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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
STRIKE MAY BE ENDED SOON.
Good Progress Tow;,.d Peace IN the
Cleveland Trouble.

Cleveland, o. - Greater progress
in settling the street railway strike
peacefully and by arbitration was
made Wednesday than any day
since the strike began. Both sides
made material concessions.
President Du Pont of the Municipal
Traction company stated that he
would take back the old employees as
new men. He insisted upon giving the
present men at work the preference.
This was Objectionable to the union.
In a later conference with the union
the members of the state board of ar
bitration obtained slight concession
from the strikers. They agreed to
have the men 60 back as new men as
a temporary expedient. Coupled with
this, however, was the further agree
ment to allow the future status OF
the strikers to be arbitrated.
Later It was stated that the COM
pany and the strikers had agreed and
that the formalities of preparing the
arbitration bill would proceed. Mean
time, it was further stated, there
would be an armistice and the strikers
would be advised to return to work at
once.
Violence ceased to be a prominent
factor in the strike during the day and
evening. Mayor Johnson issued q
proclamation offering rewards for In
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of persons placing explo
sives on the tracks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22

Strange to say. women bear the re-
verse of fortune far better than men.
A woman performs little acts Of self.
denial % q matter Of course: she
gives mp her personal luxu14es. and
sometimes even necessaries. without
comment or complaint; therefore. her
deeds Of unselfishness often escape no
tics. The average man cannot do this.
He may relinquish some big thing
without . growl; his conduct in
great remuneration may be character
lied by the same exemplary patience
which marks women 1T such time:
hut, should the sting Of unaccustomed
poverty be 30 severe Is to take from
him any Of the trifles which he treats
- Z necessity. he becomes morose,
and his temper suffers in consequence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22

1t is always the most promising
young man that gets In debt.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse
except to a lawyer.
Lovers of Rhine wine will be
astounded to learn of a wine-dealer
in Berlin who has Just been con-
victed of having sold $4,000 gallons
of fine Rhine wine which he had
made artifcially with the help, OF
chemical substances, without using
a single drop Of real wine.
There are between $500 and 5000
diamond-cutters In Antwerp, nearly
one.haH Of whom have been thrown
out of work because OF the financial
stringency in the United States.
A city ordinance in Dubuque, Iowa,
requires that the interior Of all
saloons shall be unobstructed so that
those inside shall be in full view at
all times; but the law has been clev.
erly circumvented by the saloonkeep.
ers. While complying with the terms
OF the law literally, the saloon-men
have secured the desired privacy by
making use of couple of strong cleo.
trio lights backed with refectors SO
that any one attempting to peer into
the place is blinded by the rays Of
the light. .....
Fruit wrapped in brown paper will
stand fifteen degrees more of cold
than II not thus protected.
II oilcloth or linoleum, after being
washed, is rubbed over with linseed
oil, it will look equal to new.
+ In balloon ascensions the occupants
never experience giddiness. Scient-
3sts cannot give reason for this.
A justice In White hall, N. Y, Is
called "Old Perfumery" by the boys,
because he has scent them up so
often.
In the last century geese were
raised in Russia and Poland in vast
focks almost entirely for the sake
of their quilts.
Scientists say that a vegetarian's
heart beats on an average twelve
times less in a minute than the heart
of flesh-eater. -
An ostrich lives about thirty years,
and the average annual yield of a
bird in captivity is from two to four
pounds of feathers.
OF three wires of the same thick
ness, one made of gold will sustain
$50 pounds; one of copper, 3O2
pounds; one Of iron, $40 pounds.
Bees manifest the possession OF
much sense. 1t is their habit to place
their honey in the coolest place in the
hive, and the young insects in the
Warmest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
NO OUTSIDE "SRUB" ALLOWED.
Rigid Rules Against Bringing Food
Into Big Apartment Hotels.

