Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-13
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Republic of Mexico.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-Repol1s
from all parts of the State show TIA
the wheat crop is much better thhI
was anticipated, and the total proGuyt
will be little short of last season.
Senator Morton of Indiana ha-
come out strongly in favor OF wom"t.
suffrage.
John Dercsha Hopkins, known "A
over this country as the Graz.
preacher, died recently in Indiana.
Minister JOY gave a grand dinner
at Vienna on the 4th, which WAS
attended by numerous dignitaries.
The most friendly feelings were
expressed toward the Us.
General Frederica Carada, who
succeeded General Jordan, as COM
mander-in-chief OF the Cuban army,
was captured by the Spaniards a itv
days since, and ere this has beer
murdered. Correspondents say the
! Cuban cause is growing weaker, in
consequence ofunpatriotic discussions
of the leaders, but at the same time
the Spanish troops are being fear
FULLY decimated by disease.
Terrible storm in Western Ne
braska on the 9TH. At Lone Tree q
house, with four persons inside, waa
struck by lightning and the inmates
all killed. A train of ears was lifted
from the track by the wind an,i
carried twenty feet. One person Wa,
instantly killed and fifteen other-
more or less hurt, the mail agent
probably fatally.
John Reed, a laborer employed on
the farm of Mrs. Mccormack, in be.
kalb county, H., shot and killed Il
daughter of Mrs. McC.. q young lady
of seventeen, on the ith, because she
refused to accompany him to Il ceIe-
bratiOn. Great excitement ensued,
and it was thought Reed would be
lynched if caught.
A portion of the Wyoming canal
which runs over II coal mine near
Wilkcsbarre, Pa, cavcd in on the ith
flooding several mines.
1t is announced that a large ship.
ment Of Cundurango will arrive ia
this country about the first of mex
month. This is the plant which II ,
creating such excitement as speciii"
and positive cure for cancer, brt
which il also denounced as Il great
humbug.
Iohn7o., e we'll known Amari-
can surgeon residing in Paris, say.
that the reports of mortality in thas
city have been greatly exaggerated
and that the sanitary condition IL ,
satisfactory.
The French army is now complete .
ly reorganized, with. an effective
force of 10000 men.
The Bank Of France last Thursday
despatched one hundred and four
millions francs in specie to Prussia
Fourteen dray carts were needed for
its transportation to. the railway
station.
The Pacific Law Reporter says
that .The service of women on juric-
and i'm official places seems to be
successful and to give full satisfaction
to the people of Wyoming"
The number Of benefciaries undrr
the law providing pensions for sur
viving soldiers and sailors Of the war
of 1912 is over II 900, and the average
number OF new cases received daily
Is l7G. About twenty per cent. ~
the new cases, however, arc rejected
Col. Thomas Scott il President O!
five roads, including the Union Pa-
cific, Vice President of twelve, liz
cluding the Pennsylvania Central.
Director Of thirty-three, and genera.
consoidator of the balance.
Daniel Lewis died recently at
Irontown, Ohio, Of delirium tremens,
and his widow brought suit agains;
Thomas Evans, salOon-keepcr, 81
whom her husband had for year
obtained his liquor. The court
awarded $1,000 damages.
The Southern Claims Commission
has practically decided some -"
cases, involving the payment Of over
$l5O,O00. Nearly all the claims .haya
been materially reduced, and abon:
Of them were rejected on
account Of disloyalty. Each member
Of the Commission took home abony
80 eases to report on during vacation.
An English chemist has been ex
for the purpose of asccr-
tanning how much Of the various
kinds Of food must be eaten in Ordef
70 make one pound Of flesh. lIn
comes to the conclusion that it re.
Iuires twenty-five pounds of milk.
me hundred of turnips, fifty of pota-
0es, fifty of carrots, nine of oatmeal.
even and half of barley meal, auJ
hree and a half of beans.
A Washington special says that
pIaasantOp of Infpr