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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
Hin Not Popular in SpotsyIvania.

SpoTsYLyANIA COURTHOUSE, Va, May s.
Especial. More delegates were elected here
to-day 10 attend the State Convention. Tho
majority OF the delegates are not favorable 10
Hill. and from appearances there was small
comfort for his friends TO be found in the
attitude of the crowd Several prominent
Democrats publicly declared their emphatic
opposition TO Hill or Hill methods. and tho
crowd was clearly in sympathy with them,
and what 10 more. two of these gentlemen
were unanimously elected delegates.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
Asylum superintendents Meet.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. May 3-The forty-sixth
annual meeting Of the Association If Medical
Superintendents Of American Institutions for
the insane began here to-day
The meeting was called 10 order by DR..
Daniel CLARK. Of Toronto. Ont. DR.. Edward
Peace. Of the Catholic University, delivered
the address of welcome.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Dr. JudsOn g. Andrews. OF Buffalo.
n. T.: Yice-p resident. Peter Brice. OF Ala-
bama Secretary, John Curwen, of Warren,
pa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04

Caterpillar. tmpede An Engine.

CHARLOTTE. \. c.. May g. Special. The
train on the Carolina Central road was almost
unable 10 cross Big swamp trestlo to-day on
account Of an army of caterpillars on tie
track. The rails and wheels became so slip
perry from MASKING them that It was difficult
for the engine 10 pull the train across the
tfestle.
The board { county commissioners to-day
granted four more licenses 10 sell whisky. So
Charlotte is again IN the swim.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
Items Of News Prom Locust Lane.

Locrsr LANE, Va, April 30.-ISpeclal. J.
John Mann and John Lucas got into an alter
cation a day or two since and Lucas struck
Mann with a rock. inhcting dangerous
wound.
Daniel X. shipley. who cut his throat on
Tuesday last. is still alive. but refuses to take
nourishmeDt.
Mrs. Eliza A. Marshall died yesterday. She
leaves husband and two small children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
To go to AiaskA.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. May S.-The revenue
cutter Bear arrived to-day at Seattle, Washing
ton. The Bear will take on coal At this port
and proceed hence TO Point Barrow Alaska.
She is loaded.with supplies for the Point Bar
row refuge station. No United States vessel
has been 10 this northermos, point of Alaska
since last season and usually not more than
two or three vessels stop there during a year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04

II Rumors Are True Chicago Has q Fuii-
Pledged Society.


CHICAGO. LIS, May 3.If the stories Of
Andrew Rudman is to be believed Chicago
has q full-hedged suicide society. two men,
bers Of which attempted to take their own
lives last night. ono Joseph Kracker
went quietly 10 Douglas Park.
put bullet through his brain
and dropped dead. The other. Rudman
himself. tried TO aid a little sensation to his
taking of and is still alive and uninjursd.
he began by stealing $50. with which he pur-
chased revolver. He then called on his
sweetheart, Iva Dressler shot at her with
out effect chased her father around the
block, firing as he ran. sent couple
OF bullets through the front
door as the persprIng parent
reached the house. shot at a crowd Of small
boys. shot at his own head, and missed and
finally wound up by sending ball through
the coat of the policeman who arrested him.
To-day he confessed his connection with the
Suicide Club of which Kracker was also Q
member.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
The Mayor VIII Fight.

LYNcHBURG. Va. May 3.-lSpecial. F.
Mayor Yancey. upon his arrival IN the city
from Richmond yesterday evening, learned of
the ruling of the board Of police commission
ers reinstating Officer Webber. whom the
mayor had suspended several days previously
on the charge OF insubOrdination The
mayor issued another order suspendIng the
officer. as be desired himself 10 appear before
the commissioners in the case. lie says he
meet Yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04

WEST PoINT Va. May Especial "A sad
accident occurred near Ames Store. in New
Kent county. this evening. irving Duyal. a
youth seventeen years Of age had been early
to ii neighbofs house % make some arrange
ments for his days work. taking his gun with
his home the hammer of the gun struck
against the door and discharged the whole
load into his breast. He staggered 10 q bed
and falling across It. died in few moments.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04

