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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
sovEREIcN's AMBITION,
wants the Democrats Presidential Mons!
nation In 1900.

wants tho Democratic Presidential Nonf
nation In 1900.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nov. lo.-Ihe
Courier-J ournal says: ]. r. Sovereign,
retiring general master workman q
the knights Of Labor, resigned his po.
sition in order that he might push his
candidacy for president of the United
States in 1900. Being free now from
all the responsibilities of general mas
ter workman, and having none OF the
former difficulties to contend with.
Sovereign has clear field before him.
and the delegates to the general as.
sembly acknowledged last night that
Sovereign is the avowed candidate tor
the presidency of the United States
when NIcKinley's term expires. The
convention making him "field worker
is the initial step of the Knights OF
Labor I'd launch Sovereign's boom:
While it is said that Sovereign and
Hon. W. J. Bryan are the warmest
friends, the supporters of Sovereign
say he will make every effort for the
prize which Bryan seeks to secure,
He spends all his spare time disemi;
hating his views and in general agita'
ton of all the principles which the
Knights OF Labor advance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
DIVIDE NEW YORK.
Hoss Croker viii Have Bill introduced
q g3S This Winter. Is

Eoss Croker viii Have BIZ lntrodueed
This Winter.
NEW YoRK, Nov 17.--According 70 .
local paperit is Richard Cookers am
hilton 10 extend Tammany's domain
beyond the confines of greater New
York. The proposal to create new
state by divorcing 1G counties OF the
state Of New York and Incorporating
them as the state OF Manhattan is de-
fined in bill which is to be introduce
ed at the coming session of the legis'
lature by Assem- blyman Patrick Train
or, Of the Thirtieth district. Mr..
Trainor, who is member OF Tam
many hall, presented similar bill in
the assembly last year, but it did not
get beyond q committee. The plan Is
to create q new democratic state and
add two sure democratic United States
senators, to secure control Of the legis-
lature Of what would be the greatest
and richest state in the union, to di.
vide the electoral vote of the pivotal
state, to send to the lower house OF
congress, solid delegation from the
state Of Manhattan, and to get abso-
Lutte legislative control over the second
greatest city on earth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
THE new in IOWA.
will SAVE rHE STATE $4,000
rev II Any o4 the Cesnty Eain WIN
Rscsivs state seaport.

rev II Aay of the County Fairs WIN
Receive state Support.
DEs MONIES, Nov l9.-----Attorncy
General Remley has just submitted IN
important opinion to the auditor Of
state which will result in saving to
the state 81 something like $40, 900
each year. The opinion is in regard
to the state support Of the different
county agricultural fairs. The law
provides that each coun ty shall receive
$500 per year, provided that similar
or greater sum has been received by
the society. during the year in the
form Of annual dues from the mem
bers. In the past, the counties have
been given the 5000 each year, MS the
law was uninterrupted. Auditor OF
State Mccarthy thought that the law
was not being interpreted properly
and he wrote to the attorney general
for an opinion on the matter. In his
reply Mr.. Remley expresses the opinion
that the counties are not entitled to
the 5000 unless similar sum has been
received by them as annual dues from
members. AS few If any OF them
receive such a sum the $4,000 spent
for this purpose each year by the state
will be saved.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
IOWA STATE BY'STlNDEl
IN BYsTANDER PUBLISHING O.
D. nom1s. IOWA
M
Tow
DuRRAnT NAY NEVER HAND.

Caaaos Dis Before Next March IL Aay
EAT Event, Now.
4 San Francisco dispatch: In view OF
the fact that the supreme court will
not convene until the second Monday
in January, it is not considered prob
able that Durrant. the condemned
murderer Of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams, will expiate the
crime for which he was sentenced to,
bc hanged in December, 1895, before
the latter part Of February or the
beginning Of March next. if at all.
The matter cannot come up for hear
ing upon the points involved 10 the
order granting the certificates OF
probable cause, to which the MUIR
derer owes his second lease OF life,
until the middle of January. After
the case has been decided another
thirty days at least must intervene
before the remittitur from the supreme
court can reach the trial court and
Dnrrant be re-sentenced for the
second time. Meantime, Durrant has
been removed from the condemned
cell and returned to his old cell, No.
81, in murderers' row, at San Quentin.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
HOLDS THREE TROPHIES.
Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake. WonderfN
Shot.

