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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
N
HAWkEYED0N|.
What Has Been Goine on
During the Past
Week
BODY WAS BLOWN 10 ATOMS
Essenastsr Hsagss Of KossutA 10 KILLED
ana the Postomce IL Blown te Fleece
Hedges was Feeling ia ana Had Jast
0snt for . Doctor

Mediapolis, May 15-Shortly after
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the peo-
pie OF this town were startled by q
loud explosion over In the direction Of
the little town Of Kossuth, two miles
distant.
II was quickly ascertained that the
postofice of the village had been
blown up and that Postmaster Hedges
had been killed, his body being torn
to pieces.
The greatest excitement prevailed
but It was learned ut once that no one
was In the postofiice building except
the unfortunate postmaster ut the
time.
Rev. C. Leprick OF the Presbyterian
church had just left the store when
the explosion occurred.
The building was rent and torn and
quickly caught fire, soon burning to
the ground.
The fragments of the postmaster's
body were afterwards found In the
cellar under the building.
Rev Mr. Leprick says that he was
talking to Mr. Hedges when the latter
suddenly told him he was getting sick
and to 60 for doctor.
The minister started at once but
went only across the street when the
explosion occurred
It Is said Mr.. Hedges, who ran .
store in connection with the pOstOfhce,
had several cans Of powder in stock.
II is thought that after the minister
left him he fell among the powder
cans, dropping his pipe into the
powder. Z,
Some persons who were near at
hand declare the explosion was that
OF dynamite, but 1t was known there
was no dynamite in the store. Aside
from these conjectures the affair Is
shrouded in the deepest mystery.
It will be remembered that on Mon
day last Postmaster Hedges was
found insensible In the road and told
a story about lone highwayman rob-
bling him Of q lot OF money and
stamps.
Mr.. Hedges since that has been In
precarious health from slight paraly-
tic stroke but was feeling much better
up to the time he told Rev. Leprick
he was suddenly worse.
The property loss was small. The
government officials will investigate
the explosion. Mr.. Hedges was man
of the highest repute.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
HAS GALAXY LIMIT.
President seerley Won't Furnish
5 Teachers At Less Than $4,000.

President Seerley WON'T furnisn
Teachers At Less Than $4,000.
Cedar Falls, May 15.-Pres. Seerley
Of the Iowa State Normal purposes
issuing pamphlet in the near future,
which will contain some facts with
reference to teachers salaries that
viii! make the people of the state open
their eyes.
The state normal school is constant
Nv called upon to supply the city
schools Of the state with teachers.
This year, for instance, the size Of the
graduating class will be considerably
reduced on account Of the great de-
mand for normal teachers and the
large number of students who have
consented to enter school work with
the exception Of completing their
course during the summer months OF
next year.
It Is not generally known that the
states normal authorities make no ef-
fort to supply teachers where the sal
ary offered is less than $40 a month.
Even when this salary is offered to
beginning teacher the normal instruc-
tors do not advise any of the students
to accept unless there is q prospect
Of an increase the second year.
President Seerley mas been conduct
ing series of Investigations as to the
salaries paid teachers, and he finds
that the conditions are even worse
than is generally supposed. It is the
fashion TO believe that the low sala-
ries are confined to the country dist
riots. This is not the case by any
means. He recently took census OF
l13 teachers employed in good towns
Of the state, and all having a normal
education. Their work in the schools
ranged from one to ten years, but most
of them had been teaching for several
years He found that the average Of
the salaries paid was less than $4,000
and the majority of them were not re-
ceiving this amount.
He has also collected statistics from
several towns as to the amount that
the teachers have been able to save
from their earnings. He found that
the average in one town where large
number of teachers were employed
and where better than the average sal
aries we're paid, was about $4,000 a
year The fact that a teacher spends
the entire year at hard work and Is
able to save practically nothing from
her salary is not calculated to encour-
age her to greater effort, especially
when she sees all of her associates
in the same position, with respect to
savings. a. 5s js8 q n y I'd tt3i
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
DlAvoLo rs THE ONLY ONE
Who Has Ever Successfully Looped
the LOOP on Bicycle.

