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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
THE NEWS In IOWA
IT ENDS in BLooDsHED.
Hanging Of #. q. Yeoman In Emgy Has
Bloody Sequel.

Hanging OF #. q. Yeoman in Emsy Has
Bloody Sequel.
EAGLE GROVE, June aO.-About a
week ago Hon. E. G. Yeoman was
hanged in effigy in prominent thor
oughfare from o wire run from the
Citizens State Bank. AS a sequel to
this occurrence, Mr.. Yeoman's Office
was the scene of n lively encounter
Ed. Ley, son OF one Of the prominent
old settlers and capitalists, went to
Yeoman's Office to talk over the matter
with Mr.. Yeoman, who, its appears
had accused Ley of the deed. Mr..
Woman acknowledged that he had
suspicious that young Ley was the
right man, and asked him to get out
of the office. In the scuff1c which
ensued considerable blood was split,
but bystanders were on hand in time
TO separate the combatants. At this
iuncturc, D. G. Ley, father OF the
young man, appeared, and was ordered
ont. With club in the hands of MIR.
Yeoman, several openings were made
in Legs scalp before Woman was
disarmed. Considerable bad blood is
stirred ND,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Standards to Mako big EHor' "
Tho War.

the War.
HAVANA. June 3O.-The campaign
which General Weyler is now Degln-
ming in east Cuba will be the grandes'
military effort 'made by the spanish
army in the island since the war De-
gan in 1895. The rainy season. the
intense heat now prevailing all over
the island, and the dire increase ny
yellow fever at this time OF year OF
the death rate among the Spanish
soldiers, have not prevented the ad'
vance of General Weyler against zen
erol Calixto Garcia. 1t is known here
that few days ago the prime minister
cabled to Weylcr thatit was necessary
to ''crush the revolution in short
time, at no matter what sacrihce u
life." Spain knows that time IS the
greatest ally of the PATRIOTS as each
dav of the war means $350,000 more OF
expense for the Spanish treasury. II
Weylcr should remain inactive during
the summer the prolongation OF the
struggle one year more would be GER
tain. In the face of this dark prospect
for Spain, Canovas has decided to
throw the last card. In Puerto Prln-
cipc and Santiago de Cuba, where the
summer is even more trying than IN
the west, the sacrifice OF life,' OF
which the Spanish minister speaks
will be really terrible in the Spanish
army. The war will also be without
mercy on both sides.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02

Nothing new under the sum-" said
"the preacher" Yet many people think
that he did not foresee the bicycle. New
ertheless, Mr.. Yang Yu, late Chinese
minister to this country, declares that
they used bicycles in the Tlowery
Kingdom twenty centuries ago. He
adds that their manufacture was final
~ prohibited by the emperor because
the Chinese women rode SO constantly
that they neglected their families and
domestic duties. This bit of satire in
dictates that Mr.. Yank Yu. has attained
a very intelligent appreciation of Oc-
cidenta! humor during his residence in
this country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
CREATES A CRISIS.
Resignation Of Crcspo's Cabinet Causes
Excitement in Venezuela.

Resignation Of Crcspo's Cabinet Causes
Excitement in Venezuela.
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 1.-The
resignation of the cabinet has created
n crisis not only in the administration
of the government, but also among the
people. The excitement runs high, the
sensational action of the ministry,
which was. however, not wholly un-
expected, being the paramount topic
of discussion in crowded cafes and
clubs. President Crespo was unable
to harmonic the differences in his
official family ovcr the Guiana boundary
and arbitration treaty, the element
contending that the provisions OF that
agreement ignored the sovereignty OF
Venezuela in STIMULATING that the
United States and Great Britain only
and not Venezuela should name the
members of the tribunal of arbitration
and having continued implaca bic.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
E,MErALLlsM BY AGREEMENT.
1r,,+cd States. France and England Said
IN Ra Avreed.

