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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
MAKES WATERWoRKs LOAN.
Another Step in the Direction Of the
Des Mones Army Post.


Des Moines Army Post.
Des Moines. May 20.-The city
council instructed the city auditor 20
draw warrants in the sum Of $4,000
in favor of the Des Moines Water Co.,
and to deliver the same to me secre-
taary of the company as soon as the
city solicitor shall approve the con'
tract, which is now prepared, setting
out the conditions of the loan. So
far as the aldermanic body is concern.
ed the loan of $4,000 from the city
water fund. raised for the purpose OF
purchasing the plant and placing it
under municipal control or for erect
ing an entirely new plant to be owned
and controlled by the city. is consum-
mated. The money is on hand in the
city treasury, the fund being a little
over $4,000. The contract has al
ready been agreed upon by the coun-
Gil and the attorneys and representa-.
ives of the water company.
City Auditor Lucas attorney, Judge
Bishop, has advised that there are no
legal reasons why the warrants should
not be drawn. Under this advice the
auditor will comply with the instruc-
lions Of the council acting on the adj
vice of the city solicitor, and the war
rants will be issued at once. Some
speculation has been INDUCED in as to
whether the city auditor and the city
treasurer run any risk in drawing up
the warrants and paying them. but it
is conceded that these officials act
only as they are instructed by the city
council, and advised by the city sole.
jtor
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Iowa State Bystander.
=, pYsTANDEx Fun. CO.
1890. IOWA
200 MINERS
LOSE THEIR LIVES
Awful Disaster Takes Place
in a Tennessee Coal
-. Nine,
gs ~a,,n NAlr AnAA IMEC ne O00
ONLY ONE MAN LIVES OF 200
Cxplosion OF Gas Occurred Soon After
the workers Entered the Mine-one
Man Blown Out Of Mine by Force OF
...
Explosion.

Coal Greek. Tenn. May 2O.-The
worst disaster in the history OF Ten
nessee mining occurred at 7;So clock
Yesterday morning when between 10
and 225 men and boys met instant
death at the Fratervile coal mine, To-
Gated two miles west of this town, as
4 result of gas explosion.
Out OF a large number OF men and
boys who went to work in the morning
developments show that only one is
alive and he is badly injured and can
not live.
This man is William Morgan, an
aged Englishman, who was roadman
in the mine and was blown out OF the
entrance by the force of the explosion.
One hundred and seventy-five min
ers were checked in for work IN the
morning by the mine BOSS. IN addl-
ton to these, there were boys who act
as helpers and drivers and road men
and others to the number OF perhaps
fifty.
Fraterville mine is the oldest mine
In the Coal Creek district having been
located In 1870. 1t is fully three miles
from the mines opening to the point
where the men were at work. They
had not been at work long before the
terrible explosion occurred. There was
q fearful roar and then flames shot
from the entrance and the air shafts.
News of the disaster spread like wild
fire, but as soon as order could be
brought out of chaos two rescuing
parties were started in the mine. one
at the main entrance and the other
through Thistle mine, which adjoins
and In which no men were at work.
The Thistle party was unable to
make any Roadway, as the gas stifled
the workers. The Fraterville party
went fully two miles under ele earth
until heavy fall of slate was encoun.
tered. At this the men worked like
demons, hoping against hope that
those behind might be safe.
All day long the rescuers toiled at
the slate obstruction, and not until 5
o'clock did they force an entrance
through it..
Up to that hour only five dead bodies
high that many within were safe. The
hopes of the living were doomed, how
ever, for when once the rescuers could
enter and proceed they walked along
one continuous tomb of death. There
was not sign of life Every man had
persisted, they believed. although It
will be some time before all the rooms
can be entered.
Eight dead bodies were first recov.
cred, and these were sent to Coal
Creek. Twenty-six men were soon
found.
They We're not disfgured beyond
identification, and each corpse as it
was borne from the mouth of the gi.
gantic tomb was surrounded by eager
crowds of relatives of the men who
were entombed. The mine was not on
fire except in remote portions, and all
bodies will perhaps be rescued.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
COURT REvERoEs possoN.
Supreme Court Holds In Favor OF Clin'
ton Lumber Company.

