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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
HARTMAN IS FLAYED'
WALL STREET, KING DENOUNCED
AZ RAILROAD WREckER.
PROSECUTION is AHEAD
Report Of Special Attorneys Prepared
For Interstate Commerce Com
mission Calls Huge Deals
Illegal.

Nav York.-An extract OF the inter.
state commerce commission nnoinss
nm its investigation of the Harrl'
man railroad combination was made
public Wednesday, and 1t Is said tnat
the report is by far the most sensa'
tional ever put out by the commission.
II is stated that the commission mas
found that railroad competition mas
been choked of entirely In an area
equal to one.third Of the United
States, and that in this area Harfi-
man is absolute master; that Harrl-
mans contracts with the Rock lsiana'
Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe, the II
linois Central and the San Pedro
roads are in violation of the ANTITRUST
acts and recommends that the attor-
ney general proceed against them;
that the purchase of the shares OF one
railroad by another was a bad practice
that ought to be stopped by law; tnat
there should be new and enectiVe
laws to prevent imitation of securities
like that in the Alton organization;
that the profits of the great railroads
Of the far west are being used to buy
stock and control systems IN the east,
instead Of building more roads for the
development of the west. ti.
Attorneys Frank B. kellogg ana
Charles A. Severance, who wrote the
report for the commission, find that
the Hartman reorganization OF the Al
ton was lone of the most remarkable
cases of manipulation and stock va.
tering ever known" and they demand
that laws be passed which shall stop
such practices in future.
The report concludes that Hartman
now has absolute control OF the ILL
nois Central and that he is SO power
full in the Santa Fe that he has been
able to stop all competition between
It and his roads.
It is declared that the combination
pf the Union and Southern Pacific sys-
tenn has been so powerful as not only
% suppress all competition, but to pre-
vent the building Of the San Pedro
road from Salt Lake to Los Angeles
rs an independent line. The independ-
emit railroad, in the great empire DOM
mated by Hartman, is found to be I'M
possible. The report Of the com.
mission will be sent to Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte in q few days.
! In view Of the well.known attitude
Of the administration toward the Har-
riman combination, no doubt is enter.
tanned that q series Of great suits will
be instituted in the immediate future
to dissolve the different agreements,
contracts. and stockholding arrange
ments by which the Union Pacific
holds control Of many Of its proper
ties. d
In its report the commission tells
briefly the story Of the Union Pacific's
reorganization and Of the establish
ment of Harriman's control.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
WOULD HAVE AN ALLIANCE.
Japan Seeks Close Relations with
United States.

New York.-"Japan has looked earn.
estly for an alliance with the United
States, because in substance, we have
always regarded this country as q real
ally Of Japan. We are DESTROYS of
having such an alliance II 1t could be
arranged. AS long though, as any
misunderstanding like the anti-Jap-
anese feeling in San Francisco exists
it might not be possible to bring
about an alliance" -.
Thus spoke Baron Ozawa, member
Of the house of peers and special rep
resentative of the emperor, In an in
terview. Baron Ozawa said that he
would report to the emperor that he
found no evidences of anti.Japanese
feeling existing anywhere in the coun-
try outside of San Francisco.
Baron Ozawa said further that
Japan had no dreams of further terri
torial expansion in the Pacific, and
declared that it was unnecessary for
her to acquire other possessions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
rHE HvssARDs SEPARATE.
Chicago Sculptures y The Cause o.
The Trouble.

