The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-20

NHIEF JUSTICE L. L. cNoDthAsS VI
the Tennessee supreme court, fred
two shots at John r Beasely, law
yer of ChattanoO a, Tenn. one ut
which took effect in the arm Mr..
Beasely was seriously hurt, but not
fatally.
JONAS G. LEIDY, aged IS, and his
wife, Melinda, red 90. of Souderton,
Pa. while on their way to church in a
carriage were struck by the Buffalo
express train on the North Pennsyl-
vania railroad near their home and re-
ceived injuries that resulted in their
death.
At two o'clock on the morning of the
10th fire broke out in the Mexican viii
lage at the Atlanta (Ga.l exposition,
but the flames were extinguished be-
fore any great damage was done.
Three. or four persons were injured in
fighting the flames
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, Mrs. Malinda
Burns, young mulatto woman. fired
a bullet into her husbands brain with
probably fatal result. The woman
was quickly arrested and her victim
removed to the hospital Mrs Burns
said that since her marriage to Burns
two years ago her life had been a con-
tinual round of abuse from the hands
of her husband.
The conductors and motormen of
Philadelphia were waging war for an
increase of wages, shorter hours and
the privilege of belonging to the Anal
gamated Association of Street Railway
Employees, and it was decided to inau-
gurate strike on the 18th and tie up
the street car lines.
Two packages were received at Chi
cago on the 10th directed to p. ID. Ar
mOur and George NJ. Pullman respec-
lively. and the packages were finally
turned over to Post Office Inspector
Stuart for inspection. They proved to
be Internal machines, which, had they
reached their destination and been
opened without suspicion by the men
for whom they were intended. would
have probably blown them into
eternity.
IN quarrel over game of billiards
at Pittsburgh. Pa. William Parker,
colored. was struck over the head with
a billiard cue in the hands of a man
named Porter and almost instantly
killed. Porter made his escape.
JACK HARRIs, an aged invalid of
Ham burg, Ala. was left alone at home
while his family attended his only
daughters marriage. Upon their re-
turn the bridal party found the house
in ashes and the old man burned to a
crisp.
The members of the Clothing Con-
tractors Mutual and Protective associ-
alton have repudiated the contracts
entered into by them with the men,
bers of the United Garment Workers of
America in New York last July and a
strike involving 10000 tailors in New
York city. Brooklyn. Brownville and
Newark has been precipitated.
COIN" HARVEY on the 18th launched
his new political party at Chicago. to
be known as the Patriots of Ameri-
ca" Its special mission Is to advance
the cause Of free silver. The national
officers are: w. II. Harvey. first ma
tional patriot: Charles II. Mcclure. ma
tional recorder and James F: Adams,
national treasurer On the first Tues
day of next April an election will be
held and a new set of officers chosen.
A side order. called the Daughters of
the Republic Is also to be started. Its
mem bership will be confined to the
gentler sex..and the head of it will
carry the title of first woman of the
republic"
THE New York Morning Advertiser
on the 10th said that Levi p. Morton
was an avowed candidate for the pres
idencv. and that while he does not pro-
pose to personally exert himself. he
will be pleased 70 have the New York
delegation stand firmly for his nomi-
nation at st. Louis. as did the famous
300 for that of Grant in 1850.
GEORGE W. MCCAMMON. Adams Ex-
press agent at Farmersburg, Sullivan
county, Ind. has defaulted. taking
with him s.. 500 of the cOmpany's money.
The Weir pillow shops at Monmouth,
H., were almost destroyed by fire on
the 18th. The loss was $50, 900. Three
hundred men were thrown out of work.
CHAIRMAN CARTER, of the republican
national committee, has issued the
formal call for the national convention
at St. Louis, June 16, 1896.
THE Eighth Street Methodist Episco-
pal church. one of the finest church
edifices in Little Rock, Ark. was des-
troyed by fire on the 18th. The FIRE
started from the furnace Two fire.
men were caught among a mass of
burning timbers and badly burned.
Al Robins was pinned beneath some
joists and his legs burned nearly off
He will not recover.
A POWDER magazine at Arlon, Bel
giau Luxembourg. exploded recently
and killed seven men.
ADvICEs from Madagascar stated
that a mob of 8. 900 Hovas had attacked
and DESTROYED the Christian mission at
Ramainandro. but that Missionary
MacMahon and his family. occupying
the mission, had succeeded in escaping
unframed A force of 600 French
troops was dispatched to the scene to
quell the disturbance and all Euro
peans were ordered to the capital as a
measure of safety.
EX-SENATOR ALLEN G. THURMAN died
at Columbus, o., on the 18th. The '-Old
Roman" as he was affeetionately
called, was 80 years old on Novem Der
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THOMAS O'BRIES. a saloon man of