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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
MUCH BUILDING.
An Unusual Amount Will Be Done in
MankatO This Year.

Architect Thayer states that an un-
usually large amount of building will
be done in MankatO this year accor-
ding to present indications. Be-
sides B. D. Pay & Sons livery barn he
is drawing plans for new residence
which Col. VIM. Thomas is contem-
plating building where his present
residence stands The idea is to tear
down the old house instead Of adding
another story, as at first proposed.
The new house will be twO-stOry
brick structure.
]. H. Ray is about TO remodel his
double brick house on State street,
making extensive improvements that
will make it desirable for renting pur-
poses.
W. E. Edwards is going to erect a
nine room frame house on Fourth
street.
Mr.. Thayer is also preparing plans
for power house for Sellers Bros,
who own the Mapleton electric light
works. 1t will be Sc by 26, and the
smoke stack will be 60 feet high.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

Homeseekers excursion, April 10Th
via the M. & St. L., the direct line to
Texas and the southwest. Call at
ticket office for rates.
1t is reported that a fish warden
is in the city looking up evidence
against the violators of the law.
The GAINESVILLE Argus says that Mr..
Nelson Wits of that place took out
several new patents upon his rotary
engine while in Washington. In a
short time the engines will be at
work, manufactured by the best ma
chinists in the country.
A Miss Paddle has been elected
superintendent of schools in Mis-
souri, town. The children will doubt
less be careful.
Geo. Lang returned this afternoon
from Sioux Falls, S. D., where he has
been on business since Sunday night.
B. d. Smith is out again after three
weeks confinement to his house from
sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Weaver returned
last night from their eastern trip of
several weeks, They visited a num-
Der Of eastern cities and report a
pleasant time.
Arguments were made before Judge
Severance this forenoon in the suit of
Geo. E Keene VS.. A. E Walters,
Mankato Savings bank garnishee.
The arguments were made by attor.
neys S. B. Wilson and A. E. Clark.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
WILL NOT DISBAND.
Mankato Volunteer Company Still Hopes
For a Chance.

The volunteer militia company held
a drill last night. Capt. Comstock in
formed them of the slim prospectsfor
getting into the first three regiments
of volunteers, but advised the COM
pany to keep up it's organization. The
company agreed to do this, and will
continue its drilling. There is pos
sibility that some other company may
fail to show up with sufficient num-
Der of men, and that the Mankato
company can get in, although this
does not seem likely. In case of an
other call being made later, the Man
kato company would naturally be one
of the first chosen.
All but one of the Mankato boys
who Joined the New Uim company
passed the physical examination. The
New Ulm members did not begin to
equal this proportion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

The selection of Hon. Jno. Lind as
quartermaster of the Second Mime
sofa regiment of volunteers will be-
accepted by the people of Minnesota
as a very graceful act on the part of
Governor Clough. 1t is probable that
Mr.. Lind's prompt acceptance of the
commission will take him entirely out
of the reach and opportunities of the
Demo.Pop alliance for governor, and
the action is taken at date suffi-
GENTLY far in advance of the nomi-
mating convention to give the bosses
an opportunity to cast about in search
of another Moses. Mr.. Limbs appoint
ment is blow that will be hard for
the fusionists to recover from, 1t dis
organizes their forces completely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

The Northwestern Banker, of Des
Moines, Iowa, says: 'The first quarter
of 1898, has more than fulfilled the
prosperity predictions that were made
at its beginning. Failures during the
quarter have been less than for any
corresponding period in the last five
years. The prospect Of war with
Spain has but slightly affected general
conditions. There has been con-
siderable withdrawal from New York
City and other seaboard blanks, but
this has been made good by the i'm
portation of large amounts of gold as
a partial liquidation of the immense
credit balance in our favor, which has
accumulated in foreign financial cities
during the past year."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
PORTO RICO SHOULD NOT
BE LEFT.