chicago ScuIpSresS " Es"S SsSS -
The Trouble.
Chicago.--N. M. Hubbard, Jr., OF &C.
dar Rapids son Of the late N. M. Huo.
bard, attorney for the Chicago ana
Northwestern railroad In Iowa, has
agreed to separate from his wife and
has retired from the law arm OF which
he was member. He has come Of
ten to Chicago and day after day has
visited the studio Of Miss Cooper IN
the Fine Arts building.
Miss Cooper, the creator OF the
sculptured figure of Sacajawea, the
"bird woman" which stood under the
great gate to the Lewis and clark
exposition looking out from Portland
toward the sea, has left her studio and
gone from bohemia"
Cedar Rapids.-The publication OF
the Hubbard story causes no surprise
in this city. The facts have been
known some time. Hubbard left sew
eral weeks ago with ten trunksful OF
personal effects for the ostensible
purpose Of looking after business In
terests In Chicago. Miss Cooper Is
the woman who took the death mask
Of the late Judge N. M. Hubbard and
on q later visit to this city Is said
to have spent some time in mater
nifty ward Of one of the hospitals.
Afterwards she made no secret OF
her relations with Hubbard. Much
sympathy is expressed here for Mrs.
Hubbard, whose tender devotion to
Mrs. Hubbard, ST., for many years an
invalid, has been the cause Of much
favorable comment. Hubbard Is un.
derstood to have offered his wife half
! Of his property and half of the estate
he will eventually fall heir to II she
would consent to divorce, which she
refuses to grant until after the death
Of Mrs. Hubbard, Sr. The Hubbard
estate Is estimated at close to mil.
lion dollars. Miss Cooper Is also
said to be wealthy in her own name.
Carbonate, Col.-While N. M. Hub
bard, Miss Cooper and her mother
have taken refuge at the Cooper
ranch, Mrs. Charlotte Wilson, Miss
Cooper's sister, declares that Hubbari
and the young artist are man ano
wife. She is astonished at the story
that Mr. Hubbard has wife living
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She intimates
mistaken identity and declares that
her sister and Mr.. Hubbard have been
married two years. ..... .l.,. ....
Cedar Rarids.-Mrs. Hubbard will
grant no interview. She says she has
nothing to say upon the subject.
Friends of Mrs. Hubbard deny the
statement from Colorado, saying 1t is
absurd, no divorce having been
granted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
DANCE ENDS IN MURDER.
One Dying And Another Seriously
Hurt. a4a ,D

OUo SyUiS VIu SN'SAuST oSGlOUoy
Hurt. aea ,5a
Sigourney.-Tragedy ended a barn
dance at Harper, six miles east of here.
George Kuhn was shot in the brain
with a revolver and cannot live while
Fred Striecel was badly cut about
the hand and body. A dance was in
progress in the barn Of Mrs. Fred Ma.
gus when the young men began guar.
reling. The affair ended In a free.
for-all fight during which several
received black eyes and bloody noses.
Ed. Smith. who lives near Harper,
was just leaving his buggy when
some OF the crowd began shooting
after him. He, whipped out a revol.
yer and began shooting into the
throng OF girls and boys. Kuhn re.
ceived a bullet In his brain which en-
tered his brain. He is dying at his
home near Harper. Kuhn is nephew
Of Sarah Kuhn, the alleged murder
ess.
Sheriff John Badly with a marshal
and deputies are securing the country
for Smith, who has not been found.
He. evidently has left the state or is
in hiding In some barn or farm house
in tho county.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
TOOK wATeRwoRks FUNDS.
Arthur .M'Arthur Of Dubuque Con
fesses Guilt.

Arthur .M'Arthur Of Dubuque Con-
fesses Guilt.
Drbuque.-The greatest sensation
Of the long drawn out water WORKS
scandal came to light when Arthur
Macarthur, superintendent Of the mu'
nicipal plant on being questioned az
mittei that he Is an embezzler. a
shortage Of $579 was discoverea
though the investigation Is not fairiy
begun.
Macarthur held the superintendent
under the old regime, recently ae.
posed, and was retained by the new
trustees. His resignation was called
for and has been handed in. Con
fronted by the shortage, Macarthur
said his personal expenses had been
heavy and he had taken money ever
since he had had charge Of the plant.
The city attorney Is looking up the
evidence and that matter will be pre-
sented to the grand Jury. Macarthur
would collect water rent, give re-
ceipt. make credit on the ledger,
ignoring the cash book. Bills were
made out from the ledger. The new
trustees began making out bills from
the cash book, when the patrons ap-
peared with receipted bills. 1t Is be-
iieyed that others. are implicated.
Macarthur. Is connected with the first
families in the city. He was placed
under $4,000 bonds.
DUBUQUE The defalcation OF Ar.
thur Macarthur, the recently deposed
Superintendent Of the Dubuque mu'
nicipal water works and self.con.
fessed embezzler, reached the sum
of $1,7O0 when 1t was discovered
that five months rentals paid by the
Great Western or 1915, had not been
turned into the treasury.
The surface of the shortage Is
scarcely scratched! The demand was
made that Peioubet & Co. of Chicago,
accountants who audited the &C.
counts of the plant, be sued for S..
900 the amount received from the
city. The investigation Of the books
continues.
Macarthur is a son-in-law of former
Senator P. w. Crawford and broth.
er-in-law Of Charles Markle. banker
here.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

i At Krupp's, in Essen, an army OF
10000, fed with coal and iron from
vast private mines, turn out engines Of
destruction by the thousand. There
are another 10000 men at Lord Arm.
,strong's works In the north Of Eng.
land, besides an aggregate Of 10000
more in the titanic government FORCES
of Great Britain. France. Germany,
Austria, Italy, Japan and Russia, and
these thousands are quite apart from
armor plate makers and builders Of
battleships.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
sHRINERs DIE IN WRECK.
Defective Switch Results In Terrible
Disaster.

