Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-10-29
BREvlTIEs.

At Kansas City recently Fred Gilbert,
of Spirit Lake, Iowa, defeated Elliott
Of Missouri, and won the Dupont tro.
ply ard the live bird championship OF
the world.
AT Chicago recently conference was
held by Judge Tuthill and the attor-
neys, for the state and defense in the
Laetgert case on the question Of ad-
mitting the big sausage msker TO bail.
But the states attorney vigorously
opposed the acceptsnce Of 5ail, and no
decision was reached. The matter
will rest few days It is reported
his attorneys may then apply for :
writ OF habeas corpus. The states
attorney says if this course is taken
he will at once put Luetgert on trial
again.
In spite of the persistant official
denial Of the Marquis Of Sails
bury's approaching resig nation Of the
premiership. belief in its truth is very
strong in political circles, where it is
considered that his retirement Is inev-
liable within a few months. This
view of the undercurrent was express.
ed by cabinet minister on Wednes.
day, who private remarked that the
Duke of Devonshire had declared that
he means to have the premiership
when the Marquis of Salisbury re-
signs Balfour is also to be candi-
date and the contest will probably
prove an interesting one.
Washington dispatch: First Assist
ant Postmaster General Heath has
completed his report for the year end
ing June 80, last. BE recommends
provision for ten special examiners,
experts in real estate values, to inquire.
into postmasters' acquisitions and
demands. He asks authority to rent
offices for ten years instead Of FIVE;
desires more latitude in congressional
postofices and adjoining large cities
In the light Of the results achieved by
the tests in the selected locations in
1892, he states he recommends that
rural free delivery be gradually en-
larged with q view TO the final inclus-.
ion Of all except sparsely settled parts
of the country. The report also con-
tains the usual statistics and estimates
At Fort Sheridan, Chicago, recent.
ly Private Hammond told the.
story of his treatment by Capt. Lover.
ing to military court Of inquiry.
Hammond said he was in the. guard
house. When he refused to walk to
the summary court, Lowering order.
ed the guards to drag him out.
They did SO. They tied q rope
around his feet and dragged him from
one part Of the grounds to the other,
up stairs and down, Capt Lowering
accompanying them, kicking, cursing,
heaping vile epithets on the prisoner,
and twice wounding him with his
sword. He had to 60 to the hospital
and have the wounds dressed, and has
since been in confinement on bread
and water. The story Of Private
Hammond was confirmed by the court
Of inquiry in session at Fort Sheridan.
Honolulu dispatch: Il has been;
definitely decided among the Ha-
waiians opposing annexation that
commission OF Eve men shall be sent
to Washington to make = determined
fight against the ratification of the
annexation treaty. A prominent cit
izen, who has recently returned from
Germany, states that the; Hawaiian
annexation question is receiving some
consideration among the German PEG
pie. A number Of prominent Germans
have expressed themselves in favor of
the amalgamation Of the tworepnb lics.
In that event they think that Germany
should be allowed to take Samoa with
out interference on the part Of the
United StateA This they deem 1
simple MISTER OF fairpess and justice.