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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
THE NEWS In IOWA
CASE or MuRDER AND ARSON.
Butler County Farmer Arrested TOE
HtF Scrioua Crime.

i Dutlcr County Farmer Arrestc0 ZOE
| serious Crime
| Greene, June 25.-Louis Busse'
wealthy farmer, living about nine
miles from this place, has been
| placed under arrest, charged with
murderinr. his young wife and at
tempting to burn down his home TO
hide the evidences of his crime. Henry
Snider, hired man on the farm, was
arrested as an accomplice.
The woman was found dead in her
home with her throat cut and her
body partly Generated by fire. The
coroner's Jury rendered an open YER
dict, indicating that her death was
due to suicide, but the county at
torney ordered the body taken up
today, and an autopsy developed that
The woman's skull had been crushed
in.
The particulars Of the crime as
developed by the authorities show it
to have been one of the most cold
blooded murders ever committed IN
this part of Iowa. The evidence in
the case, as it has been brought in
piece meal from the hired man. shows
that the family ate dinner together
the afternoon of the murder ana
that after dinner Busse sent Snider
to neighbours to borrow a post-hole
auger.
While this man was away it is al
legged. the husband entered the house,
struck his wife over the head with
some blunt instrument and then cut
her throat with a pocket knife. In
order to hide his deed. it is alleged,
he saturated the woman's clothing
and the floor with Kerosene, carried
a feather bed and several feather
pillows from an upstairs room, piled
them on top of her and then set fire
to the whole mass. a-
Busse and Snider are in jail at AL
lison and are strongly guarded to
prevent a lynching, which is threat
ened by the mans neighbors. Busse
is ~ years old and his wife was 20.
They were married six months ago,
Busse taking the woman up shortly
after she had received a verdict for
$4,000 against young man named
Bell for seduction. Her 1S-months-old
baby was left in the house to perish
with her. She was Buses second
wife, and his two children, aged and
6. were found safe in the barn after
the tragedy was discovered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
RAD FIRE AT IOWA CITY.
Citizens Savings Bank Building Scene
of the Origin.


Iowa City, June 27.-Fire broke out
in the business section of Iowa City
at II o'clock p. m. in the building
occupied by the Citizens Savings and
Trust company. The flames origlnat-
ed in the room occupied by the Good
sell Conservatory of Music. The fire
spread through the entire third story
of the building and water and smoke
did much damage to adjacent proper
ty. The losers are: f. B. Lawson,
building, $1,000, insured in the Green
witch and Northwestern insurance
companies for $4,000: Howell & Will
son. law library, $500, insura nee in
the Northwestern National $1,000: Il.
r. Goodsell. $1,000. insurance in the
Hartford, $1,000: Citizens bank. $500,
insurance in the Home $500; w. 2.
Coast, building. $1,000. insurance di-
yided between West Chester, North
ern. Merchants and Delaware $4,000
each: M. f. Hurley, furniture. $500,
insurance in the Concordia $500; A..
r. swisher, law library, $3.50, insur-
ance in the North American $1,000;
DR.. A. A. Knipe, furniture, $1,000. in
surance in the North American,
81 900: C. Yetter, dry goods, $1,000;
divided between twenty-three COM
NAMES
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Morgan Gives q Million.

Cambridge, Mass, June 27.-Presi-
dent Eliot announced at the Har-
ward alumni dinner that John Peir-
pont Morgan had given more than
one million dollars for the erection
of three of the five buildings planned
for the Harvard medical school in
Boston. The gift is for the prose
cution. of applied biological re-
search" ~
Mr.. Morgan will erect the central
building and two side pavilions as
a memorial to Junius Spencer Nor
gan, a native of Massachusetts and
for many years merchant at Bos-
ton. The new Morgan buildings will
include q hospital.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
NEWS IN GENERAL
TRAIN THROUGH A TREsTLE.
sixteen Killed and Fifty Seriously In
iured on the Wabash.

