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The state herald., 1897-11-19
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Those From Whisky show Decided
Failing ON.

|. Washington. Nov. 15.-There has
been a decided falling on in the re-
ce!pis from internal revenue during the
last three years. chiefly in the tax on
distilled spirits. and the commissioner
OF internal revenue will undoubtedly
recommend a reduction in the whisky
tax as n matter of revenue.
Some people contend that the falling
on IL the result Of general business
depression. but the experts In the
treasury arr. unanimous In believing
that 1t is due to the Increase of the tax
from no cents TO S1.10 by the Wilson
law. They admit that the hard times
undoubtedly had some effect upon the
consumption OF whisky. but no more
-saian upon the consumption Of tobacco
ana beer. and comparison OF the de-
crease In the revenues from those three
articles seems TO sustain their theory.
The loss In the revenue from distilled
liquors from the passage OF the VIII
son law to the end OF the last fiscal
year amounted to SSI. .031 .453. and the
consumption fell on Sl,OOO.OOO gallons.
The tobacco tax was not changed. and
the loss from that article was only
NNo,2ol during the period named.
Nor WAS there any change In the tax
on malt liquors. and the loss from that
source was .ly S1,5Si.12I In the two
years aud n half. Calculated by per-
ceniages. the loss on distilled liquors
WAS 1895 per cent. on tobacco .Gi per
cent. on beer l per cent.
The increase In the tax was ~ per
cent; the average falling on In the re.
cclpis from all sources was II per
cent.
AZ the same time the Illicit distiller.
les Increased from l.0l6 In 1893 to L..
o05 In ls9I.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
NOT RAILROAD LAND.
circah Court In Idaho Confirms the Claim.
Of About 500 setti~ru.

Boise, Idaho. Nov. I:!.-Somc time ago
suit was brought by the Northern ia
ellie railroad Ia eject about m settlers
In Northern Idaho. who had settled up-
oh lands which the road claims under
lis rr,,nt from The government. This
land embipcer several hundred thou
sand ncrs. nni II situated In the Occur
dAlene land district In Kooienai couu.
", When the government made the
grant Ia the road II included every nj
i-riinic section for forty miles bacl,
fn,m the lin" uf III. rond. excluding the
lnnd held as Indian reservations When
the Indians c,';led n inrg. portion OF
their reservation Ia the government The
rund claimed This, AMI under the grant
The cnsr was brought before United
States JudT" Beatty. who decided ihnt
III" land belonged 10 ihr government
npd that III" SETTLERS were entitled to
poss,S.lon. The attorneys FOR the rond
appealed Ia the Circuit Court. which
has Jus, dirmiss'qi ihc appeal. This
action saves III" homes ~ hunirrds of
Idaho settler, ns po further appeal will
he taken.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
Another .,r,l. r.rs rs,.,.a.

New York. Nov. Id strlk. of the
Btoihciliooi ~ Electrical Workers Is
threatened IN this city, The electrical
workers, having demanded mn Increase
of wages frnm ~ I, day Ia ~. .frrcily,
lnnnnrt isi. aud their demand having
been positively refused h, The nssori.
alton the Molklnei, rcrm determined
To strike Tie contractors charge tina,
the jontheymcn have friiisei tn admit
la tlieli union n sufficient number uf
men To do the work IN the city aud Vi
entity, bopln. thus 10 Increase their
wage. ana tho contractors have fur
The state herald., 1897-11-19
NORTH DAKOTA Lvncn,no.
tn'iisns Who iiru'siiy Murdered the sri.~r
Family Were strunw ap.

blrnHirk. y. ~. Nov. ii.-AioN ,o,,,
dot. mn Indian baif.hrcci. nnd i'anl
Holy 1'mck nnd rhlip Ireland. full.
bijode'l In'iians, the iii~i of whom Wits
scni"nty-l I death for tho murder NJ
siN members OF the SpIcrr family lnsi
February. and lrar just BEEN granted
q new ii1nl by the supreme Court. nni
the latter two rcif-.onf.sstL arr,rnbs.
In In the murder. were inkcn from the
county jail In Emmons county last
mint nnd iynchcd by mob. Thr
lynchin. Ind apparently been c,olly
phnn-d nnd wns carried oui without a
irvak
wliinmsopit. where iiic hanging took
place. II nbout forty miles frrn this
cliy. and on ~. railroad, The news ~
thu l,nrhing was received here this
afternoon,
The men hnd he.,i under III. custody
of pcpui, shciin 1Om Kelley, They
wrr, taken fom him by III. mob nni
hanged io beef winllass several hun.
ircj yards from The Jail Their bodies
were left hnngibg during the entire
day. M the c0iOncr had hot nri1vri ana
NJ one clsc volunteered To cut them
down.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

