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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
MOVE ON WALOERSEE.
German Field Marshal Gets Un-
der Way for the Chinese
Capital City.
Ii HUNG HAS ARRIVED THERE,
Called on the Foreign Ministers and
Expressed Doubt of Tuan's Re-
q -. ported Degradation.

Tien Tsin, Oct. 15-Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee and his staff
started yesterday morning fro Peking.
started yesterday morning for Picking.
Only small escort accompanied Won
Waldersee, who left for Picking at 5
yesterday morning. The length of the
field marshafs stay at the capital has
not been determined, but lie expects to
return to Tien Tsin before cold wealth
er sets in. Possibly he will make
Shanghai his headquarters for the win
ter, as it is understood that the Ger
mans do not contemplate active OPP
erations after the winter has begun.
Ii hung Chang Is at Picking.
London, Oct. ia special dispatch
from Tien Tsin Oct. IS announces the
arrival at Pekin of Ii Hung Chang on
October II. Ii Hung Chang began
to make his formal call upon the le-
cations at once. In the afternoon he
visited the British and American rep
resentatives. General Chaffee and Cen
Wilson assisted United States Minister
| Conger in receiving Earl Ii, who eX-
pressed anxiety to make peace. LII
Hung Chang and Prince Ching will
shortly address note to the foreign
4 MINISTER'S, aShluS tLltl uiec.ihS pS
held for the purpose OF beginning the
negotiations for peace. He expressed
preference for the tsung-li-yamen as
meeting place. 1t is stated that
owing to foreign objections Young Lu
has withdrawn from the post of peace
commissioner Ia Hung Chang ex'
pressed doubt as to the authenticity OF
3 the decree banishing Prince Tuan.
Shanghai Report of Fight.
1t is reported from Canton, says {
special dispatch from Shanghai, tina
the rebels have captured Wei Che,
city on East river, and that the i'm
= perial troops lost sixty killed. The reb
, els, according to these advices, at
tackled Tung Koon on Thursday last
If successful in their attack 1poi
Tung Koon they. will march upon Sun
Tong, and thence upon Canton.
The Shanghai correspondent OF tn
!, Morning Post. wiring Saturday, az
scribes four distinct agitations IN tn
Kwang Tung, Kwang 81, SEE Chua
z and and the Yang Use regions-all
y which are anti-dynastic rather tina
d anti-foreign. "If Sun Vat Sen is SUI
i cessful in the SOUTH" says the corr.
:. spondent, "and his rebellion spread
% over the Yang Use region, he will prol
er ably be aided by Prince Tuan, Tun
le Flu Hsiang and the Mohammeda
leaders in the northwest"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Does Not Credit the story.

Fairbault, Mimi, Oct. 15.-Donald
Grant, who Is one of the leading mem.
bers of the company owing the yene-
zuelan grant, states that he had no
notice-nor had any other members of
the company-of the alleged action of
the Venezuelan government in cancel
ing the concessions made to the Orino-
co company, as recently reported by
cable from Caracas. He believes that
n such action had been contemplated
the company would have been notified
to defend their title,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
WISCONSIN IS A FLYER.
New Battleship Declared To BE Queen
of Her Glass.

New Battleship Declared To BE Queen
of Her Class.
Santa Barbara, Cal, Octo. 13-The
Wisconsin gained new laurels for her
builders, the Union iron works of San
Francisco. on her trial trip in Santa
Barbara channel yesterday by so far
exceeding her contract speed of six
teen knots as to break all records. Cor
rect officials figures of the run make
the battleship's time 1925 knots.
This exceeds the time of the Ala
bama rs of a knot. The actual time
in which she covered the sixty-four
miles of the trial course was three
hours, fifty-six minutes and tittyasiS
seconds, including the turn for tliesFun
back. In a squirt 1854 knots was at
tanned i43J
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

