The Iola register., 1896-05-29

was believed the mum her OF dead ana
wounded would reach 100
| AUGUsT GUENTHER shot his wife
Minnie at Cleveland. o. on the 25th
and then turned the weapon on him
self The tragedy was the result of
family quarrel.
NEAR Rockford, Ill, four persons were
killed and a number of others seriously
injured through acyclSne which swept
that section on the Path. At Monroe
three were killed and SIX others seri-
ously injured. At Monroe and Elgin
deaths were also reported. Much dam
age to property in the path of the
storm was done.
FIRE at Dallas, Tex, destroyed six
business houses, causing loss of $780,
600.
The projected Southern States Cot
ton exposition at Chicago has been
postponed indefinitely On account of
the failure of considerable number
of southern states to heartily cooper
ate in the enterprise.
A BAND of renegade Indians attacked
the Lojos ranch near san Bernardino,
Mex, recently and killed Is persons,
several of them women and children.
ANARCHY was reported in the island
of Crete on the 25th, the Turkish SOL
Canea, mssss creinC the Christians and
pillaging their places.
A TELEGRAM from New York stated
that after an extended aud brilliant
career as operate and dramatic man.
ayers Messrs. Abbey, Schoe ffel & Grau,
controlling opera houses and theaters
in New York and Boston, had been
obliged to make an assignment for the
benefit of creditors
MAYOR w. W. WATERS, of Hot
Springs. Ark, killed Harry Martin. a
doctors drummer, on the street by cut
ting his throat with a pocket knife.
| The killing grew out of a quarrel
caused by war being waged on drum
mers by the city authorities.
POLICE stopped the recent fight be-
tween Frank Erne, of Buffalo, n. Y,
and Jack Downey, of Brooklyn, in the
Empire theater in Brooklyn in the
eighth round and the fight was de-
clared draw. Both men were slug
ging furiously.
AT the Presbyterian general assem-
bly, at Saratoga, n. Y, on the 22d the
report on Sabbath observance de-
nounced all work on Sunday, excur-
sions, ball games, bicycle riding, Sab
bath social entertainments, the Sunday
newspapers, and Christian people were
scored for their lax observance of Sun
day. The resolutions adopted re-
affirm former deliverences as to the
Sabbath.
DRIVEN to desperation by the scold-
| ing of mother, who, she said, turned
her out of the house for not doing
work right, and the jeers of brothers
and sisters, little Grace Schloenbeck
sought death in q lagoon at Jackson
park, Chicago, on the 22d. Not once,
but twice, she plunged into the water
and fought off those who finally saved
her. The child was but Ia years old
FAILURES for the week ended the
2sd were, according to Dun's Review,
227 in the United States, against 2O7
last year, and 2s in Canada, against %
last year.
THE 66th annual general assembly of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
of the United States began at Birming-
ham, Ala, on the 21st. Rev. A. w.
Hawkins, of Decatur, Ill, was elected
moderator, and DR.. j. NJ Hubert, of
Lebanon, Tenn, stated clerk.
On the Ceur d'Alene branch of the
Northern Pacific road, three hours ride
from Missoula, Mont, snow was re-
ported as falling thick and fast on the
cath, there being six feet of hard and
frozen snow on the ground and not the
faintest suspicion of spring.
IN consequence of representations
made by the American government the
Spanish cabinet will try to induce
Capt-Gen. Weyler to reconsider his
prohibition of the exports of leaf to-
bacco to foreign countries. The edict
has been welcomed in Spain and Ha-
vans as clever blow dealt at the peo-
pie who are considered to be the chief
abettors of the insurrection-Cuban
symrathizers in the United States
ALL the sweet music that has for
years echoed within the grim walls of
the rectory of st. Stanislaus' church at
Chicago was removed on the 22d Bur
| glars forced an entrance to the home
of the priests and carried off 81 canaries
A DISASTROUS cyclone and waterspout
passed over the section around Guth-
rie, Ok, recently, causing great dam
age At Edmond 20 houses were de-
molished and two persons were killed.
At White Eagle ~ houses were de-
moIished and 40 or so head of stock
were killed. At Black Bear John Rod
| gers and wife were killed by falling
timbers, while farmer named White
was killed and all the members of his
family injured by their house being
blown down on them. At Cushing five
persons were killed
JOHN P. ALTGELD for governor and
free silver were the instructions given
to the delegates selected at the La
Sale county convention at Ottawa,
Ill, on the 21st to attend the state con-
vention. La Sale is Comptroller Eek
els home county. and interest was
added to the convention by the fact
that the comptroller recently visited
Ottawa in the interest of the gold
standard campaign.