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The times., 1898-11-02
FALSE PRETENsEs CHARGED.
Proprietor of n Collection Agency i'm
Trouble Over n Check


Trouble Over n Check.
Henry c. Hoffer. twenty-five years of
age, is locked up at the First Precinct
police station on a charge of false pre-
lenses preferred by Howard F. Hughes, a
dealer in flour and feed at 1863 P Street
Hughes charges that Hoffer gave him
a worthless check for 81, purportiRg to
have been drawn by A. E. Howard and
made payable to the order OF Hoffer A
warrant was issued and placed in the
hands of Detective Gallagher, but before
it could be served Hoffer walked into
Hoffer. il is said. conducts a collecting
agency in + Street, and has had charge
OF the collection of all bills due Hughes
Some time ago he was given a bill for
$50 to collect and made no return from
it. Hughes. after waiting some time,
saw Hoffer and asked for the money due
Hoffer then produced $40 in cash and
the check for 81 The check subsequently
proved worthless. and the issuing of the
warrant followed.
Hoffer saiu last night that the trouble
was due to an overdrawn account and
would be settled satisfactorily. He claims
that Howard is his partner in business
He admitted that he was in trouble in
Baltimore about Sur years ago. but had
been working hard Since. He was mar
ried, he said, about ten months ago.
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LOOKING FOR RUTH AGAIN.
He Said He Had Been Robbed OF $500
and Went Away

Charles H. Ruth, lawyer bricklayer
and contractor, living at 1905 II Street
northwest, early yesterday morning re-
ported to the police that he had been
robbed of $500. The robbery, he stated,
had been committed some time during
the latter part of Monday night or early
Tuesday morning. He further stated that
he was of the opinion that the money
was taken from his pocket while he was
asleep in the Clinton Lunch Room. at
1905 Pennsylvania Avenue, owned by John
Hickey. The police are investigating the
case, but at present have no tangible
clew to work on. and from the circum-
stances surrounding the alleged robbery
are inclined to doubt the complainant's s
story.
Ruth, it is said. went out Monday
night in company with Brigham Waters,
who lives at Third and Maryland Avenue
southwest, and William Mendenhall, who
makes his home at Emrichs Hotel, and
of the city. and finally arrived at
EmrHhs Hotel about Il o'clock. Here
Waters left the party and went home
Both Waters and Mendenhall are plumb
ers, who have done work for Ruth. They
stated that they were with the man for
the purpose of collecting bills due them
for work done.
When the three men arrived at the
hotel they were met by Horace Wander
grift and two other men. all plumbers,
who are employed at the Pennsylvania
round-house. The men come from Will
mington, Del, where Ruth formerly lived,
and were friends of his.
MeEdenhall declares that at this time
Ruth was intoxicated and was drinking
lemon and seltzer. Ruth had considerable
money, which he displayed. Mendenhall
stated that he saw two 800 bills and some
other bills the denomination of which he
did not know. He also stated that both
he and Waters-had asked Ruth earlier
in-the nigf1f for money due them and that
Waters had received none while he had
been given s. on account of s25 bill.
Ruth, according to MendenhaIrs state
ment, did not remain long at the hotel
and started out in company with Wander
grift. Where they went then is not
known, as no tidings of either can be
learned until Ruth drove up to Hickey's
lunch room in a cab about l o'clock YES
terday morning. He entered the place,
and, seating himself at a table ordered
an oyster stew. Charles Handblack, of
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From New Zealand.

Reefton, New Zealand. Nov. %, 1896.
1 am very pleased to state that since /
took the agency of Chamberiain's nledi-
cines the sale has been very large, more
especially of the Cough Remedy. In two
years l have sold more of this particular
remedy than of all other makes for the
previous five years. AS to its efficacy, I
have been informed by scores of persons
of the good results they have received
from it, and know its value from the
use Of it in my own household 1t Is SO
pleasant to take that we have to place
the bottle beyond the reach of the child
rem. e. ]. SCANTLEBJ-RY.
For sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and
retail druggists, 9SS F Street northwest,
and Connecticut Avenue and s. Street
northwest, and 142S Maryland Avenue
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job, p. uenIy Chosen Delegate.

