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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
Notice of Referees, Sale.

H. virtue of IN order Of sale directed to the
uhuo. sisneh referees from the Clcr OF the Dis.
tIlci court OF Delaware county, Iowa. On n ia
cree ns oS,alnes in said court HE srd day Of
S IN a. ~ loOo IN favor OF William Fen.
ton and W. 4. Horsnel. as plaiutfIs and aeainst
I I'M p j. shaInGsorge Hor nell FdwariHors
nell, Reuben May Sarah MAY, l;iotia NAV. Aifped
ny hiGyeS sv mabel heyes Ruth Reyes and Henri
:. y estate named and described in sad plain.
,na s o M az an The further order of saidconrt
ne Y day Of September. 1850 ofler lo, 81 N
lI l nsnest bidder Tor cIsl, the following real
Lois Euinoer $685. :9l 3t5, 3OG. 5;i, 5le. Fla. and
81 III Inc N.llage of Delaware, Delaware co,,nty
Of the dwelling house OH tho above described lied
premises IN the village of Delaware, Delaware
sad DAY, when aad where due attendannce will nj
Dated at Manchester, Iowa. august II. 1oO0.
i. b. BLAIR.
o,...o II. +. ARNOLD.
o4wz Z. NJ. CARR,
Referees
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
Democratic stare Convention

The democratic state convention.
held at Cedar Rapids last Thursday.
was largely attended and enthusiastic
gathering. Every county in the state
was represented and much interest
shown in the selection of the ticket.
The first contest was precipitated BY
the nlidacy of Joseph Eiboeck for
elector-at-large. Mr.. Eiboeck is the
editor of the Iowa Stats Anzeiger, the
leading German paper of Iowa, and
both himself and his paper were op.
posed to Bryan four years ago, and for
that reason some of the ultra free silver
men opposed his candidacy this year.
Another feature of the days work
was the objection to the nomination of
S. b. Crane for secretary of state. Mr..
Crane, although good democrat at the
present time, is what might be called q
radical democrat. In former years he
was populist leader and the demo.
cratic populists have high regard for
their old.time associate. 1t WIS at their
urgent solicitation that he became a
candidate, and the objections 10 his
nomination came from the conserya.
lives, OF more strictly speaking, from
the men who were not entirely in &C.
cord with their party platform four
years ago.
While the Eiboeck men were off the
democratic reservation four years ago,
there is no question about where they
are this year. And it may be true that
when Babb ran for governor, the Crane
men ran for the woods or for some.
other place that was not polling place.,
But the Eiboeck men and the Crane
men now stand shoulder to shoulder in
the democratic ranks, and are fighting
like Trojans for the whole democratic
ticket. This being true, the convention
did the wise thing when it gave both
OF these men a place on the ticket.
When Mr.. Cranes position was fully
understood all opposition disappeared
and he was nominated by reclamation;
and on roll call of the counties Mr..
Elboeck received almost a unanimous
vote of the convention.
The nomination Of L. M. Gibson, of
Greeley, for auditor of state, was q
graceful compliment to Delaware
county. Mr.. Gibson IS we'll qualified
for any state office. He is veteran
campaigner and will conduct his cam
paign with credit to his party and his
county.
Speaking of the tieketthe Des Moines
Leader says:
"On the whole, the ticket is to be
esteemed strong one, aud is calculated
10 bring to the party its full vote"
In the following paragraph the Du-
buque Telegraph states the view gen
orally expressed by the press of the
state:
ION the whole, as finally perfected,
the ticket will give more satisfaction to
the various elements opposed to Nc
ktnley and McIlinleyism, and do more
to cement their opposition than any
| other that could easily be selected"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
JAPANESE STORY OF THE FIGHT.
They Blow Up Two Gntes and tho Other
Allies Enter by Another.

