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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
THE HAWKEYE STATE
Telegraphic Reports oflmportant
Events Occurring During
Past Few Days.
nA1N HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
lesms of Special Interest Caught from
the Wires and Prepared for
Our Readers-


Sioux City, Ia, Dec t9.-Adolph
Mathis, 67, was locked up on charge
of bigamy filed by his wife No. 9, aged
80, pretty and buxom, who told pain
full story of being swept Off her feet
and into matrimony by the importuni-
ties of her aged sutton. Mathis has led
life of adventure. and when he land
ed at Sioux City from Omaha and
found Mrs. Lena Miller twice widow,
he instituted lightning courtship and
broke the record by marrying twenty
hours after meeting her.
His wife having discovered that he
was married and had wife in Omaha,
he met another fate. He claimed he
hadn't mentioned the earlier wife, be-
cause, having been separated from her
ten years, he supposed he was single.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

There were once three men who gave
great deal of thought to the problem
Of what to do the first Of the year.
The first man announced that he
had sworn off all his bad habits. Ev-
erybody said he always was wild
character. and it would be well to keep
closer watch than ever on him, as now
there was no telling when he would
cut loose worse than ever.
The second man, seeking to profit by
the experience Of the first, declared
that he had not sworn off because he
had no bad habits to discard. The re-
suit was that everybody pronounced
him hardened wretch, who was In
sensible and Indifferent to the duties Of
life.
The third man studied their cases
and concluded that the best thing he
could do would be to say nothing what
ever. Whereupon everybody asserted
that he was too calloused to reform
and was not worthy Of any respect ut
all.
This simply goes to show that, no
matter how you guess, you will guess
wrong.-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
CLAIMS PEABODY
WILL BE SEATED
Colorado Republicans See Victory
in Decision of State Su.
premc Court.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 19.-Chief Jus
tice Gabbert has announced the decis-
ion of the supreme court to throw out
the entire vote of three princints OF
Ward ) and one precinct of Ward Z
at the late election on the ground that
gross frauds We're committed, in direct
violation of the injunction served upon
the election officials.
Through the action of the court In
excluding five Denver precincts from
the returns to date, Republicans will
secure solid delegation In the legis-
lature from the city and county of
Denver, and will obtain control of
both branches of the legislature, which
canvasses the vote for state officers.
On the face of the returns. Alva
Adams, Democratic candidate for gov
crnor, had a plurality of about 1000,
but the Republican managers assert
that when all fraudulent votes are
eliminated Governor Peabody will have
plurality and will be re-seated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
"The Democratic Sedan. :

The New York World that die
more than any other newspaper il
the country to help the Belmonts
and Sheehans of Wall Street to exploit
the democratic party in the las
campaign, reviews the results in al
article entitled "The Democratic
Sedan from which we extract the
following; Judge Parker succeed
ed ina running 1,259,OOO behind
Rstairss in 1901, 4OS ON. behind
medie.sin lS96-46a hsh;nG
Cleveland IN 1883. He polled only
493 900 more votes than Cleveland
in 1884"
"The country has Away regarded
Greeley as badly defeated candi-
date. In comparison with Parker
he made very creditable showing
and the judgments of history need
revision. The honor of being the
worst defeated candidate ever nomi-
mated by the Democrats for Presi-
dent belongs SO clearly to Judge
Parker that Greeley is hardly good
second.
There were fifteen States in each
Of which Roosevelt's plurality ex-
ceeded Parkers vote, and there were
ten States in which Roosevelt had
pluralities ranging from $4,000 to
sos, 900.
Moreover, if Parker had got the
100000 votes that were cast for
Debs, Swallow, Watson, and Core
gan, Roosevelt's popular majority
would still have exceeded McKin-
ley's combined pluralities in 1896
and 1900. And with this side show
vote added to his total, Parker, on
the basis of percentages, would have
been worse beaten than Greeley was
Yet Roosevelt had only 100000
more votes than Mckinley got in
1900 and only $4,000 more than
Mckinley had in 1896,
"The Democrats have been defeat
ed in great many elections, but it
remained for Judge Parker to lead
his party to a political Sedan
Will the World know better next
time?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
The omnivorous Korean.

