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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
The Jester MURDER TRIAL.
BODY Seen Floating Near Whore Young
s$ Gates disappeared. &s# 81

AnOuS 00en rAohuuB NcAF whore AOUnI
Gates Disappeared.
New London, Mo-, July 2O.-William
Riley, who was Z years old at the time
Gates was killed, testified in the Alex,
ander Jester murder trial that in com,
pany with his father and mother he
visited the Allen creek at the annual
spring freshet that year and saw the
ice pass out. His mother discovered
what appeared to be dead body in
the ice foe. He and his father went
around the bend in the creek, a dis
lance Of about one-fourth Of mile,
and several times saw the body come
to the surface and disappear. The
body was that OF a man with long
brown hair. ]. B. ADHESION testified
that he saw Alexander Jester pass into
the pasture on the Giddings farm. AT
that time the wagons had been
changed, the larger one being in front.
A. S. Dye corroborated the Addison
evidence. Pleasant Cartwright, aged
81, stated on the witness stand that
he travelled a short distance with Alex
ander Jester on the morning of Jan.
Is, 1871. Witness overlook Jester on
the road en- route to Paris, near the
Elk fork of Salt river, in charge of two
wagons and teams, and was pretty
close to him before Jester knew he
was near. Jester turned and seemed
disturbed. Cartwright and Jester, went
along together about 300 yards, until
they came to the river and crossed at
the ford. Cartwright remarked to
Jester: you are by yourself, are
you?" Jester replied: 81 am" Curt
wright then said: ut is bad weather
for man to be out with two teams"
E. 7. Wetmore testified that Jester
with his two teams stopped in his liv-.
cry stable at Paris the night of Jan.
rs, 1871. Jester slept in his wagon
that night, in the barn, although he
was invited to stop in the office, where
there was a fire. He appeared to be
in trouble
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
:'(|;H|NA'S ENVOY is BUSTED.
Russia Hands Passport to the
Monaghan Minister.
'CZAR's TROOPS CAPTU REAlGUN
"A Hard Battle Was Fought There Ac-
n cording to : Report from Irkutsk-
Tuan Leads Army OF Million Chinese
4 --China's Heavy Loss.

London, July 20.-Russia has handed
the Chinese envoy at St. Petersburg
his passports and requested him to
leave the country with the members of
his mission. This news was received
in London from reliable sources.
St. Petersburg, July 20.-The general
staff announces that Russian troops
lhave captured Aigun in hard battle,
according to report from Irkutsk.
The report that Blagovetchensk has
Deem captured by the Chinese is de-
MED. ,.9f
Thousands Of Chinese Killed.
London, July 2O.-A special dispatch
from Tien-Tsin distributes the number
of those killed at the capture of the
native city as follows: Russians, 100;
Japanese, 81; British, 40, and Ameri-
cans, 81 The correspondent who sends
this asserts that thousands of Chinese
were killed, and that fighting was still
going on, when his dispatch was sent,
in various parts of Tien-Tsin. With
reference to the rumors that Europe
ans were seen working the Chinese
guns at Tien-Tsin, the Standard
learns that eight Russian military in
structors. forcibly detained by the
Chinese, were compelled to work the
guns. One escaped and reached the
Russian lines with his hands bound.
"A special correspondent of the Daily
Express at Tien-Tsin contrasts the
splendid work and perfect equipment"
of the Japanese with the inadequate
supplies Of the British, German, and
American contingents, which are ter
ribly lacking in the most obvious ne
cessaries.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Idaho Republican Convention.

