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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
THOMAS K. N1EpRmaHAus.

Of being defeated for the prize. Sem
ator Il. NJ. Cockrell is by no means sure
of it in the event split in the Repub-
llcan ranks gives the Democrats a
chance to elect their own man to sue.
coed Cockrell
Enough Republicans have placed
themselves on record as being unaller-
ably opposed to sending Niedringhaus
doubtful. Should the charges Of cor
ruption or any part of them be proven
against him, it is morally certain he
would be defeated.
st. Louis, Jan. 14.-The senate and
house committees of the legislature,
appointed to investigate the statement
of campaign receipts and expenditures
fled by Chairman 7. X. Niedringhaus
of the Republican state committee and
Republican caucus nominee for United
States senator, met separately. The
hearings are open to the public.
st. Louis, Jan. 16-Thomas X. Nieo
ringhaus, chairman of the Missouri
Republican committee and caucus nom
inee of his party for the United States
senate, denies he accepted contribu
lions from st. Louis brewers, but says
certain sums We're given to protect him
against personal loss.
Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 16.-A special
to The Times from jefferson City, Mo.
says that sufficient number of Repub
licans have bolted to defeat the rati
fication of T. X. Niedringhaus. the
state chairman, recently named by the
Republicans in caucus to succeed
United States Senator Francis NJ
COckrell
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
At the last session of the Board

At the last session of the Board
of Supervisors of this county the
following resolution was passed, viz:
ut is hereby resolved that in conside-
ration of Edgar M. Cross's promise
and agreement to repay and assign
ment of claims held by him as security,
that the County Auditor issue war
rant to him on this date for $37 90 and
hereafter at the rate of $500 par week
for q period of twelve weeks"
This action of the board is being
commented upon quite freely, as it
has not been the custom of the board
to loan money. The facts in rela-
ton to this loan as we understand
them are, that Mr.. Cross has brought
an action against the Illinois Cen
trail Railway Go. for several thousand
dollars. County Attorney Cloud is
his attorney in that action, and in
duced the board to make the loan
provided for in said resolution, to
aid Cross in the prosecution of his
suit. The county auditor informs
us that Cross has not, nor is he re-
quired to give any security for the
loan other than his promise, that in
case he wins his suit he will repay
the loan. On the facts as shown by
the resolution the board certainly
had no authority to make the loan.
If there are any facts that warrant
the board in making it, the tax
payers have the right to know what
they are. We do not believe that
the board had any authority to take
$l2l00, or any other sum, Of the
tax payers money and loan it to Mr.
Cross or his attorney to aid them il
prosecuting his law suit, if there il
any such authority the County At
torney owes it to himself and til.
board to make it known by publica
ton in one OF more Of the count,
papers.
Since the above was put in typ
welearn the above mentioned LOAF
is only one of several that has bee1
made to Mr.. Cross by the boar'
during the past year, at the solici
tation Of his attorney, County Al
torney Cloud, and that the total loan
so made now amount in the aggre
gate to $32lO0. We regret ths
our attention had not been earle
called to the misappropriation {
county funds in this matter, SO W
might have called it to the attentio
of the tax payers before this metho
of raiding the county treasury ha
assumed its present proportions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

and physical condition made it next
to impossible to keep his bed or his
room clearly during the last few
days of his life. Several of the de-
fendant's neighbors testified in be-
half of the defendant, and it was I'M
disputed that he is an industrious
man, a good. citizen and good
neighbor.
After five days trial, during
which upwards of forty witnesses
were examined, the jury returned a
verdict Of guilty, and the court
without hearing any argument set
the verdict aside, granted Clark a
new trial, discharged his bondsmen
and admitted him to bail on his
own individual undertaking. In
passing upon the motion the court
said, that while it was for the county
attorney to say.whether or not the
case should be retired, it was the
Judgment Of the court that enough
expense had already been made and
that the case had never ought to be
tried again. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Is THE STATUE DYNAM1TER
"Gessler Ro..e.u" confe..e. iii. Attemp
OH Frederick tho Great Also on
tho steamship Umbria.

