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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

Sunday base ball was inaugurated
in Mankato Sunday, and it was de-
monstrated that Sunday will be the
most profitable day for the manage
ment. Sundays game was an eX-
pertinent, and it was proved that the
spectators were willing to remain
quiet and observe the injunctions of
the management, and Sunday base
ball will probably be a go hereafter.
The attendance was all the way
from 1000 to 1900, and nearly 100
more managed to see the game from
outside the fence. A large number
from outside the city were present,
including many from ST. Peter, and
the Picketts had plenty of friends to
applaud their good plays, when they
made any. When the game was about
to be called, a gentleman stepped ouG
in front of the grand stand and on be-
half of the management asked those
present to refrain from noisy demon
STATIONS. He said that Sunday base
ball games IN Mankato was an expert
ment, and that it depended upon how
the spectators behaved whether they
would be success and whether there
would be any more of them. He
would ask the cooperation of all. He
added, "and don't do any betting to-
day, gentlemen. Any other day you
can bet 'em to the roof if you want, but
don't put up money today" The au-
dience responded with applause, and
only once or twise during the game
was it necessary to remind it of the
injunction Of quiet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
THE NORTON INQUEST.
No New Facts Developed = The
Funeral Monday.

Nv 4NCN oCtS DCfOlOpCu uC
Funeral Monday.
Coroner Paddock held an inquest
over the remains of the late John
Norton Saturday evening, and VIM.
Otto, Frank Tiers, Chas Siegle and
Geo Larson were witnesses. Moth
ing not already given in these COL
umns was developed, and the follow
ing verdict was returned:
"That the said John Norton came
to his death on.the 9th day of August,
A. D., 1895, at the town of Mankato,
in the county of Blue Earth, state of
Minnesota, at sand pit on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee 81 St. Paul railway
about two and one half miles south of
said city of Mankato by reason of in
juries caused by the failing upon him
of large stump from an embank-
ment at said sand pit.
J.J. GILL.
E. r. KENNEDY,
~, HARRY PADDOCK.
'uiS JOHN DATES.
S. S. SMITH,
CHAS. A. ANDERSON. y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

SPEAKING of the absence of potato
bugs this year Prof. Lugger explains
it as follows: ga knowledge of the
life history of the potato beetle will
explain the reason why these insects
are so uncommon this year. The eX-
IRENE drouth of last year destroyed
the foliage of the potato when the
last generation was still very young,
and most of the larva not finding food
had to starve. Still quite a number
managed to reach full size and at
tempted to enter the ground for hiber-
nation. The ground being exceed
ingly dry made it difficult for soft
bodied insects to penetrate any depth
and this hardness and great heat COM
bined to kill vast numbers of full
grown larva. Still few succeeded to
form their cells in the ground and
hibernated successfully. The very
warm spell in the spring coaXed them
out of their winter quarters earlier
than usual, and the succeeding freeze
killed most of the potato bugs which
so far escaped destruction"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
Choice of Routes.

To Knights Templar Conclave, Bos-
ton, via the Nickel Plate road, en-
bracing Chautauqua Lake, Niagara
Falls, Thousand Islands, Rapids
of the St. Lawrence, Sarato-
go, Palisades of the Hudson, Hoosac
Tunnel and ride the Berkshire Hills
by day light. Tickets on sale August
10Th to 18th inclusive; lowest rates;
quick time and service uneXcelled, in
Guiding palace sleeping and dining
cars. Address j. Y. Callahan, General
Aengt, Ill Adams street, Chicago, for
further information.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
WORK RESUMED.
Vacant Places at the Tub Factory
Easily Filled.

