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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
BOWEN IS OPTIMISTIC
Declares the Venezuelan Diff
Guilty on the Eve o: Salts
factory Settlement.
OFFERS THE ALLIES A GUARANTEE
STIMULATING for the Raise of the Block.
ade-Alaskan Boundary Treaty
Signed-The Lessler Brib-
cry Matter.

Washington, Jan. pa long con-
ference between Minister Bowen and
Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
bassador, beginning at noon yesterday,
followed by further conferences be-
tween Sir Michael, Signor Mayor des
Planches the Italian ambassador and
Count Quadt (the German charge
d'affaires). indicated diplomatic activi-
ty in Washington over the Venezuelan
situation. All the negotiators declined
to discuss the results of the meeting,
but general statements by them that
the situation warrants the hope of
early relief is significant of what has
been accomplished.
Bowen's Third Proposition In Hand.
BY this time the London, Berlin and
Rome foreign officers are in possession
of Bowen's third proposition, stating
the nature of the guarantee he is pre-
pared to offer for Venezuela If his
initial request is complied with and the
blockade raised at once. Strict re-
ticence is maintained by all the nego-
tiators as to the nature Of this guar
anty and until the joint reply of the
powers is received this will not be
disclosed. Count Quadt has been adj
vised by the German foreign Office of
the reasons for the bombardment of
the San Carlos fort. This explana-
ton agrees with that cabled by the
Associated Press from Berlin.
Reply Will Be Joint One.
The reply of the powers to Bowen's
proposition necessarily will be joint.
A favorable answer to this proposition
and it is tile belief of all the nego-
tiators, as well us of the administra-
ton, that the answers will be favor.
able-will mean the immediate with.
drawal of all the blockading ships
while declination to accept the guar.
anty offered must result in the con.
tinuance of the blockade by all three
allies,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28

Minister Bowen feels very optimistic
of the future in the Venezuelan mat
ter. He adheres to the belief expressed
by him in the statement he gave out
ut midnight Saturday-that the case
would be settled soon and satisfactor-
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28

Perseverance not only goes far to
insure success, but also obtains hon.
ors for those who, although the less
fortunate, have been the most dill.
gent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Notice Of Appointment of Admins
tratrix with VIII Annexed.
STATE gc,sEs, oF Cd 1oWsA'{ ss

Delaware County
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the under
signed has been duly appointed and qualified as
Administrative with will annexed Of the Estate Of
Louis Woerdehoff, late Of Delaware county.
Iowa. deceased. All persons indebted to said
Estate are requested to make immediate pay.
ment, and those having claims against the
same will present them. duly authenticated,
to the undersigned for allowance.
KATE WOERDEHOFF.
Dated December 3lst, 1902, Administrative,
Bronson & Carr,
Atty's for Estate. l-3w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
WEDNESDAY. JAN. %. 1903.
Important Tax Decision Rendered by
Judge Blair.

Je~S9S 1sSAs~>~s &.
Since the enactment of the tax ferret
laws, tax decisions have become more
than ever before matters of general
public interest. The following opinion,
which was filed by Judge Blair a few
days ago In Buchanan county case, Is
of more than ordinary Importance be-
cause 1t decides question which we
think has never been passed upon by
the Supreme Court of the state. The
following is the full text of the opinion:
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BUCHANAN
COUNTY, IOWA.
First National Bank Of the
City of Independence, M AZ. Equity.
The City of Independence. Opinion
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

and are paid more highly than the reg nuIar troops. from whom they have been recruited. The whole army of Oc- cupation can be concentrated along the railroad-cavalry. infantry, and artil- lery-without opposition. A regular soldier becomes frontier guard by the changing of the color of his shoulder straps and collar patches into green. The railroad passes by the gates of all the chief cities, which are thus guard ed by the troops that guard the rail- road. Execution of Mukden, the capi- tai city Of all Manchuria, means the withdrawal of the troops from inside the wall to outside the wall, where pro- vision is being made for a permanent garrison of 5000. So with Kalyuan, Leao-yang, and other towns. Moreover, Russia is in practical control of all the highroads and rivers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
HARD LUCK.

