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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-10-15

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-10-15

Here learn the difference between prices and those
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like this:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-10-15

reCOYery.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
GAME DEMOLITION.
A Populist Game Warden Makes
no Effort to Stop 1t.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5s%lfffS IS one of
the great quail counties of the State,
and local sportsmen have for years at
tempted to preserve the great flocks of
quail inhabiting this section. To this
end county game warden with a SAL
ary Of SS5 a month was appointed four
years ago. Last summer the incum-
bent resigned and A. D. Dunn, a Pop
ulist, was appointed. Almost imme-
diately rumors were circulated to the
effect that the game laws were being
violated with impunity. Nothing was
proved and no arrests were ever made
by Dunn.
The quail season opened at Z o'clock
yesterday morning. The shops opened
and within an hour the market was
flooded with quail at 80 and as low
even rs 90 cents a dozen. 1t was dis
covered that thousands of quail had
been trapped and held until Thursday,
and then killed and thrown on the mar
ket.
On Monday meeting will be held
to determine why Game Warden Dunn
has not enforced the laws The quail
We're trapped in Mulvey, Rose and 9TH
er canyons near the city and kept alive
as long as possible, of course, but they
refused to eat in captivity and many
died of starvation
The record-union., 1897-10-04
BIG MINING SUIT.
Charge That the Utica Mine Took
Out Ore Beyond It's Limits.

STOCKTON, Oct "A law suit for
100000 was commenced in this city
to-day. The plaintiff is the Lightner
is the Utica Mining Company, which
consists of Alvinza Hayward, c. D.
Lane and the Hobart Estate Company.
The plaintiff and the defendant corpo-
rations own contiguous mines in Gala
veras County and the former claims
that, while the Lightner mine was
only sixty feet deep, the Utica was
several hundred feet down, and that
the defendants at divers times secretly,
unlawfully and with intent to defraud
by means of underground tunnels,
crosscuts and drifts, crossed over the
dividing line between the properties and
entered upon the Lightner mine terri
tory and worked out a great portion
of it, taking out ore and gold to the
amount of S200,000
The Lightner mine formerly belonged
to Joseph G. Eastland, who bought it
in 1888. On November %, 1895, East
land died. In his will he bequeathed
the property to Alice Lander Eastland,
who sold it to the plaintiffs on Novem-
Der q, 1896, and on the following day
assigned her claim to all moneys which
might be secured in the present action
for damages. On June 4, 1897, the
defendant corporation waived it's right
to plead the statute of Limitation. pro-
vided the suit for damages should be
brought within four months from that
date
The record-union., 1897-10-04

house in the concession escaped dam
age, the Presbyterian mission and
Baptist schools suffered the worst At
Toyama seventy-five houses were flood
ed. The telegraph wires were pros
trated, and up to the sailing Of the
Victoria it had been impossible to
learn the extent of the damage in the
outlying districts.
Late Manila advices by the steamer
Victoria to-day reported fighting still
going on in the Philippine Islands. A
party of liberators attacked a convent
at Paombong, which was bombarded
by a detachment of Spanish, and after
hot fight captured the place, leaving
twenty Spaniards dead on the field.
AT San Rafael party of rebels un-
der General Natividad met a regiment
of Spanish, and desperate battle en-
sued, which lasted several hours, until
the royalists were obliged to fee,
throwing away their arms to save
their lives. The Spanish loss was 400
dead and wounded In the Pampanga
Province there is a general revolt of
the towns, owing to the cruelties of
Colonel Zeralde, who was recently pro-
NOTED and made Governor of the center
of Luzern.
It is reported that when the munich
pal officers of the towns went to offer
their homage he ordered his troops to
shoot them down, and none escaped.
The delegations in the rear fed, and
joined the rebels
1t is reported that the Province Of
Cattarines has risen on account of the
execution of prominent citizens.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
YELLOW FEVER ABROAD.
A Fruit Steamer Arrives in Della
ware With Her Dead Engineer.