The Korean is omnivorous. Birds of
the air, beasts of the field and fish
from the sea-nothing comes amiss to
his palate. Dog meat is in great re
quest ut certain seasons. Pork and
beef with the blood undrained from
tile carcass, fowls and game-birds
cooked with the lights, head and claws
intact--fish sun dried and highly NAL
odorous-all are acceptable to him.
Cooking is not always necessary. A
species of small fish is preferred raw,
dipped into some piquant sauce. Other
dainties are dried seaweed, shrimps.
vermicelli, pine seeds, lily buds and all
vegetables and cereals. The excuses
make the Korean martyrs of indiges-
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
NUDE BODY OF
GIRL IS FOUND
Police Believe She Was Lured to
Mountain and Given Poisoned
Lunch by Assassin.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec. 49,
The nude body of girl about 10
years old, who is believed to have been
murdered, has been found on Mount
Cutler by two surveyors. An attempt
to destroy the features and prevent
identification by burning had been
made. Enough of the hair remained
to show that the girl had light brown
hair.
There is evry indication that she
died of poison, the hands being clincn.
ed rs though she had expired in con-
WILSON'S. The theory most favored
by the police is that the girl was n
visitor probably from the east, and,
having been wronged by some man,
was induced to accompany him for an
outing and killed by means of a
poisoned lunch. A reward for the re-
covery of the girls clothing or any
clew to her identification has been of.
fered by the authorities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Manchester Also Entertalnd This Cues,

Usually we feel that as a matter
of city pride we should not divulge
gold brick purchase upon the part
of our local citizens but the story is
too good to keep. Possibly the fact
that he was fake, makes the deed
no less christian act, but a merry
ha! ha! is coming to Messrs. A. Mil
Ter, Harlo Stevens, John Arduser, Fl.
s. Weber ard James Bishop who
supplied the old gentleman with
enough cash to get to Dubuque; and
though they "did not want the cane
or emblem as security" and while
"they got their money back in the
change of expression, the look Of
thankfulness that was so plainly in
evidence in the old mans counte-
nance when they handed him the
$l.4O with which he was enabled
to go on his way rejoicing" Still
we presume if they had "doughed
up" little more his change of ex-
preston would have been more
visible.
The Monday Des Moines Register
Leader said:
George Frink of Des Moines,
state deputy of the Modern Wood
men. has just discovered a novel
graft which the order is being sub
jected to and is arranging to warn
all lodges throughout the state to
prevent them suffering. Several
lodges including the Des Moines and
Webger City lodges, are known to
havesbeen defrauded out of $50 or
1926 each by an old man, who asked
them for aid on the ground that his
son was member Of the order, to
prove which he showed a pin, and
cane with Woodmen emblems on
them, which he was going to pre-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
THORPE.

Miss s. Lizzie jackson is on the
sick list.
Don't miss the dance next Friday
evening.
There is going to be Christmas
tree in the Thorpe school house
Xmas eve. Everybody cordially in
vited.
Rob Jackson who has been quite
i'll is some better at this writing.
Miss Nellie and Ella White were
in Manchester Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Robertson and Besse
called on Us. Frentress last Sun
day.
Allan Brady is at home now.
Mrs. d. Sark was in independence
last Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
A Kettle of Fish.

The phrase "a kettle of fish," mean
ing an awkward ENHANCEMENT, most
probably has no connection with our
word kettle, vessel in which water
Is boiled. 1t has been with much rea-
son derived from the word "kiddle,"
French "quidel," stake fence set in
a stream for catching fish. Inspector
Walpole reminds us that this kidellus
net, or klddle, was mentioned in Mag
ma Charta and in other early statutes
London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

New York, Dec. 19.-James P. Sand
ers, aged SO, believed to be the Oldest
past master of the order of Odd Eel
lows in this country, was found as
phyxiated by gas in his home in Yon-
kers. He failed to entirely turn off the
gas from a heater in his room before
retiring. Sanders at the time of his
death was grand sire of the sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows in the
United States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

A democratic candidate for the
presidency must, in order to have
any chance for success, be radical
for the right, and willing to come
out every day in the year and pro-
claim his views and tell where he
stands on public questions. That
much at least has been settled for
some time to come by the president
ial election this wear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Diplomatic Corp. Costumes.

