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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
Associate Grand Patron Norris.

Hon. w. Fl. Norris, who was
chosen Standard Bearer of the Grand
Encampment knights Templar of
the United States at the recent
meeting Of that body in San Fran
cisco, has again been most signally
honored. At the meeting Of the
General Grand Chapter, Order
Eastern Star, held in st. Louis last
week, he was made Associate Grand
Patron. This is the second highest
office attainable by man in the
General Grand Chapter of Eastern
Star and that Mr.. Norris should be
selected to fill so important posi-
ton, is again proof Of the apprecia-
ton in which his talent and services
are held by these august bodies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
Mrs. Fred Hrnby is here from

Mrs. Fred Hruby is here from
Dubuque.
DR.. Pond has joined Mrs. Pond
in her visit here.
"A new cement walk is being
laid in front of DIR. Triem's Office.
e. M. Carr is in St. Louis at
tending the National Bar association.
Marshal Sweeney of Usage was
a guest in the w. w. Ford home
Sunday.
John Koopmann and sister Of
Petersburg were Manchester visitors
to-day, Tuesday.
Bernard Lueck of Dyersville
Rural Route No. % was in Man
chester to-day, Tuesday.
Rev. R. Wolfe is here from Mt.
Vernon, very welcome guest of his
many Manchester friends.
Matt Wilson and D. w. Bacon
of Hopkinton were very pleasant
callers in the Democrat Office and
elsewhere in Manchester Tuesday.
County Clerk John Georgen
and Patrick Dobbins we're two Of q
class Of forty to be initiated at Wat
erloo Sunday as Knights Of Column
bus.
Gay street is being improved
by the laying of cement walks in
front of the properties of Messers
]. w. Miles, Geo. Storey, and 81.
Carr.
Rev. A. W. Caul is attending
a meeting Of the Dubuque Baptist
Association being held at Cascade
this week and is on the program for
an address on what Constitutes
the Church" He will also lead the
Devotional Meeting Friday after
noon. Rev. II. P. Langridge will
also speak before the association, his
subject being "The Spiritual Life
of Church"
&c. W. Ferris has commenced
the erection Of house just south Of
Mrs. Crum's residence on the lot on
Franklin street recently purchased
by him Of w. G. Kenyon. The
building will be pushed to an early
completion, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferris will remove among their for
mer neighbors again. Mrs. Ola
Edmunds will take charge of the
Ferris lunch counter near the Illi-
nois Central depot upon their re-
moval.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
Have You Ever Seen Uuited States
Cavalry Troop Mauoeuver2

The Cedar Rapids Carnival Com
pany have arranged with the United
States government, through Col.
Thomas, to have a full troop of Cav
airy during the entire week of the
Carnival. and they will 60 through
the regular manoeuvers and parades
daily from Tuesday until Saturday.
Commencing on Monday, Oct. Bird
there will be gigantic Labor
parade; Tuesday, Oct 4th. will be
Military day, which will be partici-
pated in by the United States caval-
~ and q number Of the state mill
tary companies from different points
in Iowa; Wednesday, Oct. 9Th, will
be Postmasters' day, and the Horse
Show. which will excel anything Of
the kind ever seen in Cedar Rapids;
Thursday. October 9th, as usual,
will be Everybody's day, and Fri
day will be Ladies' day; closing on
Saturday, Oct. 9th with School
Children's day.
In addition to the features of the
days named it MUST not be forgotten
that the great Pains Fireworks Co.
have been engaged for the presenta-
ton Of the Eruption of Mt. Pelee
preceded bya brilliant display Of
fireworks, every night during the
week. Every afternoon and even.
ing, two hour, free vaudeville, viii
be presented.
Strange as it may seem, this en-.
tire aggregation Of pleasant surprises
can be seen as usual for 25 cents
and a one fare rate on all railroads
from everywhere.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
Highland MOBILES.

Highland Mobiles regular meeting
Monday night October 3rd. Re-
Treatments will be served, Supreme
Protector, ]. =. Rose will be here
and a good time is looked for.
Let every member be out, remem-
Der October Bird.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
Dismissal Of the Fisheries Case.

