Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

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The report Of the Secretary OF State
relating to criminal convictions has been
prepared and Is in the hands OF the State
printer. The report, which is an abstract
Of the criminal prosecutions In the sew
eral counties Of the State, for the year
ending Sept. 30, 1000. is prepared from
the facts furnished the Secretary Of State
by the clerks of the District Court, liz
accordance with the provisions OF section
69 of the code. The statistics given
therein do not bear out the generally pre-
conveiyed notion that crime is on the
Increase in the State. On the contrary,
they show fewer convictions in 1900 than
In the preceding years. Compared with
the report for the year ending Sept. 30,
1889, the counties this year collected
more fines than they did the preceding
year. AT the same time; the expense ac-
count of criminal prosecutions was con-
siderably greater. The fines imposed
were not SO heavy this year as the year
preceding, but better success was had in
collections. Polk County continues to
hold the record for the largest number of
convictions of any county In the State.
But there has been a heavy falling on
here. For the year ending Sept. 30, 1899,
there were "a convictions. For the year
ending Sept. 30, 1900, there were but a
convictions. OF the 1,153 persons con-
yicted in the year ending Sept. 30, 1900,
the nativity Of 28O was unknown, 226
were Of foreign birth and 607 were Amer
leans.
John R. Sage, director Of the Iowa
weather and crop service. has issued his
annual crop report, showing the average
yield per acre, total product and aver:
age price of staple farm products In Iowa
Dec. /, 1900. The yield of winter wheat
on reduced acreage rs compared with
former years appears to be 1,01S,O70
bushels-an average Of 1873 bushels per
acre. The total yield OF spring wheat 10
POPS, 2S0 bushels-an average Of lab
bushels per acre. The average home
value of spring wheat is GO cents and
winter wheat 62 cents per bushel, making
the total of the wheat crop ST., 100, 871.
The carefully revised figures made last
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this year to be S,618, ego acres. The re-
turns of the harvest show remarkable
uniformity in the output Of the crop In
the different sections of the State, the
average per acre for the several counties
ranging from thirty-ive to forty three
bushels per acre. The total produce Of
the State is 345, O55, O40 bushels. The av-8
erage yield per acre is 4O.9 bushels for.
the State; average price, 81 cents, and the
value of the crop at that figure Is $685.
1880. Fully three-fourths of the crop
will be consumed within the State.
The prohibitionists regard the biennial
election amendment as dead beyond all
hope of resurrection, and have already
fixed the date for their next State con-
vention. This was done at meeting of
their State committee attended by nearly
all the members. Rev. o. d. Ellet OF s
Iineville, the chairman, was present, and
John Chestnut was made temporary secre-
tary. The principal matter considered
was settling up the affairs of the last
campaign. They found a shortage OF
SAT in their campaign fund, but this is
covered by pledges or cash in hand, and z
the party will not be seriously emharrass-
ed. An organizer is to be employed and
placed on salary to organize every coun-
ty of the State to see il the vote next
year cannot be gotten above the 10000
mark. The State convention to nominate
candidates for Governor and other Of
fees will be held the third week of May
next, for two days, but the place of
meeting was not named
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The twenty-fifth annual report of the
board of railroad commissioners for the
year ending June 80, 1900, has been filed
with the Governor. The report, though
formally filed in accordance with law, is
not completed. The comparative tables
that form one of the most valuable fea-
lures OF the document, have not been
fully made and will be added later. Moth
ing has been added to the report for 1900
OH express matters, joint rates or ele-
vator sites. On these questions the board
simply reatilrms the views expressed last
year. The fact is mentioned in particu-
lar that the year has been a very pros
porous one for the railroads. The i'm
crease in the gross earnings will amount
to S6,O00,0O0 for Iowa alone aud to about
$50, 000,0 on entire line earnings. At
tention is also called to the fact that
trunk lines have expended great amounts
of money in Iowa the past year on dou-.
| BILE tracks, stations, bridges and other i'm
| provements. One trunk line has expend-
| ed one-half its net revenue for better
ments of various kinds.
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Secretary Dawson of the State execu-
| tive council is sending out notices to the
railroads that have lines in Iowa, con-
| veying to them the sense of a resolution
| adopted by the council recently, provid-
| ing that the roads shall hereafter file re-
| ports which contain actual figures rather
than estimates. Heretofore the author
lied requirements of the council upon the
| railroads for these figures have, in some
instances, met with n response in which
| the Iowa business has been estimated.
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| There are nearly 5000 insane patients
in the county, private and State insane
hospitals of Iowa. The first census OF
| these unfortunates has been taken by the
State board OF control. The statement
has just been published. 1t shows there
| are fifty two county institutions, four pri-
yate hospitals and three State institu-
4 tons.
The proposition to make Des Moines a
see city is looked upon fnvorably.
The Caspian Sea.
The largest body of water in the
world having no outlet in the ocean is
the Caspian sea, 1t being 10000 square
| miles In extent.
Earning and Spending.
"Pa, won't you gimme 5 cents apiece
Il learn Bible verses?"