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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
TRAIN |" WRECKERS."
TIE EXPOSURE AND PERIL OF
THESE BRAVE MEN.
A Short Talk With an Experienced
.'wreckcr. Intense strain Upon
Nerves and Health.

From the Hawkeye. Burlington, Iowa.
A correspondent OF the Mt. Pleasant
Ua) Daily News and of the Burlington
Hawkeye called upon Mr.. Edward
Tracey, OF 1872 Central avenue. Burling-
ton, Ia and the following interview
resulted:
II was born at Rome, Ia, twenty-six
years ago, and lived at that place UNI
til 1892, when With several others /
went to Florence, Kansas. While there
we worked on the Santa Fe Railroad,
and had to be out In all sorts Of wealth
err Soon after I Wen. to Kansas City,
Kan, where / secured work with the
wrecking gang. We Were often com
PEELED to stand in water for hours, and
1t would somStimes be day and night
before we could change our clothing.
after working at this for short
time l commenced to feel weak and
would often have to quit work for a
few days. AZ last [ called on doctor,
and after taking medicine for some
time without Improvement decided to
leave Kansas and go home, thinking
thai the climate did not agree with me.
A few days before / was to start
friend urged me to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills / finally yielded to his ad-
vice and commenced taking them. In
few days i felt better. When the,
first box was gone / was able to work
again / have felt the old malady but
onces since Then L got at once some OF
Dir. Williams Pink Pills, andrafter TAX
Ing two boxes was completely well and
have not been sick s.nce I take pleas
ure in recommending DR.. Williams
Pink Pills in the highest terms.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in
a condensed form all the elements nee
essary TO give new life and richness to
the blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are also a specific for troubles
peculiar TO females, such as suppress
sions, irregularities and all forms of
weakness. They build up the blood,
and restore the glow of health to pale
and saIlow cheeks, In men they effect
a radical cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork or excesses of
whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold
In boxes (never in loose bulky at 80
cents box. or six boxes for $3.50. and
may be had of all druggists. or direct
by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine
Coruuany. Schcnectadr. n. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
PATRIOTISM in SPAIN.

H
Manifested by an Eager Desire to Suh-
scribe to the New Internal Loan.
LONDON, Nov. 1s.--The Daily News.
publishes dispatch from Paris detail
ing patriotic outburst3 in Spain.--ap
eager desire to subscribe to the new
internal loan issued by the government
Women arc5,selling their jewelry in
order to raise money to help the gov.
eminent, while the bishops are prom
ising to devote the gold and silver
plate belonging to the church to the
same object. Brokers in Madrid have
undertaken to dispose of scrip to the
amount of s. ,o0o,ooo. So great is the
popular desire to take part of the loan
that the banks of Spain and Barcel-
ona We're opened Sunday in order to
receive subscriptions,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
THE NEWS in IOWA.
HON. E. w. CURRY DEAD.
Prominent Iowa Politician Passes Aw

Prominent Iowa Politician Passes Away
at Des Nioines.
DIES MONIES, Nov. 19.---Ea. w. Curry,
If Leon, chairman of the democratic
state central committee died Mt his
room in the Savory Of blood poisoning,
Mr.. Curry was unconscious when
death came and suffered no pain. a
month ago he was taken i'll while in
charge of the campaign in Iowa and
confined to his rooms in the Slavery.
TWAS at first thought he would posi-
bly, recover but he grew slowly worse,
nervous exhaustion making it impos-
sible for him to rally For the past
week he has been at deaths door A
large part of the time he has been I'M
conscious. Mr.. Curry was slightly
injured while being initiated in the
Elks lodge, at Des Moines, aud this is
said to have been the primary cause of
his death
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
NO DANGER. OF WAR.
Cuban Consul General Not frightened
at Spain.


at Spain.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 16.---Gen. E'itz-
hugh Lee, consul general of the United
States to Cuba, while not denying the
possibility of war with Spain, has
expressed the opinion that the reports
that open rupture was imminent and
that consequent preparations for
trouble were being made by both
countries, might be generally eSag-
gerated. He said he had no knowledge
OF Immediate danger of hostility,
although, of course, there is great
feeling among some Spaniards against
this country They think that with
out filibustering and comfort from this
country the rebellion might easily be
suppressed. He said he had no infor-
nation as to whether the Spanish
were preparing for war, hut they
might be making extensive military
preparations without aiming them
particularly at the United States, in
view of the trouble they are having in
both Cuba and the Philippine Islands
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
The life of q bee depends upon the work
it does. When it labors its life is shortest.
Pillsbury's OFFER.


