The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-16

TN italian cholera returns Of the oh
were - follows: Brindisi, II now cases, Z
deaths; Francavflle and Fontana, 50 cases,
IS dsaths; Latiano, IS cases, 20 deaths.
One case was reported ct Venice.
STRAINED relations were reported be
tween Russia and Austria ON the 7th.
DETAILED reports from the spring wheat
States, together with the actual results
from the winter wheat harvesting, indicate
that the official estimates ~ to the proba-
BILE crop yield will not be realized.
SlR CHARLEs dixie. 0ladstonian, has
been defeated ct Chelsea by Whitmore.
Conservative. The vote stood 1904 to
4,122 The news of Sir Charles defeat
caused sensation.
The Comte de Paris and children and the
Due de Chartres have taken up their abode
in Tunbridge, Eng.
Two seamen who arrived recently at Key
West, Fla, from Havana reported the loss
Of the schooner Sea Gull, of Key West, and
all hands ON the north side of Cuba on
June g.
THE Marchand Bros oil factory at Dun
querc, France, has been burned. The loss
is 100000 francs Five thousand persons
were thrown out Of work.
EDWARD HARRIS, Q financial broker, of
London, Ont. absconded recently, taking
q large amount of cash with him. The
parties swindled were wealthy capitalists
of England.
The great hall and entire right wing of
the University of Brussels was burned re-
Gently. A portion of the library was
~ 1<,e, l. e1O0 nn0
The returns issued by the English Board
of Trade show that the imports for the
month of June decreased as compared with
that month of last year 9l40OOO and that
the exports increased, as compared with
the corresponding month in 1855, fS2O. 900.
The London Daily Neacs says that Rus
sia's action in closing the port of Batoum
is gross breach of faith and is most dis
creditable to the Gar. England, it says,
ought not to recognize or condOne this ac-
ton. The Nescs adds: IF Russia contin-
ues to act thus she may find general
league against her involving her exclusion
from international intercourse"
AFRICAN advices say that Moorish troops
have sacked and destroyed English factor
les at Cape JUDY, on the west coast of
Sahara, and that the English Minister at
Tangiers has demanded of the Sultan OF
Morocco instant redress for the outrage.
NJ. DE LEssEPs recently asked NJ. de Frey.
cinet to hasten the decision of the Panama
canal lottery loan committee in order that
the Chamber of Deputies might settle the
question before the summer vacation. The
Prime Minister declined to interfere in the
matter.
CARDINAL GrIBERT, the Archbishop of
Paris, died recently.
The new British Parliament will meet
August s.
CAPTAIN ACKERLY, of the British steam
ship Kenilworth, from Port Antonio, ia
maica, reports that on June q the island
was swept by tornado which created
havoc with the property Of the natives and
caused a loss estimated at $5O0,00O.
The Italian cholera returns for the Sth
were: Brindisi, 1875 new cases, 40 deaths !:
Tontara, 40 new cases, 10 deaths; Latiano,
a. cases, 81 deaths; San Vito, "a cases,
deaths; Venice, new case, . deaths; Cod
igOro, Z new cases, death, and several
cases in the provinces of Bologna, Padua
and Viccnza.
The London Standard says: "a speedy
settlement of the Afghan frontier question
seems hopeless. The Russians are claim
ing Kbamiab. which, as is well known, has
been an Afghan possession for tbirty-f1ve
years"
Cora PEARL" the notorious demi-
mondaine, died in Paris recently. Her
real name was Emma Crouch. She was q
celebrity in her way of the Third Empire
and few weeks ago published her men,
oirs.
In the French Chamber of Deputies on
the 9th. a man who was supposed to be in
sane fired q shot from revolver. The bull
let passed close to the head of the Presi-
dent of the Chamber. The man was ar.
rested. When questioned as to his motive
he said he wished to attract the attention
of the public to bis misery.
THE English election returns at midnight
on the 9th showed 3l9 Unionists to 2l0
Gladstonians.
The Bulgarian question is regarded in
Vienna as very serious. The occupation OF
Bulgaria by Russia and the replacing OF
Prince Alexander by . Russian protege,
arc believed to be possible. The Sultan has
warned Prince Alexander of the risks he
will run in departing too far from the Tur.
co Bulgarian convention.
The French Syndical Chamber of Trade
| has resolved to adopt . national trade
| mark in order to prevent fraudulent imi-
tations Of French manufacturers abroad.
THE LATEST.
TEE River and Harbor bill was again b.
tore the Senate ON the 10th. The House
finished up the work ON the Deficiency bill.
An Irish-American military union has
been formed in New York. The uniform
will be similar to that Of the United States
troops.
| TIE Panama Canal Company proposes
to issue fresh bonds to the amount of co.,.
10000 francs.
The Emperor of Germany is reported to
be in good health.
A PUMA recently carried of and devoured
. one-year-old child near Pilot Grove. Tex.
A COOPER named Graham, of Philadel-
phia, accomplished the feat Of running the
whirlpool at Niagara, while inclosed in .
barrel, on the 18th.
| A CONSPIRACY against the Haytien Gov
ernment is reported and an outbreak was
feared It the time the last news from that
island was received.
Two million feet Of spruce lumber have
been consumed by forest fires near Twin
Mountain House, N. Il. Much other prop
erty vas also destroyed.
CLEANING house returns for week ended
July II showed an average increase of SO
|compared with the corresponding week Of
last year. In New York the increase was
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