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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
KING REX RULES NEW ORLEANS.


Z.
Mardi Gras Festivities Mt Height
Under Carnival Monarch's Sway.
Mailing REX, King OF the Carnival"
New Orleans the other day approached
the climax Of Mardi Gras festivities
The siren of river craft and the cheer
ing of thousands on shore welcomed
the approaching monarch, as he came
up the Mississippi river and landed
from his royal yacht. The formality
Of turning over the keys of the city
to him followed. Every train into the
city, including many specials, brought
hundreds Of visitors. 1t is believed
that the Mardi Gras attendance is the
largest on record. The pageant and
ball Of Proteus took place lat night.
The next day the parade and ball Of
Rex was given, followed at night by
the pageant and ball Of Comus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
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The Weekly Review of Chicago
Trade, published by R. G. Dun CO.,
says:
The course of business generally re-
fleets steadiness in operations and
satisfactory accumulation of new de-
mands in the prominent industries.
Bank statements this week impart
strength to the general situation by
their exhibit of gains in both deposits
and discounts and the evidence OF am
pie resources to meet needs of an ex-
panding activity. With the liquida-
ton in securities the direction Of the
money market is easier and reduced
cost of borrowing will promote wider
effort in manufacturing and new en-
terprises.
Movements of commodities again
approach normal proportions and
transportation returns disclose sas.
tanned gains in gross earnings. indi-
eating that recovery from recent ad-
verse conditions permits satisfactory
running of the Chicago roads. the
luOTc ,SedSOudule WcdtuSl AoS DAS'-o--,i
better buying in the leading retail
lines here and lat the interior. WIN
ter stocks of general merchandise have
undergone adequate reduction and this
favorable factor encourages increasing
number of visiting buyers to attend
the wholesale markets. Higher prices
for some staples occasion little ob5ec-
tion, their scarcity being apparent.
Bank clearings, s267,2s6,S72, are S.S
per cent under those of the CORE
spending week last year and compare
with s22O,223,175 in 1908.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number SO, against 81 last week,
20 in 1909 and 80 in 1908. Those with
liabilities over $4,000 number 2,
against z last week. 5 in 1909 and 8
in 1908.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
MANY SLAIN BY PIRATES.

Robber hands Raid villages, Loot
stores and XIII Chinese.
Depredations of pirates on the West
and the Pearl rivers have caused "a
reign Of terror among Chinese, say
advices brought from Hongkong to
Victoria, B. c., by the Ava Maru. Tip
Kow Village was captured by the pir.
ates, who looted houses and stores,
carried away two officials for ransom,
and killed many villagers. Pirates
took possession of sheung Shan island
and nearby village on the mainland,
terrifying both. Troops drove them
out after hard fight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
DERRICK DROPS; TWO DEAD.

Second Fatal Accident In Building
Makes Death List Five.
Two men were killed and two will
die as the result Of a second accident
at the Freidberg Building in Cincin-
natl. John Zeach, an employee OF the
Bishop Wrecking Company. was kill
ed instantly, and Charles Fox was SO
badly hurt that he died when gigan-
tic derrick upon which they were work
Ing collapsed. This makes five lives
which have been lost in the one loca-
ton within fortnight, Two weeks
before the east wall collapsed and
hurled an adjoining house beneath it.
In this accident three were killed and
one other is fatally injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY.
Commercial War Averted and Doc,
Opened for Other Settlements.