In all the talk about driving the
Spanish out of Cuba, there has not
been much said about Porto Rico,
which lies far to the east of it. 1t
has been suggested that the United
States ought to take possession of it
and retain it as base for operations
in the future, and that Is what may
be done before the present trouble
comes to an end. 1t is the last vestige
of Spanish power in the western con-
tinent, and while the house cleaning
is going on, it should be thorough.
If left to Spain, it would make
valuable base Of supplies from which
that country could carry on
warlike operations on this side of the
ocean. The true picture of Spanish
misrue there is shown in the fact
that while the island has paid Spain
"a, 374, S74 in taxes the past year, only
$3.50, 600 of that sum has been spent
for the benefit of the native popula-
tion, the rest has been simply tilched
out Of them for the purpose of help
ing to keep up corrupt Spain.
The island of Porto Rico" says
the Sioux City Journal, occupies a
commanding position at the entrance
to the Caribbean sea from the north
Atlantic. 1t is the fourth Of the
West India islands in area, and lies
some $50 miles east of Cuba, the is.
land of Hayti intervening. Its area
is 1850 square miles, about two-thirds
the extent of Connecticut. The pop
ulation in 1887 was $685. Of the
number about 100000 are negroes,
mostly ex-slaves and their descend
ants. Slavery was abolished in 1873.
The soil is fertile and the island is
healthy, owing to it's diversified sur
face and good drainage. 1t is called
the healthiest of the Antilles.
"While not in actual insurrection
now, there is more or less sympathy
with the Cuban rebellion in Porto
Rico. The island has felt the CALLING
effect of the yoke of Spain and has
made unsuccessful attempts to throw
it off.
"It has been suggested that as the
United States will he put to good
deal of cost in freeing Cuba, and has
already incurred a considerable ex-
pense through Spanish maladminis-
tration on this hemisphere, Porto
Rico be taken as an indemnity for
the destruction of the Maine This
might not be bad notion. If the
nation is too sensitive about the
matter of aggrandizement, TO make
such use of it. it might be allowed to
set up republican form Of govern
ment under the protection Of the
United States, as will be done in
Cuba, or it could perhaps be annexed
to the Cuban republic.
"Whatever may be done it should
be freed from Spanish domination.
Spain is not good enough neighbor
to be permitted to retain a foothold
on this side the Atlantic"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

Queer isn't it how, the real article
OF war has the effect of cooling off the
ardor OF some men. Nothing has been
heard of Bloody Brides" Waite.
Eugene Debs or Pennoyer since the
fracas with Spain opened, and even
Tillman is cooling down and seems to
have put his pitchfork to one side.
The real article is not what they are
after.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

1t is said that the Spanish are con-
siderable worried over the action of
our government. They do not like
the hardness which they attribute to
US, and while the press and the peo.
pie, so far as they know, argue that
the United States either is not ready
or does not dare to attack Spain, the
military and financial leaders fear
that the United States is getting in
better shape all the time, and so more
able to prosecute the war. There is
no question but that theSpanish lead.
ers will have all they want to worry
about before the war closes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

st. James. as End assistant. These
gentlemen, it would seem, ought to
have been assigned to the Second
Regiment, and it is just possible that
the medical staff will be changed
with this end in view DR. Jacoby is
considered one Of the very best ply
sicians and surgeons in the state mill
tia, and it would have been a source
of much qualification to the volun-
teers of the militia if he could have
been assigned to first place on the
medical staff-a recognition that his
merits richly entitled him TO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
Reduced Freight Rates For Settlers

In order to encourage the move
ment of settlers and land buyers from
Illinois, Wisconsin,, Iowa and the
eastern states to Western Minnesota.
South Dakota and North Dakota, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry.
Co. has very materially reduced it's
carload rates for emigrant movables,
so that farmers who have purchased
lands in Western Minnesota, South
Dakota and North Dakota can take
all of their belongings with them to
their new homes at small expense,
which inducement upon the part OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Ry. will no doubt be greatly arpreciat-
ed by those who are thus bene fitted.
For further information apply to
any agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
81 st. Paul Ry., or to ]. III. Hiland,
General Freight Agent, Old Colony
Building, Chicago, Ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
A COMING ENTERTAINMENT.

