The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-22
GENERAL NEWS.


AT Denver, Col, William R. Peck
shot six bullets into the body of
George r. Kroning, killing him in
stantly. A divorce scandal was the
cause of the tragedy.
The people of Algonia, Ia, were re-
ported very much wrought up over
number of incendiary fires that have
taken place in that town. The military
was called out recently and they
patrolled the town during the night,
and an organization has been affected
10 secure the safety of the place.
ABOUT 1900 pounds of fnitro-glycerine
exploded at the Hancock chemical
works, near Dollar bay, Mich, on the
18th. All the buildings of the COM
pany were wrecked. 1t being during
the noon hour, only one man was
killed. Several were injured by flying
debris. The cause of the explosion
was mystery.
Two Italians at McGregor, Minn.,
quarreled with man named Jeanette,
who kept a small store, about some
saw logs and shot MIN, tearing a gap
ing wound in his side. They then
blew the top of the head off his wife.
The murderers gave themselves up as
they were afraid of being lynched by
the woodsmen in the neighborhood.
The room presented a sickening ap-
pearance. the woman's brains being
spattered all about and her four young
children found shivering with terror.
A SPECIAL from Chippewa Falls,
Mimi, said that party of hunters dis
covered three men dead in an old
shanty. The supposition was that they
had been hunting wolves, using poison
to kill them and had accidentally got
the poison mixed with their food.
An official dispatch from Havana
says that the rebel band near Guam
tanamo has dispersed. Fifty of the
rebels were killed or wounded and six
Spanish soldiers were killed during the
engagement.
By the terms of peace between China
and Japan, as understood in official
circles, the former country cedes to
Japan the island of FormoSa and
agrees to pay an indemnity of $3.50. 900,
600 in gold. Japan will also occupy
Port Arthur and Wei-Hei-Wei, the two
great naval stations, for a term of
years. Corea is to be independent and
there will be no extension of Japan
ese territory on the mainland of Asia
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities in the United States for the
week ended March Is showed an aver
age increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 81;
in New York the increase was "a; ex-
elusive of New York the increase was
SO.
On the 14th all was quiet at New Or
leans The colored screwmen resumed
work on the wharves under the protec-
ton of the state troops The white
screwmen preserved a threatening
silence, but none made a move which
would cause the militia to use force to
suppress it. The militia were under
orders to report the next day.
As the result of the strike of 200
weavers of the Hall Worsted mills, at
jamestown, n. Y, 500 other hands. not
on strike. were lying idle, making
500 in all. These had been laid off be-
cause the strike of the weavers rem
Gered the running of the mills imprac-
ticable.
MYRON D. KING, the governors pri-
vate secretary, who was injured in the
riot at the Indiana house of repre-
sentatives recently, was no better on
the 14th. The authorities said that the
men who were conspicuous in the riot
are well known and are not likely to
leave the state. 1t was understood
that warrants would be issued.