The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-14

1aFSllDS vi OuiulhS, "uJouAnSs ~
port, n. Y, were burned on the 9Th. Sew
eral firemen and citizens were injured by
falling walls. Loss about 500, 600; insur-
ance, $4,000.
THE President has nominated General
Nathan Golf, Jr., of West Virginia, as Sec
rotary Of the Navy. Gen. Golf has been 1or
twelve years United States District Attorney
for West Virginia, and four years ago was
the Republican candidate for Governor In
that State.
ABSTRACT of the public debt state
ment, Jan. 8: Decrease during December,
$685. SO; cash in Treasury, $222,SS9, 7S9;
gold and silver certificates, S., pa, OlO; GER
tificates of deposit outstanding, $7,OO5,OOo;
refunding certificates, 1927 400; legal-tenders
outstanding, $346, 6S1 ,016; fractional curren.
cy outstanding, $7,147,53O. Total debt, W.
O99, $50, O96; total interest, $21, 500, S'9.
THE Legislatures of California, Ne
yada, Tennessee and Texas met on the Sd OF
January; Delaware, Florida, Nebraska, New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania on the 4th;
Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Mime.
sofa, Missouri and North Carolina on the 9Th +;
Indiana and Mississippi on the 9Th; Con-
necticut on the It'll; Arkansas on the 10Th
Kansas and New Jersey on the 18th; West
Virginia and Wisconsin on the 18th.
TEN lives were lost by q tenement
house fire in New York City, on the morning
of the 4th. Plumbers were thawing Out
some frozen water-pipes at No. 35 Madison
Street, when a can of gasoline used by them
exploded, setting fire to the surrounding
woodwork. The flames quickly communl.
Gated to the stairway, up which they rushed
with terrific volume, cutting of this mean:
of escape to the occupants OF the
upper floors. The building was live
stories high and occupied by eight families
Those on the lower floors jumped from the
windows and escaped with more or les'
bodily injuries. The upper floor was occu
pied by Mrs. Ellen Sheridan and her famll!
of four children and Mrs. Cassidy and three
children. These, together with girl nance
Epan. were all suffocated or burned to death
GENERAL WALKER, the Census Su
perintendent, has issued statement givinI
the population of the various States AM
Territories. In some instances the figure
are Appropriated, but they are very nearl
correct: New York leads all the States wit
population Of 5,Os3, 173. Pennsylvania fol
lows with 4,2S2, 73S. Ohio comes third wit
S.197, 1874, and is closely followed b
Illinois with population of S,O7s,6S6
Missouri has 9, 169, O91; Indiana, 1,97s, sos
Kentucky, 1,64s,599; Iowa, 1,624, 46S, an
Michigan, 1853, O96. Kansas has 990,SSS
Nevada, with g., 265, is the State of the small
est population, and Delaware's is the ne,
smallest, being 1864. Colorado, tt
Youngest of the States, had 49,, 649 peop
when the census was taken. OF the Teri
tories, Utah, with 143, 1907, has the most pei
ple. and Dakota, without Mormons, hi
1s4 SOP people. The total population Of Il
United States is 80, 1888. ..
THE Queens speech, read at the opel
ing of Parliament, says that the ordinal
powers of law have proved insufficient
deal with the ex sting troubles in Irelan
and that additional powers will be lmRed
ately asked for. The Irish Land Act OF Is
has been of great benefit, but under Il
strain of recent and calamitous years has n
been found sufficient either in Ulster
other provinces. A further development
its principles is recommended, with vie
to giving larger portion of the people
opportunity to acquire by purchase pc
manent proprietary interest in the soil, al
this legisl alton will require the I
moyal of all obstacles arising o
of limitations on the ownersh
of property. As an additional security
interests involved, ameasure will be subm
ted for the establishment of county COVER
ment in Ireland, founded upon representa-
principles, and framed with the double a
of confirming the popular control over t
expenditures, and of supplying yet me
serious want by extending the formation
habits of local self-government.
A DUBLIN telegram of the LIST a
nounces that arrangements are being ma
for the organization of flying colum