The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14

FIVE PERSONS were drowned IN the
Delaware river near Phila ieIphia on
the 9Th by the overturning of their
boat during gale.
MOB made an unsuccessful attempt
TO take Nick Ray from the Eimondton.
Ky. Jail. They secured the KEYS. but
IN trying to unlock Bays cell the key
stuck fast AMI the jailer h. time TO
arouse the citizens and the mob was
balked.
CHARLES JOHNSON and Edward Schu-
bel were drowned in the lake near Chi
cago by the capsizinR of their boat
through two companions jumping from
its side to have a swim in the water.
TES persons returning from picnic
in wagon were run down by Fort
Wayne passenger train near Chicago.
AL were hurt, one seriously. That
they were not all killed was due to the
train going at a slow speed.
GARLAND TRAvIs and William Way
were fishing in the Kankakee river.
near La PorSe. Ind. when their boat
overturned aud they were crowned.
A CHICAGO morning paper onthe 10th
said that William J. Bryan had stated
that he was in favor of locating the
democratic national headquarters in
Chicago and that the question was
practically settled that they would be
| there
SIXTEEN deaths from the excessive
heat have occurred at Greensboro, Ky,
| IN the three DAYS ended the 10th.
A MORNING psper at Chicago on the
10th stated that ex-Judye Thomas A.
Moran was prominently mentioned 10
connection with the vice presidential
nomination of the sound monev demo
Gratis
TIE effect OF the heat at Camp
Moses Cleveland, near Cleveland, O..
on the 9Th. was friVhtful. Two regi-
ments were participating in the state
encampment and 80 men were over
come at evening parade and had to be
carried on stretchers to the camp hos
pitaL The entire camp slept out OF
doors that night
JORDAN. Kv-, was destroyed by fire
on the 9Th, not business house being
left standing.
IT was openly declared at Key West,
Fla. that Capt Gen Weyler had
reached an understanding with the
chief insurgent headers. and that ne
gotist ons will be begun with 4 view
to the cessation of hostili1ies in Cuba
upon terms satisfactory to al con-
cerned 1t was also stated that the
captain-general aud his deputy COM
mande-s have held a conference in re-
lation TO this important movement
TIKI Uuio1 Veterans Patriotic league
has issued al anti-silver appeal from
New York which will be sent to every
union veteran in the United States Il
is signed by Gen. Horace Porter. Gen.
Franz Sigel. Gen Arson c. McCook.
Gen William b. Franklin. Powell
Clayton and others almost as we'll
known.
THREE persons were instantly killed
and IS injured, some probably fatally,
by the derailment of a trolley car on
the Colum bia & Donegal electric road
az Columbia, Pa, on the 9th. A gear
wheel broke.
A CALL has been issued for a conven.
ton Of Afro-Americans- to be held at
Chicago, September 90 1t is called to
or 'auize a national league, to deter
mine on political path to be followed,
and TO take action looking to the well !
fare of the race
THE Lehigh Valley Coal & Iron Co s |
mammoth Logan colliery breaker at
Ceutralia- Pa. valued at $50. 900, was
DESTROYED by fire on the sth. About /
so men and boys were employed in the |
mine The cause of the fire was not |
known
Tive farmers. named Earris and Quin- 1
ion. liv ng in the Seminole county. met /
on the road and attemptei to settle an
old feud BY emptviny their Wiuehes-
tiers at each other. At the fourth round
Farris fe l from his horse and Quinlon
came TO Earlboro. Ok and reported
that he hal xii ed him
JUDGE z II. WEST.Ot ArlmOre. I. T.
has preferred serious charges against
Hon c X KIlgo-e, judge of the south
ern district of the Indian territory.
The nature of the cha -ges are reported
to be general ineompetancv and high
handed methods in di>penSing with
the business of the cOur:.
JOIN r GENTRY. the pacing stallion.
went mile al Columbus q. on the
eth to beat his own recor of 2:O3lS.
and succeeded in clipPin : off a quarter
Of a secoad aud esta olishiny a new
worlds record
A FRIGHT train ran of the railway
rack near Marengo. la. on the sth on
he Des Moiues railroad and a num-
Def of cars were badly wrecked -Four |
ramps who were stealing a ride were !
Iilled-
PRESIDENT STICKSEY. of the Chicago s
treat Western road, when called be- '
ore the interstate commerce commits
ion at Chicsro on the eth, substan- q
lated the report of strong pooling
among the roads west of (
'hicaEo c
MRS KATE LARSON was fatally hacked l
With an AK by her insane sister at
brooklyn
TIE republicans Of Michigan, in con-
entiOn at Grand Rapids on the 9th,
ouinated Hazen s PinFree. Detroit's
amous potato patch mayor, for gov
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