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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
Evening Session.
IN The HOUSE.

The attendance was very light in the
house during the first hour OF TIE morn
ing. Reading of committee reports
took up much time, and majority Of
them were IN favor Of indefinite post
ponement.
Mr. Doyle's bill to prescribe the
boundaries Of legislative districts and
appOrtiOn anew the senatorial and repre-
sentative districts in the state, was re-
ported back to the house without recon-
mendation.
A long debate occurred over resolu-
ton regarding the proceedings of the
COMMITTEES to investigate certain eleva-
tor companies. but it finally went over
on notice of debate.
The revision of the statutes also occa-
stoned some discussion. The house and
senate have passed entirely different
bills on the subject, one providing for
revision under the attorney generals
supervision and the other for revision
under commission.
The senate bill was placed on general
orders and the house bill sent to the SEN
ate.
The Leavitt income tax bill met its
fate when an effort was made to suspend
the rules and place it on the calendar.
The house voted it down.
Mr.. Bjorge, from the committee on
appropriations, submitted the general
omnibus appropriation bill.
Senate File $40, adding $4,000 to the
$3.50, 900 already appropriated for legis-
lative expenses for the present session,
was passed under a suspension of the
rules.
Afternoon Session.
The house, after little scrap over the
journal, went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Greer presiding. The Du-
luth and Winnipeg bill was then read,
Boyd moved that the bill be recon-
mended to pass. Kohnen moved to in
definitely postpone and then the battle
was on. It ragged fercely for three
hours, amendment after amendme Mt
being offered and voted down. Finally
the bill was recommended to pass by
vote of "a ayes to AZ noes.
Evening Session.
Zelch's free text book bill, Keyes' bill
to abolish the contract system in the
Saltwater prison, Craig's apportionment
bill and an amendment regarding rape
were passed. The bill relating to age of
consens was taken from general orders
and placed ON the calendar, which prob
ably insures its passage.
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J. S. Roller wants potatoes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
mANKATO MARKETS.

Grain and Stock Markets corrected daily,
other markets corrected ON date of weekly issue.
Mankato April Is 1891.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
AN AUSTRALIAN Law.
The 311yes Election EEF! Passes
the Senate with an
Amendment
Which Strikes Out the Cause
Relating to Straight Party
Voting.
Duluth and Winnipeg Land Grant
Bill Recommended to Pass
the House.

ST. PAUL, April 16.-President Ives
Wednesday morning announced as the
committee on capitol sites, provided for
in Senator Il cAiiIlan's resolution adopted
week or two ago, Senators Mcmillan,
Dean and La Due. This committee is
to examine into the question of a new
capitol site and building and report at
the next session of the legislature. A
resolution was afterward passed increas-
ing the committee TO five members.
Senator John Day Smith moved to re-
consider the vote whereby the farmers
institute bill was lost Tueseay, and OBJ
tanned SO votes therefor. Then he
moved to have the bill pat on general
orders, but an objection was met in the
person OF Senator Connolly, who inter-
posed his ayordupois and mental acumen
in his usual aggressive style. Mr.. DON
nelly said the bill took the control of the
Institutes away from the Alliance and
was direct snub to that organization.
At last Mr. Smiths motion prevailed by
a vote of 80 to IA.
Committee reports were taken up and
the senate at once got into squabble
over Perry Longs house bill making
eight hours day on al state, county
and municipal work. The labor COM
mittee reported recommending indef-
mite postponement, and after pointed
debate was sustained by vote Of 10
to "a
Afternoon Session.
Senator Mott, chairman Of the COM
miGtee on roads and bridges. reported
back the omnibus appropriation bill for
the construction Of roads and bridges
and it was passed under suspension of
the rules without objection. It provides
for total appropriation of So, 250, ap-
portioned among the counties.
A proposition to omit the calendar
was met with a motion to suspend the
rules and take up the Keyes election
bill, which was on the calendar and had
been amended III committee of the
whole. The amendment made last Sat
urday struck out the provision for vot-
ing straight tickets by placing cross
after the name at the head Of the ticket.
There was a hot fight to have this
amendment reconsidered, but after a
prolonged debate the motion was lost by
a vote of 25 yeas to 26 nays. Then the
bill was PASSED. AZ to 5, and the house
viii have chance to concur in the
amendment.
Evening Session.
At the evening session two efforts
were made to take up the employers liza
biIity bill out of its order, but both
failed.
The following bills were recommended
to pass: Senator Donnelly'S bill limit
ing the amount Of land that can be
owned by corporations to 5000 acres;
Senator Grinnell's bill relating to deeds,
mortgages and other conveyances. Nc
Hale's bill prohibiting Sunday amuse-
ments was, upon his own motion, in
definitely postponed, in retaliation, lie
said, for the lack Of interest in his other
great moral measure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

