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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-18

country for the seven days ended the 14th
number for the United States $50, and fol-
Canada 81; total of 270, as compared with
a total Of $40 last week and 354 the week
previous.
At recent meeting Of the Massachusetts,
Fish and Game Protection Association II
was resolved that a duty of one cent per
pound should be put upon all fish coming
from any foreign country.
A bill has been passed by the Lower
House Of the Maine Legislature appropria-
ting $4,000 to aid in entertaining the ma
campment Of the g. A. R., which is to meet
at Portland, that State.
A fire on the 18th destroyed Pratt's rag
warehouse, at Binghamton, N. Y. Loss,
$4,000. During the fire four firemen were
badly injured by fall from ladder, one,
Henry Murphy, probably fatally.
One hundred of the violent patients form
erly confined in the Blockley insane hos
pital at Philadelphia, were on the 18th
sent to the State asylums at Danville and
Warren by order Of the court.
The imports Of dry goods at New York
for the week ended the 7th were $2,185,OO0
amount marketed, $2,555,OOO,
The last issue Of O'Donovan Rossa's
paper contains conspicuous offer Of $1O,-
900 for the "body of the Prince of Wales,
dead or alive"
President Costello, of the Monongahela
(Pa.) Valley Miners Union, declares that
the miners can not and will not submit to
the terms Of the recent award of two and
one-half cents per bushel for mining made
by Umpire ]. d. Weeks, and says that al
though the miners are obliged to accept the
terms now offered, steps are already on
foot by which the original price of three
cents will be demanded, and IL not granted
another strike will be inaugurated.
At the annual convention of the Grand
Lodge Of the Order Of Kesher Shel Barrel,
District No. 1, which met at New York on
the 18th, 100 delegates were present. s.
Mildenberg was elected Grand President.
In the past year $4,000 was paid the fami-
lies Of fifty-six deceased members and S12,-
900 for various charities. The sinking
fund amounts to $4,000. There are 5000
members.
The statement of the New York associa.
ted banks for the week ended the 18th
shows the following changes: Loans in
crease, 81 ,SO5, 900; specie increase, S2,10l,-
600; legal tenders decrease, $617, 900; de-
posits increase, S2,G22,0OO; circulation de-
crease, $5i, 900; reserve decrease, 1891, 900.
The banks held S5l l,G11,OOO in excess of le-
gal requirements.
The various branches of the Irish Ma
tional League Of New York and Brooklyn
have decided to establish a fund for the
payment Of the salaries Of the Irish men,
bers Of the British Parliament.
By the explosion of boiler on the 18th
at the North Mahoney Colliery, near Ma
honey City, Pa, eleven other boilers were
displaced and the engine house was COM
pletely wrecked. John Swamk was terri
bly, mutilated and killed, and Joseph
Lloyd, the fireman, died in a few hours.
The pecuniary damage is heavy, and $50
men and boys are thrown out of employ
nent.
The Union Iron Mills Of Carnegie Bros.
Z Co., at Pittsburgh, employing over four
hundred men, resumed operations on the
9th in all departments.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-18

A fire at Jacksonville, Fla, on the 10Th
destroyed five buildings and damaged as
many more. Loss $4,000.
Burt D. Bishop, of the firm of B. d.
Bishop & Co., oil dealers, Cincinnati. has
disappeared. He is charged with the mis-
appropriation of $500.
The Oregon Legislature has passed
Keady's Local Option bill, which provides
that license can be issued only on the petit
tion of majority of the voters In the pre-
cinct where the saloon Is located. The
license fee is fixed at $500 per year.
The residence of Mrs. f. Boldus, at Two
Rivers, Mich, was burned on the 18th, and
she perished in the flames. The only other
occupant Of the house, an invalid lady was
rescued with great difficulty.
Miss Ada Armstrong, daughter Of ex-
State Senator James M. Armstrong, of
Cincinnati, committed suicide on the 18th
by shooting herself with pistol. She was
led to the deed by the fear that she was
going to lose her eyesight.
At meeting in Cincinnati few days
ago Of an association of the creditors of the
late Archbishop Purcell, it was resolved to
push to the Circuit Court an appeal from
the decision of the Common Pleas Court in
that case. They also passed resolution
charging him with apathy, and condemn
ing him for it.
The Exchange Bank of Bellville, Ohio,
was closed by the Sheriff on the 18th on
three writs of attachment, aggregating
about $1,000, issued on the afiidavits Of de-
positors. The bank is a partnership con-
cern, the members of the firm being John
Zent, David Zent and Harrison Alexander.
An assignment will probably follow, but
the assets are at present unknown.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-18
Furnace Men object to Reduction.

