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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
FIRE SCENES WE'RE TERRIBLE
Victims Roasted to Death in Full View OF
RclnIcss Thousands

Victims Roasted to Death in Full View of
Bclplcss Thousands.
But whatever may have been the
cause, its effects We're frightful and
notwithstanding. Men and women died
a lingering. agonizing death in the
presence of thousands of spectators
who were unable to lift hand to their
assistance. The rear of Hunt. Wilkin-
son & Co.'S building faces on Com
merce street. a small thoroughfare. On
the fire escapes Mt this end of the
building two men and one woman We're
slowly roasted to death. while the hor.
ror-stric!,en throng on the street below
turned sicl: at the sight In the front
on Market street woman. driven to
desperation. leaped from . window on
the top floor and was dashed to death
OF the pavement.
These are but n few of the heart
rending scenes attending the confiagra-
ton. FiIemen claim to lave seen men
and women. unable to reach the win
dows or ire escapes. burned to death
in the interior of tho bnilding. If this
be so, little or nothing remains of these
victims, and 1t is doubtful If any por.
ton of their bodies will he recovered.
Seventy-nine of the 100 persons in
Hunt. Wilkinson & Co.'s building when
the fire started were employees. and the
remainder were customers and nutsido
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Unless all signs fail there are thou
sands of republicans who will not vote
their party ticket next Tuesday. The
dose fixed up for them by the Cedar
Rapids convention, is one that they
justly refuse to take. The Press of this
city, as rank republican paper as there
Is in the state, just before the conven-
ton said of Mr. Cummins, its party can
didate for governor:
she is not only willing to solicit the
necessary he will buy them. Packed
ance of parliamentary law and ruled by
tactics Of the bully and ward heelers,
secretely called caucuses of which Cum
minis men only were notified, the pur-
chase Of votes and the violation of SOL
ants of the Cummins campaign. And
ltcan party is corrupt and announces his
intention of reforming it! This is the
man who, while an attorney for great
state with railway passes for his lieu
eOhoutos SkiOo OuS oSoluos koiiAOou III
fiuence" and poses as "the friend of the
people!" This is the man who prstes of
political purity and his devotion to a
party which he is preparing again to
desert in event of his defeat at Cedar
Rapids! 1t is an inspiring spectacle.
Many of the editors of republican pa
pers, we're before the convention,
as outspoken as the editor of the Press,
as to Mr.. Cummins' unfitness for the
office, but unlike the Press editor, they
have since hsrnessed themselves to the
Cummins' drag and are pulling and
tugging at it with might and main,
trying to seat him in the gubernatorial
chair. They are as corrupt and lacking
in principal as they charged Cummins
and his snte-convention followers
with being.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
aIonument to . PIG.

No stranger monument ever existed
than that which was erected at the
Hotel de Vile by the Inhabitants OF
Luneburg, in Hanover, in honor Of
pig. This, which took the form Of q
kind of mausoleum, contained a large
glass case in which was hermetically
inclosed a fine ham cut from the ami
NAL whose memory was to be handed
down to posterity. Above was hand.
some slab of marble, on which, en-
graved in letters of gold, was the fol-
lowing inscription in Latin: .sPassers-
by, contemplate here the mortal re-
mains Of the pig which acquired for
itself imperishable glory by the dis
coyery Of the salt springs Of Lune-
burg
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Big Fire at Hammond. Ind,

