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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
Laird-Norton Co.'S Fire.

Winona Republican: The conflagration
by which the great lumber yard of the
Laird-Norton Co. of this city on Thurs
day Afternoon was swept almost from end
to end was attended by heavier loss than
that ofany other like occurrence since the
fire which reduced to ashes nearly the
whole business portion of the town on
the Fourth of July, 1852. Instead, how
ever, of being distributed among several
hundred sufferers, as then, the misfort-
une on this occasion falls almost entirely
upon single firm, who but two years
ago were visited by calamity, in the
burning of their saw mill, scarcely less
disastrous than the present. Their
immediate loss then was 500, 600. while
indirectly it was probably double this
amount. By Thursdays fire they are
losers to the amount of 1914, ZOO, which
is partly offset by an insurance of $l70,-
5O0-leaving net loss to the firm oil
bout $4,000. To any ordinary business
establishment this would be an over
whelming blow, and to even the great
firm who are the sufferers it is A severe
one, in sustaining which they have the
sincere sympathy of the public; vet fort.
unately for them and for the community
at large, who have been so largely bene-
fitted by their unsurpassed enterprise
and liberality, it will not seriously Grip
Pile them nor diminish in any apprecl-
able degree their future business ener-
-gies and operf tions. While their stock
of manufactured lumber is greatly
depleted by thursdays casualty, their
mills remain intact, and their. resources
are such that, so far as the means OF log
transportation will admit, they will very
soon be in as good condition as before to
meet every demand which their e&tep;;
siye trade may may na aks upen thet1G 1ssaos
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
DEPENDS ON THE PRESIDENT.

A "Prominent United States SENATOR
Speaks of the Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE Evening
Capital quotes "a prominent United
States senator" as follows:
"I saw the president the other day,
and in the course of conversation said:
'Mr. President, don't wish to be imper-
tinent, but / would like to know if you
are going to call an extra session? I
want to know so that 1 an perfect my
arrangements
"The president smiled as he said: The
members and senators from the new
states could not get here before the 10Th
of November, and think it would be
very foolish to call congress to meet just
two weeks in advance of the time for
the session. am still in doubt about
the extra session, as the cabinet has not
discussed the question in meeting
attorney General Miller informed
me after had seen the president that
there would be an extra session. How
ever, place more dependence on what
the president said"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

GREENWOOD, Miss, Sept. 6,-Twenty
two negroes, and possibly more, who
were working on cotton plantation OF
Monday morning, now rest beneath the
sod in Letiore county, riddled with bul
let's. The names of those killed, SO fal
as ascertained, are, etc. The,
were killed for resisting arrest. On,
was killed on Monday or Tuesday, anC
the others Wednesday and Thursday.
This is the sort photographic ex plana
ton they are sending the North regard
ng the alleged trace war" These pool
negroes resisted arrest" Who trieC
to arrest them? The proper lega
authorities, or some other armed banG
of regulators ?" 1t must have been {
strong resistance that farm hands made
against an armed force capable of shoot
ing down % of them without the loss o.
a single man. The effect of these re
ports which are sent from Southern
states is simply to confirm people in the
belief that the troubles are caused by
those who seek to cover up the truth
concerning them. If such occurrence
took place at the North the papers would
be full of it, down to the most minute
particulars. But the slaughter of ::
defenceless negroes in Mississippi be
cause they resisted arrest" brings on
only the about confused and uncertain
paragraph.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

