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The Arizona daily orb., 1899-09-13

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The Man of the Hour.
 A Magnificent
 Portrait of Admiral DeWey
In Ten Coiors
 Size, l.fX2I inches.

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The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
A BETTER PLAN.
Library Board to get on a
New Basis.
Will Economic for Two Years and
Then Have its Funds in Hand
and not Borrow.

The public library board held a
special meeting Friday to consider
financial matters 1t was decided to
borrow $500 until the June settlement
next year.
The board has anticipated the $1,000
which City Recorder Williams yester-
day placed in the library fund, and it
will be used to pay notes and bills, the
greater part of which were contracted
prior to last April 1st.
The board has always anticipated its
funds, borrowing to meet its expenses,
and it has now decided TO work
toward getting on a better finan-
cial basis. 1t will have to gain
81, 500 in order to do this, and it
proposes to get along with 81, 500 a year
for two years, and to ask the council
next year to make a levy of $500 for
one year. The council has already
leyied $4,000 for next year. In this
way it will be able to start even in two
treasury before expending them, and it
will issue orders on the city treasurer.
The board at its last meeting decided
that it could pay it's running expenses
81, 900 year, and it apportioned the
other $1,000 levied by the council
as follows: Loan department,
$3.50; reference department,
$4O0; reading room, $3.50. The maga-
zine subscriptions cost nearly the
amount opportioned to the reading
room. When the magazines have been
read, they are turned over to the re-
ference department, which has to
pay for binding them. 1t is in
these three departments that $500
is to be sayed this year and $500 next
year. This will mean close economy,
but it will place the library on the right
basis
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
THE DEDICATION.
New St. Joseph's Hospital to be
Opened.
Dedicatory Sermon by Bishop Cotter,
Reception and Banquet on
Tuesday, Dec. 5th.

The new st. Joseph's hospital is tc
be formally dedicated on Dec. 5th
Bishop Cotter, of Winona, will preach
sermon in the forenoon. and in the
evening there will be reception and
banquet in the building. The reception
will occur between the hours of s and
10 o'clock, and the banquet will follow
on the third floor, where 500 people car
be seated at one time. About 1000 in
vitations will be sent out, and the affair
will be large and brilliant one. Gen.
J. III. Baker will act as toastmaster.
and program of speeches and music
will be carried out.
The following committees have been
appointed:
Invitation-L.S S. Lamm, J B. Meagher
DR.. E. D. Steel.
Reception-Rev. A Sutor, DIR. J. H
James, Ed l P. Steade, L. A Linder,
DR.. j. W. Andrews, Gus Widell.
Banquet-Mrs Fred Kron, Mrs J. III
James, Mrs. j. E. Hickey.
Decorations j. G. Thro, Ed. Rausch,
Albert Silber, Frank Stahl.
Speakers. H. Baker, DR.. E. J.
Davis, P. H. Carney.
Music-Robt. Jache, Glenn Schroeder,
Thos. f. Hughes.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
ENSIGN JOHN LEWIS.
Writes That he is Still With the Min.
dora in the Philippines.

Ensign John E, Lewis writes home
that he is still attached to the gun boat
Mindora and is engaged in preventing
flibusters landing arms or supplies for
the insurgents He has been on this
gun boat since June, but expects to be
relieved soon. The letter was written
from Cayite, and says that the Min
dora would leave next morning for a
trip up the Pasig river to attempt to
raise Spanish gun boat that was sunk
there last year.
Mr. Lewis states that he met W. q.
Masters, who is in the postal service at
Manila, and had long visit with him.
The Mindora has not had any en-
counters of much note, and when Mr..
Lewis is transferred from it he will go
back to his war ship,
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
IN POPE'S BEHALF.
Judge Severance Writes Letter to
Gov. Lind,

