davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28

ST. petersburg, April 2T THE Rus
sian foreign office when shown the
pekin dispatch OF April 20, setting
forth the eight demands made by Rus
sia on China, made denial OF num-
her Of points and minlmized the Inn
portance OF the others.
Commenting on each point separate
ly, the foreign office says:
First--Absolutely false; not our af-
fair.
Second Depends upon China.
Third--False.
Fourth--Untimely.
FIfth-Sueh is present arrangement.
Slxth-Extremely important, since an
English vessel in 1892 introduced the
plague.
Seventh-False.
Eighth-Integrity OF China is already
adopted into the Russian program. No
need 10 discuss that now.
As cabled from Pekin April %, the
Russian demands were as follows:
First-No Manchurian ports or towns
are now to be opened.
Second--No foreign consuls are to
be admitted into Manchuria.
Third-No foreigners except Rus
slams are to be employed in the pub
lie service of Manchuria.
Fourth--Present status of the adj
ministration OF Manchuria is to remain
unchanged.
Elfth-Customs receipts at the port
OF New Chwang are 10 be given to Rus
so-Chinese banks.
Slxth-Sanitary commission Is to be
organized under Russian control.
Seventh--Russia is entitled to attach
telegraph wires and poles OF all Chinese
lines In Manchuria.
Eighth-No territory in Manchuria
is to be alienated to any other power.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
EX-PREsIpENT EXECUTED,
Revolution In Honduras Is Brought
to Abrupt End.

New Orleans, Aprol 27.-The steam
shin Breakwater, from Puerto Cortez,
Honduras, brought news today Of a
sensational climax to the revolution in
that country. According to the intor-
nation received in Puerto Cortez, ex-
President Sierra was captured by a rev
olutlonist on the Salvador frontier and
summarily executed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28

erful monitor, Arkansas. Is ascending
The historic river. once claimed by De
Soto in the name OF his Spanish SOW
ereign. Governors Of state are picking
tfeiy crack regiments for brave show.
Ten thousand stalwart types Of the
Mr.. Volunteer or the future are burn
ishing their weapons for this day Of
difnisaries.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
Manager Of Syndicate .oan Company
Found lNedi.

Los Angeles. April 2s,AG. A. Mills,
manager OF the Syndicatl' Loan COM
pany who has been missfag since last
wednesday was murdered in aaS empty
house at S7l West Sixteenth street.
The body was found lying face dawr
on the door. His hands had been NED
behind his back and the head was
crushed from behind, All valuables
had ben taken from his clothing,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
POPE LEO SERVED LONGEST

Rome, April q If the pope is alive
tomorrow he viii have surpassed the
famous pontihcate Of st. Peter. His
holiness was elected pope 25 years, two
months and seven days ago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
CHARLES H, RoBR APpoINTEr
Vacancy in Postoffice Department Il
Filled.

washington, April 27,-Charles II,
Robb assistant attorney for the de-
partment Of justice, has been appoint
ed acknowledgements for the
postoffice department, to I'LL the place
vacated by ]. H. Tyner who was dis.
missed. Robbs home Is In Vermont
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28

Butte. April 2f.--James w. Kelly. the
newspaper man accused OF the murder
Of DR.. Henry A. cayley. was today
found not guilty by the jury. Kelly
shot DR.. cayley in his lKeIIey's) room
on the morning or October u last.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
SATISFACTION IN wAsHINGTo,

Washington, April 27-Much interest
was shown here tonight in the Associ-
ated Press dispatch from st. Peters
burg giving a categorical answer by
the Russian foreign office to inquiries
regarding the eight demands which
are said to have been made on China
in connection with Manchuria, 1t was
regarded as Of great importance and
IL borne out by subsequent information
through displomatic channels will give
general satisfaction and meet ina large
degree the desires of our government.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
NATIONAL

AT Brooklyn, Z; PhiIadeI-
phia, !.
At st. Pittsburg, IL; st. Louis
II.
At cincinnati-chicago, 10; Cincin-
natl, 5.
at New York-New York. 10; Boston,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
ANIERIcAN

AT Detroit-Detroit, 8; Chicago, I.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia s; New
York. q.
AT washington-wa Washington, s; Bos
ton. 8.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
Base Ball Scores.
PAcIFIC NATIONAL.