The highest millinary authorities say
that black velvet bonnets will be the
thing
One of the largest colored churches
in Washington has presented Fred
Douglass with handsomely bound
Bible.
Life-size pigeons of plated silver are
something new in the inkstand line
Under the wings is the place for the
pens.
1t is said that before the construction
of the Eiffel tower began forty draughts.
man worked nearly year on Its plans
Ex- President Cleveland is still un.
decided as to bis European trip next
winter. His wife is anxious to go across
and spend few months in the South
of France.
Certain sources of income at the Phila.
delphia centennial: Royalty on beef
sold at $3 barrel, $4,000; catalogues
$l00, 900; sales of soda water. $4,000
tobacco, etc, $4,000.
Mrs. Charles Crocker's latest gift to
San Francisco-a home for girls out oil
employment-was opened few days
ago. The building and site cost So, 600
OF which Mrs. Croker gave $4,000
There are fifty-two rooms.
The colored cadet, Charles Young
who failed to pass at the June examina-
ton at West Point, duly made up his
deficiencies and has received his dip,
lomy OF graduation. His assignment to
a second lieutenantcy will follow, and il
is to be hoped that he will have a better
fortune than that of Lieutenant Flipper
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
NAGLE TELLS ABOUT TERRY.
The Officer Believed Fields Life Was 4
Danger-0uestion of Jurisdiction.

The Officer Believed Fields Life Was In
Danger Question of Jurisdiction.
SAN Francisco, Sept. deputy Ma.
gle testified in the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings that Terry struck Justice Field
twice, once on the face with his right
hand and then on the back of the head
with his left hand. Maggie threw out his
hand to keep Terry off and shouted:
"Stop that: 1 am United States off.
cer." Terry then turned his attention
to Maggie. His hand was raised for
another blow, while he glared angrily ct
Maggie. He then moved his hand toward
his bosom, and Maggie, believing his life
in danger, fired twice, Terry falling.
Maggie said Terry looked like man
crazy with anger. Nagle knew he al
ways carried a knife. This concluded
the testimony. The question of juris-
diction will be argued next Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

THE st. Paul Neps says it is not party
to "a preconcerted assault" upon Gov.
Merriam. We are willing to accept the
discla mer and relieve the NeuS from
implication in the matter, but we cannot
but believe that such a movement is I'M
der way. The Neacs says:
There is, however, a spontaneous up.
rising against Doodle political campaigns,
and the FREE PRESS will find that instead
of putting down the anti-boodle senti.
ment by shouting Campaign lies" it
had better join the victorious procession
and aid in the publication of the party
There has always been call for the
publication" of the Republican pa rty
from those who are not especially inter
ested in its welfare. Whenever the Near'
presents any good evidence as to the
| crimes of the so-called doodle politi-
clans" the FREE PRESS will not be behind
time in its denunciation of them, who
ever Is implicated. We repeat that sc
far nothing has been brought out against
Gov. Merriam but lot of Old stories
that did service and were repudiated by
the people in the last campaign. We
haven't any candidate for Governor,
and we are for the qualification of the
party" but we want some other brand
of disinfectant than that furnished by
fellows who carried knives in their
pockets all through the last campaign.
and did their best to defeat the Repub-
lican ticket.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
A BOGUS LORD.

An EugIishman With Noble Aliases Ar.
rested at Fargo for Heavy Forgeries.
FARGO, N. d., Sept. 9. -Oswell Riddle
Miles, alias Leonard Morris, Earl OF
Durham, alias Earl of Chester, was ar
rested in Fargo by Inspector Mitchell, of
Scotland Yard, for forgery of $1,000 on
Woodall & Co., brokers, in London. The
act was committed about the middle OF
July and Inspector Mitchell left London
a month behind the forger, who was a
clerk in banking house. He got first
track of him in New York city, then in
Chicago, where it is said he committed
another forgery, then in Minneapolis,
whence he came to Fargo. Inspector
Mitchell was accompanied by j. w.
Woodall, son of the head of the firm on
whom the forgery was committed, who
identified Miles. The inspector claims
that other forgeries must have been
committed either in this country or in
England, as they had already traced
enough to show where he had disposed
of over $1,000 before starting for Amer
lea, and that he had spent not less than
that amount in this country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
BRUTAL BEYOND BELIEF
A West Virginia Removal Affair
Which SURPRISES the CrOnin
Mystery.
A Prominent, but Politically 0bnox-
ious, Citizen Murdered by a
Hired Assassin,
Ard the Murderer In Turn Hung by
His Employers Before He Had
Time TO Squeal.

