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The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
Kentucky Town Tornado Stricken.

Owensboro, KY, June aS.-West Louis
vile, little town near here, was struck
by tornado yesterday afternoon. The
house of C. L. Clark was wrecked and
Miss Pearl Hicks, who was visiting there
was instantly killed. Clark was knock ed
senseless and will die. St. Alphonsus
Catholic church at st. Joseph was de-
stroyed. A great many residences and
outbuildings were destroyed or badly
damaged. st. Joseph's academy was g.
stroyed. II il impossi BILE to get COM
plete list Of the injured. The Cyclone did
not extend to the business part of the
town.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Lewiston, june 2S-The club women
of Lewiston and Auburn will hold their
annual field day at Old Orchard next
Tuesday, and if the intentions of the
members are carried out, it will be tie
most enjoyable and elaborate of any of
the similar events which have been con-
Quoted by the ladies of the twin cities of
the Androseoggin.
Mrs Caroline Frye, wife Of Senator
Frye, will act as toastmaster, or toast
mistress, of the occasion, and this lady
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
Weather Observations.

The Agricultural Department. Weather
Bureau for yesterday, June %, taken at
8 p. m.. meridian time, the observations
for each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction of the wind, state
of the weather:
Boston. SO degrees, SW, cloudy; New
York, Ga degrees, W, cloudy: Philadel-
phia, "a degrees, s. cloudy; Washington,
rs degrees S, partly CLOUDY; Albany, 96
degrees. S, partly cloudy; Buffalo, 6S de-
grees, W, clear; Detroit. IA degrees, W,
clear; Chicago, 6s degrees, SE, clear; St.
Paul, rs degrees, NV, clear; Huron.
Oak, rs degrees, NE, clear; Bismarck
degrees, N, clear; Jacksonville, rs de-
grees, S, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

A despatch from Canton says Mckinley
had restfnl day yesterday, the first
chur3h, but remained at home. during
the morning. His only caller was Charles
Emory Smith.
Gsorgie Pasha Berovitch, the first
funotionary of the Ottoman empire, who
is of Greek nationality and faith has
been appointed governor of the island of
Crete. Abdullah Pasha, whom he re-
PLACES in the goyernorship will retain
command OF TIE Turkish force in the
island. 1t is thought that the appoint
ment of governor of Greek faith viii
put stop to the trouble on the island
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

Bangor, June 2S.-Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Z. S. A.. and party went to Bar
Harbor today. Tomorrow they will
inspect Hort Knox on the Penobscot
river. A public reception will be ten
dered him here at City hall. Tuesday
evening, for which extensive arrange
ments will be made
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
EAzMzEs RaNahZg
GEO. C. SHAW eco.
58s Congress. 235 Middle Sis, PortIlnd.
Advent campmeeting at OLD Orchard.

Advent CampmeetinS at UId Ofehard.
Old Orchard, June 28.-The New Eng
land Adyents began a series Of prophetic
and holiness meetings at the camp
grounds today. Rev. ID. L. Call OF Bid
deford, preached in the forenoon. Mrs.
Rebeoca j. Smith of Springfield, spoke
this afternoon. Rev. Miles Grant of Bos-
ton spoke tonight. There was m un-
usually good attendance for an opening
day. Among the prominent Adven lists
to partl cipate in the meeting, are Rev.
E. A: Stockman, Rev. W. n. Pile. Rev.
a. W. Buroh, Rev. Charles Goodwic K.
The meetings will last eight days.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
Local Weather Report.

Portland. June 2S.-The local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are ths following: He
Sa. m.-Barometer. 80, 795; thermom-
eter, $50; dew point, 5S; humidity, 75;
wind, S; velocity, 8; weather, threat.
Sp. m.-Barometer, 29.652; thermom-
eter. 62.0; dew point, 81; humidity 81 !;
wind, SW; velocity, Is; weather, cloudy
Mean daily thermometer, $50; maxi
mum therm mometer, rs; minimum ther-
mometer, Sc; maximum velocity wind
26, s.; total precipitation, %.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
Suicide of a Bath scho oil Teacher

Bath, June 2S.-Miss Hattie Hayes,
prominent school teacher in this city,
was found dead in the attic of her home
early this morning. She committed
suicide by hanging. with piece of cod
line fastened to beam. The unfortunate
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
Evacuation of Washington.