MELBOURNE. May 3.-The behavior OF
Deeming since he was sentenced yesterday
has become more inexplcaDlo than ever.
There is a strange mixture of sense and in-
sanity in all he says and does. The jailors.
fearing that under the breaking down of all
his hopes. Deeming may attempt suicide.
decided TO put the prisoner IN irons. and this
resolution was carried into effect today.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04

Frye, George. Gray. Higgins Kyle. Palmer
Platt. Pugh Sherman and Wilson'S.
SO the Chinese Exclusion bill. AZ reported
bv the conference committee, passed the Sem
ate.
The Binding Twine bill and other measures
passed by the House yesterday we're re-
ceived and referred 10 the appropriate COM
mittees.
At 4.lO the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and shortly after adJourunsd until to-
morrow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 3.-Ieu,enant
Commander Robert r. ImDey has been de-
tached from tho nayy-yard al League Island
and ordered as executive officer OF the receiy-
ing ship st. Louis.
ca II Engineer Jefferson Brown has been
detached from the receiving ship Vermont and
ordered 20 duty IA connection with ma
chnery Of the ron-clads at Richmond Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
Theodore Woodruff Killed.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May Theodore T.
Woodruff. a civil and mechanical engineer
and close friend of Andrew Carnegie and
Senator John Sherman. WAS instantly killed
Yesterday by he Brighton EXPRESS as lie was
crossing the tracks OF the West Jersey rail.
way at Gloucester Mr. Woodruff WAS
eighty one years old. the president OF the
Woodruff Patent Midship Screw flsnge Pro-
peller Company inventor Of the sleeping car
and first president of Central Transportation
tOmDany
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
Anna Dickinson Ill.

NEW YORK. April 3.-Anna t. Dickinson has
been at the fifth-Avenue Hotel for some
time and recently has been very i'll. Last
night il was reported that she was very sick
indeed Dr. Goldthait. her attending physI-
clan, was called in ana was with the patient
for a long time. When ho left her he re-
ported that she was much better and out of
DANGER
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
Victory for tbe Haronss.

NEW YORK. May 9-The Baroness Blanc
has obtained judgment for sac. 900 against
the Iitofuge Manufacturing Company. which
produces "A compound for the preservation of
boilers. Baron Blanc Is president OF the com
papy. and the matter grows out of the quarrel
between husband and wife. The sheriff to-
day seized the maRufaetory aud closed 1t up.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
An Ex-Congressman's Remarkable Goose.

BURKyILLE, Va, May x-Congressman
Gaines possesses goose which leaves the
flock and flies for miles with the fast trains Ot
the two Toads connecting here. Several times
within the past month he has piloted the
Norfolk and Western raiiroadl fast trains
into the station here. screaming at every
stroke of the wing, expressive of the widest
JOY. This bird is a half breed. It's father
being genuine wild gander Ii is perfectly
gentle and sleeps in the back yard at homo
every night
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-04
DIR. Pnrkhurst Ipdoraed.

B.LrIMoRr. M. May at the regular
weekly meeting of the Presbyterian ministers
held yesterday resolutions indorsing the
methods Of Rev. DIR. Psrkhurst were passed
without dissent, and copy Of Thorn ordered
~ DO sent 10 New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
THEY Republicans have fo

THEY (Republicans) have for their
whole period of existence gerrymand-
cred congressional districts whenever
they controlled a state legislature and
never found out it was sin until it
began to hurt them. Now they are
up in arms about it and appeal to the
courts, when the courts are Republi-
can.-Le S1teou Sentinel.
If the editor Of the Sentinel had
looked the matter up a little he would
not have exposed his ignorance by
stating that in case Of gerrymander,
the Republicans appeal to the courts
only when said courts are Republican.
A majority of the Wisconsin supreme
court, which knocked out the gerry
mander, and is appealed to to knock
out the second one, is composed of
Democrats, but they are men broad
enough to rise above partisan bias
and look upon questions in their legal
aspect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
HOW THEY WORK 1T.

