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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Butter Making In the United States

1t is estimated that there are 11,OOO,-
900 cows in the United States devoted
to butter-making. and that their aver.
age yield is 125 pounds of butter
year. or total of 1888 900, 900 pounds.
or about eighteen pounds for each
one Of the population Of the copatry,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Tumbled Into a Cellar.

AT Columbus Junction, by the giving
way of sidewalk 100 people who were
watching a parade in honor of the re-
turned Iowa volunteers were precipitated
into n cellar, filing it with struggling,
screaming and moaning mass of human
ity. No one was fatally injured, but all
We're badly bruised.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

Thirty school children were playing on
an old suspension bridge near Brush Col
lege at Fort Madison, when it gave way,
precipitating the children to the creek,
twelve feet below, fatally injuring Bessie
Sawyer, aged 13, and seriously hurting
seven others, while all sustained bad cuts
and bruises
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
the same horse and ready to dash off into

the night.
"Well, my dears," said little Miss Pep
per mildly in conclusion of her spirited
recital, "of course, they got married and
lived happy ever after.
"And equally, Of course, the squire melt
ed in time ard forgave them, and tore up
the notes he held against my uncle.
"And to this very day, if any Of you
should go to Buck Forest, anybody there
will tell you how Jack Brice won his bride
on Thanksgiving night."-St. Louis Re-
nuhlic
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
A Thoughtless Remsrk.

How Often" said Miss Miami Brown,
"hit do happen dat er thoughtless re-
mark'll spile de plaisure OBJ er occasionw
"Yassendeed," replied Erastus Pinkley.
Zone o de gues'es at ouah own table
stopped pap right in de middle O. de
kyahvin' ter AK i'm whah he got de tur-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
we're going on with wicked hurry. Ny
lncle seemed like one rnssessed to have

were going on with wicked hurry. My
uncle seemed like one possessed to have
1t over with. And Marcy, numb with
misery land worn to shadow with long
ing for Jack, said nothing. Perhaps she
was afraid If too long put off she would
lose courage for the sacrifice; perhaps
she was all the time hoping and praying
las women can pray sometimes-for the
very daring thing that did happen.
'Srhat night, remember, it stormed.
The wind howled, and all along the coun-
try road the big oaks swung their arms
and creaked as if ready to fall on our
rumbling old carriage.
at was Thanksgiving night,.a festival
not in favor in the South in those days,
and we were going to the mansion house
to a family dinner. The wedding was
only three days off now, and the squire
had taken fancy to keep it in honor of
his coming happiness.
when we rolled up to the open door
way there he was, magnifcent-in rose
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

bud satin waistcoat, and with flower in
his buttonhole, for all the world like be-
decked old turkey cock!
Welcome to the Mansion House. he
said, gayly, as l bundled up the stairs
first.
"And then to Marcy, though quite loud
enough for me to hear: In three short
days!'-,neaning, of course, the marriage
that was to leave her in his home forever.
"She WINGED as if he had struck her,
her face as white as her muslin frock, and
l verify believe that if he hadn't walked
her into the dining room on his arm she
would have fallen.
"What sort of dinner did they have?
glass high in the air, and was echoed by
dreadful laugh.
To the devil, you mean; to the devil,
you old villain said voice. He gave
YOU money enough to buy a wife, SO toast
him deepr
Why, the best in the world, you may be
sure!
1.-THE Mansion House was the finest
place in the county-for that matter in
all South Carolina-and the squire knew
good living, and tine big mahogany table
fairly groaned under cut glass and silver.
Uncle and were at each side, and
Marcy was at the foot in the place of
honor; where, three times day, she was
soon to face old Tom, until death should
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

The half of the world that lives on
the other is the half that does most of
the kicsing,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
THANksalvlN, IN THE COUNTRY

Ell yer goin' to the country, to spend
Thanksgivin' there,
Jest take along yer appetite. an sharpen 1t
with care;
Eur Tiers goin' to be turkey and a chicken
pie. / ween,
ever seen;
An Tiers goin' to be a raisin' cake an
mince an pumpkin pie.
An puddin full O plums, ct with sugar
sass, OH my!
An ye'll eat enough to bust We, fore ye
know what yer about;
An We goin' to get the collie,
Ell We
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

