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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
SELECTED HANKEYE MENTION !
BOLD BANK ROBBERS.
Amateur Robbers at work In Dalla
County.

Vi
Amateur Robbers at Work In Dallas
County.
ABEL, March - Yesterday morning
at 9:1o two men stepped into the Abel
bank and told Cashier S. Nj. Leach
that they wanted TO make deposit
Mr.. Leach prepared to receive it, when
both men presented reyolvers and told
him TO pass over sack Of money lying
near. Mr.. Leach declined and quickly
threw the sack into the vault, which
he had closed and locked before the
robbers could reach him, but not
before he had been seriously and
possibly fatally wounded by the des-
peradoes The men then. seeing that
their plans had miscarried, grabbe a
sack of silver currency amounting to
about $500, ran to the north side of the
square, where their team was stand
ing, and drove rapidly from town,
En- route from the bank to the team
three persons Were wounded by bullets
from their shot guns. G. D. Bailey, a
merchant. received a wound in the
heshy part OF the.neck and part of the
shoulder was tors away. j.. M.
Byers, abstractor, was shot IN
the arm Cecil Decker. boy,
was shot in the hand, arm and
head. The posse which started in pur-
suit overlook the robbers at 0Neals
Ford, five miles south of Abel. The
desperadoes left their rig, and one hid
in brush heap while another ran into
a barn. Kerosene was poured on the
barn. and the man who had taken
refuge in the brush heap was COM
PEELED to apply the torch to the
structure The robber stayed IN the
barn until it was all ablaze, and then
ran out to be confronted by dozen
rifles and shot-guns. Even then he re-
fused to surrender. and half dozen
shots were sent after him before he
came down, mortally wounded, dying
in a few minutes The other robber
was brought to Abel and placed IN jail.
He gives his name as G. w. Crawford,
and that of his partner as Lander Will
kins, and says they lived at Patterson.
They drove from that place Tuesday,
and stopped over night at farmer
near town, then drove to town and
tackled the job which resulted 50 dis
astrously.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS
POSTAL CLERKS.

Postmaster General Orders Photos Taken.
DIES MONIES, March o.. a recent
order from Postmaster Bissell, order
ing all postal clerks to have their pho
tographs in their railway pass books,
went into effect on the 4th. In former
years passes We're issued by each road
annually to each clerk who resided on
that line in the form of a card. Re-
Gently the department, in conjunction
with the different roads, decided to
furnish each clerk with pass in the
form of book. This book will be
furnished by the postofiice department.
annually, signed by James 4. White,
general superintendent OF the railway
mail service, and approved by the
postmaster general, otherwise they
will be invalid. The clerk to whom
this is issued is required to have his
photograph attached before it is given
him by his chief clerk. Some of Uncle
Sans 5000 postal clerks who have not
had their picture taken since they
wore short pants, have shaved off last
years whiskers, donned their broad
cloth suit and had their handsome
physiognomies transferred by the pho
tographer's camera to paper, SO the
conductors will know that they have
not some other fellows pass book.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
sixty-two Persons Killed and Thirty In
iurpd.

Sixty-two Persons Killed and Thirty In
jured.
CITY OF MEXICO, March Am eNcur-
sion train on the lnter-Oceanic Rail
road, while rounding curve on the
side of the mountain near here, jumped
the track and went down a canon.
Sixty-two people were killed and thirty
on more seriously injured.
The train was derailed on a curve in
a small cut and all the cars, ten in
number, were completely shattered
and splintered. When a special train
conveying Drs. Alfred Array and Fran
els Grosson and medical doctors arrived
on the scene at 4 o'clock they found
sixty passengers dead and terribly mu-
tilated, their heads and limbs being
torn off their bodies in many instances.
Most of the dead are women and chill
dren. The doctors brought into the
City of Mexico forty persons who We're
seriously injured and many of whom
will die. All the passengers were
Mexicans. The engineer and conduc
tor OF the train escaped into the woods
after the accident, fearing vengeance
from the crowd.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
$1,000, 900 RHEUMATISM.
Bartlett, Frazier 81 Co., Rialto Building

