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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28
THAT GQLDNoTE LIE.

In reply to the charge that Hon. John
Lind is responsible for our using gold
clause notes, I wish to state, as a matter
of Justice, that Mr.. Lind has repeatedly
protested against the use of this form of
note by our bank. Two year 80, long
before there was any thought v. nis run
ming for governor, he urged the manage
ment of the bank to abandon the use of
this form of otes.
If you will consider the following
facts, you will see that Mr.. Lind is en-
tirely innocent of the charges made.
1. Lind is not the banks legal advi-
ser.
2. He has only ii limited interest, be-
ing only one out of twenty-five stock:
holders.
3. The choosing Of our form of note
blank has always been left entirely with
the cashier, and Mr.. Lind has always op-
posed using the gold clause.
4. Lind's residing at New Ulm, and
the fact that the majority of the Board
reside at Springfield has made itinconve-
nient and unnecessary for HIM to be pres
ent at all of our directors meetings,
and has thus removed him to large ex-
tent from a direct personal participation
IN the banks management.
have been acquainted with Mr.. Lind
for years, and know him to be thor
oughly honest and straightforward man,
who is earnest, sincere and consistent in
what he advocates, and who, if it had
been in his power, would long ago have
caused the discon:inuance of the gold
clause notes by our bank.
~ ~ VIM. G.. Frank,
Cashier of State Bank of Springfield.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28
MAKING READY.
BE
~
The Corporation Managers Preparing for
Sweeping Reductions in Wages if
Mckinley is Elected.
Reduction Would Have Come Before Elec-
tlon, But for Fear Of an Avalanche
Against Mex Kinley.

TIE most sweeping and disastrous re-
ductlon on. IN wages in the history of Amer
lean industry will follow the presidentl-
al election if the gold standard is finally
foisted upon the nation.
This is an absolute fact. 1t may as
well be understood. Wage earners are
warned in advance, and if they fail to
heed and govern themselves accordingly,
it is their own fault.
+ 1t Mckinley IS elected there will be a
reduction in wages in all the great fac
tories and mills of the country.
There is nothing cheering in this out
look but it is well to look situation of
this kind full in the face. It is idle to
indulge IN dreams of home when the fu-
ture contains nothing but prospect of
reduced wages to millions of workmen
and producers. 1t is not pleasant task
to break unwelcome news. Here are the
facts:
We're it not for the certainty that
general reduction in wages would bury
Mr.. Mckinley under an avalanche of
votes. wages would have been reduced
two menths ago. By almost superhu-
man energy Mark Hanna and the Repub-
lican managers have averted the reduc
ton except in a few unimportant instan-
ces. The great trusts with their billions
of money and their millions of employees
have been federated into campaign ma
chine, and have acted in concert. They
have done so at an enormous sacrifice of
profits. They have paid millions into
the Republican campaign fund but their
contributions to Mr. Hanna are as a tri-
file as compared with the wage fund they
are being forced to pay, penang the date
of the presidential election. Many great
corporations have been running at an
actual loss, and the banks have been
called on for support, until the strain
threatened u panic.
But it was life or death. To shut down
| was fatal admission. To reduce wages
was suicidal. The weak ones were en-
couraged morally and financially, and
they are now entering on what they pro-
pose shall he the last month of the pres
ent wage scale.
If Mckinley is elected, the political
orators of the next decade will grow elo-
quent in description of the "good times
of 1896" They will describe how in the
fall of 1906 the great factories were run
ming on full time; how every man who
desired work could find it; how the
tramp became rarity and the smoke
from thousand factory shafts black
ened the sky and the hum of industry
made glad music in the land.
There is not a manufacturer in the
country who has not already made out
.. Continued on last page.)
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28

faced lie. And what issworse, the men
who are circulating it, dare not do. SO.
openly They must wait until the last
fewdays tn oprevent it being chased down.
They must ,stab their fellow townsmen
in the dark. Such action ought to give
Mr.. Lind the vote of every man in this
county who believes in honest politics.
In the last days of the campaign these
same personal enemies will send out the
story that John Lind, in speech deliv-
cred in New Ulm on the 4th of July said
that a Catholic priest would send his
parishioners to heaven or hell for little
money. That is another outrageous lie.
Mr.. Lind never used such words and no
one who believes In telling the truth
and who heard Mr.. Lind's speech would
ever think of putting such statement
into bis mouth. If he had uttered them.
why haven't his New Ulm maligners
published it before2 Why do they wait
until it's too late to prove to the peo-
pie OF the State that they lie? Why do
they make these attacks secretly? 1t is
only because they know them to be false
and because they KNOW that such false
accusations would do Mr.. Lind no harm
# his friends were given an opportunity
to show to the public beyond dispute
that they are lies. Talk about your
mud-slingers! They live right here in
New Ulm and they are Mr.: Lind's enc
mics.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28

