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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

The Democrats are making some re-
marks because the Republican ma.
jority in Maine two weeks ago was
only about $4,000 and they are in
dulging in some talk of that making
a most favorable showing for their
party. The St. Louis Globe Demo
craft recalls the fact that in the presi-
dental election Of 1884, Blaine's ma
iOrity in that state was, only 10000,
and no one, not even the Democrats
will question his popularity in his
own state. 1t might also be recalled
that only opce in an ''otf" year has
the Republican majority exceeded
that OF this year, and that was in 1894
when it exceeded $4,000. This was
called out by the tired feeling the
people had for Clevelandism and
Democratic free tradism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
One Arrest.

Yesterday morning, Officer Daniels
arrested John Miller Jr. on the charge
of being one Of the parties implicated
in the robbery. Evans confronted
him and said that he was the man
vino went through mis- pockets.
Miller denies having had any hand
in the robbery of Evans or Of knowing
anything about it. He says that he
met Evans Saturday forenoon at
about eleven o'clock and went around
with HIM for couple Of hours. Evans
was spending money freely and be-
came intoxicated. They drove to
the place where Evans was found, land
Evans wanted to get out of the buggy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
"A SUCCESS.

The Omaha exposition, in spite of
q 0ne OF the obstacles it has labored
against, and the attraction drawn by
the war through the earlier months
of its course, is proving to be a sue
cess financially as well socially, The
st. Louis Globe Democrat in speak
Ing Of it says: 1.-THE receipts thus far
are more than $3S. 900 in excess of the
expenditures. There is balance in
bank Of Sl5, 90 over and above expenses
and obligations of all sorts. Even In
3 strictly monetary sense this enter
prise has already proven very protita.
ole, OF course the ultimate profit,
that which will come from the adver-
aisement Of Omaha and Nebraska,
will oe vastly greater than is indi.
Gated by these figures. Moreover, the
Immediate profit will increase rapidly
from this time to the end of the ex-
position. The attendance will grow
from this date on. This was the ex-
Derience or the Philadelphia and
Chicago expositions in the autumn
months. Ii was also the experience
FoT6ae- smaflec enterprises at Atlanta
: and Nashville. The harvesting being
oven by this time. the attendance of
80 .rmers at Omaha in the next six
weeks will be far greater than 1t has
23eeu thus far in the same length OF
zGime. The outlay for buildings hav-
ang been made, large part of the re-
Geipts hereafter will be clear profit.
Worlds fairs are not going out of
Fashion, but are, rather, becoming
more popular"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
HE STANDS FOR DAVIS,

G. N. Andrews, Of Wells, well
EnQwu In this city, who has been NOM
STATED by the Democrats OF Faribault
county for the lower house Of the leg
zslature, has addressed the following
letter 10 the voters OF that county:
1 aspire 10 represent this matchieSs
county IN tile legislature. lie point
gsiai Significance Of The Ltlce centerS
IN the election OF United States sen
saUOr. Lhe COatesU will DE between
Republicans, and our people OF Doth
parties are practically unanimous Tor
The return Of Senator DAVIS. have
Consulted the Democratic comm ltLee
aaad many Democrats throughout The
county, ana with their approval L
Glave decided TO announce that, II The
accident OF election should cefaii NE,
I Will support Hon. q. *. Davis and
vote for MN first, last, and all The
time. do This readily because OF my
profound admiration for our senior
senator, and my belief that his retire
tmenG at this Time would be nation
al calamity. He lakes place with the
foremost pubnc men or the nation,
and Minnesota. il true to herself, and
W kllllIs pO IAC bOhiO VI q
president. have heretofore said in
public THAT the present national adj
ADMINISTRATION snUu d be trusted and
supported in the complications arising
IrOm The late war, and l think IL
should have the benefit of the great
ability and special knowledge OF Sem
atOr Davis ia the delicate and impor-
1ant foreign questions DOW pressing
Ter solution, So if l should be given
your permission, it will be an agreea-
Ole duty to cast your vote for lis re-
turn to the United States senate.
The above is characteristic Of Mr..
Andrews. and we'll shows the intel
lectuality Of the man. 1t also shows
that toe feelings which bind him to
Democracy are loosening considera-
Dig, and that to certain degree he is
getting to be pretty good Republi-
can, He will hardly be elected to the
Legislature, however, in such strong
Republican county as Faribault this
gear, but if. he continues in his prog
0Sss, and gets clear over into the Re-
publican party, the Republicans there
will doubtless remember him in the
culture, and be glad to honor him.
Charlie is one Of those good fellows
ANYWAY, whose only shortc ming has
71een his politics.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The New Fire Station Will be Completed
by Dec. 18th.

