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done this so much more to his shame, but such was not the ease, as he did not run any chances of getting that close to me until I stepped down one step On my lame limb which gave way under me and l fell helpless to the walk below. Then the very small man, :" as the Press-EagIe calls him (very correctly had an oppor- tnnity to show the kind of courage and manhood in him by coming down at me He did not need torush, as was stated, for I admit I was unable to get up without assistance. 1t was then he used his gun as d club like a cowardlg assassin, Mr. Bloom claims his reason for taking his gun on this occasion was from the warnings he had received about me, when all who are familiar with his ways know he never goes out at night without this same gun. 1 have been informed he has been per suaded out of the notion Of assassin attng me on more than one occasion. Mr. Bloom should reflect over the hard things he has said and the viii lainous lies he has circulated about me which I know, positively, he did do from the beginning of our trouble before he refers to the hard things he has heard I said of him. He has his story very conveniently fixed and, had he been successful inlhis motive, he would then have been thorough ly satisfied He knows, evidently, what should be his just deserts from me-a guilty conscience needs no ac- cuser-so he thought here was a con dition which Ee might never see me in again and he was certainly safe to attempt anything then, and at the same time prove that whatlittle did was sufficient grounds for him to get clear out of the way, and would be out of his way forever l desire to state that Mir. Bloom had noth- ing to dc with my selling my winter est in the Hotel Trulock bar and have never intimated that he did or that he in any way had anything to do with it. Very respectfully.
 L. F. OWEN.
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show his shining face and an occa- sional gas jet was the only light to guide the falling footsteps of the belated Wayfarer last night.
 The cause of this ''drynesse and darkness was an accident to the boilers Of the Water and Light plant about 10 o'clock Friday night, which caused the engines to be shut down, and since which time the water and electric lights have been shut. off. A large force of men was at once put to word to repair the damage. and it is expected that all the machinery at the water works will be in opera ti0n this morning.
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4 BATCH OF INDICTMENTS  FRANK A. STANLEY AND F. c. BOWERS AMONG THOSE
 INDICTED. Twenty One the Number of Indict- ments Returned by the
 Grand Jury Friday
 Afternoon.

Just before their adjournment for the week the Jefferson County grand jury returned twenty-one indict- ments Friday afternoon, embracing nearly every crime known to the criminal calendar
 Among these were eleven separ- ate indictments against F. c. Bow CTS, late manager of the Rhodes Haverty Furniture Co.,, for embez- clement. h default of bail Bowers is still the guest of Jailor Gibson at the Jefferson county bastile.
 Another one of the important in dietments returned by the grand jury was an indictment against Frank A. Stanley on the charge of arson, and in default of $500 bond Stanley was committed to the jail yesterday but made his bond last night and was released from GUS tody Mrs. Stanley and Tommie Stanley were also indicted as access sories, but so far neither has been arrested.
 B. F. Walker and son were also among those indicted, which fact was chronicled exclusively in Fri  days GRAPHIC, the former for mur- der in the first degree and the latter as an accessory before the fact. It will be remembered that Walker is the constable of Niven township who last Saturday night shot and killed Dan Kirby. This tragedy is fresh within the minds of our read CTS and requires no repetition here.
 ". A. Mckinney, also a white man. was another one against whom an indictment was returned, he be, ing charged with horse stealing
 The other indictments were for minor offenses and were mostly against negroes.
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BIG SALE.
Jefferson County Real Estate
 Sold at Public Auction.

Yesterday at noon Judge c. c. Waters, of Little Rock, as master in chancery, in the case of Norman +. Thompson, plaintiff, vs. Louis Alt heimer and others, defendants, sold at public auction to the highest bid- der at the court house door a lot of lands, embracing several hundred acres, situated in this county, be- longing to said defendants. The property was purchased by Mir. Roe, of Little Rock. representing the Equitable Security Company, for $l0.S0S. 2, this being tha only bid.
 The above sale includes some of the most valuable farming lands in Jefferson county.
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DRY AND DARK.
An Accident at the Water Works Causes the Water Supply and Electric Lights to be
 Shut Off.

