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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
SENATOR SUED FOR LIBEL.

Nelson f. Acres Swears Out Warrant
for John Martin of Kansas.
TOPEKA, Oct. 31.-On complaint of
Nelson T. Acres, United States Senator
John Martin has been arrested on a
charge of criminal libel. In an inter
view little more than a week ago he
defended Governor Lewelling and
other populist state officers against
charges of corruption made by Acres
and denounced Acres as gambler and
all-round disreputab1e person. Acres
was collector of internal revenue in
Kansas during Cleveland's first admin
istration and has for years been prom
inent in democratic circles. When he
saw Martins interview he came TO
Topeka promptly and demanded a
retraction. The senator refused to
accede to the demand and Acres re-
turned to his home in lola and in
stituted the proceedings against the
senator Senator Martin disappearing
the populist state ticket.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
CAPRIvI RESIGNS.
The German Chancellor and the Emperor
Fail to Agree.

Fail to Agree.
LONDON, Oct. a7.-A dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says the emperor
has accepted the resignation of Chan
cellor Won Caprivi. Such startling
announcement has taken the political
world in Berlin completely by surprise.
In political circles. whether friendly or
unfriendly to Caprivi, there is alb
solutely no explanation for the reason
which led to this sudden coup de
theatre, and it is idle to speculate at
present on the consequences. 1t is
asserted the issue turned upon personal
questions quite incommensurate with
the grave results which it has evolved.
Until something more definite is known
of the precise causes of the crisis. there
can be no clue to it's solution
BERLIN, Oct. 29.-General Won Ca
priv. in an interview, stated that his
reason for resigning the position OF
chancellor was because of his inability
to agree with the emperor and Count
Gutenberg in their desire to enact re-
pressive measures against anarchists
and socialists, and the proposed treat
ment of the Polish question. Caprivj
said: Il made an honest attempt tc
fall into line with the views Of his
majesty and Count Gutenberg, but
failed. My whole policy has been
based upon the reconciliation of the
social differences and the Cancellation
of the Poles Both questions, how
ever, were rendered acute lately,
against my own advice 1t is said
Prince lohe-Schillingfurst has
accepted the chancellorship.
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at half past two its pulsations ceased
altogether.

at half past two its pulsations ceased
altogether.
Alexander III, emperor of all the
Russias, who succeeded to the throne
on the murder of his father by nihllist
conspirators on March l3, 1881. was
born March 10, 1916. His coronation
took place at Moscow May ~. 1883.
He married in 1866 Mary Feodorovna
| formerly Mary Frederick Dagmarl
daughter of Christian w. king of Dem
mark. and sitter of the princess of
Wales and the king of Greece. The
principal concern of the czar was to
put down nihilism, to develop the mil
itarv power of Russia. to organize her
Asiatic and Caucasian provinces. and
to keep steady eye upon Constan-
tinople. From the beginning of his
reign, periodical attempts upon his
life were made by the nihilists Twice
officers in his own army tried to shoot
him In 1888, he and his family mar
rowly escaped death in a railway ac-
cident near Borji The train vas
thrown from the track and many pas
sengers We're killed. but the imperial
party were hardly injured. Last
spring plot was formed in Finland to
blow up the castle which the car was
expected to occupy during the fall
maneuyers around Smolensk. The
ear was deeply religious. He was
under the influence of such bigots as
PobononoszeH, procurator of the holy
synod, and this group prosecuted the
Jews, Catholics and German Lutherans
in Russia without cessation or mercy.
The czar left five children, the Crown
Prince Nicholas, ~ years old; the
Grand Duke George, now i'll in the
south of Russia; the Grand Duchesses
Zenia and Olgo and the Grand Duke
Michael, boy in his teens.l
LIvADIA, Nov. a. Shortly after
o'clock the members of the palace
guard were marshalled in the square
in front of the palace chapel for the
purpose of swearing allegiance to the
new czar. They were first to take the
oath. The grand dukes were next to
swear allegiance, and they were fol-
lowed in the order Of precedence by
the high court func tionaries. court of
ficials, military and civil officials.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. "A con-
spiracy against the life Of the new
car is discovered here. For several
days the police have been actively en-
gagged arresting nihilists, including
several students. discriminating docu-
ments were also seized.
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just a Trifie Mixed.

