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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

The ST. Paul railroad traffic depart
uent has issued orders for the ex-
Termination of the festive English
sparrow all along the line. Which
reminds us that it's very easy to give
orders.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

Bandit Raisuli has decided to get
married. There may be trouble in
the Raisuli family the next time he
brings a strange man home to din
aer without notice.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

A clublady has discovered that
woman has keener sense of humor
than man-and goes on to establish
the great fundamental truth that
nearly all mans failings are due to
his natural conceit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

Every cloud has a silver lining
No hard-hearted, tight-fsted trust has
yet been inhuman enough to raise the
price of rice at this season of the
year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

The girl who got engaged at col.
lego considers the correspondence
course methods a good deal better
than nothing during the summer va
cation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

Charles G. Stillman, New Yorh
multimillionaire. is working as bag.
gage smasher in San Francisco. Prob
ably needs the exercise, but wants II
be paid for taking it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

A Chicago couple lost $3.50 to Bos'
ron couple playing bridge. Is there
still conviction in the middle West
that Boston is slow?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

A Boston paper publishes a stor,
entitled THE Naked Soul" 1t is.
however, taking the precaution to do
it when most of the Boston ladies are
out of town.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
|GEN. kUROPA7K|N
REPORTS Loss
Emperor Nicholas Hears Of
Death of Six Hundred
Soldiers.
JAPANESE WERE OFFENSIVE
Held Their Positions With Greatest
of Valor - Russians Not Equal in
Flight - Russian Commander-in-
Chief Regrets Severe Losses.

ST. Petersburg, July 2S.-Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
dispatch from General Kuropatkir
bearing yesterdays date:
AT IL o'clock this evening. | re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Lieutenant General Zaroubafeff, (com-
mander of the Fourth Siberian Amy
corps), dated at o'clock on the morn
ing of July "a:
lon July %, after concentrating,
the Japanese took the offensive.
Our troops occupied position at
Nandaline. on the heights south or
Tsianchiatsia, the right wing covering
Tiantsiatons, Ysunatoun and Sanszia'
tsia The Japanese opened a cannon.
ade against the three last named
points. their fire not ceasing for nj.
teen hours
AT about Z o'clock. japanese infan.
try Vas observed massing in the dis
trict of Mantsiatoun, Yantesuckara
and Dafanshen.
The fire now became centered on
our troops occupying the heights
south of Tsianchiatsia. At the same
time two battalions Of Japanese infan.
try attempted TO occupy mountain
10 the northwest of Dafanshen. but be.
ing dislodged by our artillery. the Jap
anese took flight. Our shells burst
full in the enemy's rank.
al about II o'clock between three
and four Japanese battalions were FIR
ing on our troops occupying the
heights On Tsianchiatsa. a battery
OF Russian field battery and another OF
horse artillery then began to fire
from Nandaline. their fire converging
upon Dafanshen. AS result the
japanese were slackened
"a battalion sent in advance re.
ported the presence of large reserves
of the enemy on the line from Mentsi-
atoum to Fanchankau. The battalion
sustained heavy casualties and was
obliged to retire.
AT the same time the Japanese
occupying the heights of Fanchankau
threw forward at least three more bat
terie..
latter the fight it was ascertained
that our eighteen battalions had been
engaged at least with two Japanese
divisions supported by an overwhelm-
ing number Of batteries. The general
extent Of the position measured nine
miles.
"'In these circumstances I did not
think it advisable to resume the &C.
ton on the following day and resolved
to retreat toward the north. The
withdrawal was effected in perfect
order.
"'Our losses have not been ascer.
tained.s but they are estimated at
about twenty officers and six hundred
men killed or wounded. Among the
wounded is Colonel Auspensky. COM
handing the Tomsk regiment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

There are people who believe even
now that some of the Russians may
eat their Christmas dinners in Port
Arthur.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

think sweet young mamma is much
better than being cut off in the will.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

The British government is now try.
Ing to decide how many of the bless
ings of civilization it will be wise to
shoot into the Thibetans.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

That woman with five husbands
ought not to have much trouble in
freeing herself from the charge Of
bigamy She's a quinQuigamist.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

When it is announced that new
golf club is going into business, every
body knows that the people of that
community are thirsty on Sunday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
WALKERS BOND REDUcED.'
NEGRO Convicted Of FinkeIstein MUIR
der to Get Out.