inonopolies. 1t also declared for the
middle-of-the-rOad policy, denouncing
the Democrats as instigators OF a
scheme to swallow up the POpullst
party. This action will doubtless
estrange the Democratic wing Of the
fusion party, which will likely make
an effort to fuse with the Silver Re
publlcans, which the Sentinel de-
nounces as disloyal to the cause they
espoused and fl0cking back TO the
ranks Of the gOldbug party. Senator
Heitfeld has sA9red controlling in
terest In the Sentinel and the first is
sue under the new regime came out to-
day, bearing the name OF Il. G. Fuller,
Senator Heitfeld's private secretary, as
manager.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
iron Trade Il lsri.L.

rliirburg. Pa. Nov. i..-For the iir.i
time IN over ihr'- years every hin Al
furnnrr In Allegheny county IL In op.
rfalion. The starting of furnace II of
the 'nrh"sl" Steel Company yesterday
'hhdr The resumption complete. There
nfc ibifi, Iron furnaces IN the county
now nnd NIL are running. making from
two I" three blasts every iwcniy.four
hours IN" daily output of smclicr
Iron IN this county now is approx.
mni.ly iO,o0 tons. There hny. never
been more than tw.niy.ri, furnaces. Ia
blast hcr" before. IN, the cnrnrrlrs
have lately hull, forr new plants,
The state herald., 1897-11-19
Dr Peter. Nin., snnrn

London, Nov. Ia dispatch from
iicflln snsH that the conrr martial has
confirmed the sriiicnrc NJ the lower
court upon Dr Carl Peters. former
Ue'innn high conlnll' aloncf IN Africa.
~ chairman ~ tie ,.rfinnn Colonial
Hoclcis nnd the wclliLnown explorer.
tlinfRed with rNir.nr cruelty nnd even
worse ofIenrrsii.s natives while lie wns
commissioner IN Africa IN isni.
pr. Peters IL dismissed from the der
man service aud hns been ordered io
l'hS tho entire costs of the prosecution.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
aermsn, threaten. m. ,.orr,

L1,htb. Nav. 1.-The Rome corr..
spohhch' ~ III, Daily Chronicle says.
iinUn Won ilniaw nhr newly mo.
pointed German s"cr,fnry " state for
foreign nfrnlrr,, IN nn Interview viii,
ihc Pope, has warmly complained
ngalnst the sympathy ~ The Vatican
with the fnn,p. itur-inD alliance aud
lts hostility To III, irini. alliance. lie
dcclnf,i IN the name ~ Emperor VIII.
lam that n the Vatican persisted IN
such n policy, the German government
would rtnllnie on the i,omnn Cath.
nllrs.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
MI, Mn.. IN. i.i,, ,,......

iiols.. ldn. Nav. IA r0mmailon
has been oaused IN i,oll,lcni circles iy
The ncilon ~ the iioi.r pcnilncl. The uI.
fetal uisnn ~ the Peoples pariy nf
the state. which announced IN iiA lssur
to-day ilia, heuteforih Il viii II, the
banner uf nat meme, instead of FIVE
silver ~ II, to !. The attainment uf ih,
latter brinp considered too iemnip To
have Tho desired effect IA mnssllnp tho
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Annie Besant discovers that the
women OF this country are too restless,
md that 1t is a natural result of their
growing superiority to the American
nan. Apparently restlessness, in her
view, in an afiiction; but the cure OF
It, through some process looking to in
'eriority, is not to be thought of for
moment. The man mus; do his
,hare. He must make 1t the chief OBJ
iect of his life to grow up to her su-
periority, and 1t is melancholy to re-
fleet that on the whole he can't do ii.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
Since 1859 iuring the last twenty
pdaa xenre Cuba has been in omen re

