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Training Medical Women.

The London School of Medicine for
Women in its report for 1899 appends
a list of 254 medical women it has
trained. They seem now to be called
to the furthest ends of the earth to
serve in hospitals and as medical mis-
sionaries. Nearly every important
town in India has a qualified woman
physician. China claims large num-
Der. Even Persia claims one, and
South Africa has several. Among the
different posts held by women doctors
are those of medical examiner of
life insurance company and to the
women's staffs of postoffices. Women
are medical inspectors to high schools
for girls, and to children boarded out
under the Church OF England Society
for Waits and Strays.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-05-04
AS FATE WOULD HAVE 1T,
Why tho Arkansas Man Kicked Him
self Down Hill.

self Down Hill.
Many years ago an Arkansas youth
on leaving the home Of his sweetheart
late at night, received a severe kick
as he stepped out Of the door. His be-
loved had not responded definitely to
his proposal of marriage, but had as
sured him that she would soon let him
know what she could do for him. He,
unfortunately for two tender hearts,
took the kick for an answer and de-
parted for far and wild country.
Here he brooded over his wound and
his broken heart until his beard grew
down to his knees and his nose became
Roman. AS fate would have it, as
fate always has it, he turned up late
one sad, sad evening when the straw
neck hens were quarreling on the
roost and the brindle cow was low
Ing mournfully for her hungry Off
spring. young man some six feet
tall met the lonely visitor. 1t was one
Of seven sons, born from time to time,
unto his old love. Explanations fol-
lowed. 1t was not the girl who kicked
him thirty years before. Oh, no! 1t
was her angry father. She loved him
1t was all clear now. He went out
to the horse lot, cut off his beard with
the sheep shears and kicked himself
down the hill.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
BRESCI GETS LIFE SENTENCE.
Assassin of the Late King Humbert
Has - Short Trial.

Milan, Aug. 31.-The trial of Bresci,
the anarchist who killed King Hum
bert at Monza, was opened here yes
terday. An immense crowd gathered
about the court seeking admission to
he court room, where only a few
places were reserved for the ticket
holding public. After reading the
Indictment, witnesses were introduced
eleven for the prosecution and five
for the defense. The examination Of
Bresci followed. He declared he had
decided to kill Humbert after the
events in Milan and Sicily ito avenge
the misery of the people and my own.
| acted without advice or accompli-
ces." The prisoner admitted target
practice and the preparation of bull
lets. He spoke in a low, firm voice.
and said he fired three shots at three
yards with his revolver. While the
Indictment, which is very long, was
being read. Bresci was apparently I'M
moved and scanned the faces of the
audience without any signs of fear
or effrontery. The indictment show
ed the assassin was incessant at tar
get practice and that he prepared
bullets so as to render them more
dangerous. Witnesses then gave tes-
timony regarding the killing of the
king, after which Bresci asked to be
sentenced, saying he was Indifferent
and awaited the next revolution. He
was sentenced to life imprisonment
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
The NEWS TN IOWA
WATCHING THE EMPLoYE !.
Twenty Detectives Are at Work on the
M Express Robbery. ssS

Twenty Detectives Are At Work on the
Express Robbery.
Il Burlington, Aug. 2s.-Twenty ex-
pert detectives are now at work in
Burlington on the $40 600 express rob
berry. 4. J. Calhoun, general agent
of the Adams Express company, and
Superintendent of Detectives Schu-
macker arrived and have entered into
active cooperation with the other
men here in trying to solve the puz-
ze. One official said: 1--WE will get
them" The fact that a bag of $500
in silver was stolen from the depot
express Office under similar circum-
stances has probably done a good
deal to influence the detectives and
officials in centering their work here.
Every minute of the day the en-
ployes of the two concerns are watch
ed, detectives following them to and
from work and to their meals. The
express Office in the railway station,
however. is spied upon closer than
the bank, the detectives scarcely
leaving it minute, day or night, and
when they are not at the Office they
are studying photographs of it in an
attempt to gather some clue which
will lead to the discovery of the thief
who made away with the package
containing $4,000. Assistant Super
intendent Irle of the Pinkerton Ma
tional Detective agency declares that
no particular individual is as yet sus-
pected of the robbery. The safe was
opened at Aurora, Galesburg, Galva
and Monmouth, and the package
might have been taken from the safe
al any of these points. Pinkerton de-
tectives have been sent to all these
points and are endeavoring to secure
clues in the neighborhood of these
towns.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
CLEAR UP THE SITUATION
Members of Tsung-li-Yamen Ready
to Treat. VI.

