The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-05-11
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
THE Russian authorities believe the
Nihilists are preparing for simultaneous
disturbances at various points in the EN-
pire during the coronation ceremonies.
The importation of American pork into
Greece has been forbidden by that Govern
ment.
THE cab driver, Fitz Harris, recently
tried at Dublin charged with being one of
the principals in the Phoenix Park murders,
was acquitted. After the verdict had been
rendered he was taken back to Jail to await
trial on the charge of conspiracy to murder.
PATRICK DELANEY and Thos. Caffrey,
two more of the men charged with partic-
ipation in the murder of Cavendish and
Burke, in Dublin, when arraigned for trial
created sensation in the court room by
pleading guilty to the charge against them.
Both were sentenced to be hanged the ID of
June.
. EX-EMPREss EUGENE has renowned her
claims to her chateau presented by the
municipality of Marseilles to Napoleon.
The municipality will pay the costs of the
suit.
The Hawaiian Minister authorizes the
Hawaiian Government had repealed the
laws forbidding the landing of Chinese in
that country. He says his Government
has protested against the embarkation of
Chinese at Hong Kong and other ports for
Hawaiian, and has given notice that steps
will be taken to prevent their landing.
LAWRENCE HANL6N, on trial in Dublin
on the charge of attempting to murder
Juror Dennis Field, was found guilty and
sentenced to penal servitude for life.
UPON the occasion of the coronation of
the Gar of Russia the poll tax will be re-
duced 1906, 900 roubles for the entire En-.
pire, and there will be remissions of vari-
Gus fines, sentences and penalties.
THE London Lao journal says if the
United States holds that lyman, Walsh and
Sheridan cannot be extradited under the
existing treaty, and if those gentlemen do
not voluntarily surrender, they may, after
various formal writs of arrest have beep
returned unsatisfied, be adjudged outlaws
and their property forfeited to the crown.
THE LATEST.
COMPTROLLER LAWRENCE and Secretary
Folger are of the opinion that under the
fourth class offices should have begun
March 30. This decision will compel the
Sixth Auditor to take up and adjust ac-
counts heretofore settled on the basis of
the old law, numbering in all about 5000,
and the cost of commissions for each of
them, so as to make them conform to the
new law. After the readjustment of the
pay of fourth class postmasters, the Gov
eminent will owe each of them four to
eight per cent, according to the amount of
stamps cancelled, and this increase will
have to be paid quarterly until October /,
when the act reducing letter postage goes
into operation. The payment of this in
crease will necessarily involve deficiency
in the appropriation for the pay of post
masters for the fiscal year.
AN explosion occurred in the Govern
ment powder magazines situated at Prid-
dy's Head, in Portsmouth harbor, Eng,
caused by the accidental ignition of some
powder during the filling of quantity of
shells. Six persons were killed and several
injured.
A DISPATCH received from Tabreez,
Persia, reports that that city had been
visited by an earthquake, which destroyed
a great many houses and caused the death
of large number of persons.
AFTER legal fight of about twenty-five
years Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has finally
secured a judgment against the city of
New Orleans for about S2,OO0,OO0.
ADvIcEs from Van Buren, County, Ark,
say that section of countryis being held
in terror by two escaped convicts named
James Miller and Thomas Katharine, who
have made an almost inaccessible part of the
Boston Mountains their refuge, and from
which they emerge and commit all manner
of depredations on property, not even
stopping at murder. The people of the
locality have organized to hunt them down.
The jury in the case of Ellis II. Phipps,
Superintendent, of Philadel-
phia, charged with forging, returned a ver-
dict of guilty the other day.
DURING light thunder shower the other |
afternoon, three little daughters of Jacob |
Morwiz who were playing in street of |
Winona, Mimi, under an umbrella, were
struck by lightning. The two older girls,
nine and eleven years old, were instantly !
killed, and the third, six years of age, was
paralyzed in the left side, but
will likely recover.
WILLIAM NICHOLS, a travelling salesman |
of Dallas, Texas, was shot and killed the |
other evening by Charles K. Adams on the |
east bound passenger train as it was ap- |
Montrose, No.
AT Millbury, Mass, Frank Mann shot |
Mrs. Moore, grass widow, and then shot |
himself. A lovers quarrel.