The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26

THE oceanic Steamship Co. is making
arrangements with eastern roads to
route passengers to Australian and Ha-
waiian points
SIX officers and men of the steamship
Amsterdam perished at sea while at
tempting to rescue the men of the
American schooner Maggie f. Wells
1t was feared the schooner and its crew
also were lost
The daughter of the condemned an
archist, Auguste Valiant, has disap-
peared. 1t is believed she has been
kidnapped by some would-be guardian.
A CALCUTTA dispatch says it is Off
cially announced the government does
not propose to impose any import duty
on silver for the purpose of assisting
the currency policy.
The emperor of Germany has held
the chapter of the Order of the Black
Eagle and invested Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria, Count Won Fulenburg and
Prince Won Schaunbourg-Li with
that decoration.
HAROLD M. SEwELL, formerly consul
general at Samoa, and his wife narrow
ly escaped death in a storm at sea.
NATIONAL SECRETARY PATRICK Nc
BRIDE, of the United Mine Workers
union. says he expects coal miners
strike in every state in the union with
in few months
The Cologne Gazette confirms the re-
port that the Russian government has
applied to the government of Greece
for the keys of the extensive naval
magazine on the island of Paros in the
Grecian archipelago.
A REPORT has been set afloat to the
effect that an agent of the deposed
Hawaiian queen has been In Canada
for some time securing little army
for Honolulu. ,tI
DIR. MIouEL's statement of Germany's
finances to the Prussian diet shows a
deficit of 20, 200, 900 marks.
REV. CHARLES INGHAM, an American
Baptist missionary, was trampled to
death by an enraged elephant he had
shot in the Lower Congo.
No more obstacles are to be put in
the way of Chinese desiring to estab.
lish cotton mills at treaty ports. on
condition that they pay royalty of 1
tael per bale.
THE Japanese government has come
to the conclusion that the anti-foreign
society, known as the Del Nippot Myo-
koau, is dangerous to the peace of the
empire.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended January IS showed an average
decrease of 36.S compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 400; outside,
224.
NINE men were killed by an ava
Fort Steel, Il. C.
HERR HAYDEN has introduced bill
in the Prussian diet for the creation of
a chamber of agriculture.
A MEDAL of honor has been awarded
to Gen. Eugene A. Carr for distin-
guished services at the battle of Pea
Ridge.
PRESIDENT PErxoTo, of Brazil, says
the backbone of the rebellion is weak.
The French senate has agreed to give
votes to women engaged in business at
elections for tribunals of commerce.
This is the beginning of woman suf-
frage in France.
THE French dramatists, Paul Delare
and Eugene Nus. are dead.
IT is reported about the foreign office
at London that there has been fresh
fighting in Sierra Leone, but the de-
tails were withheld.
THE Brazilian government forces in
Rio Grande do Sui have arrived at
Santa Anna pursued by the rebels, who
have made heavy levies upon the in
habitants, causing general discomfort
The British steamer st. Pierre res
cued Capt. Robbins, the mate and five
seamen of the schooner Alert, of Glou-
cester, which was wrecked on the north
east point of Romeo island. Nova Scotia.
II was reported in Vienna that the
young king of Servia. had been mur-
dered.
IT is announced by the Cunard COM
pany that plans for the construction of
two new steamships have been APP
proved. The new vessels will be built
in America.
THE Deutche Zeitung correspondent
at Turin paid a visit to Kossuth, the
distinguished Hungarian patriot, and
found him so improved in health as to
be able to converse most vivaciously
with his visitor for over an hour.