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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
STREET FAIR COMMENT.

Fairfax Standard: The street fair in
Mankato last week came very near
breaking up in a row. 1t appears that
number of wheels of fortune and
other gambling games were played on
the street corners, and several of the
prominent clergymen started out to put
stop to this public disgrace, when the
fair managers objected and a heated
discussion on both sides followed.
The outcome was that the mayor
agreed to let the fakirs resume opera
tions on conditions that 25.cent limit
be placed on gambling. For time all
interest in the fair had ceased and it is
doubtful if Mankato will again attempt
to hold street fair.
Hutchinson Times: If we may Judge
rightly from newspaper reports, the
chief attractions of the Mankato street
fair were skin games, fakirs, and a
preacher who is not afraid to practice
what he breaches. He got after the
fakirs and forced some of them to quit.
He's all right-but how lonesome he
must feel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
PAIR OF PANTS
Got Tom Connors Into the Lookup on the
Charge of Theft.

A man giving the name of Tom Con-
nors was arrested Saturday by Off
Ger Daniels ON the charge of stealing
pair of trousers from A. M. Stein s
store. Tie theft occurred at about
eight o'clock. Connors was seen in the
front part of the store, and when he left
without being waited upon Mr.. Stein
suspected that he had stolen something
and followed him but could not see that
he had anything with him. Officer Dan
iesa little later apprehended him in
the rear of saloon and found that he
had new pair of trousers deftly con-
cealed under his coat. Mr.. Stein iden.
titled the trousers as belonging to his
stock.
When locked UP at the police station,
Connors was found to have S42 80 in
money among his possessions. He said
that he was in the store with another
man and that the latter handed him
the trousers to hold for him, and said
that he did not steal them. Connors
was alone when he was seen in the
store but had friend on the sidewalk
in front. This man was taken to the
city hall, but no attempt was made to
hold him as he had nothing to do with
the theft. Connors said that he had
been working in the harvest fields, He
is not a stranger in this section.
Connors was arraigned that afternoon
on warrant sworn out by Mr. Stein,
charging him with larceny in the Sec
ond degree. S. B. Wilson appeared as
his attorney and the examination was
set for Monday at $50 o'clock. Bail
was fixed at 500. Connors wanted the
examination at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
1T WON'T WORK.

The ST. Paul Dispatch in comment
ing upon the campaign cry that
Democracy is attempting to give out,
makes little comparison showing
why the people are not likely TO tum-
BILE over themselves to make change
that will take them back to the order
of things that existed from 1893 to
1897. 1t says:
The war expenses are evidently to
play part in the fall campaigns
The extrav igance of the government
in permitting it's sOldiery to offer up
their lives for the Philippines will be
carried further, and the necessities
which have led the Washington gov
eminent to provide means whereby
the war expense may be gradually
met, will be tossed back and forth
from one stump to ant ther OF the
Democratic waste field.
Were it. last year the party in power
could not so easily make it's defensive
statement. The argument was there,
but fulfillment is much more tangible
logic than prophecy. Place one
month of Mr.. Cleveland's second term
with the idlencss in factory and shop,
on rails and in ships, on farms and in
mines, with the consequent CONNER
cial, industrial and financial demon
alization, against the war expense in
Cured by the government In suppress
ing the Philippine rebellion, and you
have balance decidedly in favor Of
Mr.. McKinley's policy. Tie entire
cost of the war during the Mckinley
will not equal the loss
in wages to the workingmen of the
country during the last Cleveland
term. Moreover, the loss to capital,
the shrinkage of securities, the strin-
gencY of the money market, mount
ing up to billions during the last
Democratic administration, more
than cover the entire cost OF the Civil
war
II in times of peace the Democratic
policy was more expensive to the gov
eminent than any four-years' war, on
the other hand the Republican party
has been able both to provide for it's
war expenses and pay the workman
his proper wages and the capitalist
dividend on his stock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
A ROAD INVOLVED.
An Action Tried at LeSHeur Center of
Interest Here.

