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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
GET RICH SCANDAL GROWS
Presiden. Roosevelt. Order. Certain po.ta,
Officers to Explain Charges
Against Them.

Washington. March 18.-James
Noble Tyner. former member Of con-
gress. former postmaster general, and
at present attorney general for the
postoftiee department, will hand his
resignatio to President Roosevelt In
day or two and end n career In the
postal service extending over forty
years.
Coincidental with the knowledge
that Tyner was to leave the service,
is the fact that charges have been
filed with President Roosevelt by T..
O. Campbell. a Cincinnati attorney rep
resenting several turf investment (get
rich quick concerns. about which
there has been so much recent scandal,
alleging collusion between the attorney
generals office and Harrison j. Bar.
rett, formerly assistant attorney gener-
al for the postofllce department, now
a praeticlng attorney. who is related
to General Tyner by marriage.
President Roosevelt has ordered
strict Investigation Of the charges and
given the postal officers and clerks to
understand they must clear their skirts
of blackmail. It is intimated that
several clerks may be implicated and
lose their places.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
Railway Suggestions.


The Commercial Club of Cedar Rap.
ids wants to get the Chicago Great
Western into that city, and the people
of Vinton seem determined to have
better railway facilities than the Rock
Island road is now furnishing. 1t
seems to us that If Cedar Rapids and
Vinton would unite their interests their
desires might be accomplished. 1t is
about 81 miles from Manchester to Vim.
ton, and from point II miles north
east Of Vinton 70 Cedar Rapids it is
about 81 miles. About SO miles of rail-
way would connect both of these cities
with the Great Western at Manchester.
Such q line of road from Manchester
to Cedar Rapids would be AZ miles in
length, or miles longer than the ILL
nois Central's line. But the distance
from Manchester to Chicago, by way OF
the NJ. &. o. and Chicago Great West
ern, Is II miles shorter than the line of
the l. q. R. r., which would make the
distance from Cedar Rapids to Chicago
over the proposed connection with the
Great Western, 6 miles shorter than the
Illinois Centrafs mileage. And, SO fal
as the people of{Vinton are concerned
they could not secure a better outlet
The location Of Vinton calls upon tn,
people of that place to face the risin,
sun when they invest in railway en-
terprise.
The proposed line of road would hay
good territory to draw from all slon,
the way, and with cities like Ceda
Rapids and Vinton, at its dual termin
to supply the daily bread, it should b
q money maker from the start. Espe
cially is this true, if the road could b.
operated by electricity. There are un
used water powers, contiguous to sucl
sline of road, on the Cedar, Wapsipin
icon and Maquoketa rivers sufficient t,
furnish all the motive power that woult
be required.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
DESPERATE SHOT TO DEATH
Attacks with Hatchet Marshal Who At
tempts to Arrest and Il Killed
In Self Defense,

Hartford City, Ind, March 16.-City
Marshal Uelson Morley shot and killed
Stephen EyilsiZer, an ex-convict and
desperate In his room here. EvilsiZer
was charged with wife-beating, and
when the officers went to arrest him
they found him barricaded and
armed with IL knife and concentrated
I've, with which he intended to blind
them. When the marshal went, again,
Evilsizer attempted to brain him with
a Ratchet. He was shot above the
left eye and the bullet lodged in his
brain.
Evilsizer had long borne the reputa-
ton of being the most desperate man
In this section. After barricading him
self In his room he sent the officers
word that he would not be taken. and
intended to make the last stand. When
approached by the officer he
demanded that the marshal arrest his
wife, and with Ratchet in hand or
dered him into the front room to read
the warrant to her. After forcing the
officer into the small room, EvilsiZer
told him he would make him eat 1t.
Just as the Ratchet was descending
Worley fired.
Evilsizer fell to the floor and expired
few hours later. The only witness
to the tragedy was Mrs. Jane Fair, the
mother-in-law Of the prisoner. She
says the officer did the act in self-de-
Tense.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
D1ABoI1sM OF M1NcH
Keeps Promise to XIII Man and Give
Mrs. Minch a Permanent
Mark

Peoria, Ills, March IA. = William
Minch, one of the best-known resi-
dents of Washington, Tazewell coul-
ty, yesterday rode to the home of his
brother-in-law, Adam Oetzel, one mile
east Of Farmland, and shot HIM in the
back, killing him instantly. Then
Minch rode to Washington, to the home
Of his former wife, picked up butch
er knife, cut off her right ear and one
OF the fingers of her left hand. When
lie had accomplished this he ran from
the house, mounted his horse and rode
to the Santa Fe station.
When within q few yards of the
building he placed the revolver to his
head and fired, dying within few
moments. All parties concerned are
among the hest and most prominent
people of Tnzewell county. NIinch Is
alleged to have remarked about two
weeks ago that he would kill Oetzel
and give his former wife mark that
she would Garry to hell with her."
Domestic trouble is said to have been
the cause.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

