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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
why Not Let the Truth Be Toldp

Why Not Let the Truth Be ToldP
Gen. Otis, acting presumably in ODE.
dience to instructions from Washington,
has prevented the truth from being told
relative to events and conditions in the
Philippines. Not content with suppress
sing the news by preventing newspaper
men from, sending the facts to their pa
pers, he has gone further and substitu-
ted fiction and falsehood in lieu thereof.
Early in the spring, Otis repeatedly
telegraphed that he had troops enough
to suppress the rebellion. Then little
later he assured the people of this coun-
try that he had broken the insurgent
forces into small predatory bands, and
that the end Of hostilities was in sight.
AS interludes between the accounts of
crushing victories Otis would telegraph
the cheering information that it was
only small section of one small tribe
in Luzon that was making all the trouble
for our forces, and that he had the small
section of the small tribe nearly cor
rallied.
If Otis has been telling the truth why
has our army of 10000 men been cooped
up within q dozen miles of Manila most
of the time since last February. If Otis
has told the truth why have our forces
been unable to hold even the towns on
Manila Bay? And, again, if the truth
has been told, why is the administration
working over time to increase our army
in the Philippines to 10000 men? After
all,is not truth and honesty the best pol
icy for nations as we'll as for individuals
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
Transfers of Real Estate for Week
Ending Sept. 10, 'ee.

Henry Ehlers to John II Ehlers. 150 A
in sax of sec % twp 81 r 6.............S
John Schirre & VT tot w Briggs. Lott
blk Dundee. q
G w Briggs & VT TO Mary nj Reynolds,
Lot blk l Dundee. .........-...... 81
Jacob s Lands Il VT to Eyaline A Shep-
pard. Lots l Il 2 blk 8 C0lesburg ....: Gil
II d Wood & VT ct al to Perry
Chambers. Lot 1 blk 8 Wood & Wood
ruff's add to Dundee ................. 2!
Joseph Yonda Il VT to John Kash. wy
sell sec twp 90 II 9 h strip 2 rods
wide across ii side M swA sec s.......
Etna L Hoyt to H & LII Hoyt. .NA
of sM h W fr X nwA sec 6 & NV fr y
sec 4 & eIl mex secs all in twp So r
also lots l67, 1863, 100, 40, 173, IVA, 175,
i76, 2l8, 2l9, 900, 22l, Manchester Il all
all that pit Of Potter st south. of Main
st vacated or not heretofore decided.
Henry Grayelto Thomas Cole, neA swk,
sec 8, twp SO, range and en- swA sec
| "a, twp 90, range 4 Observation-Disclosures. G q
Chas Thorpe and wife, ct al, to VIM. D.
and JohnD. Hogan, eh of nek sec 10,
q. ID. Wood and wife, ct al. to James
Seward, lots Q and 8, block s, Wood &
Woodruff's add to Dundee. ...........
M. l.. Holmes and husband, to Jennie L.
Holmes, part oflot 81, !" Iowa Land Co.,
| SlhdiyisiOn Of mart of Manchester A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20

teller that was holding forth at the
Midway Plaisance last winter. Who
could believe that smart man like
"Slocum' would believe in any such
thing, and if it is true do hope that he
will never again have any faith in lit
tie, OLD, blear.eyed fortune teller that gets
so much swindling the people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
WAR CLOUDS GATHER
Extreme Gravity of the Trans
vaal Situation.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PRETORIA.
Young Beers Are Asking To Be Led Into
tho Field Immediately-Krug Reply
Does Not Accept the Demands Of tho
British as Whole-Preparation for .
Stout Resistance Proceeding Continually
-Afrlkanders VIII Support Boers.

Capetown, Sept. 1S.-Further tele-
grams som Pretoria confirm the fore
cast of the reply of the Transvaal to
Great Britain, which does not accept
the demands of the British govern
ment as n whole. Great excitement
prevails at Pretoria over the conse-
quences which may ensue. The young
Beers are asking to be led into the
field Immediately. 1t is impossible to
predict what will be the situation aft
er the delivery of the reply in London.
The feeling here is that it will be Inn
possible for the imperial government
and undignified upon its part, to again
enter upon an Interchange Of argu-
ments. The Royal Munster regiment
has arrived here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
WEsT SIDE.