N1t1G1GO "A DIll 10. 1871.
OPENING PRICES.
Wheat started out rrOng. The bad weather
and tho adVHace of d PEE quarter in wheat
at London more til Il offset the decline of I'D
per C; ntal at Liverpool. the receipt of 23S
cars at Dulu L and Minneapolis and the enor-
nous exports, 10j, - b1sAeis-lasC week by
Russia and India. 7 -ese C untTies have put
l,0Oo,3 bushels aioat in the last two weeEs
May started 1T S -, sold to 5l.04S4, up O
Sl.O5M and of 20 SLABS in the first ten min
utes Corn wz.5 strong an higher because OF
light receipts id Wet we. taer. May and July
started at So nd 6j24c. May oats started
at 5514c: July 531 aj"$s July pork Sl3 Is;
July lard Sj.l5, and July ribs 5s.0Z1a G69j.
CLOSING PRICES
WHEAT-Aiay, l051ssgIp554; July, 5Lo41s.
CORN-May, 695S $3.50: july 661Sc.
OATS-May, 551ac: July, 531sc.
PORh-May, Sl26J
LARD-Aay, S6-85; July, SIS I2t5.
RIBS-Mav S27i%' July, 6.631&.
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st. PnuI Grain.

ST. PAUL. April 10, 1891
WHEAT-No. l hard, 81 O6t4i.OI: No.
Northern. SI.ua3LUJ; No. Northern. 81. 10
o.
CCRN-No. ;, CST &c.
OATS-No. mixed .j31E31sc No 2 white. "a
G1i6c; No. white, aG154c
BARLEI-No. 2. ~: No. 3, so 167c.
RYE-No. =. 3 sc
GROUND FEEDING l, 81. co No. 2, $500
BRAN-gul}t, $l7.g0 $3.50
BALED HAY--No. l upland, S10GlO.5O; No.
upland, 50. sd L 1901
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LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
ST. Paul Live Stock.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, April &C. 1891
HOGS ldc higher; 81 TO 500.
CATTLE-Sten dy. Good steers. S4O00500;
good COWS so ~. 10: feeders, 5:5Jlt 81;
stockers, J22@25 $50; commo4 and mixed. Sl5O
G53.5D.
SHEEP = Steady. Muttons 940115 25;
lambs, $40 - 80; stoci1er5 and common. $3.50
04.UJ: mixed. $685., D.
Recaipts: =0j hogs. E?5 cattle. 10 calves, no
heep.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
Argentine Affairs GLOOMY.

BUENos AIRES, April t6.-The efforts
to re-establisl the Provincial bank with
500. 900, Goo capital have not succeeded.
This together with the dissesions in the
Union Civic MAKES the political and
financial outlook gloomy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
ITO BE CONTINUED
Piles. Piles. Piles.

LOOSE'S RED CLOVER PILE
Remedy is positive specific for all
forms of the disease. Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, liberated and Protruding.
Price SOC. For sale by John r. Jones.
T. s. Roller wants pOtatOeS. 43t2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

Three new names have been added TO tho
lists of the "Ordre Pour 10 Merte" OF Ger
many. Only one, Professor Hermann Ende.
the celebrated architect. Is a German. tnde
has had erent influence upon the architec-
tural development of modern Berlin. The
other two men are Anton Rubinstein and the
English archaeoloCitt. Henry Austen Layard,
the explorer of the ruins Of kineveh.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

II is not generally known that the library Of
the Belgian Academy in Brussels contains an
interesting series of ralleyrands letters The
letters were written 10 the Duchess Of Cur
land. mother of the Duchess of Sagan. A
number of them relate TO the sojourn Of Louis
XVIII in Client, but contain comparatively
few references TO tho important political
events in which the Prince took part. They
are said. however, to be examples OF his best
style and to resemble his communications to
Louis XVIII. during tho Vienna Congress.
julius van Praet refers 70 tho letters Of the
Academy in his work. LA France au debut
do la Revolution"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

The Emperor Of Germany has ordered an
annual pension to be paid 10 Hermann Thorn,
the author out Of his private income, Inc
cause of Ills Malesty's regard was Thorn's
weil-known Hymn Of Labor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

A beautiful monument TO Victor Schefel.
the author Of Der Trompeter Won Saeckin-
gen" will be unveiled on Castle Place in
Heidelberg this month. Schedel is the ideal
of all German students. He himself studied
in the celebrated old varsity and helped to
immortalize its traditions Schefeis son 10
Oil officer IN the army.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

