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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-17
HOTTIE TRADE MEETING.
A Local Organization VIII be Formed.

The meeting Friday morning at the
Board of Trade rooms was more large
ly attended than the meeting on We'd
desday, and strong sentiment for
local association was manifested. Re-
marks were made by Mr.. John A.
Willard who introduced Mr.. Geo. w.
Parker, secretary of the Northwest
ern Home Trade association. Mr..
Parker repeated the'history of the as
ISOLATION, giving for the benefit of
gentlemen who were not present on
Wednesday an outline of the work as
far as it has been carried and fur
ther line Of what is contemplated.
Remarks followed by other gentlemen
and motion was made by Mr.. NJ. G.
Willard that it should be the sense Of
the meeting that local association
be organized to take up the work at
home. This motion was carried and
the following preamble was drawn up
and offered to the meeting:
The undersigned realizing that the
Work of the Northwestern Home
Trade Association will bring material
and permanent benefits to the North
west and believing in it's motto ''buy
of those whom you would have buy of
you," and further believing that a
local association in this city to pro-
mote the more universal practice of
trading at home will have a strong
and healthful influence on our bust
ness interests, and having particularly
in mind the purpose of buying North
western goods made by Northwestern
Workmen when prices and quality
are equal to goods offered from abroad)
we individually Recommend the or
ganiZation of Mankato Home Trade
Association organized to promote the
principles set forth and agrse to pay
an annual due of one dollar for the
support of said association"
The preamble was accepted by the
meeting, and at the suggestion of Mr..
Willard was signed by most of the
gentlemen present. A motion was
then made and carried that COM
mittee of three be appointed by the
chair to circulate the paper for sigma
lures generally through the city. Mr..
Willard announced that he would
name that committee through the
press, after which the meeting adj
journed. 1t is anticipated that large
membership will be secured to the
local association and that strong
local sentiment will be worked up in
this community in favor of North
western goods for Northwestern peo-
pie.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-17
RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Knights of Pythias at
their meeting Thursday evening:
CASTLE HALL, MANKATO LODGE Sc,
X. OF p.
WHEREAS, Our faithful and esteem
ed brother, j. B. Richards, and his
family, have been visited by the re-
mOrseless angel Of death and carried
away with him their young babe, the
pride and delight of their home and
hearts, and thereby left their hearts
rent and bleeding and their home SOr.
rowful. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members OF
Mankato Lodge, No. 36, K. of p, ten
der to our worthy brother and family
in their bereavement our sym
pathies and coincidence, and in the
spirit of friendship direct them to
Him who is all wise and doeth all
things well, who says "of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven" who will COM
fort and cheer.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this lodge,
be printed in the city papers and a
copy sent to our beloved brother and
family.
Committee,
A. NJ. RUTAN.
J. E. PETERSON,
THOMAS HART.
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RAIN AT LAST.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
After patiently waiting for weeks
and months, our citizens were glad
dened this morning by the sight of a
heavy rainfall. The rain was the
heaviest that has fallen since last
May, and will about equal in amount
all the rain that has fallen since then,
without any eXaggeration. The
drouth that has been upon the land
this summer surpasses anything OF
the kind in the memory of the oldest
inhabitants. Yet, considering the
extraordinary dryness of this season,
it is noteworthy, and highly to the
credit and in the praise OF our soil,
that very little damage has resulted
to farm produce in proportion to the
extent and variety of the crop raised.
There never was finer wheat crop in
the history of the county, while bar,
ley, oats and rye are par excellence.
Flax is generally looking well, and
corn and potatoes are the only things
to suffer.
In this county corn is not so badly
damaged as many suppose. In the
timber districts it scarcely shows the
absence of rain, and it is only where
the soil is thinner, with gravel sub
soil, that it will be poor crop
Where the crop is poor, it would
scarcely be noticed from the road, and
the stalks will make good fodder
The ears are developing very poorly.
The rain will be of more or less bene-
fit to corn, more especially in the tim,
Der area. Late potatoes will also
receive considerable benefit from the
rain, and will not be poor crop.
Wheat is practically all in stack.
and could stand long spell of wet
weather. Threshing is well under
way, and every owner of threshing
machine has all he can attend to to
meet his orders.
The rain started at about midnight
and kept up during the night and a
goodly portion of the forenoon. 1t
sank deep into the soil, very little
running off the surface. The dusty
roads will be made good again, and
pasturage revived. Foliage has stood
thegdrought remarkably well, and to
look at it one would scarcely believe
that very little moisture has gone
into the soil since May. Everything
shows the effect of the rain today land
all nature rejoices.
IT WAS GENERAL.
The rain was general over Southern
Minnesota. All parts of this county
were visited last night except AmbOy,
but rain may have fallen there today.
At Vernon Center it rained for an
hour last night, and there was heavy
rain at Garden City and Lake Crystal
and ample water fell at Mapleton and
Good Thunder.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis road
reports rain all along the line as far
as Red Wing, and that is as far as the
reports have been received from.
The Omaha road reports rain as far
west as ST. James, but no reports have
been received from further west.
There was light rain at Blue Earth
City, but not enough to do any good,
and a slight drizzle today. There was
rain all the way south to Gilmore.
The G. & n. W. road reports rain
west to Tracy, but have no reports
from further west.
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A. NJ. RUTAN.
J. e. PETERSON,
THOMAS HART.

