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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28
THE FUTURE OF WHEAT.

The Journal of Agriculture. of St.
Louis in reviewing the condition of the
present wheat crop and the probable
advance of prices says the best Amer
can and European authorities agree
that the worlds deficiency will be at
least 1OO,OOO,000 bushels. The most
reliable figures now place the total
American crop of 1893 at about $685.
100000 bushels, which, added to the
surplus carried over, will make less
than 100000, 900 bushels. England
will want probably 250,0O0,00 bush
els, and the home trade needs proba-
bly, 100000, 900 bushels. The Journal
believes that in view of the fact that
the American crop is 100, 100000 BUSH
els short as compared with last year
and as Europe with a short crop is
grabbing up American wheat as fast
as she can without attracting too
much attention, the time has come
when American farmers should not
sell a bushel of wheat at present
prices. For granting, it says, that
prices do not advance, it will pay
much better to feed to stock than to
sell at present figures.
When it comes to advising farmers
what to do in the matter Of holding
or selling their wheat, the experience
of the past two years show it to be
somewhat risky. Things do not al
ways turn out just as predicted. There
are reasons to believe, however, that
the view taken by the Journal regard
ing the short crop of wheat is reason
ably correct. All that can be cleaned
from various quarters as to the con-
dition of the CROPS, indicate that if
there is not shortage, the margin
of surplus will be very small. AS tn
the matter of whether one shall hold
or sell his wheat, each farmer must,
after all, be his own independent
judge, ssand if they study the markets
closely and use good judgement, they
Will uOU OlUCu run dullSS. duu Udklu2
one year with another, will probably
realize the average price of that COM
modify.
The Journal undoubtedly gives one
piece of sound advice when it advises
the feeding of wheat rather than sell
it at present prices. But in acting
upon this advice good judgment must
be exercised, and the stock market
studied so that one can act intelli-
gently in the matter, and reasonable
grounds assured that the will realize
such prices for stock when it is ready
for market as will give a fair return
for the grain fed. After all the mat.
ter is one which involves more or less
speculation. But it behooves the far.
mer to keep close eye on the market
and TIT reports of the condition Of
the crops from now on. This done
and he Sits all the reports intelligent
ly, his opinion is as good as that Of
any one else.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

THE charge is often made by those
who oppose the liberal pension policy
of the government, that the majority
Of those on the pension list were
three months men, who saw lutte or
no fighting, and were, as some have
been pleased to call them, Feather
bed soldiers" The Chicago Inter
Ocean has been looking the matter up
and finds, as one would naturally ex-
pect, that there is no foundation
whatever for this slur. Out of over
half million pension certificates eX-
amined it finds the length of service
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

Thus it will be seen that the three
months story is deliberate lie utter
ed to prejudice the people against
those who valiantly fought to save
the republic. The three months men
cut small figure in the total num-
Der of pensioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

OHIO, Iowa, Virginia, and Massa-
chussetts elect governors this fall, land
the Minneapolis Times hopes they
wont run afoul of any timber such as
they had in Illinois and Colorado last
year" No danger of that, the MAORI
ty of them will elect Republican
rnYern0rS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

SEVENTY THOUSAND people of Chi
cago have petitioned Mayor. Harrison
to close the saloons Sundays. What
waste of energY.-St. Paul Globe. To
be sure. They ought to have known
Carter better by this time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

KANSAS is said to be short on wheat
this year. Kansas has been paying
too much attention to politics of an
anarchiStic nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

Gov. MARKHAM, of California, has
appointed Ex-Governor Perkins to
succeed the late Senator Stanford in
the United States senate from that
state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

In July, 1890, when the silves pur-
chase law was enacted, the gold re-
ceipts of the government amounted
to 95 per cent of the total receipts
from customs. Now they have fallen
to practically nothing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

Tell your neighbors of
our August Offer. ksSssas
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28

THE corn crop is said to be in excel
lent condition all over Southern Min
nesota.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
BIG scHooNERs IN COLLISION.
One Halls from Bath Where Both We're
Built.

