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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

IT is a fact that has received Scon-
siderable comment, that the recent
campaign in several of the states did
not descend to personalities and viru.
lent abuse. Especially was this so in
Ohio and Massachusetts. 1t is to be
hoped that the example thus set will
be followed in the future, and that it
will spread from the states mentioned
to the nation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

GREAT actiSity is reported at the
Brooklyn navy yards, and several ma
val vessels have orders to be ready to
sail by Friday. OF course this causes
all sorts of rumors, but there is moth
ing in CHILEAN dispatches indicating
Immediate hostilities, but that the
difficulties will be peacefully solved.
The work of getting our naval vessels
upon war footing is proba bly, more
a desire to be ready in case of an emer-
gency, than fear of trouble at present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13
WORLDS FAIR VIEWS.
AS Voiced by the Press of the State.

Several counties of the state have
already come to the front with their
quota of the 100000 asked for by the
Worlds Fair commissioners, and in
many others, steps have been taken
which will result in the money being
speedily raised. Hennepin and Ram
sey counties will take care Of almost
half the sum. No one who gives the
matter any consideration, can arrive
at any conclusion, other than that
$50, 900, the sum provided by the leg
islature is not adequate for placing at
the great exposition, an exhibit COM
mensurate with Importance and digni-
ty of the North Star state. Leaving
out of the question the provision of an
additional sum, by general taxation,
obviously the fairest, the board has
hit upon the best method for raising
the money. 1t bears with equal
weight upon all the counties, and if
all come to the front, no one will feel
the burden. Rock Co. Ne,Us.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

It's a nice thing to be easily satisf1-
ed. He is truly fortunate being
who is endowed with the faculty OF
being satisfied with things as they
come. Now there is President Polk,
of the National Farmers Alliance
who does not believe the recent cleo
lions are in any way indicative OF the
strength of the Peoples party. "We
are not" he says, particular about
capturing state offices, our purpose is
to win legislative seats" But IL
glancing over the returns, they, don I
seem to have been overloaded Witt
success in that line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13
FARco corresnondent of veste

A FARGO correspondent of yester
days Pioneer Press says that about so
per cent. of the wheat of North Da-
kota is threshed out, and that the re-
cent snow has not injured the un-
threshed wheat to any extent. Fall
blowing has not progressed very fast,
and not over one-ffth of this years
wheat acreage is said to be plowed at
the present time, which will be likely
to cut down the acrea &c next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

COMMENTING upon the Ohio cleo.
ton the Atlanta Constitution says
'The result in Ohio shows that it is
useless to make a campaign of educa-
tion among the ignorant and ungod-
ly." We are sorry the Constitution
takes such a disheartened view Of af-
fairs in the South.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

IT is possible that the kodak may
prove blessing after all. In Phila-
delphia it was used on election day to
detect repeaters, and if pictures taken
at different times during the day rep
resent the same man trying to vote
each time, he will probably wish he
had been engaged in some other bust
ness about that time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

PREVIOUS to election, Grover Cleve-
land said that Tammany was not as
black as painted, and that Democracy
was clean party. Now we will prob
ably hear him declaring that the
Democratic party is sound on the mon
ey question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13
ey question

A MEETING of the business men of
Saltwater has been called by the May
or for next Monday evening for the
purpose of taking steps looking to the
raising of Washington county's share
of the Worlds Fair fund, which is ST.
oOO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13
THE statements that all is quiet in

The statements That al is qu1et IN
Brazil do not seem to be borne out by
the facts. The latest news is to the
effect that one of the largest provin-
ces of that country has declared It's
independence. 1t is evident that all
is not smooth sailing for De Fanseca's
government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

More than half of our exchanges are
grumbling and kicking because the
state commission for the Worlds Fair
think more than $50, 900 necessary fol-
proper exhibit Of the resources and
developments of this state. The
same members of the press will grum-
BILE loudest and kick hardest if the
state falls one whit behind, in full
ness and attractiyeness of display,
those states that have appropriated
half a million dollars. Less than 81,
900 per county is not an excessive sum
to provide for our eXhibit.-Moaver Co.
Transcript.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13
Martin county's prompt action

