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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-26
TARIFF DEBATE WAS DULL.
Grosvenor and McMillin the Only Notable
Speakers.

Speakers.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The third
day of the tariff debate in the house
was almost as dull as the first. There
were two notable speeches, one by Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio and the other by
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee, but the
rest of the speeches, with the possible
exception of that of Mr.. Walker of
Massachusetts,, hardly created a ripple
on the monotonous sea of speechmak-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-26
Dined the Cabinet and Iaa,..

3 WASHINGTON, March 25.-The first
formal social function at the White
House under this administration took
place last night, the occasion being a
dinner given by President and, Mrs,
Mckinley to the members of the cabi- /,
net and their ladies. h,a,..T.,s,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-26
Senate Open session Brief.

WASHINGTON, March 20. THE senate
session lasted only half an hour and no
business was done beyond the, introduce
lion OF splus.Ea - aa.Gay- ,hY ~ "
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,gAsIS
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A few weeks ago there was launched
from the yards of the Columbian Iron
Works, of Baltimore, the Argonaut, n
queer looking submarine craft, which
goes on wheels like wagon.
This vessel, which is the invention
of a Baltimorean, Simon Lake, is, as
for as intentions and appearance are
concerned unique. 1t is intended for
commercial work, including the ex-
ploration Of the bottom of rivers,
lakes, bays aud even seas, for treasure
seeking and other purposes OF kim
dred character.
The vessel presents curious ap-
pearance. The cigar-shaped hull has
two big iron wheels attached TO linear
the bow. These wheels are about as
large as an ordinary cartwheel, and
are of solid metal. The edges of the
wheels are corrugated and cogged like
those of cogwheel A smaller wheel
of similar character is attached TO
the boat at the stern. The wheels are
intended to enable the vessel to run
along over the bottoms Of rivers and
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expected to see the boat disappear out
of sight below the waves, but in this
they were disappointed. Preparatory
to the launching the huge bulk Of
cylindrical steel rested on stocks about
ten feet back from the edge of the
slip, and in order to launch her slides,
well creased with soft soap, were built
from the stocks to the edge of the
water. When oil was ready planks
were removed until the cylinder was
held by but a single support, and at a
given signal this was knocked away
Slowly the cylinder started down the
soapy incline. and then, moving lit
tie faster, i. leaped into the water with
great splash. Tho waves it caused
leaped high on the opposite side ofthe
slip and che crowd there was very
freely sprinkled. Over and over the
craft rolled until sho touched the OPP
posite side Of the slip, and when all
was quiet on the water it was seen that
she drew but little over two feet of
water.
The craft just launched is but trial
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up to the maxims of the Sermon on
the Mount. As youth Tolstoi at
tended the University of Kazan, and
at the age OF twenty-three he entered
tho army. and went With his brother to
the Caucasus. He fought M the, Cfi.
mean War, and at its close resigned
his commission and devoted himself
to literature. One of his earliest
works, War and Peace" is most ap-
praised by Russians. 1t deals with
the invasion of Russia by Napoleon.
Since he brought out Gamma Karenina"
in 1876 Tolstoi has given himself up
to social problems, with the hope Of
supplying mankind with better
moral aud religious philosophy than
that which now obtsins in the world.
"Kreutzer Sonata" appeared in 1890,
presenting certain theory of morals
which SO shocked some eminent
Christians in America that it was
"raided" by the authorities. In 1892
Count Tolstoi finished his autobio-
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A sTRRD or THE SEA.

