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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08
Republicans Gain in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.--The election
in Nebraska was very quiet, but after
all fairly satisfactory vote was
polled. All of the returns received
up to o'clock this morning indicate
that the. republican state ticket has
been elected, perhaps by as much as
10000 majority.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08
sultan Compelled to Paw.

Paris, New. ga dispatch to The
Temps from Constantinople says 30
officers Of the navy recently mutined
on account of arrears of pay and
proceeded to the palace to make a
demonstration. The sultan then sent
an aide de camp with an installment
of the money due them, and the Of
ficers thereupon desisted.
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 4.--Govern-
or Durbin has refused to grant re-
QUESTION for the return to Kentucky
of Ex-Governor Taylor and Chas. w.
Finlay, who were indicted by Ken
lucky courts for completely in the
murder of William Goebel
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08
Kansas Republicans successful.

Topeka, Nov. 6.-Local elections
were held in every county in Kansas.
county commissioners and school
trustees being the only offices elect
ed. Republicans We're generally sue
cessful.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08
MAcCABEE TREASURER SHORT.
Chas. u. Thompson Confesses to Having
Takt II the Money.

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. S.-Charless
3. Thompson of this city, supreme
finance keeper Of the supreme tent
knights Of the Maccabees, is Il self
confessed defaulter in the sum OF.
$4,000. The order is, however, pro-
tected from loss by Thompson's sure
ty bond. The shortage is aclnoWl-4
edged in 4 letter to d. p. Marker. SUI
preme commander Of the order. IS
said that Mr.. Thompson, who was IN
terested in the lake carrying trade.
lost $4,000 in June on the sale of the
steamer Harlem.
The shortage was discovered last
Tuesday by Supreme Commander
Marley, who was examining the
books of the order. On being con-
fronted with the shortage Thompson
broke down and confessed. He then
signed a confession drawn up by Comss
mander Marley.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08

Religion has begun to starve when
ever it begins to walk with it's hands
in its pockets
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08

4 deaf and dumb man is apt to
talk. straight out from he shoulder.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-08
Minister WI Has Been Recalled.

Peking, Nov. 4.-The recall OF WI
Ting Fang (the Chinese minister at
Washington has been decided upon.
He will be offered, it is annonncea's
a subordinate position in the foreign
Office, beneath his abilities, which, lt
is believed, he will decline. Ii Hang
Changes interpreter, Tseng, a sou o.
Marquis Tseng, is prominent candI-
date for the Washington mission. he
is 30 years of age and was educatea
in England.
The smallest bird is the hulnmihs
bird of Brazil. 1t is little larger
than the common honey bee, ana
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

napolis SO miles. 1t will be a double
track road, with S0pound rails and
heavy rolling stock.
The line from Washington to Balti-
more will begin at Chesapeake juno
ton. where a connection will be made
with the Columbia line of the Wash
ington Traction company. The new
road will parallel the Pennsylvania
railroad at a distance of mile to a
mile and half on the east to Oden-
ton. Md. Still continuing to the east,
the new road from Shipley to Balti-
more will parallel the Baltimore Short
Line and will enter Baltimore at West
port, where connection will be made
with the United Railways of Balti-
more.
! 4 power house for the line will be
! erected on the PatuXent and electric
| power will also be purchased from the
| Washington Traction company. The
| Washington terminus will be at Fiji,
teenth and G streets, by arrange
ment with the Washington Traction
| company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
Foreiqn.

