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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-08-12

Catering to Customers.-The Gus
TONERS are the ones to please. It MT,
tiers not what the farmer may wish 70
do. he must conform his operations
according to the demands of the mar.
ket in which he sells. II the custom.
ers are satisfied with the articles tAey
receive the prices will be fair. and tho
farmer will be Able to dictate his terms
to a certain extent: but when the farm:
er sends to market articles that are NOT
desired he simply loses his time ana
labor.-Ex.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

ninety and nine as against forty eight
for st. Paul. Take the Fourth dis
trict as whole, in the offices emu
merated, add Berg, secretary Of state,
and his chief clerk Hallberg, and we
find an even fifty or more than one
half Of the whole!
With due consideration for the DIS
patch, and its acknowledged ability to
sustain it's reputation as a great and
truthful family journal, the FREE
PRESS is constrained to ask it
whether or not the country districts
are "fully recognized" and whether
there is not very good reason for the
country editors to bespeak word in
behalf of a more equitable and reason
able distribution of the offices?
More might be said along this line,
but we desist from crowding too much
research upon our hardworked st.
Paul contemporary at one time.
Is the Dispatch clear in it's mind
that St. Paul wants no more than is
its due. and will be satisfied with less,
in order that harmony should pre-
vail?" If so, then we submit that it
should get in line with the demands
of the country and help to clean the
stables,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01
Staffordshire Ironmasters.

Much concern was created among
Stafordshire ironmasters when it be-
came known that the new American
tariff will increase the duty on tin
plates to 81 per ton, or within e2 or e3
of the selling price This duty will, it
is believed, have the effect of causing
the Welsh makers to convert many more
of their mills into sheet iron works,
with the result of enormously increas-
ing competition with Staffordshire. AL
ready the Welsh makers are selling
sheets at prices that Staffordshire can
not touch, and the new conditions
threaten to force prices lower still.
Sheffield (England) Independent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

Before the tin plate industry was es-
tablished in the United States by the
Mckinley tariff there were quite a
number Of Americans in Liverpool who
acted as agents for American importers
of Welsh tin plate, Liverpool being the
chief port of export. Since we have been
making our own tin plate, all of these
agents have returned home with the ex-
ception of one, who is expected back this
month to take charge of tin plate fac
tory in Pennsylvania. This will practi-
cally conclude the American trade in
foreign tin plate and practically COM
plete the acquisition of the American
market by the American tin plate in
dustry which was established under the
Mckinley protective tariff of 1890.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

IT is reported from London that
Spain attempted to negotiate an al
lance with England against the
United States, in case this country
should intervene in the Cuban mat
ter, but that the British government
wouldn't consent. They recognize
that if the United States does inter
vene Cuba is lost to Spain, and have
no desire to get mixed up in muss.
1t is said that all of the countries OF
Europe, except Austria, are opposed
to giving Spain any aid in case this
country should interpose. And Austria
would doubtless go no further than to
make diplomatic protest. The last
attempt of Spain to negotiate a loan
in England is said to have been
failure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

The first gold for shipment to the
United States this fall, was with
drawn from the Bank of England
yesterday. 1t is expected that con-
siderable amounts will now follow.
The fnanciers on that side of the
water, have done all they could to
prevent gold shipments this fall, but
are unable longer to hold it back.
They profess to believe that the ship
ments will not be large, but admit
that this will depend much On the
course Of the markets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

ATTORNEY GENERAL MCKENNA
has delivered his opinion on section
% of the Dingley bill, in which be
practically nulllfes the section so far
as it's power of levying discriminating
duties are concerned, on the goods
shipped in bond over the Canadian
railways from foreign ports destined
for the United States, and also ship.
ped in British ships from other than
British ports. 1t is probable the
matter will be allowed to drop here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01
NEwS from the south states

NEWS from the south states that
the yellow fever is steadily spreading
there, but is of mild type, and the
death rate is low, Two cases have
appeared in New York, both being
parties from the south. Carlo, ILL.,,
and St. Louis, are pronounced safe
from its ravages by the health au-
thorities. The cases appearing in
that vicinity were parties from the
south, and necessary precautions to
prevent it's spread were at once taken
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

