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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
FIRE AFTERMATH.
w. w. p. Mcconnell Will Not
Remove.

w. w. P. Mcconnell has decided
not to remove his stock from it's pres
ent location. The stoves have been
put in position and the goods will be
dried out as fast as possible prepara-
tory to taking an invoice. The in
surance adjusters are expected in the
city Monday. AS soon as their work
is completed Mr.. Mcconnell will re-
sumo business and realize what he
can upon his damaged stock.
The basement now presents a sad
sight. The holiday goods consisting
of china, toys and the like were stored
here. The blackened and charred
rafters and tables contribute to the
general disorder. The goods are
total wreck, and what is not burned is
ruined by the smoke and water. Mr..
Mcconnell will not be able to realize
5 per cent upon these goods.
Mr.. Mcconnell and Mr.. Thomas, the
owner of the building, feel very CRATE
full to the fire boys for their brave and
continuous fight, and their efforts in
rushing through the sitting smoke to
save some of the papers and most
valuable goods will not be forgotten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
CONFESSED THE critic.
Harry Hayward Planned the lurder
of Miss Cling, and Charles A. Blixt
Fired the Fatal Shot.

One of the most sensational MUIR
ders committed in Minneapolis in a
long time was that of Miss Cling last
Monday night. Tuesday morning,
while there,was much suspicion, there
was absolutely little or no clue to
work upon. Saturday morning, little
after l o'clock, the murderers were be-
hind the bars. In this work much
credit is due to Mayor Eustis, who
has been tireless in his efforts to APP
prehend the murderers, and has kept
the detectives hot on the trail OF the
Williams who did the job.
The reports yesterday gave the de-
tails of the arrest Of the Hayward
brothers, and last night Adry A. Hay
ward broke down and confessed all.
He stated that his brother Harry
planned the murder, the object being
to secure the $4,000 life insurance
which he held upon Miss Ging's life,
and which was obtained for this very
purpose. The fatal shot was fired by
one Charles A. BliXt, engineer at the
Ozark flats, which is the property OF
father of the Hayward boys, and in
which Miss Cling had rooms. Harry
Hayward decoyed her to that fatal
ride, and BliXt shot her, threw her
body out upon the ground, and, re-
turning to the flats, gave his bloody
clothes to one Erickson, helper in
the building, who took them to some
town down in Iowa, where they were
washed, and it is said, brought back
to Minneapolis, where some OF them
were disposed of at "a secondhand
store and the remainder burned up.
AS a result of this confession, both
Blixt and Erickson were placed under
arrest, and this most cold-blooded
murder is likely to be avenged by JUS
tice being melted out to them in full.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
AS TO THE DEFEATED.
What the Losers i'm the Late Election
Will Do.

The friends of the defeated candi-
dates in the late election have been
wondering what the boys will do when
their term of office expired.
Will Glynn says that his friends
may depend upon one thing-he will
do something. Two propositions are
being considered, which he is not at
liberty to divulge at present. One
may compel him to leave Mankato,
but he is hardest after that which
keeps him at home Mr.. Glynn says
he will not do anything until early
spring.
Probate Judge Torrey unhesitating-
ly says he will resume the practice of
law in Mankato. He feels more at
home in the legal profession, and
steps down and out with no regrets.
Auditor Randall has made no plans
for the future, at least so far as a
FREE PRESS reporter was able to
learn, and no information could be
cleaned from him on the subject. 81
have always been misquoted by the
newspapers" said Mr.. Randall this
afternoon, land will simply say that
my plans are my own. AS to my
friends, it doesn't look as though l
had any by the election returns, does
it?n
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
OBSERVE QUARANTINE.
1t Will Facilitate the Work of
SqueIching Epidemics.

