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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
w IIu NUl AOOlOl
The Democratic Minneapolis
Times Indignantly
Declines
To Allow Itself to Become the
Tool Of Chicago Wheat
Gamblers.
1t Editorially Eenounces the
State Democratic
managers.
Blames the Last Legislature for
Defeating Useful Meas
ureS.

The Minneapolis Times is Democratic
newspaper, but it does not believe in sell
ing it's columns to the Chicago wheat gam
blers. 1t takes serious objection to the al
lance formed by the Democratic state Gen.
trail committee with the bucket shop spec
ulators of the Windy City, and commenting
editorially on the matter yesterday the
Times says:
1.-THE Times has declined to join in the at
tack of the Chicago Herald upon the milling
and elevator interests of Minneapolis or to
give currency to the vicious assault upon
the business reputation of Mr.. Pillsbury and
the other gentlemen who stand at the head
of those interests. 1t has no sympathy with
the attempt to manufacture party capital
out of charges that so far as has yet been
shown, have no other basis than the unsup-
ported allegations of q seedy scamp who is
not fit to unloose the shoelatches Of the gen.
tlemen whom he seeks to defame. If men
of character-men who have long held in
fuential and honorable positions in tn" COM
mercial world-are to hold their regulations
ut the mercy of disappointed blacAmailers,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
THE HOLCOMB CASE
Humanity Did Not Suffer When He
Was PardOned Out.

Humanity Did Not Suffer When He
Was PardOned Out.
The charge is made in the Globe article
that the governor is in league with the al
legged combination of elevator men and mill
ers, the basis for the charge being the fact
that a man named Holcomb, convicted of
stealing wheat from Minneapolis elevator
companies, was pardoned by the governor
before his sentence had expired. The alb
surdity of this charge will be readily per-
ceived when the fact is stated that Hol-
comb was pardoned by Gov. Merriam only
one day before his sentence expired, and
that this pardon was granted on the petit
ton of friends of Holcomb. who desired that
he should save his citizenship.
This course is frequently pursued by the
governor in cases where the prisoners have
been well conducted, and in so doing the
chief executive simply carries out the senti-
ment predominant in this state that the dis
charged prisoner be given chance and
every opportunity 10 regain. The place i'll so
ciety which he has lost. It would BE es-
teemed churlish act for the governor to
refuse the request. and it was for the pur-
pose of giving practical effect to well timed
and judicious leniency that Col.Clark Cham
beers was appointed state prison agent with
power to carry out this humane and So
cially economical policy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
and are to be condemned by the unsup.
THE BUBBLE BLOWER.

and are to be condemned by the unsup-
ported
ASSERTIONS OF MALIGNANT BLACK
GUARDS,
then no man, however high his position .or
honorable his career. lis safe from the as
.sault of reckless amid windictiNe defamers
,who may desire TO dnjure him The Times
does not believe that amy political party can
gain any permanent advantage even I'm a
heated canvass by attempting TO use such
material for campaign purposes The pOpu-
lar sense of justice and decency viii assert
itself and stamp the seal of emphatic dis
approval upon methods 80 unworthy and dis
graceful.
THAT there are serious evils connected
with the present elevator system, and the
methods of grading and handling wheat
nobody will pretend TO deny. Egt 1T is alb
surd to suppose that The entire responsible
ity for the evils can be thrown upon one or
two men, and through them upon the pG1ft-
icll party to which they may happen to be-
long. There are in Minnesota several hun
dred elevators. The men connected with
them are
ARE NOT ALL OF ONE POLITICAL.
FAITH.
They are Democrats as well as Republicans;
hence the absurdity of attempting TO make
q party issue out of defects in the manage
memt. The truth is, If the farmers have
been robbed by the elevator companies, the
robbers belong as much TO one party as the
other The question: therefore, is not of
party politics, nor one TO be settled by cam
paign tactics and appeals. but one which
must be settled by the state legislature.
1.-THE remedy for this evil is to be found IN
legislation which will require the wheat to
be correctly weighed and graded when it
goes into the elevator. Such legislation has
been repeatedly proposed as would give the
state warehouse commission Jurisdiction
over the elevators. but has always been de-
feated Such a proposition was rejected by
the last legislature"
The Times might have added that the last
legislature was controlled in both houses by
the Observation-Disclosures combine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
WOaCJOTT'S DARK PAST.
A Genius fn Organising Disreputa-
lie Schemes.

