The Iola register., 1891-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.
ACONDENsED EDARRANGEMENT OF THE
OCCURANCEs OF THE PAST WEEK
AT HOME AND ABRoAD.--THE PITH
OF THE DISPATCHES.
Domestic.

, stead Washburn. issued among his first
orders on his first day in Office, the fol-
lowing to the gamblers: "Shut up at
once" This order is addressed to every
class Of gamblers, including the pool
sellers, and public gambling has
ceased in Chicago for the present at
least. The mayor says he will promptly
discharge any officer who attempts to
thwart the effect of the order.
All the cotton-oil mills in Arkansas
with one exception, are said to have
formed pool with a capital of S2,000,-
900.
Leading manufacturers of cotton
duck in Baltimore, who manufacture Sc
per cent of the cotton duck made. are,
it is said, considering scheme for con-
solidation.
BY vote of 6. 931 to 1854 the people
of Kansas city have decided to have
water works erected, operated and own
ed by the city.
Under instructions from Washington,
the Guthrie land Office will wind up all
contests before June 80.
The American Pharmaceutical asso.
citation, in session New Orleans, elect
ed officers, among others, A. w. Finley
of Louisiana president, John NJ. Maisch
of Pennsylvania secretary and J. M.
Geld of Missouri member of the council.
The forest near Millville, N. J., are
ablaze and already much valuable tim-
Der has been consumed. The fire start
a6 fYOF py a 1nnnnn-
tive.
A joint resolution empowering the
general government to acquire title to
lands for the construction OF the Henne
pin canal was adopted by the Illinois
legislature.
Choctaw nation officials have gone to
Washington to convey all titles and in
terest in the Cheyenne and ArapahOe
lands to the United States, provided
the government pays s., 243, 900 there
for
The Chinese government has notified
our authorities that Minister Blair
would not be acceptable at the Chinese
court.
w. D. Siceluff died on the streets of
Kansas City from starvation.
The government will at once take ac-
ton to eject about 1000 people from the
Chickasaw nation for non-payment of
the tax.
Miss Couzins has applied for an in
junction to prevent President Palmer
or any of the worlds fair officials from
interfering with her position as secre-
tary of the executive committee of the
board of lady managers.
A negro was taken from a Jail at
suburb of indianapolis and dragged
mile with rope around his neck.
Cool counsel finally prevailed and he
was not hanged. The suburb has been
infested with negro ruffians.
In London English wheat is firm at
=. the highest price since 1888. For
n is steady. Best California is quoted
rom 40s. to AIS.
The visible supply OF wheat and corn
) respectively, 22,343. 562 and 2, 464, 4S2
bushels, being an increase of wheat
since last report of 127, ,456 bushels and
an increase fcorn of 225,5 bushels
The louisiana lottery case was de-
cided in favor of the lottery company
by the louisiana supreme court. The
constitutional amendment granting the
company charter for twenty-five years
for sum Of 81, go, 900 year will now
be submitted to popular vote, and will
probably carry by a large majority.
DR.. Seward. Anna Dickinson's ply
sician, stakes his professional reputation
on the statement that she is sane.
The board of control of the worlds
fair decided to summon Miss Phoebe
Couzins to appear before it and answer
charges against her made by the lady
managers.
Western alliance men are much dis
pleased at the refusal of the railroads
to reduce rates from points west of the
Mississippi to the Cincinnati convention
next month.
a second vein of natural gas has |
been struck at Bloomington, ILL.,, and |
the combine flow from the two wells is |
enough to supply the entire city.
The British ship Lansdown, with a |
crew of forty men has been given up for |
lost. She was loaded with sulphur aud |
is believed to have been struck by a
typhoon in the China sea.
Tin-plate manufacturers Of the |
United States mat at New York last
week and formed temporary organIza-
tion. A permanent organization will
be perfected at Pittsburg May 20.
Sames Gamble, of the old firm OF
Proctor & Gamble, soap manufacturers,
died at Cincinnati aged So years.
Governor Hill vetoed a bill appro-
priating S3l, 900 for the expenses of a
republican Investigating committee.
Miss Phoebe Couzins' application for
an injunction against her removal
from the secretaryship of the board of
lady managers has been removed to the
federal courts.
Frank Sherlick, Greek. known as
''Frenchy No. l." is the murderer of
the old woman whose mutilated body
was found in New York dive April
Il. The police claim to have. an i'm
chain of circumstantial evil
dence.