Washington, Juns 28.-Unless some
thing unforeseen should happen there is
here Tuesday morning for Gray Gables,
where he VIII remain for the summer.
The coming week is likely to witness
the general departure of the cabinet
officials whose presence in Washington
Is not regarded absolutely necessary
during the midsummer.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

woman has been suffering from shock
caused by the death of her mother. She
has been confined in the insane asylum
at Augusta, but was liberated last week,
as she was thought to have recovered her
reason.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
THE WEATHER

Boston, June 28.
Local forecast
for Monday Clear
ing in the morn
ing, fair and
warmer during the
day, west winds.
w a S h | n 6 t on,
June 90.
for Monday for
Maine: Showers
in fha aer1v Yoorp-
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

Views of the Natural Optimist and Natu-
raj Pessimist Equally Partial and Dan
gerous-Optimism of Christianity the
Only Safe Faith-Addresses at yesper
Service by DIR. Shai1or Matthews.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
twin CITY LADIES.
Annual Field Day at Oil Orchard
Next Tuesday.
OF THE CLUB LADIES OF LEWIS
TON AND AUBURN.

Three Hundred Including Gentlemen VIII
Go Down on a Special Train-Mrs. VIM.
p. Frye Will BE the Toastmistress of the
occasion-The Days Programme.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

The Campaign VIII Not Be Opened in a
Hurry-Letter of Acceptance Will Come
in Six Weeks-Candidate Unlikely to Go
on the Stump.
Canton, O., June 28.-The city of
Canton has witnessed good many
demonstrations of an enthusastio ma ture
since Major Mckinley was nominated.
There have been thousands of strangers
within her gates. Men of wide reputation
IN politics, state craft and business have
called upon the candidate to pay their re-
spects or keep themselves we'll within
MoKinley's field of vision. All demon
strations and visitors, up to this time
have been of AN unofficial, if not in
formal, character.
Tomorrow, the advent of the notifica-
tion committee, composed of one member
from each state and territory, selected by
the National convention at st. Louis, for
the purpose of conveying to the candidate
the official notice Of his nomination, will
be an advent of more Significance and
Importance than the coming of all the
OouC1 sS4aA0ONb duO O6l5Sdb1OAb WuiCu
Major Mckinley has received. The chair
man of the committee, Senator John M.
Thurston of Nebraska, who was perma-
nent chairman of the ST. Louis conven-
ton, will be the spokesman for the COM
mittee tomorrow.
His speech will indicate in brief way
the lines upon which the campaign will
doubtless be conducted by the Republican
managers.
: Gov. McKinley's speech in reply to
Senator Thurston will be scanned with
interest. 1t will not be long. He will
not at this time attempt to discuss in a
significant OF elaborate way the dominant
issues of the campaign. Nothing in the
way Of exhaustive formal utterance may
be expected until he publishes his letter
of acceptance, which will be in a month
or six weeks. That is the usual time the
candidate allows to elapse between the
date of official notification and the publ
cation of the official acceptance of the
nomination.
Major Mckinley knows there is an
abundance OF time before the election in
Novem Der, for the discussion of all
political questions of hmomenp and he
dooS not wish. the campaign to com mence
too soon, and too vigorously. The publ
cation of the letter of acceptance really
opens the campaign.
Before Major Mckinley gives his letter
of acceptance to the public, he will
probably make short visit to the Eea-
side. H 9 said this morning that under
no circumstances would he go to New
port, or any other fashionable resort.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

ing, followed by fair Monday afternoon.
Fair Tuesday; warmer southwesterIy
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
Hanna Given a Loving Cub.

Cleveland, juno 2S.-Some of the Ohio
delegates to the late Republican conven-
tion rendered M. A. Hanna a reception
and dinner at the Union club, the swell
local Republican organization last night.
ConRratulatory toasts were responded to
and Mr.. Hanna's generalship was laudad.
Among those present were the members
of the notification committee, and G. W.
Fairbanks. temporary chairman of the
ST. Louis convention. Hanna was pre-
sented with q loving cup, on which was
the following inscription: 'Compli-
mentary to Hon. Marcus A. Hanna,
commemorating his peerless champion
ship of Mckinley at St. Louis June Is,
1885,
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

CWorld's W. G. t. U. to Meet in Canada.
Washington, June as.-London advioes
state that the Worlds W. G. r. u, Of
which Miss Francis e. Willard is presi-
dent, will meet in Montreal, Canada,
next spring or next autumn,
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

Then Goes Home and Puts a Bullet
Through His Heart-Letters in Posses
sion of Dead Woman Show She Had a
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
"colN" HARvEYs wNDYsoHEME.