The suit of Henry Lampart VS. Geo.
Allyn was tried by Jury at LeSueur
Center this week, g. S. Ives, of st.
Peter, appearing for the plaintiff and
J.A Flittie and e Young, of this city,
for the defendant, The case was over
the opening of a judicial road between
Madison Lake and Lake Jefferson that
was laid out in 1886. This county
opened its part of che road, but LIE
Sueur county did not Madison Lake
was anxious that the road be opened
clear through and raised money for
this purpose and a force of men went
to work under Mr.. Allyn. Mr.. Lam
part. on whose land operations were
begun, sued Mr.. Allyn for trespass.
The jury found for the plaintiff and
assessed the damages at $780,
The defendant feels that he won a
victory, as the court in its charge to
the jury conceded that the judicial
road had been laid out although Mr..
Allyn lad no right to grade it. 1t is
now proposed to force the town board,
if possible. to open mp this road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
NO ALLIANCE.

The letter of Secretary Hay to
Chairman Dick, of the Republican
state committee of Ohio, most effect
ually disposes of the claim, and re-
Iteration Of that claim, Of the Demo-
Gratis that there is an alliance between
the United States and England. OF
1his assertion he says:
There is no alliance with England
or any other power under heaven, and
no treaties except for commerce or
business. No treaty other than these
exists; none is suggested on either
side: none is in contemplation. 1t has
never entered the mind of the presi.
dent or of any member of the govern
ment to forsake, under any circum-
stances, the wise precept of the fore
fathers, who forbade entangling al
giances with European powers.
1t ought not to have been necessary
Cor the secretary of state to have put
Forth this statement, but the persis-
l5ency of the d mncrats in spreading
1t Tor political II ct, made it so, and
-Mr. Hay did not shrink in using for
ecihle languagein showing that there
GaRaE nothing in the charge. AS Sec
rotary Hay shows in his letter we are
8n better terms with all foreign ma
ations Than in the past, and our init
macy and cordiality with all is grow
ing every year. In fact, the Secretary
e1says, 1.-THE whole world is our friend
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

Congressman Babcock says that the
house Republican caucus committee ap-
pointed for the purpose has bill drawn
which will be presented to congress.
1t provides explicitly for the gold
standard and its passage will effectually
prevent any executive officer from MAX
ing move which will shift the country
to silver basis. Mr. Babcok thinks
there is no question but that the bill
will pass both houses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

The Spanish government has virtu-
ally served notice Of it's reputation OF
the Cuban debt, which it contracted
while in possession OF the island, by
declining to pay the interest upon the
debt, declaring that it must be paid
by the Cuban government. As it was
distinctly expressed by this country
at the time peace was arranged that
Cuba should not assume the debt, nor
the United States become responsible
for it, this action by the Spanish is
simply Reputation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
TWO SANITY CASES.

August Weigelt, of Lyra, was exam
ined as to his. sanity Saturday by
Judge Hughes and Drs. Warner and
Frisbie, 1t was claimed that he had
been going around armed and display
ing an excitable temper. He was found
to be in his right mind and was dis
charged
James Bissell, of Mapleton, was ex-
amined and discharged two weeks ago,
had second hearing as to his sanity
the same day and it was adjourned un-
til Monday. 1t is claimed that he has
been violent at times during the past
two weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
Having failed of his diagnosis of

Having failed Of his diagnosis of
the tariff question and the money
question as to just what the effects
would be if his views were not en-
dorsed, Mr.. Bryan finds that the peo-
PIE are not tumbling over themselves
to except his view of trusts and how
they should be handled. They can
not be blamed in view Of the swamp
ing Of his previous predictions on the
money question for having doubts as
to his cure for trusts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
DIGGING after GOLD.
Geo. W. Davies Writes of His Prospect.
ing ia AIasks.

