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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
HARRY THAW WILL BE FREE.
Once in Pittsburg He Need Not Leave
There.


New York, Aug. 14.-That Harry
Thaw will be free within a month is
the opinion of prominent New York
lawyers. Eugene Philbin, former dis.
trict attorney, said yesterday:
There is no doubt that once
Thaw steps foot outside Of New York
state he will be free man, or If not
actually free, can be made so by writ
of habeas corpus. Harry Thaw was
net convicted Of any crime. He was
acquitted on the ground of insanity.
Judge Bowling, believing it to be for
the good of the state, committed Thaw
to Matteawan. This commitment is
legal only in New York.
IF the federal authorities demand
Thaws presence at the bankruptcy
proceedings in Pittsburg, those who
have the young man in custody have
no other course than to procure him.
The service Of subpoena on either
Thaw or the New York authorities
would require his keepers to turn
him over to United States marshal.
who would take him to Pittsburg.
Once across the river and in New
Jersey he would be legally free, and
as long as he is kept out Of the state
of New York would be in no danger
of imprisonment"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
ALLISON At REST.
Simple Ceremonies Attend Funeral OF
Dead Statesman.

Dubuuue.--As he lived so was Sen
ator William B. Allison laid to eternal
rest on the afternoon Of the 9Th, with
the simplest ceremonies devoid OF all
ostentation. Services were held at
the residence of the dead statesman,
and while not private, the accommoda'
tions at the home only permitted the
presence Of the distinguished visitors
and the senator's closest friends
The services were very simple, Rev.
J. T. Bergen, d. D., of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church officiating,
and consisted of the reading of the
Twenty-third Psalm and the First
Epistle of Paul, the Apostle to the
Corinthians, 18th chapter, and a
| prayer. TheSe was no music. Tho
interment at Linwood cemetery was
private and after the Presbyterian
committal service had been read by
DR.. Bergen, the body of the honored
dead was lowered into its last resting
place on the hillside which overlooks
the Mississippi river.
All Dubuque paid silent tribute to
the memory Of Senator Allison during
the day. From 4 until o'clock not a
wheel turned throughout the city and
every business house closed its doors.
The city was in sombre hue. Flags
hung at half mast from public build
ings and hundreds Of homes and all
buildings displayed crepe, and crepe
froy n1 Ynrtroffc IF tho 1Qn6 senator
were displayed in the windows of all
business houses A most effective fea-
ture Of the ciG's insignia of sorrow
was the festooning with black and
white Of the trolley poles the entire
length of Main street.
The body of the senator lay in state
on Friday afternoon and evening and
thousands of the people of the city
viewed the remains. The body re-
posed in plain bronze casket on a
bier in the front parlor of his home.
The only floral tributes were blan-
ket of American Beauty roses which
completely covered the casket, an en-
blem of the Loyal Legion and the ma
tional flag. The features of the SEN
ator were calm in death and there
was little evidence of his having
failed during his last illness. The
pallbearers were intimate friends Of
the deceased and all Dubuquers.
There were many distinguished Wis
itors, men high in the councils of the,
state and nation, in attendance at the
funeral. Besides the congressional
committees named by Vice President
Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon, there
was a large delegation from Des
Moines consisting of Gov. Cummins
and other state officers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
ALLISON LEFT 100000.
Will of Dead Statesman Is Filed at
Dubuque.

Dubuque.-The will Of Senator ALI.
son has been filed. The estimated
estate is valued at between $4,000
and 100000.
Requests were made as follows:
Mrs. Brayton, the senator's house
keeper, All annuity of $1,000, and ST.
500 cash and life use of the resi-
dence; also an extensive library.
To Mrs. Cornelius Allison, widow
of his brother James. an annuity of
$3.50, also $1,000 cash to three nieces;
$500 each to four nephews, 1000 to
Finley hospital. Dubuque; $1,000 to
the Carnegie-Stout library. Dubuque;
$1,000 to the Y. NJ. c. A., Dubuque.
At the death of Mrs. Brayton and Mrs
Cornelius Allison, the estate is to be
divided, three-ffths to go to the
children of the dead brother Matthew
and two-fifths going to the children
of his brother James.
Mrs. Margaret Allison, widow of
Matthew, gets 81 800. Linwood Gene
!ery association gets $1,000.
Judge Lacey, a life long friend. is
named as administrator. The will is
of such indefinite character that it
impossible to learn the senator's ex.
act wealth.
The will is dated April 2. 1906.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
ACCUSES 81 RAILROADS
COMMISSION OF TEXAS FILES
CONSPIRACY CHARGES.
Recent Increase Of Freight Rates
Basis for Complaint to Inter-
state Commerce Body.