LEWES Del), Oct. 3-The Norwe-
days from Bocas Del Toro, Colombia,
arrived at Delaware Breakwater quar-
antine at noon to-day with her flag at
half-mast. When the quarantine ply
sician boarded her, he found the body
of the Chief Engineer, Charles Peter
son, aged 81 years, of Bergen, Norway,
who died on the passage Friday last, of
yellow fever.
The Wilson is one Of several fruit
steamers which are shut out of our
southern ports on account of yellow
fever, and are bringing their cargoes of
fruit to Philadelphia and New York.
The Wilson left Mobile September 18th
for a cargo of bananas On the 18th
the mate was taken sick and was land
ed on the 23d at Bocas Del Toro. The
disease was there called malaria, but
there is no doubt it was yellow fever.
On the voyage north, Peterson was TAX
en- sick on the 9th and died October
1st.
The coffin was taken aboard the
steamer Bishop and the body placed
therein. together with a quantity of
Stacked lime. 1t was then placed in
an outer box and brought ashore and
buried in the Government burying
ground, by the crew Of the Wilson. The
steamer left for Reedy Island at s
o'clock tonight She will be thor
oughly fumigated there and the crew
placed in the quarantine for some time.
The Government quarantine station is
located at Reedy Island, which is about
forty miles south Of Philadelphia and
a spread of the plague is not appre
hended.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
BURNED TO DEATH.
Holocaust Of Family in Their
Home in Massachusetts,.

SPRINGFIELD (Mass.), Oct. "a
special to the Union from East Long
Meadow says Mrs. George Brownlee
and her two sons, Thomas, aged 81,
and James, aged 10, were burned to
death in their home early this morn
ing and the house destroyed. The fam
lily had all escaped. Mrs. Brownlee
losing her head rushed back into the
house, thinking her sons had not come
out Thomas rushed after her to save
her, and James after Thomas The
mother and elder son We're overcome,
while James got out, but was burned
so severely that he died this afternoon.
Mr.. Brownlee himself was badly burned
on the hands and feet.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Only Two Deaths Were Reported in New
Orleans Yesterday.
The Fever Confined to the Square
in Which It Started and Also
Wiped Out in Hospital Street
Church Services Held in Ocean
Springs for the First Time
Since Yellow Fever Was De-
clared There.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 3.-At 6
o'clock tonight there had been twenty
seven cases reported, and but two
deaths. In the past week, the foci of
infection have not been largely in
creased. DR.. Metz reports that by
Tuesday all the houses in the St.
Claude District, where the infection
was first introduced, will be released
from quarantine. The fever was con-
fined to the single square, in which it
started. The authorities have also
been successful in wiping out the foci
of infection of Hospital street, and of
the Home for Homeless Men.
Deaths: G.. Peppitoni, Dan Sullivan,
from Isolation Hospital.
OF the new cases, eleven are in
houses where fever has heretofore
been reported. The other cases are
pretty well scattered, and none were
reported to-day at the detention camp
in any of the hospitals or in the asy
lum. From the detention camp seven
teen people were released to-day, and
only two were taken in
An effort is to be made to delay the
time of some 800 immigrants from
Palermo, who are destined for this
city.
Among the cases reported to the
Board of Health to-day are three from
Algiers, opposite New Orleans. These
make a total of five cases in Algiers.
The quantity of fresh water run
ming through the streets of New Or
leans daily will be augmented to-mor-
row 10y some 100000 gallons through
the use of the mains and machinery
of the old Auxiliary Sanitary Associa-
ton.
Church services were held to-day in
Ocean Springs for the first time since
the sickness there was declared to be
yellow fever. There were no cases of
the prevailing fever under treatment
to-day. and the people of Ocean Springs
now believe that all further danger
has passed.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
SPAIN CANNOT ACCEPT.
Leading Liberals Say She Must
Reject American Mediation.

