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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
AMERICANS IMPRISONED.

Colon, June 23.-Uuited States Min
lister Mckinley, has lodged with the
Columbian government protest
against the Imprisonment at Cartha-
gena, of the two American employees
of railroad. The Colombian press
proposes the abrogation of the treaty
Of 1916 between the United States and
New Grenada Colombia. Their
argument is that the United States
violated this treaty by proclaiming a
discriminating tariff on Colon ban
products under the reciprocity clause
of the Mckinley act
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
THE WORLD IN GENERAL
ALLEGED LyNcHERs ACQUITTED.

Tho barrett Scott Case at Last Con
c1uticd.
BUTTE, Neb, June 2S.---The -nous
Barrett Scott murder case con.
Guided by the acquittal of M lIiihan,
Elliott and Harris, the three vigilantcs
who were accused of hanging the de-
faulting treasurer of Holt county in
January, 1895 This is the final chap
ter in one of the most sensational
affairs in the history of the west.
Scott, while treasurer of Holt county,
stole 100000 and fed to Mexico. He
was extradited and sentenced to
the penitentiary for FIVE years. In
fuential politicians, his friends, it was
charged, prevented his incarceration
in the penitentiary, and while enjoy
ing his freedom, pending the supreme
courts action, he was taken from his
buggy by dozen masked men and
hanged. 1t was alleged to be the
work of the old vigilantes who flour
ished in northeast Nebraska in the
pioneer DAYS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
CUBAN AFFAIRS.

A Republic to Be Proclaimed Shortly.
NEW YORK, June 9o.-The World
says: ''A republic is to be proclaimed
in Cuba. An election OF delegates will
take place in New York July 10. All
the Cuban clubs of the United States
will be represented. Delegates will
choose a president for the provisional
government for the new republic.
Thomas L. Estrada Palma has been
elected to succeed Jose Marti, the
'illustrious Cuban martyr Imme-
diately upon the proclaiming of the
republic. interest bearing bonds win
be issued, redeemable when Spanish
domination ends"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
ATTEMPTED MURDER.

This Time it Occurs at Monticello.
ANAsiosA, June &C. Monticello has
an attempted murder case on hand,
which viii be tried at the next term OF
court. Grant Hollar fred two shots;
one Of them he aimed at his wife, but
missed her, and the other he fred at
himself, the ball taking effect in his
leg. He and his wife had not lived
together for some time. His wife
swore ont warrant against him, and
as soon as he is able to leave his bed
he viii be brought to the jail at
Anamosa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

The Church Union, a religious paper
published in New York by Miss Eliza
beth Grannis, and which has for assoc
ciate editors Charles n. Parkhurst,
Bishop ]. P. Newman. Miss Frances E.
Willard, Rev. G. G. Salter, DR.. Joseph
r. Wilson, and others, was excluded
from the mails on the grounds that it
contained a lottery advertisement, and
that the paper was in fact conducting
a lottery business. The last number Of
the paper contained a full-page adyer-
tisement offering a total of about $1,000
in prizes to aid in securing subscribers
for the paper. This is the first insid-
fous attack on the church social grab
bag.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Each congress leaves a souvenir OF It
self IN the shape Of a few welcome adj
ditions to the American navy. The Fiji
fy-third ordered eleven new vessels.
Two were seagoing coast line battle
ships of formidable size There were
ordered six gunboats, 1000 tons each.
These will be capable Of running up
shallow rivers. The gunboats viii cost
$3.50 900 each. Three torpedo boats
complete the list. They will cost s175,-
900. The gunboats and torpedo boats
would be more useful than the big coast
defenders if we could not have both.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
MAS 1T AN ELoPEMENT7
Mysterious Case From Atlantic Interests
Des Moines Offcials.

