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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

say of the last decade, have been
beneficial. There is more uniform
action than ever before. Better bust
ness principles prevail. The public
have never been so well and cheaply
served as now. Considering the hard
times, the discharges, the reduced
time, there has never existed better
feeling between the railroad emplOye
and the officers than at present. The
loss of one hundred millions of dollars
income in five years must have been a
staggering blow. A continuation of
this sort of thing would simply de-
stroy much of our wealth and arrest
the progress of the Republic. 1t is
important that the people of the
United States should realize this sit
uation. The facts herein brought
out should be borne in mind in any
discussion of the railway problem,
whether for the purpose of state legis-
lation, for the modification of our
Interstate commerce act, or for the
purpose OF giving additional employ
ment and more steady wages to the
million that should be directly en-
ployed by our railway system, and to
the additional hundreds of thousands
who, under normal conditions, should
be kept busy in the allied industries.
To ignore these facts will work a great
injury and place additional obstacles
in the way OF return to prosperity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
FACTORIES BENEFIT SMALL FAR
MERS.

"F armer" in his communication in
the FREE PRESS Saturday evening hit
the matter all right when he set
forth the value of beet sugar fac.
tory for the city and surrounding
country. Such an institution would
be benefit all around. But Farmer
Sc ems to labor under wrong idea re-
garding the general effect of city on
small farms. What benefit" he
says, "do our small farmers derive
from the tub factory, 'foundries, ele-
vators, packing houses and great
many other factories, as compared
with that of the large farmers? They,
the slarge farmers, are benefited by
all of these, where the small farmers
receive nothing"
Now as a matter of fact these insti-
buttons benefit the small farmers to a
or eater extent than they do the large
farmers. The above factories give
employment to a great number of
men, and the crops grown upon
the small farms are largely
of a nature for local consump-
tion only. This is the reason the
small farms exist. Many of the
crops raised thereof are Of bulky
nature that could not be shipped with
profit to distance, but prove most
protitableSwhen raised for the local
market. The large farmers are more
gen orally engaged in grain and stock
raising on an extensive scale, and
their products are more largely ship
ped to markets abroad. Doubtless a
beet sugar refinery would prove of
greater benefit to the small farmer
than to the large one, as from the ma
ture of things the small farmers
would probably pay more attention
to their cultivation, and having more
time therefor would look after it in
the majority of cases more thorough
ly, land derive greater profit from
them.
A sugar refinery would be a most
valuable institution in our midst and
our commercial bodies could not do
do better than to appoint commit
tee to investigate the matter, and see
VIII at can be done toward getting a
refinery located here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

IT is rumored that Gen. Weyler has
received positive orders from Spain to
bring the Cuban war to a close, and
obtain peace on any terms. How
much truth there is in this is hard to
say. Spain is in bad way with inter
nal dissensions springing up, and
bankruptcy staring her in the face,
and possibly she may be forced TO such
course. 1t is easy to predict what
the result will be if Spain has really
come to the point where she must
really make peace on any terms.
Those terms it is safe to say will be
the absolute independence of Cuba.
Under such circumstances the CuEans
co uld hardly be expected to demand
an ything less, but it is hardly prob
able that Spain has yet reached the
point where those terms will be
granted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
NORMAL NOTES.
An Entertainment For the Benefit of
Athletic Association.

A delightful program is being plan
ned for the benefit of the athletic as
ISOLATION of the Normal school. The
will be given next Fri
day evening, March 10Th, at Normal
hall. The first half of the program
will be a musical. Mrs. Patterson
and Miss Holt will sing. Mr.. Oliver
will play piano solo and he will also
be the accompanist. Several other
we'll known musicians of the city will
assist. The second half of the pro-
gram will be play of Aldrich, "a
Set of Turquoise" one of the most at
tractive little dramas ever written.
The parts will be taken by three
talented Students of the Normal
school who have been working very
earnestly in it's preparation during
the past few weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

A CORRESPONDENT of the New
York Mail and Express says that with
the retirement of Senator Hill from
the senate, his power in politics de-
parted also. When the Senator STEP.
ped from the governors Office at
Albany into the senate, he fully ex-
pected to 60 from the senate to the
white house. But he is only one of
the many politicians who have met
with similar disappointment in the
little over century existence of the
republic. Hill is now defied by those
he once controlled, and distrusted by
those who were strong in their opposi
tion to his methods. 1t is said that
he will return to the practice of law
and is already interested in quite q
number of cases. 1t is curious fact
that his political career should close
on the same day as that of his ole
time friend, and later bitter politi
cal enemy-Grover Cleveland. The
career of these two men affords an
other of the many curious features il
American politics.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

