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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-07

inc benz. hOuftn farm, north OF town
the purchaser being Chss. Reggintin
There are 119 acres In the farm, and
the purchaser pays $50 per acre for it,
taking possession the first Of next
March. We are not informed what
Mr.. Kourth's future intentions are, but
1t is understood that he will reinvest in
another piece OF Delaware county real
estate. He bought the farm just sold
only q few years ago for $40 per acre
and has made handsome profit from
the rise liz value aside from the returns
from the land. Stree the above was
put In type Mr.. Kourth has bought of
his brother Lewis the 80 acre farm Of
the latter, paying him 5000 for the
property.-Hopkinton Leader.
The ladies of the 2. e, o. gathered
with Mrs. Harriet Peterson last even.
ing for an election night spree, Mes
DANES Hattie Peterson, Jennie Stiles
and Eta Peterson entertaining. The
parlor was appropriately decorated with
political cartoons and American flags
and the dining room where large pictures
| of the principals in the electoral fight
Of the day hung framed In national
colors was aperfect bower of patriotism.
The returns were sent In to the ladies
as they came from the wires and each
fresh bit of news created many interest
ing political speculstions and much
small talk. At midnight the gentlemen
came in to share the hot supper served
\ by the hostess at that hour, the narrow
tables running around the three sides Of
the room being neatly filled with ap-
preciative feasters. The sladies had
evidently anticipated the outcome Of
election for the entire table service was
decorated with the portrait of Mr.. NJ
J Kinley Shortly after the supper good
nights were said and the spree was
ended.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-20
THE FAMINE MARCH
49,000,C00 People in India
Are Now Affected.
Three and Quarter Million Receiving Relief
India Must Face the Situation Flone.
Cu-zon Promises Support.

Calcutta, Jan. 19.-The council, today,
considered the famine situation. The
official estimates show the cost to the
Government Of the relief works, etc., to
the end of March will be forty millions OF
rupees. About 22,0000O0 persons are
now affected i'm British territory and
about 27,000,000 in the native states.
The Viceroy, Lord Curzon of Kedles-
ton. said that the famine area had ex-
panded, SURPRISING the worst fears, and
they were now facing cattle, water and
food scarcity of Il terrible character.
About 3,250000 persons, he continued,
were already receiving relief.
While i'm 1897 the world shared IN
dia's sorrow and contributed hundreds
of thousands of pounds toward the relief
fund. the Niceroy pointed out, India now
would have TO struggle alone, for the
thoughts Of every Englishman i'm the
world were centered on South Africa. 1t
would be the duty of the Government to
pursue the task of saving millions OF
lives and it would spend its last rupee, if
necessary to do it.
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WITH AXE AND RAZOR
Horrible Crime of Martin
Bergen Baseball Catcher
He Kills His Wife and Two Children and Then
Commits Suicide. Believed to Have
Been Insane.

North Brookfeld. Mass. Jan. 80
Martin Bergen, the catcher of the BOs-
ton base ball team of the National
League, killed his wife and two chill
dren and committed suicide at his home
here today An axe was the implement
used in taking the life of Mrs. Bergen
and one of the children, while a razor
was employed TO cut the throat of the
other child, a little girl, and of the man
himself.
1t is thought the action was due to in
sanity. 1t has been suspected for some
time that Bergen was victim of men
tai arrangement.
The tragedy was discovered by the
neighbors who found the body Of Ber-
gen and the girl lying on the kitchen
floor. Deep cuts in the throat of the
child and its father showed how death
had been inflicted and a blood-stained
razor lay nearby. Further investigation
showed that Mrs. Bergen and the little
boy also had been killed. Their bodies
lay upon a bed in the chamber and near
by was an axe covered with blood.
The heads of both the woman anC
the child had been crushed bw the blunt
end Of the axe and presented horrible
wounds. Bergen was % years of age
His wife was of about the same age. the
little girl was 8 or 9 years old, and Tho
boy a little younger
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HEAR THE RELIEF GUNS BOOM
General Butler Said to be Within IL
Miles of Ladysmith.

