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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-26
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15


The Tribune published at Waterloo
by Van Metre, since 1879, has been
purchased by The Times Publishing
Co. The two papers have been consol-
idated and will hereafter be known as
The Waterloo Times Tribune. Mr..
Van Metre in announcing his retire
mentsays;
The Tribune was launched upon bois-
ferrous seas twenty one years ago, and
its days of smooth sailing have been
few. 1t was born when politics were
bitter, and in the midst of campaign
where the battle waged fercely. 1t
was backed by no official patronage or
private subsidies. 1t had no clientage
of wealthy business men to hold up its
hands through advertising patronage
during the first years. 1t fought its
own battles for existence, and the bat
tie was never off. But it was good
friend Of mine, and l love it. 1t sup
ported my youth and numerous family.
1t won me many warm and faithful
friends even among my bitterest pol
itical opponents, none of which ever
denied favor asked. 1t is sad to leave
it; but it is a pleasure to know that it is
in the best of hands; hands financially
strong enough to make its sailing
smooth, and strong enough to make it
what the Democrat paper in Waterloo
should be, equal to the best in the
state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

erty, two seca.1g us li.7-lagemei., anu
the third n speculative prlfit.
Both the Hartman syndicate and
the Morgan-Hill interests claimed con-
troi, and the predicament of the shorts
was made worse by the fear of both
the Hartman and Morgan syndicates
to lend the stock to the shorts. 1t was
this fear that led Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
Of the Hartman interests, to seek an
understanding with Morgan & Co. as
to the lending of stock to shorts. To
have loaned without an understanding
was to court the danger of losing the
stock and possibly the dearly pur-
chased opportunity to control. The
shorts learned Wednesday that they
were severely cornered, and made
frantic efforts to secure stock, and thus
developed yesterdays wild panic.
James ]. Hill, president of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, took dinner
with his son at the Metropolitan club
last evening. When seen concerning
the struggle in the stock market he
said: when have spoken at all 1
have tried to make people understand
that have had nothing at all to do
with these market transactions.
have .been busy all day long buying
locomotives for the road. have not
been in the street, and have neither
bought nor sold a share of Northern
Pacific stock"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
YOUNG cIaLs 60 SMASHING
Do Much Dsnnge In u snloon, mud Are
ThrO an Out nuti j He'd.

Do Much D.inyo In u snloon, mud Are
Throan Out and jailed.
Wichita, Kan. May l3.-Winona
kilgorc. Anna Peoples. .asamine Will
lot, three young girls. the latter Il
daughter of Lucy Willloit, the col
League of Mrs. Nation, smashed the
Summit saloon here Saturday after
noon. They entered with stones, and
the barkeepcr did not know that an
attack was threatened until the glass
began to crash about his ears
Fred Wolf. the proprietor. knocked
tho girls down with his fist and
pitched them one after another into
the street. Miss Wilioit's brother came
to their defense ana Wolf struck him,
making IL long cash OH his face from
which the blood flowed freely. In the
melee the wrist OF Miss Peoples was
broken. The police arrested the girls
and lodged them in the city Jail.
Wichita. Kan, May 13.-Alrs. Car
rie Nation arrived here Saturday
night after an exciting day ut Har-
per. There was circus in town and
she organized a raid on saloons, but
was arrested before she could do any
smashing. She was released on prom
Using that she would take the next
train out Of town. which she did.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Crop Bulletin.
For week Ending May ID, 1901.

Des Moines, Iowa.
The past week brought much cooler
weather, with an ample supply of rain
fall in nearly all parts of the state. The
mean temperature was 2 to 5 degrees
below normal, and light frosts were re-
ported In all districts on mornings of
18th, 18th, and 18th. In few locali-
ties thin ice was in evidence. and pos
sibly some danger resulted to small
fruits and vegetables. Generally how
ever, the damage will be slight. The
cool and wet weather has been slightly
beneficial to small grain and grass, and
these crops are now in very satisfactory
condition.
Some progress has been made in plow-
ing and planting, though field opera
tions were delayed two or three days by
wet weather. Reports show that from
one third to one-half the corn area has
been planted, with the soil generally in
good filth. From to 10 days of favor
able weather will be needed to complete
this work in all sections. termination
has been retarded during the week, but
early planted corn is coming up fairly
we'll. All reports indicate an increased
acreage being prepared for corn. The
general crop outlook is encouraging.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
BLOWN INTO ETERNITY
Locomotive Boiler Causes tn
Death nj Four Men

