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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
justices of the Supreme Court.
MARYLAND MIXED UP
Democrats Have Majority on Joint ss3a
lot, Republicans Have House.

Democrats Have Majority on Joint bal
lot, Republicans Have House.
Baltimore, Nov. 7.-Returns received
in this city including every county in
the state, partly official and partly esti-
mated, indicate "A resMt-in the legisla-
tive contest which is almost without
parallel in Maryland. The most care
full estimates. and calculations give the
Democrats forty six delegates and sew
en- newly-elected senators, which COM
bined with the ten who hold over in
the senate assures the friends of Cor
man q total of siNty-three OIL joint bal
lot. The Republicans. it appears, have
elected forty-nine delegates and six
senators, which added to their three
hold-over seators, gives them a total
of fifty-eight on joint ballot. These
figures indicate that the Republicans
will be able to- organize the house of
delegates, in which event they purpose,
SO the Democrats assert, to unseat
Sufficient Democrats in the lower
branch substituting for them members
OF their own party in order to procure
majority on joint ballot.
One of the surprises Of the day was
the close vote in Allegheny country,
heretofore safely Republican by ma
jorities ranging from 1000 to 1000.
ator and one representative in that
county; md the result as to the remain
Ing four delegates is close.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13

1t is almost as presumptuous toithink
you can do nothing as to tlhpk You can
do verything.-Phillips Brooks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13

Ing thirteen members of the legislature,
Is elected by pluralities ranging from
1000 to 1000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
GREATEST CHINAMAN is DEAD.
Ii Hung Chang Defies His Physicians and
Works to the Last.

Works to the Last.
Picking, Nov. Iii Hung Chang died
at II o'clock this morning. The physi-
cians who visited him at 10 p. m.
Tuesday found him in good spirits,
though extremely weak as the result
of sitting up and working in defiance OF
their instructions. When they called
yesterday morning they found him I'M
conscious and sinking rapidly.
Robert Coltman, an American who is
one of the physicians who attended
Earl Ii, told the correspondent of the
Associated Press that when he was
called to act with DR.. Yelde, Of the
German legation, Nov. 1, he found the
patient very weak from severe hem
orrhage due to liberation of the stom-
ach. 1.-The hemorrhage was readily
controlled" said DR.. Coltman, "but
owing to the underlying condition of
chronic gastritis, with persistent
nausea, only the mildest food could be
ingested." Earl LIS persistent refus-
ais to refrain from attending to gov
eminent business aggravated his NAL
ady, while the refusal of the family to
permit certain measures customary in
western medical practice for relieving
the stomach contributed to his death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13

Manila, Nov. S.-First Lieutenant
fantrs, sergeant and five men, while
attempting to cross the Babylon river
in Saliar. We're drowned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
Gbe Den1orrat.,
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 1901.
Presidents Proclamation.

1.-The season Is nigh wnen, accorulng
30 the time-hallowed custom Of our
people. the president appoints day
as the especial occasion for praise and
thanksgiving to God.
"This thanksgiving finds the people
still bowed with sorrow for the death
OF great and good president. We
mourn President Mckinley because we
% loved and honored him; and the
manner of his death should awaken lii
the breasts Of che people a keen anx-
Bety for the country, and at the same
time resolute purpose not to be drav-
IN by any calamity from the path of
strong, orderly, popular liberty which
% a nation we have thus far safely
Ind
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
CONVICT HUNT IS HOT
It Is $50 Apiece for Each Of the
rugitives Captured, Dead
or Alive.
FARMERS ARE ON THE THUG TRAIL
Nine Have Been Rounded Up, Three
of Them Dead, Killed in
Running Fight.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. Given
tv.siX 'convicts escaped from the new
United States prison here. With two
levolvers which had been Struggled
in to them AS weapons, they overpow-
cred three CT the guards, seized a num-
Ter of rifles, fought a running fight
with other guards, battered down the
gate to the stockade and gained their
liberty.
Forty armed guards from the prison
and number of troopers from the
Fourth cavalry are in pursuit. and the
whole region around this city Is reused
both for protection and to aid in the
capture of the convicts. The following
is list of the killed and wounded dur
ing the fighting in the stockade: One
convict was killed, Ford Quinn, Ryan,
l. T. The wounded are: G. Il. Bur-
rows, guard, shot twice in neck, condi-
ton serious; Andrew Leonard, guard,
slight wounds; Arthur Treelford, cap
tain of guards. shot in leg; j. b. Valid
fIpe. guard, shot in head and neck,
probably fatally.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
ROUNDING UP THE IOWA RESULT.
Cumnins' Total Plurality Likely to Reach
0O,OOO-Some Legislative Figures.

