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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
ROPE NOT CONNECTED.
Sundays Excursion Train Could Not Be
Stopped Promptly.

1t appears that the M. & St. L.
excursion train from which Geo.
Wagon fell Sunday night could not
have been stopped promptly, as the
bell rope was not connected with the
engine. When Conductor Jones was
left at Madison Lake, the brakeman
tried to pull the bell for the train to
stop. When he could not do so, he
tried to reach the engine, but the
front door of the baggage car was
locked. He then went to the rear of
the train and succeeded in putting on
the air brakes, The train had then
gone mile or two from the station,
and had to back up that distance.
1t is believed that when the bar
over the door gave way, Mr.. Wagon
caught at the door frame, and was
thus twisted around and fell side
ways. One foot was run over from
the inner side and the other from the
outer side.
Mr.. Wagon carries no accident in
surance. He was not on duty on the
train, but was riding as passenger,
and volunteered to help the baggage
man. He had also gone through the
train several times to quiet some
people who were hilariously drunk,
and he appears to have been the only
one who attempted to do this, &C
cording to the story told by passen-
gers. His condition today remains
satisfactory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
ENJOlN THE TELEPHONE co.

A resident of NicOllet county named
Brown, Tuesday retained Thos. and
cyan Hughes to bring an action to
prevent the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange Co. from crossing his farm
on it's way from this city to Nicollet.
His contract with the company allows
the latter to run it's line three feet
from the railroad track, but this
seems to have been mistake as it is
1mpracticable at this point. The
line is being run across the faG M, and
Mr.. Brown will take Immediate steps
to enjoin further progress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
oURIMPoRTs ANDExPoRTs

The statistics on the imports and
exports OF manufactures during the
past ten years have.not received the
general attention they deserve, show
ing as they do, most astonishing de-
crease of importations and a still
greater increase of exports. During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, we
imported manufactured articles to
the value of 1926, 1922, 9O5, during the
fiscal year closed June 3Oth last, just
ten years later, the imports of these
articles had. decreased almost one
third, as theirivalue amounted to but
1929, 981, 231. Now, everybody knows
that the consumption of manu-
features must have been'.greater dur
ing the last fiscal year than in that
ten years before, because our popula-
tion has very much increased during
that decade. Even. if the imports
during that period had not decreased
it would still show that!our manu-
featuring interests had kept step with
the increase in population. But the
fact that during the last fiscal year
we imported less manufactures, to the
value of S100,000,000, than ten years
before shows an industrial develop
ment that exceeds the most sanguine
hopes and expectations of the friends
of protection and the trainers of the
Dingley tariff in particular. as it must
be borne in mind that'the greatest re-
duction took place since the enact
ment of that law, it samounting to
the astonishingisum of $74, 666,377.
The exports Of manufactures, on
the other hand, teach still more
significant lesson, as they show most
conclusively anda incontrovertibly
that our protective tariff has not only
enabled us to reduce .the amount and
value of foreign goods consumed in
this country, but has actually enabled
US to increase our exports of manu-
features and conquer more foreign
markets
During the fiscal year ended June
Both, 1888, we exported manufactures
to the value Of $3.50, 319, 2S6, and dur
log the last fiscal year, the first under
the Dingley tariff, we exported goods
Of the same character to the value Of
S288, 81, 449, an increase of $I5S,552,-
1903. 1t seems that these figures
should convince everybody of the
necessity for an intelligent, properly
adjusted protective tariff.
And finally, in the fiscal year 1SS7-SS
the excess of imports over exports
amounted to the sum of S16S, 003, 6l9, a
very large amount to send.to foreign
countries in order to balance our COM
marce in manufactures with them,
while the last fiscal year, again call
ing attention to the factsthat it is the
first year under the Dingley tariff,
shows an excess OF seXporJs over i'm
ports of manufactures Of thesvalue of
S5S. 800, 21S. the first excess IN our favor
during the whole existance of this
nation.
These figures furnish not only great
satisfaction but food for serious
thought and consideration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
The Reviews principal reason fc

The Reviews principal reason for
advocating coalition between the
Democrats and Populists on the
county ticket is, based on the fact
that these two parties have united
upon the state ticket. In other words
our neighbor believes that whole
hog is better than half one. Per-
haps. Inasmuch as the state COM
bination is purely for spoils, the pro-
gram could appropriately attach to
the county as we'll. Defeat to the
combine is inevitable in either or
both cases,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
WORDS FROM CAMP.
Col. johnson Is Looking After the We'll
fare of the MankatO Boys.

