The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-30
GENERAL.

| GENEHA1S
TIE reports OF a decline in Havre and
estimates of an increased production in
Brazil proved too much for the bull clique
in the coffee market, and prices fell one.
half cent pound.
The revenue cutter Rush is reported tc
have captured two more British schooner,
in Behring sea. American sealing schoon.
ers were also boarded and ordered to quit
the Behring sea waters.
The Eiffel tower at Paris was struck by
lightning recently and slightly damaged
The Argentine Republic has invited the
United States Government to participate
| in an international cattle show at Buenos
| Ayres next April
| ARRESTS of Socialists are reported in
Austria. Alarming reports of the exten.
sive ramifications Of the movement were
afioat in Vienna.
| E. G. HILL, president of the National
| Floral Association, and q companion, DUR
ing a recent trip to Europe were refused
Abundance to Germany because they were
supposed to be spies. They were arrested
and maltreated.
The Turkish Government has decided to
| increase the forces in Crete to 80, 900 SOL
| diers.
A DISPATCH from Montenegro says that
| famine is threatened, owing to the fail.
ure of the crops, and that epidemic dis.
| ease is now extensively prevalent.
ADvIcEs from Apia report the return to
Samoa of ex-King Malietoa and other ex-
lies. They were warmly welcomed by the
natives. The German Consul informed
Malietoa that he was at liberty to do as he
pleased.
Two arrests have been made at Berne,
Switzerland. in connection with the re-
cent Anarchist circular attacking the
Bundesrath.
THE United States steamer Ossipee is
anchored in Hampton roads. The Ossipee
has just returned from Hayti.
The Ably ssi nian General, Ras Alula, re-
Gently advanced to Godofelassi and made
overtures for peace. General Baldissers
commanding the Italian expedition, re-
jected his proposals and advanced upon
Ras Alula, compelling him to retreat be.
yond the river Blesa.
PLANS for two new cruisers have been
nearly completed by the designing board.
One is to be built on the plan of the En-
glish war ship Warspite and another after
the design of Spanish cruiser.
A SENSATION has been caused in Aus
tria by the disclosure that Prince Sui
kowski. who was until recently confined
in the aristocratic insane asy lum at Doeb-
ling, on being pronounced sane by the
professors, sought to secure again the
control of his estate. but found that there
was absolutely nothing lett his wife dur
ing his confinement in the asylum having
squandered the Princes fortune.
The British bark. Onaway, which sailed
from Philadelphia June s. for B'lboa. with
n crew of fifteen men and 124 234 gallons
of crude petroleum valued at IS. 956, is be-
lieved to have been lost as nothing has
been heard of her since she passed out the
Delaware capes.
The British steamer Alene, from West
India points, reports that on August the
American schooner Lizzie May, while at
anchor at Jacmel, was run into by the
Haytien man-of-war Toussaint Lower
teure and had large hole stove in her
starboard bow above the water.
CATE CHANG PING, the Chinese laborer
who tried to break the validity of the
Scott Exclusion law but failed, has been
sent back to China.
The sentence of Mrs. May brick was COM
muted to penal servitude for life.
Two Pennsylvanians were arrested re-
Gently on their return from Europe for
irving to smuggle jewelry and other
goods.
IT is reported that Mr.. Parnell will
soon visit America for the benefit of his
health.
THE German imperial party arrived at
Metz on the 23d and received an enthusi-
astic welcome.
The new Government dry dock at the
navy yard at Norfolk Va, will he finished
September 10 aud that at New York No.
vember l.
The Empire and Phoenix Touring mills.
OF St GATHERINGS. Oit, burned the other
morning. The Empire mills was one of
the finest and largest in Canada, and
was erected only a few years ago at
cost of nearly 100000
The London Press Association says that
the English Government has intimated to
the United States Government a willing
ness to negotiate n sc Element of the Beh-
ring seat matter and now await the Amer.
lean Governments reply.
A WARRANT against Gideon p. Brown,
the absconding merchant of Providence,
has been issued from the Crown office in
Montreal.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended August - numbered
206 compared with 213 the previous week
and PA the corresponding week Of last
year.
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