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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28
FORBIDS EXECUTION
OF AM PRISONERS
Miles Telegraphs to Macias Just in
Time to Stop the Shooting Of
Mayor Aguado.

Special Cable 10 The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1885, by James Cor
don Bennett.
SAN JUAN, Aug N.-General Miles was
informed OF the arrest OF Mayor Aguado
by the Spniards. The Mayor was taken
to San juan and was sentenced to be shot
on a. charge of deserving to the sAmer1-
cans General Miles Immediately lele-
eraphed Governor General Macias, forDt1-
ding any executions Of prisoners
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Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. J. Noonan. 1ol7 1o2s Mission.
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HONORS FOR
ARMY HEROES.
Promotions of Men Who
Fought at Manila.
BRIGADIERS ARE ADVANCED
ANDERSON, McARTHUR AND
GREENE LEAD THE LIST.
Many Officers, Both in the Volunteer
and Regular Service, Are Bre-
vetted for Higher
Rank.
BRIGADIERS ARE ADVANCED
ANDERSON, MACARTHUR AND
GREENE LEAD THE LIST.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28

RAKER CITY, Or, July 81, 1898.
tI,,dsnn Medical InstituteADeer
sirs: / have used your remedies tor
five months. | have never felt DETER
than 90 nov" A. B. HOOPER.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28
: GALL OR WRITE

CIRCULARS FREEi
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TAINTED BLOOD.

TAINTED BLOOD First, secondary
TAINTED BLOOD or tertiary forms
TAINTED BLOOD Of blood disorders
TAINTED BLOOD are manifested by
TAINTED BLOOD Copper Colored
TAINTED BLOOD spots, Itching
TAINTED BLOOD Skin, Irrifated,
TAINTED BLOOD Dry, Parched
TAINTED BLOOD Throat, Ulcers in
TAINTED BLOOD the Mouth, Falling
TAINTED BLOOD Hair and Bad
TAINTED IL GOD Blood. When in
TAINTED BLOOD this condition you
TAINTED BLOOD must act promnt
THIN led BLOOD ly The best to do
TAINTt ID BLOOD is the Sure 30-Day
TAINTED BLOOD Cure. Call or write
TAINTED BLOOD for the
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TESTIMONIALS

WOODLAND, Aug. g.
Hudson Medical Institute-Gentle
men: am pleased to state that am
improving. I sleep well, eat well. am
well. Yours truly,
A. E. ECKHART.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
Pigeon Hill is Given an Easy
Grade.

The work of grading Pigeon hill
three miles south Of the city on the
Lake Crystal road, is now drawing
near completion. Those who origi-
nally laid the road out chose about as
as poor a place as they could possibly
have done. They plunged up the
steep ebluff from the river valley to
the prairie, and after reaching the
top went down again into an arm of a
ravine and then up again. Close by
was a ravine that would have given
an easy slope all the way up, but the
pioneers chose the hardest way, and
the farmers have been following 1t
ever since, without attempting to
materially lessen the steep grade.
Finally the county took hold Of the
matter last winter, and County Sur
yeyor Brooks devised plan for reduc-
ing the grade about one-half. The
contract was awarded to John Bowen
at between $500 and 5000, and very
soon the work will be finished.
The work covers distance Of g.
300 feet, with cut or fill all the way.
The deepest cut is nine feet at the
top, and the highest fill is ten feet at
the foot. The fill begins at the Omaha
railway track, where the slope is
made to commence. Perhaps the
most marked improvement is at
the top of the hill, where the pitch
down into the arm of the ravine is
filled up to a level with the prairie.
This fill is six feet, and the cut in
front is nine feet, so that steep
fifteen foot hill is entirely removed.
To carry off the water, stone culvert
or gutter is to be laid on one side of
the road for a distance of 700 feet.
The width of the roadway is twenty
feet, and it is to be surfaced with
gravel.
Mr.. Bowen, the contractor, is doing
a good job, and will have it completed
in about month. The rounding up
is now being done, preparatory to
graveling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
CREDITORS PAID.
Will Get Their Claims in
Full.
Stockholders of the MankatO
Blank Book rlfg. Co. Will Also
Get q small Dividend.

