The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-16

nipesaukee, in New Hampshire, by the
steamer Mineola. The passengers were
rescued. The pilot of the Mineola
claimed there were no lights showing
on the Gypsy.
CHAMPION CoRBETT and Bob Fitzsim-
mons. the pugilists, met N a cafe in
and there was rough and tumble
fight between the two for about three
minutes. When the fight ended the
restaurant was in demoralized condi-
tion, broken chairs and glasses lying
all around.
TEE company putting in the three
big coal shafts at Hilton, Ia, struck a
vein of coal at depth of COZ feet. The
vein is feet and inches in thickness.
Coal experts predict the Hilton mines
will become the largest in the state.
AN extensive cave of ground occurred
at the Chaplin mine near Iron Noun
tain, Mich, on the 9th in a room in
which Charles Faust and John Johnson
were working. Faust was instantly
killed and Johnson escaped in badly
bruised condition.
AT Indianapolis, Ind, two heavily
loaded electric trains on the Broad
Ripple Suburban street car line coll
lided and at least dozen persons were
more or less injured. The accident was
caused by a motorman's failure to
throw a switch.
A FREIGHT train on the St Louis,
Chicago & St Paul railroad ran off the
safety switch at Curran, Ill, on the
9th. The engine and four cars turned
over and were badly demolished, as
was also Wabash car on an adjacent
track, which was struck. The fireman
and engineer were injured.
THE important announcement was
made by President I. Ii. Sherry, of the
citizens organization of Louisville,
KY, that the application for free quar-
ters during the encampment will not
be received from Grand Army posts
after August 15. There was an abun-
dance of room. but it was necessary
that applications close at the time
specified so that all assignments may
be made and proper accommodations
provided.
The steamer Catterthun. from China
to Australia, was wrecked on the Seal
rocks off Cape Hawk during gale.
The passengers, who numbered seventy
persons, of whom fifty-five were Chi
nese, were asleep when the ship
grounded. A tug which went to the
wreck saved those who had not gone
in the boats. 1t was thought that
siXty-persons had drowned, of whom
forty-six were Chinese.
A NUMBER of field laborers on Ger
man estate in Argena became dissatis-
fed with their condition and set fire
to the buildings and all the horses and
cattle were burned to death. The au-
thorities attempted to arrest the riot
ers and a fight ensued and five persons
were killed and six wounded.
THE erecting and tin departments of
the Cheapeake IL Ohio shops were
burned at Huntington. w. Va, on the
sth and the whole plant was at the
time threatened. The machine shop
was badly damaged. The storage de-
partment was burned and with it fifty
freight cars
WHILE Buffalo Bills Wild West show
was giving a performance at Oswego,
\. Y, on the 18th terrific wind and
rainstorm struck the town. The
horses were stampeded, and the can
vass covering the grand stand was
blown away, and the 5000 people shell
tered under it rushed down off their
seats in a wild panic. Many women
and children were trampled upon and
badly hurt.
AT Logan courthouse, Is miles south
of Huntington, w. Va. five men who
were drinking and playing cards had
row and Bud Pritchard, a former Ohio
river pilot, was killed and John Rush
fatally injured.
AN s-story building in course OF
construction in New York, fell with
crash on the sth and a number of
workmen were carried down in the
ruins Two men were instantly killed
and several others seriously wounded,
while eleven men were missing. 1t
was said that the disaster was caused
by overlooking the sixth floor with
building material. The contractor
and foreman were both arrested.
PROF. EDWARD BEMIs, of the depart
ment of political economy in the Uni
versity of Chicago, has resigned. 1t is
rumored that he was requested to take
this step owing to his recent repeated
attacks upon capital.