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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

THE dispute between DR.. J. c.
Curryer Of Lake Crystal, and Editor
Hall of the same place regarding the
ownership of the Minnesota H0rsema1l,
is taking very interesting form.
Curryer has always been editor of the
paper and has had charge of the can
yass for subscriptions. Mr.. Hall Is
sued the paper from the Mirror Office.
Quite recently Mr.. Curryer concluded
TO purchase material and do the
mechanical work as well as editing
the paper. Then the trouble arose.
Hall claimed the ownership Of the
paper as the publisher. Curryer
claims that Hall was merely employed
TO print the paper, and the difference
has been growing ever since. Hall
refuses TO surrender the subscription
list, and Curryer is helpless without
it. Each party has demanded the
mail matter coming to the HOrseTld1l,
and the postmaster at the Lake has,
unintentionally,O course, complicated
affairs by delivering part TO each OF
them, and so the unfortunate affair
goes on. Unless compromises are
effected. the matter will lead TO liti-
Cation in which event some very fine
legal points will come up for adjudi-
cation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

A LARGE committee of ladies of
Philadelphia visited the managers of
the fine art gallery Of that city few
days ago and protested against the
exhibition of certain paintings, known
as 1.-The nude in art" 1t is not IN
likely that these ladies were from the
polite society Of the Quaker city, in
whose realm nudity is often noticea-
bic in a form more revolving than in
art galleries. 1t is natural TO pre-
sumo that some of these ladies, at
least, are often seen at balls and soirees
with little else enshouldering them
than strip Of ribbon over each
shoulder, to which is suspended a
band Of canvass and whale bone,
about the equator Of the waist, COM
monty known as full dress" leaving
the residue of the anatomy as nature
made it. There is plenty Of room for
reform in the reality without tackling
the ideal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

THERE is measure about to be in
troduced in the state legislature pro-
yiding for the encouragement Of the
growing, manufacture and spinning Of
fax tow. The proposed stimulus is
in the nature of bounty of two cents
per pound, one-third Of which goes 10
the farmer, one-third TO the manu-
facturer and one-bhird TO the spinner.
1t has long been the opinion of thinking
men that one Of Minnesota's chiefest
resources is yet wholly undeveloped.
This proposed legislation is move in
the right direction. Flax tow can be
easily produced on Minnesota soil and
farmer legislators should render this
measure hearty support.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13
Accept Your Resignation
A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. Bainbridge 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
lsfed Electric Bitters saved his life.
Mr.. d. !. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds a like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had 1t not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy viii 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. E. Jones' Drug Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

UNDER resolution, the railroad
commission submitted TO the House
Friday report showing that the to-
tai amount of lands granted TO the
various railroads of the state was g.
OBJ, 2O9.27 acres. The total amount
of swamp lands conveyed TO the rail-
roads up to July 81, 1890, was 1,7s5s-
g7o.72. The total number Of acres
claimed by the companies is 4,I05,-
794. 30.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

IT is rumored that a secret meeting
of prominent Alliance members was
held in St. Paul Friday, at which the
proposition of unloading Donnelly as
President of the Alliance was serious
ly..discussed. Internal discussions are
not promotiye of good TO any party,
and the Alliance viii profit nothing
by such feelings as now exist within
their ranks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

PROTESTS signed by over $500 names
were Thursday fled in the House ask
ing for the indefinite postponement Of
the Curryer bill. Ten times that
number Of names could be had for the
askance. Minnesota is not ripe for
the kind of law asked for in the Cur
rier railroad bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

IT is said that the benefit fund for
Mrs. Window has already reached
500, 900 and an effort will be made to
increase the sum to 500. 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13
FDDLER's CREEK, March 4.
Editor Eee Presx:

Editor Free Press:
awoke the next morning and found
that it was raining hard. Fiddler's
creek was on the rampage. glanced
UP the stream towards the Deacon's
place and saw that the water was well
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

Persons advanced in years feel younger and
stronger, as well as freer from the infrmires
OF age, bs taking DIR. j. b. MeLean.s Sarsapa-
Tilla. Sold by ]. r. Jones. druggist
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13

Distress after eating heartburn. sick head
ache, and Indigestion are cured by Dr. - z
McLean's Liver and Kidney Plllets little p1lis
Sold by J. r. Jones. druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13
NOT 1AAo4LY lQcn-0 OUT.
But MI. Huston Didn't Expe.t His Resig.


