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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
victorian Irisl, Comedian Dead.

Detroit, Dec. 21.-Jolm Kernell the
veteran Irish comedian, who has been
lying at deaths door at Grace hospital
all this week, is dead. He was suf-
fering from acute nephrytis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
Story Ahout CHICAGO Denied,

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The report that
Chicago hotels will attempt to charge
extortionate rates during the nation
nj Republican convention is denied by
local hotel men. The doubling up"
system will be used. however.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
-"
Presidential Politics.

"A TeCtuG NUMBER OF Gne SATURDAY,
Evening Post contains aremarkably
candid and well written article on
presidential politics. President
Roosevelt's forceful personality is.
fairly weighed, with its advantages
in one scale-pan and its disadvant-
agesin the other. The writer of
the article, Mr.. Alfred Henry Lewis,
makes no attempt to disguise the
s4fact 'tsB5f zsssF Jsslle,y eaa or 6ne
/. money power is opposed to the presi-
dent The Hannas and the Platts
and Quays do not like Roosevelt,
and they are the agents who have
heretofore battered with the trusts
and combines for colossal campaign
contributions, with the understand
ing that while the republican party
I is in power Money will be allowed
to plunder and extort in broad day
without molestatinn or hinderance
!, Of any kind.
While the present administration
at Washington has done but little to
enforce the law, the few actions that
have been commenced have caused
wide spread fear and panic on the
part Of the criminal combinations
that nest and center in New York
and New Jersey. They contend, and
have some good reasons for their
contention, that the president is an
unsafe man, and that he can not be
depended upon to carry out the I'M
derstandings Of the Hannas, the
Platts and the Quays.
This is the serious condition
which confronts the republican
managers. If Roosevelt is nomi-
mated, will the criminal trusts and
combines refuse to make their usual
contributions to the republican cam
paign fund? And if they do, is it
possible for the republican party
to elect its presidential candidate
without the money usually derived
from that source? tits quite GER
tain that Mark Hanna could not
have elected President Nc inley in
1896, were it not for the money
placed at his disposal by the trusts.
In 1900 trust money may not have
been such a deciding. force, but it
was a potent factor nevertheless.
II the president does not yield to
the demands Of the trusts, the next
presidential contest may be a fair
trial Of strength between the two
great parties.
Republicans who are willing to
sacrifice anything and everything for
party success, would no doubt like
tosee the president make terms
with the trusts, or see him thrust
aside by Mark Hanna, or some 9th
a- man who could command the
Gdence of the trusts and secure
contributions. No one doubts
lat the honest rank and file of
ublican party would like to
,sevelt reelected, but that
act constitutess his primal
weakness as a presidential candi-
date. What use has Money, the
yellow end of Money, for blunt
honest man in the White House.
The foregoing and much more of
like character can be found in the
Posts article. Not all: Of it, Of
course, in the lines, butt plainly Wis
ible between the lines and part Of
its contextutre.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE.

connecting the boroughs of Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn, has been turned over
to the city and formally opened, the
dedicatory exercises including military
parades, etc. The bridge was begun
Oct. %. 1896. and has cost to build
about S11 100000
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23

Chicago. | &c 177.-Frank d. Biting
er. president of the Nicaragua Land
company. has been sentenced to year
in jail and was fined $1,000. The
charge against ittinger was using the
mails to dcfraud.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23

