The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-06

THE Cuban government has decided
not to accept bank notes in payment Of
customs duties.
REPORTS of the explosion of boiler
on a steamer plying on the coast Of
Japan, causing the death of thirty peo-
pie, are brought by the steamer EN-
press of India.
GLADSTONE opened his campaign
against the house of lords on the 27th
and was given a grand reception by his
constituents of Midlothian.
FURTHER bombardment of Rio de Ja-
neiro was prevented by foreign vessels
threatening to turn their guns on the
rebels
pleted but the builders are waiting for
the chief engineerto become familiar
with the machinery before making the
trial trip.
A NUMBER of anarchist pamphlets
printed in the Czech language and en-
titled Vengeance Cries Aloud" were
found in the streets of Vienna. The
imperial eagle on numerous letter
boxes was defaced and cylinder with
caps and fuses was placed in one of the
boxes. All the letter boxes in the city
are being examined.
THERE has been new and most seri-
GUS disagreement between King Hum
bert and the vatican. The pope refuses
to recognize the kings right to nom-
mate a patriarch for Venice.
LATEST advices from Rio Janeiro are
that the rebels have again bombarded
the city and that number of people
have been killed.
FURTHER investigation into the plots
of the anarchists recently arrested in
Vienna show that their plan was to
blow up the reichsrath and many other
principal buildings of the city.
Four new cases of cholera and one
death from that disease were reported
at Hamburg.
THE Hungarian budget for 1894 shows
a total surplus of 11,6SS fiorins, de-
crease of 46s, 434 forins compared with
1898.
THE young king of Spain, with re-
tinue, arrived at Madrid from San Sc
bastian amid much cheering and no
disturbance.
The Italian ambassador to France
gives very discouraging views as to any
prospects of peace in the future be-
tween the two countries.
THE city of Toulon asked the French
government to give it money to pay
for the fetes in honor of the Russians
visiting there. but was refused.
THE speech of Mr.. Gladstone, at Ed
inburgh, is said to be bitter disap-
pointment to the liberals, who were
hoping their leader would outline the
plan of campaign to be undertaken
against the house of lords.
THE government forces in Argentina
are reported to have gained a complete
victory over the rebels and the revolu-
tion is practically at an end
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September 2S showed an average
decrease of 30 compared with the COR
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 500; outside,
$50
THE Argentine republic has under
consideration a scheme for colonizing
Terra del Fuego. 1t will offer special
advantages to settlers there and will
create a free port in the islands.
ALDERMAN GEORGE ROBERT TYLER,
of the Queenhithe ward, has been
elected lord mayor of London, to sue
ceed Stuart KnilL
SIxTY-NINE persons charged with con-
nection with the anti-dynastic affray
at Prague on the occasion of the Aus
trian emperor's birthday, will be tried
for high treason.
IT is reported at Bangkok that the
French have given the island of Koh-
SAINT, in the gulf of Siam, to Russia
for coaling station.
ADvICEs from all parts OF England
indicate that the keenest distress
exists among the striking coal miners
and their families. Many subscriptions
have been started for them by news
papers. A further stoppage OF many
large mills has occurred owing to a lack
of fuel.
THE steamer Carlos, which the Bra
lillian government refused to dock at
Rio de Janeiro, because she had cholera
aboard, has arrived off Sardinia, where
she is held in quarantine. During the
voyage from Brazil 144 deaths occurred
and there are seventeen persons now
i'll on the vessel, including the doctor.