In his talk Fridaynight Mr.. Donnelly
endeavored to show that the farmer
is worse off now than he was in
1850. He stated that the censu:
report for that year showed
that the farmers possessed five-eights
of the wealth of this country. He
then followed the census reports down
to the present to show that the farm
er had been gradually losing. Now,
the changing in the figures as to pro-
portion which the farmers hold of the
total wealth of the country does not
signify that the farmer is worse off to-
day than he was in 1850. AS compar-
ed with today, the United States of
1850 was essentially an agricultural
country. Our great manufacturing
interests were not then in existence.
The great network of railways that
now spans our continent was then
unknown. The creation Of this vast
additional wealth could not do other
wise than make change in the rela-
tion which the farmer stands to the
whole while it does not necessarily eff
feet him personally at all, in fact
does not. If Mr.. Donnelly would get
the actual condition of the farmer of
1850 and present it to the farmer of
today, ne would not be able to find
one who would be willing to forsake
the advantages of today and return
to the ''good old times" The calami-
ty howlers know this to be the case,
but.it suits their purpose to make such
statements, hoping thereby to catch
those who have given little thought
to the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

IF something would only do for Mr..
Nelson's tariff mixture what the egg
shell does for the coffee. st. Pau
Globe.
The FREE PRESS has noticed that
Democracy seems to be pretty badly
mixed over Mr.. Nelson's tariff views,
but doubts if anything will settle
them. The nightmare will continue
until after election. Then their minds
will clear up somewhat, and Mr.. Mel
son will administer the affairs of the
state for the next two years in most
admirable shape.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

REFERRING to the tin plate industry
eX-judge Wheeler, in a recent speech
in New York made the following per.
tinent remarks:
''And this tin industry means a
great deal to you and me. 1t means
that millions of tons more of coal and
coke than are now used will be need
ed: it means that 100000 feet of
lumber will be used annually to pack
tin in; it means that s23,000,000 more
will be expended each year in wages,
and it also means that $4,000 men will
be employed at the mills. and that
means that 100000 people will be
provided for. So much for an
industry which the Democrats say is
not yet born"
But these are the items which the
opponent to tin plate manufacture in
this country never takes into consid-
GRAFTON, when he bowls that it can
not be manufactured here. The few
extra dollars it may cost to establish
new industry looks larger to him
than the benefits that will accrue to
to the country from the industry es-
tablished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
City of Green Bay Safe.
THE CORBETT SPECIAL.
A Stopover of Twenty-four Hours Mad
at Charlotte. N C..

A Stopover of Twenty-four Hours Made
at Charlotte, n. C.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 5.-The Cor
bett special rolled into the depot here
shortly after noon. His car was un-
coupled from the train and sidetracked,
as the party intended staying twenty-four
hours here. Lunch was taken at the
depot hotel, after which the party re-
turned to the car and playad cards until
2:3o, when carriage took Corbett and
his trainer five miles out of town. Cor
bett then got out and ran back to the
city at swift pace. He then punched
the bag for thirty minutes and finished
the day by wrestling and boxing with
Daily for over an hour He finished
fresh, and everyone pronounced his con-
dition as simply superb. After being
rubbed down Corbett repaired to the
rooms of the North State Social club,
where reception was rendered him by
some of the best citizens of Charlotte
After supper more games of cards were
played and at o'clock Corbett retired.
He will arrive at New Orleans early
Tuesday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
SOME of the southern Democrats do

SOME of the southern Democrats do
not see SO much fun in the force bill
and negro domination talk as their
northern friends do. In two or three
states the casting of the negro vote
and its division between the two con-
tending forces is all that is going to
save the Democratic leaders there
from defeat. In Georgia, Gov. North
en- is making desperate effort to at
tract the negro vote to his support
so as to save himself from defeat.
This is the kind of negro domina-
tion the southern Democrats do not
object to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