The case Of the State Of Illinois
VS.. "A. Anderson, ct o., the boys
composing the U. s. fisheries crews,
who had been charged by the 10
Daviess county officials with illegal
fishing, finally come on for hearing
last Friday.
Appearing, for the boys were
President Cohen and Secretary and
Superintendent Bartlett Of the ILL.
nois State Fish Commission, United
States District Attorney Goodman Of
Chicago, and Superintendent John
son of the Government Fish Station
here. Tits safe to say the prosecu |
tion. were prettyawel! aware that
something was happening when
these ge1tlemen Appeared On, the
scene.a Aconference! between those
representing, the parties sfollewed,
during which. MI, Goodman told the
attorneys for. the state that .they|
could 60 ahead and prosecute the
case if they saw fit, but that of
course they had absolutely no case
at all. Nj. Cohen and Mr.. Bartlett
said that Mr.. johnson and his crew
Of, fishermen had unquestioned au-
thority to carry on the work they
had been doing. MI. Cohen said
further that Mr.. Whitmore's letter to
him on the subject had mislead him
I(Whitmore was the sheriff making
1.-THE arrest as he had made a notation
in samethat the boyswere inpostors.
In reply to this >letter Mr.: Cohen
wrote Mr. WhAmore to investigate
the matter and obtain the names of
the parties, and if they were impos-
tors, and not working under instruc-
lions Of the Illinois commission or
commissioned by the United States
government, he (Cohen) would see
that they werc prosecuted.
The Dubuque Daily Times Of Fri
day, September 23rd, said: "Mr.
Whitmore assumed as his authority
for making the arrest this letter Of
Mr.. Cohen's which clearly demon
strates that Mr.. Whitmors either
failed in his duty as q careful and
| painstaking officer or that he acted
on information that either misled
| him or shows that the sources were
unreliable, as the facts in the case
show that there was absolutely no
| justification for the arrests, for it
seems incredible that there is a man,
woman or child within radius Of
several miles on either side of the
river that did not knoyY Of the iden-
tity Of these men and, that they were
in the employ of the government and
, had he made the slightest effort he
could easily have ascertained their
, identity and satisfied himself as to
their authority" Il.
DIR. Bartlett's testimony previous
ly given that permission, had been
granted Mr.. johnson and the crew
to fish in the watersSinS the vicinity
!, Of Galena was called in question anc
Z hewas asked to substantiate same BY
showing upon his books specific en-
: tries Of such permission, which h
did at this time after, having beer
: compelled in the meantime to go t.
his home in Quincy for the recort
!. books. ayl
u The dismissalo of the case is no
likely to be the end of the trouble
n however, as it is probable the boy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
.Colesb,,rg

The following gentlemen served
as grand jurors at the March term
of court and will again sit at the
October term: R. G. Brooks, A. E.
Clark, w. P. Hurley, @. G.. Hamblin
J. ]. Carrothers, ]. s. Reeder and
w. L. Storey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28
Petit Jury.

This is the list Of Jurors drawn
for the October term of court to be
holden in Manchester, commencing
Monday, October 18th:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28

100 acre farm for rent. Enquire
at this office. Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-28

Coggon and three and half miles
from Ryan; well improved, telephone
connections, rural delivery, in fact q
most desirable place which he is
offering for sale. His adv. appears
in another local column.
Marriage Licenses have been
issued the past week to Alphonse
Babcock and Mary Overly Of Ehler;
| N. P. Anderson and Elfreda Ortberg
of Delaware; Ralph Sassaman Of
Waterloo and Martha Hackbath,
Manchester; Leroy Delp. of Hanlon-
ton and Eleanor Martin of Manclles-
ter; John Koopman and Katie
| Woerdehoff, of Bremen and D. w.
Bacon and Rhoda Wilson Of Union
township.
-Harlo Stevens, who has been
employed for number of years
| past with A Miller, the barber, was
badly injured Monday afternoon
while giving. a customer hair cut.
In some way he dropped the shears
on his left hand so that the points
buried deep in a vein. He wrapped
the hand up and hurried to ply.
sician's Office, in spite of whicl
promptness the loss Of blood wa
considerable.
i John Bartsche Of Milo was il
!, this morning and left US a hal
bushel Of peach blow potatoes
) Everyone knows there are no bette
? potatoes grown than the old fashion
. ed peach blow. When cooked the
!, are snow white in color and deliciou
t to the taste, and, because they ar
3 very difficult to raise in this countr
j on account Of the early frosts whic
. reach them before they have ripper
s ed, they are in reality a luxury. NJ,
q Bartsche has our hearty thanks il
deed forsthe treat.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
EVANSVILLE NOTES.

