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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

As Cape G~irardeau city goes so
gocs C..p- GirGr~oou county. Cape
c.. Republican las:
Tuesday-Cape county will go Re
publican next November.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

Congressman Vandiver is for war.
He is representing his constituents for
a fact.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

Applicants for citizenship are now
asked if they are willing to shoulder
a musket for Uncle Sam if such should
become necessary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

The Presidents message will not 90
to Congress till next Monday and
probably not till Tuesday. The
President is giving Spain plenty of
time to consider propositions made by
the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

This country j. better prepared for
war nov than 1t ever has been. No
nation nDder the sun can lick rs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

The Americans will all get out of
Cuba by Sunday and then we will be
ready for war.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

Juaga Fort Of Dexter is now assured
Of inc nomination Tor Circuit Judge
down in the 22nd Circuit.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

Candidates for office are %announc
ing in every county of Southeast Mis-
souri,, excepting Cape G%irardeau
county. Our candidates are modest
men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09
The Damage Done at Mare Island by the
Recent Earthquake.

WASHINGTON, April "A telegram
received at the navy department yes
terday from the commanding officer of
the Mare Island navy yard shows that
the amount of damage suffered from
the earthquake shock last week is
S342.OuO. Secretary Long will ask con-
gress for a special appropriation to
make the necessary req 80, II the
buildings and other props.-y damaged.
Decision in the Collateral . IIe-i:Ihre rdy
Case AE-rni
DES MONIES, Ia. APP THE SUI
preme court, in thu col, cral inherit
ance tax case from Scott c,I1ty, affirms
the decision of the lower court that
exemption of 4 thousand dollars net
value is not to be applicable TO in
dividuai heirs against the tax of Ave
per cent. on the market value of the
property of decedents dying intestate.
No Use for :has Kin OF Gun.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. April 7.-Three
hundred men employed - tho United
States a:mory here were discharged
Yesterday afternoon on orders from
Washington. Tins. men were en-
pIoyed ON the Old Springfield rides.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09
Life for soc.

Many people have been cured of
Kidney diseases by taking Il see bottle
Foley's Kidney Cure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09

Arrival OF the MascOtte at Key West With
Refugees.
KEY WEST, Fla, April u, 9:40 P. m.-
The Mascotte arrived with passengers
aboard. She is coaling at the govern
mant dock. and will return to Havana
as soon as through. Consul-General
Lee did not come. There is great ex-
ritcment here. Every stateroom on
the Mascotte was engaged. The city
Of Key West will have a big engage
mcnt today. There is reported to be
rr.at excitement in Havana.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-09
Ar RATES:

II No GnnOunCemcnt VIII be INSERT
ID until paid in advance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
THE OPERA HOUSE.
Owing to the Demand for Room 1t is
Probable the County Convention Will
be Held Therein.===It Will be the
Greatest Convention in the History
of the County.

The Republican county convention
to be held in this city next Tuesday.
will unquestionablY be 'the greatest
political gathering ever held in the
county. There will be 262 delegates
and 43 candidates to be accommodate
ed, say noJhing Of the interested
friends Of the various candidates and
spectators generally who have a strong
desire to be accommodated with room.
A hall capable of holding a thousand
or fifteen hundred people can be filed
to it's capacity. The convention is
called to meet in L. P. Hunts hall,
which will not hold'over four hundred
people at the outside, and the concen-
sus of opinion expressed by many Of
the candidates, members of the city
committee and people generally who
have expressed an opinion is that the
opera house, under the circumstances,
should be secured. For the purpose.
Hoetfier Bros. have made a very liber-
al offer, and in all probability the
convention will be held there.
1t will be necessary, under the call,
for the chairman of the convention to
call to order in MI. Hunts hall.
This can be done, however, by a dozen
OF two delegates gathering there,
listening to the reading of the call
and an adjournment to the opera
house asked for, where the temporary
organization can be made and the
business of the gathering carried out.
Under all the circumstances, it
would be very proper to have the
band, and it is not unlikely that it's
services will be secured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
HELPING UNCLE SAM.
The L. Patterson Mercantile Co. Hands
Over a Big Check.

