The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-18

unknown TO the guard and Owed
through the window of a car and es-
capped near South McAlester. J. T.
The United States consulate general
in Havana has been put under special
guard of armed policemen. This pre-
caution was taken by the Spanish au-
thorities owing to the fear that the in
dignation expressed by Spanish sympa-
thizers against the United States would
find vent in an attack upon the consul
late.
J. w. BENJE and Judge Keys, of Tab
lequah, l. T.. have gone to Washing
ton as representatives of the Indians
on matters affecting tribal welfare be-
fore congress. Mr.. Benje said the FIVE
civilized tribes were not yet ready for
statehood, as large per cent. of the
Indians were too imperfectlv advanced
in civilization to understand the duties
of civilization.
AT Detroit, Mich, Ernest Chase, son
of Dr. Chase, of recipe book fame. cut
his wife's and his own throat badly in
an insane attempt at murder and
suicide. Physicians think that both
have good chance of recovery.
SEVERAL of the Spanish residents of
Key West. Fla, attended on the 18th
to cele brate the killing of Gen. Maceo,
but the Cubans gathered in ominous
crowds and had not the police inter
fered blood would have been spilled.
Mass meetings of Cubans are to be
held to ask congress TO investigate the
manner of Maceo's death and if he was
treacherouslv killed they will demand
that the belligerency of the Cubans be
recoTniZed.
THE First national bank of Holidays
burg, Pa, was compelled to suspend
business on the l4th owing to heavy
run made by it's depoSitors. The bank
was organized in 1868, and was one of
the 81 oldest banks in the United States.
CHARLES d. LANE, chairman of the
national bimetallist committee, has is
sued an address from San Francisco to
friends of the cause in which he SAYS
that the cause has not been abandoned.
but urges he suspension of a aeita-
tation of the sui iect of free coinage for
the present. further than by keeping
up the club rolls for future service,
and thus give their adversaries every
opportunity to fulfill their promises to
restore prosperity to the country.
A TALL and short man" entered
the barroom of the Hotel Legrand at
Chicago early on the morning of the
18th and demanded of the bartender
the money in the till and the bar
tender accident tally knocked over some
glasses under the bar which scared the
tall man" and he shot the bartender
dead.
GEORGE ISAAC. a scientist at Berlin,
was experimenting with acetyline gas
and he and three assistants were blown
to atoms
THE head of the Florida branch of
the Cuban junta at Jacksonville has re-
ceived letter confirming the report
of Antonio Maceo's death. 1t appeared
the marquis of Ahumada, acting cap
tain-general in Weylers absence. in
vited the insurgent chief to confer
ence near Punta Bravo and Maceo at
tended with only his staff. when they
were surrounded by Spanish soldiers
and treacherously killed.
ANDREW HART. aged %, was shot
dead at Marshalltown. Ia. by an un-
known man who entered the house,
presume oily, for the purpose of rob-
berry. The murderer escaped, but hun
dreds of armed citizens with blood
hounds went in pursuit and lynching
was probable if the murderer was cap
tured.
THE rumor was given wide currency
at New York that j. Pierpont Morgan
was to manage the Vanderbilt railway
properties and Chauncey NJ Depew
was to be made am bassador to En-
gland.
THE combination express and mail
attached to train No. 1O3, of the Illi-
nois Central railroad, was burned to
the tracks at Trimble, Tenn, and ten
pieces of baggage, six fine hunting
dogs and 60 mail pouches were con-
sumed. 1t was caused by the overturn-
ing of a lamp
THE Richmond Vs. chamber of COM
merce recently adopted resolutions IA
voring the creation by congress of a
department of commerce.
THE Cleveland, o., delegates to the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor will use their in
f1uence toward the defeat of the re-
election of the president, Samuel Com
perS The cause given is that Mr..
Gompers is too conservative, whereas
occasions often arise calling for ag-
gressive action.s
A JURY returned a verdict at Metrop-
oils. Ill, on the 18th in the case of
John Lemley, Bart Lynn and Ed Lynn.
on trial for the murder of Ben Ladd
last May, finding them guilty and fix
ing their terms in the penitentiary at
go 90 and IA years respectively.
THE steamship Salier. with pa pas
sengers and a crew of IS men was sunk
in recent gale off the coast of Spain
and all on board persisted.
THE safe of H. & A. Haas at Atoka.
l. T.. was cracked by burglars recent
" and they secured - copper cents for
their trouble.
A SPECIAL from Canton, o., on the
10th said that Senator Allison, of Ia,
would be secretary of state in McKin-
lev's ca binet.
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