DIR. E. J. Davis has received letter
from Lieut.. Col. G. E. johnson, dated
at Camp Thomas. Aug. 26th, from
which we take the following extracts:
Everything points now to our be-
ing mustered out in the near future,
so that it is only a matter of a short
time before we all go home. AS to
John Mccall of Spring Island, a re-
cruit in Co. D, 14th MINI. VOL, he is
sick with typhoid at the Sternberg
hospital and is getting along very
nicely. He has the best of care. The
Sternberg is fully equipped With
everything necessary for handling the
sick in first class shape, They have
lady nurses in attendance, under
stand one TO each four sick
soldiers. This case of Mccall
is rather singular one. The
band had some limberger cheese and
Mccall ate some Of it and Immediate
lY took to vomiting and he said that
will give me the fever" and sure
enough he was taken down.
81 am personally looking after our
Mankato boys and doing all [ can for
them when taken sick, and we have
two frst-class doctors. We are on
waiting orders for Knoxville now
every day. The railroad is slow pro-
viding transportation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
In his address before the Rep

In his address before the Republi-
can state convention of Indiana, on
Aug. 3rd, Senator Fairbanks, from
that state said: when we last as
sembled, two years ago, distress and
commercial paralysis were on every
hand. Our people were enervated
and our progress seemed dead, but
with the restoration of the Republi-
can party to power in 1897 an era of
prosperity was ushered in. 1t was the
natural and logical result of the re-
storation of the Republican party to
power and the establishment of Re.
publican principle in public admin
iStrafiOn T"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
To Keep the Boys and Girls ion the
Farm.

Those parents who are worried for
fear the boys and girls will leave the
farm should give them an occasional
holiday. For instance, this year, the
Minnesota State Fair comes off
September to 10. 1t is always a
great show, the greatest event Of the
year in Minnesota and the North
west Tell the boys and girls now
that you will take them, and lay all
your plans so there will be no failure.
The date is September 5th to 10th.
Railroad fares are low, and a greater
show than this promises to be, has
never been held on the grounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

The St. Paul Review speaking of
the recent Democratic banquet in
that city in honor of Senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, and the speech which Mr.
Jones made, says it is again demon
strated that Democracy is living in
the past. 1t didn't seem to take much
to demonstrate it either.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

Treasury reports SHOW that the
amount of money in circulation now
is $3.50, 900, 900 greater now than when
the Chicago platform Swas framed.
Still we were told by the men who
built it, that il free coinage did not
win, there would be a severe contrac-
tion of the money volume. But as
prophets they have proved a dismal
failure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

John Buschena Sr, of Mankato
township was examined as to his
sanity before Judge Wilson yesterday
afternoon and was committed to the
insane asylum at ST. Peter. He was
taken there last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

Mrs. Will Cottrell, of Decoria, was
operated upon at ST. Joseph's hospital
Monday for appendicital abcess,
by DR.. Davis. assisted by Drs. An
drews, Harrington and Zimmerman.
Mrs. Cottrell is doing nicely and will
undoubtedly recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

1t is said that Mr.. leighton Little,
the Demo.Pop candidate for sheriff
two years ago, feels that he is entitled
to another Knockout. Mr.. Little is
a good fellow and ought to be satisfied
with one threshing. But if he can
stand a second one, by all means his
party should crafty his ambition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

