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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

j. S. Parks, of Pleasant Mound, ex-
hibited a display of Wisconsin fruit.
GRAPES.
Largest and best collection: L. d.
Mills, 1st and End.
GRAIN AND FLOUR.
Barley: J. f. Osgood, 1st; B F.
Furnald, Vernon Center, End.
Beans, white: w. P. Lewis, Man.
kato, 1st; L. S. Terry, End.
Glover: A. M. Kendall, 1st; L. S.
Terry, End.
White corn: J. c. Stanton, 1st; f.
M. Selby, End.
Yellow corn: B. F. Tumald, 1st; ].
Seawright, End.
Flour, Straight: W. H. Thompson,
Good Thunder.
Oats, ]. f. Osgood, 1st; A. M. Ken
dali, End.
Soft spring wheat: j. G. Stanton,
1st; w. p. Lewis, Mankato, End.
Winter wheat: f. M. Currier, Man
katO, 1St.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
The Second District.

The Prohibitionists of the Second
Congressional district will meet in
delegated convention at the city hall,
Mankato, on Friday, Sept. %, at 3 p.
M, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for member of congress,
and transacting other business.
Each county will be entitled to two
delegates and one additional delegate
for each 200 votes cast for Dean for
governor. In the absence of county
conventions, county committees are
requested to appoint their representa-
twas
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
THE CORN EXHIBIT.

The executive committee of the
Blue Earth County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. has received the following COM
municatiOn:
eve, the undersigned. contestants
for the S25 premium offered by the
Blue Earth Agricultural Society for
the acre of corn yielding the most
bushels, hereby request said society
to withdraw said offer, for the reason
that we do not think it best for the
county to make a record on this years
short crop. We request the society to
offer the same premium next year"
L. S. TERRY,
JAMES MILLER,
f. w. WARREN,
r. BURRILL,
MANNING LEROY,
JAMES SEAWRIGHT.
This will come before the meeting
of the committee to be held about
Oct. 1St.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

THE Peoples Champion, Populist
paper recently started in Austin, is
before us, and we notice the name of
Mr.. FL. S. Harrison as editor. The
paper is neat in appearance, is we'll
patronized, and gives evidence of a
vigorous life and continued existence.
We know Mr.. Harrison to be gentle
man of ability honest in his convic-
tions as a Populist, and that the
paper will be run strictly independent
of combinations and cliques there
can be no doubt. We certainly wish
the new paper success in everything
but the fullfillment of it's political
ambitions:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
THE FREE FREss cannot find words

The FREE FREss cannot find words
in it's vocabulary of choices explosives
to express it's contempt for the Pop
ulists for endorsing so many of the
Democratic nominees. We observe,
however, that the Populists' action
in nominating Mr.. Currier is warmly
commended. Why are these things
thusly?-Jou17adl. Mr. Currier hap
pens to be the only Populist that the
Populist convention nominated. And
Mr.. Currier is consequently the only
Populist before the people for election.
And sequence. Mr.. Currier is the
only candidate On the ticket who has
any claims upon the Populist vote.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
OLE IN POLITICS.

