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The herald., 1897-12-26
A Christmas Disaster

LITTLE FALLS, N. j., Dec. PA
carriage containing seven people re-
turning from Christmas entertainment
was struck by a Central train ten miles
east of here last night. Nine-year- ar-old
Nelly Plain was killed instantly and five
others We're seriously injured. a Mrs
Smith and her daughter were caught
on the pilot of the engine and carried 100
feet They were painfully injured, but
will recover
The herald., 1897-12-26

nights, and has brought in something
lfje 100000 revenue. All of this money
had been put into the building, and the
stockholders have never received cent
ON their investment
"Among the principal Coliseum stock
holders and the amounts they are cred
tied with holding are: Continental Ma
tional Bank $50. 900; A. r. Ougyton, $780,
900; j. Irving Pearce, $4,000:
Illinois Central Railroad, $4,000;
Chicago City Railway Company
stockholders. $4,000: B. H. Worth, s12,-
600; L. 2. Letter, $4,000; John Dickin-
son, $4,000; d. w. Mckay, 10000; B.
Lechter, $40, O,00O Carl Binder, 100000; G..
w. Schulter, $4,000; M. H. Buehler, $S000
''The 100000 bonds are principally held
by the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany and the Alley L. J. Irving Pearce,
owner of the grounds upon which the
Coliseum stood, was also large holder
of the bonds. The bonds are amply Sc
cured by the insurance"
The officers Of the Coliseum Company
are: President, John T. Dickinson; Vice
President, Carl Binder; Treasurer, T. w.
Schultz.
A COLLEGE FIRE
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 25.-This morning
for the third time flames destroyed the
building of the Quadrangle Club, of the
University of Chicago. There were sew
en- persons in the building at the time
and all escaped. Two of these, how
ever were more or less hurt. The jani-
tor and his wife were asleep on the
third floor when the fire broke out, and
without stopping to dress they made
rope. of the bedclothes, as the escape to
the stairway was cut off, and lowered
themselves safely out of the window.
The loss on the building will amount to
1000. The Quadrangle Club is COM
posed of professors and post-graduates
of the university The building, it is
said, was owned by the university The
club will lose heavily on the furnish
ings, which included a number of valu-
able paintings, sculpture. etc.
FIREMEN HURT
CHICAGO, Dec. 25. = Three firemen
were injured, one fatally and two Sc
rously, and $125,000 of damage was done
by fire which broke out this morning
in the siX-story building on the corner
of Fifth avenue and Monroe street, oc-
cupied by the Knickerbocker Shirt Com
pany and a number of other concerns.
Injured
CAPT. DENNIS McSWEENEY, fell
from the sixth story when the roof col
lapsed; injuries fatal.
JOHN KENNY, truckman; badly cut
with glass.
JAMES McCAMBRIDGE, pipeman;
arm broken.
F. A. Foster & Cook Dry Goods Com
pany sustained the heaviest loss, about
$2O0
The herald., 1897-12-26
LOS ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1s 1897

health. The only guests In the house
were Miss Duncan and Miss Barber.
who remained during the morning. The
Christmas dinner was purely a family
affair.
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart spent
the day at their Paterson, N. j., home.
All the members of the cabinet, with
the exception of Secretary Bliss, who
is in New York, and Postmaster General
Gray, who is in Baltimore, spent the day
with their families here.
The herald., 1897-12-26
The Safe Works Failure

HAMILTON, Ohio, Dec. 25.-In the
case of VIM. Mosler and others VS.. the
Herring g-Hall-Marvin company, in
which S. d. Fitton was appointed re-
ceiver of the company's safe works. the
defendants have filed a petition for the
removal of the case to the United States
court. The court set the hearing of the
case on the motion to remove for Tues
day. Applications have also been made
in the federal courts of New Jersey.
Kentucky and Missouri.
The herald., 1897-12-26
A Sailor Stabbed

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-Henry
Klesow, otherwise known as Henry
Panhorst, sailor on the scow schooner
pinole, was stabbed by Henry Weigel,
the cook of the schooner, abou. noon to-
day, and had narrow escape from
death. The crew were eating dinner
when an alteration arose between the
cook and the sailor. The cook claims
that the sailor struck him. Weigel had
carving knife in his hand at the time,
and he made a lunge with it, stabbing
Klesow in the neck and severing an
artery.
The herald., 1897-12-26
Mortgaged For a Million

