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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
british Troops Arc Repu,sed,

s LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE British naval
expedition advancing toward Benin
City for the purpose Of Furnishing the
king Of Benin, murderer of Consul
Phillips party, have met with strong
opposition. Commander Pritchard
was killed in fighting at Sapelo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
One Fare for Inauguration,

CHICAGO, Feb. ds.-All Iowa roaGs
agree to make rate Of one fare for
the round trip for the Inauguration
ceremonies at Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
Druggists refund tho money If it fails to cure 5s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
Big Fire at Des MOiI,cs.

DIES MONIES, Feb. lG.-Thc Lathrop-
Rhoads-McCain Company's stock Of
books, stationery and wall paper, at
COZ and 600 West Locust street. was
destroyed by fire and water. The fire
was one of the most thrilling that has
visited the city for several years. 1t
was witnessed by thousands of.peoplc.
The loss, from $4,000 to $4,000, is
comparatively small, because the
customary large stock carried by the
company had been reduced to between
$1,000 and $4,000 The building was
badly damaged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
LINDLEY'S PUNISHMENT.
Ocfaulting Treasurer of Humboldt County
Gets Four Years.

HUMBOLDT, Feb. Isl. W. S. Lind
ley, late county treasurer, pleaded
guilty to cmbezzlement of $4,000 and
was sentenced to pay fine Of that
amount and to imprisonment in the
penitentiary for u term of four years,
the maximum punishment being five
years. His time will expire under the
good behavior rules in three years and
two months At the same time Tom
Fanta was sentenced to three months
for forging an order for a SIS over
coat and John Fox got six months for
obtaining $50 on false pretenses.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
..rali and Short Mem, at Burlington.

Tall and Short Men, at Burlington.
BURLINGTON, Feb. ia tall thin
man and short fat one wearing
masks were discovered breaking into
the confectionery store of II. Her
mann, on Elm street, by Glenn Nciman,
a Hawkeye carrier boy. They cap
tured the boy, bound and gagged him,
and bundled him into dark alley
way. where he lay for half an hour
while the men finished their job.
They .then released him and disap-
pcarcd. The boy at once notified the
police, who are now trying to capture
the long and short man, who got away
with much valuables.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
Arrested On the Charge Of Fraud.

DIS MONIES, Feb. lb.-E. y. Lee
and his wife, and r. 4. Sharpnack
have been arrested by the government
charged with using the mails with
intent to tlcfraud. They are alleged
to have advertised that they would
give prizes aggregating s5oot persons
making the highest number of words
out of the letters in the name under
which they did business, the ALUMNI
mum Speciality Company. The contest
was to close February IS. the con-
testants forwarding % cents, with
their guesscs. on the words The
government claims to have evidence to
prove that they never intended to
award any of the prizes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
HOUSE.

A bill passed opening to Use and occu.
ton under the right of way act Of 1891
all the reservation sites reserved by the
geological survey. Hopkins-kendal cleo.
ton contest was debated, but no action
taken
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19

Bill in relation to jails and pcnitentiarics
passed after being amended SO as to re-
quire adult and juvenile prisoners to ba
kept apart. The salary Of the prison ply
sican was cut from 500 to SIS per month
and that Of the clerk was raised from SIC
TO 500. The ill in relation to the common
schools was taken up. An amendment
providing for free text books upon vote
of the electors Of IL district was adopted
The bin passed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19

Des MoineS, Feb. l3.--Ellis introduced a
bill providing that all special charter cities
ami their officers be relieved Of any respon-
shitity whatever for the enforcement of
mulct law in those cities. Consideration
Of election bill was resumed, but no inl-
portant change in old law was made.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
DAVE LEAHY'S INDUSTRY.
His Hustling Propensity Leads Him
Into an Odd Position.