Harry Paddock, receiver for the
Mankato Blank Book Mfg. Co., pre-
sented his report to Judge Severance
Wednesday. 1t shows that there
have been claims filed to the amount
of 1886, and that the money received
has been $1.4O7.95. The burning of
the Y. M. l. building has facilitated
the closing up of the affairs Of the re-
ownership, as the money received is
the insurance on the plant that was
destroyed.
Receiver Paddock will be able to
pay the creditors of the company in
full, and after deducting all expenses
will have small balance to divide
among the stockholders, who will re-
ceive six or seven per cent.
The stockholders have until Aug.
10th to file their stock with Mr.. Pad
dock, together with proof of owner
ship, and they will not be paid until
after that. The court will probably
direct that the creditors be paid at
once.
A. E. Clark appeared on behalf of
Frank Haywood, of Minneapolis, who
is one of the stockholders, and also
on behalf of two-thirds of the credit
ors. The report is satisfactory to all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
DECLARED A DIVIDEND.
Firemen Divide up the Proceeds of Their
Sale to the City.

Hook and Ladder Co. No. l held a
meeting Monday and voted to divide
up the proceeds of the sale of its fire
team and equipments to the city.
The note received from the city, due
June 1st next, had been discounted at
six per cent, and the company divided
up $3.50 among thirteen members.
Every member who had belonged to
the company for ten years or more
was paid $47, and the other members
were allowed about 81 a year for their
terms of service.
Superior Hose Go. No 2 will hold a
meeting tonight and divide $500
among the members. 1t received a
$500 note from the city, which it has
discounted and will take the balance
from it's treasury. There are seven
teen members Of this company, and
they will probably be paid according
to length of service, on plan some
what similar to that adopted by the
hook and ladder company.
1t is expected that several of the
old members will drop out, after the
division Of the assets. They have
served well and faithfully and are en-
titled to retire with the thanks Of the
public for their past services, The
money which the tiremen receive will
help them to pay for some of the suits
of clothes that have been spoiled at
fires.
The ranks of some of the fire COM
panies are getting rather thin, as
compared with what they formerly
were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
SUES MRS. SMITH.
W Washington Latourelle Wants Satisfac
ton of Mortgage.

Washington Latourelle has COM
menced a suit against Mrs. Azella
F. Smith, as ADMINISTRATIVE of the es-
tate of the late P. A. Foster, to COM
pei satisfaction of mortgage given
by Albert Fritchie to P. A, Foster in
the latter's life time. He claims that
the mortgage, which is for S155, has
been paid in full to Mr.. Foster and to
Geo. T. Barr as administrator. Mrs.
Smith, he says. refuses to satisfy the
mortgage, claiming that she does not
know whether it has been paid.
The mortgage is on land owned by
Mr. Latourelle. Mr.. Barr accounts for
S131 paid him on the mortgage and
certifies that Mr.. Fritchie has ex-
hibited to him receipts to show that
the balance was paid to Mr.. Foster.
w. N Plymat and A. J. flourish are
attorneys for the plaintiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
POLICE COURT ITEMS.
Tramps Getting Numerous Again in This
Vicinity.

Adam Kunz was the first party to
be arraigned before Judge Shissler's
court Monday morning, being charged
with assaulting VIM. Mayer on Satur-
day. w. E. Young appeared as his
attorney and said that Kunz Eas pro-
badly technically guilty. but as no
blows had been struck and the matter
did not amount to much, he asked
the court to be as lenient as possible.
Kunz pleaded guilty and paid a fine
of So and costs. The trouble arose
over Kunz having heard that Mayer
claimed thatzhe owed him S.. He
asked Mayer about the truth of the
report, and his aspect was so threat
ening that Mayer became afraid and
tried to get away. Then Kunz
grabbed him by the coat to hold him
until they should get done talking
about the matter. Mayors shirt was
torn during the fuss.
Four tramps, VINO had been found
last night near the Minneapolis & St.
Louis depot by Officer Schiman, were
charged with vagrancy. Three of
them claimed to hail from Omaha
and the fourth from Faribault, and
all said that they were going to New
Ulm to look for work in the harvest
field. The court asked them how
much money they had and one
claimed to possess S1.50, another fit.
teen cents, and the balance were
broke. The court asked them how
long it would take them to get be-
yond the city limits, and one spoke
up and said "Three minutes" All
promised to go as fast as they could,
and the court gave them thirty min
utes, on pain Of stone pile sentence
if found within the city limits after
that time. Officer Thilgen escorted
them to the limits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
FIFTY INDIANS.
They Pass Through Mankato in
War Attire.
On Their Way to Attend the Indian
ougress at the Omaha Exposition
Thursday.

