The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-09

BAUCHEMAN & ALIENS five story
block on Gabrielle street, Montreal,
with its contents, was destroyed by fire
the other night. The lass is 500, 600;
insurance, $50, 900. The firm are whole
sale booksellers and stationers.
ZIMMERMAN's extensive carriage fact
DRY in Pottsdam, was completely de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, half million.
The Gar is determined to make his
Empire thoroughly Russian. Hereafter
foreigners will be permitted to take up
land only in special instances, and then
they must become Russian subjects, and
no foreigners will be permitted tore
eide in Russia except by special permit.
THE vestry of the parish of st. Sepul-
chre, London, in the church where re-
pose the remains of Captain John
Smith, the famous explorer of Virginia
and hero of the Pocahontas adventure,
has determined to comply with
recommendation of the church wardens
and erect a suitable stone to the men,
DRY of Captain Smith. The church is
the favorite place of pilgrimage from
America.
OVER 500 houses were destroyed in a
great fire at Yollosaka, Japan, Novem-
Der 10. Three persons were burned to
death.
THE Italian Government will shortly
commence building public works 10
large extent in order to provide the
army of out of work laborers with en-
ployment.
ADMIRAL AUBE, formerly Secretary of
the French navy, is dead.
IT was understood in Paris that Mr..
William O'Brien, NJ. p, had cabled Mr..
John Dillon, NJ. p, now in New York,
that Mr. Parnell consents to retire if
Mr.. O'Brien is made leader of the Irish
party.
Two thousand Golfers employed at
Merthyr-Tydvil, Wales, have struck.
ADvICEs from Foo Chow, China, says
three hundred buildings, including
many business houses, were destroyed
by fire. The Bonasong Hospital mar
rowly escaped destruction and was
saved by the exertions of the mission
aries The loss will reach 81, 900, 900.
THE feud between the clergy and Par
nellites in Ireland appears to increase
in bitterness. The Parnellite mayor of
Cork was refused the use of the cathe-
dral for his installation ceremonies.
BY an explosion in the gas works at
SherbroolIe, Que, Charles DinsmOre
was killed and another employee fatally
hurt.
ANNIE OAKLEY, the champion woman
shot, died recently in BuenOs Ayres.
ACCORDING to the British trade sta
tistics e2S, 900 of Sheffield cutlery were
exported during the past quarter,
against e74,OOO during the previous
quarter. This decrease is stated to be
owing to the workings of the new
United States tariff.
THE first days of the new year were
remarkable for the numerous fatali-
ties reported.
THE King of Portugal in his speech
to the Cortes declared that the difficulty
with England was being settled quietly.
AN English syndicate has secure d
options on twenty-three tile factories in
this country.
THF Russian Government refuses to
accept LIlc InlllldEy ScINIS VI lHc buhS
of Orleans.
RUSSIA has reorganized its foreign Sc
cret service and now has agents at all
the principal European cities.
ALEXANDER w. KINGLAKE, the En-
glish historian, is dead.
NEAR Namur, Belgium, five persons
We're fatally asphyxiated.
TWELVE miners were blown to pieces
recently at the Pinoles mine, Durango,
Mexico. They had entered the powder
house TO obtain a supply and while one
was fixing a cap it went off.
A FAMILY of five persons without a
home who had been tramping through
the country were found by the roadside
near Cambridge, England, all frozen to
death.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for
the seven days ended January 1 num-
bered S4S, compared with 1913 the pre-
vious week and 3D. the corresponding
week of last year.
LORD SALISBURY is stated to have sent
assurance to Canada that there is no
change in the status of the Behring sea
question, and will not be until the
United States consents to arbitration;
that in the meantime British subjects
will continue to be protected in lawful
pursuits.