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The times., 1897-08-19
Auacostia,s New Engine House.

Owing to the fact that the Anacostia
engine house as planned would cost more
than they had at their disposal, the Com
Inissioners have decided to reject all bids
and have new plans drawn. These plans
will keep the cost down within the limits
Of the appropriation, and when they are
completed new bids VIII be invited
The times., 1897-08-19
Troops to Fscort McKinler.

Acting Secretary Mieklejohn yesterday
ordered the troops at Fort Niagara and
Fort Buffalo to act as an escort to the
President at the parade of the Grand
Army of the Republic at Buffalo, August
%. The troops will consist Of five COM
panies and band.
The times., 1897-08-19
Robinson Held for Housebreaxipe.

Archie Robinson, eolored, was yesterday
morning held for the rand jury in $500
bonds TO answerto charge of housebreak-
ing at night The complainant is Michael
Sullivan, who found the negro hidden in
his house.
The times., 1897-08-19

Surgeon General Tryon has returned from
his home on the Hudson River, at the
foot of the Catskills, Where he passed his
vacation.
The times., 1897-08-19

Highland Terrace Apartments, Thomas
Circle, 1401 Massachusetts avenue. In
the hottest weather the soda water andice
cream saloon is always cool and pleasant.
Mrs. P w. Favorite, manager.
au14-tf,em
The times., 1897-08-19

The steamers Jane Mosel ey, Arrowsrnitn,
Samuel j. Pentz, and Harry Randall, all
keep Consumers Berthe best beer made.
ASK Tor it- aul SIT
The times., 1897-08-19

The stock market was helped materially
in the afternoon by the appearance of
d sharp rally in wheat, which closed at
IL decided advance. This WI as favorable TO
the bull side and under the lead OF the
granger stocks the market displayed ad-
ditional activity and strength The earn
ings which were given out yesterday were
all favorable and other influences helped
along the boom. The close was firm,
there being much more snap to the trans
actions than had been seen for several
days past
The times., 1897-08-19
New York Cotton Ma rket.
FINANCIAL,

FINANCIAL,
CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
Members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, 1419 + ST., Glover Building.
Correspondents of Messrs. Moore & SChley,
No. 80 Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers iii Govern ment Fonda
Deposits. Exchange Loans.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all
securities listed on the exchanges OF
New York, Philadelphia. Boston and Balti.
more bought and soiu
A speciality made of investment sccurI-
ties District Bonds and all local Rail-
road, Gas. insurance and Telephone Stock
dealt in.
American Bell Telephone Stock bought
and sold. mh1S-tf
The times., 1897-08-19
Housn,an was, as usual recently, d large
buyer of the market yesterday.
Washington stocls kxchnngc.

sales-American Graphop hone, 135
at s3-4. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 800 at
65 cents; 100 at 63 cents; 100 at So
cents. Mergen thaIer Linotype, 2 at 1872.
The times., 1897-08-19

Chicago G n n and Provision Market.
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
Bankers and Brokers. Members of the
n. Y. Stock Exchange, 1927 + street.
The times., 1897-08-19

The steamers Jane Moselcy, AFRO wsmith,
Samuel j. Pentz. and Harry Randall, all
keep Consumers Beer-the best beer made.
Ask for it. Gu13-7t
The times., 1897-08-19
g. A. r. to BuffaIo via b & O.

Join Buffalo Club, No. /, leaving Wash
ington 10 p. IN. Sunday, 22d, via B. & o.,
and beautiful Lehigh Valley route, arriv
Ing Buffalo p. IN. Monday. Secure
tickets Of the committee au16,17,19 ,21 -em
The times., 1897-08-19
New york stock Market

Corrected daily by W. d. Hibbs s. Co.,
Bankers and Brokers. Members OF the
n. Y. Stock Exchange, 1927 Z street.
On. High Low Clos
The times., 1897-08-19
FINANCIAL.