THE St. Paul Dispatch says that we
erred in charging Mr.. Fitzgerald with
aspirations for gubernatorial honors.
He wants to be mayor. We stand
corrected, and commend Mr.. Fitz-
gerald for his modestY, it being so un-
like st. Paul man with political am
billions to aspire to anything so COM
monplace as the mayorality. But the
Dispatch will take notice that but one
barrel of our gun miscarried. Attor-
ney General Childs is looking long
ingly toward the supreme bench, or
gubernatorial chair, or any other old
thing that is lying around loose and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01
JERRY ]. SAYS he don't accuse tn

JERRY j. says he don't accuse the
editor of the FREE PRESS Of being a
demagogue, but is "sorry to see him
keeping the company he does" AS
the editor of the FREE PRESS has been
keeping rather close company with
Jerry J. on the question of state
politics lately, perhaps he is right in
questioning the propriety of our posi-.
tion. At any rate we are disposed to
give Jerry the benefit of the doubt,
feeling that he ought to be competent
to Judge,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

The story that the japanese had
landed 1000 men at Hawaii who had
been members of the Japanese army,
many of them veterans of the Japan
China war is denied at Washington.
No japanese can be landed there it is
said without the approval of the
Hawaiian authorities. 1t is also said
that there are no drilled squads of
Japanese being organized on the
islands. Japan has withdrawn her
war vessels from Honolulu and now
has none there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

THE American Federation of Labor
has condemned the action of the
Debs crowd in calling labor conven-
tion at Chicago for next month, and
repudiate the socialistic doctrines
put forth by the men who have it in
charge. The Federation rightly says
that the cause of labor is not benefited
by such conventions, nor in being all
the time stirred up as is the case
when such gatherings are held.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

THE latest news from the south re-
garding the yellow fever is of little
more serious nature. The death rate
is increasing and the fever continues
to spread, while it's victims where it
has been raging, increase in number.
The spread of the disease has caused
a demand for more doctors. Those
now in the field being greatly over
worked. a]
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01
A Good Thing to Trust the People.

Slayton Gazette
The question as to whether or not
the state convention next year in
dorse a candidate for United States
senator has been receiving some at
tention at the hands Of the state
press. 1t is always good thing to
trust the people in such matters.
They are not often wrong. Let the
state convention be large one, say
1900 members, and let that conven-
tion name the candidate for senator.
At present the state is ably repre-
sented in the senate and yields con-
siderable influence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

WITH the number of statesmen who
have taken pleasure trips to Hawaii
this season, there ought to be flood
of light upon the question of annexa-
tion when that matter comes up in
congress next winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01
not already "chained up" by some
other Barkis of the Fourth district.

WINTER has set in in Alaska in
earnest. There are said to be four
feet of snow in the mountain passes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01

1t Is but q Step From Silver Orthodoxy
to Fiat Money-Bland Shows His Lean
ing-Scratch a Bryanite and You Find
. Greenbacker Under His Skin.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
WAGING WAR ON GAGE.
The Silver Forces are Trying to Gust
Him From the Cabinet.

CHICAGO, December 24.-Walter
Wellman sends the following from
Washington to the Times Herald
IAN effort will be made by the BIZ
metallic and silver republicans in con-
gress to force Secretary Gage out of
the cabinet. They have already be-
gun q war upon the secretary and
threaten carry on hostilities without
delay after the reassembling congress.
The agile and eloquent WOlcott is at
the head of conspiracy and is backed
by Chandler. Teller and number OF
others, chiefly from west. Secretary
Gage has drawn all the fire of the sill
yer men and from this time forward he
will be the center of attack" Well
man writes that the plan will fail; that
Gage ard the president are not wor-
ried and if the warfare does not cease
the chief executives wrath will be Wis
tied upon the heads of the plotters.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Redeeming Bonds.

