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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
A CRONIN SEQUEL.
The Fooled Plot of Finding the Docto

The Fooled Plot OF Finding the Doctors
Body in the Thames Partly Revealed.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE Tribune says
John Dewey, of New York, is doing tell
ing work toward unraveling that part
part of the Cronin plot connected with
the intended sequel, the finding of the
doctors body in the Thames river at
London. He said that every detail had
been collated, so far as the original de-
sign of the cOnspirators is concerned,
and that it is known TO the prosecution.
Arrangements were made for the recep-
ton and shipment at New York of the
box containing DIR. Cronin's clothes, etc.
for their being struggled through the
custom house at Liverpool to an agent
of the conspirators, who had hired a cot
tage at Woolwich, nine miles from Lon
don, down the Thames, and also
ARRANGED TO PROCURE A BODY.
resembling in general appearance that
of DIR. Cronin. Had the doctors body
not been found here the corpse obtained
from Guys hospital, London,
would have been partially dis,
figured, dressed in DIR. Cronin's clothes,
the pockets containing his watch and
other personal property, besides forged
letters that would have condemned him
in the eyes of every Irishman. This
done the body would have been thrown
into the Thames where it would GER
tainly have been discovered soon, and
Irishmen generally, with such apparent
proof, would have rejoiced that a traitor
met his lust deserts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
IHERE,S' MUCH AMlSS.

Management of the National soldiers
Home at Santa Monica, Cal, Hauled
Over the Goals.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 15.-The
Grand Army committee, appointed to
investigate charges against the manage
ment of the branch National Soldiers
home at Santa Monica, have reported,
and the report has been adopted, that
the meat furnished the veterans is not
up to specifications; that proper delica-
cies are not furnished invalids; that
civilians are employed when veterans
could do as well: that the civilians are
no better fed and lodged than the vete-
rams: that the quartermaster sergeant
and commissary sergeant are utterly in.
competent; that the governor is respon-
sible for this condition of affairs.
Charges will be made to the national
board of directors against the officials
referred to,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
The OTHER SIDE.
Corporal Taner's Version OF the "Latc
Unpleasantness" Plainly stated.


Corporal Taner's Version OF the Late
Unpleasantness" riainIy stated.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga Tribune special
from indianapolis says personal friend
of Corporal Tanner has received letter
from the ex-commissioner of pensions in
which that gentleman plainly states that
his resignation was not sent to President
Harrison until after it had been asked
for or demanded" as the corporal
bluntly puts it. lie says that the presi-
dent sent Marshal Dan Ramsdell to him
with authority to say that, inasmuch as
an investigation of the pension office
had shown that several thousand more
pensions had been granted by Tanner
than during the corresponding period of
Commissioner Blacks administration,
he considered that the pension office had
been mismanaged, and that the success
of President Harrison's administration
demanded the immediate retirement of
Tanner. The corporal writes that as a
solace for his injured feelings he was
rendered the office of United States mar
shal at Brooklyn, but he says that I'M
der no circumstances would he accept
such compromise. The letter is full of
bitterness, and speaks in harsh terms of
Secretary Noble and Gen. Bussey.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
RACE WAR IMMINENT.
a Reign of Terror Threatened in q Mis-
souri, Town Both Factions A rminr

a Reign of Terror Threatened in n Mis-
souri, Town Both Factions Aiming.
CAIRO, Ills, Sept. 14.-There are symp-
toms of race war in Missouri at Dex-
ter, town about forty-two miles down
the Iron Mountain road. The people of
that section have for years excluded all
negroes from among them. A short
time ago a man named Williams settled
on a farm near there and engaged a
dozen negroes to work for him. Fifty
armed white men waited upon him last
week and told him he must get rid of
the negroes. He said they might kill
him first. The armed men returned to
town. where they circulated a paper
p.edging the signers to stand by the reg
u-ators. About 500 men signed the
paper out of 900 in the town. There are
about fifty men who side with Williams.
among them hardware merchant, who
has imported Winchesters and ammuni-
ton sufficient to arm his side. Further
trouble is expected in the next ten days
if the negroes remain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
NORTHWESTERN

