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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
THE NAVAJO BLANKET.

1t 70 Woven by Process known Only to
Its Indian Inventors.
The Navajo Indians are possessors of
large focks of anely-bred sheep, the
wool from them amounting to over q
million pounds annually. A portion OF
the wool is sold to traders; but the
larger part is used in the manufactre
of blankets. After. the wool is
cleaned, carded and dyed-by process
known only to the Indians and by them
reliRionsly guarded rs . secret-it is
ready for tho loom, which is built BY
the squaws. The weavers are person
ages Of such importance that they are
not expected to perform any other labor.
The hogan, which contains the loom.
is made by driving into the ground at
regular intervals, six roughly-hewn
poles. from eight to ten feet long, form.
Ing a small square. Across the tops of
these supports are laid green boughs
to shield the weaver from the hot
sun. The center poles form the sides
of the loom; and about foot from the
top and bottom are fastened cross poles
through which holes are bored for the
warp, which is composed Of the fbers of
the yucca tree. This warp is treated
by process that renders it almost in
destructible, the secret of which is
known only to the Navajo Indians, who
refuse to divnlge it. Consequently the
work Of their looms is not likely soon
to become the rival of the more gen.
orally used ''California blanket" Be-
fore they were subdued by the Govern
ment, the Navajo Indians made these
blankets solely for the use Of their own
tribe; but since they have been thrown
almost entirely upon their resources for
livelihood, the manufacture of the
blanket has become their leading IN
dustry, and source of large profit
Mrs. s E. Boggs, in Good Housekeep-
ing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
FOREIGN.

THE Prince OF Wales officiating on the
10th at the unwilling Of the statue OF
General Gordon at Chatham euloyized
him as the dashing ''Christian soldier. F."
ADvIcEs OF the 10th say that In bat.
tie between the French forces and
natives 1T Onosebongon. Africa, the
latter were completely routed, with =
loss Of 1900, all killed, while but
fifteen Frenchmon were killed and
seventy-two wounded.
SIR ALFRED KIHBY, Of the Deptford
(Ene.) distillery works, failed on the
10th for ST, 100, 900.
AT Pilsen. . town Of Bohemia, troops
fred on riotous strikers on the goth, kill.
ing five and wounding seven Of them.
THE wedding of Miss Clara Ward. OF
Detroit, Mich, to Prince Joseph Chimay
Caraman, son Of the Belgian Prime Min.
lister. took place In Paris on the goth.
ADvIoEs of the 21st from Buenos
Ayres soy that twenty-six people were
killed and forty-one wounded In the re.
cent uprising at Puerto Allegro.
THE list anniversary Of the birth Of
Queen Victoria was celebrated through.
out England on the 2lst.
WHILE services were in progress in .
church at St. Mahlen, Germany, on thu
22d thunderstorm came up and the
building was struck by lightning. Six
persons were killed and twenty were
injured.
TIE celebration of the 6O0th anniver.
saryo the founding Of the University
Of Montpelier, In France, took place.oh
the 22d. ~
THE party in Nova Scotia which fa.
vors closer commercial relations with
the United States elected thirty out Of
thirty-eight members Of the Provincial
Parliament on the 22d.
II was proved at the inquest on the
22d that fifty-six persons lost their
lives in the recent Montreal insane
asylum fire.
THE lumber firm of Smith, Wade a
Co., of Quebec, Can, failed on the 23d
for s., 600. OOO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28

Polly CR0UL CAnLlskE, who was born
In New Y ork Ia l7o2, died on the 2oth
ct Detroit, Mich, Sho remembered
having been kissed BY General Wash
inRton. 5.5 II s.
The California Democrats will meet
at San Jose on August 10 to nominste
State officers
Quo Republicans will meet in State
convention at Cleveland on July IT,
TnE Nevada Republican State conyen.
ton was on the 9lst CALLED to meet Of
Virginia City September 1.
AT Helena. Mont, on the 2lst the Su.
preme Court decided the Silver Bow
County sheriff's contest In favor of John
E. Lloyd, the Republican candidate.
MRS. LYDIA BRowN SMITH. OF Adrian,
Mich, died at that place on tho 2lst
aged 100 years.
. DIR w. H. ByFonp, ono Of the ablest
and most popular Of Chicago's phy.
sioians, died suddenly on the 9lst, ared
Is years. y. l.~*
In New York City on the 22d Mrs
Charlotte Smith celebrated her Tooth
birthday. There were present tho CEN
tenarian's son, thirty -four grandchil.
dren. thirty-one great-grandchildren,
sixteen great-great.grandchildren and
thirty nephews and nioces
Mrs. SARAH R0THscMI1.D, OF Chicaro,
was 100 years old on tho a2d. She waa
in excellent health.
GEORGIA, Democrats will hold their
State convention upon August at At
lanta. ',.~
In tho Seventeenth Illinois district
Edward Lane (Dem.) was renominated
for Congress ON the 92d. -... d.
Mrs. ANNE MARIE TUCKER, tho last
Of tina famous tribe Of Indians that once
owned and inhabited Staten Island,
died on tho 2Sd at South Beach, N. Y,
aged 1O2 years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
Reached y DoCislon.

