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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
THE SITUATION.

The strike situation at Chicago is
critical. The lawless element has
come to the surface, and for the time
being seem to be in control. The fed
eral authorities seem to be fully con-
versant with the gravity of the hour,
and are doing everything in their
power to put down laWlessness and re-
store order. The very thing which
has been feared all along has at last
occurred, and the torch has been ap-
piled with it's consequent terrible re-
suits. Thousands of dollars worth of
property has been destroyed. And for
what purpose! Not wrong has been
righted though manymay have existed.
Whatever may have been the merits
upon which the trouble started, that
has been pushed into the background
by the anarchistic out-croppings of the
past forty-eight hours. AS President
Cleveland periodically says in his
curt reply to Gov. Altgeld, discussion
as to the merits of the case, it's right
or wrong, should give way to an act
i've effort on the part of all to restore
peace and the authority of the law
The one great and supreme question
is whether the rights of the people
are to be maintained or anarchy shall
prevail. We believe that the people
will triumph, and that the anarchistic
actions of Debs and his associates,
will meet with the just rebuke and
severe punishment they deserve.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

it was to vent his spite against the
brotherhood This view of the situa-
tion was endorsed by an old fireman
who had been obliged to desert his
engine against his will, because the
union SO voted. Several other rail-
road boys sized Debs up in about the
same fashion, and declared that his
fight was not against the roads nor in
the interest of the men, but against
the old unions, which he could not
control for his personal aggrandize-
ment. The proper place for a man
who would spread such ruin, misery
and want through the land is behind
prison bars for the rest of his natural
life. He is the worst enemy there is
to honest labor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
DEBS' DEVILISHNESS.

A conductor on the Alton road in
talking with a Chicago Inter Ocean
correspondent, says that the real fight
which Debs is making is not against
the railroads, nor even Pullman, but
against the old labor organizations on
the roads. His chief fight, he says, is
against the Brotherhood of Firemen.
He was at one time secretary of that
organization, and aspired to Chief
Sargent's place, but the members of
the order did not believe him safe
man for the place. Finding that he
could not supplant Mr.. Sargent, he
then set about to wreck the order,
Just as he is now trying to wreck the
Industrial prosperity of the country,
20 satisfy his personal craving for
power and notoriety. He organized
Jhe A. r. U. and succeeded in induc-
ing enough tiremen into it to play
havoc with things if they obeyed his
umperious will. His fight on the
Great Northern, SO far as he was in
5erested, said the conductor, was not
% much against the road, or in the in
terest of the men there employed, as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

SENATOR HILL in his letter of re-
greet at not being able to attend Tam
many's Fourth of July celebration, adj
ministered severe slap to the admin
istration in the following language:
The country demands the exhibition
of true craftsmanship at this hour
on the part of those administering the
government; it demands their adhe-
sion to well established constitutional
principles; it demands their main
tenance of an honest and vigorous but
patriotic partisanship, not in efforts
to build up personal political factions
by the distribution of official patron
age, of Furnishing adversaries and re-
warding sycophants, but by the broad
and liberal policy of strengthening
party organizations everywhere and
encouraging devotion to correct prin-
ciples of government; it demands the
adoption of definite fiscal policy to
prevent the government from longer
drifting toward the rocks of financial
chaos, and finally demands a foreign
policy which extends sympathies to
free republics rather than to
monarchies.
When we consider the source from
which this letter emanated, and the
organization to which it was directed,
the full demagogism of the references
to honest government becomes ap-
parent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
property owners. This would make

property owners. This would make
1t cost him little more
Engineer Haynes stated that it
cannot now be changed, as the assess
ment would not be legal. The prac-
tice had been in vogue years ago. but
was unsatisfactory and unfair.
Aid. Pitcher moved that crosswalks
be laid across Byron street at Brad
ley and Fulton streets. Carried.
Aid. Bashaw stated that he had
heard a report that plumbers are do
ing work and not reporting it, so that
some people are using water without
the city knowing it. He favored
bringing the first one caught at it be-
fore the judge, as fine of 800 to 5000
would stop it.
Aid. Widell stated that the Stan
dard Cement Co. had not paid it's
taxes, amounting to about $1,000.
1t was stated that the property was
sold to the state.
City Attorney Young stated that he
did not know that it was sold, and had
heard that it had not been, and that
the taxes were still delinquent. If
so, some one had failed to do his duty.
The matter was left with the city
attorney to report at the next meet
ing.
The board of public works reported
the bids for painting the park fence.
The lowest bid was about $500. 1t
could be whitewashed for half that
cost, but this will not last or preserve
fence. The fence is in good condi-
tlon, and coat of paint would pre-
serve it.
Aid. Peterson moved that the board
readvertise for bids for painting the
fence, to report at the next meeting.
This was carried.
Aid. BashaW wanted to know what
became Of the wood and grass on the
park, that was cleaned up. He
thought that the working men ought
to have it.
Engineer Haynes stated that the
hay had been sold for $40. The wood
was also we'll disposed of, some of it
going to the men.
Aid. Bashaw said that a frame
building had been moved to Front
street near Vine. 1t was an obstruc-
tion to the view of the people.
Aid. Peterson favored an ordinance
requiring that houses be built 25 or
more feet from the walks. The one
referred to is next to the walk.
The bills were read and allowed, in
Guiding S249.34 on the Front street
guttering, S1,770 on the Byron street
sewer, and 81, 646.24 on the Fifth street
sewer
The council adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

