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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29


is contagious, and the epidemic Of re-
volt which lias attacked in turn prac-
.tically all the units of the navy from
Vladivostok to Cronstadt, it is now
feared is destined similarly to spl cad
through the army.
Ugly reports have been repeatedly
circulated of sedition among the sol
diers in Manchuria, and it was specifi-
cally reported a week ago that General
Linevitch had to put down u mntiny
with considerable bloodshed. AMI that
subsequently he executed forty-two of
ticers. No confirmation of this report
was obtainable, but whether it be true
or not the morale of the troops on gar
rison duty in Russia has certainly ev-
erywhere been shaken by the revolu-
tionafy propaganda, and the fidelity of
individual units. even of the guard
regiments, is questioned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
SPORTS OF THE BLIND.
Plenty of Amusement For Tho.
Who Are Bcreft of sight.

Plenty of Amusement For Those
Who Are Bcreft of Sight.
With closed eyes two young men in
the blind asylum We're playing chess.
The board they played on had the
black squares raised aud the white
ones sunken, while the black pieces
were rough and the white ones smooth.
Give us this handicap on account of
our blindness" said one of the young
men, land we will play us quick and
accurate game of chess as anybody.
Give us checkers and n checkerboard
constructed on the same plan, and
there, too, our playing will equal yours.
II would rather be blind than deaf"
he Went on. Blindness doesn't rob you
Of much. The blind are excellent an
glers. They play a good game of Gu
cllre or poker or bridge. They use
cards that have embossed pips.
THE blind are good runners, good
gymnasts. In our last sports the hun
dred yards We're done i'll under twelve
seconds, and OH the horizontal and par
allel bars the giant swing. the cork
screw, the straight arm balance and
the iMger balance We're executed in n
way that elected salvos Of applause
New YorlSPress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29


While politial crooks can not be
reformed by law, they may be driven
out of politics and for all public pur-
poses that will answer the same pur-
pose. The reformers are not trying
to amend the characters of any men:
they leave that to the clefgymen,
but they are going to drive all lobby
lists and other purveyors Of political
corruption out ofpublic life and they
may even send a few Of them to the
penitentiary, with not much hope Of
reforming them, but for the purpose
Of interfering with their activities
and for the general Encouragement
Of their class. Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
KEEPING UP HER RECORD
Old Kniaz Potcmkine's Men Disloyal
-Brest Regiment Repents.

Old Kniaz Potcmkine's Men Disloyal
-Brest Regiment Repents.
The mutinous sailors have received
promises of support from the crews of
the battlesllip pantelcimon (formerly
the KniaZ Potemkine) and the cruiser
Otchakoff. They are in complete pos
session of Admiralty point" where
the barracks are located, hut the sit
uation is regarded as much improved.
The mutineers have been deserted by
ehe Brest regiment, which has marched
gff under arms to n camp formed by
loyal sailors, and sent message to
Vice Admiral Choukin asking his par
don and saying it is ready to return to
duty.
The crews of all the ships except the
Panteleimon and the Otchakoff refused
to join the mutiny or to answer the
signals of the sailors on shore. The
men on the ships named have not vet
risen. The authorities have posted
artillery on the boulevard which is the
sole avenue of communication between
the city and the stronghold of the
mutineels. and on the Balalilava road.
the only other cgress from Admiralty
point. They have the mutineers COM
pletely hemined In, but are awaiting
the arrival of the troops from Simfcro-
pol before attempting to retake the
barracks.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 27.-The sue
cessful mutiny of the sailors at Sc
bastopol accompanied by the first open
revolt Of an entire regiment of troops
has created the greatest alarm in gov
eminent circles, and no attempt is
made to disguise the seriousness of
this latest crisis. The army is the
last prop of the government. Mutiny
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
RESOLVED TO BE ORDERLY
Will Not Follow the Cronstadt Exam.
ple-Seven Officers Surrender.

