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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

does, but their efforts to blow up the
ships were absolutely unsuccessful. AL
most Immediately the guns in the Ca
vite battery burst into heavy cannon
ade. The shells fell in the neighbor-
hood Of the Olympia, but a majority of
them fell short and were badly aimed.
The squadron then drew nearer in to-
ward the Spanish fleet and the battle
began in real earnest.
the American ships entered by the
southern channel, between Caballo and
Frile .slets, which were fortified. Com
mCdore Dewey resolved to risk the
mines which were supposed to block the
channG. The island forts fired, but
not together. Replying with few
shells, the squadron proceeded without
stopping or changing its course. The
order of the vessels was as follows:
The Olympia. Baltimore, Raleigh,
Concord, Boston, Petrol, McCulloch,
Nanshan and Zafiro, and thus they
steamed to the center Of the bay. They
passed before the city, seeking the
Spanish squadron and found them near
the entrance of Baker bay, backed and
fanked by the Cavite forts with two
torpedo boats and four gunboats inside
the mole. which served as protection,
while the Reina Christian. Castillo,
Don Antonio de Ulloa. Is!a de Cubn
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

been held at which it was decided to
send influential emissarias to the prov
inces to raise the spirits Of the people,
especially those provinces With arms,
and endeavor to induce them to aban-
don the instruction.
A New Yorker was arrested on a
street car, charged with picking a
lady's pocket. At the station house he
was searched, but as the lady's purse
was not found upon him, he was dis
charged. The next morning the po-
liceman who had arrested him discov-
cred the purse in his own coat pocket,
where the culprit had evidently placed
it when on his way to the police sta
ton.
A large eagle swooped down upon a
goose in Bedford, Pa. and was bearing
it away, when Mrs. VIM. Robinson, the
owner of the eagles intended victim,
rushed to the rescue, club in hand. For
five minutes there was a fight between
the eagle and Mrs. Robinson, whose
face, hands, and dress were torn by the
birds talons. At last the eagle sue
cumbed to a Knockout BLOW of the
club.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

ls,a ue Luzon and the mail boat Min
darao were drawn UP OUTSIDE. Inc
Spaniards fired the first shot at 5000
yards, but it was ineffective.
The American ships formed In col
umn line and steamed nearer, reseIvihg
their fire until within 4,00O yards Tney
then passed backwards and forwards
six times across the Spanlards' front,
pouring in q perfect hail Of shot and
shell. Every shot seemed to tell. Ihen
the Americans retired for breakfast
and council Of war.
The Spanish ships were already in
g desperate condition. The Re.nA Mara
Christina was r!ddled and one or ner
steam pines had burst. The Castillo
was also on fire, and both were burned
to the waters edge. The Don Antonio
de Uiioa made magnificent snow OF
desperate bravery. With her colors
nailed to her mast, she sank with all
hands. Her hull was riddled and her
upper deck swept clean, but the guns
on the lower deck We're stlll nenS &c
family as the vessel sank beneath tine
waters. A torpedo boat cried TO creep 9
along the shore, round the ott1ng ana
attack the non-combatants cairo, Nan
shan and McCulloch, but was driven
ashore and shot into bits. The Min
darao was run onto the beach. and the
other small craft retired behind the
mole. The fight started at $50, was
adjourned at $3.50 and resumed about
noon. The finishing touches were
given to Cavite by the Petrol and Con-
corn. The Raleigh grounded twice in
shallow water during the engagement
| Cavite lis in utter ruin and has sur
rendered. the gunboats have been scut-
| tied and the arsenal was on fire and
| exploded, causing great mortality: The
commodore Of the fleet on board the
Reina Maria Christina was wounded
| and her captain. lieutenant, chaplain
| and the midshipman were killed by a
shell striking the bridge. Eighty Of her
crew were killed and sixty wounded.
| On the Castillo one hundred were
| killed and sixty were wounded. ina
| Spanish casualties aggregate more than
a thousand. There were no casualties
among the American crews, except that
six of the Baltimore's men were slight
liy wounded by one OF the enensy's shells
striking another shall lying on deck and
| exploding it. There were only three
| shot holes in her upper works, five in
the upper works of the Olympia and
whaleboat smashed on the Raleigh.
No other damage was done anywhere.
The disparity between the injury in
flicted on the Spanish fleet and that
sustained by the Americans is due to
the superior guns Of the, latter and the
superior craftsmanship at long range.
The Manila Esplanade krupp 10-inch
guns were fired continuously, but the
! Americans avoided replying, and the
batteries showed white flag afterward.
The terms of capituIaticn are still un-
settled. Commodore Dewey fears riot
ing by the rebels if he attempts bonn
bardment. The forts at the entrance
to the bay caDTtulateG and were dis
mantled on Wednesday. The Ameri-
cans cut the cable, because the Span
iards refused to permit them to use it
pending the surrender of the city. and
lit is. therefore. not known what IS
'transpiring on shore.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Mas n Miracle?

