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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
ROBBED OF HIS PREY
Grim Death Beaten in the strug.
gle for the Life Of Min.
or Hicks.
NEARLY SIXTEEN DAYS FIGHT
Ends in . Victory for Brave Hearts
and Willing Hands.
Rescued Man Tells, of Three Days Of
Agony = Tapping That Saved
His Iife-Five Compan.
ions Dead.

bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 81. - T.. B.
Hicks was released at 11:25 Saturday
night. No sooner was the way left
open than Hicks began to scrape away
the rocks and dirt and crawl toward
the opening. With arms in front OF
his head he went into the miniature
tunnel which had been dug and began
to work his way slowly through to
the other side Of the car. When he
lad progressed about half way he
stopped and Superintendent Frank
Miller, who stood at the tube at the
mouth of the shaft, Immediately called
and asked what was the matter. "Oh,
nothing" Hicks called back. I'm just
going to stop. I'm out of wind. My
wind is very short, You know"
Mtees the Men Who Saved Him.
Then the man of iron moved few
inches farther toward freedom and
his arms were seized by Dr. Stingield
and Miner Gents. The two, exerting
all their strength, pulled the miner Into
the main tunnel, where he was placed
in sitting position. And there, hum
dred feet from the face of the NOUN
tain and within step of where the
miner had lain entombed for nearly
sixteen days. occurred pathetic
scene. DIR. Stinchfield, with tears in
his eyes and his hands laid affection
ately on Hicks shoulders. said: well,
| how are YOU. old bOy!'
First Tears Hicks Has Shed.
And there We're tears in the eyes of
Hicks as well. the only tears that haze
shown themselves in all the days aud
nights since he was entombed, MS he
replied: ~ am feeling fine. l can
never thank YOU. doctor, for what you
have DONE And then came Super,
intendent Cone, the man who had
stayed by the work day and night dl.
recting every interest. personal and Of
Ills company as WELL to aid in the
rescue of the miner. He came for.
ward and took Hicks by both hands
md said: II am glad to see you again,
old man." Hicks, with voice choketl
with emotion, attempted to thank hiIf
also for his efforts in his behalf.
Strong and Not Emadated.
Hicks was not emaciated. He was
strong, and the stimulants that had
been prepared for him were not need.
ed. His heard was thick and stubby,
hut not grown ost as might have been
expected. His face and hands were
dirty, hut his clothing was fairly clean
| or.1 rr.,nJ aop<lt<ton i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
SAD XMAS FOR MANY
Railway Accident Kills Nine Passen-
:. gers En- Ronte on Christ.
mas Holiday.

Railway Accident Kills Nine Passen.
:: gers En- Ronte on Christ.
mas Holiday.
ST. Paul. Dec. o4.-Nine persons are
known to be dead. six others are fatal
" injured, aud at least twenty-five
others were badly hurt in the wreck
Of Fan east-bound train on the Min
neapolis, st. ram and Sault Ste. Marie
railroad at Enderlin, N. u. The train
wrecked was the accommodation train
which huns from Moose Jaw, Sask., to
ST. Paul. The engineer was running
at high speed in an endeavor to make
up lost time. At Enderlin a switch en-
CINE was shifting Il string of hox cars
to side track. The cars did rot clear
the main track and the passenger en-
gint eollfded head-on with the switch
engine.
The train was heavily loaded with
people going to their homes in the east
to spend the holidays.
Nine dead bodies We're taken out
and laid beside the track, while the in.
iurtA Were taken in hastily improvised
ambnlances to the hospital and when
that Institution had all that 1t could
possibly accommodate the rest of the
injured were cared for in the hotels.
The list of those dead is MS follows:
Charles Backus. Bergen, n. D.; H. ].
volkerlng, Anamoose, N. d., en- route
I 4 n n.
,John Satterbnrg, Anamoose, N. D.;
Tony eileen, yolva, N. D.; d. ].
Berresford. Medicine Hat. Alberta; II.
Rosenbaum, Volva, N. D.: w. J. Dan
ielson. Sheldon. Mimi; A. o. Anderson
starbuck, Mimi; Nels Hansen Ken
mare, N. d.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
MOB LAW AT ANNAPOLIS
Under the Shadow OF the Naval Acad
envy Il Negro Is Done to Death
for Rape.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. %. - a mob
Numbering twenty-five or thir..: men
with ces masked or blackened broke
down the door of the Annapolis jail
took out Henry Davis, a negro who
on last Friday raped Mrs. John Reid
(white) near lelehart's station. and
lynched him. Davis, who also was
known by the name OF Chambers. con-
fessed his guilt before being put to
death. Little or no resistance was Of
fered to the mob by the officers mt the
Jail, end none whatever by the prison.
err.
Tho negro was dragged by the mob
from the Jail to a vacant lot on Col
lege creek, a quarter of mile dis
t,nt. kicked and cuffed Ell route and
the strung up to Il limb of Il tree aid
half dozen bullets fired into him. 1t
is believed that the outlaws We're all
Annapolitans. Their rendezvous was
the senior hall of st. Johns college
and it was here that they prepared
their DISCUSSES, but the college antlori-
ties strongly deny that any of the stu
dents We're of the mob. The coroner,s
judy rendered verdict of death ut
the hands of unknown persons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
DEATH OF BISHOP McABE
"Chaplain" of War Eminence Sue.
cumbs to an Attack of Apoplexy-
Knew His End Was Near.

