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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
The Shah shaken I'm.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. "a part of
the railway train on which the shah Of
Persia was travelling through Russia on
his journey homeward. was thrown from
the track by broken rail near the city
of Bar in Padolia. None of the party
were seriously injured and all were
safely conveyed TO Eliza5etgrad.
OVER HILLS TO THE POORHOUSE.
A Milw aukee Lady Turned Out Into the
Street by Her Unnstura Children.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 3.-Milwau-
kee has female Lear, and she is Mrs.
Amelia Foote, widow of Erastus Foote,
the first municipal judge of Milwaukee
county. She has two sons and daugh-
ter, all in prosperous circumstances, and
able to take care of her, yet in her old
age the poor woman is turned into the
street by her children and forced to ask
for public charity. One of the sons,
Robert +. Foote, is hotel keeper at
Washington, Kan, another, Erastus ID.
Foote, Is a railway agent, and owns a
large farm near Waupun, Wis. The
daughter. Fannie NJ. FOote, lives at No.
346 Broadway. this city, and has a COM
petence. The daughter turned the
mother into the street. and as she had no
place to go, Supervisor Atkinson gave
her an order of admission to the county
farm. Thus, although any of her three
children is amply able to support her,
Amelia Foote, on Sunday, rode over the
Wauwatosa hills to the poor house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Americans Insult.d by Switzerland.

LUCERNE, Aug. 31.--Mr. Washburne,
the American minister to Switzerland,
has formally protested to the Swiss gov.
eminent of the wrongful arrest of four
American tourists at Berne recently.
They we're charged with being pick
pockets, and after being imprisoned for
two days, no evidence to support the
charge being found, they were released
without SO much as an apology. Heavy
damages are claimed by the injured par
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Safely Landed in Hail.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. "a report
from Bessemer says the highwayman,
under the escort of Sheriff Foley,
reached North Besssmer at 1855 a. m.
They took the stage there and proceeded
to Bessemer, arriving at that place at
1870. The robber was safely landed in
Jail at 1 AS. There was little excitement
manifested
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Mining Strikes May Soon End.

STREAToR, llls., Aug. District
President Reed, of the Miners union,
called to order the convention represent
ing the striking miners of Northern ILL
nois, about forty delegates being pres
ent. A secret executive session is being
held. Many of the delegates affirm that
it will be decided to go to work at the
terms last offered by the operators, 70 1-2
cents ton. but it is quite possible that a
settlement will be effected and the long
conflict brought to an end.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
MUST BUILD SIDE TRACKS.

Attorney General CIapp Gives an Opinion
Regarding Mootad Question.
. ST. PAUL, Sept. 3.-For some time
past complaints have been filed with the
board from different parts of the state,
that railways have refused to afford
side tracks for grain warehouses, and
asking that orders be issued by the COM
mission compelling the roads to furnish
the desired facilities. The board being
in some doubt as to its authority in the
premises. the opinion of the attorney
general was asked. In a letter to Gen.
Becker, chairman of the commission,
the attorney general gives it as his opin-
ion that the commission has tho power
to compel the railroads to build such
tracks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
"Regu,atiug" Louisiana Elections

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2.-Robert Arm
strong, negro school teacher of Ascen-
sion parish, says that on Wednesday
night eight masked white men came to
his cabin, took him out and whipped
him severely. He had just been APP
pointed supervisor of election and the
masked men told him, he says, that he
would not be allowed to run politics in
that parish. He was told to leave the
parish and not to return under five DAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Munchausen Heard From.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The state
ment was made here yesterday that the
departure of Legitime is a part of a
scheme for the annexation of Hayh to
the United States. 1t is asserted that
Admiral Gherardi had orders when he
left here to get rid of Legitime as soon
as possible, as he was supported by the
French, and that the next move will be
to negotiate with Hippolyte for the an
nexation of Hayti. The rumor cannot
be confirmed, but finds credence in GER
tain uuartars
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Approyed by Proctor.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The secretary
of war has approved the recommends
ton of Maj. Gen. Schofield to the effect
that the garrisons of Fort Laramie,
Wyo., Fort Hayes. Kan, and Fort Lyon,
Colo, will be, withdrawn, and the sew
eral posts named will be abandoned, and
the troops thus withdrawn will be as
signed to other stations by the division
commander.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
rur Ohio Democrats make the tariff

THE Ohio Democrats make the tariff
ideas of The st. Louis platform of 1883,
the leading features of the series OF res
olutions adopted at Dayton yesterday
Probably this was done to crafty Hon.
Jim Campbell, who declared that the
convention could not formulate plat
form he could not stand on. As Ohio
has once repudiated this heresy. It WI.
not hesitate to do so again, and then
perhaps the Democrats will wonder
what hurt them.-St. Paul NeWs
And it will be done SO quick they will
never find out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

THIS statement of well-known truth
is made by the appreciative editor OF the
Mortified Ne,US:
The Mankato DAILY FREE Press is one
OF the liveliest dailies in the State. /, is
not large, but what il lacks in SIZE it
makes up in brightness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
A DESPERATE FIGHT.

