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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
SOME RECENT CARTOONS

Uncle Sam is sitting at hts desk and
over his head is a card in large type
"This is my busy day" All around
him many feet deep are piled all sorts
of claims, and all sorts of annoyances.
Theold man is si1nplyoverwhelmed with
work and responsibilities. Some of the
scores of papers marked in staring let
tiers that are piled about him are
Spanish American War;" "Prosecu-
ton of the Trusts" philippine Cam
paign;" Census of 1900;" Trusts,
Trusts, Trusts" Army Contracts"
Beef Scandal" Spanish War Pen
sions;" Treasury Deficit" Interest on
Bonds" "Algerism;" office Seekers"
High Tariff Worry" Senatorial Va
cancies:" Settlement of Cuban At
fairs" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
Hawaii "War Taxes" etc., ETC., with
endless Trusts scattered in every d.
rection. We clip it from the Houston
Post.
Another cartoon is Uncle Sam busy
at bookkeeping. His ledger is open at
Cost of Filipino war;" Spain is stand
ing near him in the form of a crippled
soldier with n arm and bandaged
head, with a big statement reading
s'Bill for Philippines, $40, 600, COO-Pleaae
Pay" A Cuban is retiring with a big
bag of gold, written upon it, $4,000, 000t
Spain has this to say: please sir. you
haven't paid me for the beautiful insur-
rection I sold you, and I am dreadfully
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

Now the supreme court annuls the
action OF the legislature, reinstates Day
as superintendent, and decides, in effect,
that however incompetent or extrava-
CANT he may be as an official, however
desirable il might be to change the
mode of government Of the institution,
Notwithstanding the Office Of superin-
tendent is a statutory and no. a con
s~titutional office, there is but one way
in which that Office can be abolished
during the term for which Day has been
appointed, and that is by abolishing
the pe~nitentiary. Judge Clark points
out that il this is sound doctrine the
legislature could elect officers for all
state institutions for a term Of fifty
years, and that succeeding legislatures
would be powerless TO move them. And
so the penitentiary is TO remain in the
hands OF irresponsibles and incompe-
tent. There is no man on the supreme
court bench who has the confidence of
the people as Judge Clark has 1t. and
his able dissenting opinion is bound Co
meet with favor wherever it is read
WhitevilIe News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

lecture of DIR. Hunter Mcclure, of
Richmond, Va, al Alexandria, Va. He
spoke to a large audience, and at much
length. His enchanting theme was
"Stonewall Jackson" We call atten-
ton to one of his points-that it was a
striking fact that the northern Sec
ton has never produced one great SOL
der. He said:
1T has given birth to many gallant
and merftorious men, but not one who
by the worlds estimate today is ac-
counted a great commander: not one
whom the final verdict of mankind viii
allow to rank with Washington, Lee or
Jackson. Not one was forthcoming in
the revolution Of &c, Of b war of 1872,
or in '61-65. I need not speak of the war
with Spain, fresh in our memories. I
do not think that even northern history
viii claim that n great soldier from
that section was then in evidence"
or course northern men, elated and
full Of hero-worship. will be slow TO
credit the statement. but it is probably
exactly true. We asked a soldier in
Sherman's army, that piliaged and
burned, how it was that it took the
north four years, with its vast armies
and resources, to defeat the south?
His reply was short and emphatic: IF
we had had your generals we would
have whipped you in six months
We must make another interesting
extract from DR.. Mcclure, who was
surgeon-general of the army Of north
ern Virginia, we think it was, and who
knows a great deal about the war. He
said:
Press and pulpit and people have
combined in efforts to make Grant a
great soldier. In truth he was brave.
honest, and magnanimous; but a gener-
al who in a short campaign-from the
Wilderness to Cold Harbor-lost more
men than his antagonist had, and who,
with anything like equal resources,
would have been annihilated by Lee,
will never be accepted by history as
great" Sherman and Sheridan have
been regarded by some of their adher-
ents as great soldiers. The former gave
up his claim to his title-if, indeed. he
ever possessed it-when he said that on
his march through Georgia he had so
devastated the country with fire and
sword that no army could follow him
and live; and the latter signed his own
protest against his right to the title
when he left the Valley of Virginia and
ilo helpless peOpIe So pOOr IHdt a crow
would have to carry his rations if he
flew across the land Both of these
men We're ~incendiarfes, and such char
acters never have been and never will
be accepted as great in the estimation
of the world"
Not only did "Old Cump' Sherman
burn Atlanta and Columbia, but he
lied Ike a trooper about the latter,
and General Wade Hampton. He or
ganized a regular corps of plunderers,
known as "Bummers." If you will
consult Diapers History of the War;
a northern publication by a man OF
marked ability, o will find the order
of Shermans creating the corps of
bummers. We have read it and know
precisely whereof we write. He
was a soldier, worthy of the time OF
Philip the Second of Spain and the
Duke of Alva-simply ~barbaric, as was
Phil Sheridan, very low types of civ
lllzed soldiers. In contrast read Cen
eraa Lees order to his army as he was
invading Pennsylvania.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
Volcanic