CLEVELAND, February 16.-The fires Of
Cleveland Rolling Mil Company's blast
furnace on Carter Street were banked Sat
urday night, and about 225 men thrown out
OF employment The cause OF this action
is strike inaugurated by some Of the men
at noon Saturday against a reduction Of
wages. -Four years ag0 form OF an agree
ment was enacted between the men and the
company TO the effect that prices IN the
MahonIng Valley should govern at these
furnaces--if prices advanced there they
would advance here and visa versa. Sat.
urday morning the company gave notice OF
a ten per cent reduction In wages, to take
effect at once.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-18
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Freight Trains Collide Mt Shelby, Ohio
Attempts to Wreck Trains Ia Texas
Frustrated.

Attempts to Wreck Trains Ia Texas
Frustrated.
SHELBY, Ohio, February 16.-0ne Of the
most disastrous wrecks that ever happened
on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati 6S
Indianapolis Railroad, occurred at half-past
four o'clock Saturday morning, four miles
north OF this place. A freight train bound
north and one bound south, both running at
high rate of speed, by Misunderstanding
OF orders came into collision. Both engines
were totally demolished. Several cars were
piled on top of the engines, neary hiding
them from view. The engineers and fire.
men of both engines narrowly escaped death
by jumping. The two engines had come
together with such force that they could not
be pulled apart. Trains were delayed nine
hours. The wreck was pronounced by old
railroaders to be one Of the most complete
within their recollection. The loss TO the
company will probably reach $4,000. The
track Is now clear and trains are running
regularly.
HoUsToY, Tex, February 16.-Several
attempts have been made lately TO wreck
the night express on the Galveston, Harris
burg q San Antonio Railroad, near Har-
wood station, by obstructing the track with
ties. The officers put detectives on the
case, who patrolled the track in that vicin-
ity for several weeks, and were rewarded
early yesterday morning by disco yering the
wreckers at work, who proved to be two
negro brakemen, recently dismissed from
the service. The detectives succeeded in
killing both Of them with buckshot In their
endeivors to escape. The express train
was stopped by danger signals, and the
passengers viewed both the distractions
and the dead negroes, the latter with ap-
parent satisfaction.
RICHMOND, Va, February 16.-Tke pass
enger train on the Richmond & Danyille
Railroad, due here Mt five o'clock Saturday
afternoon, did not reach here until Sunday
morning at about seven o'clock on account
OF an accident near Charlotte, N. c., caused
by the breaking of bolt In frog on the
switch. The locomotive and the express,
baggage and postal cars jumped the track
and the mail agents In the postal car were
injured. None Of the passengers were hurt
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-18
THE EAaI.

Proceedings have been begun by New
York City TO recover from the United
States Se05.OO0 advanced to equip soldiers
called ont by President Lincoln in 1861.
Efforts to secure payment from Congress
have failed.
I. Business failures reported throughout the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
A VOICE r B

IL came to pass in those days-not
when NebuchadneZzar was king and
reigned supreme owe all the Chaldean
empire-but when Grover was President
over all the provinces of, Uncle Sam,
that there was q cry heard of lamanta.
ton and great mourning, not because
Eli had departed to that land whence
none return, for Eli had returned again
TO his own borders; neither was il be-
cause the orphans and widows had been
neglected in the daily visitations, for
they had been cared for by the under
shepherds of the flock. II wal not for
these that the mourners went about the
streets of Amboy, refusing to be COM
forted. But another cry is heard of
indignation and great wrath. Why, and
wherefore ? Because the high priests
that bore rule over ali the province of
petitions. But refrain thy voice from
weeping and thine eyes from tears, for
the time is coming, is near at hand, when
the old "Pat and Mike Postmaster" will
deliver up his stewardship, not being &C.
cused of wasting his masters goods, but
nevertheless he must be gathered unto
his fathers and rest with all his brethren.
Then will the daily mails m and go,
as aforetime; then will the old "Pat and
Mike Postmaster" have rest, and final
ly when all the rascals are turned out,
and others have taken their places then
will the days of mourning be ended, and
when the clash of arms has ceased, and
the smoke of battle has cleared away,
and the wounded have been cared for
and the dead buried, and when a fitting
epitaph has been written, then there
will be rest in all the regions round
about Amboy. Thus might II be mem0ri-
al services sometime in the future, then
all the mourning circle will be cordially
invited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
A FoRaER

