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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18
THE FACTS AGAINST THEM.

The Democratic congressional cam
paign committee has decided to make
the Chicago platform the basis for
their operations in the congressional
campaign for 1898, and has so an
nounced. In view Of this the Sleepy
Eye Dispatch cannot understand how
'they expect to again induce the
farmer to accept their false theories
in view of the developments since the
campaign of 1896" And the Dispatch
continues: 1.-THE fact that the farmers
are getting more for their wheat since
that assertion was made is met with
the statement that this is mere in
cident, the result of shortage Of
grain crops abroad. But that reply
does not cover the fact that there has
been a general advance in practically
all classes of articles produced by the
farmer" The Dispatch then produces
table of prices on Jan. l, 1898. of
various articles of produce the farmer
has to sell, compared with their prices
on July 1, 1896, about the time Bryan
was nominated, This table is pre-
pared by Bradstreet, and the prices
named are made on the New York
and Chicago markets. All local
markets have made a corresponding
advance. The table is as follows. and
knocks out completely the silvercrat
assertion that nothing has improved
but the price Of wheat, and that be-
cause of famine in India:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18
THE JUDGESHIP.

For some weeks the friends Of Mr..
Lorin Cray have been' urgent In
their solicitations upon that gentle
man for permission to use his name
before the people of this district in
connection with the judgeship. Un-
til day or two ago Mr.. Cray declined
to give'any positive acquescence to
their entreties, but authority is now
given the Free Press to say that Mr..
Cray, while not seeking the Office as
Offices are usually sought after, but
fully appreciating the high honor
that the Judiciary in this district car
ries with it, he will accept the nomi-
nation if rendered to him.
The successor to Judge Severance
will be elected this fall, although he
will not assume his judicial duties
until the first of January 1900.
1t has been stated in a city paper
that Mr.. Severance will not be a can
didate for reelection. The Free
Press is not prepared to take this
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18

The Albert Lea Standard says
"The old belief held by farmers that
a steady cold winter is followed by an
abundance of insect pests, but that an
irregular winter with tempera.
ture alternately high and low kills of
the pests has substantial ground to
rest upon according to some expert.
ments made by DR.. A. M. Reed in a
cold storage establishment at Wash.
ington. 1t was found that the alter.
nation of low temperature, say Is
degrees Fahrenheit with compare
lively high one, say 40 to so degrees
Fahrenheit, invariably killed the
larvae of certain injurious insects,
although they were not injured by
continuous exposure to the lower
temperature"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18
ground, and certainly will. not until

ground, and certainly will, not until
the Judge himself says so. 1t is
known that he has large Bnumber of
warm friends in sboth parties who
would feel it pleasure to again aid
him If he indicates his desire to con-
tinue on the bench.
If the Free Press is correctly ad-
vised Mr. Lorin Cray is looked upon
by the bar and people as one Of the
most acceptable gentleman in the
district for the position, although by
no means the only one who would
make fitting successor to Judge
Severance. While Republican, Mr..
Cray has given little or no activity to
party matters because Of his large
law practice. He is, however, just as
loyal to Republican principles and is
just as firm in his Republican faith as
any man in the district. He does not,
however, allow politics to- interfere
with his law business or warp his
judgment. Mr.. Cray has climbed the
ladder of legal lore step .by step until
today he enjoys large and lucrative
practice. In attaining his presen
high standing in the profession he
has, by fair and always generous
treatment of his opponents, won for
himself the high regard of all with
whom he has had business relations,
and in the judgment of his friends
he would make very popular judge.
1t is believed that the announce
ment that Mr. Cray would feel excep-
tionallY honored with nomination
to the judgeship in this district will
gather to him the undivided assis-
lance of both parties and all parties
in the event that Judge Sever.
ance is not again in the field.
This district has eliminated party
politics from the judiciary for so
many years and with such gratifying
results, that a continuation of the
same policy will certainly meet with
public favor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18
THE BAR in EARLY DAYS.

