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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.
Work of the Lawmakers in the Senate and
In the House.

Work of the Lawmakers in the Senate and
In tho House.
Washington, Feb. 2S-The senate
yesterday adopted the Spooner amend
ment giving the president entire con-
troll in the Philippines and the Cuban
Establishing United
States suzerainty over Cuba) to the
army appropriation bill and then
passed that bill. The opposition was
never stronger than 81 votes. The
conference report on the Notifications
bill was accepted. Adjourned at a.
m. today.
The house dealt with conference re-
ports all day, agreeing to the military
academy report which included the
anti-hazing legislation.
Washington, March 1.-The senate
yesterday passed the river and harbor
bill carrying appropriations of more
than $50,000,000; conference report on
the war revenue reduction measure
was adopted; final conference reports
were made and agreed to on the diplo-
matte and consular and the agricul-
tural appropriation bills; the sundry
civil bill was considered.
The house cleared the decks of n
number of important conference re-
ports without much difliculty-war
revenue reduction. diplomatic and con-
sular and agricultural appropriation.
The major part Of the day was de-
voted to the bill to promote the eff
cheney of the revenue cutter service.
Washington, March 2.-The senate
discussed the sundry civil bill yester-
day and refused to agree to Morgan's
Nicaragua canal rider. The bills APP
propriating 100000 for the Buffalo
Pan-Americnn exposition, S5,000,OO0
for the st. Louis Louisiana Purchase
exposition and $3.50. 900 for the Charles
ton, $. c., Interstate and West Indian
exposition We're attached to the bill
as riders. The session adjourned about
1870 n. m. today.
The house under Il special rule, with
short debate, adopted the Philippine
and Cuban riders to the army appro-
priation bill. The final report on the
Indian appropriation was adopted and
a number Of uninteresting bills
passed.
Washington, March 4.-The presi-
dent has signed all of the appropria-
tion bills except the river and harbor
bill, which failed to pass the confer
ence stage. The st. Louis exposition
bill was also signed.
The house adjourned sine die Mt
noon. Its closing hours were passed
largely in recess and in waiting for
adjournment. A resolution of thanks
to Speaker Henderson for his impartial
and able administration of his office
was offered by Richardson, the minor
ity leader, unanimously adopted and
fittingly acknowledged by the speaker.
In the senate the forenoon was
spent by Carter and Wellington in
talking the river and harbor bill to
death. They succeeded in this. At
noon Jones of Arkansas moved a reso-
buttons of thanks to President Frye
for his impartial and courteous course
as presiding officer. Frye acknowl-
edged the compliment In a few words.
The senate clock was turned back for
these formalities. The vice president
elect was sworn in after 10,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Is the Trend of Economic Conditions
q Menace to MankInd2


The formation of mammoth steel
trust, with capital representing up
wards of a Thousand millions of money,
is little less than commercial reyolu.
ton. This question naturally arises,
what will be the effect of such COM
binstions of capital upon the social
fabric, upon the civilization of the age,
upon human interests generally?
Bishop Spalding for one is inclined
to take a pessimistic view of the re.
suits likely to follow in the wake of the
era of trusts. In recent address he
said:
"The present economic and CONNER.
clal systems are subvcrsive of civiliza-
ton, because they sacrifice men to
money, wisdom and virtue to Cheap
production and the amassing of capital.
They foster greed in the stronger and
hate in the weaker They drive the
nations to competitive struggles whIcF
are as cruel as war, aud in The linst
result more disastrous, for the tendency
Is to make the rich vulgar and heart.
less and the poor reckless and vi, 10 49,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
TaeCl0VeTree.

The Glove tree is beautiful ever.
green. which grows from 30 to 40 feet
nigh and bears crimson flowers In nu-
merous groups Of terminal cymes. The
lowers are Mt first pale, then turn
green and afterward bright red, when
they are ready to gather. AS is well
known from their appearance in COM
merce, they consist of long cylin.
drical calyx terminating In four spread
Ing sepals and four unopened petals
which form round ball In the center.
It gets its name, Glove, from the
French word for nnil--clou-on account
Of Its resemblance to uail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Hadn't n Birds Eye.

