Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-22
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The duke and duchess of Marl
borough sailed for Genoa few days
ago.
All of the three lads who wrecked
the New York Central train near Rome
n. y, have confessed.
The plurality for Asa Bushnell, can
didate for governor of Ohio on the
republican ticket, is 2,13s.
Rev. S. L. Smith, author of Amer
lea, dropped dead at the New England
depot in Boston on the 10th.
The British steamer Leo, from
Odessa Tor Copenhagen, has foundered
off the coast Of Denmark. Fifteen out
of twenty-one persons on board were
drowned.
Eight private detectives have been
held at Chicago for the murder of a
Young man named White, who was
killed by one of them while in search
of his brother
Three disinterested parties residing
in Chicago declare that they
have recently seen BENZ Peitzel, for
whose murder H. H. Holmes has been
convicted at Philadelphia.
The supreme court Of the state of
heirs of Jay Gould must pay taxes on
$4,000, 900 of personal property, the
valuation ON which the tax commits
sioners based their assessment.
The New York Journal recently
stated that President Cleveland has
decided that he will not wait for action
by congress before making another is
sue of bonds, and has already begun
negotiations for the same.
Judge Gibbons, in court at Chicago,
has declared the state law closing
barber shops on Sunday unconstitn-
tional as being class legislation. An
appeal was at once taken by the Bar
bers' Sunday Closing Association,
which appeared as prosecutor in the
case.
A Peoria, Ill, dispatch says: Bishop
B. b. usher, rector of Christ Reformed
Episcopal Church, has created sensa-
ton among local physicians by secur-
ing a certificate allowing him to
practice in the city. He says that he
can administer to the poor and needy
of the city, and that he will do without
charge.
A Constantinople cable from United
States Minister Terrell confirm re-
port OF the massacre Of 500 persons by
the Turks at Kharput, and the de-
struction of a large amount of Ameri-
can mission property The scene OF
the massacre is far inland, beyond the
reach of man-of-war, which would
be obliged to pass through the Darda.
nelles into the Black sea to approach
even the neighboring coast
At Cleveland, o., recently heavy
electric motor car, carrying nineteel
passengers, went through the draw o
the central viaduct and dropped 1Ol
feet to the river below, and every
passenger was killed. The central
viaduct is a huge silt bridge, 5000 feet
long, made of iron. 1t connects the
south side with the business center of
the city. Directly over the river is
draw bridge of the pivot swinging
pattern, and this is 1O1 feet above the
surface of the water. The south side
street railway passes over the bridge.
The accident appears 10 have been the
fault of the motorman and conductor
The draw was open, the red lights
were up, and the gate was closed, but
the car crashed through the gate and
over the precipice. The motorman
jumped and was saved, but the con-
ductor went down to death with the
passengers.
1t is stated that China las agreed
that Germany may occupy the island
near the entrance to the port of Annoy
to establish a navy yard and coal
depot. 1t is feared that this will
result in international complications,
as France and Russia are certain to
seek similar privileges.
A London cablegram says the admi-
rally has received confirmation of a
dispatch from Shanghai saying that
the launch of the British cruiser Ed
gar had been sunk, with d loss of for
ty-eight lives. The disaster occurred
off Nagasakl, and the boat contained
forty-eight marines.
At Washington few days ago the
executive committee of the American
Bimetallic League unanimously adopt
ed a resolution accepting heinvitation
of the national silver committee of
Chicago in calling conference of those
who believe in the free coinage of gold
aud silver at iG 10 ] independently of
any other countries, to meet at Wash
ington on January 80, 1896, for the
purpose Of arranging for national
convention. BY the terms OF the
resolution each organization is to be
equally represented, ncltnti to have
- t--Fas' r. five representatives