The council held special meeting
Saturday night to open bids for the
struction of the new fire station or
South Second street. Vice Presiden,
Petersen presided and all of the alder
men were present except Aid. Fritz
The following bids were received:
Huellerson & Cooke, Sc, 1893 with
Mankato brick, S6.99S with pressed
brick
J. B. Nelson & Co., S6,775 with
pressed brick, S6,525 with Mankato
brick.
N. Day & Co., 1925 with pressed
brick, 81, 100 with Mankato brick.
KleinschmidJ Bros. $6,794 with
pressed brick.
Perry Wysong, $3.50 with pressed
brick.
F. Wittners, $3.50 with pressed
baick, Sc, 400 with Mankato brick.
The council took a recess to con-
slider the bids, and finally awarded
the contract TO Mr.. Wittmers at
Sc, 1926, the city to furnish the pressed
brick free on board the cars at
Mankato.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up contract and bond. The
contract requires that the building
shall be completed by Dec. 18th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
A QUIET WEDDING.
Miss Darrah and Prof. Dyke Married at
St. Paul.

Sundays Pioneer Press contains the
announcement of the marriage at St.
Paul of Miss Estelle M. Darrah, of
that city, and Prof. Chas. J. Dyke, of
Los Alamitos, Cal. The ceremony
took place Friday, Sept. 23rd, and
was performed by Rev. Maurice D.
Edwards, D. D.
The bride and groom have been
members OF the Normal school
faculty during the past year. and
have numerous friends in this city
who will extend their best wishes and
congratulations. The announcement
of the marriage came as surprise to
many. Mr.. and Mrs. Dyke will go to
New York City, where the former ex-
poets to attend Columbia college for
six months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

and stay there, presumably to sleep
of his drunk. Miller says that he let
Evans get out and then drove away,
leaving him there. This was about
one o'clock, and Evans remained
there until found by Officer Daniels
at nearly five o'clock. Miller says
that he saw no third party. IfEvans
was robbed he says it must have been
at one of the places where they
stopped, or else while he was asleep
on the GROUND.
Young Miller has hitherto borne a
good reputation, and nothing is
known against him. His father, who
conducts saloon on North Front
street, today guarnisheed balance
of $l4 so due Evans from Mr.. Saylor.
The latter is son of l.. d. Saylor
Miller Sr. claims that Evans borrowed
$3.50 from him last spring and has
never paid it back. Evans denies
owing anything to Miller.
Evans says that last evening two
young men made threats against his
life, in case he continued his efforts
to convict his assailants. Evans
claims 10 be German. He was re-
leased as soon as he had sobered off,
and no charge was entered against
him.
Miller was arraigned Monday
on warrant charging him with grand
larceny in the second degree The
hearing was adjourned until Oct. 4th
at 1000 a. M, and defendants bail
was placed at 5000, which was fur
nished by his father. Evans signed
the complaint.
County Attorney Hughes will in
vestigate the matter carefully and if
he does rot think that there is sutfi-
cient evidence he will dismiss the &C
tiop. He is convinced that there was
no third party in the transaction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
is IN DEMAND.

