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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
IN THE Tolls.
Greek George" the international COun-
terfeitcr, Caught at Chicago.

Greek George" the International COun-
terfeitcr, Caught at Chicago.
CHICAGO, August L. Inspector Geo.
W. Hazen, of the New York district of
the secret service, left Chicago with
George Holycramis, otherwise known
rs Greek George" a counterfeiter of
international reputation, who broke
from Ludlow street Jail last January.
Hazen had been on his trail for months.
Holycramis is noted rs much for his
daring and desperate nature as from
his skill as counterfciter. He was
the leader of gang which had flooded
New York with spurious coin, and
which for long time evaded the eff
forts Of the department agents to cap
tnre the counterfeiters. Hollycramis
was found and arrested December ),
1896, after severe struggle. lie was
locked up in Ludlow street Jail to
await trial. but January Ii made his
escape.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
IMMIGRATION AT LOW EBs'
Fewer People Coming In NO" insn
Since Year 1882.

Since Year 1882.
WASHINGTON, August lathe tide
of immigration is at the lowest point
since the general government assumed
jurisdiction of the subject in 1882. Inc
numb of arrivals from all countries
according to the treasury Statistics
during the last fiscal year was 23o,s3"'
a decrease as compared with the pre-
vious year of 1l2. 435. The lightest I'M
migration of any previous year was in
1895. when the number from all coun-
tries was o79,94s The year OF hcav-
lest immigration was the first OF the
period beginning with 1882, when the
arrivals numbered 7ss,99o. During
the entire period of federal supervision
7.439,OlG have entered the United
States The arrivals of Russian Jews
for tho past year numbered 1880, as
against 45,l37 for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1896. Italy furnished the
creates number OF immigrants, A.
431, a decrease of s,629 from last year.
The cause of the heavy Italian immi-
grafton of 1896 was assigned to the
war of Italy with Abyssinia, but the
figures for the last year are not abnor-
NAL, having been exceeded by several
years of the period Since 1882 there
has been large and steady decrease
in German immigration. 1t will be
seen that the number of German immi-
grants during the first year of govern
ment supervision exceeded the immi-
grafton from all countries during the
last year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Rig Haul ar What Cheer,

OskALoosA, August Is. Sheriff
Price and his deputies made good
haul at What Cheer. They caught
four men who had full set of burglar
tools in their possession. They were
chased to What Cheer from Much
alzinock, where they were said to be
selling stolen property. One got as
far as Belle PLANE before he was
caught. He had covered himself up
with coal in coal car. He confessed
that he and two others of the party
robbed Bacori's store at Rose Hill
about two months ago. Two of the
men captured answer exactly the
description of two of the Eldon bank
robbers. and Sheriff Stodgill, of
Ottumwa, will investigate.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
PUSH ON TO HAVANA.
Insurgents March to the Very Gates Of
the Cuban Ca pital.

Insurgents March to the Very Gates Of
the Cuban Ca pital.
Havana, August 1l.-Mariauao. one
of the suburbs of Havana, has been
again attacked by the insurgents nm
der General Adolfo Castillo. The fire
of the insurgents on the forts and
principal houses continued from sp. III.
to 4 4. III. In the morning General
Castillo entered with his forces in he
neighboring town Of La Chorrera. close
to Santa Maria del Rosario. which is Il
few miles from the capital After Il
short resistance. and in spite of the
very strong Notifications of La Choir
rcra, the garrison surrendered, and
many Spanish soldiers joined the in
surgents. General Weyler is still at
Matanzas 1t is reported that he in
tends to csta blish his headquarters at
Colon, Matanzas province, to prevent
more Cuban troops from invading the
provinces Of Havana and pinar del Rio.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Literary Notes.