New York. nec. 20.---Dratl cl;limea
Bishop G. {. Mccabc, OF tbc Methodist
Episcopal church. in the New York g Y
hospital yesterday morning. Mrs Nc
Cable and the bishops nieces We're at
the bedside when the noted clergyman
died He did not regain consciousness.
Bishop McCabe on Fec. 10 delivered
mt Philadelphia his lecture on Tho
Sunny Side of Life in Libby Prison"
and then came to this city. There was
nothing about his appearance as he
was about to step on the ferry boat at
the Twenty-tiird street terminal of the
Pennsylvania railway to Indicate that
death was near. But he staggered as
he stopped and fell unconscious Il
stroke of apopleXy.
He did so well the first day at the
hospital that recovery was hoped for.
but he seemed to know that his end
was near for as soon as he became
conscious he asked that his wife be
sent for. He was Il years old. His
title chaplain" came from service in
that capacity in the One Hundred and
Twenty Second Ohio in the war of the
rebellion. During the war he was
| captured and spent four months in
Libby prison He was Il magnetic ora.
tor. and very successful as II 'money
rniSrr"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
EARLvILLE.

Mrs. Sedgewick of Manchester
spent Friday witt friends in town
Miss Vella Kendall returned Fri.
day from a visit with Manchester
friends.
Miss Agnes Williams left Satur.
day morning for Nebraska.
Mrs. Fred Wiedorf, who was re.
ported sick at last writing, is i'm.
proving.
Word was received here Saturday
morning that Mrs. Jake Kelly had
died at her home in Oaks, S. Oak,
leaving five little boys and a heart
broken husband to mourn her death
The youngest only three weeks old
Mrs. Kelly was the daughter of the
late John Rogers, and was well
known here. Her many friends here
will be grieved to learn of her death
Miss Effiie and Master Frank Rogers
departed for Oaks this morning. A
complete obituary will follow mex
week.
The Christmas programs at the
churches are well under way and
Tuesday evening will make the little
hearts glad, when Santa Claus un.
loads the trees.
The annual meeting of the Cong
church will be held in the lecture
room Thursday evening. A full at
tendance is desired.
Mrs. L. G. Hersey and daughter
Grace left Thursday for Cedar Falls
From there they will go to Minnea
polls where they will spend the win
ter at the home If their daughter
Mrs. w. z. Cattron.
| Mrs. John Prentice and three
daughters of Alta arrived Saturday
evening for an extended visit in this
vicinity.
James Currie and wife are plan.
ming to celebrate their Golden wed
ding on Christmas evening.
Miss Ora Wesche of Moquah, Wis.
arrived Saturday ard will spend the
winter with home folks. The Wesche
home will be the scene of pleasant
reunion on Xmas day. Mr.. and
Mrs Crosby Of .Moquah have arrived
and Mr.. Louis Wesche and bride o.
Webb will arrive Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Another Russ Assassination,

Tver. Russia. Dec 24.-0ount Alexis
Ignatieff. Il member of the council OF
the empire and ex-governor general OF
kicv. Volhynia and Podolin. was shot
and killed by an unknown man here
in the rcfreslmcnt room of the hail
occupied by the nol,les' assembly. The
assassin fired six bullets from a re.
vol"er into his victims body and then
tried to commit suicide. but was
seized before he could do SO and is
now in custody Of the police.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Information of General Interest Cor
corning It.

