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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-28

The meeting of the council Friday
was an important one, and large
amount of business was transacted.
Mayor Currier and all of the aldermen
were present and the lobby was again
crowded.
Mayor Currier had a batch of ap
pointments ready and showed them in
one at time. First came Geo. May for
poundmaster in addition to his duties
as janitor of the city hall and public
library. This was confirmed. Then
James Morrow was appointed patrol
man to succeed John Schiman, whose
term has expired after ten years faith
fnl service w. R. Olmstead was ap-
pointed to succeed himself. The mayor
stated that he could find no record of
the original appointment or confirma-
ton of Mr. Olmstead, Both of these APP
pointments as patrolmen were on pro-
vision that the appointees hand in their
designations at any time when request.
ed to do so by the mayor. This is a
custom in vogue in the larger cities
and tends to the more strict carrying
ont of the mayors orders. The appoint
ments were confirmed
The appointment of Geo. E Blake as
park superintendent for two years was
announced and was confirmed. Aid.
Jordan declining to vote. Mr.. Blake's
reappOintment ensures a continuation
of the present efficient and praiseworthY
management of the parks.
The mayor next announced the reap.
pointment of James r. Thompson to be
city engineer, and the appointment was
confirmed without opposition. This
had been foregone conclusion during
the past day or two.
The mayor sprung little surprise by
naming DR.. John S. Holbrook to be
health officer to succeed DR.. J. A.
Helscher. Aids. Deebach and Leonard
voted against the confirmation, but the
other four aldermen were favorable.
Mayor Currier explained that DR. Hol-
brooks name had been suggested to
him by many people. Several of the
older physicians had applied for the APP
pointment, but he preferred to appoint
q young man and thus pass the favors
around, rather than appoint someone
who is already making plenty of money
out of his practice. He considered DR..
HolbTook capable.
The bondj of Mic Bruels for $500 as
chief of police, with Philip Hodapp and
Henry Hillesheim as sureties, was ap-
proved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-28
Salaries Fixed.

This being the meeting upon which
the sslariesof officers not fixed by the
charter have to be decided upon, Aid.
Meyer offered resolution fixing the
salaries for the next two years as fol-
lows
Chief Of police $50 per month.
PatYolmen, $45 per month.
Watehmen, $45 per month
City attorney. $50 per month.
City treasurer, $500 per year
JanitOr at the city hall and public
library and poundmaster, $50 per month.
Health officer, s20O'per year.
Health inspectors 20 cents an hour
or 81 per day for actual work.
Chiet of fire department, 5000 per
year.
First assistant, 1926 per year.
Second assistant, 800 per year.
Drivers of fire wagons, $40 per month.
Drivers of hook and ladder truck No.
1, S45 per month.
Street commissioner, $50 per month
JsnitOr of the fire station, $40 per
month.
Park superintendent $50 for seven
summer months and $50 for five winter
months,
City electrician, $a5 per month.
West Mankato hook and ladder Co.,
$3.50 per year.
Dukes addition hook and ladder Co.,
$50 per year.
The resolutions were adopted The
+. changes from the last two years are
very slight. Thepatrolmen and watch
men are reduced SO month, the char
ter limitation of $45 having been ex-
ceeded by the last council. The first
assistant chief of the fire department
gets raise of $25 year. Drivers of
the FIRE wagons go up S5 a month. The
position of janitor of the fire station is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-28

a new one but is more than offset by
the dropping of the two hose companies
and hook and ladder Co. No. from the
paid list. Each of these companies has
been receiving 5000, but the council
thought that this appropriation is no
longer necessary, now that they have
the central fire station.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-28
APPOINTMENTS.
MAYOR CURRIER HANDS IN A
LITTLE BUNCH.

J. z, Thompson for City Engineer, Geo.
Blake for Park Superintendent, W..
r. OImstead and James Morrow for
Pstrelmen, and DR.. J. S. Holbrook for
HeaIth Observation-Disclosures Browns
Report Not Ready.-.Big Pay Rolls.
Salaries Fixed.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12

sanction a policy that favors the
subjugation of a people @ho are
fighting for their freedom and a
republican torn of government.
We fear that il the cliques remain
in power il will only be a question
Of time ere we shall be compelled
to fight for a retention OF those
liberties in this country.
We want peace everywhere. We
do not want to force Germany into
a war with this country, and the
Emperor and our evening lumin-
ary may rest assured that the
American citizens, with or without
a hyphen, will do their best to pre-
vent such a conflict. We hope to
see the flag restored to its old posi-
ton VIII ere it will only and ever
reflect and represent in its highest
expression American institutions,
American character. the American
Constitution, and what has always
been so dear to the heart Of every
true American-thst liberty and
freedom for which our iorefathers
died. his is our desire, and we
shall see that our wishes are full
filed at the polls in 1900. We
shall, mindful of our centem
porarv's threats, give Mckinley
and his imperislistic crew a wide
berth, and if the Democratic can
Gidate stands on an anti-imperial-
ism platform we will elect HIM by
the greatest majority ever cast for
a President in t lie history Of Amer
ican politics.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
The AIaskap ImproRlio.


