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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
shepherds Strike and Organize a Union.

The sheep herders Of Casper, wy,
and the wool owners have come to an
open rupture, with the result that Sun
day afternoon the men went out on q
strike. Their grievance is that they We're
compelled to board at houses designated
by the Woolgrowers' association. The
sheep herders have organized a union to
be known as the United Shearers' Ma
tional union, and an effort will be made
to get every sheep shearer in the state
to join. -Deseret News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Harrison Gees East.

INDIANAPOLIS, May l6.-Ex.President
Benjamin Harrison left for the East at
2:45 p. m. He will spend a day at
Newark, N. j., where he viii receive a
medal from the New Jersey Historical
society. From there he will go to
New York to stay at the Fifth Avenue
hotel for two weeks. While III New
York he will sit for a portrait by
Eastman Johnson, to be hung in the
White House with the other pictures
of presidents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
NUMBER 80
AN SUIT.
He Brings an Action to Recover SIS, 900.
Against the City of New York.

Against the City of New York.
Joseph Fleming has brought an action
against the mayor, aldermen and COM
monalty of the city of New York to re-
cover So, 1000. He claims that while an
inmate Of the penitentiary OF the county
of New York as a convict and under
the care of the penitentiary warden,
keepers and employees he was compelled
TO do certain work in the quarries on
Blackwell $ island A defective chain
vas used, the chain broke, a stone fell,
and his right leg was fractured. He
claims that it was the duty Of the city
to furnish safe and sound tools, imple-
ments and places for him to do his
work, and to furnish competent. expert
encod and sufficiently skilled men to di-
rect such work. He claims he was taken
to a hospital and that a surgical opera
ton was performed; that he suffered
great agony and that he is injured for
life. Louis Globe Democrat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Silver Conference.

SALT LAKE CITY, U. t., May 10. -
The delegates to the silver conference
have arrived. California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada
and Utah have full delegations and
there are large numbers OF silver men
from surrounding regions. The meet
ings will be held in the big Mormon
tabernacle. The convention will last
three days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Where the Trouble Lies.

Women do not seem to realize that
dislike for the bloomer is based not on a
general prejudice, but the superlative
ugliness of the garment. If a reform
costume ;s of necessity hideous, the dress
reformer viii find her path strewn with
thorns. San Francisco Examiner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
GROSSLY IMPROPER.
Illinois Veterans Object to Defeating the
Confederate Monument on May 80.

BLOOMINGTON, Ills, May l6.-An ex-
citing discussion took place at the
morning session Of the G.. A. R., over
the proposition to dedicate on Decora-
ton day the Confederate monument at
lakewood cemetery, Chicago. There
seems no doubt the encampment will
pass a resolution declaring such a use
of the holiday grossly improper and un-
patriotic, and declaring that G.. A. r.
posts as such should not participate.
Great interest centerS in the selection
of commander. The McNulta men ex-
press confidence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Lots More Room.

There is lots Of room to build rail
roads in this country yet. If the United
States had as many miles of railroad in
proportion as Great Britain, its mileage
would have to be increased from $50, 900
to 492, 900 miles. Minneapolis Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
FAVOR ~SlMETALLISM.
Committee of Prussian Diet Adopts q
Motion for "A Conference.

Committee of PruSsian Diet Adopts q
Motion for a Conference.
LONDON, May l6.-A Times dispatch
from Berlin says that the committee
appointed by the upper house and the
Prussian diet to discuss the motion of
Count Won Mirbach. the leader of the
agrarians, favoring an international
agreement for the use of both gold and
silver, has accepted the motion by a
vote Of 10 to 4. Among the members
of the committee are: Freiherr Won
Manteuffel, Count Won Frankenberg
and Count Won Dohla Lauck, for the
bimetallists, and DR.. Koch, of the I'M
perial bank, for the monometallists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
First X. r. seceder.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May rs. "A confer
ence was held in this city between
Grand Chancellor J. L. Sutphen, X. of
p, and District Deputy Bates M.
Campbell, relative to the seeding
Goethe lodge. The lodge is the first of
the German lodpes to secede from the
order. Goethe lodge has been reorgan-
lied as lodge No. /. Of Independent
Order Of Knights of Pythias.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Sent for a Priest.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, May TO-
Jack Smith, the general of Ball
hill warfare fame; who was shot Mon
day evening at Altman By Marshal
iai Kelley. sent for q priest before his
death and was baptized. He declared
shat if ne recovered, he had determined
10 lead u different Lie.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Another Air Ship Inventor.

