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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
VALPARAISO IS IN
4 STATE OF SIEGE

Santiago. Aug. 24-Fernandez Blan-
co. governor of the province of VAL
paraiso, has proclaimed the city of
Valparaiso in state of siege and has
conferred supreme authority on navy
Captain Gomez CarrenO. The pre-
feet Of police is charged with the duty
of collecting and distributing food.
One of the first acts OF the military
governor was to issue an order that
any persons found breaking water
mains should be shot. The water
supply is fairly adequate and repairs
are actively progressing.
Three streets are lighted by cleo
tricity and tonight two more will be
lighted. Electric cars are running
between Baron station and Becreo.
The total number Of corpses buried
up to Aug. FL was GAS.
The main postoffice has been re-
opened.
Meat and bread are scarce. The
grocers' shops that were not DESTROYED
by the earthquake are now nearly out
of stock. Canned meats. sardines. con-
densed milk and biscuits are much
needed . ~
The weather is somewhat cloudy.
Sanitary conditions are being estab-
lished in the encampment and most
of the people are light hearted. though
four or five shocks of moderate VIC
lence are experienced daily. The Red
Cross is caring for thousands.
When the house of President-elect
Montt collapsed his wife fell from the
balcony into the street and bandits
who We're passing cut off her ears
and fingers to rob her of jewelry.
ane was taken in a dying state on
board the Chilean warship O'Higgins.
Among the dead at Valparaiso Is
FREDERICK Verella, the famous capital
ist and politician.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
PRESIDENT Asked
TO END REVOLT
Americans in Cuba Are Plan.
ming to Present
Appeal.
ONE WORD WILL Be ENOUGH
Letter Already Drafted and Awaits
Signatures--lnsurgent Leader 10
killed-Meets Death at Hands OF
the Rurales.

New York, Aug 24.-The Tribune
says:
President Roosevelt is to be appeal
ed to by local Cuban-Americans and
Americans with commercial interests
in Cuba to use his influence to end
the strife there. before these interests
are interfered with, as it is feared
they will be. One word from the
president, assert the men who are be-
hind the movement, will suffice to end
the uprising.
Colonel Carlos Mcguire, veteran
Of the last revolution in Cuba, has
drafted a letter to President Roose-
welt which he will forward after he
has obtained the signatures of several
Americans who hold property in the
islands. The letter calls attention to
many wrongs alleged to have been suf-
fered by the liberals and which are
declared responsible for the uprising.
1t calls on President Roosevelt to APP
point by authority of the Plat
amendment a commission to preside
at new election for president in
Cuba. charging that at the last cleo
ton the constitution was violated.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
TransmlssIon o. Facial charact.rl,,,,.

rransmlsslon o. Facial CHARACTERISED.
II would appear that the transmits.
non Of facial traits subordinate "a
definite law. that IL to say, that a..
cestral facial expression and appear
Ance are more often than not tran.
nitted through the female member.
Of the family. who generally do noA
exhibit the same characteristics -
he male offspring. and that ia
younger generations show, a. Z ruIA
Ill the facial conditions and ain.
which were present in . remote a.
eestor.-North American Review.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
FLAMES SWEEP MEsAsA RANGE
Millions of Dollars Worth Of Property
in Danger Of Destruction.

Duluth.-Lack of wind is the
only condition that prevents ter
rife spreading of the forest fires on
the Mesaba and Vermilion ranges.
The Mesaba is a veritable furnace as
q result of the flames devastating the
parched ground. Millions Of dollars
worth of property, including towns
and mines, is in peril, and all depends
on the direction and force of the wind.
. People at various points are back
firing to prevent the encroachment of
the fires upon towns or mining prop
critics. Great apprehension is felt for
the newer towns. or those about which
the brush and forest still stand. Fear
is also felt for many of the home
steaders north Of the Mesaba range.
There are hundreds of these.
The Mesaba and Vermilion ranges
are covered with pail Of smoke.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
ex,..ndsr pub. Co.
R.ss.msd BY Women.
oEs MONIES.

