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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
he judge is not bound by their

the judge is not bound by their
decision.
The Monon Seed Co., of Chicago,
recently offered prizes to the persons
forming the most words out of the
letters in the sentence, "MonOn
seeds grow" Miss Bertha Hunt sent
in 300 words, and today received no
tice that she had won one of the
three extra prizes consisting of
diamond ring, an Ansonia watch, and
an after dinner tea set. She will
take her choice, and any one of the
prizes will be fine one.
-Mankato lodge No. Is, |. o. o. f.,
has purchased the j. r. Jones pro-
perty, in the rear of it's hall, forS $50.
J. B. Johnson takes the westerly one
third of the property from the lodge,
paying one-third of the purchase
price. The property will not be i'm
proved the present year, but the
house left where it is and rented.
Both Mr.. Johnson and the lodge de-
sire to extend their property to the
alley, so they made the purchase at
this time while the price was reason
able.
The Northern Pacific exhibit car
will be in this city on Thursday, April
9th, and will be located on sidetrack
near the Omaha passenger depot. This
is the same car which the n. P. road
had at the worlds fair, and which at
tracted so much attention. The ex-
hibit consists of grain, fruits, game
and minerals, and gives one good
idea OF the section of country the
road passes through in Northern Min
nesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington aud Oregon. Our people
should remember the date and visit
the car. 1t is well worth the time.
"A Rapidan dispatch in yesterdays
Pioneer Press says that Game Warden
Mendenhall left his home for Lake
Jefferson ten days ago, and has not
been heard of since, one theory being
that he has been foully dealt with.
Mr.. Mendenhall has been alert in the
performance of his duties, and made
some enemies, but while nothing is
known concerning his disappearance,
in this city, it is thought that he will
soon return. He has frequently gone
off on prolonged trips in the service
of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
STRAIGHTFORWARD DECLARE
TONS.

Speaking of the financial planks
adopted by the recent congressional
convention in this city and the con-
vention at Minneapolis last week, the
Lake Benton Ne,os comments as fol
lows:
If all conventions uttered as straight
forward declarations there would be
less confusion in the minds of the pub
lie on the questions of the day. It's
because politicians run conventions
that such nonsense is seen as put
forth by the state convention two
years ago. A clear statement will
have tendency to educate the peo-
pie. Give them a straddle, or lean
toward what is known 70 be false
economic theory, as for instance free
silver at Is to 1, and the people will
think that if step toward such a
proposition is good, it would be better
to go the whole distance. That party
which never truckles to error, but
always advocates sound economic doc
trines, will have the confidence of the
people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

THE Toledo Blade has been looking
up proof for the assertion that the
leader in the first ballot in national
convention is seldom or ever nominal
ed, and finds that the facts do not
bear it out. 1t takes the record of 26
national conventions held by the two
great parties and finds that in 10 out
of the 26 cases, the leader upon the
first ballot was nominated. This is
pretty good uindication that leading
on first ballot is not such great
source of weakness as the opponents
of Major Mckinley effect to believe.
The record of the 26 conventions is as
follows:
Republican national conventions. 10
Leader on first ballot nominated. 6
Democratic national conventions. .16
Leader on first ballot nominated. .13
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

THE Minneapolis Republican Flam-
beau club are arranging for special
train to the St. Louis convention and
propose to give superior accommOda-
dations to all who will go their way.
They propose, also, 20 furnish sleeping
car accommodations during conven-
tion week, and as hotel prices will be
well up and good rooms scarce, no
doubt this feature Of the special will
attract a large number of Mime
sotians who will go to st. Louis to see
the next president nominated. For
information, apply to Frank P. Nantz,
secretary, Oneida block, Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
THE GLOBES BUGABOO.

