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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-20

Coutdn't he Hers.

The other night two men, who sup
ported third Between them, shuffled
up the front steps Of II house on How
ard street, and rang the bell. Although
the hour was late, il was not u minute
before the door was opened by wom-
an, who asked what was wanted.
1--WE have brought your husband
home, aud he's he's a little tired. :
replied one Of the men.
..Yesh, sho tiredr' sighed the wob-
ble-legged man in the middle.
"Gcntlemcn, calmly announced the
woman. ''you have made mistake.
MY husband arrived half AN hour ago.
but so drunk that h" was brought in a
wagon. You can't palm no such half
drunk rs this off on mel"
She shut the door on their toes, and
the party shnfilcd down tho steps to try
another door. Hartford Times.
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For Raby's sake.

Do you remember that morn IL May, dearf
Rirla were SINGING and fiowfs allow;
Out IN tho woods We kept the day. dear -
Rnby's birthday n yenr AGO.
Chasing the butterflies DER ihn clover.
Plucking the Howe q crown 20 make;
For she was queen the whole world over,
All was happy for Baby's sake.
But the sunshine passed and tho dark clouds
drifted,
Fell n shalOw our llyca between.
And llnby's sweet liItlc tace was lifted,
Wondering What Cod.d that shadow mean.
"Fathcr. kiss mother" baby rgltnred;
Oh, We wcpt TIL our hearts must break.
As the Old, old love came back unaltcred.
All forgivcn-for Baby's sake.
Baby Is gone To- the golden weather,
Over the shining mountains brow;
Through the dark nists We walk together.
We have ouly each other now.
Put your hands into mine and pray dear
Pray thai soon the morn will break.
That God will hear us and show the way,
dear,
Safe In heuven-for Baby's sake
Frederic weathcrIy. In Cass, - magazine
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Told by the Engineer.

"Gad! but you have cold climate
up here! Why down south on the
Central Pacific road, it is as warm as
roast potatoes, and then to come mp
here. Whew! 1t is as good as ether
for dental operations
The speaker was Wall Smith, one Of
the oldest engineers on the Central
Pacific, and noted as the champion
prevaricator on bee-line from st.
Louis to San Francisco, sort of Null
hatton on wheels, but at the same time
regarded as good an engineer as ever
throttled a locomotive.
Come in and get warmed up" said
The Day reporter he had accosted, and
q few seconds later the coy surround
ings Of the Merchants served as q
background, as he proceeded:
"You want to know about that acct
dent In l874p Well, Twas then running
on. fast-express train between Salt
Lake City and the coast. About II
o'clock one moonlight night In autumn
just before leaving Kelton, I noticed q
white horse running loose alongside my
engine. My eyes became transfixed,
and no matter how / tried, ] could moi
take them off that horse. I put or
more steam and went at a forty-mile
rate, but the horse went alongside at
an easy gait. showed her up to fifty,
and went flying through Mother, Ter
race aud Bovine, but Whitley held his
own. yelled to the fireman to shove
in the coal, and in five minutes more
we were running sixty miles an hour.
Why, we appeared to fly over the
ground, but that horse kept alongside,
and / was so excited fell in dead
faint In the bottom of the cab just al
we were going into Moors. Our order;
were to run to Elko, but the fireman
pulled up. and the conductor came
rushing to the front with his hair or
end. Ihad recovered by this time, and
was ready to answer all questions.
| told the conductor about the horse, but
he wouldn't have 1t.
Before the train started out agar
we found out whatit was. I'm ashamed
every time think of 1t. A passenger
on the train had the picture OF horse
on canvas beside window, and The
light of lamp behind it threw thu
shadow alongside the engine. "-St. Pau
Day.
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An Episod" of Club Day on the isle oi
Man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-20

Caine and Lizzie Milrea were at.last
side by side, standing by the ramparts.
He could not fail to see that she was
changed In some way-changed In her
thought of him.
live angered We, lass, and yet I'll
never know the thing I've done. Speak
up and then well be- square again.
Eye speak easy" she answered soft
ly, but none the less decidedly.
"Ehp / do-why notp'
A string Of girls passed them laugh
ing.
Without thinking Game turned his
head.
"Ye are free to 60 to her." said Liz
zie. ..I'll not wish to keep We II We de,
sire to be away"
She drew little apart.
LASS, are We daftp Go to her =
which enc will ys mean BY 'herp' "
He looked so surprised that ne really
must have thought her senses were go
TAG,
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A Boston maiden has had pair OF
gold-rimmed spectacles made to order
for her pet pug, lie just looked too
intellectually lovely for anything, and
prefersto ii, beside the girls dude bean.
who also wears glasses.
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Corne, the Italian.

