The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-27
THE IC4A REGISTER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1896

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first built and also was the largest in
Oklahoma.
A DISPATCH from Wagner. |. T.. on
the 23d said that the Grand river con-
tinued to rise Houses. wagons and
farm animals were seen floating down
the torrent. Some men and women
had been in tree tops for SO hours
without food The Iron Mountain
railroad bridge at Fort Gibson had
been washed away and through traffic
abandoned.
ADIsPATCH from Chattanooga, Tenn.
on the 23d stated that a head-end
collision occurred on the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad between two
heavy freight trains at Cardiff. Three
unknown tramps were killed. brake
man fatally injured and six others Sc
riously hurt Both trains carried OIL
ears which were badly wrecked.
THE Lawrence reduction works at
Cripple Creek, Col. were totally de-
stroyed by fire on the 23d. The loss
will amount to more than 500, 900 with
insurance of $4,000.
As the mail boat from England was
entering the harbor of O>tend, Bel
gium. on the 2:ii. it collided with and
sank fishing boat and five fishermen
were drowned.
On the Metropolitan IL road at
Chicago the brakes refused to work on
car at the terminus at 4Sth and
Harrison streets at $40 on the morn
ing of the 23l and the motor went
down to The street. 20 feet below. The
rear end of the coach held t. the track
rails. The motor was badly wrecked
and the motorman. conductor and the
solitary passenger were taken out un-
conscious
The La Man sh drainage dyke near
Pel1in H.. broke on the ?3d and much
DANA re to farms in the vicinity was
done. The farmers moved their house
hold goods. machinery and stock to
high ground.
ANDREW Johnson and his three lit
tie children were suffocatel at their
home in Philadelphia by Il fire. Mrs.
Johnson was rescued in an uncon-
scious condition. but was not expected
to recover
THE New York Herald'< correspond
ent at Cartagena sent word that a
tidal wave destroyed great part of
the town of Santa Marta. in Panama,
and many lives were lost
A MEETING of men of both political
parties was held at Chicago recently
and it was decided to raise $50, 900 and
send delegation to the national COM
mittee at Washington ana try and Sc
cure the democratic national conven-
ton for that city. The meeting was
in favor of making the Monroe doc
trine plank in the national platform.
4 FIRE at 3O2 and 3O4 Wabash ave-
nue., Chicago, occupied by the National
| Furniture Co. and the American Dun
lap Tire Co, did SO 600 damage. The
Auditorium hotel adjoining was also
slightly damaged.
SEVEN MeXicans broke into store
at Morencearis. Y. NJ. recently. The
proprietor drove them out but was so
badly wounded that he will die. In an
attempt to arrest the burglars after
ward two of them were killed and
another secerelv wounded, the others
escaping \ respected Mexican. who
started To persuade the burglars to
| surrender. was met with bullet and
instantly killed.
y FTVE-sToPY brick building at Gin
cinnati occupied by W. w. Thomas &
Co, Wholesale dealers in teas, coffees,
spices and baking powder burned on
the 2ad. The Standard Oil Co. owned
the building. The loss is only $4,000,
fully insured. Thomas n Co, lose
500, 0O0. insurance $50 600
TIE great trolley strike at Philadel-
phia on the 10Th was reported as being
in a fair way to an amicable settle
ment. the traction management stat
ing that il the men would 90 back to
work it would receive committee
from the men. hear their complaints
and remedy them if possible.
TwENrY-FOUE miners lost their lives
in the Nelson mine entry No. 10. near
Dayton. Tenn. by an explosion of fire
damp on the 10Th The explosion was
succeeded by terrific crash, which in
Dictated that the roof of the passage
through which they had entered had
fallen in. No avenue OF escape was
left and there was no possibility that
any of the men would be found alive
The men were both white and colored,
including several boys.
( DISPATCH from Guthrie, Ok, said
that the Iowa Indians have grown
tired of living on their allotments
among white settlers, and have sent
committee to PawhusBa, !. T., to ne
gotiate for the lease of q tract of land
five miles square in the Usage reserva-
ton, on which they can erect their
wigwams and live together in camp. as
has always been their custom.
The newspapers of England were a
unit in treating the Monroe doctrine
as a matter that could not be quoted
as authoritative in negotiations with a
foreign power, and they argued that
if the doctrine was enforced the United
| States would become responsible for
the foreign policy of all the impetuous
little states OF South America and
would always be in hot water Many
of the newspapers thought Mr.. CleVe-
lands message an election dodge in
view Of the approach of the presiden-
tial election. a little harmless twisting
of the lions tail which would soon
] blow over.
THE number OF lives lost in the Com
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