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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Barbarous American Tariff.

No other government in the world but
that of the United States has so barbar-
Gus tariff as to make 1t necessary to
maintain in foreign ports an expensive
train of detectives to ferret out con-
templated frauds upon the custom
house revenues. In spite of all the Wig
lance of this detective corps it is prob
able that ten smugglers run the custom
house gauntlet with their contraband
wares to one who is caught. In this
contraband traffic is large invisible
factor not to be accounted for in the
balance of foreign commerce.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Her Husbands Beer Poisoned.

Mrs. Charles Kuhn of Delta is accus-
ed of administering poisoned beer to her
husband and has been placed in the Keo-
kuk County Jail at Sigourney charged
with murder. Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhn drove
over to Sigourney, where four bottles of
beer were purchased. Two of the bottles
were drunk on the way home. Presently
Kuhn began to scream and said that he
had been poisoned and would die unless
help was Immediately secured. He was
rapidly driven to physicians office,
but lie was beyond help and expired in a
few minutes. His last words were adj
dressed to his wife and were: "You poi
soncd me-" A coroner's jury recon-
mended that Mrs. Kuhn be held on the
chnrnn of rnurdar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Two Embarrassing Occurrence

Just about the time the Northern
press had caught the key and were
wailing in some harmony for the color
ed people of North Carolina something
happened in New York. where Roose-
welt is Governor, and In Ohio, the home
of Mckinley. This is rather embar-
RAISING and will change some of the
plans Of the committee on denuneia.
tion.-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
then turning to me he added: Don't
leave. old man; there will be some Of
the lads In by and by, and I'll be back

tueu turning 10 me he 0QQeQ: LION Z
leave. old man; there will be some Of
the lads In by and by, and I'll be back
In few minutes
You may just bet, Herbert, that
had no intention Of leaving; things
were working nicely. 1t was fully TWEEN
ty minutes before the bartender return
ed, and when he did so 1 noticed that
he had not been shaved, but as meant
to shave him a trifle close did not
bother.myself about this.
Five minutes after his return the
bartender was followed by two of the
worst-looking villains l had ever seen
two sweet buds of the first water.
II was soon introduced to these plugs
and invited to drink. drank. of course.
Drink followed drink. Cards were pro-
posed. I played and won, and SO the
hours glided by ntllnight fell. 1t was
foggy, disagreeable night-excellent
weather for murder.
MY two friends proposed that we
should go on board of ship out on the
pier, and they would get me genuine
bottle of brandy from the captain, who
was friend Of theirs. will not
bother your readers with my express
sions of reluctance to going out there,
nor the subtle arguments they used to
persuade me. but at last l consented,
of course. We had proceeded half way
up the pier when concluded it was
two against one, and things had gone
far enough. l wanted them both. Turn
ing suddenly dealt one tap on the
head with club which had kept con-
cealed, and he reeled and fell. quick
ly clapped 'wristlets' on the other be-
fore he fairly realized what was going
on.
"'What is this for? exclaimed the
ruffian with an oath.
"'Murder,' replied, quietly, as 1 ad-
justed the cuffs OH him and pinned him
to the other one.
"Such volleys Of oaths and curses as
/ listened to while taking these two
pirates-for that's what they were, riv-
er plrates-to the office was caution;
but was used to that.
cat the office we found the murdered
mans studs upon them and other small
articles. which were afterward identi.
fed us having belonged to their victim
"My judgment about that bartender
was correct. He turned out to be an
arrant coward.
"He turned States evidence and gave
his confederates away. When he left
the saloon on pretense of going to the
BARRIERS he went to bring In the two
pirates and was the Intended victim,
but they missed fly-catch just once.
One of them died in prison, the other
was hanged, and two years Inter I had
the pleasure Of seeing the barkeeper,
who escaped in the above case by turn
ing States evidence, sent to Sing Sing
for twenty years in another case; he got
the full swing for his previous connec.
ton with the famous dock murder"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Tilted Girl Stays Lover.