The following purporting to be dis.
patch from this city, appeared in Friday
evenings st. Paul Dispatch:
Gen Pope has appealed to his friends
here to come to his rescue. He has
asked that letters requesting his reten-
tion in the position OF public examiner
be written to Gov Lind. *** 1t is
reported that Judge MI. Severance has
forwarded a letter to Gov. Lind in
which it is stated that Pope is the
object of persecution. Some of the
leaders of the democratic party here
are not disposed to mix up in the affair,
claiming that it is not their "kettle of
fish," that Pope got into his troubles
through his own doings, and they are
content to let him get out of it as best
he can.
Judge Severance states in reference
to the above that he wrote letter to
Gov Lind voluntarily and without any
body's solicitation, before Gen. Pope's
last trip to Mankato. In this letter he
took the ground that the agitation is a
drive at Mr.. Lind more than at Gen.
Pope, and said that the slip which the
latter had made should not be allowed
to ruin his family. He did not suggest
what Gov. Lind's duty under the cir
cumstances was, but intimated that
politics is at the bottom of the hue and
cry that has been raised.
Mr.. Schaub denies that he has been
working in Gen. Pope's behalf among
members of the party, or that he has
solicited any one to write to Gev. Lind
in favor of Popes retention in Office,
Individually, he said that he may have
written to Gov Lind.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01

The Minneopa hotel has been repaired
throughout and is now open for busi-
ness. Ivory D. Lumbert, proprietor.
The grading in West Mankato for
the Mankato & New Ulm railway is
nearly completed.
Ladies' fur garments of all descrip-
tions-a complete line will be shown at
The Model Clothing and Shoe House,
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9th and
7th, and anyone anticipating buying
Xmas presents in this line can save
money by patronizing us at that time.
The entertainment at Odd Fellows
hall Thursday under the auspicies of
the G, A. r post was not as well at
tended as hoped for. A portion of the
entertainment was well worth the
price of admission, and those present
certainly got their moneys worth.
The trial of Asa w. Wixon, on
the charge of using abusive language
toward Mrs. Shaw was again post,
poned for a week in the municipal
court today, as the county attorney is
busily engaged in the district court,
and it is now set for Dec. 1st.
Madelia Times: E. j. Cook has moved
his home to Mankato. He has decided
to quit the contracting business and has
gone into partnership with Attorney
Comstock and will attend to the real
estate and insurance business of the
firm
Lewellyn Hughes, who went to
Rochester last week to submit to an
operation to have one of his limbs
Strengthened, writes to his brother,
Judge VIM. F. Hughes, that the oper.
alton has been performed and gives
promise of being successful. 1t was
necessary to break the bone.
Everybody can manufacture his own
supplies. can tell you how to make
all of the following articles: Vinegar
honey, cedar cement. how to silver
plate, how to gold plate, wash lye, ink
salve, solder tincture, tincture ito re
move stains from clothes, baking pow
der, bluing, starch. putty, liniment
condition powders, grindstones, tan
ming, tobacco, pitch, oil, bitters, how
to keep flies from horses, gum, how t.
stop toothache, axle grease, artificial
cider, chalk, perfume, beer ant
whiskey, soap. On receipt of tel
cents will send you book that will
tell how to make them all. Address
B. 81. Vierling. Prior Lake, Scott Co.
| MINI.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
DEFENDANT WINS.
Mr.. Bangerter Fails to Make
Out a Case.
The Trial of Benjamin Mckee was Begun
Friday Afternoon in District
Court.

The trial of the So, 900 personal injury
suit of Benedict Bangerter, Sr. against
the Winona & st. Peter railway com.
pany for injuries received in stepping
from moving train at Mankato junct-
ion was commenced Friday after
noon, Fl. L Schmitt appearing for the
plaintiff and Brown & Abbott for the
defendant. The plaintiffs witnesses
were Mr.. Bangerter, DIR. j. A. Hielscher
and DR.. j. w, Andrews.
The defendants witnesses were As
sistant Superintendent F. N. Stewart.
DR., c. f. Warner, DR.. j. S. Holbrook,
Humphrey Sullivan, s. W. Schooley,
John Wiley. G. F. Price, John Usher,
F. Fl. Stark, Miss Ellen Reimbolt, Pat
rick Kern, F. B. Pierscol and G. E.
johnson.
Mr.. Bangerter was sworn in rebuttal.
The defendant, when all of the evil
dence had been put in on both sides
this forenoon, asked the court to direct
a verdict in favor of the defendant and
the court did so.
1t was shown during the trial that
Mr.. Bangerter, who is hard of hearing,
did not hear the brakeman announce
the station, and did not get off until
the train had started up. 1t was long
excursion train from Waseca, and very
soon got under headway on the down
grade. Mr.. Bangerter went through
two or three coaches before jumping
off, and the train was then past the
platform and going fifteen to eighteen
miles an hour, When he jumped he
struck on his shoulder. The Butler de-
cision holds that person leaves NOV
ing train on his own risk, and under
this ruling there was nothing to do bat
to direct verdict for the defendant.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
MANKATo, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1899.
THE BOER WAR.
A Former Officer in the British Navy
Addresses Normal Students.

