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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS,
Public notice is hereby given that special
meeting OF the stockholders of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company will be held ae the Com
panys Office In Chicago, Illinois. Oh Saturday,
January &c, 1901, at eleven O'Clock In the fore
noon.
To permit personal attendance at this meeting.
there Will be issued, TO each holder of one or
more shares of the Capital Stock OF the Illinois
Central railroad Company, as registered on the
books of the Company, a ticket enabling him, or
her, to travel free over the Company'S Lines
from the station On the Illinois Central Railroad
cago and retgrn, such tickel to be good for tile
Journey to Chicago only during the four days Inn
inediately preceding, and the day OF the meeting,
and for the resurn journey from chicago only
on the day of the meeting. and the four days I'M
mediately following. Wien properly counter.
signed and stamped during business hourS--thAt
is TO say, between 900 u. IN. and $500 p. MIN
the office VI the assistant Secretary, MIR. w. q.
Bruen, III Chicago. Suce ticket may be obtained
By any registered holder of stock OIL application,
Iii writing, to the President of the Company In
Chicago. Each application must state the full
name and address OF the StoCkhOlder exactly as
given in his or her Certificate OF Stock, together
with the number and date Of such Certificate.
respect to any one holding of stock as registered
on the books Of the Company.
For the proposes of this meeting the STOCK
Transfer Books Will be closed ut three O'Clock p.
m. on Thursday, December ~. 1900, and remain
closed until the morning of Monday. January 4,
1901. A. g. HACkSTAFF.
Secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Police Chief Shot by Anarchists.

Barre, VT, Dec. 2S.-Chief of Pc.
lice Patrick Brown is in critical con-
dition with small hopes for recovery
on account of three bullet wounds in
tiicted by Italian anarchists early in
the day The chief had been called to
hall in which the anarchists were
holding ball, to quell row. Sew
eral persons We're driven from the
hall The chief was shot from ambush
on his way back to the station. Otto
Bernaccio and Luigi SASH have been
arrested and identified by the chief as
being connected with the attempted
assassination.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Lord William Beresford Dead,

London, Dee. 29.-Lord William
Leslie de Ia Poer Beresford died at
midnight. lie was born July 20, 1S47.
This leaves the daughter of Commo-
dore Price of the American navy a
widow for the third time. Lillian
Price, now Lady Beresford, was first
Mrs. Hammersley of New York, then
Duchess of Marlborough and step
mother of the present Duke.
Congressman Sulzer's Father Dead.
New York, Dec. 2S.-Thomas Sulzer,
father of Congressman William Sulzer
OF New York. is dead at his home In
elisabeth. N. ]. He was 80 ysaxs I'd.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

simultaneously, wherever existed
on any part of the earth Roman Cath
Ole church, the divine service of High
Mass was celebrated, beginning at the
moment of the dawn of the new centu-
ry, 10 o'clock, midnight, Monday, by
: order of Pope Leo of Rome.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Sent to the Pen for Perjury.

Fort Dodge. Ia, Dec. 2S.-Al. Wood,
editor of The Saturday Advertiser,
was arrested yesterday and taken TO
Winterset by the sheriff Of Madison
county, sentenced to the penitentiary
for perjury. The case had been hang
ing fire in the courts for four years
and the supreme court decided against
him Wednesday,,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Sma.hed Painting Of Cleopatrs

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation, president of Barber county w.
@. T. u, entered the. Carey hotel bar
room and with stone smashed $500
painting of Cleopatra at her bath and
mirror valued at 500. She is under
arrest. She appealed to Governor
Stanley, who is in the city, and he re-
fused to act in any way. She broke
mirrors at Iliowa, Kan, in two sa-
looms some months ago. She declares
there is no law under which she can
be prosecuted and she threatens to
continued her violent opposition to ga
lpnnc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Iown,s Welsh Singer.


Webster City, Ia, Dec GA. D..
Keller, who did general merchan-
disc business, is bankrupt and has
taken advantage of the federal laws.
His liabilities are estimated Mt $685.
600. Il. *. Lee, creditor for $1,000,
assaulted Keller and nearly crushed
his skull with blow OF a cane. He
is out on bail pending Keller's recov-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

Judd, la, Dec. 2s.-The 9-year-old
son of Louis Tonhose has been miss
ing since Tuesday last. and the father
is of the opinion that it is the work of
kidnapers. He offers $500 for the child
and $1,000 for the kidnapers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
ONLY A SILLY JOKE
Reported Drowning of the Forty-Ni
People Han No Foundation.

