Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-03
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rested at Colorado Springs for com
plicity in tarling and feathering Adj
iutant General Tarsney. Evidence to
convict is said to be Forthcoming.
A Washington dispatch says the presi-
dent has appointed John D. Herman, of
New York. and Nicholas E. Worthing-
ton. of Peoria, Illinois, to act with
Labor Commissioner Carroll d. Wright
in the presidential commission to in
vestigate the Chicago labor troubles.
Omaha dispatch: The high tempera-
ture of the 26tll and the hot dry winds
have done almost inestimable damage
to crops throughout Nebraska. Corn
in all parts of the state is burned past
redemption and the leaves are withc.ed
and rolled up. In he western and
southern parts it is reported that corn
is a failure and that seed will hardly
be borne. The farmers are feeling
very blue and it is thought that outside
care will have to be given to run them
through the winter The temperature
ranged from JOG to H. degrees all
day and several cases of prostration
are noted. In Omaha the temperature
reached LOG degrees, the highest ever
recorded in the city.
Springfield, H., dispatch: For treas
urcr of state, Henry Wulff, of Chicago;
for superintendent of public instruc-
ton, S. NJ. ingalls,, of Carbondale: for
trustees of state university. Mrs. j. M.
Springfield: and Alexander Mclean,
of Macolnb. This was the ticket
placed in nomination by the republican
state convention For while it was
one of the most tumultuous and excit-
ing gatherings of the representatives
ofthe party in the history Of the state.
The proposition to follow the example
of the democratic convention and nom
mate a candidate for United States
senator caused the uproar, but it was
finally voted down by a vote of 1919 to
3t5.
Superintendent Campbell, of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy road. says
figures win hardly express the damage
wrought last week in the corn fields of
Kansas and Nebraska. Two weeks
ago experts estimated that Nebraska
would yield four hundred million
bushels of corn 1t is now believed
it will be necessary to ship corn into
many counties. Hundreds of square
miles of the finest looking corn is dry
and lifeless over an extent OF territory
as large as Pennsylvania or New
York. Reports on the lines of the
Union Pacific. Rock Island, Missouri
Pacific and Santa Fee are all of the
same tenor. Hay is ruined and the
only hope is that rains may Start an
other crop before it is too late. Many
farmers have cut their corn green for
fodder. Travellers report the high
ways eastward through Nebraska and
Kansas as already thronged with dis
heartened settlers The disaster is
vastly more damaging to the railroads
than the recent strike
Inc gOlQ reserve received dnOtueT Sc
we're blow by the engagement of So 0O0,-
600 for export on the 2Sth. This leaves
the true amount of reserve SOS, 345, 725.
or S3,654, $40 lower than the lowest
point reached prior to the February
bond issue. Against this reserve there
is an aggregate of nearly 100000. 900
of paper currency redeema bic in gold.
The net loss of gold the last six months
is about S43, 100000 So far this month
the treasury receipts are about $43, 70o,-
600 and the expenditures SIS, 10000,
leaving net gain of $3.50, 900.
Chinese advices say that while no
formal declaration of war has yet been
made. both countries are fighting hard.
The victories thus far have been in
favor of the ,Iaps.
\ st. Petersburg dispatch says: No
vovreya says that Russia is unable to
remain indifferent TO the fate of Corea,
and ought to help China or contribute
to localize the war.
Secretary Herbert has ordered two
vessels on duty in the Bering sea to
proceed Immediately to the Chinese sta
ton because of the troubles in Corea.
to protect American interests.