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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
AN7I.SALO0N FORCES
WIN IN CENSUS FIGHT

Atlantic, Dec. 26.-In decree which
covers sixteen typewriter pages,
Judge A. B. Thornell Of the district
court rendered his decision in the
census case, finding for the plaintiffs
lin the case. setting aside the census
return of C. w. Needles, taxing the
costs. which amount to $735, to the
defense The decree sets forth the
names which the court decides were
wrongfully enumerated as residents
of the city. They are 292 in number.
The decree also restraints the execu.
tive council from publishing census
returns with the enumeration Of the
292 names, and leaves it optional with
them either to publish the census,
minus the 292, held to be wrongfully
or take a new census.
The federal census of l9UU gave the
city of Atlantic a population of 5,O46,
and under that census a saloon petit
ton was circulated and the required
majority of voters as signers being
obtained, saloons were established for
the first time in many years.
When the state census was taken
this year Mr.. Needles returned $3.50
names as residents of this city. The
292 which Judge Thornell holds are
incorrect taken off would leave the
census Of Atlantic 1883. If the num-
Der is less than 5000 or more than
|2,5O0 Under the mulct law it becomes
necessary to obtain signatures of 81
Per cent Of the voters to the saloon
petition or else resort to the expedient
Of obtaining the signatures of IS per
cent of the voters of the country. In
this community either of these would
be impossible, and if the final appeal
Of the case results favorably to the
plaintiffs, Atlantic will be dry"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
PROGRAM ARRANGED
FOR CONVEYING SESSION

Des Moines, Dec. 2S.-Lientenant
Governor Herriott and Speaker
George Clarke of the legislature de-
cided yesterday that the safest way
to proceed when the session Of the
Thirty-first general assembly meets
on Jan. 8, Is exactly IS If the men,
bers were newly elected instead Of
being followers under the biennial
election amendment.
So the legislature will convene in
separate houses on Jan. 8 and will
proceed to organize by the election
Of tie whole list of officers, after tho
members themselves have been sworn
in according to the regular formula.
The president of the senate and the
newly elected speaker of the house
will then announce their committees
inst as If it were new session and
the message Of the governor will be
received.
Governor Cummins will read his
MESA sc to the houses in joint ses-
sion, probably, as he did two years
ago.
Both Governor Herriott and Speak
err Clark expect to reappoint their
old lists of committees. In the house
list there are number Of vacancies.
These will be filled when the whole
lis. is presented to the house in ses-
sion by the speaker.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
CES MONIES MAN IS
INDICTED FOR MURDER

Des Moines, Dec. 28.--William L.
Carter, professional bondsman and
one time farmer, was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
]. w. Ash, for the murder Of Edward
J. dresser.
The crime with which he stands
charged Is the murder Of Edward j..
Gresser. German farmer, residing
near Avon, seven miles southeast Of
Des Moines. Gresser was the owner
Of tract of land considerably less
than eighty acres in extent. He was
last seen alive on Oct. 2 by several
of his neighbors.
William L. Carter is compare
lively young man and has lived in
Des Moines but few years. He
formerly lived on a farm adjoining
the dresser rarm Carter, or his
mother, he being a sort of business
agent for his mother, owns farm
adjoining the Gresser farm and 1t is
charged that his desire to own the
Gresser tract is responsible for the
murder done. In appearance Car
ter Is man Of about % or 80 years
of age. He had had business deal
ings with Gresser just before the
murdered man was found, and 1t is
alleged that the signature to a deed
to Gresser's farm, now held by Cart
err, was forged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
AMERICAN DOORS CLOSED
BY BIG BOYCOTT

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-Accord.
ing to latest reports received here
from the orient, the boycott in China
has become so serious that a mum.
Der Of American houses have CLOSED
their doors until the conditions
change, There arrived here yes
terday from the orient on the steam
er Cootic, r. Van SAINT, who repre-.
sented a local firm at Shanghai.
Mr.. Van SAINT, in speaking OF the
boycott, said:
"The situation in China is very
serious and there is absolutely no
thing in the stories that the feeling
against American goods has lessen
ed. 1t has now extended to seven.
teen provinces and in Canton and
Hangkow the situation Is just as bad
as in Shanghai. The Americans are
not doing twenty per cent OF the bust.
ness they formerly did, aud at Hong.
kong the Chinese were purchasing
Australian -four at a much higher
price than that quoted by the Amerl.
cans. s
4 ''The Chinese state that they will
not trade with Americans until there
is modification of the exclusion
laws, but this, l told them, was hard
ly probable. In the event Of the
United States failing to pass law
less stringent than the present one.
The Chinese will adopt more drastic
measures. The boycott has develop.
ed into an anti-foreign feeling, and
the British and German business. con.
Germs In the orient are suffering the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
PUSHES DEPUTY FROM
TRAIN, then ESCAPES

