The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12

THE lola REGISTER.
Published Every Friday.
lola. KANSAS
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FoRTY-THREE. of the Egyptians con
cerned in the conspiracy against Arab Be!
have been sentenced to exile. Several 9th
ers will be hanged. FF r
THE Garfield monument COMMITTEES
proposes to open subscription lists on Dec
Grafton Day in every city and town through
out the country. Fr.r
JUDGE MACARTHUR has set aside thu
verdict for 500, 600 recently rendered Iii
the Klbourne case for false Imprisonment,
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The exodus of Jews from all parts o.
Russia has commenced, bringing about
great confusion in the foreign corn trade
which was almost exclusively in their hands
THE New York police interfered and
prevented socialistic procession which was
to have marched to cornerstone laying Of
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THE will of Miss Sarah Burr, of New
York, which bequeaths nearly $3,00O, 900 to
charitable institutions. lie to be contested by
ten second cousins, on the ground that she
was not competent to make will.
A DISPATCH from Santa Fe, N. Mex,
says column of Mexican troops under Col.
Garcia routed the Indians on the ID. Col.
FORSYTH went in pursuit and killed seventy
eight Of them, taking thirty three prisoners.
A sUB-CoMMITTEE of the House OF
Representatives, after investigating the
question Of lapsed land grants, decides that
the charters of the Northern Pacific and
the Atlantic 4 Pacific Railways are nom
forfeitable.
THE Mexican authorities report that
657 kilometers of railway have been con-
structed by the Central Company, 26S by
the National, and g by the Tehuantepec.
The statutes Of the Gould and Degrees com.
pany have been approved.
CAPTAIN HowGATE has written to q
friend in Washington . letter begging for
money. He states that he is now more of
and that il date for his trial is fixed he
will be on hand to make a defense.
MAJOR EVANS telegraphs to General
Crook a rumor that the Bannocks and
Snakes had broken out at Fort Washable,
Wyo, and that arms had been issued to set.
tiers by the military. These bands number
over two thousand, and are brave and Gun.
ming. w s
THE public debt decreased in April
&A, 415,s The total indebtedness is
$1,945, 526, 500. Deducting the cash in the
treasury vaults, there remains outstanding
$l,711,S5O ,59s. Secretary Folger has issued
. call for the remaining per cents Of 1861,
amounting to ST.. 200.
CHARLES H. REED is looking up the
law points for his argument in the case of
Guiteau. The assassin still coolly claims
that the Lord will take care of him. From
the sale of autographs and photographs he
gave scoville $500, and paid like amount
for having his book printed.
The steamer Giamorgan, just arrived
from Liverpool, was badly scratched by ice.
The vessel steamed $50 miles on the south
ern edge of an ice.field and passed fully one
hundred large icebergs, on which were
polar bears and many seals. Several ice
bound sailing vessels were sighted.
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies,
recently, Blanca said Europe had no reason
to fear invasion by the products of America.
The question Of disbanding the huge armies,
and giving back to agriculture and manu-
features the forces penned up in barracks,
would be the next one to consider.
POLK WELLS, the bank robber, and
two accomplices, escaped from the Iowa
Penitentiary, May 1. by chloroforming an
attendant in the hospital, breaking through
the iron roof, and overpowering the guard.
John Elder, one of the latter, died from
the effects of his injuries and the chloro.
form.
Mrs. SCovILLE, Guiteau's sister, lee
tured to eighty persons in New York City,
April 80. She read from manuscript, and
alluded to Guiteau as her ''poor, crazy
broiher.'' She believed that he was both
insane and inspired, and said President Ar
thur must know that her brother is insane.
She was occasionally applauded.
SENATOR BLAIR, of New Hampshire.
appeared before the Peruvian investigation
committee, the other day, and read long
defense of his action. He admitted having
accepted a retainer of stock for his services
rs counsel, but returned it to Shipherd be-