Bartlett Frazier s. Co., Ria1to Building.
Chicago, May /, 1894.
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pany, 167 Dearborn street, Chicago
Ill.,
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rheumatism, and confined to my bed
for seven or eight weeks. | had
another attack few weeks later in
Berlin, and third in Paris. / had
the very best medical attention, but
could not get cured. | returned to
Chicago a bout the end of April. very
weak, still suffering and grew very
much worse. My joints We're fearfully
swollen; [ suffered great pain. / con-
suited eminent doctors but could get
no relief.
Finally was induced to try bottle
of Schrage's Rheumatic Cure, and |
can frankly say that before / had
taken half of one bottle ! began to get
relief | took only four bottles in all
and have not had any return of the
painful disease Therefore, / consider
myself cured. Yours truly,
HERBERT e. RYcRoFT.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
EASTERN WAR.

LONDON, March "a Central News
dispatch from Toxic, under date OF
February 37th says Field Marshal
Oyama reports as follows: On the
morning Of February oath, the first
division of the Japanese army about
Kaihing defeated the enemy near Ia
Ping Shan In the afternoon of the
same day, a force of about13,0 900 of the
enemy with twenty guns began an
attack from Peimaitaz, Tonchahotz
and Faoyanalm. After heavy can
nonade, we attacked their center at 3
o'clock in the afternoon and repulsed
them. driving them toward Kingieow.
Our loss was OlSllled and a5o wounded,
lost 200 killed. The number of their
wounded is unknown. The natives
state the Chinese came in full force,
10000 strong, led by Generals Sung Ma
Shang and Chang Sung.
SHANGHAI, March 1.-The Japanese
captured the city of New Chwang after
a desperate fight with the Chinese
defenders. The loss on either side is
not given.
TEN TsIN, March s.-The emperor
of China has completely indicated Ii
Hung Chang. His majesty confesses
that after trying others he found III
Hung Chang alone trustworthy. There
fore he grants Ii the fullest power to
treat with Japan for peace. The cen
trail government publicly assumes the
entire responsibility for the condition
of national defense. which is the re-
suit of the blindness of Chinese to pro-
gress of the other nation. This action
places all future reform in the hands
of LII Hung Chang.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
CUBAN REBELLION.
More Formidable Than Has Been Adj
mitted.

More Formidable Than Has Been Adj
mitted.
New YORK, March 7.Advlces by
steamer from Cuba are to the effect
that the revolt is more formidable than
the authorities admit. Bands of rebels,
mostly small, have appeared stimuli
taneously at many points throughout
the island. Some of them have been
scattered and others taken refuge in
impenetrable fastness.
MADRID, March "A dispatch has
been received here from Cuba stating
that Yaguey, chief of a powerful band
of brigands which has been operating
in the province of Matanzas, has yield
ed his submission. This, it is added,
puts an end to the rising in that prov
ince, which was the most formidable.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
oREaoM.s ODDITIES.
One IL Locomotive Equipped with
Life Prescrvors.