AT the meeting of the Building Trades
Council held last evening John P Heaiy
was chosen a delegate TO represent the
council at the convention Of the National
Building Trades Council, which will open
in Kansas CITY. December 1s. The dele
gate was instructed to request the dele
gates To the national convention to petit
tion their senators and representatives
in CONGRESS to use their best efforts to
have the right of suffrage conferred upon
the residents of the District of Columbia.
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CITY BREvIT1Fs.

George E. Barnes and daughter of Kentucky.
are in the city seeking to hold revival meetings in
November. The former also wishes to deliver
three free lectures "An Anglo-American Al
lance" but lacks hall. and hopes this notice
will meet sympathetic eye with view to
overcoming the difficulty.
George Newsome colored, employed driver
by the George ". Knox Express Company. was
run over by his own wagon, Street, near
North Capitol yesterday morning and sustained
a fracture OF the right leg.
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TO DEFEAT GALLINGER.
New Hampshire Democrats Issue n
Letter to Republicans.

Exeter, N H, Nov. 1.-The Democrats
of the State tonight issued letter ad-
dressed to prominent Republicans. ask
ing their support to help down Senator
Gallinger and Congressman Sulloway.
The letter is accompanied by pamphlet
which contains all the correspondence
between Mr. Sulloway and Charles A.
Sinclair, OF Portsmouth, touching on the
money question.
An interview with Sulloway. which ap-
peared in a New York paper in 1894, in
which Mr. Sulloway was reported as
saying that he is a bimetallist, is also
contained in the book. Senator CALM
ger chairman of the State committee, is
tonight in conference with party leaders.
1t is said that the Democrats will tomor-
row issue another circular which contains
imputations against Republican leaders
in the State and in which the Democrats
endeavor to have Republicans vote
against the party candidates.
The times., 1898-11-02
DANIELS CHEERED.
The Comedian Presents Naval Militia
With an Ensign.

Providence, R. l., Nov. Frank Dan
iels, the popular comic opera star. made
hit tonight with the people of Provi-
dence. It seems that the naval reserves
of Rhode Island, a few weeks ago, de-
cided to round out their war record with
a theater party. They selected Frank
Daniels and THE IDOLS Eye" as the at
traction to be seen. and this evening, in
full uniform, marched to the Providence
Opera House, where they occupied the
bulk of the ground floor.
Every other seat and every inch of
standing room was occupied. The big
audience cheered Mr.. Daniels upon his
appearance. At the end of the second
act the comedian made a neat speech to
the reserves and presented them with a
large blue silk flag by the girls of the
chorus. The flag is fringed with gold and
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has on it the State coat of arms and the
words. THE Naval Reserves of Rhode ISL
and. Presented by the Frank Danieis
Comic Opera Company also in gold one
of the officers replied to Mr.. Daniels
speech. Then the entertainer called on
the chorus for three cheers for the re-
serves. They were given with will and
responded to by the entire audience.
The times., 1898-11-02
VAN wYcK's PROSPECT BRIGHT
Every Indication of a Democratic
Sweep in New York.

Every ihdheht1On OF a Democratic
Sweep In New York.
New York. Nov. with the election
but a week off. both parties are work
ing hard and claiming everything in
sight
1t is noticeable that calmer confidence
of victory is shown by the Democratic
leaders, who place little faith in Roose-
velt's warwhooping campaigning as a
vote winner. Van Wyck has done little
speaking except in the large cities. where
he has been well received.
The Republicans admit that they will
not carry the city. but hope TO obtain
big enough majority up State to over
come the result here. But up the State
the gigantic canal frauds under the pres
ent Republican administration has tend
ed to draw votes to Van Wyck. despite
Roosevelt's admitted honesty and promi-
ses of reform.
The times., 1898-11-02
All saints, pay CeIebru,ed.