During the night the sailors, with
the aid of the social democrat leaders,
having learned a lesson from the less
prudent mutineers Mt Cronstadt, elect
ed officers and decided upon pro-
gramme, pledging themselves not only
not to pillage, kill or drink vodka, but
to take measures to prevent rowdyism.
Saturday morning they We're joined by
the workmen of the port, and at II
u. m. in complete order, the sailors car
rying the banner of st. George and
the workmen red flags, marched to the
barracks Of tile Brest regiment The
officers Of the regiment threatened to
fire upon the mutineers, but General
Neplllcff, a colonel, and five other Of
ificcrs surrendered and We're sent under
escort to the marine prison.
Being reinforced by the rank and file
of the entire regiment the mutiueers
and aforementioned procession COM
posed of 10000 men and marched
through the city. AT Novissilsteff place
the procession encountered several
companies of the Bielostok regiment,
with machine gun battery. The
mutineers approached their Lands
playing the national anthem, and the
soldiers received the procession with
full military honors. presenting arms
and exchanging cheers. But tile Bic
lostoll men resisted the appeals of the
mutineers to join them. and obcying
the orders of Commander Schufnan
marched off toward the road leading to
Balaklara. The battery, however, re-
manned with the mutineers and partici-
pated in the meeting.
After the meeting the procession
formed again and went to the barracks
of the Bielostok regiment, where there
were other companies. but these COM
phnies also declined the invitation of
the mutineers to join them. In the
afternoon the sailors from the bar
racks signalled their comrades aboard
the warslips to join them, and also
sent deputation to Vice Admiral
Choukin requesting him to come to the
sailors barracks and hear their griev-
ances. But the admiral, in a short
speech in which he pointed out the
madness and criminality of their ac-
lions and the dreadful penalties to
which they had subjected themselves,
declined to accede to the request.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
and which is made a Mecca to the CHI

To facilitate the ascent Of Its slippery
sides some 10000 steps have been cut
In the mountain, forming a single
flight, up which the pilgrim tolls.
Because of its inaccessibility few Eu-
ropeans have ever visited the spot, but
a number of travellers have sScended
the stairway and are positive that 1T Is
no legendary myth.
There is n legend that In earlier times
the pilgrim was forced to ascend the
mountain without artificial aids until
the monks conceived the plan of requir-
ing every pilgrim who would gain es-
pecial benefit of his journey to cut a
single step.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Che Denlorrat.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 1905.
Willful Perjury.

Several of the officers Of the biz
New York life insurance companies
have committed willful perjury in
reference to their campaign contribu-
tons to the republican party. That
fact is now fully and completely es-
tablished. Senator Plat and Ex-
Governor Odell are rivals for leader
ship in New York, and out of their
differences and desires to discredit
each other the truth has gradually
leaked out.
And Senator Platt, after telling on
the witness stand all about these
contributions by the very men who
had denied making them under oath,
went further and told the purpose
for which these vast sums Of money
were paid.
Mr.. Hughes, the lawyer who is
conducting the investigation for the
Legislative committee, asked Senator
Platt this question:
Isn't that the way it really comes
about, Senator, that the use Of these
contributions in the election of can
didates to Office puts the candidates
more or less under moral obliga-
ton not to attack the interests sup
porting them?
And the Senator answered:
That is what naturally would be
involved"
Of course that is what naturally
would be involved in every contribu-
ton of that character.
1t is what was involved when the
trusts contributed their millions to
defeat Mr.. Bryan, and what is in
volved every time a gambler or dive
keeper of any kind pays money to
help elect any particular man to
Office. 1t is quite safe to say that of
every 500 spent by Mark Hanna,
in his campaigns against Mr.. Bryan,
500 came from lawbreaking trusts
and combinations that made the
contributions" to help elect men
who would be under obligations to
permit them to continue to rob the
public in broad day without lnoles-
tation or censure. That is what the
insurance grafters supposed they
were paying for and what they have
enjoyed for many years, and what
every lawbreaker expects in ex-
change for political contributions
for crime has no politics. But the
political party managers who accept
such contributions, year after year
and then try to monopolize for theil
party all the political responsibility
in the country, are base hypocrites
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
VICTOR huGo,s HOUSE.
He Was Rot It's owner, and For q
Very Good Reason.


