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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
BONE GRANTED a NEW TRIAL
Supreme Court Reverses Judge SherwiT
In a Murder Case.

Supreme Court ReverseS JudSe Sner"r
In q Murder Case.
Des Moines, Oct. 11.-Loren r. Bone,
sentenced to sixty years in the peni-
Tertiary by the Cerro Gordo district
court. for the alleged crime of muir
der in the second degree, has been
given a new trial by the supreme
court. The defendant appealed from
Judgment imposed by Judge Sherwin,
now on the supreme bench. The jus
tice took no part in the opinion,
which was written by Judge Deemer
and specially concurred in by Judge
Waterman. Bone was found guilty
of the murder of James Allison. They
had been friends, but on the day of
the homicide met in livery barn at
Mason City. They quarreled and
when they separated Allison said he
would whip the defendant. Bone
bought butcher knife and came
across Allison when the latter was
on his way out of the city toward his
home, riding in his wagon with a
companion. Words ensued and Ali
son got out of the wagon. The two
men met and struggled and Allison
was stabbed repeatedly, dying in an
hour. The defendant pleaded self-de-
Tense alleging Allison was quarrel
some and dangerous man, and also
set up that Allison had shortly be-
fore made an assault on Bones wife.
Indignation over this, it was alleged,
also promntcl his attack on Allison.
Ike decision of the trial court is re-
versed on errors in instructions to tho
Jury, and new trial ordered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
.AsarRacAx rORCE RERULsED.
anaurTents Prove TOO 0trOne Tor = De
5g q u tachuasnt 81 Macabebes.

ansurxe nts Prove TOO Strone Tor = De-
tachnsnt 81 Aacabebss-
Manila. Oct. ia detachment of
the Twenty-first company of the Mac.
abeEees encountered large force OF
insurgents near Lipa. province OF Ba-
tangas. LIE Bau of the Macabebees
was killed and one OF the force was
wounded. The enemy was strongly
entrenched. After two hours hght-
ing the Americans retreated to await
reinforcements.
The insurgents numbered over 500,
were armed with Remington and
Mauser rifles and apparently had
plenty of ammunition.
Martin, a teacher at Maubin, was
captured by the insurgents while
visiting a neighboring town under
an escort of native police. The next
day his captors relenting, tied him
in hammock and carried him to a
point within a mile Of the town and
released him, saying he was non
combatan
The entire police force of Catanag,
province of Tayabas, numbering
eleven. have been carried off by in
surgents. armed only with bolos.
Presumably the police made no re-
sistance. though they were all armed
with carbines and revolvers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
BOTHA ESCAPES GORDON
Wiley Boer General Eludes the
British ARMY.

London. Oct. 1.-THE wholly unsat-
isfactory situation in South Africa
continues to call out the most severe
criticism. Lord Kitchener wires that
General Botha has crossed the Plyaau
river. twenty miles north of Vryheid,
which means that he has again es-
capped the British Gordon.
General Butler, in a speech. COM
planned of the general criticism, esPs-
cially in the newspapers, of himself.
He admitted he had advised General
Sir George White that it would pos
sibly be necessary to surrender Lady
smith, but, bearing an mind all the,
circumstances of the case, he was
quite prepared to let the public judge
of the justifability of the newspaper
attacks.
Hebron, Orange River Colony.
Oct. 11.-Thirteen of Kitchener's
scouts have been captured in a Boer
ambush.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
&c WoETn oxlx -
saprene COar< Fixcs she Lanie - DaE
aees for Loss-

SnoRene Court F1xeo the AAa1k - 49,
IN ages for Less-
Des Afoinss, Oct. 1.-THE supreme
court has placed limit ON the
amount of damages that may pc re-
covered from a railroad company by
an employe losing limb I'm the ms
charge of his duty. Eight Thousand
dollars is the amount fixed, which IS
to be in full settlement OF the pam
and suffering caused by the accident
and for the decreased abiilty 70 earn
a sustenance after the accident
The decision in question is in the
case of j. r.. Wimber vs.. Iowa Central
Railway company. Wimber was en-
ployed as brakeman and lost q limb
through an accident at Iowa faiis.
The suit for damages resulted IN a
verdict for $4,000. The case was ap-
pealed by the railroad company on
the grounds that the verdict was eA-
cessiye and for further reasons set
forth in the assignment of errors
In partially reversing the case the
supreme court reviews the finding in
a parallel case in which jury rem
dered q verdict in favor of one kroen-
err for $4,000. An appeal was taken
and the supreme court held that all
of the judgment over $4,000 was eN-
cessive. The finding is exactly the
same in the opinion just rendered.
When the fact is taken into consid-
GRAFTON that the supreme court has
made final ruling of the character
there is no alternative for the plain
tiff but to elect to accept the verdict
of $4,000 or carry the case to the Uni
ted States court
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
LAST OBSTACLE REMOVED.
Details Settled to Des MOincs Army
Post Terms.


