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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
WON BY MAC VICAR.

Des Moines Mayor Victor In HIS kignt
for denomination.
DIES MONIES, March John Mac
Vicar was renominated for mayor OF
Des Moines by the republicans in prl-
mary election by majority estimated
At a ratio of nearly three to one over
John Sherman, nephew of the secre-
tary of state. 1t is victory for
municipal ownership and a declaration
of the people of Des Moines against all
semblance of favor of corporations.
The MacVicar men carried every pre-
cinct in the CITY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN ARRESTED

Confession Of Gcorgli, the Accomplish Of
Karditza.
ATHENS, March 2.-The accomplish
of Karditza, the would-be assassin of
King George, Macedonian workman
named Georgii, has been arrested and
has made confession, as has also
Karditza. 1t seems that it had been
decided at secret meeting of a certain
club. held outside the city, to assass-
mate the king, because he had accepted
the proposition for international finan-
cial control of the revenues, in order to
arrange the war loan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

Surgeon General Weyman has statis-
tics to prove that typhoid fever causes
the death Of $1,000 persons I'm this
country every year. Yet the people,
while calmly ignoring the dreadful
savages Of this banning disease, are
frightened into cold Precipitation at
the mere mention of cholera or yellow
fever.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

"A Frenchman sleeps in italics, shores
, In small capitals. talks in thunder. ges-
4ticulates in cyclone and acts in tor
nado. He feels It al. and means less
than one-tenth Of It. Not that tho
nine-tenths arc hypocrisy. but that
they are dramatic froth, discounted in
nnal solution ct the bank Of efterves-
cencA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
MYSTERY AT RED OAK.

Body of Young Woman Identified as Mrs.
Clara N. Grey.
RED OAK, March 4.-The body of a
young woman found in lonely spot
at the edge of the river six miles from
Red Oak, was identified as Mrs. Clara
N. Grey, Of Farragut. How she came
there or met death is still q mystery.
She was % years CT age and was a
daughter of E. A. Kelley, of Farragut.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Uncle Sans Asiatic SQUADRON,

LONDON. March IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says: 'The United
States squadron is concentrated at
Hong Kong, with view of active
operations against Manila, Philippine
Islands, in the event,of an outbreak of
war between the United States and
Spain. The squadron, which is very
powerful, includes the cruisers Olym-
pia, Boston, Raleigh, Concord and
pnfro1 - f"4f A--a a " --r --
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
A Small Schooner Capsized.

KEY WEST, Fla, March 4.-The
schooner Speedwell, Captain Collier,
from Marco, Fla, for Key West, was
struck by a squall while off Mar
ouiseas, eighteen miles from Key West,
and was capsized. Nine persons were
drowned out of thirteen on board.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Hon. Bryson Bruce Is dead.

LEON, March 4.-County Recorder
Bryson Bruce, who was representative
in the legislature one term, is dead.
He has been in such very poor health
that he has not been able to do official
work since he took the Office. His son
performed the duties.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
No River and HarbOr Bill.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-Itcan be stat
ed positively that no river and harbor
bill will be reported at this session Of
congress. The house leaders are OPP
posed to it and the friends on the COM
mittee believe it will be better to wait
until the short session after the con-
gressional elections next fall, when a
complete, comprehensive bill can be re-
ported. " 49, -.,. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Case Lost,

OMAHA, March 1.-The jury trying
the case of the state against the bonds
men of ex-State Treasurer Joseph
BARLEY returned verdict for the de-
PENDANTS. relieving them Of paying o
half million dollar shortage.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
IOWA CENTRAL EXTENSION.
VIII. Build to Des Moines If Sufncient
Bonus IL Raised.

OsKALoosA, March 4.-Col. L.. NJ.
Martin, of the Iowa Central, says the
Des Moines division will be built If
intervening towns will give their share.
Pella will be asked for 100000, Oska-
loosa S. ZOO, and two stations between
Oskaloosa and Pella each s., 900, MAX
ing 1900 in all. Col. Martin has
gone to New York to assist in the final
closing of details. The road as con-
templated will start from Oskaloosa,
run northwest through Pella and
strike the Wabash at the bridge over
Wallashuch creek, four miles west of
pella
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
lowe dan,s Big Investment

DEADwooD, S. D., March 3.-The
property of the Portland Consolidated
Mining Company was sold by the
sheriff to satisfy a judgment of fore
closure. The property was bid in by
Hallock w. Seaman, of Clinton, Iowa,
trustee of the stockholders, for
8238. 70S.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
ALLEGED LYNcHER RELEASED
No Testimony Found ON Which to Hold
Hezekiah Hughes.