An when the dinners over, on that Thanks
An the dishes Is all titled an the table
cleared away,
When the old folks In the parlor by the fire
are settin' down,
An the popcorn, an the apples is clrcu-
latin roun',
talkin' clo'es,
off in doZe,
frolickin' about,
Theirs goin' to be some sparkin'
Ell We
don't
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

An when It's gettin' darker, an the fire Is
bnrnin' low,
An the shadders in the corners keep away
in to an fro,
When the wind comes round the corner with
a sud an mournful SCUM,
AM We see outside the snowdakes, one by
one, a settln' down,
When ye slsitch- yer chairs up nearer, as the
- twllight's wearin' on
An speak of them twas with We In Thanks
glvln's that are gone,
When ye look upon the empty chairs a
standin' round about,
Then yell blubber like the dickens
Eff
don't
watch
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
The Dinners They Had.

TOMMY had to go to bed for three
days after our Thanksgiving dinner.
Johnnye-Huhl I had to take six kinds
OF msdlatae afMv ouxsr-N. Z. Tssth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
MUNeIN KILLING WAS MURDER.
CORONER's JURY CHARGED LEWIS
WHITE WITH THE CRIME.

The Victim Stabbed without Provo
cation in House in York street
Lane aud Thrown Into the street
by His SIayer-The story of the
Crime Told at the COrOner's In
quest by Eye Witnesses-The MUIR
derer stIII at Large.
The coroners jury in the inquest upon
the body of David Anderson, or Mungin
which is now thought to be his name, re-
turned last night a verdict finding that
the man came to his death by a knife
wound in the hands OF Lewis White and
that the killing was murder. The Jury
took only a minute or two In arriving at
the verdict
The coroner examined at the inquest the
four negroes who were eye witnesses of
the killing. They were Ben Robinson,
Lawrence Thomas, Annie Cuthbert, Moses
Porter and Gertrude Davis. The Cuthbert
woman sad that White was her brother,
and It was in her house that the tragedy
occurred. Mungin was killed on the morn
ing of Feb. u In York street lane. near
Price street.
The evidence disc sed no provocation for
the killing and the verdict of the jury
was inevitable. White and the witnesses
who testified at the inquest were sitting
around the fire in the house of the Cutn-
bert woman, when Mungin knocked on
the door and was invited to come in. He
did so and Joined The group about the
fire. After a while he commenced count
ing the members of the party, whereupon
White told him not to include him. He
said, Why not? l am counting myself.
Why should I not count your
As he said this, Mungin rose from his
seat and White rose also. He told Mungin
to sic down, and es he spoke drew his
knife and struck his adversary in the
side. From the wound blood dripped to
the floor in a thick stream. During the
encounter the Cuthbert woman had been
lying on the bed in the room, as she said,
overcome with excitement and fright. The
other negroes rushed from the house, Rob-
inson pulling White after him. The wound
ed man was still standing. or rather lean
ing, against the wall. White rushed back
into the room and thrust him forcibly into
the lane. There he was afterward discov-
cred dead. White escaped, and has not
yet been captured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
MRS. c. II. STRONG INJURED.
Thrown out of "a buggy by "A Runa-
way Horse.

