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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
THE NEWS IN IOWA
coen csop 10 SUFFERING.
aSSeessSs sage Talks Sf the ESess ~f sss
HSs wave.

aSsss.sar sage Talks If the ESe.s Of sss
Hss wave
Dss M0sgs. Sept ..-Dsfecseg sage.
Of the lous Weather and Crop Service.
has returned f-oas trip through she
northern and eastern part Of the STATE
Tor the purpose of inspecting the corn
crop. He wens out oser The Burning
.yn, Cedar EapiGe X Northern ana
Iowa Cen.ra! roads. sszvsr.8nZ Exactly
the same eovntry be- men. nTer pe'ore.
HIS idea sss 80 ascertain tie snscf OF
the recent bot weather on tue crop
To reporter he saiS: ''Imo weeks
ego went through exactly the hzne
territory and found corn progressing
~ well a. eoaId ke desired IL Ia true
there ssere sonss eyidenees ot need OF
rain. fr. on the whole the crop 'Tas IN
prine condition, the fields we're green
and the kernels mere still fling out
and the aernels multiplying In'a
time the fields presen: AL almost s'sh
exususe Of dried 90. stalks and seares.
The yeatber has NO. beeE 700 WARM,
bat IL has been 700 dry, and a. result
the crop has rjpencd in 'hs past lew
days before i. had An opportunity 10
nature. Many feds contain nothing
bu. rubblns of corn. while in others
the ear Is of gold size. bnt the kernels
have not flied ont and lack The proper
amount Of nutritious matter. pre-
sumo the conditions found IN the
territory visited extend oTer pretty
much the entire state. with the ezcep'
ton Of the small areas visited by local
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
BRYAN IN A TRAIN WRECK.
Twelve P<rsons Killed. But He ksespeo
Without Injury.

ExpoEsA. Kzs.- Sept a.-One OF the
svorx. wreeks in the history OF the
Santa Fe railroad occurred three miles
east Of Enporis at about I'D p. IL
Twelve o. fifteen persons were kiileo,
and Is many more were badly hurt.
The tas. mail tran going cast and the
Mexico g. California express. west
bound, co.lidei head on The Mexico
& California express was pulled by TWO
locomotives and when they struck
the engine drawing the fast mail the
boilers Of all three engines exploded
and tore hole IN the ground 50 deep
that the smoking cars of the west
bound train went in Oh top OF the
engine and two mail cars balanced
there without turning over- Inc
engineer O: the rest-bound train had
received orders TO meet the fas. mail
al Emporia, and was making up los.
time. These two are the tastes. trains
on tho Santa Fe system. and the east
bound train mus, have been running
AZ speed Of al least forty miles an
hour. The west bound train carried
seven Or eight coaches. and It's pas
sengers included many excursionisss.
who had been TO hear Hon. ". J.
Bryan speak at the county fair at
Hnslingame. Mr.. Bryan himself was
0u the train. but was riding in the
rear Pullman some 400 feet from the
cars which we're wrecked. Mr.. Bryan
helped 10 carry out the dead and
wounded. and gave the greatest atten-
ton 20 their care. One poor fellow
who was badly MANNED called to Mr..
Bryan and said: Il wen: to hear you
to-day: / am dying and wan: TO shake
yorr hand and say God bless you. If
you possibly can. Mr. Bryan, get me
drink Of water Mr.. Bryan went
into the fast mail car, one end of
which was burning. and came out
with the drink. which he gave to the
suffering man
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.

