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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-02
Twenty-one Days Yokohama to New York.

Twenty -ohe DayH hOkonama TO new YORK.
NEW YORK, July 30.-Another con-
signment of silk and first crop teas, occu-
plying over sixteen freight cars, has
arrived in this city from Yokohama via
steamer to Vancouver, B. c., and trans
continental rail route from Vancouver
to New York, being one of the fastest
Yokohama and New York. 1t took the
steamship Parthia thirteen days to make
trip from Yokohama to Vancouver.
After nearly one days delay in transfer
ring the goods from the steamer to the
cars, the Canadian Pacific railway
hauled them to Prescott, Ont, where
they were aoated across to Ogdensburg,
N. Y. There the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg road took them to Utica.
The New York, Ontario and Western
brought them from there to New York,
making the time from Yokohama
twenty -one days. The distance is
nearly 5000 miles.
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BOulangists AnnihiIated.

PARIS, July 30.-The election returns
from S13 cantons show that 463 Repub.
icans, 245 Conservatives and only II
Boulangists were elected, and in 80 can.
tons second ballots will be necessary.
Further returns indicate that the Bou
langists have succeeded in electing but
IL candidates in 1900 cantons. The
government supporters and officials are
jubilant. The conservatives have gained
20 seats. Mr.. Wilson and L'Herris are
dafaatad
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Washington.
South Dakota.
The Fatted Calf Was Killed.

CARTHAGE, Ills., July 30.-The coloreG
people of Hancock, Adams, Henderson
and Schuyler counties have been holding
a camp meeting at La Harpe for some
days. Rev. James Thomas of Quincy
and other noted colored divines are con
Quoting the meeting. There was an
immense attendance Sunday. In the
morning was given representation OF
the ten virgins and the marriage al
Cana, and at noon their was vivid por.
trayal of the prodigal son. The fatted
calf was killed, cooked and distributed
to the multitude.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-02
An OrdarlY Strike

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 2y.-There is
no change in the strike of the motive
power men on the San Antonio and Ar
kansas Pass railway. Hundreds of idle
men stood around the company's depot
all day, but there was not the slightest
disturbance or disorder. No trains went
out or came in. The engineers express
a willingness to resume work, but cannot
get either swftchmen, firemen or brake.
men to join them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-02
Masonic War in Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, July 3O.-A temporary
injunction ordered by Judge ii. Preston
of Iowa, promises to make the most bit
ter Masonic war ever known in this
state, or perhaps in the union. The pc
tition on which the temporary injunc.
ton was ordered was brought by the
supreme council of the Ancient and Ac
cepted Scottish Rite for the United
States of America. The cause of the
action is the recent legislation of the
grand lodge of Iowa, in which it com.
manded that all Master Masons in the
so-called "Cerneau" branch of the Scot
fish Rite to forthwith sever their con.
uection with that body or suffer expul.
sion. The most prominent lawyers in
the state have been retained ON either
side
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like THE CONEMAUGH.
The Havoc Wrought by the
Hungarian Cyclone Terrible
I'm the Extreme.
Hundreds of Human Bodies Float.
ing on the Waters Of the
Blue Danube.
Boulanger's Defeat In the French
Elections Appears to be Over
whelming-FOreign.

LONDON, July 30. - Reports Of the
havoc wrought by the cyclones which
have visited Southern Hungary within
the last few days are constantly arriving
and greatly add to the horror of the
situation depicted by previous dis.
patches. The Danube, Thesis and other
rivers are literally filled with floating
debris, in which are mingled the bodies
of hundreds Of men, women and chill
dren, together with the carcasses of ami
mails. Large numbers of churches and
other large buildings and hundreds of
small dwellings have been swept away,
and along the banks of the Danube alone
twenty. one large mills have been de-
stroyed
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Gigantic Plans Of the Rock Island.

