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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE Australian system of voting, a
measure drawn for the laudable purpose
Of preventing corruption in elections, is
occupying the attention of the house. 1t
is argued that the law, by making it i'm
possible for anyone to know how a man
votes, will thus do away with the invest
ment of capital in that direction. Posi-
blv, to a certain extent, but we fear that
the worthy who works in "blocks of
five" would be willing to take the risks
in most cases. 1t is doubtful if in exist
ing circumstances the vote-buyer follows
his man to the polls 80 closely as to pre-
vent him, if 30 disposed, from cheating
his employer. OF the vast amounts of
money said to be used in elections now
adays as a corruption fund it is doubtful
if very much of it goes directly to the
man whose vote ID wanted. 1t is gobbled
up in most cases by men who assume,
really or fraudulently, to control GER
tain number or particular class of voters.
How is the far-famed Australian system
going to prevent this sort of business?
We have an election law now which will
do very well after few of its more cum
bersome and unnecessary provisions are
Topped off. Would it not be wise to fix
the Whiteman law up by such amend
ments as last falls election proved prop
er, and let the experimenting with the
Australian method be done by other
States which have more money to fool
away? If they make success of the
new system, Minnesota can adopt it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE various prison reform bills had
dav of 1t in the House Monday. Mr..
Wilrlch's bill providing for the employ
ment of convict labor at the state prison,
on the state account system, was the
first one. Mr.. Wilrich made the first
speech in it's favor and he fought it at
intervals for three hours or more. Mr..
Keyes spoke in favor of the bill intro
duced by the committee on prison la
Dor. This provides for the employment
of part of the convIcts on each the state
account and contract system. Mr..
Keyes held that it would be unsafe to
start with all the convicts under the
state account system. 1t might be a
failure and then an entirely new system
would have to be tried. If the combi-
nation system were tried thorough
test of the state account plan could be
made and its merits could be accurately
compared with those ofthe contract sys-
tenn. MIR. Barr also made fine argu-
ment in favor of the committee bi ],
quoting at considerable length from re-
ports made by Carroll ID. Wright OF
Massachusetts, to support his plea for q
test of the state account system. Sever
al of the members had to indulge their
antipathy at Senator Sabin by abusing
the Saltwater car company. Mr.. Barr
moved to substitute the combination
bill for Mr.. Willrich's, but this was lost
by vote of % to IL, The latter bill was
then ordered put on the calandar with.
out recommendation. This made Mr.
Willrich happy, although his happiness
was modified somewhat when by vote
of % to 90 the other bill, the prison la
Dor committees, was also advanced tt
Its third reading, with a re commenda
ton to pass. This gives chance for {
repetition of the fight when the third
reading comes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
CRUSHED INTO k,noLlNe WOOD.

A Derailed Passenger Train Completely
Demolished Several Passengers In
jured.
CHICAGO, April 8. "A defective switch
derailed the four rear coaches of an in
ward bound Baltimore and Ohio passen-
ger train between Colehour and South
Chicago about + o'clock a. m. The
coaches were thrown with terrific vio-
lence against several coal oil tank cars
standing on the eide tracks and broken
to pieces. One man was killed and
dozen others injured, two or three
Of them very severely. The train
was an hour and three-quarters
late and was running fast in order to
make up time. just north of One Hum
dredth street, near the great tanks of
the Standard Oil company, as the train
went flying over the many switches, the
seventh coach was suddenly wrenched
loose from its couplings and shot diago-
nally across the track to the left. The
coach following was thrown from the
track and with awful force against the
oil tank cars to the right. The entire
side of the car was ripped and torn and
smashed into pile of twisted iron,
splintered woodwork and broken seats.
The car was full of men women and
children. who shrieked in terror as they
were thrashed about, mangled and
bruised under the wreckage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
THE President made two good appoin

The President made two good appoint
ments Friday, one being Cornelius
VanCott, to he postmaster at New York
City, and the other Joel B. Erhardt, for
collector of customs at the same port.
Both of these will be recognized as salts
factory politically as well as from bust
ness stand point. VanCott Is State
senator, and had the backing of nearly
all the prominent Republican politicians
and business men of the city, while Err
hardt will be remembered as the Re-
publican who made the valiant run for
mayor against Grant and Hewitt last
fall. The appointment of these two
men puts an end to Mugwumpery in the
federal institutions at New York City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

On the 30th of June the commissions
of l50 special examiners of the pension
department expire. If they are not re-
appointed they of course cease to he
connected with the department. Corp
oral Tanner says:
The civil service covers every position
within my control, from 5000 clerk
ship through all the clerks and special
agents to the chiefs of divisions. Oh
course men who are called to fill vacan-
cies among the special agents will have
to withstand civil service examination,
and / have no control over the question
of politics in making selections. By the
end of this month it is expected that the
medical examining boards will be thor
ougbly reorganized, and at the end Of
the present fiscal year, June 30, radical
changes will be made in the special agen.
cies in the field. The special examin-
ers who flooded Indiana and other close
States during the campaign, and worked
under the instructions of Commissioner
Black, got in some ardent and effective
political work, and can not hope to re-
tain their positions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
THE OLD COUNCIL EXPIRES.
Election Returns Canvassed and
All Business Wound Up.