ton Lumber Company.
Des Moines, May 21.-Ex-Secretary
Of State George L. Dobson, according
to the supreme court opinion rendered
yesterday, loses the suit which was
brought against him in the Polk coun.
ty district court by c. Lamb 4 Sons,
and decided in his favor. This is the
case in which Mr.. Dobsoa refused, as
secretary Of state, to issue certl.
ficate of renewal to the CORPORATION or
4. Lamb & Sons, o. Clinton. wealthy
lumber dealers, without first rece1v.
ing payment equal to the sum required
for filing original articles of incorpo.
ration.
The plaintiff company was organi.
zed January "a, 1878, and its charter
expired January "a, 1898. On January
22, 1895, tie Scsa held meeting and
adopted an amendemnt renewing its
articles of incorporation. The amend
ment was presented to Secretary Dob.
son February q, 1898, with a record
ing fee Of fifty cents. Secretary Dob.
son declined to accept it, unless &C.
companied by a fee of $3.50. the
amount which would have been due
Auu tHS dIllSlCS uSCA ulCu oiASAAoAiy
Later the firm made another attempt
to get the amendemnt filed. and this
time Secretary Dobson insisted upon
the payment of SITS, the amount due
under an act of the Twentyeighth
general assembly. passed in the mean.
time and increasing the fee for fling
articles.
The company being refused again
brought suit in the distrst court to
mandamus the secretary to issue the
certificate. Judge w. F. Conrad rem.
dered a judgment in favor of the sec
rotary. This is reversed by the gu.
preme court which holds that the re.
newal was properly an amendment to
the original articles of incorporation
under section 1918 Of the code. and
should have been treated as such by
the secretary of state. 1t further holds
that the company is entitled to Ger.
tificate on the payment OF the record.
ing fee of so cents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23

until illness came upon me three v.,,.
ago. I first noticed it by being irr a,s
ular and having very painful ana
scanty menstruation; gradually Nv
general health failed i could not sr1
Joy my meals; l became languid ana
nervous, with gripping pains frequently
in the groins.
II advised with our family nhr.
ician who prescribed without anv IN.
provement. One day he said,S.Trv
Lydia Pinkham's Remedies,
did, thank God the next month wa.
better, and it gradually built me IN
until in four months was cured Tb;s
is nearly a year ago and 1 have NOT
had pain or ache since. "-BoNy1r
DELANo, 324s Indiana Ave, Chicayo
Ill.--S5ooo forfeit II above testimonial Is M,
genuine. "''
Trustworthy proof is abundant that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound saves thousands OF
young women from dangers resulting
from organic irregularity, suppression
or retention of the menses, ovarian or
womb troubles. Refuse substitutes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
MILLER HEADS BANKERS.
Convention Listened to Address b
ex-ComptroIIer DAVIS. {.


Des Moines, May 23-The sixteenth
annual convention of the Iowa Bank
er's association adjourned at l o'clock
yesterday after electing the following
officers and transacting other matters
of general Importance: President, Ho.
mer A. Miller, Des Moines; vice-presi-
dent, l.. F. Potter. Harlan; treasurer
Frank Y. Locke. Sibley: secretary, J.
NJ. Dinwiddie. Cedar Rapids.
The next meeting will be held some
time in June. 1908. the exact date and
place to be fixed by the executive com
mittee. While there was no resolu-
ton passed fixing the meeting place
permanently at Des Moines, the exc
cutive committee has been asked to
consider the advantages offered by
Des Mones as convention city so
that it is expected that all conven-
lions hereafter will come to this point.
The feature of the closing session
was the speech of Charles A. Dawes.
ex-comptroller of the currency, on the
question, Asset Currency and Branch
Banking" Mr.. Dawes spoke for an
hour and half. holding the closest
attention of his audience.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Pr;estIev Heads Iowa Doctors.

Des Moines, May 23.-At the meet
ing Of the Iowa State Medical assoc
tation the following officers were
chosen yesterday afternoon: Presi-
dent, J. +. Priestley, Des Moines;
first vice-president. VIM. Jipson, Sioux
City; second vice-president. c. 7.
Wahrer, keokuk; secretary, V.L.Tuy-
nor, Council Bluffs; assistant secrc-
tary, w. w. Dean, Sioux City; treas
urer. w. B. Small Waterloo; trustees,
G. H. Hill, Independence, and J. c.
Miller, New London
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Subterranean Lakes In Australia,

Subterranean lakes have recently
been discovered in the Eucla district,
Australia. They lie about thirty feet
below the surface and contain an abun-
dant provision of potable water. This
discovery is of great practical import
ance to this especially arid district
1t is OF scientific value, also, as it az
fords an explanation of the disappear
ance of certain rivers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Lucas Held for Murder,

Clarinda, May 21.-The coroner's
jury recommended that Will Lucas
be held for the murder of Anna Moore
in spite of the fact that he protests
his innocence and the evidence intro
duced seems to acquit him, of the
crime. Anna Moore died from 49,
calibre pistol shot in her heart. Lucas
carried pistol Of that calibre, but II
was rim hre weapon, while the bull.
let which caused her death was from
4 center fire shell. ssss I,
An lriahman says he always shuts
\ his eyes when Ne looks ct lady'a
q faults: .s3l'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
haiIstones Measure Fourteen Inches.

