The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-01

WILLIAM ROBERTS, white man, aged
81, was hanged in the Franklin county
Jail at Rocky Mount, Va, on the 25th,
for the murder of Jerry Barbour, Q
prominent farmer, two years ago. He
was convicted on circumstantial evil
dence.
FAILURES for the week ended the 25th
Dun's report were 1863 in the United
States, against 430 same time last year.
MARSHAL CANRoBEBT, the last mar
shall of France, was reported dying on
the eth.
NJ. De GIERs, the Russian statesman,
died of angina pectoris at St Peters
burg.
POPE LEo's American encyclical has
been published in Rome.
REPORTS from the town of Rusk,
Wis, confirmed the news of the terri
bic suffering and starvation in that
town. 0ne-fifth of the people were
without proper food, and a large num-
ber of them had not pound of flour in
the house. All the local aid was eX-
hausted, as well as the town funds.
Gov. Upham had been appealed to.
A SERIOUS wreck occurred at Alta
Sena, Miss, on the Georgia Pacific
branch of the Southern railway sys-
tenn. Unknown persons drew the
spikes and took up rail near a high
trestle, and the westbound passenger
train was wrecked. Engineer Jones
was seriously scalded, Fireman Woods
slightly injured and Baggagemaster
Tate badly bruised.
MEXICO, it was reported on the 25th,
had decided to land troops on Guat-
emalan territory, although it was pos
sible for diplomacy to intervene in
time to avert war between the two re-
publics.
AT Blackwell, Ok, Abe O'Hara and
Josh Cox quarreled over the merits of
the towns of Parker and Blackwell
and began shooting. Both men were
fatally wounded.
DUN's review of trade on the 95th
said that events had not helped busi-
ness any the past week, the number of
hands employed had not increased and
the future was little clouded. Heavy
sales of wool, however, had taken
place, but wheat was sold at the low
est point known for the May option.
Pork had also declined.
A RESIDENT of Charlottesville. Ind,
claimed to have definite knowledge of
the whereabouts of Taylor, the default
ing state treasurer of South Dakota,
but would not give it up until assured
of the reward.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for the
week ended January - showed an av-
erage increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 1O.3;
outside New York the increase was 100. |
\ BAND of masked men demanded of !
the railroad and express agent at |
Sugarland, Tex, the contents of the |
safe. After severe beating the |
agent opened the safe and the robbers |
got Sl.50O in cash. A posse started in
pursuit of the bandits soon after and |
captured four of them.
The British government barge Pet !
rel, loaded with shot and shell. ex-
ploded at Gravesend, Eng. the other
morning. No trace of her crew has |
been found.
\ FREE home league has been organ
lzed at Perry, Ok. Delegates from all |
parts of the Cherokee strip were pres
ent. The object of the association is
to memorialize congress for free homes
on all the 6.OOO.O0O acres of the Cher
okee strip which was opened for settle
ment September 16, 1898. There are
three divisions of land in the Cherokee
strip.
THE plant of the Chicago Sash. Door
& Blind Co. has been destroyed by fire.
Loss, S50,0 600; covered by insurance.
GEORGE c. PERKINS, has received a
ma ajority of votes in both branches of
the California legislature for United
States senator.
THE Santa Fe has brought twenty
five ejectment suits against parties at
Perry, Ok, whom the railroad company
claimed were on the right of way of
the railroad.
THE southbound Cotton Belt train
was held up near Mcneil, Ark, by
masked men on the oath. The amount
taken from the safe was estimated at
So. 600
CHINATOWN, in Monterey, Cal, was,
on the oath, in a wild state of terror
and fears were entertained of a high
binder war. A quarrel over a game of
fan tan resulted in a bloody street
fight between six Chinese, two whom
we're fatally wounded.