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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

The Review continues its assault
upon Supervisor Hamlin in regard to
the census matter in this city, possibly
for political effect. AS supplement
tary count has been ordered and is now
under way, and as it was secured
largely upon the advice of Mr.. Ham
lin, the Free Press has no desire to con-
,tinue the controversy as we believe our
people are satisfied with the turn
affairs have taken and confident that
everything will be all right and our
city credited with every person in the
official count, that it is entitled to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

The Albert Lea Standard says the
coming election will ''decide whether
the nation is to indure as republic
or is to be transformed into an en-
pire This is about as stiff rot as was
the statement Of Bryan to crowd in
Lincoln day or two after his nomina
tion, when he said that if he was not
elected in November, the people would
cease to sing the "Star Spangled Ban
ner, '" and other patriotic songs, as an
empire would be at hand. There is
no more danger of the republic being
turned into an empire by President
Mckinley and the Republican party
than there is that the world will come
to an end on election day. And no
one expects the latter. AS between Nc
Kinley, who has been careful during
his term to execute as nearly as pos
sible the wishes Of the American peo-
pie, and Bryan, the dictator, who has
rode rough shod over the desires and
will of the rank and file of his party.
and paid no attention to the advice
of it's leaders, we believe the people
will prefer the former by larger
vote than they gave him four years
ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
A CREDITOR NATION.

With becoming the greatest produc-
ing nation, the United States is also
fast becoming the greatest investing or
creditor nation Of the world. The
New York Commercial in speaking of
the investment feature says that few
years ago money for investment was
coming here from every foreign coun-
try, chiefly England. The tide is now
running the other way. There is no
country where money is as plentiful as
in the United States, and, what is
something new in finance, the rates
for money are lower in New York
than in any of the for eign capitals,
with the possible exception ofLondon. In
some classes of loans lower rate is
quoted here than in the English me-
tropolis. AS natural result of this
condition capital from the United
States is certain to seek employment in
manufacturing industries abroad AL
ready there is pronounced improve
ment in that direction and the next
decade will find American capital &C
lively employed in mills and factories
in remote parts of Europe, Asia and
Africa.
Russia has one or two loans made
in this country, part of the British
war loan was supplied here, and Ger
many is said to be looking here for a
loan of 500, 600, 600 in gold. With the
maintenance of our present financial
system, the United States will soon
become the financial center of the
world
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

the house sharp campaign will be
waged. The Republican majority in
the house is a narrow one, and many
of these were elected by majority of
only a few hundred, and the Demo
Gratis are planning for campaign that
will capture some of these districts.
OF course their chances will not
be as favorable as they were in 1898,
as the Republican vote will be much
larger this year than it was then.
While nothing should be left undone
to make the victory for Mckinley and
Roosevelt as overwhelming as possible
the congressional districts should not
be neglected in the least. The cleo
tion of Mckinley will be but little
more than half victory if the house
should go to the opposition, for this
would block materially the carrying
out of the administration policies in
many of the great questions now be-
fore the country.
While Chairman Babcock, Of the Re
publican congressional campaign COM
mittee, admits that there is little dan
ger that the Democrats may secure the
reversal of enough Republican districts
to give them a majority, he thinks
conditions are equally as good for the
Republicans, with an energetic cam
paign, to not only retain the districts
they at present possess, but regain
some that they lost in 1898. Under
the conditions which now confront
the country, it behooves the Republi-
cans to be as wide awake regarding
members of the house of representa-
tives as they will be for the presiden-
tial ticket.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
A SOLDIERS FRIEND.

An old resident of Lyon county,
Major Blaker, who, on account of fail
ing health attributed to troubles con-
tracted in the war, was several years
ago obliged to seek milder climate,
writes to a friend in Marshall and
pays the following compliment to Con-
gresham McCleary for his valuable
services in assisting him to pension
Mr.. McCleary took hold of my let
ter with true heart, and was of great
service to me- He is about as eff
cent an all-around man as there is in
the present house. l read the Con-
gressional Record pretty faithfully,
and keep pretty close tab on congress
sional proceedings. McCleary is con-
spicuous among the ablest of the mem
bers, and Minnesota should keep him
right there until he wears out
There are thousands of old soldiers
whose hearts go out to Congressman
McCleary in graceful recognition of his
devotion to their interests He has al
ways been the friend and defender of
those who fought for the nation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Some of the wheat experts do not
agree with the figures given by the
Minneapolis Journal, on the wheat
yield of the Dakotas and Minnesota and
express the opinion that it is doubtful
if it exceeds 100, 900, 900 bushels for the
three states. However, this will be
better than some of the earlier reports
made out, but time will doubtless be
required to tell which is right. But
right here we might remark that finer
weather for the maturing of the wheat
crop could not be found, and the crop
will doubtless benefit considerably
therefrom
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
THE NORTHWESTERN WHEAT
CROP