4 Russell Sage was IN intimate
friend OF Jay Gould for many years.
The two men had much In common.
though there were striking diner
snces. Gould. dying comparatively
young, left his fortune to his family.
and ono OF his children. = woman
alone In the world In the sense that
phs never married. began at once to
redeem the name Of Gould from the
faint OF avarice. Sage, at the end
Of . long life. has given all no pos
tessed to his widow. and she. in her
Old age. is confidently expected to
emulate and surpass the charities
and philanthropies Of Helen Gould.
Probably Mrs. Sage will do all that
Il expected OF her says the Cleveland
Leader. She has long been admired
Tor her piety and kindness OF heart
and her interest In all that makes TOT
the uplifting of the poor and unfor
tunate. She is a good woman. IN the
highest sense Of that term. All that
has been said and felt regarding Rus
tell Sage's indifference to interests
outside Of and above business ana
tnoney-getting will doubtless accentu'
ate His widows desire to brighten MS
name. She will wish to grace his
memory BY great services to hu'
mainly, rendered BY means OF nis
wealth. She can be trusted to 70
deem him, in so far as she may Do
able to do 80, from the unfriendly
criticism excited by his absorption
In the accumulation Of riches. 1t Is
IN old story. The history OF nations
r. full of striking instances OF the
efforts Of women to atone for the er'
rors or shortcomings Of men near and
dear to them. They have redeemed
multitude of men while living. and
Frightened and lightened the mem
DRY Of many more after death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
The Postal Business.

The postal business Of . country,
especially our own, is q fair indica'
ton Of general prosperity or the re-
verse. Some figures made public by
the post ONCE department are OF par
ticular interest as bearing upon this
proposition. These returns furnish
the basis on which post Office salaries
are adjusted at the beginning OF .
new fiscal year, and 1t is seen that
the people as a whole were never
more prosperous. The first, second
and third class .onices, which are In
cluded IN this arrangement, number
6,e51. and of these the revenues Of
s,e?o, or A per cent. justify increases
which range from 500 to SEQ per
year, while in only sos ofhces has
there been q decrease in receipts.
That is. this year there has been =
net increase in ~ per cent OF the
ofices. Last year the gross increase
was 80 per cent. and the net Increase
"a per cent The aggregate increase
IN salaries In Offices of the classes
mentioned was $3.50, 100. while IN ad-
dition there was an increase Of $685.
roo in Offices raised to the presi'
Dental class. an aggregate OF $780,
800 increase. Offset by only 81, 100
decrease. The prosperity indicated
BY the figures is fairly we'll distrib.
uted, says the Troy Times. but 1t 10
10 be noted that the south and south.
west get a little larger share pro-
portionately than some other regions.
That 10 in keeping with the story OF
the development Of those sections.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
PushIna cape 10 Cairo I'M.

In . report in the London Time. \
70 stated that the Cape to Cairo rail.
way in South Africa has been opened
% - to run over the Kafue river az
. bridge which stands on Is spans
each 100 feet. with pillars resting a.
Q bed 16 feet under the water, Ka.
tue river 10 266 miles north Of Victoria
lalls, and the distance from Cape
Town 10 1908 miles. The railroad.
however, 10 now at Broken hill, at
miles beyond the falls, the line havinr
been pushed on while the bridge wss
building over the Kafue river.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
eANDERA is KILLED.
Noted Insurgent Leader Is Cut
Down by Machetes.

OOWn Dy W3CneteS.
Havana, Aug. 24.-The body of the
most daring insurgent in Havana pro-
vince, lies in the morgue at Havana
f1anked by those of two mulatto COM
rades, all frightfully gashed by tho
long, heavy machetes of the rural
guards who ended their career.
Across the street in Neptune park, a
great crowd, mostly negro friends of
Bandera, are watching the mOrgue
with silent interest.
The arrival of Bandera's body here
was the first news Of the fight in which
&c met his death. The conflict occur
red at the Silveira farm near Punta
Bravo, fifteen miles from Havana. A
rural guards. under Capt. Ingacio Del
gade and Lieutenant Martinez were
searching throughout the night for
Banderas party. At 2 o'clock yester.
day morning the guards were break
ing through wire fence at the edge
of the Silveira form when they were
suddenly fired upon by Bandera's fol-
lowers. twenty in number The guards
rushed upon the insurgents. but with
the exception of the chief and his two
leading comrades, they all succeeded
in getting away.
The guards made the chief and his
two companies special object Of at
tack and all three received several
bullet wounds and were horribly
mutilated by machete cuts. Not one Of
the guards was wounded.
Bandera was about 60 years old.
He took part in the ten years war, as
well as in the war for Cuban indie
pendence. He was we'll known in
every province of Cuba. and had great
influence with the colored people.
When in Havana Bandera was in the
habit of gathering crowds of negroes
about him and making speeches to
them on the ingratitude of republics.
On one occasion he went to the senate
chamber and delivered violent
speech, criticising the government for
not giving him an Office Soon after
wards he was appointed doorkeeper
for the house of parliament. The pc.
sition which Bandera aspired to was
that of chief of police.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Workmen Are Killed.

