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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-07
NoRWALKs GO DEMOCRATIC.
Stamford Also for the First Time in
 Twelve Years.

Ssam for d Also Eor the First Time tn
 Twelve Years.
 South Norwalk Oct. 6.-Democratic mayors were elected to-day in the cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk. In Norwalk, where an unusually large vote was cast, Charles L. Glover, the demo- cratic candidate, had majority of forty-one votes over the republican nominee for the mayoralty, George B. Buxton, the present mayor. The rest of the ticket went republican.
 In South Norwalk, Mortimer M. Lee, the present mayor, was defeated by John J. Cavanaugh, the democratic candidate, the latter having 43a votes while Mayor Lee had 402. The demo- crats also elected one councilman, the rest of the ticket going to the republi- cans.
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(Continued from First Page.)
Windham County.

Putnam. Oct. 6.-Complete returns from Windham county show republican success in thirteen of the fifteen towns. In 1901 the towns were divided in the same way. In 1900, a presidential year. fourteen of the towns were republican and one democratic. Ten of the fifteen m Iipapsa
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REV. DR PARKHURST
Praises Johann Hofps Extract.

tated. Itis certain cure for dyspepsia, indigestion, loss of appetite and sleep lessness. A wineglassfull of Johann
 Hoff's Extract taken with meals is a great preventive of sickness, it keeps the liver, kidneys and bowels in such
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WALLLNGFORD.
Features of the Election Results Yes-
 terday.

tertiay.
 Election day passed off quietly and a fair sized vote was boiled as the total in both districts was 1,343 The First district had 1,219 and the Second, Yales- ville, 134. Yalesville gave about 60 re- publican majority. There were in the First district 357 straight republicans and 320 straight democrat with 542 scratched tickets. Owing to the many scratched tickets the counting was very slow. The license vote was as usual in favor of license by over 100 majority and perhaps more as the vote
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CRAWFORD.

Branford was one of the few towns about here that went democratic, the average democratic majority being fif- teen. The town voted for license, the First district voting 392 for and 15G against it. The Second district as usual voted against the granting of licenses 105 to 79.
 The result of the election was as fol- lows:
 Selectmen--M. T. Rice, Edward s. Palmer and Carl Norcham, R.
 Board of relief-John F. Kinney, W <C. Higley and Henry H. Fowler, R.
 Assessors~-Luke Quinn, David Bald win, R.
 onstables-Michael F. Connolly, Frederick s. Allen, Eugene S. McGrail John Mcclure, Aaron Lawsen, F; John Frazier, R; Charles Terhune, R.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
SAYS WIFE roIs lords IN BED
Chicago Man Abandons Home and Drives
in Buggy to Colorado to Escape
Spouse's Wrath,

Denver. Feb. Ito escape the
wrath of his wife Augustus Cuff
Drove from Chicago to Denver in an
open buggy, abandoning his position
and his home in the Illinois metropolis.
Such was the statement made in the
court of Judge Mullins, when the ,di-
vorce suit of Augustus Cuff against
Amelia Cuff came up for hearing.
Along with this tale are curious ale
cations of cruelty on the part of tie
Wife.
The Cuffs We're married. according
to the complaint, in Chicago, in 1897.
The temper of the wife. however, Ia
alleged as the cause of their not separ-
ating sooner. He did not dare to rum
away, he says. But worst of all, he
says, We're the malicious prosecutions
she practiced on him She would put
toads in the foot of his bed. and when
he got into his couch his feet would
come into contact with said toads.
which We're cold, clammy and highly
lOathsome, causing plaintiff great an
guish of mind" as the amended COM
plant says.
Cuff was a travelling salesman en-
ployed with the Deeriug Harvester COM
pany. He set out one fine morning
in his buggy for Colorado. He drove
all the way and reached his destina-
ton In about two weeks. He lived
in Burlington. Col, for a year, until
n short time ago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
Street Car Traffic in Atlanta Seriously In
terfered With-Eighteen Inches
nf SuoW all

