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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
SlGEL SURRENOERS.
The Broken II earted Old Warrior Re.
sI1na From tha Penaion Once.

The Broken II earted Old Warrior Re-
signs From the Pension once.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-Pension Com
missioner Tanner has received the for
NAL resignation of Gen. Sigel as pension
agent at New York city. II was given
orally last Saturday to the commissioner
at his home in Brooklyn. An investiga-
ton of the New York Office has been go
ing on for some time and last Friday
the examiners made their report to the
commissioner who was then in New
York. 1t showed bad state of affairs
in the office, but did not in any way re-
fleet upon the integrity of Gen. Sigel.
AS the commissioner expressed 1t. "The
general has been too trustful and has
been murdered by his subordinates. 7"
The next day Gen. Sigel went to see
Commissioner Tanner and the latter
read the report and assured him that 1t
did not reflect upon his honesty. The
general said he wanted to resign. 81
tell you," said Commissioner Tanner, sit
was pathetic. l could remember how
Gen. Sigel's horse had splashed mud
over me as stood in the ranks and he
galloped along the line with his splendid
staff, and here he was, a broken old
man, offering me his resignation. And
80 want people to understand that Gen.
Sigel's personal record in the New York
pension Office is clean"
In reply to an interrogatory as to how
the deficit in the Office would be made
up, Commissioners Tanner said: "Gen.
Sigel is paying it out of his own pocket.
1t is not very large sum and would not
hurt him if he was rich, but he is not.
There was one item proven, l believe, of
$500, but that was many times the larg-
est of the lot. Most of them were
arnall sums"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
TILE coRRECT TIME.

Ask any group of half-a-dozen men
the time of day, and out come as many
watches, each one of which the owner
swears keeps correct time. And vet it
would be a fairly safe bet that no two
agree. 1t is desirable 10 own a watch
that keeps correct time, but it is even
more important, when about to travel,
to select a railroad line that runs it's
trans con time" and makes sure con-
nections. Realizing fully that the pres
ent generation has "Get there, Eli" for
its motto, ''The Burlington" has devoted
special attention to securing the indis-
pensable prerequisites to making good
time, and gettingits trains to the desti-
nation promptly on the dot, With the
lowest gradients, the smoothest track,
first class equipment and capable en-
ployes, this fine has an unequaied time
record. For full information about this
popular line, tickets, etc, call on your
Gen. Pass. Agent, c. B. & N. r. r., st.
Paul, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
THESE WILL SERVE THE CITY,
Pitcher, Zimmerman and Davies
Appointed on the Board of Public
Works.

The long expected has happened.
Mayor Pfau has announced his board OF
public works and IL is composed as fol.
lows: o. o. Pitcher for the three years
term, Henry Zimmerman, Jr., for the
two years term, and w. b. Davies for
the one year term. The members were
privately informed of their appointment
Tuesday afternoon, and lthey have
since qualified. The FREE PRESS named
this slate Monday. Mr.. Davies APP
pointment is surprise TO some, who
expected that Andrew Hanna would re-
ceive the appointment. The citizens of
West Mankato are greatly disappointed,
as they had confidently expected Mr..
Hanna's appointment, having under
stood that be had been promised the
position. The First ward is also disap-
pointed, as that large and important por-
ton oi the city had right TO expect a
representative on the board. But
these disappointments are as nothing
to the despair and heartburn
ings of the score or more of appli-
canis, each of whom believed that there
was some special reason why he should
he appointed, or thought that he had
been encouraged by the mayor before
election.
The expressions Of opinion that have
been heard OH the appointments are
diverse, but il is fact worthy of notice
that no one is enthusiastic. 1t is gener-
ally felt that the board has been prosti-
| tuted TO political ends and the payment
of election debts. Those who from the
| first favored lodging the appointing
power i'm the district judge are saying 81
told you so, and many others who have
the interests of pure government at
heart have come out in favor Of that
/ plan.
The board will probably meet this af-
teraoon to orgarize by electing a presi-
dent The city recorder is secretary ex-
ofiicfs A set of rules will be adopted.
governing the sittings and the action OF
the board, and seal Will be ordered.
The board will probably make the city
engineers Office in the city-hall its head
quarters.
One of the first duties that will de-
volve upon the board will be the APP
pointment of city engineer. The
street commissioners term expired
Monday night and the Office is abolish
ed. Mr.. Lilly, the present engineer, is
a candidate for reappOintment. Mr.. A.
NJ. Haynes is also a candidate for the
Office. Mr.. Lilly has during his term as
engineer shown himself faithful to the
cIty's interests, to which he has devoted
his entire time. Mr.. Haynes is first.
class engineer of experience and integ.
rity. He has the recommendation and
backing of large number of our heavi.
est payers. If elected, he would nc
doubt perform the increasing duties o.
the Office in highly satisfactory manner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
A GERMAN SUGGESTION.
Route Agents Wanted on steam
ers TO Facilitate Mail
Delivery.
Gen. Franz sigel Tenders His Resig-
nation as Commissioner Of Pen.
sions at New York.
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Want to Know About Passes and
Passenger Commissions.