SIOUX FALLS, May l6-H, S. Bliss, a
Rapid City inventor, has a model about
completed of an air ship which he
and others who have seen it think
viii be practicable. He has built it en-
ii .ly from hickory, every piece being
made by hand. The ships, when made
for practical use, will be constructed of
aluminnm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16

The girls in the University of Michi-
gan will graduate in calico gowns in or
der to be able to subscribe more liberal
ly to the gymnasium fund. There's a
new woman idea that is likely to make
the new man do some hard thinking
Chicago Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
DISTINGUISHED lNVALIDS.
Gresham. Hit and Almy Not So Well
Casey Slightly Better.

Casey Slightly Better.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Secretary
Greshem slept well during the first part
of the night, bat was very restless in
the morning hours. There is no
marked change in his condition. Rep
re~sentat.ve Coggswell's condition was
unchanged. General Casey is slightly
better. Miss Dodge (Gail Hamilton)
is about the same. Representative Hit
did not rest as we'll as usual. There is
no decided change in his cond ton.
The condition of Rear Admiral Amy is
much worse. He is so years of age and
his physicians are apprehensive that
the end is quite near.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Received a Death Sentence.

GLENDIyE, Mon, May III. -Judge
Milburn sentenced William Bailey to
hang Tuesday, July 2, for the murder
OF John g. barkley. The murder oc-
Cured Feb. IL near Newton, Dawson
county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
Where Cashier Are Honest.

In Japan the largest private bank has
been in business for more than three
centuries and has over 30 branches.
This speaks Well for the stability of the
institutions, the honesty of cashiers and
supervision of directors. Detroit Free
pracs
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Dark Horses Coming to the Front for thu
Noderatorship.

Noderatorship.
PITTsBURG, May 10 There are about
so of the commissioners to the Presby-
terrain general assembly present now,
and they will not all be here before
many hours. Among those already or
the field are Rev. DR.. S. A. Mutchmore,
OF Philadelphia. retiring moderator;
Rev. DR.. Robert Russell Booth, of New
York, who is a leading candidate OF the
assembly, and DR.. William Henry
Roberts, of Philadelphia, stated clerk
of the assembly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
GET AN INCREASE.
Wages of Employees of the Carnegie Com.
pany Raised 10 Per Cent.

PITTsRURG, May 16.-Tke board of
managers of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany has decided to advance the wages
OF its 49, 900 men 10 per cent. The
-~Sso takes effect ON June I.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-16
TROUBLE OVER AT VIRGINIA.
Sheriff and Deputies on the scene-Work
Proceeding In Regular Order.

VIRGINIA, Mimi, May 16.-Sheriff
Butckart and 80 deputies arrived OF a
special train I'VE the Duluth, Missabe
and Northern at 3 o'clock. The strikers
are quiet, and the steam shovel is at
work loading the stock pile at the
Franklin mine. 1t is thought there
will be no further trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