Mrs. Nathan Quivey, Shaw, Kan, writes:
IT had Neuralgia in the right side of
head and eye until became entirely nlind
DR.. Kay's Renovation has done me Lore
good than all the doctors and patent ped
icines I ever tried and I tried u great
many. 1t has helped my eye. head stem
and liver, very much, and I sleep much
better"
'Stomach Trouble can be cured by DR..
Hays Renovation when all other remedie:s
fail. It renovates and removes the cause
and the disease is cured. As a spring
ton, liver and kidney disease it effects a
permanent cure. A valuable book sent
free. Druggists sell DR.. Rays Renova-
tor at Csc and 81, or six for s., but if they
do not have it, do not take any substitute
they may say is lust as good" for 1t has no
mail. Dr. B. J. Kay Medical Company,
Omaha, Neb.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Board of Control.

DEs MONIES, May 12.-The members
of the state board of control arrived in
/ Des Moines after their second tour OF
of Iowa institutions. Dur
ing this trip they visited the school for
the deaf at Council Bluffs, the home
for feeble minded children at Glen
wood, the insane hospitals at Clarinda
and Mount Pleasant, the peritentiary
at Fort Madison and the soldiers
orphans home at Davenport. They
have now completed the rounds OF the
institutions with the exception of the
girls industrial school at Mitchellville
and the industrial home for the blind
at Knoxville.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
THE NEWS IN IOWA.
APPLICATION MUST ATTACH.
Decision OF the Iowa supreme Court In
Important Life Cases.

Decision OF the Iowa supreme Court In
Important Life Cases.
DIES MONIES, May IA decision
handed down by the supreme court OF
Iowa says that an exact copy OF the
application must be attached to every
life insurance policy. Failure to
attach such copy does not void the
policy, but precludes the company
from pleading falsity Of the appllca-
ton in any action. The decision rem
dered was in the case of Wesley NJ.
johnson VS.. the Des Moines Lie
Insurance Company, appellant, from
Lee district. An exact OF true copy OF
an application is defined in the decision
as ''1norc than merely substantial
copy and yet not a true likeness or
facsimile, but so exact and accurate
that upon comparison it can be said to
be a true copy without resorting to
oorc{ ~, 1T ion -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
fered the most of any of the American

fered the most of any of the American
ships. :
Five or ten shots took effect on her.
but none of her officers or crew was
seriously hurt. Only a few slight IN
turies were suffered by the American
fleet, the worst of which resulted from
an explosion of ammunition on the
deck of the Baltimore. The other smps
of the fleet were practically unhurt.
One hundred and fifty Spaniards were
killed and many were wounded. Inc
cruiser Reina Christina was the worst
damaged Of the Spanish ships, ana It
is believed that she was sunk.
The other ships Of the Span!ards We're
quickly riddled by the Americans hre.
Two torpedo boats from Cavite were
quickly forced to return to that place
for shelter.
The Cavite arsenal exploded and for
t. Spaniards were killed. The forts
made a. normal resistance. The battery
has never capitulated and the Spanlards
ashore are still defiant.
The Olympia led the squadron lnto
the bay through the channel ana the
fleet had passed Corrsgidor island pc
fore the Spaniards perceived them. a
shot was then fired from the battery;
to which the Raleigh, the Boston ana
the Concord speedily replied ana the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

battery was almost ilnmedia teGy re-
duced to silence.
The squadron then slowly proceeded
up the harbor and when daybreak had
opened. the town of Manila was seen
about fves miles distant. The Ameri-
can ships steamed deliberately along
in front of Manila, but without OPEN
ing fire until the Spanish cannon from
the batteries around the town began
firing and shots began to strike the wa
ter around the squadron. Then the
Concord fired few shots more or less
as she passed. but the other ships pro-
ceeded silently towards Cavite.
When nearing Baker bay, sudden
upheaval Of the waters occurred a little
distance in FROM Of the leading ship
and quickly following this second
waterspout denoted that the Spaniards
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

HONG KONG, May S.-The order Of
battle assumed by the Spanish was
with all the small craft inside Cavite
harbor stone and timber break-waters
and the larger ships cruising off Cavite
and Manila. No patrol was established
nor was any searchlight placed at the
entrance to the bay.
On Saturday night the American
ships crept inside the bay without be-
ing seen until the McCulloch's funnel
emitted a spark. Then few shots
were exchanged with Corregidor island,
but the fleet never stopped nor slowed,
down opposite the city until dawn. The
Spanish ships then opened fire, sup
ported by the Cavite forts: The Nc
Culloch remained at some distance ana
she enemy's shells passed. but did not
touch her, The cruiser Baltimore sllf-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
CURRENT EVENTS.

An ingenious fisherman named Dore
Ogden of Columbus, Ind, captures his
fish nv means of electricity. His line
is q fine wire, and the moment fish
touches the hook it is electrocuted. He
recently caught in this way over three
hundred pounds of fish in three hours.
The brains of dozen persons, nearly
all of whom ranked, when alive, as IN
diyiduals of more than average intel
.ectual power, are in one of the mu-
serms of Cornell university. There are
about fifty people now living who have
expressed their intention to bequeatn
their brains to that institution.
A bill providing for thirteenth jill
ror in all judicial trials, has been intro"
duced in the Maryland legislature. He
is to sit with the others to listen to the
evidence, but will take no further part
unless one of the others jurors becomes
i'll or otherwise incapacitated. Then
he will occupy the place Of the absent
| one.
A prominent actress in Munich
| theater has sued the manager for her
| salary. In defense he exhibited con-
tract wherein it was stipulated that "a
member of theater who marries with
out permission of the manager forfeltS
all claim to salary" As she married
the manager, she contends that she had
his permission.
A woman, after dining in New loFh
restaurant lighted a cigarette when hel
coffee was served. The waiter said
pardon me, but ladies are permitted
20 smoke here only after midnight.
"What time do you :!ose'' asked the
woman. ''At midnight" replied the
waiter grayely and the cigarette wen
/ In one section of Queens county, n
Y, the Smith family have been land
owners for century. The assessor re-
Gently located lot of property In this
way: John Smith, four acres, bound
ed on the north by farm of John T
Smith, on the east by lands Of Johr
Smith, on the west by lane and tn
lot of John Smith, and on the south By
farm Of John G. Smith"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
BURGLARS AT BOONE.

Big Haul Of Bad Men Made by ohicers'
BOONE, May TO- The biggest haul
of burglars in this section for many
years was made by the sheriff and his
deputies. 1t is supposed that the gang
was engaged in bank robbinG, as an
abundance of nitro-glycerine, dyn-
amite. drills and all the paraphernalla
of the bank crackers profession was
found in their possession. Thirteen
men were arrested, but part of them
were discharged for lack Of evidence
connecting them with the active
operations of the gang. The officers
are positive that the men captured are
responsible for the recent robbery OF
the postoffice at Ogden.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
BUDD STILL CHAMPION.
Won the Schneider Trophy and Broke

Won the Schneider Trophy and Broke
Worlds Record.
Dies MONIES, May 13.-Charles ".
Budd, of Des Moines, is still a champ
ion. He won the famous Schneider
Arms Company cup, q $500 trophy rep
resenting the worlds championship in
inanimate target events with reverse
pulls, and in winning the trophy Incl
lentallv broke the worlds record by
getting score of 90 out of possible
100. The record was previously held
by j. w. Sexton, of Leayenworth. and
was 90 out of 100.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
SECOND ORDERED OUT.

Governor Shaw Issues Ofcial Order 20
Second Regiment.
DIES MONIES, May IL -Adjutant Gen'
eral Byers, directed by Governor Shaw,
issued an official military order to the
effect that the Second regiment OF
Iowa National Guardsmen, under COM
mand of Col. D. V. Jackson. has been
selected as the regiment to comply
with the order from Washington ask
ing for regiment at the earliest pos
sible convenience. The order states
that hereafter the Second regiment
will be known as the Fiftjeth Iowa
volunteer in fantry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
IOWA CONDENSED.

The postoffice at Ogden was burglar
lied about o'clock few nights
since. The safe was drilled and a
charge of powder exploded, but it was
not sufficient to blow the safe open,
although some of the contents OF the
safe were destroyed. The genera
store of Postmaster Zollinger, in
which the postoffice is situated, sui
fered some loss and small amount OF
money taken from the money drawer.
A quantity Of stamps in the Office was
left untouched.
<: Iowa City dispatch: Sheriff John ".
Welsh of johnson county was touno
mot guilty" He was on trial chars-
ed with malfeasance in Office, drunk
enness, permitting prisoner to escape
etc, The case was tried before ouase
House Of Maquoketa, Judge Wade DO
cided not to preside at the trial OF an
!, officer in his own court. Judge House
Z took the case from the jury on technlc-
alities. declaring that the law did not
orovide for the dismissal of an officer
where intoxication did not interfere
with the performance of his Official
duties and that the recent escape OF
the prisoner at Cedar Rapids, Wnlie
on route to Anamosa, unless willtully
permitted by the sheriff. was not a
cause for expulsion. A dozen other
charges were stricken out on the
grounds that if the sheriff had been
guilty as charged the maifeasance was
In his preceding term Of cffice.
AIRS. Jeannette Ireland, residing near
waterloo. was attacked few days
4 ago by large and feroc1ous
n bull dog, which inflicted upon hel
Injuries which may cause her death
The dog had been long kept In the
family and was regarded as perfectly
Gentle. but he made an unprovokeo
j attack upon the woman, sprlnglng al
her throat. Mrs. Ireland threw M
her arms to ward off the attack, anc
30 probably saved her life, though hel
arms were SO terribly lacerated tha'
the flesh hangs in shreds and both vii
doubtless have to be amputated
other severe wounds werealso inflicted
on the woman's breast and shoulders
Ms Ireland succeeded in SO pluckll,
fighting for her life that the dog wa
At last wearied and left her, and tn
1 woman succeeded in reaching neigh
boring farm, when she tainted iron 70,
exhaustion and loss of blood. I'M
,,hrs;cian states she is in . precaricu
Tradition, with TIE chances allagalns'
her recovery.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
The IOWA TROOPS 10 MOVE
Governor Receives an Order - Get .
N All Regiment Ready

Governor Receives an Order - Get .
\ y Regiment Ready
4 Dies MONIES, May Q. --tiovernor Shaw
has received q telegram from the war
department which reads as follows:
4 It IS the intention to order to camp Geo.
81. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ca, tne
first regiment of infantry which is hrst
completely equipped. Every effort should
be made to complete as far as possible each
regiment in turn rather than al slmu!G ia.
neOusly Report by telegraph when the
farst regiment viii be ready.
4. r. a.. ALGER, Secretary OF War.
y This is the first order received with
regard TO movement Of troops The
governor notified the secretary OF war
that he would be able to have a regi-
ment ready for service and transporta-
ton on the 10th. AS soon as the regi-
ment required is chosen another will
be gotten in readiness.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
JOHN A. HULL GETS A JOB.
Nominated for Judge Advocate With
Roplr IF lieutenant Colonel.

Nominated for Judge Advocate Win
Rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Among the
large batch of army nominations sent
to the senate by President Mckinley
appear the following of special interest
to lowans: John A. Hull. of Des
Moines, to be judge advocate, with
rank of lieutenant colonel. William
B. Allison. of Dubuque, to be assistant
adjutant general with rank OF captain.
John A. Hull is a son of Congressman
Hull. chairman of the house military
committee, and William B. Allison
bears the same name as his uncle, the
distinguished senator.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Eyen-Handed Justice.

