The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-01

THE grand jury at London returned true
bills sgainst Cunningham and Burton, the
dynamiters, for son-felony and also
commended the police for their manage
ment Of the affair.
IT was reported at Dongola that the rival
Mahdis had met in battle and that the
original Mahdi was defeated, losing two
Governors. Ell Obeid, it was also reported,
had been plundered and burned.
| FURTHER volcanic eruptions have oc-
Cured on the east end of the Island of Java.
One hundred persons were reported killed.
IT was reported recently that Big Bear
would join Riel with twelve hundred braves.
PARIS journals were ready to declare
| war on Great Britain for instigating the
suppression of the Bosphore Egyptien news
paper in Alexandria. Threats of lombard
ing Alexandria were made.
The garrison AID residents of Fort Pitt,
thought to have been massacred by Riel,
were heard from as under the protection Of
| q tribe of friendly Indians with whom they
had sought refuge.
RUSSIA has asked Sweden and Norway
to close the Baltic against British war
ships. But little hopes of peace existed on
the 23d.
LIEUTENANT CHARLES II. JUDD, who was
at Aspinwall when that place was burned
some days ago and who was condemned by
a medical survey and sent to New York by
Commander Kane, has been placed in an
insane asylum.
ANOTHER account of the death of Bar
rios says that he was killed by a sharp
shooter from a tree.
Ex-MINIsTER MORTON has purchased a
house in New York City, which he will
make his home after his return from Paris.
The Porte has informed the Khedive
that France has no right to interfere in
Egypt with the BosphOre Egyptien affair,
and the Khedive's Government has replied
to Frances demand. Fifty precedents to
justify Egypt's conduct in seizing and
suppressing the paper were quoted.
SHAKEsPEARR's 321st birthday was cele-
brated at Stratford- on Avon, England, on
the 23d.
AIzPURA, the Central American revolu-
ZIONIST, threatens the United States marines
in that country. The marine pickets have
been fired on.
AN cAplOSlOu VI ny udhiVc oSCuii GU uo
the Admiralty Office, London, on the morn
ing of the 23d. The damage was confined
to the breaking of windows. One of the
clerks was seriously hurt. 1twas believed
to be the work of the old gang of dyna-
miters.
1T was reported at Vienna on the 23d
that Russia would declare war against
Great Britain as soon as the ice cleared out
of the Volga.
THE Fort Pitt garrison, reported massa-
cred, arrived safely at Battleford. They
confirmed the news of the massacre at
Frog Lake.
CHOLERA has reappeared at Cairo,
Egypt, causing some deaths.
TWENTY -FOUR persons have been killed
by an avalanche at Seydersford, Iceland.
A PARIS dispatch states that it was ru-
mored that a powerful Russian squadron
had been ordered to- cruise off the coast of
Italy for the purpose of overawing the
Italian Government in its suspected work
of secretly preparing to assist England in
the event of an Anglo Russian war.
THE whole Russian press was clamoring
for the seizure of Herat.
THE Car has sent numerous crosses of
st. George to General Komarof for distri-
button among his bravest soldiers, and has
asked for the names of officers who distin-
gushed themselves at Penjdeh.
SWEDEN was reported busy with military
preparations. The Gothland militia was
being modified. King Oscar had arrived
at Stockholm, and had held a cabinet
council.
FRANCE has broken off diplomatic rela-
lions with Egypt, and, it was reported,
would join Russia in a war against Great
Britain.
u The United States Commissioners to
South America, accompanied by Mr..
Michael P. Grace. had long interview ON
the 22d with the Minister of Foreign AT.
fairs at Lima.
BUSINESS failures in the United States
for the week ended April 20 were 215; Can.
ada, %; total, $40; as against ODD the pre-
vious week.
THE Suakim- Berber Railroad has been
extended three miles beyond Handoub.
UNITED STATES marines drove off the in
surgents who attempted to capture Pana-
ma. The insurgent General, Aizpura, and
his Ministers were captured when they ar
rived. Aizpura tainted several times and
fell in the street and acted Historically
when taken to the Consulate. He was held
a prisoner at Shuber's Hotel. The troops
were in good health.
TIsE LATEST.
EIGHTEEN buildings were destroyed by
fire which visited Randolph, N. Y, re-
Gently.
GENERAL GRANT, on the Goth. was re-
ported better than he had been for weeks.
IT was reported in London, on the Goth,
that Russia would withdraw her ambas.
sador if England was not prepared to ac-
cept the line of delimitation of the Afghan