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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

soon as the splendid new Astoria hotei
Coz, no DOT ready. Here are to be elghI
performances in all-two OF pahto,i'nnt
two of vaudeville, and two VIII DC go.
ga 20 ballet and two to vocal ano lnsti u
mental music. Each performance 10 "
hoo,i, az II p. NJ. and continues uiitii
19.So A M. but what the gilded youth d .
looking forward to with zest ana inle ,'1s,
are the symposiums which are u
the entertainments proper
speaking Of the new entertainment a.
the Astoria brings to mind thal INC
modelled Sherry's modern pdiaCe
pleasure with its great pail-i ' oo
rorIors decorated in royal style, It's superb
'4-o,os rail and its cafe modelled after
- 1,,os+ famous resorts of the klnd III
par,s will be a new rendezvous TOT So
cietv when the season begins. Inc siea'
feature will be the grand paIi-rooih on
the fourth floor, which will propaply DC
the most magnificent and spacious III INC
countrv IT will be nearly 100 feet square
ana three stories high, and be approached
through a superb entrance hall hhisheu
i'm white marble and gold. ~,
The new Delmonico building, wnlch WIZ
nrobably be completed about the tliho
that the Astoria is ready, is expected "
open it's hospitable doors Tor one Vi .iiS
and there is a hot race between Delnloni =,
co and Jack Aston to see which si"i'
give the first house-warming.
Tn lien Of the regular opera season the
mans of Mr.. Damrosch cover season OIL
Eve weeks of French, Italian, and German
oneras beginning on January l1th' Nine
Melba to be the principal star, and TWO
new works TO be given the first Hash-
boosch" which has been great success
in Berlin. and the other "Ulyssess Home
| Coming" whose success in Dresden mas
been very great. Whether Nine. Len
mann will return for few performances
60 os vet unsettled. on account OF the con-
di,ion of her health. Messrs. Damrosch
and ELLIS say that they will give the
oneras as generous mounting as the ira
ditions of the Metropolitan Opera House
demand.
THE HORSE SHOW.
Tho great Horse-show, which mas pc
come such a great fashionable feature
al the Madison-Square Garden each sea-
con promises great additional attrac-
lions TO following its opening on NoVeh-
her 18th. AS in past seasons, IL VIII pe
as much, If not more, show OF beauty
and fashion as of horses. Precealns
80 +here will be horse shows OF the
Westchester County ASSOCIATION, .hdl
under the auspices of the Morristown
Eield Club. and the Orange County
HOSE show Association. all OF when
viii be attended by New York fashion
abies The Madison-Square show Is Al
ways considered as the advent OF the
sorjaI season in town, and under the
nortals of the garden the leaders OF So
r,otv who will come from all the re-
sorts far and near, will chat in their
boxes about their different experiences
Of the past season and their hopes and
mans for the coming one.
The feuds and domestic quarrels IN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
u,,on OF the s. II. and s. A. IT,

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
You have already taken klndly houoo
of the approaching effort which IS 10 DC
made in Cincinnati on the 18th instant
to form the long-desired union between
the Sens Of the Revolution and the SONS
of the American Revolution. Please al,
low me to furnish you few aodi'ioiiaA
facts ON that interesting subject.
Notwithstanding the repeated failures
heretofore to effect such union, there
have been amicable relations between
the members of the two organizations
In several OF the States, and especially
I'm the District of Columbia, they nave
not only cordially affiliated, but harno-
niously co-operated in banquets ana pa
triotic celebrations, and l have never
seen any reason why it should not De
so in Virginia.
At their last meeting in Philadelphia,
the Sons OF the Revolution renewed
their overture for union with the sons
OF the American Revolution. 1t cannot
do any good 10 discuss the question
whose fault it was that all previous
overtures had come to naught. AL
| philadelphia, however there was one
rather significant circumstance. The
delegate of the Sons of the Revolution
who made the motion for a committee
in behalf of the union OF the TWO ma
tional societies named the members OF
II as a part Of his motion, which was
adopted in that form.
TO this the Sons OF the American
Revolution, at their last congress, In
| cleveland. responded most cordially by
| the appointment Of similar committee
ON their part. These two committees
are composed of the following gentle
men: Sons of the Revolution-A. II.
| Pugh. Of Ohio; Timothy l.. Woodruff, OF
New York; Gaillard Hunt, of Washing
| ton. D. c.; Francis E. Abbott, of Massa-
chusetts. and Horace X. Tenney, OF I'LL
nois. The Sons of the American Revo-
lution-James NJ. Richardson, OF OHIO
Samuel Il. Gross, OF Illinois; Nathan
| Warren, OF Massachusetts; George IL
Shields. OF Missouri, and Il. ]. Hill, OF
Connecticut. Mr.. Hill being absent, Ed
win S. Barrett, of Massachusetts, who
is now the president general Of the Sons
of the American Revolution. acted as
his proxy. These well-chosen represen-
tatsves met, and on the 24th OF August
last unanimously adopted a constitution
for the consolidated societies. The
/ conference" says the Spirit of 1876, twas
animated, and the points at issue be-
tween the two societies were discussed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
"The Heather Chinee."

