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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
CHINESE OUTLOOK DARK
EMPRESS DCWAGER HAS NOT
LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE.
Foreigners Disposed to Take Pessim.
stc View Of the Situation
in the Orient

Picking, Jan. 3-Several recent &C.
currences tend to discourage the hope
that the dowager empress had learned
a lesson of reform from the events of
the past year Foreigners are dis
posed to take pessimistic view Of
the outlook. General Yung LUIS de-
termination to organize two anti-for-
eign army corps to Offset the COM
mands of the pro-foreign Chinese lead
ers is particularly disquieting and is
evidence of the continued domination
of his influence. which is bitterly anti
foreign.
Other incidents which are consid
cred significant are the suppression of
the only independent newspaper in
this city by the order of the governor
Of Picking and the closing Of the in
dustrial school here, recently organ
lied by philanthropic Chinese, also
by the governors order.
This school was intended for the
training of destitute youths. Other
liberal Chinese will hesitate now to
give practical vent to their theories,
fearing the displeasure of official do1a-
ination.
A third edict regarding the recent
murder of a Belgian priest (near
Ningh Sha Foo in Kan 500 province)
has appeared. 1t appoints a special
official to punish thoss, who are guilty
of the crime and reaffirms the dow
ager.
The dowager expresses goodwill
toward Christians This unusual ac-
tivity upon the part of the court in
the punishment of those guilty of an
anti-Christian outrage is taken as evil
dence of the dowager empress desire
to conciliate the powers upon the eve
of the return of the court to Picking.
Proofs accumulate that Prince
Ching's arguments persuaded the dow
ager empress to trust herself within
range of the legation forts. Officials
arriving here describe the dowager
empress and General Yung Lu as be-
ing extremely nervous and suspicious
lest the foreigners are preparing to
punish them for encouraging boxer
ism.
The foreigners will probably view
the courts re-entry into Peking from
the wall near the legations.
The Chinese officials have been
sounded by the ministers as to wheth-
er they will enforce the old custom
of restraining foreigners from witness
ing the imperial professions. The re-
plies are not encouraging. The treaty
gives the legation a strip of wall com.
handing a view of the gates of the
imperial city, and the members OF
the foreign community are planning
to assemble thereon. It will be a
great innovation
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
THE NEWS lin IOWA
FREsH cENTgRvlLLE SENSATION


4
f.ar+arvs,,e Dee 81. The papers
m tn Clinic indictments are missing
from the clerks Office and the indiea-
lions are that some one mas stolen
them. Ii SENS that they were left
in a drawer In a desk IN the clerks
office over Christmas day and some
time before Thursday morning they
were taken by some one. VI course
the first inclination would be 10 De
lieye that the parties indicted knew
something of the theft-iI 1t is theft
and then when 1t IS known ina.
perhaps others besides those indicled
are interested it divides the cause
for suspicion.
The Clinic boys absolutely deny
any knowledge of the disposition OF
the papers and when they were tod
that the grand jury would be recon
yened if the papers were not found,
they still denied knowledge OF their
whereabouts. Only one of the iEGict-
ments had been copied by the CLERK
and that was the one for conspiracy
against Clinic and Zimmer. Ear Lim-
mer has the copy and it VIII be SUD
stituted for the original. The two
indictments for perjury were not COP
led. Deputy Clerk Stella Gordon
claims that all of the indictments
returned by the grand jury Monday
evening were in a bundle with a
rubber band around them and were
placed in the drawer Wnen she went
TO get them Thursday morning the IN
dictments against the county officers
were missing, but the two other IN
d;ctments returned for minor offenses
were still there. The party VINO stole
the indictments is doubtless in no po-
sition to return them, as they would
Ia Gncfrnvan
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Emperor William, If the cable in
forms us rightly, is about to turn
prohibitionist to the extent Of for
bidding beer-drinking. in German fac
tories The kaiser's courage has
sometimes been called into question.
but in this case he is apparently not
afraid of the lannon's mouth. If he
can wean the German workman from
his beer by an imperial edict he will
go down in history as the first en-
peror who lowered hallowed nation.
al institution from it's pedestal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
BARGAINED WITH BOXERS.
Sensational Revelations Appear Con
cerninq Russia.