FOR RENT-The best way 10 help your
business or profession is To move into the
largest and best-known office building in
the city,
TiIE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST
BUILDING, COR. 9TH AND +. SIS.
A few choice rooms now available; mod
crate rental; no extras; perfect 1anitor
service; fire-proof surroundings, ele-
yators: l o stories; commodious bicycle stalls
and free telephone service
1yS-tu, Til Sat-tf
The times., 1897-08-19

The remarkable squirt of wheat was
hardly expected during the morning trad
ing. a good many OF the experts on
The wheat market We're of the opinion
during tho morning that wheat was not
a good purchase. Suddenly, during the
afternoon, the jump began, and before the
close wheat had gone up cents, reach
ing the top record for the season again.
The reasons for this advance are not very
apparent, but t was probably the work
OF speculators almost entirely.
The times., 1897-08-19

Consumption comes
like a thief in the night.
The victim is uncon-
scious, never dreaming
of its dreaded presence.
The times., 1897-08-19

During the Whole day yesterday, de-
spite occasional weakness in other parts
of the market, Sugar was strong. To-
ward the close it was up again beyond
40, though the figure for Tuesday,
149 1-2, WAS hot quite reached Keene
was III Sugar yesterday, bulling it skill
fully, and apparently this time buying
himself, though recently at times he has
manipulated the stock without taking any
part In the actual transactions. Other
large interests bought Sugar yesterday.
The tip out at o'clock yesterday after
noon was that Sugar would cross $50
today. Beyond that the outlook is some
what more doubtful, but it is still be-
lievad by mos1 shrewd traders that two
or three points further advance will be
recorded before there is any large slump.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy declared
the regular 1 per cent quarterly dividend
yesterday. Burlington is earning much
more than per cent. and as traders gen.
orally know it it is rot believed that the
end of the advance has been reached.
There are great many shorts in Bur-
lington at the moment.
Dow, Jones & Co. say Of the Southern
Railway:
1--WE understand s&sat the forthcoming
report of the Southern Railway Will show
nothing charged to construction account
for the year ended June 80 last. a good
many Improvements We're made. but the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
PROPOSED PROSECUTIONS.
DisreputabIe Houses Near the City
Have Been Spotted.

The detective who was employed by
the county to procure evidence in the
case of the women from Garden City
township who have been before the
municipal court, also did service for
the county in getting evidence against
three houses Of shady repute located
Just beyond the outskirts Of the city.
We are informed that the occupants
of these houses have made themselves
scarce and closed their places, as a
result of getting wind Of the matter.
We understand that warrants are in
the hands of the officers for all of the
female occupants OF these three re-
sorts, and will be served as soon as
they can be found.
Numerous complaints have been
made to County Attorney Hughes
since the first of the year, in regard
to these houses, and he has taken the
steps necessary to abate the
nuisances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
TWO DROWN Cd.
Bad Accident ON the Minnesota River
Sunday
A Young Lady and an Unknown
Man Perish.

A bad accident occurred on the Min
nesota river at Belle PLANE Sunday
afternoon. Ten people in boat were
rowing in the river, when the swift
current caught the vessel and drew it
upon a snag. The boat was over
turned and the occupants were pre-
ciDitated into the water Six swan
to shore and two chung to the snag
until they could be rescued. One Of
the party, young lady, had hold of
the snag, but tainted before she could
be rescued and was swept down the
river. Her name was Miss Mary
Traynor A man whose name could
not be learned, but who is believed to
have been German, started to swim
down the river, for some reason un-
known, and went nearly a quartersOf
a mile before he became exhausted
and sank.
Neither of the bodies had been re-
covered up to late Monday after
noon. The accident caused much eX-
element at Belle PLANE, where the
sad occurrence has cast gloom over
the community.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
QUICKLY APPREHENDED.
A Bicycle Thief Placed Behind the
Bars.
Stole DIR. Grants Wheel Thursday
ard Arrested Friday.