Boise, Idaho, July 20-The repub.
lican state convention nominated the
following ticket: For congress, John
T. Morrison of Canyon; for Supreme
court, Edgar G. Steele of Latah; for
governor, d. w. Standred Of Bannock;
for lieutenant governor, A. A. Crane
of Kootenai; for secretary of state M
Patrie of Fremont; for state auditor.
Harry J. Syms of Gilmore; for attor.
ney-general, George l.. Gray Of Onie.
da; for superintendent of public in.
struction, Miss Jessie Reilly of Baline;
for mine inspector, N. Robert Bell o.
CuStpr
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Yankees Win Six Events,

Paris, July 1s.-Twenty-one cham
pionship contests in connection with
the exposition have been decided dur
securing thirteen seconds and twelve
thirds. Nine events took place Mon
day, in which the Americans placed
six firsts, six seconds and seven thirds
to their credit They captured the 200
meters hurdle race, the standing high
Jump, three standing jumps, the hop,
step and jump, the hammer throwing
and the standing long jump, and they
did it easily. In. fact, the facility with
which the American athletes carried
off prizes finally grew monotonous.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20

London, Juy 1S.-The French con-
sui at Shanghai, at a reception last
week, made all impassioned speech.
He said: ''rhe history of the world
can show no parallel to such situa-
ton, and if the abominable crime, the
mere thought of which makes us,
shudder, has been perpetrated, then,
it is our desire that swift and sum-
mary punishment shall fall upon the
perfidious nation which permitted it,,
Our government is fully aware of the,
danger in which we are placed, and I;
can assure you that we are doing ALL
in our power to avenge the noble VIC,
Tins of Chinese barbarity.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Killed by Electric Shock.

Otsego, Mich, July 20.--W. F. Heck
ner was accidentally electrocuted here.
He was the floor foreman of the Shap-
err chair factory and was engaged in
placing new buckets on the water
wheel, and grasped the socket of the
incandescent lamp to steady it and
was standing in eighteen inches Of
water barefooted and on iron, which is
a perfect conductor. He received no
volts and died Immediately.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Chris tians Flee to Servia,

Belgrade, Servia (via Semlin, Hun
gary, July 20.-In consequence of the
atrocities of the Albanians, who re-
Gently raided Old Servia, numerous
bands of Christians have fled into
Servia and Montenegro. The number
of these refugees is increasing every
day and the representatives of these
countries at Constantinople have.
lodged vigorous protest with the
sublime porte. -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Babv Six DAYS in the Woods.

Grand Rapids, Wis, July 20.-The g.
:year-old child of F. Turzushu, who has
been lost in the woods near Vesper
:since last Thursday, was found still
alive, near Hansen. Wis. There had
been heavy rains and the child had no
protection.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
STRIKE IS STILL IN PROGRESS,

No Action Is Taken In the Settlement OF
the st. Louis Trouble.
st. Louis, Mo-, July ,20.-Chairman
John T. Wilson of the citizens arbi-
tration committee announced that no
replies having been received to the let
tiers sent to President Whitaker of the
Transit company and Chairman Ed
wards of the strikers grievance COM
mittee requesting both parties to the
controversy arising out of the strike
situation to submit their differences to
arbitration the meeting of his commit
tee would be postponed. President
Whitaker declined to discuss the con-
tents of the letter or to intimate what
the nature of his reply would be.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Slain Before His Daugh tiers.

New York, July 20.-Louis Bianchi
shot and killed his cousin, Joseph Pas
sine, at Paterson, N. J. He then shot
and killed himself. Bianchi blamed
PASSING for his discharge from dye
works. He lay in wait near the works
and shot PASSING as the latter's two
little daughters were running to meet
him. PASSING fell dead at their feet.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
DrOp 100 Feet from a Trestle

Clifton, Arz., July 20:-A hand car
with six Mexican employees of the Ari-
zona Copper company dashed over a
trestle on the twenty-inch narrow
guage road and dropped 100 feet to
the bottom of a canon. Two of them
were killed and the others seriously
injured. All lay in a heap as they fell
until picked up by an ore train that
passed an hour later.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Effort to Rob Il Train Fails.

Louisville, KY, July 20.-Train No.
1O2 of the Illinois Central left the rails
owing to an obstruction near Hillside,
road officials are inclined to believe
that it was the result of another at
tempt at train robbery. The engine
and the mail coach were badly
wrecked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Conference on Cuba.