At seattie-spokane. Z: Seattle. 2.
At Tacoma Portland, 8; Tacoma.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28

Continued on Page A.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
CHINA IS
| ANSWERED
Russia Either Denies Points In Pc.
| kin Dispatch or Evadss
Them.
EIGHT DEMANDS SET FORTH
| %----~-
Foreign Office Specifically Com.
ments Upon Each One
Separately.
EIGHT DEMANDS SET FORTH

. q . . y y . y q q .
y London. April 27.--It is an .
y nounced here that the Chinese .
. government has sent the Russian =
= government formal refusal to =
. grant the latter's demands In =
. regard to the evacuation of =
. Manchurla. q
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-28
EDITOR KELLY NOT GUILTY.

Butte Man Accused Of Murder Let of
BY the Jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-25
Birmingham's Greatest Bargain X

The people have enjoyed suci
 entire peerless Fall and Winter SfOC Mems and Boys Suits and Overcoaf Furnishing Goods Hats peoples disposal dOwngt Each must stand
 the mod ernwa o merchandising Blachs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-25
Counter Clearance of Boys Small
 Wears.

l0c and 15c Hose, pair.... .... oc 25c Boys Hose, pair.... .... .... 13c 25c Nechwear -. .... .... TIC A lot of Boys Waists, slightly soiled from being displayed; not Waist in the lot worth less than 25c;
 some worth 75c; ages 4, 12, 13, II and 15 years; only while Oo they last-each. .... .... Co
 Boys Underwear.
 White Merino- On Shirts only, 25c values.... ..OC 25c fleece lined IQa Underwear. r.... .... ACo soc fleece lined OG. soc fleece lined OGo Union Suits. .... .... cOO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
CHlNAMAN AT A TELEPHONE
Celestial Gets the Worth of His Mon.
ey Every Time.


Celestial Gets the Worth of His Mons
ey Every Time.
IA Chinaman at the telephone is a
funny thing" remarked long distance
telephone operator in the Denver News
a few days ago. "You see, 1t is impos-
slble to toll whether one person or half
dozen are talking, and we often be-
come mixed up in listening to them.
When one ts speaking, it seems as IL
half dozen are talking, and we often
imagine the wires are out Of order. To
make matters worse the Chinese de-
light in talking as fast rs possible. and
we never know whether the Chinaman
at this end of the wire is talking or If
1t is the one at the other end. After the
conversation is ended the Chink walks
out Of the booth with a self satisfied
smile Oh his face and pays for three
minutes talk. We have lately discov-
cred that he invariably says as much
during that time as could have been
said by a white man in fifteen min
utes"
To be sure, the telephone company Ia
not really "out' anything by the trans
action, as it is paid by the minute; but,
nevertheless, in the case of Chinamen,
the company would be the gamer by
charging for volume instead of time. A
Chinaman always begins his talk in
ptdgin English. He says: "Hello. Is
this Sam Ling. bettee you don't know
vi hi XII vi he yay bo benno me-" and
SO on, and it sounds on the wires as IL
several persons We're ut work,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Switched the Train.