Santa Barbara, Cal.-While hurry.
Ing northward over the coast line Of
the Southern Pacific railroad Satur-
day afternoon, homeward bound after
week Of fraternizing and fiesta in
Los Angeles, las Shriners of Ismalia
temple Of Buffalo, and Rajah temple,
Of Reading, with their families and
friends. were hurled into the midst Of
death. ~
Their special train, running so miles
an hour, struck a defective switch at
Honda, lonely station on the sand
wastes Of the Pacific beach, derailing
the train, smashing the coaches into
finders, killing 81 almost instantly
and injuring more than a score of 9th.
ers. ...
There was no warning Of the i'm.
pending calamity. The special plunged
upon the defective switch, and in an
instant the big locomotive, baggage
car, diner and Pullman were hurled
together in huge heap of wreckage
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Alonzo H. Evans, Boston's oldest
bank president, at 81, ID robust and
hearty. and shows by his own example
the result Of living the kind Of life
that he prescribes for the youth Of
today. Mr.. Evans has the greatest
confidence In the generation Of the
present and thinks II they follow his
advice they win succeed. He says:
apply yourself, young man, II you
would succeed. Work hard, be hon
eat, be truthful. be loyal to your EN-.
ployer, save something out Of each
weeks pay. even II it is little. but
above all, apply yourself"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
PAUL HAD HIS OWN IDEA
Fathers Explanation Of Llahtaasse NJ
satisfactory 70 MIN Il,

Little Paul was four ysass 90 vha
the western city in which no kved vi
swept one night BY terrible storm.
Wind, thunder and lightning played
havoc, and, while other members 4
the family were huddled N Aak spil
ners, Paul watched the illumiuat3sn Z
the sky with great delight Ths M,
morning at breakfast 10 aekeG II
father what caused the strsals = m
across the sky, and bic fatAe1. wtn
great pains. essayed to sxplaiA Pad
listened attentivsly and aD9aseatA
accepted what Wa told him. - No
he found attention divsytsa 49, -
sslf. he leaned over 70 HI a ~
sat beside him. and whispered:
TT wasn't that anutiA i ~ oel
scratching matches 'oa the s1y.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
SMALLPOX NEAR SIDNEY.
Armed Guards Patrol SURROUNDING
Towns.

sidney.--Smallpox has broken out
In numerous places in southwestern
Iowa. and guarantees are being esta.
blished In different towns. At River.
ton none are permitted to either enter
or leave the town. Armed guards are
in charge Of every road leading into
the place. A number of travelling
men are cooped Up at the hotel there.
There are five now cases III Hverton.
Sidney is patrol'ed Ey guards ana
70 one from the infected, towns are
permitted to enter. Halaberg is ex.
ercis.ng etcic, watch over all enter.
ing the place, ami four people WHO
had escaped from Riverton were ar.
rested and returned to that town.
Tho rnral mail carriers have been
ordered to discontinue mail deliveries
until the trouble Is over.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
coNeER NEAR DEATH.
Former Des Moines Man and Y. s.
Minister to China, 5@

ormer OeS MONIES Man ana y. 3.
Minister to China.
Pasadena, CAL, May 16.-R. H. Con-
ger, former ambassador to China
during the boxer uprising, is reported
to be dying at his villa here. He has
been sufferer for many years from.
stomach disorder, contracted during
the civil war. His physicians last
night admitted that Mr.. Conger's con.
dition Is extremely critical. sos
After returning from China Mr..
Conger was elected president OF the
Occidental Life Insurance company,
ami came to Pasadena year ago.
purchasing splendid villa. He and
his hi other, the Rev. e. L. Conger,
have been familiar figures In Pasa.
dcaa social and business life. The
latter Is pastor Of the Universalist
church. Tho Empress Isl An. who
though highly Of Mrs. Conger. recent.
~ sent him beautiful dog from the
Imperial Kennels.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

New York Firenen Fight Brave,y.
New York.-sixty firemen, practical.
, every man in seven fire companies
we're overcome by smoke in fighting 4
ire IN the Remington typewriter
building at 1926 Broadway More thar
score Of the men were taken to hos.
pitfalls, where 16 Of them remain, The
oss amounts to not more than SO o0o
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
"nado Man Killed AZ BUXTON.

