The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

competition with eleven of the best
shots in New England, w. L. Willard
of Boston, made ten straight bulls
eyes counting 100, feat never before
accomplished.
A BOAT was upset in a squall on
Lake Maggiore. Italy, and ten persons
were drowned.
THE bank at Rainy Lake, Mimi. was
robbed recently by two masked men.
One engaged the cashiers attention
while the other came up behind him,
hit him on the head, stunning him.
About $1,000 was secured. There was
no clew to the robbers.
THE failures for the week ended
June % (Dun's report were 22s in the
United States. against PA last year,
and 81 in Canada, against % last
year.
JAMES SAUNDERS, a negro living
about IL miles from Port Gibson, Miss,
killed his wife because she accused him
of brutality TO his daughter by a
former marriage. The brother of the
murdered woman. with about 200
blacks and fifty whites, went to Saun-
ders' house at night and lynched him.
THE emperor of Germany laid the
last stone of the Baltic canal at Kiel
on the 2lst, surrounded by scaffoldings
rising in a semi-circle and affording
seats for $1,000 people. In laying the
stone the emperor said: In memory
of Emperor William the Great, chris
ten this canal the Kaiser Wilhelm
canal"
INDIAN AGENT WOoLsEY has instruc-
tions to lease the allotments of the
Ponca Indian reservation and will be-
gin doing so about the oath inst. These
allotments, 400 in number, embrace
some of the richest land in the Indian
territory and will be leased to actual
farmers at % to so cents an acre a year
for a period OF five years. with the
privilege of renewing the lease indefi.
nitely.
WILLIAM NELSON, postmaster at the
national soldiers home at Milwaukee,
was arrested on the Goth, charged with
the embezzlement of 81, 1886 of the
funds of the Office.
THE national convention of repub-
lican clubs at Cleveland. O., on the
Goth elected Gen. McAlpin, of New
York, president OF the league by &C
clamation. A resolution was passed
to refer all public issues to the repub-
lican national convention of 1896 This
was done owing to the agitation on the
silver question. A brilliant banquet
was rendered the delegates in the
evening, 1,5GO plates being laid.
THE Usage Indians have always dis
liked the negro race and kept them ont
oftheir reservation as much as possible.
They have now determined to be rid of
them for good, the national council re-
Gently having passed the following:
THAT from and after the passage of
this act the negroes residing within
the Usage nation shall be ordered to
get out ANY citizen of the Osage ma
ton shall be subject 10 a fine of $50 for
the employment of any negro on this
The attornev-ceneral of
the nation has issued a proclama tion
that this law will be enforced on and
after July l.
EX-CoNGREssNAN RICHARD +. BLAND,
of Missouri, returned to Denver from
his lecturirg tour through Colorado
and was reported i'll at hotel in that
city on the 10Th. He was not in good
health when he went to Colorado. and
his trip and constant public appear
ances seemed to have weakened him
still more. He was unable to see call
ers. His weakened condition was the
result of an attack of grip.
THE discovery has been made that
myriads of grasshoppers are dying
near Brighton, Col, and there seemed
to be a promise that the pest would be
wiped out bv means of some unknown
disease or agency.
THE dead body of an unknown mar
and his horse were found south of
Arebeba, near South NcAlester, l. T,
on the 10Th. He was of tall, slim tir-
ure, light complexion, with hair cut
short and about IS years old. His
horse was mouse colored. branded
with figure on left shoulder and :
on left hip. The young man was sup
posed 20 have been murdered for his
money. as he had none on mis- person |
when found.
SIX alleged suffers of the paw roll !
for municipal employees were arrested !
at Chicago. Three other men for whom |
warrants were issued were said to have !
skipped out of the city.