In a little New England village, no,
very many miles from Boston, either,
there is a circulating library which
generously and Hospitality offers its
privileges to the stranger within its
gates One such strolled into the
room lately, on its only open day OF
the week, commenting upon the priv
ileges OF the towns-people, and ad-
miring the reading instinct which
made the library possible in place
SO small. A dignified looking woman,
''leader" in village society, was
looking over the catalogue, helping a
friend to select book
Here is The Autocrat OF the
Breakfast Table by Holiness" she
said, holding up the book. Eve
never read this one, but everything
that Mary J. Holmes writes is sure to
be good"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
Making voices.

A French savant, one DR.. Sandras,
will go down to posterity as a dis
coverer of method of modifying and
improving the quality Of the human
voice. He has made a number of ex-
periments, and finds that the voice may
be changed by the inhalation of various
substances. Some of these, such as
benzine, caffeine, cloroform and curacao,
augment the sorority of the high
notes and make the voice higher in
range, while others, such as Norwe-
gian tar, make the base notes more
powerful. Thus, as one of the French
papers remarks, we have simple and
effective method for converting med
locre baritone into that rare bird, a
high tenor. All he has to do is to in
hale curacao.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
5000 REWARD, So, 900.
Bartlett, Frazier Co., Rlalto Building.

Bartlett, Frazier 6 Co., Rialto Building.
CHICAGO. May l, 1894.
The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Com
pany, Chicago, H.:
DEAR SIRs: / can highly recommend
your .Schrage's Rheumatic Cure to
all who suffer from rheumatism. About
a year ago last January while on a
visit to Liverpool, Eng, was stricken
down with an attack of acute infiam-
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my bed for seven to eight weeks. l
had another attack a few weeks later
while in Berlin, and third in Paris.
/ had the very best medical attention,
but could net get cured. Ireturned to
Chicago about the end of April, very
weak and still suffering and grew very
much wosse. My joints were fearfully
swollen and | suffered great pain. |
consulted two eminent Doctors on the
north side but could get no relief.
Finally I was induced to try bottle
of Schrages Rheumatic Cure, and ] can
frankly tell you that before | had
taken half Ct one bottle began to get
relief took only four bottles in all
and have not had any return of the
painful di ase, Therefore, [ consider
myself cured. Yours truly,
HERBERT E. RYcRoFT.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
Literary Notes.

The optimus Printing Co, New York,
in the Paragon Library of Modern
Books, recently published Pictures of
the Future" an experiment IN the
modern social world and what came of
it, by Eugene Richter. member of the
imperial German parliament. 1t is
described as the most powerful anti
dote to German socialism that has yet
been published.
Miss Milne and L, is the title of a
neat volume published by the Optimus
Printing Co., 45, AZ, 40 and 81 Rose
street, New York The work is by
Warrington Caffyn, author of "A Vel
low Aster, volume which more than
realized the best hopes of its author.
Miss Milne and T. is novel of equal
merit and is causing much favorable
comment from the reviewer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