1t is necessary to go back little to learn
all Wolcott's history. After he had reinov-
ad to Minneapolis and entered the grain
business he commenced trying to organize
@ '.snide elevator company, the purpose
Of which was TO levy blackmail upon the
established comlpanies. Reputable grain
men, knowing his methods. refused TO have
ANYTHING to do with him; and then VOL
cOtt gathered arOgind him two or three con-
cieneless adventurers like himself, and pro-
ceedimg to North Dakota Incorporated the
ScanGt navian Elevator company. BY hook
and crook he got possession Of a few shan
ties on various lines of road and started
into the field as full fledged elevator COM
pany. Ee allied himself with come of the
disreputable members of the Farmers ALI
ance, and thus secured small quasi fol-
lowing with the farmers of the Northwest.
The name of this company was intended to
impose upon the Swedish and Norwegian
farmers of Minnesota and Dakota. II was
called the Scandinavian Elevator Com
pany," although there was no man of Sean
dinavian blood either nearly or remotely
connected with the company.
THE MODE OF HIS OPERATIONS
was picturesque and varied. Here is one
of them. He would purchase an old ele-
vator or warehouse at a station and then
advertise through the local paper that his
house was an Independent buyer" outside
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
TRY AGAIN, BAKER!
Honorable Democrats Are Not SAT-
isficd With Your First Attempt


The chairman of the Minnesota Denoe~
racy and the hired tractarian OF the Chl'-
cago wheat ''gams' should try ngaIn
Prominent members of Chairman Bakers
own party repudiate the slur which his
campaign roorbach has cast on the PARTY .
intelligence and integrity, and the Islander
on the Northwest's principal industry.
Col. C. Nee. Reeve, Democratic member
of the state senate, correctly sums up tfase
Chicago Herald and st. Paul Globe polif-
cal ''wheat steal" thus: at has 30 mo7e
to do with politics than the question on
who is to be the next king Of Dahorney-
Wheat men are not members of any ore
party and no political party has been mp
pointed their guardian, or been gwen poW<1
to govern their individual dealings.
Hon. Henry Poehler, ex-congressnan ano
a prominent Democratic leader, suginafAsss
the ssgreat conspiracy fake fssUeG by the
Chicago wheat gamblers and by the state
Democracy. as not only untrue but bad SssA
tiles; and his son, Mr.. A. II. Poehler, COR
siders that the fabrication can inspire oiti5
disgust.
Such well known Minneapolis business
men and Democrats as Horace Pratt. "A. D-
milford. James Marshall, 7. H.. Mann, %
n. Ostrum, Strong and Miller, do not hes.
the Chicago roorbach blackmailer. and
the article itself despicable piece OF can,
paign trash, an outrage on their city aks1A
an insult to their party. Mr.. z. r. ven
eel refers to the .Herald-GlObe yarn as IA
dirty piece of business taken from an tzti--
reliable source'-"a tissue of lies from aez'
to bottom"
Such is the reception which honarao Die
Democrats give to Chairman Bakers iat+s.-
He and his Democratic machine. anI Sn5-
cago wheat gambling cOlaborers, WoaA nR'
well to try again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
Inyitinc PexffIenee

New York Sun: Just about 100000 Rus
sian and Polish Immigrants have landed in
this country within the last fiscal year.
They have left Russia and Poland under
distressing circumstances. At least three
infectious or contagious diseases are prev
alent in the regions from which they have
come. and are yet coming. We have
learned by the experiences Of the past
year, during which they have brought
typhus fever and smallpox to our city, that
self-protection requires us to be on our
guard against the ships that carry here
passengers from plague-ridden regions, es-
pecially from those regions in which the
Asiatic cholera is now prevalent. 1t may
be necessary to raise the bars against dan
gerous immigrants from Europe. 1t is
criminal to open our doors to pestience.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
A Great MERCHANTS Opinion.