But Mr.. Huston Didn't Expe. t His Resig-
nation tn BE Accei,ted. 1t l. said.
LOUISVILLE. Ay March ia Wash
ingtOn special to The Courier Journal
says II now appears that Treasurer
Huston. although not exactly kicked cut
of Office. got out unwillingly and unex-
pectedly. He had gone to see the presi-
dent to have growl and to talk resig-
nation, expecting fully that ne would be
smoOthed down and be begged to remain
and help hold up the financial credit of
the United States. The president. how
ever, was little more dyspeptic than
usual himself The MARYLAND biscuits
he had consumed at breakfast did not
set well on him. and when HastOn be-
gan with his usual talk of desiring 10
resign, the president said: "SNell, Mr..
Huston. | viii
Accept Your Resignation;
please present IL. Thereupon Mr. Huston
drew the document out OF his pocket
and the president accepted II at once.
Mr.. Huston Is now breathing dire
threats Of what he viii do IN Indiana.
and If he can accomplish half of what he
says he can the president VIII have a
hard time to control his own delegation IN
the 1892 convention. Your correspondent
has it from excellent authority That Mr.
Lenieke, of Indiana, will take the place
Mr.. Depauw, of New Albany, wires here
that he could not think OF accepting the
position.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
An Excavation sevcrnI Foot Dccr.
BUSINESS Is MEAGEa.


The Coke Strike Collapse Ia Not Affect
ing Pig Iron Any.
PEw YORK, May 30.-R. G. Dun 81
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Wheat has fallen Il cents on sales of 81
100000 bushels here, corn 5 cents on
sales Of 20,0OO,000 and oats g. cents,
while pork has yielded 2j cents per
barrel, and lard an eighth. Exports of
wheat already show a decided increase.
Cotton is unchanged for the week, both
receipts and exports still exceeding those
Of last year largely for the month Just
closing, each more than 100000 bales.
Sugar is q shade lower for muscavodo
raw and for granulated. In general the
prices Of commodities have declined not
far from one per cent for the week and
Will further decline as new crops draw
near, If no disaster comes. The end of
the great coke strike does not vet
bring lower prices, for it is announced
that Sl.0O will still be charged, but
the twenty-irOn furnaces of the She
mango and MahOning valleys have de-
cided to resume work Mt once. accord
ing to kilograms. If so, the price Of pig
iron, mt least of the lower grades largely
produced in that region is likely to de-
cline. The tone of the market has been
better, but without change of prices
here or at Philadelphia, while Bessemer
pig is 80 to IS cents lower at Pittsburg,
but there is better demand in eastern
markets for bar and structural iron and
plates. No change is seen in the woolen
manufacture, though fine domestic
fleece is a little weaker in tone. The
| cotton manufacture progresses without
change and eastern failures have caused
especial dullness i'll the boot and shoe
and leather trades, even for the dull
| season.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04

broken David L. Dowd's record Of lifting
LACY pounds of iron with both hands by
easily raising 1,57l4 pounds. jefferson is
thirty-seven years Of age, It. 10 in. tall
and carries about with him lGl pounds of
muscle and bone. There isn't any fat
about him. He is a New Hampshire man
by birth, and from early youth displayed
remarkable strength. Before he began
to train he could shoulder a 253-pound
barrel Of sugar and walk off with it.
In 1885 his unusual strength had attract
ed so much attention that he concluded to
Systematically develop himself. The result
was that in short time he could lift 4O7
pounds with his middle finger. One day
he surprised himself by raising one end of
1,029pound beam with single finger, a
lift said TO be equal to 5l4 pounds. Another
of his simple feats is to lie upon his back,
grasp 200 pounds Of iron that lie beyond
his head and swing them into the air above
him twelve times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04