II you live by the year in ono Of
these fashionable apartment hotels
that run a restaurant in connection
with the rooms, you cannot take food
into your quarters on peril OF your
life, says the New York Telegraph.
There is a big uptown hotel, Of the
best class, whose leases provide that
room leasers must eat in the restau.
rant. Many of them disregard this
clause in their leases, and some OF
hem openly took food into their apart.
ments. This has been stopped by the
manager. who has ordered that all
baskets Of provisions brought to the
hostelry shall be turned back.
A lawyer told me that the hotel man
was counting trouble-that tenant IN
hotel had right to take anything
In his room he pleased, so that he COM
piled with the provision in his lease
that he shall do no cooking in his
apartment. Just the other day man
was caught bringing bottle Of milk
into the front door and was requested
to leave the place.
. That reminds me Of another uptown
hotel which was filled with families
and which had rigid rule that no one
should cook in an apartment. It be;
came known, however, that the patrons
Of the place were cooking right along,
and there was much sleuthing on the
part of the management and employees
to find out who the guilty ones
were. The guiltiest man Of the lot
looked the most innocent, and In
order to cover up his nefarious
work he lodged complaint with
the manager, in vigorous language,
that some one was cooking around
the house, and that he was much
disturbed by the smell Of food.
This was In the afternoon, and that
very night there was an odor Of cook
ing all through the fifth floor. The
manager got porter and clerk, and
pass key. They traced the odor
right down to one doof and softly un-
locked it and rushed in. There stood
the man who had complained with a
long fork in his hand and gloating
look in his eyes as he watched four
large pork sausages sizzle and fry II
pan over an oil-stove fire.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
BABY BURNS TO DEATH

Council Enthusiastically burned
by exploding gasoline, 2-year-old
James Allen Burke, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Burke, living six miles
east Of this city, died after twenty
four hours of most intense suffering
With other children of the family, the
baby was playing in the kitchen
while the parents were out in the
yard. Suddenly a teacupful of gaso'
line which had been left on the stove
exploded, the burning liquid forming
flaming puddle on the floor.
The other children. who were older,
rushed out of the door, but the little
fellow in trying to follow them, blum
dered into the very center of the
blaze. His burns extended from the
abdomen to the throat and over one
.rm and hand. ....:-
The father rushed to the assistance
Of the lad and smothered out the fire
IN an instant. Medical aid was Sc
cured and remedies were applied to
relieve the sufferer. The burns Gov
cred too wide an area, however, and
death resulted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
A National Art Gallery.

President Roosevelt. Secretary Wal.
colt Of the Smithsonian institution and
the advisory committee Of the National
Art gallery. representing the National
Academy Of Design, the Fine Arts fed.
sration and the National Sculpture so
ciety. have just had an important con.
ference as to the disposition Of collec-
lions which already have come to the
national gallery. now valued at $780,
600. The Smithsonian institution re-
gents have decided to give up the
whole Of the old building for the art
gallery as soon as the new national
museum building is completed. and
the Freer collection will be near by In
Q building given by Mr.. Freer. Amer
lcans. declares the Boston Herald, can
not take too lively interest in this in.
teresting new phase Of life at the ma
donal capital.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
iNDiCT NEGRO RAPIST.
True Bill Returned Against Frank
.a ..at Brown, -

Des Moines.-Frank Brown, the ac-
cused negro assailant of Mrs. Mary
Mann, was indicted by the grand jury
for attempted criminal assault. The in
dictment occasioned no surprise as the
state claims to have strong evidence
against the accused man. He has
been positively identified by Mrs.
Mann as her assailant.
Mrs. Mann was attacked and cruelty
beaten by colored man at the east
approach of the East Sixth street
bridge a little over week ago. Her
assailant dragged her some hundred
yards from the highway but was
frightened away before he could &C.
complish his purpose.
Just as Mrs. Mann staggered upon
the road in her efforts to reach homo
she met Assistant City Physician
Morse driving along in his buggy. He
came to her aid Immediately, drove
her to her home and notified the
police. Brown was arrested the next
afternoon. He has maintained sui
len silence in the county Jail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
Y IOWA STATE NEWS
Events OF Recent Occurrence Through. /
/ out the Commonwealth. !
cooPERfowN IS BURNED
Robbers Set Fire to Village Mel
Buxton.


