The Iola register., 1891-02-13
NEWS NOTES.
Senator Cameron made 81, 800 in his
silver speculation.

| NEWS nOTES.
silver speculation.
! Lord Salisbury has received official
invitation for England's participation
in the Worlds Fair.
Philadelphias city council has passed
an ordinance granting q franchise for
an elevated railroad.
| Bishop Engle of Abiline has been re-
lieved of bis charge by the elders of the
River Brother church.
The gunboat Concord has been accept
ed by the government and is now being
fitted out in New York.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has an income
of SIS, 900 day. He is no doubt salts
fed with the present system.
Gilbert Thompson committed suicide
at Amherst, Wis, by holding his head
under water in slop barrel.
The new library in the Vatican. will
contain about 10000 books. The pope is
an accomplished literary man.
Harvey Reynolds, the most noted
was captured at Birmingham.
The Boston free-silver men will be
addressed at Fanueil hall February 10
by Senator Stewart of Nevada.
The Wabash road has paid Mrs. j. F.
Keller of Cynthiana, KY, $4,000 for
the death of her husband and son.
Molly Maguires near Girardville, Pa.
attempted to kill John Williams, who
disregarded their warning to leave.
Fred Grimes, the 15-year-old son of
the city marshal of Marysville, Kas.,
killed himself accidently with shot
gun.
John Stillman Langworth, for twenty
four years deputy comptroller of the
currency, died in Chicago, aged 81
years. y
Mrs. Weiser of st. Joseph poured
gasoline into boiling soap and was fatal
ly injured by the explosion and fire that
resulted.
A serious conflict between cOnserva-
tives and republicans at Barcelona is
imminent, if conservative tactics be not
changed.
The Alabama legislature proposes to
raise Sl25, 900 annually, by ahalf mill
tax for the relief of disabled Confeder-
ate soldiers.
Four hundred men were thrown out
of employment at Mahoney City, Pa,
by the shutting down of the Tunnel
Ridge colliery.
Lou, bon5;+, ,,-ono l,;llo1 nm boord m
steamship at Havana while attempting
to escape to Aspinwall. Two police Of
ficers were wounded.
The Raum investigating committee
will report generating Mr.. Raum of
blame in the refrigerator stock matter
and the charge of favOritism.
Conductors apd brakemen on the east
ern division of the Pennsylvania road
demand higher pay on the ground that
the company can afford to give it.
Henry w. Cannon, president of the
Chase National bank, New York, denies
that he is or will be a candidate for the
office left vacant by Mr.. Window.
While Deputy Marshal Prater played
poker at Wichita, his prisoner, f. II.
oUcputLSOu, CudTScu Will DOISO obCol
ing, left the room, hotel and town.
Secretary Proctor of the war depart
ment, says he does not want the secre-
taryship of the Treasury, and did not
know that his appointment was cOntem-
plated.
Neal Pickett, of Guelph, and ]. F.
Randolph, of Arkansas City, have been
elected respectively president and sec
retary of the Kansas anti-Horsethief
association.
Little by little the dollars grow.
Saving dimes is the strong weakness of
Mrs. ID. III. Mcdowell of Oskaloosa, Ia,
and during a year and half she mana
ged to drop SllS.70 into her little bank.
The most expensive legislature in the
world, is that of France. 1t costs an
nually about S3,6OO.OOO The Spanish
parliament costs $3.50, 900; the Italian,
s34O, 900; the Belgian, s200, 900; the
Portuguese. $3.50, 900.
II. f. Van Damen, pomologist to the
United States agricultural department.,
declares that there are in the southern
parts of California, Arizona, New Mex
leo and Texas, millions of acres which
can be made to produce as good dates
as those grown in Arabia and Persia.