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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
ENGLAND AT HAWAII.
Grabs an Island Supposed to Belong
the Group. va

Grabs an Island Supposed to Belons %
the Group. PA
4 WASHINGTON, July 20.-Ohicial m
formation Of the action of the British
government in taking possession OF
the Island of Palmyra in the Pacinc
ocean has been received oy the state
department from San Francisco, 1t
having been wired from that point by
the dispatch agent of the department
stationed there, who had received 1t
from Minister Sewell at Honolulu.
The action of Great Britain in taking
possession of the island at this time,
following as it does the submission OF
the annexation treaty to the senate oy
the president, is considered very sig
nifcant by the authorities here.
Whether it is intended to complicate
matters so as to stave off annexation
or whether Great Britain intends
csta blishing a naval station upon the
island in question, the action is re-
garded as of the highest importance,
and developments are awaited with
keen interest by officials. Should an
investigation strengthen the Hawaiian
right to the territory, then the United
States will send instructions to Sewell
directing him TO urge the Hawaiian
authorities to protest to Great Britain
against it's action. The United States
will of course uphold such protest and
officials believe that it will result in
the removal of the British flag from
the island should it prove TO be ter
ritory really belonging to the Hawaiian
group.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-State depart
ment officials say that no new issue is
presented by the seizure of Palmyra
Island by the British, reported some
days ago by an incoming vessel, for
Great Britain has maintained claim
to the island for the past nine years.
The island is said to be in the Polyne'
sian group, and although Hawaii has
asserted claim to its possession, our
government has not been strongly
impressed with the validity of the
claim. Meanwhile, the British, it is
said. not only have asserted a claim to
it, but have actually occupied the
island for some years past. 1t is said
Palmyra Island is nothing more than
a barren rock in tho Pacific, distant
1000 miles from Hawaii.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Coloman ON the Cut.

Mr.. r, Lindsay Coleman, ex-president Of
the National Cycle Board of Trade, and
president of tho Western Wheel Works, IN
speaking on the cut in bicycles, says:
"This cut in the price of 500 wheels mas
occasioned no surprise we eXpres asssL tns
V %Ro1d fnl lily Feaze their in endeav
oring to maintain fictitious value on
their product, and that the prices we had
fixed on Crescents would become. the
standard price for other high grade wheels:
''One Of the secrets Of the success OF the
Western Wheel Works is, that we not
only guarantee our wheels, but we guaran-
tee our prices as we'll, and the purchaser
of q Crescent in February has the satlssac-
ton of knowing that his neighbor who
purchased n Crescent in July paid tho
same price as he did.
II do not anticipate that still further
reduction in the price of bicycles will be
made this year."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Labor Lenders Manifesto,

WHEELING, w. Va, July 2s.-A con-
ference of the leaders Of the prominent
labor organizations of the country was
held here, with a view of rendering
assistance to the striking miners. A
manifesto was issued dcnouncing
interference with free speech and call
ing upon the working men of the
country to ''lend all possible assistance
to our suffering, struggling fellow
workers Of the mines and to unite in
defense of our homes, our rights, our
citizenship and our country" Pres.
idcnt Gompers, of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, was appointed a
committee of enc to arrange for sym
pathetic mass meetings all over the
country on August s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
GIANT GLUCOSE DEAL.
Company With $4O,OOO,OOO Capital t."
Control the Product.

Control the Product.
New York, July 27.-A big company
has just been organized, which has
purchased, with one or two exceptions,
all the glucose manufacturing plants
in the country. Some idea of the size
of the deal may be gained from the
fact that the new corporation will
have capital of $4,000, 900, and will
control. with but one exception, the
whole glucose output of the United
States, which amounts annually to
1,:4O, 10000 pounds. 1t involves, too,
the consumption annually of about
81, 600, 600 bushels of corn. The con-
Germs and their daily capacity in
bushels of corn which have been pur-
chased are as follows: Chicago Sugar
Refinery, Chicago, Ill.,, a6, 600; American
Glucose Company, Peoria, Ill.,, :6,oo0;
Peoria Grape Sugar Company, PEORIA
Ill.,; $4,000: Rockford Sugar Works,
Rock ford, ILL.,, 10000; Davenport Sugar
Refining Company. Davenport, Iowa.
5000; Fermcnich Manufacturing Com
pany, Marshalltown. Iowa, 5000.
Among the stockholders are j. Pier
pont Morgan, the Guaranty Trust
Company; H. O. Havemeyer, president
of the sugar trust: +: @. Matthiesscn,
vice:presidcnt of the sugar trust; ex-
Governor Roswell F. Flower, Anthony
Brady, Moore & Schley, Blair & Co.,
and other great tinanciers of New
York, and Norman Il. Ream, Marshall
Field, Edward L. Brewster, John W.
Doane, L. u. Letter, Clarence Bucking-
ham. Robert L. Lincoln and others, Of
Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.

