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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
WANTED TO BE ARRESTED.

A man named Richard Patterson
stole some blankets and mittens from
the Racket store last night, but the
proprietor forced him to return the
goods, and declined to prosecute the
man. This noon Patterson was
caught trying to uDbutton a coat from
dummy in front of l. Longlnls
store. He then went to CHI. GriebePs
store and stole pair of shoes that
were hanging out in front. With these
he ran up the street with Mr.Greibel's
boy after him. A drayman drove up
the street and overlook him and head
ed him off near W.R. B.Smyth's office,
and Officer Bradley locked him up.
Patterson said to FREE PRESS re-
porter when asked about the matter:
81 am sixty-three years old and have
no friends or relatives here. am
suffering from a kidney trouble and
cannot live long, and am so crippled
IN that I cannot work. / was in the
county poor house for a year, but
cannot stay there as the overseers
wife took dislike to me and made i
very hard for me, making me work like
a hired man when / was sick. Sh'
treats other cripples the same way
None of the paupers have any falu
to find with the overseer, Mr.. Lewis
| ,,bo Is xuol1 likod T have no Mace fl
stay, and / stole the articles in orde
to be arrested and taken care of.
had rather go to penitentiary for fiv
years than ito go back to the poo
farm. II l am not prosecuted TO
what l have done today, I shall stea
more things when l get out, as ar
bound to be imprisoned. | canno
live any other way"
Pattersons charges against Mrs
Lewis, the overseer'S wife, are not bt
lieved. The commissioners have ha
a good deal of trouble with him, an
as he will not stay on the farm, the1
is no way to take care of him. Th
people on the farm who are able
work are required to do so, and
, this way pay the expense of the
, maintainence. Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
: both have the reputation of bein
! first class people and well fitted
: conduct the poor farm, which
: rather trying position to fill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
MINNESOTA HORSES.

A dispatch from the worlds fair
grounds says: Minnesota entries of
trotting horses which begins Oct. 10,
now number %. OF these Senator Jay
LaDue of Luverne contributes s; Geo.
Hildahl, 7, Allen, Rutherford & Biz
kett. 2; Horribin, of Austin, l, 2 and
3 head respectively; j, Cameron, OF
La Crescent, 2 head, one OF which is
his celebrated stallion Osseo. j. Q.
Oswald, and G. j. Bruce of Minneapo-
lis, will send Greenleaf and Axell, and
J. G. Curryer, of Mankato, will con-
tribute four head additional. Entries
are expected from Rochester and
other Minnesota points that will
swell the total to about 30. This will
make Minnesota's showing as god as
that of any state in the Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
A SAD COMMENTARY.

Rev. I. Bergstrom IN a recent SER
mon on "The Power of Bad Choice"
spoke of the deadening influence OF
some things in our city life on CHAR
actea. Among other things he SAID:
"What a sad comment on our 10"
state of morals was brought out III
the coroner's inquest, which was nelu
during the past week. The CHIEF OF
police enters saloon on Sunday TO
arrest man on suspicion, while the
saloonkeeper, who is openly violating
the law, is left to continue MS oap'
bath breaking without arrest, ana
what is more without even protest
from the officers of the law. Gambling
bells are kept open night and day.ano
am informed that young men III
their teens are encouraged to patron
ize these places. tits high time fol
the good citizens of this fair city u
organize league to enforce the laWs,l
the mayor and his assistants are no
able or willing to perform what the.
by their oath Of office have pleoge'
themselves to do"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
THEY HEARD SOMETHING DROP.

The latest rumor from Washington
is to the effect that Chairman Wilson
of the ways and means committee has
rough draft of the new tariff bill,
but that the measure will not be COM
pleted and ready for introduction Tor
SIX weeks or two months yet, and Will
not be brought forward then unless
the financial and election law repeal
bills are out of the way. Those who
claim to have inside information
state that as the bill is drafted 1T
does not make any radical cuts in the
schedules and in no sense can be
termed free trade document. Ii
this rumor should prove true,it would
look as though the manIpulators OF
the free trade revision were badly
scared by the rumpus they have stir
red up with the business interests OF
the country, and the decided stano
labor has taken for protection. 'ano
concluded it best to start the subject
somewhat easy. This will be some
thing of blow TIC the radical FREE
trade organs, but the business interest
of the country will like it much bet
ter. However, 1t will hardly do tt
stake upon the matter until the oil
is made public, and it is fully deYel
oped how strong the radical elemen
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
Arrive. Depart
No. 1877 1880 a. ID No. 1922 7:i5 a. m
No. 113- 1876 p. m No. la 1:20 p. m
No. 1O3- S:15 p N No. rs 800 p. m
Train No los has through coach and sleeping
connection with west bound passenger leaving
Wells at 4:4O p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
A NEEDED CHANGE.

