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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Danger That Parties of Beers
May Raise the Whole Cape
In Rebellion.
ARE WAITING FOR A LEADER
Ninety Per Cent of the Resi-
dents Are Ready to JOIN
an Uprising.
There Are Not Enough Troops
in the Colony to Enforce
Martial Law.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The position Of
Cape Colony is hanging in the balance,
according to The Morning Posts Cape
Town correspondent. Everything de-
ponds upon the quantity of ammuni-
ton in possession of the disloyal Dutch
residents, 100 of whom have joined the
Beers in the Phillipstown district
alone. Energetic measures have been
taken to stem the invasion, but there is
unquestionably danger that parties of
Beers will get through into parts of
the Colony and gradually raise the
whole Cape in rebellion. Reinforce
ments can arrive none too soon. Most
of the dispatches from Cape Town de-
scribe the raiders as doing little harm
and as being happily enclosed by Lord
Kitchener's command. Lord Kitchener
is in the heart of the disaffected dis
trict. He has the advantage of being
personally acquainted with local condi-
tons. Last March he supervised the
suppression of the rising which oc-
CURED then. He is bringing down
thousands of troops from the north.
Cannot Enforce Martial Law.
The Standards Cape Town corre-
spondent says the loyalists demand
that martial law shall be proclaimed
throughout Cape Colony, and adds:
"Such a step is now impossible ow-
ing to the lack of sufficient troops to
enforce it."
The correspondent of The Daily Mail,
OF Cape Town says:
1.-THE pro-Boer press is singularly
quiet. They have been made uneasy
by the promptness and thoroughness
Of the military actions. but reports
from various parts of the western
provinces foreshadow perilous posi-
bilities.
ga responsible party who recently
made tour of the colony says that 80
per cent of the Dutch are simply wait
ing the appearance of resourceful
leader to rebel"
Civil railway traffic has been sus-
pended largely in all parts of the colony
and the movement of both the Beers
and the British are almost unknown in
Cape Town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Outbreak Begins by the COL
ored Men Trying to Run
the Town.
ONE OF THEIR NUMBER SHOT
Sheriff Appears on the Scene
and Partially Quells the
Disturbance.
Place Is Quiet but the Least
Quarrel Will Bring on
Trouble.

JEFFERsv1bLE, Ind, Dec. ga race
war is on at Cementville, small sta
ton on the Panhandle road, five miles
north of this city, and serious trouble
Is expected at any minute. The negroes
are all armed and the whites are keep
ing within doors to avoid them.
The outbreak began when Lee Ran.
ger and John Redmond, negroes, both
drunk, started in to intimidate whites.
When their insults were resented other
negroes joined the iquor-crazed men
and captured Sam Kendall's saloon.
Nearly 20 shots were fred but no one
was hurt.
An appeal by telephone was made to
Sheriff Rave for help and he drove to
Cementville and to some extent quieted
the negroes. After his departure an
other outbreak took place and message
after message came to the local police
to send men to the town. Sheriff Rave
was again asked to go the scene, but he
declined to do so.
one Negro SHOT,
Kendall, in ad dition to his saloon,
conducts dry goods store, which was
being attended by his wife, and into
this the negroes focked after the firing
at the saloon. Mrs. Kendall was badly
frightened and her husband ran into
the place and began shooting into the
mob. Ranger was shot, but how badly
is not known, as he was carried away
and secreted by his comrades. Ken
dall's Sc was threatened and about
midnight he managed to escape from
his store and came direct to this city,
awakening Prosecutor Montgomery
and begging him to issue warrants and
have deputy sheriffs sworn in to serve
them.
It was almost daylight when the
community became quiet, the negroes
having everything their own way. So
far no outbreak has taken place. It is
believed the slightest quarrel will
bring about bloody riot
There 10 no direct telephone com.
munication with the place, but pri.
vate line owned by the railroad is be-
ing used to keep the officers posted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
REJECT THE OFFER.

Rubber Trust Trys to Buy Out For
midable Rival
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. ga special to
The Sentinel from Mishawka, Ind,
says: The United States Rubber COM
pany, the great Eastern trust which con-
trolls nearly all the rubber shoe indus
tries in this country, has submitted in
writing proposition to the Mishawaka
Rubber Boot and Shoe company pro-
viding for the sale of the local concern.
The offer, it is believed, includes a
monetary stipulation of $4,000, 900.
President bigger stated to the reporter
that the trust practically agreed to pay
the Mishawaka company So for each 81
of actual value. The local establish
ment is the most formidable rival of
the trust and three offers have been
made in that many years by the COM
bine to gain control of the Mishawaka
plant, the one received last week, how
ever, being the most tempting of any
by about 100000. Mr.. bigger declares
the proposition will be again rejected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
A PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPING.

