The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-10

FROM recent information received ty
the bureau of American republics from
Valparaiso, it was learned that the
Chilian minister of finance, replying 20
the government of Mexico, declined to
join in the proposed monetary confer
ence to establish a rate of value be
tween gold and silver.
MORE than 1900 committeeman, com.
prising the citizens executive board
of Pittsburgh, Pa, are hustling for all
they are worth to make the twenty
eighth national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic to be held
September 10 to Is success. Indica-
tions are for a tremendous turnout of
veterans. More than 25,OOO of them
have been assigned to free quarters, to
say nothing of the 5000 to 10000 who
have reserved paid quarters, and the
5000 resident Grand Army men who
will not need to secure accommoda-
tions.
SHARP NOSE. an Arapahoe Indian
chief of Wyoming, has been deemed by
the house pension committee worthy
of a pension of S12 month for his
services to the government as a scout
in leading the attack on the village of
hostile Cheyennes, in the Big Horn
mountains. in November, 1876.
JENNIE JONES, wife of striking coal
miner, was killed at Phillipsburg, Pa,
by shot fired by James Myers, a
deputy sheriff. Immediately after the
shooting Myers fled into the town.
The enraged strikers swear that they
will avenge the death of the woman.
The Pardee mine was to have resumed
with non-union men, and deputies, in
cluding Myers, were commissioned to
guard those who were going into the
mines. Maddened by the jeers of the
women, who assembled about the en-
trance of the mine, Myers fired into the
crowd, with the result already stated.
A BUCYRUs, o., special on the Sd said
that a westbound freight on the Penn
sylvania broke in two, the parts col
liding. A car of coal oil and one of
gasoline took fire and consumed half
the train, also destroyed about 500 feet
of track. Four tramps were stealing a
ride on the oil car and all were burned
to death.
THERE was no truth in the story
cabled from Buenos Ayres on August
1 to the effect that 5000 insurgent
troops were marching upon Porto Ale
gro, the capital of the state of Rio
Grande do Sui.
NEWS of the Wellman polar expedi-
tion has been received at Tromsoe,
Norway. Soon after leaving Danes
island the Ragnvald-Jarl encountered
a great field of pack ice and the vessel
was hemmed in and crushed to pieces.
Arthur Wellman, undaunted by the
loss of the vessel, resolutely set out in
a northern direction on his search for
the pole.
ANOTHER fire broke out at Mini
neapolis, Minn., on the Sd. 1t was be-
lieved to have been incendiary. 1t
occurred in the warehouse of the
Nelson Paper Co. and the nearest fire
alarm box was found to be plugged up
tight. The warehouse full of paper
burned. together with quantity of
dry mill wood. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
1000.
THE steamer City of Holland, with
passengers aboard, was beached at
Holland, Mich, in a heavy gale. The
boat was badly damaged and the pas
sengers rescued with difficulty. but all
were saved. The boat is new one
and cost $4,000.
THE striking miners at Starkville,
Col, held a meeting on the Sd, and by
vote decided to return to
work. 1t was expected the mines at
that place would be opened with full
force on the 9th.
A DISPATCH from Tien Tsin. China,
says that all deserters from the troops
to Taku will be beheaded.
SAMUEL b. FOSTER, attorney for the
filed additional claims for
damages growing out of the strike at
Chicago on the I'd. The amount was
$500. Mr.. Foster stated that within
the next thirty days claims would be
filed against the city and county for
50 900, 900 damages
Two more members of the notorious
Cook gang of bandits were killed near
Sapulpa, l. T.. on the I'd by United
States marshals.
ADvICEs from Ecuador are to the
effect that the congress intends to de.
silver and adopt paper cur
rency based on gold.