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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Cars Wrecked and Non-Union
Employees Assaulted at
Different Points.
MOB OF FIVE THOUSAND
Determined Effort Made to Get
at New Men Housed in
OneOf the Barns.
Failing in This They Content
Thems selves by Smash
ing a Few Cars. .a

CLEVELAND, June 21.-While the
prospects for settlement of the strike
of ehe street railway men are brighter
than they have been at any time since
the strike began there has been more
serious rioting during the day than at
any previous time. The disturbances
began early in the morning and contin-
ued all day. At the corner of Central
and Wilson avenues a crowd of 1000
persons obstructed the passage of two
crosstown cars. Bricks and stones were
thrown and the windows of the cars
broken. One of the non-union motor
men, who gave his name as Charles
Jones of Grand Rapids, Mich, was hit
by brick and SO badly injured that it
was necessary to send him to a hospital
Later a car ON the South Side line was
attacked near the suburb of Brighton.
The motorman and conductor were
chased into the woods by a mob and
they had not returned when it came
time to stop running cars. No arrests
were made in either case.
Mob of Five Thousand Gathers.
The people of the South Side nursed
their wrath all day. They made no at
tempt to interfere with the running of
cars on the Clark avenue line so long as
there was police protection, but in the
evening there was determined effort
to get at the non-union men who were
taken to the Holmden avenue barns to
operate the cars from that end of the
line. Soon after dark a mob of 5000
people assembled. There were 20 po-
licemen at the barns, but they were
powerless to handle the mob. Fences
were torn down and the crowd broke
into the barns. In the meantime the
non-union men had escaped to the attic
and the rioters contented themselves
with smashing a few of the cars. By
that time several wagonloads of police
had arrived and the mob was dispersed.
At another place on the South Side
switches were torn up and the track
blOckaded
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23

Tammany always has Fourth of
July celebration at it's headquarters in
New York and has from the first year
of it's organization. 1t is going to OBJ.
serve that day this year, and is now
making due arrangements therefor. 1t
has been its custom at these celebra-
tions to secure prominent Democratic
speakers and have them in their ad
dresses outline the policy of the party,
But they will not follow as broad
guage this year. Holland, "
the well-known New York correspon-
dent says that no speaker will be en-
ployed who will not first promise to
keep still about silver. He must
make no reference to it whatever.
Neither will any serious criticism on
expansion be allowed. Tammanys
fourth of July speakers this year will
have to confne themselves to CRITICS.
ing the administration in it's conduct of
the Spanish war, and to denouncing
trusts. And Holland remarks that this
latter feature greatly restricts its
range in securing speakers, as the most
prominent Democrats of the east who
have the gift of oratory, are in one way
or another connected with trusts or
their promotion and can hardly be ex-
pected to stand up and publicly de-
nounce their own business interests.
And this is the party that we have
been told by it's organs, would lead the
fight against trusts
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
THE WAGEN CASE.
Interesting Points raised in the
Trial.
The Plaintiff Claims that He Was Order
ed to Act as Baggage Man, Which
the Road Denies.

