The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-25

Ex-PREsDENT CLEVELAND was stated
to be under treatment by Dr. Gibbs, OF
New York, with view to reducing his
flesh. He had been advised that his in.
creasing bulk might become source Of
danger. He was otherwise in good
health.
DIR. EDWARD BEDLoE, the new consul
at Annoy, China, was recently dined in
true Chinese fashion by the Clover Club
at Philadelphia A Chinese band from
New York played Chinese music and
Chinese actor entertained the guests
The rooms were decorated in Chinese
style and each of the guests wore
Chinese flowers Birds nests soup and
other Chinese delicacies were served
THE Massachusetts Senate has adopted
a resolution addressed to Congress de-
clar ng in favor of a thorough revision
of the tariff and the reduction OF duties
upon the raw materials of manufactures
and upon the necessaries of life, as far
as the same can be made with due re-
gard to laboring and manufacturing in
terests.
AMONG the passengers on the steamer
Trinidad, which sailed from New
York on the 18th for Bermuda, were
ex-President r. B. Hayes and his
daughter, Miss Fannie B. Hays. The
ex-President appeared to be in the best
| of health.
IT was discovered the other morning
at Castle Garden that of 1,403 French
and Italian immigrants on board the
steamship Caichemere, the majority
were bound for Pittsburgh, Pa, under
contracts made in Italy.
CASTLE GARDEN, the noted landing
place of immigrants at New York, was
permanently closed on the 18th.
LEM SING, the Chinaman who was re-
fused entry to Canada or the United
States for forty-eight hours, which he
spent on the Niagara Falls suspension
bridge was allowed to enter Canada
ABRAHAM BoGARpUs superintendent
Of mails in the post-ofice at Rochester,
N. Y, has been arrested for robbing let
tiers. He was caught by decoy letters
THE WEST.
AT Sioux City, Iowa, the other morn
ing shots were fred into the residence
of Rev. j. w. Southwell a Methodist
preacher. Mr.. Southwell was leader in
the Law and Order League.
In the municipal election at Butte,
Mont, the Democrats elected the mayor
and six out of seven aldermen by de-
cisive majorities The only Republican
o1oo<od tho 10 %ho Caoond
ward and he had only three majority.
DAVID SINToN, Of Cincinnati, has in
creased to SIS. 900 his gift to the Y. NJ
c. A. of that city on condition that it
raises SIS, 900 for new building.
HENRY WILLARD declared at a BAN
quet in St Paul. Mimi, that the North
ern Pacific would spend $50, 600, 600 in
new lines in the Northwest and would
then own $500 miles of line fully
equipped
COLLECTOR PHILLIPS, of San Fran
cisco. has received dispatch from Sec
rotary Window revoking the privilege
of transferring Cinnamon to Panama
steamers allowed by instructions of his
predecessor.
A REPORT reached Milwaukee, Wis,
that the propeller City of New York had
foandered near Manitowoc on Lake
Michigan. The vessel was known to
have had at least twenty persons on
board.
THE Detroit (Mich.) Steel & Spring
Company has suspended with liabilities
of $500, 600.
A JOINT meeting Of miners and oper-
ators at Columbus, O., have agreed upon
the following scale of prices, to rule
from May 1, 1890, to May l, 1891: For
Hooking valley, 20 cents per ton, and
for Pennsylvania, 70 cents per ton. This
agreement averted an immense strike. |
MARCUS c. STEARNs, ex-Mayor Har-
rison's father-in-law, of Chicago, who |
committed suicide, left an estate of
5000, 600 and gave it all to members of |
his family, bequeathing nothing to any
public institution or charity.
OK the 18th, Lee F. Wilson, ex-Rep- |
resentative of Shelby County, was ar
rested at indianapolis, Ind, charged |
with pension frauds. His father, William |
7. Wilson, was also similarly indicted. |
Edward Majors, successor of Wilson in |
the Pension Bureau, was arrested for |
perjury, and Charles j. Fastleabon,
captured for conspiracy.
THREE men were instantly killed by |
the premature explosion of blast at |
cement mill near Sellersburg, Ind, the
other day. All were horribly man
gled.
n. P. CLARK's stock barn at Brookway, |
Mimi, burned the other morning and |
twenty-one imported breeding mares
persisted. They were valued at SIS, 900. |
The barn cost IS, 500. There is an in
surance of $4,000.
A WAGON loaded with nitro-glycerine |
shells, used in shooting oil and gas
wells, exploded recently with terrific
force at Cygnet, o. Two men who were |
on the wagon were blown hundreds of |
yards, and nothing was left of them but |
a few strings Of their clothing.
THE SOUTH.