Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1896 — News of Minor Note. [ARTICLE]

News of Minor Note.

lowa State officials held a post mortem on-seven eattle which died at, Washington, and decided that death was due to hydrophobia. President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, has Issued a decree making lard duty fgpe frotn October to April. Flour and cofti. which are scarce, are also made free of duty. Later reports- from that, part of the Seminole nation swept by prairie fire indicate there were no fatalities. The loss to property w£s considerable, tyft no estimate is given. i ° News from Manilla, Philippine? Islands, is to the effect that the Spaniards have had a brilliant victory over the rebels, and have captured their, strongly fortified positions at Novelets after desperate fighting. The rebels had 400 killed and the Spaniards lost thirty-three killed, according to the official report.