Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-14

l MISUNDERSTANDING anu CuiuAAACtS sssA -
ganizations held . conference In Chi
cago to devise means to night the pub
licity clause In the new corporatioa
tar law.
/ The interstate commerce commits
sion IN Washington began an invests
cation OF the subject OF milling n
transit" privileges accorded BY raiF
ways on many commodities.
| Simon B. Chaplin, head Of the stock
brokerage arm OF g. b. Chaplin Z Co..
New York city, was suspended from
the privileges of the stock exchange
by the governing committee for 2
period OF 80 days, and his partner, =.
ID. Countiss. was suspended for -
days, a. result OF the action OF the
| firm on December ~ last in executing
orders during the sensational furry
| In Rock Island common stock, which
| eliminated on that day IN . semi
/! panic. IVA
| In a lengthy and elaborate state
ment read at the annual meeting OF
| the stockholders, held In Jersey City,
| the directors of the American Sugar
Company absolved themselves from
all blame for the existence OF the
| frauds which caused them to refund
to the United States government NO
less than $4,000, 900, and declared that
absolutely none Of the officials OF the
company had any knowledge OF the
existence of the nefariOus transac.
tions.
Nearly $4,000 was found in the
home of the late Father Nicholas
Simon Of New Orleans by the execu-
tors OF his estate. Much Of the money
had been thrown carelessly into book
cases and desks.
New Orleans club women have
called mass meeting to aid Mrs.
Susie Campbell, charged with the
murder OF Lizzie Mclaughlin. The
victim and male companion had
forced their way into Mrs. Campbelrs
home.
The Portuguese government has H.
sued a denial Of the Lisbon police re-
port of q conspiracy against King
Manuel
Petitions to President Taft. asking
for the release OF Charles w. Morse,
the banker, from the penitentiary.
have been placed in hotel Hobbies and
other public places in Gotham.
Prompt action by Gov. Deneen IN
ordering out four companies of the
Illinois National Guard prevented .
lynching at Vienna, johnson county,
Illinois. Upon receipt Of an appeal
for help from Sheriff John Mathis OF
that county, Deneen ordered out Com
panies D, F and X of the Fourth regi-
ment. !. N. G., and Company OF the
Fifth regiment, with instructions to
proceed to Vienna at once.
Gen, Estrada, leader of the revolu-
tionary forces in Nicaragua. is pre-
pairing to rapidly push the campaign
which has been planned against the
government forces with vigor, as ne
has been strongly reinforced with
both men and money.
With the purpose of rebuilding the
shattered fortunes Of her husband
and obtaining pardon for him, Mrs.
Charles w. Morse, has opened an Of
fee at 43 Exchange place and has
taken entire charge Of the convicted
Ice kings financial affairs.
Greek fought Slav in Hammond
company boarding house until the
place resembled shambles and TWEEN
ty or more Of the participants we're
injured. Several Of them required the
services OF a surgeon so serious were
the wounds. The riot was precipitat-
ed by the stealing Of rooster, al
though bad blood exists among the
two races to a considerable degree.
Life Imprisonment may be the pun.
ishment of Frederick Cohen, the
Bellevue.Stratford waiter who eloped
with 17-year-old Roberta de Janon.
granddaughter Of the Philadelphia
millionaire scotsman, Robert Buist.
Speaker Cannon turned the tables"
on the insurgent-D Democratic. forces
when an effort was made to take away
from him the power to determine
what part Of the recent message Of
the president should 60 to the house
committee on interstate and. foreign
commerce and what part to the
judiciary committee.
The Lisbon police have discovered
a republican plot against the life OF
King Manuel and 40 suspected repub.
licans have been arrested, some OF
whom are believed to have been Inn
plicated in the assassination Of King
Carlos.
Deaths and accidents were reported
in Pittsburg and surrounding territory
in the wake Of new storm followed
BY zero weather.
The New York military academy at
Cornwall. N. r., was destroyed BY
IRE. No one was injured.
Three books by DR.. F. A. Cook are
to be placed on the fictitious nara
tive" list BY the Boston public Il
brary.
Sunday was dry" at Indianapolis
as the result Of an order from 8. I.
Shank. the new mayor.
The long-delayed report Of the Uni
versity OF Copenhagen to the National
Geographic society has arrived In
Washington. 1t was written in Dan.
ish. and though brief. was to the
point. After being translated the re-
port was reviewed by the special com.
mittee Of the Geographic society ap-
pointed to review the Cook data.
None Of the Cook data accompanied
the report.
The Observation-Disclosures bank
has sold the Alaska building In Seat