The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-12
GENERAL.

A DISPATCH from valencia, DEPART
ment of Drome, France, says that a
cyclone has caused an immense amount
of destruction in that town and its
vicinity. The vineyards were COM
pletely stripped of their fruit.
THE Saturday Review of London calls
Carnegie an "underbred bore"
ADvIcEs from the African coast say
that the British have installed a new
king in eastern Crabo, abolished human
sacrifices and other fetish rites and ex-
PEELED all the priests and priestesses.
The new order of things has caused
great rejoicing among the natives.
CREsPo is now in charge of the eXecu-
tive of Venezuela.
A LITTLE more than one-half of the
Jaffa and Jerusalem railroad has been
built.
The Persian cholera epidemic is
milder in Astrabad, while in Khoras-
san the disease has disappeared.
THE last yarn puts antlers on the sea
serpent.
THE death of Mrs. C. H. B. Lang, the
authoress, is announced
POLITICAL ambition is alleged by GER
tain persons to be the handspring of
Federal Attorney Ady's warfare against
railroads
THERE are signs already of grain
blockade on the railroads.
a DECISION of the British privy coun-
ell upholds the constitutionality of the
Manitoba act abolishing religious
separate schools. Quebec Catholics are
considerably excited.
A ST.. PETERSBURG correspondent
states that 80. 900 persons died of cholera
in Russia within a month.
EMPEROR WILLIAM took great interest
in the yacht race at Cowes. his vessel,
the Meteor formerly the Thistle de-
feated in America by the Volunteer)
being in the race. 1t was first over the
line, but lost on time allowances, the
Corsair being declared winner.
AN effort is being made by the Chris
tian Endeavorers to boycott the worlds
fair in case of its being opened on Sum
day or if liquor is sold on the ground.
A TELEGRAPHIC dispatch has been
received at Panama that the directors
have signed a convention with syndi-
cate headed by the vice president of the
chamber of commerce to conclude the
work on the canal.
COUNT ITo will form q new Japanese
cabinet
HERR HERRFURTH, Prussian minister
of the interior, will probably resign,
owing to a quarrel with Dr. MIGUEL,
minister of finance.
THE new British parliament assem-
bled on the 4th. Speaker Peel was re-
elected.
ton to reach Palos prevented the United
States from being officially represented
with vessel at the Columbian celebra-
tons.
MEs. ERNEsTINE Rose, well known as
4 womau's right advocate, especially in
America. died at Brighton, England
PETER WANT. who was left with two
others on st. Matthew's island. Behring
sea, has been rescued. The fate of his
two companions is unknown.
CAMILLE SAINT SAENs, who, with
Gounod and Massenet, ranks first
among living French musicians, has ac-
cepted the invation of the worlds fair
directors to come to Chicago next sum-
mer.
LORD SALISBURY. in view of the pres
ent political situation, declines to legis-
late in favor of distress loan of $780,
600 for Newfoundland, but promises to
support the measure if it is introduced
in parliament.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August ), showed an average in
crease of SO.
IRON HALL officers refuse to permit
an examination of the books.