The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04


Published Every Friday.
LOLA. KANSAS.
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Superin-
tendent of the Census Bureau, has resigned.
WINDOW has been returned to the
United States Senate from Minnesota, to I'LL
his unexpired term.
Mr.. C. o. ROCKWELL, of St. Louis,
relative Of the late President Garfield, mas
been appointed by President Arthur an In
spector of the Post offce Department, with
headquarters at st. Louis.
AT Washington, on the 10Th, the
French Minister received and entertainer
the French guests of the nation in royal
STYLE. All the diplomatic corps. members OF
Congress, naval and other prominent men
were present.
AN advance in railway rates, both
passenger and freight, has been inaugurated
by the Pennsylvania Company. and other
roads are expected to follow suit, with the
evident hope Of soon restoring rates TO ante'
war figures.
THE official canvass of the vote TOR
Governor in Ohio shows the following re-
suit: Foster CRep.), 3l2. 735; Bookwalter
Dem.), 2SS,426; Ludlow (Pro.), l6,o9I;
Leitz &c. }, $3.50. Fosters plurality, "a, SO9;
majority, 1882.
REPRESENTATIVE CLARK, OF Missou-
ri. whose domestic infelicities have become
matters of public notoriety through recent
Washington dispatches, has begun proceed
ings for divorce in the Howard County
(Mo.) Circuit Court.
1T was reported on the 25th that ex-
Gov. Edwin D. Morgan, Of New York, the
ewly.appointed Secretary Of the Treasury,
had peremptOrily declined to accept the
position, on account of ill-health and fol
other reasons of a private nature.
The King and Queen of Italy were
royalty received at Vienna on the 9th.
They were met at the railway station by the
Emperor and Crown Prince Rudolph, and
escorted to the royal palace at Hofburg,
where a grand court supper was partak'
en- of.
Mrs. GARFIELD has rented hand.
some and comfortable house on Euclid Ave.
nue., Cleveland, and will spend the winter
there with her daughter and her younger
sons. She will take possession in few
weeks, and her children will then immedi'
ately enter school.
WHEN the Supreme Court of the
United States convened on the oath. Attor-
ney- General MacVeagh presented to thu
court the resolutions adopted by the bal
meeting with reference to the death OF the
late Justice Clifford, and the Court, as
mark of respect to the latter's memory adj.
journed.
GU1TEAU's trial has been postponed
until Nov, IA. 1t is now said that ScOville
Guiteau's attorney, will waive the question
of Jurisdiction, and base his defense solel
upon the ground of insanity. Judge Porter
of New York City, will assist in the prose
cution, and Messrs. Leigh Robinson, o
Washington, and Trude, of Chicago, will ali
in the defense.
In explanation of the denomination o
Postmaster-Ge General James, it is said SOM
doubt existed as to his legal status unde
the Tenure of office law, and the Presiden
thought best to remove this by having hin
reappointed. 1t is understood Mr.. Jane
will continue at the head of the Post-offic
Department long enough to close up tn
Star-route prosecutions.
The election of Shorber as Actin
Secretary of the Senate is said to be salts
factory to both parties, and many be
Geve it is a final disposition of the Sec
retaryship until some change in the pc
litical status of the Senate gives one part
or the other decisive majority. Shorbe
was formerly a member of Congress frol
North Carolina. As Chief Clerk he has civ
en- general satisfaction.
The eleventh annual meeting of tt
American Woman Suffrage Association WI
held at Louisville, KY, on the 18th. Eleve
States were represented by forty-four DELI
gates. DIR. Mary j. Thomas, OF indiana
presided. The annual report was read b
Mrs. Lucy Stone. Letters indorsing Il
movement were read from Governor Ions
of Massachusetts,, Governor St. John,
Kansas, and other prominent gentlemen.
THE nomination of Stratham, a Il
adjuster Of Democratic antecedents, +
Postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, in the pla
of Wilson, a Republican, who has oppose
Malone, is taken as indicating that Pres
dent Arthur is in hearty sympathy with NJ
hone and will support him. Senator John
ton says he will oppose the confirmation
Stratham, and that he will have the suppo
of all the Democratic Senators in his opp
sition.
IT is reported that Judge Folger W
only induced to accept the position OF Sc
rotary of the Treasury on condition, or wi
the understanding, that he shall be appoir
ed to the United States Supreme Bench,
succeed Hunt, who, it is confidently believe
will be retired by Congress on account
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