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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
Az UNRNOWN DONOR.
A Gift to Washington and Lee Through
Grover Cleveland.

LYNCHBURG. VA, August 2s.-spe-
c!al.-An unknown donor has sent one
thousand dollars 10 President Wilson. OF
Washington and Lee, through EXPIRES
ident Cleveland The money IS 10 be
used for the benefit of the University
according TO Professor Wilson'S personal
judgment.
Lightning struck the barns Of DR.. David
STRAIN and Henry +. NickOll last even
ing. and both buildings and contents were
destroyed. The barns were two miles
apart. I'm the neighbOrhOod Of Browns
burg. Both We're insured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
Baseball Notes.

Chesbro did the work again yesterday.
Bishop has lots OF speed
The Brownie f. the only ono who
found the pm FOR more than one bag
Manager Bradley left for Philadelphia
last night To attend a meeting of the
Board OF Directors of the League.
Games are now called AT AIS o'clock.
Some old-time enthusiasm was infused
into the crowd yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
New York. 10: Chicago. 6.

NEW YORK. August 26.-The first three
men at the hat for New York TO-DAY sot
two Sases of Griffith and then Anson's
star twirler lost heart and began TO toss
tho ball over the plate. The base-hit col.
umn tells the rest except perhaps that
some Of the doubles and the triples might
have been narrowed down 10 singles had
work Attendance. 100. Score:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
baltimore. 8: Cincinnati. 9.

BALTIMORE. August 2j.-The Cam
pions took the first Of the series IRON Cin-
c,nnats to-dav in a close contest. Both
Corbett and Dwyer pitched great ball,
the home twirler having shade the best
of il. Barring tho pitching there were no
features Of special rote Attendance, bys5'
BALTIMORE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

SUMMARY. TWO DISC NIIH-sVTdIt, Itdu-
ford. Cavclle. Doherty. Fry. Sccrince
hits-carcy. IIit BY pitched balls-Mc-
Maclin. Smink Double plays-Mack
Radford and SIN nk Fry and Radford and
Smink. Solen bases-Radford. Sprait.
Slater Horton. Base on balis-Oii NC
Mackiu 2 Struck out-By Fry, /: by
McAac kin. 2. First base on errors-Hart-
FORD 4. Reading 3. Left on bases-Hart-
ford. Is; Reading. 5. Umpire. Snyder.
Time OF game, 1855.
SECOND GAME.
Corbett played first in the second game.
Tho game was close up TO the eighth,
when Mari singled Burns hit for two
bases and B!l Sm!nk smashed out a
.homc run 20 the fence. This was The
only inning in which Horton was found to
any extent. 49,,
Corbett put IN good game but dld
not throw as well as before. The score
II ATfrEnID
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
CINCINNATI.

.NfcGraw ont for running out OF line.
Score by innings: - II. T.
cincinnati O0O110 90
summary: Earned runs-Baltimore. J.
Rase ON balIs-off Corbett. ]. Struck out
by Corbett Z.
Umpire-Mr. O'Day. Time-zIo'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
npire. Kelly. Time Of game. 1855
PittSLurg. 4; Philadelphia, 3.

PHILADELPHIA. August 2G-Pittsburg
won from Philadelphia to-day in an eN-
citing cleven-iEning game. The Pirates
lied the score in the ninth on a wild
throw by Taylor and won out in the
eleventh on a hit Dy Donovan. steal
and Shugart's wild throw on PaddCn's
grOunder. Attendance 2.l5S.
A
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
Cleveland. Z: Boston. I.

BOSTON. August 26.-Cuppy proved
puzzle for Boston to-day. Nichols was
an easy mark for Cleveland. The visit
ors put up a perfect fielding game and
batted hard. while Boston's hts always
fell into somebody's hands. Attend
ancc 4 500
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
the PIRATES TIED THE SCORE IN
THE NINTH and THEN WON OUT.
LIfeiess Play n. Washington and Little
Better at Manhattan field-A Close Con-
test Between Champions and Reds.
Washington. 6; ST. Louis, /.

