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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
PARTS OF BODIES F0uND.
Digging for Victims of the Terrible Wind
Sor HOtaI Fire

SCR Hotel Fire.
New York, March 2O.-Search Of the
ruins of the Windsor hotel was begun
by large force of laborers. The fire
is Still smoldering, despite a steady pour
of streams of water from two fire en-
gires throughout the night. The big
office safe was dug out apparently in
tact Numerous small articles such as
jewelry, purses. bundles of papers,
which had belonged to occupants of the
hotel We're gathered up. AT 9 o'clock
the charred leg of a human being was
yond any identity.
The wormen with picks and spades
were called off, and others put to work
who We're to use only their hands. 1t
was felt that the bodies. If any were I'M
covered, would be so badly burned that
Identification would be almost impossi-
BILE except by means of some personal
belongings. The first body found was
discovered little later by the workmeM
on the Forty-siXth street side of the
ruins, ten feet from the sidewalk, and
twenty feet from the rear of the build
ing. The first seen of it was the skele-
ton of the breast, including the ribs and
preastbone. Close by a foot with nearly
all the flesh on it was found. 1t app
peared to have been severed from the
leg by the falling of some heavy piece
of debris. A second body was found IL,
the debris where the office had been.
1t, like the first, was burned beyond
the possibility of recognition.
The bodies were examined at Belle
vue morgue after being taken there in
the dead wagon. Body No. / is that OF
man.. The trunk is near complete, but
the legs, arms and head are missing
Body No. is that OLA young woman
1t is in six or seven sections. A part
Of a, brown kid glove with pearl buttons
was found on one hand The Jacket /.
of thibet cloth, the color of,which is un.
recognizable, and the skirt is Of blacl
serge. black cloth button on tn.
dress is marked Made w. & X. Com
pany, Extra" In the pocket of thu
| skirt was cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Leland's surviving Daughter.
THE KNOWN DEAD.
List of Victims Who Have So Far BE.
Discovered.

List of Victims Who Have So Far Been
Discovered.
The following are the known victims
of the fire.: John Connolly employee OF
hotel, died at Flower hospital; Mrs. Ad-
die Gibson, aged 35, Cincinnati. shock,
died at Murray Hill hotel; EleanorLouise
Goodman aged II. daughter of Samuel
Goodman, of this city. died at Bellevue
hospital; Miss Laseles Grandy of Eliz-
abeth City, N. c., here on shopping
tour, burned to death: Mrs. Maurice
Henry of this city, who died at Roose-
welt hospital at 3 O'Clock in the MORN
ing, from burns and injuries; Nanny
Ann Kirk, wife of ]. S. Kirk, soap man
ufacturer of Chicago, died at Bellevue
hospital; Mrs Warren Leland, wife of
the proprietor of, the hotel, burns on
body, died at Flower hospital; Miss
Helen Leland, daughter of the hotel
proprietor found dead Amelia Pad
dock. aged 80, of Irvipgtpn, N. Y, died
at the fire; Mary Sullivan, died at Belle
vue hospital of this city; unknown man
who jumped from roof at rear:of hotel;
unknown woman, who jumped from a
Fifth avenue window. died at Helen
Gould's house; unknown child, thrown
from window by mother; unknown
woman, mother of the child above men,
toned, jumped from hotel window; un-
known woman, jumped from window
died at 10 East Forty-siXth street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
TOLD OF HIS GIRLS DEATH.
Doctors Decide to Break the Sad News to
RudYard KinlinD,


New York, March 13.-Rudyard Kip
ling has been told that his daughter
Josephine is dead. Since last Monday
the knowledge of his loss has been kept
from Mr. Kipling. At that time it was
regarded as dangerous to tell him he
had lost his first born. Friday his in
quiries became SO persistent concern
ing Josephine that 1t was clearly evil
dent his suspicion had been aroused
The doctors decided it would be wiser to
break the news, and DR.. Durham told
the sick man. The poet was silent I'M
der the blow for many seconds. His
face whitened and tears filled his eyes.
Finally he asked in low voice which
held infinite sadness:
How long was she ill?"
Mr.. Kipling was then informed con-
corning the story of the little girls ILL
ness.
Poor little Joe," he murmured. Then
he was silent for long time. Joe" was
what the author always called the
charming little girl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
FIVE SHOT TO DEATH.
Terrible Street Battle Takes Place at Hot


