The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-06-14

THERE are fears that the British steam
ship. Danish Prince, Captain Potts, whic,
sailed from Swansea May % for Aontrsa
has foundered. TIE coast guards Q
Skibbereen, Ireland, have picked up tn,
log book of the steamer, the latest entry
in which was made in May.
INSTRUCTIONS have been sent to Halifax
to release the captured schooner, Matti,
Winship upon Consul Phelan givinf
security Cor her release.
| Ar the inquest in Liverpool into thu
death Of Mr.. May brick, who is supposed
to have been poisoned by his wife, DR.
Hopper stated that Mrs. Maybrick had
expressed to him repugnance towards hel
husband and wished that she could obtain
| q separation from him.
NAVIGATION In Chesapeake bay was 70.
ported badly obstructed by the immense
quantity Of logs and lumber and Other
drift material through which vessels can
pass only after great delay and with ex.
treme care. At night navigation is not
practicable. Several steamers belonging
to bay and river lines were compelled to
abandon their trips.
TAE Municipal Council of Paris, France,
has donated 5000 francs to the Johnstowu
sufferers.
TIE Municipal Council of Dublin has
adopted resolutions of sympathy for the
Johustown food sufferers
DONOVAN won the English Derby. Miguel
ran second and Eldorado third.
Hon. HAMILTON GRAY, Supreme Justice
of British Columbia, 10 dead.
Comfortable money has been raised
in England for the relief Of the Johnstown
sufferers.
THERE was q severe storm in the Gulf
of St Lawrence on the night of the 4th.
Several schooners aud one steamer at
least were ashore.
MISSIONARY letters say that the Mahdists
have made Western Abyssinia a desert
Thousands of Christians have been thrown
into slavery and thousands of others have
been butchered.
The Rock Island annual report shows q
deficit of 1914. 23422
A CABLE special from London says:
"Great CONSERVATION was caused in the
West Corn wall region by the news of the
Johnstown disaster as quite a colony of
Cornish people had settled around Johns.
town. One man whose sister and six
children lived there and who ha himself
only recently returned from America fell
dead upon suddenly hearing of the catas.
trophe."
The National white lead trust has sue.
ceeded in purchasing the plant of the
Collier and the Southern White Lead com.
panies for IA, 100000. This is great vic
tory for the Standard Oil people as they
now control absolutely the output of
white lead in America.
The dock laborers at many ports in
Great Britain have Joined the strike of
the steamship firemen and seamen.
DISASTROUS floods are reported from
different parts of Bavaria with considera-
BILE destruction of property. The crops
are ruined in many sections.
The cotton mills in Offenburg. Baden,
were destroyed by fire the other day, in.
volving q loss OF 800, 600 marks. Several
workmen were killed.
The switchmen, brakemen and firemen
Of United Order of Railway Employees
The Kurds still continue unchecked
their horrible barbarities in Armenia.
Almost daily reports come of the roasting
and outraging of victims.
THE official text of the terms agreed
upon by the Samoan conference have
been announced at Berlin. The island Is
to have an independent government,
Malietao is to be recognized as King, SUBJ
ject to an election by the people, and the
United States is coded the right to estab.
lish port at Pago Pago.
NEWS from Samoa to May % reported
every thing quiet.
ENGINEER BoURKE, of the British war
ship CalIiope. the only ship which escaped
from Apia during the terrible March
storm, has been promoted to be feet en-
gineer by the British as a reward.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June 6 numbered 225
compared with 2l5 the previous week and
235 the corresponding week of last year.
GERMANY threatens to restrict frontier
intercourse with Switzerland unless the
officials concerned in the affair of the
German police inspector, Wohlgemuth,
are reproved.
AUSTRALIA is taking steps to take its
mails from the United States railroads
and send them by the Canadian Pacific.
A DISPATCH from Morocco says that the
rebellion of tribesmen is spreading. They
have captured Prince Hamid, the heir to
the throne, and killed several members of
his escort. This outrage has incensed the
Sultan of Morocco and he is raising an
army to crush the rebels.
QUITE a violent shock of earthquake oc.
Cured in Northern France on the 7th.
Much damage was done but no lives were
lost