July II, 1908, and are legally barred
from prosecution.
The report of Messrs. Conrad and
Bonaparte, on the charges Of s. w.
Tulloch, former cashier Of the Wash
ington city postoffice, just made public,
severely deals with many prominent
politicians and officials.
Perry Heath. eX-assistant postmaster
general, is directly accused of being
personally responsible for fraudulent
appointments. His defense is declared
ito be altogether insufficient and no
less unsatisfactory in substance than
In form.n
Smith Scored, Too.
Former Postmaster General Smith,
Former Postmaster Willett of Wash
ington, Auditor Castle and Comptroller
r. j. Tracewell are condemned for
sharing the responsibilities Of their Of
fies Speaking of appointments, the
report says,
$50 far rs indicated by the papers
submitted to us the persons directly
responsible for these fraudulent EN-
pigments We're Messrs. Perry S Heath
and George w. Beavers. This respon-
sibility extends, in some measure, to
the late postmaster general, who APP
pears to have tolerated the practice
after notice of its existence, and to the
late and the present postmasters at
Washington"
Auditor Castle is charged with llav-
ing allowed Mr.. Beavers "a fraudulent
claim for expenses. which Mr.. Cas-
ties own memorandum showed real
~ constituted salary for an office
which Beavers could not and did not
legally hold
Summary of Report.
The conclusions of the report IN
brief are: .1z---,----------------
1;Auf -dfscrYditabie abuses existed
during the years 1898, 1899 and 1900.
That there was criminal conduct on
the part of various public officials.
That there is possibility that these
abuses continued after 1900.
That the persons responsible for the
abuses and resulting scandals appear
TO have been Perry S. Heath and
George w. Reavers.
That there was a fraudulent en-
ployment of subordinates in postoffices
about to become classified so MS to Sc
cure their admission into the service
without examination.
That there was a conspiracy to de-
fraud the government by stuffed pay
rolls.
VANDERBILT Criticised
F.. A. Vanderlip, the acting secre-
tary of the treasury is criticised for
unjust and oppressive conduct in re-
ducing Thomas W.. Gilmer to lower
grade. because he had incurred the
enmity of politicians.
The report recommends an investi-
cation of the Washington and New
York postoffices and suggests the np
| pointment of commission by the pres
ident to work out a plan by which the
Offices of the comptroller and the sever
al auditors may be renewed from polit-
ical. personal, and other extraneous in
| fuence
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
ELECTION CROOKS SENTENCED
Alderman Brennan of Chicago and Two
Other Men Are Sent to the House
of Correction.

Chicago. Dec. Alderman John ].
Brennan of the Eighteenth ward. has
been sentenced to one year III the
house or correction by Judge Gary.
Charles McCarle was sentenced to six
months in the house of correction. Her
bert Il. Kent. was sentenced to three
months in the house of correction. All
were sentenced for completely in the
Eighteenth ward judicial election
frauds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

Formal Transfer OF the Louisiana Pur.
chase from France to the United
States Took Place.
New Orleans, Dec. 19.-Under the
auspices Of the state of Louisiana the
city of New Orleans and the Louisiana
Historical society, the series of Off
cial celebrations in commemoration Of
the centennial of the transfer of the
Louisiana territory from France to
the. United States has been begun, the
first days feature being the review
by Governor Heard and a party Of
distinguished guests of the French and
United States warships which have
come here to assist in the ceremonies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23

Eleven Million-Dollar Bridge o pened.
New York. Dec. 81. =. The, new
Williamsburg bridge. the second and
greater bridge across the East river,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23

Cripple Creek, Col, Dec 17-Colonel
Verdeckberg announces that all troops,
guarding mines will be Immediately
withdrawn to the central camps and
the military force in the district will
be reduced to $50 men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23

Chicago, Dec. l7.--.John Alexander
Dowie has filed demurrer to his cred
itor's petition and prays for a dis
missal of the bankruptcy proceedings.
Judge Kohlsaat will consider the de-
murrer in a few days. The document
holds that the allegation charging
Dowie as being insolvent is n mere
conclusion Of law and that the petition
contains no facts tending to show the
prophets" Insolvency, or that he was
insolvent at any time. Dowie also de-
clared that the petition of creditors
failed TO show that their claims were
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-23
To Loan.
Money at 5 Per cent in sums of 81, 900
n upwards. sl
CoLLINeE & DUNHAM,
40 y8-ld. Manchester, Iowa.