Washington, July 20.-The secretary
of war had a long conference with
Gen. Leonard Wood, who was sum-
moned here from Havana to discuss
plans for holding a Cuban constitu-
tional convention, and to inform the
secretary of war as to the general
conditions in Cuba. To a reporter
Gen. Wood said that the island was
ready now for a constitution.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Beers to Quit the TranSYaal.

Cape Town, July 1S.-Whea the war
in South Africa is over 10000 Beers.
chiefly naturalized citizens of The
Transvaal, will emigrate to the Unit
ed States. Irish-Americans are ar
ranging the preliminaries for the
movement. The latest Machododorp
advices state that President Kruger
will refuse to surrender until his sup
plies are exhausted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20

Rotterdam, July 20.-The strike here
is extending, and over 10000 men are
now involved There are ITO vessels
In the Mas river awaiting discharge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
REPORT A MASSACRE.

Boxes Said to Have Killed Christians
at Tai-Yeun Flu.
Shanghai, July 19.-The yellow ter
ror's bloodthirsty work is gradually
spreading, and no one knows when it
may begin here or at Hongkong.
News has been received here that Q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Two Dead at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 2O.-The tenn
perature was lower by 10 degrees than
yesterday-the maximum being So
yet two deaths and a number of pros
trations are recorded as result OF
the heat. The dead are Mrs. Christina
Weaver, s. years old, and James Beth
ell 40 years old,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20
Europe suffers from Heat.

London, July 20.-Torrid heat con-
tinues throughout Europe. The mer-
curry indicated IS degrees in the shade
in London. The hospitals are busy
caring for victims of heat prostra-
ton. Nine fatal cases are reported.
Laborers are obliged to knock off work
during the hottest hours Of the day.
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
"a eALLRp zee ..MY pBARn
but Somehow or other he utdn'teue
ceed 81 wen d Ms EN-
pected.

II don't know Of anything more ex.
asperating than an inattentiye clerk,
said a mild-mannered little man on
the street car the other night, but
unless you have a certain aplomb way
about you, so to speak, you might as
well endure the cross in silence. Now
I have a friend, he continued, swho
possesses Just such a gift, and, need
less to say he is never neglected. I
went into a store with him the other
day, and the young woman at the
counter where we stopped continued
c~onyersing calmly with another young
woman in the next department.
My dear madam, said my friend,
blandly, I trust you win pardon me
for intruding upon that important dis
cussion, but If you What do you
wish? said the clerk, looking startled.
DO not be angry, my friend replied;
4 know, Of course, that the occasion
al interruption of customers must be
very annoying, and no doubt. By
that time the poor girl was in a nerv-
GUS dutter. and I really felt sorry for
her. When we went out I expressed
| surprise Mt the ease with which her
attention had been secured, and my
friend laughed. %, it's no trick at
all, he said. All you have to do is to
keep cool yourself,
Next day 1 was fool enough to try
| the system myself, after 1 had camped
beside a counter for ten minutes wait
ing for a large and naughty lady to
conclude a conversation. My dear
mad l began, trying to initiate my
friends sang froid. 'Sir!' exclaimed
the saleslady, wheeling on me sudden.
" and freezing my blood with a
~ferocious glare. My dear I stam'
mered, my dear Really / could go
no further. My tongue stuck to the
roof of my mouth, and 1 could feel
the sweat breaking out on my fore
head. 1 know I must have looked the
picture of helpless i~mbecility. What
do you mean by calling me your dear
and things like that2' demanded the
enraged amazon.
''What earthly reply could I makei
/ did the only thing possible got
up and sneaked out, expecting every
minute to feel a policeman grab me
by the collar. So, as said before, I'M.
less you have the way about you, yoJ
might as well put up with these little
ahnoyances. The FACULTY Of blandIy
biufing ones fellow beings is some
thing that can't be acquired."-N o
Times-Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED
Antarctic Il Practically nm Un-
known Region at the Pre-
emit Time.

