Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-15
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Nebraska was visited by a splendid
| rain on the 5th.
Lord Roseberry's horse, Lodas, WON
| the London derby, worth $1,000, on
| the 9th. Time, oo:45 As.
Kansas republicans have nominated
! Major Z. N. Morrill, of Hiawatha for
| governor and j. w. Troutman of
| Shawnee county for lieutenant-gov-
| ernor.
The declaration of policy of the
new Dupuy ministry was read in both
chambers Of the French parliament.
| The new government was given vote
| of confidence.
| Gen. Hewston, the Californian who
killed a hoodlum in a street alteration
by thrusting his umbrella into his eye,
has been held on the charge of man
! slaughter, in London.
Returns from Oregon state that
Judge Lord. rep, has been elected
governor by plurality of $4,000 and it
| is believed the republicans Will control
both branches Of the legislature.
Troops in the Frazer Valley have
damaged property to the extent of
So, 100000 At Vancouver, 3. G., and
Portland, Ore, the damage is immense
and the surrounding country is devas-
tated.
Dispatches received from Sofia.
| Bulgaria, say two batalions of infantry
and the entire police force have issued
u manifesto in favor of ex-premiel
Stambulotf. The dispatches ,aud a
bloody fight has taken place between
revolted soldiers and police and loyal
troops. during which many were killed
on both sides.
Colorado wasvisited by very disas-
trous floods laN week. At Boulder all
the bridges We're washed away and a
half million dollars worth of damage
done to railroads, pastures. etc. Fifty
br.idgesybetween Boulder and Manitou
were carried away, and several mining
towns having a population of abont
900 were wiped out. The damage at
Pueblo will reach 500. 900
Col breckenridge had an audience Of
600 persons, of whom twenty were
ladies, at Midway, Ky. He spoke
for an hour and twenty minutes, and
scored his opponents. After Breckin-
ridge finished, Evan Settles, his main
opponent, took the stand. and nearly
fifty ladies marched into the hall and
were given seats. Col. Breckenridge
and nearly all his followers left the
house
The convention of the Order of
Railway Telegra piers finished its la
bors at Denver last week. All traces
of feeling. which was the natural re-
suit of the election of w. " Powell to
succeed Grand Chief Ramsey, died out
in the reconstruction of the constitu-
ton. The proposition to organize
state divisions was voted down. The
next convention will be held in st.
Louis on the third Monday Of May,
1895.
"A daring outrage was perpetrated
at the home Of Silas johnson at st.
Louis. Two men called at the house
Mrs. johnson opened the door, and the
men forced their way in. and selling
the woman. repeatedly outraged. her.
As they were about to leave, Mrs.
johnson seized a shot gun and fred.
The discharge took effect in one of the
mems arm and body. causing danger
Gus wounds The police caught the
men, whose names are Mike Cooney
and John Weitza.
Owing to high waterin the Missouri
river which will not begin to recedc
for some time, the very prosperous vii
lage of Winthrop, thirty miles south of
st. Joseph, on the Rock Island Han
nibal g. st. Joe. Missouri Pacific and
Kansas City. st. Joe & Council Bluffs
railroads. will soon be wiped off the
face of the earth. The Missouri river,
year. began cutting the bank at the
edge Of the town and adjacent to it,
and to-day half OF the place has melted
into the river, together with half Il
dozen farms of 100 acres each.
Captain Nathan Peters. Oldest Free
mason in the United States, died at
Amesbury, Mass. He was born in
Goshen. n. H., in 1903 and joined the
Masonic fraternity in 1928.
Maxim, the manufacturer of rapid
~ GUNS. recently gave an exhibition
ass which he has invented to
18th the bullet-proof coat of
he exhibition took place
D1iIhames, England