1.-The author of the "Reminiscences
of Newport" has preserved several an
ecdotes of this Italian, who introduced
the tomato to Newport tables. One of
them illustrates the fact that life ia
bles" are based on the average dura-
ton of life, and that some persons, like
Sir Moses Monteiiore, apparently set
the ordinary law OF longevity at def.
ance.
In his 73d year Corne was persuaded
to buy an annuity. The Massachusetts
Hospital Life Insurance company, on
his payment OF Sl,570. agreed to pay
him 800 every six months during his
life. The old man lived fifteen years to
enjoy his annuity. He. received in ell
$4,000, much TO the SURPRISE and loss
of the company. As the cashier was
called upon, year after year, to make
payment To this persistent annuitant, it
seemed that the company had caught
Methuselah.
With a laugh that almost choked
him, the old Italian used to say. as he
received his semi-annual check
ode Prezzcdent he say he very glad
| so we'll. but knew he lie all de time.
He no know how much macaroni. how
much oil, how much tomato | eat. My
grandfather ho die when he 100, my ia
Their when he 1o2, and IL live forev-
er!'- Youths Companion.
How TO Dodge Financial Depressions.
'.'rhey talk of hard times he said.
as he bought his railroad ticket for a
town in Michigan, ''but the truth is
that we have too many men in business
who are poor managers.
Yes. may be something in that.
Now look at my case" he contin-
ued, as he stuffed wad OF greenbacks
in bis pocket. "A year ago had
large wheelbarrow factory. The hard
times came on and wheelbarrows went
to The dogs. Did sit down and Ia
ment ard groanP Not much. Ont
went the machinery. up came the floors.
and opened riding academy and
cleared 300 in four months.
Then the riding mania played out, !"
he Continued as he lighted tYenty-five
cent cigar, '.and down went the floor
and up went the sign of Skating Rink
Up to the first of December had clear
ed 5000. The skating craze Is about
played, and am here In New York to
secure forty pretty waiter girls for my
new beer-garden, and I'll clear thou
sand dollars before March. All in man
agcment. sir--all Ia knowing how to
dodge these financial depressions. ~
Veil Street Nsscs. :
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Place a can top down on q hot stnvo until
heated, then remove the cover and smell A c!Iar..
ist willnot be required 70 detect the presence OF
Ammonia.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
DALLAS.
Novel Way of Collecting Library
Other Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tex, June 26 The con-
tinual trouble the city authorities
have in legal matters has induced the
laying of the foundation ofwhat might
be called town library" The mayor
and city secretary are writing TO all
the cities for their laws, forwarding at
the same time our ordinances and
charter.
w. p. Adleta, who was arrested for
false swearing to the age of Miss
Hunsale that. she might becomes Mrs.
Miles, and Mr.. Miles, arrested for
having run away with the girl-sll ON
complaint of old lady Hunsale-were
discharged by the justice. The irate
mother-in.law failed to put in an APP
pearance.
United States Marshal Mckee left
this morning for Fort Smith, Ark,
with Charles Warren, wanted there as
witness by the government in case
against his brother for committing
murder in the Indian Territory.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27

the latter reflected seriously on the eff
ficiency of the city officials in dealing
with Migrants Of this character, and
after leaving the court Mr.. Kelly
called to explain in a few sentences
not at all pleasant to that
gentleman's ear. But for the
prompt interference OF bystanders
we would haS g to report sensational
fight. The prosecution in this case Is
inspired by Mr.. Kerr, whose house Is
about eight or nine hundred feet dis
tant from Madam Smiths, and Is
therefore annoyed by the proximity Of
characters with whom he cannot
neighbor in pleasant, social way. The
jury in this case did not see things
through his glasses, and are hung on
the question OF guilt.
The meeting of directors for the
Sherman Driving park to decide on the
subject Of fair and races this fall has
been set for Saturday. 1t Is generally
believed that the fair will be added to
the usual racing programme.
A nice lawn party was held last
night by 1.-THE Cleaners" a society OF
young members OF the Presbyterian
church, to raise funds for the poor OF
the church, at the residence of n. p.
Jones, on South Travis street. About
twenty couples were present and had
q delightful evening.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
THE GIBBET'S DAY.
Continued from first Page.

