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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
Hidden Beauty

In Egypt the custom is for Processes
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with a veil.
In America the beauty of many Of
Our women is hidden because of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21

complexion, from the eyes of the
world with the veil of the Orient.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
FROM NEW ULM
TO.OMAHA
The Minneapolis s st. Louis VIII Extend Ita
Line Southwark.
Manager Day Makes the Statement.

The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad
is to be extended to Omaha, making it a
grand trunk line, and is not to he alb
sorbed by tho Illinois Central or any
other company.
General Manager Day made this state
ment on his return from New York yes
terday. It is also stated that that the
St. Louis will be made shorter route
by forty miles. than any other road be-
tween Minneapolis and Omaha, and will
tap country tina, is rich in resources
but without railroad facilities at present.
The company recently authorized an
issue of $25, 100000 IN bonds. Of this
amount $6,000,000 have been disposed
of, and the proceeds will he utilized in
the Omaha extension, paying for the
Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific portion
of the line, which extends from Norton,
Minnesota, to Watertown, S. D., and
making other Improvements. The re-
naming amount of the issue will be used
as the board may hereafter direct in TAX
ing up old Indebtedness or retiring first
preferred stock according as the board
may determine to be desirable. :
No contracts for the proposed exten-
sion have yet been awarded, in fact, the
route of the extension has not yet been
determined. Surveying parties are at
work on route, between New Ulm and
Omaha, and will make surveys of three
routes before the location for the extern
sion shall be determined, and which will
he about $50 miles in length.
While the exact location of the exten-
sion has not been determined, 1t may be
stated that it will begin at New Ulm and
will probably cross the Omaha line at
st. James or Madelia. From there it is
propable that the new line will run to
Spirit Lake, Iowa, crossing the Southern
Minnesota disislon of the Milwaukee at
or near Jackson. Possibly It. will be
swung as far east as Falrmont or Sher-
burn. The line will cross portions of
Brown, Watonwan and Martin or Jack
son counties IN Minnesota. Entering
Iowa the line will cross one of the North
Westerns divisions somewhere near Spir-
it Lake, it IS likely to cross the Mllwau-
kee near Spencer, another Northwestern
line near Sioux Rapids, the Illinois Gen.
tral near Storm Lake or Cherokee, divi-
sions of the Northwestern again near
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Death of Mrs. Mueller .

Last Sunday afternoon Mrs. Josephine
Mueller died at her home in this city af-
ter prolonged illness, at the age Of SO
years. Death was not altos ther unex-
pected as the deceased had been aifircted
with dropsy for some time. Deceased
was born on the 23d day of December
1889 at Rothweil am Necar, Wuertem-
berg, Germany. She came to America
in 1848 and resided in Cincinnati until
May 1857 when she was married to G..
Andre. That same year they moved to-
Minnesota and made New UIm their fu-
ture home. Mr.. Andre enlisted in the
civil war and died at Winning Station,
Georgia, in 1864. In the meantime dur
ing the civil war and the Indian out
break here, she spent some time in Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis returning to
New Ulm after the war. En- 1867 she
was again united in marriage, this time
to Adolph Mueller, with whomshe lived
happily until death carried him away in
September 1898. Only one daughter,
Bertha Andre, survives her. Herman
Mueller was the only son born to, them
during the second marriage, and he died
in 1896 at the age of 25. Two sisters
also survive her, Mrs. Aug. Schell and
Mrs. Aug. Nagel. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon. The remains
We're taken to the Turner Hall and from
there t" the city cemetery, Albert Stein
hauser, delivering the address.
In the death of Mrs. Mueller, this CON-
munity mourns the loss of an estimable
and beloved citizen. During her long
residence in this city her association and
acquaintances have but decpened the
ties of love and friendship. She was of
kind and lovable disposition and her
children have had the benefits and grac-
es Of a model home. To them the be-
reavement is doubly sad, taking away
from among their midst dutiful and
devoted mother. Her teachings howev--
er will go with them through life and
help to alleviate the grief now resting
upon them. The community extends,
their sincere sympathy. at this hour Of
affection.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
RAILROAD
ACCIDENT.
nrs. T1ary Jensen, of Redwood County, Struck
by Locomotive and Sustains Injuries.
Two Ladies With Her Escape.

