Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
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Montevldlo dispatch: An American
newspaper correspondent who has just
arrived overland from Rio Janeiro re-
ports that he saw on the way the
bodies of fourteen men buried alive in
standing position by order of Brazil
ian commanders. but with their heads
exposed. They persisted from starva-
ton or from the attacks of vultures
which had eaten out their eyes and
picked their skulls bare of flesh At
San Mateo the clothing of women sus-
pected of sympathy with the revolu-
fire. While the women were burning
soldiers were ordered to shoot and
wound them, but not to kill them.
The correspondent says some of his
fingers We're torn off after he had been
tortured by having his finger nails
torn out
Gresham has made strong representa-
tions to Germany as to the injustice to
the United States of the recent order
prohibiting importations of American
cattle and fresh beef into Germany.
He protests that the action, which is
such a severe blow to great American
industry, was taken without sufficient
evidence of disease among the cattle
exported from America, or its con-
tagious character or harmful effects.
The secretary and the German ambas-
Sador had conference on the subject,
and the ambassador transmitted the
protest to his government. There is
some reason to hope that this govern
ment may be able to secure suspen-
sion of the order for time to afford an
opportunity for further investigation
and proper consideration of such rep
resentation as we can make to support
our case. One reason for the belief is
the change just made in the German
CHARACTERISTIC.
About two months ago the direc-
tors of the Central Copper Mining
company of Marquardt Mich, voted
to permanently discontinue operations
at their mine in Keweenaw county, as
the vein, after a continuous productive
ness for years, had apparently become
exhausted. Orders We're issued for
pulling up the pumps and the ma
chinery was offered for sale. A few
miners obtained leave to work the
slopes on tribute while the mine grad
ually filed with water. They began
at the bottom and worked upward. as
the water rose. Recently they hap
pened on some very rich ground, and
later found that it was spur of the
main vein. the existence of which had
not been known. They endeavored to
keep their good fortune to themselves.
but the facts leaked ont and came to
the ears of the company management
Orders were given the tributers to
quit work The machinery has been
temporarily withdrawn from the mar
ket. and the company viii take steps
to determine the extent and continuity
of this new deposit. The mine has
already paid So, 100000 in dividends.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, dispatch: A large
Hungarian boarding house at Laurel
Run was blown to atoms by dynanlit-
ers at 3 o'clock in the morning Three
of the inmates were killed outright,
four fatally injured and a half dozen
seriously hurt. About itwenty-four
sticks of dynamite we're placed under
the building, but only six of the num-
Der exploded. They were sufficient,
however, to wreck the building. not a
beam or plank of which was left stand
ing. The only explanation of the af-
fair is that the work was done for the
purpose of robbery.
Fire AT Seattle, Wash. recently in a
hotel on West street, which was caused
by a lamp exploding, completely
destroyed the structure, and in the
confagration sixteen guests were
burned to death. There were sixty
guests in the hotel at the time and the
fire spread over the dry wooden timbers
of the structure with such rapidity
that escape for many was impossible.
Many narrow escap are reported and
great heroism was displayed by the
firemen. Half dozen We're injured by
jumping. A lady and three children
of Rolfe, Iowa, are among the dead.