Philadelphia, Jan. 49, "Gessler
Rosseau," who was arrested in this
city last week with an unlOaded in.
fernal machine in his possession, las
admitted to the police that he is the
man who attempted to destroy the
statue of Frederick the Great inWnsh.
ington last Tuesday, and also that ii
was he who sent the trunk containing
an Internal machine to the British
steamship Umbria Mt New York in
May, 1903. The prisoner, whose right
name is not known, made these adnis.
sions in the office of Captain Donaehy,
of the Philadelphia detective bureau,
after lie had been identified by persona
brought here from New York and
Washington for that purpose.
He gives no reasons for the Mt.
tempted outrages except that there
are too many foreign affairs in this
country" After having Rosseau under
fire all afternoon, the police Chased
him as an American patriotic fanatic"
His attempt on the Umbria was fiend-
ish. The trunk arrived on the dock
too late to get aboard the steamer -
by only few minutes - and was
opened by the police, who found a
clock work bomb that would have sunk
the vessel when she was out at sea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

1t was Il jest pure and simple that
brought about the war between Eng
land and France in 1857 and ultimately
cost the great William his life. Will
liam, of course, was great" in more
senses than one. So stout was he in
fact by reason of his idle and luxurious
life that lie could not walk from place
TO place, but had to be carried. One
day his contemporary, Philip of
France, delicatcly remarked at dinner
that William was like fillet of beef
on casters and ought to be exhibited at
a prize monarch show" Naturally Will
liam heard of this and in a furious
rage ordered his troops to invade at
once: This was done, and war COM
menced which ended in the English
king being thrown from his horse and
killed while experimenting the siege
of Nantes,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
PROCEEDINGS IN
NATIONS CONGRESS
Doings ofthe Lawmakers in the Sen.
ate and the House OF
Representatives.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The attention
sf the senate was divided between the
statehood question and governmental
regulation of railroads. Newlnnds
made speech on the railroad subject,
and had a controversy with Spooner,
Foraker and others. All amendments
to the statehood bill except that re.at.
Ing to liquor traffic in Indian Terri.
tory were agreed to. An executive scs-
sion was held. -
The house discussed disappointment
OF General Miles 10 position in tho
National Guard of Massachusetts, the
army appropriation being up. An
amendment, which was adopted, de
priving retired army officers of full pay
when they accepted such positions VAS
looked upon by several members as
aimed Mt General Miles. but Hull, in
charge of the bill denied this. The bill
was still pending at adjournment.
Washington, Jan. 10. - The legis
lative, executive ana judicial appro-
priation bill was read at length in the
senate and there was discussion of
the civil service question. The bill for
the encouragement of the merchant ma
rine was reported to the senate. Lit
tie was done on the legislative bill.
The house of representatives de-
voted its entire session to discussion
Of the impeachment charges against
Judge Charles Swayne, of the northern
district Of Florida. No progress was
made, except in the discussion of the
charges. No other business of inter
est was transacted.
Washington, Jan. IA. = The senate
passed the legislative, executive ana
judicial appropriation bill, and also
many private pension bills. The ques-
tons of granting pensions for service
in the Indian police and of allowing
gratuities for injuries received by
workmen while in the employ of the
government were debated a length.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
magnetic Eject. Of Lixhtnias.

m0BnethC EHeCt8 OF
The magnetic effects produced by
lightning are often very curious. A
chest containing a-large assortment Of
knives, forks and other cutlery was
not many years ago struck in the
house Of n London tradesman and
magnetism impaired to the whole Of
the articles. Arago, in his "Aieteoro-
logical Essays speaks Of a shoemaker
in Swabia whose tools were thus treat.
ed, to his indescribable annoyance. HE
had to be constantly freeing, his ham
mer, pinchers and knife from his nails,
needles and avis, which were con-
stnntly getting caught by them as they
lay together on the bench
The same authority knew of a Ge-
noese ship which was wrecked near
Algiers in consequence of some pranks
played by lightning among the COM
passes, the captain innocently suppos-
ing that he was sailing toward the
north when, rs matter of fact, he was
steering due south.-Ch Chambers Jour.
nal ezti5 'tisi 40 ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18


The several states can not regu-
late or control the great corporations
engaged in interstate commerce, but
they can deny them the rights ac-
corded to natural persons and local
corporations; and, if a few of the
states would protect their citizens
along that line, the corporations en-
gagged i'll interstate commerce might
find it to their advantage to submit
to national supervision and control.
A national incorporation law for cor
porations engaged in interstate com
merce will be enacted sooner OF
later and the sooner the better fol
| all concerned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
in THE GOOD OLD TIMES"
Facts which show How Much Better
OF We Are To-day.