DIES MONIES. Sept s.-Patents have
been allowed, but not issued, as
follows: TO r. Thompson, of Fertile,
Mimi, late of Colesburg, Iowa, for an
oil can and support adjustably cor.
nected so the can can be retained at
any elevation desired relative to a
lamp, as required to allow oil to flow
from the can into the lamp To +. A.
Hopes, of Des Moines, for an orna'
mental head for stringed instruments
in which all the gearing devices Tor
adjusting the pins are contained ana
concealed and mechanism for regu-
lating the tension of the strings. 10
E. c. and j. o. Smith, of Newton, Ia:
for mill for cutting grain in place OF
crushing and grinding it. A plurality
OF straight edged cutters are fitted IN
slots that extend radially from end 70
end of rotating cylinder ana
mechanism is provided for adjusting
all the cutters simultaneously relative
to the axis of the cylinder and a hxeo
straight edged cutter to which ING
grain is automatically fed from
hopper. Our practice is not contlnea
to Iowa. Inventors in other states
can have our services upon the same
terms as Hawkcyes.
Is THOMAS G. and j. RALPH ORWle,
Solicitors Of Patents
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
Monetary Commission.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1o.--H. H.
Hanna, chairman of the executive
committee of the monetary convention
that met in Indianapolis last January,
announces that nine of the eleven
members of the monetary committee
that were to be chosen have accepted
and authorized the publication of their
names The following are the names
OF those who have accepted: George
F. Edmunds, Vermont: Chas. S. Fair
chill, New York; stuyvesant Fish.
New York; Stewart Patterson, PenK
sylvania; T. C. Bush, EDnlssarid, 8: ~
Fries, North Carolina; George e.
Leighton, Missouri; Robert S. Taylor.
Indiana ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
IOWA STATE BYSTlNDEl
~ EYsTAsDE9 YUBLIsHIx0 60
IOWA
CASUALTIES.

YrSssS5s. MIA WABASH train, rsss
byafsd, ssrrc1 bSji 4 quarter of mile
west Gf thfs piacs ard ten essS sess
ssesxlled. An un1n0rE tramp pzs sn-
ssSntsy killed, Engfaeer John Egsn rzs
fatally hnst and Fireman Grease VAS
fssHsy aGAHed on the back a0d iess>
O.a,0anS, Nina ---Joe C1zrk, = horse
trader. VA aSBnd in his wagon here
with bis skull brady fractured znd the
brain rap,afed. Hs cannot HTe,
Clark had some tro1bje with Jnd Nor
gSn. VINO MAS ..ayeiinx wish him. Moi
gan IL NOT 10 ~ found,
ZzaeSTilfs. Dhi0,--Wjiissm O'Berns,
wis0 uas fearing the city for a hunt
Ing expedition. attempted 10 align.
f.om freight train, ras thrown sn-
DIR the waseis and bst!Y injured. He
walked two miles and died shortly a.
ter reaching the city.
i1ae aa Flzmbeau, Wis.-~Tbree en-
pi1ye1 In The mill of tae Fianbszn
Lumber company we're Serionsly and
ore probably hurt by an aceiden. on
the iog carriage. They are Zoe Keller
OF antigo Frank Dawson Of Lsid'ngton
aEd Harry ksyoy Of flambezn.
1<,uigyilIe. Ili>~--Tne L,uIsrsIis roller
mills were DESTROYED By fire. The los:
IN if5,1g9, insurance t5,901.
gtsyens Point. Wis.-~lra J.. EIdredge.
"A painter. fell q dis:zncs Of forty fret
4, cement walk, He wss badly hurt.
Oakland. Call~-Two cara colIlesd on
,hs Haywsrds electric line Mr.. Per
yez, one N the persons injured, may
die. Mrs, Guild was badly hurt
Lexington, i,l.~-Een5amin Arnold.
aged ~. a farmer of Blue Mound, jump
ed from a fast freight al the depot
here. Both Of his iegs we're crushed
and he died tn a few minutes,
Milford, III.--A freight train on the
Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois railroad
broke In two at Wellington, ILL.,, de-
railing ten carr Of grain and coal
Conductor n. Hite Of Chicago was kill
cd instantly. and q eoIored man named
Halloway had both his Iezg broken.
Milwaukee, WIs>-~Iouiga Hartman,
II years old, died from the effects Of
burEg received while working about an
Incubator.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
VICTORY FOR GERMANY.
Salisbury Accepts Her Terms for Torko-
Grecfan Treaty.

