The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-14

A SHIFTING engine on the baltimore
& Ohio railway ran into an electric car
at Rankin's crossing, nine miles east OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th, killing the
conductor and fatally injuring the
motorman. All the passengers escaped
serious injury. The accident was
caused by slippery rails.
SCoTT JACKSON and William Wood
have been arrested for the murder of
Miss Pearl Bryan near Fort Thomas,
KY. jackson confessed. The body OF
the murdered girl was discovered with
her head missing.
The Indiana Democratic Editorial
association, in session at indianapolis,
defeated free silver resolution by a
vote of Is to g. The editors unani.
mously Endorsed Gov. Matthews for
presi6 mt
MORTON FINELL was warming up
some sticks of giant powder in a
stove at a quarry near Anaconda, Mont I,
when there was an explosion and he
was blown into an unacceptable
mass Two others were dangerously
injured and the cabin was wrecked.
II. NJ. SAGE, general traffic manager
of the Rock Island railroad, died in
Chicago on the 9th of paralysis, aged g..
GEN. JOHN GIBBoN, the famous Indian
fighter, died at Baltimore, Nd, re.
Gently, of pneumonia. aged IS.
The steamer Lamington was driven
ashore near New York on the 9th and
IA men were in peril on board. The
life savers made many attempts to
reach the men with a line and had
failed. The men were too exhausted
to catch the lines. The life savers had
given up all hopes of saving them, as
the vessel was being pounded badly by
the waves and threatened to go to
pieces
THE Pocahontas dam at Morristown,
N. j., broke on the 9th. Twenty-Five
people were reported missing and may
have persisted. The break was fol-
lowed by s'great food. Men, women
and children were in the windows of
houses, completely surrounded by rush.
ing waters Boats were procured and
brought many to places of safety. The
current was so swift that it was impos-
sible to reach the more distant houses
until the occupants had been swept
away.
THE British steamer Laurestina,
which sailed from Baltimore, Md, for
Ireland about two months ago, has
been officially posted at Lloyd's as
missing and all on board, 90 to % men,
were believed to have been drowned.
A COMMITTEE of prominent residents
of Chicago has issued call to all parts
of the country for expressions of opin.
ion on Washington's birthday on the
proposition to establish a permanent
board of arbitration for the settlement
of difficulties between this country and
England. DIR. William c. Gray, 60
Dearborn street. Chicago, and William
f. Dodge, of ii Cliff street, New York,
will arrange them for transmission to
the president of the United States and
Queen Victoria.
THE meeting of striking machinists
boiler makers and blacksmiths of tn,
Mexican International road, at Eagle
Pass, Tex, resulted in no terms being
made with the company and they have
been Joined by the carpenters and
builders, who walked out This closed
all departments and the strike has eX-
tended all along the line.
IT was reported at Ell Paso, Tex,
that Schlatter, the Denver healer, had
been frozen to death in the New Next
can mountains.
MIR. AND MRS. SHAUNNESsY and two
children were asphyxiated on their
farm near Carbonate Pa, through the
gas escaping from kitchen stove.
SIX workmen lost their lives and
nine others were barely rescued from
the icy water of the Pequeboc river,
near Bristol, Conn, on the 9th. They
were pulling an old bridge down when
it suddenly collapsed and they were
precipitated into the river and the
broken mass of timbers fell upon them.
NEAR South McAlester, l. T., the
southbound Missouri, Kansas & Texas
mail train was wrecked, five coaches
and one sleeper being badly smashed.
THE high wind which prevailed at
New York on the 9th did great damage
to property. A three-story brick build
ingwas blown down in Brooklyn and
three workingmen were killed.
A MAN named Jerry Scott was jailed
at jackson, Mich, for beating his
eight-year-old daughter and then lay
ing her on a hot stove and roasting her
from the effects of which she died.
The Jail was strongly guarded for fear
of the culprit being lynched.
A RESOLUTION was adopted by the Ca
madam house of commons declaring
Canada's inalienable loyalty to the
British empire The resolution was
introduced to let the United States
know just where Canada would stand
in the event of war.
A RICH strike of gold has been found
at Woodland Park, between Cripple
Creek and West Creek, Col
A FIRE started in lumber yard at
Boundbrook, near Plain field, n j.
early on the morning of the 18th and
the place was thought to be doomed
The inhabitants had the choice of
either burning, swimming or drown
ing, as the dam at the place had broken
and many houses were swept away
and the water was waist deep. Owing
to no direct communication with the
place the news was somewhat meager.
w. HENRY GRADY, a wealthy planter,
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