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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
Easter Offerings in New York

New York, April pa Easter. .con-
tributions to tile churches of this city
are estimated TO have considerably ex-
ceeded $250,000. Indeed. the sum total
of tile seven or eight churches chased
as the weather. congregations prob
ably reached that figure. In some in
stances the gifts We're asslarge ms $685.
GOO from individuals. Grace church
received one contribution of that sum
which Will he used for the training
schools for dcaconesscs. All together
1.-THE congregational offering was $780,
l4aO. the largest in many ycnrs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
BLUEBEARD HOCH
PLACED ON TRIAL
States Attorney Says Conviction of
Much Married Man for Muir.
der Is Now Assured.

Chicago. April 20.-Joh.nn Hoch.
confessed bisamist and alleged wife
murderer, WAS taken from the county
Jail TO Judge Tuthills courtroom to
stand trial on the charge of having
killed some of his wives. Mrs: Marie
Welker Hoch. Assistant States. At
torney Harry Olson appeared for the
prosecution and Attorney lsadorc
Plotke, was on hand for Hoch The
lawyers Immediately proceeded to the
selection of jury.
Before entering on the trial Assistant
States Attorney Olson saiq a ;convic-
ton will be secured
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

|. Chicago. April "a, The Tribune
says: 1T is reported that the ore fleet
OF ten whaleback steamers has been
sold to eastern capitalists believed to
he John w. Gates and his associates in
tue May wheat deal, the plan being TO
ship wheat direct from Chicago to Eu.
rope."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

Washington, April 21.-Mrs. Ronald
Mclean. regent of New York city chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, has been elected president
general of the national society. 1t re-
qulred two ballots and created II scene
OF notable enthusiasm,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
Man and wife Die sudden,,

Coslocton, o. April 24.-George
Ashcroft. a wealthy farmer, fell dead
across the foot of his bed when he
arose to put extra covering over his
wife. who had been i'll. In less than,
three hours, she too died from the
shock. Both were born on the same
.day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
FIREMAN LOSES HIS LIFE
Engineer Thrown Forty Feet Through. tho
Air in n Wreck on the Rock
Island,


Ottmwa, Ia. April "a. - Fireman
Bunt, of Trenton, Mo-, wns killed, and
Engineer Cheshire, of the same place.,
received, serious injuries in a wreck of
q Rock Island passenger train while
approaching the station of I>addsville
Bunt was caught under the engine and
scalded to death by escaping steam.
Engineer Cheshire was thrown for.
ty feet through the air out of the cab
of the engine, and had n miraculous
escape from death. A mail clerk was
slightly injured. The engine, and bag
gage and mail cars We're derailed by
some obstruction. The passenger
coaches remained. on the track and the
passengers escaped with shaking up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
SENATOR PLATr IS DEAD
Author of tho Cuba "platt Resolutions''
Passes to the "Undiscovcrcd
Country,"

Washington, Conn.,, April 22.-Unit-
ed States Senator Orville Hitchcock
Platt, of Connecticut, died at his sum
mer home in this, his native town, at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

probably the bestowed actor in the
country, and counted along his friends
Hon. Grover Cleveland, among many
public men, and every actor of note for
forty years, including Edwin Booth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

Five hundred million dollars is
the amount West End in London is
said to have been thus far benefited
by the marriage Of British mobiles to
American heiresses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

Pekin, April 22.--M. Paul Lcssar,
Russian minister to China, whose foot
was. recently amputated. Is dead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
steady Buying in July.

When it was reached the wild roar
that marked the opening was doubled
in volume. But while the nearby op-
ton was plunging toward the dollar
mark there was a steady buying move
ment going on in the July. STRANGE
brokers were taking on the option in
liberal lots, and ut the end of the first
hour 1t was estimated that these brok.
ers, presumably working for Armour,
had bonghtmo than 100000 bushels.
This buying of July prompted
frightened shorts to cover, they be-
lieving that the Gates forces and the
Armour crowd had combined to bull
the month at the expense of the hard
hammered May. 1t was estimated that
o,o0OGG0 bushels of the May We're un-
loaded here and at Minneapolis,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

