chinese sol
diers were passing through that city
in wild retreat. The Japanese army
was believed to have arrived there.
A. Brown, farmer, who had just sold
his property in Mcpherson county,
Kan, and gone to his claim in the Cher
okee strip, near Guthrie, Ok, was
awakened at night by strangers, but
refused to open the door. The men fred
a volley through the door and then
broke it in with axes and attacked
Brown and his wife. The couple fought
pluckily and Mrs. Brown was badly
hurt, her husband bound and gagged
and the house robbed of $500.
JUDGE GAYNOR, of New York, has de-
clined the nomination for Judge of the
court of appeals.
FIRE started in the basement of the
furniture store of Keenan, & jain at
Detroit, Mich, on the 5th and the five
story building was soon destroyed,
some of the employees barely escaping.
While the firemen were working on the
structure wall fell and five firemen
and spectator were crushed to death
and another man so badly injured that
he will die. Eight others were also
hurt. The loss on building and stock
was $4,000; fully insured
FORTY residents of Nora and Rush,
Ill, were poisoned by eating pressed
chicken at a social gathering recently.
Some of the party were rendered un-
conscious shortly after partalling of
the supper and were not reused for
several hours. The recovery of one of
the sick ones was doubtful.
sNEws has reached here from Erze-
roum, Armenia, that the people of Sas-
sun have attacked the Kurash and Turk
ish soldiery and killed and wounded
over 300 of them. The Turkish troops
were said to be in pitiable condition
and their sufferings were greatly en-
HANGED by the severity of the weather.
EBENEzER NJ. BYERs, wealthy iron
was declared a lunatic at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 4th. His wife
has spent the last two years searching
for and trying to regain possession of
him, charging that he was being kept
from her by his brother, A. NJ. Byers.
Experts on insanity testified that he
had no lucid intervals and that his
mental recovery was impossible. Mrs.
Byers will now go into court and ask
to be made trustee of her husbands
person and property.
JIM and Marion Crutchfield. BROTH
ers, and VIII Mitchell, all colored. en-
gagged in a deadly battle near Parvin
post office, Tex. The trouble arose over
a horse. Jim Crutchfield was killed
outright, but his brother before diving
to draw his pistol and shoot
through the breast. The lat
ter will undoubtedly die.
FAILURES for the week ended Octo-
Der Dun's report were PIG in the
United States. against $50 last year; in
Canada 30. against As last year.
IN Waco, Tex, Charles Briggs, tele-
phone lineman, was killed by coming
in contact with a live electric wire.
\ DISASTROUS wreck occurred on tho
Bushy Mountain railroad 1G miles from
Hartman, Tenn, in which several con-
vict guards and convicts were injured,
some of whom may die. The accident
was caused by landslide at the end of
a short curve. One of the convicts,
who had about twenty years to serve,
one of the guards guns and
guarded the other prisoners. keeping
them from escaping while the wreck |
was being cleared.
IN the great stallion race at Port |
land, Me-. between Nelson and Di- |
rectum the latter won in three straight |
heats. Time of heats: 2:1O1, 2tl3&,
and 2:0SA.