Dave Leahy, the new Topeka cores
pondent of the Kansas City Times met
a man walking gaily down Kansas ave-
nue. the other day, with whom he ex-
changed cordial greetings and at once
plunged into a lively conversation.
Well said Leahy, trying to remem-
Der the mans name and location, how
are things in your cOUntry?"
Zine; never better; great year were
having"
Yes, it is admitted Leahy, still un-
able to recall the name.
How are you getting a1ong?" in
quired the stranger
"Er-er welIl Fine" said Leahy in
coherently.
News dull?'' continued the stranger.
"By the way-yes, it isl forgot to
answer your question:" rejoined Leahy.
But how's the political situation with
you?" asked the new correspondent.
Everything is Democratic. The par
ty is in excellent condition. We will
yond any question" The stranger con-
tinued in this vein while Mr.. Leahy
stood speechless. now and then making
a. mark upon tablet which he held in
his hand
The interviewed then turned inter
viewer and asked Leahy all sorts of
questions, keeping up the fire until
Santa Fe depot car came down the
street. AS the car stopped the stranger
waved his hand to Leahy who stood
almost transfxed at the corner, and
said:
"Good-bye; I'll see you again.
AS the car sailed down Kansas ave-
nue. six blocks away from Leahy, he
exclaimed:
by the great snakes, I know him
City, the man who hired me to work
on the Times"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
OMAHA'S NEW WALKS.
Will Put Down 700 Miles of Brick
Walks as Fast as Possible.

Omaha, Neb., June 10.-The day of
wooden sidewalks in Omaha will soon
be over, if the city counciB supports
Engineer Rosewater in suggestions and
specifications, which he will submit to
it,
AS a first step in the reform move
ment Engineer Rose water will suggest
that no more resolutions ordering new
wooden sidewalks be passed, and that
property owners having walks which
can be repaired, be allowed to fix them
up this year.
At the same time Engineer Rosewa-
ter will submit new sidewalk specif-
cations which will permit the laying in
outlying and residence districts of a
second grade of brick to be manufac-
tured in Omaha.
Mr.. ROsewater has been investigating
both the brick and the cost of laying
them. While exact figures cannot be
given until bids are received it is known
that the first cost of a four foot brick
walk per lot will be very little more
than a wooden walk of the same
width.
Omaha has 500 miles of streets and
should have 1 200 miles of sidewalks. 1t
now has over 700 miles of wooden walks
which last on an average about five
years In the past hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been sent east
for sidewalk lumber.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
THE NEW LATESf DANCE.
Consuela, Named in Honor of Mari
borough's Duchess.

New York, June 1O.-The National as
soctatiOn of Masters of Dancing OF
America is in session here.
Between lectures and class work the
''exemplification of new dances and
the reformat ton of the code of ballroom
etiquette as set forth in the approved
text books will occupy the attention of
the delegates. Every delegate to the
convention comes with a new dance or
two up his sleeve" which he hopes to
have approved by the convention and
subsequently taught by every dancing
master belonging to the association
The ground plans, side elevations and
specifications of these new dances are
guarded as carefully as the government
guards the plans of torpedo defense of
New. York harbor.
But here is the latest the "Consuelo," :"
the latest, music three-quarter time:
Waltz step once and a half round,
commencing with the left foot; then
make two movements sideways with
the right foot; then repeat the same,
commencing with right foot.
Ladies commence with the right foot
and perform the same movements.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
CREDIT MEMS WORK.
They Have Organized Within Year
in Nearly All Large Cities.

Kansas City, June 10.-At the afternoon
session of the credit mems convention
President Preston delivered his annual
address. After telling of the purposes of
the association, President Preston touch
ed on the tariff. 1T is fitting he said
Ito say that we certainly are agreed that
a judiciousIy speedy settlement of the tar
1ff question is much desired and it is our
hope that reforms founded upon careful
matured plans may promptly follow. At
the same time we accept as sincere the
recent utterances of President Mckinley
and Secretary Gage that these desires will
be accomplished
The report of the secretary. F. R. Boo
cock of New York city, showed that local
associations had been organized in near
ly every large city in the country since
the first annual meeting of the national
association held in Toledo last June.
Since that time twenty-three local asso-
Citations with a total membership of l.
591 have been organized.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
A MILLION FOR SIGHT.
Charles Broadway Rouss Will Try the
Art of a "Divine Healer"