MEsTER EDEToR:-
Ay ben litta mixed Oop, und ay note
no vat ay skol do, und ay yust tank ay
Skol wrote you latter und tai you bout
ct.
Ay hav Away ben guide Democrat,
und yuSt fore letSOn tame. ay yump
round plainly fast for Democrat party,
und to var 60 We fixed you Publican
fallars plainly, und den ay tank now
We vii show you someding, ay tank now
ay vii gat big crops und every tang
vii be sleek, but ay tai you ay say dam
Democrat party We amt had som rain,
und ma croop ben all burned oop.
Faller tai ma yesterday dat de
Democrat party hav guide Jacket dis
var, und tai ma ay mus vote ct. Ay
tai hem note by "Yug full" ay note
want Democrats, ola monky to nuts vid
tariff, und rase hal vid hole kountry,
dam Democrat party, promis everything,
und give noting.
Ay no to odder sweede fallers vid
ma, vat vii yump Democrat party, und
vii schoop hole bisnes, ola promis not
ing, und ay tank da gat noting to give,
but ay can't help dat,
Ay note no vot da meen by DIES fuse
biSnes; ay fused vonce vid kannon und
loosed arm. Maybe desc fallars mon
ky vid fuse da loose he'd, but ay can't
help dat neider.
Dose Poplist fallers vii fande out
vat kind of fuse dose Democrat fallers
make, und eff ct ben all loded Won end,
da vii be Trade to shoot ct, ay would
vote Publican Jacket, but ay ben
Trade of scare, ola ben noplist and
trust fallerS.
dis poltick bisnes ben all humbugs
anyhow, und dose fellers vid biggest
bundel generally get there. Ay tai
you US swenk fallers hav schnap yust
fore letson tame, We hav plainly segars
und alkohal, und da tai us We ben hal
guide fallers, und guide citizens, und
ven letson ben true da call US ''hobos."
But We ben to sleek for dem fellars
diss var, you bet. We ben catsin on,
und ven Teller tai me now he vii give
us guide yobs eff ay gat swenk fallers
to vote for hem, you bet ay make hem
rate ct down, und sign ct, vid ink to.
Da note fool Ole dis var, you bet. Ay
got sex yObS prOmlS me now, und ay
ben working for more, und after let
son ay goin to start offic like me und
Mike of Saint poll ay tank dat ben
guide bisnes.
you bet ay vii dish out yobs for dose
fallars eff da put up nuf STUFF, ay mus
get even som way, for me croop all
burn OOp.
lats winter ay hav me yob on yury
und gat to dollar day und bord, hal
guide wadges for swenk faller you bet
und eff Will Glynn ben elected gain
dis var ay vii strike hem for yob OF
yailer. Ay tank ay make hem rate Ell
down.
A tank ay pull Bowers leg to, so ay
hav one vid ech party, you bet der
ay never get left. A note ben en- des
polticks biSnes for me helth, ay ben
onto de Schnap.
Sense ay rate DIES latter ay tend Pop
list convention at good thunder unC
ay tai you We had hal big scrap.
You bet We hav de prains und d.
lungs und de mussel, und eff dem fal
lers faght letson day lake da do a.
convention We will gat big MAJORITY
den We vii kick oud old rascals, unC
put en- new ones.
YuSt watts our Smoke.o
OLE OLSON.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
A Political Chestnut.
Fairmont Sentinel

FairmOnt Sentinel:
Gen. Baker for congress? WE'LL
Not this year-or any other year. He
is too inconsistent and cratic. He
has been in too many different poll
tical parties in too short time. In
other words he is sort of political
chestnut and was nominated by the
Democrats simply because no one else
was chump enough to take the empty
honor. and buck up against McCleary's
eight or ten thousand Republican ma
jority.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

UP to date the ReDieao has failed to
publish John Graham's estimate of
the POp-Demo-COmbine. And yet Mr.
Graham has been selected as a mem
Der of the Democratic executive COM
mittee at large. 1t would seem that
his political utterances were worthy
a place in the only truly Democratic
paper in the county. If not why not?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

$25. The matter will come before the
meeting of the agricultural society to
see whether something cannot be
done. The persons complained of will
doubtless have satisfactory state
ment to make at that time, to prove
that they were not unfair to Mr..
Sweet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

The w. @. T.. U. of Vernon Gen.
ter have raised $3.50 for the fire suf-
ferers, ten sacks of flour, thirteen
sacks of potatoes, one sack of beans
and one sack of corn, and quantity
of bedding and clothing. These have
been forwarded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

1t is claimed that the corn crop in
foreign countries is only half crop
this season. If crop estimates will
sustain prices, corn ought to be good
thing to hold this year. Time will
solve this problem, however, as it
has MANY another.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

RUSSIA is said to be sending several
cargoes of barley to this country with
the idea of opening up an outlet for
her surplus barley crop. Tariff reform
has encouraged this idea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

IT is reported from South Dakota
that a worm has put in an appearance
which lives entirely on the Russian
thistle, and wholly destroys it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
Five Per Cent Interest

Will be added Jan. 1St to all accounts
in Mankato Savings Bank entitled to
it; also to all deposits made on or be-
fore Oct. 3rd, which remain months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

J. G. Roller wants 10000 bushels
of potatoes, also corn and oats.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
Honey to Lend.

on good farm land at Mankato
Savings Bank. stiff
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Gastoria.
The times., 1894-08-31
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
Thursday. Aug. s3.

Knox and the other A. r. u. men
sharged at Woodland, Cal, with wreck
ing train aud killing five men during
the strike have been held in $4,000 bail
to the grand jury after long preliminary
examination.
The king of Corea has officially an
nounced that June 80 he declared himself
independent of China, and with the as
sistanoe of Japan drove All Sin from
Asan.
Congressional nominations; Tenth Mich
igan district, II. o. Crump (Rep.) Third
Nebraska, j. M. Devine (Pop.) Delaware,
Rev. Jonathan Willis (Rep.); Tenth Geor-
gia. Thomas E. Watson Pop.); Third Cal
ifornia, Warren ID. English (Dem J; Sixth
Tennessee, j. w. Lewis Pop.); First West
Virginia, James A. Howard Dem. };
Twelfth Texas. A. w. Houston (Dem.)
Fourth Iowa, w. H. Holman Dem.)
Major j. r. Wasson, of Sedalia, denies
the report that the mikado has offered him
command in the Japanese army.
The tax rate in New York city has been
fixed at Si.7o per 800. the lowest rate in
thirty-two years.
The times., 1894-08-31
State Notes.