WASHINGTON, April 49, Mr.. Sachse,
secretary of the Imperial German post
office, in a letter to the postmaster gen.
eral, dated Berlin, March Q, proposes the
establishment. jointly by the United
States and Germany, Of sea postoffices
on the vessels plying between the United
States and German ports which carry
the mails. Suggestion is made that
nostal clerks, similar to railway mail
clerks, be employed jointly by the two
governments for the distribution of the
mail while crossing the ocean, 30 that
when the mail arrives at the port of des-
tination il will have been distributed for
all the large distribution offices, either
in Germany or the United States. The
matter is now in the Lands OF the post
master general, who is giving IL consid-
Grafton. Superintendent Bell, of the for
eign mail service, who Is familiar with
the laws, international and domestic,
pertaining to the service, expresses
doubt as to whether the United States
could, under existing laws, enter into
such an agreem emit with the German
government as is suggested by Mr..
Sachse. He is, however, thoroughly in
accord with the suggestion, which he re-
CARDS as an excellent one, and thinks II
It can be put into operation, it will
greatly facilitate the prompt delivery OF
mail matter between the two countries,
and could, with like profit be employed
between the United States, Great Brit
ain, France, Spain and Italy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
MARKET NOTES.

Exports of corn for the past nine
months are AZ ,0O0, 600, against Is. 500, 900
for corresponding period next preced-
ing.
American corn, with an import duty
of "a cents per bushel, is said to be GO
ing into Canada at such a rate that hold
ers of Canadian barley and peas find it
hard to compete.
At no time yesterday in Chicago was
there any great quantity ofpork for sale.
Early the offerings were notably light,
causing much nervousness among the
shorts and some covering. The market
is thought to be largely over-sold.
Additional cables received yesterday
seemed to confirm the reports of damage
to the Russian wheat crop. While the
messages were conflicting, q majority of
them reported damage. As an evidence
of the enterprise of Chicago business
men. it may be stated that one house
made forty inquiries at twenty continent
tai points, to three-fourths of which it
received replies.
From Counselman & Days (Chicago)
market letter: 1.-The big bears seem to
be thoroughly confident, and the wheat
market don't stand up against their SELL
ing. May has shown some strength at
times, but it is in very small request,
and at times very difficult to trade in it"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
RELIEVING THE PRESSURE.