tal heey.
beaver chnca chariot worted The Ulster Oveoat
stylish for the cold by the stylish all
considered The
coats from $1,000 the attractive they made
we'll the mohr Skinner sleeve lining guaranteed
throughout good
Cheaper grades of Ulsters from $500
September wool
There demand for goods and modes
before the best We
be underso anyone every you buy you
receive ticket for drawing Sewing lamp
$4,000 to be ratified January 1st, 1897.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28
EVERY LOVER,

That s personal should particular
the
style changes prices
for less than last and we lead in the
What
COATS for every age ##s$..=##s
CHZLDREWS CAPE OVERCOAZS
Age to A. $780, Among
them which we have leaders and selling actual
BOYSOVERCOATS
Age IA to 49, long, large collar leading
such Sanet S25 and Cashmerenee $500 The
Macnan splendid
black
$40, $500 and 5000. >'~ ''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28
HERE ARE SOME OF THEM.

-
HERE AREssoMEs OF THEM. !
Nothing is too mean for some politi-
clans and it is not strange that some of
those roorbacks should start right here
in MI. Llnd's own county. For instance,
here IS one that had its conception IN the
fertile brain OF Il New Ulm politician,
and tits in Keeping with many of his
other acts. Last Saturday lawyer by
the, namegof c. r. Woods, of St. Paul
went down into Linden, accompanied by
Sam D.Peterson..s The lawyer introduced
himself to Mr.. Selmer as free silver
man and a strong advocate Of John Lind
for governor. Peterson all the while
kept at a distance and Selmer wanted to
know how it came that, if Woods was
|sucli a strong. Lind man, he should be in
the company of an anti Lind man Ii ke
Peterson. Woods replied that Peterson
was. only along as driver and that he did
not want him to know what was
going on. Then he asked Selmer,
if some years ago, he did not give
Lind $500 to obtain certain
piece Of land for him while he was
in the land Office at Tracy. Selmer de:
niettssit point blank, but stated that he
had given the firm of Lind & Hasberg,
attorneys in. New Ulm, $50 to do the
work preliminary to making an applica-
tion at the land office; that they worked
nearly a year for that $50 and that they
earned every cept of it: Woods then
wanted Sehner to sign an affidavit rela-
tive 70 the matter which he had prepared.
Steiner declined to do so. He said the
statement was false and he wanted to
cOnsultsome Of Mr.. Lind s friends. Woods
insisted that there was no time to lose ;
that lie enemies Of Lind would do eVV-
erythlng they could to beat Mr.. Lind
and lie needed this AFFIDAVIT to coun-
teract: their. assaults. Again Selmer
asked why Peterson was along and aga aiG
Woods said he did not want Peterson to
know what was going on between them,
Once more the aM davit was changed and
once more Selmer declined to: sign. Then
WoodssSsay US: Don't you want to help
/. u E5=. .-
free silver? Don't you want to help Mr..
Limo. ~ .sOf course. said Mr.. Selmer.
aThen sign that atfd dayit.'' And Selmer
signed it, not knowing exactly the intent
or purpose 9 f il. He found it out later,
however, for no sooner had Woods obs
tained it thansslle and Peterson. tackled
the first threshing crew and told them
| how Lind had demanded q big sumsof
money from, Selmer to get d piece of;land
for him. The whole affair was obtained
under false pretentions there was moth
ling in the original transactions but what
reflects on Mr.. Linus credit, as Selmer
and all Of his neighbors are willing to
proves and Jet AttorneY G, r. Woods
and he Republican committees will
make M its.ppear that Lind made unjust
charges while in the land Office. The
people will take no stock in. the accuse
ton whatever.
Another Of the damn,tble lies that is
being circulated by Mr.. Lind's personal
enemies in this city is that he is. IN A. T.
more contemp mptible falsehood
could not bescrealed, and il should be
given no credence vhateyer. There is
not 4 man ii New i'm or Brown coun-
|ty who knows Mr.. Lind Al. all, who does
mot know this statement to be q bare.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-28

