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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
Exoes,ivo Rains In ueorc,a

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 1s.-Mrs. Drew
Tye, who was swept away by swol-
len stream st the mouth OF the city
limits last night, WAS found to-day two
miles below the fording she had at.
tempted TO cross. Her body was COW
cred by sand Five inches OF rain fell
during the night. Fields were badly
washed and cotton was beaten out and
stained.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
An Army Omoer Dead.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Major Thoa
Turtle, corps OF engineers, United
States army. died in Washington this
morning from congestion of the liver.
He was stationed in the office Of the
corps Of engineers in the War Depart
ment at the time OF his death and had
been Ill few days only.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
Pennsylvania shops to work Full Time.

SoUTH AMBoY, N j, Sept. Is. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
issued orders on the Camden and Am
boy division for all departments to re-
sumo work on eight hours lime, six
days each week. For the past thirteen
months the shop yards, machine and car
repairing shops have only worked eight
hours per day, Ave days each week
half time
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-The mail
from Gray Gables received ut the White
House this morning contained seventy
four commissions OF new appointments
of officers, among them twenty-one
postmasters in New York State.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.

Board OF Managers. on Behalf of the Gov
ernment, Named.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s.-The follow.
ing board Of m anagers, on behalf OF the
Government, to the Atlanta Cotton
States and International Exposition,
have been designated for the dlfferenu
departments: Agriculture, Charles w.
Dabney, Jr., chairman; interior, w.
F.: Clarke postotiice, Kerr Craig; JUS
tice, Frank Strong; State, Edward I.
Reniok; war, Capt. Thomas H. Barry;
treasury, Charles E. Kemper; fab com.
mission, rarteon Ii. Bean; Smithsonian
institution, Prot. G.. Rrown Goode;
navy depArtment, nOs Va .,ignated.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
BOLD PLOT TO ROB A TRAIN.
The Plans of the Highwaymen
Were Frustrated. However.

The Scheme Was Hatohed UP Three
Weeks Ago-Spies Kept the Officials
Informed and the Knights of the Road
Met With Warm Receptioa-Engi-
neer Prescott wouuded-Two of the
Robbers Captured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
$4,000 Chinese Prisoners.

LONDON, Sept 1s.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Ping Yang, dated
September II, $3.50 p. M, says that IA 500
Chinese prisoners were ma rched through
that place yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19

A @UooEssFUL record of eighteen
years in the piano and organ business,
Is the best evidence that Hobbie Music
Company handle the very best instru.
m ents, sell at lowest factory prices and
treat their customers honorably and.
literally
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
Flower Out OF tho Rnso.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. s.-Govetnol
Flower announced to day that he is mo-
candidate for the denomination fol
governor.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19

II. G. STARKEY & Co., coal, wood and
feed; successors to A. T.. Jam ison & Co..
phone los.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19
THE WEATHER.

Space formerly
occupied by
us For Rent.
Apply to
w. S. McClana-
han or the
undersigned.
Roanoke Roofing and Metal COfniCe Co.,
Commerce St. and Franklin Road.
J. R. COLLINGWOOD,
Phone 22s. Manager.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
A CHANGE NEEDED.