Australians Board o Trading Vessel and
Kill Three of the Crew-Twe1ve of the
Natives Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-Australian
papers say that about June &c the Sano,
a small trading vessel, was boarded by
natives at Malata and one of them shot
Mate Laden dead, while another be-
headed trader, named Cooper, with an
axe. Heating, the owner of the vessel,
and several others on board were badly
injured, but drove off the natives, kill
ing twelve of them. 1t is since reported
that Kea ting has died,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

LINE
between these principal cities, the Chicago &
SOrtbw estern system of lines composed of the
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Chi
cagu g. Northwestern and Fremont, Elkorn &
Nd. Valley Rys-taIl advertised as THE
Northwestern LIne,'b traverses a rich and
p0pulOus country, and offers the quickest
means of reaching all the large towns or vii
lagos in The territory intersected by it. Before
selecting route. travellers should get fold
err, with nap at this iine,and they will quick
ly see The advantage IL red. All particulars
with maps GI..t tine tah'es, may bc obtained
at any srHti"n. or write direct 10
Il. W. TEaSDALE,
E"1I Passenger 4geRt, 81. Paul
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

THE Southern Democratic papers do
not, it is noticed, join very heartily IN
the t,rade of abuse which their North
ern brethren administer to Corporal
Tanner. They show their appreciation
of good taste by such course, for when
they shot off both of Tanners legs 1t
was about as much satisfaction as they
we're entitled to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
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Some Hot Weather.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 3l.-The past
forty eight hours have been the hottest
days of the season. standard thermome-
tiers at Washburn observatory register
ing 80 deg, and unofficial instruments
about the city nearly 100 deg.-this in
the shade.
BIsMARCE N. d., Aug. 31.-Another
very hot day--l00 deg. in the shade. On
Tuesday it vas 102 deg. in the shade,
government test, the hottest days of the
season and the warmest ones known 80
late in the season.
NECHE, n. d., Aug. 31.-The hottest
day of the season-9S deg in the shade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
FOR PENSION cRooKEDNEss.
An Indiana AssembIyman Arrested 70
False Swearing.


INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 3.-Lee F. Wilson,
member of the legislature from Shelby
county, and Jane Knox of the same
county, have been arrested by a deputy
United States marshal and brought to
the city charged with violating the pen
sion laws. Both parties waived prelim-
mary hearing and were bound over to
court in the sum Of 81 900 each. Affida-
Wit upon which the arrest was made
charges Wilson with having made affi-
davit before the circuit court that the
woman was never really the wife Of
Knox, with whom she lived some years
until his death and that the three chill
dren born to them were illegitimate.
Upon the facts set forth the pension due
her by the death of her first husband,
Oliver Snyder, Union soldier, was re-
newed by the department and Mrs.
Knox received 81 200 back pay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

The queen made speech Friday.
We have often wondered what these
queens speeches were for, but suppose
they are made to remind the world that
the house of lords has not entirly relap-
sed into "inocuous desuetude.".
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

THE Minneapolis Tribtne-StGr is II
handsome, smartly-edited paper, and
the same is true of its rival. the Journal.
But they would both be more readable
and command greater respect if they
would drop their war of words with each
other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Electricity DOes XIII.

New YORK. Sept. 8. Darwin A.
Henry, superintendent of construction
for the East River Electric Light COM
pany. was instantly killed at the works
412 East Twenty-fourth street, by re-
ceiving a shock from a current said to
be of 1000 volts. Every means known
to science was employed in the attempt
to restore life, bnt in vain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

ROME, Ga. Aug. 3l.-While a well
was being dug three miles from here the
bottom fell out, and the workmen, who
were twenty-five feet from the surface,
dropped ten feet more and found them
selves in a large cave, miles in length
and containing chambers of various
sizes. After partial exploration the
men returned, and party was formed
which will thoroughly explore the cave.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Garfield in a Confederate Uniform.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 30.-Something of a
breeze has been kicked up here by the
discovery that the official programmes
for the reunion of the Army of the Cum
federate gray cover and that President
Garfield appears in the uniform of a
Confederate brigadier general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Complaint Against the Union Pacific

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Frederick j.
Switze, of Kearney, Neb., has filed a
complaint with the interstate commerce
commission against the Union Pacific
Railroad company. The complaint
charges that unjust rates are exacted by
the company for carrying freight from
points along the line to Kearney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

The utterances of the two colored edi-
tors who were driven out of Alabama
for fear of being lynched were not to be
compared in severity to some OF the
rawlings of the Southern Democratic fire.
eaters. But they had to go just the
same.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Coal Goes Up SereneIY.