Mrs. Mary Quinette, who has been ly-
ing very low with typhoid fever for q
couple of weeks. died Saturday evening
at half past eight o'clock, and was
buried from the house Sunday after
noon, the uRev. Lusk holding brief
service with prayer and words of conso-
lstion to those concerned. Mrs. Quin-
cite was about thirty years of age, and
leaves husband, two little boys and q
baby girl. The husband, with his little
boys, took the early train for some
point in New York state, where he has
sister living, and the little girl was
left to the care of its grand mother,
Mrs. Hines. This is sad case of the
rsvages of fever, as it was not quite
week between the death of the little
daughter, Daisy, and the mother, but
there is an exhsustless store of comfort
in the thought that they will be free
from every i'll that marred their comfort
here on earth. I sometimes wonder
how any one can look upon death as
anything but dark and awful, and al
though the psalmist speaks of the valley
of the shsdow Of death, he does not say
anything about 1t being dark:
Not until my task is ended,
Task Of toll and agony,
Would close my weary eyeltdB
And to bliss forever go.
Not until life's work is Finished
There to hide my pain and care;
There to feel his arms around me,
All my trouble ended there.
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Clyde Elder, who is working with the
steel gang at Williams, Iowa, spent Sun
day with his parents in this city.
Quite number of relatives of Mrs.
Quinette, who live in Turkey Timber,
came down Monday morning too late
for the obsequies.
Tom Elder, with his steam thresher.
is doing work in the vicinity of North
Manchester.
Mr. and Mrs. Zwisler, of Dubuque,
are guests of Mrs. Zwisler's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Durey.
oh, dear me! l do verify get lone
some to hear something from "Slocum."
Well, yes, he does write occasionally
and hear of him now and then in q
round about way, but at last accounts
1 heard that his head was little turned
on account Of an Old gypsy fortune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
The conviction of Dreyfus is deep

The conviction of Dreyfus is deep
stain upon the good name of the
French government. 1t proves, if
proof were needed, that large standing
armies are q menace to republic.
The forgeries, perjury and general
rascallty resorted to by the generals of
the French army to secure the con-
vlction of an innocent man, has made
the "honor" of French soldier q hiss
ing and a by-word all over christendom.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20

Hon. Thomas b. Reed, late much
worshipped leader of the republican
party, is, according to some of the or
gans and mouth pieces of the Mckinley
administration full fledged copperhead,
the endearing name they apply to all
who do not approve of the attempt that
is being made to subjugate the Filipinos.
Last Thursday, according to Portland,
Maine, dispatch Thomas B. Reed took
part in discussion with two Portland
men and plainly expressed his sentiment
in regard to:the war in the Philippines
One of the friends with him, who is a
radical expansionist, remarked that to
withdraw our troops from the Philip
pines now would humiliate our nation
before the world. Mr.. Reed replied
You don't think those Filipinos would
chase our soldiers 1000 miles, if they
should start for home, do your
The Portland man responded that it
was not the fear of the Filipinos, but
humiliation in the sight of other nations
that was referred to, whereupon Mr..
Reed said:
have always observed that with in
dividuals the fear of humiliation is ex-
actly in proportion as they deserve it,
and l believe the same principle holds
good with a nation as with person.
Some people seem to be afraid that these
Filipinos.will put their tongues in their
cheeks at us. They have done that al
ready. They have watched our failure
as others have. don't know how long
it will be before the American people
get tired of spending $5O00OOO0 year
trying to conquer these people, but it
does not seem to me it will be very long
can conceive that freedom is just as
dear to them as it is to us and that they
will fight for it just as long"
II Great Britain brushes the liberty
loving Beers of South Africa, it will be
a colossal crime against civilization.
The subjects of Great Britain in the
Transvaal are engaged almost to man
in mining, and are treated better than
miners in any other country in the world
The Transvaal is a veritable miners
paradise. The taxes imposed are very
light. The Canadian tax of ten per cent.
on the Klondike miners is more than
sixty times greater than the Transvaal
tax, while the tax in some of the British
South African colonies is 147 times
greater than those levied by the Beers.
All talk about England having just
cause for war against the little Boer le-
public, on account of its treatment of
these miners, is rank hypocrisy. Eng
land covets the gold fields of the little
republic, and will resort to murder to
secure them. England has men and
means enough to murder every man,
and woman for that matter, in the
Transvaal and blot out of existence the
flag of that country, but in 30 doing she
will leave blot upon her own flag that
it will take generations to wash out
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
why Not Outlaw the TrustsP

