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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

A Republican convention for the State Of Min
nesoto will be held on Thursday, the 2Sth day
of July, 1892, in the Grand opera house, In the
CITY OF st, Paul, at IL o'clock a. M, for the
purpose Of placing in nomination candidates
for the following offices: Governor, lieutenant
governor secretary of state, treasurer, attor-
new general three associate justices of the su.
preme court, and for the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come before the
convention.
All voters, without regard to past political
affiliations, who believe in the principles OF the
Republican party, and who desire it's success IN
the present campaign, are invited to participate
in the selection of delegates to this convention
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the state COMMITTEES:
Resolved That each county be entitled to one
lican candidate for president in 1888, and one
delegate for each fraction thereof over 100.
Resolved further, That each county be al
lowed in addition to the foregoing number Of
delegates five delegates at large.
Under the above resolutions the several coun
ties are entitled to the following number OF dele
gates in the convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.

The next political struggle booked
for the public, will appear in Chicago
next week, when the Democrats will
meet in their National convention to
nominate candidates for president
and vice-president. The condition
which confronts Democracy is not a
most pleasing one to the leaders of
that political organization, and one
which they will be obliged to handle
with extreme care.
1t has been claimed by his friends
that Mr.. Cleveland would have abso-
Lutte control of the convention and
that if he desires the nomination he
has only to say the word, even though
New York should hold out against
him. But this claim is strenuously
denied by the TammanY leaders. 1t
will take 500 votes to nominate, and
they claim that his strength in the
convention will not exceed 500, while
Hill's strength is estimated at be-
tween $50 and 300.
Upon one thing the Democra-
tic leaders all agree, and that is
that they must have the electoral
vote of New York in order to win.
To get that vote is what is now both
ering them. Such is the condition of
affairs in the Democratic camp that
the probabilities of either Grover
Cleveland or David Bennett Hill car
rying that state are too remote to be
entitled to much consideration. Mr..
Hill is in the field to stay as long as
Cleveland's name is given any con-
sideration whatever, and should the
latter be given the nomination, Hills
knives will cut deep into his vote.
On the other hand Hills political
record in that state during the last
six or eight months has brought him
into disrepute, and the spring cleo
tions show the people have no love
for his methods. While in many re-
spects one of the shrewdest and most
daring of Democratic politicians, his
political jObbery has weakened him
with the people, and in event of his
nomination they would turn him
down with will. But Senator Hill's
corrupt methods would cut no figure
if they were sure he would win. But
there is the rub.
1t is the feud between these two
leaders that has caused men like
Henry Watterson to pause and con
slider the situation, and declare thai
the party should turn away from New
York and look elsewhere for a candi
date. But where will they look
There is Palmer of Illinois, but hi
age is against him. Were he tel
years younger he would undoubtedl,
: prove formidable candidate for tn
nomination. Gov. Boies, of Iowa
: but outside of his state he arouses n,
especial enthusiasm, as it is recognizes
that the causes which made him gov
ernor were only of temporary ma
| ture. Then there is Villas of Wiscon
, sin. But he has war record tina
would not commend him to the ter
, der mercies of the south.
Taken all together the Democrat
convention has not an easy task BIZ
fore it. Yet Henry Watterson
about the only prominent Democrat
r leader who has had the courage
!, come forward and publicly acknow
2 edge it.
| But the construction of the tickle
q alone is not the only serious cond
ton that confronts Democracy. Th
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17
MUST AGAIN CHANGE FRONT.

