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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Sergeant ROhrer Thinks the Americans
Will Have Their Hands Full.

Sergeant D. W. Rohrer, of Marshall
town, Iowa, was in the city today. He
was member of the Eighteenth regu-
lar infantry until discharged short
time ago for disability. He was in the
Philippines, but reached San Francisco
June 2Sth, and after being in the hos.
pital there was discharged He had
trouble with his heart He has secured
work with Mr. Borgmeier in Lime
township
Sergeant Rohrer looked strong and
healthy when seen at the Stahl House
this morning by Free Press reporter
He stated that he was stationed at Iloilo
during large part of the time that he
was in the Philippines. He was N the
quartermaster's department and did not
take part in the actual fighting He
has seen all of the service in the tropics
that he cares to see. In speaking of the
war with the insurgents, he states that
it is his belief that the rebels will
eventually win, owing to their numbers
and the climate He admits that his
belief is contrary to the general opinion.
He says that the natives are more nu-
merous than is generally thought, and
a large part of them are fighters.
In case the Philippians are conquered.
he thinks that they would be desir-
able acquisition to the country Mr..
Rohrer formed the acquaintance of Ser
geant w. A Laufman, formerly OF this
city, and left him in the Philippines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

An event of exceptional interest is
the future engagement at the opera
house of "a Wise Woman" a musical
comedy farce in acts. 1t is said that
the instantaneous hit the piece has made
has led to the cancellation of many one
night stands in which it was booked so
as to enable the manager to accept con.
tracts offered in the larger cities The
engagement in this city will be kept as
Manager Hoeffier has an iron-cl con
tract to that effect
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

A story has been sent out from Wash
ington to the effect that Thos. B. Reed
will retain his seat in the house this
term but will not be candidate for the
speakership. 1t is said he will head the
opposition among the Republicans on
the floor of the house to the administra-
TONS expansion policy, and so make all
the trouble he can. The story has
rather fishy sound to it. There is no
doubt but that Mr.. Reed is not in full
accord with the views of the admins
tration regarding the handling of the
Philippines, but we hardly believe he
will make the attempt to oppose the adj
ministration and the sentiment of his
party on the floor of the house by an
organized attempt within the party.
Such move would likely prove more
disastrous to Mr.. Reed than anyone
else. We very much doubt that the ex-
speaker could get enough of following
to defeat what ever course the admins
tration and party leaders may decide
upon, notwithstanding the small ma
jo1ity the Republicans have in the
house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Senator o. H. Myran, of Ada, up in
the Seventh district, was in Minneapo-
lis yesterday, and in an interview an
nounced that that district would be
solid for j. J. Lommen, of the Seventh,
for secretary of state. The Senator is
also for Judge Collins for the governor
ship. Both good men, but the Senator
should remember that the two northern
districts cannot have everything, and
that the southern part Of the state will
file some claims on which it will insist
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

The Faribault Consolidated Gas and
Electric Light Co. is charging it's plant
to furnish gas on large scale for fuel,
lighting and power purposes, and will
furnish gas for the adjoining cities of
Mortified and Owatonna. The piping
for the gas will cost 81, 900 per mile, but
it is said by experts that this will be
cheaper than it would be to put in a
plant at each place and manufacture
the gas. The company expects to have
their plant ready to commence the pip
ing next spring,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Speaking of the new chief grain in,
spector, Reishus, Congressman Eddy
says that while he is in many respects
most estimable man, he is hardly
qualified to pass expert judgment upon
grain, that he is simply practical poll
tician and political farmer. And that
seems to be qualification enough with
the present governor. At least it has
been so far. -..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04
SOUTH BEND.