The L. Patterson Mercantile Co.,
has turned over a big handful of cash
to the government to help pay the
expenses of the war with Spain. It
paid 1851 to the internal revenue
collector on the stock of tobacco
which it had on hand when the new
revenue law went into effect, On
q importation Of tea valued at less
than S1,400 it paid a tax of $64O, or
ten cents a pound. The duty was fifty
per cent Of the value of the consign-
ment. The tax is divided between
the wholesaler, retailer and consumer.
The L, Patterson Mercantile Co.
has supplied W. 81. McGrew, of Good
Thunder, with a large stock of gro
ceries to open up a store at Garden
City. 1t has also supplied Grant
Crossman with a full stock to open
business at Lime Creek. Both ship
ments were made last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
KIordike Almost Forgotten.

This is the busy season in the Klon-
dixie goldtields. Fortunes are being
dug up every week, but nothing is
said in the newspapers. There is war
on hand, and every other subject is
forgotten. In like manner men and
wo men drop out of sight when they
lose their health. The general cause
of sickness is in the stomach. From
there it branches out. To remove
the cause H%ostetter's Stomach Bitters
is the best remedy. The weaknesses
of women are cured by it. 1t gives
strength to both sexes. 1t invigora.
ties and imparts vitality. 1t steadies
the nerves and brings refreshing sleep
For those whose health is run down
nothing equals it. Take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters if you want to regain
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
Notice.

There:seems to be quite a general
demand for holding the Republican
county convention in the opera house,
in order to give all who may be inter-
ested in the proceedings an opportu-
nifty to attend.
1 would be glad to have as many Of
the members Of the Republican
county and city committee as can,
meet in parlor A, Saulpaugh, Friday
e vening at 500 o'clock for conference.
Can didates will also be welcome, and
are invited to come.
J. W. ANDREWS,
Chm. Rep. County Com.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

5 AROUND THE COUNTY. 5
VERNON CENTER.

Vernon Center, Aug. 17-Mr. and
Mrs. Thorstensen, of AmbOy, visited
with D. A. Slat ter and wife over Sun
day.
A surprise party was given Mrs.
Lowell last Saturday evening in honor
of her birthday.
George Slider spent Sunday in Lake
Crystal with his brother Paul.
Miss Pearl Miller, of Amboy, spent
Sunday with Miss Leeman.
Misses Mable and Myrtle Force
were in Mapleton from Friday until
Saturday visiting with the Bishops
and S~paulding's.
A load of young people drove to
Amboy last Wednesday evening.
Miss Clara Hanneman from Merrill,
Wis, visited over Sunday with Mrs.
Edith Halverson.
MSS Helen Grannis and Frances
McMichael departed for Waterville
Tuesday, where they will remain a
few weeks visiting with friends,
George Slider has sold out his stock
of jewelry to John McMichael, who
now invites your patronage to the
barber shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Force went to
Garden City Friday to visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Wendtlapd.
Miss Vesta Cornish, who has been
teaching in Ortonville, Mimi. re
turned home last Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
STANDARDIZED.
A Harvest Hand Robbed Last
Night.
Struck on the Head and Left UncOn-
sciOus in the Omaha Rail-
way Yards

