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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
THE REASON WHY.

Bro. Hamlin. of the Blue Earth City
Post, gets off the following good one on
Frank Day, of the Martin County SEN
tinel. Frank always has an excuse for
any failing of Gov. Lind, and the Post
says:
Frank Day seems to consider himself
a committee of one to defend Gov. Lind
whenever that gentleman is attacked
for some seeming shortening. His
speaking for Lind reminds us of "some-
thing we Just happened to think Of" A
green looking country youth strolled
into a store in the city. The proprietor
who stammered badly, was considerable
of wag, and observing the apparent
verdaney of the young fellow, decided
TO have some fun. He walked up to
him and asked
s'S-s-say, ca ca-can you tu-tu-tell me
vh-wh- wh-what IN m-made BAHIA Ba-
laam's ass speak2"
What did you say ?'asked the puzzled
youth.
IL wa. wa, wanted to know if Wy. you
ca-ea-ean tu-tu-tell me wh-wh-what M
xn-made Ba. Ba- Balaam's a-a-ass speak?'
said the proprietor, getting red in the
face from his exertion.
Il don't understand you, said the
hoy.
Then very smart young clerk, with
hair parted in the middle, and with
rattle of emf buttons came forward, and
with a smile of superiority, said:
Il see you cannot understand the old
gentleman, and therefore l explain it to
you He wishessto know if you can in
form him why Balaam's ass spoke, an
incident we find related in the Bible.
90" said the boy, while a ray of in
6eiligenee lit up his dirty face Il
shouldn't wonder If Balaam suffered,
and he got his ass to speak for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

apolis Tribune says good story told
anent Gov Lind is to the effect that
Wednesday last he arose in the morn
ing, looked at his note book aud found
that he was due to appear at Faribault.
He made his preparations accordingly,
and not until he reached the depot at
ST. Paul did it occur to him that he had
forgotten the nature of the business
that called him to the capital of Rice
county. He accordingly telegraphed
Secretary Rosing to wire him the infor-
nation, the reply of the latter reaching
him at Mortified, informing him that
he was to attend the commencement
exercises at the school for the deaf
mutes It's no easy task to keep all
your engagements in mind when you
are fusion govern or enjoying the fruits
of the first victory in four decades.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

the effect that this revolutionary ele-
ment has plotted to the end that it
within two years the Americans have
not wholly abandoned the island that
they will apply the torch from one end
of the island to the other. 1t is spirit
W hich is as bad and probably worse for
the welfare of the island under indie
pendent government. as it will be un-
d er American control And as long as
it exists that peace which is SO neces-
sary for industrial progress will doubt
less be absent from Cuba. 1t is such
threats as the one above referred to,
which shakes ones belief in the ability
of the Cubans to successfully maintain
self government. and further demon
strates the remarkable foresight of
President Mckinley in the stand he
took year ago last April against the
recognition of the so-called Cuban
government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
ting off of trade which the old ones

ting off of trade which the old ones
have for years enjoyed, presents
another and serious side to the ques-
ton, and brings to mind the fact that
like everything else, there are two sides
to it. A town with zone line of road
through it has two sides stretching
away from which it is likely to draw
trade for miles. But let mother road
cross, and much of this nishes. Tt is
often the caseithat unless town is so
situated or adapted for manufacturing
purposes, it is really better off with only
one line of road than with more. and it
is said there are some thriving little
cities in Southwestern Minnesota that
are today seriously recognizing this
fact. Yet it is human nature to want
all the lines one can persuade to come
their way, and town is not really en-
dowed with many live qualities if it
does not possess that failing. And
Southern Minnesota has scores of such
enterprising towns, and a good many
of them it will take more than two rail
roads to kill
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

Speaking of the Quay case, the St.
Paul Dispatch says: ct must be
borne in mind that Quay is already a
member of the senate" The Dispatch
is mistaken, Mr.. Quay is not now a
member of the senate, nor has he been
since the fourth of March last. Neither
does the constitution give him author
ity to serve, nor to the governor under
the circumstances, authority to appoint
to serve, until his successor shall
be duly elected .and qualified The
senate may vote to sea Quay on the
strength of his appointment by the
governor, but if it does it will reverse
its precedents of century.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
A REFORM RECORD.