South Bend, Aug, 2-The/ cool
weather has been appreciated by all
Mr.. Rector and family, of Minute
apolis have moved on the Minneopa
Park farm. Mr.. Rector is foreman
Mrs. Williams, of Wisconsin, is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. Mountainy.
John Keidel has recently purchased
fourteen acres east of H. D. Blu nett's
where he intends building house
A number of our people have been on
the sick list.
Curt Burnett is home from Spirit
Lake, Iowa, where he attended the
Chautauqua.
Mrs Elmer Lockerby and children,
of Preston, are visiting with Mrs
Conklin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Dewey is Vermonter, says the ST..
Louis Globe-Democrat, and belongs to
a Republican family, advocates gold in
paying sailors and other people, and is
not only an expansionist, but leading
cause of expansion. If the Democrats
are looking for such a man they have
undergone sudden change.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Job W. Lloyd, Of LIE Sueur county,
is announced as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for railroad com
missioner. 1t will take good many
such announcements to get him even
the show Of nomination
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

In having recognition in the next Re-
publican state convention. The north
portion of the state has been pretty well
looked after heretofore and should al
low the south part slight representa-
ton at least
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04
TRY ALIENS FOOT EASE,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes Your
feet feel swoolen, nervous and hot, and get tired
easily. If you have smarting feetor tight shoes
try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen, sweating
feet, ingrowing nails, blisters and callous spots
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort. Try it today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S. Omsted
LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

The boycott in Cleveland seems to be
growing worse than the strike was, and
the strikers are gaining confidence that
they are going to win,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

The Pipestone Star reports yield of
40 bushels per acre for Is acres of barley
just threshed in that vicinity. The
grain was plump and of good color
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

l have number of articles in the
line of furniture and carpets, also a
Majestic steel range, that I will sell
cheap, Inquire at 1913 Hickory street,
Mankato, MINI. A. w Robinson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

A Missouri farmer sold the apples on
a thousand trees for So, 500 and the pur-
chaser takes care of them. This is bet
ter than claim in the Klondike.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

The Duluth News-Tribune says 1t
would be just like a woman for Mrs.
Luetgert to return. However, it is
not probable that she will resuscitate
herself from the sausage watts,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04
w. G.. MASTERS.
Sunday. June 26th.

We have met no vessels so can not
mail this until l get to Manila. We
are now passing the north coast of the
Island of Luzon and the captain says
we will get into Manila Harbor tomor-
row night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

1t is an active volcano 1,040 feet high
and is only few acres in extent. 1t
was throwing out fire and smoke as we
passed. hope the rest of the islands
will have more inviting appearance
than this one or shall not think much
of them.
Will write you as soon as | reach
Manila My health keeps good,
VOurS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Ex-Secretary Alger's statement is
most remarkable for what it does not
contain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

The Duluth News Tribune remarks
that Inspector politics will look over the
grain next year. Hit it right.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Minnesota's iron ore product for 1898
was nearly 5000, 900 tous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

We get lot of bitter with the sweet
in this world. The Mazet investigating
committee has reassembled. st. Paul
Globe.
Well, the continued investigation of
Tammany is pretty bitter pill for you,
that's fact
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04

Washington dispatches state that the
yellow fever at Hampton, Va shows no
signs of spreading.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
BRAKEMEN AS OCULISTS.
Ease with Which They Remove
Cinders Largely Increases
Their Income.

The ease with which brakemen on
railroad trains remove from passen-
gers eyes cinders which fly into them
every time the engine sends out puff
of smoke is a cause for comment. On
O New York Central train running be-
tween here and Niagara Falls is a
young man who is genius and an oc-
culist, and his services are IN great de-
mand. 1t is whispered among the
trainhands that his income is very
largely increased through his ability
to operate on passeng gers SO afflicted,
and that gratitude after tie removal
of the disturbing cinder is not meas
ured and his largesse is real and in
proportion to the pain borne by the
sufferer, says the New York Herald.
A young man who wore the uniform
of the New York Central service with
whom I talked recently while on a
train for Niagara Falls told me that
he was kept busy after the train had
crossed the Harlem bridge in re1nov-
ing cinders.
''They accumulate in the tunnel" he
said, land [ always walk through the
train after we leave the One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth street station and
relieve the sufferers. By that time
they have succeeded in rubbing the Gin
der into a bad corner and are ready
for any kind of treatment. When I
first went to railroading [ discovered
that it would be good thing to know
something about removing cinders, so
I went to an oculist and took few
courses of lessons. AS a result l am
able to remove the most stubborn one
without trouble or pain to the pa
tient. Yes, have earned the amount
! paid the oculist for the lessons many
times over"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
ABOUT THE SMALL GUNS.
They Play Most Important Part fn
Harbor Defense Where Great
Guns Would BE Useless