A certain Judge is much given to
meditatlng upon his work while walk
ing along the street, and his acquaint-
ances and friends recognize his air Of
abstraction. pass him by with friend
ly nod and never mind II he does not
appear to notice the salutation. A lit
tie colored newsboy not familiar with
this popularity of the Judge accosted
him one day with persistent appeals:
Buy the mornin' news, boss. Have
a paper, boss"
The judge waved the tiny mite of hu.
manity aside and went on distracted
ly, his mind engrossed with the case
that was to come up that day in the
court to which he was on the way.
The dusky newsboy was not easily
evaded, and he kept pace with the
judge, shouting his paper cry at fre-
quent intervals. At last the Judge
stopped and, grabbing his youthful tor
mentor by the shoulder, he said in his
most severe manner:
"How dare you interrupt me when I
am following out line of argument?
Don't you ever speak to me when am
pursuing train of thought"
The small boy looked up in surprise
and said in most apologetic tone:
"Befor' de Lord, massa, 1. didn't
know you was tryin' to cotch a train.
Excus' me."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
o'coNhEl-L,s GOODNESS,
A Story of the I,,Sh E;hcrator ana
Failing Ficor.


Story of the I,;xh i;bcrntor and !.
Failing Ficor.
Daniel O'Connell was once address.
Ing an enormous meeting in Kings.
town. and the crowd was so large that
fear was felt for the safety of the
building. AS he was about to speak a
gentleman ascended the platform and
said, trembling with fear: "Liberator,
the floor is giving way! The beams are
cracking, and we shall all fall through
In a few minutes" 1t is not given to
many men to live through such mo.
ments as O'Connell lived through as he
rose to address the meeting nor to pre-
serve such magnificent courage in the
face of great peril. Warning the man
to keep quiet, the liberator said, II find
this room too small to contain the mum.
ber who desire to come In, SO we must
therefore leave it and hold the meeting
outside" A few rose to leave, but the
hall was still packed, and then O'Con-
nell said: "Then will tell you the
truth. You are Irishmen and therefore
brave men. The floor is giving way,
and we must leave this room at once.
If there is a panic and rush to the
door, we shall all be precipitated into
the room below, but II you obey my
orders we shall be safe. Let the dozen
men nearest the door go quietly out,
then the next dozen, and so on until all
have gone. shall be the last to leave"
Tvt, 4
hall was quickly cleared, and as O'Con-
nell walked across the floor the broken
beams gave way.-Oxford Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bing offer we this year make, which in.
cludes with this paper The Iowa Home
stead, Its Special farmers Institute Ed
itions and The Poultry Farmer. These
three publications are the best of their
class and should be IN every farm home.
To them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price of the four one year only $1.9O.
Never before was 30 small an amount
of money. The three papers named,
which we club with our own, are we'll
known throughout the west, and com
mend themselves to the readers favor
able attention. The Iowa Homestead
is the great agricultural and live stock
paper OF the west; The Poultry Farmer
is the most practical poultry paper for
the farmer, while The Special Farmers
Institute Editions are the most prscti-
cal publications for the promotion of
good farming ever published. Take ad-
vantage of this great offer, as 1t will
hold good fof short time only. Sam
Piles of these pspers may be examined
by calling at this office. 53-w2l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Random Notes.

The man who built silo lest sum.
mer is congratulatiug himself now that
his cows have supply of green feed.
Begin the new year right. 1t is never
too soon to begin right, but often 1t
is too late to accomplish the desired
end.
Chicago Is paying cents q quart for
good milk. 1t is worth this price, but
the producers deserve more of it than
he gets.
Keep the bedding we'll up under the
cows knees. A COW can have little
comfort when her knees are bruised on
hard floor.
The man who furnishes unclean milk
for consumption or to the creamery de.
serves no consideration. Unclean milk
from one head may spoil the whole days
receipts.
In summer COWS should have good
pasture or other green food or silage.
In winter a part of the daily ration
should be ailage or roots to enable them
to do their best.-Dairy and Creamery,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Some british Lawmn,sing.

1t may surprise some folks to learn
that plenty of British laws have been
drawn up so carelessly and written in
such muddled language that they are
quite useless for their intended pur-
pose.
One Of the acts passed in George
Ills reign, for instance, states that
the proceeds of penalties were to be
given half to the informer and half to
the poor of the parish. The absurdity
lies in the fact that the only penalty
which could be inflicted was one Of
transportation for fourteen years.
In 1865 a well known Q. G. created
lot Of amusement by proposing an
amendment worded as follows: "Every
dog found trespassing on inclosed land
unaccompanied by the registered own
er Of such dog or other person, who
shall on being asked for his true name
and address may be then and there
destroyed by such occupier or by his
orders" This gem of meaninglessness
was, however, not passed. Tit
Bits,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Judicial Nominations.