There is general complaint along
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road, between this city and Wells, of
insufficient service, both mail and pas
senger, but particularly the former.
There is but one passenger train a day
each way, and no mail is carried on
the accommodation. The passenger
train arrives at As p m. and does not
depart until 3:15 pm. next day. A
letter written in the afternoon at
Mapleton does not reach this City until
the following afternoon, and an ans
wer cannot be returned until the next
afternoon. 1t takes more time to
carry on a correspondence with a
Mapleton business man than it does
with Chicago houses. The daily papers
published in this city do not reach the
towns along the branch until the next
afternoon, twenty-four hours after
publication, while papers from the
Twin cities reach MankatO within
few hours after leaving the press.
The accommodation train arrives in
this city at :45 pm and does not
leave until 200 am. next day. If
business man from Rapidan, Good
Thunder, Mapleton, Minnesota Lake
or Wells desires to come to MankatO
and transact business and return the
same day, the best that he can do is
to come on freight train, arriving at
AS p. M, hurry through his business
and catch the passenger leaving at
3:15 pm. This gives ladies living
along the branch the magnificent time
of an hour and half to do their shop
ping, including walks to and from the
depot-not time enough to properly
size up the stock of a single millinery
store or secure the proper shade Of a
yard of cloth.
If a person living along the branch
desires to do any considerable amount
of trading, consult doctor or den
fist or a lawyer or attend convention
or an entertainment. that person
must remain in the city over night.
AS this is often hardship, and always
an expense. great deal of business is
shut off from the city. 1t is impos-
sible for people living along the branch
to come to the city in time to catch
any of the forenoon trains to other
points.
We believe that the people residing
along the branch are entitled to more
consideration than is now shown them.
There ought to be morning train
each way. But as trifiing relief we
would suggest that mail packages for
local points be accepted on the accom-
mediation trains. This is asking very
little under the circumstances, and
ought to be readily granted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
A BAD CASE.
An Aged WinnebagO Indian from
Saint Clair Assaulted and
Shot Near Eagle Lake.
The Story Slow in Coming Out
Three Parties Suspected and
Arrests nay Follow.

The details of an almost fatal as
sault committed last wednesday
night two miles north of Eagle Lake
became public today for the first time.
The story as it was related to FREE
PRESS reporter this afternoon is as
follows:
A full blooded Winnebago Indian
named, or popularity called "Old
Chapp." who owns farm near st.
Clair. was assaulted by three unknown
parties last Wednesday evening as he
was walking along the road about two
miles north of Eagle Lake. One of them
struck him in the face, and when
he turned to escape from them one
of the parties fired revolver at him,
the bullet entering his back and pass
ing two and half inches below his
heart. The parties then fled, and
the Indian dragged himself into a
barn near by, owned by A. Naylor,
where he was subsequently found in
an unconscious condition.
The Indian afterwards recovered,
and is expected to live, although he
is over ninety years of age. He made
a statement of the assault as related
above, but was unable to identify his
aSSailantS.
1t seems strange that an account OF
so aggravated a case of assault as this
seems to be should be so long in reach
ing this city: but it is stated that the
matter was kept still in order that
the case might be Investigated. We
are informed that suspicion now rests
upon three young men, and enough
evidence has been gathered to war
rant their arrest in very short time.
The only motive for the assault sug-
gested is some ill-feeling alleged to
have existed between the Indian and
one of the parties.
''Old Chapp' is said to be charac-
ter known all over the eastern part of
the county. The story is that he is
foolish and saws wood at different
places at ten cents day and his meals
which he wants to consist of 'fat
meat and black coffee" He exchanges
the money thus received for picture
cards which children sell to him. He
does not remain on his farm for some
reason, although it is well supplied
with buildings.
This is the story as it comes to us
from what is considered a reliable
source.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
Of the Young ITEMS Christian As
ISOLATION of MankatO.

AS a result of newly awakened in
terest in the work of the Y. M. Z. A.
in this city produced by the recent
convention held here, a committee of
ladies who have been associated in
aiding the secretary of the association
met at the residence of one of their
members. and requested Mrs. j. w.
Mairs to meet with them to explain
the methods and aims of organized
| work for women as helpers in associa
tion work.
At that meeting an reorganization of a
wOman's auxiliary was affected by
selecting officers from those tested and
tried. who should lead in this new
work 1t was also decided that a
meeting of the ladies of the city should
be called on Tuesday, Feb'y 9th, at
which time the paper read by Mrs.
Mairs before the convention should
again be presented for the benefit Of
many who were unable to hear it at
that time. This meeting was held
yesterday with a goodly number of
ladies in attendance. 1t was in charge
of Mr. Martin, secretary of the Y. M.
| G.. A. and who opened with singing
and prayer. after which the paper on
Glow woman can help in association
| work" was read.
AS this paper was prepared particu-
| larry for young men, showing how they
might avail themselves of wOman's
aid, an appeal was made by Mrs M. to
the ladies present, asking their CO.
operation and interest in making the
Y.MC.A of Mankato a greater power,
and thus aid young men in their work
of leading others to a more perfect
manhood in Christ Jesus.
Mr.. Martin followed, showing how
much their help was needed and how
| the women could render such efficient
aid, that the spiritual work of the as
ISOLATION might be deeper and farther
reaching than ever before, and also
spoke of the new interest developed
in young men, along the line of per-
sonal Christian work for others.
Several ladies spoke of their interest
in this work and desire to see it eX-
tended.
Pledges were distributed asking for
names of those who would become
members of this auxiliary and were
very generally used.
A list of officers and committees of
this organization with it's constitution
and bylaws will be made public very
shortly, and an opportunity given for
all ladies to identify themselves with
this work, and we have no doubt that
many will gladly avail themselves of
this means of helping to make the Y.
M. G. A. of Mankato greater power
for good.
Anyone acquainted with Y. MICA.
work can readily see how few induce
m9nts have been opened to young men
in Mankato to join this association,
having SO meagre equipments.
One of the first things which is pro-
posed by the auxiliary is to furnish a
| library, which shall be free to all mem
bers of the association and auxiliary.
To this end we speak the interest and
aid of our citizens generally, asking
them in the near future to aid by con-
tributions to this library.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