Much has been written of the big guns
that were to defend the harbors I'm the
system of defenses the smaller guns
play most important part, both to sup
plement the work of the great rifles
and to be used against bodies of men
who otherwise might carry the works
by assault. For direct service against
attack by men the great guns are use
less. Their value is altogether in the
power of destruction possessed by them,
says the New York Press.
The smaller guns of the United States
artillery service are made in scores of
styles and are designed for all the diff
ferent kinds of service for which gun
can be needed.
Among the smaller arms which have
been adopted by the ordnance depart
ment of the United States army in the
lastyear are siX-pounder rapid-fire guns
to be used either behind ramparts or in
the open against landing parties, three
inch, 16-pounder rapid-fre guns for
rampant or easements, five or siX-inch
rapid-fire guns for use with moving
troops. Calling, Maxim and briggs
Schroeder guns and all sizes and styles
of small siege mortars and rifed can
pon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
AMERICANS ARE GIANTS.
That Is the Impression of the Little
People Who Inhabit the
Philippines.

The Puerto Ricans, who as rule are
rather understood, have reached the
conclusion that Americans are giants.
This idea is largely due to the fact that
in the first regiments landed at Ponce
extremely tall men predominated. A
correspondent of the New York Sun
writes: Among The big and hand
some men of Gen. Wilson's staff is Maj.
Hoyle, the ordnance officer. He is tall
and although trim of figure solid. He
stepped into a native shop recently to
get some matches. After he had been
waited on and was about to go out the
proprietor beckoned to him. The
gesture, Maj. Hoyle says, was such as
a back country storekeeper in Ameri-
ca would use to indicate that he wanted
you to step into back room and try
nip of moonshine whisky. Maj. Hoyle
SAYS he has accepted such invitations
frequently, but upon this occasion it
was his intention to refuse, and he.was
brushing up the Spanish in his mind
to say so when the mans manner over
came his scruples and he followed him
in. They went through a winding pas
sage and presently emerged into back
apartment. Here, however, instead of
finding bottle with whisky clear as
water, such as the moonshiner makes,
there stood some platform scales, and
the shopkeeper, with anxious look, mo-
toned for Maj. Hoyle to step upon it.
Maj. Hoyle may have been disappoint-
ed, but he did not betray it, and. being
good-natured, he got upon the scales.
The native manipulated the weights I'M
til the scale balanced at 1915 pounds.
Then with wide open eyes he looked
over the fine proportions of the major
and exclaimed in wonder: 'Mucha!
Mucha!'"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
MOUSE NEST IN HER COLLAR,
An Elderly Lady Passenger Causes
Excitement i'm a Chicago
Street Car.