Life ProScrvors.
Out In Oregon there is to be found
the only place in the country where o
locomotive has life preservcrs hung
upon Its sides. This singular sight is
10 be seen at Astoria, at the mouth of
the Columbia river. An extensive
system of jetties is being constructed
there, and breakwater that runs for
five miles into the Pacific ocean is be-
ing built. All this is to deepen the
harbor at Astoria, SO that the largest
ocean steamers may find easy access
to the wharves of Oregons chief sea-
port city, and also to secure a harbor
Tor shipping and ward off the storms
of the ocean.
This work of building an enormous
breakwater has cost an immense sum
of money, says the New York Sun, but
its beneficial results are already be-
ginning to be seen, and there is no
doubt Of its ultimate success. A rail
road track is built on the top Of the
breal1water as fast as it is finished
sufficiently to lay tracks. Inasmuch
as the workmen are far out to sea,
and as there is constant danger that
some of the trains crew may fall over
board, it was thought well to hang
along the sides of the tender to the
locomotive half dozen large life
preservers for instant use in case of
accident Several times in the last
few months they have been brought
into play, and thus have demonstrated
the wisdom of equipping the locomo-
tive in this strange fashion.
This is not the only unusual sight
to be seen in the equipment OF loco
motives on the Pacific coast. AS the
traveller approaches San Francisco he
will notice on the tenders of locomo-
tives a reel of fire hose. A dozen or
more locomotives in one yard will be
seen with their tenders fitted up in
this manner. 1t is a precaution
adopted in case of fire. The locomo-
tive is turned into q fire engine, and
thus the safety of roundhouses and
stations and other property is the
more enhanced. The Eastern man is
surprised at the sight, but soon for
gets it as locomotive after locomotive
is seen equipped thus.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
CONDENSED ITEMS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Durham died at
Clinton few days ago, aged 80
years. She lived III the county forty
years. She was present at a reception
at Geneva, Tenn, given in honor of
General La Fayette, during his visit
here in 1925, by Albert Gallatin, one of
the trusted friends and advisers of
Washington.
Informa ton was fled before Justice
Harmed, of Grand Junction, by
citizens of Dana against one {. Roker,
for having on hand too much beer and
other intoxicating material for an or
binary family necessities, and papers
We're at once issued. Constable Thomp-
son was soon on the track and found a
wagon load of the stuff, which he
brought home with him. together with
the owner a change of venue was
taken and the case is being tried at
jefferson. He made no sale, but ex-
pected to open up the same day he was
shut up.
The first state convention of the
Knights of NIaccabees was held IN
Marshalltown Sixty delegates We're
present and a number of visiting
knights from several states. Supreme
Commander Marley, of Port Huron,
Mich. presided. An elaborate banquet
was one of the features of theconclave.
The state officers elected were: Com
/ "
lieutenant commander, R. e. Cook,
Red Oak: record keeper, A. III. Sheldon,
Mason City; finance keeper, Paul
Stimetz, Muscatine; delegate to
supreme tent, George Conway, Sioux
City.
Prodencio Gonzales, one of CARA S
leading generals, dropped dead in the
old mems ward at the Anamosa
prison, of heart disease. Cara
4 was the famous Mexican revolutionist,
and some twentyfour of his men We're
I sent to the Anamosa prison for violat-
ing the treaty of peace between Mexico
and the United States. The Mexican
! government intends to hang them as
! soon as their terms expire. Prodencio
/ was as well as usual the morning of
! his death and had just received bottle
( of medicine from the doctor a few
minutes previous. He came to Anamosa
i July 10, 1898, for two years and nine
| months. and his term would have
I expired September l6, 1895. He was a
| married man, over feet tall and OF
/ massive build and an old warrior all
1 covered with wounds. He was finely
i educated. His face was that of an
| Indian, with sallow complexion, and
! he was too old to work. He spent
most of his time playing checkers. A
telegram has been sent to his friends
on the border line between the United
/ States and Mexico. and, as he was
quite well-to-do, his remains may be
shipped
". T. Crook, who drew sight draft
for S1.240 on the president of France
/ January 81. and sent it to an Alsace
banker for collection, is a humble
farmer living one mile north OF Floris
in Davis county He has been res.
ident of Davis county for about five
4 wears. and is a Swcde. using poor
English, although fairly well educated
( 4 few years ago, while the Princess
/ Daglnar of Russia was visiting in Paris
i he drew on her for $1,000. The draft
was returned for collection Of protest
fees, but he gave it no attention.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
SEEKING OLD WHISKY.
sioux city Adventures Digging for a Bur
led Treasure.

Sioux CRY, March IA short time
ago two young men near Elm Point
preempted piece Of sandbar on the
Missouri and started to search for the
hulk of an old steamer that was sunk
before the war, with valuable cargo
on board. including 100 barrels of
whisky and large amount of farm
machinery. After some efforts they
have located the point and sunk a shaft
fifteen feet TO it, They are clearing
the hold and will take the whisky out
as soon as it can be reached. 1t is the
only part of the cargo that is expected
to be of any value. The steamer was
one of the best on the river in its day,
and was scuttled when on fire. The
river channel changed before it could
be raised and the boat was left buried
deep in the bar
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
DEADLY CROSSING.

