The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
A DAYS OCCURRENCES.

Minor Matters of News Briefly Set Before
the Reader.
The State of Texas has $772, 1886 in the
treasury after paying every claim.
Congressman-elect w. III. Harries, of
Minnesota has started for Washington.
King Humbert paid visit to Prince
Napoleon, who is seriously i'll with
nephritis.
Oconto, Wis, capitalists are consider
ing the feasibility of establishing a
carwheel factory in that city.
1t is reported that white servants are
rapidly replacing colored help in the
towns of Southwestern Georgia.
The Pittsburg National league club
has signed Mark Baldwin, the Columbus
pitcher, and Stratton, of the Louisvilles.
The Appleton wis Post says it is now
Second regiment will be held at Marin
cite.
A witness in contested will case at
Philadelphia said the testator was not
hard drinker, as "he only took twenty
five or thirty drinks day.
Marine village, Wis, and the farmers
in that vicinity have arranged for the
holding of fairs each alternate month
for the sale of all kinds of stock
Rumors that Master Workman Pow
derby intended to resign, on grounds of
i'll health, are denied by his friends, who
say his health is as good as ever
M. Bougereau has stated that although
he was not the only French artist to do
so, he was still quite anxious to exhibit
paintings at the Berlin exhibition.
The Southern Pacific company has set
tied matters in dispute with the griey-
ance committee to the satisfaction of
the employees and there will be no strike.
The school board of Burlington, Iowa.
is considering the feasibility of intro
ducing calisthenics as taught by the
turning societies in the public schools.
A. R. White, assistant freight agent
of the Big Four, leaves ST. Louis in a
business of the Big Four's Chicago
Office.
The building formerly occupied by
the Fatham Milling and Planning com
pany, on Main street, st. Louis was
totally destroyed by fire. Loss on build
ing and contents $4,000
A eolored woman who kidnapped a
child from its parents at San Diego,
CAL, was arrested and explained her
action en- the ground that she heard
that the child was being i'll treated.
The Wisconsin assembly passed bills
providing for national guard retired
Icf md 1.n6 f1<.S L.
tlticates from 20 to IL per cent. In the
senate the report abolishing child labor
was killed by party vote.
A Vienna dispatch says that the Aus
trian bishops have ordered that special
prayers be offered up in the churches
during mass for good result in the
coming elections. They tell the people
to give their votes for the Catholics.
In the towns of Warren and Pleasant
Plain, Ind, the people hold the belief
that the millennium is coming during
the present Lent. Everything is neglect
ed for prayer, and men are paving all
debts. One woman has become insane.
The Cincinnati Post has inaugurated
test vote as to the preference for a
National league or Association club in
that city The ballot for the Association
so far exceeds that of the National
8 to 1, with every evidence of an in
creased ratio.
w. 81. Sears, collector of internal rev.
enues for Northern district of Califor-
mia, died at San Francisco of Brights
disease. He came to California in 1871.
was appointed collector Of port by Pres
ident Arthur, and collector of internal
revenue by President Harrison last year.