Has Planned Out Distribution of Al
Offices frorz Pref 7ant Down,
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

and Dubois will lie reelected to the SEN
ate on silver ticket.
1T ia rather significant that these
two senators were the only ones to
bolt and they were both up for re-elee-
tion in silver communities. Those who
did not bolt were up for another term.
have no idea what Mr.. Hanna will do
about the executive committees head
quarters. I think he should be allowed
to fix them where ever is handiest for
his intarest >,
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
MAY MEYER SEE LIGHT.
One Hundred Miners Imprisoned at
PittstOn, Pa.
CAVEIN OCCURRED WHILE MEN
WERE AT WORK.

AT First Their Safety was Despaired of But
Crews Are Working Desperately to
Rescue Them-Late Reports Say There
is q Hope of Their Safety.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 28.-At three
this morning the city of PitUston. nine
miles from here, was thrown in the
widest excitement by three distinct and
severe shocks, accompanied by rumb-
ling resembling an earthquake disturb
ance. They were SO strong as to awaken
people from slumber, throughout East
and West Pittston. The entire popula-
tlon was greatly alarmed, and the general
terror was at once considerably added to
by the wild whistling at Twin Shaft at
Pittston Junction.. accompanied by re-
peated fire alarms.
Hundreds of people, apprehending
serious results rushed in mad haste to
Twin Shaft, operated by the Newton
Coal company. from which. the alarm
came, to find the shocks were due to an ex-
tensive oave-in, accompanied by an ex-
plosion in the sixth or lower vein of the
shaft. Rumors gained currency that no
less than one hundred men and boys were
entombed in the pit. The fearful news
spread with lightning rapidity, and by
eight this morning, the head of the shaft
was thronged by thousands of men,
women and children, the latter wringing
their hands and uttering the most heart.
rending cries for the beloved ones i'm
prisoned in the pit beneath.
The foreign element was especially
demonstrative in grief, and the efforts
made to quiet the sorrowing fathers,
mothers, sons and daughters were in
vain. The first to come to the surface
from the shaft below after the explosion,
which carried in it's wake from the pit,
solid volumes of smoke and dark dirt en-
veloping the entire workings and locality,
was John Gill. who was at the bottom
engaged in labor. The force of the con-
cussion threw him with terrific force to
the wall, and with intense fear. more
dead than alive. he crept to the foot of
the shaft, and with great difficulty
signalled to the engineer at the surface,
to hoist the carriage.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

JULY 1885 FINDS
FITZGERALD

The fancy goods de@Jev still
on top, and as usual catering
for The sVa2sts Of his customers.
This rs no easy matter as the
Summer guests daily arriving
coupled eO5tE our regular
trade, sveW the demand for
@o0eJtSss, aOhich so far Jfortm-
ma5ely a0e haze been able to
supply. We have all prices
and alb grades Of ImJamts' and
ch51dye~>s Has, CAPS, Goats
end Reeters. Hi the mo0eI=
ties in art meed1ez0o4k and
material for same. 800 boxes
SPOOL ems6., 25 sbo0ls in box
for &c Per box. SO dog. IN
Janis rubber daapers 25c each.
Our 500 Sh5rtwaists are prime
0aLme.
FITZGERALD,
$50 Congress ST.,
City.
je29dtf
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

Special messengers called to the mine
all the compaDy's workmen. 1t having
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29

in the early morn
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-29
WILL KNOW TODAY.
Major Mckinley to Be Officially
Notified
THAT HE HAS BEEN NOMINATED
FOR PRESIDENT.

The Campaign VIII Not Be Opened in a
Hurry-Letter of Acceptance Will Come
on the Stunn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

Topeka Mail: Yes; we do get tired
sometimes OF the talk about prohibi.
ton. We get tired of the impractical
intolerance of some people. We get
tired of the way in which some peO-
pie sit around and growl because
somebody else don't do something
but never do anything themselves.
We get tired sometimes of the way
officers and juries refuse to do their
duty. We get tired Of so much talk
and so little wool, and think maybe
prohibition had better be abandoned.
But when we begin to figure on going
back to the saloon system, we can't
stomach it. We never knew a good
thing to come out of saloon. We
never knew a man who was better for
having a saloon in his neighborhood.
We never knew a man to get riches
on account of it, except the man who
owned the saloon. The only crop we
ever knew it produced was misery.
When it comes to the pinch, we
would as soon vote to open branch
office for hell as to vote to restore the
saloon,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