OMAHA. Neb., July 1.-The Omaha
Lincoln and Gulf railway, articles of in.
corporation for which were filed with
the secretary of state at Lincoln, Satur.
day, proves to be an enterprise of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. The
plan is to build ninety miles from Omaha
to Hutchinson, and there connect with
the Oklahoma road now built, and then
construct to the gulf. The southern
terminus will be Bryerton, Tex, and the
length of the proposed line is 1900
n,ilas
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Bad Newa Tor $50. ooo xxorkman

NEW YORK, July 81. "A special to The
Herald from Columbus. Ga, says:
There is very important movement
among Southern cotton manufacturers,
which promises to be successful. to get
all of the Southern cotton mills that are
manufacturing plaids to run on two
thirds time until the glut in the market
is relieved. There is strong probability
that the mills will be put on two-thirds
time early in August. This will affect
at least 30, 900 operati YES and untold mil.
ions of capital.
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LINE
between these principal cities, the Chicago &
Northwestern system of lines composed of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Chi
cago & Northwestern and Fremont. Elkhorn &
NJ Valley R'ys-tall advertised as "The
Northwestern Lme,') traverses q rich and
populous 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
or, with map OF this line, and they will quick
ly see the advantages offered. All particulars
with maps and time tables, may he obtained
at any STATION, or write cireet 10
r. ". TEASDAIE,
GeE'i Passenger 4gent, 50. Paul.
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milwaukee, and Northern Extension

EsCANABA, Mich, July 29.-The Mil
waukee and Northern has just bought
an extensive tract of land fronting on
the bay shore here, from Casper Stephen
son and others, and will extend its line
to this place next season. Big ore and
merchandise docks will be built here.
and the road will prepare to compete for
ore traffic. which is enormously profira-
BILE, with the Chicago and Northwestern.
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Fires Along the Missouri.

FORT BENTON, Mont, July 30.-Forest
fires are reported in the mountains and
along the banks of the Missouri for
many miles below here. At Bowdoin
the section house was burned and Miss
Matte johnson, school teacher, SO Sc
verely burned that her recovery is doubt
full. The Northern Pacific track burned
for short distance, but has been re-
paired. Several mining camps have
been deserted and ranchers are blowing
around their land to prevent fire in the
grass from running. The air is filled
with dense smoke, but so far no loss of
life is reported. Telegraph lines are
somewhat demoralized from the burn
ing of poles.
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Making a One-Cent Rate.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 29.-The in
dications are that the railroads NAV
speedily determine upon general cut
in rates to and from the G. A. r. en-.
campment, making the fare from most
sections of the country l cent a mile
Authenticated cases of the railroads
making the cent rate on the sly have
been discovered within short time, and
more are expected to follow. Grand
Army men are feeling iubilant in con-
sequence.
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The Cincinnati Saloon War.

CINCINNATI, July 29.-Nothing of q
sensational nature has been developed in
regard to the action taken Saturday by
the executive committee appointed at
the mass meeting of saloon keepers last
Friday. 1t was decided to open wide
their doors sunday morning as on any
other day and transact business as
usual: A majority of the saloons were
closed, but the police were kept busy
making arrests. The proprietors of 1870
lice stations and held until they could
secure bail for their release. Quite a
number returned to their places and
opened up again, some of them three
or four times, but they were promptly
rearrested. In the evening every saloon
In the city was closed
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WASHINGTON, jail, JU.-The depart
ment of agriculture has ordered from
France five varieties of winter wheats
three of which are of Southern origin
and are recommended as rust proof, the
other two are new wheat crosses, made
by Vilmorin of Paris. The Southern
wheats are the "Richelle de Naples" 8
white, bald wheat. or the sSieland. !"
also a white, bald. and the "Riete. a
red, bearded variety. These wheats are
to be distributed in bushel lots to the ex.
pertinent stations in the Southern states.
The other two are for distribution in
bushel lots to the experiment stations in
the Middle and Northern states. One is
called the Dattell cross of the Prince
Albert and the winter red bearded Child.
dam, both English wheats, acclimated in
France.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-02
A Prominent Lawyer Gone Wrong.