The Minneapolis journal of last
evening published an illustrated 10.
PACED supplement giving historical
and biographical sketch of the bench
and bar of Minnesota. 1t gives some
interesting sketches of the pioneer
lawyers and judges in territorial days
and also of the early days of the
state. Among it's many sketches it
gives the following of the advent of
Morton S. Wilkinson, well known to
all old residents of the city, into the
territory:
The second lawyer to establish
himself in Minnesota was Morton S.
Wilkinson, who came to Saltwater in
l847. At that time there was no
legal business to transact and like
most of the early attorneys, Mr.. Will
kinson was obliged to subsist by other
means than law practice. He was
destined, however, to rise to distinc-
tion in the profession and as citizen
of the state. From county Offices he
rose to serve his district in both
branches of the state legislature.
Later he entered congress and was
United States senator fromMinnesota
during the trying times of the war of
the rebellion. For many years he
was engaged in active practice in ST..
Paul.
Farther on it says: The records
show that at the district court term
held at Mankato in 1857, John e.
Tourtelotte, s. f. Barney, Cramer
Burt, Daniel Buck, Horace Austin.
Charles w. Miller and Richard w.
Warden were all admitted to practice.
The following Renaissance of old
times in the territory is from Judge
Flandreau:
AS an instance of the physical labor
Of law practice in those days, Judge
Q. E. Flandreau tells of walking from
st. Peter to Winona, distance of $50
miles, in mld-winter, in 1855, with the
snow fifteen inches deep. ''On an
other OCCASION" he says, 81 padded a
canoe hundred and fifty miles down
the Minnesota to oppose a motion, sold
the canoe for 90, and footed it home.
The home trip was. however, only a
hundred miles. I was offered forty
acres of land as q fee for my Winona
tramp, but declined it, and accepted
500, gold piece instead. The re-
jected land has since become the heart
of Mankato, worth quarter of a mil
lion dollars"
Several pages of the supplement
are devoted to biographical sketches
Of lawyers around the state. Among
those from Mankato we notice w. L.
Comstock, Harry Paddock, Thos.
Hughes, Arthur Schaub, w. A. Funk
and Pau & Pfau.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18

Now there is only one survivor and
peusioner of the war of 1872, but there
are $500 latter day widows of that
war on the rolls receiving compensa-
tion for the heroic sacrifices they
never made for their country.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
Doubtless an investigation would
reveal the fact that much the larger
per cent of these "latter-day widows"
were born since the war of 1872 closed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18

The Daily and Sunday
Editions of the Inter
Ocean are the best of
their kind. ;.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16

with the enrolment system, was an
other move against the denomination
of Mayor Dodge And in this connec-
ton one of the most prominent of the
opposition declared to a Spy man yes
terday, with refreshing frankness, that
WED lick the mayor out of his boots,
if there was no republican enrolment"
But the situation as it stands today,
is Dodge. What it may be in two
weeks, it is impossible for any repub-
lican to say. Political tides set one
way and then the other. And the last
setting of the tide generally means
victory for the fellow who happens
then to be on the political wave.
There is one difference between the
methods Of the opposing factions. There
are but few Dodge men who deny that
Mr.. Searls is an able and intelligent
man, well fitted from wide business eX-
perience to assume the helm of the
municipal ship. The number Of searls,
or rather anti-Dodge men who admit
anything good Of Mayor Dodge, is
scarcer than hens teeth
And from this very fact, it would
seem that the charge of personal
grievance campaign on the part of one
faction is pretty well substantiated'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
NOT DISMAYED.
Ward 4 Rs Think Where
There's Life There's Hope.