RepOfteU DROWNING OF th6 N0Fty-NIn6
People Has No Foundation.
Des Moines. Ia, Dec. pa tele-
phone message from What Cheer de-
clares there is not u word of truth to
the story of forty-nine people drown
ing there while skating. A converse
ton with the lady in charge of the ex-
change at that point stated that the
story was a joke Of some trainmen
and that they first told that the acci-
dent occurred at Pekay, little town
near What Cheer.
The righteousness of the story was
apparent, she declared, from the fact
that there was not pond big enough
In the town to hold ten people, let
alone forty-nine. The Foster story 10
the outgrowth of the Pekay joke.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
BIG LOOT FOR Thieves
Mail Sack Stolen Containing
100000 in Negotiable Pa
per, Besides Cash.
NOT A oIEw TO THE ROBBERS
Who Had Good Start of the Law
Pat Grove and the Cudahy
Kidnapping Case.

Detroit, Dec. 29.-The Michigan
Central station atWyandotte, suburb
Of Detroit, was the scene of bold
mail robbery some time Thursday
night, when pouch containing, 1t is
estimated, 100000 of negotia BILE paper
and checks and an unknown sum of
money. was stolen from the waiting
room. Two sacks of mail and a pouch
of second class matter We're dropped
on the platform by south-bound
Michigan Central train at 1923 Night
Operator Richer, it is supposed, took
the two bags. and instead of carrying
them to the ticket office, where the
mail Is usually kept, allowed them to
lay in the waiting room. Richer lives
in Detroit. Richer was ignorant yes
terday of the fact that one of the bags
had been stolen until his attention
was called to it, first by Day Operator
q. l.. Carl and afterward by an oil
peddler named Bessy, who found the
rifled mail sack behind a tank belong
ing to the Standard Oil company,
about 200 feet from the station.
Mail Carrier Misses the -ack.
Yesterday when Mail Carrier John
McCleary came to the station for the
mail sacks he missed one. About the
same time George Bessy, a driver of
an oil wagon, reported at the station
that a pouch, ripped open and empty,
was behind an oil tank u short dis
lance from the station. The j. b.
Ford Alkali works is one of the prin-
cipal industries of Wyandotte, and
about the time of the finding of the
pouch two Office employees brought in a
number of checks and opened en-
velopes they had found strewn along
the railroad track. Postmaster john
son, of Wyandotte, was notified and
went at once to the scene of the rob-
berry.
Could See the Trail Plain Enough.
The trial of the thief was marked
along the railroad track by strewn let
ters, checks and drafts. Most of the
mail was intended for the j. B. Ford
Co., and force of clerks was sent out
to collect the letters strewn along the
track. The reason for this activity on
the part Of the J. b. Ford Co. was
that ]. B. Ford. Jr., said he expected
a draft from New York for $4,000.
The draft did not come, and 1t is be-
lleved that the robber or robbers took
it with other valuable papers from the
| pouch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Living with Bullet In HI. Heart.

Chicago, Dec. 26-The Chronicle
says: Proof that man may live
with bullet in his heart was afforded
yesterday by the use of the X-ray
upon Charles b. Nelson, of Cadillac,
Mich, formerly Chicagoan, WHO
was in 1896 the central figure in a
sensational shooting. Under the
microscope the ball in Nelson's heart
could be plainly seen rising and fall
ing with each pulsation of the vital
organ. The bullet has been there four
years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

Tacoma, WASH. Dec. 2G.-The
steamship Olympia has sailed for the
Orient. Her cargo consists of about
2010O sacks Of Washington flour,
tobacco. beer and general snerchandlss.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
The Maid was in the
GARDEN.
Hi. Brother Killed Him,

Mlddleport. O., Dec. 26.-Lester
Romine died at his home, north Of
here, from the effects of a bullet
wound inflicted by his brother, Her
bert Romine Herbert was under the
influence Of liquor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
TRUTH ABOUT THE BEcKwITHs
Husband of Lincoln's Granddaughter
Would Apprecinte Less NotorIety.

