The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-20

partment of agriculture.
THE Jacob Weller pickle and vinegar
.. works at Cincinnati have hcen de
stroyed by fire. Loss, s1p5. 600.
: AT Union City, Tenn, whole blocl
was burned on the 18th, including the
Obion Democrat. Loss about $40, 900.
GREAT crowds attended the conven
ton of Latter Day Saints at Council
Bluffs, Ia, on the 18th. The sessions
were to continue for week.
The Chinese officials at Ku ChenR
were reported as proving obstinate
over the results of the inquiry into the
outrages upon missionaries, and were
unwilling 70 sentence the guilty. They
offer one life for each European who
was killed and no more.
A DISPATCH from Berlin said that the
German government had decided to ex-
pei all foreign socialists from the coun-
try, and a military dictatorship was
predicted.
JOHN HALL and wife, daughter
Maude. lsyears of age, their son John,
and DIR. Gillian, of Guthrie, Ok, were
drowned in fording the Arkansas
river 10 miles northeast of Guthrie.
NEAR Green Pond, Ala, j. ID. Catch
ings and Sidney Blackburn were pay
ing attention to the same young wom-
an. Recently they met at her house
and desperate hand to hand struggle
followed. Blackburn got his pistol
out and fred three shots in rapid sue
cession, the first taking effect in Catch
/ fr,n - he - l. = l.
and third in his heart, producing in
slant death. The yonng woman was
an unwilling witness to the tragedy.
The little town of Braggs, /. T., was
the scene of a tragedy in which Eli
Baldridge, prominent young Chero-
kee, was instantly killed by Jim Swim
mer, a young Indian. Bad blood had
existed between the men for some time.
The two men met at a restaurant and
after a few words were passed Swim
mer, without any warning, pulled his
gun and fired two shots, killing Bald
ridge instantly.
DURING the parade of the state fire.
mems convention at Hartford, Conn.
the horse ridden by John c. Wasser-
bach, one of Gen. Harbison's aides,
backed into the great steam propeller
Jumbo, traction engine used to draw
heavy loads on streets. Both the man
and horse were crushed under its
wheels and killed.
THE question having been raised
whether the New York Baseball club,
which now holds the Temple cup,
should defend it against this seasons
champions, President Young submitted
the matter to the league clubs for their
decision and it was decided that the
Temple cup series should be played by
the clubs holding first and second
place at the close of the season.
THE G. A. r. encampment at Louis
vile, Ky, closed on the 18th after
passing resolutions declaring that all
veterans should be favored by civil
service boards without regard to age;
favoring military drill in public
schools; asking congress to defray the
expenses of Memorial day services;
deprecating niggardliness in pensions;
favOring the erection of a monument
at Washington to commemorate the
loyal women who acted as nurses, and
recommending to congress the equaliz-
alton of widows pensions so that all
should receive at least S12 month.
THE failures for the week ended
the 18th (Dun's report) were 1s7 in
the United States. against 919 last
year, and "a in Canada, against A last
year.
AT Paris, Tex, on the 18th Charles
II. Key was hanged for the murder of
Smith McLothlin IN the Chickasaw ma
ton in July. 1894
The w. Il. C.. the Ladies' Circle of
the q. A. r.. the Daughters of Veter-
ans and the National Association of
Ex-Prisoners elected their national
officers at Louisville, Ky, on the 18th
for the ensuing year.
HoN. CHARLES b. STUART, chief JUS
tice of the Indian territory court of
appeals and judge of the central dis
trict of the United States court for the
Indian territory, sent in his resigna-
ton on the 18th. Hon. Yancey Lewis.
of Ardmore, ]. T., has been unani-
mously indorsed by the entire bar and
leading citizens of that place for the
position.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities in the United States for the
week ended September Is showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 40; in
New York the increase was ESQ; out
side New York the increase was ~
WHEN the three horses, Robert j.,
John r. Gentry and Joe Patchen,
scored for the opening heat, it was
estimated that nearly 10000 people
were on the ground at Louisville, KY,
on the 18th. Robert J.. the great son
of Hartford, came off victorious, but
for the fact that Joe Patchen went
into the air when within 40 yards of
the wire, in the fourth heat, there
might possibly have been another end
ing. The fourth heat, which was
paced in 2:0415. established a new rec
ord, beating the fastest fourth heat
ever paced or trotted by any horse.
A FREIGHT train on the c., B. & @
broke in two near Altoona, Ill, on the
18th and as the front part slowed up
at the water tank the rear cars ran in
to it, causing a car of naphtha to
ignite There were twelve cars of
naptha and petroleum in the train,
and all were soon ablaze. Three cars
exploded with tremendous force. and
village fireman was covered with burn
ing oil and burned to death.
A RUMoR was current in Berlin that
the anarchists of all countries would
hold a meeting in London in October
to come to an agreement regarding the
common agitation for a fund to sup
port the needs of the members.