Des Moines. Dec. 2S.-As he Crap
pied on the steps Of moving train
with James Gillespie, prisoner from
Enterprise who sought to escape.
Deputy Sheriff M. w. Robson was
hurled into the darkness by Gillespie
who made his escape at the East
Ninth street crossing late last night,
Robson was picked up unconscious
later in the evening and taken to his
home on Des Moines street where he
lay unconscious the greater portion
of the night. The muscles OF one leg
are torn from the bone and he may
be in ured internally.
Robson went to Enterprise to en-
Join Charles Lamb from approaching
bis wife, who has sued for divorce
Gillespie was sentenced to five days
in the county Jail and Robson volun
tered to bring him to Des Moines
At the Ninth street crossing Gillespie
started to run. Robson caught him
on the steps they fought f1ercely
then Gillespie threw the officer %
and escaped.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
.DRuJ|kA SOLDIERS
Fire UPON TROOPS

Moscow, Dec 29.-From every
point where revolution has been rife
comes news Of a general quieting
Conflicts between the soldiery and
the reyolutionists are fewer and the
situation is rapidly becoming one
with the government gradually secur
ing control.
Wednesday night a company OF
"Drujina" soldiers who are said to
be paid twenty cents per day, made
a daring incursion into the leart Of
the city, occupying Okhotnago Ran
da (hunters' row., under the walls
of the Kremlin, and suddenly opyn-
ing fire on the infantry and artillery
camping in Jewish square OF the
Kremlin. The guard stationed at the
Hotel Metropole, where Governor
General Doubasoff Is Quartered, re-
piled, and volley after volley was ex-
changed across the square. The regu-
lar troops, in the absence of their
officers, were thrown into confusion
by the surprise attack until the OIL
GERS rushed out of the hotel and led
a charge across the square, where
rron the "Drujina" soldiers hastily
decamped. The regulars thereafter
we're most nervous The correspond
ent, returning later to the Hotel Con-
tinental, on the opposite side Of the
square, were fired upon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
TO DECIDE SUFFRAGE

st. Petersburg, Dec. 27.--The new
electoral law was gazetted yesterday
md was accompanied by statement
explaining that In view OF the fact
that even some Of the western coun-
tries do not possess universal sun
ages, the cabinet could not assume
the responsibility of decreeing it. The
ultimate decision must be made by
the national assembly itself. The
election list will be published forth
with, the date Of the elections will
then be announced, and as soon as
the government receives notification
that half the members are elected. the
national assembly will be convoked.
The extension of the suffrage pro
claimed today applies especially to
the cities where 1t Is made almost
universal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
BREWERY Petition
COMES UP SOON
Judge Mcvey Will Pass on
Its Sufficiency' in a Short
Time.
BREwERsARs NOW CONFIDENT
They Are .aow Planning on the Fur
chase of interchangeable Anti Sa-
loon League IS Also Confident
Tires Claims to Substantiats.

Des Moines, Dec. 81 Judge A
H. McVey. in the equity division Of
the court, will in the coming term Of
court decide perhaps finally the sui
fciency of the brewery petition. The
case will be one Of the first to be
heard.
Since the filing of the appeal from
the finding of the council, there have
been no steps taken in the litigation
by the attorneys for either side. ex'
cept the perfection of the list OF sig
natures which both sides expect Va
present in substantlation of their
claims. #e
IN his appeal DR.. I. N. McCash has
made sweeping charges of forgery
against the petition and Is thus
placed in position where he must
.."ove three specific allegations,
There must be proof that the peu-
ton does not contain so per cent OF
the voters at the last preceding cleo.
ton; that there are forgerles ana
repetitions and names of persons who
did not vote at the election proceed
ing, and it must be shown that there
are persons who. after signing the
brewery petition, aske1 to have tnelr
names stricken.
It is stated by members of the Anti
Saloon league that abundant evidence
to substantiate these allegations has
been gathered, and this evidence will
be presented to Judge McVey upon
the trial of the case.
On the other hand, the brewery pro-
moters are so certain that their petit
ton will stand in court that they have
taken steps for the purchase OF ma
chinery and have made partial ar
engagements for the erection of a
building. Their attorneys assert
that the petition is amply sufficient
and that this will be shown in court.
The suficiency of the petition will
be urged from the fact that 1t was
can7assed thoroughly by committee
in the city council. and that this can
vass the council passed the petition
as reported.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
REVOLUTION
NOT QUEILLED.
,Cannonading Continues at
Moscow and Death List
is Growing,
THE MEN FIGHT LIKE BEASTS
Both Sides Are Guilty Of Most Hor-
rible observation-disclosures Forces
Are Divided into Three Sections
Of 10000 Each.

