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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

the larger part of the Swedish-Ameri-
can vote with him. But in this they
we're disappointed. Here in Blue
Earth county for instance, there was
no detection of the establishment
can vote from the Republican party.
Had the native American Republi-
cans remained as true to their party
as did the Scandinavian vote, the Re-
publican majority would have fallen
but little below that for president.
And we are informed by those who
know that Observation-Disclosures, and les
pecially the Swedish-American por-
tion DETECTED but little from Repub-
lican support through the state. or
course there may have been localities,
doubtless were, where some neighbor-
hood went over largely to fusion, due
to some local leader. But where this
occurred once, several instances were
cited where native American voters
went over to fusion in large numbers.
The fact is there is not a more loyal
class of Republicans than are the
Scandinavians. and it would seem
about time for these periodical state
ments,as to how they desert the party
for this or that reason which can not
be borne out by the actual facts, that
appear in the metropolitan press, to
cease. Sue b unfair statements are
doing more damage than all the arti-
fees the fusion managers can resort
to. The Swedish-Americans are loyal
citizens, they have adopted'this coun-
try as their home, have sworn allegi.
ance to it's government, and in every.
thing except that of birth, are as
broadly American as any class of our
citizens, and to intimate that they
could be led from their party loyalty
because one of their nationality is put
up by an opposing party, is to cast as
much of an insult upon them, as it
would be to cast similar imputation
upon native American.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

Speaking of oranges, the Sioux City
Journal says: THE orange is the
fruit of the tariff. The Riverside,
Cal, Press figures out that without
the cent pound tariff we should
make $4,000 or 10000 boxes of oranges
per week less in New York than we
are now DOING The consumption of
oranges has grown enormously and
the price is within everybody's reach
since we began to eat the home grown
fruit. The importation Of oranges
has fallen off immensely the past
year. On February II there were en-
route to New York from foreign ports
only 1900 boxes of oranges, as against
"A $50 on the CORE pondiDg date of
last year. On January % Of this year
there were 1, $50 boxes of oranges afloat
from Mediterranean ports for New
York. A year ago the supply of this
fruit from the same sources was 1l2,-
boxes So we have the luscious fruit
and keep our money in the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE

Senator J. W. Peterson, of Goodhue
county, an old and respected resident
of that locality, was in the city today
looking over the field with view to
pushing his candidacy for secretary
of state.
Four years ago Mr.. Peterson was a
candidate for the same office to which
he now aspires, but by combination
of circumstances was beaten in the
convention by Mr. Berg, although the
contest was close and spirited. Mr..
Peterson left his native heath, Swed-
en-, forty-two years ago, and has re-
sided in Minnesota ever since. He
has wide acquaintance throughout
the state, and if the Republicans
should see fit to nominate him for
secretary of state he will poll as large
a vote as any man that will be named
for any of the various offices to be
voted for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
does not look as though it was now re-

does not look as though it was now re-
spOnsible for not interfering with
seemingly better walls In athis in.
stance. There has been a delay in
the adjusting Of the insurance,
through the figuring as to what could
be saved in the way of salvage from
the walls. How much this had to do
In the neglect to remove the danger
therefrom we know not, but certainly
somebody is responsible and that re-
sponsibility should be placed where it
justly belongs.
1t would seem that the disaster
yesterday ought to be lesson for
guidance in the future, and that in
such cases, where burned walls are a
source of danger to life and adjoining
property, the fire department should
have the authority, in the exercise of
judgment, to remove them, and
should be properly backed up by the
city, or else proper precaution should
be taken to protect the walls until
they can be removed. In 80 doing,
much trouble and danger might be
avoided.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
The suit of Bohan VS.. Watts was
argued before Judge Severance today.

The suit of Bohan VS.. Watts was
argued before Judge Severance today.
Judge Severance today made an
order Of adoption of Martha, the in
FAINT child of Henry r. Roberts, by
John D. Thomas and wife. All par
ties reside at Lake Crystal.
The dust storm that ragged yester-
day ard last night made it very dis
agreeable to be on the street. Dust
and pebbles were hurled about in
binding quantities. During the
evening some rain fell, and this put
an end to the dust flying.
John Pluto has leased the building
formerly occupied by w. M. Farr as
an Office, near q. & w. freight
depot, and will open shoe store and
repair shop there. He as formerly
employed with q. P. Griebel, and is
known as an excellent workman and
first class young man.
The suit of the officers Of the new
Base Ball association against he
members to make them put up a S25
share each for the deficit, was to have
been tried before Judge Severance
today, but by an understanding it
was set for vacation on eight days
notice The plaintiffs are Oscar
Berbauer, John Krost, W. A. Funk
and others, and their attorneys are
Schmitt & Wilson, Pau & Pau and
w. A. Funk. The defendants are
Powell & Conrad and others, and their
attorneys are ] A. Flittie, 4" N. Ply
mat and Lorin Cray.
1t is most fortunate that fire did
not start yesterday in the debris Of
the crushed buildings, from the
stoves. Had fire gotten Roadway
yesterday, it is unpleasant to think Of
the G. nsequences. The fire COM
panies were promptly on the scene
and remained until all possible dan
yer was over, after extinguishing the
fire in the stoves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