Oskaloosa.-T Coopertown sec.
ton nf Buxton was almost wholly de-
stroyed by fire, entailing loss OF
about $4,000. The fire broke out in q
meat market operated by George War
rem snd spread to the shoe and
clothing store owned by Anthony
For~ythe. This building and the
greater part of the stock was also
wiped out. The grocery store and
general stock OF Ed Forsythe was al.
so burned and there will be a mum.
Der of small losses.
The fire was Of incendiary origin.
The meat market where the fire start
ed was found to have been broken
into and robbed Of everything of
value that could be carried off. The
building was wide open when the fire
was discovered. There was no fire
protection and when the sleepy resi-
dents were aroused the fire had such
a start it could not be controlled.
Anthony Forsythe had stock worth
about $1,000 with possibly an insur-
ance of $4,000. "Coopertown" is q
portion Of Buxton lying north Of Bux-
ton in Mahaska county. 1t is a col
lection of buildings owned and oper-
ated independently of Buxton proper.
which is all on company land.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
WEALTHY WIDOW IS SLAIN.
Male Friend Of HortonvilIe wis.,
Woman IL Arrested.

Appleton, Wis. - Discovery of
the dead body of Mrs. Carrie Shaw,
a wealthy young widow of Horton.
Vile, was made Wednesday. The
body was badly mutilated, and the
authorities declare there is every evi.
dence of brutal murder having been
committed. Mrs. Shaw had been
keeping company recently with
Charles Abrams OF New London, and
the couple were seen together. Dis
trict Attorney Rooney ordered the ar
rest Of Abrams, who is now in GUS
tody of the New London police.
New London, Wis.-Charles Abrams,
who was arrested in connection
with the supposed murder Of Mrs.
Carrie Shaw, made a statement in
which he declared that he was as
much. surprised as anyone to learn of
the young woman's death. He is I'm.
able to account for the finding of the
body as he said he had left Mrs. Shaw
all right at the depot Tuesday night in
Hortonville.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
WASTED $500, 900.
Gambling Operations
Croker Dlscovered,
Stock


Chariton.--It has just been dls'
closed that in the two or three years
preceding his suicide, the late Cashier
F. r. Croker, Of the defunct First
National bank, paid more than a nan
million dollars to one firm IN MS
stock gambling operations. ms
greater part Of this was during the
last few days of his life, when ne
poured money into the rat hole OF MS
speculations at the rate of $3O,OOo 10
$4,000 daily, in the hope OF SAVING
himself.
Crocker's speculations were through
the firm of Chapman & Degalyer OF
Chicago and New York.
After Mr.. Crocker's death, RECEIVER
Bostwiclk Immediately took steps 10
recover, all the money possible from
the Degalyer firm, as under the la"
such money can be taken back, II the
broker or his firm has assets SUM
cient to meet it. AS soon as Degalyer
found that he was liable for the re-
turn of the money, he sold his seat
on the New York stock exchange
where he had branch office. That
was shortly after Mr.. Crocker's deatn'
and was the first warning that the
controller and Receiver Bostwick had
that Degalyer was trying to get away
from them.
After the change in the receiver
ship here, Judge Vincent Of Chicago
took charge of the prosecution OF
Degalyer. and got him in such close
quarters that last Thursday Degalyer
went into bankruptcy, which means
that he will avoid the payment
of the First National here, and the
depositors will get nothing from him.
This takes away another hope OF
Increasing the probable dividend from
the bank, unless Degalyer's partner
Mr.. Chapman, can be held for part
of the amount.
Degalyer listed his assets at $500
and his liabilities at 100000, but
Chapman is said to be we'll of.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
.PLATT DENIES MARRIAGE
AGED SENATOR TESTlFIES IN
MAE WOODS SUIT.
Declares Woman Is Not His Wife and
That Letters Produced Are
Not Genuine.

New York.-Physically so weak,
that practically he had to be carried
in and out of the courtroom, United
States Senator Thomas C. Platt was
at times spirited witness Wednesday
when he appeared to testify in his own
behalf in Mae G. Woods suit for alb.
solute divorce from him.
His denial of all the charges brought
by Miss Wood in her suit was emphat.
ic and when prodded too hard by the
plaintiffs counsel the aged senator
proved himself capable of vigorous re-
Spouse.
While the defendant in the action
was in the courtroom much of the day,
Miss Wood, the plaintiff, did not at
tend the trial. The presentation of
the case for the defense, aside from
Senator Platt's own testimony, was
marked by a sharp attack on the au-
thenticity of the marriage certificate
which Miss Wood offered in evidence
to support her contention of matri-
monial contract with the senator. This
was followed by an effort to show that
a letter, in which Senator Plat is
said to have admitted his marriage to
Miss Wood, was written over his sig
nature on blank sheet of paper to
which he previously affixed his auto
graph on request Of two women ap
plicants for it while he was stopping
at the Hotel Arlington in this city in
! 1906.
Senator Plat himself, in his testi
mony, categorically denied that he
ever married or promised to marry the
plaintiff, repudiated the signature pur
porting to be his on the marriage Ger
tificate, and the genuineness of several
letters which Miss Wood testified
came to her from him..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
$4,000 IN WHISKY BURNS.
Only Iowa DistiIIery Loses It's Entire
Stock.

