The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-09-30

ruhsishsa Every Friday. -.
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN. BRIEF.
GOVERNOR PILLsBURY, Of Minnesota,
has called an extra session Of the Legfsla-
ture to consider the State debt question.
GOVERNOR LITTLEFIELD, OF Rhode
Island, has called the General Assembly to
meet to elect d successor to General Burn
aide. z.
FRESH explosions of Socialists are re-
ported from Berlin. The police prohibit all
meetings in which Socialists are likely 70
participate.
THE value of the breadstuffs exported
from the United States during the month OF
August was $25, 500, 600 against $S1, 7OO, wv
exported during the corresponding month
OF last year. The total value OF the bread
stuff exports for the eight months ending
Ang. 81, was SIS, 500 600, or 81, SOo. less
than the valuation of the exports for the
corresponding eight months Of last year.
TIE marriage of Gustavus, Crown
Prince of Sweden, with the Princess Vic
toria, only daughter Of the Grand Duke OF
Baden, was solemnized at Carlsruhe on the
SOth. The King Of Sweden and the En-
peror of Germany conducted the bride, and
the Duchess Of Sake and Queen Sophia Of
Sweden the bridegroom. The Crown
Princes Of Denmark ond Germany were
present.
THE Methodist Ecumenical Council
1t London closed on the 21st with the adOp-
ton Of an address to all Methodists, read by
Bishop Peck, and signed by the represents
tives of every Wesleyan body, recommend
ing the views favored at the various sittings,
calling upon all to cooperate in the work Of
Christ, to maintain the traditional Metho.
dist means for the promotion of earnest.
ness, and declaring that call should 60
forth for q great spiritual awakening. The
meeting of the Council in America in 1881
was authorized.
The Christiancy divorce case has as
sumed q new phase. On the 10th Mrs.
Christiancy's brother, DR.. French Lugen-
bell, of Virginia. sent an unequivocal chal-
ienge to Mr.. Christiancy In Washington, re-
questing him to meet him Sat any spot in
Virginia which you may designate within
twenty miles of Washington Mr.. Chris
tiancy declined in . brief note, saying he
had "no special ambition to acquire notori-
ETY. by assassination" and expressing his
preference for the ordinary procedure in a
court of law to determine the truth involved
in the case at issue. Mr.. Christiancy sub
sequently swore out a warrant against Dr..
Lugenbell.
THE Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention was held at Worcester on the
2lst Mrs. Mary C. Livermore was duly
appointed delegate to the Convention, and
was finally admitted to. seat after her
claims had been twice rejected by the State
Central Committee. The present State Of
ticers were renominated without opposition.
The platform favors gold basis exclusively
Tor our currency; revision of the Tariff
laws; reform in the Civil Service; national
aid. where needed, in support of common
schools; just and humane Indian policy
the suppression of poligamy, etc., etc. A
resolution of sympathy with the family Of
the late President Garfield and extolling hif
brief administration, together with an ex.
preston of confidence in President Arthur,
was unanimously adopted.
A DISPATCH from Fort Thomas, Ari
IONA, 18th, says: A determined and com
bined movement commences tomorrow OF
the Apaches. Gen. Carr will advance will
his command from Apache toward Cibicu
Price is ordered to advance from the ives
through Tonic Basin to the same OBJECTIVE
point; Sanford, with his command proceed
up the San Carlos River, opening communi
cations with Price on the left, and Mcclellan
with two companies Of cavalry, on the right
The movement will result In concentration o
different commands around Cibicu, the LAX
and White. River country, where the hos
tiles are believed to be in force. News ma
be expected from that part Of the countr
soon. The hostiles are intrenched in one o
the most inaccessible portions Of Arizona
surrounded by deep rayines, high mountain
and box canyons, which make the fortified
lions for the savages very secure.
GOVERNOR JEROME, of Michigan, ha
4. issued an appeal to the people of the Unite'
States for aid for the sufferers by the recen
disastrous conhagration in that State. 81
says: 'sThe fire district covers territor
about I 800 square miles. about one-half o
which escaped the flames, and the other hal
Is blackened waste, the destruction q
property being pretty evenly distribute
over the whole territory. This is an agricul
tural country, with occasionally village o
small business center, at which were -four
ing-mills, saw-mills, stores, churches, etc.
etc. Many OF these places and their indus
tries were wholly destroyed, and in th
farming portions in the track Of the fiji
nothing was left for mans use but the land
I have visited the burned district and tray
ersed large portion thereof, driviu
through the ruins. The knowledge thu
obtained satisfies me that the former est
mate that over 200 persons persisted in II
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