The st. Paul Globe has gone and
given the whole thing away. 1t has
figured out the reason for the forma-
tion of the great steel trust and
several other trusts lately, and in a
half column labored editorial breaks
the secret gently to the world. 1t is
all because of the candidacy, prOba-
BILE nomination and election of Major
Mckinley as the next president of
the United States. That is the one
thing which prompted the gentlemen
constituting these trusts to get to-
gether and make this business COM
bination. Otherwise they would not
have thought of such scheme. If Nc
Kinly is elected next president of the
United States, he is, in the magma
tive mind of the Globe, to turn the en-
tire country over to the disposition
of the trusts and then ask them if
there is anything more they would
like, if so he will do his best to get it
for them.
But in it ,eagerneSs to score point
against Major Mckinley, the falsity
of which cuts no figure with it, the
Globe seems to have forgotten for the.
instant that we are living under a
Democratic administration, which
came into power on the pledge that
trusts would be annihilated root and
branch, and yet we are told by an
administration organ that one of the
greatest trusts the world ever saw has
been formed right under the nose OF
supposedly frustrating administra-
tion, which in it's mind was only
waiting for an opportunity to strangle
one. We have been told as an excuse
| for the inactivity of the present ad-
ministration toward trusts, that the
present laws, which were enacted
through the instrumentality OF the
Republicans, are not sufficient to
meet the case, yet the country had
upon it's hands for too long weary
years a Democratic congress which
made no move to amend these
laws to meet the emergency, and
during all of that time
representative of the trust dozed
away in one of the cabinet chairs.
But all this The Globe fails to see, but
prefers to again open up its batteries
of Misrepresentation on Major Nc
Kinley and the policy of protection.
But it will find that times have
greatly changed since 1892, and that
the people have had their eyes opened,
and will not be fooled about these
stories that protection only benefits
few manufacturers, and that these
robbed the people. The experience
of the past three years has proved to
then that the robbery is not through
protection, but by the step toward
free trade. They have found that
the Mckinley law, while it may, and
no doubt did benefit the manufac-
turers, benefited the masses to far
greater extent. The misrepresenta-
tion resorted to in 1892 will not work
again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
LOW BIDS.
Ten Firms Want to build the Hedo
Bridge.


Bridge.
The county board opened bids at
800 o. I'M. today for the construction
and erection of a wrought iron bridge
n the township of Medo. Ten bids
were opened, nearly all the firms be-
ing represented by agents, and the
most of the BIDS are considered to be
very reasonable. They were as fol-
lows:
Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Canton,
Ohio, 1889.
Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works,
1914.
J. R.tSheely & Co., Des Moines, 1859.
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., 81 200.
The Gillette Herzog Mfg. Co., Min
neapolis, 1897.
N. M. Stark Bridge Co., Des Moines,
$1,O45.
Clinton Bridge and Iron Works,
Clinton, Iowa, 1927.
Minnesota Bridge Co., Minneapolis,
1850.
Toledo .Bridge Co., Toledo, O., 1887.
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., $780,
1t did not take the board many
minutes to accept the last bid, and
award thescOntract.
A petition for and protest against a
road in Lime town were argued by
opposing delegations this afternoon,
and the atmosphere was sultry for
a time. The matter was laid over.
No other important business has
been transacted thus far, except an
application for $500 aid toward re-
building the John T. Jones bridge be-
tween Judson and Butternut Valley,
and the Felch bridge in Butternut
Valley, was received and referred to
committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

IT is claimed that the failure of the
Kentucky legislature to electa United
States senator, was victory for Sena-
tor Blackburn. Possibly it was, but
most men left stranded as he was,
would not so regard it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
THE RECORD OF DEFICIENCY.

The Wilson-Gorman law still con-
tinues to be law for deficiency only.
We have been told for some time back
that the conditions of the treasury
were growing better under it, but
such does not seem to be the case.
The month of March instead of show
ing the surplus which has been at
times predicted, presents a deficiency
of over one million dollars and makes
the grand total of the deficiency dur
ing the nineteen months of the pres
ent law, $40, 49, 1856. During the first
nineteen months of the Mckinley
law, the receipts from it were $685.
$4,000 as against S4S1, 423, 500 for the
first nineteen months of the present
law Even the Mckinley law after it
was threatened with strangulation by
the free traders, and the business in
terests of the country were waiting to
see what would be the result of the
free trade threat, was a better revenue
producer than the present revenue de-
ficiency law, for it produced S52l ,675,
$40, or $40, 900, 900 more. The receipts
and expenditures of the present law
by months, and the deficiency incur
red, for the first nineteen months is
as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

stefan, in 1896, gave the first lecture
on this science These lectures will be
illustrated with thirty-fve skulls and
900 portraits of good, bad, wise and
otherwise people, horses and dogs.
Ladies and gentlemen examined free
IN public at close Of each lecture.
Private examinations so cents. With
chart 81, Sl.50 and 81. From 100 to
$50 each afternoon. Office, No. 4, Sec
ond floor, Model block.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
Xix MINIS, MU. TLDEh I. IoIETHEN'
l Will Always Keep it in My House.
INDIAN LAKE.

There is to be a basket sociable at
the Iron Bridge school house.
Indian Lake school will begin April
9th and Miss Blanche Otis will teach.
Fred Kreutz cut sixty cords of
maple wood on a steep hillside in
eight weeks.
A little seeding has been done in
this vicinity
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
DISTRIBUTION OFgTAxES.
Auditor GunderS Distributes the
Back Taxes of the Cement Works.