and of interest on bonds brings hard
ships to hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie of limited means who have invest
ed in these securities. This is no less
severe than the loss of work and
wages to the laborer. The latest re-
port shows that seventy per cent, or
over two-thirds ian aggregate of near
ly So, 500 900, 000) of all the outstanding
stock of these corporations paid moth
ing in 1895. The same is true of seven
teen per cent of the bonds. A care
full study of these railway budgets
would bring out the appalling fact
that probably half of these invest
five thousand millions of them. The
gloomy list of non-dividend paying
stocks has of late years been gaining
from about sixty per cent ten years
ago to upward Of seventy per cent
now. While this decrease of rates has
been going on, the cost of running
trains has not similarly decreased, and
herein lies the danger. In comment
ing on this, HI. t. Newcomb, of the
United States Agricultural Depart
ment, says, in an admirable article in
the Journal OF the american Statistical
Association:
''These statistics of decreasing re-
turns to investors, financial disaster,
and widespread insolvency, clearly in
dictate that the present railway
charges are not too high, unless it is
desirable to reduce all railway cor
pOratiOns to uniform condition of
hopeless bankruptcy. There is no
public interest which demands that
railway charges shall be so low as to
be unremunerative. Too low charges
invariably result in the speedy impair
ment of railway service through the
physical deterioration of roadbed and
equipment, and the reduc-
tion of the efficiency of the
safeguards against accident usually
provided, thus materially increasing
the danger to life and property. The
expenses due to handling traffic and
moving trains are much less elastic
than those incurred for keeping up
the quality Of track; rolling stock, and
signalling apparatus; and when de-
pleted revenues enforce upon railway
managers the necessity of immediate
retrenchment, the latter are most
likely to suffer-"
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion statistics show that this is just
what did happen, and that in one
year of great retrenchment over fifty
one per cent of the reductions were
taken from expenditures incident to
the maintenance of way, structures
and equipments, though these COM
bined constituted less than thirty
seven per cent of the total cost of
operation.
The following table shows clearly
that rates are being steadily reduced /:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
MR.. QUINN GETS 1T.
The Wells Attorney Appointed Judge
of the New Seventeenth District.

Gov Clough has appointed Attor-
ney James III. Quinn, county attorney
OF Faribault county, as judge of the
newly constituted seventeenth
judicial district. The new district in
cludes Jackson county, taken from the
former twelfth district and the juris-
diction of Judge Brown, together with
Martin and Faribault counties. Mr..
Quinn is about 35 years of age and
native of this state. He resides at
Wells.
In speaking of Mr.. Quinn to the St.
Paul Dispatch, Representative Abbott,
of Faribault county, said:
"Mr. Quinn is very good man for
the place. He is thoroughly self
made. He was brought up on farm
in Blue Earth county, where he was
born, and he commenced his law prac-
tice at Minnesota Lake in the same
county. About twelve years ago he
removed to Wells. There he has been
county attorney for the last ten years.
He has always been an influential Re-
publican, but l believe he has filled
no other public office. He has been a
very good lawyer. He is sure to bring
to his work on the bench a wide in
formation, excellent abilities, and,
above all, much sound common sense.
l favored the appointment of Frank
E. Putnam, of Blue Earth City. But
a great deal of pressure was brought
to bear upon the governor in favor of
Mr.. Quinn from Fairmont, Mankato
and elsewhere"
Mr.. Quinn has qualified for the new
position to which he has been pro-
NOTED, and is now prepared to trans
act the duties Of Judge in the new
seventeenth district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

w. w. BRADEN, ex-state auditor of
Minnesota, died at Los Angeles, Cal,
Thursday from the effects of asthma.
He came to this state in 1854, and has
been prominent in the affairs of the
state since. In 1881 he was elected
state auditor, which position he &C.
cupied for ten years. He went to Los
Angles in 1893 on account of bis
health, and for a time was better,
but the disease had too firm hold
upon him to be shaken off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
The northwest weather seems to be

The northwest weather seems to be
almost unprecedented. The middle
of March has arrived with the
severest of winter weather on hand
and several feet of snow on the
ground. Every days delay in the
thaw, makes the danger of high water
more Of certainty, or else an ex-
tremely late spring as part of the
program. For the past week, all
over the northwest any moderation
in the weather has been accompanied
by fall of snow. If the weather
turns warmer allowing a greater Dor.
tiOn of this snow to gradually thaw
off during the month, unaccompani-
ed by rain, the fears that are enter
tanned of extreme high water would
not be realized. 1t is to be hoped
that we may be spared the extreme
devastation that has been visited
upon many localities further south.
The high water in those places has
been the result of heavy rains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
A MOVE THAT SHOULD FAIL