hueDanu OF LincOlhe GranuuauRnt6r
Would Apprecinte Less NotOriety.
Creston, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Warren Beck
With, son-in-law of Robert L. Lincoln,
returned from Chicago Wednesday and
resumed his clerical duties in the Bur-
hngton offices, having spent Christmas
day with his wife in Chicago, accord
ing to her desire. Beckwith said that
the recent stories of his wife's divorce
were wholly false.
Beckwith has rented house in Cres-
ton, and his wife will be here the lat
ter part of the week to make her home.
Beckwith deplores the frequent publi-
cation of rumors about himself and
wife. Intimate friends who know
something about the family relations
declare there is no domestic disturb
ance between Beckwith and his wife,
and that they are very much attached
to each other.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

the Passion Play ut Oberammergau.
This description is probably one of the
finest divisions of the volumes and ls
deservedly popular with the lecture
readers.
The trip continues during the gum
mer through Berlin, Holland and many
other places of interest, including the
British Isles The fall finds us in la
belle Paris, and later on we travel through
Spain, cross the Mediterranean, linger
for time among the artists and art
galleries of Florence from which one
goes on successfully to Rome, Naples,
and Pompeii, the interesting buried
city. Winter finds us in Egypt and
from there we pass leisurely along to
India, China and Japan. Crossing the
Pacific one comes home by way of
Mexico, California and the Grand Can
yon of Colorado. This Incompatible
tour is completed in the Yellowstone
National Park, where, quoting direct
from Mr.. Stoddard "The Finite prays,
the Infinite hears and immensely looks
on"
In our Public Library it is seldom
possible to obtain one of these volumes
for reading, the travellers are 80 numer-
GUS in Manchester that one waits long
for an opportunity to continue the jour
ney around the world. This uninter-
rnpted popularity speaks more for Mr.
Stoddard's entertaining treatment of
vastly interesting subject, for the beauty
of each one of the 1000 views and half
tone portraits of noted people and for
his scholarly elegance in English compo-
sition, speaks more forcibly, Ne say,
than any words we can write.
There will be contest (oratorcal) for
a silver medal at the first NJ. E. church
this, Wednesday, evening Jan. 2, 1901,
at 1880 o'clock. Packed houses meet
these contests wherever held. They
are educational and instruct, interest
and please. The contestants are com
posed of ten of our most talented High
School students and the prize promises
to be warmly contested for. The music
Al part of the program will belurnished
by home talent and a most enjoyable,
evening is awaiting all who attend. Ad.
mission 10 cents. Ths following is thu
program:
Music.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.,

No decision is expected from the Su
preme Court In the Porto Rican cases
for at least two months after January
18th, when the second batch of these
cases is 20 be argued. The belief il
freely expressed here, however, that the
court is radically divided on the main
question, and that the balance of power
will finally be left in the hands of the
Chief Justice. The confidence of the
Administration has been rQdely shaken
by the attitude of former Presidents
Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleve
land, beth of whom have great weigh.
with the Supreme Court. and. by the
fact that Attorney General Grigga, dur
ing his argument on Wednesday, was
piled with apparently hostile questions
by Justices Brewer, Harlan, White and
Brown. If these judges are hostile to
the Administrators position and all OF
the Others are agreeable to the Admin
istration's position it leaves a narrow
majority of one vote. 1t is recalled
that President Harrison appointed Jus
tices Brewer, Shiras and Brown and
President Cleveland appointed justices
Fuller, White and Peckham. While nn
one expects that any of these judges are
likely to be influenced by opinions Ell.
tertained by the distinguished former
Presidents who placed them on tn,
bench, it is nevertheless an interesting
fact that two.thirds of the Justices oil
the Supreme Court owe their appoint
ments to former Presidents who are
now assailing the imperlalistic policy OF
the Administration.
MIR. Cleveland's views as to the future
of the Democratic party have caused
considerable comment here, where the
general criticism is the same as that of
fered by Mr.. Bryan-a lack of definite.
ness as to what he considers the basic
principles of Democracy to which he
wishes to return. 1t is rather ancient
history to argue the matter now, but
there is no real doubt that free silver
was in accord with these "basic princ
pies" AS for Mr.. Cleveland's plea "to
give the rank and file chance" it is
said that if they did not have chance
at Chicago and Kansas City, they never
will have. Certainly, the leaders die
not control at either of these places
were not even present there, for the
most part. 1t is pointed out, too, that
Mr.. Cleveland himself never brought
out, even approximately, the full
strength of his party vote. Mr. Bryan
was defeated in 1886 but he received al
least 100000 more ballots than Mr..
Cleveland did when he was elected i'll
1892. The individual may decide TO.
himself as to the real character and con.
stitution of the Democratic ''rank anG
iile.' Mr., Cleveland, it appears, has il,
mind the bankers, capitalists, and cor
porations of the East, but others ma,
think that the great body Of the Demo
cratic voters are in question.
John L. Stoddard.
Many of the home libraries of our city
and our Free Public Library has re-
Gently had notable work placed upon
their shelves in John L. Stoddard's Lee.
lures. These ten volumes do not need
a kind criticism from us to aid them
in being popular among the earnest
book lovers of our city for Manchester
is justly proud of her distinction as be-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
All SIN HAS THE NOTE
Demands of the Allies on China
Officially Delivered to
Prince Ching.
Ii HUNG TOO ILL TO BE PRESENT
Reply Expected Within Month, and
Will Probably Be Favorable
South African News.

