The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-15

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man, for sl.05 and 81 respectively.
THE infant son and only child of L.
D. Bulwer, of Harrisburg, Ky. was
seated on rug in front of CRATE fire.
The mother, passing between the child
and the fire, unconsciously set fire to
her own clothing and ignited the child's
clothing, and went down stairs. Some
one discovered the mothers clothing
On fire and extinguished it. The child
was burned to death.
WELL informed Florida orange grow
ers say % per cent. of the orange trees
were killed outright by the recent cold
snap. The next years crop would not
reach 100000 boxes. against 100000
boxes this year. Every vegetable crop,
the entire strawberry crop and four
fifths of the pineapple plants have been
destroyed. The aggregate loss is con-
servatively estimated at $1,000, 600
Ina dance at Mcneil, Tex, a Mexican
shot and killed two others.
AT Livermore, Cal. William J. Ed
wards broke the worlds paced bicycle
record on the 9th. Time, 1:34l4. He
was paced by quad mounted by Del
mas. Smith, Jones and Davis.
THE Georgia legislature has enacted
law prohibiting the running of
freight trains on Sunday except to
carry perishable freight.
a BILL has been introduced in the
Arkansas legislature prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of liquor in Ar
kansas.
THE Syndicate block at Rockford,
H.. burned on the 10th. causing a loss
of $50, 900.
The passenger depot of the Seaboard
Air line in Charlotte. y. c., was
burned.
IL Pensacola. Fla, Temple Bethel,
the Jewish synagogue. was destroyed
by fire on the 10th.
THE large cracker and cake factory
of George Il. Hill tS Co., Alexandria,
Va, was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss aggregates between 100000 and
SO. 600 with total insurance of S25, 600
\ DISPATCH from Halifax. " S, an
nounced the loss of the fishing schooner
Clara f. Friend with all on board.
She carried crew of fourteen men.
She was driven on the rocks and went
to pieces. Several bodies had been
washed ashore.
REPORTS from all over the country
on the Sth showed that trains had been
delayed and much suffering caused by
the recent cold snap. In the southern
states fruits and vegetables were re-
ported killed.
LIFE boat No. of the sunken
steamer Elbe was brought into
Lowestoft. Eng, empty on the Sth
One of her air tanks was broken.
This was the missing life boat which it
was hoped contained survivors of the
disaster.
IN Birmingham, Ala, Eugene Byers
was hung on the sth for the murder of
his cousin, Eugene Walker, United
States army officer.
JIM FRENCH and Cherokee Kid"
members of the Cook gang of despera-
does. rode into Catoosa, |. I. 4 Texas
cowboy in Patton's store opened fire on
them, killing the kid" French then
shot Manager Irwin of the store
through the body and Irwin shot
French through the body and right
eye. French rode to a house and or
dered the occupants to put up his horse.
4 crowd soon assembled to capture the
dying bandit. Hearing them approach
he looked out of the window and re-
ceived load OF buckshot in the face
almost tearing his head off.
\ FIRE broke out at the Denison hotel
at indianapolis, Ind. The hotel quick
ly filled with smoke, but the guests left
quietly and no panic resulted. Fire
man Frank Nutter and Electric Light
Man Pat Ryan were knocked from
n ladder by a piece of falling cor
nice. Both were picked up uncon-
sciOus and Nutter is probably fatal
ly and Ryan seriously injured. The
loss is estimated at $1,000 When
it became known that the hotel was on
fire among the Legislators in session at
the capitol both houses adjourned and
many members who were living at the
hotel rushed thither to save their
families and personal effects.
IN Rockville, Nd. during a ware
house fire, a chimney fell, burying
three men. They were seriously if not
fatally injured.
EX-QUEES LILIUOKALANI. it is report
ed. has renowned all claims to Hawaii.
The remuneration document was pre-
scented to President Dole and. accord
ing to the wording, it was executed
freely and voluntarily.
THE furnace in the new west side
public school at Elyria. O., blew up
with terrific force during the noon re-
cess. The northern wall of the main
building was blown completely out.
Fire Immediately started, and was only
extinguished after much damage had
been done. Had the explosion &C.
CURED fifteen minutes later, when 200
children would have been in the build
ing. a frightful loss of life would have
occurred.
AT Vineyard Haven, Mass, an I'M
known lime schooner went ashore with
three dead bodies dashed to the deck
house and covered with ice.
THE Tennessee Legislative joint as
sembly met again on the 9th and the
reading of the returns for governor
was resumed. After the returns of all
the counties had been read Mr.. Evans
took the oath of Office as governor.
which was administered by magis-
trate in the state library. The secre-
tary of state was formally requested
to file the oath, but declined to do so.
Two HUNDRED and twenty-five fami-
lies, averaging six persons to family
were threatened with starvation at
Rendville, Perry county, o. They
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from the cold, having no shoes or
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