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Fire which broke
out In the G. II. Hammond packing
plant at Hammond, Ind, threatened
the destruction OF that city early in
the morning and caused a loss to the
concern that is estimated Mt more than
half million dollars. The one fire
company Of Hammond and the private
fire battalion of the concern We're help
less before sea of flames and four
engines and their crews from Chica-
go. under the command of Marshal
Campion, were rushed by railroad to
the scene of the disaster. Under the
direction of the Chicago firemen the
flames We're gradually subdued.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Washington, Oct. 2s.-President
Roosevelt has decided to recommend
the establishment of department Of
commerce and industries, with repre-
sentation In the cabinet. This state
will be taken largely because of the in
dorsement given the idea by the late
Republican national convention. The
president will incorporate the recom-
mendation in his forth coming message
to congress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Chicago. Oct. 2S.-Fire in the Woods
Motor Vehicle company's establish
ment, $40 to $40 Wabash avenue,
caused a loss of 100000 and tied up
the south side elevated railroad trains
and Cottage Grove avenue cable cars
for nearly an hour. Twenty-Five au-
tomobiles, valued at $4,000, sent to
Chicago from Honolulu to be over
hauled and repaired, We're consumed.
The top floor, where the fire originated,
was stored with the most valuable
material owned by the company. This
consisted of patterns, valuable lum-
Der and finished frames and parts of
automobiles
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
COMPRISES TO KILLING BOY
May Says He Murdered Lad in Order to
Get Money.

May Says He Murdered Lad in Order to
Get Money.
Montreal, Oct. 2S.-One of the most
brutal and cold-blooded murders that
has ever been recorded in Canada was
committed at Westmount suburb OF
Montreal. The police knew nothing
about the crime until in the morning,
when n fairly well-dressed man. with
a foreign appearance, giving his name
as Tobin Hansen, walked into police
headquarters at Montreal and said that
he had committed n murder. The po-
lice at first thought the man was crazy,
but investigation showed tina. his story
was true.
Hansen is Dane. and has only been
in Canada few months. He arrived
III Montreal only few weeks ago
from Quebec. where he had been work
ing. He said he had been drinking,
and as he had no money lie became
desperate. While walking along the
street he met young lad, and follow
ing him into some fields he knocked
him down and then cut his throat from
ear to ear with a pocket knife. He
then searched the lads pockets, but
found only II cents After killing the
lad he threw his body on pile. of
stones, where 1t was found n few hours
afterward.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
INDIAN Rieht. unh.ld.

Dubuque, H.. Oct. 24.-Judge Shiras
Of the federal court has refused new
trial in the case Of James Peters YER
sus w. G. Malin. Peters is an Indian
,on the lama reservation, and Malin Is
the government agent. Malin, MS guard
ian, undertook to force Indian chill.
dren to attend the Industrial school,
Peters brought suit in the United
States court and was awarded dam.
ages. Judge Shiras holds that the
state courts had no authority to APP
point Malin guardian over Indian chill
dren, the tribe being under control of
the United States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Dies Moline. Gun Club shoot..

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 24.-In tho
first annual amateur handicap shoot
Of the Des Moines Gun club j. NJ.
Hughes, of Palmyra. Wis, was first
with 173 birds out of possible $50.
Guy Burnside, of Knoxville, Ills, was
second with 1877; W. Witleaf, of Mich
OILS, Ia. was third with 1G6, and
A. B. Mcdowell. Of Adair, H., was
fourth with 1874.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
AK. Fund. for mckinley Memorial.

Minneapolis, Oct. 25.-Commander-
in-Chief of the G. A. r. Eli Torrance
has issued a circular letter asking con-
tributions for the purpose Of erecting
at Canton, o., a memorial to COmrade
William Mckinley. Members Of the q.
A. II. are urged to contribute to the
fund. Contributions should be for.
warded to Ryerson Richie, secretary,
Cleveland, o. In due time souvenir
certificates will be issued to all don.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Oelwein, Ia, Oct 26.-While Presi.
dent Stlckney, of the Chicago Great
Western railway, was showing Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Stephen s. Little
and w. A. Read, Of New York, through
the shops of that railroad here 500 men
walked out. They demanded the re-
moyal Of a foreman who, they say, is
brutal toward them. The strikers in
cluded boilermakers. and -machinista
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Smallpox Raging Among indians.