All who heard John Lind on the
stump last fall telling what he would
do in the way of reform if he was elect.
ed governor will remember the pledges
he voluntarily made of this and that
But the anticipations and the actual,
especially when they run along the re,
form lines of theory rather than the
practical, are often two different affairs
and so they have been in this. The ST.
Cloud Journal-Press has been looking
up his record and finds the following
which hardly line up with his campaign
talk:
John Lind has been governor five
months. and has made something of a
record. Here are few of the bright
spots in it:
Advertised the Thirteenth Minnesota
regiment all over the country as COM
posed of kids crying to come home.
Recommended the legislature to pass
a bill providing that testimony taken
before the railroad and warehouse COM
mission could be used in the courts
and then killed the bill.
Removed old soldiers from Office and
appointed in their places ward heelers
in direct violation of the law.
Recommended that work on the state
capitol be done by convict labor,
Vetoed bill for one insane hospital
and then approved bill for two insane
asylums-thus putting an additional
and unnecessary burden on the tax
payers.
Using state institutions-tr treated as
non-partisan by the Republicans for 40
years-as a means to give political
strikers chance to feed at the public
crib. And there are others!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
June 2 9 16 $50

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss In Probate Court, special term
May 31st, 1899.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph Dumbeck,
deceased
Letters of administration with the will an
nexed on the estate of said deceased being
this day granted unto Barbara Dumbeck Of
said county.
1t is ordered, That all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for examination and allowance a t
the Probate Office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth County, on the following day,
viz On Monday. the 4th day of December, A. d.
1899 at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, That six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, That notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly news
paper printed and published at Mankato in said
county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 31st day of
May, A. d. 1899.
[sEAL ] WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
III. L. Schmitt,
Atty for Administrative.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
WHAT WILL BE THE OUTCOME?

1t has been sstated within the last
week that President Mckinley is care
tally considering the matter of the es-
Establishment of free and independent
government in Cuba at as early date
AS possible, and the withdrawal of
American authority from there except
m 80 far as it may be required to 'pre-
serve the peace. 1t has been known
for some time that the more intelligent
Of the Cnban and Spanish there, es-
pecially where they are interested in a
business way with large holdings, are
favorable and anxious for annexation to
the United States, as they fear that I'M
aer an independent government peace
and tranquility will be thing foreign
70 the fate of the island. There have
been a number of things of late, which
lave indicated the inability of the Gu
rams 60 fully govern themselves. There
5 a revolutionary element there which
BODIES no good TO the island whether it
Is frse and independent or under the
authority of our government. The
latest report to come from there is to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
If all the railroads which are bel

If all the railroads which are being
surveyed in Southern Minnesota are
built, or even large portion of them,
this section will be covered by net
work of roads, and one will be able to
go most anywhere he wishes by the aid
of the iron horse. And by the building
of these lines large number of new
towns are springing up and in this way
the whole face of affairs is likely to be
changed within few years. And in
this connection it is rumored that some
towns that few months ago were hail
ing with joy the advent of new lines
are now seriously wondering whether
or not they are going to be of any real
advantage to them. The starting up of
new towns, which was at first in the
background, and the consequent cut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

The Albert Lea Tribune remarks that
while the railroad companies are build.
ing a network of railroads all over Min
nesota, it behooves the farmers and
business men to see to it that the net.
work of public highways already laid
out are improved until they are placed
in a first-class condition. A good road
means saving in the cost of Transports
ton and the moving of crops not only
in time and horsefesh, but it adds
largely to the value of farm property.
With good roads the chief objection to
life in the country is gone. Build good
roads. 1t pays the farmer, the business
man and the private citizen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

IN his address at the banquet given
hi m at St. Paul recently Senator Davi
referred among other things to the
trouble in the Philippines and said:
"This is Tagal instruction; it is the
insurrection of tribe; it inhabits only
a part of the Island of Luzon. q 1t is a
military dictatorship, it is no republic
at ALL it does not profess to be and can
not be, based on any principles analog-
GUS to those expressed in the declara-
ton of independence of the United
States. 1t is founded by a man who
sold out his own cause for $4OO, 900 at
Hong Kong.
1T is due to man who, when the
Americans were willing to go with
them to assist-in what? Not the elev
alton of an independent government in
the Philippine islands, but the extirpa-
tion of Spain and all her atrocities for
ever from that archipelago; and then
when Our hands were tied by the pro-
tocol, when we were conducting a
treaty which brought to every man,
woman and child in all that vast
archipelago perfect liberty, perfect
freedom greater than they had ever
dreamed of before and.something which
they are unable to comprehend, then
they turn upon us and raise their armed
front of insurrection.
Now I think, my fellow citizens.
that the duty of the United States to-
ward the Philippine archipelago is to
retain sovereignty over them per-
m anently and not Professionally zap
plause and cheers, and retain such per-
manency of soveignity. l would take
the example of England in the Malay
st ates and Malay peninsula over i'm
mediately opposite and I would give to
the Philippines, just as I We uld to any
other people, just as complete autonomy
as from time to time they show them
selves capable of exercising. (Cries of
"GoodI and applause.)
But until that time shall come I'M
til the Tagal (which is only about one
third of the population of the archi-
pelago and is bitterly opposed by the
M acabebes, until the Tagal and Vici
and Mohammedan in Mindanao shall
recognize the ascendency of the United
States and submit to it's peaceable and
just and equitable forms Of government
would extend the strong hand of the
republic over that great archipelago
and say, There shall be peace here and
law and equal justice and fair taxation
and equal rights,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