Easily Filled.
Everything is moving smoothly at
the tub factory once more. The
force was easily filled, and not one of
those who left were taken back. There
were SO many applications from those
wanting work that many had to be
turned away. Two boys came from
st. Paul, expecting to get work, and
letters were received from many in
the twin Cities.
Nobody outside of Mankato was en-
ployed, and not nearly all from this
city were able to get places.
The boys who went out have al
ready learned a valuable lesson on
striking, which may be of advantage
to them later on in life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

The deepest hole ever dug by a
man, that at Sperenberg, Germany, is
only 4172 feet. But it will be easily
eclipsed by the grave which the gold
monometallists are digging for them
selves.-Dulatth Herald.
And into the same hole will also be
chucked the silver monometallists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

The Montevideo Leader says if sill
yer was worth $1.29 an ounce, wheat
would surely average not less than a
dollar and a quarter. There is no
doubt of it at all, if the supply of
wheat was not too large. The wheat
supply, together with the demand for
it, governs the price entirely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

For SALE-One 600-foot 6-inch
drill, as good as new. Will sell cheap.
There is money in it. Enquire at
Mankato Mfg. Co., or address, T. III.
Hazel, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
The clubs played as follows:

The Mankatos ran in three scores
during the first inning, which dis
couraged the Picketts, and the latter
were not able to do anything. The
Mankato team played tirst-class
game, and walked all around the
visitors, turning the defeat of the
previous day into great victory, and
almost whitewashed the ST. Pauls.
In the first inning, Messerly sent
the ball over the fence and let in three
scores.
In the second, Reed sent the ball
over the fence with two base hit.
In the third and fourth, Mankato
made double plays.
In the sixth, Messerly made a two
base hit. The Picketts landed three
fys into the hands of Mankato.
In the seventh, Wattles sent the
ball over the fence and earned a home
run.
The score stood as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
The score stood as follows:
MORE CHANGES.

Martin has left the club, going
back to Minneapolis.
Griggs and Marrette, of Iowa, have
arrived and 60 with the club to Austin
tomorrow on trial as catcher and Sec
ond base. Wattles and Reed will
play in the field. Adams has not re-
turned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
A GREAT VICTORY.
THE ST. PAUL PICKETS ALMOST
WHITEWASHED

Sunday Base Ball Inaugurated in Man.
kato Sunday-The Biggest Crowd
of the Season Out-MankatO Wins
Its Greatest Victory, the Score
Standing thirteen to one in Its
Favor-The Spectators Quiet and
Orderly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

Three prisoners from Faribault
county were. brought to this city Fri
day and lodged in the county Jail to
serve out sentences.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

Endless belts, betting and all
kinds of thresher supplies. Ell. C.
AKERS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
THE ICE AGE,

In some distant period of time the sun may again assert his power and drive back to the north pole the redoubtable ice king. When the ice and snow have dissolved in mist before the warm breath of the sun, then will some historian write of the ice age. He willt tell of the wonderful discov- cries made in this glacial period. He will describe the people that inhabited this land that was once covered with verdure. He will picture their rosy cheeks, elastic steps and buoyant natures. Then tho long {, dark days of the glacial period set in. The sun was obscured by heavy clouds and day was turned into night. The people became paIlid and their flyers got out of order. They became bilious. They finally became ghost-like, and looked as white as the snow that proved their winding sheet. One peculiar object unearthed by the his- torian will be mummy with high cheek bones, sharp nose and tough shin bones. The historian will label him: "Frozen Yankee; came South to escape the winter. ' Then the historian will find round, yell low ball like frozen orange. He will la bellt, 'tRelic of the golden age, just prior to the glacial period.'' He will also dis cover an inflated monster, all belly and no legs, and mark it, "Reed's frozen Presi- dential boom." And he will find an ex- tinct specimen of a monster with red nose and free railroad pass, and he will label it, "Railroad octopus-frozen out by the people.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

theory which-you advance of judging men in public life Is but your own judgment of what would be your frailty in like posi- Ition. It will never be accepted as the standard by which high minded and hon. orable men judge each other.
 The threats of assassination which in the last two years followed my pathway in the discharge of public duty were far more honorable and braver than your untruth- ful and malicious statements as to the mo- tives which influenced me in the discharge of public duties. Controversy and discuss sion in newspapers in matters of this sort are distasteful. I reluctantly enter into it in self f-defense. It may be that further on it will be my duty to inquire what there Is in your dealings with your fellow man which iustifies you in setting up your opinion as the standard by which men in public life are to be measured.
 THOs. G. JONES.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