London, Jan. 3-The Times this
morning publishes the three alleged
secret documents communicated by
DR.. Ular, prominent student of Chi.
nese affairs, who recently returned to
Europe from Manchuria and Mongolia.
which go to prove the existence of 6
bargain negotiated between the late
Ii Hung Chang and Russia, through
the medium of the Russian prince
Ukhtomsky. Under the terms of this
bargain the Boxer movement, which
it is limited was fomented by Russia.
was to be turned against the foreign
ers, Russia engaging to protect the
dowager empress against the western
powers in return for permission to
occupy Manchuria and very free
hand in Mongolia.
Commenting editorially on this mat
ter, the Times says it ses nothing
in the recent history of Russian action
in the far east inconsistent with the
story contained in the documents sup
piled by DR.. Ular.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
ROBBERS MAKE BIG HAUL.
Dry Goods Store at De Soto loses
$4,000 Worth of Goods.

De Soto, Jan. 3.-With unparalleled
audacity, a gang of burglars prac-
tically rifled the Brown dry goods
store Of it's contents, hauling away in
wagons nearly $4,000 worth of plumber,
consisting of clothing, dry goods and
jewelry. Manager D. j. Forbes says
that the loss will more likely exceed
this estimate than go below it.
Entrance was obtained by smashing
the glass in rear door, lifting the
latch and then forcing open the double
doors into the main room. They APP
parently worked at leisure for they
thoroughly overhauled the entire stock
selecting the best goods.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
AN AGREEMENT is REACHED.
Water Supply For the Ces Moines
Army Post is Assured.

Des Moines, Jan. 1.-The long de-
ferred hope of an amicable agreement
between the city and the water COM
pany for the extension of water
main to the army post was realized
last evening, when the council and
representatives of the company got to-
gether on proposition mutually salts
factory By it's terms the city con-
sents to lend Tie company $4,000, or
SO much thereof as is necessary to
meet the expense of laying five miles
Of main from the pumping station to
the army post, upon condition that it
repay the principal on or before jan
uary /, 1911. The rate of interest is
2 per cent per annum, payable an
nuaIly. Seven members voted for the
proposition, assuring it's passage. even
in case it should be vetoed by Mayor
Hartenbower.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

The hobos of California are a fas-
tidious lot, anyway. They stole all
the Christmas handkerchief in
Santa Paula store the other day. 1t
will soon be necessary to lock all the
ceiluloid collars and made neckties in
the safe at night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

It will encourage language reform
ers to persist, now that the nervous
Anglo-Saxon monosyllable spit" is ell
bowling the cumbrous Irtin polysyl-
liable 'expectorate" out OF the literary
vocabulary. It now remains to help
old-fashioned, musical, reverberant
"spittoon" remount the throne SO long
usurped by barbarous '.cuspidor."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

There is beauty contest now on be-
tween the Chicago Hyde Park High
School and .tall comers," which is said
to be the outgrowth OF football How
feminine pulchritude could get tangled
up with the unsymmetrical forms that
build human pyramids of the gridiron
is one of those mysteries which only
the young and inexperienced would
dare to strive to fathom.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
The President Criticised.

Terry, Tex, Dec. Bon. L. Lock
wood of Zelienope, Pa, president of
the American Antitrust league, has
given out statement in which he
criticises at length the recommends
tons made by President Roosevelt for
a national law to govern trade com
binations. Mr.. Lockwood contends
that there is no necessity for any fur
tner legislation on the subject: that
the rigid enforcement of the Sherman
antitrust law would be sufficient to
effectually suppress and restrain hurt
full trade and industrial combinations.
If man thinks only of himself he
hasn't much use for brains.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Perhaps there is something In the
idea that Uncle Sam spends too much
money on the Indians. One tribe in
Wisconsin has contracted the habit OF
eating twelve meals day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
Fire on Ganu of Touohs.

