The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-11-22

The Anglo-American association AZ
London received a telegram on The
18th from Constantinople. stating that
nassacres were proceeding almost
everywhere in Asia Minor and that
rver 100000 persons were dyinr OF
starvation there. an implorin them
70 urge the British government To put
a stop TO the awful events.
DURING the voyage of the steamer
Catalina Havana from Spain tn Cuba
10 convicts and 500 volunteer soldiers
on board made an attempt to seizs the
vessel and a bloody conflict enSued,
but the crew aud marines were Sue
cessful in suppressing the mutiny.
A DUEL was recently fou rht at
Whitehall. small hamlet near Bloom
ington, Ind, between sam Neill and
Thomas Williams, the former being
fatally injured by dirk in the hands
of the latter. A young woman was
the cause
FIRE destroyed the sash and blind
factory at Meridian, Miss. A large
quantity of timber was also consumed.
About the time the above fire seemed
under control. fire broke out in the
Citizens compress and warehouse,
which, together with a large quantity
of cotton, was entirely destroyed.
Los>es-Sash factory, SlOa 600: insur-
ance, $50. 900; compress warehouse and
cotton, Sl12. 900, fully insured. Two
hundred and fifty men were thrown
out of employment as consequence
of the destruction of the sash and
blind factory.
TWENTY miles south of Vanceburg,
Kv.. a large boiler at the mill of
George w. Stamper, Jr., exploded,
( killing six men instantly and seri-
ouSly injuring several Others.
AN electric car at Cleveland. O.,
plunged over the draw into the river
lOI feet below on the night of the 10th.
All those in the car who did not jump
were drowned. The car struck the
stream with great splash and disap-
peared from sight. Fifteen dead bodies
have been recovered and four were
still thought to be missing. For some
reason the signal that the draw was
open was not needed. The scenes
about the river while the work of res
cue was being prosecuted were pathetic
in the extreme.
THERE has been trouble for some
time been the white and negro labor
ers at Moss Bluff, a tie camp on the
Oclllawaha river, about 30 miles from
Ocala. Fla. and on the 10th whites
surrounded the cabins in which the
uegros were sleeping and poured in
volley after vollev from WincheSters.
The negroes fed in terror. II was re-
ported that three were killed and sew
eral wounded by the fusillade. The
whites resented the importatiou of the
negroes bv the contractors and threat
ened to drive them away.
AIMENIANS attacked several Moham-
medan villa res near Ze,tuun and fired
the houses. In the village of kurbel
one Mohammedan was burned alive,
the place being entirely destroyed. as
was also the town of Tchoukourhissar.
Several other places were also sacked.
The sultan has sent orders that order
must he promptly restored and both
Christians and Mohammedans equit-
ably treated
FRANK SHAWN wired from London
his acceptance of the challenge issued
by Peter Maher and he will. if possible,
contest with him for the championship
of the world.
A WINE merchant at Paris. France,
named DOmergue. suddenly went in
sane and shot his wife and mother and
then he ran shooting at paS>erShy from
his window. killing three persons and
wourding number of Others After
al n Ia hen.
caded himself in his house. hut was
finally arrested by the .cndarnr>.
TUE Banner brewery. nf sunrinnati,
was burned. Loss, SI.5. 900: insurance,
SlJO.O0O.
\ DRAMATIC >cenp took place recent
liz in the council cham Der at Tu>lli hn-
ma !. T.. when the ChiciaSaw AMI
Choctaw delegations met Senator
Dawes and the comm issioner>. and in
answer to III questions whether they
would abandon their tribal relations,
they said. i've will never alIot our
lands or ira le HwIv or national eX-
iStemce Tnc Dawes commission then
withdrew.
TIE British steamer Leo has fouu-
dercd off Holman. Norway. Her mate.
engineer and six Sramen were picked
IN by the British steamer EmbletOn.
The remainder at ihc l.eo's crew were
lost.
AT meeting of the National Base.
bali league in New York on the
18th fund was started to erect mon
ument to Harry Wright. the veteran
player who died recently.
SENAToR-ELECT =. J. BENNETT. OF
Carroll county. Md, died suddenly on
the 18th lie was elected as demo-
crat Gov. Brown will he called upon
to order a special election for Carroll
county. and upon the result of that
election depends the political COM
pieyion of the next senate nf Maryland.
THE failures for the week ending No
vember Il Dams report were ?s3 in
the United States. against 30 last year,
and 10 in Canada, against - last year.
A YEAR AFRO John Bver>. a farmer
living near Chandler. Ok. was shot
and killed while re;nrning alony the
road from church. by Peter Glass. Il ne
gro neigh Dor. who claimed that he was
hunting and in The dark mi>took
Byers for panther. The jury brought
.f..,, IL.