Des Moines, July 2S.-,Judge Hugh
Brennan has reduced the bond requir-
ed of John Walker, the colored man
convicted of killing Isaac Finkelstein,
to $4,000. instead of $4,000. Walker ap.
peared in the court room with his at
torney, j. 3. Rush. who had bond
for $4,000 made out and signed. The
court refused to reduce the amount
to that extent. Mr.. Rush stated at
noon that he would secure tAs bond
before night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
His View of It.

Mrs Thinkhard-"Of late years the
spread of intelligence among all
classes has been simply wonderful
old Bachelor-"Yes. 1 notice there
has been a great falling off in the
number of marriages."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
One Hope Left.

Manager-'I hate to say it, but thu
public seems to have lost interest in
YOU"
Old Actor" tbs true; too true
But I can easily disguise myself, and
if you will kindly announce me as an
ex-burglar, green-goods man, Or puei.
list. we'll take the town. New Yort
Weekly. .a# ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
Tried to Brace lin.

Wife-"You've been drinking! And
you told me you were going to a
prayer meeting"
Husband-"Y-e-s, m dear, wash
delayed at zhe prayer meeting and L
--hic-knew you'd make big fuss
bout my-hic-comin' home S late,
and --l-hic-tried to brace up for
zhe ordeal -"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

Some people rock boats, some be.
come innocent bystanders and others
ride on excursion trains.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

Dom Paul. is dead. Nobody will
se likely to deny now that he was a
pretty grand old man.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

When Japan has secured those 20.
600 bronchos from our western states.
her real POSSIBILITIES can begin.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

An idle rumor gains currency, which
is more than can be said of an idle
man..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

THE hand that rocks the cradle" is
OF in it at this jocund season with
the man who rocks the boat.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
Latter-Day Romance.

He-T have no wealth. Ours viii
have to be case of love in fiat"
She-"That will be delightful. I
so love romance. You can be my own
true hero, and protect me from the
janitOr."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

He was follower OF the goldei
rule. should be soul-satisfying cpl
isaph for any man.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

what a busy shopper the Marquis
OF Anglesey must have been!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

mill each and the State Normal school
levy at ITO mill. H.. a ....
Montreal will spend $3O0O,OO0 in
the improvement Of it's wharves.
Baron Alphonse Rothschili the
most patriotic of Frenchmen, issued
notice, during the Franco.Prussian
war, that he would present a hand.
some sum OF money to any Jewish
soldier in the French army VINO might
| capture a German flag. Such cap.
ture was made, and in due course the
soldier came up for the promised re.
ward, After he had received it, Baron
Alphonse invited the soldier into his
private room. and asked him to relate
In detail the glorious episode. well.
Mgr. lie Baron. 1t was this way" SAID
the hero; the German soldier who
carried the flag was also one Of us, so
we did it on the joint account
Last spring Governor Oden met an
old friend of his up in Newburg, his
home town. and Immediately asked
how he was getting along on the air.
ship he had been working on for
years. The inventor had become dis
gust2d with his mechanical progress.
and when the governor asked if the
machine was complete success. he
replied: well, not quite yet. L
have two things to accomplish before
! can say it Isl what are they?'
asked the governor. II have to find
out how to get my machine up in the
air and how to keep it there
The International Saaman,s un;on
has 10000 affiliated members.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29