Waterloo. May 22.-Immense dam
age by hail and rain occurred at DEL
vein. Hailstones fourteen inches in
dldameter fell in great numbers. The
north part of town is inundated. Rail-
road traffic is blockaded by washouts.
No loss of life resulted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
PEOPLE ARE TERRORIZED
PANIC REIGNS IN WEST INDIAN
ISLANDS.
Frenzied Inhabitants of Martinique
Rushing to Fort de France-He-
roc Rescues by Lieutenant
MCCORMICK,


Fort de France, Island of Mar
Unique, May 22.-Yesterday's eruption
from Mont Pelee was violent in the
extreme. Colossal columns of vol.
canic matter were elected from the
volcano, which rained huge, redhot
boulders, many feet in diameter. on
the ruins of st. Pierre and the coun.
try near 1t, from an enormous eleva.
ton and with fearful velocity. The
volcanic clouds advanced until they
reached Fort de France
The spectacle was appalling and
beyond description. The whole popu.
latlon OF Fort de France was thrown
into frenzy OF panic. during which
soi.-ers, ponce, men and women, all
termed, frantic, weeping and praying,
rushed through the streets. while over.
mead the glowing, fiery clouds rolled
relentiessly and rained down stones.
stu hot, amid the swirling ashes.
The steam launch of the United
States cruiser Cincinnati took refugees
to the French cruiser Suchet. and
nearly a hundred persons sought
refuge on the Cincinnati and on the
United States special steamer Pc.
tomac.
At 10 o'clock the Potomac went to
investigate matters, and all reports
agree that Lieutenant Benjamin z.
Mccormick, the commander of the
steamer, did great work. He went in
close to st. Pierre and found that city
had been bombarded with stones from
the volcano. and that the ruins left
standing after the first great disaster
mad been yearly RACED. Millions of
tons OF ashes then covered the ruined
city.
1t is reported the whole population
OF the island is fleeing toward Fort
de France. The CONSERVATION pre-
vailing is indescribable. Mont Pelee
is still very threatening.
Necessity teaches us to like a good
many things that We once thought we
could never tolerate.
An ounce of keep-your-mouth-shut is
often worth a pound of explanation.
Jimson-Were you ever in a Ken.
sas cyclone?" Jesler-"No. but I've
been through the hew York custom
house examinations"
~ is SAID that only the steel bull
lets OF the Austrian Mannlicher rifle
can pierce the bulletproof coat of
hnely textured silk recently invented
by NJ. Szeczepanik. Against the or
binary bullets. as well as saber cuts
and thrusts, the garment affords per-
feet protection.
Il r told of ! learned professor, who
49, better q Greek than golf, that
after . round on the links, ia which
ne had foOzled most Of his shots, he
turned to his caddie for adyice in I'm
prosfng his play. The reply 81 the
ruthless c1ddy waSS Eyes see. sir. it'i
~ teach ladit rs attn and Greek
but 4 nssds ! head icr gown.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Dead Baby Found.

Webster City. May 19.-The partly
decomposed body of a new born babe
was found in the water closet vault
of J. E. Mcfarland in Stanhope. The
Netherlands have Occupied this place
put q few weeks. Mrs. Mcfarland
made the discovery by mere accident.
Coroner Hall of this city held an in
quest and rendered verdict of death
from unknown causes. Foul play is
absolutely certain. Suspicion strongly
points to one girl. but there is no di
rect proof against either her or hel
etrayer.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Sioux City Gets Reform.

Sioux City, May 22.-Cash slot ma
chimes are not to be tolerated in Sioux
City any more than the public gamb-
ling houses. The police department
ordered them taken out of various
public places. and the order is being
enforced to the letter.
This form of gambling has fourished
for wears Without hindrance
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Spree Ends in His Death.

Mt. Pleasant. May 22.-JOhn Halle
nan. aged fifty-six, stone cutter, was
discovered dead in the woods near the
old pork house. Advanced decompo-
sition indicated that the man had
been dead at least twenty-four hours.
and probably longer. Death was the
result of prolonged spree. there be
ing no evidence of foul play.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
Severely Cut With Knife.