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Dec. 25.--
Proceedings have been commenced for
the transfer of the property of the West
Superior Iron and Steel company of this
city to the Central Trust company Of
New York, who hold against it a mort
gage against it of s1,73O, 900, including in
terest on the principal and taxes since
1898. A judgment was taken against
the steel company in the circuit court
of this county a year ago and the prop
erty will be sold February 7th to satisfy
the mortgage by James r. Hite, referee.
The herald., 1897-12-26
Texas Prairie Fires

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 25.-Prairie
fires are raging in the great panhandle
country, and the ranchmen's efforts to
control them have been futile. 1t is re-
ported that 500 acres of grazing land
have been burned over and the loss of
stock will amount to thousands of dol
lars.
The herald., 1897-12-26
A Bad Negro

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 25-Nat Wall,
colOred waiter, entered the lodging
house at 211 Fourth street this morning
in search of a woman. He alarmed the
house and Jules Marty, the proprietor,
objected. Wall became abusive and
suddenly plunged knife into Marty's
right leg. Wall was arrested on charge
of assault to commit murder.
The herald., 1897-12-26
w. H. Grace Dead

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-W. H. Grace,
a leading Republican of Brooklyn, is
dead, aged 81 years. He was conspicu-
Gus in the Harrison campaign, was one
of the founders of the Home and Pro-
tective league and was a candidate for
congress a few weeks ago.
The herald., 1897-12-26
Grand total................... 425, oO'
The value of the above pack is abou

OF the above 3S canneries five Gamers
packed 1,1S7, 900 cases. and one Of the five
alone packed 367,0O cases, probably the
largest pack of the kind made in the
United States, if not in the world. Con-
sidering the capital invested and that
the entire pack must be made in ninety
DAYS time, the industry is the least
remunerative of any industry known in
the State.
The herald., 1897-12-26
A Phonograph Factory

MUSKEGON, Mich, Dec. rs. - 1t is
reported that Chicago parties will soon
establish a phonograph factory in this
city, capitalized at 100000. Philip D.
Armour is credited with being one of the
principal investors.
The herald., 1897-12-26
To Cure n Cold In One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B. @. on each tab
let.
The herald., 1897-12-26

Just taste that Boot Jack Tobacco.
The herald., 1897-12-26
NEW YEARS PRESENTS

PurSCS
Ladies' Combination Card Case and
Pocketbook, all styles ......:.....$
Pebble Goat Ladies' Pocketbook. 30
styles .................. 80. S..:..'
Ladies' Combination Pocketbooks.
German Seal, Morocco. Crepe.
French embossed calf and Levant.
our price ......... ................':,,..;'
Ladies' Combination Genuine Seal.
silver frame ....................:.
Ladies' Combination Genuine Seal.
Ladies' Combination Crushed Lee
want, new shades, sterling corners
so styles Combination Purses, sill
ver mounted .....
Is styles Combination Purses. gen.
uine seal, silver mounteds.
25 styles Combination Purses. gen.
uine seal. silver mounted....:..
80 styles Combination Purses. plain
or silver mounted. all leather -.
25 styles Combination Purses. plain
or silver mounted, all leather.
25 styles Combination Purses. plain
or silver mounted, all leather ....
The herald., 1897-12-26

CIQar Cases
Grained calf, 800: regular price. 1.so.
Russia, $1.25: regular price. $3.50.
Alligator $1.25 regular price. $3.50.
Genuine Seal. $l.50; regular price. $275.
Giraffe Skin. 1925; regular price. $500.
Calendars
One hundred styles from 1oc to s5c.
Stationery
Hurd's Dainty Notes. 6 tints. 25c box:
regular price. Acc.
Hurd's Imperial, tints. Csc box; reg
ular price, 40c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14

in order to prepare young men and
women to become missionaries and
more efficient laborers in the cause of
Christ.
Since the last meeting of the school
board, the plan of the school for the
coming school year has been some
what revised. The school will be con-
Quoted partially on the industrial
plan. A we'll stocked farm will be
operated in connection with the col
lege, and all students will be required
to perform two hours of manual labor
each day. The tuition has been pro-
portionally reduced, and this will give
special inducements to students who
heretofore were unable to attend un-
der the present system.
The fertility of the soil and the
climatic conditions here are such as
to give encouragement to farming in
dustries. The winters are very mild
and the soil productive. We have had
an abundance of rain and warm grow
ing weather here this spring which
is giving everything in vegetation a
rapid growth.
Yours respectfully,
H. E. Moon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
ELECTED OFFICERS.
The FOrtnightly Club Organizes for
Another Year.