Martin county's prompt action in
raising her share of the additional
100000 for worlds fair fund, has
had a good effect and it looks now as
though nearly every county in the
state would follow suit. The abuse
of the state commissioners who have
so generously contributed their time
and money for the success of the
scheme has also come to an end, eX-
cept on the part of few newspapers
whose sole mission on earth is to put
stumbling blocks in the way of every
enterprise tending to the public good.
If Minnesota is not creditably repre-
sented it will not be the fault of her
enterprising and public spirited fair
commissioners Martin Co. Sentinel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

1t ought to be pretty well under
stood through the state by this time
that there is not a dollar spent in sal
aries to any member of the state
worlds fair commission. The super
intendent of the Minnesota exhibit is
the only salaried man connected with
the project, and it is necessary to pay
him a salary. The talk about wasting
money in big salaries is silly.-Mi'ane-
dpOlis Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

Business men of ST. Paul talk of
raising $780, 900 a year to expend on es-
tablishing an immigration bureau and
carrying on it's work, in order to in
duce newcomers and capital into this
state from Eastern states. We hope
the money for the first year Will be
raised and that one thousand seven
hundred will be added thereto so as to
make it $21, ZOO, which is precisely
that county's quota Of the Worlds
Fair fund. An exhibit at Chicago
such as Minnesota can have with am
pie funds to secure it, will be a bet
ter immigration drawer than can be
created in any other way.-Moofhead
Nelys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

The Worlds Fair managers for Min
nesota have wisely concluded that the
most feasible plan for securing the
additional 100000 needed to make
creditable exhibit Of the resources
and industries of our state IS 10 APP
portion the amount among the sever
al counties according to their yalua-
ton in 1890: and ask that the money
be raised by popular subscription or
otherwise so that it may be available
by Jan. /. 1892. VeT7ldate JournGs.
! 1t is work requiring personal ac-
tivity and persistent urging. People
do not run toward the man who has a
subscription paper, but rather keep
out of his way. He must run AFTER
them and make his favorable impress
sion by stating the merits OF his cause.
If men can be found in each county 10
take the burden upon themselves 10
do this personal work. there can De nc
doubt Of the success of the plan. but
much depends upon the actlOn o.
Hennepin and Ramsey counties. %
they raise their respective quotas, tne
other counties will fall into h;rd in re- Ola,
county's quota has been pledged anC
the entire amount will be made VI
this week. -MOorhead Ne,CS.
Every day we read in papers through
: out the state that this county ant
: that county are now prepared to sup
: ply a draft for their respective pr
\ rata share of the Worlds fair assess
! ment after the style of the call issue
L by the commission. What is Pipe
# stone county doing to raise its asses
!. ment of 1920? So far as we have hear
IS not a move has yet been made an
Ie the DAYS are flying fast. There Is =
n DENYING the fact that Minneso,
,e should have a good showing at tt
IS Worlds fair, and certainly PipestoI
o. county does not stand in the way
ID raising the amount required to sho
es the people of the world what the gre;
st and glorious North Star state can q
d. 1t will take but few cents aple
e. from our people to raise the amour
a. asked of this county and we hope,
al our next issue to be able toreport In
n, the money has all been raised.-Psl
stone Co. Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

Many counties of the state have al
ready raised their allotted shares of
subscriptions to the Worlds Fair
fund, and others are engaged in the
good work. When it is considered
that enough are certain TO do it to in
sure an appropriation by the next leg
islature to cancel the subscriptions,
there ought to be no hesitancy in citi-
zens guaranteeing the 100000 requir-
ed. The honor of the State is at stake
in making a creditable exhibit at the
Fair, and if it cannot be done Mime
sofa should stay out. But public
spirited citizens will not consent to
this, and the needed funds will be
raised .-FreebOrn Co. Standard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13

hSANkATC MARKETS.