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Many remedies were suggested by
the delegates to the Chicago Trust Con-
ference, but so far as we have observed
no one proposed outlawing these unlaw-
full combinations. When gamblers
make gambling contract the law will
not aid in its enforcement neither will
the law assist in the enforcement of any
other contract founded upon consider
alton contrary to public policy. Sup
pose that trusts should be denied all le-
gal remedies, denied the right to collect
debts, or protect their property in the
courts, would not that end their exis
tence?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
Iowa Combine in Groceries.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 13.-Repre-
sentatives of four prominent wholesale
grocery houses of Iowa and Illinois
met here and completed final arrange
ments for n brokerage concern with q
capital Of 100000, to buy goods for
them In all parts of the world, with
offices in Chicago. The firms repre-
sented own a large majority Of the
stock. They are: Warfeld, Howell
& Pratt, of Des Moines; the Let's
Fletcher company, Marshalltown; n.
L. Spencer, Oskaloosa, and the War
field company, Quincy, Ills. Russell
Pratt and g. f. Let's have left for
Chicago to open the office. Other Iowa
houses Will bug Aen11t ~ seaee1A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20

FARM FOR SALE OR RENT.
offer for sale or rent my well improved farm
of 200 acres In Cof11ns Grove township. Rent
payable In cash. Possession can be given March
l. 1900. For terms, etc., inquire Of Bronson Il
Carr or Mrs. Peter Reiger, Manchester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
Half Rates
Dubuque'sCreat
Carnival,
STREET FAIR
AND
Good Roads Convention,
o.. ; 4b,a,l !, 1899.

Dubuque has not in the past 20 years attempted
anything in the line of entertainment In which
her citizens were SO thoroughly united and over
which all are enthusiastic as the week of carni-
val to be given October Srd to 7th. There will
be amusements for everybody, and OF q char
acter that will command the respect and are
worthy the patronage of the most refined and
best citizens Of the large territory tributary to
Dubuque. The street paradeS, the exhibits OF
agriculture and industrial products, the gorge
Gus street decorations and the Midway
Paisance will be irst-class Of their kind, and In
addition to the amusement features the practical
has not been overlooked. On October 18th 9
5000 Roads convention, under the auspices q
and men of national reputation and Of large
experience In road making will discuss import
ant phases OF this question. A piece Of road will
be constructed showing how 1t can be tue most
successfully and economically done. Every road
supervisor within 100 miless Of Dubuque should
attend this convention. It Is impossible
to Indicate which of the five will be the most In
teresting day Of the Carnival. All will be fine.
Dubuque, however. will have one attraction that
Is worth going miles to see-one that no other
city In Iowa viii have. Werefer to Pains won,
Everybody should see this thrilling and accurate
name Of Dewey household word. The Illinois
Central Railroad company will make rate Of
ONE FARE for the round trip from all Its
points within 100 miles of Dubuque. Tickets to
he sold October md to It'll inclusive, good to re-
turn until Oct 9th. For full particulars as to de-
tails Of the carnival, address {. 3. Day, Score.
tary, Dubuque. j. F. MERRY,
A. G. p, A., ILL., GentR, B..
sswS Dubuque, Iowa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
Manchester Markets,


FAIR NOTICE.
Those wishing space in the Art Hall at the
coming fair can secure space by applying to w.
@. Beeman, he having diagrams Of both floors.
M. 4. BLAIR. Supt.
lw. Division E. and G.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
We'll Stated.
From the Pick and Drill.l