Des Moines, May 13.-Looping the
loop on bicycle is feat that has been
written about, described and illustrat-
ed by all the leading newspapers anu
magazines of the country. The SEN
sational act was first accomplished
at Coney Island, New York, by George
M. Vandervoot, during the winter Of
1901 He was at once secured by the
great Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers enormous shows united at q
fabulous salary to perform the peri
4lous ride at each performance of the
big shows. From that date until tbs
present time he has been. with these
shows continually, with the exception
of three months, which he spent IN
Berlin last winter. Vandervoort, bet
ter known professionally as Diavolo,
is positively the only man who has
ever successfully looped the loop on
a bicycle and the Forepaugh-Se cir
Gus is likewise the only amusement
institution in the world that has ever
presented the marvellous act. In all
the history of circuses no single feat.
ure has attracted more widespread at.
tention than Diavolo, who will appear
here when the big shows exhibit on
Monday, May is.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
BUSINESS men
ARE EhJ0|.NE:D|
Omaha Judge Gives Sweeping
Ruling il Favor Of Str'k-
ing Union Men.
NO BOYCOTT TO Be ALLOWED
situation in Omaha 10 Now serious va
Three Thousand Men Locked OUT OF ~
strike and Large Number OF n"''
Houses Closed. es

Omaha. Neb., May 13.-Judge DlcA'
;nson, in the district court at SEVEN
o'clock last night, on application Oh
1ohn O. Yeiser. an attorney represent
ing the labor unions. whose members
are on strike, issued an in)unc'ion
against the business men and proprle'
tors even more sweeping than that
issued by the federal court against the
unions last week. The order restrains
the business men from refusing to sell
goods to dealers who employ union
labor. prevents them from boycottlng
union labor, requires the BUSINESS
Mems Association to cease holding
meetings or conspiring against the
unions, or in any way interfering with
the unions in the management OF their
affairs. g...
The Injunction was granted on petl.
ton of the walters union. Omaha local
70, by it's officers, and is directed
against the Business Mems association
and about fifty others individually, the
list being made up of restaurant pro.
prietors, coal and lumber dealers ana
a number of jobbers. The walters
union alleges that the Business Men
association is national organization
organized for the purpose OF destroy
ing labor unions, and that It's purpose
in Omaha is to enter into conspiracy
to force certain merchants to join the
association by threats of injury tc
business by boycotting, threatening tc
refuse to sell them supplies; and thai
having forced said merchants and
others into the association, the assocla
ton conspires to force fights and pen
alties on it's men who shall in any way
recognize any requests of labor unions
compliments or any other labor union
It also alleges that said association
has threatened it's members with in
jury by boycott and otherwise shoult
they recognize the unions and that al
such threats have been executed ant
are being executed and will continue
to be executed unless restrained b!
the court.
The petition alleges further a con
spiracy by the Omaha Builders ex
change and other agents of said assO
citation. o
Judge Dickinson signed the orde
without comment and it is being serv
ed on the persons against whom it il
directed.
While it concerns directly only thu
walters union, it is really intended tt
serve as guide for the future actor
of all the other unions whose mem
bers are on strike. 49,.
The situation is now considered {
most serious one. What with nearly
$500 men on strike or locked out ant
large number of business establish
ments, including eighteen laundries
closed, it has brought the business O.
/, the city almost to a standstill.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
Miss Anna Gray 10 Delighted With
Her Western Canada Home.

Miss Anna Gray " Oeu0HSS0 WIN
Her Western Canada Home.
Anna c. Gray is a young lady form
erly of Michigan. She is now . resi-
dent Of Western Canada, and the fol-
lowing, published in the Brown City
(Mich.) Banner are extracts from
friendship letter written about March
is to one of her lady friends In that
vicinity. In this letter is given some
idea of the climate, social. educa-
tional and religious conditions OF al.
berta, the beautiful land of sunshine
and happy homes. Over one hundred
thousand Americans have made West
arn Canada their home within the
past five years, and in this year up.
wards Of $4,000 will take up homes
there.
Miss Gray took her leave for Dds
bury, Alberta, the home Of her sister
and other relatives and friends on Jan.
10 last, and after two months SO
1ourn in her western prairie home,
she writes Of it as follows: Il know
shall grow to love the prairies. We
nave a beautiful view Of the noun
tains and it seems wonderful to me to
see home after home for miles. and It
is becoming thickly settled all around
u.s. With the exception Of the last
few days which have been cold and
stormy, we have had beautiful spring
weather ever since came. The days
sre beautiful.ssI call :this tbs - y
The sum-" as It seems to ne always
shining; the nights are cold and
frosty. On arriving here. was 80
greatly surprised in every way. Dds.
bury Is quite business little town.
All the people meet are SO pleasant
and hospitable. They have four
churches in Didsbury-the Baptist.
Presbyterian, Evangelical and Men.
MONTE. The Evangelicals have Just
completed a handsome church, very
large and finely furnished, costing
$4,000. They have q nice literary
society here, meets every two weeks.
They have fine musical talent here.
Your friend, Anna c. Gray.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
GERMAN FARMERS PLEASED.
Asrleulturi.ts Touring United state,