Picking, Dec. 26.-The preliminary
joint note was delivered yesterday to
the Chinese. Ii Hung Chang found
that he was unable to attend the meet
ing of the ministers, and his creden-
tials and those of Prince Ching were
presented by the latter to the foreign
ENJOYS. Prince Ching, replying to
the Spanish minister, Senior B. j. de
Cologan, who presented the note, said
he would Immediately communicate
its contents to the emperor and as
sured the ministers that speedy re-
ply was the desire Of the court as it
felt that all China wants peace and
prosperity.
What Prince Ching Said.
Paris, Dec. pa dispatch to The
Havas agency from Picking says: "The
ministers assembly at the residence of
Senior B. j. de Cologan (the Spanish
minister and the doyen of the dlplo-
matte corps), and received Prince
Ching, to whom the Spanish minister
handed the joint note of the powers.
Ii Hung Chang, who is still i'll, asked
to be excused. Prince Ching said:
II have the honor to accept the note
concerning the re-establlshment of
good relations and will transmit it i'm
mediately to the emperor and COM
municate to you his reply as soon as
received"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
John L. Stoddard.

Many of the home libraries of our city
and our Free Public Library has re-
Gently had notable work placed upon
their shelves in John L. Stoddards Lee
lures. These ten volumes do not need
kind criticism from us to aid them
in being popular among the earnest
book lovers of our city for Manchester
is justly proud of her distinction as be-
ing one of The best book buying cities
In the state.
In John L. Stoddard and under the
authors personal guidance, we visit
Norway, the "Land of the Midnight
SUM-, from which interesting country
we tour two cities in Russia, st. Peters
burg the Cars home and Moscow, with
cher dubious towers and famous bells"
Vienna, Constantinople, Athens which
islands alone in the historic catalogue
of the earth's great cities" and Venice
are each visited in succession. Cross
ing the Alps into Switzerland one sees
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
CHI Democrat,
= WEDN EsDAY, JAN. 2, 1901.

At the Boundary Line. a
5. With this issue of the Democrat the
boundary line is crossed between the
two greatest centuries. The world bids
good bye to the Nineteenth, crowned
with the laurels of more splendid achieve
ments than any of its predecessors; and
faces the Twentieth, bright with ths
halo of promise. May the new century
keep pace with the old in industrial
progress, and be marred by less of mans
inhumanity toward man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

Chihn Getting Ready to Comply?
London, Dec. 26.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of The Standard, telegraph
ing Dec. "a, says: 1.-The government
has arrested Prince Tuan aud Prince
Chaung on the borders of the Shan
81 and Shen 81 provinces Yu Hslen
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02

For Sale.
Farm Raised Plymouth Rock Cockerels, 50cts
each, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. $l5O each
choice birds. Farm four miles north east Of
Manchester. A. 8. COON.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
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Kfduanefl Child Racovarad

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. Sidney
Miller, the 7-year-old son of Samuel
ID. Miller, and grandson of ex-United
States Attorney General w. Fl. H. Mil
Ter. who was kidnapped by his mother,
has been recovered. Mrs. Miller and
the child were found at Lawrence,
about 3 o'clock in the morning, asleep
in the home of man named Marshall,
where they had obtained lodging for
the night. The police reached the place
at daylight. Mrs. Miller gave up the
child and was not placed under arrest.
The entire police and detective forces
were called into the case.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
NOTICE of Appointment Of Executor.