A stranger in the city, a harvest
hand, was assaulted and robbed early
this morning in the Omaha railway
yards, between the freight depot and
the union depot. 1t appears from the
story which he related to the police
after the occurrence, that he and an
other young man have been stacking
near Blue Earth City. They came to
Mankato on the Gilmore train, arriv-
ing at 6:45 O'Clock last evening, and
concluded to see the town and leave
some of their hard earned wealth
here.
After visiting several saloons, they
entered one in block fourteen where
they found a tall man with a black
mustache. This man asked them to
treat him and they refused. He then
threatened to catch them sometime
when he wouldn't do a thing to them.
Later in the evening, they procured
a horse and buggy and drove around
with a young woman whom they had
been made acquainted with during
their brief stay in the city. About
midnight, it was arranged that one
should take the horse back and meet
the other at the union depot, and
that both should leave on a freight
train for the west.
The one who returned the horse
started for the depot along the track,
and when north Of the freight
depot was approached from
behind by someone, who struck
him on the head with some kind
of a weapon. The harvest hand
was rendered unconscious, and while
lying in this condition he was robbed
of all his money, between 81 and SO as
nearly as he is able to remember.
After regaining consciousness he
found himself alone, and betook him
self to the police station, where he
renamed until morning. He is un-
able to give a description of his as
sailant, further than that he thinks
that the latter is the tall man who
made the threats in a saloon last even
ing.
The robbery occurred obetween II
and loo o'clock this morning. The
young man received a bad cut on one
side Of his head, laying the scalp
open. There is but little hope of find
ing his a~ssailant, who may have taken
a train out of the city, or who may
have been a tramp. The young man
has the appearance of a truthful and
industrious laborer, who is none too
well posted on the ways and dangers
of a city. He was unable to find his
partner this morning.
The instrument used in the assault
is believed to have been a coupling
pin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
STEPHEN LAMM BETTER.
Important Operation Performed Upon
Him Yesterday.

The many friends Of Stephen Lamm
will regret-to learn that it was found
necessary to perform an operation up
On him yesterday afternoon, as prob
ably the only chance of saving his
life. The operation was successful,
and it is hoped that MI. Lamm will
not be confined to his residenc more
than a month.
A week ago, Mr.. Lamm suffered
from strangulated hernia, but this
was overcome by his physician, DR..
Andrews, and he was able to be out
for a couble Of days. Night before
last, a severe relapse occurred, and
Drs. Andrews and Webster worked
faithfully over him, but it was rea-
LIKED yesterday that unless an
operation was performed he might
not survive today. The two
physicians, assisted by Drs. Davis and
Zimmerman and a nurse from st.
Joseph's hospital, performed the
operation. Mr.. Lamm passed a good
night and was feeling easy today.
When he RECEIVERS, it is expected that
he will not have a return of the
trouble.
Mr.. Lamm is se%venty-one years Of
age, but nature has endowed him with
a good constitution, and no fears are
felt as to the outcome. His trouble
is similar to that which carried the
late j. A. Willard off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
LEGAL SEPARATION WANTED.

Catherine Jost has commenced an
action against her husband, Geo. A.
Jost, proprietor of the Exchange
Steam Laundry, for a limited divorce,
in Guiding the custody of their child
and alimony. The grounds alleged
are cruelty and inhuman treatment
and other things. Mrs. Jost also asks
for an order to show cause why Mr..
Jost should not be restrained from
disposing Of the laundry property, and
this is made %returnable Aug. 9th at
1000 a. m. Lorin Cray has been re-
tain ed as the plaintiffs attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
A SUDDEN DEATH.

Little Clifford, the fifteen months
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simp-
son, who reside at the corner Of
Pleasant and Willard streets, was
t aiken sick with cholera infantum at
about five o'clock yesterday afternoon
and died at ten o'clock this forenoon.
Mr.. Simpson had gone out on the road,
but was reached by telegraph and re-
turned this afternoon. The funeral
will occur from the house at $3.50 p.
m, tomorrow. The sympathy Of
their many friends will be extended
to Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson in their
sorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

