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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09

enough for them to make the neces-
sary arrangement, and they are
pleasantly located at St. James. The
change had been talked Of In the
general office for a long time.
Mr.. Scott said that no one more
appreciated the commercial and bust
ness interests of Mankato than he
does, and no one had met more
literally the requests of Mankato PEG.
pie, or would in the future, than the
Omaha road. Regardless of what is
now being said or done, the road
would continue to do all it could to-
ward helping the business interests Of
the city, believing that after time
different view will be taken of the
matter by our people. The railroad
was simply accomplishing in a
straightforward, legitimate way what
business men are themselves doing in
their own lines of business.
Mr.. Scott also spoke of the improve
uCAUS WulCu UuO 1Odu 10 ndhlhS ohu
proposes to make between this city
and st. Paul, and which were outlin-
ed in the Free Press yesterday. He
said that the surplus earnings, due to
the very large traffic, is being used to
make Improvements on the roadbed
and in the rolling stock. He also said
that while Mankato now loses few
people, this would be Offset later by
the development Of the roads plans.
Mr.. Scott said that it would be alb
solutely useless for the committee to
call upon President Marvin Hughitt,
as the change has been made per-
manently and the order would not be
revoked. Mr.. Hubbard is convinced
that further efforts by the committee
will bring no result.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
AROUND THE WORLD.
Two Musicians Who Are Doing the
Globe Trotting Act.

Prof. Albert Prince, who secured
the gold medal at the Omaha
exposition as the champion mandolin.
ist and whistler of the world, and
Frank Vogt, guitar accompanist, are
in the the city. They are on q tour
around the world and come to Man.
kato from Sioux Falls, where they
spent last Sunday. They will leave
Monday for St. Peter and the cities,
and after visit to Kansas City will
go east after the holidays expecting
to cross the ocean in time to take in
the Paris exposition. They are
highly accomplished musicians.
and give fine concert at
The Saulpaugh Saturday evening and
another one Sunday evening. They
also entertained the guests during
dinner Sunday.
Messrs. Prince and Vogt have
visited fourteen states since they
started out. AS musicians, they are
way up, and besides are clever young
gentlemen, who are making friends
wherever they 60. The Free Press
acknowledges pleasant call and q
few fine selections.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09

ing plant had been executed. The
steam was to be turned on today
(Monday.) The contracts were ap-
proved.
Pond & Hasey's sureties are @. e.
Hasey and e. M. Mcmillan. Mr.. Lind
strom's sureties are J. M. Morton and
Ole M. Nelson. The bonds were
approved.
Aid. Zimmerman moved that bids
for plumbing at the fire station be
advertised for to be opened next
Saturday evening. This was carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
B. p. w. Cannot Contract.

City Attorney Pau was asked by
Aid. Bradley whether the additional
four cents can be assessed, and Mr..
Pau replied that it cannot be col.
lected by assessment. The board of
public works has not the right to
make contracts, as the council is the
only body having that right.
Aid. Fowler said that he was tired
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09

Elk Officer Theodore Schuette ia
able to be out again after being con-
fined to his home for several weeks as
the result of an accident at one of the
Widell quarries, where he has been
acting as foreman. He saw a large
stone about to fall upon two en-
pleyes, and in getting them out of
the way he was caught himself,
bones of one foot being fractured.
Mr.. Conrad, brother of VIM. Con-
rad. and former resident of this city,
has returned from Porto Rico. where
he went as member of the Second
Wisconsin Volunteers. He has lust
recently been mustered out and has
come to Mankatc. He gives an inter-
esting account of what he experienced
in Uncle Sans new possession, in.
Guiding its warm climate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Committee Turned Down.

The committee on city property
made requisition for 800 or less for
repairs on the city hall. Aid. Adams
said that the three lower rooms ought
to be repapered and reprinted, and
the cells ought to be fixed up. The
estimates range from $40 to 800.
Many people have asked why the city
hall has not been renovated. 1t is
shame in its present condition.
Aid. Zimmerman did not think
that this was the time Of year to do
house cleaning. He would wait until
the next administration comes in,
after the fire department has moved
out. He said that a new capitol is
being constructed at st. Paul for
Democrats, and the city hall would
probably be turned over to the Re-
publicans in the spring.
Aid. Bradley also opposed the re-
QUESTION. The matter was dropped,
as the aldermen seemed to be opposed
to the work.
Aid. Bradley moved that the city
recorder advertise for 10000 feet of
oak plank in twelve and fourteen feet
lengths, three inches thick.
Aid. Zimmerman opposed the
motion. He said that the city gets
the plank and it does not get 1.-THE
other fellow gets it. Lumber Is
high, and when any is needed it can
be purchased at lumber yard. He
did not think that the city had made
anything by buying planks in large
quantities.
Aid. Fowler remarked that he did
not think that the city made money
If it bought more than five cents
worth of anything ahead.
Inspector Halstead said that the
hemlock plank on the bridge will all
have to come up in year. 1t pays
to get oak plank, he said.
The board of public works pre-
sented change In the water meter
rates 80 that $4,000 gallons or less
shall be charged for at the rate of
twelve cents thousand, and each ad-
ditional thousand above 10000 gallons
be charged for at the rate of ten cents
thousand. This is reduction. Il
was referred to the committee on
water works.
Aid. Zimmerman asked whether
the hotels are still getting a reduc-
tion of Is per cent.
President Porter replied that no
special rates are now being given to
any one. The Saulpaugh did have q
special rate, but he did not know
where the authority for it came from.
Aid. Zimmerman moved that the
city insure its interest in the fire
station. In case of loss, it would be
easier to collect from an insurance
company than from Mr.. winners and
his bondsmen. 1t was a business pro.
position.
Aid. Fowler moved that the insur.
ance be placed at 81, 1000, and this was
carried.
The bills were allowed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09

