Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
THE NEWS in IOWA


arloo are having transcript OF the
av;dance in the Hoot case made Tor
presentation to the supreme court.
Hoot is serving Il sentence at Ana
mosa for attempting to dynamite ms
wife. The year allowed by law LOT
the appeal has almost expired.
w. +. REYNOLDS, travelling repre-
sentative of a local music house, has
been arrested at Sioux Falls, S. D.. by
am officer from Ireton. Iowa, on
charge of having murdered Samuel
Crofter, negro clergyman, whose
dead BODY was found October rs last
in corn field near 1reton. Reynolds
protested his innocence.
Des Moines college will on January
he able to say that the 100000 re-
uuired for the endowment fund mas
been raised, and that the additional
sum of $4,000 will therefore be re-
ceiyed from John ID. Rockefeller, who
several months ago pledged that
amount with the provision that the
college people secure the sixty thou
sand. Rockefeller gives through the
American Baptist Educational society.
1t is said that after these two large
amounts are in hand, Des MONIES
citizen will give $4,000. The total
will be close to $4,000, portion OF
which will probably be used for erec-
ton of new college building.
The case of the state VS.. Walter w.
Ames, indicted on the charge OF lar
,eny by embezzlement, has been con-
cluded at Dubuque. The indictment
alleged that Ames on July u, 1898,
while manager of the Iowa Mutual
Building and Loan ASSOCIATION, re-
ceived $132.99 for and on account or
the association and converted the
money to his own use without con-
sent of the association. The case has
been ably handled on both sides ~
best legal talent in Dubuque. Owing
to the illness of one of the jurymen,
both sides agreed to proceed with
eleven iurymen. The jury brought in
a. verdict of guilty. The case has at
tracted great deal of attention.
Thomas j. Phillips, recent demo-
ratio candidate for governor, who
recently kicked r. Fl. Moore, editor
of the Ottumwa Herald, was before
Justice Campbell, charged with as
sault and battery, and was found
guilty. He was fined $25 after plead
ing guilty, and was bound over to
keep the peace under a bond of $500,
which was signed by Mr.. Phillips son,
John Phillips, of Ottumwa. Mr.. Phil
lips appealed the assault and battery
case to the district court. MIR. Moore
stated that he was not through with
Mr.. Phillips vein fact, that he had
barely got started. 1t is reported
that he has engaged Attorney G. w.
Whitmore to prepare papers for filing
damage case, alleging as grounds
the humiliation brought upon him by
being kicked by a. politician.
The most serious reports OF small
pox in Iowa for this season, outside
of the Indian reservation in lama
county, come from Black Hawk coun-
! tv. which adioins Tama on the north.
! Secretary nennedy of the state board
of health has received a report that
in Poyner township, which lies east
of Waterloo along the Cedar river
! there are now twenty-siN fam
lies quarantined. He had previously
| seceived reports of smallpox in Sin
! families in Cedar township and one
family in Big Creek township, same
! county. and informal reports thai
smallpox exists in Fox and Barclay
| townships. The local authorities
| however, seem to have the situation
we'll in hand ana are carefully guard
ing against a spreading of the dis
ease. Nothing new has been received
from the indian reservation in regarc
to the situation there.
A movement has been started tc
construct system of canals, using
the Des Moines river for the purpose
from Keokull to Des Moines. The
plan is to ask an appropriation from
congress for tbe ODTDOse. .JobO =
: >inner3 o. Ses M0lnes is pushing tine
scheme and called on business men al
Uttuniwa a few days ago to enlist
their aId in the matter. Arrange
ments are being completed to get al
appropriation from the Iowa legisla
ture for preliminary survey. 1t !:
proposed to transport as far as De:
Moines. using barges and having then
handled by tugs, in order that the
scheme would not be Objectionable
on account of the many bridges be
tween the two cities. If successful
it will open the corn and coal mar
Kets of Iowa to the world and enable
Iowa wholesalers to ship goods ant
compete with the Mississippi river
,asing points.
Because he published the name O.
Thomas J. Phillips, eN-candidate fol
governor on the democratic ticket, il
his non-partlsan weekly society pa
Der, the Saturday Herald, after be
ing warned not to do it, r. II. Moore
an olCh-time democratic editor, wa:
attacked by Phillips on Market stree
at Ottun.wa and after listening to ;
berating, was kicked. No arrests were
| made. Moore maintained silence a:
to Phillips during the recent cam
paign, but after it was over hi
classed Phillips with Cato Sells ant
btbe1s as prohaale ssosssissees for sen
ator. Phillips is said to have take1
offense and written a letter to Moore
cancelling his subscription to the
Herald and forbidding the use CT hi:
Lame in the paper. Moore repro
| l11nal tho Letter. in his iScl1f