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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

THE state senators took courage again
Thursday and boldly refused ito rein
state the discharged clerks. Bully fol-
the senator's! Long live r. and r!
P. S.-The above needs revision, be-
cause while the reporters were not look
ing yesterday the Senate reconsidered
the matter and put the heads back on
three of the decapitated officials. The
following resolution was also adopted
which smacks of levity:
Whereas, The watchword of this leg
islative campaign is and should be re-
trenchment and reform; and
Whereas, Retrenchment like charity
should bP~i~ AZ |H"""'
Therefore, $780,.
trench with big r.
Resolved, That each senator be AID is
hereby instructed to cover over into the
state treasury 50 in postage stamps and
six daily newspapers.
Resolved, That in computing the per
diem of senators, deductions be made
for Sundays, circus days, regal HOLIDAYS,
junketing days, and Saturday nights;
also on days when the senate is not in
session 10 full hours; Provided that
members may draw pro rata wages 100
cents per hour for time actually en-
plOyed at short sessions.
Resolved, That the secretary of the
senate be required to pay his assistants
out of his own salary, or else do their
work himself.
Resolved, That the chaplain and ser
geant-at-arms change work and help
each other out. Also that they take
charge of the ante-room, committee
rooms, post-oftice, gallery, cloak rooms
and fruit stands in the corridors.
Resolved, That a president pro tenn be
elected at once, and that he take charge
of the gavel; also that our present pre-
siding officer be relieved and retired on
his honors and half pay-in the interests
of Retrenchment and Reform.
Let the band master change the tune
to funeral dirge, and let the mourners
take their places. "R. and r." is no
more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

The Kansas legislature has tackled the
matter of trusts, and the senate has just
passed bill to drive such concerns out
of the state. 1t provides that all arrange
ments, contracts, agreements, trusts or
combinations between persons or cor
porations made with view, or which
tend to prevent full and free competi-
ton IN the importation or transportation
of articles imported into the state, or in
the production, manufacture and sale of
domestic raw material, or for the use of
money or to fix attorney fees and all ar
rangements, trusts and combinations be-
tween persons or corporations designed,
or which tend to advance the cost to the
consumer of any such articles, or which
tend to advance or control the rate OF
in terest for the loan or use of money to
the borrower are declared to be against
public policy, unlawful and void. The
bill provides penalty of imprisonment
and fine not to exceed 81 600 for viola
ton
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.



ST. PAUL. March /. chairman Nc
Kusick, of the temperance committee
brought in u report to indefinitely post
pone the constitutional Frohi3ition
hill. but the house voted differently, and
the bill will be discussed on Wednesday.
Among the bills recommended To pass
were the Morgan bill to prevent black
listing; the Hay bill (amended) which
makes the grand jury consist OF not
more than eleven persons. not less tiiai,
nine and permits a true bill TO be found
by seven jurymen.
The house held two sessions and in the
afternoon cleared forty-two bills from
general orders.
In the senate the Canada thistle bill
was recommended to pass, but with an
amendment allowing counties to vote as
to its enforcement. Two of the dis
charged doorkeepers We're reinstated, as
was also Elder Gray, keeper OF the senate
gallery. The jury bill was amended so
as 10 make five-sixths instead of three
fourths "a verdict, and recommended to
pass.
ST. PAUL, March 2.-Large patches OF
petitions and bills were introduced in
the house, but none were of special i'm
portance. The bill prohibiting minors
from playing billiards or pool was or
dered reported from the special commit
tee and placed ON the calendar.
In the senate there was bare quorum
a number of the members having gon'
to st. Peter to inspect the insane asylum
Senator Brown introduced radical rail
road bill, providing among other thing
| that no tickets shall hereafter be sold a
rates higher than those in force Feb. l
1889: that purchasers shall not be re
quired to sign tickets and that conduc
tors shall have no power after the pass
age of the act to take up tickets sup
posed to be in the hands of others thar
the purchaser unless he has sufficien
proof that the ticket was lost or stolen
A penalty of $500 to $1,000 is provided
for. The st. LOUIS river log bill wa
taken up, but consideration was post
poned on account of scarcity of sena
| TORS and adjournment was taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