The issue of Sept. Is, OF Hardware, a
magazine devoted to the hardware
trade, thinks that another amend
ment to the federal constitution is
needed, which will place representa-
tion in the senate upon a basis OF
population instead of by states, and
so prevent rotten boroughs like New
ada from defeating the will of The
more populous states. In move OF
this kind it is doubtful whether the
smaller states would surrender the
right which the constitution gives
them, though it is probable that sew
eral repetitions of aggravated cases
like the present would have a power
erful influence in changing public
opinion. But the present outrage
will serve to arouse the people to the
fact that something must be done
which will tend to quicken the blood
of the senate somewhat and bring it
little closer the people, consequently
it is probable that the movement t.
elect senators by direct vote Of the
people will receive fresh impetus.
This would not of course cause an.
improvement as far DIS a rottUl
borough like Nevada is concerned, bu
it would be likely to have an lmprOV
ing effect in the larger and NOR
populous states and serve to brln
the senate in closer sympathy wit
the npOnlo ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
Torrey has made an order

L
disallowing the claim of Thos. O.
Jones against the estate of the late |
P. A Foster, for $3.50 so on the !
ground that the claim was presented |
too late and that sufficient notice to
creditors had been given by publica-
ton. The claim was the balance due
on promisory note for $1,000. given
jointly by the deceased and Chas. M.
Marsh, payable to Thos. j. Thomas,
of Dodge Co., Wis, and by him trans
ferred to Mr.. Jones. The note was
secured by mortgage upon 100 acres
of land in Scott county, but Mr..
Thomas released one half of this land.
The claim was filed against the estate
within the limitation of the law, and
then withdrawn so as not to release
the security. The time for filing
claims against the estate had expired
by limitation when the claim was
again filed, after the land had been
sold under mortgage foreclosure and
bid in by Mr.. Jones for $400.
VIM. Smith has commenced an
action against John Smith and eigh-
teen other heirs of the estate of the
late Joseph Smith, who died in 1877,
to quiet the title to the south half OF
the east 1869 acres of the net, sec. "a,
1925 Joseph Smith made no will,
and last FEBRUARY John Smith, who is
nephew of VIM. Smith, was appoint
ed administrator of the estate. The
heirs are engaged in probating the es
tate, but VIM. Smith claims to have
lived upon the land in question TO
the past sixteen or seventeen years
; and that he is the owner Of it in fet
simple. He brings the action to force
: the heirs to show what right the,
: have in the land and to have thei
i claim declared void. G. o. Daley i
1 attornev for VIM. Smith.
J. Mission lodge, l. D. G. T., wa
J. pleased to welcome twenty-five broth
d ers and sisters from Eagle Lake an,
i Madison Lake at their meeting las
S evening, and it is hoped that the
d will soon repeat the visit. The lodg
Il initiated two candidates last evenin
j and they expect some more next Wed
S nesday.
Some time during the past tw
or three weeks parties broke into tn
y Limetown school house Dist, 45 an
. burned up the charts, maps and othe
Is apparatus, valued at about S75. A n
. ward of $25 will be given by tn
school board for the capture of th
parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.

CANNON VALLEY
Depart Arrive
No. % & "a Waterville and
Faribault ACcommod. $50 am. 2:45 pm
No. 81 & %, st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Redwing Pas
senger 6:15 am. 900 pm.
sDaily, except Sunday.
No. % connects at Watervie with thrn Ugh
trains for DesMoines; also with tree chair car to
Denver via Kansas City and Topeka No. 81
connects with through trains having through
sleepers for Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas City.
Information regarding rates, routes, etc, cheer
fully furnished upon application TO
T. F. POWERS, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
Read Brett's adv. tonight.
Bncklen's Arnlca Salve.

The best salve in the world forCuts,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tettar, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay REQ uired. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Lamm & Merchant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
To the Worlds Fair at Chicago.

