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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09
HOW'S This!

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not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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Toledo O.
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 & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, O.
WALDIoG, KINNAN & MARNIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
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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, 1897-04-09
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED.
Two Good Offices for the Council to
Fill.

The law requires that the official
canvass of the ballots be made by the
council within three days following
an election. The adjourned meeting
of the council Saturday night would
be too late, and therefore a special
meeting was today called for Friday
night, for this purpose.
The old council will elect an asses
sor this week, aud there is good deal
Of speculation as to who it will be.
The name most often mentioned at
present is Alderman Peterson.
One of the first duties to come be-
fore the new council will be the
election of city attorney to succeed
Mr.. Pfau. The most prominent can
didate for the Office is Harrison L..
Schmitt, who is understood to stand
very good show for securing the
office. W. N. Plymat has also
seen some of the aldermen
in regard to the appoint.
ment. In case that it
should become apparent that Mr.
Schmitt could not be elected, it is
understood that W. E. Young and G.
L. Benedict would neither of them
throw the office, with it's salary of
5000, over his shoulder. But it has
been agreed that Mr.. Schmitt shall
have the first chance, and it is
believed that he can secure the
necessary four votes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09

The board of education held an I'M
usually important meeting last night,
and all of the members were present
except DR.. Davis.
Secretary Brewster stated that he
had received numerous letters from
persons applying for positions as
teachers in the schools, including an
application for the superintendent
position.
Supt. Kenaston presented the statis-
tical reports for February and March,
saying that the bad weather III March
had caused falling off in the attend
ance in the lower grades. The totals
for March were as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09

AND now the Popocratic press is
telling how silver won in the local
elections through the country. One
would think to read theirs articles,
that the people never gave thought
to local smatters. perhaps they
don't think as much as they iought,
but it is safe to say that the question
of free silver cut no weightl whatever
in the local elections ,of the past few
DAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09
TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS.
The Northwestern to Branch Out
From MankatO.

General Foreman Harper, of the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Co., was in Mankato today looking
after routes out of the city for three
extensions which the line is to make
from this city this year. One line is
to go along the Milwaukee road to
Wells and Albert Lea, second is to
60 from here to New Ulm, and third
is to 20 from here to Rochester.
Work is to be begun early this spring
and finished rapidly.
The Northwestern constructed 900
miles of line last year, and will build
700 miles this year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09
] FROM THE COUNTY.
! Interesting News from Free Press
\ Correspondents.
EAGLE LAKE.


Farmers are wishing for dry weather
so that they can begin seeding.
Clarence Madison has taken many
orders for wall paper.
The band concert last week was a
decided success considering the roads
and weather.
Grace Pressnall began her school in
the Alden district Monday.
We are informed that Miss Mamie
Morris is to teach the Tiyoli school
this summer.
There is some talk Of building an
addition on to our school house this
year and putting in third depart
ment. This would be move in the
right direction, and it is to be hoped
will be carried out.
Mrs. Ezra Sterns and daughter, who
have been visiting at Wells, returned
Saturday.
Elder N. A. Away and family are
visiting his parents here, preparatory
their moving to Utah, which will be
his future field of LABOR. They are to
leave about the 18th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09

Judge Mead made an order TODAY
to hear petition for settlement of the
estate of A. John Peterson; and an
order to hear petition for auministra-
tion of the estate of Fred Lehman.
The Lake Crystal Uuion saws that
during half mile walk along the lake
shore Sunday it saw enough dead fish
lying along the bank to fill a good
sized wagon-boX two-thirds full.
They were all bull heads except a
few pickerel, averaging five pounds
each, and a few perch. One four
pound pike was found.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09
THE "RECORD" QUITS.
The Daily Record has the following
this morning:

