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l25th St. and Sd Av.

first man who raised a hand against tho
dam. The farmers knew Deck" wickham.
and for several minutes the hundred men
stood cowed. At last a half witted negro
who was among the Muskrats advanced
toward the dam with a pick. deck Wick
ham covered him with his revolver. and a second
later murder would have crowned the already
%eventful Drowned Lands dispute. but George
Wheeler's wife caught Wickham's arm as he
pulled the trigger and dashed it upward. The
bullet went wide OF its mark, and before Wick
ham could fire again Mrs. Wheeler had disarmed
him. The farmers then made "a rush. and In q
few minutes the big dam was in ruins.
Seeing that il was folly to think OF maintain
ing a dam against the determined opposition OF
the Drowned Lands farmers, Wheeler applied to
the courts, in hope that the law might help him.
He was beaten at every point, from County
Court to Court OF Appeals, and the Muskrat and
Beaver war ended with his financial ruin.
With the destruction of The heller Wickham
dam, the factories ana mills that had kept up
the struggle for existence were abandoned, and
they have long since tumbled into ruins. The
original bed Of the Waikiki from Denton to
PhillipspOrt became a breeding place of malaria.
and every one whocould get away from the three
towns moved elsewhere. Phillipsport Is now
entirely deserted, and New Hampton, once one
of the neatest and most prosperous villages in
the dairy country. Ia a dilapidated, desolate-
almost deserted spot, kept in existence
only by the fact that IL il AN important shipping
station for the dairy farmers of the adjacent
country.
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Dr.. siivsrman Rebukss the Tendency OF
Jews 60 Confuse the Festivals.

SS"H 80 u u
A certain amount of doubt and confusion pre-
walls among the Jews as TO which Of the two
coincident festivals they should observe. Christ
mas or ChAnukah. The Jewish Chanukah, or
" Feast OF Light" begins on the 25th day Of
Kisler, or the 23d Of our December. and lasts for
eight days. thus including Christmas Day. 1t
commentaries the recapture OF the Jewish
Temple by Judas Maccabsus. On this glorious
occasion all the jews kept their dwellings illu-
minated with candles for eight days, a cere-
mony which has been repeated on every ami
versary up TO the present day.
All the synRgogues are provided with candle
lAbrs. each containing eight branches. On the
first day ono candle Is lighted In each candle
labrums ana one il added on each succeeding
day, until on the last all tho candles are burn
ing. This burning of candles is also a feature
OF Christmas. and the similarity is made tho
more marked by the fact that merry-making
music and the Interchange OF presents are Gus
tomary on both festivals. These common OBJ
seryances. as well as the coincidence OF date,
have caused confusion In the minds of many
jews, so that they are often unable TO dIscrim-
mate between the Christian and the Jewish
feasts.
Rev. DIR. silvermAn preached yesterday morn
ing at the Temple Emanuel. Fifth avenue and
keep Chanuiah or Christmas I" Taking as his
text the passage beginning WIN halt ys be;
~ zen TWO OplnlOn5f i. hlnks.AFlu-,Zo %, ne urged
the necessity OF decision.
In all mental and physical operations" he
said, decision Is essential, and particularly Is
II 80 In religion" The habit OF vGcillation
should be strenuously resisted, for II Is unwor-
niciOus effect on the character, "A teacher once,
when questioned about changing religion. said
that there were two questions which should b
decided once for all and then olOssd forever.
These were the choice OF = trade and the choice
OF 4 religion. These questions should be decided
when one Y young. for In after life there Is no
time 70 reconsider.
EVER eonEreEatiOn Il divided into two parts,
the matsriAflsts and the idealists. and the harm
Is done by those Who huetlAts between the two
views. II Il not the convinced atheist that 10
who can form no firm convictions. NActllatiOn
Is the bAns Of Judaism. On three fundamental
questions men cannot make up their minds,
Hhsther 70 believe 10 4 personal or impersonAl
God, . Being o. all-intelliEent mind. or an inde-
o. SSis sSsIatsslS. ASSISassiy % = TsS.
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CHRISTMAS AMONG THE Actors,
Theatrical Business Reported 20 be Worse
Than Ever This Season.

