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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22
THE SECOND DISTRICT.

Now that Senator Davis, Of St.
Peter, has formally announced his
candidacy for congress in the Second
district, it may be safely assumed
that the race for. the Republican
nomination will be confined to Prof.
McCleary, of Mankato, Hon. 0. B.
Turrell, of Redwood Falls and the
Nicollet statesman. Between these
three, the party will make its choice.
So far as the FREE PRESS is concern
ed it has the highest regard for all
the aspirants 1t would be glad to
support for nomination each for the
place, as it will the one who comes off
victor at the convention. But as the
delegates will be obliged to make a
choice the FREE PRESS hopes they
will see their way clear to select Prof.
McCleary. In hoping for such a re-
suit we desire to be recorded as hay
ing the highest regard for the other
candidates and in no possible way
shall we attempt to disparage their
cause. Mr.. Turrell is man Of we'll
known abilities, is a legislator of eX-
perience and gentleman OF unim-
peachable character Senator Davis
is a young man of wide experience in
business and legislative matters, an
entertaining public speaker and with
al a most courteous. entertaining and
companionabjc gentleman.
Our special reason for desiring Prof.
McCleary to either Turrell or Davis.
aside from the fact that he possesses
all the requisites for il most valuable
representative, is that he is Blue
Earth county man. and this county is
richly entitled to and deserving Of
the position, 1t is the acknowledged
leading county in the district. and
Mankato is c6ncedcdly the CONNER
cial center Of the district. Our pco
pie have repeatedly aided Others to
secure the coveted prize, and now
that we have united upon a candidate
who is the peer at least Of any man in
the district. in all fairness Republic
ans should recognize our merits and
eeHcede Us our humble request. The
date for holding the convention is
rapidly approaching, and the friends
of Prof. McCleary need beStir them
selves if they are 10 win. Messrs.
Davis and Turrel! have experience in
political matterswhich will serve them
well in the preliminary Skin
mish. and If we are to be in at the
finish no time is to be lost. One
pleasant fact presents itself at this
time which does not always appear in
a political strife. and that is which
ever of the trio is nominated we will
have a candidate that the opposition
will not be able to turn down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

TIE lact that the Democrats have
given IN New York upon the popular
vote next November, is evidenced by
their talking OF having the legislature
elect the thirty-siX electors from that
state II they can find out for a GER
.ainty that Gov, Flower will not in
,erposc al cbjectionit Is said it will.
De done 1t is also being discussed by
the Wisconsin Democrats, whether it
Will not be best t. have the electors
Vi that state chosen by the legislature
when its meets to re-diStrict the
state in accordance with the recent
decision Of the supreme court. These
plans Of Democratic leaders may, Or
they may not, inateria.iZe, but their
discussion tends to show. neverthe-
less, to what desperate ends the
Democrats are being driven in their
attempt to win success. With no
we'll defined policy upon which to go
before the people: obliged to trim
here and there according to the local.
ity: with no object in view except the
spoiis, they are afraid to trust their
fortunes to the people of the states
named, and because no constitutional
provision interposes. and they acct
dentally have the power to do so, pro-
pose to rob the people Of their right
70 express their choice in the election
Of president. Should they carry out
their designs in this matter it ought
TO place them in the defeated column
for years 70 come
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22
THE RESERVATION OPEN.

The Ssseton reservation was open
ed Friday noon for settlement, ac-
cording to program, and another wild
rush for land has passed into history.
Promptly at l. o'clock the signal
guns were fired and the race for choice
sections and for a town site began
on one side. while at the Fargo and
WatertoWn 4and offices others filed
their applications. 1t is claimed by
some Of the correspondents that in
spite Of the rush, there will be plenty
Of land left not touched by those now
upon the scenes. Other reports have
stated that there are several appli-
cants for every quarter section upon
The reservation.
But the reported account Of the
scenes witnessed for several days pre-
viouS to. and at the opening, serve to
Illustrate the craze which many have
for cheap lapd. and the hardships
they will undergo for the sake of get
ting it. All sorts Of shelter was i'm
proyiSed in the shape Of barrels, dry
goods boxes, etc. to protect the land
seeker from the elements But in
many cases the hardships have just
commenced
The crowd assembled at the various
places was said to be a good natured
one and presented much better APP
pearance than such crowds usually
do The rush upon the reservation
was accomplished, SO far as could be
learned up to q late hour Friday af-
noon. with but little friction. Very
little trouble occurred, but more may
occur when all the parties which de-
sire certain quarter sections meet up
on the ground.
One good feature Of the case is the
manner in which the spectators were
shut out, for the time being at least,
and it will materially interfere with
their plans altogether. They had Sc
cured hundreds of soldiers rights to
file and in this way expected to get
control of many valuable sections of
land. But by Department ruling
they were allowed to make but one
filing and then fall back at the foot
of the line, and thus putting them
out from their wholesale scheme, and
giving actual settlers chance. 1t is
said that Watertown, D., attorney
paid $4,000 to the party holding the
first place in the line. After having
| filed one declaratory, he rendered the
filing of 10 others, which were re.
jected. 1t looks as though he paid
rather dearly for his piece of land.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22
A TERRIBLE AFFLICTION.
The free trader has been feeliI

