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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
FIGHTING IN BOLIVAR.
Rsvoluticnists and Government
Troops in Engagement

ASSOA4E1Cu4SbS anu GOFSEQm64L
Troops in Engagement
New York, Nov. 14-Late mail advices
from Cartagena says q Herald special
from Panama. Colombia, indicate that a
decisive engagement may have been
fought between the revolutionisIs and
government troops in Bolivar province
Gen. Rafael Tribe, head Of the rebels,
was tstil at COregal on November z, or
ganizing his forces for an advance on
Barranquilla. He had Incorporated into
his army most of the government troops
he captured al Coregal and is said TO
have been Joined by many recruits from
the surrounding country who had been
attracted by his success
With captured supplies and transport
he was then practically ready for an ad-
vance and 1t was believed he would
soon march on the important coast
ports
Gen Ospina. with a strong govern
ment force on November Z, was reported
as having arrived in Ovejas, a shoI
march from FL Carmen. where the first
opposition was TO be offered to the ad-
vance.
FL Carmen is in the hills south Of
Coregal and is a strong strategic point.
Should Tribe defeat Ospinas' army. ii
is believed at Panama the government
resistance in the east will be practically
overcome and RarranQuiIla and Carta-
gena viii again fall into the hands OF
the rebels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
A TURKISH CONTRACT.
Two Parties at Law Over an Option
Valued at 100000.

New York, Nov. 14.-Vice Chancellor
Stevens of Newark, n. J.. viii on No
vember q, hear an action in chancery
involving title to contracts with the
Turkish government said to be valued
at over 100000, which has been institu-
ted by the International Emery and
Corundun company. The company has
applied to the court for an order direct
ing the National Abrasive company to
assign to it the contracts in question.
The suit is brought in New Jersey be-
cause both are organized under its laws.
The contracts, it is claimed were orig
inaIiy secured from the Turkish govern
ment by William T. and Alton H. Kim
ball OF Tiffin, Q. The International COM
pany obtained an option an assign
ment of them This option, the present
defendants claim, expired through fall
ure of the complaining company allow
ing the option to lapse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
FITZ is TO BE SUED.
Will Be Brought Into Court Because
It Is Said He Broke a Horses Rib.

New York, Nov 14.-Robert F'itzsina-
mons, who is touring the country in
play called THE Honest Blacksmith,
is to be sued by o. J. Lyon. a livery
1t is charged that when the play was
presented there Lyon lent Fitzsimmons
a horse, which was owned by the livery
mans wife, and was family pet. The
horse did not stand still, and in some
manner Fftzsimmons fell This fright
ened him and. jumping up, he grabbed
a hammer and struck the horse vicious
" with it, it is alleged. breaking a rib.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

spent in music and playing games and
at the close of the evening refreshments
were served. Those in the party We're;
Misses EIna Kietzman, Title Holtwick,
Lizzie Smith, Eta Stanfield, Ida Rener,
Celia Murphy, Minnie Reners Jennie
Horacek Marjorie Wissman, Nellie
Dwyer, Mr.. Harry Kietzman, Roy At
kinson. Theo Miller, Otto Horacek, Walt
Dryer. Willie Miller, James Dwyer, Fred
Roehrig, Walt Holtwick and viii Zim-
norman.
Engraved wedding invitations and
cards Adams Bros, III Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
CORBETT IS BURNED OUT.
Hurtig & seamen's Chicago Music
Hall Nearly Destroyed.

Chicago. Nov. 14,-Fire yesterday
almost destroyed Hurtig e. Seamen's
music hall and Office building, 122-130
Washington street. The James ]. Cor
bett company had moved in for weeks
engagement and lost all their properties.
The fire is said to have been of incen-
diary origin.
c. w Scott and wife, who occupied
the third foer with a ladies' tailoring
establishment and NJ. H. Bernstein
were carried out insensibIe from smoke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
Prune Cron Oornarad.