Facts which show How Much Better
on We Are Today.
Not until February of 1912 did the
people of Kentucky know that Madison
was elected president in the previous
November.
In 1884 one of the leading railroads
Of the United States printed on its
time table, 1.-THE locomotive will leave
the depot every day at 10 o'clock If
the weather is fair"
The first typewriter was received by
the public with suspicion. 1t seemed
subversive of existing conditions. A
reporter who took one into court
room first proved its real worth.
In England, some centuries ago. IL an
ordinary workman without permission
moved from one parish to another In
search of work or better wages he was
branded with hot iron.
When Benjamin Franklin first
thought Of starting newspaper in
Philadelphia many Of his friends ad-
vised against it, because there was
paper published in Boston. Some Of
them doubted that the country would
be able to support two newspapers.
When Thomas Jefferson was elected
president of the United States, on Feb.
II, 1901, after one of the most exciting
political campaigns in our history, the
gratifying news did not reach the sue
cessful candidate for as many days as
1t now takes hours to transmit the re-
suit Of presidential election to the
whole civilized world.
When, in 1909. Richard Trevithick ut
tered the following words there were
many who considered him an insane,
dangerous person: '"The present genera
ton will use canals, the next will pre-
fer railroads with horses, but their
more enlightened successors will en-
ploy steam carriages on railways as
ance."
When Benjamin Franklin first took
the coach from Philadelphia to New
York he spent four days on the jour
ney. He tells us that as the old driver
logged along lie spent his time knitting
stockings. Two stagecoaches and eight
horses sufficed for all the commerce
tuut was CuLtlcu vi UcIMScu DOSIOA
and New York, and in winter the jour-
ney occupied a week.
Napoleon at the height Of his power
could not command our everyday CON-
veniences. such as steam heat, running
water, bath and sanitary plumbing,
gas, electric light, railroads, steam
boats, the telegraph, the telephone. the
photograph, daily newspapers, maga-
zines and thousand other blessings
which are now part Of the daily neces-
stiles of even manual laborers.
When the first two tons OF anthra-
cite coal were brought into Philadel-
phla in 1908 the good people OF that
city. so the records state, tried to burn
the stuff, but at length, disguised,
they broke it up and made walk Of
it." Fourteen years later Colonel
George Shoemaker sold eight or ten
wagon loads of it in the same city,
but warrants were soon issued for his
arrest for taking money under false
Inconsistencies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Bristow in Another Post,

Washington. Jan. IA. = JOSEPH l..
Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster
general, rendered to the president his
resignation MS an officer of the postai
service, to take effect on the Doth inst.
BY an executive order President Roose.
welt has designated Bristow as spe-
cial commissioner to make an inyestl-
CATION into the present trade conditions
and freight rates between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts. and between the
west coast of South America and the
east coast of the United States anu
Europe, to determine the best policy or
managing the Panama railroad.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

Hoopeston, ILL.,, Jan. 16.-A part of
one of the main business blocks in this
city was swept away by fire early in
the morning, entailing loss of about
100000. Frank II. Parnell's depart-
ment store. the largest clothing aud
dry goods establishment in the city,
and large brick building adjoining ON
the west owned by Mayor James A.
Cunningham were in ruins before the
flames We're under control.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
DIsRUPTs THE ASSOCIATIONS
Live Stock Men Arc Now q Couple Of or
ganiEations Instead Of = Sin,
gle One.

