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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

ST. PAUL, March 29.-Representativt
Koerner's bill requiring applicants fol
liquor licenses to deposit $40 with appli
cation to pay for the publication of notice
has given the senate whole lot of trouble
1t has been passed once, but came back
Tor an amendment. The senate struck
out proviso for the return of all the
money in case of of rejection of the ap.
plication and passed tho bill again.
Senator Donnelly, to whom was re-
ferred his bill relating to the pensions
of inmates of the soldiers home, re-
ported substitute bill, together with
the necessary request from the governor
for its introduction. The bill gives the
board authority to withhold all above
81 of these pensions or to tRrn them
over to the families of the pensioners,
in their discretion. The bill was passed
under suspension of the rules.
Bills Passed.
Senator Guderian had S. F. 391, re-
lating to appeals from awards of county
commissioners taken foom general or
ders and passed. This started the ball
rolling in that direction, and the fol-
lowing bills were acted upon by being
taken from general orders and passed:
S. F. 466-Relating to educational corpora
tions.
S. F. 467-Relating to religious corporations.
Providing for the incorporation of Scandina-
Wan aid societies.
Relating to admission to the soldiers home.
H. F. S60- Relating to the organization Of
towns.
S. F. 129-Relating to the state reformatory.
Rodgers bill for the classification of
steam boilers was next taken up and
was defeated, the vote being % to 10.
H. F. 237, providing for the forfeit
ure of the Hastings and Dakota land
grant, was reported back from the pub
lie lands committee and referred to the
committee of the whole. A recess was
then taken to $50 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The senate, by unanimous vote,
adopted Senator Lineau's resolution in
dorsing Judge Lochren for commits
sioner of pensions.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole with Senator Brown in tne
chair and considered the following bills:
H. F. 4S-Relating to the bonding of cities;
to pass.
S. f. 1868 Requiring railroad companies to
provide suitable and sufficient warehouse &C
and other appliances for the
and shipping of grain at all stations;
to pass.
S. f. 369-To provide for levying reassess-
ments by county commissioners: to pass.
Leavitt's constitutional amendment to tax
output of mines, and eeping car, telegraph
and other companies; to pass.
II. f. 4O1-Relating to erecting elevators on
railway rights of way; to pass.
S. +. 357-AuthoriZing fishing in interna-
tional waters with nets; to PISS.
S. f. 40S-Relating TO the method of collect
ing taxes; to pass.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
The Careless American People.

The delays in delivering the electoral
returns of the states to the vice presi-
dent, and the shabby and imperfect con-
dition in which some of them make their
appearance, only illustrate how careless
the American people are about the con-
duct of their elections. The nation works
itself into perspiration during a cam
palgn, and the two parties are ready
apparently to shed each others blood.
But just as soon as the voting is done
with all excitement evaporates, and it is
hardly possible to center public attention
even on the most glazing frauds.
If some OF the efforts spent in CAM
paigns were used in securing an honest
return of the vote, elections would re-
fleet more accurately the will of the
people. There does not appear to be
enough care to see even that the forms
for electing a president are rightly OBJ.
served. Verify the American people trust
good dea to their common sense
Philadelphia Pres.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
RACE HORSES PERISH.
Valuable Equines Cremated in a Fire
at Mason City. Ia.

at Mason City, Ia.
MASON CITY, March 2S.-The stable
containing Kirk Bros racing string
was burned to the ground during the
evening. In the stables were Storm,
2:0S IA; Brown John, full brother to
Storm; Storm Bird, Red Clay and sew
eral other valuable horses. Every pos
sible effort was made to rescue the ter
rifed animals, but on account of the in
tense heat it was impossible to do any
thing. The cries of the tortured brutes
were pitiful in the extreme and soon the
smell of burning flesh was almost nau-
seating. Part of a partition of the
stall in which Storm was in was torn
away and there before the eyes of the
spectators the great PAGER struggled for
life, but he succumbed to the fire and
smoke Storm was one of the most
promising horses on the turf. His speed
showed an increase from 1928 as 2
year-old to 2:0S IA as 4-year-old. An
offer of $50, 900 was refused but few
days ago. The entire string was valued
at $1,000 The cause of the fire is not
known.
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IN THE HOUSE.

