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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14

WHEN some of those people who in
sist that country roads are good
enough and do not need any further
mprovements, try to make progress
over them astride bicycle, they sud-
denly wonder how they ever made
such mistake as to suppose nothing
better was needed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14

GEN, MILES has finally got started
for the. seat of war in Greece. He
will doubtless get there in time to
look over the articles of peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
Able to Stand 1t.
Lanesboro Journal:

Lanesboro Journal:
The senate has added fifty cents per
barrel to the tax on beer, and we don't
know of an industry that is better
able to stand the burden and hope it
will remain part of the Dingley bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14

The G. & N. W. depot at ST. Peter
was broken into last week and the
contents of trunk scattered about.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
How Many Do You Wish Thrown
at Once?

Duluth News-Tribune:
Minnesota has finally been given a
stool at the pie counter, but the
chunks are not coming any too
swiftly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14

AND now Jerry Simpson is wonder
ing why he ever invited Speaker Reed
to sit down on him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
Explains the

Explains the Bond of Sympathy
Duluth Herald:
There are s55O,OOO,O 900 Turkish gov
eminent bonds listed in the London
stock exchange. This explains the
bond of sympathy between Albion
and the sick man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14

vote on the bill. But the senate will
not come as near business as that.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06

Lake Huron in the face of IL howling gale
from the northwest against the protcsta-
tions of the passengers. When out about
twelve miles the captain decided to run
bnck. and was within about three miles
of Fort Gratiot when the boat struck IL
raft of logs in tow of the tug Nigilant.
The shock threw the passengers out of
their bcrtls, and in an instant women and
children in scant attire were rushing fran
tlcally about. while men became alarmed.
The passengers were assured by the ofli-
GERS. however, that everything was all
right, and every one took time to get fully
dressed aud await Developments
IN lrying to cAtricatc herself the boat
lost her ruddcr, leaving her at the mercy
of the waves and amid thousands of logs
that were continually pounding her sides.
Shortly aftc1ward enc of her wheels was
also broken by striking log, and she
was left in an entirely helpless condition
almost in midlakc in total darkness The
vessel then began to drift toward the
Canadian shore. and after half an hour
the boat struck the beach hard. and ca.
recncd over to one side with the waves
brenking over her. The captain refused
to launch any boats until daybrcak. Soon
after iaybrcali all passengers were taken
Oft i'll safety. women and children first be-
ing taken ashore, followed by the men,
and lastly ly the crew. The wrecked yes.
sci was valued at $4,000, and insured for
Xl2.O(A). She was built in 1877 and re-.
built in 1sS0
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06

There was Il deliberate plot to wreck the
train. us i; coupling pin had been driven
into the switch so as to hold it open and
throw the fast train off the track as it
passed that point. The engine and tender
and the mail, express and baggage cars
were thrown from the track and wrecked.
The coaches and Wagner sleeping cars
remained on the track and none of the
passengers was seriously hurt, although
they had Il lively shaking up.
A relief train was sent from Intlianapo-
lis to Thorlltown and as soon as the track
was cleared a new train was made up for
Cincinnati and the other points. The
train was unusually crowded with pas
scngers.
The officials of the railroad have insti-
tuted Il thorough investigation as to the
perpetrators of the wreck. No attempt
was made to rob the express or other cars
after the wreck, and no understanding
of the plot can be ascertained.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06

the gold fields will have to buy from them.
The transportation companies will thus
of necessity reap rich harvest.
"a dog. a dog, my Kingdom for dog
is the general cry here. Horses have
practically proved failure here as a
means of transportation. They have to
be housed in tents in which fire is kept.
The dogs. however, live on next to moth
ing and often make astonishing time. The
relative value placed on men and dogs is
shown by the fact that could get an eH-
perienced man for my trip to Klondyke
for nothing. but had to pay $50 rental for
!, dog and had to make contract to pay
$75 il anything happened to the animal" !"
Miss FIlcomer gives good report of
the manners and morals of the camps.
During her residence of year ut Circle
City she knew of no murder being commit
tod and little lawlessness. The miners
make Il law unto themselves. and all tacit-
iy accept its unwritten mandates.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
MOON PARTIALLY osscuREs
OLD SOL.
Event Visible in the United States
With Smoked Glass the Fiery Crc.-
cent and Lunar Shadow Could Be
Seen.
Sum inn Shadow.