CASTLE HALL, MANKATo LODGE Sc,
X. OF P.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased our Heav-
emily Father to remove from our midst
brother Geo. FL. Fox, be it
ResolUed, That Mankato Lodge, No.
&c, K. of P, extend to the bereaved
widow and family it's tenderest SYM
pathy in this their hour of sorrow,
and that copy of these resolutions
be sent to the bereaved family, also
to Waupaca Lodge, X. of P, and en-
rolled upon the records of this lodge,
Committee,
W. III. JONES,
j. B. RICHARDS,
3. f. PAY,
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, !

OTATEOF OHIO, CIT4 OF TOLEDO, | &C
LUCAS COUNTY. 00''
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
f. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1885,
SEAL A. w. GLEASON,
~ Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Eg7 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Wool! Wool 1!

Highest market prices paid for good,
clean wool by Mankato Knitting
Mills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-17

"A. M. Rutan now has on hand
some money he can place on good first
mortgage farm land security.
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WANTED.

Two copies of the WEEKLY FREa
PRESS dated April q and Febru
ary 16, 1894, at this Office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-17
Honey to Lend.

on good farm land at Mankato
Savings Bank. Stiff
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House for Sale or Trade.

For small farm, stock, etc. Inquire
at G. III. GRIEBEL JR,
Shoe Store 209 south Front street.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
CULTIVATED, NOT NATURAL.
D~iphtheria in Fish Caused by
Teaching Them to Sing.
GA. Wiseman Complains OF Hagen.
back and Bailey Trainers.

In a letter received by the Board OF
Health this morning a philosopher sign
ing himself "A. Wiseman" and "A
Voter" not only proves himself a cham
pion Of pure water and wholesome beer
and a true disciple of Izaak Walton, but
also offers a novel solution of the cpl
demic that has seized upon the fish that
inhabit the feeders of the Croton reser-
voir recently. caus'sg many deaths
among the members of the finny tribe.
Mr.. Wiseman's letter is ~self-explana-
tory. and reads as follows:
Health Commission. New York City.
Messicurs: Anent the alarming discovery Of
and the large percentage OF mortality as discov-
cred by your expert, Or. Woods. at Sodom. I
would respectfully draw your honorable attention
and that Of your confreres. the Society for tho
Ing proceedings now going on hero, and which
your scientific acumen will at once observe to be
sermane to this piscatory diphtheretic outbreak
so opportunity discovered by Prof. Woods.
~velopers Of cunning and intelligent movements OF
the lower animals, for the purpose ~ show or
circus commerce. have several European trainers
on our storage reservoirs, who. by some process
rye biscuit, STEPPED in beer. actually cause the
nsh to sing solos, or even q%uartets, In the German
language, to the wonder Of the rustic on-lookers.
Now. Expert Woods Ia in a position to prove to
the city authorities that this unnatural vocal ex-
elrcise causes the throat trouble that results in
the death of six suckers or nukes out of every
nine that receive the ~trainins.
Call out the State Board Of Health. wi ct
arrnis!' Come one and all to the rescue Of the
taxpayers. whose very beer seems In danger of
The evening world., 1894-05-29
A GENERAL INVESTIGATION
Navy-Yard Charges May Result
in Political Disclosures,
Complaint that "Ring supporters ,
Have Oustcd Old Employees.

The Investigation into the charges OF
raul IN the tlNlI Engineers Department
uf the brooklyn Navy-Yard. made by
Foreman William Mitchell. 1t was stated
TO-DAY. may result in n general investl-
cation into the affairs of every other
department. in the yard.
An sorts of rumors have been flying
around the Navy-Tard for the past few
days. and when Assistant Secretary. OF
the Navy William MCAduo made visit
departments showed considerable anx-
lefty.
on" topic Of conversation among tho
employee lately has been the number
of places created for b~roken-down poll
ticianS.
Supporters of the old Brooklyn ring
who lost their easy berths when Mayor
Schicren took office are now we'll taken
care of at the NaVy-Iard.
Al Evening World" reporter. in q
conversation with one OF these men. was
told that they all had easy ines. Moth
Ing is required OF them except to make
a "bluf" at working when some one ir
authority IL about. These men are no
laborers. although rated as such. They
act mostly as clerks, messengers ant
the like.
Old Maynard men, who have seer
their friends discharged, feel very bit
ter towards the eX-city employees whit
have taken their places through po'
within "A short time a series of charges
Will be filed in Washington. disclosing
- the authorities the present state oil
affairs,
The evening world., 1894-05-29
BOYS ACCUSED Of BURGLARY
Overheard While Dividing Booty
After Robbing Gustav PcrkiR.

Ward Detective Dale. OF the West
Forty-seventh street squad. arraigned
Frank Mcleod. eighteen years old, of
546 West Fifty-third street, and Joseph
Linegruber, aged seventeen, of $50 West
Fifty-third street. before Justice Feitner.
in Yorkville Court. to-day on the charge
of burglary. The prisoners are said to
be members OF the notorious slaughter
House Gang" They were held for trial
In 81 900 each.
It Is alleged that between 4 and E
o'clock last Sunday morning they broke
into the sleeping apartments of Gustav
PerkiG, a milk dealer at TAI Tenth ave-
nue.. who sleeps in the rear of the store.
1t is said that each of the boys dis
carded his own coat and put on one be-
longing TO Perktg. and that they also
stole $35 In cash. some papers and a
bank book.
Detective Dale, who was assigned to
the case, was told by Oscar Surry, OF $50
West Fiftieth street, that on the morn
ing OF the robbery he was awakened
from his sleep by voices. and on looking
out OF his window saw the prisoners
dividing the money. They then threw
away the papers and bank book. which
were picked up by Surry after the boys
left.
Dale arrested the boys last night at
Forty-seventh street and Tenth avenue.
Both were intoxicated and they had
spent the stolen money.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
THEIR WAGES RAISED.
Third Avenue Line Agrccnbly Sur
prises Conductors and Gripmen.