j. w. Davies, of Judson, received a
letter from Geo. w. Davies; written at
Tyoonick, Cooks Inlet, Alaska, from
which we take the following extracts:
Il have been loafing around this sta
ton for nearly a week, waiting to
catch a steamer to Sunrise City, and
expect it now on any tide. left here
May gath in company with four others
for Gold Creek,a tributary of the Sush-
tina river, and got there June 18th.
The river is three to FIVE miles wide and
full of islands. You can just imagine
you are putting fish trap in the creek
back there in the spring and were
wading in that water to your waist for
sixteen days and you can have an idea
of how pleasant it is to get boat up
the Sushitna river. We whipped out
lumber enough for nine sluice boxes
and we ran a cut about 100 feet, so
feet being on bed rock. The best re-
suits we got was 81. 40 per day per man
But on tributary we got very good
results with pan, fifteen cents per
pan, but whether it will pay to work
or not we will have to find out later on.
81 am not satisfied with the results,
for the ground where we worked was
all new. There had been freshet
there and sluiced the old dirt out and it
had been filled up again with loose
gravel. The largest piece we got was
ninety cents, still it is all pretty
coarse gold. On the tributary of Gold
creek. called Eldorado creek, where we
have claims we prospected on the up
per claim and found very coarse gold
rounder than we found below on Gold |
creek, which is a good Indication. If |
the gold in the lower creek came out of |
Eldorado creek, there is surely good
pay left there, for it is fiat stream
and nearly all of the gold is still on
that creek yet. | do not know when l |
will go up there again.
'The government party under Capt. |
Glenn has large river steamer, $50 by
20 feet, on the Sushitna river this sum-
mer. They got up to within sixteen
miles of Gold creek. but the water is so
low they decided not to go any further.
The river is very low this year. Any
other year the river is navigable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

The Man with the Jag should stay
away from the region of Mankato The
Free Press says spotted adder was
found in Mankato last week, and that
ST. James and Lake Crystal are over
run with countless lizards. It's up to
the Free Press man now to prove his
sobriety. -Hutchinso Times
1t is well known that we never take
anything stronger than city water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

The Mapleton Enterprise says: The
we'll known West Lawn farm, formerly
owned by Willard & Fuller, who gave
it such well-deserved prominence
through their famous breed of horses
has been sold to Mr.. Thomas w. How
ieson, of Sterling, who bought it of
Mrs. Anna M. Willard of Mankato.
While we will be sorry to see Mr.. Full
Ter go, as it is mostly through his untir-
ing efforts that the West Lawn farm
acquired its reputation, we could not
wish for better man than the present
purchaser of the property to manage it
successfully. Mr.. Howieson is one of
our brightest and most prosperous
young farmers in this vicinity, and he
is abundantly able to make of the West
Lawn farm one of the best paying in
vestments in this state. The price paid
is said to be $4,000.
Cornelius McC arthy died at his home
at No. 913 N. Fourth street Friday.
aged seventy-two years. He had been
i'll for long time. A wife and eight
children, Mrs. Thomas Madigan, of
Madison Lake. j. j. and ]. G. McCar-
thy, of Marysburg, Attorney G. D.
McCarthy, of Montgomery, and Misses
Tress, Jennie, Anastasia and Agnes, of
this city survive him. These have the
sympathy of their many friends in
their sad affection. The funeral SER
vices will be held at Marysburg to-
morrow, leaving the house at 7:30 a. m.
w. R. Willis,a thirteen year old boy,
was before the court Saturday on
the charge of incorrigibility, preferred
by his father. He was ordered sent to
the state training school at Red Wing
and will be taken there Monday.
Mrs. Col. B. F. Smith and two
daughters, Mrs. Brown, of Harvey,
WASH, and Miss Ada Smith, returned
to Mankato Friday night from Harvey,
where Mrs. Smith and Miss Smith have
been visiting Mrs, Brown for three
months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
THE GREAT YACHT RACE.