!. F~~NSSA .sSSssASsAASSASss
BY the tariff agreement with Ger
many announced the other day the
United States has not only avoided a
commercial war with the empire, but
has paved the way for a settlement of
the differences existing with France
and Canada.
1t seems certain now, that the bust
ness interests of the United States may
look forward to a period of peace in
the commercial relations OF the coun-
try. To obtain this result, Secretary
Knox and his advisers in the State
Department. as well as the tarin
board. were compelled to abandon
their demands for concessions on
American live cattle and meat prod
ucts and for the modification Of the
German customs rules governing draw
back of duty allowed on flour when
exported from Germany.
A promise was obtained, however,
that the German government would
discuss these matters automatically
with the United States. AS German
goods now will enjoy the benefit Of
minimum rates of duty, the French
government must seek like treatment
for its products, many of which com
pete with those of Germany. Other.
wise the market here will be lost to
them.
II an arrangement be made with
France as expected American goods
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

The 1900 miners employed at No. s
colliery of the Eehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company went on a strike to en-
force demand for checking boss.
More pay, shorter working hours and
better working conditions are the de-
mands which Ohio miners offer for the
approval Of the United Mine Workers
Wisconsin railroads recently issued
the order that coal should have the
preference of all shipments until the
present shortage and urgent need for
coal was supplied.
Three head OF Holstein cattle were
recently sold by the College of Agricul-
.ture, University of Wisconsin, to q, L.
Saito. of Tokyo. Japan, who will ship
them to his dairy farm in the vicinity
of Tokyo.
A corporation in New York capital
ICED at $300,000,000, to control eyery-
thing pertaining to the manufacture Of
women's wearing apparel, is under con-
sideration by the Associated Waist and
Dress Manufacturers.
Control Of the Fifth Avenue motor
bus line and the New York Transnor.
tation Company of New York, which
operates between 500 and 600 taxicahs
has been acquired by the Interborourh
Transit Company and the metropolitan
and Securities Companies.
Statistics prepared in the secretaries
office of the board Of trade indicate in
Duluth, Mimi, that the total shipments
of grain from that port last year wear
7s.413,404 bushels, of which 71,s41.36
bushels were consigned to American
ports and 6.472.0O0 bushels to foreign
ports.
I'VE must increase production per
acre by more intelligent methods or
we must face the relentless certain
day when we shall not produce enough
food to supply our own necessities. .
said President Brown. ofsthe New York
Central Railroad. in recent address
This is reiteration Of the statement
made by James ]. Hill not long ago.
A grape grower in the Ozark noun
tain country in Missouri is experiments
ing with new grape land by following
the Switzerland plan Of planting sticks
of dynamite deep in the ground and
exploding them. By this means n.
soil is thoroughly loosened to a grear
depth without turning It over.
Powerful foreign interests. headed by
F. s. Pearson, a London banker, owner
of Mexican properties and with strong
Canadian connections. haye recently
acquired, in the open market, large
blocks of Rock Island common and
preferred stocks. The exact amount
is not disclosed. but probably repre-
sents about one-fifth Of the whole.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
CONSEQUENCE OF BIG PRICES.
High Cost of Living in New York
Cause Of Suicides.

AAA6@A OSSs VI AAASAA6 A41 &s0W Va n
Cause of Suicides.
I Effects of the increased cost Of liz
ing upon the working classes are
shown in the largely expanded nun
Der of applications to the city Of New
York, for aid as disclosed in figures
made public the other day. The rising
tide of inability to make income keep
pace with living expenses is indicated
in the fact that during the last twelve
months more than 10000 persons
sought relief from the charities de-
partment, an increase of more than 80
per cent in five years. There were
1895 applications in 1904. In seven
years, the number of persons, seeking
shelter in the city lodging house has
increased until last year 1922 per-
sons applied, an increase of more than
100 per cent for the period. From liz
in 1906. the daily average has risen III
three years to 2s1. Suicides have in
creased nearly so per cent from 1904
to 1909.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
BIG FOUR TO BUILD BIG SHOPS.
Railroad Now Hn. Investment o

Railroad Now Has Investment Of
s3,oOO.OOO in One Indiana Town.
Car shops, to cost more than ST.
100000, are to be built by the Big
Four Railroad at Beech Grove, near
Indianapolis, according to an an
nouncement by William Garstang, SUI
perintendent Of motive power. Twelve
buildings are planned and they will
be ready for occupancy within year.
The erection of the shops will bring
the amount invested by the Big Four
at Beech Grove to about 100000.
and will give employment to 1900 ad.
ditional men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Hamid Attempt. su,c,.