Notice of Appointment of Executor.
State Of Iowa, Delaware County-ss.
Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned
has been duly appointed and qualified as Execll,
tor Of the estate Of Anna Maria kolker late OF
Delaware County, Iowa, deceased. All persons
Indebted to said estate are requested TO make
immediate payment, and those having claims
against the same Will present them, duly auth
- HERMAN KOLKER,
Executor.
YOEAN, ARNOLD s. YORAN,
l-sw, Attorneys for Estate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Iowa Tencher. in se.rIon.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 81. - Iowa
school teachers took possession of Des
Moines yesterday and will remain un-
til Saturday. The occasion is the for
ty-sixth annual convention of the Iowa
State Teachers association. Yesterday
was occupied largely with the recep-
ton and registration of the delegates,
though the early arrivals found time
to hold several interesting round-ta-
BILE discussions. The formal opening
took place last evening. w. o. Riddell,
of Des Monies, president of the asso-
citation, welcomed the visitors and the
address of the evening was delivered
by President w. r. Harper, Of the
University of Chicago.
Iown's Welsh Singers.
Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. 27.-The Els
teddfod association, of Iowa, held its
annual meeting IN Ottumwa. The three
sessions, one in the morning, one in
the afternoon, and one in the evening,
were held at the Grand Opera House.
All the contests on the programme
were carried out with the exception
of the band contest Considerable
rivalry was manifested. especially be-
tween the contestants from Hiteman
and Williamsburg. The large chorus
from the latter place was awarded the
prize Mt the morning session, and the
other honors We're distributed about
evenly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Manchester markets.
CENTRAL. r. r.
OF INTEREST TO
STOCKHOLDERS.

FREE TRANSFORMATIONS no ATTEND
THE SPECIAL MEETING AT CHICAGO.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
M IA nEn Sold and guaranteed by all drug
kUs UsBkg gisss to CURE Tobacco Habit.
A LamentabIe Showing

Boston Herald.
What : a sailors log, anyway?
We know what it is on ordinary
vessels that sail the seas, but it
begins to be tolerably apparent
that the popular conception of this
subject will not suit the logs that
are supposed to be kept on the
vessels belonging to the United
States navy. The testimony in the
Schley investigation is bringing
out the astonishing information
that the official records of the
movements of several of the war
ships that took part in the battle
OF Santiago have been garbled by
iuterlineations and erasures, made
months after the battle, and are
tissues of wilful miscrepresenta-
ton, made to shield the reputa-
tons of naval officers apparently.
1t is lamentable showing for our
much landed navy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
Late Items.

1t is believed that Malavar, the
Filipino leader, is planning rls-
ing in the province Of Bulacau.
The insurrection in the island of
Mindora Is practically stamped
out.
Major Braganza, the Filipino
officer who had 103 Spanish prison
ers executed, has been sentenced
to be hanged.
The Spanish budget will call for
over 3, 1000, 900 pesos to pay pen
sions in connection with the war
with the United States
Desertious from the United
States army in the Department of
the Lakes have greatly increased,
and there are now over 100 prison
ers in the guard houses.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
The Renewal a Strain.

Vacation is over. Again the school
bell rings at morning and at noon,
again with tens of thousands the hard
est kind of work has bsgun, the renewal
of which Is a mental and physical strain
to all except the most rugged. The lit
tie girl that few days ago had roses
IN her cheeks, and the little boy whose
lips We're then so red you would have in
sisted tnat they had been kissed by
strawberries, have already lost some
thing Of the appearance OF health. Now
is a time when many children should be
given a tonic, which may avert much
serious trouble. and we know of no
other so highly TO be recommended as
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which strengthens
the nerves, perfects digestion and as
siniilaHon. and aids acknowledgement
by building up the whole system