MADRID, Oct. 3.-The Ministerial
changes did not affect the instructions
which United States Minister Woodford
originally received from President Nc
Kinley. Both General Woodford and
Senior Sagasta, the Premier, maintain
absolute reserve on the question of
American relations to Spain.
Leading Liberals, however, declare
that Spain can never officially accept
American mediation in Cuba affairs
Senior Sagasta had a conference with
the Queen Regent to-day and it is ex-
pected that the new Liberal Cabinet
win be completed tomorrow.
General Correa has accepted the
portfolio of Minister of War
The record-union., 1897-10-04
WATER FAMINE IMMINENT.
Kansas Once More Likely to Be-
come a Sufferer.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 3.-According to
specials to the Times" a water famine
is impending in this part of the South
west. In the immediate vicinity of
Kansas City there has not been such
a scarcity of water for seventeen years.
All the small streams and many of the
ponds in Jackson County are dry, and
the same is reported to be true all over
this section Of the country.
Almost every town in Missouri and
Kansas is already feeling the effects of
the water famine. Those which are
coming out best are the ones which
have artesian wells. The suffering
among the farmers is greater than in
the towns, however. Many farmers
have for days been obliged to haul
water for miles. Stock as well as peo-
pie are suffering and vegetation is dry
ing up. Unless rain comes soon Sc
we're results may ensue.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Robbed a Cable Train.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 3.-Two men,
at the points of revolvers, stopped a
cable train one mile south of the city
on the Summit-street line on the last
run last night, secured what small
change the conductor had, and es-
capped. Gripman n. j. Israel did not
comply with the order to stop quick
enough, and one of the men fired a
shot at him. No damage was done
and the conductor submitted to his
pockets being searched. There were
no passengers on the car The rob-
bers were young men,
The record-union., 1897-10-04
CARNIVAL OF MONDAMIN.
Sioux City's Gala Day for the Fes-
tiyal That Opens To-Day.


SIOUX CITY Qa.), Oct. 3.-Sioux City
has on gala dress for the carnival of
Mondamin, which opens tomorrow.
Nude Kee Wis, King of the carnival,
will enter the city tomorrow at the
head of band of 500 braves and will
receive the keys of the city from Mayor
Clelland. Nude Kee Wis arrival will
inaugurate a week of mirth and revelry.
Tuesday there will be great industrial
parade day and night. Wednesday,
the wheelmen will own the city. Thurs
day is ladies' day, one of the features of
which will be battle Of flowers on one
of the main streets. Friday will be
given to secret societies and Princes of
Iran from the surrounding States will
keep the hands of Sioux City hot. Sat
urday is travelingmen's day and the
festivities will close that night with a
zig gag parade Thousands of visitors
are expected to come into Sioux City
from Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska
and Minnesota.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
A Fool Shoots His Brother.

VISALIA, Oct. 3.-Those who find di-
version in playfully pointing a pistol
at a friend, from an alleged sense Of
humor, had another object lesson here
this afternoon, in the killing of Austin
Orr. u years old, by his half brother
Clarence Crow, aged 20. Grow had
loaded his pistol only a few minutes
earlier, and had laughingly pointed the
weapon at his brother The pistol was
unintentionally discharged, the bullet
entering the lads head near the left
eye, killing him instantly.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Surgeon-GeneraIs Advices.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Surgeon-
General Wyman to-day received the
following advices from the yellow fever
district:
At Mobile there were four new cases,
no deaths. The detention camp es-
tablished at Mount Vernon, Ala, bar
racks will be opened tomorrow.
At Camp Fontainbleau there were
thirty Eight refugees admitted; twelve
discharged and 260 remain. There was
one case of fever at Scranton and four
teen cases and one death at Edwards
Surgeon Sawtelle reports there were
no suspects on the trains arriving at
Atlanta to-day and there are none in
the city.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
MRS. HODGES FUNERAL.
Remains of the Well Known Au-
thoress Laid in the Tomb.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The funeral of
Mrs. Katherine Hodges, the we'll
known authoress, took place to-day.
The services, which were held under
the auspices of the Masonic Order of
the Eastern Star, were largely at
tended.
Mrs. Hodges. whose death from ap-
poplexy occurred last Thursday, was
widely known as an authoresS and
newspaper worker. She was a mem
ber of the Illinois Woman's Press AS
sociation, President of the Authors
Protective Publishing Company, and
the author of several books, among
which are histories of New York and
Colorado, Fifty Years Queen and
Life of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher.'' .
The record-union., 1897-10-04
State Board of Health,s Renort.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3.-The State
Board of Health's official statement
says:
During the twenty-four hours ending
at 9 p. M, Sunday, October Sd, there
We're:
Cases of yellow fever to-day 81,
deaths to-day ?, total cases of yellow
fever to date BIT, total deaths from
yellow fever to date 36, total cases alb
solutely recovered 93, total cases under
treatment 1856
Bocas Del Toro has quarantined
against New Orleans, though there is
yellow fever there.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
POISONED HER CHILDREN.
A Mother Puts Strychnine in the
Fami1y's Coffee.