Abdul Hamid Attempts Suicide.
A special from Vienna says that Alb:
dull Hamid, the former Sultan of Tur-
key, was recently seized with a parox-
ysm of frenzy and attempted to stran-
gle himself with a silk handkerchief.
He was prevented from suicide by
servant and subsequently was placed
in a strait-jacket.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
FAITHFUL DOG BAREs SUICIDE.


Youth Found Dead Asks That Lett
tiers Be Buried with Him.
Harry Hill. aged 10 years, son Of the
chairman of the County Board of Su-
pervisors, disappeared from his home
near Hastings. Neb. Nearly week
afterward the actions of his pet shep-
herd dog prompted the young mans
mother to follow the whining animal
to strawstack on their farm. Part
ly under the hay and nearly covered
with snow, she found the body of her
son, who had committed suicide by in
haling chloroform. A letter directed
that letters from his sweetheart be
buried with him. Her parents object
ed to his attentions, and this is sup
posed to have caused him to take his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Hang Negroes at Same Time.

Hang Negroes at Same Time.
George Reynolds and John Williams,
negroes, were hanged simultaneously
in the county Jail in Kansas City for
attack, this marking the first time the
death penalty has been inflicted in Mis-
souri, for this crime The negroes on
the night of Dec. %. 1909, attacked
Mrs. w. H. Jockson, a yiolinist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

A decree was handed down in Com
mon Pleas Court at Philadelphia au-
thorizing the receiver for the Pennsyl-
vania Sugar Refining Company to ac-
cept the terms of settlement offered by
the American Sugar Refining Company.
which was being sued for $4,000, 900
damages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Suicide Cornered by Posse,

Walter ]. Mcdonald, who had been
defying the sheriff's posses since
Thursday night, when he barricaded
himself in his house at Walker, Mimi,
after shooting Howard Sexton, commit
ted suicide by shooting. Sexton died
later In the day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
sugar Men to Pay 100000.

Sugar Men to Pay 100000.
Six hundred thousand dollars is the
amount the National Sugar Refining
Company will pay the government as
restitution for back duties for the un-,
derweighing of sugar. The amount
was fixed at conference between rep
resentatives of the compsny and coun-
sci for the government.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
22.5s7.o7s CATHOLICS IN q. S.
Illinois Drops to Third Place in
Official Directory.

Illinois Drops to Third Place in
A. Official Directory.
There are 22,5s7o7s Catholics under
the United States flag, according to
advance sheets of the Wiltzius Oficial
Catholic Directory, published in Mil
waukee. The count includes those of
the United States proper, Alaska, the
Philippines, Porto Rico and the Hawaii
islands. The Catholic population un.
der the British flag. according to the
same directory. is 12,O53,41s. In the
United States proper there are 14,347,-
OPT Catholics, showing gain of ILL.,
576 over year ago. The directory
shows 4,s45 parochial schools in this
country with an attendance of 1885,
251. Catholic population of the leading
States in the Union is as follows:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Z The studebaker Automobile Com
pany of South Bend has begun at De.
troit its fourth attempt to secure a
temporary Injunction against the ..
M. F. Company to prevent the latter
from selling cars direct to dealers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Enelneer /. KiIled in coiIi.ion

Engineer IL Killed I'm Collision.
One man was killed and two others
were injured when no5th.bound pas
senger train on the Southern Railway
struck an open switch at Waddy, KY,
and crashed into freight train. e. A..
Dudley, passenger, of Louisville, is
doad
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
MRS. BRoKAw WINS CASE.
I. Granted Separation ana Awarde

4. Granted Separation and Awarded
$4,000 n Year Alimony.
Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw was grant
ed separation from her husband, w.
Gould Brokaw. millionaire. and
was awarded alimony OF $4,000 a
year. The decision was handed down
in the Supreme Court at Mineola. N.
Y. by Justice Putnam. before whom
the case was tried
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Magazine owners in New York city.
aroused over the effort of the postof-
flee department to bring about an in
crease in the rate for second class
mail matter, declare that any advance
in the postal rate will mean an in
crease in the price of magazines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