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John AG Cattron to Chas III Cruise u
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Joseph Heacom 10 William Hurley iot
A b Cross 4 NJ Is Fannie i iiaeIcfis
lott in Iowa Land Co.'S. add to Man i,
w II Acres X VT Ell al to WI ian sel!rns
lots s y In Henry Acres Add 10 M;la-
chester.
Charles Lep,"y VI to i Main int IS .,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
George Beohm e. VT to Albert Beohm q

George Beohm g. VT to Albert Beohm 9
n Sc sec 1854 except com rds of
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"a rds to beg & W 80 a Of sw-sw sec i6
& nw-nw sec 81 all In twp 904.. $8G49
Joseph Wintager& VT to Charles Ahrns
mfr Y OF NV sec 81 -906. 5000
Wilnam Zertzman q WI to Herman Zertz-
man Y of X sw-sec 80 W x of eH
nw.sec 1894 ,............,,,.,2 l33
William Zertzman & WI to Franz Zertz-
man y of Q u sw.sec 30.894 .......... 2l83
William ZertZman & VT to J.. j. Zertz-
man Q y of Q " NV 4 sec 1884 ,....... 2lss
Annie 3 Barker ct OIL to George r Hamb-
LIN SEX sex SEQ 20 & n 89h Q Of neA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
street Fair at NATION, Ills.

Nation, Ills, Oct. 12.-The fourth
annual free street fair has opened
here. The lavish preparations made
for weeks in advance were carried out
In full. Carnival week formally com
menced with the coronation of Miss
Elizabeth Blackburn Elliott of North
Okaw by Mayor Fry in the famous
broomcorn palace and was witnessed
by $4,000 people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
FIFTH WEEK OF THE srR1kE.
All Quiet at Hazleton-Few Mines Work
ing Short-Handed.

All Quiet at HoZleton-keW nAiues "oAA-
ing short-Handed.
Hazleto4f. nt Pafe Few cceollierles that have
continued in operation since the strike
was inaugurated are working as usual
with the same number of men they
had in the mines last week Not one
Of the collieries, however. Is working
full-handed. The Cranberry mines of
A. Pardee s Co. have more men at
work than any of. the few other mines
still in operation. The company as
serts that more than half Of Its men
are at work.
Two crowds gathered in the morn
ing, one at No. 40 shaft Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company in this city, and
the other at the Cranberry mine, on
the outskirts Of the town, but they
dispersed before daylight without
causing any trouble. The march
planned to the Panther Greek valley,
where majority Of the mines are still
in operation, was called off on account
of rain. President Mitchell will re-
turn from Scranton during the after
noon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Sioux City, Ia, Oct. ia tip from
a woman in Winterset, Ia, near Des
Moines, probably prevented the same
gang of robbers which looted the post
Office at st. Joe, Mo-, of $1,000 from
trying to rob the Sioux City postotfice
on Sept. &c. The authorities in the
city had been warned and the buildings
surrounding the postotfice here bristled
with revolvers on that night and sue
ceeding nights until it appeared evil
dent that the job had been abandoned.
The robbers were apparently fright
enpd AWAY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Mr.. Bryan's use Of Biblical quotations
and illustrations Is very much like Lin.
'coln's-always pat and effective. Re.
terrinR to the full dinner pail argument
at Peoria he said. "The Bible tells that
there was once man named Esau who
sold his birthright for full dinner-pail
and he has been held In derision ever
a3nce0
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
DEADLY CROSSING ACCIDENT.
-Four Persons Instantly Killed and An
other Fatally Injured.

