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Maryland Old
F1arisbug Baltimore
ndoah Junction
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

vac ling TO give the farmers. This
[road referred TO was built by local capt.
tai, and It was = time Of great depres
sion. Capitalists were as hard up as
the farmers. While my sympathy is
naturally with the poorer, / want to
treat all classes with common fair
ness and justice. And if
you want to get acquainted with
Doc Fish, who is evidently your auth
orlty, continued Knute Nelson, ssyou
can take second trip to the county adj
Joining my home, where Fish lived for
several years, and you will find how he
Is respected. You can have Doc Fish
and his statements, but you do not want
to go around lying about me. Do YOU
want to know what Fish thought about
me. two years ago have in my satchels
q letter written By him urging me to be;
their candid the candidate of Don
nelly and butt cost me nothing
TO refuse their overtures. I would have.
gained nothing That letter, which YOU
read reg in the Pioneer Press, was written
but two years ago s now lie IS my enemy
slouscarl take Fish, you can dip him, YOU
can soak him, you ear sugar-eoat him
and swallow him if YOU CT
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
BIRGH COO / f Y Ell ERANs
THEY MEET. EAT AND FIGHT THE
BATTLE OVER AGAIN.

The surVi 7 ors of the battle Of Birch
Coolie met a asst night at the Merchants
in st. Paul and tough the battle over
again The occasion s asa very pleas
ant one and will long be remembered.
The veterans who, got together fought
this battle thirty years age at the time
the Indian depred ations were attract
ing 50 much at ention in this state. SEX
ersl com panies Of militia were just IN
the early stages Of organization at the
time, and when the news of the out
break was receive q the raw militia was
Obliged to hurryto the front. It was justatt
this time that the notable battle OF Birch
|sCoolie occurred, and proved the turning
point in the Indian war in the North
west. There we're but SO men in this
lskirmish, and the survivors, all Of whom
were at the banquet, are: Capt. II. 2.
Grant in command Of company "a, 9th
regiment ;ex- Chief of Police John Clark,
lsof the Faxon Rangers, under Capt Joe
Walker in Col. McPhail's command
Thomas 3. Byrne, the youngest man in
1.-THE battle, and attached to Capt. Ander-
sons volunteer cavalry; William 81
| Grant, who fought all through the battle
dependently and belonged to none
Eof the companies; Judge J. J
! Eggan, company a. 9th regiment, one Of
the officers, and the following Of Tx
same command: William Vashinger, H
g. Marsden, Andrew Fitzpatrick, %. g
/ Erickson, S. G. Arbnckle, whosw sho'
through both legs, and Charles Weed
also William Hart, Of Capt. Andersons
Volunteer cavalry.
Gov. Ramsey was the honored CUES
during &c evening. Capt. Grant pre-
sided over the meeting After severa
]speeehes had. been made d motion Wa.
passed ding that a committee flvt
should be- appointed TO memorabilia th'
Legislature to erect a monument on TIL
battle field: 4 lunch was served during
the evening and the time was spent il
lis telliin;ss to addresses by the old yeter:
ans OF rnal Of Saturday.
T * IL
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
N ELsoN ON THE STUMP
The Little Giant Is Quick to Silence Lies
Of His Opponents,

The RI blican stump sspea kers, says
the Pioneer Press, are now meeting dali
in their meet iings with the long haired
and sbeWhiskered sub treasury crank who
has little else to do beside attend these
political meet ings and propound cut and
dried questions with the intention Of
trying to rattle the speakers. Such an
agitator was present at the La Crescent
meeting Thursday afternoon. He had in
his hand d slip Of carefully prepared
questions which he was holding in readi-
ness for an opportune moment, and af-
ter Mr.. Nelson, the Republ ican candidate
for governor, had concluded speaking,
he begged the privilege Of asking ques-
or two.
SIS it not true that during the time Of
the grasshopper scourge in this state
you voted against = bill in the state leg
islature granting relief to the farmers
and extending the time for the payment
of taxes, and voted ii favor Of . bill tex-
tending this latter privilege 70 one Of
the newly incl rporated railroads IN the
southeastern part Of The state r
The first IS ! lie, " replied Mr.. Mel
son. ut IS a. example Of the hind 81
warfare fhat the Great West Has. mad6
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