The Adrian Democrat says the Re-
publican press is already showing
fears that the Democratic good times
will deprive the party of the support
of those deluded voters who last year
blamed the Democrats for two years
of. panic. The Republican press is
not, so far as we have noticed, worry
ing to any great extent over the mat
ter. All indications point to Repub-
lican majorities big enough for all
practical purposes. But when Bro.
King talks of Democratic good times
he is verging slightly on the sarcastic.
No one has heard of any Democratic
good times. All that party has done
is to make them hard, and they have
simply recovered a little because it
has been placed by the people where
it can do no further harm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
Hoods Pills easy easy ito s sses easy een ass

the pardoning of the Floyds, as their
conviction did not cost the state at
large anything, but only Hennepin
county. This is the first time we ever
understood that the conviction of
criminals was matter of dollars and
cents, but thought they were con-
fined, and in too rare instances ex-
ecuted, SO they are forcibly prevented
from preying upon and communicating
society in general. There could be no
doubt the Floyds were fully aware of
the swindle upon the bank and were
as much benefited by the steal as was
Schieg who was sentenced to longer
term Of incarceration. We contend
that the whole state is interested in
seeing criminals brought to justice
and when convicted should be left to
serve out their sentence, else laws are
only playthings for courts and
governors to trifle with. Mime
apolis may pride herself upon
paying the expenses of convicting
the FlOyds but she cannot con-
fine their evil influence to the
confines of Hennepin county, hence
the whole state is Interested
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
r. D. HUBBARD. Mankato's bio mill

r. D. HUBBARD, Mankato's big mill
er, advises farmers to keep their
wheat. Further, he says wheat ought
to be Is cents higher in the spring
than it is now. The farmers in the
vicinity of Winnebago are exactly of
the same opinion as Mr.. Hubbard,
and as result full bins of wheat will
be the rule instead of the exception
another spring.-Winnebago City
Press Ne,cs.
The Press Ne,Us is somewhat mis-
taken as to the first part of it's item.
Mr.. Hubbard simply expressed his
opinion as to what he thought the
market ought to be, but distinctly
stated that he offered no advice, as
each farmer must be his own indie
pendent judge as to what he should
do with his wheat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
THE ORIENTAL WAR CLOUD.

The latest reports which come from
She Orient, are tinged somewhat with
war-like aspect, but whether this is
something which merely exists in the
minds Of the newspaper correspond
RntS, Or'whether there is really some
thing more serious behind it, remains
10 be more fully developed. 1t would
not be surprising should there be con-
siderable foundation for the reports
which come that there is likelihood
that the interests of Russia and Eng
land will clash and war may result.
These two nations have long glared
at each other with jealous eyes over
eastern possessions, each fearful that
She other would steal a march upon
it, and from the dispatches it looks as
though the Russian bear had stolen
the march by effecting a treaty with
China by which it becomes the virtual
master of the Orient to the extent
that the Celestial empire is concerned.
Both nations are in the footpad bust
8ess as far as the Selling of territory
Is concerned, and will receive no es-
Decial sympathy for whatever they
may suffer at each others haLds. But
if the reported treaty is fact and
stands, England has good reason for
alarm as her trade interests in the
lar east. which are considerable world
suffer very disastrous if not crush
ing blow. And war between these
two great nations is very likely to in
yOlVe others. 1t has been many times
said that the Orient might be the
match which would set all Europe in
flames, and if France and Germany
are also interested in RuSsias latest
move, it may prove true.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

In speaking of the matter of fran
chise asked for by Messrs. Alleman
and Snow for the purpose of an cleo
trio street railway, city and CONNER
cial lighting plant, the st. Peter
Tribune says: ''If the council of Man
kato is wise, it will give the gentle
men desiring the franchise an oppor-
tunity to spread themselves" That
is what the people think here.
Let the railroad ordinance be passed,
and franchise granted that will give
the city great electric lighting
and power plant, and the city will
boom during the next two or three
years as never before, and be in po-
sition to take hold of anything going.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
Ar1ONG THE CHURCHES.
The Fine Weather Yesterday Added
to the Church GOerS.