Montezuma, May Paul Watts,
a farm hand, was severely cut with a
knife in the hands of Jacob Wrath
Monday night. Wrath was intoxicat-
ed. The affair happened at an ice
cream social east of town.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
GIRL GOES FREE.
FIossie Thomas, Of Newton, Acquitted
on Preliminary Examination.

Newton. May 20.-Flossie Thomas,
who stabbed Louis wade a week ago
Suaday evening. was cleared at her
waiter in local restaurant and the
girl was employed in the kitchen.
During scuffle she ran a butcher
knife into Wade's stomach, from which
he died. She claimed that the stab
bling was accidental. The evidence
introduced at the preliminary exami-
nation bore out the statements made
by the girl and she was freed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23

In washing other peoples linen We
usually soil our own; our eminent
moralists frequently overlook this per-
ilous coincidence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23

Worry, II well cared for, will be
come full-grown fear.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23
AT Swords Points;
A SOLDIER OF THE RHINE.
Nv sr. GEORGE RATHBORNE
CHAPTER XV.-(ContinuedD

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23

The Countess Springs the Trap.
When this singular and remarkable
termination to his dream occurred
Rhinelander was in a state bordering
on chagrin and anger. He realized
that he had indeed made fool of him
self.
The countess advanced into the
room. "You do not appear very glad
to see me again, Paul." she remarked,
in her merry way, her sloe-b black, daz-
cling orbs fastened upon him with
look that produced singular effect.
Il am not, with good reason. Any
man would feel pretty much that way
who had been lured into trap. am
angry at myself most OF ALL"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-23

Necessity teaches us to like a good
many things that we once thought we
could never tolerate.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

The day viii come when yolu b., glad % l,t a.
into the show"
Not next week. anyway" said th. afe.-
NeNt week the horse is king in hi. pant .f
N-W-Jersey"
This horse show is given by the No. ...vn
fi.I club. which. with more tlau six hundred
H..nib"rs. is perhaps tn strongest country club
80 Ne"-Jersey. 1t came into existence ia l~..
~ an enlargement of the Morr.st4aa Lawn
T,.uis Club. The decision ta srIare, ...,...
"i The club was carried after Il l.n, period .f
missionary work. Baseball uas ths rr.. snort
l' Ice extensively taL.u ur. ANA j.. ,.. r,-t
season diamond was laid e.t sr....l--....d
.',t.d ana a schedule ~ sixteen games IIsv,d
T-i..t tnen 'Lc clubs baseball team l- n-.r
prominent ia al! New-Jer-ey l.azue-
la lN'', when Richard King Was f..-.f.,t
-'L MAS added as a feature The Gr-t .ol,,-.
WAS Only I've holes. but has since been enlarged
20 Aihe- skating pond was built. ana las ba
'N.e The centre Of winter sport Tho first
morse show WAS held IN October. IN97. and ,,.,s
7-.h success that il WAS made au ANIMAL
The field club has an extensive, arr..,,... ,,,,i,,
."e 'o"n limits, rather remarkable -fti,ti,,,
'- Il country club The building used ae o
'1se IS one of the oldest in Morri-to,,r ,
= '''N oi il having been built one hundred ana
"''F years ago II is generally known -. a..
''. ..rial Walker house.
'+" silllr'o" Of the club occupies tho old seq
'..' ""'h mas been left as nearly AS D.s.ll,.
'7.i''i state. The ceiling is studded with
1H heNa beams. Nithered with age nm, s,ui
showing 'he marks of the pioneer axe o1
.'i-- tables and a wide brick iirepIa,e .,.I.I
:. .'" effect Candles iu brass sticks furnish a.,
.'7'.. IT Is no wonder that this grin is 4, most
popular place "ith MoFriNtoNn men
lA- other rooms Of The cIubhousa .r. f
more m"dern part Of the building. and are -
,i.i"Ii@"le. AZ some little 'istanee from, M
"'iA 'lnDhous' is the golf house. with rocL.,
-'''"S -". m"o and women. Near thar is ~
bowling alley house, which just now is us.,t - |
a shooting gallery. 80
l-ll.ot smith, al attorney, with an Office - |
"al--s5-- and prominent in amateur sror,. =.
H@i-'-s sorts. IS president Of the club and h. |
'.'A Tor several years. Robert II. M,CurJ,. g. |
''.'-pir-ldent, William j. Romaine tre,s,,ra-
~'.t = N'rkIife Throekmorton secretary III
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

