The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-03

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of the accident was the failure of the
operator at Storrs station to order one
train to wait at Delhi until the other
had passed.
AT Knoxville, Tenn, Orville Has
kinson, a 14-year-old white boy, killed
Frank Hopkins. same age. The boys
quarreled and Hopkins borrowed a
shotgun to kill Haskinson. The latter
grabbed the gun and shot his assailant.
A DISPATCH from Boston on the 30th
said that it was impossible to borrow
money there. The banks would not ac-
cept Pullman stock as collateral at
eight per cent Several hanks had APP
piled to the clearing house for certifi-
Gates. There was a suspicion that
money was being boarded to buy the
expected new government bonds.
A DISPATCH from Salt Lake City,
Utah, on the 3Oth said that many let
tiers marked BOX c. were passing
through the mails and causing anxiety
among the young MormOns. The let
tiers were a notification from the heads
of the Mormon church that the recipi-
ents had been selected to go on mis-
sion abroad A large number of mis-
sionaries will be sent out by the Nor
mons for the coming year.
THE tow boat Harry Brown, with a
large feet of coal. ran aground at
Glasshouse rifle, Grunnot's island,
near Pittsburgh. Pa, on the 30th. The
pilot attempted to back into deeper
water to release the fleet when
heavy cable parted, the ends striking
Jonathan Wood and a deck hand
known as Whitney" The latter was
instantly killed and Wood was seri-
ously injured. The coal boats and one
barge containing 10000 bushels of coal
went to the bottom of the river and
the channel was blocl<aded.
HENRY HARRISON living near Mound,
Ok, fell into the fireplace ard was
burned to death aud his grandson,
who found the corpse, went raving
mad at the sight.
WITHIN two miles of Leba non, KY,
relentless mob burned to death a
woman and her grayhaired paramour
on the night of the 2sth. The tragedy
was one of the most brutal ever en-
acted under the gruesome sway of
dread Judge Lynch. Despite the
pleadings of a half-clad, frightened
child for her fathers life and the
prayers and tears of the i'll and help
less woman, the mob went through
with it's work with deliberatiou, burn.
ing the house down containing the
victims and watching them while they
roasted. The man made a dash for
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The affair was the outgrowth of the
old story of faithless wife and venge-
fui husband.
THE London Times says that the
Rothschilds have declined to take any
part of an issue of American bonds.
THE Boersen Courier, of Berlin, said
that negotiations were proceeding be-
tween the United States government
and some of the leading bankers of
Berlin with the view of the latter TAX
ing over a new loan of 500, OOO, 900.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople
stated that the United States had de-
manded from the porte the payment
of large indemnity for the loss sus-
tanned by American missionaries in
Asia Minor.
A DISPATCH from Guthrie, Ok, stated
that the Iowa Indians had closed
lease with the Kaw tribe for Is, 600
acres of land in the reservation of the
latter tribe. The IowaS will erect
village there and live off the rental of
their allotted lands, which they are
leasing to white farmers. They said
they were tired of living apart on
their allotments, scattered among the
whites, who would not associate with
them.
THE saw mill of the Switzerland
Lumber Co at Ashland, Wis, burned
10 the ground the other morning. 1t
was supposed that Jack and Bill Noon
an, cousins of Jack Carkeek, the
wrestler, were buried in the ruins.
A CONFLICT between Venezuela and
England seems almost inevitable, the
former country being apparently de.
termined to fight and has decided to
release all political prisoners to show a
union of all factions against England.
SIXTEEN miles east of Caddo, /. T.,
Pink Beal was killed by John Nc
Henrie, and John McHenrie in return
was killed by Deputy United States
Marshal C r. v. Hamilton. Beal had
committed some offense for which he
had surrendered to Hamilton. Me-
Henrie and several others demanded
the prisoner. Being refused, they
opened fire, with above result All
parties were well known and respected
citizens.
THE plant of the Wolverine Lumber
Co. was destroyed by fire together with
the stock. The mills were burned last
summer and the new plant had only
been in operation few months Loss,
500, 600; insurance, S79, 600
CHIEF OF POLICE BADENOcH has be-
gun raid on the gambling houses in
Chicago and declared that he will
stamp out all public gambling in that
city.
THE English loan companies doing
business in Dallas, Tex, and repre-
senting hundreds of millions of dollars,
have cabled their agents to discontinue
loaning money in Texas. The fear of
war with the United States was said
to be the cause.
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