Mrs. Alex Mayberry of DeerAeld fell of
log while picking berries and injured
her ankle SO she will be cripple for life
The Democratic county convention has
been called to meet at Cassopolis Sept. q,
to nominate a county ticket and elect SEN
atorial delegates.
Fire destroyed frame building belong
ing to Samuel Sias and unoccupied at
Midland Loss about $500; no insurance;
incendiary.
The Paw Paw Valley spiritual associa-
tion will hold meeting in the beautiful
farm grove of James Osborne about five
miles west of Decatur on Sunday, Sept. 2.
A wreck of four cars caused stoppage
of traffic on the Grand Rapids and Indi
ana road. No one was injured, but sew
eral cars were completely ruined.
Reports to the state board of health
show that the authorities are gradually
getting the upper hand of smallpox, and
that disease being reported at only two
places for the week ending Aug Is.
Carl Morse, the 1-year-old son of John
Morse of Cassopolis, fell into a pail of
boiling water, badly scalding his back and
shoulders. He cannot live.
The dates for the Capac fair are Oct. 2,
8 and L.
Otter Lake village holds special cleo
tion on Sept. /.
Ernest Rossine of Marquette carelessly
allowed his left hand to come in contact
with a circular saw at the Dead River
mills and as u result will lose it. The
hand was almost severed from the arm
During the hot days of the past summer
the mortality among infants at Mar
quette has been very large, but it has been
greatly decreased since the introduction of
the pure water of Lake Superior.
The annual fair at Lexington will be
held Oct At.
Garfield 81 Warmers salt block at Man
istee is turning out 400 barrels of dairy
salt per day.
John Ryan, aged 81, was found dead in
bed at Mt. Morris. He was subject to
epileptic fits and it is supposed that he
expired during one of these attacks.
The long drought has not seriously in
jured the corn crop in the vicinity of Mus
kegon if samples of it are any indication.
There are two stalks on exhibition here
that stand IL feet high and have several
ears measuring Is inches more or less in
length.
Charles Ramm, a Sheboygan iceman,
was run over by his wagon and killed.
1t is stated that j. B. Critchet of Ferry
will be candidate for sheriff on the Re
publican ticket He has !. been resi-
dent of Oceana county since 1867, has been
township treasurer and was veteran in
the late war;
Chris Miller of st. Joseph recently un-
earthed huge pair of horns, the main
branches of which measured nine feet in
length and were in a good state of preser-
vation. They are supposed to be at least
500 years old as great trees were growing
over the spot.
The times., 1894-08-31
Saturday. Aug. 2S.

The International Typographical and
Pressmen's unions have agreed to Zine
drives" after split of four years dura-
tion and will proceed to amalgamate.
The emperor of China has issued an
edict ordering that 100, 900 men be imme-
diately prepared for active service.
A new geyser broke forth in the Black
Sand basin at Yellowstone park. Lorenzo
E. Anderson, of st. Louis. was badly
burned by the column of hot water, which
rose to height of $50 feet.
Samuel True Page, aged "a, veteran Of
the Mexican and civil wars, died at Meta
mora, Ills.
Congressional nominations: First Cali
fornia, Thomas j. Geary, Democrat; First
New Jersey, II. c. Loudenslager, Repub-
lican; Third Tennessee, Foster V. Brown +,
Republican,; Third Kansas. w. I. Sapp,
Democrat; Fifth Missouri, b. p. White,
Prohibitionist; Seventh Missouri, @. b.
Wisker, Prohibitlonist.
Smoke from forest fires is so dense at
East Tawas, Mich, that objects cannot be
seen block away.
The times., 1894-08-31
GOVERNOR WAITE ARRESTED.
He Is Charged with Opening "a Letter No
Belonging to Him.