Ali Saints Day was celebrated with ap-
propriate services in the Roman Catholic
and Protestant Episcopal Churches of the
city yesterday. In nearly all of them
services were held during the day and in
the evening with sermons
Today All Souls Day will be observed
in the Catholic churches with a solemn
high requiem mass for the repose of the
souls of the dead.
The times., 1898-11-02

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IN DAvY JoNEs,s LOCKER.

gloucester, Mass, Has Had a Severe
Season In Disasters.
Gloucester, Mass. Nov 1.-The sea-
sons record of disasters to the fleet of
fishermen which leaves this port has
been made up.
The season has been unusually severe.
The reckoning is IA vessels lost So men
drowned. % wives made widows and Is
children left fatherless. The losses, in
cluding partial wrecks during the Feb
ruary gale, will approximate S1OO, 600, the
greater part of which is borne by the
local fishing insurance company.
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DIED.

MORRIsoN-ou November l, 1898, at II p. m.
MRS SARAH A. MORRISON at the residence Of
her son. George W. Morrison, 1857 ith Street,
lexington.
Interment at Monceacy Cemetery. near Pooles-
vile. Nd. Thursday, the Cd instant no9-2t
sPAIGHT-on Tuesday. November 1, 1855. at
p. n. at $40 d Street southwest, JAMES
SPAIGHT, aged % years
Notice OF funeral hereafter 1t
HUGHES Suddenly. at $50 p. m, October 81.
IDA FRENCH HUGHES, wife of James W
Hughes of the Police Court, aged torry-seven
years.
Notice of funeral hereafter. Item
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Davis ON Bail.

Edward v. Davis, the colored attorney
who is charged with embezzling the funds
of the John Wesley NJ. f. Church, was
yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of
s., 900, James H. Winslow' being his surety
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on the streets When taken in by officer
Roberts they resisted arrest. They were
taken to the police station and turned
over to Stationkeeper Sherwood, whom
they assaulted.
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SPECIAL DISEASES OF men

Office Hours: Every day, from 10 a m. to 5 p.
m, and on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Saturday. from to p. m. also. Sunday, 10 a.
IN. to u IN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
A NOVEL STRUCTURE.
Patrick Henrietta's Big Stock Barn in
Belgrade.

The usual amount of building is 60
ing on in the city and county this
season. One of the largest buildings
in the try is the barn of Patrick
Henrietta, few miles from the city
in Belgrade. 1t is a circular barn,
with diameter of seventy feet, and
the extreme height is tifty-four feet.
1t has eighteen foot posts and an up
per roof with eighteen foot rafters,
and cupalo above all. The barn
can be seen for miles, and is intended
for stock, of which hundred head
can be kept IN the stone basement up
on which the barn rests. There is a
track going around the outside of the
stalls in the basement, and car is
used in cleaning the stalls. On the
first floor is another track to trans
port feed. The barn cost about
$1,000, and will hold an immense
amount of hay and feed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
GOOD ROADS.

Our attention was called the other
day to piece of road of some two or
three miles on one Of the roads lead
ing out of Mankato, which runs
through low, level piece of country.
Before the surrounding country was
drained it was hard work to keep a
fair piece of road in the place refer
red to during any portion Of the year,
though great efforts were made to do
So Hundreds and thousands Of dol
lars have been sunk there in the eff
fort. 1t is nice piece of road today.
while the weather is fine, but in the
spring or through wet season it is
a bad road to travel on. Said our in
formant: "There has been enough
money sunk in that piece OF road
to pay for first class macadam road
over it and have money to spare, and
now they have a really good road only
when the elements allow it, though
of course it is not as bad as it used to
be. But" he continued, ''the lesson
has not been thoroughly learned,
though many are beginning to
realize the fact that it is simply a
yawning nav for money that is never
satisfied. If the money that is laid
out upon it through series Of years.
was spent in macadam road bed, the
people who use it would have good
road at all seasons of the year." And
this is by no means an isolated expert
ence. Many such instances can be
found everywhere. If the money
which is still being laid out on such
roads was turned toward macadam
road there would be a great saving
in expense through a series of years
besides the enjoyment at all times OF
good road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

