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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
TWENTY-ONE NEW COMPANIES
They Are In Progress of Formation In
the State,

the State.
Dies MONIES, May 25.-Whcn the
| National Guard was called to Dcs
Moines four weeks ago to satisfy the
call of the president, many of the
towns from which companies were sent
and number of towns which have
had military companies made applica-
ton to the governor for permission to
organize new military companies.
Twenty-onc towns have been author
lied to form military organizations.
The state law, section o200 requires
the written permission of the governor
before such organizations can be
effected, lawfully. Governor Shaw
has given his permission whenever
requested. Following are the towns
now forming companies: Rolfe, Car
roll, Jefferson, Davenport, Guthrie
Center, Nora Springs, Des Moines, New
Hampton, Vinton, Scranton, Iowa
Falls, Mason City, Audubon, Newton.
Sioux City, Usage, Fontanelle. Britt.
Mt. Vernon, Rock Rapids, Cherokee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
WARS FIRST PENSION.
Granted to the Iowa Mother of Sailor
Killed ON the Maine.


COUNCIL BLUFFS, May 27.-Mrs. r. T.
Montfort has received word that con-
yress has acted favorably on her appli.
cation for pension for the death Of
her son, William Montfort, an able
seaman, who was one of the victims Of
the disaster to the battleship Maine
Montfort's parents recently received
from the government S192, being the
equivalent to one years pay for their
son under the act recently passed by
congress: also s94 back pay that was
coming to their son. Mrs. Montfort's
application for pension was made
within a month after the disaster to
The Maine, and was the first filed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Death of Edward Bellamy.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 23.-Ed-
ward Bellamy, the author and human
itarian, died early yesterday morning
at his home in Chicopee Falls, in the
49th year of his age. Mr.. Bellamy has
been in feeble health ever since he fin
!shed his Equality" some eight
months ago. His death was due te
consumption.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Fifty.Second Ready to Go.

DIES MONIES, May 26.-The old
Fourth regiment of the Iowa National
Guard was mustered in as the Fifty
second Iowa volunteers yesterday.
Fifty officers and s22 men, making a
total of s72 men. or 3s more than one
.ourth of 1886, the total for the four
regiments under the first call, were
mustered in the Fifty-second.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Killed His Brother.

STORM LAKE, May 25.-John Luther,
If Lincoln township, this county, came
INTO town and surrendered to the
;heriff, stating that he had shot and
killed his brother Fred He was accom-
.anied by his brother Antoie. Both
ny the killing was in self-defense.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Cautious.

Mrs. Figg-Why can't you wash your
face once in while without my hav-
ing to tell you every time?
Tommy-I'm afraid you'd think I'd
been in observation-disclosures Weekly
Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Queen Will Not Leave.

~ LONDON, May PA Madrid special
says: The Austrian emperor and queen
regents mother have both strongly adj
vised her to prepare for fight, but the
queen is determined to remain. The
dispatch declares that the destruction
of the Spanish fleet which the best in
formed regard as only question of a
few days, is bound to precipitate u
revolution.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Fatal Hunting Accident.

S1oUN CITY. May 24.-John Brouil-
lette. hotel man of Luton, was acct
dentally shot and killed while out
hunting. He was alone at the time of
the accident and the details could not
be obtained. The accident occurred
about four and half miles northeast
of the town.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
IN SHAPE,
Shafter Says Transports Are in Readiness
to Garry Troops to Cuba,

to Garry Troops to Cuba.
TAMPA, Fla, May 24.-Gen. Shafter
has denied the report that the trans
ports at Port Tampa were not ready
and it would take at least week to
get them into condition for carrying
troops He said that all of the eleven
ships which had been here for some
time were in complete readiness and
that the eight which have just arrived
can be gotten ready in a few days.
''When the orders come for embarka-
ton, he said, sit will require two or
three days to get the troops, horses
and artillery aboard He still adj
heres to his view that no movement
can be made until the Spanish feet is
disposed Of. Asked as to how many
troops would probably be taken to
Cuba, Shafter said that $4,000 would
surely be enough.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Fatal Crossing Accident,

