The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-27

| Wanamaker. The loss in fares alone
to the company was $3.50, 600 and it
brought severe loss on the stOrekeep-
ers, coming in the holiday season when
purchases were made.
A FRIGHTFUL dynamite explosion &C.
Cured on the Esd on the drainage
canal, about one mile from the town
of Bonneville, Ill. Two men were in
stantly killed and five fatally and two
seriously injured. The men were tap
ping a blast down in hole when a
blow too hard was given and the eX-
plOsion occurred
SEVEN men making repairs on fur
mace stack at Pittsburgh, Pa. on the
23d were terribly burned by an escape
of burning gas which enshrouded
them. Every vestige of clothing was
destroyed and they presented a pitia-
bic sight
Mr.. T. Nj. CURTIN. of New York, is
preparing to spend 500, 600 to secure
an amendment to the constitution of
the United States for the election of
president by popular vote instead of
by college of electors. He will open
bureau at Washington.
TIE Goth was day of excitement on
Wall street, New York, and matters
for time bore the resemblance of a
panic. 1t was announced that 81, O00.-
600 in gold would be sent out of the
country at once, and advices from Lon
don stated that extensive sales Of
American securities had been made
and the war news from all quarters
was responsible for the general feel
ing of uneasiness that prevailed. With
the fall in prices of the international
stocks the banks called in all their
loans. thus adding to the complications
of the situation.
ALL the coal miners in the Indian
territory went on a strike on the 18th.
kilograms received at the headquar-
ters of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway IN Dallas, Tex, said operations
were stopped at Coal Gate, Briar Creek,
Krebs, Anderson and McAlester These
mines employ more than 5000 men and
all were idle. A coal famine was al
most inevita BILE in Texas, as the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co.
had stopped shipments and was hold
ing the supply on hand for railroad use.
THE locked out New York tailors on
the Goth believed they had won their
fight. 30 contractors having signed APP
plication blanks for the return of their
men.
CHARLES b. ATWOOD, one of Americas
foremost architects, died at Chicago on
the Goth. Mr.. Atwood did a great deal
of work in connection with the worlds
fair.
THE probated will of the late ex-
Senator Thurman showed he was
worth from Sl6O, 900 to $4,000.
| THEODORE LAMBERT, cOlored, was
hanged in the Camden. \. J.. Jail on
the 18th. He shot William g. Kairer,
a rich baker of Camden, while robbing
his house. He was arrested and con-
fessed. and was sentenced to he
hanged December 10, 1894. His attor-
neys made a desperate fight for over
! year for him, appealing twice 10 the
/ United States supreme court.
TIE entire area of the Desplaines
valley, near Lockport, Ill. was a rush
/ ing torrent of water on the Goth owing
to the steady downpour of rain. The
| banks of the canal broke and half
mile of the Santa Fe railway track was
swept away. Many of the inha bitants
/ left their houses, while others remained
with the water creeping up over their
! floors. Cellars all over the district
were flooded.
THE New York court of appeals has
/ handed down a decision in favor of
/ Erastus Wiman. who was charged by
The mercantile agency of Il. q. Dun IL
| Co. with forgery and sentenced to ~
7 years Imprisonment
/ THE fireworks factory of Charles
tierhardt on the Iiackensack river,
near Jersey City, Y j., was destroyed
( by FIRE on the 20th. The damage was
bout SO. 900.
AN exciting fire occurred at the Cen
tral hotel at Bluetields. W. Va The
guests all escaped with their lives. al
though several were severely injured
10y jumping from the windows. but =
servant was burned 10 death Loss,
so. coo
! FIRE II Denver. Col. on the 25,h de-
>troyed the Richie block corner o. 10th
/ $3.50, 0p0. which was nearly covered by
4AlSuIdnGt
The second floor OF the Palace Cloth
ing Cos big store at Minneapolis.
( Mimi. recently collapsed under the
weight Of tons of wall paper, and Gaze
/ Walters. a clerk, was killed.
/ JoE VENBIG has deposited with t. X.
f. Fox a check for $40 600, which he had
received from Dan Stuart as guar
antee that Rob Fitzsimmons would
meet Peter Maher at FL Paso, Tex.
I February Il. John }. Quinn. manager
for Maher. sent word that he would
/ be in New York with $1,000 to post for
/ Naher. Many bets were being made
on the light at the uptown hotels III
( New York, Maher being 4 slight ia
vorite.
/ GREAT excitement prevailed in Hon
duras circles owing TO the report of d
! great fraud having been discovered by
a prominent deputy who alleged that
an appropriation was made for the war
department TO nay the salaries of 5000
men and that for over year only 1900
men have been employed, the balance
! of the money being employed by Presi-
dent Bonilla for his private use.
! 4 TERRIBLE tragedy took place near
Castana, in MonOna county, Ia, re-
Gently George Vote, a Frenchman,