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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Daniel Howard of Pineyille, KY, Shot by
His Son in a Quarrel.

Daniel Howard of Pineville. KY, Shot by
His Son in a Quarrel.
PINEvnLE, KY, Aug. 6.-Daniel
Howard, a prominent citizen of this
county, was killed by his son, George
Howard. Daniel Howard had been in
town and secured jug of whisky. He
became intoxicated and had words with
George, whom, it is said, he threatened
to shoot The son secured Winches-
ter, and the father, it is said, then drew
his gun on George. George fired, kill
ing his father instantly. Howard was
one of the wealthiest citizens of Bell
county, and was SO years Of age. He
was cousin of Berry Howard, who is
under indictment as an accessory TO the
murder of Governor Goebel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
IL STILL LIVES.

Report Of His Suicide Discredited and
Denied at Shanghai.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-The Shanghai re-
port that Lii Hung Chang had commit
ted suicide has not been definitely con-
tradicted, but all the advices received
from that point indicate that he is alive.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 6.-The report that
Ii Hung Chung had committed suicide
is without foundation. He is only in q
very respondent state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
Hunters Boer Prisoners.

FoURIERsBERG, Aug. 6.-There are
2,5O0 Boer prisoners at General Hun
ter's camp, and 1900 prisoners and 9
guns at General Ian Hamilton's camp.
There were about 5000 in the Caledan
valley originally, but some refused to
acquiesce in General Prinsloo's surren-
der and slipped away in the night.
These have now sent in, asking for
terms of surrender.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
FEAR TWENTY WE'RE LOST

Explosion on a Dredge Boat In Tampa
Bay, Florida
TAMPA, Fla, Aug. cit is feared 20
lives were lost by the explosion of
dredge boat No. 2, in the middle of
Tampa bay. The boat was valued at
$50, 900 and was equipped with four
gasoline engines. It drew IS feet Of
water and could not have been towed
close enough to allow the men to swim
ashore, consequently it is believed all
were drowned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
Situation at Tampa Favorable.

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. 6.-No new or
suspicious cases of yellow fever have
been reported since the first outbreak,
and there is little or no illness in the
city. The situation is as favorable as
possible. One of the suspected caes is
about to be discharged from treatment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
Invited BRYAN and Roosevelt.

CHEYENNE, Wy, Ang. 6.-The execu-
tive committee of the Frontier Day
celebration has sent an invitation to
Colonel William j. Bryan and Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt to attend the cele-
bration on Sept 1918, and participate
in the reunion of Torrey's Rough
Riders which will probably be held at
the same time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
Praises Canada's Action.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Times praises
Canada's determination not to receive
any more destitute immigrants, and in
view of the spread of anarchy it rec
ommends similar course Of action to
European states
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
Confessed to Poisoning His Father.

FRESNO, CAL, Aug. 5.-Fred Hines,
10 years old, has confessed that he
poisoned his father, who is lying dan.
gerously i'll at the county hospital. The
boy said that his father treated him
cruelty and had refused to allow him
to drive his team. He concluded to kill
him. He and his younger brother
bought the poison, which Fred put in
his fathers coffee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
Saws Baden Powell Was wounded

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The Lorenzo Mar
ques correspondent of The Daily Elk.
press wiring says: Transvaal advices
declare that General Baden Powell was
wounded in an engagement at Rusten-
burg. when the Beers, acc ording to
that account took some prisoners and
captured so wagons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
August 10. 1900

The members of the council who
stood by the mayor in his enforcement
of the law are to be commended for
their action When he undertakes to
honestly and fearlessly enforce the pen
atty for the law s violation, he should re-
ceive the support he deserves, not only
from the council but from all citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
DR.. Downing, President of the Down.
ing Medical Association and Ger.
man Medical and Surgical Insti.
tute, Chicago, Illinois.

This eminent expert specialist, well and favor
ably known throughout the United States for the
many wonderful cures of all forms of Chronic,
Nervous and Special Diseases that bafed the skill
oE other physicians and specialists; ably assisted
by full staff of skilled physicians and expert
specialists, whose experience in the largest hos
pitaIs of both Europe and America, enable them
to successfully treat obscure and chronic dis
eases. Their long experience, remarkable SKI:
and universal success entities them to the conf
dence of the afflicted everywhere
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
xRAY EXAMINATIONS.