An interesting fact not generally
known in regard to the diplomatic
corps is that member of that august
body cannot, under the penalty of Of
fetal reprimand and danger Of recall,
appear at a fancy ball in the national
costume. This fact was developed one
evening when large fancy. ball was
given at one Of the private houses on
the same evening Of presidential re-
ception to the diplomatic corps. Those
Of the diplomats who attended the
ball later in the evening were obliged
to first change the court costumes worn
at the White House. Inquiry on the
part Of curious friends developed the
reason just stated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
CLEVELAND MOB WAS ON HAND
Hoots, Jeers and Otherwise Insults the
Woman Who Can't Strike Back.

Woman Who Can't Strike Back.
at Cleveland Mrs. Chadwick caught n
glimpse of the great crowds swarmed
about the train shed and grouped
ON vantage points on the heights sur
rounding the station. She instinctively
shranll back into corner of the draw
ing room car and said: Il cannot see
why all those people should be here"
There was good deal of delay in OBJ
tanning carriage, and the mob mean
time did what it could to show its fiber.
AS soon as she appeared jeers, boots
and other expressions of derision filed
the air, together with coarse epithets.
AS soon as the police could clear
way and bring about some semblance
of order about the station platform the
officers led their prisoner towards the
gate and out through the entrance.
There the street was almost blocked
and well nigh impossible to the car
riages and teams. The camera fiend
was there in all his glory, and through
this battery passed Mrs. Chadwick,
Marshal Chandler and his two deputies
into their carriage. They were imme-
diately driven away to the federal
building.
The crowd was not composed of
hoodlums. Business men on the way
home, shoppers and laborers seemed to
have been notified of the woman's ar
rival, and crowded to the curb as the
carriage went by, and the jeers and
boots We're taken up along the entire
line; and as each square that brought
the party nearer the business center
was passed the crowd continued to In
crease and to avoid the increasing ex-
element the officials arranged to ap-
proach the federal building from the
rear. This disappointed the mob that
assembled in front of the building.
The police had to beat back the crowd
at several points where it blocked the
way.
When Mrs. Chadwick with her nurse
had entered the federal building Emil,
in carriage outside, was subjected to
the scrutiny of the mob was forced
to listen to anathemasand maledictions
as well as sarcastic and bitter refer.
ences to NOTES." Diamonds" "Secur.
ities," and the like. The insults and
jeers were not confined to one class, II
seemed, but were heartily taken up by
every one on the streets in the neigh.
borhood. Even the clerks in the post.
office working on the ground floor OF
the building Joined in the jeers. But
all things have an end and the subjects
of this outbreak of mobocracy finally
were sheltered inside the building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Married si.ty-Three Year. AGO,

Clinton, Ia, Dec. 10.-Sixty-three
years ago Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Hat
ton, of this city, were united in mar
riage at New York They celebrated
the event and received the congratula-
lions Of their numerous friends. They
were married Dec. II, 1871. In 1851
they came to Clinton, which at that
time was on the map as New York.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

The true joy of life is the being used
for n purpose recognized by yourself
as mighty one, the being thoroughly
worn out before you are thrown on the
scrap heap, the being force of nature
instead Of n feverish, selfish little clod
of ailments and grievances, complain
ing that the world will not devote it.
self to making you happy. = Bernard
Shaw.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

A German Statesman a few days
ago publicly asserted that the aristo-
cracy of Russia was not as great a
menance to the people of that coun-
try as the moneyacracy Of America
was to the people of the United
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Fire Burns sobo.OOoin nils.

Worcester Mass. Dec. 19.-The
Adams Express company lost nearly
quarter of million dollars by n fire
which destroyed one of its cars on the
owl train ON the Boston and Albany
railroad which left New York Mt IL
o'clock Mt night. The loss includes
bank bills and coupon bonds, all
negotiable paper In transit from New
York banks to other banks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
vardaman win Not Attend.