There are still said to be hordes of Of
fee seekers at Washington, who with
their friends crowd about the President
and heads of departments at every OPP
portunity. Every member OF the adj
is subjected to a series OF
appeals for Office from COL
umn of applicants which crowd along
without moments cessation, hour after
hour, not only for weeks but for months.
Everything is forced aside by this inva-
sion. There can be no proper thought
about matters of graver concern. Both
time and physical ability for work are
each day thoroughly exhausted by these
never-ceasing snatches Of talk about one
Office after another. The spectacle GER
tainly speaks loudly for change in the
methods of Office seeking and office get
ting. As matter of fact it is doubtful If
all these brief personal appeals to the
president and cabinet officers amounts
to anything unless to show the latter
that the persistent applicant hasn't q
very high appreciation of good sense.
This pressure which consumes valuable
time and clogs all other business is little
more than useless, and there ought to
be some remedy for 1t found. In dis
cussing the matter the Cincinnati Com
mercidi- Gazette thinks ore remedy lies IN
the directiGa of sharply reducing and
lirnung the opportunities for personal
interviews of the president, and even
with cabinet officers. None of them
ought to be personally disturbed except
in connection with the more important
positions. Next, the Commercial Gazette
says, every case should be made as near
ly as possible complete in the papers
filed. They could then be taken up in
quiet and considered by either president
or cabinet officer, rs the importance de-
manded, on their merits. Meantime, az
they are all accessible on the files to con.
gressmen, they could examine them al
their leisure and submit their recon-
mendations in writing. II when the
cases were called up the president de-
sired further information, he could east
" communicate with the senator or rep
resentative, or others interested.
To extend the proper guards to such
method of making applications and con-
sidering them, full publicity should be
possible in every case. That is, the
names of applicants and their recon-
mendations should be open to the press
An order covering this point would al
most Mt once relieve the appointing pow
er from having unfit men urged on it by
those who either desire their appoint
ment, or who have not the courage tc
refuse an Endorsement. In nearly ev
cry case where president is saved from
making bad appointment it has been
through the publication of the unsavory
records of those discovered to be candi'
dates. The advantages of publicity are
so great to all, except those who rely
upon secrecy for any possibility of sue
cess, that the wonder is it has not Ions
since become the rule in public affairs
But whatever remedies may be deci
ded upon for the relief of the appointing
power, it is evident that the situation
calls for prompt and very radical meas
/ uraS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

The Pioneer Press and other twin city
organs raise their voices against Senator
Pope's distance tariff bill. Certainly.
If principle, would equalize rates
for carrying freight to points in this
state and Dakota, and the st. Paul bust
nessmen would not be allowed the DIS
elimination which they have so long en-
ioyed. At hearing gwen on the bill
Yesterday, a representative of the St.
Paul jobbers' union is said to claimed
that the effect of the bill would do away
with competition among railroads. The
competition" so far practiced simply
has been a rivalry among the roads to
give certain points the lowest rates,
while the general run oftowns could pay
whatever the roads thought necessary 10
make up their sacrifices for the benefit
of the favored cities. An end of that
sort of Competitor" would not Injure
anybody.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

Here We have grand total of increase
in the expenses of the city government
for the coming year over last year OF
$3.50 less 500 deducted from assessors
salary On account of only personal prop
erty assessment. OF course the citizens
who Voted for all this sort of thing are
glad to hear about it.
We shall have to give Mayor Pau
credit for another thing-his conversion
to the idea which he 30 roundly ridiculed
when suggested by Mr.. Jensen-that OF
having public work done by the day.
The Mayor recommends that the system
be tried, and persevered in if mot too
COSTLY" A very considerate considera-
ton, indeed, but We are surprised he
did not think oft when the matter OF
increasing salaries came up.
But it is not believed tins increase in
city expenses will cover all. The board
of public works will doubtless want a
superintendent whose services will de-
mand an outlay of not less than 5000, and
il 80, then we have grand total increase
in municipal expenses of over 81 600.
The salaries to city officials to-day are
greater than ever before, while the I'm
ances of the city, shameful as it NAV APP
pear, are in worse condition than ever.
In 1886 the city attorney received sal
airy of 800 yer snpum. In 1887 it was
raised to $500, in 1888 to $500 and now
we find it to jump to $500. Thus, in
three years we see the salary of this of
fetal Just doubled. Would the finances
of the city admit of this increase no one
would demur, but it is an open secret,
and We say it with feeling of regret,
that no city in the State of its size con-
tributes so large a per cent. upon the
assessed valuation as does Mankato.
The public had warning of this fact
prior to election. 1t had two years Of
Mayor Pfau's administration as a guar
antee of what could be expected were
he elected third time, and you have
it. The beginning is certainly justii-
cation of the FREE Press ante-election
predictions. Further developments are
awaited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

