The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-05

Sep lin fight between deputy marshals
and remnants of Starr and Dalton gangs near
Ingalls,. o T., seven outlaws and three officers
Sep. 5-Marshan Bosworth, OF Smithwyn, s
d, killed his wife and three children and himself
Sep. ll-Trsin robbers secured S!5O,Oo0 near
Kendallville, Ind, on Lake Shore road
Sep l5-Robbers secured $4,000 cash from
Mineral Range passenger train in Michigan,
near Boston station.
Washingto ton. Ind.
Sep 2O-Bent on hanging Thomas Smith, me-
gro prisoner at Roanoke, Va. mob and soldiery
FLASHED. ii OF former being killed
Oct 2s-Carter II. Harrison. mayor OF Chicar
go. killed by Patrick 4. Prendergsst
Nov. l6-At Deadwood, s. D., Joseph Thas
Nov. 24-Jesse ID. o. Smith killed his divorced
wife, another woman, then fatally shot him
self, at Kenkakee, III.
father-in law, inother-in-law. sister-in-law and
shoT himself. near Seymour. Ind
Nov. 2s-Mvron A. King killed his wife and
himself at Grand Rapids, Mich; domestic
trouble.
Dec 40 b Sawyer. OF Palestine Tex, shot
his wife and killed himself: business troubles
Dec s-Charles Cranuels killed his wife and
shot himself at Greencastle, 1nd.
Dee. i2-Josepn Sims, of Dover, Tenn, killed
his wife and himself: domestic troubles.
FIRES.
Jan 10-Fire starting IN wool store Of Hecht
Bros. s Co in Boston caused loss Of g 900 900.
Jan 29-Wheat elevator at South ST. Louis
Feb 2-Five weekly newspaper ofices in
Mar i0-Flames among business buildings In
Boston caused loss of s4.5O0O00.
Mar. l9-Tremolt temple OF Boston totally
destroyed: $4,000
Mar. 2i-Planet mill at Litchneld. Ill. de-
stroyed: s70001l
Apr. Lumber company's plant at 1ropton,
o., and 30 dwellings; $4,000.
May 11-One-half of Spring Lake, Mich, de-
Nav sO-Fire destroyed 275 buildings and
their properly AT Saginaw. Mich; $4,000.
Nav 2s-Sugar refinery at Baltimore, Md /;
81 900 900
June NEARLY entire business portion of
Fargo, N T.; SS,5oo-0V0.
JG,J 10 Gods 'olage building at worlds fair
grounds, Chicago; s5eo,0o0
Ju4e tS-In Wisconsin, Virginia and Noun
tain Iro1 destroyed bv forest 1les ana Nesaba,
Bsxab'k ava Merritt PARTIAL. destroyed.
July p-Many notable buildings and business
houses a. PRINCETON, Ind. -: Main building Of
oohn Morrel- & Co.'S packing house at OF
tumSa. Ia IS NJ 90.
Aug 4-Fo-est lires spread over u farms in
Alpeua county, Mich, with immense loss.
Aug l3-Two incendiaIy fires in Minneapolis
destroyed property amounting 10 IL 800 eco
Aug E-Coatesworlh elevator at Buffalo, n.
Y: ii. $4,000.
Aug 24-At South Chicago, 20 acres OF build.
ings: 5000 O0l
Sep 4-Forest fires in northern Wisconsin
destroyed homes and belongings OF 50 farmer s.
Sep. l5-Forest fires in northern Wisconsin
rendered hundreds homeless and did damage
to forests estimated at s6.OO,000
Sep. l6-Fire starting in Touring mill de-
stroyed two thirds of Patterson, O.
Sep. l7-Forest fires in Wisconsin covered
over 200 square miles
Sep 25--Three solid blocks OF retail stores in
St Joseph. Mo; 100000
Oct I2-Four blocks OF buildings in Sioux
City, Ia; 100000
Oct Is-Damage Of So 10000 caused in New
York by blaze in wall paper factory and several
tenement blocks.
Nov 4-Business portion OF Portland, Ark.
Nov 16-Business portion of Brooklyn, WI S
Nov. i7-Entire business portion Of Grand
Ridge, Ill
Nov ls-western Storage company's build
ing at Kansas City; $4,000
Nov aO-Property valued at $500 900 destroyed
at Jonesville. Ala
Nov. 2I-Business blocks at Springfield
Mass: S2.OOO00l.
Nov. 2S-Edson, Moore & Co., Detroit. Mich,
wholesale dry-goods merchants; S7S1,O00.
Nov 2i-Two theaters and hotel in Columbus,
o.; S1,O0).000
Dec 1.-THE Arcade and several blocks Of
Buffalo, n. V; S150000
Dec. i7-Teruiinal Elevator company's build
ings DIT Buffalo. n. Y; s1,O00000
Dec. @-Business portion OF Waxahachie,
Tex.
Dec 2s-Almost entire town of Gaylorsville
q DESTROYED