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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24
Building Undergoing Repair collap.cs.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Juyl 19-At 2
o'clock in the morning the four-story
brick block OH Monroe street, occupied
by N. & NJ. Friedman, as a dry goods
store and 9. Buckley, grocery, col
lapsed. The firms employed night
Waterman, but Mt this hour it is. not
known whether he is under the debris
The building has been undergoing ex-
tensive repairs the past month and
was nearly completed. The cause Of
the collapse is not known. The loss
will amount to $4,000 on building, and
MS much more to the stock of n. & NJ.
Friedman, and $4,000 to G. Buckley
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24
KRuGER's WIFE rs DEAD

Assd soer Leader suffers His Heaviest
Blow from Fate.
Pretoria, July 22.-Mrs. Kruger,
wife of former President Kruger, OF
the South African Republic, died Sat-
Nrday afternoon of pneumonia, after
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24
Tramp Murderer Brenka .IniI.

Perry, Ia, July 19.-George Mckay,
one of the tramps who killed young
Dougherty in this city recently, escaped
from the county jail at Adel during
Wednesday night and has not been
recaptured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24
LOAN SHARKS WoRsTEp


Only for Original Sum.
Chicago, Ills, July 1s.-"Loan
sharks" had shock in Judge Tut
hill's court when 1t was decided that
city employees must pay over the orig
inal sums borrowed from the money
lenders without the interest demanded
In most cases the victims of the
agents had paid the amount of their
original loan many times over in in
terest, leaving the original sum intact
for the loan sharks to base their suits
upon. Originally there there We're sew
eral hundred of these cases, but only
nine were decided. The amount In
volyed was $165.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24

n. F. Whitney in Business Again.
l have opened a shop one door east of
the Globe hotel and am prepared to do
all kinds of tin, sheet iron and sheet
metal work. Lawn mowers repaired.
I have for sale two good second hand
lawn mowers, and a good second hand
gasoline stove. All work entrusted to
me will have prompt attention.
10 tt II. +. WHITNEY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24

Cleveland, o., July Iy.-rarron,
2:14A, one of the greatest trotters in
his day, was chloroformed to death
day or two ago at Forest City farm.
He was suffering from an incurable
blood disease. He was once sold fer
S40 600
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24

st. Petersburg, July 19.-Oount Leo
Tolstoi, who has been sunering from
severe attack of fever, has rallied
and is much better.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24

Marshall Mo-, July 1S.-Fire in the
business portion of Marshall yesterday
caused a loss of more than $120,000
The property was well insured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24

STATE OF IOWA. lss
DELAWARE COUNTY, 90
To all whom it may concern: You ara hereby
notified that the last will OF John Roney deceas-
ed, has been filed, opened and read, and Satur-
day, the 27th day Of July, A. d. 1901 fixed as the
time, and the Court House in Manchester the
place for hearing and proving the same.
Witness my hand and seal Of said ourt this
sth day of July, 1901.
JOHN GEORGEN,
2s-2w Clerk District Court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

