The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-01

South Dakota, has discovered a worse
condition of affairs than was expected.
1t was thought $3.50. 600 would not cover
the shortage.
A FIRE broke out in the Rock slope
of the coal mines at. Pratt City, Ala,
on the oath and two convict miners
were suffocated and eighteen others
were more or less seriously injured.
Twenty three mules were also suffo-
Gated.
ELLA and Fred Brooks were crossing
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks near Mans
field, O., on the oath, when they were
struck by freight train and ground
to pieces. They were aged respectively
10 and 20 years.
IT was reported that ex-Queen
Liliuokalanis sentence would be five
years imprisonment for the part she
took in the recent royalist uprising at
Hawaii and that probably she would
be allowed to leave the island without
serving the sentence if she so desired.
A STREET car belonging to the Chi
cago Lawn Street Railway Co. was
struck and demolished at a crossing in
Chicago by a Calumet Terminal freight
train, which was running at a rate of
ten miles an hour. Three persons
were severely injured while everyone
in the car received minor bruises or
cuts from broken glass The accident
was caused by street car horses be-
coming frightened and dragging the
car across the tracks in front of the
locomotive.
As the result of feud near Sergent,
KY, three men were shot to death and
a fourth mortally wounded.
Gov. MORTON has signed the Lawson
bill, preventing the display of foreign
flags on public buildings.
A DEPUTATIoN of senator's and MEM
bers of the French chamber of deputies
waited upon the minister of husbandry
and discussed with him the question of
the importation of American wheat.
They also urged upon him the prohibi-
ton of the importation of American
cattle.
SENATORS GEORGE PEAsE, of Park
county, and David A. Mills, of Eagle
county, both populists, came to blows
during the session of the Colorado sem
ate on the 22d, and Pease struck Mills
on the head with paper weight, in
flicting a serious injury.
The Suffolk Athletic club, at Boston
on the 22d, presented a six-round bout
between Peter Maher, champion mid
dle-weight of Ireland, and Jim Hall, of
Australia, as the chief feature. The
referee, ]. A. Kelliher, called it draw
at the finish, and the 1000 spectators
present hissed the decision. The bat
tie was very tame, but Maher showed
his superiority in leading and counter
ing.
w. ]. PERRY, a well-known gambler
and wealthy citizen of Houston, Tex,
was shot and killed by Joseph H. Stahl,
a building contractor. Perry was ad-
vancing on Stahl with an open knife
when shot. The trouble arose over
business matters.
EIGHT dogs were found poisoned in
the boxes of the Madison Square Gar
den dog show at New York. Six of
them were dead and the other two will
die, The dogs were valued at 81, 500.
Many of the owners of valuable dogs
are very uneasy and have asked the
superintendent for permission to re-
move their exhibits.
WAsHINGToN's birthday was observed
throughout the country on the 22d. In
the leading cities the day was made
a holiday and the exercises were un-
usually impressive.
SIX lives were lost and SIS, 900 worth
of property destroyed by fire which
broke out at Hot Springs, Ark, on the
22d and swept over four blocks of
buildings.
THE emperor of China has issued an
extraordinary edict He said he had
sent out armies to punish the japanese
and his generals had proved incompe-
tent and his soldiers insubordinate and
the japanese had gained victory after
victory till his ancestors in their very
graves were disturbed, and that when
the worst came to the worst and the
Japanese got the sacred altars there
would remain nothing for him but to
perish with them and then a worthy
man could be elected emperor and
wipe off the disgrace.
JOHN GEIGER, a pioneer resident of
Norfolk, Neb., has received notice
from New York city that his brother.
who recently died there, left his entire
estate, valued at 81, 500, 600, to him.
THE Lawson flag bill forbidding the
display of foreign flags on public build
ings passed the New York senate after
some debate by vote of 20 to G. 1t
now goes to the governor.
An official dispatch states that the
Chinese attacked the japanese forces
at Kumochang, Manchuria. but were
repulsed with the loss of thirty killed.
The japanese sustained no loss The
assailants numbered 1000 foot soldiers
and 800 horsemen.
THE village of Lindsey, O., was part
ly destroyed by fire. Five stores were
burned, entailing a loss of over SIS, 900.
AT the meeting at Cleveland, O., of
the department of superintendents of
the Educational association, Jackson
vile was chosen for the next meeting.
The resolutions were for the divorce
ment of the public schools from the
domination of those who have only per-
sonal ends in view; the placing of the
school management in the hands of ed
ucational experts clothed with ade-
quate power; a high standard of schol-
arship, professional training and natu-
raj fitness for teachers and protection
for them in their tenure of Office and
the establishment of the natural sys-
TEN in the training of children.
IN Chicago Minnie Dingat, a domestic,
81 years old, was shot and instantly
killed by Joseph Wyman, tailor, %
years old, at Wyman's home, 4s57 Paul