salisbury Accepts Her Terms for Iorko-
Greefan Treaty.
CoSsTASTlScPLE- Sept. 1.--sa liz
bury's proposals for the constitution
Of an international commission. re-
presenting the six powers. 70 assume
control of the revenue with which
Greece will guarantee the payment Of
the loan, has been accepted By the
other powers. The only remaining
question is the dates for the payment
of the indemnity. The powers desire
to insert these dates in treaty Of
peace. but the British ambassador. Sir
Philip Currie. suggests that they leave
the dates to be determined upon by
the international commission.
LONDON. Sept. 9.-Salisbnry latest
proposal for the settlement. Of the
terms OF peace between Turkey and
Greece is generally regarded as VIC
tory for German diplomacy. Much
bitter feeling is displayed in England
over the British prcm:ers baclsdo"n.
A fresh proposal was what Germany
was holding out for. namely, control
Of Greek revenue in the interest Of ali
creditors of Gre zee. as well as for the
security of the loan to Greece for the
purpose of paying her indemnity to
Turkey.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
A Universal Money Standard.

BIRMINGHAM, Eng, Sept. 1o.-At
meeting OF $50 delegates to the Trades
Union Congress, in session in Birming-
ham, resolution was adopted declar-
ing that the best interests of labor
and productive industry imperatively
press for an international settlement
of the monetary question by means OF
the restoration to par of exchange
between gold and silver money, so as
to provide common standard of
values throughout the world. This
meeting of representative trade union
lists earnestly urges the government to
carry out its pledges to parliament on
the subject in hearty, liberal spirit
in the present negotiations for al
international agreement
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
Cuban Filibuster Founders.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 9.-From in
formation brought to this port by the
British steamship Straits of Dover.
from Santiago de Cuba. there is reason
to fear that the schooner Donna L.
Briggs, which sailed from New York
three weeks ago with arms and ammu-
milton for the insu-gent army. has
foundered. The steamer brought
word that the Briggs had not arrived,
and that nothing: has been heard Of
Iier: Soon after she left New 1SAnr}s
tropical cyclone swept the Bahama
islands, and it is not unlikely that the
Briggs went down in this
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
GRIM e.

Toledo, Ohio-In fit OF jealous rage
P. R. Ashwell, carpenter, fatally shot
his wife, wounded his son and attempt
ed to commit suicide. Ashwell's wife,
it is said, has been neglecting him.
Richland Center, Wis.-Dick Thomp-
son was almost instantly killed by Je-
rome Fry. thirteen miles northeast of
this city. The men had trouble at
public sale and Thompson followed Fry
home.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Daniel Higelmey-
er. a well-to-do farmer Of this county,
was found dead in barn on the James
Vile road. His body is terribly bruised
and cut and the police are investigating
what may prove to be murder.
Richland Center, Wis.-At Buck
Greek Deck Thompson was fatally shot
by Jerome Frye as the result OF a
quarrel.
West Superior, Wis.-Jacob Erick-
son, treasurer of the town Of Superior,
has charged C. H. Gill, ex-treasurer OF
the town, with embezzlement. The
amount involved is said to be over $780,
600.
Davenport, Iowa.-George A. Nc
Kean of Marion, Iowa, committed sui
eide at the Hotel Linden by taking
morphine. ....
Niles, Mich.-Byron Qualey, a
wealthy Calhoun county farmer, COM
mitted suicide by the use OF morphine,
Perry, o. T.-Smith Kellum, g
wealthy Oklahoma stockman, and Sam
Morris, owner of large sheep ranch,
fought duel with pistols. Both were
killed. The men quarreled over pas
ture lands.
Bloomington, Ill.-The trial Of the
Rev. r. A. Brown, pastor Of the Meth
odist church Of Normal, on the charge
of lying ended in the aquittal Of Mr..
ElCwn.
Mexico, Mo.-At New Harmony, Pike
county, Albert Jones, aged 20 years,
shot and killed his 1S-year-old sister.
The murderer has become insane since
committing the crime.
st. Louis, Mo.A freight elevator in
the Nelson Morris packing house in
East st. Louis dropped from the third
story to the basement. Louis Breen,
William O'Brien and Patrick Gillon
were hurt. S9
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
Damaxjny Proofs Burned