United States, France and England sa'd
to Be Agreed.
LONDON, July 1.-The National Re-
view contains an article announcing
an important bimetallic development
ot the hands Of the United States mon
etarv commission, consisting of Messrs.
Wolcott, Stevenson and Paine, which
will arrive here in few days. The
commission, according to the National
Review, will present to the British
government joint statement from
France and the United States declar-
ing that lit is their intention to deter
mine the disastrous experiments in
aueuratcd in 1873, and claiming our
GOOD will and active concurrence. !"
The National Review adds: eve are
able to announce that England's reply
will be that the government is willing
to reopen the Indian minis, to make a
further substantial contribution to the
rehabilitation of silver by extending
it's use in England and by increasing
the legal tender of silver. making Sill
vcr the basis of notes, empowering the
bank of England to use its silver re-
serve and that material assistance
and strong moral support will be given
to the object the United States and
France have in view.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
GRIEF FOR THE SETTLERS.
Sweeping Decision in the O'Bricn County
Land Cases.

Sweeping Decision In the O'Isricn County
Land Cases.
Dies MONIES, July 1.-The commits
sioner of the general land office has
rendered another decision on the
O'Brien county forfeited railroad
lands, which, if affirmed by the secre-
tary of the interior, will result in the
changing of owners OF much OF the
valuable and improved lands in o Brien
county. The decision involves the
northwest quarter OF section $, in
Baker township, which is owned by pur-
chase from the Sioux City & st. Paul
railroad by John Schneider, and has
Improvements on it worth $4,000 or
S., 900, besides the value of the land.
The commissioner makes a very
lengthy decision, the gist of which is
that Schneider purchased the land
from the company when he knew that
the railroad had no title to it, and the
company could convey none.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
SIOUX CITY STRICTLY IN IT.
Paper Charges y Member OF the CITY
@g Council With DOO<llIng.

Paper Charges Member OF tho City
Council with Doodling.
Sioux Cry, June 2s.-The Union
Advocate, local paper, has COM
menced crusade against Alderman
Erickson, of the Third ward, and
prints three columns of charges against
him. 1t accuses this alderman, who IS
now serving his second term as a
republican, with being record
breaker for aldermanic thriftiness in
selling coal and feed to the city and
charging fabulous prices for it. Part
of the time, it stated, he puts in bills
for material which has never been
received by the city, and rushcs the
bills through the city council. Specific
charges are made that IN his capacity
as president of the Erickson Hardware
company and the Erickson Coal and
Feed company he sold supplies to the
CITY and that there is absence of any
proof that delivery was made and that
no vouchers or receipts for the same
can be found. Warrants were drawn
by him for payment and the paper
charges him with appropriating con-
siderable money this way.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
REMARKABLE MARRIAGE.
Woman Claims to Know Nothing OF It.
Man Wants 1t Affirmed.

Woman Claims to Know Nothing Of It
Man Wants 1t Affirmed.
SIOUX CITY, July 1.-The most re-
narkable case ever begun in court was
commenced by J. L. Lewis, who asks
the district court to affirm the mar
riage with Anna E. Erickson, which
he claims was performed under the
common law in January, but which
she denies ever having been party
to while conscious. The girl, who IS
not more than 20, had Lewis arrested
recently for assault and battery, ana
his defense then was that she was his
wife and he could beat her if he saw
it. The court did not seem to agree
and the girl went back with her
father, while Lewis was fined, the
fine being suspended. He now asks
that the marriage be affirmed. The
girl is working ont as domestic
Originally she worked in Lewis's
office They roomcd in adjoining
apartments at the Great Northern for
some time, and while there, Lewis
claims, they married themselves under
the common law.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02

Inventions and new appliances fol-
low each other in our time with bewild-
ering rapidity. The insecurity of tell
ure by which steam holds its place as
the most useful motive power for long
distances has been made apparent by
the success of recent experiments with
electricity, carried by third rail,
which were undertaken by an eastern
railroad. The president of the road put
the possibilities of the future in con-
crete form by saying, "Our locomo-
tives may soon follow the old stage
coaches to the scrap heap"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02

Business shredwness and financial
ability are unfortunately not confined
to the better class of merchants. At a
recent meeting of the Liquor League
of Ohio. one of the officers remarked
that after a man was grown and tenn
perance habits formed he seldom ever
changed; and he therefore drew the
conclusion that for the success of the
liquor business missionary work must
be done among boys. "Nickels expend-
ed in treats to the young now will re-
turn in dollars after the appetite has
been formed" Even the habitual
drinker must stand appalled, before the
frankness OF statement OF such diaboli-
cal facts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
on for Toronto.