Are grand. but Skin Eruptions rob
life Of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them. also Old, Running and Fee
Yer Sores. Ulcers. Boils, Felons, Corns,
warts. Cuts, Bruises. Burns. Scalds,
Chapped r.ands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cure on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only Is cts. a box Cure guar
anteed. Sold by X. 1- 2elIamy, Rrug-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
BAD WRECK.
Head End Collision Near Court
land Wednesday.
The East Bound Passenger Train Meets
Freight and One Engineer is
Killed.

A very unfortunate accident occur
red on the main line of the G. & N. w.
road Wednesday near CORTLAND, a.
station about twenty two miles west of
Mankato and seven miles east of New
Ulm. One life was lost, several per.
sons were injured, and much railroad
property was destroyed.
Passenger train No 4, which is the
through train to Chicago, arriving at
Mankato Junction at 700 a. m. ,collided
head end with a freight train at els
o'clock, at point one and one-half
miles west of CORTLAND. The pas
senger train was going east and the
freight train was going west, both 60
ing at perhaps thirty miles an hour,
The passenger engine was completely
demolished and the freight engine badly
damaged. The mail car was telescoped
and the track was covered with wreck
age. .~z... Ill.,.
Chas. Swanson, the engineer of the
passenger train, had both legs cut off
and died two hours later. He resided
at Waseca and leaves wife and family.
C. W. Terrell, real estate dealer of
Des Moines, Iowa, was passenger on
the east bound train. One of his arms
was broken.
The mail clerk was slightly injured,
and the passengers were given shak-
ing up. The engineer and fireman of
the freight train and the fireman of the
passenger train jumped and thus es-
capped death or serious injury. A few
of the passengers also jumped as soon
as they become aware that collision
was about to occur.
The freight train, it is said, should
have waited on the siding east of Court
land until the passenger train had
passed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

who was waiting on him. The pur-
chase of the goods had required bat fit
teen minutes, and Mr.. Landkammer
suspicious were aroused and he refused
to accept the check or to turn over any
cash in exchange. The firm has its
goods and is out nothing.
Baker drove out into the country
north of the city and negotiated with
Messrs. Heidwinkle and .Hodapp for
the purchase of land. He also bargain
ed for goods at Scott Bros. store In
one instance he represented that his
wife needed change of climate and
that he had decided to come to Manka-
co to live. ga
In no instance, so far as known, did
anyone in the city lose moneyon Baker.
None of his checks we're cashed and no
goods were given him. 1t is thought
that he left the city on night train.
He is a rather tall man, with brown
mustache, fairly well dressed, Eand his
general appearance deceived several
with whom he had dealings, they tax
ing him to be prosperous business
man. He is about As years of age.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
PSYCHOLOGY OF CROWDS.

At the Social Science club last eve
ming, Prof. G.. F. Koehler read an inter
esting paper on the Psychology of the
Crowd, T" in which he showed the dispo-
sition of any gathering of people to take
up with any cry or alarm and act hasti'
ly and without the judgment that those
composing the crowd would in an indi-
yidual capacity. DR.. E. D. Steel open.
ed the discussion somewhat facetiously
by saying that he thought the subject
had been placed on an appropriate
night, halloween, when crowds of va.
rious kinds are abroad. A general dis.
cussion followed touching upon various
phases of the subject, and was quite
generally INDUCED in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

A dispatch from Blue Earth says
that work is progressing rapidly on
the 1. M. & N. w. division of the @.
& N. W. BY. from that point to Belle
PLANE, Iowa, where it connects with
the main line to Chicago. Steel is
being laid from Blue Earth southeast
to Mason City, which point, it says,
will be reached in twenty days. The
dispatch says that the line will be the
main line of the Northwestern sys-
tenn between the Dakotas and Chica-
go. It may be one of them. But the
Improvements being made on the
line running through this section, in
dictate that it will not be abandoned
as through line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
A PAYING INVESTnENS.