Geo. Gowner, of Mapleton, was
placed in the county jail Monday by
Marshal Roe. of that place. to serve a
ten days sentence for drunkenness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02
WILL NOT RUN.
w. S. Hammond Declines the
Congressional Nomination.
Nobody Knows Now What the Demo.
cratic Party Will D0'for q
Candidate.


congressional convention that was
held In this city Aug. 10th, has re-
ceived a reply to his letter to Hon.
w. S. Hammond notifying the latter
of his nomination for congress. Mr..
Hammond has returned to St. James,
and writes from there to Gen. Pope
that he must decline the nomination.
Further than this, Gen. Pope states
that there is nothing in the letter for
publication.
The next move will probably be the
naming OF congressional committee
by Gen. Pope. Upon this committee
will devolve the work of selecting a
candidate. Nobody took Mr.. Ham
mond's nomination as final, as all
who knew his feelings on the matter
predicted that he would decline.
Something had to be done to get a
candidate, and as everybody who was
present declined to run, it was neces-
sary to take someone outside of the
city, who could not decline until after
the convention had adjourned. 1t is
likely that no step will be taken TO-
ward filling the vacancy until after
the Populists hold their convention,
Sept. 9th There is some feeling
among the Democrats in favor Of
endorsing the Populist nominee. in
case he should be eX-Mayor Evans, of
Tracy, or some other acceptable man.
Others are opposed to fusion from
principle.
Those of the Democrats who are
not in favor of surrendering the legls-
lative ticket to the Populists are
favoring the nomination of e. T.
Champlln for state senator. Mr..
Champlin has not been heard from,
but it is thought that he could be
persuaded to take the nomination.
There is some talk Of A. J. Stack
pole, of Lake Crystal, as suitable
person upon whom to bestow the
nomination for county attorney. If
the Lake Crystal Democrats will rally
to his support, it is believed that the
nomination could be swung his way.
Mr.. Stackpole would prove a spell
binder on the stump.
In compliance with the desire of
Chairman Plymat and the Republi-
can candidates, the Free Press did
not publish the list of members of
the county committee selected at the
meeting yesterday afternoon. 1t
was given out as a reason for delay
ing publication that changes in the
list were probable. The list having
been published last evening, it will
stand practically unchanged. The
following is the official list:
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

Gen. E. M. Pope has received let
ter from his son, Frisbie, who is in Co.
A, 18th MINI. Vol. The young man
is pleased with the new camping
ground at Lexington, KY, where the
conditions are all wholesome.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

81. w, Brown states he has decided
not to be a candidate for judge of
probate or any other county Office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

The public schools will open next
morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-02

Chairman Republican County Con-
vention.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-11-07
As to the Links.

There is no more ardent evolutionist
in the city and no more persistent ad-
vocate of Darwin's theory than DIR.
d'Ancona. His friend, DIR. de Marville,
on the other hand, is a great bird fan
cier and devotes all his spare time tssan
enthusiastic study of ornithologv.
II have splendid specimen Of a
monkey in my office, p" remarked DIR.
d'Ancona proudly. Come in and see
him." he continued, being a firm be-
liever in the object method of demon
stration. "You will admit that l have
the missing link in a cage"
"'That's all right, " replied De Mar
Vile. absorbed in his own pet hobby.
81 have a cage at home myself, and
something in it too. You're not in 1t,
and neither is your monkey. lean show
YOU something much better than your
missing link. have got bobollnk- "
San Francisco News Letter.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-11-07
PrioIeau and Calhoun.

The Pendletouians were justly proud
of Mr.. Calhoun and sensitive as 10 the
impression which he made upon strs1n-
gers. When Judge Prioleau became q
resident, they were anxious 20 know
his impressions Of their Ajax. When
they first met, as soon as Calhoun LETT
the table, the question was eagerly
asked, ''How do you like him:
mot at all, " was the newcomer
reply. ''I desire never to meet him
again. This was 4 sad rebuff. and an
EXPLANATION was demanded. II hate a
man who makes me think so much, "
the judge replied ''For the last three
hours 1 have been on the stretch trying
TO follow him through heaven and
earth / feel wearied with the effort
and hate q man who makes me feel
my own inferiority." Pendleton was
appeased. .-Exchange
Rock Island Argus., 1898-11-07
Police Points.