They Blow Up Two Gntes and tho Other
Allies Enter by Another.
The Japanese minister, Takahira,
has received the following advices
from the japanese foreign office at
Toxic: THE Japanese consul ut Che
foo wired under date Aug. IL to the
following effect: The foreign forces
attacked on the eastern side of Picking
Wednesday morning. The enemy OBJ
stinately resisted. In the evening the
Japanese blew up the Chiao- Yang gate
and the Tung Chin gate Of the Tartar
city. and succeeded in entering. In
the meantime other foreign forces ell
tered the Chinese city by the Tung
Tien gate. Detnchments We're sent i'm
to the legations and opened
communications. The ministers and
STATS We're found safe. The Japanese
loss was over 100, including three Off
GERS. The Chinese loss computed Mt
about 40O.'"
Substantially the information con-
tanned In the above dispatch was re-
ceived by the Associated Press Satur-
day, fipat from Toxic. 1t contains
the explicit and reassuring statement
that "the ministers and stats We're
found safe" 1t is more direct and
complete in detail than the American
advices thus far received. The off,
Gals of the Japanese legation aremuch
gratiiied at the conspicuous gallantry
displayed by the mikados forces dur
ing the advance upon Picking. and they
have received with unconcealed pride
the congratulations not only Of the
officials of this government, but also
OF the diplomatic representatives of
other countries at this capital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
CALEB POWERS GUILTY.
Shat Is What the Jury Decides Unani
Inously Lin His Case.

SHae ~ Nhht the jury Decides Cnanl.
nously lii His Case.
Georgetown, Ky, Aug. 20.-'sWe,
The iury.efind the defendant guilty and
fix his punishment at confinement In
the penitentiary for the rest of his
natural life" This was the wording of
the verdict In the case of ex-Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, charged with
being an accessory before the fact to
the murder of William ,GOebel. The
Jury was out only fifty-three minutes.
The vote in favor of life sentence
was unanimous. When the jury re-
tired the belief was general that 1t
would fail to agree. and in this opinion
the defendant himself was firmly con-
WINGED.
When the verdict of guilty was rem
dered Powers, for the first time during
the six weeks of the trial. betrayed
his feelings. Always pale he grew
CHASTITY so rs the verdict was read,
and his face betokened great mental
anguish. This was only for a few
seconds, however, and then somewhat
regaining his composure he turned to
the Misses Dangerfield. who had been
in conversation with him, and said:
Il was not expecting thai. The ver-
dict is unjust
Juror Porter, the only Republican on
the jury. the first to speak when the
jury retired. said: "Gentlemen, l am
Il Republican. and | have said that 1
did not believe Goebel's murder was
the result of Il conspiracy l did not
think Caleb Powers could be guilty.
but l have heard the evidence and
am convinced he Is" The jury was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

night with Fourteenth and light bat
terry. Eight wounded during days
fighting. Otherwise all we'll.
"CHAFFEE."
War department officials think the
date "Peking. Aug 49," is an error in
transmission. They believe 1t should
be Aug. III, as all previous reports in
dictated that Picking was captured on
the 18th inst
The startling feature of Remey's
dispatch Is that fighting within the city
of Picking was continuing, according
to the advices of Admiral Remey. The
inner, or rs it is popularity known, the
forbidden" city, evidently had not
been taken. 1t is surrounded by a
massive wall of solid masonry more
than twenty feet high, and 1t Is not
regarded MS surprising that the Chi
nese should make their final stand
within Its shadows. Prior to the re-
ceipt of the dispatch 1t was accepted
generally MS fact that the dowager
empress, in company with the emperor
and large suite, had left Picking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
Proclamation and Notice Of specia,
70 the qualified voters Of Manchester, Iowa.