DIES MONIES, June 29.-While the Y.
r. S. c. f. people arc getting ready to
start for the western lands, another
formidable body of young people is
planning an exodus to the domains of
Queen Victoria to attend the Third
International Conference of the Ep-
worth League. Mr.. G. Is. Roberts, of
Abel, one of the publishers of the
Abel News, and member of the trans
portation committee Of the state Or
ganization, is planning to have a large
party leave Des Moines on July 49,,
with special through sleepers to
Toronto. An excursion across the
lake to Niagara will be one of the
principal attractions of the trip.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02

In a government report on building
and loan associations it is shown that
the total number OF associations has
increased from 4,499 to 4,617; the num-
Der of associations reporting from A.
44s to 1881; the shares outstanding
from 9,5OO,755 to 9,9S5,99 and the in
stallment dues dues paid in, paid up
and prepaid stock and profits, from
$37O,471 ,289 to s449, 643,04S. The assets
increased from s403,475,395 to $780,
G59,734. Expressed in percentages the
number Of associations showed an in
crease of &c per cent, the number Of
associations reporting an increase of 2
per cent, the shares outstanding an in
crease of 81 per cent, and the INSTALL
ment dues paid in. plus paid up and
prepaid stock and profits an increase Of
ola per cent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
ALL OVER THE WORLD
FRANCE AND SIAM.
More Than Likely the French VIII C"A
Siam to Account In Short Order'

More Than Likely the French Will Ca'A
Siam to Account In Short Order
BANKoK, July ].-Siam's relations
with Franco are strained. 1t IS re-
ported that 100 Siamcse under the
royal commissioners have invaded the
province of Gourg, in Luang Psraoang,
collected taxes, sacked and burned
villages and carried off a number OF
prisoners. The Siamese also invaded
the Cambodian province and at
Pnompenh the: pillaged number OF
villages. The Siamese officials also
prevent the Latonians on the right
bank of the Mckong river from return
ing to the left bank. French regis"
tration is not acknowledged in Bankok,
nor in the provinces. The papers OF
French proteges are torn up by the
police and the claims of French pro-
lection not allowed. The Canbodians,
Annamitcs, Laotians, Chinese, Swiss,
Greeks, Turks and Arabs who are
French protcges are seized for military
service and the wives of defaulters'
imprisoned. The international court
refuses to hear French complaints.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
SEVENTY-ElCHT DROWNED.

Nine Out Of a shfpload OF Eighty-seven
We're Saved.
ALDEN. July 30.-The Indian govern
ment steamer Mayo, sent out in search
of the missing steamer Alden, has re-
turned and reported the Alden wrecked
off the island of Socctra, eastern cx-
tremity of Africa, on June Q. The
Alden carried thirty-four passengers
from China and Japan. The captain,
some Of her officers, the crew and
seven white passengers were swept
overheard and drowned. Fight lady
passengers, :ninc children, two officers
and few of the crew got away in y
boat, but have not been heard from
since, and little hope is entertained
for their safety. The Mayo saved nine
of the Aden's passengers, three Of
them white, and t'irty-thrce OF the
steamers crew. In all, the drowned
and missing, include twenty-five pas
scngers, twenty European officers and
thirtv-threc natives.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
EREVlTlES.

Senator Pcttigrcw, of South Dakota,
was recently overcome in the midst
of violent speech in the senate. lie
hesi,ated, failed to enunciate his
words and took his seat with the SEN
tencc unfinished. Water was brought
to him by his friends, who gathered
about, and he appeared to revive
quickly and business proceeded. DR..
Balm, who was summoned, said the
illness was caused by clot of blood
on the brain, but no serious results
are expected, if he remained quiet.
The senator walked to the carriage
with sprightly gait and without
assistance. He said he had no pain,
but talked with difficulty and very
indistinctly. The doctor said there is
no immediate danger, though he pro
nounced the attack to be in the nature
of a slight stroke of apoplexy, causing
facial paralysis.
AWasliington dispatch says: Speaker
Reed will name his committees the
day the present session closes. This
will give each chairman time to get
his bills in shape for filing, appoint
his subcommittee and have every
thing in shape for the regular session
of congress when it meets in December.
BY following this course there will be
no waiting until after the holidays for
the house to organize. The list as it
now stands makes but few changes in
the chairmanships from those of the
last house. Among the chairlnen of
the most important committees are
the following: Appropriations, J. G.
Cannon, Illinois; banking and cur
rency, J. II. Walker, Massachusetts;
coinage, weights and measures, C. w.
Stone, Pennsylvania; enrolled bills,
Alva l.. Hagar, Iowa; foreign affairs,
r. r. Hit. Illinois; interstate and
foreign commerce, VIM. p. Hepburn,
Iowa; judiciary, d. B. Henderson,
Iowa; military, J. A. 4. Hull, Iowa:
mines and mining, II. e. Cousins,
Iowa; naval affairs, g. A. Boutelle,
Maine; public lands, John F. Lacey,
Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
TRAIN WRECKER.
Man Caught Trying to Wreck Passenger
On the ID. NJ, N. + W.