James Sullivan was sentenced to II
days for forgery by Magistrate Stat
ford.
The trials of George Marshall and
George Rispan, charged with robbery
and Frank and August Ludwig
charged with assault, were continued
until Thursday.
The patrol was called to Vande-
vorde's saloon down town Saturday
night to take home man who had
fallen down stairs and was thought to
be seriously hurt. But it turned out
that all that was the matter with him
was that he took on too much hops,
and his feet failed to track when he at
tempted to descend the stairway lead
ing TO the dance hall. He said he
was not injured.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-11-07

Lace curtains and tapestry curtains
that viii be sold lower than any price
you ever heard of, at Clemann & Salz.
mann's-
The Mothers Club of the Fourth
land Fifth wards will meet in the Lin
coin bnilding tomorrow afternoon at
4 O'Clock. Supt. Young will address
the meeting.
Bring the babies and children to
Smiths studio for their pictures be-
fore anything happens tiem. You
viii always be glad that you did. Op-
posite Harper house.
c. II. Schafer, an employe of the
Bettendorf Axel company, at Daven-
port, had his collar bone broken and
badly bruised while running tire
welding machine this morning.
Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Miller's Glovine. 1t is not 4 liquid,
leaves no odor and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale
only at Harper house pharmacy.
Pay no attention to cloudy davs
when wishing to pose for portraits at
Smiths studio. Rapid working in
struments and a light built for the
purpose overcomes the difficulty
Opposite Harper house.
The regular meeting of the Tri-City
Press Club, which was to have been
held in Moline tomorrow night, has
been deferred one week owing to the
election, a time that gives the fra
ternity an opportunity to put in "a
hours day at hard work for period
of about 4S hours.
Schuyler c. Thompson. of Andalu-
sia, aged % years and single. has been
committed to the asylum at Water
town. having been adjudged insane
by Drs. s. G. Plummer and f. M
Sala, a commission appointed by the
county court. Thompson believes he
is being gradually transformed from
himself into Christ.
H. 2. Custer recently attended re-
union of the 42d Illinois volunteers,
with which regiment he fought
through the rebellion. He brought
back with him n historical and pre-
cious piece of cardboard, on which,
under date of Feb. 20. 1865, is written
the history of the regiment and the
numerous engagements in which it
participated. 1t also contains like
ness of the regimental colors, pres
ent from Gen. Fremont at st. Louis
Sept. %, 1861.
Driven tC desperation at the last
moment, Mr.. Cralle, the republican
for sheriff, is reported to be
pursuing a most surprising course in
his attempt to win votes by working
upon the strongest obligations that
bind men together and in the same con-
nection attempting to excite uuwar-
canted prejudices against Mr.. Hues-
ing. The tactics are such that they |
cannot prove otherwise than a boom
erang to the one employing them.
The executive committee that had !
in charge the production of "A Mod |
ern Woodman' passed a resolution |
at its meeting extending a vote of |
thanks to The Rock ISLAND ARGUS, |
the Rock Island Union, the Volks- |
Leitung, the neighbors of Mayflower |
camp No. 1O1, of Fay Hawes camp |
No. 2S1, and of Dewey camp No.
1896. Royal Neighbors of America,
and to the several ladies and gentle
men who took part in it and helped |
to make the play the success that it
was, for the services so cheerfully |
rendered by them in the interest of |
the Modern Woodmen of America of |
his CITY, -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-03