The free trader has been feeling
very badly about the tax which the
Mckinley law imposes upon the
southern cotton planter In the mat
ter of cotton ties. This seems to be
one of many cases where the free
traders are shedding crocodile tears,
as it were, for nothing. AS matter
of fact since the Mckinley law went
in to effect, eleven new mills for pro-
duction of cotton ties have gone into
operation and the price of cotton ties
have declined ten cents per
bundle. But in spite Of all this Mr..
David A. Wells, the web known po-
litical economist, persists that the
duty imposed by the Mckinley law
is "a tax" But the Boston Journal
calls Mr. Wells down, and says that
though the American planter pays
about cents a pound for his ties, he
not only gets his money back but also
gets clear profit of from 4 to 5 cents
on every , cents advanced by him fol-
the purchase of ties.
This is the way it is done: When
the British spinner buys a,bale of cot
ton he pays 6 or 1cents per pound fol
the gross weight of the bale. The
wrapper and the ties that bind it
are weighed and paid for as cotton,
for the custom of the American cot
ton trade is that no tare is allowed
for the packing.
So instead of the poor American,
who is crushed under the weight of a
terrible tax, it is the rich English
manufacturers, who pays it and also
pays the cotton planter a profit be,
sides
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

DIRECTOR Holman has at last found
a place where he can cut down upon
an appropriation. He opposes the in
creasing of the navy. Says there is
no need of farther building. Still Mr..
Holman will not deny that the build
ing of the little navy we now
have, had much to do in helping to
preserve peace during the past few
months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

SENATOR HILL has complained that
his time is not fully occupied with
his duties. He is On record as present
in the United States Senator just
eight times since he took the oath of
office on January 18th. The people
of New York would undoubtedly be
as well pleased if David B. would I'LL
in little more of his time with the
legitimate duties pertaining to his
office,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

leader OF his party in the House for
several years past, and is regarded as
Mr.. Cleveland's first lieutenant upon
the tariff question, has upon several
occasions declared himself for abso-
Lutte free trade, and never an objec-
tion came from any Democratic source
that such an assertion was "mislead-
ing and unjustifable." The fact of
the matter is if the Democratic party
has any policy at all upon this Ques.
ton, it lies just as near to absolute
free trade as it is possible under ex-
listing conditions to get.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

THE NoHhue$t TRADE: The tendency
toward a revival Of ship building is
noticeable az several points. Some
large ships are being built in the east
ern states, al! the biz three and
four mastcd schGD2erS. which for the
past 20 years have been distinctive
ly American c:&st, are made larger
than ever. It j. being claimed that
steam except Oh established routes,
where there is large amount of first
class freight and passenger traffic,
cannot compete With first-class sail
ing(VesselS in cheap transportation of
bulky stales. The 'whaleback" and
monitor" steamers now building Of
iron seem to be success, and it looks
as if we had begun to remember that
Americans are d maritime nation,
as we'll as nation of farmers and
manufacturers. We have lost a large
part of our skilled mariners, and it is
easier to build ships than replace an
extinct race, but that can be done in
time, if there is real revival OF
American commerce. The American
shipmaster has always been trader
as well as sailor, and did a great
deal in his day to extend the trade ir
American products and manufac
lures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

THEY have the story now that Sen
ator Hill is thinking Of making the
speech putting Grover Cleveland in
nomination for the presidency. 1t is
rather hard work to tell what Sena-
tor Hill is thinking Of but to tell
what the average newspaper cores
pendent is not thinking of would be
the greater job.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

SOME of the Democratic papers
think the Republicans are worrying
because the Bland bill did not pass
the House. The Republicans, how
ever, are not losing any sleep over it,
the Democrats went on record upon
the vote to table it, and that is all
that was wanted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

THE frieuds OF Gov Pattison. OF
PENNSYLVANIA. say that he has rot
been Stung by the presidential bee.
II would seem BY this that the Gov
ornor is onesof the lucky politicians
Of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

TIE Sleepy Eye Herald says it's STAT
ed that Jerry Simpson will succeed
Senator Perkins, Of Kansas, in the
Z. S. Senate. Before Jerry does this
he will have to get the votes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

PHILADELPHIA is called slow, but
a suit for $50, 100000 worth Of proper
ty has been commenced there. With
out doubt it will be likely to wake
some of its citizens up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

