The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02

2oth, 2geu ID wears.
An EN- bankment of earth cavad in on
Fifth avenue. New York, killing one
man and injuring two others who were
digging trench.
A FERRY boat while crossing the river
Tyne, near Shields. Eng, sank and
seven persons were drowned.
FRED BARNARD, the artist of Black
and White, was burned to death in bed
in London. 1t was supposed that the
bed clothing caught fire while he was
smoking.
THE big textile factories at Man
chester, n. H., Waltham, Mass, Troy,
n. Y, Hollidaysburg, Pa, and Ames-
bury, Mass. started up on the 28th
after an enforced idIeness of several
months, and more than 10000 idle men
were given employment.
AT the West Wisconsin Methodist
conference the vote in favor of admit
ting women to the general assem- blies
was SO to 6.
THE telegraph operators and train
dispatchers on the Canadian Pacific
railroad struck on the 2sth.
IN Mingo county. w. Va, Doc Estep
shot and killed John Roberts and King
Roberts then killed Doc Estep. Cause,
a political dispute.
AT the national circuit meet of the
L. A. w. at Trenton, n. J., on the 2sth
John S. johnson, paced by two quads
and triplet, made a mile in 1:47 fat,
beating the previous record of 1:4S9.
Jimmy Michael, paced by two quads
aud triplet, also covered FIVE miles in
9:51 As, the fastest time ever made on
any track.
An anti-masonic con gress has opened
at Trent, Austria, with delegates pres
ent from all European countries and a
group of French Canadians, the prince
bishop of Trent presiding. The object
of the congress was ''to make known
to all the immeasurableness of the
moral and material evil the church and
society have suffered through freema-
sonry and to seek an antidote."
TON WATsoN, populist candidate for
vice president, has te!egraphed to the
New York World review of the po-
litical situation, in which he said that
Chairman Jones would make the blum
der of his life if he listened to the fu-
sion leaders and believes full popu-
list vote can be had for Bryan and
Sewall on the ticket.
THOMAS KIDD, aged IA, was murdered
at Dalton, O., on the 9th by his play
mate, Carl McIlhaney, aged seven.
The boys quarreled.
A DELEGATION of glassworkers from
Marion, Ind, visited Mai. Mckinley at
Canton, o., on the 25th before break
fast. Then a delegation from Craw-
ford. Pa, which included students
from Allegheny college, arrived, fol-
lowed by dele cation of farmers from
Wyandotte county, o., and another
delegation IF citizens of Tiffin and
Seneca county. O. The last deiega ion
presented the major with a portra OF
Gen. w. II. Gibsoa. sent by his widow.
PETITIONS asking United States Sena-
were being CT cuiated throu- hout Col
orsdo.
NEAR Ti.kwa station. La. JGho
Iohneon. a co cred 1arm hand. ont
midni h. killed MIR. AMI Mrs. John
cotton and MervIn Sttv rs. aged H..
and ser .orslv wound ri Mise, 4 mes
AMI LIZ Q Mi'ier. >cA cring IA les
were aft,r j N 10 !~nch him.
The IA mas e. OF The Long lalr iron
co, vas riding an an engine on The
%hor- L.pr IA iwnv near Ch3rie- ton,
". Va. the nth w tia $3.50 to NV
e:ap ovt,. WI n ne Wa held uD hv u
roborr y: - 1rn y secure' Shots
were eVca laCel as tie uayn s er MS
* led. "a 20 .3ei :, -,Y.n., y ro>s I,
went ate t"e ru5Ae- an / lruch !.
., 4, eN ccs-d.
TIE anpual e -sion of the Sovrrei N
Grand l. 'dre Of o iH Fellows at Dallas,
Tex. adjoIrned on tire psf q. Ire
recommends tiun fOr "a revised Il -belah
,i,ual W : al. pied. a was the rev .sed
ritual or the Patriarcas Militant A
uo;v -f>.,l i N of dis rass fer the Re-
tci5t, branch WIS 40 5ted.
MILAN J. BRYAN made two speeches
in 10 ton on the 25th. one at Music
Ill and the other on the common. big
audiences being present at both places.
arthur Sewall, The democratic nomi-
nee for " &c president, was also present
at the meetings ana atad that he WAS
on the ticket and was in the fight TO
az.
OK the oath there were four legal
hanrincs in New Mexico Dionic o
Sandoval was hanged at Albuquerque,
Perfecto Padilla and Rosario Hinged
were hanged at TERRA Amarillo and
Antonio Gonzales was hanged at Ros-
well.
The 22d annual convention of the
American Bankers association closed
at St. Louis on the 24;h. Robert j.
Lowry. of Atlanta, Ga, was elected
president
CHARLES GosPORT, P 1a'ic,
refused to cross the - e
fiance, O., saying h =, q ne
water like his Saw e. Eas
drowned.
JOHN FITCH, col j. L., he'd
near Chapel Hill /: &. MY,
Ala. He had bro > m OF
Miss Harrington ago
but was driven ay ftf
wards arrested. {. Il 5v
masked mob and lyn--4 lie p
route to Jail.
JOHN r. GENTRY, at R.gl v park,
Portland, Me-, paced the fastest mile
ever made in harness and placed the
0.On ha