Greensburg, Pa, April 21.-From
the explosion of II bottle of gasoline in
the. home Of John T.. Kunkle, iii Maple
avenue. three children of the family
were burned to death and a fourth SO
fearfully injured that her recovery is
matter of doubt. The dead are Paul,
Alice and Louise T. Kunkle-ranging
from 3 to years old. Catherine. 9
years old, was terribly burned. The
home was burned and three firemcn in
jured, one severely. Property loss, $751;
600.
He'd Square the Circle.
y understand that you are geo.
metriclan. Can you square the cir
cle?'
eyes, If had couple of thousand
dollnrs | could square my circle of
creditors" Dallas News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
HYDE AND THE AGENTS
He Declines to Resign and Tells Thorn
They Need Information : VIII Pro-
pare n Statement, y


pare u Statement. y
New York, April 21.-After First
Vice President Hyde, of the; Equitable
Life Assurance society, had Informed
committee of managing agents that
it would be impossible, because of pre-
Nious engagements, for him to address
them, the agents convention which had
been i'll session in this city for three
days adjourned without day. Hyde told
the committee, however. that he would
prepare statement and transmit it to
the committee covering the situation
as he conceived it.
The invitation to address tile agents
followed Il call by a, committee on
Hyde with a request that he resign as
an officer of the society. This Hyde de.
.clined to do in an address in which he
said he would consider such an action
unworthy and disgraceful to the
5memory of my father" and he added
further: st is evident from your OK,
|, Extraordinary request and from the re.
port of the proceedings ~ your meet.
ing that you h.lvua3: ,iia vainotest con.
iception of the unfortunate controversy
or the motives behind the struggle for
the control Of the society"
In connection with the legal ends in
the Elutabletangle the announcement
that Elihu Root remains as one Of
Hyde's counsel, in spite of stories to
the contrary, was interesting. The re-
tanning of Joseph ii. Choate as one of
the Hyde counsel was also confirmed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

Congressman Hull has recently
become the owner of fine farm in
Virginia, short distance from Mt.
Vernon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
Wild Estimates ofLosses

To Whit extent the losses of the
Wall street crowd in the May mani
pulation lave been nobody seems to
know. But guesses are flung about
from almost every throat Some OBJ
servers declare that the May bull
crowd has lost fully $5,OO0,0oo 9th
ers believe that the losses have been
much less than that amount, and 9th
ers maintain that the crowd has man.
aged to get out with its purse prac-
tically untouched.
Gates has been working with
Armour for a long time in July" said
trader 'and believe that the com.
binaton now is prepared to WELD a
mighty force in that month";"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
GREAT TUMBLE
IN MAY WHEAT
Price of the Cereal Pounded
Down to a Remark
able Extent.
BROKERS IN A FIGHTING FRENZY
First Blow Is Given to the Gates
Crowd by Sensation
al Slump.
Decline Accompanied by Scenes Sci
dom Witnessed in Worlds Great
est Wheat Pit Steady
Buying of July.

Chicago, April 22.-Wiltlcst excite
ment reigned in the pit. In The midst
of turmoil almost insane in its intensity
the May option was mcrcilcssly driven
down to 81 in the first hour, decline
of Zoe from the Thursday closing
price. Then the price was hammered
down to 9S1sc. 1t was panic of sell
ing.
This sensation drop was the death
knell to the hopes of John w. Gates
and the coteric of millionaires who
started out weeks ago to boost the
May price to or beyond $1.50 II bushel
1t also convinced the entire trade that
Valentine, the leader of the so-called
Armour forces, was the absolute mas
Ter of the situation, the conqucror of
Wall street grain traders, and the
biggest" man in the wheat world.
Brokers in n Frenzy.
The scenes attending the startling
decline We're such as seldom before
have been witnessed in the worlds
greatest wheat pit. Almost frenzied in
their anxiety, the traders in the pit,
huddled like steers in stampede,
awaited the opening hell.
That sensations would develop in
the course of the short session was
believed by everybody. When the
mighty Valentine pushed his way into
the midst of the excited crowd with
an irritating expression of calmness
in his face the mass began to surge
simply because it could not keep still.
The sound of the big bell was the
signal for a mighty roar of voices, {,
Tin that never before has been equaled,
| according to men who We're present at
the stormy sessions that marked the
most exciting periods in the celebrated
Letter and Harper deals. Clothing
was torn, hats smashed and bodies
bruised in the frantic efforts of the
traders to sell the grain. Shorts had
completely covered. and longs, little
and large, hurled their grain at the
hands that were closed against it.
Nobody seemed to want May wheat
| above n Inllor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26

Paris, April 24.-The minister of col
onies officially confirms the report of
the departure of the Russian squadron
from Kamranh bay, which occurred at
noon of last Saturday The Russians
had heen expecting Nebagototf's squad
ron to arrive at any moment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
Carnegie's Niece WEEDS Poor Man.