The Omaha train Tuesday brought
a passenger coach filled with Indians.
The car was turned over to the Omaha
road by the Great Northern company,
and was switched over to the Omaha
tracks in time to be plased on the end
of the through train, and was taken
through to Omaha. The in
terror of the car looked
very picturesque, with fifty Indians
clothed in gay colored blankets, and
their feathered shields and other
equipments hanging around. BY the
time the train had reached Mankato,
many Of the Indians were asleep, but
half dozen or more came out on the
platform and gazed on the small
crowd that had gathered. They wore
blankets and moccasins and were
bare headed.
The red skins were on their way to
the Omaha exposition, and several
United States soldiers had charge
of them, sitting in the next car.
Capt. w. A. Mercer, U. S. A. arriv-
ed at Omaha Monday.'in charge Of
800 Winnebago Indians. During the
week the tribes of the Sac and Fox
reservations will reach the exposition
to attend the congress Thursday. Ex-
traordinary preparations are making
for the war dance Of the Winnebagoes
and for the sun dance of the Sioux
warriors, who will appear painted and
CARRIED as in the old time, when this
tribe was accustomed to war with
rival clans of Indians.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
FRITZ'S SHARE.
1t r1ay Turn Out to Be a rlinus
Quantity.

Judge Severance filed his decision
Tuesday afternoon in the suit of Fer
dinand Fritz VS.. Mrs. Julia Ramspot.
Mr.. Fritz had purchased Mr.. Rams
pots undivided half interest in a
house and lot in the north part of the
city, and brought suit for division
Of the property. VIM. f. Hughes ap-
peared for the plaintiff and Pau &
Pau and Lorin Cray for the defen-
dant.
Judge Severance finds that the pro-
perty is worth about $1,000. He di-
reefs that it shall be sold and thai the
proceeds be divided equally between
Mr.. Fritz and sMrs. Ramspot, except
that the amount of Fred Kron's mort
gage, about $350'and two judgments
which Mrs. Ramspot holds against
Mr.. Ramspot, amounting to about
$50, and one-half of the taxes, should
be prid out of .Mr. Fritz's half,of the
proceeds. The sheriff will sell the
property and turn over to Mr.. Fritz
what is left of his share after the
above membranes have been paid.
1t is likely that there will be very
little left.
The mortgage was placed by Mr..
Ramspot before he was married to
Mrs. Ramspot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

1t is stated that r. S. Hughes, of
Lake Crystal, is talking of becoming
candidate for sheriff. Mr.. Hughe s
is the present county. commissioner
from the Third ldistrict, and to bold
one office and run for another. at the
same time would seem to be crowdirg
things little, where there is such
large field of candidates. II Mr..
Hughes is to be candidate for sheriff
1T would look better for him ito resign
his position as county commissioner
and give the people of the Third dis
trict an opportunity to choose his sue
cessor. OF course Mr.. Hughes ex-
poets to be nominated and elected
sheriff or he would not 60 into the
tight, and il this be fact, he owes L
to the people of his district to vacate
his present office, as he cannot posi-
bly, serve in both capacities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
INDIAN LAKE.

Indian Lake, Aug. lin this neigh
borhood harvesting is about finished
aud stacking has begun.
Lewis Craver is out harvesting near
Huntley.
Pete Uhlman's boys will start today
with their threshing machine.
Miss Ibertson is:spending her vaca-
tion with her mother.
Mr.. Holmgren will have a crew of
four teams and eight men stacking
today.
VIM. Watts ST. has gone to Wis.
consin for the second time this
season.
Chas. Ballard lost span of horses a
couple of weeks ago by eating Paris
green.
Mr.. Hanson, who lives near the
poor farm, is very sick with cancer of
the stomach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Williams, of
Downs, Kas., were visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. S. F. keenan,.
Ethel Foster received a.blow on the
head Saturday by the falling of a
buggy pole, but is about again.
A child was born recently to Mr..
and Mrs. Manderfeld.
Len Foster is suffering with bone
felon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
A HORSE STOLEN.
Bold Act of Two Men Last
Night.
They Take Henry SchuIte's Horse and
Buggy From Front Street and
Depart.

