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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

LONDON, Nov. 1O.-At the Guildhall
banquet last evening the Marquis of
Salisbury did not announce a British
protectorate over Egypt, but he empha-
sized the necessity of being prepared for
all eventualities. The premier also said
the United States was new and dis
turbing factor in European politics, say
ing:
''The car has invited a congress to
provide for the disarmament of the
world, but while we offer our heartiest
tribute to his motives and are willing to
assist and sympathize in every way I'M
til the happy day when his aspirations
are crowned with success we must still
provide precautions needful to counter
act the dangers surrounding us. In
some respects this era, this g4-J :
Great Epoch in the History of Man,
is marked by unhappy omens. It is the
first year in which the mighty force of
the American republic has been intro
duced among nations whose dominions
are expanding and whose instruments to
a certain extent are war.
81 am not implying the slightest
blame-far from it. l am not refusing
sympathy to the American republic in
the difficulties through which it has
passed, but no one can deny that its ap-
pearance among factors, Asiatic, at all
events, and possibly in European. diplo-
macy, is grave and serious event,
which may not conduce to the interests
of peace, though think in any event it
is likely to conduce to the interests Of
Great Britain"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
Few Doors. Nor Even the More COST
Iy, Made of Solid Wood. ~ rae-,

Few Doors. For Even the More C0st-
Iy, Made of Solid Wood. ~ asa
Tie very finest of doors are made
nowadays of veneer on a body of pine.
Even when made of mahogany or some
other costly wood doors have to be We
neered. The body of the door is made
of plain, straight grained mahogany,
while the surfaces are veneets of fine
wood. fa + 1885,
In the finest doors the body is made
of selected white pine, free from sap
and perfectly seasoned, which is cut in
to narrow strips and then glued to-
gether. The outer edges of this door are
faced with what is called veneer, but
which is really strip of the fine wood
half an inch ormore in thickness. The
inner edges of the frame, by the panels,
are covered in the same manner with
thick strips, in which the ornamental
holdings or carvings are made and
which are grooved to receive the panels.
This built up Frame of white pine,
with edges of the fine wood, is then
veneered with the fine wood. In some
lighter doors the panels may be of solid
mahogany, but in the finer, larger and
heavier doors the panels also are made
of sheets of white pine with veneering
of the fine wood, SO that the entire door
is veneered.
1t would be difficult, if not impossi-
BILE, to procure at any cost mahogany
lumber in fine and beautiful woods of
sufficient size for the larger doors. The
built up and veneered door of pine
wood, however, has every appearance
of solid door, and, made of selected
veneers, it may be more beautiful than
solid door would be- 1t is more serv-
iceable and remains longer perfect. Its
cost is about half what solid door
would cost.-New York Sun.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

And now the Democrats are telling
about Roosevelt's opposition in 1900. The
Denis needn't worry about the Repub-
licans. McKinley's nomination will be
made unanimous in 1900if he continues
as he has thus far, and Mr.. Roosevelt
will doubtless content himself with
making the best governor New York
ever had for the next four years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
THE RESULT IN THE MA
TON.

The result of Tuesdays election
throughout the country must be
gratifying not only to the Republi-
cans, but to all friends of sound
money The Republicans have swept
everything. Congress will be Repub-
lican in both branches. The majority
in the house will be small, but from
the present outlook, ample for all pur-
poses. The senate after March 4th
next will be Republican for the first
time in six years by good majority.
The policy Of the administration in
the conduct of the war has .been ap
proved, and the nation announces to
the world that in the matter of
treating with Spain the people of this
country approve the course that Mr..
Mckinley is pursuing and will stand
behind him in all of his demands,
The narrow views gut forth by the
opposition have been most emphati-
cally condemned.
There is another matter involved in
the election of great Importance to
the nation, and that is the endorse
ment of the existing gold standard,
Every prediction made by the free
silver advocates two years ago, has
failed to materialize. They declared
that good times could not exist under
the gold standard, ignoring the fact
that they had existed for years pre-.
vious to 1892 The reversal which
the silver managers hoped for and to
a considerable extent looked for, did
not take place and the comfort they
looked for 1900 has been denied them.
They have asserted time and again
during the past two years that the
silver question is not settled. that no
question is settled until it is settled
right. The trouble is they do not
seem to recognize the fact
that the people settled their ques-
tion and settled it right.
All through the east, north, middle
west. and even in the far west comes
the news of Republican success,
West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
and New jersey remain with the Re-
publicans, and ensure the election of
two or three Republican senators.
New York elects Roosevelt by good
majority and a Republican legislature
that will send a Republican to the
senate in place of Murphy. Through
the north and middle west Indiana is
the only state but what has given the
a good majority, and
while the result was in doubt there
yesterday so far as the returns
showed, the news today may clear up
the doubt. Through the west the
best of news comes. Nebraska re-
turns to the Republican field after
wandering for several years with
Populistic and silver vagaries. Cali
fornia also elects the Republican
state ticket and a legislature that
will send a Republican in the place of
Senator White, Democrat. The latest
returns from Washington up to last
night indicate Republican success,
and that a Republican will succeed
Senator Wilson. There has been no
wavering on the money question and
the reforms that have been demanded
will now 60 forward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
TIMES ARE BETTER.
Less Call for County Assistance Than for
Years