Terrible Street Battle Takes Place at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Hot Springs, Ark, March 18.-As a Sc
quel to street duel between Police
man Tom Goslee, sergeant Of police,
on one side, and Sheriff r. L. Williams
and his son, John C. Williams, on the
other, riot occurred at this place at
s o'clock in the afternoon. AS a re-
suit of the two encounters, five men
were found dead upon the sidewalk
when the smoke had cleared away. The
dead are: I. C. Toler, chief Of police:
Tom Goslee, a sergeant Of police; James
L. Hart, city detective; Louis Hinkle.
teamster. killed by stray bullet:
John C. Williams. son of the sheriff.
Wounded: Ed Spears, a deputy sher-
iff, shot through the neck.
1t is the most horrible affair in the
history of Hot Springs. The memora-
BILE Flynn-Doran feud of 1884 does not
compare with it in its terrible results.
The immediate trouble leading up to
the murders was caused by political
faotional disputes and controversies.
Sheriff Williams and his deputies repre-
sented one side and Chief Toler and the
notice department the other.
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Schley and Sampson.

We may take it for granted, we sup
pose, that the navigation bureau will ar
range q wide berth for Admiral Schley
when Admiral Sampson is on the seas.
For whenever their tlagships meet down
will come SIMPSONS blue flag to bere-
placed by red one, and all that he does
-.even to taking his squadron away will
be done through the courtesy, and at.
ter permission asked and obtained, of
his senior and better, Admiral Schley.
There is poetic justice even in short
session of congress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Horrible Confession

Chicago, March 16.-August Becker
has confessed that he killed his wife
with Ratchet in their home, cut her
body into small pieces. boiled them in
kettle until they were almost disinte-
grated, burned the mass of flesh in a
stove, and buried the bones in the prai-
RE near his house. In detail, las related
to Chief Ripley, Inspector Hunt, Cap
tain LAWN, and Assistant States At
torney Pearson. the crime is more hor-
rible than that with which Luetgert
was charged, or even thes atrocities of
which h H. Holmes. the arch murder
er. was accused.
A search by the police revealed the
bones buried where the murderer said
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Manager Chautauqua Association.

Cleveland. March 6.-Wilson M. Day
Of this city is to be the general manager
of the Chautauqua association. The
appointment was made some time ago
informally and was confirmed at the
meeting of the trustees held here. The
work of the association has been prac-
tically divided into two general divis-
ions. business and educational. The
work of the ass citation. VIII CHI was for
merly divided into number of different
departments has been combined under
the two general heads. Mr.. Day as
general manager will have entire charge
of all the business of the association.
The new PRESIDENT Of the association to
succeed the late Hon. Lewis NJ. Miller
will undoubtedly be Mr.. Glen Stude-
baker Of South Bend, Ind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Disastrous Fire in missouri.

Mountain Grove. NO., March 1s.-The
most disastrous fire In the history of
the city has occurred. Eight brick bus
mess buildings, with contents. were en-
tirely destroyed, and 1t was only by the
most heroic efforts that the remainder
of the business portion of the city was
saved. Walter H. LOOMS. editor of The
Advertiser. fell from the roof of his
two-story building, sustaining injuries
which may prove fatal. Loss to stocks
of goods will aggregate 100000. Green
& Hughes. general merchandise. alone
lose $4,000. Loss to buildings $4,000,
with probably half value insured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

Manila, March 13.-Extenslve prepar.
rations are being made for a general
advance Of the American forces. The
movement will probably take place
soon. All is quiet, however. along the
line. At daylight the rebels were
caught working on enfilading trench
at Caloocan and were shelled by bat
terry. Desultory firing also took place
at San Pedro Marcati. The United
States cruiser Charleston has relieved
the armed transport Buffalo off Paran-
aque. The last batch of Spanish sol.
diers, numbering 1856 men, excepting a
few who are in the hospitals. were EN-.
barked on board the transport Buenos
AYres
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
REBEL LEADERS SCORED.
Lieutenant Cutting Charges Nicaragua
Officers with Arrant Cowardice.