iured on the Wabash.
Peru. Ind, June 27.-Sixteen per-
sons were killed and about fifty were
seriously injured in a wreck OF tram
No. 3, the west bound Wabash Inn
tied, nine miles west Of this city, yes
terday. The dead are all Italian emil
grants enroute to Colorado. Many
of the injured undoubtedly will die.
Two sections Of train No. 3, one
coming from Detroit and the other
from Toledo, We're consolidated III
this city into a train of eleven cars,
making up the flyer for it's journey
to st. Louis. 1t consisted OF COM
bination baggage and smoker, day
coach, emigrant coach, three chalr
cars, three sleepers and the private
car of General Supt. William
Cotton, of the Iron Mountain
railroad Having left this city one
hour late the train was speeding
westward at high rate, when, at
point nine miles west, the engine
plunged through trestle which had
been undermined by the recent heavy
rains.
The embankment on both sides OF
the culvert dropped sharp distance
of forty feet. Owing to the momen-
tl1m of the train, the engine appeared
to leap nearly across the abyss and
plunged into the opposite bank and
fell back to the bottom. Engineer
Butler and Fireman Adams were
thrown from the cab but were not
seriously hurt. The express car and
the first chair car were telescoped
The emigrant car followed by two
chair cars went down on the left side
of the track and the first sleeper
pitched forward upon the mass of de-
bris. It's windows and trucks were
broken, but none of the occupants
were injured. The remaining cars
also left their trucks but were not
badly damaged. 1t was to the emf
grant and day coaches that most OF
the deaths and injuries occurred.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Aged Philosopher Declares War Makes
for RarbariSm,

New York, June 27.-Herbert Spen-
Ger has written a letter pleading for
mitigation of the war spirit, says
London dispatch to the Journal and
Advertiser. In it he says:
'Whatever fosters militarism makes
for barbarism; whatever fosters
peace makes for civilization. There
are two fundamentally opposed prin-
ciples on which social life may be or
ganized-- cooperation and
voluntary cooperation, the one i'm
plying coercive institutions and the
other free institutions.
"Just in proportion as militant &C
tivity is great does the coercive re-
gime more pervade the whole society.
Hence to oppose militancy is to OPP
pose return toward despotism.
"A1y fear is that the retrograde
movement will become too strong to
De checked by argument or exhorta-
ton" .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Two Rows Drowned,

Ottumwa, June 27.--The body of
Eber Pearson, aged 16, was taken
from the Des Moines river last eyen-
ing. Searching parties are dragging
the river for the body of his 14-year-
old brother, Louis, who is also sup
posed to be in the water. The two
boys went fishing and it is supposed
they went swimming and were
seized with cramps, as both boys
were good swimmers. Their par
ents live near the Black Diamond
mines in the western part of the
city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
A Page County Murder.

Shena ndoah. June 27.-Thomas
Richardson has died from a wound
made by a knife in the hands of J..
w. Sale at the fair grounds on the
4th Of June. Coroner S. r. Millen
had an inquest on the body of Rich
ardson and the jury found that Rich
ardson came to his death from said
wound, and recommended that J. w.
Sale be held for trial at the next
term of court for the murder Of
Richardson. Sale is now in jail at
Clarinda -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Deficiency in British Navy.

London, June 27.-The Navy
League, with view of enlisting pub
lie attention, has issued striking
manifesto in which it emphasizes
the deficiency of the fleet of Great
Britain, especially in the Mediterra-
mean squadron. The Navy League
declares that there is deficiency
in all classes of vessels, from battle
ships to destroyers, as well as a COM
plete feet auxiliary of all kinds,
while many items, such as smoke
less powder, telescope sights, etc,
necessary TO fighting fleet, are lack
ing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Cruelty Ends yoman's Life.

Sioux City, June 25--Mrs. Benja min
Mcknight died as the result of cruel
punishment administered by her hus-
band, who is locked up in the county
Jail and who will have to face a
charge Of murder. The woman's
body is covered with bruises. 1t is
charged her husband was not salts
fed with beating her, but held her
down and jumped on her. Physicians
performed an autopsy and found most
severe conditions of blood poisoning
As the result of the injuries.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
New York Horses Laid Low.