bave besn andsd dostn ffor genera ions
Mn Hunt, 81 lkato, has obtained
some excellent samples 81 their work,
which, however, they insist must be 81
turned to them, q they are very Jealous
.of their patterns II q likely, however
pieces Of the lace win Be purchased
AZ them for exhibition at Chicago, and
possibly some 81 tile women will be in
.duced "a 90 e Chicago and carry on the
work
The credit for the above feature if il
is secured is due to the Ladies Anxiliary
which was started here eyeral weeks
ago The ladies who com pose i are
ma King researches ii all directions for
means and methods ID which to make
Brown county prominent at the ord :
Fair and the above article shows that
their work is being aopre ciated,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
Geo. ssherer ID il 7 olitlos.

has been stated Iorevio usIy lee. ~
Scherer is a cand for oilli Il as
county uperinten lent Of schools At the
hands ofsrhe Re ubl lean county conver-
ton. He il q sra eluate Of the Normal
school and has tau ght uceessfully and
IS "a every way quail fed to dis charge the
duties Of the positio He has never
held an office, but as editor Of the Post
for many years he did good service for
the Repub lican party and is deserving
sofreward at its han ds. NJ sScherer is
an active, energetic Dung man, and
would undo btedly render valuable ser
vice to the schools Of the county He il
the only Republ ican whose name We have
heard mentioned u connection With the
nomination and he will undoubt edly re-
|ceive il unanimo usl y, ii which case he
viii certainly be elected. ankato Free
Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

I The FIRST of the above IS found ii
moist meadows and freq uently IN
Eswalnpy l,ogs tllrou shout the county Il
blooms il AZ and , ul,e.
I The second is found III the same local
tiles as tie first and usually blooms a
the same time
The THIRD, shiicls IS the pro posed state
|flosger and which lis colnrno called
lad slipper q Moccasin flower, is
common il shady and moist woods and
blooms il May and June.
The last is tile most beautiful Of the
species and is found but rarely, usually
IN swamp and 3springy boys, blooming
|SonlySi in June. II IS very beautiful, ex-
feeding in sp lendor some Of the rare
exotic orchids. AL Of the varieties are
highly scented, while the large yellow
lady's slipper is special Ii sweet.
No better choice Of i state flower
could be made ard the selection should
|sbe ratified.
ss he cut which up pears herewith is a
good one, and is the only one u]blished
by the papers sine the selection was
made. ogether with the description it
was kindly furnished to II. BY Mr. Hel.
demand.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
MI N NESO q "a IS PET OW Err.
THE LADIES WoRLD's FAIR AJJYII1
IARY SELECT THE LADY SLIPPER.

The state flower as selected BY the
Minnesota " oman 5 l1xii lliary Board Of
the World Columbian Exposition is
tie cypri edillm pubescens 81 lady
slipper. Belongii ngs to- the natural order
1 idace, tits one Of the most beau
stiful flowers i'll the United States.
The 70 blowing varieties are indigen-
Gus to Brown county pripedium
candi dum or small " bite lady slipper;
scyprip ediun paryiforum o. small vel
low lady's slipp q prip ediun pubes-
Gems q large yellow lady's slipper and
cypripedium spectabile Or SNOWY lady's
al Nor sssse
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

piiciious looking characters around
the store the night before and
i Is opposed they are the thieves. The
clerk who slept il the upper part Of the
building heard the thieves when they en-:
tered and departed but was entirely I'M
armed and did not care to Interfere, but
gave the alarm Immediately after and a
posse was soon formed who watched
the three o'clock passenger trains to see
that they did not board either Of them
and must have been very near the thieves.
for an hour 81 more, No clue however
As to their whereabo bouts has thus far been
obtained although active search is being
made bv the auth critics.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
NEWS 9 OF OTHER TOWNS.
Events That Have Transpired in this and
NieoHet county.

