Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
NOTAnLR DEATHs,

ClUCh III ulSuI uuu tuTee pcFSUuS were
killed by falling wreckage.
NOTABLE DEATHS.
David b. Culbcrson, father of Sena-
tor Charles A. Culberson OF Texas, Is
dead.
William G. nntteott, secretary q
war in Clevelnnd,S first administration,
is dead.
Alexander Chesney, an Illinois pio-
neer and one of the wealthiest men in
his part of the state, Is dead at his
home near Nashville. Ills.
Alonzo Burr, for fifty years lead
ing business man Of Bloomington, Ills,
is dead.
Mrs. q. s. Hinrichsen, mother of for
mer Congressman w. II. Hinrichsen,
is dead Mt Alexander. Ills.
Richard Storrs Willis, author and
brother of N. P. Willis and Fanny
Fern" is dead at Detroit, aged 81.
Rev. ]. w. ]. Jordan is dead at Wa
tertown, Wis, aged so years.
THE FIRE RECORD.
Fire destroyed the Mallory steam
ship pier in the East river, New York,
cost an infants life and caused q loss
of $1,00O,000.
The paper and pulp mills at Grand
Mere, Que, have been destroyed by
fire.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Reed
Fertilizer company at Eastwood, N. Y.
Loss. $4,000.
The Mcllowee hotel, one of the larg-
est summer hotels OIL Delavan lake,
Wis, was destroyed by fire.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The street car strike in st. Louis re-
suited in rioting, the wounding of
many persons and complete tie-up
OF traffic.
Sweden will spend 1853, 100 kroner
for new defcnses.
Senator Foraker, in replying to
charges OF Rev. Mr.. Baker, head Of the
Ohio Anti-Saloon league, calls him a
lobbyist, falsifier and alleged black.
mailer
People of st. Kits island are starv-
Ing. England has been asked for aid
Pullman millions are found to have
doubled since the death Of the palace
car magnate. J.
Chinese rebels were routed with the
loss of thirty killed in an attack on
Wei-Hai-Wei boundary commission.
Prohibition party politics caused a
wrangle in the Methodist general con-
ference.
One man was killed and many were
hurt as the result of st: Louis street
railway officials efforts to run cars un-
der police protection.
The Missouri supreme court has SEN
fenced six murderers to be hanged on
June 10, 1900.
Chalmers Martin, who holds the FL
lott II. Shepherd instructorship in
Princeton seminary, has resigned his
chair to accept the presidency of the
Pennsylvania College for Women at
Pittsburg.
Rain has had little effect upon north
ern forest fires.
War between United States and Ger
many is predicted by Paris paper.
The steamer Quito has sailed from
New York for Bombay with 100000
bushels of corn for the famine district
in India.
A prisoner in the county Jail at Mar
shall, Mich, was found to be suffering
from smallpox.
The sale by auction of the Peel fam.
lily hefploo4ns IN London - drawing
fashionable crowds.
Admiral Walker gave the senate
committee Information regarding the
proposed routes of the Nicaraguan
and Panama canals. q
Jockey "Skeets" Martin has been
suspended by English racing judges on
n charge of foul riding.
The rumors that Prince Victor M
poleon has sent telegrnphic congratu.
latiOns to the German crown prince
are confirmed.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey held q pub
lie reception at the Maxwell House In
Nashville, Tenn.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the provinces of Barcelona and VAL
encia, Spain, on account of the anti
tax demOpstrations.
1t is said the Ashantees are deter
mined to throw off British rule and
are able to raise 10000 warriors.
A threatened lockout of union men
in the building trades by the Builders
club of Kansas City. Mo-, may delay
work on the big hall for the Demo.
cratic national convention.
The international Association of Pc.
lice Chiefs, In session at Cincinnati,
adopted new constitution.
1t Is reported In South Bend TINT B.
IT. Shively will not run for governor OF
Indiana.
The well-known German actress,
Marie Hollenthal, has had serious &C.
ctdent on her wheel.
Bubonio Plague ut Port Said.