The republican voters of ward four
have become convinced that there is
possibility of success through concert
ed effort. Last evening there was a
meeting of several gentlemen interested
in the formation of a Ward -Four Re-
publican Club, at the store of Willie E.
Higgins on Green street, and at that
meeting plans were discussed. It was
voted to cali a mass meeting of all the
republican voters of the ward and
others for Friday evening at Father
Mathew hall, at which time definite
steps will be taken toward perfeeting q
permanent organization and plans for
mulated for inducing naturalization and
enrolment.
The republican vote of the ward is
only about four hundred at the present
time, out of total vote of about Il
hundred, but it is thought that by
active effort, supplemented by personal
work among the voters, the republican
strength can be increased to seven or
eight hundred. If this much can be ac-
complished, in the event of a three
cornered fight in the ward it will be
possible for the republican candidate
to be on the winning side. The members
of the ward committee are heartily in
sympathy with the movement and Will
do all in their power toward the sue
cess of an active working club. AL
though papers have been in circulation
but two days, they bear the names of
about twenty prominent republicans of
the ward who pledge themselves to do
all in their power to further the inter-
ests of a republican club.
The meeting on Friday evening will
be addressed by several prominent
members of the Republican Club of
Worcester and also of the city commit
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
THE EMMETs
Ten Days More to Serve in the United
States Army.

The Emmets have 10 days more to
serve in the volunteer service of the
United States and then they will be
mustered out of that service into pri-
vate life and will receive their pay
some bright day, if the government
does not forget its obligations, as it APP
pears to have done in the Second Mas
sachusetts regiments case.
Yesterday was one more slow, mono
tonous tour of duty. Eighty-one men
and three officers reported at roll call
Lieut.. Hurley was officer of the day.
Following is the guard detail: Corp.
Farrell, Privs. Doyle, Desautels and
Fogarty.
Thirteen men were absent on the
sick list. M. l.. Hoar, Frank P. Doyle,
and John Fleming, who have been on
the sick list, reported yesterday for
duty.
The Emmets will attend mass in a
body Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock,
at st. Stephens Church. Fr. McGilli-
cuddy will preach a specially prepared
sermon to the soldier boys. This eve
ming the Emmets will attend coffee
party given by the st. Paul's Lyceum,
at Mechanics Hail.
Sergt Corliss has a valuable collec-
ton Of photographs taken during the
war. which were the centre of interest
at the armory yesterday.
Capt Moynihan is anxiously await
ing orders for mastering out day The
captain and his men still hope that
they will be mustered out at home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
M. DARRACH.
His Shaksperian Readings
Were Well Received.

The audience was smaller than it
should have been last night when. I'M
der the auspices of the College Club, in
Memorial Hall, Marshall Darrach of
New York gave a scholarly reading Of
Shakspere's Twelfth Night, or, What
You Will"
Mr.. Darrach came to Worcester with
very laudatory press notices, and in
the main these would appear to speak
the truth. No better SHAKESPEARE recital
has been given in Worcester of late
years-none SO good, would be the just
er way to say it. Mr. Darrach is for
tunate in his personal appearance and
his voice. He is dignlfied and hand
some, his voice is flexible and powerful
and obedient. More than all, he is evil
IDENTIFY a painstaking student OF the
great poet.
The play wI<feh Mr.. Darrach present.
ed was not Shakspere's play. 1t had
been literally cut, and Mr.. Darrach's
lnterJected explanations put still fur
ther an air of strangeness to the plot,
which seemed even more intricate and
manufactured as Mr.. Darrach ex-
planned it than it usually does. But
the cuts were made intelligently and
Kept the entertainment within bounds.
Mr. Darrach infused his interpreted
ton of the play with the true comedy
spirit. That he was more success
tul in the male parts-with Sir Toby,
Sir Andrew and Malvolio-than with
the women characters, is only to ac-
knowledge the natural limitations of
voice and person.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
SHOULD TAKE THE TIP.
Republicans Gould Follow to Good Advan-
vantage Democrats Example.

The Young Mems Democratic Club IS
conducting a work which the club
among the young republicans would do
well to emulate. Although this club has
but recently been started and has but
a membership of about forty, it is doing
work that is going to tell at the APP
preaching municipal elections.
The club has taken rooms on the
second floor of the Chase building. Az
Front street, and for the past week the
members have been buslly engaged in
addressing postals which are being sent
into all the wards of the city, to men
who have been assessed but whose
names do not appear on the voting lists.
These postals call attention to the fact
that the name has been omitted and
urge the recipient to make an effort to
have his name again placed on the
lists.
A reasonable time will be allowed in
which the delinquents will have a
chance to do this duty and then another
batch Of information postals will lie
sent out and these will be followed up
as the election approaches by personal
effort among the members.
The club will make an effort to secure
the naturalization of many men in the
different wards This is q work that can
best be done by a club of this kind and
it would seem that if the Republican
Club of Worcester wishes to>nake it,
self felt it could do it in this way very
effectually.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
TO AID THE WORTHY POOR.
Police Issue Their Annual Call for Thanks.
giving Day Funds.