On Thursday. between the hours of y
and 10 Il. H.. central standard time. the
moon. in the course of her monthly round
of the heavens, passed directly between
the earth and the sun. The consequence
was an eclipse of the sun, which was Wis
ible throughout the United States, in
Mexico. the West Indies, Central Amer
ica. the northern half Of South America,
over 81 good portion of the Atlantic ocean
and on the west coast of Africa.
To observers within the districts bound
ed by an imaginary line drawn from the
central part of New Mexico to Tampico
and thence to Havana, the Windward
Islands and Lake st. Rogue the outer
edges of the sun assumed the appearance
of a ring Of fire. To the fact that the
moon appeared smaller than the sun was
due the lack of totality in the eclipse as
viewed from the earth, though to the
putative inhabitants of some of the other
planets the eclipse may easily have been
total. On this sphere there was. however,
no region of total eclipse. And even i'll
the Central American districts from which
the annular band could best be seen, the
fiery ring lasted for only a few minutes.
AT Washington and across the whole of
the United States mt points i'll about the
same latitude as Waslington-3S degrees,
5O minltcs-eNactly onc-half of the suns S
face 1.-THE lower half was veiled.
An eclipse of the sun is q quite differ
ent affair from an eclipse of the moon. \
lunar eclipse is caused by the passing of
the moon through the carth's shadow. 1t
is visible from every point on the earth's
surface from which the moon itself is Wis
ible mt the tmc-that is, over one entire
hemisphere of the earth. Furthermore, Il
lunar eclipse. whether total or partial, pro
sents one and the same appearance to ev-
cry observer. no matter where he is sta
toned, whether in Boston or San Fran
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
YACHT RACE OFF CHICAGO.
Most Interesting Contest Ever Seen
on Lake Michigan.


The Buffalo yacht Enquirer defeated
the Pathfinder of Chicago in Thursdays
big race on Lake Michigan. The latter
abandoned the contest near Waukcsan.
and. reversing her engines, steamed back
to Chicago.
The start was made at 9:3O o'clock in
the morning opposite the lighthouse in the
outer harbor at Chicago and amid the
footing of whistles, waving of flags and
the cheering Of crowds on bonrd the mis-
cellaneoIs craft present, the Enquirer,
owned by w. j. Corners of Buffalo, and
the Pathfinder, owned by Il. w. Morgan
of Chicago, leaped forward and began
the most exciting race ever witnessed on
Lake Michigan.
No yacht race ever excited such interest
i'll Chicago. 1t is the first race of the kind
ever to take place ON Lake Michigan. 1t
had flavor of sport about it that sug-
gests the contests that made the Missis-
sippi river famous course in the old days
when the Natchcz and the Lee filled their
fire boxes with bacon and tied down their
safety valves.
The race was arranged after long de-
bate as to course. 1t was agreed that the
owner Of the losing yacht was to present
the winner with 5000 silver cup. Aside
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
APPEARANCE OF THE ECLIpsE AT IT'S BEST.

cisco or Rio Janeiro, just as the shadow
of 81 tree cast upon Il house appears the
same from whatever point of view it is
looked at. a solar eclipse is caused by
the passage of the moon between us and
the SUM- To sec it one must be so situat-
cd that the range is right, just as to sec
distant house exactly behind some near
object. AIS !; tree. one must SO stand that
the tree is exactly in line with him and
the house. III lie moves from this line, to
the right or tho left. the tree changes its
position with reference to the house, and
when he bas moved to IL certain distance
it ceases altogether to range with the
house. In tho case of IL solar eclipse the
sun is the distant house; the moon Is the
tree.
Since this moon is a comparatively small
body, only about 1000 miles i'll diameter.
while the dinmetcr of the earth is nearly
5000 miles, there is upon the earth ample
room for getting off of the range when
the earth is passing the sun. Thus. to
an observer situated Thursday anywhere
on the twenty-five mile line above To-
Gated, say at Havana, the moon appeared
to pass directly across the SUMS face.
its center moving along the line marked
ON the diagram MOONS PATH" in the d.
rcction indicated by the arrow. One cir
rumstance only prevented the eclipse from
being total for that observer. and this was
that the moon bcing ut very ncnrly her
greatest distance from the earth. her ap-
parent size was at its least and showed
less than that of the sun.
For an observer ut Washington the
range was different. To him the moons
center appeared to pass along the line
marked ALB, SO that its upper limb just
reached the suns center. An observer
in about latitude 56 was still farther off
of the range. TO him the moon, could it
he seen, would have seemed to move along
the line CD. Its upper edge would have
just grazcd the lower edge of the sun in
passing and there would have been no
eclipse. Mucl, less could there be an
eclipse for an observer still farther north.
Away bnck in 1860 the last total eclipse
of the sun which was visible in this part
of tho country took place. Since then,
however, there have been several total
eclipscs which were visible from other
parts of the United States. The most
notable of these was the eclipse of 1878.
1t WAS observed from the ncighborlioOd
of Denver and was fruitful of scientific
results. Far moro frequent are partial
cclipses, the area which these cover being
very wide. A total eclipse is rare oc-
currencc. and it is not often that the
shadows from two of them are received by
the same locality in Il hundred years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
WRITTEN BY A WOMAN
SHE DESCRIBES THE GREAT
KLoNDYKE GOLD REGION.
"A Teacher of the indians Draw. a
Discouraging Picture of the New
Elderado and Advises the Tender.
foot to Stay Away Till Next Spring.
No Dream of Ea.e.

Among those in Klondyke, the newly
discovered gold field in Canada, just over
the Alaska boundary, who write back
warming letters to their friends in civil
ization is Miss Anna Fulcomer. grad
uate of the University of Chicago, who
has been i'll Alaska IL year as teacher
among the Indians under Government
auspices. She has been located at Circle
City, Alaska, but went to Klondyke in
the first rush. hoping to ''strike it rich"
She writes as follows:
"Those low leaving the United States
for Klondyke are almost as certainly COM
ing to hardship. privation aud suffering.
They cannot possibly get here before the
closing of the mining season, and they
will find every foot of ground known TO
be rich in gold stakcd off and held by min
ers of experience. They will find food and
lodging so high and scarce that it will take
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
GOOD WEEK FOR CROPS.
Complaints of Excessive
Rain and Drourht.

Scattering mplaints of Excessive
Rain and Drought.
The following crop bulletin is based on
reports of the directors of the several eli.
mate and crop sections:
The week has been very favorable to ac.
ricultural interests on the Pacific coast.
and generally in the States of the central
valleys, east gulf and south and mildls
Atlantic coasts. In New England. New
York, the Red River of the North valley.
and over portions of the Ohio valley there
has been too much rain, while drought
prevails over great portion of Texas and
in portions of Arkansas, Missouri mud
Kansas. In the last named State hot
winds have proved injurious. Excessive
rains have caused damage to grain in
shock in portions of the Ohio valley, Ten.
nessee and portions of the middle Atlantic
States and severe and damaging local
storms also occurred in portions of New
England, New York and New Jersey.
Corn has continued to make rapid
growth in the States of the central yal.
leys, lake region, New England and mid.
die Atlantic const. In Iowa the early
crop has reached the caring stage and
there is ample moisture for present needs.
In Nebraska it continues late, but is gen.
orally in excellent condition. In central
and southern Kansas corn has been scri.
ously injured by hot winds and is also
causing serious injury to late corn in
Texas and portions of Louisiana.
Cotton has generally made favorable
progress and is fruiting well.
The week has not been favorable for
completing winter wheat harvest where
unfinished in some of the more northerly
sections. Spring wheat has been injured
by excessive rains in North Dakota, but
lin Minnesota. except ON low lands, and
in South Dakota, the outlook is promis
inp
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
RENp QUITS IN DISGUST.
The Big Chicago Coal Operator Bolts
the Pittsburg Conference.