At the opening CT the morning session
several communications from citizens
of different localities approving the ac-
ton of the legislature in regard to the
combine were received.
The grain and warehouse committee
reported back H. F. S19, the terminal
ELEVATOR bill, and recommended that it
be considered with the senate bill.
S. F. 452, relating to the delivery of
railroad ties and posts, was ordered
placed on the calendar on motion of Mr..
Fuller. The Duluth reassessment bill
was passed under suspension of the
rules. The senate bill attaching Pope
county to the Seventh district would
have been similarly passed but for the
strenuous protest of Messrs. Dunn and
Fleming. H. F. 451 was indefinitely
postponed and S. f. 800 was substituted
therefor.
The reapportionment bill, H. F. S63,
was reported back by Chairman Dunn
and read the first time. 1t was made
special order for Tuesday at 2 o'clock.
New Bills.
By Understanding the road and bridge
bills.
By Sikorski-A bill to make citizens of CHI
nese.
BY Coal Investigating Commtttee-Appro-
priating $4,000 for the defense of suits against
members of the coal combine committee and
lnstructing the attorney general to associate
with himself such counsel as he may see fit in
defending the members of the committee in
the action of Rhodes for $4,000 damages
BY Overwhelming to changing the time for
holding town meetings from March to Febru-
airy.
By Chesley-To allow villages to issue bonds
for electric light and gas plants
By Notwithstanding the law of 1878, relat-
ing to claims against towns
By French To authorize county commits
sioners to separate Incorporated villages from
townships.
The house held no afternoon session,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Probably a Murder.

WEST UNION, Ia, March 2S.-A terri
fic encounter took place at Eldorado
Sunday morning between three Nor
wegians named Thompson and L. John
son. All had been drinking and got
into wrangle and the three Thomp-
son attacked johnson with knives and
clubs. The latter was empty handed.
johnson was stabbed in 10 places, his
skull crushed and he is just alive, but
the doctors say he will die. The
Thompsons are in jail and refuse to
talk, except to say they had hot words
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
STATE LEGISLATURE,
IN THE SENATE.

ST. PAUL. March 27-In the s. nate
Saturday Senator Kelly moved that II.
F. POI, Mr.. Fleming's veterinary bill,
was reconsidered and referred for fur
ther consideration. Senator Probsttield
had H. F. G29, relating to licenses, du-
passed under suspension of the rules.
An invitation from the Commercial
club to reception to be given on the
evening of March % was received and
accepted. On motion of Senator j. d.
Smith the bill for the promotion of for
estry, killed on committee report Fri
day, was reconsidered and placed on
general orders. Senator Probstfield's
S. F. 269, recalled from the governor
for correction, was corrected and re-
passed. Senator Tawney tried to have
the rules suspended on H. F. 4S, allow
ing cities to issue bonds in certain cases.
but was unable to get the necessary
votes. The new bills of the day were:
By Stevens-To amend section 6. title, chap
ter 62, general statutes of 1878
BY DOnnelly-To provide for the abatement
OF actions in certain cases.
To Tax Gross Earnings.
In committee of the whole the senate
spent several hours discussing S. f. 4,
the bill proposing constitutional
amendment authorizing the taxation of
gross earnings in this state of sleeping.
drawingroom and parlor car companies,
telegraph companies, express companies
and insurance companies, and the out
put of mines. This is the law which
the people voted on at the last election
and defeated because the word rail-
road" had crept into the law. Senator
Leavitt moved to strike out the refer
ence to telephone companies. After
some discussion the amendment was
adopted. Senator Leavitt then moved
to amend the bill further by making
the iron ore tax b cents for five years,
and after that from to 10 cents, in
stead of and cents as proposed by
the bill. This amendment caused an.
other long debate but was finally
adopted. Further consideration of the
bill was then postponed.
The ReformatOry Bill.
The only other bill considered in COM
mittee of the whole was S. F. 129 SEN
ator Keller's bill relating to the re-
formatory. The bill had been referred
back to the committee to allow Senator
Donnelly to offer rider" amendment
prohibiting corporal punishment
There had been strong opposition to
this on previous occasion, but now
it was acceptable, and the bill was
quickly recommended to pass. The
senate also concurred in the house reso-
luton suspending the joint rule prohib-
iting the introduction of appropriation
bills long enough to allow the introduce
ton of bill to appropriate $50, 600 for
the defense of the members who have
been sued by the coal combine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Practicing Economy.