Matte Mash, colored, shot and fatally
injured William Foster, also colored, at
the home of Miss Mash's father. A.
Mash, in Des Moines. She alleges that
Foster failed to keep promise to marry
her. She attempted to escape after COM
hitting the crime, but was pursued by
Sergeant of Police Morris after race
through the business portion of the city.
During the pursuit Morris carriage col
lidcd with a vehicle containing Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Putnam and Mrs. NJ. A.
Hayes. The occupants were thrown out,
Mrs. Hayes sustaining fractures of the
skull, which are expected to prove fatal.
The others were less seriously injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Electric Light Aids the Angler.


1t is n well-known fact that fish, like
insects, are attracted to any bright
light; and French entomologist has
lately taken advantage of this circum.
stance in fishing for specimens in a
pond, With a portable battery and a
small incandescent electric lamp at.
itached to a net he was able to secure a
large number Of fish, larvae, tadpoles.
etc.. at one operation. The net, meas.
4uring about yard across, was slowly
lowered into the water, and when II
reached the bottom of the pond the
little lamp above it was connected with
the battery. All the living creatures
within reach of the apparatus rushed
toward the light, and were immediate.
ly secured in the net. 1t is obvious that
the method is applicable ON a far larger
scale, and may prove to be of great ser.
vice to night fishermen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

Treasurer G. ID. Ellyson of the Iowa
State fair gives out the substance of his
report covering the State fair of 1900.
1t shows that there is surplus of about
$4,000 on hand in the treasury of the
fair department. A total of S4S, 10000
was taken in at the gate during the fair
of 1900. In addition about 1851 railroad
tickets were taken up. These are to be
redeemed by the railroads at so cents
each. This will add in the neighborhood
of $39S5 to the $4S, 1860, making S52,-
431.49 total receipts on account of the
fair Of 1900. The expenses of the 1890
fair were $26,694.75. 1t is estimated that
the expenses his year will be $1,000 more
than last year. This will leave n surplus
on account of the fair of 1900 of $780,
1854.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
DIR. Johnson's Regartl,sor rrutb.

1t was said of DIR. johnson that he nj.
ways talked as though he We're taking
an .oatli. He detested the habit Of ~
ing or preyaricating in the slightest de.
gree and would not allow his servants
to say he was not ut home If he was.
"a servants strict regard for the
truth" said he, must be weakened by
such a practice. If accustomed my
servant to tell lie for me, have not
reason to apprehend that he will tell
them for himself?' A strict adherence
to truth the doctor considered as a sa-
cred obligation; and in relating the
smallest anecdote he would not allow
himself the minutest addition to embel-
lish his story.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

The Republican newspapers hardly
now what to say about the silver Re
publicans who have come out for Nc
Kinley To credit them with return
of reason would be to admit that free
silver is dead, and to own up to the lat
ter fact would be to encourage gold
Democrats to support Mr. Bryan.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

Occurrences like that at Akron show
that where negroes are numerous in the
North race feeling is quite as bitter as
at the South. Very seldoms9s there an
attempt to lynch a white man, no mat.
ter what his crime may be.-Buffalo
Courier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

Electro magnets, capable of picking
up five tons. are used by nm Illinois
steel company TO transfer steel beams
OR plates from one part of the shop to
another.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
No Austrian Colonies.

Austria is the only empire In the
world which has never had colonies. or
even transmarine possessions In any
quarter of the earth. Her ambition has
hitherto been purely continental.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

When the nelghbors hear woman
screaming more than usual to her chill
dren. they know she has just scrubbed
the kitchen door, aud they are track.
Ing It"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
DENLY Floppcd Two Year. AGO.

DENLY Floppcd Two Years Ago.
Charles DENLY has published letter
opposing and criticising Mr.. Bryan and
declaring that Mr.. Mckinley ought to
be reelected. All the Republican pa
pers allude to Mr.. DENLY as lifelong
Democrat. For over two years Mr..
DENLY has been a loyal supporter of
the President. and for his services as
a member Of the commission which
whitewashed the scandals of Algerism
in the War Department and also n
member Of the first Philippine commits
sion Mr.. DENLY has received from Mr..
Mckinley very large amount of
money paid out of the emergency funds
provided by Congress for war pur-
poses.-Hartford, Conn.,, Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