Rev. w. Ct. Connell, pastor, of the
Presbyterian church, of Pipestone,
Mimi, temporarily assisting in the
meetings of the Presbyterian church,
addressed the students of the Normal
school Friday. on the present stu
tion in South Africa. His talk was
most interesting, especially from the
fact that he was for a number of years
an officer in the English navy, and is
personally acquainted with the whole
situation in that region He gave a
very graphic description of the country
and the people; and a very clear ac-
count of the history of the whole af-
fair, from the time the Beers first came
into that country till the present. The
familiarity of the speaker with the
whole question places it in very diff
ferent light from what we have been
accustomed to consider it, from the re-
ports that haye come to u.s. While the
speaker did not altogether justify
England in the present war, thinking
that by patience it might have been
avoided, and yet the same ends accom-
plished, he did show very conclusively
that the Beers belong to primitive
civilization of the 18th century, and
under the march of modern advance,
there can possibly be no hope for the
future of the Republic. The speaker
also showed that England's policy will
not curtail the liberties of the Beers,
but rather secure to them even larger
liberty. For England has learned that
there is no policy of expansion that the
modern thought will sustain, that does
not bring to the people larger self
government.
This he claims, is the desire of Great
Britain, and not greed and avarice,
which is laid to her charge. If England
is successful in the present conflict, he
has no doubt that the final issue will be
eminently to the advantage of the
Boer. Mr. Connell also spoke at the
high school this afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. Those desiring to hear Mr.,
Connell can do so this evening at the
Presbyterian church. He is most
delightful and entertaining speaker,
full of magnetism, and possessed of
varv charminp mannar
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01

George Arnold was in from Decoria
Friday and states that he believes that
he has located gold bearing ledge on
his farm. He will wash out some
of the gravel tomorrow and expects to
find gold in considerable quantity. He
invites any practical miner to go out
to his place tomorrow and give him
pointers on how to wash out the gold
to the best adv antage.
The concert given at Wells Friday eve
ming by j. p Brastad, assisted by Miss
Bessie Whiting, Miss Gertrude Griffith
Thos. F. Hughes, Otto Drews and the
Brastad mandolin club was a grand
success in every way. Every number
on the program received hearty ap-
plause and the people of Wells showed
Mankato talent their appreciation of
good music by turning out in large mum
bers.
George Beals, who served in the reg
ular army during the Cuban campaign
until recently, has returned home
Bud. Cain. who is with the regulars in
the Philippines, is expected home il
about month, his discharge having
been secured.
| A game of football between tn,
Mapletons and Madelia football teams
at the former place resulted in scor,
Of II to in favor of Mapleton.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Pay Lose Their
Son, Claude.

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs, w.
81. Pay were shocked Friday to
learn of the sudden death of their
youngest son, Claud Asher Pay, which
occurred at $50 o'clock last night. The
boy was taken sick at three o'clock
yesterday morning, but it was not
thought necessary to call doctor until
yesterday afternoon. DR.. w. A Beach
was then summoned and remained
with the little sufferer until the end.
He pronounces it a case of intestinal
poisoning due, probably, to something
eaten. The boy was very bright and
promising, and the afflicted family has
the sympathy of all in its sorrow.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
FERNSTROM'S VISIT
Mysterious Trip of a Great Wes
tern Official.
Chief Engineer of q Railroad Does Not
Usually Have Time to Locate
Coal Docks.