Henry Schulte's horse and buggy
were stolen from the corner of Front
and Plum streets Tuesday between
the hours of nine and ten o'clock.
Mr.. Schultz lives in Lime township
and was getting ready to return home.
The horse had been hitched out in
the street for about half an hour, but
when Mr.. Schultz was ready to start
it was missing, and had probably been
gone for some time. as no trace was to
be found of it. Mr.. Schultz reported
his loss to Officer Bienapf and after
searching awhile he was Obliged to
walk home.
The horse is bay PAGER, weighs 900
pounds. and has white stripe in the
face. The buggy is a new one with
top, and has end springs and half
springs for bars. 1t also has leather
spring cushions and back. The horse
had a string fly net.
This afternoon, it was reported to
Mr.. Schultz that two young men
were seen at about eleven o'clock or
later last night driving toward Madi-
son Lake with a horse and buggy
closely answering the description of
his property.
Mr.. Schultz came to the city again
Wednesday and kilograms were
sent out to towns in different direc-
tions to have the rig intercepted.
The thieves had long start, and it
may be difficult to overhaul them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
THE FIRST CASE.
Queer Actions of a 0lored Woman,
T bought to be ray.

A colored woman attracted much
attention on Front street near the @.
& N. W. freight depot Saturday
evening at about eight o'clock, by her
queer actions. She was followed
around by crowd of youngsters, and
was thought by some to be insane.
Officer Schiman concluded that she
was drunk and locked her up at the
city hall, where she was kept over
Sunday. In the municipal court this
morning she pleaded guilty to the the
charge of disorderly conduct, gave
the name of Belle James, and paid a
fine of S965. Under the entry of the
case on the docket, Judge Shissler
made this inscription: First colored
woman arrested for drunkenness on
the records of this court"
Three women giving the names OF
E. w. Dennis, Edith Rogers and
Bridget Murphy paid fine of 1885
each for disorderly conduct.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

The Milwaukee Sentinel has a long
article on "The Duty of Republi-
cans" The duty of Republicans this
year is to vote the Democratic ticket.
st. Paul Globe.
How so? There is no more reason
for the Republicans to vote the
Democratic ticket this year than
there has been in the past. Because
the Globe has swallowed the fusion
ticket and the endorsement of all the
issues which were set forth at Chi
cago two years ago, and which it then
declared were dangerous, does not
make them!any the less so now. The
Republicans have good ticket land
clearly defined principles and will
stand by them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
FASTER BATTLESHIPS.

At the beginning of the war there
was a general feeling that it would
decide the battleship to be impracti-
cal as an engine of naval warfare and
that the monitor would come to the
front as the great naval fighter of
the future. But the reverse has hap
pened. The battleship seems des-
tined to be the naval vessel of the
future, in connection with the ar
mored cruiser, while the monitor will
be relegated to the rear. There will
be one important change in the bat
tleship, however and that is an in
crease in it's speed. That important
fact has been demonstrated upon
several occasions and especially at
the fight before Santiago. A ship is
wanted that will make at least Is
knots an hour, and as much faster as
possible. This fact has been recog-
nized by the navy department, and
the secretary has issued a circular
amending the call for bids in this
particular, He is forbid by law from
offering premium upon speed, but
announces that in considering the
bids. the department will give pre-
ference to those bidders!guaranteeing
the highest rate of speed. There is
belief that this will result in obtain
ing an eighteen knot battle ship.
The bids that have been called for
are to be opened Sept. 1st. 1t is said
there is an inclination upon the part
Of the naval department to reopen
the whole question, make new plans
and specifications growing out of the
lessons learned during the war. This
would seem to be the only sensible
course to pursue. If the department
does not take advantage of the in
formation gained during the late
naval contest, it will be guilty Of
gross negligence. If millions are to
be put into a large navy, the benefit
OF the widest experience attainabIe
should be taken advantage of. 1t has
been demonstrated that about the
weakest point in our navy is the low
speed Of our battleshlps. This by all
means should be corrected, and in
making arrangements for new ships
is the time to correct it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

Today is the day Spain is to give an
answer to President McKinleys
peace terms. II it should turn out
that Spain does make a reply today,
it would be the reverse of her usual
methods of diplomacy. Spain is
never in a hurry. Tomorrow has a
much more pleasant look on it's face
to her than today, and then her policy
is always to play for delay. But in
this case delay will not help her in
the least, as the president has decided
that the war shall be pushed while
peace terms are discussed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