ADJUTANT GENERAL MULLEN is of the
opinion that it is not generally under
stood throughout the State that by Sec
ton 7, Chapter IL, General Statutes of
1878, it is made the duty of the Adjutant
General to prosecute all pension claims
against the government without cost to
the claimant. Gen. Mullen therefore
desires to make it clear to all honorabiy
discharged soldiers and sailors, their
widows and orphans and dependent
parents, now resident of this State, that
every honest and meritorious claim
against the United States government
for pension, bounty, or back paw, arising
out of the war for the Union, will be
cheerfully received and promptly and
vigorously prosecuted without money
and without price. The necessary
blanks will be sent upon application, to
any part of the State. Letters will be
promptly answered. and all information
cheerfully given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
TO MAKE YOU LAUGH.

Counterfeiters, unlike some publish
ers, never boast of their circulation.
What did you think of my
"Tale of Poverty" in the last Bdzoo?
Cynicus-Very we'll carried ont; il wal
poor from beginning to end.
"Do you expect to keep Lent, Mr.
Gayboy ?"
ooh, yes, sorter half keep it; that is
my better half keeps it."
Young lady Ito edltor)-I see, Mr.
Shears, that you published my article
Mr.. Shears-Yes, we used it; but VIZ
had to cut it down a good deal. We hat
the boy who runs the adjective killer a
work on it pretty nearly all day.
Yallery Feeling his opponents hanC
under the table-Huh! Whose hand an
dat?
Johnson (coollv)-Dat depends, sab
on who can hang to dem keerds de long
est! Ise onter yer game.
Rich aunt-Why do you bring me thii
grass, Tommy
Tommy-Because / want you to bite
it.
"Why do you want me to bite it?"
Because l heard pa say that wheT
YOU bite the grass we will get $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

Horse Blankets whicha are strong
and have a reputation are always
initiated in poor qualities which
look like them, but having fewer
warp threads are not as strong.
Some dealers buy these poor
limitations for few cents less and
by saying they are Gust as good"
sell them at the same price as the
strong blankets to parties who do
not know the difference.
You cannot tell whether horse
blankets are strong by the look
or feel, as the warp threads do
not show on the face. How then
are you to know
Inorder that you cantella strong
blanket from a weak one, the manu-
facturer Of "a Horse Blankets
sews the above "a Trade Mark
inside of each blanket. This is a
guarantee that it is the strongest
blanket made for the money and
will wear well.
Many poor limitations have been
sold as "a blankets. Remember
none are genuine unless the
"a Trade Mark is sewed inside.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08


RIDDLEBERGER was "fulp' Sunday, but
not "too full for utterance," for he kept
up his interruption of business until he
was removed by the seargent-at-arms.
At one time, after he had been out to
get drink, the Virginian informed the
presiding officer that he had just tele-
graphed to the governor OF Virginia his
resignation as senator, because he could
have no recognition from the presiding
officer. He was now awaiting an answer
which would relieve him from the re-
sponsibilities OF his position. He had
found that's Republican senator from
Virginia could not be recognized by the
president of the senate pro tempore
The latter officer insisted that Riddle
berger be squelched and he was led Out
into cloak room. This fellow makes
good clown, though rather a dis
graceful one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