Sir Thomas Lipton may be lucky in business. and he certainly is successful. but in yachting he is neither lucky nor successful. Two years ago Shamrock II. was damaged early in her career and beaten later. Now Shamrock III. has been badly damaged, one of her crew killed, and others, including Sir Thomas himself, injured. The accident will cause considerable delay in the trials of the new boat. It will call out much sympathy in this country as well as in England. Sir Thomas is well liked here, and nobody wants to see any mis- fortune happen to his boat or those on her except decisive beating by the Re- liance. There is faith here that that will be her and their sad lot Until then may she and they fare better than they have up to now.
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and, not finding any more, came oEt There they lay, on the dry leaves, among the heptica blossoms, three woolly little box cubs:two of them yet blind, and the third taking his first look at the world through a pair of the most innocent blue eyes you ever saw What pessimisttic wretch would have seen in these soft, trembling creatures, the sly, calculating poultry-thieves of the future? The color of their fur was dark gray on the body, legs and tails; taWny on the faces, while the tips of the tails were white. Nearly every foot had some white on it, if only on one toe. The feet were feet of pup pies, while the texture of the fur was more like that of kittens. The noses only were decidedly foxy. Karl now got into the pit, and dug out to the end Of the burrow, which did not extend more than foot around the turn. He round no more cubs, however, nor did he find any nest. There was no evil dence to show that the spot where the youngsters lay was the place they had occupied since birth. and, since they could not walrk, our conclusion was that they had been carried to that spot by one of the parent foxes. The nest We decided was probably in one of the branch burrows, and perhaps the mother, hearing us digging near by, had picked up her childr enone at a time, and carried them to the farthest corner of the whole den. Very likely there were some more cubs, which she did not have time to carry off, and these, contrary to her calculations, were the ones we did not find. I now went to the branch burrow, which ran towards the south, and, putting my ear to the mouth of it, could hear a distant whining which told me that the cubs we had got were only part of the litter. was very glad tok now that, for it is sad to cause hearttches even in the interest of science, and now I knew that the mother fox would have part of her family, at any rate, to console her for the loss of the babies we had stolen. The latter I took home to study. After a good meal of warm cows milk, administered with drop per, they curled up in a box of dry leaves, and soon they were as sound asleep as they would have been in their own sandy burrow. Some day, when they have grown up, they shall have their liberty in a country I know of, where the hunting is good and the fox hunter scarce.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
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bape aIWaps sbotpn cDolee
lI,anu relu pieces arrlp=

making the next pit we had to dig six feet down before we struck the burrow.
 At this last opening we found that we could not push our stick in more than seven feet-a sign that we had reached the end of the burrow, or that the tunnel took a sharp turn at this point. Seven feet further on then, we began our pit, and now for the first time we found really hard digging. There was no more sand; nothing but rocks, which required the continual use of the pick. At depth of something over six feet, we reached the burrow, and apparently the end of it, but by digging into the wall of the pit we found that the tunnel turned sharp to the west Karl, who was in the pit at this time, thought he heard faint growing, and this encouraged us to think that we might be nearing the end of our labors. However, it was now noon, and as. we had been digging steadily for two hours and a.half, we decided to knock off her lunch. Karl went back to feed the horse, so it hap pened that I finished my lunch before he did, and at once got back into the pit. I had not taken out more than half a dozen shovelfuls of earth, when l heard a whining sound, and, thrust ing my arm around the turn in the bur- row. I clutched a little ball of fur. pulled it out and handed it up to Karl, who by this time was kneeling at the edge of the pit. I reached in again,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
SOME ASSIMILATION.

