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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
THE NEWS IN IOWA
sA PATHETIC TRAGEDY.

Craxel Man Kills his Nephew and
Himself. 49,
BURLINGTON, Nov. 30.-Georgc Viii
bcr and his wife and the latter's
nephew, Emery Fegley, aged 10, lived
in single.roomcd hut in lonely spot
three miles from Augusta. The old
man had been sick and half crazy for
some time. Mrs. WILDER left him and
the boy at home and went to call on
ncighhor. After she was gone WILDER
secured revolver and went to shoot
the 10Y. Then followed u battle for
life. The young lad struggled des-
perately against the raving old man,
but TO no purpose. The old man got
upon him and placing the revolver
close to his head fred il, blowing the
bows Trains ont. He then left the
house and in an hour or SO returned.
Mrs. WILDER was returning about the
sane time and saw the old man enter
and at once heard pistol shot. She
called ncjghtor and they found the
old man dead on the floor and tho boy
crouchei behind the stove, s:oac dead
The coroner's jury returned verd'ct
of murder and suicide. @"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
BISHOP soNAcuM LOST.
Ippcals Of Fathers Fitzgerald and

Appeals of Fathers Fitzgerald anu
Murphy Are Sustained.
DUBUQUE, Dec. 3,-Thc judgment OF
the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical court
Of the Roman Catholic church in the
famous case of Bishop Bonacum, OF
Lincoln, Neb., against Fathers Fitz-
gerald and Murphy, Of his diocese, has
been delivered. The court finds for
the priests against the bishop on
every point in the appeal, which was
ordered by the propaganda at Rome
after Delegate satolli had refused to
grant one. The bishop is judged to
have been actuated by sinister and
viudictive motives. to have published
falsehoods and deceived Cardinal
Satolli. The court declares null and
void all the sentences of the bishop,
withdrawing the faculties OF the
defendant priests, sentencing them to
pcnnance in Canada for contumacy and
condemning them generally. The
bishop is condemned to pay the
expenses of the cxonerated priests and
the costs of the trial, and to pay
Father Fitzgerald $s75 and Father
Murphy 1926 as damages, and to with
draw the priests he sent to Tecumseh,
Neb., where Father Murphy is rector
of St. Ambrose church, and to Auburn,
Ncb., where Father Fitzgerald is
rector of st. Joseph church. The pay
ments are ordered to be made to the
court within thirty days There is no
appeal from the sentence pronounced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
TERRIBLE FLOODS.
Chippewa Falls, WIS.,, Threatened With
Dire Disaster.

Chippewa Falls, WIS.,, Threatened With
Dire Disaster
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Dec. 2.-Thc
situation is growing more serious
momentarily. The ice gorge whic h
formed six miles down the river has
backed into The city. An immense
volume of water from above is mum
dating large portion Of the town,
and all merchants in the city are
moving to places of safety. Water
has filled the easements of the business
blocks almost the entire length Of
Bridge street. 1t is expected to soon
reach the court house, eight blocks
from the river Fifty families which
had taken rcfug. in empty houses,
without food or warmth, have been
rescued. Bridge Superintendent Cal
laghan, OF the Central road, is
instructed to blast out tho gorge, but
says all the dynamite manufactured
could not bulge it. The water is ris-
ing at the rate of q foot all hour 1t
looks as though the entire town will
be inundated. The business men have
removed their goods from their stores.
Thirty persons are reported drowned
by the floods near Durant. Great loss
exists among domestic animals.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
EXPERTS FAVOR jim PAUL.

They Say His Mother-in-law Did Not Nee
nv essarily Die Of Poisoning.
WEBSTER CITY, Dec. l.-Expcrt evil
dence in the Paul murder case is to tho
effect that death might not have re-
suited from strychninc poisoning.
Prof. A. A. Bennett, Of Ames College,
gave expert testimony. He said that
the presence of strychn,nc in the hui
man body was not necessarily proof
that the person died from poisoning.
Drs. Hull. Medberry and Hall also
gave expert testimony along the same
line. Proceedings in the murder trial
developed much expert evidence. Who'll
ly favorable to the men charged with
murder, and greatly strengthened the
conclusions of the counsel for Paul,
chat the death Of Mrs. Dulin might
have resulted from other cluses than
strychnine poisoning. .,,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
ALI OVER THE WORLD.
BOLD BRITISH PLANS.
Advance ON Khartoum From Dongola 10
WEN. Begin In March.