Jasper County Farmer Killed By the Cars.
BANTER, March Samuel Hancock,
while driving across the Chicago Great
Western railroad track two miles north
of here, was struck by a fast freight
and instantly killed. His body was
thrown about sixty feet, the team he
was driving was killed and the wagon
demolished. The track runs through
deep cut and curves sharply. Trans
from the south run at high speed down
grade and cannot be seen until almost
at the crossing. The body was brought
to town and an inquest held by Justice
Richards acting as coroner. y pea
dler VINO saw the accident testified
that when he first noticed Hancock he
was standing in his wagon urging his
team forward, and then the engine
struck the team, throwing the team
and front end of the wagon and Han
cock and the rear part of the wagon
on different sides of the track. 1t is
supposed Hancock did not see the train
till too late, and then tried to cross
ahead of it. Deceased was a bachelor,
45 years old, and a successful farmer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
BREyTIEIS.

The daughter of the late Jay Gould,
Anna, was united in marriage to Count
Jean de Castellane at high noon on the
4th in New York City.
At New York City Judge Barrett. of
the supreme court, has just granted a
decree of absolute divorce to Alya h.
Vanderbilt against her husband, W. X.
Vanderbilt.
Charles A. Dana, editor of the New
York Sun, has been indicted by the
grand jury of the District of Columbia
for criminal libel against Frank B..
Moves, of the Washington Star, whom
he attacked as an Associated Press
director.
Sacramento dispatch: A break for
, liberty was made at the Folsom prison
shortly after noon that ended in three
convicts being shot, one of whom will
die. While one guard was looking
after twelve men who were at work
across the river, three started away.
The command was given to halt, but
as the men paid no attention to 1t the
guard began firing, every shot taking
effect, but the men kept on. Firing
alarmed the prison and number OF
extra men were sent to the assistance
of the guard, and within a few minutes
the convicts were captured. The in,
jured were found to be: Garcia, a
| Mexican. shot through the arm and
both thighs broken: Turner, a negro
| nortally wounded, and Anderson, a
mulatto, shot through the tieshy part
of the legs.
At Valley Field, Quebec. recently
John 10y, a clerk, and Maxim Lebouf
watchman for the Montreal Cotton
| company. were shot and killed, and
Hugh Wilson, clerk, probably fatally
wounded by c. R. Shertis, formerly
| private secretary to the manager OF
the company, recently discharged
| Late in the evening while Paymastel
Lowe was with Clerks 10y and Wilson
making up the pay roll, Shertis came
| in. He was ordered to leave, and, be
coming enraged, grabbed loaded re
| volver from the paymaster's desk anC
| began firing. Wilson fell wounded
Lowe slipped into a vault, 10y was
! shot dead, followed by Lebouf, as he
! rushed in. Shorts tried to open the
vault to get at Lowe, and then fled
but was afterwards arrested. 1t il
| suspected Shorts intended to stea
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
ARMENIAN ouTRAGEs.

Indications Point to Further Atrocities.
LONDON, March r. An Armenian
correspondent declares the Turkish
case before the Armenian outrages
commission has already completely
broken down. The only question now
is who was responsible for the massa-
creo Mohammedon fanaticism is
aroused, and there are threats in many
places of a massacre of Christians as
soon as the commission leaves. Many
inoffensive Armenians are beaten and
killed. In Tshifiik the Turks organ
lied a mock representation of Christ
riding on an ass The correspondent
declares he knows of nearly fifty girls
of Sassoun abducted and distributed
among the Turkish soldiers and Off
GERS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08

OLD graduates of Yale viii be sur
prised to learn that the '.Lit" prize
viii not be awarded this year, because
not one of the essays, handed in was
worthy consideration. The Even
ing Post remarks: '.That a universe
t. with an undergraduate academic
department Of over LOO students,
cannot produce a single Literary eff
'ort worthy of consideration for
: prize, indicates either very low
order of intellectually among the
students, or a very general inditfer-
ence TO such honors." The real ex-
PLANTATION is probably Indifference, Z"
thanks to the athletic craze which
makes gods Of men Of knotted mus
cles and looks with contempt on in
tellectual accomplishment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08