HYATTSVILLE. Md, Feb. 5.-The
Democrats of this part Of the county
are jubilant over the election of Rayner,
and they are especially proud that the
delegate from Hyattsv5lle. Robert w
Wells. supported Rayner from the start
and especially Of his vigorous speech in
opposition to secrecy I'm the caucus vote
DR.. Charles A. Wells left last night
for Coffey~ville. Kan. being called thither
by the Illness Of his brother. Robert w
Wells. The doctor expects TO be gone
two weeks His three brothers, Robert
W. Daniel and DR.. Walter IL Wells.
natives of BIadensburg, went 20 Kansas
about thirty years ago. where the one
practices his profession and the other
two conduct a large mercantile and cat
tie shipping business
The Rev. Richard r. Riedel. late pas
TOR OF the Baptist Church. and now fill-
ing the pulpit at the Maryland Avenue
Baptist Church, moved his family 10 tn
city yesterday. His address viii be so
Maryland Avenue northeast.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
HANGING, HEAD DOWN,
Man PHONES FOR AID
Quick Wit of Employe Saves His Life
Though Leg Was Crushed
IN Machinery.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-while hanging
head downward from an engine belt in
which he had been caught in the Edi-
son Electric Company's storage works.
at Edgewater. n. j., opposite this city,
William Alexander, an employee, man
aged to grasp a telephone receiver near
his head and call for assistance.
His call was heard by the central
operator, who, in her excitement, nOti-
fed an undertaken nearby and an am
bulance was sent. From his perilous
position Alexander directed those who
had arrived how TO set him free. The
entire time he was suffering excruciat-
ing agony, his leg having been caught
between the belt and fiywheel OF an
engine and crushed.
Alexander was the first to arrive at
the factory at o'clock. His duty was
to clean the large engines supplying
power to the ice machines, and in order
to do this he had to start the engines
moving. Alexander had hardly begun
to work when his jumper was caught
in the main belt Of an engine. and in
an instant he was whirled TO the cell
ing. The man knew il would be useless
70 call for help. His body had clOgged
the machinery so that IL stopped NOV
ing. and. head down. Alexander hung.
not knowing what would happen next
Suddenly ne noticed the telephone near
MS head on the wall. By twisting his
body around he managed to lift the re-
ceiver OF the hook and hold II 10 his
err.
Help me; / am being killed. he cried
frantically to the operator. and she
notified the undertaker's shop. Alex
ander was taken to Roosevelt Hospital
this city. where 1t was found necessary
TO amputate his right leg.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
CHASTITY STATISTICS
OF IROQUOIS HORROR
Theater Holocaust Plunged Thirteen
States and Eighty-six Cities and
Towns in Mourning.

CHICAGO, Feb. ). - Official statistics
Of the victims of the IroquOis fire have
been compiled, and they tell a heart
rending tale
In the grim list every decade in life
is represented UP to the age Of rs years.
one person at that age having been
killed. The largest representation above
Is years runs from % years to IS years.
The youngest was years old.
Appalling figures are given for those
under 10 years. there being 49 children
under that age on the list Twenty chill
dren whose ages were 10 years are list
ed, and sc whose ages were IL or u
years are in the number of dead. The
roster complete shows 141 women and
children under Fl years. and names So
youths and boys under that age. In all.
there was a total of Az women and girls
and 1853 men and boys. grand total of
$40.
fessions are found y domestics. court
clerks, farmers. IL housekeepers, 2
clergymen. $50 housewives, l lawyer. 5
nurses, school principals, 1874 pupils,
% teachers. merchants, and dress
makers. SiXty-five are listed whose oe-
equations are not given. Chicago, OF
course has the largest roll Of lives sac
rificed, there having been 800 OF the
dead residents of this city. Next to
Chicago, Evanston furnishes the largest
number. II dead. The table also shows
that victims Of the fire were from u
States and Sc cities and towns.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
BabiSt Sect May Haze
Church in Washington
Mira Abul FazeI Expounds, Religion in Base
ment of the Corcoran Building--Was Vic
tim of Moharnmedan Persecution

of the sect is that all religions are
from God. and that all the great
prophets, including Moses, Confucius.
BUddha. Elijah. Mother Ann Lee, and
Mary Baker Eddy were sent b. God to
enlighten the human race from time TO
time. The prophet to whom the Babists
especially pay homage was an ancient
Persian named Behia-U llah, TO- which
reason the sect IS sometimes called the
"Behiaists
Denounced by Mohammedans.
Behia- Ullah. according to those who
preach this faith, was the intermediary
between God and man. and Bah was
the first to announce his coming. Mo
hammedans bitterly denounce the sect
and have prosecuted its followers.
Mira Abul Fazel has just returned to
Washington from New York. where he
held conferences with the other leaders
of the Babists. of whom there are quite
a number in New York. II is said that
plans were mapped out to encourage
the spread of the faith in this country
and to foster IL in every way AbuI
Eazel made an effort to see the grand
vizier. but on account OF the latter's
hurried departure ne was unable to find
him.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05

