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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

l took the advice of my assistant. But he
could not help me in any way. He could
only say that If waited I should hear by
post. But that was not quite good enough.
Mr.. Holmes. did not wish to lose such
place without struggle. So as l had
heard that you were good enough to give
advice to poor folks who were in need of 1t,
l came right away to you"
And you did very wisely, said Holmes.
Your case Is exceedingly remarkable
one. and I shall be happy to look into 1t.
From whar you have told me think that
1t Is possible that graver issues hang upon
1t than might at first appear.
Grave enoughr said Mr. Jabez Wilson.
why, I have lost four pound a week"
las far you are personally concerned"
remarked Holmes II do not see that you
have any grievance against this extra
ordinary league. On the contrary, you are.
as understand, richer by some ESQ, to say
nothing of the minute knowledge which you
have gained on every subject which comes
under the letter A. You have lost nothing
by them
mo. sir. But I want to find out about
object was in playing this prank-if it was
prank-upon me- 1t was a pretty ex-
penslve joke for them, for 1t cost them two
and thirty pounds"
points for you. And. first. one or two
questions, Mr. Wilson. This assistant of
yours who first called your attention to the
adyertisement-how long had he been with
your
About a month. then"
How did he conner"
I'm answer to an advertisement"
Was he the only applicant?''
mo. had Dozen
why did you pick him.
Because he was handy and would come
Cheap.
AT half wages. in fact"
YES"
What Is he like. this Vincent Spauiding?'.
Small. stout built, very quick in bis
ways, no hair on his face. though he's not
short OF thirty. Has a white splash of
acid upon his forehead
Holmes sat up in his chair In considerable
excitement. II thought as much, said he
Have you ever observed that his ears are
pierced for earrings2"
Yes. sir. He told rne that gypsy had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
Two wonderful Women.

From the New York Tribune.
4 visitor to the West cemetery al Litch-
eeld Conn found the following interesting
INSCRIPTIONS on tocbstones there: Here lies
the body of Mary. wife of DR. John Buel,
esq She died Nov. 4th, 176S, act. 81, hav-
ing II children iaf grandchildren. 2I4
sreat-grancfnldren % great-great-grand-
children; total, 40: 336 survive her."
Another: Sacred TO the memory of Inesti-
mable worth of Uarivaled Excellence &
Virtue Mrs Rachel, wife of Jerome 3.
Woodruff & daughter of Norman Sc Lois
Barber, whose etheriai parts became .
seraph May d. 1885. in the p y'r OF her age. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

the,, suddenly the whole business came to
an end
s.1so an end?"
yes. sir. And no later than this morn
ing went to my work as usual st 10
% clock. but the door was shut and locked
with a little square of card board ham
mered on 10 the middle of the panel with
tack. Here 1t is. and you can read for
yourself
He held up a piece OF white card board
about the size of sheet of note paper. It
read In this fashion:
DISSOLVED
October o. 1880
Sherlock Holmes and 1 surveyed this curt
announcement and the ruefui face behind 1t,
until the comical side OF the affair so
completely overtopped every other consid-
Grafton that We both burst Into roar of
laughter
II cannot see that there Is anything very
funny. cried our client. flushing up to the
roots of his flannel head. III you can do
nsthing better than laugh az me. can go
elsewhere
NO. no. cried Holmes. showing him back
into the chair from which he had half risen.
II really wouldn't miss your case for the
world. 1t is most refreshingly unusual. But
there is, IL you will excuse my saying so,
something lust little funny about 1t. Pray
what steps did you take when you found
the card upon the door?''
II was staggered. sir. I did not know
what To DO Then called at the of1ceS
round. but none of them seemed TO know
anything about it. Finally / went to the
landlord. who is an accountant living on
the ground floor, and l asked him II he
could tell me what had become OF the Red
headed League. He said that he had never
heard of any sAch body. Then l asked him
who Mr.. Duncan Ross was. He answered
that the name was new to him.
:. Well said l. the gentleman at No. A.
What. the red-headed mann
Yes
Oh said he. his name Was William
Morris, He was a solicitor and was using
my room temporary convenience until
his new premises Were ready. He moved
out yesterday
q Where could I find him.?
oh, at his new offices. He did tell me
the address. Yes, II King Edward street,
near st. Paufs.'
Il started of. Mr. Holmes, but when 1
got to that address IL was mandatory
Of artificial knee-eaps, and no one in it had
ever heard of either Mr. William Morris or
Mr. Duncan Ross"
And what did YOU do them" asked
Holmes.
Il went home 10 saxe-coburg square, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Life Insurance Corruption.