While England has been en-
gagged in putting the screws" TO
the Transvaal, she has not been at
all eager to apply the same form
of procedure to Canada in the
matter OF the disputed Alaskan
boundary" "Moral suasion" is be-
ing used to induce Canada to see
the justice Of the Yankee conten-
ton, but the mailed fist" was good
enough for Kruger. Il makes all
the difference in the world, you
see, whom you are dealing with.
Sir WiIired Laurier's threat of
"war" against the United States
evoked only smile over here, for
we very we'll know that Canadian
politics is OF the strenuous kind,
and bluffing is not debarred. Some
OF the London editors ask that we
deal very gently with the Cana
dians in this matter Of the Alaskan
boundary,t the intImation being that
the colony is acting somewhat
like a spoiled child, for whom
argument is better than spanking.
The tact is that England is not
eager to take hand in the dis
pu'e at all; it wants Washington
and Montreal tO settle it between
them, the truth being that the
mother country is unwilling to
take sides tor or against Canada.
ELgIand wants 70 offend neither
Canada nor the United States.
She still has her eye on an "alli-
ance," so far as the latter is con-
cerned, and, as to the former, she
very we'll knows that Canada could
make things very unpleasant for
her if the Canadians became Of
tended at her interference in what
they consider to be essentially a
home matter. One OF the reviews
suggests that if we deal gently and
generously with Canada in this
Alaskan affair, that it will incline
England to let US deal about as
we please with the Nicaraguan
Canal venture, irrespective Of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty. There's
friendly "tIp" for US. It means
that, while they know that we've
killed your moral rights to insis-
tence upon the Monroe doctrine
still they'll twink the other eye" il
we want to smash treaties by
making the Nicaraguan Canal a
purely American enterprise.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
Very Slow Assimilation.

The most significant fact about
the battle reported by Gen. Otis
on Wednesday is not that 1000
Americans under Gen. Macarthur
defeated Filipino force OF 5000.
That result may be expected when
ever the natives make a stand.
They are no match for our soldiers
in a pitched battle.
The important fact is that Agui
naldo was able to muster 5000
men, we'll armed and supplied with
ammunition, and to put up lone
Of che hardest st-fought battles Of the
campaign in the Philippines" as
the censored despatch admits it to
have been.
The war has now been in pro-
gress for six months, and at close
intervals during all this time Mr..
McKinley's General has caI)led
that "insurgent forces are disinteg.
rating daily" despatch OF May
2al, and that he has "the situation
well in hand" and requires no
more troops"
Yet here is battle with 5000
rebels, in which our loss in killed
and wounded was forty, while the
driven Filipinos will "live to fight
another day" In the same des-
patch is said that "the belief that
the real headquarters OF the insur-
gents is in Manila itself has in a
measure been confirmed by the
capture Of a nest Of plotters by the
provost marshal"
Mr.. McKinley's scheme OF "beR-
evolent assimilation" IS evidently
not appreciated. But now that he
has unloaded the responsibility
upon that famous warrior Secre
tary Of War Root, the hnal "crush.
ing blow" ought not to be delayed
much longer.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
WIN Aleer seek RerenRe2

The beginning OF Alger's work
OF revenge-Pingree's attacks and
Foraker's frank statement that
thieves are still lett under the roof
OF the War Department-promises
well, and it is said that later there
will be Developments to show be-
Yond contraVention Executive
consent to every black act oi the
war which meant money Tor the
men who placed him in power.
Elihu Root, the new Secretary, is
to be head OF the big Department
only in name. The real head will
be Adjutant-Gene Corbln, White
House toady and prime favorite OF
Mark Hanna and Mckinley. To
Root will be assigned the post Of
figure head; to Corbin, the actual
work Of so directing army opera
tions that schemes Of syndicate
conception may be carried
through. To Root will be given
the congenial task of shiftilv keep
ing the Syndicate safely ithin the
law in its operations ior illegal
gain, while Corbin will direct mill
tary movements and play out the
game as it has been planned for
the President Of the United States
and Mark Hanna and his co-lab-
orers in the work OI prohring per-
sonally by the exigencies OF the
nation.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
IN e Soldiers on OtIs.

