Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-26
TERSE NEWS.

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The sensational duel between Gen,
eral Campos and General Borrefo, OF
! Spain, has been declared off.
The democrats of New York adopted
resolutions declaring for the gold
standard. Hill, Murphy, Flower and
Coudert are the delegates at large.
The boycott which was declared
against the Milwaukee street railway,
as a result of the late strike,
has been declared off by the union.
The end of the boycott practically ends
the street railway troubles.
Illinois democrats tenominated
Governor AltgeId aud declared for free
silver; Ohio and Indiana declared for
free coinage of silver Wisconsin
declared for gold, and Texas held two
conventions, one by gold men and one
by silver advocates.
Venezuelan dispatch: A British official
with 100 laborers was opening a road
from the Barama to the Cuyuni river,
within the Schomburg line, when they
were stopped by armed Venezuelans.
Orders have been sent from George.
town to the British officials not to offer
violent resistance to the Yeuezuelans,
but to withdraw under protest. No
excitement has been caused in the
country by the incident
st. Louis dispatch: As result of a
series of conferences between commit
tees appointed by the seeding silver
men of the recent republican national
convention and q committee composed
of prominent populists, an address was
issued from the headquarters of the
peoples party national committee in
st. Louis, advising populists through
out the country to make Henry NJ.
Teller, of Colorado, their national
standard bearer.
Madrid dispatch: A very bad inn
preston has been made here by the
cablegrams received from the United
States announcing that the Cuban flag
was displayed at the republican
national convention in ST. Louis. The
press, in the comments upon the occur
renee, are agreed that the real Cuban
question is not in Cuba, but in the
United States, and the government is
urged by the newspapers to prepare at
once for all contingencies.
At Taylor Cycle Park, Little Falls,
n. y, few days ago, where the
state meet of the L, A. W. was taking
place, steam yacht, Tirus Sheard,
exploded her boiler Ten were killed
outright, one died on the way to the
hospital and three are fatally injured
and six seriously injured. The boat
was blown to splinters. Three of the
bodies have not been recovered and
are believed to be in Erie canal The
explosion resulted from a defective
working pump connected with the
boiler.
Cape Town dispatch: The secretary
of state for the Transvaal has tele-
graphed to the British high commits
sioner here saying that, having in view
the welfare and peace of South Africa,
the Transvaal government is convinced
that the proofs in it's possession, and
which are at the disposal of Great
Britain, now completely justify and
compel the bringing to trial of Cecil
Rhodes, Alfred Belt and Dr. Harris, all
of the British South Africa company,
and connected with the raid into the
Transyaal. The secretary adds that
the Transvaal republic is obliged to
press this step on Great Britain and
also to urge that all control of the
British chartered South Africa com
pany be transferred to Great Britain.
Late advices received from Brest
state the Drummond ship Castle was
making the passage from Plymouth to
the east of Ushante island when the
accident occurred. A slight haze hung
over the water and the steamer
crashed upon rock and foundered in
three minutes. The British warShip
Sybyll, which was near at hand,
lowered her boats and did all possible
to rescue those on board the steamer,
but the efforts of the cruisers men
were in vain. More than 300 were
drowned. Among the passengers on
the Drummond Castle were some of
the persons who were concerned in the
recent troubles in the Transvaal
In the suburban handicap race at
New York, Henry of Navarro won
in 2:o7.
Washington dispatch: The removal
of the headquarters of the democratic
silver committee to Chicago has been
contemplated for some time. The
rooms of the committee in Washington
will be closed at once and quarters
will be opened in the Sherman house
at Chicago. After the national con- |
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