NJ K Thurber in New York Commerciai.
1 am protectionist because thrift follows
the enactment of wise laws.
Because love my own country better tlsun
/ do foreign countries.
Because protection builds up our towns
into cities ard enhances the value OF oor
houses and lands.
Because every dollar sent abroad to pxr-
chase goods that we can produce III home
makes us q dollar poorer.
because protection in this country giyeRe
labor better wages than free trade
Because it Is better for this country TO,
feed, clOthe and house our own labor in this,
country than to support foreign labor ia
other countries with our money
Because 1t is true. as Peter Cooper wen
said: mo goods purchased abroad are chgsa,
that takes the place, OF our own labor and
our own raw material"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
THE USEFUL AND THE ORNAMENT

A white rose in garden grew,
As delicate and rare
As ever nature gave the world
To make its beauty fair.
And near the rose in humble way
A 'tater vine began
The white rose faded, died and fell,
The 'tater fed man.
Detroit Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-14
A Great Country !. Dotnr w.,,

New York Herald: When n grexs
trunk line like the Pennsylvania rsszl-
road is obliged to stop selling tickets
because it has not cars enough to move
the crowds who wish to 20 picnkkins
halfway across the continent, it inds-
Gates that, cholera or no cholera. this
country is doing pretty well, thank yur-
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
a MoRn OF MARNING.

A bit of gossip interesting at this time,
is CLEANED from yesterdays Standard.
That newspaper says that several re-
publican leaders have been quietly plan
ming to steal the legislature and that
the scheme was promptly repudiated by
republican leaders in Butte. Our con-
temporary claims to have this rather
startling news on authority.
We do not know tho value of the
authority, for this news is wholly new
to rs. We do know, however, that the
scheme don't go this year. There will
be no moro thefts Of legislatures in
Montana and don't you forget it. More
than this, the next United States sena-
tor from Montana will be a democrat.
The people of this state had some
thing to say this fall in the choice of the
legislature, and they will have more to
say If any attempts are made to steal IT.,
There is no occasion of alarm, but from
the light of past events, It is we'll to keep
these things in mind.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
Diet of Business Men.

A food journal advises business men to
diet themselves SO as to be able to do the
maximum work between the lunch hour
and evening. and not to work for a few
minutes after eating Such food as plain
soups. cold chicken, milk, drunk slowly,
crosses, lettuce. rice. rice pudding, sand
wiches, beef or lamb, bread and butter will
be amply nutritive. and yet so readily as
simulated that brain work will not interfere
with their digestion. Alcohol in any form
should not be taken by brain workers. and
pastry and ice cream should be avoided
Fifteen minutes should be spent in lgh,
reading or conversation before severe men
tai labor is begun. A light cigar imme-
dintely after lunch aids digestion. 1t is in the
evening. when the work of the day is done,
that substantial meal should be taken.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
NEW Pu BLICATIONS.

The bound volume of iarper's Young
People for 1892, which is Just ready for
publication, is fully equal to it's predeces-
sors IN the beauty, value, and variety of it's
contents. Among its contributors are such
we'll known writers as w. ID. Howells,
Thomas Nelson Page Capt. Charles King,
Kirk Munroe, Margaret Il. Sangster, How
ard Pyle, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Charles
Carleton Coffin and many Others. The illus
trutions are numerous and beautiful, As a
holiday gift book for boys and girls it is
unsurpassed.
The November number of the New Eng
lani Magazine ID a Whittier number. The
trontispiece is ON rare photograph of
the poet taken about 1865. and the opening
article takes the reader in and about the
New England country. which inspired SO
much of Whittier's poetry. and is so asso-
ciated with him as man. 1t is by Will
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

Photography Of the heavens has revealed
stars invisible to the naked eve or through
the telescope, and now Mr. Edison is think
ing of phonog aph to catch sounds un-
heard by the human ear. Once captured
by the wax cylinders of the phonograph
these sounds will be returned to the listener
intensified to q degree sufficient to make
them easily audible. In the matter of in
yentions it is curious fact that Prof.
Bel's latest device Of impo ttance, the
'waterphone," for locating leaks in waite,
pipes, was suggested to him by observing a
plumbers apprentice endeavorins to find q
leak by means of small steel rod which he
hold in his mouth and touched against the
pipe.-New York World.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
The Delicacy of Measuring Instruments,

inc Del1CaCy OF he9SurluE
The adjustment of measu ing instru-
ments has been b. ought to point of such
accuracy as to give almost incredible !e-
suits. Scales are now made that will weigh
the flame of candle or the smallest strand
of hair pluoked from the eyebrow. These
scales are triumphs of mechanism, and are
inclosed in glass cases, as the slightest
breath of air would impair their records.
The glass cases have sliding door. and as
soon as the weight is placed in the balance
the door slides down. The balances are
cleared again and made ready for further
use by the pressing of button, which
slightly raises the beams. Two pieces of
paper of equal weight can be placed in the
scales. and an autograph written in pencil
on either piece will cause the other side to
ascend and the nesdle. which indicates the
divisions of weight even to the ten mill
ionth part of pound and less will move
from its perpendicular. A signature con-
tanning nine letters has been weighed and
proved to be exactly two milllgrammes, or
the fifteen thousand five hundreth part of
an ounce troy.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

