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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
Sprinkfing Front Street.

Aid. Taylor moved that the council
grant the board of public works power
to hire Front street sprinkled until the
sprinkling contract shall be let.
Mayor Currier explained that he had
taken the responsibility of ordering
out the carts on Front street Monday
morning, as he had been overwhelmed
with complaints and telephone calls
and thought that he might have to get
out of town if he did not do something.
If he had done wrong in ordering the
carts out, he was willing to be forgiven.
Aid. Taylor's motion was then carried.
The mayor suggested that the coun-
Gil ought to take action on the salary of
the street commissioner.
City Attorney Daley stated that the
charter requires salaries to be fixed at
the meeting Friday night.
Aid. Weed said that it depended upon
what the salary was fixed at whetherS.
A. Anderson would accept the office of
street commissioner. He asked what
the salary had been, and Mr.. Brown re-
piled that it had been $75 a month.
An inventory of the tools used for
street work was read and referred to
the committee on city property.
Aid. Meyer said that he had been in
formed by Attorney Cray that 5000 is
due the city from the Omaha road and
that it can be had if the recorder would
comply with some formalities required.
Mr.. Brown stated that a certified copy
of fifteen pages was wanted by the rail-
road. which he had not furnished be-
cause the road had not put up the fee.
He would furnish the certified copy
without the fee, in order that the city
may get the money. -
The matter of the Davidson lots was
brought up. 1t appears that three lots
where the pumping station stands were
condemned but that the Davidson heirs
never called for the money awarded on
two of the lots, and these lots have been
assessed against them. A proposition
had been made to pay S75 for quit
claim deed to the lots. City Attorney
Daley reported that he had found de-
feet in the title, and the matter was re-
ferred back to him for further invesLi-
cation.
A petition was received, asking that
the alley through block six, Bronson's
addition, from Pearl to Putnam streets,
be widened to thirty-five feet, The
property owners agree to donate ten
feet on each side of the alley for this
purpose. Referred to the street COM
mittee.
A request for suitable grade for the
same was referred to the city engineer
to report Friday night, as w. L, Com
stock stated that some haste was de-
sirable, as buildings are about to be
erected there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
April q % Msy 5 90

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth-SS. In Probate Court, Special term,
April 18th 1899 .-
IN the matter of the estate of Albert
W. Rean, deceased. .-.s -.. ...
On reading and filing the petition of Fred j.
Clark executor of the estate of Albert w.
Beau, deceased, representing, among
OTHER things,that hehas fully administered said
estate, and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final ac-
count of his administration, and for the as
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined,
and petition heard by this court, on Satur-
day, the 18th day ofsMay A. ID. 1899 at 10
o'clock a. M, at the Probate Office in
the City ofMankato, in said county.
ri And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each week,
for three successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing, in the Mankato Free Press a weekly
newspaper printed and published at the City of
Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, the 18th, day of
May, A. D., 1899.
2 By the Court
Seal OF Probate3 WM F.. HUGHES,
Court Judge of Probate.
VIM N Plymat, .
Attorney for Executor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
Change of Recorders.

The bond of D. V. Williams for 81, 600,
with the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Co. as surety, was approved
and ordered filed with the city treas
urer. The bond had previously been
fixed at 81 ZOO by the council, at the
suggestion of City Attorney Daley.
The approval, of the bond made Mr..
Williams the actual city recorder.
''Mr. Brown" asked the mayor, 'is
your annual report ready2"
Mr.. Brown: 1T is not completed.
have worked on it three fourths of the
time since the last meeting and until
three o'clock every morning.
Mayor Currier: care you prepared
to make any report?'
Mr.. Brown: II wouldn't like to make
a partial one. The work is very great,
as there are 300 warrants to be SUBJ
divided and itemized In the current
fund there are over twenty subdivisions.
My report last year made sixty eight
foolscap pages No man can prepare
the report.in three or four days. / would
like to make it complete-the way it
ought to be"
Mayor Currier; II suggest to the
council that Mr. Brown be given until
Friday night to get the work done.
8 Mr. Brown: Il can do it by then 1t
was the previous understanding that I
was to have until Friday night
Recorder Williams appointed Judge
J.E. Porter deputy recorder for one
year, and the appointment was con
firmed, after the city attorney had
looked into the legality of appointing
the president of the board OF puohc
works to that Office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
REFUNDING BONDS.
Council Can Take Up the Float.
ing Debt.
Senator Benedict's Bill to Cover Man.
katO's Case Would Save Much
Interest Money.