Atlanta, June 1O.-Miller, the divine
healer" who made a hasty departure
from Atlanta to escape the clutches of
Jumbo Hunter, and who left behind
many rheumatic subjects bewailing his
unknown exit for foreign parts will to-
day enter the private bOudoir of Charles
Broadway Rouss of New York to re-
store his sight.
Mr.. ROuss has consented to let Mil
Ter try his power. If the gazing at
the sun from Fifth avenue and the
hypnotic manipulatiOns of the hands
can restore the eyeSight of Mr.. ROuSs.
then this slovenly looking, ill-kept fe;-
low viii dwell in marble halls.
1t was only few years ago that the
eyesight of Charles Broadway Rouss
began to fail him. Gradually things
began to grow misty and in a few
months this benevolent old soldier was
stone blind.
He counts his wealth into the mill
lions and he has offered the most
tempting and highest fee the world has
ever known. a million dollars for
my sight 1t was proclaimed to the
world
Eminent specialists whose regulations
were not bounded by hemispheres came
at this offer. These prominent special
lists have all declared that it was
blindness that could not be cured.
OF all who have attempted to restore
the sight of Mr.. Rouss Miller was an
unknown quantity 1t had never
struck the old blind man that he could
be cured by divine faith, yet he has
consented to have Miller try his arts.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
ARE NOT CRYING FOR LONG.
Representative Bradley Says He Has
Seen No Enthusiasm for Chester.

''I have not heard any great amount
of enthusiasm in HOdgeman county for
Chester Long for governor" said Rep
resentative E. p Bradley of JetmOre to
a reporter for the Journal at the Cope
land last night.
Would your county be for Long?"
was asked
THAT question I cannot answer be
cause I do not know anything about
the situation. There is one thing which
I do know, and that is if it is demon
strated to the people of my county, as
well as other counties in the district,
that Long is running as a slate candi-
date, he will have a hard time securing
the Seventh districts support.
t'Of course Mr.. Long is a good man.
No one can offer criticism against him
as a public man, but want to say that
we have had all the slate business we
want in Kansas. What we want is a
candidate representing, not any partic-
uIar man or set of men, but the whole
peOple-malxe the campaign upon the
basis of justice to all members of the
party and not put up candidates for
the especial benefit of a small coterie
of politicians"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10

vestments of the school fund has come
to light through a suit which Assistant
Attorney General George r. Smelling
will begin in the district court of W1ch-
ita county at Leoti next Monday
Mr.. Smelling will begin proceedings
to collect from Wichita county on 1O5
different causes of action, delinquent
interest upon $4,000 worth of bonds
held by the permanent school fund.
commissioners after they had been
served with a perpetual injunction
against SO doing by the district court
With the injunction matter OF rec
ord in court the state school fund com
missioners, H. n. Gaines, John T. Lit
tie and r. S. Osborn, state superinten-
dent, attorney general and secretary
of state under Gov. Lewellings admin
istration purchased the bonds and paid
for them with the states money.
The bonds were originally issued by
the county commissioners in satlsfac-
ton Of certain claims held against
Wichita county by the D. NJ and A.
and the c.. K and W. railroads.
NJ. J. Watts, resident of the county,
objected to the payment of the claims
and made in the district court an ap-
plication for a permanent injunction
against the commissioners taking any
such action. The court made the order
perpetual but the commissioners pro-
ceeded without regard to the order of
the court and issued the bonds to the
amount of S74 900.
The county is now setting up as
defense the allegation that the action
of the commissioners in issuing the
bonds was illegal and that the county
should not be held responsible for their
payment.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
HEAVY CUBAN LOAN.
Many Millions Borrowed From Pru-
dent American Capitalists.

Washington, June 10.-After several
months of careful and secret negotia-
tions, the Cuban revolutionary party,
of which Senor Tomas Estrada Palma
is the chief, succeeded in raising q loan,
pledged by bonds larger in amount
than anything in that direction hither-
to attempted. The deal was completed
last Friday night at midnight. 1t is
impossible to state at this time the ex-
act sum, but it will run up into several
million dollars.
The lips of Senor Quesada are sealed
on the subject, but from sources be
lieved to be trustworthy, your cor
respondent is enabled to say that the
loan has been secured through a num-
ber of American capitalists who are
we'll known in the comemrcia1 world
and whose ordinary business prudence
would not permit them to invest unless
they had some reasonable certainty of
the safety of the principal and the pay
ment of interest.
The identity of these investors can
not yet be made public. Several of
them are said to be men of note in
money centers.
Repayment of the loan is conditioned
upon Cuban independence. These will
have no effect upon the bonds already
issued, which will stand a first lien.
The holders of the new bonds will draw
per. cent, it is said
BEECHAFs PILLS cure Sick Headache.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
SHAKING M,KINLEY'S HAND
People Crowd to See Him All Along
the Route.