Denuver, Jan 14.-The National
Live Stock association was rent in
twain by the adoption of new consti
tuition which admits the packers ia
membership and provides an open door
through which the railroads of the
country may at any time become fac.
tors in control of the organization.
The cattle men, horse and swine
growers, together with representatives
of some of the affiliated industrieN re-
fused to agee to the new constitution,
withdrew when they considered its
adoption probable. and formed a new
organization under the name of the
American Stock Growers association.
whose aim 1t will be to WELD dom.
inant influence in the interest of the
cattle grower.
Roughly speaking the sheep grow.
ers, commission men and the stock
yards interests remained with the Ma.
tional Live Stock association, and the
actual growers of all other animals
for the market have gone with the
new association.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
FiyeDie in a Fire.

New York, Jan. 16.zFive persons
were suffocated in fire that broke out
in the basement of 1873 West One
Hundred and Thirtieth street, oc-
cupied by William T. Mason. The dead
are William 7. Mason, Clara T. Ma.
son( his wife,. Marion Mason (aged 4
months, Helen Mason (aged IA
months), and Annie Wells, a servant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Gale Sweeps british Coast.

London, Jan. 16.-A fierce gaze
caused much havoc along the coasts
of the United Kingdom. There We're
number Of wrecks of small craft re.
sulting in loss of life. A French ketch
was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight
and her crew of five men We're drown.
ed. All arrivals report terrific wealth
er. The harbors are filled with vesses
seeking shelter No less than fifty
steamers have sought shelter at Holy
bend.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Silas CARRIER, first governor Of ii

Silas CARRIER, first governor Of the
state Of Nebraska under the new
constitution, died at Red Glc.s11,
Neb., on the 18th inst; ct paralysis,
aged " yease.- He was resident Of
Clayton county. Iowa, for many
years prior to his removal 10 Ne
braska, was captain of Co. D., 9th
Iowa Infantry, Of which regiment
nearly all Of the members Of Co. T
were from this county.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

There seems to be considerable
friction and delay about the COM
mencement Of the work on the great
Panama canal, which is to divorce
two continents and wed two oceans
The world has been talking about
the digging of that canal for the
past hundred years, and it would
seem as though the talking stage
had reached the limit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Another Carrier Lose, nj. Head.

Dies Moines, H.. Jan. IL. - G. p.
Clark, of Wadena, Ia, secretary and
treasurer and general organizer of thu
Iowa State Letter Carriers association.
has been removed by the assistant
postmaster general. Clark has been
active in urging the passage of laws
increasing the salaries of the carriers,
which is largely responsible for the ac-
ton Of the department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
comBEs MINISTRY IS DEAD
That Is to Say It VIII Resign the Manage
ment of France After Three
N Years Trouble.

Paris, Jan. 16.-The ministry of NJ.
Combes, after emerging successfully
from bitter midnight struggle in the
chamber Of deputies, where it squeezed
through with ten majority, has de-
cided to abandon the field while some
portion Of its prestige still remains, and
has signified its intention of resigning!
Official announcement Of the resigna-
tons has not yet been made, but NJ.
Combes has definitely stated the inten-
ton of himself and his colleagues, and
the termination of the ministry after a
tempestuous career of three years only
awaits the formal submission of the
letters of retirement.
Friends of the ministry maintain
that It's retirement is voluntary, as NJ.
Combes has succeeded in resisting
the effort to compel him to fall. The
opposition, however, halls the decision
as victory, claiming tlnt the small
maiorities for the ministry Saturday
night left NJ. Combes shorn of effective
strength to carry out his policies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Talbot Inquiry Is Dropped

Reading. Pa, Jan. 16-The board
Of inquiry in the case of Bishop Tai.
bot, which met here. decided that. un
der the canons of the church that wen
into effect Jan. 1, 1t has no authority
to take up the investigation of the
charges Of Dr. Irvine. This conclu
sion will prevent an inquiry now, but
the case may be revived under tho
new canons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Chicago Bov robbcr pnrc,ed.