! Charlotte, Mich.-Three Italian la
borers are dead, two are dying, and
Is more are lying injured in the Char
lotte house here as the result of an
accident on the Michigan Central
railroad two miles east of here. A
work train crew was re-laying tracks
and the engine backed into the train
while the so laborers on the work
train were eating their dinner.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Considered the Proprle.,e..

A man in Dallas county tried 10
6hunie OF thi3 mortal soil BY hanging
Aimself with . blind bride. His wife
found him suspended from raftes
IN the barn. He was wroth at her II
torposition, saying: III you had lei
ne alone . few minutes more would
have been in heaven" His wife ~
Dlied: Eyes. and you would have look.
Cd nice running around over heaves
with . blind bride on, wouldn't, your
-Thockmorton (Tex.) Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
hoId.up Men Fail in Purpose.

Duluth, Minn.-An unsuccessful at
tempt was made to hold up gang OF
laborers on the Northern Pacific
train which left Duluth at eight O'Clock
Tuesday night. Before the train
reached Brainerd two men drew re
yolvers and attempted to make the Ia
borers give up their money. They
were attacked by Conductor O'Brien,
who was assisted by some of the pas
sengers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Seven Killed in Wreck.

Johnstown, Pa.-Plunging through
A binding rainstorm at the rate OF
As miles an hour early Sunday, a fast
freight train on the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into slowly moving
work train at Sang Hollow, killing
seven and seriously injuring seven
others of the work train crew. Three
of the latter will probably die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Tammanv Favors Hearst.

New York-Charlcs F. Murphy,
leader of Tammany Hall Tuesday said
he had not observed any sentiment in
Tammany for the nomination of Dis.
trict Attorney William Travers Jer-
ONE for governor by the Democratic
state convention, but there was, he
said, plenty of sentiment for w. r.
Hearst
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24

A deep-yellow, with shot of fame.
red in its lights and shades, is the
latest fashionable color. 1t is known
as "Vesuvius."
The "sneezeland-tree" is one of the
can cut it with saw without sneezing,
as the fine dust Is very irritating.
Even planning the wood will some
times cause sneeZing. No incest or
worm will touch it; it is very bitter
to the taste, and when placed in
water it sinks.
A preacher in Leavenworth, Kan.
sas, is evidently a baseball enthusiast
as we'll as a believer in timely Adver.
Using. On the scoreboard of last Sun
days baseballgame appeared this
notice: IF you are fan, go to the
Presbyterian Church tonight and hear
The Reverend Doctor Elwood line out
few hot ones"
Heavy rainfalls come frequently in
Canton, China, and the people prayed
to Joss in their temple to let up little
in the torrents. AS the rain still con.
tinued, Ciceroy Shin ordered that the
temple should be unroofed, so that
Joss would get his share of the rain.
This was done, and q little later the
rain ceased. alps
A bogus musical instrument manu-.
factory flourishes in Boston. III 1t
are made outwardly exact reproduc.
tons of comets and other wind in.
struments, but which are sold much
cheaper, since their use is merely to
pad out big bands with men who can.
not play. They are, therefore, not sup
piled with valves or reeds. One band
Is said to have one-fourth of its mem.
bers dummy players.
Marshal Oyama is an extremely
modest soldier. In his parting ad.
dress to his officers, on the disband'
ment of the Manchurian army, he
said: THAT l, in spite of my de-
fective ability, have been enabled to
avoid any signal failure must be pri'
marily ascribed to the loyalty and
fidelity of the officers and soldiers
under my command" Surely modesty
could go no further.
German is nowadays spoken by
about seyenty-fve million people. 1t
thus ranks third in number among
the four leading languages Of Europe,
the first being English, the second
Russian, and the fourth French.
Before the earthquake saloon licen-
ses in San Francisco were eighty-four
dollars a year, and there were about
four thousand drinking places in the
city, most Of them annexes to gro
ceries. The license has now been
fixed at five hundred dollars year,
and grocery annexes for the diffusion
of alcoholic stimulants will not be
permitted. ...oE
Nine.tenths of the full output Of
one large cotton-mill in Augusta,
Georgia, is now going regularly to
Turkey, just because the mill sent
over live sales agent with the right
kind Of samples. Payments are by
sight drafts on London, with bill Of
lading attached.
There is no building material so
durable as well-made bricks. In the
British Museum are bricks from the
buildings in Nineveh and Babylon
which show no sign OF decay or dis
Indignation, although the ancients did
not burn or bake them, but dried them
In the sun
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Death of Hanna's Brother-in-Law.

