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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
GENERAL MACEO DEAD.

There seems to be scarcely a doubt
but that Gen. Maceo, the Cuban
patriot, is dead. The story now
comes that he was cruelty betrayed
and murdered under the orders of
Gen. Weyler. Under promise that they
wished to arrive at some understand
Ing by which the bloody strife could
be brought to an end Maceo was lured
to his death. Weyler could not sub
due him in the field, and acted upon
the idea that if Maceo was out of the
way the Cuban cause would at once
drop to the ground, and SO through
Maceo's physian, Zertucha, who had
the full confidence of the Cuban gen.
eral, the latter was lured across the
trocha into ambush where he and his
body-guard were shot down in cold
blood. This is the story which comes
from two or three different sources to
the Cuban leaders in this country.
And there are several things which
seem to confirm it. The fact that Dr.
Zertucha surrendered to the Spanish,
and was at once given his liberty and
expressed a desire to go to Spain,
would seem to lend much color to the
story. Again when Gen. Weyler re-
turned to Havana the other day, he
gave the credit for Maceo's death to
Ahumada, who was in command at
Havana in his absence, rather than to
officer in command in the field who
carried out the plans of assassination.
Had the meeting with Maceo been &C
cidental, as at first claimed, Cirujeda
would have been the one commended.
There are still friends of Maceo
who do not believe he is dead, and
the claim is made that he succeeded
in escaping from the trap into which
he was drawn and is now back in the
mountains of Pinar del Rio, with bis
command. But if he is it seems
strange that something definite can
not be learned from him by this time.
DuU III UuG dSSdSSludUlOu WdS CdIIlCu
out, as it seems to have been, it is
not probable that the Cuban cause
will go to pieces. 1t will be indeed a
terrible blow to the struggling pa
triots, but there seems to be other
trained soldiers capable of taking
command and carrying on the warfare
along the lines Maceo has SO success
fully conducted it, and the cruel
death of the leader will only cause all
Cubans to rally stronger to the cause
to which they are pledged, and fight
the harder for it.
If Maceo has been murdered, Spain
will only suffer and not gain by the
devilishness displayed nor will the
effect be lessened should it prove that
he miracuously escaped the butchers
grasp.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
DOES THE MONROE DOCTRINE
APPLY.

Senator-elect McEnery, of Louisiana
gives out a view of the Cuban mat
ter which is matter of considerable
interest at this time, and may grow
more So He calls attention to the
statement of the Republican platform
adopted at St. Louis, that "The gov
eminent of Spain, having lost control
of Cuba, and being unable to protect
the property or lives of resident
American citizens, or to comply with
its treaty obligations, we believe that
the government of the United States
should actively use it's influence and
good offices to restore peace and give
independence to the island"
The point raised by the senator is,
that if Spain has lost control of Cuba
as the Republicans declared, the
Monroe doctrine should apply, and
that SPANS effort to obtain reposses-
sion Of the island is in direct viola
tion of the Monroe doctrine. There
is no question as to Spain having lost
control of Cuba Outside of a few
fortified points it has no control over
the island whatever. Yet it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether it would be
admitted outside Of the United States,
that the island has wholly slipped
out of the control IF Spain, though
practically it has, and Mr.. McEnery,
basing his ideas upon the Re-
publican declaration, seemingly has
very good ground for his rather novel
proposition, and if some stand is not
taken by the present administration
and congress this winter, the inc0m-
ing administration Will be obliged to
make some immediate move in be-
half of humanity. The only objection
which is interposed is on the ground
that the Cubans have no regular or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
A Wall FROM ST. PETER.

The ST. Peter Herald goes into con-
vulsions again this week over the re-
marks made by the Revieao and the
FREE PRESS last Saturday anent the
North Mankato annexation PROPOSE
tion. 1t claims that the FREE PRESS
admitted every word of the Herald
article to be substantially true. Bro.
Johnson must have had a pair Of
spectacles on upside down when he
read our article, in order to arrive at
such conclusion. The FREE PRESS
did not claim that the HerdldS article
was entirely erroneous, but pointed
out the portions which were, and
which were founded upon wrong con-
illusions. The fact is there are two
things which cause the Herald a great
deal of worry. One is the idea that
some time sooner or. later, Nicollet
county will lose small fraction of it's
territory-not to exceed two sections.
And the other is that a large and
prosperous city is growing up here,
which is bound to continue to
be the metropolis of Southern Mime
sofa, and cast an ever increasing
shadow over our neighbor down the
river. These two facts are consider
ably aggravated in the mind of the
Herald because it gives the North
Mankato annexation much more i'm
portance than it really is.
The Herald further still persists
that Blue Earth county and this city
want that little slice of territory to
assist in paying sits large and grow
ing Indebtedness" Our contemporary
makes itself ridiculous in this Oft
repeated assert on. The territory in
question would never be noticed in
the matter of taxation in either this
county or city, and this is casting no
reflections upon it either. So far as
the city is concerned we reiterate
what we said last week, that for
few years at least Mankato
would not be benefited in the least
from pecuniary point of view by
annexation, as it would cost the CITY
more than it would receive in the
way of taxes. But the North side
would be benefited, because they are
paying now a higher tax-rate than the
city is, and they would receive numer.
Gus advantages in return aside from
lower taxes.
The FREE PRESS did not deny the
citizens would have to go down into
their pockets and individually pay fol-
sewers, waterwOrks, sidewalks. grad.
ing and sprinkling streets, for that is
a matter common to all cities, but
now the Herald has brought tnat
matter up we will state that there is
not city in the northwest that has
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

IT has always been supposed that
those who have builded on the north
bank Of the Minnesota river at that
point, did SO because they desire to
escape tffe high taxes that necessarily
fails upon the city Of the size and
population of Mankato.-St. Peter
Tribune
Possibly some were led to build
upon that side of the river under the
impression that taxes would be lower,
but doubtless the most of them went
there because they could get building
lots cheaper As to ''higher taxes"
we are told on reliable authority that
they are two mills on the dollar
higher OF the other side OF the river
than upon this side. What next!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
SHOULD lNDCT SOMEONE.
Sensational Charge of the Judge of an
Alaska Court.

sensational Charge of the Judge of an
Alaska Court.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. IA
The district court is in session at Ju.
neau, Alaska, and Judge Delaney de-
ivered sensational charge to the
grand jury, in which he quoted from a
published parody ON the distribution of
justice in the territory of Alaska. 1t is
generally charged in this report, on the
authority of prominent citizens, that it
is practically impossible to secure con-
victions i'll Alaska for violations of the
liquor and fisheries laws, because the
liquor men and canneries so combine
that it is impossible to secure a jury
that will convict. The judge charged
the grand jury to either indict the men
who are thus openly charged with de-
iance of the law, or else those who are
responsible for the publication referred
to, for libel and SANDER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

THE Red Wing Republican thinks
the vote in the senate a few days ago
to take up the Dingley bill indicates
that that body will pass measure of
some kind that will give the country
sufficient revenue, and bases it's con-
illusions on the fact that several
Democrats and Popocrats voted in
favor of taking it up. That signifies
nothing. Their subsequent action
showed they were after little cheap
political capital in the vain hope
that in some way they would EN-.
barrass the Republicans. Senator
Alien, who made the motion to take
up the bill, on being pressed, would
not agree to vote for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

ganized government, and because OF
this the inactivity of the past is to be
continued and the barbarities of the
bloodthirsty Spaniards allowed full
sway. The butcheries and cruelties
INDUCED in ought to arouse word of
protest in most emphatic manner
from the United States if it is still to
profess it's standing as Christian
nation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
THE TARIFF MATTER.


The action of the Republican sena-
torial caucus and also the manner in
which the Dingley bill was handled
and left in the senate the other day
when it was called up, indicates that
nothing will be done during the pre-
sent session with the revenue Ques-
tion. There are some who want the
Diugley bill passed on the ground
that the consideration of new tariff
bill will cause an agitation through
out.the country, which will be bad
for business. There are two things
to be kept in mind in this connection.
One is that Republican revision of
the tariff never interferes with bust
ness, and second, that the people of
this country voted to as great an ex-
tent to have the tariff put upon the
protective basis as they did that silver
should not be coined free. The duty
of the Republican party will not be
fulfilled by the passage of the Dingley
bill. 1t was put forward as but a
temporary makeshift to give the gov
eminent sufficient revenue until some
thing more substantial could be &C
complished. 1t does what it can for
the protective policy, but that is not
much. The fact is the present tariff
law is good deal of fraud, not SO
much in the fact that it's duties in a
large number of cases may be too low
to be protective, but it is based en-
tirely upon free trade theories OF ad
yalOrem duties which opens the way
for frauds to be perpetrated upon
the government through under valu-
atiOnS, and in this way is an unjust
discrimination against our home in
dustries. The law is not scientifically
constructed. 1t is everywhere full of
lOOpholes which admit of fraud, and
the Dingley bill which is before the
senate does not correct it nor improve
it in one respect except that it will
cause it to yield more revenue. If
anything is done this Wiuter it should
be along the line of permanent tar
iff law, and there is little or no hopes
of that. The proposition that Mr.
Dingley and his committee shall spend
the winter framing a tariff bill repre-
senting the protective policy of the
country, and have such bill ready by
the 4th of March next, so that it could
be placed before congress as soon as
Mr.. Mckinley may call it together
seems to be the best thing that can
be done under the circumstances.
Sixty to eighty days to the outside
ought TO suffice to put it upon the
statute books, and the matter of reve-
nue. settled so that at the regular
session the decks would be clear for
the matter of the reform of our cur
rency laws.
1t is noticeable that among those
who are condemning the proposition
for an extra session, are many who
have condemned the policy of our
government which provides that over
year must elapse from the date of
election before the will of the people
can be carried out by their represent
atiyes. An extra session of congress
may not be good thing but short
age in revenue and an unjust discrimi-
nation against our industries are in
several respects, somewhat worse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
CENTURY is THE LIMIT.
Report of Mineralogist on the Englis
Coal Supply.

Report of a Mineralogist on the English
Coal Supply.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The Evening
POSTS London copyrighted cablegram
contains the following:
The report of Leneve Foster, the
mineralogist, bring England face to
face with the fact of possible coal ex-
haustion. He says that the supply will
not stand yearly increase of 80 pei
cent in the output, and that signs OF
decline probably will become apparent
within lifetime. Professor -1evin's
estimate was that century of the
present rate of progress would exhaust
English mines to depth of 1900 feet,
which is 1000 feet deeper than the
deepest mine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
WORKED A NEW DEAL.
Check Swindler Under Arrest for Queer
FOrgeries.


ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. IA stranger
calling himself P. FL. Bradley is under
arrest here as a check swindler, and il
is said he if wanted by several Western
railroad companies for forging rail.
road passes. Bradley deposited in the
First National bank of this city a
check for $500 drawn on a bank in
Dayton, O. A handbook in which the
deposit was credited was given him
but he was told not to draw against il
until information from Dayton had
been received. He ignored the warn.
ing and bought diamonds and clothing
giving checks on the First National
and exhibiting the handbook Learn.
ing of these transactions, the bank off.
Gals caused his arrest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
WILL BE ABSENT A WEEK
President Hunting Trip in South
Carolina Waters.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-President
Cleveland left Washington during the
evening for shooting trip in South
Carolina waters. He was accompanied
by Captain Evans, Commander Lam
berton and DR.. O'Reilly, his physician.
The president is considerably fatigued
from the labor involved in the prepare
ton of his message and is in need OF
recuperation, so it is probable that he
will absent himself from Washington
at least week. The party started by
rail for Georgetown, S. c., where they
will board the lighthouse tender Wis
toria and proceed to Winyah bay,
where they will be the guests of the
Annandale Shooting club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Racers Feel No Fatigue.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-The men who
finished in the 6-day bicycle race left
the track Saturday night in pitiable
condition. They were apparently hu-
man wrecks After "a hours rest the
majority of them looked as well as
usual. Few of them complained of the
tremendous strain. Those who were
the leaders said that they suffered only
from saddle gals and numbness in their
hands and wrists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. "a cor.
oner's jury exonerated F. F. Benedict,
station agent at Fairfax, who shot and
killed one of three men who attempted
hold up. wounding another. The
wounded man has not yet been caught.
There is no clue to the identity of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Receiver For the Elyton Company.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. IA bill
has been filed asking for receiver for
the Elyton company, the largest land
concern in Alabama. 1t controlled over
100000 worth of property in and
around Birmingham, and has $1,7OO,0
of bonds outstanding with the trust
companies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Consulting About Green Bay Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-United States
Indian inspector Mclaughlin, and
Agent Savage, of the Green Bay
agency, Wis, are here. The latter's
object is to confer with the department
officials regarding matters growing out
of the lodging on the reservation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
THE DINNER FOR MR.. CARLISLE.
A PREVIOUS OCCASION WHEN THE sECRE-
TARY sNUBBED NETWORK BANKERS.

A PREVIOUS OCCASION WHEN THE SEINE
rARy sNUBBED NETWORK BANKERS.
cbr,stonber Columbus Baldwin the Naval Ofhcer
f tho port Of New York said yesterday OF the DIN
ner which he will give next Monday night AZ '"e
Metropolitan Club for Secretary John G. Carlisle;
THE dinner has no particular Significance nave
given dinners before and presume shaii AGAIN
Is not true that the guests to be confined TO the
members of the Morgan bond syndicate 90 NOT
care to give the names OF those who nave peeh III
vited They will. however. number less IMAM
twenty"
As has already been printed. the banK pres'ue"''
of New-York have not forgotten the snuDoihs oecie
,a,v Carlise gave them three years ago. when they
were invited TO meet him at dinner at Delhoh'co =
provided by Assistant United States Treasurer Coh
rad " Jordan. He did not appear until dl'eT inc
dinner was over and then he failed to apologize Tor
or explain his absence.
Asa fact after asserting to Mr.. Jordan's arrange
rnens for him to meet the New-York bankers on the
evening named for the dinner. he sat down 10 dinner
in the public dining room OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel
with Congressman Phil Thompson, OF Kentucky
After the bankers had been kept waiting for an hou
at DelmonicOs Mr. Jordan sailed forth TO look up
the missing guest OF honor. lie found MN wiz, WIN
Thompson and labored with him for mar an houl
but Secretary Carlisle refused point blank TO mtet
the gold bugs and Wall Street sharks" as he
Finally Mr. Jordan left him and returned 10 pei
monco's In sorrow, to say that Secretary .arrSic
refused to keep his engagement to be present. ne
bankers then proceeded with their dinner and tired
TO cheer up Mr.. Jordan. Just as me dinner was
over Mr. Carlisle to the establishment of all entered
the room He sat down and smoked a cigar. but
found the atmosphere frigid.
Soon afterWari the Government, through SER
tarY Carlisle made public Offering of s5o."o~" OF
bonds Bids for only 100000 or 50 were received
and he had TO ask the men ne had snuD9ed 10 ,,no
the bonds. They did 50, but for no other reason
than TO preserve the credit Of the government
MIR Baldwin can find out before his dinner taxes
place who are willing and who are not Wiling 10 20
10 it, SO that there need be no vacant places al me
table but ii Is safe 20 say that several hNi'"o's
10 bankers have been declined. .
There are at least ten NewYork bank presidents
who IL is known. will stay away from the reception
TO Secretary Carlisle at the Manhattan Gun on
tuesday evening to which they have been invited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
THE RAPID TRANSIT INQCIRf.
LAWSON n. FULLER SPEAKS FOR THE ELEVATED
RAILROADS.

LAWSON ~ FULLER SPEAKS FOR THE ELEVATED
RAILROADS.
The Rapid Transit Inquiry Commissioners met at
II o'clock Yesterday Francis NJ. Jencks VINO rep
resented large rea,-esate interests, spike hrst III
behalf of himself and his associates-RoDert o.
Hoguet Charles T. Barney, George IS "ii'e''
Jonas NJ Libbey, William \. Hoe. W. I. AieNa"-
der and others-he declared that certain persons
had misrepresented the residents OF Washington
Heights In saying that they were opposed 10 .he
present rapid transit plans. Mr. Jencks added that
,he interests which he represented begged TO APP
prove the carrying out OF the pans OF the Kappa
Transit Commissioners Of the city OF Ne"-iorh'
Robert J. IIoguet and John Townshend also ad-
dressed the Board
When Robert j. Hoguet spoke In favor OF the
proposed underground road. Lawson y. Fuller lost
his patience and exclaimed: Il don't think tnat
Mr. Jencks and his friends should take up all the
time It is not fair to others, who have as good
right to be heard"
The chairman thought a minute and told MT
Fuller to go ahead. Mr.. Fuller then continued:
81 am opposed to an underground road because
It would endanger the health OF the people. had
a friend who owned fine team of horses. He
put them In a damp stable and the next morning
tho trot,ers were dead. The poor horses took a
sudden cod and departed this life. Damp, I'M
foreground railroads good TO ruin people :
health and send them to early graves never ride
In the Fourth-ave tunnel without fear and trem-
bling. feel safer on the elevated cars than any
where else on the Lords earth"
\ laugh greeted this remark. Mr. Fuller smiled
and added:
The other day / in the street. ! saw a
HIS leg cut off. For safety to
life and limb, give the elevated railroad. Now.
here's this room in which this Commission Is sit
ting The ceiling may fall upon our heads \
preacher was talking IN church The plastering
fell upon his head. In an elevated car the poor
fellow would have been safe"
Mr. Barney-Wc are here 10 hear real arguments
and FOR useful information.
Mr. Fuller-That's So and talking TO the
point. Wise capitalists will not invest In an un-
dcrground railroad here. Why? Ii wouldn't pay
them. Underground roads damage property by
disturbing foundations of buildings. Elevated
roads DO not do that. Many years ago favored
an underground line. SO favored oil lamps Now
| favor electric lights | advocate elevated lines
because they better than the underground
plan. This Is age Of advancement. | believe in
holding fast to the best.
Mr.. Jencks-Mr. Fuller says capitalists Will not
invest I'm underground road. He is mistaken
! know OF capitalists who Will put up their cash.
VI. G. Smith, who president OF the old Arcade
Company. spoke in favor OF the plans
The hearing will 90 on Monday.