The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-08

Mrs. MErTERNIcH. of Napa. Cal, in
fit of religious insanity took an ak
and inflicted serious gashes and bruises
on her four young children. She prob
ably would have killed them outright,
but the neighbors heard the children
scream and went to the rescue. The
woman was afterwards committed to
the asylum
A TRAIN was wrecked on the Illinois
Southern, miles west of 0blong, Ill,
and six persons of Ford's theater COM
pany were seriously injured
THE republican caucus at Olympia,
Wash, nominated congressman John
L. Wilson for United States senator.
Wilson received IA votes; necessary to
choice, IL.
SENATOR MARTIN, realizing the inn
possibility of getting his bill through,
or permitting soldiers, sailors and ma
rines. who have lost their homestead
rights, to acquire title to other land as
if such had not been the case, has Of
fered the same measure as an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for the
week ended February l showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of "a >;
in New York the increase was 3f.9: out
side New York the increase was 121.
WEI Hal WEI was captured by the
Japanese after two days skirmishing.
The Chinese bolted when the actual as
sault was made. 1t is stated that their
loss was 1000 men. 1t was reported
that during the fighting all the Chi
nese men-of-war and ships in the har-
Dor sailed away uninjured.
AT Philadelphia a cat knocked over
burning lamp in the house of Conrad
Zindlinger and it was burned. Mrs.
Zindlinger on getting out of the house
found that her twin children, aged l
year, were left behind and she rushed
back for them and all three were
burned to death.
II was reported that Cherokee Bill,
the notorious negro Cherokee outlaw,
was captured on the 3Oth near Nowata,
1T.
A BOILER in the Denver Coli Tram
way Co. S powerhouse exploded, kill
ing two men outright and injuring a
number of others, one of whom will
die. The exploded boiler few over 500
feet and the force of the explosion
wrecked the entire building. destroy
ing property valued at 100000.
IN order to go on with the trolley
strike at Brooklyn, Master Workman
Connolly has decided to issue bonds on
the credit of the organization to the
amount of 100000. The denomina-
tions will be small. New York trades
men have offered to accept the notes
for provisions in lieu of money.
JUDGE f. RoCKwOoD HOAR. attorney
general of the United States under
President Grant, died at Concord,
Mass, on the 3lst.
Woo ANDERSON, solo flute player of
Theodore Thomas orchestra and one
of the noted men in his profession,
gave a musicale to his friends at his
home in Chicago and then killed him
self before his guests and at the feet
of young woman to whom he was
said to have been engaged.
THE Japanese fleet made an attack
on Wei-Hai-Wei on the Goth and the
Chinese fleet and shore batteries opened
fire aud repulsed them. At the same
time the Japanese made land attack
on the same place which was also re-
PEELED by the Chinese. The Japanese
losses amounted to more than 800
killed and wounded. Several foreign
ers were said to be assisting the Chi
nese.
ADvICEs from st. Michaels. Azores,
said the British steamer Ituni. Capt.
Smith, grounded and foundered off that
port. The Ituni sailed from London
November % for Demerara and put into
st. Michaels in distress.
CHERoKEE BILL was arraigned at
Fort Smith, Ark, and pleaded guilty.
He was charged with the Red Fork
robbery, two counts. He had nerve
enough to abuse his betrayers vicious
ly when he saw them in the court
room.
WARD NCALLIsTER, the famous New
York society leader, died on the 3lst
from an attack of the grip.
THE United States assistant attorney
general has decided that the scheme
frequently resorted to by merchants of
offering to each purchaser of a desig-
mated value of goods a numbered check
and giving prize to the party holding
a certain one constitutes lottery.