rresoAsRk Cicv~iand ISSUES sAe Annua,
Proofs nation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. L. The prcsi-
dent has issued the following procia-
nation.
BY the President of the United States
OF America, Proclamation: The Amer
lean people should gratefully render
thanksgiving and praise to the SUI
preme Ruler of the universe who has
| watched over them with kindness and
fostering care during the year that has
passed; they should also with humility
and faith supplicate the Father of all
mercies for continued blessings accord
ing to their needs, and they should by
deeds of charity seek the favor of the
Giver of every good and perfect gift.
Therefore l, Grover Cleveland, presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday, the
Goth day of November, instant, as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer, to be
kept and observed by all the people of
the land.
On that day let our ordinary work
and business be suspended and let us
meet in our accustomed places of wor-
ship and give thanks to Almighty God
for our preservation as nation, for
our immunity from disease and pesti-
lence. for the harvests that have re-
warded our husbandry, for therenewal
OF national prosperity, and for every
advance in virtue and intelligence that
has marked our growth as people.
And with our thanksgiving let us
pray that these blessings may be null
tiplied unto us, that, our national con-
science may be quickened to better
recognition of the power and goodness
of God, and that in our national life
we may clearer see and closer follow
the path of righteousness
And in our places of worship and
praise, as well as in happy reunions of
kindred and friends on that day, let
us invoke divine approval by generous
" remembering the poor and needy
Surely He who has given us comfort
and plenty will look upon our relief of
the destitute and our ninistrations of
charity as work of hearts truly CRATE
full and as proofs of the sincerity of
our thanksgiving.
Witness my hand and seal of the
United States which | have caused to
be hereto affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington on
the first day of November, in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and
and Of the independence
of the United States the one hundred
and nineteenth
BY the president,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
w. Q. GRESHAM. Secretary of State.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

Lord Rosebcry Talks or tho Czar and
| Eastern War.

Eastern War.
LONDON, Oct a9.--I.ortl Rosebery
made an address Mt a banquet Of the
Cutters Society at Sheffield, in which
he paid high tribute to the car. He
said: IF peace had victories not less
renowned than war, the ear would
reign in history as not less entitled
to fame than either Caesar or
Napoleon. 1t was due to his character
and influence as much as to any cause
that peace was preserved. His death
would mean the removal of one of the
greatest, perhaps, guarantees Of peace
in the world Lord Rosebery then
proceeded to dilate upon the serious
ness for Great Britain of the destruc-
ton of the central government of
China, and said headless China meant
such scene of chaos and horror as the
world never had contemplated After
the first Japanese victory the news
reached her majesty's government
from a source of highest authority that
China was willing to concede honor
able terms of peace, which consider
ably exceeded the demands made by
Japan when she entered upon the war.
These terms Japan might have accept
ed without any dirninution of her pres
tige. The government had comrnu-
nicated with the other powers. in
Guiding the United States, and the
proposals were well received. But one
or two powers, he thought only one,
had the opinion that the time had not
arrived to submit the conditions to
the combatants
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

|
i by the Commons.
LONDON, Nov. l. The liberals opened
| their. electoral campaign at Bradford,
where meeting was held which was
attended by 5000 persons. Prime
| Minister Rosebery delivered the prin-
cipal speech of the evening. He said
| that in his opinion the next general
| election would not be fought on the
| home rule, disestablishment of the
| church in Wales or the liquor questions,
but on a question which would include
all. The matter of the house of lords
was the greatest legislative question
that had arisen in two centuries. 1t
had long been evident to him that
drastic dealing with the house of lords
must precede the full realization Of
other political programmes. "We boast
of our free institutions, thanking God
that we are not as other men. All the
time we endure this moclery of free
dom" He confessed freely that all
experience pointed to the necessity of
second chamber of some sort, but to
his mind it was absolute danger and an
invitation to revolution that there
should be a second chamber in the
position of the house of lords. 1T was,
therefore, as a lover of freedom that
he implored the people to take this
question into immediate consideration
The powers of the house of lords over
finance had thrice been restricted by
resolution of the house of commons.
The upper house had also been
restricted regarding interference with
elections. Therefore. resolution
which the government would intro
duce, would declare in clear terms that
the house of commons, in partnership
with the house of lords, is Enthusiastically
the predominant partner. Toinstance
the responsibility of the government it
would represent a joint demand of the
executive government and the house of
commons for a revision of the con-
stitution. After some useful legisla
ton had been passed at the next
session, the government would ask the
house of commons to pass this resoiu-
ton, then it would appeal to the
country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

BRITISH soldiers declare that moth
ing is done for them in the matter of
bathing arrangements and that there
arc few heroes in the service with
nerve enough to face the barracks
cold water bath in winter. This may
do for Britishers, but as a rule the
American soldier, and particularly the
cadet, is more troubled by the con-
slant and to him seemingly unneees-
sary and superanous cleanliness re-
quired in the ranks. 1t is a case eff
growl if you're dirty, and growl if
you're clean.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.