The custonlarlly amlable ana even
prosaic temperament of our ne ghbor,
the Herald is rudely disturbed over the
election returns from Choteau county.
1t is as nervous as al eel in a tin pail.
1t grows hysterical in a swift flight
of anger, vituperation and satire, and
even loses the question at issue in sea
of emotions.
| From all the facts at hand, it appears
! that the county canvassing board OF
Choteau county threw out the Box Ell
der precinct because of gross frauds in
! the election, one feature of which was
the voting of a large number of half
breeds The details of the affair are not
yet reported, and it is perhaps better to
postpone a critical newspaper discus
sion until all the facts are submitted
! Two Of the commissioners are republi-
cans, and il is, therefore, all the more
surprising to read of "outrages," 'calls
for the constable and the penitentiary,
etc, in the esteemed Herald. A careful
reading Of that newspaper for two years
would lead one to believe that republi-
cans were altogether too immaculate
in character for such work.
The point which the Herald endeavors
to make is that county canvassers can
not go behind the returns, that their
duty is to simply tabulate the returns
and retire. We believe that at an cleo
tion held in Montana within the NOM
ory of the present generation, a certain
precinct numbered thirty-four was
thrown out by canvassing board. The
democratic view at that time was very
much like the Herald's in this instance.
Three learned judges of the Montana
supreme court decided, in an elaborate
opinion by Mr.. Justice Harwood, Blake,
G. j., and Dewitt, j., concurring, that
the democrats were wrong and the Sill
yer Bow canvassing board right. This
opinion is likely to stand as judicial
precedent in Montana despite the es-
teemea Herald's horror over the action
of the action of the Choteau county re-
publican canvassers in following this
authority.
That part Of the Herald's diatribe
which merits the severest criticism is its
singing out of Marcus DAILY for an un-
derhand attack. In the first place there
is absolutely nothing to show that Mr.
| Daily had even the remotest connection
with the action of the Choteau commits
sioners, which indeed, seems to have
been entirely legal. In the second
place we have yet to hear of a dishon-
cradle act in Mr.. Daly's public or pri-
vate career. He is hard fighter in
politics as the republicans we'll know,
but no man ever accused him of trying
to subvert the results of an honest ex-
preston of opinion or turning the re-
suit of one honest vote. Any lnslnua-
| tion to the contrary is a criminal libel
The Herald should show facts before it
makes reckless attacks on individuals or
accusations of fraud on the part of the
! Choteau commissioners.
We do not know NJ. Caligula, Jr., but
if his character resembles that of his
famous Roman namesake we will name
half dozen Montana republicans who
to quote popular vulgarism, are dead
ringers" for him.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
lFFICF OF STATE FURNISHING BOARD
" Helenn. Montana. NOV. Is. 1877

OFFICE OF STATE FURNISHING BOARD
" Helena. Montana NOV. Is. 1892
Proposals arc hereby invited to furnish the
following supplies to the Third Legislative as
8 mbiy, convening at Helena, Montana. Jan. Z,
A. ID. 1893,
Glass ]. All printing and paper which may be
required for its use. bids for printing to be per
1000 ems, bids for paper to be rer pound to IN
clude bill paper enrolling and engrossing PAL er
letter heads and envelopes Tor senate and mouse.
Class Q. fifty-seyen waste paper pash es. one
dozen quarts Arnolds black ink. 100 dozens lead
pencils, Mercantile No. 2, Eagle enol com
pany, twenty FIVE dozens pen holders. one dozen
boxes assorted stee pens. two bennington type
writers mounted.
Bids on class and should be made separ-
ately and Addressed to J; X. Toole: president
state furnishing board. Helena. Montana Bids
for GLASS TO he accompanied by bond in g
sum of s6. 009 conditioned for the faithful per
formance of the work under such rules and regu,,
lations as the furnishing board may require and
from time to time as required: eampie OF all
work can bo seen ut the Office OF furnishing
board. lid for seeond class to be ACCOMPANYING
by a bond in the sum of $1,000 with like condi
lions a., ,oo,
ids to be fled on or before ecember u, lse2
JOS. X. TOOLE,
rrot ident State Furnishing Board
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