"a Year in the Fields" is the title
Of charming volume written by John
burroughs and published by llough-
ton, Mifilin e Co., Boston. The auth
or, endowed with wonderful descrip-
tive powers. gives the reader a splen-
did little volume devoted to a descrip-
ton of the fields throughout all the
year. The SHOWS of winter, the
flowers of spring. the harvests Of
autumn and the lazy days of summer,
all are pictured by the author in this
study of nature. Twenty pictures
from photographs by Clifton johnson
help to make the book one of the best
of the year.
The new battleship Iowa, 'The
Queen of the Navy" is beautifully
pictured and we'll described in the
August Midland Monthly (Des Moines).
Gen. Lyon and the Fight for
Missouri" by Captain Clark, is 4 fine
tribute to the first great martyr to the
union cause. TO many, not the least
interesting reading will be the
announcement that. first of all the
magazines, the Midland will in Septem-
Der profusely illustrate the Yukon
Valley gold fields of Alaska.
Mrs. Mary Hartwell Catherwood
romances of the early days at Mack
jnac have gone far to make The Bar
Harbor of the West classic ground;
and few OF those to whom the par
ticular locality of the story is familiar
will fail to be delighted with 'The
Cobbler in the Devils Kitchen" in the
midsummer Harper's. in which the
humor and romance of voyageur days
are very artistically blended.
Outing for August contains two
complete stories-''Ingleby's Neigh
bor,' by M. Gertrude Cundill. and
1.-The Match Came" by VIM. A.
Walker. Other notable features of
finely lllustreted number are: "Golfers
in Action by Price Collier: 1.-The
Fishes of Our Boyhood,' by Ed. w.
sandys; "Po1o in Play" by A. II. God
frey: 'The Seasons Yachts and
Freaks" by A. J. kenealy. and
"Coasting the Mediterranean Awheel,'
by Paul Z. Je ,Iis.
A new element has been introduced
into the problem of the origin of our
cats by the discovery in Brazil of a
tortoise-shell wild cat, of which the
late Professor Cope had the only
known museum specimen. This
animal will be described from Prof.
Cope's specimen, in Appleton's Popular
Science Monthly for August, by Will
liam II. Ballou.
''Ihe Burglar Who Moved Paradise"
by Herbert D. Ward, has just been is
sued by Houghton, Miffiin & Co., Bos-
,op. This story appeared as a serial
n the Ladies' Home Journal and it
vas the unanimous opinion of those
who read 1t that it was one of the best
hat has appeared during the year.
The writer has written story of rare
merit and one that captivates the
reader and makes him reluctant tolay
The book aside at any time before the
nd !, IS reached. Mrs. Humphrey Ward,
The wife of the author, has written
e works that excel this latest work
0f her husband.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
BREVlTlES.

On the 9th silver declined to 5Oli
cents per ounce, making the metal in
the silver dollar worth 43 Clio cents.
There arc prospects of further
decline.
by an explosion at the Cartridge
works at Rustchuk. Bulgaria, few
days ago fortv-siN were killed and
very many injured. The lives of sixty
Of the latter are despaircd of.
The emperor and empress of Ger
many arrived at Cronstadt, Russia,
on board the imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern. Their majesties were met by
the ear and cordial exchange of
greetings followed After the greet
ings, their majesties boarded the Rus.
sian imperial yacht Alexander and
proceeded to the Peterhof palace,
where they were received by all the
grand dukes, grand duchesses and the
distinguished guests of the car.
Agents representing several syn.
dicates Of London capitalists have been
in New York endeavoring to acquire
gold mines of proved value for the
exploitation of the British market.
The latest deal is the sale by the Gold
Creek Mining Company, of Nevada, of
the property to British syndicate for
s15,ooo,ooo. The original capital stock
of the company is 100000. Col. b. S.
Bush, formerly chief engineer and
constructor of tine Croton Acqucduct,
is engineer of the company. He
estimates that over S43, 900, 900 in gold
is contained in the placer, which con-
tains 500 acres in Elko. along the
banks of Gold creek. ....sE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Hides Are DUtiable.

WAsmINGToN, August 13.-Assistant
Secretary Howell has decided that the
hides of American cattle slaughtered
abroad are dutiable, on being returned
to the United States. at the rate OF Is
per cent al valorem. under section 431'
OF the new tariff. 1t is held that talk
ing hides from cattle, sailing and dry
ing them, materially changes and i'm
proves their condition as an article OF
commerce. so that the article imported
is entirely different from that en-
ported.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
hid Antlree's Balloon COllapSeo

LONDON, August 2.-According to a
dispatch TO the Daily Mail from Copen-
hagen, Captain MortenscD, of the bark
Ansgar, bound from Dublin to Omega,
at the mouth of the Omega river, on
the White Sea, reports that on July
10, when about two days sail east Of
North Cape, the northern most point OF
Europe, then being in Arctic waters,
he saw collapsed balloon, which he
believed to be Herr Andree's.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
The Wily Su1tall.