One of the oldest life insurance
agents iu Iowa told us some months
ago, that the management of the
Equitable was no worse than the
management of the Mutual or the
New York or the Metropolitan; that
they were all managed by grafters
who were stealing the policy holders
money and using a portion of their
stealings to corrupt the government
Of the country and blind the execu-
ton of its insurance laws. We
knew that our informant had been
state agent Of one or more of these
life insurance companies, but we
were not at that time prepared to
believe that the certificates of the
insurance officers Of the State OF
New York were false and fraudulent.
But the testimony taken before the
Legislative committee which is now
investigating these companies reveals
condition of affairs more loathsome
if possible than our informant stated
1t shows that the policy holders
money has been stolen by the mill
ion, that hundreds of thousands Of
dollars belonging to policy holders
have been given to republican cam
paign committees and that the Ger
tifcates of the State Superintendent
to the accuracy Of the accounts o
these companies are lies, unpardon
able lies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27


Many birds seek the protection which
tile presence OF man affords against
furred and feuthered foes when the
breeding season approaches. Not SO
the raven. Its distrust of us is pro-
found, and its nest is placed in some
wild spot far out of reach of cur pos
sible attack or succor. But there are
other enemies. know of Il pair that
built on one side of u projecting crug
high up Oh the cliffs Of Rathlin island.
Some fierce peregrine falcons occupied
the other side of the crag, and when
one day their eggs were taken by an
adventurous collector they, sharing the
popular opinion of Il ravens bluckness,
concluded that their neighbors were the
offenders and wrealsed their grief and
vengeance upon them When, on their
return from foraging expedition, the
falcons found their nest despoiled they
We're seen to hold consultation, and
after much deliberation they suddenly
arose and both with one accord flew
ut the ravens nest and sacked 1t, tear
Ing 1t III their rage and Indignation
until not one stick was left upon anoth-
er.-LOndOn Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
PEACE ENJOYS ARE WELCOMED
Swedes Who Negotiated with Norwe-
gians Arrive AT Stockholm.


Stockholm. Sept. %. Christian
Lundeberg, the premier; Count a. f.
Wachtmcister. minister of foreign af-
fairs; NJ. Staaf, member of the cab
met without portfolio, and NJ. Ham
marskjold, minister of education and
ecclesiastical affairs, tho commission
ers of Sweden who have successfully
negotiated an amicnbe arrangement
with the commissioners of Norway ut
karlstad. arrived here and were met
Mt the railroad station by the regent,
Crown Prince Gustave; the members
of the cabinet, all the members of the
riksdag and Il great outpouring of the
general public.
The newspapers discuss the result
of the conference at Ilarlstad with ap.
proval. The Svenska Dagbladst says:
1T is to be hoped that the Karlstad
convention will give us neighbors
whose eyes will be openedin their new
~ won sovereignty and isolated posi-
ton to the great dangers threatening
their national existence. When Nor
way proves by her acts that her policy
is at one with the only policy posi-
BILE for the Scandinavian peoples, hav-
ing regard to their future, great Joy
will reign in Sweden and Sept. % will
be written in our history as Il great ma
tional day"
Chrlstlania, Sept. 25.-The newspa.
pers comment without bitterness OH
the result of the Karlstad conference
The tone of the press indicates that
while some opposition is probable the
result will be accepted by the majori-
ty as the best conclusion possible. The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27