The estimation in which our con-
gresham is held by the Republican
voters in the United States is shown
in some degree by the following Lele-
gram, which is sample of scores of
communications which he is receiv-
ing from party leaders in all parts of
the United States:
Toledo, Ohio. Sept. Il, 1898.
Hon. James T. McCleary.
The Republicans of this city and
district are unanimous that you
should open our campaign on Oct. 9th.
Can you come? Please answer.
r. r. Kinkaide,
Chairman.
Congressman McCleary spoke in
Toledo In the presidential campaign
of 1896.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

The funeral of the late John B.
Bauer occurred at nineo'clockM Monday
forenoon from St. Peter and Paul'S
Catholic church. The church benevc-
lent society, of which the deceased
was member, attended in body.
Judge Wilson has made an order
allowing the final account of the adj
ministrator of the estate Of Miranda
CJoB, and issued the final decree in
the same.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

The twin cities are making an ef-
fort to have President Mckinley visit
them on his trip west. Ii they sue
ceed in getting the president there,
he will doubtless travel from Omaha
TO St. Paul ever the Omaha road, as
he has promised to visit Sioux City If
possible. Should such arrangements
be made, an effort should be put forth
to have him stop in Mankato for at
least an hour, while on his way
through.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

The story comes from Cleveland,
Ohio, that Senator Kyle, Of South
Dakota, who has been one of the most
influential free silver men in the
senate, has been led by the course of
events of the past two years, to
change his mind upon the silver
question, and has forsaken it, believ.
ing the Republican position to be the
correct one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
DATES FOR SPEECHES.

The executive committee of the
Republican county committee has
arranged the places where Hon. w.
B. Douglas, of Moorhead, candidate
of attorney general, shall speak. The
places and dates are as follows:
Butternut, Oct. 3rd; Garden City,
Oct. 4th; Amboy, Oct 5tb: Good
Thunder, Oct. 9Th; Medo, Oct. It'll;
Eagle Lake, 8th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

The Buffalo Journal is the latest
Pop paper to publish garbled version
of the financial plank of the Republi-
Can state platform Of 1894, and pass it
off as genuine. And there is not a
sheet that bowls more about Republi-
can dishonesty than the Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

Ex-Congressmdn Towne declares
that 1.-THE present condition is intol-
cradle" Possibly it IS to him, as it
looks as though he would have to 60
back to work in his law Office for a
living. But to the great majority of
the American people, the condition is
much more toIerable than when
Towne's party was in power.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

such scurrility with such notice.
Anyone who knows anything about
Blue Earth county politics, knows the
charge in question to be absolutely
false, not only in respect to the
Swedes, but also as to any other class
Of voters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

Prof and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, Of
Grand Forks, N. D., are visiting the
formers brother, Dwight Kennedy, OF
North Mankato. Prof. Kennedy holds
position in the University of North
Dakota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

Senator Nelson in his address the
other evening gave complete review
Of public questions and the attitude
of the Republicans toward them.
When the opposition runs up against
that speech, it will strike something
hard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

Ramsey county does not deserve a
United States senator and should not
have one any longer. Union.
But why should the rest Of the state
be deprived of the valuable services of
Senator Davis because you think
Ramsey county does not deserve the
senatorship, and you do not like Sena-
tor Davis?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

Col. Bryan Is said to be getting
tired of enforced silence and talks OF
resigning so he can set his talking
machine running again. Such a
move would cause Republican pros
poets to still further improve.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

elsewhere will be found a Protest
from A. 0. Eberhart against an in
sSuIting slur INDUCED in by a cores
pondent of the Mapleton Enterprise.
While Mr.. Eberhart is fully
Z ustlfied in the protest, we
doubt whether much good
will come by dignifying the author Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

90 ATc The following Catalogues receipt OF &c each to
AV,H pay postage them. Baby Carriage Cat. Agr-
~ Vs1 " cultural Implement Cat. Harness. Bugges Gut
81 .@~u and Team Bob Cat. Drug Cat. Stove Cat
~ LUEE Musical Instrument Cat Bicycle Cat. Send 15c
FnGG and large Supply Cat Of 776 pages l0u
- 1s 600 cuts aud prices will be sent postpaid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
A Few Prices

per key, Tin wash boilers, copper DO
Organs. ass 65; Musicale Catalogue :
mocks. &c; CroQuet SITS. &c: new
pels psr I'd. lie: tsamples freei 80
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
Oranges ON the Texas Coast