The law in regard to guarantees
is very strict, and no one except the
physician is allowed to pass in and out
of the rooms where the patient is con-
fined. Some of the occupants of the
quarantined premises already having
the card on the door evidently disre-
gard it's conditions for they come and
60 at will. Some prosecutions will
surely follow if the law is not better
observed.
There are now two cases of scar
letene in the city-that of Miss Burt,
and one reported today from Monks
addition. There are also two cases
of diphtheria. The careful observa-
tion of the quarantine regulation are
therefore apparent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Lecture Room Will Be Ready
For Services Next Sunday Morn

lHy.
| E7he interior decorations of the lec=
ture room of the Presbyterian church
will be completed this evening, and
the wood work is eXpectd to be done
by Wednesday. The steam filters
are at work putting in the heating
apparatus, so there is little doubt that
by next Sunday the congregation
will have the pleasure of listening to
the first sermon in the elegant new
church by their pastor Rev. Lee
Beattie.
This will end the improvements for
the year. The building would have
been completed long ago but for the
hard times, which cut in upon the ar
rangements, and work will have to be
deferred until next spring. 1t is hop
ed, however, to complete the entire
building by early fall.
The lecture room will be very pretty
when finished. The frescoing is in
warm tones which take up the work
of the beautiful stained glass windows
and give the room cosy appearance.
1t will be in every way competent
substitute for the auditorium.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
NEW BUSINESS BLOCK
Mr. Ray Will Expend
$I6,OOOon a New One.
To be Built i'm the Early Spring on the
Corner of Jackson and Front Street,
Geo. e. Brett and Lamm & 1orehart
on the First Floor.

President Ray, of the Mankato Ma
tional bank will early in the spring,
or as.soon as the weather will permit,
begin. the erection of a three-stOry
block, 66xl20 on the northeast corner
of jackson and South Front street.
Plans have been drawn and all neces-
sary arrangements completed for the
construction of the building and long
time occupants.
Geo. e. Brett will occupy the corner
forty-four feet with dry goods stock.
He proposes put in the largest stock
in southern Minnesota, and will keep
everything that is handled by the
larger establishments in the Cities
A display window will be built, en-
aiding him to carry out his ambition
in detail. He will also occupy forty.
four feet of the second floor with a
carpet stock probably, although this
is not positively known.
Lamm & Merchant will occupy the
remaining twenty-five feet of space on
the ground floor. They propose to put
in an extensive stock and elegant
fixtures.
The third floor will be used as an A.
O. U. w. hall, and it is understood
the members of the society are pre-
pairing to decorate their new meeting
place as becomes the dignity of the
order.
The building will cost $4,000 and
will be equipped with all modern i'm
provements, with steam heat and
electric lights. There will be no
elevator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
SUCCESSFUL JOB.
NJ. 3. Haynes and Sons Water
Works Plans at WinnebagO.

The water works at Winnebago
City, under plans made by M. B.
Haynes and Son, of this city, have
proven great success. 1t is Pohl
air-lift system applied to an artisan
well, the water being forced out by
compressed air. Commenting on the
final test of the system the last issue
of the Press Neaos says "the new Pohl
pump at the water works station
proved itself to be all that was claim
ed for it, having pumped $50 barrels
in two hours one day last week"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
The DeclamatOry Contest - Other
NewSy Items.

Newsy Items.
Several visitors have been in the
schools this week.
Mr.. Emerson and Miss Burt are alb
sent from their places this week, and
Mr.. Chas. Schellbach and Miss Cora
Ingerman are substituting.
Some classes are hindered by pupils
being absent so often. 1t is not pos
sible to keep up with classes when out
SO often.
The east hill school is proving sue
cesSful.
The building at West Mankato is
not large enough for children already
enrolled.
Superintendent Kenaston tells the
story of his visit to Yellowstone Ma
ional park at the Christian church
this evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
THE rlcCONNEI.L FIRE.
Broke Out AfreSh at A. NJ
Saturday---Loss and Insur--
dnC0.