 Governor Myron H. McCord has been selected by Mayor Gang, of Phoenix, to represent Arizona in the fortheom ing Irrigation Congress. The Mayor has made an excellent appointment, the best yet made from this Territory, us the Governor is beyond question the peoples champion in the cause of national irrigation. Colonel McCord was the first tD espouse the cause of the people against the scheming land sharks, whose aim is to gobble up the lands, should they be ceded to the Territory. Arizona and New Mexico are to be congratulated, as by the selection of Colonel McCord they have secured valiant knight who will champion their cause, and fight to the bitter end for the home seeker against the would be land grabbing thieves. We alt know it to be true, were the public lands ceded to the states and territories that before one could say "robbing scheme'' with the much open, the sehemers will have gobbled
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
For Sale.

The Brady ranch ou ae Gie rirer one mile aud a quarter below Florence, consist ing of one pre-emption claim of one hun dred and sixty acres. and an additional homestead claim adjoining of eighty acres with frontage on the river of one mile. Divided into five different fields of 8 aud oarDed wire fences with mssquit posts.
 The land with proper cultivation will yield 2ec0 pounds of wheat and 2.5OO pounds of barley per acra. A good dwelling house with kitchen, bath room and store room att tached, with large graneYies l6xs2 each. One grist mill with machinery for burr mill. pair of burrs. A frame house adjoin- ing 16xs0 feet and one of the best wells of water in the valley, l5 yards from the house.
 The land will yield 100000 pounds of wheat or 5oO,ooO pounds of barley or 1,2OO tons of alfalfa allowing fors crops of alfalfa year. An abundance ofmssquite and cottonwood on the claim.
 Title U S Patent
 For further particulars address the TBI- 5Ez Office or the undersigned.
 Sept 22-tf PETER K. BRADY, SR.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30

Dr.. Price's Cream Baking Powder may cost little more per car but isures perfect wholesome food In fact, it is more economical in the end because it goes further in leaverng.and never spo1s the food Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder used always in making the biscuit and cake saves both health and money.
 NoTE-You good health
 Jun powders They food &h.
 will tell T food s
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
Conversation Game High.
lUnidentifed.l


 MT. D., of Boston, visiting one of the small towns Of Western Massachu- setts, was taking a spin shortly after h is arrival, when he was run down (as he claimed( by man end knocked of his bicycle. When he got or his feet again he was so angry tbat he picked uo 8 stooe and threw il with accurate aim at the offender. This resulted in D--'s arrest and convietiou the Local court of justice
 T will fine you $5s said the judge "have you anything t9 say?
 Nothing" replied D., unmoli- fled, except that I wish I had killed the fellow"
 That remark will cost you $5 more, rejoined his Honor. D-'s temper was not improved by this fresh dispen- sation of justice.
 Conversation seems to come high in this court, {" he observed.
 "Five dollars for contempt, " prom pt- ly responded the bench; 'have you anythi ng more to say ?"
 II think not" answered the defend ant; you have the advantage of me in rerartee."
 Payment of the fine closed thecase
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
Arizona and National Irrigation.
From the Los Angeles Times.l