Justice-"You are charged with COM
hitting an assault on this man and
backing his eye. What have you to
say, sir?" .-."
Gentleman-"Your honor, my wife
lost a pet dog, and caught this fellow
bringing it back"
Justice-"You are discharged; but as
for you, you miserable scalawag with
black eye, the next time you steal
lady's dog and don't keep it. I'll send
you up for six months"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13


Washington, May S-The state department yesterday re-
ceived news from Commodore Dewey at Manila The news
by way of Hong Kong, to which point the dispatches
carried by the dispatch boat McCulloch The first dis
patch was as follows:
arrived ut Manila at day break
morning. immed
MINDANAo
is
The only m OF American
Kong. comm Signc0 DEWEY
Later another dispatch received, as follows:
CAvITE, May AL avcta
tho
at
squadron is In
ceIen health andsp
heavy. One
oft tho I Spanish sick
unded.T reare25 and
within ourlinc Il will
tcctth the foreign Eencd DEWEY
By direction of the PRESIDENT Secretary Long sent the
following cablegram to Dewey:
May president, in
Alnerc
for splendid In
he admiral will recommend
of thanks you by
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
THE SECOND WILL GO.

War Department Settles the matter OF
Moving Iowa Troops
DEs MONIES, May 1.-THE question
of which of the Iowa regiments should
be the first to go to the front was set
eled by the secretary Of war when that
official telegraphed Governor Shaw
that it was his wish that the regiments
be sent separately in the order OF the
seniority of colonies. Under that ar
raneement the Second regiment would
be the first to move, and it will depart
on Monday. May IL, provided the gov
eminent wants it at SO early date.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Nothing Like 1t known Before.

DUBUQUE, May IA prominent
lumberman who has justreturned from
the upper country reports an unpre-
eedented condition Of affairs. All the
tributaries are SO low that it is impos-
.sible to get out the logs. Unless heavy
rains raise the streams the sawmills
will have to shut down. Nothing like
st was ever known before.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
CEDAR RAPIDS REPUBLICAN,.

Sold to Hon. H. G. Mcmillan and Mr..
Cyrenus Cole.
CEDAR RAPIDS, May 10.-The Repub-
lican announces editorially that after
May - the Republican Printing Com
pany will pass into the hands Of new
company. it having been purchased by
H,G. Mcmillan, of Rock Rapids, Unit
ed States attorney for the northern: dis
trict of Iowa, and Cyrenus Cole, for
many years associate editor of the Des
Noines Register.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Not True Love.

Daughter-'I will have to break my
engagement with Mr.. Nicefeller, moth
er, I find do not love him."
Mother-"When did you make that
discovery"
Daughter-"Last evening, I saw
him out walking with another woman,
and I did not want to murder her at
ALL"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Domestic Problems,

Mr.. Newwed-"My dear, wish you'd
tell that cook that we don't like our
beefsteak burned, and don't want our
roasts raw"
Mrs. Newwed-"Tell her? How can
I? She never comes into the parlor and
she won't let me go into the kitchen"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
BISHOP PERRY is STRICKEN.
His Condition is Precarious and His

His Condition is Precarious and His
Recovery Doubtful.
d DUBUQUE, May 12.-Rt. Rev. William
Stevens Perry, bishop OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Iowa, was strick-
en- with paralysis yesterday while at
dinner, and is in a very precarlous
condition. He came here last Satur-
day to administer the right of confirm
alton and was the guest of Judson
fDemming. It is thought he will
not recover.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
To-. can't Have a Brigade.

Iowa Can't Have q Brigade.
/ DIES MONIES, May 12.-General Byers
received telegram from Senator Gear
stating that the war department abso-
lutely refused to change the assign
ment of the four Iowa regiments for
active service
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
Reviewed f,y the Governor.

DIES MONIES, May THE troops
comprising the Iowa National Guards
were reviewed by Governor Shaw yes
terdav afternoon on the prairie west
If tho fair grounds
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

To Cure Constipation orever.
Take ascarets Candy Cathartic. Ioc or &c
II @ c. {. fail 10 cure druggists refund money.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

IF we sit down at set of sun
To count the things that we have done,
Some one we know, I'll wager you,
Pops up and gives us more to do
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13
IOWA Troops AssIgned .

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Subject to
change, the war department. has as
signed one regir,ent of Iowa troops
to Washington, one to New Orleans.
and the other two to department COM
manders for defense and reserve.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-13

Character is higher than intellect. A
great soul will be strong to live as well
as to think.-EmerSOn.