IT is rumored that Speaker Crisp
intends to ignore precedents in MAX
ing up his list of members of the con-
ference committee from the house on
the tariff bill, and that Chairman
Wilson will not be appointed. This
will be something very unusual, but
Mr.. Wilson has been talking consid-
erably of late that the senate bill
would not be accepted, and that his
old bill must go. 1t is possible that
Mr.. Cleveland has become alarmed
for his friend, the sugar trust, and
has given Crisp orders to quietly drop
Mr.. Wilson. 1t should be in strict
conformity with the past policy of the
boss of Democracy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

THE New York Sun endorses the re-
ply of Senator Davis to the railway
union at Duluth and adds: "Those
who think that President Debs may
properly when he so desires, compel
all American citizans to stay at home,
and those who think that the public
right to travel is paramount to the
ambitions of the American railway
union must take sides respectively
with Senator Kyle, of South Dakota,
POpulist, and Senator Davis, of Min.
nesota, a Republican. The Kyle party
and the Davis party now divide the
public"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

FIRE has again gotten in it's work
at Jackson park among the Worlds
Fair buildings, and the great cluster
of buildings around the beautiful
court of honor have practically disap-
peared. There is something mex
pressibly sad in the thought that that
beautiful place which contributed
so much to the enjoyment of all visi-
tors must fall before the ravages of
fire or the hand of man. The
destruction of these buildings has
caused thought for the safety of the
Columbian Museum, and the Chicago
Inter Ocean remarks that it empha-
sizes the argument in favor of more
central location for it, and it might
well have added more completely
fire-proof structure also.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
CITY AFFAIRS.
The Council Considers a New Ped
dlerS' License Ordinance and a
Telephone Ordinance.
North Fourth Street Sewer Again
Popular Street Extension to be
Opened-Very Little Accom-
plished.


held Saturday night, was presided
over by Mayor Weaver, and all of the
aldermen were present except Aids.
Higgs and Fowler.
Applications for liquor licenses were
received from III. Zimmerman Jr.
and Geo. Dreher, and Aug. 4th was
the date fixed for a hearing
A petition was received, asking for
water mains along Plum street from
Fifth to Fourth streets, on Fourth
from Plum to Washington streets, land
on Washington street to Broad. This
was referred to the water committee.
A communication was received from
A. M. Haynes stating that 2.SS acres
of Sibley Mound lies in M. Bur
meister's land, and that a strip of land
along the base of the mound through
his land, thirty feet wide, will amount
to 80 acres.
The ordinance committee presented
a new peddlers' license ordinance, and
it was given an informal reading.
John Klein, of the Board of Trade
committee, asked whether the ordi-
nance could not be made to reach the
cases where orders are taken by one
man, and another collects afterwards.
On one day he had counted fourteen
peddlers, and one of them had told
him that Mankato is the best city in
the country for peddlers, in proper
tion to population. Even if it is not
according to the letter of the law,
peddlers should be charged, on the
principle that one man may whip
another against the law and then pay
the fine.
Leo Lamm, another member of the
committee, advocated a peddlers
ordinance as being benefit to all the
people.
A. j. Busch thought that the Ordi.
nance would catch people who ped,
die and those who collect afterwards
City Attorney Young was asked fol
his opinion on this point. He said
that the question of how much the
council could bluff peddler was one
thing, and the living up to the law
was another. He then read Supreme
court decisions defining what a ped
dler is, and said that the city charter
did not provide for licensing anybody
who is not a peddler or hawker. He
did not believe that the council could
legally license a man who takes orders
by sample and another comes and de-
livers the goods. The council car
pass such an ordinance, but it will not
stand the test of the courts, anC
when it is beaten in the Supreme
court at an expense of 5000 or $500 the
taxpayers will object and say that
this ought to have been known be-
fore. 1t is equally illegal to place the
licenses so high as to be prohibitive
as the theory is that the license is tC
pay for extra police protection. He
thought that 81 for one day fol
peddlers would be sustained by the
courts. An ordinance fixing the fee
for one person at one sum and for an
other at different sum is class legis-
lation and therefore unconstitutional
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
The council adjourned.
Reward
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

