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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

where the local traffic would not dis
commode them, to a through service
via Selby avenue, where they would be
crowded and damned and forced out
onto the platforms IN all weather, as.
they are now, during the very hours,
night and morning, when they wish to
go to and from the city. We believe
that, If those who are pushing the
cause Of Merriam Park, together with
the business men Of the city, should
unite upon this proposition, it could
be carried through without any trou-
BILE. At present, we warn both these
sets of people, whose interests are vi
tally concerned, that they are being
played off against each other by the
continued urging of propositions for
change in the Selby route that are
sure to get them at loggerheads, to
promote indefinite delay and to post,
pone action until it can be had at such
time and in such way as will best suit
the interests Of the street railway COM
pany In the opinion Of the G 10 b c,
the way to immediate, sure and salts
factory results lies through an ener-
getic union of all parties interested
in an adequate and proper service for
Merriam Park upon the extension of
the Rondo street line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The ethics Of horse trading have i'm
proved wonderfully in Sheboygan coun-
ty, Wisconsin, since the days Of old
"Sho Becker" whose dizziness in get
ting the better of every bargain made
his name notorious and you sheated
me. Sho Becker" into a household
phrase. A horse trader there recently
recovered a verdict of $500 against a
farmer who had intimated that the
traders dealings, when horses were
the subject matter, were not strictly
honest. The defendant justified and
then secured the county umavailingly
to find one man who would or could
testify that he had ever been wronged
by the plaintiff in a horse trade.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
TODAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April Forecast for Fri
day: Minnesota-Fair, except in extreme
southern portion local showers; north to
east winds.
Wisconsin-Generally cloudy; probably To-
cal showers in western portion; northeasterly
winds.
North Dakota-Fair in eastern, local show
ers in western portion; southeasterly winds;
warmer in western portion.
South Dakota-Local showers, followed by
clearing weather; slightly warmer in east
portion; northeast winds.
Misunderstanding in the morning; gen
orally fair during the day; warmer in south
ern portion; variable winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, April l, 6:48
p. m. Local Time, p. m. 18th Meridian
Time.-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The reform Of the civil service has
had no more strenuous advocate in the
Northwest than is the Pioneer Press,
in which it has been in a more consist
ent touch with its party pretensions,
as exhibited in its state and national
platforms for twenty years, than 1t
has been with it's tariff policy. 1t
has given it's editorial assistance to
every effort to introduce the reform
into our state and municipal systems.
In our own advocacy of the reform
and it's extension we have felt thai
the best proof Of it's democracy, in
the broad sense of that word. was
the common support given it by Jour
nails differing so widely on partisan
questions and the fundamental prin-
ciples of government underlying them
as do the Globe and the Pioneer
Press. Hitherto we have had no oc-
casion to doubt the sincerity Of orr
contemporary.
The first day Of A~zu Is generally
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
AT THE THEATERS.

Perennial indeed is the fascination that m.
Count of Monte Cristo possesses for the neo-
pie. Last night an audience of liberal nro
portions gathered at the Metropolitan orera
house to Witness James ONeiIPs picturesque
portrayal Of Dumas hero, the man of rabuo
lous wealth, who diets upon sweet revenge
and counts out his enemies In "onel' ''tvnr',
'three" order.
Mr.. o'Neill's impersonation of Edmond
Dahtes and the Count Of Monte Cristo-the
role Is really dual one-is too well known
to call for analysis or even comment at This
date. Mr.. O'Neill is an ACCOMPLISHED actor
OF ripe experience, who has made this char
acter exclusively his own for the past fifteen
years. That the theater-go public indorsa
MS portrayal is demonstrated by the patron
age 1t has received for so extended a period.
The company is, in the main, satisfactory.
Hallett Thompson makes an excellent Nortier
William II. Pascoe Is manly and unaffected
in the role Of Albert de Morcerf, and the
Caderousse Of William ]. Dixon is a COM
mendable Characterization Of the bibulous
but honest old innkeeper
Tonight, Hamlet"
Shadows OF a Great City" continue To
meet with the approval OF large portion OF
the theater-going public and is attracting
good-sized audiences at the Grand.
James O'Neill will present Hamlet" at
the Metropolitan opera house tonight To-
morrow afternoon he will give a popular
price matinee. presenting ''Yirginius," and
will close his engagement with Monte Girls
to" tomorrow night.
Next Monday evening Margaret Mather will
begin an engagement of three nights and
Wednesday matinee in "Cynbeline' II ia
said that Miss Mather has made a more than
ordinary ambitious effort and the artistic
merit OF tho succession OF superb pictures Am
worthy OF the highest commendation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

tram service on the Fargo line or the
Milwaukee road will be at a standstiH
for several days.
Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, Mimi, April Lake
st Croix almost reached the fourteen
foot mark today, and Is only q few
inches below the high water mark Of
1881. Men who were building steam
boat ON the levee were compelled to
quit work yesterday. the boat being
surrounded by water more than knee
deep, Several woodpiles on the levee
were In the water and teams and men
We're busy all day trying to prevent
them from floating away. The rise is
very rapid and there are many who be-
Heve the water will go considerably
higher and will reach the railroad
tracks near the union depot. There IS
also considerable danger of logs break
ing loose inasrnuch as the water has
now reached the tops Of some Of the
piling.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
ST. LOUIS SITUATION.
The River There VIII Reach the
Danger Line.