San Francisco. Nov. 1.-THE Califor-
MA Cured Fruit association makes the
announcement that it is master of the
prune association. 1t practically controls
all Of the marketable product in this
state The crop in the north and north
west is marketed and most of that
bought by the outside packers IN this
state is disposed Of President Bond Of
the association, says that prices will not
be lowered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
senator Davis No Better.

St Paul Nov 14-It was announced
this morning that there has been no sub
stantiaI change since yesterday in the
condition of United States Senator Davis.
His system having become weakened from
the poisoned foot, the kidney compiled
tons which have developed render his
condition very serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

Wilmingt 2, Del. Nov 14.-The complete
official vote Of Delaware for president Is :
Mckinley. 2. 454. Bryan. IL, S6G. Mckin-
ley ; plurality, 3.GOl. -Four years ago the
plurality for Mckinley was 3716 The
Prchlolttou ticket received ES7 and the So
cIal Democratic ticket s.. Total vote, II,
SQ7. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
Made Idle hu Fire

Detroit. Mich, Nov. 14-F9re which
started in the engine room of the Detroit
Bridge & Iron Works early today did be-
tween S.. 600 and $4,000 damage Five
hundred men are thrown out Of employ
ment- The loss is covered by insurance
Repairs will begin Immediately and the
works started again as soon as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
miss stone Resipns.

Kansas City, Nov. 14-Miss Florence
Stone. leading lady of the Auditorium
Stock company, has resigned her position
and will go to New York to join her
mother. who has just arrived from Eur
ope. Miss Stone assumed her present posi-
ton at the opening Of the season, com
ing from the Rochester, n. Y, stock
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
DRIVES THEM INSANE.
sorrowful Fate OF Many Soldiers in
the Philippines

San Francisco. Nov. 14.-Thirteen in
sane soldiers from the Philippines who
had been confined in the Preside hosri-
tai have been sent to the government
asylum at Washington. D. C Ten more
insane men will soon arrive here on the
transport Logan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

To attend the lecture BY the eminent
turtst. Judge VIM. G. Ewing. at the
Crawford opera house, next Sunday az
sernoon at 3. o'clock. His subject is
Christian Science, the Religion of Jesus
Christ Public invited. AL seats Tree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

st. Petersburg Nov. 14-Reports from
the Viborg district say the exodus Of
Films to the United States has ceased and
that the migration agents have left that
district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

Galena. H., Times Democrat: KAY
anaugh and Roney's Boys are a dra-
matte combination whose equal was
neeyr seen in Galena-sF First Congre-
gational church tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
g. san1uels. the

Prof. samueIs, the noted oculist Of
Twelfth and Main streets. Kansas City.
Mo. viii be at the National hotel in To-
peka Friday. November 16-one day only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

Gold frames substantially and neatly
repaired at the Bennett optical Store
$50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

The Kansas City Journal says Of
Rorey's Boys: The company Is "a mu-
steal novelty. Every member iw a aololst
81 high rank FIRST Congrcga ti0ual
church tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Troutnnan gave
a delightful l o'clock luncheon Monday,
in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs George Hack
ney. Of Chicago. Their guests We're:
Mr. and Mrs Avery Washburn. Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs s. r.
Remington, Mr. and Mrs George Hack
ney, Mr. and Mrs c. S. Gordon, Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Gordon, Mrs. d. L. Lakin
and w H Trcutman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
A Baby Shower.
A Surprise Party.

About a dozen of Miss Alice Bonds
friends gave her a. pleasant little sur
prise party Tuesday evening at her
home. Dancing, cards and music made
the time pass all too quickly. Refresh
ments were served and a number Of
flash light pictures We're taken
sTshe guests were: Miss Louise Kent
Miss Mabel Horton, Miss Stella Moore,
Miss Ethel Fox, Miss Helen Palmer,
Mr. Fred Short, Mr.. Frank HoT'sley, Mr..
Harry Knowles, Mr.. Harry Adams and
Mr. Howard Marshall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14
A New Dramatic Club.

