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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

If the inaugural utterances o
President Mckinley can be Judged al
a forerunner of his administration
the American people have right tt
expect strong, business-like admin
istration, in which the best Interests
of the whole country and the rights O
all it's citizens will be carefully looked
after. He sounded the keynote to the
whole situation when he said that the
| first work is to secure adequate
revenue for the needs of the govern
ment, and that then our currency sys
tenn should be subject to a thorough
revision that should leave it's super
vision under the control of the gov
eminent, while the dangers to which
the country is now exposed are elimi
mated, and the necessity of keeping a
large gold reserve done away with
He pledged himself to do all in his
power to secure the cooperation OF
the other commercial nations of the
world in the matter of bimetallisn,
and until that can be brought about
will use every power at his command
to maintain the parity of gold and
silver.
The position which he takes re-
garding the principle of reciprocity
will meet the approval of the country.
At the time the Mckinley tariff law
was enacted, it was claimed that Mr.
Mckinley did not look kindly upon
reciprocity, but his inaugural express
sion shows him to be in thorough &C
cord with the country on that princi-
Pile. Civil service reform, he declares,
must 60 on, but it must be of the
genuine and not of a perfunctOry
character.
The position he takes regarding our
foreign relations has the true Ameri-
can ring to it. War is not wanted,
peace is preferable in almost any con-
but the rights of the nation
and it's citizens must be respected.
He favors the arbitration treaty and
urges its early ratification by the
senate.
Short, but to the point, dignified
and firm, is the first utterances of
President Mckinley outlining the
policy of his administration, will in
spire courage in the American people
and cause them to feel that the hope
they have had that under his admin
istratiOn will be born au era of better
things will be fully realized, and in
doing what he can to bring it about
they will give him unbounded assist
ance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

THE St. Paul Globe does not like the
first part of President McKinley's in-
augural dealing with tue tariff Ques-
tion. 1t is hardly to be expected the
Globe would. as it is rabid free trade
paper that refuses to profit by the eX-
periences of the country during the
past four years. But in the sturdy
clear way in which President Nc
Kinley took hold of and discussed the
problems which confront the nation,
he showed that he clearly understood
the voice of the American people as
expressed at the polls last November.
The first thing they want done is a
stop to the continual deficit occurring
in the treasury every month. 1t would
| be foolish indeed for the administra-
tion and congress to take up revision
of our 'money system the first thing
when there are grave doubts that any
agreement canbe reached owing to the
composition of the present senate, and
allow this deficit to keep running
along indefinitely. The country made
no mistake when it called VIM. Nc
Kinley to the helm. He is starting
out all right.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
NO ONE DIES.

No one dies of pulmonary disease
who takes "77" in time. Twenty per
cent-one in FIVE - die of pulmonary
diseases-coIGs, grip, pneumonia, con-
sumption, who could be saved by the
timely use of "77," DR.. Humphreys
famous specific.
Since "7l'' came into general use
the fatality has decreased and it only
remains for it's adoption as a national
remedy, to rob our climate of it's, ter
r0rs.
For sale by all druggists at 25c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
THE CLEVELAND ADMlNlSTRA-
TON.

