The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-02


over to his successor.
VoLUMINoUs dispositions in the Chris
tiancy divorce suit. comprising testimony Of
the Judges two sons, George and Victor,
before the commissioner at Detroit, have
been forwarded to Washington, all bearing
heavily against Mrs. Christiancy.
The Governor of Coahuila, Mexico,
has written to Governor Roberts, of Texas,
that the Mexican Government is doing all in
its power to keep down trouble on the bor-
der, and that rigid orders have been issued
to promptly capture and punish all horse
and cattle thieves, Migrants and evil-doers.
THE House Committee on Commerce
have buried the Reagan interstate COM
merce bill by a vote of two to twelve. This
result has been expected from the begin
ming of the session. It is not at all proba-
BILE that this committee will report any
measure seriously antagonized by the rail-
roads.
The decision of the court in banc up
on the exceptions in the Guiteau case, de.
nying a new trial and affirming the judg.
ment below, was announced by Justice
James on the 22d. Justice Hagner, In 9
separate opinion, discussed the bearings
of the old Maryland law and held that ever
under the Maryland act of 17S5 the indict.
ment would have been good in the Distric
of Columbia.
THE opening performance of the Chi
cago May festival was given to an audience
of 1000 persons. Every seat on the mair
floor was taken, and about 1000 standing
tickets were sold. The chorus, consistin.
of 900 voices, and the great orchestra wer
in excellent condition, and gave evidence o
the most thorough training and practice
The addition of vast sounding-board ha
greatly increased the availability Of the hal
for musical purposes.
THE regulations agreed upon by tn
committee of Russian Ministers and ap
proved by the Emperor provide that Jew
henceforth shall be prohibited from settlin
in outside towns and villages except wher
Jewish settlements already exist. They ar
prohibited from trading on Sundays o
Christian holidays. These regulations onl
apply to governments where Jews are per
manently settled. All contracts of pur
chase or tenancy are Professionally sus
pended.
IT is reported that five of the Tari
Commissioners have been agreed upoi
viz: EX-Vice. President Wheeler, of Me-
York; Alex. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, forme
Democratic Representative in Congress
now President Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
St. Paul Railroad; John L. Hayes, of Ma
sachusetts, formerly President of the M
tional Wooden Association; Henry W. Olive
of Pittsbbrg, leading iron manufacture
and r. B. Porter, formerly in charge (
the Statistical Bureau of the Censr
Office.
TIE British Minister, Hon. Lion,
Sackville- West, gave q grand banquet
honor of Queen Victoria's sixty-third brit
day on the oath. This is the first time tn;
the anniversary has been officially cell
brated in Washington. The guests include
the President of the Senate, David Davi
and Speaker Keller, who were seated to IL
right and left of the host; Secretary FRI
linghuysen, Chief.Justice Waite, Secretal
Lincoln, Secretary Chandler, Secretary TIE
Ter, Attorney General Brewster and Hor
j. c. Bancroft Davis, Assistant Secretary
State.
The Postmaster General, in his lette
to Congress recommending the abolition
postage upon newspapers and magazines
saws: SIT may well he doubted II the who
people get as much information Of publ
affairs from volumes gratuitously thrown
them by the Government Is they do fro
newspapers and magazines which they pu
chase and pay for" Mr.. Howe recites 9th
considerations which lead him to the col
clusion that Congress may at the prese
time safely abrogate all discrimination b
tween subscribers to newspapers and mag
zines, and send the same through the ma
without charge, whether such subscribe
reside within the county OF publication