New Orleans. La, Dec. 19.-Al-
though Governor James X. yardaman
OF Mississippi has not officially de-
clined President Roosevelt's invitation
to attend the Inauguration, the gov
ernor has intimated to his friends at
Jackson that he will not attend. He
refused to discuss the situation, saying
he does not wish to connect himself
with the president in any way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
TROUBLE FOR REGULATORS
low. onsrcd &c, 900 In Bonds IL She WIN
Southern State Thereon-potti-
CREWS Scheme.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 10. = John
James, Of Philadelphia, In letter to
Governor Cummins, Of Iowa, says he
is willing to donate to this common
wealth $4,000 in bonds of a southern
state. He says the interest has been
repudiated for thirty-nine years; that
private citizen cannot sustain suit to
collect them, but that the state Of Iowa
could bring suit and collect the amount.
He adds that accrued interest
amounts to 1876 per cent. The offer is
recognized MS a part in the scheme Of
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
to collect about $20,OOO,OOO on obliga-
tons of southern states issued after
the war.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Big GIFT from Carnegie.

New York. Dec. 17.-Andrew Car
negie has given to the city of Boston
$4,000 and become the joint founder
with Benjamin Franklin of an insti-
tuition for industrial training. Penja-
min Franklin, in his will, left to the
city of Boston the sum of $4,000, which
was to be invested and kept intact for
a century, at the end of which time
1t was to be used for the benefit of
apprentices.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Raisuii Is Mt 1t Again.

Tangier. Morocco, Dec. 17.-Raisuli,
the notorious brigand chief, who cap.
tured Ion Pardicaris, an American citi.
zen, and his stepson, Cromwell Var
ley, a British subject, in May last,
boldly raided n caravan within the
town of Tangier. The chief had prev
iously attacked another caravan five
miles outside of Tangler and took
eleven prisoners and number of
mules. He then came in to Tangier
and repeated his exploit. In the lat.
ter case he released his prisoners as
the men he was seeking were not
among them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
THREE scALDED TO DEATH
Accident in the Fro Room of . B...l..h,p
Heroic Olicer Is Severely
Injured.


Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-Three men
lost their lives, and four others, in.
Guiding Lieutenant William G. Cole,
We're badly scalded by rush of steam
and boiling water in the fire room of
the battlcship Massachusetts. The
dead are Edward Bub, and Andrew
Hamilton. boilermakers and civilians;'
Charles Ritzel, boilermaker's helper
and civilian.
The injured are: Lieutenant William
g. Cole, U. s. N, assistant chief en-.
glneer of the Massachusetts, In hero.
ic dash to help tie men out of the fire
room; William Anderson, ships boiler
maker; James Wilson and Joseph A.
Duran, boilermaker's helpers and civil
ians-all badly scalded. There was
ladder accessible leading from the fire
room, but only one of the men in the
room Mt the time of the explosion
thought of it, and he got out unhurt.
The cause of the accident was the
blowing out of rubber gaskct in a
steam pipe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
NoG1 WORRIES THE wAnsH1rs
They Suffer from 1l-Inch shells. Cost OF
the Big Hill to the Japs.

They Suffer from 11-Inch shells. Cost OF
the Big Hill to the Japx.
Generel Stoessel's last dispatch is
dated Dec. 10, and says: "Since the
capture of Visokaia hill our ships in
the harbor have been suffering from
the eleven inch japanese shells. Gen
eralI Tserpinsky succumBed to his
wounds. The troops are in excellent
spirits"
The DRY of the operations as told
by Stoessel, shows that there had
been an almost uninterrupted assault
of the most desperate character from
Nov. % to Dec. 10, when the japanese,
after losing 22,OOO men, captured 2O3.
Meter hill and were able from that
position to shell the squadron in the
Port Arthur roadstead. There the
official act ends, but it is explained
that the Japanese do not occupy the
top of the hill, which is still exposed
to deadly fire from the Russian ar
tillery.
The Japanese are using plunging
fire from very heavy guns from behind
the crest of the hill: but that this fire
is efficiently directed is shown by the
damage suffered by the Russian squad
ron. The Japanese are credited with
using eleven inch and sixteen incl,
mortars and howitzers. The effect of
these must be most deadly when
turned upon tile neighboring forts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Must Have Automatic Counlers.