New York, June 26.-NNithin q week
10000 horses in Manhattan alone have
succumbed to new epidemic which
veterinarians have failed to diagnose
or successfully treat. The disease is
more prevalent among heavy draft
horses. The symptoms are high
fever, cough, loss of appetite, and
general weakness in many cases
amounting to complete collapse in
harness. In one cab stable nine out
OF forty-one horses have succumbed'
and that is about the present proper
ton of sick to well horses in most all
of the big stables.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Canned Beans Poisoned.

FIT. Dodge, June 26.-Dr. Baughman,
a leading veterinary surgeon of this
city, lies in a serious condition here as
a result of ptomaine poisoning, caus-
ed by canned beans eaten at picnic.
Fears for his recovery have been en-
tertained. Twenty-Five picnickers were
all more or less affected by poisoning,
but DIR. Baugkman's condition is most
Sa1.innS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
TWO DROWNED AT AMES.
Jesse Van Scoy, Aged &c, and John Van
Scoy, Aged IL.

Scoy, Aged IL.
Ames. June 2S.-Jesse Van Scoy,
who had been unloading carload OF
stucco for lumber firm in this city,
went down to the river for bath.
When he got to the river he found
his little brother, together with sew
eral other boys, bathing. The little
boy, John Van Scoy, got into deep
water. Jesse, seeing his brother
drowning, jumped in to save him, but
he was unable to get to the shore and
they both were drowned. Jesse was
aged 26 years. He leaves a wife and
child John was ~ years old.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
He Swindled Widows.

Dubuque, June 25.-In the report of
the grand jury four indictments were
found against Nicholas Engel, prom
inent loan and insurance agent, who
is accused Of obtaining money to the
extent of about $4,000 from widows
and converting it to his own use.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Mrs. Concer Calls Upon Mrs. Eddy

Concord, n. H., June 27.-NIrs. Sarah
Pike Conger of Des Moines, wife of
Minister Conger, accompanied the
pilgrimage to the home of Mrs. Mary
Baker G.. Eddy, founder of the Chris
tian Science church. Mrs. Eddy was
particularly glad to receive Mrs. Con-
ger and during the day they spent
nearly an hour discussing the siege
of Peking and the religion to which
Mrs. Conger is dearly attached
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

Sioux City, Jtane CIV. c. Pritch-
ard, large cattle feeder four miles
west of Ida Grove, Iowa. lost forty
fat steers, worth from $4,000 to-
ST. 500. They broke out of a feed lot
and got into a clover field, the grass
being wet with dew and forming
OoS IN ~hair stOTngeSaS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Youth Drowned in a Lake.

Sioux City, June 25.-Arthur
Braunt, the 1s~year-old son of H.
Braunt, u carpenter Of South Sioux
City, was drowned in Crystal lake.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Il. II. Miller Made Bank Examiner

Washington, June 25.-The comp
troller of the currency has appointed
as national bank -.aminers j. M. Lo-
gan of Fort Worth, Tex, and ID. =.
Miller of Red Oak, Iowa. David B.
Miller was United States marshal I'M
der the Harrison administration. He
is the choice of Congressman w. I
Smith Of Council Bluffs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
British Lose in Cane Colorv

Chadock, Cape Colony, June a5.-In
an engagement at Waterloof June 20
the British lost eight men killed and
two mortally wounded and had fouT
men seriously wounded. In addition
sixty-six men of the Cape (coIoniaD
Mounted Rifles were captured. Can.
tain Shandow is reported to have
been wounded and one Boer was
killed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Jessie Morrison Guilty of NIansla

Eldorado, Kan, June 2s.-Jessie
Morrison was found guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree late
yesterday afternoon for the murder
of Mrs. Olin Castle. The penalty is
not more than five years nor less than
three years in the penitentiary. One
of Miss Morrison's lawyers immedi.
ately filed notice of appeal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Cheek Wound Not Avenged.

leipzig, June 26.-The first criminal
section of the imperial court, sitting
in Camera, decided not to prosecute
Dietrich Welland, the man who, at
Bremen, in March last, threw piece
of iron at Emperor William, wound
ing him in the cheek, and who has
since been pronounced by physicians
to be an epileptic, who committed the
assault upon his majesty while in
an irresponsible condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Fourteen Horses Burned.