published by Request)
Which / wish to remark
And my language is plain
That for ways that are DARK
And for tricks that are vain,
The heather Chinee IS pecuhar
Which the same / would rise to e@-
plain.
All Sin was his name;
And I shall not deny
In regard to the same
What that name might imply.
But his smile was pensive and chiidlike
AS | frequently remarked TO Bil Nye'
1t was August the third,
And quite soft were the SKIES;
Which might be inferred
That All Sin was likewise
Yet he played It that day upon WiliiaN.
And me in way despise.
Which we had a small game,
And All Sin took a. hand;
II was euchre. The same
He did not understand;
Put he smiled as he sat at the table
With smile that was chia'ihe anu
bland.
Yet the cards they were stocked
In way that / grieve,
And nv feelings were shocked
At the state OF Nye's sleeve, and
witch was stuffed full OF aces ana
bowers. so.o,,,a
But the hands that were played
Ry that heather Cninee,
And the points that were maze
Were quite frightful 10 see
r,Il az Ia 81 he put down right power
witch Inc same Nye had dealt unto
me.
Then 7 looked up at Nye,
And he gazed upon me,
And he rose with sign,
And he said. "Can this be-
we are ruined by Chinee cheap 100
And he went for that heathen C-h's'
In the scene that ensued
7 did not take hand.
But the floor IL was 5tre"ed
Tita leaves on the strand
with the cards that All Sin had beeh
Tn the game he did not understand.
Tn HE sleeves, which were long,
He had twenty packs,
which was coming II strong,
Vet 7 state but the facts;
And we found on his nails. which "e'e
what's frequent in tapers-thats wax
which Is why / remark,
And my language IS piain-
That for ways that are Dark,
And for tricks that are Valh'
The heather chinee Is peculiar
Which the same / am free TO MAINTAIN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
street Railway Journal)

Street Railway JOURNAL
1t is not too much to say that Amerlc ,ss
street railways afford the cheapest trans
nortation in the world. and awards 10 tIie
city of Brooklyn the credit or giving ene
longest ride that can be had for one iaie
in any great city in this country ..,,,
The rate per mile for the longesI Iesl .Io
mate ride that can be obtained for one
fare I'm that city is given at Is cent; C I'M,
cago comes next, with a rate OF one-thlru
of a cent; New York third, it's rate being
40 cent. while Philadelphia has rate u
.43 cent. l. .hase
The longest rides for one fare in THESE
cities are stated as follows: Brooklyn,
eighteen miles; Chicago, twelve mics
New York, twelve and one-haf miles
and Philadelphia, eleven and three-quar
ter miles. "a. r,,,a,e
Chicago has utterly distanced its riVals
I'm the matter Of total track mileage
having, according to the above authority
76O miles of track as against 45Z in thiIa'
delphia. ass in New York, ana S55 "
Brooklyn In Glasgow, city which !.
often held up as possessing model street
railway system, the longest ride that car
he had for a single fare is 5.37 miles, ano
the rate per mile for this ride Is IL
cents. That the number OF passenger
who ride long distances in Chicago i
proportlonately large is shown by the rae,
that no less than 10000 transfers are
given daily on tho car lines or that CITY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