Senator Benedict secured the passage
through the legislature of bill which
would allow the city council, if il acts
within six months, to take up the en-
tire floating indebtedness and issue
bonds in their place: The act will ex-
pire in six months. Mr.. Benedict be-
lieves that the city would save consider.
able interest money by taking advant-
age of the law, as the bonds could be
foated at five per cent, whereas the
city is paying seven or eight per cent on
its floating Indebtedness. There would
be a saving of more than 81, 200 year
on this one item Mr. Benedict would
have the bonds issued so that certain
amount should come due each year for
the next three OF five years, and would
have the city make provision to take up
the bonds as they fall due, thus soon
wiping out the debt with very little
inconvenience.
Another of Senator Benedict's bills
that has become law is one allowing
frontage tax to be collected in this
city for ten years on water mains. A
general law was passed reducing this
period to five years, but in the case of
Mankato this would have cut off about
So, 500 year revenue and would have
been a discrimination against those
who have nearly completed the ten
year period. The Benedict bill makes
the period ten years for cities of from
10000 to $4,000 population.
The suggestion is offered that it
would be good business policy to re-
quire the city officials hereafter to give
bonds with some reliable bond company
as surety. 1t would pay the city in the
long run even if it paid the premium
on these bonds. Where bond company
is surety and for any reason the city
calls on the bondsmen, there is no
haggling, but the amount is forthcom-
ing. Where individuals sign a bond,
there is a natural hesitancy about en-
forcing the provisions of the bond, and
the amount is compromised if paid at
all Then, again, it is hardly right to
impose on friendship to ask person to
sign bond. There are strong bond
companies, and the practice of patron
izing them instead of individuals is
rapidly growing everywhere.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
JACKSON DAY.
BY New Haven Democratic Association
Last Evening.

BY New Haven Democratic Association
Last Evening.
Jackson day was observed last evening
citation in its rooms, Insurance build
citation in their rooms, Insurance build
ing. A varied programme was render
ed after which a light collation. was
served. Addresses were listened to
from James Fl. Webb, Senator David
Callahan, Homer S. Cummings and
Judge Levi N. Blydenburgh Mr.. Webb
spoke briefly on "Our Duty as Demo-
Gratis"
Judge Blydenburgh spoke briefly up
on the many attributes of him whose
birthday they celebrated last evening
and also upon the Democracy of New
Haven" He said: THE democracy of
Connecticut needs more discipline and
organized effort. Our opponents are all
trained veterans, with staunch organi-
cations and big clubs to constantly
spread their work, while we rely too
much on our activity at the polls. IT
success is to be attained in the state
one must make organized effort"
Later an address was delivered by
Alexander Troup.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
CONNECTICUT INDIANS.

Rev. DR.. Anderson to Speak of Them
Before the Historical Society.
The Rev DR.. Joseph Anderson of Wa
terbury has accepted an invitation to
deliver an address on the Indians of
Connecticut" before the New Haven
Colony Historical society," at Colonial
hall next Monday evening at o'clock
Dr. Anderson has made speciality of
this subject for many years, and he
has fine collection of Indian antiqui-
ties, some of which it is hoped he will
bring with him. The connection Of Dr.
Anderson with Yale university as one
of the corporation, and his fine repu-
tation as public speaker, are well
known to many people of New Haven.
The subject is new for the Historical
society, and an account of the Indians
of Connecticut is quite appropriate at a
time when our country is making ready
to take charge of the Indians of the
Philippines. The public are invited to
attend
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1alGtlE:z::gyNN'MALLN*@.

and Lady Macdonald, as their doyen-
ne, stepping forward, read in English
an address expressing the pleasure of
| the party at the opportunity thus af-
| forded them to offer to the Dowager-
Empress their congratulations on her
| majesty's birthday, and the hope that
the precedent would be followed by the
ladies of China.
The Dowager- Empress graciously re-
turned thanks. Lady Macdonald, fol-
| lowed by the rest of the ladies' then
mounted the dais and bowed to the
Emperor and Dowager- Empress. The
latter presented to each of the ladies a
gold ring set with pearls, which her
majesty herself placed on their fingers
| After this ceremony the foreign min
| isters' wives retired to an adjoining
| hail. where a sumptuous Chinese lunch
con was served the Princess Ching pre-
| siding. The interpreters lunched at a
smaller table. The ladies were then es-
corted to an adjoining room for brief
interval of rest. Returning presently to
the banqueting hail. the ladies found 1t
crowded with princesses and palace at
tendants, and a little later the Dow
ager- Empress entered, accompanied by
the Emperor's wife. The DoWager-Em-
press is described by those who We're
present as having determined face,
somewhat sallow, but relieved by
charming smile. Contrary to the Chi
nese custom, her majesty's face is not
painted The Emperors wife is describ-
ed as being very pretty with, however,
sad and subdued expression.
With the foreign ladies the Dowager-
Empress conversed affably, expressing
a hope that they had enjoyed their Vis-
it. When tea was served her majesty
drank from the same cup with each
minister's wife, and shortly afterwards,
giving way to an outburst of Womanly
emotion, she embraced all her visitors
in turn.
The party next adjourned to the the
alter, traversing numerous gorgeous
corridors. The palace theater is huge
hall with a platform in the center, and
is surrounded by boxes enclCs ed in
plate glass. At the commencement of
,he proceedings tAe staso was tflled by
a crowd of high mandarns who, on the
appearance of the Emperor and DoWa-
Empress, kowtowed to them
thrice. The play, which lasted consid-
cradle time, was acted by palace
eunuchs. 1t was followed by acrobatic
performances after which the party re-
turned to the dining hall, where Chinese
sweetmeats, tea, and wine were served.
The Dowager- Empress afterwards
again appeared, and babe adieu to her
visitors, saying she hoped to see them
again. The ladies' We're escorted back
to the gates Of the palace with the same
ceremonies as had been observed on
their arrival, and returned home late in
the afternoon. All received presents be-
fore leaving. Throughout the proceed
ings the Dowager- Empress displayed
the utmost cordiality. Her majesty was
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
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DIPPING THE PUBLIC.

Imitation Is said to be the sincerest
form of flattery, but it is a very objec-
tionable method of paying tribute to the
excellence Of the original article which
the public has learned to have conf
dence in. Illegal imitation in the way
of counterfeting labels of well-knoWn
beverages long ago reached considerable
proportions, but now those who dis
pense them by the glass have even gone
so far as to refill the bottles of we'll
known wines and mineral waters, 50
that when one orders drinks by the
glass he cannot always be sure that he
is getting the genuine, despite the gen.
uneness of the labels. This was
brought out recently in case instituted
by The Apolinaris Company of London
before Judge Butler of the United
States court in Philadelphia, as result
Of which the offender who was accused
of refilling bottles bearing genuine
Apollinaris labels, spent some time in
prison.
Impostions which are practiced upon
the public with food or drink, by grasp
irg dealers. are particularly reprehen-
sble, and it is gratifying to notice that
the prosecution of these offenders is be-
coming more frequent.
AS to goods that are put up in bot
ties or other complete packages,' the
public would do well to buy by the bot
tie or the package, and as an addition
al safeguard make their purchases from
reliable sources,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
TO-NIGHTS POLO.
League Leaders From Providence Will
Be- Here.

League Leaders From Providence VIII
Be- Here.
Unusual interest oenters in the polo
game that is to be played here tonight
between the league leaders from Prov
idence and the Blues. Both teams play
ed at Providence last night and it was
counting on too much to expect the
Blues to win being minus Legion and
the genial captain. In to-night's game,
however, it is expected that both Hobe
Whiting and Legion will be so far re-
covered as to be able to take their
places. Then again Bone and Lations
are feeling much better and the boys
will put up a stiff game. 1t will be the
last time that the rooters will have
the opportunity of seeing Caravan play
for the Greys, as he expects to quit the
profession after Saturdays home game
The star halfback of the Greys has al
ways been a great favorite in New Ha-
ven and there is little doubt but that
he will get an enthusiastic reception
from the followers of the game tonight.
The Providence team has always drawn
large houses and tonight promises to
be no exception to the rule. The main
reason for this is that no two teams
in the league play better or more scien-
tif1c polo together than do New Haven
and Providence. The game tonight
ought to be a good one and should be
be both close and exciting.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10

COUNCILMEN IN SESSION.
Firemen's Petition Not Acted Upon
Business Transacted.

Firemen's Petition Not Acted Upon
Business Transacted.
A regular meeting of the board Of
councilmen was held last night Among
other petitions considered was one pre-
scented by Councilman OSulivan that
the corporation counsel be instructed to
advocate the revision of the new city
charter so that the board of aldermen
of this city be abolished as being I'M
necessary to the proper government of
the city. In support of the same Mr..
O'Sullivan said that it was not face
tiously introduced as it might appear
to some, but because he heartily
thought that the board of aldermen was
body which was not needed If there
was to be one legislative body in the
city that body should be the board of
counclmen. He said that the council
manic board was representative of the
people and that if any board was to be
reduced it certainly should be the board
of aldermen and that should be reduc-
ed out of existence. There was also
some talk of favoring to so constitute
the councilmanic board that it would
consist of one man from each ward and
four delegates at large. Several other
members participated in the discussion
and the matter was finally left to the
committee on legislation.
BY vote of nineteen to three it was
decided to instruct the committee on or
dinances to draft a suitable ordinance
for the establishment and maintenance
of public market on the west side of
Union street, between Chapel and
CT,
consisting of Councilmen Hall. Smith
and Maley was appointed to investigate
the terms and conditions of the lease of
the cid City market and report upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of using the same for
public market. The board concurred
in the matter of placing an electric light
at the corner of Adeline and Barclay
streets over the veto of the mayor A
petition asking that an effort he made
to have the city charter so amended
that the board of councilmen be abol-
ished and the board of aldermen re-
dueed was laid on the table for an in
definite period. The councl concurred
in the matter of allowing new switch
boards to he placed in the central and
Grand avenue police stations and also
that some much needed police signal
stations be erected by the board Of 20
lice commissioners without advertising
the same in accordance With the new
city charter. 1t was decided to refer to
the committee on squares the petition
asking that a conference be held with
the officials of the street railways in
reference to the erection of a suitable
waiting station at the corner of Church
and Chapel streets. 1t was also voted
to instruct the corporation counsel to
urge the amendment of the new city
charter 50 that the common council
should be authorized to determine the
proper locations of the voting booths.
Several other petitions were passed
upon.
The firemen's petition was not consid-
cred.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
A VISIT OF ENGLISH WOMEN TIC
THE EMPRESS OF CHINA


After numerous difficulties and de-
lays, due in great measure to the ques-
ton of interpreters, the promised re-
ccption of the ladies of the diplomatic
body by the Dowager- Empress took
place at the palace yesterday. The
event was a noteworthy innovation and
it is only fair to Lady Macdonald wife
of the British minister to state that it
was she who was chiefly instrumental
in arranging the preliminaries of q
ceremony calculated to destroy many
of the barriers which have heretofore
excluded Europeans from intercourse
with the imperial court.
The wives Of the seven foreign min
listers assembled at the British legation
and proceeded together to the palace
the route they followed being kept clear
by the police. At the entrance to the
precincts of the palace they were met
by group of gorgeously apparelled
mandarins. Leaving their own chairs.
the ladies We're conducted in palace
chairs to the electric tramway and con-
veyed to the great hall, where stood a
number of ladies of the court who had
been deputed to escort them to the au
diencc chamber. Here the DoWager-
Empress was seated on a dais behind
a small table decorated with chIysan
themums and apples, the Emperor be-
ing seated on her majesty's left.
The ladies of the diplomatic body
ranged themselves in front of the dais,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
CONNECTICUT ROCK LODGE.
It's Annual Installation Was Held Las

Connecticut Rock lodge, +. and A. M :,
held its annual installation of officers
last evening, the following officers being
installed: Worshipful master, Charles
Rauchfuss senior warden, e. A. Wad-
oWitz; junior warden, Jacob Christ
man; secretary, c. S. Warmer; treas
urer Henry Freseniug; senior deacon,
William Kipp; junior deacon, William
Haarke; tyler, Frederick HALTER; mar
shat, M. Hessler; stewards, Max Jordon
and Adolph Ruettger. The installing
officers We're the retiring master, S. f.
Gundelsheimer and Grand Marshal II.
c. Fisher.
At the close of the installation cere-
monies banquet was served.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10
AT THE FIRST CHURCH HOME.

Mrs Eliza Prindle, Mrs. Minnie Nc
Tendon and Mrs. Babcock are quite i'll
with the grip at the First church home
on Wall street. DR.. Rowland and DR..
Mcdonald are attending the sick. The
other members of the household who
have been i'll with the grip, are conva-
descent. Mrs. McLendon has just lost
her only sister, Mrs. Downes, who re-
sided in Bristol, Conn. She died of
heart failure, caused by the grip. The
funeral took place at Bristol last Sat
urday.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-10

Some of the local dealers are charging
So 25 per ton for the best coal, but one OF
the merchants said yesterday that some
coal now on the way to Fair Haven
could be sold at SIS. The advance IN
freights during the recent cold spell was
the cause of the advance in the price Of
the best coal
Fort Hale lodge, N. e. o. p, installed
it's officers Friday evening. Deputy
Sargent was the installing officer. Dep
uty Mcintosh of Gladstone lodge was
among the visitors. Speeches We're
made by several of the visiting breth-
rem congratulating the lodge on the sue
cess of it's work for the past year in Sc
curing such a big increase of member
shit.
The funeral of Augusta A., wife Of
James Heaton, will be solemnized from
her late residence in Montowese this af-
ternoon at o'clock. The deceased was
in the fifty-ninth year of her age She
leaves husband and one daughter,
Mrs. Frank Hemingway.
The funeral of Henry Woolhouse, who
died Sunday at the age of seventy
years, will be held this afternoon at z
o'clock at 259 LennoX street.
Thomas F. Sullivan of Sullivan Broth
ers, undertakers, is i'll with bronchitis
at his home on Exchange street.
Dr.. Burdett S. Adams of Fair Haven
and his uncle DIR. M. Jewell Adams Of
West Haven, will in addition to their
present offices open an office at AZ Col
lege street.
Letter Carrier John H. Cain is i'll with
grip and Substitute Edward Pursell is
working in his place.
The entertainment committee of
Quinnipiac conclave No. 313, I. O. H.,
yesterday issued invitations for the pub
lie installation Of the officers Of the con-
clave, to be held Monday evening, Jan
uary 16, at s o'clock. Gilmore S. Wade
is chairman of the committee. After
the installation an entertainment will be
provided.
One of the Grant brothers, who are
securing options to buy up the milk
business of the city, was in Fair Haven
yesterday afternoon trying to complete
negotiations with several milk dealers.
He has already secured several options
of Fair Haven dealers and says he has
a prospect of securing number more.
He says the milk furnished by these
dealers is good article He believes,
however, that in furnishing milk for an
entire city one company in control can
furnish better product. He says the
company, if it succeeds in buying up
the milk routes, will have separaters
at it's creamery, where all the impure
ties which may be gathered in any sup
ply will be entirely removed He is
confident this company will be success
full in controlling the milk trade of the
city.
Herbert Barnes has returned from
Chicago, where he went to attend the
annual meeting of Swift & Co.'S stock
holders. Mr.. Barnes was reelected
member of the board of directors. He
says the company is in splendid condi-
ton and has paid earnings of per cent.
on it's stock the past year.
Sherman Russell went to Gulford
yesterday to visit his mother. Mrs. Har-
riett Goldsmith, who is very ill.,