The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-28

the vicinity of keystone, w. Va, on
the cath where general fight occurred
the previous night among 200 miners
The clergvmen of Toronto. Ont, on
the oath discussed a scheme to induce
Armeniaus to take homes in the Cana
dian northwest. 1t was understood
the government would make a grant of
land and this would be further supple
meuted by su Inscription fund.
Two children were fatally and two
others seriously burned in a fire in
explosion of a coal oil lamp.
CABLEGRAM from London to New
York on the 24th said that If Robert
FitZsimmons, the new champion pugi-
list of the world. and James J. Cor
bett, the former fistic champion, could
be prevailed upon to stop talking at
eacn other and come down to solid
business, fighting place and suitable
purse could be promptly arranged for
them there before a good club in En-
gland.
ROBERT DOLAN, waiter in restau-
rant at Spokane, Wash, shot j. NJ.
Snyder. his employer, because he re-
moustrated with him about being in
toxicated Dolan then inflicted scalp
wound upon himself and fled. but was
afterwards captured and Jailed.
A LAKE SHORE freight train broke in
two 70 miles east of Waterloo, Ind,
and the two sections collided. Ten
cars of coal oil ignited and the flames
spread rapidly. doing great damage to
surrounding property.
SEVEN people were asphyxiated, one
fatally hurt by jumping from win
dow, and five others were more or less
injured by fire in the residence of
James r. Armiger, a prominent jewel
er at Baltimore. Md, on the 23d. The
fire started from an overheated fur
mace fue in the cellar.
A REVIVAL meeting at McColloch
church. near Portsmouth, O., ended in
a bloody encounter and the interior of
the church being wrecked. the row be-
ing started by one Pyles bringing
charges against era btree.
COMMANDER BALLISGTON BOOTH, of
the Salvation army. announced at New
York on the 23d to the mem ers of his
staff that he had decided not to relin-
quish command of the army in the
United States and that under no cir
cumstances would he take orders from
England. This was taken to mean
that he will reorganize the army in
this country on an independent basis
THE fifth annual convention of the
National Reform Press association
convened at Dallas, Tex, on the 22d,
Is states being represented. Resolu-
tions indorsing the Omaha platform
and declaring against the invasion of
America by the pauper la Dor of Europe
were adopted Paul Vandervoort, of
Nebraska, was elected president, and
j. A. Parker, of Kentucky, correspond
ing secretary.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN MICHAEL d. HAIR
TEB committed suicide by shooting
himself at Fostoria, O.. on the 22d.
BILL NYE," the noted humorist,
died at his home near Asheville. n. c.,
on the 22d of paralysis, aged 46.
Ex-GOv. FLOWER inaugurated boom
for Chauncey Depew as presidential
candidate at dinner in New York on
the 22d.
The cotton mills of the Swift Creek
Manufacturing Co., near Petersburg,
Va, were destroyed by fire. causing a
loss of 500. 600 and throwing 200 people
out of employment
A FIRE occurred at the Pratt sani-
tarium at Chicago and IL bed-ridden
I1 g. H. I'll
windows and down ladders By firemen.
The flames were subdued without seri-
Gus loss.
The democrats of Boston gave a
Washington banquet on the 22d and
Mayor Josiah Quincy presented the
name of Secretary Olnev as the candi-
date OF New England for presidentix.
honors at the hands of the democracy
of the United States.
The executive assembly of the grand
council of the Knights of Pythias met
at Cincinnati recently and resolved to
abandon Minneapolis this year and to
hold the biennial convention of the
supreme lodge at Cleveland on August
-. 1t was also decided to hold no en-
ca mpment of the uniform rank this
year on account of the railroads refus-
ing to make satisfactory rates.
NEAR Lexington, Ky. John and
Richard Steele were killed by Chesa-
peake & Ohio train while trying to
cross the track.
THE Union depot at Providence, R,
l., was burned on the 21st Office EN-.
ployes and several firemen had narrow
The loss is 5000, 600
THE failures for the week ended Feb
ruary - (Dun's report) were ESQ in the
United States, against BOZ last year,
and sc in Canada, against 80 last year.
THE London Times had a dispatch
from Odessa on the 21st which said
that during the recent storms on the
Black sea seven steamers and Is sail
ing vessels fOundered and a hundred
lives were lost.
PETER MAHER was knocked out by |
Bob FitZsimmons on the 2Ist in Mex |
leo, opposite Langtry, Tex, in the first /
round, after one minute and thirtv-fve |
seconds of actual fighting. Fitz landed /
a lightning righthand swing on the /