ST. LOUIS, April The river here has
risen two feet in the last twenty-fou hours.
The river shows 26 feet on the gauge now and
Is ticking on the divisions which separate
It from n feet at the rate OF an inch an hour
The danger point here is 80 feet, and from
the news which comes from the headwaters
It IL the general opinion that this point will
be reached.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
FLOOD AND BLIZZARD
Confined From First Page.

age done to farm buildings ON the low
lands. The recent snow will add to the
seriousness Of the situation, should
warm weather prevail, and in such q
case the damage will be very great
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
FLOOD CAUSES WATER FAMINE.
Queer Situation at st. CIOud-FIOOd
at other Points.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD. Mimi, April THE ice
and log jam not only took out the main
in the river, which supplies water to
East ST. Cloud, but demolished the
intake pipe. At o'clock this afternoon
all city water was shut off. The water
works company now has a large force
of men at work putting in a temporary
pipe in hopes to supply water for fire
purposes before morning Reports
from along the Sank river Indicate
that several bridges and dams are In
danger on that stream. The Northern
Pacific has applied to the Great North
ern to run trains over the latter road
from this point west to Winnipeg
junction on account of Washouts on the
Northern Pacific.
GRANITE FALLS. Mimi. April l.
The Minnesota river is clear OF ice
and the water is rising. The entire
river bottom west of this place is under
water and the flood has just COM
menced. When the great body OF
water now rushing down the Minneso.
ia gets into the Mississippi 1t will make
trouble. There Is some three feet In
the lower room of the Morse butter
factory and that establishment will
be closed for some weeks. The high
water mark Of 1881 will be nearly
reached. The ice gerged here yester-
day but moved without doing any
damage.
HUTCHINSON, Mimi, April For
the first time in years, Hutchinson is
threatened with damage from high
water. Today the mill pond broke over
the south end Of the dam, flooding the
first floors Of a couple Of dwellings,
and endangering the dam, long and
massive structure. The ice is still held
in the pond by heavy piling, but If the
water continues to rise the ice will go
over the dam and surely sweep away
the three bridges across the Crow river
in Hutchinson.
Special to the Globe.
WATERVILLE, Mimi, April l.
There is still much snow left along the
Big and Little Cannon rivers which
feed our lakes here. The water rose
in the lower lake four inches during
the last twentyfour hours and is still
rising. 1t Is higher than It has been
known for thirty years back. No dam
age, however, worth mentioning, has
resulted.
LAKE CITY, Mimi, April 1.-The
water in the lake Is rising fast and
this morning there IS a wind up the
lake and the Ice is over the government
pier, and the dredge barges and the
ferry boat are likely to be smashed.
1t Is hoped the wind VIII go down and
allow the ice to melt out, for If It
should continue to come up the lake at
the present stage Of water the damage
will be hard to estimate.
WHEATON, Mimi, April The
Mustinka river at this place is over
flowing from one to two miles on each
side and still rising. There are bad
washouts north and south Of town and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer. 1922; thermometer, A; relative
humidity, 80; wind, northeast; weather,
cloudy; maximum thermometer, so; minimum
thermometer, SO; daily range, II; amount of
rainfall or melted snow in last twenty-four
hours
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
Special to the Globe.

WINONA, MINI, April 1.-The river
today registered on the gauge, IL feet
s inches a rise Of one foot since yes
terday. The water is still hourly ris-
ing. The Diamond 10 dock is now an
island, while several Of the boat houses
along the river are flooded. A high
wind has caused a, heavy sea this after
noon, which has troubled small steam
ers in getting through the draw bridge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
RIVER AT s A. M.

"Rise. Fall.
Note-Barometer corrected for Temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

WHEATON, Mimi, April The
Mustinka river at this place is over
flowing from one to two miles on each
side and still rising. There are bad
Washouts north and south Of town and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
A REVISION OF THE TAX LAWS.