LONDON, August 1.-the visit which
Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, who is
accompanied by NJ. Stoiloff, the Bull
garian premier, is paying the sultan,
is now known to be on the latter's
express invitation. 1t is understood
to be due to the fact that preparations
have actually been made for Il dcclara-
ton of Bulgarian independence. The
sultan, alarmed at the prospective
revolt. took this way of inducing
Prince Ferdinand, if possible, to aban-
don the idea
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
IOWA CONDENSED.

L. NJ. Cooley. of Ottumwa has just
received a medal awarded by congress
for valiant service at the battle Of
Vicksburg. Cooley led a charge on
the works, was wounded, lay all day
in the hot sun, and then suffered an
amputation of his leg without taking
anacsthetics.
Judge Dewey, Of Washington county.
has rendered decision in the injnnc
ton case against the saloon at Talley-
rand, small unincorporated town just
over the Washington county line in
keokuk county. According to his de-
cision, under the mulct law saloon
can only run in an incorporated town.
Amcs dispatch: George Amer, the
attempted slayer of Mamie Lewis here
the Goth of July, has been located at
Oskaloosa. He will he brought to
Ames for Il hearing. Miss Lewis. who
was at first pronounced fatally injured,
is recovering rapidly and her recovery
is now considered a certainty. She
will be taken home next week. The
theory of accidental shooting is
adhered to in Amcs.
At Abba recently an Iowa Central
train ran over and killed Mrs. Wor
Ellington. an elderly lady, who resided
with her daughter, Mrs. John Johns.
The fatal accident occurred at the
crossing. short distance south of the
depot. The lady was seen by num-
Der Of bystanders, who attempted to
make her realize the danger by loud
shouts. but she evidently heard moth
! ing, as she went deliberately to her
fate.
At a recent meeting Of Iowa miners
at Ottumwa it was decided not to
strike out of sympathy for the east
erners. The meeting was poorly at
tended, only fourth of the number
of miners in the state being represen-
ted At first the sentiment was for a
strike and the agitators from Illinois
worked hard to get the men to declare
Il strike. but the men decided they
could do no good ordering strike
with such a small number.
Ottumwa dispatch: The Center
vile miners have made another unex-
pected move. After going out almost
to a man, some of the men with fami-
lies grew less dissa listed and applied
for their places back again. This
started Il rush for the mines. A com
mittee was appointed to wait on the
operators, which reported that the
differences between the operators and
the miners largely misu understandings.
had been adjusted and the strike is
declared off,
Dubuque dispatch: Frank Arnold
has been arrested at Omaha on the
charge of numbering Henry Duffy. a
merchant of Waukon. Duffy slept
over his store. On the morning of
April last, his clerk on coming to
work found him lying dead at the
bottom of the stairway leading from
his bed room to the Office He was in
his night robe, and all the chambers
of a revolver in his hand were loaded.
Later another revolver with one
chamber empty was found and iden-
titled as one Arnold had recently
redeemed from a pawn shop. Arnold
is % years old. and the son of we'll
driller living at Waulson. lie claims
he loaned his revolver to an unnamed
friend few days before Duffy was
killed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
THE NEWS IN IOWA
LELAND is FORMALLY NAMED
Prohibition State Central Committee
..-,o~s. IJg,S,

Prohibition State Central Committee
Selects Him.
DIES MONIES, August 1.-THE prohi-
bition state central committee met in
Des Moines and by unanimous vote
selected $. r. Leland, of Charles City.
as the party's candidate for governor
in this years campaign in Iowa. Geo
H. Royal, of Des Moines, was elected
treasurer of the committee. The
action of the body with reference to
the selection of Mr.. Leland to be
standard bearer in place OF +. L.
Eaton, of Des Moines, was necessitated
BY the latter's constitutional dis
qualification.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
lIOlman's Successor.

INDIANAPOLIS, August 1o.--Tlc ma
jority Of Griffith, democrat, over Lee,
republican. in the special election for
congress in the Fourth indiana dis
trict is 1,l5:. llolman's majority last
November was S25. The populists had
no candidate against Holman, but
NJ. w. Broader was their candidate
this year. He received about 600 votes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Russian Town DESTROYED.