letic society, is an all round athlete of no
mean ability Though generally heavily
handicapped in the matter of weight, he
offsets that disadvantage by his grand
headwork, wonderful science and catlike
movements when on the mat. He wrestled
his first match in 1855, and his record since
then has been a brilliant one. He won the
title of middleweight champion wrestler of
Wisconsin at the Milwaukee exposition in
July last year.
At the big athletic tournament at Chi
cago March 2 this year Manz and G. G..
Knodo were the competitors in the final
bout for the middleweight amateur cham.
pionship catch-as-catch.can style Of the
west. The bout was well contested and
caused much enthusiasm, but as the match
was limited to time, and as neither man
had gained n fall, it was declared a draw
Manz expressed his willingness to continue
till a satisfactory decision could be arrived
at, and as Knode declined TO go on with
the contest MANI was declared the winner
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
eONNep ~ peAIt1.
A Keg of Beer Brings Four Persons to
the Bier


WHEELING, w. Va, June IA ter
rible holocaust occurred at an early
hour Sunday morning at Taylorsdown,
Washingtown county, Pa, in which
four persons lost their lives and five
others narrowly escaped horrible
death. Joe McCullum, of the village
of TaylorstOwn, discovered q house in
the west end of the town to be in flames.
He Immediately gave the alarm and
everything was done to extinguigh the
the flames, but they had gained a strong
headway, and the house, which was a
single story frame, burned like tinder.
When an excited crowed had gathered
around the burning building they dis
covered with horror that the occupants
were still within, and although every
effort that human I.Syer could make
was exerted to save - unfortunate be-
ings, only partial success was attained.
The building was some distance from
other dwellings and was occupied by
Henry Phillips, an oil driller, his wife
and family of six children. Five Of the
children were awakened in time to make
their escape through the windows. One
of the five u boy, however was seriously
burned and died one hour later. Mr..
Phillips and his wife had been sleeping
very soundly. They and a small son
were too late TO escape the flames, and
they were literally roasted to death be-
fore the eyes of the Mortified spectators
who could do nothing to save Them, as
the building by this time was n mass of
flames. George w. Heigner. a
character about the city known as Fish
Jake" was also in the house at the time,
and he also escaped with his life.
Phillips, his wife and Heigner had all
been drinking to excess and were beastly
drunk Saturday night. The charred re
mains Of beer keg were found lying
between the bodies Of Phillips and his
wife. 1t is supposed that an oil lamp
was upset by them into basket of shay
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
ISTARTLING DISCOVERY.
A DARING ATTEMPT TO STEAL THE
BODY OF p. T. BARNUM.

Watchmen Aroused by the Sound oC %
Pick Near the Grave of the Dead Show
man-They Giyo the Ghouls n Lively
Characterization in the Grave Several
Feet Deep.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 3O.-A dar-
ing attempt to steal the body Of p. I.
Barnum, the dead Snowman, was made
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning by
ghouls. George Callahan and John
Brakeman, the watchmen, fell asleep
about 2 o'clock, having remained awake
during the previous day. Callahan is
light sleeper and was aroused by the
sound Of pick. He quietly aroused
his companion and both proceeded in the
direction of the grave whence the
sounds came. They crept to within a
dozen feet of the tomb without being
heard. Callahan then asked, "Whose's
there?" No reply came, but the work
stopped and one Of the men exclaimed:
Run, boys, for your life: we are
caught. They dashed off and both
watchmen fired their pistols at them.
They continued shooting until their re.
volverS were emptied. A cry came
from one of the men after he had run a
short distance and the guards supposed
he had been shot. They followed, but
could find no one. An investigation was
made at the grave.
An Excavation Several Feet Deep.
On the north side was found an exca-
vatiOn in the grave several feet deep.
In order to reach the body it would have
been necessary to work through a wall
eight inches in thickness which sur
rounds the grave. The mon found a
dark lantern in the excavation which
the ghouls had used and dropped in
their flight. TIE news of the attempted
robbery became known in this city and
caused widespread indignation. The
two watchmen have been guarding the
grave since Barnum was buried. The
ghouls probably thought that the watch
men had been taken off and supposed
they would not be interrupted in their
work. The robbers are thought 70 have
come from out of town.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
A WILD WESTERN ORPHAN.