DIES MONIES, Oct. 29.-Three hundred
and seventy United States patents
were issued last week to American in
ventors and thirty-eight to foreigners.
New York heads the list with 43, Mas
sachusetts has 40, Pennsylvania SO,
Connecticut %, Missouri 10, Nebraska
5, Minnesota 4, Iowa 4.
5,6T2 applications filed at Washington
are awaiting action by the examiners.
some of whom are less than one month
in arrears with their work and Others
in arrears varying in time from one
month to between three and four
months.
Printed copies of the drawings and
specifications of any one patent sent
to any address for 25 cents. Valuable
information for inventors free.
THOMAS G. AND j. RALPH ORwIG,
Solicitors of Patents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

A MERRY war is being waged in
Chicago between the lanndrymen, and
the rate for washing shirt has
dropped to four cents. Many adver-
tise that bundles left in the morning
viii be ready at night. One laundry
man cleans your linen while you wait.
This establishment turns out shirt
in ten minutes, after this fashion:
1.-The shirt is washed in a weak solu-
tion of acid. which removes the spots;
it is dried in a hot oven and ironed
between electric rollers" The pro-
cess does not improve the garment,
but it is a blessing to the cheap young
man with one shirt to his back. The
Cinnamon complain that they are be-
ing ruined by cheap American labor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
Go to the Best.

In selecting a business college to at
tend. attention should be given to at
tending only the best. Select such a
school as has for years had a reputation
not only locally, but all through the
great northwest. Such school is Dun
cans Davenport business College. It's
students occupy prominent places in
every financial center in the great
west, and have made marks for them
selves through the east. The rates OF
tuition are no higher than those of
lower grade schools
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

ONE satisfactory reason for the poor
success of the Chinese in fighting is
the fact that they are fighting for a
foreign dynasty which the great ma
jority of Cinnamon wish to see de-
posed. A native of China now in this
country says that half of his country
men would prefer to turn in and help
drive away the Tartar rulers Of their
native land. rather than to aid them
in maintaining power. The Chinese
rebellion of 1860 was an attempt of
the people of China to regain control
of their own country. 1t would have
succeeded if General Gordon had not
betrayed their cause.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
HOG CHOLERA.

New Remedy Prescribed by State Vet
eriparian.
EVANSVILLE. Wis, Nov. Hog chol-
era is raging with fearful fatality in
this county, hundreds of hogs dying in
a few hours after the disease is no
ticed State Veterinarian Frank ].
Toussaint claims to nave remedy. He
inoculated a horse and three hours
later killed the horse, feeding the car
cass to the diseased hogs. He claims
the hogs will recover after eating the
inoculated meat.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE.

New YORK, Nov. 2.The Herald's
special from Shanghai confirms the
reports regarding the death of the en-
press of China, as follows: The young
empress of China has committed suicide
She was rebuked by the emperor. who
slapped her face, whereupon she took
poison.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
ovorrules tha Demurrer.

ST. Louis Mo. Oct. &c. Judge Phil
lips yesterday overruled the demurrer
in the famous strike injunction suit of
the United States against M. j. Elliott
and over 100 members of the American
Railway Union. The government fled
a bill asking for an order to restrain
the defendants from interfering with
the mails or Interstate commerce.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
DUEL WITH AXES.