BENJAMIN Il. Davenport Of buffalo. has
compiled aud edited most interesting and
valuable book. which he calls The Best Fifty
books OF the Greatest Authors. Condensed
for Busy People The Buffalo Express saws
OF Mr.. Davenport's work III deserves great
praise Tor II gives busy people an excellent
introduction 70 literature. The editer has Sc
lected has best fifty books with the advice. as
De says. OF the most eminent literary men in
England and America These masterpieces
nom homer's lhad' 20 Lew Wallace's Ben
Hur, he has condensed into one volume of GOO
pages, working IN all of the famous passages
ana supplying narrative IN good, straightfor
ward unpretentious English. Thestory of each
book isaccompanied with brief biographical
sketch and a portrait Of each author No
matter how familiar one is with sny of these
nity books be it, for instance. Don
yuixote. kasseias. Les Mserables'' Lost
Paradise or any other he will be forced to
admit: after reading the dozen pages devoted
70 each one IN this condensation. that there
Is little. If any thing. 70 add. either with ya'
gard TO plot. characters, scenes, situations.
quotations. or anything else that il ever dis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

Alphonse Daudet Is at present at work
upon new drama entitled "Le Soutlen de
famille." He has also revised Numa
Roumestan. Both pieces will be produced
in the "Gymnase" of Paris.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
Rates Lynchburg Agricultural and Industrial
Fair lColoredl. IHnchburr Va

For above occasion the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad will sell tickets to Lynchburg.
Va. and return at following rates from points
named Tickets on sale October 18th TO nth
inclusive. limited October 10. 1891: From Alex
andria. q. 40: Orange. 1913; Danville a. 90:
Clarksville. GAS; Charlottesville. $3.50; Rich
mond, s4.50; South Boston. s2.65. Rates
from intermediate points in same proportion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

Let those who would read story of tragic
experience told with simplicity that makes
IL powerful turn to the July Century" and
Mrs. Murphy's narrative of the Bonner TX;
petition This lady is "A survivor Of that sad
journey. and although child when she nearly
died of starvation in the cabin under the snow
at Bonner lake. the details of the tragedy are
still fresh in her memory. One cannot read
the record unmoyed. and it dwarfs most
curiously tho novelists version in Gabriel
ConrOy."
The National tribune., 1891-04-02

trotted away. II was done in a second, and
three seconds later Jack and Billy were by my
side and we were alone in the forest.
What neNt2" said Jack
" Wait 10 be hunted as usual old man. said
]; " but don't see any good trees for climbing,
ii we arc hard pushed"
Pshaw! You are not hunting bears! Let's
each take trees some distance apart, and then
we may hayo a chance. Remember where to
aim-lore shoulder eye, oar-triangle you
know"
And with this airy aud not too clear direc-
tion, OF Jack started.
F" ] am going TO put his eye out" said Billy,
and he trotted away In another direction.
As they moved of ] shouted:
" Don't shoot one OF our owu elephants"
Lett 10 my own thoughts, / concluded that
the fore shoulder was good enough for me, pro-
yidcd i broke H. aud ii / missed il the bullet
might so 90 the heart. ] knew there was rule
about triangle, but somehow / could not re-
member IL. had waited fully an hour. NOV
ing glngerly about 10 avoid various disagree
able insects such as centipcdcs and scorpions,
when my eye lighted upon huge form leaning
against tree, some 300 yards away. / had not
noted how far had gone, hut now realized that
i was quite alone and some distance from my
original station.
Nolselcssly approaching the object, saw that
II was an elephant asleep, leaning against the
trunk Of big tree. From the direction / was
approaching, the tree quite covered the point
at which J desired TO fire. ] could not gain a
good position without making a long circuit or
going in front OF him. While debating Just what
10 DO, the elephant moved aud exposed its head
The National tribune., 1891-04-02
NlI.lEf:;i { i.3..l !. S,;5!.
EIsIIgIl..l.