James H. RatchfOrd, of Beaumont. be-
lieves nat oranges can be successfully
cultivated in the Texas coast country
and he is doing his best TO impress that
conviction upon some of the people who
might probably try the experiment.
In the southeastern part of the state
there are several Orange groves, and the
fruit is S2id to cCmpare favorably with
that w lich comes from California and
Florida in size, flavor and beauty. Very
little care is taken of the trees, and no
protection of any kind has been pre-
vidcd to shield them from the few eX-
c~eptionally cold days that some at long
inter va's.
Mr.. Ratchfo1d says that orange trees
in that pc, tiCn of the state have been
killed by cold only in those years in
which the California trees suffered in the
same manner. Then only the body. and
not the root, was injured, and in from
two to ~hIee years the trees were bear
ing again. From this it would seem that
the climate of the Texas coast country
is as we'll ADAPTED to orange culture as
that CT Florida or California. There is a
long strip Of this coast country. extend
ing fICm the southeast portion of the
state, in which Mr.. Ratchford'S orange
groves ale looted, to Brownsville, the
southwestern pCrtiCn being more south
erly.
Oranges and lemons grow all along the
coast, but the trees are planted mere
for ornament than fer profit, and not
much care is given them. The idea CT
ma King an orange crop prOltab bic Is not
generally considered practicable, because
the weather occasionally, about once in
g decade, becomes cold enough to kill
the trees, but if the same thing happens
in California and in Florida. and orange
culture is nevertheless profitable there.
why should it not be so in Texas?
Joseph Bum, who has a grove Of 4c
trees near Beaumont, is quoted as say
ing in a recent letter: Il have had bear
ing orange Trees for over forty-fve years.
Part of my trees were killed in the VIM
ter of 1855. In 1856 AL CT my trees were
killed. In 1890 1 had a few oranges of
1907. In 1893 / sold ever .. 900 oranges
In 1895 all of my trees were killed again,
but have all come up again but about
twenty trees out of the 400 tina l had
In the forty-fve years | have lost al.
my trees twice, and partially lost chem
once"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
A Discovery by Edison

Thomas A. Edison has made a dis
covery which gives promise of revolu-
tionizing the iron trade. 1t is a new
metal, which, mixed with iron, renders
cast-iron as tough and strong as
wrought-iron. The discovery was made
purely by accident.
Mr.. Edison has been at work the last
year at the mines in Edison, n. j., in
bringing his great magnetic ore sepa-
rating process into practical CONNER
ella form. He has practically solved the
problem and has gotten the plant into
full operation. During the last few
months he has run through the mills
experimental test lots of from five
thousand to ten thousand IONS each.
Most of the products of the mills
been marketed at the great blast fur
ace at CatasaQua, Pa.
The last lot, shipped to C~atasaqua
about a month ago, developed curious
characteristics. 1t is we'll known that
after pig-iron is run out OF the blast
furnace it is broken up by sledge ham
mers into pieces for shipment and fOr
handling, but this lot proved refrac-
tory. F7lfteen-pound sledge hammers
were used with all the force that
sturdy men could employ, and repeated
blows failed to break the pigs. Twenty
five-pOund sledgas were then used with
the same result.
Mr.. Edison was notified Of the re-
markaGe discovery. Sections of the re
fractory pigs were submitted by him
to a half-dOzen eminent chemists
whom he keeps constantly employed
Mr.. Edison formed the theory that
there was some hitherto unknown sub
stance in the iron which caused the
differences. He suspected that it was
a new metal.
The reports of the analyses by the
chemists have been made and all coin.
eide with the Wizards theory. In fac
two of these men have no hesitation ir
saying that in the process of exclusion
they have obtained portions of the new
metal.-New YOr Dispatch to thu
Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
Largest Canal in the World