Cedar Rapids. Jan. 3.-Two special
officers, sworn in to go to Ely for the
purpose of preserving order at dance,
were attacked by q gang of rnffians.
They returned the onslaught with bull
lets and one of the Gang was shot in
the knee. n. e. Myers and A. Mason
were the special officers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Mr. Rockefeller is chopping wood for
his health: but there's many a man
in the woods OF the north doing the
same thing just now, and making
money at it besides
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
New friends and old enesnie
not above suspicion.
Wireless T.elegraphy.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The nass ,>,; ~
partment has decided to eatsl1i *,
wireless telegraph plants y, :.
Washington navy yard and at Mr. 7. 6,
o1.s. The plans for the. iles .s.'s : i
equipment of the two st;at.o.is ;;i s..
now being worked out. unasi s'
ton of Admiral Bradford, ara So. 80,
ments will be under way az az Iii Iii
day. At each PoiEt a tai 'A,-ss ~
5e erected for the purpose
ing and transmitting si''3s..E T, sssi
small buildings will BE
The installation OF inst.''.:-lii:: .st, rs; s
Some mems ide.. c. !,ei.s. q
tian is to look solemn
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Life imprisonment for attempting to
assassinate a president of the United
States is regarded in this part OF the
moral vineyard as a rather mild sort
OF punishment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Should the decoration of Ii Hung
Chang with two peacock feathers. after
his death, be classed as searching
sarcasm?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

1t is said that Andrew Carnegie's
benefactions now amount to $4,000
600. At last accounts Russell Sage's
grand total was thirty-eight cents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Argentina has decided TO NSiae ~
government into six military zones
all OF them hot ones.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
Badly Hurt by Dynamite.

Mason City, Dec. 30.-Lincoln Penio.
an old resident Of this county, went to
rcmore dynamite blast from a
quarry, when it exploded, blowing out
his eyes and mutilating his face terri
bly,. IT is not expected shat he can
4iiY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

A German doctor is said to have dis
covered process for making -four out
of milk; but what we need more is
way to make milk out Of -four.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

A Michigan politician wants women
elected to Congress. But can he assure
us that they would not cheat the gov
eminent by using their franks for
sending Christmas presents?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

It is said that there is an increasing
sentiment against dualing in Germany
This is anolher evidence OF the Amer
:canizati0n, of Europe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Judging by the conflicting reports
that come from Holland about the af-
fairs Of Nina and Henry, Pat Groves
press agent must have secured another
engagement.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

In making money the United States
mint is siill in the swim. with totai
OF SI24 $50. I22 for twelve months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
HANNA MEN HARD STRUCK.
Foraker Wing Apparently Controls the
Legislature.

Columbus, O., Jan. 2.-Ihe chief de-
velopment in the legislative contest
was the announcement that Congress
man Charles Dick was on his way to
this city to assist the Hanna forces.
There was show of greater conf
dence on the part of the Hanna fol
lowers as soon as it became known
that General Dick would be here.
II the Foraker men were in the
least disconnected by the coming of
Dick there was no outward manifes-
tation of it. One rumor was that II
the Foraker men won they would re-
district the state in such a manner
as to make it impossible for Dick to
be returned to congress.
Columbus, O., Jan. 2.-The very
greatest Importance attached to the
developments in the contest for control
Of the legislature as between the Han
ma and Foraker factions. The action
Of the Hamilton county delegation in
declaring for F. M. Scobey for clerk
of the senate is believed to settle, or
is admitted to settle, the contest in
that branch in favor of the Foraker
people, Senator Archer, the Foraker
candidate fos president pro tenn, has
no opposition and will have none.
There was 10 surprise in the action
taken by the Hamilton county dele
cation in declaring for Price for
speaker. That Mr.. Cox favored the
Athenian has been known for weeks.
The action of the delegation, however,
in endorsing the candidacy Of H. B.
Speelman, the Foraker candidate for
clerk of the house, was very disap-
pointing to the Hanna leaders, who
had been confidently counting upon
the support of ten Cincinnati mem
hers for their candidate for clerk
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
Marriage of Senator Depew.