The coming National Irrigation Con gress, which is to meet at Missoula, Mont, on she 25th of this month. 10 last three days, is attracting more at tenuon than any prevlous gathering Of the kind. This is largely due to the fact that the enterprisine prcss of the West has, during the past year, beeu educating the people or the country in regend to the vast importance of this arid land question.
 Among the sections of the United States that are interested in National irrigation, none is more deeply so than Arizona, the future development of which great territory depenes largely on the development of water to irri- gate its vast stretches of plains and valleys, now arid, but capa bIeot pro- dueing every crop of the s=mitropic and temperate zones. It is, there fore, not surprising to find that the people of Arizona are taking keen interest in the coming congress-.
 As is generally known, the Governor. of Arizona s-unfortunately- y-an ad vocate of the cession of the arid lands to the States and Territories in which they are located. Consequently as might be expected, Mr. Murphy has selected men as delegates to the con gress who favor that plan, which The Times, and great majority of those who have devoted consideration to the question, believe would be a grave mistake. In addition, each canal or ditch company has the privilege of making selection of one delegate and these also have generally selected men who are in favor of private ownership.
 The enterprising farmers of Arizona have, however, not been idle, while several of the cities and towns have selected men as delegates who have the interests of the people at heart, The Mayor of Phoenix has chosen ". T. Smith, also ex-Gov MeCord, who has contributed several articles on national irrigation to the Times. It may be depended upon that he will make strong fight for national ir- rigation in thecongress.
 An important addition to the ranks of those who champion the cause oi national irrigation has come in the person of E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe system, who has written letter to Mir. Mcoord, which is pub lished in the Phoenix Enterprise. h this letter Mr. Ripley cougratulates Mr. MeCord on a communication pub, lished by that gentleman in the Time: of June last, and adds:
 Permit me to congratulate you ot the souDdness of your position ant the clearness with which it is ex pressed. There is no question in my mind that it is the duty of the nation al government to take charge of anC conserve the water supply in no othe way can the vast areas of arid Ian; owned by the government itself b made of value, so that aside from an, benefit which may result to the Ter ritory, and aside from the provision Q an immeuse farming area for ou
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
THE PATEL KISS.

Tae old maid stood on the steamboat deck. Whence all but her had fled And caimy faced kissing bug That circled overhead. Tho maiaens shrieked and the matrons
 swooned, And the men all swore amain, But the game cld.maid like a hero staye And whispered Come again. There was buzz-a thunder sound The old maid-was she deadS Nay. still she stood and cried for more, BGtthe kissing bug had fed.
 -lCiyde c. Bucl1ing ham.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
bgFH gszs

The difference of cost be- tween a good and a poor baking powder would not amount for . fandIY's $ supply to one dollar 2 year, The poor powder wouldcostmany times this in doctors bills.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30

The life and experiences of Pearl Hart, the female bandit who made her debut in pubic print some four months ago, will appear in one of the monthly magazines to arrive next week. Illus tratioas will be associated with the story of the Riverside holdnp in which Pearl was the leading participant. The Tucson Star says she is smoking perfeetos and is still wearing the jeans. Her trial will take place at Florence early in November. Boot, her partner, is located in the jail there. There Was no suitable room for the woman and she was sent to the local bastile on that accouut.-E Phoenix Herald.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
Notice,

To Jesus Martinez ~ GU are hereby notii fed that I hold in my possession an Iron Gray Mara belonging to you, upon which there is pasture bill due me of S27.5O. The above mare now has a colt with her about months old. You will please come forward and pay said char ges together with the charge of advertising, or will sell said mare and colt us provided by law.
 Sapt 2s-st WILLIAM SCHMIDT,
 Dated Florence, Aris., Sept. 1sth, 1927,
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30
PRICE BAKING POWDER CO,
 CHICAGO.

up each and every blessed one of the corrupt and corruptible Legislators and executives. This fact Colonel Mcoord saw at once, and through the Los An geles Times also an ahle champion of the cause and the Territorial press. with e few unworthy eteepsious to the contrary be sounded a note of warning ta lha people, aroused tle ahole eoan- try, aud hy this means has smoked out Che sehmers forced tlsm b Ggh in the open The Mayor of Phoeniz does honor to tbe position which he occupies as Mayor of the first city in Arizona and if Colonel McGord don't do credit to his appointment and to the people, by showing up the rotten landgrab- ping scheme, than we have been. woefullF mistaken in our estimate of Colonel Myron II. McCord.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30

surplus population, the enterprise $ hould be paying onefrom purely business standpoint, and the enhance ment of values of the government land should more than pay the cost.
 T hope you win go ou with the propaganda You are certainly op the right track, and government money spent iu this way will do more good and benefit more people than all that has been appropriated in the river and harbor bills for the last ten years"
 The sentiment in favor of nationol irrigation is growing apace and will doubtless, be crystallized at the com ing irrigation congress, the delibera- tions of which have sn important bearing upon action by the other and. greater congress which meets at Washington.
The Florence tribune., 1899-09-30

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