DIES MONIES, July 2S.-Patents have
been allowed. but not yet issued, as
follows: 70 6. w. Cox, of Stuart,
for an electric fire engine adapted to
be run to fire by electric force of a
storage battery or otherwise, and
carry chemicals or water in tank to
distribute same to a fire instantly
while connecting the pump with a
hydraut or other water supply ana
then forcing continuous stream of
water on the fire. 1t can also be con-
nected with an cxtraneous electric
conductor for operating the pump.
To A. T.. Dowden, of Prairie City, for
au improvements the potato harvester
that has been extensively manufac.
tured for some years and is one of the
great labor saving inventions that
received an award at the worlds fair
in 1893. The invention is an automatic
vine-carrier that gathers them from
the ground and deposits them in row
at the side of the machine as the
machine is advanced, and places the
potatoes on top of the ground. 10 c.
D. Page, of Des Moines, for a porta BILE
chemical fire cxtinguisher adapted to
be carried by u person and utilized for
distinguishing a fire by simply turning
it upside down, opening a valve, and
directing the gas generated therein
upon the fire by means of hose that
is connected with the tank that con-
taans the chemicals. TO w. Locke
and A. M. Anderson, of Bode, for a
rotary engine Of pecul ar construction
and adapted for utilizing the expansive
force of steam more advantageously
than has heretofore been accomplished.
Valuable information about securing,
valuing and selling patents sent free
i to any address
Taos. g. AND ]. RALPH ORwIs,
Solicitor Of Patents
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
WEYLER WANTS MORE TROOPS.
Call for 10000 Men in the Next Sixty
Days.

Call for 10000 Men in the Next Sixty
Days.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 2S.-An-
other member of Wcyler's general
staff, Col. Pho Suarcz Inclan, has
sailed for Spain. Weyler, it is intima-
ted, repeats his previous demands that
troops in Cuba be paid all arrears and
that 10000 more men be embarked for
Cuba during the next sixty days.
Otherwise he will insist on being re-
lievcd before the autumn campaign
begins. Reforms alone, he says, can
never end the war, .Gomcz and his
rebel Iieutenants having but recently
again reiterated their oft-repcated re-
fusal to treat for peace upon the basis
of Cuban autonomy. If Spain would
crush the revolt and restore order
money must be forthcoming as we'll as
men to fill up the army ranks decima-
ted by disease and rebel bullets.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
IOWA CONDENSED.

