The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-02
GENERAL.

The Italian government has ordered
an examination of the funds of the
banks of Italy. Naples and Sicily with
a view to utilize them under the new
banking laws and also with view OF
purifying the paper Issue.
In Tunis bomb with a fuse attached
was recently found by the police in the
post office. The bomb was supposed to
have been placed there by foreign an
archists-
THE Mexican treasury is considering
plans for the esta blishment of ma
tional agricultural bank for the pur-
pose of loaning money at reasonable
rates TO the owners of large haciendas
to move their crops
The Italian treasury is in bad shape,
the minister of finance reporting a
heavy deficit
ALTHOUGH Rev. James A. Spurgeon's
term in the ministry of the Metropolis
tan tabernacle at London has only hall
expired. friends of Rev. DR.. Pierson, the
American preacher, are actively can
vassing for votes. 1t is understood that
DIR. Pierson has been baptized, which,
previously initiating against his cleo
tion.
The Grangers of the country have
become alarmed at the suggestion that
congress will not make appropriations
for continuing the work of agricultural
experimental stations
TERROR and fear prevailed on the 22d
Do &c in of q
recent numerous anarchist outrages.
Fresh cause was given when zinc
box, with a half-burned fuse attached,
was found lying just before the door
of ST. Pierre church. The fuse was
quenched by the police, who then sur
rounded the church until the guard ar
rived.
AN accomplice of Henry, the Paris
| (France) anarchist, has written let
ter to the public prosecutor stating
that that official will be the next vic
tim of anarchist vengeance.
BAR silver declined I'D, to 2719d per
ounce on the 23d at London. 1t was
thought in New York that the fall was
something in the nature of a panic
movement on the part of holders rather
than Legitimate decline.
FAILURES in the United States during
the week ended February 90 numbered
2Ss, against 1913 last year, and in Canada
81, against 81 last year.
R. G. Dun & Co. reported prices
greatly depressed and no increase in
the volume of domestic trade for the
week ending February Esd. There was
little encouragement in the clothing
trade.
CLEARING house returns for the weel,
ended February 90 showed an average
decrease of 1872 compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 500; outside,
325
the Azore islands, announced the loss
of eight of the crew, including all the
officers, of the bark Montgomery Castle
The men were washed overheard dur
ing a terrible storm.
AT the funeral of Bourdin, the an
archist who was killed by the explo
sion of bomb he had in his pocket
while walking in London park, an at
tempt was made to have large dem
onstration by anarchists on the oc
casion, but it was promptly put dowr
by the. London police. Several REQ
flags were captured. Houses were bar
ricaded on the route to the cemetery
in expectation of fight, but the police
were masters of the situation.
THE London Times publishes dis
patch from Montevideo dated the 25th
stating that the insurgents were in
complete control of several states il
| Brazil.
The agricultural building of the
worlds fair has been totally destroyed
by an incendiary fire. The structure
cost S61S, 900.
THE Rights of Labor propose to in
vestigate the record of p NJ. Arthur
chief the Brotherhood of Locomotiv,
Engineers.
A DISPATCH from Port Louis Mauri
titus reports that the island was swep
by a cyclone, killing many people and
doing great damage to property. A
railway train was blown from the
track and rolled down an embankment
Fifty persons were killed and many
others injured.
The war in Honduras has ended in ;
victory for Nicaragua.