Since 1868 auring the last twenty
phaa years. Cuba has been in open re-
volt nearly thirteen years. The ten
years war was very costly In blood
and treasure, both to the mother coun-
try and to the island, and there had
not been great recovery from its raw
ages when the present insurrection
broke out In February. 1895. Since
the last uprising the Spanish govern
ment has sent to Havana more than
250.Oo0 men. the flower Of the youth
and chivalry OF the nation. or these
It is admitted more than $4,000 have
been killed in battle or disease. and II
is probable that the number is nearly
double that. Nearly half as many
more have been sent back to Spain
crippled by wounds or broken by dis,
ease, to be burdens upon the communl
ties In which they live.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

tlie first stage. when already there ~
disquieting symptoms In the Balkans.
The relations between Bulgaria and
the porte are strainel. The Sultan is
preparing for all eventualities and 1O0,.
600 Turkish soldiers are on the Bull
garian frontier, armed with Mausers
and amply provided with horses and
guns. Servia, of course. would be in
volved In nny complications in connec-
ton with Macedonia, while recent ac-
counts from Albania report signs Of
growing unrest. On the whole the out
look In the east is nowise reassuring.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Even the snail will turn. We refer
especially to the Philadelphia Ledger.
which says New Workers have become
accustomed to sitting two or three
hours In the Broadway cable cars,
waiting for the cable to start up
again.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Sarah Bernhard refused several
years ago to play in Berlin because
she hated the Germans. Now che wants
to play there, but the proper authority
refuses her a license, remarking with
chilling politeness, 81 will not be SO
lmpolite as to permit a lady to con-
tradict herself." There is only one
thing to do II war is to be prevented.
The president and the czar must kiss
each other over again. and keep at it
until they make the little kaiser i'll.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
Ia atnsh ArriIn lee.

~, Petersburg. Nov i2.-tupinin
s,erdrur Of ihr Fran. Of hansen ospio.
fniion fame. lns arrived here ~ take
pari IN 4 conference. to which Amrri.
can engineers atr invited. Tor the dis
cussion nf the feasibility uf construct.
Ing nn icr-br,nklnu steamer 10 psnc.
tinie the Arctic sea. especial, ni,ng
The crnsi n Siberia
The state herald., 1897-11-19

The Chicago Record has prepared n
postal savings bank bill. which will
undoubtedly be introduced In congress
next month. The idea is good one.
and In general way Will meet with
the approval OF adherents OF every po-
iIticai party. The bill as drafted has
some faults. however. which will an
doub,edly be remedied In congress. As
I, now reads II fixes a limit on indl-
vlduai deposits. and also lxes time
limit on Withdrawals. These defects
will undoubtedly be remcdied by
amendments allowing the deposition a
limitless account. together with the
privilege OF checking out whenever he
pleases. Another defective provision
allows the postoillce department to re-
loan TO national banks and on state
and municipal Improvement bonds.
This section will probably be amended
with the provision that no money shall
he loaned on bonds bearing date pre-
yious to passage Of said bill, and that
all bonds shall be for improvements
made after such bill becomes law.
with these amendments the bill would
undoubtedly give general satisfaction.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

The supreme court OF Michigan has
rendered n decision In the ease OF
Smith vs. Lake Shore Railway Com
pany. holding that the legislature OF
the state had the power To enact law.
passed In 1891. compelling railroads TO
issue . one thousand. mile ticket. god
for any member Of family. for go.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

They say the German emperor
thinks his future peril lies in the dl-
fcction Of England. and do We not
know that his imperial grandmother has
frequently thought that q sound
spanking would do him and Germany
great goodr
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Russell Sage denies that he has been
Invited by the president to organize an
opposition pool to buy in the Union
Pacific. When there are few millions
to be made Russell is not stickler
for etiquette.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
Turkey. New r,,.,..

London. Nov. i,.-i'he usual, weli
Informed correspondent of tho Times
~ Nicnh sntAi The iinnl ifcaiy ~ peace
between Turkey nnd .frce. has mt
YET been signed. hhd tho negotiations ~
ne powers. WIN respect to autonomy
Tor 'rri" hat" hardly emorerd from
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Two chronic ioafers OF Lebanon ~.
nre TO be sold TO the highest bidder IN
Monday. II this was the rule o,. ~.
where we know Of some towns where
tho suctioneera would 10 very busy
mon
The state herald., 1897-11-19

There was nothing In the fervor with
which the Christians and Friends COM
mingled in joint service In Indian
apolis to indicate that they were spirit
ual brethren.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Walter J. Howard OF South Bend.
Ind. In no longer n detective. Last
summer he started out ON hin avn
hook to run down" thieves. and after
varied and fruitless experiences In
Council Buns. Superior and Buffalo.
the thieves at last run him down. The
other night Walter J. was held up In
Chicago and robbed Of his pockctbook
and yalisc. The only thing OF any
value about him overlooked were two
Eold fiiled teeth. Mr.. Howard says the
criminal classes will hcnccforth have
full swny-for all Of him. lie has re-
turned to South Bend.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

Gen. Miles report shows that he has
picked up considerable information
about the American army since he re-
turned from abroad.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

ihcr complicated matters by formally
notifying the union that unless the
rules of the admission of jollrneymen
TO the union are revised by Wednesday
next they will employ non-union men.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

The Santa Claus method of transpor-
tation will 90 very well with presents
Of provender for the ice-locked Klon-
dikers.
The state herald., 1897-11-19
THE STATE HERALD.
!. b. PAINTER, Owner and Pus,i.A.r.
HoLYoKE. COLORADO.

