The Iola register., 1891-01-23

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GRENADA, Miss, has been seriously
damaged by fire, the east side of the
square being consumed. Loss, S10o, 600.
GENERAL.
THE severity of the weather in Ger
manv and Austria is causing wolves to
become dangerously hungry, especially
in the case of those which are begin
ming to infest the woods near many vii
lagos in the northern part of Hungary.
Bears have appeared in the Syrian
mountains
NINE foolhardy men and boys at
tempted to cross the Seine at Paris on
the thin ice and were drowned.
BARON HAUssMAN, the regenerator of
Paris, is dead. He was born in 1909.
A DISASTROUS conflagration has
caused much suffering in Bombay.
Over 200 houses have been burned TO
the ground and hundreds of families
are rendered homeless
THE Steele, of Paris, announces that
Mr. John Dillon, upon his arrival in
France, will be chosen as leader of the
Irish Parl amentary party.
IT is stated that the Russian Govern
ment meditates a law to prohibit for
eign vessels engaging in the Russian
eoasting trade.
CUBAN brigands are holding full sway.
An engagement with soldiers recently
resulted in the killing of the command
ing officer and escape of the bandits to
the mountains
A PARIS cable says: There is a prospect
of the formation of the French syndicate
to cooperate with Clark in the COM
pletion of Argentine railway contracts.
The Russian Minister of Finance is
buying all the gold he can obtain
abroad. 1t is believed that he must
have accumulated as much as %, ,OO0, 900
rubles.
The Scotch railway strikers are out
of funds.
GARRETT NJ. BYRNE, Nationalist men,
Der of Parliament for West Wicklow,
Ireland, has been declared bankrupt
BARRILLAs, President of Guatemala,
has made preparations for flight.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has contributed e25
toward the Balfour Irish relief fund
IT is said the British Government is
behind the sealing suit brought against
the United States in the Supreme Court,
believing that Mr.. Blaine can not estab-
lish his closed sea claims in his own
country. The suit is a novel one and is
Extensively regarded by the State De-
partment. ...
A NUMBER of French manufacturers
have notified the Government of their
intention to move their factories out of
the country if heavy import duties are
imposed on raw materials.
JOHN W. RooT, consulting architect
of the Worlds Fair, is dead.
A DISPATCH from Sydney, n. S. W.,
states that Stevenson, of New Zealand,
defeated Bubear. of England, in a scull-
ing match rowed on the Paramatta
river. The championship match will be
contested on April 2s between Mclean
and Stanbury. The stakes are $1,000 a
side.
THE ''black death" is reported raging
in Siberia.
CABLE communication with Chilli has
been cut off, it is believed by action of
revolution and the censorship of the
| party in power.
THREE earthquakes occurred on the
1lth at Parral, in the State of Chihua-
hua, Mexico. The gallery of the con-
vent of the Sacred Heart gave way,
killing six persons and wounding nine.
ACTRESS HERNDoN has been divorced.
Mr.. CHARLES BRADLAUGH, member of
the British Parliament for Northamp-
ton, the well known free thinker, is Sc
riously i'll.
THE Pope has demonstrated with the
Russian Government for its persecution
of Catholics and for closing the Catholic
| churches in Wilma.
The Players League has gone out of
existence. The National League, West
ern Association and American Associa-
ton are united in National agree
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The Earl of Devon is dead, aged SO.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) fqr
the seven days ended January Is num-
bered AL, compared with. 403 the pre-
vious week and 336 the corresponding
week of last year.