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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-01-11
TERSE AND TIMELY TOPICS.

A meeting of survivors of the Burn
side expedition was held in New York
Monday.
Now it is claimed that Wanamaker is
on the black list of every labor organiza-
ton of the country.
The Welsh troops that have been
stationed at Suakim have left for Cairo
to join General Grenfen.
The annual dinner of the Boston Mer-
chants association at the Hotel We dome
Boston, will take place Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
has commenced running the Florida
special between New York and Jackson
vile.
The Meyenberg Brick company, of
Chicago, made an assignment this
morning. The liabilities, as scheduled,
are SAC, 900, and assets $4,000.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
again respited Samuel johnson, of Della
ware county, the murderer of John
Sharpless, from Jan. IL to April II, 1889.
While fooling with a revolver, Howard
McComb, son of the sheriff elect of Nor
row county, Ohio. accidently shot Miss
Kate Purcell in the neck, infiicting a
probably fatal wound.
A powder and dynamite magazine at
Inman, Tenn, was blown up, totally de-
molishing the magazine, but no one was
hurt. The force of the explosion was
felt fifteen miles away.
Hammond, Ind, people are disposed
to criticise the fire chief for acting as
referee at dog fight, with the key of
the engine house In his pocket, while
$50, 900 worth of property burned.
At Columbus, Ohio, the Order of Red
Men complains that August Knebrich
presumed on his title of "Great Keeper
of Wampum," and kept the wampum to
the tune of $500. They are after the bad
Injun's scalp.
A meeting is being held in Washing
ton, Monday, of the committee appointed
by the society of the army of the Cum
berland to have charge of the erection in
Washington of an equestrian statue of
General Sheridan.
The Republicans of the Michigan legis-
lature have placed James Mcmillan, of
Detroit, one of the wealthiest manufac-
turers of the state, in nomination for the
United States senatorship, to succeed
Thomas w. Palmer. The nomination
amounts to an election.
At Shiloh, La, j. r. Henry shot and
killed L. L. Wainwright Sunday. The
murderer escaped at the time, but was
afterwards run down and caught.
wainwright belonged to prominent
family and was very popular. Lynch
ing Is threatened.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarr-
that contain MarcIrx

as mercury will surely DESTROY the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucus surfaced. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-.
scriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do are ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine, it is taken internal.
" and made in Toledo, Ohio, by f. J.
Cheney & Co.
Bsy"Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-01-11
A MUSHROOM CITY.

Boomers Build a Place of 3, 900 in Week
that Troops DepopuIate in a Day.
NEW YORK, Jan. THE World has
the following special.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. THE follow
ing was received by the Kansas City
Times from Purcell, !. T.: Springer
City, Oklahoma, a city of 5000 people is
under martial law. The mayor and the
city treasurer have gone away and the
United States army orders all citizens to
leave. Purcell is overrun with fugitives
from the promised land.
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LIST ms. Dec. II; last Feb. ].
SIMMONS,
STATE OF MINNEsoTA-County of Blue

STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Blue
~ Earth-SS.
District Court-SiXtn judicial District.
James J. Payne Plaintiff, vs.. Isabella j. Full
Ter. defendant.
The State OF Minnesota, to the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required 70
answer the complaint of the plaintiff in The
above entitled action. which is filed in the Of
fee Of the Clerk of sand district court at the
city Of Mankato. in said county, and 10 serve q
copy of your answer To the said complaint on
the subscriber, at his Office in the city OF Man
katO, in said county. within twenty days after
the service OF this Summons upon you, eNclu
sive of the day Of such service; and if you fai
to answer the said complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in tins action will take
judgment against you for the sum OF slXty siA
and SLIGO dollars, and interest from the sec
ond day of October. lSSG. besides the costs anC
disbursements of this action.
Dated December i, 1855.
J. l.. WASHBURN,
Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato, MINI.
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BERLIN, Jan. Sin explanation of the
release of Professor Geificken The
Reichszanzeiger says: "The court held
that although the initial inquiry showed
that there were sufficient reasons for as
Stunning that Gefficken had published in
formation which it was necessary for
the interests Of Germany to conceal from
foreign countries, the evidence was not
sufficient to show that he was aware of
the nature of the news. Therefore, the
court abandoned prosecution and ordered
the treasury to pay the costs"
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The INDIANA SQUAseLE.