The Daily Record has the following
announcement this morning:
With this issue, the publication of
the Record ceases. The publishers
have determined not to run the paper
at loss, and finding that the in
come would not pay the expenses,
have decided to suspend Hereafter
it is the intention to issue the Sunday
Record regularly to subscribers.
But forty-fve numbers of the Record
have been issued, yet during that
brief space the paper has changed
hands twice. 1t was not financial
success at any period.of it's existence,
and, like it's predecessor, the Morning
NeaUs, had to succumb. The an
nouncement in this mornings issue
is but another proof that Mankato
does not afford a field for successful
morning paper. The city is not large
enough, and is too near the twin
cities, and the evening papers cover
the local news field too completely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09

Lake Crystal Union:-Andrew
Hanson has sold his brick block, in
which the saloon is kept, to Nick
Peterson, of Mankato, for $4,000.
Andrew has bought his brother Pete's
interest in the saloon fixtures and
will conduct the business alone the
coming year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09

THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
I prominently in the public eye to
day is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Therefore
get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09
REQUEST REFUSED.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES nUST
TAKE PART.

A Committee of Young Ladies Asks
the School Board to Furnish a
Speaker, But the Board Thought
That the Graduates Could Furnish
rlOre Interesting Program Supt
kenaston Asks the Board to Foot
His Lawyers Biil--lmpOrtant Meet
ing Last Night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
THE AUSTRIAN CRISIS.
Parliamentary Deadlock Continues
Present Reich srath Dead.
Rioting at Prague Results In q Dead. ana
Over $50 Wounded.

Vienna, Dec. 2.-The parliamentary
deadlock continues. Baron Hautseh'
the new premier, has made no progress
toward a compromise satisfactory 10
the rival factions and it begins 10 De
feared that the present Reichsrath VIII
never re-assemble. Certain 1t Is that
If the Reichsrath meets with DR.. Won
Abrahamvitch in the chair, the same
disorderly scenes will occur as before.
1t is evident that the Standreicht
was not proclaimed a moment TOO soon
at Prague. Well-dressed men. 1t Is
said rode on bicycles through the city
and suburbs making lists of the Ger
man places marked for attack and the
work of the riots being done In accord
ance with these lists and also many
places simultaneously, prevention was
almost impossible.
jewelers. show cases were emptied
in few minutes Women carried bas-
kets to take home the contents or gro
Gerry and provision stores. IT IN"
stroops had not used their swords and
bayonets freely, Prague might have
been burned from end to end.
In several places Jewish shopkeepers
escaped by the device OF placing an
illuminated crucifix In the shop win
dows.
An ambulance corps was attacked
savagely because the doctors were re-
cogniZed as Germans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
MISSING LETTER CONTESTS.
Publication ci Such Ads. Will Shut Papers
Out from The Mails

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE post Office
department is making firm stand
against the socalled missing letter
and missing word" contest which are
being conducted by number of pub
fishers to increase subscriptions to
their papers. The lottery law directs
hat the postmaster general, upon evil
dence satisfactory to himself that a
concern or person is operating through
the mails lottery or scheme of prizes,
dependent upon lot or chance. to pro-
;libit the delivery of all mail matter to
it. The newspapers and periodicals
containing advertisements of this char
acter are forbidden transmission in the
mails.
This law. it is announced at the post
office department. will be applied to all
schemes which are violations of it, if
they are continued in operation or
advertisements of them are published.
Missing letter contests are held to be
such violations because many correct
answers can be given but only one list
is deemed to be correct" list by the
promoter Of the scheme The chance
consists in guessing what words COM
pose the so called correct list" Such
schemes are held to be especially OBJ
noxious. owing to the skillful wording
of the advertisements which made the
chance for obtaining prize more re-
mote than in the defunct Louisiana
lottery. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
WILL ATTEND THE AUCTION.
Uncle Sam Does Not Mean to Be Beaten Out
VI the Kansas Pacific.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The govern
ment has fully decided to qualify. as a
bidder at the sale of the Kansas Pacific
Railroad. on Dec. IS next, in case Of
the failure in the reorganization COM
mittee to guarantee the government
what is rewarded as a fair and just
figure for it's interests. Whether the
President and the attorney general.
however. will act the full amount of
mately $4,000, 900 is not known.
1t is learned that some days ago. the
reorganization committee submitted Il
proposition which was positively de-
clined. What the proposition was has
not been made public With this eX~
ception no communication bearing up
on this has been made by either party
nor does the government know what
the purposes or plans of the reorgan-
ization committee are with reference to
the sale. ....
If no offer which would be regarded
as reasonable is received prior to next
Tuesday or Wednesday. the govern
ment will qualify as bidder by de-
posting with the court certified
check for about 100000 and so be in a
position to protect it's interests. 7,
The sale under the consolidated
mortgage will take place, Dec. 49, and
on the following day the sale under the
governments lien.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
FIRE At PROVIDENCE.
Flint Z Co.'S. steis sadly Damaged 0ns Lie
Lost Several Narrow Escapes.