The cotton which had been smoul-
dering since 5 p. m. Thursd ay in the
basement of McConnell's dry goods
store which burned in the afternoon
broke into blaze at l a. m. Friday,
and the watchmen had some difficulty
in quenching it.
The local insurance agents notified
the companies of the loss, and Mr..
Mcconnell is looking up store room
in which to store his goods pretoria
tory to taking an invoice upon which
to estimate the damage. 1t was not
known at noon where the future loca-
tion would be, but it is expected to
have matters arranged this afternoon.
All the goods in the basement are
entirely worthless, for the fire com
pletely destroyed everything. About
81 900 of Buttrick dress patterns in
shelves at the rear of the ground
floor are total loss, for the tissue
paper of which they are composed has
been wrinkled by the water and are
unfit for use.
q A major part of the grocery stock
| is uninjured. There are many eXpen
sive cloaks and shawls, besides other
! garments which were knocked dowr
and dragged about on the wet anC
muddy floor by the fireman, which
will be of no use. 1t is not thought
the domestic goods are seriously in
jured, but the purchasing public i;
somewhat peculiar about those thing:
and it will be hard to convince then
that these goods were made to be
washed and that when dry they are
nearly as good as new.
The more delicate fabrics will, Of
course, be almost total loss. There
is not dry piece of goods in the en-
tire stoor, and the smoke has faded
the delicate shades to an lumber
brown. The smoke odor will long
cling to them, and future purchasers.
if any there are will insist upon big
discount from the original price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
BOARD OF TRADE rIEETING,
Our Legislators Will Be Asked
to Confer with Them About
Cha rtGrS

to Confer with Them About
Charters.
The regular meeting of the board Of
trade was held at city hall Monday
morning with vice-President Shoe
maker in the chair
Committeeman Klein stated, in
regard to the enlargement of the pub
lie building that everything had
been arranged without expense to the
board. He stated that Mr.. Hunt'had
been to see Senator Washburn and
that he had expressed himself as will
ing to support the movement. On
motion the report was accepted and
the committee continued.
Mr. Hall suggested that the board
discuss the matter of city charters be-
fore Mr.. Barr goes to St. Paul. He
also thought the committee on legis-
lation and City Attorney Young, who
is in correspondence with the attor-
neys of neighboring cities, should
meet with the board at it's next meet
ing and discuss the question. The
suggestion with the addition of the
proposition that proper recommends
tions.be made by the committee, was
passed as resolution.
1t was resolved that Mr. Barr invite
our members of'the legislature to meet
| with the next session of the board to
aid in the discussion Of the subject,
after which the meeting adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
Died..

REINIKE.--At Rapidan on Thursday, Decem-
Der 9th, 1894, Girls. Reinlke, aged II years, OF
dropsy.
Deceased has been i'll for three
months, and his death was not unex-
pected. He leaves ten children, all of
whom are married and reside in this
county. The funeral was held at
the family residence in Rapidan at
p. m. Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14

The Mankato Malt & Grain Com
pany are paying the highest cash prices
for barley delivered at their malt
house in Mankato. Parties having
barley to sell will advance their own
interests by giving them a call, as
they must have 100, 1000 bushels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14

Money to loan on real estate; 8
per cent; three to ten years time.
Easy monthly payments, with privi-
eye of paying the whole or any part
at any time. Apply to James B. Swan,
Sec, 22O South Front ST.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
About the Building.

John Thomas purchased the build
ing from Geo. It. Barr some time
ago. 1t will be difficult, until the
stock is removed, to ascertain just how
badly the building is damaged. AL
though it is not believed it will
amount to more than $500, A new
floor will be necessary, for the under
side has been so bodily burned that it
will be practically unsafe and firemen
were compelled to cut a couple of
holes to facilitate their work The
skylights are broken and a workman
last evening while covering the open
basement with boxes, accidently
dropped big box against one of the
plate glass windows and it was crack
ed beyond repair. The insurance is as
follows:
w. P. COFFIN.
c. II CHAPMAN.
Liverpool, London and Globe. 1900
$4,000
Both the Excelsior and Superior
hose companies made splendid race
for the fire, both meeting near the
store, and it was hard to tell who first
threw water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14

Miss Brett and Mr.. Mack, whom we
shall depend upon to maintain our
high school honors in the district and
90 to the state oratorical contest to
be held at St. Paul later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
The Insurance.