The Chenab irrigation canal, in the
northwest provinces, India, is 200 fet
broad. 1t is doubtless the largest canal
in the world. It's main channel is $50
miles long, while THE principal bran
ches have an aggregate length of 1000
miles, and the village branches will
extend, when completed, for an addi-
tional 1000 miles. Apart from irriga-
rtion the longest canal in the world is
THAI which extends from the frontier
of China to st. Petersburg, and is 4,472
miles long. Anolher Russian canal,
from Astrakhad to St. petersburg, is
1,434 miles long both the last named ca
mails were begun by Peter the Great. The
Bengal Canal, connecting with the
River Ganges, completed in 1854. is
900 miles in length, and cost e2,000,-
900, or So, 200 per mile. The total
length of canals in India for irrig1ating
5000, 900 acres is calculated at $4,000
miles. The Canal du Midi, connecting
the Atlantic with the Mediterranean,
is 148 miles long. The Caledonian Ca
nal, i'm Scotland, las a length of 60
miles. The Suez Canal is SO miles long
and the Erie 800; the Ohio Canal, 1872;
THE Miami and Erie 374; the Manches-
ter Ship Canal, 35k miles.-From It'd
Bits.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
Sheep of a Dead Shepherd

A herder in charge of a flock of 1000
sheep, which were grazing near the base
of the San Francisco mountains, in Ari-
IONA, was killed by lightning during a
terrific storm which visited Ia section
about August LIST. AS the herder was not
expected to come in with his sheep until
October 1St, his absence during August
and September attracted nc attention.
When the middle of October came and he
did not show up, messengers were sent
out to find him.
After a search CT some days in the
vicinity of where he was last seen. the
remains of a camp were found under a
tree which had been riven by the light
ming.
A further search revealed the bones of
a human being scattered about over the
ground. A prospector who had passed
hat way had camped for a night with
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21

the man about August 1st, and said the
herd was then moving northward. This
tree around which these articles were
found was just about far enough north
to have been the next camping place,
and when IL was mDer that there
was a severe storm Of hunder and
lightning in hat section enc night about
the time referred to il was clear that the
man had made his camp this tree,
had been killed by lightning and his body
deyoured by wolves The sheep Ind
never been heard of. and no trace of
them could be found anywhere in that
part of the country.
story. About two weeks ago a herd of
about 200 sheep was found on the plain
in San Miguel county, in this territory.
with no one in charge Of them. and 10 all
appearances belonging to nobody. The
parties in Arizona heard of this factand
wrote to an officer in this Territory. Civ
ing their marks and explaining how the
sheep could be identified. II was found
beyond any doubt that this was the herd
that had disappeared from the range in
Arizona about August LIST. The animals
had been shifting for themselves fer
mere than three months. and turned up
at a point fully 500 miles from the place
where the herder was killed. They had
crossed the Rio Grande on the way
New Mexico correspondence Of The San
Francisco Call.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
At DIR. McCOsh's EXPENSE

The late DIR. McCosh, of Princeton uni
versity. was an excellent hand at secur-
ing donations for that institution, and
yet it was always his boast that he never
asked any a for a cent. In connec-
ton with this we'll known trait of Pres
ident McCoch's character a prominent
educator of this city tells how one of the
doctors friends and Chauncey NJ. DepeW
once conspired to mOrtify the good old
Princetonian at a Yale dinner. 1t was ar
ranged that the friend should accuse the
doctor of begging, and that Mr.. Depew
should follow with a vigorous denial. In
the first speech it was asserted that DIR.
McCosh made a p~ractiCo OF ling upon
brokers in their offices and remaining
until, in sheer desperation, the brokers
gave him contributions to get rid OF
him: also, that he attended meetings OF
various kinds for the purpose of taking
UP a collection for Princeton at the end.
During his address DR.. McCoSh turned
white with anger, and started to reply,
when the chairman recognized Mr.. De-
pew.
L believe that all the accusations made
against cur Princeton guest are entirely
without foundation said Mr.. Depew. u
have never heard CT his begging from a
reker."
Never. Never,' cried DR.. McCosh.
"And I never heard of his attending
meetings called for othern purposes and
begging for his university"
"Never!' again echoed the doctor.
The only time / ever heard of any
thing of that kim implied" continued
Mr.. Depew, was when l was tod thai
he stood on a New York street corner
ing a placard, on which was printed: =
am poor and blind. therefore please hell
Princeton DIR. McCoch never ATTENDED
another Yale dinner.