Muscatine, June pa barn belong.
ing to D. H. Westbrook. a prominent
stockman near Lettsville, was struck
by lightning. Fourteen head OF
horses were burned. The loss is
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Woman Jumps Into a Weu.

Davenport, June PA woman
named Muers suicided on the out
skirts of Davenport by jumping in .
we'll -....l..-s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Yale Won Boat Race.

New London, June 2s.-In race
never eNcelled on the Thames, Yale's
varsity crew won the great interuni-
versity rowing event of the year in
the last half mile of the four mile
course yesterday by a scant two
lengths.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Total 1858

The Cummins forces claim Mar
shall's 25 delegates, besides scatter
ing delegates among the other unin-
structed delegations, but the opPosi-
ton concede but Is of the Marshall
delegation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

Lady Jane Ellice, the sole surviv-
ing bridesmaid of Queen Victoria, is
SO years old. Lady Jane was born
the same year as the queen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Governor Nash Renon,;n4

Columbus, o., June 26.-The republi.
can state convention renominated
George K. Nash for governor. sena-
tor Hanna was in control of the or
lganization.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

Women's thoughts of men are most
ly afterthoughts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
THE cUnERNAroR1AL NOMINATION.

How the Various County Conventions
Have Gone.
Des Moines, June 2S.-Returns 70
date show that the republican county
conventions thus far held nave
suited as follows:
Cor CumrninS instructed
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

Cotton exports brought to this
country $119,00O,0OO more in 1900 than
in 1890
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

A sweetheart is a charming fancy,
but wife is very apt to be solemH
fact.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15


eigner. and his bright. swapping eyes
attract instant attention. He speaks
more than half dozen languages with
fluency, although pronouncing with a
slight foreign accent, and his quick
speech attracts and pleases the ear.
Born of humble parents in Ser
Wan village about 35 years ago. Tesla
has climbed the ladder of fame solely
through hard work and ability. His
father was a clergyman OF the Greek
church. His mother was woman
with distinct gift for invention. 1t
was from her that Nickola believes he
received his inventive turn. While a
boy he attended the polytechnic school
at Gratz, where he acquired his first
fascination for mathematics and the
study OF electricity. While still quite
young he obtained position as as
sistant in the government telegraph
engineering department at Buda-Pesth.
Later he went to Paris. where his
hard work and studies continued.
Later he crossed the Atlantic and OBJ
tanned employment in one Of Thomas
A. Edison's laboratories. His assid
uousness quickly att. cted the atten-
tion Of Edison, and he received much
valuable aid. Later his studies were
directed along different lines from
those of Edison and the two separated.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15
Foreixners' Right. in China.

At present, by treaty right. foreign
ers are entitled to live and trade in a
few cities Of China, generally those
along the coast and on the big rivers,
but 1t is the intention to revise those
treaties so that foreigners can come
and buy and sell anywhere throughout
the empire, engage in all kinds of
business and enjoy all the commercial
rights that are usually enjoyed by for
eigners in civilized countries, to apply
to China the same rules and laws that
govern foreign residents in England,
Germany or France.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15

her stepmother. However, she loved
her father and sought to make his new
wife welcome by giving little card
party in her honor. She brought out
her finest napery and china and spent
much cash and originality on favors
and ct ceteras. Everything possible
was done to please her fathers bride
and Hattie's good intentions were
heartily seconded by her husband.
Just at this point is where "awntie"
wheels her batteries into action. She
came down to Johns breakfast table
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15
/, ouR. ,coALApPPLY.