Our esteemed contemporary, estab-
lished somewhere in the snow drifts
along Warm Spring creek, will never be
satisfied about Telena's water supply
until the people Of this town are forced
to run pipe line to Anaconda. This
would be matter of exceeding regret
to our people if they did not have that
reputation for extreme selfishness which
the Anaconda Standard has so gener-
ously accorded to them. AS it is, they
are inclined to worry along and let
Anaconda alone suffer from the alleged
lack Of water in this city. If the Ana
conda thirst can stand 1t, Helena can.
The Standards suggestion that Hell,
ena needs less capital ambition and
more water is exactly what we would
expect from that section Of the woods.
1t is this ambition that causes the real
worriment to our Anaconda neighbors
They got a very fair idea Of the breadth
of it in the last election, and two years
/ from now they will find that, like all
other Helena ambitions, it never quits
until crowned with victory
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
Now Awaiting Trial.

Among the prisoners now in Jail in the
United States under the charge of homi-
icide there are ten clerRymen. fifteen physi-
clans, eight dentists, seven lawyers, twenty
teachers, two planters, fifteen stock raise rs,
ten cattle traders thi,ty-one merchants,
eight contractors, thirteen druggists, four
grocers. four real estate brokers, five livery
stable keepers, twelve millers. six brewers,
ten hotel keepers, twenty-sght saloon
keepers. OF the entire number nearly one
third were foreign born or of foreign par
eutage.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

OVER in North Dakota there is some
talk of a combination of republicans
and democrats for the election Of a
United States senator. On general
principles this is always a worthy OBJ
ject, though in this instance approval
can scarcely be given TO the methods.
Democrats are sent to a legislature to
represent democratic majority of their
constituents, and republican Legislators
are elected to represent republican ma
joritles. They should be true to their
principles. 1t is different with popu-
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
Salvation Army Council over.

New York, Nov. 4.-The Salvation army
concluded it's annual session last evening
by conservation exercises. Commander
Booth made an address at council of Off
cers in the afternoon in which he said he
wished the public to understand that til O
Salvation army is III no way hostile to the
churches. 1t was not a church, and he
hoped it would never become one. II was
simply n military body organized with the
object OF reaching the mnsses. The general
council officers will remain in the CITY n
few days before finally ndiourninQ.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

THE latest scandal in the Panama
canal scheme seems but another phase
of the same Old scandal. 1t is all sad
tragedy Of misdirected enterprise. In
France it is a chapter of wrecked for
tunes. faded hopes, thefts and suicides,
and on the Isthmus a trai! of sunken
graves and ruined machinery. 1t looks
now as though the end had come and
the story all but finished.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

HELENA enjoyed white Thanksgiv-
ing yesterday. 1t was real winter day,
The air was crisp the sky was clear and
the sleigh bells were ringing from morn
ing until night. The day was passed qui-
city in family circles, and, SO far as is
learned, all were thankful and happy, a
condition enjoyed by the people of Hell
ena every day in the year.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

lists. fusionists and third party people
in general who will draw support from
all quarters. They are placed in the
position Of FREQ lanoes. The Dakota
plan, il carried out, viii be almost with
out precedent in the history Of Ameri-
can politics.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

ATTENTION is called to a communica-
tion from Mr. Edwin c. Russell in an
other column concerning the consolida-
ton of state educational institutions
Mr.. Russell was thu first TO favor this
plan in letter to The INDEpENpENT
two years ago and is one of its most eo-
Grgetc supporters.
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

THE Hon. Richard 2. Bland, with
FURNISHED armor and sharpened javelin,
will again be leading the silver hosts
this winter Over in the senate Stew
art will be found in like position and
will be ably championed by demo-
cratic senator from Montana
The Helena independent., 1892-11-25

HELENA was forced to forego the
pleasures of that modern Thanksgiving
innovation, the football game. In lieu
OF this, she anticipates during the com
ing six weeks senatorial shinny game
that will furnish fun for everybody.