Stock.
OskalOosa.-Absolute mystery sur.
rounds the cause of the fire which de-
stroyed $150,O00 worth of whisky In
the bonded warehouse of the Hoover
Distilling company OF Oskaloosa. IT
is not believed that the fire could
have started from the heating plant
which is used to keep the warehouse
at 80 degrees temperature, for this
is located in separate building. The
possibility of spontaneous combustion
is also denied. Incendiaries might
have set fire to the structure, but
the Hoovers scout this theory also.
More than 5000 barrels of whisky
were burned in the warehouse, repre-
senting three years output of the
Distilling company, which had been
in operation only that length OF time.
AS the barrels burst under the ter
rife heat their contents added to the
intensity of the fire, which was the
worst in the history Of Oskaloosa. Be-
cause the warehouse was to tightly
closed at every door and window the
fireman had difficulty in getting in;
when they did they found the interior
like a furnace and the water was UNI
availing against it. To add to the
, futility of their fight the fire main of
the water works plant burst under in
creased pressure and workmen had
to dig down and put in new section
before direct pressure could be had.
The fire, however, was confined to the
warehouse, and the still itself and
the cattle sheds near were saved.
The Hoover Distilling company
lost S150,0O0 on the stored whisky and
building on which there was insur-
ance amounting to $4,000. The United
States government lost $4,000 in
unpaid revenues.
| The Hoovers will probably continue
their plant here as it is the only one
In Iowa. .-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
over The A,p. by Water.

over the Alps by Water.
That most wonderfully useful OF oil
the servants Of men. water. which
seems to have been discovered, -
such, only in very modern times. and
which ID now accomplishing nsArvels
undreamed OF . decade or two ago. has
just been set new task In little
Switzerland. at which the scientific
world n again opening it, eyes In
establishment. So writes H. g. Hunt
Ing in tho Technical World Magazine.
4 tube-or rather two tubes-full Of
water. are TO be made to lift and lower
boats, burdened with an international
commerce, over the most formidable
mountain range Of Europe. the AlpH
Actually the liquid element is to pick
up the loaded craft in Italy and h
deposit them in Germany by Its own
natural power without the use OF
propelling machinery. Balancing the
waters Of the mountain lakes against
each other. italian engineers propose
to create . new road for commerce,
which will become almost literally An
artery Of world traffic, with an ebb
ana fow that will draw and push the
currents of trade back and forth, like
tho beat Of . great heart feeding the
veins Of two nations. It II a most re-
markable enterprise. and the method
By which the feat of taking boats over
The mountains Is to be accomplished IL
% extraordinary invention.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
ASK sYERs TO ACT.
"Prohibs" Put Matter up to Attorney
General.

General.
Burlington.-The Civic Federation
has virtually notified Attorney Gen
eral Byers that he must get busy
here In Burlington. President Pat
terson of the federation called him
up over the long distance phone and
asked him what he was going to do
about the local situation. He inform
ed him that no steps were being
taken to carry out General Byers'
order to put the local saloons under
the mulct law. He also informed him
that Madison avenue park was being
run wide open in violation OF the
Sunday closing laws.
General Byers stated that his posi-
ton in the matter in Burlington had
not changed, and that If County At
torney Kuglemeier did not take
steps to enforce the mulct law and
the Sunday closing law, steps will
be taken to remove him from office.
The. civic federation later held q
meeting in which 1t was decided to
take steps to close up Madison ave-
nue. park, and to put County Attor-
ney Kuglemeier out of office If he
did not at once enforce the laws.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
NO DRAINAGE OF SWAMPS
Des Moines County Lands Are Not
to be Redeemed,

