Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-12
BREVlTlES,

It is stated that owing to the fact
that the Carlists are known to be inn
porting arms into SPAN, Premier
Sagasta and Minister of War Correa
are considering the adoption of re-
pressive measures.
The Western Transit company's
steamer. Idaho, which left Buffalo q
few days ago for Chicago, laden
with package freight, foundered off
Long Point on Lake Erie during fur-
ious gale. The first mate and one
sailor, who succeeded in reaching the
rigging, were rescued by the steamer
Mariposa. The rest of the crew num-
boring 10, were undou btedly drowned.
The Georgia house Representatives
by vote of Oh to 90 passed bill pro-
hibiting football within the state of
Georgia. Without one word the house
passed the bill and it is now on its
way to the senate. The bill provides
t',at it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to come together and
play prize or match game of foot
ball in any park or other place in the
state where a fee is charged for adj
mission to the game. One thousand
dollars fine or one year in the peniten-
tiary or both together were fixed as
the penalty.
1t IS announced that the con-
test for control Of the Ohio legislature
is considered ended. The official
counting in some counties will continue
this week, but there has been such
close watching that no material
changes arc expected. Indications are
that the next senate will stand 10
democrats and II republicans; the
house 81 democrats and So republicans,
majority of five republicans on joint
ballot. There may be several con.
tested seats, but they cannot be con-
sidered until the legislature meets
next January. a.ggr,
A Rio Janeiro dispatch says: A SOL
der of the Tenth battalion, which
constitutes part of the local garrison,
attempted to shoot President Morets
with pistol. The president was just
talking ut the marine arsenal, after
visiting the steamer on which General
Barbosa. minister of marine, had
returned from Bahia. The bystanders
frustrated the attempt, but Colonel
Morets, the presidents nephew, was
slightly wounded in disarming the
soldier General Betaucourt, minister
of war, then interfered, and was him
self stabbed. The wound was so
serious that he died soon afterward.
The attack caused the greatest agita-
ton throughout the city.
New York dispatch: The Herald
prints the following letter from
Maxine Gomez. general-in-chief of the
Cuban army Of liberation, dated at his
camp in Sancti Spiritus: ''The enc
mics of Cuba are circulating in the
United States rumor that they are
disposed to accept autonomy as basis
of settlement or a solution OF the
present war. The constitution of
Cuba absolutely establishes in its
article eleven that peace is to be ne
gotiated upon a basis of absolute
Independence Of Cuba. It is to obtain
independence that we have been fight
ing for two years and will continue
the fight until victory shall be ours.
All statements that have hitherto or
may be in the future published to the
effect that we are willing to accept any
other solution short Of Independence,
should be regarded as false"
a dispatch from Constantinople
says that the porte, under the
threat from the Bulgarian government
that unless the promised berats to the
Bulgarian bishops in Macedonia should
be granted, Bulgaria would declare
Independence, finally acceded to the
demsnts and granted berats.