Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-15
TERsE NEWS.

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Missouri republicans declared for
Mckinley, while the Delaware dele
gates go uninstructed
Henry Cuyler Bunnef, editor of Puck,
died at his home at Nutley, N j., on
the 18th from tubercular consumption.
Herman w midget, alias ii. II.
Holmes, was hanged on the eth in
the county prison at Philadelphia,
for the killing Of BENZ. T. Pietzel.
At Berlin recently the Deutsclie.
Asiatisch Bank handed to the agent of
the government of Japan the sum of
8fi0o0,Uo0 marks as part of the Chinese
war indemnity.
The New York grand jury has found
found indictments against President
James b Duke and nine directors
of the American Tobacco company for
violation OF the law against trusts.
Henry Bolln, ex,city treasurer OF
Omaha, Neb, after Il second trial
has been convicted Of cmbezzling slo5,-
500 Of public funds of the city ard
school board of Omaha. Punishment
may be from one to twenty five years
and fine to the amount or double the
amount of embezzlement.
San Francisco dispatch: The steam
er Monawai brings news of the whole
sale massacre of traders and mission
aries by natives Of the islands on the
Manning straits and the Solomons
Acts of cannibalism followed. The
trading station was sacked. Two
English missionaries are missing and
it is supposed they were murdered.
Yokohama dispatch: Negotiations
are in progress between Japan and
Russia looking to joint action in Corea.
The chief points under discussion are
the return Of the king to the palace
from the Russian embassy, Japan to
have disposal of the troops around the
palace, and the placing of the tele,
Graph system in the hands of Japan
messenger direct from Cuba re.
ported to General Palma ut the Office
OF the Cuban junta in New York
practically as follows: Gen. Maceo,
with well equipped army, has full
and complete possession of Pinar del
Rio, and expects to hold his present
position until the rainy season sets in.
The victory claimed for the Spanish
troops under Gen. Ynclan was a severe
reverse for Spain. :
A recent dispatch says: The president
I - Il IN, t,ttl
service rules to the interstate com
merce commission. This brings all the
officers in the commission within the
classified service, except the chief
executive, that one requiring the pres
idential nomination and confirmation
by the senate. 1t takes effect immed-
lately and makes the total of 5000
government positions included in the
civil service.
The former premier of Spain, Sa-
gasta, denies that there exists any
difference of opinion among the liberal
leaders regarding Cuba. He said: The
war costs 100000, 900 annually and
certainly 10000 soldiers every year.
Can we fold our arms in the face of
this sorrowful prospect2 The liberal
minority will do its duty, We shall
endeavor to secure practical solution
of the difficulty in order that the
institution Of reforms, instead of being
promise shall become a reality"
At Philadelphia recently the body of
H II. Holmes was taken from the
vault in the Holy Cross cemetery and
lowered into grave ten feet deep.
The box which contains the body, en-
bedded in cement which has already
hardened weighs over ton, and was
too wide to be lowered into an ordinary
grave. At the conclusion of the burial
service layer Of cement two feet
thick was piled upon the coffin, and
his tomb will be solid wall of rock.
The precautions We're the result or
Holmes last wishes He feared the
dissecting table more than he did the
grave.
Washington dispatch: The house res
olution for final adjournment on the
18th of the present month is consid
cred in the senate as too early a date
The resolution was referred to the
committee on appropriations, and viii
not be reported back to the senate
until the appropriation bills are in a
fair vav to be out of the road within
fair period of time. It's safe to assume
that Mr. Allison will not consider the
resolution for at least ten days, and
| the conclusion of the senators who
have discussed the question is that an
adjournment will be had not earlier
| than June |.