Fred Gilbert. of Spirit Lake. Wonderful
Shot.
: DIES MONIES, Nov. 1s.-Fred Gilbert.
the "Phantom of Spirit Lake" holds
three ct the four recognized trap Shoot
ing trophies in the country. They are
the Dupont championship trophy and
the Kansas City Star cupfor live birds,
and the E. c. cup, emblematic OF the
championship OF the United States at
inanimate targets. Gilbert will be
called upon to defend the possession
of two Of them against challenger
during the great trap shooting week
to be held at Watson Park. Chicago,
in December. Both matches will be
against the same expert, J. A. r.
Elliott. Of Kansas City. They are for
the Dupont trophy and the Kansas
City Star cup. Each match will be at
100 live birds. .-.e. ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
l. ID. spickler, Of Cushing, Kills HIS
wife and Himself

L. d. spickler, Of Gushing, Kills HIS
wife and Himself.
Sioux CRY, Nov. IA murder and
suicide occurred at Cushing. The
murderer was L. D. spickler, farmer,
and the victim was his wife. The man
killed himself after the deed. This
couple separated some time ago on
account Of family troubles, and the
man has been in the east for some
time. However, he came home few
DAYS ago and beat his stepdaughter.
For this he was arrested, but was
released in a few days. He went
about the town OF Cushing saying he
would kill his wife, but people thought
nothing of the threat. But he meant
it, and went to where his wife was
living, about mile from town. Upon
entering the door he opened fire, the
shot striking her in the breast. He
then went outside and blew out his
own brains. The woman lived few
hours. Four children are left. They
were the children of the woman by her
frst husband. The tragedy has
created sensation in that section OF
the county. spickler was 40 years old
and his wife IS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
BRIGHT IOWA WOMEN.
writing Composite Story for . Daily
NewspapAr.

Writing . Composite Story for DAILY
Newspaper.
DIES MONIES, Nov. l6.--The Des
Mo,ues Daily News, which has made
great hit by reducing its price to 81
year, has made arrangements with the
twelve literary clubs Of the city,
whereby each club has chosen a rep
resentative to write one chapter OF a
composite story to appear in the Daily
News after the holidays. The
Women's club will write the first
chapter and pass it on from club to
club, the Review club writing the last
chapter. The ladies of the state are
much interested il the novel scheme.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
unc \.
The Courts Decision On the lows Pe ca
dlors' Licenso Law. "

sTAs Court's Decision on the IswA Ped
llsrs' License Law.
DEs MONIES. Nov -. Judge Con-
rad, Of the district court Of Polk
county, has given the new code ito hrst
black eye. II was administered IN the
case Of the state against Isaac sun
berg. He sustained q demurrer to an
indictment against Sunberg, and holds
that the new peddling license statute
is unconstitutional. Under the
statute, peddlers carrying a pack are
required to pay fee Of SIS in each
county; those driving one-horse con-
a license Of $50; those using
two-horse convcyances, s75. It also
provided that old soldiers and sailors
OF the United States and persons un-
able to perform manual labor, shall be
exempt from the tax. The court held
that the exemption makes it class
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
CRISIS EXPECTED IN CUBA.
Renewed Activity Significant and Presen
Conditions May lie Brief

Renewed Activity Significant and Present
Conditions May lie Brief.
WASHINGTON. Nov. lS.-There is a
feeling in official circles that it will
not be long until some sort Of start
ling crisis comes in Cuba. When
Blanco calls upon the insurgents to
lay down their arms and accept
autonomy, it is said by Cuban sym
pathizers here that the insurgents
will retort with a demand for indie.
pendence, and will formally request,
through Gen. Lee, that the United
States exercise its good offices with
Spain to secure independence. The
insurgents are getting ready to he as
embarrassing as possible in every
way. The recent activity in filibus-
tering has significance. Ammunition
is being hurried forward for definite
purposes. About the time the Amer
lean congress meets, Gomez and his
commanders are to enter
upon active operations on such scale
as to excite interest, and if possible
arouse more sympathy in this country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
NovAk SPRINGS 4 SURPRISE.
Ono Statement Of State, Witness Fiatly
Contradlcted.