with keen interest. Both parties exhi-
bited a strong desire for union"
Messrs. Barrett, Warren. and Hill were
delegates 10 the national congress,
Sons Of the American Revolution, which
met In Richmond in 1896, and became ac-
ouainted with number Of our citizens.
have Just received copy OF the cor
stitution proposed for the consolidated
societies. 1t consists of only eight arti-
cles, with subdivisions into sections of
some of them. As each society was
probably unwilling to give up its old
title, new one has been recommended
viz, National Society OF the war For
American Independence" Every MEM
Der must be a worthy lineal descendant
from a patriotic ancestor, who rendered
actual service-military, naval, or civic
to the cause of our independence. Branch
societies. with chapters of their own. may
be formed in every State and Territory
of the United States and in the District
OF Columbia, and in any foreign country
where there shall be fifteen members to
organize 1t.
1t is an interesting fact that the Sons
Of the American Revolution already have
an active and fourishing branch in Homo
lulu, Hawaii. and it is probable that one
may be instituted in Paris, France, dur
ing the residence there OF ex-President-
General Horace Porter as United States
Ambassador. General Porter and his
compatriots have paid and will continue
TO pay special honor to the memory OF
Lafayette. The constitution above re-
ferred TO will have to be ratified by both
national societies, I'm which a majority
of their branches will have to be repre-
scented. A called congress Of the Sons
Daun1ufiOn ig IN hA held
I'm Cincinnati, O., on the 18th Of October.
The delegates to it from the Virginia
society are President Charles u. Williams
Vlce-President Joseph A. White j. Bur-
rows Tree, and George w. Blatterman,
Jr., Of Kentucky. Their alternates are
Richard II. Gaines. Ro. A. Brock, Samuel
II. Pulliam, and John b. Cary.
The Sons of the Revolution will also
have to ratify said constitution, which
each national society will have fun power
to amend But as their committees OF
conference were so unanimous, ana the
accomplishment Of a too long deferred
union so earnestly desired, 1t Is hlghly
probable that the power or amendmen,
will be very little exercised One Veroa
alteration might, however, receive atteh'
ton. The preamble speaks of fostering
true patriotism and love OF country
Is not that rather tautologous?
The constitutional machinery Will OF
nut in operation by a body of bylaws
which the General Board OF Managers are
authorized to make. 1t Is hoped tha'
the Virginia Society, Sons Of the Amerl
can Revolution, will be fully represented
at Cincinnati, and a harmonious uhloi
consummated at last.
October 6. 1897.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
Longest street-Car Ride for One Fare

October 6. IS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
welsh Recommendation.

An English bishop once confided to an
old Welsh clergyman his difficulty IN
mastering the Welsh double Il Inc
parson replied: put the tip OF your
apostolic tongue In the roof OF your
episcopal mouth. my lord. and then hiss
like a gander.s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

"a Dallas, Texas.
Twas working with gang Of men and happened
10 saw 70 one Of them, hope II will not rain as
I have a big washing TO do for the children.
The man said what is the matter with your
/" For wears my wife had been suffering from
what The doctors called prolapsus of uterus. She
was nervous, had cold hands and feet, paipita
ton headache backache, constipation, disa-
oreeable drain with bearing down pains; no APP
n5et;,e She got SO weak she could not get around
am only a iaborcr SO was always in debt with
the doctors and all for no good as none did her
any good We began to think that she was never
going to get well"
- told this man what the doctors said was the
matter with her and he said g" did you ever hear
M pr p;erces ravorite Prescriptioni'" "Itod
him no but had tried so many patent medicines
that was tired of them all. and besides did not
have enough money to pay the Doctor and the
dru0 store He said il I would get two or
three bottles aud try them, and If It did not do
nav wife any good that he would pay for the med
iciue went TO the drug store lsfr. Clawber's
on Elm street,. and bought a bottle. The first
and second did not seem to have much effect but
the third seemed 10 work like charm. She has
taken In ALI about thirteen bottles and she Is to-
day as stout and healthy as any woman In the
United States This Is not the only case. When
ever ] hear tell Of any woman who Is sick in the
neighborhood I just send the book and paper that
IL wraoped around every bottle and that does the
hus;rrss am no longer bothered about doing
INV own washing and cooking. for my wife can
do Il ali in one day and never seems tired or out
of spirits now"
DIR. piefce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton, promptly and perp'anspsl>-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

