The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26

The czar of Russia's condition on the
18th was critical. He had taken to his
bed and his relatives were gathered
around it. Prayers were offered up in
the Russian churches for his recovery.
1t was reported that unless his death
precipitated matters a council of re-
gency would be declared on October %.
A wIDowER named Cox, living alone
with a son and daughter, young chill.
dren. miles south of Ardmore, /. T.,
was filling a lamp with oil when the
oil became ignited and they were all
enveloped in flames. The children have
died and the father was not expected
to recover.
ONE of the most disastrous explosions
that has occurred on the drainage
canal happened on the morning of the
21st when three men were killed out
right and three more seriously injured.
The explosion took place at Kicker and
Leans camp. near Summit, Ill. A
gang of men were at work putting in
blast when the giant powder exploded,
blowing three men to pieces. In the
evening another explosion took place
at the same camp, where two men were
killed and one wounded.
The mail from the Orient brings
news of a disastrous fire at Chang
Kiang, near Hong Kong. Over thirty
people were burned to death, 2,OOt
houses were destroyed, including two
temples, and the total loss of 10, ,O0O, 900
taels entailed.
The skull of Harry Knight, men,
Der of the Drexel institute football
team, was crushed in practice game
with the university of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia on the Goth. lie died in
the university soon after.
A DISPATCH received at London on
the 21st from Shanghai stated that ne
gotiations for peace between China
and Japan had been reopened.
FAILURES for the week ended Octo-
Der Il Dun's report) were 253 in the
United States, against 341 last year.
THE Japanese parliament opened at
Hiroschima on the 18th and the speech
from the throne was delivered by the
mikado in person. He declared that
ic was SICuIiy puihCo thdO Nhihu
should have forgotten her duties in re-
gard to the maintenance of peace in
the east in conjunction with Japan.
"She having brought about the present
state of affairs, however" he proceed
ed, land hostilities having been COM
menced. we will not stop until we have
attained our object
JUDGE BIERER, of the Oklahoma SUI
preme court, has removed c. w. Bugee,
county attorney. and the county COM
missioners of Beaver county for mall
feasance in Office and misappropriating
county money.
OTTo WoNIGKEIT. aged 81, and Henry
Ermisch, aged 10, were hanged in the
Jail inclosure at st. Paul. Mimi. on the
18th for the murder of a barkeeper,
whom they were attempting to rob
May > last.
FIRE at the county hospital at Dem
yer, Col. recently caused great excite
ment among the patients. but all were
removed without injury. The fire
started from an electric wire in tho
building occupied by the consumptives
and was extinguished by the fire de-
partment.
IN New York Harry Olney and
Charles Dalton were found dead in
room in a hotel. They had retired,
leaving the gas turned on.
AT Ell Reno, Ok. on the 18th. while
some twenty-five Indians were riding a
broncho race their animals collided,
throwing the whole party into a heap,
killing two Indians and fatally wound
ing several others.
NATHAN STRAUs. the New York
philanthropic millionaire dry goods
merchant, has sent a letter to James
G. Martin, chairman of Tammany's
executive committee, formally declin-
ing to stand as the Tammany candi-
date for mayor.
THEODORE AMMERM AN, wounded by
the militia during the riot at Washing
ton Courthouse, o., has died, making a
total of five killed.
WILLIAM DOLBY. the negro sentenced
at Washington Courthouse, o.. to twen-
ty years imprisonment and the cause
of the deaths of three members of a
mob. who wanted to lynch him. from
bullets from militia rifles, has been
landed in the state penitentiary. The
prisoner stated to the prison officials
that he was not guilty, but had en-
tered a plea of guilty because he had
been informed that he was to be-
mobbed and that this was the only way
to escape with his life.