The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-07


THE secretary of the interior has ap-
proved the allotments in severalty to
the Yankton Indians in South Dakota.
There are 1,40O allottees and the allot-
ments embrace over 100, 600 acres.
THE census Office made public on the
30th the principal results of the investi-
cation of farmer home proprietorshir
in all of the states and territories.
GENERAL NEWS.
ROBERT j. made the fastest mile ever
paced in harness on the 31st at Fort
Wayne, Ind, lowering the worlds
record of 2:O4 to 2:O34.
THE governor of Indo-China reports
that on the night of the 9th Chinese
marauders murdered NJ. Chalet, French
collector of customs in Tcnkin, and
killed his wife and children. Troops
pursued the outlaws, but failed to cap
ture them. The French government
has demanded indemnity from the gov
ernment at Pekin.
The Chicago e West Michigan fast
train was wrecked II miles south of
Baldwin, Mich, by running into herd
of cattle. The fireman and engineer
were killed. There were few passen-
gers on the train.
FOREST fires rage in the Puget sound
country and much valuab bic timber has
been destroyed. Lumber men think
the damage in Washington will aggre-
gate several hundred thousand dollars.
The SUBMITS of Stampede mountain
and other foot hills of the Cascades
along the Northern Pacific were ablaze.
The railroad had men at work with
two mountain engines and hose to pro-
tect snow sheds and other property be-
side that of the Stampede tunnel. Fire
was also raging near the mining town
of Wilkeson.
PERMANENT organization of the re-
publican state convention at Atlanta,
Ca, was not effected until late on the
afternoon of the Both. A fight soon
sprung up over the nomination of a
state ticket. After many speeches, it
was resolved not TO put up ticket.
Then the proposition to indorse the
populist ticket was defeated. Resolu-
tions were adopted and the convention
ended.
LIE w lSCOlSlD Sbdlt OOdTu Vi
was in session on the 30th at MilwaU-
kee, considering the smallpox cpl
demic. 1t was believed that the turbu-
lent and infected district on the south
side would be under strict military
quarantine within a day or two. 1t was
thought by some of the members that
between 1,200 and 1.5O0 soldiers would
be needed to carry out the quarantine
restrictions. During a visit of men,
bers of the board to the infected dis
trict mob of several hundred persons.
mostly women and children, followed
up their carriage, howling threats of
vengeance and hooting at the occu-
pants.
A DESPERATE fight occurred at Chi
cago on the 2Sth which afterward grew
into rot and one man was killed. two
fatally wounded and five others hurt.
The whole thing started by a man try
ing to collect rent of a lodger who was
dilatory in paying. The police made
many arrests.
HEAVY fires were still raging on the
3Oth in the Trout Creek, Mich, district.
The Diamond Match Co. lost fully 90,-
900, 900 of lumber, and the Nester
estate timber consumed was about 90
600, 900 feet. The loss to homesteaders
was very great.
MASKED robbers broke into the house
of DIR. Mercer a Beaver Falls, Va. and
after beating him and his son into in
sensibility, ransacked the house. The
doctor may die.
THE grand stand and club house OF
the Chicago baseball park We're de-
stroyed by fire on the a9th. The
park was deserted at the time and the
fire was thought to be incendiary.
In Detroit, Mich, on the SOth over
$4,000 Sunday school children marched
in the annual Rally day parade. and
afterwards enjoyed an outing on Belle
isle, where the exercises of the day
were held.
An electric car collided with pas
senger train on the Chicago & North
ern Pacific road at the Forest Hill
crossing, Chicago. on the 29th. Three
persons were seriously injured and 4
number of others were badly shaken
up.
THE work of fitting the figure of
the Goddess OF Liberty on the sum-
init of the capitol dome at Washing
ton with electric lights, which was pro-
nounced impossible. has at last been ac-
complished. Albert Ports. an assist
ant to the chief electrician of the
capitol. ol.accomplished the feat by means
of ladder held by four men on the
top landing of the dome.
THE largest audience ever seen at the
Casino, at Newport, r. l., was present
at the tennis match on the 2sth for the
championship of America. The con-
testaDts were NJ. F. Goodbody. the
Irish player and r. D. Wrenn: the Ameri-
can The first set was won by Good
body, Sc; the second by Wrenn, 6-1.
and the third by Wrenn. ca. The
consolation final was won by E. Wrenn.
defeating o. NJ. Bostwicl1. Go, 6-S.
WILLIAM KoUTs KEPPEL, seventh earl
of Albemarle, is dead. aged 63 years
He was at one time civil secretary anc
superintendent-general of Indian af
fairs for Canada AID held other Office
nj various times.