ANARCHIST NEEBE AND SCHAWB
have been accepted as members of the
Populist party in Illinois. And why
not. They are the direct fruits OF
such lawlesSness as Senator Kyle, a
leading light of Populism, who at
present misrepresents the people OF
South Dakota in the United States
senate, seeks to legalize by his resolu-
tion giving law breakers the right to
cut off passenger coaches and perform
such other acts of deviltry they see
fit during a strike.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
The Way of The Transgressor.
Window Reporter:

WINDOW RepOrter
The new Cleveland administration
has no sooner seen the coal and the
Great Northern strike settled than it
tlnds on it's hands the Pullman strike
which effects nearly every road in the
country. A party that earned it's vic
tories partially by the strike argument
is now finding it's chickens roasting
nigh in it's own rOost. Verify, the
way OF the transgressor is hard as
thunder. With the strikes, and the
bottom out of business, the Demo
cracy is nearly done up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13
Mr.. S. M. OWEN wants the farmers

Mr.. S. M. OWEN wants the farmers
to JOIN together and overthrow the
power of the dollar. By putting into
practice the wild financial views
which Mr.. Owen holds upon the silver
question, in it's free and unlimited
coinage without any reservation what
ever, the power of the dollar would be
most effectually broken. 1t would
then have the power which is now &C
corded to so cent piece, and the re.
suit would be felt most disastrously
by the farmer and laboring classes,
because the effects of it's deprecated
value would rest the most heavily up,
on them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

In his reply to Gov. Altgeld, Presi.
dent Cleyeland showed himself pa.
triot worthy the emulation of all men.
If men everywhere would rise to that
level, the trouble would disappear in
tWentY-fOur hours.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

Boss CROKER declines to talk about
the LeXow investigating committee.
He probably thinks the committee
will make him tired enough when it
gets at him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

THE Penny Press says it is esti-
mated that 10000 men have been
thrown out of employment in the
twin cities in the various industries,
because of the strike.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

SPEAKER CRISP has appointed the
members of the tariff conference COM
mittee on the part of the house, and
the work of the final settlement of
this question so far as the present
congress is concerned, will now pro-
coed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

ONE million dollars per day is put
as the least amount that business
has suffered as a result of Mr.. Debs'
attempt to force himself into noto-
riety.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

Osborne & Co. mowers and binders
at greatly reduced prices; much lower
than any other kinds. They are the
best and cheapest. J. G.. Roller.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

In continuing his contest against
the authority of the United States,
Dictator Debs might well recall the
fate Of j. Davis with considerable
profit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

SENATOR HILL says the senate tariff
bill is crazy quilt. The senator
seems to have direct way of putting
tbinUS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09
Real Estate Transfers.

James NJ. Mills to Charles A. Ebert. lot
B, in ange 2, district ), containing 100
acres, also 10 acres off the east side Of lot
4; consideration, Sl5,4O
H. and E. Elmendorf to Fred KoepQen,
lots s, 9, 10, IL and IL, in block IS, Column
bia Heights; consideration. Sg3.
James NJ. Mills to Charles A. Ebert,
west one half of lots and 2, o. c. ;. l25;
consideration, 81 200.
West End Town company to Matte
Campbell. lot 81, block u, AUsbury Place;
consideration, SIS.
j. +. Corbin to w. W. Pinson, lot %,
block IL, in Ausbury Place; 81 and ex-
change of pr operty.
Estate OF William Vance. deceased, to
NJ. Ii. Davidson, lots 3, 1, ), 10, and IL, in
block A, also lots 2, 3, IL, in block b, on
Idaho street; consideration, $4,000.
T. w. and c. b Mullalv TO L. M O..
Briggs, lots Is, IA, IS and 16, block 3, o. c
l. 1926; consideration, 5000. d.
George w. and Hattie Russ to Martha
c. Jordan, lot %, in block :, West End;
consideration. 81.
Henry and Virginia A. Gillian to Polly
M. Bell. east half of lot l, block 30, front
ing on Park avenue: SIS.
Patrick Field TO Ellen Field, lots and s
in block 4, having front OF 80 varas on
COncho street; $500.
+. p. Hord & l.. S. Berg to Clemens
Rotter. ST., lots 3. !, ), 6, Z and in block
3, being bounded by Louise road, Elite
Avenue n, and by Florence and Pinnie
streets, in the town of Macedonia; 500.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09
Recorders Court.

