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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
CoNGER WILL HOLD THE PLACE
No Danger That he viii Be Recalled
from Picking,


Washington, Nov. 29.-There is no
truth to the story that Conger in
tends to return home. The depart
ment has given the matter an en-
phatic denial. There IS no difference
of opinion, and the administration is
more than satisfied with the work be-
ing performed by Iowa's distinguish
ed diplomat.
1t developed yesterday the chief
point in the exchanges concerning
China which thave been going on dur
ing the last few days among the
powers relates to the wisdom of de-
liyering an ultimatum to China, using
the expression "ultimatum" in the
text of the demand to be handed to
the Chinese ENJOYS, involving the pos
sibility of resulting in declaration
of war against China in case the de-
mands of the ultimatum are not COM
piled with. It appears some of the
powers desired the express use of the
word "ultimatum" in the demand rel
ative to the decapitation or other eX-
IRENE punishment of eleven princes
or c.her high officials responsible for
the outrages, and this view of using
the most extreme term of diplomacy
seems to have found favor with the
ministers at Picking. When it be-
came known at several capitals con-
siderable dissent became manifest.
About week ago Japan took the in
itiativc in the appeal for modera-
ton. This received favorable con-
sideration of the United States,
France, Russia and probably Great
Britain. About the same time Sec
rotary Hay took steps to express the
view of this government wais mad
visable to proceed to the extent of an
ultimatum against China, but the de-
mand should not be beyond what
China reasonably might have the
power to comply with. The unanim-
ity of sentiment among the powers
gives grounds for the belief that
the demands of the ministers will be
modified by the omission of the term
"ultimatum," although it is not yet
clear what the final attitude of the
remaining powers, Germany, Austria
and Italy, will be.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
PLOT TO KILL. PRESIDENT.
Letter Received Giving An Anarchist
Scheme Away.

Letter Received Giving An Anarchist
Scheme Away.
New York, Nov. 2s.-The police of
Hoboken, N. j., have received let
ter alleging the existence of a plot to
'assassinate Mckinley. The letter,
which is illegibly signed, is as fol-
lows:
! "Sirs-Having almost thoroughly
assured myself of an anarchist plot
against his excellency, President Nc
Kinley, 1 consider it my duty to adj
wise you of the name of one who is
more than suspected of being the
leader, whose name is found in the
enclosed sup. He is a fugitive from
Justice, and dangerous man, having
been convicted several times and on
the last occasion being sentenced to
five years Imprisonment Tor an anar-
.chist attempt.
my statement can be verified on
appealing to the project of police at
Paris.
. ''In the course of the past year he
had concealed with him man named
Francois, author of an anarchist at
tempt at Scranton, where he mortally
wounded an agent of the police"
The writer of the letter, the police
say, is located and his story will be
investigated.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
IYPHOON Ar GUAM. !
United ktates Cruiser Yosemite Lost
During the Storm.

United ktates Cruiser Yosemite Lost
During the Storm.
New York, Nov. 80. lAdyices have
been received here from Mania that
the island of Guam was visited by q
typhoon on november 20, which
wrecked thousands of homes, among
them being the headquarters of Gov
ernor Schroeder. The towns OF In
drajan and Terraforo were swept
away, and it is estimated that hun
dreds of the native population in var
ious parts o. the island met their
deaths. The cocoanut crops were
rendered worthless and the vegeta.
ton of the island killed bv snlt
water. The storm came up in the
forenoon and swept across the island
with amazing rapidlty.
The United States auxiliary cruiser.
Yosemite, which was anchored adja.
cent to the collier Justin, dragged
her anchor and was driven around
$50 yards from the reef, her bows be.
ing crushed in. A launch with q
crew of five men had previously left
the ship to endeavor to find safe
anchorage for the vessel, the indica.
tions being that anchors would not
hold her where she was. The men
were not seen after they left the
ship and it is practically certain that
the heavy sea which the storm kick
ed up swamped the launch. The
bodies of Coxswain ~. Swanson and
Seaman George Anhel were recover.
ed after the typhoon subsidized. All eff:
forts'to save the ship were futile and
she was finally scuttled and aban'
dOned. -.,5 ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
Plot to XIII Roberts.