Our Ai4ss,iss.. 1ss.Aa ~ us.s 4
- Nanstve. In tks WoslA.
The 1a4, 000, square miles of coal nell
bslonx1nx 70 tlse United States give
supply AveraEing one square mile
coal ned to each Is square miles
territory. The meaning of this may
seen when 1t ,is remembered that Il
ration for Great Britain rs to 20 al
for France l to 400. With the excepti}
OF anthracite coal beds covering 81
square miles In eastern Pennsylvani
but averaging 60 feet In thickness, al
excepting also one Or two sms|
patches OF coal in Colorado and Nd
Mexico, the above. figures refer to bit
minous or soft coal The eastern POI
ton of the United States contains fl
great coal beds: First, the Appalachid
field, extending from the northei
boundary of Pennsylvania to centr
Alabama; second, the Illinois-Indiar
field, which extends into northwesteI
Kentucky: third. field $50 miles wit
extending southwark from centr
Iowa. covering Indian Territory al
sending one arm across Arkansas ar
another in central Texas; fourth, a Iii
OF strata in Texas from the northeast
ern corner of the state to the r
Grande river; fifth. the central Mich
gan field. The western fields do not !
in large continuous sheets, but const
tute small, isolated pockets averagir
rs miles in width and so miles
length. Such beds may be -four
throughout the entire Rocky mounta
region from Montana to New Mexic
numbering In all As distinct beds
Colorado, Wyoming and the two stat
mentioned. To the west of this gro,
of detached fields we find idaho. ha'
ing four small beds, Washington fou
and California five.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15
WOULD SIGNAL MARS.
TESLA SAYS THE PLANET HAS
INHABITANTS.
And Furthernoes Asserts That He Can
See Them = Famous Electrician and
Soicntaat Declares That He Knows
How to Attract Their Attention.

Nickola Tesla. the famous electri-
clan and scientist. positively states that
he has discovered a means of signal
ing to the planet Mars. ''As sure as
there Is a divine being he says, Il
have found way of talking to the
people of that planet. l made the dis
covery a year and half ago. AL
though l am ready to talk with the
people Of Mars. shall not tell how
soon the talking shall begin. All will
be told later"
Tesla is a firm believer that the
planet Mars Is inhabited and says that
there should be no doubt on that sub
5ect. In fact. he speaks with all the
positivsness Of one who already has
held Intelligent conversation with the
Martians.
Tesla is an interesting man in more
ways than one. He is Of striking ply
sique. very tall and slender His bony
head, the complexion denoting the for
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15
SOME VAGARlES or TIE DAY

when l started out in the first place"
III M" said her hostess, tartly.
You were on the road to Kankakee,
so far as can make OUT"
Henrietta recently bought a massage
roller to use on her face. She hasn't
any wrinkles. but she is afraid she
may have. and decided to begin the
fight for beauty in time. The roller
had little rubber wheels and reminded
her Of an old-fashioned fluting iron,
but the accompanying instructions said
If it were used with firm and gentle
pressure it would restore the bloom
OF youth to mummy, SO she knew 1t
must be all right. The first time she
used it she left burrows quarter Of
an inch deep in her cheeks and people
inquired where she was when the
wagon rolled over her face. She
thought one eye was gone the next
time she essayed to handle the ma
chine, for 1t slipped and did a little
excavating act. She bruised her nose
after that and then she read the in
stractions again. This dainty toilet
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-15
How Haiti. wa. no. numb'ed

"Awntie" was a peach. She was the
sort of person to make some poor MOD
ern Caudle lie awake nights for fear
he'd dream about her. She was tall
-boned, with Jaws like steel trap
and a manner to match which forty
nine years Of existence has not SOIL
ened. "Awntie" never approved of'ner
brother Johns marriage. She never
approved OF his children. nor of the
marriages Of his children, SO when
Hattie, the niece, with the swapping
black eyes and the ready tongue that
was always primed for "awntie," made
bold to marry well and to live hap
PLY with her good-looking husband
"awntie" decided that the last straw
of impertinence had been laid upon her
devoted back by Johns ungrateful
tribe" and she determined straight-
way to humble the black-eyed Hattie
II 1t took her a lifetime to do 1t.
1t Is several years since "awntie"
vowed to humble her niece. In fact.
Hattie had forgotten all about 1t I'M
til her fathers second marriage short
time ago revived the recollection. VI
this marriage 'awntie" quite approved
and came on to Chicago to visit John
and his new wife and to tell them
just how pleased she was. On the
other hand, Hattie, loyal to traditions,
evinced only courteous interest in