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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

The graders on the line of the Chicago
Great Western Railroad through Harlan
made an interesting find in the shape Of
the tusk of a mastodon or other prehis-
toric animal. 1t measures nearly nine
feet in length, though broken, the larger
piece being five and one-half feet long
and eighteen inches in circumference in
the largest place and over four inches in
diameter at the smallest end. It was
found In clay hill about seven feet be-
low the surface of the ground. 1t is
available for use by the State Geological
Society il they desire it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
Portentous Revolt in Iowa.

Probably the most portentous cloud
on the Republican horizon at the pres
ent time is the menacing movement
for tariff headed by Governor Cum.
mings in Iowa. Iowa is one Of the most
unylelding and reliable Of Republican
strongholds. Detection there counts
for much. The action of the Republican
State Convention assembled at Des
Moines yesterday reaftirming the op.
position Of the party to trusts and the
desire for "any modification of the tar.
iff schedules that may be required to
prevent their atfording shelter to mo.
nopOly" is distinct Endorsement of
Governor Cummins and a rebuke for
Senator Allison and the do-nothings
who sit in Congress and twiddle their
thumbs while the people are plundered.
Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
Attackinr a policy. Not the Ar,nv.

Attacking Policy, Not the Army.
1t is evident that the Republicans in
the pending campaign intend to answer
all references to atrocities in the Phil.
ippines by the counter charge that the
Democrats are abusing the army. 1t is
not the army as an organization that Is
attacked, but certain officers that have
issued illegal orders and men who have
committed crimes without orders. But
in addition to this, and of more i'm.
portance, is the general policy pursued
by the administration in regard to the
Philippines, which was felt to be SO
inexcusable that desperate efforts were
made to keep the facts from the Amer.
lean people. The army is only an incl
dent. 1t is the policy pursued at Wash
ington that is really up for review by
the American people.-Louisyille Cur
rier-JOurnul
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
National Crime Fearing Fruit.

Anarchy or annexation" That, says
General Fitzhugh Lee. is the early fate
In store for the Cuban Republic, over
whose birth, only the other day, we all
were rejoicing with pride.
The treasury is empty, for the COM
merce Of the island Is paralyZed, and
the receipts Of the custom houses.
which are relied on for revenue, have
fallen far below the needs of the gov
eminent. The school system estab-
lished by the Americans cannot be kept
up and the methods of sanitation which
We introduced will have to be aban-
doned. The soldiers who fought in the
patriot army are demanding their pay.
and there is no money to give them.
Planters cannot sell their produce. mer-
chants cannot find customers, and labor
is idle. Poverty. idleness and want
threaten public order. Riots and up
risings may at any time throw Cuba
into the anarchy which former Con-
sui General Lee predicts.
Where rests the responsibility for
Cuba's distress and peril? Upon the
Republican party of the United States.
Without access to our markets Cuba
must suffer As she is suffering. 1t was
known when we hauled down the
American flag in Havana and left Cuba
to govern herself that all now happen-
ing there would happen were reciproc-
ity refused her. Yet the Republican
party. Indifferent alike to the demands
of national honor and the claims of hui
manity, deliberately inflicted upon the
new republic the poverty out of which
anarchy looms.
The American people want to do JUS
tice to Cuba, but the hands of the
American people are tied. The Repub-
lican party is in power, and it refuses
to act for Cuba's relief. Why? Be
cause the Republican party does not
dare to touch the trust-breeding and
trust-shielding protective tariff.
NEEDLE with the duty on raw SUI
gar" said the sugar beet crowd to Con-
gress, and you must then take off the
duty on refined sugar, or we will fight
you" That cannot be allowed; there
must be no meddling with the differ
entail" commanded the Sugar Trust.
So, in obedience to these two PRO
tccted interests" the American Con-
gress, with the Republican party in
full control of both Houses, turned
its back on Cuba, and disgraced the
United States before the civilized
world.
What is to be done? The President
can call an extra session of Congress-
but it is the same House that took or
ders from the sugar beet lobby. The
President can negotiate reciprocity
treaty and submit 1t to the Senate for
ratification-but 1t is the same Senate
that condemned Cuba to misery and
danger rather than offend the Sugar
Trust.
BY voting to deny Justice to Cuba, the
Republican party in Congress, with
full knowledge of what It was doing,
voted to drive the newborn republic
upon the rocks of destruction. What
are the American people going to do
about 1t? Their hands are tied, for the
time being, as to Cuba, but the hands
OF the American people are free to
smlte the Republican party, which has
committed this crime.-Chicago Ameri.
can
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