Judge Severance is sitting with
Judge Start at Winona in two con-
tested election cases. They are the
suits of Silas Braley VS.. j. F. Gay for
sheriff Of Winona county, and G. w.
Merritt VS.. j. B. BOmbinck for county
commissioner, the contestants in both
cases being Republicans. The indica-
tions are that the trials will last for
three or four days. The contests are
made on the ground of fraud in the
Third precinct of the Fourth ward in
WinOna, and in the town of Hart.
Judge Start is a Republican and it is
possible that he called upon Judge
Severance to sit with him in order to
shut off any possibility of a cry of
partisanship in case the plaintiffs
should win.
The police at Eau Claire, Wis,
have seized two nickle in the slot ma
chimes and notified the owner to ap
pear in court to answer to the charge
of keeping gambling devices.
J. G. Roller has all kinds of grass
seeds to sell at very low prices.
The Royal Arcanum will have a
social meeting on its first meeting in
April, and it promises to be a pleas.
ant affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
100 Worlds Fair Photos for 81.

These beautiful pictures are now
ready for delivery in ten complete
parts-16 pictures comprising each
part-and the whole SET eau he secur-
ed by the payment of one dollar 70 any
station ticket agent OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee 81 St. Paul Railway. He
will take Your money ard your order
which, will be sent TO the publ sers,
and the por! folios of pictures Will be
sent, free Of expense by mail o sub
ScriberS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
CTATE OF MINNIE SOTA. County of Blue
- Earth--ss. In rebate Court, Special Term,
February 27 h, 1894.
In the matter of the estate of Ellis
Jones, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ellen
Jones, OF said county, administratrix of the es-
taie Of said Ellis Jones, deceased, representing
among other things, that she has fully admins
tered said est1te, and praying that a time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing the
final account OF her administration and for the
assignment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that Said account be examined
and petition heard. by this court, on Friday.
the 18th day of March, A. D. 1894, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at the Probate office in the CITY
OF Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be gwen to ali persons interested by publish
ing this order once in each week for three sue.
&c sive weeks prior to said day of hearing in the
Mtnkato Free Press a weekly newspaper print
ed ind published at the city of Mankato in said
county
Dated at the City of Mankato the 9th dav
of February, A. d. 1894.
BY the Court,
Seal, WIN. B. TORREY,
Judge of Probate
THos. HUGHES,
Atty. for Administrators.
Mankato, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

The best farm machinery and
buggies at reduced prices. J. G..
ROLLER.
Chief Yates, who was in the Twin
Cities yesterday, states that there are
more people on Front street than on
Third street'in St.Paul or Hennepin or
Nicollet avenues in Minneapolis.
Those cities were never so dull, and
wherever he went there was the alb
Sence of the usual crowds. The no
tells and depots have nowhere near the
usual crowds.
%. S. Brooks died at three O'Clock
this morning of dropsy, at the resi-
dence of his son, A. A. Brooks, 1904 N.
Broad street. He has been sick since
last August. The remains will be
taken to Winona on the sos I'm.
train over the Chicago & Northwest
ern road tomorrow, for burial The
deceased was born at Redfield, Os-
wegO, county, New York, Oct. 10th,
1920, and has lived in Minnesota since
1876, for the past four years residing
in Mankato. He was a millwright by
trade, and leaves four sons and one
daughter. These have the sympathy
Of their many friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
THE MODERN WAY

