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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Queer Earthquake Effects.

An old sheep her6er who dwells in q
secluded spot in the Suffer county buttes
made his annual visit to this city
Wednesday, and from him we learn of
some phenomenal and interesting cir
cumstances as result of theearthquake
of Tuesday morning.
The lonely camp of the old shepherd
is far up in the buttes, and is surrounded
with cliffs densely covered with massive
rocks and powders, which have with
stood the storms of ages and furnished
mills for the aborigines to grind their
acorns and manzanita berries into flour
from the remotest antiquity.
The old herder had just emerged from
his cabin on this memorable morn, and
was gathering kindling with which to
prepare his morning meal before turning
his flock onto the range for their days
forage, and the wonderful sight he wit
messed will never be forgotten. When
the trembling began numerous sparks of
bright blue color began issuing from
the rocks, caused by the friction as they
were tossed to and fro by the surging
earth. AS the tremors increased the
number of sparks did likewise, until at
one time the hillsides appeared as one
sheet of fire with millions of sparks dart
ing here and there as if dancing for joy.
AS the trembling subsidized the sparks
gradually disappeared, and in a moment
all was total darkness.
Shortly after the sun had started on
its journey in the eastern horizon the
attention of the old shepherd was at
tracted by the great branches of trees
which had fallen to the ground, and
those which remained intact seemed to
horrify the wild birds, as they would
attempt to alight, and then, with a
frightened scream, would pass rapidly
on, only to repeat the caper at the next
tree. An investigation proved that mil
lions of lizards and snakes had taken
refuge in the trees during their fright
and had become so numerous on the
projecting branches that they were
forced to succumb to the immense
weight and fell to the ground. This is
the only instance of damage reported in
Yuba or Suffer county. -Marysville
Cali Democrat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
WYOMING TROUBLES AGAIN.

A Force OF Cowboys Believed to Be Medi-
tating Attack on Settlers.
DOUGLASS, Wy, June Sunday
night seventeen men from Texas, several
Of them Mexicans, camped at Fort Fet-
tsrman, eight miles west of here. They
claimed they were going to johnson
county to work for the George w. Bax-
ter outfit.
The officers here became suspicious
that all was not right and Monday OBJ
tanned what seemed to be positive proof
that the gang is going to johnson county
to make trouble for the settlers. Rifles
and ammunition have been provided
and sent ahead, and when the men reach
. certain point they will be armed and
equipped. 1t is believed that small de-
tachments Of men have been sent into
johnson county at different points of the
compass, and that the stockmen are pre-
pairing for another massacre of settlers
Authentic information is also received to
the effect that Senator Warren, who is
now in Cheyenne, and Senator Carey,
who has Just left for Washington, have
arranged to have martial law declared
In johnson county as soon as the trouble
begins.
Couriers have been sent to different
points over the country to warn the
people Of the impending danger and the
intention of the stockmen, and they will
find the people of converse, Natrona and
johnson counsies fully prepared this
time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Eight Have Accented.

WASHINGTON, June 1t is officially
stated that acceptances have been re-
ceived by the United States government
from eight countries of Euroupe of the
invitation to participate in the bimetallic
conference. The countries having
accepted are understood to be Eng
land, Italy, Germany, France, Austria,
the Netherlands. Spain and Portugal
The conference will probably be held in
Brussels. The three members of the
conference whowill represent the United
States are said to be Judge Lambert
Tree of Chicago, Henry w. Cannon
president of the Chase National Bank of
New York, and formerly comptroller of
the currency, and Senator Jones of Ne
vada
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03

THE Eft. Worth AdUance says that
the words SIN God We Trust" on the
silver dollar should be changed to SIN
Gold We Trust" This is what the
Republicans and the eastern wing of
the Democracy want or in fact that is
what Shylock wants.-Sleepy Eye Her
aid.
Had the editor of the Herald been
as anxious to tell the truth as to make
point against the Republicans he
would have investigated little and
found in the platform upon which Pres
ident Harrison was elected that the
Republicans declared in favor of both
gold and silver as money
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Mineral Land Case Decision.

=. WASHINGTON, June 1. = Secretary
Noble has decided the long standing and
bitterly contested Duluth mineral land
case of Hyde OF al. VS.. Warren ct al.
The secretary holds that the scrip is not
sssignable and any location made or at
tempted to be made by an alleged pur-
chaser is invalid and cannot be sus-
tanned. He also held that the scrip To-
cation is the subject of contest under
the act of congress approved May IA,
1880, and that contested affidavit of
Emil Hartman was sufficient in form
and substance and having been duly
fled must be made to take precedence
over all applications of contests. He
therefore reverses the decision of the
commissioner of the land Office and di-
reefs that a hearing be ordered to de-
termine the truth of Hartman's affidavit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
A BOYS Explosive Pocket.