ing testified that on the day in ques-
ton he heard four shots fired in quick
succession, and the reports clearly In
dicated two persons were shooting.
On this trial the jury failed 10 agree,
and the case went over to the Februa-
ry, 1885, term, and after trial which
occupied the court ten days,
A VERDICT Or GUILTY
as TO both defendants was arrived at
by the jury on the 2Sth day Of March,
just one year lacking two days from
the time Arcine was arrested.
On each trial the defendants had
their own attorneys, those OF Arcine
fighting for their client on the ground
that he was innocent, and that Parch.
meal was the guilty party, who was
endeavoring TO
KEEP HIS NECK OUT OF THE MOOSE
by dragging Arcine into it as the
actual murderer; while Parchmeal's
attorneys took the ground that their
client was only q spectator
and not aware OF the mo.
tive OF Arcine in following
the white man until after his COM
panion had fired the fatal shots, and
was therefore entitled TO an acquittal
for his honest confession of the trans
action. After receiving sentence both
men began paying particular attention
to religious matters, and appeared TO
have made earnest efforts for the
SALVATION OF THEIR SOULS,
praying and singing every day, mostly
in their own language. Up to
Saturday morning last they
entertained strong hopes that
the president would interfere
in their behalf, but upon that
morning brief telegram from Wash
iDgton that the president declined to
interfere in the case cut off all hopes,
and the condemned men from that
time up to the time the drop fell re-
doubled their efforts in preparing to
meet their fate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
THE COURTS.

Supreme Court.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, June 26.- In the SUI.
preme court to day the following
business was Transacted: Affirmed:
j. II. Blain Va. f. f.. Macmanus, from
Nueces county.
g. l.. Terrell vs. A. Teal ct al, from
Victoria county.
The Houston & Texas Central Rail
way vs.. VIM. Larken, from McClen-
nan county.
IT. w. Ward vs.. Pollock & Gibbs,
from San Saba county.
A. A. Burck VS.. G. T. Burroughs,
ct al, from Milan county.
r. H. Price vs. w. H. Chadwick ct
al, from Williamson county.
j. p. Hague vs.. the State National
Bank, from Ell Paso county.
Reversed and remanded: The In.
ternational Il Great Northern Railway
vs.. Underwood, from Bexar county.
Thomas Piggott VS.. Scham & Co.,
from Kinney county.
Rehearing denied: T. V. Murray
d Bro. VS.. the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe railway, from Caldwell county.
j, Q. Breckenridge Va. Mary Howth
ct al, from Bexar county.
The Galveston, Harrisburg d San
Antonio railway VS.. James Sullivan,
from Colorado county.
Houston & Texas Central Railway
vs. G. Maddox, from Grayson
county.
p. w. Gallagher & Co. VS.. Carson d
Ellis, from Harris county.
Il. l.. Wren ct al. VS.. j. p. Peel ct
al, from Travis county.
Court of Appeals.
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX June 26 In the
court of appeals to-day the following
business wss transacted: Affirmed:
w. P. Rsyner ct al. VS. the Safe Ma.
tional Bank, from FL Psso county.
Bill Patillo va. the State, from Tar
rant county.
Reversed and remanded: Chas.
Golden VS.. the State, from Tom Green
county.
F. E. Trimble VS.. the State, from
Hill county.
Luke sullivan Va. the State, from
johnson county.
Reversed and remanded: Elisha Lott
va the State, from johnson county,
Rehearlng denied: S. S. Lewes va.
the State, from Live Oak county.
VIM. Preylow VS.. the State, from
Lee county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
AUSTIN.
About Twelve Hundred Tracts of Lands
in Unorganised Counties Sold
for Taxes.
Sons Big Land and Cattle Companies
Ohartered-The Galveston News
Libel Suit Settled.

