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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
THERE is no question but that with

THERE is no question but that with
continued hard work, .McKinley's cleo
tion election is assured, the only.ques-
tion being as to the size of his ma
jOrlty, which should be rolled up to
the highest point possible, that the.
demagogues who have attempted to
get into power by working upon the
worst passions Of the people, and also
by holding out the tempting bait that
those who are heavily in debt may get
out by using cheap dollar to dis
charge their obligations, that their
schemes find no foothold in this re-
public. But with this work should
be carried along that of electing a con-
gress that will be in perfect accord
with him on the question of sound
money. 1t is just as important to
elect sound money congress DIS it is
to elect sound money man for presi-
dent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

The Atlanta Constitution the follow
ing good story on Senator Tillman, of
pitchfOrk fame: "When Tillman was
making his TRADE against Cleveland
IN the senate, the story goes, he
noticed an old woman in the gallery
who seemed convulsed with grief.
The further his speech progressed the
more intense seemed The old lady's
sobbing. The South Carolina senator
was curious to know why she wept so
bitterly, and at the conclusion of his
fierce harangue he sought her out in
the gallery and asked the cause. We'll,
I'll tell you, sir she replied between
her sobs. Last month heavy frost
ruined my garden, and only two weeks
ago my husband died. Then my little
jackass, Ned, who used to wake me up
mornings a-brayin', took sick an died,
too, and when | hear you a-talkin' it
reminded me so much of him that /
jest couldn't keep from cryin'."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
DEATH OF HERMAN D. HALL.

| COLFAA, VdSu., OGpU. lOUu, 1880.
EDITOR FREE PRESS There are
doubtless some of your readers who
will be interested in the following
brief obituary of one who was once a
resident of Mankato.
| On Sunday morning at 1:45, Sept.
18th, Mr.. Herman d. Hall departed
this life after being confined to his
bed for short time.
During his brief illness he was ten
derly cared for by his wife and son,
his, brother Oliver, together with mem
bers of the Grand Army, Sons of
Veterans, and many friends. But his
long service and exposure in the army
had laid so firmly the foundation of
disease that neither medical skill nor
tender nursing senabled him to re-
cover.
Mr.. Hall was born in Beekman-
town, New York, Jan. 10Th, 1S41, and
was therefore in his 56th year at the
time of his death. When the war
broke out he was living in Berlin,
Wis, and in 1861 enlisted in the 18th
Wisconsin Infantry, Company |.
At the expiration of three years
service he with most of his regiment
reenlisted and so spent over four
years in service during the rebellion.
He was married in Mankato, Dec.
1866 to Miss Mary L. Dickerson,
youngest daughter of Captain Dicker-
son, of Company III, I'd Minnesota In
| fantry Mrs. Hall has sister, Mrs.
Mrs. Julia Bennett, living in Tivola,
| near MankatO.
About fifteen years ago Mr.. Hall
and family moved to Colfax, Wash,
where they have since resided. He
leaves widow and one son, fourteen
years old, two older children hav-
ing died some years ago, Three
brothers and three sisters survive
him, one whom is Mrs. James Morri
son, of Mankato.
OMr. Hall has the honor of being
both veteran and the son of vet
eran. At the time of his death he
was "a member of the Nathaniel Lyon
Post, of ColfaX, who were out in
body to attend his funeral, as were
also the Sons of Veterans.
The funeral service took place at
the residence, Monday Sept. 18th, at
O'Clock, conducted by a friend, Rev.
Geo. III. Newman, a son of veteran,
assisted by Rev. H. P. James, of
ColfaX.
The pail bearers were three veter-
ans and three sons of veterans. A
very large company of friends and &C
auaintances followed the remains to
the Colfax cemetery where the Grand
Army conducted their beautiful SER
vice as with deep feeling they laid to
rest one of their members whom they
respected and loved.
MIR. Hall was a man of independent
view and spirit, fearless in stating
his views; man of good judgment,
great heart and a true friend. He
will be greatly missed.
From the first of his illness he
thought it hardly possible that he
could get well, yet he was very cheer
full about his condition and had no
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
TONNES TALK.