A pleasing entertainment is to be
given Tuesday evening, May 18th, in
the A. o. u. W. hall, under the aus
pices of the the Royal Neighbors.
John Mason, the clarionetist has been
secured, and will be assisted by 4 A.
Patche, pianist, and Miss Agnes Reid
elocutionist. This is all first class
talent and deserves full house. Seats
are on sale at J. r. Shows photograph
gallery, l1S Jackson street, at 30
cents each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

In reducing Col. Geo. w. Mead from
Lieut.. Col. of the Second Minnesota
Regiment M. N. G. to Major of the
Second Regiment volunteers was an
act on the part Of the governor en-
tirely unbecoming his position and
certainly unjust to Mr.. Mead. Col.
Mead served with distinction in the
war of the Rebellion, and for seven
teen years has been one Of the
most active and loyal members and
officers of the state militia. For a
number of years he was the captain of
our local company and made one of
the very, best commanders it had dur
ing it's existence. The least the gov
ernor could have done in justice to
Col. Mead's military record was to
have appointed him to the Lieut..
Coloncy of volunteers-a position he
has held with the guards for the past
ten years or nore. Mr.. Mead refuses
to be interviewed regarding the mat
ter. and like true soldier says he is
prepared to obey the summons of his
country and accept the dictates of his
superiors n rank. There is no hu
mility for a man of Col. Mead's pa
triotic and unselfsh temperament to
be set back evenin to the ranks of the
privates, so long as his country needs
his services, but his friends keenly
feel the injustice done him, and are
not slow in giving voice to their sen.
tjmenfS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

The Free Press only echoes the uni
versal sentiment of the peoble of
Mankato and Blue Earth county when
it says that the action of Gov. Cloupb.
in refusing TO permit the enlistmpnt
of Tile militia COMPANY recently o.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

This is really reunited country in
every respect. At the celebration OF
Gen. Grants birthday at his old home
in Galena, ILL.,, the orator of the day
was Judge Speer, of Macon, Georgia.
an ex-confederate, and his remarks
were in most patriotic vein.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
Chased by a Spaniard.

NEW YORK, April 28.-A special to
The Evening World from Colon says,
The steamship Alliance, from New
York, arrived here safely. She reports
that on Sunday last, when six miles off
Cape Maysi, Spanish gunboat headed
toward her and gave chase. The Alli-
anoa changed her course and after q
run the gunboat gave up pursuit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
HAD $4,000 ON BOARD.
The Little Coasting Steamer a Richer
Prize Than She Looked.

The Little Coasting Steamer Richer
Prize Than She Looked.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 2S.-The Am.
brosio Bolivar, little Cuban coasting
steamer taken by the monitor Terror
off Cardenas, has arrived here. The
Bolivar looked like q toy boat as the
prize crew brought her in. But the
little Spaniard was richer than she
looked, as was learned when $40, 900 of
silver specie was found stored away in
her, besides cargo of bananas and
800 casks of wine. She was bound
from Port Limon, Costa Rica, for Ha-
vana, by way of Cardenas, with seven
passengers and a crew of ten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
Millinery.

Come and see how much style,
beauty and serviceability little
money will buy just now. A dollar
will do double duty. Prudent buyers
save money by making their pur-
chases now. Remember the place.
HOLMES & FOSTER,
No. ll3 Jackson Street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
Home Seekers Cheap Excursions

On May and II, June and 81. the
Northwestern Line will sell Home
Seekers excursion tickets, with ia
vorable time limits, to numerous
points in the West and South at ex-
ceptionallY low rates. For tickets
and full information apply to agents
Chicago & North Western Railway.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

If Spain has half as many war YES
sells and torpedo boats as are reported
being seen in different parts of the
high seas, and credited to her, she
would have a navy powerful enough
to blow both England and America
out of the water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

When Havana is taken, it is hope
full there will be Ben. Butler among
our troops who will be put in charge
of it and gave it cleaning up that
will remove 1t from the danger point
as disease breeding spot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

A Magical Life Saver is DR.. Agnew's Cure
for the Heart. After years of pain and agony
with distressing heart disease it gives rellef IN
thirty minutes Thos. Perry, of Aylmer, Que,
writes: II rad suffered for five years with
severe form of heart disease: | was unable to
attend to business. The slightest exertlon pro-
duced fatigue Dir. Agnew's Cure for the H cart
gave me instant relief four bottles entirely
cured me-" Sold by p. Follman,-9.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
HOmeSeekerS Excursions.

