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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

81 Louis. Nov 2s.--Charles +. Rel-
ley. former speaker Of ST. Louis house
OF delegates. who left 81. Louis seyeral
months ago. soon after the grand jury
returned indictments charging him on
several counts with bribery in connec'
tlon with municipal legislation for
street railway aud other franchises
has returned.
Ills bonds we're fixed at $50 900. Kol'
ley. it Is charged. ig the man who ris-
tributed H7.t00 Doodle fund among
members OF the house combine three
years ago for pa age OF city lighting
bill
his whereabouts were unknown 20
the authorities The reward Of $500
offered by the state for Kelley's arrest
stIl stands
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MSS MAGGIE MouRNs.
The Young Man whom She Was TO Wed
Thanksgiving Took His fife.

Des Molnes. Nov. 2s.-The body Of
Bert McNutt. aged twcnty-six. was
found dead az his home He had com
mlited suicide by shooting himself
through the head while bis parents
awaited him al the home Of Miss Mag
rie Guth. whom he Was 20 have mar
riod THANKSGIVING day. The wedding
party assembled but Young NcNut
did not appear or sena any explana-
ton % his absence Mr.. McNutts
parents remai nod az the Guth home
with the other guests until midnight
Thursday night when they returned
20 their home and found their soa's
body Young McNutt left a note bid.
ding farewell 20 bis afiianced, but CIV.
ing no explanation of his suicide.
Friends believe his mind was unbai'
Aucod
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

The aggregation" was about ready
10 start on lts tour OF one night stands
when young man appeared and asked
for an engagement.
What's your llneT inquired the
manager.
Il do a magic disappearance act re-
piled the applicant.
Not needed" returned the manager
brusquely. It's my custom 10 do that
act myself ca salary day Chicago
Post.
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Hazelton. Pa. Nov. 2s.-coxe Bros
a Co. and their striking employees
settled their differences. and work will
be resumed at the seven collleries o.
that company on Monday. All ths
men except those under indictment
for misdemeanors alleged 60 have
been committed during the strike are
20 be taken back. The Coxes are the
last OF the individual operators 70
come 20 terms with their employees.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

Chicago. Nov. 2s.-The Box Makers
union concluded a peaceful agreement
with the Box Manufacturers associa
tioh Wednesday night after negotia
tlons extending over three weeks. Al
agreement vas signed by which the
100 men will get increases In wages
amounting 70 S52.500 a year. About
1900 men are bound by its provisions
The contract goes into effect Jan. J.
and extends over a year.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

Flora, III. Nov. 29.-The tgrues COM
piled by representatives OF the fruit
growing industries In this city sho"
the production OF apples In Clay eoun'
~ this year 70 be the greatest In the
history OF the Illinois apple belt. A
careful canvass OF the matter shows
total OF 272.770 barrels for the year.
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confrrsne. s.eend pa,.

Terrell. Tex. Nov. 2s.--In the Nort,.
Texas Methodist conference Thursday
number Of preachers made their re
ports. AZ II o'clock Bishop Hendrli
brotherhood held an interesting meet
delivered a THANKSGIVING sermon Tbs
Ing. There are eighty.slx members II
this cunference.
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Progres,Iug ravorably.

New York. Nov 2S-The conva
lescencc OF Andrew Carnegie is re
ported to be proceeding favorably. ca
bles the Tribune correspondent a
London. lie has aoithor left his room
nor his bed. but Is reported 10 be do
Ing we'll IN every respect. and Is anx
ious 90 rotur nto America.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov 2s-Blds foi
completing the government ietty lt
San Diego harhor have been opened
by Capt Edgar Jadwln. United states
engineer officer OF the local jurlsdlc
tion The proposals involve an cxpen
dlture OF public funds to the amount
Of $500 900 The contract was awarded
20 los Angeles hrm
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

Madrid. Nov. 2S.--A special dlspatcs
received here from Tangier, Morocco
announces that the Benidir KaDlei
have again taken up arms and tha'
they have surrounded Tetuan and &c
cupy all the approaches 70 that place
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

Kansas City. Nov. 2s.-At a meeting
OF the executive committee Of the Kan
sas City. Mexico and onent Railwa
company. Warren G. Purdy and Geo
J. Gould were elected directors
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Mn. nnlrn sail. fnr Amran.

