The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-15

term IN OOalOurK penlteubiofJ iOr
larceny, Drained fellow convict. Jas
per Thornton, with . coal pick, was
hanged in the jail yard at Birming-
ham, Ala, on the sth Wsldrip de-
clined to make any statement while on
the scaffold and died without fear.
The sheriff stole q march on the news
papers by having it an hour earlier
than customary, so that nobody was
present but-n few officiaia
The Indiana repu blican convention
at Indianapolis on the 18th instructed
its delegates for Mckinley, the ex-
pected tussle between the Harrison
and Mckinley factions not taking
place. Gen. harrison did not visit the
convention. The platform declared
for sound money, fsvoring bimetallism
on an international basis and condemn
ing the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at sixteen to one.
HENRY CUYLER Drummer editor of
Puck, the New York humorous publica-
ton, died on the 18th at Nutly, n. j.,
from tubercular consumption.
THE carpenters of Detroit, Mich, de-
cided to strike on the 18th for an eight
hour day.
WHILE chasing g robber from his
store Thomas j. Marshall, proprietor
of the Golden Rule dry goods store at
Chicago. was shot twice and died .
few moments later on the sidewalk in
front of his place The robber escaped,
after wounding two other persons
The robber entered the store and ap-
preached Miss Matte Garrettson, the
cashier, and demanded what money
she had. She screamed and Marshall
came to her aid, chasing the young fell
low out to the sidewalk.
A GUTHRIE, Ok, dispatch stated that
Deputy Marshal TlQhman had re-
ceived 81, 900 from the Rock Island
Railway Co. for the capture of Bill
Raider. Thirteen months ago the
Rock Island train was robbed at Dover
by five men, and the railway company
at once offered $1,000 for each of the
robbers, dead or alive. All five have
been captured or killed, and the rail-
way company has paid the $1,000 for
each one.
THE democratic convention at Tren-
ton, n. j., on the 7th declared for a
gold money standard and warmly in
dorsed President Cleveland's admins
tration. No effort was made to in
struct the delegates.
THE roundhouse and 12 locomotives
belonging to the Queen & Crescent
Railway Co. at Somerset KY, were de-
stroyed by fire recently. Loss, $780,
600; fully insured.
THE Oklahoma courts have struck
puzzler in the Indian custom relating
to plural marriages. The Kickapoo
bucks have an a age of five squaws
each. The Cheyennes and Arapahoes
are nearly all polygamists, as are the
Kiowas, Apaches, Comanches and
Wichitas. 1t is stated that the courts
have decided to take action in the mat
ter at once, unless polygamous prac-
tices cease. Capt Woodson, of Ana
darko agency, has issued orders COM
handing Indians of his agency, having
several wives, to at once decide on the
wife wanted and give up the others.
A POLICEMAN arrested Charles Boyse,
colored, at the race track at Louis
vile, Ky, on the 9th for shooting
craps and started to Central station
with the prisoner on a crowded street
car. On the way in Boyse broke from
the officer and ran. Both men pulled
their revolvers and began firing.
Boyse was shot through the arm and
the policeman was shot in the eye and
under the chin. Both men will proba-
h v- 10 ho
also slightly wounded.
THE Mckinley leaders have selected
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, for
permanent chairman of the national
convention at St Louis.
THE republicans of Michigan met in
state convention at Detroit The del
egates were instructed for Mckinley.
Both the gold plank submitted by the
majority ands the silver plank SUBJ
mitted by the minority were squelched
and the money plank Of the Minneap-
oils platform of 1892 was su Instituted.
A REPORT of the board of education
of the Methodist church to the general
conference at Cleveland, O., stated that
since 1873 the sum of S6OS, 600 had been
loaned to INDECENT students to COM
plete their education for the church
and that only 35O,6OO had been re-
turned. The statement was received
with amazement.
WILLIAM WORCESTER attempted to
murder his wife, elizabeth, who keeps
a boarding house in Cleveland, O., and
was shot through the heart and in
stantly killed by John Bayne, one of
the boarders. Worcester had recently
escaped from the Toledo insane
asylum Both Bayne and Mrs .Worces-
ter were arrested to await the result of
the coroner's inquest
AT Rome, n. Y, John Watson Hill
dreth, one of the boys who wrecked
New York Central express train, was
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree and sentenced to life imprison-
ment His two young accomplices
were given 40 years each.
BY vote of 425 to 90, the Methodist
general conference at Cleveland, O.,
on the 18th decided that the four
women delegates might retain their
seats The decision was reached SIM
ply as the result of compromise, and
with the understanding that it should
not prejudice the claims of women in
future or establish a precedent for