Lutheran; 70 tha orthodox members Of
the Lutheran church it d IS told that Mr..
Lind lssa free thinker md thus our ops
ponents realizing .that il an open, manly
contest upon the issues Of the day they
and their corrupt and blight1ng policy
will be oyerwhel lmingly defeated By the
people Of this state, have resorted to the
methods we have described, trusting that
by the use of shocking ISLANDERS and du-
splicitY they may be able to retain their
hold upon the administration of affairs
in this state: 4 !.
John Lind is an honest, Christian gen
ftleman. In his public acts he has never
recognized any creed, sect or nationality.
His opponents know this and dare not
openly attack his character, and what
they dare not do openly they are at
tempting to do secretly. He wages open
warfare their method is that Of the mid
night assassin. We brand as falsehoods
the statements now being circulated a.
gainst Mr. Lind by means Of .sconfden-
tialv letters and paid agents. We warn
our friends to believe no communications
treceived=in this manner. Beware of the
political roor-back or campaign lie cir
culated in the campaign. .>= 2
onots let our enemies divide our foE-
ces at this time. Vote solialy for Bry-
al, Lina and the entire fusion ticket, and
feel that you huye aided by your vote in
the magnificent victory which the le-
form forces fof tins state are bound to-
win in November. .% r.. -. -
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
MORE WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

Cleveland Dec THE Aetna Rolling Mil. which
has been shut down since the middle II October.
started fires again this morning. Three hundred and
aftv men get work
Kansas CITY, Mo. Dec The working time Of the
shon and engine house employees OF the Missouri Pa
cifc Railway in Kansas City. Kan. has been in
cyeased from six to nine hours day. Notice this
effect was posted In the shops Saturday. The order
Affects about 3C0O cmpoyes OF the road on the west
ern division. ,,, ,.,., ,,. ,,,
,rms Manufacturing Company began today running
lis factory ten hours day. II has run only eight
hours daily for six months
THE Hartford Carpet Company this morning started
tvcnty-0ve looms In the brussels dcphrtmen; OF lis
factory at Thompsonvllle
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
fatal RAILWAY WRECK IN OHIO.
THREE MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED On
TIE H. AND o soUTHwEsTEhN

THREE MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED ~
THE H. AND o sorTHwEsTEnN
Cincinnati Dec. "A collision ocouri'" ''''
morning on the Baltimore and OHIO Sou'h"'S'''n
Railroad at Salcmsvillc between the Aurora accom-"
mediation castbound. and the officers special IN
spcction train by which three persons were XIII"
and several injured. The killed are. Johh ''''''
nrcman OF tho accommodation train; Horner DIXON
fireman OF the special train: i. J.. Iippernck, civil
engineer. OF North Bend.
The injured are George +. Randolph generai N"i
nc manager OF the Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
ern: Frederick Macdcr chief clerk CHIEF engineer
office big Four" head cut. ". H. Beai"n pas
scngcr. badly hurt: Thomas Jones. engineer ac-
commodatlon train. badly hurt: John Kennedy
fireman accommodation train: Clark Harvey. bag
ragomaster bruised. Charles T.. whiting or Law
renccburg bruised and badly hurt Internally: Mrs
Alexander Patterson. wife OF the cashief OF the
First National Bank. badly hurt; u. X Brooks.
Seymour Ind. face and body cut
The collision occurred at 7.33 n. m. and Is said
10 have resulted from misunderstanding OF orders
sent TO Conductor Eswck. OF the special tram.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
READY FOR ANNEXATION.
STRONG SENTIMENT FOR THE PROJECT
IN HAWAII
BELIEF IN THE ISLANDS THAT A TREATY is AL
READY BEING NEGOTIATED IN WASHING
TON WITH THE APPROVAL OF PRES
IDENT CLEVELAND.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
San Francisco. Dec by way Of Victoria
the following letter was received to-day. giving
inside information in regard to the presentation
of an annexation treaty at Washington:
Honolulu. Nov. 24-Your correspondent has
information this afternoon from a high official
of the Government that a treaty for the an
nexaton Of the Hawaiian Islands is now in
course Of preparation at Washington and that
1t will be Of the first foreign matters
brought to the attention of Congress The
treaty originated in the State Department and
has come to the notice of this Government
through several letters from Minister Hatch
When asked II President Cleveland approved
of the course. the official named replied that he
had every reason to believe so. He said further
that Mr.. Cleveland was not only in favor Of such
a treaty. but the terms of it were being die
tated by him.
Continuing. the official said: We have every
reason to expect within a short time direct
proposal from the United States for annexation
Of the islands. Whether not the terms offered
will suit us Is another matter. Minister Cooper
has gone to Washington and is advised fully
to what this country is prepared to do and is
willing to accept. The treaty we expect to have
submitted to will be the result of negotiations
between Secretary Olney on the one hand and
Ministers Hatch and Cooper on the other.
Locally there is complete harmony and
derstanding in the annexation ranks. The cleo
torate OF the country is to a man. pledged to
1t. The Executive Council. composed OF the
President and four Ministers. is pledged and
bound under the Constitution to negotiate and
conclude an annexation treaty with the United
States All who have been in the movement
and large number who have held aloof from
II have the fullest confidence that the Executive
will carry out this pledge at the first oppor
tunity. The Senate. which Is the ratifying body
in all treaty matters. iG solid for annexation.
and will ratify such a treaty immediat atey. The
combined support OF this Government by all
nationalities stands ready to back the Execu-
tive and Senate IN carrying out this PROPOSE
ton of the Constitution.
Never have the annexation forces Of this
country been united and never have the Gov
ernment of the United States had a better OPP
portunity Of annexing the country with such
a general consent in the islands
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
TOPOLOBAMPO CONCESSION ANNTLLBD.
THE LAST BLOW FOR THE STRUGGLING AMER
ICAN COLONY IN MEXICO.