Advance On Khartoum From Dongola 10
Begin In March.
LONDON, Nov. 40. England will re-
coma ucr the Soudan, overthrow the
authority OF the khalifa and restore
the authority OF the hhcdive from the
Nile delta to the great lakes. General
Sir Herbert Kitchener, after daily
conference for ~ fortnight with the
off Gals of the war Office here, has gone
back to Cairo with instructions from
Lord Salisbury to have everything in
readiness fer the Anglo Egyptian Nile
expedition to advance from Dongola
to Berber and Khartoum in March
next. The foreign office officials have
reason to believe that France will no
longer resist the proposal OF the
Anglo Egyptian government to draw
Oh the Caiscc Of the Egyptian public
debt for the full expense OF the under
taking. Evidently NJ. Hanotaux has
received pledges from London TO
remove his long standing objections.
What their nature is only the future
will reveal. The original attitude OF
the French government and bond
holders was one of apparently i'm
placable hostility to any such arrange
ment. Kitchcner's military rivals
have sought in vain for sound
criticism of his conduct up to this
point. The talk Of superseding him
by an older and more experienced
officer came to nothing. He will con-
tinue to command. Thus far he has
managed the campaign with remark
able ability. 10 have superseded him
would have been piece OF rank
injustice and folly. Lord Salisbury
never entertained the thought for
moment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
SPAIN STARVING CUBA,
brutal and Horrible, Fiendish ind I'm
spcakable Outrag1s.

Brutal and Horrible, Fiendish ind I'm
speakable Outrag1s.
L. CINCINNATI, Dec ..-!A4pecial to the
numerical Tribune from Key West
o-,Ncyles,s. threat tkpt1hc would
~. : ada a L'eef J Hi scely be-
carried out, as from all reports from
Maricl, near where Wcyler is now,
tho work of destruction is being car
ried out fully. The Spanish army
sweeps everything before it, killing
becves that it cannot use, burning
cane fields and small stores with their
provisions and leaving wide waste Of
ruin and dcsolation in it's wake. Peo-
pie vainly implore Weyler to leave
them provisions to keep them alive,
but his brutal officers refuse, with
oatl,s and insulting words, ii not
worse. Over 300 refugees have come
into Maricl since Wcyler went out
this last time, all giving the same
story Of rapinc, plumber and murder
by the Spariards.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
FROZEN TO DEATH IN SNOW.
Awful Work OF II blizzard in the North
..-..- west

Awful Work OF u blizzard in the North
St. Paul dispatch: Human beings
have been frozen TO death, cattle have
been stampeded. buried and smoth-
cred in the snow drifts, trains are de-
laycd, wires are down and the Novcm-
bcr storm record is broken by the 1896
r ..-1' that hG.sss--. -. northwest
locked in its chilly grasp. How many
human lives have been sacrificed can
not be told until the snow drifts clear
away, months hence. Men are miss
ing everywhere in the heart OF the
storm. Some are known to be dead
and many missing, with the chances
very much against them being alive.
Almost a dozen arc dead in North
Dakota. From the cattle country in
the western part Of that state come
reports of intense suffering for the
live stock on the ranges, but no definite
information can be secured, as the
wires are down. Watson Ham, u
cattle man, says the losses will be
extremely heavy. South Dakota is
suffering, too, and reports Of loss OF
life are expected.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
BREVlTIES.