Special TO the Gazette
AUSTIN, Tex, June 26 The sale OF
lands in unorganized counties for
taxes was concluded to-day. Twenty.
three hundred tracts were advertised,
but all, save about twelve hundred,
were paid on before the sale. Mrs.
Houston, wealthy lady of Delvalle,
this county, bought in three-fourths OF
the tracts. The rest of the bidders
were landmen OF Austin. The most
OF the sales were of one acre.
The following land and cattle COM
panies were charted to-day: The
Pitchfork Land and Cattle company
OF Fort Worth, capital $500, 600; the
Equitable. Land, Cattle and Invest
ment company of San Antonio, capt.
tai $l0O, 900; the Austin and Northern
Land and Cattle company, capital
$50 900; the Mariposa Land and Cat.
tie company, capital 500, 600; the
Dickenson Cattle company OF Dallas,
capital $l50,000.
Also chartered, the Dallas Loan and
Trust company, the Dallas Me camille
company.
Comptroller Swain and Treasurer
Lubbock have gone to Cameron to
attend the Confederate reunion.
The judgment of Mr.. w. l.. Wren OF
this city against the Galveston News
for libel, amounting to over $4,000,
was settled this week by Col. Ennis OF
the News, who came here for that
purpose.
A new military company is being
organized, to be composed OF picked
young men. Mr.. Lewis Hancock will
probably be rendered the captaincy.
Bidders on the property belonging
to the fish commission are not very
numerous. 1t will be sold or leased on
the 1st of July.
A new land and law journal. The
Texas Review, has made its appear.
ance, published by g. h Johns Il Co.
1t Is announced that several well.
known newspaper men are forming 8
combination to start an evening paper
here within sixty days.
Mr.. w. A. Bowen, correspondent Of
the San Antonio Express, is quite sick
The Avenue hotel changed hands
yesterday, Capt. Wilson being sue.
ceeded by Mrs. Dill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
MARSHALL.
Many Aspirants for the Northwest
ern Railway Springing Up.

S4A ANoAA " "
Correspondence of the Gazette.
MARSHALL, Ten, June 25.-Our
city notwithstanding the complaint of
dull times, is still improving. Many
new buildings are going up, and the
tools OF the carpenter can be heard in
any locality.
The festival given by the Y. NJ. c..
A. last night was grand success.
Quite nice sum was realized, ana
there being so many good things left
over, the ladies in charge of the affair
concluded to continue it again to-
night.
There was q select ball aud party
given tonight at the residence oil Mr..
Joe Brown.
w. H. Pope has gone on flying trip
to Austin.
Several cities and towns in North
Texas are bidding for the Marshall &
Northwestern railway, and one of
them will surely get IL. The officers
elected this week are +. w. Zlele,
president; W. w, Heartsill, vice-presi-
dent; r J. Fry, treasurer; w. p. Hud-
gins, secretary, and l.. w. Lloyd, gen.
eral superintendent. They have am
pie facilities for building right ahead,
and 1t Is their intention to do so while
material and labor are low. Paris
should have this road, but Bonhan,
sherman and other towns are men.
toned AS wanting it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
JOHN MoKEEyER.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 26.-John
McKeever, colored, who killed VIM.
j. Traynor four miles south OF this city
the 18th OF last December, was hanged
at 1890 o'clock to-day within the in
closure of the county jail. The
condemned man attempted to
commit suicide last night by
cutting tie arteries in his arms
and leg with rough piece of in
shaped like knife. which he made
out OF tin snuff box. ]. II. Wood, a
priest from Water Valley, Miss. at
tended him on the scaffold. The widow
OF the murdered man occupied seat
on the scafiold and witnessed her hus-
bands assassin take his leap into eter-
nifty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
BOWIE.
An Assignment-silver Discovered In
Montague County.

Special to the Gazette.
BOWIE, Ten June 26.-Messrs. II.
f.. Irvine 81 Co, furniture dealers,
made an assignment for the benefit of
their creditors yesterday. Their liza.
bllities are about $4,000, their assets
nearly $1,000.
Some excitement was created here
last week by finding or striking rock
containing silver In digging for coal
about nalf.mile from town, at u
depth OF sixty feet. The ledge OF rock
Is two feet in thickness; the width of
the shaft or excavation Is about four
feet square and the length, Of course,
undetermined. A piece Of the rock
the size OF a small hen egg was melted
In the ordinary way like lead and from
II six grains of almost solid silver were
obtained. Mr.. w. A. Mason, one or
our prominent merchants, left yester-
day for Fort Worth and Dallas with
some specimens of the rock for the
purpose of having them assayed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
SHERMAN.
A squabble in Court Which Almost
Comes to Blows.


Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, June 26-Consld.
cradle interest has centered In the
proceedings OF the justice court OF this
city for the past three days, and to.
day the excitement became intense
when the usual order of that tribunal
was disturbed by all the premonitory
symptoms Of a serious fight. Madam
Title Smith, who owns a house and
lot ON the extreme border OF the city,
out on the Dsnison road, and several
OF her lady boarders have been on trial
for vagraney under the statutes. They
were arraigned in the city
court and duly fined as they
are every month, They engaged
counsel and fought the cases from be-
ginning to end. The madam was
fined 81 and costs on the 18th, and
all the day WAS consumed In the trial
OF Zoe Waters, which resulted in a
verdict of not guilty. This morning
another girl was arraigned, and in the
course OF the argument one OF the
states witnesses took exceptions To
reference to himself made by Attor.
ney j, p. Cox. and then and there pro
posed a fight In open court. The
Justice brought the house
to order by imperative command and
the imposition of q wholesome
fine, but the disturbance reached be.
yond the sacred precincts OF the court
room, and approximations are felt that
It is not settled, During the progress
az the examination OF Policeman
Kelly by County Attorney Randall
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
GREEN WILLIE.
The Mayor Charged with Buying City
Scrip at Deprecated Prices.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GREENvILLE, TEX, June 26.-To-
day the case OF Mayor b. D. Martin,
charged with Encouragement in Of
flee for buying city scrip, came before
the city council. Several witnesses
testified that the mayor had bought
scrip OF them at deprecated prices
during his administration, and the de-
PENDANT stated on the stand that he
had bought scrip from several parties
at par. The mayor explained that he
bought the deprecated scrip for his
son. After the evidence was closed
and the argument of counsel con-
cluded, the presiding officer put the
question, guilty or not guilty OF the
charge. Alderman II, Yoakum, the
presiding officer, S. Moore and J. f..
S0ckwell voted guilty. Aldermen L..
z. Bean, r. J. Duncan and ]. F.
Chandler voted not guilty. The neces-
sary two-thirds majority being want
ing, the mayor was not removed.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the case.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
WACO.
A $4,000 Subscription Proposed for
the University.

the University.
Special 10 this Gazette
WACO, TEX, June 26.-The Even
ing Day publishes card this after
noon, signed by committee of promi
nent citizens, urging the people OF
Waco to raise 500 900 to add to the en-
dowment fund OF the Waco university
Rev. ) Il. Morris, who canvassed the
state for the S60, GOO endowment given
by the Baptists OF Texas, will have
charge OF the work ofraising themoney
Waco Ia expected to furnish. The plan
is TO remove Baylor college from indie.
pendence to Waco and make one grand
Baptist institute for the state here.
The Harmonic monthly maya
zine devoted to spiritualism, made 1ta
appearance to day. p. A. Richards Ia
editor and proprietor, Mrs. Alice Blacr
and Mrs, +. A. Craig editors, and
Mrs. Il. ;. Gardner medium. The lead.
ing article purports to be spirit mes.
sage from Gen. Sam Houston. Mira
Clara + Richmond Of Fort Worth ia
one OF the writers for the publication
u mas twenty pages and is 81 s wear
Mr., Harry Fracker Is here paving
the way for the Introduction OF tbe
tan-Electrlc telephone system IN this
city. The people ere yery willins, T.,
take stock IN the enterprise ~
Evangelist Sam Jones was sick IN
DAY, but holds the fort until he pets
weaker or Is downed by disease.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
JORDAN TAYLOR.

EVANSVILLE, IND, June 26.-Jor-
dan Taylor, colored, was hanged at
Hopkinsville, KY, to-day in the pres
ence Of 5000 people, mostly colored.
The criminal passed restless night.
A squad of forty soldiers surrounded
the jail-yard.
Taylor was baptized yesterday in
the river in the presence OF thousands
OF people. He mounted the gallows
with firm step and took his position
under the beam. After the religious
exercises the trap was sprung and in
nine minutes life was extinct. He
spoke five minutes on the scatfold with
Rraat nerve.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
MODELS ron A NAVY.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Under the
general invitation of Secretary Whit
ney to the officers of the navy and
others to submit plans TO him for the
construction OF the new steel cruisers,
Admiral Porter has for some time past
been engaged in planning vessel
which he hopes will prove model in
her class, She is to be $50 feet long
and at the same time ram, torpedo
boat and u gun boat. She will go
forward or backward with equal
facility and carry very heavy arma-
ment 1t is expected that she will
attain great speed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-27
BosouE COUNTY.

Correspor dence ofthe Gazette.
MERIDIAN, TEX, June Eve
have Just had an excellent rain and
this morning as the farmers come to
town they all look in high spirits and
their faces beam with smiles, because
this rain makes corn certainty and
will nearly make cotton. Corn will
he worth at gathering time rs cents; IL
ia now selling for Sl.00.
Wheat and oats are much better
than people anticipated. The over.
flowed lands and crops have come out
all right without material injury. In
some places the soil IL washed oil.