On April 10th, May Sd and 18th.
June II and q, the Northwestern
line will sell Homeseekers' tickets to
nearly all points north and west at
one fair for round trip plus So 90. No
tickets sold for less than SO 90. For
particulars call at Union depot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
Ready for the Field.

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 28.-Aftsr
the first brigade drill since the organ
ixation of the Iowa national guard
Colonel Lincoln, in command of Camp
Mckinley, said that all Tour regiment
were ready TO 90 into fight on the
Geld Is eaaA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

AS the volunteers march toward
Cuba, the song, "The Girl l Left Be-
hind Me-, will again become a popu-
lar one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
Low Rates to the. Hot Springs, Ark,
via. the II. s St. L. K, r.

Solid through vestibuled trains to
St. Louis, making close connections
it'll through sleepers for the springs
Call at the ticket office for rates, etc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

Wheat advanced one cent today, be-
ing quoted at 81 O3 and 81 O6.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
DR.. William Jacoby, formerly Of Man

katO, now of Wells, has been Selec ted
as 1st assistant surgeon of the Third
K, gImenl, and DR.. w H. r we. OF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29

The rainy season is at hand in Cuba,
and the Spainards are expecting nu-
merOus storms of cold lead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12

commander, however. considered the
matter too trivial. and. 70 the intense
disgust Of the guerillas. dismissed the
boy. They afterwards re-eaught him
and within sight Of his own door used
the machote 30 effectually that his body
was scarcely recognized by his parents
Who found him a few hours later.
Valeriano Weyler was sent over In
command Of practically the flower Of
the Spanish army. AZ the beginning OF
1886. His campaign Is characterized
with less hghting. but continual FIRE
The country he traversed he left in
smoking desolation
II was during this year that the brill
liant Cuban general. Antonio Maceo.
was decoyed away under dag OF truce
and killed. The Cubans believe the
spaniards purchased the treachsry Of
one on Mlceo's own stan. However.
rothlng except the bare fact Of his
death came 10 us as authentic. Strlk-
ingly similar 10 this Incident was the
death OF Lieut.. Joaquin Ruiz. a prom
ineht Spanish mil ~ leader who. the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12

A fine Instance OF canine devotion
comes to US from Kansas. through the
columns Of the Topeka State Journal
Samuel Dodge. ranchman. living
southwest Of Topeka. went TO Vinita,
Indian Territory. on business. and
shortly after he had gone. Bessie. his
fiye-year-old girl. wandered away from
home In an attempt 10 follow him. Mrs.
Dodge discovered the childs absence
about two hours after Mr. Dodge's de-
parture. She made a search Of the
premises. and failing to find the child.
notified the neIghbors OF her dlsap-
pearance. They turned out In force.
and secured the prairies all day. and
all that night and all the next day.
searching for the little wanderer. Late
the following evening an Indian came
upon her fast asleep Just south Of Post
Oak creek. In an old road known as the
whisky trail" Across her body stood
a Newfoundland dog. which had always
been her companion about the ranch.
The dog was torn and bleeding. and
near his feet lay the bodies Of two
wolves Although the little girls
cheeks were stained with tears and
covered with dust. she was quite un-
harmed. She and her protector we're
taken home. distance Of twelve miles.
The dog died that night lie received a
decent burial. and his master at once
ordered a marble monument. which
will be placed at the head Of the faith
Z mi animals grave.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12
An oaa w,, o. ArrnnrlnE rlowsr.