MAsoH CITY, Sept. 9.-Anothcr SEN
sstion has developed in the Mitchell
county dcfalcstion. Some person or
persons broke into the county treas
urcr's office and vault and burned and
destroyed large part OF the records
It is supposed to have connection with
the recent $1,000 dcfalcatiOn which
was discovered under the Pelton
regime Pclton was killed by Il bull
about six weeks ago. His son was
three weeks ago nominated for treas
urer, but as soon as The shortage I1;rs
discovered withdrew from .ne ticket.
The board OF supervisors put an expert
at the books, but the burning OF the
records & ;rs upall hopes OF ferrettlng
ns vuosra M. ,ra :asas q lt f. as q
Il -et.>a<..-~>- S--s-s~est O>---a- not hes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
Train ROBBERY COLORADO.

Masked Men Secure From $4,000 to
$4,000 From a Safe.
DENVER, Colo. Sept. G.-The Gulf
railway passenger train. No was
up and robbed at Twin Mountain
by two masfed mel p. mf aa t zen got on
the blind baggage at Folsom, and
when nearing Twin Mountain they
climbed over the tender of the engine
and, covering the engineer and fire.
man with revolvers, ordered them to
stop when they reached road cross
ing. At Twin Mountain two men
were stationed at the road crossing
with four horses, and as soon as the
train stopped they began to shoot their
revolvers to intimidate the passengers.
Two men entered the express car and
began to blow open the safe. tits not
known how much was secured, but it
is estimated at from $1,000 to $4,000
Immediately upon the news reaching
Folsom the sheriff started in pursuit.
A posse also started from Trinidad.
The railway company offers a reward
of $500 for the capture of the robbers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
BREVi7IES.

A MontcvideO correspondent says
that the rebellion in Uruguay is grow
ing and that the insurgents are adj
vancing towards the center of the re-
public.
The secretary of state for India has
invited tenders for Indian bills, pay
able in six or twelve months, at the
option Of the holders, to the amount
of ss12, 600, 900.
General Fitzhugh Lee, United States
consul general, has arrived in New
York. He says his sudden departure
from Cuba has no significance, that
he is simply availing himself of a
leave of absence.
At the New Jersey Athletic CLUB
carnival, a few days ago Wefers,
of Boston, again defeated Rush, of
Iowa, Maybury, of Wisconsin, and
Buck, of New York, in the 100 yards
dash. Rush came in second.
A recent dispatch from Canea says: In
consequence of the firing of several
volleys by Turkish irregulars at the
Italian man-of-war Sardegna off
Gambia, the admirals of the foreign
fleet propose to disarm the Turkish
irregulars. If permission to carry out
this measure is refused by Dievad
Pasha, the commander of the Turkish
forces in Crete, the admiral will
demand his recall. 1t is also proposed
to raise the blockade of the island,
which is now considered useless.
Two frightful explosions of natural
gas occurred at Broad Ripple, a SUBJ
urb six miles north of Indianapolis.
Five are known to have been
killed, and the seriously injured num-
between twenty and thirty. The bust
ness part of the town took fire and the
largest buildings were destroyed. In
dianapolis WAS called on for help and
sent engines and doctors. The first
explosion occurred in J. L. Watts
drug store from an unknown cause.
Five were injured there and the build
ing set on fire. Across the street was
| Odd Fellows hall, underneath which
was Pious Gresh's grocery store. Seeing
the fire spreading, Gresh and twenty.
two other men were removing his
stock when crushing explosion oc.
Cured in this building. The walls
were blown out and the upper floor
fell in on the men. Five were taken
out dead. The others were badly in
iured, several fatally. Nearly every.
] one suffered a broken arm or leo :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
IOWA CONDENS