Washington, D. O., Dec. l5.-In
his annual report, made public Tues
day. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General DeGraw has this to say of
the rural free delivery service:
"The requirements for the estab-
lisllment OF rural delivery have been
the same as for the two preceding
fiscal years except that since Decem-
her |, 1905, it is required, before
service is installed, that the post
master at the distributing office Ger
tify that not less than three-fourths
OF the possible patrons have provided
for mail boxes conforming to the
regulations. The initial step in Sc
curing the inauguration Of rural de
livery service is the filing of II pc
titi0n for such service. Formerly it
was the practise of the department 10
accept petitions for inv, stigationas to
the advisability Of instituting the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Congress Takes a Recess.

Washington, Dec 81. = Foraker oc-
cupied the attention of the senate in
its last session before the holiday re-
cess III an extended criticism of the
basis of President Roosevelt's action
in tlischarging the negro troops of the
lwenty-fifth infantry on account of
tile Brownsville raid. He was replied
to briefly by Lodge. Adjourned to Jan.
=, 1907.
After being in session three-quarters
of an hour the house adjourned until
Jan. 8, 1907. Empty desks greeted the
speaker when the house convened. No
business of Importance was done. "A
hundred members waited after the
house adjourned to extend the seasons
greetings to Speaker Cannon. who
showed by his manner that his heart
was warmed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
The Cleavage IN Policies.

Good men in both the political
parties deprecate the disagreements
between those who call themselves
republicans and those who call
themselves democrats, but they have
no good reasons for SO doing. These
disagreements are due to the fact
that party lines are not true divid-
ing lines in present day politics.
At the present time two forces are
struggling for supremacy in Amer
lean life. This struggle is no new
thing in the history of the world,
nor is it confined to any particular
country. It appears in different
forms at different times but is es-
sentially the same at all times. In
the middle ages it was feudalism
against mankind; in America today
it is organized wealth against man
kind.
In the ranks of the republican
party there are tens of thousands of
wage earners, farmers merchants and
professional men, who are opposed
to class legislation for the benefit oI
the few, and they are creating dis
cord in that party. On the othe,
hand there is an attempt on the par
OF predatory wealth to secure con
troll of the democratic organization
and use it as a tool to promote ev
cry selfish, sordid. mcrcenary inter
est in the land. The rank and file
OF the democratic party, that CRANE
old party of the people, are not go
to permit such an attempt to sue
coed.
The men who have grown enor
mously rich from the labors of 9th
ers. and are fortified behind specia
privileges, and all of their ad
mirers, dupes and retainers should
belong to one party, to pluto
cratic party, and then there would
be no discord in that party. And al
the men who believe in placing hu
man rights first in public affairs
should belong to another party, to .
truly democratic party, and Their
there would be no discord in tina,
party.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

The testimony which has been ia
ken in the suit Of the State of Mis-
souri, against the Standard Oil
Company shows that the Republic
Oil Company, and other so-called
Independent oil companies, are
nothing more than mere dummies
whose officers do the bidding of the
Standard Oil company and are paid
their salaries by that corporation
The testimony also shows that H. Il.
Rogers and John D. Archibold, Of
the Standard Oil Co., have no re.
gard whatever for truth and vera
city when dealing with the public
And the testimony goes further, and
shows that Senator Bailey Of Texas,
has had relations with Standard Oil
which he may never be able to salts
factorily explain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
HE EXPLAINS A MIRACLE
Shows How the Blood of st. Gen.
marc at Naples Is Liqucfied,
He Alleges.

Rome, Dec. 24.-An Interesting ex.
pertinent was conducted at the Peoples
palace here when signor Giacci gave
visible and comprehensive demon
stration of the yearly miracle" of the
liquefylng of the blood of st. Gennaro,
which is kept in a phlal in the church
Of st. Gennaro Mt Naples.
Signor Giacci explained and showed
that this change was effected by the
use of chemical combination known
to the ancients for the preservation Of
blood, and that blood treated with it
liquefies ut II certain temperature.
Signor Giacci performed his expert
ments with calf's blood, adding thereto
substances the nature of which he did
not reveal. He will make scientific
communication In the matter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
dvs stads6ts sent fca England to q

hvs Students sent fm@ Ensiand to 81
sulphice.
The foreign students also announced
their intention of calling the attention
Of their embassies to the action Of the
local authorities.
Rome, Dec. PA note signed by
the paral SECRETARY of state. Cardinal
Merry Del Val. protesting against the
search Of the papal nunciature at
Paris, the expulsion of Mgr. Montagni-
nj and the seizure Of the secret cipher,
enabling the French government to
take cognizance Of the papal cor
rsSpondence, and the alleged violation
Of the right Of the pope to correspond
with Catholics all over the world, has
t'Gen presented to the diplomatic rep.
rasentatives accredited to the vati-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Joh. Mitcbell a Trustee.

