The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16

premises showed that strychnine had been
placed in the drinking water.
Tm Dutch shareholders Of the Missouri,
Kausas & Texas are organizing for the pur-
pose Of getting that road out Of the hands
Of Gould. It IL said Mr.. Gould will not
make very hard fight 70 retain the road
- part Of the Missouri Pacific system, a.
he now owns lines which cover much the
same territory.
A DlsPArCR from TAngier says that
Moorish officials there attacked the house
Of an American protege, who fed. The
other members Of the family were violently
seized and taken away to prison and their
property declared forfeited.
TEE British Government prohibited the
proposed demonstration at Youghal, Ire
land, in commem0ration Of the death OF the
young fisherman. Hanlon, who was killed
by the police there year ago.
An avalanche has fallen upon the hos
pice OF st. Bernard, in the Alps, burying
tho church but causing no loss Of life.
COUNTS KARL and Emanuel Bulsnas,
Brunn, Moravia, have been declared bank
rupt Their liabilities are 100000 forms,
half Of which sum il due to uslrers.
A CoNsrANTINoPLE dispatch says: In
accordance with the demands Of Russia
the Porte has notified Prince Ferdinand
that his position in Bulgaria is illegal.
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Ontario Salt
Manufacturer Association were in Otta.
wa, Ont, recently for the purpose Of urg-
ing the Canadian Government to grant a
bounty Of 81 ton ON all salt exported from
Canada
ANEW Trade Mark bill has been presented
to the Austrian Reichsrath. It prohibits
the use Of the National arms as Q trademark
and inflicts q penalty of six months i'm
prisonment for infringement of trade
mark.
TIE Hungarian Government has decided
to remove the iron gate impediments to
navigation in the Danube, in accordance
with the Berlin treaty.
THE passenger brakemen on the Fort
Wayne and rie&Pittsburgh railroads have
been notified that their wages had been ad-
vanced IS cents per trip, the increase to
date from the first Of last month.
The shipment Of freight by the subsi-
died Black Sea Ship Company Russia)
has been suspended, and orders have been
given to Immediately fit out the steamers
for war purposes.
THE mystery surrounding the recent
visit Of Count Herbert Bismarck to Dublin
has been cleared away by the announce
ment that he is betrothed to relative OF
the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Lieuten-
ant Of Ireland.
ADvICEs from Victoria, B. e., state that
a man answering in every particular the
description of Tascott, the alleged MUIR
derer Of millionaire Smell in Chicago, has
been arrested there.
A SPECIAL from Winnipeg says: Dis
patches from the West show much uneasi-
ness among settlers along the Saskat.
chewan, owing to the restitution among
the half-breeds and Indians. Many of them
are on the verge of starvation.
OvERTUREs have been made by Canada
for the admission Of New Foundland into
the Federal Union of the Dominion.
TwENrY-FouR houses in the Cassim quar-
ter Of Constantinople were destroyed by
fire recently.
IT was telegraphed from Berlin on the
Sth that the aged Emperor Of Germany was
dead. Contradictions came later after
much confusion had been created. On the
morning of the 9th it was again reported
that he was dead
CARDINAL CzAcKI died at Rome on the 9th,
Of apoplexy. He was born in 1884, and
was made Cardinal in 1882.
FRENCH police seized quantity Of scan
dalous placards rejecting upon the dead
Emperor Of Germany which were being
sold by street hawkers on the boulevards.
The press comments on the death Of the
Emperor were all dignified in tone and
unanimous in expressions Of regret.
The British bark Lanoma, from Launces.
ton, Australia, for London, with cargo of
wool, has been wrecked in the English
Channel. The captain and eleven OF the
crew were drowned.
LATER reports from China state that 10.
600 persons were drowned by the overflow
Of the Yellow river and $780, 600 rendered
homeless.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended March numbered for
the United States, 1876; Canada, IS; total,
253; compared with "a the previous week
end 219 the corresponding week of last
year.
AFTER Q contest lasting three hours near