Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-08
BRIEF ITEMS.


Jake Gnudaur, Of Canada. won the
championship in the rowing contest at
austin, Texas;
The president has issued a procla-
nation appointing Thursday, Novem-
Der IS, as day OF thanksgiving and
prayer.
The report that Russian warships have
assembled at Port Arthur is confirmed
Latest advices respecting the Russian
feet stated that it was at Chez Foo
Al Philadelphia on the I'd the
Holmes jury at s:t5 p. IN. brought in Q
verdict Of Guilty Of murder in the FIRST
degree The case was given to the
jury at $40 =. III.
Otto Zeigler, the Chicago bicyciist'
has broken another of John 5.
johnson $ records of last year. 1t was
The statldirg start paced two-thirds OF
OF a mile The record was Ills. Otto
made it in 1:t4 As.
The governor Of Alaska in his annual
report, recommends the establishment
Of military post on the Yukon, which
is regarded as significant; especially in
view of the action that has already
been taken by Canada to the same
effect on their side Of the line.
The Figaro, published at Paris, in
an article on the dispute between Great
Britain and Venezuela, says: The
Venezuela dispute Is worth watching,
owing to the close proximity Of the
British aid American fleets there:
| Prudence recommends that they
should be not left too long together,
/ for the intense hatred of the Americans
| toward the old country is appalling.
4 Sun Francisco dispatch: Theo-
4 dore Durant; assistant superintendent
4 ST EMANUEL Baptist Church Sunday
school. was convicted OF murder I'll the
first degree forllilling Blanche Lamont,
for which he has been on trial since
July %. last. The jury was out twenty
minutes and arrived at the verdict on
the first ballot As there was nc
tecohinendati6n Of mercy. the punish
fnant was fixed at death.
4 A Chicago dispatch says: The largest
4 donation ever made 10 an edncationa
institution by one man has just be
n come the riftto the Chicago University
L. T. Gates representing John u
Rockefeller, has just announced to thu
trustees of the institution that th'
eastern capitalist has determined t.
add So, coo, 600 to his already munifieen
donations. He haze already given tn
institution S4,6o6,ood; and the add
tional endowment just announced vii
swef the total to S7,600;o00.
y dispatch announces that the gov
crnment, through the intercepiion Q
kilograms sent to Europe, has disco
cred a plot to restore the monarchy
] Brazil The headquarters of the cor
spiracy is in San Paulo, with hI2nche
} in Rio ,laneiro, Bah;i and other ciG!e;
kilograms addressed to Colnte DE
: and other prominent persons in FL
rope and sent by Henry Lowndez an
Cp1nte Leopoldian are in the hands {
the government and orders for the a
i rest of the prominent irnperialists hay
a been issued
t A Rome cable says; The next COZ
y sistory to be held will leave the Italian
in majority of three over the foreig
cardinals in the conclave. and, as thel
G will remain but three cardinals ha
: vacant. the supremacy on the Italia
d vote is assured over any possible cor
y binatlon in favor OF a foreign candida
IS for the pontifcate. Accounts of Il
}, pope's health are highly contradiction
t, and the truth probably is that
constantly over taxes his strength al
e thus induces fainting fits, which alar
his attendants.
Barbados, w T., dispatch: Peep
here have been startled by the a
es nouncement that commander nam
, Gilbert, on board Venezuelan Goa
4 guard, has shot down Thomas Care
y owner of the British schooner Myoso
s. on board that vessel while on voya
r, from Port au Spain, Trinidad, in
is most unprovol1ed manner. The ma
! facts of the occurrence have been ]
- ported to the administration at Tr1
N dad and a report on the same is NJ
ed on its way to London for the inform
IS ton of the secretary of state for t
he colonies and the cabinet 1t is belieV
this will give England an excuse
declaring war against Venezuela
Jack Dempsey, the famous ~
r re pareil" Of pngilistic circles, died
days ago at Portland Ore. DemPt
/. was never whipped until he met g
lg. simmons at New Orleans upon
ne s'Kangaroo's arrival in this count
'ie It is the belief of many that his de
he he really resulted from the punishm
in5frted by the Australian in the pl
,,7,, ring, although II oete1srad
undoubted consumption. lie was i
at Newburg y !. ! He ",e5|a COO COO
'oH by trade ar - -srahie note.
ose athletic wrestler, g
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