Queen Sophia of Sweden is seri-
ously i'll.
The Receiver of the wrecked London
Globe Finance corporation reported
that it's liabilities are s., 10000.
Professor Behring, who was award
ed one of the Nobel prizes, will use
the money to combat bovine tubercu-
losis.
New York Central officials denied
the story that they would oppose the
Pennsylvania road tunneIing the Hud-
son river.
DR.. Mosso of Toulouse read
weighty paper before the Paris Acad-
envy of Medicine, showing great i'm
provement in cases Of diabetes when
potatoes are substituted for bread
diet.
Argentina sent pacific reply to the
peace proposals of Chile. Another
invasion of Chile by Argentine troops
is reported.
The British Board of Trade has of
ficially issued its award in favor of the
Charles 7. Yerkes system of eIectri-
fication of London underground rail
roads.
Count Won Kanitz, the German ag-
rarian leader, speaking in the reich
stag, said that American predomf-
nance in commerce is a danger to
Europe.
Litigation over the will of Cornelius
Van Shack Roosevelt is ended in
New York. He left a $4,000 900 es-
tate, of which the president,
nephew, will receive $150,00O.
Marconi was notified to discontinue
his wireless telegraph experiments in
Newfoundland because the Anglo
American Telegraph company has a
monopoly Of the business there.
In the Spanish cortes Senior
Maristani asked the government 20
npen negotiations with the United
States for the return Of Spanish vee
sells seized prior to the declaration o.
war.
The French authorities have taken
over from the police of british
Guicno so prisoners, who recently
escaped from the French penal settle
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
ratified the Hay-Pauncefote tsthmian
canal treaty by the vote of ~ to 6.
The vote was reached after five hours
of discussion behind closed doors. The
debate was confined to a discussion
of the merits Of the agreement and
the policy Of its provisions. The
principal speech was by Mr.. Teller in
opposition to the treaty, and he was
followed by twelve or fifteen other
senators. who spoke briefly either for
or against the motion to ratify. Among
the speakers were Senators Clay. Fair
banks, McCumber, McLaurin of Miss
issippi, Culberson, Mallory, Mason.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

Tillman, Bacon and Bate. Senator
Clay was one of the southern senators
who spoke in advocacy of the treaty.
The votes on the amendments sue
cecded each other quickly. Senator
Culberson offered an amendment to in
sert the Davis fertilization amend
ment of last session. 1t was defeated,
Is to 62. The treaty was fl nally ratified,
70 to 6. the nays being Senators Bacon,
Blackburn, CulbersOn, Mallory, Teller
and Tillman. The nomination of At
torney General Knox was discussed at
some length. Without the fOrmality
Of vote the nomination was con-
firmed. An echo of the verdict in the
Schley court Of inquiry was heard
when Senator Jones of Arkansas in
| troduced a resolution extending the
! thanks Of congress and of the Ameri-
! can people to Admiral Schley and the
men under his command during the
battle Of July 3, 1898, off the harbOI
| of Santiago. Cuba. 1t was referred
to the committee on naval affairs. In
open sessions Senator Warren intro
duced an amendment to the cOnstitu
ton granting the right to suffrage tC
ton granting the right of suffrage tC
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
SHOCkIN' FO' SUAH!
Whites Dined by Negro and
Georgians are Angereo.


Atlanta, Ga, Dec 21.-Considerable
talk has been caused throughout
the state BY the action of several
prominent white people of SmithviIle,
Ga, in dining at the table Of Charles
Mitchell, a wealthy negro planter,
living near that place.
Mitchell has been a resident in the
community for some time and is eX-
ceedingly prosperous. He is universal
ly respected and very popular with his
own race. He is the owner and
operator Of large farm, and displays
unusual sagacity in the marketing of
his crops. He decided that he wanted
to entertain several of his prominent
white friends and invited Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrie Thompson, w. w. Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Burton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton A. Smith, Atlanta; Mrs.
Cherry, Macon; Mrs. Howell, McAfee;
J. B. Edward, DR.. w. ] Clark and a
number of his friends among the chill
dren.
Realizing the social line which di-
vided him from his guests, Mitchell
did not sit at the table, but superin-
tended the work Of the walters, whom
he had imported for the occasion.
After the dinner the guests were
shown over his farm and through his
farm houses and all expressed them
selves in cordial terms of his hos
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
Young Husband Helps Physician to
Dress Wounds, Then Disappeared.

Lebanon, Pa, Dec. 21.-Miles G.. Ar
mold fired two bullets into his wife's
body and then called in a doctor to
dress the wounds. After assisting
the physician, who said the injuries
were not serious, to make the victim
of his murderOus assault comfortable.
Arnold disappeared. This was just
before midnight. In the morning
Arnold surrendered to the police, who
had been unsuccessful in their efforts
to locate him. He said that he had
quarreled with his wife and fired at
her in a fit of passion. He was
stricken with remorse when he saw
the bullets take effect.
Mrs. Arnold has an ugly wound in
the right arm and her nose was al
most torn away by the second bullet.
She is 20 years old, the same age as
her husband. They have one son.
Owing to misunderstanding the
couple have lived apart for some
months. Arnold is a nut maker, and
paid his wife 81 a week for the sup
port Of their boy. 1t was on the oc-
casion of this weekly payment that
the quarrel occurred
Arnold is charged with aggravated
assault and battery, with intent to kill
He furnished heavy bail for his ap-
pearance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
TROLLEY TO WASHINGTON.
Line From Baltimore to National Cap
ital, Then to Annapolis.

