The Iola register., 1890-10-31
THr French Chamber of Deputies will

THE French Chamber of Deputies will
discuss proposal to place poll-tax on
foreigners
IT is rumored in London that the
British Shipping Federation is prepar-
/ ing for a general lockout in order to
settle the present uncertainties
LORD DUNLo the husband of Belle
Bolton, the concert hall singer whose
matrimonial difficulties have been the
subject of much discussion, was thrown
from his horse while riding recently
and one of his shoulders dislocated.
The Spanish Government Commis-
sion has decided that all future treaties
of commerce concluded by Spain shall
have minimum of five and maximum
of ten years duration, and that the
maximum concession be 25 per cent. of
duties under the tariff of 1877.
The Russian Minister of the Interior
has received alarming reports as to the
state of the country. The prisons are
crowded with suspects, chiefly young
men of the educated classes, and disaf-
fection is spreading rapidly. "A great
deal of fighting between the peasantry
and the military is reported in various
sections.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in recent speech,
approved com mbinations of worlSingmen,
which had had much to do with improv-
ing their condition. He deprecated ap-
peals to Parliamentto help workingmen
out of difficulties.
The University of Cambridge, En-
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NJ. Stanley, the African explorer.
WILLIAM 0'BRIEN, in an interview at
Paris, said that the Irish party was as
sured that the American tour of himself
and Mr. Dillon would yield sufficient
funds to last until the general election.
The finding of the body of a m urdered
woman in London recently started
more Jack the Ripper" alarm. The
locality, however, was remote from
Whitechapel and tho victim lacked the
usual mutilations peculiar to the work
OF the unknown fend
A NUMBER of Berlin capitalists have
promis sed to subscribe 1000, 900 marks
to aid Baron Wissmann's project to
construct railway in Africa. Three
hundred officers have volunteered to
join Wissmann's force. Chancellor Won
Caprivi discourages the idea
IT is rumored that England is prepar-
ing to send another expedition to tho
Soudan to try to suppress the MahdL
THE work shops of the wood paving
company in Paris were burned recently.
Loss, 2,0OO,OOO francs.
The Tipperary sureties of Messrs
Dillon and o. Brien have sent telegram
to the latter, wishing them God speed
and saying they are proud to bear the
responsibility of their exploit
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers defeated the ma jority report of
the committee appointed to devise
plan of cooperation, which was in favor
Of a scheme to affiliate with the fire.
men, conductors and brakemen.
THE Alaska Commercial Company has
sued the North American Commercial
Company for 800. 600, the value of 1000
sealskins recently discharged by the
revenue cutter Rush, which were
claimed by both companies.
A BRAZILIAN squadron has left Rio de
Janeiro to visit the United States in re-
turn for the visit of the United States
squadron last July.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended October 23 num-
bered 225, compared with 227 the previ-
Gus week and 225 the corresponding
week Of last year.
BUSINESS in Portugal is at standstill
because of the serious decline OF Portu-
guese funds on the London market 1t
it believed that a revolution will soon
occur
THE Sultan of Vitu, East Africa, has
refused to give redress for recent mas
sacres and is preparing for war with
England and Germany.
A PARTY of 800 Poles while attempt
ing to reach Prussian territory with the
intention of emigrating to Brazil were
fired upon by the Russian frontier
guard, whose order to turn had been
disobeyed by the Poles Six men. two
women and one child were killed.
ENSIGN RUMsEY, of the United States
steamer Swatara was accidentally
drowned at Yok kohama August27.
STEAMSHIP advices from Japan are
that cholera is gradually disappearing
and Yokohama is said to be practically
free from it There had been a. 600
cases and 80, 600 deaths up to October Is.