The four years of Grover and clover
is thing of the past. We had Grover
all right enough without any mistake
but the clover did not materalize. Nc
president elected by such majority
as was given Mr.. Cleveland in the
electoral college has closed his term
of office as thoroughly discredited by
his party His administration has
been a series of blunders, commence
ing with his withdrawal of the
Hawaii treaty, on through nearly all
of his diplomatic relations. His tariff
policy has been along the same line,
and his financial policy has been
largely series of makeshifts, and he
has been forced to borrow more than
a quarter of billion of dollars to
maintain the gold reserve and pay the
current bills Of the government. This
was rendered imperative because of
the tariff policy he followed.
Yesterday in turning over the govern
ment he also turned over large sur
plus because of bonds sold. His for
eign policy has been one of deep
humiliation to every patriotic Ameri-
can citizen. The only successful point
in it is the firm stand taken in the
Venezuela matter and the glory there
won has been largely eclipsed by the
weak and hesitating attitude assumed
toward Cuba, and the protection of
the rights of American citizens there.
But amid the mistakes as to his
foreign and economic policies, that
have been features Of his administra-
tiOn, there have been several features
that have secured for him the hearty
approval of the great majority of the
American people regardless of party.
The firmness he displayed at the time
of the Chicag riots, saved the country
from threatened disaster, and won the
approval of the people to his course.
The firm stand he has taken for honest
money has brought him the approval
OF the majority of the American peo-
pie.
And so as he handed 'over the great
office of president to his successor
yesterday, he passes to the somewhat
curious position of being approved
and condemned by the same people
for many of the leading acts of his ad-
ministration. The true weighing of
the successes and failures Of his ad-
ministration will be made, as is al
ways the case, by future generations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

PRESIDENT KRUGER, of the Trans
vaal republic, has not let upon Eng
land for that S., 100000 indemnity he
claims for damages for the ruction in
his domain a year ago. The old man
hangs on like a brother, and all John
Bulls squirming is not sufficient to
shake him off. That little holiday
affair has proved expensive for the
British government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

THE state senate yesterday, by a
vote of 30 to %, adopted the majority
report of the committee investigating
the location of the 4th asylum for the
insane at Anoka instead of Hastings.
The matter will probably be taken up
before the house today. Thus the
needless fight goes on.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

their part of the work and If the city
will cooperate all will be well. But
whatever is done sh ould be along
practical lines that it may prove bene-
fetal to all concerned. II a creamery
board of trade is establiihed it
should be upon a solid foundation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

The Great Northern Railway has
One Million acres choice wheat lands
in Minnesota still undisposed Of.
Write for maps and full particulars
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, ST. Paul, Mimi. 33tl3
Sheet music at ] off to close out
stock at 2O9 South Front street. L
e. SCOTT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railway.
CANNON VALLEY

CANNON VALLEY.
Depart Arrive
No. 20 and "a Waterville
and Faribault Accommo. 6:45 m $40 m
No. 21 and %, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Red Wing
Passenger 500 m $40 m
Daily except Sunday.
No. % connects at waterville with through
trains for Des Moines; also with free chair car
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka. No.
81 connects with through trains having through
sleepers for Chicago St. Louis and Kansas City.
Information regarding rates, routes, etc.
cheerfully furnished upon application to
w M BARR, Agent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
Chicago & Northwestern.

EAST BOUND. Depart Arrive
tChcago Mail and Passenger 7:15 a m 7:5o m
t*Chicago express 4:n5 p m 4!36 m
4Tracy & Waseca Accom'dn 3:15 p m 1855 p m
WEST BOUND.
2*Dakota Passenger 1925 p m ZOO p m
fMinn. Mail and Passenger 6:35 y m 7:1O m
tWaseca & Tracy Accom'dn $50 q m 935 M
tDaily except Sunday. %Daily.
tSleepers Mankato to Chicago.
5Sleepers Chicago to Mankato.
C. E. JOHNSON, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
STAGE SCHEDULE.

Between MankatU st Clair and Minnesots
Lake.
Leave Mankato daily at z 100 q. m.
Arrive at St. Clair daily at 10 :45 a. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at SO q. m. Monday.
Arrive at st. Clair at 2:15 y. m.
Leave st. Clair ally at 2:45 p. m.
Leave Mankato daily at 6:15 p. m.
Arrive st. Clair Tuesday at IL 700 q. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
Just Received at the O. w. Schmidt
Saddlerv Co

100 set of machine made light single
and double driving harnesses from the
largest factory east. which we offer at
great bargains. For we bought the
quantity and received the price and
quality to offer you single harnesses
worth $500 at $500; $500 single har-
nesses only S. IS, etc. The greatest
bargains ever shown in the harness
line at o w. Schmidt Saddlery Co.,
No 226 S. Front St.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.