For tha next week everyone purchasing q
4S b. sack Of Pillsbury's Bcst Flour will
receive u novel and useful rotary biscuit
cutter free. This biscuit cutter which
Pillsbury gives away with his -four cannot
be bought elsewhere aud can only be Sc
cured by buying sacl: OF Pillsbury's Best
Pillsbury has sent 100000 biscuit cutters
to Iowa, to he Pivea away by the grocers
selling his flour during the next week.
They are extensively advertising their -four
in Iowa aud are evidently intent upon
winning the trade. Their trade mark is
"Pillsbury's Best Feeds the World.n One
would think them nearly correct in the
assertion when he stops 10 think that they
turn out 25 ,2O3 barrels Of -four every work
ing day in the year.
To these not familiar with the striking
merits of this -four, it may heinteresting to
learn that the wheat for Pillsbury's Best is
selected only by chemical analysis. Not
hundredth part of the wheat grown in
America is good enough for it. The wheat
with the most health giving nutriment is
used. The rest is sold.
Pillsbury's Best is a high grade -four,
made iron wheat grown in the famous Red
River Valley of North Dakota, and they
claim II makes moro bread, better bread
and whittier bread than any other flour.
Mr.. G.. A. Pillsbury makes the statement
over his own signature that Pillsbury's
Best gs cs one-tifth farther than any other
-four irilled He therefore contends that it
is ctesHer for a housewife TO use PiifsbuIyfs
Best than to use an inferior -four.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

DR.. Clark is attenting the Irish Ma
tional convention at Belfast. From
there he goes TO France.
The centennial Of the African Meth
pdist Episcopal Zion church was cele-
brated in the Auditorium, Ocean
Grove, n. j., September 4. One thou
sand colored ,Methodists from all parts
Of the country took part.
Over 1000 delegates, representing
10000 negro Baptists of America,
assembled in the First Baptist church,
St, Louis, Mo-, recently. The occasion
was the seventeenth annual convention
Of the National Coiored Baptist asso-
citation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
SCHOOLS TO BE NATIONAL.
Parochial Institutions are to Disappear In
Manitoba.


Manitoba.
WINNIPEG, Man, Nov. 18--The Or
gan Of the Greenway government gives
the terms of the parental school ques-
ton settlement as follows: "All
schools are to be national, under pro-
vincia! control and subject to the
Same regulations and inspections.
The same text books will be used, and
all teachers will be properly qualified
by passing the provincial eXamina-
tions and taking the prescribed nor
NAL school course. School work of
purely secular character will occupy
the school day, except the last half
hour, when the representatives of any
denomination will be allowed to come
in and instruct the children belonging
to their own denomination, provided
the parents are willing to have them
remain. In cases where the people
decide not to have this religious in-
struction, the regular school work will
go on till the close of the school hour. =
The principle oflocal option is rccog
nized throughout. The provlso that
is intended to make the schools salts
factory to the minority is that districts
having an average attendance of TWEEN
ty-tive Roman Catholic children shall
be entitled to have teacher of their
own denomination, who must be fully
qualified, according to provincial or
no al -.
tricts where the children speak French
wholly, they are to have teacher
speaking both French and English, SO
that they will learn English as rapidly
as possible. The readers used in such
schools will be bi-lingual, SO that the
children will grow up from the first
accustomed to English.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
GROVER ENDS THE TALK.
President Says the Story Of War with
Spain IL wind Work.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-To : senator
who called upon him to inquire in reA
pect to the war rnmors in regard to
Cuba, President Cleveland replied that
the position of this government was as
stated in his last annual message to
congress, one of traditional sympathy
with a people struggling for autonomy
and freedom, but nevertheless this
government felt its plain duty to hon
estly fulfil every international obliga-
ton. The president further said that
every precaution had been taken so
that if occasion should arise in Cuba
the United States could assert itself
with force, but he did not think that
occasion would arise. Secretary La
mont was wore outspoken aud ex-
pressed his individual opinion that
some authoritive statement should be
made to put an end to the disturbing
and unjustiied rumors of war.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
SPANISH SCARED NOW.
The Capture of Guayamaro by the Insu
gents Was u Notable Victory.