Clifton Forge, Va, June 10.-Clear
skies and growing enthusiasm along the
route marked the progress of the presi-
Dental party yesterday afternoon. At
Charlottesville there was a good assem-
blage of citizens, to some of whom was
accorded a hearty hand shake by the
president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley sat in the OBJ
servatiOn end of their car and were
visited from time to time by one or the
other OF the secretaries or distinguished
guests. Questions of public policy were
toboOed. Mr.. Mckinley said plainly
that as he would have all the public
functions he could safely meet in Nash
Vile, he preferred to rest en- route. He
is a. good traveller and is cOmpanionable
and pleasant.
Promptly on schedule time, z p. m,
the train reached here in two sections,
the last few miles being over grades
which made the dividing of the train
expedient. In accordance with Mr.. Nc
Kinley's wishes there were no formal
receptions. The guests of the hotel and
residents of the place gave the chief
magistrate a hearty welcome and in a
very short time everyone was dining.
to the number of ten, dined alone. Eve
ryone retired early in order to be up in
good season for further sight seeing.
The entire train of Sleepers. Chair
terian church this evening. Admission,
soc: proceeds for the benefit of the ex-
pense fund of the Ottawa Festival trip.
Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia West Sth.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
ROCKETS AND RED FIRE.
Magnificent River Pageant at Detroit
in Honor of Mystic Shriners.

Detroit, June 1O.-Last night the Shrin-
ers gave their grand finale in the shape
of a street parade, which brought them
out in full force. The Detroits showed
what they could do in the line of a naval
parade. Both professions were conspic-
uous for their size. novelty and beauty.
The route of march was packed with
spectators. There were $500 men in line
each temple preceded by band. At $3.50
a fleet of thirty steamers and steam
yachts and sail yachts in tow got under
way in the river. Every boat was decor
ated with colored lights, strung from her
masthead to stem and stern and many
showed other naval effects. Red fire was
burned on scows en- route and mostly all
the yachts sent up rockets. Along the
city front enterprising bombardment
of a similar kind was kept up and
screeches of whistles and firing of yachts
cannonaded the entire line.
The parade passed slowly up the Ameri-
can channel, rounded a buoy above
Belle Isle, proceeded down to Fort Wayne
and returned to the city which ended the
general festivities of the meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Use a Pin.

A state house official, who, in course
Of business, receives in his daily mail
from one to 100 postage stamps, says
there is one point upon which the pub
lie needs education, and that is that
the safe transmittal of postage stamps
in a letter does not necessitate their
being pasted to it. He says there is
not one chance in a thousand of their
going astray if they are put in a let
ter loose, and that sticking them fast
either entirely or in part, only tends to
profanity and loss of time on the part
of the recipient and injury to, if not
absolute, destruction of stamps. If they
must be fastened, it should be done
with a pin.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
A Silver Man Will Probably be the
MaYoraItY Candidate.

New York, June 1O.-Seth Low is the
Citizens Union choice for mayor of
Greater New York.
On next Tuesday night he will pro-
bably be nominated. Mr.. Low sent a
letter to the union, which was read at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee last night, protesting against hasty
action, but it will be ignored.
Tammany Hall has appointed its
committee to represent the wigwam at
a general conference of representatives
of the Democratic organization Of
Greater New York. There are ten
members of this committee and at least
seven of them are Bryan men. This
will certainly put silver men in charge
of the conference and it is almost a
certainty that silver will be indorsed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
VIRGINIA WILD GIRL.
Whose Barking Disturbed a Hotel
Flies Like a Deer From Pursuers

Elkins, W. Va, June 1O--Farmers liv-
ing near Lick, a postofice three miles
from here have seen wild woman as
they supposed her to be running through
their fields. On several occasions she has
been pursued, but she proved too fleet
for her pursuers and escaped. She leaps
fences like a deer, and at night can be
heard making the most hideous noises
resembling the bark of dog or fox.
Several parties from here have secured
the woods about where she has been seen,
but none have succeeded in capturing her,
although they have seen her.
Last Friday a man and young girl
about II years of age were seen to step
from one of the trains. and the girls act
ions caused considerable comment, but
nothing was thought of it. During the
night the landlady of the hotel where they
stopped as well as the neighbors claim
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
RIGS FOR MAIL CARRIERS.
Government Enters Into Contract
With II. G. Seger to Supply III
Horses and Wagons.