y Moscow, Dec. 28.--The cannonad-
ing continues and the list Of casual
tiles is swelling. The, revolutionists
are operating In three sections.
There are about 10000 Of them in
each section. They are all armed
with revolvers and rifles. The men
who are participating in the fighting
are guilty Of the worst cruelties.
st. Petersburg, Dec. ga brief
message from Moscow Of yesterda,'s
date says that troops with artillery
are pouring into the city but that the
situation has not greatly changed.
The revolutionosts hold portions Of
the Moscow-Kadan road. Desul-
tory firing is taking place. The mil
itary patrols are engaged in guerilla
warfare with the revolutionists, who
are seeking refuge on the roofs of
houses and in narrow thoroughfares.
Another message rom Moscow
says that during Tuesday night the
artillery worked at destroying the
barricades. The revolutionists, this
message says, are divided into three
armies" the first, consisting Of 500
men armed with rifles and plc':s, Is
operating between Moscow and Per
ovo, using the railroad which it con-
trolls. Artillery and cavalry are be-
ing employed against this force. The
second army" is armed especially
with bombs and revolvers, and is
composed of 1000 persons in whose
ranks are many women. who display
not only bravery but ferocity. This
force Is operating in the region be-
tween the Sadovia district and the
Jewish market. 1t has many barri-
cades to prevent the passage Of
troops and is operating in small
groups and Is attacking patrols. Ar
tillery, cavalry, and infantry are used
against this body. The third anu
largest army is operating in the re-
zion between the Brest railroad sta
ton and the terminal gate. 1t also
has many barricades, and is engaged
IN guerrilla tactics, making it diff
9cult for the troops to enclose it.
come of the barricades were battered
lown by artillery. but they were re-
erected by the survivors.
The school where the Moscow rev.
dictionary committee held its ses-
sions has been destroyed, but the
committee managed to escape. The
engineers union here has just re-
,eived news from revolutionary
sources at Moscow that the Rostoff
regiment has joined the revolution.
lists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
Balkan states. Get sTooether.

Vienna, Dec. 29.-The reports from
Belgrade, Seryia, to the effect that
Servia and Bulgaria are about to
establish customs union are re-
garded here as important not only
from an economic standpoint, but as
possessing far greater political sig
niicance. The step about to be
9takenis looked upon here as evidence
that the Balkan states are mutually
binding themselves closer together Ia
order to better lie able to resist fur
Their political pressure on the part
Of the governments Of western Eur.
ope.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
WANTS $4,000 FOR
her BUGGY RIDE

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Waterloo, Dec. 23.-Having been
injured in a runaway while out driv-
Ing with Charles E. Bandfield, Miss
Sadie NJ GRANGE has commenced suit
against him for $4,000 damages. She
claims that Bandfeld was criminally
negligent when he, after in yiting her to
60 driving with him. hitched up pair
Of fiery bronchos with an old harness.
The bronchos became frightened while
crossing a railroad track and ran
away. Miss GRANGE was thrown from
the buggy and sustained compound
fracture of the wrist. besides several
other painful injuries. Miss GRANGE
and Bandfeld have since ceased to
speak as they pass by and the 10000
damage suit has resulted from their
unlucky drive.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
MORALES HAS FLED
FROM the CAPITAL