Washington, Dec. 21-The Wash
ington and Annapolis Electric Rail-
build a trolley road from Baltimore to
Washington and thence to Annapolis
during 1892; that the capital has been
secured rights of way granted and
that part of the line will be in oper-
alton within three months.
The distance over the line between
Washington and Baltimore will be 81
miles and from Washington to An
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
Little Hope of Safety.

Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 21-lt is
the general belief here that Captain
William A. Andrews and his bride,
who sailed from here on Sunday, Sep
TENDER IS, in their 13-foot dory, the
Dark Secret, for a voyage across the
Atlantic, have persisted. If the Dark
Secret encountered any of the violent
storms within the past month she
surely must have foundered, as old
mariners say that such a boat could
not weather any severe gale.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
SnaniSh-American Islands.

Natives of Samar and Leyte bitterly
object to the RECOMMENDATION policy.
Isidor Rayner. counsel for Admiral
Schloy, says the fight is not yet ended
1t is rumored that Admiral SchIly
may proceed in the civil courts
against Historian Maclay.
Admiral Schloy, after "eading
Admiral Deweys report, said: My
honor has been indicated, and I am
satisfied with the decision Of the
court"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

metn at Cayenne, French Guiana. All
these men were serving life sentences.
General Alban has received reports
from Buena Ventura of a big fight at
Rio San Juan. A revolutionist eX-
petition of l 500 men sent overland
from Tumaco was surprised at the
river by government troops. A large
number were killed and wounded on
both sides
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
FEWER NOW KILLED
FATALITIES ON THE RAIL LESS
THAN FORMERLY.
ACCIDENTS lOF PROMINENCE
Work on Double Track to Madison
From Milwaukee Suspended Till in
ApriI-Locomotive Shops Busy
other News of the Rail Of Interest
to the Public.

The Railroad Gazette has compiled
the following table, showing the pro
portion of passengers killed in train
accidents to passengers carried by the
railroads of the United States from
1889 TO 1898. The table is divided
into two periods, one including the
years ending with 1898, when business
was active, and the other ending with
in11.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
RUSSiA'S GREAT RAILWAY.
Through Line From ST. Petersburg to
Port Arthur About Completed

Through Line From st. Petersburg to
Port Arthur About Completed.
Washington, Dec. 21-W h. Halo
way, consul general at st. Petersburg.
sends the following information con
corning Russian railways:
The Russians have about com
pleted the Chinese Eastern railway
through Manchuria. the extension OF
the Trans Siberian Railway which fur
nishes direct connection between St
Petersburg and Port Arthur 1t is ex-
TeCted the trip will be made in less
than twenty-eight days in the near
future
1T is Just ten years since the first
tie WAS laid on the Trans Siberian
railway, which has been built from
start to finish by Russian engineers
and workmen, laboring under great
difficulties and adverse climatic cOndi-
tiOns, at cost of SIZE .525 600
The distance from st Petersburg
to Vladivostock is 6.677 miles, and
the fare is as follows: First class,
$12S.75; second class, $S755; third
class, $46.35.
The Trans-Siberian road was built
with light rails-some of which only
weighed - pounds to the foot
wooden bridges, light equipment and
cars without trucks. 1t has been i'm
possible to make time or take care OF
| the business offered. These defects
are being remedied rapidly.
THE conductors, pOrters and train
men are all Russians and do not I'M
derstand English. The route is through
a country resembling Kansas and
/ Nebraska, and is quite as hot and
dusty during summer. Trains leave
| Moscow and lrkutsk twice n week.
Each train consists of nine comfort
able cars. The passengers eat in
restaurant cars and excellent Bullets
are found ON the route.
"The train de luxe, consisting Of
ycstibulcd cars, leaves Moscow every
ten days The cars are high and
roomy and are provided with all
modern travel conVeniences.
From VladivostOck there are steam
crs for Japan, Korea and Shanghai,
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foroion nonito1
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Tn .l,r e,,a. .,,.l ,.,a,,t,,., 70
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
Ashtabula, Ohio, 1876, bridge dis