Chicago, June 10.-H. @. Seger is un-
der contract to furnish Ill horses and
wagons for the use of letter carriers in
collecting mail. Heretofore the car
riers have furnished their own rigs. The
new system will go into effect on July 1.
At present the carriers whose routes
cover sufficient territory are allowed
from $500 to $500 year for horses and
wagons, and this barely suffices for the
feeding and shOeing of the horses and
repairs to the wagon The new CON
tractor Will at once establish stables all
over the city and will, a t the outset,
take the old wagons off the hands of
the carriers and put them in thorough
repair.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
CARNEGIE'S MAN GOT IN.
Ex-President of Carnegie Steel Co.
Made Minister to Switzerland


Made Minister to Switzerland.
Washington, June 10.-Henry L. Wilson
of Washington, who has been named for
minister to Chile, is a brother of Senator
Wilson of Washington. He has been con-
nected with the Republican party of
Washington for some time. His appoint
ment is personal to his brother although
he was endorsed for the position by Re-
publicans in the state. He is a resident
of Spokane.
Mr.. Leishman, minister to Switzerland,
is a resident of Pittsburg, and ex-presi-
dent of the Carnegie Steel company. He
has never held any public office before.
His appointment was urged by Senator
Quay.
Mr. Powell, who goes to Hayti, is
colored man who lives in southern New
Jersey. He was urged for the position by
Senator Seweu and Representative
Loudenslager.
Mr. Convey was nominated and confirm
ed for the same place, consul general to
Kanagawa, under the Harrison admins
tration,- but declined the place. His ap-
pointment is personal to the president.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
The Buriington's New lEli''

The handsomest and most complete
train in the United States for all classes
of travel is just out of the shops. 1t
is the Burlington Routes ELL" leav-
ing Kansas City and other Missouri
River Cities daily for Chicago.
The entire train of SIeepers, Chair
Cars and Dining Cars has wide-Obser-
walton vestibules. Chair Cars (seats
mahogany with old gold upholstery.
The Dining Cars have new decorated
Haviland china, new linen and table
ware, serving meals a Ia carte-pay
only for what is ordered.
Tickets for this train are on sale with
your local agent OF. at Missori River
Cities.
J. c. BRAMHALL,
T. p. A.,
st. Joseph. Mo.
L. w. WAKELEY,
G. P. A,
St. Louis, Mo.
FlatuIence is cured by Beechan's Pills.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10

Mr.. Isaac Horner. proprietor of the
Burton House, Burton, w Va, one Of
the most widely known men in the
state, was cured of rheumatism after
three years of suffering He saws: 7
have not sufficient command of Ian
guage to convey any idea of what 7
suffered. My physicians told me that
nothing could be done for me. and nv
friends were fully convinced that moth
ing but death would relieve me of nv
suffering In June, 1894. Mr. Evans.
then salesman for the Wheeling Drug
Co, recommended Chamberlain Pain
Balm. At this time my foct and limb
We're swollen to more than double their
normal size and it seemed to me my
leg would burst, but soon after began
using the Pain Balm the swelling be-
gan to decrease, the pain to leave. and
now consider that 7 am entirely cured
For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10

to be divided between the dean and the
choir. They couldn't decide whether the
preacher should receive $500 and the choir
S7OO, or whether the choir should receive
the $500 and the preacher $lOO''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Ask Your Grocer for Primrose" Butter.
EVERYBODY Reads the State Journal

that the girl kept up a peculiar noise ale
most the entire night. On Saturday the
couple left the hotel, and nothing has
been heard of them since. She is be-
lieved to be the mad woman.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
R. r. TELEGRAPH ASSESSMENT
The Board of Assessors Makes an In
crease of $113, ,9O2

The state board of railroad assessors
today fixed the valuation of the tele-
graph property of the various railroads.
The total increase compared with 1896 Is
$1139O2
The valuations of the various lines are
as follows: