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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
HIS ACTIVE CAREER ENDED.
vicc-President Hobart viii Not Return
to Washington.

vicc-President Hobart viii Not Return
to Washington.
PATERSON, N. j., Nov. lon Mon
day Vice-President Hobart, who has
been i'll for some time, suffered a re-
lapse, and for some time it was feared
death would ensue, but yesterday he
regained strength and he seems now to
be out of danger. The physicians
have issued statement of his condi-
ton, which concludes as follows:
ut is apparent from this statement
that the vice-president is in no condi-
ton to resume his political duties at
Washington. His family desire to an
nounce that he will not return to Wash
ington, nor will he again take part in
public affairs. His condition is such
that a fatal result may ensue at any
moment. or his present condition may
be indefinitely prolonged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
SECOND ARMY.

BRITISH Military to Call Out Another
e Army Reserve. ..
&, LoxDoN, Nov. THE war office has
ordered out the Second Army Corps to
IL ia readiness to be called out. Mil
itary officials have not yet decided
whether the contamination of the plan
viii be necessary but they are deter
mined to have everything in readiness
ether for demonstration in Europe
o1E43reat Britain's capabilities or for
aending even larger force to the
lsoene Of activity. Until the receipt of
~ news Of the IIadysmith disaster
fhe latter course was considered out OF
1fhe question. But now there is no
knowing what steps will be decided
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
||RIF Killed |: ! II | CHICAGO:
New England Mil Plant Wrecked e
BY Dust Explosion.
MANY BUILDINGS COLLAPSED.
H.,f /. Block Adjoining Comes 70 IN
Ground from the Effects Of .n' sno, =
Ono Body Recovered - Csoss =
Somewhat Of y Mystery.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-An explosion -
mill dust in the New England mills
at 145 and 147 West Lake street.
at 4:45 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
wrecked half a block OF buildings ana
caused the loss of five lives. +. =
Hanson. owner of the mills, was killed,
and three men are missing. ana are
supposed to have been crushed 10
death under the falling walls. An M
known woman was seen standing IN
front of the six-story building adjoin-
ing the mill just as the front walls
fell into the street. She was heard to
cry out in terror, but before any one
could get to the spot the walls OF
other buildings began falling, ana the
sidewalks and street became piled up
with debris. .-..l ,...,s. .@g,
To add to the disaster. the ruins
caught fire from the mill boilers. ana
stopped any attempt to search Tor the
bodies of the dead for several hours.
The property loss will foot up over
100000.
The body Of F. S. Hanson. proprietor
Of the mills, was taken from the ruins
ut $3.50 o'clock last night. All the
clothing was burned and the flesh bad
,ly charred.
The following are missing and their
bodies are thought to be in the ruins:
Henry Hilton, bookkeeper for Han
son, 48 years old, single; was not seen
after the explosion, and his friends are
certain he was killed. ..... ..as.@.
Unknown woman. '-.' t' a
Joseph Doctor, employed in the New
England mills; supposed to have teen
killed while at work in the engine
room. ...t.
Charles Mullens, a peddler, thought
to have been crushed by timbers IN
the forward part of the mill. ,-' -
Some degree Of mystery covers the
origin OF the fire and collapse. The
theory most generally accepted Is that
the cause was a grain dust explosion
in the New England mills just back OF
the Office. 22,-%
Dozens of people had narrow escapes
from death. Several were more or less
injured by falling bricks and timbers.
Probably fifty people were employed
in and about the wrecked buildings.
and it is regarded as almost miracu-
lous that more lives were not lost.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
To Watch the Boer War.

LONDON, Nov. a.-The British gov
eminent has been obliged to refuse
permission for the United States to
send four officers to watch the Trans
vaal war, owing to precedent which
only permits one representative from
each power. Capt. Stephen L'Homme-
dieu Slocum, United States military
aa.sche at Lisbon. has been selected.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Fifty-first Starts Home,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The fifty
first Iowa was notified by Adjutant
General Bvers that the state would
furnish transportation from here to
each mans actual home, no matter
where he enlisted. The state has pro-
vided three special sleeping car trains
>nd subsistence. They leave here to-
day as fast as the regiment is mus
tered out. The Iowans will be the
guests of Council Bluffs and Des
Moines as they pass through the state.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
To Close Tin Plate Plan IA.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 3.-The Ameri-
can Tin-Plate company Wednesday
served notice of discharge on the SUI
perintendents and clerks Of all its mills
in Pittsburg, to take effect on Nov. is.
Some Of the plants have been closed
temporarily, it was said, for some
time, but the latest move shows the
shutdown is to be permanent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
sloason Defeata, schssfer.

New York, Nov. 3.-George Slosson
won the professional billiard match at
the Madison Square Garden concert
hail, again outplaying Schaefer ON the
nights play and winning the stakes
and net gate receipts by a total Of 900
points to ISL. The students" grand
average was just a shade over ~.
considerably below the cushion carom
record average, while Schaefers was
less than 4. a.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
orwlE,s Patent Once Report.

u SsSsy OrWi8e R9tent OMco noPoE"
DIES MONIES, Oct. 3l.-Applications
prepared and prosecuted by US have
een allowed as follows:
so o. Sullivan of Fredericksburg,
L., for : railroad joint comprising q
chair having integral downward pro.
sections to overlay the side faces OF
Sies and an integral splice bar at one
seslees to overlay the hanges and webs
Of abutting ends Of rails and q notch
81 the other edge to receive projec-
ton on mating splice bar.
s TO AZ Mendenhall, of Oskaloosa, for
: simple and efficient device adapted
"a Is detachably fastened to the dasher
n : buggy 90 that q person can readily
sdetachably fasten driving reins there
rs % prevent them from falling to
.beeouas trampled, soiled, or to cause
,accidents.
& Printed information about securing,
Whaling and selling patents sent free
~ applieante.
I "a, THOMAS G. ORwIs Il Co.,
Registered Patent Attorneys.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
POLK COUNTY WINS.

Takes tho National Prize at the Omaha
49, Exposition.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 1.-The award OF
premiums at the Greater American ex-
position for the best exhibit of agri-
cultural and horticultural products
from any one county in the United
States was announced today, this max
ing the best agriculture show ever got
together. Polk county, Iowa, takes
first prize, 81 ZOO, having the best and
finest exhibit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
To Expel Soma tor Mason.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The political &C.
tionc committee of the Tippecanoe
Club, a strong republican organization
has decided to expel United States
Senator Mason from it's membership
The action was taken on account of
Senator Mason's opposition to the pol
icy Of the national administration in
the Philippines.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
French to Assist Transvaal.

PARIS, Nov. "A society has been
formed to render assistance to the
Transvaal government. Col. Monteli
is president and Francois Cope, Jules
Lemaitre, Henri Rochefort and Dru-
mont, proprietor of the Libre Parole,
are the honorary presidents The Or
ganization is enrolling volunteers to
fight for the beers and the promoters
claim that more than 300 have volun-
teered. They have difficulty, however,
in finding the necessary funds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Want Lower Rates on Flour,

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-The Illinois
Millers' association adopted resolu-
tons censuring the railroads of the
United States for discriminating in
freight rates between wheat and -four,
and recommending that the National
Association of Millers do all in it's
power to secure an amendment to the
nterstate-commerce act which will
abolish the Discrimination. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
BRITISH REFUSED AT MAFEK1NG.

Driven Back by the Beers. According to
General Cronie.
LORENZO Marquee, Delagoa Bay Oct
3l.-A dispatch received here to-day
from Pretoria, dated October 20, says
General Cronje, the Boer commander,
announced there that the British gar
rison at Mafeking made a bayonet at
tack on Commandant Louw's lager,
near Grandstand, but were repulsed,
leaving six dead on the field, and it is
be..eved that many of the attacking
party were wounded. The dispatch
adds that Saturday morning Colonel
Baden-Powell asked for an armistice
in order to bury the dead. General
COME consented to this, the Beers as
sisting in placing the dead in the
wagon going to MafekinR.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
1ndisns's Prosperous Year.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 3.-The
state Of Indiana began a new fiscal
year Wednesday with balance in the
treasury of $691, 54S02. Oflcial esti-
mates say that it will take $4,000. 900 to
pay the state expenses for the ensu-
Ing year. The receipts for the year
just closed were $751;. 2s6.2s. The
state paid out during the year $s,97s.>
1926. Appropriations for new addi-
tons to state institutions amounting
to $475,00O went into effect Wednes-
day, 3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Captain Only Saved.

Philadelphia. Nov. IA dispatch re-.
ceived by the maritime exchange to-
day from Charleston, s. c., says the
steamer George L. Colwell. Capt. Gas.
kill, from Fernandina for New York,
has fountered. The captain is the only
one saved. '-| 80
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Show Distrust of United States.

Paris, Nov. 3.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of La Patrie telesraphs::
Public opinion in Germany is struck
with the fact that the United States is
concentrating a large naval force in
the neighborhood of China, pretending
that it is required in the Philippine
campaign. Assembled in Manila bay
are twenty-five war vessels, armep
with 121 cannon"
The inference. Of course, e that
America means to share In the parti.
zion Of China. --.--------.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Three Years in tho Penitent,ary.

NEWTON, Oct. BE. H. Laux, who
was found guilty of obtaining money
under false pretenses at the present
term of the district court, was SEN
fenced to three years in the peuiten-
tiary at hard labor and to pay the
costs of prosecution.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Report on the Public Debt.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The monthly
statement of the public debt issued
Wednesday shows that at the close of
business Oct. 81, 1899, the debt. less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
s., LAG, 629, 5S1, decrease during the
month of $2.276,1e9. This decrease Is
accounted for by the increase In the
amount of cash on hand and the in
creased redemption of national bank
notes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Irish Papers Gleeful.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Irish national
list papers are quite gleeful. The Dub
lin Evening Telegraph, John billions
paper says:
"a big bully triumphant is no lovely
spectacle, but big bully beaten is the
very acme of disgrace"
The Dublin Evening Herald ridic,,les
the idea of Great Britain menacing
Russia after Sir George Whites mes
SAGE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
GRINNELL STORE RAIDED.

Thieves Enter and Loot the Millinery
Store Of Mcanor Sisters.
.GR1SNELL, Oct. 31.-The millinery
store of the Meanor Sisters was entered
during last night and about $500 worth
of laces, tips and other costly materials
and goods were carried off. There is
absolutely no clue. One hundred and
fifty dollars worth of goods was re-
ceived Saturday last.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Bryan Hurled from a Carriage.

IEy1u uu11ou 1tOt" ;" 0UHEH36vs-' -
Omaha, Nov. 3.-In order to meet an
engagement to speak at Ravenna. w.
J, Bryan was driven across country
from Loup City, twenty-five miles.
three relays of horses being employed.
When about five miles from the start
the carriage was upset over an en-
bankment and Mr.. Bryan and the other
occupants were thrown out All were
more or less bruised, though not Sc
riOusly, -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
Protest to Board OF Control.

MuscArINE, Oct. 29.-Representative
Giesler and Senator Titus have tele-
graphed a protest to the board of
control against placing button ma
chimes in the penitentiarv.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
BREWERY PETITION IS A SUCCESS.
Legal Requirements as to Number of
Signers Necessary.

Legal Requirements as to hummer OF
Signers Necessary.
DIES MONIES, Nov. 1.-The brewery
consent petition carries over 5000 sig
natures or enough SO that those in
charge of its circulation are reasonably
certain that when it is checked over
and the names of those who did not
vote at the last general election or
who have signed twice are stricken off
there will still remain Il majority. De-
spite this the work of circulating the
petition is to be continued and not less
than 5000 signatures are expected.
The circulators are confident now that
not great deal of difficulty will be
experienced in getting about 1000 sig
natures, or within 1,7O0 of the total
number of votes cast at the last gen.
eral election.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
DIR, G, ID. HEBRON RESIGNS.
His Resignation Accepted by IcSa Col
lego Trustees.

His Resignation Accepted by Icsva Col
leGe Trustees.
DIES MONIES, Nov. 3.-Professor Geo.
d. Heron no longer occupies the chair
of Applied Christianity in Iowa college,
Grinnell. His resignation was laid be-
fore the trustees of the institution in
session in Des Moincs yesterday after
noon, and was accepted. The meeting
was held in Des Moines to avoid un-
necessary publicity. Professor Heron
was also present. In his letter of res
ignation he said he did not wish to
embarrass the college. He expects tc
devote himself to lecturing and liter
erary work.
Mrs. Rand. who endowed the chair
occupied by Professor Heron, with
drew her objection to continuing the
endowment and finally agreed that
she would allow the endowment
to remain, even if Professor Heron
should discontinue his connection
with the institution. This means
that the chair of Applied Chris.
tianity will not be discontinued, and
that as soon as possible a new man
will be found to occupy it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-03
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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
THOUSANDS OF IDLE
MEN IN DAWSON
Unable to Leave Because They Have
Not the WherewithaI to
Make the Trip.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. CIV. c. Ros-
ner OF 1911 Bush street, San Francisco.
who has been in Alaska about year and
was quite a well-known young attorney
of San Francisco. has just returned from
a trip to Dawson. He was in business
there for a time. Mr.. Rosner reports that
no such large number of men as were
reported to be on the trail a few weeks
ago are coming out A decision of the
police to give accommodations at the
posts on the river to no one who had no
money stopped the exodus before. in
fact it got fairly started. Consequently
several thousand idle men still have moth
ing TO do in Dawson and will remain in
that condition indefinitely. A large num-
Der Of people will go down the river to
Eagle City in the spring when the ice
breaks.
that is the lease-has been hung up;
imperative and unproductitve, in court
since last May, the tenants having refused
10 paw rent and a suit. yet undecided,
having been brought against them in
ejectment.
Mr.. Rosner is reported to have made a
stake in Dawson. and will return there
for more in a few weeks after visiting
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
TRANSIT FACILITIES
UNDER DISCUSSION
EXTENSIONS AND A NEW LINE
RECOMMENDED.
Important Action Taken at a Joint
Meeting of Property-Owners
and Tenants Last Night.

Extension of existing and the construc-
ton of new street railway lines was the
subject of discussion last night at a joint
meeting of the directors of the Mer-
chants Association and property owners
and tenants along the route of the pro-
posed improvements.
Endorsement was given to the PROPOSE
ton of the Market Street Railway Com
pany now before the Street Committee of
the Supervisors. This provides for the
conversion of the Post and Leavenworth
street cable line into an electric road, and
its extension along Montgomery, from
Post to Jackson, and for the construction
of a new electric line from Jackson
street. along Sansome to Bush, to Grant
avenue, to Post, to Taylor, to Market and
down Sixth to Brannan.
After the object of the meeting had been
stated by President Dohrmann of the Mer-
chants Associa ation, who presided. com
munica ton was read from the North Cen
tral Improvement Association, represent
ing property owners in the district bound
ed by Kearny and California streets and
the bay. This urged the necessity of i'm
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
PROTEST AGAINST
SUNDAY SALOONS
Los Angeles Temperance Workers
Address an Appeal to the City
Council

LOS ANGELES. March 10.-Temperance
workers who are bestirring themselves
in opposition to the petition of saloon men
asking for the repeal of the midnight and
Sunday closing ordinances are circulating
a remonstrance to be formally presented
to the Council as an expression of the
sentiments of the sgners. 1t is in these
words
To the Honorable Council. City Of Los Ange-
les: Whereas, There is movement on foot to
influence the City Council to repeal the ordi-
nance for Sunday closing and midnight clos
ing Of saloons in Los Angeles, and enact a
substitute by which saloons may run all night
by the payment of $40 month. and run open
on Sunday by an additional so added to the
regular license of $50 month therefore. We
the undersigned voters of Los Angeles. respect
fully enter protest against the repeal of the
law enacted by popular movement nine years
ago We Furthermore favor strict enforcement
against all volators We heartily favor the
recommendation of the Mayor and the Police
Commission that all saloons have but one
entrance and that from the front
In view of the strong efforts by the
conflicting forces and the complications Of
interests of temperance people: retail
dealers, restaurant men, soda fountain
owners and druggists, the Council ap-
pears in no hurry to adopt an ordinance
Changing the present order of things.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
WAS MRS. LUNG
DEVOTED TO THE
FLOWING BOWL2.
Her Appetite Caused
Much Comment.
SEVERAL DISPOSITIONS READ
CoRRoBORATE THE HUSBANDS
DIVORCE COMPLAINT.
Residents of Honolulu Tell What
They Know Regarding the Hab-
it's of DR.. Lungs Eccen-
trio Wife.
SEVERAL DISPOSITIONS READ
CoRRoBORATE THE HUSBANDS
DIVORCE COMPLAINT.

The action recently instituted by Dr.
George A. Lung of the United States
cruiser Philadelphia for divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Lung, on the
ground of intemperance, was taken up
by Judge Hebbard yesterday morning and
a number of interesting dispositions bear
ing on the wife's devotion to the flowing
bowl were opened and read. DR.. Lung
charges that on many occasions Mrs.
Lung, whom he married in Philadelphia
June 1, 1885, disgraced him while laboring
under hallucnations caused by Overin-
diligence in liquor. These charges are
corroborated in a large measure by the
dispositions given by various people Of HO-
nolulu.
The sworn statement of A s. Hum
phries, an attorney of Honolulu, first en-
tertained the court and spectators. In
the document he states that he was well
aware that Mrs. Lung often indulged in
intoXiCantS to excess, and when in this
condition she complained to the witness
that her husband was paying too much
attention to Mrs. Jack Winter Of Homo
lulu. charge which DR.. Lung indignant
ly denies. Humphries tells a story re-
garding a painful incident which occurred
in the presence of various people when
deponent'S wife met Mrs. Lung. The lat
ter referred to her new acquaintance as
a flat nOSed Chinese woman, a remark
that caused no end of scandal in Homo
lulu.
Humphr1eS fQrther stated tndl hrS:
Lungs conduct was such that Admiral
Walker of the flagship refused to permit
her to board the vessel and informed the
officers that they should not recognize
her. Under cross-examination witness
testified that Mrs. Lungs remark asso-
ciating her husband and Mrs. Winter al
most caused a conflict between DR.. Lung
and Mr. Winter. This trouble all origi-
mated at the annexation ball, witness
said. where Mrs. Lung charged her hus-
band openly with devoting all his time to
Mrs. Winter.
The deposition of Mrs. ]. II. Patty is
short but interesting. She met Mrs. Lung
in a car one day, she alleges. Mrs
Lung was intoxicated and swore at her
for no cause, much to her discomfort.
Miss Mabel Ladd, who resides at 765
Nuuanu avenue, in the island city, says
that Mrs Lung was of a jealous, eXcita-
BILE disposition and was given to drinking
to excess. When asked on crOss-eXami
nation if she did not know that DR.. Lung
treated his wife cruelty and consorted
with disreputable people, the witness dis
claimed all knowledge of such affairs.
Next Friday a demurrer to the com
plant will be argued, and in event IT Is
overruled the trial Will commence tmme-
diately 1t is Mrs. Lungs purpose to
fight the case to the end, an intention
which may reveal a family skeleton of
striking characteristics.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11

mediate action in the matter as follows:
Rapid transit in district is a vital neces-
sity, the lack of which is causing property
owners the loss of tenants and the conse
Quent depreciation in rents and in the value
or property Our district is practically mac
cessible. We have nothing but bobtail cars.
which necessarily give but slow service. In
consequence, trade is being diverted to other
parts of the city where there are electric and
cable lines and where business men have fast
communication.
On motion of Joseph Rothschild, the
Sixth Street and North Central Improve
ment Associations were requested to ap-
point a joint committee of three to CO.
operate with the Merchants Association
in the work of securing the construction
of the new railways by appearing before
the Street Committee of the Supervisors
and requesting the necessary franchises
be granted the Market Street Railway
Company L. V. Merle, H. II. Taylor and
Edgar Painter were selected as this COM
mittee.
was adopted. stating that 1t was the
sense of the joint conference that the pro-
posed improvements be made and that
every effort be used to this end.