London Nov 90 among the pas
senecra ON the Umbrla which left Liv-
erpoo Tor Now York Is Mrs Dillon,
wife OF John niil0n. The Irish leader
Mrs. Dillon o. on route to Chicago io
b. with her husband. who has been
cutie ui 10 fhet riss
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MIlinrr ,rnn a, rnr,dn.

Laredo. Tex. Nov 2S-Thanksgivins
sermons were held at 81. Peters caihe
dr1l Mexicos Ninlh cavalry band ren
dered the musical part OF military
mass
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kehw.h imnre,Inr.

Paris. Nov "s-charles NJ schwab
aud party started for Cannes Thurs
DAY night u Il reported that be
hopes 10 resume bis active business
life sooner than was expected.
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Indianapolis. Nov. 2s.-Goo. Monroi
OF New York was given the decision
over Gus bezenh " Cincinnati az the
end Of ten rounds Of the fastest mill
ing ever witnessed IN this city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
MURDERER HELD A SECRET.
He Is Pardoncd that He May Exploit
His knowledge.


His knowledge.
Considerable public interest was re-
Gently aroused by the action of Gov
ernor Shaw, of Iowa, in paroling a
murderer, s. r. Dawson, who claims
to have discovered the long lost secret
of making Damascus steel and also the
process by which copper can be hard
ened and tempered. 1t was to pre-
vent the knowledge of this secret from
being lost to the world that Induced
the action of the Iowa executive.
Five years ago, when Dawson was
sent to the penitentiary for murder,
he was just about to exploit the Sc
crets he had discovered, and com,
pany with ample capital had been
formed for that purpose. He was then
40 years old. The. men associated with
him in the company that had been
formed besought him to divulge the
secret of his process, but he refused
to tell soul anything about his dis
coyery. The formula, however, he de-
posted in the safety vault of the Des
A1oines National Bank. To that vault
there are three Keystone held by Daw-
son, one by the officers of the bank,
and the third by the officers of the
Damascus Steel Company. 1t required
NIL three keys to open the vault and it
is due to this that Dawson Is now n
free man. The work of manufacture
is to be begun as soon as possible by
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03

Consul General Guenther at Frankfort
According to the report the wine pro-
Queer several years ago planted four
fields with native grapevines, in the
midst of a district infested with phyl-
loxera, and treated two of these fields
with "air electricity The difference
in the development of the grapes of
the fields was apparent, and demon
strated that electricity increased the
fertility Of the soil. The fields so
treated yielded better results both in
quantity and quality and We're not in
fected with phylloxera, rs was the
case with the other fields.
1t is explained, however. that 1t is
not sufficient to simply conduct air
electricity to the earth, but that there
must be a direct metallic connection Of
the electric conduit with the main stem
of the plant In the case of the eXpe-
riments described five masts were
erected on field of about two and a
half across. and the tops of the masts
were provided with an Arrangement
for accommodating atmospheric cleo
tricity. These accumulators were con-
nected with each other by wires.
Wires We're also laid in the sail about
one and one-half feet deep, SO as to
form an evenly distributed metallic
net. Every accumulation was connected
with this metallic net by wire run
ming along the mast. Short wires con
nected with the plants the free ends
being stuck into the stem or into the
main root thereof. If this metallic full
fills expectations it will undoubtedly
prove a most important invention
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
Signs, from the fact that condemned
prisonehrs are led across 1t after con-
yfction.

yiction.

DOmc tNOteu PRISONERS,
The first prisoner of Importance to
enter the Tombs was John G. Colt, the
great manufa. turer of firearms, who
was charged with the murder of Sam
uel Adams. His trial lasten ten days,
and In that time his friend, Caroline
Henshaw, attracted as much attention
rs the well-to-do murderer. 1t was
the doomed mans desire that he be al
lowed to marry her before he was
hanged, and, agreeable to his wish,
the ceremony was performed at noon
on the fatal day-the execution being
fixed four hours later.
The bride was accompanied by
Colts brother and John Howard
Payne, the author of Home, Sweet
Home" Rev. Mr.. Arthur performed
the ceremony. The woman went away
and the prisoner asked TO be left alone
until This time was up His wish
was respected.
Just as the clock was about to strike
4, while Il great, excited crowd stood
about tile prison. the cry of fire was
heard, and it was found that the GU
pola of the prison was ablaze. Rev.
Mr.. Arthur went to the cell to inform
Colt that all was ready. He found
the man dead with knife in his
Eeart One of the burning questions
after the Colt episode was: "Who gave
him the knife?" Many people be-
lievcd that during the excitement con-
sequent to the burning of the cupola
Colt was allowed to escape and body
substituted by his friends to convey
the impression Of suicide.
When "BilI' Poole, the butcher prize
fighter, was killed the Tombs received
many distinguished guests. James Irv-
ing, John Morl1ssey, later a valuable
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03

