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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
PLANS FARMERS TRUST AGAIN
Scheme Revived to Unite Mississippi
Valley Grain Growers.

Scheme Revived to Unite NIississippi
Valley Oral" Growers.
Topeka, Kan, August 27.-Walter
N. Allen has revived his scheme to
organize the farmers of the west into
a mighty trust, to be known rs the
Farmers Federation of the NJ ississippi
Valley. This was attempted nine
years ago, but the formation of the
Farmers Alliance stopped it. Mr..
Allen proposes to make every farmer
member OF the federation by the
payment Of 81, and then start the
scheme by the issuance of debenture
bonds instead of stock certificates. lie
holds that his plan of issuing deben-
ture bonds solves the problem of
double liability, which he says would
otherwise be a draw back in starting
the movement. The charter provides
for the establishment of warehouses
and elevators in Kansas City, Omaha,
Chicago, Cincinnati, indianapolis and
other cities, where the products will
be collected and stored. The selling
will be done by agents of the trust,
and the prices will be controlled by
the amount of supplies placed on the
market
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

Although pearls cannot yet be mace
In the laboratory, they can be slowly
built uo by natural process at the bot
tom Of an aquarium. Signor Comba'
Who has been experimenting for sew
eral wears in the artificial production
a. thi, much-prized stone, Is laying
down = large quantity Of pearl oysters
an the shores Of the Mediterranean
Nth : view to extended operations.
The objection has been raised that the
mother-of-pearl shell will not live
in temperature Of less than 6S to 70
d.greea Fahrenheit, and that the nor
mai temperature Of the Mediterranean
q. tho low to give any hope OF the sue
r.ea ~ the enterprise. The same ex-
neriment has been carried on In
Queensland and western Australia
With great success, but those countries
.re at prohibitive, distance from the
chiaf markets for mother-of-pearl,
vhich are London, Hamburg and
trieste. the expense Of conveying the
,e.rls thither being too great. 1t is,
nevertheless. admitted that there are
.sr.at possibilities in the artificial pro-
auction Of pearls, which. under skillful
,,.narement. could be made profit
ahle industry II carried on concur
rsntly With systematic pearl-shell cul-
tiyation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
FROM COLONEL Lopez.
No Writes = Letter to Ahjutant Cen
- arnl llxAra -L--

No Writes = Letter to Ahjutant Con.
eral Byers. s.
DIES MONIES, August 20.--General
Byers has received letter from Col.
j. C. Lopez, Of the Fifty-first regi.
ment. 1t was dated July II and was
in regard to the vote taken on the
matter of place of mastering out
Only two of the men voted for Des
Moines, and they had enlisted in San
Francisco and would not receive any
travel pay home. The travel pay is a
matter of considerable Importance to
the men, the letter stated, and they
are not willing to give it up. Col.
Lopez said there was but slight posi-
bil,ty of the regiment being home in
September. Since his letter was writ
ten the possibility has heightened to
November. General Byers says he is
receiving letters and telephone mes.
sages every day from people who want
to 60 to San Francisco to accompany
the boys home. The prospects are
now for large purity accompanying
the governor and staff. The time of
going still remains indefinite. In re-
gard to the travel pay General Byers
said it would amount to about $s5,
while the expenses OF transportation
would be something like SEQ.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
HE MAY PROSECUTE.

Onfcers Of Compsn,es Said to BE Liable
DER MoINRs, Aug. 30.-lt is reported
that the officers of the defunct Iowa
Mutual Insurance company may be
prosecuted for infringement of the
insurance laws. c. II. Payne, secre-
tary of the Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance company Of Fort Dodge, is in the
city and has announced that he will
confer with local attorneys in regard
to the cases OF the two companies.
Mr.. Payne is Of the belief that the
officers of the company are criminally
liable because of the alleged misrepre.
sensations made in regard to the bust.
ness Of the companies. He will have
the matter thoroughly investigated
while in the city and will probably
lay the results of his investigation be.
fore the insurance department.. The
claim Of the criminal conduct of the
companies is based on an alleged rep
resentation that they were mutual
companies, while the claim is made
that they were practically stock com
panies.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

-. i K
i Probably the most colossal mistake
"a recent criminal annals was made
BY q New York burglar the other day.
He went into Z dressmaking establish
ment in broad daylight, where twenty
women were working, and tried to
plumber the premises. AS simple
matter Of course and a natural con-
sequence the women fell upon him
with hat-pins, jabbed him till he close
" resembled q porous plaster and
handed him over to policeman. The
records IN even a city like Chicago TEEN
with captures Of foolish burglars by
women single-handed. What fate
could be expected for the man who de-
liberatsly invaded house filled with
twenty women. every one Of the twenty
having her hat-pin handy?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
MUST BE SPEEDY.
John +. Bass Says We Must Conquer AZ
rF Once or Give In. ,as

Once or Give In.
CnIcAao, August 30.-John +. Bass,
correspondent OF the Times Herald,
cables from Hong Kong RS follows:
The censorship in the Philippines con-
tlnues unchanged. 1t is political in
stead of military. The only friendly
natives found on my southern tour
were those at Moros, who so far are
unwilling that we should hold any
territory except the single walled
town Of Jolo. Even the non-combat-
ants hate us. In Manila the native
feeling against us is growing stronger
every day. We must slow sufficient
demonstration in force to quickly and
effectively lick the whole people or
ourselves give in. No halfway meas
nres will be successful. Taxes are
higher in Manila than under Spanish
rule, and the natives bitterly COM
plain. Living expenses have been
doubled The native police have been
discharged and Americans appointed,
whose administration is tyrannical and
inefficient because they are unfamiliar
with the language and not familiar
with the perpetrators of crime. Muir.
ders and robberies, old inhabitants
say, are more numerous than ever be-
fore. Taxes and custom duties are be-
ing used to support the army instead
Of being applied TO municipal necessi-
ties. This really prolongs the war by
keeping the natives irritated, after
high sounding promises of good gov
ernment
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
NEED MORE FOOD.
Suffering In Porto Rico Has Abate
hut Little.

Suffering In Porto Rico Has Abated
hut Little.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. - General
Davis cables an outline of the situa.
ton in Porto Rico He says: 1.-The
most pressing need Of food. The ag-
gregate cost Of what will be required
to bridge over the period until the
new supply of fruits and vegetables
will be an enormous sum, perhaps
one and a half millions of dollars.
Thousands Of families were left home.
less. Places where destruction is the
greatest are IN the far islands and
reached only by pack mules" He
says 1T is next to impossible to trans
port lnm Der to these regions. but the
people when fed can rebuild Of the
same materials as former houses
poles matched. He adds: 81 repeat
the former request for Thousand
tons OF food weekly until further
notice
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
Peraonnl Damage Suit.

WATERLOO, Aug. 31.-The Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway
was made defendant today in the
largest personal damage suitever filed
in Black Hawk county. The suit IS
brought by David T.. s. Baker, of Nei-
hart, Mont, administrator of the
estate of Edwin J. Barker, one OF the
victims of the awful wreck which oc-
Cured on the Burlington rond three
miles south OF Waterloo on the 2Sth
OF May. The plaintiff claims the
death Of Barker was due to negligence
of the railway officials in not properly
protecting the track and asks damages
ia the amount Of 81 90. OOO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
BKEvlTIES.

Avoid impurities and drink Colfax
Mineral Water. Its curative powers
are positive. Colfax Bottling Works,
Colfax, Iowa.
Los Angeles. CAL, dispatch: Ex-
Governor Samuel Merrill, Of Iowa,
who has resided here for some time,
suffered a stroke of paralysis and is
thought to be dying. He was injured
severely in an electric car accident
several months ago and has never en-
tirely recovered from that injury.
Fort Dodge dispatch: The grand
jury has returned n true bill against
George and Dan Sullivan for assault
with intent to commit great bodily in
jury upon the person of Joseph Vosika,
IA Bohemian. In a quarrel with the
defendants, Voslka was stabbed with
a most fatal results. Another inter.
eSting case which was before the
grand jury was that OF W. R. Ham
mond, charged with attempting to
burn his millinery store. Hammond
was arrested last summer and bound
over to the grand jury. In this case
the jury decided that the evidence
against Hammond was not conclusive
and dismissed the case.
The oil inspectors report has just
been completed by Secretary Of State
Dobson. 1t shows in the year ending
June 80. 1898, 663 barrels Of oil were
rejected and 25s,s93 barrels approved.
One hundred and one thousand six
hundred and sixty-six barrels of gaso-
line were rejected for illuminating
purposes, S36. 1872 was received in fees
and s14,112 was the amount of fees
retained. The annual expenses were
sl4,7O3. The amount paid the state
treasurer was $1,000. For the yea,
ending June. 1899, l,o7l barrels of oil
were rejected and 2so, a97 approved;
100. $50 barrels OF gasoline were re.
jected for illuminating purposes. The
amount of fees received was s39,305;
retained. $15, 2sl. The expenses were
s14, 45e and the amount paid the treas.
nrer Of state was $9,7l2. -A .
The dispatches state that Miss Mary
E. Wright, whose home is in Villisca
but who has been in Burlington for q
month conducting a suit for breach Of
promise against Rev. Il. Lincoln Will.
son, a divinity student OF Chicago. and
formerly OF Wapello, has departed for
her home carving with her $4,000 in
settlement for the suit. Miss Wright
claimed to have spent considerable
money educating herself to become
tile wife Of a missionary, which is to
be Rev. Mr. Wilson's profession, and
demanded 5000 as damages. Boil,
parties are prominent in their home
communities, and the efforts OF friends
to have the case settled have been un.
ceasing. Tbesnit has been withdraw
and the church trial against Rev. Mr..
Wilson Ensnended.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
COMBINE IN GRAIN.
Men With the Hoe Unite In &2O,OOO,OOO
Farmers' Trust.


TOPEKA, Kansas, August 31.-The
Farmers Federation of the Mississippi
Valley has been organized and officers
have been elected. Walter N. Allen,
Of Meriden, is president and business
manager. The object of the fedora
ton is to regulate and control the
shipment of farm products of all the
states in the Mississippi Valley, to es.
tablish and maintain offices, yards,
grain elevators, to maintain agents to
handle, sell and distribute such pro-
ducts, and to lend and borrow money
and do a banking business at Topeka,
Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chi.
cago, Cincinnati and New Orleans.
The capital stock will be 100000, 600,
in shares Of $40 each. President lien,
in a long statement OF the purposes of
the federation, says the cost in COM
missions for marketing the products
in the Mississippi Valley is over ss1,-
ooO,o He plans that his company
shall do this business for the farmers
for less than S., ZOO, 200.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
KILLED BY NATIVES.

Four Men Of Twenty-third Regiment At
Cebu Are Ambusleli.
MANILA, August 2s.-A frightful
story comes from Cebu, where the
Twenty-third regiment is stationed.
1t is to the effect that four men Of the
regiment were ambushed by the
natives in the hills and three of them
were slaughtered. Particulars of the
fight cannot be ascertained ut this
date. One man is said to have made
good his escape and gave the alarm to
the American outposts. 1t is thought
the natives lost several killed and
wounded, as there were evidences Ola
terrible struggle where the ambush
was made
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
The NEWS IN IOWA
PoPULlsTs MEET.

r. i Il z 5 Isl
rhs Middle tine Readers Place a Full
Ticket in tho Field.
DIES MONIES, Aug. 31.-The feature
Of the middle.of-the-road populists'
state con vention in this city yester-
day, was the address by Prof. Geo. D..
Heron, Of Iowa college. DR.. Heron
gave himself free rein in the declara'
ton of his convictions and reviewed
with caustic severity the defects.
While he denounced trusts and mod
ern cold commercialism, which he
branded as inhuman and brutallzlng
in their effects upon mankind, he
frankly told his auditors that he did
not Law the blame at the door OF the
so-called captains Of industry, but
charged it to a system which an en-
frightened Christian sentiment would
not permit to linger on the threshold
an hour. if clearly understood. lie
denounced the war in the Philippines
as criminal and violation of the con-
stitution, The convention named a
FULL ticket rs follows: For governor,
Charles A. Lloyd, OF johnson county;
lieutenant governor, S. NJ. Harvey, OF
Polk county; for chief justice OF the
supreme court, L. II. Weller, OF Chick
Asaw county; for superintendent OF
public instruction, DR.. c. Wirth, OF
Benton county; for railroad commits
sioner, Robert Dunning OF Wappelo
county. The resolutl ons reaftirm the
national platform adopted at Omaha
in 1892, declare for the free coinage OF
silver at ratio OF 16 to l, demand di-
rect Legislation and proportional rep
resentation; denounce trusts, and
urge that the Filipinos be accorded
the same treatment as the Cubans.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
ONE MONTH MORE.

Then Milwaukee ExtensiOns VIII BE
Opened Up
DEs MONIES, August 29.-The Mil
waukee extensions to Spencer and
Storm Lake will be opened to traffic
by October 10. This has almost been
definitely decided upon. The grading
crews have about completed their
abois and the steel gang will be at
worl. within week. The work has
been satisfactory ON the whole.
although there has been some delay
in the grading on account OF the scar
,itv of unskilled labor
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

Telegraphic advices from Pekin an
nounce that the empress dowager, in
nuenced ~ the representatives Of Ger
many and other great powers, has con-
scented to accord her foster-son. the
titulaf emperor, . larger degree OF
freedom and better treatment. In or
der to set at rest the always-current
runaors that the emperor has been pois-
oned At her instigation the dowager
will hereafter have Kuang H'su sit at
her own table.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
HIS FATAL FALL.

Geo. BlumensteIn IL Found Undor u
Bridge at Des Moines.
DIES MONIES, Aug. 31.-George Blum
enstein, OF Washington county. fell
through the Keokuk & Des Moines
railroad bridge at an early hour yes
terday morning. lie was found by
Captain Hayes and taken to police
headquarters where medical and sur
pical aid was secured. He died, how
ever from the injuries within a few
hours. Mr.. Blumenstein stated soon
after his arrival ut the station that
the fall was accidental, that he was
walking over the bridge and slipped
through.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
JUMPS THE TRACK.
Rock Island Train Leaves the Rails
Near ElhOn.

Rock Island Train Leaves the Rails
Near EldOn.
OTTUMwA, August 30.-A passenger
train on the Keolsul< division of the
Rock Island was wrecked near Eldon.
A broken fange on the engine was
the cause. The engine was thrown
into clay bank, while the combina-
ton mail and baggage coach was
hurled down an embanlsment forty
feet into the Des Moines river Engi.
neer Mat Ribbon, OF Des Moines, and
Fireman NJ. McDermott were injured.
The mail clerk, whose name is Boyer,
is fatally hurt. His home is in Keo-
luk. The baggagemnster was also
slightly hurt. The passenger coaches
remained on the track, and the pas.
sengers escaped uninjured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
OFFICIAL GERMAN PROTEST.
Government Item Declares that Dreyrus
IL Innocent.

Government Item Declares that Dreyrus
IL Innocent.
BERLIN, Aug. 3O.-Ihe Cologne Ga
zetle, in an inspired article, replying
to the foreign press, says:
AFTER the failure of Major Paniz-
zardi and Colonel Schneider to con-
vince the French people, Colonel
acknowledgements Intervention in be-
half Of one. innoce",ly sentenced
would be futile, and especially since
Germany has already done more than
could be expected by Count Won Bne.
low S solemn declarations, which were
given rs representing the empire and
the emperor, and Colonel Schwarzlkop-
pens word Of honor in his declara-
lions in Novem Der, 1897. that he never
had any relations with Dreyfus."
The Tageblatt says the government
might name the rea! spy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

The wealthy Russians are said to
~ extremely profitable to hotel and
shon Keepers in the lands in which they
!, rel IA swiss authority insists that
epl Russians will spend more In .
,.anth than 1000 English men and
-ou,en tor the same period OF time.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
turkish Treasury 10 Empty.

BERLIN, August 27.-The Lolsal An
zeiger publishes the following from
Constantipople: "A financial crisis is
imminent. The Ottoman exchequer is
empty. The finance minister has fed
from those seeking payments and
taken refuge in a private residence,
which is now under the protection Of
the police"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
u. s.PATEN'r OFFICE CUISINES

Y. s. PATENT oFFicE,BUslNEss.
Dies MONIES, Aug. &c! Patents have
been allowed. as follows: To NJ. M.
Logan, of Des Moines, for label en-.
titled Mamma a medicine for stom-
ach. liver and bowel diseases. 10. H.
E. Waltz. for a paper cutting machine
adapted to facilitate cutting plural
ity Of OVERLAPPING sheets into pieces Of
different sizes by means of knife Of
common fo,m held in the operators
hand. To D. Fisher, of Barney, Iowa,
for n nut lock- made Of single piece
Of spring wire that can be readily ap.
piled to q nut in such manner, that
power stored in the wire in the act of
locking q mt will retain the nut in
its place. 10 DR.. j. Il. Robbins. of
Des Moines, fora furnace, cremator
and steam generator, adapted for des-
troyine garbage and night soil, and
utilizing the valuable products OF
com bnst,on thereof for all the pur-
poses for which furnace heat is APP
spiicable. 10 g. L. Eason, of Des
Moines, for two horse evener.
Applications for patents carefully
prepared and Hled and prosecuted.
Consultation and advice free.
I'nos. g. ORwIe 4 Co.,
VI ,s Solicitors Of Patents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
ANNEXATION THE SOLUTION.

Said to be the Real Meaning OF Revo-
luton in San Domingo.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 31.-Nel-
son Il. Clark, of Boston, who has just
arrived here from San Domingo, con.
firms the recent advices of the Associ-
ated Press rs to the situation OF affairs
in that republic. but he adds that the
revolution is 90 essentially nationa'
and devoid Of personal political ele
ment that the adherents Of Jimene2
are advising him not to come to Santo
Domingo for the present. What the
people are clainoring for is not a mere
change in the political personnel, bu'
good government with financial sol.
vency, with which they associate the
idea Of American annexation or pro-
tectorate. This, Mr.. Clark adds, is
the sole political object of the revo.
luton and the industrial and CONNER
cisl conditions are such that the en-
tire nation endorses the annexation
scheme IS the only real solution.
e
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
SECTION HANDS RUN DOWN

Ono Man Killed and Seven Others
Injured.
WOODWARD, August 30.-A sad acct
dent occurred on the Milwaukee. AS
the section men from Woodward were
going down the Des Moines river hill,
their hand-car collided with a west
bound freight train. Willie Long,
about 81 years old, working with the
section men, was fatally injured and
died few minutes after being taken
home. Oak Mortimer, another young
man with the section crew, was Sc
riously injured. but will recover.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

Reports received by the department
u agriculture show that very poor
sarain crops were harvested in Algeria.
Il Exypt wheat and barley were about
esual 70 last years crops, and beans
promised to yield abundantly. In In
3dia the wheat crop Is less than Of 1898
81 about II, s60, 900 bushels. Very fay-
orable rains In South Australia have
caused hopeful feeling as to the agri-
cultural outlook in that colony
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
To Attack Americans.

MANILA. Aug. Sit is reported
that Aguiualdo has ordered the rebel
generals Of the province Of Cavite to
take the town OF Imus The Ameri-
cans are entrenching the town and
have no fear as to the result of any
attack
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
Robbed of o1,lOO.

LAMONT. August 3o.-Perry Orfield
.ost $l,1oo out Of his mouse while he
and his family were in towE. 1t
yeems that the family recently receiv-
ed several hundred dollars and had
left it at home while spending few
hours in town. The officers have no
reliable cine
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
Twenty.five pOIROned.

MARENGo, August 30.-At harvest
picnic near Ladora, Us the result Of
eating straw berry favored ice cream,
twenty-five persons were seriously
poisoned. The entire force Of physi-
clans at Marengo were called to that
vicinity. Telephone reports show
but small per cent that are in dan
ger rs the result OF the first stage of
poisoning, but fatal results are feared
IN several caSes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
WEAVER is CHAIRMAN.

Republicam State Central Committee
Meets at Dubuque.
DUBUQUE, August o9.-The republic
can state central committee elected
the following officers: II. O. Weaver,
Of Wapello county, chairman, vice C.
T. Hancock, resigned; r. II. Spence,
Mt. Ayr, vice.chairman; c. w. Phillips.
Maquoketa, secretary. Mr.. Weaver is
favorable to the reelection of Senator
Gear.