The Capture of Guayamaro by the Insur-
gents Was a Notable Victory.
Passengers who have arrived at Key
West from Havana bring intelli
gence that the capture of Guayamaro
was Of more Importance than at first
reported. When the news reached
Havana it caused great excitement.
1t was only partially printed, but was
wired to Madrid and made sensation.
1t is said it SO stirred the people that
they forced the government to oblige
Weyler to take the field. The steamer
Julia which arrived from Havana Sun
day from Neuritas reports no commnn-
ication with the city of Puerto Principe
since the 27th. Many bridges have
been blown up, culverts burned and
about seven kilometers of railway
track torn up. Great anxiety prevails
in Neuvitas regarding the fate of
Puerto Principe. The steamer brought
letters detailing the attack on Guaya-
marc. 1tappears that General Calixto
Garcia, with q large re bel force and two
pieces of artillery, attacked the place.
He captured the trenches and destroy
ed ten forts surrounding the town.
The garrison, $50 soldiers and twenty
armed citizens surrendered but were
released. They We're sent to Puerto
Principe under an escort. The citize rs
Of the town were forced to aid the
rebels in destroying the trenches.
houses, etc. The church tower was
blown up with dynamite. Much war
material was captured. All stores
were sacked, owners made prisoners
and ransom asked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
LYNCHED BY A MOB.
Indiana Brute EiddIed With Bullets
an Awful Crime.

Is = III. 81
Indiana Brute EiddIed With Bullets for
an Awful Crime.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1S.-Carbon.
a mining vlliia;;a5ia Pike county, was
the scene of a tragedy. Fred Williams
called at the home of Mrs Palm, who
was i'll, and attempted to assault her.
Her entreaties proved of avail just as
the woman l2-year-old daughter en-
tered the room. Williams transferred
his attempts to the child and accom-
plished his purpose. AS soon as Will
liams escaped an alarm was given aud
twentysor more miners armed them
selves and began the chase. Williams
was overtaken and shot dead while
trying to escape. His victim may die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

A voluole gentleman who has been
serving with the Cuban army has re-
turned 70 this country loaded tc the
ganWale with stories Of Spanish cruel
". He SAYS that while he was a pris-
oner al tho MORO castle the authori-
ties forced all The prisoners to go in
SWIMMING daily in order that as many
IS possible might be eaten by sharks
According TO his account this plan
worked admirably, as the sharks man
AGED tc eat up about as many daily as
we're freshly brought to the castle. thus
enabling the governor to keep his list
at about the same figure despite the
constantly arriving newcomers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
DAvENPoRT's BIG BRIDGE.
New structure Is Completed for Foot
Passengers.

New struc ure Is Completed for Foot
Passengers.
DAVENPORT, Nov. ls,-The mag
nifcent new bridge across the Missis-
sippi has been completed for foot
passengers, and will be wholly COM
pleted on November 26. After the
constru elton of the bridge had been
authorized, Ralph Modieski was
appointed by the government as CHIEF
engineer of the work. Col Burlington.
of the arsenal, received bids for the
construction of the superstructure on
August u. 1895, the Phoenix Bridge
Company. of Phoensxvillc, Pa the
constructors of the old bridge, having
been the successful bidders. The get
ting together of the materials and
workman for the bridge took some
time, but by December ], 1879,
operations We're begun by the Phoenix
company.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

The treasury department has re-
.eiFed g16 world's fair medals and III
lSiomes. awarded to exhibitors in the
United States, which have been re-
arned by tae Isost office department be-
cause the persons to whom they were
seyt cans: be found. They probably
lied IL despair of receiving the medals.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