Public interest is commencing tC
75urn toward the great internat1ona
Yacht race which will take place of
New York city early next month, be-
tween Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht
Shamrock, and the Columbia. 1t is
believed, OF course, that the Columbia
will win, but there is chance OF
course that the Shamrock will cross
Ghe line first and take back with it,
the cup that has been held in this
country since 1851. 1t has been four
wears since ValkYrie II came over and
hrid5re.r the cup and went home dis
sppointea, OK. this lapse of time will
>~zpd to arouse interest," in the race
about to come off. or course Ameri-
can confidence is strengthened by the
long line Of unbroken victories we
have won which nave kept the cup on
Ehis side Of the ocean, and here is
s7ofgan that confidence will not be
shattered. The America won the cup
IN 1851, in q sail around the Isle of
Wight, This first American victor
was a schooner, 81 feet long, owned by
a John @. Stevens. OF the races that
nave followed the Winnipeg Tribune
gives the following record: "In 1857
the cup was presented by the owners
of the America to the New York
Yacht Club, on the understanding
shat it should be offered as trophy
Ror race with any challenging yacht
built in a foreign country, and OF not
Tess than 80, nor more than 300 tons.
Cambria was the first competitor.
She was owned by Mr.. James Ash
y bury. She raced against whole feet
OF yachts, and was beaten by nine of
them, including the Magic, built ex-
Dressly to defend the cup. Mr.. Ash
bury came over the next year with
Livonia, and competed with the Col
umbia, hunors being even. Sappho,
however, proved too much for the
visitor, and the cup remained in
America. The next challenger was
the Canadian yacht Countess of Duff
Terin, which was defeated by Made
ltene, the defender, and in 1881 the
Canadian ATLANTA had no better luck
against Puritan Five years later was
the celebrated contest between Gala
tea, the challenger, and Mayfower,
the defender, but Galatea went home
without the cup. Next year Scotland
sent over Thistle, but Volunteer
showed her clean pair Of heels. Then
came the contest of 1893 between Dun
ravens Valkyrie and the defender,
Vigilant. There were three spirited
races, in all of which Valkyrie was
- "
unsuccessful. Lord Dunraven was not
discouraged. He built second Walk
zyrie, which was sunk in a storm, and
thus race in 1894 was prevented. In
1896 His Lo1dship came over with
Valkyrie II, and was met by the Her
Teschoff yacht. Defender, but only
again to meet with defeat"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.
Two File Petitions and Two Are Dis.
charged.

Fred Westhoff has filed a petition in
bankruptcy with Referee Flittie. The
amount of the claims, all of which are
unsecured, is $22, 0294 Al, while the as
sets are $3.50, and are exempt,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
BICYCLE RIDERS COLLIDE.

G. w. Eichstadt was run into by an
other wheelman Friday at about
eight o'clock, while riding across the
slough on his bicycle. The other
wheelman was on the wrong side of
the road. Both riders were thrown off
and the other one had his arm hurt a
little, and both wheels were wrecked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

A. B Allen, of the Jackson Republic,
has sold that paper to Willis G. Hart.
son, of Minneapolis. Mr.. Allen retires
we understand because of his wife's
health, which necessitates a change of
climate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

st. James Gazette: Otto Breckmeier
OF Mankato, will succeed Herman
Brutlag as clerk in Veltum's store. Mr..
Brockmeier will commence work on
Monday next. He is said to be first
class clerk.
A light colored fall overcoat was
stolen from one of the forms in front of
Nyquist g VERSIONS clothing store some
time Friday eveningbefore nine o'clock,
The theft was reported to the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned up to Monday, October
End. 1899, for 800 cords dry maple
wood, and 800 cords soft dry wood
(elm and basswood), all of the first
quality and delivered on the normal
school grounds, Mankato Mimi. as
needed. Bids may be made for any
part of said wood. The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids. 'Ad-
dress GEO: H. CLARK
Resident Director State Normal School,
204 Odd Fellows Block.
Mankato, Mimi, Sept. 18th 1899.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

August T. Heidel, of Jackson, has
filed a petition in bankruptcy, The
secured claims amount to "a, 500 %, and
the unsecured claims to So, 957.95. The
assets amount to SIS, 4565O, of which
81, 0S5 80 is claimed to be exempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

Referee Flittie has discharged Henry
Robel, of this city, and Erickson Bros.
of Slayton, from bankruptcy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-29

except certain leaders of the Demo
G, tic party" And he might have
sdieo, chat their opposition is merely
political effect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-15
THE STORM STORY.
But Few Signs Of Lie Till Well Into Forenoon
Clearing the Electric Road.