WASHINGTON, August 26-The game
to-day Was iIfeless, and twice as many
hits were made of DOnohue as were
made OF Mercer. Reily's double play,
unasslsted, was the feature.
WASHINGTON
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

- Batted for Hughey I'm the ninth
Two out when winning run scored
Score by innings: X n, H.
Philadelphia =. O20001000 700 % -
Pittsburg ...... OOOO10 02O IA 4
Summary: Earned runs-Philadelph
/: Pittsburg, 2. Base on balls-On ray
Tor 3: off Hughey, /. Struck out-By
TAYLOR. /: by Hughey. q by Tannehin,
1. Umpire-Adams. Time-2:i5.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
STANDING of the Clubs.
Games To-Day.

Norfolk at Richmond.
Athletics at Lancaster.
Newark at Paterson.
Hartford at Reading.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

summary. Two-base hit--Elberfeld.
Double PLAYS - Mcdonald to Thornton.
Stuart 10 Thornton. Base on baIls--On
Chesbro. Smith: on Bishop: Elsey. Hit
by pitched ball-McFarlan. Struck out
nv CHESHIRE McFarlan Mcfarland: by
Rshop: Eibcrfcld .Chesbro. Time-l45.
Umpirc-Mr Rafferty,.
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READING. o.; HAErFoRD. SO.
Bill smink Could Not Hit the Ball j. Corbott
Fir.t.

HARTFORD. CONN, August 26.-Spe-
cial-Hartford lest the first game 10
heading by dumb playing. Mack was in
3ured during practice. and retired in the
nrst inning. Nickery made costly fumbles
in right, and RadfOrd could not play a
little bit
Fry pitched good game. and sent In
two runs with a double. Smink, who was
put down IN the batting list did not hit
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

,rvo-baso hit-Burns. Threc-base hit
Mari. Home run-Smnk- Sacriiicee hlt
-McMackin. stolen bases-CaGey. iey-
an Radford Bases on balls-Om Bow
en- /. of Horton. 2. Struck out-By Bow
en- 3; by Horton. 4. Left on bases
Hartford. 4. Reading. G. FIRST base on
crrors-Readng. 2. Passed pail hodS,'
Tmpire-Mr. Snyder. Tlme-I'oV' A.
tendance. 900.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

Cuppy, p. ....-..........5
1CNdiSs ss...3...........U - ~
Score by innings: Il. II. Il,
Boston. ............ooeOoO1 3
Cleveland. .........2 0O020ZO - a
summary: Earned runs-Cleveianu, a.
First base on balls-By Cuppy, :. SVrueh
out-By Cuppy. ]: Nichols. z ,.o-
Umpire, Mcdonald Time OF game -'V0'
Louisville lg; Brooklyn,s.
BROOKLYN, N. Y. August H.-Tne
Louisvilles found Payne an easy marx
to-day. Cunningham was hit hard only
In the eighth inning. Butler. who haiis
from Brooklyn was presented WIN
diamond stud by his local admirers wnen
he came TO the bat In the second inning.
Attendance zoos
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
ATHLETICS
Totals

Lancaster ...........V u
Summary: Earned runs-Lancaster' D.
Two-base hits-LarOcque, Seybold. X.
Schaub. Roth. West. Three-base hits
Seybold Roth. Larocque G). Sacrifice
hits-West. left on bases-Lancaster, s.:
Athletics. s. struck out-by West: Davis.
=. Schaub. Double pays-R. Schaub 10
Childs TO Coleman: Hannivan 10 Ward
to Larocque; Ulrich to Childs 10 Cole
man. First base on errors-Lancaster.
4: Athletics, .. Firsc base on halls-On
West: Fox Ulrich Cain. of Ames:
Madison 90. West, Roth. Hit by pitcher
-Hannivan. Umpire-Mr Brady. Time
90
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

Summary: Earned runs Paterson ].
Two-base hits-Newell. Shaffer A. Roth
fuss. Stolen bases--Newel 2: O'Hagan
10 Zearfoss' Base on balls-On Jones 2
of Gettig. 1. Hit by pitched ball-Get-
liz. Struck out-By Jones g. by Gettig
& Left on bases-Paterson. 5; Newark
s Time-2:Oo. Umpire-Mr. Belts. At
A
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
- TT -
81. IOUIS.