London, Nov. 2s.-According to. n
special edition Of the Evening Stand
ard, a plot to assassinate Lord Rob-
erts, in which two foreigners are con
cerned, was discovered. It appears.
the conspirators, laid mine which
was designed to be blown up Sunday
while Roberts was in church at Jo-
hannesburg. But the police and Rob-
erts' body-guard frustrated the con-
spiracy. Ten men, mostly Italians,
We're arrested. These details, the
Evening Standard says, it is unable
to verify.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
REFUSED TO SEND MORE TROOPS.
British Government Said to Have de-
ciined Lord Roberts Request.

British Government Said to Have De-
ciined Lord Roberts Request.
London, Nov. 27.-"We under
stand" says the Daily Express, that
Lord Roberts recently requested the
government to send 10000 regulars
to South Africa to relieve the same
number still in the field, but that his
request was declined on the score of
expense"
After condemning the governments
refusal as "ruinous economy" the
Daily Express goes on to describe
Lord Kitchener's drastic plan Of
operation"
"He will endeavor to isolate the
commanders" it says, land to move
suspected Boer families into garri-
so.ed towns. He will clear trouble
some districts, confining the popula-
ton in lager if necessary, and will
take or destroy all food supplies,
punish treachery by death or trans
portation, raze villages guilty of
reasonable acts and destroy all
farms in the vicinity of railway or
telegraph cutting"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Miss Alice Sinclair Of Cincinnati. O..
who acted as bridesmaid at tho wed.
ding Of Z friend, found thimble In
che piece Of brides cake which she
ate. This was regarded AZ proof that
she would be an old maid. To prove
that the sign was false she agreed to
marry William Keller. to whom she
was engaged. at once, and invited all
the wedding guests to be present at
her marriage. A minister was found
within three hours Of the time when
she was acting as bridesmaid.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
THIRTEEN KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Fifty Others Injured In . San Francisco


Fifty Others Injured In = San Francisco
, Accident.
San Francisco, Nov. 30.-Thirteen
people were killed and fully fifty
badly injured by the collapse of the
roof of the Pacific glass works, on
Fifteenth street yesterday, while it
was crowded with men and boys
watching football game on the field
adjoining.
About seventy-five people fell
through the roof upon the red-hot
furnaces and glass watts below. All
were horribly burned and it is feared
that in addition to the thirteen
deaths already reported, there will
be several more. --
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

The falling Of the elevators Is perhaps
not the only danger associated with
life in the modern sky -scraper. Some
physicians, in making physical exam
nations for life insurance companies.
think they have discovered that ele-
yator boys and others who make many
trips a day are peculiarly liable to
t,eart-disease and premature degener-
alton Of the arteries. They do not
knew whether this is due to change
In atmospheric pressure in passing
from basement to roof and down
again. to the disturbances caused by
the sudden starts and stops and the
rapid descent, or to some a. yet I'M
suspected cause.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

The perfunctory manner In which
witnesses are sworn In English courts
was illustrated recently in London
court after some twenty witnesses had
given their evidence. It was then dis
covered that all had solemnly sworn
on and had kissed guide to the law
Of landlord and tenant. The mistake
came to light only when court off,
cial saw that the supposed Bible was
much more clean than usual. and, as
a consequence. looked closely at tho
book.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Telephones are being fitted on the
electric cars o: one Of the suburban
lines In st. Louis. The instrument Is
placed In the rear Of each car, the
NEGATIVE connection being through
the wheels to the rail, and the posi-
tive connection being secured through
Z simple device. like 3ointed hshpole,
and an overhead wire, paralleling the
trolley. Thus the motorman Is able
at al times to communicate with the
ot,lcs. tho sheds and the wrecking
crew. Later It is intended to connect
this line with the public ssrviee and
70 permit ~ use by passengers
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