On one occasion there was an at'gsi-
ment going on before the United Sta;;s
supreme court in Washington, and Ire
attorneys were using a map to Illustrate
the case. One attorney, in the course
Of his presentation of the case, pointed
to the map i'll question and WAS pro-
ceeding to dilate upon the same wsitn
Justice Gray asked him whit the nap
was. "Why, your honor it is just a
birdseye view of the land in contro-
versy," answered the counselor.
"Well," said Justice Gray, 81 wish
you would bring the map little near
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
FROM oAP1roL TO WHITE HOUSE.
Thirty Thou.nud Men Escort the Presi
dent TO His Official Home.


While the president had been deliv-
ering his inaugural the return parade
had been forming in the many streets
converging into the Capitol grounds.
The actual number Of paraders and
their organizations We're rs xollows:
Military, volunteer and regular, 22,24O;
veteran organizations. 1000; civic so.
cieties. $500. General Francis Greene,
the grand marshal, estimates that the
parade will take four and half hours
to pass the reviewing stand If no un.
foreseen contingencies arise. The re-
turn march was begun Mt . p. IN.
Only few hundred men preceded
the presidents carriage ut the start.
One body was troop y. of Cleveland,
another was Il detachment of veterans
of the Twenty-third Ohio volunteers,
in which the president won his spuys
In battle.
The divisions of the parade were
four III number, the first being troops.
regular and volunteer; the second Ma.
tional guards and regulars: the third
also, national guards and the fourth
a{vfn cr,yo rivofinns
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Governor Nash raints Away.

Columbus, O., Feb. 2S.-Governor
Nash suddenly swooned away while
talking with Secretary of State l.: G..
Laylin In the executive office and was
removed IN an ambulance to his resi-
dence. There he recovered quickly and
his physician hopes that it was merely
an attack OF vertigo resulting from i'm.
paired digestion, but the governors
friends fear 1t Is premonition of
heart trouble. The governor was adj
vised some time ago that excessive
smoking was affecting his heart.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

The reported surrender of Gen.
Botha has turned out to be fake.
Botha has not surrendered, neither is
Gen. ,Dewet in any danger of being
captured. He put 60 of the British out
ofseommission and part of this force
recrossed the Orange river and is now
safely back in his own Orange Free
State. Another colum under the
Generals personal command is still
operating in Cape Colony.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Exit Nicaragua Cnnnl DIll.

Washington. March 4.-Senator Nor
gan's gallant fight for the Nicaragua
canal bill came to an end. SO far as
this session of congress is concerned,
The senator made a strong argument
In favor OF making the canal measure
an amendment to the sundry civil bill,
A point of order was raised against the
measure and was sustained by the
chair. An appeal being taken from the
ruling, the senate sustained the chair
by vote of 80 to 16.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

watch, but one day While she was
asleep the parrot opened all the Tets
unhindered. The fumes spread to 9th .
er parts of the house, and the ccst-
pants rushed from one room to another
looking for the escape of gas. Finally
they entered Miss Knots apartmsihs
and found the unfortunate girl lying.
dead on her bed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Des Moines, Ia, March 4.-Major
Fl. G. Curtis. recently member of the
United States insular commission
which established the government in
Porto Rico. died Saturday at his home
in Atlantic, la. When the major re-
turned from Washington last summer
he was in very Ill health, but while
his strength increased somewhat he
never regained his accustomed yicor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Des Moines, H., Feb. 2S.-Both the
city and county Jail are quarantined
because of the presence of smallpox.
Police Judge Silvara has announced
thathe will not hold court for ten days,
and night police officers located at
headquarters and in the downtown
districts are under medical surveil-
lance. \ woman placed in the city
Jail, charged with intoxication, was
found to have broken out of the small
pOX quarantine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Decd Of an Insnne parent.