BERLIN, August IA dispatch says
great fire has destroyed the greater
part of the Russian town of Matislavl,
west of Moghiloff, in the government
of Moheeley, on the river Sozh, an
atfluent of the Dnieper. Two hundred
houses have been burned and famous
Jewish synagogue and six Jewish
seninaries have been ruined.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Retribution for the Turk.

CONsTANTINorLE, August 10.--An
official dispatch says hundreds Of
Armenian agitators from Persia in
vaded Turkey. They killed 200 of the
Migriki tribe, including women and
children. The wife of the chief was
put to death with the most cruel tor
lures and several other victims had
their noses and ears cut off. The
authorities have taken measures to
capture the marauders and to provide
for eventualities in the villeyat Of Van.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
France and Siam War.

New YORK, August ia special to
the Herald from bangkok says: News
has arrived of severe fighting at Muang
Locus on the right bank of the Me-
kung, the neutral zone between the
French and Siamese. Several were
killed and wounded on both sides
The French captured several Siamesc
officials Details are wanting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Fire at Mason CITY,

MA son CITY. August 12.-Fire in the
Collar block damaged the building
about 81, 500, and two stocks of mer-
chandise aggregating about $4,000
The Mitchem Dry Goods company suf-
fercd most, the $4,000 stock being badly
damaged by water and smoke. An
insurance of So, 700 was carried. IIa-
worth's stock suffered from the smoke.
but the damage is not thought to he
total and is covered by an insurance
Of 49, 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Drowned at Mus catine.

MUsCATINE. August ia young
man by the name of Ed. Jones, while
inspecting the w. J. Young steamboat
anchored at New Boston, fell off and
was drowned, the rapid current carry
ing his body fifty yards below the boat
before IL was recovered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Anarchists Expelled From France.

PARIS, August 13.-Warrants have
been issued for the expulsion from
France of Tarrldu Harnlol, Il Spanish
anarchist. who. in the course of a
speech on the same day that Canovas
was assassinated, urged that the
Spanish premier be assassinatcd. The
authorities are resolved to expel d
number of other anarchists
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
FULL TIME ON SANTA FEE.
Employees in the Car Department Benefit
hy the business Revival.

TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 0.-The en-
ployes OF the car department of the
Santa Fe shops in Topeka, worked ten
hours, full time, or sixty hours last
week. This is the first time in four
years that the employees of any depart
ment of the shops in Topeka have
worked full time The present heavy
freight traffic is responsible for the in
crease. If the business of the road
continues to increase the employees of
the locomotive department will also
work sixty hours per week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
HOMICIDE NEAR LDON.
John Heironimus Killed by His Son'in'
Law, Clarence Cohen.

Law, Clarence Cohen.
OTTUMwA, August 1l.-John Heron
linus, a farmer living two miles below
Eldon, was shot and killed by his SON
in-law, Clarence Cohen. AS the result
of a quarrel. Heironimus made ut Co.
hen with butcher knife. Cohen, who
was holding one of his children on his
lap, reached on the dresser for a re-
volver and shot the old man twice. AS
this did not seem to have the desired
effect. he struck lIeironimus over the
head several times with the butt end
of the revolver, which killed him. Co.
hen came to town and gave himself up.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Gov. Drake in Missouri.

DEs MONIES, August 11.-Governor
Drake has been moved from his home
in Centerville 10 Excelsior Springs.
Mo-, for the benefit of his health. His
injured limb IS better, but his diabetic
condition is unchanged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
ANOTHER BOND SUIT.
New Hampshire Savings Bank Sues Ly""
County for $4,000.

Sioux CITY, August l3.-Another OF
the famous Lyon county bond SUITS
has appeared in the federal court. 1t
is an action on the part of the Scent
Savings bank of Kecnc. n. H.. to col
lect $4,000 Of the repudiated bonds of
Lyon county. Under the decision OF
Judge Shiras, rendered last spring,
this suit will probably bold good and
a Judgment will be rendered against
the county.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Scnsa tional Sioux CITY Case

Sioux City Aug. 13.-Near midnight
the police were called upon to investi-
gate the report that a young married
woman had been brutally assaulted in
the stock yards district. The story
proved to be true. and before morning
W. Fl. keenan, was placed under arrest
and landed at the police station on the
charge Of assault with intent to COM
nit rape. The victim of the assault is
Miss Anna Thomas. of Thayer. Neb.
formerly Miss Whitmore. of Sioux
City, and who had been visiting at
No. 200 South Court street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Does Not Sustain Mr.. Evans.