The Republican platform, especial
ly the tariff plank, seems to be Civ
ing our Democratic brethren great
deal of trouble. They are doing their
best to break the force of the tariff
plank, but their attempts are feeble
when compared with the strength
with which the Republican doctrine
is set forth. 1t plainly declares, athat
all articles which cannot be produced
in the United States, except luxuries,
should be admitted free of duty, and
that on all imports coming into com.
petition with the products of Ameri-
can labor there should be levied du-
ties equal to the difference between
wages at home and abroad" This is
directly in line with the Mckinley
law, and is the position which the Re-
publican party has always assumed.
1t commenced to carry out this pol
icy as soon as possible after the war,
and one article after another, that we
were unable to produce, was put upon
the free list, as rapidly as the reve-
nues of the government would admit,
until the Mckinley law crowned the
list by making sugar free, and other
wise enlarging the free list so that
during the past year IS per cent. of
our imports came in free of duty.
There is no inconsistency in this
tariff plank, no hypocrisy, no dodg-
ing. 1t does not follow the Demo-
cratic method of being all things to
all men,-of being interpreted to
mean one thing in one locality, and
another in some other section. Re-
publican platforms are not built in
that way.
Again, the point which has been
made that the clause referring to
reciprocity is piece of inconsistency,
is not well taken. The reciprocity
scheme works perfectly with the Re-
publican protective policy, because ii
enables our country ogain advantages
in return for the advantages given to
other countries by our free list. II
opens up way to make advantageous
commercial treaties with nations
which produce articles that we want
but do not produce, and take in re
turn articles that we produce, but
they do not, yet must have.
But in the meanwhile the Republi
can Mckinley law has changed
the situation in regard to the tarif
and revenue question, and Democra
cy at Chicago next week will fint
itself confronted by very different con
!, ditions than those which existed il
1888. They then declared themselve
in favor of tariff reform, whateve
that may mean, because of the SUI
plus revenue. But the surplus reve
nue. has been cut down so that tn
nations income conforms with it's ez
penses, and platform built toda
upon the basis Of the Mills bill, an
put into practice, would create a de
flciency in the federal treasury, or
it furnished revenue enough, it woul
invite imports to such an extent as t
cause many Of our. industries to be ru
upon the basis of European paupe
paid labor, or close up entirely. Th
situation as presented today by tn
revision of the tariff by the Republ
cans, means a change Of front agai
, ! by the so-called tariff reformers.
II
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17

THE Democrats are talking Of max
ing Senator Carlisle permanent chair
man of the Chicago convention, so
that he can answer Gov. McKinley's
speech upon taking the chair at Min
neapolis. Senator Carlisle will make
good presiding officer, but he will
not be able to answer Gov. McKin
ley's speech. The facts are all against
him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17

The foregoing was unanimously agreed upon
by the Republican state central committee at a
meeting held in st. Paul Wednesday, June 1,
1892.
The county committees are most respectfully
requested to select such time for holding their
county conventions as will be most convenient
for the voters in their respective counties.
JOEL p. HEATwoLE, Chairman.
TANIs BXBY, Secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17
Republican District Convention.

A District Convention of the Republicans of
the Second Congressional District will be held
at the City Hall in Mankato on
THURSDAY, JULY 2lst, 1892,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of
nominating candidate for Congress for the
said district The basis of representation for
will be three delegates at large for each county
and one for every $50 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for John Lind in 1888, which basis
was fixed by the Republican Congressional
committee. The several counties are entitled
tn reDresentatiOn follows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17