Nice, Dec 30.-The marriage OF
Senator Chauncey M. Depew to Miss
May Palmer was celebrated at the.
American church here Saturday. fol.
lowing the ceremony of the Catholic
marriage service at Notre Dame
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
A FIRE RACES AT HUMsoLDT.
Property Loss is Great and One Fam
lily Has Narrow Escape.

Fort Dodge, Dec. 31-Fire partially
destroyed the business portion of Hum
boldt. 1t started in the drug store of
Koonts & Steiner, cause unknown. at
4 o'clock a. m. The drug store was
located in the heart of the business
district Before the fire was under
control, Meyers barber shop, Deaty's
restaurant and Keophe's cigar store
were burned to the ground and fine
stone building occupied by the State
bank badly damaged. The fine law
library of County Attorney Taft in the
second story of the State bank build
ing was ruined. The family of DR..
North, which roomed over the drug
store, had narrow escape. saving
nothing and getting out of the blazing
building only with great difficulty. The
loss will reach $4,000.
The Doyle-Burns Case Again.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 30.-In the
District Court Saturday the attorneys
for James Doyle filed a motion for
Judgment in the suit OF Doyle against
James F. Burns for $43S,74S, in addi-
ton to the $44G922 allowed by the
Jury in its verdict The demand for
the additional sum is made on the
ground that the jury in its answer to
special interrogatories found that
miulnS Pa Chsi snip sSi eeAnSnI VI VII
tract existed between Doyle and
Burns. and that this finding establishes
the right of Doyle to share in the
Portland company's stock issued for
The Devils Own claim, as well as for
The Bobtail No. 2, and Tidal Wave
claims, in spite of the jurys refusal
70 include the Devils Own in it's YER
dict The additional amount demand
ed by Doyle added to the amount al
lowed by the jury, aggregates $685.
G71GS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan seems to
have overlooked an important point
In not forming Christmas tree trust
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
More Massacres in China.

London, Dec. 31.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Express
cables that a missionary and a num-
Der of Christian converts have been
massacred at Ming Sha Flu. in Kan
Sou province, where Prince Tuan and
Gen. Tung Fuh Slang are residing.
The correspondent says that it is
asserted that the troops Of Gen.
Tung Fuh Slang are responsible for
$500 L..---.-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
The zeefontein Disaster

London, Dec. 31.-The war Office
has issued a further list of the British
casualties at Zeefontein, showing that
so men were wounded and that 24G
pere made prisoners. The latter have
all been released.
Fame is something that makes lot
of fools want to shake your hand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
Made Her own ScaffoId.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 3.-Mrs. James
Everett, residing at a point five
miles north of Paris, suicided, by hang
ing. She adjusted moose about her
neck one end of which was attached
to rafter, and kicked a chair from
under her. Dependency is the mo-
tive ascribed.
Sales Of public lands in the fiscal
year of 1901 aggregated 15,562,796
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

The appalling vision of Santa
Claus wearing long striped pantaloons
and star-decked ribbon on his hat
naturally Is occasioning trouble in
Europe The American department
store, it appears. has invaded Paris.
and American toys will deck the kais-
er's Christmas tree. Also, an Amer
lean graphophone playing American
coon" songs will contribute to the
Christmas gayeties in Wilhelm's
household. 1t appears likely that San
ia Claus himself will wear American
boots. ride in an American automobile
and speak the continental tongues
with well-defined American accent.
Possibly turkey and cranberry sauce
will supplant roast beef and plum pud-
ding in England and take the place Of
wurst and pretzels in Germany. It Is
no wonder that the transatlantic
nations glover as they talk of the
American invasion. Commercial In
vasion is all well enough, but when 1t
comes to surrendering to an American
Santa Claus national pride and loyalty
rebel
The Canadian still feels sentiment
tai attachment for England. but he
doesn't like the individual English
man. The Canadians ways are not
British ways nor his thoughts British
thoughts. It would seem only a mat
ter OF years It'll the feeling toward the
Individual Englishman will extend to
the British nation. Then the Cana
dian community will awaken to the
idea that it Is cutting itself off from
great commercial advantages by pre-
serving Its distinction from the nation
TO which it is naturally united by Gus
toms, manners and modes OF thought.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
Purchased by the Northwestern.