Lieutenant Cutting Charges Nicaraguan
Officers with Arrant Cowardice.
Savannah, Ga, March 20.-J. H. CUT
ting, formerly of Boston, has arrived
here from Nicaragua. He was lieu
tenant of the Rama rifles in the Mica
raguan revolution under Reyes. Cut
ting says the revolution would certain
ly have succeeded but for the arrant
cowardice of Reyes and other leaders.
Had we had only 500 Americans we
would have gone through Zelava's
forces like molasses out of a garnet
window" said Cutting, but our lead
ers We're too cowardly to fight. They
showed the white feather at the first
approach of danger" Cutting says the
taxation in Nicaragua is unbearable.
and that the American mine owners
and operatives think another revolu-
ton is but a matter of time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
A Brain-Twister for 1ngersoll.

(From the Hawknsville, Ga. Dispatch.l
A discouraged editor asks the follow
ing question: elf Bob Ingersoll insists
that there is no hell will he state what
becomes of the man who takes the paper
three or four years without paying for
it and then tells the postmaster that he
does not want it9"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

The White Mans Burden in Kip.
llng's rare poetic setting, means volumes.
A few weeks ago the phrase was practi-
cally meaningless, but to-day it means
everything connected with an important
national policy. Mr.. Kipling, whose re-
covery from recent serious illness is
now assured, might render an invaluable
service by focusing the light of his poet
ic genius upon 81 the honest mans bur-
dem About this season of the year
such poem would be greatly apprecia-
ted by the people who are paying the
tax dodgers taxes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
bryan Refuses to Attend the Million
aires Banquet in New York.

Perry Belmont's so-called democratic
clubs of New York millionaires, are 60.
ing to hold great banquet on Jetfer-
sons birthday. They have given it out
that their tables will be spread for up
wards Of :. thousand guests. and that
the expense will not be less than $40
per plate, and that all democrats of
prominence, not alone in New York
state, but in the entire country, will be
invited to attend.
Mr.. Bryan has already been invited,
and has written long letter to Mr..
Belmont declining to accept the in
vitation. Mr.. Bryan is very pointed
and personal in his reply. He said in
part: You proclaimed to your fellow
citizens in 1896 that my election upon a
democratic platform would endanger
the nations welfare; you will pardon
me if suggest that a banquet presided
over by you will injure rather than aid
the democratic party. l believe in
harmonizing personal differences, but
differences in principle can not be har-
monized, and, in my judgment, no party
advantage is to be derived from politi-
cal communion between the jefferson
ian democrats who stand upon the Chi
cago platform, and republican allies
who masquerade as democrats between
campaigns IN order to give more po-
tency to their betrayal of the demo-
cratic principles on election day."
Mr.. Bryan did quite right in refusing
to attend political gathering with the
Belmonts, Hills and Cleveands of the
East. Men of their stripe are an injury
to any party, because they are political
ly dishonest.
Under our system of government,
political parties are indispensable, and
it is far better to have two great parties.
of nearly equal strength, than to have a
number of parties or groups to engage
with each other in barter and dicker as
they do in some parts of Europe.
The interests of this country are so
diversified that no one section can be
given all that it desires, and to prevent
the formation of sectional groups, COM
promises must be made between the
members of the party that happens at
the time to be dominant. Nearly all of
our national legislation is the result of
compromise, and the party represen-
tatives from every section of the coun-
try,and of every shade of opinion, are in
honor bound to loyalty help to carry out
the compromises they agree upon. Men
who wantoDly disregard the promises
they make, and the compromises they
agree upon, are not alone enemies to
their party, but to their country also.
They weaken public credit by under
mining national good faith and official
honesty, they destroy party usefulness
and unity, and are not entitled either to
party fellowship or the respect usually
accorded to honorable opponents.
Mr.. Bryan had good reason to be
lieve that many of the men whom he
was invited to dine with, had records
full of treachery and political bad faith,
and he did right in declining to eat with
them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

A French newspaper called La Patrie
asserts that from January to August
1893, "Col. Hay, the American Ambas-
sador in London spent more than fifteen
millions on the British press" 1t says
that without the employment of such
means the United States would never
have succeeded in crushing Spain in the
face of Europe instinctively hostile to
their expansion" Can it be possible
that Mark Hanna fixed the big British
newspapers last year the same as he did
the big American newspapers in 1896?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Ex-senator walsh Dead.

