The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-17

| TIE Prince and Princess of Wales were
fairly received by the Irish people in Dub
| lin. Along the line of procession the en-
thusiasm was conspicuous. A body Of
Nationalists attempted to raise a disturb
ance, but they were suppressed by the
police and bystanders.
| HERR Won BERToUCH, German writer.
has published book advocating the parti.
ton of France on the ground of its chronic
instability. Burgundy would be possessed
by Germany and Nice and Savoy by Italy.
The rest of France would be formed into
an independent monarchy.
| THE French were reported hurt by the
absence of enthusiasm in New York over
the Bartholdi statue. "If you don't want
the statue don't take it," said French
Senator, recently. "We would be glad of
| il ourselves"
GEORGE E. APPLEGARTH, the farm in
structor, near Battleford, British North
| west, who was reported to have been
slaughtered by Indians some time ago,
reached Swift Current on the 9th, having
escaped from the redskins with his wife
and sister.
IT was reported that another prominent
London solicitor, whose name was with.
held, had absconded with 100000 worth of
securities belonging to clients.
A WELL known detective of Montreal
said recently he had made an offer to the
Canadian Government that for $4,000 he
would deliver Riel into its hands dead or
alive. ksS@
A COLLISION took place between the Rus
slams and Afghans on the 30th of March.
The latter were defeated. losing five hum
| dred. The Russian loss was heavy. The
news reached London on the 9th, causing
great excitement. A war fever immedi-
ately set in, consols fell three points and
Russian bonds ten. War was considered
imminent and it was believed the Russian
ports unless immediate and satisfactory
explanations were made.
The effect of the war news from London
| was mercurial ON the wheat and produce
markets on the 9th. As consols fell the
markets doomed, some very heavy trading
being done.
| In the British House of Commons, on the
9th, Mr.. Gladstone, in reply to a question,
| said the Russian attack on the Afghans
was unprovoked. Mr.. Thornton, the Brit
ish representative at st. Petersburg, tele-
graphed that the Gar had expressed an
earnest hope that the unhappy incident
| would not prevent the negotiations for
peace. This statement provoked derisive
cheers.
A MAN made an attack on the carriage
containing the Crown Prince of Austria, in
Brussels recently, smashing the windows
with his fists. He was arrested, but was
found to be unarmed.
In a terrible hurricane at Tamative
Madagascar, February %, twelve vessels
| foundered in the harbor-five French and
six native, and the American bark Sarah
Hobart.
QUEEN VICTORIA sent telegram to Mrs.
Grant recently, expressing her sympathy
on account of the Generals sickness.
RUMoRs of fighting in Bechuanaland
were recently current at Durham, South
Africa.
A DISPATCH was received at Battleford.
| recently, that the Frog Lake Indians had
murdered eight persons, two of whom were
| Catholic priests.
BUSINESS failures for the week ended
| April numbered, in the United States,
1S9; Canada, %; total, 2l2; compared with
a total of 236 last week and pa the week
previous, showing steady decrease.
NEWS confirmatory of the reported death
of President Barrios has reached La Lib
ertad, also intelligence of the installation
| of a successor to Barrios and giving the
names of some of the Cabinet officers. The
new President is General Manuel Lizandro
! Barrillos.
! The report is confirmed that the British
/ Government has invited Italy to occupy
Cairo and the Soudan.
| The Suakim Berber Railway has been
completed as far as Station No. 1.
A DISPATCH from Paris, of the 10th, stated
that France and China had finally agreed
upon peace.
ADvICEs from Kassala state that the
| garrison there has a sufficient supply of
provisions for a month and plenty of am
munition. The rebels attacked an Abyss
sinian caravan which was en- route to Gala
and killed thirteen persons.
PRESIDENT GREvY gave a banquet the
other evening to the American and English
Directors of the American Exhibition of
Inventions, which is to be held in 1856. NJ.
Grevy is greatly interested in the project,
and suggests that a similar exhibition bc
held in Paris.