Mrs. Mary Jensen from near Evan,
Re lwood county, had both her legs brok-
en- below the knees at lhis place last
Thursday.
In company with Mrs. Mary Hansen
and Mrs. Fredrlka Lamp, she was re-
turning from Courtland where they had
teen on visit with friends. Arriving
here on the Northwestern afternoon
train they were coming up town with an
iintention to stay here until the next day,
and when crossing the NJ. & st. L. track
was struck by switch engine which in
jured Mrs. Jenson as before stated. She
was at once taken to the hospital and
we understand is now dong we'll, the
fractures of the bones having been sue
cessfully set.
{ Their failure to notice the approach
Of ti.c locomotive is explained by the
fact that they were muff1ed up with
wraps and SC much smoke and steam
was being emitted by the engine that
u they could not see it until it was upon
them, nor could the engineer see the la
dies. The other two escaped without
injury.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
MINNESOTA WINS.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 24,-At the
evening session of the buttermaker's
convention w. S. Moore Of Chicago read
q paper on the history and the objects
of the association and the duties of the
members. He advocated the passage by
congress of a law taxing colored oleo-
margarine 10 cents a pound. He said
that During Dec. il Chicago the out ,,ut
of colored oleomaIgarine was greater
than the entire creamery butter output
of Iowa.
G. w. Lautham of Linn Grove, Iowa,
and j. Marck of Germania, lows, led
.rhe discussion on the best way Of hand
ling milk from the weigh can to the sep
Earator. &@'A
E. F. Howe of Crete, Neb., and s.
Haughdahl of New Sweden, M1nn., dis
cussed the best way of handling from
the separator to the finished product.
At II o'clock the Judges announced
that the first prize in the separator class
was won by j. w. Mccall of Creston,
Iowa, score 81; second prize by O.aP.
Jenson of Wells, Minn., score 964.
The fast prize in the gathered cream
cries was won by Herman Brock of Lake
Park, Minn., score 81; second by M. M.
Magnusen, Bee, Nina, score co.
The prize banner was won by Mime
sofa, the states and scores oeing as fol-
lows:
Minnesota, 169 entries, average S8.2;
Illinois, 40 entries, average Sst; Iowa,
ITO entries, average S7.8: Wisconsin, SO
entries, average 500; Kansas, AZ entries
average 86.7; South Dakota, 43 entries
average $3.50.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Galva and Ida Grove, and the Milwaukee

.Galva and Ida Grove, and the Milwaukee
again near Charles Lake. The proposed
road will give direct line between
Omaha and Spirit Lake, and will thereby
catch great deal ofsummer tourist pas
senger traffic. The route mapped cnt
would take it througha large territory
which is almost without north and south
lines and where the distances between
parallel east and west lines are in some
cases as great as 25 miles. So says the
Minneapolis Tribune.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Supreme Court Decision,

Last Wednesday the supreme court
decided that s. D. Peterson must either
content himself with verdict of 81 900
from the Western Union Telegraph ocm-
pany or stand another new trial.
Mr.. Peterson sued the company for
damages, and the case has been up and
down the line of litigation time and
again during the past few years. Some
time ago he received heavy verdict in
the district court, but the supreme court
reversed the decision and sent The case
back for new trial. At the last trial
the jury gave him a verdict of $4,000.
Justice Buck holds that, where an op-
orator in the employ of telegraph corr
pany, acting within the scope of his en-
ployment, maliciously sends a libelous
telegram over the line to another party,
the company is liable for punitive dam
ages, but he holds that the verdict of the
jury for $4,000 is excessive, and that un-
less Peterson is willing:to remit all OF it
except $1,000 new trial should be
granted. -.f
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

The U. S., Costa Rica and Nicaragua
have gone into partnership for the pur-
pose of carrying through the Nicaragua
canal project. Seven com missioners
will have the work in charge, five Of
whom are appointed by the U. S. and
one by each of the other two partners.
The canal is to be finished IN six years
at a cost not to exceed 100000.
This country is to hold 925, 900 of the
100000 shares Of stock to be placed
on the market.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

A bill has been introduced in the leg
islature providing for the purchase of
more machinery and raw material for the
manufacture of twine at the state prison
and consequent increased output. 1t
is reasonable to believe that farmers will
not have occasion for dissatisfaction with
the state twine matter for some years to
come. A little "klcklng" is a good
thing once in while. 1t is not well to
be dissatisfied and complaining at all
times but when there is ground for dis
satisfaction a vigorous remonstrancc
spurs those IN charge forward on the
right way.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Early Days and Incidents.