The recent child stealing case at
Omaha has served to stir up the pub
lie to point where some adequate
punishment of the crime is demanded
from the various state legislatures this
winter. Already in several states the
matter is under consideration, and it
has been proposed to infiict the death
penalty. This demand for legislation
is more especially demanded as it is
found that many of the states are but
little better off in the way of laws for
the proper punishment of the crime
than is Nebraska, where there is no
law by which it can be punished other
than as mere misdemeanor. Whether
Minnesota is any better off we have
not been able to learn. In relation to
the infection of the death penalty,
Senator Hoar has written letter to
members of the Illinois legislature in
which he says:
"The crime of kidnapping is one of
the most difficult in all the category
of crimes to deal with. The great dan
ger is that the more severe you make
the punishment the more you increase
the likelihood of the stolen children
being killed or never seen again, as in
the case of Charley Ross.
"There is hardly question which
demands more delicate handling, and
1 sincerely hope nothing rash will be
done. I can hardly see what the
national legislature can do as to the
crime of kidnapping, unless it is to
adopt some measures affecting kidnap-
pers who have passed from one state to
another -
The senator raises a point which
will do we'll to carefully
consider, for in making the law too
severe they might overreach the desired
point entirely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
THE SUBSIDY MEASURE.

1t would seem from all reports that
The ship subsidy bill before congress
is somewhat loosely drawn and would
need to be car efully revised before it
is attempted to pass it. There has been
disposition on the part of those
handling it to amend it to suit those
who have brought objections against it
but it is claimed that the amendments
do not improve it in the least. The
Minneapolis Tribune gives the follow
ing facts condensed from a letter
written by ex-congressman John De-
Witt Warner, to the New York Eve
ming Post, who claims that the pro-
posed amendments instead of cutting
down the bounty that would be receiv-
ed by fast ocean liners, actually in
creases it. The Tribune says:
'For instance, as the bill stood, the
International Navigation company S
steamer st. Louis, of II, 900 tons re-
gistered tonnage, in order to receive
its normal subsidy of 500, 900 for each
round trip, must carry 8, 584 tons of
cargo, which would be equivalent to
subsidy of 81 per ton for each ton
of American exports Under the
amendments now proposed by Senator
Frye, the st. Louis, and it's sister
vessels, the New York, the Paris and
the st. Paul, would be paid the full
subsidy in case they carry cargo to the
extent of one half their cargo capacity.
Mr. Warner refers to the report of the
commissioners of navigation to show
that this means that the ST. Lol1is, for
example. upon carrying cargo of less
than 1900 tons, may draw subsidy for
the trip upon II, 500 registerede, tons,
amounting to $50, $40, or over S41 per
ton for exports carried; and that un-
til the SO, 600, 900 limit is reached each
of the International company four
steamers would get about $400, 600 per
year for carrying less than 80, 900 tons
of export freight. Mr. Warner also
claims that though the loose wording
of the bill as amended these steamers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
LOOKS LIKE SENATOR EVANS.

LOOKS LIKE SENATOR EVANS.
Coming events cast their shad ows
before, " is saying that gives promise
of fulfllment in the contest for the
unexpired term of Senator Davis, and
it does not take very wise prophet to
forecast the name of the successful
candidate. The great favor with which
the name of Robt. G. Evans has been
received by the members of the legis-
lature, the public and the state press
has seemingly rendered the efforts to
rally around any other candidate a dis
couraging task if not hopeless under
taking. Various names of prominent
citizens have been brought forward by
the opposition in the hope that the
rising tide for Evans might be stayed
but the onrush seems to be irresist-
ible- the current too strong to be
turned aside.
The spontaneous support that has
come to Mr.. Evans from members of
the legislature, and offers of assistance
that have poured in upon him from all
parts of Minnesota, are splendid tri-
butes to his popularity and deserved
recognition of his many sterling quail
ties. In him the people feel that they
have worthy successor to the mag
nifcent man whom the state and
nation lost in the death of Senator
Davis. Warm hearted, sympathetic,
broad minded and strong in character,
Mr.. Evans will at once make popu-
lar senator and fitting success to one
whom he loved as brother.
The belief is generally expressed that
the situation will so clear itself before
the new year begins as to take away
any uncertainty as to the final outcome
of the Davis successorship. Already
Mr.. Evans has enough volun tary
pledges from legislators to put him
close to the "home base" so to speak,
and developments are expected this
week which will bring important and
etermining results for the Hennepin
candidate
Tt is greatly to the credit of the
members of the legislature that they
have take this matter up with such
promptness and deter mination. If
pushed speedily to an end it will eli
inmate any and all possible elements
of scandal and save long drawn-out
battle that might otherwise termin-
ate disastrously to party harmony.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
IN HANDS OF Beers.