CHICAGO, Sept. GA Herald special
from Wheeling, w. Va, says: Investi.
cations by the grand jury in Fayette
county. this state, have brought to light
fiendish plot. About a month ago a
white man named Charles West was
waylaid and butchered by Bill Turner, a
worthless negro who had been a GRIM
inal all his life. West was a prominent
citizen, and
REGULATORS LYNCHED TURNER.
Curiosity about the motive for Vests
murder was aroused and rumors of a
statement that Turner had made just
before he was strung up became 30 nu-
merous that the grand jury, then in
session, took cognizance of them and be-
gan an investigation. One of the lynch
ers, John West, a cousin of the MUIR
dered man, was summoned and during
his examination broke down and made
A MOST REMARKABLE CONFESSION.
"Charles West was politically obnox-
ious to number of persons in Fayette
county, and they determined to have
him removed. He was too prominent a
man to be killed without exciting a
searching examination, which might
prove unpleasant for his murderer, and
he could not be provoked to quarrel,
in which he might be shot in self-de-
Tense. The plotters were in a dilemma
and held several conferences. At last
they hit upon the plan of hiring Turner
to do the deed and then lynching him
before he had a chance of duplicating
them, thus destroying all trace of their
guilt
West was killed and Turner was
lynched, but before they could strangle
their hired bravo he
LET FALL FEW WORDS
that gave a clew to the officers of the
law. The investigation has not been
concluded, but those concerned in the
plot are known and will be indicted at
once. Three of them have become
alarmed and have left the vicinity,
abandoning their property, but the rest
are being Swallowed BY deputy sheriffs
and will be arrested if they attempt to
go out of the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

JOHN A. LOGAN Jr. refus I'd the re.
quest of the Halstead Club, of CIncinna-
II, for his fathers portrait to adOrn the
club rooms on the occasion of celebrat-
ing Mr.. Halstead's sixtieth birthday.
The boy has the spunk Of his daddy.
When Gen. Logan was on his deathbed
Mr.. Halstead abused him outrageously
because he had once refused to vote us
Halstead wanted him. 1t was cheeky
thing now to ask the aid of Gen. Logan +
portrait to help Halstead in his senator
Ial canvass.
This contains several untrut ms that
should not go uncorrected. Mr.. Hal
stead, as editor ofthe CONNER ciat- Gazette,
criticised the vote of Senator Logan
against the Payne Investigation. Gen.
Logan was then alive and well. When
he was on his deathbed, no man spoke
kindler of him than Editor Halstead
through his paper. The statement oil
the Globe to the contrary is doubtless the
result of reckless ignorance. Gen. Lo-
gan's vote In the Payne matter was re.
cognIzed by most people as a
mistake, but no one thinks oil
longer criticising him for it now that he
is dead, and ifhis son was wise he would
accept the tributes of honor which are
made to the father, and not exhibit un
seeming feelings ofspite against those
who may have differed with the great
general, but are ever ready now to ap.
plaud his memory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
PERSONAL.

Anna Dickson has some radical ideas
of matrimonial life. An Oregon girl once
wrote to her asking show 10 get husb-
and" and Anna replied: "By the hair"
Mr.. McEwan, home rule member for
one of the divisions of EdInburg, Is said
to be the richest member of the house
of commons. His income is $3.50, 900 per
annum.
Paul Frederick De Quincy has recent
ly been made sergeant. alarms of New
Zealand parliament. He is the sole
survivor Of the five sons of the famous
English essayist and opium eater.
Congressman Evans of Tennessee says
that he could not stand the civil service
examination. Which suggests that 1t
might be well to extend tho rules and
examination TO members of Congress.
Signal Service Greedy, Higgins, De
Voc, and other weather prophets should
be thankful that they live IN a christian
land. The Emperor of China has had
Q court astrologer beheaded for making
a false prediction. . tort ol ,.lii
,GcProf.' Huxley remarks that "few
people imagine when they are swallow
ing an oyster that they are swallowing
3 piece of machinery far more compile
Gatedifhan a . watch 0lBnt they dlet
ii run down, just the same.
nj .tHlOI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