Elias Mellinger, fifteen years old, was
in his fathers quarry in Lancaster, and
put some powder in his pocket, in which
there were matches. The powder was
ignited by one of the matches taking
fire, and in moment his clothing was
in blaze. It was 1000 feet distant to
his fathers home, and the boy ran to it.
By the time he reached there his cloth
ing was entirely burned from his body,
and he was badly burned from his head
to his feet.-Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Pa1acio's Manifesto.

CARACAS, Venezuela, June 1.-Palacio
has issued another manifesto, directing
the mayors of the various cities and
towns to call municipal delegates to the
capital and proclaim the new constitu-
ton, and name their first president
under the new order of things. He pro-
poses to disrupt the nine existing states,
and to form twenty departments into a
centralized republic. The official press
endorse the manifesto, but the dictator's
action is opposed by public sentiment. All
who dare to criticise it, however, are
Immediately made to suffer by Danish
ment or imprisonment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03

Four years ago Miss Lena Woodland.
living on Thorn creek, Washington.
sowed the seed from one head of
barley. She harvested the crop with
pair of shears and sowed the amount
received the next year, again har-
vesting it with her shears. The third
crop her father cut with a grass
scythe, getting enough barley from this
crop to sow forty acres last spring, which
averaged forty bushels to the acre when
thrashed, making total yield of 1900
bushels from one head of barley in four
years.-Exchange
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
DISOBEYED ORDERS.

Two Lives Lost and Much Rolling Stock
Destroyed as Result.
KENsINGToN, o., June AT 6 a. m.
two freight trains under full speed col
ided between Summitville and Mill
point ON the Cleveland and Pittsburg
railway. Both engines and twelve
freight cars were destroyed. John Lieb-
tag, of Cleveland, engineer of the north
bound freight was crushed to death and
his body afterwards burned in the
wreck. Brakeman Frank Wilcox, of
Wellsville, o., jumped on pile of rose
bushes and sustained fatal injuries.
The accident was caused by Engineer
Leibtag neglecting to obey his orders to
side-track his train at Summitville. The
money loss will approximate $25, 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Buried I'm q Tunnel.

ALLIANCE, O., June 1.-While large
force of men were at work repairing the
tunnel on the Lake Erie, Alliance and
Southern railroad, twelve miles south of
here, which caved in over a week ago,
another large section fell without warn
ing, burying Section Foreman Chapman,
Andrew Pariso and laborer named
Leslie under many tons of earth. In
twenty minutes Leslie was dug out.
His Log was broken and he was suffering
from severe internal injuries. Pariso
and Chapman are further in the debris
and as it will be some time before they
are reached they will probably be dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Mines Flooded.

JOPLIN, Mo-, June Heavy rains
fell during the night and the mines are
flooded in all the camps and in low places
the shafts are filed to the very top.
Several have caved in. The Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis road had
washout near Galena, hundreds of
feet of track being carried away. The
Belleville spur track was badly dam
aged. Five horses were killed by light
ming in a stable near Galena. A top
buggy, with a lady's shawl in it, has
been found in Shoot river.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Three Uncles Of an Arkansas
Murderer Taken from an Off,
Ger and Hanged.
The Killing Of Tailor Holmes at
Perryville Done at Their
Suggestion.
Martial Law Will Probably Be
Declared in Johnson Coun-
ty, Wyoming.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, June 1.-Two
weeks ago Charles Stewart murdered
Jailer Holmes In the Jail at Perryville,
while awaiting trial for criminal assault.
Before he was lynched he confessed that
his three uncles, the McArthurs, had ad-
vised him to murder Holmes in order to
effect his escape A sheriff who left
Psrryville for Little Rock by the over
land route with the three McArthurs
was expected here Monday but did not
arrive. 1t was learned later that they
were taken from the sheriff and lynched.
The McArthurs are white.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Shipping Live HOLSTERS to London.

Recently the steamer Inchulva sailed
for London with 5000 live Holsters
They are carried in four plate iron
tanks on the main deck, the tanks be-
ing fitted with shelves, and each capa-
BILE of holding 1000 Holsters.
By means of steam pump connected
with the sea valve in the engine room q
large reservoir is kept filed with sea
water, which in turn is supplied to the
lobster tanks at will.-Halifax Cor. Bos.
ton Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Supposed to Be Drowned.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 1.-Ex-Alder-
man Henry Luchsinger and w. 1. Jor-
don, cashier of the Commercial bank,
left for point near the water works to
go fishing. Their buggy was found dur
ing the morning tied near the water
works where it had stood all night in the
rain as the men took boat to cross the
river. 1t is supposed they were overtaken
by the storm and drowned and parties
are now searching for their bodies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
The Preacher's Industrious Hen.

