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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
SOrlE GRATIFYING FEATURES

The improvements of the year
have included larger number of
residences of moderate cost, than
have been put up in the city in any
one season for some time, if ever
in its history. They contribute
much to the general appearance of
the residence portion of the city.
Besides these there have been a
large number of smaller homes
erected, the most of which are
occupied by the builders thereof.
In this respect the Building and
Loan association is doing grand
work, and its scope of usefulness
on this score is widening with each
succeeding year. 1t is something
which should receive the encour-
agement of our business men and
citizens generally, for better word
could not 60 abroad for Mankato,
than that which would tell the
story that it is fast becoming a city
of homes.
There would be no movement
which would bring better returns
to the city at large than one which
would lead to the securing of bet
ter facilities for getting upon the
hills which skirt our eastern Dor
der. An extensive territory would
here be opened up where building
lots could be obtained at a low
cost within the reach of all, and a
more beautiful residence location
can not be found. This would not
need the opening of additional
streets up the hills for wagon and
carriage travel but for pedestrians
only, necessitating only extensions
of streets for sidewalk purposes,
and the necessary steps up the
hills wherever needed as is done in
nearly all cities where such hills
prevail. 1t is only question of a
few years when something of this
kind will have to be done, and the
sooner the better, as vacant lots
are becoming scarce, in the main
resident portion of the city.
The most gratifying feature of
the growth which is recorded
this year, is the fact that it is of a
most solid character. Nearly all
of the improvements have been
made with home capital, and so
while it may not be as large total
as it might otherwise have been, tits
of nature which cannot be affected
in any way by reverses which may
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rate that would make our fore
fathers dizzy were they to return
to us now.
Our civilization has been ex-
tended since last New Years day,
and let us also hope that it has
been lifted to a higher plain.
Japan through treaties has entered
the circle of civilized nations, and
the result cannot help working a
transformation in her peculiar Gus
toms. And who can tell but that
the war which has been waged in
for several months in the orient
may work wonders in the way of
civilizing China before the bell
tolls the death knell of the 10th
century.
There are those who fear our
future; who predict all sorts of
calamities in store for us; who
point to the troubles of last sum-
mer as a sure indication that the
end is coming and that the whole
fabric of our institutions is going
down in one crash of ruins. Yet
they denote nothing of the kind.
They are simply the painful strug-
giles which note the march of pro-
gress and if the lessons from them
are carefully needed, will only
work to strengthen the body
polite.
There are indications that 1904
may have much recorded upon its
pages to commend it to the future.
There has been a great awakening
during its ffty-two weeks, in mat
tiers of municipal government, and
from all over the land there has
gone up demand for greater pur-
ity in the conduct of city affairs,
and the movement to carry out this
demand is daily growing in mo-
mentum.
Circumstances have also occur
red during the year which
have given great impetus to the de-
mand for social reform, and may
play an important part in bringing
about great changes in this respect
within the next six years. Some
one has said that "six years at the
close of the nineteenth century are
almost equal to sixty at its begin
ming Admitting this as fact,
and who can deny it, and the year
we are at the threshold of is
freighted with momentous posi-
bilities.
Let us then live it we'll, so that
when it grows old and we again
confront the new year, our hearts
may not be filled with vain regrets.
To do this. we need no new reso-
lutions, for acts are resolutions
which propitiate the new year
and round it out in the fulness
and fruitage of we'll lived life.
Meet the New Year then with
courage, live it with courage, and
when it grows old the heart will be
filled with the music of content
ment and the soul with the joyous
ness of peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
THE STORY OF THE YEAR.

