Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.

left New York March 81 for Manila,
carrying men and money for the army.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The treasury department statement
shows that there is more money in cir
culation now than at any previous
time.
Representative Hepburn is deter.
canal bill, although the senate is likely
to pigeonhole the measure.
The senate committee on privileges,
elections unanimously declared Clark
of Montana secured his election by fla
grant bribery and should forfeit his
seat. T -
The house has passed the Puerto
Rico bill with senate amendments
161 to 1853.
The senate passed bill establishing
buffalo preserve in New Mexico.
Senator Burrows strongly urges the
senate to refuse to seat Matthew STAN
ley Quay.
The house rivers and harbors com.
mittee has decided to report favorably
the resolution fora survey OF the I'LL.
nois and Des PLANES rivers. ~ 81
The United States supreme court has
denied leave to file habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in behalf Of Ramon Baez, "a
citizen Of Porto Rico, imprisoned for
violation Of the election laws of the
island. a. ~
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD. q, II
Admiral Dewey denies the report
that he would retire from the presidenI
tial race.
Charles b. Aycock was nominated
for governor by the Democrats Of
North Carolina.
The Republican convention of the
Fourteenth Ohio district has taken
1914 unfruitful ballots for representa-
tive.
Governor Roosevelt has positively
refused to be Il candidate for vice
president on the Republican ticket
After taking 1851 fruitless ballot.
the Fourteenth district Republican
congressional convention Mt yelling
ton, o., adjourned to meet at Norwalk
May II.
Iowa silver Republicans will select
| national delegates in state convention
| at Des Moines May 8.
Second Oregon district Republicans
renominated M. A. Moody for con
gress.
Democrats of the Fourteenth Illinois
district will hold their congressional
convention in Peoria June p.
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.
Miss Kate Tobin, 20 years of age
was shot and instantly killed in thu
street ut Waverly, N. Y, by FREQ
krist, Il young married man, who was
infatuated with the girl.
At Middesboro, KY, William Mos
ley, a special policeman, shot Charlel
Cecil, deputy sheriff, and later Mos
ley was killed by an unknown person
The trouble grew out Of political dis
putes.
/ Jealousy caused Reinhart Tom t,
| murder his sister-in-law, Ida Keller, a
Chicago and then commit suicide
Jessie Howard, an Arkansas girl
found hanging to a tree, is thought tt
have been murdered.
james B. Kellogg, the head of thu
g.. S. Dean "get-ricn-quick' company
has been sentenced to seven years anc
six months in the New York state
prison.
Charles Wegner hanged himself a
Chicago after gazing at the corpse O
his sweetheart. Ida Keller, who hat
been murdered.
August Young, aged %, troubled by
unrequited love, shot and seriously
wounded Kate Van Cloostere in Muir
physboro, His, and then killed him
self.
George Manger aged SO years, com
mitted suicide by blowing out hi
brains Mt Scranton, Pa.
AT Baskerville. Tenn, Joseph String
er killed his wife by choking her t
death and then committed suicide.
Thomas Bremen, aged 81, of Hunt
ington, w. Va, Quarreled with hi
sweetheart. whom he was engaged t
marry next week, and committed sui
eide.
At Alexander, Ark, Mrs. Il. n. Hol
land shot and instantly killed William
Cook. She claims Cook DETAINED hel
character.