Providence. r. l.. Dec. 2.-One of the
most disastrous fires that has visited this
city for some time occurred, late this
afternoon. when a blaze broke out in
Flint & Co s. furniture establishment at
the. corner Of Eddy and Weybosset
streets. 1t supposedly started from a
lighted match or cigarette thrown into a
pile Of excelsior by careless porter. 1t
swept UP the freight elevator shaft to
the roof and filed the entire structure.
four stories high. with smoke. There
were 40 employees in the building, some of
them women. and they became panic
stricken. F.. p. Slocum, a carpenter. was
found unconscious on the floor near the
elevator, and was brought out with dim
Guilty.
John COngdOn was rescued from a Sec
ond story window by the firemen. After
the fire had been extinguished, the dead
body of Samuel Berge. Swede. 20 years
old, was discovered three feet from one
of the front windows. He had been over
| come before he could get within hearing,
He was employed as tailor. The ele-
vator boy took several of the women
from the top floor to safety through the
smoke.
The damage Is principally by smoke
and water. the fire being confined to the
rear portion of the building. The damage
to the stock and building is estimated at
| $4,000. The stock is insured for $1s5.OOO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
HANDLING DEAD LETTERS.
An interesting Division Of the Postofiice De.
partment al Washington.

Eight hundred and twenty-five clerks
find employment in the postoffice depart
ment. of whom one hundred and seventy
seven are women. Their salaries range
from nine hundred to eighteen hundred
dollars a year. and they are engaged in
general clerical work and copying The
most interesting division of the depart
ment is the dead-letter office. where
about one hundred and twenty-five wom-
en- are employed. Twenty thousand un-
delivered letters are received here every
day. Each clerk is expected to open two
hundred and fifty letters each day, and as
many more as she can handle. \ record
of the daily number examined by each
one is kept, and credit for proficiency
awarded. Letters containing checks and
money are given special attention. and
are returned to the sender if any adj
dress can be found: If not. they are re-
corded and placed on file to await appli-
cation Those containing money may be
reclaimed in four years; after that time
elapses they are sent to the treasury of
the United States, and are often identi-
fled and reclaimed after many years.
Letters containing no Enclosures are re-
turned to the writers If they contain the
address; otherwise they are not pre-
served and no record is kept of them.
There is museum of unavailable ar
ticles that have been taken from the
mails; it's shelves contain every imag-
Unable sort of things, as diverse in char
acter as dashboard and skeleton
Woman's Home Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
A Mckinley Of Solid Gold.

