davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

MAYOR-ELECT VAN WICK, of New
York, has filed sworn statement of
his election expenses showing that he
spent just Sl5S.75. Boss Croker does
not have to file statement of his ex-
penses, and if he did the figures would
not look so small.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

BECAUSE some of the bosses got it
rather severely in the neck at the
late election, there are those who are
figuring that the Republican party
Was more or less defeated. This is
where they are mistaken as they will
readily see il they study the returns
fairly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
Postoffice burglars Jailed.

SHERBURNE, Mimi, Nov. l5.-James
Carney and James M, Kenny were in
post, flee. After exchanging shots with
the night Waterman they fled and were
captured later in the day, McKenny be-
ing wounded IN the leg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. l5.-The fever
situation continues to improve. Nine
new cases were reported during the
day and three deaths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

ACCORDING to the report Of the COM
missioner of pensions, Minnesota has
1920 pensioners who draw annually
b, 376, 2O7 from the federal treasury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

GEN. BLANCO says he never makes
war on women and children. Neither
did Weyler. He simply starved them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

DICK CROKER is said to be bathing
at Virginia Hot Springs. Too bad he
did not take Tammany along for
bath.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

AND now the turkey is beginning
to look for the highest limb on which
to rooSt.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
---------~-----------
FUSION IN NEBRASKA.
The Silver Forces Get Together and
Name q State Ticket rs#a

The Silver Forces Get Together ana
Name q State Ticket.
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. As predicted Mt
The start by the party leaders, the
three parties. Democratic, Populist and
Silver Republican Joined hands In fu.
SION, and the ticket Tlnced In the field
Is. .@, Fl s.tlss a.s j., "a.
For Supreme Judgc--John J. Sullivan.
Democrat, Columbus
For State University Regents-.!I Won
Forell, of Kearney popullst, and George
II. henoVer, of Wisncr, Silver Republi-
can
Many delegates maintain that the ru.
sion was perfectly harmonious, while
there are others who claim that there
may yet be dissonsion on the Silver
Republican side. as about One-third OF
those deleEnteS went home early this
morning before fusion was effected. For
q while in the three conventions ibis
morning il looked rather prccarious for
harmony, as the Silver Republicans had
very warm time, Il number CT the
middle OF the road" delegates talking
in favor of'the nomination of h straight
ticket In order 10 preserve their organ
iZation t'Ir'..
Finally It was announced tbnt tha
Democrats and silver Republicans had
agreed upon John j. Sullivan for Su-
pfcme Judge and signs OF fusion began
10 appear Even then II WIS not until
Judge Neville urged the cndor rsemcnt OF
Mr.. sullivan that the P0pulists gave in
Al noon the agreement 10 fuse was
finally reached and the rest Of the pro-
cccdings were Of short Duration It
became very evident near the close OF
the convention that neither Scott, Ne
vile or Thompson could be nominated
by any two OF the conventions, and the
Vancouver Of the Democrats in substl-
tut!nE Sullivan was considered z coup
dctat that cut short what might have
resulted In II long drawn, knotty conven-
tion, full Of fight and ultimately sepa-
rating the three parties SO widely that
fusion would have been an unknown
condition for years to come. This Ia
the opinion freely expressed on every
hand. There were fiftteGl counties un-
represented In the PopuIlst convention
and about the same number absent
from the other gatherings.
The delegates began leaving the city
as soon as fusion became an assured
thing, acld by evening there were
scarcely score at any of the hotels.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
NORFOLK vIRGINIAN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3. 1897.

quarters, surprised an insurgent camp
at 8omagosa. The enemy left forty one
killed. many wounded and a quantity
of arms and ammunition on the field.
The loss of the Spauiards is, alleged
to have been insignificant.
Captain-General Weyler1 escorted by
a detachment of $50 cavalry from Mad
ruga, passed through San Antonio and
San Nicholas yesterday, und campcd for
the night at the sugar plantation OF
Armistead, near Guines, this province.
On his way through San Nicolas the
Captain-General fined the' Mayor of
that place 500 and imprisoned the mill
tary contractor at San Nicolas, both
OF whom having been concerned in de-
liverng incomplete rations to the troops.
a severe earthquake shock was. felt
at Santiago de Cuba yesterday.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
TRUCK JUMPS THE TRACK.
Results in Turning over Car and
Killing u Woman.

Results in Turning Over Car and
Killing u Woman.
Cortland. n. Y, Sept. 2.-Train No. g.,
the southbound vestibule on the Della
ware. Luckawanna and Western rail-
road, was wrecked ut BIodSetts mills at
i0:15 o'clock this morning. The train
consisted of an express car, combina-
tion baggage and smoking car, day
coach and a Pullman parlor car.
The train, which does not stop at Blod-
getts mills, was passing at the rate OF
40 miles per hour on a straight track.
When about 500 feet north of the sta
tion the rear truck of the day coach, in
some unexplained manner, became de-
tached and left the rail. This truck
knocked all the trucks from under the
parlor car which, after being dragged a
few rods, was-turned on its side in a
four foot ditch. The rest of the train
was dragged 450 feet further and thrown
against the ice house of the Milk sta
ton, after which Ii struck the pasSen-
ger station. knocking it from It's foun-
dation. When the engineer finally sue
ceeded in stopping the train, 1t was
found that Mrs. J. il. McQuillan, of
Overbrook, Pa, n suburb of Philadel-
phia, had been killed and a number of
others injured. Messengers were sent
to Cortland for physicians, who went to
the scene of the wreck by a special
train.
The body of Mrs. McQuillan was
brought to Cortland as were some of the
injured. others of the injured who were
able, proceeded on their journey on lat
or trains
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
RRADY's ACTION SUSTAINED.
Ousted Revenue Clerks and Deputies
Complain In Vain.

Ousted Revenue Clerks and Deputies
Complain In Vain.
Washington, September 2.-Some of
the DEPUTIES in the office Of Colonel
James D. Brady. the collector of inter-
nal revenue for the Richmond, Va, dis
trict, have protested 10 the Treasury
Department because Colonel Brady did
not re-aYi.oint them, and have set up
the claim that in falling to do SO Colo
mel Brady violated the civil service reg
ulations. AT the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau 1t is pointed out that BY law each
collector is authorized to appoint, un-
der an instrument In his own hand
writing, as many deputies as he may
think proper"
Deputies so appointed must. If they
are to continue their tenure, be reap
pointed by each succeeding collector
Under the exceptions made by President
Mckinley'S recent order, one deputy
and one stamp deputy are exempted
from those who must doe appointed un-
der the civil service regulations. While
each collector can exercise his discretion
about re-appointing his predecessors S
deputies, if he does not choose to do so
he must make his new appointments.
with the exceptions noted. from the el-
igible list. Ii there is no eligible list,
he may, under the law, make Temporal
ry appointments for thirty days.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
SUES FOR HIS JOB.
Mail Superintendent VIII Test Power of

Mail Superintendent Will Test Power of
Civil Service to Protect Him
Washington, D. c., Sept John G..
Woods. superintendent OF mails at the
Louisville Ky) postofRce, to-day
brought suit against Postmaster General
Gary and tine Postoflice Department au-
thorities TO prevent them from removing
him from his position. The case will
probably be test OF the power TO
remove q Government official embraced
within the civil service rules. The
court has issued temporary restrain
Ing order to protect his rights.
AT the Postoilice Department IL Is
stated that the office of superinten1ent
OF mails, which Woods is seeking TO
keep. is uniformly flied by details of
employees of the railway mail service.
This is in the nature Of a temporary pro-
motion. and the order against which
Woods complains directed him to rn
sumo his former run in that servics
with this notification to Woods to re.
turn to his old work was the formal de-
tail of Clerk O'Donnell to succeed MIN
as Superintendent. The restraining
order issued by Judge Bingham was
served on Postmaster General Gary and
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath this afternoon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
LUETGERTs 1NDIFrERENcE.
Principal Fact Brought Out in the Trial


