The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-27

THE Victorian parliament has passed
a bill providing for loan of $40, 600,
900, which sum will be devoted to the
construction of productive works.
THE situation in the Samoan islands
is again strained. Mataafa has been de-
clared rebel.
THE Chinese government has made
no explicit reply to the joint note pre-
sented by the powers. 1t has only Of
fercd indemnity, without giving guar
antees for the future.
]. r. ARNOLD, formerly mechanical
engineer of the Canadian public works
! department, has been arrested charged
with conspiring to defraud the govern
Ment
The Erie Railroad Co. has made a
contract with the Vandalia line TO
handle all of its St Louis business
A FoUR-YEAR-oLD son of William
Dooley, farmer living near Gatineau,
Can, recently bitten by dog which
had rabies, died of hydrophobia-
JOHN MAIDSTONE, who was reported
to have committed suicide in Limerick
township, near Belleville, Ont, few
days ago, was killed by his own son,
assisted by his brother-in-law, in dis
pute over some cattle.
REvoLTs due to the famine and at
tended with considerable bloodshed
inoslav, Russia.
The London Times correspondent in
Buenos Ayres declares that the rebel
lion in Rio Grade do Sui, Brazil, is
growing steadily and that preparations
for resistance have been completed 1t
also declares that Fonseca's downfall is
near.
THE clergy of Brazil are said to be
actively agitating the restoration of the
empire with Dom Pedro in his old
place.
AN unofficial report from Brazil is
that negotiations are in progress be-
tween Dictator Fonseca and leaders in
Rio Grande do Sui looking to peace
full settlement of the trouble.
THE German war office has ordered a
large number of tents to be made at
once for use in the event of war with
Russia.
THIRTY-sIx thousand miners in France
are on a strike. Extra police and mill
tary are on duty.
RUSSIA is reported to have massed
40, 600 troops on the Polish frontier and
the Austrian government has taken
steps to meet the move.
In the Berlin municipal election the
socialists won three seats and headed
the poll in two districts where supple
mentary ballots will be necessary.
A LATE dispatch from China said that
the situation arising from the recent
action of Chinese mobs in attacking
foreigners was more satisfactory,
owing to energetic action of repre-
sentatives of foreign powers. The gov
eminent had greatly increased the Sc
verify of its measures against criminals
of that class
that a scheme was already in opera
ton in many parts of Ireland to draw
the young men into the mem bership
of certain secret societies alike &C.
cursed by the church and banned by
the law. The scheme aimed at pre-
venting the attainment of home rule
for Ireland in a constitutional manner
and would inevitably result in murder
and outrage.
THE coroner's jury which has been
investigating the case of Rev. Samuel
G. Cotton, who was charged with hav-
ing caused the death of boy named
Brown, an inmate of the Carogh orph-
anage in Kildare, Ireland, returned
verdict declaring that the boys death
was caused by ill-treatment at the
hands of Cotton and expressed their
regret that they could not include Mrs
Cotton in their findings
THE authorities of Helsingfors, capt.
tai of Finland, are taking stringent
measures to suppress the Salvation
army, which has invaded the province
of Russia
In a collision in the Bosphorus re-
Gently the British steamer Edlethorpe
was sunk and four men lost The
Russian embassy's steam launch res
cued all the officers
ADM. MoNTT has been elected presi-
dent of Chilli
THE industrial organizations confed-
Grafton committee has decided not to
attempt to name national candidates at
the meeting February 90, but to draw
up a platform for submission to the old
parties