ANOTHER feature presents itself in the matter of the railroad bill now awaiting the action of the Governor and concerning which so much has been written and said. It is learned from good authority that the reason for delay in the work of extending the East and West railroad into Birming- ham is that the fate of this bill will play most important part, affecting very seri- ously this enterprise. If the Southern Railway Company obtains control of the Alabama Great Southern it would take from the East and West it's much desired and very necessary. connection for entrance into New Orleans. With the Southern in charge of the Alabama Great Southern the East and West, which, it Is understood, is 10 become part of the Atlantic and Sea- board Air Line, would be unable to reach further south than Birmingham. This is matter for very serious consideration and investigation. The AGE- HERALD does not believe that Governor Oates will give off, cial sanction to any measure that has ten- dency to retard the progress of the people of the State or to deprive this section of the benefit of free and open railroad competi- ton.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
SHE DOESN'T WANT MUCH.

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 12.-A sensa- tionaI suit was filed in the district court here today by Carrie R. Scott of Denver against Harry Edson Sims of Galveston, formerly of Denver. Miss Scott sues him for breach of promise and wants S50 QUO damages. Mir. Sims is a real estate owner and Is very wealthy. He married Miss Landon last March. He was quite promi- nent in Colorado, having served a term in the legislature of that state.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

ONE of the large wholesale produce.deal CTS on Morris avenue is. making prepara- tions for starting canning factory in this city. He has figured out that there is money in it, and there doubtless is. This will in all probability be 6 good fruit year. The canning factory will give employment to great deal of labor.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
IN BAD SHAPE.

LONDON, Feb. F. The ferries at Grave- send have all been stopped by the great &C., cumulation of ice, and watermen's boats are all laid up. Pilots and custom house men are using strong tugs in order to reach vessels on the outside. Some floating pieces have been detached, and a number of barges were swept away from their moorings, drifting in midstream. A few of the barges have been crushed by ice and are in a sin king condition.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
YOU DO WRONG

9 To pay big prices for common shoes these hard times when it is so easy to find good shoes at low prices. The Boston Shoe Store, 107 Twentieth street, sells shoes and makes regular customer out of every person who makes purchase there. There is reason for this. Buy your next pair there and you will soon fndo out the reason.
 11-8.tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
The U. s. Govt Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to aW others.
WE LEAVE THE CITY

WE LEAVE THE CITY. Attend the closing out sale of ladies', gents' and children's Shoes at prices never before heard of. 0ents' shoes, soc up; la- dies, 75c up; chldren's, 15c up. The finest line of wintershoes in the city. Lay in your winter stock at once.
 ST. PIERRE. Ladies' entrance sO3 Nineteenth Street. Gents entrance corner Third Avenue and Nineteenth street. oct 14 If
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
BRICK RTOCK GJTTTED

BUFFALO, N. r., Feb. 12.-The four- story brick block, Nos. 10 to 16 Lock street, occupied by 8 number of manufaciu ring firms, was gutted by fire this morning. The total loss will reach $100, ,G00, mostly covered by insurance.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
A DEADLY TIDAL WAVE.

NORTH SYDNEY, c. B., Feb. 12.-Ad- vices from West Cove, c. B., say the tidal wave that swept that coast Tuesday and Wednesday of last week did great damage to shipping on St. Paul island The wave washed clear over the top of the northwest light house. Several stores and houses, with their contents, were swept into the ocean. Telegraph wires were blown down for distance of twenty miles.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
DIED OF HIS WOUNDS.