When Grants battered regi-
ments marched home and dis
banded the soldiers did not say
that their general was grandma"
whose mismana ment had
wrecked their campaign. Nor did
the ragged veterans Of Lee, strug
Cling homeward in the bitterness
OF defeat, lay the blame for their
disasters on "Uncle Bob"
The loyal admiration OF soldiers
for the commanders who have led
them in battle, whether successful
or beaten, is one OF the oldest and
most constant phenomena Of hu-
man nature. 1t kept Hannlbals
army together in hostile country
for eighteen years; it made An
tony's soldiers defend his honor
longer than he did himself; it gave
every Roman general with a spark
Of military merit force ready at
his call to back his pretentions to
the imperial throne; it lavished
itself upon the dark and
unlovable Wallenstein; it made
Cromwell dictator Of England; it
CLOSED over the infamies OF MARI
borough; it made heroes OF Gates
and Mcclellan anc Banks. The
simple performance oil a COM
mander's elementary duties in a
halfway decent manner has been
enough at all Zines to call it forth.
Is it not significant, then, that
no trace Of this feeling is to be
found among the troops coming
home from the Philippines-:hat
every regiment, every company,
every battery, whether from
Oregon, Nebraska. Pennsylvania,
or Utah, tells the same story Of the
disgrsceiul incompetence OF Otis1
One OF two things is true-either
the General chosen by the Admin
istration for the Philippine cam
paign in preference to Miles and
Merritt is OF entirely unique inca
pacity or the men who have been
fighting under him have developed
a type Of soldlcry human nature
hitherto unknown in the world.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
HON. James G. Rerret

e2-MaYor Of Washington and a
Democrat Of national reputation,
was warmly greeted by host Of
friends upon his return after an
absence Of a month at Saratoga
Springs. Commenting on the
outlook, Mr.. Berret said: II am
one OF those who believe in the
indestructibilitY Of the Democratic
Party, and l am convinced that it
is easily within the bounds Of pos.
sibility for the party to succeed in
1900. AS I view it, success next
year should be looked upon in the
light Of duty, and, therefore, there
is no obligation to make the fate
Of the party dependent on a single
issue. Great questions have arisen
since the platform Of 1896, and
they are aptto be the overshadow-
ing issues in the coming national
campaign
"In my State, Maryland, the
Democrats have named a magnih-
cent ticket, and that it will be
elected this fall l haven't the
slightest doubt. It is very proba-
BILE, too, that the result in Mary
land this year will have a very i'm
portant influence on the program
oI the party in 1900"
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
Excessive.

The temperance fanatics Of Kan
sas, in their "holy war" against
"Old King Alcohol" says the
Philadelphia Democrat, a German
daily published in that city, are
going 10 such extremes that even
their friends are shaking their
heads seriously. These so-called
temperance organizations have
collected special funds, with the
avowed intention to pay any in
iormer who can produce proof OF
violation of the prohibition law Of
the State. They have posted cir
culars in conspicuous places prom
islng certain sums Of money TO any
individual who will disclose evil
dence against any man who may
traDsgress the tanatical laws OF that
Know-Nothing State. They actu-
ally exalt treacherY and reward
betrayal. Thus far they have been
quite successful in thIs desDicable
business. We have been informed
in a recent communication from
Topeka, that there is not a single
speakeasy which does not have
among its customers some poor
fool who is tempted by the offer Of
money and bribed in this manner
to give evidence against his
friends. Never has ianaticism
produced more loathesome fruit.
The temperance cranks who have
ever been anxious to reform the
whole world against its will, have
formed an alliance with this moral
scum so that they may strengthen
a weak law which is actually
against every principle OF common
sense. They virtually say in so
many words to every drunkard
Lower yourself still more, become
a traitor and we shall pay you.
Go and break the law, then turn
spy and we will, IN reward Tor your
efforts IN behalf oftrue reform, pay
you so many dollars in order that
you may have the means to pur-
chase more liquor.
A thing which will cause such
a state Of affairs is, in itself a con-
demnation Of such a condition. 1t
must lose even what little respect |
il may have possessed. The re-
suit cannot be Of good to any |
community, and must IN all its
sham and hypocricy have an evil |
and demoralizing effect upon the
Kansas public. We consider a
dTunkard as honorable in contrast |
with such a spy. Intemperance
in the use OF alcohol is almost a
virtue IN comparison TO the intem.
perance Of the temperance organi.
cations.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12