Turks Island, Bahamas, Dec. 81
Mail advices here from Monte Christi,
Santo Domingo says that Guayubin,
Dajabon and Sebaneta have taken up
arms against the government and the
Dominican-American fiscal conven-
ion Generals Demetrio Rodriguez,
Joaquin Barba, Navarro Martinez and
Pedro Alvares have gone with six
hA,dred men to attack Santiago and
General Perice Lasala has marched
On La Vega with a force of about one
hundred men. e,
General Deschamps, former vice
president of Santo Domingo, leaves
here shortly on board a sailing yes
sci to operate against Puerto Plata
It is rumored here that President
Morales is prisoner in irons at the
capital, santo Domingo.
Following the announcement today
that the president of the republic,
Gen. Charles F. Morales, Lad left the
capital for an unknown destination,
troops were sent in pursuit of the
chief magistrate. What took place
after that cannot be definitely deter.
mined, but 1t is known that fight
occurred about ten miles from here
and it is supposed that General Pi-
mentel. the rebel commander, was at
tackled by government troops.
The whereabouts Of the fugitive
president is not known for a certainty.
1t is generally supposed that he en-
deavored to reach the coast and
board a sloop with the object Of reach
ing Puerto Plata, on the north coast
OF Santa Domingo, and there join
Governor Perez, who has been dis
missed by the government from the
post of governor Of Puerto Plata but
who refuses to surrender his com.
mand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
.F|GHT|NG IS
NOW BUTCHERY
Grape and Canister Used
MercilessIy by Troops Of
the Car.
The MASSACRE is RUTHLESS
III Armed insurgents Moved Down
in Swaths--Cossacks Fired with
Vodka. Charge with Their Lancss
Down the Streets.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-Direct tele-
graphic communication with MOSCOW
was severed on Sunday night but the
government succeeded in restoring
communication by a roundabout route
yesterday morning. All reports agree
that the fighting Sunday, which con.
tinucd until midnight, assumed the
nature of butchery by the machine
guns Of the artillery, grape and can.
.ster being employed mereilesgly
against the Harmed insurgents.
Atrocious tales are told of the Cos.
sacks who, piled with vodka until
trunk. fired down the streets, some
Zines charging with lances. The in.
'urgents displayed great stubbornness
n holding barricades, even advancing
n mass to the slaughter where
bombs were thrown from the windows
The artillery was summoned and
battered the houses to pieces. The
plan Of the insurgents, it is stated, is
to hold the outskirts and gradually en-.
CiOSC Iuc IiOOpS III Tue C0ulCr Oh Tue
city. Leaders announce that an army
Of 10000 is concentrated at Orechot.
sueff. northeast Of Moscow, and wis
soon be ready to march to the Guys
assistance. The latest report is that
both sides were exhausted at mid
night, when firing practically ceased
The streets were in absolute darkness
save for searchlights in the towers Of
bivouacs behind barricades.
London. Dec. 26.-The correspon.
dent Of the Daily Telegraph at st.
Petersburg, in dispatch dated at 8: rs
of stray bullets. Many innocent per-
"At an early hour this morning rne
casualties at Moscow were estimated
at 5000 killed. and $4,000 wounded,
with the fighting still proceeolng.
"The inhabitants of Moscow have
been forbidden to leave their dwellings
after Z o'clock in the evening
1T is impossible to move about the
city in consequence of the frequency
p. M, Dec. Is, says:
sons have been accidentally killed.
"A scarcity of provisions is threat
ened."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
FOR THE WESTBROOk MURDER
Williem Denberqer and "Trump"
latham Formally Indicted,


Des Moines, Dec. 29.-The Polk
county grand jury has formally in
licted William Denberger and
Trump" Latham for the murder of
Fritz Westbrook. Denbergsr is in
the COUNTY Jail and Latham is in the
pententiary serving sentence for
trying to kill his wife.
Fritz Westhrcok, well, known
clerk in the Harris-Emery store, was
shot down o.. the night Of July on
University avenue at the entrance
to an allev between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. The shots at
tracted attention and the young man
was discovered mortallv wounded.
The assassins made their escape
without taking anything from his per-
son. The young man was removed
to Methodist hospital, where he
fingered until July IA. when he died.
The arrest of William Denberger
and "Trump" Latham was the result
Of information furnished detectives
by Mrs. Latham, who claims to have
heard the two men talk the deed over
at her home. Latham is now in the
peniten tiary serving time for atterrt-
ing to kill his wife, and William Den
berger is in the county Jail awaiting
the action Of the grand jury.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
He Doesn't Curse Now