Washington, Dec. 21. - The presi-
dent has announced the acceptance by
John Mitchell, president Of the United
Mine Workers, as a Representatives Of
labor, and Marvin Hughitt, president
of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way company, as representative of
capital, Of the positions rendered them
by the president as members of the
board Of trustees to whom lie will con-
vey the amount of the Nobel peace
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

Chicago. Dec. "a. reports that the
Standard! Oil company has discovered
oil in Porter county. lldinnn. about
fifty mi!c> froIn tbicgo. has caused
great excitement among the farmers IN
that REGION. Recently The Standard
.r,!d S,:0,G0 I,r Il sixty.acrc tract near
@hrismar. Which WAS owned by !,
NHs l'oml'ry Of Hobart according to
lie report. anal !he prices of surround.
ing land are booming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

service without any preliminary IN.
quiry as to whether the petitioners
were residents along the proposed
route. Thus petitions were accept
ed, investigated. and in many in
stances routes were established
where there was no general desire
for rural delivery, the petitioners
having been circulated by persons
whose sole object was to secure po-
sitiohs as carriers, or in the case of
some fourth-class post,aasters to in
crease their compensation, and sign
ed by anyone willing to sign, re-
CARELESS of whether he resided where
he could patronize the service.
Inquiry is now made thru post
masters as to whether petitioners
are heads of families or householders
actually residing along the proposed
route Of delivery, and if so, it is pre-
sumed they have petitioned in good
faith for the service.
After petition is accepted an
inspector visits the locality and if
the conditions are favorable lays out
the route to be travelled in the de-
livery of mail. Favorable condi-
tions are: The roads to be traversed,
to be in good condition, unobstruct-
ed by gate, no unbridged creeks or
streams not fordable at all seasons
of the year, and possible patronage
Of 100 or more families on each
route of twenty-four miles in length.
or proportionate number of fam
lilies where it is necessary to lay out
routes less than the standard length.
In 1908 the average possible pat
ronage per route throughout the
United States was 1877 families,
while the average actual patronage
per route was only seventy families.
Although the average possible pat
ronage has materially increased
since that time, the actual patronage
has not increased in the same ratio
On many routes it is apparent that
the petitions did not in fact repre-.
sent general desire for the service
To insure a reasonable patronage
from its Inauguration, and almost
the frequency of delivery from daily
to tri-weekly or disseminating ser
vice because of lack of patronage
the rule requiring the pledge of pat
ronage from three-fourths of thu
4 families on each route was adopted
Persons desiring the benefits o
service on a rural delivery route ar
re CURED to furnish and erect in
suitable place accessible to the car
rier, at their own cost, boxes, for til,
reception of mail to be delivered o
collected by the carrier.
All rural letter boxes must con
form to the specifications fixed b,
the department as to size, shape apl
workmanship; must be made of gal
vanized iron or sheet steel, equippe'
with some kind of signal for in
dicating the presence of mail there
in, and must be approved by the de
partment s.
patrons may order their boxes o
have them made to order by submit
ting plaE of such boxes and sam
pie Of the material Of which they ar
to be made or the boxes themselve
for approval to the postmaster at
4 postoffice located at the county sea
or to the postmaster at any first O
second class postoffice located in til
county where rural delivery is no
in operation at the county seat an,
there are no first or second elias
postoffices in the county, to the post
master at any postoffice in the count,
where rural delivery is in operation
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Death Of HARLAN cleyelnnd.

Cincinnati. o., Dee. 24.--Harlan
Cleveland. one of the leading lawyers
Of the Cincinnati bar, is dead at his
residence in Glendale from Bright's
disease. Mr.. Cleveland served as Uni
ted States district attorney for the
southern district of Ohio by appoint
ment of President Grover Cleveland.
He was IL cousin of the president and
n nephew of Justice Harlan of the su-
preme court of tie United States. n
son,in-law of the late Stanley Mat
thews. of the same court, and broth
er-in-law of Associate Justice Gray. of
the same court,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Notice of Final Report.
STATE OF IOWA. Delavara conn,v so