". Ne. Georgius Of CORTLAND will at
tend college in Naperville, I'll.
4 Courtland is to have a new blacksmith
shop.
August Schultz Of Golden Gate will
sell his farm and move to Sleepy Eye.
Rev. Ukai, a native Of Japan, spoke
at the Methodist church in Sleepy Eye
Sunday evening
=. >. Hanson has sold his Sleepy Eye
Iresid ence to r. Frank of Sigel, who will
leave the farm and try city life fos
while.
Geo. Vogel and Louis Brey, proprie-
tors Of the springfield pop factory, have
dissolved partnership, Mr.. Vogel contin-
]uing in the business.
The Evan Republican club are making
.arrang ements for a rally at their place
on Saturday, Sept. 10th, at $50 o'clock.
p. m.,When Prof. T. ). Nc leary of Man
kato, republican nominee for congress,
will be present TO address the meeting
A The meeting will be in the grove at Mr..
i Chas. Plath'ssana there will undoubted-
Il ,asa &; 8. e,e ~, 8, ,..aa =
me ,rs /, .,,.,# On tla Donoy.,,, far,. 10
Ecentlg purchased BY WTn. Ireinke, four
] niles norfheast 81 Town was strucI. bv
Z a,,a ,5,rnfsd an aIo,,sav !, 9,r,,-
mo eallt F,efsreen Eve and six h,ln-
,3raa h,,s &c 44baa+ 4aa ,,.o,,ar4u IF
] M = ono,.s,, 4,ro saae,,.rs #belonoi,,., -
Mr.. Irei,,l 3 and some smaller rrticles
storad & ITO In; q; 1 !. wore burned me
~ !, I 10 -, 4ho l,,,;ld
Z, "a =. ~. 49,, ro,vsb;,, r,
4 =, Z. - - Is 900 Tho loss ertire was
alcso eeno Tb;s s #tna sa,ona saason
~ & 81 ,as S, e . rod from, mo
and tl,;s t;,na fbe damsoe ,n;obt yery
- hove cor, Gro -. J ! several stacks
e Grain were s, close prox imitv to the
firesleepy Eve Dispatch.
Quite ! l;ftle. commotion was stirred
! g. s,t,,rtlav over ) stolen watch or al
alleeed Stolen watch one johnson !,
farmer lirina. ii Redwood county. came
M town Friday evening and after in
dulging ii little If the o-be-joyful re-
tired e hay-now and spent the night
I'M y
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
DEATH OF NJ STEINH AUs1R


The Late Edit0f d tho Fortschrltt PassI
Away es ERiaf ulnesl.
.1s2s'
SUNDAY morning sslle announcement
was made that Editor Arlnin ss3teinllauser
had died at three q clock Grief fol-
Ilowed the tell ING of tile news and III
lquick succession came feeling sympathy
for the bereaved.
Nj. Stein user i sick ness vas 81 short
Idurati ion. few DAYS 400 he was iii ap-E
lsparently the best of health and at HIS
office he could be. seen attend inc TO his
duties with customary diligence. sud.
denly an attack ,of inflammation Of the
bowels siszed him al i'll after 4 week 81
suffer attended by Il cons stan d veal
eniin of his physical powers, hs. gave
quietly away q hat dread 81 ors,4
which marks ali last the end sof each and
all.
Tous his death hes i peculiarly sol
Eelnn lneani ing. 3 50 gether by dlg-
ties il which there was much ii 60 fnnaon
we learned sto know him he Teall was
and found him pe q quiet and pnob-l
Etr.slve individual Witlaa most kiIltllJI
nature that lead him to aid il lend.
|Whenev be coald do So without yiolat7
ing his sense ct right q Is opinion once Nc
formed, ne was tenacious q lack
Ilngzhoyeyersin that elem q convic-
ton tllat must lie az the base Of intelli-
Egent and cons cientious actio IS had
al Ct an homes mans hatred st sflanns
land about the only evidence Of lrrlta ton
exhibited by him vas when some
/ proof OF ln ~ was apparent.
~ the domestic circle as well as n pro-
fesslonal NE those Who# knew nm pest
speak 81 many e Vldences showing MN to
be truly good. w g can speak 81 hifa'
oniy as We kl1eW lllln from Dellls tllhoWh
closely togetner ana our on y deslfe g g
comment az all comes from 3 hlsa fe-
aspect Tor the qualltles that ne posseslsed'
Within. him was Y, integrity OF mind and
heart, and his family and his nelghbors
were better Tor his y aylng lived Y nat l
more e needed e make ST Iife 8an en s1l1t
success as &
I Ihe deceased was ascoln par So
young man e was boron gsI' the llt' T
1863, and spent his earliest days
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

