The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08

law. at Austin. Tex, on the Sd. Brown,
in his dying agony. returned the fire
with double-barreled shotgun,
emptyinC both barrels into Nixon's
face, and he was taken to the county
Jail in a dangerous condition. The
difficulty was the outcome of family
troubles.
JOSE RAMOS, in a ranch settlement
near Montemorelos, Mex. while crazed
| with jealousy, shot and killed his
sweetheart, and when the latter's pa
rents attempted to capture him he
shot both of them to death and then
took his own life.
THE split that had been expected in
the Arizona republican convention at
Phoenix came on the night of the 30th
when about 50 of the liz delegates left
the hall, leaving the remainder in their
seats to pursue the work of the con-
vention. Those who left were those
known as the Mckinley faction. as OPP
posed to the dard-Christy wing.
The Stoddard~Christy wing platform
compliments Mckinley, but the dele
gates were not instructed.
ROBERT EMORY PATTIsoN was unaui-
mously Endorsed as the choice of the
democracy of Pennsylvania, assent led
l at Allentown on the e9ta, for the pres
idential nomination at Chicago on a
sound meuey gold standard platform.
National Chairman William F. Har-
rity, got his unit rrle" instructing
the delegates to Chicago to abide by
the will of the majority through with
little opposition
A CYCLONE struck the little town of
Epiphany, S. D., on the 29th. The
large Catholic church was DESTROYED.
Father Kroeger, the priest, was severe
ly injured and ID others more or less
seriously. The church was carried %
feet in the air, the floor and altar
dropPed into their original places aud
the roof and sides of the building were
scattered tothe four winds The town
was said 40 be completely wiped out of
existence. Much damage was reported
from other places in South Dakota
ANoVEER fire broke out in Cripple
Creek, Col, on the goth, which left
from 1900 to 1000 people homeless. 1t
commenced at the Portland hotel and
spread so rapidly that the firemea blew
up buildings by dynamite in advance
of the fire to check its speed. Four
men were killed and many others were
seriously injured by the falling debris.
The three newspapers were burned
out. Figures of the loss and insurance
could not be obtained, as every insur-
ance office was burned.
NJ. q. WYCKoFF, an engineer, shot
William Wegner, a wealthy manu-
factuYer, through the head and in the
left breast, inflicting wounds from
which Wegner died within few min.
utes. The killing was done at La Ike
and Anne streets, Chicago, crowded
spot, in the daytime ard after two
officers had taken Wycl<off int Gus
tody &,large crowd endeavored to take,
him away. The policemen fought
hard for their prisoner, but they were
on thegoint of losing him when pa
troll wagon of officers came in response
to a riot call.
On the outlook for the republican
presidential nomination FIR. Joseph
Manley, of Augusta, Me-, said on the
1st that any speculation tie the effect
that friends of Speaker Reed meant to
withdraw him from the contest we're
baseless- Mr.. Mauley als8 said that
Mckinley would never be nominated.
ut will be the issue that will win at
st. Louis. That issue will be soSInd
money"
GUY LANsLEY was hOrsewhipEed
while acting on the stare ate Columbus,
o., by Mass Georgia Eimball, of st.
Louis, who claimed that the actor had
rejected her after making her prom
Uses The rvomau was arrested.
THE total loss by the Ere at Cripple
Creek. Col. on the 29tis was .estimated
at s., 500. OO3 and the INSURANCE at $780,
000 The business men on the 3Oth
had q mass meeting and issued an adj
dress TO the public annanncinc that.
thongI they had lost their homes andt
their business blocks they had not
lost their pkaick and were resdy to-
start:a magnificent city On theruins OF
the old.
NEs2k TairvieDy, Pa. Edw ard Heidler
killed his brother-in-law. Levi Ereid der,
over an estate, then feel To she woods.
He was captured and a mob came u ear
lynching him. Both facilities are
wealthy.
The state convention of republicans
at Springfield, 1T-, on the seth de-
clared their preference for William
Mckinley for president, the n@1tion to
instruct the delegates to the Satienas
convention for Cull0n being as2ended
nv a motion 50 substitute the name of
Mckinley and carried by a vote Of SS2
10 sos
SECRETARY CARLIsLs's recent speech
at Chicago on sound money has been |
DC blished ia two or three different |
forms and is being scattered all over
the west by the million copies.
MILAN PAUL was recently executed !
at the Ohio penitentiary soon after |
midnight.
Is dispute over a game of craps at |
Indianapolis, Ind. among a lot OF |
negroes. George Anderson was shot |
and killed by Robert Love.
ar Fort Smith. Ark, George and |
John Pierce and Weber Isaac were |
hanged from the same scaffold on the |
10th