At Fergus Falls recently the case Of
the Society Of the Most Precious Blood
vs.. Bonifartz Moll reached . decision.
The verdict was for the defendant, and
settles the title to between 5000 and
1000 acres Of valuable land in Otter
Tail County. Joseph Albrecht, .
wealthy man, bequeathed his real estate
to the church society above named, but
his heirs have now destroyed the efflca-
cy of the will.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.

An Interesting Compilation OF Household
F. Fact and Fancy.
II the TAT IN the fryingekettle Is hot
before you are ready for it, put in dry
crust of bread. 1t will not burn IS long
as it has something to do. only when it
is left idle.
attached by long string to the band
Of the apron when cooking; it saves
burnt fingers or scorched aprons, and is
always at hand.
Keep q clasp knife or knife with .
handle different from those in common
use for the sole purpose Of peeling
onions, and so avoid the flavor and odor
of them where it is neither expected
nor desired.
Half . teaspoonful Of sugar will nearly
always revive dying fire. and, unlike
the few drops of coal oil which servants
are so fond of using and which have
caused so many sad accidents, is per
fectly safe.
To mend . very large hole in socks or
woven underwear, tack piece of strong
net over the aperture and darn over it.
i
stronger than when new and look far
neater than if darned in the ordinary
way.
TO keep the bright, green color Of
summer cabbage, boil fast in plenty OF
water in which has been dissolved .
piece Of washing soda the size OF two
peas; cover until the water bolts and
than &olo ~ tho lid IF the stnam IA
shut in the cabbage will be yellow
and unsightly.
Fasten one Of the cheap three.fold
towel-racks securely to the kitchen
wall near the stove. and it will serve to
hang your jelly-bag, which should be
provided with four loops of strong tape
in place of the usual strings. Slip the
two loops opposite each other on the
outer asms Of the rail and the alternate
ones on the middle arm. You will find
it far more convenient than tying the
bag to the backs or legs Of chairs. ::
To avoid the horrible odor which too
often fills the house when cabbage or
other green vegetables are boiling, fol-
low these simple directions Put your
cabbage in . net and when you have
boiled it Ave minutes in the first pot OF
water. lift it out, drain. for few Sec
yonds and place carefully in second pot
which YOU must have full OF fast-boiling
water on the stove. Empty the first
water away and boil your cabbage till
tender in the second.-C. A. Cheniston,
in Good Housekeeping.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
Prom ts,nx Outlook.

f. The Southern Minnesota Fair Associ-
alton has commenced active prepara-
tions for the coming fair at Rochester
In September next Premiums and
purses to the sum Of $4,000 have been
offered, and already the outlook for the
fastest string Of horses ever In that
city was very promising. New build
ings were to be erected and the grounds
materially improved.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
The News Brlouy ChronicIed.