Exploding Locomotive Boiler Causes tho
Death OF Four Men.
Huntingdon, Pa, May 1.-THE boil
er Of freight engine on the Hunting
don and Broad Top railroad at Mount
Dallas, the southern terminus of the
Broad Top railroad, exploded, instant
ly killing four members of the local
freight crew. The dead are: A. s.
Berkstresser, engineer; Charles Hol-
lingshead, conductor; John Richie, and
fireman Thomas Edwards.
All of the men were residents of
Saxton, Bedford county, and leave
families. The bodies of Conductor Hol-
lingshead and Engineer Berkstresser
We're blown 400 yards across the river.
The cause of the explosion is not
known, but 1t is believed to have oc-
CURED while the boiler was being filled
with water.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
TRAITOR IN Tue OF ICE



Tending Nicely.
Washington May l3-William d.
Williams, COZ tidential secretary of
oionel Edwards, chief of the insular
division of the war department, was
elnd guilty Saturday upon his own
onfession of having tried to sell gov
"rnment information and was sum-
l...lrily dismissed by the secretary of
var. Williams endcavored to sell for
5000 and the cost of trip to New
York copies of government opinions
and correspondence relative to the
Neely case.
Judge John d. Lindsay. counsel for
y ely, notified the attorney general
Friday that lie had received letter,
s.S'ied John B. Dickinson. offering him
@ pies of tile correspondence. The at
torney general called In Chief Wilkie
and placed the matter In his hands.
An officer was sent to the general de-
livery window of the local postotfice,
and when Il man presented himself
and asked for mail for John Il. Dick
cason he w;lS followed to the insular
division of the war department.
Shortly attcrward 1t was discovered
flat the man representing himself as
John Il. Dickinson was Williams.
Williams formerly was private secre-
tary to eX-licprescntative Brumm, of
PENNSYLVANIA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
George KrapA.

MIR. George Krapfi, one of Bremen
Townships prominent farmers died at
his residence short distance south of
Petersburg last Sunday evening, after
several months of sickness, at the age
of nearly fifty years
Mr.. Krapa was born few miles
west of New Vienna on June IL, 1851,
and grew to manhood on the farm with
his parents and from the date of his
birth WAS always resident of Bremen
township. He enjoyed liberal edu-
cation attained in the district schools
and when twenty six years of age was
married to Miss Josephine Janse, q
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Janse of Dyersville who at the
time the marriage took place we're also
residents of Bremen township. The
deceased WAS always frugal and thrift
ty farmer, an honest and upright man
and during his time WAS continually
honored by his fellow citizens with
offices of public trust and his early de-
mise falls heavily upon the community
and severely upon the bereaved family.
He is survived by his wife and eight
children, whose names are George, Ed
ward, Otilda, Richard, Clara, Agnes,
Frederick and Monica.
The bereaved family has the heart
felt sympathy Of all in the loss of their
devoted husband and father.
The funeral took place at Petersburg
Wednesday morning and was the most
largely attended ever witnessed in Pet
ersburg. The @. o. F. Society and
Scheutzen society both of Dyersville
and the st. Peter and l-aul's society of
Petersburg, of whom the deceased was
an active member, attended in body.
Requiem services for the repose of
his soul were held in st. Peter and st.
Pauls church, the Rev. Father Rottler
officiating. After the services inter
ment took place in the Catholic GENE.
terry near by.-Dyersville Commercial.
Sioux City, Ia, May 9.-Churcn CIR
cles in Sioux City are considerably
wrought up over the trial of the Rev.
G. NJ. Wickham, pastor of the First
Christian Church Of this city. In the
formal charges, which are signed by
two of the church trustees, he is ac-
cused of hugging and kissing young
women outside his household.
Mis-; Cora Battman, dressmaker,
"A years of age, member of the
church, was the first witness. She
said the pastor quoted scriptural pas
sages to convince her that what he
wanted her to do was not wrong. She
said he finally convinced her. The
pastor denies the charges, and says he
will produce evidence under which he
VIII be eNonerated. He is married
man and has two daughters.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Republicnn. cnrrx na,.ino.e.