Post Terms.
Des Moines, Oct. 9.-The differ
ences between the local army post
committee and the war department,
which have hampered the commence
ment of actual work on the army
post have been fully and finally adj
justed in Washington. The water
question, the question of railroad fa-
cilities and the problem of secur-
ing an easement of sewerage from
the post tract to North river have
been disposed of. There are now no
obstacles in the way of the COM
mencement of work on the post
buildings and Improvements and the
expenditure of the $27O,000 now avail
able for this purpose.
Manager Charles Denman of the
Des Moines Water company received
telegram from President Payson
of the water company stating that
his company has signed a contract
with the government to supply the
post with water. Mr.. Payson was
in Washington with Congressman j.
A. r. Hull. n. T. Guernsey, attorney
for the water company; F. NJ. Hub
bell, of the army post committee
and others interested in securing an
adjustment Of the differences. Mr..
Paysor's telegram states that the
contract was signed by him for the
water company and by the assist
ant secretary of war. the quarter
master general and the judge advo-
cate general in behalf of the war
department and the government.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
WILL BUILD TO COLFAx.
Des Moines People Already Have lroI
Ordered for New Road.

Des MOinea People Already rave iron
Ordered for New Road.
Des Moines, Oct. Sd. S. Polk,
president of the Des Moines City
hallway company, has announced
that his company, with the backing
of eastern capitalists, whose names
are not to be made public at present,
will complete by next spring trolley
line from Des Moines to ColfaN and
Mitchellville. This is an entirely new
line, and is in no way connected with
the line between Des Moines and
Eldora. by way of Nevada and Cam
bridge, which the Interurban Rail
way company has started to build.
The Colfax line will be built for
freight and passenger business. 1t
will enter Des Moines from the west
and north the freight business COM
ing down by the Flint brickyards
line, and passengers being brought
down through the Danish college set
Element in East Des Moines, and by
the way Of East Sixth and Ninth
street line to the waiting room in
the center CT the city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11

Seattle, Wash, Oct. Sd. Evanoff,
a representative of the Russian gov
eminent who has returned from a
trip of inspection to Nome and ST.
IBERIA, states that American miners
will be strictly prohibited from either
mining on their own account or
working for wages in Siberia. He
also states that next spring the treas
ury department. of the Russian gov
eminent will patrol the Siberian
coast with revenue steamers. whose
duty it will be to see that no trading
is done with the natives except by
persons acting under permits from
the Russian government.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Nav BE War in Afghantstan.

London, Oct. 1O.-.'It is regarded
here as certain that there will be am
outbreak of civil war in Afghanls-;
tam says dispatch from ST. Peters lrs'-:
burg to the Daily Mail, "arising from
the claims of the fourth son OF the.
late ameer, Mohammed Ullah Khan,
who is favored by Russia. Tele-f
grams were sent to Kush today or
dering large reinforcements of Rus
sian troops along the frontier to be-
in readiness, if necessary, to seize
5Horo4 - 5$g
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
SEVERE STORM.
Much Damage Was Done Between Ham
burg and Red Oak.

burg and Red Oak.
Shenandoah, Oct. 1.-THE worst
wind and rain storm that ever visited
this place struck at 4:3O yesterday
afternoon. A dozen business houses
were more or less damaged and sew
eral small buildings were blown to
pieces.
The Burlington roundhouse was
wrecked and the roof was blown
from the electric light plant, leaving
the city in total darkness. No one
was seriously injured. The water
transformed several streets into
small rivers and large poultry
packing house was blown to pieces
and washed away. In the country
the roads have been made impassa BILE
and considerable stock was drowned.
Railroad traffic is at a standstill. The
bridge crossing Four Mile creek. on
the KeOkuk & Western railroad, a
quarter of mile from the depot.
was washed out, and trains on that
road cannot cross. All trains are be-
ing transferred to the Wabash and
from that road to the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy at Hamburg, and
go thence by way of Red Oak. Be
tween Shenandoah and Riverton the
Burlington tracks are badly washed
out and no trains from Hamburg
have reached this place since the
storm began
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Claims Under Spanish Treaty.