WASHINGTON, March ga letter
from Secretary Morton has been adj
dressed to every bureau and division
chief in the department of agriculture
asking whether any reduction could be
ordered in the number of his employees
without impairment of the public serv-
ice, it being desirable in the interests of
economy to lessen the expenses of the
department..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
AN EXTRA SESSION.

The Herald Says Cleveland Will Call
One in September.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-A Washing
ton special to The Herald says: Presi-
dent Cleveland has finally made up his
mind to call an extra session of con-
gress next September. He made this
statement several times during last
week to prominent members of both
houses of congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Suspended a Postmaster.

FORT MADISON, Ia. March 2S.-Post-
Office Inspector Mercer came to the city
unexpectedly during the morning and
made an examination of the postoffice
accounts. When he had concluded,
Postmaster J. HI. Duffus was suspended
and D. A. Morrison, president of the
First National of this city, installed in
his place as acting postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
IN THE HOUSE.

When the report of the judiciary
committee, recommending the indefin-
lite postponement of Senator Deans
Mr.. Wyman objected to the adoption
of the report and moved that the bill be
placed on general orders. He said that
the bill was not as strong as he wished
it to be, but it was better than no bill
at all. Mr.. Greer moved the adoption
of the committee report, which had
been made because a majority believed
the bill to be unconstitutional. Mr..
Wyman's motion finally prevailed and
the bill was placed on general orders.
Judge Lochren Endorsed.
Mr.. Wyman of Hennepin introduced
a resolution endorsing Judge Lochren
for commissioner of pensions. The res
olution, after some high enconiums
from members of the house covering an
hour of short speeches, was adopted
unanimously by rising vote.
The house received a communication
from the Walter A. Wood Harvester
company, inviting the members to visit
the plant at Hazel Papk. The invita-
ton was accepted. The date will be
fixed at some future time.
j. E. Johnson's bill transferring Pope
county from the Seventh to the Six
tenth judicial district was passed I'M
der suspension of the rules.
The coal committees bill amending
the antitrust law by adding imprison-
ment from one to 10 years to the pen
atty for violating the law was passed
under suspension of the rules The
house then took recess to p. M.
Legislative Apportionment.
When the house reassembled in the
afternoon Mr.. Fleming was called to
the chair and the reapportionment bill
was taken up in committee of the
whole. The bill was read and Mr..
Greer moved to take up the bill by sec
tions. Bob Dunn created small SEN
sation by roasting Governor Nelson for
intimating that he would veto the bill
if passed. Mr.. Dunn called upon all
members to consider it fairly, ire
spective of party. The bill was then
taken up and the First and Second dis
tricts adopted without change. The
Third district was slightly amended.
Several other slight changes were made
in other districts and after fifty districts
had been adopted the house adjourned
for the day without completing the bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
FATAL WISCONSIN FIRE.
A Father and Two Children Burned
to Death Near NeiIlsviIle.

NEILLsvILLE, March 20. AT a. m.
Oliver Saunders, living four miles from
this city, discovered his house to be on
fire, and at once got his wife and baby
out and then returned for the remaining
two children, aged and 6, but never
returned with them. The three bodies
have been taken from the ruins in a
charred and unacceptable condition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
A Soldiers Monument

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. March 28.-
A contract has been made for the cree
ton of a fine marble monument in
honor of the veterans of the late war at
the G. A. R. lot in the city cemetery.
Is will be erected so that it can be dedi-
Gated Memorial daY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
More Money for Meals.

CHICAGO, March 29.-Western roads
have decided that, commencing April l.,
meals served in dining cars shall be
charged at the rate of 81 per head, in
stead of rs cents as heretofore. Eastern
roads have been charging 81 per meal
on their cars, and so have those west of
the Missouri river.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Insane and Shielded

WILLMAR, Mimi, March 2S.-Tollif
Otos, of the firm of Arueson & Otos of
Benson, shot himself at II a. M, at his
mothers house here. He has been in
sane for some time and leaves a family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Recent Milwaukee Fires.

MILWAUKEE, March 28.-Judge Wall
Der of the municipal court, has called a
grand jury to investigate the causes of
the recent free in Milwaukee, as it is
generally believed that they were the
work of firebugs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Buried Four Children.