| Washington, Aug 1.-THE railroad
commission of Texas has flied a
formal complaint with the interstate
commerce commission against 67 rail-
roads and other" common carriers, al
leging conspiracy on the part of the
defendants through the Southwestern
Traffic association for the suppression
Of competition and restraint of trade
In the recent action increasing freight
rates to common points in Texas.
The commission will forward notice
Of this complaint to all the carriers
involved and will give them Is days
20 reply, the usual period allowed for
answering complaint being 20 days.
The commission will expedite this
case as much as possible on account
of it's widespread importance.
The complaint is signed by Allison
Mayfield, chairman of the Texas rail-
road commission with R. v. Davidson,
attorney general, and Claude Pollard,
assistant attorney general of the state
OF Texas, countersigning the paper.
AAC COIAlpldluC llluSl tcthCo " COlAl'
pare the alleged cost of maintenance
and operation of the railroads with the
actual cost, and the claimed indebted
ness. which is supposed to justify the
increase, with the actual indebted
ness. The railroad commission of
Texas, it appears, has appraised the
cost of construction and operation Of
the roads as well as the actual indebt-
edness upon which the rates may be
fairly based.
Eight freight schedules which have
recently been filed with the commits.
sion are made the basis of the com.
plant, and all are claimed to have
been brought about by an unlawful
agreement between the defendant car
riers and the Southwestern Traffic as
ISOLATION of which they are members,
or whose members represent, through
power of attorney, those who are not.
It declares that the increased rates
will fall primarily upon the commodi-
ties of prime utility and daily necessi-
ty; that they will seriously disturb
trade relations, causing loss to ship
pers and the consuming public.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
U. s. PAY CHECKS ARE STOLEN,
Thieves Get Nearly $4,000 from Nee
senqer's Pouch in Washington.

Washington.-A messengers pouch
containing United States government
pay checks for nearly $4,000 was
stolen early last week from in front
of the building occupied by the de-
partment of commerce and labor, &C
cording to Chief Wilkie OF the secret
service. The pouch was found with
the pay checks gone, while the other
mail it contained was intact, between
this city and Alexandria, Va. The
identity of the robber Is not
known
The first intimation that Chief
Wilkie received of the theft was on
las: Saturday when one of the checks
for 1888, payable to r. F. Troxler,
Of tho public health and marine hos
pital service came through the Riggs
National bank of this city to the treas
ury department after having been
cashed by the Lowry National bank
of Atlanta, Ga. Tuesday check pay
able to J. w. Kerr for $265.S3 of the
same service was received through
the American National bank here
which had been cashed by the Fourth
National bank of Montgomery, Ala.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
SPEND ENORMOUS SUMS.
Harrison County Spends Hall Million
for public Good,