HE tariff is tax shouts the free
trader, and then he proceeds to give
the percent the Mckinley law imposes
upon certain articles, and the larger
that per cent is, the happier the free
trader seems to be. But there are some
things the free trader neglects to tell,
probably for the reason that to do so.
would spoil his story. Take silk plush
as an example. Ex-Assemblyman
Harrington, of New Jersey, who man.
ufactures baby carriages, says that
at the time of the passage of the Nc
Kinley law he was paying s1.OO per
yard for imported silk plush. The
Mckinley law put duty of $3.50 per
yard upon silk plush. Now if the
Democratic theory were true Mr.. Har-
rington ought to be paying $3.50 per
yard for silk plush. But the manu-
facture of that article has been large
ly entered into in this country, and
Mr.. Harrington says he can buy a bet
ter article of home manufacture. for
70 cents per yard. Oh, yes, the tariff
is tax when you buy the American
product!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
A GROWTH OF PROSPERITY.

The free trader and calamityite
have much to say about the farm
mortgages that are crushing the life
out of the farmer and finally squeeze
him out altogether. One would be
led to suppose, from their talk, that
mortgage foreclosures were of every
day occurrence. 1t is probable the
man does not lives who really loves
to have a mortgage upon any of his
property. but he is often led to believe
that he can better his condition by so
doing. The census report shows that
all buta very small proportion of the
mortgages placed upon farms, are for
purchase money, showing that many
who have not enough money to pos
sess themselves of a farm take this
mode of doing so, or that they have a
chance to add to their possessions,
but are not financially able to meet
the entire obligation at the time of
purchase. Thousands and thousands
have bettered their condition by so
doing and will probably continue to
do so.
The question at issue as to whether
the farmer is being squeezed out Of
his possessions, and whether that evil
is growing can best be decided by find
ing out how many foreclosures of
mortgages are taking place, and
whether they are growing in number.
For this purpose the State Bureau of
Labor Statistics of Minnesota has
been conducting an investigation for
the past two years and a vast fund
of information upon the matter of
farm values and farm mortgages has
been obtained. The compilation of
the statistics obtained is not yet COM
pleted. but that in regard to mort
gage foreclosures has been pushed
along so that the result in % counties
in the southern portion of the state
has been published. Blue Earth
county is included in the number.
As compared with 1881 the number of
foreclosures in 1891 had fallen three
fourths. In 1881 the number of mort
gage foreclosures in Blue Earth county
were 32, covering 3,034.04 acres,
amounting to s34. 147, 03 In 1891 ther
were only 6 foreclosures, covering
292. go acres, amounting to s5,445.47.
There is nothing in this that shows
the farmers of Blue Earth county to
be on the Verge of material ruin"
But there is every indication that
they were better able to meet their
obligations last year than they were
ten years ago. 1t shows conclusively
that the squeezing out process which
the calamityites tell about, is rapidly
growing less.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

As result of the conference held
in Washington Friday by President
Harrison and members of his cabinet,
it was decided to issue an order di-
recting that all vessels coming from
infected ports be held in quarantine
for period of 20 days, and as much
longer as the quarantine officials
think necessary for public safety.
1t is stated that the President has no
authority to forbid immigration, but
it is thought that the length of the
quarantine decided upon will have a
tendency to stop immigration for the
time being. While there has been
some talk of converting congress for
the purpose of enacting a law Civ
ing the President power tosuspend i'm
migration in such cases, it is not
thought it will be done, as the general
opinion is that it would have a ten
dency to create panic, which in such
times is the very thing to be avoided.
The strictest measures possible will
be taken to keep the plague out of the
country. The Boards of Health Of
a states have taken action upon the
matter and will 60 to the full extent
of their power in shutting the disease
out. The general opinion seems to
be that if immigration can tempo
rariIy be suspended all danger from an
epidemic of cholera in this country
would be reduced to the minimum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

The calamity shouters of the PEG
pies party and of Democracy have
been claiming all along that the farm
mortgage foreclosure business has
been steadily growing in the west and
northwest. From the official figures
which the state labor commissioner OF
Minnesota is gathering, % counties in
the southern portion of the state,
show falling off in mortgage fore.
closures to one-fourth what they were
ten years ago. Now this indicates a
greater degree of the prosperity upon
the part Of the farmer, than has here
tOfore been the case. The fact seems
to be solid against the calamity how
Ter and free trader this year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
THE Democrats miss Gov. McKin-