County Commissioner Roberts
states that there is less call for as
sistance on the part of poor people
than has been the case in November
for several years. He does not look
for much of demand for help until
towards spring This will be easier
on the poor fund and at the same time
shows that times are more prosper
GUS, as people who have been used to
calling on the county for help are
now able to help themselves, there
being work for all.
No cases of restitution with fea-
lures of general interest have been re-
ported lately. 1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

W. A. Funk has exchanged the
Madison building on South Front
with G. P. Lamberton, OF Herman,
for 4sO acres of land In Traverse
county. Mr.. Lamberton has sold the
building to Marie Hay. This prop
erty has been transferred several
times during the past few years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

1.-THE defeat Of Towne in the Sixth
district, is one of the best features of
the campaign, and one of the hardest
blows struck against the revival of
the free silver coinage heresy that
has been dealt anywhere. The free
silver crowd can extract no comfort
cut of the Minnesota election, even
though John Lind is elected to the
governorship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
wanted 1t Altered.

Minister Ito newly welded pairt-
The married state imposes various du-
ties. The husband must protect the
wife, while the wife must follow the
husband whithersoever he goes.
Bride-La, sin, couldn't that be al.
tered in our case? My husbands going
to be country postman. Judy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
The bottle Post.

The ''bottle post is an old institu-
ton ON the south coast of Iceland. Let
tiers are put into corked bottles, which
are waited by the wind to the opposite
coast. They also contain cigar or 9TH
er trifie to ic5uce the finder to deliver
the letter as addressed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

The fusionists did not carry every
thing down in Pipestone county. This
Mr. f. E. Hitchcock received a
telegram from his brother stating that
he had been elected county treasurer by
a majority OF %,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Our Populist friend Neff down at
Lake Crystal publishes the statement,
Congressman McCleary's election in
doubt This is rich, but happily
the only doubt involved is as to
whether his majority will run above
IL, 1000 and how much.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
THE OFFICIAL CANVASS.
1t Will Begin Tomorrow at the County
Auditors Office.

The official canvass of the returns
from Tuesdays election in this county
will begin tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock. 1t will be made at County
Auditor Gunder's Office at the court
house, and the canvassing board con-
sists of Mr.. Gunders, Chairman Graf,
of the county board, and Justices ].
E. Jones, of Sterling, and Curtin
Cooper. of Decoria. 1t is expected
that the work will occupy all Of TO-
morrow, tomorrow night and possibly
a part of Saturday.
The returns were all in at the
county auditors Office by 4:30 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
Several of the voters in this city
were unablesto read, and had to be
assisted by others, as provided by
law. In one case, ballot without
any marks on it was voted; and in
several cases only one name had a
cross placed aftersit. In the Third
ward, only the name Of John Lind
was crossed on one ballot, and on an
other only that of Henry Himmel-
man. Some of the voters remained
in the booths preparing their tickets
from twenty to forty minutes, al
though the average voter did not re-
quire more than three to five
minutes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Judge Wilson made an order today
discharging GUSTAV Swenson as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Joseph
Swenson.
The mercury fell to sixteen above
zero this morning, and heavy frost
covered everything. 1t has been a
beautiful day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

The team attached to the de livery
wagon Of the Star Steam laundry ran
away at noon today, and brought up
In the alley back of the Presbyterian
church against a telephone pole.
The wagon was badly wrecked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Minnesota Democratic? Well just
look at the majorities rolled up for
the balance of the state ticket. The
legislature is also Republican and our
congressional delegation solid Re-
publican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Senator Davis, over in Paris! Did you,
hear the news from Minnesota, of up
wards of 80 Republican majority in the
legislature? Your great work is most
emphatically endorsed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Minneapolis is going to have a
man for mayor. That
ought to mean continued good govern
ment for the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