The attempt that will probably be
made in the state senate the forepart
of this week to amend the libel law by
cutting out the part of that provision
that makes the immediate publica.
tion of retractions in case person
has been unjustly assailed a protec-
tion of the paper against vexatiOns
litigation, is one that should be nip.
ped in the bud. AS the law now stands
nyone who has been damaged by the
publication of anything against him.
can secure actual damages. But the
paper has the right to save itself from
punitive or exemplary damages by
printing a correction or retraction up
on having it's attention called to the
matter by the injured person. This
hut off any chance of working
lackmailing scheme, as well as the
chance that used to exist under the
old law of working up cases against
newspapers. The present law has
worked all right for both the news
papers and the public. Every repu.
table paper is willing to make cor.
rection if it has unknowingly injured
any person through any publication
and we'll meaning persons are willing
to accept such corrections. The move
for a repeal is a matter that will
benenfit only the damage lawyer who
wishes to work up a case, and that
class of persons who fear the honest
and just criticisms of the press, and
are interfersd with in their work OF
imposing upon the public thereby
The repeal of the portion of the law
attached would prove an injury not
only to the newspapers, butrto the
public as we'll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
BOUND OVER.

Jay Tyler, charged with being in
company with Mr.. Conklin when the
watch that was stolen fromLorinHOok,
of South Bend, had his trial in the
municipal court today. He was
bound over to await the meeting of
the grand jury. His bail was placed
at $500. He is not able to furnish the
bail and will remain in Jail.
Judge Shissler had the busiest week
last week he has had for long time
and a large number of trials are
already set for the next two weeks.
The Judge is not in the best of health.
but he can always be found at his post.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
A NEW IMMIGRATION BILL.

A new immigration bill has beer
drafted and it is said will be intro
duced into congress at the extra seS
sion. The measure that was vetoed
was amended out of all recognition
and caused no end of discussion. The
New York Mail and Express says that
''the new measure, like the original
confines itself to the educational test
The league evidently recognizes that
on this plain proposition, unencum
bered by other and disputatious fea
lures, the sentiment of the country
can be rallied. The manner Of test
ing the immigrants ability to read
and write some language is precisely
that of the vetoed bill. The only
change is in the first section, which
reduces the age Of exclusion for ILL
acy from 16 to Is, limits the age OF
admission of the illiterate children OF
a qualified immigrant to Is years.
omitS all reference to power to sup
port illiterate parents or grand
parents who may be admitted, and
also the stipulation that an immi'
grant bringing in such parent OF
grandparent must be at least q years
of age. In brief, aside from the de,
tails of conducting the educational
test, the bill is practically embraced
IN the following provision for eXclu
sion:
All persons over Is years of age anO
physically capable of reading and
writing, who cannot both read and
write the English language or some
other language; but an admissible
immigrant or person now in or here
after admitted to this country may
bring in or send for his wife, his chill
dren under Is years of age, and his
parents and grand parents over 81
years of age, whether they are so able
to read or write or not.
sit has been settled" continues the
Mail and EGpreSs, that new ills cal
for new remedies, and by striking al
European illiteracy we will reach the
root or more than one evil In tne
United States, actual and threatened
If we shut the door on ignorance, we
rob crime of half it's recruits anC
leave the lawless agitator from abroad
practically without an audience"
If this bill is not loaded down with
Objectionable amendments there il
little question but that it will pas
both houses by good maiorities, anc
receive the signature of the presi
dent, as he intimated in his inau
gural address that he would favor
such a measure. If congress enters
upon any legislation outside of the
tariff, and the appropriation bills thai
failed last session, this is one of the
matters that ought to be considered
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
DELAY is THEIR POLICY.

On Monday next at noon, congress
will meet in extra session. The main
business of this session will of course
be the enactment of a tariff bill.
There has been feeling all along
that this should be pushed through
as fast as possible and congress ad-
journ, and allow the country to have
quiet. There have been statements
from time to time to the effect that
She silverites and Democrats would
give such legislation no serious oppo-
sition. That the country had voted
for such course and they were will
ling to allow it to be carried out,
though they did not believe that the
gelief desired would come from it.
But as the time approaches for legis-
lative action change is coming over
these men, and their desire to secure,
If possible, some political advantage is
greater than their desire to secure a
return of prosperity to the people.
They have declared all along that the
latter was their sole desire, but as the
time comes for action they recognize
the fact that if prosperity returns
their cake is dough. So it is not sur
prising that it is now given out that
the policy of the opposition in the
senate will be that of delay. They
can do nothing in the house for the
rules are such that business can be
forced, but in the senate the matter
can run along Indefinitely. The OBJ.
Sect of the delay is that if rates are
raised any, there will be large impor.
tations in these lines, and the longer
the delay the greater The importa
tions. This will cause lull after the
new law goes into effect, hence q
large decrease in revenues from what
has been figured on, and the relief
looked for will not be obtained, anC
80 the silverites hope to gain a prac
tical pointstherefrom.
II this is true there is'small likeli
hood that that body will look upor
the amendments to the rules thai
Senator Hoar has offered with favor
and will refuse to adopt them. Theil
acceptance would put an end to so
called and much abused ''senatoria
courtesy" and cause that body to have
a little courtesy for the country a,
large. 1t is possible that the vice
president may follow out the remarks
he made on taking the oath of Office
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
TO THE PUBLIC.