Departing. Trains arriving.
No. i22 $50 a. m. No. 1o1-l2:3O p m.
No. 1O4-2:3O o. m. No. 1873 500 p. m.
No. 16S-7:O0 D. m. No. 1873 AGO p. m.
No. 1872 makes close connections at Austin
with through Sleeper-for St. Louis, Peoria and
Kansas City. arriving 7:15 next morning.
This train also connects for La Crosse and
Chicago
No. 1O4 makes connection with Chicago
Sleepers at Austin and Lacrosse.
J, G, MOORE, Agent,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

Diseases of women speciality by
DR.. f. d. Brandenberg, 4Ol S. Front
ST., Cor. Jackson. Office hours, 10-12
"a. Telephone 96.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
kiCkapoo Indian Sagwa,

Nata remedy simple harmless effective all
troubles puifes blood,
Kidneys invigorating
Don't hesitate
druggist has Take
bottle; !, bottles
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.

hereby cereify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 2d day
March, A D 1897. at o'clock a. M. and was
duly recorded in Book r of interpretations, on
page. ALBERT BERG,
Secretary of State.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
The Cleaner That Pays for Itself,

If you have succotash to separate, wild
oats and cookie or mustard in your
grain, dirty flax, timothy or clover
seed to clean, this is the mill you
want. Don't go away to buy seed
grain and bring more foul stuff to the
farm, but get our BANNER CLEANER
and SOW clean, heavy graded seed.
If no agent in your vicinity, write
us for circulars and prices, and if you
intend purchasing cleaner and can
bring us some of your own grain we
will be pleased to show you the work
of the cleaner, at 2IS North Second
Street. Over 800 of our mills in use
in Blue Earth county. Write US for
circulars and prices.
Il. W. Cleland & Co.,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
STATE OF MINNESOTA, / 90
County of Rlup Earth IS.

On the 18th day of February, A. D. 1897, be-
fore me personally appeared Reuben B. Dis.
Horatio N. Seelye, to me known to be the per-
sons described in and who executed the fore
going instrument and severally acknowledged
that they executed the same as their free act
and deed. S. B. WILSON,
Notary Public,
Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
(Notarial Seal)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Counfy of Hannapip IS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Hennepin. 5ss'
On this 18th day of February, A. d. 1897, per-
sonally appeared before me John Day Smith,
who executed the foregoing instrument, and ac-
knowledged that he executed the same as his
free act and deed
DAVID w. PARSONS,
Notary Public,
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
| (Notarial Seal)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12
Hem
Notarial Seal.)

OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
County of Blue Earth
l hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed in the Office for record on the 9th day
of February. 1897, at 10 o'clock a. M. and duly
recorded in book Mis-, page 40.
b. BANGERTER, Jr..
Register of Deeds,
Blue Earth County, MINI.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-THE COM
mittee of 10 met here today to discuss
the mode of operating the home mission
work of the Presbyterian church of the
United States.
Classified according to their leaning
toward states rights and national plans
the nationalists are in the majority.
While the contest has been warm so
far; and may continue so, it has not
aroused anything approaching bitter
feeling as in the Briggs controversy.
The home mission board, it is averred,
has been better off financially under
the state plan of managing home mis-
sions as practiced in Indiana and a few
other states, for, while it has been re-
heved of looking after the missionary
work in these states, 1t has received
more money out of the surpluses than
il formerly got when all the collections
were sent to it direct.
But the board and its sympathizers
insist that the broad national spirit that
church should have will disappear
under the Indiana plan, and instead of
one great church there will be many
little churches, especially in the state
plan of handling the home missions
should be used in doing the work of the
other six boards of the church.
The secession" movement was born,
however, of the dissatisfaction with
the grow ng Indebtedness of the boards
and desire to get the serious atten-
tiOn of the general assembly to any
extravaganza or weakness that might
prevail in their management.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11
Certain Irish Stories.

