The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-04-19
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
FIVE men have been killed and twen-
ty-fve wounded in the Choctaw nation,
and news of a terrible massacre was
expected at any moment. Three bodies
of Indians were in the field well sup
piled with food and arms. One of these
represents the Jones and one the
Locke faction, while the third was
headed by Gov Gardner, and was max
ing earnest endeavors to preserve order.
Gov. Gardner was at Paris, Tex, on the
18th seeking volunteers to aid him in
suppressing the insurrection. He has
also decided to ask for federal assist
ance.
THE $1,000, coo state house of Illinois
at Springfield caught fire on the 18th.
All the valuable papers, money and
records were saved and locked up in
the fireproof vaults. The damage done
will probably amout to $780, 600.
JOSE MART, who was selected as
president of the new republic of Cuba
at the convention held at Guatanaro,
province of Puerto Principe, has been
proclaimed by the insurgents as their
chief executive. Maceo declined the
honor in a most positive manner, as he
desires to be in the field when the
fighting begins The names of the Of
ficers of the government, with the ex-
ception of the president, have not been
made public.
THE National Provisioner, the organ
of the meat and provision trade, had an
article on the 18th explaining that the
advance in prices of meat was due to
natural cause.-the shortage of cattle in
the country-and that it was unjust to
couple the names of reputable business
houses with conditions for which they
were in no way responsible.
DORCHESTER, a small town on the
Wisconsin Central railroad in Clark
county, Wis, was swept by fire and
nearly one-half of the business portion
destroyed.
c. c. SHAW, county treasurer of
Blaine county, Ok, has been arrested
under an indictment of embezzlement.
1t is claimed that he has done away
with $1,000 of the peoples money.
WHILE trying to put an unknown
tramp off the Rock Island westbound
passenger train at Allerton, Ia, on the
18th, D. w. Perry, the train porter, was
shot through the right breast. The
wound will probably cause his death.
The tramp escaped.
THE eight round contest between
kid Lavigne, of Saginaw, Mich, and
Jerry Marshall, of Australia, which
came off before the Triangle club at
Chicago on the 18th, was declared a
draw. Lavigne did all the leading and
fighting from first to last.
WILLIAM COURT GULLY, liberal mem
Der for Carlisle, was elected speaker of
the British house of commons on the
10th.
In Cincinnati the striking coatl1akers
had parade on the 10th and goS sew
eral shops out in the line of march.
They now claim there are $500 on
strike. At the meeting of the man
ayers the Presser's union joined the
strikers
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, the oil excite
ment on the 10th resabled in mild
way the halcyon days of the Pittsburgh
oil exchange. The Standard advanced
its price cents to S1.35, making an
advance of - cents in the last three
days.
THE suit of George w. Coudrey
against Jacob Schweinfurth, the Rock
ford Qll) Messiah" was heard at
Chicago on the 9Th and damages of
$4,000 were awarded to Coudrey. The
suit was for the alienation of Mrs
Coudrey's affections from her husband
by the Messiah" inducing her to enter
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in an appearance.
TIE citizens of Porterville and Visa
liza, Cal, organized a vigilance commit
tee to rid that portion of Tulare conn
" of the lawless element and they or
dered supposed outlaw to leave the
country. He opened fire on the crowd
from his cabin and badly wounded
three men
A SPECIAL from Trempleau, Wis,
said that three blocks in the business
center of the town have burned. The
loss was between $4,000 and SIS, 600;
insurance about s., 600.
AT Columbia, Pa, the Susquehanna
rolling mill, the largest in that section
Of the state. burned. Loss, $50, 600;
partly insured.
CEhEN11-FlN6 EA4ICIS oNI OSh ~ VIZ
coal mines of the Breckenridge and
Pineville syndicate at Pineville,
KY, on the 18th. The strike was
caused by the system used by the
operators in weighing and docking.
Tie zen were firm and said they were
out to stay until concessions were made.
THE mining situation at Minersville,
o., was reported on the 9th as growing
more serious between the strikers and
the strangers employed to take their
places, and a battle was expected at
any time. There had been several shots
exchanged. Seventy-fve pounds of
dynamite WIS known 70 be in the vii
la-e.