DEER PARK, Wis, March 2S.-Diph-
liberia is raging in this vicinity. Mr..
and Mrs. Klaviter ha, H. led four of
their own children All. :. t nephew
within two weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-07
Farm MachinerV!
The best all Steel Machinery, Money Refunded

am position sell low the lowest wholesale prices.
Seeders and Drills, Steel Lever Harows Budlong
and Grand Deteur Cuvators Hay
and Hay Leaders, Yankee Rake
Subble Suy and Gang Flows, Osborn
the latest improved 1850 lbs. ahorse foot Binder
Advance Engine and Auman Theshers
sckers and Clover Hu Davis Sewing Machines Scrapes
Graders Wagons Bugges and everything you buy
thing sell highest price you
buy You will strictly honest deal and honest goods
IT. q KoTT ,ER
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15
stock,nen,s Organization.

The Western South Dakota Stock
Growers Association held its annual
meeting at Rapid City few days ago,
at which much important business was
transacted. This organization has
grown during the past year from a
membership of eleven to one hundred
and six--a.l active, extensive stockmen
and have fourteen applications for
membership. Altogether they have
$4,000 head of cattle and 5000 horses
that are assessable. During the ship
ping season they have employed IN.
spectors at the principal western mar.
kets to see that no member of the
association has cattle sold by others
than the rightful owners. They haye
a salaried attorney, G. NJ. Brown, of
Rapid City, and in every way the as.
sociation is so thoroughly organized
that cattle ''rn<tlers" must seek green
er pastures in which to carry on their
nefarious work successfully.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15
A Piano for the Veterans.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 1893.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 1893.
Soldiers Home, Hot Springs, y. d.
My Dear Sir:-l inclose herewith
bill Of lading for piano shipped you
Nov. %. We trust that the piano will
arrive safely and prove Of use and
pleasure to the old soldiers in their
home. Yours Very Truly,
GEO. P. BENT.
Upon the receipt Of that most gen.
erous and charming gift Capt. Megrew
sent the following reply to the above:
Hor SPRINGS, S. D., Dec. 8, 1898.
Geo. P. Bent, Manufacturer of Crown Piano,
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sr:-The Crown piano pre-.
sented by you to the Soldiers Home of
South Dakota came to hand in good
condition, and now occupies plaee IN
tbs parlors Of the Home. 1t Is indeed
beauty, and sure to add to the pleas.
ure and enjoyment of the management
aud members. Accept assurances Of
our sincerrst gratitude for this beau
tiful and valuable gift.
Very Truly Yours,
j. P. MEGREw, Comd't.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15
Oyster Supper.

The Woman's R.liet Corps will give
oyster supper in the room just west of
MIR. Ryiner's confectionery on Minne-
kahta avenne. on FRIDAY evening, Dec.
Is. from $50 to 500 o clock. Supper,
25 cents, which includes. in addition to
the oysters, which have been gener.
ously donated hy Mr.: Rymsr. a bonn-
tifnl supply Of good things provided
bv the ladies OF the w. r q. Let,
there be a foil attendance. The object
is to add to the charity fund of the
Corps, which is having frequent calls
OF late as there are many IN need. By
order Of the President.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15

A party of st. Louis capitalists, con.
sisting of Judge Alexander Davis,
VIM. S. Braumer, and Messrs Palmer
and Hofsommer came in Wednesday
from the upper Hills and will spend a
couple of days looking over the city
1t is hoped they will think enough of
not Springs to invest some money in
our city.
The Hot Springs fire department
will give their first annual ball at the
city hall on Friday evening Dec. 29ih;
and from the elaborate preparations
being made and the beauty of the pro-
grammes and invitations, we would
judge it to be the most elaborate affair
Of the season. A splendid supper is
being gotten up for the occasion and a
first class orchestra has been secured.
j. L. Baker informs us that the en-.
CINE they have is entirely inadequate
for their present demands in the stucco
business and if their present business
keeps up they will have to have at
least eighty horse power. Mr.. Evans
has now in contemplation the trans.
mission Of the entire power OF the
plant at the Falls. and q monstrous dy.
namo will be put in at the stucco mill
large enough to rnn the entire plant
Mr.. Vaudeville Is hero figuring on
putting in tho improvement.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15
Circuit Court.