A street in Chicago, not far from tbs
"Archey road" immortalized by Doo-
ley. has been known for twenty years
% Fake street, in honor of a certain
business man bearing that name. The
word has come to have SO injurious a
significance Of late years that the
residents and property owners in that
ineighborhood have prayed the city
authorities to give the street new
name.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Twenty-cne persons died in Massa-
chusetts last year aged 100 years OK
more. Sixteen Of the twenty-one were
women-three Of the sixteen never
having been married. Eight Of the
twenty-one were born in Ireland. three
in Canada and three in other foreign
notwithstanding seven native-born.
six Of whom were Of Massachusetts, ma
t;vity. The oldest was two months
over 106 years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
KRUGER MAY VISIT Us.
Mr.. Pearson Declares He IL Coming
Across the Ocean.

Mr.. Pearson Declares He Is Coming
Across the Ocean.
New York, Nov. 2s.-Samuel Pear
son formerly commissary general of
he Transvaal army, who has just ar
rived in this country, with a number
of other Boer refugees, is responsible
for the statement that President
Kruger will probably soon seek
refuge ana 4 permanent home here.
"Presidcnt Kruger will leave Paris
very soon, ! believe" said General
Pearson, land come to America,
where with his wife, he will make his
home until sucn me as our arms
have triumphed and he can return
to South Africa to take up again his
office as chief executive of the Beers"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
TURKEY WILLING TO SETTLE.
Imperial Trade Issued Ordering Cruis.
er In the United states.

xmpeFI8k JFAO0 1B0ueO OFOCEIn& .CEul0.
er In the United states. ,..
Constantinople, Nov. 30.-The ar
rival of the United States battleship
Kentucky at Smyrna has so shaken
up the palace that indications are &C.
cumulating of a desire to hasten
settlement to the satisfaction of the
United. An trade has been issued
calling for the purchase of cruiser
at Philadelphia, the price for which
is to include the 100000 Armenian in
demnity. This is regarded as a sub
terfuge designed for local consump-
ton in order to save the face of the
porte. Nevertheless it is now be-
lieved that Turkey will find the
money and order cruiser in the
hope Of propitiating the United
States. Despite the dispute the rcla-
tions between the United States le-
cation and the porte continue COR.
dial.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Absolute amnesty has been granted
~ the Peruvian legislature to all per-
sons who may have been concerned in
any political transgression or offenses.
with the right t. I'LL public Offices. All
political prisoners confined ct Lima
have been set at liberty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Christmas trees are already being
cut Gown In Washington county. Me-.
and the seasons output from that Sec
ton VIII amount to 400 car loads, with
46o lunches to a car. Each bunch
consists Of from two to six trees. The
trees are sent to New York and Bcs-
ton. where they will retail for about
ten times as much as they are worth
on board the cars In Maine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

There Is one comfort In the COM
ing on OF cold weather. Statistics in
dicate that outbreaks Of insanity are
most frequent in the hot season, and
that suicides In the summer months as
compared with the winter months are
as three to two Whence It would
appear that even our reason and our
love Of life are best kept on ice.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
Germany DetIe. the sultan.

Constanlinople, Nov. 27.-A diff
Guilty has arisen between Germany
and Turkey. The Ottoman governs
ment objects to Germany using Far
San island in the Red sea, as coal
ing station and wishes to establish
there q Turkish depot accessible to
all the powers. Germany, however.
insists that she will rot aband on the
island
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

n When new postodice is to be named
the people Of the neighborhood have
the right to choose its name. There
ars schleys. Roosevelts and Funstons
Ill over the country. Now some Vir-
ginians have named their postofice
Tuan, In honor OF the anti-foreign
Chinese prince, and the name has to
stand. 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Clark Of Montana is going to make
another effort to obtain seat in the
United States senate. As far as the
legislature Of Montana is concerned,
Clark's case is already won. A ma
5ority Of the members OF that body
are OF Clark's choosing. and they will
undoubtedly give him set Of creden-
fials to carry to Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
No woman ever admitted she laced
too tight. .-a..,
Copger Said to be Coming Home.