Otto Briggs, of Burlington, was
carrying a can of gasoline on his
arm and smoking a cigarette. The
gasoline stopped over his coat sleeve
and spark from the cigarette ignitcd
it. Instantly he was enveloped IN
flames, and although he quickly
Invested himself of all of his garments
he was frightfully but not fatally
burned.
At Boone recently William Il. Craw-
ford, formerly proprietor of the Say
cry House drug store at Des Moines,
suicided at the Butler hotel by taking
choral. He had been i'll, coming to
the Butler house after ten days in the
hospital. He was respondent. The
physicians worked hard with him all
night and reaction had set in when he
expired suddenly of paralysis of the
heart.
W. II. Miner, the wcll-known
marksman who has charge of the gun
and ammunition department of W. p.
Chase's big sporting goods house at
Des Moines, made trip to Clear
Lake recently to attend the Iowa
Indian Shoot and won about every
thing in sight Mr.. Miner and Mr.
Chas. Budd both hail from Des Moincs
and rank as two of the best shots in
the country.
Des Moines dispatch: In the injunc-
ton proceedings brought by J. II.
Windsor seeking to restrain the city
from entering into contract with the
McCaskey g. Holcomb company to es-
tablish an electric light plant in the
city in accordance with proposition
which was submitted to the citizens
and carried at recent election. Judge
Holmes handed down an opinion on a
motion of the city to dissolve the tenn
porary injunction, in which he sus-
tanned the motion.
Davenport dispatch: Mrs. Claus
Behrens, charged with poisoning her
husband with paris green. has con-
fessed and duplicates Henry Bendt,
her lover, who was brought from his
home in Rock Island, ILL.,, and is locked
up in the county Jail, charged with
being an accomplish in the fendsh
crime. Mrs. Behrens is determined
looking German woman, and it was
only after two hours of close question
ing by the chief of police that she
broke down and told the story to him
and the police matron.
AS Night Watch L. M. Bear, Of
Denison, was going his rounds re-
Gently ne discovered a light in the
rear end of the postoffice, and upon
search found burglar intent upon re-
lieving the safe of it's contents. He
quickly ran across the street and
awohe J. l.. Mcclellan, the city
marshal. The two reached the rear
Of the postoffice in time to meet the
burglar who was climbing out of the
back window. Marshal McCle liam
fired one shot at him without taking
effect. The burglar retreating into
the building, one more shot was fred
at him through the door. but
with the same result. The burglar
concluding that he had urgent bust
ness on the outside, ran through the
building to the front end, and, kicking
out the large plate glass front, made
gcnd his escape. He secured 26 cents
in money for his trouble. There is no
clue as to the identity Of the thief,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
IOWA MINERS ON A STRIKE.
Those ut Forbush Demand an Advance ol
rwenty Cents

Those ut Forbush Demand an Advance of
Twenty Cents.
OTTrMwA, July :s.-The break OF
the Iowa coal miners has come. Two
hundred men of the White Breast
Company at Torbush struck for 81 per
ton for mining-20 cents more than is
being paid any place in the district.
This demand astonished the operators,
and they say that they can only see
that it is IL fictitious demand to allow
the men an excuse to quit in sympathy
with the eastern miners, or because
they believe that while the Iowa mines
are having such boom filling orders:
heretofore filled by eastern mines,
it is good time to strike and get an
advance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
BODY Found.

CLINTON, July 3O.-Thc body of Miss
Bertha knaack, who was drowned
June TO- has been discovered floating
in the river near Cordova. Miss
Knaack was neicc of Captain Knaack,
of the Verne Swaine, and had been
working for some time on the boat.
Some think she intended to commit
suicide, while most think it was
accidental drowning, as the young
lady was to have been married June
90 to Edward Warnker, Of Davenport,
and there was very bright future
before her
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Inhunanity Of Parents.

DUBUQUE, July .G.-Emma Timme,
IS years old, was seized with pangs Of
maternity and was driven from her
home by her inhuman parents, bare
footed and in her nigbt-dress. She
was found in a doorway by Policeman
Brandt and was taken to the Matrons'
Home, where she gave birth to child.
She is very low. Her betrayer, Joseph
Welter, has been arrested. There is
talk of arresting her parents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
JAPAN MAY MAKE TROUBLE.
Ito's Mission in Paris IL Menace to
Uncle Sam.

rARIs, July 2s.-The Figaro pub
fishes an article bearing on the rela-
tons between the United States and
Japan, in which it states that the
Marquis Ito is now in Paris for the
purpose of pointing out to Europe the
peril of the annexation of Hawaii to
the United States. The Figaro states
that the people need not be surprised
if the conditions existing end in a
rupture between Japan and the Unite d
States. The Importance of the article
is heightened by the manifest indica-
tions it bears of being ''inspired," for
only those in the inner circles of Jap
anesc affairs could possibly have given
our contemporary any idea of the Oh
ject which has caused the Marquis Ito
to come to Paris at this particular
iuncture.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Queer Case ut Ottumwa.

OTTUMwA, July GA queer point
in law has come up in this city. Two
weeks ago Allen Riordan was arrested
in Minneapolis. Before his arrival
his father, not wishing the boy to go
to Jail, executed bonds for $500 for his
appearance at the August term of
court and secured an order on the
sheriff directing him to release
Riordan. The sheriff did not bring
Riordan, as he proved to be the wrong
man arrested in Minneapolis. Now
unless the father, who has no idea of
Aliens whereabouts. can produce him
in court, the bond will be forfeited.
But being out on bond, the officers
declare they cannot arrest him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
PREDICTS WAR.
London Paper Expects Trouble Between
the United States and England.