Clinton. H., Oct. 2S.-According to
information received here, smallpox is
raging among the Indians at the Mus
quake reservation near Tama. A
number have died of the disease and
several others are seriously ILL., The
officials snys the state of affairs is ex-
tremely serious and have established q
most rigid quarantine. The situation
is made serious by the fact that the
Indians have started their religious
dance over the remains of the dead
and this is likely to stir up the tribe
to high state of affairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

French Lick, Ind, Oct. 24.-Fire
broke out in the bath department of
the French Lick hotel ut $50 a. M, and
for time it looked like the entire
building containing about 300 guests
would be destroyed. All escaped in
the midst of great excitement. The fire
was put under control by the hotel
fire department and Mt 10 o'clock the
guests were back in their rooms. The
loss is between $4,000 and $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Chicago, Oct 2s.-Maddened by the
report that his wife, from whom he
had separated, was going to secure II
divorce and marry again, James Ken
nedy killed her and then ended his life
by sending a bullet&fnto his left tenn
pie. The tragedy occurred at 6231
South Hermitage avenue, the residence
of Mrs. Annie Barrett, mother of Mrs.
Kennedy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Five Die in a Mine EXPLOSION.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 2S.-An explo.
sion of gas occurred in the Button.
wood mine of the Parrish Coal CON-
pany which caused the death Of five
men and the injury of nine others.
After the explosion n NUMBER of res.
cuers at the risk of their lives en-
tered the mine and brought out the
bodies of the dead and injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Exposition win End in Debt.

Buffalo, N. Y. Oct. 25.-At n meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Pan-American exposition an unofficial
statement was made that the EXPOSE
ton probably will default in the sum
Of 81, 100000. This will include $780,
600 of the first mortgage bonds, $780,
600 of second mortgage bonds, 50, 1OO,-
G0C stock. and other Indebtedness ST.
mn Odd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
HARVEST OF HORRORS
Death Gathers at Half Million
Dollar Fire at Phil
adelphia.
NINETEEN ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Some of Whom We're Slowly Roasted
While Thousands Watched
Entirely Helpless to save-others
Leap from High Windows to
Die on the Pavement
Many Injured.

Philadelphia, Oct. 26.-Nineteen
known dead and property loss amount
ing to upwards of 100000 is the awfuh
result of fire which occurred, yes
terday in the business section of the
city. The number of injured is not
known definitely, but fully score of
victims were treated at various hospi-
tails. Police and firemen are delving
into the ruins in search of bodies sup
posed to have been buried beneath the
debris, and it is feared that others be-
sides the known dend may have lost
their lives in the flames. The build
ings destroyed were the eight-story
structure at 1910 and 1921 Market
street, occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson l.
So, upholsterers and furniture dealers,
and the three-story buildings occupied
by small merchantmen. The big build
ture building extended back half
block to Commerce street, and was
owned by Henry C. Lea.
List of the Known Dead.
The list of known dead is as follows:
Dorothy Kramer, Martha Baker, Mar
garet Hebden, Susan Gormley, Harry
House, II. A. Sparrow, Charles e. Spar
row, Fred Wilmington. Charles Lands,
Walter Stearly, ]. Il. Armstrong, Mrs.
Martha Banks (colored). Mrs. Mary
Mitchell tcolored), Margaret Grady, one
unknown white woman, three unknown
white men and body very badly
burned and unidentified.
Fire Spreads Like n Flash.
Never in its history has Philadelphia
experienced fire which spread with
such great rapidity. At 1920 a. m.
the blaze broke forth in the building
occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson & Co.,
and one hour later the horrible sacri-
flee of life had been made and the i'm
mense loss of property had been accom-
p!;shed. The origin of the death-deal-
ing conflagration is unknown. 1t rs
said that an explosion of naphtha or
gasoline in the basement was the cause,
but this is denied by Wilkinson, who
says there never was n sufficient guam
tity of either explosive about the build
ing to be responsible for such n terrible
disaster. Rumor has It. also. that an
elevator constructor ut work III the
basement permitted the flame of his
lantern to communicate with some of
the gaseous liquids stored in the base
ment, and that this was the cause Of
the confiagration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
COLOMBIAN REBELS DEFEATED
Desperate Fighting for Three Hours-In-
surceuts LOse 100 Killed

