The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13

The London Chronicle publishes q
short poem written by William Watson,
who became insane recently. The poem
is entitled "A NewYear's Prayer" and
is regarded as an indication that the
poets sanity had been fully restored.
ALL passengers ticketed for the
United States now arriving by English
steamers have to be fumigated at Hall
fax. Their goods are all placed in fuIni-
| eating machines
The chief rabbi OF Jerusalem is dead.
Two million five hundred Thousand
distressed agriculturists in Central
Russia will be offered Inducements to
migrate to thinly populated Russian
provinces.
| ii. NJ. BUSHNELL, special commission
er from the United States to inquire
into quarantine regulations on the
Isthmus of Panama, has rcceived assur-
ances from the local government that
regulations will be adopted which will
not close the ports.
THE report that Mexico has demanded
damages OF the United States for TO-
juries resulting from the raids along
the border is denied from the City of
Mexico.
FIGHTING continues in Corrientes, Ar
gentine republic. The town of Caseros
is besieged by the rebels. The result
of a fierce battle was unknown.
A DISPATCH from Retceitza on the
Dnieper says that fifteen men were
killed by mine explosion there. Four
men severely injured were brought up
sion.
GEN. REYES at Monterey, Mex. says
there is no revolution on the border
Events have been much exaggerated.
THERE Is a split in the Catholic
Mutual Benefit association of Canada.
A FIRST contingent of the Mormon
colony has arrived at Santa Rosalie,
Mex.
AN immense aerolite has fallen at
Posaldez, town in the province of VaI-
ladolid, Spain.
The Adams Express Co. has stepped
into control of the Queen &5 Crescent
route, with nearly 1000 miles of road
and 5000 stations, formerly worked by
the United States Express Co.
EIGHT miners imprisoned in flooded
mine in Russia were rescued after ten
days starvation.
A DISPATCH from Rome says that the
pope has selected Bishop Burke, of
Cheyenne, for the diocess of St Joseph,
Mo.
GAIL HAMILTON has written a violent
Il
cuses of numbering Mrs. May brick. a
woman convicted of poisoning her hus-
band at Liverpool to conceal an adult
erous intrigue.
SEVERAL soldiers were frozen todeath
on the ice off Cronstadt, Russia.
THE principal Italian shipbuilders
and ship owners have resolved to regis
ter their vessels under foreign flags
hereafter, in order to escape the ruin
Gus imposts levied on Italian vessels.
IT is reported in diplomatic circles at
London thai NJ. Cambon, the French
ambassador to Spain, will succeed NJ.
Waddington as French ambassador to
Great Britain.
JOHN RUskIN, the English writer, is
hopelessly insane.
THE great advance in hogs and pork
surprises every one.
THE application of the factory laws
reducing the hours OF labor in factories,
mines, etc, has caused a reduction of
wages throughout France. Many
strikes have resulted.
AN immense cotton warehouse at
Liverpool, England, was burned re-
Gently, together with 11,OOO bales of
cotton.
JACK ASHTON, the pugilist, who trav-
eled with the Sullivan hippodrome, is
dead
THERE is to be introduced in the
Mexican congress a proposal for the
abolition of all present legations, ex-
cept that at Washington, and providing
that there be one legation for all
Europe and one for all South America
IT is asserted that two vessels from
Boston have arrived at Liverpool with
cattle afflicted with pleuro- pneumonia.
THE iron trade still shows waiting
disposition for new year developments.
OVER 800 workmen are destitute. in
Quebec.
W. a. WEBSTER, Canadian immigrant
agent, says that fully 500 families have
migrated from South Dakota to tho
Canadian northwest during the past
year.