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

ing cities were: New York. 1868. O53,-
$50; Chicago, sS4 574 933; st. Louis. S22,-
462. 535; Kansas City, SO, 935.574: St Jo-
seph, 81, 1879. LA; Topeka. 1855. 7O4; Wich-
tia, S4O9, 4sO; Omaha. 50. $50. 400.
DARLINGTON BooTH. commander of
the Salvation army in America. has
disappeared from New York with his
wife. Maud Booth. Herbert Booth,
brother Of Ballington Booth and COM
mander of the army of Canada, will
take charge of the forces in America
He offered reward on the 2lst to any
one who would tell him where Balling-
ton was. The army was stirred TO great
excitement. Ballington Booth was ac-
cused of characterization by Herbert
Booth at a recent court of inquiry and
under mis- authority Herbert dismissed
his brother Ballington from office.
A DISPATCH from Buffalo. " Y,
stated that on the Lehigh Valley road
an engine which had been sent out to
follow up snow pillow and assist in
the work of keeping the track clear,
came into collision with another en-
CINE and caboose on a similar mission
and William Fl. Davis and Henry
Kearns were killed. They were Lehigh
brakemen on board the first engine.
The crew of the second engine jumped
in time to escape.
SHORTLY after the high school was
called to order at Muscatine. Ia, on
the Goth fire was discovered on the
roof and the building was DESTROYED.
The children were marched out in
good order and none got injured.
Loss, So, 900: insurance, SIS, 900.
The railroads have aeceded to the
demands OF the g. A. r. on rates to the
national encampment and the 1896
meeting will be held at st. Paul. Mimi.
THE Mississippi house of representa-
tives on the 18th passed a resolution
with only one dissenting vote indors-
ing the free coinage of gold and silver
at the ratio of sixteen to one, indie
pendently of the action of other coun-
tries.
CHICAGO experienced the coolest
weather of the season on the Goth, the
thermometer indicating IA below zero.
Michael Hughes was frozen to death
while on his way to work and John
Bradley was overcome by the cold and
fell into the river.
TWENTY miles north of Perry, Ok.
few nights ago whitecaps left minia-
ture coffin on the doorsteps of L. A.
Irwin. On the coffin was inscribed the
words: "Whitecaus III" Inside the
coffin was three feet of rope. 1t was
thought it was left there to scare Irwin
out of the county.
AN explosion of dynamite occurred
at Viendendorp, in the Transvaal re-
public, and the havoc wrought was
fearful. The dynamite which caused
the catastrophe filed eight trucks,
which were being shunted. Every
house within a radius of half a mile of
the explosion was RACED to the ground.
Forty dead, nearly all terribly mutt
lated, were taken from the ruins, but
the work of searching the debris had
scarcely begun. Two hundred of the
most severely injured were admitted
to the hospital, where several died.
THE German steamer Kantzler, from
Hamburg for Delagoa bay. was aground
at Ismails on the goth and 90 steamers
awaited her release that they might
proceed through the Suez canal
The nine-year-old son of Fleming
Marshall, of Greene county. Ind, COM
mitted suicide with arsenic because his
father whipped him.
THE body of the late Theodore Run
roa, Em bassador to Germany, was on
board the steamer Havel, which ar
rived at New York on the 2lst. The
remains were conveyed to Newark,
where they Will lie in state in St Paufs
Methodist Episcopal church until the
funeral
WHILE temporarily insane. Mrs.
Ethel Ke!so. at New York on the Goth,
killed her two children, Ethel. aged /,
and George. aged :, aud then attempt |
ed suicide. She was removed to BELLE !
vue hospital prisoner.
AT a meeting of the United Garment |
Makers OF America on the Igth. the
cutters and trimmers of Chicago de- |
clared q general strike, excluding |
about ten clothiers only against whom |
there is no grievance. About 500 men 1
left and it was estimated t2at 5000 |
people would he affecs bv the strike. |
A GOLD fever was reported at Perry,
Ok, caused by an alleged find OF the |
yellow metal near that place.
An explosion took place in the Usage /
Coal & Mining Co. ) shaft No. at
Krebs, l. L. in which five men were |
severely burned. The accident was |
caused by one OF the miners disobev- !
ing orders and going into Il room filled /
with gas with an open lamp, after hav-
ing been told not to go in.
A RUNoR was current in Buffalo, y. |
Y, that 10 fishermen had lost their
lives out on the lake during recent |
storm.
THE Whitney presidential campaign
managers for the states of Mississippi.
Louisiana and Alabama
opened headquarters at the GrunewaId |
hotel, New Orleans. on the 2Oth.
A CABooSE on the Erie railroad
tracks at Jersey City, y. j.. ON the
Goth coIlided with a street horse car.
There were about six passengers in
the car. all of whom were more or less
injured. one probably fatally.