The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
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THE WEST.
THE large tile mills of Smith & Co.,
at Wilkinson, Ind, were wrecked on
the 18th by a natural gas explosion.
Loss, S41, 900.
THE Northwestern Live Stock Insur-
ance Co., of Des Moines, Ia, has de-
cided to go out of business because of
the great depreciation in the value of
horses.
THE annual meeting of the Royal Ar
canum society terminated on the 18th at
Detroit, Mich, with the installation of
new officers. An amendment was or
dered to be prepared by the commit
tee on laws prohibiting further MEM
bership in Arkansas, that state having
drawn twice the amount paid in.
The American Institute of Homeopa-
thy convened in jubilee session at the
First Baptist church, Denver, Col, on
the 14th.
THE entire village of Grant, Ore, has
been swept away by food. 1t was
place of about 200 inhabitants. Nobody
lost.
JUDGE Ross, in the United States
court in Los Angeles, Cal, sentenced
the 170 'wealers who stole the train on
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad at Bar
stow June to four months in the coun
ty Jail.
The assignee of the National Cooper
ative Building and Investment associa-
ton at Denver, Col, says the concern
will not pay one cent on the dollar.
AT delegate meeting of the north
ern Illinois miners at Spring Valley,
Ill, at which at least 1000 miners were
represented, it was unanimously voted
to never dig ton of coal until the
operators restored last years prices.
From now on the operators will have
not only the foreign miners to combat
but English speaking miners as well.
HORSE stealing was reported going
on at an alarming extent in Oklahoma
and the Indian territory. 1t was said
there was an organized gang numbering
over 200 men, who were located in every
town in the territory and especially
those remote from railroads. Twenty
horses had been stolen in Q county in
the last three weeks and run off. 1t
was claimed that men thought to be of
good standing in their towns were con-
nected in some way with this thieving.
A SUIT in equity has been filed in the
United States court at Los Angeles,
Cal, by Loren Jones, of New York,
against Mrs. Fremont, widow of Gen.
Fremont, the pathfinder, to restrain
her from collecting money from con-
gress for the seizure of land by the
government belonging to her husband.
The complaint AYERS that the land
seized by the government was heavily
mortgaged by Gen. Fremont and that
the property was foreclosed under
mortgage. The complaint severely
criticises Gen. Fremont's business
methods.
THE prolonged drought in South Da-
kota was broken on the 14th by vio-
lent thunderstorm in which nearly an
inch of water fell. The crops are safe
with an adequate rainfall hereafter.
MEMBERS of the Railway Garments
union elected officers at Chicago on the
18th and adjourned their annual ses-
sion. The convention will meet in BIZ
ennial session in June. 1896, at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. The general offices of
the union will be removed to Kansas
City.
Two hundred Coxeyites captured a
freight train at Big Springs, Col. They
were overtaken by deputies and arrest
ed and taken to Omaha, Neb.
IN Cincinnati the striking carpenters,
the strike which has paralyzed the
building trades there for five weeks.
Ten boats, containing $50 Montana
Coxeyites, arrived in Bismarck from
Helena, Mont, recently, having trav-
eled by the Missouri river. The city
refused to provide food and the men
threatened to leave their boats and
make their way over railroads
THE National Prison congress was in
session at st. Paul. Mimi, on the 10th.
President Brinkerhoff made the state
ment that the record of criminals was
growing greater. He read facts and
figures which startled even those
familiar with the work of prison re-
form. The attendance was large. fully
$50 ladies and gentlemen occupying
seats as delegates.
NoRsEMAN CLARK and a woman
named Jennie Siley took refuge under
a tree in thunderstorm at Lyons, Ia,
on the 18th. The woman was killed
and the man fatally injured by bolt
of lightning.
In Streator, Ill, while laboring un-
der temporary alteration of mind ow-
ing to suustroke. Herman Richter cut
his mothers throat and attempted sui
eide. He will recover.
AT the session of the supreme lodge
of Workmen in San Francisco on the
10th. Atlanta. Ga, was chosen as the
place for the next convention. A pro-
posed new ritual for the order was de-
feated. A ritual for the use of the
grand lodge Degree of Honor was
! adopted.
An offer at Indianapolis, Ind, be-
came engaged in an alteration with
a man and attempted to arrest him.
Another man struck the policeman in
the face and the officer shot him down.
| A crowd gathered round the officer and
an attempt was made to lynch him,
but he was rescued by platoon of po-
lice. The rioters numbered over !, 900.
Every policeman in the city was called
to the station.