Persons
killed.
Ashtabula, Ohio, 1876, bridge dis
Tay Bridge. Scotland, 1879, bridge
disaster ......... 80. ."
Rio. Wis, 1885, collision .........2 "a
Chatsworth. ILL.,, 1887, collision So
Mud Run, Pa, 1883 collision ..... &C
Armagh, Ireland, 1889, runaway .. 70
Atlantic City, N. j., 1896. collision. A
Tacoma, Wash. 1900, electric car
fell down bank ................. 40
McDonough, Ga, 1900, washout 80. 81
Bordentown. N. j., Feb. 81, 1901,
collision ......... $500. ....... IL
Cass, Ind, June 26, 1901, collision. lt
Norton, Mo, July 10, 1901, collision l6
Nyack, Mont. August 30, 1901, col
nSlOn ....... .... 81
The most disastrous was in Mexico
| in 1881. at the village Of MailpOis, pa
being killed.
Double Track to Madison.
The Northwestern road will not re
sumo operations on the double track
| between Milwaukee and Madison until
some time in April Several of the
grades between Madison and Milwau
| kee to the west of Waukesha will be
cut down as soon as spring opens and
many of the curves will be eliminated
For several weeks past the company
| has had force of men employed il
| laying tracks from the main line OF
the Madison division to West Allis
but with the coming of snow this worl
| will also be stopped until spring.
New Locomotives Galore.
The Baldwin locomotive works are
| building eight engines for the Chilean
state railways and four for the Nor
folk and Western. The Illinois Contra
Rogers locomotive works aud The
Louisville and Nashville Is from tn
same works. The Schenectady work
are building engines for the North
ern Pacific, and the American LOcOmC
tive company has recent orders 70
the following engines: The Contra
of New Jersey. 50; Northwestern, 2
switch, 16 freight and 4 passenger
and II freight. The Pennsylvania
railroad now has in service % of tn
new Atlantic type class E-2 passengc
engine Their work is said to be yer,
satisfactory on trains leaving Jerse
City and Philadelphia, and also on tn
seashOre runs. In addition to them 2
more are being built at the Altoona
shops, 10 Of which will be used on tn
Pennsylvania Railroad division and
on the Jersey roads.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
None Too Liberal.

"Mr. Li1ger spends a great deal of
time with you, Mollie," said Miss
Kittish to Miss Frocks.
Eyes. but that's all he does spend"
Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

Major General Arthur Macarthur
has been ordered to Denver to assume
command of the department of the
Colorado, vice Brigadier General II
c. Merriam, retired.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
The Beers.

The financial crisis in Costa Rlca
is becoming more acute.
revolution is impending in Brazil
and German influences are detected.
June 26, 1902, has been finally fixed
as the date for King Edwards corona
ton.
French troops have crushed
Sadinlaeh, a powerful chief in west
Africa.
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus is in Paris.
where he is preparing for reply to
Maitre Labor.
Lord Kitchener specified 81 in
stances in which beers, he charges,
have shot Kaffirs.
Liberal offers for terms of peace
were unofticially made by Great
Britain to the Beers.
Lord Kitchener has personally taken
the field and is directing the move
ments of the troops.
Prince Tuan and Gen. Tung Fuh
Hsiang are reported to be planning a
new rebellio in China.
| Ten thousand refugees are expected
to return to Johannesburg because OF
! the opening of the gold mines.
| Chile has submitted an untimatuEl
to Argentina, and both countries
continue military preparations.
Gen Yung Lee, noted anti-foreign
| leader in China, has been awarda'
the two-eyed peacock feather-a high
distinction.
Caracas newspapers criticise the
Washington authorities for an alleged
assumption of suzerainty over
| Venezuela.
Baron Won Buelow stated in the
reichstag that a policy of frmnesS
would continue to be pursued toward
the Poles in Posen.
Kaloman de Sell, the Hungarian
premier, declines to stop the ship
ment of horses from Hungary to the
British in south Africa
Premier Zanardell announced in tn
chamber of deputies at Rome that tx
hoped to conclude new commercial
treaties with Germany and Austria
Major-General Creagh, commanding
the British troops at Tientsin, China
presented regrets to the German gen
eral for the recent shooting affra,
there.
Sir Edmund J. Monson, British
ambassador to France. said in
speech in Paris, that the time was no
ripe for a general arbitration treat
between England and France.
General BOtha ordered the execution
of all bWghers enrolled with th
British forces as scouts who nigh
fall into the hands of the hoer.
Fifteen such burghers have been shot
, Mr. Kruger has been informed 0
the Willingness of some of the power
to intervene in south Africa if tn
boer leaders will accept autOn0m,
J under the suzerainty of Great Britain
f All efforts to compromise the breacI
, of promise suit of Miss Portia Knight
f the American actress, against tn
J duke of Manchester, who marri q
= Miss Zimmerman Of Cincinnati, hav'
failed.
. CharIemagne Tower. the Amer
) can ambassador at St. Peters
burg, is spending a fey
days in Paris, principally j
connection with the translation int
|, French of his history of Lafayette
: This work is TO be done by Mme
Paris. the wife Of Professor Castor
Paris. of the College of France
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