Ladysmith, Jan. 17.-(Via Spearman's
Camp, Jan. Everything is quiet.
The position is unchanged and there
is very little bombarding.
The welcome sounds of the guns OF ':le
relief column was heard yesterday froia
Colenso and Springfield.
The heat is intense, but there is nc
increase of sickness
BULLER NEARS THE GOAL.
London. Jan. -(Saturday.)-A Dur.
ban special dispatch dated Thursday
night. says:
1T is reported here that Lord Dun
donald has smashed Il Boer convoy.
General Butler is said to be within
twelve miles of Ladysmith and Cen
eral Warren to be about six miles to fne
rear"
SAY COLENSO Is EVACUATED.
London. Jan. Saturday. The
Daily Mail publishes the following dis
patch dated Thursday from Spearman
Camp:
1T is rumored that the Beers have
evacuated Colenso in order to reinforce
their troops here. Heavy gun ire was
heard from Ladysmith this morning.
General Buffers order instrucls the
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REPUBLICANS GREET HIM
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IMPER-
IALISA AND EXPANSION.
BRYAN Is NOT OPPOSED TO EXPANSION
But Each Annexation, He Says, Should Stand
on Its Own Merits. He Goes to BaIti-
more Today and Returns to
Washington Sunday.

Washington ID. c.. Jan. 19.--(Special.) J
Hon. w. j. Bryan arrived this morn
ing and is AT the Metropolitan hotel. He
has been in consultation all day with the
Democratic leaders. About 1870 o'clock
he went to the capitol and received a
number of Senators and members in the
Committee room of Senator Jones.
After the Senate met he received an
ovation in the marbl, room, many Re-
publicans being among the members to
greet him.
Mir. Bryan said today that he did not
oppose expansion, but each proposed an
neXation should stand ON its own merits.
He was careful To differentiate be; IS cen
''imperialism' and expansion.
He goes from here tomorrow afternoon
to Baltimore, where he will speak to-
morrow night. He returns here Sunday
and will attend the dinner to be given
by the Gridiron Club tomorrow week.
He has engagements TO speak in New
York. Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey.
He expects ito reach New Jersey Feb
rdq1'y 3rd. and to make four speeches
between tnat date and the 7th. Then he
gees to New England, whe;e he will con-
duct vigorous canvass. He has moth
ing to say about the probable Vice Presi
Dental candidate in the coming cam
paign.
The Republican caucus decided today
to reorganize the Senate tomorrow.
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very branch of the English speaking

every branch of the English speaking
race.
NO SYMPATHY WITH BRITAIN.
Il deny. sir" declared Mr.. Hale, with
great feeling, ''that the American sec
ton of that race is in sympathy with
Great Britain in the South African War
TO stamp out the liberty of a people. |
deny that the American people are to be
tied to the chariot wheels of war against
the South African republics. And when
the leader of the Conservatives in the
House of Commons asserts that he
should be met by some disclaimer from
this side of the Atlantic.
Il do not wish international complica
tions.'' said Mr.. Hale in conclusion.
Il do not wish war. | recall that we
have not, been so much in love with
neutrality in times past that we could
not speak up boldly for Hungary, PO-
land, Armenia, Cuba and Greece, and
do not know why it is now that we must
speak with bated breath in favor of
liberty.
Il do not believe said he earnestly
'that the English people are in favor of
this war. | believe that the great Queen,
on bended knees has prayed that the
war might be averted / do not believe
that the great Premier of England IA
vOred the war 1t was the act and move
ment of a sharp Cabinet Minister, en-
gagged with gold spectators, which ia
vored the war;
The resolution as amended by Mr..
SpOOner was adopted
The Financial Bill was laid before the
Senate at o'clock. Mr.. Morgan (Ala.)
addressed the Senate in opposition to it.
One Of the principal points Mr.. Morgan
made against the bill was that it confer
red too great power on national banks.
He strongly argued against the further
disqualification of silver as a money
metal because of the vast use which
could be made of it by the United States
in the island possessions of this country.
The Senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
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4 ION.
NUMBER vr MALL SUCCESSES.
Wheaton's Forces Meet With Opposi-
tion Near Lemery and Taal.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The War De-
partment today received the following ca
blegrams from General Otis:
Manila, Jan. 19.-Hughes reports
from San Jose de Buena Vista, western
coast, Panay, that crossed momtains
northwesterly direction from San joaquin.
Panay, seventeenth, struck enemy cross
ing Antique River, capturing ritied can
non and tNordenfeldt pursued insurgents
through Antique, Egana and Sibalom,
their capital and marched to San Jose;
casualties one wounded, enemy loss con-
siderable; entire population fed to moun-
tains, heat oppressive.
(Signed) 'OTIS."
Manila, Jan. 19.-MacArthur's reports
18th instant that 50 rifles surrendered at
Floda Blanca; that at Manibaug, Me-
Rae, Third infantry, captured three in
Surgent officers, wife of General Mescar-
do, considerable insurgent property and
liberated three Spanish prisoners; that at
Calang, captured 10 insurgents, burned
seven tons Of rice and insurgent bar
racks: that Sullivan, Thirty-fourth infan-
try, near San Jose surprised insurgent
force, captured six rifles and considerable
live stock: that Lieutenant Houle, Third
infantry captured near Malolos one Off
Ger. % men and six rifles: that Vanhorn.
Seventeenth infantry, struck Ladrones ut
San TacruZ, killed IL, wounded five, cap
tured 13 and nine rifles Macarthur re-
ports eighteenth instant strong mounted
position west Mabalacat occupied by
General HizOD and fifty men captured
yesterday by McRae, Third infantry. En-
emy left Lieutenant and four dead men
in trenches; McRae captured captain.
one man, 130 rifles, several Thousand
rounds of ammunition, destroyed arsenal.
quantity of rice, casualties one man
wounded: Bates reports that Schwan's
column cavalry refitting at Batangas to
move eastward on 10Th; infantry now
moving that direction; enemy retiring
suffering loss III men and property, our
casualties few, mostly slight wounds;
that portion Wheaton's troops will enter
Lemery and Taal tomorrow, now meeting
opposition in mountains which impedes
march Six officers. 81 enlisted men,
four civil employees, IL friars, all Spanish
prisoners released by Schwan arrived
from Batangas last evening, nearly 200
arrived Manila day before via CaIamba !;
Young at Vigan reports number success
full skii1nisheS I'M mountains with REM
nants; insurgent organization and robbor
bands with slight casualties among his
. troops Kobbe expedition, Randolph light
battery Forty third and Forty seventh in
fantry. conveyed by naval vessels Heleala
and Nashville. sailed for Albay Province
and Samar and Leyte Islands.
lSiqned) Otis"
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FEARS OF TROUBLE
Gage Called Down.