NEVADA, May 25.-A fatal accident
occurred at the c. & N. w. railroad
crossing, the engine striking wagon
driven by Ole Herein and demolish-
ng it. 1t is not known whether he
vas killed by the train or the fall.
The team was not niured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Swltchman Killed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, May 27.-Gcorge
Sype,a Chicago & Northwestern switch
man. slipped off the footboard just
after turning a switch and was in
stantly killed, his head and arms being
cut off. He was from Vicksburg,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

One Of the great troubles that rail-
road companies have had to contend
with in the past with both the old
style and the new VI. C. B. couplers
was the falling OF drawbacks on the
tracks, resulting many times in disas-
trous wrecks. A year or two ago the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adopted
device to prevent just such occur
FENCES, and has since attached it to all
It's passenger equipment. The device
Is quite simple, consisting merely of
right-angled steel hook, which is
placed Immediately beneath the coup
Ter on the draw-head, with a horizontal
arm projecting slightly at an angle to
the direction of the track. When the
draw-head falls the safety hooks not
only assist in tanning the drawbacks
together but absolutely prevent their
swaying from side to side, and thus
becoming disengaged. The steel hook
is placed in such a position that, it
cannot be damned or broken off in the
coupling Of cars. l.
In actual practice this device has
proved exceedingly satisfactory, and
has not failed in a single instance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

AGENTS 1t sells like Hot Cakes" Ken
20: pages. Over 100 fine Illustrations. Hun
dreds OF the best Of prescriptions and recsintSS
for everything. To Live Agents we will send
q copy with terms to agents For ~ Cent = 70
pay postage The Kendall Publishing Co..
SaTstQsx Springs. N Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
A Family Matter.

Proud Dame-cI do not see how You
could think of marrying into such
commonplace family as that"
Romantic Daughter-"Oh, I'm not 60
ing to marry into his family; he's 60
ing to marry into our family"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Thirty Bodies Taken Ont,

DoRTMuND, Prussia, May 24.-Thirty
bodies have been recovered from the
Zollern mine. It is believed that at
least forty-five persisted in the fire
which broke out in that mine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

No Head-Covering for Girls in japan.
Miss Ida Tigner Hodnett writes of
'The Little Japanese at Home" in May
St. Nicholas. Miss Hodnett says: There
is no special head-covering in the ma
tive costume for girls. Indeed, the
mode OF dressing the hair would not
admit of hats and bonnets such as ours,
There is rivalry among Japanese girls
as to whose hair shall be most becom-
ingly and artistically arranged, whose
girdle be most gracefully tied, and
whose robe show the most harmo-
NOUS effects; and they are quite equal
to their western sisters in the taste
for personal adornment. The Japan
csc parasol is used as a shelter from
the sun, and the European umbrella is
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

A Chinese gentleman always sends a
pair of geese to the lady of his choice,
and they are looked upon as the en-
blems of conjugal fidelity.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Fc1fusss Of the Current Year,

There will be partial eclipse of the
moon July 3, an annular eclipse of the
sun July IS, partial eclipse of the
sun Dec. 10 and total eclipse of the
moon Dec. Is.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

trio lights free; electric or water pow
er at cost; allow them to ride on its
electric road at the nominal fare of 2
cents for any distance and furnish to
all free use of magnificent public IL
brary. The city affairs are managed
by business men with the same pru-
dence with which they would man
age their own affairs; the question of
party politics enters into no local cleo
ton and it seems to be the object of
the municipality to administer the
city's finances in an economical way,
to improve the public health in it's
physical and moral basis, and to give
brightness and the possibility Of hap
piness to civil life. Its success in all
these has been so marked as to COM
mand the admiration of the civilized
world and to gain for itelf the appella-
ton of the best governed city on the
face of the globe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

Taxes are not paid by the residents
of Dornstetten, Wurtemberg. The off,
Gals have been so honest and thrifty
that the town for years has had it's
money so well invested that the inter-
est pays all town expenses and leaves
sum to be annually divided among the
people, amounting to about S25 each.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

This would be pleasanter world il
parents considered obedience as indis-
pensable as dancing lessons.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
Is Americas Greatest Medicine. LAM druirrists
A Lucky Girl.