Judge Flandrau was recently engaged
in an important law suit at Saltwater,
and while there interested some old
friends with incidents IN early life in
Minnesota. Among others he related
the following as occurring at Mankato:
81 was engaged once as attorney in a
case which, involved the ownership of
four 'forties' of Land, and when won it
the fellow offered me one of the sfortles'
for my fee. laughed at him, and told
HIM l could go any place around and get
all the land wanted, for there was very
little else but land here then. He final
ly gave me $40 instead-and that piece
of land he offered me is now in the very
heart of the city Of Mankato and worth
a fortune"
"The most peculiar law suit in which
| was ever engaged" said the judge,
awas over cat" You know in the early
days cats were very scarce in these parts
and who were so fortunate as to possess
them valued them highly. Well, there
was fellow near where Mankato now
is, who had cat of which he was very
fond and some one stole it. After time
he heard of fellow sixteen miles away
who had cat wish family of kittens
and ne drove out and bought one of the
kittens for So. Later he learned that
the mother of the kittens was none other
than the Cat which had been stolen from
him, so he brought an action in replevin
and had the sheriff 60 out and seize the
cat and kittens and bring them into
town. Then he employed me to fight
the case for him and sc had very in
teresting law suit, for although the other
fellow admitted that the cat belonged to
my client, he contended that the kittens
rightfully belonged to himself, and ny
client had never possessed them. We
| finally won our case, however.
"When first went on the bench, ;" said
the judge later in the conversation, 81
went to hold court in Minneapolis, and
as they had no court there for three
months, there was great deal of bust
ness piled up. Being very young judge
I was anxious to make mark and wa.
not afraid of work, SO told the attor
neys that if they were in hurry to ge
the business out of the way would be-
| gin court as early as they liked. They
named 8 O'Clock as the opening hour
and we used to work right through, with
out stopping for meals or anything, fre
quently as late as mid night. There wa
a little restaurant down on the corne
and from time to time while some fel
low was summing up his case woult
slip out and buy q pie to appease m,
hunger. We tried 81 jury cases in I.
days" Elk.
a At the State farmers Institute Dr
Curryer will shcw the different types 0
horses and explain their adoption to th
duties required.
3 The fuss France is making over th
Dreyfus matter and the delay in dispos
ing Of the case is disgusting and th
I world is getting tired Of It. As Re
!, public, France is certainly very much
failure in some respects.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

Miss Katie Brosch a young lady of
this city eighteen years old died yester-
day morning of consumption. The fu.
neral will be held Thursday morning.
r. David Simon, after having spent few
weeks here, returned to the northern
part of the state yesterday where he now
resides. )
Mr.. Ellingson, who has waited on F..
w. Hauenstein's customers since before
the Holidays, has resigned and will go
to Waverly, Minnesota.
The papers Monday reported the death.
Of Wn. Donaldson, the proprietor of the
Glass Block. the pride Of Minneapolis.
He was at California at the time Of his
death in search of health.
With the assistance of some fourteen
Republican votes, Clark, democrat,
was elected to the q. s. Senate from
Montana. The Republicans who voted
for him were somewhat silyery IN their
political complexion.
The building season seems to com.
mence early this spring. Frank Fred
mann has rented his store building on
Minnesota atreet, now occupied by F.
Backer, to Frank Schneider who will,
take possession Of 4 next April. A new
plate glass front will be put in, the floor
will be lowered and the building sup
piled with city water and sewer connsc-
tiops. Mr.. Schneider will open up sa-
loon with tbs next issuance OF licensea.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Winquest Case . Farce.

,s.- Winquest Case Farce.
The Winqulst case charging the St.
Peter hospital authorities with cruelty,
has proved to he as much of a farce as
the Bauer case, says the St. Peter Her
aid. There were absolutely no grounds
whatever for the charges being brought,
and the case did not at all merit the at
tention it recs;ved. The committee ap-
pointed BY Minneapolis Knights of
Pythias lodge, of which Winquist was a
member, to investigate the charges ig-
nored the autopsy performed in Mime
apolis under the supervision of relatives
Of Winquist, which resulted in finding
that the mans death was due to natural
causes, and last Friday came to St. Peter
to lay their case before Messrs. Block
and Coleman, who had been appointed
by President Mason to make the inves-
tigation. Their claim was that when
Winquist was committed to the hospital
his body was entirely free from bruises,
and when ten days later his body was
sent home for burial, it was covered
with bruises. They claimed that the pa
tient had been nistreated by the hospl-
tai employees, and produced testimony to
show that Winauist had never been vio-
lent. The hospital records showed the
patients body was covered with bruises
upon his entrance in the institution, and
that, he had at all times been extremely
violent. The taking of evidence con-
sumed the entire day Friday, and in the
evening an adjournment was taken un-
til Wednesday in Minneapolis, when The
physlcians who performed the autopsy
we're examined. Their evidence devel-
oped the fact that Winquist died from
natural causes, and that the wound.
were self-inaicted.s
E
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