Speaking Of luck, the only time
some birds get out early in all their
lives they get worm.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

A man who is out for the rocks lsh :
necessarily a geologist.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
WESTON HAS A FIRE.
Four Business Houses and Three
Dwellings Burned.

dwellings, Burned.
Weston, Jan. "a fire which start
ed in the general store of Petrus Pc
terson early yesterday did $4,000
damaged and destroyed four of the
principal places of business and three
dwellings. A strong wind carried the
flames rapidly and it was feared at
one time that the whole town would
be destroyed The principal losers are
Hopping & Williams, general store
and implement house, and two build
ings, valued at $4,000; Petrus Peter
son. general store, $4,000; H. A. Quinn,
lumber, $4,000; R. T. Williams, resi-
denoe, $1,000. The remainder of the
losses were small ones. All were in.
sured.
Purchased by the Northwestern.
Iowa Falls, Dec 30.-A party OF
Chicago and Northwestern officials in
this city officially announced that the
company had purchased the Chicago,
Iowa e Dakota road and would oper-
ate the line after January /. The ac-
quired line has been operated for
years as feeder for the Northwestern
with a close traffic arrangement. It
is believed the road will be extended
to Eagle Grove in the spring to con.
meet with the Northwestern's northern
lines.
Speaking Of luck, the only time
copon EirI. r,I1f nor Iv oil FIJI pj1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

The state of Iowa was fifty-fye van, ns
old on the 2sth. the act of congress
admitting the state into the min
was passed December 2Sth, 1S4ss
Governor Shaw ordered the aass dis.
played from the state house IN hone,
of the anniversary.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

A L. DEMO of Alta has written s
.etter to Secretary of State Martin nj
which he says he will accept the AZ:
pointnaent as chief expert accountant
to examine the state departments, q
C. Clements. of Marengo, called at the
state house and indicated to SecretaryT
Martin that he would consent to al
as one of the experts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03

Washington, Jan. S.-Admiral sam hat
sons malady progresses Slowly ~, pas
very steadily toward the end. Mea-5
ical science cannot check It, os s.1n
toms of arterial degeneration ha az
appeared, such as are incident 70 ~
malady, injecting great uncertaitey ~ y
to the case. Moreover, the patien a;r -
becoming less tractable and RESPONSE
to treatment
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-07-11
MURDER AT BucKHANNoN.
colored Man Kills Charles Parker
with Neck Yoke-lynch Talk.

Late last Friday night Charles Park
er, Of Buckhannon, son of a prominent
manufacturer, went to zinn's livery
stable, but was elected by Warren
Carter, colored laborer. Parker was
being takenaway by two men when
Carter came up behind and without a
word struck him over the head with a
neck yoke, knocking him unconscious,
in which state he remained until
about noon next day, when he died in
the same condition. Carter was ar
rested at once and put in jail. Satur.
day eveninghe was givena prelimina-
ry hearing before magistrate and
waived examination and was remanded
to jail. Heies in his cell on his face,
fearing that some one willk him.
Excitement ran high aud trouble
Parker was drinking and Carter
doping
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-07-11
AAoERTYlNDlcTED;
BY Grand Jury at tairmont as
Well as Several Others.

Thomas Hagerty, Elwood Mccay,
William Morgan, ia. Springer, John
Noon, John Edwards, Joe Pegonnt,
John Marci, Charles Ashcraft, Hugh
Morlsette, Adam GoodfelIow and four
Others were indicted by the grand jury
at Fairmont Saturday for INSIDE
meanor for violating the injunction
granted by Judge Mason on June 10th,
1902, during the vacation of the cir
cult court.
Several Of the persons indicted we're
given a preliminary hearing before
Squire Bennington and were held to
answer for the Indictment, which was
returned on the evening Of July 3.
The cases were called for Monday
but were postponed until July II
John Commit. of Wheeling, appeared
for the defense.