Government by Injunction Must Go.
There can be only one outcome to the
battle between enjoining Judges and
the labor unions. This being a free
country. government by manhood suff-
rage. the people are sure in the end to
conquer every form of tyranny that at
tempts to set itself up.
The writ of injunction is useful
writ IN Its proper place. but 1t cannot
be allowed to displace statutes and
trial by jury. That would be to substi-
tute the will of judges-who are only
men. and often neither the wisest nor
best of mentor government Of law.
The tyrannical Judge may be quite
sincere in his belief that lie is aiming
at good ends when he plays the despot,
but excellence of motive does not JUS
tify violation of the fundamental prin-
clples of ordered liberty. Every we'll
intentioned Judge who resorts reck-
lessly to the writ of injunction sets
precedent which keeps In countenance
the judicial rogue who prostitutes the
power VI Tue peHSu " tue SerNice VI
capital when 1t finds itself in conflict
with labor.
There is no probability at all that the
courts will succeed in destroying labor
unions, but every probability that the
courts, by their abuse of the writ Of in
junction. will bring about an irresisti-
BILE movement for severely defining and
abridging the power of courts in rela-
tion to this writ.
Labor unions cannot be destroyed
without at the same time destroying
the liberty of the citizen. Government
by injunction is un-American, and
therefore government by Injunction
must go.-New York Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
state Item. Of Intere,t,

tract for new church.
The Underwood Savings Bank has in
corporated: capital $4,000.
The State Bank of Arion has been or
ganized, with capital of $4,000.
A savings bank with capital of $1O,-
600 has been organized at Lawton.
Eighteen young men from Burlington
and vicinity have enlisted in the navy.
John Mackin's barn, near Gearing, was
destroyed by fire; loss $1,000, insured.
Ed Horns of Montour was severely in
jured by being caught under large block
OF ice.
The Iowa Central's monster new freight
locomotives are being received and placed
In service.
Waterloo's Carnegie library has Been
definitely located on the east side, in Lin
coin Park.
Crocker's Iowa brigade will hold its
eleventh biennial reunion at Muscatine
Sept. "a and %.
1t is estimated that $1,000 a week is
sent from Des Moines to aid the anth-a-
cite coal strikers.
The cereal mills at Boone have been
leased by party of local capitalists aud
will again be operated.
w. s. Wheeler, formerly leading clown
with Taylor's circus, Is now conducting
street revival meetings at Creston.
Mason City will make an effort to raise
$4,000 to add to the $4,000 donated by
Andrew Carnegie for public library.
Ava Ducommon, the Fort Dodge girl
who e!oped with n travelling salesman,
has been located and returned to her
home.
The churches at Glenwood have taken
up the war on the Mills County liquor
joints and more trouble is promised the
joint keepers.
was playing with dynamite cartridge,
when 1t exploded and he lost portion
OF his right hand.
The labor unions of Des Moines have
engaged attorneys and will fight the in
junction recently secured by the Iowa
Telephone Company.
The c.. B. s. Q. has agreed to nay the
State $4,000 for right-of.way across
the grounds of the institution for feeble.
minded at Glenwood.
The Iowa a A r vii, hor. .noo;.,
train Of thirteen coachs. an ,ha ,i peu'ai
kee in which tho ;onrner vii, ho ,,oa. ~" ~
the national ancomnment "'e "
c.sar ' n;s,. s.'u ues me ~. =. chufch at It
Sases' Iu,eA,y reauelhe II 10 asnes. All
OF the furniture was saved. The building
carried IN insurance OF $500. The con-
gresation will rebuild Immediately.
speaker Henderson's daughter has just
returned returned from a two years sojourn in
EUROPE. She Is still In very poor health.
t,mwa Ir,ns ae;,,"aa - i., ~ Ut VI.
and fata,l. u mnnn,a, a .is - years sno =
S Saa '"'"'s Moun"eu ms SISTER, aged .
'.nis
rouf prisoners We're released from the
county jan at Creston by a confederate,
VINO used duplicate keys, unlocking and
re,ocking an the doors.
mayor Martin OF Waterloo has refused
70 sign licenses Tor any more saloons. say
Ing no more should be granted until the
500 " .ns wy Warrants IT,
a broken wheel on a freight car caus-
co a small wreck on the Rock Island
near Museanhe. Ihree cars We're demol-
lsnea ana section OF track torn up. Two
OF the crew Nv, were e,, severely shaken up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
A Deficit for Iulx