II
q prosperous enterprise of that kind.
Such an institution would add very
much to the general prosperity of the
city and no one here but would realize
advantages from its establishment. But
we would wait hundred years before
outside capital will take hold of this
matter without assistance and encourage
ment from local enterprise and push.
We hope orr business men will look in
to this before neighboring towns cut US
off by getting into the field first The
st. Louis Park plant has already demon
strated that farmers will ralse the beet
and that the same beet can he made into
the best kind Of sugar at very neat
profit 70 the manufacturer. In fact it
has been a success beyond what was ex-
pected and next year the plant will not
be able to handle all the beet that will
he offered at its doors. Look this up
and do not begin to think after it is too
late. "s& H.. #-=.~..- ..
Lake Crystal people are making an eff
fort to have the proposed line of the New
Ulm & Mankato Ry. run over the Oma-
ha road to that village and then strike
across the prairie to New Ulm but we
rather think it is somewhat of an ire
descent dream.
The Glencoe Register says that the
farmers in the vicinity of Belle sPlaine,
who signed contracts with The St. Louis
Park Sugar Beet company for cultivat-
ing obout one hundred acres of sugar
beets, are signing new contracts to raise
from four to ten times the amount they
but in last year. The average crop is
said to be from fifteen to twenty tons to
the acre. The company pays $3.50 per
| ton for the beets delivered at the factory.
The usury law OF Minnesota which
provides that in the case of usuri0us
loans not only the interest, but also the
contract, may be forfeited, has been up
held as constitutional by the U. S. su.
preme court.
Albert J. Beveridge, who has just been
elected by the Legislature of Indiana to
| represent that state IN the national SEN
ate, is young lawyer only Sc years of
age, and next to Senator Butler of North
Carolina is the youngest man in that
| body. At Is he was a teamster in 9
logging camp. This seems to indicate
that the days have not yet gone by
wheu a young man can rise from the
common walks of life to positions of the
greatest trust and honor, as did Lin
coin, johnson and others. Take courage
young friend! Be honest, preserve ar
unsullied character and work industri
ouslY with some worthy object before
you as the goad of your ambition, an6
you will come so near reaching it that
you will surprise yourself, as we'll Al
! your friends.
Representative Heimerdinger has in
troduced bill making it crime fol
corporations to have black list or
which to carry the names Of parties tha
they consider undesirable,
! ,s..- Wlnquest Case Q Farce.
The Winqulst case charging the St
Peter hospital authorities with cruelty
has proved to he as much of farce a
the Bauer case, says the St. Peter Her
aid. There were absolutely no ground
whatever for the charges being brought
and the case did not at all merit the at
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

The usury law OF Minnesota which
provides that in the case of usuriOus
loans not only the interest, but also the
contract, may be forfeited, has been up
held as constitutional by the U. s. su-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22

lynching habit We are constantly adver-
Using ourselves to the world as a lawleSS
people. We cannot disregard the teach
ings of the civilized world of 1900 years,
that the only way to punish crime is by
law. When We leave this dictum, chaos
begins.
moral sensibiIities of the young and ten
der manhood of the south.
In the south at the present time there
is less excuse for not permitting the law
to take its course when a negro is to be
tried than anywhere else in the world;
for. almost without exception, the gov
ernors. the SheriffS, the judges, the juries
and the lawyers all white men and
they can be trusted. rule, to dc their
duty; otherwise it is needless to tax the
people to support these officers. If our
punish crime, let the law be changed, but
let the punishment be by lawfully con-
stituted authorities. He is most kind to
the negro who tells him of his faults as
well his virtues. A large amount of
the crime among US grows out of the idle
ness of our young men and women. 1t
is for this reason that have tried to
insist upon some industry being taught
our young people in connection with their
course of literary training.
Prof. Washington concludes his paper
tiers and the press to arouse such sent-
ment regarding the committing of crime
against women. that such crime will
be charged against any member of the
race. He says the negro has among the
southern whites good friends as he has
anywhere in the world and advises him
to stay here and work out his salvation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
LYNCHING FIGURES
Submitted by Booker T. Washington
In an Appeal For Justice

Birmingham, Ala. June 22.-Booker 7;
Washington. president of the Industrial
and Normal school of Tuskegee, today
furnished the Associated Press with an
ella borate discussion of the race question
in the form of paper.
Prof. Washington begins his paper by
saying that while it is true that there are
northern and western states, candor COM
pels him to admit that by far the most
lynchings take place in southern states
and most of the persons lynched are ne
groes.
with all the earnestness of my heart"
he says, I want to appeal. not to the
president of the United StateS-Mr. Nc
Ninley-not to the people of New York nor
New England. but to the citizens of our
a public sentiment as will make human
life here just safe and sacred as it is
anywhere else in the world
Inc paper then offers review of the
appeal that has been made through the
press and prominent men that the negro
problem be left to the south. He recites
mat the whole country, from the preSl-
dent down, has been inclined to do this.
by the policy Of non-interferencc the
SCUM mas been given sacred trust
II rear but few people in the south re-
allze TO what extent the habit of lynch
ing or the taking of life without due pro-
cess of law has taken hold of us and to
the eyes of the world but injuring
own moral and material growth.
Many good people in the south and also
out or the south have got the idea that
lynching is resorted TO for one crime Only.
1 have the facts from an authoritative
source.
During the last year 127 persons were