LONDON, July o7.-The Sunday
Times, in sensational article, pre-
diets war between Great Britain and
the United States, and says another
letter upon the seal fisheries question
will follow. but that this will fail to
clecit Il protest from Lord Salisbury.
A new source of trouble, according to
the Sunday Times, is probable as
result of the recent gold discoveries
upon the Yukon river and it's branches.
The Sunday Times asserts that conf
dental communications between Rus
STA and the United States are being
exchanged with view of contending
that the Klondyke regions constitute
a part of the territory of Alaska coded
by Russia to the American govern
ment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
IOWA STATE BYsTANDER.
BY BYSTANDER PUBLISHING 90
DIES HOLMES, . IOWA
| DIES MONIES,
IOWA
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

Washington, July %. The early part OF
tariff report by Teller, White and Pettus.
Allen declared there was corruption in the
vote of Ohio Illinois and other states last
fall. Foraker denied it and a bitter
colloquy followed, one of the most heated
Of the session. An agreement was reached
that vote on the tariff bill will be taken
at p. m. tomorrow
SENATE.
Washington, July 24.-After addresses
by Allen, Burrows, Caffery, Morgan and
Stewart, vote was taken on the tariff
bill, which passed, 10 to 30 The affirmative
vote was cast by thirty-seven republicans,
one democrat (McEnery). one silver repub
lican Jones Of Nevada), and one popul;st
(Stewart). The negative vote was cast by
twcnty-eight democrats and two pCpulists,
Harris and Turner. By n vote OF IS to %
the senate adopted resolution for final
adjournment at 9p III. A message from
the president urging the passage of bill
giving authority for the appointment of
currency commission wasread and referred
to the committee on finance. The house
bill for an international monetary COM
mission was referred to the same
rommittce
HOUSE.
4 me ssage was received from tho pres
ident recommending the creation of cur.
yency commission A bill by Congressman
Stone authorizing the president to appoint
such commission was at once taken up
and passed 124 to 90 A resolution FRO.
yiding for final adjournment mt Q p. III. was
passed. AS the final act of the session the
speaker announced the appointment Of
committees.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Another Amputation Necessary.

DUBUQUE, July 30.-Private advices
from Washington are that Colonel
Henderson's limb is to be amputated at
the knee joint. He left dubuque last
December, after congress had con-
vened. with the intention of undergo
ing the operation at once. but his sur
geon there found it would be safe in
view of his improved condition to de-
fer it, His wound has broken out so
frequently in recent years that it be-
came clear it would not heal perma-
nenty until the limb had been ampu-
tated again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
BRUTAL MURDER AT TAM A.
Young Indian Squaw Violated and Beaten
to Death.

TAMA, July 27.-A most brutal muir
der was committed near the Indian
agency, west of Tama. The body OF
an Indian girl, aged IL, was found be-
side the Chicago & Northwestern
track, bruised and mangIed in IL shock
ing manner, her person having been
violated first and then beaten to death,
three clubs near by evidently having
been the instruments used. An exam
inution by physicians determined the
fact that the victim was a virgin and
had been brutally outraged before
being murdered. There was a dance
in the neighborhood which the girl at
tended, and that is the last place She
was seen alive. 1t is the general be-
lief that the girl was the victim of
white brutes. but whether they were
tramps or residents of the vicinity is
vet a MYSTERY
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Carl OFT Kills nim.elf.

ELDoRA, July 3o.-Carl OFT, a farmer
81 years old, living four miles north
of Radcliffe, committed suicide by
hanging. He was living with his third
wife and it is understood family
trouble was the cause of the rash act.
lie attempted to hang himself once
before, but was prevented from doing
so by his wife.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
JAPAN'S HAWAIIAN POLICY,

will Continue to Oppose Annexation to
the United States.
WASHINGTON, July :7.-That Japan
will continue to oppose the Hawaiian
annexation treaty is conclusively
shown by the latest protest of Japan
under date Of July 10, which has just
been made public. While couched in
polite and diplomatic language, the
protest is sufficiently firm IN tone to
show that Japan will continue to wage
diplomatic war and possibly go further
to prevent the contamination of the
annexation policy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
THEY WANT TO PROFIT.
Canadians Will Impose Tax on tho Cole
OutDut,

