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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-Senator Sabin,
of Minnesota, arrived in Indianapolis
this morning. He was accompanied by
George R. Davis, of Chicago, who was
one of the principal leaders of the Gres-
ham boom at the Chicago convention.
They went to the New Denison house,
and after breakfasting there Senator Sa-
bin drove out to Gen. Harrison's resi-
dence in North indianapolis. where he
spent the greater part of the forenoon
in conference with the president-elect.
Upon his return TO the hotel Senator
Sabin assured reporter that his visit
in no way pertained to the all.absorbing
topic of the cabinet. "My call on Gen.
HARRISON" said the senator, "was prin-
cipally social one, although l desired
to put in a good word for two or three
friends, who. unlike myself, are looking
for something from the incoming admin;
into the cabinet, then, as yet" "Oh
no; am not q cabinet possibility.
have nothing to ask for myself from tine
administration but its good will. | am
not and have not been a candidate in
any sense of the word" "Were the
friends for whom YOU were intercedina
candidates for places of considerable i'm.
portance?" "No; these are not matters
that will interest you. They pertained
principally to local affairs in my OWL
state. l guess Minnesota is not after 9
cabinet position this year." He declined
to talk about politics in his own state
Senator Sabin, in company with Mr.
| Davis, left this afternoon for Washington
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
STATE NEWS.

The trustees of the Lutheran academy
bluff overlooking albert Lea lake, in the
southeast suburbs of the city, as a loca-
ton for their building to be erected the
coming summer. 1t will cost about SIC, :
600, and accommodate 200 pupils.
The debate between Rev. A. Busch, OF
the German Presbyterian church, and
Rev. L. A. Conrad, of Chicago. over the
question of the Immortality of the soul,
took place at Winona. Both speakers
were very warm IN the argument, and,
although of religious character, the
aroused good deal of feeling on both
sides. Then judges got into difficulty,
and no decision was rendered.
st. Paul special; The farmers OF
the legislature held an informal meeting
at the capitol last night, in which sever
al measures of interest to them were
discussed. There was no fixed object
for the meeting, 30 that the discussion
was somewha at random and on diverse
subjects. The most important thing
done was to vote in favor of reducing
the legal rate of interest from 10 to 8
per cent. The meeting closed with q
discussion of the divorce laws, during
which the members RECALLED themselves
with incidents and stories, which aided
them in passing the evening pleasantly
Sheriff Whiteman, at Lake Benton, ar,
rested G. H. Langdon, the man wanted
in Lake Preston, OAK, for cracking the
safe of the Chicago & Northwestern de
pot at that place.
William Schwinderman, aged 26, .
brakeman on the Duluth & Iron Range
fell under moving freight train at Tive
Harbors and was fatally crushed.
John Driven, a well-to-do farmer
coming from the vicinity of Sleepy Eye
went to Waseca last week in search O
an unfaithful wife who. he learned, wa
living in that city with man nance
Albert Cruise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

Mr.. BLAINE refuses talk for publica-
ton, but is said to have spoken to sem
atorial intimate as follows: 81 see they
are talking about me just as they did
eight years ago. They say that want
to run the whole Administration, and
accuse of msddling with other depart
ments than my own IN the Garfield Adj
ministration. All such charges are false.
My friends and my foos may alike rest
assured that if 60 into Gen. Harrison's
Cabinet they will have to come to me
and exert good deal of pressure before
they can induce me to even give advice
about affairs not strictly connected with
nv department" Mr.. Blame is still
making arrangements to move to Wash
ington, and hopes to secure the Corcoran
house, which has large reception par
IoIs, dining-room, and library, peculiar
ly adaptable to the needs of Secretary
ofState. 1t Is noteworthy coincidence
that the Premier of the Administration
of Gen. William Henry Harrison owned
and occupied the house which the grand
sons Premier hopes to live in. William
Henry Harrison called Webster to the
Cabinet Immediately after the election
of 1910, Webster's letter of acceptance
bearing date of Dec. IL. Forty-eight
years ago to-day Webster, seated in the
library of the Corcoran house wrote a
friends as follows: cat last accounts
Gen. Harrison was at Pittsburg, and he
is, therefore, due here in about week
Only the Secretaryship of State and the
Attorney-Generalship are settled. He
will have to decide on the others after
reaching here" 1t thus appears that
Harrison the first did not make as rapid
progress in Cabinet building as his
grandson has made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