crawls," consisting OF fences extend
ing from the shore out into the water.
When the fisherman wants great tur-
tie for market one Of the boys, whose
shiny brown body is stripped bare,
stands in the prov OF the boat as 1t
is pushed from the shore. He watches
intently, and presently he sees one of
the big turtles taking q nap on the
clear white sand OF the bottom. He
dives quickly, and, swimming down
from behind, seizes the turtle firmly
by the shell. OF course the turtle
wakes up and like bucking broncho
begins TO dash and plunge wildly
about, seeking to throw its plucky
rider. Not succeeding in this, it darts
quickly TO the surface, where the boy
gets his first breath. Then down
again it goes tearing through the
water and beating the foam with It's
fippers. But it's rider never let's go
for moment, AMI presently the great
turtle grows exhausted, and the boy,
by lifting on the front end Of the
shell forces it to the boat, where il is
quickly loaded aboard and taken away
to market. II is great sport, and the
boys enjoy il as much as our Western
boys like lively young pony to ride.
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other bodies OF water, the propeller of
the vessel supplying the necessary mo-
tive power. The boat will be so ar
f~spged that'the divers can come in and
MT OF the vesSAl while she II ON
s - bottoms OF rivers.
q The Argonaut, says the New York
|fnal, is thirty.six feet long and
- feet in diameter, built of steel aud
Z llrongly ribbed, to resist the water
preBsure. She is propelled along the
9ttom by an electric motor taking
ourrent from powerful storage bat
tsry.
A strong electric searchlight is To-
Gated in the bow, capable of lighting
mp pathway in front Of the craft as
abe moves along the bed of the ocean.
Lenses are also arranged to project a
beam of light to either side of the
fboat, so that objects may be seen in
the vicinity of the vessel as she passes
4 along.
4 Her speed is estimated to be about
eight miles an hour on the surface and
about five miles on the bottom. She
will have an electric storage capacity
for run OF about 1000 miles. The
crew will consist of captain, an en-
gineer and four divers. 1t is claimed
that one man can handle her il neces-
sary.
When not engaged in saving valu-
sbles from wrecks along the coast, she
is to run on the surface of the sea with
her string Of barges like tugboat and
her tow. She is also to sink herself
and barges to the bottom of the coast
and run over the hard sands as il she
were locomotive with train of cars.
The inventor of the craft proposes
to look for some OF the 1000 vessels
sunk aud the 800, 000,0 lost annu-
ally at sea. The boat may also be used
in laying foundations for piers, light
houses, bridges, docks, breakwaters,
etc. She may also make journeys among
beds of coral and sponge for business
purposes, or to take down scientific
and pleasure parties for On inside
view of old Neptune. The boat is TO
be able to descend to depth of 800
feet or more, and is TO he sunk or
raised at the will of the operator,
The Argonaut will make her trial
trip in the Chesapeake Bay during
the next few weeks. Probably the
first vessel that the inventor will at
tempt to find is the New Era which
went down off Asbury Park, n. j., in
1852, with 200 passengers and a large
amount of specie aboard.
Another queer craft which electric
ity has made possible, and which In
ventor Knapp, who constructed it, be.
lieves will revolutionize the speed OF
ocean travel, was recently launched at
Toronto. 1t is called the roller boat
aud is certainly novelty, though not
exactly the first Of its kind.
Owing to the strange nature OF the
craft n large crowd gathered to see the
mass OF steel drop, or rather roll, IN.
~ the water. No doubt many OF them
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ship. Mr.. Knapp's ideal for passen-
ger service would be about $50 feet in
diameter and nearly 800 feet long, with
engines that would make 600 revolu-
Itisns q minute. Ths4sial boat, is only
twenty-five feet III diameter and 100
feet long, and tapers to fifteen feet, SO
that each end is kept we'll out of the
water. AS it is passenger boat II
will be the strangest ever foated. The
passengers will be on platform on
the inside, swinging from the shaft,
with the wheels of the engine gravitat-
ing against the inside of the cylinder.
The paddles which will propel the ship
will be fastened in rows on the out
side Of the cylinder. New York Jour
nal,
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New York City, While at Morrisville,
n. Y, the owner, NJ l.. A. Laskey,
said he had travelled from Port Ange-
les, Wash, A cyclometer attached to
a wheel gave the distance covered as
G32l miles
The house is occupied by man aud
wife and five children, two of whom
were born on the road. The house il
twelve feet long and six feet high and
is entirely homemade, Inside are n
folding table, camp stove, a high
chair, rocking chair, folding bed and
other conveniences.
The family left Port Angeles on
March 22, 1894, and has been on the
road ever since.
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klonsiIkers.,

