The Iola register., 1896-02-21

A CASE of trichinosis was reported in
family at Egg Harbor. Wis Recently
Mrs Michael Carmondy died of what
was thought to be typhoid fever. Her
death was followed few days later by
that of her eldest daughter and the
second daughter. Three more of the
family were reported very low and none
of them were expected to recover. 1t
was found that the family had been
eating plentifully of summer sausage,
which, on examination, showed tri-
china to a considerable extent
NEARLY all the prize fighters went
over to Juarez, Mex, on the 10th to at
tend the bull fights Four horses
worth about SO each, were gored to
death, four bulls were tortured and
slain and the arena was covered with
blood The fighters were disgusted to
the last degree and tried TO figure out
how a people who can tolerate the
sickening sight of the bullpen can OBJ
ject to prize fighting with gloves.
Bob WILLIAMS, a negro murderer,
was taken from a train near Montgom-
cry, Ala, and lynched. The negro shot
and killed Policeman John L. Suggs
The officers were overpowered and a
plow line was thrown about the negro's
neck. He was dragged across a field
and hanged to a tree half a mile away.
A thousand bullets were fred into his
body. He confessed to the murder.
THE Buckeye glass works at Martin :
Ferry, w. Va, were totally destroyed
by fire on the 10th. Loss, $50, 600; in
surance one-third.
The New York Herald printed q
forecast of the result in the republican
national convention from returns re-
ceived of delegates elected and an esti-
mate on those to be chosen. It said
Mckinley was almost certain to re-
ceive 269 votes on the first ballot;
Reed would come next with 1872; then
Allison with 139 and Morton with 121.
SOME women were cleaning the car
pets of the Pullman sleeper Wyndham
in the Pennsylvania yards at Pitts
burgh, Pa, when the gas was ignited
from the stove and an explosion fol-
lowed, wrecking the Wyndham and
badly damaging two other Pullman
cars. Two women and the porter were
seriously burned One woman will
probably die.
THE clearing house returns for the
week ended February Il for the follow
ing cities were: New York, s5O1, 4e6,-
955; Chicago. $50, 23O, O4s; St Louis. s22,-
l99. O4O; Kansas City. 50, 9,643, 49O; St Jo-
seph, l.2s9, 553; Topeka. s277, 961; Wich-
ita, 1896. lbs; Omaha. S4.152, 664.
AT a mine in Republic, Mich, the
men were coming up in the skip from
work when it caught and turned over
on them, killing four and seriously in
juring several others.
AT Pratt's mines in Alabama, where
the state convicts are worked, William
Stainback. a notorious negro MUIR
derer serving a life sentence, made an
assault upon John Crook. the mine
boss, plunging a coal pick three times
into Crooks back and head, beating
out his brains, causing instant death.
Stainback then made desperate effort
to escape, but was shot to death by
the guards.
FIVE children and three adults were
burned to death in a tenement house
fire at London.
A BLACK-FACED burglar. either a
negro or a white man blackened up.
stabbed jefferson Smith fatally and
crushed the skull of his wife at Dallas,
Tex, on the night of the 14th.
AT Admission. Ala. three children of
William Llttlejohn died from eating
toadstools.
NEAR Perry. Ok, Mrs Dyer was
crushed to death by heavy log. which
rolled upou her from a wagou upon
which her son was the driver.
GEORGE JONES shot and killed his
sweetheart. Leah Martin, her mother,
Mrs. W. ]. Martin, and then put bull
let into his own head, at Centerville,
Ia, on the l4th. The scene in the house
indicated that Jones had gone there
and had a quarrel with the girl, and
that her mother interfered between
them; that Jones shot the mother first
and then the daughter.
4 PASSENGER director on the Penn
sylvania road at New Brunswick. y. j..
tried to prevent a man from crossing
a fast freight when the man became
angry and gave the railroad employe
push which sent him under the wheels.
The employe died soon afterwards
The man was arrested.
THERE had been bad blood between
the seniors and juniors at Delaware,
o., because the former were smashing
the mortar board caps OF the latter.
On the night of the 14th there were
riotous demonstrations, resulting in
knockdowns. bloody noses and bruised
heads. Clark Beacon, a senior. re-
ceived a blow on the back of the head
which may prove very serious One
Junior girl tore the dress off a girl
wearing senior colors About 800 suits
Of clothing were ruined
GERTRUDE CHARLOTTE HIANKA was
claw ed and seriously mutilated during
an act at a museum in Minneapolis,
Mimi, on the l4th. Nero. the aged
ferocious lion. VINO has killed three
trainers during his exhibition career,
was the assailant The affair caused
panic IN the auditorium and the cur
tain was rung down. The injured
woman will recover unless blood poi