A party Of young people met Tuesday
evening at the home of Misses Carrie
and Lena Afize and organized a dra-
matte club which will put on two or
three little comedies during the winter.
the proceeds to be used for charitable
purposes. The club has not yet been
named. Another meeting will be held
next Monday evening at the same place
The club is composed of Miss Nellie
Lincoln. Miss Beatrice Hayes, Miss Car
RE Mize, Miss Lena Mize, MI ROBERT
irwin. Mr.. Abner Torrence,- Mr.. Nate
Thompson, Mr. Emmett Rigby, Mr.. G.
H StraWn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
SHOULD BECOME A LAW.

Congressman Heatwole has introduced a
bill in congress providing that after the
1st of October next the federal govern
ment shall not sell any stamped en-
velopes with the printed address of the
buyer thereon. This is a bill that ought to
become law before congress adjourns
There has never yet been good reason
why the government should engage in the
free printing business, any more than it
should in the matter of free transportation
or distributing free food to portion of the
public. The government sells one thou
sand stamped envelopes for $2I.2o. of this
amount $40 is for the stamps. If a person
wants his name and address printed there
on, he gets it done free. In other words
the government furnishes an envelope that
cannot be duplicated for much less than
ST.. 20, prints them and transports them to
the purchaser for $I.2o. 1t cannot be
done for that money. and the public must
pay the difference, and this difference
amounts to fully as much, if not more,
than the amount charged for them. Thus
it will be seen that this printing by the
government is not only an imposition up
on>the printer, by its entering into COM
petition with private business, but it is an
imposition upon the public as well, by
taxing it to pay what should be borne by
the individual. The bill should become
law and the Free Press trusts it will re-
ceive the vote of every member of the
Minnesota delegation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
GOOD FARM SPLIT UP.

M. Shanahan has purchased the old
Stahlberg farm near Mankato junction.
containing 270 acres. He has sold 100
acres of the bluff portion of it, includ-
ing so acres of pillow land. He still has
$50 acres laying between the Omaha
and Northwestern tracks, and consist
ing of fine land. Of. this, he has leased
80 acres of land to the Windmillers
for five years to be used as vegetable
and celery farm. John Lang has leased
the pasture and meadow land, and Mr..
Shanahan will move onto the old home
stead with his parents and remain
with them during the season,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
Indian Lake.

Indian Lake, April SOLVER Arm
strong, late of California, spent week
with S. f. keenan,.
James Watts has been compelled to
leave school to wrestle with the humps.
Harry Foster is working in Belgrade.
M, B. Foster has been having quite a
severe illness.
Mrs. B. J. Livingston, of Silver Lake
is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs S. F. Keenan,. She is accompanied
by her daughter, Nora, who will go on
and visit her brother at Carleton college
before she returns.
Some of the farmers have begun seed
ng, but had to wait awhile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
A CHECK FOR SIS.
The following CORE spondence will |
explain itself:

The following correspondence will
explain itself:
Mankato, Mimi, March 81. 1900.
To the Chief, Officers and Members of
the Mankato Fire Dept:
Gentlemen:-Accept of thanks for
the conduct and great effort in protect
ing our property against the danger of
last nights fire. Also accept enclosed
check for $50 as a small substitute for
our gratitude to the fire department.
Yours with great respect,
MIC PETERSEN q Co.
Mankato, Mimi. April 3rd, 1900,
Mic Petersen q Co., City
Dear Sirs-Your kind letter of yester-
day received with check of S25. In be
half of the fire department, thank you
for the remembrance.
Yours very truly.
Ct. M. PHILLIPS,
Chief of Dept.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
In FULL OPERATION.
Gus Widell Increases His Quarry Force
to 300 Men.