Speaking of the Maine disaster and
the consequent crises with Spain,
Harper's Weekly says: SIN this emer-
gency the American people have &C.
casion to be thankful that Mr.. Nc.
Kinley is president, and Mr.. Long
and Mr.. Roosevelt are at the head of
the navy department. They have
reason to be thankful for the cool
ness, elaboration and great intelli-
gence of the officers of the navy who
were on the Maine. and who are con-
cerned in the inquiry that has follow
the disaster. The officers of the
Maine showed themselves worthy of
the best traditions of their service,
and few ADLER and no more honorable
men can be found then those who
constitute the Sampson board of in
quiry. The administration and these
officers have borne themselves like
honorable and rdignlfied gentlemen
dealing with grave question. And
in this. they represent the sound land
sane American people-the people
who are not in evidence when the
light-headed and knavish are filling
the land with shouting, thereby
bringing contempt upon the country
to which they render such noisy lip
service-not in evidence then so
much, perhaps, as they ought to be-
but who are not only in evidence but
in control whenever a crises comes.
They are the people who made Mr..
Mckinley president, and he has their
support now in the emergency in
which both he and they have so we'll
kept their heads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
WHO RESPONSIBLE?

Just after noon Monday what
many Of our citizens have expressed
themselves as expecting, and for the
past two or three days has been more
freely talked of as probable, should a
high wind occur, happened = the
burned walls of the Young Mems
building fell, and as result two adj
joining buildings are either totally
ruined, or at the best badly injured.
There is no question but that
something should have been done
several days ago, whereby the danger
from these walls could have been re-
moved before damage was done, There
is doubtless no question that had it
not been for the experience of last
year, the FIRE department. would have
torn down the walls at once after the
fire. Had this been done yesterdays
trouble would have been avoided.
Last year the brick walls of burn
ing building were ordered torn down
by the chief of the fire department..
He was subject to much criticism be-
cause of his order, and that criticism
was indicated by the city authori-
ties compromising the matter and
paying $3.50 for the walls. Under
such circumstances it could not be ex-
pected that the fire department
would touch the walls.
But good property was ruined by
the disaster of yesterday and some
body is responsible for it. If the
city, through the FIRE department, did
wrong in interfering with the walls
| of the Wiltgen building year ago, it
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
AN UNJUST REFLECTION.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press of last
Saturday contained an editorial on
the gubernatorial matter, in which it
calls the attention Of the Republicans
to and emphasized several points that
have already been more or less refer
red to. 1t points out the need of a
man in the coming gubernatorial cam
paign, who will be such leader for
the Republicans of Minnesota, as Gov.
Shaw was in Iowa last year. A
man who can command the confidence
of the people in his executive abilities,
and is free from all entanglements
that would put him or his party on
the defensive. That he should be a
man who would be able to arouse en-
thusiasm among the Republican
voters, to make an aggressive cam
paign and whose personality would be
felt as an inspiring force. 1t points
out that the campaign next fall will
be made under all the unfavorable
conditions attached to an off year, and
that there are no good reasons to ex-
pect any exception to the usual rule.
1t further points out that in addition
to this the Republican party will have
to meet the combined forces of the
Democratic and Populist parties I'M
der the accepted policy of fusion, and
that because of all this unusual care
should be taken in the selection of a
gubernatorial candidate.
This reference to gubernatorial
matters by the Pioneer Press is timely
and we'll put, and contains much food
for reflection On the part of those
who are guiding the destinies of the
Republican party in Minnesota, and
should force upon them the recogni-
tion of the fact that all personal de-
sires should be subordinated, and the
one aim should be the best interests
of the state, which in the end is really
the best for each one personally.
But in the editorial referred to, the
Pioneer Press made one statement en-
tirely uncalled for, and which should
never been allowed to have worked it's
way into its columns. 1t is the fol-
lowing unjust reflection upon the
Swedish-American voters of the state.
In referring to the work Of the fu-
sionists, it says:
Moreover, to divide the Republican
strength the united opposition will
undoubtedly repeat the game, so sue
cessfully played heretofore, of put
ting up as their candidate some we'll
known and popular Swede, like John
Lind, in the expectation Of drawing
to his support a considerable portion
of the Swede vote. as he did, in fact,
in 1896.
This statement has caused a good
deal of indignation among the
Swedish Americans in this section of
the state, and justly so because it is
wholly untrue. There is no question
but that the fusion bosses who put up
John Lind as the fusion gubernatorial
candidate two years ago, did so with
the expectation that he would carry
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