Boston, Mass, October 26.-As the re-
suit of collision in the Narrows, yester-
day afternoon, two splendid four
masted schooners are now lying in the
harbor, badly smashed up, and the crews
are trying to explain how it all hap
pened. 1t seems that the big schooner
Horatio L.Baker of Bath, Me, was
coming through the Narrows at $40
O'Clock, in tow of the tug w. Chester
ton, when they met another big collier,
the John S. Ames of this port, bound
out. The tide was ebb and running
very strong, and despite the efforts of
the tug the Ames swung rapidly across
the channel and struck the Baker on her
starboard side, between her fore and
main rigging. The big sided Ames cut
into the Baker down to her water line,
and at the same time carried away the
latter's foremast and maintopmast 'and
split the mainmast badly. The Ames
had her jibboom carried away and stem
badly crushed. Both vessels are leaking
and will need extensive repairs. 1t is
estimated that the damage to the Baker
will amount to at least $4,000, while
about $500 will repair the Ames. The
Ames came up to the city last night and
the Baker will follow. These schooners
are the best in their class. The Baker is
of 1856. so tons burden, and was< built at
Bath, Me-, in 1888. The Ames is of
91579 tons burden and was built at
Bath in 1889.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
BOSTON CAN'T AFFORD 1T.
The Mayors Objection to the Twenty
Million Dollar Transit Scheme.

Boston. October 26.--Mayor Mathews
delivered an important address before
the Merchants club tonight in opposition
to the city rapid transit scheme which
passed the last legislature to be voted
upon by the city this fall The plan
contemplates laying out a narrow way
between Washington and fremont streets,
from Causeway street upon the north
six miles to Franklin Park upon the
south, as route for double tracked
elevated railroad, and the construction
of new bridge at Charlestown. The
m ayor said the advantages of this plan
were that the structure was to be built
to admit OF a subsequent second story
with two extra tracks, and that it would
undoubtedly give rapid transit between
Charlestown and Roxbury and avoided
encroachments on the Common. It's
disadvantages were that it would aggra-
vate the congestion of travel in the bust
ness section and it's cost would EN- barrass
the city. The proposed plan means the
expenditure in three years of over S20,-
600, 900 and a proportionate increase in
the city debt. The mayor said he did
not believe the city could go into the
market and borrow this amount in
addition to the amount it must borrow
for ordinary uses and the city treasurer
agreed with him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
A FIGHT IN The STREETS.
Robbers in Western Town Ambuscaded
by Officers and Merchants.

Summitville, Ind, October 26.-Early
yesterday morning armed business men
and farmers fought a running battle
with outlaws in the business houses and
through the main streets of this town.
For three weeks nightly details of armed
men picked out by the local business
men and the Madison County Anti Horse
Thief Association have slept in the large
stores and banks in the city.
Three weeks ago Dick Goodman, Tom
May and their leaders of the gang met in
a barn near here and concocted scheme
of robbery which embraced the whole
sale looting of the eneral stores of II.
w. Wilkins, R. A. Rosenbaum and WI.
McNabney, the principal business men of
the village The robbers were to come
over ten or twelve strong, leave their
wagons ON the outskirts of the town and
make systematic raid. George Stroud
night watchman of Summitville who
was present. listenedsto them and gave
them to understand that he would work
with them. Then heiinformed Marshal
Simmons, and the news was to be quiet
ly spread among the prominent men of
the vicinity. Tuesday night was set for
the raid, and the picked men of the town
armed themselves and prepared to am
buscade and capture or Kill the robbers.
Deputy Sheriff Coburn, Pat Honnon,
Chief OF. the Anti-Horse Rangers and
Drew Fennimore took two ruvolvers each
and lay down behind the safe in the
Wilkins store. Soon they heard noise
in the south side of building. Someone
was prying open the window Then a
man stepped lightly into the room and
was met by Deputy Coburn with a re-
volver in each hand @Throw up your
hands, shouted the sheriff. For answer
the burglar sent a bullet into Coburn's
body, turned and Gran. followed by his
companion. The vigilantes opened fire
and started in pursuit. They were soon
joined by merchants, who were lying in
wait in nearly every store in town, all
well armed. They opened fire at long
range, and the robbers stopped now and
then as they ran to answer the fire
Half mile from Wilkinss store one of
the flying men fell in his tracks. Two
of the posse stopped to seize him as he
lay. The others followed after the still
uninjured man an6seen brought him to
bay. The first sAlan> that fell was found
to be Frank Goodman, son of a wealthy
farmer south of the town. He was fatally
wounded.
The second man captured turned out to
be Tom May, also Madison county far
mer. He was slightly wounded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
j. r. LIBBY.
THIS SETTLES 1T.
Admiral Walker Says the Gunboat Machi-
as Is AL Right.