The house in which Victor Hugo died
in Paris was in the avenue which
bears his name and close to his statue.
Arsene I1oussaye in Les Annales
says that he never addressed letter
10 him i'll any other fashion than
To Victor Hugo,
At His Avenue.
Yet the house itself had modest ap.
pearaice. Its chief charms We're Il
beautiful garden, with great trees and
IL delightful fountain. and the eXtraor-
binary richness of its furniture.
The house did not belong to Victor
Hugo. 1t had been built by the Prln-
cess de Lurignan, and Hugo finally
tried to buy it from the princess. To
his alnnZement she asked 100000.
The lady smiled. "That is nothing,
considering" she remarked pleasantly.
considering whati" demanded the
still bewildered poet.
"Think, master. This little house has
had the incompatible honor of having
been lived in by Victor Hugo"
The master smiled in his turn as he
replied. this time without trace Of be.
wilderment:
"Ah, madam, you see am not rich
enough to have house which has been
lived in by Victor Hugo."-T. Prs Lon.
don Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
CARS navy AND
ARMY is D|SLOYAL
Sebastopol in the Hands Of Mu.
tinous Soldiers and
Sailors.
FLEET CREWS ARE UNRELIABLE
One Regiment, While Refusing to
Mutiny, Cheers the Mutineers.
Men Go About the Mutiny in an Or
derby Manner, but Captain Is
Killed and an Admiral
Wounded.

Sebastopol. Nov. 27.-The long-ex-
pected mutiny of sailors, who have
been on the verge of revolt for months.
has come, and Russians stronghold on
the Black sea is in danger of falling
completely into their hands. All the
shore equipages, numbering 1000 men.
are in open rebellion, having driven
away or taken their officers prisons
has gone. over in Il body to the mutin-
GERS. General Neplueff, the commander
Of the fortress, is Il captive. The Bic
lostok regiment the only other regi-
ment in the city, received the mutin-
GERS with cheers, but thus far it re-
mains loyal. Some of the artillerists
have also Joined the men in revolt.
Crews of the Fleet Unreliable.
The Euxine fleet Is standing in the
offing, aud is still obeying the orders
of Vice Admiral Choullin, but the
crews are disaffected and thereis grave
doubt that they will fire upon them.
The Seventh army corps and the COM
mander Of the corps have been hastily
summoned from Simferopol, eight
hours distant. There is every evidence
that the mutiny was deliberately and
perfectly planned by the social reyolu-
tionists, who have been pushing their
propaganda with great energy since
the st. Petersburg strike was organ
lied to save the Cronstadt. .mutineers.
| They Fire on Their Onicers.
Friday eight sailors at the barracks
seized, disalmed and expelled their Of
ficers. They then assembled great
meeting. Rear Admiral Pisarevski,
commander of the practice squadron,
supported by company from the Brest
regiment, went to the meeting, and
when it refused to.lisperse ordered the
troops to fire. Instead of shooting the
mutineers, however, two shots rang
out, and Captain Stein, of the com
pany, fell dead and Rear Admiral Pts
arevski received ball in his shout
dor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Mrs. III. "A. Granger returne,

Mrs. H. A. Granger returned
home recently from a several weeks
visit with friends in Superior, Ne
braska, and Kansas City.
The Bell Telephone Company
has been at work in this city erect
ing new 80 foot poles with 8 cross
arms and 10 pins, between here and
Delaware This additional 30 wire
service means more accommodations
between towns and farmers.
DIR. L. j. Bowman Of Hopkinton
is soon to remove to this city. A
few weeks ago DR.. Bowman purchas-
ed the Chas. j. Seeds property on
Delaware Street, and was in town
last week for the purpose of securing
desirable Office suite Of rooms.
"A. e. Peterson and L. G. Wells
have a car Of apples at the M. & O.
yards. the shipment arriving last
week. Some of the varieties are
from West Virginia, the johnson,
and others are from the east. APP
pies are selling from $5a barrel
up to $3.50 and a few varieties are
even more expensive.
The new trans on tie illinois
Central are creating favorable COM
ment by patrons of the road. The
night trains are electric lighted, and
with complete Accommodations. The
new East bound train in the even
ing which takes the place of the $40
o'clock night train to Chicago, is
equipped with all ccnveni noes,
carrying sleeper and dining car.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Mary. queen of Scots, was tall and
slender but very graceful in oil her &c
tons. Her face does not seem to have
been especially beautiful, for she had
rather Irregular features, but her fas-
cination of manner was Irresistible.
She had way of cooking her head
little to one side and of looking side
ways ut the person with whom she was
talking that gave a strong impression
of coQuetry. She had very small hands
and feet and was fond of showing both.
often having her gowns shortened in
order that her feet might be seen. She
always had her own hair cut close and
wore wig to save the time and trou-
bio of hnirdresslng
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
E,ve Killed in ColIision.