Last Friday, Bent Peterson, a young
Norwegian presented a certificate of de-
post for $25 to the First National bank,
in the name of Charles Carlson, and
drew the money on the same, although
the cashier was a little suspicious at the
time. On Monday he appeared again
with a certificate of deposit for $50, en-,
dorsed by Charles Carlson. Mr.. Lindet
knowing the name to be Swedish, asked
the gentleman if he was a Swede, who
answered in the Norwegian language
that he was and upon being asked why
he did not speak Swede, he evaded a
direct answer. Mr.. J.. again asked him
what place he came from, and he re-
piled, Stockholm. Upon being asked
some further questions he displayed
utter ignorance Of the place, which con
WINGED Mr.. Under that his customer
was a forger, and he had him arrested,
when il was ascertained that his name
was Peterson. and that he had stolen
the certificates from Carlson's satchel,
they having been stopping at the same
place. All the first amount drawn vas
recovered but $l.25I. and the forger
lodged in the county Jail to await exam
nation. Some of his countrymen claim
that he does not bear q very sayory re-
cord in his native place, being suspected
of having robbed a church before leay-
ing for America.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
MINNESOTA RIVER IMPRovEM EN-

The pronounced Interest which has
been, and is being, manifested in the
improvement of the waterways of the
country. has had the effect of inducing
the members of the Msnkato Board Of
Trade with a desire to at least make sn
effort in behalf Of the improvement OF
the Minnesota river, and to this end q
committee has been appointed to call a
convention of representative men from
the counties bordering on the Minneso-
ia river, Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse,
and all that portion of Western and
Southwestern Minnesota tributary there.
to, at the city of Msnkato. the date to
be fixed hereafter, but likely sometime
about the holidays.
The scheme Of Improving the Mime
sofa river by a system of slack-watel
navigation, connecting with the REQ
River Of the North, is not new, psrticu.
larly 10 the people of this immediate To-
cality, and its success wonld bs of incalcu'
liable benefit to the people Of a large sec
ton of the most prolific wheat growing
region Of the Union.
In answer to the circulars sent forth
by authority Of the Board of Trade
soliciting the opinion of representative
men upon the feasibility of this project
Mr.. S. F. Barney, chairman of the com
mittee, has received several encourag'
ing replies as also has MAYOR Barr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
BEN-HAYD A
Anlboy.


Mr.. Geo Stoner has leased u lot of Thos
Randall and will erect II building for the pur,
pose of manufacturing storm doors, blinds
etc.
dr. N. r. Cook, our disp nser of meat, Jeff
for Minneapolis ON Monday with a car of hogs
Another car will follow on Tuesday evening
Price paid $2.75 per cwt.
Our school has 40 enrolled in the primary
department and so in the graded department.
Messrs. w. ii. Cole and w. D.. Cole, of LAX,
Crystal, have been notified To appear ut 81
Louis, Dee. Isl next, TO prove up their heir
ship to the Chase estate In England. The pro
perty consists of about sixteen hundred mil
lion dollars and four hundred Thousand acre,
of land. II is supposed that there is about slx
teen hundred heirs, mo,tly In America. A re
cent decision Of parliament declares that tn,
property falls To the heirs.
The Amboy News Is either discontinued, ruI
of the track, or behind time, rs we have no
seen an issue for the past two weeks, mo-
heard 81 any notice of the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