New York, October 26.-The Machias
arrived at the navy yard this afternoon.
The report of the committee who will de-
eide whether she shall become member
of U ncle Sans feet, will be sent to Wash
ineton at once. A dmiral Walker was
seen on board of the Machias. He said: /:
"We are all well pleased with the boat.
She did more than expected of her. OF
course few little things need remedy
ing, hut these are all unimportant and
can easily be fixed. Otherwise, she is all
right. We did not attempt to speed her
and at no time did she go over twelve
knots an hour.n
This trial was the to test the seaworth-
mess of the craft The tests were made
off Block Island. Everything worked
smoothly. Her guns were fred at high
elevation to test the mounts The work
was satisfactory. The turning trials
to determine the practical turning
diameter of the vessel were also salts
factory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
Bicycle RECORDS Powered.

Washington, October 26.-S. S. Wahl,
who started at 6 Wednesday evening to
break the 24-hour bicycle road record,
tonight accomplished the feat. He Sc
lected road west of this city, riding in
20 mile laps. The distance covered was
275 miles, 21 more than the best previous
record made by ]. J. Fisler Of Washing
ton.
Springfield, Mass, October 2e.-W. W.
Windle lowered Johnson's third of a
mile flying start bicycle record on Hamp-
den Park this afternoon, making it in 81
seconds. He also lowered his own half
mile record, flying start, from Sc 3-5 to
55 As seconds. Tyler attempted to low
er his one mile standing start record of
200 %, but on account of slow pacing
on the last quarter succeeded only in
equalling it. He lowered his three
quarters of a mile record from 1.3O is
to 1.3O.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
BRIEFLY TOLD.

A case of Asiatic cholera has been dis
covered in Berlin.
Great destitution is reported in the
mining regions Of Pennsylvania.
The Highland house, the largest hotel
at Cottage City, burned Wednesday
night; loss. $40 600; insurance $4,000.
The owners of the Ferris wheel will trv
to secure concession from the park
commissioners under. which the wheel
may remain in it's present location.
Hon. Theodore Runyon, United States
ambassadorsto Geryany, was presented
to the Emperor yesterday and very cor
daily received.
Owing to rain, the races scheduled for
yesterday at Terre Haute, Ind, were de-
clared off. Another meeting is advertised
for November 2, 3, and 4.
Judge Bradley of the United States
Supreme court, in an exceedingly ex
haustive opinion, has sustained the CON
tentions Of the State of South Carolina in
the matter OF the states application for
the registration of the word "Palmetton
by the commissioner of patents as the
trade mark of the state in its liquor
traffic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
DIDN'T WORK THAT WAY.
The Canadian Tariff Designed to Punish
the United States.

Ottawa, Ont, October 26--An analysis
of the Canadian customs tariff prepared
by government officials for the conf
Dental information of the Dominion
ministers, who are now preparing to
revise the customs duties, has just been
printed. The book contains tables
showing ad valo-em equivalents of all
specific, or mixed specific, duties
imposed upon goods imported into
Canada from Great Britain and the
United States according to the.quantities
and values of the imports of the various
classes of merchandise imported in 1892.
To the great surprise of the ultra loyal
protectionists, who declared when they
introduced their protective policy that
it would promote trade with Great
Britain and discourage importations
from the United States, the governments
tariff analysis shows that the system of
specific duties which is the essence of
the present tariff-and which the manu-
facturers say must be maintained to pro-
mote their ndustries-discrimina
squarely against British goods.
AS a result of the specific duty system,
levying a high percentage of duty upon
low priced goods and the importation of
free goods from the United States, the
average rate of Canadian customs taxa
tion in 1892 was % 1-2 per cent on British
goods and IA As per cent on imports from
the United States. From Great Britain
the imports were Sal, ,34S, 435, and the
duty 9,O74, 200.
From the United States the imports
We're $53, 137, 572, and the duties paid
So, S41, 666. This result has astonished
the friends of the present government,
who imagined that, by maintaining a
protectionist policy, they were showing
their loyalty to Great Britain, pro-
noting British trade and Furnishing the
Americans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
Heavy Fire Losses.