Theatrical managers say that this Is the hard
est holiday season for their attractions that they
have known for years. The week before Christ
mas Is VIGOROUSLY bad for theatrical business
anyway, but this last week has broken the
record. People spend their money at this time
for presents instead Of theatre tickets. Al least
thirty companies have returned Ia this city 10
wait until the holiday season has passed. The
managers and hackers prefer to keep their
companies idle rather than encounter almost
certain loss.
This state of theatre al dulness Is more no.
ticeable outside OF New York than in this city.
said:
II can't understand why the theatrical bust
ness Is so much poorer this year than IL was last.
The times are certainly more prosperous. -Four
Of my plays ran through last season without a
hitch. They did a good business even during
Christmas week. This year three companies
tnat are producing my plays have returned to
New York for the holidays.
Business didn't warrant their continuing.
Managers eyerYH here are complaining OF poor
business. IL isn't the One-night stand cOmbina-
lions alone that are suffering. Some OF the best
known companies are taking two weeks OF. An
actor told ne yesterday that he counted ten
other organizations besides his own on the train
that brought him back 20 New York. The mem-
bers Of these companies will not draw their sal
aries this wees. aud thsy probably won't be In
Christmas humOr.'
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FUNERAL OF EUGENE KELLY.
SIx Hundred Orphans for whom He Had
Helped To Care Present at the Services.

The funeral Of Eugene Kelly took place yes
terday morning from 81. PatriCk's Cathedral.
The time set for the services, which consisted Of
a solemn pontihcal mass, was 10 O'Clock, but
long before that hour II was impossible to get a
seat in the cathedral. The side aisles were
filled and scores were obliged TO listen TO the
services from the lobby. Besides delegations
from the many organizations TO which Mr..
Kelly belonged, there were present 800 orphans
toward whose education and maintenance he
had been a liberal contributor. There were 100
boys and 100 girls from the Catholic Orphan
Asylum, 800 girls and boys from the parochial
schools In various parts OF the city, and a hun
dred children from the Catholic PTOtectory.
During the early hours OF the morning there
was a constant stream Of callers at the bankers
residence, 80 West Fifty-hrst street. A few
moments before 10 O'Clock the funeral process
sion left the house and started for the cathedral.
First came the pail bea~rers-Justice Morgan j.
mon Pleas, James Mcmahon, President Of the
Emigrant Savings Bank; r.. s.. Mason. President
OF the Bank Of New York; +. X. Wright, Presi-
dent of the Park National Bank; Paul l.. The
baud. DIR. Thomas A. Emmett Frederic X .COudert,
and Thomas III. O'COnnOr. On the comm lay a
few flowers placed there by the family. Fol-
lowing the comm came the members OF the
Archbishop Corrlgan was the celebrant Of the
mass, assisted By Mgr. Farley. The deacons Of
honor we're the Rev. Dg. BearA and Father La
yelle, and the Rev. William Daley and the Rev.
Joseph III. Mcmahon acted as deacon and assist
ant deacon respectively. 1he Rev. Father Neary
DT. Brann pronounced the eulOgy. Followed
by the immediate friends and connections Of the
family. the body WAstaken 10 calvary Cemetery,
where the tnteTment took place.
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AoN- N 4"
present to extend an invitation to the new
secretary TO acospt the hosPitAlitEof che archl-
episcopal residence during his stay In New York.
He left the invitation with DR.. Rockers father.
DIR. Rocker is n tall, fne-looking young man,
broad shouldered, and deep of chest. His eyes
are dark and soft. and his voice is melodious.
To q Sun reporter he said he was very glad to be
able TO make his home in America again.
Are you the bearer of any important
messages from Pope Leo - asked the reporter.
",N IN that l know off, said Dr. Rocker.
for Mgr. satolli. That will come later. prob
Dir. Rocker said he left Rome on the 9th, and
that he had spent three days in London.
expect" he said, ITO leave New York to-
night t9S AL Albany an where snd l shall spend chris.
Secretary to the Papal Delegation at Washington
start for the new year I am, I believe. the first
American priest ever honored with a commits
sion from the Vatican, and j am very proud Of
this mark OF consideration on the part Of Pope
Leo. The Office was not sought By me, nor was
Know, by the personal ssolicitation Of NET a. sa !
TOLL: The commission came direct from the
the Pope. My appointment has no significance
that ] know of other than that | was chosen
because the Pope wanted To give me the place.
There IS not in all Europe a deeper or more
than Pope Leo. lie is very fond OF Americans,
both Catholic and Protestant, and he is always
nation.F
DIR. Rocker drove from tho pier to the resi-
dence OF Archbishop Corrigan on Madison ave-
nue.. Accompanied by his father and mother
and Judge and Mrs: Walsh, he left the Grand
Central Station at u O'Clock for Albany.
Dr. Rocker was born in Albany thirty-two
years ago. He was educated in the public
schools and at Union College. lie entered the
American College at Rome and there was a
pupil OF Satolli. In 1889 the degree of ID. ID. was
conferred upon him. A few months later he
was made Vice-Rector Of the college, which
office he held until recently.
The appointment OF DIR. Rocker TO he Secre-
among catholics as another marx OF signal Ia.
vOr from Pope Leo 10 the Church is this cOun-
try. 1t Is also regarded as n victory for those
who have held that the office should be filled by
one who understands thoroughly the language
and customs of this country. Dr. Papi Is held
in high esteem, and is spoken of as a COnscien-
as well as a brilliant man, but many with
in the Catholic Church felt that his lack OF
of American WAYS and the English
language impaired his usefulness in his high
office,
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szToLLI's NEW SECRETARY.
Father Rocker. who Succeeds DIR. Papi,
Arrives on the Lucania,