Dies MONIES, Aug. .. --Registcr How
ard, of the United States land Office,
received communication from Com
missioner Ben iamin Herman, of the
government land office at Washington.
which completely exonerates A. T..
Lowery, of Des Moines, from the
charges preferred against him by Reg
lister f. b. Evans. who has just gone
ders that Mr.. Lowery be permitted to
practice in the land court in Des
Moines: and dismisses the proceedings
begun against him by Register Evans
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
SOCIALISTS PARTY OF IOWA.

names Il State Ticket to BE on Ballot by
Petition.
DAVENPORT. August 12.-The social
istic labor party, at meeting in DAY.
EXPORT. where most of the party is
located, has nominated NJ. j. Kremer
for governor Of Iowa: NJ. Ilirschtield,
of Des Moincs. for lieutenant COVER
nor: J. kollmctz, of Manning, for Sill
perintendent Of public instruction, and
Il. w. Travis, of Council Bluffs, for
railroad commissioner.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Coxey for Governor In Ohio.

COLUMBUS, O., August l2.--Thc pop
ulist state convention declined to
enter into fusion with the democrats
and nominated ticket headed by
Jacob Coxey for governor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13
Facts Abnut AIuck.a

write to +. I. Whitney, g. p. e. Y. a.
sreat Northern Railway, for Facts About
Alaska" or send 10 cents in stamps fo"
ALASKA, Land of Gold an Glnrier," =
beatflfn!ly IIntrntcd booklet containing
maps and descriptive matter
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-13

secretary of State and Mrs Shernlhs
VIII celebrate their golden wedding amt
versnry next year. ~
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-03-25

that contain the precious metal, but
such is the fact, insists the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The process of robbing the earth of
its gold has now been reduced to such
a fine point" said Prof. Price. that
the gentle flowing of water over the
ore CLEANS it of its golden treasures,
and this works we'll in cases where the
old chloride and other methods are not
so useful
But the water of which Prof. Price
spoke is not SO pure as it looks.
though the eye could never distinguish
1t from that which is dipped from the
old oaken bucket from a well in the
deep tangled wildwood. The water
used by miners in bringing gold from
piles of mineral-bearing quartz is
charged with a simple chemical which
has the potency to dissolve gold and
hold it in solution. In truth, the spark
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-03-25

Senator Vest, who has long been
Known as one of the strongest oppO-
nents in congress of any invasion Of
Yellowstone park, has asked the SEN
ate to request the secretary Of the in
terror for information as to the pro-
posed erection of a steam elevator on
the brink Of the grand canyon. imme-
diately below the lower falls. Mr.. Vest
has information to the effect that the
Interior department is about to sane
ton the elevator scheme, and that 9TH
er privileges for money-making pro-
jeets are to be granted at once to COM
panies having the backing Of promi-
nent men.
(! Congress viii probably be asked by
Nr. Vest and other senators to check
these invasions Of the park 90 that
this wonder Of nature may be retained
In all its original beauty. but the ele-
vator and other schemes for carrying
tourists up and down and across the
granl canyon may yet be carries
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-03-25

through. Their promoters have unlim-
tied capital at their command. and one
of the great street car syndicates has
been mentioned as interested in the
granting of the Yellowstone franchises
One company seeking franchise at
Washington proposes to operate an in
cline railway similar to the great in
cline of Mount Lowe, in California, on
one side CT the grand canyon. near the
lower falls The steam elevator might
be working on one side Of the chasm.
while from cliff to cliff, across the aw.
full gorge, the more venturesome tour
lists looking for new and thrilling sem
sations would be carried by an aerial
railway it is proposed to build. after
the plan of the great Villa Riforma
span Of the Bedar-Garrucha aerial rope-
way in the province Of Almeria. south
ern Spain. The promoters Of these
schemes believe that the thousands o.
tourists who annually visit the grand