Go northwest, hungry man, and have
your meals brought to you by rein
deers.
The state herald., 1897-11-19

The controversy over the use OF Les
MiScrablcr" In the girls high school
Of Philadelphia has resulted In the
adoption Of an abridged edition OF tho
famous work. This leaves the young
women 10 sc, the unabridged edition
for their personal use.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
THREE SUITS.
Mrs. A. F. Smith Commences Them
Against Geo. T. Barr

Mrs, A. f. Smith has commenced
three more suits in connection with
the estate of P. A. Foster, these be-
ing against Geo. T. Barr, who was ad
ministrator at the time the alleged
violations of law were made.
The first suit is on bond given by
John @. A. Marsh and Chas. Marsh
for $4,000 borrowed from the estate
by the latter, and also extending other
Indebtedness to the estate by John @.
A. and Chas, Marsh, then due and
making a total of about 81, 900. This
was done, it is alleged, without an
order from the court.
The second suit is in regard to a
second mortgage held by P. A. Foster
against half section of land in Wat
onwan county, where the court had
given authority to Foster to either
redeem the first mortgage or sell the
property and pay the first mortgage
and retain the balance to apply on the
second mortgage. 1t is alleged that
the administrator without any order
of the court stipulated saway the
rights of the estates, thereby defraud-
ing it out of the amount of the mort
gage, some $4,000.
The third suit is regarding the bond
given by John @. A. Marsh, for in
debtedness, previous to that given by
himself and Chas. Marsh, and which
Indebtedness was due and collectable
when the second bond was given.
The attorneys for Mrs. Smith are
w. R. Geddes and W. B. Torrey.
All of the allegations made in the
complaints for these suits are denied
by Mr.. Barr. He has retained Lorin
Cray as his attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
A NEW PEST.

Up in Otter Tail county new sort
of pest has arrived to bother the
farmer. The BattleLake Revie,U, of last
week, says that up to few days pre-
vious what promised to be a big crop of
wheat and oats is considered in great
danger of total destruction. The
seeding was done early and the fields
soon presented a fine green appear
ance. Everything looked we'll, and
splendid crop was promised for the
season of 1897 up to the middle of last
week says the ReUieU, when some of
our farmers noticed bare spots in the
grain fields, and upon investigation
found that the wheat and oats were
dying out. John Moses reported this
to some of our business men, and they
at once set out to investigate. 1t was
found that small, white worm, about
the size of common pin and third
of an inch in length, was working at
the roots of the grain. No one here
has ever seen anything OF the kind,
and on Monday last few of the
worms were sent to Prof. Lugger, at
Minneapolis. The oats Cd e. A
Everts' farm have nearly all been de-
stroyed and the wheat fields north
from here show that the pests are
there in large numbers. If other Sec
tions are suffering will some one please
report.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
MILITIA COMPANY TALK.
rlaukato May Have a New Company
This Summer.


There is talk of new militia COM
pany being organized in this city. Co..
e, of Hastings, made bad showing
at the recent inspection and unless it
passes another inspection to be had
next Tuesday it will probably be
mustered out lof service. Col. Mead
has received a letter from head
quarters asking in regard to the pros
poets of a company being Or
ganized in Mankato to succeed
the Hastings company in the
Second regiment, and has replied
that a company could be organized
here, but that thereai is doubt of its
being able to procure uniforms in
time for the encampment, July 9Th.
The state allows S12 year for uni
forms for each man, but the boys
would have to advance the money
until this appropriation became
available.
There is some good material in the
city anxious to organize a company,
and Capt. w. L. Comstock is MENTION
ed as likely to accept the captaincy.
He was captain of the old Co. F for a
time.
Several towns are anxious to step in
and fill the vacancy if the Hastings
company should be discharged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
May %. 1897.