Dies MONIES. June 27.-Ira Hubbell, a
well-appearing young man, was
arrested here on complaint of we'll
known merchant of Atlantic, who
charges that Hubben who was formerly
employed in lumber yard at Atlantic,
had eloped with his 1s-year-old
daughter. After an examination in
which Hubbell made statement,
apparently generating himself, he
was released. The young woman left
Atlantic a week ago and Hubbell was
on the same train. They came to Des
Moines and stayed one night with the
sister of Hubbell Then the girl went
to Marshalltown, where she secured a
position as stenographer. She was
found there and held to await the
arrival of her father.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
HER REASON AND MONEY GONE,
A California Lady Loses Her hind In a
Pullman Car.

A California Lady Loses Her Ilind In a
Pullman Car.
DENVER, June 25. Mrs. Lydia Spald-
ing, a wealthy widow, proprietoress OF
the Bella Vista hotel in San Francisco,
while crossing the mountains IN Pull
man car, between Glenwood and Lead
vile, suddenly lost her reason, the eff
feet Of the high attitude. Upon reach
ing Leadville Mrs. Spalding was turned
over to Sheriff Leslie, who immedi-
ately telegraphed her relatives in Cali
fornia. Mr. Thomas Hadley of this
city, a friend of the family, was re-
quested to bring her to Denver. Upon
reaching the lower level Mrs. Spald-
ing's mind was completely restored,
only to find that she had been robbed
of $500. A bill of exchange of 81, 1000
and $4,000 worth of diamonds We're
untouced. Steps have been taken to
thoroughly investigate the case.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

N. G. StiVers, tobacco raiser Of Lam
caster, KY, has sued Miss Catherine
West for $4,000 for breach Of promise
Mr.. Stivers is a widower and Miss West
Is a handsome school teacher, % years
old. The petition ayers that the de-
PENDANT had promised to wed him on
February 27, 1895, but that she had
since declined to become his wife. Mr..
Stivers claims to have been greatly
worried, annoyed, Inundated and dam
aged in the sum named. Since the girls
have begun to wear mems clothes they
have begun to trifle with the sterner sex
and disregard their promises. Make
her whack up. Mr.. Stiyers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
FAILED.

Clinton bankers Make An Assignment.
CLINTON, June a7.--G Haywood q
Son, bankers and large real estate
dealers have made an assignment.
The liabilities are $3.50, 900 and nominal
assets of S27o,0oo. Much of the assets
is in real estate, on which it will take
years to realize. The two members OF
the firm We're secretary and treasurer
of the Fourt Street Building associa-
ton, but the members are secured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
JAPANESE FoRTIFYING.
War Between Russia and Japan Thought
to be Imminent.

war Between Russia and Japan Thought
to be Imminent.
LONDON, June 81 dispatch to the
Times from Tien Tsin says: ''There
are alarming reports that the Japanese
are fortifying the Lao Tung frontier, !"
Dispatches from Shanghai say that in
opinion of high officials the war
between Russia and Japan over Corea
will break out within three months.
WAsHINGToN, June 27.-The United
States consul at Chez Foo reports the
appearance of the plague there which
had caused SO much mortality at Hong
Kong, Canton, and other Chinese ports
last year. Sanitary precautions are
impossible. Great mortality is antici-
M ted
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
A PREMATURE FOURTH.
A Farmer In Dubuque Drops Spark Int.
$1,000 Worth of Fireworks.

$1,000 Worth of Fireworks.
DUBUQUE, June dubuque had a
premature Fourth of July celebration
with pyrotechnie effects. It was
started by farmer, who entered the
Golden Rule department store to buy a
hat for his wife and dropped spark
from hip pipe into $1,000 display of
fireworks. Everything went, includ-
ing plate glass windows, sky rockets
and the lastremnanto of the stock. There
was a series of explosions which
brought the towns population to the
scene, and in the middle of the ex-
element the farmer disappeared.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
BIG FIRE LOSS.

San Francisco Visited by Costly Con-
flagration.
SAN FRANCISCO, June %. Fire which
started in a box factory swept over
four blocks before the flames could be
stayed The loss will probably reach
So, 600. 900. Over 100 families were
rendered homeless and many houses
were burned
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

The New York Mercury says that Re-
corder Golf is the first judicial officer to
END an unsuccessful suicide to state
rison. In the isolated cases Of at
mpted self destruction that had pre-
@u5ay occurred the judges had some
1T yielded to the inevitable English
som of coroner's jury awarding
let over suicide to the effect,
mitted while of unsound mind. "
decision is apt to again raise the
On, Is suicide a crime?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
A CHICAGO HERO.
Attempted to Save the Life of an OIL,
Man in a burning Earn.

