The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
GENERAL.

| GENERAL
IT is announced that the 500 line viii
be ready for transcontinental business
within sixty days.
THERE was great fire in Leade nhall
street, London. Thirty buildings were
DESTROYED. The loss was $4,000
CHANCELLOR CAPRIvI has been seri
ously i'll with diabetes.
Mr.. GLADSTONE says the new Indian
coinage system is similar to the Aus
trian and will be regulated by the
wants of the country.
THE United States man-of-war Mohi-
can was disabled by shot from the
poaching sealer Alexandria in Sle
Behring sea, in reply to a cross fire
from the Mohican. The revenue cutter
Rush later captured the Alexandria
and it was question ut Washington
whether anything could be done as the
Alexandria was on the high seas. flying
the Hawaiian flag.
EVIDENCE before the court martial at
Malta was 20 the effect that Adm. Try
on was the cause of the sinking of the
Victoria. Before he was drowned he
admitted that il was his fault.
THE government has been advised of
the outbreak of cholera at Naples.
THERE is a great deal of excitement
| in Peru over the scandals growing out
of the discovery of frauds in the collec-
tion of taxes Government employees
and many leading supporters of Caceres
are concerned.
BRIGANDs raided the village of Lip
kaey in Austria. and after beating the
| inha bitants in a pitched battle, looted
the town at their leisure.
A BIG strike among the miners of the
United Kingdom is in prospect for they
have resolved not to accept reduction
of 90 per cent. in wages.
The reported Corean uprising against
foreigners turns out to have been a To-
cal political movement.
CHOLERA is rampant among the poor
er classes in Moscow. There have been
no cases so far in st. Petersburg, but
in Podolia and other infected places
the death rate has not lessened.
INFORMATION has been received from
Pelxin that China had taken measures
to support Siam against the French.
AUSTRIA has prohibited the exporta-
ton of fodder
The notorious Italian anarchist lead
er, Cipriani, who has been involved in
May day riots at Rome and elsewhere,
has been ordered to quit France, as the
instigator OF riots IL Paris.
THERE is great Indignation among
the citizens OF the United States res;d-
ing in Peru because the cruiser Alli-
ance has been ordered to proceed TO
Corinto. They believe that owing to
the political situation in Peru the YES
sci should have been kept in Peruvian
waters.
ONE hundred and forty thousand En-
glish miners resolved to strike against
a reduction of wages.
The anti-Semites and the conserva-
tives, mortal political enemies. are
making common cause in n fight on
Jews at Neu Stettin. Germany.
WALTER BEsANT, the English novel;
ist, has sailed for home. He says he is
charmed with this country.
BUSINESS failures the past week were
the most numerous ever reported for
like period.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended July 20 showed an average de-
crease of 3.5 compared with the cor
responding week of last year. in New
York the decrease was 1.5; outside,
IA.
DUN's weekly review says that while
money is still very close there is per-
ceptible improvement at some points.
A CUT of SIS in round-trip worlds fair
rates has been made from points south
of the Ohio river.
HERR MIGUEL, German minister of
Finance, has instituted a prosecution
against Rector Ahlwardt, based on in
suits in connection with the notorious
bogus documents of the latter.
A PRIVATE letter from Ounalaska
states that the whaling steamer Be,ve-
dere was caught in the ice and after
being somewhat crushed was released
from her perilous position and taken to
Ounalaslla for repairs.
LARGE consignments of the best
wrapper tobacco have been seized in
Quebec. after passing through the
Philadelphia custom house as filters.
The losses at the last place alone are
said to reach million and half dol
lars