ONE of the few honest opponents of
Mr.. Blaine is the New York Independent,
which in its.current issue refuses to &C.
cept the news of the Maine mans cabi-
net selection as true. 1t says he has
been tried in the position of secretary
of state and was not success. This ex-
cellent and ably edited journal is with
out doubt sincere in its dislike of Blaine,
and really believes his appointment will
disrupt the Republican party. Is it not,
however, little unfair in saying Mr..
Blaine "has been tried" and made a
failure of the premiership? He held
the position but little more than one
year, and certainly had no chance to put
into real effect any policy he may have
had in view. We believe had he served
four years he would have discounted the
lies and Misrepresentation which have
30 long been banded In newspapers af-
fected with Blalneophobia and proved
to the country that he possesses an hon.
est and upright character along with his
acknowledged ability. Certainly no Re.
publican doubts that if the lamented
Garfield had lived his administration
would have been such success that we
should have been saved the humiliation
of the Cleveland accident. We all ex-
pect as much of General Harrison's adj
ministration. and if the latter has decI-
ded to give Mr.. Blaine an opportunity
to remove the prejudices of misguided
people we are going to help him along
all we can.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

Mr.. BISMARCK has backed water. Sem
ator Sherman's plain talk the other day
and the prompt appropriation of $780,
600 to be used in protecting our interests
in Samoa has had just the effect predict
ed, and has taken all the buster out of
the German premier. He announces
that the raid his minlons are making
upon the poor Samoan king will be
stopped instanter, and Is ready to join
England and U. S. in preserving the
neutrality of the Islands. Thus it is seen
that the game of blufing Uncle Sam will
not be INDUCED in whenever our author
tiles exhibit proper amount of national
firmness. 1t would have been credit to
the Cleveland administration to have
settled this affair itself, but Bayard evil
IDENTITY was afraid of it, and bundled the
matter off upon the Senate, where it was
soon attended to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
LOCAL OPTION PREFERRED.
The Rev. s. G. smith Does Not Fa-
vor Prohibition, and Thinks 1t
Would Not Work.

Rev. s. u. Smith spoke on the temper
ance question with relation to the pend
ing legislation on the subject at the Peo-
pies theater st. Paul Sunday afternoon.
After referring to the four policies advo-
Gated by those who would control the
liquor traffic, he said of the high license
policy that any license not large enough
to diminish the number of saloons does
not meet the requirements of thigh
license" Experience shows that in cit
les $500 is low license, whatever it may
prove in country districts. The high Ii
cense law in Minnesota has largely re-
duced the number of saloons and brew
ers, and wholesale liquor dealers report
a decreased amount of business. but
the chiefest effect of the battle two years
ago was the weakening of the saloon as
a power in politics. Under the former
system single individual in this city is
said to have had practical control of 1913
saloons. Under the present system he
controls less than seventy-five." AS to
the control which the law may afford,
Rev. Smith said there are three PROPOSE
tons. zone is, that we shall be proud
and thankful for what We have accom-
plished and let we'll enough alone. This
sentiment is shared by some of the
wisest and most conservative of our citi-
zens, whose devotion to the best inter-
ests of society cannot safely be impeach-
ed. Another class of citizens, no less
jealous, demand the submission of a
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the sale of intoxicants. A third class,
who wish to be both jealous and con-
sentative, maintain that in the evolution
of the temperance reform we may at this
time safely extend the principle of local
option to countless" The preacher
makes this rather serious charge: "Ev-
cry saloonkeeper in this city violates the
law every week, and makes his bonds
men liable in the penal sum of $1,000"
Then he asks: "Until we can succeed
in enforcing the prohibition which we
have one day a week, would it be seri-
ously worth while for us to try to en-.
force it during the other six?" He f.
nally arrives at this conclusion: SPY a
combination of our present high license
system with its legitimate extension to
county local option, think as nearly an
ideal system would be secured as is pos
sible in the present imperfect state of
AFFAIRS"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

SENATOR SABIN's visit to Indianapolis
has started fully as much gossip as pre-
dicted. MIR. Sabin says he is not can
didate for a Cabinet position, but OF
course that doesn't stop the correspon-
dents from specializing regarding him.
Some very pointed statements are made
in Washington special as follows:
There has been today considerable talk
that Senator Sabin may be called by the
President-elect to take, a place in the cab
met. The fact that Senator Allison has
given out that he will decline the treas
ury portfolio has complicated matters to
such an extent that the whole plan has
been changed, and new material will be
secured out of which to construct a cabi-
net. Sabin's name has been frequently
mentioned in connection with the post
master-generalship and secretaryship OF
the interior. 1t is true that Harrison
thinks we'll of Sabin, and many of his
brother senators here are inclined to be-
lieye that his selection would be wise
and that the West would be well repre-
scented IN no matter what department
assigned. There was great deal of talk
to-day of Ben Butterworth for the sec
retaryship of the interior along with
that of Senator Sabin, and, from the
present Indications, it would appear that
Sabin would be the subject of some serl-
ous consideration at Indianapolis. This
is the belief here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
Postmaster's Salaries.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 3l.-In the
committee on postoffices and post roads
to-day Mr.. Lind made strong fight for
new classification of salaries of clerks in
first and second-class postoffices. He
tried to impress upon the committee the
fact that no matter what may be the In
come of postoffices in cities the employ
es of small offices have to work as hard
and as many hours. and are entitled to
as much pay as employees doing similar
work in large Offices in Eastern cities.
The bill as 1t will be reported from the
committee gives to assistant postmasters
salaries equal to 80 per cent. of the salar-
les paid the postmasters, but salaries
shall range from 81 500 to So, 800 per an
mum. In the third-class offices the sal
aries shall range from 500 to ST 500 in
the discretion of the postmaster-general.
The assistant postmasters at st. Paul and
Minneapolis now receive 81, 400 each,
but under the new law they will get only
81, $50 each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