The News Brlotiy Chr0ntoled.
Jens Lavang, living south of Roches.
ter, was accidentally killed recently by
runaway. He fell behind the horses.
Corpo, the Italian assaulted at St. Paul
by the Murray brothers, died the other
day. " ...
Mrs. Perry Rolfe, wife of well-to-do
resident Of Owatonna, eloped recently
with George Bulson, travelling agent for
Detroit (Mich.) drug-house. They
were supposed to be in Chicago. .s
Minneapolis has forty-one million
aires and St Paul thirty.one.
The report that the patients in the
insane asylum at Rochester had been
poisoned by eating canned meats is de-
MED by Superintendent Phelps. -.
r Peter Lundberg, of Jordan, was
drowned at Swan river cutoff recently
while driving logs in the Mississippi
100 miles above Aitkin.
Duluth is to have $500, 900 renais-
sance union depot, to be completed by
December. .no
The State homeopathtsts declared re-
Gently that they would demand equal
rep resentation in the State Board Of
Medical Examiners. ,>.....,. 49,.
At Winona the jury in the case Of B.
n. Ehmicke VS.. L. G. Porter Milling
Comp any brought in q verdict recently
for the plaintiff for $9,o 600 damages. FL,
A COW belonging to . Norwegian west
of Luverne gave birth to Ave calves the
other day. The calves were but little
larger than dogs, but were all alive and
frisky. ", .ssss.. =. y..} A.. .s..ss p. j.
81 A peculiar accident recently befell
William F. Miller, Of Winona, which
resulted fatally. He started to run
across railroad track, tripped and fell
striking his neck on the rail, breaking
his windpipe. zs &. =s.5., rss H..
y Edward J.. Cottell, resident pc rtner at
st. Paul, Of tho firm Of Walker & Co..
stock brokers, disappeared from ST.
Paul recently and had not since been
heard from. It was supposed that he
was q defaultar and has zone to Canada.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
LATEST NEWS,
"A sad Ending.

FALL RIVER, Mass, May 25.-At Wa
tuppa lake to-day a party of thirteen
persons hired boat and went rowing.
There was strong wind blowing. The
boat into which the party embarked was
too small to accommodate so many peo-
pie. When about 20 feet of the shore
a child rocked the boat. Some men
standing on the bank cautioned the
child to remain quiet, but the child was
unmindful of J.. this advice. Sud.
denly, without moments warning, the
boat capsized. Heart-rending cries rent
the air, and the women were struggling
In the water. Seueral parties on shore
cried to them to cling to the boat, but
their failing strength was unequal to
the task, and women and children sank
out of sight. Five of the party struck
out for shore on their own hook and
succeeded in reaching it in an exhaust
ed condition. The following were
drowned: Samuel Whites, aged fifty;
Mrs. Whites, aged forty-five; Henry
Whites, aged ten; Samuel Whites, Jr.,
aged twelve; Levina Buckley, aged
thirty-flve; Fred Buckley, aged three;
Willie Buckley, aged eight; Willie
Turner, aged nine. ::..-..:
Under Failing Walls.
LAREDO, Tex, May 25.-Last night
during heavy thunder storm, strong
gust of wind struck the power house of
the electric motor street car line, caus-
ing the brick walls of the building,
which was $50 feet long by so feet wide,
to collapse, and the whole structure fell
with crash. There were four men in
the building at the time, three of whom
two white men and one negro, were
killed. -.r~ ~. -. a
WHILE the store of J. s. Charles, at
Lucas, O., was burning on the 25th,
twenty-five pounds of dynamite explod-
ed and killed Jerry Jones and Il. J.
Smith who were removing goods from
the building. @s5~ -5.... i
AN attempt was made on the night of
the oath to blow up the Haymarket
monument in Chicago with dynamite.
A shower of rain prevented the success
Of theplot. ' .:=5*z e - Fl
THE tow path of the Erie canal gave
way near Utica, n. X, on the 25th,
washing out the tracks of the New York
Central railway and throwing freight
train into the ditch. - sa% @%ss
A SLIGHT shock aofs earthquake was
felt throughout central New York on
the night Of the 25th. .sg.zsx S. i .;,s..s,
A TORNADO passed over Crawfords-
Vile, Ind, on the 25th. Much damage
was done to buildings, but no lives were
lost. 3
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
Found Dead In His Coll.

The dead body of William Bernard,
who bad been locked up in st. Paul for
being drunk, was found in cell at the
Central police station the other morn
ing. Bernard was married and until
recently was bar-koeper at saloon on
Eighth and Washington streets. His
wife said he left her intending to 60 to
Montana.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
A Mill Burned.

