The Iola register., 1896-04-10


made by a banking house representing
foreign syndicate for the privilege of
running boats on the Erie canal by
electric traction. and that the deal was
potent for good or evil to the freight
shippers of both east and west
EVERY democratic primary held in
Massachusetts, up to the 9th has in
structed the delegates to boom ex-Gov.
William F Russell for the presidential
nomination.
GROVER E STATES, three-year-old
boy, was kicked bT horse on the head
and killed at Marshall, Ok.
SISTER PATRICIA, of the St Francis
academy. at Council Bluffs, Ia, was
fatally burned by the explosion Of
some turpentine and sweet oil. She
was oiling the floor, and the mixture
becoming hardened she placed the YES
sci containing the fluid on a range
when il exploded and the flames en-
veloped her.
EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON and Mrs.
Mary Lord Dimmick were united in
marriage at New York on the 9Th. The
ceremony was a very private affair,
only 20 relatives and selected friends
of the bride and groom being present
THERE was a great rush from Seattle,
Wash, on the 9th for the gold fields on
Six Mile creek on Cooks inlet in
Alaska, the schooner Lakeme being so
overloaded that some miners refused
to make the trip by her.
The United States district attorney
at Pawnee. Ok. has nolle pressed $50
cases against persons accused of selling
or introducing whisky into the Indian
country. The lack of evidence was
given as the reason.
THE recently published statement
that China had ceded Port Arthur to
Russia has been officially denied.
Mr. CHARLES DITTMAS, of the whole
sale tobacco firm of Dittman & Voneiff,
of Baltimore, Md. has returned from
a trip to Havana and does not take a
rosy view of the situation in Cuba. He
said on the I'd that the outlook for the
tobacco interest was most discourag-
ing and that the effect of the war in
Cuba would presently be felt in the
United States in a material advance in
price.
THE free silver democrats of Iowa
will make determined effort to secure
the democratic nomination for presi-
dent for ex-Gov. Boies. He has tacitly
admitted that he would accept the
nomination if it was rendered to him.
THE clearing house returns for the
week ended April for the follow
ing cities were: New York, $500, $685.
o37; Chicago, ss7. .s37. 21O; St Louis, s19.-
e44, s99; Kansas City, ss,74O,6lS; St Jo-
seph, 81, ,OSs, 76s; Topeka, $3.50, s35; Wich-
ita, S436, 514; Omaha, So, SOS, $50.
AT Clinton, Ill, on the Sd Ed Pollen,
formerly employed at the Illinois Gen.
tral railroad, murdered his wife and
mother-in-law and then attempted sui
eide by throwing himself in front of
an eastbound freight train Jealousy
was given as his reason for committing
the horrible deed. At night a great
crowd of excited citizens assembled in
front of the Jail. but Mayor McGill ad-
dressed them and said Pollen would
die of his injuries and the crowd finally
dispersed.
ACCORDING to Bradstreet's Financial
Review on the 4th the first quarter of
1896 presented the largest list of actual
failures in business in the United
States. those in which liabilities ex-
ceeded assets, ever reported for like
period. The total was i.5i2 or zoo
more than in 1894 and i.443 more than
in the first quarter of 1928, increases of
Liabilities OF those failing this year
amount to SCI, 5I3. 900, an increase of 80
per cent. as compared with a year ago.
w II. J. TRAYNoR, of Detroit. Mich.
supreme president of the American
Protective association. has issued cir
cular TO the order at large upon the
political situation He declared that
the a. p. A has cinch upon the pres
idential situation, and presented an
exhaustive plan for the complete po-
litical organization of the order from
the primaries up.
JUST before dark the other night a
bridge on the Baltimore & ohio South
western. near Shoals Ind. was dis
covered to be on fire. Train No. IL
was due. and was heard approaching
at high rate of speed. With much
presence of mind Mrs Freeman took
off her petticoat and. running up the
track. waved it frantically. The en-
gineer brought his train to stand
within a few yards of the burning
bridge. thus preventing a horror.
President CREsPo. of Venezuela, has
issued a decree directing the erection
of bronze column in honor of the
citizens of the United States who aided
Venezuela in the first struggle for in
dependence. Venezuela has honored
the United States before by erecting a
statue of Washington and projecting
another statue to President Monroe
commemorative of the Monroe doc
trine-
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred in the
Giles mine, near Ward, Col, on the Sd,
in which three men were instantly
killed and two others badly hurt
When the men went to work they took
about so pounds Of giant powder down
in the mine with them. and shortly
after they reached the bottom of the
shaft and went to work the powder in
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