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 1.-THE storm
which WIS. central near Vicksburg has
moved eastward. giving the section of
the country over Which it passed a
variety of weather. The disturbance
Which is now central near jackson
vile, Fla. caused rain, snow and
sleet and thunder storms to occur at
Nicksburg. Montgcmerya Charleston.
The SNOW is the heaviest of the win,
ter. Charlotte reports fifteen inches;
Nashville ten: Knoxville nine: Chat
tanooga eight, and Atlanta three.
Freezing weather extends south to n
lineitmniHg southwest firm Whining.
ton, \. c., through the central por-
stion of the cotton belt and much cold
er weather is predicted. In Atlanta
street car traffic las been seriously
interfered with since o'clock Mt
night, several if the suburban lines
abandoning their schedules until morn
Ing. Slcighing was INDUCED in on.
many of the streets. Trains from the'
east We're only slightly delayed ND to
noon.
At Blacksburg. S. c., the snowfall
amounts to eighteen inches No trains
are moving in any direction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
WORTH 100000.

The President of certain big Oil Com
pany is said to be worth $3OO,o 900. A
tidy bit of money and no mistake. And
yet he isn't happy. In an address to Bible
class he spoke of trials and troubles of the
rich and the loads they have to carry. A
young lady whispered to friend that he
might wear a Benson's Porous Plaster on his
back or, better still, divide the money among
the members of the class. don't know
why her idea about the plaster makes me
want 70 laugh, but it does. All the same
I have seen plenty of people laugh after
putting Benson's Plasters on their4backs
or chests, or on any other spot where there
was weight, heaviness, weakness or pain.
1t may be the sharp stabs of neuralgia, the
aches and wrenches of rheumatism it may
be colds in muscles or bones; it may be
those kidney or lumbago thrusts that make
you yell as at dog bite; or it may be
strain or cramp, anything that wants quiet
ing and comforting. Don't bother with
salves, liniments, lotions, etc., or with any
of the stupid and useless old style plasters,
Clap on Benson's. 1t relieves at once
and cures quickly. Tt stops the pain and
makes you laugh for the very ease and good
feeling of it. But watch out against i'm
itations and substitutes. ALI druggists, or
We will prepay postage on any number
ordered in the United States on receipt of
Csc. each.
seabury & johnson, Mfg Chemists, NY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
ANDREWS PUT IN JAIL
Man Who Wrecked the Detroit City sav-
ings Bank Has Trouble,
With Rail-

Detroit, Mich. Feb. 17.-Frank G.
Andrews, eX-police commissioner was
arraigned in the police court Satur-
day evening on Il warrant charging
him with misapplying the funds of
the wrecked City Savings bank to the
amount of 100000 and upward. while
he was vice-president of that institu-
ton. His bond was fixed at $4,000
with two suretles.
Andrews did not have bondsmen in
court and he was taken across the
street to the county Jail. The sheriff
took him to the sherff's residence in
the jail yard, where lie waited two
hours for bondsmen to appear. One
was obtained, but the second failed
to show up and the sheriff had the
prisoner locked up for the night. He
stayed in Jail all yesterday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
Doctors Consider the Crisis Passed-presi.
dent to Leave His Boy and Return
to Washinyton

Groton, Mass, Feb. 14.-Young The
odore Roosevelt passed good night
and his condition was such that it was
announced that the president would
leave for Washington in the afternoon.
The crisis of the disease in the right
lung has been passed successfully, the
left lung has cleared to the satisfac-
ton of the doctors and the boy is now
considered out of danger.
Secretary CortelyOu gave out the in
formation concerning the patient with
the additional statement that the lad
had passed one of the quietest nights
since he was taken i'll and that, under
careful nursing, recovery, while it
probably would be slow, was consid-
cred practically sure
President Roosevelt went earlier
than usual to visit his son and to bring
back his wife to breakfast. For the
first time since his arrival the presi-
dent talked with the newspaper men,
while they We're securing the report of
bis sons condition. He was very cor
dial and spoke with delight of the IA
vorablc condition of his boy.
AT III o'clock Secretary Cortelyou
came to press headquarters with the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
PLEADS FOR THE POOR WHITES
Georgia Man Says Negroes Have Better
Educational Facilities-Vvhites
Have Been Neglected.

