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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
THOUSANDS OF SHEEP DEAD

Intense Cold in Wyoming Has Played
Havoc With the Herds.
CHEYENNE, Wy, Feb. 3.-Thousands
Of sheep are reported to have persisted
from cold and starvation in Western
Wyoming. The cold has been intense
for 60 days and old timers say that it is
the hardest winter they have seen for
the past 10 years.
Carbon county has 100000 sheep, and
fockmasters there fear the loss will
amount to % per cent.
Losses among cattle will not be SO
heavy, as owners had been preparing
for several years to feed their stock
during the severe weather.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

They are having something Of
winter down east, and some of it in
the shape of cold spell seems to have
Tapped over into this section. At
Albany, N. Y. a heavy snow storm
was raging yesterday, and there was
three and half feet of snow on the
level. All over the state there is from
twenty inches to two feet Of snow.
The storm also extended west and
ragged severely in Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
FEARED MANY Persisted.
Seal Hunters and Sailors NJ ,ssing at st.
Johns. N. f.

Seal Hunters and Sailors NJ .,sing at st.
Johns. N. f.
ST. JOHNS, n. F., Feb. 3.-Sixteen
men belonging to Trinity Bay were car
ried off on the ice while seal hunting.
1t is feared they have persisted. The
boats that were out seeking them
have returned without having got sight
of them. The steamer Vanguard went
in search also, but the day has been so
hazy it has been impossible to do much.
The British brigantine Lady Bertha,
Captain Patey. from Alicante, drove
ashore at Renews harbor, 40 miles
south of here She was imbedded in
an ice foe and became total wreck.
Her seven men, it is feared, are lost,
although they may be drifting about in
boat amid the ice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

The St. Louis Globe Democrat in
commenting upon the passage of the
Teller resolution, rightly says that it
tells nothing that is particularly new
to the public. OF it it says: "The
majority which the Teller resolution
got in the senate was about as large
as it's supporters predicted it would
have. Small or large, however, the
majority makes no difference. The
resolution is at the end of it's career.
If the house touches lit at all it will
vote it down by an overwhelming ma
jority. This is where its fate differs
from that of it's progenitor, the Mat
thews resolution, which passed both
branches of congress, President Hayes
disregarded the Matthews pronounce
ment President Mckinley wouid not
pay the slightest attention to Teller's
outgiving, even if it should pass the
house. 1t will not have the faintest
influence on anything or anybody any
where. AS an expression of the opin-
ion of the silverite senate it tells no
body anything which he did not know
already. The prices of. neither bonds
nor stocks will be affected by it. The
credit of the government, at home or.
abroad, will not be altered In the
faintest degree. 1t is an empty full
mination of band of baffied and des-
perate political conspirators whom the
country has exposed and repudiated.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

The Home Circle of Minneopa Re-
be kah lodge No. Y on Monday night
presented No. Is with a beautiful
Bible. Mrs. Bean made the presenta-
tion speech, and r. G. Bradley accept
ed it with appropriate words.
A farmers institute will be held at
Garden City Feb. 18th and 16, instead
of at Good Thunder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
BOUGHT CLOTHING STOCK.

JIG. Fowler has purchased of J. B.
& D. Richards the big stock of cloth.
ing and gentlemen's furnishing goods
in the Glass Block, and is today NOV
ing it to his store, where he will dis:
pose Of it. The stock is worth $4,000.
and to accommodate it, Mr.. Fowler
will have additional shelving con-
structed, and will be ready to open
the latter part of the week.
J. B. & D. Richards will move in a
few days. .-''si az" =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
strikers May Compromise.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 3.-The
strike situation in this city remains the
same as on Monday. The strikers at
the King Phillip mills are still out and
ali attempts to run the mills have met
with but partial success. Efforts are
being made to effect compromise and
the end of the present trouble appears
to be near at hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
STOLE AN OVERCOAT.

A dog skin overcoat was stolen from
in front of A. M. STEMS clothing
store between six and seven O'Clock
last evening. The coat was on a
form, and the thief stole form and
all and ran around into the alley be-
hind the store. There he must have
stripped the coat from the form, as
the latter was found there. The coat
was valued at about SIS. There is no
clue to the thief. 1t was a daring
robbery, considering the location and
time. s,.. e. ~ s...... 49, .... t"..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
Two Given Lif. Sentences.