Auditor Gunders has just completed
the difficult task of distributing into
the proper funds the IS, 104. IS paid by
the Security Co., of Hartford, Conn,
as delinquent taxes on the cement
works in this city. The distribution
is as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
E FREE LECTURES &
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

In Stems Hall, Man
kato, on the evenings
of April 6, I, s, 9, 10
and IL, by Prof. G..
Morris, a graduate of
Fowler & Wells In
stitute, New York.
To celebrate the
chronological @ e n
tennial, DR.. Gall, the
eminent German Dhy-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
The Superb S. rvice

Of the enterprisng Minneapolis q 81.
Louis Road enables you TO reach Des
MONIES, Omaha, Denver, Kansas CITY
and all western points with ease,
speed and comfort.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
A Missouri Minister.

DR.. G. d. WARNER-Dear Sir: This
is to certify that l have used nearly a
bottle of your White Wine of Tar
Syrup, and l can safely and conscien-
tiOusly recommend it to any person as
the best medicine | have used for
throat and lung diseases, and if it cost
S. bottle / would keep it on hand if
I was able.
Elk Mills, Mo. ELDER T. STEPHEN.
Will Always Keep it in My House.
DIR. WARNER-Dear Sir: 1 will say
that White Wine of Tar Syrup is one
of the best remedies | ever tried for
coughs and colds, and will therefore
recommend it highly and will always
have it in my house as family medi-
cine. Rev. G.. G. KATTsHORN.
Stanton, Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railway.
CANNON VALLEY

No. % & "a Waterville and A'e
Faribault Accommod. 6.45 am A.o5 nm,
So:21 & 22 St. Paul, Min pi
neapolis and RedWing Pas
Senger 600 am aE-
Daily except Sunday
No % connects at Waterville with tbro,ob
trains for Dies Moines; also with free chair csr
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka' No
Il connects with through trains having through
sleepers for Chicago, st. Louis and Kansai City
hlnlermatlon regarding rates, routes, ETC.,
upon application to
f. +. POWERS, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
Expendi-

This is hardly record that would
meet the endorsement of the people,
even if the party responsible for it
had no other sins to answer for at the
coming election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
Between Chicago and Cincinnati.

Entirely new and very elegant Pull
man sleeping cars are running on The
PENNSYLVANIA SHORT LINES,
leaving Chicago Tnion station daily
at S:15 p. m.,- reaching Cincinnati at
1915 next morning. Returning leave
Cincinnati at-8:30 p. NJ, arriving Chi
cago 1880 a. M. DERING, 24S South
Clark ST., Chicago, for details.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

Ed. Schumacher is having good
sale on the Tiger drills. They seem
to take the lead among the farmers.
Four of them were sold today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
Chicago, Milwaukee s. St, Paul.

departing. - Trains arriving
no. 12z-o:3o A. NJ. No, 101-12:2O p NJ
No. 104-2:3O D. m No. 123-S.T0 n ~ NJ
NO l22 makes close connections at Austin
with through Sleeper,-for st. Louis, Peoria,
and Kansas City, arriving IT'S next morning.
This train also connects for La Crosse and
Chicago. "N
No. 1O4 makes connection with Chicago
Sleeper at Austin and Lacrosse
] c. MOORE, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
The Railroads.

Chicago, ST. Paul, MINI & Omaha Rr
GOING WEST DEPARTS
NO NO. KANSAS city d Omaha Exp. HOS pm
No.3 s. Sioux City EXP, 1I:47 am.
No. st. Paul M polls 6 Duluth -
local arrives 3,4O n u
no. = ElInore Accommodation $50 q. m
NO. 5:I5 p. m
No. Kansas City 4 Omaha Exp 1929 A. m
No. 4 st. P, M. & Chicago 2;56p m.
No. 6 St Paul M'polis & Duluth
local 7:40 a. m.
W W EhInore accommodation 3:O6 p. m.
NO; " 1902 p. m,
Nos, 3, 4, SO, 8, 8 and 10, daily except Sun.
day,
No. T. daily except. Monday.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-21
SENATOR MILLS