Denison. Ia, March 4.-Henry
Warn, farmer living near here, dur
ing fit Of insanity, killed his son,
aged 81, set fire to his house and ali
his farm buildings and then commit
ted suicide by rushing into the burn
ing barn and dying among his horses.
Neighbors tried to come to the rescue.
but Warn drove them back by firing
Mt them. About $500 worth Of prop
erty and $500 in cash We're de-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

New York, March 4.-Funeral sery.
ices over the remains of ex-senator
William NJ. Evarts were held in Cal.
vary Protestant Episcopal church. The
church was crowded. The Rev. James
Lewis Parks officiated, assisted BY
Bishop Leonard of Ohio and Bishop
Potter. After the services the body
was taken to the Grand Central sta.
ton, where it was placed on board a
train for Windsor, VT, where the in
terment will take place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
IOWA STATE COLUMN.
Telegraphio Matters OF Interest to Our
Own People.
Happenings Throughout the State Re-
corded for tile Benefit of the Read
crs of This Paper.

Denison, Ia, March 2.-Henry Warn,
a German farmer living six miles
south of Denison, killed his son Will
liam. crcmatcd the body in the house,
which he fired, set fire to his cattle
sheds, corn cribs. hog house, barn, and
every building on tie place, and then
shut himself i'll the burning barn,
where his headless and charred re-
mains We're found by searchers yester-
day afternoon. No motive for the
tragedy is known, and it is supposed
that 1t was done during temporary in
sanity.
Neighbors saw the smoke of the burn
ing buildings and rushed to the rescue,
but Warn drew revolver, fired sew
eral shots, drove them away and went
on with his work of destruction. Ey-
cry detail seems to have been arranged
by him to make the destruction COM
plete. Coils of wire We're heaped
against the hog house to make sure
of the hogs being buried. Wagons
We're backed against the barn doors to
keep the horses in. The hydrant of
the farm waterworks was broken and
the key thrown away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

But few articles or documents, In
general use by the people, will be sub
ject to revenue tax after the LIST of
next July. The reduction in the
revenues caused by the new bill will, it
is estimated, amount to about $41,OoO,-
600. Deeds in which the consideration
exceed $4,000 will still require revl
nue. stamp, but not as much as under
the present law,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Ottumwa. H., March AT the
conference between miners and opera
tors the scale presented by the min
ers was rejected and the Joint con-
vention Immediately began considera-
ton of the scale submitted by the op-
orators. No agreement has been
reached at this writing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
murderer Struck with Lichtn,nr,

Columbus, o.. March 1. - Rosslyn
Terrell took his seat in the electric
chair at 1907 n. m. today. At 1900
a. my the current was turned OH.
Death was instantaneous. He was the
man who obtained Il ride In the ex.
press car of n one-tlme fellow employee
and then shot him to death and robbed
him in order to obtain the money for
his wedding
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

The Dies Moines Leader hit the nail
squarely on the head when it said:
GAIL business in this country flows into
and is related to that of transportation.
The big fact in Industrial America is
the steam highway. The railroads are
magnets, and about. their poles sensi-
tized business is being grouped.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Shot HI. 1yife and himself.

Kewanee, His, March Am fit
Of jealousy Edward Van Dorp, we'll
TODD mechanic, fatally shot his 25-
year-old wife. Turning the revolver
upon himself. he then attempted sui
eide, the shot passing through the
body just below the right ribs. When
neighbors came after the shooting
they saw his wound. but while they
were gone for help he made his es-
cape and has not yet been found,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
One Man In the sennt..

Springfield, Ills. March 4.-Senator
Watson held session of the senate
single-handed and alone in the morn
Ing mt 10 o'clock. He called to order.
directed that the reading of the Jour.
nal be dispensed with, and declared
the body adjourned until 10 O'clock
TUESDAY morning. March &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
WOODEN MIL. a. I.con Burned.