Ada Rehan in silver is to be outshone
by William Mckinley in gold The
added fame which the actress acquired
by posing for the Montana statue of
solid silver. exhibited at the Worlds
fair in 1893. is to be approached. if not
eclipsed. by the President of thu.
United States, who will furnish the
figure for a life-sized statue of solid
gold. This will be the most costly
lump of precious metal the people Of
the modern world have ever seer.
So says F. d. Highly of Chicago, who
has been retained by Western million
aires to furnish such a statue for ex-
hibition at the Paris exposition in 1900
Mr.. Highly was i'll the city today on his
way to Washington to get the consent
of President Mckinley to pose for the
figure. AS Mr. Highly took promi.
nent part in the headquarters manage
mert Of the late national Republican
campaign. and has asked for no Office,
he Is confident of success in this mis-
sion. The statue, with the base, will
be about seven feet in height and will
contain bullion to the value Of
81. 050, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The chemical works connected with
the Peoples Heat and Light Co.'S plant
at Halifax, were burned, early Friday
morning. Loss. between $4,000 and
$500
Burglars entered the home Of VIM II.
Brewster. president of the New England
Burglary Insurance Co. in Dorchester.
Mass. Thursday evening, while the fam
lily was at dinner. and succeeded in carry
ing off 1920 worth of jewelry.
The foundry of the Davis & Farnu,n
Manufacturing Co, at Waltham. Mass,
was burned, Thursday evening. en-
failing loss of $4,000, fully covered
by insurance. The foundry building.
together with it's machinery and pat
terms is total loss. 1t is thought the
fire started in the rear of the furnace
patch from San Antonio. Texas. says:
'Advices were received here. Thursday
morning Of an attempt to hold up a
passenger train on the Mexican Ma
tional road near Montgomery. Mexico.
by 9 masked and well-armed Mexicans.
The passengers made resistance, and
the outlaws We're unsuccessful. They
are being pursued by soldiers, and If
captured will be shot"
A special panel for the grand jury at
Kansas City, Mo-, has been drawn for
the purpose of considering charges
against President D. v. Rieger and
Cashier d. r. Covington Of the de-
funct Missouri National Bank The
jury will be called on Monday next.
The bank failed on Nov 30, 1896, with
81. 500. 900 of deposits and since then but
very small dividend has been paid
the $500 depositors.
A rather peculiar petition and affi-
davit has been filed in the Chancery
court at Louisville, KY, by the guard
ian and attorney OF Miss Nettie Stand
ford. Miss Stamford is the youngest
daughter of the late DIR. E. d. Standi-
ford of Louisville, who was for many
years president Of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad. Dr. Standiforl
left fortune of $75O,OO0, of which Miss
Nettie is to receive about $4,000 on
coming of age Her allowance is lib
eral. but the petition filed stated that
she was preparing to make her debut
in society, that among the members Of
her social circle 1t is customary to give
swell ball on such occasions, and that
she desired to give one at the Louis
vile hotel, as her home was not large
enough to accommodate all her friends.
This would make 1t very expensive.
wherefore she prayed to be awarded
$500 out of her estate in addition to
her allowance. The request was
granted, and the ball was given,
Wednesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Senator Stewart Says People Of Pacific csast
Generally Favor the Treaty.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Senator Stew
art of Navada, who arrived. today.
says the people of the Pacific coas.
generally favor the ratification OF til .
Hawaiian annexation treaty. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the treaty
would not consume great deal of
time in the Senate. He said that so far
as he knew. SenatoriWhite of Califor-
mia. was the only Pacific coast senator
pronouncedly against the treaty.
Senator Cray. who Is member of
the committee on foreign relations,
said that he thought there would be
considerable delay in disposing of the
treaty. as many questions were invol-
we'd which would lead to considerable
debate.
The treaty occupies first place on the
Senate's executive calendar. Senators
generally agree that there are no .ques-
tons in connection with the treaty that
open Senate and there is little doubt
that an effort will he made to consider
it in open session.
Senator Harris of Kansas, annour-
ced. today, that he was opposed to an
nexation. He has hitherto been UNI
decided
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
Polo No,es