Mrs. Charles H. Strong had a narrow es-
cape from serious injury yesterday. Rev.
and Mrs Strong were paying calls. About
noon they stopped IN front Of
the residence of Mr.. George
n. Nichols, on the north side
Of Oglethorpe avenue. between Abercorn
and Drayton streets. Mr.. Strong went into
the Nichols home intending 10 remain only
a short time, leaving Mrs. Strong in their
buggy. Mrs Strong was holding the reins
loosely and suspecting no danger, when
runaway horse suddenly turned out Of
Abercorn street and across the green d.
rect5y towards her The runaway dashed
upon the grass plat between Mrs. StTong's
buggy and the sidewalk. smashing against
a hitching post, leaving a fragment Of
wagon.
The horse attached to the buggy in which
Mrs Strong sat, became frightened and
started into run, across the
green near Drayton street, and then down
the north side OF Oglethorpe avenue, dash
ing the buggy against the curbstone. The
horse continued westward on Oglethorpe
avenue until opposite Maj. Beirne Gordon
residence on the next block, where the
buggy collided with. a furniture wagon,
and Mrs Strong was thrown out upon the
pavement. She was not stunned by the
fall, and with the assistance of some young
men VINO witnessed the accident, was taken
into Mai. Gordons residence. The horse
continued running TO Barnard street,
where he collided with a street car,
smashing the buggy and falling in the
street The street car was barely stopped
In time to save running over the animals
head.
Mrs. strong received attention at
the hands of Mrs. Gordon and
physicians were Immediately sent for. DR..
c. c. schley was the first to arrive and
was followed a little later by DR.. ]. S.
Howkins. They found that Mrs.
Strong had suffered some bruises and had
a slight cut on the head, but no bones were
broken and there was no evidence of Sc
rious injury
Mr.. Strong came out on the street a few
minutes after the runaway TO find that
his wife was not waiting for him with the
horse and buggy. He soon learned of the
accident and hurried to the Gordon resi-
dence. After remaining there about half
an hour Mrs. Strong was taken to the
rectory ON Castor street in a carriage.
Many friends called during the afternoon
and at night TO inquire as to her condl-
ton and We're gratihed TO learn that her
injuries We're not considered serious
Mr.. Strong remained with his wife dur
ing the day, and Rev. J. L. Scully of St
Paurs Church oficiated at the afternoon
Lenten service at St Johns Mr. Scully
announced the accident to the congrega-
ton with the gratifying news that Mrs
Strong's injuries were not serious.
Mr.. Strong's buggy was wrecked, but
his horse appeared 10 be uninjured The
first runaway belonged to Nelson Morris
& Co., and began at Joyces green gro
Gerry, at Liberty and Abercorn streets In
this case also the vehicle was wrecked
and the horse was uninjured. the latter
finishing his run at the stables at West
Broad street and Oglethorpe avenue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02

The Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States. publishes its an
nual statement in this issue of the Morn
ing News.
The statement presents a remarkable
showing.
The new insurance for the year reached
the enormous sum of S16S, 043 1900 The
assets of the company are $26S, 1863. 29S "a.
and the surplus $57,310 1921 The Eoult-
able is one of the strongest insurance
companies in the country. 1t does a lib
eral business, and no company does a
safer business. Its board comprises some
of the foremost business men of the
world
Mr. George s. Halnes is resident agent
for the Equitable
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
THREE SALARIES NOT PAID.
McDermott, WiIIink and HanIy
Didn't Get on the Pay Roll.

Didn't Get on the Pay Roll.
The city finished paying off its en-
ployes for February yesterday, but there
are a few that remain unpaid. These are
the salaries claimed by Frank McDermott,
ex-chief of the police force; Harry Willink,
ex-superintendent of public works, and
Michael Hanly, ex-chief fireman. A per-
emptory demand has been made to Coun-
ell by the ex-ofiicers for the salaries they
would have received the coming two years
if they had not been removed from their
offices.
1t was expected some further demand
would be made by the ex-officers, but
this has not been done. Mayor Myers
absence from the city may .have something
TO do with IT, or the claimants may not
be intending to carry their protest fur
Their. While City Treasurer Hardee deals
out the cash, his authority comes from
Council, and unless he is directed to pay
the ex-officers, il would be useless for
them to make a demand on him. They
would be referred to the Mayor. For this
reason 1t may be his return to the city
will be attended by steps by the claimants
10 collect their salaries.
Since the claims were made there mas
been very little talk about them. The
city Council to a man said the ex-officers
would get nothing, and with this resolu-
ton the matter has apparently been dis
missed from their minds. If the claims
are brought seriously to the attention IF
Council, il will probably require a law
suit to do it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
LAIRD WAS THE INFoRMER.
Furnished the Information Upon
which the Ripple Was LibeIed.