One mouse is generally enough to
stampede an assemblage of women,
and the commotion attendant upon
the appearance of two or three ro-
dents is, of course, increased in pro-
portion, says the Chicago Chronicle.
1t does not matter that the mice nay
be young, as was shown in a street
car during one of the recent cool att
ernoons. One of the passengers was
an elderly woman who wore an old
fashioned fur cape with an immense
bearskin collar. Evidently the cape
had just been taken from a chest con-
tanning moth balls. for the odor Of
these preventives was powerful. The
car was crowded, principally by wom-
en-, so the elderly passenger was COM
PEELED to stand, and as the car jolted
or swung around a corner she swayed
hanging to the strap, sprinkling the
glistening particles of insect destroyer
on all who were near. At length the
car gave particularly bad lurch and
something fell from the cape into the
lap of lady near by. This something
proved upon close inspection to be
a tiny mouse. Following closely came
several more, distributed with re-
markable fairness on the nearby pas
sengers. It didn't take over half
minute for every woman in that car
to grab her skirts and get on the
seats, the overflow taking refuge on
the platforms. Their screams attract
ed the conductor, who came in and
threw the little mice out on the street.
Meanwhile the innocent cause of all
this trouble calmly unfastened her
cape and shook out the remains of
a nest, which had been snugly built
by some motherly mouse in the long
fur. The owner of the cape then seat
ed herself as calmly as you please and
the other women finally subsided-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
"COLORED COLORS.
How Mineral Hues Are EnIfvened by
the Addition of Coal Tar
COIOrs.

The denomination of "colored col
OTIS" may sound paradoxical, but as
matter Of fnct mineral colors are fire.
quently met with of late whose dull
and little productive character is rem
dered more fiery and richer by an adj
dition of coal-tar colors. In general
no objection can be made to such a pro-
cedure, says the Male" Zeitung, if colors
sufficiently fast to light are chosen
is well possible nowadays. But very
often this Is not done. Thus the eosines
used for carminette are very fugitive;
likewise coloring with fuchsine and an
lime blue fades in the light. If one
wants to employ artificial organic col
oring matters for fning, faster ones
should be employed According to M
Bother, the rather fast rhodamines
next methylene blue and meldola blue.
which are very fast, deserve a prefer
ence. Against the use of ponceau
coccines and scarlets, which for the
most part are not inferior as regards
fastness to the cochineals, whose place
they have taken, less objection can be
raised. Since 1t has been established
by the above mentioned observations
that for coloring varieties of earn
nette, velvet red purple, cinnabar I
(vermilion) and chrome red such
fetal organic coloring matters are
employed as are liable to fade quic
this fact should be given sufficient a.
tention in practice. Carminette is FIRE
quently used, prepared with turpen-
tine and English varnish, as carriage
color; likewise vermilion and chrome
red
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
NEW METHOD OF POACHING.
Fish Are Killed by the Simple Firing
of a Rifle Bullet Into
the Water.

In England where the game and fish
laws are much more strictly observed
than in this country, the 'poacher" on
forbidden waters who is too anxious to
escape discovery to spend the time nee
essary to catching fish with rod and
line, will drop a dynamite cartridge
into river hole and after exploding it
will scoop up a baGful Of fish which
have floated to the surface from the
concussion An Italian officer, Maj.
Michelini, who has been Investigating
the qualities of bullet and rifles, has
discovered that fish can be killed more
easily than even by the dynamite car
fridge. The Italian rife which is but
.256 inch in diameter, proved very de-
fcient in stopping power at the battle
of Adowa. Nevertheless at short ranges
the very high velocity of the bullet
gives rise to a powerful explosive eff
feet. Maj. Michelini one day fired one
of these guns into the water at an angle
of about As degrees A dead fish al
most Immediately rose to the surface
On examination no wound was discov-
cradle in the body, the death being due
entirely to the hydraulic shock arising
from the impact of the bullet with the
water, This view was amply confirmed
by further experiments, and many fish
were killed by the blow of the bullet
on the water exactly as if by an explo-
sion of a dynamite shell. The effects
of the hydraulic shocks seemed to be
sufficient to kill all fish within two feet
to two feet six inches of the point of
the impact.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
A BRAVE INVENTOR.
Striking characteristics of the Re-
marI1abIe Man Who Invented
Dynamite.