Washington, August 2s.-The inn
portant dispatch of the day was one
from Minister Conger, relative to the
military situation in Picking. Unfor-
tunately,. it lacked date, the minister
presumably not having yet received
the departments instruction to in
clude the date in the body of his dis
patches. The state department, con-
Guiding from internal evidence, that
Mr.. Conger's message was certainly
later than any official emanation from.
the Chinese capital, the message was
allowed publicity for what it Fs"s
worth. A significant statement *.
Minister Conger's dispatch is that rev
specting the expected appearance inN
Picking of some of the members OF
the tsung-li-yamen. A natural con-
struction to be given to this state
ment is that these ministers wish to
undertake to represent the Chinese
government formally in negotiations
with the powers. 1t having been
found impossible up to this moment,
according to Mr.. Conger's statement,
to meet any representative of the
Chinese government in Picking who
was competent to open negotiations,
il may be inferred that if these min
listers actually appear with proper Gre
dentials, one of the problems con-
nected with the present difficult situ-
alton will be solved. With some re-
sponsible person or persons to deal
with, it may be possible, "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
REFUSED BY JAPAN.
Earl Ii Gets Another Negative Not
in HIS Mail. f.

London. August 2s.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times, wiring
August "a, says: Iii Hung Chang has
received a message from Picking that
the japanese alone will occupy the i'm
ptrial palace. The Japanese govern.
1nent has renewed it's assurance that
it will protect the persons of the EN-
Press dowager and the emperor
"Mr. Morgan of the China Inland
mission, who arrived here from ST
Ngan Flu, reports that thirty-seven
foreign missionaries and thirty con-
verts have been massacred at Tai
Inon Flu.
"The Japanese government has no.
tilted Earl Ii that negotiations will
Ec impossible until plenipotentiaries
acceptable to the powers are appoints
ell. Japan suggests the viceroys OF
Nankin and WI Chang and Earl Ii.
If these are appointed and China ex-
presses a willingness to make full in
demnity. Japan is ready to assist to
the utmost .'--.. ~,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31

As England continues to send re-er-
forcements to South Africa, in spite
of the declaration that the war is prac-
tically over, the suspicious Frenchman
declares that the English government
is preparing for a descent on NADIA
gascar. On the other hand, it is con-
jectured that provisions is being made
against the possibility that the Suez
canal may be closed in the event OF a
war in Asia. Neither supposition is
tenable, says the Army and Navy
Journal. Whatever success the Eng
fish may have had against the Beers.
the waste of war is so great as to re-
quire constant reinforcement Of I'D
army in the field.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31

Convention viii be Held 1t Fort Dodge
Rssg sS 35 fsaA Septembor SS. n Al

5$ September S0
Fort Dodge. August %. The Tenth
district republican congressional con
vention to%nominate a candidate to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the res
ignation of j. p. Dolliver to accept
the appointment for United States
senator, will be convened at Fort
Dodge the morning of September 25.
At meeting of the congressional
committee held here yesterday every
county in the district was represented
not only by committeeman, but by
delegations, and congressional poll
ties was at the boiling point. The
selection of Fort Dodge was made
for the reason that with the large
number of candidates in the field
il is practically the only neutral
ground in the district. There was n
great deal of political work done
yesterday by the various candidates
and the developments, though the
campaign is still in it's infancy, would
indicate the contest will be principally
between Garst of Coon Rapids and
Ingham of Algona. There were no
Developments as to candidates eX-
cept that Judge Stevens of Boone, it
was announced, will not be candi-
date, while Senator Ericsson OF that
city will be. This leaves the roll of
candidates as follows: Ericsson of
Boone. Garst of Carroll, Connor of
Crawford. Finch of Humboldt, Ram
rar and Chase of Hamilton, Way of
Humboldt, 1ngham of kossuth anu
Brown of palo Alto.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
NEW GEN NERAL
CONSIDERS DIPLOMATIC SIDE,
Cabinet Holds 4 Long Session ON thu
W., Chinese Oues tiOn. NV

Chiness question.
Washington, Aug. 31.--A special
meeting of the cabinet, lasting all
day and broken only by short re-
cess for luncheon, marked the in
tense interest the administration
feels in the Chinese problem. The
diplomatic and not the military
phase of the situation in China was
under consideration, and this ac-
counted for the presence of Acting
Secretary Adee at the meeting.
1t is understood that the cabinet
Yesterday completed preparations of
a plan for clearing away much OF
the uncertainty that now exists as
to the future of China, and outlined
it's views in writing. The fact that
the military situation is admitted to
be of secondary Importance confirms
the view, though no. cabinet officer
would vouchsafe information on this
point, that what is sought is an agree
ment among the powers for termin-
ating the indefinite status of affairs
in China. It is believed that the point
has been reached where it isproper
that there should be clear express
sion OF purpose on the part OF the
principal powers, in order that the
United States government may know
how far it may go consistently in
the execution of the common pro-
gramme. Most of the objects had in
view by the president when he made
answer to the Chinese governments
appeal and began the campaign upon
ppkinu have been achieved. Two
others remain to be secured, namely,
the safeguarding of American inter-
has been reached where it is proper
guarantee for indemnification for the
expenses of recent operations and
losses of American citizens. Some
plan by which the objects can be at
tanned by the United States, in COM
mon with similar objects by the other
powers engaged in China, is thought
feasible.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
CUBA GIVEN NEW PLEDGE.
General Wood Says Its Immediate Fu-
ture Ia Independence tut