New York, Nov. 27.-A Washington
dispatch to the World says: Minister
Conger probably will return to the
United States. His relations with
the administration have not been
harmonious since the relief of Pc
king. Mr.. Conger advocates meas
ures which the president regards as
too radical, and he has not taken
kindly to the fact that his views
have not been endorsed at Washing
ton. J.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
FRANCE WILL MAKE A MOVE.
Will Probably Take Initiative to Secul
Arbitration for Beers.

Arbitration for Beers.
Paris, Nov. 29.-The general coun-
Gil of the Seine has unanimously
adopted resolution that the French
government should take the initiative
in an endeavor to bring about an ar
bitration of the issues between Great
Britain and The Beers.
Paris, Nov. 30.-The chamber of
deputies yesterday unanimously
adapted q vote of sympathy with Mr..
hrurer '.. ..rl
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
Iowa State B stander
NJ BYsrANDER PUB. 90.
DIES. MONIES,
Aau1s Adans has : new play upoa
which ths New York dramatic critics
~ unable 70 agree. She Is : fortunate
woman. siss. Y n

Ths reason for the advance In prices
= By no means complicated. The Chi.
ego packers simply feel that they
Aeed the money.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

London, Nov. 26.--Gcneral Buffers
home newspaper, the North Devon
Herald, says it understands the gen.
eral will be made a peer when the
New Years honor list is issued, and
that he will assume the title of Lord
Butler of LadYsmith.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Some people are like clocks; they
are going all the time but never get
anywhere.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
Twenty are said'-to be Dead.

Beaver, Penn, Nov. Estate last
night Cleveland & Pittsburg flyer
went into the Ohio river at this place.
Three Cleveland men, Engineer
Coucheour, Fireman Allen and Ex-
press Messenger Casey, were killed.
Nineteen others are reported dead
ard the entire train is said to be in
the river. se&
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

person OF NlFS. odIIA hoVcl VI <ADAa'
The ;-heriff was assisted in guarding
the prisoner for safety's sake by a
detail of members of Company G,
Iowa National Guard, from Ottumwa-
A large crowd of Infatuated Abba
people met the official party at the
depot on it's arrival there, and threats
of lynching by rope were openly and
vigorously made, but the appearance
of the soldiers with tEe'r bayonetted
guns and the representations of The
sheriff had Che effect Il keeping the
crowd at bay. The prisoner was
marched to the court house in hol-
low square. The proceedings there
were frequently interrupted by yells
of fiery nature, but the absence of
a leader resulted in no rush being
made. The prisoners attorneys, Ed
ward Morrison OF Abba and
George Z. Taylor Of Oskaloosa, filed
an affidavit OF prejudice, upon which
change of venue was granted to
Wapcllo county. Immediately the
sheriff, soldiers and prisoner re-
turned to Ottumwa on Burlington
train, where BROKER was jailed.
Attorneys Mullan & Pickett of
Waterloo have filed petition asking
Tor new trial for their client, Jer-
ONE ". Hoot. They enumerate thir-
teen reasons why the petition should
be granted. gan. -.
Archbishop Keane has positively
denied the report that he had re-
ccived a communication from Rome
directing the division Of the arch
diocese of Dubuque and the erection
OF the see of Sioux City, and that he
had summoned the suffragan bishops
of the province ard his own coua-
Gil to meet in Dubuque to nominate
candidates for the Sioux City bish-
opric.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-11
Stacking the Straw.

In some way the wheat and oat
straw should all be utilized. If it can
not all be fed to the stock to advantage,
it can at least be used for bedding and
in this way be converted into manure.
There are few farms where there is too
much manure. Generally If more care
were taken to make, save and apply
more manure, better crops at a less
cost would be grown, and where wheat
and oats are made a part of the farm
crops, the straw should in some way
find it's way back to the land.
Straw alone is not complete food.
Animals must consume too large bulk
of it, more than can be properly digest
ed il even fairly thrifty condition is
maintained. But if combined with
other materials it can be used to a
good advantage. If mixed with clover
hay and small proportion of wheat
bran is added, a very good ration is pro-
vided and one that is at the same time
economical. Like everything else
saved for feed much depends upon the
condition. With a little care in stack
ing, so that it will keep in a good con-
dition it can be used to a much better
advantage either for feeding or bed
ding. Even when wanted for bedding
it should be stacked up where it can
be kept dry, as dry bedding will help
materially in making the stock com
Portable in winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-11