Our senses do not fall asleep stimuli
taneously. The eyelids are first
affected. and shut out sight; next
follows the sense Of taste, then SMELL
ing, hearing and touch, the last named
being the lightest sleeper. and most
easily aroused.
Three policemen in Il Brooklyn
station house had a quarrel about
sandwich. which one OF them stole
from another, and surreptitiously ate.
Fists and clubs were freely used. The
police commissioner fined each of
them 500. They want no more sand
wiches at that price.
The car has bodyguard of fifteen
corsicans, who accompany him nearly
everywhere, and occasionally act as
detectives. They sometimes officiate
as cooks, and very frequently ins
upon tasting fresh bottles of vi
three or four times day, to be surcit
is not poisoned.
The soldiers in the German army are
ornpelled to pay close attention to
ygienic principles. The effect is
en- in the reduction OF the death
.te. It used to De nine per thousand
lnually, now it IS only five. That OF
Il English army is eight; the French,
II; the Italian. eleven
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
Eort Dodge speciai. Charles Darrab

Fort Dodge special: Charles Darrah,
a Minneapolis & ST. Louis locomotive
fireman. slipped while jumping off a
train and hadboth legs cut Off He is
in most critical condition.
Se-okee dispatch: Tie leadin :
hotel of this city. the Washington
house. burned TO the grol nj The
loss on the bailding is about $4,000
with Insurance of about 5000 The
loss. on furniture is $4,000, fu w
covered by insurance. Most OF the
furniture and fixtures on the first two
floors were saved. All above this vas
a total loss. The fire caught in the
chin ney Of tue drying room in the
laundry.
1t is announced that Des Moines is
10 have new union depot and the
Des Moines Union road will erect it.
IT may rot be built during 1897, but
by December 81, 1898, it viii be com
plcted and in use. Contracts have
been signed that call for the erection
and completion of the building by that
time The directors of the Dcs Moines
Union have ratified the contract. The
deal was practically closed July ,, but
for some reasons. best known To the
officers of the Des Moines Union.
definite informal ton of this action was
Withheld until after the dire ctors had
ratified the contract
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

In the latter country 1t had long OBJ.
tained, and It is said to be Of Moorish
origin.
There Is, however, an old Spanish
legend which gives different account
Of its introduction.
The custom Of wearing orange bios
roms at weddings is Of comparatively
recent date Win us.
It came to us, like most other fash
ions in dress, from the French. who In
their turn derived 1t from Spain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
Dynamite. IocIsiaw. Death.

DrBueUE. Nov. Lawrence, son
of Roger McPoland, ten years old, died
of locSjaw. caused by the explosion of
a dynamite cartridge, which blew off
two of his fingers. He had traded a
slate pencil for it with school mate,
and coming home struck it with a
hammer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
HAVE A GOOD CLAIM.

Americana Title to the Antrim Estate in
Ireland IL Perfect.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 10. -Attorneys
for the Indiana heirs of the Lord
Antrim estate in Ireland, now held in
chancery, have received word from
Attorney Antrim, Of Joliet, Ill. who
is there making an Investigation,
stating that he has found the America n
heirs claim perfect and that he has
instituted proceedings in their behalf
There are 125 heirs in the United
States. The estate is worth about
$4,000, 600.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
ALMOST A LYNcHINC.
Negroes Who Held Up Mr. Metxne
S,..H

Negroes Who Held Up Mr.. Metzner
Taken to Safe Jails.
HENDERSON, KY, Nov. l7.-All OF the
seven colored men implicated in the
shooting Of Mr.. Metzner have been
captured. The masked men entered
the grocery store Of Lang & Metzner
fiourishing weapons AID ordered Mr..
Metzner to give UP all he had.
Although Metzner threw up his hands
he was riddled with bullets. A lynch
ing was expected, but three of the
negroes were taken off clandestinely
to Pineville and four TO Hopkinsville,
so that there is no longer any appre-
hension of violence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
GLASS AND GLASS MAKING.