thousand miles from Key West or
Colon; from New York fifteen hun
dred miles. which is half the distance
from Cadiz; thirteen hundred from
Newport News, which is half the dis
lance to the Canaries. 1t lies, in
fact, at the very point that we should
have selected for a coalingss station,
had we unrestricted choice of loca-
tion. All the arguments that have
been advanced for the acquisition of
the island of St, Thomas, sixty miles
distant, and for which at one time
we were almost ready to pay seven
million dollars, apply with tenfold
force to Porto Rico, with it's six good
harbors to the one of st. Thomas,
and it's commercial as well as STRATEGY
cal potentialitles."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
FOR SUPERINTENDENT.
Fourth Republican Candidate Announces
Himself.

Mr.. f. A. Wildes Jr. announces him
self as a candidate for county superin-
tendent Of schools, subject to the &C.
tion of the Republican county con-
vention. He is a graduate of the
Normal school, being a member of
the class Of 1894. He was principal
Of the Morristown school for one year.
and principal of the RoYalton school
for two years. He has lived in Blue
Earth county ever since he was three
years old, land in Mankato seven years,
and he is we'll and favorably known.
His record as a teacher has been very
successful, and if elected county su-
perintendent would no doubt give an
able and satisfactory administration
Of the office.
There are now four candidates de-
sirous of the Republican nomination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05

The Republican state central COM
mittee organized itself into work
ing body last night. Judge Steele, of
MINI eapolis, who made such a mag
niticent fight for Eustis in Hennepin
county, was selected chairman of the
committee without opposition. Mr..
w. A. Funk, of Mankato, was select
ed as temporary secretary, the selec-
tion of a permanent secretary having
been delegated to the executive COM
mittee, after it shall be chosen by the
chairman. If Mr.. Funk can spare the
time from his business, Judge Steele
will find in him a valuable helpmeet
in the campaign by selecting him as
secretary. In any event Mr.. Funk
will very likely 60 on the executive
committee where he will be able to do
a good deal of effective work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
THE TERMS OF PEACE,

just how much of the peace report
that comes from Washington is really
in direct line with what thePresident's
an swer to Spain is, is hard to tell.
Doubtless, however, with the excep-
tion OF the portion relating to the
Philippines, it is about correct, and
it may be a good guess as to that.
The Philippines present the hardest
pro blem in the settlement of the war,
There will be considerable objection
to allowing them to revert back to
Spain, to be misused as they have
been in the past, while at the same
time there is probably a very
strong sentiment that we do not
want them as permanent acquisi-
tion. OF course there is nothing in
the report showing that they would
60 back to Spain, but that would
probably be the result of Spanish
American commission. If some form
of a government could be devised for
them, with the proper supervision
under which they might work out
their independence at some future
date when they have shown them
selves capable Of self-government, it
might be better, but it is doubtful if
any supervision could be devised that
would not lead to more or less compli.
cations among the nations of the
world.
The position which the president
takes that there shall be no armistice
while the peace propositions are being
discussed is wise one and will meet
the hearty approval of the American
people. Spanish diplomacy should
have no chance to work for delay. If
they don't want peace Immediately,
it is better to let operations to be
pus he'd right along. The president
has had some experience with the
Madrid authorities and will hardly
be caught by them again. No par
tial peace is wanted. The presidents
decision will have a better effect in
bringing about permanent peace,
then would the granting of an
armistice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
THE COST OF WAR.