in, and this work is done early in the
morning when the air is cool-just
about daybreak is good time-the
milk having been ripened by a starter
the evening before. The newly churned
butter is put into a bowl, and may be
kept in pan set in the cold water on
a shelf of bars put across one end of
the tank. The tank is kept closed in by
half doors hinged to the ends of the
tank If there is no spring this tank
may still be used by supplying it with
water from a well through rubber
hose kept for the purpose. In a house
of this kind the best kind of butter may
fbe made without difficulty, without iee,
every day through the summer. The
winter dairy is then made in a dairy
attached to the house, and in a base
ment well lighted and having cement
floor, and if needed warmed in the
coolest weather by an oil stove, to pre-
vent freezing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-11
Al Sun rner Dairy.


AS shown in the drawing, the ground
Is dug out thirty inches deep at the
north end to make a tank. which is sup
piled by the spring, and to keep the
water cool the spring is closed in by a
small house, well ventilated, and
shaded to keep the heat of the sun off.
The water is brought into the milk
house by pipe buried in the ground to
keep it cool. The tank is walled up
with bricks or stVne, and is covered by
two falling half doors. The milk is set
in the tank, in pals sixteen inches
deep and nine or ten inches in diam
eter, with tap in the bottom to draw
off the milk and strip of glass set in
the bottom to show when the cream
comes down. When the cream is down
the tap is shut and the cream Is poured
out into separate can in which it is
kept to gather for three days, when it
is ripened for churning. This tank is
made wholly across one end of the
house. The house is used for churning
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-11
they found that 100 pounds Of ears Of
dent corn had S11a pounds OF kernels

they found that 100 pounds Of ears Of
dent corn had S11a pounds of kernels
and 1914 pounds of cob. There was
Till pounds Of dry matter, of which
61.S4 pounds was digestible in the kerr
mel, and 1910 pounds of dry matter OF
which I'll was digestibie in the cob.
Then the whole ear ground should be
nearly 13 per cent better than the kerr
nels alone, an important item, well re-
paying the cost of grinding. At the
Kansas station they reported that in a
feeding test with pigs, $50 pounds Of
corn and cob meal made 100 pounds
of gain, while of the pure meal it took
$40 pounds. Taking the North Caro-
lima figures with these, we find that the
number of pounds of ears making 100
pounds Of pork, when all was ground
together, would make but little over
80 pounds when only the kernels were
ground. A Nebraska farmer who feeds
many cattle says he finds it profitable
to grind corn and cob when it is %
cents bushel, and having his own mill
with sweep power, he can grind it for a
half cent a bushel. But all agree that
fine grinding is important.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-11
Push the Chicks.

Growing chicks cannot be persuaded
to eat too much. Push them along so
that they will attain full growth before
cold weather sets in. The pullets of
early hatchings, il well fed and in
warm quarters, should be ready to lay
by winter, and if the quarters are warm
enough they should lay fairly well all
winter.
Separate the young ROSTERS from the
pullets if it is possible and feed them
extra, SO that they may be full grown
and well feshed when the time comes
to sell them. They should be kept hun
CRY, vet have sufficient to eat A good
plan is to give them enough to only par
TALLY satisfy their appetite in the morn
ing and never enough during the day,
so that they will hunt around for food
The exercise will do them good. But
for the evening meal they should have
enough of good grain to fill their crop,
so that they can go to roost comtorta-
bly,. Late Matched chicks should re-
ceive the very best of care and be
pushed along as rapidly as possible, as
it is easier to do this now than when
the weather becomes cold.
When the chickens have attained
their full growth or nearly so, and the
fattening period begins, they should
be confined in a small yard SO that
while they may have little exercise,
yet not the unlimited run they were
accustomed to. If the fattening is to
be done very rapidly, each bird should
be confined in small coop just large
enough for them.