The fact that the council voted to
establish stone pile seems to have got
ten noised abroad among the Weary
Willies, for they have been giving the
city the go-by this week. There have
been no dodgers at the city hall The
stone pile has had good effects in the
past and will no doubt be great bene-
fit this year.
Geo. Arnold, who lives near Ken
nedy's bridge over the LeSueur river
has discovered mineral on his farm
that he believes is valuable. 1t is in
the form of heavy, dark colored sand,
and he thinks that it is copper. He
has taken samples to the Normal school
and exhibited them to citizens 1t may
be that he has found the place where
the French got the copper ore that they
are said to have taken back to Europe
The grading and boulevarding of
Fourth street between jackson and
Warren has been practically completed,
and sidewalk has been laid the entire
east side. The improvement is very
great one, and when the property
owners have put down sod the street
will be most attractive one
County Surveyor Brooks returned
Friday from Morton, where he has been
laying out water works system. The
village has voted S., 900 bonds for the
purpose.
Herbert Snow, assistant manager of
the Lake Park hotel, Lake Minnetonka,
was in the city Friday. The hotel
will open June GOTH His father, S. R.
Snow, is running the New England
cafe in Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

A Washington dispatch says the
president has practically formulated a
plan whereby the provisional army of
$1,000 men will be raised and organized
exactly as if it were the regular army.
This plan is to have it enlisted by regu-
lar army enlisting officers stationed in
various parts of the United States, and
also in Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philip
pines where men are being
mustered out. The men en-
listed will be organized into regi-
ments without regard to the localities
from which they came, and their of.
fcers will be appointed by the presi,
dens and not by the governors This
plan is expected to, and no doubt will
do away with much with the trouble
in regard to officers and also the
spectacle of governors attempting tc
get regiments recalled. On the whole il
see ms to be most admirable scheme
and will allow the volunteers to be or
ga nized upon the regular army plan
devoid of that political pressure for Of
fetal places which would result if man
aged by the different states
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

Those who have been fearful for the
past three or four years that the lakes
through Minnesota were going to dry
up, can quiet those fears. There is no
present danger at least
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

If Jupiter Pluvius should take a va
cation for two or three weeks, his abb
sence would be appreciated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

The political writer of the Mime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-05
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAms.

Timber fires are raging in the vicin-
ity of Deadwood, S. D.
About 4,5OO troops are to leave San
Francisco for Manila next week.
The fftieth anniversary of the found
ing of the First NJ. E. church was cele-
bTated at GAINESVILLE. Wis.
Columbian half dollars have come
into general circulation around Flint,
Mich, the past few weeks.
A violent cyclone is in progress in
the Azores, doing much damage to
shipping and other property.
The Champion Iron and Steel COM
pany is preparing to erect a large tin
plate mill at Muskegon, Mich.
Admiral Dewey has arrived at Glib
raltar and been received by the British
with the customary naval honors.
The body of a woman who died at a
Hastings, Neb., hotel has been iden-
titled as that of Miss Laura Lee French,
formerly of Chicago. Murder is sus-
pected.
The silk ribbon trust has perfected
its organization and will be ready to
begin business on or before Oct 1. The
capital stock of the new company will
be $4,000, 900.
A pocketbook containing $3.50 in bills
was found in a field near Osseo, Wis,
together with a dozen pewter watches
which were stolen from the hardware
store of Smith Bros. six years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-05
JOHNSON WILL MANAGE.
Wei Known Kansan to Direct Demo-
cratic National Work.