THE various meetings of county Off
Gals at st. Paul recently have amounted
to more than selfish attempt to have
their terms of Office of extended. They
are working for some sort of reform in
the present methods by which "green"
officials are suddenly indicted into the
intricate affairs connected with the va
rious county offices. Those who have
had experience in an Office such as
county treasurer or auditor know best
what a risk as we'll as inconvenience it
is to have to "break i'm new officials,
and there is much to be commended in
the attempts of the officials to get some
change made in the existing system.
The bill which is now before the legisla-
ture is looked to as one which will bring
relief. 1t directs the choice, in each
county of the State, at the next general
election. of a treasurer, superintendent
of schools, coroner and surveyor; and at
the general election next following of an
auditor, register of deeds, sheriff and
county attorney. All of these officials
are to hold Office for four years, so that
half of them would be chosen at each
election. The consequent frightening
of some official terms is necessary con-
sequence of changing the system that
now prevails. The Offices of auditor and
treasurer are closely allied to each other
a,I an disturbance in ono cop ho oouily
quoted by the other, but when it hap
pens as it does frequently under the
present order of things, that both the o.
fees are filed by new men at given
date, there is sure to be interruption if
not real mix up of affairs. This Is all
avoided under the new bill by providing
for the election of the auditor at one
general election and the treasurer at the
next. The provision for longer terms
may be thought objection BILE by some,
but in our opinion the county's affairs
would be better attended to, and the
peoples interests best subserved by the
change. There is very little, excuse or
need of having cleaning out of officials
every year. 1t is very exceptional that
a bad man has been elected to Office in
this county, and four years is not too
long for the term of an honest, compe-
tent official, while we are satisfied that
the public would find itself better served
and its business more satisfactorily
by officials who were not kept
On the verge of uncertainty by the rapid
approach Of the biennial election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

The retiring president in transmitting
the report OF the civil service commits
sion to Congress says he thinks the re-
form, doubtless meaning that sort ofre-
form that has been in vogue under HIM
Is firmly established. If such is really
the belief of Mr.. Cleveland it will not be
many months before the idea is knocked
out of him. President Harrison will no
doubt adhere to civil service reform in
its true sense, and we should be sorry
indeed to see him abandon everything
to the spoils hunters. But it is very GER
tain that when he wants to remove a
Democrat because he is Democrat he
will say 30. We will not hear of officials
being removed "for cause" and never
being allowed any lnkling of what the
charges against them are. The machin-
cry of the government will not be turn
ed into vast arrangement for blacken-
ing the character of honest men for the
sake of securing the places they hold.
We should be glad to see Mr.. Harrison
confirm to very strict civil service rules,
and refuse fatty to turn out one ward
worker to put in another fully as objec-
tionable. We think an honest civil SER
vice reform would suit the people, if il
did not the hungry hordes who are now
ready to pounce down upon the new
President. We don't know what Mr..
Harrison proposes to do. He has big
task before him and We think he is equal
to it, whatever his course may be. But
we are very well satisfied that the "civil
service reform" of the Harrison admin
istration will be an honest and respect
able one. If it includes the turning out
of all Democrats it will be done squareiy
and without subterfuges and no such
farce as offensive partisanship" will be
attempted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
Deafness Can't be Cured

by local application, as they can not
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucus Inning OF the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tireIy closed Deafness in the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
which is nothing but an inflam-
I'd condition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by Ca
tarrh) that We cannot cure by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars.
free. F. I. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
e6s~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

IT is rather hard comment upon the
morality and dignity of the United
States that its highest legislative body
should upon Sabbath day be the scene
of such disgraceful episode as that in
which RIddleberger figured Sunday.
1t might be good idea to disqualify
men who get drunk from serving in ,he
U. S. Senate, except that such protis-
ion would, from all accounts, prevent
the assembling of q quorum to confirm
the new presidents nominations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
MANKAro FREE Press.
FRIDAY. MARCH 8, 1850.