III the truth were known said the
head OF a large wholesale house of this
city. according to the New Orleans Times
Democrat Il dare say we would be start
led at the number of men OF affairs in
any large place who habitually sign let
ters and other documents without read
ing them. They become convinced that 1t
is physically impossible to even glance
at everything requiring signature and re-
sign themselves to the necessity of trust
ing somebody used to have that idea
myself" continued the wholesaler, but
il was exploded by rather a startling in
cident. and since then l have never set
my pen TO an unfamiliar paper. The af-
fair to which refer occurred years ago,
when I was in the manufacturing bust
ness in another city. We had an enorm-
Gus mail that grew larger every day, and
while dictated very few answers myself,
l made It a rule to sign all outgoing let
tiers as president of the company.
Sometimes there would be several hun
bred in a batch, and my old confidential
clerk, in whom / had the most implicit
trust, finally got 10 bringing them In with
the ends overapped so all | could see
was a succession OF lines for my sigma
ture. I didn't like the plan, but it SEEM
ed the only way of getting rid of the
job and 1 would grab a pen and slap
a
ming speed. OF course, / was kept adj
vised as to the general character of the
mail, but unless some question was rails
ed l never thought of taking out letter
aud reading it. One winter day-f-will
never forget it as long as l live-the clerk
brought In an unusually big batch of let
tiers 10 be signed and was about to de-
post the sheaf on my desk, when some
body opened an outside door and let in
a severe blast of wind Fully half the
sheets were blown over the room and
some went into the fire. The Old clerk
instantly dropped on his knees and began
collecting the papers in frantic haste. 1
was astonished at his excitement and es-
pecially at his agitation when he failed
to find some of the lot Why, a dozen
or so were burned l said, and at last
he went away, very reluctantly, to pre-
pare copies.
when he left the room my stenograph-
er handed me a sheet that had blown uu-
der his desk. 1t was an order on my
banker for my safe deposit box, which
contained at that time over $4,000 in cur
rency. | was dumbfounded and while 1
was trying to decide what to do my dear
old confidential clerk quietly walked out
a side door and was never heard of again.
| think the order was merely one docu-
ment of several. all covering an elabor-
ate scheme to loot the concern, but be
that as it may ! had my lesson and since
then | have never been too busy to read
a letter before signing 1t. | find it can
be done easily enough by the use OF
IftfIa
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
PERSONAL.

The death of the Rev. DR.. Crystal of
Auchinleck, in Ayrshire, father of all the
Scottish churches. at the age of "a years,
has been announced.
Jules Verne is 70 years old. He has
written a novel for every year he has
lived, although his first book did not APP
pear until less than forty years ago. 1t
was Five Weeks in a Balloon" and
scored an instant success.
A movement has been started in In
dia to raise a permanent memorial there
Of the hate Lord William Beresford, who
acted as military secretary to a success
sion of viceroys. A committee has been
formed to carry out the scheme.
Queen Victoria, few months ago, had
a conversation at Osborne House with one
of the clergy of the Isle of Wight. She
said to him: 81 hope you get on we'll
with the Nonconformists. You will have
to get on with them in heaven, you
know"
Daniel Wark, one of the senators rep
resenting the province of Fredericton, n.
B., in the Dominion Parliament, and who
Is said to he the oldest member of any
legislative body in the world, observed
the ninety-seventh anniversary of his
birth on Feb. 10. He is still active and
enjoys good health. In his long term of
service he has never missed attending a
session of the Senate. Mr.. Wark was
born i'm Ireland.
The Earl of Westmeath, the newly
elected representative Irish peer, is just
80 years of age. and has taken a keen in
tereSt in politics ever since he left Christ
Church. lie was an attache at Washing
ton before he became one of Mr.. Cham
berlain's private secretaries, and his ex-
periences include visit to Newfoundland
as secretary to the royal commissioners
there In 1895. The Barony of Delvin,
which is his, has been held by the Nu-
gents from the time of Henry II.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
Felt Suspicious of Him.

Patients at Bellevue hospital are not al
ways destitute. says the New York sun.
Some of them Who are able to pay gain
adnittance through a pull. 1t was pull
that got one east side young man into
one of the surgical wards recently.
He knew everyone about the hospital.
from the unpaid orderlies to the superln-
tendeut and he had political influence.
Before going into the institution he left
a liberal sum of money with an under
taker in the neighborhood with which to
buy him delicacies Every day good,
wholesome dishes were taken to him by
the runner for the undertaken.
The less fortunate patients in the ward
often looked at him with envy when the
smell of the food would reawaken their
appetites deadened by the coarse hospital
fare
on one occasion the runner was not on
hand when the patient sent for some
chicken fricassee and the undertaken him.
self carried in the dish. He deposited it
on a small table, alongside of the pa
tents cot and then left saying he would
call later.
SAY Gull, who's de swell bloke dat
lis bro't yer de feed?'' asked one of the
less fortunate patients from a nearby
cot.
That's -, che undertaken up the
street, who is a very close friend of
mine" said the patient, at the same
time devouring the meal with apparent
relish. There's more here than I can
cat and if you don't mind I'll split up
with YOU" he continued.
The other patient answered that he
didn't care for any of the food, much to
the surprise of the well-to-do patient, who
said:
What's the matter with you? Have
you lost your appetite or won't the doc
tor let you eat?"
The one to whom this was addressed
turned on his side. and, looking curiously
al the patient who was enjoying the lux
urious meal, replied:
Now. you look like pretty wize gaz-
abo, but l tink I'm up to a whole lot
morn'n you. Just at dis minute | cud
commit murder fer dish like dat one
but I'm not takin' any chances on. an I'M
Gertaker."
He rolled over on his back and with a
panied expression on mis- face said:
ITS hard huff ter be layin' up here
an tekin chances wild dc bum grub and
de young doctors an nurses widout court
in death"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

II is certain that the people wousdn {
approve the suggestion that is made by
Mr.. G.. V. Gress, chairman Of the spe-
ciaI committee of the Legislature on the
depot question, namely, that the state
sell oil OF It's railroad property. There
is much force In his view that IL is not
good policy for the state 70 own rail-
road but the people feel they have a very
valuable asset in the Western and Allan
tic Railway, an asset that Is an the time
growing Ia value, and one that is sure 70
bring them in an income as long as they
hold Il. They viii be very slow therefore
to turn 1t into cash 20 be invested In
bonds. They know that If the state had
big sum of money laid away in bonds
the Legislature would not be at peace TN
Ill il had appropriated 1t for one scheme
or another. so that in the course OF very
short time there might be little or moth
ing to show for It.
There is something IN the argument in
behalf of selling the road that in this day
of great railroad systems an independent
line IL operated at great disadvantage.
Oluts TIE TACT remains N4ldA tue ~
can always be leased so as to be operated
In connection with some one OF the great
systems. There is no reason to doubt
that It will always be In demand. because
its business Is steadily increasing. 1t
has now about all the competition it is
likely to have. and there is every rea-
son to expect that from now on its earn
ing power will increase steadily.
The state could get good price for the
property. If it were to be placed on the
market there would not be wanting buyers
for il, Ii is doubtful. however. If the pur-
chase money could be safely invested so
as TO bring as large a return as the road
does. 1t is practically certain therefore
that the people would not sanction the
sale of the property. They would approve
any Improvement of the property that
would increase the income from it. The
Legislature made a mistake In not using
the money il got from the sale of a rail-
road In building a union depot in Atlanta.
az part of the state road property. That
would have been a good investment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

There's a young man in town who is
the proud parent of a future Sherlock
Holmes, now just one month more than
four years of age, says the Washington
Star The proud parent came around
yesterday all eagerness to repeat the lat
est bright thing my baby has said. 1t
seems that the one fault thus far &C.
quired by the diminutive Sherlock is a
propensity for running from the house
into the street.
Having warned the little fellow on sew
eral occasions, in choice baby talk, of the
danger OF wandering from his own fire.
side. the doting mamma was not only
frightened but incensed to learn that he
had again gone out, and by the merest
chance had escaped being run over by a
rapidly moving automobile. She consid-
cred that the situation merited the ad-
ministration OF corporal punishment and
acted accordingly.
Baby was yet sobbing in a corner of
the room and mamma had resumed her
sewing, when the cat, the second rank
ing pet of the household, put i'm an APP
pearauce Young Sherlock turned this
incident to more or less good and at the
same time surprising account.
Pussy" he sobbed, there's - fool
in this room. and, pussy, 1t amt you and
il amt me-"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
IADEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Neutrality-suspicious. Lodge. No. %, r. and
A. VI.
Special Notices-Co- partnership Notice,
Hutton & Gibbes; Savannah Building
Supply Company; Andrew Hanley Com
pany
Business Notices-E. & W. Laundry;
Exchange Tickets for Reserved Seats, Fe-
male Minstrels.
Dunlap's Spring Hats-B. II. Levy &
Bro.
Legal Notices-Citations from the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary Of Chatham
County; In the Matter of f. J. Bevins,
Bankrupt.
Pearline-James Pyle & Son.
About Winding Up-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Kabo Corsets-B. II. Levy & Bro.
March Shoe Subsidiaries Marks.
Steamship MISUNDERSTANDING and
Miners Transportation Company.
Our Sacrifice Your Gain-G. W. Allen &
co.
Medicai-Hostetter's Stomach Bitters;
Castoria; DR.. Hathaway Co.; Franks
Rheumatic and Catarrh Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisemeuts-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale: Lost; Personal: Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
Az APPARENr NEED.