Almost Entire Country, With Exception
of Johannesburg and Pretoria.
BERLIN, Dec. &c. German volunteers
who have just arrived from the Trans
vaal confirm the report that the South
African situation is most serious for
the English. They say with the ex-
ception Of Pretoria and Johannesburg
the whole of the Transvaal and largest
part of the Orange Free State are in
the hands of the Beers The Boer
army is stronger than the English de-
sire to have known, and it is spread
over the whole theater of the war.
Germans are unable to understand
how the English government is able to
withhold the entire truth of the situa-
ton. 1t is believed here that England
will never be able to conquer the Beers,
even if Mr.. Kruger should make peace
on his private responsibility, for the
Boer commanders in the field are the
only personages who have any ultimate
authority.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
PUMPING OIL WITH SAND.
Process by Which Russian Oil Wells Are
Relieved of Their Surplus.

The most productive oil fields in
Russia are to be found in the vicinity
of Baku. The fields at Ali Bahia is
nearer to the city, but it is not so
large in extent nor so prod uctive as
Balakhani, which lies ten miles to the
notheast Both of these towns are one
mass of derricks and engine houses,
and everything about the place ap-
pears to be saturated with petroleum
says Casters Magazine. Behring'S are
constantly being made and oil is gen.
orally found at depth of from 500 to
1000 feet. A few years ago it was
common to open up large spouting
wells, but these have fallen off con-
siderably during later years occasion
ally, however, fountain is produced,
and it sometimes happens that an ex-
plosion of gas in a well that is being
pumped not only blows the ap-
paratus out of the tube, but produces
a natural flow of oil to the surface.
Well tubes are usually started from
Is to 20 inches in diameter, being
much lagrer in this respect than in
American practice. These diameters
are reduced as the depth increases,
the last section of the tubing being
hardly more than from eight to ten
inches in diameter. The most success
full system of working the wells in this
district is by the use of the bailer,
which consists of 30 or 40-foot length
of eight or ten-inch pipe with valve
at the bottom. This bailer is let down
into the well, where it is filed with
oil through the bottom valve, and is
then raised by hosting engine until
just abve the top of the we'll The OPP
orator then places wooden cap over
the the top of the well, lowers the
bailer gently SO that the valve rests on
the cap and opens, allowing the oil to
flow out in all directions, being con-
Quoted by means of trenches to a re-
ceiving pool. The operator then draws
the bailer up few inches, removes
the cap from the well and lets the
bailer drop again to near the bottom
of the we'll Care is taken not to bail
from the bottom on account of the sand
and salt water which are apt to ac-
cumulate there.
The time consumed in lowering,
raising and discharging the bailer of
a 1000 foot well is only about one
minute for a round trip and the whole
operation is conducted by one man.
who starts and stops the hoisting en-
CINE, controls the brake on the drum
and empties the bailer Many expert
ments have been tried with pumps on
the American system and tests are now
being made on larger scale by using
air lifts, but the great quantity of
sand in the oil and the danger of los
ing the whole apparatus by an expIo-
sion of gas makes the boiler system
more favorable from practical econ
omical point of view.
J. N. Day returned Wednesday from
Ames, Iowa, for the holidays. He is
looking after bridge work there for
Widell & Co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
MAY CLASH WITH, GAGE.

Congressman Grosvenor Objects to Dis
missal of His Brother.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga sensational
sequel to the killing of Auditor Frank
Fl. Morris Saturday was the almost
Immediate dismissal of Deputy Auditor
Dan A. Grosvenor by order of Score.
tary Gage himself. Grosvenor is a
brother Of Representative Charles Fl.
Grosvenor, the administration mouth.
piece on the floor of the house. A clash
between the secretary and congress-
man is now expected.
Grosvenor declines at present to
make any statement, but it is said that
his dismissal was due to remarks he
made on hearing of Morris death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
win Keep Contingent Full.

WELLINGTON, N. q, Dec. 26.-The
government has asked the governor,
the Earl of Ranfurly, to inform Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of
state for the colonies, that it does not
wish the New Zealand contingent in
South Africa to be diminished, that
drafts will be forwarded to fill the
ranks and that additional mounted
men will be sent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Lake WASHINGTON shin Canal.

