The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-02


IT is announced that Princess Louise
will next month return to Ottawa with her
husband, who will resign the Governor
Generalship of Canada early in the spring.
Mr.. j. STANLEY BROWN, President
Garfeld's Private Secretary, and who has
continued the duties of his Office in connec.
ton with President Arthur, has resigned
his position in order to prepare and edit the
papers of the late President, by request Of
Mrs. Garfield.
COMMANDER CHEYNE says: "My
proposed method of reaching the Pole Is to
start out next spring with vessel which
will carry me to St. Patrick's Bay. BY
means of three balloons, to which will be
attached boat cars, each containing seven
or nine Esquimaux dogs, sledges, prOvis-
taken advantage of to start for the Pole, ZIG
miles distant"
FREDERICK P. LILLEY, late Deputy
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-ofice
Department, has been arrested on war
rant charging that he received $1,000 as
compensation for services to be rendered by
him in procuring for George E. Brott mail
contract for route 3O,OOS, from Donaldson to
Red River Landing, Louisiana. Brott him.
self furnished the information upon which
Lilley was arrested.
THE St. Paul Pioneer Press says that
President Willard, of the Northern Pacific
Railway, has completed contract with
Thomas L. Edison for the construction of
fifty miles of railroad in Minnesota next year,
upon which Mr.. Edison is to test the efficien-
cy of his electrical engines as motive power
for railroads. 1t is understood the expert
mental line will be built between St. Cloud
and Minneapolis and st. Paul and the work is
to be completed within one year.
The new census shows the population
of the States to be 1881 $40; Territories,
1S4 ,443; total population Of United States,
30, 155, 1888. Should the number of Repre-
sentatives in Congress be retained at the
present figure, 293, there would be one Rep
resentative to every 169, ESQ of population.
Upon this basis the following changes in rep
resentation would ensue in the Forty eighth
Congress: Arkansas, California, Michigan,
Mississippi, South Carolina and West Vir-
ginia gain one each; Alabama, Illinois,
Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee
and Vermont lose one each, Pennsylvania two
and New York three. Other States show no
change.
WASHINGTON was much excited on
the 18th in consequence of an attempt to as
sassinate Guiteau, while on his way from
court to prison. The van had proceeded as
far as First street, just east of the Capitol,
when a horseman, who had been following
and reading alternately at greater or less
distance all the way from the City Hall, sud-
denly dashed up to the van on the left side
and before he had more than attracted the
attention of the guard, drew navy revolver
and fired point blank through the second
panel. The bullet passed through Guiteau's
coat-sleeve, but only caused a slight abra-
sion of the skin on the arm. The would-be
assassin then put spurs to his horse and
fed, going toward the Maryland line. He
was followed at some distance by the mount
ed police, and several shots were fired at
him, but without effect, and he made good
his escape. A man named William Jones,
an eccentric individual living out in the
country, but well known to the District pc.
lice, was subsequently arrested and identi-
fled as the man who fired the shot. He was
held to bail in the sum of $1,000.
The London Times says editOrially of
the situation in Ireland: ave are unwilling
to reinquish the hope of Improvement in
Ireland, but can not close our eyes to the
fact that most recent evidence points in the
opposite direction. 1t is only too plain that
after a brief interval of hesitation, a consid-
cradle section Of people have decided to ad-
here to the policy Of the mo rent manifesto
1t seems the plan Of dealing with recalci-
trant tenants of county by the county
has already been adopted in Counties
Leitrim and Cavan, where two flying
columns, each consisting of 500 soldiers AMI
police, have been detailed for the protection
of those engaged in carrying out the law. In
MANY places it is notorious that to pay rent
at all is as dangerous rs it was some time
back to pay more than the Griffith valuation.
....H existing powers of the executive are
deemed inadequate others must be granted.
One thing only is impossible-that Ireland
should be delivered over to lawless fac.
ton openly aiming at the disruption of the
union.' The article is based on kilograms
from correspondents detailing many in
stances Of outrage.
The testimony offered by the
prosecution in the Guiteau case
was concluded on the 21st.
Guiteau's demeanor in court has been so
obstreperous as to call forth frequent remon.
strances from his counsel, and the Court
threatened to remove him from the court.
room unless he abstained from these exhibi-
tions of i'll temper, which many think are
assumed by the prisoner in order to carry
out more successfully the plea of insanity.
On account of disagreement between SEQ.
willie and Robinson as to the manner of con-
Quoting the defense, the latter announced
his withdrawal from the case. Scoville
then entered upon an elaborate address
to the jury, occupying nearly two days
in its delivery. He announced that
he should base his defense
upon the prisoners menta! responsibility,
and he argued that the burden of proof I'M
der these circumstances rested upon the
prosecution. His remarks were delivered
in conversational manner, without any at