All sales of Mesaba ores are being
made at an advance of % cents a ton
over the prices that ruled this year
Frank Moss president of the Society
for the Prevention of Crime, and
Captain F. Norton Goddard, head OF
the anti-policy society, raided three
alleged policy shops in New York.
They arrested eighteen persons and
seized parapheInalia and other ma
terials deemed very important. Alfred
J. Adams, who is called the policy
king" was arrested.
The executive committee Of the
national council of administration of
the Grand Army, after brief session
at Chicago adjourned without fixing
| the date for the next annual encamr-
ment, which is to be held in Wash
! ingtOn, D. c. A majority Of the COM
mittee, it is said, favor the first week
| in September but action on this Sub
| ject was deferred and will be taken II
by the committee at a future meeting
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

The main fact shown is that with
about the same number of passengers
and passenger miles in the two diVi-
sions, less than one-half as many were
killed during the last five years as
during the first five years.
The most prominent accidents in the
last twenty-five years were as follows;
Persons
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Confession in Which He Gave the Names Of
Members of the Organization in Which
He Was the Head, forms a Part of
the Long-Lost Document.
TOLD. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
THE INNER WORKINGS OF BAND
the Long-Lost Document.


agony, which must follow to lis mother
and family at his plight, and spoke pitt
fully of the conduct which placed him
in such a plight. at the same time up
holding the justice of the cause, for
which re was hanged. In their very nu-
NOR the letters of Copeland were pa
thetic. a viriie. sarcastic strain under
lies these letters, and -Aere is1a boldness
in the signature, which shows d man ull-
afraIu.
LIST OF BAND.
Tie list of insurgents, as given i2y
Mr.. Hunter, now sees the light Of day
for the first time, so far as known.
Even the official documents of the TIME
did not embrace this list; therefore, 1t
is of more vital historical in-eres tEan
any other paper in the lot. ThnEs list IS
classified, whites and blacks heinz, sepa'
rated allG, in full is IS :rilow:s t.i' 6
hastily scribhlcd on an ordinary letter
sheet:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
OFFICIAL ACTS
OF THE GOVERNOR
Story Of Major TyIer's Term to be
Printed.
COMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Book Of $50 Pages Embraces His Exc.lleney's
Messages, Proelama.lons, Reasons for
Yetoes and Letters Handsome
Cut Of the Author.
COMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS

The volume which will contain the ottl-
cial acts of Governor Tyler during the
las. four years is in the hands of the
printer. The last chapter IS not closed.
I 1t will he January /, lsoo. But the con-
tents Of the book are pretty Well deter,
mined. The term of office is craving
to close. There, are ten moro days,
and the book which Hon. J. Hoge Tyler
has been writing for four years. Will pc
closed.
THE.>GovERNoR,s MESSAGES.
This volume WI have about $50 pases.
It will be arranged as follows:
Z His sExcellency's messages, regular ana
special. to-. the General Assembly
I The frstsmessage in the book will be
that which the Governor sent to the.
General Assembly of : 1s97-'9S near the
close Of their session. The purpose OF
this message vast to urge upon the Gen
=eral Assembly the appointment of 4 COM