Hezekiah Hughes.
Cross PLAINS, Ind, March 3.-There
never was such a large gathering of
humanity in Cross Plains in its history
as there was to hear the closing argu-
ments in the trial of Hezekiah Hughes
for numbering Henry Shutter in the
Versailles Jail on the night of septem-
Der last. Justice Craig said in his
decision: "This is the hardest task
that has ever befallen me. While be-
lieve that 200 men in that mob are
guilty of lynching the five men in the
Versailles Jail, must and do declare
according to the testimony given in
this case, that Hezekiah Hughes is not
guilty" Hughes isreceiving congratu-
lations from his friends from all quar-
tiers. 49,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

4 Anthony Hope disapproves Of
American women, Nansen Of American
railways and hotels. There will soon
be nothing left for us to brag about
unless It be the piles Of gold w pay
foreign celebrities who read and lee
tnre for NJ.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Il Mn be interestinK to follow

Il will be interesting to follow the
career Of Mr.. do LONE. Will he be
honored and advanced by the Spanish
government? IN the present situation
every recognition or promotion he
might receive would add to the indig-
nifty to the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Insurgents Defeated.

HAVANA, March 2.-La Lucha pub
fishes an official dispatch giving an
account of battle in the province of
Puerto Principe. in which the insur-
gents are said to have lost ISL killed
and wounded.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

Why, u It that men who do not know
: four-card flush from An acs full on
kings win look ut their nearest neigh
bors In = knowing way and laugh
heartily when an actor springs . poker
EaE?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

Where the sunsets crimson glory si,ds
the lofty mountain pine, s-'
the sea e 7s & & \ -'''' ~
With the shadows weaving round me many
fanciful design,
am thinking, I am dreaming, love, Of
thee - -
All, sweetheart! life were darker, forever
Il mid its changoless changes there
could be
No afterglow Of memory in the twilight
dim and gray, y,
No thinking, and no dreaming, love, OF
thee. j. Lyon Ashcroft.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Anti-Booflle Measures.

COLUMBUS, March 1.-The law linn
ting the amount which candidates for
office may spend to secure their cleo
ton was sustained by the supreme
cOnrt
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

I Corn 10 fully flvs cents under IT. real
value, and dxe cents per bshel would
mean Just 11oo. oo0. 900 IN the pockets
of the corn raisers and owners.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
STRENGTH in Numbers.

-r Strength in Numbers.
''We are getting up q Klondike
club" .--..-
"When do you go?" .~.
"Were not going at all; we are or.
ganizing to keep one another from
going"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
The Savage Bschclo,

The savage BochclOrs
She-Anyway, woman can endure
pain with much more fortitude than
you men.
He-So can mud turtle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
|. u. Zola Ii justified n feeling slated.
Not only did ons witness actually tssti-
~, but the accused got home s1ive.

Widoy Dutton wants $3.50. 900 from
bhoemaker Hanna for breach Of ccn-
tract, but Hanna swears on his sole he
won't pay It. 3,s sss4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

L With the DESTRUCTION OF negro sl2v-
cry in the southern states Of the union
passed away all the motives Of con-
1licting interests and hostile sentiment
that made up the sectional issues be-
tween the people Of the northern state
on one side and Of tho southern states
on tho other. Not only have the
causes which created the old section
alism ceased to exist, but new interests
have come Into active operation, and
they are drawing together into closer
bonds Of mutual benefit people who
have heretofore been ranged in hostile
and opposing camps.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Quito Sufficient.