SCHUYLER (Neb.), Oct "a physi-
clan summoned hastily to the home of
Frank Diyis, nine miles northwest of
here this morning, found four of the
seven Divis children and the mother
dead, a fifth child in a dying condition
and a sixth victim i'll. Strychnine had
been put in the coffee, apparently by
the mother, but for what cause is not
known.
Mr.. Divis and his eldest son left
home before breakfast When the meal
was prepared they all sat down, and
early in its course the mother made
some such remark as Eat a good
breakfast and We'll all go together
One of the older sons, frightened at
the remark, did not partake of the
meal.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Shot on His Wagon.

WATONGA 20. T.), Oct. 3. - H. F.
Horn, a farmer, was shot from a load
of wheat and fatally injured by an un-
known man while he was driving to
town. Six shots were fired at him and
three entered his body. Four men were
in the attacking party. A divorce case
and a claim contested are said to be
mixed up in the matter Some sensa-
tional arrests are promised.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Situation at Edwards.

EDWARDS (NIiss.), Oct 3.-The doc
tors report fourteen new cases of yell
low fever to-day, of whom seven are
white.
Deaths to-day: Lillian Redfield and a
child OF T. P. Martin; total deaths to
date. -; total number of cases to date,
311; total number under treatment,
121; total number discharged and con-
valescent, 1IS; number seriously i'll, T.
Mayor Redfield is doing we'll.
There are four cases of yellow fever
at Nittayuma
The record-union., 1897-10-04
A Bridegroom,s Deed.

GUTHRIE %. To, Oct 3-At Buck
Falls, in the Creek Nation, John Will
son, aged 60 years, married a 16-year-
old girl and in the absence of Henry
Grouse from home the couple went to
live in the latter's furnished house.
When Grouse returned and attempted
to eject him, Wilson shot and killed
him and then took to the woods. He
has not been captured.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
TroubIe Anticipated.

GUTHRIE 20. T), Oct. 3.-Two
troops of cavalry have been started for
the Darlington Indian Agency to keep
order during the Choctaw election
which begins tomorrow The Indians
are already beyond control and the cav
airy has been sent by order of the War
Department in response to an appeal
from Major Woodson, the Government
gent
The record-union., 1897-10-04
A Fast Trim.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3.-The Brit
ish ship Melpomene arrived in port
from Newcastle, New South Wales. to-
day, making the trip in fifty days. beat
ing four other vessels that sailed on
the same voyage ahead of her. Captain
Sanders reported that on September
list Adolph Keller. one of the sailors
Of the vessels crew, was washed from
the jibboom and drowned.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
THE NEW CABINET.
The Press is Favorable to It and
Denounces Dellyannis.

ATHENS, Oct. 3.-The new Cabinet
organized by M. Zaimis has met with
a favorable reception from the press.
The sAsty." the 'Akropolis,' the "Ephi-
merist' and the Scrip" all denounced
NJ Dellyannis.
The Scrip hopes that the Greek
Ollyver" will cease to disturb the coun-
try he ruined, adding that his return
to power would be national dis
grace
The new Ministers took the oath Of
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Attendance at Nashville.

