The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Lawrence.
Miami county will build a courthouse
without issuing bonds. Two annual
tax levies will be made.
The empty Jail at Hugoton was used as
a boarding house for teachers attend
ing the county institute.
The state horticultural society pro-
poses to make fine display at TOpe-
ks's big reunion this fall.
John W. Breidenthal was chosen a
member of the executive committee of
the .opulist national committee.
The government has presented the
agricultural college at Manhattan with
S22, 900 for experiments this year.
A severe windstOrm at Ports, near
Atchison, recently damaged every
building in town, but killed no one.
Over 1000, 900 tons of coal were mined
in Kansas last year, giving employment
1T the mines to 5000 men and $50 boys.
Sheriff j. w skinner, of Cowley
county, is charged by the county attor-
ney with collecting over 500 in fees by
extortion.
Judge Denni<on, of Eldorado. mem
Der of the appellate court, is being
talked Of for governor on the popu-
Est ticket.
Lane county has population of
g. 90 souls and yet there is neither a
negro nor a man named Smith within
her boundaries.
1t is said the JaTvis-Conkiin Mort
gage Co. recently foreclo>ed a mort
gage on the home of Mrs. Mary E.
Lease in Wichita.
ExGov. George w Click emphatic
ally denies the published story that he
would seek the democratic nomination
for governor this fall.
1t is thought the executive commit
tee of the populist party will establish
headquarters at Topeka. with John ".
Breidenthal in charge.
Rev. John Constantine, an Armenian
preacher, claimed that he was robbed
of 81, 800 by two coloFed footpads. at
Topeka the other night
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, will
open the republican campaign in Kan
sas with a speech before the state con-
vention at Topeka August IL.
An unknown man was found hang
ing 20 tree near Durham, Marion
county, recently. 1t was plain ease
OF suicide. The rope was made from
binding Irvine gathered from near
by straw stack.
The recent grand lodge of colored
Knights of Pythias at Wichita elected
r. Ii. Wade, of Topeka, grand chancel-
lor. The meeting of 1897 will be held
at Junction City. The order has a
membership of l 1000 in the state.
A Kansas boy who smoked 1900
packages of cigarettes saved the pic
lures and sent them to- the firm, asking
VIII at they would give for them. The
answer was as follows: ''Smoke. LOO
more and we'll send YOU coffin"
Henry Wells, an attorney. Tom Hob
son and w. NJ. Brown, of Girard, were
arrested recently by United States Off
GERS, charged with completely in the
Clevela nj third term swindle. which
defrauded many people in Kansas and
Missouri.
Aiort 30 prisoners in the federal
prison at Leavenworth made bold at
tempt 80 escape the other day but the
shotguns in the hands of trusty guards
brought down three of the leaders,
which checked the. enthusiasm of the.
Others The three who were shot were.
not seriously hurt.
There is a radical difference Of opin-
ion among the populist leaders of the
state as regards fusion with the demo-
Gratis. Col. w. A.. Harris and ex-Gov.
Lewelling favor indorsing the Bryan
and Sewall electors outright, while
Chairman John W. Breidenthal fav0rs
nominating Bryan and Watson electors.
An awful tragedy occunred at Water
willie the other day. Sarah Huffman,
only Is years old, was shot and killed
BY John Sewage, a worthless charac-
ter from Alton, because the girl re-
iected his attentions. After killing
the girl Selvage turned the pistol
against his head and blew his brains
out.
At Kansas City recently William.
Higgins, ex-secretary of state, and s.
II. Snider, ex-superiRtendent of insur-
ance, who are head officers of the
Knights and Ladies of the. Fireside,.
were enjoined by Judge Henry from
using the funds OF the society. They
were accused of spending the funds
too freely.
Much interest attaches to ths APP
preaching populist state convention at
Abilene. The question as to the in
dorsement of Bryan and Sewall elect
ors will bring out large crowd, while
the contest for governor promises to
attract much interest. Thus far ex-
Gov. Lewelling and ex-CongressInan
Harris seem to be in the lead for gov
ernor, but other candidates for the
place are hopeful Of getting the place
on compromise"
The complaint of the board Of trade
of Kansas City against certain Kansas
railroads in the matter of alleged grain
rate discrimin alton has been laid be-
fore the board of railroad commission
ers and it will be investigated The
complaint alleges that the Santa Fe,
Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and
Union Pacific charge less for hauling