Perhaps the Russian assimilation of Manchuria is not as openly benevolent as the assimilation of the Philippines by the United States, but it bids fair to ultimately be as complete The Chi nese of the region have already been rendered powerless by the destruction of all their forts and ammunition, and the confiscation of all their artillery and guns. The country is absolutely defenceless, and rearmament without Russian consent is impossible. Through this unprotected country the railroad runs from the garrison cities of eastern Siberia to the powerful fortress of Port Arthur. It is a military strategical railroad, guarded with blockhouses ev- cry three or four miles, with garrisons at every important point. Every bridge is doubly guarded. Railroad guards are no longer called "railroad guards They are frontier guards and their admitted number is 3O,O0O. They are paid by the Minister of Finance, are enlisted for three years,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
NOT CHICKS TO PROGRESS.

Two hundred Afro-American citizens gathered in the dining room of Carnegie
 hall in New York at a dinner given in
 honor of Booker T. Washington, the
 President of the Tuskegee Institute
 MT. Charles W. Anderson, the chair
 man of the meeting, called attention in
 his opening speech to an interesting and
 significant fact. After paying a warm tribute to the services rendered by
 President Booker T. Washington to his race MT. Anderson said: "As an evil
 dence of the race achievement for which he is fighting want to call his
 at tention to the fact that over one hun dred of the diners here tonight paid their subscriptions with checks. This is a significant fact. It means that in @ party of two hundred over one-half have bank accounts, and you know a bank account commands respect, no matter who carries it.
 TdylHS WlLH CHGckS IS CeTLdlniy 1nOl- cative of solidity, if the checks are good, and MT. Anderson speaks accu- rately when he says that bank &C., count commands respect, no matter who carries it. Money being the great god, the negroes will be worldly-wise in falling down and worshipping, and also in getting up and getting some or much of it, according to their abilities and opportunities. If we are not mistaken there is already a negro millionaire or two in the country, and there are many negroes who have money enough to command respect. There may yet be a negro financier, or pirate, or whatever the great robbers are When there is he will be respected to his hearts con- tent, if respect is what he wants. Prob ably it wont be, but if it is he can have
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
WHAT IS 4 WHISTLE WoRrne

A Chicago policeman has raised question which is worth some attention and will probably get it. He has brought suit for $2O,0OO damages against street railroad company be- cause in an accident on it's line he was injured so that he can't whistle.
 At first sight $2O,00O looks like a large claim for the loss of whistling power in one man, and there are those who are so sour that they will even say that if railroad company has done anything to decrease whistling it has done a good thing and should be praised in- stead of being blamed and soaked" by a court. But much can be said in favor of the claim of the policeman who has lost his whistle. He can't conveniently call his dog if he has one. He can't attract the attention of his friends as he used to when his whistle worked. He can't notify distant of- renders against his majesty that he has his eye on them. And worst of all he can't solace his lonely walks or his restful stops by the softly whistled strains of "Mr. Dooley," and other comforting ditties. It may possibly be argued by opposing counsel that the loss of 'whistiing power is not as se- rious to a man as it is to boy and that boys whistle isn't worth s20,OO0, but that may not have much weight. The minds of the judge and the jury may go back to the days when they could whistle with light heart and if they do it wont do much good to argue that even a boys whistle isn't worth $20,000 to him. It wont be surprising if the Chicago railroad company has to pay dearly for the policeman's whistle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
PRELIMINARY.

And so Professor Gustavus has at last discovered the missing link! Where did he find it?' Under the bureau, I understand. ."- Baltimore News.
 Your uncle, the bishop" remarked the caller, lis becoming famous, isn't he?'
 "Yes," said Mrs. Lapsling, affably. He's getting to be quite celibacy."- Chicago Tribune. The maid-What makes you chew your moustache so, Reggie? Are you fond of Encouragement? The thing-Discourage The maid-Yes; feeling down in the mouth, you know.-Harvard Lampoon,
 But I don't believe" he said, "that 8 man profits by his mistakes"
 You don't?' "No, don't.'' "Why, I've made enough mistakes to be rich if I could profit by them. ."-Chi- cago Post. T was just telling my daughter" said Mrs. Noosens, that it's really a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