New York, April 2O.-It has just be-
come known that Andrew Carnegie's
niece, Nancy, was secretly married
about year ago TO n riding master
named Heavier whom she met mt New.
port. The story was confirmed by Mr..
Carnegie. My niece was married to
Mr.. HEAVIER in New York about year
ago." he said, Mr. Meyer was a rid
Jig teacher in the family. The family
has 10 objection TO the match. Mr.
Heaven is an honest upright young
man. ! would rather Nancy had mar.
ried poor. honest man than Il worth.
less duke. We want no rich men in
tho family.'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
The Coed Natured Man
Had q Kick Coming

90 + was L good natllrcd man. Cen
IL uire Irish jolljty was radia1ed
from every knob Of his wrinliied
face and twinkled in his bespcctaclcd
eyes. Upon entering the car he sat
down near the front door and wlnked
at Il baby across the aisle. Presently
two women came in There was room
for both 1T the IriShmaIs right. but
they preferred TO sit at his lett hand.
One of them took the corner scat. and
tile other stood eXpectantly. waiting
for him to move along and make room
for her. He moved.
After awhile another woman came
in. There was 4 space OF about 1our
inches between the good natured man
and the woni:in On the left. The new
conner eyed it covetoCsly. Presently
the Irishman took the hint and slipped
along little farther. During the next
ten minutes four more passengers came
in. and each, following the example
of her predecessor, glanced with scorn
at the unoccupied portion of the seat
and stood patiently before the good
natured man, beseeching him silently
but none the less fervently to move on.
And always he moved.
Finally a stout woman came in. She,
too, as if by preconcerted action, re-
peated the tactics of her sisters, but
that time the man did not move. For
a moment he surveyed the distance he
had already travelled in his trip from
the front Of the car; then, in reply to
the stout woman's unexpressed re-
quest, he broke out defiantly:
"No, I'll be darned if do!' he said.
1--WE already slid the whole length Of
this car from the front door to the
back to accommodate people. If l
slide again I'll be clear out on the plat
form. I decline to go. If there is any
more moving done, somebody else has
got to do it. I.won't."
The stout woman blushed- What
fmpertinence," she said and sat down
on the opposite side Of the car.-New
York Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
Cures
Blood and Skin Diseases, Itching
Humors, Eczema, ScrofuIa, Etc.

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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
A Strange Disappearance.

The German on his native heath has
some peculiar notions about wit and
humor, some of them being droll and
others dreary. A tourist, with his
bride, asked a driver if there was any
thing remarkable about the mountain
they were ascending. and he answered:
mo, nothing peculiar about the hill
itself, but there is queer story con-
nected with it."
"please give us the Legend
"Well, once upon time young
lady and gentleman went up this
mountain together, and hundreds OF
people saw them go higher and higher
until they disappeared, and they never
came back"
"What became Of them?
sThey went down on the other side. y
-Pittsburg Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
Japanese Losses Less.

Toxic, June 2.-The announcement
is made that the Japanese losses in
the great naval battle were lis off
GERS and men killed and 424 wound.
ed. The revised figures give total
which is considerably less than the
estimate of 800 which was first made
by Togo.
The Mikaso, the flagship Of Togo,
suffered most in the fighting, show.
ing that the Russians did their ut
most to put the large ships out Of
commission. The number of killed
and wounded on it is given out at
SO The Russians lost, according to
latest figures received, 1000 mep,
who were killed, and 5000 prisoners.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
STATE OF OH1o. CITY OF TOLEDO, !
Snoak.

STATE OF oHlo. S2 CITY OF TOLEDO IS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
Il Co.. doing business in the city OF 10.
ledo. County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
f. d.. 1888
A. W. GLEASON,
toeai') Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testl
monials free.
F..J, CHENEY & co.. Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
Just What Everybody Should
Do,

MIR. J. T. Barber of Irwinville, Ca,
always keeps bottle Of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
at hand ready for instant use. Attacks
of cholic, cholera mobus and diarrhoea
come on so suddenly that there is no
time to hunt a doctor or go to the store
for medicine, Mr.. Barber says: II
have tried Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy which is one of
the best medicines ever saw. I keep a
bottle of it in my room as I have had
several attacks Of colic and it has proved
to be the best medicine ]. ever used"
Sold by the Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
Our Naval Strength.

