The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

JuN1Us s. MORGAN, the well-known
Anglo-American banker. died at Monte
Carlo recently from injuries by being
thrown out Of his carriage. He was
born at Holyoke, Mass.
RICHARD DAVIES, aged eighteen, was
hanged recently at Crewe, England. In
company with his younger brother he
had murdered his father who had been
in the habit of abusing his mother. The
younger brother had his sentence COM
muted.
STANLEY deprecates the presence OF
''buccaneering" sportsmen in Africa,
who wantonly kill game so that they
may braggishly display the trophies in
England and America
THE eth was day of great excite
ment on change at Buenos Ayres. Gold
was quoted at 800 premium. A general
labor strike was feared.
IT is stated that the Emperor of Ger
many has written the Gar strongly ad-
vising him to make liberal concessions
to the people.
MILLIONS of mice, in such numbers as
to be irresistible, are said to be running
over the provinces in Southern Russia,
and are moving northward now. They
ruin fields Of all kinds, kill small stock
and kill hundreds of dogs There seems
to be no way of exterminating them.
THE Premiers of Germany, Austria
and Italy are expected to meet soon in
Austria
To. aeh
having great success this spring.
Six warehouses in the Faubourg St
Honore, Paris, were burned to the
ground recently. The Russian Church
adjoining the warehouses was slightly
damaged and five persons were injured
In view of the celebration of the ap-
preaching birthday of the Emperor Of
China, the execution of all persons con-
demned to death within the limits Of
the flowery kingdom has been postponed
until after that happy event
A RAILWAY train was thrown down an
embankment at Frankfort Germany,
recently and twenty-seven workmen in
jured.
The Canadian Cabinet has decided to
extend the modus vivendi for the com.
ing fishing season.
Vienna by the discovery that the enor-
mously valuable baton presented to the
famous Marshal Radetsky in 1850 has
been stolen from the military museum.
THERE was riot at Valencia, Spain,
on the 18th, caused by the arrival of the
Carlist leader, Marquis Cerralbo. The
mob attacked the Carlist Club and tried
to burn church and sack the Jesuits'
College. Several persons were wounded.
The passenger steamer Avoca was run
down and sunk in the English channel
recently by the steamer North Cambria,
which was badly damaged, but managed
to reach Dover. No lives were lost
SIGNoR SAFFI, who, with Mazzini and
Armellini formed a triumvirate in 1s4s
when the people rose in rebellion and
drove Plus IN. from Rome and estab-
lished a republic, is dead.
THE French fishing brigantine Maya
"a with eleven men, has not been heard
of since January z and has been given
up for lost
HERR GRUENwALD, Rome correspond
emit of the Frankfort Zeitung, has been
expelled from italy for attacking the
triple alliance.
The Canadian Parliament has raised
the penalty for polygamy from two to
five years. This is aimed at the Nor
mons settling in Manitoba
BARON FERDINAND RoTHscHILD's man
sion at his country seat at Yalesbury,
England, has been partly burned.
Among the property destroyed was
picture by Gainesboroughv valued at $780,
O0O
The non-Socialist unions of Germany,
numbering So, 900 persons, have refused
to observe May as labor holiday.
Business failures (Dun's report for
the seven days ended April 10 numbered
209. The week previous they were 2O6.
DURING the celebration of mass in the
Catholic Church at Broniscwitz, Hunga-
ry, the edifice caught fire and was
burned to the ground. The congrega-
ton became panic stricken and choked
the exit Two persons were killed and
several injured.
The election to fill the vacancy
in the English House of Commons for
the Carnarvon district, caused by the
death of Edmund Swetenham, Conserv-
alive, resulted in the return of Lloyd
George, Liberal