KANSAS CITY, July 29.-Charles 8.
Crysler, prominent lawyer of indie.
pendence, is a heavy defaulter. Cryslel
has been a financial agent for eastern
parties, an administrator, executor and
guardian in estates il Independence fol-
a number of years. A few days ago an
attachment suit was filed against him
for the recovery of 81 500 by +. b. Jew.
EFT, of Vermont, for money sent him to
be loaned and never accounted for. This
transaction brought matters to crisis
and Crysler left for the East. 1t is be,
ieved that the total amount of his de.
falcation -ill exceed $50.OO0. OF this
$4,000 is money sent him to be loaned
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LONDON, July 30.-The investigation
in New York in the case of the murder.
er, Kemmler. as to whether or not cleo.
tricity can be relied upon to cause a
prompt and painless death. is being
watched with considerable interest or
this side of the water. A correspondent
of The Pail Mall Gazette writes to that
paper to say that whatever doubt might
exist in America. there is hardly room
here to question the certainty of the re-
suit of electricity scientifically applied
Killing, he says, by electricity has been
reduced to absolute scientific certainty
by the experiments of DIR. w. b. Rich
ardson in his model abattoir at Croydon.
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Cronin's 1Iur1erers.

CHICAGO, July 30.-The five men &C
cused of completely in the murder of DIR.
Cronin-Coughlin, Beggs. Woodruff,
O'Sullivan and Kunze--were arraigned
In Judge Horizons court. All pleaded
not guilty. In the cases of Beggs,
Coughlin, Woodruff and Kunze a mo-
ton to quash the indictments were made
and entered. O'Sullivan's attorneys
made a motion for change of venue
from Judge Horizons court to Judge
Hawes or any other court that might be
selected.
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MorIey,s Amendment Rejected

LONDON, July 30.-In commons Mr..
Morley spoke for his grants amendment,
which requires promise that no further
grants shall be asked for younger mem.
bers of the royal family. Mr.. Chamber.
lain opposed the amendment, and Mr..
Labouchere advocated it. The amend.
ment was rejected by 355 to 1874. Mr..
Gladstone, the Parnellites and most OF
the liberals voted with the majority.
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Boy one year and a half old. Face ana
body in terrible condition, being COW
cred with sores. Sulphur springs fail.
Cured by Cuticura Remedies
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Boston, July 20.-Prof. Oldrieve, who
started to walk on water from Pember-
ton to Boston Saturday night, and was
obliged to return on account of the
storm, started again at z p. m. He has
not been heard of since. If he reaches
Boston before daylight he will earn
800.
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Sold to the P.ner Monono,,s.s

NEW YORK. July 80. "A special to The
World from Lima, Ohio, says: The
Lima paper mills, with a capacity OF
twenty-five tons daily, have been COB.
bled by the American Straw-board com.
pany. The price paid was $500. 900 cash,
and it is one of the agreements of the
sale that the mills are not to be shut
down in any of its departments except
when it is necessary for renairs.
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LIST ins- July l.; last ins. Aug. ;.
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA-COunty OF Blu,
- Earth-In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate Of Josephine o
Frisbie, deceased.
Notice is hereby given 10 all persons having
claims and demands against the estate al
Josephine .. FrisbIc. late of the cuuntyoi Blue
Eartn deceased, that the Judge of the Probat,
Court OF said county, will hear. examine anc
adjust claims and demands against sand estate
AT his office in the city of hankato. II SAT-
county, on the 10th daV of February. \. ID. 1890
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day ant
that seven months from the date hereof, have
been limited and allowed 10y said Probate
Court for creditors to present their claims,
Dated July ~, 1859.
WILLIAM FRlSBlE.
Executor of the Estate OF JuScphincO -. FrisDi'
deceased.
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LIST inS. July II; last ms. Aug. Q.
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA-Co county of Blu,
- Earth In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Matthias Hub
mer, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given To all persons having
claims and demands against the estate O
Matthias Hubmer, late Of the county OF Blue
Earth. deceased, that the judge of the probate
court of said county will hear, examine anC
adjust claims and demands against said estate
AT his Cine in the city of NIankatO in said
county. on the 18th day of February, 4. ID
1896, AT 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day
and that seven months from the 18th day OF
July, Iss9. have been limited and allowed by
SAID probate court TOR creditors to present
their claims.
FRED SEEFELD,
Administrator of the estate of Matthias Hub
meT, deceased.
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First ins. July 10; last ins. Aug. Q.
NOTICE To CREDITORS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blu