WASHINGTON. D. c., December
"a In accordance with the official
notice recently issued by Secretary
Gage. the treasury department today
began the redemption. without rebate
of interest, of the bonds issued in aid
of the Pacific railroads, commonly
known as currency 6's, which mature
on New Years day, and q large force
of clerks commenced work this morn
ing preparing and mailing checks in
payment of principle and interest to
maturity of the bonds that have been
presented for the purpose rduring the
past two weeks. This will put into cir
culation several millions of dollars, q
large proportion of which goes to peo-
pie who will just now appreciate the
cash. The aggregate of the bonds
maturing on Jan. l. $2O, ,0O4, 952. of
which $40, GA, 12O was issued in the aid
of the Ceutra' Pacific. $15, 919, ,512 Union
Pacific, and 81 ,423 600 Kansas Pacific,
1920, 900 ;the central branch of the
Union Pacific and 81 ,629, ,320 the Sioux
City ard Pacific. The net cash balance
in the treasury will be decreased by
these several amounts as paid on jan
uary next. However the cssh will be.in-
creased by about S17, 200, 900 adue from
the reorgan zstion committee of the
Union Pac fic, aud sduring the first
weeks in January by SO, 500. 600 add
itional, making the net loss to the cash
q BOUTS 4O5 600.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
The Salvation Army.

CHICAGO, December 24-Five thou.
sand poor people will be fed here -.
morrow by the Salvation Army and
the Christmas dinners to be given by
the same organization in the division
of .the north west will bring the total
up to 10000 For the local dinner
m6 ney and supplies have been given.
Included in the menu there will be 100
turkeys, 200 hams, 200 chickens, 1900
pounds of beef, IL barrels potatoes,
LOCO loaves of bread. 20 barrels apples,
100 cases oranges, 1000 pounds candy.
10 barrels nuts. 800 pies, 200 bunch es
celery. l 90 quarts of candied fruits. $50
pounds ,ffee, 200 gallons milk, 2 bar
rels salt, 10 barrels sugar, 200 lunches
bananas, 1000 cans tomatoes, 1000
cans peas, 1000 cans beans and 300
pounds of butter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
The London Poor.

LONDON, December 24.-There will
be an innova ion 10 the way of Christ
mas charity dinners here tomorrow in
the form of u zig spread for the "army
of sandwich men," who earn pre-
carious living by rambuiatine the
streets with their breasts and backs
support n bo rds covered with ad-
vertisements, only their head and feet
b ing visible and from which the al
pellstiOn sandwich men" is taken.
The funds for the blowout were secur-
ed through a subscription started by a
radical paper, and to which several
thousand mbers of the working class
contributed. Mr.. Lsbouchere, M. P.
and number of prominent members
of the theatrical profession also figure
for goodly sums. It ia stated that ct
one lodging house in London, the ac-
-comod ations of which are exclusively
confined to sandwich men," there
we're recently found a number of
university graduates, several former
practicing physicians and lawyers. a
former clergyman, q number of ex-
artists and authors and one Scotchmsn
who went through quarter of a million
dollars in two years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
"A SEETH-
TNGHELL.
A Terrible Holocaust Occur
red in Jersey City.
FIFTY PEOPLE BURNED.
An Explosion in Paint and Acid Works
Causes Hesrtrending Scenes That
Beggars All Description. Still too
Hot for Search.
FIFTY PEOPLE BURNED.