Maud--"Clara Highly is just the
luckiest girl"
Edith-"She has many lovers?'
Maud-"Ever so many, and she has
only one little brother, and he was
brought up in Paris, and don't know
4 word Of English"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
WINSLOW rs AVENGED
WILMINGTON PoURs COLD
STEEL INTO cARDENAS
BATTERIES.

Oisregards All DanRer-Dead and Dying
Are Left In tho Ruins of Signal
Stations, Masked Batteries, Ships and
Forts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

We'll Supplied with Newspapers.
The republic Of Uruguay has more
newspapers in proportion to its popula-
ton than any country in the world.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
WORLDS BEST GOVERNED CITY
Glssgow's Success In the Management OF
Municipal Affairs. g..

Municipal Affairs.
The leading, and most commend
able feature Of the management Of
public affairs is the principle of the
sinking fund, which is applied to every
enterprise or business in which the
municipality is interested. Whatever
debts it has are on the sure and safe
road to liquidation by the automatic
operation of the sinking-fund device.
BY this means the city Of Glasgow will,
inside Of fifty years, furnish free water
party politics enters into no local cleo
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

You can not dream yourself into a
character, you must hammer and forge
yourself One.-FrOude.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

Some doctors in Melbourne honored a
coroner of that city by giving him a
dinner. The banquet-room was the
morgue, and the tables the marble slabs
on which many a corpse had rested.
The doctors were uproar.ously funny,
and the coroner so Jolly that he kept
his friends in roars of merriment. But
the next day he was rather grave when
informed that he was likely to lose his
official head.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27

The changes in methods OF opera
ton and operating staff on the Chi
eago Great Western Railway, which
have been forecastcd in these columns,
became effective on May 8. The othclai
circulars issued by Mr. Raymond Du
Puy, general superintendent, announce
the adjustment OF the office OF super
intendent OF transportation and the
appointment OF Mr.. J. Berlingett. who
has held that position, as superlntend-
ent of the southwest division, extend
ing from Kansas City, Mo-, to Oel-
vein. Iowa. with headquarters at Des
Moines, Iowa. Mr.. ]. A. Kelley is ap-
pointed superintendent of the north
west division, including main line DEL
vein to Minneapolis and the Lyle and
Hampton branches, and is located at
St. Paul, MINI. Mr.. o. Cornelisen is
appointed acting superintendent Of the
eastern division. Chicago to Oelwein,
Headquarters at Dubuque, Iowa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04

WILL PRoBATED.-Judge Nicol, OF
the Circuit Court for this city, to-day
held special term of that court at
which the will of the late Mrs. Eliza K.
Daiugerfeld was admitted to probate.
The deceased divided her household
ELECTS and silver between her two
daughters n-lew, Mrs. Henry and Mrs.
R. J. Daingerfield. and their chilirer,
aud the residue of the estate, valued at
between $50 900 and $40, 900. was left in
trust to Messrs. J. &. NJ. Norton and }.
T, Burke for the benefit of Mrs. Il; j.
DAingerfeld during her life and at her
death or marriage the properly is to go
TO her children. Upon their marriage
her three granddaughter are to receive
Miss Eliza $1,000 and Misses Lottle
and Katharine 81 900 each. No inven
tory of the estate is to be made. MessTs.
Norton and Burke are Damed as exec
utors and 10 day gave bond in the
sum OF $50, 900 each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody. can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean be can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as stimulant to the Liver and
Kidneys, is blood purifier and nerve
tonic. 1t cures Constipation, Headache,
Painting Spells, Sleeplesspess and
Melancholy. 1t is purely vegetable,
mild laxative, and restores the system
TO its natural vigor. Try Electric Bit
tiers and be convinced that they are
miracle worker. Every bottle guarar-
teed. Only SOC. bottle at f l.. Al
lens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04
LOCAL BREYITIES.