New YORK, Sept. 3.-The regular
winter coal squeeze hobs up serenely.
New tariff lists of the coal roads just is
sued show an increase of rates of five
cents per ton. To meet this the whole
salers have advanced the figures % cents
per ton. This is only the beginning
of the squeeze, and it is already given
out that goal will be as high this year as
lact
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Several Slightly Injured.

ELMHURsT, Ills, Sept. 1.-THE Omaha
passenger on the Northwestern railway,
leaving Chicago, was run into here at
11:30 p. m. by wild engine going the
same direction. The two rear sleepers
were badly damaged, and several passen-
gers were slightly injured. No one was
killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Congressman Thomas Declines

DEER PARK, Sept. 3.-The president
has received a dispatch from Exon
gresham John r. Thomas declining to
accept the position of United States COM
missioner on the Venezuelan mixed
claims commission. The place was at
once rendered to ex-Congressman John
Little of Ohio, who has accepted it.
Senior dc Andrade has been appointed as
Venezuelan member of the commission
in place of the former appointee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Escaped Lynching by Three Votes.

JASPER, Ala, Aug. 30.-Robert Gray,
in Jail here for assaulting young lady,
escaped lynching Wednesday night by
8 votes in poll of 100. A mob of 100
men were on the way to the Jail when
friends of the young lady met them and
urged them to desist, as Gray had not
been fully identified. After much par.
leying the mob agreed to take vote.
Two managers of election were chosen
and an empty cartridge box was used as
ballot box. When the votes were
counted it was found that a majority of
three were opposed to the lynching, and
the mob dispersed,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Office for the Tally Sheet Forger.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2.--The Demo.
Gratis at their primaries nominated Sim
Coy, the tally sheet forger, for city
council. Coy is regaining his ascend
ancy in the party, as is shown by his de-
feating his opponent nearly two to one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Archbishop RIordan Failing.

SAN i'RAN'IsCo, Sept. Sit is stated
that Archbishop Riordan, of this city,
is in failing health, and it is reported
that he has called conference of bish-
ops in the archdiocese to convene in
this city at an early date to select three
names to be recommended to the pope,
from which to select a co-adjutor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Cigarm a kers Won.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The 500 cigar
makers who were to have been evicted
by Rosenthal & Co., at 35l East Seven
ty-third street, have received notice
that their terms were accepted. The
strike began two weeks ago. the men
asking for an increase of - cents per
thousand which the firm refused.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Old John Grass still Alive.

BISMARCK, N. D., Sept. 3.-John Grass,
the famous chief, who was Frustrated by
the heat few days ago. is still alive and
resting well. There is a prospect of his
ultimate recovery, though the old chief
has given I'D hone,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. "a six
day walking match, five hours day, is
on here The score for the first day is:
Cartwright, 80 miles; Hegelman, 80:
Connors, 35: Engledrum, "a; Malone, 80:
Herty. 80: Fox, 81; Guerrero, 80; Herty's
Kid, 30; Taylor, 80: O'Brien, 80; Tracy,
0Y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Encamnment Eipnras.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3.-The final rail-
road figures indicated that nearly 200,-
600 strangers were brought to the city
over the different roads for the Grand
ARMY encamDment,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Coinage for AuRust.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-During the
month of August 1889. S,23S 900 coins
were executed at the mints of the United
States. having a total value of IS $685..
200. OF this amount $2,S75,0 900 were
standard silver dollars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
THE Saltwater Gazettei gets down tc

THE Saltwater Gazettei gets down to
hard pan on the matter in this:
The Daily Gazette Is issued to-day as
usual, Notwithstanding the fact that one
of our business men stopped his pa
per last evening. As We have before
remarked on several occasions, you can
speak in complimentary terms OF per-
son for wears, but if you happen to leave
his name out of the paper when he
thinks it should appear. then YOU are
sighting him Intentionally. There ism I
much use in arguing the question with
this sort Of men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY. SEPT O, 1880.


CLAUS SpREcKLEs says he can and will
smash tine sugar trust. This Is tn
couraging, and We hope 1t Is r'aiiy true.
Spreckles can probably du II # anyhodY
can.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Two Fort smIth Han1ipr..

