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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
SHE WAS TIRED OF LIVING
Mrs. Minnie Meier Destroys Her Own Life
by Hanging.

Last Tuesday moraing Mrs, Minnie
Meier, widow of the late August Meier
of this city, committed suicide by hang
ing herself in vacant second story room
of her home near Golden Gate. The
particulars of the sad affair are thus re-
lated by the Sleepy Eye Herald:
'sThe act was committed as "a result of
a prolonged condition of mental weak
ness. Ever since her husband died near
ly two yea1s ago, Mrs. Meier has been
somewhat deranged in mind. She leaves
two sons and daughter, Fred and Min
ME, both grown to manhood and woman
hood, and son about 10 years of age.
Fred was living at home with his moth
er and was absent on the fateful day,
teaching school three miles west from the
farm in the Grimes district. His sister
was at Minneapolis, teaching school, and
hal the younger brother with her. Fred
left for his school and on returning in
the evening found his mother absent, 1.-The
fire in the stove out. He made partial
hunt for her but finally went to the barn
and did his chores and then went to his
uncle's place in search for his mother.
Mr.. Pickle returned with HIM and in 60
ing up stairs into vacant, incompleted
room they found the body hanging.
From appearances the terrible act CT self
destruction undoubtedly took place ma
ny hours previous, the body showing
evidences of being dead for hours. DR..
Welcome ST., who is deputy coroner,
was notified of the deed on Wednesday.
That afternoon he went to the scene and
after a careful survey of the surround
ings considered an inquest unnecessary.
The doctor found that the deceased had,
to all appearances, made a thorough pre-
paration for burial. She had placed the
house in perfect order, and also changed
her under apparel for the best she had.
After tins was done she went to this un-
occupied room, took a short piece of a
clothes line, tied it around her neck,
stood on a chair and attached the end to
board in the ceiling, evidently kicked
the chair from under her, and the deed
was done. Mr.. Pickle and the son, Fred,
took the body down. The doctor states
that from evidence he learned that she
had lived a gloomy life ever since her
husband died. On the day mentioned
when her son left home for his school,
she was apparently more affection
ate than usual. She kissed him good
bye as was her custom, but Fred noticed
that her disposition was a little more
marked than usual. The last seen of
Mrs. Meier was about o'clock, so it Is
reasonable to suppose the deed was COM
mitted in the forenoon"
Mrs. Meier was daughter of A1r.
Heimerdinger of Golden Gate and con
sequvntly a sister of our newly elected
representative. She was among the first
settlers of the county, and, as all agree,
good and noble woman.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

before the message was published. That.
deliverance caused general feeling Of
insecurity through the country which
disturbed trade, checked the business re-
vival that had set in q few months ear
lier, and renewed the industrial depres-
sion, unrest and gloom which enabled
the silver craze to get thesnew start in
1896 that made it so troublesome in tile.
canvass.
In this diplomatic triumph, however.
the United States assumes duties and In.
ours responsibilities in which there are
possibilities OF trouble and embarrass-s
ment for the Government. It IS true the.
United States does not assume d gener-
al protectorate over the Central and
South American nations, although some
of the English journals appear to think
that it does. These countries, Of course,
will still be individually amenable to
tie body of usages and conventions
called international law, and in ordinary
controversies with the outside world
they will have to deal directly with The
other parties to the dispute, without any
Intervention of protection from the Uni
ted States. 1t is. only in controversies
in which the independence, integrity or
authority of these nations is nlenaced
that the United States will feel called
upon to interfere, and in such cases it
can, as it does in the Venezuelan matter,
take the case out of their hands and deal
directly with the other party to the dis
pute. Any further measure of protec-
tion would give the Spanish American
countries license to assail the outside
world which this country could not de-
fend except by getting a navy twice as
large as that of England and standing
army as strong as that of Germany or
Russia. But even the smaller measure
of authority over the affairs of the West
ern Hemisphere which the United States
has assumed demands rare diplomatic
tact and discrimination in order to avoid
troublesome complications with the great
commercial and colon1zing powers of
Europe.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
He who with we'll l-feigned pity his evil
purpose cloaks a- t.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
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Less Than ] sua1 Price

Being cverstocked CHILDREN and BOYS, CAPE OVER
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the at which have sold them heretofore This puts the
low enough 50 that reach buying an Over
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Tor Il $500 and So
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mixed colors, for So 90 and So So
ovecats in brown and gray Macnaw and 81 So
They are the best wearers. l.
We have splendid line in Storm large collars
cut long in body price, $3 co. So $780, 5000
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

&c any one has any Rve, Oats br Bar
|ley,they will do we'll ~ calling at Bing-
ham Bros. Elevator. highest cash pric-
cs always paid. 'sisSs..
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09
WEAK AND NERVOUS MEN

Weak and nervous men, do not des-
pair. You may be victims of youth
full follies and excuses, your nervous
system entirely run down. and your
life slowly yet surely sapping away,
but, we say, do not despair, for there
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09
BELIEVES IN OUR PRINCIPLES.
But Thinks Some Other Name Necessary If We
Expect to Win.