Among the recommendations that
Gov. Clough made in his message to
the legislature last January, was one
in favor of the revision of the tax laws
of the state. There has been more or
less discussion of the matter, but as
yet nothing definite has been done.
Only about ten days Of the legislative
session remains, and the legislature
ought to take some action looking
to the carrying out of the recon-
mendation, which was among the
most important made. The question
is one that touches every taxpayer in
the state and should be handled very
carefully so that as near exact Justice
is done to all, as possible. 1t is mat
ter that needs considerable study, land
it is impossible during the short time
the legislature is in session, with the
multitude of other matters attracting
attention, for the matter to be studied
out and adjusted as it should be. In
the little discussion that has been
given the matter so far, the legisla-
ture has shown disposition to op-
pose the appointment of commits
sion. But a commission is not es-
peCially needed for the purpose. A
Joint committee would doubtless do
the work just as satisfactorily, and be
able during the next two years to de-
wise a just and equitable scheme Of
taxation that will cause all the
property of the state, whether it is
owned by the Individual or by cor
porations. to pay it's just and fair pro-
portion of the tax burdens of the
state. 1t is most difficult question
to handle, and needs to be treated in
a practical way, and to be so handled
needs committee cOmpos the
most level headed and pr slmen
in the two houses. A tho ough re-
vision of our tax laws is matter that
ought not to be longer delayed, and
the present legislature will make
serious mistake if it does not take
some active step toward carving out
the governors recommends
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

UP at West Superior, Wis, Rev.
Starkweather was again elected
mayor. He was mayor two or three
years ago and after some three months
in office was impeached. This spring
he was a candidate before the various
city conventions and was promptly
turned down. Then he run as an in
dependent and turned down the other
fellows by some 400 plurality. The
elements of his campaign seemed to
be his ability to quote scripture, and
his distribution of pop corn, peanuts
and candy. 1t is said that the labor
element voted almost solid for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

THERE is no question but that the
powers of Europe would like 70 see
Turkey disme mbered if they knew
just where the pieces would fall. But
as it is each is afraid that the other
will reap some material advantage,
and so they oppose it. The Spring
field Republican recalls the fact that
just now the dismemberment of
Turkey is being forbidden by Russia,
who took from the Sultan more than
half of his European and great part
of his Aslastic territory; by Austria,
who took Bosnia and Herzegovina: by
France, who took Tunis; by Great
Britain, who took Cyprus and Egypt,
and by Germany, who says she has no
material interest in the matter at all.
And they would all like to grab in the
same way again, and could they agree,
there is no question but that they
would.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

THE Republicans of the First ward
are won dering if they have not been
misled as to the politics of Alder
man Adams. He stood pat with the
other Democrats Of the council Satur-
day night in the election OF Lille for
assessor, and "bucked" the Walnut
street opening with the same outfit.
Mr.. Adams is not popularizing him
self with his Republican constituency
by allowing a couple of Democrats to
vote him whenever they want to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

EUROPEAN reports state that fight
ing has commenced between the
Turks and Greeks, the Greeks eros
sing over into Turkish territory.
They are reported from Turkish au-
thorities as bandits, supposedly
Greeks. Whether or not this is a
signal for an outbreak between the
two nations is not predicted in the
reports, but it will doubtless result
in bringing matters to a head. 1t is
entirely probable that should hosti-
lIties break out the European con-
cert would rapidly go to pieces, and
the nations composing it would in all
likelihood be drawn into the war,
some of them espousing the cause of
Turkey, and the others thatof Greece.
There has been an impression in
some quarters that Russia is secretly
backing Greece and in case of war
would aid her. But that idea is con-
siderably dispelled, and it is generally
believed that Russia does not want
war at this time, believing that the
time has not come when it can get
that share of Turkish territory she
desires. Whether she will be able to
prevent war, while her agents work
up sentiment in her behalf in the
Turkish provinces, is a problem for
the future to reveal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
April 9 %.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of John S.
Jones, deceased.
On application by petition of Edward
Jones, of Cambria, said Blue Earth
county representing among other things
that John S. Jones, an inhabitant of
said Blue Earth, county on the 10th day
of September, A. d., 1852. at Butternut
Valley, said County, died intestate leaving an
estate to be administered.
That William R. Price the sole admins
traitor of said estate heretofore appointed
died on the 18th day of October, 1880, leaving
said estate unsettled.
That the petitioner is a son of said deceased
and praying that administration of said
estate not already administered be to John F.
Jones, granted.
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Monday the Sd day of
May A. D., 1897, at 10 o'clock a. M, at the
probate Office in the City of Mankato, in said
county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons
interested, by publication of this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
the City of Mankato in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 18th day
of April A. d. 1897
By the Court,
[sEAL] GEO. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate
THos, HUGHES.
Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

