The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-10
GENERAL NEWS.


Medina, acting Nicaraguan minister in
London, to accept the modified ulti-
matum of Great Britain. He was
authorized TO pay the SIS, 900 in Lon
don, under protest, within fifteen days
after the departure of the British from
Corinto. The British ships left Corinto
on the 5th.
a DISASTROUS cyclone passed over the
vicinity of Denison, Tex, on the 4th,
uprooting orchards, blowing down
houses and killing stock.
Gov. STONE on the Sd gave to the AS
sociated press letter addressed to him
by President Cleveland under date of
April &c in which the president COM
mended the Mississippi governors re-
cent letter to the citizens of that state
on the money question. Mr.. Cleveland
said democrats should look in the face
the results of defeat of their party
should they follow the free silver coin
age issue.
THE Bank of Commerce at Newkirk,
Ok, has failed.
ARRANGEMENTS were nearly COM
pleted in the Indian office for the pur-
chase of lands in Oklahoma for the 200
Wyandotte Indians and their descend
ants. Russell B. Armstrong will have
charge of the negotiations and has
81, $50 available for the purpose.
The Ripple house, hotel and saloon
at Broad Ripple, Ind, suburb of In
dianapolis, was wrecked by a natural
gas explosion on the Sd. Four men,
John Reardon, Joseph Kaufman, J. o.
Brenneman and William Morris were
frightfully and perhaps fatally burned.
AT South Acton, Mass, one of the
powder mills of the American Powder
Co. blew up on the Sd. A few minutes
later a second mill, situated 100 yards
away. also exploded. Fire caused by
the explosion spread to the third mill,
known as the Corning mill, and in
few minutes it blew up and was also
destroyed. Five persons were killed.
The emperor of China ratified the
treaty of peace with Japan on the Sd.
JAMES You've, janitor at the Clay
county, Ind, courthouse, shot Gnd
killed his wife at Hoosierville. He
then drove to Brazil, went to the court
house and shot himself dead.
THE residence of George Den1iston,
on Maple lake, near Crookston. Mimi,
was burned to the ground and his aged
parents lost their lives. The ole couple
were sleeping up stairs Mrs Dennis
ton, Sr., came down and woke the fam
lily, who escaped. She then vSnt back
to assist her husband, who Was totally
blind. The roof fell in, buying them
both in the ruins.
ANOTHER wreck on the fnteroceanic
railroad was reported 60 have occurred
at Temematla, Mex, the scene of the
disaster by which nearly 100 passen-
gers lost their lives. A freight train
jumped the track and killed fourteen,
with several more injured
THREE earthquakes were felt recent
" at Chiotohos, near Constantinople
The first of the homeseekers' excur-
sions on the both from Chicago to the
west by the Western Passenger associ-
alton was not a success.
THE GOO coal miners employed by the
companies composing the Laurel Gal
association, at London, KY, went out
on strike on the 1st and will prob
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struck for the pay of last year-7O
cents per ton. The operators offered
only So cents.
SEvENTY-FIvE leading shoe manufac
turers of New England met recently
at Boston and voted 70 issue notices to
their customers informing them that
the price of shoes would be advanced
The high price of leather was given
as the cause for the increase. The ad
vance viii be from 10 to 25 cents per
pair.
ED WEsTBRoOK, an 1s-year-old negro,
who killed another negro in dispute
about dog. was hanged at Americas,
Ga. on the Sd.
TIE Red river line steamer z. r
Wheeler struck a snag and sunk, SO
miles below Alexandria, La, recently. |
No lives were lost.
MURRAY FULGHAM. of Newburn, |
Tenn. assaulted Avery Townsend with |
an axhandle and was arrested and |
fined. After the trial the two families |
got together. words passed, pistols were
drawn and fired repeatedly, resulting |
"a the almost instant killing of Z. w. |
Townsend and his son Beaurega-d, and |
Abe and John FUlgham.