The services at the Presbyterian
church yesterday forenoon were of a
very interesting and qencouraging ma
ture. 1t was communion. Twenty
eight, all but three adults, united
with the church. The bowl was full
to oyerfowlng. The services were
simple and yet exceedingly impressive,
especially when the pastor gave the
right hand of fellowship to the new
members, repeating an appropriate
verse of Scripture for each candidate.
The choir sang with much feeling,
the, hymns SIN Midnight and on
Olives Brow" LEAD Kindly Light"
The M. E. church was we'll filled
last evening, and DR.. Cleveland
preached a strong sermon on the
power of love, richly illustrating it.
He has ,during his brief residence
here made an excellent impression,
and the church is well filed twice
each Sunday. DR.. Cleveland is pro-
gressive thinker, SCHOLARLY and a
fluent and eloquent speaker.
The Crazy lecture last night at the
Baptist church crowded the building
with an interested audience. The
scenes illustrated were very fine. The
room was so crowded and the air so
close shortly before the rain that one
young lady in the audience tainted,
but when removed out of doors soon
recovered
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

The editor of the Morris Sun, after
rejecting upon the fact that the ru-
mors of war in the east, and the COM
plicationS over the Venezuelan matters
have had no effect on the price of
wheat, when the forecasting of showers
in the winter wheat belt can depress
the price a whole cent, has become dis
couraged with the outlook, and
wonders if supply and demand has
anything further to do with prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
nR. WILSON'S MEASUREMENT.

Postmaster General Wilson is at
tempting to make point against the
Mckinley law reducing the revenues.
No one has ever disputed this point
but the free traders themselves. UI
TO the time that the present law
proved dismal failure, as revenue
measure, the Democrats stuck to the
point that the Mckinley law did not
reduce the revenues. Now to take
the curse off from his own offspring,
MIR Wilson turns around and says
that it did. But Mr.. Wilson is not
honest in this attempt, for he is re-
sorting to this statement for the pur-
pose of making people believe, if pos
slble. that the Mckinley law was a
failure in producing revenue enough
for the needs of the government.
But the public will remember that
when the Mckinley law was enacted,
che law then in force was causing a
large surplus of revenue to flow into
the federal treasury. The Mckinley
law was designed to prevent this, and
it did. But until it was threatened
by the free traders, and they were in
power to carry out their threats, it
produced all the revenue the govern
ment needed, and there is every rea
son for believing that it would
have continued TO have done so had
its friends remained in control of the
government. But the free trade
threats and consequent agitation,
with the power to do no one knew
what, had the effect of paralyZing
business everywhere, and SO worked
30 destroy the usefulness of the law.
All this Mr.. Wilson suppresses in the
hope of making point against the
law he helped to wipe off from the
statute books. The truth would de-
strOy the point he wishes to make.
Mr.. Wilson is also one of the crowd
who deprecates at this time any fur
bher legislation on the tariff question.
In this a great change seems to have
come over him within the past twelve
months. Previous to the November
election of 1895, Mr.. Wilson was loud
in his declarations that the tariff
question was not settled, and that the
present law was but the beginning
simply step in the direction they in
tended to go. But he looks upon the
matter differently now, and thinks
shat the opening up of the questions
now would prove most disastrous.
And so far as free trade interests are
concerned we think it would. But
Mr.. Wilson and his free trade school
should remember that any agitation
in the line of protective legislation
does not paralyZe the business inter-
ests, as can be noted in the case of the
enactment of the Mckinley law. But
che country has repudiated Mr.. Will
SOD and his school of economy, and is
not very likely to recall it. The eX-
perience has been entirely too costly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

The Mankato FREE PRESS says the
census report in 1900 will be more re-
liable than this year. Are not the
figures of Mankato's population, ac-
cording to the state census, reliable
Duluth Herald.
You are somewhat mistaken We
said nothing of the kind. What we
said was in answer to a Duluth claim
that the city would have population
of 125, 900 in 1900, and we remarked
that the census figures at that time
would tell better Please quote us
correctly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