The FREE Press this evening
presents its readers with its annua-
review of the Improvements OF the
CITY. The story of the year in this
respect is always an interesting
one, and especially will it be so in
the light of all events and clrcum.
stances for the year 1894, so far as
Mankato is concerned. The past
season will not be regarded in his
tory as prosperous one. Many a
town has been paralyzed, tempo
rarily at least, by the heavy hand
of depression, and if they have
held their own they have done re-
markably well.
But Mankato, on the other hand,
has forged ahead and has added to
its wealth, its business, its solldlty,
and it's general appearance, and IS
so situated that it will be strictly
in it with the return of good times
which seem to be looming up just
ahead of us.
While the depression which has
rested upon the whole country has
made itself felt somewhat in one
way or another, it has not inter-
fered with business here to the ex-
tent it has in many places. All OF
our institutions have been kept in
constant operation, and some of
them have done equally as we'll or
better than in previous seasons.
Our business men have enjoyed a
good trade, and have nothing to
complain of. The outlook for flu
ture business in all lines is better
than ever before. The universal
opinion is that Mankato is good
town and commercial men and
others who visit us affirm that it is
one of the best cities they visit,
and that it has done more business
through the past few months than
many towns of greater proportions.
This is encouraging, and that it
is not mere idle talk, is borne out
by the story which is told in our
news columns this evening. 1t is
a proud record, we'll up toward the
best the city has ever made. In
fact there are but one or two years
that it has been eclipsed.
In our resume of the years
building AMI other items of i'm
provements we cannot claim abso
lutte accuracy. No doubt we have
inadvertently omitted many items,
as it almost impossible to get
everything of this character. How
ever, the showing given is proud
one, and for any omissions allow
ance should be made.
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FHE OLD AND THE NEW.

Though earth swing wide from Gods intent,
and though no man or nation
Will move with full consent
In heavenly gravitation,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
LARGER HOME BUILDING.

Mankato has not expended as
much in improvements of a semi
public nature this year, in proper
ton to the whole sum invested, as
has been the case in former years.
Of the SAT, 900 invested in gen.
eral Improvements the past sea-
son, less than 500, 700 has been
put into business blocks and other
than private residences, and the
remainder, reaching at least $780,
900, has been invested in homes.
Last year, of the S322, 900 spent
in improvements, S2I5,ooo was
for other building than that of re-
sidences. The record of this year,
everything taken into considera-
ton, is the best in its history, and
settles beyond doubt that Man
kato is destined to become one of
the important cities of the north
west. The building this year
proves conclusively that the city's
growth in the matter of inhab-
itants is in strict keeping with its
business and manufacturing in
terests and that no particular line
has in any way been overdone.
The new year opens with the
prospects in view, and
the active cooperation of all of
our citizens for the pushing ahead
If our industries and general bust
ness, will cause such a record for
1895, as will surpass anything in
he history of the city.
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ORGANIZED FOR WORK.

The meeting of the Second district
legislative members yesterday result
ed in strong boom for Mr.. Shells
candidacy for the speakership, and
brought out some matters of legisla-
tion which will come up for action.
The perfecting of an organization
which is to endure throughout the
session is an excellent move and can
not fail to be of value to the districts
interests. 1t is already apparent
that an unusual onslaughter on the
state treasury is to be made this win
ter. The State University will
work for an appropriation of hun
dred and fifty or more thousands of
dollars, a movement is on foot
to secure the erection of an addi-
tional Insane Hospital, which will
want at least a hundred thousand to
start on; the northern part of the
state will make strong fight for a
hundred thousand dollars for drainage
purposes, and the bridge bills will be
limited only by the number of rivers
and creeks running through the vari-
GUS counties. OF course the present
state institutions will all ask for
something, and to discriminate be-
tween the needful and purely orna-
mental will require the watchfulness
of all members who have a DISPOSE
tion to save the peoples money from
wholesale cOnfScatiOn.
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Though earth swing wide from Gods intent,
and though no man or nation
Will move with full consent
In heavenly gravitation,
Yet by one sun is every orbit bent"
The old year is nearly gone. A
few hours more and it will be for
ever wrapped in the history of the
centuries. There have been many
years that we have felt more sad
at parting with than we do with
this. But though it has been a
year with its depression, its pinch
ing times, with misery showing its
gaunt hand everywhere, it has not
been without its joys, its glad sur
prises, its untold satisfaction of
good accomplished. But on the
whole it is not one of the years
which we would willingly select to
live over again.
But as we approach the brink
where the old year departs and
and the new year comes upon the
plain of action, how many will
stop and think that six years from
tomorrow will round out the nine
teenth century-a century which
marks the greatest progress in all
the known history of time-and
will start the twentieth century
upon its course. Six years only
are left of the century that has
made more history and witnessed
more triumphs for higher civiliza-
ton, than all of the previous eigh-
teen centuries together. 1t is a
record which seems almost beyond
the comprehension of man. 1t
fairly stuns one as he thinks of it.
The past twelve months have re-
corded events which a few years
ago, even, would have startled
mankind, but now excite hardly a
passing tremor.
1t is not profitable pastime to
turn our eyes upon the past unless
we can CLEAN some useful lesson
therefrom. And those things
which have tried us sorely, which
sometimes have bowed our heads
in the bitterest anguish, are not
pleasant to turn to, unless we can
profit by the experience then gain
ed in the days which are speeding
their way towards us. 1t is not
pleasant for the mind to rest upon
the dark places of the past, "where
regrets writhe and coil and grin
hideous," Better far to cast it
ahead on the pleasant fields over
the hills where the golden grain is
waving, and the grape is putting
on its purple tinges in the warm
sunlight, then in the damp and
misty chambers of past disap-
pointmentS.
What will the new year bring
us? What transformations will be
wrought in the brief period left of
the century? IT'S useless to spec
ulate as to what the future will
bring us. But the history of the
past has taught us that the mind
of today will not rest quiet, but
will move tirelessly on In its at
tempt to bring new worlds to its
feet. Science has been actively
engaged in advancing its lines in
the last twelve months, and since
the last New Years day marked
the flight of time, has advanced its
picket line far beyond the out
posts then occupied, medical
science is just as busy with its
bacilli culture and study of mi
crobes, and as one of the triumphs
of the year, announces that an
anti-toxine has been discovered
that will stop the ravages of the
dread diphtheria. And SO it goes
along the whole line. Faster and
faster the world whirls in its
course, until life has assumed a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