Our Offices have the most complete electrical
apparatus in the west including most power
full and perfect X Ray machine, with which the
innermost organs of the body may De readily
seen and examined. Obscure and difficult dis
eases positively diagnosed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
A Paper Wanted.

Anyone having a copy of the
WEEKLY FREE PRESS of Novem-
Der 10th, 1899, will confer a great
favor by sending it to
The FREE PRESS,
MankatO, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10

SCHMITT g. SCHMITT.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
THE MAN WHO WORKS.
And the Man Who Gets Through
Things the Ensicst Way He eau.

And the Man Who Gets Through
Things the Easiest Way lie eau.
1.-The man that Is so far advn need
that he likes the work he is doing"
said Mr.. Stoggleton. has reason tu feel
hopeful OF himself, suppose that the
very great majority of us so through
the work we have in hand the easiest
way we can aud get through 1t. skip
ping the hard places when possible and
thinking We'll he glad when it's tin-
lshed; but the next job will be just the
same. There will be just about so
many hard places in II, and then Well
be wishing just the same that we could
get through that job.
The fact appears 10 be that we are
always trying 10 shirk the present job.
We mean well In feeble sort of way,
and the next thing we tackle we are
going to do right up to the handle, but
when we strike that. when that be-
comes the present work, don't we try
TO shirk that too? We do, Indeed. And
that's what we do all through llfe--dal-
ly putting of our best endeavors till to-
morrow. Kind of miserable thing TO
do. Isn't II?
But occasionally you meet a man
who puts in his best llcks every day
and rejoices In the labor. Fse doesn't
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17


III tempered old horses delight to at
tack very young foals and will kill
them II permitted. Mules have the
same cheerful habit. unless they are
under the influence of 'the bell mare"
She is the queen Of the herd-a kindly
creature who has grazed and fed with
them. wearing n tinklinG bell about her
neck. II she snorts defiance of any
thing, all her followers rush to the at
tack. II she shifts tolerance, they pass
1t by, In all, things they obey her alb
Jectly.
Back In the old days. when horses
and mules throughout the southwest
went to market In droves. the rough
riding highwayman of that epoch al
ways tried to capture "the bell'' and
made off with 1t, knowing that nothing
could keep the drove from following,
Similarly, drovcrs tried always to save
"the bell" she was led. never ridden,
so that In event Of attack she might
be fresh for game run. A light lad
led her-tbe owner or chief drover
brought up the rear. The lad had
strict orders ut the first sign of trouble
to so his very best, caring for nothing
but "the bell"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
STARTED A PRAIRIE FIRE.

An Army Ofilcer Caused the Worst
One Gvcr Known In kansas.
The greatest prairie fire known In
Kansas was In the year 1863. and 1t
was set out by an officer Of the United
States government.
One day In 1860 he and a party of
officers from Fort Hays were returning
from wild turkey hunt In tho can
yons OF the Saline. The wind was
blowing n hurricane, and when stop
was made on the high prairie some ten
miles north of Hays this officer de-
liberately touched a match to the dry,
crisp grass In order to make a spec
taclc. When the other officers saw
what he was about to do, they made n
desperate effort to stop him, but the
deed had been done. and the red
flames were reelng across the prairie
like n frightened antelope, That fire
swept from where It Ind been started
clear across Kansas into what Is now
Oklnhoma. The streams and roads
offered no obstacles to II whatever,
While going south 1t had also turned to
the east and left trail Of ruin across
Rice, Reno, kingman, Harper and 9TH
er counties. Thousands of settlers
were burned out, losing their houses
and their feed. their horses and cattle.
IT the man who set that fire had been
known to the settlers, all the troops on
the plains would not have been enough
to stay their vengeance. AS 1t was, he
suffered rcmorse beyond description.
When the officers at Hays would bring
him papers, telling of the damage
done. he would groan and curse him
self roundly He left Hays for some
other post In the following year. and.
so far us we know, his name was new
er connected with the gigantic prairie
fire of 1869 Kansas City Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17