Peoria, Ills, March yesterday
morning the wooden mills ut Lacon,
thirty miles north, the principal indus
try Of the town, We're burned to tue
ground. The damage is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000 with insurance
of So. 900.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
1901 MARCH 1901

An eastern paper detailed corps Of
reporters to put this question to every
United States Senator in Washington.
"What would you do with $50, 0OO,o0O?'
The young man who approached SEN
ator Mason received this reply: II
would build ssylums for fool editors"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Peru, Ind, March 4.-The session
of the high court of Foresters Of In.
diana has closed. Fort Wayne was
chosen for the next meeting, and the
following officers were elected: Aigh
chief ranger, j. X. Riske, Lafayette;
vice chief, Harry Skean, Terre Haute;
secretary, w. w. Wilson, Logansport.
Over 800 participated in the banquet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
HITS CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
Missouri House Passes Bill Prohibitin,
Their Healing Sick.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 4.-The
house medical bill. which has been SO
Objectionable to Christian Scientists
because it prohibited them from at
tempting to heal their sick without a
license from the state board of health.
has passed the house of representatives
by vote of 81 to ~.
The bill got seventy-seven votes on
engrossment two weeks ago, but the
latest action was great surprise to
the Christian Scientists, who brought
all their forces to defeat the bill. The
same bill, introduced in the senate,
was engrossed there Tuesday, and the
indications are the senate will pass It
by good vote,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Punishment for kidnapping.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March An the
house a bill was passed Furnishing
kidnapping by death, or Imprisonment
for not less than five years in the peni-
Tertiary. The senate has passed a bill
making the minimum penalty for this
crime 100 years Imprisonment, and 1t
Is now pending IN the house.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Prominen. southern.r Kllls himself.

Macon, Ca, March 4.-Solicitor
General Hope Polhill of this circuit Of
the superior court, one Of the most
prominent men of the state, was found
dead in the court house., A wound
from shot which had penetrated the
brain was discovered. All the gas in
the room was turned on. 1t is BIZ.
lieved he committed suicide.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

RALPH j. Bloomer, of Cincinnati the
Yale football tackle, has been dropped
from college because of low standing
in his studies. Cincinnati men who
are Yale graduates made united but
vain appeal for Boomers reinstate-
ment
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
He. Pct KILLED I,cr.

n mischievous parrot once caused
the death of II young lady named Miss
Knott The bird had contracted the
,!eplorablc habit of turning On the gas
jets and revealing in the fumes, which
lie seemed to enjoy. His mistress knew
OF this curious mania and kept careful
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Clinton, Ia, March George Mitch
ell, George Dayton. and Daniel Malt
by, three boys, We're terribly burned
by an explosion here yesterday. They
detected the ordor of escaping gas in
vacant building. went into the base
ment, struck Il match; n terrible explo-
sion followed. The house was blown
to pieces.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
RAIN HAMPERS COL. PLuMER
WHO, However, Seems to 30 Giving Dewet
Very Rough Riding.

VINO, ltOWeVer, seefns 20 bO NlSiuS De WoS
Very Rough Riding.
London, March 2.-rhe war office
has received the following from Lord
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, March 1:
"DeWet has been forced north over
the Orange river and is now clear Of
Cape Colony. Two hundred prisoners
have been taken, others who were
men of Kitchener's fighting scouts
and after n prolonged fight and sus-
dered.'
London, March 2.-The Hopetown
correspondent of The Times, in dis
patch dated Feb. 27, which describes
Colonel Plumer's pursuit Of General
DeWet, which has been continually
hampered by heavy rains, says: "Since
Colonel Plumer's attack at Wolvekuit
Feb. Is the invaders have behaved
like harried hares. The report that
DeWet had crossed the river arose
from some small parties crossing in
a boat Mt Marks drift, where Colonel
Flumer prevented the crossing Of the
main commando and took 100 prison.
ers.
"After the capture of Dewet's guns,
Feb. 20. the enemy were in full re-
treat and ought to have fallen into
the hands of the column from Kimber-
ley, but they slipped past in the night,
recrossed the railway, and are now try
Ing with Hertzog to recross the Orange
river at lands drift, but Hertzog's
commando has melted away, the ma
jority having been dispersed or hay-
ig surrendered.
"DeWet, in his fanaticism, is report
ed MS demented. 1t is said that he
fiogs everybody. and that Haasbroeck,
who still has compact commando.
refuses to cooperate with him."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Cabinet Member. Resisn.

