The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-24
GENERAL.

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| A REPORT from Matanzas. Cuba. stat
ing that 600, 600 bags of sugar were de-
stroyed by the flooding of warehouse
in that city was erroneous. The guam
tity of sugar destroyed by the inunda-
ton was 10000 bags. The loss occa-
stoned by the flood is estimated at
$3.50, 200.
FURTHER letters, which have been re-
ceived at Brussels, Belgium, from the
White Fathers mission in Uganda,
East Africa, repeat the charges made
against the Protestant forces in that
kingdom of moving down the Catho-
lies, including many women and chill
dren, with a deadly rain of shots from
the mitrailleuse, with which they are
supplied.
Mr.. THOMAS H. SHERMAN, United
States consul at Liverpool, has rendered
his resignation to the president
LIGHTNING struck the British oil
steamer Petrolia just outside the harbor
of Blaye, on the river Gironde, during
fierce storm. An explosion followed
and twenty lives were lost.
UNITED STATES CONSUL A. WILLARD,
at Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, died there
of paralysis, aged g.. He was a native
of Connecticut and had been in the con-
sular service for about thirty years
An unusual ceremony took place at
West Brompton, England, the other
day. 1t was the burying of Long Wolf,
an Ogallala chief who died at the wild
west encampment from the effects of
wounds received in various campaigns
during his career as Sioux warrior.
His body contained twenty-five bullet
wounds, all of which had become more
or less painful with increasing age.
THE village of Ste. Rose, fashion
able summer resort near Montreal. was
visited by a cyclone the other day,
which killed two persons and damaged
property.
AT the annual election of officers of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific held
in Chicago, Il. r. Gable, George W.
Cable and Ii. b. Sudlow were elected
directors and II. r. Cable president, A.
Kimball vice president and Il. Sudlow
secretary and treasurer. The annual
report showed the net earnings to have
been 1867. 1868. The regular semi-annual
dividend of PIG per cent. was declared
payable July 1.
Two murdererS were executed in Cuba
recently.
THE reported visit of the German en-
peror to Russia is denied
LATEST reports from Uganda say that
the English did not prosecute the Cath
olics during the recent trouble there.
SIR WILLIAM GORDON CUNNING, the
central figure of the London baccarat
scandal, will stand for Il seat in the
house of commons.
THE financial situation at Montevidco
is calamitous, and commercial panic
prevails.
a TRIAL for criminal libel in Paris
caused several riots in the court room
and duel afterwards.
AT Magdeburg. Germany. soldiers be-
loading n wagon containing ammuni-
ton when n shell exploded. killing four
of the men. Their bodies were fearful
ly mangled and their heads, arms and
legs were blown off.
FURTHER intelligence of the great cy-
clone in Canada shows that the destruc-
ton of life was not confined to Ste Rose,
Quebec, but spread to many places in
that vicinity. Advices from st. Ephricm
state that that district was devastated
by the terrible storm.
FRANCIS ALTAMoRANo, the noted
bandit of the border and the murderer
of half a dozen or more men and women,
was shot and killed in Imuris, Sonora,
by another Mexican.
THE swift improvement in the crop
outlook has had marked effect on the
condition of trade throughout the coun-
try.
y RIoToUs demonstration was made
the other day at Il bull fight at Linares
in the province of Jaon, Spain. One of
the bulls charged into the mob and one
man was killed. The mayor tried to
preserve order and was turned upon by
the crowd.
JACOB SCHSITZER, otherwise Emin
Pasha, according to reports received at
Berlin is not dead as reported recently. !
THE entire property of the Richmond
& Danville road and its leased and con-
trolled lines have been turned over to |
the receivers.