OF the Sausage Maker
chicago, Sept, 2.-The indifference OF
Leutgert. after his wife had disappeared,
was the principal. fact brought out againsi
mony of Police Captain Herman Scbuctt-
Ter that Luetgert DID not show any con
Germ regarding his wife, and never took
the trouble TO ask the police whether they
had found traces of her or not On one
occasion he called at the police station to
raj death. The police at this time were
dragging the river, poking into clay holes
anu patroll!nS the lake shore in the hope
OF finding some trace OF the missing wo-
man, but Lue .Scrt, after he had complain
ed OF the paper, left the station without
anything. when the o noiice " rst SfoseTee Seeeme
aware OF the disappearance of Mrs. Luet-
CERT. through her brother, they asked
her dlsappearancc and he said that in his
opinion she had become insane and had
wandered from home. fIc had not report
cd her going away either to the police or
his nc!Ghbors because he said that il was
disgrace 10 have an insane wife and he
did not want people to know anything
about II. Capt. Schuettler said that in all
the work the police did on tho case before
the arrest of Leuigcrt they never received
any help or suggestions from the husband,
and no never seemed TO care whether they
found her or not.
I.cutgert announced to-day that he in
tended to take the stand and testify I'm his
own behalf He said that he had talked
the matter over with his attorneys and
that they had consented that he should do
so. He said that ne would tell all about
his actions on the nights preceding the
disappearance of his wife and would con-
vince the jury that he had done nothing
wrong.
The interest increases every day and
this morning II was almost impossible for
the court officials and the attorneys TO
force thei- way through the crowd that
blocked the Railways outside of the court
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
BOUNDARY OF KLORDIkE.
Official al Dyea Looking for Trouble be-
tween This Country and Great Britain.
TERRITORIAL GRAB GAME SUGGESTED
story Discreditod by Superintendent
of COast ana GGodctic Survcy-Linc
Located with Substantial Ac-
curacy-No Ground for Claiming.
Dawson City or tho Gold Fields.
Port Townsend, wash, Sept. 2. 1897.

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 2, 1897
a letter just received from John T.
Smith. United States Commissioners at
Dyea and Skaguay. intimates that Gov
ernment officials now on the way to the
upper Yukon may, by their Official acts,
bring on serious International compli-
cations with the Dominion Government.
He says:
1t is announced here by Deputy
united states Marshal that the United
States Government Is 10 make q claim
TO large portion OF the Yukon gold
helds, which have heretofore been sup
posed TO be in British territory, and tina t
the territory which is claimed as being
within Alaska includes Dawson CITY
me basis OF the claim 10 be made by
the United States officials 10 the dis
puted territory is in the fact that the
boundary l!ne has never been deter
mined and the United States authori-
tlon as to the surveys made by the Can
adrian Government that fixes Dawson
CITY and large portion of the gold
district within Alaska"
STORY DISCREDITED.
Washington, D. c., Sept General
Duilield, superintendent of Coast and
Heodetlc Survey, who has been promi-
nently identified In determining the line
oetWeen Alaska and The British North
west territory is not impressed with
the probability Of trouble between this
Government and Great Britain oyer
the location of the Klondike gold fields.
III is true, he said, when shown the
ulSpatch from Port Townsend. that
the location Of the line between the two
countries has not yet been formally ac-
Gepted, put the location has been very
aellmtely determined. The l4lst meri-
alan was designated as the boundary
between Russia and Great Britain, and
nothing remained after our accent n ncSG
OF that understanding but TO locate the
nierlofall. The location was made on
the north at Porcupine river by our s,r-
Veyors, and in the vicinity OF the Yukon
Dy the Canadians, under Ogilvio. and
their work was then checked by our
men. We found that where Ogilvie's line
crossed Forty Mile Creek it was Is 100
OF second. or six feet and nine inches
TOO far east, and wheQ it crossed the
Yukon it was 1i-10O seconds, or 6Is
feet too far west. Thus It may be seen
mat The line as located by Ogilvie IS
substantially correct There is no pos
slbllity OF an error the correction Of
which could place ting new gold field
in American territory At the neares,
point Dawson City is fifty miles on the
Canadian side Of the Ogilvie line"
D the treaty now before the Senate,
providing for fixing the boundary. is
ratified, n commission Will be appoin ted
10 perform this duty. It is considered
more than probable that the Ogilvfe
survey will be accented
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
TROUBLE ABOUT LOAD LINE.

Northern Shippers Say That Southern
Ports Enjoy Undue Advantage
New York, Sept. "A conference of
snip owners, merchants, brokers and
agents OF the transatlantic steamship
companies was held here to-day for the
purpost or securing the passage of rules
regulating the loading of vessels The
ioaa water line is not the same III
Southern as in Northern ports.
Shippers of Norfolk, Baltimore and
other Southern ports can load vessels
much deeper than at New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia. Tho profit on
freight charges Is much larger in South
ern than in Northern ports. The rules
OF The British Board of Trade prevail II
At New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
anu II is on these lines that Insurance
compandes write policies on freight.
CHARLES S. Sumner presided at the
conference. Philadelphia was represent
Ell by p. D. Todd, II. Henson. w. Il.
l2arker and L. w. Neill. New York
ana Boston were also represented
Mr. Barker, In behalf OF Philadelphia,
asked the cooperation of New York ana
Boston In adopting some measures to
put a stop to the unjust discrimination
In favor of Southern ports"
MIR. Ne!ll asked that the New York
and Boston committee secure the sig
natures OF trunk railroad lines, insur-
ance companies and bap,kers to a pcti-
ton to the British Board of Trade for
change in the North Atlantic load
water line. He said that the railroad
companies, sugar rcnneries, etc. had
sighed the petition in Philadelphia. Hs
urged haste on account of the large
amount OF glnki soon TO be shipped tc
| Europe. -..y,.y.,,s :. - ',-a', :
The conference decided to secure tn,
signatures OF railroad lines. insuranc,
companies, etc. to n petition to the
Sritish Beard Of Trade to change Tho
North Atlantic load water line.
III was also decided that Joint lo;
ter on the subject should be sent by
lne commercial organizations Of Boston
New YORK and philadelphia to the Com
Great Britain ----
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
DARK and DAMNA,B|:'Ll.E:. !.
unfalthlul Wife Consents oths AssassIna.
tQm Of Her Husband.
FIVE DOLLARS THE PRICE OF A LIFE.
detected in Sin, II InsttuI Woman
Agrees with Her Pnr"monr TO Get
rid of Her Ilusband- Fatal shot
Fired by a. Thirtcon.Ycnr Old
Adapto1 Son. ''f
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 2, 1897.

g.
One OF the foulcst murders ever co.,s
mitted in Dural county occurred las:
night when Gdgar Register. a whit.
farmer about "a years CT age, was slo:
and killed while sitting on the from,
porch OF his home playing a ndd4s
Robert Register, an adopted son OF this
dead man, and Henry NJ. Tyre, q white
Min VINO rents piece of land from
REGISTER, living about II quarter of g
mile distant were arrested and brought
TO the city, and this morning the boy
made n clean breast of the whole thing,
admitting that he fired the fatal shot.
Registers wife listened 10 the boys
statement, and said that 1t was all true.
Tyre seems to have been IN love with
Mrs. Register ana they met candestine-
ly with frequency. Register learned OF
this and caught the couple on several
occasions. Tyre then plotted to put
Register out of the way, and a wee:
or so ago the boy WAS offered 81 to XIII
The latter. This offer was renewed yes
tcrday. the woman and Tyre entering
into the arrangement After supper was
over, the boy. who Is i3 years old, slip
ped up behind Register md emptied Il
load CT No. bird shot Into his head
standing mbout ten feet distant. Then
Tyre. according to the boys statement.
finished the jcb by knocking Register in
the head with an axe. All three are now
i'll Jail pending u hearing .aa#r-l
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
1NSURGENT REVERSES
cubans Worsted In Three Unimportan
Engagements With Spanish Troons

Cubans Worsted In Three Unimport,nt
engagements With Spanish Troops.
Havana. Sept. At was officially an
nounced to-day that force OF 200 Span
lSn l. infantry, commanded by Capt. c. E
Sarlo Ponton, at sun rise yesterday sur-
prised an insurgent force camped on
the heights OF Joro. province Of Pinar
del Rio. killing twenty-sx of tho enemy
ana "ounding several others. The Span
lardS captured several prisoners, among
them being Col. Jose palacios. who was
wounded. Thirty fire arms and a medi-
cine chest also fell into the hands of
the Government troops
Another Spanish column, while recon
noitering on the hills of Rubi and
Laguna, province Of Pinar del Rio,
killed twenty-four insurgents, the off,
cial report says. Among the killed, 1t
Is further reported, were three insur-
gent officers.
The Canaries Battalion, on friday
last, 1t is Just announced from head
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
ANTI- SC-tLPER LAW.
rest Case on the Sale OF II Ticket From,
New York to Norfolk,