Since the cable vas put into operation
on the Third avenue line its rattle has
greatly increased and so has it's profits.
The Company has decided to share
its earnings with It's conductors and
gripmen. whose labor has been In
creased by the increase In traffic. The
men. so far az known, are not organ
lied. and did not demand an increase.
which the Company made purely of It's
own volition
The old rate of wages which pre-
vailed on the horse cars and continued
until yesterday was 81, % "A day for con-
ductors and 5. for drivers. These rates
have been increased to $3.50 for Conduc-
tors and 81 % for gripmen. There is no
increase in the mems hours Of labor.
They are on duty eleven hours. with
one hour off for meals. making the
number of actual working hours ten.
Five hundred men are affected by
this raise in wages. The increase will
cost the Company an additional SAG, 900
a year
Conductors and grlpmen who talked
with an Evening Worli'' reporter to-
day were lou in their praise OF the
Company, which they say treats its
men better than any similar corpora
ton in New York, n never bothers
them as long as they do their work
properly.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
CAUSED BY A TUNERS CANDLE
Assistant Marshal Rice Reports on
the Tabernacle Fire.

After taking all the evidence he could
ind Assistant Fire Marshal Robert F.
Rice, of Brooklyn. made his report TO
Commissioner Wursicr to-day Upon the
cause and origin of the fire hat de-
stroyed the Brooklyn Tabernacle and
takes no stock in the theory OF in
CendiariSm. and thinks that Organist
Brown was mistaken when he fancicd
he heard footsteps in the organ loft dur
ing tho service. The Marshal Is salts
fled that tho fire caught from a candls
LEFT burning in the organ that morning
by Edward White or his assistant. organ
spcct the organ during the Sunday
morning services.
He recommends that an ordinance be
passed compelling organ tuners TO use
lanterns instead Of candles while work.
ing In large OrEan
The evening world., 1894-05-29
IDENTIFIED BY A PATIENT.
More Mystery in the Case of Van
Nnult,

Nault.
Isaac Var Nault, who was found I'M
conscious on the track of the Glendale
dummy road. is still in the Eastern Dis
trict Hospital. Williamsburg. The
physicians have discovered tina his
skull was not fractured. but his condi-
ton is very serious and he will probably
be a maniac for life.
On several occasions since he was
taken to the hospital Sunday night he
has recovered consciousness. but all
that could be learned from him was his
name. When asked how he received his
injuries Van Nault looks puzzled. curses
and swears, and then relapses into In
sensibility again.
Van Nault was Identified last night by
Daniel Davis, OF 307 Henry street, a pa
tient In the hospital. who was suffering
from slight conclusion OF the brain.
buggy. He was placed in the same ward
"Hullo. I know that fellow" Davis
said this morning when he had recov-
Van Nault. He Is a laborer and has al
ways been a steady man."
Davis was discharged from the hos
pital this morning as being completely
developed that no man Of the name OF
Davis lived at 800 Henry street.
Another peculiar fact Is that, the buggy
gone away without claiming his rig.
An effort is being made to connect
this buggy with the mysterious carriage
saw crossing the track Just before he
1t is said that Van Nault has a
Maspeth, L. /. He has been communi-
Gated with.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
PLAYED ROBINSON CRUSOE.
The Three Baker Boys We're Cast
Away on Lonely Water Island.
Finally Reached the Main Land
After "a Hours of Hardship.

SAYNILLE. L. l., May 29.-The three
Baker brothers. Willie. Oscar and
George. aged eight. ten and twelve, re-
spectively, who It was feared were
lost in Great South Bay while sailing.
were brought to their home in this
place last night.
The boys started Sunday from the
landing at Sayville TO TAX a sail In
"a small skin. A heavy fog overlook
them n they lost their bearings.
Oscar and George showed considerable
nerve in handling the boat. and they
finally reached Water Island. The boys
went ashore hungry and thirsty and
took shelter In an old barn on the
island. where they slept all night.
Yesterday morning little Willie cried
for food. His elder brothers saw that
there was no chanc of getting any
thing to eut on the island, and entered
the skin again and started to recross
the bay. The weather was clear then
and the boys made fair Roadway. but Il
high sea was running, and they were
kept busy bailing the water out of the
little craft from sinking. When the
lslip they were weak and nearly ex-
hausted.
oliver Dow. after providing the boys
with food. o them to their home
Their parents and the citizens OF Say.
Vile had searched for many hours fol
the missing boys when word came
that they had been found. The boys
were without o for twenty-four
hours,
The evening world., 1894-05-29
ALMOST KILLED A HORSE.
Now Frank Is Held on y Charge %
Stealing the Animal.