The Rev. Father Frederick Zadock Rocker, d.
D., who was recently appointed by Pope Leo
Secretary to the Papal Delegation in this coun-
try. arrived yesterday morning from Liverpool
on the Lucania. Among those who welcomed him
home were his father. Myron II. Rocker, editor OF
the Albany Press and KnickerbOckcr his mother,
his uncle, Mr.. Thomas Rocker Of the Tribune ;
Judge and Mrs. Walsh Of Albany. and Father
Lynch OF Brooklyn and Father Driscoll OF this
city, who were classmates with him at the North
American College at Rome. Archbishop Corri-
gan was represented by his private secretary.
Father Newey. who was obliged to leave, how
ever. before DIR. Rocker landed to attend the
funeral of Eugene Kelly. Father Newey was
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five waIGI.g DsI.Sasss sIvs BaII.

Frank Schultz, John obsrheld. Dennis KGVa-
nAEh, Benjamin Hart and Joseph Rodgers. ave
walking delegates Of carpenters labor UniOnA
who are under indictment on the charge OF con-
spiracy made BY James Mcdonald aud Others.
surrendered themselves 10 the District AttOrnsy
yesterday and we're put under bOnda McDOnAld
complains that the defendants COnspirod 70 pre-
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STANDARD SETS.

Macaulay's England Is vols.), Prescott's
Conquest of Mexico g vols.), Ferdinand and
Isabella 60 vols.), Eliot Is vols.), SCOTS
Poems @ vols,), Hoods Poems q vols.),
Shelley g vols.), clearing at
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me oIa Narenbers shou.

There Il offered at Madison Square Garden ;
representation OF "Old Nuremberg" and rs
houses. and = multitude OF exhibits especially
adapted 10 the holiday time. In addition, from
the opening Of the doors at 10 O'Clock until the
closing hour At IL AZ night there are perform
ances on three stages. There ell BE- special per
Ill night and additional artists will b. en-
Vl0ysd
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9th Avenue, 18th to 10th Street

bally accurate; concerning the observation Of
festivals. and particularly at the present season
the rival claims OF Christmas and ChanukRh.
DR.. Silverman told his hearers that Christmas
has no associations for Jews. II had its origin
in a pagan and licentiOus observance, and was
afterward. in a purified form, fOisted on the
Christians. Chanukah, on the other hand, is
distlnctively a Jewish festival. commemoratlng
tory.
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SIMPSON,, CRAWFORD
& Simpson.
Open .uOnday Erentng.
Clearance Sale
B O S.

All our remaining lines of fine
Holiday Books, Standard Sets and
Popular Works, for Presents or
your own library; Toy and Story
Books for Children, &c, will be
offered Monday, on counters and
special bargain tables, at
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98c. each.

Also arrived in this shipment, 1900
co, full morocco, and full sheep,
sold by Webster a Go. at 50. 90 n
500 each, are now offered at less
h actual cost OF binding, VIA
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Mark Twain Books.

In the ina shipment Of the Mark Twain
Books from Webster & Co., we have re-
ceived 800 copies of Library Of HumOr (of
which we nave been entirely out for several
days.. These, together with Prince and
Pauper, Huckleberry Finn, Yankee in
King Arthur's Court, and Sketches, all
So. 10 and $3.50 editions, handsomely
bound in cloth, are offered at
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&c. per set.