Governor Roosevelt may say in his
campaign speeches. have at last hit
llpen the happy plan of arranging the
Rough Riders schedulesso that he will
speak successfully at widely separated
points. This will afford the Colonel
opportunity for spectacular dashes
back and forth across the country,
which will delight his heart and fill him
with the idea that he is strenuous and
vet result in the least possible output
OF Observation-Disclosures Times.
Teddy Roosevelt said the Southern
soldiers under Lee We're the best Amer
lea ever produced. Now lie says that
Democrats are towards. The Southern
soldiers under Lee, their sons and
grandsons, are still Democrats. How
does he harmonic his utterances? p
Kansas City Times.
The records of Roosevelts civic and
military achievements recall nothing
which stamp him as very remarkable
man, and vet he seems to consider him
self proper subject for the most alb
tJect hero worship. The inordinate van
ity OF Roosevelt has disguised many
persons who have kept track Of his per-
formances both before and since his
nomination for the Vice Presidency
Atlanta journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

1t Is said the Republican campaign
managers. now threatened with ner-
yous prostratlop through fear Of what
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Imperinlist arguments"


+. Governor Roosevelt said in his speech
at st. Paul, STUDY the Kansas City
platform and you cannot help realizing
that their policy is policy of infamy,.
and that they stand for lawlessness
and disorder, for dishonesty and dis
honor, for license and disaster at home
and cowardly shrinking from duty
abroad"
A prominent McKinleyite organ yes
eterday said:
ct is not unfair to charge that the
anarchistic plot for the assassination
of President Mckinley is direct result
of the incendiary TRADES directed
against the administration by William
j. Bryan and his followers"
Such outrageous abuse of opponents
will naturally excite anger, ridicule and
contempt for the administration cause.
Yet, after all, abuse is about the only
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Issues Will Not Down,

The Republican apathy is not to be
dispelled by claims which are absurd
on their face. President Mckinley
would be obliged to give courageous,
frank and spirited defense of his pol
Icy to arouse the members of his party.
His reelection is against tradition. For
twenty years no party has reelected
Its President for two continuous terms.
Besides the big hole made by the de-
lection of the anti-imperialists from
Republican ranks, there Is the horde Of
disappointed office-seekers, who have
nothing to hope even If Mckinley is re-
elected. There are the thousands who
are angry and sore over his breakdown
from his "plain duty" message in re.
gard to Porto Rico. There are thou.
sands of workmen thrown out of EN-
ployment by the closing down of trust
absorbed factories and the masses who
have to pay trust prices that the latter
may be prosperous.
These and dozen other issues stand
in the way of reelection and the best
orators of the Republican party spend
their time in assuring the people that
imperialism is myth and militarism
a DOGGY and trusts not political ques-
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

argument the lmperiallsts have left.

argument" the imperialists have left.
Therefore they resort to abuse at home,
just as they resort to the censorship
abroad, in desperate effort to intimi-
date the citizens of the United States;
to prevent just and proper criticism of
their policy, which is the privilege of
citizens of republic, although denied
in monarchlcal lands; to deprive the
people, If possible, of a knowledge Of
the facts and realities of the Mckinley
lite imperialistic program. 1t is in min
gled fear and desperation that the i'm
perlalists cry coward" traitor" IAN
archist" at the other half of American
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03
LESSONS FROM GRANT.
GOV. ROOSEVELT DRAWS SOME
RELATIVE TO PHILIPPINES.
At Celebration in Galena Of Birthday
of Great Warrior-Large Crowds
Hear the Rough Rider.