The Rev. Wallace NJ. Stuckey, for.
merly pastor of Williamsburg, Kan,
church, was denied new trial and
sentenced to from one to five years il
the penitentiary. He was convicted of
abducting Miss Lorena Sutherland, a
T-year-old choir singer in his church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Girl kills Self over Dress,

After disagreement with her moth
er over the purchase of dress pat
tern, Cora Brown, 16 years old, the
daughter of a farmer strangled her
self to death in the Brown home near
Hot Springs, Ark.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Fan. Dead In Court room,

AS the cases of John J. Keane, P.
j. Needham and T. T. O'Leary. the in
surance solicitors charged with con-
spiracy to defraud life insurance com.
panies, were called in the police court
in Louisville, George D. Sparks, a real
estate dealer. fell dead in the court.
room.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
freeze. ON Club yeranaa

Freezes ON Club Veranda.
Michael Geary was found frozen to
death on the veranda of the Apawamis
Club near Post Chester, one of the best
known golf clubs in the country, by
Sydney Lawton. president of the club.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Killed In $4,000 Bank Fire.
Three persons were killed in a fire
which destroyed the First National
Bank building in Jersey Shore, Pa.
The fire did $4,000 damage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Fire that broke out in the financial
district of Boston. caused general
alarm and did 100000 damage. The
seven-story Richards Building at ia
State street was badly damaged. In
tense cold and gale made the fire.
mems work difficult,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
OPERATE oN KING eUsTAVE.
Swedish Monarch Submits to Drastic
Remedy for Appendicitis.

Remedy for Appendicitis.
King Gustave Of Sweden was oper.
ated on In Stockholm for appendicitis.
The official reports given out state that
the operation was success The King
had been suffering from continual in
nernal pains. 1t was not for several
hours that the physicians diagnosed
his case as one of appendicitis. requir-
ing an Immediate operation. The ply
sicians first diagnosed the Kings ILL
ness as catarrh of the stomach, and
the matter was taken with such little
seriousness that several members Of
the royal family attended concert.
At 10 o'clock they were all summoned
to return to the palace. where they
were appraised Of the physicians In
tention to operate on his majesty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Robert Alphonso Taft, son of the
President, won the 1910 vote as the
best scholar in the senior class at Yale.
He had led the class during most of
the course
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Ends swope Case SANDER SUI

A legal clash developed in the sen.
sational Swope case in Kansas City
when Frank P. Walsh. attorney for DR..
B. G. Hyde. dismissed the SANDER suit
brought recently by the physician
against John g. Paxton, executor Of,
the Swope estate, for 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
WIN Drop 2s aIid.hipme,

Twenty-eight midshipmen have been
found deficient in .neir studies as q
result Of the semi-annual examiaa.
lions, just concluding at Annapolis,
and will be dropped from the service
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Four Children Cremated.
-Four children named Tatum. rang.
ing in age from to 16 years, were
burned to death at the home of their
grandfather near Dover, Della.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Charles T. Yerkes' large collection Of
paintings, statuary and oriental rugs.
in the late traction magnate's New
York residence, will be sold at auction
before spring.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Colonel T. F. Allen, wealthy and
noted paint manufacturer, while clean
ing revolver MORALLY wounded him
self in his Office in Cincinnati.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Six battle ships of the American fleet
at Guantanamo exceeded the designed
speed during full power steaming trials
last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
Kflls Family Of Five

William Ruckheim, farmer living
four miles from Parker's Prairie,
Mimi. shot and killed his wife and
four children and then shot himself.
He is in serious condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

According to government statistics
the industrial awakening recently
noted in this country is now world
wide.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16

Congressman Dawson, of the Second
Iowa District, has decided to be can
didate for reelection.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
MONUMENT 70 PILGRIMS
President Taft, at Provincetown, Re
ceives Enthusiastic Greetings
From Thousands.