FORT SMITH, Ark, Aug. William
Walker and Jack Spaniard, rsspited
from Aug. 8, were hanged in the jail
yard here in the presence Of only o lev
spectators.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

SOME of the lawyers i'll the Cronln cast
are figuring upon getting lot of Tree ad-
vertising out of the affair. Unless things
90 right they may get more of the article
than they want.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
Buried by Lava.
LOST THE TRAIL.

LONDON, Sept. 3.-The village of Kant
zorik has been engulfed in lava. One
hundred and thirty-six lives were lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06

Sheriff Foley Gives Up the Chase After
the Michigan Stage Robber.
BEssEMER, Mich, Aug. 3l.-Sherif
David Foley, Indian guide and the
bloodhounds have all come into Besse
mer, having lost the trail of the high.
wayman at the Ontonagon river in the
woods, about twenty-five miles east OF
Gogebic lake. The sheriff had an easy
trace of the fugitive to a point on that
stream, but there the fellow seems tc
have doubled up on his tracks. The al.
legged bloodhounds of the Indians were
of no account whatever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
SKIN CANCER.

Several years ago was called TO see a colored
woman who had malignant form of cancer on
her foot. The cancer grew worse under the pre-
scribed treatment, and the toes and one side Of
the foot were at length eaten entirely away. The
patient could not have survived: much longer,
bat commenced the use OF Swift's Specific,
and it cured her sound well. That was three
years ago, and there has been no return Of the
disease. 1 regard swift's Specific most excel
lent medicine for blood diseases, as its tendency
Is to drive out the poison.
Matherville, Miss. WIN. E. Stage, MD.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-13
WHO Owns the Rnodle9

Let us enquire whether there is any ex-
cessive concentration of wealth going on
in the United States of America. Leaving
mere clamor and unsupported assertions
out of consideration, on either side, let US
look into facts. AS lately as 1S47 there
was but one man in this country who was
reputed to be worth more than s. 5000, 0c0,
and though some estimated his wealth at
$40, DOC, 900, there is nc good reason for be-
lieving it to have been SO great. At the
smallest reasonable estimate, there must
now be more than $50 persons in this
country whose wealth averages over
$50, 600, 900 for each. But let us call the
number only 200. Income tax returns
show that the number of incomes, when
arranged in large classes, multiplies
by from three to fve-fold for every re-
duction in the amount of one-half. For
extreme caution, however, we estimate
the increase in the number of incomes at
a very much lower rate than this. At
this reduced rate, the amount of wealth
in the hands of persons worth over
$500, 900 each in the United States would
be about as fOlloWS:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-13
HE WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
That's What Happened to John Hall in
a Quarrel About Women.

That's What Happened to John Hall in
a Quarrel About m
Joseph Mccoy. of No. 230H Fourth
street, was before Justice Stilsing this
morning upon a charge of a%trocious as
sault and battery. Policeman Wohleben
testified that he heard a crash of glass in
Newman's concert saloon ON Newark ave
nue. about midnight last night, and upon
going there saw John G. Hall, of No. 1Sa
East Twelfth street, bleeding from Q
wound on the forehead. Hall claimed
that he had been assaulted, and pointed
out the prisoner as his assailant.
The complainant and several witnesses
were examined, and it appeared that Hall,
who is a stage mechanic at the Academy,
went to the saloon with a friend. They
there fellin with two young ladies, " who
left them and went to another table at
which Mccoy was sitting with some
friends.
Hall and his friends went over to that
table and, Mccoy claims, insulted the
'ladies." Then Mccoy attempted to de-
fend the honor of the 'ladies'' and a gen
eral fight ensued, during which Hall went
through the window.
The examination will be continued on
Tuesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-13

a one-story shantv in French Court. The
woman wa found lying OF the floor with
u few dirty rags for a pillow. Her face
was covered with blood, and her hair
matted in a bloody mass. She was dying
from starvation and wounds received, and
had been lying there several days. she
died shortly after she was removed to the
hospital. When the police inspected the
premises they found an old man by the
name of John Anton, a loom weaver,
crouching in q corner of an adjoining
room. He had recently returned from
Chester, Pa, whittier he had gone to Sc
cure work, and returned home dissat1s-
fed. With his wife he shared the rooms
of the shanty with the half murdered
woman. He had been known rs a cr1mi-
nal character. Mrs. Brown having been
seen several days previous to the finding
of her mutilated body on the streets with
her face and throat b~andaged, q report
had been circulated to the effect that she
had been beaten by some n in the
house. Anton's wife denied that there
had been any trouble. The police, how
ever, took both into custody, and it is
probable both will be tried for the muir
der of the oma