A powder firm located at st. Louis
which makes the manufacture
and sale of dynamite Il speciality re-
ccived wire message from its agent
in New Orleans asking for prices on
dynamite. The request was for the
price on ten tons Of the deadly eX-
plosivc. As the shipment Of SO large
al amount of dynamite from this coun-
try to Cuba would not bc allowed if
the United States government could
prevent, hence the secrecy as to the
identity of the firm.
Washington dispatch: The annual
report of Daniel N. Morgan, treasurer
Of the United States, shows the net
ordinary revenues Of the government
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1876, to have been s326,976. 200, and
the expenditures S35:,179,4 46, leaving
deficiency for the year Of SIS, 1908, 4a6,
or SIT, Go1 ,977 less than the preceding
fiscal year. The report shows that
during the last fiscal year there was
an increase Of $3.50. 1874 in the receipts
from customs, an increase of s., 479. 622
from internal revenue sources, an in.
crease of S?,476, Coz from miscellaneous
sources. and Il loss of $97, s23 from the
sale of public lands, making the net
increase in the receipts $l3,56S. 125.
The decrease in the expenditures
amounted to $4,Ol5,s52.
New York dispatcb: A boy and Il
girl were married in Brooklyn last
May and went to Asbury Park for
their honeymoon. Now the boy is
suing the girl for divorce and the girl.
who has returned TO her parents, is
demanding of the courts that her
youthful husband 0c compelled to sup
port her. Neither of these litigants
is old enough to bring suit personally
and their respective mothers have had
to be appointed guardians in due judi
icial form in order to bring the suits
for them. f- -.els..
Washington tlspatch: Reports
showing the results Of the rural free
delivery of the government are
reaching the postoftice department
from the localities where the service
is being tried. They are said to show
general salts faction with the service
and good results Of the work as n
whole. The reports will be embodied
in u special rerort o. tho scheme aud
its feasibility to be forwarded by the
postmaster general 10 congress carly
in the session. What recommendation
he will make is not known, but the
immense cost involved in the general
adoption ofrrral free Delivery will be
pointed ont. BE- 5...il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04

Did you ever hear Of such remark
able bets as the late campaign pro-
iluced? Here is one that takes the
entire bakery. William Corbus OF La
Grange, Ind, wagered his wife against
property worth $1,000 with George
Barne1l that Mckinley would win. Mr..
Corbus was also to pay the necessary
expenses for the divorce If Bryan
won. He is a very lucky man. for he
now has Mrs. Corbus and the proper
~, Barnell having given him deed
Of it this week. Wonder how Mrs.
COrbus wanted the election to 60?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
TEGY WILL WAIT.

sSN
I,imctalsists in Germany Hope for Action
in Recognizing the White Metal.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The executive COM
mittce of the German Bimetallic union
has issued circular in regard to the
recent election of Mckinley to the
presidency of the United States, which
saws that some German bimetallists
were of the opinion that the election
of Bryan would have shown the Eli
ropean states how the free coinage OF
silver in America alone would have
been menace to the trade of the rest
of the world. Now that Mckinley is
elected, the circular adds, the German
bimetallists expect an international
Iinetallic agreement upon u reason
able basis. which Germany must sup
port.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
MUST GO TO JAIL.

Sugar Trust Recalcitrants Defeated
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-The supreme
court of the United States has affirmed
the decision of the court of appeals OF
the District OF Columbia in the case OF
Elycrton r. Chapman, the rccalcitrant
witness in the sugar trust investigation
by the senate in 1894. The effect OF
the decision is that Chapman must
serve out his sentence of thirty days
and pay the fine of 500, and also to
make liable to the penalty in section
1Oo, revised statutes, the several other
witnesses, including Messrs. Have
meyer and Scarles, of the sugar trust,
and two newspaper corresponds nt'.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
MASON cry FIRE

Postofnce Il Burned-very Heavy Losses.
s3 MASON CITY, Dec. 2.-The postofiicc
building, with oil the mail, Gale &
Bradley's grocery, Blythe, Markle; 9
Smiths law library were completely
wiped out by FIRE, with nothing saved
Valuable property belonging to the
government was in the vault OF the
postofiice and whether safe or not can
not vet ba told. Whites glass block
and the City National bank were also
badly damaged and the Odd Fellows
aud Stansberry block suffered. ~
took four hours Of hard fighting be-
fore the flames could be checked. me
insurance will not exceed $4,000. 49,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04

) T . = d +. q &
!. It has been commented upon as
,homewhat strange that in the year Of
massacre In Armenia no man OF that
country has risen to the stature of 6
hero, gathered around him band o:
his countrymen and, II nothing bet
ter, died fighting: There is much te
account for the submissiveness Of the
Armenians: and If their men have
given no conspicuous evidence Of va.
l6r, the Armenian women have afford.
ed ample proof Of heroism. On sew
eral occasions. when resistance was
hopeless and when confronted by the
alternative of Islam and worse o.
death, they have welcomed the latter
by throwing themselves from loft!
rocks or. into the rivers. There have
been and there are heroines amons
the Armenian women. ST. -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
LADIES' GOLD WATCHES FREE.

