Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-10-02
TIE NEWS.

Wilbur h. Porter has been named
for governor by the democrats of New
York.
At Trenton. N. j., John S, johnson,
the cyclist, went mile in 40, break
ing all records.
Private advices from Pinar Del Rio
are to the effect that Antonio Maceo
has seized the town of San Juan Mar
tinez.
Mills at Troy. n. Y, Waltham,
Mass, Manchester. N. H., and Holt
daysburg, Pa, employing 10000 men,
have recently resumed work.
John Boyd Thacher has declined to
accept the democratic nomination for
governor OF New York because he
says he cannot endorse Bryan and
Sewall
The Peary polar expedition has re-
turned. While it made valuable investi-
cations, it was not able to bring the
immense meteorite for which it went,
being unable to rig derrick to handle
it.
Shanghai dispatch: Everywhere
Throughout Thibet the revolt against
the Chinese government is spreading
In consequence Of this rebellion 1900
Chinese troops have been sent to re-
inforce the garrisons.
A Constantinople dispatch says a
slaughter of Armenians is reported at
~ rhn
Daily Mail has Constantinople dis
patch which confirms the foregoing
news and which says that 100
Armenians~ have been slain at
Ghemereh.
At Chicago recently the American
record was broken by four men in the
24-hour bicycle race at the Coliseum.
The score at the finish was: Grimm, 4s6
miles, 1,15l yards; Waller, 4ss miles,
96s yards: Skinner, 462 miles, 567
yards; Miller, $50 miles, 233 yards;
Myers, APT miles, sS7 yards.
Boston dispatch: The democrats of
conventions. The convention was to
have met in Music Hail. The silver
delegations, led by George Fred Will
liams, fearing treachery on the part Of
the gold forces. held the hall all night
and the doors were guarded from
without SO that no one could go in.
When the time for the convention
arrived Williams was nominated for
governor and full state ticket placed
in the field. The silverites who
couldn't get in held convention and
endorsed any action taken in the hall.
The gold standard men held another
convention and also nominated Will
lams From the latter conven tion,
however, number OF gold men bolted
and nominated ticket to run on the
Indianapolis platform.
At Ridgeby Park, Portland, Me-,
last week John r. Gentry paced the
fastest mile ever made in harness and
placed the worlds record at 2:Oo1a.
The quarters were as follows: 2014,
5919, 1904 and 2:ooh.
New York dispatch: Gen. Carlos
Roloff, accused of aiding filibustering
expeditions to Cuba, and, according to
the testimony of a number Of witnesses,
an active participant in the steamship
Laurado expedition last August, has
been held by United States Commits,
sioner Alexander in $500 bail for the
grand jury.
A telegram received from United
States commercial agent at Vancouver
H. c., says that at an interview, jus,
before sailing for Hong Kong, II
Hung Chang requested him to send
this message to his government: 81 an
greatly impressed by the! courtesies
and kindness extended to me by the
government of your country, which
| regard as the model government Of
western civilization. shall ever re-
tain the most pleasant memories of my
| visit to the United States and / desire
TO make my greetings to your country
| the most cordial.