Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-26
Wednesday. june 1o.

Nearly 1000 delegates are attending
a convention at Denver, the object Of
which is to antagonize Roosevelt's pol
icy as to forest reserves and other land
matters.
William j. Bryan told the Democrats
OF Oklahoma, in convention ut Okla
homa City, that the constitution pro-
posed for the new state was better
document than the national constitu-
ton.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. of
California university, has declined the
presidency OF the Massachusetts In.
stitute of Technology. 80
The International Association Of
Chief of Police Of America has con-
vened at the jamestown exposition.
|. Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has arrived at Canton, o., and Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. barbour
ut the Mckinley home.
Thursday, June 20.
The commercial telegraphers VIII
strike next week unless the telegraph
companies comply with the mems de-
mands.
Leonor +. Loree, president Of the
Delaware and Hudson Railway COM
pnny, is i'll at New York, with appen-
dicitis.
Philanthropist Pearson, of Chicago
has given $4,000 to Fargo college
Fargo, N. d.
The Democrats of Oklahoma, In state
convention determined to relegate the
prohibition question to the people.
Harry S. New, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, speaking
at a Kansas City banquet, said: 1.-THE
man who announces for Office in 1905
must be a Roosevelt supporter"
The regatta of the German Imperia
Yacht club has been begun at Kiel.
Friday, June 81.
Senator Foraker made the com
mencement address at Wherefore,
university, Ohio, and devoted much O
\ it to telling the story of the ,investiga
ton he has been making Of the "shoot
ing-up" of Brownsville. Tex, and jus
| tuSluS tudl inquiry.
Secretary Taft addressed the Chau
tauqua at Ottawa, Kan. his subjec
being the Panama canal
Mark Twain is to make call OF
King England VII at the kings desire
Vice President Fairbanks has beel
elected president Of the Phi Gamm
Delta club. a club newly organized.
The police at Warsaw, Poland, dis
covered the secret printing establish
ment of the revolutionary headqual
tiers and contiscated thousands of rev
olutionary proclamations.
W. II. Johnson, of Tennessee, a dar
horse, was elected president of tn
Travellers Protective association a
the Norfolk, Va, national convention
Saturday. June %.
There is .'nothing DOING att TIL
Hague peace conference. except som
log-rolling
Ex-Pres!dent Cleveland's, ifnprov,
ment continues, and he Will phobabl
be out Of bed today.
The king of Siam has arrived 8
London from Paris. on n visit to Kin
Edward and Queen Alexandria.
General Booth, of the Salvatio
Army, has returned to London from
tour of Japan and Canada. Ian
The Kansas state board of railroa
commissioners has practically decide
to issue an order putting a fiat 2-cer
J passenger fare into effect. NJ
John d. Rockefeller was fined fl
exceeding New York auto speed reg
lations. az
The body of Emma Pontius,
years old, was taken from the lake
Chicago. Her sister is also missing.
Monday, June "a.
The Italian government having pos
poned consideration of bill prohibit
ing night work, the bakers have
clared general strike throughout Il
, whole of Italy.
The traction tunnel system ind
I.ondon-siXty feet down--begun
, Charles 4. Yerkes. has been compile
4 cd The system has cost $25.OOO,OC
a Secretary Taft arrived at Washln
i. ton Saturday from his western tt
and left yesterday for the east ON va
university business.
The Missouri river from Leave
: worth to Omaha is rising steadily
the result of recent heavy rains.
The Arbelter saengerbund of t
J. northwest closed Its saengerfest
/ Davenport, Ia, with a picnic attend,
}. by 10000 persons.