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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

ONE of the weighty problems enga9-
ing the attention OF Congress at the
present session is the regulation Of IN
ter-state commerce, with Senator Gull
lum Of Illinois as the champion of u
measure 10 that effect. Mr.. Cullum has
a very advantageous position, being
chairman of the Interstate commerce
committee and he Is ~usingthis advantage
with "A VIM.
Among the many provisions of the
bill is one for the appointment of Il ma
tional railroad commission by the pres,
dent, consisting Of five members, TO re
main in office two, three. four, five anl
Elk year respectively, and to enter up
on their duties the first of next July
The idea of the committee is TO forn
and operate this commission on a sinIl
lar plan with that in vogue in the differ
ent states Of the Union. in their repor
to the-Senate they make n long list o
suggestions, and give the reasons upoi
which they base their conclusions. Th'
principal one of these is, that thcr'
should be some one to arbitrate between
common carriers and the public, be-
cause as it is the carrier has all the al
vantage and can discriminate at will am
il the sole arbiter in cases Of dispute
They believe, also, that it is PRACTICAL.
impossible for Congress to construct
measure that will effectually cover sucl
a multiplicity of detail, and that the ab
solute inaction of Congress in the mat
ter 10 a premium On the abuse Of thi
sole privilege of the carrier and the.
deem the appointment of such a com
mission the only relief.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
An Old Indian Relic.

A day or two ago Park Commissioners
Adams found In an excavation on tho
north bank of Park river, in Bushnell
park, at n point n few feet east Of the
carriage bridge, west of the stepping
stones, a curious stone implement APP
parently fashioned for butt n 1t looks
| ke Il fine, light colorcd granite, but
Judge Adams thinks it is a piece of the
trap-rock that is found in peculiar
shapes on the west dcclivity of Talcott
mounta n. Whatever it is geologically.
It's use s"ems to have been that of the
modern carpenters tool called the
gouge, for it has a very smooth followed
and rounded edge, which must have
been produced with much patient labor,
and it may have been used to hollow
ont Il canoe from n solid log. In size il
IL about five inches long by one and one
half inches in width. Indian relics have
been found abundantly in several locali-
tics within a dozen miles of the city. but
in Hartford their discovery is believed
To be rare. This n was found at a
depth of hardly three feet, and only a
short distance south of Asylum street,
hut it wa, in the river bank proper
though the rivers location has doubtless
changed a good deal within the last six
hundred years. -Hartford Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
mo STREE BOB.

Thus saith President Cleveland in re-
gard to furnishing the Senate commit.
tee his reasons for removals. He de.
clares that he will furnish any informa.
ton he has in regard to the appolntee,
but will not give his reasons for the re-
moval of the decapitated officer. In
conversation with a senator OH Tuesday
he said:
81 am led to believe that the majority
of your body intend TO insist that shall
give my reasons for %suspending an office
holder at the time | nominate his sue.
cessor. ] must inform you that / shall
do nothing of the kind. Nominations
are made by and with the consent OF
the senate. 1t is fitting IN such cases,
that the senate should have nil the in
formation they desire regarding the
man whose nomination they are asked
to confirm, but when they insist upon
my reasons for making removals they
are usurping a privilege that belongs to
the executive alone, and their request
will in every case be denied. That Is
the position I propose to take, and / am
ready to abide the consequences"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

For a man who has defended all kinds
of frauds, rdscalIties, southern BULLDOG
ing, and even worse crIneS than these,
committed by the Democratic party or
with the sanction and approval of the
leaders of that organization for the past
twenty-five years, the editor of the Re
rieU is nauseatingly disgusting to any one
''of reasonable intelligence and honesty
by declaring the unseating of the nine
Democratic members from Hamilton
countrywide were put into the Ohio
legislature by means of the most glaring
frauds ever perpetrated upon the ballot
box of a. Northern state-as Il "revolu-
tionary proceeding" Every honest man
who followed the proceedings in the court
of inquiry into the the Hamilton county
frauds, freely acknowledges that those
nine Democrats were in no sense enti-
tied to the seats from which they were
bounced. The District court SO deter
mined. Unfortunately for the good
name of the judiciary of Ohio, the Sur
preme court, composed of Il majority OF
strong Democratic %partisans, blind to
everything save party success, overlook
ed all law and evidence, say nothing OF
morality and common decency, and re-
| yersed this decision. But what better
could be expected from Il class of men
who, for partisan purposes, in one in
A..o loI.,l tla Scott lau .nnofTyI.
Gonal and i'm another unconstitutional.
Instead Of the action of the Republi.
can majority of the Ohio Legislature be-
ing Revolutionary" it is entirely in
keeping with law, order and good gov
eminent. Senator Sherman would have
been reelected without the nine Repub'
Leans from Hamilton county, but this
fact would have been nothing in extern
uation of allowing a number of usurpers
to retain seats which belonged to Other
men by right of suffrage.
Anything and everything pertaining
to Republicanisln is rotten to the core, il
the eyes of the editor of the Re0ie~, ant
yet he stands at the mercy Of a Repub
lican majority in the United States Sen
ate-dependent upon the party that hi
Shiny pen has traduced and villified from
the time he declared his preference fol
Breckenridge for President, in 1850, &c
the present hour-to confirm his APP
pointment as postmaster at Mankato
The Republicans should show such
man no consideration of a favorable ma
| luro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
CONGRESS.

The Senate commenced work Monday
morning with President protein Sher-
man in the chair.
During the day Senator Harrison offer
eel Il resolution proifering Senator elect
Moody of South Dakota, admission to
the Senate floor. This others objected
TO and the resolution went over.
The regular daily tuss;e with the sill
yer bill took place, but no definite work
was accomplished.
The judiciary salary bill was then TAX
en- up and passed. This bill increases
the Supreme judges salaries to 5000 per
annum, and forbids them appointing
their relatives to positions in their court.
The House on Monday did little work.
but a long list of new bills were intro
duced. Among these is one to appoint
a commission of Interstate commerce
and another to declare the Fort Wallace
military reservation in Kansas abolished,
and throw the same open to settlement.
Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota reported n
bill from the committee on Indian at
fairs, authorizingthe use of certain funds
for the relief of the Northern Cheyenne
Indians in Montana.
On Tuesday the Senate re~considered
tor Moody to the Senate floor and 1t was
adopted, after "a long discussion. The
remainder of the day was given up to
the silver question.
The House took up Mr.. Nelson's In
dian bill when was passed after pro-
tracted discussion.
The Senate resolution accepting the
statute of James A. Garfield was taken
up and after listening to various euolo'
gies from those who were familiarly
acquainted with the lamented president
the resolution was unanimously adopted
An attempt was made to have the
Fitz John Porter bill made a specially
for Saturday, but the movement was de
feated.
The most of Wednesday in the Senate
was given L debate on the silver bill
Mr.. Morrill, leading in opposition t.
Senator Beck and his followers.
The House discussed at length the bill
TO raise the pension of soldiers, widows
and dependent relatives from s. to 81.
per month. The measure found boil
champions and opponents, but the bill
went over.
The same day the produce exchang'
bill passed the House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

a cloud of sorrow was thrown over
Washington social circles last Saturday
afternoon by the announcement h a
Miss Kate Bayard, eldest daughter of
secretaly Bayard had been found dead
n her bed. She assisted her father III
IN official reception the previous even
ing retiring about two O'Clock Satur-
day morning, making the request that
she De not called early, for she needed
rest, being engaged to assist Miss Cleve-
land the following afternoon IN receIv-
ing callers. About two O'Clock her
mother ordered the servant to call Miss
Kate that she might have time TO pre-
uare 10 20 10 the White House, but
when the servant entered the room
Miss Bayard was found dead. Heart
disease is assigned as the cause, She
being troubled IN that way. When
found she had been dead several hours.
The sad event cast a gloom throughout
official circles. Her remains were Ia
ken 10 Delaware for interment on Tues
lay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

"C~oHcERNING the announcement says
the Pioneer Press, "of j. j. Thornton of
ST. James, that he is still u candidate
for the Minnesota Marshalship, p. IL.
Kelly avs he has no show at all. Thorn
ton, he says, was an applicant for three
offices, all at the same time "a land Of
flee, the postmastership of st. James
and the marshalship, and the result was
he will get none of them. If he had
been content with asking for either OF
the smaller Offices, the probabilities are
that he would have been recommended
and appointed" Yes, jesse. But
Thornton, like some other audacious
and Impudent Democrats, supposed
that he was entitled to some recogni'
ton from the ''powers that be" with
out getting down upon his knees and
kissing the bottoms of p. II. kelley's
shoes. Had he been content" to dc
this he would no doubt "have been re-
commended" by the boss ~riDg-master,
"and appointed" "What fools we NOR
tails be-"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

Ours j. not the only national M com
pact wrestling with the silver problem,
for the German Riechstag is as Violent
" agitated on the question now "a Is
our congress, but there is Il CONVERSELY
of objects. While the aggressive faction
in Congress are aiming AT the demoneti-
cation of silver the instigators of the
movement in Germany have the adop-
ton of bi-metalism in view, silver hav.
ing been demonetized there seyeraI
year. ago,w which the peasantry and land
holders claim was a serious blundei
and attribute much of the financial de-
preston felt in the Empire TO that act,
The advocates of bi-metall!c adoption
have flooded the governmental head
quarters with petitions and addresses
setting forth their sentiments. There = Il
a strong opposition to the movement
yhich Will protract the discussion in
definitely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

IHE troubles in Sphinx county, Dakota,
over the location of the county seat
which led 10 a great deal OF trouble last
spring have been renewed on Il much
larger scale. \ party Of the citizens
from Redfield recently went TO Ashton
where the records were, and took the
same 10 the former pace. A posse OF
men one thousand strong wasskxar~&S
i9AsSu, who went TO Redheld, secured
the contiscated property ana re-
turned the same to Ashton, and then
had warrants sworn out against severa,
prominent citizens Of Redtield for Uurg'
larry. The cases will come up for eN
examination in Il few days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

for a pool workman as ior a good one
Won NAV be sure that trouble is near nj
hand. White men came from Europe
once. and took, not only all the Indians
had. but cxterminated them besides
When this had been accomplished. then
imagined themselves secure and hapnv.
The last ''redskin" had stepped off the
western slope, and they were i'm full pos
session of the finest country on the globe.
Whoever had attemp, ed to express a
word of sympathy for the poor hunted
| red man had long ago been frowned
down. This was indeed a White mans
Country" All traces of the centuries of
wrong and oppression had become an.
%parently efiaced. All was indeed love
iy. But look! Do you see that horde of
white menl pouring in from Europe?
You can hear the muttcrings of the ad-
II guard, even now:
Their actions reduced TO words would
sound substantially as follows: We will
not 20 to such wicked lengths as YOU did,
We will not take it all; we do not want
the whole earth, US you did. We are
satisfied with one half, and We will let
you keep the other, and We will be your
brothers; we will not eXterminate You,
although you richly deserve it,"
10 ttlCIC ouy ocucb ooout Wis DclllE
the tendency Of the times? Can any one
say when or how it will end? Will the
great american Indian exterminator"
submit? Must lie? Is it inevitable? Is it
r%etrIbution2
Does the red man linger ut the en-
trance to his happy hunting grounds
and gaze owe Ills shoulder, a silent
spectator of the desperate struggle 20
Ing on III the land OF his BIRTH What
does he see? Not white and red mel
now, only white. he Seer those who
d~espoiled him pressed, YEA, sorely, Us
ne was pressed, M he smiles Il bitter
rcvengeiul smile, and as he sees his
hated Oppressors give way, he leaps
astride his pOney and daslies away to
Join the chase, happy to know that he
wa avenged, that he was permitted to
witness the overthrow Of the destroyers
Of his fathers, himself and his children.
So il goes-and 80 il will go-in ac-
cordance with ''the law Of etornai bal
ances."
The nation cannot condone, it must
atone for its centuries of wrong towards
the poor and we'll nigh God forsaken
red man. The day may look u long way
Otf, but it is no less sure to come. There
is no escape. Sooner or later, we must
pay the penalty.
Yours Truly,
e. CUNNINGS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

The citizens of East Minneapolis have
succeeded IN securing the location OF
the exposition buildings, having donat-
ed for that purpose the College Hospital
grounds valued at $4,000. The enter
prise of the east siders is something 10
be admired. The location of the eX-
position in their part of the city will be
Of incalculable benefit TO the citizens
and property holders, and in the end
will more than compensate them for
the princely gift they have made. The
grounds will contain five and one-halt
ncres
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
THE CAUSE OF 1T

The wealthiest city in the world in
proportion to population is Glasgow
Scotland, and yet the cable dispatches
now being received from that city re.
port extraordinary distress among the
poorer classes. Many thousands O
them are paradlng the streets and de-
handing bread from the authorities
And the Glasgow Mail recently publish,
ed u well written communication attri.
buting the cause of the distress to the
policy of free trade. -Richmond Palld
dun.
We commend the above to the prayer
full attention of our freetrade neighbol
across the street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

TIE editor Of the Pal Mall Gazette,
Lond on, England, who was sentenced
TO prison in November last, because OF
some of the means employed in bring
ing about the exposition ofcrimesin that
city which were printed in the Gazette
last fall. has been released.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

Ir is reported from Washington that
the recent arbitrary rulings of Land
Commissioner Sparks will be overruied
by Interior department officials, and
that ere long land patents can be OBJ
tanned rs of wore.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

The lady Secretary Of the Anti Vivi.
section League argues, in a letter to NJ.
Pasteur, that cauterization removes ali
danger of hydrophobia, Her SON oncc
and She herself five or six times have
thus escaped the malady, and both Offer
to be bitten by any mad animal in M,
Pasteur's laboratory on condition o.
being allowed to treat the wounds them
selves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

THE twentieth annual meeting of the
Northwestern Dalrymen's Association
will be held at Beioit, Wis, commenc-
ing Tuesday, February 10th and lasting
four days. A very complete programme
has been prepared for the occasion, and
all branches of this industry will be dis
cussed by those best qualified TO do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

ID. l.. MooDY is in Chicago tins week,
doing evangelical work. Chicago claims
the discovery of Mr.. Moody's peculiar
talent when he was an incipient youth,
and he is received more as II guest OF the
city than otherwise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
MANKAroF FREE Press
FRIDAY. JANUARY "a. 1886.
MANKATO CITY.

The city Of Mdnkdto has a population Of : 1888, is
situated in Sout,cicesfern .Minnesota and is surrornd.
eddy OReofth finest dgricHltura Idistrictsin the state
IA, four railroads, ria: The q. NJ. d 81. r., the c. d
NV, the c. 81. y. NJ. d o., and the Mdnkdto d
Elmors. The STATE Normal School is located here.
and its Public Schools are among the first d. III,
Northeast. For the superiority o. its clay, brick,
Iime-stone, building stone, de-, Xankato is noteo
hrouohout the land. As a point for jobbing ana
manufacturing IL has no superior in the northeast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
Bucklen's Arnica Saiye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises Sores. Ulcers, Self Rheum'
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and ali Skin Erin,
tons. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Il. Jones. w.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

lGNATIUs DoNNELLY is booked for sew
eral lectures in this section of the State.
Donnelly no doubt finds this occupation
more profitable than ofice-seeking.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

THOMAS Z. HEENAN, of Minnesota, APP
pointed by President Cleveland 10 the
consulship at Odessa, was confirmed
bv the Senate on Wednesday of this
u.anE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

SENATOR SHERMAN took his place in
the presiding chair of the Senate on
Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

NOTHING like u blizzard To propagate
snow shows, hence, st. Paul people ar,
intensely happy, even in this frigidity
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

PRESIDENT JOHN BAscoM of the Wis
consin state university has given notice
that he will resign next June.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

The buyer pays COST Of transDOrtatiOn In all
cases except where otherwise stated.
What say you teachers, shall we not
establish circles in this county? We
shall try. To add to our mental stock is
to increase onr power and add to our
stock of finances as we'll. / hope to
form circles in this county and set
about the work at once.
EDWIN RoeERs,
County Superintent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
MINNESOTA TEACHERS READING
CIRCLE.

! wish to call the attention of the
teachers of this county to the "Minneso.
tt Teachers Reading Circle" 1t pays
to read and to read with q view to lay.
Ing up what is read. By reading we in.
crease u stock of knowledge, We en-
ter, too, the inward temple ofour minds,
The teacher should read good authors,
and especially something that falls in
the line of his work. The above asso.
citation has adopted a very good course
OF study and one which / think will pay
well for every teacher TO take up. The
following:
Fitch's Lectures on Teaching, 25 copies
at one time 80. 800. ......... rs
Fitch's Lectures on Teaching, i5o copies
hring's.Theor and Practice Of Teach. "
ing. The edition Is exhausted but an
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expected. The discount on this book
will be rs liberal as the others -.
Tate's Philosophy OF Education, post
Tate's Philosophy Of Ed %lcation, by ex.
press, In quantities ...... Of. So. IA
terms rs Tate's Phil. of Ed. ..
Youman's First Book IN Botany, sim
Green's History Of the English People,
Alden's Edition, five volumes, sin.
Ten or more sets ....... -. -. las
Belford, Clark & Co.'S Edition., much
Tyndaii's Forms Of Water and Proc. -"
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The BUYER pays cost of TRANSFORMATION I'm ali
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
First ins. Jan. %; last ins. Feb
PROBATE NOTICE.

~ Earth-ss. In Probate Court,
deceased.
Inc State ~ Minnesota and the said Probate
Curt IN all persons interested in the ostate
vi Junn Meighen, deceased. Greeting:
whereas an Instrument I'm writing purpOrt.
ing 10 De the last will and testament OF JOhn
Melgn,n: deceascd. late of said county mas
been delivered to this court. Ae
NOW therefore You and each OF you are cited
ana required tn appear ut the office of the
Judge al Probate IN the city of Munkato in
said county, on the 18th day of FEBRUARY 1895
at ten O'Clock In the forenoon OF tina, duy and
attend the probate of said will.
IN testimp ney whereof ! have hereunto Get
my nand n affixed the seal Of tue Probate
Court this 2Ist day Of January, A. D. Ise.
G. w. MEAD.
ts"ail. Judge ri PrOoate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
n First ins. Jar. 2e,-Last Feb. a
PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA, Count, of Rmc
~ Earth.-ss In Probate Court.
IN the matter of the estate OF Ryland d.
Warren, deceased. " -
The State Of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court TO all persons interested in the estate ~
hyiand d.: warren, deceased. Greeting:
required personally to be and apnear Sasoro
inc Judge OF Probate of the county Of
bine Earth, at his Office In the city Of Manka:
20 IN said county, on the 18th day Of February
1850 az ten O'Clock In the forenoon of that
my tnen and there to attend the ANAL set
tIement OF the account OF 4. II Wheeler. nd.
minlstrator OF the estate of the said Ryland
ID. Warren, deceased, and the distrih,tiyn ~
said estate. Vi
IN testimony whereof | have hereupto set
ny NAM and affixed the seal Of the Probate
~ q. w, NEAL,
loehII Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO
Banks and Bankers,

sealed proposals will be received by the
boird or Audit up to M IN Jtnunry 18th 1886
~ the once 1T tn" Auditor of said county tor
the avtne"t OF interest on mont .ly bai noes
as provided by an act approved March 3rd
iooi' NJ. GNINOR.
Chairman Board of Audit.
Mankato. January Iith. ISs8. q w.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22
REWARD Of 5000 DOLLARS

To any chemist or person detecting aduteraton in goods of his manufacture.
A complete assortment of JeHes per ID 10 cts-3o ID pail per pail $aoo.
Mnce Meat per ID o cts. Strained Honey per ID 10 cts. Como H )ney I5c.
per pound. London Pickles, pint bottles, ssds, lowest price ever known.
Hickory Nuts and Black Wanuts, Sliced Peaches IS pounds for $Ioo, Whole
Rice IA pounds $Ioo. Cracked Rice I6 ID for $Ioo.