The reports from Skaters army, Of
the large number of men stricken
down with fever does not present a
very pleasing situation, and it is pleas
ing to note that operations are being
crowded hard to get them away from
Santiago as.soon as possible. However,
there is one feature Of the situation
that is some what reassuring, and that
is the exceedingly small death list.
The other day some 500 men were
stored to duty after an attack of fever,
and only one man had died.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
Mr.. BOWEN'S DENIAL.
MankatO, Mimi. Aug. l. Is

Mankato, Mimi, Aug. l, 1898.
Editor Free Press: In reply to Mr..
Kleinschmidt's card which appeared
in the columns of Saturday nights
Free Press, will say that I never told
any one that had made a combine
with him or any one else. 1 will say
further for the benefit of Mr.. Klein
schmidt that 1 have not as yet started
to make my campaign, and when do
start shall try and make clean and
honorable canvass, and if 1 cannot
win that way l will have to be beaten
as prefer an honorable defeat to q
dishonorable victory.
Respectfully Yours,
D. T. BOWEN,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

and mostly stacked. Oats being har.
vested now. Wheat, corn and flax
doing nicely.
Lime Creek = Farmers say they
never saw better barley. Oats turn
ing out we'll. Corn benefited by two
showers. Some wheat has been cut
and looks as if it would nearly all
grade No. 1.
Slayton-Crops are fine and har-
vesting progressing very rapidly. Corn
is in good shape, but potatoes need
more rain.
Rushmore-Corn is doing well, much
needed rain has fallen.
Magnolia weeks more will see
the largest crop harvested that this
country has ever produced.
Valley Springs-Wheat and oats
about one-third cut.
Adrian-Corn benefited by a nice
rain. Wheat harvest in progress and
yield promises large.
Brandon-Crops of all kinds in
good condition.
Luverne-Yield of all grains will be
good and there will be an immense
RIdlu
Humboldt and barley nearly
all cut, and wheat will all be in
shock by the end of the week. Corn
is well along, and flax is doing we'll.
Beaver Creek-The quality of grain
of all kinds is far superior to what it
has been for many years.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Think wheat is
good for Is bushels to the acre. Good
rain fell.
Hartford, s. D.-Barley is cut, oats
is being harvested, and wheat will be
cut this week.
Spencer, S. DISMAL grain is near
ly all harvested. 1t is estimated that
wheat will average Is bushels or four
more than last year. The quality of
wheat is far ahead of last year, and it
will mostly grade No. 2. The hay
crop is very heavy. Corn needs good
rain. Flax is looking well, but needs
rain.
Fulton, S. D.-Oats and barley all
cut. Wheat about half cut, quality
very good. Corn doing we'll but needs
rain.
Montrose. S. D.-Average yield of
wheat estimated at Is bushels. Many
farmers claim Is bushels and very few
expect less than Is. A good rain has
benefited corn, which promises to be
the heaviest corn crop ever raised
here.
Mitchell, S. D.-The crop has every
indication of surprising all former
yields, with good grade. Corn is do
ing nicely.
Seney, Iowa-Grain all cut and in
shock, except few fields of oats.
Rain has benefited corn.
Hasper, Iowa-Wheat and oats
about all cut. Corn could not look
any better.
Doom, Iowa-Graln is nearly all har-
vested. Corn is doing nicely.
LeMars, Iowa-Farmers all busy
cutting wheat. One field has yielded
1871 bu., the other q blu. Estimate
yield of wheat for county is '18 to 20
bu. This is the largest yield ever
known here, with an increased acre
age of 80 per cent. Rye and barley
yields 35 bu. Corn is simply immense.
Carnes-Small grain is nearly all
cut. Corn looking we'll.
Sheldon, Iowa-Oats and barley
about all harvested and some wheat
being cut. Big stand of corn.
Ashton, Iowa-Wheat nearly all
cut, and will yield Is to % bu. Oats
fair crop. Corn is very fine.
Sibley, Iowa-Barley is all cut and
stacked, oats and wheat nearly all
cut. Quality and color of all is good.
Corn is in excellent condition
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

Down in Porto Rico the people re
giving our troops great welcome
Cities and towns are surrender .,
without gun being fired, and tie
people are wild to run up the stars
and stripes. They seem to be of !.
class that appreciate liberty.
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