The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-06-12

NJ JULES SIMON. the celebrated states
man and former prime minister OF
France. died on the sth of aeurosis of
the stomach. aged So years
FIFTEEN masked men recently took
Silas Rouse out of his house near
Slaughterville. Ky, and administered
q severe easti ration. They then gave
him a coat OF tar and feathers and
warned him to leave the neigh 5o-hood.
Rouse was accused of cruelty 10 his
family
DURING the Corpus Christi procession
at Barcelona, Spain. on the 7th bomb
was thrown into the crowd and eight
persons we're killed and 20 injured.
The perPeirator OF the deed was ua-
known.
LETTER received at Key West. Fla.
said that in the recent attack male by
the insurgents on the trocia four cp,n-
panies of women took part an they
fought like fur.es, hacking the Span
;ards with mach-tes Gen. Macso tr.eI
to stop the slaughter, but the women
were aroused ami would not obey his
command. Nearly every one of them
had suffered Creivous wron 5 from the
Spanish troops and they took the op-
portunity for revenge.
a BLAST exploded prematurely at the
Norton cement works a: Beuniwater.
\. Y, and three men were killed aud
another one badly wounded
The veteran actor Frank Mayo. who
was on his way cas-; with his company,
died On a train just before reachin :
Omaha, Neb.. on the sth. Death re.
suited from paralysis of the heart
The next general assembly of the
United Presbyterians will be held at
Rock Island. Ill.
THE democratic primaries in Georgia
on the 9th resulted overwhelmingly in
favor OF silver.
PRIMARIES were held b. the demo-
Gratis of Indiana on the 9th. In most
places the silver men swept everything.
Gov. Matthews was Endorsed for presi-
dent
SEVERE storms prevailed throughout
Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa Kansas, Ne
braska, South Dakota and Michigan
on the 9TH, with heavy rain, and in
several sections with cyclonic mani
festations Three hailstorms passed
over Chicago aud in one suburb a
downpour of small fish and turtles oc-
Cured.
The statue of Benjamin Franklin
was unveiled in Lincoln park, Chicago,
on the 9th in the presence of large
crowd. 1t is said to be the finest in the
United States
TIE bodies of Steve Samaritan and
his grown up son and daughter. Ar
menians, were found murdered near
an Irritating ditch five miles from
Fresno, Cal, all having been shot in
their backs
THE steamer Vigilant collided with
the schooner Mary A. McGregor while
the former was on her way from Mil
waukee to Chicago with 200 passengers
on board A panic on board the Vir-
GINA followed, but the quick decision
of the captain in altering the course
of the steamer just as the two vessels
came together prevented a horrible
lake disaster. A thick fog prevailed
at the time on the lake. The Virginia
had q large hole made in her side
The American Fruit Growers union
was organized in Chicago on the 4th-
Its object is the lettering Of the con-
dition of every man in the United
States who raises fruit for living. All
the big fruit states of the nation were
represented at the meeting.
TIE farmers around Chillicothe, O.,
were said TO be panic-stricken from a
plague of grasshoppers Fruit crops
and leaves on the trees have disap-
peared before the pest.
II the country parishes of Louisiana
not a sound money delegate to the
state democratic convention was elect
ed a preference was expressed for
Boies for president
II recent interview at Springfield,
O., D. j. Thomas, secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee OF the new national
party organized at Pittsburgh, Pa,
said that the party represented 1904
of the go COO prohibition votes of the
country and that the members will
push their organization in every state
with promptuess and vigor. Head
AUdE AOT TIC pTCSCll Will pG located
at Alliance, the home of L B. Logan,
chairman OF the new movement
Later they Will be moved to Chicago
The American line steamer ST. Paul
recently broke all records from South
ampton, Eng, to New York. making
the voyage in 6 days and 81 hours.
RUSSIA has warned the Turkish gov
eminent that a Christian massacre in
Crete would unite the whole of Europe
against Turkey.
Two young men, George Herpo and
Frank Samuelson, will row across the
Atlantic from New York 70 Havre in a
boat is feet inches long and feet
wide The distance is $3.50 miles
The oarsmen will use no sail They
will carry provisions for 90 days
Herpo and Samuelson are fishermen
from Brauchport n. ]. They say they
are confident of accomplishing the
trip. and thus earning the fame Of be-
ing the first 70 cross the Atlantic with
oars
The Norwegian Evangelical Luther
an synod of America commenced an
eight days session at La Crosse, Wis,
on the Sd 1t was the regular triennial
of all the four districts