CTATE OF MINNESOTA County of Blue
= Earth. In Probate Court
In the matter Of the estate of JOhT
Dreher, Senior, deceased
Notice is hereby given To all persons having
claims ana demands against the estate Ui
john Dreher. Senior, late Of the County of Blu,
Earth, deceased, that the Judge of the Pro
bate Court OF Blue Earth county will hear
examine and adjust claims and demand:
against said estate al his office in the City o
MankatO in said Blue Earth county. ON the
18th day of February, y. ID. 1899, at 10 U'clOcF
in the forenoon of that day, and that sever
months from the date hereof have been hmi
ted and allowed 10y said Probate Court fol
creditors to present their claims
Dated July Il, 1889
JOHN DREHER.
Executor of the estate of John Drrher. senior
deceased.
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VICTORIA, b. c., July 99.-The city
was thrown into great state of excite.
meut Sunday by the arrival here from
Behring sea of the sealing schooner
Triumph with news of the capture by
the American cutter Richard Rush of
the British sealer Black Diamond. The
Diamond was seized July II in Beh-
rings sea. She had 100 seals. A prize
crew was put aboard the Black Dia-
mond, and she Immediately sailed for
Onalaska. Canadian captains had Or
ders before sailing that if any of their
ships were seized to recapture them from
the prize crews if possible and bring
them to Victoria.
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HiDpolyte's Heavy Losses,

New YORK, July 29.-The Times letter
from Port au Prince states that in a re-
cent attack upon La Coupe Hippolyte
lost thirty men killed and a large num-
Der were wounded.
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Hail I'm Wiscnnsin.

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, July 29.-The Sc
verest hail storm of the season visited
this locality at a. m. Hail fell con-
tinuousIy for twenty minutes, and peo-
pie gathered it up in wheelbarrow loads.
Great damage was done to small grain,
corn and vegetables all over this county.
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Boston, July 30.-Prof. Oldrieve, who
started from Pemberton to walk on the
water, has arrived, after severe ex-
perience in the fog, having lost his way
and gone ashore first at Long Island
linhf "
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JACKSON, Tenn, July 29.-In the case
of Rev. Mr.. Howard against the members
of the first Baptist church, for libel in
circulating allegations of his immoral
ity, the jury last night returned a YER
dict of one cent damages.
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The Best First Tr;, on R.cor6

NEW YORK, July 29.-The new Ham,
burg-American line steamship, Column
bia, which arrived here last evening,
made the best time on record between
here and Southampton for the maiden
trip, viz, six days. 81 hours and 81 min.
utea
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Dropped Dead while Disputing.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, July 30. Capt.
William Hall. aged go, a native of Liv.
erpool, dropped dead of apoplexy last
evening while disputing about wages
with two sailors on board his ship. the
Spendthrift, at this port.
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Kilrain in Hiding.

HAMPTON, Va, July 3O.-Jake Kilrain
and his wife arrived here from Balti-
more to escape Detective Norris, who
had obtained the necessary papers for
Kilrain's arrest in Maryland. His ar
rival here created considerable excite
ment. He registered at the hotel here
n-dS- an assumed name and left the
town in the morning
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Spokane Falls Scorched.

