The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-11

Toronto. Nan.. was destroyed y nre
early on the morning of the 9TH. The
loss is about $4,000.
In Montevista, Col, Mrs. Fred Ster-
ling went to call on a neighbor. leav-
ing her two children. aged years and
9 months respectively, locked in the
house. On her return the house was
on fire and the boy burned to death.
The baby was rescued. but was so Sc
verely burned that it will probably die.
THREE men were found murdered
within 3 miles of San Antonio, Tex,
recently, on the roadside with bullet
holes in their heads From the SINH
larity of the wounds. and the situation
in general, it was thought they were
murdered by the same party.
Gov. MITCHELL, of Florida, has re-
voIed his order issuing a warrant for
the arrest of Henry NJ. Flagler, of the
Standard Oil Co., upon the requisition
of Gov. Hogg, of Texas. He holds that
the evidence is clear that Flagler is not
fugitive from justice of the state of
Texas.
Miss BELLE ARMSTRONG. of Almonte,
Can, jumped from moving train re-
Gently and her neck was broken. Her
father witnessed the accident and the
shock drove him insane.
THE new four-story brick block on
Lake street, Cleveland, o., owned by
the Cleveland Gas Light and Coke Co,
was detroyed by fire on the 3D.. The
building was worth 100000 and the oc-
cupants probably suffered a loss of
500, 900 or more.
THE interest in the recent county
elections throughout Georgia was
reported slight. the results showing
heavy democratic gains in all coun-
ties, many of which were strongly pop
ulist in the last two elections. 0ut of
100 counties the total number carried
by populists will probably not exceed
fifteen.
IT was reported that William Bowers,
marshal of the town of Gallup. n. NJ,
had disappeared and that the citizens
believed that he was the victim of foul
play. His room indicated the presence
of intruders during the night and the
finding of his pistols, star and hat on
the table was taken as proof that he
had been murdered.
SEVEN persons were injured in a rail-
road wreck which occurred on the
Philadelphia & Reading road a short
distance below Germantown, Pa. on
the 3D. The collision was between
passenger trains. Both engines were
badly smashed and two cars complete
ly wrecked.
EIGHT farmers, near Westbrook,
Conn.,, caught two tramps who had as
saulted a teacher who refused to give
them money, stripped off their ragged
clothing, tied them to a tree and gave
them each about twenty cuts with
whip and ordered them to leave the
neighborhood.
EX-GOv. SYLVESTER PENNoYER, of
Oregon, has endowed Williams college,
Massachusetts, with a scholarship of
SS4, 500 in memory of his son, who died
there last term. The money is to be
used for the support of needy and de-
serving students, preference being
given Oregon students when such are
in college.
EIGHT negroes, seven of them chill
dren, were burned to death recently at
Phillips mill, near Douglas, Ga, the
house in which they were having acct
dentally caught fire.
The New York state legislature met
and organized on the I'd by the election
of the republican caucus nominees.
Hamilton Fish was chosen speaker of
the house. The inaugural message of
Gov. Morton was read in both the
senate and. house.
A. J. L. RoDDICK. Andrew Winters,
George Alexander and c. ID. Kiger, held
for murder, and confined in the county
Jail at Nashville. Tenn. escaped recent
~ by saving the bars.
NELSON NORRIS, of Chicago. has re-
ceived telegram from his agent at
Antwerp that the Belgian government
has prohibited the importation of live
cattle from the United States on the
ground that pleuro-pneumonia was
prevalent in this country. This closes
all the ports of continental Europe
against American cattle and American
beef products and leaves to the export
err only the British market.
EX-Gov. NORTHERN, of Georgia, has
met with success in his movement to
send corn from that state to the starry
ing people of western Nebraska. and
on January - long train will leave
Atlanta loaded with the grain.