Washington, March l2.-The senate
has agreed to take vote on the Co
lombian canal treaty OH Tuesday, the
18th inst.
Washington. March 14.-The senate
yesterday was in executive session all
day and Morgan occupied most of the
time with his speech against the Pan
anna canal treaty, concluding the eff.
fort. Spooner got the floor when Nor
gan sat down and will sum up for the
treaty.
Washington. March 16.-The senate
Saturday put in another session al
most entirely behind closed doors, and
Spooner began the final plea for the
Panama canal treaty. which was
largely constitutional and legal. Spoon
er spoke for five hours. Depew fol-
lowed Spooner. Bacon and Morgan
submitted amendments to the treaty,
mostly providing for Fertilization and
armed protection of the canal by the
United States and generally giving the
United States practical sovereignty
over the canal strip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
The Island of Philae.

The Island of Philae, the "Pearl of
the Nile" although small parcel of
land scarcely 20 rods long by 30 in
width, and located about 700 miles up
stream from the delta of the Nile, is
probably the most historic bit of land
On the face Qfthe earth. It'is-the home
of ruined temPfefs5e books in which
the present generation read about the
dead ages. But the moon no longer
threads with silver sandals the deserted
avenues of the ruined temples of PhiIae,
"holding her pale light here and there
for the tourist to note the sculptured
chronicles of kings" The waters from'
the recently constructed dam a...sAswsn
flow back and completely submerge
: this historic island and most of it's
ruined temples.
Well may the traveller in Egypt ask,
what has become of the race of men
who have left such evidences of their
genius2 All of the sculptors and en-
gineers now living, with all the knowl-
eoge ana apparatus OF the present age
could not duplicate the statue of King
Rameses, which now lies overthrown
and broken on the site of ancient
Thebes. This colossal statue is the
largest sculptured figure In the world.
1t was cut outo 9 solid block of gran
lite which must have weighed upwards
of thoussndftons. The shoulders of
the monster measure twenty-six feet
across. When we take into considera.
ton the fact that this ponderous piece
of workmanship must have been trans
ported from quarries distant upwards
of $50 miles from the place where it was
erected, the mystery deepens. AND
when we consider the further fact thai
this work was done by men who liveo
1000 years ago, as far from the birth Of
Christ In one direction as we are in thu
opposite direction, the mystery in
Screases. When will we have tools ant
apparatus the equal of those used by
the Egyptians before the days of Abra
ham?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
Hurt ON tho Illinoi. Central.

Fort Dodge, Ia, March II, The Chi
cago limited, west-bound, Oh the ILL
nois Central railway, was wrecked ut
Pomeroy yesterday and five passen-
gers were injured, as follows: Miss
ELLA Watson Fort Dodge, head cut:
Mrs. II. A. Peterson Fort Dodge, back
cut and bruised; unidentified woman,
Rockford, Ills, head cut; W. D. Hint,
st. Louis, hand cut and bruised: j. r.
Perry, New York. back cut The chair
car and one sleeper left the track,
the former being overturned. The train
was running at full speed when the &C.
cident occurred. The cause OF the
wreck is unknown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
INJUNCTION AT WATERBURY,
Traction Company in Connection. Tries
the Value Thereof

Traction Company in Connecticut Tries
the Value Thereof
Waterbury, March 16,-An important
move in relation to the trolley mef's
strike, which has been in progress
since Jan. LIE was taken Saturday
when papers We're issued in a tenn
porary injunction granted by Judge
Elmer, Of the superior court, on appll-
cation of the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting company, restraining the troll
ley mems union and most, if not all,
of the unions in this city from acts
calculated to interfere with the COM
pany's business or its employees. The
injunction, which is sweeping in its
nature, cnjoins the strikers and their
sympathizers from boycotting the
plaintiff or its employees, or any other
corporations G. persons; from in any
way impeding the business of the rail-
road company, and from acts of in
timidation and violence, under a PEN
atty Of $4,000 fine.
In the complaint of the company
attached to the writ an attachment to
the amount Of $4,000 is ordered
placed on che property of the de-
PENDANTS. The complaint declares that
men in the plaintiffs employ were
abused, and assaulted with clubs and
reyolvers, and that some persons in
sympathy with OF connected with the
defendants have murdered or caused
to be murdered policeman. The COM
plant asks damages in the sum Of
$4,000
After examining number Of wit
nesses Deputy Coroner Pond last night
brought to close for the present his
investigation of the death of Police
man Paul Mendelsohn, who was killed
while acting as guard on trolley
car at Forest Park week ago. The
investigation developed nothing. Re.
wards aggregating nearly $4,000 are
offered for the detection Of the mur-
dererS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
National Bank Closed.