was the author of the letter upon the president, Another precedent was relegated to the past when the government decided to return to Spain the prisoners of war taken with the surrender of Santiago. Prece- dents have been disregarded in other instances by this government. In view of this fact, precedent may not govern in the conduct of the peace 
 After the proclamation of an armis- tice automatically the next step would be the designation by the president of the commissioners to represent the United States in the conduct of the final negotiations. According to the best accepted precedents this joint commission will meet on neutral ground. It has been suggested that the commission may assemble in Paris but as yet that is the merest conjec- ture. The commission might meet in either of the belligerent countries.
 Pending the conclusion of the work of the commission the probabilities are tnat the armies of both Spain and the United States will be kept in the field, their relative positions remaining un- changed. Here again, however, prece- dent may be put aside by the United States, but it is regarded as likely that this country will not withdraw any of the troops from the field until a de- termination shall have been reached of all questions in issue before the com miSSiOners
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-03
CONVENTIONS IN NEBRAsKA.
PoPulists and Silver Re-
 publicans Hold Them,

Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 1.-The demo- crats, the populists, and the free sil- yer republicans held state conventions here to-day. Tonight the conference committee on the division of the offices among the three parties made report. It recommended that the populists be allowed to name the head of the ticket and that such other state officers as had served successfully be renominat- ed. The report was adopted in turn by each convention. It means that the pcpulists take every state officer except attorney general, which goes to the democrats.
 The first formal ballot brought out seventeen candidates for governor, w. A. Pointer, populist, leading in strength in the populist convention; Judge Nev- ill, populist in the free silver republi- can convention, while the democrats cast their solid vote for Attorney Gen eral Smyth, a democrat.
 The democratic platform approves the prosecution of the war; liberty of Cuba; acknowledges William J. Bryan as Header of the party and the peoples champion; reaffirms that of 1896, and declares that the silver question should be the issue of 1900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-03
GENERAL sHAFTER,s REPORTS.
They Show That He Is Carrying at
 Present G.OOO Sick.


 Present 6,OOO Sick.
 Washington, Aug. 2-General Shaf- ter's health reports to-day state that he is now caring for over 5000 sick peo- pie, including Spanish soldiers, many of whom were found to be very ill. The task is a formidable one and the at tempt to care for all hands probably explains, in measure the lack of ade- quate preparation for the transports employed in bringing home some of the wounded and sick The conditions of those boats were found to be so shock ing as to demand an immediate official investigation which was begun to-day and some court martials may be looked for in high places unless it can be shown clearly that the lack of prepara- tions was unavoidable.
 Major General Young called at the war department to-day fresh from the front, where his healh broke down un- der the severe exertions imposed by he campaign. He spent some time with Secretary Alger, as did Major General Wade, who has not yet been able to perfect the arrangements for his eXpe- dition to Porto Rico. For the transpor- tation thereof the war department is making an effort to secure the Harvard and Yale, now in the charter of the navy department and it is believed that the effort has succeeded. AS to the other liners the St. Paul and the St. Louis the navy department has not yet reached a decision though 1t is expect ed that they will be surrendered by the navy department in the course of few days. In this case four of the naval captains would be left without com mands, namely, Sigsbee of the St. Paul, Wise of the Yale, Goodrich of the St. Louis, and Cotton of the Harvard, for even if the vessels were used as army transports, the law would not permit naval officers to command them. In the last dispatch received to-day General Shafter gives the sanitary con- ditions of his army for July 31 with a statement of additional deaths on July 30 as follows:
 Sanitary report for July 31: Total sick, 4,255; total fever, 3,164; new cases of fever, 655; case of fever returned to duty, 722. Deaths on July 30, Private Borgh, Troop F Sixth cavalry, malarial fever.
 Private Edward Sutton, Troop G, Eighth cavalry, malarial fever. Private J. o. Keslin, Co. H, 33d Mich igan, yellow fever
 Private Samuel J. Powers, Troop F, Second cavalry, yellow fever. Sergeant Charles Achens, Co. N, First infantry, tyhpoid malaria. Private Harry Hughes, Co. H, Eighth Ohio, malarial fever.
 Private Louis Kochemanik, battery F, Fourth artillery, gunshot wound in chest and heart, evidently suicidal. Private F. J. Vivian, Co. D, 34th Michigan, remittent malarial fever. Private J. A. Mcdonald, Co. D, 34th Michigan, remittent malarial fever.