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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
In the lexicon of some business men
success and failure are synonyms.
THE BURLlNCTON'S MONSTER
ENGINE.
It Weighs l27 Tons and IL the Largest
rv.r Rnil< for Passenger Service.
Never sle5ll92l1l

II Weighs 127 Tons and IL the Largest
Ever Built for Passenger Service.
Railroads, East and West. are not
competitive in their equipments IN any
sense; but the monster locomotive OF
the Boston & Albany Railroad, when
recently took the palm from OLD 'ssS
The Chicago, Burlington & quincy
Railroad has recently put into service
the two largest passenger engines ever
constructed. They will be used on
the Denver Express and the fast mail
trains. These new giants, numbered
1891 and 1892, weigh ju.t one ton more
than the Massachusetts, wonder. One
hundred and twenty-seven tons each,
1000 pounds more than their eastern
rival.
Eastern railroads were in nine
days wonderment over the Boston &
Albany's experiment. When locomotive
Pei thundered out OF Boston a few
weeks ago at 70-mile sweep Tor
Springfield, the worlds record In loco
motives was exceeded. Without any
spirit Of competition and wholly with
in the scope of it's needs, the Burling-
ton system has had to Guido the New
England line.
Compared with the Boston & AL
bany's No. 221, the Burlington's NO.
1891 shows more marked characters
tics than are to be guessed from tho
total weight-difference of one ton. Tho
Albany's engine weighs 126 tons, and
the Burlington's 127 tons; the drivers
Of the one are six feet, two inches, ana
of the other feet and n Of an inch;,,
No. 221 hauls train weighing 80 tons
and No. 1891 pulls one weighing 37l
tons; the compound cylinders Of the
one are % by "a inches and Of the,
other 20 by 26 inches; No. 221 carries,
eight tons Of coal and $500 gallons OF
water; No. 1891 takes twelve tons OF
coal and 5000 gallons Of water; both
engines have the same steam pressure
Of 220 pounds to the square inch.
This new mastodon Of the Bllrhng-
toms is the Atlantic type, Vauclatn
compound engine, with two cylinders
high and low pressure-on each side.
Its boiler Is fitted with 294 tubes, two
inches in diameter, and sixteen feet
long. Its giant drivers, two on side
are about midway between the back
Of the cab and the front of the pilot.
Just behind them is trail-truck, with
two wheels five feet in diameter. Back
Of these are the regulation trucks sup
porting the tender Each of the four
drive-wheels weighs 5000 pounds, and
makes about 240 revolutions to the
mile.
On its first trip with the Denver
flyer No. 1891 pulled a solid vestibule
TRAN Of two mail cars, one composite
library and smoking car, two sleeping
cars, a dining car and two reclining
chair cars-a load sixty-one tons In
excess of that drawn by the eastern
engine. On this occasion No. 1851 be
haved admirably. When her journals
are little smoother and when she has
found herself" under the hand Of her
rev master. the Burlington's record Of
ninety miles an hour with old $50 and
the fast mail may be made to read
100 miles?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
STORER IS LOST.
New American Minister to Madrid is
Mysterlously Missing.

New American Miniater to Madrid is
Mysterlously Missing.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Bella1y Stor-
err, the United States minister to Spain,
has disappeared. The state depart
ment has received no notice of his re-
ception by the Spanish government
andIis in ignorance of his whereabouts.
He has not been heard from for some
time, and Washington officials are con-
siderably concerned about him. It
was admitted by Secretary Hay that
the minister was OFFICIALLY lost" and
that any information which would
lead to the discovery of his where
abouts would be thankfully received.
When Minister Storer was transferred
from Belgium to Spain he was in.
structed to proceed to Madrid ut his
earliest convenience. Nearly month
ago he cabled the department that he
had left Antwerp for Paris and init
mated that he would proceed thence
to the Spanish capital almost immedi-
ately. This was the last communica-
tor received from Mr.. Storer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
f.EWS From APIA.
Mataafa and Nalietoa Have Both Dis
armed Their Soldiers.

Mataafa and NIalietoa Have Both Dis
armed Their Soldiers.
Ap1A, Samoa, May 31.-Via Auc'-.
land, June 7.-Malietoa Tamassese
and Mataafa visited the Samoan com
mission. Neither were recognized as
KING. Mataafa expressed his willing
oess to abide by the commissioners
decision and disarm his followers.
The Germans acted, for the first time
In many months, with the representa-
tives of other powers. The commits
sion, by proclamation, fixed the 27th
as the date for the natives to surrender
their arms. Mataafa, however, asked
an extension until yesterday. when he
1880 guns. The Male.
toans also disarmed. The cruiser
Philadelphia, carrying Admiral Kautz.
sailed May 21. The British and Ger
man consuls leave for Europe June II.
The natives are gaining confidence,
and are freely submitting grievances
to the commission. All warships will
probably leave Samoa soon. 1t is Of
ficially announced that Great Britain
would absolutely veto any proposition
that Mataafa should ever become king.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
TIE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE HAGUE, June 9.--Russia's
scheme for permanent arbitration
tribunal contemplates the institution
of tribunal for a Ger tain number Of
years, to which will be submitted OBJ
ligatory arbitration cases enumerated
in the Russian project, unless the
powers in conflict agree on special
tribunal to settle their differences.
All cases of optional arbitration may
also be submitted, and all the pow ers,
whether signatories rotherwlse, may
submit their differences to this tri-
bunal by applying to the permanent
bureau. Appendices to this agreement
provide a basis for the organization of
the tribunal, rules of procedure, and
the creation of a permanent bureau to
sit at The Hague.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
TWENTY-FIVE ARE DEAD.
Terrible Result of the Texas Cloud
burst,

Terrible Result of the Texas Cloud
burst.
AUSTIN, Tex, June 9.-The cloud
burst which swelled the rivers of this
portion of the state out Of their banks,
caused great loss of property and
was much worse than first reported.
Many people are known to have per-
ished, the meager reports placing the
number at twenty-five. Reports come
from San Saba and Manardville, small
towns ninety miles north, in the
mountains. saying that both towns
had been swept by the floods and were
badly devastated. In San Saba eight
people were drowned and the entire
town is reported under water. The
river at that point is a mile wide. At
Manardville 10 houses were swept.
away. The wheat crops in this local
ity will prove total loss. The situa-
ton at Manardville is even more SER
ious than at San Saba. A small town
located to the right and in the bend Of
the river in the valley proved an easy
prey to the raging torrents. Seven
teen people are known to have been
drowned and there may be others.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
LousET IS MoRBED.
French President Assailed by tho
AriStOCrAts

French President Asssilsd by tho
Aristocrats.
PARIS, June 6.-President Loubet
was the victim of hostile demonstra-
ton and personal assault at the Au-
teuil race course yesterday afternoon.
He arrived at the race course ut 8
o'clock to see the grand steeplechase
lie Paris, and was greeted with cries
of "Panama!" Down with Loubet"
and hootng and kissing from a Sec
ton Of the crowd which was led by
a number of aristocrats. One of the
ringleaders in the disgraceful scene,
Baron Cl,ristiani, made his way to the
presidential tribune and attempted to
strike President Loubet with his cane.
The aSsailant was Immediately
arrested. The hostile group, which
was numerous and greatly excited,
continued the insolent cries through
out the presidents stay. The police
rushed among the manifestants and
arrested them by the wholesale. A
free fight ensued, and there was a
great uproar. Inspector Grillieres
was seriously hurt, and the director
of the municipal police was also rough
~ handled. Three hundred arrests
were made, the prisoners including
several members of the so-called
"grande nobesse." A majority of
those arrested were subsequently lib
Grated. The ministers met and decid-
ed to hold As of the prisoners, among
whom are some royalist notabilities.
Count Boni de Castellanc, the husband
of Anna Gould, was among these
arrested
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
OTIS CABLES SITUATION.
Reviews tho Recent Campaign In the
MoronR PenlnaulR.

Reviews the Recent Campaign In the
Morong Peninsula.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The situation
in the Philippines is described by Otis
in the following cablegram: "A re-
suit Of the movements in Morong prov
ince was to drive the insurgents into
the mountains, capturing Antipoli and
other towns in that section with the
point of land projecting into the bay.
They retreated scattered before our
advance, leaving twenty-five dead on
the field. Our loss was four killed
and few wounded, mostly slightly.
The city OF Morong only Is garrisoned.
All other troops have withdrawn.
Inhabitants of the provinces profess
friendship and ask protection. Large
numbers wisl: to enter Manila, but are
refused; the city's population is in
creasing too rapidly. The leading
natives throughout the island, includ-
ing active insurgent leaders, seek per-
mission to send their families to
Manila, as it is considered the only
place of personal security"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
MANY MINERS PERISH.
Two Hundred Men Die AIlserably ON thu
Des0lato Edmonton Trail.

Two Hundred Men Die AIlserably ON the
Desolato Edmonton Trail.
SEATTLE, WASH, June 9.-Death
reaped q terrible harvest last winter
along the Edmonton trail. Itisknowr
that 200 miners persisted. They met
their fate in the British Columbia
wilds from hunger, freezing, accident
and disease. The shocking news is
brought by the steamer Laurada,
which has just arrived from Wrangel
and other Alaskan ports. The officers
of the boat report that fifty men alone
persisted in the Great Slave Lake
Twenty others met watery graves in
the rapids Of Mud and Lake rivers
score at least succumbed to the arctic
cold, while scurvy carried off twenty
i've others. The number who, lost in
the woods. persisted from exposure. is
not known, but approximates two
dozen, and still the list of fatalities lis
considered incomplete. One grim fact
is that the bodies of score of men
who died of exposure have been found.
The details were told last week at
Wrangel by men who were almost
dead themselves after year of suffer-
ing in the interior. Only the strongest
get through to the coast and hundreds
of others are still in danger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
THE NEWS IN IOWA
ASSESSMENT REDUCED.
Drops About o3,OOO,OOO A. Compared
t1sEst Grf#s with ruat War.

drops About ss,ooo,ooo As Compared
III with Last Year.
Dies MONIES, June S.-The footings
Tor the assessment of property in the
city of Des have been completed by
Assessor French. The figures show
falling off in the assessment OF real
estate Of S3,16s,749. There was gain
Of personal property of $972.95o. 1t
was expected that there would be an
Increase in the city. especially on per-
sonal property that would about make
up FOR the falling off in the country
districts This expectation was not
fulfilled, however, and with the fall
Ing off in both city and country there
Is decrease in the total assessment
Of about So, 100000 This decrease is
attributed entirely to the new 95 per
cent basis of valuation, adopted in full
this year for the first time. Assessor
French is surprised at the result The
local officials estimate a total decrease
in the state of $40, OOo,OO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
Y. s. PATENT OFFICE BUSINESS

DIES MONIES, June 5.-Four hundred
and sixty-three patents were issued
this week. Iowa inventors are repre-
sented in the list by 10, Minnesota, 8;
Missouri, 10; Nebraska, l; Pennsyl-
vania, Sc; Texas, 8; New York, so.
Photographs are not proper subjects
for patents, but an exclusive property
right in a photograph Of a person, an
imal, landscape, building, or any other
object, may be secured by copyright.
Mr.. J. c. Plummer, of Altoona, la. :,
has applied for copyright for his
photo of the cyclone that whiried
along about fourteen miles north of
Altoona on May 2sth. The sun was
shining and illuminated the whirling
twister which appears white in the
picture and very distinct.
Valuable printed information abou.
securing, valuing and selling patents
sent free. Correspondence solicited.
For opinions and advice concerning
inventions no charge.
THOMAS G. ORwIa & Co.,
Solicitors Of Patents
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.
Governor Tanner Witnesses the killing
of u Herd of Mich Cows.

Governor Tanner Witnesses the Killing
of u Herd of Mich Cows.
CHICAGO, June 7.-Governor Tanner,
at the stock yards, witnessed the
Strengthening of twenty-seven cows in
a test conducted by the state board Of
health and the state board of live
stock commissioners. Twenty-Five of
them were found to be in an advanced
stage of consumption and the other
two had well developed cases. This
herd came from dairy farm in San
canon county that supplies the gov
ernor's household with milk, and he
expressed himself very forcibly on the
subject. "That test demonstrates"
said he,r''the danger that constantly
confronts the public and proves that
the live stock commissioners should
be invested with power to examine
every herd in the state, whether pri.
vate or not. DR.. Lovejoy tells me that
this herd is the worst that has been
met yet. Why, they were simply rot
ten with disease, which must certainly
spread the germs of tuberculosis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
FREAK OF AN IOWA STORM,
House Turned Upside Down and Demol
ished, the Family Escaping.

House Turned Upside Down and Demol-
ished, the Family Escapfng.
Rock RAPIDS, June GA severe
storm passed over this place about 7
o'clock p. M, travelling in a northeast
erly direction. A funnel-shaped cloud
was viewed by great many persons
along the path of the storm. About
six miles northeast of town it caught
the barn on the L. Fl. Smith farm and
moved it entirely off the foundation.
The large hen house was blown over
the barn and dashed to pieces. The
storm took a zig-zag course to the
westward for half a mile, then turned
eastward, and, picking up the Henry
Hemple house, occupied by Adolph
Juergensen and family, turned it bot
tom upward and demolished it. The
family were at supper when the storm
struck and had no notice of the storm
until they were flying in the air. They
miracuiously escaped with only few
painful bruises and the oldest girl
nearly having her dress burned off.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
PROSPECT OF WAR IN AFRICA
London Papers Are Beginning to Tai
Seriously Of the Prospect.

London Papers Are Beginning to Talk
Seriously Of the Prospect.
LONDON, June 9.-Thc morning pa
pers are beginning to talk quite Sc.
riously of the possibility of war in
South Africa. Mr.. Chamberlain, sec.
rotary of state for the colonies, in a
speech in the house of commons, an
nounced that his reply to the 'petition
of the uitlanders, which had been
held back pending the result OF the
conference at Bloemfontein, would
now be presented to the Transvaal.
This reply is semi-officially described
as ''explicit, but conciliatory, but it
is believed to be in the nature of a
practical ultimatum. The resources
Of diplomacy are regarded as exhausted
with the failure of the conference.
Nothing is left, it is felt, but re-
course to force.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
SENSATIONAL REPORT.
Newspaper Correspondent Relates Har'
rowing Tale,

Newspaper Correspondent Relates = Har"
rowing Tale.
BURLINGTON, June ST. G. Roads,
a newspaper correspondent in the Phil.
ippines, writes under date of May 8,
that the volunteers are discouraged.
He saws there is not o man in the
Eighth Army corps but feels he is not
treated justly in being held in the
Philippines, and on every hand he
hears the remark: "They are not try
ing to end the war;" He claims that
out Of 40. 900 men there are less than
5000 who are doing any fighting. He
says the men are sick to come home.
The First Nebraska regiment has but
three hundred men fit for duty out OF
900. From 20 to 30 men out of every
company in the Flfty-frst Iowa regi'
ment are in the hospital. He declares
some of the hospitals are lily kept and
the sick criminally neglected, and
that if the people of the United States
could know the real conditions they
would rise and dismiss a number OF
officials who are responsible.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
GENERAL GOMEZ QUITS.
Saws r.revell to Cuban Army and viii

Says Farewell to Cuban Army and Will
HAVANA, June s.-General Gomez,
in his farewell to the Cuban army and
people, says that disbandment OF the
Cuban army should have occurred the
instant spain's power was removed
They expected Intervention OF Tor
eign government to'terminate the war
but did not expect it would result IN
military occupation of the country BY
allies who treat us as a people inca
pable Of acting for ourselves, and who
reduced us to obedience, to submls
sion and to tutelage imposed by force
of circumstances" He thinks that
this can not he their ultimate fate,
and counsols Cubans to ''aid by every
pacific method in finishing the work
of organizing, which the Americans
accepted in the protocol, and which is
as disagreeable to them rs to our
selves" lie adds: 'It is said that
countries always have the government
tnev meIlC, dnu CuoH VIII n"'o 0o
to which her heroism. has entitled
her." lie urged with the sincerity OF
father q cessation of the superhuous
discussions and the creation of parties
of all kinds, which disturb the coun-
try and tend to cause anarchy. sin
this country there should not be one
man whom we consider a stranger.
To-day we no longer have autonomists
or conservatives, but only Cubans.
MY mission having ended, l will alb
sent myself temporarily, to embrace
my family, but will return shortly
to Cuba, which l love as much as my
own land. My last words for my SOL
diers are that, as always, where my
tent is, the Cubans have a friend"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
Another Andrea Letter.

CHRlsTIANIA, June 6.-According to
a dispatch from Mandal, the most
northern town of Norway, two boys
on May IA, last, found on the north
coast of Iceland small cork case con.
tanning a slip of paper, dated July II.
1897, signed "Andree, Str,ndberg and
Fraenckel," and bearing the words:
"All well. Thrown out about longi-
tude 81, latitude unknown" Prof.
Andree's brother thinks the case was
proba bly, one of the letter buoys with
which the Andree expedition was pro-
Yided
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
Crushe ed by the Cars.

OsKALoosA, June s.-A frightful ac-
cident occurred at the Iowa Central
depot in plain view of at least 100 peo-
pie. Jack Haworth. boiler-maker,
had jumped aboard the st. Louis ex-
press in the lower end of the yards to
ride to the depot. just as the train
was Stacking up for the depot he
jumped off, and, making misstep,
fell under the wheels. All who saw
him supposed, Of course. that he was
killed, but he fortunately escaped
with his life. His right hand was cut
off, and there was serious flesh
wound on his leg. He is also hurt in.
ternally, and NAV die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
HAVE MADE 1T UNANIMOUS.
New York Congressman Will Support
Henderson.

New York Congressman Will Support
Henderson.
New YORK, June THE conference
of republican congressman OF New
York state to decide upon a candidate
for the spealership of the house, re-
suited in a decision to support Hen
derson, of Iowa. Early in the day
those in the con ference notified Sher-
man that they had decided to vote for
him. Sherman then went into the
conference and said that Henderson,
of Iowa, having developed such great
strength as would make him practi-
cally the only candidate, he would
suggest that the delegation 60 over to
that congressman. Informal discuss
ion followed, and it was decided to
support Henderson. Sherman was re-
quested to telegraph Henderson, mott.
flying him of the action.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Americans Move Against General Pho
Del Pillar.

Americans Move Against General Pho
Del Pillar.
MANILA. June 5.-A vigorous cam
paign has been begun against General
Pho del Pillars forces of 1000 rebels in
the foothills at the mouth of Laguna
de Bay and in the towns of Cainta,
Taytay and Antipolo, under the gen.
eral supervision of General Lawton.
General Hall, with $500 men, moved
southeast from the pumping station
and General Whalley, who relieved
General King in command of his
brigade. proceeded east from San
Pedro Macati, the two divisions APP
preaching each other. General Whal-
ley captured Calnta with small loss,
the rebels fleeing before the advance
of the United States troops. General
Hall drove the Fllipinos from the vi
cinity of Mariquina, sweeping them
toward General Whalley's column.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
Morong.
CITY OF PARIS.

American Liner Now Turned Over to the
s, Underwflters.
New YORK, June flames A.
Wright. second vlce-president of the
international Navigation Company,
says the company has abandoned the
American liner Paris, stranded off the
Cornwall coast, to the marine under
writer's. The ship is insured for ST.
600, 900, which Is divided among about
forty companies, fifteen of which are
in New York. The underwriters will
make one more effort to drag the ship
OF the rocks, and, if they are unsuc'
cessful, they will break her mp.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09

Perhaps the worst recorded attempt
at an escape from conversational diff.
ficulty was made by . London curate,
who specially cultivated the friendships
of the artisans. One day q carpenter
arrived in his room, and, producing :
photograph, said: "1've brought you
my boys likeness, as you said you'd
like to have it," Citrate (rapturously)
-"How awfully good of You to re-
member! What capital likenessi
How is hep" Carpenter-"Why, sir,
don't you remember? He's dead?"
Curate-''Oh, yes, of course know
that. mean how's the man who took
the Photographic"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.
Enormous Circulation Of IOwa's DOlla
Daily.

Enormous Circulation Of IOwa's Dollar
Daily.
DIES MONIES, June 5.-The circula-
ton of the Des Moines Daily News
for the first FIVE months Of 1899 aver
aged exactly $1,000, and will be so re-
ported in the newspaper directories.
This exceeds the combined circulation
of the Register, Leader and Capital by
several thousand. The immense cir
culation of the Daily News is due to
its excellence as a newspaper and the
fact that it is sent to subscribers for
81 year, rs cents for six months, SO
cents for three months, o5 cents a
month. It is the cheapest daily paper
in the world.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09
Dreyfus to lBe Sent For.

PARIS, June 6.-The cabinet council
decided that the French second-class
cruiser, Sfax, now at Fort de France,
Martinique, should proceed imme-
diately and bring Dreyfus from the
is expected to arrive at Brest June &c,
when Dreyfus will be handed to the
military authorities and lodged in the
military prison at Rennes.