Grain and Stock Markets corrected daily,
other markets corrected on date OF weekly issue.
Mankato, Nov. IL 1891.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

PRIVATE sdrices from Phenix state that the election bill will pass and that 1t will allow all persons 10 vote who have declared their intentions to become citizens, thus undeing another Of the un-American acts Of the last legislature. It is but just and right that the obnoxious law requiring a voter to live in the country five years before he can have a say in the affairs of his adopted country should be re- pealed. It will be another barrier removed, which acts as an obstacle to the settlement Of our valleys. Taxa ton without representation is bad label to be on any statute book and desirable class of emigrants will never come to Arizona to acquire homes wi'h such impediments in the road.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

4 PETITION is being circulated and is heinz very generally signed asking
 the Governor 10 recommend suitable legislation for the arming and equip
 ment of a company of rangers to op- pose the renegade Apaches who are constantly teTrorizing this section Of
 Arizona. There is no diSguising tLe fact that there is reign of terror ex- istiDg at the present t-me throughout southeastern Arizona aud northern Sonora. People are afraid 10 look after their herds Pruspectors are afraid to work tEeir mining claims or prospect for new diggings. No one knows when or where he may meet his death at the hands Of these small bands of Indians. Ran hers are mog- ing ID from the more expo,ei places. The military do not try or are not capable of protecting the settlers who have lived among us for ten years waiting for better times, when they might enjoy the fruits Of their toil. Robinson, Bridges, Hardy and Smith are last years offerings which should appeal to the reason Of the Executive and our Legislature. All of these men were killed within a short distance oI each other by the same band and the narauders are still at large. Our only salvation Is in some relief from the civil authorities. We have suffered ten years without a murmer. We have right to demand protection of a government we help support and we ask it in the name Of simple justice.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
ME EsEORIAR..

To h. Hon. ths Ssnats and House oj Rsprssentatires in Congress asssHa-
 JLsd:
 Your memOrialists, the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of arizona, HOW in session, respectful ly beg leave to represent to your hon orable bodies:
 That in 1861, Congress end the President of the United States, in their joint capacity, granted to the Territory Of Arizona every l6 aad 38 sections ol the public domain within its bOundar ies for the beneftof the public schools. In subsequent years, and in pursuance of law. hundreds Of sections Of the school lands thus reserved have been set apart, dedicated and used for miii- tary and Tndian reservations, thus de- priving the children of the present and future generations of The benefits of tic lands which your iIIusirious predecessors co wisely set apart for their education.
 Your memorialists would further that tle schooI sections in the San Carlos reservation, by reason of their proximity io the rivers San Carlos. GiIa and other tributary streams, by reason of the fertility of the soil, the facility oi irrigation and influence. are the most de- sirsble lands for agriculture and hor- iieulture that we have in the Territory; snd the school sections and other sec lions adjacent thereto in the noun isinous regions within the reservation 1 contain valuable mines of gold, silver, ,oppeF, and 6els of coal of great value,
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
New Discovery.
TuCsoS. February lC