The disastrous fire which visited Wi
mona Thursday afternoon is catas-
trophe that will cause widespread and
since regret. The loss falls most heavily
upon the LaIrd-Norton Lumber COM
pany, and will involve nearly or quite
$500, 600. The Young Mems Investment
Company's building was to receive its
sash, doors, etc from this firm, and
while nothing definite has been received
here, it is feared that their stock of all
such furnishings has been destroyed.
The furniture for the new court house
is also to come from the same concern,
but as the mandatory of this class OF
work is located somewhat remote from
the yard proper, it is believed by their
manager here that this has been saved.
The fire. while most disastrous in its
work, will not, it is thought, affect the
business of the firms branch yards very
materially. The Mankato yard has,
fortunately, very good stock of lum-
Der on hand at the present time. II
was extremely fortunate, with all the
misfortune, that the mills were moi
burned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
RESPECT FOR SENATOR GOOD
RICH.
Col. Bobleter has issued the following
order regarding the death ofCapt. Good.
rich.
ORDER NO. 81,


ORDER NO. 81.
With profound sorrow the cammand-
ing officer announces the death of Capt.
D. F. Goodrich, of Company II, which
occurred at his residence at Blue Earth
City at $50 p. m, Wednesday, Sept. 4,
1889.
Capt. Goodrich was born in the state
of Maine in 1888, and settled in Mime
sofa in 1867. During the dark days OF
the rebellion he served his country
faithfully as sergeant major of the Sew
enth Maine infantry volunteers and Sec
ond lieutenant; and later as first lieuten-
ant of Company K, First regiment
Maine veteran volunteers, serving in the
latter capacity until the close of the war.
He became associated with the national
guard March 10, 1888, when he was
commissioned captain of Company II,
and at the time of his death he was
third in rank of captains. During his
service as cammandant of Company II
his abilities and his conscientious per-
Torrance ofevery duty obtained for him
the respect and confidence of all his as
sociate officers and men with whom he
came in cantact. AS a citizen In pursuit
of his chosen profession, and as legis-
ioUoi hC SoiuCu ah cntiaule Teputdtlou,
not alone for his brilliant talents and
sound judgment, but also on account
of his genial social qualities, which en-
deared him to all his fellow citizens.
Thus the bar of the state loses one of its
brightest ornaments and the state one
of its most useful citizens.
The commanding officer in closing
this announcement offers his personal
tribute to the memory of an efficient
officer aud good man, whom the nation
ticers of this command when on duty
will wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty days. By order of
Col. Jos. BoBLETER,
A. J. ECKsTEIN, First Lieut.. and Adit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

THE ReUieW endeavors to give some in
struction on the matter of slavery, and
undertakes to throw the odium of the
perpetuation for 30 many years of that
barbarous institution upon the "whole
country" instead of the South. 1t is
possible that we should have used the
word maintained" instead of "estab-
lished," but the statement of the RerieaC
that "for the curse of slavery the whole
country and not the South alone is re-
sponsible," is as ridiculous as it is false.
Had the Southern states repudiated the
institution at the time New England, New
York and other Northern states did so
there would be no curse on the country.
But as the ReUieao says the Southerners
maintained slavery for their ownEselfish
advantage and all the ignominy, woe
and death the country has suffered from
the curse is directly traceable to the aris-
tocratic scions at the South who dealt in
human beings for profit. 1t remained
for the ReUieW to contend that the "whole
country" was to blame for the sins of
these
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED.

In referring to the amicable settle.
mont of the postoffice fight which has
been on for some time, the Window Re.
porter rises to remark:
The outcome is gratifying ty Mr.. Lind,
since the earnestness with which the
several candidates were presented made
it en- unpleasant thing for him to settle.
While some of us have been inclined to
censure Mr.. Lind for not acting before,
we can now see more clearly the diff.
Guilty in his way, and he will largely be
acquitted of negligence or unfrirness.
So far as he is concerned there has
been apparent candor and wish to do
right. If he has made mistake any
where, it has been in delaying the re-
moval of the present Democratic incum-
bent, but the people will be willing to
overlook such trifiing points as this is in
view of the splendid record he has
made in Congress, and the acceptibility
with which the present postmaster has
been received by Stauncb Republicans,
no doubt familiar to Mr.. Lind
who perhaps should not be expected to
remove Democrat when 80 many Re-
publicans preferred him to one of their
own party. Mr.. Lind's attitude seems
to have been honorable throughout, and
characterized with candor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