Mr.. ToWne has come and gone, and
it is safe to say that the respect in
which he has been held by Mankato
people has decreased rather than in
creased by his appearance. Mr.. ToWne
has no argument to present, if he has,
he carefully concealed it last night
and did not reveal it to those who as
sembled to hear him. His whole
speech teemed with assertions and at
tempts to arouse the worst passions OF
man. Mr. Towne has said bitter
things because the leaders of his
party, who framed plank in their
platform, which if carried out, would
lead to anarchy, have been alluded
to as anarchists, and yet last evening
he devoted large portion OF the lat
ter part of his address in an attempt
to make votes for his party by trying
to arouse the worst passions of men
against those who had met with sue
cess in life. In this he follows closely
in the footsteps of Bryan and John
Lind, who are actively engaged in the
same kind of work. If these men
could meet with success in the un-
patriotic work which they are at
tempting, if they could succeed in
tanning into flame the passions they
are seeking to arouse, all that has been
charged against the leaders who
framed the Chicago platform, would
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
A CONTRAST
Decoria Now has ncKinIey and Bryan
Clubs.

Judge j. E. Porter and Attorney G.
o. Daley went to Decoria Wednes-
day night and helped to organize a
Bryan club. Fifteen members signed
the roll, and the following officers
were elected:
President-Henry Hodapp.
Vice-President-Adam LortZ.
Secretary-James Ady.
Treasurer-Frank Kennedy.
The meeting was held at the town
hall, and another meeting will be held
soon.
A few days ago Mckinley Sound
Money club was organized at the same
place, with a membership Of twenty
five. John Steel was elected presi-
dent, and A BurlisCn secretary. This
club will also meet again soon.
Decoria has always been considered
a Democratic town, but this year the
Republicans, with the aid of the
sound money sentiment which is
steadily growing, hope to carry the
town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Impartial judges adj

three hours. Impartial judges adj
mitted that Congressman McCleary
had the best of the argument, and
endorsed Lind on the money question.
Mr.. McCleary was in perfect voice but
Mr.. Lind was hoarse and spoke with diff
ticulty Both spoke rapidly, to get in
as much as possible in the limited
time allowed. Congressman McCleary
made a wonderfully compact and
scholarly argument for the gold stan
dard. Tomorrow we shall have more
to say on the matter, for which we
have not space today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
BOUND OVER.

Thos. r. Owens had his hearing
Wednesday before Judge Shissler, on
the charge of assault in the second de-
gree on j. w. Wigley. Both are from
Judson. After the state had put on
it's testimony, d. A. Reed, attorney
for the defendant moved that the
case be dismissed, on the ground of
a lack evidence to convict. The court
held otherwise, and the defense then
waived further examination. Owens
was held to the grand jury, and was
released on furnishing bond for $780,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Gov. ALrGELD ATTEMPTED to an

Gov. ALTGELD attempted to an
swer the speeches of Carl Schurz and
Bourke Cochran in Chicago Saturday
night, and it is said that speech is
seldom made that contains more mis-
statements and assertions that are
absolutely false than this effort put
forth by the governor. He paid little
attention to facts and merely figured
things out to suit his own notion.
But in his speech which was very
lengthy one, he failed to explain how
it is that, being free silver advocate,
preaching the beauties and benefits of
free silver at all times, he makes all
of his contracts, leases aud mortgages
out with the gold clause therein.
Why is he unwilling to trust to his
own preaching?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

fear of dying. When at last death
came he passed away as gently and
peacefully as ever when weary he fell
asleep.
There was some comfort in the
thought that this man who has seen
so much exposure in his long service
in the army, was at last permitted to
die in his own comfortable home, sur
rounded by his own family, a noble
brother, skilled physicians and many
kind friends, and by such loving
hands be laid to rest.
GEO. III. NEWMAN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
SUSPENDED PUBLICATION.
The .'rlornirg News" Proves to be
LooSing Venture

Wednesdays issue of the Manka-
TO Morning NeevS is the last one. In
their editorial announcement of the
suspension of publication, the pro-
prietorS say the stringent times, to-
gether with an insufficient advertis-
ing and general patronage, have been
to blame, and that they do not care
to run the paper at loss. The obli-
cations of the paper are to be paid in
full. Attorney W. A. Funk is en-
powered to collect accounts and adj
just debts
1t is reported that Hon. Alex
Flddes, Of Jackson, who owns the
plant, has found purchaser, and that
it is to be removed from the city.
Efforts to form stock company have
met with i'll success.
The Morning Neoos has had very
Gheckered career during the eighteen
months that it has been in existence.
Changes Of management have been
frequent, from one cause or another,
and it is understood that it has never
been d paying investment. Under
the editorial and local management
Of J. e. Reynolds it has been made as
bright anG enterprising and newsy
paper as it is possible to publish in
the morning, and it was no fault OF the
paper or it's management that it has
not succeeded The fact is that there
is not profitable field for morning
paper in this or any other city of its
size situated as close TO large cities as
Mankato is to the twin cities The
Morning Press at Winona recently
suspended publication after still
briefer career than that of the Morn
ing NetCS, and This has been the his
tory OF such enterprises. Those who
have Invested money in them have
lost.
The local field in Mankato is well
covered 6y the evening daily papers,
for which time and experience have
shown that there is field
Mr.. Reynolds has not yet completed
plans for the future, but his many
friends will wish him success in what
ever he undertakes. J. H. Fiddes
has already accepted position in ST.
Paul, and has the best wishes of ali.
The North MankatO Breeze, which
Was owned by Mrs. S. V. Perry and
leased for a year by Harry Belknap,
has also suspended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
A WONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT.

The photographic entertain
ment at the Methodist church
Tuesday night was very
fine one, and deserved a much better
audience then was present. Band
music by 'Sousas's and Gilmore
bands, instrumental and vocal solos,
and other music was reproduced most
finely, the voices of the singers being
SO clear that any one in the audience
knowing one of them would easily
have recognized it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
THE DEPOT APPROACH.
Walnut Street Should be Opened up
. - at Once.

There is some doubt as to the con-
dition of the extension of Walnut
street westward toward the river
The report made to the board of
trade some years ago on the rights of
different parties in Willard & Bar
ney'S exchange throws some light on
the question. 1t shows that on April
9Th, 1875, the same day that a qdit
claim from the city was executed,
Willard & Barney gave deed to the
city granting it the right to lay out
public street running parallel with
Front street and adjoining the rear of
the lots in Willard q Barney's ex-
change. The width and time for lay
ing it out are left to be fixed by the
city. The deed also granted to the
city the right to extend Mulberry,
Main and Walnut streets to the river.
Engineer Haynes states that he is
not sure but that this right was given
up by the city when the Milwaukee
road was granted right of way
through the exchange. If it was not
forfeited, then Walnut street should
be at once opened up to the new Oma-
ha depot, and if it was. then street
should be opened by condemnation, if
necessary. A street is needed, and
will be needed badly when the trains
run to the new Omaha depot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
THE man who earns dollar by hard

THE man who earns dollar by hard
toll, whether upon the farm, in the
factory or on the street, or in the
mine is not going to object because
of it's large purchasing power. He
knows that in 1892, previous to the
present hard times his days labor
purchased more.goId or it's equivalent
than ever before in the history of ma
tions, and if it is 200 cent dollar as
the silverites claim, he is just so much
better OF.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

SAYS Bede's Budget: THE grand
old Democratic party headed by such
JacksOnian leaders as John Lind,
Frank A. Day, Chas. A. Towne, Sid
ney M. Owen, and John Day Smith,
reminds us of an Egyptian army with
British officers The Egyptians do the
fighting while the officers eat the fod-
der and finance the game"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
THE wATERvILLE DEBATE.
r1cCleary and Lind Had Their Talk
Yesterday.

The joint debate at Tetonka Park
came off Wednesday afternoon as
scheduled, despite the state
ment that Mr.. Lind was sick
and would not be there.
people was on hand to cheer their
favorite. The discussion lasted for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

FTet SIIVeT, IHe StCIIOnaIISm cry,
and the attempts of the Popocrats to
stir up the passions of labor against
capital cost the Popocrat ticket 10000
votes, and gain to the Republicans
of $4,000 votes, raising the Republi-
can plurality from 1851, in 1892 to
4S, 1872 this year, gain of nearly 800
Der cent. The corresponding record
for A rkanSaS is as follows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

THE majority at the recent electio n
in Maine was only 1920 less than four
times as large as it was in 1892.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

The first story of the new Omaha
depot has been completed.
John Wooohall, of Ceresco. sue
eeeds Seward Pratt as proprietor Of
The Amb0y House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

Dig down to the cause of your sick
ness, if you want to get well and stay
well. Most likely it's Indigestion. The
irritating poisons of fermenting, put
rid food, left in the stomach by indi-
gestion, cause headache, neuralgia,
nervousness, dizziness, stomach-ache,
nausea, irritability, and all the other
well-known symptoms of Indigestion.
They also cause many pains and dis
orders which are often laid to other
causes and hence are not easily cured.
But as soon as the poisons are remoued
all these symptoms and disorders DIS
appear, because there is nothing left
to cause them. Nothing succeeds in
this like Shaker Digestive Cordial,
because it preve,ts the undigested food
from fermenting in the stomach and
helps the stomach to digest it's food.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to
S1.00 per bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

@The WEEKLY FREE PRESS is the
best paper in the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
FATAL DISASTER AT a FIRE.
FLOOR Gives Way, Kills Three Firernen and
Wounds Six Others.

Montreal, Oct. 1T.-Three firemen
were killed and six badly injured at n
stubborn fire yesterday afternoon at
the chemical warehouse of Gilmour G,
Co. The dead firemen are: Edmund
LaPorte, Harry King and Silvian
Charpcntier. The body Of the latter is
stiH buried under tons cf debris.
Kings remains were recovered late
last night. OF the injured the only one
likely To die * Castian Ecnnctt. The
FIRE ragged with great fury. owing to
tie Corhustibic nature of a great
portion Of tn" contents of tn" hIildi'l...
The i:r"mcu fought the fire cuurs-.c-
OuSiy. and after an hours work seemed
t. have th" upper hand. "a this stage
fTCmcn were Distributed in all
parts az the building AMI wcr,. speedily
drowning cut the flames. when with =
terrible crash the second floor gave
way and fell To- the floor beneath The
men who We're on ton escaped half suf-
focated and bleeding from many
warning. but the men below were
crushed under tons Of timber and
goods The loss to property is in the
vicinity Of $l0o, ,o00; insurance about
oue-balf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
And now also the is laid Therefore
brngeh good fruit is he down and cast into
the
ST Louis Post DISPATCH

Typographical union assumed the en-
tire control over the linotype machines,
and said in substance that no one
shall be employed on these machines,
either as an operator or a machinist
unless he is member OF the typo
graphical union. Prior to yesterdays
action the International union claimed
control over eDly the operators of linO-
type machines. leaving the repairing of
the machines when out of order to the
linotype engineers. u seeding union
from the 1nternatiOal Association of
Nachinsts.
This seeding union asked admission
yesterday into the Interna tional Typo
graphical union. but after a strong
fight was refused, thus barring its
members altogether from the Offices
where linotype machines are used. The
work of repairing and taking care Of
type setting machines will now he done
iy printers who are members Of the
typographical union. Thousands of
printers We're thrown out of employ
ment 10y the introduction Of the trye
setting machines several years ago.
and the action taken by the interna-
tionai union is aimed to create a field
of work for as many Of these as possi-
bip
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
MISSIONARY WOMEN IN COUNCIL.
Important Gatherings i'm Annual Convcn-
tion at Sprin yfirid. Ills.

Springfield. Oct. 1.-THE forty-eighth
annual national convention of the
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
and twenty-firSt annual national gath
erins of the American Christian Mis-
sionary and Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary societies. convened in the state
house yesterday for seven days ses-
sion. Fifteen hundred delegates from
all parts of the United States and Can
ada are present. With the general
convention also meets the national
gatherings of the board OF church ex-
tension. board of negro education and
eyangelization. board of ministerial re-
lief and board of education.
The first session was addressed by
Mrs. o. ". Burgess. OF Indiana polls.
national president. Address Of well
come. Mrs. Caroline NJ. Kane. Spring
field: response. Miss Louisa White. In
dianapolis: paper Mrs. A. II. Atkinson.
Wabash, Ind. Rev c. C Smith. of Ak
ron. o. sroke on Our Missions IN ia
r,aica." Papers were read h Mrs.
Clara z. Babcook, Thompson. MS;
Mrs. ". s. Keene. Winchester, Ky:
Mrs. Marie Jameson, Indiana; Mrs
Louise Kelly. Kansas, and Miss Matte
Pounds, Indiana
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17

Steal Drill Strikes II and Six
Persons Are Dead.
PREMkTURELY SETS OFF A BLAST.
Not Soul at Work Escapes, the Con-
tractor Being Desperately Wounded
Fire at Montreal in Which Three Fire.
men Are Killed and Six Badly Hurt
Floor Falls ON Them-Expiosion Works
Havoc Furniture Factory Burned.

Mena, Ark. Oct 17.-Thursday even
ing abort 4 O'Clock. at the camp of w.
III. Kennedy. about fourteen miles
south of Mena, occurred a most disas-
trous explosion. The men were work
ing in loose rock. but they Swre COM
PEELED to blast in order to handle it to
advantage. The main blast was the
one they were working on, and they
had difficulty in getting it planted
right, and while using a steel drill the
drill struck a stone and a spark from
it ignited the power, which caused an
explosion. which threw dirt. rocks and
men as far as 100 yards. The killed
are: Dennis Murphy. foreman of the
powder gang; ]. Ryan. ]. p. Limon.
Jack Mcdonald and Pat atLacy-all help
ers; T. Q. Norris, water boy.
w II. Kennedy. the contractor. wa,
standing close by and was found be-
tween two dead men, more dead than
alive. He had two ribs and collar
bone broken. Some OF the men were
buried so deep under rock and dirt that
they We're not found until yesterday
morning. Kennedy is in a very serious
condition. All who were present were
either killed or hurt so badly they
cannot talk, consequently details are
hard to get.
Fire wipes Out a Big Factory.
a1l =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
Bryan Resumes His Tour in
Michigan.
WATSON AND JONES TO MEET.
Stronger Bonds of Fusion
Likely for Bryan.
Mark Hanna's New Use For
Old Glory.

Flint, Mich. Oct. 17.-Bryan be-
gan speaking at O'Clock this morn
Ing at st. Johns, where he talked to
crowd 25 minutes. At Ovid he
spoke three minutes. At Owosso,
commenting on the questions pro-
pounded to him by the Owosso Press.
gold standard democratic paper,
ne proposed the editor would not
vote for Palmer and Buckner il he
was not receiving money from the
republican committee to keep up the
pretended fight. The next stop was
at Durand, where he spoke Is min.
utes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
To Use Old Glory Politically.

Chicago, Oct. II. = Chairman
Hanna, OF the republican national
committee, has issued suggestion
for adoption to all parts of the coun.
try that every friend Of the gold
standard should display the national
colors at their homes and places of
business Saturday, Oct. 81, to re-
main on view till after election 'day.
1t is further suggested that the state,
county and city committees and
clubs have flags and bunting on sale
at convenient places for farmers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
sRADsrREET's REVIEW OF TRADE.
New Conditions Favorable to Improve.
ment Continue to Develop.

New York. Oct. 17.-Bradstreet's
says: While the volume of general
trade has not increased materially new
Improvement. Notwithstanding this
many interior merchants prefer to
wait until after election before placing
orders. Features of the business week
are the continued advance in price and
strength of wheat and the mainten-
ance of a large volume of wheat ex-
ports, notably to India and Australia.
While wool is no higher holders have
sold enough to render them Indifferent
to immediate business. and are hold
ing stocks for full figures. While new
orders for iron and steel products are
not being placed freely they would be
If makers would accept current Quota
tions for 1897 delivery. Southern pig
is p cents higher. and not. Withstand
ing the growing export trade I'm iron
and steel has been checked by higher
ocean freight rates and cut prices by
German steel makers. it is anticipated
that within three weeks the domestic
demand will meet expectations.
The total number of business failures
reported throughout the United States
this week is 219 twelve fewer than
last week. ten less than in the second
week of October. 1895, but twenty-six
more than in the corresponding week
of 1894. AS compared with the second
week of October, 1898, this weeks total
shows a decline of sixty-one. There
We're thirty business failures reported
from the Canadian Dominion this week,
against thirty-seven last week. thirty
seven in the week one year ago. thirty
nine two years ago and thin y-four
three years ago.