SENATOR SABIN becomes private citi-
zen to-day. 1t is needless for us to re-
lterate our belief and confidence in the
benefit which Mr.. Sabin has been TO the
State AS one of its great representatives.
He has faithfully discharged every duty,
and though he has probably not suited
his enemies, the vast majority OF the
people of the State are ready to account
him good public servant. IL his hon
orable successor succeeds in making us
good record he will certainly fulfil all
that could be expected. The ex-senator
returns to the State to take mp his career
rs a business man, and the FREE PRESS
wishes that he may find full appreciation
and success in those departments to
which he is 30 well adapted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
PASSING EVENTS.

The Heeman's Journal, of Dublin, has
raised $3.50 for the Parnell defense
fund.
1t is curious fact that the name of
the county in which Jefferson Davis
lives is Harrison.
Senator Stanford paid $500 for win
dows from which TO review the inaugur-
al parade, Senator Hearst $500, and Ira
Davenport $3.50.
General Harry Bankhead, a graduate
OF West Point, and the first commander
who employed Buffalo Bill as scout,
is dying at his house on Bergen avenue,
Jersey City. He is 65 years old.
Accepting the challenge ola New York
Spiritualist, Hermann, the magician,
writes: 81 still claim. as have always
done, that no spiritualist medium can
adduce anv so-called manifestation"
or phenomenon" that can not on the
spot duplicate and expose"
Eight years ago Mrs. Frank Leslie was
sleeping In the attic of a cheap board
ing-house. She wss then fighting to
give her illustrated weekly foothold.
She got it that foothold, and now sells it
to Arkell, of Judge, for 100000. Her
first hit was in the enterprlsing and per-
sistent work done Immediately after the
Garfield assassination.
Bishop Healy, of Maine. in a.letter of
advice to the Roman Catholics of that
State, calls attention to the evils that re-
suit from the marriages of Catholics and
Professionals, and strongly condemns d.
vorces, and exhorts the pastors to ex-
clude from the sacrement any man or
woman living apart from wife or hus-
band, unless the reasons therefor have
been previously submitted to his judg-
ment.
When asked whether the Union Jacks
and the epsigns of the navy would have
four new stars added In recognition of
the four new states of the Union, Cap
tain Ramsey, Commandant ofthe Brook
lyn Navy Yard, said: "The flags of the
navy will not be changed to represent
the four new States by stars until the fin
al ratification of the act of Congress is
made. 1t is not likely that new flags
will be made, but the four stars will be
added to the Union Jack and the blue
field of the ensign"
Prince Dhuleep Singh, son of the re-
doubtable but deposed Maharajah of
Punjauh, Dhuleep Singh, is visiting New
York. The young mans blood is of the
best, but the rule other ancient family
is over, and along with his brother, he
is an anglicised Indian in the English
army in India. To his father was left
among the rarest jewels in India the ia
nous Koh-i-noor diamond, which he
sold to Queen Victoria. The young
Prince is accompanied by two English
officers. In London they call the youth
Prince Astrachan." from the style of
his coat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
EupepSy.

This is what you ought to have, in
fact, You must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for it dai.
ly and mourning because they find il
not. Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are spent annually by our people in
the hope that they may attain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all. We guar
antee that Electric Bitters, if used &C
cording to diaectIons and the use per-
sisted in, will bring YOU Good Digestion
and GUST the demon Dyspepsia and in
stall instead Eupepsy. We recommend
Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and all
diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys.
Sold at SOC. and 81 90 per bottle by j. r.
Jones, Druggist.
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PASSING EVENTS.

Railroad facilities for quickly reaching
the Southern resorts were never so lux
urious and sumptuous as this year.
1t is current rumor lii Lexington, Va,
that James G. Blaine and other North
ern gentlemen are negotiating for the
purchase of the Natural Bridge, and that
Mr.. Blaine will visit Virginia after the
Inauguration to inspect his purchase.
Yale's freshman crew challenges Col
umbia TO a two-mIle straight away race
at New London. Columbia will probab-
ly accept.
Robert Louis Stevenson writes from
Honolulu, having completed his Pacific
cruising the yacht Casco, that he expects
to arrive in San Francisco In April.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
LIST ms. Feb. %; last ins. March s.
CITATION.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA-County of Blue
- Earth-Ia Probate court.
In the matter OF the estate of Gotfred Dehn
deceased
Whereas, Matilda Dorm Of the county of LIE
Sucur, State OF Minnesota, has filed petition III
the Probate Court of the County of Blue Earth
for Letters of Administration to issue to NJ
r. Everett upon the Estate Of GOtir:ed Dehu
late of said county deceased.
Therefore you and each OF you are cited and
REQUIRED 20 appear al the Office of The Judge of
Probate, in the city oi MankatO, IN said county
of Blue Earth, on the u IN day OF March, \. ID.
1859, at O'Clock IN IN" afternoon OF that day,
and show cause why Letters OF Admiufstrsl-
ton uUOn said Estate should not issue 10 the
said NJ. X. Everett as prayed Tor in said petit
ton.
In testimony whereof, / have hcreunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 18th day of February, A. ID. 1889.
SEAL. u: w MEAD
Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

Mr.. CLEVELAND vetoed the direct tax
bill. 1t might have been supposed that
when such light weights as Senators
Sherman, Hoar, Allison and others
heard the wisdom anu information inn
parted by Grover in his veto message
they would have acknowledged their ig-
norance ofwhat was appropriate and con-
stitutional in this matter and dropped at
once their support of the measure. But
it seems they appropriated little bit
of the Presidents conceit and stubborn
ness, and passed the bill over Mr.. Cleve-
lands learned veto, only Mr.. Edrnunds
voting 10. Congress will sadly miss
Grover, we fear, and we don't see where
that body is going to find another in
structor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages of consumption,
told by physicians that she was incura-
BILE and could live only short time; she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On
a piece of wrapping paper she read of
DR.. Kings New y h Discovery an. and got
another and grew better fast, continued
its use and is now strong, healthy, rosy,
dump. weighing 140 pounds. For fuller
pastIculars send stamp to w. H. Cole,
DRUGGIST. Fort Smith. Trial Bottles of
this wonderful Discovery Free at j. R.
ronee' Drug Store.
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LIST ms. March ]; last ms. March 10.
CITATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA-COuntyO OF Blue
- Earth-ln Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Eliza II.
TrinquC deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court TO all persons interested in the estate OF
Eliza X. TTinquc, deceased, Greeting:
You aud eacJ of Won are hereby cited and
required personally to be and appear before
the Judge of Probate Of the county of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, at his Office, in the
city Of MankGtO, In sand county, on the 23d day
of March, A. ID. 1859, Rt 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon of that day, then and there 10 attend the
final settlement Of the account of w. p. Cofhns
administrator Of the estate of Eliza X Trinque
deceased. and the distribution of said estate.
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of the Probate
Court this 18th day of February. A. ID. 1889.
lSeaLl GEO. w. MEAD,
Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08

The question arises, where are the
umbrellas, or how did the photograph
ers manage to eliminate them from their
views of the Inauguration scenes2 From
reports these articles were the most
prominent part of the exercises yester-
day, but on no illustration have yet seen
the sign of one.
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LIST ius. Feb. -: last ius. March s.
CITATION.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA-COUntyO of Blue
- EsTth-In Probate Court.
II the matter of the estate of Thomas l.. Per
Eins, deceased.
The state of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court 10 all persons interested in the estate OF
Thomas l.. Perkins, deceased, Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby cited and
required personally to be and appear before
the Judge OF Probate of the county of Blue
Earth, state Of Minnesota, at his Office in the
city OF MankatO, in said county, on the 18th
day of March, \. ID. 1893, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon of that day, then and there To at
tend the final settlement Of the account OF
John VI. Mead. administrator de bOnis non
with the will annexed of the estate of Thomas
L. Perkins, deceased, and the distribution OF
said estate.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
nv hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 18th day of February, 4. ID. 1889.
EsEAII G.. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.