), Pursuant to resolutions regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Manchester, Iowa,
on the 10th day OF july 1900 on the preser tation
OF petition by Il. w. Hong therefor. Notice lis
hereby given that on the third day OF September,
1900, q Special Election as provided for in sec
tions 40 and S21 of the Code will be held In said
city at which election the following question will
be submitted, viz:
"Shall Il. w. Hoag, his successors and assigns,
be granted the right to erect and maintain an
electric light, heatng and power plant in the
City of Manchester, Iowa, for u period of ten
years, with right to continue TO use water power
and such other poweras may be available, and to
erect ere poles and string wires in along and over
with such other privileges as may be reasonable
and essential for the construction, continued OPP
GRAFTON and maintenance of such plant subject to
vided:r - z.
The polling places at said Special Election will
First Ward, S. A. Stcadmans harness shop.
Second Ward. ilremans hall, city building
Third Ward, w. G. Hitchcock's residence.
The polls will open at eight O'Clock u. m. and
close ut seven O'Clock p. m, I'D
Attest:
r. r. ROBINSON, SA. STEADMAN.
Dated, Manchester, Iowa, Julyl7, A. d. 1906. =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Quito nm Elaborate Ceremony at Paris in
Connection with tho Awards.

COnnScIlOn Will tho a
Paris, Aug. 20.-The ceremony OF
officially announcing the awards maue
to the exhibitors at the Paris expose
ton took place Saturday afternoon. III
was not less magnificent In IT'S pomp
than the ceremony attending the Ior-
NAL opening of the exposition. The
announcement of the awards occurred
in the Sale DIES Fetes. This hail,
which itself is one of the mostsbeatnti-
full exhibits, was cNtrayagantiy dec
grated. Fully 10000 persons attended
the exercises. which began ut 3 p.
Iii. President Loubet, who was escorted
by the cabinet ministers, presided, ana
all official Paris, including the dip
lomatic corps and the foreign commas
sioners, was present.
y feature which gave additional
animation to the spectacle was the ell
try of each commission and its staff,
including the uniformed guards bear
ing the flags OF their respective coCn-
tries. President L0ubet, after tie
'.Marse,llaise. had been rendered by
an immense orchestra, opened the cere-
monies With Il short address in which
he thanked all the participants for the
aid they had given III making the eX-
position u success. He also expressed
regret mt the fact that the closing.
hours of the exposition were apprOach-
ing.
While President Loubet was on his
way to the ceremonies a drunken waits!
err named Jacques Mara broke through
the line of cuirassiers surrounding the
presidential carriage and approached
Its door. There was n moment of In
tense excitement, but the man only
threw an envelope into the vehicle. It
contained Il picture of his niece. The
mans action was simply the result of
drink-dpranCed mind,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
a Present to a Thief,

from the Springfield. Mass Republican,
Since Great Britain in the last. year
has inexeusably destroyed two promis.
ing republics in Africa and has done to
death by force of arms the nationality
of race as worthy of a national exist
ence as the British; since, thereby, a
territory about as large as France and
Spain combined has been added to the
swollen dominions of the crown it is
now dlsagreeable dose to make the
British empire still bigger by cutting
into the territory of the United States.
Frankly, we haven't 30 much stomach
'sos ii % we hsd year ago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

cessation OF hostiiitles The Post as,
sumes that the United States are will,
ing to abandon any idea of further az
gressive action. but 1t questions the
disposition of Germany and the other
powers to agree to such a course. The
Berlin correspondent of The Post says
he learns that no formal request for
an armistice has vet reached the pow
ers, and that it is improbable that any
such request would be granted
The other papers comment guarded
" on the general situation, owing to
the lack Of definite news when the
editorials were written. Most of
them advocates stern inquisition re-
garding outrages and the punishmentl
of the leaders even If they have to he
pursued all over China. The Daily
Graphic, In paragraph apparently
Inspired. says there is no reason to he.
lleve that any of the powers will reg
pudiate the previous understanding
and the dynasty.
peror Kwang Su accompanied the ems
press dowager to Hsian Flu much
against his VIII. Prince Tuan com
hiaiistSu ehO iSuA guam Va tiS iiiipSIiiil
escort, of which Boxers formed Is per
cent. 1t was expected that General
Tung FUN Slang would follow after
the arrival of the allies. All the pal
ace treasures were sent to Hsian Flu.
The hearsay accounts of the method
of entry into Peking are contradictory,
some maintaining that there was Sc
we're fighting and others that the en-
According to Berlin dispatch the,
Betlincr Post says: "a great thing has
been done, hut Il greateA must be done
before the allied powers will be salts.
lid. 1t remains to obtain redress for.
til cnttacks upon the legations and 9TH
err wrongs. particularly the assassina-
tien of the German minister, and to
install government which will pun
isll the guilty and give ample guaran-
tees against the recurrence of similar
crimes" The National Zietung. the
Freisinnige Zeitung and the yossische
Zeit,mg express themselves in SIM
liar strain. ava
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

