The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-25

| 1OUNG ORlFFO. OF Aus Lrdild- ant
George Dixon, of America. the feath er
weight champion of the world, fought
twenty-five rounds to a draw at Coney
Island. n. Y, on the 18th.
Ar Galveston, Tex, Dan Creedon
knocked Herman Bernau out in the sec
J ond round. The purse was 81, 500.
SIX tramps attempted to rob the de-
pot at Kildare, Ok, on the 18th, but
were discovered and five arrested. A
lot of fine clothing and notions were
found in their possession, which was
supposed to have been stolen.
WHILE skating at Green Bay, Ia,
Myrtle Townsend, aged is; Elsie
Hughes, l3, and George Crossley, 16,
broke through the ice and were
drowned.
EVERY effort to settle the strike of
the trolley operators at Brooklyn has
failed and the city was virtually under
military rule on the Goth. Many col
lisions occurred between the strikers
and the police. The windows of nearly
every ear that ran were smashed by
stones and switches were broken, wires
cut and distractions placed on the
tracks Gov. Morton has ordered the
First brigade of New York city to re-
port at Brooklyn.
In Springeld, ILL.,, Senator Cullom
was nominated on the first ballot for
United States senator, receiving 1903
votes: Willets, 81.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities in the United States for the
week ended January 1s showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 6.7:
in New York the increase was 81;
outside New York the increase was As.
FULLY 4,500 devotees of pugilism met
in the Seaside arena at Coney Island,
n. Y, on the 18th, to witness the bat
tie between Tommy Ryan and Jack
Dempsey, the "Nonpareil." Dempsey
was not in it from the start, and at the
end of the third round the decision was
given to Ryan. Dempsey was badly
punished.
Much rivalry was reported between
Parker and Blackwell, two towns in
Oklahoma, only 500 yards apart from
one another, and each with a popula-
Il
expected at any moment.
THE striking drivers and outside men
in the coal district about Massilon, O..
have given up their fight because of
the suffering of their families and of
those of regular miners who were un-
able to work.
EDWARD o. WOLCoTT received the
-
sion of the Colorado legislature and
was reelected United States senator.
The vote was: Wolcott, 81; Pence. IS;
C. S. Thomas, 3.
Miss MARIE CAHILL sued the Chicago,
& st. Paul Railroad Co. for
damages in United States Judge Sea.
mans court at Chicago for the loss of
both feet under a switching engine.
The judge ordered a non-suit on the
ground that the woman was tresspass-
ing and the jury was told to render a
verdict for the company. The jury re-
fused to do so, as they wanted to rem
der verdict of 1000 for the woman.
The case was finally dismissed by the |
court under protest of the jury.
THE democratic city convention at |
on the 10th unanimously !
ex-Gov. Pattison as its can
1idate for mayor.
IN Defiance, o., the Clipper plow |
works were destroyed by fire. The
loss is about $4,000 and the insurance
small.
IT was generally believed on the 10th |
that the strike of the trolley motormen
and conductors at Brooklyn would be /
settled amicably. From indications it
was thought arbitration would be re-
sorted to. The terms of the probable 4
had not been made public,
but both the companies and the stril5-
ers had made concessions.
A LETTER was printed on the 18th
written by Senator Hill some time ago
TO Clark Howell, of the Atlanta Con-
which will have an important
bearing on the campaign of 1896. In it
Mr.. Hill expresses himself in favor of
iree coinage under an international
agreement if possible, and if not pos
,ible, then for independent bimetal-
ism.
REPORTS were received on the 18th at
the London stock exchange and the
oourses of Pa lis, Vienna and Berlin
hat a revolution had broken out in
Greece and that the king. George l.,
lad abdicated. The rumors were not
confirmed.