Four Persons Instantly Killed and An.
other Fatally Injured.
Holbrook, Neb., Oct. n.-Last even
ing at Z o'clock, as Mrs. Herman
Kielbeck and family were crossing the
railroad at the station in farm wag-
on, lone engine going west ran into
them, instantly killing Miss Lizzie
Herman, Mrs. Kielbeck and her baby
girl, and Mrs. Charles Bartenbeck; also
seriously injuring the latter's Agar
old boy and 1S months old baby glri.
The latter is not expected to survive.
Not a single occupant escaped unhurt.
The wagon was smashed into kindling
wood and one of the horses killed. Mrs.
Bartenbeck was the wife of Carl Bar
tenbeck, who was shot and killed near
here Monday night by his brother-in-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
JOE LETTERS BIG WINNING.
chieasonn Take. $50, 900 from Pat sheed,


in Paris.
New York, Oct. ia dispatch from
Paris says: Joe Letter of Chicago,
brother of the vicereine of India, and
Pat Sheedy of New York, brother of
nobody of such Importance. concluded
q poker game which wili.ever remain
historic. 1t was an all-night session.
Mr.. Letter is $4,000 to the good; Mr..
Sheedy is out just that sum.
A friend of both introduced them.
There was some talk of cards, and the
two agreed to a game. They met at
the Club Capucines, in a private room.
The play lasted for eight hours, unin-
terruptedly. There We're but six wit
nesses. For three hours everything
came Sheedy's way. At midnight he
was $4,000 ahead. In the small hours
luck changed, and he lost so rapidly
that his nervewent all to pieces. Young
Letter quit $4,000 ahead. He won
$1,000 In one pot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Boston, Oct. 15.-The anxiety OF rel
atives of the 144 nautical cadets on the
United States steamer Enterprise in
creases as time passes, and the train
ing ship has not been reported She
is now four days overdue and nothing
has been heard from her since she
sailed from Funchal, Madeira, on Sept
6. She Is commanded by Lieutenant
Commander Edward NJ. Hughes, U. s..
N. He was on the Petrol at Manila
under Dewey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
IRON. v. n. BIRDSALL

Democratic nominee for Congress- in
this district and other speakers, will de.
liver addresses on the political issues OF
the day, on
SATURDAY. OCT. 20,
at 2 o'clock In the afternoon at the
CITY HALL IN MANCHESTER
You are requested to be present and
bring with you your neighbors, regard
less of party Affiliations, to hear issues
discussed in fair and candid manner
by able and interesting speakers. The
ladies' are specially invited.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Insurance Company Reinsure..

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 15.-It was an
nounced by the Peoples Accident as
ISOLATION of Des Moines that it has re-
insured Its 100000 Of business in the
Continental Casualty company of Chi
cago. 1t will suspend business on ac-
count Of the inability of Manager
Stiles to do the work because Of re-
mOyal from Des Moines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 15.-The Peo-
pies Accident association, of Des
Moines, has justcompletedn negotiations
with the Continental Casualty com
pany, of Chicago, whereby al Its risks
are reinsured in that company and its
entire business turned over to II. u
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Oampaien Brill,ants.

From the Charleston News and G'is'aa.sel
asw4s1s ne was making campaign
speech few days ago. 1t is the only
brilliant thing that has been dropped
by one of them SO far in the campaign
except Hanna's famous utterance that
"there are no trusts"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Sioux City, Ia, Oct. 11.-stockhold-
ers of the Credits Communication COM
pany, at meeting in this city, de-
cided to wind up the affairs of the
company, have the properties APP
praised, and place them on the market
for Sn1a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Snow Along the Rio Grnnde,

Austin, Tex, Oct 15.-There was a
heavy fall Of snow in the region along
the Rio Grande river border about 300
miles southwest Friday and the night
previous. The weather in that section
Is remarkably cold for this season of
the year and the snow remained Oh
the ground for some time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Washington. Oct. 12.-Admiral
Sampson was In the city and his fee
BILE appearance caused some concern to
his friends. His health has been fail
ing for more than year and while
not appreclably worse, the last month
or so shows no signs of improvement.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
IOWA STATE COLUMN.
Tolegraphic Matters of Interest to Our
Own People.
Happenings Throughout the State Re
corded for the Benefit of the Read
ers of This Paper.