Washington, Oct. 1O.-The Spanish
treaty claims commission met in
formally yesterday and discussed reg
ulations to be formulated covering
the taking of testimony by the COM
missioners appointed some time ago.
All of the members were present eS-
cept Commissioner Dilkema. Daily
sessions will be held hereafter. No
vember 20 has been fixed as the date
for hearing of motion to dismiss
the cases growing out of the sinking
of the Maine for want of jurisdiction.
The amount of claims of all kinds
filed with the commission is $57,581,-
sO7. Of this amount $1,s9O,OOO is on
account of deaths resulting from the
sinking of the Maine, and S135,OOO on
account of the injuries received in
that disaster. Claims for assault by
Spanish and Filipinos in the Philip
pine islands and compelling the re-
moval of the claimant from that
country were filed, amounting to
S151 400
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Martial Law Proclaimed.

Capetown, Oct. 1O-The Gazette to-
day proclaims martial law in the dis
tricts of Capetown, Wynberg, Simons.
town, Port Elizabeth and East Lon
don. The proclamation is the out
come of the recent visit of the pre-
mier of Cape Colony, Sir John Gordon
Sprigg, and the under secretary of
native affairs in South Africa. j. Rose
1nnes. to the British high commits
sioner, Lord Miner. 1t places under
military control the few points in
Cape Colony hitherto exempted and
the constitution, therefore, is now
suspended over the entire colony.
This action probably foreshadows the
commencement of vigorous measures
which those on the spot are under
stood to believe necessary to end thu
war.
If every girl-swas rich there, would
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Hay Thinks Gage Misquoted.

washington, Oct. S.-The secretary
of state is expected to return next
week from his much interrupted va
cation, greatly improved in health
and ready for the winters work ne
is to receive the degree of decor OF
laws on the occasion of the laie
bicentenary. When asked the other
day if there was any truth IN tho5
statementy attributed to Secre1ar
Gage that Mr.. Hay was soon to re-
tire from Office he replied that nc.
was sure Mr.. Gage had said nothing
of the sort.
The man who gets a windfall usu'
ally blows it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Farmer WayIaid and shot.

Belle Plaine, Oct. 1O.-At 9:15
o'clock p. m. as Dolph Vanace, a
farmer, was returning home from
Belle Plaine on horseback, while,
crossing the long river bridge one and
81 half miles south of the city, two
men held him up and upon show
Of rests lance one of the men shot
him through the right breast The
sheriff organized posse and search
ed the woods all night, but did not
round up the footpads. Vanace's con-
dition is very critical. The doctor
co1,c ba cannot recover
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
wiilia m May Race for It.

New York. Oct Sir Thomas Lip
ton has given the first intimation that
he will challenge again for the Amer
icas cup, says the Herald.
'You may say for me- he SAID,
that if the cup is to leave this co,ln-
try am determined to have it."
If Sir Thomas does not issue
challenge for race next year it is
not unlikely that there Will be race.
It is reported that the emperor of
Germany is considering the matter
Of challenging for the. American cup.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
DOUBLE CRIME AT PRINCETON.
MI. and Mrs. McKinnie Found Dead Il
Their Home.

Clinton, Oct. 1O.-The dead bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McKinnie Of
Princeton, few miles south of here,
were found in the house. The wife
was seated at the dinner table,
death having been caused by bullet
in the stomach. The husband was
found dead in bed, but without WISH
be wounds, and rifle lay on the
floor. Tt is supposed that McKinnie
killed his wife with the rifle and then
took poison. McKinnie had been de-
spondent recently and had threatened
suicide. Both were eighty years Of
age, and had resided at Princeton
for twenty wears,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
senator Dolliver Twice Blessed.

Fort Dodge, Oct. IA baby girl
has arrived at the home Of United
States Senator J. p. Dolliver. This
is the second child born to Senator
Dolliver. The first, also girl, Miss
Margaret, is now nearly two years
old. and is famous as the baby whose
advent into the world caused both
houses Of congress to adjourn for one
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Charity should begin at home
whether it is a rented home or not.
Says car Broke Faith.