occur abroad. In this respect the
conservative course which has gov
erned the city's previous growth
has been strictly followed. And
right here can be found the secret
for Mankato's prosperity during
the season of general depression.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

A NEW paper called the Nicollet
County Independent, published at
St. Peter, reaches this Office, and
right healthy youngster it is. 1t
is claimed by those who presume
to know that the causes which led
up to the establishment of this
new enterprise are to be found in
the results of the late political
campaign. The publisher pro-
claims that the paper will be indie
pendent in politics, and what is
more will not drift into a party or
gan nor play to the call of any
clique. AS a rule these so-called
independent newspapers do not
cut very wide swath, from the
fact that they are a misnomer, but
this bright appearing paper may
be shining exception to the rule.
At any rate the FREE PRESS ex-
tends its best wishes for success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
IN DISTRICT COURT.
The Wells-Morris Case Being Argued
Saturday.

The evidence in the $4,000 damage
case of L. W. Wells VS.. John G. Morris
for illegal arrest was completed at
noon, and the arguments were COM
menced at the afternoon session. The
case will probably be given to the jury
at late hour today.
The next case set for trial is that of
Herman Begalk VS.. Julius Reinsburg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Pair Highest Award
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12

"a; do preferred. 7lG72. Sugar Refinery.
lO-as; do preferred. siis. American To
bacco. Sl9s, do preferred. i0Sit. AtChison.
Topeka and Santa Fe. Ga; Baltimore
and Ohio, S.; Canada Pacific. 40; Chesa-
peake and Ohio. l73s; Chicago and Alton.
chicago Gas. us: Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western, 1891; Distillers and Cattle
tesders, lffs; Erie, 10; do preferred, 1874
Edison General Electric. "a. Illinois Cen
tral, s.: Lake Erie and Western. ia: do
preferred, I4iz; Lake shore, l3sii. LOuis-
A., = Manhattan. MS; Memphis and
Charleston, 10; Michigan Central, 9l'ss
MISSOURI Pacific, ga Mobile and Ohio.
IS; Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis.
%; United States Cordage. SIS: do pre-
ferred, 1917 New Jersey Central, 93ls; New
England. SIS; Norfolk and Western,
preferred, las; Northern Pacific, a.;
do preferred, IS; Northwestern. BIS; do
preferred, 1881: Pacific Mail, 22A; Read
ing, l2i2, Rock Island, 63& 81. Paul, 59sl
% preferred. 1854 Silver Certificates. 6Iis
Tennessee Coal and Iron, IS; do do pre-
ferred, 55Q75; Texas Pacific, 97s: Union
Pacific, uis: Wabash. ST. l.. and p. 6Ss:
DO 90 preferred. ia; Western Union,
S1i2; Wheeling and Lake Erie. y; do do
preferred, Al; Southern Railway IS. S7ia:
Southern Railway common, III Southern
Railway preferred, S2S4i South Carolina
4l2s, l06i2
State Bonds-Alabama A. los: do B. i96:
do c, IS bid; Louisiana Stamped IS, 100:
North Carolina IS, 100; North Carolina IS.
l23; Tennessee. new set IS, 49,; Virginia
6s preferred, 81 Virginia Trust Receipts,
69s Virginia Funding Debt. SOS.
Government Bonds-United States IS.
pons, ll23s; United States IS, registered,
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MEMORANDA.