The trial of the $4,000 damage suit
of George Wagon against the Minneapo
lis & ST. Louis railway company has
developed several very interesting
points. Mr., Wagon, on the stand IN
his own behalf, said that he had been
ordered by Agent Barr to act as bag
gageman, as excursion trains have nc
baggageman. { He said that when the
train was returning and whistled on its
approach to Waterville from the north
he took hold of the iron bar across the
top of the side doorway and leaned out
to see how far off the depot was. One
end of the bar gave way and he fell out
of the door and the accident was the
result.
Herman Wagon, brother of the plain
tiff, testified that the screw holes OF
the fastening at the end OF the cross
bar were defective, being too large.
Ferdinand kRising testified that he
was in the baggage Car and that Geo.
Wagons account of the occurrence was
correct This closed the case for the
plaintiff
The defense placed Chas.' Depue, train
master on the stand, but his evidence
was not important.
Agent w. M. Barr testified that he
had not ordered Mr. Wagon to act as
baggs geman. He had sent to the gen.
eral offices of the road and secured an
employees pass for Mr.. Wagon, as the
latter was baggageman at the depot.
Mr.. Barr said that he had no authority
to appoint anyone baggageman.
Albert E. Clark, of Minneapolis, at
torney for the defendant, took the stand
and was examined by his associate in
the case, Judge J. O. Andrews. He
testified that the Minneapolis & st.
Louis company did not own the road,
which was the property of the Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota & Pacific railway COM
pany, and that Mr.. Barr was the agent
of the latter. The NJ. & ST. L. only
operated the rolling stock and not the
road.
H &. Jones, conductor on the train,
testified that Mr.. Wagon came into the
car and reached up with both hands
and swung on the cross bar as one
would on trapese, and when one end
gave way as the car lurched on curve
he stood balanced in the doorway for a
moment and then fell out before wit.
ness could catch hold of him. The only
other person in the car was brake
man. Mr.. Rising was not in the car.
D. Duescharm, head brakeman, and
S. J. Smith, rear brakeman, were
sworn and their testimony supported
that of the conductor.
The plaintiff claims that he acted as
baggageman on the NJ. q st. L. excur-
sion trains for six years, and that this
was constructive notice to the company
that he was employed in such work.
In his testimony, Mr.. Clark said that
the reason that NJ. & st. L. tickets were
used on the road because the W., NJ &
P. company was,in financial straights
and it was done as matter of
economy.
1t is expected that the evidence in the
case will all be gotten in today and the
arguments may also be made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
Interesting Exercises at the Normal
School This Forenoon.

The closing exercises of the kinder
garten department. OF the normal
school were held in the kindergarten
room at o'clock Wednesday forenoon
The room was filled with parents and
others, who greatly enjoyed the en-
tertainment furnished them by the
little ones
This department. is in charge OF
Miss Collins, with Miss Alice Will.
liams as assistant. and the attendance
during the spring quarter has been
thirty or forty The entertainment
today consisted of songs, games and
other exercises such as the little ones
enjoy doing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Indictment Against cough1in.

CHICAGO, June 21.-The grand jury
has voted indictments against Daniel
Coughlin and William Armstrong.
Coughlin was indicted on the charge of
offering a bride to Juror John F. Tay-
lor. He was also indicted with Will
lam Armstrong, his bartender, on the
charge of conspiracy to do an act preju-
dicial to the administration of public
i11Stica
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Powder Magazine ExpIodes.

PENSACOLA, Fla, June 81. = The
smaller powder magazine at Fort Pick
ems, on Santa Rosa Island, blew up at
5:45 a. m. The explosion wrecked the
western corner of the old fort, demol-
ished the new brick storehouse, the
brick bakehouse, the orderly sergeant's
residence and several wooden buildings.
Private Wells of Battery II was killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
FREIGHT CARS ROBBED.

Road at Chippewa Falls.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, June 81
The officials of the Omaha railway have
discovered that the contents of freight
cars coming into this city have been
stolen during the past week in whole
sale quantities. Eighteen cars have
been broken into and merchandise to
the value of several hundred dollars
stolen. 1t is believed that an organized
gang are doing the stealing, and the de-
tectives. with the aid of the city police,
will raid a number of houses, and it is
expected that several arrests will be
made
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
STREETS WE'RE RIVERS.
Citizens of Shelby, o., Wake Up to Find
Flood Upon Them.

SHELBY. O., June 21.-The citizens of
this place were aroused from their beds
at o'clock by an alarm sounded on fire
and church bells, and found the city
under water, the heavy rains having
raised the little stream of Black Fork
to raging torrent. The flood came
suddenly and people were removed from
their houses on horseback. The princi-
pal streets are running streams and
business is at a standstill. 1t is re-
ported that several lives have been
lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Luigi's Men Strike 1t Rich.