Alfred Nobel, the remarkable man
who invented dynamite, is thus de-
scribed by Henry De Mosenthal in the
Ninteenth century.
physically weak, Of a nervous, high
ly strung and exceptionally sensitive
disposition, he was endowed with a
strong will, unbounded energy and
wonderful perseverance; he feared no
danger, and never yielded to adversely.
Many would have succumbed under
similar circumstances, but the success
sion of almost insurmountabled difficult
ties, the explosion of his factory caus-
ing a general scare and dread of the
deadly compound he was making, the
loss of his youngest brother, to whom
he was devotedly attaches; the conse-
quent paralysis of his old father, and
his mothers grief and anxiety could
not deter him from pursuing his aim.
"The coexistence of impulsive daring
and sensitive timidity was a striking
feature in his character. He frequent
ly demonstrated the value and safety
of his explosives with his own hands,
although he was particularly suscepti-
bic to headaches caused by bringing
nitrogylcerin into contact with the
skin. They affected him so violently
that he was often obliged to lie down
on the ground in the mine or quarry
in which he was experimenting. On
one occasion when some dynamite
could not be removed from a large cask
he crept into it and dug the explosive
out with knife"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
MAMRRINO CIOun

Mambrino Cloud is 1917 hands high. color
black, with white stripe in forehead and left
mind leg white little above paStern Joint
and weighs nearly 800 pounds. He is horse
of great power and shows strong gait He
Is Shapely, and a strong Well-made horse, He
is rlch!y bred and with the best of individual
qualities, and to those who have patrOnized
him he gives good satisfaction and gets pro-
htable, practical colts that sell readily at good
prices. He has the fashionable and prepo-
tent blood that will cause him to transmit to
his progeny out of all grades of mares his
desirable qualities OF size, substance and
color His colts show that he does impart
these qualities. His second and third dams
were noted for their great endurance, and
MS nrst dam was grand producer of indivi-
dual merits.
He was sired by Bonners Mambrino Star
tie, who is also sire of Mambrino Maid 2:l5%:
Collinwood, 2:22 at years; Myra Startle
2;Z5A; captain Lee, 2:29 at years, and Lord
Palm at Z:20M.
Startle 290 has 3-year-old record at sc.
and later showed trial over Fleetwood track
in Pig. half mile in 1:0413 With very linn
ited opportunity . in the stud Startle got Ma
Jonca 2:l5, Instant 2:24A, Miss Majolica 2:24%,
Allie Bonner 2:28, Portia :29h (dam of Light
ming Maid, 4-Year-old record 1870, Nero2 :13
as 4-year-old, and Mambrino Startle (sire of
Mambrino Maid 2:15A. Others got by Star
tie nave shown trials as follows: Westches-
Ter zig as 3-year old and Loretta IA. both
trials for Mr.. Bonner also Allie Bonner :2O%.
over Carl Burr's track and other fast ones
Jessie Kirk is dam of Majolica 2:15. Miss
MaJOlica 2:24A and Mambrino Startle sire of
Mambrino Maid. 2:15A
On his dams side he has great backing
MS dam being Kate, sired by Black Flying
Cloud 378, who is also sire Of Badger Girl
2:22N, dam Of Kate.
Terms of service SIS, cash down. All acct
dents at owners risk. Will stand this season
at this price.
Both horses will make the season of 1898 at
the Ola Sauter barn, corner Second and Mar
ket streets, WATERFOWL. Wis.
n. ROGERS, PRoP.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
A fine assortment of all kind
SKINNER & THAUER ATTORNEYS

SKINNER & THAUER, Attorneys.
e. TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
- j JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate
in the matter of the estate of Villa
HI. Wandersee. late of the city of W
tertown, in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the !
creditors to present to said court f.
ance claims or demands against said
is limited to SIX MONTHS from the Is
December, A. D. 1898; and that said
receive claims and demands presented
said deceased at the court house iii th
Jefferson, in said county, on any da
the expiration of said six months; {
the said court will examine and adj
claims and demands at said court no
special term thereof held at said cou
on the goth day of June, 1899, at the OF
the court on said day, or as soon Their,
the parties can be heard; and that Il
to creditors dated October 4, 1898, is re
Dated the 18th day OF December, A
By the court:
13W5 GEORGE GRIM, County