The effort to remove certain restric-
tions of the primary law from judicial
nominations seems to be serious. The
motive of it is altogether praiseworthy;
but we fear that 1t will encounter diff
ficnlties. OF couse it is desirable to
eliminate partisanshtp from nomina-
tions for the bench, 30 far as public
opinion will sustain the effort. But no
reform can outrun the average senti-
ment of the community. 1t will hard
ly do to try to make non. partisan nom-
inations mandatory. That would only
transfer the contest between partisans
from the elections to the primaries.
All that can be done is to make it
possible to make non-paltisan nomina-
tions when community desires to do
so. This can bes done at present only
by the refusal of one party to make
nominations, which requires more self
denial than most parties can command.
II there is any way to permit one name
to appear on both tickets, either under
two party designations or as non-psrt.
Ism, only when both parties freely desire
it, the desired reform might possibly be
brought about.
Until the wholesome public senti-
ment In favor of separating judicial
nominations wholly from party shall be
more nearly universal than 1t now ap-
pears to be, we should think it would
be better to attempt this by an amend
ment that should apply to all nomina-
tIons. After all, why apply the non
partisan principle to judges alone? In
some communities public sentiment is
ripening towards making all municipal
elections non partisan.
Many city and county positions, like
controller, auditor. treasurer, are purely
scientific or tiduciary and not in the
least political. In this county, we have
managed to make some Of these non.
partisan, in spite of the restrictions of
the law. Why not amend 1t so as to
permit this to be done frankly? The
geeat thing is to allow voters to do as
they please, with sort of local option;
to work through party or without it,
and to choose from election to election,
from place to place, from office to office,
where they shall use one method or the
other.-Mlnneapolis Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28

Nothing is more rare than really
perfect nose-that is, one which unites
harmony of form. correctness of pro-
portion and proper affinity with the
other features.
The following are, according to the
rules of art, the conditions requisite
to the beauty Of this organ:
The nose should have the same
length as the forehead and have a
slight depression at its root. From its
root to Its extremity it should follow a
perfectly straight line and come exact
ly over the center Of the upper lip. The
bridge of the nose, parallel on both
sides, should be little wider in the
center. The tip should be neither too
thin nor too tieshy, and its lower out
line neither narrow nor too wide. The
lobes must be gracefully defined by a
slight depression. Seen sideways, the
lower part of the nose will have but a
third Of its total length.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
The Deterioratlng Turkish Lady,

Eating sweetmeats. smoking ciga-
rettes, scolding the slaves and talking
scandal are the chief diversions of the
Turkish lady, with now and then n Wis.,
1t to low class theater, and her ply
sique, and with it that of the race, is
rapidly deteriorating for want of fresh
air and exercise. The much disputed
question as to whether woman is the
possessor of an immortal soul has left
its mark on the female population.
They have ceased to base any great
hopes on such an uncertainty and live,
feed and behave SO like the "beasts that
perish" that to the flippant modern
Turk it seems that, if endowed with
souls at all, they must be so small as
to be scarcely worth the trouble of
saving-Chambers' Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
The world,. Larwc.t Crab.

How would you like to have crab
like this squeezing your toe when you
go bathing? The gigantic Japanese
crab, measuring twelve feet, is proba-
bly, the largest crustacean in the world
The specimen is type of the spider
crab, which inhabits the waters of the
group of islands forming the empire
of Japan. The body portion is the size
Of half bushel measure, while its
two great arms or "feelers" could cas-
lily encircle the figure of man. Its
eight arms or legs resemble huge
bamboo poles and are extremely elias
tic, and If strung into one line they
would reach to the top of four story
apartment building. One Of the eX-
traordinary peculiarities of this crab
is the faculty of assuming disguise
by affixing pieces of seaweed and
sponges to the body.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Ebony, the Wood of Kings.