My Medical Discovery seldom takes hold
of two people alike! Why? Because
no two people have the same
weak spot. Beginning at the stomach
it goes searching through the body for any
hidden humor. Nine times out of ten,
inward humOr makes the weak spot.
Perhaps it's only little sediment left on a
nerve or in "A gland; the Medical Discovery
slides right along, and you find quick hap
piness from the FIRST bottle. Perhaps it's n
biz sediment or open sore, well settled
somewhere, ready 20 fight The Medical
Discovery begins the fight, and you think
10 pretty hard, but soon you thank me for
making something that has reached your
weak spot Price 5. 30. Sold by every
Druggist in the United States and Canada.
The National tribune., 1891-04-02
ToOthDiok Ben's Gisealculatlon,
fIH.Ta n. -

There is probably no gambler on earth bet
tor known than 'IO0thpick Ben" said a snort.
ing man." Especially in the United States Is
this true. No one knows his real name. Tie
stories told Of this unique character are mum.
bercd by the score. Perhaps the best one Is
about the tramp aud the lamp-post Hero is
the yarn:
" Ben had been hanging around Cincinnati a
long time. lie was broke-and fat broke al
that. u was case Of hustle all the while
One night however, he made great scratch
aud won several thousand dollars al faro OF a
SO Diil the boys had 'anted up for him. Then
Ben invited the gang 10 swell dinner. By
the way, should have told you that Ben was
walking encyclopedia on the probabilities OF
chances lie would bet on anything aud al.
ways figured out the odds. Well, after dinner
the gang adjourned 20 the street and stood on
the curb talking. Down tho street came a
tramp, and when he Was a block away one Of
the lalo diners said:
go Ben, what are tho odds against that fellow
coming down the street climbing this lamp
post aud lighting his pipe at the gas iet2'
80 Well declared Ben, SITTER mature delibera.
tion, ] should say about 500 to ST.
boys
An right said Ben, and up went tho bet
- III risk dollar any time on the chance OF
winning hundred said another, aud up went
another 500 to 81.
Well, everybody took a chance, and In a
few minutes Ben had $500 up against the
gangs SIS. The tramp came along aud lust
before ho reached the post he stopped and
looked up atit.
80 Boys said Ben. take down your bets and
I'll split tAe 81 s90' But they all said nav.
Then the tramp Skinned up the post ai,d
lighted his pipe One OF the gang had put an
the job, but Ben never weakened or sguesled
The National tribune., 1891-04-02
The Indian Mustang.


The Indian horses Of the mountain and plains
tribes were originally Of that wild stock once
/ found in vast herds all over the intracontinent
region, and which had their beginning from
those that strayed from the Spanards in Old
Mexico as there were no animals Of that char
scter on the Continent until the Spanish con-
quest, u We except an extinct species fOlud only
AS fossil on the plains Of fkausas. These were
geological specimens long before the advent Of
/ the Indian, aud Of such a remote age as to be-
wilder the mind in its contemplation.
Eyen until the middle Of the 18th Century
the Indians Of the country east Of the Missis-
sippi used 10 laugh at the white man, who
could not walk, but must ride horse. The
Indian thought nothing Of keeping up a. dog
trot all day, making his 80 and 60 miles during
that time.
The wild horses Of the American Continent
once rOamed from the border of Old Mexico as
far north as Lake Winnipeg: % years ago there
were great many wandering over the broad,
grassy bottoms Of the Cimarron, in South
western Kansas; perhaps they are not all ex-
tinct yet. All the wild horses that have ever
seen were Of a small statuTe-pony-built in
every instance-but possessing wonderful
amount OF endurance; tough, hardy animal
well lifted 10 perform the peculiar duties the
Indians demanded Of him. Tho average saw
age Is very hard on his animals and unless
1 Their horses were constituted 10 live on cactus
aud drink the green slime OF the buffalo wal.
lows" they would have become extinct,
probably long ago. When caught young they
are easily broken, but IL taken at an advanced
age they are perfectly incorrigible
] remember one that used 10 do duty on the
old stage line between Ellsworth aud Sterling
about IL years ago. lie was the most vicious
brute u has been my fortune 10 have seen.
whenever u became necessary TO shoe him. he
had TO be knocked down with an az, and be-
fore he recovered his senses, tied and only in
that condition would the blacksmith dare ap-
proach him. His endurance was something
marvellous his driver, the only man who
could do anything with him st all, tried for
years 10 wear him out, but without success, aud
he succumbed 40 last only 10 old age. have
ridden behind him many a time, but in mo-
mentary expectation of having my brains
kicked out OF dashed TO pieces whenever he
started down hill. His bones lie bleaching
somewhere on the divide between the Smoky
Hill aud tie Arkansas.
The National tribune., 1891-04-02