memorable campaign Of education fol-
lowed during the ten succeeding months
Of 1888. It Is not the pro yince Of tl,e
undersigned to here discuss the merits of
j protective tariff Z d to promo ounce for
q against the public policy d 4 tariff
for revenue only a ma ority OF the
American people declared BY their votes
il 1888 in favor Of the latter policy and y
yet their candi date was defeated by rea-
son Of our electoral system, the minority
candidate and q Congress a sympathy
with the Chief Executive being
elected. The canvass was carried
on with relentness yigor by both
sides, and public interest was nusually
aroused in a question Of great public
policy, rather thanlto the perso ity Ct
candidates. The selfish business inter
ests Of the man acturers and their en-
ploges were appealed to- i arger pToauc-s
ton, wider markets and increased profits
We're promised the enploy ers. ore.
work, higher shorter hours cf3 La a-
Dor and uneSamp led rosperity were
among the ind ucelnen Ield lsout to the
wage Gamers the acl coates OF t9ss Pro
lection. On the o1hera hand ], the adyo-
Ecates Of the policy Of a tariff for re & B
enue only contended that only through
a reform Of our tart IL q re-
lsduction Of our revenues to q basis Of
raising Just suffice 1t money 70 defrayy
the expenses Of the government, honest
I5ly and economically administered, could
all Of these desirable results be OBJ
taiged.
1t may be urged by some that an 4 ~
vestigation made has not been broad
enough or Of sufficient scope to fairly
warrant the deductions arrived at, by
reason of the fact that the cost Of living
Including the necessaries that go to make
ltsup, have been given no place IN the
work. should be borne in mind, how
ever, that 81 II mas peen my enoeaVof g u
vestlgatc only 5that phase q 1ne ssuolee'
which relates simply to the increase Or
decrease of prod and the rates Of
wages paid
The period covered bv5 investiiga
includes the, year Immediately prior To
the senac rs ent5 of what IS termed the
M Kinley biil Il, and the wear inmedi-
lately following its sbeco1rlinpsa law. That
Els, the data UPON which tie report has
beea made was for the wear CONNIE ncina
septeIn Der IN Il, and incl,,fli 3
the 8 & tlav IL Il ,,o;lstt 800 ana fI,e
u 8 nm ! /, mo se,,te ,,I,er s4 800
III to aad incl is j I he d ,o,,stt
1891.
The re port here embraces q lenssthv
table Of i o,lres Garrett il Il: rra,aeed AND,
the,, a., fint,esi.
I; !, IS 49, 5, s, {, 9, i, 81 !, 81,
S !, S, ) 8, s.. &. s. =, 8, .
3, I, 81, S. 4,,l 3, 8
100. :, ISL
9, !, S, $, 8 I, q, Z. j, ],
d, a. ~. af 3 s ) s.. 5 j %
~, IS s 4 az
I. S 81 aoo an,1 IA ,.raasa ,,tss "
s. d 30, = I s. - Z, 60 ],
81 s S., i, g. a., ,oo s. s. s, 6, 81
IS 8 AZ l1a As 81 a,,,a I 81
~ J !, D s Az 8 'tba 80
i 3 I, !, t,.ies y ,aref /, :. s 8
,a,,, sho,.. 8 ], !, SIS si4 S. s 81,
80 s. ,,ro,1,, o,5 b,tb 5 3 ~
+he,a 1,.a q ~ a. 8 s. "a - ia, s
I, ,l,,al crsa s. s. So ,,os 9, G
~ s ,,,a 5vaa,. go : :
e mas oeen my xpeTlenee' as, : doubt
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