Man Caught Trying to Wreck Passenger
On the ID. NJ. N. 4 W.
Dies MONIES, June :9.-John Mahat-
few is in the county Jail at Abel,
charged with attempting to wreck the
north-bound passenger train on the
D. NJ, N. G. w. road. He was captured
in the act of drawing spikes from the
rails by Sheriff Paine. Information
came to the officers of the attempted
crime from Mahaffey's pal, who backed
out after plans for the crime had been
made. When placed in custody
Mahaffey had drawn several spikes
from one rail. lie had Il wrench with
which to unfasten the rails from one
another and two sticks of dynamite,
which his pal says he was prepared to
use to blow up the safe of the express
car. Mahatfcy refuses to talk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
IOWA CONDENSED.

Fred Bridwell. of Villisca. was re-
Gently shot in the arm by unknown
parties. He was out calling on Il lady
friend during the evening and on
leaving was fred upon by parties
unknown, he says. The wound is not
considered very serious. Jealousy is
supposed to be the cause.
Among the more important attrac-
tions to appear Mt the meeting of the
Midland Chautauqua, Des Moines, July
to %, are Bishop Fowler, the Wag-
ner Male Quartette, Prof Graham Tay-
lor Fred Emerson Brooks, Col. Geo.
W. Balm, Booker T. Washington, the
Ar:on Lady Quartette. and I. Dewitt
Talmage. A splendid program has
been prepared, which can be secured
by applying to Chas. b. Van Slyke,
Secy.. Des Moines.
A Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
freight, gong east, broke in two parts
on grade just west of Dedham re-
Gently. and the caboose and one
car rolled down a twenty-foot embank-
ment. The following were injured:
Conductor Raft. arm broken; Warren
Howard, salesman, Marshalltown,
badly injured; two brakemen, from
Perry, badly injured. A wrecking
train, with surgeons, was sent iinme-
diately to assist DR.. Narrower, local
surgeon, in caring for the injured.
When running at high rate of speed,
it collided with freight going west,
and both engines were badly demol-
ished. The engineers and firemen OF
both trains jumped just before the
collision, thus saving themselves from
possible death. DR.. r. 4. Williams,
OF Manning, and DR.. Graham, Of
Manila, who were on the wrecking
train, were both badly injured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02

Perhaps the funniest bit of satire
ever directed toward the custom of CIV
Ing complimentary dinners to persons
departing for foreign service was shot
at one Of our ambassadors to Euro
pean capital, who is himself a humor-
list of worldwide repute. He must
have enjoyed reading the information
gravely impaired, that he was Slowly
eating his way to his new post of duty"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
HUBBELL TALKS ON THRIFT.

Men to BE Successful Should Learn to Live
on S1.5O Per Week.
Sioux CITY. June 30.-F. NJ. Hub
bell. the Des Moines water works and
railway magnate, while in the city
gave dissertation on the possibilities
of thrift. lie said any man who gets
Els month ought TO save hall OF it.
Nobody has solved the problem of life
who cannot live comfortably on Sl.50
a week. lie was asked how much II
cost his family to live, and he replied
about s3O, 600 year, but that this was
caused by the extravaganza of the
women folks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
One of the worst effects which may

One of the worst effects which may
fairly be referred to the influence of
the new" journalism is the tendency
shown by some unwise clergymen to
initiate its sensational methods in or
der to attract or startle their congre-
cations. It is essential that the church
should maintain it's hold upon the peo-
pie by keeping abreast of the times
and adapting it's methods to the chang
ing conditions around it; but the in
fluence of the pulpit should never be
anything else than elevating. Sensa-
tionalism should never find a place
there.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
Try lfrain-O.

