The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-17
GENERAL NEWS

PAwNEE BILL brings word that the
Indians have all left their farms and
moved into tepees on Black Bear creek
in the Indian territory, and have gone
to ghost dancing and making medi-
cine Crazy Horse claimed to have
made medicine that was bullet proof,
but when tried as an experiment on
his brother in front of the council of
chiefs, the bullet penetrated his heart
and caused instant death. All of
Crazy Horses cattle and ponies were
taken from him as penalty by chiefs
An outbreak against the government
has occurred at Moquegua- Peru.
A COLLISION on the Southern Pacific
near E. Paso. Tex, between a freight
and construction train resulted in the
death of Engineer Blanchard and the
injury of others
THE sixth annual convention of
stonemasons began its session at Chi
cago on the 18th. so unions being rep
resented. President John McGregor
in his address. recommended the affil:-
alton of the order with the American
Federation of Labor.
BRIG.-GES WHEATON has issued or
ders TO troops in the department of the
Colorado to practice reconnaissance
frequently, at least ten miles in all di-
reetions from forts. and directing as
much use as possible be made of BIZ
cycles.
4 BUSINESS block in Wichita Falls,
Tex. was destroyed recently by an in
cendiary fire. Loss, $50. 900; covered
by insurance.
4 PASSENGER train on the Louisville,
Evansville Il St Louis railroad was
derailed al Goldthwaite, Ind and the
fireman was fatally injured. The in
juries to others were only slight
FIRE in the residence Of Banker
James Keogh, at Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
on the 18th came near resulting in a
terrible holocaust, and as it was four
members of the family and the domes-
tic was badly burned and one severely
cut with glass Mrs Keogh was i'll
and the shock and burns she received
II was feared would cause her death.
Mr.. Keogh saved four children by
heroic dashes through the flames
MRS ALvA E VANDERBILT, the d.
vorced wife of William X Vanderbilt.
was married TO Oliver Hazard Perry
Belmont BY Mayor Strong az New
York on the 18th, only few personal
friends being present
The democratic members of the
Kentucky legislature held joint eau
Gus at Frankfort 10 nominate United
States senator. The final result of the
ballot was: Blackburn 81; McCreary,
13: Brown. g
LETTER received at Boston on the
9Th said that out Of total population
Of ZOO Armenians at Gurun l, 200 were
killed by the Kurds and Mohammedans
All the Gregorian and Protestant
houses were looted and - among the
Catholics Many houses were sacked
and burned including three Protestant
chapels- Three priests of the GRECO
rian church were killed, but one
saved himself by accepting the Mo-
hommedan faith
A HEAVY motor car and coal car on
the Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Elec-
tric railway plunged through trestIe
over Tinker's creek. near Cleveland,
O.. on the eth and two men were in
stantIv killed and one seriously injured
The cars were completely wrecked.
The span of the bridge which gave way
was Us feet long.
On the steamer Hermann. which ar
rived at Hull. Eng. recently from Bra
I'll. IS stowaways were found. six of
them being dead and nine in an insen-
sible condition
The Free Home league convention OF
Oklahoma met al e Reno on the 10th.
with about 100 delegates present The
action of the convention was very har-
moniouS Formulating resolutions TO
congress and department officers COM
prised most of the work The meeting
next year will be AZ Kingisher.
TIE Cincinnati Commercial-jaLette
on the 10th printed the first of series |
of articles from supporters of the re-
publican presidential Candidates II |
was from Senator Chandler. of New
Hampshire, the manager of Reed He |
said that New England was solid for
Reed, and that he was New York's sec
end choice