Excellent Returns for Labor From the
Mckinney Law.
Stubborn Facts From q Demo ratic Report
IN York State.
Investigations BY the Commissioner .,
Statistics Show Net Increase Of
se,377,925 in Wages.
Also a Net Increase Of S3l, 3l5, l3O inPro.
duction, in Sixty Eight Industries, En-
ploying 285, 900 Persons.

= $50 g NeI Ahcfe'dso Y aol oO - ~
ductlon, IN Slxty light lndu strles, En-
ploying $4,000 Persons.
Had II bolnbshell dropped into the
Democratic camp from a clear sky, 1T
would not have sent greater consterna-
3 tion, into the hearts Of the Cleveland
Democrats than & did the ninth annual
reportof. the Democratic conini ssio1aer
Of the Bureau A OF Labor Statistics OF
New York, Charles r Peck, made d
public last week. Senator Hill and his
admirers, including M. e eek look upon
the dissatisfaction caused BY this IMAM N
sSyelable statement Wlftl #srlnnl1rg scolln-s
tenances. They bear no love saf Tor Mr.
Cleveland and have not forgotten the
insults heaped upon them m at syracuse.
and Chicago sby the cleveland factl lsoi \
They look with evlete Mt rellsn upon the
true statement which sAlr f'eck presents sf
Of the prosperous condition OF aff AFFAIR
feeling that the statement brlstles With
stubborn facts which the Cleveland nj men
cannot shake The Republicans lps g say the
statements made by MI Peek carry
great weight.
Mr. Peck's totals Us show q net increase cas-
in wages for 1888 over = S9o OF S6,371,-
-
925, and net increase N proaucts,. u
York State, during the same perloa, OF
$31,315,f30. The report 81 MI. sPec eek
shows only partially the prosperity Of
the country under the protective tariff ar =
No better arguments are needed Tor the
workingman than these continued q. favor ''''
able reports Of business SIN g and the better.
coalition ofsthe wage-e carr
Commissioner Peck gives as q reason
fofsselecting the tariff as the sapJects1o s
his report that it especially aHeetea the
working classes. he h S' foullo ths pa me
statements Of the Democratlc speakers S.r'
were not borne out " facts. 4ovei nor
Campbell had said that not IS single sc
workinginal''s wages haeE been ralsed as
the result. Ct the Mckinley aet, MY IS
ports snow thae shefs WERE esss92'op0
men whose salaries we're falsea J. So H'he
result q this law, asserted 5he venus
sioner. Slr. PeeE aee's tl'af IS s .Iree S
admit TINT hisTeDort was notln harmony
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
THE HUMAN OSTRICH DEAD.
lie Was No fakir for Nails and Bits Of
Glass Were Found in His Stomach.