Jacksonville. Fla, March 1G.-The
First National bank of Florida has
closed its doors by order of the con.
troller of the currency. A national
bank examiner has been placed in
charge of the bank. No statement
has been given out by the president
of the bank, Jos. NJ. Shoemaker or any
of the officials. The First National
bank was one Of the Oldest and strong
est institutions in the state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
Settled by the Civic Federation,

New York, March 16.-After four
hours conference In the rooms Of the
National Civic Federation between rep
resentatves of the federation, striking
employees of the shipbuilding corpora
tons. and the representatives of the
corporations, the strike was declared
settled. All the strikers, including
those out in sympathy, will return to
work March 10. The strike was said
to have been the result Of a misun,
standing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

Since Lincoln was inaugurated the
population of the country has increased
little more than two and half times,
but the expenses of government, meas
ured by the appropriations of the con-
gress which has just adjourned, are now
fifteen times as large. 1t is scarcely
necessary to give reasons for this record
breaking increase further than to say,
that the late congress was controlled in
both its branches by the republican
party.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
vooDoo DOCTOR IS ACCUSED

Declared to Have Solicited Jobs for MUIR
der" by "siow Doses."-Better
Than Divorce.
Philadelphia, March 16.-Follow-
ing the arrest last night of Mrs.
Catharine Dame of 251S North Fifth
street the police unearthed what they
believe to be the most bizarre and re-
markable case in the annals of crime
Mrs. Dame was charged with the
murder of her husband, who died June
%, 1901. "Dr." George Hoossey, a
negro voodoo doctor, is held as an ac-
cessory. At the hearing today it was
testified that Hoossey contracted to
kill people by .slow doses" for 500
each, and recommended his treat
ment" MS being Cheaper, quicker and
more satisfactory than divorce"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
Desth Of samuel X. Do,,

Chicago. March 12.-Samuel X,
Dow, formerly one of the most promin-
ent lawyers of the Chicago bar and
partner of Chief Justice Fuller is dead
at the residence Of his son-in-law,
Orrin l.. Evans. Mr.. Dow has been an
invalid for nearly seven years. He
was one of the founders of the Repub.
,lican party and was active in the
movement looking to Abraham Lii.
coins first nomination. II,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
Oldest Pensioner /. Dead.

Atlantic, Ia, March 14.-Thomas
Hardenburg, born March 1, 1912, died
Thursday in this city. He has drawn
pension regularly since 1885, and
claimed to be the oldest pensioner on
the roll. He voted for every Democrat
ic candidate for president since Van
Buren's term. He fought in the In
dian wars
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

London, March 12.-The king and
queen celebrated the fortieth ami
versary Of their wedding with fam.
lily gathering ar Buckingham palace.
There was private dinner and dance
In the evening, the guests being chiefly
relatives, personal friends and ambas.
sadors. The eight ladies who acted as
bridesmaids at the wedding are ali
living. They are married with the ex.
ception of Lady Victoria Howard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

Springfield, Ills, March 13.-Govcru-
or Yates by bringing pressure on the
"organization' members of the Illinois
house of representatives. succeeded in
having the motion to strike out the
enacting clause OF the state civil serv-
ice bill defeated by a vote of t'S to -
Further consideration of the measure
was postponed until next Wednesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
MAY Arbl.ra,e in Knn,., clty.

Kansas City. March 16. = FL. f..
Childers, secretary of the state board
of arbitration, and Ford A. Allen, a
member of the board, met committee
of the striking transfer men last night
and discussed the arbitration phase Of
the Transfers strike, and the transfer
men decided to accept the services Of
tho hoard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
FOUR WITNESSES HEARD
Inquest in the Burdick Murder at Buff
falo Develops No Sensation the
First Dav,

Buffalo, N. Y, March 16. = -Four
witnesses were examined Saturday ut
the opening Of the inquest into the
death Of Edwin L. Burdick before
Judge Murphy. They were DR.. How
land, assistant medical examiner; De-
tective Holland, one of the detectives
from headquarters; Mrs Maria Hull,
Mrs. Burdick's mother, and Maggie
Murray, cook in the Burdick house,
hold, the two women who discovered
Burdick lying dead In his den.
The other women whose names have
been mentioned during the progress
of the investigation, including Mrs.
Burdick, Mrs Paine, Katie Koenig "a
maid In Burdick's home) and Miss Ro-
nance (Mrs. Arthur r. Pennelrs
maid), We're in the court room, but
they were not called upon to testify.
Nothing was developed that threw the
least light on the murder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
HARRISON VS.. STEWART
VIII Be tho Race for Mayor a. Chicago
Carter II. Wins Hands
Down.