STATE OF IOWA, Delaware County.-Ss.
In istrict Court, December Term. 1906.
In the matter of the Estate of Jacob Miller
deceased 70 Mary A. Miller. widow. and Mary
T. Miller Howe, John A. Miller, Katie A. MIL
Miller. deceased: ~ -
You are hereby notified that on or before the
the office OF the Clerk Of the District Court az
Delaware County. Iowa. the Final Report Of
Francis Miller, Administrator OF the estate Of
will be made at the regular December itO6, term
of said Court for the approval OF said report
and the final discharge OF said administrators
hearing and disposition on some day Of said term
Court, which commences at the Court House Il
Manchester, Iowa, on the 10th day Of Decela.
Der, 1906. FRANCIS C, MILIER
by Bronson, Carr Sons, Administrator,
-3wk Attorneys.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
DEATH THEIR DESERT
So the President Says of the Negro
Soldiers Who .shot Up"
Brownsville.

eOss@.NAs
Brownsville.
Washington, Dec. 20. = Words are
not minced. by President Roosevelt In
4 strong message on the Brownsville,
Tex, incident sent to congress. The
president justifies his discharge of
three companies Of colored soldiers on
the plain ground that they are guilty
Of murder :hnd of shielding murderers,
and declares he could not do anything
but dismiss them all. 1.-The soldiers
were the ;aggressors from start to fin
ish," declares the president after CIV
ing his,owii resume Of the various Of
fiesal reports on the affair.
The president goes over all the tesh-
n1ny and declares the investigation
was fair and the evidence conclusive
Of the guilt of the soldiers. He de-
clares the later investigations by
friends of the soldiers have suggested
explanations that are absurdities. He
also cites several precedents for his
action during the civil war, and de-
clares that 80 far as the discharge of
these soldiers being called punishment
is concerned that Ia u mistake, for 1t
is utterly inadequate; the only punish.
ment needsfor such irtei, being death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
WORKED ALWAYS IN DANGER.
Rescuers Had To BE Cool and Brave
Hicks Experience.

hescuers had 10 he Coon ana Brave
Hicks ExPer1ence.
From beginning to end Of the res
cue work the men doing 1t were In
nor,J NJ their own lives NO we'll M
that of Hicks Coo,ness Judgment
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~. 80, - 49, ..,.. ,.Iss =. y. -
VI! nan ~ W. uiii.' "ss.s =, slan
!" a''" pow'"ers hau 10 oe piastes.
AVA! ana mere was Always the dani
ger OF another cave-in which would
hurry both Hicks and the men who
were trying to rescue him. When all
Obstacles to steady progress appeared
to have been overcome, over and over
again some new one would arise.
How did you feel those first three
DAYS before 1t was known you were
alive" Hicks was asked. 1T was
he'll he said: Il could lie on my back.
and sit up little; that is, by steop-
lEg ana putting my head against my
sknecs. had four matches, and l know
just how my little cubbyhole looks.
When ] came to the matches felt
mighty good. 1t lit one and looked
overhead. 1t burned longer than any
match ever burned before. saw ev-
|eythtne, There Is big rock hanging
over my body. 1t weighs tons. and
sam afraid to move much for rear OF
Earring 1t.
"Then lit the second match. Once
II almost went out. Say, friend, 1
amt much On praying. but did some
then. and that match hickered up and
then burned steady clear down to my
fingers" The four matches gave him
an idea of his surroundings. He was
n :. ~ u.nie 'ne Nv. nc ~ WIZ, ~.
~ "as e NV So .a"' "e s'' "
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company III An""htaAh teai hele
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
WINTER Visions WEEK END RATrs

WINTER VISITORS WEEK END RATES
DURING SEASON OF 1906-l907.
via Manchester & Oneida and Chicago
Great Western Rys. to any Chicago
Great Western station not less than 25
miles nor more than loo miles distance
at one fare for the round trip, on satur-
days and Sundays Nov. Sd and 4th to
Dec. 10th inclusive, and January 9Th
to March 3lst inclusive, limited to re-
turn up to and. including all trains of
the Monday I. flowing date of sale.
Half of the above rate will apply to
children of five and under twelve years
of age. j. L. KELSEY,
42-llw Traffic Manager.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Conifesses to schaefer Murder,

Goshen, Ind, Dec. 2O-George w.
Harris. "a prisoner ID the Elkhart coun-
ty Jail. is saM'to have confessed that
he murdered Miss Sarah schaefer, the
school teacher, at. Bedford, Ind, Jan.
q, 1904, thuA.Gleatitg up mystery
that has puzztd I'M authorities of this
and other states. Harris says he mis-
took the young teacher for woman
whom a st. Joseph qan hired him to