Democrats Declare That Col. Robertson,
Indiana's Lieutenant Governor-Elect
Shall Not Preside over the Senate.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 7.-When the In
diana general assembly convenes next
Thursday, it will open with row in the
senate. Already many of the members
are here, and the Democratic senators
declare that it is their determination that
Col. Robertson shall not preside over the
senate. The course that will probably
be pursued will be to elect president
pro tenn, and then refuse to allow Col.
Robertson to preside over the body. Col.
Robertson has declared himself. II shall
do my duty he says, THAT is, to go as
the legally elected lieutenant governor
of Indiana, and open the session of the
legislature Jan. 10. I shall, as before,
take whatever action the Republican
party thinks necessary. The senate at
its last adiournment,d did not elect pres
ident pro tenn. to succeed Greene Smith,
and consequently their own false state
ment falls to the ground"
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. AT Jeffer-
sonville Wednesday night an engineer
who would not allow his name to be
the roads in the country before March.
erhood were saving money to be prepared
were greatly dissatisfied with the result
OF the chicago, burnngson ana Quincy
they viii give only twenty-four hours
notice.
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STOLE RAILROAD BRASS.

The Pennsylvania Company Has Lost
100000 Worth of Brass During the
Year.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 8-An Altoona
special to The Times says that the Penn
sylvania Railroad company mas been
robbed Of brasses from cars to the
amount of 100000 during the past year.
The work was done by regularly organ
lied gangs of boys at points along the
line between Cleveland and Philadelphia.
They sold their plumber to local agents,
who in turn sold it to Moses Silverman,
of Cleveland. Wholesale arrests have
been made all along the line.
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ATTACKED BY hlaHsINDERs.

Desperate Fight Between San Francisco
Deputies aud the Chinese Outlaws.
SAN Francisco, Jan. S.-The deputy
sheriffs who have been officially placed
in charge of the Chinese store No 500
Dupont street, and some of Lee Wong's
highbinders, resumed hostilities yester-
day. While one of the deputies was re-
ieving another, he discovered that some
one was trying to burst in the door. He
shouted to the invaders to desist or he
would shoot. The only response he got
was fusilade of bullets. The officers
returned the fire from behind partition
and were answered by a succession of
volleys from the highbinders. One of
the deputies finally crawled along the
floor and began firing at short range.
Some one was hit for yells of pain and
fall was heard. The highbinders then
gave up the contest, fleeing from the
scene. About thirty shots in all were
fired
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CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Mrs. Padelford, the
daughter of Gen. Ordway, of the army,
social star of considerable prominence
in Washington, made her professional
debut as comic rS opera Pfm ass donna in
fe ie At 1 the Columbia She i Is H beag
tiful, graceful woman, and evinced con-
siderable ability as an actress. She has
a wonderful soprano voice-clear, full
and rich-and made an instantaneous
hit. Her reception was most cordial.
The lady's stage name is Bettina Girard.
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A WOman'S Discovery.

"Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by a lady in this
county. Disease fastened It's clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest test, but her vital or
gans were unermined and death seemed
imminent For three months she
coughed necessarily and could not sleep.
She bought of us bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption and
was so much relieved on taking first
dose that she slept all night and with one
bottle has been miraculously cured. Her
name is Luther Lutz." Thus write w.
G. Hamrick q Co., of Shelby, N. c.
Get free trial bottle at j. r. Jones'
Drug Store.
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The State waterway commission. com.


posed of Col. Plat B. Walker, of Min
neapolis, Senator +. w. Durant of Still
water, and w. g. Crooks of st. Paul, re-
Gently made it's annual report to the
Governor. The commission expresses
itself as much pleased at the apparent
disposition of Congress to deal literally
with needed waterway improvement in
Minnesota. The work done on the chan
mel of the Mississippi below st. Paul is
especially commended as valuable, and
it is stated that boats drawing foot
more water than formerly can now reach
St. Paul. The contemplated improve
ment of the river between st. Paul and
Minneapolis is referred to and charac-
terized as project the completion of
which will be of incalculable advantage
to the latter city. The commission be-
lieves experience has demonstrated be-
yond cavil the utility of the reservoir
system as means of regulating the sup
ply of water.
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A SINNERS, Strike Settled.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan. S.-The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Spinners'
Union tonight accepted by large vote
the new schedule proposed by the manu-
facturer, and it will take effect with the
beginning of the year. The strike at the
Robson mill was declared off. In add
vIsing the adoption of the new schedule,
Secretary Howard said it was the best
the spinners could hope for at present.
The relations between the spinners and
manufacturers were closer now than
ever before and the manufacturers were
gradually coming coming down to the
basis of schedules in the old country,
which is what the spinners wanted.
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FIGHTING IN SAMOA.
Natives Repealed by Gernaus and Severa
Villages Destroyed.