Baltimore, May 9-The municipal
election In this city, the first one of i'm
portance held under the new ballot
law, resulted in sweeping victory
for the Republicans. They carried
eighteen out of the twenty-four wards.
electing eighteen members of the first
branch of the city council and all
three candidates for the second branch.
Only about 65 per cent. of the entire
registered vote was polled and the col
ored vote was very light.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
In Memor,am of August Benson.
Annther little lamb has rnne

In Memorlam of August Benson.
Another little lamb has gone
ITO dwell with him who gave,
Another little darling boy
Is sheltered in the grave.
God needed one more angel child,
Amidst his shining band.
And SO he bent with loving smiles,
And clasped our darlng's hand.
We miss thee from thy schoolroom dear,
We miss.thee from thy place,
A shodow DER our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face.
We miss the kind and willing hand.
Thy fond and earnest care,
Our home is dark without thee
We miss thee everywhere.
They have borne him to the churchyard,
There away his form they laid,
There among thebloomlng flowers.
There his friends may find his grave.
e. A. M.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
: Two BADLY nurt in a.wreck.

Paducah, Ky. May 9.-The Illinois
Central fast passenger train No. 102,
from Memphis to Louisville, was
wrecked at, Kuttawa yesterday after
noon. The engine jumped the track
and all but one car was turned over.
Engineer Barney Keegan and Fire
man Robert Stiff, of this city, were
fatally hurt. Baggageman ID. NJ. Tay-
lor of Louisville, and mail agent
Charles Young, of Kuttawa, were
badly hurt, and several passengers re-
ceiyeu painful injuries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
MRS. WILLIAM M'K1NlEY-

for him. She has been unable to rest
well for several days because of in
digestion and q, bone felon on her fin
ger. and Saturday night DR.. Rixey and
the president decided 1t would be bet
ter to go at once from Del Monte,
where Mrs. Mckinley could be cared
for at the home Of Henry T. Scott. A
special train was made up, and the
party, including President and Mrs.
Mckinley, DR.. Rixey, Secretary Cor
telyou. Miss Barber, and Mrs. and Mrs.
Henry T. Scott arrived here at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Rapid Recovery Expected.
The others of the presidential party
will continue the trip as originally
planned. In order to avoid the crowd
which was expected at the depot, the
party left the train Mt Velencia street,
Mrs. Mckinley was carried in steam
err chair to a closed carriage, and all
went at once to Mr.. SCOTS home,
where DIR. Hirschfelder was called in
for consultation with DR.. Rixey. The
following bulletin was given out by
Secretary Cortelyou:
MRS. Mckinley stood the trip from
Monterey extremely well and is rest
ing comfortably at Mr.. SCOTS home.
Her attack of Indigestion, it is be-
lieved, will yield promptly to rest and
remedies, while the bone felon on her
hand is healing nicely"
The president left at o'clock Mon
day for San Jose to join the rest Of
the party, and will miss only the trip
to Santa Cruz to view the big trees.
VIII Need Weeks Rest.
At least weeks rest is believed to
be necessary for Mrs. Mckinley be-
fore 1t will be possible for her to re-
sumo the trip. Mrs. McKinley's pres
ent indisposition is due in great meas
ure to an injury she sustained on the
train COON after leaving New Orleans.
She bruised her hand in some way,
and bone felon appeared on her fin
| ger, causing her hand to swell and
giving her great deal of pain. 1t
| troubled her so that she was unable
to sleep well, and this brought on
fever. The felon was lanced twice,
which afforded her some relief, but it
was not until the train had reached
Del Monte and she had continued to
grow worse that she was prevailed
upon to allow change to be made in
the programme.
May Abandon Northwest Trip.
There is some probability of Presi-
dent Mckinley abandoning his pro-
posed trip into the northwest in view
Of the condition of Mrs Mckinley.
Unless there is a radical change for
the better the presidential party will
leave for Washington soon after the
celebrations in this section are over.
Mrs. Mckinley is very much worried
over the condition of his wife and 1t
is even possible that many of the func-
lions arranged in his honor for this
week may be postponed or dropped al
together. Secretary Cortelyou has
given notice that Mrs. Mckinley,
should she continue the trip with the
president, will not under any circum-
stances, engage in any of the social
functions arranged for the party at
| Qny place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Irish Paper I. Seized.