The Northwestern Telephone Co.,
new line from Mankato to Blue Earth
City. by way of Lake Crystal and the
Gilmore branch, will be opened for
business next week. The company is
placing fifty new instruments in this
cifu/
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Mr.. Eddy pulls through in the
Seventh district with the largest ma
jority he has yet received, and he de,
serves it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Mr.. Croker was sure that Teddy
Roosevelt could not be elected gov
ernor of New York. He finds now
that Tammany is not all powerful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

The Republican candidates seem to
be all right. The Popocratic partisan
ship got the rap it so justly deserved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Get rid Of all stock that cannot be
wintered to advantage. No more
stock should be wintered than the
feed will keep well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

daily newspapers. and copy be sent
to our bereaved brother.
J. B. RICHARDS,
w. B 1ORREY,
j. r. BRANDRUP,
Com.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Just put it down that Minnesota con
tinues doing business with solid sound
money delegation in congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11

Gov. Pingree of Michigan, is now
firmly convinced that potato farming
is good thing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
Mothers
Friend

will DO for every woman what 1t did for the
Minnesota mother who writes the above Let.
ter. Not to use it during pregnancy Is
mistake to be paid for in pain and Suffering.
Mothers Friend equips the patient with
strong body and clear intellect, which IN
turn are impaired to the child. 1t relaxes
the muscles and allows them to expand. Il
relieves morning sickness and nervousness.
1t puts ali the organs concerned IN perfect
condition for the final hour, so that the actual
labor is short and practically painless. Dan
ger of rising or hard breasts is altogether
avoided, and recovery is merely matter Of
few days. se -sa @
Druggists sell Mothers Friend for 81 bottle.
The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Send for our free illustrated book.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-11
DAVIES Z N|LHARIZ.

lob Odd Fellows Block,
Mankato. :. Minnesota.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-01-08
BROS,
HAR-DW. .ARE.

candidate for speaker, and the other
regular Republican candidates in the
organization of the legislature, and
that the opposition has not enough
votes to elect a. senator. The Hanna
men concede that they have lost the
power of the organization of both
branches, can name no chairmen, place
no members on desirable committees or
dispose Of any other state patronage,
but they have carried the war into the
home counties Of the ''bolting" Repub-
ican members and expect the necessary
changes before the caucus is held.
The developments of the day have
caused the Hanna men to admit they
were outdone in the preliminary organ
ization for this contest and that they
under estimated the opposition, espe-
cially the growth Of it since the Novem-
Der election. While Chairman Kurtz
was thought to have been organizing
against Senator Hanna ever since the
Republican state convention at Toledo
in June, yet the participation of Gov.
ernor Bushnell and others had not been
fully anticipated.
Hanna Lacks Three Votes.
The senate will cast II votes for
Hanna and 10 against him. If Hanna
is no stronger in the house than the
Boxwell ticket was when Boxwell re-
ceived So votes and Mason 56 for
speaker, then Senator Hanna will have
only 70 votes on Joint ballot and 73 are
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-01-08
'ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE
sTRoNGLY OPPOSED TO SPECIAL
4. CONCESSIONS BY CHINA.

Notice Given That She viii Not Recog-
niEe Any Special Rights Granted at Any
Chinese Port to Any Particular Power.
WIN Also Demand Equal Rights as to
Commercial Concessions.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-Up to late hour
0ae statement of the Manchester Guar
dian has neither been confirmed nor
denied, and the general belief is that
whether an actual note has been dis.
patched to China or not, The Guardi-
ans statement fairly represents British
policy. In substance the statement was
that England had dispatched note to
the powers refusing to recognize any
special rights granted at any Chinese
port to any particular power. "The
government also, declared that the same
principle applied 70 such transactions as
railway and mine monopolies. Taking
her stand on the treaties, Great Britain
refuses to acknowledge such concessions
and will insist upon similar railway and
mine rights and will use such force to
secure or defend them as may be neces-
Hafv -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-01-08
THIRTY ARE DEAD.

Fearful Calamity 0.xurs During q Polit-
ical Meeting Mt London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont, Jan. 4.-Thirty per.
sons are known to have been killed and
many injured by the collapse of floor
in the city hall. Last evening closed
the municipal campaign and the hall
was crowded to hear the addresses Of
the successful candidates. At mid.
night rs bodies had been taken from
the wrecked building and identified.
How many were injured will never Re
known as those who suffered but
slightly at once made for their homes
or were cared for by friends. Those
who were more seriously injured, were
carried to neighboring drug stores,
whence they were taken to the hos
pitfalls or to their homes after their in.
juries had been attended to. The dead
were taken to the committee rooms OF
Alderman Parnell, the defeated candi-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-01-08
date for mayor, directly across the