Chief Engineer Fernstrom, of the
Chicago Great Western road was in
the city the first of the week, with
several assistants He gave it out that
he came to locate coal dock, but peo-
pie who understand railroading say
that it was. not necessary for the chief
engineer of the road to come clear to
Mankato for the purpose of locating a
portant an improvement as to require
the services of so high salaried a man.
1t is known that Mr. Fernstrom ar
rived in the city with his men very
quietly, that they took their instru-
ments and started out, but it is not
known where they went to or how they
got out of the city, as they were not
noticed around the Great Western
depot again. 1t is surmised that they
ran line somewhere, possibly west
ward from the city.
1t is also thought that President
Stickney's visit to Mankato, with one
of the capitalists who is backing up his
enterprises, and some of the leading
business men of st. Paul, was more
than mere pleasure trip. 1t is known
that particular attention was paid 10
the river front, where the Great West
ern tracks will undoubtedly run if they
are extended into the city, Presi,
dent Stickney's talk also indicated that
the extension of this track into the city
is one of the next things to be taken up.
Mr. Stickney is not the kind of a man
to be satisfied to have depot on the
outskirts of the city.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
LIBERAL OFFER CERTAINLY

The northwestern newspaper which
is conceded the largest circulation is
the Minneapolis Tribune AS an all
round purveyor of information and
entertaining reading its popularity
is the best proof of its ascendency.
What the Daily Tribune is to the
city people the Twice-a Week edition
of the same publication, the Farmers
Tribune, is to that greaJ majority OF
the people Of the state who are too
busy to read daily paper.
The Twice "a Week Farmers Tri-
bune, is, to all intents and purposes,
the farmers daily. 1t is condensa-
tion of the news for the three days
preceding the date Of publication and
it contains the very latest news up TO
the hour of going to press. 1t also
contains up-tO-date Illustrations,
pretty half-toDe pictures, the best
serial and short stories, timely and
we'll edited farm and garden topics
and the best market news, covering
matters Of interest to the northwest
TO be found ip any paper printed any
where. During the presidential
campaign, which has already begun
to absorb public attention. The Tri-
bune will continue to be leader in
information and discussion as in the
past.
The Farmers Tribune does not pre-
sumo to take the place Of the home
weekly, but it supplies the place just
outside the sphere OF the home paper,
and in this capacity it is Of the high
est value to large majority OF the
people Of the northwest.
The Free Press has made arrange
ments with the publishers OF the
Farm rs Weekly whereby it is en-
abIed to make the most liberal and
astonishing offer ever made.
II you are now subscriber for the
Free Press we will send you The
Farmers Tribune (twice-a week
with your paid-in-advaDce subscrip-
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the two papers for $1.4O No stronger
inducement could be offered.
lhe same offer is also extended to
new subscribers. Three papers a
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Do not delay taking advantage OF
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in your subscription to the Free
Press and get with it the Farmers
Twice-a-Week Tribune free.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
OUT Al IHT.
Wagne> .S,s Guilty in the
.sN$I.ond Degree.
Jury Mas Divided Between Convictions
in the First and the Second
Degree.

Fls l:y in the Wagner case retired
at 2:1O o'clock Thursday afternoon, and,
returned into court at p. m. for fur
ther instructions in regard to the de-
tinitions of robbery in the first and Sec
ond degree. Judge Quinn explained
the difference between the two offenses,
which is mainly one of the degree Of
| force used
1t is said that if it had been clearly
understood that the penalty for rob-
berry in the second degree was from
two to fifteen years in Saltwater the
jury would have quickly agreed on Sec
ond degree. those that held out for first
degree believing that Wagner should
have more than two years
The jury was out all night, dividing
between first and second degree. The
Indictment charged first degree, and on
the first ballot it is said that six voted
for first degree and six for second
degree. Afterwards the jury stood
eight for second degree and four for
first degree, and finally nine for second
degree and three for first degree. 1t
was not until this morning that the
three gave in.
The jury came in at 9 a. m. and ask
ed for instructions regarding the SEN
tence prescribed Dy law for the two de-
grees of robbery, but the court said
that it would not be proper to give in
structions on this point The jury came
in with verdict at $40 a m.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
TWO DECISIONS FILED.
R. O. Craig and MankatO Lime and
Stone Co. divided About Even.