SEATTLE. Wash, June 21.-From ad-
vices received here it would seem that
a mining expedition in which Prince
Luigi of Italy is interested, has struck
it rich near Port Clarence, Alaska, a
government reindeer station. A letter
from Charles E. Chard of this city, one
Of the party, says he and two others
took out $50 day from Discovery claim
with rocker. He says man could
have worked out 800 day by sluicing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23

Farson, Leach & Co., of Chicago,
have made the highest bid for the city s
refunding bonds, having offered pre-
MUM of 1866. If they do not charge
too much for engraving the bonds,
their proposition will probably be
accepted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Returned Stolen Money.

DOVER, N. H., June ,21.-Harry
Hough. assistant cashier of the Cocheco
National bank of Dover, who, after
three weeks absence, was arrested in
Boston and brought to this city, has 1e-
turned $1,000 to the receiver of the
bank. 1t was claimed that Hough took
$4,000 in gold and $4,000 in bills from
the bank vault the day he left town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Not the Men Wantad.

CHEYENNE, Wy, June 21.-The Of
ficials here have been advised that the
three men arrested to the south of Vel
lowstone Park on suspicion of being
the Union Pacific train robbers have
been released. An investigation showed
they were not the men wanted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
WILL HELP BUSINESS.
Santiago People Want Cuban Soldiers to
Accept the Gratuity.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 21.-At a
meeting held at the Cuban club a reso-
luton was adopted recommending that
the soldiers should accept the Ameri-
can gratuity and surrender their arms.
Several politicians objected on the
ground that it would be more dignifed
to surrender their arms and refuse the
money, but they were in decided mi
nority. j.
In local business circles it is expected
there will be marked improvement in
business after the disbursement of the
share of the fund, something over ST.
100000, which will come to this prov
ince.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
CRACKERNECK CONVICTED
John Kennedy Goes to the PenItentiary
for Seventeen Years.

John Kennedy Goes to the PenItentiary
for Seventeen Years.
HARTvILLE, No., June 21.-John Ken
needy, the notorious Crackerneck, has
finally been convicted of train robbery.
The jury before whom Kennedy was
tried for completely in the robbery of
an express train on the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis railroad at
Macomb, Mo-, on Jan. 8 last, returned
a verdict adjudging Kennedy guilty as
charged and fixing his punishment at L,
years in the state penitentiary. Under
the Missouri law the death penalty
might have been imposed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
MUCH DAMAGE IN INDIANA.
Severe Wind and Rain Storm Passes Over
the State.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 81. "A severe
storm passed over Central and Eastern
Indiana during the evening. Near
Daleville Charles Baeler was milking a
COW when both man and animal were
killed by lightning. Frank Smiths res
idence near Eaton was completely de-
stroyed by lightning. North and south
of Muncie railway tracks were block
AIDED by trees being blown down. Wheat
fields were badly damaged by large hail
storms and severe wind.
A heavy fall of rain is reported in
Marion county and Marion City reports
a severe wind storm which for time
had every appearance of a cyclone.
Windows were broken and shutters
torn away. Much damage is reported
in Grant county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
ACTION is POSTPONED.
General Strike of Dock Laborers at Buff.
falo Not Ordered.

falo Not Ordered.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 21.-Contrary
to expectations general strike of dock
workers has not been ordered. A con-
ference was held by representatives of
the various branches of labor along the
docks and after the freight handlers
had been urged in vain to return to
work it was decided that no action look
ing to general strike should be taken
until President Keefe of the Longshore-
mems association arrives here and looks
into the situation. A telegram was sent
to Mr.. Keefe urging him to come to
Buffalo at once
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Position offered General Wood.