The police department is prepared to
receive contributions toward the fund
raised each year to supply Thanksgiv-
ing dinners for the needy poor of the
city. A. S. Lowell is the first contrib
utor. and heads the list with So.
From now until Thanksgiving time,
members Of the force will receive do
nations, or they may be left with the
officer in charge at either station house
Money is what is wanted at the pres
ent time, although food is acceptable
later.
The work done by the police along
this line is recognized as most efficient
from the fact that an officer who tray
els certain territory every day or night
in the year. has excellent opportuni-
ties for finding out who are really the
needy ones. This may be the last
year that the officers will handle the
work, as the Associated Charities,
through it's representative, has ex-
pressed a desire to relieve them of the
task, although the matter has not been
definitely settled as yet.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
APPOINTED MANY COMMITTEES.
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the C.
Y. M. L. Was Held Last Evening.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Catholic Young Mems Lyceun was
held at its rooms, on Sheridan street,
last night. Two new members were
admitted. John j. Sheehan and John H.
O'Connor were appointed delegates to
the convention of the Worcester Coun-
ty Catholic Temperance societies, to be
held in Blackstone on Thanksgiving
day. John II. O'Connor, Martin A. Do
herty and Edward j. Carberry were APP
pointed a committee to have full charge
of the pool and whist tournament to
be held by the United Catholic Temper
ance societies. William j. Delaney,
Henry Dolan and William II. Mccain
were appointed a committee to take
charge of the society's basket ball
team.
The meeting adjourned until Sunday,
November q.
There will be a meeting of the lady
friends Of the society who have charge
of tables for the festival, at the Ly-
ceum rooms on next Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock.
F. j. Reidle, chairman of the refresh
ments committee, has called meeting
Of that committee at o'clock tonight.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
CASE CONTINUED.
Woods Held in $1,000 Bonds for Appear
ance Monday Morning,

William Woods, the colored man who
was arrested Monday night, charged
with throwing a lighted lamp at his
wife, which resulted in her being ter
ribly burned was arraigned in the cen
trail district court yesterday morning,
charged with assault and drunkenness
AT the request Of the police, the case
was continued until Monday, bail be-
ing fixed at $1,000.
John r. Ryan and Peter Messier
were charged with disturbing the
peace. Ryan was ordered to pay a fine
of So, and Messier was discharged.
Frank Holmes, charged with vagrancy,
had his case placed on file at the re-
quest of his counsel, Thomas c. Carri-
gan, who said he had found temporary
employment for his client.
At the juvenile session, John IL. Pres
ton, Is years old, was charged with
stubbornness, and had his case con-
tinued one week.
The following list of drunk cases was
disposed of: Elizabeth Malloy, Charles
Coburn and Henry White, sent to the
state farm; George W. Rick, house of
correction, four months; Thomas j.
Sullivan, fined $40.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16

their belongings to the new building,
and may be found in the office on the
third floor of the building. All that re-
mains in the old quarters on Bigelow
court is the ladder truck which is soon
TO be moved to the Portland street
house, when the big truck at Portland
street will be installed at headquarters
Whether the old company will go
with their apparatus, to the Portland
street house, or move to the new build
ing, remains to be decided at a meet
ing of the board Of engineers in the
near future. There is some talk Of
making a change in the personnel OF
the old Ladder company but nothing
definite can be stated regarding the
matter at present.
Work of changing over the FIRE alarm
system will be taken UP at once, and
within few days time the new CEN
trail Office system will be in working or
der. Meanwhile the old system is in
operation at the new building, tempo
rarily.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
WAS A TRACK-WALK ER,
And 3. IA. Train Evidently Struck Him
at Brookfield,