New York, Jan. 19.-Secretary of the
Treasury Lyman ]. Gage, met with Il
legal defeat today when Judge Town
send of the United States Circuit court
handed down a decision sustaining the
protests of Loeb and Schoenfeld, st.
Gall lace importers. This is a case
where the Secretary Of the Treasury
tried to direct the collector of the port
Of New York to order a reappraisement
made by Appraiser Wakeman upon cer-
tain laces from Switzerland. During the
fight made by the importers of these
laces, Collector of the Port 'Bidwell
testified that he was cOerced by Secre-
tary of the Treasury Gage to order the
reappraisement.
Judge Townsend says in his decision
that Secretary Gage was not empowered
by law TO direct the collector to appeal
from the appraisers valuation Of the
laceS.
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No Booming by Adjusting Rates.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission today, in an opln-
ion by Commissioner Clements. an
nounced its decision of the case of the
Savannah Bureau of Freight and
others against the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company and others.
The carriers rates ON sugar and otner
commodities from New York to Chlpley
and various other stations in FLORIDA
and their rates on bacon and 0tner COM
modites from Savannah TO such sta
tions in Florida are not found to be un-
lawful.
The commission further rules that a
carrier cannot lawfully establish and
maintain an adjustment of rates which
in practice prevents shippers on It's line
from availing themselves of a principal
market which they have long been using,
and confers a substantial monopoly upon
a new market in which for reasons of
its own it has greater interest.
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PENSION BILL PASSED.
1t Carries an Appropriation of $143,
245,- $50.

Washington, 19-The Pension Appro-
rriation Bill carrying $145. 5.245, $50 was
passed by the House today. 1t was made
the vehicle of an attack upon the Com
missioner of Pensions by Mr.. Curtis.
(Rep., Kan), who was seconded by Mr..
I4emz and Mr.. Norton, of Ohio, and Mr..
Robinson. of Indiana, and other Northern
Democrats. All inveighed against the
lack OF liberality in the administration of
the pension laws The commissioner was
ably defended by score OF members
from both sides of the House.
A rider was put upon the bill by nnan-
imous consent, empowering the commits
sioner in his discretion to withhold the
Continued on Second Page)
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LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAllES I'M NEWS AMID G0RGQl =f0M