No. 90. Minnie E Chandler VS.
Clarence E Chandler.
No. 80. Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth county VS.
James e Brown ct al.
No. 100. Chicago, ST. Paul, Mime
apolis and Omaha railway company VS.
IsSie KOuri
No. 1O1. Geo E Keene VS. Daniel T
Bowen, Humphrey Fl Jones, j A Ew-
ing, Edward r Bowen and John E
Stevens.
No. 1O2 Geo w Mead as assignee of
John @ A Marsh, insolvent. VS. John
@ A Marsh, Sarah ] Marsh and Fred
erick w Marsh
No. 1O3. Louis Lille etal VS. Minnie
e Hopkins ct al.
No. 1O4. @ D Benack ct al VS. G A
Everhart ct al
No. 1O5. Azella f Smith as the adj
ministratriX of the estate of Penfield
A Foster, deceased, Azella f Smith,
Azella M Smith, Florence M Smith,
and Azella f Smith as Administrative
with the will annexed of the estate of
A @ Foster, deceased, VS. Geo T Barr.
No. LOG. Azella f Smith, Azella M
Smith, and Florence M Smith, as
heirs at law Of the estate of Penfeld
A Foster, deceased, AZella f Smith,
as Administrative of the estate of
Pentield A Foster, deceased, VS. Geo T
Barr.
No. 1O7. I'D Benack ct al VS. Oscar
Bierbauer.
No. 10S. Joseph B Tyson VS.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railway.
No. 1O9 Same as 1O6, except that
Azella f Smith is named as ad-
ministratrix with the will annexed of
the estate of A @ Foster, deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28

Judge Shissler Wednesday dis
charged the case against Adolph
Pagel, who was charged with inter-
fering with the water connection of
John A. Arnold. The decision was
made on both the law and the facts
the court holding that the jurisdic-
tion of the city ordinance extends
only to the curb line, except that pre-
misses may be entered to ascertain as
to what assessments should be made. }
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
THEIR SUMMER VACATIONS.
Where Some of the Normal Teachers
Will Spend'June.

Several members of the Normal
faculty will spend the June vacation
elsewhere.
DR.. Rowe will leave Monday for his
home at New Haven, Conn.,, and re-
turn in time for the opening of school
July 1st.
Miss Phillips will 60 to Michigan
next week to spend part of June
visiting friends.
The Misses Robbins will leave in a
few days for Colorado, to spend June.
Miss Guernsey will 60 to St. Paul in
day or two.
Miss Richards will leave in a week
or two for her home at Baltimore.
Miss Pierce will 90 to her home at
St. Paul the latter part Of the week.
Miss Barr will 60 to st. Paul in a
day or two.
The other members Of the faculty
will probably remain in Mankato dur
ing the short vacation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
Deputy King occupied the first car

Deputy King occupied the hrst car
rage.
The work of growing horns onto the
fawns began after the parade, and
continued throughout the day. The
class numbered over eighty, and
afforded material for enough work to
reduce the goat to mere shred. The
work will be completed by evening,
and an elaborate banquet will be
served at The Saulpaugh this evening,
presided over by H. P. Hall, of ST.
Paul, the Bill Nye of Minnesota.
Preparations have been made to serve
two hundred guests.
The | :23 p. m. train today brought
two special coaches, that were at
tached at Minneapolis for the twin
city delegation. About twenty ar
rived on the train, but many more
are expected on the evening train.
No A, of Minneapolis, brought
the Fort Smelling military band, which
headed a parade from The Saulpaugh
to the A. O. U. W. hall. All of the
Elks marched in line, nearly all on
foot.
The visiting Elks are a jolly crowd,
hearty and whole-souled, and Man
kato people are glad to welcome them,
and hope that this will not be their
last visit. The local lodge is COM
posed of some of our best citizens, and
has done itself proud.
Among those present from out Of
the city not elsewhere mentioned, are
the following:
Faribault-Wm A Ruge, Otto E
Fleischer, f G Fleisher M D, P J
Moran, A E Grant, A L McCarger,
Geo Murier, G w Moschr.
Red Wing-N Sickle, ] n Warner,
L G Hornberg, n K Simmons, 2
Featherston, L V Hubbard, H E Ulm.
Austin-W A Kabat, ] Freeberg,
W L HOLSTER, Geo Sutton, T W
Sprague.
Albert Lea-Thos J Wauck, Lyle H
Day, + Strauss.
Rochester-Hank Schuster, Fritz
Schuster, Martin Lawler, Chas
Stewart.
Wells-Morey Sickle.
Owatonna-M J Turney.
The FREE PRESS acknowledges a
serenade this afternoon by the Fort
Smelling band. There is nothing the
matter with No. A, of Minneapolis.