Cummins' Total Plurality Likely to Reach
0O,OOO-Some Legislative Figures.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. Yesterdays
returns from the county auditors Of
Iowa indicate that the ultimate Off.
cial vote will give A. b. Cummins, the
Republican governor-elect, something
like $1,000 plurality. Four-fifths of
the counties have been heard from, and
u conservative estimate of the remain.
der indicates this result as quite Ger.
tain. Unofficial returns from every
county in the state give: Cummins
234, 492: Phillips, ll45,o64; Cummins'
plurality, S9,42S.
The returns on. the Legislature are
not complete, but the Republicans have
surely n1ade good gains and increased
their already large majority by eight
or ten. Cummins broke the record in
Des Moines county, carrying that by q
plurality of II. 1t is usually strongly
Democratic. The largest plurality CIV
EN- Cummins was by Polk county,
which gave him G,950. The senatorial
hight in the Cass-Shelby district result
ell in victory for the Democrat, DR..
NJ. Emmert, who is elected by plu-
rality of votes. In the Howard
Winshiek district-another close one
the Democrat, D. A. Lyons, of Cresco,
has won.
Returns from forty-six counties on
the Prohibition vote give Coates, their
candidate FOR governor. 5000 votes, n
net gain Of 4.GS5, indicating a total
Prohibition vote of 17,7IS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
Designates the Dnx.

''Now, therefore, l, Theodore Roose-
welt, president Of the United States,
do hereby designate as day Of gener-
al Thanksgiving Thursday, the 2Sth
Of this present November, and do rec
ommend that throughout the land the
people cease from their wonted occupa-
tions. and Mt their several homes and
places Of worship reverently thank the
Oliver of all good for the countless
Blessings of our national life.
''In witness whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
Year of Peace and Plenty.

"Yet in spite Of this great disaster,
It Is nevertheless true that no people
On earth have such abundant cause for
thanksgiving as we have. The past
year In particular has been one OF
peace and plenty. We have prospereo
IN things material and have been able
to work for our own uplifting in things
intellectual and spiritual. Let us re-
member that, as much has been given
Us, much will be expected of us; and
that true homage comes from the heart
- well as from the Lips and shows it.
self In deeds. We can best prove our
thankfulness to the Almighty by the
way in which on this earth and OF this
time each of us does HIS duty to his
fellow men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Heat in Kansas and Missouri Fri.
day the Most Intense.
Maximum Average In the Sunaower state
Was los 1-2, While Fort Scott Reached
lost Joseph, NO., Reported 11.,
and 1OS Was Common