Washington, 2OOx-6 10 /
St. Louis. ..........0 1 0 0 90 0 0-1 5
Summary: Earned Tuns-W ashington.
8. FIRST base on balls-Mercer. 3. DOnO-
hue. !. Struck out-By DOnohue, 3, by
Mercer. >.
UmpIre. Kelly. Time OF game. 1855.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
0BITU ARY


Sergeant John n. Comfy, Company u
Eleventh Virginia infantry Picketts Di-
vision. died at the Soldiers Home yester-
day morning at 2 o'clock, after an illness
OF about two months.
Sergeant Comfy was from Lynchburg,
and has been an inmate OF the Home Tor
seven or eight years
He was extremely popular with the
veterans FOR which ne cherished Il genuine
fOndness. and he never wearied or doing
for them any OF the little klndnesses that
30 SO far 10 make their lives ENJOYABLE.
His funeral took place yesterday AFTER
noon al B clock al the grave boz Holly
wood, with DIR. Moses ID. HOge officiating
The intermcnJ Will be In the Soldiers
section.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
sEVENTEEN MAIDENS.
They Were Sent Away With the Best Start
Ever Seen on the Track.

CINCINNATI. o.. August 26.-Joe Hill
landed three winners at Newport to-day.
one OF them was al 10 10 ,. In the open
ing race seventeen maidens went to the
post. After a short delay, Starter Brown
sent them away heads apart, this being
the best start ever seen on the local track.
Weather fine.
Coriais. a bay nlly. by Iroquois, Graz
Gle j., was to-day purchased by Ed. Trot-
ter. from Rome Respess, for 5000.
First race--siX furlOngs. -Nellie Baker
30 10 - first. Dominica q 10 1 and TO
- second, Vitascopc % 10 u third. Time.
1:15i2
Second receive furlongs. III
10 - first. African Us TO } and EVEN sec
ond. Creedmore l., % to = third. Time
100.
lnird ce-mila.-Taluca % 10 10) first
Balk Line G. 10 and even) second. Letch-
er % 20 ID third. Time, 1.4Oia.
Fourth race-hve and n half furlongs. -
Dutch Comedian q to - first, Corialis l3
10 and EVEN second, Nirgie o., % 10 u
third Time, 1:OSil.
Fifth race-mile and n sixteenth.-Elsie
D.. go to - first. Robinson 90 10 L and
10 u second. A. b. c., (eyen) third. Time,
1.4S4.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
Women Take Part.

PIT rSBURG. PA, August 1.-THE
wives and daughters of the striking
miners at De Armitts oak Hill mines,
near Turtle Creek. took "a prominent
part to-day I'M the demonstration against
the working miners.
Early this morning "a dozen or more
women gathered az the camp, and with
hags and bar rGs. marched along the
roads leading toward the Triple ON
their way they met a number Of miners
going TO the pit and greeted them with
yells and jess They dcrided the miners
who were working and ridiculed 'hcm ln
a manner which caused many of them
20 hang their heads m shame. The wo-
men say they VIII make a demonstration
every day hereafter.
Superintendent $. c. De Armitt and
four deputy sneriifs commenced the work
OF evicting the families of The Plum
Creek strikes to-day.
The work will be kept up until the
company has possession of an their
houses.
At Puneola the mine owners arc grade
ually gaining on the strikers. Flurt %
men returned 90 work yesterday and
twenty-sevcn to-day w. j. Brennan.
attorney for the miners. is preparing his
answer 90 the bin of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company in the pro-
ceedings against the miners and strike
leaders for contempt Of court
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
'''1' SECOND CAME