WAUsAU, Wis, Feb. 3.-Judge Bar
deem denied the motion for new trial
in the cases of Charles "a. Emery and
William Lord, who were convicted of
killing Peter Houston in July, 1893.
The defendants were then sentenced to
life imprisonment at hard labor in
states prison at Waupun.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
Open Session Unimportant.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Beyond the
reading of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill and agreeing to the amend
ments proposed by the committee, the
senate transacted no business of impor-
lance in open session. The greater
part of the afternoon was passed in ex-
ecutlye session.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
ranned tine postoface Safe,

TYNDALL, S. D., Feo. 3.-The post
Office in this city was burglarized dur
ing the morning. Dynamite was used
and the safe was shattered. Two hum
dred dollars in cash and 5000 in stamps
were taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
SEVERE STORMS IN EUROPE,

Gales and Intense Cold in Great Britain
g.. -. and Elsewhere.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Stornis are pre-
vailing throughout Great Britain and
railroad trains have been greatly de-
layed. Severe gales have swept the
coast and worse weather is predicted
with severe cold: Atmospheric dis
'turbances are also reported on the con-
nnent from Berlin to Budapest.
A terrible storm las swept the coast
of Norway during the last few days.
There have been several ship ing dis
asters and it is feared many lives have
been lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

Another problem has come to the
front to be solved. Take your pencil
and work on it a little. The problem
it:
A man owed 81 and J d but Is
cents. He went to the p, shop and
pawned the Is cents for 81 Cents. He
met friend and sold hin ne pawn
ticket calling for IS cents 4 oOcents.
He thus had two 50-cent pieces-S1 in
fact-with which he paid his debt.
Was anybody out, and how much?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

The Popocrat papers are not saying
much about the victory of the coal
miners. It gives their assertion that
prosperity has not returned a hard
blow, and they seem to think the less
said the better.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

The house, (which is fresh from the
people, as the siIverites are fond in
saying, has well answered the senate's
scheme of reputation by defeating
the Teller resolution by vote Of 1872
to 1872. The house and the admins
tration are for the preservation of the
national credit and national pros
perity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
Coolest of the Season.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-The thermometer
registers IL dogs. above zero. Reports
from number OF places in Missouri
and Illinois indicate that the present
cold spell is the most. severe expert
enced this winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
LOSS HALF A MILLION.

Winnipeg's Best Business Block De-
stroyed by Fire.
WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 3.-The Nc
Intyre block, the principal business
block in the city, mas oeea totally de-
stroyed by fire. The loss Will aggre-
gate $500, 900, with insurance of $780,.
600. The block was valued at $i25, 900,
and was insured for $40, 200.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
Favor Postal Savings Banks.

SPRINGFIELD, His, Feb. 3.-The lower
branch of the legislature has adopted
JOINT resolution urging the Illinois con-
gressmen and senators to support the
postal savings bank bill now pending in
congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

Mrs. Lease is going into the insur-
ance business. This will give the
public rest, but will be hard on the
individual.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

Gen. Blanco is showing himself to
be rather of a small sized leader.
Great commanders fight sbattles in
preference to negotiating through
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

a small sized blizzard, with a little
snow, and marked cold wave, occur.
red last night. The snow drifted
badly, and had there been much Of 1t
railway traffic would have been inter
ferefi with. The morning train on
the Omaha was an hour late, as it
was. The mercury fell to twelve be-
low zero. There was more snow east
and south Of here.
Assessor Lille denies the truth of
the statement made by c. G. Swanson
to the county board Yesterday. He
says that he took Mr.. Swanson's own
statement of his property, and record
ed it as given, without changing the
valuation, and that the records In
the auditor IS office will show this. ~
The county board this afternoon
awarded the contract for building q
bridge across the Cobb river to the
Wisconsin Steel and Iron Bridge Co
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

The European concert seems to be
getting very discordant. Some of the
members are all out of voice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES,
Shocks in Asia Minor Have Resulted in
Great Loss of Life.