The Cole houring-mill in Rochester
was destroyed by fire the other after
noon. An explosion of mill-dust oc.
Cured in the upper story, blowing of
the roof Of the structure, and the fire was
beyond control before the alarm was
turned in. Loss, $50, 900; insurance,
$4,000
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
PERSONAL AND PoL,TiciAL

Az the election held at. Edgerton,
Kan, on the 10th to fill the vacancies
caused by the designations of the lady
city officials, men were chosen to the
positions. >ss..> .a.-. a~ ~
RICHARD VAUx (Dem.) was, on the
Goth elected to succeed the late Mr..
Randall from the Third Congressional
district of Pennsylvania His only ops
position was from the Prohibitionists,
who gave their candidate forty-seven
votes out of total of 8,591.
j. B. CLARK was on the goth nom1-
mated at Wateryille for Governor by the
Union Labor party Of Maine, and Z. Il.
Bateman for Congress from the Third
district
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28

Society held its sixty-sixth anniversary
meeting on the 21st at the Emmanuel
Baptist Church in Chicago. The report
iof the board of managers showed re-
.ceipts during the past year of 1865, 239.
:16, being @3s,S78.9 80 more than the re-
:ceipts of the previous year. -.-.. -~
WHILE drunk on the 21st James Hen
erickson. of Chicago, fatally shot his
wife and then killed himself. Nine
children were len orphans.
GEORGE w. ROBERTS, book-keeper
and confidential manager of the Smith
& Griggs Manufacturing Company at
Waterbury,, Conn.,, was on the 21st
charged with embezzling $1o,0 200.
FIVE miners were killed in the Calu-
met and Hecla mine at Calumet, Mich,
on the 21st by falling rocks. : -
A SAN FRANCISCO paper reported on
the 21st an alleged scheme to capture
Lower California, interested capitalists
being at the bottom of the plot After
wrestling independence from Mexico 1t
was planned to secure annexation to the
United States r
THE National Temperance Congress
will meet in New York June II and will
last two days. ~ ###
ROBERT TEAMoN, . colored reporter,
was on the 21st unanimously elected q
member of the Boston Press Club.
A NEW competitor for the Standard
Oil Company in the Manhattan Oil
Company" was formed at Lima, O., OF
the 21st. The company owns several
thousand acres Of territory and has con
tracted for 500 tank-;ar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. cambridge Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay Co., Tex. says: "Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results
My brother also was very low with Ma.
larial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured
by timely use of this medicine. Am sat
isfied Electric Bitters saved his life."
Mr.. D. /. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as
well as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis
orders itands unequaled. Price Soc
and 81. at J. R. Jones' Drug Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
Canadian Retaliation.

OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 4.-The dominion
government has decided to adopt Wig
orous foreign trade policy now that the
Mckinley bill will divert Canadian
trade from the states. 1t has been de-
cided to take immediate steps to pro-
mote closer trade relations between
Canada and the West Indies. The Hon.
George E. Foster, minister of finance,
goes to the West Indies this week on a
trade mission. He will visit Barbados,
Trinidad, Jamaica, the Bahamas and
Bermuda. His mission, it is expected,
will result successfully, as the govern
ment has given him considerable author
ity to discuss the question of closer
trade relations. Foster expects to re-
turn here about Christmas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
ANOTHER FEUD MATCHED.

81. Clair County, Ala, at War Over
Quarrel Between Two Prominent Fam
lilies.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. A feud
which has been brewing for some time
near Cropwell, st. Clair county, broke
out Sunday in, earnest. Two prominent
families are involved, and many lives
will probably be lost before it is ended.
Fonzo and Powell Hancock and George
Norgher had been cunning for each
other for some time. Sunday morning
Fonzo fired two shots at Norgher, but
missed lam. Later in the day Powell
Hancock went to Norgher's house and
the two men opened fire on each other.
At the fourth shot Hancock fell dead.
His brother and friends are now hunting
Norgher with the intention of shooting
him on sight Friends have also rallied
around NUlgher, and as the principals
are prominent men in their neighbor-
hood they have many friends, and a
bloody fight is expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
General Passengel
OUININE OVERCOATS,