Charleston, S. C.. April 11.-Arrived,
steamer Caiman, st. Helena.
Sailed, schooners Harry b. Ritter,
Smith. New York; Rob Roy, Norbury,
New Orleans. April u.-Arrlved steamer
Pizzati, Pizzati, Ceiba.
,, clesed; Ggssie (Amnl, Hqpner.
aayFs: Bsneroy Gp, PqiIc. HAVE HsVFs:
pool; FL Rio, Quick. New York; AS
save CBr), Caruthers, Liverpool; William
Cliff (BD, Fost, Liverpool; Mera (Br),
Lockhart, Liverpool; Saltwater (Amn),
Gait, Purto CorteZ.
Jacksonville. Fla April l1.-cleared.
schooner II. S. Lanfair, Davis, Phlladel-
phia.
New York, April 9.--Arrived, schooner
Florence Shay, Edwards, Charleston; Ma
poleon BoCghton, Therbitta, Charleston.
Cleared, schooner Ameda Wiley, Dodge,
Fernandina.
Boston, April 9.-Arrlved, schooners Fan
ME l.. Child. Fuller, Brunswick; Isaac
T. Campbell, Matthews, Charleston
Georgia GilIey, Gilkey. Satilla, Baltimore.
Cleared, schooner Grace Adaeus, john
Brunswick. Ga, April 9.--Arrived bark
Nellie NJ. Slade, Bartlett, Boston.
Sailed. ship Anna Ger, Harburg;
schooner Grace Davis, Hodge. Portland.
Fernandina, April 9.-Sailed, schOoners
Gertrude A. Bartlett, Bartlett, New Lon
don; Edward Stewart, Kent, New London.
Goole, April 7.-Sailed, bark Kragero
(Nor), Monsen, Tybee.
Mandal. April S.-Arrived, bark Mira
pore (NoD Christensen, Savannah for st.
TenerIffe, March 25.-Arrived. bark
Fama de Canaries (Sp), Leon, Brunswick.
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ANOTHER RISE IN COTTON.
THE LOCAL MARKET ADVANCED
Lice ON ALL GRADES.