Have been reached, and commencing
August 1st, 1898, reduced excursion
rates to Chicago and return will be
made every day until further notice
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railway, for 80 day tickets good in all
cars on ali trains of that Company.
For further particulars inquire of
The Station Ticket Agent of the
c., M. & st. P. Ry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29

The Republican State Central Com
mittee will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 3,
to elect chairman in place of Robert
Jamison, who resigned on receiving
the appointment Of a district judg,
ship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
THE RAILROADS.

Chicago. St. Paul minneapolis Omaha.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
Chicago g Northwestern

AT MankatOl
g*Chicago, Milwaukee Dep. 3z5pm Arrive atChi
and La x day Exp. Ar. 3:55 pm cago S:0Oam
New Ulm & La x To- Dep. :25am Arrive at La
cal Passenger ......... Ar. 1855 am Y l. VI p
tChicago, Milwaukee 81 Dep. 100 am Arrive atChi
La X night Pass. Ar 200 am cago i:15pm
B*Chicago and Tracy Dep. 9 40 pm Leave Chica-
Day Passenger....... Ar. $40 pm go 1 80 pm
*Chicago and Dakotal Dep12 55am Leave Chica
night Passenger. 5000. Ar. % am go SIS am
La X and New UIm Dep 945pm Leave La K
local Passenger. Ar 10 :05 pm 300 pm
New Ulm and Tracy Dep S:45am
Accommodation. 49,. Ar. 9:5U am
*Daily except Sunday.
+Daily except Monday.
sThrough sleeper Mankato to Chicago
HThroueh SLEEPER Chica o to Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29

MINNESOTA has captured some
thing like 120 prizes at the worlds
fair to date, and still the Albert Lea
Enterprise complains that the state is
not making much of showing there.
Some folks are hard to please.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
STAGE SCHEDULE

Leave Mankato daily at TOO q. m.
Arrive at St. Clair daily at 1O:45 q. M.
Leave Minnesota Lake at 900 a. m. Monday.
Arrive at st. Clair at 2:15 p. m.
Leave St. Clair daily at 2: l5 p. m.
Arrive at Mankato daily at 6:15 p. M.
Leave st. Clair Tuesday q. HOO a. m.
Arrive at Minnesota Lake at 7:15 D. 10
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29

GOING WEST, DEPARTS.
No. Kansas City & Omaha Exp, lilo pm
No. Sc d Sioux City
Express, 10:47 am.
No. Gilmore Accommodation, 2:35 am.
No. 8 /" 2:l5 pm.
GOING EAST.
No. 2 Kansas City & Omaha EXP, 1925 am.
No. 4 St, P, M. & Chicago, 2:56 pm.
No. 8 Elmore Accommodation, 11:05 am.
No. 10 a." 1910 pm.
Nos, 1, 2, 3 and 4, daily
Nos. 5, 6, 8, 8, and 10, daily except Sunday.
No. z, daily except Monday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
ACTION EXTRAORDINARY,

Has any Legislature ever repealed
charter for even a little corpora.
tlon' concerning only few people
without giving those people a hear.
ing! That is what the House did
when it passed the bill to repeal the
charter of the State Alliance. The
bill was introduced on Wednesday
OF last week. The regular order Is
for all bills to be referred to COM
mlttee and then to give hearing to
all parties concerned. Not so with
this bill. The rules were suspended
ut took a two-thirds vote) and the
bill was put on its immediate consid-
Grafton. Again the regular order
on all bills. (even after they have
been before committee and tho
roughly considered and all parties
heard and the report of the commit
tee glven) is for them to be discuss
cd before the open body of the Leg
lsiature by all members who want to
be heard. Not so with this bill. A
motion was made to cut off debate
and shut the mouth of any and every
member who might want to be heard
Again the regular order on all bills
IS for them to pass the first reading
one day, the second reading on an
other day and the third reading on
still another day. Not so with this
bill. The rules were again suspend
ed and the bill was put on all three
readings at once. In short the hill
was rushed through the House in
less than ten minutes. Why sucb
haste, why cut off debate. wbv NOT
let the bill 60 before a committee for
a hearing? Such action is not fair
1t is not manly. No Legislature has
ever been known to take such extra.
ordinary and unjust action on even
the most trivial bill, or even where a |
corporation had grossly violated |
every term of its charter. In this
case we challenge the whole BODY
md the world to show that the ALI |
'nce mas violated its charter IN a
angle particular. The Senate is act
ne more wisely and Justly. We
further comment AWAITING
heir action.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23