The terms which President McKin-
ley has laid down as basis of peace
with Spain include no demand for a
money indemnity. There is a general
feeling that the terms of peace will be
hard enough for Spain as 1T is, as it
is expressly provided that the islands
of Cuba and Porto Rico are to be en-
tirely free from the debt she has
charged up against them and issued
bonds to be payable by their revenues.
The cost Of the war to the United
States is not fully known, but is
variously estimated at 100000, 000
Whether this will include the ex-
penses that will yet be piled up be-
fore the volunteers are all mustered
out and returned to their homes, or
simply up to date, is not definitely
stated. But considerable portion of
this expense has been for equipment
and coast Notifications that will be
permanent, and not of the fieeting
character that most war expenses
generally are so that the real cost of
the war will be considerably reduced.
We have suffered practically no
losses from destruction of property,
and business has not been interfered
with tc any appreciate extent. In
commenting upon the cost OF the war,
the Duluth Herald says:
1.-THE statistics show, however, that
we have not been at as much cost in
this war as have other nations during
similar period. The SeIvia- Bulgar-
ian troubles in 1885, war of but few
weeks. cost in money $4,000, 900.
The effort made by Spain to put
down the rebellion in Cuba from 1868
to 1878 cost her $500, 100000 in money
and the lives of 5000 officers and 2OO,.
600 private soldiers. From this it
will be deduced that Cuba is an ex-
pensive country to govern, as we may
find out before the Cuban question is
finally settled. The Franco-Prussian
war cost S2,5OO,OOO,OOO, our civil war
81, 100, 100000. The Crimean war cost
$4,000, 100000 and 100000 lives. The
war of Russia and Turkey in 1870 cost
81, 900, 100000 and 225,OOO men killed
and wounded. We escaped we'll at
Santiago IN comparative losses, los
ing one man out of ten. At Leipsic
Napoleon lost enc man out of four; at
Sedan, the third Napoleon lost one
out of five. At Sadowa the Austrians
lost one man out of six engaged. The
loss on the Union side at Antietam
was one man out of five."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-05
is 1T PEACE?

1t seems that Spain has really asked
for peace. Upon what terms she is
willing to base it is not made known
as yet. But in the answer which the
president will make as to the opening
of negotiations, she is likely to learn
something as to what the terms of
the United States will be, and there
is general feeling at Washington
that that in formation is likely to pro-
duce shock at Madrid and that the
war will con tinue for some little time
longer. Of course Spain will gain
nothing by the continuance of the
war. The leaders in her government
know that. Doubtless they have
realized all along what the actual
terms were likely to be, but it is
doubtful whether the war has pro.
crossed to a point where the people
are impressed with the utter hope
lessness of a continuance Of the Strug-
gle. One Of the factors in the terms
of peace over which there will be no
question, is that Spain will have to
get out of the western hemisphere.
She will also have to grant the United
States several coaling stations in diff
ferent parts of the world. Just what
will be the outcome in the Philippines
seems to be the only question. What
the answer of the president will be as
to their future Is unknown. All that
is known is, that he has been study
ing that point for some time, but he
has carefully kept his conclusions to
himself. Whether or not they will be
allowed to revert back to the miser-
able rule Of Spain, or be made free
and placed under the protection Of
the United States, or whether they
will be absorbed by the United States
entirely, seems to be the only un-
solved question. 1t would hardly
seem that the administration intend
ed to allow them to 60 back to Spain,
Judging from the manner in which
troops have been pushed over there.
But whatever the final terms Of
peace may be, there does not seem to
be any disposition at Washington to
allow of any dallying in the arranging
of the treaty of peace. II Spain is
ready to formulate treaty without
any Ifs" and "ands," she will be &C.
commodated; if not then the war will
be pushed right along. This decision
of the administration will meet the
approval of the people. The chance
to close the war is in SPANS own
hands. When she feels that she has
had enough, the end will quickly
come.