Judge James Shoemaker, of st.
Paul, attended the meeting of the
United Order Of Foresters Friday.
Chas. q. Kalors. the lie Sueur Gem
ter attorney, was In the city Friday.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
CURRENT COMMENT.
EXPANSION UP TO DATE.
(Rnston Advertiser.

The friends of expansion must be deep
~ interested in the developments up to
the present time in those countries which
the expansionists desire to have annexed
to the United States. In the great work
of enIightening down-troaden and OPP
pressed people by showing them the adj
yantages of American government, some
mistaRes are bound to occur, of course;
but the regularity with which they are
occurring must pain the sadly sensitive
soul OF even the most confirmed expan-
sionis5.
The developments in the Philippines
are certainly Instructive and they must
be full of popular interest. While nobody
has ler.ied from the beginning that the
con laest of most of the Philippine islands
especially those of the southern archipela-
go, was never accomplished BY Spain,
and cannot be accomplished even by the
United States without long, desperate
and costly campaign. the expansion1sts
insisted that the Eilipinos are childlike
and docile in the Visayas, and that in
those few islands American rule would
be undisputed Yet it appears that the
insurgents in lloilo will not brook the
control Of Gen. Otis, and that they are
continuing their bitter compaign
against the Spanish garrisons in that is
land. Mean while the Filipinos of Luzon
are securing cargOes of arms and ANN u
milton and have appealed to President Mo.
kinley for the right to govern themselves.
Meanwhile, even in the Antilles the ex.
perience of the people with American
government is not such as to impress
them favorab1y. In Porto Rico the news
papers are reporting outrage after out
rage. One paper declares that the sold.
iers in Ponce rob servants on their way to
or from the market, and have entered
many private houses to steal from or tC
Insult the occupants. Another Ponce pa.
per says there is no safety in the public
streets. Still another adInits that the out.
RACES under American rule ara worse
than thosa under the Spanish rule. A de
spatch from Washington announces that
Gen. Wood has been compelled to order
some Of his soldiers away from Santiago,
because OF the drunken rows in which
certain regiments have participated.
Altogether the attempt to furnish the
ignorant and uneducated people of Cuba
and Porto Rico or those of the Philippine
Islands with object lessons of the glory
and honor of American citizenship has
not been successful. More than this, they
seem likely to lead to further trouble In
the colonies which have been or are about
to be relieved from Spanish rule. Is there
any reason in the existing condition Of
things why these colonies should not soor
be allowed to have the home rule which
they demand SO perslstently?
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

The mob no longer demand for their
victims men who have committed fragrant
crimes and no longer pretend to establish
the guilt of those whom they kill They
kill Unfortunately. and with little or
no regard to the question of guilt or in
nocenoe. They killed negroes at Phoenix
against whom no ofense was proved, or
even charged. They were intent on lill-
ing white men who had committed no
o1lense worthy of death, and were ready
TO kill others, their own neighbors on
the slightest excuse. They were barely
restrained from killing wholly innocent
uearo because he fell in their way when
they were seeking victims, and proposed
to Kill another because his skin was black
they no longer ride IN the night and
wear masks when engaged in their
bloody YYork. They go in the full light
Of day in troops.
This Is a description sof the Southern
mob. not by n prejudiced Northerner, but
by the most prominent Democratic news.
paper. of Charleston, South Carolina. The
presence hes often been set up by defenders
Of Southern Iewlessnsss, that the South
ern mob was discriminating, that it
vrsalzed vengeance only upon people who
had been guilty of heinous crimes, but
here is confession that it frequently makes
no discrimination at all, that it kills
to satisfy its bloodthirstiness and with
little regard to guilt or innocence.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

