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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
THE NEWS IN low 0 7 A A.
DAVIS INSURANCE CASE.

Point Raised at Lyons OF Interest 10
Many Companies. @
LYoNs, Sept. 15.--The heirs OF p. M.
Davis sued the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association Of New York for $lo,-
600, the amount of insurance held by
deceased. The company refused pay
ment on the ground that the deceased
had failed to pay death assessment
in 1896, and that it had declared him
suspended, his contracts forfeited, ana
reinstatement possible only on show
ing of good health. Payment was also
refused on the ground of non-payment
of dues. Eldred S. James, plalntlfts
attorney, excused the non-payment OF
dues on the grounds that the company
would not have accepted them II ofter-
ed, and, further, that the deceased had
been assessed on basis of IS years OF
age for thirteen years; that the assess
ment he failed to pay was illegal
because assessed at IS years. The
company's attorney demurred to each
point. Judge Wolfe, to whom the
matter was submitted, overruled the
demurrer and sustained the plaintiffs
position fully in his decision. The
case will now come to trial in the dis
trict court just the same as If not
passed upon. If the judges decision IS
sustained it will work radical changes
for the companies who will raise or
have raised their assessment age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
GENERAL GOMEZ RESIGNS.
Quits His Army Because of Differences
~ With the lsoYernmont.

Quits His Army Because Of Differences
With the Government.
~ SAvrrAau;, Sept. An tlncontra-
dicted report was received by General
Lawton that General Gomez, insurgent
commandcr-in-ch chief, has resigned COM
mand of the Cuban army and his res
ignation has been accepted by the
Cuban republican government. 1t
appears that Gomez has been protest,
ing against the Cuban government
yielding control of the affairs of the
island to the Americans, and his ex-
PLANTATION for resigning was a passive
submission to the conditions tending
to the practical retirement Of the
Cuban republic, as such, and the es-
tablishing of absolute dominion of the
United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16

President Asks q Number of Gentlemen
to Accept the Task.

President Asks a Number of Gentlemen
to Accept the Task.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.--The presi-
dent has urged the following named
gentlemen, among others, to accept
places on the committee requested by
Secretary Alger to investigate the con-
duct of the war: Lieutenant General
John NJ Schofeld, General John B.
Gordon, General Grenville NJ. Dodge,
President D. c.. Gilman, General
Charles T. Henderson, Hon. Robert T.
Lincoln. Daniel S. Lamont, DR.. W. W.
Keene, Colonel James A. Sexton. The
message which President Mckinley
addressed to each of these follows:
Will you render the country a great
service by accepting my appointment
as a member of the committee to ex-
anime into the conduct of the commits
sary. quartermaster and medical
bureaus of the war department during
the war, and into the extent, causes
and treatment of sickness in the field
and in the camps? 1t is my desire
that the full and exact truth shall be
ascertained and made known. l can
not too strongly impress upon you my
earnest wish that this committee shall
be of such high character as will COM
mand the complete confidence OF the
country, and trust you will consent
to serve. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
all OVER THE WORLD.
Empress OF Austria Killed by an An
n a so archist. q

Empress OF Austria Killed by an AM
+. v archist. an q
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 1.-THE
Empress, of Austria, was assasinated
at Hotel Beaurivage yesterday after
noon by an anarchist. He stabbed her
with stilletto. He was arrested.
The Empress of Austria was born Dec
ember "a, 1887. She was the daughter
of Duke Macmillan, of Bavaria, and
was married to Francis Joseph, emper-
OF Of Austria, April "a, 1854. They had
three children, the Arch Duchess Gil
sola, who married Prince Luitpold, OF
of Bavaria; Arch Duke Rudolph. who
married Princess Stephanie, of Belgi-
UNI, and who was (seemingly) assassin
ated in 1889, and the Arch Duchess
Maria Valeria, who married the Arch
Duke Franz Salvador of Austria-Tus-
cany. The late empress was an en-
thusiastic horse woman. The murder
er was named Lucchoni. He was born
at Paris, of Italian parents. Itappears
that the empress was walking from the
hotel to the landing place of her steam
er about / o'clock. when Lucchoni sud-
denly approached and stabbed her to
the heart. The empress fell, arose
again and was carried to the steamer
unconscious. The boat started, but
seeing that the empress had not recov-
cred consciousness, the captain return
ed and the empress was carried to Ho'
tel Beaurivage. where she expired
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
SHAW rs SATISFIED
Convinced That the Forty-ninth should
,s85 VIII I'M Remain In Service. f

Convinced That the Forty-ninth should
a]s Il; Remain In Service. 4
DIES MONIES. Sept. l4.--On returning
from Washington Governor Shaw, who
had gone to the capital to get the
Forty.ninth regiment mustered out OF
service, said it had been made plain to
him that the regiment should be re-
tanned. The governor secured the
consent of the war department to have
the men of the Fiftieth who desire to
remain in service transferred to the
Forty-ninth, and also consent to have
the companies of the .Fiftieth regiment
which will start home from Camp Cuba
Libre 90 to their home towns for mus
ter out, instead of coming to Camp
Mckinley. 1t is reported that Lieu
tenant Colonel Ham of the Forty
ninth went to Washington to enter
protest against the governors urging
the mastering out of the Forty-ninth.
The governor says Colonel Ham told
the president that while the officers
and men would have preferred to be
mustered out, neither officers nor men
desired to do anything to have the
decision of the war department
modified
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
SULTAN REFUSES.
Will Not Yield to the Demands of TIL
Ea'- Powers. ego f.'"'

viii Not Yield to the Demands of the
Powers. ,&
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Sept. 15.-Turkey
sent a circular to the powers alleging
that the British provoked the disorders
at Gambia, claiming the present situa-
tion is due to measures adopted by the
powers in Crete, and protesting against
the bombardment of Gambia. The
porte announces his refusal to with
draw the Turkish troops from Crete,
in spite of the decision of the admirals
that such a stepis absolutely necessary.
The circular made IL bad impression in
diplomatic circles.
GAMBIA. Crete, Sept. 15.-The Bashi
Bazoulls have consented to disarm,
providing their arms are delivered tc
the Turkish autholitie The Mussul-
man authorities, in view of the
admirals' ultimatum, have already
arrested twenty of the ringleaders in
the recent massacres.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
Critical sisua tion 81 nIanila.

Hone KoNG, Sept. IA Manila
special says: "Aguinaldo has liber-.
ated all the Spanish prisoners. The
Americans, in violation, of the terms
OF capitulation, have seized the public
offices. destroyed the archives, disre-
gardcd the municipal laws and are
collecting the Spanish taxes"
LONDON. Sept. 14.--The Manila cor
respondent of the Times says: "A
better feeling prevails between the
Americans and insurgents, probably
induced through the Influence of the
insurgent leaders assembled at Malo-
los. Aguinaldo sent an officer to ask
permission to move Il detachment Of
troops from Londo. one OF Manila's
suburbs. The request was promptly
granted. and a large detachment of in
surgents evacuated Londo, marching
through the American lines in the di-
rection of the waterworks and receiv-
ing proper military honors en- route.
Both parties seem anxious to avoid a
conflict =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
GAGS THE CORTES.
Premier Sagasta Reads n Decree Prorogu-
ing the Cortes.


ing the Cortes.
MADRID, Sept. 16.-The premier,
Senior Sagasta, obtained the queen re-
gents signature to decree prorogu-
ing the cortes, and with it ended a
stormy session of the senate. General
Primo de Rivera had demanded an in
quiry into his administration of the
Philippine Islands, ana in doing so he
said the attacks of Count Almenas
were only "fit for the mouth of mis-
cradle slanderer. Count Almenas
was endeavoring to reply when Senior
Sagasta read the decree proroguing the
cortes. Count Almenas and General
Rivera, separately, approached the
president in hostile manner and a
duel is expected. Premier Sagasta
afterward read the decree in the cham
Der Of deputies. The government had
intended the cortes TO sit until IAN in
dennity bill for the suspension of the
constitutional guarantees had been
passed, but the threatened agitation
on the part of General Weyler and
others, together with evidence of
divisions in both the liberal and con-
sentative parties, convinced Senior
Sagasta of the advisability of closing
down debates which would have him
dered the free progress of the peace
negotiations.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
SOUTHERN, REPUBLICS.
Seems Likely That Several of Them A
Going to Fight

Seems Likely That Several of Them Are
Going to Fight. -,
New YORK, Sept 16.-The Herald's
Valparaiso special says: 1.-The boun-
Diary dispute between Chilli and Argen-
tina seems likely to develop into a
great South American con1iagration.
1t is believed, as foundation, that
Bolivia has signed a secret treaty with
Argentina to make common cause
against Chill. In case of,'war, how
ever, Peru, 1 am informed, would
checkmate Bolivia, leaving Argentina
to the care of Chill. This attitude Of
Peru is said to be due to the fact that
Chilli has wiped off ten million dollars
from the ransom for the provinces re-
turned by the protocol. Chill is now
completing her naval and military
preparations for hostile climax to the
negotiations with Argentina"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16

According to a German technical
journal, DR.. Won Welsbach, the invent
or Of the tncandescent gas lamp, has
discovered an improved filament for
electric lamps. This he appears to
have found in q filament of osmium,
one of the rare metals, which, be-
sides being the densest OF all
metals, is the most refractory, be-
ing infusible at any except
the highest attainable temperatures.
Osmium is found native as an alloy in
certain ores Of platinum and iridium.
It is q hard, bluish-gray metal, with
an atomic weight Of 1911, and the
enormous specific gravity Of 22.477, the
heaviest substance known. So Tar as
can be inferred from what has been
published, the experiments Of Or. Won
Welsbach 90 quite beyond the employ
mept of a naked osmium flament,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP

Beerbohm Tree will return ID I'M.
country season after next, playing T.
Julius Caesar" and Ragged Robin : /.
Sarah Bernhard will come at the sana
time under the management Of Maurice
Grau &
Materna has retired permanently
from the stage. The emperor OF Ans
tria recently decorated her with one Of
the medals for art and science. She
now possesses these distinctions from
four monarchs.
Odell Williams. who went to London /
to play his original part Of the drunk
en- sergeant in Heart Of Maryland. Y
has returned, and will reappear as the
stern but kindly old Squire Bartlett In
Way Down East. 5$s
At the end OF a stock company's sea.
son at Buffalo the members made the
journey back to New York on bicycles,
not because they couldn't pay car fares.
but for pleasure. They were nearly
six days on the way. 4
Grace Filkins, the actress, is the wife
of Lieut. Com. Adolph Mark, the cap
tain of the U. S. S.; Scorpion. He acted
as judge-advocate OF the court of in
quiry which Investigated the destruc-
ton, of the battleship Maine. "
The alleged trouble between the au-
thors of The MARQUIS OF Michigan
as to the introduction of music has
been arranged without bloodshed on
either side, and Sam Bernard will star
in the piece, as originally announced.
The play which Aubrey Boucicault
desires to bring out next winter is The
Court Scandal" original sixty years
ago in Paris as musical comedy. It
was then successful with a woman in
the character of Richelieu when young.
Barry tombstone, last season leading
man with Louis James, has been en-
gagged for leading business with the
James, Kidder-Warde com bination. The
veteran actor, II. A. Langdon, will al
SO be prominent in the same company.
Mile. de Lussan, after concluding her
engagement with Maurice Grau at Co.
vent Garden, decided not to sing again
in opera until she accompanies Nine.
Melba to New York, when she will be-
come a member of Nine. Melba's opera
company. f." @
Ethel Marlowe, "a daugher of the
once famous actor, Owen Marlowe, who
died in Boston more than twenty years
ago, will make her professional debut
| in Miss Viola Aliens company next
season, playing Polly Love in The
Christian" 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
HURRICANE IN WEST INDIES.
Two Hundred PERSONS Killed and 1000
.,,s6 Home ess in BarbadOes.