No further testimony was taken yester-
day in reference to the Intervention Of
Capt. Thomas II. Laird. Jr., for one-half
of the fine of $3.50, imposed in the United
States Court upon the Atlantic Contract
ing Company, the owners of the tug Rip
pie, for a Violation Of the harbor laws.
II is probable that no more will be taken
at present. but that the evidence Of Mr.
NJ. a. Connolly will be all that is reported
to Judge speer
The case has a public interest from its
newly discovered relation to the celebrated
Carter court martial During the court
martial one Of the points presented in ev-
idence and urged in arugment of Capt.
carriers attorneys was the fast that the
tug Ripple had been lbeied upon inforna-
ton sworn 20 by him, from which the de-
duction was sought to be made that he
was not friendly to her owners, the At
lantie Contracting Company.
Mr. Connolly's evidence is to the effect
that the Ripple was iibeled upon informa-
ton first furnished by Capt. Laird, at that
time the master of the government boat
Angler. A part of the same information
was subsequently, furnished by Capt. Car
ter ana the affidavit was signed by him
Tor the reason that Capt. Laird was not
then IN Mr. Connollys Office and for the
further reason that il was thought bet
ter to have 1t signed by an officer Of the
government. The first information, how
ever, Mr.. Connolly swore was furnished
Dy capt. Laird and upon this information
the proceeding was based.
Capt. Lairds Intervention for half of the
flne was not fled until May, 1898, at which
time the courtmartial had been nearly or
quite concluded The fling of his inter-
Vention was the first intimation that the
officers of the United States Court had
that he expected or thought himself en-
titled to this money, as the informer in
the case. The libel against the Ripple
was filed in 1894
some excitement was interjected into the
nearing before Mr.. Hewlett by the efforts
OF Mar. Leaken, representing the govern
ment, to have Mr.. Connolly identify his
signature, attesting those of Capt. Carter
w. T. Gaynor and A. NJ. Bangs and the
signatures also of some Of these gentlemen.
The witness fatty refused to answer the
questions, saying that the documents pre-
scented to him for identification were part
OF the record in a case now in a higher
court, referring to the record in the Car
ter case. Mr.. Leaken requested the com
missioner 10 note the refusal of the wit
ness to answer the questions and insisted
that ne was in contempt His refusal was
made part of the record and it is said will
be the basis Of proceedings for contempt
before Judge Speer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
MISSOURI AND MICHIGAN COMING.
Both Vessels Expected to Arrive
About March or 8

No more transports are expected to reach
Savannah for several days. The hospital
ship Missouri and the transport Michigan,
or the fitzpatrick, as she is now called,
are expected in at about the same time.
Col. Belliuger said yesterday that both
vessels will probably arrive about March
or s. The Missouri will bring the first
installment of sick for the big army hospi-
tai that is almost completed
The Maine Artillery will return on the
Michigan. The vessel will take the bat
talon aboard at Havana, where it was
taken some weeks ago. The battalion will
be mustered out at Savannah. The men
are probably as anxious to get out of
the service now as they were before they
went to Cuba. At that time they were
making efforts to get out, but some of
their officers were making stronger and
more successful efforts to have the COM
mand retained in the service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
MADE CAKES HIGHER.
Price of Eggs Compelled Bakers to
Raise Their Prices.

The high prices at which eggs have been
sold during the last few days have affect
ed the market on the luxuries, as wei as
the necessities of life.
The cakes which the bakers make and
sell in large quantities are quoted at
higher prices in some of the shops than
have been reached for years. Other
smaller bakers suspended cake making
Still others have maintained their old
scale Of prices by economzing in the use
of other constituents. But in almost all
cases the baker and the consumer have
be tn suffered, the former in pocket and
the latter in digestion.
Yesterday there was a slump i'm the
price of eggs, and they could be bought
in something like reasonable quantities
for IS cents a DOZEN. They have been
up to 50 cents. The prices of cakes went
down with those of eggs and those who
require the latter, either as the supple-
ment of ale or in the composition of the
many dainty and pretty dishes that house
wives manufacture, are able to obtain
them anywhere at almost or quite the old
prices
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
TWO CASES OF SMALL Pox.
Discovered in House on the Waters
Road East of the City.