The Fortnightly Club held well
attended meeting at the residence of
Geo. HI. Clark last evening. The an
nual election of officers took place,
and Rev. l.. W. Beattie was reelected
president. The other officers elected
were the following: Vice president,
Miss Carrie M. Robbins; secretary,
Miss Alice Farr; treasurer, DR.. Rowe /;
executive committee, w. d. Willard,
chairman, Mrs. HI. A. Patterson and
DR.. Ella B. Everett.
Miss Bessie McWilliams read a
paper on ''Short Story Writer'S" Miss
Deem read paper on art Treasures
of Marble Fawn," and exhibited pho
togragphs illustrating them.
The discussion was on the subject,
SIS there a decline Of literary taste?
and was led by DR.. Everett and Miss
Ford. The papers and discussion
were all excellent.
The final banquet will be given at
The Saulpaugh Friday evening, May
21st, and tickets will 81 plate. The
club will be continued next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
MINNESOTA BUTTER A LEADER

Yesterday was the first business
day of the new dairy board of trade
at Minneapolis. and about 5000
pounds of butter was sold, the highest
price bid being 153c. The highest quo
tation for Elgin butter yesterday was
143c. New York market was quoted
at 15c and Boston at 16c. This makes
very good showing and speaks we'll
for Minnesota butter. The Mime
apClis board can congratulate itself
upon the good start it has made.
There is no reason at all why
Minnesota butter should not be ham
die right here at home and at a
great saving in time, trouble and ex-
pense to the creameries. The success
at Minneapolis is an indication Of
what may be done here in Mankato
if the creamery men will take suffi-
cient interest. The first salesday is
to take place the 18th inst. If buyers
know that on these salesdays large
amount of butter will be put upon
the market, they will be attracted
here, and as consequence bidding
will be lively, and the prices received
satisfactory. The creameries in this
section have been putting forth
every effort to bring their product to
the highest point of perfection, and
they have been receiving good prices
in eastern markets for the same. In
fact quite number of them have re-
ceived from one-half to three-quarters
of a cent pound more than the best
market quotations in the eastern
market. With the efforts that are
being put forth to bring the output
of the various creamerles of the state
as near uniform point as possible,
Minnesota dairy products will COM
mand an enviable place in the dairy
market of the country. There is
nothing that will give this work
greater impetus than well conduct
ed salesday at this point, or the con-
duct of great dairy board such as is
contemplated in Minneapolis. Moves
of this kind will mark an important
step forward in the dairy interests of
Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
ECONOMY MADE NECESSARY.

Judge Mead has received letter
from Henry A. Castle, of st. Paul,
president of the board of trustees of
the Minnesota Soldiers Home, say
ing: "The legislature has just passed
bill repeating the annual appropria-
tion of $40, 900 for the Soldiers Home,
thus requiring the trustees to pro-
vide for the support of the institu-
tion by transfers of money from the
relief fund. This will necessitate in
creased care in relief allowances, es-
pecially during the summer months.
Hereafter, please recommend relief
to So and S12 pensions, only in the
most urgent cases, except in winter
Explain to applicants the necessity
which requires this restriction"
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CONGRESSMAN TAwNEY is making
a canvass Of metropolitan members
of the house for the.purpose OF ascer-
tanning their sentiment regarding
bankruptcy legislation. So far he
says he finds the sentiment satisfac-
tory and if the final result should
prove so the IDEA is to push the bill
and reinforce it if possible with
caucus resolution. In speaking of the
necessity of bankruptcy legislation,
Mr.. Tawney said he did not think it
was in conflict, but rather in line
with the policy of the house. sit is"
he said, san incident to tariff legisla-
tion which is essential to the full re-
turn to prosperity. 1.-THE tariff bill is
intended to afford increased business
and the establishment iof new indus
tries, but thousands of men who
would otherwise avail themselves of
the opportunities which the bill af-
fords will be unable to do so sbecause
of the load of Indebtedness caused by
failure during the last.three years for
which the panic of 1893 is more re-
spossible than any fault of their own.
If the energies'of such men could be
aroused it would aid materially in &C
the purpose of the tariff
hill
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
LETTER FROM NEBRASKA.
UNION COLLEGE,

