The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-02


said that general reduction of operat-
ing expenses has been inaugurated by
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. and
an order issued dispensing with the
services of many train disnatchcrs and
clerks and reducing the salaries of
operators s. per month.
The Spanish general, Hernandez
Velasco, while operating in the hills of
Pinar del Rio, recently defeated party
of Cuban insurgents under Gen. Ruiz
Rivera, who was wounded and taken
prisoner. The crew of the Spanish
gunboat Dependents deserted to the
insurgents, after having burned the
gunboat and secured the arms and ann
munition on board.
Two toba , merchants. named Will
liam Fades and John Hatfield, were
killed by passenger train while cross
ing the tracks at Paducah. KY. in
their buggy.
THE United Press, having its princi-
pal Office in New York, on the 29th
fled in the county clerks office an as
signment for the benefit OF its creditors
TO Frederick G. Mason. the auditor of
the corporation. The assignment pa
pers were fled by Charles A. Dana,
president of the corporation.
THE boiler of a sawmill exploded at
Augusta, Ky. on the 29th. killing two
men and fatally injuring three others.
A BAND of vigilantes who call
themselves BLACK caps" because they
wear DISCUSSES of that color. has been
organized in Carlisle county. XIV. Re-
Gently they went 20 the ca DIN OF col
ored family and drove them away. The
worst class OF negroes are badly fright
ened and are leaving the vicinity in
numbers to avoid visit from the regu-
lators.
C. E. CROSBY. the correspondent of
the Chicago Record in Cuba. was re-
ported killed while watching a fight
between Spanish and insurgent troops.
A MOVEMENT has been started by
some influential men of New York by
which it is hoped to get Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage to return to that city. A
plan is on foot to erect one of the
greatest edifices for worship on this
continent.
AUSTIN, Tex. and the surrounding
country was visited by terrific cyclone
on the 2Sth that did great amount of
damage to property, many buildings
being unroofed and twisted from their
foundations. Several persons at differ
ent places were reported killed or IA
tally injured. Railroads in the state
were also badly damaged by the heavy
rains which followed.
WILLIAM T. ADA Ms. the well-known
writer of boys books under the name
of oliver Optic" dieG at his home at
Boston on the 9th from fatty degen-
Grafton of the heart, aged 80 years.
a COMBINATION was said to be nearly
between dealers in the pro-
duets of the fresh water fisheries of
the United States and Canada which
will practically control the supply.
The trust is backed by English capital
ROBBERS tried to derail train on the
Texas. Saline Valley & Northwestern
road on the 25th by piling iron on the
track. but the pilot of the locomotive
pushed the obstruction and the plan
THREE men were blown to atoms and
ten other persons injured by an explo-
sion of nitro-glycerine at the Repauno
chemical works near Gibbstown. y. J.,
on the 18th. The remains of the victims
were gathered up in two buckets.
THE East German Methodist Episco- |
pal conference in session at Scranton, !
Pa, voted against the admission of |
women as delegates to the general con-
ference. The vote was a against to |
in favor of admission.
Two bills have been introduced into |
the New York legislature to establish |
the state of Manhattan. including |
within its boundaries the territory of |
the greater city of New York.
MAJ.-GEN. DODGE. grand marshal of
he Grant monument dedication pa
-ade at New York. says the showing
% be made by United States troops on
April % will be the largest ever seen
n this country with the exception of
hat at the close of the war. Mrs. U.
). Grant has written a letter to the
committee that she would endeavor to
rave all the members of her family
present at New York on the day of the
ceremonies.
AT an informal meeting of distillers
md wholesale whisky dealers at Gin
innati on the Goth it was unanimously
greed to advance the price of spirits
n few days.
As the result of an old quarrel Blan-
hard Thomas was shot and instantly
Tiled at Lapaz, Ind. by Jacob Leeds,
Who had previously been fatally cut by
knife in the hands of Thomas.
THE national convention of Patrons
f Husbandry, in session at Cleveland,
J., elected w. S. Donnelly, of New
-ork, president and George A. Ben
EFT, of Illinois. secretary and treas
rer.
AT the session of the New Jersey
Iethodist conference at Trenton a
ote was taken on the question of the
omission of women as delegates to
be general conference and resulted:
u favor. 6S; against, los.
The Denver Coll Republican said
hat an association was about to inau-
urate a gigantic project for manufac-
1ring beet sugar in Colorado If car
ed to a successful issue. iPawin in
olive an outlay Of from - 00O OOO m |