Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-28
IERSE NEWS.

Theodore Durrant, the murderer OF
Blanche Lamont, was to have been
executed at San Francisco on the 21st,
but respite of twenty days has been
granted.
The Spanish officials claim that as
result of a conflict between tho
troops and the Cubans az Jarruco,
the latter lost 800 men, killed and
wounded.
ASYashington dispatch says: For the
first time since September Z, 1895, the
reserve has passed the 500, 00o,00(
point, and is now approximately
SlO4 ZOO, 900.
Chicago dispatch: Nine hundred
clothing cutters and trimmers, who
belong to the local union, are on a
strike, and the intention is to stay idle
until the twenty-nine manufacturing
firms for whom they work accede to
the strikers demands-a recognition OF
the old union agreement as to hours,
wages and shop regulations, which the
union wants continued, while tho
manufacturers will not be bound tC
any union agreement. Eleven frma
| were eported to be in favor of comply
ing with the strikers terms, as they
| are not members of the Clothing Man
| ufacturers' association. 1t is claimed
that at least 20, 200 men, women, boys
and girls have been thrown out OF
| employment by the general strike
There were no applications at the
factories for work in place of the
| strikers.
Peter Maher was knocked out by Boz
Fitzsimmons in the first round after
one minute and thirtyive seconds OF
actual fighting. Fitzsimmons played
the same old game he has SO often
played before, leading on his opponent
until he had him where he wanted
him, and then landed lightning right
hand swing on the jaw, and it was
over. For}he first part of the round,
Maher had&the better of it. He led
often and foAced the fighting. In his
eagerness to get at Fitzsimmons, he
committed a palpable foul during
clinch and was warned by Referee
| Siler that its repetition would cost him
| the fight. Maher fought well, but he
was no match for his red headed oppo-
nent, who has proved himself one OF
the craftiest men that ever stepped
into ring. Fltz is now, by Corbett's
action in presenting the championship
to Maher, the champion of the world
and after the fight was over, he de,
clared through Julian his willingness
| to defend the championship against
any and all Corners. The battle ground
was sandy fiat two miles below Lang
ley, Texas, on the Mexican side of the
| river.
Ex-United States Consul Waller has
| been released and is making arrange
ments to leave France for home.
At a meeting of the Imperial Geo
graphical Society, at ST. Petersburg
recently, Senator Semenoff, the vice
president of the society, said that II
would be premature yet to deny the
news of DR.. Nansen's discovery of the
north pole. The first news of DR..
Nansen was received by Peter kusch-
neretf. who was searching for ivory OF
the new Siberian islands, where ivory
has been found in large quantities.
His men probably met a member OF the
hansen crew.
All the powers, it isenge"nced, have
recognized Prince Ferdinand>as ruler
over Bulgaria, in accordance with the
request of the sultan.
At Trenton, n. j., recently the
Jury in the Brockway counterteltlne
case returned verdict of guilty as &c
three defendants with recommends
ton to mercy in the case OF Wagnes
Judge Greene announced that no sen,
tence would be imposed until counse.
for the defense had been given an OPP
portunity to explain why he shoulo
exercise clemency. Extreme penalty
is imprisonment for fifteen years ana
fine of 5000 on each of the ten counts
in the indictment.