The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-02

TIE British House of Commons, by
vote Of 23o to IS, agreed to grant lump
sum Of Coco. 600, or as an alternative f2O,-
600 annually, TO build railways in Ireland.
THERE was a report that Mrs. Heron, an
American missionary, had been con.
demued to death in Corea for preaching.
She was from Jonesboro, Tenn. and went
with her husband to Corea about three
years ago. Nothing was known of the
matter at the State Department and
doubts about its correctness were ex.
pressed.
GENERAL Won ScHELLENDoRF. in .
speech at koenigsberg the other day. said
that all fears of war were groundless.
Ex-KING MILAN arrived at Belgrade on
the cath. He was met at the station by
his son. King Alexander, the Regent, the
members of the Cabinet and the foreign
representatives.
A wRECKING company has recovered the
cargo of the bark Midway, which was
wrecked in 1853 off Cape Henlopen while
bound from London to Philadelphia with
tin, lead and spelter. The metals are val.
ued at $50 600.
The German Admiralty has uncovered
perfect nest of corruption within the de.
partment, involving many high officials.
A number of naval officers were arrested
at Berlin and at Kiel on the charge Of
wholesale bribery. One of these on being
taken into custody shot himself dead.
NJ DUPONT, a Boulangist member CT the
Chamber Of Deputies, recently attempted
to make a speech at Port Liable, Finis.
terre but was attacked by a mob and
stoned. A number of his teeth were
broken and he was driven away.
WILLIAM BUSHNELL the noted embe2zler
Of ten years ago, who was recently ex.
tradited from Chilli, escaped from Detect.
i've Reilly at Iquique while en- route
home.
NEWS from Ounalaska confirm the re-
cent reports of the loss of the three whal-
ing schooners. James A. Hamilton, Otter
and Annie. No trace of them have been
seen in the Arctic and it is generally be-
lieved they are lost. They carried about
sixty officers and men.
A NEW sealing place has been found at
Sand Point, off British Columbia, where
British and American sealers have made
good catches.
The Brotherhood of American Railway
Brakemeu held its annual session in Otta-
wa, Ont, recently with 200 de gates
present.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GLADSTONE celebrated
their golden wedding on the 25 h.
BISHOP WALSH. of London, Ont. has
been selected for Archbishop of Toronto
by the Pope.
The Union Pacific earnings for June
were S24 $40 larger than the same month
last year while the net earnings were
Sl9I,G62 more.
A SON of Marshal! H. Twitchell, United
States Consul at Kingston. Ont. has been
arrested on the charge of being the masked
burglar who entered the residence OF Mrs.
Martin. He was a mere boy aud up to the
affair bore good character.
The Parnell Commission has adjourned
to October ..
The Russian Government is buying up
all the Polish railways for strategic pur-
poses.
The civil tribunal of Paris has decided
that the Panama Canal Company can not
compel the holders of lottery bonds to pay
the outstanding installments.
The Standard oil monopoly is reported
to be buying up the natural gas lands Of
Indiana with a view to squeezing the
natural ga, companies when their present
supplies run out
LABoUCHERE'S amendment to the Royal
Grants bill was rejected by the British
House of Commons by sos to 156
LIE SoIR, of Paris, asserts that Bou-
LANCER. fearing he will be condemned, is
gong to New York to avoid extradition.
The great British war ship Sultan,
which sank on rock near Malta some
months ago. has been successfully raised.
THE officials of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company have notified the Trans
continental Association that unless the
subsidy from railroads is increased they
will cut rates and take all the freight they
can get. ItwaS thought this was the pre-.
liminary step to a war against the Cana
dian Pacific road.
TBE wedding gift of Mrs. John W.
Mackay to Princess Louise was a pair of
diamond earrings costing $1,000.
THE Yellow river of China has again
burst its banks. The authorities at Pekin
were dismayei.
THERE was a report current that Mary
Anderson, the actress, was really suffer
ing from mental disorder and was con-
fined in a private lunatic asylum il Eu-
rope.
IT is officially denied that there is any
yellow fever at Tampico, Mex, a had re-
Gently been reported.
seven days ended July &c numbered 2l6,
including Canada. The previous week
20S failures were reported.