The Congregational minister in New
ington thinks he has the champion hen
Of the place. She began laying in Feb
ruary, Immediately after he first owned
her. She kept this up until she went to
sitting and Matched out a brood the first
part Of April. About a week ago she
was allowed to run at large with her
brood, but returned to the coop during
the day and laid an egg, brooding her
chickens at night. This she continues
to do, laying her egg daily and still car
ing for her chicks.-Hartford Conn
Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
ANTI-SNAP CONVENTION.
The Protesting Democrats of New York
Meet at Syracuse.

The Protesting Democrats of New York
Meet at Syracuse.
SYRACUSE, June 1.-The convention
of protesting Democrats was called to Or
der at 1900 p. M, and John D. Herman
was made temporary chairman. In
accepting the honor Mr.. Herman review
ed the triumphs of Democracy in New
York and stated the intentions of the
present convention. The usual commit
tees were appointed and the convention
took recess.
After reassembling the convention
chose Frederick R. Coudert of New
York, A. E. Orr, David G. Robinson and
Mayor Bishop of Buffalo, delegates at
large to Chicago.
The platform begins with denunciation
of the Republican party on account of
the record of the 'billion dollar" con-
gross and strongly attacks the Mckinley
bill. Its silver plank is as follows:
We are opposed to the free coinage of
silver by us alone at the existing ratio of
sixteen to one, because we do not believe
that free coinage at that ratio will pro-
duce equality of real value between the
gold and silver dollar.
Coming then to the all absorbing mat
ter which was the cause of the call for a
convention, the platform says:
We recognize the necessity Of organiza-
ton as the machinery through which the
party may direct its energies, but when
such organization claims to be the party
itself, instead of its instrument, when it
suppresses the voice and misrepresents
the desire of the party, when it calls the
party caucuses at unacoustomed seasons
and upon insufficient notice, then it be-
comes the duty of the original elements Of
the party to take action that will restore
to it just relations between the members
and their agents.
The Democratic party retains mistaken
confidence in the ability and lofty integ-
rity of Grover Cleveland and in his devo.
tion to public duty. He is the choice of
an overwhelming majority of the Demo
Gratis of New York, and the country may
rely with confidence on his ability to car
~ the state triumphantly in November.
We believe that by nominating him to
lead the party in the approaching contest
for the presidency, the national conven-
ton will carry out the almost universal
wish of the party and best consult the
welfare of the cou ntry. But we have no
desire to force upon the national conven-
ton our own preference as to candidates.
We recognize that other states and Demo
Gratis have the same right to their views
that we have. No man, or set of men, be-
cause displeased with nomination has
the right to thwart the desires Of the peo-
pie. The wishes of the majority of the
party should prevail, and we pledge our
selves to support the candidates nominat-
ed at Chicago
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03

SALINA, Kan, June 1.-The Scandi-
navian Evangelical Society of North
America began its thirty-second annual
convention at Linsburg during the day.
The following officers were elected:
President. P. j. Svard. st. Paul; vice
president, Rev. M. G. Ranseen, Chicago;
secretary, Professor @ Esberjrn; treas
urer, ]. S. Thulin, Rock Island.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Hunter Bridges. Bear Average.

Nathaniel S. Bridges, who died re.
Gently il. Charlotte, was one of the oldest
men in town, having nearly reached the
age of eighty-nine years. Mr.. Bridges
was well known in eastern Washington
county as lumberman and Trainer OF
farm buildings. He was a hunter and
trapper of note, having killed the same
number of bears as marked the years OF
his life.-Bangor News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
HORRIBLY MANGLED.

Four Miners Blown to Atoms by Ter
rife Gas Explosion.
WILKEsBARRE, June IA mine acct
dent occurred at Macanaqua during the
morning, resulting in death to four and
injury to many others. The accident
was due to terrific explosion of gas,
which did great damage to the mines.
The dead were horribly mangled and
shreds of flesh hung from the bodies of
the injured. Just who is responsible
for the disaster is not known.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Low Rates to Chicago and Return.

For the Democratic National Con-
vention to be held at Chicago June
2lst, agents Of the Northwestern line
will sell excursion tickets at the rate
of one fare for the round trip. For
tickets and full information concern
ing dates of sale, ETC., apply to agents
@. & N. W. R'y. 1taw in d junll&w
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
INHABITANTS MOVING OUT.

High Water at indianapolis Causes a
Stampede.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June AT 80
a. m. another great storm struck this
city and tremendous amount of water
has fallen. A number of streets are
submerged on the overflow of Pogues
Run. At this hour they are taking out
families on Pine, Davidson and Noble
streets. The water is over the first
floor of many houses. The damage will
be great. 1t is still raining.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
House Blown Down.

