The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-29


I The last gap in the Canadian Pacife
Railroad has been closed and the line Il
now continued to the Columbia River.
THE French Chamber of Deputies has ~
gun discussing-the project to form a COZ
onial army. General Camp, Minister of
War, estimates the cost at 5000, 900 francs
annually.
SOMERSET Village, Que., was destroyed
by fire the other night, about 100 houses
being burned, including the church, pres
! byterian), foundry and cheese factory. "a
| A RUPTURE was reported in the negotia-
tions for commercial treaty between En-
gland and Spain.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out the other
morning in the warehouse of Michel &
Co., importers of mohair at Bradford, Eng.
Property amounting to a million dollars
was destroyed.
THE Trades Assembly of Chicago has, by
an overwhelming majority, decided not to
permit the Socialists and Anarchists, as
such, to participate in its annual parade.
SMALLPOX was spreading rapidly in all
sections of Montreal. The health depart
ment had broken down completely, but the
Mayor with the assistance of leading medi-
cal men was endeavoring to check the dis
ease.
CHARLES T. RUSSELL, the newly-ap-
pointed United States Consul at Liverpool,
has entered upon the duties of his office.
M. De MELVILLE, the famous painter of
military pictures, died in Paris recently.
A DISPATCH from Winnipeg states Colo
mel Otter on the 18th made an attack on
Poundmaker and after severe battle cap
tured him and took i29 prisoners. The bat
tie was fought at Eagle Hills and Otter
made an assault against orders. The dis.
patch was unconfirmed.
The steamer Dacona was in collision
with an iceberg recently in the Atlantic.
The ice had been mistaken for fog bank.
The vessel was strongly built of steel, and
although many plates were doubled, none
of them gave way, and the vessel reached
Halifax in safety.
In a recent attack on Carthagena, Gen.
trail America, the rebels lost eight hundred
men The city was soon afterward re-
ieved by Government troops. The people
had been subsisting on cats and dogs.
On the 18th, after five hours sanguinary
fighting at the town of Armenia, in Saliva
dor, the Salvadorian army routed the revo-
lutionists and captured large quantity Of
arms and cannons.
THE London Duly Telegraph recently
stated that Russia and England were nego-
tiating a secret treaty of alliance.
VALUABLE pictures of Sir Frederick
Leighton, Alma Tadema, Millais, the
Faedes John and Thomas) and other cele-
brated artists on exhibition at the Royal
Academy, London, have been cut, scratched
and otherwise mutilated. The outrages
were supposed to have been prompted by
malice.
ALL the troops from Suakim have been
ordered to remain in Egypt, in accordance
with telegram from the British Govern
ment. The Guards will go into garrison at
Ramel and the other troops at Abassieh,
near Cairo.
A DISPATCH from Berlin, of the 10Th, an
nouBced the indisposition of Emperor VIII
liam.
THE Senate of Dublin University has
elected the Earl of Rosse to succeed Earl
Carnes as Chancellor.
THE German authorities have forbidden
the proposed performances of Madame
in Metz and Strasburg, in June.
THE gunboat Forester, with a number of
police and seventy marines on board, has
arrived at Pertree, Island of Skye, to ar
rest the crofters on the Kelmuir estate.
The International Sanitary Conference |
has opened at Rome. The object is to |
effect an international agreement as to the |
best means of combating contagion COM
patible with commercial intercourse. |
Count Cordona was elected President.
THE bark Wyoming, from London for
reports that in latitude %, longi-
tude %, she picked up life buoy, on which
was painted Alexandria of Glasgow"
Five days later she passed a vessel bottom
up, newly coppered, of 500 tons.
PRINCE JEROME NAPOLEON, better known
as "Plon-Plon," was lying seriously i'll at
MS residence in Paris.
UNFoUNDED rumors existed that cholera
had broken out in the north of England.
THE steamship Isere with Bartholdi's
statue of Liberty Enlightening the
World" on board left Rouen, France, on
he 21st for New York.
IT was stated that Riel, the half-breed,
vas an American citizen, having acquired
lis naturalization papers in Montana.
THE Prussian Bundesrath has adopted
he Bourse Tax and Customs Tariff amend.
nent bill.