II is q goodnatured, sober crowd we
have aboard the steamship. Several
have remarked how very undemonstra-
tive IL is. OF our passengers one-half
are Americans. They are of every de-
gree and of all sorts but dudes. There
il house builder from Brook Ign, u
contractor from Boston, the business
manager of New York paper, and
boys that seem not over nineteen.
They have all formed parties or part
nerships, some to share every vicissi-
tude or fortune, others only to last
until the gold-diggings are reached.
Only n few are dressed in the loose
rough clothes of the miner. Several
that know who are going in have
kept on their city suits, aud il has
been amusing to see men unaccus.
toned To rough garments emerge, one
by one, from their staterooms with
their miners rig Of heavy boots and
corduroys. One most picturesque
figure is a swarthy man of spare but
wiry build, who turned out in full
buckskin suit, ut which some smiled;
but after q talk with him il was i'm
possible not to admit that while the
buckskin might draw" somewhat in
wet weather, nevertheless he was as
well fixed az any man on board. He
il packer aud hunter, and halls from
the Black Hills, aud has n partner
seven feet tall.
One noticeable thing is the total alb
sence OF oaths or the sort Of language
one will hear continually from morn
dill night among lumbermen. The
conversation is pitched in low key;
men have serious things to talk about
those they have left behind; the
pass ahead Of them; their outfits and
those of their neighbors. Some are
pretty well equipped; indeed, save
for general lack OF waterproof sacks.
they are well prepared for the rainy
country, which, by the lowering
clouds and increasing banks Of fog,
we seem to be entering. -Harper's
Weekly.
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SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.


A patient who remained absolutely
unconscious for four and halfmonths
in Germany furnishes the longest con-
tinued cataIcptic sleep known to
science.
An electric locomotive in Scranton.
Penn, coal mine in 300 days did work
for S252S below what the work cost
for corresponding period with mule
power, An electric pump in the same
mine saved Sljl3 over steam pumps in
go days.
Falcon Island, in the Friendly group.
was first noted rs n shonl in 1867. In
1877 smoke was rising from the sea
over the shoal. In October, 1885, an
island 3700 meters long and IS meters
high had formed, and tremendous
eruption was in progress. The height
was 30 meters in 1887. The ashes
having rapidly washed away, leaving
height of but eight meters in 1892,
aud the island is fast disappearing.
The interesting experiment of max
ing mercury float on water is accom-
shaking together in n cylindrical bottle
II few drops of mercury, half IN ounce
of water and pinch of red lead, YER
million or other red powder. At first
II few small globules Of mercury col.
lect in the centre of the waters sur
face, but after repeated shakings "A
large number 81 the globulcs float to-
gether in the form of II small dish
about three-eighths of an inch across
and one.sixtcenth of m inch deep.
An incandesccnt lamp of three or
four candle power il used by VI. Paul
Noel, French cntomologist, for cap
turing insects that swim in ponds ut
night. The lamp il connected by
wires to small storage battery on the
bank of the pond, weighted by II semi
circle of iron, aud placed over ne,
having an opening two feet and half
across, The net IL of coarse pack
thread, closed by string. The
weighted lamp and the net are slowly
sunk in the water, the lamp is lighted,
and insects. fish, frogs, adpoles and
laryn of every kind rush up to it.
The string is pulled, quickly captur-
ing several pounds of victims.
According to Nikola Tesla, as re-
ported in Industries and Iron, 'of all
conceivable methods Of generating
electrical energy, nothing in the pres
ent nor in the future is likely to COM
pare in facility and economy with the
waterfall OF all methods Of gener-
nting power the utilization of water
fall ho says, is the simplest and least
wasteful. According to him, even il
it were possible, by combining carbon
in battery, to convert the work Of the
chemical combination into electrical
energy with very high economy, such
mode Of obtaining power, he thinks,
would be no more than mere make
shift, bound to be replaced sooner or
later by more perfect method which
required no consumption of any mate
rial whatever. = - es ~ ssf..,
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The Pickpocket Got Hold of Snake.

Ex-Representativo Harvey Horner,
OF Sumner County, lisa snake tanner
and usually carries around with him in
his pocket a live bull snake with
which he makes lots of fun. A pick
pocket touched" Horner at the cir
Gus at Wichita Monday and happened
to get his hand into the pocket where
the snake wns kept. The shock made
him scream and Horncr held him I'M
til the police arrived. Kansas City
Times.
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RIDING A SEA MONSTER.

Florida boys Have Fan with Huge Sea
Turtles.
Florida boys have one kind Of ex-
citing sport which the young folks of
more northern lands know little
about 1t consists in catching the
huge sea turtles which frequent the
bays along the Southern coasts of
Florida. The turtles, from which is
made the green turtle soup 40 familiar
to restaurant fare, are confined by the
fishermen in huge pens or turtle
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A Wonderful bridge.