Canadians Will Impose - Tax on the Gold
Output.
OTTAWA, July 29.-At the close Of
a sitting of the cabinet it was an
nounccd that the government had de-
cided to impose d royalty on all placer
diggings on the Yukon in addition to
SIS registration fee and $500 annual
assessment The royalty will be 10
per cent each on claims with an out
put of $500 or less monthly and 20 per
cent on every claim yielding above
that amount yearly. Besides this roy
atty it has been decided in regard to
all future claims staied out on other
streams or rivers that every alternate
claim should be the property Of the
government and should be reserved
for public purposes and sold or worked
by the government for the benefit of
the revenue of the dominion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
eNUB FOR AN EMPEROR.
Pruysisn Diet Administera . Rebake te
n william III.

Prussisn Diet Administera Rebake TO
Il william IL.
LONDON, July 2s.-The German en-
peror las received well-deserveo
rebuke. The lower house OF the
Prussian diet has rejected the law OF
associations bill, and by that act sig
nified its dissent from the policy OF
reaction upon which William IL has
most unfortunately entered. Consid-
cred in the abstract, the bill deserved
defeat, for it aimed virtually to destroy
the right OF assembly, which the
prussian constitution expressly guar
antecd. But there are special reasons
why it deserved to fail, and these arc
part and parcel of the reactonary
program of lcse majestic prosecutions
and prohibitions of free trade on the
boursc and produce exchange. Prussia
is gravitating toward Russia rather
than toward England in her high
circles of power. The emperor has rid
his cabinet of the only two liberal and
progressive members that were le1t'
Baron Marshall and DR.. Boetticher,
and is wholly given up to the advice
of the narrowest and most bigoted
cabal that has had the ear OF the
crown in Prussia for half Il century.
The defeat of the bill will be as gall
and NORWOOD to the emperor He
has pressed it for all he was worth,
and now the fanatical agrarians are
advising him to dissolve the inter
haus, and if necessary to revise the
constitution. If these people have
their way, the crusade Of political
repression on which he embarked six
months ago will be pushed with all
the power and influence of the Prus'
sian monarchy:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
OBSERVATIONS OF A PEssIMIsr

It doesn' take much to sustain q
reputation that has been made.
Many born leader has died dis
appointed because he couldn't find any,
body who wanted to be led.
: The man who never knows when he
Is licked can generally be identified
by his battered countenance.
Folks who buy things Just because
they are cheap are always complain.
ing Of the scarcity Of ready money.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
THE NEWS IN IOWA
MRS. STEPHEN a. TODD KILLED


Attempted to Hang Up . Shotgun and
1t Was Discharged.
OsKALoosA, July 29.-Mrs. Todd,
wife of DR.. Steven A. Todd, Outright,
was killed by the accidental discharge
OF shotgun. She had attempted to
make resting place for the gun on
the wall by fixing two straps. 1t is
supposed that the gun fell and was
discharged. the shot striking her back
of the left ear and carrying away the
back portion of the head. Brains
were spattered all over the kitchen.
The body was found with the feet
resting on the stairs, where she had
climbed to put the gun away. She
was alone when the accide Mt occurred.
The shot was heard by her son work
ing in the garden. He fastened to
the room and found his mother lying
dead in pool of blood.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
Suicide ut Garden Plain

CLINTON, July 19.-Elmer Brubaker,
aged "a, committed suicide at his home
in Garden Plain, five miles south of
Clinton by placing the muzzle of Il 3s-
calibre revolver back Of his ear and
blowing his brains out. No cause is
known for the rash act.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-07-30
5000 DEAD.
Brazilian Troops Defeated by the Ta-
natfCS.

Brazilian Troops Defeated by the Fa-
natiCS.
RIO JANEIRo. July 3O-Authcntic in
formation reaches here to the effect
that more than 3,o00,soldiers' have been
killed in a big battle near the site Of
Canudor. The fanatics, numbering
more than 10000 men, all we'll armed,
attacked the government troops.
Whole brigadcs of soldiers were swept
down, destroyed and tramplcd under
foot as the victorious fanatics with
wild horse shouts of triumph passed
over them. The exact loss of life can
not be told. There is a reasonable
doubt, however, that the loss in killed
on both sides is more than 5000.