Those fellows who were sure Presi-
dent Mckinley had no backbone, and
would be easily led into any move, are
having hard time of it. Mr.. Nc
Kinley refuses to be bulldoZed either
by Spain or by the most rabid jingoes.
He wouldn't be led into an alliance
with Englan and declined to accept
the invitation of a foreign syndicate
to unload upon this country lot of
old warships that they have on their
hands, built for bankrupt countries.
President Mckinley may make mis-
takes, the man does not live who is
free from them. But in handling the
complications at present before this
country, ne is doing remarkably we'll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
HAVE ALREADY EARNEDIT.

Washington news is to the effect
that scheme is on foot to- form.a big
international syndicate for the pur-
pose of buying the independence OF
Cuba. 1t seems to have had it's origin
in the fear of few business men that
If war should ensue, business inter-
ests would be entirely paralyzed.
While such scheme would doubtless
meet the approval of men who have
large business interests that would be
directly effected by a war with Spain,
it is not likely to meet the approval
of the people as whole, There is a
widespread feeling that Cuba has
already earned her independence, and
that no move should be made by which
she would in any way be mortgaged
for it. If syndicate should purchase
Cuba's freedom, providing of course
Spain would sell, Cuba would have to
pay the price, for the syndicate is not
going into this entirely out of it's
greatness of heart 1t is said that
President Mckinley is in constant re-
ceipt of assurances from all over the
country, including business men and
others, of support even to the extent
of going to war in his efforts to uphold
the dignity of the government, and
close friends of the administration do
ha ho i1A,,A1onl hr1
such move. 1t would seem that in
view of the progress the insurgents
have made in Cuba, of the barbarities
the Spanish have practiced, and also
of the blowing up of the Maine, that
it is poor policy to talk of purchase,
That point has been passed. Let the
Cubans have the independence they
have so nobly and dearly earned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
IS

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when nothing else will. It purifes
and vitalizes the blood. It drives
out the poisonous elements. 1t stops
the accumulation of morbid deposits.
It is purely vegetable, and is the
discovery of an eminent scientist.
1t is for the blood alone;-that is all
it is good for. If you have Scrofula,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Cancer, Ec-
zema or any other Blood Disease,
SIS. S. will cure you, no matter how
many doctors or other medicines
have failed.
end to the SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta. Ga.
for free books about Blood Diseases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
To Cure
ScrOfuld

1t ought to interest everybody %
know that the terrible affection
called Scrofula is the forerunner Of Q
still more terrible disease. Scrofula
is the seed of consumption. It IL %
deep-seated and obstinate that not
one doctor in hundred can cure L.
To cure Scrofula, you must cure the
blood. You must go down to the
roots and reach deep. A CLOSING
over with mineral poisons is not
only useless, but makes things Q
great deal worse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
BARN BURNED.
Nels Anderson, of North MankatO Loses
His New Building.

Nels Anderson's new barn in North
Mankato burned to the groundTuesday
evening,a at shortly after eight O'Clock
The fire is believed to have started in
the loft, from some unknown cause
Mr.. Anderson saved his horse. The
structure was recently put up, and
was brick veneered. The hook and
ladder company and some other fire.
men from this side responded. but
could do nothing. With chemical
engine such as is advocated by Chief
Phillips, something might have been
done. The fire showed very plainly
on this side of the river, and drew a
larse crowd.
Mr.Anderson places his loss at about
$3.50, with $3.50 insurance. Had the
WIND kept up in the evening as it did
the night before, his house would
probably have burned. also.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

Spain has been doing little social
ed Investigating into the Maine disas-
ter and her board of inquiry is about
to report, having come to the conclu-
sion that there was no external ex-
plosiou, and that in no way is Spain
responsible for the blow up. In fact
Spain is rather inclined to believe
there WASN'T An, blow-up at all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