But Thinks Some Other Name Necessary If We
Expect to Win.
Editor Representative.
On the Goth of May last, some dis
lance away from home, while attend
ing Memorial service, met Popu-
list, stranger to me, / was a Re-
publican. We had an argument on
politics. Sometime after that 1 re-
ceived your noble paper, sent sup
pose by the above named stranger.
Thanks to his kindness, whoever he is,
am no longer Republican; l am a
Reformer. l don't know whether I
am Populist, Democrat, Silver Repub-
lican, or what. believe the doctrine
your paper teaches. Won't we have
to take some other name, other than
Populist or Democrat, to win in 1898
and 1900? We people out here have
talked that matter over and that is
the conclusion we have come to. We
must take some name that we can
unite on. So far as l am concerned
can take the name Populist, or Demo-
crat, or Free Silver Republican, or
American Patriot, or any other name
that will unite all free men who favor
free and unlimited coinage Of silver a t
153 or 16 to l, with gold, money by the
government and many other reforms.
And now, kind sir, in conclusion
will say. love your noble paper, and
hate to give it up; but am SO hard
pushed for money that can not pos
sibly raise any to send you before next
cotton picking time. and l thought it
unjust to keep on taking your noble
paper without making you acquainted
with my condition. If l was able to
work / would work ont the money and
send it to you. II you can afford it
and will send your paper on will pay
you next fall; whatever you do am
ready to say amen to it.
Yours for reform till it comes.
Enfield, Okla.
p, 81 was soldier in the Second
California, Cavalry, in Company L.
I'VE are sorry. brother, that you are
SO hard up,-many are in the same
boat,-and McKinley's election does
not help the people a particle;-an
we are hard up ourself, but we will
try to carry you until "cotton pick
Ing" II we only had the money we
would like to carry half million of
you in the same way, and we don't be-
lieve we would lose 10 per cent of the
amount; for any man who supports
Populist principles is necessarily hon.
est.
Don't give up the Peoples party.
When you met q reverse in the late
war you didn't, change the name of
ycur regiment or-company; or scatter
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Faribault, MINI.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1900.

Citizen of McKinley's State Getting Ready
for 1t.
Editor Representative:
Well our peerless William Jennings
Bryan Is vanQuished and the white
again. But though vanquished he is
not subdued. And methinks in 1909
he will lead the people on to battle
and victory, and We will commence
the century with an era of reform.
1t Is said that against ignorance
and prejudice even the Gods strive in
vain" and Bryan has striven like q
Hercules against hydra he AIDED wrong,
and fell. But four years will sweep
away much Of this miscomprehension
The people will perceive that they
have struck their best friend. Edu-
cation will eventually win. Bryan has
sounded the keynote in his call, just
issued. to the bimetallists of the
United States.
Against the champion of the COM
mon people we're arrayed all the trusts
and mOnOpolies Of the land, every rich
manufacturer, almost every banker
and millionaire. All the money power
OF America and England was against
US; the A. P. A. IS voted for Mckinley
and the Catholics voted for Mckinley.
Truly heaven and hell were against US
in this campaign. Lo the preachers,
the anarchists, and the Ignorant for
eign vote" were all for Mckinley.
Every man who entertainS feeling Of
aristocracy voted against Bryan. An
EngliShman in this vicinity, who has
been resident Of this country for Is
years, and who previously took no in
terest in politics, this year took out
his naturalization papers and more
than electioneered for Bill Hanna;
even became so patriotic that he
threatened, another foreigner. who
operates a coal mine on his premises,
that unless he took out his naturali-
zation papers and voted for Mckinley
he should not strike another lick in
the coal. Driven from England by
the diabolical gold standard, they
come over here to fasten it on the peO-
pie of this country.
Mr.. Wall Street Mark Hanna Nc
Kinley Republican. you may gloat
over your victory, but four years hence
will come your time to mourn. We
Populists know what it is, to be beat,
but we never say die" We will up
and at 'em again and we will meet
you in 1900. We will keep at it till we
ultimately win; and when we win
there will come a change in these
United States of the Rothschilds, and
don't you forget it. The government
OF the millions by the millionsires and
for the milllonaires, will be abolis he'd
in this country, and government Of
the people be instituted in it's stead,
in this fair land of ours, upon which
benign heaven in the days gone by has
mercifully smiled.
ANDY Nesbit.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09
MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCE.