N EHuI W"II vsIVVVV ~ 6UXIOUs N
Albia.-Anolher murder was com.
mittrJ at tie Buxton mining camp
when John t'olemen, a notorious "bud''
nan, was Slot and kiilcl by Edward
Black. Tho lrnEtlc arose over game
OF cares. l,otl, .,en Ani inecn drink.
ing. Coleman was taken to Il co..
tors of.ce hrt died w;tl' In q few min.
utes. Tho tragedy occurred IN tina
Greasy Sroon district, 4: miles north,
Of here. Black escaped, but ind"
Read. q tall negro vert otter him sn,i
brought h!r, 10 town alona. Coler:Arl
ii said to w ! shlftless negro sud
aev6r wOrks5 ~ my time. Back
also q i negro. N ~ Il 7a3l!s3 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Kansas Sheriff Destroys Liquor.
Independence, Kan.-The sheriff Of
this county here Wednesday destroy
ed $4,000 worth Of liquor In the street.
The liquor was seized some time ago
from saloons In the county. The de.
struction was witnessed by an i'm.
mense crowd of people.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Fresh salmon are scarce, but the
canned article we have always with us.
and In 4 salad 1t can hardly be distin-
guished from real simon pure arrivals
from Maine. Mayonnaise Is 9 wonder.
ful magician In making things appear
what they are not, especially when pig
masquerades q chicken.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Twenty years ago the population Of
Oklahoma could be enumerated in In.
dams and q few thousand squaw men.
cowboys and cattle kings. In 1890. one
year after the first opening Of Okla.
homa territory, there were more than
10000 people living on 100000 acres
Of land. To-day the white population
may conservatively be estimated at
over 100000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

The British coast erosion committee
fejoices over the discovery that the
sea has added so.752 acres to the
British isles In IS years and carried
away only 419 acres. The land cut OF
has been valuable, however. while the
sandbanks added may remain useless
for many years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

In the newly organized province Of
Alberta, western Canada, bordering
the foothills of the Rocky mountains.
IL the latest stake OF Zion. There
5000 trekkers from Utah are farming
and ranching. and incidentally build
ing up 4 strong cause Of Latter Day
Saints IN the dominion, as an integral
part Of the army Of 100000 that con.
Stitutes the sect the world over.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Al lndian'a vle,x 81 q oroan

Al Indians View o. an Organ.
After while curiosity led me back
to the sod house, and saw for tho
drst time how the white woman pumps
80 much air into box that when she
presses on the top board II hoWls' con
vulsively. forgot my bashfulness e
far as to listen openly and enjoy the
operation, wondering much how tho
white man puts q pair Of lungs into .
box, which Is furnished with . whols
set Of black and white teeth. and
when he sings to It It appears TO an
"wer him. This IL how the White pee.
pie teach their children to DO things
thought.-From the Outlook R.
Charles A. Eastman's "schooldayS q
IN Indian"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Use Tor Worthless Steets.

OS0 I0C "OrSu1VS8 OSv6Nvs
Wildcat mining stocks are not d
together useless - or worthless.
either" said q downtown broker who
handles cheap mining stocks, the other
day as he hung up the telephone 70
ceiver. Here's . man who has Just
offered me $50 for enough mining
stocks to have face value Of $50, 1000.
He wasn't particular what stocks hs
got If they only had q paper value a.
$4,000. I closed the deal and shan
make moneS on it, too. What did be
want with such stocks2 Wen, !
haven't the slightest doubt but that
he is getting ready to 80 into the
bankruptcy court and wants to show
his creditors whera his money has
been dropped. Wa often get such re.
quests and are usually able 70 hD
them. IN. 7. Sun.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

TO christen Spanish Heir Saturday.
Madrid.-The condition OF Queen
Victoria and Prince Alfonso Is salts
factory. 1t has now been decided that
the heir to the throne shall be chris
tened May IS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
River Out Of Banks.