powerful monopolies as is provided for
in the "gentlemen's agreement" would
excite public CONSERVATION, but it has
not done so in this instance as yet says
the Chicago Tribune. because of the be-
lief that the undertaking cannot be car
ried out. The interests of roads having
large volume of "local business to pro-
tect," and of those that are dependent
almost exclusively on long haul traffic
are 30 conflicting that it will be giants
task to keep them in harmony when
there are too many railroads and not
enough traffic TO satisfy them all. But
for the Interstate act this scheme to
suppress competition over half CONT
nent might succeed. If it were not for
that law the strong lines could give a
proportion of the long haul traffic to the
chronic rate-cutters and recoup them
selves by extra charges on their short
haul business, but now when one tariff
is lowered the other must come down
also.
1t is the duty ofCongress to stand by
the West and see that by no omission Of
duty on its part, this great territory If
put at the mercy of this gigantic trust.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
The senateat Washington spent four

The senateat Washington spent four
hours more yesterday discussing the
British extradition treaty, and so modi-
fed and amended it that there is strong
probability that it will be agreed to. In
fact, the features TO which so many objec-
tons have been raised by the Irish were
entirely eliminated to-day. The COM
mlttee amendment to the fourth clause
(relating to crimes against person and
property was voted down. A motion
was then made to strike out the fourth
clause entirely. This clause was con-
sidered the most important in the bill.
1t was stricken out by heavy majority,
most of the Democratic senators present
voting in the affirmative. An amend
ment was then offered striking out of
the first clause the word "manslaugh-
ter" This was agreed to by closer
vote, the division not being on strictly
party lines. 1t is not at all probable
that England will be willing to accept
the treaty in its present form. AS
amended it applies only to those guilty
of rape, robbery or embezzlement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
The suspense connected with the a

The suspense connected with the APP
pointment of Dairy Commissioner, as
foreshadowed in last evenings FREE
PRESS has been dispelled. Mr.. Ives has
been re-appointed and Mr.. II. C. How
ard has been chosen commissioner for
the northern district, whatever that
means. To imam up tree" it looks
very much as though II. C. had eaten
his little morsel of crow and accepted
that which he all along contended he
would not if Mr.. Ives were appointed.
But there are two years of very cold
weather before us and it is probable that
Messrs. Ives and Howard kissed and
made up rather than to be cast out up
on a cold, uncharitable world to take the
kicks of oleomargarine vendors with no
recourse for retaliation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

THE county auditors of the state are in
session at st. Paul. They recommend
the following bill, and it is said have
the approval of the state auditor:
The official term of county auditors in
this state shall hereafter be for a period
of four years, and the term of all county
auditors elected in November, 1888, is
hereby extended to four years from the
first Monday in January, 1889. The
official term of county treasurers in this
state shall hereafter be for a period OF
four years, commencing with the first
Monday in January, 1888.
The purpose of this bill is to cause the
terms of auditors and treasurers to alter
nate, so that at no time will the records
and finances of tine counties be at the
mercy of inexperienced officials. The
two Offices practically operate as one,
and the importance of alternating (such
as the state formerly had) is well under
stood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

CHAPMAN of the st. James Journal has great
sympathy for the Mortified N1cs, Mankato
FREE PRESS LeSueur Net1s and Window Re
porter, over the collapse of their fond Sabin
hopes. Include the Winnepago City Press, too,
Chapman, the only Sabin sheet in the South
ern tier barring the Lanesboro Journal since
Wall got hold of it.-Waseca Radical.
All right, chuck it in. and give 'em as
big a showing as possible. 1t will make
the other fellows feel less lonesome.
But we didn't know there was another
in the State.-St. James Journal.
Isn't is about time to quit lying when
the vote showed that Mr.. Sabiu had
only half dozen less votes in the Re-
publican caucus than his competitor
We think Bro. Chapman had better bot
tie up his sympathy for those who need
it, and if we mistake not there will be
lots of fellows whining about after
awhile
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