Pullman sIecrcrs ere also run through be-
tween Duluth, Superior and Chicago. Fast
through trains are also run between Minneap-
oils, St. Paul ard Kansas City, via Sioux City,
with through Pullman sleeuers st. Paul to
Omaha and Kansas City. Dining Cars are run
on all through trains over this line between
Minneapolis 81. Paul & Chicago, and between
st. Paul ana Kansas City. Besides being the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Arms Tor the RepuIators

New ORLEANS, Sept. IA special to
the Times-Democrat from Lafayette
says Assistant Adjt. Gen. Ferries ar.
rived there III charge of two cases OF
rifles and a case of ammunition. They
were brought there for the use of Sher.
i'll Brossura and a posse III defending
the Jail against a threatened attack by
regulators. The report is that the regu,
lators will attack the Jail and liberate
the fourteen men confined for the MUIR
der of Reyes and three others, who are
charged as participants in the murder of
Cormeyer and his daughter. IL the reg
ulators appear they will DE met with a
warm reception, as the Jail is guarded
by well-armed body of forty men.
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HAS SERVED His TIME.
Bob EOupGer's Account with
the state Of Minnesota Fully
settled.
He Is Finally Freed from the Still
water Prison by the Hand
of Death.
The Great Scheme Of the Murderers Q
DIR. CrOnin for Covering Up Their
Crime Revealed.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Sept. 17.-Bob
Younger, the Missouri outlaw, died of
consumption at 1920 p. IN. at the age of
"a years after Imprisonment of thirteen
years. Death at last came suddenly and
hardly expected under two or three
weeks. He began to feel the end ap-
proach at 6 o'clock and told Jim and
Cole, his brothers, also serving life SEN
fences, to remain, as he had but two OF
three hours to live. He sank gradually
kept his mental faculties up to the last
breath and bade his brothers and sister
good bye. His remains will probably be
taken to his native county of jackson,
Missouri, for interment. All the
Youngers always claimed that Bob never
participated in any lawless act or excur.
sion except the Northiield affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
An Ls.. tic Accom- pIishment,

New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Tutti-
Frutti club. Of Yorkville held it's annual
reception and grand chewing match
Saturday night. The TuttI- Fruit club
is an organization whose only object is
to encourage the art of chewing gum.
To further this object they hold match
now and then, in which the person who
can chew the biggest quid Of gum gets
prize. The prize for Saturday nights
contest was gold watch. Two thous-
and persons were in attendance. The
winner was young woman who dem
onstrated her ability to chew twelve
bars of gum in one quid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 16-The Grand
Army veterans of Indianapolis have
started boom for Gen. Fred Knetler
for pension commissioner to succeed
Corporal Tanner, and a petition will be
forwarded TO Washington at once urging
his appointment. 1t is generally be-
lieved here that he will be given the po-
sition unless there are important politi-
cal reasons for selecting a New York
man for the place. 1t is said that Gen.
Knefler was President Harrison's first
choice for commissioner, but that the
appointment was not made for political
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Catarrh Can't be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATION, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you have &c
take internal remedies Halls Catarrl
Cure is taken internally, and acts direct
ly on the blood and mucus surface
Halls Catar.h Cure is no guack medl
cine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years
and is regular prescription. 1t is com
posed of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers, act
ing directly on the mucus surface. The
perfect combination of the two ingreii
ents is what produces such wonderful
results in curing catarrh. Send for ties
timonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Prop, Toledo
o. Sold bv Druggists, price 75c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
BUTCRERED BY WOMEN.
An Ohio Feud Terminates In the Murder
of "A Farmer by Women

An Ohio Feud Terminates In the Murder
of IA Farmer by Women.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Sept. IA
Times. Recorder special from Malta, says
Franco Amcrs, a farmer living near
Ringgold, WAS murdered Friday after
noon " bile working in field. A man
driving by heard cry of murder, and
fastening to the spot saw two neig hboI
women named Hampton running away
as fast as possible. 1t is not known
which one committed the crime, or both
but Amers' head was terribly hacked
with knife and he died almost in.
stantly. Some time ago the two families
quarrelled over some poultry, which was
settled by justice of the peace against
the Hamptons, since which time the
women have been carrying sharpened
butcher knives and swearing vengeance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
STARTLING EVIDENCE
OF the Cure of Skin Diseases when all
Other Methods Fail.


