The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-22

THE lola REGISTER.
Publ,shsd Every Friday.
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary Of Important Events.
BRADlAUGH, the Radical Commoner,
has been reelected. .
The British authorities have made ar
fragments to seize as reasonable publi-
cation copies of the New York IrSsh World
destined for Queenstown.
TIE anti-Jewish petition presented to
Bismarck the other day is in Is volumes.
The 90, 900 names include those Of noble
men. generals ana OmCialS.
The Pennsylvania House of Repre-
sentadves refused to pass resolution in
dorsiag President Garfeld's Administration
and instructing the Senators from that State
to vote to confirm his appointments.
jar GOULD has purchased of Col.
Thomas A. Scott the controlling interest in
the Texas & Pacific Railroad and succeeds
the latter as President of the company. Mr..
81. N. Hoxie has been chosen Superintend.
ent.
The Denver Republican is informed
that the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Com
pany intend importing 10, 900 French labor
ers and corps of French engineers to work
on the extensions of the airline In Mexico
and Utah.
The new railroad route to California
by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road has served notice that it will not re-
ceive freight for the Pacific Coast. This is
regarded as move on the part of Jay Gould
to retain the business for the Central Pacific
Road.
JAMES O'BRIEN, alias Robert Lind
say, who testified falsely, as afterward con-
fessed, in the Morey letter case, that he knew
H. L. Morey, ETC., has been sentenced by
Judge Cowipg, of the New York Court of
General Sessions, to imprisonment in Sing
Sing Prison for eight years.
THE Chicago Labor Union, an ex-
tensive and powerful organization, adopted
resolutions calling upon tenants to refuse to
give up their holdings on May l., or to rent
others, or pay any advanced rent. Steps
will be taken to raise funds and employ
counsel to defend the action of the tenants
under this resolution.
JELIABOFF, in speech at the con-
clusion of the trial of the Nihilists, asked as
favor that his last speech in his defense
might be printed and published word for
word. Sophia Pieoffsky asked that she be
dealt with regardless of her sex. The pris-
oners received sentence with perfect calm
ness and indifference.
LEADING members of the Land League
disclaim sympathy with Coleman and his CO.
tAOCeOAo WIN oeIO"pOOu W uAO" up tuC udA-
sion House in London. They say all such
schemes are entirely without the sanction OF
the League, and only result in great injury
to ''the cause" While Leaguers may look
forward to the ultimate independence of
Ireland, the use of force is not at all COM
pretended in their present plans.
HON. HIRAM PRICE, of Iowa, recently
nominated for Indian Commissioner, has as
sumed control of the Office as far as he can
under the circumstances until he is con-
firmed. He can not sign official papers, but
his authority will be recognized in the Inte-
rior Department, and therefore his Indian
policy will be at once put in force. He will
undoubtedly be one of the first confirmed
when the Senate deadlock is broken.
DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY BLISS, of St.
Louis, has had a conference with the United
States Attorney General in regard to the
prosecution Of the parties connected with the
extensive Missouri land frauds recently dis
covered. The Attorney General decided
that the proper course is to prosecute &C.
cused persons before the United States
Court, and not before State Courts. Mr..
Bliss will accordingly prosecute the accused
vigorously.
PARNELL, addressing Land League
conference at Dublin, characterized many
of the provisions of the Land bill as illusory,
particularly the provisions for securing free
sale. The bill, he said, would not benefit
tenants in arrears. Dillon said the bill, il
passed, would destroy the power of the
Land League, and warned the tenant farm
ers against being led to accept it. A reso-
luton passed declaring the bill inadequate.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has written
. letter, addressed to John A. Martin, OF
Kansas, which is attracting some atten-
ton. In it he expresses the opinion that
both the Democratic and Republican parties
are controlled by the monopolists, and that
neither can assert its will or policy, or that
of its constituents. Hebelieves the disinte-