men to heed the white flag of the Beers
only when they lay down their arms It
also instructs them to beware Of ialsc
bugle calls
TO MOBILIZE STH DIVISION.
London. Jan. 19.-Formal orders have
been issued to mobilize the Eighth dvlS-
ion of the British army.
DIFFICULTIES OF THE MARCH.
London. Jan. 20-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph dated Thursday from
Spearman's Camp, describes the diff
culties of the march, owing - the I'M
wieldy baggage column. including al the
tents and sheep, over bad roads in wet
weather. The correspondent tEen goes
on to say:
Some 10000 Beers arrived in the
vicinity of Potgieter's Drift on Thursday
and Friday of last week and began r1e
erection of extensive and i0rn'dable
lines of trenches for their position ap
parently could only be turned from the
west by assailing the high ridges of The
Sproen lCp.
A balloonist today reported tnat no
guns were visible in the enemy's works.
but there was Il large BOer camp IN The
direction of BrakefOnten. brown ridge
four miles from Potgieter'S Drift
Beers arrived in large numbers today
from Colenso and Ladysmith. They
have certainly run branches of the rail
way from Modder spruit around Mount
Bulwaya Nearly all the Bo2rs have
gone to attempt to check General War
rcns advance: but he made no sign -
0aV -
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Rain Delays Traffic.

Wilmington, n. c., Jan. 19.-Tne al
most unprecedented downpour of rain
last might i'm the section contiguous to
Wilmington, considerably delayed traffic
today on the different railroad systems
running into the city. On the Yadkin
Division of the Atlantic Coast Line all
trains had to be annulled on account of
washouts i'm the track and trains ON the
Wilmington and Newbern division of the
same system were delayed several hours
for the same reason. The Seaboard Air
Line was forced to transfer passengers,
mail and express about twenty miles
from Wilmington in order to reach the
city today. The regular schedules ON all
roads will be resumed today.
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They Thank Senator Morgan.

Winston. n c., Jan. 19.-(Special.)-
Robert f. Lees birthday was celebrated
here tonight \ mass meeting was held
for the double purpose of nOnoring the
anniversary Of the noted Southern Gen
erals birthday and to thank Senator
Morgan. of Alabama. for his able de-
fense before the United States Senate
of the white people Of North Carolina
Patriotic addresses We're made ara
resolutions adopted thanking Senator
Morgan for his recent speech on the
amendment question.
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Agents Receive Maria's Cargo.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The small doubt
that remained as to the state of the
cargo of the ship Maria which was
seized by British warships off Delagoa
Bay was dissipated today by the receipt
of word from Mr.. Choate that the agents
of the owners of the goods had been
informed from Lourenzo Marques that
the goods had been landed there and
were in their hands.
Nothing further has been heard as to
the status ,Sf the cargo of the other two
ships, Beatrice and Mashona.
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British Seize a German Bark.

Lourenzo. Marques, Jan. 1S.-The Ger
man bark Marie, from Australia, with
cargo of flour for the Transvaal Govern
ment has been taken sls a prize by the
British thirdclass cruiser Pelorus, near
the Island Inyak, Delagoa Bay, and has
been sent to Durham with a pr.ze crew,
on board
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pAYNE's BILL FOR PUERTO RICO.
To Extend Customs and Internal
Revenue Laws Over Island

Washington, Jan. 19.-Representatiye
Payne. of New York. chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee of the
House and floor leader of the majority,
today introduced in the House a bill 10
extend the customs and internal reve-
-nue laws of the United States over the
island of Puerto Rico.
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Har G I'd For Attempted Rape.

Norfolk. Va, Jan. 19.-Ricnarl Car
ter coiored youth 10 years old, was
hanged at Cumberland court hoase today
for attempting to commit a criminal as
sault on Martha Hatcher, a six-ycar-
cid white child. He made speech
from the gallows, warning negroes in
strong language TO desist from cutrag-
ing white women. This is the second
execution in Virginia for attempted as
sault.
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Two Batteries Off For Florida.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1.-TWO batteries
of the first artillery, 10 men strong,
with officers from Fortress Monroe, left
Portsmouth at 8 o'clock this morning
on a special train of tourist cars en-
route for Key West, Fla.
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Wreck of the Heigoland.