DR.. and Mrs. Grant occupy the
rooms over the j. H. Long building at
the corner of Second and Walnut
streets. Thursday afternoon be-
tween the hours of three and five
o'clock, the building was entered by
way of the side door, during the alb
sence of Mrs. Grant, her husband be-
ing in Wisconsin this month. The
burglar 'Or burglars ransacked the
lower floor and stole bicycle be-
longing to the doctor, but did not go
up stairs, where considerable sum
of money might have been found,
Whether anything else was taken has
not yet been definitely determined.
Friday Mrs. Grant and Of
ficer Schultz found the bicycle at L.
Salet's, the pawnbroker, at 107 North
Front street Mr.. Salet said that two
men brought the wheel TO him this
morning and wanted to borrow five
dollars on it. He let them have four
dollars. The man who had the
wheel and who received the money
returned five minutes after leaving
and said that she had lost his pawn
ticket and wanted another one.
When this was refused, he asked Mr..
Salet not to give the wheel TO anyone
else, and that he would call for it
Monday and redeem it.
At 1:30 o'clock that afternoon, Of
fcer Schuette and Lundberg arrested
a drunken man in the basement of
the Nicollet House, and slocked him
up at the City Hall. A little later it
was discovered that the prisoner an
swered the description of the man
who had paWned the wheel. Mr..
Salet visited the city hall and identi-
fed him, and announced his deter
mination to prosecute the fellow,
who gave his name as Frank Schafer.
The latter is a stranger here, fairly
well dressed, and does not have the
appearance of tramp. He claims to
be former circus performer.
Schafer called at RObt. Lamm' s
drug store Thursday and enQuired
where DR.. Grant lived. When he
was informed, hve started for
the place. At the police stationFriday
afternoon, Mrs. Grant asked him
whether he had wanted to see her
husband, and he replied affirmatively.
The bicycle is Harvard of 1896
model, and cost $50. Shafer evidently
spent most of the 81 received of the
pawnbroker for liquor, as he had only
Sl.35 when searched by the police.
He will probably not have his hearing
until tomorrow, as he was in a
drunken sleep late Friday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
SUED FOR $6,552.I6.

This week, papers were served on
DR.. E. L. Halves, the well known
Mankato dentist and former proprie-
tor OF the Mapleton mill, in a suit in
which q. G. Argetsinger assignee of
James E. Brown and Charles II,
Brown, appears as plaintiff. The case
grows out of money advanced by the
MapletOn bank to the defendant dur
ing the period dating from May 1st,
1891, and May Goth, 1895, with which
to conduct the milling business at
this place and amounts to $685. 10
with interest thereon, at the rate of
seven per cent. At the time Mr..
Halves turned over certain properties
to the bank to reimburse them for
money loaned, but the property in
question fell the amount named short
of 'liquidating the debt, hence the
suit to recover at this time, in the in
terest of the creditors of the bank
Mapleton Enterprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
COMMITTEE RETURNS.
Had Satisfactory Teeting With
State Auditor Dunn.

The committee Of taxpayers Who
went to St. Paul Friday morning
to see State Auditor Dunn in regard
to attachments Of taxes upon the eX-
cessive increase in valuations return
ed last night. Mr.. Dunn listened at
tentiyely to the representations of
the committee. He said that while
he was not competent to judge of the
value Of Mankato realty, the records
showed that the valuations hitherto
had not been based on actual
values, or the unusual increase
had placed them too high.
He would give consideration to
whatever the county board recon-
mended, and would endorse applica-
tions for abatem Mt wherever the ap-
plicants were whown to be entitled
to any.
Probably another meeting of the
taxpayers interested will be held
soon, when the committee will present
a complete report and the presenta-
tiOn OF individual cases at the May
meeting of the county board provided
for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
IMPROVE YOUR HERD.
A Great Auction Sale of Short.f1orn
Cattle.

The eighteenth annual public sale
of Short-Horn cattle from the cele-
brated Browndale herd of II. E.
Brown, Minneapolis, uwill occur on
Tuesday, May 18th. The sale will be
held at Mr.. Browns sale stable, Lyn-
dale ave. and 32nd St., Minneapolis,
at LOO o'clock on the day mentioned,
and there will no doubt be some rare
bargains secured.
Mr.. Brown has without question
the finest herd of Short-Horn cattle in
the world. He took the worlds sweep
stakes at Chicago lin 1893, and has
taken more premiums at state fairs
throughout the northwest, west and
middle west than any other breeder of
full blooded stock
Southern Minnesota is unuuestion-
ably the best dairy country in the
west. Our farmers know this as
evidenced by the large number of
creameries that have sprung into ex-
istence in this territory within the
past three years. The best COWS are
the most profitable. 1t costs little
more to get good blood, but the keep
ing is less, the product greater and
richer and the net profits at the end
of the year will more than pay the
difference in first cost of full blooded
stock as compared with scrub cattle.
1t will pay our leading dairymen tc
attend this sale. The shrinkage iu
prices of blooded cattle has been very
great within the last fifteen or twenty
years. The average price per head of
Mr.. Browns first sale in 1880 was Sl5S,
while the average for the same breed
in 1896 was 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
A Correction.