Stockholm, Oct. "a great address
to the car, which has been prepared
by the Firms, was got up secretly
and without the knowledge of hostile
officials.
All former talk about the good will
Of the czar gives place to an en-
phatic declaration regarding his bro
ken oath to the Finnish people. This
address was decided upon by mem
bers of the last diet who after the
session had adjourned met secretly
on an island not far from Helsing-
fors.
The journey of the milkman is often
a milky way.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
MISS Stone ON 4 MoUxrAIS Tor
sAid TO Have Seen Located BY BnEAri'
sAn TrOuvS, l;SS


said TO Have Seen Located by Bulgari-
32 ~ sln Troops, Ms
Ccnstantinople, Oct. ia trust
worthy report locates Miss Stones
abductors on the summit OF noun
tain at Gultepe, on the IurRo-Du =.
parian frontier, near Dubnitsea. ~
Is said that the kidnapping band
numbers eighteen. Arrangements
have been made to surround the
mountain with Turkish and Bulgar-
ian troops. 1t has been suggested
that the abductors of Miss Stone are
members OF the old Macedonian com
mittee actuated by motives OF Jeai-
ousy and that they are endeayorlng
to accomplish the downfall OF the
present government. The Bulgarian
governor has promised to act Wig
orously.
London, Oct. 10--Prince Ferdinand,
who is believed to be mixed up IN
the abduction OF Miss Stone. enjoys
the INEVITABLE distinction of having
been stigmatized publicly as thor
oughly dishonorable man by two SOW
ereigns To the late ear of Russia
he solemnly pledged his word under
mo circumstances to accept the
throne of Bulgaria, in spite OF which
he took possession thereof a lew
days afterward. 4 few years ago
the present ear afforded hira an op-
portunity of becoming reconciled 70
The court of Russia, at the cost OF
repudiatinp certain solemn obliga-
tions which he had accepted with re-
gard to Austria and to it's emperor,
who had until then been almost alone
among European monarchs to pc
friend him Without moment
hesitation or vestiga of gratitude,
he threw over Francis Josep'. and
when finally. TO please Russia. ne
caused his little 3-year-old boy 10
be converted from Roman Cathnin-
cisrn to the orthodox Russian faifh.
Austria's emperor refused to nave
ANYTHING more to do with him. De
clarinp that he could have no deaf
ings either official or otherwise WI n
a man so "thOroughly dishonorahie.
Ferdinand's reign has been one long
anI interrunted succession Of broken
pledges dishonesty. scandal ana.
above all. OF administrative violence
and murylc- that are without para ilei
in any European country save ur
kew.
London. Oct. 11.-With reference to
the announcement that the turkish
and Bulgarian troops are sur
rounding the abductors of Miss Stone,
the Globe says that it. considers that
unless the movement is suspended un-
til she is safe out of the hands OF
the brigands there will infallibly be
repetition of the tragedy in
Greece, during the year 1870, when
Lord Muncaster and a party We're
captured. Lord Muncaster was re-
leased in order to negotiate FOR a
ransom Of s25,0eO. Then, as now. an
attempt was made to surround the
brigands, with the result that four
gentlemen of the party were muir
dered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
Jumped From Train.

man named Wiley, employed at SAM
derson's hotel at Melbourne jumped
from passenger train on the Great
Western. His left foot was mangled.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
MONEY NO OBJECT TO THEM.
Adiutant General Holds state Warrants
which We're never Claimed.

which We're Never Claimed.
Des Moines, Oct. 9.-Judging from
the state warrants which the adju-
tant general holds it would seem
that number of soldiers and others
employed in Red Cross hospital at
Camp Mckinley during the summer
of 1898 cannot be tempted by the al
mighty dollar. even when they have
earned it righteously. There are a
dozen or more unclaimed warrants
due for service rendered at the hos
pital. and not even the addresses of
many of the number are known. The
adiutant generals Office would like
to get rid of these. if the owners will
make their claims known: The sums
due range from so cents to $11. Barry
Morgan and James Lundy, both sol
diers, have the largest sums due
them. Morgan's warrant is made out
for So. SO and Lundy's for $11. Other
soldiers to whom warrants have been
issued are f. +. J. Dent, George L.
Smith. William Shumway, r. NJ. Ash
by and Edward L. Wells.
dropped Dead ON the street.
Dubuque. Oct. III. D. Mills, travel
ing solicitor for the Rankin Mills
Co, of New York, dropped dead on
the street opposite st. Joseph's col
lege. Mr. Mills and companion
named w. Helms were canvassing the
city. distributing samples of the
breakfast food made by their firm.
The two were standing on the cor
ner looking over map they had
and preparing from it the route they
would take. Mr.. Mills gave sudden
gasp and collapsed, falling on the
sidewalk and dying almost instantly.
Mr.. Mills was about 40 years of age.
Ess home is in Oak Park, Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
sCaLEY COURT OF IN1UIRY.