Topeka, Kan, July 13.-All records
for heat in the "a years observations
kept by Chancellor Snow, of the Uni
versity of Kansas, were broken yes
terday. the mercury reaching a maxi
mum average for the state of 1855
degrees. In Fort Scott the mercury
registered 110 degrees. The heat was
accompanied by very light breeze
from the south which came as breaths
from red-hot furnace, blasting and
whitening vegetation of all kinds.
Opinions and reports differ as to
the extent of the damage to corn.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, recognized author
ity, admits that the crop is prac-
ticaily a failure.
While corn has failed. alfalfa has
given an abundant yield. The condi-
tions have been very favorable for
alfalfa, and it has established its
reputation as dry weather product.
Wheat is nearly all in the stack.
In many cases it has been harvested
only to be burned. As many as 10000
acres OF wheat in the stack have been
burned during the last two weeks
The fires start from the slightest
causes. so intensely dry is everything,
and when they are once started there
is no water ON hand with which to
fight them.
Kansas is stricken with a drought
worse than any since 1860. Queerly
enough, the usual order of things has
been reversed this time, and the
western part of the state. or ''short
grass" country. is in much more
favorable condition than the hitherto
favored eastern part.
Kansas City, Mo, July 12.-Anothcr
new maximum temperature record
was made in Kansas City yes. erday.
Between five and six o'clock in the
afternoon the mercury rose to 1929
degrees above zero. Reports frora
surrounding cities showed the temper
ature of los to be common. At Co.
lumbia and Jefferson City it reached
Ill degrees. st. Joseph reports 112.
There is said to be little left of the
corn crop in Missouri and few more
days like yesterday will finish it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
A TARGET FOR FILIPINOS.
Cebu. Capital of a Large island, Is Fre-
quently Fired Upon by "Unrecon-
structed" Natives.

Manila, July 13.-Cebu, capital of the
island of that name, is still frequent
ly fired upon by the insurgents. Gen.
Hughes, in command of the Visayas
island, reports progress in the task
of penetrating the island of Samar
and scattering the insurgents.
A report reaches here from an un-
official source that the Filipino crew
of the steamship Belgika mutinied
recently. They killed the captain and
the engineer and then abandoned the
vessel, which was picked up by gum
boat and towed to Zamboanga. Dur
ing the administration of Gen. Otis
the Belgika was seized and her owners
heavily fined for illegal trading.
Advices from Iloilo state that IL
murderers broke out of the fortress
there recently. The guards killed two
of them, but the others crossed the
channel in a binding storm and
reached the island of Guioaras.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
MOB AT THE JAIL.
Two Thousand Excited Citizens of Kansas
City Wanted to Lynch the Negroes
Charged with Ravishfng.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 13.-A mad
dened mob of 1900 men and boys
surged around the county Jail here
between midnight and one o'clock
this morning. They swore and shout
ed, discharged pistols and chased ne
groes and called loudly for the blood
of ''Bullhead" Holland and Roberts,
the two negroes suspected of com
plicity in the assault on Miss Davis
end Vernon Newton Wednesday. Bull
let's were fired promiscuously in the
crowd, half dozen or more persons
were injured, many arrests were made
Tor disorderly conduct and carrying
concealed weapons, and that lynch
ing was not done or at least a deter
mined attempt made at one was due
only to the fact that the mob was
without a leader. Gov. Dockery has
offered a reward of 5000 each for the
assailants of Miss Davis.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Youth Violated III. Parole.

William Berger, aged II, was sent
to the Hutchinson reformatory a year
ago from Cloud county for theft, but
Gov. Stanley recently paroled him.
At Clyde last week Berger quarreled
with boy named Naylor and stabbed
him dangerously. Berger was taken
back to prison.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Irwin Bnbies KflIed.

Leo and Leonard Cook, 1S-months-
old twin babies, were run over by a
passenger train near Woodston. They
were the children of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
c. Cook, who live on a farm near the
railroad track. They crawled out to
the track during their play and sat
on the rails.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17

A new $3.50 piano has been placed in
the state prison chapel at Lansing,
purchased from the fund derived from
charging visitors ten cents each. The
new piano was dedicated at the Fourth
of July exercises. There was a min
strel performance by about 20 of the
white prisoners.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Railroad Mem. wages Decreased.

The annual report of State Labor
Commissioner johnson will show that
there has been a decrease in the wages
of all railroad men in Kansas, except
general officers, of from 4 to Is per
cent. in year. The pay of general
officers has been increased ten per
cent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Catholic Missionaries KIN students.

Berlin, July 13.-The Cologne Ga
zette publishes dispatch from Seoul,
Korea, saying that bloody conflicts
have occurred on the island of Quel-
part, between Roman Catholic mis-
sionaries and their pupils. and the pu-
pills are reported TO have been killed
during the encounters
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Marvslou. wheat Harve.ter.