ST Johns. n. T., Jan. 19--The tug
Ingraham has returned here from the
wreck of the Helgoland in St Marys
Bay. A diver who went down yester-
day afternoon fomtl the steamer
shapeless mass of iron, sails and cord
age.
As yet no bodies have been recov-
nro1
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The War Against Small Pd

Winston. y. c.. Jan. 19.--(S
The Winston aldermen adopte
dinance last night making VI
compulsory. a violation me
of $50 or 80 days in Jail. J
are given ten days to compl
law. A Mt. Airy man say
citizens OF that town weT
on Tuesday. He says sm
scattered throughout the
lem offers free vaccinX
citizens for 80 days.
Mr.. o. w. Blacl
III the city.
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Bundesrath's Cargo Returned.

Hamburg, Jan. ia dispatch receil
here from Durham. Natal, says
Bundesrath cargo has been re-delivA
to her agents and will be reloaded.
steamer expects to sail for Delagoa
Monday.
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BETS on THE BRITISH.

London, Jan. 20.-The Times has the
following dispatch from PiotermaIitz-
burg, dated Thursday:
General Buffers wagon train is 80
miles in length and embraces 400 wa2-
ons and 5000 animals As some If he
drifts are narrow and muddy. only one
wagon is able TO cross at Il lime. The
officers are betting two TO one th@t
I.adysmith will be relieved tomorrow
tFriday'D
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An EASY GATE TO IADYsMITH
REPUBLICANS PLAY FOR TIME.
They Have Subpoenaed S,70O Wit
nesses in the Gubernatorial Contest.

Frankfort, Ky Jan. 19-The reading
of the counter claim of the Republican
incumbents to the gubemai5oltal con-
tests. arguments over the admiSsibilitv
and arguments to strike it partially out
comprised the work of the contesting
board today and the last mentioned ar
gumentS were not concluded when an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
The Democratic attorneys made de-
termined fight against the admission of
the counter claim, saying that 1t Gov
cred So much ground and so many differ
ent counties that it would be impossible
for them to prepare evidence to coutro-
vert it inside of three months. After it
had been admitted. they declared they
would make no attempt to offset its al
legations because of the physical impos-
sibility of bringing TO Frankfort the
great number of witnesses necessary for
the operation.
Governor Bradley, in asking the board
to grant him as much time as possible,
announced that the Republicans had sub
poenaed 200 witnesses.
FEARS OF TROUBLE
Frankfort. KY. Jam 19.-This after
noon the hearing of testimony on behalf
CT Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Marshall will begin under the plan
of procedure -Four days were allowed
for the contestants testimony. In that
time less than 30 out of 300 summoned
could be heard. The contestants have Il
much larger number of witnesses here,
from all over the State and they have but
five days in which to present their testi-
mony.
There are grave fears of trouble when
it found that many other witnesses can
not possibly be heard.
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BRITISH CREEPING Up.

Spearman Camp, Evening. Friday, Jan.
19.-Sir Charles Warren and Lord Dun
donald are continuing cautious adj
vance. hourly expecting BATTLE. There
has been slight artillery firing here ut
Ladysmith and at Chieyeley.
Natives rcpor; that the kopjes are full
of Beers.
AN EASY GATE TO I.ADYSMITH.
London. Jan 2O.-A dispatch TO the
Daily Telegraph from Spearman's Farm
or Camp. as the correspondents now de-
scribe it. dealing with Lord Dundonald' $
movement to the west Of General War
rens force. already cabled. says:
His successes gives us control of an
easy entrance to Ladysmith. Our guns
CONTINUE to lombard the Boer lines, the
Beers replying, but feebly. General
Warren is advancing steadily.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-15

prodigious welt, which won't nelp my
dignity when people see me tomorrow.
Never mind about that now" said
Mortimer.
"But a king must preserve his dig
nity," said Conway
There was no disputing his assertion
and we resumed our slow advance. We
stopped presently I'd see if we could
hear the whistling again. but the night
was silent.
Perhaps they've entered the wood
to take u.s. whispered Hughes.
IF so. they won't dare to show a
light for fear of shot from u.s." said
Mortimer. land doubtless Well be able
to give EN- the slip yet. Come on.
boys. and be very careful"
We advanced without trouble for
about minute more Then Conway
fell into little gully, pulling the re-
mainder of us after him. We made a
great noise as we fell. and two or
three of us could not help swearing.
But the tumult did not bring the spies
upon us. though l expected momenta-
rily to feel heavy hands upon my
shoulders.
I'VE must be more cautious. gentle
men," said Mortimer, .'if we would
save our necks.. have no mind to
swing under gibbet or even to stand
up before a file of soldiers while a SER
geant counts -three-frev
We were approaching the edge of the
grove for we cou1d 500 soma pIaaps of
light between the long, slender stems