Milwaukee, Feb. 17.-Professor o.
II. Hillyer, professor of biblical Ian
ssuage at the Atlanta Theological sem
mary, in an address at Plymouth Con
eregational church made the state
lment that there We're twice the facll-
titles for the education of the negroes
i'll the south to that for the whites.
The latter, Mr. IIillyer said, had been
neglected, and it was to the advantage
OF good citizenship that attention be
paid to this phase of development in
the south.
Professor Hillyer has come north
fol three months leave of absence
to arouse Interest in the poor whites
OF the south. He says the greatest
problem in the educational and relig-
iuus work in the south is to secure
men for the work If 100 churches
were to be organized there today, he
said. there would be no men for pas
fnrS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Synopsis of the Proceedings in the senate
and the Hous..-Isf1ls
and Resolu lions,

Washington. Feb. 13-Thc senate
Yesterday continued tbe discussion Of
tha phi,;rn;ro ;s,,nas, +,,;ee In, ,,,;+,,
-. - -
W. "clioii anu received from the SEC
Ie'ars Vi M'r iiieiiioriai from .he
reuerai party III those lsiands asking
the ESTABLISHMENT of civil govern
ment, winch, the memorial SAID, would
end the war. An executive session
was held.
Inc mouse passed the anti-oleomar-
garine Dill by n majority Of "a and
number OF claims Dill were also passed
allowing Spanish and civil war claims.
Inc Dill Tor the Spanish war claims
carried $4,000 for property taken in
thls country; that Tor civil war claims
carried S2,ll4,552.
Washington, Feb. lathe senate
yesterday devoted nearly all day to the
consideration of the Philippine tariff
bill, without action, Teller and Mitch
ell talking on that subject. Practical
~ nothing else was done, except to
hold an executive session.
The house passed bills to allow
claims of Confederate soldiers who
were 'looted" by Union soldiers after
lees SURRENDER ,g,, OF their side arms ana
i.o5ses s. ine JONI iesolutloh TO pro
, niuS aoi popuiat eiee. ,! VI sehatois
G pas W., m,.no =. uisseh.ins Note'
S ,.sn4 spoMI ~ a',osacs ~ soNefh-
iiieliI o"nei snip vi oce''ii e'ioles.
washington, feb. ia little fur
ry was created in the senate yestcr-
day. over the employment since the
beginning OF the session of a score or
more of extra clerks and messengers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN
Fob. 1s Kept as a Holiday in Most of the
Cities of the Countrywide
Day at Chicago.

Day at Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-IIawrence Y.
Sherman, of Macomb. speaker of the
Illinois house of representatives dur.
ing the past two sessions. has been
said to look like Lincoln. The gentle
accusation is not without cause. for
the state law maker. like the great
president, is tall and lanky; he also
dresses carelessly. The speaker is an
orator, too, like his prototype. 1t is
a sinlple--elequenee.. that, strikes
straight from a rugged shoulder, and
he was at his best yesterday when he
delivered the Lincoln memorial adj
dress to the Grand Army yesterday oil
the anniversary of the great Lincola's
birth.
His topic was Lincoln" and his
clOquence held his hearers, sometimes
breathless, to the end There We're
other Chicago meetings in honor of the
martyr president, and there We're gath
erings in nearly all the northern and
western cities at Which his virtues
We're eXtolled. Pretty much every
where the day was kept as holiday.
Favorite exercises of the day were
those held in the schools all over the
land. Among the notable gatherings
of the day We're these: Banquet of
the Marquette club, Chicago; Lincoln
club, Grand Rapids, Mich; Young
Mems Republican club, Lincoln, Neb.;
League Of Ohio Republican Clubs,
Springfield, o.: NIiddlesex club. Bos-
ton, and Republican club, New York
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
aIrs. Countryman's Boy, g Years Old, NIys-
terionsly Disappears from st.
JOseph Mfch

st. Joseph, Mich, Feb. 13.-Law-
renee, the little 6-ycar-old son of Mrs.
A. j. Countryman. who has been a
victim in two sensational kidnapping
cases, for the third time has dlsap-
peared from the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Van
brunt of this city. He left the house
coatless, and his whereabouts are I'M
known.
Last July Mrs. Countrymans two
sons, Albert and Lawrence, were taken
in broad daylight from in front of
their grandfather's home in this city.
The father of the boys, it is claimed,
was seen in the vicinity about the
time of their disappearance. Mrs.
Countryman located her sons on For
ty-third street, Chicago, and started to
bring them to this city. One of them
was forcibly taken from her by a
crowd of negroes. hut the other one,
after much trouble. she succeeded in
bringing to St JOSpDh
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