It was not long ago that the gold papers hugged Senator Mills to their bosom with enthusiasm. They are not hugging the senator so closely just now. He is not on the Clarke and Cleveland platform In ms speech few days ago in support of the resolution offered by him in the sen- ate he drew attention to the long con- tinued antagonism to silver and the pres ent locking up of silver in the treasury vaults. He said:
 This is due to the powerful influence Tn this country claiming that the prerog- atlVe or issuing money should be given to corporations to expand and contract as they please. The national bank idea IS not a democratic idea, the democratic policy favoring the retention by the gov ernment and the people of the money making prerogative. This system is now to be perpetuated by further issue of bonds
 Let any party dare to go before the country in the coming contest with a plain declaration favoring a bonded debt and bank circulation, and when the cam paign Is over that party will need the ser- vices of first-class undertaken.
 T differ with the>presdent on this sub- Ject, and regret it. But this is a coun- try or free discussion, and the differences with the president and secretary of the treasury exist in spite of high personal regard for them. The president wants more bonds adding to the peoples bur den, and imposing this burden on our children and our childrens children Why did not our distinguished secretary of the treasury, when this bank conspir- acy began, say to these gentlemen, Now show your cards and I will pay you in silver? If the secretary had coined the silver in the treasury and paid it for cur rent expenses, there would have been no deficit. The presidents bond issues are futile. It is like pouring water through sieve. The hundred millions issue a few days hence will be followed by an- other hundred millions in few months. The presidents language concerning finances sounds like the statements of Jay Cooke when he advocated national debts as national blessings.
 This bank power threatens to wield a controlling power in the senate the house of representatives, the executive branches and the United States supreme court This last branch has grown so powerful that it could almost decree monarchy in the United States That would be no more absurd than the decis- ion against the income tax everything the the decision of a hundred years" al
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-21
WHAT I. H. ALDR|CH SAYS Has No Particular Preference for
 President. ROBINSON VS. HARRISON The Contestant From the Third Has Been Showed Under and the Boys Don't
 Think He Knows It.

Mr. T. H. Aldrich, who is contesting for the seat of MT. Underwood from this district, reached the city yesterday from Washington, where he has been for sev- eral days looking after his case. He was seen at the Morris hotel last night by State Herald reporter and very courte- ously submitted to a short interview
 'I am here" said MT. Aldrich ito look after my private interests and to be pres ent at the political meetings to be held in this city this week."
 Have you anything of a political na- ture the public might be interested in?"
 "I don't know that I have. Politically, everything in Washington appears to be dull and at standstill. It might be said that both sides are playing for points. I heard more talk about Morton and AL lison as presidential possibilities than any of the numerous names mentioned in connection with the presidency"
 MT. Aldrich. as you have voluntarily brought up the presidential question, may I ask your preference?"
 q have uniformly declined to mix state politics with the aspiration of any presidential candidate, and the inference that might be drawn from the pubica- ton in a local paper is entirely unfound- ed as to my indorsing the candidacy of
  was based somewhat on that publication. propose to abide the action of my party in convention assembled"
 What do you think will be the re- suit of the meeting of the republican and the populist state executive committees in this city next Thursday" "I don't know; but l suppose CO., operation of some kind will be recom- mended."
 How about your contest?"
 MT Underwood and myself have agreed to push the contest to as early conclusion as possible The argument will be heard before the full committee on the 2Sth and decision will possibly be reached in two weeks thereafter. Ev- cry man on the committee is a lawyer, and they ought to, and think will, try the case according to law and the evi- dence"
 what about the rumor that the case of Robinson against Harrison in the Third district has been postponed?"
 q heard an order had been entered postponing the case until such time as the contestant desires to take it up again."
 Docs that allow Judge Robinson fur ther time to take testimony" 'I do not think 1t does''
 What about the case of. Goodwin against Cobb?" Argument will be heard in that case tomorrow, Tuesday"
 What about the case of W. F. Aldrich against Robbins?"
 "The argument and proof in this case made great impression on the commit tee and am confident that my brother Will be seated within the next ten days When I left him he told me a sub-com- mittee had been appointed to decide his case and that he expected report this week. The committee Is composed of two republicans and one democrat.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-21
THE CASE OE MORJI,E

MT. D. R. Burgess of Mobile, who is a member of the state executive commit- tee, Is the gentleman alluded to hereto fore by the State Herald as having voted the independent ticket in Mobile, known as the Jersey Cattle ticket, few years ago against the regular democratic ticket. MT. Burgess informs us that we are mistaken in our statement and that he voted the regular ticket We very cheerfully make the correction, because of the high esteem in which we hold that gentleman, and because of the signal ser vice he has done the democratic party. The information upon which our allusion to him was based came from so many sources that we had no doubt of its ac- curacy.
 The point made by the State Herald, however. is not weakened by this in- dividual error The fact remains that thousands of good democrats voted against the regular democratic nomi- nees on that occasion. and that no effort was made to exclude them from the next primaries. MT. Burgess happened not to be of the number of recalcitrants. but a
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-21

host of his friends did in that county just exactly what the Kolb democrats did in the state at large. They were ad- mtted back into full fellowship without question or hesitation, and so we think that MT. Burgess as one of the executive committee from Mobile should exercise towards all democrats who have for req sons apart from party principles gone astray from the regular tickets that hberality and generosity which he ex- tended to the recalcitrant democrats of Mobile. The coming together of the fac tlons saved the party in Mobile and the harmonious union of the factions throughout the state may save the party Tn Alabama We need every good and true democrat, no matter what may nave been his personal grievances in the past.