THE Democrats miss Gov. McKin-
ley from the State House at Columbus,
Ohio, and would like to have him
back again. When Gov. Campbell,
presided over the destinies of the
state, he was in the habit of spend
ing a good deal of his time in New
York. but as Democracy said nothing
about his absence, they probably did
not miss him. Republicans every
where will rejoice that Mr.. Mckinley
is making such good governor that
his opponents miss him when he leaves
his office. Possibly some of the
anxiety they have that the duties of
his office will be neglected by his alb
sence is caused by the fear they have
Of him in the field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
WHERE THE PLAGUE ORIGINATED.

Speaking Of the cholera, the Wi
mona Republican says:
As usual, the present epidemic
was born and nourished in India, the
worlds dollhouse of infection. In and
about Benares it smouldered unnotic-
ed for some time, gathering strength
for its inevitable march westward
across Europe. DIR. Gregg, the royal
sanitary commissioner for Bengal.
who examined the sanitary conditions
at Benares, describes these conditions.
Over the whole of the affected area be
found that tanks of various shapes
had been made, and that all these
tanks contained accumulations of
dirty water which was used for house
hold purposes by the natives. Low,
foul jungles, reeking with bad smells
surrounded these tanks, the surface
OF which were almost completely COW
cred with thick decaying water plants.
Between and around the houses were
narrow lanes, bordered by deep, un-
even drains in which filth collected.
of the hot sun, quickly decomposed.
| Wherever the people living in houses
in the neighbOrhood of these tanks
|
made its appearance. The tanks were
also the sources from which the milk
men obtained water for their cows,
and it was more than probable that
they .diluted.the milk they sold with
the same water.
In these cOngenial surroundings the
cholera lurked until it gained strength
to take up its accustomed line of
l M 10 0h n nd
few cases appeared about Paris, but
little attention was paid to them.
The first news of the presence of this
epidemic, sprung from the scum and
filth OF the East, was cabled from Cal
cutta, April %.
By the middle of June the disease
had appeared upon the European
frontier, and western Europe became
alarmed, since then it has spread
rapidly.
Its last appearance in New York
was in 1887, but timely precautions
prevented an epidemic. The string
ent precautions already resorted to
may conffne it to that part, or they
may not. 1t is well that the same
precautions be resorted to all over the
country. The quarantine measures
resorted to by this country is discour-
aging immigration and danger from
this direction will be reduced to the
minimum. The general opinion seems
to be that the disease will not be like
ly to get much of a foothold in this
country this year because of the late
ness of the season, as frost, natures
greatest disinfectant, kills the cholera
germs. The only possible danger
there is from the disease next season,
is from the germs being brought here
in rags or in the baggage of immi-
grants from the districts now infect
ed. If proper precautions are taken
next season as regards these points,
the danger therefrom will be slight.
Cholera is simply the penalty which
mankind pays for disregarding the
laws of sanitation. If these laws
were strictly observed not only would
the danger from cholera be slight, but
from many other diseases as well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

THE St. Paul Globe is sweating away
about the Republican low tariff can
didate for the governorship. As no
such candidate exists except in the
diseased imagination of the Globe,
that sheet will doubtless wake up the
morning after election and wonder
why it made such damphool of it.
self during the campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

''HOw in the world" cried Mr.. Don
nelly in fit of mental agony last
night, ''can Knute Nelson or Dan
Lawler, in the face of such a speech
as have made this evening, come
down here. face an intelligent audi
ence,and talk nothing but the tariff"
Don't know Ig., except that having a
sensible question to discuss, they have
no time for your style of ridicule.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09

CHEAP sugar because the Mckinley
law, is source of worry to the free
trader. Had the Mills bill become a
law, the people of this country would
have continued to have received II to
IA pounds of sugar for their dollar in
stead of 20 as is now the case. No
wonder the free trader worries.