The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-08-22
GENERAL.

sells on the 18th. A number OF houses
were shattered by lightning.
IT is reported that a band of Russo
Armenian volunteers mounted and well
armed, has appeared at Erzeroum and is
recruiting adherents fast The report
has caused a panic among the Turkish
authorities. -Hs..r
CAPTAIN HEALY, of the revenue
steamer Bear, reports that the seals
have failed to appear in numbers in
their usual haunts this season and there
is great doubt if the company can secure
its quota of 60, 600 skins this year.
THE floods in Hungary continue. The
harvest is ruined. Many houses have
collapsed and a number of lives have
been lost.
IT is asserted that the Wabash has
passed into the control of the Canadian
Pacific
THE next international congress Of
Congregationalists has been fixed for
London, July 10, 1891, to last week.
THE cholera is reported to be decreas-
ing at Jeddah and Mecca
PosTMAsTER-GENER RAIKEs, of
Great Britain, has definitely refused to
reinstate $50 of the London postmen
who took part in the recent strike.
IT is estimated that the Notifications
of Heligoland by Germany will cost
81, 500, 600. ....H...r r.r-. f.
The steamship Teutonic of the White
Star line has broken all records, max
ing the run from Roche's Point to Sandy
Hook in five days, nineteen hours and
five minutes.
GILMAN is reported to have run
through s5oO,0OO,OO0 while acting as
President of the Argentine Republic.
AT meeting of the Quebec Board of
Trade it was decided to send deputa-
ton to Chicago. St Paul and other
Western cities to set forth the advan-
tages of the port of Quebec for grain
shipments
Born Nicaragua and Costa Rica have
agreed to recognize Ezeta as Provisional
President in San Salvador.
The many rumors that President Bar
rillas, of Guatemala, had been deposed
have been proved to be false.
The great railroad strike in Wales
ended in virtual victory for the men.
MANY lives have been lost by an over
flow of the river Ganges in India.
SMALLPOX is causing many deaths in
the ranks of the Guatemalan army on
the Salvadorian frontier.
FIVE persons have died at Nicolaef,
Russia, from disease supposed to be
Asiatic cholera Eleven cases of the
disease have been reported there so far.
The Porte has been asked to quarantine
all arrivals from places on the Black
sea-
THE South Australia Legislature has
voted want of confidence in the Min
istry. ...
THE Emperor of Germany started for
Russia on the 14th. He took with him
grand hunting chariot as present to
the Gar.
THE people at Buenos Ayres continue
greatly excited over the financial situa-
ton. Investigation uncovers vast
amount of official rottenness.
EMIN PASTA denies that he is under
contract with Germany, but declares his
present journey into the interior of At
RIGA merely private adventure.
CHOLERA has appeared at Cairo, Egypt.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report for
the seven days ended August IA num-
bered 1877, compared with POS the previ-
Gus week and 21S the corresponding
week Of last year.
INFORMATION has been received of the
murder in the Soudan by Arabs of f. NJ.
Gates, E. Kingman and John E Jader-
quist Presbyterian missionaries, who
left the United States in May last