Plumb to the U. S. Senate is ANNOUNCE
ed, with the remark that Col. Plumb
is aresident of Emporia, was formerly
publisher of the News, and is now tn
president of bank. A message from
the President (U. s. Grant, is pub
lished, relating to the approaching
resumption of specie payments. There
is large amount of space devoted to.
the proceedings of the Electoral Com
mission which had just then decided
that it "cOuld not go behind the re.
turns". And along that line there is
a red hot Republican editorial from
Harper's Weekly.
There are no local markets given
but ''native steers" are quoted in the
Kansas City Markets at from $500 to
$3.50, and hogs at from $3.50 to $500
In Chicago corn was worth 424. wheat
Sl.28 and flour 1915 to $3.50!
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

A MAN who wants to be popular is
in hard luck to have too steady run
of good luck. There is mean streak
in human nature that reseRts success
when it comes to another and does
not come in equal measure to us, par
ticularly if it comes to one who start
ed in the race with US and had no bet
ter show than we had. A man who
wants to succeed, especially lin poll
tics, must see to it that he is not too
successful.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

mates to the national republican con
vention at st. Louis June Is 1867
Also, for the purpose of selecting
six delegates and six alternates to the
convention to be held at Chanute
Kansas, April Is, 1896, to nominate
candidate for Judge of the Kan
sas Court of Appeals, Eastern Divis-
! ion Southern Department.
The basis of representation at said
convention shall be one delegate for
every Is votes, or fractional majority
thereof, cast for w. G. Edwards for
Secretary of State in the election of
1894, under which rule delegates are
apportioned to the several precincts
as follows: Geneva, 6; Carlyle, 6; Deer
Creek, 4; Usage, 6; MarmatOn, IL; Elm
Z; lola, "a; Humboldt, II; Salem, g.;
North Elsmore 6; South Elsmore, g.;
East Cottage Grove, 5; West Cottage
Grove, 2; Logan, 8.
1t is recommended that primaries
FOR the selection of delegates after the
usual method be held on Saturday
the Goth day of February 1896 at the
usual voting places in each precincts
at the following named hours, 'rOm
2 p. m. to p. M, unless the different
township central committees desig-
nate different hour.
By order of the Co. Central Com.
OSCAR FOUsT,
FRANK l.. TRAVIS, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

REPRESENTATIVE TOwNE, of Min
nesota, produced lot of charts in the
House the other day giving no end of
statistics to show that every thing
has gone down in price because silver
has declined. A tenderfoOt tried that
on Judge Stillwell down in Neosho
county at joint discussion during
the old greenback days, and when he
got up to reply the Judge said: "There
are three kinds of lies lies, ID lies
and statistics" And the elaborate
argument that the young man had
builded on his rows offigures tumbled
into Oblivion right then and there.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

THE conservative Senate, the
American House of Lords" which is
always to be counted ION the side of
the money kings and against the in
terests of the people," voted for free
coinage; but the radical House, fresh
from the people, and in full touch and
sympathy with them, killed the bill
by the crushing vote of 216 to 80. 1t
is doubtful if the sub-treasury plan
would have been hit much harder
than that.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

JEFF HUDSON is trying to come to
life down in the third district. His
scheme is to have II. P. Farelly run
for Congress; Frank Bacon for the
State Senate and himself for Cover
nor. The stump in the road of this
pretty plan is s. g. Isett who thinks
it is time for him to be promoted. He
insists that his experience of two
terms as a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor qualities him for the head
place and he wants it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

THERE is Judge w. A. Johnston
mark the + of the Supreme Court,
Judge w. A. Johnson, of the Appel
late Court, and Judge J. B. Johnson,
of the kingdom of Shawnee. The
third is candidate for delegate at
large 10 the st. Louis convention, the
second is q candidate to succeed him.
self on the Court of Appeals, and the
first is one of the ablest and most in
corruptible jurists that ever adorned
the judiciary of any State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21
NINETEEN YEARS AGO.
Some of the People who were in lola and
Some of the things that were
Happening Here in 1877.

