The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-18

In an officially inspired article on the
army bill the Berlin Post states that
since 1883 the Russian force on the
Prussian frontier has been increased by
sixty battalions of infantry and forty
eight squadrons of cavalry.
BRITISH newspapers expressed satis-
faction with the turn of the election IN
the United States, which, they thought.
would inaugurate new economic pol
icy advantageous to both countries
COSTA RIGA has been visited by awful
floods
A RIOT is reported from Blesheim,
Germany. A number of soldiers who
entered a wine shop became involved in
a quarrel with a crowd of citizens, who
were in the place. In the fight which
ensued, four soldiers were mortally in
jured, and the innkeeper, his wife and
son and a peasant were killed.
CANADIAN authorities seized the
schooners Halcyon and San Jose at Vic
toria, d. C. The two schooners have
been engaged for some time in SNUG
Cling Chinese to the United States and
were seized for frequenting Canadian
waters without reporting. The master
of each vessel was fined $780,
A DISPATCH from Lille, France, states
that five male anarchists and four
female anarchists have been arrested in
Lille as common thieves.
SUMMARIES of returns on the night of
the 10th showed the election of Weaver
= Il, r.
land in Ohio, Indiana, California, Illi-
nois, West Virginia and Wisconsin,
Russell was reelected governor of Mass
achusettS.
LORD DUNRAvEN has issued formal
challenge to race for the America cup.
The king and queen of Portugal were
hooted by mob as they left Lisbon on
visit to the queen regent of Spain.
PARIS continues greatly excited over
the dynamite outrages- Arrests are
being made, among them Victor Rab, a
German furrier.
MANY men were killed by the col
lapse of a mill in Moravia, Austria.
A NUMBER of unwarranted seizures
of Victorian and British sealers by Rus
The Hamburg senate proposes to
widen and deepen the river Elbe at the
point known as Koelfleth. The work
will cost 200, 900 marks, which will he
raised by municipal loan.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended November IL showed an average
decrease of 11.2 compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 1876.
The British government, it is said,
will retain control of Uganda, Africa.
COSTA RIGA has issued decree al
lowing Indian corn to be admitted free.
The Russian expedition in the Pamirs
is threatened by the Chinese.
\ DISPATCH from Shanghai, China,
announces that the two American col
lege students who set out some months
ago to cross Asia on bicycles had ar
rived safely. They were treated well
everywhere.
ELECTION returns of the 18th indicated
that the republicans carried Ohio by u
narrow margin. Also Wyoming, where
the legislature was 1 majority repu bic
an on Joint ballot. California was un-
settled. In Texas Hogg had plurality
over Clark of 5000.
THE report of the death of Theodore
Child is confirmed. He died of cholera
at Ispahan, Persia, November 2.
Hon. w. Ii. CORNWALL headed the new
Hawaiian ministry, which was imme-
diately voted out by the assembly.
A CARDINAL consistory will be held
December 10. Thirteen cardinals will
be created.
A MOB with a rag flag marched onto
the kings palace at Brussels and were
charged by soldiers
The weeks flour output showed a de-
crease, while prices are still ruling low.
The prince OF Wales and the duke OF
Fife will not visit the Chicago exposi-
ton.
Hon. ANDREW d. WHITE, the new
American minister to Russia, has been
given an audience by the car.
The new duke of Marlborough (the
eleventh. is highly spoken of The
dowagers of the sixth and seventh
dukes are yet alive as well as two wild
ows of the late duke.
The wages of conductors, baggage
men and brakemen on the Great North
ern road have been voluntarily in
creased by the management in sums
varying from 16 to p per cent.