Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

out the state.
Kansas City, Mo.-Ten saloons in
Kansas City, Kas., were raided by the
police and $4,000 worth Of liquor was
seized and poured into the cutters.
Buenos Ayres.-It is feared that the
widow Of President Borda will become
insane as the result of grief caused by
her husbands assassination.
Richland Center, Wis.-Judge d. l..
Downs was stricken with paralysis, his
whole left side being affected. His
condition is serious. Judge Downs is
"a years old and has held the Office
of probate judge seventeen years.
Gladstone, Mich.-Five Finlanders
were drowned in the bay opposite the
furnace by the capsizing of sailboat.
Their names are: GUS Erickson, John
Fandt, Gust Anderson, John Henanson
and Holp Erickson.
Huntington, Ind.-The family of Al
fred Good was poisoned by eating can
ned corn. One child Is dead.
Galesburg, Ill.-Capt. Francis Fuller,
for many years president of the First
national bank of this city, is dead Of
paralysis.
Ottumwa, Iowa-Luther Brown,
liveryman, died from the results of an
operation. I. N. Brown, his aged faith
er, looked at the remains, walked down
to the river and drowned himself.
Philadelphia-The German-American
National Association of Journalists and
Authors met here. About eighty dele
gates were in the city from all parts
Of the country and were taken charge
of by reception committee of twenty
local German Journalists.
Muncie, Ind.-Over $4,000 people at
tended the annual meeting Of the Della
ware and Randolph Counties Old Set
tiers Association at Oak Grove. The
crowd was the largest in the history of
the organization, the drawing features
being the presence of Governor Mount.
adelphia-Archbishop Martinelli,
the papal delegate, participated in
double celebration at st. Augustine's
Church Sunday. 1t was the one hun
dred and first anniversary of the found
ing of the church and the first ami
yersary of the conservation of Mgr.
Martinelli as archbishop of Ephesus.
Winona Park, Ind.-The closing day
of the state Christian Endeavor con-
vention was marked by seven prayer
meetings, conducted by Rev. E. O. FL
lis, Rev. r. J. Shuey, Rev. J. c. Watt,
D. D., and Professor E. 0. Excel. Ad-
dresses were made by Professor Will
liam Shaw of Boston and Rev. Ira
Yandrith of Nashville.
Burlington, Iowa-John Yuenger,
for many years a resident of Burning
ton, fell dead in his yard from heart
disease.
Reno, Nevada.-W. E. Wicker, con-
tracing freight agent for the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad COM
pany, died suddenly Of heart disease.
| Logansport, Ind.-Mrs. Ella Johnson,
mother of John F. Johnson, wrecker OF
the State National bank of this city,
died here Friday, aged u years. Her
death was fastened by the disgrace Of
her son, who is serving sentence Of
fifteen years in the Columbus, o., pen
! itentiary.
Port Arthur, Tex-A contract mas
been made for a steamship line between
here and Havana, Jamaica and Pro-
greiso, Yucatan, making the round trip
each month. The first steamer Will
sail from here about October l.
Waukegan, Ill.-Mrs. Lewis Savage
of Russell died from the effect OF paris
green taken by mistake.
Lima, Peru.-Colonel Pando OF 3D.
livia, with force of 600 men, has in
vaded the Peruvian province Of Sandal
| Washington.-Min DENLY OF
China in dispatch to the state depart
ment says the Russian Manchurian
railway will pass at some considerable
distance to the north of Kirin. He
says it is also rumored that a line OF
railway will be constructed shortly
from Newchwang northward to facil-
itate the transportation of material.
Kansas City, Mo.-Justice Spitz held
that slot machines were not gambling
devices, and discharged the saloon and
drug store proprietors who were ar
rested on July % for permitting ma
chimes to be operated in their stores.
Ottawa, 1ll.-Modern Woodmen OF
La Sale county held picnic. There
were over 5000 strangers present.
Mayor Hook welcomed the Woodmen.
Lebanon, Ind.-Otto Dickerson,
well-known farmer living three miles
north of Lebanon, left home last Tues
day and has not been heard from since.
A large posse of farmers is searching
for him.
Virginia, Ill.-The Modern Woodnen
camps of Cass county held their bien-
NAL log rolling and harvest home pic
mic at Ashland, ILL.,, with large at
tendance. The address of welcome was
made by Prof. Morgan McMasters.
LaSalle, 1ll-Clarence Nickum of
Utica, Ill.,, was drowned in four feet OF
water at Deer park, summer resort
six miles south of here.
Moweaqua, Ill.-A grain elevator be-
longing to Hight & Mccoy at Dalton
City, ILL.,, collapsed, entailing an i'm
mense loss 1t contained $4,000 bushels
of corn, being filled far beyond it's
capacity.
New York.-Exports OF general mer-
chandise from this port for the week
ending August "a were $9,923,014, as
against $9,105,569 for the preceding
week and $6,296, 299 for the same week
last year.
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