Cards, Bill-Heads. Statements. Letter.
Heads. Note Heads. Circulars. Handpliis'
Dodgers, &C.. printed by the Dispa,cn
Company at low prices. W'll give you
good work at same prices you pay ior
inferior work. Send rs YOUR orders anu
we viii guarantee satisfaction N every
PARTICULAR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

II far ahead Of any blood remedy on the
market, for IL does so much more. Be-
sides removing impurities, and toning up
the rundown system, it cures any blood
disease. it matters not how deep-seated or
obstinate, which other so-called blood
remedies fail to reach. It IL real blood
remedy for real blood diseases.
writes: 81 had such a bad case OF Sciatic
Rheumatism that l became absolutely
belpless-unablc TO take my food or handle
myself In any way. took many patent
medicines, but they did not reach my
trouble One dozen bottles OF 5. g. s.
cured me sound and well, and now weigh
TO-"
Books on blood and skin diseases mailed free
" Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02
nAYOR WEAVER APPOINTS /
NEW POLICEMAN.
Officer circuit Gave the Mayors
Policy Away to Rev. Mr.. Beattie
This Is the Reason Alleged for
the Sudden Removal of a Veteran
Officer-Mr. circuit rlay Demand an
lnvestigatiOn-A Sensational Move.

Mayor Weaver this morning ap-
pointed Frank Flanagan police Of
ticer, and at the same time gave Off
Ger Fred circuit notice that his SER
vices as policeman were no longer
required. Mr.. Flanagan took the
oath of office before Judge Shissler
today and will go on duty tonight on
ex-Oficer CIRCUITS beat. Mr.. Flanni-
gan acted as special policeman al the
east end of the bridge last week
when the bridge was roped off. He
has numerous friends and possesses
the qualifications for a first class
police officer. If change had to &C.
cur, no better selection could be
made.
Mayor hWeaver left the city this
morning and could not be seen in re-
gard to the matter. III has contem-
plated making the change for some
time. A week ago last Saturday he
stated to the FREE PRESS that he
wouldhave something important to say
to the council that night, but no state
ment of this nature was made at the
meeting, and many wondered what
the mayor had in mind at that time.
1t now develops that he had the dis
missal of Officer Grout and the ap-
pOintment of his successor in view,
and had intended to do it publicly at
the meeting of the council. The city
conventions had not then been held,
and he feared that the change might
be miscOnstrued and have it's effect at
the meeting. This accounts for the
mayors silence at that time.
No reason is given publicly for the
change, and when asked about the
Il after this afternoon, Chief Yates
said that he had nothing to say on
the subject, further than that the
change had been made. He would
not venture to give reason for the
letting down of Mr.. circuit.
Among those on the inside, the
reason for the removal of Mr.. Grout
is said to be that he is accused of
informing Rev. L. w. Beattie of the
mayors private instructions to
the police in regard to the saloons and
other matters. Mr.. Beattie is said
to have openly stated at the city hall
that Mr.. circuit was his authority for
ali the information that he had in re-
gard to the mayors policy and why
the police did not strictly enforce the
laws and ordinances governing
saloons. The trouble started two
or three weeks ago, about the time
that two prominent young men,
Messrs. Willard and Hart, made the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02
April 2 8 16
ORDER TO EXAMINE "A CCOC'

ORDER To EXAMINE ACCOUNIS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
. Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special Term,
March 80, 1897
In the matter of the estate of William
H. Young. deceased. , -. e.. r..
On reading and filing the petition of Mary E.
Young executrix, of the last will and
testament and of the estate of WilliamH Young,
deceased, representing, among other
things, that she has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing the
final account of her administration, and for the
assignment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition heard. by this court, on Tuesday,
the 9th day of April, A. d 1897, at 10
O'Clock a M, at the Probate office in the City
of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be given to ali persons interested by publish
ing this order once in each week for three sue
ce~sive weeks prior to said day of hearing in the
MSnkato Free Press a weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankato in
said county
Dated at the City of Mankato the 3Oth day
of March A. D. 1897
By the Court,
probate Seal GEO. w, MEAD,
Judge OF Probate.
WE Young
Attorney for ESecutrix,
Mankato, Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02
CLUBS AND STONES.
Trouble Breaks Out In Syria this
Morning.