Fridays Daily.
Court keeps grinding away; and the
last of the jury cases, George 7. Paine
vs. Chas. M. Bourne, has occupied the
attention of court all day, and up to
the time of going to press the case had
not been submitted to the jnry. It 10
all about the possession OF a horse.
The case of Fred Utz ct al vs Sheriff
Blakey ct al was argued to the court
yesterday and taken under advisement.
Ada 3. Ryan vs. Sheriff Blakey and
Loomis s. Gull. t.ustee, was tried to tho
court and taken under advisement.
The case Of the American Surety Co.
VS. Louise Allen, executrix. was by
stipulation Of attorneys, taken to Rap.
id City for trial.
There remain but four court cases to
be tried, which wall be disposed of to.
morrow, when cour. will adjourn.
In the case Of Orlando Ferguson vs
The Catholicon Hot Springs company,
the judge announced that inssmuch as
there had been great deal Of contro.
versy, and as he had been severely crit.
icised in some Of bis decisions in the
case, he would not sit in judgment any
further, bu. would call in trial Judge
from another circuit.
Saturdays Daily.
The jury in the case Of Paine VS.
Bourne went out at five o'clock last
evening and remained out all night.
Early this morning the judge informed
them Of the new law, that nine men
may bring in verdict, and it wasn't
long until verdict was agreed upon
by the whole jury and the possession
of the colt was given to the plaintiff,
Paine. The value OF the colt is abont
$l5. and the expenses of the litigation
will be about $500.
The case now on trial is that of Ry.
an VS. the Catholicon Hot sprins Go. on
the foreclosure Of a lien.
The jury was discharged last evening
and Judge Gardner will go home in
the morning. Stenographer Gran
than will remain over until next week
to take testimony in the cases which
were referred to Attorneys Fry and
Boomer for trial.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15

The Minerva Trunk.
One Of the attractions of the Inven.
ton Room in the Womans Building
was the Minerva trunk. There will
be no more need of trunk rooms when
the Minerva trunk comes into use.
10 the bedroom it will lie found better
than chest of drawers for on
opening the door which is concealed
by dainty curtain, the contents Of
the trunk can all be seen and handled
without moving anything but the OBJ.
ject needed. Ii not used for clothing
the trunk can stand anywhere where u
set Of low shelves is desired.
1t may not be a breach Of confidence
to state that the trunk is the invention
Of Mrs. Minerva Eaton Of Hot Springs,
s. d., after whom the company have
named it. The writer first saw the
trunk in use in Mrs. Eaton's tent at the
Black Hills chautauqua, where it.,nade
her the envy of all the housekeepers
on the grounds. Mrs. Connor, prom.
inent lady of Hot Springs, organized a
company for manufacturing the trunk
and exhibited it in the Woman's build.
ing during the fair. Many women
took stock in the new enterprise, which
cannot fail to succeed with such a mer.
itorious article and with such genial
and capable business woman at the
head as Mrs. Connor.-Woman's Tri-
hnne.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15
Oriental Order of Humility

F. j. Rutkow<ki, E. H. Flynn, I. d.
Wheeler and Chas. Mohahan, Grand
officers Of the popular secret order,
known as the Princes of the Orient,
came down Saturday evening to instl.
tute a lodge of that famous order In
this city. They did so, and about 80
of our boys were initiated into the
w,erd and solemn mysteries of this
very famous secret order. By the way
the boys grin when the subject is men,
toned, it must have been extremely
funny.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15
w. r. G. Election.

The Woman's Relief Corps elected
the following officers last Saturday
Mrs. Fl. Lowe. Pres; Mrs. w. w. La.
Fleiche, sr. Vice Pres; Mrs.
Titus, Jr. Vice Pres; Mrs. "A. B. Con.
nor, Sec'y; Mrs. Will Crane, Treas;
Mrs. sly6eld. conductor; Mrs. Jas.
Dornan, guard; and the following del
egates to the state convention: Mrs.
j. P. Megrew, Mrs. H. z. Eaton, Mrs.
A. b. Connor and Mrs. DIR. Cheney.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-15

The younger bloods of the St. Louis
party went out cunning for rabbits
today, and baRged several. They
pronounce it great sport.