The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
GEHERAI.

generally mild.
GENERAL
PROF. GEFFECKEs, who was arrested for
| revealing State secrets in furnishing ex-
| tracts from Emperor Frederick's diary,
states that he had the Emperor's permits
| sion to publish the diary three months af-
| ter his death.
The examination of Prof. Geffecken
closed at Berlin on the I'd. The case was
| RENTED to the Supreme Court at Leipsic.
Bail was refused.
The Catholic Bishop Of Limerick, Ire
land, has forbidden the collection of money
| at chapels for the Parnell fund.
A. A. CARLETON, a member Of the gen.
eral executive board of the Knights of
Labor, has resigned.
SERIOUS storms prevailed in the North
ern Lake regions on the night of the 1st
Many barges and schooners were reported
| wrecked and missing and serious loss of
life was feared.
Two French soldiers have been arrested
for trying to sell specimens of the Lebel
rifle and cartridges to Italy.
ArToRNEY-GENERALL LANGLEY, of Nova
Scotia, declares that majority of the peo-
pie of that province are in favor of reci-
procity with the United States.
THE Government of Peru has ratified the
treaty Of amity, commerce and navigation
with the United States.
THREE Detroit wrecking tugs have been
seized at Algoma, Can, for neglecting to
comply with the law.
PROF. PAsTEUR has received advices
from Sidney, N. s. w., to the effect that
his method for the determination of rab-
bits has been tried experimentally on
Rhode Island in Port Maxon harbor and
has proved perfect success.
THE union cigarmakers of Havana have
decided to end the long strike. The league
workmen have not yet acteG.
PREPARATIONS are being made to send a
large body of soldiers to reinforce the
German troops on the east coast of Africa.
THE river Rhone has overflowed its
banks and several persons have been
drowned. At Bayonne, France, the dykes
have broken and the plains have been
flooded.
THE Emperor of Germany met the
Emperor of Austria at Vienna on the Sd.
The city was decorated and the Emperor
met with an enthusiastic reception.
DRoUGHT prevails in the province Of
Guzerat. India, and famine is threatened
on the peninsula of Kattyavar.
Miss ELLA BAKER, an English woman,
the author of several successful stories for
young people, was recently stung under
the eye by bee and applied some simple
remedy. The swelling did not go down,
and in a short time she awoke from sleep
in convulsive fit and died within q
minute.
JUDGE RIoUX, of Sherbrooke, Que, has
ordered the surrender to the United States
authorities of De Baum. the defaulting as
sistant cashier of the National Park Bank
of New York.
THE overdue State line steamship City
of Georgia from New York September 20,
reached Glasgow in safety.
The Tdgebldtt says it learns that EN-
peror William disagreed with Prince Bis
marck as to the advisability of criminally
prosecuting Prof. Geffecken and that he
was also displeased with Bismarck's re-
port on the affair. The Chancellor, the
1dgebldtt says, threatened to resign if the
course suggested by him were not fol-
lowed.
THE losses throughout Mexico by the
late cyclones and floods are placed at
S3,OOO,OOO.
The Soudanese made another attack
on Suakm but were repulsed with heavy
loss.
The Gar and Czarina of Russia have
arrive1 at the capital of the province Of
Kooban in Caucasia. The Cossacks re-
ceived them well.
THE North German Gazette positively
asserts that the statement that Prince Bis
marck threatened to resign unless Prof.
Geffeken is prosecuted, is an impudent lie.
Two students of Vienna being hopelessly
embarrassed financially shot themselves
dead recently by mutual agreement in the
suburbs of the city. Neither of them had
available assets and resolved to die rather
than face their creditors.
Much damage to fishing vessels and con-
sequent loss of life have occurred in the
North sea as a result of violent storms.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended October numbered 2l1,
as compared with 900 the previous week
and 212 the corresponding week of last
year.
SAALL-Pox was reported spreading at
Toronto, Ont.
Tom KING, the noted English pugilist
who defeated Jem Mace in 1862, died in
London recently.