The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-20
MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS.

Colorado is the 3Sth star in the frma.
ment of our union of States.
Another order has been issued against
the invasion Of the Black Hills.
A Local Option bill has been intro
duced into the Tennessee Legislature.
All the railroads leading into St. Paul,
MIMI, have been blocked since Monday.
The Prince of Wales has been elected
Grand Master Of the English Free Ma
sons.
The Christian ladies of Philadelphia
have organized Woman's Temperance
Union.
1t is rumOred that the notorious James
brothers are hiding in Dacota Territory
near Yankton.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has been ap-
pointed commissioner Of public works Vt
New York City.
The Prohibitionists of Michigan have
nominated full ticket, to be supported
1T the easuing election.
The New York assembly refuse to
allow wives to testify against their hus-
bands in criminal cases.
4 decree has been issued by the EN-.
peror William prohibiting the cxporta-
ton of horses from Germany.
The compulsory education bill in
Maine provides for clothing destitute
children as well as educating them.
John limbs, one of the first English
journalists to attempt the introduction
of penny papers in London. is dead.
Plans are already matured for vigorous
republican campaigns in Pennsy
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois next fall.
The lates: ticket is, for president. Ros.
coe Conkling Of New York for vice
president, John A. Logan, of Illinois.
New Jersey is going to have her thir.
ty-one years old constitution altered. 1t
has taken ten years to pass the amend.
ments.
The convention between Spain and the
United States for the settlement of the
virginius affair, has been ratified at
Twenty thousand people attended the
Moody and Sanky revival meeting in
London Sunday night. Thousands were
unable to obtain sdmittance.
The number of adult white men in the
United States who cannot read or write,
is stated at about 72O, 900; of women in
the same predicament, 1,l5O,OOO.
Archbishop McCIoskey, who is to be
created Cardinal, is the successor 10
Hughes. and an American.
He will be the first Cardinal in this
Grasshoppers are reported in consider.
able numbers in some portions of Ken.
lucky. Missouri and Tennessee. They
are doubtless preparing for the spring |
On the question Of the restoration of
The franking privilege to q limited ex-
tent, 81 republicans voted for it, and 81
sgainst it; 81 democrats voted for it, and |
p against it.
A Bank robbery was attempted at
Osceola. Mo-, Saturday night, but the
bank officers were prepared for them, and |
me Of the would-be robbers was wounded
and captured.
The Irish Rile Association fixes June
% as the date of the beginning of the
'eturn match between the Irish and
American teams. The meeting will be
held at Dublin or Kildare.
The striking miners of Brazil, Ind,
rave an unpleasant practical way of con-
'eying threat. One of their employers
opened his front door one morn
ng to find on the topmost step a large
,oflin box, labelled "eighty-fve cents, or
veil put you in it,"
New York City has of late relied too
.onfidentially upon the splendid advan-
ages of its geographical position. 1t is
low time to realize the Importance of
through lines, cheap and rap
d freights, and the full meaning of the
vord enterprise, inasmuch as Baltimore
md Boston are manifestly in training
or decisive struggle with each other
md with New York for commercial pre-
'minence by the provision of the best
'utlets for the export trade Of the coun-
~. Such struggle must result in
increasing the trade, which
yer port shall finally win. The consest
rill be watched by the country at larre
Nth interest. hut with nothing like the
olicisude which the contestants them.
elves should have. New York must
wake, arise and shake her giant strength
{ she would maintain her actual suprem.