Washington, Dec. 19.-In decision
handed down by Chief Justice Fuller
in the case of johnson VS.. the South.
ern Pacific Railway company. the su,
preme court of the United States
practically held that all cars, includ-
ing locomotives, should lie equipped
with uniform automatic couplers. The
court t.aJee held that dining cars cannot
be exempt frnn = the requirements of
the safety appliance law WHEN IN usse
even though empty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

Cleveland. o., Dec. 19-The officials
OF the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railway have issued regu-
lations forbidding the employees of the
road cashing their pay checks in So
looms or places where liquors are sold.
Storekeepers patronized by employees
of the road are asked not to demand
discounts for cashing checks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Three Perish In Flames.

New York, Dec. 19.-Three persons
were killed and several injured, two
fatally, in fire in three-story brick
residence at 1874 South Main street, in
Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
The dead: Alice Swinson, Arden
Reynolds, aged 40; Charles Lincoln
Yaynter, 2 years. The fire was caused
by the explosion of an oil stove. Mos.
of those who lost their lives We're
caught on the upper stories of the
building from which there were no fire
escapes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
The smoot Inyestication,

Washington, Dec. 19.-The feeling
in congress is bitter because of revela-
tons made in the Mormon inquiry,
and matters are believed to be rapidly
approaching crisis. Senator Dubois
and other members of the Smoot in
vestigation board believe all the
charges have been established.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
"DELlGnrED" WITH HER REoErr1os

Probably Does Not Refer to tho Welcome
of the Mob.
Later an Associated Press reporter
saw Mrs. Chadwick and she talked
freely, nearly taking away the scribe's
breath when she told him that she was
among friends now, and especially de-
lighted ut the treatment accorded me
on all sides" Then she said: Let
me make it plain why l do not seek
bail. 1t is not because cannot gee
it, for only today ! received special
delivery letter from one of the
wealtlliest men in the country, who
has known me since l was ~ years
old. In this letter he assured me that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Fincd'at His own Reouest.

Clinton, Ia, Dec. 19-J. NJ. Adams,
a member of the city council of the
town of Tampico, violated one of the
ordinances of the town, went before
the other members of the council, in
formed them that he had violated the
ordinance and then went before JUS
tice Clifford and asked that he be ar
rested and fined. The dispenser of jus
tice complied with the request. In
moving an old building Adams crossed
number of streets without first
planking the same, as the ordinance he
helped to make provides.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

Moscow, Dec. 19.-The police and
Cossacks dispersed demonstration of
5000 students who had assembled in
the principal streets and in front Of
the governors palace. Three hundred
Of the students We're arrested and sixty
were injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Condolences.

All confidence is dangerous IL it is not
entire. We ought on most occasions to
speak NIL or conceal all. We have al
ready too much disclosed our secrets
to a man from whom we think any one
single circumstance is to be conceal.
ed.-Bruyere.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

ficials. There was no "gun playa
However, the two financial leaders did
not reach settlement of their diff
ferences. for. when Colonel Greene
started to catch 3 O'clock train for
New York. he stopped long enough to
say emphatically that he and Lawson
were as far apart as ever.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

New York, Dec. 16-August Belmont
has been elected at the annual dinner
president of the National Civic FEEDER
alton to succeed the late Senator Han
ma. Samuel Gompers was chosen first
vice president. Speeches in favor of
Cancellation were made by Samuel
GonnerT- -jelhont, Archbishop ireland,
John Mitchell and others, and a paper
from Andrew Carnegie was also read,
in which Carnegie advised I'm case of
strike to wait for the old men and not
hire new ones,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

Cedar Rapids, H., Dec. 15.-The
Bank of Olin, owned by e. E. Snyder,
has made an assignment. The liabili-
ties are $l55,0O0 and the assets SILL
600. The assets include 100000 in
loans, some of which are considered
Door.