Psoriasis 3 years, covering face, head, and
entire body with white scabs. skin red
itchy and bleeding. Hair all gone
Spend hundreds of dollars. Pronounced
Incurable. Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
My disease (psoriass) first broke out on my
left cheek, spreading across my nose, and al
most covering my face, Ii ran into my ey es,
and the physician was afraid would loose my
'yesight altogether. IL spread all over my
mead, and my hair all fell out, until was en-
rely bald-headed; it then broke out on my
arms and shoulders, until my arms were just
one sore. IL covered my entire body, my lace,
head and shoulders being the worst. The
white scabs fell constantly from my head,
shoulders and arms; the skin would thicken
and be red and very itchy. and would crack
and bleed IL scratched. After spending many
hundreds of dollars, was pronounced incur
allie, Iheard of the Cuticura Remedies, and
nfternsing two bottles Cuticura ResOlv. mt,
c,,uId see a change; and after had taken four
hotties, ! was almost cured; and when | had
u sed SIX buttles of Cuticura Resolvent and one
box of Cu;icura, and one cake OF Cuiicura
Soap. was cured of the dreadful disease from
which ! had suffered for five years. thought
the dcceuse would leave a very deep scar, but
the Cuticura Remedies cured IL without any
scars. / cannot express with Il pen what |
suffered before using the CutiCura Remedies
They saved my life, and feel Ii my duty to re-
common nd them. My hair is restored as good
rs ever, and SD is my eycsIght. i know of a
number OF persons who have used the Cuticu-
IA ltrmedii 5, and all have received great ben
eft frGm their use. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 14.-Dispatches
from Garfield county say the county
treasurer, ". T. Williams, an Eminencs
partisan, made his escape fir ON Ravenna
by moonlight Thursday night with all
The { iicial property. and reached Emf
nepce in safety. There was hard chase
a"d sOmc sisooting. but only horses were
wounded. Much excitement preVails.
Eminence was declared by the supreme
court TO he the legal county seat. In the
event of an attempt to retake the books
trouble is expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
WinnipeC is out for Chicago.

WNNIPEG, Man., Sept. IA move
ment has been started here in favor of
assisting Chicago in any way possible to
secure the worlds fair in 1892. The
loca! government and provincial agri-
cultural societies will cooperate in send
ing a vast exhibit of the cereal and root
products of the country if the fair is
held in Chicago; whereas if it goes to
New York no effort will be made to
have any representation from this coun'
try. II is felt here that the same
thing will occur with Dakota and Min.
-,pSpta
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Storm Bound Families Rescued.

New YRoK, Sept. l6.-Charles Kreis
Ter, his wife and two grown daughters
who had been imprisoned in their dwell
ling on the Hoboken meadows were res
cued yesterday. They had been con
fined to the second story of their small
house for two days, and had been with
out food for thirty-six hours. The
water was three feet above the first flool
and the prisoners were assisted out
through the windows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Another Blow Mt the mipneso,a Ia,

CHICAGO, Sept. Ian interesting
decision was rendered by Judge Blodgett
in the case of Gustavus F. Swift against
Mayor Sutphin for damages arising I'M
der the Minnesota meat inspection law.
Judge Blodgett held that the law was
unconstitutional, as the meats had al
ready been inspected here in Chicago
before slaughter. Were such law to be
uph"ld, Minnesota would be practically
s''at of from all shipments of dressed
meats. lie awarded damages to the
plaintiff in the sum prayed for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Mangled by n shaft.

WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. N.-John
Harrig. a l4-year-old boy living near
GilbertsviiIe, this county, was playing
around the fly wheel of an engine in a
creamery during the absence of the en-
gineer. When the latter returned he
found the young man being revolyed
rapidly by the shaft, his clothing having
caught in some way. The engine was
stopped as soon as possible, bat his skull
was found to be fractured, an arm
smashed and shoulder and leg broken.
He was alive at last reports, but there
are no hopes of his recovery.
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Business Portion Burned.

ITHACA, n. Y, Sept. IA fire was
discovered at 2 o'clock a. III. in the upper
part of Howel's store at Dandy, this
county. The store was soon totally
burned and the flames had communi.
Gated to the surrounding property. The
village Is without a fire department and
the entire business portion fell prey To
the flames. Among the buildings burned
were Howelrs store, Wise's store. house
and barn, w. Biesce's store and the Dandy
hotel and barn. Total loss, $22 900; in
surance, $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
iSnIn"rCd hallway strike.

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, Sept. lit is
rumored that the Atlantic and Pacific
trainmen have struck. The facts are
hard to get, as the railroad controls the
only wire to Winslow. 1t is represented
that two freight conductors belonging to
the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
were discharged at Winslow by an Off
cial who is chief of the Order of Railway
Conductor, which has no good feeling
for the brotherhood, and that the broth
erho0d of brakemen struck for the res
toration Of the discharged conductors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
vii, Make War Against summer Resorts

PrTTsEURG, Pa. Sept. II. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance union
Of Allegheny county has determined
upon crusade against the summer re.
sorts of Atlantic City, Cape May, Long
Branch, Coney Island and Chautauqua
are included in the prospective field of
campaign. The object of the crusade
will be the overthrow of the tipping
habits which, according to the members
of the temperance union, have become
the common fashion at summer resorts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
THERE THE TROOPS WERE MAssEp
GRANT, SHERMAN AND SHERIDAN
The Portraits of the Three Heroes
Ordered by q, w. Chiids to be Formally

The Portraits Of the Three Heroes
Ordered by &, W. Childs to be Formally
Presented Oct. 3.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-Portraits of
Generals Grant. Sherman and Sheridan,
which were painted by direction of Mr..
George w. Childs for the United States
military academy, will be formally
transferred to that institution Oct 3.
Gen. Horace Porter will represent Mr..
Childs upon the occasion and will de-
liver an address in presenting the por-
traits. Col. John NJ. Wilson, superin.
tendent of the academy, will receive
them. 1t is expected that the secretary
of war, Generals Schofield, Howard, Kel-
ton, and others prominent in military
and civil circles will be present at the
presentation ceremonies. These por-
traits were to have been presented last
June, but the presentation was post
poned upon the request of the board of
visitors to the academy.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1.-THE United
States man.of-war Iroquois, which has
been undergoing extensive repairs at
Mare island for the past year, was given
trial trip in the bay and developed an
average speed of seven and one-half
knots per hour, with favorable tide.
The iroquois was built thirty two years
ago, and at that time was regarded as
one of the finest wooden ships afoat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Robbed b, clerks and Pedd,ers.

SCRANTON, Pa. Sept. 18.-A conspir-
acy of clerks and peddlers organized for
the robbery of the principal stores of
Scranton, has been run down by the po-
lice, and nine OF the suspected men were
arrested and held in bail for appearance
at court. The gang was organized sew
eral months ago by 0 man named John
Denire. Most of the stolen goods were
conveyed at night to Wolf JOhnson's
hotel and Irwin Fraunfelter's market, on
Franklin avenue, where they were dis.
pesed of at price considerably less than
cost to party of peddlers, who were
thus enabled to offer unusual bargains to
their customers in the surrounding
suburbs.
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Another Blaine Marriage Predicted.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 16.-There is a
rumor that Mr.. Walter j. Damrosch,
son of the late DIR. Leopold Damrosch,
the celebrated musician and composer,
is engaged to re married to Miss Mar
garet Blaine, second daughter of Secre-
tary Blaine. Mr.. Damrosch was a guest
of Secretary Blaine at his Bar Harbor
cottage in midsummer, and last week
he was there again in company with Mr..
Andrew Carnegie
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LONDON, Sept. ia report is current
in legal circles that an intimation has
been conveyed to Mr.. Justice Hawkins
that the government would be pleased il
he should retire from the bench and
live on his pension for the balance of his
days. His sentence of petty offenders
have become SO severe of late that he
has caused almost a sensation. For an
ordinary assault he sentenced man the
other day to twelve years penal servi.
fuda
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
A DOUBLE REPORT.