shame for her to play the piano on Sum day..
 Why did you mention Sunday par ticularly?" asked Mrs. Pepprey.-Phii- adelphia Press.
 A little girl and boy were playing Sunday school. One was organist, the other chorister. They got along all right till the chorister selected hymn the organist did not know, so she said: T guess we will have to sing this by hand. The organ don't know it."-Ex- change.
 In the primary class of certain Sun day school the lesson was being re- viewed by visitor. When she finally asked for thesGolden Text little boy on the back row eagerly raised his hand and proudly repeated: ''Ye cannot serve God and women. Little Chron- icle.
 Ida-"Charlie" Gum was learning to waltz last night. ~ -s... ..s-.-z.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
The TimId Kitten.

There was a little kitten once Who was of dog afraid, And, being by no means a dunee, His plans he boldly made. He said: Its only on the land That dogs run after me, So l will buy a catbOat, and
 I'll sail away to sea. Out there from dogs I'll be secure. And each night, ere I sleep, To make assurance dOubly sure A dog watch l will keep" He bought a catboat, hired crew, And one fine summer day Triumphantly his flag he flew
 And gayly sailed away. But in midocean one midnight Twas very, very dark The pilot screamed in sudden fright, II hear passing bark!' "Oh, what is that?" the kitten said. The pilot said. II fear An ocean greyhOund's just ahead And drawing very near" "Alack," the kitten cried, "alack! This Is no paltry pup! An ocean greyhOund's on my track; I may as well give uD!"
 Carolyn Wells in St. Nicholas
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
THE WEEkLK JOURNAL. Issusd TharSdays, One Dollar Year.
ADVERTISING RATES.


 Situations. Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word eacn ln- sertion. Five Cents Word for full week lseYen times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one In, ceuts; one eek, S3.2O; one month, $10; one year. $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse, ID cents per line. Notices of Births. Marrl' ages, Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents eacn. Local Notices. 15 cents per line. Yearly advertisers are limited to theiE cwn immediate business (asl matter to be unobjetcIonable). and their contracts do not inciude Wants. To Let. For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

May-How long was he on the danc- ing floor?
 Ida-oh, about two minutes. May-Why, Mabel said two hours IGa-No. two minutes on the floor and the rest of the time on my feet.-Cbi- cago Daily News. A Russian young girl named Navejoks-
 zakazscojivitch, Who lived in the village of Goloskjcz- seoksijiviteh.
 Got tired of her name,
 And to better the same She married man named Zhskyzlcsz-
 and-a-Whole-lot- -more-of- f-the-al-
 phabetovitch. ..u.-......,--... Denver Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

for the past year for pew rent. The remains were finally inferred in the township cemetery. two miles away. It is said the church will split on ac- count of the incident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

The Ameer of Afghanistan having de- termined that the postage stamps man. ufactured during the reign of his fath- CT should be used up, no new ones have as yet been issued. The entire stock has now been exhausted, and, pending the acceptance of a new design, sealing wax, impressed with the official stamp, is being used.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

This is large country, and it is not all known yet. Mineralogist c. D. Harrington comes back from southern Arkansas enthusiastic over the zinc deposits. They are very remote now, the roads being detestable and the stages not luxurious, but there will be d railroad presently. Arkansas is an unknown country now to the bulk of us," says Harrington, "but that con- dition is not going to obtain very much longer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CTTY l6CENTs WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, tsToR SIX MONTHS, s6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

It has been discovered that the Mar quis of Conyngham, who will be 21 years old next year. is the largest land owner in Ireland, where his estates are found in four counties. Lord Conyng- hams estate, according to the last re- turn issued, embraces 129,846 acres in Donegal, 24,o59 in Clare, 9,6S4 in Meath, and Ss in Limerick, and with nearly 10000 acres in Kent, England, has a grand total of 17S,314 acres. Lord Conynghanl, who will sit in the house of lords as Baron Minister, lives at Slane castle, Meath, the house where his ancestor entertained George ".
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