Albion, Ind, Nov. 24.-Five men
were killed and one was fatally in
j,lred in head-on collision one mile
from here between a work train and
gravel train OH the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. The dead: Engineer
Odcnskihk, of the work train: Fireman
Rice, of the gravel train fireman OF the
work train, name not secured; two
worRmen, names unknown. Fatally
injured: Engineer Stronse Of the
gravel train. The trains collided in n
dense fog.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
warships Move on the Turk.

Paris, Nov. 25.-It is stated in Of
fetal quarters here that thu exchanges
of communications between the pow
ers concerning Turkeys answer to
their ultimatum have resulted in the
practical determination not to consider
the answer as postponing the naval
demonstration, which will proceed
without further parley. 1t is under
stood that the warships of the powers
are already moving from Piraeus.
Vienna, Nov. 27.-The Nevue Erie
Presse publishes a dispatch from Con-
stnntinople saying that the snltan,
through Tewfik pasha. the foreign
minister, has announced to Baron Won
Calico, the ambassador Of Austria
Hungary. that Turkey accedes to the
demands of the powers regarding the
financial control Of Macedonia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Chicago, Nov. 24.-While examining
tlle mechanism of an automatic reyol-
yer of new type. Marshall Field, Ir..
only son of Marshall Field, accidental
ly shot himself. suffering wound that
may cause his death. The bullet
passed into the abdomen, penetrating
the liver, and before it could be en-
tlNcted by surgeons at Mercy hospital
several hemorrhages had exhausted
the injured man to the point where DR..
Arthur d. Rowan, who performed the
operation, announced that there was
"some chance of recovery"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
GOblets.

Goblets with stem and stand like
those we use today We're employed In
Troy 800 B. c. Among the valuable
objects found by DR.. Schliemann was
golden goblet. Vessels of this metal
were commonly employed in the serv-
ice of tie temples.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Laree Amount Raised for Jews.

New York. Nov. 27.-With the addi-
ton of $3.50 received during the day.
the total contributions collected in
America for the relief of the Jews OF
Russia We're raised to $I9S,0G4. The
receipt of large amounts continues,
From Philadelphia came $4,000. one
Of the largest lump sums contributed
to the fund. The Canadian city of
Toronto sent $1,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Decided for the Railways

Chicago. Nov. 21.-In the charges
of the interstate commerce commission
against the Chicago Great Western
railroad and seventeen other railroads
Judge Bethea found in favor of the
defendant concerns. The case In
volved the rate on live stock and live
stock produce shipped from Missouri
river points to Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
American Has Narrow Escape

HHcTICHH 1Hss N"TEVsS h1SCNVs''
st. Petersburg, Nov. 21.-lsohert
Woods Bliss, second secretary of the
American embassy, who has just re-
turned here after the three months
vacation, was the victim of an outrage
by rowdies In one of the fashionable
streets of the capital late at night and
only escaped being beaten to death
through the timely arrival of the po-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
STEPS TO HEAVEN.

The Legend of How Mount Omi's
stairway Was Cut.
Mount Omi, OH the border between
western China and Tibet, has the long
est staircase in the world On top of
the mountain there stands Buddhist
temple, around Which gather some of
the hollest traditions of that religion
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
British Cabinet Not to Resign,

bFIUtsH ONU1HcO 1NOC 70 fSCs1RHs
London, Nov. 25.-It Is understood
that the proposal for the collective res
ignation of the cabinet was rejected at
the cabinet meeting yesterday, and
that the ministers arrived ut the de-
cision that it would be better to dis
solve parliament themselves and ap-
neal to the celebrates.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Mrs. Francis 3, Harrison killed.