The Big Chicago Coal Operator bolts
the Pittsburg Conference.
There were several exciting scenes ut
the meeting in Pittsburg of coal operators,
called to tuke some action looking toward
settlement of the strike. Col. w. r.
Rend, the Chicago operator, left the meet
ing in disgust because the operators pres
ent refused to try to settle the strike in
stead of losing time talking about "uni-
fornity." Col. Rcnd criticised Gen. John
Little, chairman of the joint arbitration
board, who, he said, instead of being an
arbitrator, was an advocator. Other op-
orators attacked Gen. Little for intimat-
ing that some of the mine owners are dig
honest.
The scene was dramatic when Col.
Rend exclaimed: "Then God speed you in
the work." and left the meeting, He re-
turned to his hotel, where he was waited
upon by the arbitrators, who urged him to
reconsider his determination not to have
anything more to do with the meeting.
Another session would be held tomorrow
and they needed his assistance. He told
them no good could result from the meet
ing unless steps were taken to settle the
strike.
w. p. De Armit and other operators do
not want this. The chairman of the
meeting was Alexander Dempster and the
secretary Thomas Il. Young. About 60
per cent of the railroad operators and
some of the river mine owners were pres
cnt. The river operators met in the morn
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
MILLIONS IN SAVINGS.
Building and Loan Association
League Meets at Detroit

League Meets at Detroit.
The United States League of Building
Associations held its annual convention in
Detroit. President Michael +. Brown
read his annual address and Secretary
H. I. Ccllaris of Cincinnati reported on
the condition of building association in-
terests generally.
President Brown alluded to the organ
izatlon OF the league u year previous to
the Worlds Congress of Building and
Loan Associations ut Chicago in 1893 and
recalled the motto then suggested by Pres
ident Dexter, viz: "The American Home;
the Safeguard of American Liberties"
which motto had been adopted by all the
leagues of the United States. The presi-
dent quoted Il statement of William
George Jordan that Uncle Sans people
have l1,4sS.31S dwelling houses. which
would make Il double avenue reaching
round the globe
president Brown gave Il lengthy review
OF the more salient features connected
with the progress of building and loan
associations from their inception and Of
the mutual benefits derived from their op-
GRAFTON. He said the past year had not
been Il honie-building one. but rather II
hortgaSc-creating period, in which nearly
all the people had had hard struggle.
Wage cnrncrs of the land had sacrificed
during the last few years $5,00O,O00. 900,
or ten tines as much ais the assets of all
the building societies of the United States.
The executive committee presented an
important table of associations. member
ship and assets for 1S36-97. covering those
States whose laws require returns to be
made by building and loan associations:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06

tha and benzinc. William Bauman and
Herman Lukow went into the vault for
the purpose of filling 81 can with naphtha
to be used in the factory. Luliow carried
Il lighted lantern and Bauman was draw
ing the oil, when the lantern exploded,
setting fire to the oil just drawn. In an
instant the place was IL mass of flame.
The fluids stored in the vault became ig-
nitcd, explosion followed explosion and
the entire building was on fire before the
employees realized what had happened.
Fellow wcikmen dragged Lukow to Il
place of safety, but the heat being TOO in
tense to permit re-entrance, and Rauman
was left to his fate.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06

ing and decided to have nothing to do with
the meeting or uniformity. w. p. De
Armit after the meeting admitted that
If the river operators did not agree to the
uniformity movement it could not go
through. He admitted that not over 95
per cent of the railroad operators were
present and many of those who attended
did SO out of curiosity.
After the meeting had been called to Or
der Il committee of nine was appointed to
draft the uniformity agreement. Col Rend
and w. Z. DE Armit were members of
the committee. The committee reported
late in the afternoon. One clause in the
agreement related to special contracts,
ana many of the operators thought this
was for Mr.. DE Arnit's special benefit.
After the report had been read Col. Rend
offered minority report, which dealt
with the strike generally and was not
confined to uniformity. Col. Rend want.
ed committee appointed to confer with
the miners to call joint convention for
the purpose of compromising the strike.
The chairman said that as the meeting
mad been called to discuss uniformity, all
portions of Col. Rends minority report
which dealt with the strike would have to
be eliminated before the report could be
received. Col. Rcnd said he had been in
vited to come to Pittsburg to discuss the
settlement Of tho strike, and character
lied all the talk about uniformity as hum.
bug. BE poeketcd his report, and, say.
ing he would have nothing more to do
with the gathering, walked out. After
Col. Rcnd had retired the meeting began
discussing the report, and only got as fur
as the preambles when an adjournment
was taken until the following morning.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
MICHIGAN CITY FIRE.
One Man Killed and Five Families
Made A0meleHa.