General Wood Says Its Immediate Fu-,
ture IL Independence
Santiago, Cuba. Aug. Ex-Governor
General Wood was officially banquet
ed by the republican and democratic
parties. The civil governor, the arch
bishop of Cuba, the principal Judicial
and civil dignitaries and a hundred
representative merchants were pres
ent. In the course of an address the.
governor general said: "a:
Everybody in the United States
was astonished at the satisfactory
way in which the municipal elections
passed off. President Mckinley per-
so1ally asserted to me that he,
thought the time for the next step
had come. .-..,... ja.g;
"Whatever the ultimate destiny OF.
Cuba may be, it's immediate future is
independence.
''This is no political move on the,
part of the United States, but a sins
cerc desire to do what is right. There
fore, 1 beg of you, as personal IA
vor to me and the United States gov
eminent, to sink your political diff,
fecences and passions and send men
to the convention who are renowned
for honor and capacity, so that the
convention may mean more than the
Cubans even now anticipated
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31

Indoor gymnastics of the upside
down and violent type" when in
dulged in to excess, are said to induce
various physical ills in after life. In
the endeavor to develop one special
lied set of muscles, the harmonious
balance of the physical forces Of the
body is destroyed. The athlete, with
the arms, shoulders and chest Of a
Hercules, may have puny legs, an IT.
regular heart. or some other form Of
weakness. What the man Of today
needs most says a recognized au-
thority in the science of physical de-
velopment, is not athletics, but plen-
ty of fresh air in his lungs. Instead
of violent exercise that weakens him
for hours afterward. he needs to learn
how to breathe right, stand right and
sit right
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
NEW MENACE TO CHINA.
Some OF the Powers Have Secret Plans
for Settling the Trouble.


for Settling the Trouble.
Washington, Aug. 30.-State depart
ment officials are now convinced that
the territorial integrity of China is
seriously menaced by the secret plans
of some of the powers whose armies
are operating in the yellow empire.
Two important features of the situa.
ton have just become known. The
first is that the identical note adj
dressed to the powers last week, ask
ing for an outline of their purposes
with reference to China, was occa-
stoned by Admiral Remeys reports
that some of the admirals at Taku,
in conference, had agreed to hold Lii
Hung Chang a prisoner on board ship,
denying to him the privilege of COM
municating with his master, the en-
peror. Following the report of the
French admiral to this effect, made
public in Paris. the state department
let out the fact that it had been in
possession of the news for several
days, with the added information that
Admiral Remey had refused to become
a signatory to the agreement of the
admirals. The Russian admiral also,
it is stated on good authority, de-
clined to become a party to the reso-
ton. which was drawn and signed
by the French, German, British and
italian commanders.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
To Feed Sheen at Sioux CITY.

Sioux City. Aug. 2o.-Arrangements
have been completed for he feeding
of 10000 sheep at the Sioux City
stock yards this winter. The sheep
will be brought by Thuet Bros. from
the ranges of Montana. and it is eX-
pected the first consignment will ar
rive within few weeks. The feed
for the stock will consist mostly of
screenings of grain from the local
mills. After the sheep are fattened
they will be placed on the market.
thereby furnishing good supplies for
the local packers. This big project
probably will mark the beginning of
a large increase in the amount Of
sheep business done at the Sioux City
wards,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31

Spectacle 81 g. w, ~. G ls'lLtl'
erIng ~ Chics gt,:

Wonderful spectacle ~ ~, - ~ NN''1'.E5
! ering at Chics ~:
" Chicago. August 70. For four hou ,l''lt
and hall yesterday the thinning
ranks Of the Grand Army Of the e' rs.
public passed in review before their3
leaders and before probably 2 mll'5
lion spectators, packed in almost SOHO,
masses along the four miles Of tha
line of parade. 1t marked the c lll1lt'ts
OF the thirty-fourth annual encamp.
1nent. Probably 10000 members 81
the army took part in the parade parade on
Michigan avenue, saluting as they
marched by General Nelson A.. Niles, |.
Commander-in-C Chief Shaw, General
Daniel f. Sickles and the Spanish
minister, the Duke of d,Arcoa.
Weather conditions We're almost per-
feet. The line of march, too, was
much shorter than ever before map
ped out for the annual parade, It's en-
tire length not being over four miies,.
but a number dropped out ct Inc
exhausted, and Charles Beckwlth OF
Algonsea, Mich, fell dead as the line,
was filing past the corner OF Michigan
avenue and Madison street. The pa.
rade was halted for a moment, the
body of the veteran who had respond
ed to his last call was tenderly re-,
moved, and his comrades passed on.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
Accidentally Shot His Sister.