On account of the growth of the Per-
sian sect, known as the Babists. in
Washington. IL is said that church
may be built for them
The expounder of this religion here is
a venerable Persian who was a victim
OF great persecution by the Mohamme-
dams in his country. and was imDris-
oned for year. He came to this coun-
try as one of the leaders of the new
faith. The Oriental mystery surround
ing the religion is said 70 have q great
fascination 20 those who come under
the preachers spell, and old Mira Abul
Fazel has gained large number of fol-
lowers in this city.
Of Imposing Presence.
He is a Persian OF imposing appear
ance and dresses in full regalia at the
meetings which are held I'm small
room In the basement of the Corcoran
Building. Abui Fazei does not speak
English. but he has two Persian inter
prefers who translate the words as they
fall from his lips. while his auditors
listen as though In a trance.
The religion is a simple one, and it's
followers say there is nothing weird or
mysterious about 1t. The chief tenet
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Especial to Tie Warrington Times.)


ROCKVILLE. Md, Feb. 5.-The sew
enth annual meeting CT the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League convened ia
the Christian Church here yesterday.
with President Asa n Stabler in the
chair The roll cali showed about 100
delegates present from the different or
sanizations Of the county.
The annual report of the president was
optimistic. President Stabler looking
forward 10 great things yet to be ac-
complished IN this county In the Anti
Saloon League work The annuar re-
d Of the leagues attorney. Frank
a Gins, was the more interesting for
k-ss .3tatistics given relative 70 the work
of the law enforcement committee
The Rev. II. l. McNair reported for
the committee on legislation. recon-
mending 70 the Legislature the passa ge
Of an amendment 10 the present law, In
which the recent recommendations OF
Judge Henderson might be embodied
The committee also suggested 10 the
LEGISLATURE the passage of a primary
election law similar 10 that OF Baltimore
city.
Shoemaker. attorney for the Anti-Sa-
loon League OF Washington, ID. c. An
drew Wilson, Of the Washington bar;
Warren Cho6te OF Washington: Dr.
William r. Andrews Of Clarksburg w
Va; r. l.. McNair, y. II. Miller. OF this
county and Arthur Stabler, now Of
Washington.
The afternoon session was taken up
with minor reports OF committees and
addresses, the principal OF which was
made By Dr. William r. Andrews, for
merly Of this place. but now Of Clarks-
burg, w. Va
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
NEWS OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN
Wabash Plans.

Former Senator Henry C. Davis, of
West Virginia. passed through Wash
ington today on his way home from
Philadelphia. whore ne had conference
with President Cassatt and several of
the prominent officers Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
He declined to say just what was dis
cussed at the conference. but admitted
the stories of peace having been de-
clared between the Goulds and Mr.
Cassatt were true. He declined. how
ever. to discuss the terms of the agree
ment. The Wabash. he declared. would
build it's road from Pittsburg TO Balti-
more. end nothing would stop il.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
SuIIy'S Boarding House
Doesn't Pay Hin a Cent
Cotton Kings Complete Establishment in His
Offices on Twenty-third Floor, Where
His Clerks Sleep and Are Fed.

NEW YORK. Feb. SIN addition to
conducting the bull campaign that has
run cotton up from to I6 cents a pound.
Daniel J. Sully has been running
boarding house. Unlike the boarding
house keeper who flourishes in the side
streets, Mr.. Sully has not been fl, the
business for profit. His venture has
been a dead loss to him in money. but it
has amounted to a whole lot in the work
of his office
On the twenty-third floor of the build
ing at 4S Exchange Place Mr. Sully has
converted some of his offices into sleep
ing rooms, dining room. and a kitchen
for his clerks. A Japanese chef acts
also as waiter, dishwasher. purchasing
agent, and valet for the men who eat
and sleep IN the airy Hotel de Sully
Strain on the Clerks.
The operations Of Mr.. Suily have been
so tremendous that it takes his clerks
all night to begin to catch up on the
work of the day. Often they are sew
work the men in regular shifts is inn
practicable and to hire more clerks
would mean complications.
The Sully staff. paid extra for extra
work and fed free Of expense, has no OBJ
lection 70 offer to the plan of housing
them in the big Office building. Some
OF them have not been home save on
short visits for two months. Whenever
they can spare little time they walk
around Battery Park and along the wa
ter front for exercise. Sunday is like
every other day to them.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
REQUEST OF SUICIDE
NOT TO BE BURIED ALIVE
General ellis Leaves Card Asking That
Care Be Taken.