An unknown man is at the city hos
pital, suffering from injuries supposed
to have been received while walking on
the tracks Of the Boston and Albany
railroad at Brookfeld. The man was
found early yesterday morning, lying
by the side of the track near the above
station.
He was unconscious, and one of his
feet was badly crushed. Brookfield
doctors worked over him several hours
and finally concluded to send him to
the Worcester city hospital. The man
was put aboard the train arriving in
the Union station at 6.14 o'clock and
taken to the hospital, where it was
found three of the toes on his left foot
were crushed and that there might be
internal injuries. He is in the same
semi conscious state.
The stranger is described as about 5
feet 4 inches TALL 80 to 50 years old,
black hair and moustache, week 5
growth of beard and looks like a work
ing man. He wore a black suit, blue
wooden shirt, and russell leather shoes.
There is a large mole and scar
close together at the left of his fore
head, which may lead to Identification.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16

A man must reap as he sows. If he sows
ill-health he will reap ill-health. If he
neglects his health the weeds of disease
will grow up and choke 1t.
1t Is daily and hourly marvel that men
will recklessly neglect their health, when
a moments thought should tell them that
they are counting death 1t lies Ill most
every mans power to live TO a green old
age. If man would only take the same
care of himself that he does of his horse, or
COW, or dog, he would enjoy good health.
When a man owns hundred-dollar horse,
and it gets sick, he does not waste any time
about doctoring him up. When his garden
gets full of weeds, he doesn't delay about
roofing them out, for he knows they will
choke out his vegetables. When he is out
of sorts, sick, nervous, headachey, has no
appetite and is restless and sleepless at
night, he pays little attention to it. The
result is consumption, nervous prostration
or some serious blood or skin disease. Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
best of all medicines for hard working men.
It gives edge to the appetite, facilitates the
flow of digestive juices, invigorates the
liver and puriies and enriches the blood
1t is the great blood maker and flesh
builder. 1t cures 90 per cent. of all cases
of lingering coughs, bronchial and throat
affections, weak lungs, bleeding from lungs
and kindred affections. Do not wait until
the lungs are too far wasted to admit of
being cured.
AS you know, five years ago the doctors had
given me up to die with consumption" writes
Mr.. +. G. Mckinney, of Deepwater, Fayette Co,
w. Va. II took treatment from DE-. R. V.
Pierce, and am entirely well now. 1 had taken
covery.'"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. One little Pellet" is d dose.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
FUNERAL OF LEONARD CLARK.

The funeral of Leonard Clark was
held yesterday afternoon from his late
residence, 240 Pleasant street, a large
attendance of relatives and friends be-
ing present The service began at 2
o'clock, and it was in charge of Rev s..
l.. Holman, former pastor of the Pleas
ant Street Baptist Church, assisted by
Rev. Woodman Bradbury, the present
pastor.
After the services at the house the
remains were taken to Hope cemetery,
where they We're laid at rest in the fam
lily lot. Members of the Womeu's Re-
lief Corps and of the Loyal Women Of
American Liberty were present at the
funeral in bodies, and they also went
to the grave. Mrs. Clark is member
of these bodies
Mr.. Clark was one of the best known
residents Of Worcester. He has resid-
ed in this city for nearly fifty years,
and was at one time a member of the
Worcester police force.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-16
WILL TELL OF HIS TRIP.
Jefferson Pierce, the Labor Union Man,
VIII Address c. /. U. Members.

Jefferson d. Pierce, president of the
state branch OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor is now in New York city
trying to familiarize himself with the
strike in progress in the cigar factory
Of Carl Upmann. President Pierce has
been away from Worcester for four
days looking after the labor interests
of several cities, and he has succeeded
during his absence of forming grand
brewery union in Albany, besides work.
ing several good resl~ts in other unions
already formed.
President Pierce is expected back
from New York by tomorrow evening
to attend the meeting of the Central
Labor Union, and it is expected that he
will tell some of the incidents of his trip
to the members of the union.