Great Loss of Life.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 3.-Violent
earthquake shocA, nave Leen ,felr
at Ballkear, and around Brusa, i'll ASIA
Minor. Numerous fatalities nave re-.
suited and great damage been done.
The sultan has subscribed $500 for the
relief of the sufferers and he has dis
patched relief committee to the scene
of the disaster and has ordered the
minister OF finance to take steps to
succor the injured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

Ex-senator PETER says the Peoples
party Is passing. There are others OF
the opinion that it has passed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

Painless and Delightful Catarrh Rem
Wathaback Bridge, N. S., has to say of DR..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, after having suffer
ed from Catarrhal Deafness for years. In 1C
and after using but one bottle his hearing was
restored in all its natural acuteness. Not an
excuse for despairlng of a cure with such a
remedy within reach of you. Sold by Foil
man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-04

Debs says great pail is hanging
over the country. Debs must live
alongside smoky chimney.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
DIED AT THEIR GUNS.
Pathetic Scenes at the Wreck of
Cervera's notwithstanding
Various Articles. 8

Nine Miles West of Santiago, Tuesday,
July 5, 6 p. m.-(Via Port Antonio, Ja-
maica, July 7.6Ensign Blakely and Ma
val Cadet Powell, with the crew of the
steam launch from the flagship New
York, today boarded the wreck of the
Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo where
she lies in the surf of the Cuban coast
She has been hammered up into the sand
Of the beach by the waves which have
beat against her since she struck the land
last Sunday morning, and now lies pref
ty steady, with her guns gaping foolishly
out Of her battered sides and her leaning
turrets 81 s 81 !.
~ Floating in the sea all about the
wrecked cruiser were the naked bodies of
dead Spaniards. To see them walloWing
ceding breaker was CHASTITY enough to try
ones nerves. The remarkable number of
dead men we saw here making fantastic
motions with their shriveled limbs in the
churning surf gave us vivid impress
sion of the deadly nature of the unequal
battle. AS it is known that the Spanish
sailors were made drunk by their officers
to increase their courage for the fight, it
is probable that many were drowned for
lack of sober judgment to help them swim
ashore when the warship struck the bot
tom.
The most remarkable sight of all was
presented by two occupants of the after
turret of the Oquendo. There we found
today two Spanish sailors standing at the
gun as they had stood during the battle,
and the bodies of both of them were
burned to a crisp by the fire which had
ragged there. - ::
The sailors from the New York began
to search the wreck, and soon found a
safe containing Spanish gold. They also
found the silver service Of the warship
and other valuables. These were trans
ferred to the, launch to be taken to the
Noxu York :: sr.'s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

ward and addressing Charles Perkins.
president OF the club, now dead. "My feet
are getting cold" he declared. you've
had my shoes long enough" and he
reached out bis hand and removed his
shoes from Perkins' shirt front. tt was
q surprising thing. No one could con-
ceiye how he had removed the shoes an
detected, or how be palmed them In TAX
ing them from Perkins. So startling were
the performances to Tom, tn. chief col
ored waiter that his dread of the ma
gician became almost pitifnl, and to the
president he said at last: please. Mr..
Perkins, do git somebody else to wait on
dat man. fse afeared of him. Dat
mans kin to de devil" Hermann saw
Toms distress and gave him two silver
dollars, which the boy frembIingiy took
and gripped them very closely. Now"
said Hermann, wouldn't you rather
have four dollars than just fwoy mo.
sab; no sab! Dis is enOughw said Tom
in much alarm. 'Weli, I'll make them
four anyway" said Hermann, and when
Tom opened his hand. sure enough, he
had four dollars instead of two. But
Tom went straight to the cashier and got
the dollars exchanged for four others that
Hermann had not manipulated.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
TO RAISE THE SHIPS.
A Wrecking Force Leaves Nor
...< folk to Save Portion Of
= CerVera,s Fleet.

New York, July 8.-Capt. Frederick
Sharp, an expert diver, and the chief Of
the Merritt Chapman Wrecking com
pany's force, will have charge of the
wrecking outfit which sails from Norfolk
today to the coast Of Cuba, with the hope
of saving some of the vessels Of Admiral
Cervera's feet. -, s,*., - @=zs
+. Capt: Sharp will make a thorough ex-
animation of the vessels of the Spanish
fleet to ascertain how many can be saved
and brought to American waters.
The wreckers are confident Of saving
the Cristobal Colon, Admiral Cervera's
flagship. If she is worth the trouble,
Capt. Sharp said he would have no diff
Guilty in floating her, and towing her to
Key West. , i z.%=a Dr.. ~
The expedition will be one of the larg-
est ever made up by the Merritt Chapman
company and the crews of the company
may remain off Cuba for an indefinite
period. .9s:ss i. II IS:
E Capt. Sharp had charge of. the Merritt
Chapman forces when they went to 5Ha-
vana harbOr to make an effort to raise
the United States battleship Maine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Assault / on SANTIAGO.
Spanish Refuse to Surrender IN
conditionally.
ENEMY OPENS FIRE.
Shafter Soon silences Their Guns and
Prepares for q General Attack
on the City.

S. Washington, D. G., July 1.-THE war
department has posted these bulletins of
dispatches received last evening:
Siboney, Cuba, via Hayti, 5:55 D. M,
July 10-Adjntant- General, Washington,
y. C.-Headquarters Fifth Army Corps,
July lO.--I have just received letter from
Gen. Toral declining unconditional sur
render. Bombardment by army and navy
will begin at as near p. m. today as pos
sible. Shafter. Maior-(Ienerai"
"Siboney, Cuba, July 1O.-Adjutant-
General, Washington: The ST. Paul has
just arrived with Gen. Henry and his
command and quartermaster's stores.
: 'siboney, Cuba, July 1O.-Adjutant-
General. Washington: The Catania has
just arrived with the First District of
Columbia volunteers. Humphries."
Shortly after midnight the war depart-
ment gave out the following dispatch
from Gen. Shafter:
playa del Este, July 1O.-To Adju-
tant- General, Washington, D. C.-Head-
quarters Fifth Corps, July 1O-Enemy
opened fire few minutes past with
light guns which were soon siIenced by
ours. Very little musketry firing and the
enemy kept entirely in their entrench-
ments. Three men slightly wounded.
Will have considerable forces tomorrow,
enough to completely block all the roads
on the northwest. am quite well.
H. - "Sha ftern
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
ON A BURNING SHIP.
Seventy Passengers Have an Elk
citing Time Off Barnegat-
All Are Rescued.

New York, July .. The Clyde
steamer Delaware from New York
to Charleston and Jacksonville was
abandoned off Barnegat. N. j., ut 1890
o'clock last night, the steamer ut the time
being on fire. The passengers and crew
left the burning vessel: in boats and on
life RATS. There were seventy persons in
all and they We're rescued by the men,
tion with the aid of the crew of the fish
ing smack. 5. p Miller. All the passcn-
gers were transferred to the steam Yacht
Ocean King and the captain and twelve of
the crew Of the Inflated steamer were
landed at Barnegat, presumably to look
after the ship.
At 9 o'clock this morning the tugboat
Ocean King arrived at New York with:
the passengers and part of the crew of
the steamers Delaware on hoard. ss$5 s355s8
The Delaware was built III Philadelphia
in 1880 at Hillman's shipyard She has
three decks and is PSI feet long, 81 feet
beam and II feet deep. Her register is
1897 net tons and 1916 gross tons.
Advices from Barnegat say that the
lifesaving crews on nearing the Delaware
found that the passengers had been
driven from the steamer by flame and
heat and were floating on the surface of
calm sea in small boats and on life
RATS. The Cedar Greek lifeboat was the
first to arrive; Some of the RATS were
found to be dangerously overloaded aud
they were lightened in haste until the
lifeboat was full. The fishing s1nack s.
p. Miller came up soon afterward end
took aboard the rest of the endangered
persons. At this time one boat had dis
appeared in the darkness and some fear
was felt for her safety. The Miller
cruised about in search of her without
success for many hours. She was finally
found when daylight came :.
At dawn the tug Ocean King steamed
up. The passengers and some Of the
crew were transferred to her and she con
tinucd on her voyage to this city. The
captain and twelve of the crew were
taken ashore in the surf boats and beard
ed train for New York to report to the
head Office. =.
Later reports from Barnegat say that
the Delaware is drifting off shore with
large clouds of smoke rising from ner
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
COMMISSION APPOINTED,
The President Names the Men
Who will Govern Hawaii
Temporarily.