In committee of the whole Monday
the House considered Mr.. Dement'S bill
to regulate freight rates and charges in
grain and wheat, and after discussion
recommended it for passage. The bill
fixes rate for distances of 25 miles, be-
ginning with 10 miles and ending with
500 The rate for carrying 100 pounds
of grain for distance not exceeding 10
miles is p cents; for distance of be-
tween 10 and 25 miles, cents; for dist
ance of between % and 80 miles. 8 cents,
and for every % miles up to 500 miles, !
cent additional. The rates on fax, IT,
notify and clover seed are placed at 2
cents per hundred pounds above the
rates on other grain. For the purposes
of the law all connecting railroads in the
State are to be considered one line. The
fine for the first violation of the act is
fixed at between 81 900 and 5000; and
for each subsequent violation, $4,000.
The continued violation of the law shall
be deemed justification on the part of
the state for declaring the forfeiture Of
all corporate franchises and charters in
case of domestic companies, and Of re-
straining foreign companies from doing
business in the State. The bill is one Of
the most important that has been intro
duced in the House, and in many re-
spects is similar to that introduced two
wears ago by Ignatius Donnelly.
The Scheffer bill to make drunkenness
a crime passed the House by strong
vote Monday-63 to 3-Messrs. McGrath,
Perrin and Phillips voting in the mega
tive. The Governors signature will
make the bill law. The penalties pre-
SC iyoG are: For the first ofense, a fine
of not less than SO nor more than $40.
or imprisonment for not less than 10 days
nor more than 40 days; for the second
offense, fine not less than $50 nor more
than $50, or imprisonment for not less
than 80 days nor more than go; for the
third and later offenses, imprisonment
for not less than 90 nor more than so
days.
The bill organizing the Third regiment
of militia and appropriating $4,000 for
its expenses went through the House on
Monday by vote of 81 to IL. 1t had al
ready passed the Senate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW.

Eastern Roads Asked to Explain Their
Pass Systems-.western Roads Will Tell
What They Know About Commissions.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-The interstate
commerce commission has sent notices
to the officers of all the principal rail.
road companies in the Middle and East.
ern states, including the Baltimore and
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Grand Trunk
roads, directing them to appear before
the commission on the Sd of May next,
"and set forth the persons and classes Of
persons, if any, to whom each of them
have issued free passes or free transpor-
tation to persons other than its own Off
cials or employees, and the officers and
employees of other railroad companies,
and all the conditions and limitations
connected Herewith in each instance,
and how they do this branch of bust
ness" The commission has also ordered
the officers of all the roads centering at
Chicago to appear on the 7th of May
next, and explain what commissions
they pay upon the sale of passenger tick
cts, and how this business is conducted:
and on the 9Th of May to explain the
business of trackage and car mileage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

THIS is clipping from st. Paul pa
per's report of the cattle market at that
city yesterday. Before the meat inspec-
ton bill passed such a state of affairs as
is described was of the greatest rarity:
The market at Minnesota Transfer yes
terday was active. The receipts were 6
cass cattle, cars hogs and 1 cars sheep.
The supply of cattle was not sufficient to
meet the demand, and more could have
been sold were they here. As il was, all
were sold out early and not hoof re-
manned in the yard. Some good cattle
are expected to arrive to-day, and there
will be no lack of BUYERS. Hogs are in
good demand. All sold out on arrival,
and calls for more. Sheep are eagerly
bought, and prices bear favorable COM
parIson with the Eastern markets.
Isn't this sort of thing going to give to
farmers a better price for their cattle?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