Quite SumCIenE. -. $4,000
Knicker-When was alone with
Miss Smith in the parlor proposed. l
told her she was the light of my life
Bocker-And She, ,-
Knicker-Oh, she went out.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

Several events Of the past month
suggest that the ''chevalier without
fear" has a growing number Of rivals
in the new womanhood. In certain
western city q girl Of twelve held
footpad by his coat until her cries
brought the police; q pretty young lady
effectively used her hat-pin in defense
Of street car conductor who was be-
ing robbed of his fares, and group Of
fifteen women Of varying ages and con-
ditions voluntarily went before . court
70 testify to the cruel treatment Of his
children by q local preacher. Teach
the boys to be gentle and the girls to
be brave" is the motto Of q successful
teacher. The foregoing instances sug-
gest that the girls are learning their
lesson. Some boys are still not gentle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Flowing Measuret

FLOWING MoASuf00.
''The beauty Of her voice is quite in
toxicating. It's a treat to hear her
sing" Y
"Ah-so? Now I know why the
newspapers referred to her liquid
tones.'" .- .-------..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
RETURNS IN SAFETY.
French Liner La Champagne lowed Into
. Port ut Halifax. --5'.

HALIFAX, March 1.-The overdue
French liner La Champagne was lowed
into Halifax port by the steamer
Roman. The ship had drifted five days
before. being sighted by the Roman.
EIer anchor chains gave way in storm
and the passengers were panic-stricken
by her helpless condition. No lives
were lost.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
Undoubtedly

Jasper What do you think Howells
meant when he spoke about one Of his
characters being q ''hen-minded"
woman?
Jumpuppe-Oh. I guess he meant
that she never thought about anything
except her own set. 5es.. 4.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
IOWA STATE !! BYsTlND'|EL |


DIES MoINHA IOWA.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
SENATE.

Des Moines. March 2.-The senate pass
ed the bill readjusting the plan for state
aid for county agricultural societies.
Hereafter each county or district society
shall be entitled to receive from the state
annually 40 per cent of the amount paid
out by it in premiums, excluding speed
purses, such amount not to exceed 600 in
any case.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
l{()lIST.

A bill to take from the warden of the
Anamosa penitentiary the discretionary
power to dispose of the refuse stone was
passed. A bill providing that not more
than three of the superintendent of in
sane hospitals be Of the same school Of med
icine was defeated The bill to abolish
poll tax in cities Of 10000 and over was
passed. Rays bill for uniformity of text
books was debated at length, but Il minori-
ty report, which recommended indefinite
postponement, was finally passed, prac-
fically killing the bill
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

Friends Of the board of. control measure
in the house succeeded in having definite
consideration of the bill postponed until
next Tuesday at 10 O'clock, This is to give
the senate chance to take action before
the house has chance to mutilate the
Healy plan, or amend it to death. Three
bills which had been defeated were recon
sidered and passed. The measures SO
treated were the one by Nabstedt to reg
ulate the PRACTICE Of barhsGing b, , The
that fraternal beneficiary societies shall
have membership Of at least $50 before
they shall be permitted TODD business, aud
another to compel the destruction of weeds
along public highways.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04

Des Moines March 3.-Thc senate took
up tho board of control bill On the whole
the proceedings of the forenoon were de-
cidcdly satisfactory to the friends of the
measure. They had one test vote, and
carried their point, 80 to TO- This, was on
the amendment by Rancls, of johnson, the
one democrat who is not supporting the
measure, to- change the number of mcmbers
from three to five. Garst, by request, in
troduced a bill requiring railroads to sell
1000 mile tickets at $50 The committee
on public health recommended for indef-
mite posUponement the bill licensing
BARRIERS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-12

was to follow them the next, but the yell
low fiend forbade 1t. Instead of going to
the hacienda he was sent home on the
Relief.
Lieutnant Terrill is convalescing rapid
ly at his home in Louisville, but not hall
as quickly as he wishes. Every letter he
receives from the Porto Rican hacienda
makes him more impatient of the lassi-
ude of Illness.
One fact is assured. On Nov. Is there
will be wedding in the little church at
Ponce Out in the churchyard there is
grave two months old 1t can be seen
from the altar before which Senorita
Maxia Antonius and Lieutenant Luke
W. Terrili will plight their marriage
VOWS. II Captain Jesu Antonius knows,
he is glad.
1t is the wish of the bride that they
shall go to her home at Barcelona, Spain,
on their wedding tour, and the devoted
Ken uckian would gladly go to the wilds
of the Congo with her as companion.
If the President will grant him leave of
absence they will spend their honeymoon
in Spain, and return to the sunny hacien-
da in the spring.
Beside the beautiful brides 1900 acres,
near Ponce, and her ancestral estate In
Spain, the happy pair will have one
treasure trove the bullet torn, blood
stained coat of q Spanish officers uni
orm.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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DO DOGS POSSESS SOULS.
Affirmative Opinion Expressed by Several
Writers of Eminence.