j. G. johnson, of eabody, Kas.,
well and popularity known in Rock
Island through his connection with
the Modern Woodmen of America, is
henceforth to be the active manager
of the work of the democratic ma
tional committee in all of its branch
es until after adjournment of the next
national convention. Mr.. johnson is
slated to assume charge of perma-
nent headquarters that will be opened
in Chicago Immediately after the con-
ference to be held at the Auditorium
q week from next Monday. As chair
man of the executive committee he
will direct the plans of organization
now under consideration in a major
ity of the states. As a memb Der of
the press committee he VIII be vested
with plenary powers that will enable
him to carry out the ideas of the par
ty leaders in the conduct of the press
bureau. His mem bership on the
wavs and means com mittee was con-
ferred to place the responsibility for
the management of that important
auxiliary of the national committee
directly on the shoulders of a nation
al com mmitteeman. 1t appears from
emanating from authoritative sources,
that Senator Jones. chairman of the
national committee. suggested john
son for the several committees and
also arranged for the Kansan to as
sumo command of the proposed Chi
cago headquarters. He has regarded
Mr.. johnson as his personal repre-
sentative in the committee since he
left Washington for England early
last spring. He expected johnson to
preside at the conference that was .held
at St. Louis last May and was strongly
in favor of his being elected vice chair
man instead of Stone. Johnson was
a candidate for that office when he
went to Chicago in July to attend the
midsummer meeting of the national
committee. but finding that in order
to obtain it he would have to enter
upon a contest with eX-Gov. Stoi-e be
stepped aside aud consented to ac-
sept the craftsmanship of the eNecu-
tive committee. After the Chicago
headquarters are established it is Mr..
Johnson's intention practically to
take up his residence in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-05
Scores on the Diamond.

Chicago, Spet. Following are yes
terday's League ball scores: At Cincin-
nati-Cleyeland g. Cincinnati 6; (sec-
ond game) Cleveland l. Cincinnati 8;
at St. Louis-Louisville IA, st. Louis 2: /:
(second game) Louisville /, st. Louis
2; at Observation-Disclosures l, Boston 4 +;
at Chicago-Pittsburg Z, Chicago 2;
(second game) Pittsburg 4, Chicago 4 /;
at ashington-Philadelph Il, Wash
ington o; at Brooklyn-New York 2,
Brooklyn 3; at New York-Brooklyn
5, New York 4.
Western League: At Buffalo-Min-
neapolis 5, Buffalo 6: (second game)
Minneapolis =, Buffalo 3; at Detroit
Kansas City 10. Detroit Il; (second
game) Kansas City II. Detroit 5; at
Indianapolis-St. Paul 3, indianapolis
2-sixteen innings; (second game)
st. Paul Z. Indianapolis g. at Grand
Rapids-Milwaukee 6. Grand Rapids
Ii; (second game) Milwaukee 5, Grand
Rapids 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-05

Renns. Sept. 5.-As The end of the
Dreyfus court martial trial comes with
in sight the French government is be-
ginning to display a fear that the ver-
dict may give rise to troubles. and or
ders have just been received by two
regiments of infantry and one cavalry
regiment, already within hail of
Rennes. to hold themselves in readi-
ness to march on the town at the first
sign of disorder, to occupy all stategic-
al points and to repress manifesto
tions in their inception. The trial may
last ten days longer.
One witness yesterday named Ger
muschi. a Servian as alleged, but later
said TO be crank. said he was ac-
quainted with certain foreign agents in
France in 1894 who told him Dreyfus
was supplying them with information.
This gave Labori the opportunity to
tell the court that as il had admitted
a foreigner to the witness stand he
would insist in taking steps to ascer-
tain through foreign channels whether
the documents mentioned in the bor-
dereau were delivered to foreign pow
er and If so. by whom.
All the other witnesses were strongly
for Dreyfus. and one OF them testified
that matter favorable to Dreyfus was
refused and kept secret when discov-
cred by the agent of the war depart
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-05
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Nobody Seems to Know just What 1t Was
That Happened Las'.

London, Sept 5.-Amid the crowd of
conflicting dispatches from South Af-
rica regarding the Transvaal situation
it is still impossible to say exactly
what has happened 1t seems, how
ever, that President Kruger has with
drawn the five-year franchise, which
was dependent on Great Britain's ac-
ceptance of impossible conditions re-
garding suZerainty. and has made
some sort of temporizing suggestions
regarding conference.
The Standard and Diggers' News
gives what purports TO be a report of
the secret session of the volksraad on
Saturday. According to this account the
volksraad not only determined to re-
ject the five-year proposal, but also
stoutly opposed President Kruger Wis
iting Cape Town, and resolved to make
a stand for the abrogation of England's S
claim to. suZerainty. The Boer organ
then asserts: The government both
the raads and the burghers, feel that
they have offered all they intend to Of
fer. and are now resolved to stand or
fall by this decision
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-05
Lentz sets ASIDE silver.

New York, Sept. 5. = During his
speech at Cooper Union last night Rep
resentative LentZ. of Ohio, declared:
Imperialism is the issue of today.
We do not talk about the 16-to-1 ques-
tion now because il is not the main
question. That question has been set
tied. No Democrat in New York today
would dare TO try and carry even an
election district on the issue of the gold
standard" He then proceeded to de-
nounce the war against the F'ilipinos
and eulogize Aguinaldo whom he COM
pared with Patrick Henry.