Ono Statement Of State. Witness Fiatly
5s Contradicted.
VINroy, Nov. 1.-THE defense In
the Novak trial sprung surprise,
when Joseph Stusak, an old employee
of Novak's, testified that on the night
following the FIRE he and John Dusil
turned the valves in the gas pipes in
the boiler room, which the witness for
the state claimed they found welded
together by the heat so they could not
be turned Mr.. and Mrs. Zabortsky
testified that the stock III the store
was worth $4,000 to $1,000, and that
they carried insurance on only $4,000,
that the building was worth $4,000
and the insurance was $4,000. They
also testified that just above the sleep
ing room were a number of baskets,
indicating that in falling they might
have struck Murray and fractured the
skull.
VlNToN, Nov 21.-The line of de-
tense in the Novak murder trial has
been fully developed. His attorneys
will contend that when Novak awoke
the night of the fire he was overcome
by gases, that his mind was tempo-
rarily derapged, and that he wandered
away before it resumed its normal
and when he was too far
gone to turn back; that the fracture
IN the head of Edward Murray was
caused by his falling from the sleep
ing room to the basement below and
striking sharp object. Drs. Andrews
and Carroll, Of the Iowa State Univer-
sity, were on the stand as experts to
show that these things could be
possible. - - ---
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
LoNcLEY's NARROW ESCAPE.
Tossed Sixty Feet by y Rock Island
Engine and Saves His Life

Tossed Sixty Feet by y Rock Island
Engine and Saves His Life.
CENTERv1LLE, Nov. 17.-Lew Long
ley had an escape from death just after
midnight which can be recorded as
not only a very fortunate one from the
young mans standpoint, but from
miraculous point Of view it Is perhaps
without parallel. He was tossed
twenty feet in the air with his horse
and buggy by the midnight Rock
Island Aver At the railroad crossing
east Of the river and fell to the ground
sixty feet away. He suffered only .
broken arm and bodily bruises. His
horse was literally cut to pieces and
completely eviscerated and the buggy
was smashed into splinters
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
HANNA HAS THREE TO SPARE.
Republican Majority of Five on Ohio
Legislative Ballot.

Republican Majority OF Five on Ohio
Legislative Ballot.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 16.-The official
vote of Ohio for governor at the late
election is: Bushnell, republican.
429,s16; Chapman, democrat, 4ol,715;
Holiday, prohibition, 1858; Coxey,
peoples party, 1884; Dexter, national
democrat, 1861; Watkins, socialist
labor. 1922; Lewis, negro protective,
476; liberty party, 3,1o7. Bushnell's
plurality, 2s.1Ol. McKinley's plurality
over Bryan, 49,494. The senate has
seventeen known republican members,
eighteen known democrats and one
fusion republican elected on the dem
ocratic ticket in Cincinnati. Total,
So. The house has fifty-eight known
republican members, forty.seven
known democrats, and four fusion
republicans, elected on the democratic
ticket in Cincinnati. Total, 1Os. On
joint ballot the republicans have FIVE
majority. IN "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
proud ENGLAND BENDS.
Los,nr Prestige ~ = Leader IN tne An
dustrlal World.

I0sing Prestige - Ao"WsA .'--'7- MI. 4.
dustrial World.
London dispatch: A series OF artl'
cles which are attracting much at
tention headed, "Marching BACK
wards have been appearing in the
Daily Mail. The writer has shown
that Great Britain is falling oehino
in the great industrial race, ana
demonstrated how the United States
France and Germany can snow IN
creased exports to the amount OF ~
900, 900 in twelve years, extending
from 1883 to 1895. 1t is further prov.
ed that the exports in the United
Kingdom in the same period
have decreased ae,ooo,ooo (s45'ooo'-
Oo0). Commenting on this showing
the Daily Mail expresses the opinion
that the main reasons for this falling
off is that British traders want bust
ness instinct and some genuine
patriotism, as evidenced by ship own
ers carrying foreigners goods at
lower rates than the British.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
ASKS 100000 OF HAWAII.

Japan Demands Large Indemnity for
Immigration Troubles. -.-
VIcroR1A, Il. c., Nov. 19.-The
steamship Empress Of China has arrived
from the orient. The Japanese gov
eminent has demanded the sum OF
5000, 900 in gold from Hawaii by way
of indemnity in connection with the
immigration affair The sum includes
the losses suffered by immigrants to
whom admission was denied, as we'll
as by the companies which sent them,
and the expense of sending a man-of-
war to Honolulu. The Japanese
papers consider the demand moderate.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
IOWA CONDENSED.