CARROLL, Ia, June MANY crimes
are charged to pretty 1G-year-old girl
who is locked up in the county Jail. She
calls herself Katie Faulkner, but says
she is conCealing her real name in order
to shield relatives from disgrace. She
says she was left an orphan when only
year old, and went TO live with an uncle
Her great passion was for money and,
seeing a circular advertising counterfeit
money, she answered it and placed quite
an order. When it came it was sent by
express with $3j charges, and, not hay
ing the money to take it out of the
Office, she ran away and went to another
uncle where she stole $50. After secur-
ing the money she went to Council
Bluffs and put up at the best hotel in
the city. In a short time she left with
out paying her board bill, and on arriv-
ing aU Panama, she robbed q store, Sc
cured suit of mems clothes, and, in
this disguise started for Def2nce where
she was arrested; but was Eleased on
condition that she would reform. She
says she tried hard TO keep from stealing,
but she could not resist the temptation.
She says she failed to secure the money
and iewelry Of Mr. and Mrs. Yates. be-
cause they would not lie still long
enough, but if she had had revolver,
they would have lain still long enough
for her
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04

Are you troubled with corns or bunionsP
II so, let us give you little advice. Pare
them down as closely as possible without
drawing blood; then soak them IN warm
water 10 soften them and apply Chamber
lain's Pain Balm twice daily, rubbing them
vigorously for few minutes at each APP
plication. A corn plaster should be worn
FOR few days to protect them from the
shoe. As general liniment for sprains,
bruises, lame back or rheumatism, Pain
Palm is all that can be desired. 90 cent
s. E. corner Public Square; l.. Sollmon,
"a North Market street, and G. A. Port
mann & Co., 60 East Tuscarawas street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
FRENCH DUTIES ON MEAT.
The American Hog Finds stanch Defend
ers in the Chamber of Deputies

The American Hog Finds StanCh Defend
ers in tho Chamber of Deputies.
PARIS, May 3O.-The chamber of dep
uties yesterday continued the debate on
the tariff bill adopting the following
duties recommended by the committee:
Mutton, 32 francs; pork, 12; beef, 2j
francs; salted pork, ham and bacon, 90
francs maximum, 10 francs minimum;
salted beef, 30 francs maximum, %
francs minimum. NJ. LIE Cour advo-
Gated duty Of 35 francs on pork, in
order that France might not be poisoned
by American pork. NJ. Jourde de-
clared that the fear Of trichinosis was
only pretext to exclude American
meat. France consumed 10000, 600 Kill
ograms Of American meat annually,
with only one case of trichinosis having
been reported. He begged the chamber
to adhere to the old duty of 81 francs.
The house rejected the prosposals.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES DEFERRED
President Harrison VIII Examine Closely
tho RcCOrhs of Circnit Jmhrea.

the Records of Circuit Judges.
WASHINGTON. June I. President Har-
rison has finally determined not to ap-
point the nine new circuit court judges
until next December. He says no men,
Der has yet been selected. Political be-
lief, it is understood, will not be the
dominant requisite for appointment to
these positions. 1t is the intention of
the president to select men for these
places of the very highest legal ability,
and with the view of obtaining such
talent, the legal work of candidates will
be carefully scrutinized, and wherever
it is possible their briefs and printed ar
guments before their respective su-
preme courts will be secured and sub
jected to examination. The ability and
legal acumen expressed in these docu-
ments, will, therefore, have much
weight in assisting the president in
reaching his conclusions. This is taken
as an indication that, perhaps, there
may be a Democrat appointed in one Of
the southern circuits. The appoint
ment of the five land court judges is
looked for confidently this week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
WILL DIE FOR THE FLAG.
A Veteran of the War Meets with Fatal
Accident.