Road East of the City.
Two cases or smallpox, a colored woman
and her daughter, were discovered yester-
day in a house on the Waters road near
the Thunderbolt road toll gate. They were
Immediately taken charge of by the health
authorities and removed to the pest house.
guard was placed around the house to
prevent any contact with the disease.
When the Sixth Regiment of Immunes
came here from Porto Rico one of the SOL
diers had smallpox. He was promptly re-
moved 10 the pest house. Those who had
been with him were isolated and no cases
have developed among them. The three
cases-the soldier who brought the disease
here and the two negro women-are the
only cases of smallpox known to the
health authorities. Neither of these cases
is in the city. Acting Mayor Tiedeman said
last night that every means has been taken
20 prevent any spread of the disease. When
the first case occurred the Morning News
made no reference TO it as there was SEEM
ingly no danger in a single isolated case.
The health authorities have taken prompt
measures and any further cases, should
any occur, will be reported,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
Kentuclsx Whisl.v

If you will drink whisky, drink the best.
The famous Mammoth Cave Bourbonl
whisky is pure. le years old, bottled in
bond, distilled in 1882 by D. L. Moor of
Burgin. KY Repacked in bond under SUI
pervision of the United States treasurer
in the bonded customs warehouse hv rho
Louisville Public Warehouse COMPANY ~
Louisville, Ky. Lippman Bros. are 500
agents for this splendid whisky ana tbe
age of the Mammoth Cave whisky i as
sured by the government stamp on the
cases containing this whisky and across
the mouth OF each bottle, on which bottle
the consumer VIII please see that these
stamps are intact and undisturbed TJrn-
man Bros. will sell this famous Man.
moth Cave Bourbon whisky in small ana
large lots 70 the trade or the consumer
-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
DAVIS FAMED our THE GAS.
Nearly Fatal Accident at the screven
House.


J. Y. Davis, a resident of the village OF
Aimar was found on the floor of his room
at The Screven House yesterday morning
in an unconscious condition. The man had
famed out the gas with his hat and then
gone to sleep. That he ever walked up was
an accident
AT II O'Clock a bellboy, passing down the
corridor, detected the fumes of gas es-
Gaping from room So He notified the clerk
on duty and an Investigation was made at
once. The door of the room was locked and
a boy entered through the transom and
opened It, Davis was lying on the floor,
nearly asphyxiated. DR.. Silverman was
summoned and after hard work succeed
ed In restoring the man to consciousness.
Ii Is probable that Davis recumbent po-
sition on the floor was the means of saw
ing his life, as the gas assembled to the top
of the room and left the lower portion
comparatively free of its poisonous pres
ence. Had his rescue been much longer
delayed, even with this advantage In his
favor, he would have been dead
When he had recovered his senses Davis
said he had famed out the gas with his
hat and when he remembered that he had
done so intended to rise and turn it off.
Before he had done this he was overcome
by the vapors and had fallen to the floor.
For his imprudence he very nearly paved
the penalty of his life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
COSrAL SAILS FOR CUBA.
supply Ship Got Away with Rations
for Hungry Cubanx.

supply Ship Got Away with Rations
for Hungry CubanS.
No transports or other vessels connected
with the quartermaster commissary or
medical departments of the army are now
in port. This is the second time such has
been the case in several months. The Co
NAL, the Cuban supply steamer, sailed
yesterday with food for hungry Cubans,
and she was the last of the government
vessels left The Chester, or Sedgewick.
sailed the day before.
The Comal got away from her slip at
the Ocean Steamship Company wharves
al II 80 O'Clock. She had taken on a con-
siderable quantity of stores here. She ar
rived from New York partly loaded but
the greater portion of the supplies she
carried were loaded from those of the
depot coinmissar.'. The food put aboard
here was as follows: 500, $50 pounds of
canned roast beef, S03,91S pounds of hard
bread 49, 800 pounds of corn meal, 1871 ,271
S-pound cans and 19,46s 2-pound cans of
tomatoes.
The supply ship will go first TO Havana
After part of her supplies have been turn
ed over to the depot commissary at Ha-
vana the vessel will leave for a cruise
around the island, stopping at the various
ports for the rest of her cargo to be turn
ed over TO the commlssary officers, by
whom it will be distributed among the Gu
bans.
Col. c. A. Woodruff of the commissary
department who is in charge of the depot
at New York, left on the Comal for a Gu
will spend part of 1t seeing the sights
in Cuha