Washington, D. c., May Sit is
almost impossible to estimate the
strength of the new navy Of the
United States today compared with
what it was only a few years back,
and while Admiral Togo's sweeping
victory is fresh in the mind of the
people of the world, it is interesting
to see what would probably be the
result of a naval fight by this coun-
try today. The advocates of a new
and strong navy will indeed be glad
to run over the list and see the num-
ber and strength of first class battle
ships, srmored cruisers, torpedo
boats, torpedo boat destroyers, etc.,
on the active list in active commits
sion. and ready st moments notice
to do battle with the great powers of
the world:
All of our naval force is divided
into three fleets at this time-the
North Atlantic feet, under Admiral
Robley D. Evsns, the Pacific and
the Asiatic feet. The North Atlantic
feet being possibly the strongest of
the three, contains more first class
battleships and armored cruisers
than the other two, yet neither of
the other two are considered weak by
any means, containing many of the
smaller and swifter sea going craft
of the navy.
Admiral Evans feet consists of
the following compliment: Flagship
Kearsarge, twenty-five guns; Ala
bsms and Illinois, eighteen guns
each; Kentucky, twenty-five guns;
Maine, twenty guns; Massachusetts,
sixteen guns; Missouri, twenty guns;
Iowa, eighteen guns; gun boat scor'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
Retaliation ut q Dance.

She was young. 1t was her first sea-
son, and it pleased her to snub her cub
cousin most numerically whenever he
asked for a dance.
''No," she protested one evening, you
can't see my programme. It's all full"
sBut there'll be extras. Can't I have
an extra!'
t'Ye-es," returned the young woman,
grudgingly relinquishing her card, "but
don't take the first one. It's promised -
Later in the evening when she looked
to see which dance her cousin had ap'
propriated she found that she had food
for reflection. The young man had put
his name down for the four hundredth
and ninety-ninth extra.-New York
Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
In Loving Remembrance.

Sweet Little Ethel Derrick has Gone to
Receive Her Reward.
Low she les who blest our eyes,
Through many a summer day;
She may not smile, she will not rise
Her life has passed away!
Yet there is world Of light beyond,
Where we neither die nor sleep
She is there, of whom our souls were
fond,
Then wherefore do we weep?
The heart is cold whose thought We're
told
In each glace Of her glad bright eye;
And she lies pale, who was SO bright;
She scarce seemed made to die.
Yet we know that her soul is happy now,
Where the saints their calm watch keep;
And angels are Growing her young fair
brow
In paradise.
Her laughing voice made all rejoice
Who caught the happy sound.
There was gladness in her very step,
AS it lightly touched the ground.
The echoes of her voice and step are
gone,
There is silence still and deep,
Yet we know that she sings by God s
bright throne,
Where all is fair.
The cheeks pale tinge, the lids dark
fringe,
That lies like shadow there,
Were beautiful in the eyes Of all,
And her glossy golden hair,
But though that lid may never wake,
From it's dark and dreamless sleep:
She is gone where young hearts do. not
break,
And shall never return to Us again.
That world of Light with joys bright,
This is world Of woe;
Shall we grieve that her soul has taken
fight,
Because we dwell before?
We will hurry her under the messy sod
And one bright memory We'll keep,
We have only given her to God,
Therefore we should not weep,
IT'S hard to break the tender chord.
When love has bound the heart,
lis hard, so hard to speak the word,
We must forever part.
Lille Smoak.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
Rojestvensky a Prisoner.

Toxic, May 21, 5 p. MT is now
certain that Admiral R jestveueky is
a prisoner of the Japanese. he is
wounded in the forehead, legs and
back, but will recover. Vice Admi-
raj Voelkersam is supposed to have
persisted.
Little hope for the Russians csn
be found in the latest dispatches re-
garding the naval battle Of Tsa is
land. Only four of the vessels of
Roiest7ensky's fleet are known to
have reached Vladivostok, the cruiser
Almaz and the torpedo boat Destroy
ers Grozny, BraVi and Terossiahty.
The full extent of the Russian casual.
ties in men and boys drowned, wound
ed or captured is not known. The
japanese losses as reported from
Toxic are only three torpedo boats
sunk, three officers killed and about
200 men killed or disabled. Not one of
the big fighting ships of the Japanese
navy was lost. Interest is now turn
ed to the situation in Russia az the
result of the naval disaster. TIE
Emperor Wednesday summoned to
the palace Tsarskoe- -Selo all the mem
bers of the imperial family and latEr
called into extraordinary council Al.
miral Alexif and sll his ministers of
state, and series of conferences
took place as to the course to be pur-
sued. The result of these conferences
is in doubt, ministers on returning to
St. Petersburg observing cautious
reticence as to what took place. 1t
ia believed, however, that the emper
or is determined on prosecution OF
the war, the government fearing the
effects of the disaster on the Rus
sian people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-07
A Definition.

"Paw," asked little Johnny, whats
a COMPROMISED"
''That, my son." replied the wise ia
ther, depends on whom it's made
with. For instance. if make COM
promise with a business man go
about halfway. But if make COM
promise with your mother, why Ter
II 60 all the way"-Louisville Courier
Journal.