Ask your grocer to-day to show you
a package of GRA1N-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without
injury as well as the adult. All who
try it like it. GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress. u the price Of coffee.
Is cents and % cents per package.
Sold by all groccrs. Tastes like coffee.
Looks like coffee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
GRAINS OF GOLD.

a God never made a cow that gave mi,x
punch.
Every drunkard's wife know, that
there is devil.
Before We can live right, We must
frst love right.
Perfect peace is always the result a,
perfect trust in God.
Christ did not come into the wor,a
to reform it, but to give 1t his own life
The Christian should keep out Of tho
path in which he cannot find the foot.
prints Of his Lord.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
SUES THEM BOTH.

State Seeks to Recover From Secretary
Mcfarland and Suel j. Spauidins.
Dies MONIES, July /. -Ex-Secretary
of State Mcfarland and SuelJ. Spauld-
ing, the latter ex-secretary OF the
pharmacy commission. have been sued
in the district court of Polk county,
through their bondsmen, for amounts
alleged to be due the state. McEar-
lands bondsmen are asked to pay the
amount he is alleged to have secured
from the census employees by causing
them to return 10 him part Of their
salaries in consideration Of their hav-
ing been continued in the employ of
the state. Spauldings bondsmcn are
asked to pay the amount he is said to
have appropriated from the pharmacy
commission treasury when acting as
its secretary and treasurer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
HORRIBLE WRECK.
Wabash Passenger Plunses In Gorge
A Score Killed.

~
a Score Killed.
KANSAS CITY, June ga st. Louis
express on the Wabash railway,
plunged through trestle at Missouri
City, Mo-. carrying down the entire
train. with the exception of the rear
q Pullman. The number Of dead is
estimated ut from nine to twenty-five.
The known dead number nine. A
dozen are more or less injured. The
gorge, which a few hours previously
was practically empty. had become q
raging torrent by Tremendous rain
storm;and Tie structure weakened. A
farmer returning home from Missouri
City waited for the coming of the train
and tried to flag it, but owing to the
terrific downponr the engineer failed to
see him. A passenger on the rear car
Of the wrecked train tagged freight
within 300 feet OF the last coach.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02

One place where the Chinese wage
Garner longs to spend his money and
cannot afford to do so is at the cat
and dog meat restaurant. If the ami
mails are black they cost more. This
was copied from a Chinese sign: One
small basin black cat stew, cents;
grease from black dog, cents; one
pair black cats eyes, cents"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
CORNELL WINS.

New York College Won the Great
Boat Race.
poUGnKEErsIE n. Y, June Co.
Cornell won the great triangular inter-
collegiate boat race on the Hudson,
Yale was second and Harvard was
third. The order at the en- Of the
first mile was: Cornell, Harvard,
Yale; the order at the end of the
second and third miles was: Cornell,
Yale. Harvard. Cornell ended five
lengths ahead of Yale and Yale four
lengths ahead Of Harvard.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
SAY GOMEZ is DEAD.

First He Was Killed; Now He Is
Seriously Hurt.
HAVANA, June 2s.--Rumors have
been afloat. probably emauating from
official circles. that General Maxine
Gomez, the insurgent commander-in-
chief, has been killed in Il fight near
the military line.-in the province OF
Puerto Principe. The reports have
not been confirmed. Later the report
of the killing of Gomez was modified
10 the statement that he has been
seriously wounded, but nobody out
side of official circles believes this
report to be true.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-02
Louis (iallOt Is Found Guilty.

New ORLEANS, July Louis Gallot,
who, III conjunction with Bookkeeper
Louis c. Colomb, distracted about
$500, 900 from the Union National Bank
by juggling with the balances so as to
always show a credit to Gallot in the
bank, was found guilty on about sixty
counts in the indictment against him.
The discovery of the frauds led to the
closing of the bank, and Colomb COM
mitted suicide before he could be ar
rested