Eighteen dodgers were ct the station house
last night.
Lucy Baltimore, well known colored resi-
dent, died yesterday.
The annual meeting Of the Hydraulion
Fire Company will be held tonight.
DR.. Edgar Janney died in Washington YES.
to-day in the 10th year of his age.
&! The regular weekly drill of tho Alexandria
Light Infantry was held last night.
Mf. B. A. Milburn was to-day admitted to
practice in the Circuit Court for the city.
Belle Haven Lodge, knights of Honor, will
meet tonight for the installation of officers
The annual meeting of the Y. NJ. S. L. will
be held tonight at which the election of off,
GERS will be held
& horse belonging to Mr.. Veers, who lives
en- upper King street, straycd or was stolen
from its stable last night.
The joint committees on light and finance
will meet tonight to consider matters reat-
ing to the city's lighting
There was but one case for trial in the Po-
lice Court this morning, that of Charles At.
well, charged with sssaulting and beating
James Clark He was fined So.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington and Alexandria Turnpike
Compa ~ was held in this city yesterday, at
which the old officers and directors were re-
elected.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
ton yesterday to John II. Shotwell and Annie
L. Don'ld, both of Manchester, and to Forrest
Fauquier county.
Five U. S. soldiers from Fort Myer-two
subjects OF Great Britain, two of Germany
and one of Sweden-were to-day naturalized
as citizens of the United States in the Circuit
court for the city. They have been in the
service for number Of years.
Attention is called by the managers of the
recently he'd Anne Lee bszar to the follow
ing: Any peIson holding the ticket numbered
40 on the onyx table at the A. L. l. Tooth
will plesse send or bring tho number to 81
Washington street and receive the table.
J. z, Jones and A. ]. Sugar, the arbtrators
appointed to assess the damage which would
be done 10 B. Canfield's farm by the construc.
ton of the proposed railroad from Sideburn
station to Fairfax Courthouse made an exam.
nation Wednesday and determined that
lid be fair compensation. They
sysS rexurtcd that il the depot should he 10.
-'S'rsa N<shTecH H. I. Nli!CoAono HouSo a!iu
the yoIored Baptist CHURCH instead OF on tho
site formerly determined upon, the damage
would not be more than $500.
The case OF George Carroll, alias Mel
vile, the United States prisoner in Jail here
under sentence which cannot be executed
was called to tho attention of Judge Hughts
Of the U. S. Court. yesterday. Carroll is under
sentence OF imprisonment in the Albany PEN
itentiary, and the contract fov Imprisonment
OF United States prisoners in the Albany pen'
itentary has expired. Judge Hughes de-
clined to make any order in the premises, as
tho case might hereafter come before him ju-
dicially.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04
DIRECT TAX PA1p-To-dav Mr. M

DIRECT TAX PAID.-To-day Mr.. M.
B. Harlow paid into the treasury 49,
0SS.76. that sum being the amount ur-
claimed from money placed in his
hands as distributor of the direct tax
The money as provided for by law is to
be expended by the City Council upon
such streets as it may designate. This
tax, which was imposed upon the
States in 1861 by an act of Congress of
August 5ah, amounted with penalties,
&C., to Sl2,024 IS paid to the United
States collecting officers for land taxed
in Alexandria city. The Supreme Court
of the United States having declared
the acts of Congress in 1861 under
which provision these taxes were paid
unconstitutional, by an act Of Con-
gress the amounts paid by the States
were returned to the Governors and by
acts of the General Assembly March
5, 1892, and March l, 1894, the Gov
ernor appointed distributors of the
taxes in the various cities and counties
in the State, and these distributors un-
der the law were directed to turn over
to each city and county on the fret
dsy of January, 1898. any sums unpaid
and unclaimed. AS before stated the
amount placed in Mr. Harlow's hands
was So, 024.SS and the remainder after
dsducting the commission of 5 per cent.
turned over to tho city was So .0SS 76.
about 25 per cent of the gross sum
received.
Dir. Harlow was also appointed to
distribute the amount of the tax col
lected in Alexandria county and on
Monday next he will turn over to the
Board of Supervisors of the county
1925 49, which amount has not been
claimed and which will now be devoted
to the Improvement Of county roads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04