The official reports of receipts and ex-
penditures by the federal government
for the month Of July are of excep-
tional interest because that was the
first month since the repeal of the
war taxes" went into effect.
The receipts were about $4,000, 600
and the expenditures $56,SOO, 900, leav-
ing deficit of S7.5OO,00O. Secretary
Shaw is cheerful in spite of this deficit
He explains that the expenditures at
the beginning of a new fiscal year are
alwaye very heavy. He cites as an
example of the extraordinary expendi.
lures in July the item Of $4,000 900 paid
to Illinois and other states for the
equipment of troops during the civil
war.
This item does not serve at all to
explain why expenditures are always
heavy in July. 1t is rather an indi.
cation that Congress appropriated
money with extraordinary freedom
during the late session. And such was
the fact. The total was enormous and
there will be extraordinary outgo dur
ing the remaining eleven months Of
the fiscal year as there was during the
first month.
The falling off in receipts last month,
as compared with July last year, was
in internal revenue, of course, as the
internal revenue taxes We're the only
ones repealed. The decrease OH this
account was from $2S,33S, 1870 to S21,-
6lS,124, loss of SG,12o,O36
| The customs receipts increased from
sci, 263,963 to 24,430,743, an increase
Of S3,166,TS0. 1t appears, therefore,
that the receipts from other than mis-
cellaneous sources We're only $685.
256 less last month than fol the same
month last year, while the deficit was,
as above stated, $7,500Oo0. This
means, of course, that the expenditures
were very much greater.
i This is the fact that the reports dis
close, and it is a fact which Is likely
to reappear in the monthly statements,
rs the appropriations for the whole
year were far beyond those for last
year.
Probably there will be no deficit or
only small one, but we can not be
sure of that. There will be surplus
/, only in case the receipts from customs
are much larger than they were last
year. For the first month they were
| about $3,20O,00O greater, us above
stated, than for the same month last
year, but there is no certainty that the
increase for July will be maintained
| proportionately for the year.
A collapse is coming, and it may
come this year. Probably, however
| it will not. Probably there will be a
small surplus this year, but Congress
will have to stop going on the assump
| ton that the boom is everlasting and
that there is no bottom to the pile III
| the treasury, or it will have something
harder than surplus to deal with.
1t will be best, perhaps, for the Dem
ocratic party and the country to LEI
the Republican party stay in power un
| til the crash comes. Then the guilty
party will have to take the conse
quences and party of rational econ
omy in expenditures and of genera
soundness in both economic and polit
ical policy can come in with a goot
chance of staying in until the natlona
sanity is re-established. - Chicago
Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
Jealou. WIG Aim, We'll.

Mrs. Gertie pondecker shot Miss Emma
Bell in the side, the ball passing clear
through the body. Both women are col
ored. The shooting took place at Seev-
ersville, n mining camp. Mrs. Pondecker
was jealous, and finding her husband with
Miss Bell, opened fire. The first slot
struck her husband in the shoulder, max
ing serious, though not dangerous,
wound. The second shot hit Miss Bell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
The Most Vital of Problems.

The regulation of the trusts and thu
proper protection of the industrial
classes are the most vital problems
that confront the national government
to-day. They should be settled in s
business-like manner and not allowed
to be the football of political dema
gogues. In prosperous country there
should be n contented people. II work
men receive fair living wages socia
conditions cannot be disturbed by Labor
troubles.-Boston Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
Belles Indulge In Fist Eight.

Two Kellogg bellies, whose names arc
well known where they reside, engaged
In fistic fight ending in bloody en-
counter. Dispute over trivial matter
led to coal throwing and afterwards to a
fist-to-fst fight. The girls left town to
escape arrest, warrant having been
sworn out for disturbing the public peace.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
MAsoNs LOSE LARGE REQUEST.