Provincetown, Mass, Aug. 81
President Taft arrived here this morn
ing for the purpose of dedicating a
monument erected to the memory of
Pilgrim Fathers, the corner stone spf
which was laid by President Roose-
welt, August Z, 1907. A fleet of war
ships fired the presidential salute.
On landing Taft was enthusiastically
received by several thousand people,
and passed between long lines of war.
ships, the sailors of which stretched
from the wharf to the grand stand.
The presidents address was a re-
view of the suffering Of the Pilgrims in
England, of their landing In America
aid the success that attended them In
the new land after many trials. Be-
sides the president many distinguished
guests We're present, including Secre-
tary of the Navy Meyer, Senators
Lodge and Wetmore, Justice White of
the United States supreme court, Gov.
Draper and DR.. Charles w. Eliot Of
Harvard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
MAYOR CAYNOR
HITS P OIL ice
MAKES SUDDEN DESCENT ON
NIGHT COURT AND LEARNS
OF TRIVIAL ARRESTS.

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New York, Aug, 5.-Mayor Gaynor's
sudden descent last night on the night
court bTe fruit today In another
characteristic denunciation of police
stupidity, venality, and brutality. In
part he let loose his indignation as
follows:
Two-thirds of these brought in last
might were stupidity and needlessly ar
rested and one or two Of them cor
ruptly to extort money. understand
that proportion is the rule.
One policeman brought In a boy who
threw rubber ball on the street. He
should have stopped him only. An
other brought in a boy who danced on
a building platform in the street. An
other brought in two men who had
been Guarreling Their dispute was
perfectly harmless. It was only nes-
essary to stop them and tell them to
go along A London policeman would
hardly notice them.
One policeman arranged cook for
stealing cold chicken. Some one
said he stole it. That a policeman
may not arrest without warrant for
such crime, unless he saw 1t COM
mitted, seemed never to have entered
his head He locked too stupid to un-
derstand it. There was no evidence
of the larceny.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
CRAFTS AN EYE
ON Bl IND WOMAN
FIRST OPERATION OF IT'S KIND
PERFORMED BY PHILADEL-
PHIA SURGEON.

Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-One of the
most delicate and dangerous opera.
tlons known to modern surgeons was
performed at the Medico Chirurgical
hospital when a portion Of the cornea.
the transparent film envelopinp the
eye, was trephined from the eyeball OF
q man employed at Baldwin's Locomo-
tive works. He had had his eye per-
manently destroyed by silver OF
steel, but the corena was uniniured
The trephined piece was trans
planted to the eye Of a woman who
mad been blind from infancy. One OF
her eyes had been removed and she
could not see with the other. it being
affected with neonatorum, the cornea
becoming clouded and absolutely
opaque. The only possible way in
which her sight could be restored was
to remove the cornea and transplant
some transparent substance in It's
place
This was done by the operation
above described and she left the hos
pltal yesterday. She can now readily
distinguish objects few feet away,
and the surgeons believe her sight
will gradually become stronger.
The operation was performed by DR..
Webster l.. Fox, professor Of ophtha-
mology at the hospital, and is the
first of its kind on record which has
been successful.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
Rauoaoeman Checked Baby.

Ida Grove, Aug, 5.--Art Krick, the
baggage hustler at the Northwestern
depot. has a reputation for doing
things thoroughly. but he recently
did job Of checking almost too we'll.
A lady leaving for visit requested
Art to check her baby cab, which Art
proceeded to do. He clapped check
on the handle, heaved the cab onto
the baggage truck and started for the
baggage car of train just in He
was stopped by Shrek and an
agonized inquiry for "my baby" as the
anxious mother made search for her
missing offspring. Inve 8 tt G at i o n
showed that Art had checked the cab
with the baby in it Now he won't even
check a trunk without first turning 1t
upside down and inside out to be sure
that there is nothing which does not
belong there.