The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-23

THE lola REGISTER.
Published Every Friday.
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRET.
II. H. RIDDLEBER1ER received the
Readjuster nomination for U. s. Senator
from Virginia.
MAJOR WILLIAM ARTHUR, the Pres.
dents only brother, has received an ap-
pointment on Gen. Hancock's staff.
THAT wing of the Greenback party Of
which Mr.. Hugo Preyer is Chairman will
hold a convention in st. Louis on March 8.
The President on the 18th sent to the
Senate the name of Frederick T. Freling.
huysen as Secretary of State, rice Blaine, re-
signed.
CHUNG IsAG JU, the new Chinese
Minister to Washington, with his wife and a
suite Of fifteen persons, has arrived at San
Francisco.
PosTMAsTER-GENER JAMES sent
his resignation to the President on the 18th.
to take effect Jan. 1, or as soon as his sue
cessor is appointed and qualified.
POsTMAsTER-GENERAL JAMES an
nounces his intention to retire from the
Government service on January 1, having
accepted the Presidency ofGhe Lincoln Bank
of New York City.
The President has adopted rules for
the reception OF visitors at the White House.
The President reserves Saturdays and Sum
days for himself, and on those days will re-
ceive no one. He will hold his first public
reception on New Years Day.
THE President is reported to have
said to some Senators who called to urge
appointments that he does not get time to
think; that he is kept talking about ap-
out Of the twenty-four, and can't get time
to properly consider anything.
SECRETARY KIRKwooD is reported to
have ackno xledged that there existed
among some of the clerks of the Pension
Bureau conspiracy to defraud the Govern.
ment, but refused to give details as to the
extent of the frauds or the persons engaged
in the conspiracy. Interesting develop
ments may be looked for soon.
RETURNS to the National Board of
Health show the general health of the coun.
try to be good, save that smallpox, scarlet
fever and typhoid fever are epidemic in some
localities. Scarlet fever is very severe in
New England; typhoid fever is prev
alent to an unusual extent in the
South and West, and especially in the
Mississippi Valley. The most alarming dis
ease is small pox, at Chicago and Pittsburgh.
1t has been declared epidemic In the latter
city.
THE Post-ofice Department rules that
the sender Of any request matter (mail mat
ter requested to be returned II not delivered
in specified time) has the right to length
en- or shorten the time originally mentioned
on the envelope, but the letter or matter
must remain as long as three days in the Of
flee of destination. Postmasters shall return
matter upon such requests without charge
OF additional postage. The same ruling ap.
plies to card matter containing simply the
name and address of the sender.
ARRESTS under the Coercion act con-
tinue in Ireland, and the Government is evil
IDENTITY preparing for more. The number of
paid magistrates is being increased, and the
military authorities have been asked to
sanction the appointment of number of
officers as magistrates. A magistrate named
Studdert was shot at in st. Clare, but es-
capped unhurt. The manager of the Land
League paper has fed to England to escape
arrest. The paper will be managed by the
Ladies' Land League in his absence.
"A DEAAShM0NA VI uOVP0 ASbo OCCu
ordered from Fort Omaha to the vacated
reservation Of the Otoe and Missouri In.
dians, in Southeastern Nebraska, to drive
off and warn away from the reservation
small bands Of squatters who are setting out
to repeat the Oklahoma adventure on lin
tied scale. The Indians were removed to
the Indian Territory few weeks ago, and
the lands of this reservation were to be sold
for their benefit. Meantime the squatters
have begun pouring into the reservation,
and this being reported to the Secretary Of
the Interior, at his request the War De-
partment ordered the movement Of troops
rs indicated. 1t is hardly anticipated that
there will be determined resistance.
DIR. SPITzKA, of New York, cele-
brated medical expert, has made . thor
ough personal examination of Guiteau, and
declares under oath that he has no doubt of
the prisoners insanity. Further than this,
he said. 0I do mt hoeit a "a r., IN ,r,,,