The Mankato Reriew has discovered 9
mares nest. 1t says a scheme is hatch
ing in Minneapolis and st. Paul to have
the coming extra session-if one il
called-take time by the forelock and
elect a successor to Senator Mcmillan.
But there happens to be a little con.
stitutional provision in the way of such
a scheme, if it were contemplated,
which we seriously doubt. The election
Of United States senator will not take
place until l887.-&. Paul Dispatch.
This Review man OF ours 10 an exceed.
ingly great foresighter, Mr.. Shaw, and
if you would head him off you must be-
stir yourself diligently, Notwithstanding
constitutional impediments. "Oh he
has a h'ye like a heagle."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
Eagle Lake

The G. Il N. W. Ry. Co. are putting stock
yards IN al this place.
Wood Is coming In lively now, and the farm
ers are moving things In big shape.
On Monday night Mr.. Weaver, who lives oil
section 10 il LeRay. bad stolen from his prem
ises one span OF horses, harness and wagon b.
some unknown thief, and they are doing the!i
best to catch the scamps and have them deal
with by law.
The conceri given at the NJ. f. church Sun
day evening was a grand success sure. Tit
songs and pieces given was by babies, three
years old and older, and ladies and gentlemen
Baby Reeves (only three years old went OF
the stage and sung equal TO the Misses of six
teen (and al. alonc) and the twins spoke 81
loudly that the audience, which were abou
three hundred. could hear distinctly. The par
ents of this place would do well To send thei
children 10 Sunday school every Sunday. Yol
that don't send already, let's all go, I'm
SCHOLAR from this time henccforth. The sing
ing and instrumental music given by Mis-
May Barron, of Mankato, was certainly first
class. Come again, May.
II we had n trap here, we might have caugh
a MankatO bird this week, but our trap wa
gone and our side track clear of empties 40 h
got away. Don't do that any more, sir.
Don't forget the Glee Club at Mr.. Cummins
hall, Nov. S1th. Come out boys and learn e
sing.
Get your guns ready, for the deer have com
menced to come I'm the woods. Quite a mum
her were seen this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
Mapleton

We are enjoying very pleasant weather.
Mr.. Elbridge Corliss has Joined his family
and they are visiting Mr. Donald MEG rcgori
family at Grapeland
7 Mr.. and Mrs. Payne from near Fairmoni
MIMI, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson over sun
day.
Mr.. Albert Gerth snd Miss Augusta Raben'
horst were married in the Lutheran church
Monday, Nov. 10. Mr.. Gerth Is well known In
Mapleton as an honest, thorough blacksmith
while Miss Augusta Ia q good girl In every re
spect. Their friends wish them happiness ant
prosperity.
Four car loads Of live hogs shipped from
Mapleton this week.
Mrs. Ellen Little IL sick at the residence OF
w. N. Plymat.
The High School literary IL very popular and
claims the attention Of all our young people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
Winnahano Anencu

We have a new meat market in town. Pet
terson 4 Perry are the proprietors. They nj
30 buy and ship poultry. We wish the boy
good success.
Mr.. Chas. O'COnnor is busy lifting up hi
building For the postoiiice, and will soon be
come one Of the bloated officials Of The govern
ment.
Mr.. j. Woicott and T.. w ellis have erected 9
telephone from Mr.. Haynes dwelling to Wells
which II now IN running urdrr. IL win per
haps be OF some benent to the boys In the fu-
ture.
Don't forget the big Thanksgiving dance
The Mcpherson Star Band has been engaged
for the occasion.
The Good Templars Of Mcpherson meet
every Tuesday night. They have received
quite IA few new members the past month.
The Mcpherson Star Band are still at their
old work. They meet twice n week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

As has been fully understood from the
beginning of the present political cam
paign in England, church d~isestablish :
ment, or the separation of church and
state, has been one Of the predomina-
ling issues between the Liberal and
Tory parties. IL memory serves us
right, this is the first time that that ques-
ton has been brought nj IN II cam
paign squarely, which IL pretty strong
evidence that the bonds which have
held the civil and ecclesiastical beings
Of Britain together these many centur-
les are giving way, and ere long church
and state will he distinct. The agita-
lion has o reached n point where il
cannot down, and tn. separation is only
a question Of a very few years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

The first volume Of Gen. Grants
memoirs is published, and the New
York papers speak Of il in compliment
iary terms. The first part of the vol
ume is devoted TO a synoptical autobio-
graphy of the author, until grown TO
manhood; and thence onward the work
deals with the rebellion. The second
volume will be published in March. 1t
~ expected that the memoirs will
throw light upon many matters concern
ing the war, and the reconstruction
period, that have been semi-mysterious
heretofore, such az the Grant-Johnson
question that has been SO widely dis
rllssed of late.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