4 Harrison County Spenos nan Mi'I'o'
for Public Good.
Logan.-In addition to individual
labor and township appropriations
Harrison county for the year ending
June 80, has expended S13.424.26 t.
improve the public dads.
To reclaim 10000 acres OF swamp
and lands subject to overflow the
| farmers and land owners on the Mis-
souri, bottoms in Monona and Harri
son counties will eXpend $465,000. Al
the present rate of progress it is
thought that this engineering drain
age project will reach completion
about July, 1909.
One hundred and one thousand dol
lars are to be expended by the land
owners along the Soldier river in the
future for protection against floods
and to reclaim about 100000 acres OF
land. This drainage project was plan
ned by J. S. Wattles and accepted by
the board of supervisors July %, and
1t is expected that the project will be
completed at the close Of the coming
the construction of the Allen creek
ditch, which has it's origin in Harri.
son county and termination in Potta-
wattamie county; $2S,576.35 has been
expended in the construction Of the
Willow creek ditch of Harrison and
Pottawattamie counties; $14,266.75
has been expended in the construction
of Boyer river cut off No. 1; $45,.
492 for Boyer river cut off No. 2, both
of Pottawattanie county. Allen
creek and Willow creek and the two
cut offs are engineering projects plan
ned to reclaim about 10000 acres OF
swamp lands subject to overflow in
Harrison and Pottawattamie counties.
Forty thousands dollars has been
recommended by Seth Dean to
straishten the Boyer river east and
north of Missouri Valley. Number
of acres to be benefited $3.50.
AS these tracts of land to be re-
claimed and to be protected against
overtlows are of unsurpassed fertil.
ity, producing, when unaffected by
floods, from Is to 100 bushels of corn
per acre, and as corn is now selling
at IS cents per bushel. and as the
cost of reclamation is but small
part Of one crop, it may be easily
understood why the men who own
the respective tract of land are push.
ing the drainage project.
In addition to the improvement OF
the public roads, the reclamation OF
large tracts of swamp and land sub
ject to overflow, Harrison county is
to have new 100000 court house.
The present building was erected in
1876, and is now SO wanting in vault
capacity that the in the Offices of the
auditor, recorder, clerk and treasurer,
large per cent of the books of rec.
ord are outside the vaults both day
and night and without fire protection.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
MURDER HIS TWO CHILDREN.
Maniac Prepares Three Graves Be
fore Awful Deed,


Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 14.-After
having prepared three graves in
Evergreen cemetery and caused head.
stones to be erected, one for his son,
one for his married daughter, one for
himself Henry Duffy yesterday morn
ing killed his two children with an
ak and attempted to kill himself with
a butcher knife. An effort to kill
his wife also failed.
Duffy now lies strapped to a cot
in the receiving hospital.
II don't remember anything about
hitting my boy" he said. THAT part
of it is blank. do remember hitting
my daughter. I seemed to wake up
then"
why did you kill her? Were you
angry with herr"
mo, I love her. Something seem.
ed to overpower me and make me do
it. I wish they would let me die. If
they would unloose my hands I would
kill myself"
Duffy, the physicians say, will not
die from his self-inficted injuries.
He is suffering from locomotor ataxia,
epilepsy and typhoid pneumonia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Her Reason.

Not long ago there was tried In an
Ohio court a suit for damages where
in the principal witness, woman liv-
ing near Dayton, was induced to come
to court only after several subpoenas
had been served upon her.
When the dilatory witness was final
ly brought before his honor, he said
in his severest tone:
What reason can you assign,
madam, for disobeying the summons
of the court?"
II amt got none, Jedge," answered
the woman, meekly, only we've got
smallpox down to our place, an ]
thought mebbe you'd be kinder pre-
JUDGED agin it."-Illustrated.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

A duplicate of the national flag Of
1914 was raised over the old Key
mansion in Georgetown, District of Co
luDobia. on June Is, after exercises
conducted by the association which
has planned to preserve the house az
memorial Of the author of "The Star
Spangled Banner" The Marine banc
played the song, and a salute OF q
guns was fired by a detachment Of
men from the navy. The national flag
now waves over much wider land o.
the free and over more homes OF thu
brave than came within its shadow IL
1914.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
THE COME and SEE SIGN

This sign is permanently attached
% the front Of the main building OF
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean !?
It means that public inspection of
the L. boratory and methods of doing
business is honestly desired. 1tmeans
hat there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
BOARD"
It means that permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and very any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs? -.
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu.
ally use as much of it as we are told =?
Cone and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to writer
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confdential2
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have thev proof that lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is onlv for
doubtsrs. The great army Of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E; Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being BEN
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling.
suffering woman must, for her own
salse. be taught COMIC ence, forshea
might Just as well regain her health,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
FAMOUS TUNNEL BUILDER DEAD
Charles e. Hiebee Killed by an Acct
dent at Shoshone, Col.