Attempted to Save the Life of an Old
Man in burning Barn.
CHICAGO, Ill, June 81. Henry
Kraugmann, aged 60, was burned to
death. A heroic effort was made by
Michael Redden to save the old man
and he narrowly escaped death him
self. Kraugmann slept in the barn,
Redden knew the old man was asleep
there and found him unconscious.
The loft was ablaze and full of smoke
and Rodden, after dragging Kraug-
mann to the head of the stairway, fell
to the bottom exhausted and uncon-
scious. His brother David dragged
him to a place Of safety. The old
mans body was burned to a crisp. The
building was damaged about 81 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
A RAvlNC MANIAC.

Such an One Is the Deposed Mayor of
Worthington.
DUBUQUE. June 27.-Dr. Dano. de-
posed as mayor of Worthington after
his fight to California with another
mans wife two months ago. has been
brought back a raving maniac. He
was a model citizen for twenty years
and until few months ago, when he
attracted attention by sending two
boys to jail for trivial offense and
engaging in saloon fight
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Munhall the English statistician,
figures up that from 1860 to 1890 the
United States shows an increase Of
$40, 000, 900 900 in apparent wealth. That
was id thirty years Of republican rule.
We have already lost, according to the
New York World, several billions OF
wealth in two years Of democratic rule,
and still there are men who continue
to talk about the prosperity OF demo-
cratic times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
HAD TOO MANY WIVES.
A Clinton Man Arrested ON Charge or
Bigamy.

~ SAthton MAN Arrested ON Charge or
IsiGamy.
CLINTON, June 27,- Lawrence Logs
den was arrested and placed under
heavy bonds on the charge Of having
two wives. He has lived in Clinton
twelve years and has wife and three
children. Last week Mrs. Minerva
Logsdon came to Clinton from Carlin-
vile, O., and caused his arrest. He
married her twenty-one years ago.
They lived together seven years and
four children were born to them. Logs
don. being thrown out of employment,
came west in 1881 to look for work.
He does not deny the charge, but
claims he was informed of her death
before marrying wife No. ?. Logsdon
has lived an upright life in Clinton and
was universally respected,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

The North German Lloyd is the larg-
est steamship company in the world. Its
capital is about twenty million dollars
and its feet consists of eighty-two
steamers, OF an aggregate tonnage Of
s2240, 0Co tons, besides tug-boats. The
star consists of 5000 men The traffic
comprises twenty-five separate lines,
eight Of which are European, the re-
mainder trading between Germany and
America, Eastern Asia and Australia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Tom Reed came near losing his
watch the last time he attended polit-
ical meeting in New York. He would
rather miss a dozen good dinners with
Chauncey Depew than lose the watch
which is memento of his two years
as the Scar of the House of Represen-
tatives."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Preparations are being made for a
wedding in Topeka at which the bride
will wear boomers. She is an enamel
pated woman, and will wear no EVIL
sdences Of her recent thralldom to the
altar.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Charles A. Dana and Colonel Nc
Clure are each trying to convince the
other that he was the better friend Of
General Simon Cameron. They both
deserted Cameron's political principles
as soon as he was dead.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
DEMAND THE. LAW BE ENFORCED.
Sioux City saloon-Ireepers Declare War
ON Rest aur..nts and Drug Stores.

\ ~
on Restaurants and Drug Stores.
Sioux CITY, June 27-The saloon
keepers here have declared war on the
restaurant-keepers, who have, it is
claimed. been selling whiskey in small
quantities to the great injury Of the
retail trade. Under the Martin mulct
law such sales are prohibited, and the
saloon men promise to invoke the law
if their demands are disregarded.
Through Alderman Holdenreld. him
self a saloon man, they have called
upon the mayor to enforce the law.
If he fails they will act for themselves.
The parties attacked say they will not
yield, and an interesting fight may
result.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
A Printers Headless Body Found In
Colorado River.