La'd for sale ar exchange for mer-
hshGHe or good property. Owner
y, +. O. Fox, 208 WATERFOWL, S.
I ako'a, 48-3w.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25

moning witnesses same as allowed sheriffs; authorizing sheriffs to transport convicted persons to penitentiary; extending pro- visions of general election laws to school elections; creating and empowering county boards of health; authorizing special free school districts to borrow money for building purposes; authoriz- ing city councils to regulate price for water, gas and electricity :; providing course of study for the common schools; authorizing husband or wife to testify against each other in certain cases; reg ulating sale of dynamite and other explosives; to establish and maintain public libraries; appro- priating S50,0O0 for worlds fair exhibit; providing uniform meas ure for apples; to allow damages for mental anguish for failure to deliver telegrams promptly; ap- propriating S140,000 to build an- nexes to lunatic asylum; act fix ing fees of Boone county officers; regulates contracts of insurance; i; protecting fish in certain counties along white river; authorizing taking of censusin certain cases :; authorizing special and common school districts to insure build- ings; regulates practice of meI- icine; making first Monday in September of each year public holiday to be known as Labor Day; providing for special ses- sions of probate courts; requir- ing railroads to maintain track scales; amending section 1849 of the digest relative to depositing public funds; regulating speed of Frisco trains at and near Fay etteville; entitling graduates of state university law department to license by supreme court with out examination.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25
Cures When Doctors Fail.

Mrs. Frank Chiasson, batter son, La., writes June 8th, 1901 :: "I had malaria fever in very bad form, was under treatment by doctors, but as soon as 1 stopped taking their medicine the fever would return. l used sample bottle of Heroine, found it helped me. Then bought two bottles, which completely cured me. feel grateful to you for furnishing such splended medicine, and can honestly recommend it to those suffering from malaria, as it will surely cure them.'' Her. bine, 50c bottle at Poynor & Mor- rows.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25
Badly
Sh att cred N erve
 and Weak HeSs-rs, Too Nervous to Sleeq or Rest.
Dr. Mi1es'Heart CurCafla
 Nervine Cured Me.

A shattered nervous system nearly aMal leads to some affection of the hearl' eIpo| tally where the tient's heart is veal, ho1 hereditary or other causes. Dr Miles ''HT b] Cure IS not only great heart Teeuia'ol,a 1t is blood tonic which speedily eol,,il and regulates the hearts action, enrlci..' n blood and improves the circulation: n.t,,| build you up just as 1t did NIT, old",g whose letter follows, and greatly i'Dp'' your general health: ,l
 'l have been so greatly benefited y Miles Nervine and Heart Cure tha' i,as " id recommend them as the best remeu,sy cud the diseases they are TecommendeH oss M When l began tax ng these meu,'n ner1 weighed scarcely I4o pounds, my a"bd were badly shattered and my hear' nJ Ioa arI me great deal. had pain III ny n and shoulder, had difficulty III sleep'sf p srell my left side, had frequent smotheflnk, k,nitatI ,a and my heart would Hutter ana "'tsfi,hol could eat scarcely any kind of iooa ''i reslei suffering great distfess, and waS sp 'n, ar JaI and nervous that l slept little nisn ,,s heali Now l am never bothered win l,so lly wt my nerves are steady as dle, s1.n n, haprI eat we'll and weigh I63 pounds. l .Sa S" mons| now and am trying to make back .h, m pa,I I spent for doctors who did me nC TeusI while 1 was ill."-T. R. CRAWFORD " Texas. c-,bo1
 An druggists sell and guarantee free roe bOe tie Dr. Miles Remedivs. Send io' Alir3 on Nervous and Heart ,lseas'iisd ind
 Dr. Miles Medical Go, ElkhaII' I'
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25
GEO. WEST, Mgr. St. Louis 4 North Ayh. 2. R.
 Euyeh0 Springs. AYk
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Harrison, Ark, April 1o 1sos Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at harrison, Ark, on May 23, 1903, viz:
 Elizabeth Bell H E 2S152 for the Sw Sc Sec. 29 Ne Nv & w 1-2 Ne Sec 32 Twp Is R 22 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz:
 w 8. Gibbs, c. Gibbs, B. Bell and V. I. Bish- op all of Osage, Ark.
 John l. Worthington Register. Land office at Harrison, Ark, Apr. A, 1903. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge or Clerk at Berryville, Ark, on June 6. 1903. viz:
 George Sloan H. E.. 26916 for the Ne Ne Sec. 10 and w 1-2 Nv Sec. Il Twp. 20 N R23W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz
 Tom Enix, Will Landon, Tobe Satterfield and Jap Walker all of Yocum, Ark.
 JOHN I. WoRTHINGToN, Register.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25
Wl N <: OF CARDul
~ETgM~ r~rrrx-vr'