THE second week ot April closed
with trade in tai.!:' GOOD condition,
al things considered. The country
taken Is !; whole shows al increased
yolune over that o. recent years, and
there are 10 indications at hand
moving signs OF reaction. The west
seems to lead the east in prosper
uUs trade. La the south the struggle
10 overcome the depression caused by
the over-production OF the staple crop,
still goes on. The export of cotton
was larger than for the same week
last year. and 4 slight increase in
price is an encouraging feature in the
situation. The wheat market lost
what it gained the week previous,
and closed somewhat dull. The job
bing business in the Northwest is re-
ported good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

SINCE finding out where the people
stand upon the subject, the Demo
cratic press is coming out quite strong
against the Chinese exclusion bill
which was passed by the House few
DAYS ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

THE Minneapolis Tribune thinks
there is no use of any of the Sisseton
boomers going away disappointed, as
there is plenty of land in the North
west that can be had at reasonable
rates, and undoubtedly it will pro-
duce as large crops as the Slsseton
will.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

JUDGING from the result Of the To-
cal elections this spring, together
with that of Rhode Island. the rain
bow chaser will not be in it this year.
Room for doubt is constantly growing
.nlallpr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

II is sara that Inspector Byrnes,
who has become Superintendent OF
the New York police force, will CO.
operate with d.. Parkhurst in his
attacks upon the evils Of the city.
40 wonder the organs which sympa-
tllize with Tammany are screening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

A REPORT from North Dakota says
that the greater part OF the wheat
which has stood out in the shock all
winter is worthless. This is hard
luck
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1892.

TIE Democratic legislature of
New York was born in fraud and rob-
berry, and has made record along
the same line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

II is said til at New York city has
5000 poets. We don't wonder that
Tammany controls everything in that
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

at prices to suit everybody. Ifyou can't gst
them from Your dealer, write Us. Ask fcl
the 81 Book. You can get it without charge
MN. AYRES c SONS. Philadelph'2-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28
Keep Busy.

The most falacious ideas prevail
respecting leisure. People are al
ways saying to themselves: II
would do this, and / would do that,
If / had time"
There is no condition in which
the chance of doing any good is
less than in the condition of leis-
ure. The man fully employed may
be able to crafty his good disposi-
tons by improving himself or his
neighbor, or serving the public in
some usful way; but the man who
has all his time to dispose of as be
pleases has but poor chance. in
deed, of doing so. To do increases
the capacity Of doing; and it is far
less difficult for man who is In q
habitual course of exertion to exert
himself little more for an extra
purpose than for the man who does
little or nothing to put himself in
to motion for the same end. There
is reluctance in all things to be
set going; but when that is got
over, then everything goes easily
enough. So it is with the idle
man; in losing the habit, he loses
the power of doing. But a man
who is busy about some regular
employment for proper length
of time every day can very easily
do something else during the re.
manning hours; indeed, the recrea.
ton of the weary man is apt to b
buster than the perpetual leisure
of the idle. As he walks through
the world his hands hang unmuf
fed and ready by his side, and h
can sometimes do more by single
tonch in passing than an idle mar
is likely to do in twelvemonth.
Let no man cry for leisure in or
der to do anything. Let him rath
er pray that he may ever be useful
If be really wishes to do any goot
thing he will always find time TO
it by properly arranging his othe
employments.-N Y. Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28
Flowers the Same for All.

There is nothing in the world,
says Burbridge, more democratic
in its tendencies and teachings
than is garden. Every thing
that grows therein is real, not an
imitation or painted sham. A
white lily, rose or pansy beside
a cottage door may be as fine as
the lily, the rose or the pansies of
the queens garden. In other
decorative arts this is rarely the
case. For the poor is the cheap
edition in cloth; for the rich the
hand made paper, the good print
ing the broad margins and the real
leather binding. So in picture OF
statuary; the chrome Autograph
or the plaster cast for the artisan,
the painting or the original marble
for his employer. But in the gar
den of the tiny cottage things are
as real, as sweet and as beautiful
for Demos, the from handed, as fol
Crnsus with his gold.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28
The town of Houma will submit

The town of Houma will submit
to the present Legislature an act
to exempt all persons doing bust
ness in incorporated towns of this
State, from the payment of parish
licenses, and to exempt all property
within said corporated towns from
the payment of parish taxes, except
the tax for the public schools, and
for public Improvements The bill
will be founded on equity and i'm
partial justice, and we hope to see
every country town in Loulsiana
take the proper measures in order
to instruct their representatives to
support this bill. Houma Courier.
Such bill may be founded on
equity and impartial justice" but
we fail to see it at first glance.
Our confrere should 60 further
and state the justice and equity
part of the bill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

Drs. J. f. Kelly and p. o. We'd
dell have associated themselves, to-
gether for the practice Of medicine,
and will have their Office at Kelsoe
& Waddell's drug store. Dr.. Kelly
is we'll known to the people In
Grant and adjoining parishes,
and needs no introduction. DIR.
Waddell is the son of the old doc
tor of that name, we'll known to
the people of st Maurice and VI
cinity. He has for some time been
associated with DR.. Brian ct Boyce,
and has been very fortunate an0
successful in his practice. See
their card in our advertising col
umns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28
0uarauteed Cure for La Grippe.