The actual existence of a land cor.
responding to what is charted as Gra-
ham land is a matter Of considerable
doubt. On the map it extends from
the sixty-ninth parallel Of latitude
northward 400 miles. But Alexander
l. land, the southern termination, is
an island, and we saw no land east
ward. The character of the land
which may or may not exist between
this and the newly discovered Belgica
strait is in doubt. It offers scientific
and commercial prospects promised
by no other new polar region.
At the one hundredth degree of east
longitude, close to the circle, there is
another interruption in the unknown,
This is the much-disputed Wilkes
land. 1t is. by far the largest land
mass in the entire antarctic area,
Including Victoria land, its better
known eastern border, it covers more
than one-sixth of the circumference
of the globe. In a territory Of this
extent, even under the most hopeless
spread of snow, would it not be
strange if something of value and
much Of interest were not found? II
is not at all improbable that the dis,
connected lines seen by Wilkes are the
continuous lines of the continent
These are, in all probability, of-lying
islands, which front a great cont
nent. We are led into the conviction
that there is a continent here by the
very great number and the enormous
size Of the icebergs which are here en-
countered. But conviction withou.
better evidence will not, and ough.
not TO, satisfy explorers.
Enderby land ana Kent land fur
.nish other problems. They are prob
ably not fixed to the continent, TO
the American. Morreu, found open Sc,
below them; but whether they ar
i~sloated islands or parts Of an archi
pelago remains to be ascertained
Does Peter island exist? The Belgic
drifted close to the position assigne.
to il by Bellinghausen, but saw n
land. These r but a few example
of the many geographical problem
to be solved in the far south.-Fred
erick Cook, NJ. d.. in ~Scribner's.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

A mackerel with a rubber baud
around its body was taken from a net
at Pr%ovincetown by John p. Woods,
Several macberel banded in a similar
manner were taken by net fishermen
on the New England coast four or FIVE
years ago, and fishermen generally
wer puzzled to account for the band.
That the bands were placed upon the
fish when small was evident, for in
every instance the rubber was sunken
deeply into the body of the mackerel
The mackerel captured by Woods has
worn its band for a long time, as evi-
denced by the depth Of the assure
When taken from the water the body
Of the fish collapsed at he point en-
eircled by the band, the upper end
inelining at an angle with the tail por.
ton, yet the skin was not broken
Boston Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
PITH AND POINT.


The difference between a wit and a
humorist is that a wit says things and
q humorist writes them-Pucl.
US she really a society girl?'' @Nell.
she makes and receives a great many
calls Really?' eyes; she's a tele-
phone operative -Philadelphia Rec
ord
"The average Life OF an engine IS only
90 years2' said AZ astonished passen-
ger, "Such tough-looking thing ought
10 live longer than that" ''Well,'' said
the driver, perhaps it would if it didn't
smoke SO much. ANSWERS.
do you know that a man is three
eighths Of an inch shorter at nightthan
in the morning?' demanded Dinsmore.
sThe last time stocks took a tumble =
replied Mullins, Il was $4,000 shorter at
night than in the morning g Life.
Said Mrs. O., who had come to
spend the day, to little Edith: "Are
youglad to see me again, Edith2" Eyes,
nm, and mammals glad, too" replied
he child. Us she?' eyes, MN. She
said she hoped you'd come to-day and
have it over with. Ohio State Jour-
nal.
'Take that dog awayi" shrieked the
terror-stricken woman. she won't hurt
you,a answered the animals owner.
HBut he acts as if he were made "0ht
that's all right. He's merely trying to
paw his nice new muzzle off his face,
He amt mad. He's only indignant
Washington Star.
Some one always finds the romance
in a public mans life. No man ever
married in the usual way, with a pa
rade, Lohengrin and something to eat
and then became distinguished after
ward, that the wedding was not re,
ferred to in later years al a romance"
-Atehison Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

The solemn air Of judicial gravity
and dignity of the supreme court is
sometimes disturbed by a flash Of hui
NOR. On one occasion there was an
argument going on, and the attorneys
were using a map to Illustrate the case.
One attorney, in the course Of his pres
entation Of the case, pointed to the
map in question and was proceeding to
dilate upon the same. when Justice
Gray asked him what the map was,
"Why, your honor, it is just a birds
eye view of the land in controversy .
answered the counselor.
"WeIl, said Justice Gray, "Iwish you
would bring the map a little nearer; ]
haven't got a birds eye.'-Washington
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