Denver, Col.-Charles e. Higbee.
aged So years, of this city, one of the
worlds most noted tunnel builders
was almost instantly killed Tuesday
evening at Shoshone, a camp of the
Central Colorado Power company, Il
miles east of Glenwood Springs, Col
The fatal accident was caused by the
breaking of derrick. A guy wire
struck Mr.. Higbee, crushing his skull
Mr.. Higbee had constructed 40 of the
worlds greatest tunnels. In the con-
struction of the Simplon tunnel in
Italy he is said to have broken the
worlds record for fast boring.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Fifteen MEN ARE ROBBED.
Hiehwaymen Near Stirling City, Cal.
Gather in Over $500.

Redding, Cal.-Fifteen men were
held up and robbed in relays Monday
night by two highwaymen near Stir.
ling City, on the road from that place
to the camp of the Diamond Match
company. located on the west bank of
the Feather river. The robbers are
said to have secured over $500 in
money and almost as much in valu
ables.
The men robbed are all employees OF
the match company who were return
ing after dark from Stirling City
where they had gone to receive their
months pay.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Will of Senator Allison.

Dubuque, Ex-senator Allison's will
was filed. The value of the estate is
estimated at 100000 The beouests
follow: To Mrs. c. J. Brayton, house.
keeper, $1,000 annually, and use of
the Allison home during her kSetime: :
to the widow of brother James, $3.50
annually; to Mrs. Brayton to the
widow Of James, to the widow Of his
brother Matthew, and to three nieces,
$1,5Oo each; to four nephews, $1,000
each; to the Dubuque public library.
to Finley hospital and the Y. M. c. a..
$1,000 each. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
HOODLUMS ARE BADLY HURT.
Tried to Break Up Dance and Are
Themselves Broken.

Tried to Break Up Dance and Are
Themselves Broken.
Rockwell.-One with shoulder
blade broken and the other with
broken head, two men, Jack" More.
head and Leonard Frye of Rockwell.
were arrested in the country on a
charge of disturbing the peace. The
two started in to break up a dance
at the home of John Mueller of Bath
township, and after bullying the
crowd for a couple of hours, proceed
ed to make a rough house. They
were roughly handled by a half dozen
husky country lads present and came
away with the above casualties.
A short time later the sheriff and
his deputy arrived. and they were
taken in custody, brought to this city
and sentenced TO thirty days in jail.
A further information will be filed
against Morehead, accusing him of
threatening to kill Mueller, who sum-
moned the sheriff. Both are members
of the "smart set, who had an idea
they could run things to suit them.
selves at the party. Morehead is an
old petty offender.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Fart Riley Camp Drenched.

Junction City, Kan.-Tfse camp of
Instructions q: Fort Riley was
drenched with a hard rain Tuesday
night. Many tents were blown down
and a flood ofwater raced down from
the hills to the north Of the
camp, running in streams before the
tents stretching for two miles along
the Kaw river. The headquarters tent
Of Brig. Gen. John B. Kerr, command
Ing the camp Of instruction and the
maneuvers, was struck by lightning.
Several men were knocked down and
one was badly burned. a.8
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
DISASTER IN FRENCH NAVY.
Six Men Killed on Gunnery School
Ship Couronne.

Toulon.-SiX persons were killed
and IS injured in a gun explosion
aboard the gunnery school ship Cou.
rome Wednesday off Les Salins
d'Hyeres.
The accident occurred while a mum.
Der of recruits were receiving in.
structions in handling a 164-milli.
meter gun, the breech of which blew
out. Three of those wounded are in q
desperate condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Twelve members of one family SUI
fering from what doctors call lazy
disease" are quarantined on the lawn
of q New York hospital. One form OF
lazy disease is almost an epidemic
these hot days, but it's victims would
'perk up" before they would be quar-
aptined. The other name of the par
sticular malady first mentioned, it may
be worth while to say, is uncinariasis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Texas Republican Ticket.