Dublin, May 11.-William O'Brien's
weekly newspaper, The Irish People,
the organ of the United Irish league,
has been seized by the police on an
order from the under secretary for Ire
land. A majority of the weeks issue
had been distributed when the office
was visited, but the remaining copies
were surrendered under protest. Po-
Icemen visited MI rne| shops and
seized the copies found there. 1t is
stated that the reason for the seizure
is that the paper contains offensive
remarks concerning the king.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Senator William A. Clark, thu Mon
tana millionaire, has given orders to
begin work on the palace which he in.
tends to erect in Washington. Mr..
Clark is understood to feel that, with
Marcus Daily dead and William E,
Chandler among the has beens, he seat
in the senate is now safe. Therefore
he has begun to build splendid Wash
ington home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Young Man Who Has n Past.

Sioux City, Ia, May 9.-Nine years
ago Eri BiXby, of Gushing, Ia. n high
school boy, left his home to go around
the world. He engaged as n sailor
and went around the world five times.
Last year he served with the British
army in the Boer war and lost his
right arm in an explosion of dynamite
accompanying the blowing up of a
train. He is now 26 years of age. He
reached Sioux City Monday on his
way to the home of his father, where
he learned that his mother died only
three works ngO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Been Stealing from Uncle Sam.

Chattanooga. Tenn, May 13.-John
Parnell, who was rejected for enlist
ment at the local United States army
recruiting station, has been arrested
on the charge of being the. active
agent in taking goods from the gov
eminent warehouses here, which con-
tain uniforms and equipments for
army recruits, and selling them to Sec
ond-hand stores. The police claim to
have unearthed scheme for system
atically robbing the warehouses in
which several persons are implicated.
Captain Wedges, in charge of the sta
ton, has reported the thefts to the
war department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Avoid all drying inhslants and use
that which cleanses and heals the men,
brane. Ely's Cream Balm is such q
remedy and cures Catarrh easily and
pleasantly. Cold in the head vanishes
quickly. Price SO cents at druggists or
by mail.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to q great extent loss of hearing.
BY the use of Ely's Cream Balm drop.
ping of mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved. w.
Davidson, Atty at Law, Monmouth, Ill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Transfers of Real Estate.

Mary E Chase and hus to Clas and Hart
Allyn. Wa. swA sec 50 and 40 seA,
w see " 5 Goyt and VT to Geo Coon
l5aneA. nwA and pit nw4, nwA, sec .
Minnie & Lont to Henry and William -
Claus, 3 32k acres neA, swA and u
, e g NV nwA. swA, y. ss, 5...;;:::..;, . 10
lard pit swk. nwA4 80 90, g.. ...........,. /
w d Norris and VT ct al to Ida O Sey-
Earl Beal and VT 70 Seth heal. jr. pit neA
swA and pit nwA, SEA. 90, 80, 5........ q
Goodhile, lots 8 and 8, blk 10 Ryan,. 10
Elma II Conger and hus to Chas Baum
gartner. pit lot 800 Manchester. ......... IL
Frances Helen Dorman and hus to Geo
M Dorman, pit lot p, Burringtons add
to Manchester. ............-..... 4
Kenyon. lot 3l4, 3l5, 3l6, 3t7 and al8
j s Jones and VT to Grin i Cressey. lots
s7,28 and 80 Henry Acers add to Man
chester, ;.....;;-.......:....-.;,a
and EzaSh Bea aha nc este
Flora Emerson and lus to r A Cooley &
w II Lafferty, lot 1888 Manchester. $50. &
VIM B Cattron and VT to Adam Schaller
lot 4, blk Z, Pitkins add to Nottingham 9
Vim s Gibson to Hans Oleson. lots 1913
to 1852 inclusive and 1878 to 1877 In
elusive i'll Delaware. ........................ s
Hiram 8 Lee and VT to T Wilson. und
x lots 5and 8 and VIZ lot blk Hop
klutOu.
Chas Lee and VT to Wilson, und u
lots 8 and 8 and WIZ lot blk Hopkin-
William Cummings to i Wilson. und%
lots 5 and and WY lot A blk 8 Hopkin-
Ton.
Mary j ChamDerlln and hus to 7 VIII
t--ovs.v,ssss j & Ist.s-ssAa -o-asSv~1x-lSk--
blk s Hopkinton. .......................
Eugene Chase and VT to 7 Wilson. und
u lots and 8 and VIZ lot 4 blk 8 Hop.
klutOu.
Jessie Scroggie and hus to T Wilson,
und X lots and 8 and WIZ lot blk 8,
e, =; ;u,;:c -,
u lots and and VIZ lot blk 8 Hop
| william Grim to i 7 Wilson, und i.l8 Of
lots s, 8 and VIZ lot4 blk 8 IIopkin-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
ACQUITTED BY THE JURY
Harvard Instructor Eastman, Who W,
Charged with the Murder OF q rupan.