Dr.. NJ L. Bartlett, of the Des
Moines Musical college. has made a
ten strike in the engagement of the
great pianist and teacher. Heinrich
PfitZner. Of Berlin, Germany. The
new catalog is beauty, and offers
exceptional inducements to those con-
templatiag the study of music in any
OF its branches. The catalog will be
sent free on application.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

any. She has charm, daintincss, and
though an old Frenchman once said that
brains were tho most unbecoming thing
a pretty woman could possess, Treble.
Knox, as she Is known. has brains, and
no one would say they do not add 70 her
Asa matter OF fact Miss Knox would
have been accepted as leader In the
ther Was made Attorney General had she
80 elected, but even then she refused the
lure. She was possessed Of only one am
the sites of ancient cities on the spot. It
was the pursuit of this ambition that
finally led her into the ambush set by
When Miss Knox was in plnafores in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

Pittsburg she went to dancing school.
and there she met Robert J. Tindle. a
very young squire OF DANES. lie was
known a S BERTHE at that time, for he wore
knickerbockers.
Bert was a big boy, and little Miss
Knox was tiny, indeed. Once, as she tod
died with him looking up IN awe at the
sturdy form towering over her, she said:
my, what a big man you are.
sTHEN they parted. and it, was many
years before Fate again brought the
took place when Miss Knox made her
now a six,foot man, a familiar figure at
all the clubs and crack athlete was the
one this time TO look in awe.
Now Miss Knox in the intervening years
had not cornered all the beauty IN FITS
pretty as she. and some-,,yes. a number q
them-were as dainty; but where could
one be found who combined all or theso
attractions with SO much good common
Bert TindleSis a student of the world,
and he turned these ideas. over IN MS
he mused, '"shes different yes. that's IT.
And he was even more Impressed when
a "a so4n a. the the cd 0 school Was Vas Sesoe
savant Learned men, he found. listened
with interest and With pEott to her ais u.s.
s ana hnpea az T TRe pranay
Knox attracted him, but 1t rather fright
ened him also,
Nevertheless. when he was asked 70 pc pc
Valley, and The The hostess Miss Mae Leet
Williams. remarked that ,Rebe Knox was
going to help her entertain, ne packed ms
bags In record time and started oul:
Sewickley Valley Is the Tuxedo OF Vest
ern Pennsylvania, the centre OF social ac-
tiylty during the summer. ana u was de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

cupled headquarters there. Several years
ago Attorney General Knox purcha sod
the ancient place, a family reunion,
therefore, was held at Valley Forge to
wish the little traveler Godspeed, To this
reunion came Mr., Tndle. looking not too
happy. Flowers from him We're there
also, Miss Knox carried these flowers
with her to New York, and when she en-,
tered her stateroom on the ship she found
still more flowers, 1t was last January
that she saw the shores Of her country
fade away,
Bert Tindle watched the vessel modify
as It moved out of the harbor. Then sud
denly he packed his trunks and set forth
after II.
Bert Tindle, reaching Cairo smiled too.
to the spot on the Nile where the Attor-
ney Generals daughter was delving In
ancient ruins.
1t is just a bit more than possible that
Miss Knox was expecting him. In any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

event. he was very welcome. There was
only one thing to mar the happiness ~
MI Tindle-tho lack of convenient books
upon ancient art and archaeology.
Still, there was the Nile, mystic anu
dreamy under tho Egyptian moonl!iht.
had seen when Egypt was young looked
Rebie Knox was not a sphinx. And
when Mr. Tindle asked her a certain Dues,
ton she answered HIM and the ,trlp
around the world was off--for the th'rd
time, 49,, ,,,,
I'm the land of the Pharaohs, Then they
went to Italy, They are avoiding the
beaten paths Of travel and wander dream m.
ily through the haunts made Famous ny
painter's brush and poets song,
Some time In June the wedding bells are
to ring. and in the old homestead az Vai-
ley Forge the little savant ana the DIE
out of doors man will he made one,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

