The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-17

extending nearly q mile over the
tracks. The slide occurred just as an
eastbound freight train was passing
and buried the tender of the engine
and seventeen cars. None of the crew
were injured.
THE ferry boat, Capitola Butt, run
ming between Sioux City, Ia, and the
Nebraska shore, caught fire from de-
fective flue in mid stream and burned
to the waters edge. The crew sue
ceeded in reaching the Nebraska shore.
The loss was about $4,000, partially
covered by insurance.
A MURDER occurred at the county in
Urinary west of Findlay, O., recently.
Abe Wise, a semi-paralyZed inmate,
aged 40 years, was the victim, and
John G. Karg, another inmate, aged 76
years, was the murderer. The two
men quarreled over a trivial matter
and Wise threatened to kill Karg,
striking him over the head with a
cane. Karg went to his room and pro-
cured butcher knife and nearly sew
cred Wise's head from his body. With
the blood streaming from his wounds
Wise managed to get down stairs, but
died soon after Karg washed him
self, went to his room and pretended
to be asleep when the superintendent
knocked at his door. Karg was placed
under arrest.
AT Briartown, l. T., Alex Simmons,
an Indian, committed suicide rather
than testify against friend in muir
der trial.
THOMAS JORDAN and Peter Augusta
were legally hanged at Canon City,
Col, on the evening of the 18th.
MAIL advices from Kodiak. Alaska,
by the steamer Topeka confirm the re-
port that the schooner C. g. White, of
San Francisco, was wrecked in a gale
and snowstorm on Kodiak island in
Behring sea on April IA Eleven lives
were lost.
CHARLES JOHNSON. post Office rob-
Der wanted in the Indian territory, es-
capped from the United States deputy
marshals between Clean and Sala-
manca, y. Y. He was captured in
Brooklyn, and was being taken west
in an Erie train. He was handcuffed
to a seat and had slipped his handouts
and jumped from the train. 1t was un-
derstood there was a reward of 5000
upon his head.
Four policemen were injured and
one striker fatally shot in a riot at the
Illinois Steel Co.'S plant at South Chi
cago on the Sth.
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted on
the sidewalk at Philadelphia on the
10th by August Topper. He shot Clara
Herhold twice and then sent a bullet
into his right temple, killing himself
almost instantly. The girl was re-
moved to a hospital, where she died
half an hour later. Topper was des-
perately in love with the Herhold girl,
who was servant in his family, but
his advances were coldly received as
he was married man.
NEWTON BRAGG. a rancher residing
near Cheatteroy, Wash, came home
just in time to save his 2-year-old child
from a horrible death. His wife,
driven insane from religious frenzy,
had built an altar in the woods near
the house, upon which she had secured
the little babe, preparatory to roasting
it alive. She was engaged in offering
up prayer for her sacrifice when her
husband happily arrived.
SoON after l a. m. on the 18th fire
occurred at 10 Sherman street, Chicago,
a cheap rooming house, in which one
man lost his life and ten others were
injured, four of them probably in
fatal manner. The fire was quickly
eXtinguished.
JEM SMITH and Ted Pritchard fought
at London on the 10th for the heavy
weight championship of England and
goo a side and a purse. In the first
round Pritchard had the advantage,
but in the second Smith got in n severe
blow on Pritchard's body and soon
knocked him out of the ring. Pritchard
was unable to respond to the call of
time and the fight was awarded to
Smith.
Col. WILLIAM P. CRAIGHILL has been
appointed to succeed Brig. Gen. Casey,
retired, as chief of engineers, U. S. A.
A DISPATCH from Kobe, Japan, stated
that cholera had broken out on board
the Japanese transports at Talienwan
on the Lao peninsula and half the
troops ships of the original Pc Chi Ii
expeditions were flying the yellow
flag, denoting the disease was aboard
of them.
Two armed bandits made a whole
sale raid through the country so miles
east of Guthrie, Ok. Near Tryon they
robbed McClelland of a large sum of
money, then went to a neighbours
stable and stole two fresh horses. A
number of other houses were visited
and the occupants held up. They
reached George Ross place, near Dale,
whom they robbed of $3.50, watch and
a gun.
A RIOT broke out in the brick yard
of Walsh Bros, near Hudson, n. Y,
on the 9TH, and the sheriff was called
upon to quell the disturbance. The
body of James Mcclure, a deck hand
on a brick barge, was found in the
river. There was a belief that Nc
CURE was thrown into the water by
the Infatuated Italians, all of whom
were drunk and demanded an increase
in wages
THE boiler in the saw mill of John
Bennett, north of Kokomo, Ind, ex-
ploded on the eth, blowing the mill to
fragments James Gait, the foreman,
was instantly killed, and Frank Doar-
ing, Fred Phillips and John Busch
were badly injured.
The May government crop report is
sued on the 10th makes the condition
of winter wheats2. o per cent A month
ago the condition was STA per cent,
and year ago s1.4 per cent
THE jury in the Demady case at Dem