The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07

Ar Papal Consistory the Pope pro-
claimed the Rev. Father Byrne Bishop at
Mobile, Ala, and the Very Rev. r. Phelan,
present Vicar General, Coadjutor Bishop of
Pittsburgh.
THE rate of postage on letters from the
United States to Australia and New Zea-
land via England, Brindisi and the Suez
Canal has been reduced from ID to 12 cents,
making it uniform with the rEts via San
Francisco.
THE United States Consul at Denia,
Spain, reported to the State Department
at Washington by cable that cholera had
been officially declared at that port.
THE committee appointed to inquire into
the disclosures recently made by the Pail
MdH Gazette reported the charges of i'm
morality against the rich classes of London
as substantially true.
EXTENSIVE frauds have been discovered
in the accounts of the Munster Bank Gre
land). Mr.. Farquharson, one of the joint
managers of the Dublin branch, is missing
with $35O,OOO of the banks funds.
THE people of Huesca, Spain, have risen
in revolt against the execution of the ex-
else laws. The rioting was serious. The
enraged people attacked the office of the
excise collector and burned it to the
ground.
The subscriptions to the Egyptian loan
of S45,OOO,O00 closed on the Both. They
aggregate four times the amount of the
loan.
The London Salvation Army march ed
the other afternoon with much parade to
the Parliament buildings to present to the
House of Commons a monster petition,
urging the immediate passage of the Grim
inal Act amendment. The petition con-
tains 100000 signatures and was one mile
and half long. -
In the whole of Spain on the 10Th there
were reported 3,16S new cases of cholera
and .252 deaths.
companied by thunder and lightning, have
prevailed over the southern provinces of
FRANCE. In Rodez, the capital Of the
province of Aveyon, lightning set fire to
the priests seminary.
SIXTY Russian criminals, who had been
sentenced to exile in Siberia recently,
while en- route rose against Their guards
and, although unarmed, began desperate
fight for liberty. The battle lasted long
time and the soldiers were absolutely I'M
able to conquer their manacled assailauts.
Twenty of the convicts were shot dead and
of the other forty thirty succeeded in max
ing their escape.
1T was affirmed in Shanghai that China
would declare war against Russia.
The Venezuelan insurrection has been
again Suppressed"
Two earthquake shocks were experienced
at Smyrna on the 30th.
THE crew of the bark Belle, which was
lying at Metis, Que, mutinied against the
master and took possession of the vessel
recently. .---,
IT was reported at Cairo that Osman
Digna was killed in the Kassala battle.
The Mahdi's followers were everywhere
demoraliZed.
The Italian Consul at Tamatave was re-
ported negotiating with the Hovas in the
interest of France, with view of arrang-
ing peaceful settlement of the Madagas-
car difficulties.
LORD CARNARvoN intends to make tour
of Ireland shortly in order to ascertain the
condition and wants of the people.
GLADSTONE left England recently for a
cruise to Norway as the guest of Sir Thomas
Brassey, on the latter's yacht Sunbeam"
FIVE American steamship companies, the
Pacific Mail, San Francisco to Australia:
the Red 3D." New York to Venezuela; the
Clyde. New York to Turks Island; the
New York, Havana and Mexico, and New
York and Cuba lines, have declined to
carry United States mails any further I'M
der present arrangements.
BUSINESS failures for the United States
for week ended July 30, 1IS; for Canada,
%: a total of POI as against 215 the week
previous.
The Registrar Generals quarterly return
estimates the present population of Ireland
at 1924 ,342, showing great decrease,
which is chiefly owing to emigration to
America.
THE Boer Republic of South Africa de-
MES the claims of the British Government
upon st. Lucia Bay and asks Continental
European powers to consider the bay a
free port.
In the British House Of Commons an
amendment to the criminal bill provid-
ing for the fogging of prisoners convicted
of outraging children was rejected by 125
to 81. An amendment raising the age of
protection of girls to sixteen was carried
by vote of 179 to Il.