New York, Nov. 27.-Nirs. Francis
Burton Harrison. wife of the candi-
date for lieutenant governor of New
York at the last election, was almost
instantly killed in an automobile acct
dent in Long Island City. Mrs. l.. T..
Scott, of San Francisco. who was with
Mrs. Harrison, received internal in
juries. Mrs. Harrison was formerly
Miss Mary Croker. Mr.. Scott. of San
Francisco, and chauffeur We're also
injured, Mr.. Scott suffering fractured
al,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Lawrence. Mass, Nov. 23.-Four
hundred school girls had narrow es-
cape from fire which broke ont in
a French parochial school. Twenty
five girls dropped from the third story
and all but one were caught without
injury
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Eoraker,s Rate nm.

Washington. Nov. Ex-senator For
aker has presented his rate bill TO the
senate committee. 1t authorizes the
fcderalcourt to define an unreasonable
charge and is designed to avoid Civ
ing rate-liiaking power to the COM
merce commission.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

shall, Ind, and William Moore, Of IN
ion college, who was killed in game
With the New York university eleven.
Robert Brown, 10 years old. of Sedalia,
Mo-, was fatally hurt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Men are funny creatures to cater for.
A woman will buy the things she
wants. but man will only buy the
things he needs. Tailor and Cutter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

The sale that will amaze the retail
trade of the town and make compe-@
tition impossible. Fresh surprises
at every turn will await you during
this mammoth sale. Every piece OF
merchandise mentioned will be cut
nearly one-half of its original price
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

wool-How do you like your new
lodging?
Van PETAL right, except that the,
man across the hall ls learning to play
the flute.
Wool-You ought to get nm accordion.
Van Petit did; that's why he got
the flute ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

An unjust acquisition is like barb
ed arrow, which must be drawn back
ward with horrible anguish or else will
be your destruction.-Jeremy Taylor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
Awful.

d -
Isn't it awful when a woman keeps
fixing her back hair at the tleater ana
then when the performance IS over
finds That she has left her diamond
ring on the dresser at homeECleye-
land Leader
Tie Flower Man In Japan.
In Japan when you furnish your
house you send for the flower man.
who comes and decorates your home
with plants. This is always done US
matter of health. The flower man
brings his palms, his ounce trees, his
Towering shrubs and his great spread
ing oriental flowers and bestows them
about the house. If any one is III he
selects the flowers carefully, taking
care to get a certain kind of scent, for
there are people to whom scents act rs
a quleter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
FOOT BALL DEATH RATE
Two Killed in One Days ptay-sen
sons List Is Startling-Doubles
That of Last Scnson.

Chicago. Nov. 2T.-The Tribune has
tclegrapled President Roosevelt that
two foot ball players We're killed III
Saturdays game. making nineteen
deuths the game is responsible for this
year, and that bad accidents number
1877. The eeaths are more than double
the average for the last five years.
The two players killed Saturday We're
Cnrl Osborn. Is yeArs old. of Mar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Jones-I knew that man when he
hadn't dollar in his pocket. Smith
Why, did lie ask you to lend him one?
Jones-No. l asked him to lend me
one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Washington. Nov. 27.-The exchange
Of the ratified treaties of peace be-
tween Japan and Russia took place at
A o'clock iii the afternoon II; the state
department The ceremony was SIM
pie.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
One ON Him-und Her.

One ON Him-nnd Her.
Mrs. Bleachblond-I found this black
hair OH Your coat. What does 1t mean?
Mr.. Blcachblond-W Fiat is my last
seasons coat. Your hair was black
then. you know.--Smart Set. :!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Fame to the ambitious is like salt
water to the thirsty-the more one gets
the more one wants-Ebers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
President Removes OfIiceholder

Washington, Nov. 27.-Presilent
Roosevelt has removed from office
William s. Lieb, assistant United
States treasurer ut Philadelphia, for
Constant and persistent violation of
the civil service law while in office"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

His Party TkSa.
81 didn't know young Snobberly real.
ly took any interest in politics"
Nonsense! He doesn't"
"But 1 Just heard him talking for
the past ten minutes about party
ties"
"oh, he means white lawn bows
PHILADELPHIA Press.