The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-19
GENERAL.
II is stated that ! new niia line com

pany is being organized with a capital
of sl2, O00,0 900, to dispute the monopoly
of the Standard Oil Co.
Two torpedo boats attached to the
British blue squadron while maneuver-
ing near Portsmouth came into COLI
sion. One of them was SO badly dam
aged that she sank.
THE Glasgow (Scotland) Herald office
burned. Loss, e16,0
THE Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners in national convention adopted
a resolution demanding of congress the
repeal of the clause of the act recently
passed closing the worlds fair on Sun
day.
TIE results of the supplementary
elections for members of departmental
councils in France leave net repub-
lican gain of 1875 The conservatives
now hold only six departments.
THE Birrella cotton works, Liverpool,
England, burned Loss, heavy; IN
sured.
THE French transport Charente, en-
gagged in laying cables in the Mediter-
ranean, is aground near Hyeres. -r 81
THE sultan of Morocco received the
heads of three rebels who had been
slain in battle. Foreigners are becom-
ing alarmed
SILVER is quoted at IS cents an ounce,
| the lowest figure yet reached. 81
DEUBER will shortly commence suit
against the watch trust.
THE Mexican loan of 1900, 900 was adj
vantageously placed, showing the good
credit of the country.
New coal fields have been discovered
in Lancashire, England.
RECENT rain making experiments
have been fiat failures.
THE rubber trust combination goes
| into effect November l.
THERE is a famine in Siam and mis-
sionaries ask for assistance.
TIRE Golden club has condemned Lord
Salisbury's Hastings speech.
THE London Chronicles Rome corre-
spondent says that the pope's desire to
make an American cardinal at the next
consistory has been frustrated by the
divergence of views OF Archbishops Cor
rigan and ireland.
AT the Castle Tach4 club regatta in
the Solent, England, the American boat
We Win won first prize in the half rat
ing match.
THE Japanese government has ar
ranged to send to this country 1000
japanese of the middle classes, who
are to be here during the worlds fair
and afterward TO make tour of the
principal cities of the United States.
THE phylloxera is ravaging the vine
yards of France.
EARTHQUAKE shocks are reported in
southwest Germany.
LARGE quantities of military material
are being shipped from Odessa, Russia,
to Pamir.
THE vote of want of confidence went
against Lord Salisbury in the British
house of commons by $50 to 315. Glad
stone was summoned to form a new
cabinet.
THE Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers will engage in no boycott
against Carnegie interests.
THE American Library association
has established an inner body, known
as the SENATE" similar to the French
academy.
| 1HE honduras revolution endeu IN
defeat for the rebels.
A HEAvY immigration from the United
States is noted in the Canadian North
west provinces.
a GERMAN army officer in prison for
treason has been pardoned, he having
disclosed to the government n valuable
process for manufacturing cannon.
CAPT. BARON WERNHARD and Lieut.
julius, of the Third Austrian Hussars,
while riding in a steeplechase at Wen
ma. were thrown from their horses and
killed.
FRENCH creditors of Peru will be paid
, so per cent. of the money realized from
guano.
DOZENS Of fatal cases of cholera have
occurred at St Petersburg.
, CLEANING house returns for the week
} ended August Il showed an average in
crease of ~. In New York the increase
was 40.
5 An Indian village was destroyed by
: fire on Queen Charlotte island, Is. c. II
was started by Christianized Indians
who objected to the heather burying Of
the dead on poles.