to be Redeemed.
Burlington.-There is to be no i'm
provement of swamp lands in Des
Moines county, at least for the pres.
ent. Judge Withrow of the district
court decided that he had no jurisdlc-
ttion in the question between the
board of supervisors and the land
owners who wish the improvement
made.
The board decided that in conse-
quence of the great cost of the pro-
posed improvement and in response
to the protests Of many parties, not
to undertake the improvements.
Those who wanted the drainage, ap-
pealed to the court. The court de-
clined to interfere. Those who fay
ored the drainage plan estimated that
it would increase the value of the
lands a million dollars.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
puma Leaders Not to Fioht.

St. Petersburg-A duel which had
been arranged to take place Thursday
morning between M. Guchkoff, the Oc.
toberist leader, and Prof. Paul Milu
koff, leader of the Constitutional Dem
ocrats, has been declared off, thanks
to the intervention of influential mem.
bers Of the Duma. M. Guchkoff's
challenge was the aftermath Of guar
rel which took place between him and
Prof. Milukof in the Duma on Friday
last, the latter branding as false a
statement which the Octoberist leade,
had made. 4, 4 "a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
Section Mems WAGES Cut,

Burlington.-The Burlington's Sec
ton men are to be made to bear a
considerable percentage of their re.
duction in economy of management.
Orders have gone out to cut the old
wages of $1.35 per day Of ten hours
work to slips per day. 1t affects
several thousand men. The Burling.
ton in issuing this order is merely
following the action Of other western
railways .st..,t'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
County clerk Found Guilty.

Council Bluffs.--After being out
seventy-one hours, the jury in the
case to remove Fl. v. Battey from the
Office Of clerk Of the district court of
Pottawattamie county on the ground
OF alleged alterations in the books
and other irregularities. returned a
verdict Of guilty. s. \, "A;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
Widow Slain: Man Arrested.

Appleton, Wis.-Discovery of the
dead body of Mrs. Carrie Shaw, a
wealthy young widow of Hortonville,
was made Wednesday. The body was
badly mutilated, and the authorities
declare there is every evidence Of a
brutal murder having been committed.
Mrs. Shaw had been keeping company
recently with Charles Abrams of New
London, and the couple were seen to-.
gether. District Attorney Rooney or
dered the arrest of Abrams, who is
now in custody of the New London
police. ~. stn..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22

w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr., says: MAR.
rage is one Of the things that can only
continue pleasantly with the simple
life" But even the simpss life doesn't
seem to be positive guarantee that
It IL going to be pleasant the
troubles Of some Of the simple indi.
cate anything.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
Nevada Railways consolidat.

New York.-Following recent ru.
mors of the impending consolidation
of certain Nevada railways, definite an.
nouncement was made Monday to the
effect that the Tonopah C Tidewater
railroad had purchased the control q.
the stock Of the Bullfrog G. Goldfield
railroad and that a new company
would be incorporated under the name
of the Tonopah & Tidewater Railway
COMPANY, which will control and on.
crate the entire line from Ludlow. Cal
to Goldfield. f. NJ. Smith is to be the
president Of the new company.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
SHE Is NOT ossoRNE's WIFE.
Helen Maloney's First Marriage IL
AnnuIIed by Court.

New York.-Miss Helen Maloney,
daughter of Martin Maloney of Phila-
delphia, never was legally married to
Arthur H. Osborne, according to the
decision of Referee Cohalan, which
was filed in the supreme court
Wednesday. The court affirmed the
report. Following the so-called mar
riage to Osborne, Miss Maloney was
married to Clarkson, young English
man. The effect of the annulment of
the Osborne marriage is to make the
marriage to Clarkson legal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22

AS seven men in Missouri have been
sent to jail for peonage. It is evident.
even to hostile critics, that the govern.
3ment Is In earnest in III intention to
break up slavery in this country. When
reform measures get as far as the jails
they should be taken seriously.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-05-22
Old Cannon ExpIodea.

Eureka, Cal.-As a result of Me ex-
plosion Of an old four-inch cannon
which was being used to fire salute
to the passing Atlantic fleet Tuesday,
one man was instantly killed, three
women and one boy dangerously hurt
and a dozen more slightly injured