The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-18

The British gunboat Enterprise was
wrecked on the island Of Anglesea during
the recent gala Every body on board was
saved.
The last trip of the City of Paris to Liv-
erpool proved rather disastrous. A woman
and child were blown overheard and
| drowned. Another woman jumped over
board and was lost Ten of the passen.
gers were dashed against the bulwarks
and were severely injured.
GENERAL LIE BRUN. of France, is dead,
aged eighty.
The report that the Seventy fifth and
Twelfth Mexican infantry battalion had
been nearly annihilated in a recent battle
with the Yaqui Indians in Sonora, is pro.
nounced by the Mexican War Department
to be a canard.
In a recent bull fight in the City of
Mexico bull-fighter was gored so badly
that he will probably die. The same bull
killed four horses and drove every fighter
from the ring amid the applause of the
crowd
SUB-PREFEcT vERzor of Croatia. Aus
tria, has charged Bishop Strassmayer
with diverting several millions of forms
of Church funds 10 his own uses.
The oyster packers have formed uust
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has a surplus of SIS, Gil, 4O1, after
paying dividends and all charges
The United Typothet@ (master printers)
in convention recently received an ad.
verse report from the committee consider
ing the eight hour question.
WHILE a priest was saying mass at tho
IL - r.
leo recently he fell upon his face in a dy-
ing condition. The Archbishop and others
went to his assistance and physicians
were summoned, but life was already ex.
tinct
NEWS from Bay St Paul, Quebec, states
that six inches Of snow has fallen there.
There was also slight fall at the River
Apierre, and fishing party just returned
from Great Lake jacques Cartier, near the
summit crest of the Laurentides, reports
winter almost set in there
A DISASTROUS fire occurred recently at
Ostheim in Prussia. A dozen houses, a
distillery and its warehouses were de.
stroyed.
The United States Express Company,
who have the contract for carrying all
Government moneys in transit have
raised q fine point on Treasurer Huston
by declining to carry at the contract price
money from the treasury or sub-treasury
to firms, banks or individuals, claiming
that this is not Government money under
the contract.
TRIcHINR is reported in San Luis Potosi,
Mexico. among the hogs imported from
the United States.
The Calderon Theater at Zacatecas,
Mexico, was destroyed by fire recently
and an attache and large number Of ed
ucated animals persisted
SOLDIERS are taking the places of the
striking dock laborers at Flensburg, Ger.
many.
INTEREST is again revived in the plans
Of the Boulangist element in France by
the report which is current that General
Boulanger has dispatched his trusted
friend and companion in exile, Count
Dillon, from the Isle Of Jersey to Belgium,
on Q secret mission.
FIVE hundred miners have struck at
Lens Arras in Belgium and are melting
others to the same course. 1t is thought
that the strike will be successful.
The heavy demand for steel rails has
caused a sharp advance in prices.
VICTOR NAPOLEON has expressed HIM
self hopefully for peace.
THE Car arrived at Berlin on the night
of the 10th.
THE Inman steamer City of New York
got stuck in a mud bank in the lower bay
near Sandy Hook on her last trip. The
passengers were taken off by tugs.
j. K. TALLER, the Mexican train robber
shot at Guaymas, Sonora, Mex,
was not executed, but was re-
suited at the last moment after he had at.
tempted suicide
THE Mexican Government has sent two
reporters to w Washington to take
down the deliberations of the Pan Amer
lean Congress-
A WELSH rector headed a party of
bailiffs and an auctioneer in an attempt
to collect tithes recently, but was igno.
minously defeated, although he vigor.
ously used a club on his opponents.
The National conference of miners Of
Great Britain have decided in favor of a
day of eight hours with the all
of . strike after January l.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended October 10 numbered
PA, compared with 206 the week previous
and 227 the corresponding week Of last
year.
A SIGNIFICANT incident in the banquet
TO the Gear at Berlin was bis response in
French. HIS manner was formal and cold |
and created an uneasy feeling.
DISASTROUS floods are reported in the |
department of Jura, France.
THE LATEST.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle CDR. Tai.
magc's) was destroyed by fire on the |
morning of the 18th. The loss was Sill 900. |
Seventeen years ago the old tabernacle |
was destroyed in the same manner.
The conspiracy to bride the Cronin |
jurymen was found to be widespread. |
Six were indicted, q bailiff named Hanks |
being one of those implicated