A force of 100 British soldiers were
trapped by squad of Beers on the 18th
inst. They had surrounded farm
house where they suspected Beers were
in hiding. A single Boer broke away
from the house, and the British started
to pursue him. The Beer climbed a
kopje, the British following. Immed-
lately heavy fire was opened upon
them from three sides. The British
found themselves in trap. Severe
fighting followed, in which the British
lost two officers and nine men killed
and several officers and forty men
wounded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
JUDGE HAS THE SMALLPOX
Prominent Politician of Knox County,
Ills. Is Stricken with the Disease
in Galesburg.

Galesburg, Ills, Feb. 13.-Two new
cases of smallpox have been discovered
in this city. One of the victims is Phil
Up s. Post. judge of the Knox county
court, and one of the most prominent
young politicians of this vicinity. Ii
is supposed he contracted the disease
while in Springfield two weeks ago
attending the convention of county
judges. He attended to his court duties
until last Saturday. His home is in
the leading residence portion of this
city. and it has been rigidly quaran.
tined.
The other person is Albert Ander-
son. who until he was taken sick a
week ago, worked as Il clgarmaker in
the factory of T.. ID. Clark Il Co., the
largest of the kind in the CITY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Eldora. Ia. Feb. ia lone engine
collidcd with the Iowa Central pas
senger train No. !, south bound, four
miles south of Eldora. on the Iowa
Central railway. -Four lives We're lost
ana property TO tine value of $4,000
destroyed. The dead are: John White.
engineer: William Frude. engineer;
Bud oglc fireman: Frank Pnt:cn.
fireman. The statement is made that
the engineer of the wild engine had or
ders to step at Clifford and allow the
pNssengcr train to pass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Dr John A.
Riley, medical inspector for the health
department under Chief Inspector
Spalding, reported that the two chill
dren of Fred Rohme at Kedzie avenue
and West Fortyfourth street. who are
suffering from diphtheria, are improv-
ing and soon will be out of danger.
DR.. Riley says that he met no opposi
ton when asked admission to the prem
ises, and his remedies We're accepted
by the parents. ii says that Bohme,
though follower of DR.. Dowie, made
no opposition to having the house dis
infected
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

The largest quantity of amber is
found on the southern shore of the
Baltic between Mcneil and Konigs-
berg, where it is cast up by the action
of the ground swell after the norther.
" gales. 1t is also found on the coast
of Sicily, on the shores of the Adriatic,
on the English beach of Norfolk and
Suffolk and at Cape Sable in Mary
land. Mining for amber in beds OF
brown Ignite or wood coal is carried
on In Prussia. and it is found In ex-
cavations all over Europe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
FIERCE FIGHT IN KENTUCKY
Stronghold of Notorious Desperate is
Wiped Out and n Number of
Men Are Killed,

Men Are Killed.
Middlesboro, Ky, Feb. 14.-One Of
the tiercest battles between an army
of mountaineers and the authorities
ever seen in Kentucky took place nj
the notorious "Quarter House." owned
by Lee Turner, at which place fifty
three men have been killed in the last
three years and over 1eO wounded.
The battle began early in the after
noon and was resumed after dusk. and
in the second attack the stronghold
of the desperadoes was burned down
and fully thirty of the men We're
either shot or persisted in the flames,
while of the posse attacking the place
three are known to have been killed
and many more wounded:
The known dead: Charles Cecil.
deputy sheriff. NIiddlesboro: James
Jaggcrs, Bell county: John Doyle, Bell
county: Mike WEIGH, bartender;
l'ouey Rice, mountaineer. Lee Turner
is known all through this portion of the
state as Il desperate of the most dar-
ing StamD
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
Recluse Found Frozen to Death.

