The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-02

THE kais er has accepted the resigna-
tion of Won Caprivi as chancellor o. the
German empire. The resignation of
Count Gutenberg, Prussian premier,
was also accepted. Prince Hohenlohe-
Shillingsfurst has accepted the chan
cellorship after first declining the
| hopor.
FIRE in a warehouse of the Muskogee
wharf at Pensacola, Fla, on the 27th,
destroyed the elevated coal track,
manv cars loaded with coal. 500 tons of
salt and much merchandise. The loss
was estimated at Sl25.0o0. with no in
surance. The fire originated from
sparks from an engine.
AN earthquake was felt throughout
the Argentine republic on the a7th.
Many churches. theaters and private
houses were destroyed. Twenty per-
sons were known to have perished.
The inhabitants were III state of
panic, fearing a repetition of the
| shocks.
TIE steam barge f. Wilson, bound
from Cleveland to Milwaukee with
coal. sprung a leak when about miles
Oh lHuuutT DdN iSldIu anu AlICu anu
sank. The crew was saved.
WHILE negro laborers were loading
cotton on ships at New Orleans mob
of white strikers attacked them. shot
at them and ran them away from ves-
sci after vessel. Three negroes were
fatally wounded. The stevedores final
" consented not to employ any more
negroes.
THE John Street Methodist church, of
New York, celebrated its 125th ami
versary on the 2Sth. 1t was an event
of considerable interest to the millions
of Methodists in America. for on the
spot where this rather shabby church
stands was erected the first Methodist
meeting house in America.
DUN's review of trade for the week
ended the Goth said political excite
ment in many states caused slacken-
ing of some kinds of business. but in
dications were more favorab bic than a
week ago. The prices of farm products
had not improved much. although corn
was higher, without any very clear
reason. Wheat was lower. The cot
ton receipts indicated that the crop
will probably be the largest ever pro-
duced. The demand for wool was not
large.
SoLLY SMITH and Johnny VanHeest
fought fifteen round draw before L.
600 people at the rooms of the Buffalo
Athletic club. Buffalo. \. Y. on the
o6th. Yank Sullivan, of Syracuse, re-
fereed the bout.
CLEARING house returns from the
principal cities of the United States for
the week ended October 26 showed an
average decrease as compared with the
corresponding week of last year of 0s;
in New York the decrease was "a; out
side New York the increase was GA.
THE semi-annual conference of Meth
odist bishops opened at Middleton.
Conn. on the 25th with twelve of the
sixteen bishops present.
WHILE the cruiser Arethuse was test
ing her engines at Brest. France, pre-
paratory to sailing for the east in or
der to reinforce the French squadron
in Chinese waters, boiler explosion
took place, killing six men and badly
scalding twenty.
By the premature explosion of a
blast at quarry near BRENNAN, Tex,
three men were fatally injured. The
tamping iron struck spark from the
rock and exploded twenty-five pounds
of giant powder.
DURING the conservation of church
at Trollh. Russia. lamp was upset,
which caused cry of fire to be raised
and panic followed. During the rush
children were trampled to death and
twenty-seven people seriously injured.
IN a collision between two freight
trains on the Kosloff Waronesch rail-
road in Russia. twenty-five cars were
demolished and ten trainmen killed.
AT Peterhead, Scotland, the Swedish
schooner Alene, loaded with gunpow-
der, which was at anchor. was blown
up. Within two minutes after the ex-
plosion nothing was to be seen on the
surface of the water but splinters from
the schooner. All her crew perished.
THE crank who wrote to the German
emperor challenging him to duel
went to DIR. Bryant's at New York
where the president was visiting on
the 25th, and wanted to see Mr.. Cleve-
land. On being told he could not see
him he said he must. as it was busi-
ness of extreme national Importance.
The doctor reasoned with the crank
and finally persuaded him to go away.