Chicago, October 2e.-The Evening
Post prints the following:
Fire losses in the United States during
the first nine months of 1893 were $780,
$40, 900 greater than in the correspond
ing period of 1892, and not less than a
dozen strong companies are preparing
to go out of business between now and
the first of January. Low rates, heavy
losses and onerous state legislation are
driving capital into safer and more prof
liable fields of employment. The active
companies have paid out over So, 1000, 900
from their aggregate surplus funds thus
far this year, and the January statement
will show an enormous shrinkage in the
securities held by the companies. Since
January 1, IS of the weaker companies
have gone to the wall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
The Atchison prosnerous.

Topeka, October 26.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and allied
companies was held at the company's
office in this city at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. There was no contust, the same
board of directors being reelected, which
means the continuation of the present
management. President Reinhart SUBJ
mitted his annual report, which makes
an exceedingly satisfactory showing. not
withstanding the great depression that
has existed in business and financial
circles for the past few months. The re-
port covers the year ending June 80. 1898
and shows an increase in net earnings
over the previous year of S94S, ,Os2.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
Thu Lion TAMER Ran.
A Circus Performance in a Barn
in New York.
A LION WITH A BAD RECORD GOT
OUTSIDE THE BARS.

He Killed a Horse and Might Have Ended
the Mortal Career of Several Persons
But for Their Promptness in Finding
Other Quarters-One Woman Had the
Presence of Mind to Shut the Lion in
When She Left the Barn.
New York, October ga crowd
blocked the street near a barn on East
18th street this morning to witness the
removal of part of the wild animals be-
longing to a circus. Almost at the
belnning of the proceedings big lion
named Sultan, who has record of two
human victims, escaped while being
transferred to the portable cage, and with
roar began turning things upside
down. A keeper, TWO women and
two children were the only persons in
side the barn when the lion jumped out
into the middle of the floor with a roar.
One of the women was lion tanner. She
ran through the front door screaming as
if Satan himself was after her. The
Others scampered up stairs and closed
the door after them.
The woman who had escaped into the
street had pretence of mind enough to
close the door, and yell for a rope to
fasten it. Sultan seemed quite as sur
prised as any one else at the new condi-
tion OF things, and roamed about explor-
ing boxes, barrels and corners, and oc-
casionally humping against the front
doors and roaring.
The horse, tied in the stall, neighed
and trembled with fear as Sultan passed
near, and finally gave loud, piuiful
squeal as the lion Ieaped upon it and
buried it's claws and fangs into its flesh.
It was a hard struggle. the sounds of
which reached those outside, and caused
their faces to blanch. The women and
children up stairs were rescued through
the hayloft door.
A cage was backed >up in front of the
stable and the keeper handed them down
to manwho stood on the top of the
cage. At 11.2O Lion Tanner Bosterk
arrived and with two keepers entered the
barn. The man eater had been aroused
by the taste of blood, and he seemed as
wild as if half famished for food in his
native jungle, but the lion tanner and his
assistants knew how to go to work.
They had a long struggle but finally
succeeded in securing the animal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
SMASHED THEIR GLASSES.
Russians Exhausting Means of Showing
How They Love the French.

Lyons, October 26.-During the dinner
at the Hotel deVille yesterday, the usual
toasts were drunk to the Gear, President
Carnot, etc. In responding to one of the
toasts, Admiral Avelan said: Emotion
deprives me of words. propose the
health of the whole of France, in the
Russian manner. with one, two, three
million hurrahs." In the exuberance of
their JOY the Russian officers broke their
glasses on the table and indulged in a
wild outburst of cheering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
j. r. LIBBY.