ONE little scheme was knocked out in
the house Tuesday. By a resolution
passed early in the session each member
of the house has been served regularly
with six daily newspapers. The pub
fishers recently sent in their bills charg-
ing the State five cents per copy for the
papers furnished the members. That
would make the Pioneer Press, for in
stance, $50 per month, whereas to
their regular subscribers in the city and
all over the Northwest they charge but
rs cents per month. Inasmuch as the
house had donated the reporters Sl25
apiece from the public treasury, the
publishers of the twin city dallies sup
posed there would be no objection to
giving them a slice also. But to the
credit of several of the country men,
bers, it may be said that the proposition
was defeated yesterday, and the Pioneer
Press, Globe. ct al, will take regular rates
for their papers or nothing. There is,
in the first place, no possible reason why
the State should pay for the papers fur
nished the legislators, but it is carrying
the thing a trifie too far to demand OF
the State twice as much as from private
citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

The New York Press thinks the gener-
al tone of encouragement which the
newspapers have adopted toward the
wholesale rush TO Oklahoma is mis-
take. 1t SAYS there is plenty of land to
supply the 10000 people, which is the
largest number the crowd has been es-
timated at. The Press saws: Counting
five persons to each quarter section of
100 acres, the ], 800, 900 acres of Oklaho-
ma will provide homes for 80, $50 people.
All the land will not be taken up by
{. ms. Severai towns are already pro-
iected. Taking the population Of the
thriving agricultural community of Doug
La equity Kansas rs basis, and cal.
cula.iny ~ 81 inhabitants to the square
mile, it i plain that 80, 945 persons can
be amply provided for. This capacity
is not likely to be pressed upon before
congress meets. Then the equally large
and rich territory comprised in the
Cherokee Strip, the western part of the
Creek and Seminole purchase, and the
small reservations in the interior of the
same purchase will probably be thrown
open to settlement"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

IT is reported ut Chicago that the
Standard Oil company Is going to aban-
don the Pennsylvania for the OHIO fields.
When the latter were first opened the
Standard folks began to persistently
ridicule the IDEA of their value and con-
demned the product as worthless. At
the same time it Was quietly securing
leases of all the property it could in
Northern Ohio and has now 100000
invested there, which, if the above re-
port is true, they consider enough
and will GO to work to operate the field
extensively. 1t will mean revolution
in the oil business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

.Tis really nobodv's business but hi s
OWE f russell Harrison proposes to en-
ter the political arena of his adopted
soou -be-a-state. The fact that his
father is president ought not to count
against him in any enterprises which his
own pluck and energy makes successful.
But there are so many Democratic and
mugwump editors ready TO lie about
him, that we should think proper con-
sideration for his fathers if not his own
peace of mind would prompt Russell to
drop below public gaze for the time be-
inc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
Total, 20 deeds. ,ll4.7
All Manner OF Corfu p.ioa Charged.

All Manner OF rrhptioa Charged.
New YORK, April lS.-The commits
sioners of accounts, who have been in
yestipating the abuses connected with
the leasing of stands in the new West
Washington market, have made their
report to Mayor Grant, consisting Of
sweeping charges of criminal neglect
and mismanagement on the part of the
city comptroller, the finance committee
and all officials responsible for the mar
ket. Specific charges of blackmail,
bribery and political intimidation are
made, and will be referred to the district
attorney for action.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
Noble Saws It's Nonsense.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Secretary
Noble says the talk of alarmists about
trouble in Oklahoma is nonsense. There
is no fear felt by the government that
lent in the territory after it is thrown
open to settlement, but with view to
guarding against any contingency of the
sort courts have been organized, deputy
marshals have been agreed upon and the
army is ready to help maintain peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

The steamship disasters and "scares"
which have been current for several
weeks do not appear TO have any effect
upon travel across the Atlantic. Euro
pean messages tell daily of the embark
ing of thousands of emIgrants, while the
state rooms on every European steamer
leaving New York are engaged far in ad-
vance