street.
Building Crowded to the Doors.
At the close of the polls crowd
gathered in the city hall, where it has
been the custo m for years past for the
successful candidates to address the
electors. The building was crowded to
the very doors, probably 1900 people
being jammed in its narrow scope. In
response to numerous calls, R. M.
Toothe was pushed forward to the plat
form on which the speakers stood. AS
he reached it there was an ominous
cracking and the raised platform Qn
which the mayor and newly elected
aldermen were seated seemed to pitch
forward to the floor. There was sag
ging of timbers and the next moment
$50 people were hurled 10 feet to the
floor below. A beam running 20 feet
along the center of the hall had given
way and the crowded mass standing
above that section Of the floor was
thrown in heap to the bottom. A
large safe stood in one corner OF the
hall and with a. huge steam coil weigh.
ing half ton came crashing down on
the heads Of the victims.
An investigation of the wreck after
the catastrophe disclosed the fact that
a whole section of the floor had dropped,
the joists having been as neatly cut off
as though the work had been done with
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-01-08
NOT FOR Nj. A. HANNA
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN PROBABLY DE-
FEATED FOR REFLECTION.

The Opposition Captures All the Offices,
Organizing Both branches os the Leg.
islature with Votes to spare-Some
Exciting Times mt Columbus.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 4-The sena-
torial contest in the Ohio legislature
has acknowledgements. The combine Of
the anti Hanna Republicans with the
Democratic members succeeded in or
ganizing both branches of the legisla-
ture in the interests of ''the combine
opposition to the reelection of Senator
Hanna.
There are two more dates for tests Of
strength, the joint senatorial caucuses
Wednesday night and the joint ballot
ing for senator one week from next
Wednesdays Jan. II. With the COM
plication ofssthe legislative organization
and it's patronage disposed of, the
Hanna men have begun most des.
perate fight on the senatorship. The
Hanna menAeny that they will form a
coalition with Brice for a Gold Demo-
crat for senator rather than be beaten
by Free Silver Republican, or that
they will doanything else but fight it
out if it takes all winter.
stiIlEla. IN Hanna VIII Win.
While they are not able to give list
long enough to elect they claim that
Hanna is stronger than Boxwell, their
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-01-08
E. ERTRESVAAG'S
General Store.

resentatives. All OF the lO9 members
were in their seats. After the name
of Boxwell had been presented as
speaker, the name Of Representative
Mason, Rep, was presented by Repre-
sentative Jones, Rep, and seconded by
two other Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis did not participate in the speaking.
AS the ballot proceeded, there were
loud cheers as the doubtful members
responded to their names, and when
the roll call approached the close and
Mason secured the necessary majority
there was a long demonstration that
delayed the official announcement Of
the vote-56 to 50. John P. Griffith,
Rep, for speaker pro tenn, Charles H.
Gerrish, Rep, for chief clerk, and the
balance of the combine slate went
through by the same vote. +
In the senate Burke, Republican but
opposed to Hanna, and Voight, fusion
ist, were absent, and the Democratic
slate went through by vote Of l8 to II.
Democrats Dividing the Offices.
At the headquarters of the "com.
bine" the workers were engaged all
night in entertaining the anti Hanna
Republican members. In the appor-
tionment of the chairmanships the
Democrats got 20 in the house and the
Republicans 18, that body having a
Republican majority. In the senate,
which is tie politically, the Demo-
Gratis got 18 chairmanships and the Re.
publlcans 4.
On the senatorial fight there were
many rumors about Hanna and Brice
pulling together for gold standard
senator and Mclean and Bushnell for a
free silver senator. There were Demo-
Gratis urging Mclean as the combine"
candidate rather than Bushnell, Nc
Kissln or Kurtz, and Republicans were
were favoriug Brice rather than Free
Silver Republican.
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necessary to elect.

necessary to elect.
The feeling OF the Republican mem.
bers who voted for their caucus nonlj.
nees is openly expressed against Gov.
ernor Bushnell more than against Mr..
Kurtz or other Republicans who com.
bined with the Democrats.
The feeling OF revenge was shown
even in the routine legislative proceed.
ings. Representative Bramley OF
Cleveland introduced a bill to repeal
the 50-year franchise law for street
railways in which Senator Hanna is
largely interested. Bramley is con-
tractor who has large interests under
the municipal administration Of Mayor
McKisson, and other members. from
Cleveland, who are supporting Hanna.
are said to have measures ready for
charges and investigations at Cleve-
land that wonld affect Bramley.
Organization II the LsgisIature.
The greatest excitement prevailed
during the session of the honse Of rep