The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-03-13

Ing of public sentiment for enforcing
prohibition; but while recognizing the
power of public sentiment it is urged
that only honest, faithful. courageous
and competent men be placed in pub
lie positions; reaffirm approval of the
police commission law, and finally a
demand is made of all political parties
that they put forward candidates for
Office who will clearly and unequivo-
cally pledge themselves to enforce the
prohibitOrv amendment
Miscellaneous.
Chief of Police Wilkerson, of Topeka,
has resivned.
A slight earthquake shock was felt
at Caldwell the other night.
Diphtheria is reported as prevailing
at Gypsam City, southeast of Salina-
The Peavey elevator at Winfield, con-
tanning 40, 600 bushels of grain, burned
the other night Loss, 5000.
The annual convention of the Kan
sas State Temperance union met at
Topeka on the Sd with 100 delegates in
attendance
The warden of the penitentiary re-
ports the gross expenses of the insti-
stitution for February as 81, OO9 90,
and the earnings at 50, 306.65.
Anna Post, IS years old, fell from a
chair at Salina the other day and re-
ceived internal injuries which resulted
in her death in few days.
Col. w. R. Davis, a veteran soldier,
L I i
the other afternoon. He had fallen
from the hay loft and was dead when
found
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
issued a call for statements from the
state and private banks in Kansas of
their condition at the close of business
on February Is.
The faculty of the university ex-
PEELED Charles L Lucas, the colored
STUDENT who was arrested for stealing
law books. Lucas will fight the action
of the court and faculty.
The house committee on invalid PEN
sions has reported favorably upon the
senate bill granting a pension of SIS
month to the widow of Maj Gen.
James G. Blunt. of Leavenworth.
John Veneman, a tramp who was
beating his way from Pueblo to Kan
sas City on freight train, was thrown
under the wheels of the caboose at
Hutchinson the other day and fatally
injured.
The body of Charles Schoch, who dis
appeared from Pittsburg January 80,
was recently found on a farm two
miles from that place. A revolver by
his side and bullet wound in his head
indicated suicide.
During the month of February the
receipts into the state treasury amount
ed To $500. 363.02. The disbursements
we're S361. SAB SO. Total receipts in the
general revenue fund during the
month. S33s, 731.59.
l. O. Van Fleet and A. n. Dake, hus-
bands OF the two women whose bodies
were stolen from their graves to make
diSSecting material for the Kansas
medical college, have commenced dam
age suits at Topeka against the college
for $40. 900 each.
PASSENGER Agent Knox, of the NJ K.
& I. railroad, who was recently held
up and robbed, together with two pas
sengers. at Fort Scott, has identified
three men at Evansville, Ind, as the
robbers The men go by the names of
Waugh, Morris and Rodgers.
In the trial of Marion Astell for wife
murder at Oswego the jury returned
verdict of guilty. The victim vas AS
BELLS second wife. The crime was the
outgrowth of criminal relations be-
tween Asbell and the I7-year-old
daughter of his wife by her former
husband.
The governor has offered a reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
the person who murdered John T.
Lamborn, of Fall Leaf, Leavenworth
county, on the night of February L.
Young Davenport, who was arrested
upon suspicion of a detective, was re-
leased, there being nothing to sustain
the charge.
The temperance conference held in
Topeka in December last appointed
committee of FIVE, headad by James w.
@eed, to select a committee cf so, to
fOrcement of law" The work has been
completed by Chairman Gleed, who
has given out the list, which is COM
posed of representative men selected
from the various political parties.
g. II. Pierce, postmaster at Liverpool,
was recently arrested at Wichita on
the charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails He attempted to
resign and his resignation was not &C.
cepted, whereupon he sent letter to
the department couched in such Ian
guage as not only to bring about his
dismissal hut got him into jail Later
he pleaded guilty in the United States
court and was fined S. by Judge Foster.
The monthly report of Chancellor
Snow Of i.Ia state nniyarsitr SAYS that