Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-23
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BREvITIEs.
Rubenstein, the celebrated pianist
died at ST. Petersburg on the goth, o,
/ heart disease.
4 DIR. James McCosh died at his home
in Princeton, n. j., on the 10th
He was eX-president of Princeton
university and leading educator OF
the age. He was conscious up to the
! time of his death. His physicians at
4 tribute his death to heart failure in
duced by old age.
/ The Rocky Mountain News, published
1 at Denver, says: A syndicate is schem-
! ing to obtain control of the silver
market with a view to debating the
| price of the metal to all silver using
countries. A conference to that end
| was held last week between represen-
tatives of the smelters of the country
and the leading silver producing mines
at Pueblo More reports are current
as to the details Of the proposed plan.
One is, that syndicate backed by j.
ID. Rockefeller and Rothschilds, will
obtain control of all the shelters of
the United States and Mexico and
arbitrarily fix the price of silver. re-
CARELESS of supply and demand. Ac-
cording to another report the PROPOSE
ton is to have the silver of all the
shelters handled through single
agency, effecting saving of quarter
of a cent per ounce. 1t is understood
that there is hitch in the details.
At the Jacobs opera house at SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, few evenings since,
during the exhibition bout which was
arranged to conclude the performance
to bring before the audience the would
be champion of the world Robert
Fitzsimmons, Con Riordan, Fitzsim-
mons sparring partner, was struck by
Fitzsimmons and the result of the
blow was death. Riordan, it is claimed,
had been drinking heavily. He gave
evidence of his condition as he walked
on the stage, but despite this he was
allowed to enter into the bout. There
were a few exchanges and then Fitz-
simmons, with a quick pass. landed on
Riordan's jaw with his right. There
are differences of opinion as to the
force of the blow, but it was sufficient
to cause Riordan to reel and fall on his
knees. Then he Topped over like a
dead man. Physicians were at once
n = ~
him, but despite their efforts the man
breathed his last at $3.50 the next
morning. Fitzsimnons was placed
under arrest to answer to the charge
of murder. he expresses deep sorrow
and says he struck but Slight blow.
Berlin dispatch: That the advent
of Prince Hohenlohe as chancellor
means the end, at any rate for time,
of submissive chancellor regime as it
existed during Caprivi tenure of Office,
is now a generally accepted fact.
Every indication is that Hohcnlohe is
determined to have things his own
way, and the emperor apparently in
clined TO give him free hand In
fact, there is strong reminder of Bis
MARKHAM times. Hohenlohe and not
the emperor is regarded as the man
who will pull the strings in Germany's |
domestic and foreign policy and be a
cynosure of all eyes. Newspapers of
all shades of opinion do not tire of oc
cupying themselves with everything |
connected with the new chancellor. |
and every fact, even the most trifing,
is read with avidity throughout Ger
many. Hohenlohe. on his return to
Strasburg for a short stay in order to
set the affairs of his administration
in order for his successor,
was the recipient of multifarious man
ifestations of regret at leaving his post
from various parts ofthe two provinces.
New York dispatch: Jacob Schaefer
and Frank G. Ives completed six
days billiard match of 5000 points. 600
a day, Saturday night. At the begin
ming of the inning Ives had 5000
points while Schaefer had about $500.
During the evening Ives made run
of 331 points, breaking the record of
971. made by Schaefer at Boston
Ives finally won the match, 5000 to
3,o74.
At the session of the National w. C.
T. U. at Cleveland Miss Frances E.
Willard was reelected president
Fire broke out IN the attic of the
Cheney house, located on the Chi