The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-28

to flames and the contents. including
three fine horses, were burned. A re-
jected lover of Mrs. Lautz was sus-
pected of the crime.
GEORGE PAGE and VIII Morgan were
rivals for the affections of a young
lady at Madison, Fla, and at a dance
Page called Morgan out and proposed
that they clasp each other by the left
hand and settle the matter bv shoot
ing with their right. 1t was agreed to
and both were killed, each putting i've
bullets into the other. It turned out
afterwards the young lady was afi-
anced to some one else.
NINETY-sIx telephones were burned
and several persons shocked by light
ming which ran into the Central Tele-
phone exchange at Guthrie, Ok, dur
ing q thunderstorm.
THE Louisville, New ALBANY & Chi
csgo (Monon) railroad was placed in
the hands Of a receiver on the gath.
The Anchor line s:eSmer City of
Hickman. from st. Louis TO New Or
leans, struck an obstruction on the 23d
at Island Forty. about IL miles north
of Memf his. Tenn. and was so badly
uis1 bled that the officers beached her
to prevent her sinking. The pas>en-
ger, were taken off by the ChicKasaw.
AT a negro dance near lie anon,
KY, on the night of the 22d Charley
Warner accidentally stepped on the
dress of George Mays partner War
ner apologized, but Mays became en-
ragged and opened fire, killing Warm
and Charley Pipes instantly and fatal
ly wounding Bud Hard n. Mays es.
capped.
The provisional government of the
Cuban republic has ordered the total
destruction of property in the island.
BY this two-fold object l. To gained
the loss of immense cash income is
expected to shorten Spain's warfare
and the conversion of the island into a
wilderness will compel her 10 with
draw her armies. All classes of prop
erty, whether foreign owned or not, are
to be treated alike, as all pay tribute
to Spain.
JESSE RUDICEL. mOtOrman on the
Austin RAPID Transit road at Austin,
| Tex, had five bullets fired into him
on the 2lst while orerating his car by
Will Cooper, clerk, and one bullet
through the spine will kill him.
Cooper says Rudicel had been too init
mate with his wife.
SENIOR ALoNZo has been proclaimed
president of the republic of Bolivia
A MOB of 25 white men entered the
hut of five negro cotton pickers at Hill
side, Tex, and shot Anderson Vaughan
because he was slow in responding TO
their command: Hands up" He and
his companions were taken out and
Vaughan, who fell on the ground. was
beaten and KICKED to death. The other
four negroes were also beaten fright
fully.
FRANK BLEs, a half-breed Indian
from the Nez Perces reservation, was
taken from the Asotin Qda.) Jail and
hanged by a mob for a brutal assault
on young woman.
MICHAEL AND JOHN CUDAHY, the Chi
cagO packers, have entered into an oil
deal of enormous proportions They
have purchased in Wells and Adams
counties, Ind, the entire plant and
Following their purchase they placed
with the National Tube & Pipe Co., of
Pittsburgh. a $500. 600 order for six
inch oil pipes for an underground oil
line 40 miles in length and extending
from the oil fields to Chicago.
DR.. NICOLAIDEs. an official represent
alive of the Cretan reform committee
at Berlin, stated that 5000 Christians
had been murdered by the Turks in
the island of Crete recently.
j. R. SOVEREIGN, who is to be with
George f. Washburn in charge of the
populist committee in Chicago, said he
would engage large number of speak
ers and send them in republican states.
He intends to organize labor men in
the interests of silver Mr.. Sovereign
cXrects to move the headquarters of
the X. of L. to Chicago during the
campaign and its employees will assist
him.
A WONDERFUL gold strike has been
made at Cedar hollow. Madison county,
Mont. Returns from ~ car loads of
ore closely approached 500, 900. The
whole state is excited over the discov-
cry.
GEORGE MCCAULEY. part owner of
the Caribou gold mine at Trail, Il. c.,
was held up by masked lone high
wayman in the mou ntains a few miles
from the mine and was compelled to
hand over s1,4OO in gold bricks, which
he was taking TO Spokane, Wash.
FIRMAN j. BRILL, a wealthy merchant
at Riley, Ind, was hit on the head
with a stone and killed by Elmer
Rum bley. The trouble arose over a
dollar which Rum bley owed Brill.
THE 10000 republican clubs of the
country are going to endeavor to find
out every republican who intends to
vote for Bryan and every democrat who
intends to vote for Mckinley.
GEORGE P. SWEENEY has been ap-
pointed by the silver party national
president of the various non-partisan
silver and bimetallic clubs of the
United States and he has called a ma
tional convention of such clubs to meet
at Chicago September %. The repre-
sentation will be three delegates-at-
large from each club of 20 or more and
one additional delegate for every so
members on the club rolls