Mr.. Charles Barth brought in a
copy of the lola REGISTER the other
day that we have read with a great
deal of interest. 1t was dated Feb.
10, 1877. Ingersoll & Perkins were
the publishers and proprietors, and
the paper was a seven-column four
page paper, with patent outside. So
many changes have taken place since
then that we have concluded it might
be interesting to our readers to take
a few extracts from its columns.
Here is list of the business firms
that carried advertisements in the
paper:
Murray & Richards, G. P. Smith,
Peter Bell, lawyers.
A. j. Fulton, J. K. DeMoss, doctors,
S. TOzer, dentist.
Mrs. James Simpson, milliner.
II. Reimert tailor.
Richards & Cowan, wholesale and
retail grocers.
Geo. A. Bowlus, real estate.
John Francis, groceries and drugs.
Mrs. Julia A. Whitney, musical in
struments.
Grange store.
E. n. Yates, l.. L. n orthrup, J. F.
Colborn, dry goods.
G. d. Briggs, groceries.
c. A. Steele, jewelry, confectionery
and tobacco.
j. E. Ireland, merchant tailor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

Ana mere are some locals verbatim
"Did the flies bother you last Sun
day." (This is evidently not the first
warm February lola has had.)
"We noticed about 100 dozen eggs
in town last Saturday. Fact"
"Thomas Dunn has been appointed
postmaster at Odense, Allen county.
(Where was Odense?)
SWIM. Brown is still canvassing for
the Life of Custer and wants you to
subscribe"
There was a wolf chase out near
Mr.. Griffith's on Rock creek last Tues
day. Several ladies participated
therein
"W. G. Adams, up ON Deer creek,
lost his smoke house last Monday.
Mr.. Funston happened to be near and
saved Mr.. AIS bacon"
"Con. Null gave us a call Tuesday
and acted as the Fighting editor" of
the REGISTER for time. Con. cam t
be called a Eight weight"
"Save the prairie grass until next
spring, and then if the 'hoppers do
hatch out large number of them can
be destroyed"
"Hon. J. l.. Arnold called on us last
Monday while on his return to Topeka.
Mr.. Arnold is an honest and efficient
member of the Legislature and is Civ
ing entire satisfaction to his constitu-
ents."
"The old building on the north side
OF the square, just east of Weith &
q Chn0 ha hrrn
with. 1t leans over the sidewalk so
much as to discommode pedestrians
very seriously"
IS. j. COwan has recently entered
upon his third term as postmaster of
this city. Cowan makes good officer.
and we have hopes that even if Tilden
should be counted in he will still con-
tinue to handle Uncle SANS mail.n
"a. G. Jones offers bounty on all
wolves killed around his place within
three miles on the west side of the
river. He has seen four or five with
in the last few days."
"We paid a visit this week to the
famous lola mineral well in the south
west part of town. We found the
water flowing as freely as ever and
extensive preparations already made
for large spring and summer bust
ness. The proprietors, Messrs Acers
d Co., have refitted and furnished the
hotel in first class style. The gas
which flows from the well with the
water has been utilized by burning it
in stove for heating the office, and
will soon be used in the culinary de-
partment for cooking purposes. 1t is
also intended ultimately to use it for
lighting the building. 1t is thought
that sufficient gas is generated to warm
and light the hotel at all times of the
year."
Among the editorial and general
news items the election of Colonel
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

A delegate convention of the Re-
publicans of Allen County, will be
held at the court house in lola, Kans.,
at o'clock, p. m. on Tuesday, March
3rd 1896; for the purpose of selecting
six delegates and six alternates to the
state convention to be held at Wichi-
ia, Kansas, March 10th 1896; lat
which state convention are to be NOM
mated three presidential electors and
six delegates at large and six alter
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

prohibition. A law was passed in
1894 giving women the right to vote
on the liquor question. "The results
u.s." says Prof. R. A. Jernberg in the
AdUdnce, "that nearly half the cities
of Norway are now no license towns,
and the other half will no doubt fol-
low when the opportunity is given
them, which will not be until next
faIl.u
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

WE see that Romance of Uncle
JOSH is still going the rounds. The
Oskaloosa Independent had it last
and we recognized some Finishing
touches" that we put on it about
'steen years ago. 1t is safe to say
that this charming tale has made its
author more money than any other
piece of fiction ever manufactured in
Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

THE Moran Herald is much improv-
ed by its change from 7-column folio
toa 5-column quarto. 1t is an excellent
paper and deserves the cordial sup
port of the people of Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-21

WAsHINGTON's birthday will be
notably celebrated in the city
of Washington by the Association Of
the Oldest Inhabitants of the District
of Columbia. We are proud to notice
that the first place on the program of
addresses is given to Richard Whit
ing Blue, of Kansas.