The electrical companies have about An
ished putting their wires under ground,
and the sanitary sewerage system is app
preaching completion. The next step in
municipal Improvement should be to pave
the streets. The necessity for having
all the streets paved is daily becoming
more apparent. The condition of West
Broad street south of Liberty is re-
proach to the city. West Broad
has of late years become a bust
ness thoroughfare, from one end to the
other. 1t is not out OF the way TO say
that one-half of the property on 1t is
being used for business purposes. The
great storehouses of the meat companies
are on West Broad, and in a few months
the new union depot will also grace the
street. In its present condition West
Broad street south of Liberty s a sue
cession of mudholes in wet weather and
of sand beds in dry. There are probably
not a dozen property owners on the street
who would object to an assessment for
paving. and practically all OF them would
welcome the improvement if it might be
paid for on the instalment plan. This
street is referred TO especially because 1t
is conspicuously in need of paving but
there are many others that are just as
badly off. There isn't any good reason
why the instalment plan should not be
adopted and all of the streets paved.
Notes given for such work could be as
readily handled in banks az instalment
notes given for pianos. sewing machines,
furniture. etc. The scheme is simple
It's purpose is to ht the pockets of the
property owners, giving them ample time
in which TO pay their paving bills VIII
not some alderman take up the project
and work IL out? 1t would prove a pop
ular move.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

There is CONSERVATION in Kentucky. Ed
Alvey of Louisville, the premier gambler
of the state, has been convicted of gam
bling and may have to serve two years
in the penitentiary. He was prosecuted
by ex-Congressman owens, who is said
to be one OF the coolest hands that ever
drew to three cards. SO expert was his ex-
animation of the witnesses that there was
no loophole of escape left for the men in
dlcted. A lawyer has expressed the opin-
ion that when gamblers go to the peni-
Tertiary in Kentucky the men will quit
drinking whisky and burn up the stock
farms
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
BRIGHT BITS

A Gentle Hint-Chatty Cent? believe
you porters receive very poor wages
Porter-We do, sir. If it wasn't for the
tips rale gents. like yourself, gives us, we
should make no sort of a Twin Tit Bits
No. Not by Any s-"Everybody
who knows anything about China is writ
ing a book on the subject" Eyes, but
that doesn't account for all the books
that are being written about Gilman
Detroit Journal.
Changed Plans-Miss Gabbeigh--As a
penance during Lent 1 am not going to
gossip.
Mrs. Sezzit-Oh, that's too bad. 1 in
tended TO come and listen to you as my
penance.-Baltimor American.
Just Like Policeman-"what' tho
charger asked the judge. "Impersonat-
ing an officer" answered the prosecutor.
What was he doing?" II saw him help
ing himself TO fruit and peanuts from a
street-venders stand."-Chicago Evening
Post.
An Exceptional Case-Towne-Is he
so popular?
Browne should say. Why. when his
set was getting up private theatricals he
was given the principal part, and not
soul questioned his right TO it."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Reaching an Understanding-Th
young man was visibly annoyed at the
questions which the heiress's father in.
sisted on putting. At last he could en-
dure it no longer. His ancestral pride
famed up into his cheeks, and he ex-
claimed: Il would have you understand
that | am no ordinary fortune hunter,,
That's all right" was the stern retoin-
der. Il am just as particular as you are
ia have you understand that I am no
plain everyday duke-chaser, either
Washington Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
Good old Scotchman.