l offer for sale 180-acre farm, no acres cleared, all under fence, 1-2 mile Long creek front and four never failing springs. It is as fine 8 piece of land as there is on Long creek. It is within ? 1-2 miles of Mo. Pacific rail- road now being constructed. h. quire of Iverson A. Jones. Den- yer, Ark, or the Carroll Go. Ab- stract Go. Green Forest. 37tf
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25
1S1 NEW LAWS IN FORGE
Important Acts Of the Late Leg.
 islature in q Nut Shell.

iSlature in q Nut Shell.
 There are now on file in the secretary of states office 181 acts of the general assembly which have become laws. There are in the hands of the governor and the enrolling committees large batch of other measures which received legislative approval and which await gubernatorial action. Outside of the 181 acts already in force and effect two joint res- olutlons have been passed by the legislature. One proposes an amendment to the constitution to authorize the issuance of bonds in first and second- class cities. The other proposes to increase the number of supreme court judges from five to six and to divide the court into two divisions. The two proposed amendments will be voted upon at the election in September, 1904.
 The following is 8 list of all the acts of general interest filed in the secretary of states office:
 To prevent discrimination in prices of manufactured products, coal oil and dressed beef; giving county courts discretion to en- pIoy road commissioners; amend ing medical act approved Feb ruary 1T, 1903; requiring publi- cation of pardon applications; increasing railroad commission 5 powers; requiring vagrants to work out fines; for better pro- tection of fish in White river; making wages of discharged railway employees payable promptly on discharge; enabling circuit courts in vacation to re- strain inferior courts; providing for renewal of registered pharma- cists' certificates; dividing li- QUOT license revenue for benefit Of school fund: provides for pub- lication of delinquent personal tax list; limiting hours of labor of railway employees to sixteen daily; granting chancery courts concurrent jurisdiction with cir- cult courts i'll removal of minors disabilities; giving wheelwrights and blacksmiths lien on produc- tions of their labor; promote eff ciency of state guard; revising chancery circuits; regulating quality of Illuminating oils; reg ulatlng degree -conferring power of literary institutions in Arkan- sas; prohibiting employment of child labor i'll factories; regulat- ing practice of osteopathy; for protection of game and making 1t unlawful for nonresidents to hunt or fish; regulating method of examining and licensing teachers; prohibits catching or killing of wild turkeys by certain methods; to cure defective con veyances and acknowledg ge- ments: for organization and reg ulation of trust and surety com panles; providing for separate apartments and furnishings for state and county white ana negro prisoners; 5000 for confederate monument at Little Rock; pro- hioits sale of game within and shipment of same without the state; fees of constables in sum-
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-25
Growing Cow or Stock Peas.

Grow wing Cow or Stock Peas.
 The production of stock peas is rapidly becoming leading feat ure of the farm products of this section. The crop is of special value grown among fruit trees ard THE TRIBUNE feels that. the following from an experienced pea raiser will be of value to many of our readers just now before the crops are planted:
 i've found the best time to plant from the first of June till the fourth of July, the middle of June being the best time to plant for hay crop. While peas will do we'll on land that is too poor to grow corn or cotton suc- cessfully they will pay decidedly better if planted on good soil. To grow peas for a hay crop have your land well broken and pulverized, and as free as pos- sible from vegetation. At any convenient time during the month of June when there is moisture in the ground SOW broadcast from one to two bushels per acre, and cover with harrow or blow. If you have good corn planter, a good plan is to prepare your land, roll, drag or harrow it well, then plant your seed in drills from twelve to eighteen inches apart, using the same plate in your planter that you used in planting corn. In using either of the above methods, no other cultiva- tion is necessary, and in about sixty days, or when about half the seed are ripe, now them and cure as you would clover. Care should be taken to now the vines before they drop their foliage as they undergo very rapid changes at maturity.
 Another good plan is to SOW peas with millet or sorghum, sow ing from one fourth to one- half bushels of peas per acre, and not diminishing the quantity of your 1hillet or sorghum seed.
 To plant peas for seed, SOW ss them in drills about three feet apart. You are not likely to get them too thick in the drill if you plant with a planter. Sow in May or June, cultivate once or twice, and your crop is made.
 When you plant your crop of June corn this summer, put into your planter three measures of peas to one of corn, mix thor oughly and you will have plenty of seed, both of corn and peas, for good stand. The peas will not injure your corn in the least, but will produce a fine crop of seed, keep down other vegetation and improve your soil.
 When you lay by your early corn, SOW a few bushels of peas broadcast first before your blow ing is done. They will not be apt to grow very much until the fodder dies on the corn, but you will have a most excellent fall pasture after gathering your corn, OF an ideal place for wheat or turf oats. If you have not land on which 10 SOW peas, turn your wheat stubbie as soon as possible after harvesting your grain, har- row well, and SOW in peas. Do not turn the vines under i'll the fall if you can mow them or graze stock on them. The main fertil- izing property is in the roots and not in the vines. It will pay far better to feed the hay, manure the land and blow under the roots than to blow under the vines."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-29