ottumwa, Ia, Oct. 11.-Samuel ].
Richie, of Baltimore, has been acquit-
ted in the robbery Of Bradley's, bank
of Eldon on the night Of Feb. l, 1897,
and left for his home in the east yes
terday. The jury rendered verdict
for the defendant the state failing ut.
terly tn ,..a.;se, Ia aaI ever been lM-loWa
until Drought here by the officials.
The outcome of the case has prac-
tically hinged on the testimony Of Dick
Dodd, an Ottumwa man, who was i'm
plicated in the robbery, and on whose
evidence other members of the gang
were convicted. Dodd testified that
he had never seen the man Richie.
who was on trial. The state failed
to produce any other evidence in the
case and the judge instructed the jury
to find for the defendant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Eldora, Ia, Oct. IL. = Erasmus
Rhodes, a retired farmer residing here,
seized razor, severed his jugular
vein and expired almost Instantly. He
was under the influence of morphine
md had an neural BILE disease.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
They Want Another Count,

Sioux City, a., Oct. 13.-The bust
ness men of this city are determined
to not accept the report of the census
enumerators that this city has a popu-
lation of but 80, Ill, and Il recount is to
be made at private expense,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Two weeks from next Tuesday is
election day. The Oldest inhabitant
cannot recall presidential campaign
In Delaware county with as small 9
crop of politics as we have this year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
DOCUMENTS THAT DAMN ARE FOUND
showing Chinese omcial Responsibility
for the Atrocities Of the Boxers.

Showing Chinese Official Responsibility
for the Atrocities OF the Boxers.
London, Oct. is. = The Standard
publishes mail advices from Tien-Tsin
giving list of fifty-four documents
that were seized in the yamen of the
Mceroy after the capture of the city
and fell into the hands Of the CORE
spondents before the military authors
ties had seized the yamen. These includs
receipts for money paid to Boxer gen.
rails for supplies to their troops of ey-
cry kind, reports of actions and lists
of casualties, and rewards paid to gem
erals and the families Of the killed
all clearly proving that the authori-
ties maintained the Boxer movement
by lavish expenditure.
DR.. Morrison, in today's Times, con-
cludes his dramatic description of the
siege of Picking. He expresses the
deep obligation Of all those confined In
the British legation to the splendid
services Of R sX ETsaer 81 al our DE-
| lenses and who carried out in the
most admirable manner Sir Claude
MacDonald's ideas and suggestions
He also refers to the valuable serv.
ices" rendered by Mr.. Squiers, secre.
tary of the United States legation.
The Times, commenting editorially
upon Morrison's narrative, says: 1.-The
whole story justifies in thefullest man.
ner Emperor Williams attitude to
ward the authors of the atrocities. II
proves beyond a reasonable doubt the
responsibility Of the high officials and
the tsung-li-yamen."
A Shanghai dispatch says that from
Canton it is reported that the Kwang
81 rebels have defeated the imperial
troops on the borders of Kwang-Tuns
and that General Su has resigned III
consequence of his request for rein
forcements being ignored.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Oak Grove, Mo-, Oct. 15.-The sur
vivors of Quantrell's guerrillas held
reunion yesterday in which forty three
old men took part. Frank James led
the parade. all the veterans being
mounted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
New York,s Registration.

New York, Oct 15.-The bureau of
elections has received the six election
districts that have been missing in the
first days registration count. The to-
tai first days registration for Manhat-
tan and the Bronx was IA, 026, making
gain over 1896 of 4.SO3 votes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
SHIELD AND MEN RESCUED.

Small Force Captured Last Month by the
Martinique Tagals.
Manila, Oct. 15.-Captain Devereu1
Shields, who. with fifty-one men of
company f, Twenty-ninth, U. S. ".
infantry, was captured by the ilssur-
gents last month in the island of Ma
rinduque, was recovered yesterday by
the American rescue force with ali
the members of his marty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Hca1y pacl, NJ ro,n,t,..,

Wabash, ind, Oct. 11.-Northern In.
diana cannerIes are closing the tomato
season and the pack is beyond all prec-
edent. The pack will reach nearly a
million cans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

John NJ. Kell, who was executive Off
Ger Of the privateer Alabama during the
civil war, died recently at his home in
Sunnyside. Ga.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY.