ELIZABETH. N. j.. May zs.-Louis
Frank. nineteen years old. who lives
with his sister at 1908 First venue,
New York. was locked up In the County
Jail here at noon to-day. being held in
$500 bail for stealing a horse and wagon
belonging to Eden Laing. a Railway liv-
eryman.
Frank and another New Yorker who
has Lot yet been arrested, cana to
Railway n week ago and hired the rig
to deliver samples of ,Colgate'A soap In
the city. They had the use OF the rig
for five days. and instead of paying for
II they drove TO Elizabeth. tied h rig
to a tree in u rainstorm n abandoned
the horse to his fate.
we're storm and was found In the morn
ing half dead from exposure, Mean
while the Railway police were looking
for the two men. The rig was, restored
to its owner. A charge of cruelty to
animals will also be made against
Frank. 1t is alleged that Frank and his
companion have worked the same game
successfully In other places. Frank
throws all the blame on the fellow who
has not been caught. Frank was ar
rested yesterday in Newark. where he
was peddling soap. The two men have
quite a lot OF the article stored In that
city. l
The evening world., 1894-05-29
ANOTHER SMUGGLER CAUGHT
This Time n Cabin Passenger HID
JeweIry Worth $500.

Attempts at smuggling rave become so
numerous that scarcely a Transatlantic
steamer carrying passengers comes into
port without some one e~ndeavoring to
pass the Custom-House officials with du-
table goods in his possession.
When the North German-Lloyd steam
ship Saale reached her dock at Hoboken
this morning Albert Reinthaler. a cabin
passenger tried to get OF the dock with
some valuable jewelry in his p~ossessi IN.
but was unsuccessful. When Reintha!er
made his declaration to the stafr officer
on the dock he was asked expressly II
he had any presents for friends with him.
Inspectors Brown and Donohue. who
were on duty at the time, had been
watching him. however. and had seen
him remove a package from his inner
pocket and place 1t in his overcoat pocket.
They took possession Of the package,
and 1t was found to contain a valuable
heavy cased gold watch. fully jewe.led,
OF foreign manufacture. with the Initials
W. s.. engraved on the case. They also
found two gold brooches set with dia-
mlnis. rubies. emeralds and %sapph!res.
and each contained a hand painted por-
trait on porcelain.
Reminder then admitted that they
were presents for friends In Cleveland, o.,
where he lived. The value Of the seizure
will probably not be less h $500.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
FAILED TIC SAVE HER LIFE.
Mccarthy Jumps Overheard After n
oman ana - Arrested.

Pnnjamin Mccarthy. of AS First I'VE
nue.. who was found under ra;her pc
culiar circumstances clinging TO the
dress OF an unknown drowned woman
At the loot OF East Twenty-second
strnnt, last nihht, was DISCHARGED in
Scrkville Court his morning.. "
According to Mccarthy, the woman.
who, aipearrd TO be dhtoHlc3ted, walked
Mccarthy says he jumped in alter her
from the canal boat William II. Gala
CHER, and succeeded IN Sraspiny her
S.uihlnr and then. after catching hold
Of "A log near the canal boat. shouted
for help. George +. SaSer, OF the Gal
lubher, came u his aid, and two men
pulled the woman from the water. The
body OF the woman is at the Morgue.
She is about forty years old and weighs
1870 pounds, She has dark brown hair
and gray eyes. Her upper front teeth
are missing. She wore a blue and white
satcen dress and black unde rskirt, black
and gray cotton stockings and laced
shoes,