In the Forth Bridge there is a
horizontal pull of 10000 tons on the
chief spans, and a weight Of 100. 600
tons on their bases. Half q dozen
British ironclads might be hung upon
them without causing any undue
strain.
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Brief aud brilliant Career,

Wayworn Watson-I never told you
I'd seen the time when / lived ut the
rate Of $40, 900 year, did /?
Perry Patettic-No. How long did
you keep it up?
about minute. Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
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John Howells, son Of the novelist,
William Dean Howells, recently re-
ceived diploma in architecture from
o Paris institution, where he had been
. student five years.
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COUNT TOlSTOi.

Sketch OF the Career OF the Great Rus
sian Novelist and Social Reformer.
Count Lyof Nickolaivitch Tolstoi,
the most prominent Of the Russian
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words of Jesus. He holds that the
only rule of life is the precise living
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A Berlin man makes q living by
breeding rats for vivisectionists.
The state herald., 1897-02-26
CRETANS FIRED UPON.
Wa ships Shell The Position of an Attacking
Force Near gnncs

canea, Feb. 81. p. ma fusilade
having continued since morning, de.
spite the warning of the foreign ad-
mlralS, the united squnlrons lombard.
ed the inSurgent camp outside Of Ca
nen.
Later reports are 10 the effect that
the English men.ofw war opened the
hombarlmcnt The others followed.
The kaiSerln Augusta fired melinlic
shells. The commander Of the Greek
man-of-war Hydra cleared for action in
ease the necessity should arise. Some
shells fell In the town of Canea. rails
ing clouds Of dust. Il Is rumored sev.
cral persons were killcl and wounded.
When firing ceased tho Greek flag was
still nying over the Insurgents camp.
: p. m.-An cngagrmcnt has lust oc.
curird just above the village Of Ciur
niles, between the Insurgents and a
Turkish band. At l:lj y, m. the lnsur
gents at Akroilrl. having attacked the
Turkish garrison NJ llalepn, the Joint
fleet b0mhardcd the Irctans for TWEEN
iy.flyc minutes. TIN Insurgents fled
taking their flag with them.
London. Feb. 2i.-A dispatch 10 The
Daily News from Canea dated Sunday
says:
Smart firing was heard to-day In the
hills to the eastward. The reply of the
Turks was feeble and II was Obvious
that they must abandon their posi-.
lions II pressed. The gun practice
from the rcdonbt on the outer lines was
ludicrous. The chief Crcian position
was hamlet on n ridge OF hills, 1000
yards from the flagship.
Al 1870 o'clock this Sunday after.
noon, signals were made To H. NJ. =.
Dryad, II. VI. $. iIarrlcr ana II. NJ. s,
Revenge. together with one Italian, one
German and one Russian ship. 10 open
fire on the Crctnn position, where
the Greek iing wns hoistcd some
days ago The British ships fired for.
~ and the foreign ships thirty shells
NJ the village. and ruined the house
held by the crolans. The flag was
soon lowered and the order 'cens,
IRE sounded after ten minutes. There,
upon the flag WAS rnhoisicd. The rocks
around were crowded with crctnns.
The Turks. encouraged by the fleet,
now opened n lively fu.lladc while tho
crctnns wcr" removing the wounded
III" crc'nns had not replied during The
whol" performance. II was some,
what melancholy spectacle.
The state herald., 1897-02-26
0sENAToR KYLE EXPLAINS.
Says he VIII Vote for n Republican Tarin
Measure


Pierre, s. D., Feb. 19.-An informal
reception was extended Senator Kyle
this evening in the rooms of the Teton
club. Major Picklcr and other Rcpub-
lican leaders spoke, all rcpudiating the
idea that there had been any barter
and sale. Senator Kyle was then
called upon and spoke briefly defend
ing his position. He said that for
years he had been Republican. but
that he had certain convictions upon
certain economic questions that were
nearly expressed In the Populist plat
form; that the country had spoken
upon the tariif question. and that he
was willing to vote for Republican
tariff measure, and that he would In
no way be an obstructionist.
In closing he said he would cndeay-
or to vote in the Senate for the best
interests Of his Republican constitu-
cnts. which confirms the outline Civ
en- last night, that Mr.. Kyle would be
TO all practical inients and purposes n
Republican In everything bu, name.
The Republicans are satisfied with his
statement. but the Popnlists are still
unreconciled. As n matter of fact, II
Is one of the most notable instances of
snatching victory from defeat known
IN recent political history.
The state herald., 1897-02-26
WILL INTEREST CREDITORS
4 Kansas Blacksmith Invents = New Way
of Collecting Old Debts.