the company which was organized be-
fore Dawson went to prison.
Mr.. Dawson has devoted his entire
life to the study of mctallurgy. His
taste for the science comes naturally.
His ancestors for generations back
have been engaged in the iron bust
ness, and one of them, Ralph Hogg,
made, in the fifteenth century. the first
iron cannon that England ever saw.
Mr.. Dawson was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for the murder of his son-in-
law, Walter Scott. Scott had become
infatuated with Dawson's daughter,
Clara, and had been paying attention
to her for about year and half
before the murder. AT first there were
no objections on the part of the girls
parents, but later they became opposed
to the young mans attentions and or
dered him from the house several
times. Then clandestine meetings be-
gan between the young couple. Mr..
Dawson learned Of these meetings, and
to prevent them took his daughter
away travelling, but was followed from
place to place by Scott. Finally Mr..
Dawson and his daughter returned to
Des Moines, but strangely enough, the
girl then refused to marry Scott. One
week later they We're married clan
destinely. and upon going to the house
of her parents for her belongings Scott
was shot by Mr.. Dawson.
That Dawson has discovered the
secret of making Damascus steel is not
doubted. A few years ago he erected n
blast furnace in Chicago for expert
ments. He allowed several invited
friends to see all but one portion of
the process. When the time came for
mixing the secret ingredient with the
melted metal he banished every one.
The finished product he turned out
was harder than ordinary steel, more
plant, susceptible of keener edge.
He made some beautiful knife blades
that would bend almost double, and
also heavy sabre. He fashioned a
cold chisel and tested it beside ordi-
nary chisels on steel Orders. The
Dawson chisel went through the girder
in much less time than ordinary CHS
els. The workmen had to change tools
often in order to get good edges, but
when Dawson had finished the edge on
his chiSel 1t seemed as good as ever
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
MoHAvEs ARE suPERsTlTIous.
Tribe Clines Zealous1y to All Its An
cient Customs and Beliefs.

Tribe ClinGs Zea1ous1y to All Its An
cient Customs and Beliefs.
According to member of the geo.
logical survey who has Travelled ex-
tensively in the west, saye the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Tribune, the Mohave Indians are the
most superstitious of any tribe in the
United States, and they cling as no
other tribe does to their old tradi-
lions. Their god is Mat-o-we-ha,"
says the scientist, "the maker of all
things, the director of the sun, moon
and stars, the guardian of the hunt
ing ground, the sender of rain and
sunshine and arbiter as to whether the
seasons will bring forth luxuriant har-
vests or famine. His son, Mas-zam-
no, has charge of the white mountain
(heaven), and is the guardian of de-
parted spirits, which are supposed to
ascend to paradise in smoke, and it
is believed all the personal property
destroyed in the flames with the de-
ceased will go with him
"The Mohaves who are not Gre
mated turn into owls. and whenever u
boot of that bird is heard these In
dams think 1t is one of Their dead re-
turned. The owl is caught if possible
and cremated, that the imprisoned
spirit may be set free and allowed to
enter the white mountain to find ever
lasting peace. Through the influence
of the government agents the yearly
mourning festival of the AIohaves. a
most picturesque ceremony, has been
abandoned. At these festivals great
pyres were lighted outside of the vii
lage. on spot selected as the most
pleasing to Mat-o-we-ha and Mas-zam-
no, and when the fire was hottest every
member of the tribe would throw his
dearest belonging into the flame, be-
lieving that it assembled in the thick
smoke of the fire straight to the white
mountain and into the hands of their
dear departed ones, carrying messages
of love and remembrance
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
WONDERFUL PROGRESS OF
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION


1t up, but said that perhaps some 9TH
er correspondent can tell" Evan
Thomas. William G.. Redfield. John
Edgar Thompson and other railroad
pioneers soon rendered this query OBJ
solete. Yet there We're only % miles
Of railroad in operation in 1880. 2.S18
in 1910, and 30,626 in 1850. on the eve
of the Civil War, more than two-thirds
of which was in the free States. BY
emancipating the country from It's de-
pendence on the water courses, the
railroads built up the middle and
prairie West, assisted in giving the
loyal States the preponderance in re-
sources which enabled them to save
the Union in 1861 1865, planted vigor-
GUS and expanding communities on the
Pacific coast, abolished savagery on
an entire continent, and spread homes,
schools. churches. and all the rest of
the accompaniment of civilization
from the Alleghenies to the margin of
the great Western ocean. And vet It
was only seventy-four years on the
Fourth Of July since work was started
on the construction of the first of
Americas great roads; 1T is only fifty
one years since the waters Of the west
at Lake Erie We're first reached by
through rail from the Atlantic coast.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
ANEcDoTE OF EDWARD VII.
How He Made Soft Answer to a Fish
erman,s Rudeness,

How He Made Soft Answer to n Fish.
erman's Rudeness.
During the early manhood of Albert,
Prince of Wales, now Edward VII,
King of England. the royal yacht con-
tanning him and several of his COM
rades was cruising off the coast of
Cornwall. waiting for something new
to turn up for their amusement, writes
contributor to the Ledger Monthly.
The sturdy fishermen along the coast
were not SO lightly employed On
board one heavy boat all was not going
well. The seines hauled with unusual
difficulty. A heavy swell had tangled
them in snags on the bottom, tearing
them in places as they came up. The
supply of fish was small and discour-
aging, but they must be reset, never
theless, so the work went on.
The largest net seemed most firmly
lodged and many efforts failed to bring
1t to the surface. With stubborn pa
thence they loosened and pulled in vain.
Finally, after many attempts to extri-
cate it they decided upon steady,
united pull at the nets own risk and
ranged themselves accordingly. zone,
two, tlree-pull!' Suddenly the thing
gave way, so suddenly that the fore
most man. barely keeping his feet
was hurled with some violence against
a stranger who had just stepped Oh
board from small boat alongside.
The collapse was surprise to the
fisherman, who had not seen the ap-
proaching boat and knew not whence
it came. The shock added fuel to his
l-already WORKOUT patience. Without n
glance ut the intruder he drew up his
arm and sent his brawny elbow with
no particularly gentle force into the
strangers side. eXclaiming, roughly:
Get out of my way! What are you
doing here anyhow" There was an
instants ominous pause. Both faces
We're study. Then: 81 beg your
pardon, sir" said the intruder, in as
gentle n tone as he could command,
81 did not mean to get in your way.
We came over to see your fish"
"And who may you be?" gasped the
fisherman, with a sudden painful
quickening of the imagination.
"Only Albert, Prince Of Wales, and
heir to your country's throne, my good
SIR" was the calm but truly vengeful
reply.
Then there We're other apologies and
a generous present of fish to repay tho
rudeness, says the Detroit Free Press
and in all his realm to-day Albert
Edward has no more devoted subject
than the aged fisherman, still living OH
the Cornwall coast, whose wrath he
appeased by the mild reply of gen.
tleman when there seemed ample ex.
cuse for another sort of revenge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03

Although only about two years have
passed since the Commonwealth of
Australia was founded, many discon-
tented Australasians are urging the
dissolution of the union. Robert Philip,
premier of Queensland. said recently
that not more than one-fifth of the
voters in his state favor the continu-
ance of the federation, and that the
voters in the states of New South
Wales and Western Australia are as
hostile to the union as those in Queens
land How far their dissatisfaction
will carry them no one can say; but
the crisis through which Australia is
passing is not without precedent in the
British Empire. The Canadian fedora
ton, which was created by act of Par
Lament only thirty-1ive years ago, was
not harmonious one in its earlier
stages. But eventually the dissatisfied
elements were appeased, and the union
of the provinces In the Dominion of
Canada is almost as close and as
strong as the union of this great re-
public. 1t is probable that the threats
of secession in Australia will have as
little result as did the similar threats
in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
British Columbia at various periods In
the history of the Dominion. The act
of Parliament which created a COM
monwealth out Of the separate Austria
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
of lawn tennis or croquet courts (Which