JOS. G. MAcKIN, of Chicago, has been
found guilty of perjury, by the Supreme
Court of Illinois, and nothing except a
governors pardon will sav him from a
five years term in the penitentiary.
The crime for which Mackin was convict
ed is one that is becoming altogether too
prevalent in the larger cities, and is
briefly az follows: At the last senatorial
election of Illinois, IL was discovered
that a large number of spurious ballet
had been printed and cast in favor. of
Rudolph Brand for state senator. in the
investigation which followed, sufi cient
evidence war produced to convict Mack
in of the crime, and he was sentenced
by Judge Blodgett 10 two years in the
penitentiary and the payment Of II fine
Of 5000. Mackin's attorney at once
carried the case to the supreme court o.
the United States. Following his convict.
ion i'm the United States court for lamp
ering with ballots, Mackin was indicted
by the state grand jury for perjury il
swearing he had not ordered or receiv'
ed the spurious ballots. OF this CRIME bi
was convicted az above stated, and to
the credit of the supreme court Of Illinoi,
be il said will pay the penalty Of his ne
fareous work. 1t IL not necessary 10 say
that Mackin is a Democrat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

Gov. HUBBARD is emphatically in
formed that the people ofSouthern Min
nesota do not ant an Extra session of The
legislature. In fact if the question for
and against an extra session were
submitted to a vote of the people, a
very large majority would be found on
the negative side. This may make no
difference to the Governor, but an ex-
ira session, without more potent reasons
than can now be assigned, would be an
imposition upon the tax-paying popu-
lace, and a very detrimental stroke To
the Republican party. IL is truly 10 he
hoped that the Governor will view this
matter through more than one optic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

The Tracy correspondent of the Red
wood ReeeiHe speaksthu of the Receiver
Of the land office at that place:
Receiver p. X. Wiser paid the Land
Office a brief visit on Monday and Tues
day. =. X. says he enjoys the honors
showered upon him verbally, but OBJ
iects to the prefix "Hon.," being at
tached 10 his name on all commpnica-
tons.
How accommodatingly convenient
must be these 'brief visits to his
"Hon." BY the way, did we not hear
a great deal from Democratic lips IN the
dim past. concerning "sinecures2" But
then that was before Pat Kelly Wiser's
elevation TO "Honors."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

JUSTICE MILLER of the L. :. supreme
court has filed a decision in the case APP
pealed 10 that tribunal some time ago
involving the right of parties 10 fence
The public dominion in the western ter
ntories for rancho purposes; and his de-
cision is, that it is unlawful TO do such
fencing. The case in question r e
from the Brighton Company in Mon
tana being sued for fencing in $500
acres, erecting in all fifty-seven miles of
wire fence. The lower court decided
against the company who appealed the
rGase and now receive the anne fate at
the hands of the higher court. The
fence must 90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20

STATE SUPERINTENDENT KIEHLE has jus,
decided that pupils cannot be compelled
to read from newspapers in schools. The
ruling is correct, and We have no fault &c
find with Mr.. Kiehle's action, but We
rise TO remark right here, that if the
minds of the rising generation has to be,
and is, confined to the compilation of ex'
IRENE nothingness and unleavened bosh
which our state school readers comprise,
our PRAYER is: Lord save the future in
i~elligence of our commonwealth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-20
MANKATO CITY.

The city Of NdRkoto has Il population QJ $685. 10
sifndtsd 4, Soutpo,cssterH Minnesota aud is surround
eddy oneof the .hnest gricHit"rd districfsin the state.
Has four railroads, ria: The q. ~. d ~. r., the Cd
Nh. the {. y. u. y. 4 a., and The Mdnkato d
Elmors. The State Normal School isiocated here,
aud IFS Public Schools are among hefrs fnthe
Northeast. For TIE superiority o. its clay, brick,
iime-ston,, building stone, de-, AaHkato is noted
hroHehoat the land. As a pofnf for tobbfne and
manufacturing a. has no supsrioriR The Northeast.