The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-03


in 1853. Thirty-nine Of his get have records
OF 8 80 or lower. He was owned by Cen
eral w. T. Withers.
0EtlERAx.
Tns house Of Israel Evans, license In.
spector, was shattered by dynamite at
Chatham. Ont, recently, supposed by saloon
men.
THREE earthquake shocks were felt at
Cobau, Guatemala, December 16, wreckng
the few stone buildings in the place. The
other buildings escaped.
IT was reported in Ottawa. Can, that the
British Government had brought much
pressure to bear on Canada to force her to
modify her terms on the fisheries question.
By an explosion Of gunpowder at Bress
Lltovsk, In Russian Poland. the other day
eleven persons were killed and thirty in
LOUISE MICHEL, the communist, was fired
at while addressing q meeting as Havre,
France, recently. She was slightly wound
ed in the head.
The lives Of two hundred men were
placed IN jeopardy by an explosion in No.
S shaft Of the Wellington collieries, Vic
toria, B. c., on the cath. The work Of res
cue proceeded vigorously and 1t was
thought no lives would be lost
THE members Of the Nicaragua canal sur
vey have completed over q quarter of their
work and have been given every honor by
the President of that Nation.
TnE Crown Prince and Princess Of Ger
many celebrated the thirtieth anniversary
OF their marriage ut San Reno on the 25th.
ApvICEs from Crete say the British Con-
sui has demanded the dismissal Of the
Governor OF the island and the payment of
an indemnity of 10000 on account Of the
illegal liberation by the Governor Of the
murderer of . British seaman.
SEVERAL heavy commercial failures at
Amsterdam are reported. The most i'm.
portant OF these is the embarrassment OF
the house Of Nose Ezschiel's Sons. bankers,
which has been ia existence and excellent
reputc for more than o century.
PERMISSION has been granted to eX Queen
Isabella to reside in Seville.
The Marine Board of Sunderland, Eng,
has suspended for six months the certif-
cate of Captain PAINTER. OF the British bark
Embleton, for cruelty to seamen on re-
cent voyage from San Francisco to Sundcr-
land.
1T is stated that Timothy Sullivan has
written in prison volume entitled "a
Poets Lays in Tullamore," which he has
dedicated to Balfour.
THE defalcation Of the Norquay Govern
ment, Of Manitoba. is likely to prove much
beyond what was at first even limited
at, as already Premier Greenwav has dis
covered deficit of over s5OO,OOO.
KENNEDY and Fltzgibbons, Of Tarbert,
County Kerry. ireland, have been sem
fenced to six weeks each at hard labor for
acting as president and secretary respect
lively of a proclaimed National League
meeting at Tarbert in November.
LATER developments in the affairs of the
defunct Central Bank. OF Toronto. Ont, is
the departure OF u. Mitchell Mcdonald, one
of the directors, for the United States with
his family. 1t IS said that he has ranch
in California which requires his attention.
THE Car has refused to permit the Or
leans Princes to join the Russian Imperial
guard.
THE negotiations for a treaty of com.
MERGE between France and Italy have ter
minated, Italy being willing to give only
small favors.
THE large iron works at ST. Etienne,
France, have suspended. 1t is thought the
municipality of Paris will take steps ia
keep them in operation.
THE French Court Of Appeals has de-
c;ded that priest In France is entitled to
marry.
The recent explosion in the No. 5 shaft
Of the Wellington collieries near Victoria,
B. c., caused the death Of twenty-s,x white
men and about thirty Cinnamon.
The French steamer Suez has foundered
at sea, after having been in collision.
Twenty OF her crew were rescued and
landed at Lisbon.
A VIOLENT snow storm prevailed through
out New England, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Quebec and Ontario on the a5th and
26th. The drifts were tremendous, render
ing travel impossible. OF the coast ves-
sells were flying signals Of distress, and
many fears were expressed concerning the
safety of human life. the storm being tho
severcst known for many years.
The Federal Bank of Toronto, Ont, has
decided to wind up its affairs.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended January Il numbered for
the United States. s6S; Canada, ~; total.
81, compared with 3l4 the previous week
and 27l for the corresponding week OF last
year.