The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-04
GENERAL.

NJ. RoUvIER, French minister of
finance, has declined to take the initia-
tive in calling conference to establish
a common ratio of value between gold
and silver.
THE seamen and fremen o. Hull and
other British ports have started sub
scription toward a national testimonial
to Mr.. Plimsoll, in recognition of his
efforts for the amelioration of the con-
dition of sailors
EDWARD BULwER-LYTToN, ''Owen
Meredith, English ambassador az Paris,
died on the oath, aged 60.
THE Pacific Mail steamship China ran
into a wall of water on her last trip
from the Orient to San Francisco.
CARMENCITA, the Spanish dancer, has
been married to Pablo Echepare, leader
of the Spanish Students"
A REPORT has reached Yokohama
that Russian troops have invaded China
by way of Siberia
A BANGKOK correspondent telegraphs
an account of terrible destruction by a
cyclone which swept over that portion
of Siam wrecking thousands of build
ings and causing great loss of life. The
towns of Chal Va and Bandon were
practically destroyed and 300 inhab-
itants killed.
EXCEPT Para, which remains silent,
all the provinces of Brazil concur in the
dismissal of Fonseca- Congress will
probably ignore the recent events A
new cabinet has been formed as fol-
lows: Senior Alves. finance; Senior
Faria, husbandry; Senior Pereira, jus
tiee; Senior 0liveira, war; Senior
Mello, marine; Senior Pallita, foreign
affairs.
PRESIDENT CARNoT, of France, has
signed the draft of bill to establish a
board of Cancellation to arbitrate labor
disputes.
Two Englishmen, John Cooper and
Walter Rundell, have been arrested at
St Etienne, France, for offering a
bribe to the foreman of a small arms
factory to procure specimen of the
new Russian rife.
The Russian minister of war has or
dered IS, 0eO. 900 pounds Of soldiers bis
cults delivered by January /. This or
der, which is altogether unprecedented
since the time of the Russo Turkish
war, has created decided sensation.
PRINCE GEORGE of Wales is recover
ing.
THE trial of the archbishop of AK,
France, for leaving his diocese in vio-
lation of the state orders resulted in
his conviction and fine of 5000 francs
was imposed
PRESIDENT PEIXOTTo of Brazil has is
sued a manifesto annulling the dicta-
torship, raising the state of siege and
summouing the old congress to meet
December IS. A message from Para
reports all serene there.
1T is announced that the owners of
the tin plate works in Wales have de-
cided to close their mills for fortnight
in Decent Der and fortnight in January
to give the market a chance to absorb
the stocks now on hand and to bring
about an improvement in prices.
The Jewish quarter of Charkoff,
Russia, was attacked by mob. Much
property was destroyed The loss was
very heavy. The rioters were quelled
by the troops A telegram giving de-
tails of she riot was suppressed by the
authorities
ARMED bands have devastated a dis
trict in northern China, pillaged and
burned the Belgian missions, massa-
cred hundred converts and the priests
and done other mischief. The outrages
are laid to robbers
DESPITE the hning of the archbishop
of AK, the French government has ad-
dressed pacific note TO the pope.
The recent rains so swelled the river
at Lower Huron, Ont, that the resi-
dence of Joy Smith was undermined
and swept away and two young girls
were drowned.