New York, Sept. 2.-The ticket brok-
ers' otherwise known as ''scalpcrs," have
made IL Test case by which they hope to
nave n speedy adjudication or the anti
scalpcr law. which went into effect yes
terdny. Sweetzer, Pembroke & 60,
merchants. caused the arrest of Fredc-
rick NJ. Bolles, IL clerk In the employ
OF Gustav G. Lansing. charging him
win having sold the firm n ticket TO
Norfolk. Va. over the Pennsylvania
road for $3.50. the regular fare be!ng
$500
The case is "a friendly one. Bolles was
arrested and arraigned in the Centre
Street Court. lie admitted that he was
not an authorized agent Of either OF
the transportation companies. Exami-
nation was waved and Bolles was com
matted to the nominaI custody of the
Tombs Warden
Later Justice Beach, In the Supreme
Court, granted writ of habc,as cornus
IN Boiics' case The writ Is returna-
nic on September Sth. Bolles. in his
appiication for the writ, says that the
anti-scalRer law Is unconstitutional
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
NATIONAL. BANK FAI1rRE

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2-The
Comptroller of the Currency was nd
vised to-day of the failure OF the First
National Bank Of Greensburg, Ind. II
has n capital stock of 100000 and on
july 2bth the deposits were $S4, 900. Ex
aminer Packard has been instructed to
take charge. This Is the first bank
failure reported to the Comptroller for
some time. E20
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
TRAIN RULES.
Committee Trying to Work Out a Uni
form System

SoiiliHlttce FSinS 10 w OrK Gut g. UNI
form System
Toronto. Sept. 2-'rhe committee on
train rules in connection with the Amer
lean Railway Association was In scs-
sion here to-day. The session was given
up to working out the details of a sys-
tenn by which tho trains on ali railways
will be governed by the one rule. This
would be of immense advantage. where
the trains of one road run over an
other. Those who were present to-day
were Major T.. ~. J.. Myers, president Of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railway; Superintendent Sulli-
van, OF the Illinois Central; c. w. Bad
Icy. general superintendent of the West
Shore: J. c. Moore. general suprrinten-
den: Of the Erie: ]. r. Kenly. general
manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, and
T.. C. Rice. superintendent OF the Illi-
nois Lines of the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy road.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
TILE BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES
UNION T~3

A meeting or the various committees
having in charge the arrangements for
holding the Baptist Young Peoples
Union Convention of the State in this
city on October 9th and 7th next met
In the lecture room OF Freemason Street
Baptist church last evening with Chair
man Winston, Of the Executive Commit
tee. in the chair, and 2Ir. w. L. Baker
as secretary.
Before proceeding to business the
meeting was opened with prayer and
singing, after which the reports of COM
mittees were called for, and all showed
gratifying progress.
The meeting decided to call for 1000
delegates to tine convention, and no.
tees 10 that effect will be sent out by
the press committee In q few DAYS
throughout the State to all the Baptisr
Unions
The committee on securing homes
for the visitors, reported something be-
tween four and five hundred. 1t. Is unde-
cidcd whether the convention will be
held in the T'reemason Street church or
Armory Hall-m'ost likely In the lat
ter. ~ ~ F,laS ssagg
On motion, the Rev. DR.. Wharton was
selected to make tho address of wei
come on behalf of his church; Mr.
George w. Jones, OF Berfley, to respond
In behalf Of tile Christian Young Peo,
pie of the community and Mr. w. "a. !,
Fentress, of Portsmouth, on behalf OF 4
the district union. q u & 3g!5
4 At the close Of business the meeting
was dismissed by. the Rev. Dr. Hall, of
Park Avenue church. III IN M .;ga
s ~
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
COTTON IN ALABAMA.
Crop Will Not Exceed 20 Per Cent. Of
Last Years Product

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 2.-Reports
have been received at t.ie Office of Com
missioner of Agriculture Culver, from
tifty-four OF the siXty-siX counties in
this State as to the condition of cotton.
The output for the State will not tx
ceed 40 per cent. of last years crop.
There has been heavy loses during :ha
last two weeks on account of rust
The railroad commissioners, who have
recently been over every railroad in the
State. estimated the crop even lower
than the above.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
GERMANY WANTS AN EXPL ANA
TION

Berlin, Sept. 2-It Is asserted u,on
reliable authority that the Gcrmnn Coy
ernmefit Will demand from France an
explanation of the dispatch sent by Nj.
Meitne, the French Premier, in reply to
tne message of congratulation of the
Alsace-Lorlaine Society upon the sign
ing OF the Franco Russian alliance, I'm
winch dispatc. NJ. Meline expressed the
nope or a. reunion OF Alsace- Lorra Inc
with the French republic
Germany. It is announced also will
demand satisfaction for the excuses
committed before the German En-
bassy in Paris on the evening of PresI-
dent Faurc's return from his visit to
Russia -