ELSEWHERE in tO-day's issue will
be found the call for the Second Dis
trict Republican convention to be
held at the City Hall in Mankato, on
Thursday, July 21st. The basis of
representation has been fixed at three
delegates at large for each county,
and one for every $50 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for Congressman
Lind in 1888. This entities Blue Earth
county to 16 delegates and gives to-
tai representation in the convention
of 139. The successful candidate will
therefore require 10 votes, and it is
safe to assume that the prominently
mentioned aspirants will hustle from
this time out to reach that particular
point in the canvass.
The friends of Prof. McCleary
should be alert and active. With the
proper effort he can be nominated
easily on the first ballot. For the
first time since the division of the old
First district, Blue Earth county pre-
sents an undivided front in her re-
quest for the support of favorite
son for congress, and appeals with
confidence to the voters of the dis
trict for their assistance. From ev
cry point of view we believe that we
are fully justified in asking for Mr..
McCleary's nomination. Besides pos
sessing all the requisites for a first
class representative, he comes from
one of the most important counties in
the State and from the acknowledged
commercial city of the district. Re-
publicans here have always been mod
est in their demands for political
preferment, have stood Loyalty for
the nominees from other counties of
the district, and snow ask the same
generous treatment from others that
they have freely accorded in times
past. The FREE PRESS would not
deign to say one word in disparage-
ment of the candidacy of the gentle
men from Nicollet and Redwood
counties. 1t has the highest admi
ration for both, and while holding
them in high esteem it believes that
the nomination should go to the gen.
tleman from Mankato, and has an
abiding faith that the Republicans OF
the district will so look at the situa
tion. Our candidate combines the ell
ements of strength essential to sue
cess in the coming election, and it is
no discredit to other aspirants to say
that he will prove stronger before the
people than any other man whose
name has thus far been submitted
Having relinQuished his position with
the Normal school, Prof. McClear!
will be able to give his undivided at
tention to the duties of the position
: and his best thought and talent coup
led with the vigor of young manhood
. and ripe scholarship, will be dedicated
J to the exacting requirements of ;
: painstaking official. To prove tina
, the Republicans here are earnest il
their advocacy of Mr.. McCleary, tina
; gentleman will be asked to name tn
sixteen delegates from Blue Eartl
county to the Congressional conven
u tion, and such compliment (for com
i pliment it Isl can only bear one con
+ struction.
} The FREE PRESS urges upon tn
, friends of Mr.. McCleary in the vari
Gus counties to look closely after thu
i primaries, and to see to it that hi
Interests are in no wise neglected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17

IT is said that Grover Cleveland is
in the hands of his friends. That
must be what is worrying his friends.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
BL LAINE SITTING UP.
Physicians Say There Is No Immediate
Danger of Dissolution.

e-8es VI bt3SS4stiSu-
wAsHISGToS, Dec. al.-"Mr. Blaine
Is much better this evening"" said Or.
Johnson IN reply 10 the usual inquiry.
- called TO see him between SAND 8
o'clock tonight and found him exceed
lngly cheerful for one in Ms condition.
His voice Was much tirmer in tone and
ms eyes brighter. La fact. he is so
macn improved that | shall not repeat
nay visit this evening unless summoned
oy the family, and that do not ex-
pect."
Does Mr.. Blame sit up during any
portion OF the dayy'
"Oh, yes; Mr.. Blame is much
stronger lnan the outside world has
been led 10 believe. la fact. ais con-
dlt.on A. no time has heen SO critical as
has been painted IN the newspapers.
IL Is true tnat Mr.. Blaine WAS for few
minutes very sick man at one time
sunday last. but he was not as near to
death ss believed by some. Mr.. Blaine
- still very 1T. but ne IS IN no lmmedi-
ate danger OF DEATH
"po you tnink that Mr.. Blaine's pres
ent show OF Improvement will warrant
ms removal 10 II mere congenIal cli-
mate IN the near tuture?'
Alter mediIatIng few seconds, the
doctor sand: II cannot say as to that;
II : useless to look that far into the
futuT.."
Wntie Mr.. Blaine's physicians are rs
discreet ~ their utterlnces IS men can
well be, their tone and manner oil ex-
preston impress those who converse
with them daily, that Mr.. Blalne's case
- hopeless; that wnlle he Is IN no I'M
mediate danger his malady must prove
fatal and that his span of life Is meas
ured by the progress of the disease
with winch he Is afflicted.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
NEW CUSTOMS DEAL.
Secretary Foster Explains the Require
mcnts OF Consular Invoices.


men,s OF Consular Invoices.
wAsmNGrJN, Dec. 2l.-Secretsry
Charles Foster has issued, what is
stated 10y the treasury department To
toe an important circular TO customs OF.
hcers modifying circular So, l70 re-
gardlng requirements as To consular in
yo Ces.
Tue notifications are so technical
that they caE oaly he made intciligible
by giving the tuii text which Is ~ fol-
lows. "ihe last paragraph OF circular
so. ff0 oi September -, 1892. has
esp-cial reference TO sucn improved
m'rcEaniise as - consigned 10 the sc-
count OF foreign manufactures or
Owner. Ia rcgari 30 the cousignueut-
of this < ind. SECTION four us the act of
June I0. lsgn provides that tbe lnyoics
sutli SHOW 'the ActuR market value at
VHolct,4e price thereof at tao time of
sxpnfifflau o. the uiteI atates. and
th, department holds mat sucn value
sf price must be that uf tutehsudise
witnOut inclusion % other costs OF
charges. he terms 90 saut tafHaraph
w3 sontiaue 20 br aprHti Ca
nFolses of iha aui. except t.at entry
May q ptfn ttrsi on tpH h'sfs 90
tsisd. io pfoiuar Hu i4suee eaatafm.
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the pnfpora uf she dstafintsnt To-
f.qnifs fhat tha lfi5e 0f ssesis shsfl D.,
astisf6d 10 ths certified 8HFbfe in ae-
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22