Debt collecting is not an easy process In
Kansas. This fact has long weighed on the
mind Of Mr.. Fred Westhoff, blacksmith, Of
Wathena, who Is Obliged to give credit to
the farmers for whom he works. After long
thought he decided to try n new method OF
debt collecting. according to the New York
Journal.
To all his debtors he sent out the follow
ing instruction:
"As ! have to meet payment Of a note
md 1t necessary to call upon all those who
are indebted to me to help me out as much
lect one day, and kindly request yonr pres
cncc ut my shop at Wathena and pay the
amount herein state, and all those comply.
Ing with this request will receive special
treat, Lunch and refreshments will be
served from ! to p. IN, in my basement
that day and a very good time assured to
all present. Please present this card when
you call and show the amount of your ac-
count, which is - dollars and - cents.
Hoping all will respond and you will have
good, social afternoon"
The treat offered was great inducement
to the thrifty Kansas farmers, 1t was all
the more attractive because beer was pro-
ylded, and Kansas is prohibition state.
Hardly one of those who came had the cheek
to refuse to pay his bill, and the entertain.
ment was n great success, The scheme Will
be employed regularly by Mr.. westhoff.
The state herald., 1897-02-26
CUBAN CURRENCY.
The Money Question May Play an lmpor-
tant Part In tho Rebellion.

Chicago, Feb. GA special to the
Record from Havana says:
"rhere are three kinds of money in
Cuba. Gold, which is at the natural
premium, and comparatively scarce;
silver, which is the common currency
and tluctuates with the value of the
bullion, and the Objectionable "bil-
lettes," which are nominally redeema
BILE at par in silver on demand. AT
first the Spanish bank redeemed them
as offered. Then. as confidence was
shaken, assumptions were limited 10
81 600 to any person in one day. Grad
ually, the limit was reduced until you
cannot get more than 800 In silver at
Il time. There Is a tremendous and
permanent run on the bank as Il conse-
quence, and the street upon which 1t
is situated is crammed night and day
with holders of 'billcttes' demanding
silver for their paper. so that business
In that quarter is entirely interrupted.
AT the same time, speculation has been
furious.
Some days ago General Weyler is
sued an order forbidding further spec
ulation in government notes, and the
brokers adopted various methods of
another decree requiring bankers,
tradeSmen and the public generally to
10 accept 'billettes' at par. In other
words, he proposes TO sustain the cred
1t of the government by force. Any
man who refuses to accept the new
money in trade for its face value is
threatened with arrest and imprison-
ment for reason. The effect can be i'm
ngined. The consequences cannot be
foretold. Just now the entire mercan-
tile and financial community is in a
state of suspense. The wires are laden
with kilograms of protest TO the gov
crnment at Madrid; conferences of
moneyed men are held daily and night
ly. The Spanish residents. who con
troll the capital uf the country. suffer
more seriously. and at the same time
are the most loyal supporters of the
government. They dare not revolt
openly for fear of a general revolution
in the larger cities. The ministry at
Madrid may sustain General Weyler.
If so. there will be a crisis more seri.
Gus than has ever yet occurred In Cuba,
and the strong nndercurrent of disloy-
atty will find some means of expressing
itself. very likely In violence. II Wey-
Ter Is not sustained. the credit of the
government will suffer severe blow,
and the insurgents will receive more
encouragement than has been enjoyed
by them since the outbreak in 1895"
The state herald., 1897-02-26

Chicago faith-healer last week
cured a $500 lawsuit for Goshen, Ind.
A year ago orville Afford fell into u
street excavation and sued for dam
ages. The circuit court gave him 1900
after a long contest Afford, whose
physician advised amputatlon OF both
legs, consulted Chicago faith-cure
practitioner, returned without his
crutches and says he is entirely cured
He may get few hundred dollars. Ex-
perts made the most critical investiga-
tion at the trial and pronounced the
plaintiff incurable.