A California wheat harvester, the
first one ever used in Kansas. was at
work in Barton county. This is the
marvel of all agricultural machinery.
It cuts, thrashes and sacks the wheat.
Twenty-six horses are required to run
it. It cuts a swath 1S feet wide and
will go over 40 acres in a day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
She pian.t Like Farm Life.

Mrs. Augusta Freyer. wife of a farm
er, committed suicide at her home.
ten miles southeast of Solomon. About
a year ago she became disheartened
with farm life and she brooded over
the matter until her mind became un-
balanced.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Crusade Upon stray Dogs.

The intense heat caused a mad dog
epidemic in Brown county A num-
Der of persons and a large amount of
live stock have been bitten and havoc
in cattle has been particularly heavy,
death resulting in the course of three
days. A crusade has been started up
on all stray dogs and they are being
exterminated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
An Embarrassing Predicament.

Two well-known Topeka young men
drove out to Wakarusa river the other
evening to go bathing. They left
their clothes in the buggy. While they
were in the river the horse broke
loose and returned to town, taking
the young mems clothes along. They
waited until along about midnight
and then walked home naked
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Robbers FoIIow Epworth Learuer..

Colorado Springs, Col, July 13--The
police have been notified of losses by
pickpockets aggregating nearly ST.
500. There have been IS or 20 cases
reported. 1t is believed that an or
ganized gang of pickpoekets is trav-
cling with the Epworth league excur-
sionists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Unique A. wen A. Husky.

The Birdsell family at Nortonville,
composed of father, mother, three
son and five daughters, weighed exact
ly a ton when all got on the scales
together. A family Of ten with the
individuals averaging 200 pounds
apiece is unique as well as husky
Kansas City Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
To Rouse Cburch sleepers.

Arcola, ILL.,. July 13.-Rey. II. A.
Smoot, pastor of the Baptist church,
has employed two little girls as spot
ters" in his congregation. and offers
them one cent each for every person
whom they find asleep during services.
their duty being to go to the sleeper
and awaken him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Took the Girl with Him.

George Reasor, editor of a news
paper at Edna, Labette county, re-
Gently called at the home of Miss Stel-
Ia Lewman and asked for the girls
hand in marriage. He was not only
refused, but likewise he was harsh1y
ordered off the premises. Editor Rea-
sor left the premises. but in true ro-
mantle style he returned that night.
got his lady love out and the pair ran
away to Oswego, where they were
married.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
II Miss Morrison Goe. to Lansing.


If Jessie Morrison fails to get new
trial and is sent to the penitentiary,
she will be good tailor when she gets
out, for she will be put in the tailor
ing department. about the only
place we can work the women at the
penitentiary is either in the laundry
Or the tailor shop" said Warden Ed
Jewett. 81 think we will give Jessie
place in the tailor shop. If she were
a typewriter we might put her in
the Office. Women prisoners are
handled differently from the male
prisoners. We don't keep them in
single cells. We put all the women in
a couple of big rooms with doors and
windows barred. They sleep in these
rooms. Some of the beds hold two
women and some only one. The women
are brought in contract with the men
at the chapel and in that way ac-
quaintances are struck up, despite our
efforts to prevent it. Men and women
prisoners should not be at the same in
stitution by any means. We now have
26 female prisoners, and there are five
more headed our way, including Miss
Morrison. From what I can under
stand, Jessie has always borne good
reputation, and this killing is the
only thing against her. This being
true I shall take special care to locate
her. The fact is that the women who
come to the penitentiary are as rule
pretty hard citizens"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
no BE the Parole Agent.

L. W. Leibergood, of Hiawatha, has
been appointed parole agent of the
Hutchinson reformatory, the new Of
fee created this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
The wor.t oat Crop.

Secretary Smiley, of the State Grain
Dealers association, after making per-
sonal investigation, said that the oats
crop of Kansas will be the worst fall
ure in ten years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Plenty of Free Land.