Several Battles Said TO Have Been
Fought in the interior.

S~'sfeA ~>~ee~S Ss.o 10 nave oeco
Fought in the Interior.
LAREDO, Tex. Dec. 2l.-Jose rri5s
p. Martinez and j. Guiterrac. promi
neni ranchers and stockmen Of satappa
county, are IN Laredo from San Ig-
naclo. They report that the United
States deputy msrehals and troops ar
rived in San lgnacio last night. There
70 rumor that the deputy marshais
made various arrests IN San lgnacio of
persons, some wounded, who took part
with tie revolut.onists IN the recent
tight opposite that point. IL 10 reported
on good authority that Henral Estrada,
prominent oft.cer In the Mexican
army stationed ia the lower country, as
Mier or Matamoras. Is missing. Parties
here who know him say that IL lac .s
with the revolutionists fighting may be
locked for soon.
A large number of Mexican troops.
eald TO have come from Monterey. left
New Laredo this afternoon for points
down the river. A report 10 current
here and II ls:generally believed that Q
fight occurred within thirty miles OF
Guerrero on December IL, in which the
reyolutionlsts were victorious, killing
five soldiers. Ii IL said that the revoiu-
tionists were 400 strong. A special Of
eight coaches of Mexican cavalry came
up this morning from Monterey to LAM
pasas and were stopped there. Tms
would seem TO chow that the rcvoiu-
tlonists are moving TO interior points
away from the Rio Grande.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
MRS LAsGrgy SERIOUSLY III.
Suauing From Periioai,is and She May
No. R-cnv-r


LoxpoN. Dec. 2i.-Mrs. Lille Lang.
try, the actress and former friend of
the Prince OF Wales and Fred Gebhsri,
= seriously NJ with perIiouitis. Appre-
henson - felt that she may not re-
cover. Airs. Lsngtry - 20 yssrs of
age.
In spite OF the fact that she a now 90
years old. Mrs. Isngtry. until her
present i.ues~, was "a charming in
face. form and manner az she ~ss
yssrs ago when sne was tire reigniug
belle q ''the Prince Of Wales st -
sna = said 90 have been the cause OF
She recent rupture OF the engagement
hetNeen the eldest sOn of Sir k0neft
Pee snd tie besutifal Miss sne Fox.
Young Peel nsd teen giunlng heavily
al Monte Carlo ard nad bsea assoc at
ing - openly WITH Mrs.. Lsngfry ADD
giving Use g. so mucn scandal by hls
m0de Of NE there tnst Ms Lane Fox
bad NO other ALTERNATIVE. left than 10
brssx OF tne engagement Nr. Lang
try returned 60 Loadon with Young
Feei n her train.
Tas stsnEn shell phyucaan. SIR An
drew lisrke. has hssu umnianed 20
bo.ds consuiistfon wth Mrs Lang.
try's daughter The fever fsom wa.cb
sac e suffering = very aEh snI her
condition . hecnm ing worse
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
Buffe,ed by the Waves.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 2l.-The White
Star liner steamer Majestic. from New
York. December Il, for Liverpool, ar
rived here this.mornlug after a tempest
nous voyage. Her tunnels were bat
tered and her sides and upper works
were coated with salt. The height of
the seas may be judged from the fact
that her crows nest, the place on the
foremast occupied by the lookout. had
been demolished. The Majestic took a
heavy gale on December is, when in
latitude 49 north, longitude 20 west. A
tremendous sea soon got up and tons
upon tons OF water boarded the
steamer, causing the Majestic to pitch
and roll heavily. Several of the pas
sengers in the saloon were thrown
from their feet and sustained injuries.
On the day of the gale the steamer
made only 356 miles. The time of the
passage was SIX days and fourteen
hours.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
THEY CAN THINK 1T OVER.
Vio!ators Of the International Commerce
Law Heavily Sentenced.

