The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

"P-DLAR" PALMER. Of Englan;, the
CHAMPION hantam-weight puE.list of
the world. defeated Johnny Murphy,
of Boston. in 20.round 60 at London.
The affair was voted very tame.
COUNTY CLERK PHILIP KNoPF was ar
rested at Chicago on a charge of in.
d"rsiug fraudulent registration 10y IS
suing over 2,O0O certificates to minors.
The srrest cau,ed big excitement in
political circles
THREE men were instantly X lied on
the I2ih by fall of rock in the Latin
mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The American schooner Luther a.
ROXY from Shiverie. n. 3, for Phila-
delphis, struck on the Delaware coast
on the l1th while a terrible northeast
gale was prevailing. Three of the
crew lost their lives and FIVE were res
cued after an awful experience with
the elements
HARRY ST. JOHN, son of ex-Gov. st.
John, of Kansas. died on the 10th at
Oklahoma City, Ok , of the grip. He
was under indictment for the murder
of his wife.
AT Milwaukee on the 10th E. c.
Bald, of Buffalo, n. Y. defeated Wal
ter C Sanger, of Milwaukee, for a
purse of $1,000 The struggle took
place on half-mile track, the men be-
ing paced by tandem. Bald's time in
the two heats was 2:lO and 2:oa
Miss FANNIE BURGESS. school-
teacher, suddenly became insane while
teaching her school near Guthrie, Ok.
She kept one class reciting four hours,
asking them all kinds of wild ques-
tious. and finally became so violent
that the scholars fed for their lives.
Two OF the best business blocks in
Corning. Ia, were entirely wiped out
by fire on the 9th. The blaze orig
mated in Reinold's elevator. The
flames made QUICK work of this aud
spread to two box cars in the c, Ii 81
Q yards. When one of the cars was
almost consumed it was discovered that
an unknown man had either persisted
in the flames or had heen murdered and
placed there by tr"ampS. In less than
two hours the blocks were in ruins and
5000, 900 worth of property had been
destroyed.
FIRE at Whist Cheer. Ia, destroyed
the Reporter newsp" per Office. the post
office and several adjoining uilain-s
A MAN entered the bank at Hardee,
Ia, on the 9th. covered the cashier with
a revolver and demanded the pr ceeds.
He was handed over 500 and made his
escape.
The morocco factories of Garrett &
Barr, Charles Baird & Co. and Wash
ington. Jones IL Co., at Wilmington,
Del, were DESTROYED by fire to the ex-
tent of S26O,000 and William McNeal, a
fireman, was killed by falling walls.
THE anniversary of the great fire
was celebrated at Chicago on the 9th
by an immense parade of the friends of
the gold standard, about $4,000 men
being in line. At night the friends of
free silver had their innings, and
marched over practically the same
route. Two great mass meetings were
held at night by both parties Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew spoke at the gold stand
ard meeting. He vas escorted to the
Coliseum by 1900 wheelmen.
AT Mount junction, Ga, Gus Will
liams. populist negro, struck ticket
out of democratic negro voters hand.
The democratic negro struck Williams
and Williams fred at his assailant, but
missed his aim and shot and instantly
killed Engineer Middleton, OF the Gen.
trail railroad, who was an onlooker.
Bystanders at once lynched Williams
and riddled his body with bullets
THE great fire at Guayaquil, Ecua-
dor, was believed to have been of in
cendiary origin. Some arrests have
been made Many people lost their
lives during the confiagration. and the
losses were estimated at S54, 400, 600.
The populace was furious and demand
ed the prompt punishment of the
guilty.
The safe of the bank at Shelby, Neb.,
was blown open and So, 100 stolen
THE Bank of Clatonia. Gage county,
Neb., was robbed of $1,000 by being
blown open.
DR. CARL NITZ, a physician at Chi
cago, quarreled with his wife about
property matters and then stabbed
her with surgical instrument in the
abdomen. For four hours he watched
her dying, giving her several other
jahs with the instrument and taking
notes of the effects, after which he
shot himself through the head
FRANK JONGAsO, an Italian, muir
dered his sweetheart, Peppini Carini,
at Youngstown, o., because she would
not marry him.
w. Y. ATKINSON, democrat, is re-
elected governor of Georgia by a ma
jority of not less than Sc, 600
THE Brainard (Neb. bank was nearly
demolished by burglars, who attacked
the safe with dynamite. Cashier Smith
ngaCed in hattie with the burglars
and drove them away. No money was
lost, but the safe and building were
JOHN S. JOHNSON broke the worlds
record for two miles, paced. flying
start, at the Garfield park track at Chi
cago on the sth. He made the ride in
1898 3-5, breaking the record previously
held by Berlo of 3:4S is.
GEORGE DU MAURIER, the celebrated
artist and author of 'Trilby," died at
London on the 9Th, aged SO.
FROM the indications on the 9th