The Youths Companion says that the
descendant of a New England Puritan
divine has In his possession an old SER
mon written by his ancestor which
shows that the preacher did not trust
entirely to the impulse of the moment
when delivering his discourses. The
manuscript is written in a strange,
grabbed hand and plentifully besprin.
kled with marginal references. Read
slowly here" the minister admonishes
himself in one spot, and ito be given
out very loud and clear" is the sug-
gestion for another passage. Hurry
a little, with fire." he wrote In several
places. The most emphatic and inn
portant part of the whole sermon is
indicated by much underlined mar
ginal note.
After hearing stories of this sanity
old time preacher 1t is amusing to
know that he deemed 1t wise and even
necessary at the climax of his elo-
quence to yell like one possessed"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
WILL NOT
Contest Wife's Petition
For a Divorce.
Qf. S. H. Sturgeon Makes a Statement
Relative 10 the Action

Mrs. Sarah Il. Sturgeon, who resides
near Ashland has sued her husband,
Dr. $. II. Sturgeon of this city for II
divorce. \ dispatch from Ashland an
nounced this fact Wednesday and to Il
Democrat representative DR.. Sturgeon
confirmed the report
II did not exactly desert her. as she
alleges" said the genial DOCTOR but
1t Is true that we separated in 1882.
We were then living In Ada. shall
not contest the case, as it Is mt my in.
stigation tnat the action was begun.
We could not agree and fol business
reasons II was necessary that n legal
separation he procured. Shortly after
we parted In 1882, she sued for ali
lnouy. ] understand she will again
,nsk for alimony, but The amount have
not heard"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
Philadelphia. big Clock.

The clock ON the Philadelphia city
hall is the highest in the world. 1t
has the largest dials. If the dials were
out of the way and tracks were laid,
two trains could pass each other run
ming through the holes. The glass in
the four faces is fastened there by a
ton of cement. The glass, If laid on the
ground, would make walk square
long and ten feet wide. The minute
hand will finish each years journey by
completing a 10 mile trip. 1t is ex-
pected that this minute hand will
trayel 110 miles annually for many
years to come. The clock Is strong,
and the minute hand is phosphor
bronze and weighs 250 pounds.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
A Chinese Hnmnrist.

Mr.. WI Ting Fang, the Chinese min
lister at Washington, is social favorite
because OF his genial humor and COM
panionable ways. At little dinner
the other night he had to answer n
toast. He began with complimentary
allusion to American ways, but said
there are few things about oriental
civilization superior to our own. There
had been some beastly weather that
week, and he turned to Willis Moore,
the weather bureau chief, who sat
close by. "For instance" he said
fiercely, I'VE In China would long ngo
have cut off this young mans head"
II dazed the company for minute.
but they soop grasped the playful allu-
sion to the weather maker and roundly
greeted the remark.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
A SONG OF LIFE.

what shall make OF my life. love' What shall
i bring TO you
Flower Of fair color, song OF tremulous swecpi
Bird that DER waters Of tears on faithful wing
to you
Finds her way with leaf for you to keep?
Shell In whose chamber remembered waves shall
ring TO you
Chimes Of sleep?
Bird that homes 10 your Song that will sigh and
sing to you?
Flower that knoweth not passion or faith or
doubt2
Shell that whispers musical memory outH
Nay, will make Of my life two hands to cling to
yoi--
Passionate hands, my hesrt. that shall clasp you
and cling to you,
Living and dying, daylight and dreaming
throughout.
Black and White,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
SMALLPOX.
Four Hundred Gases In
Four Counties.
Fifty More Patients Quarantined.--
Will Disinfect Mails,

indianapolis, Jan. 1T.-(Spl.)-1Thc
State Health Authorities tclcgraphed
to the United States Health Depart
ment, asking that authority be secured
to disinfcct all mails leaving towns in
Clay county, Washington county, Green
county and owen county. These are
the districts in which 400 cases of
small pox are raging. This morning
a report was received that 80 new
eases had been found mt Lestcrvllle,
Washington county. The epidemic is
the worst the state has experienced
since 1863. Strict quarantines have
been established.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17

care continental what the next day
is going to bring to him-.he can handle
1t, whatever 1t is. Just now he's en-
gagged with today's labor, and he does
that up thoroughly and completely and
searches out the last nook and Granny.
He isn't trying to see what he can
pass by, but what he can root out, and
he goes home satisfied with his work,
and he's the one man in thousand
that leads all the rest, and his pay cor
responds with his labors. New York
Sim
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
DANGEROUS MAN EATERS.
The African Crocodile Is n swift.
Silent nnd Fatal Foe.