the ranks OF the men and hon the ne" '4.' y,
man has brought back his first head Ms V'D'-'
TO warriorship has been established
The heads of friends are also decorated aI-
preserved by the people on the shores OF ",
Papuan Gulf One writer on the subject gems =
visiting a temple in the village of Mama "ne's
he saw numerous skulls of men, women an az
children, all carved and many painted -
human skulls were of those who had been Ali'-S
and eaten. -s
The skulls of friends and relatives ",s ~
served and reVered as sacred relics ai' ror-
the subject of superS titiouS Nenerdt"H 'l II
ship. From the specimens IN t1' -i,v
seems that the head hunter wants ms ne
complete. for he has bound and Itsttnleu o,1s
jaws, in some instances on the sides dAd p" e.
by heavy braided sutuTes i'm front dAd IL iI11.ine
placed with little plugs OF wood ihr H4' s,ys
teeth of the late lamented The Way 'A1 ND
are kept together differs in many rr~ptC ~
this is probably the family or tribal ti.t'e de
The carvings on the frontal bone are OF . ,Tss
and inartistic kind, and show that the Won rrbs
done by people of little skill and te" lue@s' 4 no
skulls are dark in color, having been tre,tts hss
coat of paint, which in some lnslSt Sti, ID
worn partly away. One of the skulls mas a. I'D
ditional decoration in the form or drlsu ives
grass. This Is fastened 10 the sides anu soI-
the skull the appearance of having q MS" Ted
ored beard. This specimen was prODaniS ",sao.
upon as a marvel in the art OF high less ,~res
ration when IL adorned the hut OF is
owner.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

iioNeS Is now on exhibition az the museum. II
- Il large black bowlder with many deep un-
ven lhdentations. The surface is glazed and
ns general appearance accounts for the name
oie"deruSt bomb. 1t is about 2S inches high
~-'u "uout 10 inches in diameter at the longest
punt IL vas thrown about three miles from
'he crater, and fell two hundred yards from,
'HS 'uerih factory. few feet from the place
"here this bomb was picked up there was an
olher 30 feet long. - feet high and "a feet wide
ne Idct that this huge mass rested on a fresh
ash deposit was proof that il had been hurled
me 'he smaller bowlder. a distance of about
three miles
mere is this difference between the two big
p'e'es' said DIR. HOyey; the smaller one came
"oih the volcano In semi-molten condition and
ieSeihbled meteor. while the large one which
. composed of old lava. came forth as a block
ana Is consequently more solid"
Ahe breadcrust bomb has been placed in
oohspieuous place in the museum and viii prob
any attract much attention.
another new and highly interesting exhibit
the museum is the collection OF human skulls
irom Borneo. They show marked peculiarites
in formation and leave no doubt In the mind OF
ens student as to the inferiority of the race
ir0m which they CANE They are interesting
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05
RELICS OF HEAD HUNTERS
GREWSONGE SKULLS. To THEM HOME
DECORATIONS. At NATURAL
HISTORY MUSEUM

br D. o. H'Nty.- report on The yoi.ani. erup-
toH ct Mont Pri-e, prepared for the American
Museum of Natural History, which has just
t'en Issued Is "a valuable addition to tho rec
oidS OF th" institution. IL is profusely illus
uHl'd ir"m photographs made by Dr.. Hovey
who went 60 the scene OF the disaster on the
Dixie and remained AT -. Vincent thee weeks
and AT Martinique four weeks after the pixie
returned. further report in which matters Of
interest 20 the scientific world viii be- dealt with
at length. is nov being prepared
An interesting specimen brought back 10y pr
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05
BATS AND OWLS.

From The Philadelphia Record
'W hats funUy2'
why. he generally comes home on an 'owP car o.,
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

ride. ON" OF the most attractive contests is the
New Jersey Hunt Club competition. with three
entries from each club. The horses viii he
ridden by members in uniform
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
RIOT AT CIRCUS.
Freuchmen Mad Becnuse They CouIdn'i
 See Barnum & BaiIey's

Beziers, France, May 11.-Barnum x Bailey's circus was the cause of a seri- ous riot here this afternoon. Thescrowd seeking admission to the performance was greater than the tent could accom- modate, and those who were unable to enter began stoning the circus em- ployes five of whom were injured One had his skull fractured and will proba- ply die. The crowd numbered about seven thousand. They cut the tent ropes and several thousand persons forced their way to the arena. The po- lice were powerless to check them Troops were called out and restored or der The performance was concluded, but at it's termination the tents were taken down and arrangements were made to start Immediately for Car cassonne, the next place on the route. The circus had trouble similar to that which occurred here at Cette and Mar bonne.