The Semi ON Sed parades at Des
Moi, es this year will surpass any
thing ever before attempted in that
city.
1t is stated that an attempt is
being made to induce Rev. G. E. Scott,
formerly of Iowa Falls, to surrender
his credentials and thus sever his con-
nection with the conference of the
Methodist church. This he refuses to
do, on the ground that he has been
pronounced insane, and so is incapable
of exercising any of the rights con-
ferrcd on him by his credentials, and
his inability to perform an official act
while insane.
Ottumwa dispatch: The business
portion of Hillsboro, a town OF 1000
people on the Sioux City, Fort Madison
g. Dcs Moines railway, south of
Ottumwa, was wiped out by a fire
which started at $50 q. IN. The total
loss is $4,000. The fire originated in
the cellar under the furniture store of
S. w. Hough in an unknown manner.
The principal losers are: c. f.
Hoaglin, general store; j. U. Nickel
wall, general store; J. W. Freshmen,
blacksmith shop and carriage room; II.
E. Ruka ga Der, hardware; L. G. Cooper,
general store and postoffice; s. w.
Houph. furniture and hotel; Mr..
Plummer, residence.
The grand jury of Woodbury. county
few days ago returned two
indictments against L. B. Hutchens,
cx-cashier of the defunct Iowa Savings
Bank, and two indictments against E.
p. Stone, the missing cashier of the
Sioux City Savings Bank, which closed
it's doors last fall. Both of these
indictments came us Il surprise to the
people of Sioux City: as it had been
supposed the criminal actions arising
from the failure OF the tanks in Sioux
City last fall were At an end. Both
men are charged with the crime of
receiving deposits at time when they
knew for certain that the institutions
were in an insolvent condition.
Hutchens is at present at the Winnie
bago Indian reservation in Nebraska,
but has sent word that he will come to
Sioux City at once and give himselfup
Judge Woolson, in the federal court
at Des Moines recently refused to
grant the injunction against Freeman
R. Conway, state printer, and A. Il.
Shaw, his partner, and Emlin McClain,
author of the annotations for the new
code, to restrain them from publishing
the new code, which was brought by
Calloghan & Co., of Chicago, on the
ground that the annotations furnished
BY Mr.. McCIain were partially taken
from the old code in violation of a
contract existing between them and
Mr.. McCIain. Judge Woolson held
that public cxpediency demanded
that the code be published
by October ]. as it would be impossible
for the courts and business interests
of the state to know what the laws OF
the state were if the code is not
pu blished.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
Literary Notes,

The Hon. J. L. M. Curry, formerly
our minister to Spain, contributes to
the American Review of Reviews for
September an estimate of the mur-
dered premier of Spain, Senior Canovas
del Castillo, and his relations to mod
ern Spanish politics.
The midsummer woods with Road
way Near Narragansett furnishes the
principal color plate to the Art Inter-
change for September. 1t is simply
and broadly painted, and shows intel
ligent study of one OF Natures pleas
ing moods. A group of Monochrome
studies of Classic Ruins for the use of
the china painter and general decora-
tor, the second.
An article in the September number,
of McClure's that gives novel as well
as timely information, is an account of
Life in the Klondike Gold Fields, -
by man who has himself had an i'm
portant share in it for years past.
The proverbial bad man of the
mines, it appears, IS unknown on the
Klondike. The miners there enter
and work their claims, settle their dis
putes, and govern their affairs with
out violence or lawlessness. How they
live and how they work is very simply
and honestly told.
Harper & Brothers, New York, have
recently issued neat volume by John
Fox, Jr., entitled Hell fer Sartain, and
Other Stories.'' OfMr. Fox's sketches
of the people of the blue grass region
and the neighboring mountains, Mr..
james Lane Allen says: For he has
lived several years among the native
folk, has talked with them, studied
them, and become himself their lit
erary interpreter through his splendid
work in the magazines. So that, as a
result of his gifts, his experience, and
his aims combined, this form Of the
American short story should, under
his control, be revealed for the first
time in its entire fidelity to truth and
nature. =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
MAY CIRCUMVENT US.
England May Ruin Nicaragua Canal by
Taking Panama Franchise.