TCCSoS, February l6.
 EDITOR PRosPECToR: The A. and H.
 healh resort" is again buhbling with excitement, the like Of which is nut even within the ken of the oldest citi- zen. Early in the present decade prominent journalist of this city dis covered in rugged and precipitous deiile" Of the Santa Catalinas the rrins oi long lost puehlo, adiacent 10 which were numerous shafts that had been sunk in ages past. for ill one Of them was a giant suhuara fully 70 feet high. only small portion of which appeared above the surface. Before the scribe could locate a COZ ner lot or catch pre- historic subscriber he was compelled to flee for his life from numerous bear, and in his flight fired the specimens of orc he had gath cred al his pursuers, since which all trace of this nook in those bulwarks 10 the "saDitaFium Of the southwest" were supposed to have vanished A few years later. while hunting for this relic oi the past, the editor discovered in one of the bOx-canyon cliffs an old weather worn iron door leading tO an ancient Jesuit mine, the secIusion Of which was SO perfect that it was not necessary to be made a matter of record. Lately a new and important discovery has Leen made, being the finding Of flight of stone steps lead ing down into a veritable cryptogram of workings, which show ruby and na- tive silver in vast extent, sparkling with gold. And the most wonderful thing of all, which the posted few hare been trying to keep quiet, is that he old iron door has ben found 10 Je another opening to this treasure vault, which is now known te lie immedi .te- Iy beneath the Host puehlo" of the first fnd. There is trouble and dis content. here, however, over the fact that this discovery is so close 10 the Pinsl line that that county may claim it. and 1t is proposed 10 introduce a bill in the Legislature that shall cut of a liberal slice Of Final and insure this new discovery 10 good old Pima and her saniiarium. x.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

A TELEGRAM received at the PROs- PECpcR office last night gave the grati lying information that tne Mics if. ''es coua- ty scheme had been put to sleep by a vote ci 10 to ? in the Council. The two who voted for it were Peters and Hughes. This ends the division scheme, for the present at least. It now would become the Legislature to pass a bill embracing the idea of never allowing a division ol & county with. out a vot- of the people directly in terested. The county division dodge will always be used as a iulcGum upon which rests the lever which moves more important legislation. IL is an expensive machine and should be placed outside the machinstions of a bali dozen wire puliers who seek self aggrandisement at each ses2ion ol a Legislature.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

when he landed fine fish. then the second and third, and the rest had not gotten c bite, TeYis was in high glee, and was induced to laugh at his Hnlucky comrades. By and bye one Of the party, curious 10 know low Captain Tevis had caught six large fish, while the balance of the party hsd not even got bite. arrived at Tr,is' side just as that gentleman landed an. other WhOpper. The intruder thought the fish very limp on the hook, and taking hold of it WAS astoundcd 10 find that Captain Te,is had caught fried fish; in fsct already salted for eating Looking at the fish and tlren at Te,is, the as,emblyman from Yav- apaI exclaimed, ''Tevis. have always heard that the Sali river was remark
 able for its productions, but d-n iG | ever thought that peach pies grew on lhe trees and flied fish swan in
 he river" Te,is looked at the fish 'or second and cx, laimcd in disgust, well, d-n that Cninamau."
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

policy and white policy are both ob- noxious as carried out by the general government They are twin rslies of a wrong system. and when the press speaks out against them both in tine same breath it is done to call the at tention of the government to the wrongs the people of Arizona are en- during to keep alive a lot Of hungry officials, whose whole aim seems 10 be to make hay while ihe sun shines.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

THE PRosPECToR charged, a short time since, that government agents were iu the neighbOrhood Of Smiths ranch, in the Chiracahua mountains, docking for fresh victims for their drag nets" This has not pleased the timber ageet te. Arizona, Mir. Hawk,
 who states to the Citizen that he has not been in the mountains alluded to since November 25tb, and that athe Smith brothers had not fenced zoe ernmenL land as he knows of." With all dne respect to Mr. Hawk, the PEosPECToR wishes to state that fl he does not know Of aoy other special agents" being in search Of settlers who have fenced government land he is not up to snuff. He weli knows, and SO do the people Of Cochise county, that recent efforts to esnyict several settlers for unlagfully fencing land which Eas not surveyed, was abortive, and that the gentlemen who were ar rested aad taken from Wilcox to Tucson were promptly discharged, although they were and now are iig. ing on fenced government land. When the PRosPEcToK spoke of the two government buzzards" being in the neighborbood oi the smith ranch il knew what it wss talking abont. They | may have been inrposters. but il is not 1 al all likely. As far as MI. Hawk is concerned, he is no doubt doing his duty. It is not the individual but the agents of q dannabIe system which the people are opposed tO The Iadisn
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
A Fish Story.
CGazette(