COIoradO R1Ver.
DENVER, June PA special from
Socorro, n. M, says that the dead
body of J. A. Allsopp, a printer form
erly of Chicago, has been found in the
Arroga, north of the city. His head
was missing and there was every evil
dence of foul play. Allsopp came to
Denver from Chicago a year ago and
was member of the local anarchist
society. He ran a weekly paper in
Denver
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

New York state has a new law, clos
ing on Sunday all barber shops except
those in Saratoga and New York city.
The object is to give the men folks one
day of rest from barber shop yarns.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

The system of telegraphing in
Chinese is very simple. There are
about eight thousand characters in the
Chinese language. These are numbered
A-om ole up, and SO printed in book
oisrm. It is. therefore only necessary
81 telegraph the numbers. This sys-
p N is used in the government dis
thAtches.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Long neglected country relatives are
being hunted UP by city folk who are
talking to their friends about spending
the summer in Europe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
SALE OF LIQUOR PROHIBITED.

Injunctions Issued Against Des Moines
Saloonkeepsrs by Judge Spurrier.
Dies MONIES, June 2s.-Injunctlons
have been issued by Judge Spurrier
and served against all the ex-saloon-
keepers and owners of property used
for saloons, restraining them from
further sale Of liquor. This is under
the prohibitory law.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
PROPOSED CHINESE LOAN.
The Silver Is Now Being Purchased by &
Syndicate.

The silver Is Now Being Purchased by a
Syndicate.
New YORK, June 2s.-The Press says
that while there have been many con-
lectures as to which country would
take up the proposed Chinese loan, it
has been impossible heretofore to say
positively where it would be placed.
The Press is now able to say that while
large part Of the silver would be
in New York, the loan would doubt
less be foated in Europe-in England
in all probability. A syndicate OF
spectators in England has been buy
ing up silver for several months in a
quiet way and is boarding it in Great
Britain, solely with the idea of selling
it to combination which will take up
the loan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Let the advertiser remember that
3 plain English and polished English are
anonymous terms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Mrs. III Hung Chang has 1000 coats
and 200 pair OF trouserettes, and still
she doesn't ride a bicycle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Jud Harmon and Hoke Smith will be
sure to hit it of well in the cabinet
meetings.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
GOVERNMENT GIVES 1T UP.

Unable to Secure the Conviction of Cali
fornia A. II. q. Strikers.
WASHINGTON, June ss.-There will
be no more attempts on the part of
the government to prosecute the $50
members of the American Railway
Union IN California, charged with par
ticipating in the strike of last July.
The attorney general advised the
United States district attorney at San
Francisco to use his owp discretion in
the matter and he has replied that he
would dismiss the cases now pending.
The reason for this action is that the
evidence against the men is considered
insufficient. The cost to the govern
ment of prosecuting the four eases al
ready tried was 1000 and no convic-
tions were secured. AS there is no adj
ditional evidence to be used against
the other men it is considered impossi-
bic to convict them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

The Chinese divide the day into
twelve parts of two hours each. The
Italians reckon twenty-four hours
around, instead of two divisions OF
twelve hours each, rs we do.
During 1894 but 20, 500 patents were
ranted in the United States, being
little more than half the number APP
r11ied for
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

There is only one thing worse than
being talked about, and that is not be-
ing talked about.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
The corn crop has been killed again,
It was first frozen and the. roasted.

"A man who can draw good cuts for
your ads can draw good trade to your
store.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

You cant make rs believe that fat
man is overworked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

What most towns are in need of is
capital toS try experiments.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Don feel ashamed if you can't play
the piano; be proud Of it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Chewins tobacco is not the worst Of
IT; spittins is the worst Of it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
The Suspicious nIugwump

''This old fellow. sad The teamster,
fondly patting his horse on the neck.
has been hauling for the city for
twenty-five years.
s'Got pull / suppose, sneersd the
nugHump gentleman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
Georgia style.