A special meeting of the city council
was held Saturday night to canvass the
vote of the recent election, and to trans
act other business. Mayor Pau pre-
sided and all the aldermen were present
except Aid. Patterson. The minutes of
the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
An application was received from the
Norwegian church, corner Canal and
VanBrunt streets, asking that $14.16 ex-
cess sidewalk tax be refunded. Re-
ferred to the city engineer.
The bond of Perry Wysong for build
ing the pumping station was received
and approved, with ]. G. Wise and L..
g. M. Fletcher as sureties.
Mayor Pau stated that a suit had
been begun against the city by DIR. P.
Follman, for damages by water in his
cellar.
Mayor Pau put in a bill for $75 for six
days services on behalf of the city in the
water cases against the city.
A number of other bills were read,
including the bills for election expen-
ses, and $290S2 for city lighting for
March. The bills were allowed, except
the election bills, which were referred
to the committee on claims.
The city engineer was instructed to
report the cost of putting sewer and
water connections in the city hall.
The election returns were then taken
up and a committee of one from each
ward, consisting of Aids. Schroeder,
Kron, Pond and Johnson, was appointed
to canvass the returns.
The result as ascertained by the COM
mittee was the same as reported In
these columns last Wednesday, except
that the eight votes cast in the third
ward for Crank Wilk" were given to
Frank Wilkins for whom they were
clearly intended. This reduces Mr..
Bienapf's majority to 655. One vote
was also cast in the second precinct of
the Fourth ward for Thos. Griffin for
alderman.
Vice President Hoerr, who was in the
chair, declared that Messrs. Pau, Bien-
apf and Jorgensen, having received the
majority Of all the votes cast, were cleo
ted to the Office of mayor, recorder and
alderman from the Fourth ward respec-
lively.
A petition was read, signed by great
number of property owners, asking that
the Agency Hill road be opened, widen.
ed and graded to the established width.
Referred to the Board of Public Works.
The minutes of the meeting were then
read and approved, after which the
council adjourned sine die.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The senate as committee Of the
whole Friday discussed Senator Ives
bill amending the military code by the
organization of the Third regiment, ma
tional guard, and appropriating $4,000
annually for the maintenance of the
same Senator Crandall opposed The
motion and the bill, asserting that he
believed it an unnecessary expenditure.
He made the statement that IN case of a
riot he would rather depend upon one
company from Fit. Smelling to quell it
than four militia regiments. The dis
cussion of the bill continued for upwards
of two hours, nearly all the orators in
the body speaking to the question.
Senators Pope and Crandall were espec-
tally bitter in their denunciation Of the
measure, and Senator Ives made a
lengthy speech in defense of it, and
in Senator Durant he found strong
supporter. 1t was finally recommended
to pass.
The Durant bill to improve the civil
service of the State, made special or
der for that hour, was taken up at II
O'Clock Friday. Mr.. Durant made an
earnest speech in favor of the bill, stat
ing that the time had certainly come
when the election and civil service laws
should be radically changed. "The
means resorted to at last years election
was certainly Indicative that the acme OF
corruption had been reached" said the
Democratic statesman from the prison
city. "The hIll," he continued, chad
been drafted by prominent and we'll
known Republican of the State" Sena-
tor Pope followed in support of the bill,
making the statement that there were
ten sections in the bill just as necessary
to good State government as the ten
commandments are to the Bible. 1t
soon became evident that the Demo-
cratic members were solid for the bill.
The Republicans thought there was con
siderable buncombe in it, and failed to
see where it would benefit the State. II
was referred TO the judiciary committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
CONSUMPTION Cured.