Cleveland, O.--Jay G. Morse, at one
time president of the Illinois Steel
company and brother-in-law of the
late Senator NJ A. Hanna, died here
Wednesday of a complication of dis
eases. Mr. Morse was associated with
the late Col. c. NJ. Pickands in an i'm
mense iron ore and coal business, and
he amassed large fortune.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Striking Advice.

Mrs. Anxious (mother OF two mar
riaEeable daughters)-Really, ! dont
know whether to send Grace and Etn'
81 to the seashore or the mountains
this summer. What do you adviser
Mr.. Knowing-Well, Lwould aovlss
Sulphur Springs for . change. sur
phur, You know. is one OF the primer
hal requisites In matchmaking.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
A curious survival Of an old la

A curious survival Of an old law
appeared in France recently when a
woman who had taken couple OF
buckets of water out of the sea at
Bomogne was threatened with fine;
by the customs officials for having
violated an enactment OF Louis XIV,
The old law forbade the taking OF;
sea water lest those taking it should
extract the salt and SO defraud the
revenues of the salt tax, and the,
woman was compelled to show that
she merely intended to give her
little boy a salt water bath.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Three Steel Workers Killed.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Three men are dead,
two are in a serious condition and
nine others were rendered uncon-
scious by blowout Of accumulated
gas early Tuesday morning at the
Eliza furnaces of the Jones & Laugh
Inns Steel company, at Soho, this CITY,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24

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It's the greatest comfort discovery d
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24

Heavy Movement Of Iron Ore.
The movement Of Lake Superior
iron orc during the month Of June was
the heaviest during the history Of The
trade. Nearly 5.500,000 tons were for
Varded to the lower lakes-a gain q
almost 100000 tons over the CORE.
spending period last year. The total
movement this season up to the LIST
Of July aggregated 11,241,596 TONS
compared with 10,S14.054 tons for tho
ZANE period last year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
To UnveiI Mckinley Monument.

Cincinnati.-Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth wife of Congressman Long
worth and daughter of President
Roosevelt, accepted an invitation to
unveil the monument to William Nc.
kinley at Columbus, O., September II.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Au,tr,lI.,. War on Rabbits.

Australla's War on Rabbits.
Australia IL now going to make VA
On her rabbit pest scientifically, nav
ing raised $4,000 for experiments On
Broughton island, OF Newcastle.
writes Consul Cooling. DR.. Danysz, OF
Paris, will be in charge, and It Is pro.
posed to infect rabbits with such con.
tagious diseases that will spread
among their kind, but do no harm %
ether animals or humanity.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Storm, DAMAGES Summer Resort.

Oshkosh, Wis.-Oakwood, one OF
the largest summer resorts in this
vicinity, was consid erably damaged
Monday evening by miniature lorna
do. which accompanied brief rain
storm general in this section. .&
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Tree Mad into House.