While many of the hardwoods in use
at the present day are of comparatively
recent introduction, ebony was known
and highly esteemed by number Of
! ancient races and used by them for
kingly and other purposes. While the
name ebony is given to the wood of
several varieties of trees, all kinds are
Of great density and dark color, the
heaviest varieties being, as a rule, also
the darkest. There are three varieties
of ebony well known in the trade. The
ebony from the Gaboon coast of Africa
is the darkest. The Madagascar ebony
is the densest. The Macassar ebony
furnishes the largest pieces. London is
still the chief mart for this wood, and
from there it is shipped to the various
countries in which it is used for manu-
featuring purposes. = Popular Me-
chanics.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
HI. One Regret.

A fare was being ratified through a
Dublin suburb on rickety jaunting
car drawn by no less rickety horse.
Having proceeded some distance, the
horse, owing to apparent old age and
sheer exhaustion, fell, never to rise
again. The fare was very profuse in
his sympathies toward the driver, who,
however, appeared to take the whole
thing very coolly and explained:
''It's just like this with me, your hon.
or. I don't regret the old brute bit.
He was bad from the start. But, some
how or other, can't help thinking Of
the beautiful feed of oats gave him
this morning."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
An Expansion Poem.
lBy Rudyard KiplIng. ]


Take up the White Mans burden
Send forth the best ye breed
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captiyes' need;
To wait, In heavy harness.
On fiuttered folk and wild
Your new.eaught sullen peoples,
half devil and half child.
Take up the White Mans burden
In patience to abide.
To veil the threat Of terror
And check the show of pride;
BY open speech and simple,
An hundred times make plain,
To seek another's profit
And work anpthers gain.
Take up the White Mans burden
The savage vars OF peace
FIJI full the month of Famine.
And bid the sickness cease;
And When your goal Is nearest
trhe end for Others sought)
Watch sl0lh and heather folly
Bring all your hope to nought,
Take up the White Mans burden
No Iron rule of kings,
But toll of serf and sweeper
The-tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter.
The road We shqll not tread,
Go. make the m with you living
And mark them with your dead,
Take up the White Mans BURDEN
And reap the old reward
The blanc OF those We better
The hate of those ye. guard
The cry OF hosts ye humur
All, SLOWLY! towards the light
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
The Power of n Tin.

Experienced Traveller (at railway res
taurant)-When did that man at the
other table give his order?
WATERFRONT ten minutes ago, sir.
what did he order?''
"Beefsteak and potatoes. SIR"
"How much did he tip you?"
"Sixpence. sir"
"Well. here's a shilling. Cook him
another steak and bring me his.''
Eyes, sir" London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28

TITS terrible to be sleepy SO much Of
the time" said Meandering Mike.
"Why don't you go to sleep?" re-
Joined Plodding Pete. "You might as
well.''
"Dat's where you're wrong. If dere
is anything breads. it's goin' to sleep.
I might dream was workin'."-Wash-
ington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Business Opportunities For All.

Locations in lowe, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best agri-
cultural section of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and busi-
ness men successful. We have a demand
for competent men, with the necessary
capital, for all branches of business.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
hotels, banks and stockbuyere. Cores.
pondence solicited. Write for Maps and
Maple Leaflets. w. 7. Reed, Industrial
Agent, 6O4 Endfcott Building, st. Paul
MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
The Card Table In crimson Gu1ch

The Card Table In Crimson Gulch.
"Do you think 1t is polite" said the
foolish stranger in Crimson Gulch, "for
man to sit in his shirt sleeves and
play cards all day?''
Eyes, SIR" answered Three Finger
Sam, "and maybe it'll be for your own
good to remind you that the fewer
sleeves man has on when he plays
cards around here the less liable he is
to fall under suspicion" Washington
Star