cdedly a concession on Miss KnoX's part
TO assist Miss Williams In making the
house party q success. WINE she was
there she wouldn't have bit or time lor
ancient art--not single nlhute-anu q.
for archaeology, how could one give that
any serious thought with the golf balls
clicking, the caddies shouting ana Ing
tennis racuuets swishng through the arr
Decidedly, she wouldn't stay lons' museu
Miss Knox.
pUr she did she, s,ayeaa, all summer
rs So did Bert Tindle They tIampeo
- the golf links, climbed the hills, rode
and drove, and when the time for part
ing came the two were very good ir'ehas
Then Miss Knox suddenly developed
most intense desire to travel, II Is strange,
but Bert Tindle developed the same de-
sire.
But just as she was ready 10 start Rebie
Knox was taken i'll and the trip was put
off. Bert Tindle seemed 70 brlshten Won
derfully atthe news a aId is lbb ooks and ID
maps were replaced By visits to the florist
Then Miss Knox got well, This time
she Planned e e 70 Der a Was "a so Ahea
Mohler. a school girl chum. Back 70 the
steamship guides went Mr., Tildle, and
down again came the volumes iape'ea am
On the eve of this journey Miss Mohler
was stricken with TYPHOID ri lever ri ASiain
the florists thriVed ON Bert ,Llnute,s
wealth. Again lorsp'teh "e'' '"e po''
SIX months passed, and once again the
determined little woman "asTapout " snt
sail-this time for EGYPT, lndla' ana on
across the Pacific,
TT HE homestead Of the Knox ia family s,,a Is
grandfat t}sl Of l'v he Attorney General. oc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
On HREE times has Rebekah
Page Knox The dainty
and cultured daughter OF

Il HbC AHoNI 'tG '~I,
and cultured daughter OF
yhe attorney General, essayed 70.
tour the svorld.
Tpice she eyen failed to start,
for on one occasion she svas taken
III, and again The girl friend soho
kpas to haze accompanied her zpas
stricken sUith typhoid. on the
third attempt she got as tar as
she Pyramids. ),
Then post haste afterAer sped
Bert Tndle, rhristened Robert
W, club man. horenlan and erack
shot, equally well knosvn IN Pits
burg and WashingtoAs
Mr.. Tmdle found Miss kno*
Helving into the ruins OF an
ancient city. She svas very busy
Where, but he persuaded, her 10
Hesist. rs they foated do1On the
Nile he told her zvhy he had
yraveled so far. NosD her third
attempt to eneirele the globe IS
Df The wedding zOill take place
in June, atthe attorney Generals
summer home at Valley Forge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

MI AsHINGToN society never knew
wv That Was not society's fault; she
u,ss = : didn't give i the opportunity,
yend soes Word s rst paee
ehe Is an expert archaeological, and who
ever knew archaeology and society to mtx2
hsr own friends and treated ofaclal w ash,
lngton with courtesy. but not too much
Reference,
heen member OF that coterle known as
the Alice Roosevelt set I" Hor mother Is
the dearest friend OF Mrs. Roosevelt: her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

James r. MoyIe ofhciated as chair
man of the meeting. After ne had
called for and secured order he IN
troduced 2. J. DAILY with the an
nouncement that he would read ieI-
ter from Judge o. W Powers. who was
so indisposed that he could rot talk
The letter of Judge Powers is as fol-
lows:
Fellow Citizens
The Democrats Of the ma lion have just
cause 10 rejoice that they have once more
a united party. For eight years We nave
wandered in the wilderness or defeat
and at last a Moses has been chosen. who
VIII lead Us into the promised land We
have cause to rejoice because we can
give well founded reasons for the nope
that animates us that once more our
party is 70 be crowned with the laureis
of victor
The whole people Of The aited states
are To be congra plated because Of the
fact that when the Democratic nauoIfal
eervsnti0n nominated Alton y. PaEkeE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
BRITISH ARMY IN CHINA.
officers Are Making Trouble Over
Their Meager Pay.