The Syrian colony has resided in
peace with it's neighbors for some
time, but trouble broke out this morn
ing at the Nicollet House. 1t seems
that the proprietor rents the main
part of the barn to Richard Willard
and the shed part to the Syrians.
The latter have eleven horses, and
Willard has a number. A young
man named Frank Wixon works for
Willard, and the Syrians accused
Wixon of apprOpriating some of their
hay for his horses. According to
their story, he sicked his dog onto
them. This was signal for an at
tack, and half a dozen of the dark
eyed sons of Arabia chased young
Wixon with sticks and stones, but he
was too good Splinter for them. A
large crowd was attracted by the ex-
citement, and the street became
blocked with people and teams.
Officer Daniels appeared on the scene
and had quieting influence.
Two of the Syrians, Joe Marube and
Joe (he said he had no other name),
went to the city hall in a hurry in
search for more policemen, and the
former announced excitedly that
Americans were trying to kill him
and steal his horses. They were re-
ferred to County Attorney Hughes,
who has to listen to all the troubles
of half the inhabitants of the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02

rounds of the saloons one Sunday
afternoon and noted what they saw
therein.
Mr.. Grout has been anxious to have
strict enforcement Of the law, and
has been more outspoken than be-
comes wise officer who desires to
stand in with the powers that be.
When he made his sensational move
against the gamblers two years ago.
he was given the mayors moral sup
port, but since then he has not been
entirely satisfied.
1t is said that Mr.. Grout will de-
mand an investigation into his re-
moval, and an airing of the ground
upon which it was made. If this
should be accorded, some very raad-
able material might be afforded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02
THE MINNESOTA RIVER.
High Water at Big Stone Lake-A
Rise at st. Peter.

The Minnesota river remains nearly
stationary at this point. The river rose
at st. Peter Saturday night about
eighteen inches. ALI the bottom
lands are overiowed, but the river is
still about six feet from the high
water mark of 1881. The road to the
Omaha depot, located across the river,
is about two feet under water and
cannot be reached on foot.
A dispatch from Ortonville, dated
Sunday. says: While this section of
the country has not as yet suffered
from high water, it is possible that it
will, and should the weather turn
warm enough to cause a continual
thaw day and night, there is every
reason to believe there will be a
repetition of the floods of 1881. The
ice in the Minnesota river at this
point and in Big Stone lake is still
solid. The lake will stand rise of
several feet, without damage to pro-
perty along it's banks. There is still
large amount of snow upon the
ground, however, and only the most
favorable weather can prevent ex-
IRENE high water. ..
A Carver dispatch says that the
Minnesota river is out of it's banks
there and has flooded all the bottom
lands, making it now over a mile wide.
During Saturday night it raised
twenty inches, but remained nearly
stationary Sunday. 1t has lowered
one inch since Sunday night. Several
families have already moved out and
more are preparing to do so should the
water rise much more. The St. Louis
road company unlOaded twenty car
loads of stone along it's Jrestle Sunday.
The company also used dynamite to
prevent an ice gorge from forming
near the track, which follows the
river for over mile south of here.
A Redwood Falls dispatch says:
The waters in the Redwood and Min
nesota rivers at this place are higher
now than they have been at any time
this spring. Since Saturday the
Minnesota has been forced out of it's
banks at several places, and at places
the valley is entirely under water.
Farmers in the valley have been NOV
to the high lands during the last three
or four days. An ice gorge, half
mile long, has formed in the Redwood
river near its mouth, and when it is
forced out the St. Louis railroad and
Redwood wagon bridge may be in
danger. -.>
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02


The six weeks old child Of John
Fresholtz, living at 1927 N. Broad
street, died at four o'clock this morn
ing. The funeral will occur Thursday
afternoon at two o'clock from the
German Lutheran church.
The Disbrow Mfg. Co. shipped
out sixteen of their new celebrated
"Winner" churns today, thirteen OF
which go to Chicago. This is the
largest single Shipment of combined
churns and butter workers ever made
by the company. The concern has
made and sold over sixty machines
this month.