WASHINGTON, June 81. = General
Leonard Wood, the military governor
of Santiago province, has been offered
the presidency of the Washington Trac-
ton and Electric company of this city.
He has the matter under advisement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t cures pain
full, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing toe
nails, and instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discov-
cry of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
Try it to-day. Sold bv all druggists and shoe
stores. Rv mail - sta Tria IA H.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Rejected the Revised Constitution.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., June 21.-The re-
vised state constitution, the question of
the adoption of which was submitted to
the voters of the state during the day,
was rejected by vote of almost to /.
The vote was light and the Interest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Badgers at Pouehkeepsie.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, June 21.-The
varsity crew of the University of Wis
consin has arrived here from Madison.
Coach McConville, who is in charge of
the men. says they are in excellent con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
Smashed Half the windows in Town

AMEs, Ia, June 2l.-A terrific rain
and hail storm passed over this city,
smashing half the window lights in the
town. The streets are filled with water.
Reports from the country give great loss
of stock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
GET A SILK DRESS FREE /!

The old reliable the and highly interesting Family
yards This to reliable who will
must first send 20 cents
three
eceivei
dimesov
but
dsendn
cert
advertisements All dresses
P~bishrg ID.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23

St. James Gazette: The Omaha com
pany has just purchased machine for
cutting steel rails. The cutter has a
car of it's own and can moved along the
line as occasion demands. 1t was
tested at Worthington last week and
found to be in every way satisfactory.
1t is operated with compressed air and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
WARNING TO MEXICANS.
Too Much Anti-Yankee Spirit May Sow
Seeds of Hatred.

CITY OF MEXICO. March 23.-The Next
can papers continue TO discuss Cecil
Rhodes's imperial extension of the United
States and FL Nacional moderate LiberaD
says the excessive anti-Yankee spirit shown
here is bad, as IL may sow seeds of hatred
that are not calculated to occasion conf
dence. ITO arouse the eagle" says FL Ma
cional, without having means to control it
when aroused, would be suicidal. Mexico
lives in peace with the United States and
has nothing now to complain Of in regard to
that country. Our interests lie i'm strength
ening those relations in future. or. at any
rate not TO give pretext for their being
weakened or broken off. In that harmony
with our powerful neighbor lies our safety.
and on those lines ought our policy to be
shaped"
Even FL TEMPO, the Conservative organ,
is beginning to see that the Spanish papers
of this city worked Rhodes's statements for
their own ends, and says: Really the re-
marks of Rhodes have been taken too seri-
ously for, after all. they only represent the
isolated opinion. and though ii Is the opin-
ion of public man. it has no great signifi-
canoe. A general protest was made by the
nation against Rhodess affrmations, and
that is enough"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
BAD As sPANIARDS.
Soldiers Using Brass
Tipped Bullets.

NEW YORK, March 23.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: Re
ports received at the War Department from
the medical officers serving with the troops
In the Philippines show that Aguinaldos
army is using brass-tpped bullets. Several
American soldiers have been wounded by
the poisonous projectiles. and in consequence
the wounds are more difficult to heal than
these caused by the ordinary bullet. OF
course the authorities can do nothing to
prevent the insurgents using any kind of
bullets they see fit. They have no govern
ment to which an appeal can be made.
Their action i'm this respect officials say, is
another indication of their utter unfitness
for self-government.
1T was officially stated at the Safe De
partment that the proclamation just issued
by the Philippine commission is in accord
ance with the instructions given TO Presi-
dent Schurman and his associates. 1t is the
understanding OF the officials that within
foIty-eight hours General Otis will recon-
mence active operations against the Fill
pinOs. BY following up the proclamation of
the commission in this manner the officials
believe they will impress on the FilipinoS
the determination of the United States TO
end the instruction and the hopelessness
of further resistance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
TO VISIT THE TROPICS
PROF. KOCH WILL INVESTIGA ATE THE
ORIGIN OF MALARIA.
Forty Thousand Marks Voted by the
German Parliament for the Enpe-
ditiOn-CarIists Divided.