The following are the finest Sets on the
market, and great values at prices quoted
Thackeray, 10 vols, library cloth. $3.50
Ruskin, "a vols, gilt top............. s.7b
Ruskin, l3 vols, (complete), three
quarter calf Ia beautiful edition.,
formerly S32. so, now ..............19.76
Carlyle, 10 vols, library cloth ....... $50
Hawthorne, 10 vols. complete set Of
the works Of this great author), for
merly Sl4.50, TOO
Dickens, 10 vols, half calf ........... eos
Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales
20 vols }, half cali. ................ sos
Lytton, ID vols, extra half calf. $3.50
Cooper, 10 vols, half calf .........$18.7b
Holiday Edition OF Masterpieces in two
volumes, including Tennyson, Shelley.
Wordsworth; David COpperfeld, Tom
Brown, Vanity Fair, &c, in white and
gold, and silk bindings. .........."..S1.9S
Scott, l2 vols, cloth ......,..........Si.9S
Maxwell Grey, 4 vols, cloth ....... $i.70
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23
THE FINONIST TICKET.
Democrats Agree to Combine
With Soreheads.
JUST A DASH OF PopuLiSm.
Scenes of Uproarious Confusion at
the County Convention.

Collins Leses In the First skirmish. but
His Persuasive Powers Win over
Country Delegates and His Fist
knocks Out kickers-Harts Hopes
Blasted.
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The Daughter OF H. n. Norton, the
Popniist Leader. Shot Dead.

TACOMA. Sept. Especial. The IS
year-old daughter OF K. III. Norton. editor
Of the Roslyn Nclcs. was instantly killed
this evening al Gig Hsrbor by Le-
roy kellar. aged IA kelar was out
hunting pigeons. and on returning home
passed the Norton girl. who was playing
with other children. She had toy
pistol and pointed IL a, the children,
whereupon kcllsr raised his gun in Jest.
pointing 1t AT the girl. lie pulled the
trigger by accident an d the charge of shot
struck the girl between the eyes. The girl
was in the city this afternoon attending
the Interstate fair. Coroner Hoska will
investigate tomorrow.
Norton is a prominent Populist and
tried to perfect the miners union ia this
state during the Debs strike. lie formerly
lived here.
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S0UTH BEND. Sept. 2-lspeciaL The
Democratic county convention met Thurs
day, nominated r X. BOney tor senator.
and s. A. Soule, OF Frances, for represent
ative. and appointed Charles de France a
member OF the state central committee.
This resolution Was adopted;
.ResoIued, That il is the sense of this
meeting that under existing eircum-
stances il is unadvisable for the Demo
cratic county convention to piace county
ticket in the field. as We believe such ac-
ton would only contribute toward tho
success of the Republican ring ticket"
In accordance with the resolution the
convention adjourned, TO meet again at
the call of the chairman of the central
COMMITTEES. LIS hoped to effect fusion
with a few sorehead Republicans.
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A BKAZEN DEMoCRAT
He Refuses to Withdraw and the state
Committee Removes Him.

SAx FRAscIsco. Sept. 22-Touight the
Democratic state central committee re-
ouested Joseph +. Kelly. nominee
for the Fifth congressional district
to resign, because Of the charges
wa3s before the grand Jury.
Kelly. rs partner with Max Pepper and
Chris Buckley. had bribed the supervisors
70 retain the street sweeping contracts.
Kelly declined 20 resign, whereapon the
committee declared james Denman the
nonsnea. recognizing Denman only at
campaign meetings, and giving him con-
troll Of all campaign funds
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REPREsENTATIvEs.

RErREsE<TATIyE
DISTRICT No. IS.
II. "a EOss.
SAMUEL Il. COLEMAN.
DISTRICT No. 50
l.. c. GILMAN.
WILLIAM MARBLE.
DIsTRIcr No q
Postponed.
DISTRICT No g.
n. w. HARRELL.
b. Il. BENNETT.
Wreck master ....... MARTIN BALDWIN
Justice OF the Peace, Seattle Precinct
.......................P PHIL 4. WHITE
Constable, Seattle Precinct. ............
,...!.JA JAMES CAMPBELL
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The Democrats Of the eeventh AIssis-
.gr-ni st.strlrt have nominated ]. q. spsa-
Ger Tor congfsss.
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!. prwocnAr EEronK ALL rnixas.

pNMocKAT EEToaE ALL THfses.
wr. Mcdonald escorted himself 70 the
s.ialfoffn. and addressed the convention -
se.iows.
s.Is i related Of Gen. James Shields, ths
Irish statesman, that whsn he esliesl =
rsrtagn csnvsn.lan ~ order be said: sfoa
xoala net expse. 3 man who had teen
tzles killed and thrice wounded 10 preside
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Cr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
wsrsTs Fsir usSA~ss AssF1
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SKws nY MAIL TO sErrEmBKR s.

