The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-24

Four powder houses miles from
Fort Smith, Ark. exploded on the night
of the 18th, wrecking property for miles
and causing the loss of two lives. The
shock was felt 20 miles away.
STEPS have been taken in California
to form a wine syndicate to control
and regulate the price of vineyard
products.
THE Commerce hotel at Holmes ISL
and, Pine lake, near La Porte, Ind,
was destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents on the 10Th. Loss heavy.
/ A DISPATCH from Toxic says that an
imperial decree has been issued au-
thorizing the raising of n japanese loan
of $50, ,0O0.0 600.
MANY tin plate works in South Wales
which have been closed for some time
are preparing to resume work, in view
of the passage of the tariff bill in Wash
ington.
The fast Chicago freight on the
Sioux City & Pacific road ran into
"wild box car" at the river Sioux. The
engine and six cars plunged down an
embankment. and Engineer Moorey,
Fireman Mckinney and brakeman
Turner were badly injured.
THE regatta which began at Chicago
on the 18th proved to be the biggest
yachting event ever held at that place,
the list of entries comprising over forty
boats The racing was over 16-mile
course on Lake Michigan, starting from
Lincoln park.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for the
week ended August II showed an aver
age increase as compared with the cor
responding week last year of sc; in
New York the decrease was 40; outside
the increase was 24.7.
Ex-Gov. CHARLES ROBINSON died at
his home near Lawrence, Kan, on the
18th from paralysis of the bladder. He
was the first governor of Kansas.
FAILURES for the week ended August
II Dun's report) were 226in the United
States. against 455 last year; in Canada
45, against 81 last year.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says: The
governor of Formosa has published a
schedule of rewards for Chinese who
capture or destroy Japanese ships or
kill or capture Japanese soldiers or
sailors. The soldiers or sailors may be
taken dead or alive. The governor
offers 5000 taels for the destruction OF
big Japanese warship. For the de-
struction or capture of a small war;
ship he promises 1000 taels, or about
81. 200 Two hundred taels will be paid
for the head of Japanese officer and
100 taels for the head of a japanese
private.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai said that
the japanese fleet, which had been
searching for the Chinese squadron,
came in sight of the enemy and bore
down upon them. The Chinese admiral,
however, declined battle and steamed
into harbor northwest of Che Foo.
The Japanese have made no attempt
to attack Che Foo, but the vessels of
the fleet are cruising off that port. The
Japanese troops in Corea have been
ordered to occupy all the passes on
the China-Corean frontier and prevent
at all hazards the entry into Corea of
Chinese reinforcements.
DUN's weekly review of trade says
that large Improvement in business
was expected from the settlement of
the tariff bill, because a vast amount
of business has been deferred from
week to week in the hope of definite
condition. Speculation in corn was
active. Pork had advanced so cents
and lard 35 cents. Wheat was about 1
cent lower.
OTTo ZEIGLER, of California. rode an
unpaced mile. flying start, at the track
at Denver. Col. on the 18th in 200 is,
beating the record by over . seconds.
Judges and timers were regularly ap-
pointed for the trial. and Zeigler's feat
makes a new record.
THE strike commission at Chicago
on the 18th had before them Roy
NJ. Goodwin, a director of the a. L.
U. He declared that such troubles
could be avoided by nationalizing
railroads and all other extensive
corporations and industries. He de-
clared he was a "Bellamyite" and be-
lieved that the United States should be
conducted after the manner laid down
by the author of Looking Backward"
He advocated, as strike preventive.
national and permanent board of arbi-
tration.
FIRE broke out in the general ware
house in Fiume, Austria, causing loss
of 81, 10000