Agriculturists Touring United States
Put ia. Day at Ames College.
Ames. May 13.-The party Of Ger
man agriculturists who are now visit
ing in this country and who were the
guests of the Iowa State college yes
terday. were unqualifiedly pleased at
the reception and deeply impressed
with the merits of the institution. On
every hand they were surprised and
delighted with the evidences of the
high advancement in agriculture here.
Their pleasure and appreciation took
substantial form in the sending of a
telegram to Secretary James Wilson
of the United States department of
agriculture, which Prof J. I. Schultz
of Washington, d. c., dictated at their
request. The message was couched in
the most complimentary terms and ex-
tended congratulations to the secre.
tary for the remarkable success of the
institution with which he had been
connected and which he was instru-
mental in upbuilding. The Iowa State
college was described as the most adj
vanced of any yet visited by the
party.
The conception of the remarkable
body of men who are now in this
country studying agricultural methods
as an aggregation Of ordinary German
farmers is hardly the correct one, as
one can discern at a glance on ming
ling with the party. Altogether, there
is a body of forty-four. Its members
are from the German Agricultural So
ciety, one of the great national insti-
tutions of Germany. which numbers
over IL 900 members. While the party
now here comes with the prestige of
the government and its sanction, 1t is
in no sense sent on governmental In
vestigatiOn. Each man travels at his
own expense and for the purpose of
learning what will be of most benefit
to himself. Each year, trips of this
kind are planned and in the past ex-
petitions have been taken to England,
Hungary, Sweden and other countries
of Europe. This is the first trip, how
ever, thai has been made beyond the
borders of Europe, and it has been
prompted in no small degree by the
realization in Germany of the i'm
mense strides being taken by the
Americans in agriculture, something
directly affecting the interests of Ger
many and the other countries of
Europe.
The members of the party are large
" landed proprietors and for the most
part wealthy All but two are Ger
mans, there being two Austrians in the
number. One Of the party owns over
5000 acres of land in Germany. There
are number of government officials
but they are on leave of absence and
not here as government agents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
PAaoLG lAyy e MIr..
Judge Miller ~ Anamesa nsveivtlen.
lxeo u.

lxoo u
Des Moines, May iG.-The Iowa pa-
role law or System received . severe
jolt yesterday ut Anamosa, and there
will be some revision of the rules un-
less the supreme court backs up the
governor ~, iI5l, ~,
b. w, Garrett, parole secretary for
Gov. Cummins, received dispatch
from Anamoea announcing that the
district court. had ordered released
from custody Frank Davis, . convict
serving time In the state penitentiary
there. Habeas corpus proceedings
were brought before Judge Miller at
Anamosa to secure the release Of Da.
Wis. He has been serving seventeen
year sentence from Clinton county for
murder, and was paroled about two
months before he would have been re-
leased. He was good prisoner and
earned al the ''good time" possible,
amounting to nearly seven years. He
was returned upon violation OF this
parole. As Ia customary In such cases
the good time deduction previously
made was cancelled. In fact this was
one of the conditions to which he sub
scribed when he accepted the parole
audit Ia a clause in every parole agree
ment. Under this plan he would have
to serve nearly seven years instead Of
the two months which would have re-
leased him II he had not accepted the
parole agreement Now the court has
declared that the good time earned
previously to the parole must stand
to his credit and SO standing he is
entitled to release now that he has
served the two Of the three months
which remained of his abbreviated
term in the penitentiary.
The suit was brought by Attorney
Tom Minor, and as Attorney General
Mullan could not 60 to Anamosa to
defend the state the defense was en-
trusted to Senator Ellison. An appeal
will be Immediately taken to the gu.
preme court, as the question is one
the supreme court has never passed
on. II the decision Is allowed to stand,
1t will necessitate revision of the
parole system in, vogue in Iowa, which
Is somewhat irregular and without
special warrant of law. It is expected
that others who are in the same fix
as was Davis will be asking for release
on the same grounds. In every case
where convicts have been returned for
violation of their paroles they have
been required to lose their previously
earned credit for good conduct. If
they are to be allowed this credit the
governors will pc much slower to
grant paroles near the end Of SEN
tenCe. Il;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
PLANNED 800 MURDERS.
n 49, -'-'S'SrN10 0VV- WON0EHS. y
Chinese High Binders Arrested Make
Confession Of Wholesale Murders.

Chinese High Binders Arrested Make
Confession Of Wholesale Murders.
San Francisco, May 1.-Two of the
Chinese Highlander societies presi
dents, arrested for alleged completely
IN the killing of Tom Yick, a member
OF the Chinese educational society. on
Friday night, have signed confessions
IN which they admit that conspi. acy
existed among the different ramifica.
lions OF the powerful See Yup society
TO put out of the way three hundred
members OF the educational organiza.
ton. 800
The other two men in custody insist
that the confessions are absolutely
false. They brand the educational so.
clety as Matchmaking organization,
and insist that the confessions were
made n to work the undoing of the See
Vim SOnioty s!t SIS - S.. tEj5E5S ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
kentucky's Latest Feud.