From the Lacrosse Daily Press)
The value of an Investment is meas
ured by it's permanence and the income
secured through it. When men put
money into a business venture, they
expect a definite monetary return,
otherwise they would not invest.
To young men and women the best
possible investment is business educa.
ton. Nothing else will give them as
quick, sure and permanent returns for
their time and money. There are n
this city today more than two hundred
young men and women who have
proven the truthfullness of this asser-
ton. Many of them, who are now
earning from $50 to 800 per month,
would today be mere laborers or petty
clerks had they not secured business
education On the other hand, there
are thousands of young men and
women throughout this broad land, who
possess just as good natural ability, who
are teaching school, driving delivery
wagons, clerking in stores, employed in
factories, or taking precarious chances
as peddlers, petty agents or bill collec'
tors, or possibly depending for the mea.
ger wages paid for farm labor.
In none Of these cases is thrown any
chance for material advancement, all
of these avenues of employment are
crowded with struggling mass of the
human mass who are wearing out their
youth and nerve force, and wasting the
best years of their life for nothing more
than the bare necessities of life, and
all because they are lacking in that edu'
cation which the business world de-
mands. To all such. business educa-
tion points out a cheap, practical and
sure road to success, and to those who
desire such an education, we heartily
commend the Wisconsin Business Uni
versity.
To our positive knowledge, hun
dreds of its graduates are now holding
the most difficult and profitable clerical
positions. 1t fact, we know of none
who are worthy that are idle. What
it has done for others it will do for you
and what others have done you can also
do.
Note-Mr. Toland, who owns the
Wisconsin Business University. La
Crosse, also owns Toland's Business
Universities at Eau Claire, Monroe and
Wausau, Wis, and Winona, MINI.
The winter term at each of these
school. begins November 6. If you are
interested and desire catalogue address
F. J. Toland, La Crosse, Wis. -EDIToR.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
BAKERS RECORD.
Fleeced Business Men in Other
Cities.
Under the Name of Davis He Worked
La Crosse, Oshkosh, Winona and
Other Places. s

Harry E. Davis Baker, who operated
his little check game in this city Mon
day afternoon, has had more success at
other places than he did in Mankato.
He victimized several merchants in La
Crosse, Wis, proceeding in manner
similar to what he did in this city, He
opened an account in the State Bank of
La Crosse, backed by check on an
Ann Arbor, Mich, bank for $1,000,
and secured considerable money and
goods. He also rented a house. He
represented himself TO be an apple
commission man, dealing extensively
all over the country, and said that his
wife and two children would be there
in day or so to take up their residence.
He gave the name of E. M Davis.
From La Crosse Davis went to Wi
mona, where he caught several mer-
chants with worthless checks. 1t was
discovered two days after he had gone
that the Ann Arbor checks were worth.
| less
Davis is wanted in Oshkosh, Wis,
where he operated in a similar way,
under the name of George B. Davis
He is also wanted for numerous
forgeries in and about Ann Arbor.
Davis, or Baker. is pretty smooth
but he is not smooth enough for Man
kato merchants, who have had a good
deal of experience in the bogus check
line. 1t is believed that his only pur.
pose in deposittng checks in the First
National Bank and giving L. G.. M.
Fletcher check to apply on the pur.
chase of land was to obtain receipts fol-
large amounts, which he could Incl.
dentally bring to the attention of his
victims and which would seem to cor
roborate his representations, He
probably scented danger ahead, owing
to his numerous attempted transac
tions and concluded to take a hastY de.
parture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

The st. Paul Pioneer Press will is
sue it's golden jubilee number cele-
brating the fiftieth year Of it's estab-
lishment, on Nov. 9th. 1t will have
an Illuminated coYer of artistic de-
sign, and will be admirably adapted
for permanent preservation. The
Pioneer Press is one of the best edited
papers in the northwest and a good
represe ntative of it's push and pro
gress, and it's jubilee number will no
doubt be a notable one,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
SOLD ON JUDGMENTS.
City Buys in Lot Of Property Today at
. a Tax Sale. M AZ

City Treasurer Williams Wednesday
sold at public tion39pieees OF prop
erty against which judgments for de-
linquent special assessments had been
secured. The city bought in all o.
these pieces at the amount OF the
judgments, in terest and costs. Dur
ing the past few days judgments
against eighteen pieces of property
have been paid in order to avoid the
extra cost following the sale. While
the sale was in progress today, a
judgment for 1882 against the Saul
paueh House property, for the as
sessment for matchmaking on the
Front and Main street sides, was
paid. These payments have brought
considerable money into the city
treasury, and some Of the unpaid sal
aries may be squared up in !conse-
quence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
ATHLETIC CLUB.
It Secures a Lease of Union
Hall.
Bylaws Adopted and Other Business
Transacted at q Meeting Last
Night.