Refore Battle Of ftnxyAng Took Place
Jap Ef@e4Gsa. @astaIa Government.
YoKaHsss. sept A-fPer steamer VIC
toria 10 Victoria sept = l--TrustwoFthy
ness from the seat os aar - extremely
scarce. Fictitious reports from China
have hac0uas 80 numerous that httse a.
lsatssa Is pad 10 sDy military or naval
nsss processing 70 cone iTo1a thai quarter.
Ths gapsnsse, On tAs oshsr kaad. sxs 30
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Hawaiian Native. Accept the Rspub,ie.

HosoLuLu. Sept. i5--LPer steamer Aus
tralia 10 San Francisco Sept. = The
coming elections TO be held October -,
are creating considerable talk. From
present indications there vii De no oppo-
sitfon 10 the government candidates.
though Paul Neamann. the coniaentisl
adviser Of the ex.gasen, Is spoken of as
candidate for senator. ons Of the proyi-
sians OF the new constitution Is - the
effect that all government officials who had
not taken the cath Of asiegisnce 10 the re-
public by September soald ne removed
trozn o.flce. and this rals Is bsing carried
out. even 10 thserelasion Of women school
teachers. A majority Of the native Office
holdsrs have taken the required oath.
however. The British salp hysetnih. the
oulv xarship inport. isft September Is on
a short cruise. Hes departure gave rsso 30
The usual ruEnors Of = royssist uprising.
hat the govern ss~nt - not sorrisd- Among
tbe passengers froa Honolzsa Is L. A.
Thur.,on. minister 10 the United states.
who /. on bis way 70 Washington City
-a ua~,n~~xts Of tne Seventh MIs-ss-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
NEWSPAPER TAN IN LUCK.

We are pleased to say that good
fortune has smiled on one of the act
i've newspaper workers of this city.
For year or two past Mr.. Geo. Krafts
has been doing the editorial and local
work on the Post, position which he
has filled very satisfactorily. Pre-
vious to that he was teacher in the
Commercial college. He is a highly
educated young man, pleasant in his
address and of modest demeanor.
While visiting the Worlds Fair
year ago he formed the acquaintance
OF the editor of a German technical
paper published at Berlin, Germany.
Correspondence has followed, Mr..
hraftS merits were recognized, and he
has received an offer of a position on
the editorial staff of the paper. at a
salary of 1000 marks a year. He has
accepted the offer and leaves Wednes-
day for Berlin. The Leidertafel. of
which he is member, spent last
evening with him as a farewell. His
numerous friends in Mankato wish
him success in his new field of labor,
and will hope to see him at some
future time.
Armand Petry, formerly of the ST..
Croix Post, Saltwater, has been Sc
cured by Mr.. Traub to take Mr..
Krafts' place.
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THE OTHER SIDE.

Saturday we stated Mr.. Sweets
complaint regarding the bicycle races
at the county fair. Geo. B. Owen and
Prof. Matter today each mailed letters
to the officers of the agricultural as
ISOLATION, giving an explanation of
the matter from their point of view.
The letters are about the same, and
to give their side fully as the other
side, we publish Mr.. Owens letter in
full.
''TO THE BLUE EARTH COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION
''Regarding the races held last Fri
day, would say: After seeing the
condition Of the track and knowing
that fast riding was an imposSibility
without breakage to the wheels, as
they were exceedingly light, from 81
to 70 pOunds,-an agreement was en-
tered into by the riders to give the
association and public the best per-
Torrance possible under the circum-
stances, making good finishes, and [
believe this was evident to every in
telligent observer. The riders inter-
eStS were mutual and the division was
made on this basis, all seemed salts
fed at the time and rode under the
agreement. l would suggest an i'm
prOvement of the track so that the
best efforts can be made, as no wheel
man owning an expensive machine
will risk it on poor track at the gain
of few dollars. [ might add that [
was responsible for three wheels, hav-
ing borrowed them for the occasion.
At the speed rode, two wheels were
disabled, one will require an entirely
new rim, at an expense of at least
$3.50. Mr.. Sweet, who made the pro-
test, rode one of the borrowed wheels,
and had given up entirely going to
Garden City until about three days
previous. l invited him to go, offer
ing to furnish him wheel for the oc-
casiOn. For my part, [ will be willing
to donate my share toward the i'm
prOvement of the track.
Every respectfully,
GEO. B. OWEN"
Mr.. Owen further states that he
suggested giving Prof. Matter some
thing for his trouble, and that all
agreed to it. Prof. Matter did not
know of this, and would not have &C
cepted anything had he supposed that
anyone objected.
The executive committee of the
Agricultural Society still holds the
$40 appropriated for the races.