CHICAGO, June david Leonard, a
G. A. r. veteran and janitor of the
county building, in his efforts to protect
the flag he had fought for, met with
fatal 6Tng aefd9n s lent ofy Saturday osto an4 now lies
marched in the memorial parade. and,
when he returned to the county build
ing at night he observed that the flag
was still floating from the top of the
building. He went up to take it in, and,
on his way down fell through the light
shaft from the top floor to the base
ment. About ten feet from the bottom
he struck an electric light wire, which
nearly cut his skull in two. He was
taken to the county hospital, where he
will probably die.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
Breferrnd nnnth.

NEW YORK, May 30.-A sad case of
double suicide was discovered here late
yesterday. William Brietkepf and wife,
an aged couple living on First avenue,
killed themselves Wednesday night by
taking oxalic acid. Brietkopf had been
sick and out of work and was to have
been evicted yesterday for non-payment
Of rent. He left letter addressed to
benefit society of which he was a men,
ber, saying that he preferred to die
rather than ask for help. The bodies,
when discovered showed evidence that
terrible agony had been suffered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
Funeral of Maj. Cohen.

New YORK, June THE funeral
services over the remains Of Maj. David
M. Cohen, Of the United States marine
corps, were held at his late residence in
Harlem yesterday. Maj. Cohen was
born in Richmond Va, in 1897, and
graduated at the Norfolk Naval acad-
emy. He was made major at the be-
ginning of the late war.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
A Good Suggestion.
From the Dub

From the Dubuque, (I0wa,) Teeg1 am,
The adjourning OF the impeachment
court last Saturday, on account of Gen.
Weaver's belly-ache, cost the people OF
this commonwealth nearly $500. One
dose of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy would have saved this
expense; and we suggest, as q matter OF
economy and humanity, that the state
provide against future contingencies of
this nature, by furnishing each senator
with bottle OF that valuable remedy. %
and 50cent bottles for sale by Durbin,
Wright & Co., south east corner Public
Square; l.. Sollman, "a North Market
street and C. A. Portmann q Co., 63 East
Tuscarawas street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
DEAD BROTHER PLAYED RABBIT,
While tho Youngstcr Who Killed Him
Did the Part of the Hunter.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, May 8O-A
day or two since the S-year-old son of
Thomas Brannan, residing on Washing
ton run. Jackson county, shot and killed
his brother, 4 years old. During the
absence of the other members of the
family the oldest boy got down his
fathers gun and proposed to the younger
boy that he play rabbit while he, the
oldest, played hunter and shot him.
The little fellow was shot through the
chest and died shortly after,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
Lieutenant Lyon to Be Communicated.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-A court-mar-
tial has been ordered to meet at the
Newport, r. l., torpedo station on Jnne
3, to try Lieutenant Commander Lyon
for allowing the United States tug Trian
TO be stranded off the coast of Rhode
Island, on March 10, while on her way
to relieve the United States steamer
Galena, which stranded off Gay Head,
Mass. the other day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
consumptIon SURELY Cured.

To THE EpIroR;- Please inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the aboye'named
disease. BY its timely use thousands of hopeless
cases have been permanently cured, Ishall be glad
to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any OF
your readers who hayo consumption II they will
send nae their Express and p. o. address. Respect
fully, I. A. sLoCuM' H. Ca 1Sl Pearl 3d. M Il
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
"HOw to Cure All Skin Diseases. ="

Simply apply "SwAyNE's OINTMENT"
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter, eczma, itch, all eruptiont on the
face, hands, nose, &C., leaving the skin
clear, white and healthy. Its great heal
ing and curative powers are possessed by
no other remedy. Ask your druggist for
SwAYNE's OINTMINT. TITS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
A Sunday Prize Fight.

CHICAGO, June AFTER some lively
fighting, Henry Baker knocked Joe Tan
sey out in the fifth round early yester-
day, at the Bridge works on 57th street,
The fight was for purse subscribed by
the forty spectators. Both men are
Chicago heavy-weights.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
Wrestler Jake NIanZ.

Jake Mnnz, amateur champion middle
weight wrestler Of the west, was born in
Milwaukee about twenty-five years ago.
He is #. in. tall, and tips the beam at
l43 pounds in wrestling costume. Manz,
who is n member of tho Milwaukee Ath-