THE LAST BLOW FOR THE STRUGGLING AMEN
IcAN COLONY IN MEXICO.
San Francisco. Dec tSpeciaD-A san
Diego dispatch to The Chronicle" says: News
from Mexico says that the Government has an
nulled the concession given to Albert K owen
and the Topoobampo Conony in Sinaioa winch
was granted six years ago. The concession gave
about a million acres on Rio Fuerte to owen
and his colony for a nominal sum. with the pro-
viso that they build railroad and certain irri-
eating canals. owen had wild communistc
ideas and attempted many impracucaole
schemes so that the colony was soon in finan-
cial straits. Most Of the colonsts were poor.
and owen excused his failure by the claim that
the women and children had moved TO the COL
ony a year before he desired them. Only
small remnant Of the original colonists are now
at Topolobampo. and they are too poor 70
move away They have suffered many hard-
ships and this last blow will deprive them OF
the land from which they have wrssted poor
living
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
THOMAS CANARY CRITICALLY III.

Chicago, Dec. Thomas Canary. OF Canary
Iedcrer the New York theatrical firm and the pres
eni managers OF Lillian Russell and THE American
Beauty Opera Company is critically Ill In his apart
monis at the Great Northern Hotel The physicians
who are attending him say that his recovery is
doubtful. On Friday evening Mr. Canary at
tackled with pains I'm the back Of his head He
was compelled take TO his bed and the doctors who
were called diagnosed his ament congestion OF
the brain. Since Friday night he has had intervals
of consciousness but there has been Improvement
in his condition warrant the hope OF recovery Mrs.
Canary is In NcwYork and has been informed OF
her husbands condition. The sick man protested
against informing her during his intervals OF con-
sciousness She Is subject 10 heart disease. and he
fca rcd the shock would bc fatal 10 her
Mr. Canary's condition was so hopeless yesterday
afternoon that his partner George ". Lederer. de-
cded fo let Mrs Canary know the facts. He telc
graphed friends in NewYork TO break the news to
b.r
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
WILLIAM STEINWAY'S WILL.