The conductor said there was room
Tor a few more inside.
At the Elephant and Castle, when the
train turned west, the customary con-
tingent of shoppers got in, and there
was an uncomfortable jam.
But the little man kept his eyes on his
paper. He also kept his seat.
Pardon me, madam, said q petite
nan hanging on to a strap to a lady
standing beside him with % armfuI OF
paper parcels, 'yon are standing on my
foot.
erm SO SORRY" said she. Fl thought
belonged to the man sitting down"
And then the little mans eyes were
fitted from his paper and she got the
seat. Peorson's,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
U~NEDUCATED MULES.
How They and UnsIiIIed Packers
Brought Disaster to the Britt
ish In south Africa.

The fact that the loss Of two crack
British regiments and a battery of ar
tillery at Ladysmith, the other day,
was directly attributable to the stam-
pede of the ammunition pack mules
strongly emphasizes a remark that has
been made repeatedly during the past
few weeks by the stockmen of this
city.
t'The English officers + shipping
some frst-rate mules to South Africa" .
has been the general comment among
experts, 'sbut they'll be no use for pack
ing until they are thoroughly trained
The importance of a tirst-class pack
train in such a campaign as the British
are now undertaking in the Transyaal
can hardly be Over-estimated. 1T is
impossible to use wagons to any ex-
tent over the trackIess veldt, and the
army must depend on its mules to
carry its provisions, its ammunition, its
machine guns, its light artillery and
the major part Of its camp equipment.
Withoutits pack train a regiment would
be in very much the position Of a man
who had a match but no cigar.
In order to pack" properly a mule
requires a special Cducation, and therp-
in lies the source Of no end of prospect
i've trouble in the IransvaaI. Up to dase
the British officers who have been maxi
ing their headquarters in New Orleans
have bought and shipped upward of
1000 mules. The specifications call fer
small, active animals, sound in wind
andImb, ndweighing between 500 ard
600 pounds, and they have been Guile
from droves in all parts Of the coun-
try. They came from northern Illinois
and southwestern Texas and all the in
~termediate region. AS far as answering
the stipulated requirement, they were
an exceptionally satisfactory lot, but,
unfortunately, there was no %education-
al qualification, and in the language OF
stockmen, they were green" 1t is
doubtful whether one in a hundred ever
saw such a thing as a pack.
An effort was made TO remedy this diff.
ticulty by engaging a number Of ex.
pert American packers and sending
them over with the different consign.
ments to break the animals upon theil
arrival III OOuln AlEAcds DuG MuCu u
the regret of the officers very few coulC
be secured at any figure. The packers
Of the west are undoubtedly the bes'
in the world, but they belong to tn,
upper rank of skilled labor and find EN-
ployment too easily at home to + t,
make a long journey across seas. A
any rate only a handful We're obtained
probably not more than four or five t,
each vessel that has sailed.
The foregoing will give a fair idea o
the difficulties under which the Brit
ish army is certain to labor through
lack Of competent trainers and packers
In the hands of a lot of clumsy Kaffirs
the fine animals sent from this port ar
more apt to prove a source of DANCE
and annoyance than of actual utility
Moreover, the trains are wanted TO
immediate service, and even if skille.
men were on the ground they woult
lack the necessary time for training
1t is a serious problem and entitled t
consideration among the greatest o
the difficulties that beset the presen
eampaign-N. o. Times-Democrat
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

"A few days ago a boy was missing
from a schoolroom in of the up
town public school buildings. The
teacher looked around and failed to see
the familiar face.
'Does any pupil know why Tommy
McGregor isn't in school to-day?'' she
inquired.
There was no reply.
The teacher repeated the query.
Then a little girl slowly lifted her
hand.
please, ma'am, she said, 81 know
And why does he stay away, Mary?''
please, ma'am, it's cause he's got
measles inside
Mary had read the contagious disease
card that was tackled on front Of the
house.-CleveIand Plain Dealer.