One ran burned to death in a horrible
manner, another suffering from severe
burns, several overcome by the fumes of
naphtha and heat, IL property loss of $7O,-
600, an entire block Of buildings in ashes
and five families homeless. These are the
textures of fire which Wednesday
threatened Michigan City, Ind, with de-
struction and resulted in call upon the
Chicago FIRE department for assistance.
An explosion in the Michigan City Sash
and Door Company's plant resulted in
the fire which was subducd only by the
persistent efforts of every ablc-bodicd citi-
zen. For II time it looked us if the entire
city was to be sacrificed. The fire Was
beyond control, the wind high, the volun
tcer fircmen unable to make any imprcs.
sion upon the flames which burned hose
and apparatus and pushed their way to-
ward business houses and residences. A
call for assistance telcgraphcd to Ham
mond, Ind, was answered unfavOrably
by the officials Of that place, who replied
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06

mile. Lawson rode plucly race. consid.
ering the conditions of the contest, and
finished with a terrific squirt on the home
stretch. The next day he was FRUSTRATED
and has not been able to rise from his bed
since.
John Lawson was born in Sweden May
IL, 1872. He commenced riding in 1891
and did his best work in long-distance
events. He was noted for his terrific
spurts. which repeatedly won him a vic.
tory from seeming sure defeat. Because
of his puwers as winner in desperate
contests he earned the title which he has
borne ever since, that Of the terrible
Swede."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-06
SUMMIT AT c1I1LKoor PASS.

British Dominion virtually abandoned
their own claims, owing to the craze over
klondyke, hurried there and staked off
their claims and are holding or working
them. This was early in the movement,
and consequently newcomers have to be
content with the leavings of the old men
in the work.
"There are only four mining months
May, June. July and August-and even
then the ground never thaws out more
than two or two and one-half inches. The
rest Of the year the soil is like solid
rock. 1t is no unusual thing for the mer-
curry to full 30 or 95 degrees below zero.
10 go prospecting before May or after
August is out of the question, and in the
four months l have named it is u matter
of about three hours u day. The c0ldest
we had 1t last winter was 05 degrees be-
low zero, but mild us the weather was
for Alask:l-t was quite cold enough to
make one feel the need of good, solid
food. AprOpOs of the living here. it is
well enough for them to say that the,e is
no lack Of provisions. Actually the ll,l-
tives and miners haven't the neccssaries
of life. TO say nothing of the comforts.
1t is impossible to get fresh meat. 1t is
simply 81 matter of canned goods. and
SAASoC nav w W OOuSuL lIOul IIG JrtlQlUE
posts of the Alaska Commercial Com
puny or the American Transportation
Company. ut the companies prices. and
they charge what they please. One dol
lar pound for flour. salaratus and pota-
toes is the usual rate.
"Game has been utterly driven from the
mountains. Fish are frozen eight months
in the year. Once in while you can ret
fresh meat at so cents IL pound. The fresh
meat used mt our Christmas dinner, how
ever, cost $3.50 pound. There was gold
enough in the taste even to make it lie
dead weight OH the stomach. You can
readily see that an experienced miner here
has had to be successful in order to
live. What would become of n tender
foot it is easy to Imagine. l can see little
in store for the man who gets here after
or late in August but hardship aud priya-
ton. Those stricken with the gold fever
keep fiocking here and the influx of would
be miners will doubtless continue till ey-
erythins is frozen up so tight that it will
be impossible to do anything but hunger.
look ut the moon and wait till next May.
1t is to the interest of the transportation
companies to encourage this migration of
the people north since they get the trans-
portation money-it costs about $50 to
go from Seattle to Klondyke-and besides
have q corner on supplies. All who go to