Galena, April 28.-Amid great and
enthusiastic crowds, Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt of New York yesterday de-
livered a stirring grafton here at the
celebration of Gen. Grants birthday.
Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris, daughter
of Gen. Grant, and her son and daugh-
ter were among the notables present.
Gov. Roosevelt said among other
things:
Foremost of all the lessons of Gen.
Grants life is the lesson of tenacity.
of stubborn fxity Of purpose. In the
union armies there were generals as
brilliant as Grant, but none with his
iron determination. This quality he
showed as president no less than as
general. He was no more to be in
fuenced by a hostile majority in con-
gress into abandoning his attitude in
favor of sound and stable currency
than he was to be Influenced by a
check or repulse into releasing his
grip on beleaguered Richmond. It is
this element of unshakable strength
to which we are apt especially to al
lude when we praise man in the
most effective way, by praising him as
man. It is the only quality, the lack
nation as in the man.
There is a fine lesson in this to the
people who have been asking us to
invite the certain destruction of our
power in the Philippines, and there
fore the certain destruction of the ISL
ands themselves by putting any con-
CessiOn on our part ahead of the duty
or reducing the islands to quiet at all
| costs and of stamping out the last en-
! bers of armed resistance. At the time
of the civil war the only way to secure
peace was to fight for it, and it would
nave been crime against humanity
to have stopped fighting before peace
was secured.
TO do our duty, that is the sum and
substance. of the whole matter. We
are not trying to win glory; we are
not trying to do anything brilliant or
uuSual. Our spirit is of devotion to
duty, of determination to deal fairly,
| justly and fearlessly with all men, and
of iron resolution never to abandon
any task once begun until it has been
brought to a successful and triumph
ant conclusion"
At the conclusion of Gov. Roosevelt S
i speech an informal reception was held
after which the visitors were driven
to Grants old residence and other
! points of interest and at 6 o'clock
boarded the train for Chicago The
special train on which Gov Roosevelt
came to Galena made but one stop af-
!, ter leaving Chicago. At every sta
!, ton, however, large crowds congre-
gated to get a glimpse of him. Al
Rockford the train stopped few min
J utes and in response to repeated
cheering from a crowd of fully 10000
!, Gov. Roosevelt spoke briefly from the
rear platform of the car.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03
MERCURY THE MORNING STAR.
Interesting Astronomical Data Fur
nished For Month Of May.

Interesting astronomical data for
May are furnished by the Washburn
observatory as follows: Mercury is a
morning star but is not favorably sit
uated for observation. On May % the
planet passes through superior con-
junction and moves to the eastward
of the sun, thus becoming an evening
star. But the brightest of all the stars
in the heavens is the planet Venus,
which is seen in the northwestern sky
throughout the evening. The planet
is approaching its greatest brilliancy,
and this is attained just after the
close of the present month. A little less
than three-tenths of the disk will then
be illuminated by the sun, but this is
Compensation by the large appar-
ent size of the planet due to its COM
parative nearness to the earth. Some
counterpart to this most brilliant star
Of the west is found in the southeast
ern sky in the planet Jupiter, which
is coming into prominence in the
evening hours. 1t is followed, about
two hours later, by Saturn which may
be seen rising above the southeastern
horizon in the latter part of the even
ing. Mars is still to be seen only in
the early morning. The planet rises
somewhat north of the east point of
the horizon and is distinguished by its
rudy color.
The times OF sunrise and sunset for
the month are as follows:
Sunrise: May l, ASP; May II, 4:39;
May q, 1929; May 81, APP.
Sunset: May /, SIS; May II, 7:9;
May q, 7:20; May 81, 1929.
The times Of the moons phases are:
First quarter, May 6 1889 a. M; full
moon, May Is, 9:37 a. M; third quar-
ter, May q, 2:31 p. NJ; new moon,
May %, $50 a. m.
The principal fixed stars visible
during the month are: In the even
ing hours: To the west Capella Cas-
tor and Pollux, Procyon and Regulus;
to the east, Spica and Arcturus.
Visitors will be received at the OBJ
servatory if the night is clear tomor-
row evening nud May 16 from 1880 to
9: 80 o'clock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03
BADGER BRIEFS.

At Sheboygan fire damaged the fac
tory of the Frost Veneer Seating COM
pany to the extent of $500.
Gertrude Mohr, the 12-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Mohr of Glidden, died of pneumonia.
The wedding of Miss Anna Jones Of
Racine and Louis Abrams of Chicago
was solemnized at the home of the
brides parents.
Mrs. Amelia Brauer, mother of R.
A. Brauer, chief OF the Oshkosh Fire
department, was found dead in bed
She retired in usual health. She was
so years old.
Mrs. Alice Powell, nee Harries, died
at her home, All Beulah avenue. Mil
waukee, Of consumption. She was born
in Milwaukee and was % years Of age.
She leaves only her husband, Walter
Powell
Mr., P. c. Torrey, wife OF the regis
ter of deeds of Kenosha county, was
seriously injured in a runaway acct
dent. 1t is feared she sustained in
ternal injuries, but it is believed she
will recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03
AGAINST ALL REVISION.
La Crosse District Methodists Want
Discipline Clause to Stand.

