The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-15


Hutson Coal Co. S mine at Palmyra, o.,
and David Lloyd and David Lingo,
workmen, were fatally injured. The
conclusion was terrific and both men
were blown 40 feet. When found by
fellow workmen they presented hor-
rible sight, with the flesh literally
| blown off their hands, arms and faces.
| They cannot recover.
By 4 vote 10 to 16 the North Dakota
senate passed the bill for the resub-
mission of the constitutional amend
vote of the people.
News was brought TO Ardmore, l. T,
from the bayou, "A miles southwest of
town, of what looks to be an atrocious
murder and arson. The victims were
NJ. NJ. Tucker, his wife and three chill
dren. From information at hand, it
appeared that the entire family was
murdered and then, to cover up the
crime, the house and dead bodies
burned.
ADvICEs from New York on the 10th
Gascogne had failed to reach that har-
Dor. The vessel was eight days over
due and much anxiety was felt.
THE great blizzard was reported over
in the east on the 10th and trains were
moving on time. In Buffalo, ~ V,
there was milk famine, owing to the
country roads being impossible.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for the
week ended February showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 11.9;
in New York the increase was 1871; out
side New York the increase was 90.
a DISPATCH received from Chez Foo
on the sth said that the japanese had
carried all the forts at Wei-Hai-Wei
and had captured or sunk the whole of
the Chinese northern feet.
ONE man was killed and several
others were badly injured in Klaess'
coal mine near Belleville. III. While
number of miners were digging away
at a bank of coal the embankment
caved in, crushing the workmen be-
meath it.
NEAR Danville, in Yell county. Ark,
while Mrs. Baker was at the cow pen
milking. 4 big bear entered her house
and made off with her 4-year-old child.
Mrs. Baker gave chase with dog and
recovered her child. who had been
severely bitten by the dog.
TIE supreme council of the Farmers
Alliance at Raleigh. y. c.. declined to
take action on the plan projected by
the National Federation of Farmers
for merging all the farmers organiza-
tiOns into one great concern. The
council Endorsed the bill introduced
in the national house of representa-
tives providing for the appointment
by the president of non-partisan COM
mission to collect information and to
consider and recommend legislation to
meet problems presented by labor,
agriculture and capital
By the bursting of boiler in the FL
Paso TEX steam laundry three men
were fatally injured. The explosion
broke all the windows in the block and
a piece of the boiler, weighing seventy
five pounds. was thrown four blocks,
over three-storv buildings.
THE queens speech on the opening
of parliament said that British rela-
tions with foreign powers remained
friendly: that no opportunity would be
lost for promoting peace between China
and Japan: that delegates of the pow
ers would accompany the Turkish
commission to investigate the Armeni-
an outrages; that offenses against the
law had dwindled in Ireland. and that
bills for controlling the liquor traffic
and for Cancellation in trade disputes
would be presented.
a JOINT resolution has passed both
houses of the Oregon legislature for
constitutional amendment extending
the elective franchise to women.
THE three great flour mill companies
of the northwest are engaged in a war
that promises to bring prices down to 4
figure that. from the standpoint of the
miller. will be ruinous. The Pillsburv-
Washburn Flour Mill Co. has made
cut of Is cents per barrel to meet the
price of its competitOrs-th Washburn-
Crosby Co. and the Northwestern Con-
solidated Milling Co. A cut below So
was expected before long.
MINISTER De LEON stated on the 5th
that he was awaiting important letters
from his country, Guatemala, which
he thought would settle the contro-
versy between Mexico and Guatemala
over the boundary question.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
THE French steamer La Gascogne
has arrived safe at New York. For
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