The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-10-22

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
PROF. BENJAMIN PIERCE, mathema-
tician and Professor ct Harvard College, is
dead.
Hon. THOMAS DuvAL, U. s. District
Judge for the Western District Of Texas, is
dead. III, - stsa ii ,ij5
THE Mormon Conference at its recent
session elected John Taylor President, to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the death Of Brigham
Young. George 9. Cannon and Joseph f.
Smith, the latter q nephew Of the original
Joseph Smith, were chosen First and Second
Councillors respectively. d
THE Democrats of the First Illinois
District have nominated Hiram r. Cody, Of
Du Page County, for Congress.
GENERAL ROCA has been proclaimed
President of the Argentine Confederation
has been made the Capital.
The Chairmen of both the National
Committees have issued addresses ON the re.
suit of the October elections. Mr.. Jewell
holds that the election of Gen. Garfield is
now foregone conclusion, and claims that
he will carry every Northern State and prob
ably some of the Southern. Mr.. English says
the result in Indiana and Ohio was brought
about by the entire pressure of the Republi.
can party, backed by the Federal Govern
ment, brought to bear upon those two States,
and claims that New York, New Jersey, and
probably Connecticut, California, Colorado
and New Hampshire can be carried for Han
cock in November. ia bass -r3yi AID
The Republican National Executive
Committee it is announced have decided to
direct their efforts to carrying Florida, North
Carolina and Virginia.
The new Mexican Cabinet is formed
as follows: Minister Of Foreign Affairs and
Chief of Cabinet, Vicenter Riva Palacio;
Minister of Treasury, j. Toro: Minister of
War, Gen. Noranjo; General in Chief of the
Mexican Army, Porfirio Diaz. al.
The Pope has summoned the Irish
Bishops to Rome, in view of the state of af.
fairs in Ireland.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
THE Memphis Cotton Exchanges
crop report for the month Of September
shows generally unfavorable weather on &C.
count of excessive rains, causing serious
damage from shedding, rust, worms, and
rotting. OF the crops gathered, the esti-
mated yield ranges from $50 to 1000 pounds
per acre, averaging $50 pounds seed cotton.
As compared with last year the average yield
is 30 IL per cent. less.
A CONVENTION in favor of cheap
transportation met in Chicago, on the 18th,
over 400 delegates being present, represent
ing nearly all the Western States. An open
discussion was had, in which it was insisted
that the railways should be held to the
strictest accountability as to the means of
conducting their business. It was also held
that National legislation is necessary to
secure the cheapest possible transportation,
allowing living rates to the transporters.
TIE total amount of United States
gold and silver coin in the country October 1
was $3.50 1871 0O3 gold, and $149, 799, 1885 silver.
Vi CuCSc 6xQOudL6 LuCIC 6IC |Ut SSV4ssOO kOlO
in the Treasury and 500, &c, 100 in circula-
ton or held by banks, and $72, 454 600 silver
in the Treasury and ST .34, 1913 in circula-
ton. In addition, the Treasury holds sos, :
04O, $40 in gold bullion and $5,557, 759 silver
bullion, which the minis are turning into
coin. This is larger amount of specie than
ever before in the country. The increase of
gold bullion is from imports of foreign gold
the past year. rif.ssf
The returns of October received at
the Department of Agriculture give the con-
dition Of the cotton crop as So, being de-
cline of 8 per cent. since September l. Com
pared with the returns received at the same
time last year there is gain of per cent.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
JOHN CARSON and his son and an
other boy, named Benner, were run down
by an express train and all killed while
passing through q railway tunnel near Hunt
ingdon, Pa.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
at Byron, Ogle County, ILL.,. on the 10th, by
which four men were killed and six badly
injured. A gravel train ran into herd Of
COWS, ditching ten cars. The names of the
killed are Mike Ryan, section man; John
Lockwood and Thos. Larry, farmers, and one
other, name unknown.
TIE Chicago Academy of Music, on
Halstead Street, burned on the 18th. Theo-
dore Bernhardt, fireman, was killed, and
several others injured.
UP to the 18th, % deaths had result
cd from the Pittsburgh railroad collision