.Ames. Aug. 31.-Ralph Guise, the
5-year-old son of w. r. Guise Of Ames,
came near ending the life of his sis
ter Nellie. aged 2 years, by bullet
from his fathers rifle, with which he
was playing. The family was NOV
ing. The gun had been taken from
it's place on the cupboard and laid
under commode. While the mother
was busy packing goods, Ralph got
the gun and playfully pointed it at
his sister. 1t was discharged. The
bullet. a 22-calibre, entered the child's
abdomen and passed through her
body The little girl had suffered in
tense pain. 1t is not known whether
the wound will prove fatal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
Unfortunate Woman Released.

Fort Dodge, Aug. 3o.-rhe grand
jury during it's session thoroughly in
vestigated the case of Jane Mcintyre,
the woman found in the weeds near
the Des Moines river bank with Z
new born babe by her side, which had
died from exposure. She was not
sufficiently insane to be made an in
mate of the asylum. and yet, the judge
held. her mind was not strong enough
to permit her to realize the enor-
nifty of the offense which she had
committed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
PLAGUE SCARE IN BRITAIN,
Appearance Of the Disease at Glasgow
Causes Alarm.

London. Aug. 3O.-While India is
suffering from one of the worst out
breaks of cholera ever recorded, so
that people are dying at the rate of
1000 a week. Great Britain is alarmed
by the prospect of an epidemic of bu-
bonic plague within her own boun-
daries The medical authorities at
Glasgow have already had, several
cases under their observation. On
Monday child sickened and died
within forty-eight hours from an i'll
ness which was at first thought to be
pneumonia. but after a minute eN-
animation by the hospital authorities
was pronounced to be plague. An
other death has occurred since then
and ten families have been removed
TO reception house for patients s'lf-
:ering from this disease, which the
municipality has hastily established.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
ALLIES DEFEAT REPORTED.
Said to Have Suffered Heavy Loss in
City Of Picking.

SalO 20 naSO SuHeFcu "e"Sy A/oeo I"
City of Picking.
Paris, Aug. 2s.-A special dispatch
tc lie Steele from St. Petersburg, says:
at is persistently rumored in St.
Petersburg that the Russian govern
ment has received dispatch assert
ing that, after a fierce battle inside
Picking the allies retreated, losing
1880 men, mostly Russians. 1t is
further said that the Chinese occupy
the fortified positions, from which
they are bombarding the allies in a
murderous manner
London. August 2s.--The allies, re-
suming aggressive operations, have
taken the district west of Picking.
This statement, based on Chinese au-
thority, is cabled from Shanghai.
From the same place comes the fur
Their statement that Ii Hung Chang
has wired the empress dowager at
Hsian Flu requesting the arrest of
Prince Tuan and the disarmament of
the Boxers. in order to give him an
opening for negotiations with tn"
powers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31

In Africa losses in action by the
British during the present war have
exceeded 1000 at Colenso, Dec. IS, 1899,
when there were 1854 killed. wound
ed and missing; Farquhars farm and
Nicholson's mex, Oct. 30, 1899, when
they numbered 1925; in the battles
about Ladysmitih, 1882, Feb. 10 to q,
1900; at Paardeberg, Feb. 1927, 1,436,
and at Spion kop, 1876. Jan. II to
"a. At Stromberg the loss was 702; at
Magersfontein, 902; at Sanna's post,
SAL. In each of the other engagements
the losses amounted to less than 500,
the total being 1853 officers and 49,
12S men.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Aged Couple Near Gladbrook Killed on
4 Railway Crossing.


Gladbrook. August 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
Reaston, living on a farm about six
miles from Gladbrook, were instantly
killed by being struck by a Great
Western passenger train. The couple
had been to a creamery near by and
We're returning home when the acct
dent occurred. The engineer of the
train says he whistled for the crossing
and he thinks Beaston, who was driv-
ing. saw the approaching train but
thought he had time to get across the
track. The horses were across and
the wagon in the center of the track
when the engine struck them, hurting
them about seventy-five feet. The
train was stopped but when the vic
tins of the accident were reached
they were breathing their last.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31

A mountain of alum rock is ma
tural curiosity which exists in China.
about twelve miles from the village Of
Lion Chek. The mountain is about ten
miles in circumference at the base and
its height is 1910 feet. The stones are
quarried in large blocks, and after be-
ing heated in furnaces are thrown into
watts of boiling water. At the bottom
of the watts the alum crystalizes in lay
ers about six inches in thickness.