NASHVILLE (Tenn.), Oct. 3.-FNor
the month Of September the attend
ance upon the Exposition amounted to
273, ,124 and the total attendance since
the opening up to October 1st amounts
to / 1,196, $50. There is no yellow fever
scare here, and the best medical au-
thorities hold that there is no fear
There have been frosts, and there is
no danger to any one coming from the
north.
The record-union., 1897-10-04

Wellman, Captain J. o. Roberts of the
steamer Biloxi and P. r. Baldwin, a
northern man.
The Board of Health reports: Yellow
fever cases under treatment 139, sus-
picious cases s, other cases s, total yell
low fever to date 230, total yellow fe-
yer deaths to date 8, new cases %,
deaths to-day 2.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Largely Increased Earninr.

earnings Of the entire system of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
way Company, both east and west of
the Missouri River, for the month of
September, 1897, was 81 ,S07 ,691, an in
crease, as compared with the estimat-
ed earnings in September, 1896, of
S344 ,023.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
To Increase the Fleet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-The Pa
clhc Coast Steamship Company pro-
poses to increase its fleet of steamers
on the coast next summer, and it is
the intention to purchase two vessels
on the Atlantic Coast if steamers suit
able for the trade on this side can be
found
The record-union., 1897-10-04
No Deaths in Mobile.

MOBILE, Oct. 3.-To-day there were
but four cases and no deaths. New
cases:
James Dulaney, Charles Carlson, c. F.
Steiner and Charles F. Moore. Six
patients were discharged to-day.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Henderson Will Manage.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-David Henderson
to-day confirmed the rumor that he
has assumed the management of the
Great Northern Theater of Chicago.
Mr.. Henderson says he has secured the
playhouse for three years, and will
make it first class in every respect
The record-union., 1897-10-04

office before King George this morn
ing. Captain Hadji Kiryako having ac-
cepted the portfolio or Minister of
Marine. A large crowd assembled in
the vicinity of the palace and gave
them a sympathetic greeting. The
cheering was especially enthusiastic for
General Smolenski, Minister of War.
M. Karaponas, M. Raili and the Tri-
coupisists have decided to support M
Zaimis.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Miners Demand an Advance.

LIEGE Belgium), Oct. 3.-The No
tional Congress of Miners, which has
been in session here, decided yesterday
to make a demand for an advance Of
fifteen per cent. in wages. If this de-
mand is not granted by the middle of
November. a general strike will be
called.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Adolph samuels' Funeral.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3-Tbe fun
eral of the late Adolph Samuels. edi-
tor and proprietor of the German af-
ternoon paper, the San Francisco "Ab-
end Post" was held to-day under the
auspices of Germania Lodge and Wal
halla Encampment, I. o. O. F.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Two Deaths at Scranton.

SCRANTON (Miss), Oct. 3.-There
We're two deaths here to-day, Alice Del
mas, four years old and Domdnick Des-
mOnd
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Two Deaths at Biloxi.

BILOXI (Miss.). Oct. 3.-There were
two deaths to-day, the 16-year-old
daughter of Jesse Smith and the little
child of Policeman Mckinley. Among
the new cases here to-day are City
Recorder Gleason, City Clerk S. G.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Drowned on the skaguay Trail.

VANCOUVER tB. CO, Oct. 2.-Word
has been received tonight that ex-
Mayor Fred Cope had been drowned
in g. creek on the Skaguay trail while
fording it with horse. He slipped and
was instantly washed away. His body
has not been recovered.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Socialist Convention.

BERLIN, Oct. 3.-The Socialist con-
yention was opened at Hamburg to-
day. It's principal object is to decide
as to the participation of the socialists
as a party in the forthcoming elections
to the Diet.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Will Work for George.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Former Con-
gresham Tom L. Johnson of Cleve-
land, o., has come to this city to work
for Henry George. Mr. Johnson has
won fame by his hustling campaigns in
Ohio.
The record-union., 1897-10-04
Fell Down a Shaft.

CARSON. Oct. 3.-Duncan Marigold
fell down a 76-foot shaft in the Silver
Star mine. and died Of his injuries this
afternoon.