The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-16

EDWIN j. BETS and his wife took re-
fuge under a tree near Delhi. y. Y,
from a shower and were struck dead
by lightning.
BY reason of the breaking of the con-
Meeting rod attached 10 the governor,
the Acton fly wheel of pair OF Corliss
compound engines went to pieces and
wrecked the plant and building of the
street railway company at Tacoma,
Wash. 1t meant a stoppage OF the
lines operated for perhaps week and
no electric light.
THERE was a wreck on the Frisco
railroad at Underwood, near st. Louis,
which smashed in the front end of a
locomotive, completely demolished a
caboose, broke two cars into kindling
wood and scattered the wreckage for a
distance of 800 feet along the track.
Only a brakeman was slightly injured.
The wreck was caused by the train
breaking in two.
THE usual celebrations in commemo-
ration of the battle of the Boyne took
place in Ireland on the 18th. At Bel
fast 10000 orangemen marched in pro-
cession. Everything passed off in an
orderly fashion.
LOUIS ARRATA, who claimed to live
in New York, was arrested at Hinck-
ley, Mimi, recently for begging on the
street. When searched $4,000 was
found on his person.
FRANK WALLER, the Flying Dutch
man." won the 1O0-mile bicycle race at
Manhattan Beach, n. Y, on the 10th,
but was disqualified by the referee on
account of being illegally paced in the
concluding lap and the race and the
purse of $50 went to the second man,
Thomas A. Barnaby. of Boston. The
century was run in hours, "a minutes
and seconds.
The Christian Endeavorers at San
Francisco have chosen Nashville,
Tenn, as the place of meeting in 1898.
London is to be the rallying place for
! 1900. The selection of the convention
city for 1899 was not made.
A TENEMENT house in Providence, R.
l., was blown to pieces and burned by
an explosion of gasoline the other
evening and two children were fatally
injured.
Two men near Lacinta, n. NJ, took
| an old woman, whom they thought had
I bewitched belle of the neighborhood,
and fastened lasso to her and then
/ started their horses and she was
dragged to death and horribly man
| gled.
FIRE destroyed part of the Viles &
Robbins packing establishment at Chi
cago the other night. Loss, 100000.
ALBERT NJ. WINEBRENNER was ar
rested at Beatrice, Neb., on the 10th on
the charge of having brutality beaten
his 17-year-old stepdaughter with a
buggy whip and otherwise ill-treated
the girl. At midnight mob of 100
masked men entered the Jail, took
/ Winebrenner out and, after stripping
| him and giving him a severe horse
whipping, coated him with tar and
feathers and sent him back to jail.
THOMAS H. MERRITT was shot and
killed by Jacob f. Harris at Lexing.
ton, KY, the other day. Harris found
Mrs. Harris sitting on Merritt's lap in
GRATIS park and the pair kissing one
another.
Miss TILE LARSEN tried to commit
suicide at Omaha, Neb., on the Sth by
tearing open the arteries of her left
wrist with hairpin. She was uncon-
scious when found from the loss of
blood, and only prompt action on the
/ part of those who discovered her saved
/ her life. Il wanted to go to Heaven,
/ and that is why | did it" she said. The
authorities cannot understand her case.
THE drought which has prevailed
around Jackson, Tenn, for two months
still continued on the Sth. The gar
dens were burned up and ruined and
unless it rains very soon the corn crop
will be failure. The cotton crop was
reported failing daily.
| DURING a severe storm the house OF
S. E. North, near Larmore, n. D., was
struck by lightning and North. hi:
wife and three-year-old child were
| killed. The only member of the fam
! lily that escaped was a 15-months-olC
child.
THE gold mining convention at Den
yer, Col, selected Salt Lake City fol
holding the next meeting. A minority
report on the 9th declaring for the free
coinage OF silver at sixteen 10 one was
laid on the table.
FIFTY picnickers were rendered un
conscious by an electrical storm neal
Wheelersburg, o., on the 9TH, but no
body was killed.
MAKING MARTINEZ, who murdered
his sweetheart and her parents, aftel
having assaulted the girl, has request
ed that brass band play at his hang
ing and that the occasion be made one
of festivities, and the citizens OF
Floresville, Tex, have arranged to com.
ply with his request and a genuine
Mexican fiesta will be held the day Of
the hanging. The condemned man
will be allowed to participate under g
| strong guard.
Two daughters, aged six and eight
of David Harmon, a farmer near Spring
field, O., were burned to death by an
explosion of coal oil while starting q
| fire.
The convention of reform rabbis al
Montreal, Can, on the Sth passed a
strong resolution condemning the pro
posed plan of establishing an indie