The United States has bought two
big warships from Brazil. They are
just receiving their finishing touches
in British shipyards. The price paid
is said to be 100000. 1t is said
Chile and ArgentineRepublic have re-
refused to sell var vessels to Spain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

the times have not improved, and
that the clouds of adversely and stag
nation still hang over the land The
farmers who have materially reduced,
or entirely paid off, their mortgages
will not take the calamity view of it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

The American farmers receive sew
eral million dollars more for their
products in 1897 then they did before,
and yet there is here and there a
calamity sheet that is crying out that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

The board Of public works will open
bids April 9th for sprinkling the
streets during the coming season. The
sprinklers were out today and helped
materially to lessen the amount of
dust flying.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
OWNER WANTED.
Team of Horses Remains Uncalled for
Since Saturday Night.

At three o'clock Saturday after
noon, a young mau drove up to M. A.
Sherk & Sons store and left his team
In the barn in the rear. The only
directions given were that the team
was to be watered in about an hour,
and he then disappeared and has not
been seen since. The team was wet.
as though they had been driven rap
idly for long distance. The police
were informed of the facts In the case
today and are looking for the owner
of the team. The team consists of a
bay and brown mare, weight about
900 pounds, and the buggy is single
seated one with side springs.
The man who left the team at the
barn is believed to be stranger in
the city. He is about twenty-five
years Of age, five feet nine inches tall,
wi tn smooth face, fairly well dressed.
He did not say when he would want
the team, nor did he leave any money
to pay for it's keeping. The police be-
lieve that the team was stolen and
driven this far by some one who is
leaving the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18

Lena England was taken to the
House of the Good Shepherd at ST..
Paul Tuesday b Chief Wagon. SThe
woman was given her choice of going
to Jail, to the House OF the Good Shep-
herd, or to her parents, who she said
reside at West Superior. She made
her choice accordingly. This young
woman was one of the witnesses for
the state in the Balser trial.
An amateur minstrel show is con-
templated in the near future, for the
benefit of the Ladies' Relief Society.
Ali Of the young men in the city who
are willing to assist in this entertain
ment are requested to meet at The
Saulpaugh Friday evening at 7:45
O'Clock.
D. L. Rose has awarded the con-
tract for setting out two acre Or
chard on his farm four miles north of
the city to Smith & Kelly, the Spring
Island nurserymen. Mr., Rose will
have his orchard planted with apples
and plums. 1t has been demonstrated
that Blue Earth county is favorable
for apple raising.
Porter & Pay moved into the Glass
Block today, taking space on the right
hand side, in front of the shoe depart
ment, where they will be pleased to
see their friends. They have twice
been burned out WITHIN a year, and
believe that they have had their
share Of misfortune.
The efforts to organize a county
union among the thTeshing machine
owners of the county are meeting
with success. Over forty have signed
the list. 1t is now estimated that
there are between seventy-five and
eighty in the county.
Patrick Mountain was brought to
the city from Good Thunder Monday
after noon and committed back to the
ST. Peter hospital after an eXamina-
tion. He was taken home by his fam
lily, and has been violent.
Mrs Nellie Small died at the hos
pital at IL o'clock Monday Of con-
sumption. She was widow, about 40
years of age, and the remains will be
shipped to Dundee, Mimi, tomorrow
afternoon for burial.
The vault in the Young Mems
building has not yet been opened, as
the combination will not work. There
is talk Of digging an entrance through
the brick. 1t is thought that the
contents are all right.
Kleinschmidt Bros. began work
yesterday on the superstructure of
their handsome factory, on North
Broad street, and hope to have it
ready for operation in about a month.
Miss Laura Peterson, stenographer
at The Saulpaugh, received $14S in
surance on her loss from the Young
Mems building company. Her loss
was about $500.
A deed was filed today, transferring
from Walter Howe Smith to Benedict
Truwe one third acre in sec. %,
Shelby, for S197.50.
A marriage license was granted to-
day to Olof johnson and Christina A..
Ahlstrom, both of this city.
Seeding is In progress in the neigh
borhood Of ST. Clair, so we are in.
formed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-18
NERVOUS DEBILITY,
VITAL WEAKNESS

VITAL WEAKNESS
and Prostration from Over.
work or other causes.
Humphreys Homeopathic Specific
No. %, in use over 40 years, the only
successful remedy.
81 per vial or walls andlarge vial powder, for S.
Sold by Druggists, sent postpaid receipt of price
HUMPHREYS NED. Co.. Cor william John Sts., New Yorb
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