4 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12.- MT. L. Murray Ferris, the sugar refiner of Franklin, La, |, January 2s, 1895, by MT. Henry NJ. Payne, an extensive planter of south Louisiana, died of his wounds at 1: 80 this afternoon. The funeral will be held at Trinity church, St. Charles avenue, at 4:30 tomorrow after noon. The remains will be buried in Ponghkeepsie N. Y.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
FATAL RABBIT HUNT.

MONTGOMERY, Feb. 12.-A special to the Advertiser from New Decatur, Ala, says Williams was shot and killed by younger brother. The boys had run a rabbit to cover and were punching it out when the rabbit jumped and the younger boy fired the load striking his brother in the back of the head, killing him almost instantly. The boys were 15 and 12 years of age.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

with 5-cent cotton. It fought the war on 5-cent cotton, kept 800. 900 men in the field. fed the non- -combstants and the Federal armies, purchased warships and paid inter- est in gold on it's debt. It was enabled to do this because 1t had plenty of meat and corn as well as cotton. The South is again on A war footing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
WENT BACK TO WORK

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Feb. 12.-The Greylock mills strike Is ended and the operators returned to work today, having voted by 20 majority to accept the ultf- matum of the company, which was to re- turn at the old scale of wages and await probable raise in the spring.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
YEsTERDAY's TEMPERATURE.

AS especially recorded hourly for the AGE HERALD on the standard thermometer at Hughes drug store, corner Nineteenth street and Second avenue. The figures given are in all instances for temperature recorded in the shade and on a northern sheltered exposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
A BANK CLOSED.

SUPERIOR, N. D., Feb. 12.-The doors of the Bank of Superior were closed by the state bank examiner yesterday. General business depression is the alleged cause. The depOsitOrs.are expected to lose nothing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

A WRITER in Harpes's Magazine describes ''the snake and rider fences" of Virginia. He evidently meant astake aud rider" All rail fences are called ''snake iences,' from their sinuous course. The 'stake and rdsr' are those that have stakes across the fence aud rails ir the cross. This is done to make the fence higher and econoDize in rails at the same time. fence could not have "riders' without ssstakes.D D
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
ATTENTION!

There will be a called meeting of the La- dies Aid society of the Central Presbyte-
 rian church Thursday, 8 p. m., at the
 church. Members earnestly requested to attend.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
FAVORABLE TO THE TURKS.

LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Globe publishes a dispatch saying the Armenian commis- sion has examined several Turks at Moosh and their testimony is all favorable to<the authorities. After all the government witnesses have testified several Armenians will be examined.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

A BILL has been reported to the Michigan House of Representatives requiring lobby ists to be registered, and forbidding hear ing by committee of any person not 50 registered,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
THE WEATHER.

WAsHlNGToN, Feb. 12.-Forecast of weather for the succeeding twenty four hours: Generally fair; northwest winds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald eporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.

LINCoLN'S BIRTHDAY. Yesterday was the eighty sixth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln s birthday, and it was celebrated last night by the local orders of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Sons of Veterans.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. The enier- tainment 10 have been given by the ladies of the First Baptist church has been in- definitely postponed on account of the bad weather. The date on which it will be held will be announced later.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
REV. ". L. GARLAND.

NASHVILLE, Feb. 12.-Rev. w. L. Gar land, ex-chancellor of Vanderbilt univer- sity and one of the best known educators in the south, died this morning, aged 85 years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

EXTREME cold causes dullness of the mind and joss of memory. The cold seems to have affected Senator Alien of Nebraska In respect to brightness of intellect, for he is not smart enough to see that all his talk about the Black Belt election will amount to nothing. But 1t has not caused him to lose his memory, for he brings up the sub feet on every occasion
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
A RIO HAITI,

PIrTsBURa, Ks., Feb. 12.-A safe in the office of the Long, Bell Lumber com- pany was robbed of S12O, ,000 in notes and mortgages yesterday.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