SPOKANE FALLS, Wash. July 29.-Fire
broke out in f. Steigmeyer's paint shor
on Riverside avenue at 10 p. M, and be-
fore the fire was gotten under control
had consumed six frame buildings and
contents, with loss of about 81, 900
William Gillette, a fireman, was Sc.
riously hurt by falling walls.
New YORK, July 29.-The Y. MICA.
building at Fourth avenue and Twenty.
third street was damaged by fire Sun.
day 20 the extent of $780, 600; insured.
LANCASTER, Pa, July 29.-The KEEP
Ter building, occupied by Reilly Broth
ers q Raub, hardware. burned Sunday.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $37 1000.
New YORK, July 29.-An oil still in
the Tidewater pipe line yards at Bay
onne, exploded, causing loss of $l5, 900.
No one was injuE I'd.
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Amendment to Articles Of incorporation
Of Young Mems Investment Company.

IT il hereby enacted by tho stockholders of
the Young Mems Investment Company duly
assembled IN special stockholders meeting
June I'D 1883, That article III of the articles
of incorporation OF said Young Mems Invest
ment Company be and the same il hereby
amended bI striking ont thCrcirOm the fOI-
lowing words. figures and chsEactors the
same occur in the last line OF sand article, to-
wit. And not more than sl.UO per month pei
share thereafter,' and said article Ill 50
amended is hereby adopted.
Dated, June I'D, lStg.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

HAMMOND, Ind, July 29.-About 10
O'clock p. IN. lightning struck the oIoo-
margarine factory connected with G. IL.
Hammond & Co.'S slaughter house, ig-
hitting it. The loss on building and ma
chinery is about $4,000, and not in
sured. 1t is estimated that $25 900 will
cover the loss on stock, partly insured.
The capacity of the factory was 30, 900
pounds per day. 1t will be rebuilt i'm
mediately. The company employs about
700 men
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.


Montana.
HELENA, Mont, July 30.-The conven.
ton went into committee of the whole
and took up for consideration the bill on
executive departments. The question
arose whether salaries should be fixed in
the constitution or it be made the power
of the legislature to fix officers cOmpen-
sation. The motion was carried leaving
it to the legislature for adjustment as
the question demands. The salaries as
specified were: For governor, $1,000
secretary, auditor, attorney general and
treasurer, each $4,000 yearly. An Off.
calls salary is not to be increased during
his term of office. Richards moved thai
salaries should be ample. thus giving
poor men an even chance of filling offices
without personal incumbrance. The eff
forts for reducing salaries were defeated
The board of pardons recommended tc
be established was carried by the com
mittec.
North Dakota.
BISMARCK, July 30.-A quorum was
not present at roll call, and the constitu
honal convention ad iourned without the
transaction of business. The chairmer
of the North Dakota and South Dakots
commissions for the division of the
territorial property have been at WORK
on the basis decided upon by the join
commission, and it is expected that the
work of the commission will be com
pleted in few days.
Washington.
OLYMPIA, WASH, July 30.-The con
stitutional convention spent nearly the
whole day in discussing the proposition
to put the name of God in the preamble
to the constitution. Finally the preamble
was referred back to the committee t.
report new one. The rest of the article
was passed with little discussion. Tht
remainder of the session was spent il
discussing the report on military affairs
South Dakota.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., July 30.-Les:
than a dozen members attended the
session of the constitutional convention
and no business was done. Member.
who have gone home will return
next Thursday, by which time it il
hoped the joint convention will have re
turned from Bismarck.
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ALWAYS ON TIME."

There is no line So handsomely equipped. for
Through Passenger Service as .'The North
western Line"-C., st. p. NJ. & o. Ry-and
the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago trains
over this line have better record for reach
ing either end of their run "on time" than
those of any other line in the country.
THE
All well posted travellers between the Twin
Cities and Chicago take this line-partlcularIy
favoring the "Yestibule Limited, hich car
ries the finest sleeping cars and coaches ever
built, and also ELL classes of passengers, with
out extra fares. On the Lake Superior portion
of the line, beiwt en- Minneapolis, ST. Paul &
Duluth, end st. Paul & Ashland, Pullman
sleepers arc run on night trains, and parlor