The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-27
EENERaI NENvS

GENERAL NEWS.
TIRE meeting called in New York on
The 21st TO organize the proposed 81
OO0. 900 combination of theatrical man
ayers of the country proved failure.
A HANDSOME monument is to be
erected to jefferson Davis at Rich
mond. Va. the corner stone of which
will be laid next May during the meet
ing of the Grand Confederate camp in
that city.
WHITECAPs recently burned a toll
house near Connorsville, Ind. Citizens
were strongly opposed to paying toll
Those engaged IN the burning of the
house were masked and watched the
flames until the house was entirely
consumed.
AT New York on the 21st Henry of
Navarro was beaten by Clifford in the
great handicap race. Clifford ran the
IA mile in 2:07l4.
AT demonstration bv 5000 work
men in favor of universal suffrage held
at Vienna on the pod serious collisions
occurred with the police and twenty
six arrests were made.
THREE men and two boys were
drowned while bathing in Lake Michi-
gan at Chicago on the 22d.
A DISPATCH from New York stated
that the engagement of the duke of
Marlborough to Miss Consuelo Wander
bilt. which has been repeatedly af-
firmed and denied during the past
month. was formally announced on
the 2Oth The duke himself was
authority for the statement.
PRAIRIE fires were raging south of
Perry. Ok. on the 2Oth and great dam
age had been done. Thousands of
acres had been burned over and much
hay had been burned.
MILLIE MERTZ, aged Q. endeavored to
kindle a fire by using kerosene in the
kitchen stove. The can of oil exploded
and she and her 2-year-old brother
were burned to death. They were the
children of a dairyman living near
Denver. Col.
IT was reported at Milwaukee on the
Goth that the schooner Penokee had
gone down with seven men. She left
Buffalo for Milwaukee with 564 tons
of coal month ago. Since then moth
had been heard of her From the de-
scription of the schooner which was
struck by a water spout off Point aux
Barques, in Saginaw bay. it was
thought II may have been the Peno-
kee
News reached Little Rock, Ark, on
the 18th of the destruction of court
records at Hamburg. The next term
of court in Ashley county was to try
e
under indictment fer running blind
tigers" Some person having the COM
bination of the safe containing the in
dictments and evidence. stole the writ
ten evidence and burned it.
A RECENT dispatch from Hong Kong
said that the Basle mission at Moilie,
west of Swatean. has been wrecked.
The foreigners had evacuated it owing
to the warnings received from other
stations that thousands of rebels were
gathering and loOting the property of
the wealthy Chinese.
AN employe of the National Bank of
Chicago has disappeared with Sl9, 500 of
the banks funds.
The Cotton States and international
exposition was formally opened at At
lanta. Ga. on the 18th. President
Cleveland touching the button at Gray
Gables which started the machinery.
The big electric fountain played and
100 bombs were exploded as a salute.
notifying the public of the opening.
dispatch was sent to President Cleve-
land thanking him for the interest he
had taken in the exposition and he
sent an appropriate reply.
THERE was an immense attendance
at the reunion Of the Army of the Cum
berland at Chattanooga on the 18th,
large number Of members of the Army
of the Tennessee being present as
guests Gen. J. d. Morgan. vice presi-
dent of the society was chairman, Gen.
Rosecrans. the president being absent.
Senator Henderson. of Nebraska, made
the address of the occasion.
THE Silver Lake worsted mills at
Pascoag. r. l., were destroyed by fire
Loss, $40. 600; insurance, So. 600.
BARN owned by John D. Rookie
feller, valued at s., 900, at Tarry-
town. y. y, was destroyed by fire.
The fire was probably of incendiary
origin. This was the second fire on
the place within a month and Rocka-
feller has offered =. 900 reward for the
detection of the guilty parties
A MOB of 400 men held up the Cotton
Belt passenger train at Danceville and
took a negro prisoner from the sheriff
of Bosier parish. La. and made off
through the woods with him. The
negro was charged with criminally as
saulting a white woman at Benton.
There was little doubt that the negro
was lynched.
A DISASTROUS fire visited Indian
apolis. Ind, on the 18th, several fine
buildings in the center of the business
section being destroyed. The total
loss was about S454.OOO.
THE Norwegian bark Clodian has
been totally wrecked off Una and her
entire crew lost.
An attempt was made 70 rob pas
senger train on the Wisconsin Central
road near Waupaca on the 18th. Ties
were piled on the track and spikes
pulled, ditching the engine and bag
gage car. Twelve sticks of dynamite
were exploded on the safe without
avail aud the robbers fed without get
ting any booty.