Vefdens Gang, says: awe are CON
WINGED that our delegates accepted
only what was necessary for the main
tenance of peace, and not what would
be prejudicial TO the Norwegian peo-
pie" The papers warn the younger
element to avoid noisy demonstrations
when the terms are published. as such
demonstrations avail nothing and only
damage the common cause.
Stockholm. Sept. 25.-The Associ-
nted Press has succeeded in securing
the text of the protocol signed ut
Karlstad by the Norweginn-Swc'i III
delegates appointed to arrange the
terms for the dissolution of the union
Of Norway and Sweden subject to the
ratification of the riksdag and storth-
ing. The historic document. which
will become treaty when ratified by
the two parliaments, consists of five
main articles and thirty-five sub
clauses. The first article deals with
arbitration; the second with the neu-
trail zone and the demolition of the
Notifications; the third with reindeer
pastures, etc, the fourth with inter-
traffic and the fifth with common
wotprwovS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
FIVE KILLED; EIGHT INJURED
Passenger and Pay Trains on the
Pennsylvania and Reading Come
Together with u Crash.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 22.-Five men
were killed and eight others seriously
injured in a collision between pay
train and combination passenger and
milk train on the Philadelphia, Harris
burg and Pittsburg branh of the Fhila-
delphia and Reading railroad, at
Roush's curve. Mount Holly Springs.
None of the passengers was injured.
Dead: Ephraim McCleary, engineer of
milk train, and C. j. Shearer, fireman
of milk train, both of Harrisburg: John
Hill, fireman, of pay train, and Edward
LAUGHS, paymaster's clerk, both OF
Reading; Thomas Marion, conductor OF
pay train. Potts'ilic.
The injured: JuLn L. Amcte, engineer
of pay train, Reading, fractured skull
and confusion of bnck: ID. b. Zeliers,
timekeeper, Lebanon, fractured skull;
Alfred Hawn, pay clerk, Philadelphia,
decorations of shoulders and scalp;
Isaac McHose paymaster, Reading,
fractured skull and both arms severely
crushed; Robert Richwine, trainman,
Mount Holly Springs, fatally; George
o. Sarvis, trainmaster, Harrisburg. i'll
jured about arms, legs and face;
John Miller. baggagemaster, Harris
burg. and Harry Bomberger, conductor
Harrisburg, slight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
THE HAWKEYE STATE
Telegraphic Reports Of Important
Events Occurring During
Past Few Days.
MAIN HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
Items OF Special Interest Caught from,
the Wires and Prepared for
Our lteaders.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. PIN an
address before the Grant club ex-Alin-
lister to China Edwin II. Conger said
that in the failure of citizens of this
country to build Chinese railway
faith had been broken with China and
this country's good standing with the
Chinese seriously impaired. when
we We're granted the concession" said
Conger, personally made represent
ations to the Chinese that the railroad
would be built by the Americans who
got the concession; assured them on
| my honor that ii was not secured for
the purpose of exploitation. and that
it would not be sold or relinquished.
"Now. however, it has been. and
| the business men of China feel that
they have right to look upon future
business propositions from Americans
with suspicion. The REIMBURSEMENT of
the concession was utterly defense
less, 1t seems to me, after the repre-
sensations which we made TO the Chi
| ueSp"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
COLONEL IVAN N. WALKER.

throughout the Union, is dead ut his
apartments in the Victoria flats. He
had been in failing health for more
than year. His funeral will take
place on Monday forenoon.
Colonel Walker was born in Rush
county, this state, Feb. 3, 1889, and
served through the civil war, begin
ming as n private and ending as col
onel, his honors being all won. He
was with Streight in Libby prison,
and was In the historic escape; but
was recaptured. He had been in Off
cial life ever since the war, served one
term as G. A. II. commander-in-chief
and was prominent in G. A. II. cir
cIes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

the smoker to enjoy his smoke more
when he goes back to it and is less
harmful to his health.
1T is fine scheme" said one man.
When l stop for month l am
equipped with the keenest relish and
liking for good cigar at the end of
that month. l am rested, refreshed,
recuperated-in pocket too. Thus l
show that am master of my habit,
and not mastered by 1t. have been
doing this way for long time now
and heartily recommend my plan to
all smokers. do not limit myself
to any number Of cigars while in one
OF my smoking months, but simply,
smoke ut will, and then absolutely
quit until another month is through.
Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Explains Some Chinese Politics.
ALL QUIET IN CUBA