The Boston Board of Education has
partially redeemed itself. A short while
ago 1t lost caste bV taboOing text book
OF selections from Ovid because there
was a hontispiece distinctly classic.
Now It has provided that all public
school children under ITS jurisdiction
may be ecarefully instructed in SWIMMING.
This is at least practical. Any child
under IS years is entitled to the benefit
OF the instruction, which Is to be given
at the public bathhouses and on the
beaches for two hours every day, the
latter one hour before and one hour fol-
lowing high tide. The corps Of teachers
has been more or less carefully chosen
under the merit system and bS sensible
tests. There will be no useless frills
and no attempt made to do more than
teach plain stroke. That Is enough.
in most situations, to save one from
drowning. Moreover, after one has
masteredsthe plain stroke It is ::an easy
matter.to acquire the others. Later In
the season there will be given a course
in life saving. The Bostonians may
pride themselves on setting an example
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12

UNDER the treaty Of Paris the
Sultan OF the Sulu islands becomes
an officer OF the United States, the
arrangement being that ne will
continue to govern the Sulu ISL
ands in his own way without any
let or hindrance from the Presi-
dent. His subjects will continue
to be serfs, and the Sultan will
continue to sell their wives and
children as in The past. The
United States will be required to
pay him the annual amount agreed
upon. or he will haul our flag down
and repudiate the contract. Presi-
dent Mckinley has recently sent
General Bates to pay him the first
installment Of ten thousand Mexi-
can dollars.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
Baltimore r Ohio Railroad,
POPULAR EXCURSIONS TO NIAGARA
FALLS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST S.
THURSDAY. AUGUST

SATURDAY, AUGUST S.
THURSDAY, AUGUST ~.
tIo.oo ROUND TRIP. SO 90
A Ten (Io) Day Tour to Americas
Greatest Natural Wonder. via B. e o.
Royal Blue Line and the LehiRh Valley
Route, through the lie high and Wyom.
Jog Valleys-the SW itzerland Of America.
A through train Of elegant day coaches
and parloT cars will be run on above
dates, on following schedule:
Lv. Washington, d. c............ So am
Z" Baltimore, Md Camden
StatOn) ,....... ......,.. ...... Q:Io am
Z" Baltimore Mo INT. Royal
Statt On) -........ ,...., ........ Q:2d am
Wilmington, Del ...... ...... Io:sa am
- Chester, Pa...... ........ ...... II oo am
Ar. Philadelphia ............. ...... II:27 am
Ar. Niagara Falls. ...... .......- 100 pm
Stop overs allowed on return trip at
Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Burdette
watkins Glen), and Mauch Chunk
Side trip to Thousand Islands from
Rochester only $3.50 Round Trip
Tickets good five days, but within
return limit OF Niagara Falls ticket.
Special arrangements for dinner and
supper en- route at very reasonable
rates. Call on Ticket Agents, Baltimore
& Ohio r. r., Tor full particulars.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12

1t is reported with great circum-
stantialitY and solemnity that Pres
ident MckinleY'bows to every lady
or gentleman who recognizes him
during his strolls about Lake
Champlain. That is interesting
and suggestive. There seems to
be in some quarters an idea that
nowadays the President of the
United States is more than the first
citizen of the Republic; that he is
indeed, a monarch, whose mods
are to be noted as the unbending
of royalty. Why shouldn't Mr..
Mckinley be polite2 His citizens
have not yet become subjects.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
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WASHINGTON, D. C., AUG. IA, 1899

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SouTHEH" RAILwAN,
All trains arrive and leave from Pennsylvanla
passenger station.
Schedule in effect May 7, 1899.