La Crosse. Wis, Feb. 15.-AIrs.
Mary Riarsson, aged % years, who
lived the life of a recluse many years,
was found frozen to death at her back
door, near Riceford, Houston county.
Mimi, few miles from here Thurs
day morning. She still held lighted
lantern in her hands. Because she
disclaimed the Norwegian Lutheran
church some years ago, the minister
of that denomination refused to preach
her funeral sermon. She leaves So
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Victoria, Il. c., Feb. 13.-Proof that
the British sloop-of-warN Condor was
wrecked at sea and that the $50 off
GERS and men of the crew persisted has
been brought here by the ship Egeria.
The Egeria, which went out to seek
the Condor, found wreckage of the YES
sci near Clayoquet, on the west coast
of Victoria island. The articles We're
such that they could not have been
torn from the sloop except by the YES
sells destruction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Chicago. Feb. l7.-With II fractured
skull caused by Il bullet from a police
mans revolver. Il highwayman who
gave the name of Harry Reed was
taken to the county Jail hospital at
midnight and he is said to be in a dy-
ing condition. He and companion,
who escaped. were caught in the act
of holding up G. II. Davis, 1923 Calu-
met avenue, near the Logan statue in
Lake Front park, a few minutes before
II O'clock;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Black River Falls, Wis, Feb. h.
d. j. Parker. of Cornell, Ills, was
found dead by the side of the highway
between Millston and Wamens yester-
day. holding in his hand 3S-caliber
revolver. Parker. in company with
n woman. left Millston Thursday even
ing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Hudson, Wis, Feb. 13.-During a
heavy snowstorm Tuesday Chicago,
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
freight train struck 4 hand car on the
st. CroiN bridge. throwing the section
crew in all directions Andrew Swan
sen and August Johnson, botI men
with families. were instantly killed.
Fred Carlson and Charles johnson. the
remainder of the crew. received slight
injuries
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
.KIIt /. THOUSANDS
That Is the Latest Story from the
eafthquake-Racked Sec
tion of Russia.
sHAMAKA DISTRICT Is DEvAsTA3
Many To,=;as and Villages in the r.
.gi,n Suffer Severely.
Other Thousands Are Starving and
:, Without Shclter-Towns in Mex
leo Feara Volcanic Eruption
Which Is Threatened.

Berlin Feb. lit is reported here
from Baku. Irans-Caucasia, that
thousands of persons We're killed by
the earthquake in the Shamalia dis
trict, and that the towns and villages
for twenty versts around Shamaka
suffered severely.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
Yacht Hohenzollern Arrives,

New York, Feb. 13.-The German
imperial yacht Hohenzollern has
reached this port The arrival of the
Hohenzollern mt this port was sur
prise, as, according to her itinery
when she sailed, she was to touch at
Bermuda. She left st. Thomas on
Saturday last, with Bermuda as her
destination. and it is surmised that she
encountered heavy weather and found
it advisable to change her course d.
rect to New York
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Chicago, Feb. 14.-At special meet
ing of the city council last night. at
which the message of Mayor Harrison
on street car transportation was con-
sidered. the council voted that here
after street railway franchises ordi-
nances must be ratified by popular
vote before they can become law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19
Comptroller Wolf Declared Sane.

Milwaukee, Feb. 13.-Late in the
afternoon Judge Carpenter IN the
county court Quashed the proceedings
against City Comptroller John X.
Wolf, who was recently committed to
the county asylum, and declared him
again free man. Upon VOLTS com
mitmcnt Mayor Rose appointed George
III. Chase to the office of comptroller.
The decision Of the court will cause
Mr.. VOLTS reinstatement in office.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Litchfield. Ills. Feb. 1.-Two per-
sons met death and five We're injured
In Il collision between the "Diamoud
special" of the Illinois Central road
and freight train No. ID at 4 o'clock
in the morning. The collision occurred
AT point five miles north of Itch
field. and was remarkable in that the
last passenger was ahead of the
freight and that both trains We're NOV
ing. The dead: Il. h. Burns. fireman
On freight locomotive; Frank M'Intyre,
brakeman on freight trim
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. 13.-After four
teen years of close and diligent labor
to save Oshkosh the Salvation Army
has given it up and retired from the
field. The last service was held on
Sunday evening, and after it the army
packed bag and baggage and departed
for more impressionable fields. The
reason given for the withdrawal ls
lack of financial support.
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