RumOr that the Rochester Asylum In
vestigating Committee Has not Fully
Agreed.
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Sept. 16.-It is
rumored that the committee appointed
to investigate the Rochester insane hos
pital has disagreed in its conclusions,
and that two reports will be presented to
the governor. The majority report,
which, it is said, is signed by Messrs.
Williston and Simpson, recommends
dismissal of Doctors Collins and Phelps,
Supervisor Howe and Steward Kerr:
while the minority report, signed by Mr..
Ammundson, recommends that DIR.
Bowers also be dismissed. 1t is said
that the trustees favor taking Mr.. Kerr
back long enough to permit him to re-
sign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
Harvest Excursions

Will lie run by the Chicago & North,
Western Railway to points in Iowa,
Minnesota, Dakota Crcluding the Black
Hillr), Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado
Utah, Idaho and Montana, for which
tickets will be sold August 9th and Goth,
September 10th and oath and October s,
at half the usual rates, one fare for the
round trip. These Excursions will en-.
able those DESTROYS of locating on free
government land or of purchasing cheap
RAILROAD lands 10 look the ground over
carefully ami judge for themselves of the
rapid development of the country and
the wonderful fertility OF the soil. For
full information regarding rates, tickets,
etc, apply to any Agent of the Chicago
& North Western Railway.
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TWENTY WERE INJURED.

Pennsylvania Passenger and Freight
Trains CoIIide-Two Killed and Twenty
Injured.
ROCHESTER,, NY, Sept. IA special
from Corning to the Herald says: Erie
passenger train No. 100, on the Tioga
river branch, ran into Fall Brook freight
train No. SO at Tioga junction. Twenty
passengers were injured, two of them
fatally. All the coaches were burned
Men are at work cleaning up the wreck,
and trains will be running again in a
few hours.
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BARNEGAL, N. j., Sept. l6.-A big
ship, on her beam ends, and com
pletel " at the mercy of the gale, was
seen by Capt. J. II. Ridgeway. keeper OF
the Bengal life saving station, about
three miles off shore from the station.
She continued to drift in slowly and al
midnight struck heavily. No one could
be seen on board. The sea was running
tremendously high and it was impossi.
BILE to launch the life boat
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Rantized 100 Mormons.

LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept. IA Nor
mon emigrant train was wrecked on the
Norfolk q Western railroad, about foul
miles below the city. The wreck wa:
caused by small bridge giving away
The water in the creek was very high
caused by the heaviest rains ever known
in this section. The emigrants plunged
into the creek, and, strange to say, NJ
one was killed and but fifteen or twenty
hurt, none seriously.
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CHICAGO, Sept. "A Tribune special
from Denver, Colo, says Col. +. F. Far
ron. special agent for the American
Steam Boiler Insurance company, of
Chicago, died at the Markham hotel
saturday, az was supposed from natural
cauCes. 1t is now believed that he COM
milted suicide, as it is charged that he
was detaulter to the amount of 81, 900
or $1,000, which he collected in premi-
ums and appropriated to his own use.
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Ash the .oyer.or 10 Iny.stirat..

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE
Hon. Adelbert Hamilton, of Chicago,
came here TO lay before Governor Fifer
a memorial touching the suffering and
destitute of the Spring Valley miners.
1t beseeches him to visit Spring Valley
and personally investigate, and to call a
special session of the Legislature. Gov
ernor FiIer expressed deep sympathy
with the suffering people and promised
to do all in his power to aid them.