sursents Lose 100 Killed.
Colon. Colombia, Oct. 24.-The Co
lombian government formally an
nounces that General Pompilio Cutter
rez defeated, Oct. 5. near Ambalema
ION the Magdalena river. west of b.
toga), insurgent forces from the de-
partments Of Tolina and Condinamarca
united under General Marin and Gen
eral Duran, after a desperate engage
ment lasting three hours.
According to the official announce
n.ent the Insurgents retreated afterlos-
ing 100 killed, among whom was Gen
eral Vicente LombaDa, and several
captured, together with large supply
OF ammunition. The government loss
exceeded fifty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
IOWA STATE COLUMN.
Telegraphic Matters Of Interest
to Our Own People.
Happenings Throughout tho State Re-
corded for the BENEFIT of the Read
ers Of This Paper.

Des Moines. Ia, Oct. &c. ]. Hart
has been arrested here charged with
the abduction of Vera Dell Bryant,
aged 49, Of Corning. The couple
eloped while the girls parents were
In Chicago and Hart was located here
Friday night. He was working the
Adams county fair with a jewelry out
fit, when he met the girl and took her
to Chicago, where they told their par
ents they We're married. The parents
decided to leave her with Hart until
they find out about the marriage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
chicago schooI,eaeher. WIN

Springfield, Ills, Oct. 24.-The su.
raene court has affirmed the deciso,n
OF the lower court.in the Chicago teacu.
ers' tax case, in which they insisted
that the capital stock of corporations
should be assessed. This ruling will
add over $100,000.000 to the taxable
property In Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Mental Quiescence

Haven't you my positive opinions
on any subject?"
mo. By not having positive opin-
Ions, you see, man doesn't have to
wear himself out backing them up."
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Be Sold Mortsased Cattle.

Sioux City. Iowa, Oct. pa. NJ.
Donaghue, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa,
who was arrested in Kansas City, has
been brought to Sioux City, where he
is charged with disposing of mort
gagged cattle. 1t is now declared his al
legged frauds will amount to more than
$4,000. Two banks have acknowl-
edged already filed charges against
him aggregating $4,000; and several
northwestern Iowa concerns are al
legged to have been victims of Dom
aghue's peculations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
M nour, but don't think / saw mn

MI nour, but don't think saw MN
over three minutes"
Admiral Schley also referred again,
at the instance of Rayner, to the con-
yersation with Captain McCalla upon
the latter's arrival off Cienfuegos, as
reported by the latter in his statement
made before the court. In that state
ment Captain McCalla said he had in
formed Commodore Schley on that &C.
casion that Cervera had been authori-
tatively reported as having entered
Santiago on May 10, and was believed
to be still there when he (AIcCalla) had
left Key West on the 21st. &
Responding to this question Admiral
Schley said: 81 have no recollection
Mt all about that. l do not recall any
conversation on that first occasion with
Captain McCalla except in regard to
the insurgents and the system of sig
nails which he had arranged and the
orders which were given to him to pro-
coed westward. do not recall any
other"
Rayner-Do you remember what
took place at the time he says you
said that the English had demon
strated that ships could not be coaled
at sea, and also that If you returned
to Key West you would be court-mar-
tailed?
"That has escaped me- do not
have any recollection of 1t. would
be likely to remember 1t if such con-
versation had been held"
With the above statement Admiral
Schley terminated his testimony for the
day.
During the story of the battle of
Santiago MS told by Admiral Schley. he
said that the Brooklyn had for time
sustained the fire of all three of the
Spanish ships. and also the fire of the
Spanish land batteries. Explaining
the turn Of his own flagship the Brook
Ign, he said that she had not np-
preached to within less than GOO yards
Of the Texas, and that lie never had
considered that vessel in the least
danger He gave the details of the
reconnaissance of May 81. when the
Spanish ship Cristobal Colon was bom-
barded. In this connection be denied
the statements attributed to him by
Commander Potts, of the battleship
Massachusetts.
In fact. all through his continued
narrative of the cruise he contradicted
everything that has been alleged rs his
words or actions that could he made
discreditable to him,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Oelwein, Ia, Oct. 25.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt, w. A. Read and Stephen
Little, of New York. are in the city,
the guests of A. B. and Samuel Stick
ney, president and general manager of
the Chicago Great Western railway.
Superintendent Tracy Lyon and Chief
Engineer Knowlton are also here and
the party was in conference in Stick
ney's private offices. There is talk of
Vanderbilt purchasing the road, as Lit
tie represents the English owners Of
the Great Western. Nothing could be
learned as to the purpose of the gath
ering.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Will Submit To BE Skinned.