Judge Severance has filed decision
in the case of r. o. Craig against the
Mankato Lime and Stone Co. in which
the buildings machinery and tools are
involved. He gives to Mr.. Craig the
saw mill and stone crusher, and the
balance of the property TO the company.
The decision divides the property in.
volved about evenly between the two
sides
Zelma May Morrow was Friday after
noon granted divorce from her hus-
band, VIM. E. Morrow, on the ground
of desertion, and has the right to re-
sumo her maiden name of Zelma May
Brown. The defendant made no ap-
pearance.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
THE NEW RAILROAD.
st. Cloud Held Meeting in the interest
of a North and South Road.

The business men of st Cloud held a
meeting Wednesday evening to discuss
the matter of north and south road
from that city through Glencoe to this
city, and from that place on to Duluth.
The matter was discussed at some
length committee was appointed to
confer with the stock holders with the
old Southwestern line, the right of way
it is proposed to use. Speaking of the
matter the Journal Press, of that city
says:
Whether anything at all will ever
Come from the conference is matter
of conjecture and there were many
present last evening who scoffed at the
idea and even went so far as to throw
a little real chilly water, but despite
this there were others who believed
the project good one and fully wor-
thy of careful consideration. The com
mittee was instructed to obtain all the
information possible regarding the
minutes of the old southwestern sur
vey, etc., and after the conference a
melting will be called and its report
made. There is no doubling the fact
that this north and south line would
open up one of the richest sections of
Minnesota. The route-as the crow
fies-is exactly ninty six miles. The
Illinois Central railway is steering
into Minnesota and is now built as
far as Lyle, a few miles into Mime
sofa The object of this north and
south line is of course to get an outlet
to Chicago and if the Illinois Central,
the Milwaukee or the Northwestern
could be interested and the line built
the good that would result to this Sec
tion of the state cannot be over esti-
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01

Diseases of women speciality by DR.
Brandenburg, 4O1 South Front street,
corner Jackson.
Work on st. Joseph's hospital il
nearly done, and by the end of mex
week it is thought that it can bt
thrown open for the reception Of
patients. The heating plant works sat
isfactorily. A water elevator is being
put in, and the lighting fixtures are be
ing arranged.
The Mankato free press., 1899-12-01
Wagner Sentenced.

Wagner was brought into court at
1:30 p. m. to receive his sentence. II.
l.. Schmitt gave notice of a motion to-
set aside the verdict and notice of a.
motion for new trial. on the ground
of errors in law committed by the
court and the misconduct of jurors dur
ing the trial.
Wagner was then asked the usuaE
questions preliminary to receiving sem
fenced, he replied that he was twenty
five years of age, was born in Mankato,
worked at packing -four for the Hub
bard Milling Co. for three years, and
has no trade or profession
Mr.. Schmitt requested that tbs
passing of sentence be deferred until
his motions had been heard. This was
denied by the court.
Mr.. SchmitS then asked that the
sheriff be instructed to keep the prison
er in Mankato after the motions had
been heard
Judge Quinn made few remarks to
the prisoner before pronouncing SEN
tence. He said that the crime charged
was very serious one. He had learn
ed that Wagner had refused to accept
the good opportunities thrown around
him by the Republic, but had content
ed himself with carousing, visiting
saloons and being intoxicated. This
was one of the first steps toward crime.
Young men sometimes get it into their
heads that it is smart and heroic to
go into saloons and carouse with every
bum who is there. Wagner had told a
story on the witness stand that could
hardly, in the opinion of the court. be
accepted as true by any sane person,
and surely the jury did not believe it.
Considering the prisoners age and the
bare possibility of his reforming and
becoming better man than he would
if he had followed his past course, the
court had concluded to be very lenient
with him. When he had served his
sentence, it was hoped that this expert
ence would be such a lesson him
that he might profit by it. If the
prisoner had listened in the least to the
counsels of his mother instead of falling
in with someone on the streets who had
money, with which be could have lit
tie transitory fun, he would not have
been here.
The court then sentenced Wagner to
hard labor at Saltwater for three
years and five months He said that
the prisoners age was about the only
thing about the whole business that
had caused the sentence to be reduced
to anywhere near what it was. He in
structed the sheriff to carry the SEN
tence into effect, thus denying Mr.,
Schmitt's request for delay,