THE Minneapolis Journal published
figures last evening showing that 3d.
900, 1000 bushels of wheat, at least one
half the marketable crop of the north
west, has been delivered. This does
not look as though the farmers had
held it back to any great extent. 1t
is probable, however, that the re-
mainder of the crop will be delivered
more slowly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

THE Findley, Ohio, Republican says
that the total amount of money sent
to Ohio by Tammany Hall and Brice
is $3.50 and it adds: "That is a
good deal of currency, but it isn't
enough-not enough, at least, to sue
cessfully debauch the majority of
Ohio's freemen." The sending of this
amount of money settles the fact,
however, that Campbell will not
withdraw as Brice's hired man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

calendar year there would be sur
plus of several millions on hand. The
end of the year is now less than two
months distanct, but nothing OF the
surplus has been seen. Later on when
he found that his prediction was
knocked out, he revised it by stating
that the deficit for the fiscal year
would not exceed S15,000,000. One
third of the year only has passed
away and the deficit now amounts to
SIG, O45, 722, and nothing better in
sight is promised. BY juggling figures,
an apperant surplus, which had no
real existence whatever, was shown
on the books. In spite of all that
could be done to keep the deficit down
to as low point as possible for the
month of October, it reached Sc, l61,-
O54, and the Washington correspond
ent of the Chicago Inter Ocean says
that with this, payments of more
than million dollars due on the last
day of the month, went over to No
vember.
There is no practical improvement
in the receipts from the present tariff
law, nor is there any particular sign
that there will be in the immediate
future.
The situation is not one that any
policical opponent of the party in
power can feel particularly happy
over, even for the sake of seeing the
opposition in hole, for it is a matter
which all too closely touches the well
fare of the country, and therefore the
welfare of each citizen.
Comparisons are odious, but occa-
sionally answer a good purpose. 1t
has been the attempt of the free
traders to show that the present law
is fully as good or better for the coun-
try as was the Mckinley law. 1t has
been shown that industrially such was
far from the case. In the matter OF
revenue it is practically as bad. Dur
Ing UIlc uISU lOuI UCCu ulOlUhS VI OlC
law, the receipts under it
were S423, 952, $50. Under the present
law for the same period the receipts
were S347, 1O0 PAT, or S76,S52, 439 less
than under the Mckinley law. During
the first fourteen months of the Nc
Kinley law the expenditures were
1896, 1868, III; leaving surplus of $751;
OSS, 1850, or an average of over two mil
lion a month. For the same period
under the present law the eXpendi-
lures were SALT 1886, 63S, causing a de-
ficit of'S70, 236, 39l ,or an'average of over
S., 100000 month. These figures tell
their own story, and show that the
effect of taking step toward free
trade are moo all confined to the indus
trial interests of the nation. AS
revenue producer the Gorman-Wilson
law is a fat failure, and some step will
have to be taken by the congress soon
to meet, to remedy the trouble into
which the Democrats have thrown
the treasury and the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
JUGGLING FIGURES.

One of the chief duties of the pres
emit administration seems to be that
of juggling figures so that to as great
an extent as is possible the growing de-
hcit caused by the present tariff law,
may be covered up. 1t will be re-
membered that early last spring Sec
retary Carlisle predicted that the
deficit would keep growing smaller,
and that by the close of the present
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08
Wont Give Them Another.

jackson Republic:
The Rock County Neaos thinks there
is chance for a Democrat in that
district at the next election. The
people of that county gave the Demo
Gratis chance a couple of years ago,
but it will take the next generation
to give them the next chance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

The Chicago Inter Ocean well re-
marks that any showing in the cleo
tions next Tuesday which would indi-
cate desire on the part of the people
to retain the present national admin
istration would be wet blanket to
national prosperity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-08

PROF. JOHN BACH MCMAsTER writ
ing on the third term tradition says,
mo task is now quite so hopeless as
that of re-electing president to a
third term" Mr.. Cleveland and his
followers will become forcibly aware
Of this fact next year.