Ono to be Given Away In Every County
In Iowa.
DIES MONIES, Nov. 2S.-Thc Daily
News offers solid gold watch E'gin
movencnt) to the most popular lady in
every county in Iowa, 90 in all. the
lady i'll each county sending in the
most yearly subscriptions for the
Daily News at LOO a year receiving a
watch. Any lady desiring to contest
for one of them should write at once
70 the News. Des Moines. Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
CAUCUS or REPUBLICANS.
win Consider Tariff and Finance
Gratis Want Beer Tax Raised. .

win Consider Tariff and Finance-Dcmo'
Gratis Want Beer Tax Raised.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
Sherman. chairman of the republican
caucus, said that no doubt there would
be a caa allied as soon as congress
convened to ascertain the wishes OF
republican senators as to a course OF
procedure, and to ndjust, If possible
differences Of opinion. lie said the
deficiency in revenue ought to &c rem
cdied rs soon as possible. Senator
Harris, q democratic member OF the
finance committee, said that he would
resist by every legitimate means Il
meas urc calculated to increase the
tariff. He added that if more revenue
was needed it could be easily secured
by raising the tax on beer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
IOWA CONDENSED.

Harry Seminar. aged 90, of Iowa
City, was fatally Injured recently by 4
buzz saw, and died two hours later.
The saw. propelled by 4 twelvc.borsc
power engine, caught in knotted
piece Of cortlwood and was torn out Of
it's frame. 1t flew through the air and
violently struck the young man, cleav-
ing his head and tearing out his
brains. He leaves q wife. William
Mannaugh was also struck, but
escaped uninjured.
\ shortage Of nearly ten Thousand
dollars has recently been discov-
cred in the funds Of the State Bank Of
Nicola, and the bondsmen Of J. c.
Watts. cashier. have made the amount
good to the bank. II. Mendel has
been elected cashier to succeed Mr..
Watts. and further investigation OF
the accounts Of the bank is said to be
in progress. Watts left recently on
d trip to Denver for his health, but no
tIdCc VI HIuA lids DCCH 1OuIXu.
Gilbert W. Smith, postmaster at Hor-
ton, Bremen county, was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Stewart at Cedar Rapids on a
Charge Of destroying and failing to de-
liver mail matter, and was held to the
federal grand jury in the sum of $500.
During the recent campaign Smith
is said to have failed to deliver 4 lot
Of campaign literature sent to the
farmers who get their mail at Horton.
1t is claimed he made bonfire with it.
IIansen's radical cough cure stops tick
ing. cough. healing to throat and lungs.
While Night Waterman Norman
was on his rounds at Dayton recent
ly he was held up while cross
ing an alley by three men who got the
drop on him with their rcvolvers.
They took him to the depot. after first
robbiny him OF his revolver and all
valua blcs, and locked him up in d
freight car. He managed to get out
and raised posse to capture them,
but it took too long and the fellows
got away, after robbing the Richard
son hardware store Of consid .rablc
cutlery. ..... -,.-.....
Gov. Drake, according to dispatches,
hes granted u Conditional pardon to
Frank Pierce, the notorious ex.
''searcher' and murderer,
whose infamous career was temporarily
checked when he killed L. Fl. Wishart.
a Des Moincs policeman, on June 30,
1901. Pierce was sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary, but owing
10 legal technicalitics he was not
until 1903 During his
career as .:searcher" and constable
Pierce shot q number Of persons, but
always managed to escape conviction.
On several occasions he narrowly
escaped being mobbed by an outraged
and indignant public.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
CUBANS CAPTURE GUAMARO.
Splendid Victory Accomplished ny Gar
Cta's Army.

Splendid Victory Accomplished ny Gar
Cia's Army.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-Prcsident
Palma, of the Cuban junta, has re-
ccivcd letter from the camp OF Gen.
Calixto Garcia, giving details OF the
capture of Guamaro by the insurgents.
The letter says that not only did Gar
cia's army capture the town, but
enough arms and ammunition TO fit out
400 recruits. Gen. Garcia's forces
numbered nearly 5000 men. lie
made desperate attack on the fort,
using the two cannon which the III
surgents had with good effect. he
drove the Spanish troops from their
position and occupied the town. which
was later destroyed by the torch. In
the battle $50 Spaniards were taken
prisoners and a large quantity OF arms
and ammunition captured. Gen. Garcia
SAYS that his men have not suffered
from the yellow fever and arc in first
class condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
COUNTY OFFICERS SCARED.