Citizen Fails to Stand Test.
The will Of the late Conrad Daniel
Reinking, one of the pioneers and wealth
lest citizens Of Des Moines, has been
broken by Judge McVey and as result
Capital Lodge, No. no, A. Il. & A. NJ,
will not receive the $4,000 beluest that
Mr.. Reinking made it in his will. Judge
McVey broke the Reinking will on the
ground that it was illegal in that it called
for the control and disposition of his cs-
tate through the lifetime Of his children,
living at the time of his death and of his
children's children, whether born or I'M
born ut the time of the testator's death,
this latter provision vitiating the entire
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
COUNTESS TOLSTOl.

Devoted Wife of the Famous Russian
Author and Reformer.
One of the most cultured women in
Europe is Countess Sophia Andrerona
Tolstol, wife of the great Russian re-
former and author. At the age of IL
she received diploma from the Uni
yersity of Moscow and year later be-
came the bride Of the man whose fame
is now worldwide. To Count TolstoI
she has ever since been most devoted
helper and this devotion the soclologlst
once described: "If were a clarlonet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
Attempted Suicide of an Ex.M MAYOR

Thomas j. Skidmore, ex-Alayor OF
Boone and for many years station agent
for the Northwestern at that place, at
tempted suicide at his home. He fired
three shots, but only one took effect aud
the wound was not serious. Mr.. Skid
more had been respondent for some tine
and recently bought revolver with the
evident purpose of taking his own ;fe.
He will recover,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
A NOTED EDUCATOR.

DIR. Charles Kendall Adams, Who Died
Recently in California.
The recent death In California of DR..
Charles Kendall Adams, formerly pres
ident of the University Of Wisconsin,
removed one Of the most gifted and
progressive educators in the United
States. DR.. Adams bad been III for
several months and death came as q
relief. His death was due to Brlght's
disease.
Charles Kendall Adams was born In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20
Labor Day Proclamation.

Governor Cummins has issued a Labor
Day proclamation, recommending the OBJ
servance of the first Monday in Septem-
Der us public holiday. The Governor
advises the cessation Of all business as
far as possible on that day, Sept. l. and
that the day be appropriately observed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

The only man who dares give the star
actor any back talk is the promnter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

Loves young dfedm Is oil right until
the matrimonial alarm clock goes off
and causes rude awakening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

circumstances Alter Cases.
When President Cleveland used a
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on fishing excursion how our dear
Republican contemporaries did howl
about 1t! But now when President
Roosevelt uses the magnificent May
flower as family yacht and employs
the Sylph as a dispatch boat to bring
Senator Plat and Colonel Dunn to his
home for n political confab, these
whllom guardians Of the public treas
ury and foes of privilege are as mum
as the Oldest bivalve in Oyster Bay.
Why is this thus New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

my wife would spend all her time poi.
fishing and Furnishing the keys"
( The countess acts as her husbands
secretary and critic and looks after his
copyrights and royalties. She is deeply
interested in her children and for them
until each had passed the tenth year
she made their clothing with her own
hands.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

Charles Kendall Adams was born In
New-York tribune., 1902-02-04
THE STATE SNOWBOUND
RAILROAD TRAFFIC SUSPENDED IN
NORTHERN AND WESTERN
NEW-YORK
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE !

Rochester, Feb. 3-A storm one Of the fercest
which has ever visited this city, is slowly abat-
ing' after thirty hours. The snow has ceased to
fall but the wind still continues Vast clouds of
fine snow are being blown over the city, drifting
into houses. filling cross streets blockadng
streetcars and stalling railroad trains Roches-
ter is practically cut off from the world and
business is almost suspended. While in point of
snowfall the storm cannot equal the blizzard OF
March, 1900, in point of fury 1t is almost a par
allel to it.
The storm swept up from the southwest by
way Of Buffalo, the centre reaching here at
o'clock yesterday morning At Buffalo the fall
of snow slight.
1t showed steadily here until O'Clock. when
the wind began to rise. BY o'clock it was
b-owing a thirty-eight mile gale One street.
car line after another was abandoned and on
the railroads trains ceased to arrive after mid
night. The city seemed deserted except along
the cartracks, where regiments Of men were kept
at work all night long shovelling out stalled
cars. Ten electric snowploughs were put to work
but four of them were soon stalled. The storm
ragged all night long, and when daylight broke
seemed as vigorous as ever
About o'clock in the afternoon the wind
ceased a bit. but the streetcars ran on the few
lines only with the greatest difficulty. Out of
ten lines seven were abandoned completely, and
'lle ieHdlluer kept open only part OF the way.
OF the suburban electric lines three-the Char
lotte, Seabreeze and Sodus Bay-are temporarily
off the map.
The effects Of the storm will be felt for many
days. The main streets of the city are walled
by piles OF snow six feet high, formed by the
electric snowploughs.
Reports began to come in late this afternoon
from villages around Rochester. Everywhere the
storm is the same-railroads blockaded roads
impossible and communication cut off. A dis
patch from Livonia says that John Ryan, of
Avon, an Erie Railroad trainman, has probably
perished. He started out last night to flag a
train near Conesus, and has not been heard of
since. Palmyra, lie Roy, Newark Holley, Ba-
tavia. Penn Yam and Albion, besides many other
villages, have been cut off for twenty four
hours
A dispatch from Pittsford states that farmers
trying 10 break through TO Brighton encoun-
tered drifts from ten to fifteen feet in depth
and were forced to give up their attempt At
Hoey the schools were closed, because of lack
Of attendance, only forty out Of average of
five hundred pupils appearing this morning.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-04
RAGING OVER NORTHERN NETWORK.
TRAVEL PARALYZED BY THE BLIZZARD-A
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW

Ogdensburg. n. Y. Feb (SpeciaD.-A furious
blizzard struck Northern New-York Sunday
morning and ragged all day. To-day this city is
isolated, railroads are idle and business gen
orally is tied up. About three feet of snow fell
in Ogdensburg. This morning it found i'm
possible TO get any train through on either Of
the two railroads running into Ogdensburg. A
train was sent out over the Utica division but
had TO return to the station. No efforts were
made to send trains out on the Rutland road
The Utica train which is due here at IL a m.
managed to get in at o'clock this evening.
The street railway line was out of business until
this afternoon. 1t the worst storm this sea-
son, If not the worst in years.
Telegraphic reports from various points indi-
cate that the blizzard has been felt throughout
a wide region. Following are some Of the near
by places heard from:
Oswego-The storm here has been very bad,
with fierce winds and a large quantity of snow.
The storm began about o'clock Sunday and
II is still showing. Streetcars are stalled and
a number OF wires are down.
Saranac Lake-A fierce storm raging now At
some places four feet deep, and it is blowing
hard.
Watertown-It is blowing a gale and drifting
badly: about three feet of snow on level
Gouverneur-lt is showing and blowing here.
Cape Ntncent-The storm is raging here.
About three four feet the level has fallen.
Malone-Blowing hard. About three feet Of
snow.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-04
WIND AND SNOW PLAY HAVOC.
DIsAGREEABLE RESULTS OF THE BLIZZARD
IN CENTRAL NEW-YORK

Syracuse, Feb 3.-One of the worst billiards.
Syracuse has ever experienced is at hand. Traf-
fic is crippled and business is practically sus-
pended. 1t stormed all day yesterday. but It
was toward the evening that the storm began to
> play havoc. All night the wind blew and the
fall Of was heavy. This morning the
sidewalks were under huge drifts and it was
impossible to get to the streetcars without going
in the drifts up to the waists. General Man
ager f. G.. Connette of the Syracuse Rapid
Transit Company kept the snow ploughs running
all night, and the cars were running on fairly
good time all day. At the railroad offices every
thing is in confusion, and many Of the local
train have been abandoned. Not train ran
all day over the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens-
burg Railroad there drifts ten feet high
all along the road.
On the main line Of the Central all the trains
were late. Traffic abandoned on the Che
mango branch of the West Shore At the post
office nothing received from the north or
SOUTH and of the stage lines were run
ming. The telephone and telegraph lines were
in bad shape, and messages were taken sub
ject to delay.
The story was the throughout Central
New-York. In many places the electric wires
were down, and the towns without light to-
night. Only few Of the Syracuse lights are
out.