An old physician, retired from prae-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula of
simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consump-
ton, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and
all Throat and Lung Affections, also
positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all Nervous Complaints,
after having tested its wonderful cura-
tive powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo-
tive and desire to relieve human suf-
fering, will send free of charge, to all
who desire it, this recipe, in German,
French or English, with full directions
for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper. w. A. MOVES, 149 I'Oacer's Block,
Rochester, N. Y. 2leow
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE Panama canal fiasco has not only
resulted in financial loss to those who
risked their money in it, but reports
from the lsthmus show that though over
5000 laborers have been aided to leave
since work was abandoned, at least 5000
still remain on the line of the works in
a desperate condition. A consular re-
port says some deaths from starvation
have already been reported, and it is
feared that many more will occur if
prompt measures are not taken by the
West Indian Government to send the
people back to their homes. Negroes
and women and children are the worst
sufferers. Despite the great distress
good order prevails.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

The "ninety days" which the voters
supposed they were voting for last fall
when they adopted the amendment
frightening legislative sessions, ended
yesterday. State Treasurer Bobleter
has raised the important question
whether the members who having
drawn their per diem for the ninety
days ending yesterday are to be entitled
to go on at the same sale indefinitely
and he has asked for Attorney General
Clapp's opinion on the matter. The lat
ter will go far toward settling the ques-
ton whether the constitutional amend
ment adopted last fall meant'9O solar
days from the opening of the Legislative
session or 80 legislative days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
ABOUT THE STATE.

Winona's hotel project has again been
resucitated. How long the wind will
hold out is doubtful.
Norman Perkins, the new superintend-
ent of the railway mail service for this
district, has entered upon his duties.
st. Paul banquets the legislators with
a big spread next Thursday evening.
Swedish Baptist conference meets in
Duluth June go.
Lake Benton, Marshall, and other
towns in that direction, are greatly ex-
ercised over prairie fires.
The Albert Lea Standard saws that the
potato market at that city has been COM
pletely flattened. Lately 10 cents per
bushel was offered for enough TO load a
car, but they could not be bought at that
price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
FOUR FUNNY ONES.

Deacon-Does your wife keep hired
girl?
Deacon-No, she has lady who calls
occasionally and assists her with the
cooking, however.
"Have you anything to say why SEN
tence of death should not be passed upon
you 2"
eyes, your honor"
"What is ii ?"
az have always been and still am
strenuously opposed to capital punish
ment."
Reporter-Who lives hereP
Servant-Mr. Smith, that's dead.
Chow long has he been dead?"
swell, If he'd lived until tomorrow,
he'd have been dead one year."
Mrs. Bretella-Aren't you laced aw-
fully tight, Aspasia?
Miss Bretella-I may be little, man.
ma, but 1 feel sure that Mr.. Sawdorff
will propose this evening, and he's got
the shortest arms you ever saw.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE Minneapolis board of trade docs
not appear to take kindly to the meat
inspection bill. 1t is supposed the
trouble is that the idea is prevalent that
the st. Paul stock yards company is
backing the Scheffer inspection bill. At
the meeting of the board of trade IN the
-four city Monday morning several bur-
lesques were presented IN the shape of
resolutions providing for the inspection
Of hens "a hours before they are due to
lay their eggs, for inspecting cows before
being MIXED, and for the inspection of
fish before they are caught. 1t was very
funny but not at all dignlfied, and would
seem to show that the opposition to the
meat inspection bill have no good argu-
ments to present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
SOME of the free traders are obiectin

SOME of the free traders are Directing
to the suggestion that the new admins
tration lend what aid it can to the
growth of the protection idea in the
South. We should say this would be a
very proper policy, in fact, just the one
to be followed. Did not Gen. Harrison
give the country certain notice IN his in
augural that he believes in protection
and considers it the doctrine that will
best develop the varied interests of this
great nation? 1t is but the natural con-
clusion that he will therefore bend all
his energies in the direction of that pol
lev
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
ARBOR DAY.
Gov. Merriam Fixes April 20 for
the Observance of Arbor Day.
The following proclamation was issued

The following proclamation was issued
by Gov. Merriam yesterday:
Arbor day may be considered as one
of the most pleasing festivals of the
year, and its observance is now so gen.
eIal throughout the states and territor-
les of the Union that it has become al
most national in its character. The day
possesses the rare feature of being one
of pleasure to those who participate in
the work TO which it is dedicated, and of
being in far greater degree fruitful in
blessings to the children, the chlldren's
children and the generations to follow.
Certainly no labor can better engage the
hands of the men, women and children
of our state, upon designated day,
than the planting of trees, shrubs and
vines to bean,ify the home acre and to
make the nucleus of groves similar to
those that now dot the prairies OF our
state, and which the years will develop
into forests that will charm the eye, en-
nance the beauty of our landscape and
prove beneficial to the commonwealth
Complying with the custom requiring
the chief eXecutive.of this state to desig-
nate the day, l, William r. Merriam,
governor OF the state of Minnesota, do
hereby name Friday, April 26 instant,
as Arbor day, and do earnestly hope
that all citizens of the state, individual
ly or as communities, and through the
medium of their churches and societies,
Shall observe the same in manner as
shall seem most fitting, enjoyable, and
which shall accomplish the most for the
work 10 which the day is set abart. It
is desirable that the day be made as at
tractive as possible to the school child
rem of the state, and that some features
interesting to them may he made part
of the exercises. II is also hoped, that
so far as practicable, all commercial and
industrial operations may be suspended
throughout the state on this day.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state at the capitol, st. Paul,
this third day of April, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty nine, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one hun
Fdred and thirteenth.
WILLIAM r. MERRIAM, Governor.
Ii. MATTsoN. Secretary of State.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE proposition which was recently
made to have the Minnesota convict la
Dor employed in the manufacture of
twine amounted to nothing more
than a protest from interests doubtless
with the trust which is getting
ready to turn the screws down upon the
farmers of the Northwest. Illinois leg
islators, it appears, do not get discour-
aged SO easily, and joint resolution
has been passed directing the commits
sioners of penitentiaries to investigate
the cost of necessary plans, etc, and re-
port at an early dav.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