On Wednesday society turned its
thoughts to more serious matters
than have engaged its time, strength
and energies for the past six weeks.
t will now rest with the same ardor
that has characterized its pleasures.
The pace Of last week was pretty
lively all around and the calm sue
ceeding the whirl was welcome to
many, but we hesitate to say how
long If will last. The combination of
Shrove Tuesday and St. Valentines
day was made the most of, and Ger
talnly no one can have scruples on
score. One Oh 10 most notable
events was the rec.. IN given bv
the ladies of the Brazilia- legation.
Probably the most fascinating af-
fairs OF the season was the Washing
ton Assembly at the Arlington on
Tuesday night. 1t gave a grand
tiorish to the closing fetes of the sea-
son. CONSPICUOUS among the nota-
bles present were Mr.. and Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer, of Chicago. The most
striking costume was that worn by
Mrs. Diaz Albertlni, OF Paris, who
wore the first crinoline in Washing
ton since the revival of that. costume
OF antique--modern style. Since the
initiative has been taken by a
lady from Paris, the hoop skirt has
probably come to stay.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23

A wordy contest between Repre-.
sentatives Turpin and Waugh owe,
the pension appropriation bill nearly
resulted in rough and tumble fight
at the Capital on Thursday. Repre-
sentative Cooper rushed between the
two belhgertnts and received the
blows of the hostile fists. Peace was
soon restored by Speaker Crisp and
his gavel
An illustration of the fact that the
two old parties are coming together
was Senator Voorhees, eulogy of
President Harrison and his conduct
of the affairs of the government, a
few days since.
In this connection some one said.
in referring to the appointment of
Judge jackson, by President Harri-
son and the appointment of Judge
Gresham by President-elect Cleve-
land. that if the spirit of reciprocity
in politics continued to move mems
minds, it would not be great surprise
to see the Democratic house elect
Car Reed as its next Speaker.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23

| raul Neuman and prince David
the royal ambassadors of Once
Lliluokalani arrived in the civ vas-
terday to protest against the ratif.
cation of the Hawaiian treaty
by the annexation of Hawaii tbe
United States will assume the n a+;on
al debt of that country. wb;ei
amounts to 100000, but in turn
receives the revenues of that corn..-,
am to about So ,OO0, 900 ANN,
any SO that, after a brief period
.h.s NATION Will financially be a prea !,
gamer by the deal. The denosad
nually. o'ooo a.
On Wednesday the President tr.ns
united to the Senate a MESSAGE ean
orlng the absolute annexation of .be
hawaiian Islands to the United States
ana the draft of treaty to that eff
rect. There is much Opposition =,
the Senate but the measure will
doubtless receive the necessarv twa
thirds vote. Two
Thus far Mr.. Cleveland b.
nounced the appointment of six of
the members of his Cabinet. The.
are Walter Q. Gresham, of Illinois
oecy OF State; John G.. Carlisle of
kentucky, See'y of the Treasnry.
PANEL 5: Lamont, of New Yori
oec'y of War; Wilson s. BisselI ~
! York, Postmaster General and
;. oterilng Morton, of Nebraska.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
ARE THEY PREPARING TO uNrs.

President Harrison appointed
Judge jackson (Democrat) of Ten
nessee, TO the Supreme Court bench,
and now it is aIthoritatiyely stated
that President-elect Cleveland has
appointed Judge Gresham to be his
Secretary Of State.
As to the ability, lofty character
of Judge Gresham there can be no
question. But the last election was
the first time he ever cast vote for
a Democratic President, and in a let
ter he wrote in October defining his
position as to the two old parties
Judge Gresham stated that he did
not agree with Harrison on the tariff.
and being in favor of more mod
crate system of taxation, he would
therefore cast his vote for Cleveland.
However, in voting for Cleveland he
could not be considered a Democrat.
These two appointments appear to
"man up the tree" as though the
two old parties are beginning to
pool their issues. And we would not
be surprised to see the plutocratic
elements of them solidly united in
the next Presidential election to de-
feat the reform movement.
The people are fast learning that
the real economic issues pressing for
solution are to be ignored. The plu-
tocrats of both the two old parties
are now in the saddle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
HOW TO KILL THE PEOPLES PARTY