1T is not believed the insurance will
cut much of figure in the actual loss.
1t is divided among the following
agencies in the following companies:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14

The Chicago Weekly Ioter-Ocean, a
12-page paper, and the WEEKLY FREE
PRESS one year for 1.35, in advance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14

Glens Falls. S LIS
c. II CHAPMAN.
Liverpool, London and Globe. 1,5
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-15
AMERICANS HAVE THE IDEA.
Every Man Has the Material in
Him.
THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
Observant San Franciscans Point
Out What They Consider to
Be the Requisites.

What is a gentleman? 1t is question
that has brought forth more answers than
love has Professionally poor ones. too, in
many instances. 1t has waxed and waned
and waxed again in interest since the be-
ginning of the eleventh century. 1t is
Anglo-SaXon in its inception, peculiarly
American in its ramifications. At present
il is causing throes in the literary world,
and Stevenson and Howells are ombard-
ing Dickens with deadly batteries of ses
quipedalian VeTbiage in their efforts to
settle it.
Everybody would like to be gentleman.
Even some of the ladies, when they were
in short skirts and given to tree-climbing
and that sort Of thing. have been known to
express ardent desires that way Some of
them have taken at least one necessary
step by sppropriating some Of the habili-
meDts of gentleme n-the ties and the gal
luses anyhow. Friends of horribly hen
pecked husbands go so far as to say that
some OF the ladies, the deArs. have as
sumed the-the-the trousers as we'll.
But generally speaking, and taking the
consensus of competent opinion Tor ii,
dress does not make the gentleman. 1t
helps, however, and the ladies have I'M
doubtedly taken one step in the right
direction. To the society" gentleman. of
course. dress is an Indispensable, and
cleanliness and suavity-not to speak of
SAVIOR faire and one or two other French
things and the dollars of his dad. He
might have all the virtues of a natures
nobleman. but without the others he would
he distinctly not in it from the social point
of view.
Which leads, by the by, many to be-
lieve that the coat, while it makes not the
man, has all to do with making the gen.
tleman. One of the society weeklies views
it 10 this way. Taking for its theme the
efforts Of local journalistic Rhadaman-
thus to satirize the sport of gentlemen,
which is that of shooting doves. it states
there is no earthly reason why it should
be done in San Francisco. Itcontinues:
The time has been when 1t took rare
courage and audacitv to wear tall silk
hat and the use of gloves was regarded as
.unmistakabe evidence of effemInacy
Nowadays it is possible to display a light
suit on Market street, it is not contempti-
bic to part ones hair in the middle, and
care of ones clothes is almost excusable."
According to the standard of the society
weekly the coat and the gloves and the
parting OF the hair constitute the gentle
man-there might be just little dove.
shooting thrown in for variety's sake, of
course. That. being the case, the society
weekly is not in tine consensus Of opinion.
Itmight be said TO- be in the disSensus, if
there was such word.
Itdiffers from the great poets, Burns for
inatanpa WIN hod tn
man being a man ''for a. that; the peri
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-15

phery of its purview never touches the
ChesterfeIdian circle; its definition gives
Emerson cards and spades and beats him
for the game it doesn't gibe with the con-
ceptions Of the common people; and it is
very, very probable its prnnunciament to
would shock Cham bliss-even Cham bliss
of the white Isle gloves.
The chronic matinee girl would probably
be in the ''dissensus" and there is not the
least doubt that between them they would
enjoy themselves, especially if the dis
sensus" were something more than
nebulous and nothing less than iceereamy.
The natures nobleman" idea doesn't go
down with the matinee girl. She wants
the coat and the hair and the gloVes-she
wants realism with dash of lunch in it.
High deeds and heroic immolation are all
we'll enough on the stage, but she con-
siders them too idyllic for everyday uses.
Her gentleman must necessarily be well
dressed and selfish, at least TO the extent
OF entirely mOnopoliZing the matinee girl.
Else, he won't do.
The society weekly and the matinee girl
start from widely distant points, but their
ways converge at this point; no dress, no
gentleman. She can even become en- thu
siastic on the doye-shooting proposition, if
they cook them to a turn.
Everybody In this country, it is pre-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-15

