The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-18
GENERAL NEWS.

strike was reported becoming serious.
The places of the men were being filed
by men brought from Cleveland and
other cities.
THE house of j. II. Baldridge, near
Jefferson, Ia, was burned recently. 1t
was very cold at the time, and nine chill
dren, aged from to l6 years, froze their
feet and hands. The family was desti-
tute and the children were in a critical
condition.
MEzzoPIso. Sicily, had a narrow es-
cape from destru ction. A huge mass
of rock which overhung the rear of the
town became loosened from its fasten-
ing and crashed down, but most fortu-
nasely did no very extensive damage.
The inhabitants, however, were panic
stricken and fed from their homes,
thinking there would perhaps be
another fall of rock. At the Montague
in the province of Avullina, four houses
collapsed from the weight of snow
upon them, and three persons were
killed, A cave on Mount Gasico, in the
province of Caset. collapsed and crushed
TO death ten shepherds who had sought
refuge in it.
TURTLE CREEK, Pa, was badly gutted
by fire recently. The post office, valued
at $4,000, was torn down by the citi-
zens to prevent a further spread of the
flames. Damage about S100, 600.
AN accident occurred at the new mine
of the Diamond Coal Co., at Brazil, Ind.
Walter Hayes and William Frencher,
two young men, were at work when
the slate roof gave way and fell upon
them. Hayes was killed instantly, his
body being crushed into a shapeless
mass Frencher was also badly crushed
and will die.
ALFRED ABRAMS, farmer living near
Cleo Springs, Ok, while digging a well
on his claim, unearthed large iron
pot filled with gold pieces. Many of
the coins are dated in the early SOS,
and the treasure amounted to over
5000
IN Chattanooga, Tenn, George Mapp
and Buddy Wootten, two young ne
groes. were hanged on the IIth. They
murdered Marion L. Ross, an aged
white saloonkeeper, on December IL,
1892
THREE Gil well workers were blown
to fragments near Wapakoneta, O., by
the explosion of 100 quarts of nitro
glycerine which they were trying to
thaw.
JOIN BRUCE. farmer living north
of HennesSey, Ok, was shot dead by
Frank Harold because he was paying
attentions to Harold's divorced wife.
A FRIGHTFUL affair occurred near
Gerstrand, Mimi. While Mrs. Ernest
Schuett was out feeding stock during
her husbands absence, she saw smoke
coming from the house. Upon enter
ing she found her S-year-old boy had
taken a shovelful of Goals from the
stove and poured them on the head of
the e-months-old baby, causing its death
and setting fire to the building.
News reached Perry, Ok, of kill
ing near Cleveland, 40 miles east in
Grant county. Mrs Sarah Aired and
i. T. Lachy had dispute about some
corn and the woman shot and instantly
killed Lachy on the spot The woman
was arrested.
A RECENT dispatch from Shanghai
said that severe fighting had taken place
near Jehol, Mongolia, 100 miles north
east of Pekin. Hundreds of wounded
Chinese were reported to be arriving at
Tien Tsin daily.
For refusing to accept 20 per cent.
reduction in wages the wire drawers
of the Salem (O) Wire Nail Co. were
ordered by Superintendent Backs to
take their tools from the mill and were
locked out.
WESLEY PAULING, well to do farmer
living about ! mile west of New Column
bia, Pa, went to the house of his moth
er-in-law, = mile distant, and induced
her to accompany him back home Ito
witness a grand shooting match"
Upon their arrival at the Pauling home
stead, he took a revolver from his
pocket and shot his 4weeks-old child,
killing it instantly. He then shot at
his wife, infiicting a serious wound.
Immediately after he hanged himself.
jealousy was thought to have been the
cause of the crime.
REPORTS from the immigration au-
thorities at New York show the whole
number of immigrants arriving during
December was IL, log. OF this number
I66 were debarred entrance as paupers
and fifty-three as contract laborers.
Ten were admitted on bond.
The Fidelity Loan & Trust Co., of
Sioux City. Ia, has gone into the
hands of a receiver. The failure was
caused by inability to collect interest |
on farm loans because of crop failures, |
causing the company to default in the
payment of January interest on its de- |
benture.
IT was reported that there was riot
ing in half a dozen provinces of Brazil |
and that the government was alarmed. |
THE committee of 100, representing |
those desirous of forming a new party |
for the abolition of the liquor traffic |
and other national evils have issued a |
call Tor a national conference to take /
place in Pittsburgh, Pa, March Il.
CHIcAGo's annual charity ball was |
held on the night of the 10th at the /
Auditorium. About l,50O people were
present and $4,000 was realized for
charity. The grand march at 10 o'clock
was led by \. h Fairbanks and Mrs.
Arthur 5. Cation and Gen. Ruger and
Mrs. John DeKoven.
TEE safe in the Merchants national |
bank o. Defiance, O., was recently
blown open with dynamite and about
$4,000 stolen.
JAKE KILRAIN has determined to re-
enter the prize ring and has accepted
the challenge of Joe McAuliffe, the
Californian, for twenty-round fight
IN February. /