FROM the best Information attainable,
the FREE PRESS is led to express the
opinion that no re-apportionment will be
made at this session of the legislature.
While there is no question but injustice
will be done to the Fifth district by a
failure to take actionlon this matter it is
believed by many members of the legis-
lature that two years hence the work
would have to be all done over again,
and that it would be better to let the
matter rest until the caucus is taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
Yourself be one of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
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YOU are one of its staunch friends, be-
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that when once given a trial, DR.. Kings
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and should be afflicted with cough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure bottle at once and give
it a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial bottles
free at J. r. Jones' drug store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

WHAT seemed to be so certain about
the cabinet few days ago is now badly
shattered by the positive refusal of Mr..
Allison to accept the Treasury portfolio.
The gossips still think Mr.. Blaine will
hang on, however. 1t is matter of re-
greet that Senator Allison will not accept
the position as his selection would have
been as eminently, satisfactory as any
that could have been made. He is a
strong, able man, and is growing in pop
ularity daily. Perhaps that is just why
he doesn't want to kill himself off by ac-
cepting cabinet position. In the Sem
ate he has a future before him, and in
the other place it is not 80 certain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

THE murder of Hon. John W.:Clayton
while engaged in collecting evidence to
support his contest for election to the
House from an Arkansas district, is like
ly to result in giving good airing to
election methods in the South. The
two brothers of the murdered men tell
story which should bring a blush Of
shame to every citizen of this alleged
free country. And vet when attention
is called to these crimes the perpetra'
tors of them or their apologists at once
accuse Northern papers of seeking to
keep alive sectional issues.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

SOME of the odd thing in the workings
of our postal laws are aptly shown bv
the New York Independent. 1t says the
following books 60 through the mails al
the rate of one cent per pound: "Creep-
ing Cat the Cadoo; or, the Red and
white Pards;" "Red Skin Tom, or the
Demons Trail" Manhattan Mike, the
Bowery Blood" "The Girl Dead Shot"
etc., etc. To make up for carrying the
foregoing at such low rates the govern
ment charges eight cents per pound on
the following: Bibles, prayer books,
hymn books, primers, school books,
histories, law books, medical books, sci
entific books. The explanation is this.
The law did not contemplate that trashy
novels should pay any less than Bibles
and school books, but it did provide for
low rates for newspapers and periodi-
calls. So the publishers simply issue the
boys stuff once q week, and number the
issues, and the Postofice Department is
obliged to take them as periodicals. We
have seen list of thousand names like
the above from one catalogue. Every
newspaper tells the story of some boy
who has entered on life of crime Sc
duced by this ceut-a-pound literature.
Hundreds of tons of this demoralizing
literature are carried in the mails every
year. A bill was passed by the House
of Representatives last winter putting all
such books in the same class as Bibles
and school and law books, and is now
before the Senate Committee. Any par
ents who are interested in the subject
and who would like to have the Com
mittee modify the law so that, while
leaving the rates for newspapers and
magazines and other genuine periodicals
as they are, it shall give all books the
same rate, will remember that the COM
mittee consists of Senators Sawyer, Quay
Chase, Bowen, Mitchell, Salisbury, Col
quit, Wilson and Reagan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

SPEAKER GRAVES has announced the
four members from the House on the
joint committee on re-apportionment.
They are: Messrs. Comstock, Hennepin
county; II. F. Steven, Ramsey; McNelly,
Houston; Flynn, Morrison; Barr, Blue
Earth; Diment, Steele; Hoyt, Goodhue;
Brush, Wilkin; Halgren, Carver; Shoe
maker, Rock; Forbes, Lyon; Roberts,
Marhall; Casper, Stearns; Fuhrmann,
Winona. The Senate committee already
announced consists of Senators M. John
son, Kandivohi; Clough, Hennepin;
Scheffer, Ramsey; Day, Martin; White
man, St. Louis; Compton, Otter Tail
and Gibson, Mower.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

The twin city papers will presently
begin howl for re-apportionment OF
the legislative districts. In justice to
the Fifth district a re-apportionment
should be made as soon as practicable,
which will be two years hence, when
the coming census will be available. st.
Paul and Minneapolis already have a
heavy enough hand on the state and
there is no necessity to hurry the cere-
mony ofturning the entire state over to
them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

SOME of the legislators it is said will
labor to abolish the: Minnesota state law
providing for capital punishment,
With one hanging and about twenty-five
murders. in the state within three wears
there is no cause for repeatlng.the law
1t appears to be good deal of a dead
letter, any, way. Perhaps if it was put
in force oftener it would .vindicate it.
nnlf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
MANKATo FREE Press
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1880.

Mr.. earle tries to scare some body
by telling onswhat bad terms Blaine is
with all the big men. Don't fret. If
the Plumed knight goes in the cabinet
they will all come ;buzzing about.