a Scotchman went 10 London for a hol-
iday, says Tit-Bits. Walking along one
of the streets. he noticed a bald-headed
chemist standing at his shop door, and
inquired il he had any hair restorer.
Eyes. sir" said the chemist. "Step IN
side. please. There's an article l can
recommend. Testimonials from great men
who have used IL. II makes the hair
grow In twenty-four hours"
"Aweel,' said the Scot, "ye can gle the
top o. yer head a rub wi it. and TN
look back the morn and see IL yere tell
in the truth"
The chemist returned the bottle to the
shelf and kicked the errand boy for
laughing. !
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

The Texas Court of Appeals has decided
that the Intangible property Of a. railway
corporation is taxable in every county in
the state. This ruling. according to a
New York commentator. affects every
corporation doing business in Texas. AS
Interstate concerns are affected, the mat
ter win be carried to the United States
Supreme Court. The Texas contention is
based on the New York franchise tax
Ia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

A Baptist college at Ewing, H., has in
stltuted a chair Of prayer" The pro-
fessor who holds IT will give two-years
course on the nature. purposes and con-
ditions OF effectiveness OF prayer. treat
ing II from scientific and historical
standpoint And ~ the end 81 the term
the graduate IN prayer will be unable 20
approach the Throne Of Grace with q more
effective supplication than that OF the
poor publican: God be merclful 10 me.
sinner"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

An interesting query is. how did that
letter of Admiral Sampson to Secretary
Long find its way into the public prints =?
The Admiral says he did not give it out
An altogether unnecessary statement.
by the way. 1t has often been charged
that there is a serious leak in the Navy
Department, somewhere. And sometimes
information leaks out to interested par
ties while other interested parties are left
entirely in the dark. A cellulose belt and
some calking about the department might
do good.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

The veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic have refused to parade at Mai
McKinley's Inauguration because they
cannot have the most prominent place in
the picture The q. \. r. insists upon
being sit" in every function that it par
ticipates in, otherwise 1t gets mad and
won't play. Meantime, while the federal
veterans have snubbed the President of
the United States, it is not out OF place
to recall that the Confederate veterans
have invited him TO participate in their
reunion at Memphis.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

From the Portland oregonian.
Mary had a little lamb
Possessed OF many rocks,
And also very muth inclined
To deal IN railroad stocks.
Tho lambkin down on Change ono day
Was spotted by a bear.
And when he lefs the pit he was
Away up in the air
Now Mary has no littlc lamb
For, having q great head
She shook him when ho Loot bic fleece.
And took the bear Instead
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

II is reported In Washington. and some
credence Is given IT, that DR.. David J.
HILL Assistant Secretary OF state, viii
succeed DR.. Daniel g. Gilman as President
Of Johns Hopkins University IN Bolti-
more. President Gilman. who has been
~ the head OF sho university for twenty
hvo years, recently rendered his resigna-
lion because Of a desire 10 secure rect.
Dr. HilI was formerly President Of Roch-
ester University.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

President Eliot of Harvard says that
college students are more and more aban-
doning culture studies and going in for
bread-and-butter studies. The classics,
literature, pure mathematics and the like
give way 10 studies leading 10 more
utility in the actual activities OF modern
life." Not only is this the case with
students who are poor and need TO WIN
their bread as soon as possible, but with
the rich also
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01

President Fish OF the Illinois Central
Railroad, is quoted as saying that the alb
sence OF good roads is costing the people
OF the United States annually as much
money ms they pay for all the freight
transported by all the railroads." Never
theless the people go right on wasting
their money ON the sandy and muddy
country roads, refusing to believe that
they can afford the expense OF improving
them