Dallas, Textile Republicans of
Texas in state convention promul-
gated a platform and announced that
they would make sweeping and
active campaign of the state between
now and September 1. Col. 7. L.
Simpson of Dallas, a confederate vet
eran. was nominated for governor;
Charles Ogden Of San Antonio was
nominated for lieutenant governor,
and w. H. Atwell, United States at.
torney for the northern district of
Texas, was nominated for attorney
general,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
\ His highness, Maharaja. Dbfraj Pr,t,

His highness. Maharaja- Dhfraj Pritn
III Biz Bikram-Shamsher Jang Bahadu,
Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang O,
Ncpal, is taking vacation. with bag
gage as copious as his name. He
landed in London the other day. &C
Scompanied by his cook and other at
tendants, and conveying 140 trunks
$50 boxes and bags. 40 uniform cases
and nve immense jewel cases, "alse
cages OF Indian blackbirds which
4 Talk. Happily the ordinary touris,
does not have to pay for the transpor
lstlon 81 any such enormous Qusnt'ty
~ baggags.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Pemmican, originally a North Amer
ican Indian preparation and to- day the
chief food of the farther north" ex-
plorers, is made of the lean portions
of beef, thoroughly dried and then
pounded into a paste and tightly
pressed into cakes. Raisins are gen.
orally mixed into the beef to add
to the favor. Pemmican will keep
for very long time, and is for that
reason used on the long arctic expe.
ditions. "u.-.....
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
He'd Pull Hard.

Senator Folker, who journeyed to
Albany at the risk of his life to cast
the vote that doomed racing in New
York, had collected a number Of In
stances of race-track trickery," said
an Albany legislator.
"Discussing, one day, the way jock
eys so often sold races, he said that
there was a Gloucester jockey once,
the rider of a favorite, who was over
heard to say in a saloon, the night
before the favorite ran:
"T shant win unless the reins
hreak'"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
% WOMEN CAST BALLOTS,
Eldora lnterurban Tax Proposition
Carries With Their Helm

Observation-Disclosures women vot-
ing for an interurban tax of 5 per
cent disproves that "23' is always a
hoodoo for the tax carried by a big
majority. These twGlty-three Eldora
women may be considered the pio-
neers in legally voting at an election
in Iowa, for their votes were proba-
bly, the first cast after the decision of
the supreme court of the state, in
which it was held that women may
vote when any question involving the
increase of taxation is at stake.
The court, in passing on the ques-
ton, holds that women can not be de-
MED the right of the ballot when the
question of taxation is involved,
under the present statute.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

According to the figures for the last
year available Americans used the
telephone 3.6S0,000,000 times, as
against 3.114,541.6 91 times abroad In
Europe, with its five times greater pop
nlation, there were 1,726.SS0 sub
scribers, as compared to 2,241,367 in
the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
BOSTON MILLIONAIRE KILLED.
J. Montgomery Sears Dies as Result
of Automobile Accident.

Providence, R. IL. Montgomery
Sears, the young Boston millionaire,
was hurt in an automobile accident
shortly after midnight Tuesday night
between Apponaug and Norwood and
died at the Rhode Island hospital.
Mr.. Sears was 33 years of age and
a graduate of Harvard university. He
was fond of all outdoor sports and
was an enthusiastic automobilist. He
was last year the largest individual
taxpayer in Boston. Nearly all of the
property is in the business district.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Accident Spells Airship Test.

Washington. - Capt. Thomas S.
Baldwin made the first official speed
trial of his military dirigible before
the navy board at Fort Myer Wednes-
day. When within mile Of the finish
ing line a secondary wire connecting
the coil of the engine with the COM
mutator broke and the motor stopped.
The airship was brought down in a
cornfield. The accident prevented any
possibility of making the speed re-
quired by the contract, but Capt. Bald
win has two more trials in which to
demonstrate it's speed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Three Killed in Collision.

Piqua, O.-Three persons were
killed and probably rs fatally injured
in a collision between two limited
traction cars on the Western Ohio
Traction line, nine miles north Of
Piqua, Monday night.
The dead: William Bailey, car in
spector, Piqua, O., legs cut off and
skull crushed; William c.. CULLEN
Lockington, o., skull crushed; James
Kohl, Detroit, Mich. skull crushed.