The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04


ended the 2sth said that the holiday
trade was scarcely up to expectations
Purchases had been smaller than usual
in amount and confined to needful
articles. Wheat had declined = cent
and corn q cent. There was larger
demand for nails, but il hardware and
machinery business was much de-
pressed.
News reached Klamath, Ore. on the
18th that at Christmas entertainment
at Silver Lake a lamp exploded and,
setting fire to the building. forty-one
persons were burned to death and if
teen injured. Silver Lake is a small
village in Oregon about $50 miles from
the nearest telegraph office.
THE Chicago Civic federation has de-
cided to appeal to the Illinois legisla-
ture to send a committee to that city
empowered to probe into every public
Office about which there is any sus-
picion of evil.
EX-SENATOR JAMES G. FAIR died sud-
denly at the Lick house at San Fran
cisco on the Goth.
FIRE broke out early on the morning
of the Goth in the five-storv building of
Stucley. Brent & Co., general mer-
chandise, at Louisville, Ky. The losses
were: Stuckey. Brent & Co., So. 600;
fully insured; J. II. Quasi e Co. $780,
600; covered by insurance; Bareford,
Lawson & Co., $4,000; insured.
THE coal miners at Marshal mine No.
9, Boulder, Col. were out on a strike
on the 2Sth. The owners did not wish
to pay over 60 cents per ton, while the
regular price heretofore has been IS
cents and so cents per ton.
IT has been decided by the general
officers of the Worlds Christian Tenn
perance union to present to the United
States congress a petition signed in
fifty languages and by as many nation
alities throughout the world asking
that the protection of the government
may no more be vouchsafed to the sale
of Intoxicating liquors ard opium or to
the Equalization of social vice.
THE famous Cliff house at San Fran
cisco, which was destroyed by fire on
the 25th, will be replaced by million
dollar structure of steel and iron.
AUsTRo-HUSGARY is expected to re-
taliate upon the United States if con-
cessions are not made to that country
on sugar duties.
THE Sandwich bank. at Aurora. Ill,
was broken open recently and the
burglars escaped with their plumber.
The amount stolen was not stated.
ROBBERS entered the residence of
Henry Ecker, at Piqua, o.. recently
while the family was absent and Sc
cured nearly 5000 in cash.
ARMENIAN refugees were reported
arriving at Sarallamyseh in a wretched
condition. They declared that many
of their compatriots had been obliged
to adopt Islamism to save their lives
and the honor of their wives and
daughters.
The new passenger station at Ander-
son. Ind. for two divisions of the Big
Four railroad was totally destroyed by
fire on the eth. The ticket office
effects and express matter were saved.
The station was the finest union station
owned exclusively by the Big Four
road.
AT Hillhouse, Miss, while several
negroes We're playing craps, quarrel
arose. Louis Allen shot four of the
negroes, killing two of them outright
and mortally wounding the Others.
Allen received mortal wound and fell
dead over the bodies of his victims.
A DISPATCH of the Goth stated that
$50 steerage passengers of the steamer
Southwark were detained at Chester,
Pa, on account of smallpox and were
confined in the quarantine station
there in the most absolute filth and
privation. 1t was declared that tie
food was not fit for dogs and water and
towels had not been provided since the
landing.
The reported killing of negroes in
Brooks county. Ga, is now said to have
been committed by a murderous gang
of whites and that the negroes were
leaving the place through fear.
\ LIGHT earthquake shock was felt
at Boise, Ida, on the morning of the
24th. 1t broke windows and ratified
dishes.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. the IA
nous English politician, was reported
on the 25th dying in London from a
stroke of paralysis.
a RUMOR was current at Robelinc,
La, of triple murder, all women,
which occurred on Christmas day in a
dark corner of Vernon parish.