The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-08-25
GENERAL.

and several night offices closed.
The published reports from 500 dis
tricts in Great Britain shows that the
cereal harvest this year is the worse
since 1880. The. hay crop is the worst
ever recorded. Potatoes alone are
above the average.
A CABLE received from Naples states:
Cholera in Barra, Portici, Tore, An
nunziata, Castelamere, Pegano, Nocera,
Cava Meta, Masa, Sorrento, Malafi,
Capri and Pozzuoli These towns are
south of Naples
The sealing award was made on the
18th. The claims of the United States
to control of the Behring sea were re-
iected, also ownership in the seals out.
side territorial jurisdiction. Provision
was made, however, for the preserva-
ton of the seals.
The presence of federal troops is
likely to prevent collision between
the factions in Coahuila, Mexico.
THE l.. & \. trainmen are disposed
to accept the proposed 10 per cent. re-
duction in wages.
THERE is decrease of 40 per cent. in
ion Pacific.
THERE is story of broken faith on
the part of the Union Pacific behind
the application of receiver for the
Gulf & Denver branch.
AN excursion party which left Kill
dee in the southwestern part of county
Clare to cross the river Shannon in
Ireland were thrown into the water by
the capsizing of the boat and seventeen
of them were drowned.
IT is believed now that the trial races
of the would-be cup defenders will be
sailed September Z and the final races
September %.
On the evening of July 80 the Dutch
steamer Bantam ran into and sank the
German steamer Amigo, in Hong hong
harbor. Two boats lying alongside the
loss of several Cinnamon.
ARMED forces met in the outskirts of
Piedras N9gras, Mexico. but the citi-
zens readily submitted to the federal
forces.
AT Herne Hill, London, F. J. Osnond
covered with his wheel two miles in
aga 2-5. thus beating the worlds two
mile bicycle record.
A GANG of men have been arrested in
Biskupitz. Croatia. The men have for
years made trade of crippling young
children and then sending them out to
beg or selling them to others for the
same purpose.
Ten men were killed and twenty-six
wounded in a fight on the streets of
Aigues-Morles, France, between French
and Italian workmen.
SIX thousand boxes of oranges which
came over on the steamer karamania,
which was detained at quarantine some
days ago. were sold at an average price
of little over 81 box.
The Iron Trade Review says there
will be still further reduction of the
output of pig iron in August, because
of the small demand. The only en-
couraging feature is the activity of the
steel mills at Pittsburgh.
Thus far the catch of seals in Japan
waters has been: BY the American feet
of eighteen vessels, IS, 600: by the Brit
ish feet. nineteen vessels, 24,0l0 The
catch is a large one.
The pope has raised the vicarate of
Idaho, United States, to the dignity of
a bishopric.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August Il showed an average
decrease of 27.6 compared with the COR
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 23.4; outside,
32.2. But one city had an increase,
which was Duluth-3.6.
THERE has been an unusual number
of enlistments in the army recently.
Posi- CHAPLAIN FULLY has been
forced to resign from the army because
of Incorporate habits.