"My friend, how long have you lived
in this neighborhood?"
''Sence the big hicls'ry was saplin'."
"What is your age?"
"Well, ] wuz born when Old jim
Dobb's mill WIZ built"
''You don't answer me clearly.
Have you no method of computing
time?"
''Oh, yes! When you see the shad-
ders o them trees straight in the road,
it's IL o'clock, or it Amt far off. 2
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28

Ballooning is not nearly as dangerous as
most people imagine. Out of $500 ascents
made in 1894 only Is accidents were r..
ported.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-28
Iowa State Bystandef
CHARLES !. RUFF, Eaisor.

DRs MONIES, IOWA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-10

One notices mort and more with ev-
cry year how the age is oftener and Of
tener dropped from death announce
ments. This is in strict accordance with
the growing reserve of the individual
who keeps his private affairs to himself
more closely, even in matters of no di-
rect importance. 1t is odd that such a
private feeling shoald wax stronger side
by side with the greater publicity of
ones affairs through the wider notice
taken Of them in the press generally
with society and other mention once
undreamed of.-Philadelphia Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-10
The Missing Birds.

The bluebirds, yellow birds and black
birds seem to have disappeared from
western New York this year. Reports
from careful ornithologists in many
counties show that these birds have not
appeared this spring as usual Walter
Burke of Batavia writes: Where are
the blackbirds? These birds in past
years congregated in large numbers in q
little grove near my residence and filled
the air with their melodious~ singing,
but now it is all hushed and still "
The Livingston Republican says
1.-THE absence of bluebirds has been
commented on by several papers, and,
come to think of it, we haven't noticed
any bluebirds or yellow birds either,
but the orioles are flashing through tht
foliage in considerable numbers and oc
casionally trilling few bars of song. >
Buffalo Enquirer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-10
peeazsa Wood breed. Ant..

An amateur gardener has had great
deal Of trouble, year after year, with n
certain bed in her flower garden. 1t was
so infested by ants that nothing could
grow there, but was invariably devoured
by the insects She tried every vermin
destroyer known, with boiling water and
other preventives, all without success.
At length she found that portion Of the
outer boarding of the shed which stood
near this bed was decayed and needed
renewal When thee boards were taken
away, they were found to be alive with
ants, which, being destroyed, disappear
ed from her flowers, and she has had no
more annoyance from them. Often ants
win get into the house closets and into
the food in the same way from some de-
cayed wood near at hand, in which they
nest II their source il looked MP when
they come they usually may be unearth-
ed and killed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-10
ALPHoNsE pAupET.
Slow Writer, and He Is Never Satisfied
With His Work.

Slow Writer, and He Is Never Satisfied
With His Work.
Alphonse Daudet thus describes his
method of writing a book: II write
slowly, very slowly, and revise and re-
wise. lam never satisfied with my work.
My novels 1 always write myself new
er could dictate novel. As to my plays,
I used formerly to dictate them. had
a certain talent in my legs, just as Ma
poleon had a certain genius in the legs
of his soldiers. My books go through
many processes. To begin with, fill my
notebooks. Each note as il is used is
scratched out i'll blue or red pencil
From these written notes and the tablets
of my memory-'the deltoi of my mem
ory'-I write out in copybooks the first
copy of my novel
ST write this first copy on alternate
pages of my copybooks, and leave the
opposite sheet blank When the book is
finished in its rough state, I rewrite ii
page by page on the blank sheets. The
page ON the right is the amended copy
Of the page on the left. Then my wife
looks at this second copy and suggests
to me what improvements might be
made. note these down.
'Then Irewrite the whole book again
with the Joy of a schoolboy who feels
that wearisome task is ended. So that
apart from my notes, / write each man
uScript three times over, and if 1 could
do so would write it as many tines
more, for, as l have said, am never
satisfied with my work. But am very
irregular in my way of working Some
times work l s hours a day, and day
BY day. n-Rockland (Me Tribune.