The Mankato Athletic club held a
meeting last night at Union hall. 1t
was voted to take a lease of Union hall,
commencing Nov. 1st. The lease in
cludes the main hall and dressing room
in the rear and the basement. 1t is we'll
suited for the purpose of gymnasium.
The committee appointed to prepare
bylaws presented report, which was
adopted and the committee continued
to prepare set of rules and regula
tions. s-1,e-
1t had been supposed that the ap-
paratus had been purchased from Mil
waukee house, butyit was learned that
the clubs letter accepting the offer ar
rived in Milwaukee an hour after the
apparatus had been sold to another
organization. Four other bids on ap-
paratus were received, ranging from
$175 to 1901 laid down in Mankato. No
action was taken on these bids.
A committee was appointed to raise
the balance of $3.50 that is needed to
start the club off on sound basis. This
committee consists of August Mars
elmer, w. J. Olmstead, Ed Schumacher,
H. G Gerlach and Jacob Herald In
order to help raise the money, an enter
tainment is to be given next Monday
night at Union hall, to which % cents
admission will be charged. 1t will be a
clay pipe social, and program of
speeches, etc., will be carried out, and
refreshments served. An excellent
entertainment is being prepared and
tickets will be disposed of before hand
The club will hold business meet
ing on the first Monday night of each
month. The gymnasium will be open
to club members four nights a week
The success of the club is assured.
Several new members were taken in
last night and it is expected that others
will join A physical director of ex
perience is to be secured to conduct the
work in the gymnasium.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

Prof. Hicks says that November is
going to be a disagreeable, cold
month, and Farmer Lockerby con-
tends that it will be q mild in keep
ing with the mild winter he predicts.
9 q
Hicks is no doubt in with the coal
barons and wants to get the people to
put in large stocks of fuel, but the
public generally will hope that
Farmer Lockerby has sized up the
situation correctly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
NEW FIRM.
Phillips & Bowen Today Succeed G. M.
, Phillips & Son.


The firm of G. M. Phillips & Son was
today changed to Phillips & Bowen.
Elk Sheriff D. T. Bowen has purchased
the interest of Geo. M. Phillips and con.
tinues the business in partnership with
Gates Phillips Mr.. Bowen yesterday
moved his family to the city, having
leased the house at No. $50 Marshall
street.
Phillips & Bowen, besides conducting
a first class livery business, will buy and
sell horses at all times. and will make
a speciality of boarding. Both are first
class horse men, and the firm will nc
doubt prove to be strong one. The
livery contains complete stock of up
.to-date vehicles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

The Minneapolis Times remarks
that one week more and Messrs, Han
ma and Bryan will have an opportu-
nifty to take vacation. But it is an
opportunity Col. Bryan will not en-
brace, not so long as the $500 per night
lasts. He has got to make hay while
the sun shines, ana one year more
will vastly curtail his opportunities
and his name will be "Dennis."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
HALLOWEEN FRANKS.

The usual Halloween pranks were
played Tuesday but the sports were
usually of an innocent nature. The
only inexcusable mischief reported was
the tearing up of cross-walks. The
night was cold, but number of boys
and girls were out making a din with.
fish horns, tin pans, etc. Movable
articles were transported to other
places, signs removed and various acts
performed. A wheel scraper was found
in the middle of South Broad street
this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

Mrs. Lillian Haling, of West Man
kato, complained to the county attor-
ney that her neighbor, Mrs. Jes-
sic Huntley, had struck her in the face
and choked her during the forenoon.
She claimed, also, that the Huntley
children broke the window panes in her
house. The county attorney turned her
over to the police, and Officer Bienapf
took walk into West Mankato Tnes-
day afternoon to make an Investigation.
Two deeds were recorded today. The
first transfers from Fred Kron to Mic
Kleinschmidt the north one-third Of lot
four, block seventeen, city, for $1,000;
and the second transfers the same prop
erty from Mic Kleinschmidt to Louisa
Bierbauer for SIS, 500 The property is
the building on North Front street oc-
cupied by the Batavia saloon.
The suit of John E. Zempel VS.. w.
F. and Emil Ludke, to recover So, 500
damages for alleged malicious prosecu-
ton, has been settled and dismissed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
NO NEW CASES.
FumigatiOn of Two Rooms in the Union
Building Was Enough.

No new cases of diphtheria have de-
veloped during the past three days,
and the present cases are all believed
to be convalescing.
A report has spread that only two
rooms of the Union building were fu-
migated because of the expense of fu-
migating the entire building. Health
Officer Holbrook denies this report, and
states that only the two rooms where
diptheria cases existed were fumigated
because he considered that fumigation
of the remainder of the building was
unnecessary. In case of necessity all
of the schools will be closed, but no
such exigency is expected to arise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
TANNING FURNISHES BAIL.

Frank Tanning was released on $1,000
bail Tuesday afternoon, the bond be-.
ing approved by Judge Shissler. The
bondsmen are James and John Sheehan.
There is some question whether the
warrant charges assault in the first or
second degree. 1t purports to charge
assault in the first degree, but the al
legations are said to fit the definition
of assault in the second degree. 1t is
on the supposition that assault in the
second degree is charged that Judge
Shissler has jurisdiction over the bond.