Augusta. Ca, March 2O.-Ex-senatoI
Patrick Walsh died at his hofne In this
city OF paralysis and nervous prostra-
ton. During the '70s he served in ths
state legislature and in 1880 was elected
to the national convention which NOM
mated General Hancock for president.
In 1884 he was one of the delegates at
large to the Chicago convention NOM
mating Cleveland. For four years he
was the Georgia member of the ma.
tional Democratic executive committee.
In March,. 1894, he was appointed to fill
the upexpired term of United States
Senator Colquitt. He leaves widow,
hut no children.
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Death of Editor Medili.

Chicago, March 17.-Joseph Medill, ed
itor of the Chicago Tribune, died sud
denly in San Antonio, Tex. His death
was caused by heart failure. He went
to San Antonio, in the latter part of
November in company with DR.. Sarkis-
ian, and had been there ever since with
the physician. His two sons-in-law,
Robert Paterson, business manager of
The Tribune, and. Robert Mccormick,
have started for San Antonio. Mr.. Me-
dill was preparing to come home when
his death came.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
NOTES or THE FIRE.
Brave Work Done by Charles Liubold, IA
BicycIe Policeman.

Bicycle Policeman.
Bicycle Policeman Charles Liebold
said he rescued five persons from the
fire. He got four men out from one of
the lower floors and carried fifth man
down on his shoulder. He Heard a
woman on the fifth floor, but! though he
tried to get to her he was unable to do
so, and he had to hurry out of the burn
ing building.
Warren Leland, proprietor of the
Windsor, is at the Hotel GrenoSle, and
Is lying in the rooms just vacated by
Rudyard kipling. Mr.. Leland's mental
condition is reported to be considerably
improved. =
Mrs. Alfred de GordeNa,- wife of the
well-known broker. and who was re-
ported as one of the missing guests of
the Windsor hotel. is safe. She was
not in the hotel at the time of the fire.
DR.. Pitkin, house physician of the
Windsor hotel, has accounted for all of
the six bed-ridden patients in the hotel
with the exception of Mrs. James H.
Stokes. the widow Of General James H.
Stokes. who he fears is among the dead.
Mrs. Alice W. Price. sister-in-law of
Governor Gambler of Georgia, who is at
Bellevue hospital with broken leg, is
reported as doing well.
OF the police engaged at the fire. two
are reported missing. Two frenen are
also said to be missing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Burned to Death in . Calaboo.e,

Sioux City. Ia. March ia special
to The Journal from Elk Point, S. D.,
says: L. w. Garfield. whose home is at
Mason City. Ia, was fatally burned In
the city calaboose here about o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Garfield and w.
G. Weiss were arrested for intoxica-
ton and put in the calaboose. There
was stove in the calaboose with q
fire in it, but Garfield said he was cold
and Weiss. in a sworn statement, says
the drink-crazed man deliberately set
fire to the excelsior mating.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Chicae oan slugged and Robbed.

Council Bluffs. Ia, March I'm. J..
Chambers. of Chicago. representing .
cigar house of that city, was slugged
and robbed of a large sum of money at
an early hour Wednesday. The robbery
occurred on Broadway, the principal
street of the city. Chambers was
knocked senseless. and when he recov-
cred consciousness three hours later he
found himself lying in a hallway a few
doors from the Grand hotel, where he
was StoDping
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

Madrid, March 1s-The queen regent
has signed the treaty of peace between
Spain and the United States The draft
of the treaty of peace between Spain
and the United States was signed in
Paris on Dec. 10, 1898. 1t was approved
of 81 to 81, on Feb. 6, and was signed
by the president on Feb. 10.
The signed document will be forward
ed to the French ambassador at Wash
ington, NJ. Jules Cambon, for exchange
with the one signed by President Nc
Kinley. No decree on the subject will
be published in the official Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

Santiago de Cuba, March 2O.-While .
Pinch shell from one of the American
battleships that took part in the block.
ade of Santiago was being unloaded it
exploded, killing two men and child.
horribly mutilating number of other
persons and demolishing the building
where the work was being done. The
shell was to have been shipped north as
q .Curio.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