We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell you DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds, upon this condition. If you are
afflicted with La Grippe and will use
this remedy according TO directions,
giving it fair trial, aud experience no
benefit, yon may return the bottle and
have your money refunded. We make
this offer, because of the wonderful
success Of DIR. Kings new discovery
during last seasons epidemic. Have
heard Of no case in which it failed.
Try it. Trial bottle free at c. c. Nasl's
store. Large size SOC and ~. 4
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

Alexandria is making great pre-
partitions for mammoth 4th of
July celebration, and the people
of all the surrounding parishes are
invited. Our Alexandria friends
begin to show their faith in the flu
ture of their burg; and well they
may for she is on a boom, sure az
you arc born, and the best of it is
the thing keeps up, and there is nc
telling where it is going to end
Well, we speak in time, and want te
be booked as rural suburb.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

Last Friday afternoon, killing,
which might be called a murder,
happened about four miles from
town upon the Provencal road.
Two lumber haulers, Green Richie
and Bud Hebert, on their way
from the city, became involved in
a dispute, one story says, over q
dog, another over q drink of whisky,
the words grew warm and q diff
Guilty ensued. Hebert, SO one of
the stories goes, dropped his pistol
which Richie picked up. Hebert
then left the wagon aud proceeded
to a neighboring house, broke it
open and secured shot gun, with
which be returned. Richie had the
pistol drawn but was persuaded by
Hebert to lay it down. This pistol,
Hebert by some means, got hold
of, and it was with it that he did
the awful act of killing his COLA
borer. About the time of the
shooting colored school teacher
Mathew Harrison, rode up, upon
whom Hebert turned and leveling
his weapon demanded his horse,
which was first refused by Harri-
son, but he was soon persuaded by
the strong logic of q British bull
dog" Hebert mounted the horse
ord mado his ascana
Upon hearing of the killing Con.
stable Cotton started in hot pur-
suit, and with posse he summon.
ed on the way, followed the fleeing
Hebert to his home, in the lower
part of ward seven, where just be-
fore day on Saturday, withou'
much trouble, he arrested his man
and brought him to town and lodg
ed him in Jail. -Natchitoches En-
| terprise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

As the figures stood at the end
of last week, the total appropria-
ton by the Fifty-frst Congress in
its first session was S463, 1896, $40 20,
while the total appropriation by
the Fifty-second Congress in its
first session has been hitherto 1886, :
804,679 50. In other words, this
Congress is ahead of last Congress
in its spendings to date by $685.
406, 1859 03. Mr.. Beltzhoover adds,
moreover, that this is not all. For
that, before the end of the present
session, there will be an addition
of S10,OO0,000 to the Pension Bill,
and at least S., 100000 to the Sun
dry Civil Bill. All told, the Fifty
second Congress will have appro-
priated $36, O00, 600 in its first ses-
sion more than did it's predecessor,
the 'sBillion Congress = which is
certainly not very creditable rec
ord for a Congress to make that was
elected on retrenchment basis.
This is "fun" for the Republi-
cans, of course, who are helping
forward the prevalent extravaganza
with all the means, direct and In
direct in their power. They are
we'll aware that every extra million
Of dollars which they can induce
the Democrats to add on to theil
bills will help discredit the Demo.
cracy before the country, and i'm.
prove their chances of retrieving
themselves in the fall election
The Democratic members of the
House appear either not to see OF
not to trouble themselves about
the way in which the Treasury il
being depleted, SO long as every
member gets a big slice of the porl
for his own district. But thu
cause of the Democracy is being
ruined by such method.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

Queen Victoria was 70 years old
on the Oath Of May, and the event
was celebrated by the ringing of
every Episcopal church bell in the
Isle of Great Britain, while many
private residences, and the bust
ness houses and public buildings
from one end of the land to the
other was profusely decorated with
bunting. A month hence the 57th
year of her reign will commence.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

In the present stage of high
water, those who are so fortunate
as to dwell upon the magnificent
level river front near Colfax, where
there is no need Of levees to pre-
vent overflow, can congratulate
themselves on their good fortune,
but it should not prevent them
from extending active aid and sym
pathy to their less fortunate neigh
bors.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-28

Gov. Foster last Monday sent
the following appointments to the
Senate, which were confirmed:
Francis T. Nichols, for Chief
Justice Supreme Court.
H. B. Richardson, for chief State
Engineers.
DR.. C. P. Wilkinson, for quaran-
tine physician.
John T. Lanier, for register OF
land office.