The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-03
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|.-CHE Dominion Government appointed .
commission to confer with the disaffected
half breeds and Indians In the British
Northwest, and it was thought the diff.
culties would be settled without bloodshed.
The emigrant traffic SO far this year has
been quiet, and the railroad and steamship
lines are reaping the benefit. The German
steamers, thus far in March, carried an
average of $50 passengers each, and the
English lines from $50 to 40 each.
THE bill introduced in the Dutch Cham
bers revising the constitution adds four
teen members to the second chamber and
eleven to the first; limits the elective fran
chise to the occupiers of the land or houses
who pay an annual rent of not less than
fifty forms; maintains the system of the
scrutin de reimbursement, and provides
that the parliaments shall last four years.
EXCITEMENT was caused in London on the
25th owing to the report that the Sultan of
Turkey was seeking Russian alliance.
An interview was had with the Turkish
Ambassador by Earl Granville, the results
of which were not made public.
RIoToUs scenes in the Austrian Chamber
of Representatives eliminated the other
day when large number of students took
possession of the galleries and repeatedly
INTERRUPTED the proceedings with shouts of
"Down with the jew President" "Down
with the Jewsw "Hurrah for the anti
Semitics~ Hr.-H -4 ..- t...t
ADvICEs from Tamatave state that dis
astrous hurricane visited the coast of Mad
agascar on February -. The American
bark Sarah Herbert and the French schoon-
ers Disc and Argo were wrecked and seven
teen persons lost. H.ss. .f|
THE people of Wexford, Ireland, raised
the sum of f1,200 toward the payment of
the expenses of the local members of Par
lament Hi.
The French under General Degrier suf-
fered e reverse at Dong Dang. In attempt
ing to capture a redoubt they were re-
pulsed, losing two hundred men.
FIVE large tea and sugar importing firms
OF Moscow, Russia, failed recently. Liza
bilities aggregated $I0,000,000.
THE Queens message was read in Par
lament at London on the Goth, calling oft
the reserves and militia. Consols were
feverish and many wild rumors were afioat.
One stated that conflict had already oc-
Cured in Afghanistan. There did not APP
pear, however, any reasons for the extra
excitement, so far as known, Che situation
about what it had been for the
two weeks previous. .....
THE Van Zandt disturbances were in
creasing in Paris. The Opera Comique was
nightly crowded with friends and enemies
Of the, American prima donna, energetic
being made. The disorder
extended to a mob outside, and many ar
rests We're made. ...-... ...r
Miss VAN ZANDT has written letter to
the director of the Opera Comique, saying
she will not sing in Paris any more.
FIFTY-sIx men were killed in the mines
belonging to Baron Rothschild at Ostrou,
recently, caused by an explosion
of gas. o.. ..r . .... r. ..H.r..
EARL GRANVILLE, on the 9th, stated
that the British Government was awaiting
an answer from Russia relative to the de-
limitation of the frontier in Afghanistan.
He stated that the Government, as agreed
upon with the leaders of the Conserva-
tives, would not finch from the alterna-
tive of war if the answer was not favor
able. Rumors existed of favorable re-
ply from Russia and also, on the contrary,
that Russia was secretly massing troops
within striking distance of Afghanistan.
But few days would finally settle the
question of peace or war. .....
The failures in the United States and
Canada for the week ended March % num-
bered 30, as against 25S the previous week.
THE explosion of gas in the coal mines
at Lebu, Chill, caused the death of thirty
five miners. Thirteen were dangerously
injured.
SAN SALVADOR and Honduras have had
several conflicts growing out of the Bar
rios programme of Central American
unity. Honduras sides with Guatemala
against San Salvador, Nicaragua and
Costa RIGA.
THERE was a panic on the Paris Bourse
on the 9th.
ADvICEs from tho new Spanish colony on
Gold River and the West Coast of Africa
state that the settlement was attacked by
natives, who destroyed the trading build
ings, killed six Spaniards and took many
into captivity.
A DISPATCH was read in Parliament, at |
Ottawa, Canada, on the 9th, stating that
HaI had commenced in the Northwest.
Crozier's party had been fired on and
twelve killed and many wounded. Troops
were Immediately ordered to the front y
way of the Canadian Pacific.
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