Quotations on produce lepres mt prices received
Dy receivers for round lots and corrected I'D to
noon, Dec. Z.
BUTTER-1he market is firm and in good con-
dltlon. receipts of fancy grades small and
only moderate amount of low grade butter is
teing received. This market is well cleaned up
and firm.
OF fine goods are light and sellers find no diff
Guilty in moving their offerings at quotations
and frsts are cleaning up readily and the lower
grades moving well. 49, 49, =
Dairies-The market is quotable higher today
picked up readily upon arrival. Medium and
low grades are in good demand at prices quoted
Roll Butter-Receipts light. There is a
good demand for choice goods that are put up
In good shape Fancy is selling at 15QDlSc and
choice sweet at 11Q12c. Air struck at 9@91hc
Packing Stock-Common packing stock is selling
at INC. Fresh good that are suitable for ladlinR
are bringing little more.
barrels in proportion. '--'..7Ss =
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Bellaire, Ohio.
BEATEN BY THE DEMOCRATIC NAME.

M. N. Caldwell, Of Window, Mimi,
sends two renewals and writes: II was
one of the unfortunate ones that got
left on Nov. Sd. We thought by hav-
ing all the Populsts and nearly all the
Democrats. Prohibitionists and great
many free silver Republicans, we we're
going to carry the county. We had
the best speakers here, such as Mrs.
Lease, Lind. Coxey, Bowler, Cation and
Others, and had two grand parades and
roast OK barbecue when Lind was
here. The Republican speeches did
not amount to much as they had no
argument, and it looked as if every
thing was coming our way. but in can
wasting the county saw there were
so many ignorant farmers that seemed
ley was Republican and Bryan was a
Democrat, and the Republican party
had been good party years ago.
told the boys we would be beaten in
the county, state and nation just be-
cause the name Democrat was at
tached to Bryan's name. but I did
think John Lind would be elected, for
nearly every Republican talked with
said he was going to vote for LIND. but
when they got in the booth nea rly
every one of the old line Republicans
voted straight for the men who had
the word Republican after their
Names. Even +. J. Meilicke was beat
en- for Representative by lawyer of
Window. Meilicke is a farmer and
has done excellent work in the legisla.
ture, but the farmers seemed to think
we wanted such men to represent us
as Lang and McCleary. Frank Day,
Lind and Meilicke were too honest. It
seems very discouraging and looks as
though we would never get any relief
through the ballot box, But 1 don't
wish to complain; / can stand it as
long as two thirds of those that voted
for another four years of the Oleve-
MISUNDERSTANDING policy.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09
WORDS OF CHEER.

Rice County Populist Ready to Fight it out to
Editor Representatives:
Election is over and the battle is
lost for the time being to the friends
OF reform. 1t was great campaign.
On the one side was the money power.
not only of this country, but of the
whole world. On the other was what
Lincoln called "the plain people. IN
aided by the sinews Of war, they
fought as only patriots can fight un-
der such circumstances.
The power that rules the sentiment
of the country, namely, the great daily
newspapers, were nearly all on the
other side. Our only hope throughout
the whole campaign was that seeing
the money-power all arrayed on one
side majority of the people would
have sense enough to take the oppo-
site course. In this the reform forces
have been disappointed for the time
being. One other very potent factor
stood steadfastly against us, and that
was the fact hundreds OF thousands Of
thoughtless voters held the silver
forces responsible for the present hard
times, chiefly on account Of the head
or the ticket bearing the same name
\AIS'nONAOoI 40 VhO PAOSVAV VI01UOAVuS
mihistration
But such are the fortunes Of war.
We must not despair. but on the con-
trary renew the fight with increased
vigor, and with the consciousness that
our cause is just and will eventually
triumph. The South, and the greater
part Of the West are committed to the
silver issue. There can be no such
thing as going back. We have the ex-
perience Of the recent campaign to be
guided by In the future. Where we
have made mistakes we can remedy
them in the future. There is nothing
d;scouraging for the future OF reform
forces. Four years Of gold standard
disagreement will sound the death
knell Of the Republican party. Let
US line up our forces, go forth to the
fight. and victory will crown our en-
beavers. Yours truly.
S. J. Leahy.
Faribault Mimi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09

