The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-04


Fred Lamoreaux. his wife aud two chill
dred at a crossing near Worcester,
Mass. Mr.. Lamoreaux was kille and
the others will probably die of their in
juries-
An accident to the engine on the
Pixies Peak Coll coRwheel railroad
rendered the air brakes useless and il
tore down the mountain SIDE at ter
rife speed. The conductor applied the
automatic air brakes to the passenger
coach and stopped that but the engine
was tevoud control. The engineer
and fireman jumped and saved them
selves. The engine finally went over
a bowlder and exploded.
MICHAEL KEENAN,, aged 90. Quarreled
with his wife at Dorchester, Mass,
about money and then crushed the
wards cut his own throat with q razor.
AT the Occidental Athletic club in
San Francisco, on the 2sth, before q
crowd of 5000 people. Joe Choynski
knocked out Joe McAuliffe, the Mis-
sio0 Giant" in the fourth round. The
affair was to have been an eight-round
90, hat McAuliffe was completely OUT
matched " ChovnskL
Mas MARY E. LEASE, of Kansas,
spoke at Nashville, Ind, on tn 29th
ami in n interview she said she had
espOused socialism IS tine coming form
OF government, aud will after the cam
paign. begin a propaganda for social
istic principles She has abandoned
all idea of entering the ministry.
THE supreme lodve, knights of
Pvthias, at Cleveland, o., refused the
request for the restoration of the Ger
man ritual by vote of t0G to 8. The
request wss only made by a few
lodges.
THERE was trouble between the
squawmen and fuIl-bloOds of the Semi
mole nation in the Indian territory, and
troops from the First cavalry at Fort
Cary reached che scene on the 18th
barely in time to avert a general fight
The fnlEbloods and squawnen had a
desperate battle recently in which
three full !bloods were killed and sew
eral squawmen seriously injured The
trouble was caused by the full biOods
having passed a law ezpelEng all
whites from the nation.
LIHUNG CHANG, the grand Old'mau''
of China. arrived at New York on the
2sth and was given reception befitting
his high rank. The North Atlantic
squadron doomed a,salute in his honor
and the distinguished ChiDaman was
afterwards taken TO the Waldorf
where he will stop while in New York
apdaa>special guard of Dolieemen was
/ thrown around the building.
AT a joint debate at Englantine
Ark, between Congressman Dinsmore
of the Fifth Arkansas district, aud
Jerry Seaman. local populist candi
! date, the latter called the former a
( liar during the heated discussion
/ Immediately Scanlan's friends attacked
Dinsnore, with the result that the
! congressman will be conGned to hi,
/ room for several weeks
THE barn of Norton MeDOugal. nea1
Warner station. in Henry county, Ill.
! was fret by tramps. Three horses. /;
! tons of aaav and l. 400 bushels of grain
were coz >umed.
4 The Ohio Fails Car Manufacturing
( Co at Jaffersonville, Ind which in
time of prosperity employed 1900 me
chanics and laborers, will shortly sus
( pend operfti tons
/ IT was understood at the Chicago re
publican beadnuarter> that Col. r. c.
J Ke-ens. national committee man from
Missouri. would Ie requested by Mr.
/ Hanna 10 lpplx after republican in'er
/ ests in railroad circles throughout the
/ country.
J w. A. FAUL5I, who said he was from
/ Valley Falls, Kan, has been arrested
on a charge Of having written setters
| to w. < Stratton. the millionaire mine
owner threatening him with death
and the destruction OF his property un.
/ less he should deposit $1,000 in a GER
( tain cave at Divide. near Cripple Creek
/ Col. S'ratton turned the letters over
/ to the authorities. who nea Nv trapoed
Fauik in his cabin near the cave.
a CLEVELAND. O., dispatch stated
that Chairman Groot. of the silver
| party notification committee. would
| notify BRYAN and Sewail Of their nom.
| ination on September s 4. Lincoln,
/ Neb.
THE Canadian yacht Canada defeated
the challenger. Venceder. on the 20: b
and won the international race. The
1 defender won by 26 seconds time al
lowaUce after as pretty a contest as
was ever sal ed on Lake Erie.
Ex-PREsIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON
spoke to an immense audience at Car
negie hall, Neg York. on the eth on
the political issues of the campaign.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was the chairman
of the meeting and many distinguished
! people were among the audience
! IRE business portion of Saulte Ste.
Marie, Mich, was recently nearly
burned out, entailing loss of $500. goo,
| half covered by insurance
IN free-for-all fight between some
white tramps and negroes on a train
near Ingalls,, Ind, one of the white
tramps was knocked of and he fell be-
tween the cars and his head was cut
of.
CAPT. F. j. DODGE, of the Wells-Farro
Express Co. went to Guthrie. Ok.
and paid to Deputy United States Mar
shall Heck Thomas $500 in rewards for
| the killing of outlaw Bill Doolin-