Tien Tsin. July 9.-The reiiefs Of the
British garrison here are composed Of
the Royal West Kent regiment from
Ceylon, and the Forty-frst DOSras and
the FoTty-seventh Sikhs from India
The West Kent regiment VIII replace
the Sherwood regiment and the two
regiments from India viii replace the
Twenty and the Thirtieth Sikhs-
There is much feeling among the
British officers assigned to duty in
China that they do not receive extra
psy for such service. especially as
some continental powers pay their men
III China four times as much as they
get for home service
Nine hundred and sixty men and Off
GERS for the German garrison here are
expected TO arrive by the tTOOpship
Rhine, they VIII relieve the Twenty
third regiment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

EHANY persons in salt Lake are
III deeply interested i'll Henry B.
Davis of West Virginia. candi-
date for vice president on the Demo
cratic ticket. He is related 10 promi-
nent persons Of this community and has
friends here OF long standing Major
George NJ. DOwney was brought up in
the same town with ex-senator Davis
in West Virginia, and the two were
close friends up to the time Of the civil
war. Speaking of Mr.. Davis last night
Major Downey said:
Henry p. Davis is a splendid man
= man OF the greatest integrity; =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
COLORADO MAN FOOLED
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

Tacoma, Wash, July Sake Field.
a colOred Pullman car porter. is in jail
charged with the murder of John Ak
elton, a section hand on the Interurban
railway, who was found dead upon the
sidewalk near Twenty-fOurth street
and Pacific avenue, shortly after mid
night. Field is said to have threatened
neighbor and was drinking in a sa-
loon. 1t is thought ne rnistook AxeI-
ton for the man he was after and
stabbed him to the heart He denies
bis guilt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
THREE MORE VICTIMS
OF LITCHFIELD WRECK

Decatur, Ill, July Acknowledgements
at the cOroner's investigation of the
railroad wreck at Litchfield indicate
almost without doubt that Benjamin
+ Council. wife and child CT Chicago
persisted, making the total number of
victims twenty-fOur. They were not
missed until Wednesday, when COnneil
was due at a meeting of the Chicago
Traffic association, of which he was
chairman. Lawrence Buckley. deputy
coroner at Chicago, has testified here
that after a search that the Councils
were last seen in chair car on the i'll
fated train. II is thought the family
were wholly consumed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
SPEAKERS LAUD THE CANDIDATES
AND PLATFORM OF DEMOCRACY

for president 30 presented fUr the suf-
frages Of The voteTs an anie. safe and con-
the law and who imbusd with American
ideas. viii. when elected. give us an ad-
~ ssIstratic1 conductive e. pcace a. Enrse
aud abroad. and Of true and lasting pros
rerity for an the people
The laboring men of the Tuiau have rs
right 10 be glad that their rights tre rer4
0Euized to he as sacred and Gs sccHrsi
vested as are the rights of capifai
while capital may rest secure 81 fle
knowledge that the election CT the Demo
cratie CIu1tiate. instead o. disturhsas IL,
financial world, win make certain aisl
secure the future. ana hrIfss- arT,-,l. -.
turns to it's investments
Ihe plaiIorm which has been adt,pfff
Dy the Democratic party is anr.nf.sssIl
10 al democrats ana 10 all sections ~ 49,
country IL treats Of tae vital ana i...
Ing issues vt the lis2. 81 lets enc fa.I
past bury lis desd X meets ~ -.
a.-ar. - - -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
PROMINENT COLORADO
MINING MAN Is DEAD

Denver, Colo. July 9.-Professor J. p.
WOodhave. one of the most prominent
mining men in the United States. is
dead at his home in this city. Professor
Woodhave was s. years of age. He
came here when Colorado was a sparse
" settled and crude territory He was
unusually fortunate in all his deals
and in 4 short time became immensely
wealthy He was especially well known
IN Wyoming and Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

member of a fine family: a man OF
great power and influence. He is also
wonderfully well preserved for a man
OF his age He would be taken to be
III the prime Of life.''
Major Downey's son, Major George
T. Downey, now paymaster in the
United States army. is married 70 a
niece of ex-senator Davis. A nephew
Of ex-senator Davis, Thomas Davis.
also of West Virginia, was married
about q year ago in this city to Miss
Ora Hardness. the daughter Of Judge
Robert Hardness, and this couple is
now making tour Of Europe. Ex-
Senator Davis was in Salt Lake some
years ago and = as entertained BY his
old friends aud latiEes-