The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-21
GENERlI NENrS

AT Rowlington, near Louisville, Ky,
Arthur Gourdin. shoemaker, sta bbed
his wife to death and probably fatally
wounded Thomas Murphy. The muir
Gerer was jealous of his wife and sus-
pected that Murphy had wronged him
DEVELOPMENTS since the last British
cabinet council indicated that the gov
eminent has decided upon a vigorous
prosecution of the Armenian question.
The communications forwarded to St
Petersburg and Paris by the foreign
Office in the past fortnight have urged
the necessity of a formidable naval
demonstration in the Bosphorus with
ont delay. Russia's answer, that a
conference of the powers would better
serve the purpose. has not impressed
the Rosebery ministry.
AT Eufaula, l. T., Thomas Chickasha,
a Creek Indian. received fifty lashes on
his bare back for violating the Creek
law by marrying 4 woman closely re-
lated to him. The woman also re-
ceived fifty lashes in like manner.
AT a country church festival near
Huntington, w. Va. recently there
was fight. Creed Harvey was shot
through the heart, dying instantly;
Mrs. Amy Lunsford was seriously in
5ured by being struck on the head with
3 stone. Jack Ward and Rhoda Per
due, the murderers, leaped through
the window and escaped to the woods.
a RECENT dispatch said that the
town of Audenreid, near Hazelton,
Pa, was threatened with destruction
by the caving in of mines The people
have deserted their homes.
ABOUT 1,5OO delegates were present
2tthe gathering in Memphis, Tenn, on
the I2th in the interest of free silver.
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, was made
permanent chairman, and made a
lengthy speech. Alexander Delmar.
of California, and Congressman Joseph
c. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, also made
speeches The resolutions committee
included w. J. Bryan, of Nebraska;
Senator Jones, of Arkansas; Senator
Harris, of Tennessee; Senator Tillman,
of South Carolina; Senator Marion
Butler, of North Carolina: Alexander
Uelmar, of California, and Senator
Turpie, of Indiana.
Ii
was on its way to the island of Jersey
recently fire broke out il the hold.
While sailors were attempting to
Guench the flames a bucket was
dropped overheard. A boat was low
cred to recover it and the captain
jumped into the boat and was followed
by the crew. The deserted passengers
were greatly alarmed, but they handled
the Why Not as best they could and
succeeded in Bleaching her near Err
quay France The British consul al
Erquay will take the matter up.
The United Society of Christian En-
deavor, the general. body which has
directed the growth of Christian En-.
deavor throughout the world, held its
annual meeting at Boston recently.
The old officers were reelected
SIGMUND SCHEIDLER, of New York.
shot his wife in the forehead on the
18th. inficting fatal injuries. He then
blew ont his own brains.
a NEGRO named Walter Johnson was
lynehed by mob at Lufkin, Tex, fol
hssaulting the 7-year-Old daughter o.
Robert Schaffer.
The chief OF police OF youngstown
o., has ordered the closing OF every
kind of business place on Sundays
A DISPATCH from Constantinoplt
stated that the sultan's health ha:
suffered on account of his anxiety over
the Armenian question and other diff
entities, and that symptoms of paralysis
have appeared.
AT Guthrie, Ok, on the 18th during
= windstorm a number of residences
were wrecked. while scores of barn:
and other buildings were destroyed
The buildings at the state fair grounds
were demolished, the tower at the
electric light works was blown ovel
and the fire alarm tower wrecked
CRANE & Co., manufacturers of pipe
fitting and brass goods at Chicago. an
nounced a 10 per cent increase IN
wages on the 18th. The increase al
fected >. 200 men. The firm announced
that the great improvement in its OWL
business within the last few month:
and the general business revival justi
fed higher wages