The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
GENERNt. NEWS.


c. B. BIRCH, cash receiver for the
West Chicago Street Railway Co. al
the cable barns, was shot and fatally
wounded at an early hour on the 23d
by man who attempted to rob him OF
the days receipts The cashier was in
a wire cage, but had left the door
open. The burglar went in and de-
manded the money in the drawer. Mr..
Birch reached for his revolver and was
Immediately shot He fell to the floor,
but managed to fire one shot, which
went wild. The burglar fired three
more shots into his body. and then
emptying the cash drawer escaped.
In a dispute over the possession of a
COW near Linn, l. L. a man named
Amoers shot and killed Sam Berry, a
nephew of Senator Berry, of Arkansas.
IT was announced on the 23d that
Lord Rosebery, the British prime min
lister, had rendered his resignation to
the queen and that her majesty had
Summoned the marquis of Salisbury to
Windsor in connection with the lorna
ton of a conservative ministry.
HORACE COOPER was hanged at Elk
ton, Md, on the 2lst He murdered
his sweetheart, Maggie Pitts. last No
Eember Il, at Cokesbury. The cause
Of the shooting was Cooper's jealousy
Of another negro, Tor whom he thought
the girl was giving him up.
FIRE started in the gun shed of Light
battery T at the Preside at san Fran
cisco recently and before an engine
arrived the building was consumed
The shed contained eight finch rifed
gons of the latest pattern. each of
which cost about 5000. The guns
were badly warped and the carriages
so twisted that they were absolutely
ruined A number Of valua be stores
were also in the building. all of which
were damaged so that they are unfit
for use. The total loss i $50. 900. The
origin OF the fire was unknown.
THE eighth national convention OF
the League OF Republican clubs com
menced at Cleveland. o., on the 10Th.
with 1000 delegates in the auditorium
President Tracy, in the course of his
address, said that the future use of sill
yer would proba bly, be settled By the
great commercial nations within a
wear. He also outlined the policy of
the republican party on other vital
questions There were represented at
he convention forty-six states and ter
ritoyies- The meeting then adjourned
til the next dav to give the commit
tees time to work.
AT the British Woman's Temperance
Il
18th Miss Florence Balgarnie accused
the ". c. 7. U. of America of being
apologists for the lynchings in the
United States. Miss Willard made a
spirited defense and a resolution was
carried declaring that the meeting be-
heved the American w. c. T. q. main
tanned towards the lynching question
the same attitude as other Christian
bodies, namely, that under no circum-
stances must human life be taken with
Dut due process of law.
The chamber of deputies at Lisbon
was destroyed by FIRE on the 18Th. The
fire was caused by a plumber who had
been at work on the roof The cham
Der of peers was saved.
A FIRE on the Goth at Seattle, Wash.
destroyed 5000, 600 worth of property of
the Consolidated Street Railway Co.
A CAR on the Lookout Mountain in
cline railroad jumped the track while
coming down the mountain on the
18th and w. b. Mitchell. president OF
the Third national bank Of Chattanoo-
ga. Tenn. and author of Dollars or
What?" and NJ. NJ. Henderson both
jumped and received probably fatal
wounds.
DURING the recent heavy rain at Red
Bud, Ill, cloudburst at Ames, small
village near by, did great damage TO
crops and property. Creeks were food
ed, carrying away bridges and fences,
etc The water was ) feet deep on the
hills Although great damage was
done, no lives were lost.
NEAR Mount Gilead. " C.. two
brothers, Andrew and Mann Rhodes,
guarreled about some family matters.
Sarah Rhodes. their mother, seized and
held Andrew while Mann. with knife.
cut him open. killing MIN Sarah and
Mann were both jailed. There was
Il, < among tie negroes Of iyEcling the
e. -"ar AND 80.