A singular maple tree on the lett
bank Of the Oder, in Germany. IL It
least . century old, and has been
twisted and cut into kind Of circular
house of two stories. A firm, leafy
door has been formed by causing tho
branches to become gradually woven
together. Above this Is smaller SEQ
end door. similarly formed, and tho
ends Of the branches have bees
woven into solid walls, in which eight
windows on each story have been cut
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
General Manaqer Is Named.

Lexington, XIV. w. Mcdowell,
assistant engineer of the Lexington &
Eastern railroad, has been appointed
to succeed the late Roger S. Barr,
both as director and general manager
of the road .~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Veteran Actor Dead.

New York-Lewis Morrison, an &C.
tor, whose work as Mephisto in
Faust gained him fame, died sud-
denly of shock Saturday afternoon at
st. John's hospital, Yonkers, after
undergoing an operation for a disease
of the stomach. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
small Profits Of Pawnshops.

Consul General George w. Roose
velt reports that the Official report Of
he Brussels pawnshop for 1905 shows
Q capital employed Of $3s7,1S1 and
profits made during the year Of only
1886. The amount Of loans on pavns
was 31,253,173. In 1904 the amount
loaned exceeded the amount Or 1905
By about 500. 500.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Lake Freiuhter Ashore.

Duluth, Minn.-The steamer Frank
II. Peavey, of the Peavey Steamship
company, one of the largest OF the
lake ,freighters, is hard ashore at
Gooseberry river on the north shore,
about so miles from Duluth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Disastrous Tornado Sweeps Tunis.

Tunis. violent tornado swept
over this district Tesday. It was &C.
companied by a terrific hailstorm and
lightning, which killed eight farmers
and hundreds OF head Of cattle. Land
slides destroyed the railroad.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Maharajah Gaekwar,

Maharajah Gaekwar, OF Baroda.
doesn't think American women are
beautiful. What chance did the poor
fellow have to find out with the NAH,
/. arani hanging on to his coattails dur
ing his entire visit? Perhaps his res
mark was only Oriental difference to
his wife.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Brokers Quit Business,

New York.-M. j. Sage E. Co.,
brokers of No. 1 Montgomery street.
Jersey City, and No. 81 Broadway, this
city, Wednesday posted notice at
their Jersey City office that they had
discontinued business.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Rehel. XIII Police Chief.

x Warsaw, Poland.--The chief of 20
lice OF Siedlice, IS miles southeast Of
Warsaw, was killed Tuesday by a
bomb. Two consta bles and 9 woman
who were near the chief were wound.
"a. The assassin ESCAPED.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
NEGRO rroops Moved.

Washington.-The negro troops at
Fort Brown, Tex, have been ordered
to Fort Ringgold, Tex, and company
VI" Twenty-sixth infantry. white
company. has been ordered to Fort
Brown. y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Miner Claws Wife.

Pontiac, Ill-Mrs. William Ahomas,
wife of a miner, was murdered by her
husband Monday, who cut her throat
from ear to ear g i'd smashed her skull
with a hatchet The murderer es.
caped to a cornfield.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24

Shipments Of silver from London
70 India, from January to June u.
show heavy increase over the like
period In 1905. The figure for thia
sear IL 345,319,565. being 12s.s3S. 7l0
Is excess or last ysars nguTA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Mendoza Declared Traitor.

Bogota, Colon bia.-The cabinet has
declared Senior Mendoza, former min.
lister to the United States, traitor
for revealing diplomatic secrets. The
country approves of calling Mendoza
to Judgment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Buried with Military Honors.

Washington.-With full military,
honors the funeral of Thomas H. Mar.
tin, former senior vice commander-in.
chief OF the G. A. R., who died sudden.
ly at Minneapolis, at the recent en-.
campment. occurred Monday. .5,s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Returns from Visit to Haakon.

Copenhagen.-Mr. O'Brien, the
American minister to Denmark, re.
turned here Monday from a visit to
Stockholm and Christiana. He had q
long, privat, audience with King
Haakon OF Norway on August H.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24

Shells Make Good Paths.
Ground shells are being used lo'
paths in some of the London parn
with very satisfactory results. as tne'
do not make dust.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24

The Essentials of Happiness.
The grand essentials of happiness
Are Something to do. something to
love and something to hope for
Thomas Chalmers.