COLLEGE VIEW, Neb., May 10, '97.
To my Friends IN Blue Earth County:
Thinking that some of the readers
of our good county paper might be in
terested to know something of the
college 1 am now attending, and also
something of the county in which it
is located. 1 thought I would add
something to the columns Of the FREE
PRESS that would be interesting in
that line.
l left Mankato for Lincoln, Neb. on
the 18th of Dec. last, and, and after
travelling over the level and rolling
prairies of Iowa and Nebraska for
about twelve hours, found myself in
the capitol of this state, a city of
about tifty-five thousand inhabitants.
Union college is located three miles
southeast of Lincoln in the pretty
suberb village of College View. Being
situated, as it is, on gentle rise of
ground, it gives commanding view
of the surrounding country for a
radius Of about five miles. In the
distance in different directions, other
large institutions can be seen, such as
the state penitentiary, insane asylum,
Lincoln Normal, State University, and
several others of note. These are To-
Gated in the suberbs of Lincoln, and,
including Union college, they are con-
nected with the center of the city by
electric street car lines which are very
quick and easy methods of going to
and from the city.
All nonresident students are re-
quired to board in the college home,
and all such students are required to
work one hour each day for the COL
lege which is regarded as part of the
payment for board and tuition. In
this way nearly all Of the domestic
work in and about the home is per-
formed by the students. The educa-
tional work Of the college is some
thing similar to that of other institu-
tions OF like nature. 1t has pre-
paratory course, whereby those def
cient in the common branches can
prepare themselves for the higher
courses of study. In addition to this,
the study of the Bible is given special
attention, in fact, it isd regared as a
part Of the regular courses of study.
This special feature of study is given
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
WITCH HAZEL OIL
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

The war between Turkey and
Greece is approaching the end,
Greece, it is said, has called upon the
powers to intervene, and the fine
work for the European concert will
now commence. With all their d.
plomacy, the powers were unable to
prevent the war. Now it will be
seen how successful they are in set
thing it. 1t is not at all likely that
the Turk will be as submissive as be-
fore the struggle commenced, AMI
will make demands that the powers
will hardly care to agree to. While
it is probable that Turkey will in the
end submit to whatever the powers
will agree upon, it will not be at all
an easy matter to arrange all the de-
tails.
lu the settling of the present diff
Guilty several interesting points pre-
sent themselves, that will give the
powers more or less trouble in the
final arrangement. AS the commence
ment Of the rupture they took Crete
from Turkey. Now what will they do
with it? a Will they restore it to
Turkey or give it to Greece? Doubt
less both England and Russia would
like to become possessor of it. But
there is the rub. No satisfactory
agreement could be reached that
would result in any such disposition
of it. But Crete will not be the only
thorn in the side of the powers.
Turkey demands that the Greek from
tier be rearranged. The Sultan wants
the north boundry of Greece retired
farther south and that all Thessaly
be turned over to him. From the
first the powers, shave been with the
Turk, but they will hardly be with
him in this demand. Their scheme
is not to add to the possessions of the
Sultan, but to dismember what he al
ready has when the time comes.
Russia, Germany and Austria will
work together in this settlement, not
from any particular love for each
other, but for what they believe there
is in it for them at some future time.
The whole question of the opening up
of the Bosporous and the Dardenelles
and the acquisition for coaling sta
tion in Crele by Russia, will doubtless
come up, all of which England will of
course object to.s.How strong a de-
mand Russia will make for this con-
cession is hard to tell. G That will de-
pend upon how near she thinks the
time is for the final. rdismemberment
of the Turkish possessions. The real
test on the peace of Europe is now at
hand in this adjustment of the east
tern question and the world will
watch closely it's outcome, while the
powers shuttle the cards in the at
tempt to escape the war they are
looking for and so greatly fear and at
the same time gain, if possible, some
slight advantage of each other.
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"A farmers team ran away on
Front street late Friday afternoon.
The driver was thrown out and some
what bruised. He was carried into
G.. Lulsdorf & Sons hardware store,
where he soon recovered. The horses
were somewhat cut, but no other
damage was done.
Prof. VIM. f. Phelps, member of
the State Normal Board, concluded a
three Gays visitation of our Normal
school this afternoon. He is making
tour Of the State Normals under di-
rection of the State Board, and will
make his report as to the condition in
which he finds the institutions to the
full board at it's next meeting. Prof
Phelps is an expert in the Normal
school work, and he expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the manage
ment and general condition OF our
school. He finds especial reason for
complimenting the work in the
Practice department., and says that he
shall be able to make an excellent re-
port to the Board Of all departments
In our institution. Probably there is
not a better equipped man in the
state to Judge of the efficiency of the
work of Normal than is Prof
Phelps, and it is gratifying to know
that he goes away so thoroughly well
pleased with what he found while
here.
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The two residences are at 41O and 4l2
North Front street.
HEALTH MATTERS.