With regard to the Immortality Of dogs
or other animals, many opinions might
be cited in the affirmative. AS Lamar
tine says:
MOI God will never quench his spark
divine,
Whittier within some glorious orb it shine,
Or tighten up the spaniel's tender gaze,
Who leads his poor blind master through
the maze
OF this dark world. Il Translation
II hae never been able to persuade
my heart and my understanding that
dowgs haze ma immortal sowls," pants the
Shepherd in "Noctes Ambrosianee, !"
when Mr.. North's ''great Newfunlan''
swims out to the assistance of himself and
his companion,l MIR. Tickleer, in rough
Sea off Portobello; 'shis soul maun be i'm
mortali''
Later on this noble animal was cruelty
poisoned, and Chr ist opher North (Pro.
lessor Wilson) and his friends lament his
many virtues.
'sOften do WONDER" says the Shep.
herd again, whether or no birds and
beasts and insects have immortal sowlsl'
To which the English Opium Eater who
happens to be present, replies: "What
God makes, why should he annihilate?''
TRUE. true, Mr.. de Quinoey,'' gladly
agrees Hogg.
Some of our readers may remember
Luther words to his dog, 'sNever mind,
little Hans, thou too shalt have golden
tail some day." or, according to better
translation, "Thou, too, in the resurrec-
ton, shalt have little golden tall
Swinburne, in his sonnet to DR.. John
Brown, speaks of
The night of Deaths sweet sleep, wherein
may be
A star to show your spirit in present
sight,
Some happier island in the Elysian sea,
Where Rab may lick the hand of Marjorie.
My dear Lord, there is spirit dwell.
ing III good beasts, though dreamy and
unconscious, says the chaplain in
Fououe's weird romance of "Sinram and
His Compani ons -
Coleridge, writing long before Darwin,
seems inclined to conjecture the beast to
BIZ an 'sunripe or degenerated humanity.
Westminster Review.
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FOOD OF ENGLISH SOLDIERS.
what "Tommy Atkins" Lives On in His
Oriental Campaigning.

