The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-27
GENER At.

MEXICAN workingmen and students
had row in the City OF Mexico in which
the students We're worsted ~ - -
| OWING to the heavy outlay that has
been necessitated in consequence OF the
failure of the crops in Russia, the gov.
ernment has ordered that retrenehment
be made in all government depart.
ments. The orders for the projected
extensive army maneuvers near st.
Petersburg and in Western Russia have
been countermanded, and thus save l.
100000 roubles.
THE pope recommends the formation
of n national union by American bishops
in opposition TO Herr Cahensly's project
to appoint bishops for different nation
alities.
DIR. d. IL. MOORE has been elected ed
itor of the Northwestern Christian Adj
vocate and Dr. buckley of the New York
Christian Advocate.
AT the queens drawing room. held at
Windsor, Mrs. Minister Lincoln present.
ed Mrs. Grubb wife of the American
minister to Spain; Mrs Potter Palmer,
of the worlds fair, and Mrs. Warner
Miller, of New York.
a RATHER severe earthquake was felt
recently in the county of Cornwall, Eng
land. Houses rocked, crockery was
broken and chimneys were overturned.
The people were awakened by the rock
ing of their beds, the movement lasting
for several seconds ~ e
BY an earthquake in Trans Caucasia,
Russia, twenty-seven persons lost their
lives.
In previous years the Quebec govern
ment has given an annual sum of $780,
900 to charities of the province. The
DeBoucherville administration has cut
this item to 1856, 600 and notified the in
situations that the subsidies will not be
continued until such time as the reve-
nue. comes up to the expenditure
INFORMATION from Guaymas, Mexico,
is to the effect that an unknown plague
has been killing off cattle along the
border, especially on the Elias range.
The disease consisted of swelling of
the head of the animals in an eXtraor-
binary manner, which was succeeded
by general trembling or chill, and a
short time after by death. The same
complaint is made from Arizona cattle
men on this side of the line
ADvICEs received from Mauritius state
that hurricane, unprecedented in its
violence, passed over that island on
April 20, causing enormous damage to
shipping. A majority of the vessels at
the island were blown ashore The
western half of Port Louis, the capital.
n
down, gigantic trees were uprooted and
that part of the town was about wiped
out of existence. The loss of life was
appalling. A large number of persons
were caught in TIE falling houses and
crushed to death. while others lost their
lives by being struck 10y flying debris
while they were attempting to seek
places of safety.
EDWARD PARKER DEACON, the Amcri-
can charged with manslaughter for the
killing of NJ. Abeille, whom he found
in his wife's rooms at midnight, was
convicted the other dayat Nice, France,
of manslaughter and sentenced to one
years Imprisonment. ......
FROM all portions of the country
come reports of confident spirit in re-
gard to trade, Notwithstanding the
floods in the west. There are no appre-
tensions of deficient crops.
GUATEMALA reports a terrible drought,
a scarcity of provisions, n smallpox cpl
demic and a bad outlook for the crops
COUNT TELEKI. the hungarian refugee,
who was prominently concerned in
revolutionary movements in Spain. Aus
tria and Italy, is dead.
IT is stated that at the British cabinet
council the ministers decided to dissolve
the parliament on June 20.
LOUIS NUMEL BARAGEoN, the WELL
known advocate and member of the
French senate, is dead
SPAIN has Cancelled the prohibition of
the importation of American pork
which has been in force for many years.
OVER 100 families have been made
homeless by a fire in the city of
Tehuantepec.
THE Russian government is con-
structing strategic railway along the
Prussian frontier
RUSSIAN students engaged in dis
graceful riot at st. Petersburg.
GERMANY will reinforce the pass port
system in Alsace-Lorraine.