Elections Are Held and Palma's Party
Is Victorious.
Washington, Sept 25.-The Cuban
minister has received the following
dispatches from his government nj
Havana: 1.-The members of the execu-
tive board of the Liberal party at
Cienfuegos have addressed communi.
cation to the mayor, who is Modcr-
ate. asking him to express their graft
tude to the municipal authorities, 20.
lice and custom house functionaries for
the way their lives We're protected dur
ing the occurrence Friday which
caused the death of the brave chief Of
police while doing his duty. There
has been no disturbances since the
local one Mt Cienfucgos: there Is per-
feet order throughout the republic and
the government has ample means to
guard It, The elections for the boards
were held with strict legality and
without any disorder. In almost all
the boards the Moderates Won" The
Moderate party is President Palma's
party.
Havana. Sept. o5.-Ofticial dispatches
received from Cienfuegos announce
that the bodies Of Representative Vii.
luendas and Chief of Police Illance
who were killed during disturbance
Mt the Hotel LaSuiza there Friday.
| have been buried. Liberals who tor
merly We're soldiers carried the body
of Nilluendas to the grave on their
shoulders and the same honor was
shown TO lllance by the Moderates.
The government claims to have dis.
covered Liberal plot to dynamite lne
city hall, court house and other pub.
lie buildings Of Cienfuegos.
An expert of Cienfucgos who exam
ined one of the bombs found in the
representatives. room declares it con-
tanned enough explosives to blow un
an entire block. The government, i,
is said, has evidence showing that vii
luendas took twelve bombs to Glen
fuegos. only three of which have been
discovered. though Liberals have been
arrested and found to have number
of bomb fuses. At Santa Clara a
search has revealed eleven bombs sim
liar to the others found. and also d
small number of rifles and some am.
munition secretcd near the city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Did you ever notice that the wheels
of Il locomotive engine are beveled?
The reason for this is that in rounding
n curve the outer rail is. of course, a
little longer than the inner one. The
difference is very little, but 1t would
be enough to make an engine "skid"
unless 1t We're reckoncd for. In the
beveled wheel the higher part, with Its
greater circumference, Is forced against
the outer rail by the very tendency
of the engine to drive straight ahead,
and with the other wheel the smaller
circumference rests on the rail, thus
overcoming the difference in the lengths
of the lines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Hungarians Censure King.

Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 25.-The
executive committee of the coalition
parties, summoned to discuss the sit
scntcd to the Hungarian leaders by
the king emperor, has passed what
amounts to a severe vote of scnsurc of
his majesty and his advisers. The
committee i'll the resolution expresses
the deepest regret that the king-em.
peror did not listen to the statesmen
summoned by him to Vienna who rep.
resented the majority in the Hungari'
an parliament and constitute there
fore the leaders of the nation in its
public affairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
OHIO CAMPAIGN OPENS
Parties Are Wide Apart as TO the Is.
sues. According to the Open
ing SDeecheS

Columbus, o., Sept. 25.--One of the
greatest political campaigns in any
state in the country in years was
opened in Ohio at Bellefontaine and
Newark. the Republicans at the former
place and the Democrats ut the lat
ter. The popularity of the fight is the
division as to what are the issues, the
Republicans holding that they are ma
tional. including the tariff and the
Democrats that they are entirely local.
AT Bellefontaine, Vice President Fair
banks was chief speaker, and he en-
larged on the danger of electing II
Democrat in this state this year be-
cause of the danger to the tariff
Herrick and Foraker both took
similar lines. On the other hand. ut
Newark, Pattison, Democratic candi-
date for governor. said: ut is fort
innate for our cause and for the peo-
pie that there are no national issues
involved in this campaign. There is
no United States senator and no men,
Der of congress to elect. Ii is n batlle
OH state issues alone. 1t Is battle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
TWO KILLED, FORTY INJURED
Freight Engineer Overlooks His Or.
ders and Head-On Collision
Takes Place.

San Francisco. Sept. 2l.-Two men
were killed and over fortypersons more
or less injured in railroad accident
at Harvey Station, New, on the Ore
gon Short Line division of the South
ern Pacific. 1t is believed that none
Of the injured will die. 1t appears
that an engineer Of freight train
overlooked his orders and crashed into
another freight head-on. causing II col
lision of passenger trains which were
following. The dead men are Thomas
Mason. Peterborough, N. j., and VIM.
Werner, of San Francisco.
Among the injured are the following:
Mrs. Fanny Droyner, Manley, Ia,
face bruised and injuries on side; Il. c.
Davis, Taylorville, ILL.,. bruised about
the head. Mrs. w. G. Haslcy, Eagle
Grove. H.. injured about abdomen;
III. G. Brown. Chicago, cheek cut: w.
Nj. Knox, Chicago, back and side in
jured; Miss Adele Davis, Taylorville
ILL.,, left shoulder, breast and ankle
bruised; G. nj. Eckels, 1ndianaola,
Ia, slight bruises.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Naval Armistice Arranged