The literary bureau which is booming
the Chicago worlds fair sends out the
following dispatch to day:
The Times tomorrow will say: with.
in the next few days some important
developments are promised in connec
ton with Chicago's world fair project
a syndicate composed of some OF the
wealthiest and most influential citizens
of the city has been organized and pro-
poses TO put up not less than $l2, 900 900
and even more, if necessary. to make
Chicago's success certain. Already Sc,
600, 900 has been assured, and the other
plan, when completed, will give the or.
ganization a backing of $25, 00O, 900
These gentlemen, while they will moi
work directly in conjunction with the
present worlds fair committee, which
is now doing such excellent work, will
not act antagonistic to it. They propose
to issue bonds to be secured with actua
property, and to create sinking fund
1t is then proposed to locate the exposi.
ton buildings on the lake front. With
in the next few days ali of the arrange
ments will be completed and the plan
matured. when the details of the enter
prise and the names of those interested
will be made public.
This is intended of course to settle
things IN favor of the big city on Lake
Michigan. 1t would do so were ito
truth we'll established.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
HONOR TO THAYER.
Massachusetts, Irish Societies Appreciate
His Defense of Patrick Egan.

Massachusetts, Irish Societies Appreciate
His Defense of Patrick Egap.
MILFORD, Mass, Sept. 10.-The recep.
ton to Governor Thayer, of Nebraska,
by the Irish societies of Milford, was a
very successful affair. The streets were
crowded with enthusiastic people, and
the illuminations and decorations were
quite general. A large procession es.
corted Governor Thayer from the Man.
sion house to the town hall, where Mr..
P. III. Curran delivered an address OF
welcome, to which Governor Thayer re-
sponded appropriately. There were also
speeches by number of prominent
Irish-Americans, after which an infor-
NAL reception was held and banquet
followed. The governor was presented
with fine gold headed blackthorn stick
by the Emmett association. The occa.
sion of these honors to Governor ThayeI
was his recent defense of Hon. Patrick
Egan from the attacks of political enc,
miles,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

FROM this time out the two Dakotas
will TEEN with oratory, and the men
who have been placed in nomination by
the different parties will soon be advised
Of how mean they are and how despica'
BILE they have been. 1t would seem thai
the chances for Democratic success are
50 utterly obscure that one would hardly
have the nerve to face the shower oil
ballots that are morally certain to snow
the party under. But Democratic office
seekers are nothing if not nervy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13

THE Republicans of the state are be.
away with doodle and prohibit its use in
the next campaign the Democratic party
will be victorious. Henderson Independ,
eRt.
1t is deuced inconsistency 'hod how
these Democratic papers will continue
to harp on Republican Doodle and hood.
lers when the operations of Cal Brice
are still so fresh and green in the minds
of the public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
THE RUSH is VERY ACTIVE.
Further Reports of the Doings Of th
Revenue Cutter in the Behring Sea.

Further Reports of the Doings of the
Revenue Cutter in the Behring Sea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA dispatch
from Victoria, b. c., says the schooner
Lilly of that place, arrived from Behring
sea during the night. She reports that
she was boarded Aug. 6 by the United
States revenue cutter Rush, her papers
searched and 1913 sealskins confiscated.
She was ordered to proceed to Sitka, but
there was no prize crew placed aboard.
The vessel sealed for a few days after
this, but finally sailed for home. On
her way down she spoke the Victoria
schooner Kate. The latter reported that
she had been ordered to heave to by the
Rush, and did so, but the wind was 90
high that the cutter could not lower q
boat. The Kate was ordered out of the
Behring sea. She had $50 skins aboard.
Officers of the Rush told officers of the
Lilly that seven schooners had already
been seized.