Wiley is the only Salem player left of
the team of 1896.
Fall River scored three goals against
Providence in l minute, 81 seconds
Wednesday.
New Bedford Standard: The New Bed
fords presented Dawson, young player
from the Maine State League who paired
with Roberts as a rush. The young man
put up a frst-class game, and demon
stfated beyond dispute that he knows the
game and what suited the 300 or more
spectators was the fact that he entered
into the fray very much as if he enjoyed
it. After he gets his wind and becomes
used to the play, he will round to all
right.
Boston Herald: 1t sounds awfully queer
to Fall River people to hear the shrieks
that are levelled at referee whenever a
home team loses game in Rhode Island.
says the Fall River Herald. OF course,
we know they cannot help it. bat even ar
that they should try. This is not offered
in a vindictive spirit, but it is somebody s
duty to pleasantly point out from time to
time to our Pawtucket and Providence
brethren where and how they most sig
rially err, and hence, this disauisition. We
trust we shall not have to refer to the
matter again. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
THE Lveree.r JURY.
One Of Accepted Jurors Said to 30 Close
Friend Of lusissll.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-One of the four men
selected to act as jurors in the Luet-
CERT case is under suspicion. Reports
have come to Mr.. .Deneen which i'm.
ply that the man secured his position
in, the interests of the defendant and
has for years been a friend of Luet-
CERT. Mr.. Deneen had two of Inspector
Schack's, most trusted men assigned
to him. tonight, and placed the inves-
tigation in their hands. A report is
expected, tomorrow.
The day after the four veniremen were
accepted as jurors. an acquaintance of
Mr. Deneen saw the man In question sit
ting In the jury box and told Mr. Deneen
that the man had known Luetgert for q
years. He stated that the juror had fire.
quently talked about the case when II
was formerly on trial and had expressed
the opinion that Luetgert was not guilty.
No additional jurors were secured. to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
WHISTLER WINS.
AZ The American ExceIs as an Artist He
~, Seems 10 Excel at Law.

Paris. Dec. 2.---The court before which
the appeal of James Men. Whistler. the
,taintef, has been heard, against a former
decision compelling him to return a pict-
IRE he had painted of Lady Eden. the
wife Of Sir VIM. Eden, and to pay the
latter 5000 damages. has sustained the
appeal of the American artist.
The portrait of Lady Eden was painted
III, 1894 and was exhibited in the salon of
the Cham de Mars. A dispute arose be-
tween whistler and Sir William as to the
price of the picture. Sir William sending
the painter a check which the latter con-
sislered to be for an amount far below
the value of his work. and the latter
thereupon painted in another head in
plAce, Of that of Lady Eden and refused
To, deliver the picture.
[VRhen the case was tried. after Sir Will
liam had brought suit for damages and
to compel the delivery of the work. the
plaintiffs lawyer produced in court. in
Fsbruary, 1896. letter from Whistler,
apparently accepting $500 or $3.50 for the
Picture. whereupon the plaintiff contend
"a that the letter was merely q protest
against the attempt Of Sir William to
beat down the original price OF ESQ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
TINE Ri0TlMG At PRAGUE.
Four Dead, $50 Dangerously and About SOC
People Seriously wounded.

Prague. Dec. 2.-The Ambulance Asso-
citation has issued "a report showing that
within the last "a hours four persons have
been killed. $50 dangerously wounded and
500 more or less seriously injured. Twenty
shops have been burned out.
AS a further indication of the gravity Of
the situation troops to the number OF
10000 equipped with ammunition and
other paraphernalia as for campaign.
have engaged in suppressing the riots
The intimate knowledge the mob dis
played of the exact position of all the
wealthiest German houses and of valu-
able German property. shows that the
riots were organized in advance.
Additional troops are being drafted into
Prague from Vienna and elsewhere. and
tomorrow. there will be at least 1900 SOL
diers in the city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04

The California Jockey Club wiz
shortly announce the richest 2-years-
old stake ever offered by club west Of
New York. It will be modelled after
the Futurity and enough will be added
to make the race worth $4,000. It is
expected that such an event will at
tract entries from all over the United
States. California alone should be
good for 400 nominations. Whether
the event will be run in the spring or
fall Is yet to be decided.