Score by innings ~ II r..
Orange A. C......24I0O12 DO II 3
Ratteries-Weston and O'Neal: Smith
and Touhey. Umpire-Mr. Betts' Game
called on account of darkness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
Al 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. MO, August 26.-Five raw
orites captured all but one OF the events
at the Fair Grounds to-day senator
O'Brien's Empress Josephine in the NTH
race was the only favorite defeated. All
the winners were heavily played. Weath
er hot: track fast, and attendance GOOD.
First race-seven furlongs-Iragedy q
10 ID first, Hano Belle (40 TO l and 10 10
u second. Bob Millican az to y third.
Time. 1:29.
Second race - six MISUNDERSTANDING
Fonso a TO - first. Siddubia n3 10 ana
EVEN second, Addie Buchanan 90 10 u
third. Time. lis i-2.
Third race-mile and twenty yards
Ruckveder g TO - rrst, Top Mast 40 20
! and even) second. Tranby Is 10 y
third. Time l:is "a.
Fourth racc-selling. seven furlongs-
Ardath % 10 81 first. Royal Choice 60
10 / and 10 ID second. May Thompson
n 10 p third. Time. les 81
Fifth race--two-year-old hllies. fve and
one-haif furlongs-Myrtie C2s 10 y first.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

Lconag u2 to and 10 y second En-
press Josephine go TO p third. Time,
100 ia.
furlongs-Lord Neville % 20 a first. Sir
Jos. Lister G. 10 and G TO y second,
Gage 60 to ID third. Time, ILL ii.
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Totals ........ ...:..... 45 l6 70 :. ]

Score by innings: X n, +.
Louisville ........ OO24102S 4-l6 10 4
Summary: Earned runs-BrookIyh, q
Louisville. H. Base on balls-Oh PAYNE
PAYNE Z: bv Cunningham ). Umpires-
Lynch and Carpenter. Time-zIO.
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Mrs. Jennie strother.

LYNCHBURG. Va, August Especial
Mrs. Jennie SuOther. ielict or the late
William A. strother. died here this after
NOOK after an Illness Of thfse weeks
She is survived by one son, Nj. II iney
Strother. and two stepsOns. Mr. W. u.
strother and Mr.. Robert Strotner.
She was q sister OF Mrs. Bette Lang
horne. OF California. and Mr.. Martin ID.
I.cnghorne. OF Richmond.
she was a daughter ~ the late Rov.
Or. George w Langhorne the hrst pas
tor OF Court-Street Methodist church, or
this city.
William Aliens Infant Son
The infant son Of Mr., ana MIS-. William
Allen Gled Yesterday evening II 49,
o'c.ock at the residence OF his parents,
the keepers lodge II Mauiy cemetery,
Manchester.
The funeral will b held at tie lodge
this afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. The inter-
ment will take place at the cemetery OF
which the childs father Ii keeper -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27

Chicago $500. e.. q . q . q o. 6 10 ,
Summary: Earned runs-New York. II
Chicago. l. Base on bals-Of Ruse, 2.
off Griffith. .. Struck out-By Rusie, 3.
Umpire Emslie. Time 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08

the Dinglcy tariff bill, the Albert Lea
Standard, Pop. says, the people can
now see how silver was stealthily and
dishonesty demOnetized in 1873
The Standard is entirely mistaken
about stealth being used in 1873 In
the first place silver was not demODe-
tixed in the sense that its value was
destroyed. for a silver dollar would
p,ss after that d tie, had there b en-
one, as well as before. It's coinage
was simply suspended. In the second
place the records snow that the drop
ping Of The silver dollar was not u
lrjck, bub was in lie hi when it was
diScuSs.d in congress, and the facv
that it was 10 he dropped was openly
discussed II the Standard would get
rid If some Of it's false uotions 1t
should read up a little.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Some Noteworthy Changes Recently
Made at the Rooms.