There was great demonstration al
the Liberty Congress of the Anti-Im
perialist League in Indianapolis last
Wednesday when George S. Boutwell,,
ex-governor of Massachusetts, and
secretary of the treasury in the cabinet
of President Grant, in his address as
permanent chairman, said that he
should support Bryan. He said:
"Who does not see that the day OF
England's downfall is approaching
And we are asked to follow her exam.
pie and tread in the imperial footsteps
of Great Britain, knowing that those
steps are leading the British empire to
destruction. Now is the time for the
people to arrest this progress to ruin
and the laboring men of the country
are the men to whom 1 appeal. If we
accept imperialism it means that some
people shall do the thinking and the
rest do the working; then the course of
liberty cannot be saved.
allow is the overthrow of the admin.
istration to be accomplished 2" conclud-
ed MI. Boutwell,. 81 helped create the re-
publican party, lparty at that time of
justice and principle and honesty. l
now believe it is party of injustice
and despotism and / will help TO de-
stroy it. And how? There is but one
available means and you know what
that is. / am for Bryan. Tremendous
applause.) am for BRYAN in spite of
what he may believe concerning the
currency or finances of the country.
This question to which we invite the
country's attention is question of life
or death to the republic. In such a
crisis shall we stop to consider whether
silver should be worth more or less than
1t is? If mistake is made in the
next administration, should Bryan lie
elected, the people can remedy it in
four or eight years; the country would
not'be destroyed. If the currency is
impaired we can redeem it. 1t was
IMPAIRED curing tne Civil war, and we
redeemed it afterwards.
ave are to have platform contain
ing plank against this administration
and l hope recommend to support
Bryan. Next March, l trust, we will
have an Inauguration to be followed by
a policy which will bring the troops
out OF the Philippines, diminish the
death roll and the massacre of people
IN these distant lands; and we shall
then set up three young republics
which shall glory in their origin
through the policy of the American
people; raised from condition of
tyranny into an opportunity to govern
Themselves and to enjoy the fruits of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
Has to Sue the Insurance comn,nx.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 1G.--Dr. Robert
Kitto has commenced suit to recover
$1,000 from the Frankfort Insurance
company, of Germany, alleged to be
due for an accident. Some months ago
Dr. kitto was riding on Milwaukee
Electric railway car. He fell through
n window. y piece of glass pene-
trated his eye and the member was so
badly hurt that it had to be removed.
DR.. kitto was obliged to go to Italy
to get n glass eye. He carried mn ac-
cident insurance of $4,000. On ac-
count of the accident he was entitled
to $4,000 of this amount All of the
companies settled except the Frank
fort :.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
MASSACRE AT PAorINa-ry.
Consul Fowler Tell. Of the Ktpns of the
Missionaries There3


Mtssionarfe. Therel
Washington, Aug. 2O.-Thd state de-
partment has received a dispatch from
Consul Fowler, dated Chefoo, Aug. Is.
1t relates to the massacres OF mission
aries and others at Paoting-Fu which
has been referred to Il number of
times in the press dispatches. and has
generally been conceded to have oc-
Cured on June 80. The first part of
the dispatch is 50 badly mangled in
transmission this 1t is impossible to
make much out of it. The text is as
follows:
"Chefoo. Received Aug. l5.-Secre-
tary of State, Washington: Evening
18th. Reported all Presbyterian mis-
sionarles Paoting-Fu Killed June 30;
premises burned. Same (night?)
Catholic mission. Rain stopped work.
July first attacked American tboardD
(PitkinD shot dead trying to keep
gang out. Misses Morrell, Gould ia
ken Boxers headquarters, killed.
(BagnallO killed near CTempleD.
Cooper and Belglnns fate uncertain.
Officials had sent all home from va
men. All natives connected foreign
ers suffered like fate. Authority:
Special messenger sent by Tientsin
missionaries. FOWLER"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