Washington, Kans., Dec. ~ .sp -.
h.l)-Jesse E. Mitchell Is . 'eleplo os,.
ineman, and also well known rtsi
lent here. Everybody acqualn.e.
With Mr.. Mitchell knows that ~ Ss.
! man who held very positive viex =
about Patent Medicine. Hear ~na' =
Gays now:- potont
Il used to curse all kinds OF fa.o 30.
Medicines. for they never did me a..
good, but Dodd's Kidney rills ~
caused me to change my mind Lac, -,
twelve years suffered rom n asroa,
Trouble. There was hurting . .aony
my back that made It pos'tlse ,a MIN
to stoop. and as l am in stoU ,nss.
position nearly all day. you can y. , vort
Inc how suffered. After Day. ~, Wv Il.
that any man would think no. a,,. IN IL
I would be tired and worn r,e o.. NJ.
fact. / was always tired. J oesa. .,t al
IN Dodd's Kidney Pills ana nav nav
takinE four boxes ! feel IKE !. : vhen
man. / am as fresh at nign. - have
! begin work in the morning. A, am
no pain in my back now anu
stronger than ever"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
Chief OF police
IS MURDERED.
Assassinated by Revolution
lists Of Moscow who En-
tered His Home.
BIDS FAREWELL TO FAMILY
And Is Hurried into the Street and
Shot-Troops Are In Absolute
Control in Moscow and Are Ar.
resting Rebels.

London, Dec. 29.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Daily Tele-
graph describes as follows the execu.
ton Of the chief Of police at Moscow:
"The revolutionists entered the
lodging Of the chief Of police at mid
night and told him to bid an eternal
farewell to his family because he was
condemned to die. Finding that 1t
Eas no Joke, the chief expostulated,
but to no purpose.
Realizing his awful position, he
said farewell to his family and was
hurried into the street and was snos.
His body was left lying in . pool of
blood"
The same CORRESPONDENT relates as
follows the terrible operation of the
"Vehmgerichte" in Riga:
persons disappeared mysteriously
and few days afterwards their
bodies were found with identical
marks-four bullet wounds in the
oreast, four on the back and the skull
cloven in twain. OF the many brought
before the tVehmgericnte' one escaped
death but in SO doing he was serious
ly wounded, probably owing to some
interruption Of his executioners. This
person says that he was seized and
bound and hurried TO the room in
which the tribunal was sitting. Inc
proceedings were brief. He was
condemned to death, carried to the
outskirts of the town, laid fiat on
the ground and shot"
Moscow, Dec. 29.-All the members
of the social revolutionary committee
nave been arrested and quantity Of
bombs, internal machines and cores
pondence seized.
Three hundred revolutionaries yes
terday invaded the residence Of the
chief Of the secret police and kilieu
him.
At the medical bureau $50 wounded
and 105 killed have been registered,
but it is known that there are fully
1000 unidentified dead In the Lout
chow quarter alone.
A mob or armed revolutionaries at
tackled the police bureau but were
repulsed with serious losses.
w N u 1 Grantham
Moscow, Dec. 29-The revolt Is
practically over and the strike viii
be called of Monday. Comparative
quiet prevailed yesterday. Only 9
few fanatics are continuing the strug
gle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
BANKER SNYDER
GETS ONE YEAR

Cedar Rapids. Dec. PIE. E. Sny.
der, the Olin banker was yesterday
morning sentenced to one year at
Anamosa by Judge Preston and to pay
a fine of 500 and costs. Snyder had
plead guilty to receiving $50 deposits
after the bank was insolvent. and the
several other charges against him
we're dismissed. The complaining
witnesses and many people Of DIN
signed the petition to the court for
a Hight sentence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
Forty Million. For can,

Albany. N. Y, Dec. 2S.--Forty mil
lion dollars will be asked Of the com.
Ing legislature for work on the thou.
sand-ton barge canal during 1895, &C.
crrding to the second annual report
or State Engineer and Surveyor
Henry A. Van Aistyne, a forecast OF
which was made public today. The
barge canal project and the state
road company movement are the sub
jects discussed in the report.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
KILLS HIS BROTHER
BY A PLAYFUL BLOW

Shenandoah. Dec. 29.--Two boys
Pat and Vincent Rogers, broth
ers, going home from school were
playing by throwing small sticks a
each other. Vincent was hit just be
hind the ear and dropped into uncon
seriousness, in which state he ~
NAMED about twelve hours, when h,
died. The same little fellow had a.
various times suffered series of &C
cidents-arm broken twice, collar
bone broken. fingers mashed, fel
from second story window, run ove'
by wagon. etc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29

Caroline Fischer. arrested IN New
York at the request OF Swiss authort.
Ties, Is said to be another Cassie Chad
wick, but young and attractive
There are thousands Of that sort; Cas-
sic made her play handicapped By the
lack OF youth and attractiveness. We'll.
rot everybody can be genius