900 new free delivery post office in
the country. The bill providing for
free delivery for towns like Wash
burn is hung up" ir the committee
on post offices and post roads in
Washington, D. G. 1t has already
passed the Senate, and if it becomes
d law it must be got through the
lower house. There is no town of
5000 people that is more strung out
than W@shburn, and consequently
none that is in greater need Of tree
delivery.
There is strong probability of
Washburn having a creamery within
short time. Quite number Of
our business men are entertaining
favorably the suggestion Of E. G.
Stevens to form a stock company =,
and start a creamery. 1t is claimed
that Crampr & Company alone ship
in more than thousand pounds Of
creamery butter every month, be-
sides the large amounts shippe |
to merchants and to private
parties. The new institution, if
formed, will endeavor to engage the
farmers in the milk business and
buy their milk and cream as far as
possible from the farmers. Likely
at the outset a large number of COWS
will be kept by the promoters of the
new enterprise. The chances are
that the movement may 90 through,
as the promoters believe that there
are nice dividends in sight for the
owners of an institution of that char
acter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-29

will arrest the attention of the
country. The Senator evidently
spoke at the instance of the Presi-
dent, as he had been furnished with
all the nee essary documents by the
President and the postmaster gener-
al to prove his side Of the case. His
argument was conclusive in the mind
OF every national Republican. He
plthily said that Mrs. Cox had as
legal and cons titutiona a right to
the lndianola postofice as any sena-
tor had to his seat in the senate.
He Was SO emphatic on this point
that he told the Southern senators
this great question bad been fought
out and decided in the Civil war,
and that by force of arms the South
rons were compelled to submit to the
national authority; and he assured
the senators that President ROOse-
welt would not yield one jot of the
national authority, and that he will
carry out the will of the nation as
expressed through it's executive.
without fear or favor.
We are gratifed the President
detected Senator Spooner to speak
the sentiment of the administration
He was soldier in the war for the
preservation of the Union, and he
fully realizes that what the North
has won with SO great a cost of life
ald treasure shall be maintained
with the whole power of the nation.
His plain talk to the Southern sena-
tors was understood by every mem
Der OF that body, and it will exert a
gooo effect. 1t is time that every
person in the South realized that
the appointees of the national gov
ernment, if qualified for their Office,
shall be unmolested by state or
county Ot1lclalS, or by that turbulent
class in the South which makes
negotiating the only basis Of it's
political platform.
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi,
tried to reply to Spooner, but his
effort was futile and absurd be-
cause he assumed the old state rioht
doctrine that the resolutions of
some locality had right to inter-
fere with the action of the national
government. This is the old Sc
cession spirit that has few advocates
now, and will have still fewer when
the people OF the South remember
what dreadful trials they have suf-
fered when they attempted to OBJ
struct or interfere with the action of
the national government. We are
gratified that Senator Spooner has
spoken on this political problem, and
he has done it so fairly and souarely
that the position of the government
cannot be misunderstood Evening
Wisconsin.