The barrel factory of Fred Hilpert
& Son ut Keokuk was destroyed by
inceudiary fire. Loss $1,000. -.---..
George NJ. Reynolds, president OF the
Des Moines National Bank, announces
that he has accepted the offer OF the
casbiership of the Continental National
Bank of Chicago, and will begin his
duties December 1. Mr.. Reynolds was
a prominent candidate for comptroller
of the currency.
Fire few nights ago Destroy
ed $4,000 worth of property at Je-
rome. The stores and almost the en-
tire contents belonging to D. NJ. Bra
zeale, clothiers; Donald Forsythe,
druggist; John Shelton. general mer-
chandise dealer, were burned. Little
insurance was carried. A kit of burg.
lars tools was found in the street,
and these signs indicated the Brazeale
store had been robbed and then fred.
Amelia Paysen, aged 4, OF Clin-
ton, was playing around a bonfire
near her home. when her clothing
caught FIRE. She ran home screaming
and the mother snatched the child up
in her arms and started to the house.
The fire from the child's skirt set fire
to Mrs. Paysen's clothes, and before
the flames could be extinguished both
were frightfully burned. Medical aid
was summoned, but was unavailing.
The child was seriously burned about
the head and body and the mother on
the back and breast Both died after
several hours Of agony
An important defect in the code has
been discovered. The last legislature
abolished the office of state oil in
spector, or thought it did, leaving the
present fifteen deputies to perform
their present duties with the full title
4 of inspector, making their report to
the executive council They are to be
appointed by the governor for two
years, commencing July |. The legis-
lature, however, did not provide who
should do the inspecting between
5OcVOUer >, 1881, WHcn IHo WV eJSSeuA
was to have been abolished, and July
/, 1883, when the governor is to APP
point the new inspectors. The law;
requires the inspection, and Attorney
General Remley has given an opinion
that inasmuch as inspection Is re-
quired and the new inspectors are not
to be appointed until July !, 1898, the.
old system continues until that time.
Luther A. Brewer, Of Cedar Rapids, is
the present state oil inspector, who.
raised this question aud convinced the
attorney general and Governor Drake
that he should hold over. His term OF
Office expires jim March, ] sos, but hs
will doubtless be left 70 finish the
time unless the legislature takes some
action this winter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
Ml0olNo Links

AZ Tho rses0t art exhibition IA M,
In ovsr $4,000 worth Of picture. "a.
sold.
Mountain Nons or pumas .r. =,
mssous along the Illinois river 4
dian Territory. and are killing cam. "
On the west coast Of Africa thar. !. n
: slight local demand for stove poli.s !
The naEivs women use It a 1 a.. &
mstic. };
Eating var candles has ki,,.a /.
Worcester (Nngland) young vom.s
She ate them In order to improve ~,
complexion. .
Dulwich. now Z populous distr,c. !.
London. still has i tollgate acro,, an
Of it, main streets. at which toll. 4.
collected regularly. MA
While the tea-growins industry !,
Ceylon Il at its best. the coffee plant.
ers are near ruin. Disease is destrov.
ing the plants rapidly.
Sir Henry Huntington, the old.s,
baronet in England, died recently =
the age Of IS years. His son, who sur.
ceeds him. is II years Of age.
In Clinton, Mass, a newly wedd.A
couple and their friends set dit ~
their wedding journey In a coach which
bore the placard, Just Married."
The only assets left behind BY IL
Ascending bank cashier in illinois 8.
plains his theft. They consisted g
seventy-five empty whisky bottles.
Skinned milk is now turned in.o
champagne by an electric process, md
the beverage is clear, beady and deli.
cious in flavor, though non-alcoholic.
The Berlin street railway COMPANY i,
obliged to pay per cent OF its gro,,
receipts to the city. Last year N.
city got $3s6,000 by this arrangement,
Bishop Heber. author Of that fine old
hymn. Crock Of Ages" Is to have ii,
memory perpetuated by 4 tablet erect
ed in . church in Farnham. Surrey
England.
The North Philadelphia Association
Of Baptist churches has refused 10
adopt . resolution unqualiiedly con
demning the use Of tobacco. They id.
vised against It. however.
An English vandal, caught cuttins
of gold tassels from the curtains Of Ii,
late King Ludwig's palace on til.
Chiemses. in Bavaria, has been sent to
jail for fortnight for larceny.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
VIII Tom Reed Retire:

New YORK, Nov. ls.-Augustus G.
Paine, an intimate friend of Thomas
b. Reed in New York says: ut is
true THAT the pressure OF large COM
mercial interests has been brought to
bear on Mr.. Read to induce him to re-
Tire from congress and come to New
York. Other large interests feel.
however, that Mr.. Reed should remain
at the capitol. have seen Mr.. Reed
frequently Of late, but the matter Of
his coming to New York has not been
mentioned in our conversations"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
Got a Big Verdict.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Fred r. Ketcham,
conductor on the Northwestern rail-
road, who took part in the Debs A. r.
U. strike, was awarded a verdict for
$2l, ZOO in his. suit against that company
for blacklisting him and preventing
him from securing work on other
roads. He sued for $25. 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
IOWA WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Final Trial Of tho Big lsattleship Proves
Gotl.%aoxn,~, r.

Final Trial of the Big Battleship Proves
..- Satisfactory.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10. The United
States battleship Iowa arrived at the
Brooklyn navy yard after concluding
her final trial trip. The report Of the
inspection board will be sent by tel
egraph to Washington and it is said
that the performance of the Iowa dur.
ing the trip was in every way salts
factory and that the board will recon.
mend that the government finally
accept the war vessel. Under natural
draught the Iowa attained about IS
per cent of her maximum speed, which
was about thirteen and one-half knots,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
GOV. sHAw's APPOINTMENTS.

viii Retain Mr.. Fleming and Messenger
Californian Librarian.
DEN1soN, Nov. ls.-Iu an interview
published in the Denison Review Gov
erncr-elect Shaw says that he will re-
tain Major w. H. Fleming as private
secretary and William Coalson as mes
senRer in the executive Office. He also
states that it is his intention to con.
suit with the state library trustees
and to appoint man as state librar-
ian. Old employees will have prefer
ence. other things being equal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
The sultan Yields.

\ LONDON, Nov. IA Vienna special
says. The Austrian ambassador at
Constantinople telegraphs that the
sultan has declared his willingness to
give Austria full satisfaction for Mer-
sina incidents and in regard to the
disputes in connection with the
Oriental railway.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
Competltor Mem Free.

HAVANA, Nov. 1.-THE Competitor
prisoners have at last been released
from Cabanas fortress by order Of
Captain General Blanco, acting in
accordance with orders from Spain.
The men all sailed yesterday direct
for New York on the steamship
Yumuri. which is due there November
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT,

DEs MONIES, Nov. ls.-Patents have
been allowed by the commissioner at
Washington, but not yet issued, as
follows:
To A. E. Stevens, j: Brown and L.
Petit, OF Dallas Center, for trade
mark for The Standard Stock Food
Company" consisting of the words
Famous Stock Food and a cross in
d circle
10 D. Fortney, of Ohio. for a device
adapted to be adjustably fastened to
the body of a person and extended
down to support q broken leg or to
support broken leg or to straighten
deformed leg or foot. n NJ
To $. Dewhirst, of Des Moines. for a
furnace specially adapted for stocking
and utilizing slack or fine coal for
burning brick in kiln advantageously
or building a plant to heat a collection
OF buildings economically and without
the annoyance and loss incident to the
escape OF SCOT and black smoke.
10 +. L. johnson, of Abba, for a
machine adapted to be placed over the
mouth OF we'll to serve as a means
for holding and hosting pipes as
required IN coupling and uncouplinr
and in putting in and taking out well
TO J. p Swanson, of Boone, for a
wind motor and power transmitter.
Two rods connected with wind
wheel reciprocate simultaneously in
reverse ways in such a manner that
the continuous rotary motion of the
wheel is transmitted by their upward
strokes to vertically vibrating levers
in power accumulation on the ground
and then converted into rotary motion
and transmitted to q mill or other
extraneous machine as required co
utilize wind power advantageously.
Valuable information about obtain.
ing, valuing and selling patents sent
free to any address.
THOMAS G. and J. RALPH ORwrs,
SOLICITOR OF Patsnta
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-11-19
PLOT OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.

Police Mako New Discoveries In the
Attempt to Kill Morales.
;. Rio JANE1Ro, Nov. 19.-The police,
through confession made to them,
have learned that the plot to kill
President Morales is of far greater
magnitude than at first thought. As
a result Of this confession many new
arrests were. made. The relations
between Italy and Brazil are daily
becoming more complicated. The
legation insists upon the degradation
OF Spiritu Santo, who is accused of
connivance in the recent Italian out.
RACES. The government has so far
evaded reply to this demand.