he left it, it was one Of the best, if
not the best in Rapidan. His recon
mendation when he came here was
that she is one of the best teachers if
not the best in the county" Every
where that Mr.. Olsen ever taught he
has gwen the same excellent satisfac-
ton. Furthermore, we think no more
than Justice that the country should
have a representative in the county
offices, heretofore the cities having
had a monopoly of all Of them.
There is no grass growing on the
Rapidan roads now as they are shaded
about all the time by politicians OF
every calibre, from the size of a horse
pistol to an eleven inch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

w. z. Haight, of Blue Earth City,
was in Mankato yesterday afternoon
arranging for connecting the Blue
Earth Valley Telephone Co.'S lines
with the new local company's plant,
and making traffic arrangements with
the local company.
A thresher working in the vicinity
of st. Clair reports the wheat yield in
that section of the county as from 26
to 30 bushels to the acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

Alexander Wilkin post No. 10 has
appointed M. Hanna, a committee of
n to arrange for those wishing to
attend the G. A. R. encampment at
Cincinnati Sept. 5th to 9th. Parties
wishing to attend will please call on
MI. Hanna, at 6O7 South Front street,
at once, so proper arrangements can
be made to accommodate those wish
ing to attend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
HAD A REVOLVER.
A Sailor Gets Into Trouble in Man.
katO.

Officer Kelly was called to the
union depot last midnight to lock
after a man who was so bolsterous in
his conduct that he was making a
nuisance of himself. The officer
locked the fellow up, and the latter
gave his name as Michael O'Brien,
and said that he was a sailor by pro-
fession. He had a revolver in his
pocket, which the police officer took
care not to return to him, and which
is now the property of the city.
O'Brien sobered off by morning, and
agreed to leave the city at once if no
charge was made against him. The
officers accepted his proposition and
escorted him to the the city limits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

Mrs. Mans little daughter, Louise,
fell from a wheel last night and
sprained her ankle severely. DR..
Steel was called and dressed the in
jured member, but it will be several
days before Miss Louise will be able
to be about again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List Of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office at Mankato.
Mimi, for the week ending Aug. IS,
1898.
Collins, Miss Nellie () Packard, A. E.
Ford, Miss Ellen Roerig, Mrs. A. D.
Hoffman, Miss Annie Rupell, j. S.
Killorn, Mike Stewart. Prof.
Leber, Abe Swanson. Frank
Louis, ID. J. Veg. Laura
Olson, d.. Whitcomb, Henry
Paulson, Caroline Willis, G. W.
In calling for the above letters
please say ''advertlsed' and name
date OF, this list. Letters remaining
unclaimed at the expiration of Is
days from this date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
L. P. HUNT, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

Thas. Donahue, of Indian Lake,
who was recently badly injured in a
runaway, is doing nicely. 1t is now
thought that it will not be necessary
to amputate his injured limb.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi
son can not know what a desperate on
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inficting its
faint upon countless innocent ones
Some years ago I was inoculated with poison
by a nurse who infected my babe with blood
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

The occasion is one that will long
be remembered, and the band will
help to make it a "hot time" all
around.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
Mothers Friend

is an external liniment for expectant
mothers to use. 1t gives them
strength to attend to their household
duties almost to the hour of confne.
ment. 1t is the one and only prepare
ton that overcomes morning sickness
and nervousness. 1t is the only
remedy that relaxes and relieves the
strain. It is the only remedy that
makes labor short and delivery easy.
It is the only remedy that puts the
breasts in condition so that swelling
or rising is impossible. Don't take
medicines internally. They endanger
the lives of both mother and child.
Mothers Friend is sold by druggists for 81.
Send for our free illustrated book
The Bradfield Regulator Co.. Atlanta, Ga.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

faint. The little one was
unequal to the struggle,
and Its life was yielded
up to the fearful poison.
For six long years I suf-
fered untold misery. I
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
Of woe during those long
years. I had the best
medical treatment. Sew
eral physicians success.
sively treated me, but all
Tn No nnrnnco Tho mar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