Flexible glass was known in Persia
In 1910.
Glass bottles were made In Brooklyn
In 1854.
Strass invented the glass that bears
his name in 1760,
The revival OF glass making at Ven
Ice occurred in 1888.
Thevart discovered the art Of cast
Ing plate glass in 1866.
Window glass was manufactured ct
Plttsburg, Pa, in 1908.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

United States Consul General Karal,
at ST. Petersburg. Russia, has sent to
the state department at Washington
an extended report of the world sWheat
harvest fer 1886. He gives the short
age as lS5.4as5.542 bu. The United
States, Canada. Argsa Una, Uruguay,
Chilli. Australia and last india de-
crease ls a.s22 959 bia: 1ssslis.-aia. 56.575.-
) II 10 yazstFies OF consumption i'm
! porting have 81 .205,i23 bu more than
IN 1885. Spain and Portugal only have
bad crops. France has a crop about
equal to last year. There is an increase
IN Italy and Great Britain. The fig
Ires appear TO be q little mixed. but
We give therl as received. They show
a liberal shortag &c, that is their value.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

No human head was placed on coins
sntil after the death of Alexander the
Great. All images before that time
We r.. If 5iat;ac
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
A TERRIBLE FALL.
Thomas Houshton. of Des AIoines- Falls
From i, second Story Window.

DIS MONIES. Nov. l9.--Thomas
Houghton. janitor at the Equita bic
building. fell out of a window en- the
second floor and was badly injured.
Hong Ii ton has been working at the
Equita bic building two years. About
a year ago he was caught in the
elevator and barely escaped death.
He was SO badly injured that he was
lsid up a long time. A few days ago
he was washing one OF the windows on
The second floor on the north side OF
the building. While washing the out
side he lost his hold on the window
and fell to the ground in the alley,
The force of the fall was partially
broken ny some of the alley wires,
but has left ankle and left wrist were
broken
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
Consta ntinople Cut or.

New YORK, Nov. 16.--The Herald $
Constantinople special says: This is
the fourth day that Constantinople
has been cut off from postal communi-
cation with the outer world as owing
to floods the Orient express service is
interrupted, all trains only running
from Sofia irregularly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
Faiinre Mt Dubanue.

DuBueuE. Noy l9.-The Norwegian
Plow Company, Of this city, has made
an assignment, Geo i. Birch, assign
&c. James Beach, president of the
company, Says the assets are $1,000
above liabilities, and three-fourths of
the latter are with the directors. All
creditors. except the stockholders,
will be paid in full and it is further
stated that the works will be reorgan-
lied and operations renewed at an
early day. Bad collections and bad
four years past are at the bottom of
the trollble
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
Case Acains, Kneebs weakeninr.

SiorS CITY, Nov. - The prosecu-
ton IN the kneebs case seems to be
rapidly weakening. Nat Brown, the
German governments strongest wit
ness. has failed to appear, although
long overdue, and, if current report is
to be believed, he has decided not to
come atsall. ExceptT. w. Cullen. OF
Columbus. Wis. the rest of the pros
ecution,s witnesses are said to have
resolved on the same course, and a free
field may be left for the defense.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

LARRABEE. Nov. l6.-H d. Wewhir-
ter,who was shot by Rev. E. L. Benedict
in self defense, is able to be around
again. The trouble between New
hirter and benedict was the result of
a fight made by the ministerial associ-
alton on Mewhirter Tor the illegal sale
of liqu 1rs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
cba rrea win Embezzlem.nt.

CHEsTox, Nov ls-A W. Thresher,
better known as Shorty Thresher
IS in trouble II. Weiss went before
Justice MAXWELL and swore out infor-
nation against Thresher. charging
him With the crime of embezzlement
The warrant was placed in sheriff
Darenport's HANDS, and he went to
Council bluffs and arrested Thresher,
bringing him to Creston
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

A wealthy New Yorker is having a
lalatial house built which will have
many novel improvements in the way
Of comfort aQd luxury. Perhaps the
most notable Of these is a huge swim
ming tank which viii cover the entire
roof and which viii be used as a skat-
Ing rink in winter This is tAll the
Comforts OF q Home with VEN
geance,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20
yoorhees Kecovcrinp.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
News Terre Haute special says:
United States Senator Voorhees, gives
promise Of a speedy restoration to his
old time vigor. He expects to return
to Washington within two weeks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-20

Lillian Russell, beautiful but some
what portly Of late, positively an
nounees that she. is not going TO marry
Walter Jones. This is very gratifying
news, for the fair prima donna's mat
rimoniai movements have habitually
been ezecuted with such unexpected ra-
pidittyand with such an evident taste
for variety-that enc can never tell
what she is going 10 do, and we should
therefore be pleased at being at least
informed in this instance, as to what
she is net going to do.