The condition of affairs in Porto Rico
seems to have got so bad as to call for
special action on the part of our govern
ment, and with that end in view the
Cabinet discussed the matter yesterday
and sent to Gen. Brooke for statement
of the facts For some time past ru1nors
have been rife that the conduct Of our
soldiers at Ponce was exceedingly bad,
that their discipline was lax, that peace
that looting of stores in the city was
frequent and went UNPUBLISHED. The local
newspapers have made loud complaints to
this effect. and their accusations have
been in measure corroborated by the
correspondents of American newspapers
and by Americans who have visited the
island on business. Assuming the con-
ditions alleged to be true they constitute
a most serious Indictment against our
army of occupation and it's commanders.
Before we invaded it Porto Rico was
peaceful, and though under Spanish rule
| it was fairly well governed. 1t was the
one Spanish possession from which Few
complaints had come Our troops were
welcomed with great enthusiasm, and the
people took kindly, even joyously, to our
domination. There was no hostile element
there for us to guard against. nothing to
antagonize. Yet it appears that by the
| bad conduct of our troops the friendliness
which greeted us on our arrival has been
turned into something closely approach
ing hatred, confidence has given place to
suspicion and distrust. The peace and
good order which we found have Teen
succeeded by anarchy and lawlessness.
Just where the responsibility lies remains
for our government to find out, but 1t Is
difficult TO see how the American com
mandan6 there can excnlpate himself
from a large share of the blame The
condition is one that the government can
not take measures too speedy or drastic to
cure The difficulties of governing the
island viii be vastly increased If the
: people are made to feel, as they surely
will be if the present lawlessneess Is al
lowed to continue, that our government
has little respect for their rights or re-.
gard for their welfare.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

to its support. But that is very
different thing from raising armies ana
supporting them by taxation for the pur-
pose of blessing inferior peoples. There
would be no end of trouble II that
should come to be regarded as one OF the
duties of our government. great
many people in this country think some
of the worst oppression and..tyranny in the
world is wrought by the domination OF
Roman Catholicism, and 1T is easy to con-
ceiye, if blessing inferior peoples became q
recognized duty of our government, that
there might arise demand for blessing
some of these peoples SO long under the
heel of Catholicism. The spirit that used
to provoke war for the purpose of extend
ing religion hes not entirely died out,
though it is somewhat moderated. Our
fathers wisely decreed that the Church
and State in this country should be kept
separate, and any movement that tends
to weld them together, however disguised,
would produce calamitous results If it
should succeed. Missionary enterprise
should be left to the church WHARF it Is
now. The State cannot enter into it
without doing serious harm both to itself
and to the missionary cause.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
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How Insomnia Kills
If You Can't Eat or Sleep Well You
are in a Dangerous Condition.

simply road the insane No greater calamity
eepies weakness the
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

GOV. Enerbe's promise that he will
give Tolbers all the protection in his
power is accompanied with the sugges-
lion that he had better keep away until
the excitement subsidies. There is pretty
plain Inclination in this that the Governor
Goes not think all the protection in his
power viii be sufficient 10 save Tolbert
If hesgoes back. Without better assurance
than this Tolbert, il he is wise, will stay
away.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

We have no sympathy whatever with
the feeling expressed, t1a5 the loss of an
American life for the sake of blessing the
inferior peoples so long under the heel of
Srain is to be deplored.-- Christian
Mirror.
The question is not whether the loss of
an American life sacrificed for the sake of
inferior peoples is TO be deplored. but
whether it comes within the scope Of the
authority Of the United States govern
nent to raise and support armies for the
sake Of blessing Inferior peoples. Nobody
has anything but praise and kind wishes
for missionary enterprise. The Ameri-
can psople contribute millions annually
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

~ enterprise ssss Il ,s' 's By
stopped on &C
countsof rain.
Properly equipped with
a good umbrella and mac
intosh the worst storm
may be defied and you
may go abroad dry shod
and comfortable.
Cheap umbrellas are
no good. but good UNI
brellas areeso very cheap
now twosmay be had for
the original price OF one.
From our great stock,
which is perhaps more
than doubletthe size Of
any other in town, you
can make a choice of
size and silk and handle
best suited to your
special needs. Be assured
always that the umbrella
you get here is correct in
form, faulness in build
and right in all the es-
sentials that make an UNI
brella what it should be.
On the counter is a
row Of fine black silk
umbrellas Qadies) at
$500. Dresden porce-
lain and imported natural
wood handles, a great va
riety Of styles, and COW
ering of good quality,
thoroughly rain-proof,
mixed silk.
A group Of blue silk
umbrellas, very hand
some, at $2.75 and SO on
down to SI.oo or up to
$1,000.
Mems Umbrellas cost
$I.oo or $1,000 or any
where between. A very
strong line at $500, pure
silk and any sort of
handle, plain or mounted
with sterling silver. An
excellent umbrella for
$3.50, fit for hardest kind
of usage, good enough to
lend or lose.
Umbrellas for children.
And Macintoshes.
OWEN, MOORE & &C
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
BY F. O.BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE
Of.
Household Furniture, Piano, Oil
Paintings, ETC.. W.
lit House No. 100 Congress Street,

