Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-13

mending Gov. Matthews as the candi
date for president of the democratic
party.
The American Federation of Labo
adopted a resolution declaring for tn,
The ship Gorzod, long overdue from
China, has arrived at Tacoma, Wash.
The Changers bank of California. 10,
Gated at San Francisco. has decided t
90 into voluntary liquidation.
The bark Theobald has arrived al
San Francisco from Coal bay, with the
drst cargo of coal ever shipped from
Alaska.
Carl A. Peterson is in Jail at Rock
ford, H., charged with forging the
name of G. N. Stafford & Co. on checks
fora large amount.
Frank Shout, wanted at Three Rivers
Wis. for obtaining money under false
Pigeon. Mich.
James Showalter, a member of the
Goshen, Ind, bar, was acquitted of the
charge of forgery. He is in Jail pend
ing trial on other charges.
William Black. of Fairfield. H., tried
to murder his stepmother by shooting
but the bullet lodged in her arm. He
is believed to be insane.
While intoxicated Frank Davidson OF
jamestown, Ind, fired two shots at his
wife in an attempt to kill her. His aim
was poor. He is now in Jail.
The schooner Elwood of San Fran
cisco is missing. and is supposed 10
have gone down off the Alaskan coast
between Cooks inlet and Glazier bay
with all on board
The Wool Dealers association of
Philadelphia has decided to petition
congress to re-enact schedule K of the
Mckinley tariff law, which refers to
wool and wooden manufactures.
E. L. Merritt, government agent, is
4 at Fort Pierre, S. D., to appraise the
buildings at abandoned Fort Sully.
They will be sold and the reservation of
1900 acres opened to settlement next
i year.
Nv. H. Lants took an overdose of
laudanum at Fort Wayne, Ind, while
suffering from toothache. He is dead.
Lants was a travelling salesman for a
Buffalo, N. Y, electrical company and
has brother at Pekin, Ill.
Attorney General Hancock of New
York began the hearing Wednesday in
the application of Mrs Thomas Patti
son to begin an action for the dissolu-
ton of the Walter A. Wood Moving and
Reapjny Machine cnmnapy
Mrs. Nancy ]. Thompson. aged IS
years, was found starved and frozen to
death near Maple City, Kan. She lived
alone with a half-witted son, who was
also in dying condition
r. b. Curtis, editor of the Anamosa.
Iowa, Daily Call who has been in Jail
six months for bigamy. has been put on
trial. One of his four wives was Miss
Mae Smith, of Peoria, Ill.
Caroline Gerardy, who escaped from
an Indiana insane asylum and was
killed by train at Logansport, was
convicted two years ago in Starke
county OF numbering her husband and
became insane in the courtroom when
tho jury reported its verdict
The British privy council has affirmed
the Judgment of the queens bench of
Canada in the case of the Eastern
Townships Bank versus 2eoagh and
others.
Fire broke out at Havre among 400
bales of cotton on the after deck of the
/ steamer Samoa Captain Frazer, which
arrived here Dec from New Orleans.
The FIRE is under control
John Van Dyne, aged IA years, and
suffering from physical disabilities,
disemboweled himself with pocket
knife at the soldiers home at Dayton,
Ohio.
John Hokan. of Chicago, and John
Dayey were killed by falling states in
the coal mines at Coxville, Ind Ed
ward Opendorf met a similar death at
Resedaie.
A body of dervisnes mounted on
cameis has saided. plundered and par
tally burned Anendan. north of Wady
Haffa. A detachment of cavalry has
been sent in pursuit of the dervishes.
Lewis Batten and Abraham De Vault
were fatally hurt by the explosion of a
sawmiil boiler at Bloomfield, Iowa.
Joseph J. humphrey committed sui
eide at Ludington, Mich, by cutting his
throat The body was found by his
wife about daylight in the back yard
Edward Campbell, Mobile and Ohio
fireman, unmarried and from Murphys-
,boro. was crushed to death by his train
at Mill Creek, Ill.
The American Missionary Union held
conference at Dayton, Ohio. Prom
lnent workers from all parts of the
United States were in attendance.
Fred Renois. a farmer of Cahokia, H., |
has been arrested at the instance of an
insurance company charged with burn
Ing his house.
The board of trustees OF the United |
scciety Of Christian EndeaVor held |
devotional exercise at Detroit Rev.
Mr. Clark, of Boston The founder Of the /
society was present
The Ohio mtuers have refused 10 meet
with the committee appointed by the
operators 70 afiJnst wages for the state