curry and potash seemed to add fuel to the
awful flame which was devouring me. I was
advised by friends who had seen wonderful
cures made by it, to try Swift's Specific: We
got two bottles, and I felt hope again revive In
my ~breast-hope for health and happiness
again. improved from the start, and q com
plete and perfect cure was the result. 6. 8.
Is the only blood remedy which reaches des-
perate cases. MRS. T. W. LEE,
Montgomery, Ala
OF the many blood remedies, s. 8. s.
is the only one which can reach deep
seated, violent cases. 1t never fails to
cure perfectly and permanently the
most desperate cases which are beyond
the reach of other remedies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19
Blood

is REL VEGETABLE, and is the only
blood remedy guaranteed to contain no
mercury, potash, or other mineral.
Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

Findings

We are not only showing
the largest and most complete
selection of DRESS GOODS
ever shown in Southern Mime
sofa, but have just received
what is fully as essential-a
full and complete stock of Gil
bert's fast colored Innings and
Skirtings, Percalines, Silicias.
etc; none better made in the
United States. s-.asj
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

We want the dressmakers of this city particularly to see
these Innings. We know you can and will recommend them.
Our new 81 inch Tafeta Silks we can recommend for skirt
Innings and Waists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-19

Skill in dressmaking is easily &C
quired at home if you have the
right kind of tools. Innings properly
made are the first requisite. Sea
Island Silk Innings give to a dress
waist that stylish outline seen only
in tailor-made costumes. They are
made with a view to being readily
pressed into a perfect shape, which
they always retain in a garment.
Sea Island Silk Innings are mirror
ed. grained and finished like silk.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-07-02
A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW YORK
IN ACTION.

The ship seemed to work and to
fight by herself; You heard no
human voice of command, only the
grieved tones of Lieutenant Multi
gan rising from his smoke chOked
deck below, where he could not see
to aim his six-inch gun, and from
where he begged Lieutenant Marble
again and again to ''Take your
damned smoke out of my way"
Lieutenant Marble was vaulting in
and out Of his forward turret like a
squirrel in cage. One instant you
would see him far out on the deck
where shattered pieces of glass and
woodwork eddied like leaves in a
hurricane, and the next pushing the
turret with his shoulder, as though
he meant to shove it overheard, and
then he would wave his hand to his
crew inside and there would be q
racking roar, a parting Of air and
sea and sky, flash Of flame vomit-
ing black smoke, and he would be
swallowed up in it like a wicked
fairy in u pantomime. And in
stantly from the depths below, like
the voice Of a lost soul, would rise
the protesting shrek Of Dick Multi
gan, asking frantically, "Oh, will
you take your damned smoke out
Of my way" !"-JMly Scribmer's.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-07-02

From Shreveport Progress we
learn that the committee on the
erection of the school house has
called for competitive plans for
three story brick school building to
cost from $25, 600 to $35, 900 and
to contain twelve school rooms ca
pable Of seating fifty pupils each,
with necessary cloak rooms and IL
brary and an assembly room with
seating capacity for 800. The com
mittee also offers prizes of 800 and
$50 for plans besides the usual ar
chitect's fee.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-07-02
FREEDOM THAT MAKES SLAVES.

Government ownership would
never do because we are free " II
is amazing to note the relish with
which the magnates dwell upon the
fact that we are free whenever
they desire to emphasize their OPP
position to measure calculated to
benefit the people We are free"
people, and therefore we must get
along without the most primitive
accommodations of civilization. 1t
Is because we are free that the
corporations tryranize over us. 1t
Is because we are free that the
wealth Of the country makes us
slaves es.-PMlddplphio american.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-07-02

The United States can have all
the strength and development they
need without going out Of their
present boundaries. We can al
ways meet and overcome any inva-
ders, and our policy should be one
Of peace, that We may grow intel
lectually and morally. II our great
republic is to descend to the level
of a mere land grabber, we shall
deserve all the evil that necessarily
follows such polio. y-St. Louis
Ost-Dispatch.