Harvard Instructor Eastman, Who Was
Charged with the Murder of Grogan.
Cambridge, Mass, May 13.-After
long and dramatic trial, Charles r.
Eastman, the Harvard Instructor, Sat
urday was acquitted on the charge of
numbering his brother-in-law. Richard
H. Grogan, Jr., while at target prac-
tice on July 4 last. The jury debated
five hours and half before reaching
a verdict. When the verdict was an
nounced there was a demonstration
among the hundred and fifty specta-
tors which the court officers We're en-
tirely unable to suppress for some
minutes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Referring to the fact that eighty seven
carriage horses were sold in New York
the other day for an average of over
$1,000 each, the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat remarks, that the horseless era has
been indefinitely postponed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Blaekli...ns Case Fnil-.

Chicago. May 13.-In the Drlscoll
blacklisting case the jury failed to
agree and was discharged by the court
Saturday. The case was that of Mi
chael Driscoll against the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
company for $4,000 damages for al
legged blacklisting after the A. II. u.
strike of 1894. Driscoll was a switch
man, and like many others since that
strike advanced the charge that the
railroads Of the United States have
entered into conspiracy to blacklist
every man who takes part in any
strike
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Augusta, Ca, May "a fire which
broke out here at 80 o'clock in the
afternoon did considerable damage.
The great cotton. warehouse of the
Union Compress company was de-
stroyed and also the warehouses Of
Phinizy & Co. and 8. NJ. Whitney. The
Union Compress company loses $780,
900 on building and $320,000 on cot
ton; Phinizy Il Co. loses $4,000 on
building and $4,000 OH cotton: Whit
ney s. Co. lose 5000 on building and
Sl2O,OOO OH cotton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Big Fight in q Convention.

Sioux City, Ia, May GA big fight
is on for the control of the Woodbury.
county Republican convention here to-
day. The whole state is Interested In
the result. The Cummins men are
confident they will secure a delegation
instructed for Cummins.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Cummina Win. in woodbury..

Sioux City, H., May 10.-Cummins
men scored big victory in the Wood
bury county Republican convention
yesterday. The convention instructed
Its thirty-slx delegates to the state
convention to vote for Cummins for
governor. Cummins men are jubilant
over the result,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
MRS. N K|NLEY IS III
Indigestion and Bone Felon on
Her Finger Causes Her
lndisposition.
NAY CHANGE pREs1DENTspLAN
Unless There Is a Radical Change for
the Better, the Party Will Soon
Leave for Washington.

San Francisco, May Blowing to
the serious illness of Mrs. Mckinley,
the plans of the presidential party
have been somewhat disarranged, and
for q time it was uncertain whether
the president would be able to pro-
coed with the tour which was planned
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Washington, May 9.-Information
has been received here confirming the
Associated Press dispatch from Pekin
regarding the amount of indemnity to
be demanded. This total has now been
reduced from something like $780,
200 OOn To S237 OnO ONO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Three Mon burned to Death.

Ottawa, Ont, May 1O.-rhree men
were burned to death in boarding
house which. with other wooden tene-
ments, and Roy & Savignlese's hotel,
was destroyed. The victims were r.
Leblanc of st. Ioseph's Village; James
Maxwell of Point Lewis. Quebec, and
Edward Roy Of st. Joseph Village
The property loss was $4,000.
om,hn Normally Wide Open.
Omaha. Neb, May 13.-Omaha re-
sulned its normal wide-open condition
yesterday, Mayor Moore's blue law en-
forcement having been declared off.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Preferred Death to tho Smallpox.

Sioux City, Ia, May 13.-Reynold
Stevens, smallpox patient who was
confined by the Sioux City health au-
thorities In a tent in an isolated part
Of the city, has been missing since
May 8, and 1t is believed he commit
ted suicide by jumping In the Floyd
river.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Grave situation Mt l,a rre,ona.

Hendaye, France, May 10-Further
advices from Barcelona. Spain. show
that more persons have been killed
and many wounded there. The situa-
ton is grave. The garrison numbers
5000 men. Advices from Bilboa say
that there is great agitation in the