Washington, D. c., July 9:-The' Prcsi-
dent has appointed Senator Cullom of Il
linois, Senator Morgan of Alabama, Rep
resentative Hit Of Illinois, Sanford Dole,
President of the Hawaiian republic. and
w. F. Frear of Hawaii to be commits
sioners under the Hawaiian annexation
resolution.
San Francisco, Cal, July 9.-Judge W.
+. Frear, who has been appointed mcm-
Der of the Hawaiian commission by
President Mckinley, is one of the SUI
preme court judges of Hawaii. He is
about IS years old and was born III the
United States. He went to Honolulu
when child with his father, Rev. Walter
Frear, who was for many years pastor of
the Congregational church in Honolulu.
Judge Frcar was appointed to the Su-
preme bench by President Dole shout
three years ago. Before that time he
practiced law in Honolulu. Judge Frear
was prominent annexationist and is re-
garded as a lawyer of great ability. His
father, Rev. Walter Frear. is at present
in charge of the Congregational board of
foreign missions, with headquarters in
this citv ~ r..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
NOTHING BUT RUMOR,
No Overtures for Peace Have Been
Made by Spain Notwith-[
standing the Talk.

London, July 9.-Although peace ru-
mors are numerous and there is gen
eral feeling that Spain may at any mo-
mcnt sue for peace, nothing definite on
the subject is known in competent quar-
tiers. 49, -. -. =
Both the officials Of the United States
embassy and the British foreign office
and at the foreign Office it is declared that
there is absolutely no truth in the story
printed this morning by New York pa
per to the effect that Spain has made
informal overtures for peace with the
United States through Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolff, the British ambassador at
Madrid, and they ridicule the alleged con-
cessions attributed to Spain in the story
referred to. ~ ~ a:s- -. =
Madrid, July 0, 10 a. m.-Accordine to
the newspapers here, the Spanish minis
ter for foreign affairs, Duke Almovoyar
de Rio. has declared that no European
power 10 disposed to intervene in behalf
of peace unless the belligerents make a
request to that effect. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Some of Hcrmann's Tricks.

Alexander HERMANN, the magician
whose sudden death caused such general
regret, is recalled afresh by the pliblica-
ton of a book telling the story of his
life and revealing The secret of many of
his tricks. As many here and elsewhere
know, it was Herrmann's delight to play.
innocent tricks off the stage-in crowds
cub. From the many amusing experien-
5ces of this sort related we quote the fol-
loving: Once the wizard was guest
at the Whitechapel club, the rendezvous
for Chicago bohemians SO well remem-
bered for its strange doings. During the
dinner he would insist upon being allowed
to pour ont his own wine and would
throw up the bottles aud chnckle at the.
amazed expression on the waiters faces :!
at the height Of the fun be stooped for.:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Gen. Skaters Final Report on
Losses on July and 2-The
+ Wounded Number1284.

Washington, D.. G., July 9.-The war
department received two dispatches from
Shaftcr over night as follows: 80.
Playa del Este-With Army Corps In the
Field, July 0.-Secretary Of War, Washing
ton Gable operators were permitted to 20
III yesterday, morning. The English cable
was III working order and some Of the OPP
tn these there as they were the principal men
sFhis cable has not been cut and the men
sent III have not taken it up again. English
to Havana & .ss2ss SIT AFTER IL.
. Playa del Este, July Camp Near SAN
tiago. July S.-Adjutant General. Washing
ON Jnly and 2 Killed, % officers; 2OS en-
listed men Wounded, 81 officers, 1903 en-
listed men. Missing, 20 enlisted men. The
wounded are being rapidly prepared and il
is hoped to get them of tomorrow. s21
t$ss&s5$ SHAFTER q