Wall ne Sno 1hCe ZOE mayor ~ OnlCukO-
Carter II. Wins Hands
Down.
Chicago, March 16.-1n the Demo-
cratic primaries. which We're held Sat
urday, Mayor Carter II. Harrison, who
is candidate for denomination, Sc
cured practically all of the delegates
to the city convention, and will with
out doubt be the candidate of his par
ty, which meets in convention this aft
ernoon.
The aldermanic contest in the TWEEN
ty-first ward excited the chief interest
of the day. This is the home ward of
the mayor and of Robert E. Burke,
the prominent Democratic leader. The
mayor desired the denomination of
Honore Palmer, and Burke support.
ed John G. Dalton. Both factions
worked hard, but Palmer won by de-
cisive majority, carrying even the pri'
mary district in which Burke resides
The mayoralty convention will be held
today,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
BIG PROMOTER IN JAIL
Whitaker Wright, Accused of Colossal
Frauds in London, Arrested
In New York

New York, March 16.-Whitaker
Wright, promoter of the London and
Globe Finance Corporation, limited, the
failure of which two years ago brought
ruin to thousands of persons in Great
Britain, who are believed to have lost
at least $lOoOO0,OOO directly or in
directly In the crash of other COM
panies which went down In the wreck,
and who is wanted by the London
police on charge of having falsified
sthe accounts of the company, was ar
rested upon the arrival of the French
liner La Lorraine.
He was first taken to the Tombs
police court, and later placed in the
custody of the fedora authorities.
After being arraigned before United
States Commissioner Alexander he
was committed to the Ludlow street
iail without BAIL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

Pittsburg, March 1G.--The executive
officials of Pennsylvania lines west Of
Pittsburg, it is reported. will adopt
measures to diminish the tip-giving
nuisance on their lines. 1t is announced
that train porters will no longer be
permitted to perform such acts as the
turning Of seats and like services for
passengers in order to receive tips in
return. The porters who have seat
keys have been notified to return them
and the yardmasters notified not to
give keys to porters or to other en-
ployes except brakemen,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
ALTON TO HAVE A STRIKE
Men Vote to Quit Unless Their Demands
Are Conceded.

Men Vote to Quit Unless Their Demands
Are Conceded.
Chicago, March 16.-"By q referen-
DUN vote the trainmen of the Chicago
and Alton railway have decided to go
on strike unless their demand for IN in
crease in wages is agreed to by the Of
ficials of the road" This was the in
formation given out here last night by
an official Of TIL. Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen.
The vote will be counted at st. Louis
tomorrow, and unless settlement has
been reached in the meantime the
strike is to be declared. The demands
Of the Alton men, presented several
months ago, are the same as those Of
the trainmen employed by the Wabash
system.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
Iowa Scale Tor Coal plxeer,.

Des Moines, Ia, Marh 1G.-The joint
scale committee of the miners and OPP
orators have reached an agreement ar-
fecting the scale for the irst district.
The scale is fixed at $1O5 ton for
screened coal, 10.cent increase. Pro.
visions ut the same rate is made for
mine-run coal where it is sold OF n
mine-run basis. An increase OF 10
cents ton is agreed upon for eight
foot entry work and 15cents for twelve
and fourteen foot entry work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
FREES COAL BAR0NS
Case of Indiana Operators Taken
from Jury at Chicago and
Dismissed.
ACTION CONES as A SURPRISE
Judge Chetlain Holds That If Tried at
All the Case BE Heard i'll Fed
erai Court.

Chicago. March 14.-Judge Chetlaln
shas freed the seventeen defendants in
the "Bogle.lndiam" crowd of coal
operators and corporations on trial be-
fore jury In his court for alleged vio-
lation of the antitrust act of 1891 and
for conspiracy to restrict trade and
prevent competition. In decision
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
death Gave Him . Double stroke.

New York, March ~. - j. Hobart
Herrfck, former president of the pro-
duce exchange, who fell two and a
half stories as he was stricken with
apoplexy in the Union League club
Tuesday night, died from the effects Of
his injuries. Herrick fell over the rail
ing Of the staircase.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

St Louis, March 13.-Rev. DIR.
Francis Lord Ferguson, pastor of West
Presbyterian church, is dead at his
home here, after Il two weeks illness
from uraemic poisoning. DR.. Ferguson
was considered one of the most
scholarly men in the st. Louis
Fresbytery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

Boston, March II. According to
Henry r. Legate. prominent III Social
list party politics in this state, $4,000
persons signed the petition to the leg
islature urging the passage of vote
in favor of the government ownership
~ rsilroods.f.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

'Here," said Mr.. snaggs as he laid a
volume on the table-"here is a book
that am very DESTROYS Lucy shall
read"
every we'll" replied Mrs. Snaggs;
I'm forbid her to touch it, -Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph,