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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

The Chicago Times prints an alleged
special from Mankato praising w. D..
Washburn to the skies for bis great eff
forts il building up st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Duluth; in building the big mills
at Minneapolis and thus furnishing a
market for the grain of Southern Mime
sofa; in securing cheap railway transpor-
tatlon, in obtaining legislation favorable
to the agricultural pursuits, ETC., ad in
fnit,tm, dd nause,m. Hence, adds the
special" "the farmers are enthusiast
tically supporting him for U. s. Senator. I"
Of course the telegram never was sent
from this city and no more represents
the sentiments of this locality than it
does those of Greenland The Wash
burn literary bureau is doing a great
amount of work but it is of such a
"slushy" nature that it flattens out very
thin when once put into cold type.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

On the face of the returns it is sup
posed that Cleveland will have plural
ity of some 5000 on the popular vote.
The Chicago Tribune has been dissecting
the figures of some of the solid Southern
Democratic States, and estimates that
the presidential vote of the country
purged from fraud would give Harrison
about $780, 900 plurality. The Tribune ar
rives at its result by the means of reason
ing which can't be shown to be false,
and when the facts are 30 considered It
shows the boosted free ballot and fair
count" to be q hideous burlesque.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

In reply to the attacks of Hunt, of the
Mankato FREE PRESS, upon w. ID. Wash
burn in the interests of Senator Sabin,
the st. Peter Tribune says, etc.-Minne-
apolIs Star.
We should he pleased to have the
Minneapolis Star or the ST. Peter Tribune
point out the time and place wherein
the FREE PRESS has made any attack
upon Gen. Washburn, or reflected upon
his integrity or ability. A few speclhca-
tons in this matter will be interesting.
No one has questioned Mr.. Washburn's
right to boom himself for the U. S. Sem
ate, but because there are those who
have other preferences and support 9TH
er candidates is no reason for accusing
them of attacking" Washburn. There
has been plenty of excuse in the malig
NIFTY with which Senator Sabin and his
friends have been abused for them tc
use forcible means in their opposition to
Wsshburn, but SO far as the FREE Pres.
has been able to see the latter has beer
treated with all the consideration anG
courtesy any aspirant for public favor
could desire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
A NUMBER of excbanpes we notice

A NUMBER of exchanges we notice in
speaking OF the revival of the direct tax
bill in Congress state that Minnesota s
share in the same is 100000, while 9th.
ers put it at $780, 600. The real figures
are less than 500, OOO-something like
1872. 600. New York gets the biggest sum,
her share being about two millions. The
whole amount required will be some
fifteen millions and it will be well used
is being paid back to the states which
stood by the government in its time Of
peril.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
Eupepsy.

This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for il dali
ly and mourning because they find ii
not. Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are spent annually by our people in
the hope that they may attain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all. We guar
antee that Electric Bitters, if used &C
cording to diaections and the use per-
sisted in, will bring you Good Digestion
and Dust the demon Dyspepsia and in
diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys.
Sold at SOC. and 81 90 per bottle by ]. r.
Jones, Druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

HARPER's WEEKLY says that in the fu-
ture it is likely to be the policy of the
Republicans in dealing with the South
to strictly suppress the bloody shirt"
Mr.. Curtis shows evidence of weak
mindedness. II he thinks the Republi-
can party proposes to wink at election
crimes and cease in its demand that the
honest votes of the South be cast and
counted, he is greatly mistaken. If do
ing that is waving the "bloody shirt" it
will not be suppressed until the South
ern people do it themselves by obeying
the laws of their country both in their
spirit and letter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
ONE thing the Republicans will ha

One thing the Republicans will have
to do after the 4th of March next, and
that is to take the responsibility of tariff
legislation. The country will not be sat.
isfied with anything less than sound
revision of the present tariff-somethine
like the Senate bill, for instance. In
the meantime there is no apprehension
on the part of the public. There is un.
limited confidence that the Republican
majority will look after the interests OF
the people in detail and " it'll satisfac.
ton
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

Tax state department of Mr.. Bsyard is
bristling mp again u, or some alleged mis-
conduct of the Haytian government to-
ward an American vessel. The fuss and
feathers the department shows over the
matter would be commendable if Hayti
was OF any account as nations
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
WHO PAYS FOR THEM {?

What does it mean, all the papers CON-
ing to our exchange table, strangers to
it, with articles blue.penciled, singing
the praises of w. ID. Washburn? Who
sends them? Who pays for them? lie
this the spontaneous uprising" of the
country press for this magnetic" man
the Tribune pirates OFF, Caledonia Argus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
IT wosld no doubt please some of

IT woHld no doubt please some of the
convicted Democratic repeaters of In
diana il they could make Il case out
against Col. Dudley. But they can not
The latter was only putting into prac.
tice the old saw to eight the devil with
fire" when he cautioned the Indiana
committee to look out for the float
ers"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
"AS TO THE AVALANCHE. "

Some of the Washburn papers have
been claiming that the local press of the
State is all for Washburn for senator. 1t
will be necessary for them to revise
their statements if they desire to be
truthful. Some of the leading weeklies
are advocating Sabin strongly. We give
few extracts this week, and in our
next issue we shall publish others
Vernddle Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
LIE WILL s1-ccREn HIMSELF

Why not have Mr.. Sabin succeed him
self? There is no reason why it should
not be so. Mr.. Sabin is staunch Re-
publican; has always worked for the in
terest of Minnesota and the Northwest,
and is eminently fitted for the high po-
sition. During the six years that Mr..
Sabin has occupied seat in the senate
he has served upon many important
committees, and has made record of
which any man might be proud Wade
ma Pioneer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

THE Winnebago City Press Neus should
be added to the list of newspapers in
Southern Minnesota which are favorable
to Senator Sabin's re election. A strong
article from its last issue bearing on the
Senatorial question il printed else where
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

THE President-elect went off hunting
the other day, and now the news comes
that Mr.. Cleveland has taken to the
woods for shoot. But the latter is too
late-he should have taken pattern Of
his rivals actions earlier IN the season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

Possibly that Birmingham sheriff may
have been trifie nasty, but this affair
wiz have soothing effect upon lynch.
ing parties. If we are to have laws they
must be executed, and those who inter-
fere with them must look out for the
consequences. Mob law and lynching
do well enough in communities where
there is no pretense of law and order,
but in city like Birmingham the man
who enters riotous crowd takes his
life into his own hands, and can't expect
an overflow of sympathy if he gets hurt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

ABOUT twenty democratic soldiers met
at Chicago Friday 10 organizs the
much celebrated opposition order to the
6. a. X. This democratic scheme 10
disrupt the Grand Army is petering out
pretty rapidly. -.----..-....-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
The Younger Element.

Wadena Pioneer: Mr.. Sabin will have
the solid support of the younger ele-
ment of his party in the legislature. He
has always been favorable to that ele-
ment, and it is right that he should
have their support. 1t is 10 be hoped
that ID. NJ. Sabin will succeed himself as
senator from this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

FIFTY thousand dollars is now offered
for the capture of Tascott. The Ameri-
can people viii come near losing their
reputation for quick wits If this murder
er is not picked up dead or alive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

The Minneapolis Journal is endeavor-
ing to obtain from all the editors of the
State an expression upon the senatorial
question. The reports will be interest
ing, but we doubt if very valuable, be-
cause the most of these newspaper men
have no votes in the matter. The MEM
bers of the legislature who have not al
ready made up their minds who to vote
for for Senator can not certainly be wait
ing TO hear the sentiments of their local
editor upon the question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
Here's Richness, Sure.

The Wateryille AdUance says that Nor
rison, of the Mankato Democrat, wants
to remove his paper to Elysian, with a
view of changing its politics. He wants
bonus and the postoffice.-Janesville
Arms
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

WHAT Minnesota wants Is a Senator
who will sustain the interstate railroad
law, and not one whose position on this
important act is known 10 be hostile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

Mr.. CARLE, il appears, since he went
to Washington has learned something
about Major Mckinley and says in his
correspondence to-day that Mckinley is
only a moderate protectionist." That
means. as a good many people already
knew. that Mr.. McKinly advocates
tariff policy that is much more pupular
than the Pioneer Press theory. We are
glad to see some information ,penetrat-
ing through the prejudice of the p, p.
and hope TO see no more editorial sneers
in that journal against one of the abiest
and most popular Republican leaders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

AN exchange casually remarks that
Senator Sherman would be something of
an improvement over Secretary Of State
Bayard. Well, yes, we think so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

SABIS's senatorial candidacy is in the
ascendancy, and Mr.. Sabin will succeed
himself as Senator, or the "signs Of the
times" are wonderfully deceiving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14

An exchange speaks OF President
Cleveland as great in defeat" There
is certainly nothing small about man
weighing 300 pounds, defeat or no de-
r..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
NOT STATED.

Washburn's picture and biography
adorned the columns of last weeks En-
terprise and Farmer. Consideration
not stated. -Grant Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
Tnr Duluth Board Of Trade adopts :

THE Duluth Board Of Trade adopts 9
series Of resolutions urging Gov. ELECT
Merriam to select Zenith City man
as member Of the Railroad and Ware
house commission. The governor 10
getting surplussage Of excellent adj
vice, but whether or not he will be able
to gulp 1t all down is somewhat ques-
tioDable. Some one or more is destined
to be left out in this cold, cold world, ct
a very chilly season of the year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29
SECRETS OF THE DEEP.
TREASURES AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE EAST AND NORTH RIVERS.

A Diver Tells What lie Saw in Looking
for Lost Anchor-Over the Great
Tunnel-The Telegraph Wires and
Oil Confederation for Sharks
Strange Scenes and Experiences.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.--Milhons of gold
and treasure are tabled to be beneath the
busy waters of the North and East rivers
Capt. kiddS mythic hoardS are said to be
hidden near Bowery Bay, the Wallabout,
Corlear's Hook, Diamond Reef and Stevens
Point. The paymaster's chest of the frigate
Hussar, containing 9750,00O sterling, lies
somewhere OFF the shores of Manhattan
Island Every bold burglar and highway
man of the metropolis has thrown his ill
gotten booty into the broad streams that
encircle Gotham. In fact only last year a
petition was submitted to Congress by Mr..
Edward +. Hall asking authority to secure
these long lost treasures. The divers, the
few men who penetrate the recesSes of the
rivers bottom. scout these stories and pro-
nounce the task of recovery an Impossibihty
So one afternoon a seaTcher after news re-
paired 20 the headquarters of thesubmarine
toilers to get their views upon what is
beneath the river, how it looks and what
they do with it.
In New York city, near the Brooklyn
bridge and visible from the promenade of
that great viaduc. is "A loft which has long
been a tavorite headquarters of the profess
sional divers who do business along this
part of the Atlantic coast. The place is
well furnished, coy and supplied with all
the latest ideas IN submarine work Every
day it is visited by the divers, who come for
new orders for work, TO obtain assistance
upon some hard task. or to procure supplies
for their peculiar calling. All are well built,
healthy and vigorous men, and all are filed
to over flowing with queer stories of adven-
ture and misadventure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29

One afternoon this week, while a party
Of friends, chiefly newspaper men and divers,
were chatting over the news of the day, one
of the more popular subaqueOus toilers
entered, who had been absent some time
from the city.
He joined in the conversation, and after
nearly every member of the party had re
lated some experience said: 81 do notrecali
any exciting episode in my career at the
present moment but only the humdrum Of
my daily career. | suppose, however, that
it may interest outsiders and so | give the
story of a days work. Last fall one OF the
ocean steamers in approaching her pier los
a valuable anchor and chain cable through
the carelessness or drunkenness of some sea
man on board. The Captain OF the boat
was an old friend and 50 sent for me to re
cover the property. 1t was not very much
of job, but business was slack and / was
glad TO get it. We got everything ready
and went to work a day or two afterWard
about II O'Clock in the morning. We
anchored our boat got the air pump ready,
adjusted my armor and down | went You
have an idea that the water is clear like the
air but there you are away off. II is dirty,
very dirty. Ordinarily you can see about
ten feet from you i'll any direction sideways.
Over your head it is a glare. Underneath it
is as dark as cave. With an electrical
lamp, the best invention yet made as far as
our trade is concerned, you can see twice as
Ear; but it is just ike standi 8 by a camp
fire IN the woods at night time. 1t makes
the surrounding darkness all the darker.
reached the bottom of the Hudson and began
walking around. The floor of a great river
is not like Broadway, nor even the beach at
Couey Island. 1t is great mass of ooze or
slime, into which you sink sometimes to
your knees, sometimes to your
waist and sometimes over you head.
You do as much work by feeling as by see
ing This day | struck a lot of common
place things, but under water they interested
even me One was a mass of telegraph and
telephone wires from New York to Jersey
City Some were whole and some we e
broken, probably by the anchors of small
vessels that had hOved to over night jus;
above.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29

Fernandina, Jan 2S-Arrived, schrs st Johns
(Br), Dickerson. Porto Rico; Prescott, Hazeltine,
Kneeland, Charleston.
New York, Jan 26-Arrived, schrs Clara Z
Bergen, Burroughs. Savannah; Martha Be
ment, Townsend, Brunswick.
Dover Jan 26-Passe1, steamship Kate Faw-
cett (Br), Young COOsaw, 5 c. for Berwick.
London, Jan 25-Arrived, bark Aquila aus
Tichiaz Savannah via Queenstown,
Prawl Point, Jan 25-Passed, steamship De
Bay Br, Hall, Savannah for Bremen.
Barbados, Jan Arrived, schr Maud Briggs
Young. Fernandina
Havana, Jan 21-Arrived, bark Sarah A
Staples Gay, Pensacola.
Sailed brig Emanuel Utah, Scotto, Pensacola
Brunswick. Jan 26-Cleared. steamer State of
Texas, Williams, New York; barks Frans (Swl,
Westerman, Bristol land sailed; Regina RUS,
Jonassen, Valencia; Ophir (Nor), Jensen, Am
sterdam.
Bull River. S C. Jan 26-Sailed, schr Ida j
Lewis. New Bedford.
Bailey's Mills Ga. Jan 20-Saed, schr Palat-
ka, Chaples, New York
Galveston. Jan 26-Sailed, schr Evie B Hall,
Hall. Pensacola.
Georgetown, S C. Jan 26--Arrived, schr Geo R
Congdon. Bayles, New York
Jacksonville, Jan 26-Arrived schrs Nettie
Langdon, Bagley, New York: Brooke & Rokes,
Tall, Baltimore; Jennie q PillsourY, Wall, Rock
land.
Cleared, steamer Seminole, Kemble, New
York.
Sailed from Fort George oath, schrs CITY of
Baltimore, Tawes, Baltimore; Hattie H Bar
bour, Gilkey. Barbados
Pensacola, Jan 26-Arrived banks President
CNorl, Nicholson, Montevideo; Capt Dan Nor,
Demerara; schr Jessie W Starr, Warren, Gal
weston.
Cleared. barks Raffaelina Utah, zembino,
Genoa; Valborg Nor, Hoegh, Grangemouth.
Port Royal : c, Jan 26-Ssiled, bark Cambalu
(Br). United Kingdom.
New York, Jan 2S-Arrived, steamship State
of Pennsylvania, Glasgow
Arrived out, steamship Umbria, New York for
Liverpool.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29

1.-THE most unpleasant thing diver can
meet is the dead body of a human being. II
is popular delusion that all drowned men
come TO the surface after al days.
Probably they would if they were left alone
and were not attacked by wharf rats, cells
and fishes But III the Hudson they are
always attacked i'll this way within an hour
or two after they are submerged. Once at
tackled, that ends it. The breaking of the
skin diffuses something, it may be scent
around, and then everything travels for
that body 10 get a square inca. Long be-
fore decomposition 1t is so cut and riddled
that what gases are formed have no chance
to accumulate and initiate the walls of the
abdomen. We divers never touch bodies in
this state, because it brings the worst luck
possible The Only exception to the rule
know was the body Of a man who had COM
nitted suicide He had tied a bag Of some
heavy stuff, shot or lead pipe, it may have
been, and had jumped in from ferry boat
or n pier head near 10 shore When | came
acry $; it il was dlluted With its own gases
and seemed in the half light under the
water to be a stout man trying TO swim TO
the surface, but anchored down by heavy
weight. There was 50 much travel that it
had keDt the fishes away. A single cut Of
nv knife severed the cord and the BODY
rose to the surface, where it was found and
afterward identified as that of a German
cODbler, VINO nau DeeH drinking 10 excess.
Other somDre objects beneath the water
are the remains OF wrecks and wornout
boaUs. Most are gray and black in color
naturally. They become covered with
greenish scum aud slime and with The dark
ooze of the river. They are Of no value and
so we never bother ourselves about them.
There is very little romance or beauty
about a divers life. The white sand
beaches and coral floors, the brilliant colored
fishes and the exquisite forests OF the sea
that the reading public never weary Of
in Jules Verne and other lying writers do
not exist. It is cold, dark, filthy and dead
The first time yon go down tn re is a novelty
and excitement about il which are very
pleasant When these wear off you feel like
the gravediggers who every morning go 70
work in the great cemeteries You must
be quick, alert and sober. You muse keep
your eyes and ears always open and be
ready, for anything. If you don't you'll
probably feed the fishes.
~ forgot TO say that | recovered the
anchor aud cable for my friend the Captain,
and then had a long quarrel with the
company over the value Of my services"
WILLIAM Il. S. FALEs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, Jan. %, noon.-Stocks quiet but
firm Money easy at 3 per cent Exchange
long. 81 sil404 84l6; short, 81 S615Gt4 81. State
bonds dull but steady. Government bonds dull
but steady.
> p. m.-Exchange dull but steady. Money
easy at per cent. Sub Treasury balances-Coin,
1872 s97 900; currency, 81, 900. Government
bonds dull but steady to firm; four per cents
t2; four and a half per cents 1OS. State
bonds dull but steady.
The stock market continues to grow both in
strength and breadth, to-days transactions ex-
ceeding those of the corresponding hours of any
day for long time, and sales of several full
days during the present week. The sentiment
OF the room was bullish throughout. Lacka
wanna was the great feature, trading in it being
very heavy. but in strength it was fairly rlvaled
BY Missouri Pacific and Co orado Coal. The
opening was at irregular changes from last
evening" closing prices, but the market became
strong immediately, Lackawanna starting off
with gain Of "a per cent. with Colorado Coal
following There was slight check to the ad
vance near II o'clock but Missouri Pacific,
Northwestern and Western Union took up the
load, and with a marked increase in activity
further gains We're made throughout the list.
Tone of dealings continued firm to the close,
which was fairly active and at the best prices
reached. The total transactions were 1270OO
shares. The active list, with but few exceptions,
IS higher, aud Lackawanna is up 13S, Missouri
Pacific and Colorado Coal 1% per cent. each,
Norfolk Western preferred and Fort Worth
and Denver er cent. each, and the rest frac-
toaal amounts The following were the closing
quotations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29
Florence Heating Stoves.

We have been so busy with our holiday
trade that we have quite neglected our
Florence Heaters We wish to explain that
they differ from most Officiating stoves, as
they have removable heating drum, and
the stove can be used for cooking purposes,
anu will be useful both in summer and win
ter. Again. the prices are lower. We have
certificates from well-known citizens in
dorsing our little g. Stove as sufficient to
heat a bath room comfortably. Our So 75
Stove will do double the work, and our IS
Stove heads the list for flrst-clas heating
and cooking Stove. We have the agency
for these Stoves for Savannah and will be
pleased 10 show them.
JAMES 8. SILVA e. Son,
40 Broughton Street.