Ashland, ,Wis.-Bad river, which
runs through the Chippewa river
basin, south of Ashland, has over.
flowed its banks and is the highest
In years. The village Of Odanah is
flooded and one-third of the inhabi.
tants have been forced from their
homes. Many Of them were taken
out in canoes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Tho corey.elIn,an Wedding.

New York.-In order to escape the
unlucky thirteenth of the month, Will
liam Ellis Corey, president of the
United States Steel cor )oration, and
Mabelle Gilman, the former actress,
were not married until after mid.
night Tuesday morning. The cere.
mony took place in the Royal suite
at the Hotel Gotham, Fifth avenue and
Fifty-fifth street. in the presence OF a
small party of friends of the contract.
ing couple. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. J. L. Clark, pastor of
the Bushwick Avenue Congregational
church, of Brooklyn.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Passenger Train Crash 10 Fatal.
Redding, Cal North. bound Portland
passenger train No. IL on the South.
ern Pacific was run into by two en-.
gines at Copley. Brakeman William
Jenas, Of Sacramento, was instantly
killed and the engines were wrecked
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Declines to Abolish Drun,heads.
st. Petersburg.-The council Of the
empire, or upper house Of parliament.
Wednesday rejected 1.-The bill which
was passed April 80 by the lower
house abolishing trials by drumhead
courts.martial.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Fraud Conviction Uuhe,d,.

Observation-Disclosures L. Bradford
and William H. Wright, of Louisiana,
failed in their effort to secure a re-
view by the supreme court Of the
findings against them on the charge
Of defrauding the United States in
the entry of public lands in Louisiana.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Small Cyclone IN IIlinoia.

Joliet, 1ll.-A storm resembling a
tornado swept through Grundy, win
and Kendall counties and caused
heavy destruction of property. At
Cation school building, in which 20
pupils were studying, was lifted from
the foundation and swung bodily
around. None of the children was
hurt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Miners Clash In oh.a.

Pomeroy, O.-The miners strike
which has been in force here for the
past four months, eliminated Monday
afternoon in q clash between the
strikers and strikebreakers. One
miner had an arm broken and two
strike breakers were badly in.
jured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Woman's Board Raises 100000. Il.
New York.-The woman's board al
foreign missions Of the Reformed
Church Of America has collected $780,.
200. This is the largest amount ever
raised for foreign missionary work
BY this body. ].
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Iryce win Deliver Addre..,.

Champaign, 1ll.-President James.
Of the University Of Illinois, an
nounced that James Bryce, British
ambassador to Washington, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver the
commencement address here on Wed.
nesday, June ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Bees Destroy Green Buo..

Lawrence, Kan.-Prof. 8. j. Hunter,
of the chronological department of
the Kansas state university, has been
collecting and sending free to the
farmers of the southwest parasite
bees to kill the green bugs that de
stroy wheat. His efforts have beer
attended with uniform good results
but that a larger fund was needed to
make the work comprehensive and
decisive.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
!. Oil Pays 100000 Profit.

New York.-The directors Of the
Standard OIL company Wednesday de-
clared q quarterly dividend of nine
dollars q share, total Of. $4,000, 900
This compares with a dividend Of $1s
declared three months ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

a writer estimates that there are
379 American railroads which did not
I'M = passenger last year However.
4 q possible that they, routsd ! 1T
H passssgsr5 over llass tklat did.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Ola poIiceman c.u,e De.th !,

Old Policeman Cause Death7
Iowa City Walter Smith, promi
l,ent young johnson county farmer.
who was struck on the head BY 1 81.
lice mans hilly some days ago. d dead.
He was struck while resisting arrest
while n Iowa City spending q nikht,
sE:ysipSlaO Iev0!opad. n s57 .'.79-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Alplions Mucha. the noted French
artist, has come to America to live
ana is now teaching art in New York.
He was born in Moravia in 1860, but
has lived In Paris most Of his life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17
Important to .shinnera.

Important to Shippers. .
Washington "A decision rendered
by the Interstate commerce commits
sion holds that where two rates be
tween the same point are in force
the shipper must be given the benefit
Of the lower. N
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-05-17

Canadian lonsshoremen Strike.
Montreal. II was announced at
$3.50 p. n. that the longshoremen's
strike . on. q large force Of police
has Just moved down to the wharyes,