Gus. Widell set full force of men
at work in his quarries Monday for
the season. Three hundred men are
now employed there, but this force
will hardly be able to turn out enough
stone to fill Mr.. Widelps contracts this
year, although operating the quarries
to their full capacity.
Mr.. Widell yesterday completed his
contract for riprapping the Mankato
& New Ulm road bed. In all, owe
2,100 car loads of riprapping were
used, amounting to about $4,000 cubic
yards. Enough strippings were used
in this contract to uncover sufficient
area of stone to last two years. Includ-
ing those at work on the riprapping,
Mr.. Widell employed 500 men during
the winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
Philippine Casualties.

Washington, April 3.-Gen. Otis
cables that since Jan. 1st, 1874 Skin
mishes have been reported, mostly of a
slight nature. Our casualties are three
officers and seventy-eight men killed,
and thirteen officers and one hundred
fifty-one wounded.
The insurgents and Ladrones loss in
killed and left on the field, 1,426; cap
tured, mostly wounded, 1,453. A num-
Der of important insurgent officers are
surrendering, and the situation is
gradually becoming more pacific.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06

The farmers who want new carriages
and wagons find that the trust has Just
showed up prices another notch. But
there is no trust to put up the price of
wheat Duluth Herald.
But what trust was it that put up the
price of butter, and is keeping it up. And
is also pushing up the price of hogs, and
has kept the price of beef cattle up, The
wise farmer is not worrying about the
price of wheat any more. With him it is
side issue Butter, hogs, cattle and
other articles of produce that bring good
prices employ his attention, and his bank
account is growing. But if prices are in
all instances sent skyward by trusts, what
trust is it that is holding up butter and
hogs?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
John T. Morris to VIM. L. Daily, east
70 acres Of net, sec. 10, Sterling, for
5000.
Emil Fenske to Gust Gustafson, lot
four. block seven, Parsons add. to Man
kato, for 81 900.
Anna M. Hastings to Laurence
Mucha, nj, nw4, Sec "a, Napoleon, for
So, $50.
Judson D. Humiston to VIM, E.
Lovett, lots thirteen and fourteen, block
three, Lake Eagle, for 1926.
Warren Wilcox to Mary Gustafson.
lots nineteen and twenty, Robinson's
add. No. four, Lake Crystal, for 1918.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
April .. 1900
nicipal funds. cannot help but express its
conviction that there are features connect

nicipal funds, cannot help but express its
conviction that there are features connect
ed with the condition of our streets that
require attention and the outlay of money.
The question of making streets and keep
ing them in tasteful and sanitary condi-
ton is something that is continually agi-
tating those in authority, and it is ques-
ton, also, that appeals to every citizen
who has pride in his home town. The
reputation of Mankato, among its home
people at least. is proverbial for having
anything but desirable thoroughfares in
the business districts, and if Mankato is to
keep pace with other cities of an eoual
or lesser size, something in the way of
paving will have to be inaugurated. No
city of any pretensions longer negIects
street paving. 1t has become necessity.
Without it a city never rises above the
dignity of a country town, The streets of
Mankato are only those of country town,
and not SO good indeed as many of the
towns in this section that do not rise to
the point, even, of being called cities.
The present city administration could
do nothing that would so thoroughly per-
petuate itself in the hearts of the people
as to start in on permanent street improve
ments by putting down some paving
Whether asphalt or brick should be used
can easily be determined by the council
Look at the condition today of all our
business streets and see the crying need
for this work; but especial attention is
called to Jackson street between Front and
Second. This is one of the worst streets
in the city, and is travelled more than any
other aside from Front. An effort was
made couple of years ago to have this
block put in condition with brick paving,
but for no good and sufficient reason the
council refused to order the work done.
The property in the block isamply able to
pay the expense, and a good share of the
owners thereof have heretofore expressed
willingness to bear the cost If the city
administration is to wait for every prop
erty owner on street to petition for paw
ing the youngest child now living will die
of old age without seeing foot of it done.
There is nothing that we can call to mind
in municipal matters that is in so much
need of attention as our business streets
and some of our residence streets, and
there is nothing that our present reform
administration can put their energies to
work on that will rebound more to their
credit than the reformation of streets by
putting in block or two of paving the
present season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
ATHLETIC EXHIBITION.
New UIm Turner's Will JOiu With the
Athletic Club.