WATERFRONT compartments IN
steamships seem to be largely in the
nature of q delusion and a snare, so
long as there are openings in divisions
between them. Experience has shown
again and again that when most
needed. the doors are open, and can
not be closed in time to be of much
use. There is only one safe way to
deal with the bulkheads separating
such compartments; that is. not to
have any doors in them at all. This
plan has been adopted in some of the
recently built steamships. 1t dimin-
ishes the ease of going from one part
of the ship to another in slowing
cargo and the like, but it adds greatly
to the security of the vessel in case
OF mishap.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08

ACCORDING to Prof. Albert Bick-
more, the vastness of London, with a
population OF 100000 is not easily
grasped. Ii the streets of London
were placed end to end there would
be one continuous street reaching
from there across Europe and Asia to
the southern extremity of British In
dia. 1t is said that over 60, 900 popu-
lation are added to it every year, and
that one house is built every hour of
the day and night throughout the
year, or street ffty-five miles long,
with houses on both sides. Some idea
II the public expenditures OF the
reat city may be gained from the
act that the sum OF Sc, 100000 is re.
CURED annually for the maintenance
If the public schools alone.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08

A FRENCH writer says that John
Chinaman is an excellent fighting
man if properly armed and decentiy
led; that he Possesses qualities espe-
cially fitting him for military. service.
He has no fear of death, he is strong
and of good physique. can live upon
much less than the European, is
frugal, patient beyond belief, hard
working. perseyering, good tempered /,
amenable to training and severe dis
cipline. It is further said that he has
proved himself g cd marcher, ac-
cnstomed in the 7$4rth to the ex-
tremes of heat and cold, and lastly,
he has the stubborn persistence SO
valuable in a soldier. The French
man asserts that ..all this can easily
be proved. =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
MARITAL LAW.

HlEASA, March Owing to fur
Their disturbances in Santa Clara the
government has declared that province
under martial law. A party of 200 in
surgents appeared near San Limo yes
terday. The government troops dis
persed them after short sl1irmish
Captain General Isasi says the upris-
ing in Natansa has been suppressed
and he entertains hope of pacifying
matters in Santiago without fighting.
He declares the number OF insurgents
is constantly growing less.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
AFTER 100000.
Looking Into the Pacific short Line Bridge

Looking Into the Pacific short Line Bridge
Matter.
SIoUN CRY, March s.-The executive
committee of the Credits Communication
company, largely interested in various
enterprises in Sioux City, is in session
in this city, The company controls
the uncompleted Pacific Short Line
bridge over the Missouri river, and it
is probable some action will be taken
towards completing the structure in
time to secure the 100000 voted by
Sioux CITY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
FALsE PRgTEMsEs.

ELDoRA, March ). II. f. Hefin. an
alleged doctor. who formerly resided
at Alden, in this county, was indicted
to-day by the Hardin county grand
jury for obtaining money under false
pretenses. Hefin represented himself
as the owner Of drug store in Eldora,
and disposed of the same to Illinois
parties. He was released by the JUS
tice on q straw bond. but the indict-
ment of the jury would indicate that
the doctor is not tolive in bed spread
with roses, Hefiin is a man with a
history.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
unraillns Signs.

Mary Ann-Sure, Miss Ethel, Mr..
Shallowpate has iist come; an it's me
opinion thot if he don't propose to-
night he niver will.
Ethel-Your opinion is entirely I'M
called for, Mary Ann.
Mary Ann Yis, missis; but Oi
fought Old tell yes, fer hs looks
loike a sick pickpocket an wild a
shmoile aim i'm loilse Fenian aim
the schaffold. Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
cRlsWoLD RoBBER.
Identified at Chicago as Noted
Crat Elk sulaf.

DIT ShASaSo
Craftsman.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, March Sd. B.
White, alias Wilson, the wounded
Griswold bank robber, has been posi-
lively identified as Toney Butler, a
noted craftsman of Pittsburg. The
identification was made by Inspector
Sheu, of Chicago, whose men were sent
to Council Bluffs to look into the case.
Wilson is the man who was shot, and,
despite the fact that he was badly
wounded, he was stripped very close
and careful examination was made.
He was also photographed. The pho
tographs and description were sent to
Chicago to be compared with Buffers
record there. The inspector wired the
sheriff that the Identification was
absolute and complete, and that the
man had been working in west for the
last year. He has headed gang that
did some daring work in Montana:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-08
A. W. GLEASON
Notary Public.

Us Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c