Yesterday and last night Pine Bluff was dry" town and the in- habitants thereof were forced to re- Iy upon cisterns and wells for their water supply
 And last night the town was as dark as Egypt, so far as electric lights were concerned, and had it not been for the few gas lights scat tered about over the city, the streets would have been in total darkness. The man iii the mooneven refused to
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 IEEN'S VERSION.
b STATEMENT RELATIVE EpFfIeuITY WITH E. 3. BLOOM. Gf CfaAA
hai He Was Intoxicated But liss That He Sought the
 Dificulty.

SPRINGS Ark, May [, 1896.
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 |iE-Please allow me space |ap4r for ny statement Of F0i Friday night. May 1st. |last received the Pine Bluff Entaining Mr. Blooms s we'll |son of tAe much to be re- FM very unpleasant occur bud say it very natural for Fer topublie sympathy aud |lQt expect otherwise of him ke
 |p first apoligise to all my
 Rf ny condition on that Knowledge, much to my ElAat 1 was in a condition |sEsr had experimentation
 s will again, if I keep my |aa l have been troubled N n the last few months Hnatlsm in my right knee,
 \ oeen 50 painful and sore inherent times l was com |a 'o bed for a day or two E had iustrecovered from 1'f'e acute attacks on that 'l s ls' and hardly able to ' Nllering intense pains all '.., The worry of which, \ .'an ny business, and talk .a ss aflnks with my friends sasVe gone against me and slA deplorable condition. s'ant Tor this condition in ' ,'sS' But when Mr. Bloom ''a' < had been looking for ]. \ ], 0ser a year he makes a mat !, is entirely false and !. N, aaa l any thoughts of ,aa' $. Imitation of a man. ,,s' ,ss0a on earth for me to ,'+'ss |gsasa I until this late day. S |Fs' state that I did not \. '',n a cane, or strike at. Aelther did l have, as T, tremendous, heavy or |,.. As one l had did not X < aA ounces and it had b s' s'''lost in two for some
 N 0olh seeins to claim ,l m' n his assertion that
 N 'FolI of the Court House ..s walk below. Had he
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DISCHARGED.
Ths Grand Jury Refuses to Iadict
 City Clerk Bloom

The Grand Jury late Friday after noon returned q dismissal i'll the case oi City Clerk E. E. Bloom charged with assault with intent to kill Mfr l.. F. Owen on the night of May the 1st. Mir. Bloom was promptly released from his bond of $500.
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Found.

At last a building and loan com pany that tells you before you go in positively when you will be out. It's the Fidelity of Mobile. It
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BORN.
 

BYBD-To Mr and Mrs. V. ". Byrd, Sunday, May 10, 1896, at l o'clock, a. m., fine ten-pound baby boy.
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lew Belts in all the new and elegant styles, wide Rubber and handsome Leather, in
 Russets and Blacks, at the popular low
 prices that rule at the Bankrupt Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
OFF TO ST. PAUL.
SIX HUNDRED MANKATOITES GO
NORTH.

The City's Population Greatly Re-
duced by Twin City Attractions
Special M. s St. L. q. A. K. Train
Takes Over 3OO=-TwO Omaha Trains
so Crowded that no PASSENGERS
From This City are Taken on-=
Other Trains Full to the Guard Rail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
On the Omaha.

The Omaha road handled big
crowd, as was expected. The through
train at 4:22 a. m. carried half dozen
coaches, and all were well filled.
Forty-one got on at this city.
The $50 a. 10. local started with an
even one hundred from Mankato, and
the second section took a few more.
Agent Bradley and Cashier Spencer
had their hands full all day, with six
passenger trains to look after and
every one carrying off crowds of ex-
cursionists.
The special trains at II :33 a. m.
and L: 81 p. m. were both behind time,
and were so crowded that the officials,
would not sell tickets for them, al
though large numbers of people were
at the depot wanting to 60 The
same state of affairs existed at many
stations west of Mankato, for the
trains were being filled up soon after
starting, even the aisles being full.
The Would-be passengers were guar
anteed seats on the 1856 p. m. train,
which went through in three sections,
ten minutes apart.
Those who were at the depot and
could not get tickets expressed some
dissatisfaction, but if they saw the
trains go through they must have
seen that the road was doing the best
it could. The train due at l1:33 a. m.
went through at about 1890 p. m.
with twelve coaches filed to the end
of the platforms. Everybody at the
depot was busy, especially in the dis
patchers' office, and Supt. Spencer did
not find time even to go to dinner. 1t
is thought that there will be no
trouble in handling the crowd to-
morrow.
The amount of travel today has
been much greater than the officials
expected. but the crowd could not
have been handled anyway, for every
car in The possession of the company
that was fit for use was pressed into
the service, and the morning train
had some Chicago & Northwestern
coaches attached.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
A BROKEN WRIST.
A Tramp Meets With an Accident at
Lake Crystal.

A colored tramp was aided by
County Commissioner Roberts Sat-
urday on his way toward Osca-
loosa, Iowa, where he claims to have
relatives. He went On rejoicing with
ticket to Gilmore. He is bright
looking young fellow, and had a sad
story to tell.
Last night he was riding on top of
passenger coach, and when the train
reached Lake Crystal he was so cold
that he attempted to get down to
warm himself somewhere. His hands
were so stiff from the cold that he
could not hold on in climbing down,
and fell, breaking his right wrist. He
states that he went to DR.. Cullen's
Office at lake Crystal, but that the
physician was away. He came to
Mankato this morning, and says that
he applied to the local county
physician to have the broken bone
set, but was refused assistance, on
the ground that FIVE tramps are being
cared for by the county at the present
time, and that the applicant was not
from this county or state.
The young fellow did not appeal to
County Commissioner Roberts in
vain. He was suffering pain, but said
that he knew physician at Oscaloosa
who would set the fracture. If the
bone begins to knit, it will have to be
broken over again.
Mr.. Roberts states that it is fact
that many wounded and sick tramps
apply for relief, which accounts for
the refusal of the local county physi-
clan to aid the unfortunate young
man today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED.
Frank Bradish Accused of PurI0ining
Goods From His Employer.

Frank Bradish, who has been a
clerk at the Model Clothing and Shoe
House for the past five months, was
arraigned in the municipal codrt
Friday on a warrant charging him
with grand larceny in the second de-
gree, and sworn out by 81. e. Hance.
The warrant charges that on August
25th Bradish unlawfully took goods
belonging to Stern & Hance, as fol-
lows: Twenty-Five neckties valued at
S11.5O, one pair of kid gloves valued at
S1.75, eight pairs of gloves valued at
So. four pairs of cuff buttons valued at
1925, and five pairs of suspenders
valued at So.
Byron Hughes appeared as Bradish's
attorney. and asked for an eXamina-
tion. The date set for this was Fri
day, Sept. 4th, at 1000 o'clock, and
the bond was placed at 5000, which
could not be furnished, and the de-
PENDANT was committed to jail.
Bradish is about twenty-three years
old, and does not have bad looking
face. From one of his employers, we
learn that he was first suspected on
Tuesday, as he was wearing different
neckties quite lavishly. Messrs.
Stern & Hance, after getting tip
from another clerk, visited Bradish's
room, in the Old Marks house, and
there found the property described
and much more. They had a talk
with the young man, and say that he
admitted the theft and broke down,
saying that it was his first offense.
His employers believe that he has
been taking goods from them for some
time, and express the fear that he
may have taken more than he will ad-
nit of. He has no relatives in this
country, so far as known. 1t is hoped
that he will be able to clear himself
of the charge, Or at least present
some mitigating circumstances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
A REVOLVING FUND.


In talking of the method of paying
tor public improvements that are
assessed on the property benefited,
President Burgess, of the Board of
Public Works, Monday suggest
ed that a revolving fund of SO, 900
ought to be started, by the issuing or
improvement bonds or in some other
manner. Improvements could be
paid for out of this, and as the assess
ments were paid in other improve
ments made. All assessments are not
paid promptly, but can be eventually
collected through judgments. In
this way the city would always know
what to figure on.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
A FAVORABLE CONTRACT.
Gus Tuberg the Lowest Bidder on the
Fourth Street Work.

The board of public works opened
bids Monday for the grading of
Fourth and Parsons streets from
Jackson to Clark streets, and for the
construction of stone arch culvert
over Warren'S creek. The lowest bid
der was Gus. Tuberg, who presented
bond with Willard & Polchow as
sureties. The price was considered
very satisfactory, and the contract
was awarded to Mr.. Tuberg, subject
to the approval of the council.
Mr.. Tuberg bid S4-99 per cubic yard
on arch masonry, $3.50 per cubic yard
on side walls, 80 cents per lineal foot
on footing stone, and 13 cents per
cubic yard on earth work. There are
$4,000 yards of earth to move, amount
ing to S1,S20, which will be assessed
on the property. 1t is contemplated
that the archway shall be hundred
feet long at the bottom and eighty at
the top, and if completed at the
figure in the bid, the cost would be
S716.23. The council voted that if
the masonry would not cost over 800,
the work should be done, and this
great and long asked for improvement
accomplished. Engineer Haynes
states that by reducing the masonry
slightly, the cost'w will be reduced to
500. He was prepared to do this,
even if the bid had been considerably
higher. In ratifying the contract, the
council will only be carrying out it's
agreement, and the work can never
be done more cheaply.
Four other bids were received as
follows:
John Mccall, arch masonry 1925,
side 1920, earthwork 163 cents.
e. V. Walters, arch masonry 1925,
side 1918, footing 81 cents, earthwork
144 cents.
Bowen & Thomas, arch masonry,
$3.50, side So, footing 81, earthwork
143 cents.
Joseph Landkammer, arch mason
ry $3.50, side s2.85, footing 81, earth
work 143 cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04

This promises to be dull week in
Mankato, owing to the fact of so
many people going to the twin cities.
Several hundred went from this city
Monday, and every day this week will
see many more go. The extraordin-
airy attractions in the twin cities and
the excursion rates account for the
hegira of people.
Wilkin Post, G.. A. r., assembled
bright and early, and the boys drum
corps made it's presence known by
stirring selections with drum and
fife. The old boys were as full of en-
thusiasm as on the day when they
set out for the south thirty-fve years
ago to put down the rebellion of the
slave states. Many o. them took
blankets with them, purposing to
sleep in the tented city, and all were
clothed in their new and handsome
uniforms, with the attractive badges
pinned on. A large portion were &C
companied by their wives or members
Of their families.
At shortly after eight O'Clock the
line of march was taken down jack
son street to Front, and thence to the
Minneapolis & st. Louis depot. G..
L. Kings drum corps was in front,
s'anf=was followed by many of the
n - the Grand Army on foot,
while I, = followed in carriages.
At the depot the special train of
six coaches was in waiting, and five
of these were quickly filed. Agent
Powers resembled lightning change
maker as he took in the money and
passed out the tickets and change so
fast that all were supplied in short
time, with the assistance of
Cashier Barr at the other window.
In all, 325 tickets were sold.
The train pulled out at shortly
after nine o'clock, and carried ban
ner showing that the Blue Earth
county veterans and ladies of the Re-
lief Corps were on board and in ex-
elusive possession. At Walters, 20
tickets were sold, % at Madison
Lake and at Elysian 10 more.
Thirty-nine tickets were sold for
the morning train on the Minneapo-
lis & St. Louis road, from Mankato.
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Fishing will be good during Sep
TENDER.
A picnic party of four from this city
were at the lake yesterday.

The board of public works heard
the objections to the assessment for
the opening of Johnson street
Friday. Judge Porter and At
torney Evan Hughes appeared for the
property owners who are objecting to
the opening of the street.
Active operations toward reor-
ganizing the Mapleton bank will be
commenced at once. The capital
stock will be $40, 1000, divided into 800
shares, and stock subscription list
will be opened. The total assets of
the old bank, $4,000, will be turned
over to the new bank. The total
liabilities are $4,000, which includes
both deposits and the capital stock of
the former bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
APPOINTING A COMMITTEE.

Lorin Cray has called a meeting of
the candidates on the Republican
county ticket to be held at his Office
Friday evening next, to select chair
man for the new Republican county
committee. He has also asked each
delegation to Thursdays convention
to recommend one member of the
committee.
The names of DR.. Andrews, H. L.
Schmitt and W. A. Funk have been
mentioned favorably in connection
with the office, and it is likely that
one of these will be chosen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
THE GRAND CAr1P FIRE.

The grand camp fire of the G.. A. r.
encampment will be held tomorrow
evening at the Auditorium, St. Paul.
Rev. J. Paul Egbert will preside.
Among those who are down on the
program to deliver addresses, are Gen.
Daniel Sickles, Rt. Rev. Jno. Ireland,
Hon. Geo. w. Bailey, and Rev. Fl. A..
Cleveland, of this city. A reception
will also be rendered Commander-in-
chief l. N. Walker This will be one
of the great features of the encamp-
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
LAKE WASHINGTON ITEnS.

W. j. Morehart was out on Saturday
afternoon and caught four black bass
aggregating sixteen pounds in
weight. They were beauties, and so
nearly of a size that one could not be
distinguished from another.
Editors J. A. Johnson and III. J.
Essler, of ST. Peter, accompanied by
their wives, spent Saturday and yes
terday at the lake as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. f. r. Volk.
Messrs. Jones and Cooley, who have
been domiciled at the lake since
June, left yesterday for their homes
in ST. Paul.
The last party of the Omaha guests
left for their homes yesterday.
The hotel will remain open until
winter, as several hunting parties
from the cities are expected little
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
Library Notes.

The books placed in circulation this
week are:-E. B. Andrews, An Hon.
est Dollar; f. A. Walker, Information
al Bimetallism; Gold and Silver
Coinage Under the Constitution; J..
Fl. Teller, Battle of the Standards;
Alex. Del Mar, History of None
tary Systems; M. L. Muhleman,
Monetary Systems of the World; D.
A. Wells, Robinson Crusoe's Money;
]. A. Fraser, Sound Money; L. L.
Price, Money and it's Relation to
Prices; J. ii. Patton, Political Parties
in the United States; Richard T. Ely,
Problems of Today; Henry George,
Protection or Free Trade, Rev. E. D.
Neill, History of Minnesota; Jas. K.
Hosmer, Short History of German
Literature; L. Muhlbach, Frederick
the Great and His Court; Stephen
Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets;
Lillian Bell, Under Side of Things.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

Judge Severance Friday rendered
a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
the suit of Anna Felt VS.. the Patrick
Duffy estate. The suit is one of SER
vices rendered during the last illness
of the deceased, S120, and the bill
was allowed by the probate court.
This decision is affirmed by Judge
Severance. Thos. Hughes is attorney
for the plaintiff, and G. o. Daley and
j. E. Porter are attorneys for the de-
PENDANT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
On The Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee road did big pas
senger business this forenoon. The
train to Wells picked up twelve
twin city eXcurSionistS at Good Thun-
der, ninety eight at Mapleton, thirty
live at Minnesota Lake, and went
out Of Wells with 278 on board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04

Car No. l, of the advance brigade
of Buffalo Bill's show, which exhibits
in Mankato Sept. 18th, arrived last
night, and Manager H. HI. Cunning
and his seven assistants have been
busy Friday rebilling the city. AS this
will be the first visit of "Wild West"
to Mankato, an immense crowd is e.
pected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-04
-Amboy Herald: M. Fl. Aldricl

-Amboy Herald: M. II. Aldrich.
of Regan, Neb., has been in town
this week. Mr.. Aldrich owns a fine
piece of real estate near this place
and was here looking after his crop
interests. He says there is no danger
of Mr.. Bryan carrying Nebraska at
the coming election. By-the-way it
is limited that Mr.. Aldrich thinks of
launching out in the general mercan-
tile business in rich section of the
country adjacent Amboy.