Ed Petrie, of the New Ulm Turn So
ciety, was in the cityMonday evening to
make arrangements with Instructor
Gerstenhauer in reference to the so
ciety's taking part in the gymnasium
exhibition to be given by the Athletic
club on April 80. A class of ten will
take part and perform the wand drill
and exercises that they are going to
perform in connection with other 30.
cieties at the United States funniest at
Philadelphia in June. They will also
give an exhibition on the parallel bars
and will in company of some of the
members of the Athletic club do exer-
cises on the horizontal bar. ALI classes
are hard at work for this exhibition
and it is the aim of Instructor Gersten-
hauer to make this one of the best exhi-
billions of physical culture ever wit
messed in the city. The program will
be about as follows:
Dumbell drill, class of "a boys.
Wand drill, class of 20 girls.
Club swinging, class of 16 ladies.
Iron wand drill. New Ulm class.
Exercises on parallel bars, class of 16
boys.
Exercises on horse, members of the
Athletic club.
Exercises on the parallel bars, New
Ulm class.
Torch swinging, members of the
Athletic club.
Trapeze performance, members of
the Athletic club.
Tumbling, members of the Athletic
club.
Pyramid building, members of the
Athletic club.
Living pictures. members of the
Athletic club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-06
BRYAN's FoRTIErH BIRTHDAY.

The Brooklyn Eagle, an independent
Democratic paper, in commenting upon
Mr.. Bryans fortieth birthday has the fol-
lowing:
This is Mr.. Bryan's 10th birthday. No
man SO young as he was in 1896 was ever
nominated by great party for President
before. George B. Mcclellan was 80, not
60. in 1894. No man was ever nominated
before on the carrying power of a single
speech. No man of 40 ever before faced
the practical certainty of denomination.
No Democratic candidate for President,
elected or beaten. ever before received so
many votes-or was defeated by so,llarge
popular majority against him. No man
was ever before the apparent favorite of
every Democrat, in regular relations with
the party, who wants to elect him, and of
every one, in like relations with it, who
| wants to beat him.
No man ever nominated made so many
speeches or one speech SO many times.
No man ever said more or did less-unless
saying is doing-as basis of one candi-
dacy obtained and of another in sight.
No nominee ever before so united on
himself all who are detached from logic
and untaught by events or set against him
all who have a stake of interest, reason
and responsibility in affairs. No man
ever before found, a surety of renomina-
ton in the fact that all the disasters he
foresaw failed to materialize and all the
benefits he denied came to pass.
Results never before wrought havoc of
all statements of any man. No man ever
before increased his popularity by the
unanimous refutation of all his ideas by
facts. No candidate ever before put so
many able men out of line with his party
or so many inefficient men into the high
places of command.
No man ever before aroused more enthu-
siasm or more apprehension by violation
of all the conditions of sane politics. The
enthusiasm is no less, but the apprehen-
sion is. Nomination threatened his sue
cess. denomination is recognized by
those whom he scared or OVERRIDE before,
to insure his defeat-yet to be the only
way to cure the craze for him.
And, we may say. toward no man do OPP
ponents feel less animosity. His friends
regard him as an oracle His opponents
consider. him to be comedian. He ap-
parently takes himself seriously and his
party lightly. His prominency is import
ant. Its overthrow is little price to in
sure his primacy. He has convictions,
but his strongest one is his right to be at
the head To him party is force made
for his use and handling. A nomination
to him is a role, not trust or RESPONSE
bility.
He has had an extraordinary career.
Happily for his country. it has involved
no Identification with executive RESPONSE
bilities. The rag-bag which is his mind
and the motley which is his following
what circus they would have made with
what they never understood
The Eagle wishes for Mr.. Bryan many
years of health and happiness and for the
Democratic party happy deliverance out
of all its Affections.