HalloWell escaped none. of the furious
| features of the storm of Feb. 10, 1899 and
Tuesday found the city fairly buried I'M
der single drift of snow. as it were, of
| stupendous proportions.
Scarcely any signs of life were notice.
able. Tuesday morning, until after .
O'Clock. About that time an occasional
milkman might be seen but they We're
making their rounds with difficulty, for
the horses were much fatigued after wal
| owing through sucn drifts as the region
| of the Litchiield road afforded.
The citizen who got up with the sun,
Tuesday morning. and gazcd from the
portals Of his warm AMI comfortable
| domicilc. invariably sighed few signs
| and wished he were back in bed again.
Too much shovelling wouldn't be healthy:
bad for the rheumatics, in fact, but there
were lots of wise men up and doing, and
| the shovclllng was about completed when
the Journal arrived at $50, as a sort Of
| reward for the broken back.
Water street was piled high with snow
and was almost impossible. The car
track was beneath urifts of from two to
three feet. and Supt. Taylor's men did not
arrive until about $50 O'Clock. About -
men started from the car barn with
shovels at 80 O'Clock, but the drifts were
very deep from the car barn to Academy
street, and even with the assistance OF
the pillow, progress was slow. little
later in the forenoon the crew of men
was increased to So and by II o'clock the
road was open to the head of the Plains
near the Augusta line. No attempt was
made to open the Gardiner line, but work
will be hurried, today.
No sessions of the city schools were
held. Tuesday. The city crews were at
work early with the road and sidewalk
plows, but the most of the day had
passed before the sidewalks and streets
were rendered passable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-15
A WHO DAY AND NIGHT.
An Exceptionally Rough Time Electric Road
Blocked Business al Staadsfill.

Everything was blocked here by the
storm. Tuesday. No grocery teams at
tempted to make their morning trips. and
what little delivering there was to dc
was done on foot If possible. Those who
We're out. Monday evening. declared il
the toughest night they ever experienced
DIR. Robinson. who was out only a little
ways from home. vaccinating. says he
never saw sucn night. 1t found it al
most impossible to make any Roadway
against the wind. even on the car track,
where the walking was very good
No freight trains arrived Monday. and
all the passenger trains were very late.
No. 13, due here at 3 o'clock a. NJ. from
Skowhegan. arrived with two engines. be-
hind "a pillow train. at 11.25 A. NJ. No. 80,
due here at 10 A. NJ. from the West. ar
rived a little before l o'clock p. NJ.
The Waterviie l. Fairfield Electric
road has been blocked all day The cars
were very irregular all day. Monday. The
Benton l. Fairfield road is completely
buried
Main street looked like a klondike av-
enue all day. Tuesday. and business was
almost at standstill.
The shop of the Fairfield Furniture Co.
was shut down. Monday on account of
the storm.
The Maine Central was obliged to keep
large crew at work in the yard here all
day in order that any stray freight train
that happened along might be able to get
in and out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-15
Captain Charles Wells.

Bishop Earl CranStOn. in lions Herald
of recent date writes of the Crisis" in
China, and in Introduction speaks as fol-
lows of Capt. Chas II. Wells master of
the steamer "Hae Shin"
We are at sea today with shipmaster
who has carried and distinctly remem-
bers Bishops Foster. Fowler. Ninde, NAL
lalieu and Joyce-the present writer be-
ing the sixth Methodist Bishop to trav-
Ell with him over the same route in the
same steamer. He Is Maine man. of
Methodist parentage, his venerable moth
err being still resident of Hallowell. and
he believes firmly that Maine is the
brightest, best, most healthful stretch
of country on the face of the earth.
was sure that I was more heartily well
coined aboard the lilac Shin for hav-
ing come almost directly from Maine to
China. Our little: company earnestly
hope that Capt. Wells. who is now near
ing the end of his voyaging. being sixty
five years old. may be spared no return
TO the State he loves so loyalty, to spend
his last days with those who anxiously
await his coming.