of lawn tennis or croquet courts (Which
we make either of dirt or asphalD. and
here and there We mark out upon their
surface baseball diamond. Still rare
ly and only In limited localities they
are used for the playing of cricket.
Both the latter games, however, re-
quire for their outtielders rather field
than II lawn, within the ordinary mean
ing of the word; and, speaking broad
ly and generally. 1t may be said with
truth that we have no games which
require only a lawn and nothing more.
Nevertheless, the two games of jack
O. the green, or lawn bowls, and qucits
have held their own through ten cens-
turtles, at least in Great Britain, and in
later times have spread with the race
to the remotest parts. which might be
played on tens of thousands of lawns
in America, to the great advantage of
the players and to the enhancement Of
the pleasures of country lifc.-Coun-
try Life in America.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
Arc These King solomon's Mines2


Arc These King Solomon's Mines?
The mines of Tarhish, where King
Solomon got his gold and silver and
precious stones, were situated in what
is now the southwestern part of Spain,
according to Prof. Paul Haupt, of
Johns Hopkins University, who has
Just returned from n tour of research
abroad. There is no gold there now,
nor precious stones with which to
decorate temples. Baron Rothschild
is the present owner Of King Solomon's
mines, and he gets therefrom iron ore
in profitable quantity.
Professor Haupt spent good deal
of his time abroad applying modern
science to the Interpretation of the
Bible, and us result has added q
vast amount of data to his already
abundant store. After discovering to
his own satisfaction, the mines Of
Tarshish in Spain he delved around in
the ancient workings and found speci-
mems Of cryolite of indescribable beau
ty. Putting two and two of known
geological facts together. he believes
that King Solomon perhaps used much
of this cryolite to ornament the TEN.
Dles
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03

The historic old Tombs prison in
New York has been practically aban-
doned and its inmates transferred to
the new city prison. With the excep-
ton of the boys and women's depart
ments, the old structure will be de-
molished, and the whole block will be
Enclosed by high granite wall, with
handsome gates, which, with the new
sidewalks, will cost about $1T5,00O.
In all New York there is hardly
more historic spot than the old Tombs.
1t has held the most notorious Grim
inals the world ever knew-millionaire
murderers and lawbreakers of every
description. From it novelists and
historians have drawn world of ma
terial.
1t was In the old Tombs that Ed
ward S. Stokes, the slayer of "Jim"
Fisk, fretted and fumed while the
best legal talent in the country fought
to secure his release. Stokes came
within an ace of being hung on the
Tombs gallows, which, by the way,
was abolished when the electric chair
made its appearance.
! BOSS" Tweed once resided within
the walls of the old prison, as also did
James d. Fish, charged with gigan-
tic swindlc which brought about
financial panic in 1888.
But now the old prison has played
its part in the history of New York,
and 1t will soon vanish, leaving as
the only reminucr of its existence in
Vulnerable stories, in some of which
tragedies are strangely interviewer
with romances.
The first building used for Jail in
New York City was built in 1912 at
Pearl and Coentles Slip. When this
structure became inadequate another
jail was built In present City Hall
Park and remained in use until 1775,
when a new bridewell was erected.
Here notable execution took place
In 1741 when seven negroes were
hanged for alleged completely in the
negro riot Of that year.
In time the bridewell became made
quate and the Tombs was the result.
The latter building was erected on
ground built up in what was called
Collect Pond-a small sheet of water,
separated from the river by strip Of
marsh land. On this pond John Fitch
made his first experiments in steam
boat navigation.
The story Of how the Tombs got its
name Is interesting. John L. Stevens,
of Hoboken. had published book en-.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-03
Scotland and Ireland.

1t is noteworthy that for the first
time in the history of the British Isles
the Scotch population now exceeds that
of Ireland, the returns for the latter
country for 1901 being 4.456,548, or
1857 less than those for Scotland. In
1911, when Scotland had population
of 2,620,1S4, Ireland contained $780,
597. Since then Ireland has declined
almost one-half in the number of her
inhabitants, while Scotland has prac-
tically doubled.