Council Bluffs, la. inn. 1G.--Gov.
ernor Cummins hrr ,tsnlrd parole
to John Loewing, II years OLD. of Chi
cngo, who was serving ten-yenr sen.
tence in tho Fort Madison peniten
tiary for robbery. Loewing, on Apri
z last, with his elder brother, Martin.
held up and robbed Martin Mortensel
in his saloon I, this city. The elder
brother, finding escape cut off, sho,
himself,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
THE HAWkEYE STATE
Telegraphic Reports oflmportant
Events Occurring During
Past Few Days.
MAIN HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
Items of Special Interest Caught from
the Wires and Prepared for
Our Readers.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 13.-The Des
Moines city library has consumptive
reading room. Up to date literature
touching the cure, treatment, and pre-.
vention of tuberculosis has been class.
flied and set apart for the use of the
rapidly growing number of people
who are taking a vital interest in this
subject.
In addition to furnishing them ma.
terial to educate themselves as to the
cure of the disease, it separates them
from the non-consumptives, and re-
moves the liability of contagion The
places are designated by signs, so that
compliance is secured without the ne.
cessity of the library officials making
personal requests.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
LaFollette Alter the Railways.

Madison, Wis. ian. 13.-The main
feature of governor LoFollette's mes
sage, which he read personally to the
legislature, was demand for an ap-
pointive freight rate commission, the
last of the big reforms asked by the
governor. The message occupied three
hours in reading, nearly half being
devoted to the railroads. The govern.
or also urged repeal of the mortgage
taxation law, the enactment of an In
come tax, and better protection against
railroad accidents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

Washington, Jan. 3.-Postmaster
General Wynne has issued an order
transferring the entire corps of post
office inspectors from the jurisdiction
of the fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral and placing them Immediately
under the postmaster general. The
action is taken on the ground of sub
serving the best interests of the gov
eminent and also is based on the fact
that the inspectors of the other execu-
tive departments of the government
are directly under the head of the de-
partment. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
SENATORS BOUNCED
Colorado Senate Republicans Get
Busy and Born and Healy
Are Unseated.
BORN REFUSES TO cAp1Tu1ATE
sergeant.at-Arms Forcibly Takes Him
from the Hall.
Republican Senator Protests and
Healy Makes a Charge of Brib.
cry Peabody Files His
Notice of Contest.

Denver, Jan 13.-The senate by n
party vote seated James B.. Dick in
place of Senator Robert NJ. Born. Dick
was unseated by the Democratic ma
jority during the contest over election
Of United States senator two years ago.
Senator Born refused to give up his
seat and was forcibly elected by the
sergeant at arms. Senator Daniel
Healy. who was seated two years ago
in place of Jesse F. Mcdonald. now
lieutenant governor, was also expelled
by a vote of 10 to IS, the same as
in Born's case. The senate member
ship is now twenty Republicans and
thirteen Democrats.
Republican Protests Charges Of Bribery.
Senator Horace T. belong Rep) pro-
tested against the action as unconsti-
tutional. The Democrats allege that
two-thirds vote is necessary to ex-
pei members and may apply to the SUI
preme court for redress. In state
n,ent on the floor Of the senate Healy
declared that an attempt had been
made to bride him. He said that on
Saturday, during the joint session, he
was called into private room and
was told that if he would vote for the
confirmation of Judge Goddard he need
have no fear Of being unseated.
Contest for Governor Begins.
The contest for the governorship has
begun. Ex-Governor Peabody has filed
his notice of contest with the legisla
ture. The notice alleges that the can
vass of votes that seated Alva Adams
was the result of conspiracy II
Arapahoe and other counties in the
state, and that the majority Of 9,7T4
for Adams on the face of the returns
is fraudulent. Charges of ballot box
stuffing, substitution Of prepared bal
lots for those cast by voters and mis-
counting by election Judges are also
included in the specifications Of fraud
Another Charge That IL Made.
Another charge is that in order t.
defeat Governor Peabody ballots al
ready marked with cross for Adam:
were handed by the election officials
to voters who were known to be Re
publicans. Peabody asks to have nine
ty-five Denver precincts thrown out
and claims that the vote of this coun
ty should show $500 plurality for hin
instead of 4,093 for Adams, as can
vassed. The accusation is made thai
| in Pueblo 1900 aliens were voted fol
Adams in nine precincts, and that 30t
Republican voters were prevented from
casting their votes through the acts OF
watchers appointed by the district
judges.