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, June 1.-The
two-story stone house of James Sullivan,
four miles east of Independence, was de-
stroyed by cyclone at s p. m. There
were eight persons in the house at the
time. Mrs. Lucy M. Luck and 4-year-
old child were taken from the ruins,
having been crushed to death. All
would have lost their lives but for the
timely assistance of John Anderson who
lives just across the road.
Soda Water Not So Much in Demand.
An up town dry goods store last sum-
mer tried the experiment of giving soda
water to its patrons free. An enormous
fountain, well equipped for service, was
placed in the back part of the store and
on each hot day half dozen attendants
were kept busy serving clamorous,
thirsty and never diminishing crowd
One day upward of 1000 glasses of soda
water were drawn from that free foun-
tain. This year the firm charges three
cents glass for its soda water, and as
result the patronage has fallen off to
a remarkable extent. On two very hot
days fortnight ago, although the large
store was well filed with customers, the
soda fountain was atno time overworked.
New York Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03

IT is claimed by his enthusiastic adj
mirers that Grover Cleveland has the
necessary two-thirds of the delegates
to the Democratic National conven-
tion pledged to him. If this be true
it is time for Henry Watterson to
gracefully tumble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03

The coffee crop of Brazil has been so
large that the railroads of one of the
provinces have for weeks been blocked,
every available car being In service,
freight depots being crowded and fur
Their receipts Of coffee being declined.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
VIII Nominate Boies.

Dies MONIES, Ia, June 1.-The Iowa
delegation to Chicago met here. John
r. Duncombe was selected to present
Governor Boies' name at Chicago and
Senator Shields was chosen as one of the
delegation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Fatal Array About a Woman.

LINCOLN, Neb., June about mid
night, Charles Thomas was shot by
Green Greavely and died almost in
stantly. Both are colored, and the
trouble was about woman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
Injunction Asked.

TRENTON, N. J., June 1.-The attor.
ney general has fled an information in
the court Of chancery against the Read
ing deal. he asks for an injunction to
restrict the carrying out of the deal.
Charged with Treason.
SAN Francisco, June 1.-The steamer
Australia, which arrived from Honolulu
shortly before noon, brings news that on
the May 90 Honolulu was thrown into a
stats of excitement by the arrest of Agi-
tator Robert w. Wilcox, the leader of
the instruction Of 1889, V. V. Ashford
and fifteen others On the charge of being
engaged in reasonable conspiracy
against the government. On May %
their cases came up in court, but the
trial was postponed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03

Major Renard is constantly improv-
ing his dirigible balloon, and he has
now announced that he has invented a
motor Of seventy horse power weighing
only 40 kilograms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
NORTHWESTERN

Fas. through trains are also run between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Kansas City
via Sioux City, with Pullman sleepere
the entire defiance, St. Paul to Omaha,
Kansas City, Salt Lake, San Francisco
and Portland. Dining cars are run on
anthroueh trains over this line between
Minneapolis, Sc. Paul and Chicago Be.
sIdes being the best
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
LIN: s.

between these principal cities, thefChi-
cago & North Western system of llnes
composed of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min.
peapolis & Omaha, Chicago & North.
Western, and Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo.
Valley R'Ys (all advertised as 'sThe
North Western Line, ~ offers the quick.
est means of reaching all cities and
towns in the territory intersected by it.
In connection with Union Pacific the c.,
st. Paul, M. & o. Ry. also forms q
through line to the Pacific coast, operat-
ed as the Lake Superior, st. Paul, & Un-
ion Pacific Line. All particulars, With
maps and time tables, may be obtaine
al any station, or write direct to
T. w TEASDALE.
Gent Passenger Agent, 81. Paul
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-12
PECULIAR FAMILY RELATIONS.

Several decisions just rendered dis
close peculiar marital and family re-
lations. One of the strangest is case in
Louisiana in which dead mans prop
erty was equally divided between his
two wives. Francis Jermann, a native
of Germany, married in that country in
1852 a woman named Josephine Attinger.
A few years later he left his wife and
went to New Orleans, where he assumed
the name of Francis Germaine, and
married a woman of that CITY, He died
in 1878, after having acquired consider
able property. His first wife did not
know that he had lived i'll New Orleans,
or had married, until several years ago,
when she began legal contest to obtain
a part of his property. The endeavor to
prove that Francis Jermann was the New
Orleans Germaine was made harder by
the fact that some of the German
witnesses said that Jermann married in
1852 a Josephine Zimmerman, and
the first wife had to prove that
she was sometimes known by
that name because her father was a
Zimmerman" or carpenter The Su.
preme Court, which has twice passed
upon the case, has now decided that the
proof of identity and of the first mar
riage is sufficient, and awards to the
first wife half of her husbands property
Under the peculiar code of Louisiana and
the old French and Spanish laws the sec,
ond half will go to the second wife, as
she married in good faith, believing that
her husband had not previously beer
married. The law is founded on the
principle that the deceiving husband for
feits everything by his misconduct in
favor of the deceived wife.-Ne,o YOrG
Tribune