The popularity Of the public library
continues 10 Increase. to judge from
the increased number OF books being
issued. During the hours that it is
open TO the public. and more especial
~ in the afternoon, scur, $ or pat ron>
QaIly visit the rooms. People Of all
conditions aud occupations lind their
way there, bringing in books that
Lkcy have read aud taking away with
them other works Fiction j, largely
in The me- j1riry Of The books read,
but person can get anything 10 suit
ms or her taste.
Che recent changes made in the
ICONS have given much more room
for he books. The front room is now
used as a reading room, ard The
patron has the CHOICE or peany d
hundred magaZines. These cannot
be takeu from tue roo,us during Tie
first month, but after that are ISSUE @
the SANE ~ bo Ks.
j he iiiCe atd pusJl,E lOoii are III
the rear, aid are tie only Tof n>
where CONVERSATION may lie lndu ge0
ia above Il whisper. The 1opDs oe-
tween che office aua reading room are
used exclusively for the book racks.
which ale well h;led. Miss Miuni~
M,Graw, the librarian, ti,s her posi-
tiop very efficiently aud keeps The
10 ks in perfect order. The couGc'
does not make ali appropriation bring
il g about more direct public beueii
tlan it does in supplying an ampie
library fund. and This should never b.
reduced. Last month the humber o.
books issued was $3.50, as agaiuSE
;, 400 during September Of last year.
and o.Ol5 during September, 1890
This is n measure OF the increase 10
use Of the library during all Ut the
months of the year
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08

Don't bolt your food, it initiates
your stomach. Choose digestible
food and chew it. Indigestion is
dangerous sickness. Proper care pre-
vents it. Shaker Digestive Cordial
cures it. That is the long and short
of indigestion. Now. the question is:
Have yOu got indigestion? Yes, ifyou
have pain or discomfort after eating,
headache, dizziness, nausea, offensive
breath, heartburn, langour, weakness,
fever, jaundice, flatulence, loss OF
appetite, irritability. constipation,
etc. Yes, you have Indigestion. To
cure it, take Shaker Digestive Cor
dial. The medicinal herbs and plants
of which Shaker Digestive Cordial is
composed, help to- digest the food in
your stomach, help to strengthen your
stomach. When your stomach is
strong, care will keep it so. Shaker
Digestive Cordial is for sale by
druggists, price 10 cents to S1.00 per
bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
PLENTY OF MURPHIES.
Wcgon Loads Of "prattieS' Line
Front Street.
A Good Demand for the Crop for
Shipping Purposes.

Potatoes are beginning to come in
to the city in large quantities, and
buyers lutercepG the farmers As they
pass down Front street. The poGa-
toes bring - 10 81 cents a hu> hel ac-
cording 10 q Isll,y. The shippers are
paying IS to - cents Il busne', AID
grocery uIon pay as high as 70 c1nIf.
To-day Que gioceryman paid 3i cents
for two loads.
The potato crop in this vicinity is
CXcellt MT, and VIII he Il source CT
revenue 10 the farmers. Tie southern
and central states are heavy buyers
this fan The crop IA Ohio, NJ Ssouri,
Nebraska, Illinois and parts Of Iowa
is poor, and shipments are Icing
made ircu Minnesota 10 points IN
kentucky, Georgia ana Tennessee, as
well IS 10 Cincinnati Columbus,
Indianapolis and other places.
1t is believed by some That The
prices are bound to be higher, rs The
wet weather the past season nGd lis
effect Oh the crop throughout the
country. The early potato crop was a
partial failure. In tie great potato
district between ST. Paul and Duluth
there j. ii great fallit < off II the crol,
aud Du ut:, and West Superior have
been Obliged 10 import POTATOES from
ST.. Paul, Il condition unprecedented.
There is d failure Of the crop in Wis
conslD, and large shiprnenLS have
been going from This stare 10 Milwau-
kec. ST. Louis dealers have been III
he state contracting Tor the potatoes
Oh hand as well as the III dug crop.
The acreage planted i'll Minnesota
TO potatoes ias + >pring was large, ana
in idlur, localities the yield has been
ABUNDANT AID will make bushels Ot
mon, y 1Ur The farmers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
REDUCTION IN TAY LEVY.
The School Board Expects TO Reduce
Expenses Next Year.