Unfortunately the reports of the
board meeting in Thursday evenings
papers in regard to the petition for a
new school places Mrs. Man in false
light. The reflections mentioned
were not attributed to her personally,
but TO some criticisms made upon the
Union school. She gave different
reasons. G. f. KENAsTON.
The reports OF the board meet
ing" referred to were given in these
columns as they were made at the
school board meeting, and if any
wrong impressions were conveyed no
fault can be laid at the doors of the
FREE Press reporter.-[Ed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

The city Of ST. Paul is how using
three Thousand gasoline lamps to light
it's streets. They cost the city about
eight dollars a year for each light.
The contractor furnishes his own
lamps and everything else. 1t is only
the more thickly settled parts that
are lighted'with electric lamps. In
all cities there are places that might
be more or less dangerous in the night
without some light, and gasoline
lamp that costs $500 a year will in
many places serve as danger signal
just as well as an electric lamp DIT a
much greater cost.
1t is not necessary that all parts Of the
city should be made SO light as to en-
dark night In ST. Paul and Mime
apolis all the school bonds are issued
directly by the City and are all in
Cluded in figuring up the bonded debt
Of the city; while in MankatO the
school bonds are issued by the school
district, and are not included when
we count up the total amount Of city
Indebtedness. But they should be in
Guided as they constitute a
blanket mortgage On all the real
estate in the city. 1t is under
stood that our school BOND
indebtedness is somewhere between
thirty and fifty thousand dollars, and
this is point that should be consider
ed before deciding to cover all the
real estate in the city with another
blanket mortgage, by issuing bonds
for an electric light plant. 1t is true
that the council raised the property
assessment quarter Of million dol
lars so as TO make the percentage OF
Indebtedness seem less? But this
raise added nothing to the value, 1t
only injected so much more wind in
to property that was already assessed
TOO high. Sioux City and st. Paul
both tried this scheme Of injecting
wind into the values Of their property
to enable them TO sell more bonds,
with the result in Sioux City that
more than One-third of its population
had to leave the city or starve, and
about One-fOurth of the houses were
for rent, and have almost ceased
to have any value for renting or sell
ing, while ST.. Paul has barely held
her population. but property values
have gone down out Of sight. The
Dawson case is a fair sample Of this.
In 1891 his property invoiced about
four million dollars, and his debts
were half million dollars. He has
been struggling ever since to make
his four millions OF property pay his
one-half million dollars OF debts, but
could not do it and has made an as
signment. The city had piled up
bonded debt Of nearly ten million
dollars and sQuandered such mon
strous sums in running the city gov
eminent, that no one could be found
with money, willing to swap it for
real estate on Ony terms. The total
assessed value of ST. Paul was reduced
last year thirty million dollars which
represent only so much wind. Many
thinking men are of the opinion that
if Mankato is to avoid the misery that
has come to these other cities the
people must refnse to issue any more
bonds for any purpose whatever, and
must have men in the council who
will spend no more money than is alb
solutely necessary to keep the streets
and walks safe for travel and the city
in good sanitary condition.
CITIZEN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

me when he wrote that letter was no
doubt the whole truth as he saw it
and l am not disposed to censure his
motives. hardly see how you can
do so.
However, after it is all said 1.-THE
compromise-did not in any way effect
the decision of the judges. The three
minutes as you are certainly aware
were not used by our boys. Mr..
Hudson, Mr.. Mansfield and your three
than their allotted time. Mr.. Lunn.
find by consulting my records, spoke
just 10 min. and Is sec. that is Is sec.
over his allotted time. On the other
hand, Mr.. Mclaughlin was given by
me just min. over his 10 min. in re-
buttaI. OF that you too must
certainly be aware for one Of your
debators, Mr.. Mccarthy, told me that
was the result of his timing, too. On
the score of time then you are actual
ly ahead. You will hardly care to
assert that this changed affairs in the
least.
l fail to comprehend where you
have any ground for suggesting, yes
threatening to publish that the de-
bate was stolen. 1t cannot possibly
have any connection with our dispute
and the compromise. The decision
of the judges was wholly independent
of that affair. 1t is surely not courtesy
and very ungentlemanly. 1t is a
charge upon the good faith of the
judges, too. l do not believe you
would wish them to read your letter
to me [ know they would resent
most emphatically the innuendos. Ii
you care to go over this matter with
me perfonally call On me some time
when you are in the city and fully
believe we can adjust affairs salts
factoriIy to all. | am sorry that you
feel wronged. | tried to make the
debate a success not only in argument
but in good fellowship. Wishing you
all well, | am
Very truly,
0. M. SEARLES.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
BADLY HURT.