New YoRK. March 20 The Human
| Ostrich, The museum freak who has ss,or
| ished so many people with hi5 ability to eat
| ten penny nails and chew up pieces of VIII
dow glass, will do 80 no more.
He is dead, lie died last week at the
| ty Hospital in St. Louis. The prscticc
Of filing his stomach wish nails, screws
glass aud similar indigestible n after was ihs
cause Of the untimely ending OF the human
| ostrich.
The mans name was John w. German
lie was quite young. and had only been en-
gagged in the effort to jelu3e people into be
| lieving bis stomach was abnormaliy en-
structed for comparatively short pertni
His father. who lives in this city, is in ,h'
shoe business. German claimed that he
digested the nails, tscks and screws that he
swallowed.
His claim created great deal of interest
among medical men in this city, and many
of them examined him when he was eIhib-
iting at the museums Of this city. No one
found anything abnormal about him except
the fact that he did swallow nails and glass.
A post mortem examination showed that
the walls and lining of the stomach were
entirely normal, but literally flied with
nails, screws, tscks and broken glass which
| the man had swallowed
None of them was encysted, but there
was not one in,tsnce Of perforstion OF any
part Of the stomach or throat by the sharp
points Or edges Of these substsnces, but bs
ginning At base OF the tongue and going
back to the esophsgus, and from there Gu
trely down into the stoma' h, the nails.
tscks, glass, etc, were found.
Ia the stomach itself there was found
almost a handful Of these nails. tscks,
| screws and pieces Of glass, over an our
weight Of them being removed. ContiDu-
Gus liberation marked their presence. eI
tending from the esophsgus into The stom
| ach
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
RATIFIED.
The Senate In Executive Session,
BY q Unanimous Vote
Ratlfss The Arbitration treaty.. Decision
lsksd Ia -Four Months.
All Opposition Disappears and seventy
-Four Senators Vote Yea.

WARRINGTON, March 29.-rhe two hour,
spfnt in executive session BY the Sensts
tcdsy sufii led 10 complete the considera-
tion Of the Behrirg sea arbitration treaty
and 1t was ratified By unanimous vote
The debate was without incident.
Mr.. Sherman presented two amendments
which were agreed 10. One provides thai
the Arguments and proceedings before the
arbitrasors .h,ll be in the knslsh language.
This amendment was suggested TO Sir
Julian Psuncefote day or two ago. The
formal assent Of Lord Salisbury came in q
caoiegram this morning.
The same procedure wss followed in the
case Of the second amendment which
changes srtiele / Of the treaty 10 require
the arhltrstors TO make = decision, IL posi-,
bic, within four months in.t sad Of three,
from the close Of the srgumt nts Of coun.
sci.
THIS charge lie believed desirable in view
Of the magnitude Of the sut set ard the
enormous volume OF testimony to be con,
sidered by the sroiirAtors. The opposition
to the ratification which had been much
weakened yesterday. completely dis
appeared as = result Of Mr.. SheTmsns ex
PLANTATION today and when the question was
taken on the resolution Of the ratification
there we're no nsys. the yeas numbered q,
an unusually large vote in the Senste.
A resolution motif, ing the President OF
the ,tion Of the Senate was also pasted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
SHERMAN'S MEMORY
Honorsd By In lmmans. Meeting
at Albany, \.
The Grafton at the Memorial Services
Made by Chauncey N. Depew.

ALsANr. n. Y, March %. - 0ve'
5000 persons listened to Chsuncey M
Depews Grafton here tonight at Her
mann's Bleecker Hall, on the oecasion oi
the memorial services in honor of Gen
VIM. T. Sherman, under the auspices OF
the Legislature Of this state.
Members Of the Legislature proceeded &c
the hall in a body and took seats on the
stage. Among those in private boxes were
Gen. Daniel Y. Sickles, New York; Ad-
jutant- General Porter and prominent Al.
bians. Members Of Burgess corps acted q,
ushers Of honor.
Those occupying the front of the stsee
were Gen. Martin 7. McMshou. New
York, Ohauncsy M. Depew, Lisutenan,
Governor Sheehap. Gen. Henry w. Slo-
cum, Brooklyn and Speaker Bush.
Bishop McNiernery of Albany opened
the exercises With prayer. Gen. Mcmahon
introduced Gen. Slocum IS chairman and
the latter made few appropriate remarks,
The programme WAS interpreted with or
chestral music. solos by Mile. Clementine
de We're, and var songs by the Excelsior
quartet.
Chauncey M. Depew was introduced by
Chairman Slocum. After the exercises the
members of the legislature met Mr.. Dapew
as the winter residence Of Ger. Hustled. l.