The school beard held a regular
meeting tonight, and the most i'm
portant business 70 come IN VIII be
the making of the tax levy. IL is eX-
pected that tie committee will re-
commend small reduction from last
year. This can be brought about
from the fact that 10 uildIng is IN
cOntem plation, and that the last OF
the bonds except the high school
hnnGs hive been pLid for. For
several years The board has been pay
ing,ff s. 900 OF lODdS II year. The
board expects to puh a steam plant IN
each OF The school buildings. taking
one year. The high and PleaSan1
Grove buildings are supplied, aud it
is intended u lut q plant into the
Union building next summer at an
expense IF about ST. 500. This will
leave only the Frauklyn and West
AIankato buildings to be supplied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
Oct 8 Is %

Oct 10 p
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.
S,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special Term,
October LIST, 1897. -.
In the matter OF the estate of Ellen H.
RhOads, deceased.
Whereas, An instrument in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and testament OF
Ellen H. Rhoads deceased, late Of said county,
has been delivered to this court:
And whereas, Benjamin +. Rhoads, has nleo
Herewith his petition, - rep Ts
On o the sth day of September. 1897
executor named in said will and testament and
praying that the said instrument may be ad
mitted to probate, and that letters testamen
tary be to him issued thereon.
1t is ordered, That the proofs OF said 1nstru
ment, and the said petition, be heard before this
court, at the probate Office in said county
on the Both day of October A. D., 1897, at IL
O'Clock in the forenoon, when all concerned may
appear and contest the probate of said instru
ment;
And it is further ordered That public notice
of the time and place of said hearing be given tc
all persons interested by publication OF thes
orders for three weeks SUCCESSFULLY previous t.
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press
q weekly newspaper printed and published al
the City of Mankato, in said county. f1a
Dated at the City OF Mankato this LIST day
OF October A. D 1897.
By the Court:
Seal. q. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate
Charles Cooley,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08

MINNESOTA gets another plum
from Tie presidential table. YeSter-
day Prof. L. ). SwensoG. of Albert
Lea. WAS appointed as minister III
Denmark. Prof. SweEsoD was DO, n
in Minnesota, hut is OF Norwegian
pareniagc. .. lie is graduate ~
took pest graduate touIse at john
UDpklns Un,VtIsity. Fer some time
back he, has been principal If the
Lutheran Academy al Albert Lea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
LIVES LOST IN THE FLA1ES.
Cottage of the South Dakota Indus
trial School Burned Last Night

Special to the DAILY FREE PRESS.
ST. PAUL. Oct GA special to The
Minneapolis Journal from PIabking-
ton, = L.. ,ays Tie gi1ls' cottage or
the State Industrial school burned at
midnight. Title Cooper, in charge OF
the sewing department; Nellie john
son, aged Is, Grafton, N. D; Mabel
Firbert, aged 8, Sioux Falls; Bessie
Kirby, aged IA, Hot Springs; Ida
Warner, aged 16, Watertown; and
Christian Bergman, aged IL, Yankton,
persisted in the building. Twenty
five escaped with only their night
clothes. The origin of the fire is
unknown. Probably lamp exploded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08

sympathy for the anarchiStic elements
in society, and by the noise it has
made has sought to convey the i'm
preston that it controlled the labor
organizations, and this feeling has
been deepened by the action of some
OF the >O-called or self-styled leaders
of LABOR, like Debs and Sovereign.
But much has been done Of laLe, Ike
The acJion of the Chicago unio1s OF
Federated Labor. TO show that there
is IL large conservative element hat
has 10 time for such doing>. and il is
SURFING itself 10 control Iuat'erS. L.
Is - good work that should b; con
Jinued.