 Captain Teyis is q very successful fisher, but fl Speaker Clark tells the truth on him, he ought to be expelled He says that before Teyis started ou 10 fish, he went to s Chinese restaar- ant and purchased a dozen fsh (fresI ones.) The Chinsman not having the requisite number oi the fresh fish took -four or five fried fish from Lh. table and put into Teyis' basket. Tht haptain can't see as well as he could twenty years agn, and didn't notice the cheat, bus just before the crowd began 10 fsf it was noticed that the cochise law-maker took position uJ the riyer several yards and lost out of sight of the rest of the company, and was only hsbing 2 few moments,
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
MARX SMITH
Makes a Speech on the Land
 Survey Appropriation.

Mir Chairman, l notice in the re- port on the bill under consideration
 that for the the last year the insufR- ciont amount of si4s, 300 is appropri-
 at d for the survey Of pubic lands.
 see that the estimate for this year. which S..iiic!h: sa:s: ;;:s! been referred tn i.s my friend iron, Wyoming Mr Clark is i S4Gj 900, l see that the committee on appropriations. without any reason
 so far as is disclosed by this report, have cut that down to S30S,OOO. At the same time just above that in the
 report notice a most interesting item showing that the appropriations for
 public buildings in this bill alone is S6, ,G05,2 PIP, much Of the money doubt
 less going 10 places that do not need public buildings at all.
 Now, whether $lO0yO0O has been
 taken from the appropriation for the survey of public lands and diverted to building a post office in somebody's town do not know, but l do know
 that this policy is unjnst t0 the people
 ~hO have sent me here. MT. Chair man, l wish the gentleman in charge of the bill MT. Cannonl would state, If he Erows. any reason for stopping or curtaiiing the surveys Of the public lands when the condition ot affairs, which has been so well described by my friend from Wyoming, exists throughout the west, where, as that gentleman has told you, there are men living on their homes for ten years without being able to get title for want of survey.
 would like the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to show by any ofScial returns what has been done toward the survey of lands in Arizona during the last five or ten years. Yet tSat country is being set tied. People there are holding their titles by naked possession. The min ute they leave, their titles are gone 10 anyone who sees fit to jump" on them, That is the condition oi things there. Yet the appropriation recom- mended by the Department for these surveys is cut down-cut down with out any reason unless it be a desire to make n light appropriation bill and hit where the least noise will be made.
 I do not charge any such intention upon the chairman of the committee; know him too we'll 10 make any such iEtimation; but can see no other reason fer this unfair and unjust treatment With no desire to be heard in debate on tbis floor, but with the sincere wish that this amendment may be adopted by this Committee on the Whole, intreat gentlemen to support it and give US for this purpose al least the amount which conservative Sec retary of the Interior afIirms is as little as we can get along with.
 I hope the chairman o: that com miitee will himself aid us in bringing about the very necessary sur vey Of these public lands. We ask Co i be relieved from the horrible condition 1 of things now existing. S30S, 900 will | go but a very little way toward accom- pliohing the great work which lies be- ] fore the surveyors general of those
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
A New Ein,g

From parties just in from down the coast we learn that some very rich sil- yer mines have just been discovered near San Felipe, inst below the mouth of the Colorado river in Lower Cali f0rnia. 4 dozen locations have been made. The ore runs from $50 to $500 per ton. The mines are from one half 10 three AIiies from the steamer land ing al San Felipe. The grsss is good. There are two Wells Of good water near the landing. Game, deer, ante lOpe, quail, are plenty. Ii Is the great est place for fish, oysters. clans. tus- tie, soft she'll crab, wild geese, duck. crane, curlew and snipe in the west. Parties have gone to get material to start a camp and iown.-IYums Sen tiuel
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

THE present Legislature has proved it's ability to cope with measures, weigh them and pass judgment with sense of justice. The Cochise dele gates have proved their entire fitness for the trust confded to them.