SEATTLE. WASH, Dec. 26.-General
plans for the Lake Washington ship
canal have been completed by Major
Mills of the United States army in
charge of harbor work in this state. It
Is certain that contract for pre-
iminary canal will be let shortly. The
work will be begun with the appropri-
alton of $4,000 made by congress-
short time ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Dowaper Lady Churohil1 Dead.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Dowager Lady
Churchill, senior lady of the bed
chamber and an intimate friend of the
queen, was found dead in her bedroom
at Osborn. On retiring she complained
of cold but no alarming symptoms man.
ifested themselves and her indisposi.
ton was not thought to be of serious
nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
supreme couft Justice Drops Dead.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Justice Henry
r. Beekman of the supreme court died
in front of his residence in West Sew
enteenth street during the day. He
had just left his house to go to court.
1t is thought that death was due to
heart disease, caused from overwork.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
More Steel Rails for Europe.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The Carnegie
company has received hurry order
from the Great Eastern railway of
England for 5000 tons of steel rails.
The government of Norway has placed
contracts with Pennsylvania and Mary
land steel companies for 1900 tons of
skaal rails
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28

We have had common among us the
bicycle hump, the base ball mug, and
several other special forms of trouble
due to modern civilization, and now
comes the telephone ear, which il
said to be form of deafness due te
the frequent use of the instrument.
In some respects modern civilization
comes high.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Irish Cavalry Called out.

LONDON, Dec. ga dispatch from
Belfast states that all available cavalry
has been ordered to prepare for service
in South Africa. This is regarded as
confrmatory of the report that Lord
Kitchener has asked the war Office for
30, 900 more mounted troops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the members of
the Sons of Herman and of the Rebe-
kah lodge and other friends who as
sisted during the illness ard death of
our wife and mother.
HENRY KORTZ AND FAMILY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Minnesotan Frozen to Death.

DAssEL, Mimi, Dec. 26.-Hans Oh
son, aged 45, a gunsmith living at the
north of Dassel, was found in a snow.
bank frozen to death. He was in Das-
sci Sunday and started for home in the
storm, and no doubt lost his way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28

The st. Paul Dispatch holds that it
is no worse to color oleomargarine
than it is to color butter. But then
oleomargarine is not butter, and the
color does not make it butter, and it
could only be sold as the simon pure
article by means of the color. While
butter-well, it is butter, color or no
color
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Cape to Cairo Telegraph Line.

LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch from
Durham to a news agency here an.
nounces that the Cape to Cairo tele.
graph line is now in operation to
point 30 miles north of Kasangi and
400 miles beyond the southern end of
Lake Tangankani.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Beers RETIRE NoRTHWARD

Thornycroft's Mounted Infantry Occupies
Brittstown Without Opposition.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-Lord Kitchener,
telegraphing to the war Office under
date of Naauwpoort, Dec. "a, reports:
"Tho1 nycroft's mounted infantry
have occupied Brittstown without op-
position. The Beers retired to the
north in the direction of Prieska. They
will be followed up"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Dividend for BANK Creditor.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The comp
troller of the currency has declared q
dividend of 8716 per cent in favor of
the creditors of the Second National
bank of Grand Forks, N. D., insolvent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28

Rosing says he really believes that
Lind was elected. Let us see, it was
Rosing who told us before election day
that Lind's plurality would be some
thing like $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
DETAILS UNoBTAINABLE.

Battle Reported in Progress in Neigh
borhood of De Aar.
CAPE Town, Dec. 26.-Fighting is
going on near De Aar. Particulars are
unobtainable. Two hundred Beers
have left Brittstown after commander.
ing all supplies available.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
Sentence of Captain Richard Steadmao
OF the Eleventh Infantry.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. - Captain
Richard Stesdman, Eleventh infantry,
was tried by general courtmartial, OF
which Lieutenant Colonel Charles l.
Davis, Elev enth infantry, was presi.
dent, at San Juan, Porto Rico, on a
charge Of conduct unbecoming an off,
Ger and gentleman" The court
found him guilty of conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military
discipline and sentenced him to be
reprimanded in general orders and re.
duced in rank so numbers on the list Of
captains of infantry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28

J. N. Day returned Wednesday from
Ames, Iowa, for the holidays. He is
looking after bridge work there for
Widell & Co.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-02
VIM. G. Irwin & Co.,
LIMITED.
Fire and Marine Insurance Agts.
AGENTS FOR THE

AGENTS FOR THB
Royal Insurance Company Of Liverpool,
Alliance Assurance Company q Lon
don,
Alliance. Marine and General Assurance
Co.. Ltd, of London.
Scottish Union National Insurance
Company Of Edinburgh,
Wilhelma of Madgeburg General Insur-
ance Company,
Associated Assurance Co., Ltd, Of Mu-
Mich and Berlin.