Lexington, KY, May 12.-Since the
arrest Of Curtis Jett in Madison coun.
fty, charged with the murder of ]. b.
Marcum, grave problem confronts
the prosecution which may require a
special session Of the legislature to
solve Under the law Jet would be
taken back to Jackson. the scene Of
the tragedy, unless he requires that
he be taken elsewhere. He requests
that, he be taken to Jackson and there
fore will have to go. II he goes to
jackson, Y lis cOntended that the feel
Ing y 50 intense that justice cannot
be done. 3s B, & s's '1s.''T 4
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~ ~ = &C. - ~
FEAR A MASSACRE.
Turkey May Permit Il to Give Mosiema
Chance to Expend Wrath.

Turkey May Permit II to Give MosIems
Chance to Expend Wrath.
Vienna, May lathe Austro Hun.
garian squadron has been ordered to
leave Salonica. The turret ship Wren,
however, will remain there
The request of Prince Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria for an audience with Emper.
or Francis Joseph has apparently been
refused. Prince Ferdinand has passed
through Vienna and Budapest return
ing to Sofia, where he arrived today
While here he had no communication
with the Austrian foreign office.
The chief danger in the Balkans is
now thought to lie in the turbulence
of the Turkish population, whose fury
against the Christians threatens to
start a conflagration. The attitude of
the Turkish government is viewed
with much distrust by diplomats here.
1t is feared that Turkey will permit
the massacre of Christians, thereby en-
abling the Moslems to expend their
wrath ggE
Immediate developments are await
ed with the greatest anxiety.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
The Tribesmen who Attacked Tetuan
Are Repulsed.

Madrid, May IA dispatch from
Ceuta, Morocco, announces that the
tri5esmen who attacked Tetuan Mon
day were repulsed. They stubbornly
fought their way through the suburbs
to the foot Of the walls, but the i'm
perial troops eventually regained their
lost positions and drove off the rebels
with heavy losses on both sides.
A later dispatch from Ceuta says a
courier who has arrived there by sea
from Tetuan states that the battle was
suspended in order to allow the oppos-
ing forces to bury their dead, number
ing 300 Many heads are displayed
on the walls of Tetuan, which still has
three days supply of ammunition.
Advices from Tangler announce that
the imperial forces have routed the
rebel mountaineers near Fee, inflict.
ing great losses on the enemy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
Z = - -l---- y
Caught In a Clever Scheme

Washington, May 12.-Further in
yestigation OF the case of Frank NJ
Barnett. clerk in the bureau Of Eth.
Z nology from Alabama, arrested, charg-
ed with stealing money from the gov y
eminent, discloses the fact that his
method was to open fictitious ac-
counts, crediting certain names with
alleged services rendered to the
bureau, The accounts would be pass.
cd in the regular way and check i
drawn for the amounts. Barnet
would then intercept the checks The
total sum thus procured was $1,000
, i your life y q blank fill it out and
have II sworn to. a, '-'-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
DRUGGIST y KILLED
iDes Noines. Iowa /,

NJ. q. McNeir Shot BY Edward MecooI
I = Result 81 Jealousy.
Decatur, m, special: The charge OF
murder has been made against Ed
ward McCopl, formerly Of the Inter
national School 81 Correspondence.
Tor shooting M G. McNeir one Of
1 Tire leading drngg ists 81 the city. Ne.
\ Cool ~ eAlous of Ne Neir's atten.
/ ton III III ~ No. Both families lived
iiln y sams hons and ~ men and
\ IN wiyos s.srs prcninsnt ociaily.
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Killed By Switch Enoir1e,

Burlington, May 11.-John Peala. a
stranger, was run over by a switch
engine in the Burlington yards and
his body nearly cut in two. Nothing
is known Of the unfortunate fellow.
He stepped suddenly upon the track
ahead of the engine and was instantly
killed Whether his act was premedi-
tated suicide or accidental cannot be
ascertained.
Mrs, kuhns Commits Suicide.
Creston, May Ill News came to
Creston that Mrs. Phillip Kuhns,
whose home is northwest Of Orient,
had committed suicide by hansing. q.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
Laund erina the Haby's clothes.

Many mothers are ignorant Of the seri-;
Gus injury that may result from washing
the clothing Of an infant with strong
washing powders and impure soap. For
this reason It should be Numbered at
home under the mothers directions and
only Ivory soap used. To throw the
little garments into the ordinary wash
shows great carelessness.-E. r. Parker.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15

Harding's Headache and Neuralgia Powders
Guaranteed Cure. Sent by mail for 25c boz
John Harding Co., Davenport, Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15

I YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY
q Keep them white with Russ Bleaching Blue
Get the genuine. All grOcers, 1Oc. Sss3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15

should be in every household, none 90 good,
besides OF. more for 10 cents than any
other brand of cold water starch.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15

Some people have no more use for
a tramp than a tramp has for a bath
robe. ,s