There are still 3O3,21o acres of land
in the Wakeeny land district open to
homestead entry. The vacant lands
in Rook, Ellis and Trego counties
are rough and not very desirable, but
homeseekers will find good oppor-
tunities in the other counties. The
following will show the number OF
acres in the district still subject to
homestead entry by counties: Rocks,
400; Sheridan, 40; Thomas, 200; Sher-
man, 1900; Ellis, 5,160; Trego. 1850;
Cove. 34.ss0; Logan, 6O,560; Wallace,
7o,11O; Ness, 4.14O; Lane, 1920; Scott,
81, GAO; Wichita, 14,4SO; Greeley. 54,200;i
total, 3O3,.10.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
To Have a Mixed Board.

Quindaro university, the state col
ored school, will be managed by a
mixed board after this. In the past
the board of regents has been COM
posed wholly of colored men. The
colored members will be Green Keith,
of Lawrence, and J. r. Ransom, of
Argentine. The white members will
be DIR. Little, of Manhattan, and L.
W. Keplinger, of Kansas City.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Lnnai. and Towne Spoke.

July was a big day at the Ottawa
Chautauqua assembly. There were
speeches by ex-senator Towne and
Congressman Landis.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Harvest Hands Catch a Fiend.

A stranger stopped at the home of
Frank Restler, near Claflin, and, find
ing no one at the home but a little
girl, abused the child and ransacked
the house, stealing 500. The rest OF
the family was at work in the har-
vest field. AS soon as possible the
girl gave the alarm Other harvest.
gangs were notified and the hunt be-
gan. When nearly overtaken tho
stranger turned and fired into the
crowd. The shots were returned and
the man was wounded. He died with
out revealing his identity. y
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Robbed Kan.a. Harvest Hands.

Sixteen harvest hands returning
home on freight train were held up
near Junction City. At the point of
guns Is young men had 20 give up SO
to $50 each.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17

At Wellington the folks went down
into their pockets for 5000 with,
which to whoop it mp in a celebration
Of the biggest szop of wheat ever
raised ID Sumner county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
The Baby Was Dead.

In Woodson county lot Of women
went to an auction sale held by tho
widow of deceased farmer, Joseph
Logue. Mrs. Logue had placed her
three-months-old baby in little box
cradle. The first woman who came in
carelessly threw some sort of wrap
over this cradle. Then all the women
that followed piled their wraps and
bundles in the same place. At last
one woman seated herself on the piled
up cradle while she crooned to her
own baby which had been placed on
a nearby bed. Fifteen minutes later
Mrs. Logue came into the room. As
her eye took in the situation, she
screamed, threw the woman violently
away from the cradle, dug frantically
among the wraps and bundles and
brought up her baby-dead.-Kans
City Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Pioneer kansas Editor Dead.

J. S. Carpenter, editor of the Coun-
ell Grove Republican and a newspaper
man for 25 years, is dead of congestion
of the brain.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Against Traveling hanks.

State Bank Commissioners Albaugh
has ruled against the policy of some
banks that, in efforts to secure busi-
ness, have sent agents to small towns
near them and cashed checks and re-
ceipted for deposits.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
About P. o. Ov.rch.rres.

Washington. July 13.-Complaints
have reached the post Office depart
ment of many instances of over
charges by postmasters for stamped
envelopes and newspaper wrappers,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
To the POorhouse ut 05.

On her ninety-ffth birthday Mrs.
Katherine Leggett was taken to the
Douglas county poorhouse from Law
renee. Coupled with the statement
is the almost unbelievable assertion
that Mrs. Leggett has a son and
daughter, both in more than COM
Portable circumstances, who have re-
fused to do anything for their moth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17

Gov. Stanley reduced the fines Of
three of Mrs. Carrie Nations Topela
joint smashers- They were fined so
apiece, and the governor cut them
down to 81 upon condition that fhe1
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
Went over the MiiIfon Mark.

The internal revenue collections for
the Kansas district were s1,01o,719 for
the year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17
value of Man and Woman

tkb OttdWd a IIIdII dII1 MS " sfIc "CrC
thrown from a buggy. Both were in
jured in precisely the same manner
and to precisely the same degree. The
man sued the city for $1,000 damages;
the woman sued for $500.