Discovery OF AN Alleged Bomb on the
Court House Steps at Ottnmwa.
4 OTTUMwA, Dee. Cons iderable ex-
cite ment occurred from the finding of
u five-inch section OF sealed and fused
gas pipe on the steps OF the magniti-
cent Wapello county court house. The
officials were absolutely. afraid to
make thorough examination of the
supposed bomb. and threw it carefully
into the Des MoiAes river instead. The
occupants of the building stampeded
on the finding of the mysterious ma
chine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04


A mus:c>I bicycle has appeared in
England. The motion of the vehicle
grinds out the tunes and the whccl,nan
whirls along to the strains of lively
harmony. &c.,. @.-
\ Chicago burglar, recently arrest
cd, boasts that with the aid
of electricity he can cut into any safe
in the city, and without making noise
enough to wake a cat.
A western farmer wrote to his
lawyer as follows: ''Will you, please
tell me where you learned to write?
have u hoy / wish to send to school,
and am afraid may hit upon the
same school that you went to +.
Atorpid liver is valuable, If it hap
pens to be the liver of q whale. From
this comes ambergris. and is estimated
that the ambergris from a single
whale is worth $4,000.
InNew Orleans there is II nun ncrv,
the inmates of which are all colored.
They are called tbs Holy Family OF
Sisters. Tho institution at present
shelters IS sisters, rs novices and 6
candidates.
A Chicago policeman resigned his
position two years ago. because he be-
came too pious for that kind Of work.
He joined the Salvation Army, and
has just been promoted TO the position
OF bass-drunmer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
Literary Notes.

Charles II. Kerr & Co., Sc Fifth
Avenue, Chicago, have recently pub
lished the authorized American edition
of Del Mars History OF Monetary
Systems in the various states of the
world. d. G. 3G9--A. D. 1895. as drawn
from their laws, treaties. mint codes,
coins, archaeological remains and other
authentic sources Speaking of the
work, the London Financial News says:
ale who masters Mr.. Del Mars book
will know more of monetary systems
than 500 men out Of thousand" The
New York Herald says: Gas an
authority on monetary systems this
work deserves to rank high. It is in
fact an encyclopaedia on the subject,
and no one who is making Il study of
this important matter can afford to be
without it. - VI
D. Appleton 4 Co., New York, have
recently published beautiful volume
entitled March Hares,' by Harold
Frederic, author of "Thc Damnatiou
of Theron Ware 'In the Valley"
etc. The novel is in the usually
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with wonderful success. The London
Saturday Review declares it to be
zone of the most cheerful novels we
have CHANGED upon for many a day."
1t has u special binding with uncut
edges and presents highly artistic
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Rodney Stone," by A. Conan Doyle.
author Of The Exploits Of Er;gadier
Gerard" 1.-THE Stark Munro Letters 81
etc., comes from the press Of d. Apple
ton Il Co., New York. The fame of
the author has preceded him and the
book will meet with certain success. 1t
is one of his happicst novels and one
which holds the reader to the text.
DR.. Do;l,'s recent trip to America has
aroused q greater interest in his works
and greatly increased sales are
reported by the booksellers. The
volume referred to is profusely illus
trated. and printed in the usually
excellent STYLE Of its publishers
Il L. =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
sharkey Knocked Out, But Given Decis

sharI<cy Knocked Out, But Given Decision
On Foul.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Sin the prize
light between Robert Fitzsimmons and
Thomas Sharkcy, the sailor. the fight
came to an end in the eighth round.
when Fitzsimmons knocked the sailor
down and ont by blow on the jaw,
followed by another on the chin.
Sharkey claimed the fight on foul,
claiming that he was hit in the groin
by Fitzsinmons' knee, and the referee
so decided. The foul was not seen
from the press stand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
LITTLE FOUND GUILT

The Grlnnell Hotel Keeper Will Have to
Suffer for His Crime.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 3.-W. "A. Little,
of Grinnell, was found guilty in fcder-
al court of sending obscene literature
through the mails. The defense &C.
knowledged sending the letter, but set
up that it was not obscene. No evil
dencc was introduced. The court in
structed the jury, and the question as
to whether the matter contained IN
the letter was obscene was left to INC
Jury. who concluded that it was.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-04
Condition Of Illinois Cattle.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-Thc Ill.
inois State Livestock Association held
their last quarterly meeting of the
year. DR.. N. R. Trumbower. the state
veterinarian reported no present cattle
a;set.ee. of -u~~1erious nuturCt tn The
state; cattle generally were suffering
less from sickness than for any time
during the past year. lie reported
hog cholera as raging in the northern
part of the state.