The Iola register., 1891-11-13

TsUDo SAuzo. who gained a world
wide reputation through his attempts
upon the life of the czarewitcn at Ostu.
and who was sentenced to imprison.
ment for life, died in prison last week
of pneumonia
THE British ship strathlane, sixteen
days out from Honolulu. in ballast,
went ashore twenty-five miles north of
Astoria, Ore. OF S16 people on board
six were drowned, including the cap.
tain. The vessel is total loss. The
life saving crew at Fort Candy did good
service.
THERE is huge corner in rye at St
Petersburg. The object of those con.
cerned in the corner is to force the
price up to three roubles per pood.
Louis LUCIEN BoNAPARTE, a nephew
of the first Napoleon, is dead, aged 7s
years.
THE brazilian congress has resolved
that martial law be proclaimed and the
dictatorship re-established.
DlGGERs who have returned TO Perth,
Australia, from the Murchison gold
fields report that the fields do not sup
port more than 200 workmen and that
but few of these are getting very
profitable results
A NUMBER of ladies have decided to
present McDcrmott with a silver
mounted whip in recognition of his as
sault on Timothy Healy.
THERE was a savage fight during the
session of the National Irish federation
at Waterford, Ireland Thirty dele
gates were thrown down and trampled
upon.
In a religious riot at Aazanderau,
Persia, mob set FIRE to the house of
Gen. Saadal Cody Khan, who was
killed with twenty dependents.
A TRAIN conveying large number of
soldiers was derailed at Ivangorod,
Russia. Three soldiers were killed and
fifteen injured.
A NUMBER of zemtsvos, or provincial
assemb blies, propose to close all drink
shops in the famine districts of Russia,
in order to prevent peasants from
spending relief money for drink.
Rock ISLAND earnings for October
show a decrease
GROUND has been broken for the new
line from Matamoras to Central Ameri-
ca
THE customs committee of the cham
Der of deputies will report favorably to
the chamber on the proposition to i'm
pose duty of 25 francs per 200 pounds
upon the importation into France of
American salt meats This is the
same amount of duty previously deter
mined upon by the senate.
THE Monongahela river coal opcr-
ators have decided to reduce the rate
for mining from 81 to 8 cents per
bushel. This will affect 5000 men.
THE London Chronicles Berlin cor
respondent says that the burgomastcr
of Crofeld has ordered a strict exami-
nation of American pork imports, in
consequence of discovery of diseased
sides, although certified to be healthy
by American officials.
A TRAIN carrying troops was derailed
near Nagpur, India, and five British
soldiers and several railroad employees
were killed and thirty-one British and
native soldiers were injured.
A SEVERE epidemic of influenza is
prevailing in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
THE steamer Ottawa weut ashore
near Sea Island, N. s, and was totally
lost The stewardess was drowned.
THE steam whalcr William Lewis
was sunk off Point Barrow in the
Arctic regions during snowstorm Oc-
tober 3. The crew escaped.
WEsLEY's chapel, in the City road,
London, the cathedral of Methodism,
has been rcopened, having been COM
pletely renovated A series of services
were held by the president of the con-
ference.
A PLOT to assassinate Gen. Canto, the
Chilian congressionalist military leader,
is reported
OFFICERS of British war ship charge
the officers of the United States war
ship Baltimore with having virtually
acted as spies for Balmaceda-
PRESIDENT FoNsECA, of Brazil, has
dissolved the congress of that country
and issued call for another election.
Rio Janeiro has been placed under
martial law. Imperialist plots are al
legged.
ADM. JEoRG MoNTr, commander of
the junta's navy in the recent war, has
been elected president of Chill.
THE cotton oil trusts annual report
shows an unusually prosperous year.