Natives Repealed by fierinaus and Several
Villages Destroyed.
BERLIN, Jan. 7.-Official dispatches
from Apia confirm the report that on
Dec. Is, the Germans were proceeding to
Lanly, Mataafa's princial position, with
the intention of negotiating with and
disarming the insurgents, in consequence
of the destruction by them of German
property and the insults offered to Ger
man sailors, who were attacked by a
party of rebels led by an American
named Klein. More german troops and
marines have landed and there has con-
sequently been severe fighting. The
natives were repealed and several vii
lagos destroyed. In the engagement
Lieut.. Sieger and fifteen men were
killed and Lieuts. Spengler and Burchard
and thirty-six men were wounded.
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LIST issue Dec. 81, last issue Feb. LIST.
GTMNnNS

CTATE OF MINNESOTA-County of Blue
- Earth,-sS:
District Court. Sixth Judicial District
Empire Lumber Company, Plaintiff, VS. Is
abella }. Fuller, Defendant.
The State of Minnesota, To the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint Of the Plaintiff in the
above entitled action which Is filed in the ONCE
of the Clerk OF said District Court at the city
of MankatO, I'm said county, and to serve a
copy OF your answer 10 the said cOmplalnt on
the subscriber. al bis Office in the city OF Man
kato, in said county, within twenty DAYS ailer
the service OF this summons upon you, exclu-
siye of the day of such service andif you fan TO
answer the said complaint wltnlh inc tlIhe
aforesaid the Plaintiff in this action will take
judgement against you for the sum OF one
hundred and five and 49-lO0 Dollars ana in
terest thereon from the 18th day OF Sovem-
Der, 1857. besides the costs and disbursements
of this action.
Dated December II, lSsS.
J. l.. WASHBURS,
Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato, Mimi
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Appointed to Settle the Fisheries Cues
ton.

CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-A News special
from Ottawa, Ont, says: A special
cable from London last night says that
Baden Powell, member of parliament for
Liverpool, is about to proceed to Ottawa
and Washington as plenipotentiary on
behalf of the British government upon
the fisheries question. A member of the
Dominion cabinet says he knows nothing
of such an appointment, and the report
is discredited here,
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Emma Abbott,s Husband Dead.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 7.-E. j. Weth-
erell, Emma Abbott's husband,a wealthy
real estate owner here and at Los An
geles, Cal, died here of pneumonia, after
an illness of only three days.
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DEFEATED THE CHANGERS.

The Speakership of the Dakota House
Goes to n Railroad Attorney.
BISMARCK, OAK, Jan. S.-H. E. Keith,
the local attorney of the Omaha road,
and attorney for the Sioux Falls National
bank was chosen by the Farmers caucus
for the house speakership. Aikens, of
Canton, was an easy winner until he re-
fused to farm out the chairmanships,
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Did a Wholesale Business,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. S.-Bold
burglars carried away nearly the entire
stock of John r. Jones general store at
Clermont. a village five miles west of
Indianapolis, Saturday night. They
brought the plumber to this city on a
stolen hand-car and succeeded in secret
ing it without leaving any trace of their
whereabouts.
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SARAH ALTHEA's sUFFERINes.

She Esti:ra tes the Death of Her Child
and the i,l-Treatment of Herself at
$4,000.
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. Tt was re-
ported when Sarah Althea Terry was in
the Alameda county Jail for Insulting
Justice Field that she gave birth to a
dead child. The report is substantiated
by suit brought by Sarah Althea for
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A Building for the Indian Rureou

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--To-day Secre-
tary Villas signed lease with A. T. Brit
ton, the president of the Atlantic Build
ing company for the use of all the rooms
on the eighth floor and ten rooms ON the
seventh floor of that building. The
rooms will be occupied by the Inoian
bureau.
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Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato,
First ms. Dec. %, last ms. Jan. II.
CITATION,

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Harvey J.
NOyes, deceased.
The State of Minnesota ana the salo froDate
Court 10 ali persons interested i'm the estate of
Harvey j. NOyes deceased. Greeting:
You and each Of you are hereby clted ana
required personally TO be and appear before
the Judge of Probate of the county OF Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, at his Office in the
city of Manlxato, in said county, on the 18th
day of January, a. ID. las9, at 10 CLOCK IN the
forenoon of that day then and there TO attend
the final settlement of the account OF Emma
Moves administrative of the estate of Harvey
J Noyes, deceased, and the distribution OF
said estate.
in testimony whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this I'D day of December, a. y PCS
ISEAII G. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
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Senator Frye.s Opiuiop

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Senator Frye,
in reference to the Samoan trouble, said
that he thought it was now too late to
interfere. He believed that Germany
would soon proceed to massacre all the
inhabitants of the islands, and that Eng
land would passively look on.
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Hopkins, of Fidel-
ity bank fame,
who was recently
pardoned from
the Ohio peniten-
tiary by President
Cleveland, die d
Monday morning
at $50 o'clock at
his home, No. 1858
Richmond street,
of dropsy. His
pardon, which was
signed nv the nres-
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Dig Seizures or Budge.
Aimed at the Pinkerton svstem.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. I'm the senate
Church Howe introduced bill prohibit
ing, under penalties, the importation
into the state of armed men for police
duty. The measure is aimed especially
at the Pinkerton system. The bill is
supposed to echo the sentiments ex-
pressed in Governor Thayer's message.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. IA contract has
been executed by the secretary of the
navy with the Hotchkiss Ordnance COM
pany, of Washington, for thirty Howell
automobile torpedoes for $4,000 and
ten launching apparatus for $38, 900.
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Emaneipation in Zanzibar,

