The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-16

Miss IDA VAN ErTEN, the American
writer, died in Paris on the 9th of
heart disease, not of starvation as first
telegraphed
EVIDENCE is being furnished to the
committee investigating the French
navy and the coast defenses of France
that the majority of the French vessels
were practically useless and that the
French coast was almost at the mercy
of an enemy with n large fleet, such as
the one possessed by England
THERE was a fire on the American
line steamer Paris which is lying in the
repairing dock at Birkenhead, England.
A great deal of damage was done to
the saloon and cabin fittings before it
was quenched The damage was
roughly estimated at nearly slOO. O.0OO
The Netherlands ministry was ex-
pected to resign, as the chamber had
adopted an amendment to the principal
clause of the government reform bill.
The Italian chamber of deputies has
acceded to the demand of the govern
ment that the deputy, Felice Ginfordi,
should be prosecuted for melting the
peasants of Sicily and other places to
engage in civil war.
CARDINAL LEON BENoIT CHARLES
THOMAS, archbishop of Rouen, died on
the 9th at Paris
A DISPATCH from Singapore said that
in consequence of the scarcity of Mexi-
can dollars there was urgent local de-
mand for the coinage of British dol
lar. The banks and merchants are al
most unanimously in favor of the pro-
posal.
AN internal machine exploded the
other evening under the bed of work
man who had an apartment in a house
in the Colombo quarter, Paris, and
caused much excitement among the peo-
pie in the neighborhood. The work.
man and his landlady were arrested.
DISPATCHES received at Calcutta,
India, from the neighborhood of the
scene of operation of the columns en-
gagged in furnishing the Aboor tribes
men announced serious losses sustained
by the British.
A DYNAMITE cartridge was exploded
at Funte Rebollo, province of Segovia,
Old Castle Spain, killing the alcalde,
or local judge, and also killing the
sacristian of the local church. The ex-
plosion is believed to be the work of
anarchists.
A DESPERATE fight with brigands
took place at the stock ranch of Pedro
Sanchez, about fifty miles of Durango,
Mex. The outlaws were expected. The
fight was kept up for three hours and
resulted in the bandits being driven
off, leaving four killed and five wound
ed on their side, one ranchman being
killed and three wounded on the other.
The earl of Elgin, viceroy of India,
has sent an official dispatch to the India
Office, confirming the news of the dis
asters to the British forces opera ting
against the Arabs on the borders of
Assam.
The Freeman's Journal says that the
bill for the relief of the Irish evicted
tenants will be mentioned in the
queens speech to be delivered at the
forthcoming opening of parliament and
adds that it will be pushed vigorously
through the house of commons.
Iir tuOuSdHu SOCldllSIS VI Nle1nd,
Austria, formed in procession on the
l1th and marched to the Central ceme-
terry, where wreaths were placed upon
the obelisk erected to the memory of
the rioters who were killed during the
disturbances of March, 1S4S. The pro-
ceedings throughout were orderly.
A CABLE dispatch from Port au
Prince. Hayti, announced that the
steam yacht Natalie, whose stealthy
sailing from the United States aroused
suspicion, had been captured by Hay
tien warships Arms and ammunition
were found on board and she was
seized upon information that the muni-
tions of war were intended to be deliv-
cred to Haytien revolutionists The
entire crew of the Natalie have been
shot by order of President Hippolyte.
THE German steamer Lining, from
DantZic for Amsterdam. has been sunk
in collision with the steamer Lincoln.
Three of the crew of the Lining went
down with her.
THE bimetallists of the German silver
have announced their in
tention of moving that the government
take the initiative and propose that
the powers send delegates to fresh
monetary conference.
with or without the participation Of
England.