The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-15
THE ALASKA HORROR
Sixty-Nine Bodies Recovered and
More Still Under the Snow.
MURDER AND SUICIDE At ST. LOUIS.
A Tennessee Feud--A Roy Blinded-woman
Starves to Death-A Kansas City Negro
Found Guilty of Murder-Missis-
sippi Town Fire Swept.

SEATTLE, Wash, April 11.-Advices
received yesterday from Skaguay,
Alaska, say that at least IS lives were
lost in the snowslide on the Chilcoot
pass. The number may possibly be as
high as 100 Sixty-nine bodies have
been recovered so far, and the work of
eXcavating is still progressing. The
place where the slide reached the
greatest depth has not been touched.
The bodies Of j. X. Morgan, of Empo-
ria, Kan, and l.. Weidlin, of Kansas
City, Mo-, have been found. A fact that
lends horror to the fearful tragedy is
that il may never be known with any
degree of accuracy just how many
lives were sacrificed, who they were or
where they came from. Many a poor
fellow lies buried where no human aid
can reach, and his remains must rest
until the summer rain melts the tons
of snow and ice under which he lies
buried. Upon the crowded trail no
record was kept of the living mass OF
humanity Drawing hardships and facing
death itself for the mad rush for gold.
In the procession that daily passed were
people from all parts of the world,
unknown to one another
MURDER AND SUICIDE
ST. Louis, April 1.-While intoxi-
Gated, John Celia Saturday night shot
and killed Mrs Henry Carter, and then
killed himself with the same weapon.
Celia, who was well known local
politician, and the woman were seated
at wine table talking, when suddenly
he drew a revolver and shot her
through the head. She fell uncon-
scious and he dropped the revolver and
ran into an adjoining room. A physi-
clan revived her and she told who shot
her. Hearing her accuse him, Celia
rushed from his hiding place, and,
selling the revolver, which still lay on
the floor, sent a bullet through his
left side. Both were removed to the
hospital, where later they died.
A TENNESSEE FEUD.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April l1.-As
result of a family feud of long stand
ing, Henry and Ernest Howard, broth
ers, and James MUIR were killed near
here by John b. and Joe McGhee, faith
er and son, and Thomas Howard re-
ceived wounds which will prove fatal
Immediately after the affair the Me-
Ghees, heavily armed, fled to the hills
and have not been captured. Trouble
is looked for when they are overtaken
BOY BLINDED.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April IA ten-year-
old son of Mrs. Lizzie lsaacs, living
near Anadarko found pound of gun
powder in paper sack and set fire to
it, with a match, to see it go Off" In
the explosion that followed both his
eyes were blinded and his face aud
head were burned in a terrible man
ner.
WEALTHY WOMAN sTARvEs 70 DEATH.
SELLERsvlLLE, Pa, April H. Mrs.
Buckley, 20 years old, and an adopted
son about so years of age have been
found dead in their dilapidsted home,
three miles from here. Every evidence
points to death by starvation. although
the old lady was quite wealthy. They
lived misery existence.
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April li.-After
only ~ minutes deliberation the jury
in the case of James Reed, the negro
on trial for killing Susie Blakely last
December, returned a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree.
MISSISSIPPI TOWN FIRE SWEPT
New ORLEANS, April IA special
from Morton, Miss, reports that the
business portion of the town was de.
stroyed by fire at noon yesterday.
There were dozen business houses
destroyed.