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 5.-With an
empty laudanum bottle by his side and
a card pinned on his coat. requesting
that care be taken not to bury him
alive. Gen. John \. ellis, once a we'll
known military man and for years a
leading lawyer. was found dead yester-
day evening in Amelia county.
A bottle full of arsenic and a revolver
with every chamber loaded were found
IN hts pockets. He had been dead for
several hours.
The friends of General ellis believe
that he was driven by 81 health TO de-
strOy himself. He was q member of
the STAFF of Governor Cameron of Vir-
GINA. and gave much OF his time to up
building the militia of the State In
addition he was one OF the leading law
yers OF SOuthside. Va.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
St, Louis Exhibits.

1t is now said the exhibit the Penn
sylvania Ri ilroad is planning for the
st. Louis Z Gposition Is 10 equal IL not
exceed ths.A arranged by the Baltimore
and OHIO which is 70 be one OF the
most complete of its kind ever shown
the public. A plant for testing locomo-
lives is 81. be erected IN the exposition
grounds. and all kinds of scientific ex-
perfments made. The results are to be
described in copyrighted bulletins
After the exposition these are TO be col
lected and published in book form
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
Old Dominion Action.

1t was believed the District Commits
sioners would take some action on the
long-delayed Old Dominion bill this
morning. but they failed to do so. The
reason for the delay no one seems TO
know. All OF the railroad bills received
after the Old Dominion measure had
reached the board have been acted upon
and returned to the committees OF Con-
gress.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
BOSTON PRINTING PLANTS
ACCEPT UNION SCALE

BOSTON. Feb 5.-Thirty printing
plants, large and small, and employing
an aggregate of nearly 500 comOositors,
have agreed to the new wage scale
asked by Typographical Union. No. 13.
About the same number of small
shops. employing one, two. or three
men each, have sent word that they will
establish the scale.
A T. Bliss a. Co. who locked out all
their hands on Monday, yesterday re-
ceived the union committee and signed
the scale. and their shop resumed full,
operations this morning.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05

The meals are prepared of the best
materials to be purchased in the mar
ket, and they are cooked tc perfection.
The service could not be improved upon.
At times Mr. SnIIy takes luncheon or
dinner in his office, and his friends say
that the viands and drinkables are 'ev-
cry bit as good as those served In Del
monico's downtown place, few doors
away.
The ventilation and view are unsur-
passed. From the windows of their
bedrooms and workrooms the Sully
clerks can see for miles out over the
bay and New Jersey and Long Island.
AZ they are unable to get outside to
spend anything, their salaries are All
velvet as the street expression has Il.
They avoid the troublesome rides on the
IL and surface cars up and down town
and are always within call.
Meals at All Hours.
has TO keep meals prepared at all hours
and snatch sleep whenever he can. Full
ton and Washington Markets are so
close to the Sully offices that the little
Jap wastes no time in his marketing
Until the strain is over the Sully hos
telry viii continue In full swing When
normal conditions prevail again the
married clerks will be given vacations.
so that they may become acquainted
with their families. and the unmarried
clerks VIII be allowed to see how things
look up town. Some of the young men
have not been above Wall Street in
weeks.
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
MUSIC TO BURN.

BLOOMSBURG. Pa, Feb. Sire de-
stroyed the servants dormitory at the
State Normal School. The second floor
contained the musical department and
twelve pianos, all of which were de-
stroyed Loss, $1,000, partly covered by
insurance
The Washington times., 1904-02-05
Campbell Promoted.

George II. Campbell. assistant general
superintendent of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. and well known in Wash
ington. where he spent several years,
has been promoted to be general super
intendent, with headquarters In New
York He succeeds George Z. Randolph,
who was recently elected first vice pres
fdent of the system