Two Hundred persons Killed ana 4,OOO
* Homeless in Barbados.
LONDON, Sept 15.-Advices from the
West Indies say a terrible hurricane
has swept over Barbados, in the
Windward group of the Lesser
Antilles. Two hundred persons have
been killed and 1900 rendered home.
less. E
ST.. THOMAS, D. w. l., Sept. 49,
According to the latest reports from
st. Lucia, the storm which broke upon
the island Sunday night developed al
most unprecedented violence, being
accompanied by tidal wave and ire
mendous rains. Numerous landslides
were caused and many houses, bridges
and cocoa estates have been destroyed.
At least ~ lives have been lost.
Guadeloupe, the French island in the
Leeward group, has experienced very
heavy weather. Nineteen deaths are
reported and there have been destruc-
tive landslides. A boat from the
island of St. Vincent, hundred miles
west of Barbados, arrived at the
island of Grenada, and reports that st.
Vincent has experienced the most vio-
lent and destructive cyclone ever
known there. Kingston. the capital
OF St. Vincent, is totally destroyed. 1t
issestimated that 800 lives have been
lost in that island and that 10000 peo-
pie are homeless The bodies of the
dead are being buried in trenches.
Thousands are starving or are being
fed at the public expense. The amount
of property destroyed in St. Vincent
cannot yet be estimated. The demol-
ished buildings include stores, churches
and almost all the state buildings.
Three large ships are ashore on the
Windward coast and many smaller
vessels are stranded.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
Dpt1es of School Directors.

DEs MONIES, Sept. Estate Super
intendent R. c. Barrett has issued a
circular to school directors calling at
tention to their duties. Among the
points mentioned are: To investigate
the financial condition of the district;
to purchase good library books and
urge teachers to create a desire for
wholesome reading among pupils; to
provide school books for INDECENT pu-
pills; to visit the schools; to maintain
school at least six months in every
year; to hold an industrial exposition
if deemed advisable in connection with
the school; to secure competent teach
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16

One thing is certain and that is that
our courts OF justice are almost stran-
gled to death with litigation, but in
spite of this condition Of affairs orig
inal cases which are waiting to be tried
for the first time are frequently set
aside for weeks and months in order
to give place to old cases which are
being tried for the second time with
perhaps the very same result. Evil
IDENTIFY it is high time that radical steps
were being taken to cure this evil in
our system OF trial by jury.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
AMERICAN PEACE COMMISSION
Special Meeting of the Cabinet Completes
Its Instructions.

Special Meeting of the Cabinet Completes
Its Instructions.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1d.-The cabinet
met in special session yesterday after
noon. All the members We're present
except Secretary Alger, who was not
in the city. All united in the state
ment made after the meeting that they
had agreed to say nothing more of the
result of the deliberations than that
the peace commissioners had been
fully instructed OF the nature OF
these instructions they conveyed not q
word. The peace commissioners who
were approached on the subject made
similar response, thus closing all
avenues for authoritative in formation
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16

II takes q very subtle casuist to
establish the wrong Of privateering
and the right Of capture by govern
ment in thu same brief. The former
may be the more fragrant evil, and We
ought to rejoice that it has practically
been abolished, but after all It is only
question OF degree, and the whole
duty Of nations will not have been &C
complished in this matter until they
take Hamlet's advice to the players and
reform 1t altogether. If a war does not
teach US something additional Of the
duties Of humanity and endow us with
fresh wisdom, than does it leave US
poor indeed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
BREvlTIES.