Washington. Oct. 11.-Just before
the Schley court of inquiry adjourned
yesterday Judge Advocate Lemly IN
troduced Lieutenant j. II. Holden,
formerly watch officer on the Scor-
pion. as a witness. Lieutenant Hold
en- signed the entry in the Scorpions
log, giving the particulars of the re-
ceipt of message for Commodore
Schley from the Eagle, which that
vessel had brought from Captain Nc
Gala on May 10, 1898, when the fly
ing squadron, then bound for Glen
fuegos, fell in with Captain McCalla's
subsquadron, which had just left that
port. The government had sought tG
show that by this message Commo-
dore Schley had been notified that
the Spanish fleet was not in the har-
Dor at Cienfuegos, and Lieutenant
Commander Switzerland of the Eagle
had testified that he had megaphoned
to the Scorpion that there were only
torpedo boat and several cannon
ieros in that harbor. Captain Lemly
told the court that the log
of the Scorpion did not show the re-
ceipt of the message in this form and
that he was prepared to admit that
that message did not carry the evil
dence to Commodore Schley.
Other witnesses of the day were
Lieutenant Commander w. II.
Schuetze, who served on the Iowa,
and Lieutenant A. w. Grant. who was
on the Massachusetts,, who testified
concerning the general campaign of
the flying squadron. Lieutenant Ed
ward f. Leiper concluded his testi-
mony heo1l Wedne Sday 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
sampson viii Not BE Called

Washington, d. g., Oct. 9.--Admiral
sampson will not be called before the
court Of inquiry by Schley's counsel
~ Judge Advocate Lemly will give the
court statement concerning his
condition. Mr.. Rayner received in
formation that the admiraFs mental
condition was such that it would be
impossible for him to testify. He inn
1nediately had short conference
with Judge Advocate Lemly.
1--WE Will not call Admiral Samp-
SON" he said, IF his condition is as
stated I understand lie is entirety
incompetent to testify and l presume
Capt. Lemly will SO state to the
court We will not insist that he be
called under such circumstances, but
in Justice to Admiral Schley we feel
that the record should include an ex-
PLANTATION why we do not insist upon
his appearance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
TO 5 SECURE MISS STONES RELEASE.
A SUM Of Money Has Been Forwarded
to Consul Eddy.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Not since the
successful attempt to save the life
of John Hays Hammond. the Ameri-
can engineer Implicated in the Jami-
son raid, has the state department
put forth such energetic efforts to
save a human life as it is now exert
ing in behalf of Miss Stone, the
American missionary who was cap
tured by bulgarian bandits. A sum
of money has been forwarded by the
agency of the cable to Spencer Eddy,
ton at Constantinople, who has
shown remarkable energy ana abil-
ity in unearthing the ramificafions of
the plot which resulted in the kid
mapping of Miss Stone. There is lit
tie doubt that the Turkish govern
ment has done all that it could be.
expected to do to run down the ban
dts, and what is now to be done is to
secure similar action on the part OF
the Bulgarian government, and to
that end Influences more potent with
the SIay races than that of the Uni
ted States government are now at
work Should these measures fail,
then the ransom money must be paid.
and that is why Mr.. Eddy had been
placed in possession of this powerful
auxiliary. The state department OF
icials deprecate most earnestly news
paper discussions of the measures
taken in Miss Stones behalf, claim
ing that it is being greatly embar-
rassed in its efforts by such publica-
tions. Consequently the officials re-
fuse to give any information CON
corning the case beyond the merely
negative statement that they have
not been informed of the reported ex7
tension to one month of the time al
lowed for the ransom of Miss Stone
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-11
viii Exclude Americans.

If every girl@Swas rich there would.
be no old maids. 1k.-ss $sc II zs5 A,