THE capital commission is making
arrangements for the letting Of the
con tract for the superstructure of the
Ca pital building. The president of
the commission thinks that the con-
tract cannot be let much before June
20, as the contractors will need several
weeks to look into the matter of the
cost of material entering into the con-
struction of the building. Work
thereon cannot commence much, if
any, before July 1st, and the building
completed with the season of 1898.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

ALDERMAN FOWLER showed him
self man of strength and independ-
ence in refusing to sell himself to the
aldermanic compact from the First,
Second, Third and Sixth wards for the
assessorship. Mr.. Fowler could have
been elected to the place by the same
vote that Lille was, but he declined
to compromise himself for even so de-
sirable position. Mr.. Fowler has
added friends to his list by the manly
stand he took. He will prove much
more valuable to the taxpayers as a
member of the council than he could
as assessor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

a note of those places that went Re-
publican. Take St. Louis, for instance,
that city went heavily Republican and
somewhat offset the result in Chicago.
Then there is the Democratic city of
Toledo, Ohio. There local issues
were dropped and free coinage was
made the main issue, though what it
has to do with municipal government
is hard to divine. But as result the
Republicans won an easy and signal
victory. But in national way
neither the result in Chicago or st.
Louis has any bearing upon national
politics in the remoteSt degree.
There is nothing in the result of any
municipal election showing them to
be forerunner of Populist revolu-
ton two years hence. Taking the
case of Chicago, it is generally ad-
mitted that had the Republicans been
able to have united upon Mr.. Harlan,
they would have elected him mayor,
but they were no more able to unite
upon him than they were upon Judge
Sears. The machine would not have
it that way, nor would the people
submit to the dictates of the machine.
To be sure they have hoisted upon
themselves machine that will prove
just as obnoxious, and doubtless more
so, but having cleaned their own
party they will vote for victory at the
next election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
Apr. Q 16 % 80 May7 IA.
SUMMONS.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF BLUE
- Earth.-ss.-District Court, Sixth Judicial
District.
Rosetta Schneider, Plaintiff, vs. John Schnei-
der, Defendant.
The State of Minnesota to the Above Named
Defendant:
You, are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, which is filed in the of
fee of the clerk of the District court. of the
Sixth judicial district in and for the County of
Blue Earth, and State of Minnesota, and a
copy of which is herewith served on you, and to
serve a copy of your answer to said COM
plant on the subscriber, at his office. in the
City of Mankato, in aidcounty within 80 days
after the service of this summons upon you
exclusive of the day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the court for the relief demanded in
the complaint
Dated, March 10Th, 1897.
w. A. FUNK,
Plaintiff s Attorney.
Mankato National Bank Building,
Mankato, Minn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

IT is pity that four men will sit in
the council and deny eighty per cent
of the people residing in the city who
use the Omaha road for travel the
convenience of getting to and from
the station by cutoff of two blocks.
OF all the smallrthings the "big four"
aldermen have been guilty the past
two years, the refusal to open Walnut
street is the most conspicuous. Only
men of lilliputian mental develop
ment would stoop to such small bust
ness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

st. Peters new mayor is M. G..
Lanscome, who received 2S2 votes to
255 for L. NJ. Erickson.
Mrs. Lizzie Davitt died Saturday
afternoon at her home at Lake Madi-
son, Of consumption, aged 20 years.
She leaves a husband. The funeral
took place today from the church at
Maryshurg.
-Minneopa Falls never looked more
beautiful than it does now. A larger
volume Of water than has been seen
for long time is going over the falls.
Sunday several hundred of our citi-
zens visited the falls and enjoyed the
fine sight. The road was dry and in
better condition than it usually is in
the summer,
Mrs. Josephine Berg died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Brown, in
South Bend, at eight O'Clock Sunday
evening, Of consumption, after an i'll
ness of about two years. Her husband
died ten years ago, but an eleven year
old daughter survives her, also her
mother, two brothers and sister.
She was thirty-tive years old. The
funeral occurred at two o'clock Tues
day afternoon from Mrs. Browns
house in South Bend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

ENGLAND is in favor of arbitration
when the difficulty in which she is
involved is with strong power, but
more willing to fight when it is a
weak one. just now she is having
trouble with the Transvaal republic
in Africa, and it is reported in Lon
don that the danger of war is great,
but the English authorities do not
mention of avoiding war by arbitra-
tion. The trouble is England wants
the Boer republic, and arbitration
would not give it to her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16

THE people of this CO ~ pay
about 100000, 900 annually oreign
countries for sugar. Mankato and
vicinity contribute it's share to this
sum. At the same time the best of
sugar beets can be grown through this
section and we could produce
all the sugar needed for home
consumption and have a con-
siderable surplus for sending
abroad. 1t would pay the people
of this section to look into the matter
and secure if possible another valU-
able industry.