Iowa state bystander., 1896-03-20
TERsE NEWS.

dangerously i'll at Jeypore, India.
Berlin dispatch; The disruption
of the driebund, which was threatened
by the defeat of the Italians in
Abyssinia, has been strengthened by
the promise of Germany to adopt a
more friendly attitude toward
England.
Rome cablegram: Gen. Barratieri is
preparing statement in which hewill
show that Crispi is largely responsible
for the recent disaster in Abyssinia.
The ex-premier, who desires to go
abroad, is preparing a violent press
campaign against Signor Rudini.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says: Two
hundred fishermen belonging to Revale,
with their horses and carts have been
blown out to sea on piece of floating
ice They had only one days provisions
with them and they have now been
missing five days,
Duestrow, the millionaire, who killed
his wife and 3-year-old son in st. Louis
two years ago, has cen sentenced to
die on April % by Judge Hirzel
Duestrow was in court when sentence
was passed. He merely smiled as the
Judge named the date for his execution
and, after lighting a cigarette, left the
court room in company with Sheriff
Terry.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says: The
Constantinople correspondent writes
that, thanks to the diplomatic successes
of Nelidoff, Russia's ambassador at
Constantinople, Turkeys relations, as
far as the Balkans and Egypt are con-
cerned, will in the future be entirely
controlled by Russia. In return, Rus
sia engages to support Turkey and to
keep peace. in Armenia.
A recent issue of the st. James
Gazette says: THE Venezuela dispute
will not be settled until the United
States shall no longer insist we must
arbitrate before it upon terms fixed by
itself. The more the British and
American nations understand that
this demand is unwarrantable, the
greater the Likelihood that there will be
a settlement upon other lines than the
igonminious retreat of Great Britain. .
In parliament recently Sir William
Vernon Harcourt, the parliamentary
leader of the opposition, made a politi-
cal speech in which he dwelt in grave.
terms upon the condition of British.
foreign relations. The situation abroad,
Sir William said, had never been SO
grave within the memory of living man.
The Armenian difficulty, he said, was
a LEGACY of Beaconsfeld craftsmanship.
Venezuela, he pointed out, was the
gravest difficulty which menaced us.
He regretted that the blue book had
not been published in December in
place of Lord Salisbury's dispatches.
No word should escape his lips, how
ever. to embarrass the government in
obtaining peaceful and honorable
settlement.
Cuban advices say Antonio Maceo
is once more in Havana province. 1t
is announced that Captain General
Weyler will shortly remove his head
quarters from Havana to Matanzas in
order the more conveniently to direct
the operations against the insurgents,
who have retreated into Santa Clara.
Meantime, Maceo and his followers
seem to have turned upon their road,
gone through the line of troops like
small fish through the meshes of
seine, and made their way across the
entire province of Matanzas into
Havana province. Maximo Gomez has
not accompanied the present counter
march, according to the report received
here, but is lowering around the
borders of the Clenaga swamp, which
is practically inaccessible to Spanish
troops.
General Baratieri will be tried in
Rome in public. Every fresh advice
from Africa tends to confirm the most
alarming reports of the extent of the
disaster at Adowa. Officials admit
that over - 900 men were killed and
wounded or taken prisoners. Baratieri
repeats that he did not want to strike
big blow before the arrival of his
successor, General Baldissera. He
claims the plan of battle was carefully
mapped out between himself and his
generals the latter all approving. 1t
would have been successful had not
the native troops under the Italian flag
become panic stricken.
According to Washington dispatches,
President Cleveland has an army Off
Ger in Cuba who will make report to
him of the conditions existing in that
country.
A dispatch says the spanish premier
after consulting the managers of the
colonial and Barcelona Banks, called a
meeting of the cabinet which decided
to secure a monthly subscription of
Sc, 200, 600 for the purpose of prose
cutting the war in Cuba, the govern
ment to pay per cent interest there
for. 1t is hoped by this plan to avoid
credit operations abroad.