He Is Charged with Opening ~ Letter Not
Belonging to Him.
DENVER, Aug. 29.-A warrant was issued
late yesterday afternoon for the arrest Of
Governor Davis II. Waite on the serious
charge of opening aud retaining letter
addressed to Mrs. Lilens, formerly
matron at police headquarters. The war
rant was issued by United States Com
missioner Hinsdale, who also issued war
rants for the arrest of President Dennis
Mullins. of the police board; Hamilton
Armstrong. chief of police, and Nate
Dwyer, matron at police headquarters.
The charge is opening the mail, and also
con nspiracy under the statutes, numbers
$500 and 54iO. the penalty for which is a
fine of not over $4,000 or two years i'm.
prisonment, or both.
The complaint was made by Mrs. Likens,
and was investigated by Postoflice In
spector McMechan. McMechan laid the
matter before United States District At
torney Johnston, and formal complaint
was drawn up against the four persons
mentioned. This was presented to Com
missioner Hinsdale, and he issued war
rants which were placed in the hands Of
Marshal Israels' assistant for service
Shortly afterwards the warrants were
served and all the parties named were ar
rested and taken before Commissioner
Hinsdale. Governor Waite created quiet
q scene in the commissioners rooms. He
was highly indignant and when Deputy
United States District Attorney Rhodes
stepped toward him with extended hand
the governor met him with n cold stare.
Governor Waite pleaded mot guilty."
claiming that he had not opened the letter,
but that its contents had been read to him.
The hearing of the case was set for tomor-
row, and when it was suggested that bail
be fixed ut So 600 the prisoner sprang from
his chair, paced the floor in front of the
commissioner, and exclaimed: II am gov
ernor of this state, and these proceedings
are had to Hterfere with me in the admin
istration OF III. Office will not give bail.
You may send me TO Jail, but will not
give bail" Finally the commissioner &C
cepted Governor Waite's personal recog-
nizance to appear for trial in the sum of
500
The times., 1894-08-31
Friday. Aug. "a.

Congressional nominations: Tenth In
dian, DIR. j. j. Hatch, Republican; Ninth
Michigan, Roswell y. Bishop, Republican.
Sixth Wisconsin, Riley Bishop, Popu-
Its; Eleventh Iowa, Bernard Graeser,
Democrat; Sixth Nebraska, Omar M.
Klein, Populst; Third Missouri, A. M.
Dockery, Democrat; Second California,
Anthony Caminetti, Democrat; Sixth Cali
fornia, George S. Patton, Democrat;
Seventh California, w. III. Alvord, Demo-
crat; Sixth Massachusetts,. John S. Will
Jams. Democrat; Second Kentucky, G. G.
Sebree, Republican.
Governor Matthews, of Indiana, has
mortgaged his farm for $4,000 to raise
money to pay the state troops for SER
vices during the strike riots at Hammond
and in the mining region. He expects to
be reimbursed:when the legislature meets.
William Storm, formerly Chicago real
estate dealer, is held at New York on
charge of swindling clients out of 81 500.
Fire destroyed the entire eastside of
Main street, Talmage, Neb.; loss, $4,000.
The times., 1894-08-31
A Tactful Woman.

wondered why he was always SO cheer.
full. His business was bad, his health poor,
and his aspirations were always being put
down by Providence or circumstance
whichever you wish to call it. The other
day went home with him. His wife met
us at the door. They had only been mar
ried year, and had never met her. II
was friend of John's9" She greeted me
with the sweetness of child and gave me
a look which seemed to say, "You are
privileged person indeed" Then she look
ed at John. All, such a happy look! John
found his tonic and his slice of lemon ready
in his room. His slippers were laid out
where he could find them, and L noticed
that he did not have to look for his smok-
ing jacket. Shedid not wait on him or look
anxiously at him, like the proverbial hen
with its proverbial one chick. She cheer
fully asked if he was we'll and then dropped
the subject.
In the drawing room the wide fireplace
was ablaze with red and yellow flowers.
She had followed out the halves of two or
three logs, filled them with earth and plant
ed nasturtium seeds in them. The flowers
were now growing and clambering about in
gorgeous richness of color filling the entire
fireplace. And he Ind to admire them?
Well, guess he had to even get down on
his knees to smell them!
He brought her sewing, wheeled her arm
| chair up to the table, not noticing how con-
veniently near it was placed, and obeyed
her imperious demands with that cheerful
| alacrity which men will assume when be-
| ing ordered by some one they love. He la
| bored under the idea that he did all the
work in that home, that he was responsible
| for its system, order and cheeriness, and of
| course being manly fellow he was happy.
| He was never reminded in any way that he
was sick man, that poor business could
| interfere even with a young wife's love, that
she was happy and willing one may be,
but stiB slave.
OF course hers was labor of love. the
tact Of MUCK thought and the diplomacy of
an unselfish nature. But how happy they
both are!-New York Advertiser.
The times., 1894-08-31
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
The New Bill Will Tumble Them to th,
GrounI.