NUN NlCAfaSEa NdhdA ~
Taking Panama Franchise.
New YORK. Sept. lo.-The Worlds
Washington special says: The cable
adviccs from Colon to the effect that
the franchise heretofore held by the
French company for the construction
OF ship canal across the 1sthmus of
Panama has been transferred to the
government Of Great Britain. have
created a sensation here. Officials and
those closely interested in the Mica
ragiap canal project frankly admit
that if the transference has really
been made it will effectuallv prevent
the United States from controlling the
proposed interoceanic waterway and
render the building of the Nicaraguan
canal useless At the same time it Is
not generally believed that the conces-
sion held by the French company has
been transferred to the government
OF Great Britain. 1t is considered pos
sible that an English company has
purchased the rights of the French
company and may continue the work
now in progress, but that the British
goWIrRsn"n' ;hrs assumed control of
thet On 9E edited:
- ~ tWAR.-~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
FOREIGN.

Sidney, u. s, W,-~Sews has been re-
cefyed here that the governor Of Ger
man New Guinea was killed by natives
on Aug. II.
L0udon.-A special dispatch from
Constantinople says that eight Ar
ncniang, who have been convicted Of
taking part In the recent bomb out
RACES there, have been sentenced tc
death.
I10ndOn--The Times MOnteyide0 cor
respondent gays the rebellion In Urn,
quay 10 growing and that the insur.
gents are advancing toward the center
O. the republic.
Constantinople4 pitaat Bey, until re,
Gently counclIorl' ohe Turkish en-
.a..a-,--s - Tate. was well playedtsd
mulch liked by the audience. Miss ~
succession e l Mastsp5afsP faatlan in t4e liz
Athens received here say
that the insurgents in Crete fred upon
the Turkish troops on Wednesday.
The latter returned the fire, but no cas-
ualties occurred.
Friedricnsruhe.-Th king OF Siam
paid visit to Prince Bismarck. His
majesty lunched with the EXCHANGED
lor, and they remained in conversation
for long time. s-...-
London.-The Nails Berlin corre-
spondent says it is stated that 1t has
been practically settled that Prince
Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor,
will retire in October.
London.-The Times Buenos Ayres
correspondent says that reports from
all agricultural centers indicate an in
crease of fully 20 per cent in the wheat
area OF the country.
Constantinople.-The Afghan Sheik,
Said Yahia. who has been on visit
to this city, has been loaded with pres
ents by the sultan Of Turkey and takes
back with him number of valuable
gifts and an autograph letter addressed
by the sultan to the Ameer Of Afghan
tstan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
No FrahcU>,Russian Treaty.

LONDON. Sept 1o.-She Daily News
Berlin correspondent says III, is alleged
on the authority OF reliable souxces at
St.. Petersburg that no written ALI.
ance between France and Russia exN
lists, and that not even a verbal treaty
was made, for the military convention
was of an earlier date. The car used
the phrase "allied nation" in response
to the urging of NJ. Hanotaux that I'm.
less something of the sort was said
the French ministry would be over.
thrown on President Faure's return
to Paris
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-10
Triple Tragedy at. Toledo.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. Gin a fit o:
jealous rage, p. R. Aspwcll, carpen-
ter, fatally shot his wife, wounded his
son and attempted to commit suicide.
Aspwell's wife, it is said, has been
neglecting him, and he went to the
house and opened fire on her, shooting
her once in the breast and twice in
the neck. He then fred at his son,
intlicting a scalp wound. He made a
fruitless search for his sister-in-law,
and, apparently running out of
targets, commenced on himself, firing
Il bullet into his head. Both the map
and woman will die.