Yes, l promised two years ago to
support DR.. Andrews now and have
always proclaimed it.
Am not candidate for denomination
and will carry outsmy agreement by
giving my support and influence with
friends if the DR.. desires it. But for
my absence from the city this card
would have appeared Saturday.
EDGAR WEAVER.
Mankato, March Is, 1897.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

LONDON reports have it that Eng.
land is making hurried preparations
for war, and that there is an expec.
fancy in inner circles that hostilities
may break out at any time. It is said
the powers have decided upon a
blockade, and possibly knowing the
conditions leading to this the English
au thorities expect trouble before the
matter is finally off from their hands
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

THE legislature seems intent upon
regulating. There is one important
feature which that body overlooks
1t has not in the bill penalty for the
barber for filling his victims mouth
full of lather and then deliberately
talking him to death while he puts an
edge upon dull razor. All these lit
tie details should be looked after.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

THERE have been few presi entail
leaders in the white house. But the
indications are that President Nc
Kinley will prove strong leader, and
that in serving his country best, he
will best serve the party to which he
belongs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

and push things in little more bust
ness like way than has been 1.-The Gus
tom in the past. The country will
hope so at least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
To the Farmers.

Iwant your chickens, calves, hogs,
cattle and sheep, and will pay highest
market price at the packing house
Chas. ]. Macbeth. Mankato. 14tf.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

The newspaper correspondents can
clearly out distance the powers when
it comes to settlement of the east
ern question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
For Sale.

Nice young driving team, well
matched. Cheap for cash or on time
for good approx note. Team can be
seen at 300 Center ST., Mankatu.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

THE Pioneer Press has written an
editorial on the chances of spring
and now this kind of weather may
hang on indefinitely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
Safe Deposit Boxes,

Papers, jewelry. money, absolutely
safe. MANKATO SAVINGS BANK,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

WHAT the northwest is now suffer
ing from is an overdose of winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
Severe on Pease.
Window Reporter:

Window Reporter:
And now it appears certain that
Old Peasewill have to 90 to Hastings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
nONEY TO LEND.

Easy terms, no commissions. In
dealing with US you deal directly with
the lender. No delay. MANKATo
SAVINGS BANK.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

Call on L. E. Scott for sheet
music at 209 South Front steet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

License carried at Madelia Tues
day by vote of lat to 62.
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Revenue per tor
Year. Revenue passenger of freight
per mile, per mile.

And further reduction for 1896.
The record-union., 1897-08-01
When We Were Children.

Have you forgotten, little wife,
Our far-off childhood's golden life?
Our splendid castles on the sands,
The boat l made with my own hands.
The rain that caught us in the wood,
The cakes we had when we were good,
The doll / broke and made you cry
When we were children, you and L?
Have you forgotten, little wife,
The dawning of that other life?
The strange new light the whole world
wore
When life loves perfect blossom bore?
The dreams we had, the songs we made,
The sunshine, and the woven shade,
The tears of many a sad good by,
When we were parted, you and /?
All, nay, your loving heart, I know,
Remembers still the long ago;
1t is the light of childhood's s days
That shines through all your winning
ways.
God grant we ne'er forget our youth,
It's innocence, and faith, and truth
The smiles, the tears, and hopes gone by,
When we were children, you and l.
Frederick e. Weatherly, in Cassell's
MAGAZINE
The record-union., 1897-08-01
The Value of AdverTisiup

There's nothing like advertising, -
said the prosperous linen draper, SOL
emnly.
You're right there" nodded the tea
merchant, with a snug balance at his
bankers who sat next to him.
couldn't get on without it."
Now, my wife, for instance" went
on the linen draper" had a queer eX-
perience the other day. She had lost
a lace handkerchiet-an heirloom-very
valuable. She put an advertisement in
the morning paper, and the very next
day"
Yes, the very next day"
''She found it in a drawer of her
dressing table "-Tit-Bits.