Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-08-14
TERsE NEWS.


Wisconsin republicans nominated
Major Edward Scofeld for governor,
Scores of deaths on account of heat
are reported from the large cities,
especially Chicago and st. Louis.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed was renomi-
mated for congress by the republi-
cans of the First Maine district.
In the Dupont live bird tournament
at Chicago, Bert Garage, of-Baltimore,
won the championship. Gilbert, of
Iowa, fell down.
The republican state convention
of Michigan nominated Detroit's fam
Gus mayor, Hazen S. Pingree. for gov
ernor, on the fourth ballot.
At Columbus, o., recently John K.
Gentry went a mile at the Columbus
Driving Park in an effort to break the
worlds stallion pacing record He
went in o:O3i4, lowering the record a
quarter Of a second.
The ''scand money democrats met
at indianapolis and decided to
call convention to be held at Indian
apolis on the I'd of September and that
the party should be known as the
national democratic party An address
is being prepared.
At Buffalo recently Eddie Bald
and Tom Cooper fought it out in the
mile open at the Buffalo Athletic Club
track. and Bald not only won in
o:O1 A.. but in doing so clipped five
and one-ffth seconds off the world S
record for the single mile paced. in
competition
In the bicycle tournament at Grand
Rapids, Mich, recently Eddie Bald
lowered the third mile record held by
w. w. Hamilton, of Denver, from
33 80 to SO seconds fiat. He tried to
break the two-thir6s mile record. but
only equalled the state record of
III IS. He was paced by triplet.
Thomas Watson opened his cam
paign at Atlanta few days ago. He
declared that the populists were not
going to put another ticket in the field
was withrawn or not, he (Watson) was
going to manage this campaign SO that
''Wm. j. Bryan gets every vote we We
got.
The appearance of hot winds in
southwestern Kansas has dampened
| the hopes of farmers for tremendous
crop of corn. The winds have been
/ very severe on the late corn and as
! there is some likelihood Of their con
tinuing, prospects for good late corn
! are discouraging The heat has been
intense, registering Ill degrees at
point.
A Nicaragua dispatch says that the
heavy rains caused the rivers Rama
and Siqua in that neighborhood, TO rise
rapidly. The panic-striclIen inhabi'
/ tants took refuge on high ground and
on board the steamers in the river
| Rama. Only fifteen buildings were
/ left standing in FL Ramo. The plan.
tations near the town are all destroyed
| and the loss is estimated at more than
! Sl,OOO,O0o. Many of the refugees have
found shelter in Blucfields. Twenty
/ lives were lost.
Key West dispatch: 1t is openly
! declared here that Captain General
| Weyler has reached an understanding
with the chief insurgent leaders and
negotiations will be begun with a view
! to the cessation of hostilities in Cuba
| if the terms are satisfactory to all
concerned It is also stated that tho
captain general and his deputy com
manders have held conference in
relation TO this proposition. Much
greater Importance, however. is
attached to the report that truce is
likely to occur soon in the island
Capetown dispatch: Details are re
ceived here of decisive victory won
by roo British troops, composing Col.
! Plummer' column, over a native force
estimated at from 1000 to 1000. The
latter fought most desperately, brave
ly charging up within "a few yards OF
the British rapid firing guns. A bout
500 Mate belle warriors were slain dur
ing the engagement. which lasted sew
eral hours. and the loss of the British
included Major kershaw. Lieutenant
Harvey and four sargeauts. About
| thirty soldiers were killed and six Off
GERS and about fifty men are wounded
according to unofficial figures.
Columbus dispatch; Robert j. has
again demonstrated that he is the
greatest PAGER ever harnessed to !
sullSy The freefor-a pace proved tc
be the greatest race of the year, thu
fastest four consecutive heats and tn,
fastest fourth heat ever trotted o
paced on any track being made. IL
the first heat, paced In 2:C3M, Rober
j. again lowered his record half a sec
ond and broke the track record Tn
second and third heats in 2:04l5 were
considered phenomenal. but the Grove
was not prepared for the great sur
prise when the fastest fourth heat eve
paced or trotted was made, the tim
being @:os$.