BERLIN. March 23.-Prof Robert Koch,
the celebrated bacteriologist. who, in 1888,
a.. the head of the German cholera commits
sion. visited Egypt and India and then dis
covered the so-called comma" cholera
bacillus, will start with an expedition next
month for the tropics. to continue his in
vestigation as TO the nature and origin of
malaria. The Reichstag has made a grant
of $1,000 marks in aid of the undertaking.
The expedition referred to in the forego-
ing dispatch is in line with the efforts of
Professor Koch TO mitigate tropical fevers.
When he returned last year from similar
expedition to the German East African
coast he advanced the theory that in the
case of human beings mosquitoes played the
part in communicating malaria which ticks
play in the cattle disease known as Texas
fever" He had reached the conclusion that
where there are mosquitoes there is always
there is no marlaia. Moreover, he reported
1t was possible by microscopic examina-
ton of the blood of a patient to discover
from the nature of the microbes the exact
stage which the disease had reached This
discovery he Notwithstanding to his re-
port at the time-as of the highest impor-
lance in its bearings on the administration
Of quinine shortly before the attack or
shortly after His theory, as then ex-
pounded is that the quinine, taken at the
right moment. stops malarial fever. not by
the killing of the germs, but by arreStine
their growth, and his conclusion was that
a proper employment of quinine with the
would rob tropical fever of many of its
terrOrS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
NEARLY ALL SAID NO.
Nothing Known About Bribery by
Pennsylvania Legislators.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 23.-The
House bribery investigating committee, in
pursuance of a resolution adopted by the
House yesterday, began to-day the formal
examination OF all of the 20i members of
the body. First the nine members of the
committee answered in the negative the five
questions that had been agreed on, and
then the work of examining the other mem
bers of the House began, the roll being gone
through alphabetically. The committee held
morning, afternoon and evening sessions
and then adjourned until next Tuesday aft
ernoon. About sixty members were called
in the three sessions of the day and each, in
turn, answered in the negative the five ques-
tions put by the chairman. About the only
departure from the regularity of the re-
sponSeS came from Mr.. Coray, of LuZerne
county, who said a member of the House
told him that he could have had money if
he would have moved to reconsider the vote
by which the McCarrell jury bill was post
pOned.
WHO was the MEMBER Chairman Fow
asked.
Il do not know whether the man was in
earnest and / prefer not to give his name
until he has taken the stand and has had a
chance TO tell himself" he replied.
Mr.. Coray answered the other questions
In the negative.
In the House. to-day. on motion of Mr.
Fow the investigating committee chairman
the time for filing the report of the COM
mittee was extended to Monday. April 3.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
MRS. INGERSOLL'S FEARS.
The kidnaper Afraid Of Mob Violence
Her Letters to Collins.

GAINESVILLE. o.. March 23.-The hear
ing of Ann Ingersoll and John Collins. the
alleged kidnapers OF Gerald Iapiner, will
probably be held tomorrow. when the ex-
tradition papers are expected to be brought
here. The two prisoners are yet in Jail here.
Mrs. Ingersoll was very restless last night.
and it is evident that she fears violence at
the hands of the people. who are greatly
incensed at the cruel treatment given the
child while 1t was in her possession. Ii is
now said the baby was not more than half
fed or clothed. and that il was often left for
hours at a time tied in chair while Mrs
Ingersoll and Collins were away. Frequent
threats of lynching have been heard, but
this is believed TO be nothing but talk and
there is little danger of mob violence being
visited on the prisoners. Collins is very ig-
norant and cannot read. II is apparent that
he in the control of Mrs. Ingersoll.
Detective Broderick. of Chicago. and the
sheriff to-day investigated the contents of
hand satchel belonging to Mrs. Ingersoll.
and in II they found Collins's pension vouch-
49, .-vo - thTce unopened letters ad-
dressed 10 Collins There was also postal