This stereotyped expression is heard on every
hand, but the difficulty seems 10 be-,o gct
something TO sing. This difficulty Is now re.
moved by The Charles A. Yogeler Co, Balti.
more, Nd. 20 whom our thanks are due for a
generous supply of popular songs and ballads.
issued IN full, regular, sheet music size finely
embcllished. II is novel and effective means
Of reminding the public, so long as the great
remedy for pain, st. Jacobs Oil exists there Is
something else that "soothes" the pains and
aches Of suffering humanity. Our readers can
now oEcr no excuse when asked 10 "sing some.
thing" you can obtain list of these fine
selections from the above firm, who will also
furnish any one or more Of them al the rate OF
two cent stamp for each copy desired upon
application 70 them or your druggist. Let us
sing
The National tribune., 1891-04-02

connected with 1t, and the work was divided
among number of different classes, each of
which had q speciality. The bandagcs were
put on with gum, aud the making Of the
collins 10 contain the mummies was quite n
business. 1t was in fact so expensive 10 have
n good coffin that only the richest could afford
IT, aud tho poorer were buried without collins
The paupcrs of the land were, in many cases,
merely covered with mineral pitch, and in
others their bodies were dried and salted in
stead of being embalmed. Artificial ewes were
put into many of the mummiCs, and silver
gloves or fingerstalIs were put on their fingers
to keep the nails in place. After the iutestines
were taken out of the body the interior was
cleansed with palm wine, and it was then
filled with spices.
In the above estimate or the number of num-
mics in Egypt only the years between 1000 b.
G. and 200 A. ID. are taken. Tho fact is that
there were mummies made as far back as $500
T. c., and there is an estimate by one ANTIGUA
Tian that the number Of mummes in Egypt is
73l 100000. Taking the mummifed animals,
the number would be still larger, for you find
lots of mummy dogs and mummy cats in
Egypt, and a bOatlOad or so of mummy cats
were lately carried TO England from Alexan-
dTia to be used as fsEtilizing material.
FRANK q. CARPENTER.
The National tribune., 1891-04-02

you could see nothing but them. Fortunately
they were not expected 10 talk, so that the
mouths were closed most Of the time.
The Doctor was the only one who had courage
enough 10 attempt 10 interview the old women,
and j fear that he had in view some futuTe
medical essay. Through the Prince we conveyed
ouremOtions ofadmiration and pleasure at meet
ing the ladies, and our appreciation Of their
kindness in coming 10 illuminate aud complete
our evening Rmusements. The sister of the
Princes fance seemed inclined to be jolly, and
requested permission 10 feel my long, red beard
which request being granted, she approached
il much as ] would lions whiskers; but find
ing that did not bite, she for several minutes
strOkcd IL, and then gave it little pull TO See
as the Prince explained. il it really grow from
my chin. Again / must say that if she had
kept her mouth shut should have enjoyed it,
but -
The evening passed pleasantly, the fhester WAS
complete success, though the performance
lasted long into the night. IL was a pantO-
mimic representation of the siege and burning
OF Ayathca 10y the AuaTmites, interspersed with
Siamese ballet and posture dancing A descrip-
tiOn Of this, with their costumes, would be an
article Of itself, so ] will not here enter upon
it, but the slumbcr Of the night was filled with
visions Of burning cities.
The next morning we started down the river
TO Bangkok, reaching the ship in good time,
and alter recOunting our adventures aud dis
playing our trophies, we were rendered
speechless TO find that the Price had placed i'm
each OF our rooms all the various articles which
had been ours during the trip, even to the
guns we had used, and little notes begged US
The National tribune., 1891-04-02

HAT is, perhaps, the
most remarkable col
lection of mummies in
the world is now to
be seen in the Ma
tional Museum at
Washington. Behind
glass doors, in great
mahogany cases, the
dead of a half dozen
different nations, races
and ages, stare at one
another with their hol-
lOvg avaa Horn n
The National tribune., 1891-04-02
TIE PRESERVED DEAD
All About the MHmmieS of a Half
Dozen Nations.

The Mummics OF Peru and their Wonder
Iul Eyes-Alaskan Bodies Hundreds of
Years Old, aud some European Mummies
who Died During the Middle AEes-1he
soo,o00.ono Mummtes of EgyPt-Ihe Em-
baImers of 1000 Years AGO and Their
Enormous PrOfits-@1, 200 the Cost of a
Mummy-How Mummies were Made, and
the Wonderful Collection at Cairo.
The National tribune., 1891-04-02
One MIGHTY Tr.tb

Par more immuinbe than the laws Of the Aiedes
and PeTsians, is tins, Health Is the blessing price,
less above all Others. NitLg4t Il who shall suc-
cecdg Small ailments temporary indigestion CON
sificton oi the bowels, chill, inactivity Of the
kidneys, may aye, do culminate disastrousiy,
short OTdeE.