Governor Mickey of Nebraska has sent message to the legislature against the bill now pending for con- stitutional convention. He wants the constitution amended in several partic- ulars, but points out that convention would cost the taxpayers s100,o00 or more without any certainty that it's re- suits would be adopted. Moreover, re- lief could not be afforded by constitu- tional convention before 1906, while amendments could be submitted and ratified by 1904.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
Cfevefand's s
 F.. Baking
  Powder

Does the work bettef
 Makes the cake sweeter Saves labor, time, health
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

In 1901 the ordering from Germany of large number of railroad engines for roads in British colonies caused much comment. The explanation given was the much quicker delivery promised by German builders. Forty engines for the East Indian railroad were to be de- ilvered last August. It is now prom ised. that the delivery will be com pleted before the end of this year. Ten engines for the Assam-Bengal road are year overdue and the time has ex- pired for delivery of twenty-two en- zines at Bombay
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

The town of Maybee, between Toledo and Monroe, Michigan, is much wrought up over the refusal of the authorities of the German Lutheran church to permit John stecher, a we'll known citizen, to be buried beside his wife and several children. When the funeral procession reached the ceme- tery the gates were nailed shut and heavy blanks nailed across them. An appeal was made to the trustees who refused to issue permit for burial because the deceased was in arrears
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

A curious aspect of the alien ques- tion has shown itself at Berne Univer- sity, Switzerland, where exactly one half of the 1900 students are foreign CTS, principally Slavs. In the faculty of medicine there are now $50 women students from Russia and they have flocked to the Swiss capital for two reasons-the lack of means of study in their own country and the fact that the conditions under which degrees can be secured are less severe than at the German universities. One effect of this influx of fair Russians is the over- crowding of the laboratories, and the Swiss youth so feel the encroachment that they are leaving Berne to pursue their studies elsewhere.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

Great Britain's supply of coal yet re- maining to be mined is now placed by experts at SO,ss4 100000 tons, which, at fthe present rate of mining, will last 370 years. But as the rate of mining is likely to increase right along the sup ply at best must be exhausted within than was figured out thirty or forty years ago, when some estimates brought exhaustion within about one hundred years from the present time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
Cañon City record., 1903-11-12
Likes the Country.

George NJ. Lawrence OF Augusta,
Maine. arrived here last week and has
entered upon his duties as treasurer OF
the Canon City Gas Company He viii
remain here during the winter and will
assist Manager J ID. Taylor in looking
after the affairs Of the gas company,
which n-c.ssitate the attention OF both
gentlemen. Mrs Lawrence and daughter
who are Al present in Pueblo, viii
reach here in a few days, Mr.. Lawrence
4. delighted with the weather out herr
which h. thinks can hardly be rivsllrd
snyw here else In the country He
spent the greater portion II last winter
in Pueblo and Was surprised at the
miIdn-s- Of the temperature Of the Ar
kansas valley. Mr.. Lawrence does not
deny the impeachment of being a
Yankee" and would b. pleased to
meet any people from "dcwn Maine
way"
Cañon City record., 1903-11-12
Tips to Wrong Person.

Some one in canvsssing the tip sub-
ject has discovered that we DIP the
wrong people all the time Particu-
lsrizinr. the diseoverer declares that
IL Is the cook. not the waiter. who
should receive this material expression
Of our favor and that II Is the en-
gfneer. no, the conductor. who should
have the extras for getting us about ON
time when we travel in haste. OF
course this discovery viii not result in
the searching out OF the man behind
the man who reaches out his hand for
the tip. We shall continue TO send our
gratuitie< along on the ssne old lines,
getting a ~rnug eontentment over feel
Ing that ve have done our duty-or 10
II the satisfaction of making the petty
display of our cash r--ources?-and
that we can't I've expected to chase up
the real bepcfactor. but II adds an
other complication TO the tip question
for those WHO already hnd 1t too per-
piexing.-Rssston Transcript.