Mrs. James Schwartz, an old lady
living a mile south of Eagle Lake,
was badly injured at Mankato juno
tion Thursday, She was in car,
when the train was jolted heavily,
and she was Jared and bruised. DR..
Warner was summoned to attend her,
She has two daughters in this CITY.
The suit of Effie S. Hill, applt.,
VS.. James Miller, respt, which was
set for trial before Judge Severance
today, was settled by stipulation, and
the plaintiff secures possession of the
premises in question.
On motion of County Attorney
Hughes, the charge against Bessie
Dougherty Of conducting "a disreputa-
BILE house was dismissed. 1t is under
stood that the witnesses were not
forthcoming.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
SO1E RARE PAPERS:

W. P. Coffin has in his possession
some rare and interesting copies of
papers published in the Southern Con-
federacy during the war. One is copy
of the Mobile Euening Telegraph, Of
March "a, 1865; one is The Daily Chat
tonooga Rebel, of Selma, Alabama, Of
March Is, 1865: and the other is the
Selma, Alabama, Euening Dispatch, of
March 81, 1865. The papers are full Of
the engagements which occurred dur
ing Sherman's advance through the
South. The proceedings of the Con-
federate Congress at Richmond are
also given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
BEET SUGAR FACTORY.
The Board of Trade Makes a Move to
Secure One.
A Strong Committee Appointed to
Start Correspondence.

The first matter considered by the
board of trade Monday was the
Walnut street extension matter.
Engineer Haynes reported the condi-
tion in which the matter was left by
the old council. After some discus
sion, the committee which had the
matter, in charge was continued and
requested TO press the matter upon
the new council for favorable action.
Jno. G. Noe reported what had been
accomplished at the recent meeting,
when Southern Minnesota Dairy and
Produce Exchange was temporarily
organized. The committee of the
board of trade had been of assistance
in the matter. He thought that if
more enthusiasm could be injected in
to the project it would be success.
Commission men would come if there
is butter here to be bought.
Some little discussion followed, and
the attempts to organize butter boards
at st. Paul, Minneapolis, Rochester
and Owatonna were referred to. 1t
was thought that there is still plenty
of territory for the Mankato board to
draw from.
The matter of securing beet sugar
factory came up and was discussded
at some length. The general interest
felt in the subject throughout the
state was referred to, and the highly
favorable tests passed by beets raised
in this county several years ago were
referred to.
w. M. Farr thought that a factory
to make crude sugar should be secured
for Mankato, even if a refinery was
not advisable for this point. He
moved that committee be appointed
to push the matter and that it for
ward the tests to the railroad COM
panies, which have great influence
with people and capital. The motion
was carried. A motion by Mr.. Haynes
that President Shoemaker be chair
man of the committee was carried.
The committee as appointed con-
sists of James Shoemaker. w. M.
Farr, JnO. @. Noe, f. M. Currier and
Geo. T. Barr.
The board adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Cauarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo 0.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and financial
ly able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST 81 TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
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sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
A CLOCK CASE.

Albert r. Coates, the. North Sec ond
street watch repairer, was in court
Monday to answer to the charge
of grand larceny in the second degree,
preferred by Gen. e. M. Pope. Mr..
Coates said that he desired to consult
an attorney, and the hearing was set
for April 18th, at ten o'clock. He was
allowed to go on his own recognizance
on 800 bail. The trouble grew out of
a question as to the ownership of a
clock, which Mr.. Coates took posses
sion Of.