Washington. March AT the cabi-
net meeting yesterday, the last under
this presidential term. all of the mem
bers presented to the president their
designations. to take effect upon the
Qualification Of their successors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Banker lnlmer Arxe.tet,.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Edmond Palmer.
whose personal investments in the liq-
uid-air business nre said to have
caused the closing of the banks In Des
PLANES, Ashley. Ills, and Ellettsville.
Ind, has been arrested at his home Il
Des PLANES on n warrant from AS
ley, charging the banker with clos!
his banks with liabilities amountli..
to SSO.0Cl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Aprced Ex,cpt on " Nine.Rnn ;,

Ottumwa, Ia, March 2.-Miners and
operators have agreed in the second
and third districts on the price for all
coal except mine-run, same as last
years scale.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
EvARTs PASSES AWAY

Former Secretary of State Dies ut His
Home In New York.
New York. March 1.-Ex-Senator
William NJ. Evarts is dead at his
home here, Second avenue and Four
teenth street. lie was So years old.
His death was caused by pneumonia.
For several years past he had been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Gntes VIII he Ciosed Sunday.

Washington. March 1.-The confer
rees on the Louisiana exposition bill
met and agreed upon the amendment
to close the gates on Sunday and dis
agreed to the appropriation for the
Charleston Is. o. exposition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

without the use of his eyes and other
wise so feeble that he was unable to
leave his house. Up to the time Of
death he was the nominal head of the
law firm Of Evarts. Choate & Bea-
man, although for many years he had
not been In active practice.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-02-15
MINNIE WRIGHT is DEAD.

Tho bright young flower that budded
aud blooned TO delight the household
~ Mr.. aud Mrs John Wright has faded
and witherfd; tut the sweetness OF
that flower still fingers In the house
hold and will last as long as eternity
itself.
Short though her life work seemed,
it has been accomplished. And though
we cannon again meet Minnie on the
streets and 10 our homes, the gentle
influence of her sweet life will live.
Born in Chanute seventeen short years
ago, her whole life was spent among
us.
A bright cheerful young girl, to know
her was TO he her frierd for SHE WAS a
! friend 10 everybody. She has been in
fnilng health for the past year and
the community was not unprepared
! for the sad event. vet when 10 came,
it cast "A gloom over tho whole city.
IT. seems sad indeed that the life Of
one 50 young andpurc could not be spar
ed for further usefulness and further
joyand pleasure toparenls and friends.
But who can question the wisdom or
| her taking away. Sad as now Is the
burden TO her lovirg parents and
brother aud sisters they will ever
cherish her memory as Il sweet rem
entrance of something purer and bet
ter than this life affords. Who knows
possibly her short lie may result In
untold good.
Minnie died at II o'clock Saturday
night. Feb 9th. Funeral services
we're held in the M. e. church Monday
afternoon. A very large crowd of svm-
pathzing friends attended. Rev.
Pulliam made ii very appropriate ad-
dress and the choir rendered some
choice music.
The remains were inferred in Elm
wood cemetery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-02-15
Col. Hedrick is again on his fee

Col. Hedrick is again on his feet.
You can help anyone whom you find
suffering from inflamed throat; laryn-
geal trouble. bror chitis; coughs, colds,
rtc., by advising the use of BAL
LARD'S FOREGROUND SYRUP; the
great remedy for coughs and colds.
Price, IS and so cents. Geo. P. Will
der.
While the citizens In all other
parts of Kansas and in the states all
around US are laundering in deep snow
this little Eden Of south eastern Kan
sas is enjoying balmy spring weather,
with the ground bare and dry. Onl!
twice this winter has theground been
whitened with snow and then it was
so slight that the bows couldn't tract
A rabbit and scarcely lasted day.