The Hickory Mercury suggests tc
MIR. Cleveland that since he has got
one pure statesman in his cabinet.
that he now appoint General Weaver
Attorney General, so he can have a
man who has got the courage to
break up those awful trusts and COM
bines. He would do it and Mr..
Cleaveland and every man in the
Democratic party knows it. THE
CAUCASIAN will make one more sug-
gestlon to Mr.. Cleveland: Now put
Senator Stewart in your cabinet as
Secretary of the Treasury and the
people will be certain to get free
coinage of silver and large volume
OF money and pay less taxes. Then
Wall Street gamblers would no longer
be the pet of Uncle Sans Treasury.
DO this and the reformers are with
you. Then the Democratic party
would be the Peoples Party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
THE LITTLEFELLOW WANTING TO HEAR
THE BIG ONES HOWL.

A number of the partisan machine
papers in this State are expressing
surprise that there is not greater
protest made in every quarter of the
country against the action of Cleve-
land in appointing Gresham to the
first place in his cabinet. How sim
pie these papers are! Don't they
know who has BEEN furnishing their
opinions for them in the past? Have
they been fooling themselves? If it
rs decided by the money power to
howl about and cuss out any given
person or thing, they put the ball
in motion through the metropolitan
dailies and other associated press dis
patches; tten the State dalies mon
key like, take up the howl, and then
other little country weeklies get their
opinions from the Star, Messenger,
Chronicle or Observer also take up
the howl, then the 2 4 town and
cross roads politicians chime in, and
80 1t goes. Now since this move of
Cleveland was fixed up in Wall
Street to try to hoodwink the people,
of course there was nobody at head
quarters to start the howl, for nobody
there wanted to howl, and then the
disappointment of the lesser fellows
all along the line who have been
waiting to hear the big dogs raise the
tune, "What fools these mortals!"
They have the sympathy of reform
ers who are reading, thinking and
acting for themselves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23

The Legislature has, it is reported
compromised the back tax question
with the Wilmington g. Weldon Rail-
road, by agreeing to collect only
three years back taxes on main line
and two years on branch lines. We
can't see why the State should show
any special favors to this rich cor
poration. If the company is lawful
ly due more taxes, then they should
pay all they are due, as every other
citizen does. We notice that this
very Legislature has been giving
Sheriffs power to collect back taxes
from the people and in every case
they collect every cent, even if they
sell the last cent of property owned.
This corporation has made more
money out of our people than any
ether corporation in the State. The
road is to-day worth fifty dollars for
every one ever spent by the owners.
We ask again, when the Legislature
could have collected all the taxes,
why give a part of it to a rich cor
poration that has already enjoyed
special favor for over half a CEN
tury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
AFRAID OF THEIR MASTER.

olnce the announcement of Judge
Gresham, as member of Cleyelapd's
Cabinet, We have read the comments
OF many of the Democratic newspa.
pers, and while it can be read be.
tween the lines that some of them
dlsapprove of the appointment
OF such new Republican convert,
70 such an important position, vet
they do not possess the courage and
ooldness to condemn such action on
the part of the President-elect.
Their disapproval, while discerni-
ble' is very mildly expressed. These
papers seem to be afraid to express
their true sentiments, for fear it
might offend their master.
Truly there is need for the ipcul-
cation of more independence of
thought and freedom of action in
this country. If the destiny of this
great nation of sixty-fve million
souls can only be shaped and guided
oy one man would it not lapse into
chaos and ruin should the heavy
hand of death be laid upon HIM?
such servile submission on the
part OF some of the papers that
haven't the courage to condemn it,
while expressing great surprise, that
honors should come to one who
mas never borne the brunt of battle
IN the campaign, is contemptibleI
1t looks as though Cleveland owns.
and manages his party, re-
CARELESS of the opinions of Others.
AS political Car he takes rank
with the Car of Russia.
There was an old darky out on
our fathers farm who had saying
II you cuss you wont catch no fish .
we suppose these machine partisan
are following the old
iarkys logic. If they 'cuss they
ear they can't get a pull at the gov
tit. They want to get some
t the spoils, they want to catch
sh, SO they stifle their conscience
nd don't cuss. II
Speed the day when men, in all !
artles, may have the courage to ex- }
ress their honest convictions and to q
ut down bossism, a