The following cases were dealt with by
Recorder Shardein this morning:
G. Pens, L. H. Hardin, j. II. Herman.
dez, A. Newton, Alex Williams, NJ. Brien-
court. Mrs f. Rummel, j. S. Mcnamara
and w. ID. Wright, failing to put up house
numbers, continues; Victoria MarenO,
drunk and disordery, 81: Frank Mathews,
drunk, 81: George Kelly, vagrant, con
tinued; A. Williams. drunk, 81: j. NJ
Sealy, insulting aud abusing. continued:
Barney Dunn, Gus Pfefer, Frank Du-
mont and John Forbes, Migrants, contin-
ued, with notice to leave the city at once;
Lille Schneider, keeping a disorderly
house, continued; NJ. X. Upshaw, as
saulting, continued; b. Harris, disorderly
conduct, continued; Leon Mandart,
vagrant, dismissed; Al. Nolan, leaving
team alone, 81; John Morris, II. IL.
Featherly and n. T. Kane, Migrants, con-
timed; Alex. Campbell, disorderly con-
duct, alias warrant; George Thompson,
drunk and disorderly. 81.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
A Very Enjoyable Comedy Delight
fully Presented.


A moderate sized house greeted the APP
pearance of Katie Putnam and her clever
company at the Grand last night The
play The Little Maverick" is well known
to the theatre goers of this city. 1t is a
pleasant, healthy, breezy little comedy
affording room for the exhibition OF all
that is best In the leading actors, Katie
Putnam and Gus Cohen. With the eScep'
tion of these two, and possibly Uncle
Peter" the rest Of the characteristic only
lay figure, and II is not to be eXpec ed
that any signal display of talent would
be elected in their work. Ali that it was
in their line TO do was smoothly accom-
plished and there was little staginess
about any of their work. There were
times in which ELIZA Jane" developed
passion that was by no means Immoa-
place and that evidenced capabilities for
real artistic work. Hiram Corson and
Shane McCree were not placed for the
but their work was as smooth and
effective as its requirements. Gus
Cohen, as Hans Straus, was really
clever. He is an artist in his line, and,
without descending to any illegitimate
methods to create hit, makes one at
every turn. In the first act he gives but
faint impression of his real power, which
develops as the play progresses, showing
him one of the truly clever light come
dams of the present stage. OF Katie Put
nam it is enough to say that she was her
real SELF The same careless, nonchalent,
saucy, unconventional. large hearted,
rollickinQ young Maverick that alone fits
into the title role; but she also shows that
she is O true hearted woman, with great
soul, large mind, clean heart, pure sym.
paihies, true as steel, and generous as all
such women are. Her work was well and
appreciaIively received, as it deserved.
There are no sore hearts and false senti-
ments engendered by such a play as the
Little Maverick" and 1t was so present.
ed as to convey real pleasure to those
who witnessed 1t.
The same company present "Fanchon"
this afternoon at matinee, and Love
Finds Way" this evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

William II. Allen, of Pasadena,
CAL, is in the city, accompanied by
his wife. They are stopping at the
Menger.
Mr.. Ed. Hanshulte, of st. Louis,
arrived in the city this morning.
He is accompanied by his sister
and Miss Ann Rivers, of San Fran
cisco. The party is stopping at the
Menger.
Prof. A. LOisette, who is to de-
liver a lecture at the Grand opera
house, is in the city accompanied
by his wife.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09
The Interstate Drill.

Owing to the absence of Capt. Robert
Green. the Belknap rifles did not meet
last night, a postpOnement being taken
until next Monday night.
The company has received the intelli-
gence that the next Inter State National
drill will take place az Dallas during the
first week in June. The last Interstate
contest was held at Omaha In 1892, there
being no drill last year, owing to the
Worlds fair. The citizens of Dallas
have offered $4,000 in prizes to be award
ed to the best drilled companies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09
A Successful Youth.

Miguel Bernad, of Mexico's Military
school, who has been in the city for sew
eral days past, has gone to Europe. Be
fore returning he will visit France, Bel
GUM and Russia. He goes at the expense
of the Mexican government to exhibit the
new canon and gun recently invented by
Captain Monaragon, of the Mexican
army Mr. Bernad was schOoimate Of
Mr. Francisco A. Chapa. the well known
pharmacist now engaged at CampbelPs
drug store Mr.. Berpad is but twenty
one years of age, and lieutenant and is
to be praised for his success, and for the
confidence placed in him by the Mexican
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