Des Molnes, Oct. 2S.-Twenty stu
dents of Drake university have volun-
teered to sacrifie square inch of cuti-
Gle each to save the life of Fred
Bjorklund, who was burned in lab
oratory accident at the institution the
first of the week,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

London, Oct. 25.-Reporting to the
war office, Lord Kitchener wires as
follows: Colonel Campbell's column
operating near Slangapies, has recov-
cred two guns which the Beers had
cantured at Schecner's Mex.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Albany, N. V, Oct. 25.-Leon Cool
gosz, the assassin of President McKin-
ley, will be struck by lightning MS he
sits in the death chair in the state
prison on Tuesday next, and will there
pay the penalty for his crime.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Gnme sim Goes on tn AFRICA,

Newcastle, Natal, Oct. 2S.-Com-
mandant General Botha, with q small
escort, has rejoined Schalk- Burger
westward of Amsterdam. General
Rotha's forces have separated into
small commanders. Several British
columns are hunting them. II h
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Willie-Those goldfish you sent home
IRE fakes.
Slimson-How do you know?
Why, took them out of the water,
and they turned brown in is minutes"
Life. -4si
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
WILL DEAL A DEATH BLOW
Filipino Rebels Are to Be Swept Into jail
or the Sea.

HkHPHHo 1soUoN AF6 10 DO swept INTO Jul
or the Sea.
Washington, Oct. 24.-In order to
deal a deathblow to the insurrection'
throughout the Philippine archipelago.
an active campaign, participated in by
the army and navy has been inaugur-
ated against the rebels in Samar. That
island is to be swept clean of Filipin-
os hostile to American sovereignty.
They are to be given no opportunity to
escape to another island. They Will
be KILLED In action, or, in order to pre-
vent heinz driven into the sea, they
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Ar1nours win big suit.

Sioux City, Ia, Oct. GA plea in
abatement was sustained by Judge
-Gaynor in the district court at Ona-
wa In the case Of the Ralya Market
company of Sioux City against Ar
mour & Co.. the case being dismissed.
The action was to recover $4,000 for
alleged losses due to Armour failing to
fill orders for pork loins under con-
tract The suit was commenced two
years ago at Sioux City. The plea in
abatement was based upon the death
Of Philip Armour. the court holding
that by reason Of the death the part
nership that was sued ceased to axis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

Doctor Mr.. Tiffington, your wife will
risk her life If she attends that we'd
ding SO soon after having the grip.
Mr.. Tiftington-Well, doctor, she'll
dle'if she has to miss-it.-Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
HE BELIEVES IN ROOSEVELT.
Speaker Henderson Addresse. an Iowa
Republican Convention.

speaker Henderson Addresses an Iowa
Republican Convention.
Des Moines. Ia, Oct. Ex-senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana; Speaker Hen
derson, and Representative Lacey were
the speakers at a Republican meeting
here Wednesday. Speaker Henderson
in his address expressed his great con-
fidence in Roosevelt, and pledged his
support to him in 1904, remarking
parenthetically that had Mckinley
lived he would have been for Fair
banks.
Lacey devoted most of his speech to
state issues. Senator Fairbanks de-
voted himself exclusively to national
issues. McKinley's administration
was praised, AND the immense increase
In foreign and domestic trade during
the past few years pointed out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

London. Oct. 2S.-The Duchess of
Manchester (who was Helena Zimmer-
man, of Cincinnati) was accouched of
a daughter yesterday.