ACCORDING to its local paper every town in the South is an ideal place for cotton
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

story of the News building, Twenty first street, between Second and Third avenues, at o'clock this afternoon. A fall attend. ance is earnestly requested.
 DEcATUR's PROMISED EvENT.-The fol- lowing invitation indicates an event of more than passing note to the Decaturs: s'Dr. and Mrs. L. Hensly 'Grubbs request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Leila Virginia, and William Newton Hall, Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 20, 1895. at o'clock, at First Methodist ch urch, Decatur, Ala. At home, March 1, Oak street, Decatur, Ala" WANTED FOR B1aAMY.-Mr. B. H. Wallace, deputy sheriff of Koscusko, Miss, passed through the city yesterday afternoon with c. W. Crawford, white man, as a prisoner! Crawford was arrested two days ago in Opelika on charge of bigamy. Mir. Wallace said 1t was charged that Crawford has three living wives. Crawford had both legs chained and looked like he might be bad character.
 CHILDREN's MASQUERADE BALL.-An event of which the German children are talking will take place at Concordia he'll on Monday evening next. The tickets an- nouncing the event read: "First chil- dren's masquerade ball (for children not over 15 years of age) at Concordia hall, Avenue E, between Tenth and Eleventh
 
 open ct p.ln. Only children in costume allowed on the floor till 10 o'clock. Ball from 10 to 1 a. m. Children must be es- corted by their parents or relatives. Ad- mission 25 cents. Children and ladies free. The right to refuse admission is reserved by the society,"
 'RAH FOR UNCLE SAM.-Here is an in- stance of the rapid transit Of Uncle Sam's mail. On the 27th day of June, 1890, the circulating department of the AGE-HER- AID mailed letter to M. Reese, a sub scriber at Mount Pinson, Jefferson county, Ala, less than twenty miles from Bir- Birmingham, Ala, June 27, 1S90. Yes terday that letter came back to the Bir- minghan postoffice and was delivered to the AGE HERALD. No marks were any. where on the envelope to show where it had been all this time or why it had been returned. The letter was four years, seven months and fifteen days going round trip of less thaS forty miles.
 AN AFTERNOON BLAZE.-The first fire of the present cold spell occurred yesterday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock. The scene was two-story boarding house, at the corner of Third avenue and Seventeenth street, owned by Mir. Charles Hardeman and oc. cupied by Mrs. Wrenn. The fire started in g pantry on the second floor, and was burning strongly when discovered. An attempt was made to pull the box on that cofner, but it was frozen and telephone alarm had to be sent in. The department made quick work of it and extinguished the fire after about S25O damages had been done. The roof was badly burned. Mrs. Wrenn was absent from home at the time of the fire, and from all that could be learned had no insurance on her household effects, nearly all of which were gotten out of ha n ry xyj duY
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

UNITED CHARITIES. There will be a meeting of the society of United Charities at their new Headquarters, in the second story of the News building, Twenty first at o'clock this afternoon. A fall attend. ance is earnestly requested.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

THE Birmingham Tribune and otber papers devoted to the Populist cause con- tnne to contend that the Populists showed greater strength in the November election of 1894 than in 1892, yet the fact stands boldly forth that in 1894 the Populsts elected only seven Congressman, while in 1892 they elected twelve Congressmen. Thus they have lost nearly half their mem- bers In Congress in two years. How long will it pc before they are without repre- sentation in Congress? And without Rep resentatives how can they enact their peculiar laws?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13

THE fearful weather las been disastrous -i5 shipping. Statistics show that there are more people killed in railroad accidents than are drowned at sea; but when wreck does take place the fatalities are greater. An old negro expressed it well when he said: ''1n railroad smash up dar you is, bu. in shipwreck wbar :s you?''
 TIE so,,tb f,as befora had a, exna-,.,o.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-13
THE NEWS IN PARIS.

PARIS, Feb. 12.-News of the arrival of La Gascogue last evening spread through out the city with almost incredible rapidity, and in the theaters aud cafes and on the boulevards it wes the topic of con- versation. Public rejoicing at the safety of the ship was general. President Faura learned of the safe arrival of the vessel while at O theater.