Few people have any idea of the
amount of quinine that is consumed in a
period of time or of that sold by single
dealer in the drug. Extravagant stories
have been told by individuals as to the
amount of the alcholoid which they
have consumed, and if it has not been
a quantity sufficient to put them in a
wooden overcoat it would probably,
converted into cash, provide comfort
able top coat for winter wear. This time
oft year overcoats are out of season,
ano he question uppermost is how to
keep cool and where. Rest and recrea-
ton come in that line. Thoughts ofthis
kind should lead one to inquire of any
agent of the Minneapolis & st, Louis
Ry. as to summer rates to tourists points
in all parts of the country, or for short
fishing excursions. Any special infor-
nation will be cheerfully furnished up
on application to G. M. Pratt, G. T. & P.
A., Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
-FOUR UNDER AN ENGINE.
A Disastrous Head-End Col
lisiOn on the Delaware &
LackaWanna.
Two Engines Demolished and
Several Passenger Coaches
in the Ditch.
Two Big Hotels at Sacramento. Cal,
Burned Spontaneous Combustion
Probably the Cause.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 4.-The ex-
press train that left New York on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
road at a. M, and was due at 5:55
p. M, while descending the steep grade
near Rock Cut, three miles from this
city, crashed into coal train standing
on switch and waiting for the track
to be cleared for its passage southwark.
Both locomotives were completely
wrecked, and the baggage and mail
cars were crushed to pieces Of the
other cars on the passenger train, four
in number, three were thrown from the
track, the force of the collision hurting
them into a position at right angles
with the rails. The single Pullman
kept its place.
front passenger train, and J. w. Doyle,
of Great. Bend, Pa.,, engineer on the
coal train, were killed outright with
their firemen-Jerre Lee, of this city,
and Morton Fernan, of Great Bend.
The four men were
Buried Under the Wreck:
Doyle was dug out by the train hands
with the assistance of some of the pas
sengers. The other three are still in the
wreck. AS by a miracle none of the
passengers were killed and only one Of
them Mrs. Thomas Corcoran, of Buff
falo,-was seriously injured. Mrs. Cor
coran was on her way home from Cort-
land She had two ribs broken and her
right wrist was dislocated. She also
sustained severe injuries to her spine
and her left shoulder was badly bruised.
She is now at ST. Joseph's hospital in
this city and her chances of recovery
are doubtful. The accident was caused
by misplaced switch. The switchman,
it is said, had been in the employ of the
company only since Oct. 90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
Congregational Contests Tame.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 4.-One of
the hottest gubernatorial fights that
ever occurred in Tennessee is now being
decided. The Democrats, Republicans
and Prohibitionists have three strong
men in the field. Democrats are san
guine of success. The Prohibitionists
are also hopeful. The congressional
contests have been tame, except in the
Fifth district, where two Republicans
confront each other. There the factions
have been relentless and desperate in
the struggle for victory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
The Colorado Outlook.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 4-The state
campaign closed here with Republican
meeting. The principal speaker was
Senator Wolcott. There are some differ
ences in the Republican party and the
Democrats are hopeful of electing the
governor, state treasurer and majority
of both houses of the legislature, in case
of which Hon. T. M. Patterson will
succeed Senator Teller. The Republi-
cans laugh at these Democratic expecta-
lions and are confident of electing their
state ticket
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
The Captain Denies Cowardice.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov Capt. J.
l. Allen, of the Inflated schooner Cor
nelius .Hargraves, has informed his
relatives horc that he should remain in
Philadelphia till Wednesday, or so long
as there is any prospect of raising the
vessel, He denied the charges prefer
ring cowardice against him and says he
will set the matter right later. Capt.
Allen, who is resident of this city, has
many friends here who believe him in
capable of leaving sailor to drown as
Mate Walker accuses him of doing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
KILLED THE MCCOY LEADER.

One of the Notorious West Virginia Out
laws Perforated by Eighteen Bullets.
ELKHoRN, w. Va, Nov. 4.-Budd Nc
Coy, the leader of the notorious Mccoy
gang, was killed near Tennis Camp, Lo-
gan county, Virginia, Friday evening,
by the man named Dempsey, of the Hat
field gang. Other parties are supposed
to have assisted in the killing. The
country is wild with excitement and it
is believed that Dempsey and his asso-
ciates will be found and the death of
Mccoy avenged. There were eighteen
bullets found in McCoy's body. Mccoy
is known to have killed eight men but
he has always escaped punishment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
A Daring Horseman Dead.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. Nv. J.
Williams, 25 years old, employed at the
stock yards, died at 11:30 o'clock in
Armourdale, of the effects of injuries
received in runaway last Saturday
evening. Williams was riding a horse
on Hickory street. He was run into by
a buggy and thrown off his horse. His
head struck the curbstone, fracturing
his skull. Williams was noted for his
daring feats of Craftsmanship and was
at one time member of Buffalo Bills
wild west show.