ZANZIBAR, Jan, S.-Nr. Mckenzie, the
agent of the En- Lish Fast African COM
pany, on New Years day presented
hundreds o. slaves with papers giving
them their freedom. There was much
rejoicing and enthusiasm over the act.
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burglars Were Careless.

ST. PAUL, Jan. S.-Burglars cracked
the doors of the water works company's
safe and secured about 81, $50. The rob-
bers missed a much larger amount that
was in one of the drawers
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Big Railway STRIKE Pronbesied.

PARIS, Jan. THE governor of Al
geria has ordered the expulsion from
the country of two editors of Spanish
newspaper published in Oran.
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Advises Morier to Keen Cool

BERLIN, Jan. S.-The Post expresses its
disbelief in the charges made against Sir
Robert Morier and advises him to remaig
cool when his conscience is clear.
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killed her unborn child. She alleges
that she never refused to leave the court
room with him, and that after he had
rudely dragged her into small room he
drew pistol and threatened to shoot
her, when she screamed for help. She
estimates her sufferings and the baby's
death as worth $1,000. Franks, on his
side, has suit pending against Terry
for similar amount for an assault with
a bowie knife and knocking him down.
Franks CHIEF damage consists of the loss
of fine set of false teeth, which
square Highlander from Terry knocked
all to pieces.
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ident over TWO BENJAMIN HOPKINS.
weeks ago, had been delayed by official
red tape in Washington and only reached
the penitentiary ON Saturday last.
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Another War Vessel Ordered to yEag

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--The United
States steamship Ossippee will sail to-
day from Norfolk for the West Indies to
join the Galena at Kingston, Jamaica.
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HIS WISH WAS GRANTED.

Benjamin Hopkins. the Fidelity Bank
wrecker, Dies . Free Man.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. S.-Beniamin
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es ASA
$4,000 damages
against U n it Q d
States NJ a r s h al
F ran k S. s h Q
C h ar ges tn a t
Franks treated
her outrageously
when removing
her from the court
room, and that
when pushing her
into one of the
rooms near the
court he jammed
her against the
sharp corner of a
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Oppose n Reduction on Sugar.

WASH TTON, Jan. John Diamond
and delegation of sugar planters from
the South appeared before the tariff sub
committee and made an argument
against the proposed reduction in the
duty on sugar.
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Pitchers Luck. Detroit, Mich, june 0, asse.
Pitching ball sprained and bruised my arm; TIVE
applications Of 81. Jacobs OIL cured me-
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SJACoBs OIL
For Bruises and Burns.
Fresh, Strong, Convincing Facts.

Best Results. East Providence, r. l., june, 'ss.
While In the employ Of the Barstow Stove Co..
applied your Ct. Jacobs OIL TO many bad burns
GEO W. HORTON.
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Ladder Fell. Galveston, Texas, June az. 1sss.
Pen from ladder. bruised and sprainsd my foot
and wrist; suffered i've days: was cured BY 81
Jacobs on JOSHUA WYTETH.
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AT DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
THg cHsaiGs a. vOaElEa CO.. Balfimsrs, Nd
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BADGER STATESMEN.

The CLANS Are Gathering at Madison
Preparations for the inaugural Com
p!eie.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. THE first real
indication Of the legislative session is ap-
parent about the hotel corridors. A few
of the old-timers are here, and by night
the preliminary skirmishing will be on.
The only candidate for speaker yet on
the ground is C. f. Osborne, Darlington.
There are not enough members in the
city yet to estimate the strength of the
various candidates, but the general i'm
preston is that Mills has the best of the
fight so far. Preparations for the inaug-
ural are complete, and the installation of
Governor Hoard will be the Tandest
affair of the kinu since the admission of
Wisconsin. Large numbers from various
parts of the state are expected at the in
augural. 1t will be the means of bring
ing in the members who would not
ordinarily come until the last minute be-
fore the opening of the legislative session.
Big Seizures or Budge.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Jan. IAN i'm
portant move for the enforcement of the
prohibito-y law took place here. The
sheriff made raid on a wholesale liquor
establishment and seized about 200 bar
rels of whisky and 100 cases of wine.
The Hotel Duncan saloon was also sub
jected to a call from the sheriff. Mayor
Duncan is the DrODrietor of this hotel