The African Crocodile Is n SWIFT,
Silent nnd Fatal Foe.
"The most dangerous foes we have
to meet on the Kongo," says Stanley,
'are the crocodile, the hippopotamus
hongo three OF my men were killed by
crocodlles. one by n hlppopotamus and
one by buffalo. There are herds of
hipDopotamuses along the Kongo and
Its tributaries and thousands of croco-
diles. The latter are the worst foes, be-
cause they are so silent and so swift
You see n man bathing in the river
He is standing near the shore, laugh
Ing Mt you perhaps, laughing In tho
Keen enjoyment OF his bath. Suddenly
he falls over, and you see him no more.
A crocodile has approached unseen,
has struck him blow with its tail md
seized him Instantly.
Cor 1t may be that the man is SWIM
ming. He Is totally unconscious of
danger. There Is nothing TO stir a
tremor OF apprehension, but there i'm
deep water, under the shadow OF that
rock or hidden beneath the shelter of
the trees yonde.. is huge crocodile.
1t has spotted the swimmer and Is
watching its opportunity. The swim
mer approaches He Is within striking
distance. Stealthlly, silently, unper-
ceived, the creature makes for It's prey.
The man knows nothing until he is
seized by the leg and dragged under,
and he knows no more, A bubble or
two Indicate the place where lie has
gone down, and that Is all"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17

DEATHS.

FEIiR- Mary. wife of Or. Peter
fehr, aged - years, months aud 4
days, died at her home 605 s. Broad-
way. Tuesday. Funeral services will
he held at st. Bernnrd's church at
$40 o'clock Friday morning. Inter
mcnt in 81. Bcrnard's cemetery.
GEER-Willinm Harrison Geer,
aged - years, . months and II days,
died suddenly Tuesday nt his home
1896 =. High ST. Death was dueto con.
vulsion of the brnn. The funeral
will be held Friday. Jan. 10, at 10 a.
m. at the house. Intcrment in Glen.
dale cemetery.
BREClIT-Mrs. Clara Brccht, aged
n years, = months and ~ days. died
Tuesday at her home, no james st.
Death was caused by pneumonia and
paralysis. Deceased was the widow
OF the late Adam Brccht, and had re-
sided In Akron Is years. Funeral SER
Vices will be held Friday afternoon
1T o'clock at the German Reformed
church lnterment In Mt. Peace
cemetery.
TATMAN-Lewis Tatman, aged ~
years died Tuesday nj his home, G05
w. Cedar st. Death was due to ty-
phoid fever. The remains will he tax,
en- to Chillicothc, Wednesday night for
burial.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
WILL BE VENTILATED
Loss Of Highland Brigade .-Parlment
viii Investigate.

London,Jan. i7.-lSplJ- Capt Earle Of
tho Glendale Guardsarriycd here from
South Africa this morning. He denies
the stories of disagreement between
Generals Mcthuon and Wauchopc be-
fore the battle of ingcrsfontein. Ncv-
erthclcss, the Scotch members intend
to bring the ease OF the loss of the
Highland Brigade in that battle before
Parliament and have the subject fully
ventilated.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
STOOD FOR STONEWALL.

When jackson Gave nm Order, It
Was Obeyed to the Letter.
The following dialogue. current at
the time, between one of Stonewall
Jackson's soldiers and the provost
guard illustrates Jackson's tact at elud-
Ing his enemy and also the obedience
rendered and the confidence reposed In
him by his troops.
The orders read on dress parade the
evening before Jackson left the valley
to take part In the seven days fight
around Richmond were that In case
the army moved before further orders
the answer from every soldier to any
and all questions except those connect
ed with the army shall be. IL don't
know" On the march the provost
guard found soldier In cherry tree
helping himself, when the following
took place;
"Who are you?" demanded the guard.
II don't know" replied the soldier.
"Where is your command"
81 don't know"
"To what command do you belong"
~ don't know"
"What are you doing In that cherry
trec?'
~ don't know"
"Are those good cherries you are eat.
ing?"
II don't know"
as there anything you do know"
YES"
"What Is III"
"Wcll. the last order I had from old
Stonewall was that I was not to know
anything until further orders. aud. gen.
tlemen, ! will see you all hanged before
7 will know anything until old Stone
wall tnkes that order off," - Waco
TImes-Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
Is This Nation Christian /?