| JERSEY CITY, December A-With
| an explosion heard all over this city,
| the Lauterbach paint and acid works
of that city blew up this morning.
Fifty persons were killed outright and
many Others seriously injured. The
| building itself was entirely wrecked.
Other bull ldings in the heart of Jerse y
City we're badly shattered, and the eX-
plosiOn shook the plant of the Jersey
City E ectric illumination company
that the machinery was entirely de-
ranged and the electric lights burning
all over this C ty were extinguished.
The explosion was the result of fire.
One after ano he- of the tanks
filed with explosive liquids plew
up as the flames reached
them. When It e firemen reached the
scene they did not dare to approach
the wrscked building to fight the
flames, as no one knew how many more
tanks W ere left to blow up.
= There WAS a general call for aid.
Ambulances and doctors were on the
scene, but the firemen are powerless to
prevent further cevas station.
The scene was heart rendipg. Thou
9 n1s of Ee pie hocked toIthe neighbor
hood, including the wives, children
and relatives of the workmeu in the
paint works, all OF whom were told
tn at no one occupant in the building
escaped. At this hour charred bodies
are being pulled out of the seething
he'll. Bushes in all parts of the city
was suspended thIs morning
The flames burned with q white heat
and the cons.s ntly recurring explo-
sions are continually sending towers of
sparks into the air making the place
like the crater of volcano. No one
could for moment survive the fury of
the frey tempest. Even many appar-
emily at q ssfe distance, were injured
by flying debris or scorched as whip
lash of flame, impelled by an explosion,
struck out their way. Vehicles in
streets are wrecked, pedestrians are
dashed against sides of building they
are passing. Max Grim was blown
through window, and bis mangled
body was picked hundreds of feet
away. The scene beggars all descrip-
tion.
At two o'clock it was learned that
only q few wOrkmen were in the build
ing at the time the explosions occurred
and the estimate of the dead was re-
duced. Only three bodies have been
recovered and the list of the injured is
thirty. The ruins are still so hot that
a search is out of the question.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Cleveland 8 Fatll Fire

CLEVELAND, o., December "a =
This morning, engines are still playing
a stream of water on most destructive
firethat has visited this city in years.
The Powers5 block on vlankfor street
was entirely consumed; the Wiltshire
& Miller buildings on Superior street
street are badly da amaged. The loss is
over one million. The cause of the
fire was the explosion of a can of
herzine Lieut. McPheters. of Engine
Company No. 1, fell through an eIeva
tor shaft and was, taken to hospital
where died this morning. Fireman
John Hepburn was injured and phvsi-
clans saw he will not recover; Miss
Emma Valdoski was struck by fall
young man was run down by frightened
team and has shis skull fractured: he
will also die.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Christmas Tide

The streets today have been throng-
ed with people bent on the purchase
of Christmas presents, and the orders
have come in so fast that merchants
and marketmen are having hard work
to meet these orders promptly. One
we'll knowh market firm has three
wagons out, and even then cannot at
tend to calls as promptly as they would
wish.
There are plenty of big turkeys this
year, from Kansas mostly, and all the
other items and edibles that go to
make up successful Christmas dinner,
and people are buying right and left.
They seem to have more ready cash
than last year, and do not stop to
haggle over prices as was frequent a
year ago when the hard mes were on
The toy dealers and the Christm as
tree dealers have their hands full, and
the shop scenes around town today car
ry out the claim that has been
made quite often Of late that Ell Paso
has not felt the hard times as other
communities have. There will be
plenty of full stomachs tomorrow
among the poor as we'll as the well to
do. and the children especially will
have roccssion to remember that
Santa Claus has not forgotten them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Met q Terrible Fate,

w. w. Penfeld, OF Gilmore City, went
north early this morning and at Wool
stock he attempted to leave the train,
which did not stop. In jumping off his
arm passed under the wheels and one
hand was cut off and one leg was also in
jured. Woodstock is the first small sta.
tion north of here and the depot is not
open at night. Penfield dragged him
self to the platform, and no assistance
arriving, he froae to death.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Fatal Railway Collision.

NEW YORK, December PA
fs tai railway collision occurred at Com
munpaw. N. j.. this morning. A drill
engine ran at full speed into q train of
fat cars. The cylinder head of the
drill engine blew out with q horrible
explosion. Brakeman Haycock was
scalded to death along with Engineer
Murtagy and Fireman John Higgins.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Going to In Reindeer.