After hesitating: You are as likely TO
find the gentleman in overalls and jumpers
of the farm laborer as in the broadcloth
swallow-tails of the german-no. coIillon
leader. Better not say german. You
know, many people don't correctly under
stand the term. They might think it
meant the nation. and of course that would
never do. Fancy, the leader of the Ger
man. That would be the Emperor. be-
lleve But as l was saying, the gentleman
Is man who dresses within his means.
Il don't mean that be must buy $40
hand-me-down suit, but he can keep we'll
dressed by taking care of his clothes. This
idea of changing styles and fashions as in
Europe is all bosh. A man need be only
we'll dressed. though it is largely a matter
OF taste as 10 how many suits be should
wear, provided hs has the money to pay
for Them The palmer a man dresses the
better be appears, hence the gentleman.
You don't know gentleman by his clothes
so much as by how he appears in them.
A black suit is the proper thing for gen.
tleman. but not necessarily swallow tail,
for evening calls.
in society gentleman will always be
polite and courteous to ladies. and should
never hesitate in putting himself out to
be of service or assistance to the fair SEX"
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teams who. called themselves Clarendons
and Palo Altos. which: was. won by the
former in 3 minutes 20 seconds. 80
q After: some. delay the great SEQ Itch
:team-a thing: of the past-and the
Canadian team put in an appearance.
The betting soon convinced the friends OF
the Scotchleam that the highlanders were
@a0t in it. ~: ::
:: The Canadians. sold fayorites at $40 TO:
81 with the Scotch on thesvery short end
At these figures very few bets were: made
The. Canadians, had the game in hand from
the start aud Won the bout In eight min
:utes. 3s.os 80 &:
The next.eyent was a meeting between
the Russian. and German teams. There
was lively betting son this match The
Russians were favorites at Sf0'to So. The
Germans gained a eleat at the start. but
their next effort to increase their
lead was re pulsed by the Russians, who
held their opponents well in hand. Again
the Germans made an effort aud succeeded
In gaining a few: in ches., The Russians
pulled like demons and defeated the aims
of their opp0n ents by holding them In
place. The Eeutons again put their muscle
to the rope. and met with stubborn resist
ance from the Russ ians. who OF only kept
the; Germans from gaining ground, but
won back lost grouna until the Indicator
returned to its original position.
The excitement was Undoubtedly great
when the Russians got the Indicator on
their side of the: pole. where 1t:rem aimed
for several minutes without budging an
Z inch; Finally the Germans won just one
inch, aud the cheering was something of a
nature not soon te be forgotten by the SON 8
and daughters OF the Fatherland. Now
. the Russians settled; down to work, but
failed TO gain.a cIeat. 60:
n a
another assault on the Russians and sue
ceeded in capturing six cleats at one at
tempt. The latter team made a heroic
attempt to win back few inches, but
failed. and the Germans made an final
attempt to defeat their opponents, which
they did in 5S minutes 55 seconds, which
made the longest contest of the tourna-
ment.
The next and most interesting event of
all was the struggle for supremacy be-
tween the hardy Swedes and the gallant
sons of young America. The betting at
the start was even money, then 1t dropped
to SIS ON the Swedes as against $40 on the
Americans. just as the teams marched to
the front $40 was offered on the Amerl-
cans, against $40 on the Swedes The in
dcations for a great contest were very
promising.
AS the teams got into position they were
the recipients of great cheering. They
had many friends who had staked their
spare change on the result.
The referees pistol cracked and the
great struggle was started The Ameri-
cans gained a slight lead. but pull as they
might they could not gain any further ad-
vantage. The Swedes were determined
and held their own we'll in hand. They
repulsed the attacks of their opponents
and finally succeeded in winning back the
few inches of ground.
The excitement knew no bounds when
the Americans pulled like demons and the
Swedes retained their ground. Every in
dication pointed to a great struggle. The
rope swayed from north to south, but
neither side gained an inch. 1t was a tug