Commends itself to the well-formed,
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crudest man
ner and disagreeably as well. To
cleanse the system and break up colds,
headaches and fevers without un-
pleasant after effects, use the delight
full liquit laxative remedy, Syrup of
Figs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

Wards Liniment agents, from diff
ferent parts of the state, represent
ing the firm of LandOn & BurchSrd,
had a meeting at The Saulpaugh yes
terday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is a list of unclaimed letters re-
manning in the pOstOtfice at Mankato, Mimi for
one week ending February "a, 1894:
Anderson, Chas Monsoon, MIR Samuel
Bill, Mrs j Olson Miss Anna
Born, Frank Ormsby, viii
Combs, Mr. ALT Sivright, w w
Deronda, Mr. Dan South, G III
Flemming, Ellsworth Tailor Mrs Rachel
Jenkins, MIR j Thompson, Andrew
Lemond, Mr. Wereham, Mrs May
Lee, Geo Young, Ed
Young, Edwin
In calling for the above letters please say lad.
vertised" and give date of list. Letters remain
ing unclaimed at the expiration of fifteen days
from this date will be sent to the Dead Letter
office. w. w. p. MCCONNELL, 2. NJ.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Wild BILL A SOLID MAN.
The Body OF the Famous Desperate Had
Turned to Stone.

The Body of the Famous Desperate Hat
Turned to Stone.
The climate Of Colorado is SO exceed
ingly dry in the greater portion of the
state that ordinary objects, such as pc
tatoes, vegetables Of various sorts an(
even small animals, petrify when GOV
cred with sand. The body Of Wild Bill
the famous desperate, is today sole
stone. He was buried in a sandy coun
try near Telluride, and about four years
ago his friends decided to put up a mon
ument to his memory. They went ou
to his grave, which is in the ope1
prairie, and one of the party, an ole
scout, was taken along to exactly locate
where he was buried. The sand ha6
shifted and blown in great heaps, as i
does all through that country, and tht
scout had a good deal of difficulty il
absolutely locating the spot. Finally liz
struck mound that he said had Wilt
Bill under it.
Owing to the uncertainty Of the stu
alton and his hesitaney, the party de
sided to dig down and see whether liz
was right. Presently the spade ran into
rock-a scarce thing in that country
They shoveled all around it, and sool
revealed the petrifed image Of Wild
Bill, as perfect as the day he died, will
not trace of decomposition. Even thu
clothes and shoes were turned to stone
Some of the parties wanted to take the
body up for the purposes of exhibition
But one of Bills old pals, Shorty Jake
as he was called, remarked that the frs
man who tried to do SO would find a bee
in the hole that Bill filed. So the ides
was abandoned. Washington Post.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Destiny OF the South,

As things are now il the southern
states the man does not live that cal.
make money i'll farming there Tx
price Of cotton has dropped for a quarter
Of u century with q regularity that
eliminates the element Of chance ailG
points to some law Of markets that is
out of the reach of fertilizers Or any de-
vice Of agriculture. 1t is this law that
the planters are looking for.
There is a fine spirit Of scientific dis
coyery abroad III the southern states. Ii
it does not amount to great intellec-
tual awakening, then the signs that
have always attended popular move
ments do not apply i'll this instance.
It is the manifest destiny Of the south
to proclaim some cardinal principles OF
political economy i'll the near future. II
might seem eXtrayagant to say that the
hope Of the nation rests with the south,
but i'll these days of political and COM
mercial CONSERVATION much more ex-
travagant things arc afoat in the prints.
In working out the destiny Of tie south
the problem of the nation itself may i'll
deed be solved. There are qualities III
the character Of the south that will in
evitably bring these people to the front.
-Donahoe's Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
NJ. Grevy Was Tender Hearted.