The New Bill Will Tumble Them to tho
Ground.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Section Il of
the new tariff law repeals section of the
Mckinley act, under which the reciprocity
treaties were drawn. with the provlso that
nothing herein contained shall be held to
abrogate or in any way effect such reciproc
cial commercial arrangements as have been
heretofore made and now exist between
the United States and foreign countries,
except where such arrangements are in
consistent with the provisions OF this act"
1t is apprehended that the section above
noted will be much more general than
the rule, for it is expected that notwith-
standing the declaration of the proviso
the effect of the new tariff law will be TO
tumble to the ground the whole fabric of
reciprocity treaties reared by Blaine.
The new act affects the rates of duties
in every one of the reciprocity treaties,
and that unfavorably to the foreign ma
tion's party to them and already sugges-
tions have reached the state department
from the foreign governments interested
to the effect that the new act will nullify
the treaties for it cannot be presumed
that they will permit the United States
to continue the enjoyment of excellent
privileges in the matter of free imports
and low duties after the concessions made
by the United States to secure those privi-
leges have been withdrawn as they are
in large measure by the new tariff act.
The subject is one which will call for q
construction by the treasury department,
but the opinion among diplomats is that
the treaties are practically repealed by the
provisions of the new tariff law.
The times., 1894-08-31
The Pvthian Encampment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. - The main
feature of the Pythian encampment
was the grand parade of the Uniform Rank
in the afternoon. Fifteen thousand
knights were in line, marching by state
brigades, and the procession was more
than two hours passing the presidential
reviewing stand. Pennsylvania avenue
was crowded with more than 100,00 peo-
pie large proportion OF them visitors
from out of the city. The president re-
viewed the procession from small stand
erected on the curbing just in front of the
White House, and his appearance was
greeted with cheers by crowd of several
thousand people assembled about the en-
trance to the White House.
The times., 1894-08-31
Catholic knights of America.

VINCENNEs, Aug. 29.-Tke Catholic
at st, John's hall in this city after the
celebration of high mass. An address was
delivered by Rev. Father Kassen, of Atch-
ison, Kan. The convention then pro-
ceeded to business. James A, Ineally and
o. II. Corcoran were elected to assist Sec
retary George Fahlbush, of Lawrenceburg.
The entire afternoon was taken up by the
appointment of committees. A grand
banquet was given the knights Mt Har-
monic hall.
The times., 1894-08-31
Identified as Van AuAen.

DETROIT. Aug. CSC NJ. Hobbs, who
has been under arrest here for some time
on a charge of attempting to secure money
under false pretenses, has been identified
by one of his bondsmen as A. NJ. Van
Auken, who is wanted at Quincy, Ills. 4,
for $500, 600 forgery. The pris oner denied
the Identification, but will return to
Quincy without reuuisition papers
The times., 1894-08-31
"RepyIar, Texas Repuplieaps.

DALLAS, Aug. 29.-The regular or "blacli
and tan" state Republican convention
met here, fully five-sixths of the delegates
being negroes. The following are spoken
for ON the state ticket: w. X. Mackson,
for governor; r. b. Kenfro, for lieutenant
governor; f. r. Meeks, for attorney gen.
eral; G. w. Loudon, for treasurer; e. An
derson for commissioner of the land office.
The convention adjourned until today
after appointing the usual committees.
The times., 1894-08-31
Morton Is FavorabIy Inclined.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-After a confer
ence between Thos. Platt and Levi p.
Morton Platt stated that Morton would
make statement later, within week.
When asked whether Morton showed any
inclination to become the standard bearer
for his party as candidate far governor OF
the state Mr.. Platt replied: IL think that
he is favorablY inclined.O
The times., 1894-08-31
Money saved
is money earned.
PatrOnize
The
Owosso
Dry Goods Co.
Applied for Divorce.

BAY CITY, Aug. 27.-Emma r. Keith
has applied for a divorce from her hus.
band, A. Douglass Kieth, on the statutory
grounds. The correspondent named is
Mamie Corrlgan. Keith has been away
from the city for several days. He di.
rected that all mail be sent to him at
Crosse Isle
The times., 1894-08-31
Rivalry Ends in Bloodshed.

PORT HURON, Aug. 29.--Charles Restory,
Antonio Caradra, and Michael Centeil
were arrested here for murderously as
saulting NJ Barnett, late of Detroit. Bar.
nett had lately started in the street fruit
business in opposition to the prisoners
and the rivalry ended in bloodshed