Roman deacon was sent for to bap-
tlze baby. In the cabin he could find
no water, but.there was a pot of tea.
Tea, ~ he reasoned, contains water,
the rest Is but accident, and proceeded
to pour out n cup. But it was strong,
even to blackness, so he went in search
OF water and, having found some, wa
tered the tea down to more reasonable
color, christened the baby with it, and
reported the circumstance, as a case of
conscience, to his superior. 1t had not
occurred to him, having found the wa
ter, TO use it by itself.
Here is tutor S letter of coincidence to
bereaved parent. This was unkindly
attributed to Oxford. The tutor wrote,
II am sincerely grieved to hear the sad
news OF your sons death, but | must
inform you he would have had to go
down III any case, as he had failed to
satisfy the examiners in classical mod
erations.
One other story, may add here, as
it serves 70 illustrate certain disparity
often noticeable between Saxon and
Celtic word values, and also the way in
which Irish orators discount their own
rhetoric A home ruler was haranguing
ON English terrorism, and after draw
ing a hoTid picture of babies speared
on the points of bayonets, etc. he con.
cluded; III that's your civilization,
You may keep it ! call it most improp
er- "-Cornhill Magazine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11
BARK HANNA's CASE.

It would seem that Mr.. Hanna's case
is by no means q settled affair. At least
there is evidently much alarm felt on
the part of Mr.. Hanna and his friends.
A dozen or two of Republican members
elected to the legislature from different
parts of the state were opposed for nomi-
nation by the Hanna influence, and very
naturally these gentlemen are not wild
for Mr.. Hanna's election to the senate.
Besides, it is claimed that the state con-
vention named Mr.. Hanna for tine SEN
ate need not necessarily bind the mem
bers of the legislature; that each member
represents his own county or district,
and is bound to represent his Constitu.
n ts, not a state convention held
months before, A state convention is
composed of delegates hastily, and often
times peculiarly, got there, and is pos
sibly a packed arrangement. The
query is, in such a case, should mem
ber surrender his better judgment and
misrepresent his constituents, and obey
convention to which he is no way re.
sponsble? The convention was tenn.
porary affair and assumed an authority
no way belonging to it when it named
Mr.. Hanna.
The foregoing view evidently pervades
the minds of some of the Republican
members, three of whom are chosen for
Cuyahoga county. These members are
Burke, Bramley and Mason, and are not
bowling for Hanna. 1t seems Hanna d
Co., failed to defeat them for nomination
and also at the election, for they were
cut badly then. They are now quite re-.
TiCent as to what they will do on the
senatorship. Governor Bushnell was
endorsed by the popular vote while Mr..
Hanna was not. This is being consider.
ed, as it ought to be. 1t would really be
int esting if Bushnell instead of Hanna
should be chosen for the full term of six
years in the senate. No doubt Senator
Foraker would be satisfied, and we do
not believe that Republicans generally
would complain. In the mean time let
us watch and pray,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11
SKIN SCALP AHS 5JTf6Jk3 EIi'5 fSi'sI5id s5Sf. By

The writer of this has not always ap.
proved of the course of the Enquirer,
but it must be said the paper always
supported the Democratic ticket, and as
a Democratic newspaper, first and last,
we know not its equal. No friend OF
bmetallism should speak lightly of the
Enquirer The enemies OF bimetallism
are bitter against John r. Mclean and
his great paper. Mr.. Bryan was right
in saying he preferred any free silver
Democrat to Mark Hanna.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11

The Dingley law say Republicans, has
brought prosperity, advanced prices,
given us dollar wheat, etc. They don't
talk about the rise in sugar, caused by
the Dingley law, the sugar trust dictat-
ing the tax. Clothing has advanced and
Dingeyism must he credited with this.
The advance in wheat is owing to failure
in other lands and not to the Dingley
law. Wheat first advanced in Europe.
These references show up the DiDgley
abomination. With hay and clover seed
down and sugar and clothing higher, all
under Republican Dingleyism our op.
ponents should be modest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11