Some cile has taken the trouble to
draw up list of coidennations to
death in France and their results since
1865 i'll order to show the different
ways in which successive rulers have
exercised the prerogative Of mercy. I'm
der the second empire, from 1865 to
1870, there were 1913 condemnations
and IS communications, Or A per cent;
under MacMahon, from 1878 to 1878,
I79 ocademnations aud liz commute.
tions, CT G2 per cent; under NJ. Grcvy,
from 1878 to 1856, 211 coldemuations
and 1853 combinations, or So pc cent
NJ. Grcvy, it will be seen, was most
inerciful ard next to him Marshal Mac
Mahon, who, although an old soldier,
had great difficulty, it is said, in turning
deaf es:r to the appeals Of the relatives
If oolide mod men. London News.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12

stop with me today. =
"Why?:'' I said. 'sWe are not going
to have a storm, Lief. -
"Are we no?' she laughed. "Woman,
dear, you re no Zetlander. There'll be
a storm OH us inside Of an hour, and a
black wind strong enough to blow the
heart out O. your breast, Or
''Or the dead out CT their graves, I
said, with meaning, and her face light
ed up again.
Maybe" she muttered, "maybe.
Now go home, you wife of MacKenneth
and dream O. your man and the BARNS
to be. Oh, aye, " as drew back, flushing
hotly. "I'm not witch for nothing,
and I can see their shadows round you,
Eleanor MacKenneth, two, three and
four. Now"-she turned and caught my
hands in hers and kissed me on lips and
cheek and forehead with eager, close
kisses. ''There, now, go home, Eleanor
woman, and shut the storm out. When
do you go to your own home, soon?'
'Next week. answered. II told
Hector to expect me on Thursday"
AYE, and a fine, calm journey to
You, dear heart. But I'll see you again.
Go now, and goodby, woman dear -
I heard very little of the storm that
night, for l slept as soundly as child,
and when, toward morning, began to
dream my dreams were pleasant enough,
though they were all Of Lief. The last
dream of all was the one which made
the deepest impression OH me. 1t was Of
Lief again, but as had never seen her.
Young and with wonderful shy glad
ness i'll her eyes, she stood at the door
of her cottage in the driving rain, with
her hand fast in the hands of man
with fair hair and bold blue eyes, a
younger edition of my own husband. l
saw them kiss each other, and then l
woke.
Ronald has come back to her,
said to myself as I rubbed my drowsy
eyes, and somehow ! was not in the
least surprised CT grieved when m-le
hostess came in later Oh i'll the morn e
to tell me that the stor. had wrecked
half score Of houses and had blown
tho witch's cabin out to sea- Nothing
was ever heard Of the witch herself, ut
after Il little while my husband anu
had q pine wood cross put up close to
the stone of Odin, and OF it we WI; te
the two names, Lief and Ronald. AND
in tho small church OF Kirk Harold
where Lief was christened, we pnt up a
tablet to the glory Of God and i'll loving
memory of Ronald MacKenneth an(
Lief, his wife. -Macmillan s Magazine
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Lost a Small Fortune.

There was quite crowd around :
coalhole in the sidewalk, and it wa
soon learned that lady who was pass
ing had stepped into the uncovered hole
and they were getting her out. She wa
not hurt in the least, but rather fright
ened and dusty. A male relative wht
accompanied her was executing a seriel
Of gymnastics around her
"Sure you're not hurt, Adder" HI
asked anxiously.
''Not bit, Richard. -
''No sprains CT broken bones?''
"Not one. You see, l was caught by
q man who was passing, and that saved
me from being hurt. -
"Where is the oificious wretch"
"Richard, he is my delivererr'
"Deliverer nothing! If you had jus,
broken one little bone, we could have
sued the city and recovered $4,000
damages. '-Detroit Free Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
BEFORE SLEEPING.

Now is the dead of night, and must sleep.
But first. my soul, if thou dost aught recall
Wherein thou hast done i'll, bid thee weep
And pray Gods tender mercy on thee fall.
Purge thyself clean of whatso bitter hate
Thou hast for them that wrong thee; sink
thy pride.
Nor deem thou standest in a higher state
Than those whom God thy happier chance
denied.
Be all for heaven; think life draws near the
close;
Give to repentance thy last conscious breath
For more and more this mortal weakness grows
That pledges thee TO take the form of death
And sleep awhile. What if in dreams the door
Of life should shut. and thou return no more!
-Caryl Battersby in Good Words.