Yegetarians claim that their. diet is best
for the soldier on campaign. They point
to the toilsome marches by the Niles
swollen flood and the browning victory
of Omdurman. The British soldier, they
say, ate little or no meat. Look at his
achievements, then turn vegetarian.
The logic sounds good. but Che argument
is faulty. Roberts great march (Kabul
to Kandahar) was done mostly on biscuit
and bad water But this is not a diet to
be recommended for its staying powers.
Sergeant Smart, late of the Seventy
Second Highlanders, does sentry-go now
in comlnissionaire's uniform at the bid
ding of the Bond streets where the old
meets the new Smart the name; smart
the man. He wears four medals but sell
dom seen on one breast-the Afghan, with
many clasps, and the Egyptian, and the
two stars, Kandahar and the Khedive's
"When a soldier is on a,tive service, =
the sergeant said, she gets chat fit that 1t
DOESN'T matter much what he does eat.
And he DOESN'T care. He's hungry, and
he takes whatever comes. From the time
we left Kabul till we reached Kandahar,
we lived mostly on biscuit; once or twice
we had bully beef-that's beef in tins;
and there were two halts of day when
the army bakers set up their ovens and
baked bread We didn't feel the want
of Insat during those three weeks. We
marched and we marched and we were
haunv We were all so well.
ssWater we drank. 1t was bad
bad. sometimes. You don't drink a.
Just rinse the mouth out If You trie .
auencIi Your thirst by swallowing water
!, on would be as bioated as a dead camel
And still you'd be thirsty. AT tbs end
of the day there was tot of rum for
cash man. We looked forward TO that
rum 1t wasn't much more than q
thimbleful, but it was treat, and it did
freshen man up bit at the end OF q
long day IS march.
ssOn battle days we wouldn't perhaps
touch bite of fool all day. At Peiwar
Kotal we started off long before 1t was
light. We climbed those steep hills up
among the trees, and after the fighting
was over bivouacked on the top OF the
pass i didn't eat nyta1ng all that day.
There were rations in my haversack, but
+ never thought of them. Nor did seem
to feel the want of any grub. You are in
such training that you can go for hours
without food.
aThe soldier really doesn't mind much
what he gets to eat when he's on active
service. Pea soup in tins is good stun.
Fruit and vegetables. when you can get
them, which is not often. are fine diet.
So is b eef, mutton, and chicken. The
lighting man is not particular about his
food. Nor has he any craving for beer
and spirits. But he likes a tot OF rum
when it S time to turn in. It's just
treat '-London Mail.
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cylinder. There is a SPACE of seyera
inches between the two, and from this
the atmosphere is exhausted as thorough
ly as possible by powerful pump. The
vacuum - much more perfect than that
of the interior OF an inoandescent lamp,
and the purpose is to secure q good non
conductor for heat. Nevertheless STEADY
stream OF vapor rises from the open
mouth and tho fluid as steadily de sends.
For convenient use little vessels are made
about as large as a tin quart bucket, and
in these the air will probably be deiiv-
cred to retail customers when it comes in
to general use.
Liquid air looks great deal like water,
Except that 1t has slight blush cast. 1t
is extremely Hmpid and there is nothing
about its appearance to indicate the in
credible cold which it represents. Most
minerals when immersed in 1t lose the @
former properties and acquire strange
new ones. For example, sheet iron BE-
comes like bread crust and may be crum-
bled between the fingers. Lead becomes
elastic and stretches like India rubber.
A frozen tin CUP dropped to the floor
breaks like glass.
One of the most startling demonstra-
tions is made by freezing narrow tank
full OF mercury, at each end of which is
an iron hook. The mercury comes out
like bar of pig iron, and is hung up by
Ou6 uUJh nAO 1lty pOuuu W04SHU gu
taehed to the other. A quarter of an hour
will elapse before the bar parts and let's
the weight fall.
1'TEe commercial possibilities and
those in the line of domestic use are sim
ply unlimited. An eight.ounce tumbler
of liquid may be placed in a refrigerator
and 1t will maintain the interior at q
point below zero for twenty four hours.
There will be no expense for ice, no mess
from dripping water. no uncertainty
about results. One OF the most important
points ABOUT the liquid is the fact that
it is PERFECTLY pure. and harmless, and its
fumes will carry no faint. AL sorts OF
food products may be frozen solid and
kept indefinitely. and we can keep our
homes at whatever tempsrntlre we de-
sire.9
1t is very apt to be the motor power OF
the future, especially as applied to horse.
less carriages, automobiles of every de-
scription and bicycles. 1t is SO wonder
fully compact and the force it generates
is SO enormous that it is almost certain to
be employed in the propulsion Of Inachi-
merry 1t Is equally probable that it will
come into use as a high explosive. In a
shell adapted to its peculiarities it would
develop far greater force than dyna-
mite mellnite or any of the other COM
pounds recently made familiar to the
general public.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-12
OUR PlCSKIN CHASERS.

Admirers of the long haired youth whose strug-
giles on the gridiron now absorb public attention
will be interested in the article on the Portland
Athletic clubs eleven an aggregation which has
vet to suffer it's first defeat. Times writer will
tell who these successful players are and where
they got the training which enables them to meet
ali corners and Uphold the fame of the popular
club which they represent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-12
A STRANGE sERM ON.

It was preached in this town a century and a
quarter ago and is striking illustration OF the
habits and manners of the last century, for this
sermon was delivered in the presence OF great
crowd of the townspeople had gathered to see the
hanging of a man who was made to listen to the
awful warnings of the preacher It was the first
execution in the town and took place where now
is the junction of Congress and Grove streets
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-12
VESSELS OF THE LONG AGO.

A Portland man, who has ali his life
n the ships AMI seamen sailing from
..--s port. has given TIMES writer a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-12

list of some of the vessels owned here over
half century ayo, anu also many inter-
ssting things about them. with the names
of their commanders.