Health officer Hielscher states that
the only cases of contagion placarded
in the city are one of scarlet fever,
and one of diphtheria. The latter
case is nearly cured and thescard will
soon be taken off.
DR.. Hielscher states that the proper
ty owners have very generally cleaned
their premises in manner worthy of
notice. Pressure will he brought on
the few who have not cleaned up, and
the city will soon be in excellent
sanitary condition.
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WATER SHUT OFF.
John Arnold Proceeds Against Adoiph
Pagel on Account OF it,

On complaint of john A. Arnold,
Adolph Pagel, proprietor of the
bottling works, was this morning
arrested on the charge of closing and
interfering with the city water works
on private property. In the municipal
court, he pleaded not guilty, and his
trial was set for May Is. He was re-
leased on 800 bond on his own re-
cognizance. Mr.. Arnold claims that
Mr.. Pagel shut the water off Of the
houses occupied by both of them, the
pipe running through Mr.. PagePs
house before it enters Mr.. Arnold's
house. Mr.. Arnold says that it was
not necessary to shut off the water
from his house, and that his water
rent is paid until next November.
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COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Program of the Closing Events at
the NormaI-List of Those Who
Will Graduste-Cast of Characters
in GAS You Like IT,

The following is the program OF
commencement week at the Normal
school:
Commencement sermon - Sunday,
May 23d, 1890 a. M, Presbyterian
church, by Rev. George w. Davis, Phi.
D., Manchester college.
kindergarten Closing Exercises
Monday, May oath, 9 a. m, Kinder
garten room.
Practice School Closing Exercises
Tuesday, May 18th, 10 a. M, Normal
hall.
Graduating Glass Play-"As You
Like It." Tuesday, May 25th, s p. M,
Opera house.
Glass Day Exercises-W Wednesday,
May Goth, $50 a. M, Normal hall.
Faculty Reception to the Gradual
ing Class-Wednesday, May 26th, s p.
M, Library.
Annual Commencement Thursday,
May 9th, 10 a. NJ, Opera house. Ad-
dress by Charles Kendall Adams, LII.
D., President University of Wiscon-
sin.
The following is the cast of
characters of GAS You Like It,"
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MANkATO nATERIAL.
1t Enters Into the Construction of a
GAINESVILLE Block

Architect Thayer was at GAINESVILLE
Tuesday to get the work. started on a
large business block which H. Il .
Miner is to erect there. The building
will be A by 100 feet, two stories
high, and constructed of brick, and
will cost about $4,000. Mankato
stone, brick, lime and cement will be
used in the construction of the build
ing.
Nelson M. Steel is about to erect a
two-story frame residence on Center
street at a cost of $1,000. W. E..
Edwards will also erect a $1,000 resi-
dence on S. Fourth street 1t will be
story and half frame house. Mr..
Thayer has drawn the plans for both
of these houses.