Georgia Farmers Engage in Duel to the
Death.
WAYcRoss, Ga. Nov. News from
Perrien county says VIM. Griffin and
Leroy Moore, adjoining farmers, each
with large family, mutually objected
to the fact that son of one was keep
ing company with daughter of the
other. On meeting, they rushed at
each other with axes, and each sunk his
weapon into the others head, both
dying instantly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

ALMOST the whole body of the upper
ranks Of the naval engineer corps is
made up of grizzled old fellows that
entered the navy as third assistant
engineers before such a thing as g
cadet engineer had ever appeared at
the naval academy. These men have
had to acquire in the course Of active
duty a vast deal Of technical knowl-
edge now drilled into future engineers
at the academy. Such knowledge be-
comes more and more serious in vol
ume year by year as war ships become
more complicated, and the wonder is
that busy men. some OF them of very
moderate schooling in youth, have
been able to hold their own with rap
idly advancing science.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

Who is there in this country to
~ear the mantle Of Oliver Wendell
Iel7Ra Elaesson, Bryant, Lowell,
LoX zS5w. Whittier, Poe, Perciyal,
Whitman or Halleck? Who has ever
risen up to take the place of Haw-
thorne, Cooper aud Irying' Save Nc
Masters who have we to pick up the
thread where Hildreth, Bancroft,
Prescott and Parkman dropped it'
There are now no Booths or FORESTS
or Balretts or McCullonghs. Is
America to become country where
the commonplace alone dwells? Is
genius being slowly asphyxiated on
this side Of the sea? What is the
matter?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

ALI. the preliminaries for the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons prize-fght in Florida
have been arranged except getting
the Florida Legislature to pass law
prohibiting prize-fghts, and that de-
tail is already being looked after.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
Cotton Picking Machine at Wort.

JACKSON, Miss, Oct. ga cotton
picking machine was given a trial yes
iterday ON the farm of Capt. Fl. L. Tay-
lornear Bentonia, Yazoo county. that
was satisfactory to al concerned. The
machine gathered 90 per cent of the
open cotton, but in a trashy condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

A recent invention is the pulsime
ter, a watch made especially for doc
tors to time pulses with. 1t is made
very much on the principle of the
stop watch and indicates the rate on a
pulse dial in SO many beats per minute.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
Attemps To Wreck n Train.

SAG BRIDGE. Ill. Oct. 23. An attempt
was made to wreck the late train on
the Alton road two miles east of here
al O'Clock yesterday morning. For
tunately the attempt was a failure. for
there we're about 800 passengers on
board. Ties had been placed along the
track just inside the rails. The engine
pilot struck them in such manner
they were thrown off the track. 1t is
believed by some the obstruction was
placed on the track by tramps. The
officials of the road were as once no.
tilted and detectives have been sent to
lryestjrate
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
Great Irish Orator.

BRISTOL, Eng, Nov 1.-The earl of
Rosebery unveiled here magnificent
statue of Edmund Burke, presented to
the city OF Bristol by Sir William
Henry Wills, the millionaire tobacco
merchant who was recently knighted
by Queen Victoria as Il recognition of
his valuable services in the west of
England and his numerous works of
militant h,.onv
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

The robbers who looted the express
car near Sacramento win never be
dime-novel heroes. They had pre-
viously robbed a track-wallser of
S.. 05, and the most ardent admirer
can discern no trace OF heroism in that
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

A CONVICT IN the Dannemora prison
in New York claims to haze discovered
the secret of perpetual life and is will
ing to make it public if his eight
years sentence be cancelled. He may
be worlds benefactor, but justice is
not INDUCING in perpetual life expert
mcnts just at present.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

CLERNIoNT, a little town in Florida,
revels in the luxury of two mayors.
Last June Mr.. Todd was elected to
the Office without a dissenting vote.
He was away from home at the time
and did not return for ten days. The
ordinances require the mayor to quail
ify within three days after the election.
Mr.. Goodenough, who was the mayor
last year. holds on to the office.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02

AN extra year or SO should be
added to the terms of those Virginia
train bandits for robbing in the shadow
OF the capital dome. Nobody but con
gressmen can be allowed to do that
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
TENEMENT HOUSE TRAp.
Seven Persons smothered by Smoke in New
..-

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-seven people
were smothered to death by smoke in a
tenement house fire in Thirty -second
street, and a woman jumped from a
third-story window and will die. The
fire came suddenly and cut off escape
by the stairways. In the excitement
everybody looked to their own safety
and rushed down the fire escape. After
the flames had been subdued the seven
who were smothered were found in
bed, having never been awakened.