FEW GIFTS OF PUBLIC CTARACTER-IlS LARGE
BENEFACTIoNs DURING HIS LIFETIME
The will OF the late William Steinway probably
will be filed at the Office Of the Surrogate to-
morrow or next day with some statement Of the
extent of his estate. Inasmuch as Mr.. Steinway
was known to be an open handed patron Of music
In his lifetime and as he had been known to give
freely to aid musical artists who showed talent
and were in need Of money, many OF his ac-
quaintances have expected that his will would
contain some large bequests 10 endow some
free musical institution or to provide funds for
the aid of deserving musical students. Tribune
reporter yesterday ascertained from close friends
Of MIR. Steinway, who knew the character OF his
WILL that he left almost his entire fortune to the
members of his own family
There some bequests Of public character.
but they are comparatively small and unm-
Iortant Mr.. Steinway man who believed
in giving money for charitable purposes while he
lived, and not waiting until he was dead to make
his influence for good and his hepfulness felt. He
gave so freely and frequently. In fact that the
full list Of his gifts would fill columns OF news
paper II they We're recorded. But II was not MT.
Steinway's way to make records OF his charities.
and even the members Of his family did not know
of all his gifts for charitable purposes HIS gifts
to the German Lie1erkranz and to other societies
were known to many because they were made
with much regularity and on occasions when
they were needed. His gift of $4,000 to the
Worlds Fair was the more remarkable because
he was not an exhibitor at the Fair.
Large sums OF money were given BY MT STEM
way TO maintain German schools In this country.
and his gifts to other institutions were large
but he also gave money freely for the advance
ment of musical science when such gifts could
rot be considered aids to charities. lie was In
terested greatly in the advancement OF music
in this country. and he was one Of the readiest
helpers OF musical artists 1t was said that ne
gave thousan nds of dollars to struggling young
musical artists who needed aid in competing
their musical education. one of Mr. Stcinway
friends said yesterday that he had learned tnat
Mr. Stcinways gifts To musical ana charitani'
objects had amounted to as much as H5oo.o"o IN
one year. - , -,
Mr.. Steinway wrote his own will. and the docu-
ment I'm his handwriting was Witnessed anu
placed in n safe a number OF years ago IL makes
full provision for the members OF his fanily ana
contains some bequcsts To personal 'riehus anu
to institutions in which he felt personal m
tercst His estate is large. as ne owned pe
interest in the house Of Stelnway x sons, ana
owned large tracts Of land In and near Long
Island City and considerable stock In railroaus'
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
WATTERSON PRODS THE PRESIDENT.

NOT SURPRISED THAT MR.. CLEVELAND is TALKED
OF As A CANDIDATE FOR 1900
Ioulsyillc KY Dec THE "Anzeger. Ger
man daily contains page interview with Henry
Watterson this morning. in which The courier
Journars' editor again hauls President Cleveland
over the Goals. After expressing the opinion that
an ex President ought always In his actions TO nave
resrect for the great distinction conferred upon
him Mr. Watterson said: 1T was. for example
scandaous In my opirion. that Grover Cleveland
as ex-Presdent. practised law In the supreme
Court Of the United States. two OF the Judges or
which had been appointed by him. The American
people pay their President so literally that 1t should
not he necessary for him after his return to private
life TO exert himself 10 earn money.
Continuing Mr. Watterson said that he was un-
der obligations Cleveland for opposing his NOM
nation at Indianapolis He had never expected to
accent the nomination. that Cleveland had done
him "A real kindness by his opposition. When asked
whether he had read that In certain circles there Is
talk OF the nomination OF Cleveland In 1900 Mr.
Wat.erson said:
NO | have not read that: but do not need the
assistance of newspapers TO know that Grover
Cleveland will he n Presidential candidate long
as he lives The Presidency suits the man exactly
am, II he lives TO be n hundred years old, he will
neye? cease to be candidate.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
PLANS or THE SILVER AGI1ATORS.

Chicago Dec 7.-General a. j. Warner. president
-, thu American Bimetallic Union. has decided not
70 call general conference OF leaders OF the silver
forces in Washington this week. as was con'em-
Mated. but instead has issued call FOR meeting
~ the Bimetallic Unions Executive committee III
Washington. December 10. AT which time the ques-
ton OF calling such general conference Will pe
,,,. No, ~ the silver Representatives. who
would take part in the general conference proposed
would be In Washington on puphc business, ana
amreemen as to the plan OF campaign during the
NEXT four ye rs
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
THE CONFERENCE or WHISKEY MEN.

Chicago. Dec. 7.-Reprcscnta:ives OF the AmeH-
con spIrits Manufacturing Company and indepen-
den, distillers and their legal advisers resumed
their effort. to-day 10 come to an agreement Oh
the proposition submitted by the successor OF me ne
ia,o Vhiskex Trust The secrecy as 10 members or
,bc Conference their meeting place and doings, has
not been relaxed. and the lawyers the ny only P,
nothing TO say at present
New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
WORKING A NINE UNDER ARMED GUARD

Scranton PENN Dec. 7.-Dctectives and deputy
shcrNs armed with Wnchesters were on guard
all day 1T the Forest Coal Companys property
ro,r Archibald and under their protection the
oornanv was enabled to work its mines with about
one-haIf its force The Italian strikers took TO the
woods this morning after the arrest OF five more
OF their counirymen, but they were In an ugly
iora tb.t Inc companys property Will suffer for
ne eviction OF the strikers. The company VIII
contnrc to work its mine under guard until the
1,nonr Of attack Is passed.