Schedule in effect May z, 1899.
9:oI AM ,-Daily-Local for Danviua- Char.
lOtte and way statfons Connects az Mansssaa
Tor Strasburg and HarrisOnburR daily, and AZ
and with O. o. RR for Natural 8si9rs sssga dsiIy.
and Lexington, daily except Sunday. Also
Fauquier white Sulphur Springs. anu
Fl5 NAM PaEnSn sieePeET gNITER RsN SITES yCE
and Warrington to Jacksonville, unitinR at
salisburn with sleeper for Asheville and Hot
Memphis Tenn, and at Charlotte with
sleeper for Augusta. sleeper New YorK To
for Atlanta and Birmingham. n solid dSi9ePgT tseiT
Washlngton TO New Orleans without change
d,,ntnS t9I,rasr, SunseT personally con-
train every Tuesday and Friday to san
Francisco without change. sun
4:oI PM-LOcal for Front ROYAL styaabprg
ana HarriSonDurR. daily, except Sunday.
Conneotns at cavertoS for WsrTe5toT WHSrtesyie nIS
Bauquier White sulphur Springs.
oao p, M-DaIly-NEw YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS, oarries Pullman Buffet
81 eping Ears New York and Washington TO
Augusta, via Columbia with connection for
Aiken, AXE s1 2 gyr gS0 m daily WASHINGTON
burg with sleepers New York a. d Washington
70 Memphis and New Orleans through Bristol.
So:AspM.-Daily- - WASHINGTON AND
sOUfHWESTERN VESTTBULE LIMTrED,
composed OF Pullman vestlbuled sleepers, din,
ing cars aud day coaches, Sleepers New
York to Nashville, Tenn, via Asheviila
Knoxville and Chattanooga, New York TO
Memphis, via Birmingha l; New York 10
New Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery
Pullman Library and observation Car, between
New York. Washington and Atlanta Vesti-
buled day coach Washington to Atlanta
southern Railway dining car Greensboro TO
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO
and 1900 pm, and 4;46 pm. daily except Sunday,
and 625 pm, Sundays only for Round Hill, 4.35
pm. daily, except Sunday, for Eeeeburg, and B 25
pun daily for Herndon. Returning arrive at
Warrington s;8 am and $40 pm daily
Round HiIl. 7:O6 am daily, except Sunday, from
HerndOn ss34 am daily, except Sunday, from
Lsesburg
Through trains from the South arrive az
pm daily; HarriaOnburg 1900, noon, dailv
except Sunday, and 900 pm daily aud $50 am
daily from Charlottesville
Tickets, sleeping car reservation and other
furnished, and Oagga Re calle for
and checked from hotels and residences nv
ticket once, T06 Fifteenth street northwests
i1l Pennsylvania avenue NV, and at Pennayi
yania Railroad passengerstatiOus.
Telephone cAllIl4i for PennsyIvania Railroad
cab service.
FRANK 8. 0AHNoH, Sd v. p. and Gen, Man
j. n. CULP, Traf1lo Manager
WA. TURK, General PassenRer Agent,
Il u bhoWN, General Agents
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
CENSUS EXAMINATIONS.

A competent Instructor for Civil
Service examinations, familiar with
Census affairs, will prepare applicants
for Census examinations. Address
"Census," this Office.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
Flat and Restaurant.

We have for sale the most eligible
corner for an apartment house in East
Washington, in a location that would
rent constantly. There is not within
four blocks in any direction a restaurant,
and the site offers from this fact a special
opening for Brewers. Address
SENTINEL REAL ESTATE BUREAU
Box 4S6, STATION c..
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
Regular
sTEAMsHIPCO COM MMUNICATION
Between
Baltimore and Bremen
The following steamers OF the North
German Lloyd, first class IN all their
appointments Of 900 to 6, 900 tons, run
regularly as follows:
FROM BALTIMORE.
Roland
Wednesday, August 9, a pm
swnIehAd
Wednesday, August IS, pm.
SDresden
Wednesday, August 23, a pm
"Wednesday, August 80, pm
"Munchsn
Wednesday, September 8, pm
III. n Meier
Wednesday. Sept. }, pm
Roland
Wednesday. sept. 40, pm
SwillehAd
Wednesday, Sept. AZ. pm
"Dresden
Wednesday. Oct. 4, apm
Crefeld
Wednesday, Oct II. q pm
And thereafter weekly
The steamers with a carry Cabin
Passengers
Rates ot Cabin Passage.
II Cabin to Bremen $40
Round Trip from $500 TO Sss. 60
WAR TAX EXTRA.
RGFES Of Storage Passage.
From Baltimore to Bremen s,z
INCLUDING WAR TAX
From Bremen to Baltimore
$3A.
Round trip tickets from Baltimore 70
Bremen and return,
Sol.
For freight and passage, appIv n the
General Agents, NPp'' ~ inc
A. ScHuMAcHER&co.
No. South Gay ST..
Baltimore, MD
Orto
EDWARD F. DRooP n SONS
cas- Penna. Ave.
Washington. ID. O.