DR. Frohock, at the First Methodist
church Thursday afternoon. at two
O'Clock, will lecture on the above
theme. Admission free. His theme
tonight will bc personal influence.
Right personal influence would make
Christian any nation. Thursday night
viii be Dr. Frohock's last engagement
here. Seats free.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
LABOR TROUBLES
Caused Large Piano Company to
Move 10 RockpOrt.

RockpOrt, ILL.,, Jan. -Ncgo-
tiations were closed today for the re-
moving to Rockport, at once, of the
factories of Smith and Barnes Piano
Co., of Chicago, which employees from
400 to 600 hands. The company has
purchased the old plant of the Illinois
Chair Company, with ten acres of
ground, and viii erect new buildings.
1t left Chicago to get away from labor
troubles.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
BALTIMORE & OHIO.

Union Depot. Market street.
Depart West.
Tiffin Fostoria & Chicago. "1O:10 an
Titiin, Fostoria Il Chicago. $3.50 pm
Chicago vestibuled, limited. *s1l:1 10 pm
Arrive from the West
Chicago and New York vesti-
buled, limited ........... +*1 80 am
Chicago and Pittsburg. -. ~-6:35 am
Chicago, Akron and Cleve-
land ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "S:1O pm
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
STRIKE ORDERED.
Great Northern Employees WIN 90 Out
Tie up Inevitable.

st. Paul, Jan. (Spl) Tclcgrams
from several points along the Great
Northern railroad say strike has Grtn
ordered. The train crews are going
ont drst TIE engineers, iremen,
yardmcn, and telegraph operators, have
stated that they will 20 out In sympn-
thy. II IL believed n tle-up of the
road Is inevitable.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
BOILER EXPLODED.
Fifty Persons on Board Yacht
Severely Scalded.

Wilmington, Del, Jan. II. -(Spl1-
BY the explosion of the boiler abonrd
the steam lnunch Cnpcron. nt Dele.
ware City, this morning, over fifty
persons Were severely scaldcd by as.
Gaping steam.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
CONTRIBUTIONS
To Buchtel College Rebuilding Fund
City Officials Subscribe Literally.

The following named city officials
on "Wednesday porninE each sub
scribcd 500 TO the Bnchrcl college
rebuilding fund: City Clerk Isbcll
city Commissioners Mct;nrry. Paige
McMiIlcn and Crisp, Mechanical En-
ginecr. +. +. Loqmis and Sanitary 20
llceman NJ. w. lioyc.
Other contributions; j, \. Arbo
gust, $1,000, Homer Bass 800.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
COLSON HELD.
Coroner's Jury Charges Him With
Killing Three Men.

Frankfort, NY, Jan. i7,--tspll The
Coroner's Jury, after nm all mornings
session, brought In II verdict charging
Colson with killing DcMarcc, Scot,
and Julcnnc.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
Weirhing die Rnbx.

The weighing Of Infants. part Of
the routine in children's hospitals and
Of the greatest value as an Indicator OF
health or disease, is unfortunately not
so common as It should be in private
families. DR.. Graham, discussing pa
per by DR.. Griffith at the Philadelphia
pediatrlc society. says. ".rhe rule that
a child has double its birth weight at
the hfth month and triple at from the
twelfth to the fourteenth month makes
very good and useful working rec.
ord"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Geo. w. Memmer, Akron. ...... 81
Lily Maud Day, Akron. ,.......... 90
Albert j. Soukup, Cleveland. "a
Sadie Nedved. Akron. 80
Charles NJ. Little, Akron. :. .2s
Lulu \. Sans, Akron. n............. n
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-17
BIRTHS.

MOORE-Jom, IL, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank l. Moore. $50 North Howard
ST., Il son.
BRAUN-.Inn, IL, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Braun, l07 I.orain ST., u son