The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-18

for soldiers retired on account OF age.
NEARLY two blocks of the business part
of Hot Springs, Ark, was destroyed by fire
ON the night Of the 18th. The fire broke
out in the Excelsior laundry and the dam
age amounted to el50.OO0
REv.GEoR0E McDUFFIE. a negro preacher.
was hanged recently at Atlanta, Ga, for the
murder Of William Cheney, another negro.
Illicit love on the part of McDuffie led him
to commit the crime.
GENERAx.
The Chinese Government has decided to
erect q monument to General Gordon upon
the scene OF his victories over the TAPPING
rebels.
TIE condition Of the Egyptian cotton
crop ID excellent.
MUNICIPAL elections in France have re-
suited almost wholly in favor Of that part
Of the Left which supports the Govern
ment
A BANQUET was given to Parnell, tho
Irish leader. by tho Eighty Club at Lon
don on tho night Of the Sh. A distin-
guished company was present
AABLoS SANDS, wealthy New Yorker,
was thrown from his horse and killed in
London recently.
N
OF King Charles at Bucharest ON the It'll.
No political Significance attached to the in
cident The man was arrested.
A BAND Of Bulgarian exiles and brigands
has been defeated by the police at RADIO
mir, after bloody struggle, in which many
were killed and wounded.
ernor-General Of Canada to succeed the
n ~ 7 onaHo,vuo
A GERMAN edition OF Emile Zola's LA
Terre" has been seized by the Berlin po-
lice.
OwINa to bad health, the King Of Portu-
gal has delegated the power to sign state
documents to his son, Prince Carlos.
The differences between the United
States and Moorish Governments have
finally been settled, according to dis
patch from Tanger of the 9Th.
HENRY j. LYDIA, an ex-cngineer OF the
steamer Sui ana, which was blown up in
1865. with the loss Of 1900 Union soldiers,
declares that the recently published tor
pedo story was nonsensical. The vessels
boilers were alone to blame.
The gross earnings of the Burlington
railroad for the month of March were Sl,-
2ll. 1SS, a decrease Of 81, al, 493 compared
with the corresponding period Of 1857; the
expenses were 81. 357, GO3 a reduction of
S2l. 5l3; in net earnings a deficit of sl45 AS
is shown, indicating u decrease of 81, 7l9 80
compared with last year. The decrease
was due to the strike Of the engineers.
TIE Turkish Cabinet has approved the
Anglo French Suez canal convention, abau-
doning its claim to preside over the asso-
citation and being given the right to use the
canal.
In the British House Of Commons re-
Gently Sir John Gorst, Under Secretary for
India, announced that the Government of
India admitted the authenticity Of the cir
cular of the commander in Chief, directing
that regimental bazaars have sufficient
number of women. The statement created
Q great sensation.
ALL the weavers and spinners in the
vicinity Of Breslau. Germany, have struck.
Socialism was thought to be the cause.
W. b. STRONG has been reelected presi.
dent of the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fo
system.
By fall Of rock in mine near st. ASS
furt, Saxony, the other day, eighteen men
were killed and many injured.
The Emperor Of Brazil, who has been very
i'll in Italy, is reported out Of danger.
ADvICEs from Rio Janero state that the
Brazilian Chamber OF Deputies has passed
a bill for the immediate abolition of slav-
cry.
ADvICEs from Afghanistan say that the
Heratic regiment had fight recently with
the Demshed tribe. which had petitioned
for Russian protection. Many were killed
on each side.
IT is reported that at a recent parade Of
Russian troops cavalry Lieutenant named
Timoferef was about to fire at the Gar
with q revolver when another officer seized
him by the arm and the weapon being dis
charged the bullet entered the ground.
Timofercf. who was at once arrested, APP
peared to be insane.
THE Railway Conductors Association. in
session at Toronto, Ont, recently passed
resolutions condemning the strike Of the
engineers on the 20" system.
ARCHBISHOP LYNCH, of the Roman
Catholic Church, died at Toronto, Ont, on
the 18th.
DON PEDRO. Emperor Of Brazil, took a
relapse at Milan, Italy. on the 18th and was
again critically sick. He showed symptoms
Of neuralgia cerebral congestion.
THE LATEST.
j. LUsK Il Co., leading fruit Gamers, Of
San Francisco, have failed. The liabilities
are estimated by outside parties to be 500, :
600. The Lusk cannery was said to be the
largest in the world.
j. c. RUMMsL's general store at Shippens-
burg, Pa, was blown up with dynamite the
other night. The deed was believed to
have been done by liquor men, as Rummel
had been vigorous in enforcing the liquor
law.
SIX robbers attacked a train twelve
miles from Nogales, ArL, on the night of
the 1ltb. They killed the fireman, knocked
down the engineer and shot the messenger
and conductor, supposed fatally. They
were driven of after getting only Sl39.
Hot pursuit was at once instituted and two
or three Of the supposed robbers were cap
tured.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
May II showed an average increase of LIZ
compared with the corresponding week OF
last year. In New York there was q de-
crease of 35.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended May IL numbered for the
United States, 1872; Canada, IL; total, 209.
compared with 2S4 the previous week and
l67 the corresponding week last year.
THE overflow of the Mississippi ut Alex
andria, No, was declared to have damaged
the farming community to the amount of
S3OO,OOO.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th. The House continued the debate on
the Tariff bill, Townshend, of Illinois, and
Allen, Of Mississippi, being the principal
speakers.