The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26


Georgia, Alabama, North and South Caro-
lima and East Tennessee left Chattanooga,
Tenn, the other night for Utah. They
were converted by Mormon elders who are
ct work throughout the South, and these
will be followed by Is many more within
the next two or three weeks. Nearly 800
elders are at work in different Southern
States.
GENERAL.
OMoUHKrAR PASTA, Turkish Commissioner
in Egypt, advises the reoccupation of the
province of Dougola and the adoption
therein of . Mussulman administration.
LORD RosEBERY, the English Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has reiterated to the Greek
Government that England is firm in her
resolution to oppose war between Greece
and Turkey.
A DISPATCH from Belgrade says that .
conspiracy has been discovered to over
throw King Milan and place upon the
throne Prince Alex Karageorgevitch. Sew
eral persons who were charged with being
implicated in the conspiracy have been ar
rested.
SEVERAL workmen were killed and in
jured at Liverpool, Eng, recently, by the
fall of part of the exhibition building which
they were engaged in erecting.
IT is stated that Prince Krapotkine, who
was recently released from Clairvoux
prison, will soon establish his permanent
residence in England.
MARTIAL law, which has prevailed in the
State of Coahuila, Mexico, for a year, has
been removed, the State having put itself
in alignment with the Diaz administra-
ton.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has prohibited the
performance of the drama "Sedan" in
Germany.
PRINCE BISMARCK has sent a note to the
Greek Government strongly insisting that
Greece disarm.
SIMON LOCK, banker of Soleure. Swift
erland, recently failed with liabilities of
1000, 900 francs. Hundreds of small de-
positors were ruined by the failure. Lock
was arrested on the charge of fraud.
CADETS on British naval training ship
lying in the Thames mntinied the other
day. Seven of the mufineers were logged
and expelled from the service.
Two German, one French, one Italian
and one Austrian men -Ofwar have joined
the British squadron in Sunda bay. The
Duke of Edinburgh commands the fleet.
The Greek Admiral, it was reported would
not fight if threatened, but would merely
exchange shots and then haul down his flag.
A REVOLUTION was reported in progress
in Uruguay. The commotion was not
very great, but if it is not quickly sup
,,rocc..l tho COxornp,opt will ho foC voo =
to subdue it effectualiy. The revolutionists
gained influence over some of the regi-
ments of the line.
THE German Marshal, Won Moltke, was
reported dangerously sick in Berlin on the
18th.
NJ De LEssEps arrived ut Colon on the
18th. The entire official staff of the Pana-
ma Canal Company was present to well
come him as he came ashore from the
steamer.
PART of lot of I, 100 rifles recently snug
gled into Mexico from Texas have been
seized by the Mexican cavalry. 1t was said
in revolution.
THE crater of the volcano of Colima, Mex.
leo, has decreased in size. but the eruptions
still continue and the inhabitants are fear
full Of coming disaster.
THE dissolution of the whisky pool is
again threatened.
LORD SALISBURY presided at an enthusi-
astic meeting of Tories in London on the
18th. The speeches made indicated an in
tention on the part of the Conservatives to
offer the most strenuous opposition to any
measures presented by the Liberals con-
ceding home rule in Ireland.
THE Bundesrath has voted unanimously
in favor of Prince Bismack's Special Mon
opoly bill.
The Bank of England has reduced its rate
of discount from per cent. to per cent
THE smallpox plague at Montreal was
the cause of 4. 800 deaths.
WRECKAGE and two richly dressed bodies
were recently washed ashore on the Bay of
Biscay. in Spain. 1t was feared that some
large steamer had been lost.
THE United States steamer Galena has
captured the steamer City of Mexico, fitted
out at New York for a filibuStering expe-
dition against Honduras.
BUSINESS failures for the seven days
ended February Is numbered: For the
United States, Psi; for Canada, IS: total
of 2S6as compared with 275 the week pre-
vious.
THE LATEST.
CLEARING hoo. ,.turIIs Iur week ended
February 20 showed an average increase
Of 1913 compared with the corresponding