The United States transport Reso-
Lutte, having the United States Cuban
evacuation commission on board, has
arrived at Havana.
Advlces from Honolulu says the Ha-
waiian annexation committee has de-
cided upon the "Territory of Hawaii
as the name of the new possession in
the Pacific
The following naval promotions are
made: Captain Higginson, of the Mas
sachusetts, to be commodore; Assist
ant Naval Constructor Hobson, to be a
naval constructor
Gen. Miles called on the president
upon his return from Porto Rico.
The call was brief, owing to cabinet
meeting, and was confined to a formal
exchange of courtesies.
"A Hong Kong cable says: A commit
tee of three Filipinos, appointed by
Aguinaldo, left Hong Kong to confer
with President Mckinley on the fu-
ture of the Philippine Islands.
Gen. John Il. Gordon has declined to
serve on the commission requested by
Secretary Alger to investigate the con-
duct of the Spanish-American war, Civ
ing as reason his unstable health.
At Cincinnati recently the national
encampment of the G. A. r. adopted
strong resolutions of commentator of
President Mckinley and Secretary
Alger. but also adopted the report OF
the pension committee pronouncing
severe criticism on Pension Commits
sioner Evans.
Advices from Porto Rice say illness
among the American troops at Ponce
is increasing. There are now 25 per
cent of the men unfit for duty. Within
a radius of few miles from Ponce
there are 1000 soldiers in hospitals.
In some commands there are IS per
cent of the men down with fever,
principally typhoid.
A dispatch from the British minis
ter at Pekin, Sir Claude Mcdonald,
confirming the report that Ii Hung
Chang has been dismissed at his re-
quest. A private telegram received
in London confirms the above state
ment, but adds: ut is pointed ont
here lat Pekin) that this does not nee.
essarily mean that he has been depriv-
ed Of all power. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
DEMOCRATS FOR CONGRESS

Ed Ano erson in the Tenth, DR.. Blalse in
the Fourth, u. j. O'Connnell in First.
FORT DopGE, Sept. 15.-The demo-
Gratis of the Tenth district nominated
for congress Ed Anderson, Of Palo
Alto county. Anderson had but two
opponents, Robert F. Dale, of Boone,
and Horace Mann, of kossuth. An
derson won on the third ballot.
New HAMPTON. Sept. 15.-Dr. I. %.
Blaise, of Mason City, was nominated
for congress by the democrats OF the
Fourth district.
HARRINGTON, Sept. 15.-The First
district democratic congressional con-
vention nominated D. J. O'Connell. a
LAWYER of Burlington. for congress.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
TWO IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

Attorney General Makes Them on Col
lateral Inheritance Tax.
DIES MONIES, Sept. 13.-Attorney
General Remley holds that under the
collateral inheritance tax laws of Iowa
a life insurance policy made to benefit
a collateral heir is not subject to the
per cent tax. If man dies leaving an
Insurance policy in which wife is the
beneficiary she is paid the money
directly by the company and the tax
cannot be collected on it. The attor-
ney general also holds that the exemp-
ton of 81, 900 under the law should be
made on estates only after the debts
have been paid. All debts should be
subtracted from the estate, then the
$1,000 exempted, and the remainder
taxed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
ULTIMATUM DELIVERED.

Turkish Commander at Gambia Given
Forty-Eight Hours to Comply.
+ GAMBIA, Island Of Crete, Sept. 10
Rear Admiral Gerald Noel, command
er of the British naval forces in Cretan
waters, issued an ultimatum to Ed
hem Pasha, the Turkish military,
governor of Crete, demanding that
within forty-eight hours he should de.
liver up the ringleaders of the recent
outbreak and massacre, surrender the
fort and ramparts defending the town
and disarm the Mussulman troops.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
Uncle Sam to Stop Insurgents.

MADRID. Sept 13.-The French am
bassador at Washington, acting for
Spain in the pending peace negotia-
tions, cables that Americas reply to
the Spanish note protesting against
hostilities by the Philippine insurg-
ents, in spite Of the peace protocol, the
United States promises to send ENJOYS
to induce Togalos to respect the sus-
pensions of hostilities and prevent ves-
sells leaving Manila with insurgents
for the purpose Of propagating an III
surrection in other islands.