vladivostok, Sept. 22.-The Russian
and Japanese squadrons, commanded
respectively by Rear Admiral lessen
and Vice Admiral Kamimora, met in
Koruiloff bay Sept lG and the adj
mirals arranged the terms of the naval
armistice. The conference, which
lasted five hours. determined on the
zones in which ships of the two ma
tons are free to circulate, and regu-
lated the question of contraband.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Even Mr.. Lawson's worst enemies
must admit that his charges against
the big New York life insurance
companies have turned out remark
ably exact. When the whole truth
is made public, if it ever is, it will
quite likely show that instead Of en-
agerating Mr.. Lawson has not even
limited at one half Of the rascality Of
the frenzied financiers, who have
robbed the people, bought elections
and shaped much Of our national
legislation since the close of Cleve
lands first term as president.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
Business Portion of Butte. Mont, Is
Swept by Raging Con-
tIaolutiOn.

Butte. Mont. Sept. 25.-Fire causing
loss estimated mt about i; million
dollars, consumed the entire business
portion of Butte, lying between the
Shodair block and Rensllaw alley. on
the south side of West Park street,
and half destroyed the public library.
Tie fire call was turned in ut $40. AT
noon the four-story Symon store WAS
a mass of flames, and tile public
library and other places We're burning
simultaneously.
Blocks totally destroyed = Maule,
| York. Barrett. Woodwork and Ogden.
The following are among the estimated
losses: Symonds' store, Maule and
York blocks. owned by the New York
Realty company, SG0O.000; library
building. $1,000; Walker Shoe com.
pany, $4,000; Ogden block. total loss
value not known; Atlantic saloon, Sill,
| OOO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
GAS LAID In WAIT
Four Persons Ignorantly Go Under Its
Intlucnce-Two Arc Dead and
Two Others Dying.


Two Others Dying.
Nluncie, Ind, Sept. 23.-Two dead
and two others not expected to live
is the result of gas escaping into the
cellar of the Williams family here.
The daughter Maggie. IL years old.
went into the cellar to get something
for supper. When she failed to re-
turn Mrs. Williams, 80 years old, also
went into the cellar to find the girl.
Later the father, j. G. Williams. COM
ing home and finding no one. and no.
ticing the cellar way open, also went
down.
The son arriving home and wonder
ing at the disappearance of the fami-
ly proceeded to the cellar to investi.
gate. He found all three bodies lay
ing on the floor. He carried his fa.
ther and mother up and returned fol
his sister. when he fell upon the stair
way. He was rescued by farm hands
he had previously called, but with his
father will probably die. The mother
| and sister We're dead when carried out
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
TAeGART coNTRAD1cTs McA11
He Says No Democratic Agent Asked
for u Cent from the New
York Life

New York. Sept. %. = Chairman
Taggart. of the Democratic national
committee, has arrived in New York
from indianapolis. He denied the
statement made by President Mccall,
Of the New York Life. before the leg.
islatiye insurance investigation COM
mittee on Wednesday, that the Demo
cratic national committee had sole.
ted money for the compuign fund
from that concern.
mo member Of the national commit
tee or any agent of the committee ever
asked Mr.. Mccall, Of the New York
Life, for a dollar" he said, and added:
Neither the Democratic national com
mittee nor any authorized representa-
tive of the committee ever asked a
dollars contribution to the campaign
from any other insurance company"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
To Raise the Mikasa.

Toxic. Sept. 22.-A powerful pump
has arrived at Sasebo. from Port Ar
thur, to be used in floating the battle
ship Mikasa, Admiral Togos flagship,
which was recently sunk with great
loss of life. 1t is expected to refloat
the Mikasa within three months. Very
strong doubt is now expressed that
the fire on the AIikasa started Mt the
base of the main mast. 1t is believed
the contlagration must have been due
to an explosion from the outset, which
was followed by a greater explosion
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Gettysburg, Pa. Sept. 22.-At the
last session of the encampment of the
National Association of the Sons Of
Veterans Colonel IL. Y. Speelman. Of
Cincinnati. was chosen cOmmander-in-
chief, and Peoria. ILL.,. was selected as
the next place of meeting; the parade
of the Sons of Veterans was given and
the marchers were applauded by thou.
sands of spectators,