Eider-Down,
The faIesiOWesa OF sataffs,
Warm, fluffy.
The kind that YOU want to
bury your nose ana and
Snsaggie your face down into
it's genial pile.
Comfort, WARM comfortable
comfort ian every yard of OUR
Ei0er-DOyyn.
Good for Babies and Chill
dren's wraps.
Good for the Madam for n
house saeQEse.
Good just to rest your eyes by
looking :at.
Pink, White, Cream, Tam.
some plain, and some biotcEaed
like as III somebody had thrown
a lot of cOl0ress snaow-b:alas at il,
and they mad stuck.
We have been keeping it hid,
But nosv yozu'Iz faasd it oEl the
Morning Bargain counter after
10 o'clock.
Don't fail to see ii.
III is to the eye and touch, what
a flute tone is TO the ear.
Eider-Down, zoe, G2 l-2c, 75c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
The Rockingham Conference.

Haverhill, Mass, October 26-The 6sth
annual session of the Rockingham
Christian conference is being held here.
A social meeting today was led by Rev.
C.L. Baker of Kittery, Me. Reports from
the sixteen churches, of which the con-
ference is composed were presented by
which it appears that the last year has
been one of prosperity with an increase
in mem bership and interest. The follow
ing were elected officers for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. John A. Goss,
Haverhill; vice president, Rev. C. L.
Baker, Kittery, Me-. secretary, Rev., J.
G. Dutton, Kittery, Me. assistant secre-
tary, Arthur Valery, Stratham, N. H.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
The Loss of the Naronio Recalled.

London, October 26-Captain Ander-
son Of the Norwegian ship Emblem at
Buenos Ayres, writes that he found. july
81, in latitude 36 degrees north, longitude
33 degrees west, one of the boats of the
White Star line steamer Naronic, lost at
sea some months ago. The boat was
bottom up and contained nothing, Tt
as thickly covered with barnacles.
There was large hole in the bottom.
The lashings of the boat appeared cut in
a great hurry and with much force. as
the rail where the lashings were fastened
was severed. The patent unlocking ap-
paratus had not been used.
Failed for Millions.
Frankfort, October 26.-The Frankfort
Zeitung says n banking house in Cassel
has failed for 4, 900, 900 marks and the
senior par5ner has absconded.
Our Difficulties as Viewed Abroad.
London, October 26-The Standard,
commenting on the probability of the re-
neal of the Sherman act, says: America
can only obtain gold by an issue of
bonds. Thus the net upshot will be
either sensi BILE addition to the public
debt or complete surrender to silver.
It will be difficult problem to solve. 1T
will be an immense relief to the creditor
abroad to feel that his debts are not
likely to be paid in base money, and the
feeling Of security which tlMH creates
might powerfully assist the United
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
To Be Tried Off the Maine co.s+

Philadelphia, October 26.-The new
cruiser Columbia will sail from Phila-
delphia on November for her official
trial Trip over ssd the ha prescribed course The
Boston on Novem ber I'd, if the the we VESSEL al
reaches there on that date. The or,,; ;Ser ;ser
will then proceed to the vicinity of Cane Cane
Ann, Massachusetts, and will he rim oup o1;e,
measured conrse of a nautical IN n,;les Hesi
beginning at a point off Cape Ann iaTi and
running in northeasterly directinnmn to a,ie, q
point opposite Cape Porpoise, on on Fl The 6,
coast of Maine. 'n0
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
Local Weather Renort

Portland, Me-, October 26.-The local
signal Office records as to the weather,
the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 3O.2e4; thermome-
ter, 41.0; dew point, "a; humidity, rs;
wind, N; velocity, 10; weather, clear.
Sp. m.-Barometer, 30237; thermome-
ter. 40 dew point, 81; humidity, IS;
wind, O.; velocity, O.; weather, partly
cloudy.
The mean daily thermometer, a; max
imum thermometer, 500; minimum ther-
mometer, 1892; maximum velocity of
wind. 12, NV; total precipitation. 90
inch,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
From the pugilists' Paradise.

Asbury Park, N. j., October Co.
Champion James J. Corbett received
word this evening that the Olympic club
of New Orleans would hang up purse
of $40, 600 for q Corbett- Mitchell glove
contest. Corbett telegraphed his ac-
ceptance on condition that the club de-
posit ten thousand dollars guarantee.