English Fashion Letter: A water
bouque, Is new table decoration sug-
gested In a ladies' paper. The idea,
seems to be to fnston sprays OF flowers
on to large stone with a string. 80
that they stand out all around and
practically conceal H. Place the stone
on a dish and lower II into bath OF
water. Take a round glass shade that
will cover II. and put II into the water.
too. fitting It at hrst TIL II oils. and
then putting II right down over tho
flower crowned stone. OF course. the
shade retains. or should retain, water.
in. round and over the bouquet. and
makes Il look as though IL were grow,
-
ing In water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12

The helpfulness Of a good man. when
Il comes TO assistance In domestic at
fairs, Is apt to be very much like that
Of the Mr. Baker whoge exploit Is mar
rated below: lis wife had asked him
to hang a picture she had purchased
for the parlor. and he had said that he
would do II in j.fy." You mus;
get me the cord and a picture hook"
he said to his wife. and tell the ser
want girl to run down cellar and bring
mp the step ladder and carry II into the
parlor. and where's those two little
screw thlng-a-ma-jIgs that 20 into the
back Of the frame al the sides to put
the cord through? Look them up for
me: and ri need the gimlet to bore a
little hole Tor the screws. Somebody
get the glmlet. or maybe can drive
them In with hammer. Johnny, you
run down cellar and get the hammer.
! don't know but a chair will be better
than the step ladder FOR me to stand on.
Somebody 10 out into the kitchen and
get me n chair. | don't want to stand
on one " the parlor chairs. Got that
cord? Just MEASURE on about the
right length and fasten It In those 1T
he things at the side. There, now
there's your picture 40 hung up In good
shape. and no fuss about II. The dlf.
ference between us men and you WON
en- Is that when We have anything IA
do we 80 right ahead and do II. and
no talk about II"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12

hENEhhL MAAlMO ibMfsL.
Spanlards claim, was shot down by the
insurgents while In camp under a pa
role ilag The Cubans' explanation is
quite different They claim that Ruiz
came to them with the welI-worn pro-
position Of autonomy. when he knew
that Gomez had Issued orders to the
eject that any one proposing anything
short Of an absolute independence
should be treated as a spy. Accounts
80 conflict that In justice to both par
Ties we are Obliged TO treat all unofficial
reports lncreduoualy.
Gomez policy was to destroy the
whole island. thereby deprlving Spain
Of any possible revenue or supplies
like the Cuban chief In the fifteenth
century, vino discovered gold. and call
ing his people to him with a great
deal Of ceremony. threw the shining
nuggets into the river 80 there would
be no possibility Of the spaniards ever
finding and prohtlng by IT,
Al the opening Of 1897 the situation
/ IN Cuba was something FEARFUL Wey-
ler's orders were cruel and relentless.
The suffering Of the noncombatants
was increasing Already the foreign
ers In Havana were doing all they
could To provide for the famine-strick-
en- people, Loyalists, stparatlsts. su-
Economists we're suffering alike. Europe
looked on with apparent inunerence
Spain was too impoverished to aid
financially In tho work II was daily
becoming exclusively a question Of hui
manlty Through great dIssat ,siactlon
wcyler was recalled and Gen. Blancc
succeeded him. Statistics show that
already 100000 have perished through
starvation alone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-12
Collar. for Drunkard..

London It'd Bits: A colonial gentlep
man. who now sits on the wandsworth
and Chaplain board Of guardians.
amused his colleagues at their weekly
meeting by stating. during a discus
sion upon the best manner OF dealing
with local inebriates. that they had an
excellent way OF checking excessive
drinking In Manitoba. When n man
had been twice or thrice convicted Of
drunkenness In the police courts he
was sentenced 10 wear a brass collar.
which marked him out among his tel-
lows as a person 20 whom no publican
could with IMMUNITY serve liquor. IRE
drastic measure often proved cure.
on the authorities being satisfied that
the branded individual had served a
sufficiently long term Of probation he
was uncollared and endowed with the
liberty Of drinks.