Davenport, Ia. March 17.-Prominent
bankers from twelve counties in east
ern Iowa gathered here to attend meet
ing of group No. Of the Iowa Bankers
association. Among those delivering ad-
dresses were c. NJ. Waterman, of the
Iowa supreme court. and Representa-
tive Joseph r. Lane. Judge Waterman
spoke of Suggested Changes in Our
Collection Laws" and strongly con-
demned the Iowa laws in relation to ex-
emption from execution. as favorins
only the rich debtor and being unjust ia
both the poor debtor and creditor Lane
spoke on Taxation" advocating q gen
oral income tay
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
IOWA TAX LAW OPINION.
Cities Can Tax surpluses and Capital
Gross Receipt Tax Invalid.

Cities Can Tax Surpluses and Capital
Gross Receipt Tax Invalid.
Des Moines, Ia. March Ex-senator
Thomas A. Cheshire, assistant county
attorney of Polk county, has filed an
opinion with the county auditor holding
that the city and county have the right
to tax the surplus and capital of in
surance, telegraph and telephone COM
panies doing business in the county.
He also holds that the state law tax
ing insurance companies on their gross
receipts is unconstitutional, as COM
panies are. taxed differently from indi-
.Xiduals. ip direct violation of the consti-
J, tuition. The companies will,fght the as
sessment, which would mean an increase
OF $4,000 in the takes in this county.
Senator Cheshire. was a member of the
ways and means committee which
6ra Fl ad tho Of "a ia 1apv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22

st. Louis. March 6.-Miss Sarah E.
Jutlin, aged 90 daughter Of Rev. D. B
Jutlin. a prominent minister of Fal,
River Mass, died suddenly on a Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain train
while en- route to st. Louis from Cali
fornia, where she had gone for her
health. Consumption was the cause of
her death. Miss Jutlin recently gradu-
ated from Vassar college with high
honOrs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
THE "FLY1NG BRIGADE"
Hard Conditions Encountered by Il
Americans Chnsinp the Rebels.

Hard Conditions Encountered by tho
Americans Chasing the Rebels.
Hong Kong, March 20.-A correspond
ent of the Associated Press at Manila
says: AN army has seldom operated
under harder conditions than have been
encountered by the American flying
brigade. The country the American
troops have traversed is intersected
with lagoons, narrow and unfordable
rivers, and bamboos so thick that the
enemy cannot be seen hundred feet
distant. During the charges the Amer
leans were ignorant as to whether they
We're attacking hundred or thousand
rebels, which amazes the foreign OBJ
servers. The Filipinos We're unexpect-
eddy fierce at Cainta. Had it not been
for the fact that the American line
was thin, the enfilading fire would have
slaughtered many of our men.
"One of the prisoners captured by the
Americans says the Filipino leaders
boast that they can continue such a
war for years, depending on the.Ameri-
can forces being weakened daily by
twenty men killed, wounded or invalid
ed. Some of the high officials here think
that 10000 reinforcements are needed.
as the troops now on this island are
hardly more than required to maintain
line around Manila and police the
city
Considerable rain has fallen already
and it seems that the season for rains
is beginning prematurely. 1t is pos
sibie that when the steady rains be-
gin our troops will have to be with
drawn to permanent barracks, which
may enable the rebels to return to their
old positions. The Americans have re-
Trained from destroying the buildings
In the country swept by General
Wheaton's troops, sentry has been
stationed before every store at Pasig,
but the soldiers are bringing in loads of
loot from dwelling houses"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
another Of those worst storms.

Des Moines Ia, March 16-One of the
worst northers of the season was in
dicted in this section of Iowa Rain fell
all the afternoon. and changed into
sleet. The weather bureau here pre-
dicted a heavy fall of snow, with wind
blowing from thirty to thirty-five miles
an hon:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-22
Iowa Wheat Badly Injured.

Des Moines. Ia, March 16.-secretary
Van Houten, of the State Agricultural
society. said that from his limited per-
sonal observation he was of the opin-
ion that the wheat was badly injured.
There has been no covering. The
changes of temperature have come
rapidly and often. With bare ground
the wheat has been unable to withstand
tho noI1