The first duty of all good citizens is to
help to overthrow and displace the Re-
publican party now in power This is
the first step looking to REFORM and
united action is necessary thereto. The
party in power is the party OF trusts,
combines and monopoly, not the party
of even handed justice. Their trickery
and tortuous course on silver show that
money magnates control, and it is in
their interest to have gold standard; and
Republican leaders are bound body and
soul to this mammon power.
Let men have the courage of their
convictions, with full regard to others
rights; and use all with such discretion
that they will nothing extenuate, nor
set down aught in malice" Honest,
practical politics is what we need; and
care should ever be taken to ses that
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.
All Products In Fair Shape, According &
TO Agricultural Department.

All Products In Fair shape, According
to Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Novem.
Der report of the statistician of the
department of agriculture gives 1871
bushels as the average yield per acre OF
corn according to the preliminary re.
turns of the departments correspond.
ents. The corresponding preliminary
estimate last year was 2T.3 bushels and
that of 1895. 2G.2 bushels. The average
yield in some of the principal corn
states Is as follows:
Pennsylvania, 800; Ohio, 32.5.
The leliminary estimate of the aver.
age yield of buckwheat is 20.7 bushels
per acre, as compared with 1877 bushels
last year and 20. bushels in 1895. The
average in Pennsylvania is 2l bushels
per acre. The average per cent of quail.
ity is 04.3, as compared with 94.7 in
November of last year.
The estimated average yield per acre
of irish potatoes is "a. g bushels, as COM
pared with S6.S bushels last year and
1907 bushels in November, 1895. The
average per cent of quality is S1.3,
against 1872 in November last and "a. 8
in November, 1895.
The average yield of hay is 1.42 tons
per acre against an average yield of
l.2l tons per acre for the last Is years.
In point of quality the average crop Is
92.S per cent as compared with 92.9 per
cent in November, 1896, and 91.3 per
cent in 1895.
Favorable conditions for the sowing
Of the fall crops are reported from
most parts of Europe and the condi.
ton of the crops so far as sown is like
wise favorable. The crop reports from
India continue favorable and on the
whole this is true as to those from Ar
gentine and Australasia.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11
men Of principle shall be our principa
man
THAT USELESS MONETARY CON-
MISSION.

The Wolcott monetary commission
sent to Europe by the president last
spring, with view of securing interna-
tional bimetalism, has proved to be a
useless affair, except to cost a hundred
thousand dollars or so.
The president failed to get bill
through congress empowering him to
appoint home monetary commission
to prepare plan for congress, looking to
q reform of the currency. There is, how.
ever, a self appointed monetary commits.
sion, the outgrowth of the monetary In.
dianapolis gold standard convention, at
work day after day in Washington, fix
ing up bill for the president to pre-.
sent to congress.
This work will probably prove entirely
superAuous, for the other day Senator
Platt, of Connecticut, member of the
committee of finance, in discussing the
outlook for currency legislation at the
coming session, said that effective legis-
Iation by congress was, from Republi.
can standpoint, impracticable, owing to
the lack of a majority in the senate. 1t
was, therefore, he thought, waste OF
time now to even consider the subject.
1t is quite possible that currency bills
will be opposed and discussed in both
houses of congress this winter, but not
likely there will be an agreement, The
first step should be to give to silver free
coinage the same as gold has. This step
would soon bring silver bullion to par
with gold, and would have a telling
effect on business.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-11

Does the administration find anything
comforting in the late elections2 If so,
where? Surely the powers at Washing,
tou cannot draw comfort from the re-
suit in the state and city of New York.
And assuredly Kentucky will not fur
nish them enjoyment, for that state as
well as New York went for Mckinley
last year and now both repudiate the
Republican party and its administra-
tion. Even Ohio cannot afford them
much to crow over. The popular vote
repudiates Hanna, who is, virtually, the
administration. Bushnell got a good
majority because he was not the ad-
ministration. 1t will take the whole of
the administrators power to save
Hanna yet--if that will do 1t.