PERsoNAL.-Mr. Frank e. Anderson
has returned from Richmond where be
spent the holidays.
DR.. J. Louis Howe, Of Washington
and Lee University, ana Rev. ". X.
Bocock, of West Washington, we're the
guests 0; Mrs. Ewing, on Prince street,
on Saturday.
MIR. Albert Hunt. of Richmond, a
former Alexandrisn, is Visiting Mrs.
Martha ]. Carlin.
Miss Vinda Thornbill, Miss Hattie
Brown and Miss Pearl Walter, who
nave been spending the holidays IN
this city with friends and relatives,
have returned to their homes at Slate
Mills, Kappahannock county.
Marauise de Kermel, who has been
visiting Mrs. W. F. Bfookes. has 70
turned to New York, FROM which piacs
she will sail on Saturday for hes hSc'e
in France.
Mr.. Roland Gariper. of Lafaye te,
and an operator Of Norfolk & Western
Railroad, who has 5eeo on visit dur
ing the holidays to his aunt, Mrs. J. i
SupDlee, at Del Ray, has returned TO
his home.
Misses Berthe aud May Supplee, OF
MnrtiDsburg, w. Va, are on a visit to
the home of their brother, MIR. j. +.
Suppiee. at Del Ray.
Miss Klinefelter. of Baltimore, is visit
ing Miss King on st. Asaph street.
Miss Annie NJ. Lucas, who for come
time past has been the stenographer
and typewriter in the office of Mr.. ].
X. Cation in this city, has accepted a
similar position in the office of Messrs.
Wood and Harmon, in Washington.
Mrs. w. B. Lloyd, of East Orange,
n. j.. is visiting her father, Mr.. +. ).
Leadbeater.
DR.. G. w. Darlington, of Richmond,
Grand Secretary of Masons of Virgini2,
spent last night, the guest of MIR. ks
Kemper, in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04

FALSE ALARM.-A burning chimney
in the northwestern section of the city
this morning caused an alarm of fire.
On the way up King street Chief aagi-
neer Pettey's Fix" broke down, throw
ing him out, but fortunately he sus-
tanned no injury, While the engines
were on their way toward The western
part of the city and while the streets
were full OF people the horses attach y
ID one of the Adams Express wagons
became frightened and ran oil, causing
people to scamper in every direction.
The animal, however, was secured be.
fore any damage had been done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04

REwARDs.-The Associated Press, OF
which the Alexandria Gazette is the
only member in Virginia, between
V Washington and Richmond, has sutfei-
ed so much from Inscriptions news
papers that the General Manager has
Issued q circular in which be states that
rewards aggregating $4,000 will be
paid by the Associated Press for it
formation leading to the arrest and cor
Fiction Of any person or persons, VINO
may steal improperly appropriate
news OF the Associated Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04
The Century Magazine for January has

The Century Magazine for January has
baeu received from its publishers in New
York. It's contents are: Portraits of General
Wolfe, "a Lass Am L" Good Americans,
French Wives and Mothers Scenes from
Huxley Home Life. LET there DO Light
Reco lecticns Of Washington and his Friends,
Madame Butterfly, Jean.Cba,les Cain The
Warderer, Every. Day Heroism. Speaking
ths Shine . The Mysterious CITY of Honduras,
Rose kent, Ma1imilian's Empire, The Lord
Mayors Show, The Adventures Of Francois.
Flowers in the Pave, Miss stacy's Buryn'
Money, A Myth of Waterloo, The Courtship
of Mr.. Philip Johns, Topics Of the Time.
Open Letters and In Lighter Vein.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04

The RIVER is covered with ice, but
that &c the channel is broken and
flows with the tide. The ice is not
very thick and offers no resistance TO
steamers though sailing vessels have
some difficulty in navigating. A tow
Of oyster boats left for the lover river
to-day. The Philadelphia steamer
Defiance, which arrived yesterday, will
tie up here for a few days or until
the ice 10 the upper bay is broken. The
tug Templar has boen fitted with an
ice ploW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04

OPERA HoUsE.-"The Star Gazer,"
with its musical numbers and varied
specislties and " it'll happy Joe" O:t
as its central figure, will bid for popular
favor among the patrons of the Ope"N
House next Monday night. Mr.. OFT
and his company of comedy players
carry OF the palm as entertainers in
their liae. THE Star Gazer" and Mr..
OFT will have the assistance OF a bevy
of pretty girls and q score of laugh"
making comedians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-04
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YoaK, Jan. i Losses Of small
fraction were the rule throughout the list,
and prices tended further downward after the
openi g Thoro was evidence of large liqui
daton soon after the opening tired holders
throwing over stocks in disappointment at
the persistent heaviness Of the market. De.
clues reached nearly point in many in.
chances.