CHMDs, of the Waseca Herald, thinks
Halstead's nomination was a disgrace to
the president. Here is a case of one
man calling all the rest of the world
fools. The particular ground for Mr..
Child's antipathy to the Cincinnati edi-
tor Is his attitude toward the third party
Prohibs. 1t is well-known fact that
the palmer truth man speaks the more
bitter enmities he contracts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

EXPLORER STANLEY at last comes to the
front with personal denial that he is
dead or met with any of the various
deaths attributed to him by the cable
grams which the papers have published
so often. The obituary notice of the in
trepid voyager is also laid carefully
away, for here comes an authentic let
ter stating that, after nearly a year Of
marching through countries never be-
fore traversed by white explorer STAN
ley has effected a meeting with the hard
ly less renowned Emin Pasha. 1t
took but few minutes to transmit the
wonderful story from London to Cali
fornla or to Calcutta; it took him many
months to travel third of the distance
between London and Benares. The eli
matte conditions, of course, were more
unfavorable, but the physical obstacles
which he had to encounter were, on the
whole, not dissimilar to those which De-
Soto overcame in America. Speaking of
the new world opened to the activity of
civilization the Inter Ocean asks: Will his
march be followed by such results as
history records since DeSoto's day ?
Will climate and the temper OF the ma
tive populations be more successful in
maintaining the inherent conservatism
of barbarism in Africa than they were in
America? What wealth ofminerals and
costly woods may lie in those forests
the one 100000, the other 10000 miles
square, whose dimensions he discerned
What supplies of grain and meat may be
raised on the luxuriant plains whose
wild herds fed and strengthened hi
band after the famine and fever of the
vast woodlands. What navies coult
ride on those "lakes as large as any sea-
which were the objective point of hi
long journey. Will the next two centur
les do as much for Africa as the last TIVE
have done for America? And if 80 wha
then will be the population and the com
MERGE of the word?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE London Count Journal is alleged
to have just published to following item
of American news:
"The Americans have elected Mr..
Robert Lincoln as Minister to the Court
of st. James. Mr.. Lincoln is brother
of the famous was President, and is said
to be an excellent judge Of horse flesh.
He took no part in the great struggle
presided over by his brother, PREFER
ing, he declared, to be merely an on
locker. His life, however, has not been
wholly uneventful, for several years ago
he was Secretary of Illinois and Nebras-
ka. He has wonderful talent for MINI
icry, and one of our correspondents
heard him recite some time ago, before
a ag-partv, in the rooms of the Chica-
90 Press Club
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

In England during 1888 fifteen trusts
with Il capital of e9, 500, 600 were formed,
and already during the present year
nineteen more have been organized.
All this IN the land of free trade, where
the Democratic orators last fail insinua-
ted the iniquitous trust could not flour
ish. Such bosh
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

There is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
wears was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescribe
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced it incurable. Science has prov
en- catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease, and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured bv f. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken inter-
nally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the
blood and mucus surface of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars .or any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address, F. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o.
R6rSold by Druggists, 76c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

How the mighty are fallen! Mr..
Grover Cleveland and party arrived in
New York Saturday afternoon from the
trip to Cuba, and the event is consider
ed hardly worth cronicling by the re-
porters who a year ago would have
chased the same individual over half a
State to see how he aiighted from the
cars, how he looked and what he wore
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12

THE House Judiciary committee is fly
ing very shy of tie meat inspection bill
and practically reports to the house that
it IS unable to decide upon the constitu-
tionalitv of the bill. Thus, the measure
stands before the house without any re-
commentator. 1t appears these legis-
lators are more particular about the
constitutionality of some measures than
athnrc