ON FRIDAY, Nov. 18th, at 10 a. M, we shall
sell the entire Furniture, consisting in part OF
/ fine Piano. Lace Curtains and Draperies.
other well known artists, Easy Chairs. Sofas,
Rockers Oak and Gilt Frame Mirrors, Books,
Oak Writing Desk. Oak Book Cases, Folding
Bed Rugs. White and Gilt Bed, Oak and Wal
nut Dressing Cases, large with heavy plate mir
rnrs Walnut Chamber Sets. Hall Racks. Sew
ing Machine w; lnut Chiffonier, Brussels Car
pe.s. Mating Diulug Room Furniture, Silver
Service. Deoanters. Cake Bas keIs, Knives.
Class and China, Lamps, Hair Mattresses, Bed
ding. Feather Beds. Blankets, Clocks. Highland
Cooking Range Refrigerators, Kitchen Fur.
nishings and many other articles.
noYl9 Qtu ~
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

It is doubtful Il there was ever an cleo
ton since the country gaiued its indepen-
dsnce from which SO many lessons have
Eeen drawn as the recent one. We are
'tola thai it kills free silver, and strength
ems tree silver, that il sounds the death
knell Of Bryan and makes his nomination
in 1910 sure, that it shows that the coun-
Try is. anxious for expansion TO the Philip
pines, and that it viii have none of it,
Like an Ohio Democratic platform it can
be Interpreted SO as to meet everybody s
wishes, and afford consolation to all.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

Senator Hanna's remarks about the
Dingley tariff law were strangely misre-
ported. Instead OF quetioning the sutfi-
ciency.of that law he regards it as more
than sufficient, besides being the most
scientific tariff statute ever enacted.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

The Roman Catholics have planned to
send one hundred and fifty priests and
nuns to Porto Rico right away to look
otter the religious interests of the pc ople.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19

There appears to be fairly hopeful out
look that some arrangement beneficial
to buth countries, will be arrived at be-
tween the Canadian and United States
commissioners now in session at Washing
ton. The preferential duties now
given TO England seem to be the chief
stumbling block in the way, and there are
signs that EDglandsswi1 not only consent
TO It's removal but advise it. The fisheries
question has assumed much less import
ance than formerly attached to it owing
TO the decline of our business in that line
and mutual concessions, which would
have been impossible years ago are now
likely to coms easy. OF course if re-
oiprooity treaty is arranged it will be
quits limited in its scope, but if it re-
moves the causes that have been at the
bottom of the bad feelings between the
two countries it will be great help to
both.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
MAINE POST MASTERS.

Washington, November IS. The follow
ing fourth class postnasters were APP
pointed today: Mrs. Nancy K. Mayo.
Hiram: Charlotte j. Gone, North Amity;
u. T. Brown, Limington.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY. ,ONEMBER IS.

Gen. Young thinks the volunteer was
coddled too much. There is probably
something in his claim.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-19
AUCTION SALES
BY r. 0. BAILEY 3 CO., Auctioneers.
AssigR0es' Auction Sale Of
GRANITE QUARRY, ENGINES
4 BOILERS, FIXTURES,
&c. AT FREEP0RT, ME.

We shall sell on Wednesday, Dec, 7th, ata.as
p. M. on the premises, the E. B. Mallett Free
port Light Granite Quarry, at Freeport, Me.
This property consists of about twenty-elQht
acres of land on which is the well deVeloped
granite quarry OF Freeport light grants. Also
lot of land adjoining the Maine Central r. B.
tracks az fTeeport village, with buildings eIid
ONCE thereon, suitable for the handing and
polishing of granite. Quarry is equipped IN
first class manner with all necessary pdFapher-
nalia. tools and fixtures including engine and
boiler, steam derrlcks, steam drills, stone cut
ters. polishing machines, shaftfns, blacksmiths
shops, In fact all tools and fixtures necessary to
the conducting of a first class quarry, alt OF
which is In good condition, Total cost of the
property and fixtures before development over
$4,000. The granite Of this quarry has fine
reputation for building and statuary work.
There are excellent facilities for shipping. both
sold absolutely without reserve al auction, and
offers splendid opportunity for parties inter
ested In this line of business or contemplating
engaging In same. A circular containing plan
of the real estate and detailed description of
personal property, also list of buildings, and
Statuary work constructed from the granite,
may be had on application to the auctioneers,
or to J. W. Symonds and 9. s. Cook, assignees
Of E. B. Mallett at Portland, Me. nov16dtd