Law Heavily Sentenced.
ST.. JOSEPH, No., Dec. 2l.-In. the
United States court today Judge
Parker sentenced George w. Howell,
general manager of the lumber firm
of Howell, Jewett 4 Co., which, until
two years ago. did such an extensive
business in Omaha and other towns in
Kansas and Nebraska, and in which
Spooner Howell of Chicago was heavy
stockholder, to eighteen months hard
labor in the Missouri penitentiary and
to pay q fine of $1,000. Edward Tib-
belts. manager of the firms Omaha
yards, was sentenced to q similar fine
and imprisonment. The Indictment
against Spooner p. Howell was
quashed. In the spring of 1890 the off,
GERS of the Chicago. Rock Island Il Pa
cific railway caused the arrest OF s. p.
Howell of Chicago and q. w. Howell
of Atchlson, Members OF Howell, Jcw-
EFT 4 Co. and Howell Brothers, and
Edward Tibbetts. their employe, on the
charge of violating the Interstate COM
merce law.
At the same time Edward Prince and
w. ID. Mott. employees OF the Western
Weighing association, were arrested.
1t WAS charged that the Howells and
Tibbetts gave heavy hribes to Prince
aud Mott to underweigh cars loaded
with lumber. and at the trial the latter
turned states evidence. admitted their
guilt and were released. 1t was said
the firm was given from 500 to 5000
pounds lees weight on all consgnments
ID customers in Nebraska, Kansas and
Colorado than the shipments actually
called for. 1t was proved that for
these false reports of weight the
weighers received from Sl.50 to s. per
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
TOO GREEN TO LIVE.
How a Southern Lover Keeps Tab on
Rival.

Rival.
ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. 2l.-Samuel Gar
rett, q typical country youth IN man
ners and appearance, II lodged in tie
Fulton county jall charged with vio-
iatipg Uncle Same postal laws. Gar
rett lives IN Towns county, on bis
fathers plantation. For some time
past he has paid attention TO Miss Nan
cy Watkins. Miss Nancy'e affections
began 10 cool and he suspected . rival.
Lssi Saturday Young Garrett lay in
wait for the mail agent and
captured letter for the fair
Miss Nancy from Oscar Hughes,
a farmers SOD, whose relations with
Garrett had been none of the pleasant
est. Garrett proceeded to Miss Nancy
with it. She informed her father, who
had Garrett arrested for violating the
postal laws. The unfortunate lover IL
a well.grown boy of eighteen. He
wears jean trousers and Cat and a
slouch bat. and is one OF the most inno-
cent-lootsng young fellows imaginable.
He seems 10 be stIll in love and wants
TO write TO the girl 10 ask her forgive.
ness. He thought he had perfect
right TO keep another fellow from writ
ING TO lie cirl.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22
HOMESTEAD PRISONERS.
Dempsey, Beatty and Davidson AZ. In
dic,ed by the Crane Jury.

PfrrsBuRs, Dec. 2l.-True bills were
returned by the grand jury today
against Hugh +. Dempsey, Robert
Beatty and J VI. Davidson for felon-
ious assault aud battery. in admins
terlng poison to the non-union men at
the Homestead steel works. Its likely
that trials OF these cases will take pre-
cedence over the other Homesteaders.
Much mas been said about the Carnegie
attorneys and the Pinkert0ns being IN
possession of knowledge relating 10 the
kind of drug used: shout their analysis
made Of the contents OF the stomach
of one man who died and about an
analysis having been made of the cof-
fee, etc containing the drug. The dis
trici attorney and county coroner both
demanded of Attorney Brecs report
of the ans lysis. Mr.. Breck admitted to
both that he had no such evidence.
Tne blii Is returned for the poisoning
of William T.. trrlt,iths aud other per
sons. names unSnosn.