La Crosse, Wis, April 2S.-La Crosse
district Methodist ministers have re-
fused to join in with the brethren in
the eastern part of the state in de-
manding the revision of the discipline
on question Of amusement. The La
Crosse Ministerial association has
adopted resolutions which will be pre-
scented to the general conference in
Chicago next month opposing the re-
vision and approving of discipline as
1t stands today A more vigorous and
better organized anti-saloon work on
the part of the church will also be de-
manded. This action has been taken
uniformly throughout the western
Wisconsin conference, representing
100 pastors, 10000 church members.
The ministerial delegates to the gem
eral conference at Chicago from this
district are: Revs. w. J.McKay, La
Crosse; S. w .Truesdell, Platteville;
w. M. Martin, Sparta; F. L. Hart
Evanston. III. Mr.. Hart has charge
OF church insurance, with his head
quarters al Evanston. Lay delegates
are: James Spensley, Mineral Point;
H. P. Magill, La Crosse; A. S. Ellison.
Eau Claire; n. B. Whorton, Ashland
Reserve; Ira B. Bradford, Augusta.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Elgin butter was firm at Is cents.
Col. W. ]. Bryan addressed 1000
people at Port Huron, Mich.
George Gordon, a desperate negro,
was hanged by mob at Albine, Miss
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
will visit Emperor Wilhelm at Berlin
Friday.
Near Wausaukee, Wis, forest fires
are raging and the property of farm
ers living near town is in great
danger.
Forest fires are spreading about
Marinette, and great concern is felt
for all the towns north. Nothing def
mite is known concerning towns along
the Wisconsin & Michigan road. but
danger to all of them is increasing.
Reports from Ellis Junction say the
fires are spreading. A big fire is rag
ing at Niagara, Wis, sixty miles north
of Marinette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03

the weekly crop report issued by the
weather bureau is as follows: .The
temperature conditions of the week
ending April % were generally highly
favorable, but excessive rains in the
southern states greatly interfered
with farm work and caused destruc-
tive floods. In portions of Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana much re-
planting will be necessary as a result
OF the inundation. Farm work has al
so been retarded as a result of heavy
rains in the eastern portions of Kan
sas and Nebraska and southern Mis-
souri,. Rain is much needed in Mon
tana, North Dakota. and over the
northern portion of Minnesota While
freezing temperature occurred in the
upper Missouri Valley and middle and
northern Rocky mountain regions, it
appears that no serious injury has
oeen done. The week has not been
favorable for the rapid progress of
corn planting, but preparations for
this work have been active in the
more northerly sections, and under
favorable weather conditions will
progress rapidly. Planting has been
generally retarded where not compIet-
ed IN the southern states, and also
from Kansas and Oklahoma eastward
over the central Mississippi valley. be-
ing later than for many years in Ten
nessee. An improvement in the condi-
ton OF winter wheat is generally re-
ported, except in Michigan and Wis.
consin, where blowing up for other
crops continues. With ample mois-
lure and a favorable temperature the
crop has made rapid growth in the
central valleys and southern states. its
condition in Kentucky and Tennessee
being exceptionally fine. Wheat Is
| heading in Texas, where a good Weld Is
indicated. The favorable outlook on
the racine coast, except in southern
California, continues. All reports re-
| speeding the oat crop are encouraging,
seeding being well advanced in the
! southern sections. The continuous
excessive rains over the central and
eastern portions of the cotton belt
nave retarded cotton planting and
washed up much of the acreage prev
lously planted. In southern Texas
planting is well advanced, and it is
progressing rapidly in the northern
| portion of the eastern part of the cot
ton belt is unusually delayed. The re-
ports concerning fruit are more favor
able than in the previous week and are
generally encouraging.