DRESSED POULTRY-The market is about
steady r eceipts are moderate, with a fairly
good demand for choice unfrozen stock
Turkeys-Market is about steady but the de-
mand is not so brisk, and some lots were noted
dressed stock is slow.
Chickens-The market is firm. Fancy unfrozen
stock Is in active demand and bringing full
quotations Receipts light and market well
cleaned up of desirable offerings.
Ducks-The market Is firm with q good de-
mand for fresh unfrozen stock.
Geese-The demand Is quiet at the market
prices quoted I.
Quotations are for fresh unfrozen stock
Frozen or chilled stock will not bring prices
quoted
undraWn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09

to reorganize: or let 20 your hold on
the rope to get a better grip, AID
meanwhile drop into the abyss. Stick
to the Peoples Party. Increase. it In
numbers and zeal; stamp out the
traitors; and then move together like
a band of brothers.
Write us occasionally and get us up
club in your neighborhood. Let the
light shine.-ED. REP.1
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09
.OurForurn.
A FEW SIMPLE RULEs-READ AND BE
GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

We are so crowded with letters. many OF
Them excellent and most interesting, that,
10 give them all q hearing. we are con,
Money.-Ed. Rep.
Write on one side of paper. beginning
The first page about the middle Of the sheet.
Be brief
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09

7th by chss I feas Co., Grain
.Commi ssion and Stock Brokers.
Wheat-Speculation during the past
week has been principally Of bearish
character, but there has been several
upturns during the week caused by
shorts getting scared. The large
operators in Chicago and New York
have forced the market down to shake
out the longs who have bought wheat
up around top price during the past
fectually done this. There Is little
long wheat held now by the big opera
tors. II we should get lot Of bull
news they would want this wheat
back again and there would also be a
rush to cover by the shorts which
would force the market up faster
than it went down. We strongly ad.
wise buying this wheat on this break.
the general situation is as strong now
as it was last week when May wheat
was above IS cents. 80 49,,
Corn and Oats-These grains have
suffered in sympathy with the decline
in the wheat market and have de-
clined little over one cent for both
grains. There is plenty OF corn in the
country, but people in foreign coun-
tries will prefer to buy corn than
wheat at present differences in price.
We believe that purchases of corn and
oats on this break will pay a good
profit. ------,.--
Pork-Has had break with the
other markets but is holding compare
lively strong at the decline. We be-
lieve May at $3.50 is good for profit
Of 81 per barrel If held long enough.
The packing season closes before long
and there then will be chance to re-
duce stocks. Buy May pork on this
break.
Satisfactorily advise buying all
railroad stocks.
CHICAGO MARKETS. 49,
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SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVE STOCK

oOO Id oI' FAUIl IIV y o1OCh' y
3D. SOUTH ST. PAUL, Dec. 7.-Receipts, 400
hogs, $50 cattle, $500 sheep.
d Hogs-Market slow, 1Oc lower. Repre-
sentative sales: IL hogs, av. 41s, S.s5; q,
av lib, $2.75; Is, av. 256, $3.50; Al, av. $50,
$3.50; 8. av. IS. $2.75; Z, av. Ill., $2.85; S. av.
$50, $2.7O; 10, av. 200, 1886.
Cattle-Market strong, and good demand
for fat cattle; stockaIs and feeders wanted.
Representative saless l COW, 800 lbs $40;
l heifer, 76O, $3.50; 6tstockers. av $50, s.. O5:
IL cows. av. 1,OO7. $3.50; l heifer, 40, $40;
IL cows, av. 81, S2.96; 1 bull, 600, $3.50; 6
heifers, av. $40, $.19; Suckers av. 899,
$3.O5; bull, 1,15O. SIS s D.
Sheep-Market strnng. Receipts Western;
good demand for good sheep and lambs -
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09
FITS STOPPED FREE AND PER
MANENTLY CURED.

:. No fits after the first days use of
DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
Free q trial bottle and treatise sent
BY Dr.. Kline 931 Arch ST., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09

MINNESOTA TRANSFER, Dec Cat
tle-Offerings consisted of unmixed lots,
nothing very good, dbut such as sold fairly
we'll. Sales: steersss $40 lbs, $500; cows,
1920, $1.6O; oxen. .L527, $2.1O; bulls, 1O4O,
$1.9O; bulls, 1,2ae,s k2.55; COW, $50, $225;
1 steer, 565, $3.50; l OK. 1,40O, $500; COW,
1.O20. $2.35; steers. LILO, 1910; steers, 913,
$3.50; heifers, SD &215; heifer, $40, $2.15;
Is heifers, 1885, $2.S0;:7 steers, 1893, $500.
Hogs-49, averaging 2O8 lbs, sold at $780,
Sheep-Little trading. Firm.
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