Mark Hanna's agents are having a
hard .t;sno trying to induce ex-Speaker
Reed to make few McKinley speeches.
Reed is considerable of Gear himself,
but McKinley's empire antics are too
rank even for him, and up to the pres
ent time he has refused to take any
part in the campaign of this year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
DE WET MAKES A BLUFF.


Asks Baden-Powell to sarrender-The
Pretoria Conspiracy Trial.
Pretoria. Aug. 20.--General De Wet
appeared Friday at North Commando
mex held by General Baden-Powell,
and sent in flag of truce asking the
surrender of the British force. Gen-
eral Baden-Powell replied, asking
what TERMS DE Wet was prepared to
offer. De Vets demand is considered
pretense for the purpose of gaining
information. Finding that the mex was
strongly garrisoned De Wet resumed
his march northward, shadowed by
General Baden-Powell.
The case. for the defense in the trial
of Lieutenant Cordua, of the Stats
artillery, charged with being con.
cerned in the plot to kidnap Lord Rob-
erts. was concluded Saturday. Lieu
tenant COrdua's counsel admitted that
the accused was guilty of breaking his
parole, and of attempting to pan
conspiracy, but he asserted that the
attempt was failure. Counsel also
maintained that Gano suggested the
entire plot and egged on the prisoner.
Gano, who is said to be of American
birth. denied having suggested the
plot,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
international Typographical Union

MILWAUKEE,, WIS, Aug. 1U.-At tile
session of the international Typo
graphical union committee on tripar-
tlte agreement was appointed and will
hold meeting. The object In view
Is the adoption of uniform Joint seal
of the international Printing Pressmen
and Assistants union, the Internation-
al Bookbinders and the International
Typographical union. The whole fore
noon was taken up in further consid-
GRAFTON OF the report Of the committee
ON laws.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
What Napoleon SAID About China.

What Napoleon SAID About China.
The first Napoleon was asked by
some of his officers to conquer and
hold certain provinces of China, as
Great Britain has conquered and held
India. His answer was: "Better let
China alone. The Chinese are harmless.
They trouble no other nation, but they
are great people. We might conquer
some of their provinces, but we should
teach them the art of war. In time
they might raise great armies-buy or
build great navies and conquer France
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

1-%+ssatss.- T. 2 sfssFs=ssa
saved many Of the negroes from deafif.
The cause of the sudden and uneSpect-
ed outbreak was the murder on Sun
day morning of Policeman Robert j.
Thorpe by n negro named Arthur Har-
rls. Thorpe was stabbed by Harris
while attempting to arrest May Emo,
a colored woman. The policeman died
Monday at Roosevelt hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
Killed by Shock q !, 800 yolt,,

San Diego. Cal. Aug. GOV. r..
McCurdy, assistant engineer of the
electric light plant fftsre. was found
dead in the power house. He had re-
ceivcd n shock Of $500 volts His hat
was lying by the dynamo and his
body was twenty feet away, A burned
spot on his hand showed where he
touched the pole. the shock throwing
him over another machine standing
near. In his flight through the air he
apparently disnrranged the gearing,
for the engine ran away and burned
out the dynamo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. 17.-While
rowing down the Black river Wednes-
day two rivermen found shirt and
coat on the bank near the old David.
son mill. Further search located
trousers, shoes and other appeared
near by. They are supposed to be the
propertyfof a man who went In swim
ming and drowned or of man MUIR
dered and thrown Into the water.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

Boys don't kill the birds. If there
were no birds man could not live upon
the earth. You will be better boys and
make better men, if you are kind and
merciful to every harmless thing that
has life and can feel pain.