The sales Larger Than for Some
Time Past-FutHres Gained Five
Points-spirits TUrpentine Quiet
With Downward Tendency
Nothing Doing in the Rosin Mar
kettle Exchanges to BE Closed
on Good Friday.
savannah. April 11.-There was another
ADVANCE in the price OF cotton at the cot
IN. exchange to-day, 1-lsc being added 10
r5s price of each grade. The sales We're
larger than on any day for some time
and most Of the local offerings were alb
sorbei SPIRITS tuTpentine was weak and
buvers were offering from y TO &C below
che market price. The ros.n market was
ou.et and no business was reported at the
hoard of trade. Other markets were
Steady and unchanged.
The following resume Of the markets
will show the tone and the quotations
al the close to-day:
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Marl1et quiet. Rates quoted are
per 100 pounds. Direct-Barcelona,
Havre. via New York, &c; Liverpool, Via
Boston. zoe; Amsterdam, via New York.
40c; Antwerp, via New York, 40c; Genoa
via New York, acc; Hamburg, via New
York 39c: Reveal. via New York, SIC; Ma
pies via New York, SIC; Trieste via New
York, SIC; Venice, via New York, Coo; Bos-
ton, per bale, SIPS; New York, per bale,
$50: Philadelphia, per bale, S1,00; Balti-
more per bale, sl.0O.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are quiet at
ruling rates. Foreign business is more or
less nominal The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
500 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland Me Railroad ties, basis Il
feet 14c. Timber rates, 50cI$1.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward nominal; to Rosario, $500
M13.00; Buenos Ayres or Montevideo. 5000
@1l.O0; to Rio Janeiro, sl4.00; TO Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, Slls0Ql15O; to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, q IS standard
BY Steam-To New York 500; to Phil
adelphia, 500; TO Boston, $500; 10 Balti-
more. $500.
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market is
quiet. Large-szed Cork for orders are
placed al g 414d03s nd. sm3n-sized Is
9d and As. Genoa, 2s-3dGt3s-5d Adratfc
's-6dG f3s-9d. South America rosin, Csc per
barrel Of $50 pounds. Coastwise-Stcam
To Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rOsin.
90c on spirits; 70 New York, rosin, SIC
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits IurPentine-The receipts for the
day showed a marked 5-,rssses ,,1-e, ..,,sS
Sd9 since the season opened and gave the
Dsafs announcement to hammer away on
ne price The sales ar the quotation were
i-eslI ana the tone was weak. Buyers were
D-Qding 254 and &c for regulars. hut as a
TUE the FACTORS preferred to wait over the
noilaay, and did not accept the offers. At
market was bunetined steady. at Z7ise.
VITA sales OF ld5 casks; az the last call il
closed quiet and unchanged with no sales
reported.
Ros.n-It wss.a duh day in the rosin
market The higher grades were weak
ana medium and common grades were
only steady. There was but little demand
ara no business reported. At the board OF
trade, at the opening and closing of the
market. i was buletined steady for W
w, w G., and y, and firm for all other
Grades No sales were posted The quo
taCons were unchanged from yesterdays
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consumption
y, No wonder that the bears are frightened.
We 40 not look for a rapid or uninter-
Iupted advance. but We feel confident that
ne general trend of the market is to-
ward higher prices and we advise buN-ins-
on every break and the acceptance Of mod
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12

Bark Nordstiernen CNor). Larsen, from
brunswick for Limhamn (Sweden), April
8, lat. 49, lon. o.
Spoken by bark La Marrincscia, April
g, lat. 29-42. n. long. 20, ca w, a Norwegian
lark showing signals H. NJ. T. ", lumber
laden
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

London, April S-The bark Verltas (Nor)
Hansen, from Savannah for Dantzic
which was taken into Copenhagen after
being ashore, sustained damage. She had
to be Hghtered of part OF cargo before
floating.
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RICE.

The market was steady. The following
quotations were posted at the Board of
Trade:
Clean Rice
Common 3d31ac per pound; fair. Slza
sac; good, 4Q4l4c; prime acc; choice,
head, 4% G5c
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board this day. 4,l29 sl.9i2
Receipts same day last year. 500 1881
Charleston, S. c., April 1l-Turpentine
nominal, 2Sc; receipts casks. Rosin, good
strained, nominal, S1.10Q1l5; receipts In
barrels.
Wilmington, N c., April II. Rosin
steady; strained, s1.l5; good strained, Sl.2o.
at 95c. Crude turpentine easy; hard, $l29;
virgin. $3.50.
Receipts spirits turpentine, 81 casks.
New York, April 1l.-Rosin, dull, steady;
strained common to good, Si.52la6s1. 57 y.
Turpentine, quiet, easy, 3lQ3l5c
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Steamship City of Macon, Boston.
steamship Berkshire Baltimore.
Ship Johann Frederick Ger. Harburg
Schooner Mary f. Godfrey, Wilmington
81
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12
CLEANED YEsTERDAY
SAILED YESTERDAY.

Schooner Mary +. Godfrey. WiclSs, Will
mlngton. Del.-George Harrlss g Co.
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per 100 pounds. spirits, S5c; to Philadel-
phia, rosin, nc per 100 pounds. spirits.
soc; to Baltimore, rosin, 7iac per 100
pounds. spirits. roc.
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NOTICE no MARTNERs.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States Hy-
geographic Office in Custom House. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports Of wrecks and derelicts receiv-
ment.
For additional shipping news see other
oaIf
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DEPARTED YEsTEnDAY.


Steamer Alpha. Finney. Beaufort and
'Ort Royal.-C. II. Medlock, Agent.