WASHINGTON. December A.-Lieu-
teraut Devon, Secretary Alger's mill
tary aide, left here this morning for
.Lapland to purchase reirdeers. He
sails on the Lucsnia tomorrow ard will
take steamer from Hull to Norway
His orders are if he cannot get six
hundred reindeer with drivers, ETC.,
delivered in the United States by
February Is, to cable the fact 80 the
department can abandon the work at
once.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Feeding the Poor.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December "a The
volunteers of America will feed IL, 600
of Chicago's poor at the big batteries
on the lake front ON Sunday afternoon
The tables will be first spread at ten
o'clock on the morning and it will be
come and go from that time on until
six D. m.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
A WOman's Brave d. ed.

NEW YORK, December 24.-Miss Lii
Ian Shutter. the ticket agent on the
Brooklyn elevated railway, was shot
and severely beaten by robbers At an
early hour this morning. The thieves
secured S64 and fled. Miss Shutter
with blood streaming down her face
followed the robbers, one of whom was
captured, and part of the stolen money
recOvered
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
MangIed by g. Train.

ST. LOUIS, December 24.-Charles
Tite. q painter aged 80, met with a
horrible death this morning. He and
fonr fellow painters were working in a
tunnel painting the iron girders. when
Tite stepped down from the scaffold
After an hour elapsed he bad not re-
turned and his companions went search
ing for him. They found his body ter
ribly mapgled by a train.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Big Chica 90 Blaze.

CHICAGO, December 24.-The fire at
the Tosetti Cafe on Madison street
yesterday extended until the loss
reached q million dollars. At II
o'clock tt e flames were subdued. The
FIRE was the largest since the me1nor-
able conhagr alton of 1871, lasting 10
hours and 30 minutes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Four CAfldren Suffocated

PHILADELPHIA, December 4.-Al
alone in room this morning, where
they had heen left by their working
J arents for a brief time, four children,
ranging from one to seven years, were
suffocated from gas and smoke. A
stove in the kitchen became over
heated and set fire to the wood work.
When the fremen responded they
found the four children in the house
d. ad
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Burned to Death

HOUSTON, December 24.-J. w. Har-
ris, aged so. met with a ho rible
death at Carter's wood yard last night.
Harris slept at night in a covered wa
caught fire and his body wvs burned
almost to crisp.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
The Presidents Christmas Presents.

WASHINGTON, December A.-The
president today distributed Christmas
gifts to a number of people in the
shape of the following pardons: Dan
Parker, of Wyoming, ,robbing the mails;
Hamilton r. Norvell, OF New York,
em blezzlement of postal mOney order
funds; George Sheppard, of lows. for
breaking into postoffice; D. KuxtOn.
of Minnesota, for em BILE zzling of postal
funds: A. G. Allison, of Peunsylv
fraIdulently using the mails; VIM. E.
laws; Samuel E. Doncan, of Kentucky,
for passing counserfeit money.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Refused the Honor.

G. Payne has declined the chairman
ship of the Indianapolis gold confer
ence executive committee which will
have charge of currency bill to be
placed before congress-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Car Stables Burned.

BOSTON, December PA fire broke
out in tho Everett car stables on the
west end of the street railway this
morning, and one hundred and twenty
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Want Sargeant Amounted

PEORIA, Ills, ODecember PA
movement has been started by various
railroad orgauiza' ions to secure the
appointment of Frsn< P. Sergeant as
a member of the interstate commerce
commission. Sergeant Is willing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

Mother and Daughter Want Divorces.
ANDERSON, Ind, December A.-For
the first time in the history of this
country q mother and daughter were
both applicants yesterday for divorces
from Their husbands. The mother,
Mrs. Barber, charges her husband
with q passion for drink. The daughter,
Mrs. Stanley, charged cruelty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
A Day of Fires.

New HAVEN, Conn.,, December "a
A fire in the Halstesd & Harmon
lumber yards today destroyed much
lumber and several buildings. A gale
spread the flames and great destruc.
tion of proper ty vas threatened. TIE
total loss was $3.50 600.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Robbed of Money and Diamonds.

CHICAGO, December "a. Mr.. and
Mrs Loueee, of Madison, Wisconsin,
were robbed OF 81 200 in mo-ey and
diamonds. at their room IN the Ire
mont house last night. 1t is ppos ed
they were drugged.