Two Thieves Escape with Tray of Rings
from Store in Tifin, q.
Tiffin, o., Oct. 15.-Great excitement
prevails here over clever robbery,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Y0UTsRY CREATES A sCENE.
Grows Hysterical md Declares Gosbe1 IL
Not Dead.


Not Dead.
Georgetown, Ky, Oct. 1.-THE
Youtsey case was passed for another
day on account of the unconscious con.
dition of the defendant, he having been
In commissions.
AT the night session of court Tues.
day Youtsey created scene while Ar
thur Goebel was testifying: Goebel
said:
81 talked with Youtsey the day he
was arrested in the Jail in Frankfort
In reference to the murder of my
brother"
Youtsey jumped up and shouted: at
Is untrue-it is lie-I never spoke a
word to that man in my life, nor he to
me-"
Youtsey's wife sprung to his side,
and while endeavoring to make him sit
down could be heard saying: "Now,
you have killed my husband. l sup
pose you are satisfied" Then Youtsey
Historically shouted again: 81 am in
nocent; there is no blood OH my hands;
those men are swearing my life away.
Goebel is not dead-all the demons In
hell could not kill him."
"Mr. Sheriff, IL the defendant does
not behave himself put handouts on
him." said Judge Cantrill. Mean
while the audience could not be forced
to keep their seats until the judge
threatened to fine those who stood up.
Youtsey cried Historically, and finally
the trial was postponed on account of
the defendants condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
sTATFOFl0wA Il Il
By the Governor 8
A pRonI.AMATIoN.

For the general election November 0. 1910.
Pursu ant to law. I. LESLiE N. SHAW. Gov
ernor of the state of Iowa, do hereby proclaim
and give notice that at the general election to be
held on the TUESDAY NEXT AFTER THE FIST
MONDAY IN NOVEMBER. A. d. 1900, tho Offices
hereinafter named are to bs filled by the vote of
all the electors Of the state and Of those of the
several districts designated, to-wlt:
By vote of all the electors In the state;
The office of elector of president and Vice
president of the United States, to be filled by
the choice of thirteen persons. one from each
congressional district and two from the state at
large;
The Offices of secretary of state, auditor. of
state. treasurer of state, and attorney general;
The office Of judge of the supreme court to
succeed Charles 7. Granger;
The office of railroad commissioner to succeed
David ]. Palmer.
Aud at said general election the electors of
the state will be called upon 10 vote on the fol-
lowing questions.
1. SHALL THERE BE A CONVENTION TO RE
WISE THE CONSTITUTION AND AMEND THE
SAME?
2. SHALL THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION BE ADOPTED?
u Il k{nIn n .Rk tnnn l.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
TRAIN WRECKED AND BURNED.
Five Men Dead as the Result of Disaster
I'm Indiana

Five Men Dead as the Result of Disaster
in Indiana.
Vincennes, Ind, Oct. 15.-An acct
dent occurred on the Evansville and
Terre Haute railroad seven miles south
of this city late in the afternoon
in which three men were badly hurt,
one fatally, and five are missing. A
freight train, leaving here for Evans
vile at / 80 p. IN. and running swiftly,
ran into a COW and the engine was
ditched and eighteen cars, four hav-
Ing oiltanks, We're piled on it and
burned:
The injured: William Dock, Evans
Vile, Ind, collar-bone broken and in
ternal injuries, will die: Thomas En-
right, Richmond, Ky, arm broken and
badly injured; James Alsop, New Har-
mony, Ind, internally injured. One
Of the cars contained two race horses,
81. NJ. G. and Emma, belonging to Mr..
Mckinley Of Evansville, Ind, which
were killed, Dock and Enright were
with McKinley's horses. The engineer
and fireman jumped and escaped with
bruises. The property loss will be sew
eral thousand dollars
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

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2l33 SO
2ls3 SO