The Minneapolis Journal last eve
ming published preliminary crop
statement of the Dakotas and Mime
sofa, in which it places the probable
wheat yield at 1876, 900, 600 bushels, and
that possibly. with good weather I'M
til cutting is finished, it might reach
$50, 600, 900 bushels This is better than
has been set forth from any other
quarter, and will attract much atten-
tion, because of the conservative state
ments the Journal always makes in
crop matters 1t divides the crop as
follows: Minnesota rs, 600, 600 bushels,
against 90, 600, 900 last year. North
Dakota 80, 600, 900 bushels against 10,
900, 900 last year, and South Dakota
80, 600, 600 bushels against 80, 900, O0Ofor
last year The total last year was
203, 600, 600 bushels On the minimum
yield this would mean loss of about
6S, 900, 600 bushels, or about what North
Dakota's crop was last year.
The Journal insists that the crop
conditions in the northwest have never
been as bad as some of the reports
sent out have pointed, and if the Jour-
nails estimate is anywhere near correct
this would seem to be SO. The past
two or three weeks have been fine for
wheat. Since the rains came better
conditions could not have been asked.
The weather on the whole has been
cool and the heads are filling in nicely.
Cutting commenced Thursday in Free
born county, and by the middle or last
of next week will be general all
through the southern portion of the
state.
Speaking of the Minnesota condi-
tions, the Journal says: Beginning
at the Breckenridge division of the
Great Northern railroad and going
south to the Iowa line there will be a
fine yield of wheat in all the central
counties. Watonwan will raise nearly
twice as much wheat as last year.
Mcleod, Sibley, Blue Earth, Cotton
wood, jackson, Martin, Faribault and
Freeborn have fine yields of wheat and
high averages. In this district there
is large area of 20 and 25-bushel
wheat and comparatively little 10
bushel wheat The average for these
counties will be little higher than
last year, with good weather until har-
vest. The counties along the Missis-
sippi river will run light in yield, a
little under last year, but speaking in
a general way the south half of the
state will have the usual yield of
wheat, leaving only the north half for
marked deficiencies of yield. In some
of the latter counties the yield is small,
the great wheat section being in the
central, western and southwestern
counties. -
The report states that North Dakota
has suffered the greatest loss. The
conservative estimate of yield at this
time being six bushels per acre, with
possible chance that this may be
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
A special has been received in Lon

A special has been received in Lon
don from Shanghai, to the effect that
the governor of Shang Tung has re-
ceived information from Peking to the
effect that the ammunition of the for
eigners being exhausted and the Boxers
having succeeded in making a breach
in the British legation walls, followed
it up with an assault in which the
legation was taken and the foreigners
all put to the sword On the other
hand dispatch from Canton states
that Lii Hung Chang has departed for
Picking, and before he left gave out
the positive assurance that the foreign
ministers and their families, with the
exception of Baron Won Ketteler, are
alive and protected by the empress dow
ager and the emperor. At the capitals
of various powers, however, hope of
their safety is about, if not, entirely
abandoned. Swift punishment ought
to be visited upon the Chinese by the
powers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

A London dispatch speaking of the
Chinese troubles, says there is gen
eral impression in London that Secre-
tary Hay sis the clearest- headed di-
plomat who is undertaking to deal
with this crisis. His concise state
ment of the American policy has called
forth almost universal commentator.
The London papers now say that he
is the only man with wits enough to
put the Chinese representations con-
corning the legations to an immediate
test.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

During the past fiscal year our for
eign commerce far exceeded that Of
any previous year of our history, not
withstanding the predictions of the
free traders that protection restricts
it and that the Dingley law would pre-
vent its growth. There is one feature
about it, however, that does not pre-
sent favorable view, and that while
it had greatly increased, it is said
that a smaller proportion of it than
ever has been carried in American
vessels. Here is matter that should
be remedied, and legislation look
ing to the Encouragement of American
shipping ought to be enacted by con-
gress at an early day. Over $780,,
600, 600 is said to be the freight
charges paid by the American people
alone, the greater part of which goes
to foreign shipping interests. 1t is a
sum worth paying some attention to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
Redwood Falls people are taking

Redwood Falls people are taking
steps to build dam, which will give
them an artificial lake about three
miles long and half mile wide. 1t
is proposed to transform the shore line
of this lake into park system. Man
kato could get beautiful artificial
lake at Sibley park by daming the
mouth of the Blue Earth river. and it
would much inhance the value..of the
park as a resort, besides adding to it's
natural beauty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Secretary Hay has take a practical
way of solving the suspense regarding
the state of affairs at Peking For
several days it has been apparent that
the Chinese minister. has received in
formation direct from the authorities
at Peking. Secretary Hay has felt
that the situation is rather queer,
which would allow of communication
with the minister, but not word for
the outside world, consequently he has
written a communication in cipher to
Minister Conger, and requested Minis
ter WI to see that it is delivered to
him if he is alive. 1t will probably
take several days before an answer
will be received from Mr.. Conger, if
he is alive, or from the Chinese au-
thorities if he is dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
TRIES TO SHIFT THE ISSUE.

The Review does not like the silver
issue which was emphatically injected
into the Democratic platform by Die
tator Bryan, and tearfully pleads for
the more shadowy one of imperialism.
We do not wonder our neighbor doesn t
relish the free coinage question again.
When a man has had stone tied
around his neck and is thrown into
the water and nearly drowned, we
have an idea he would hardly like to
have the operation repeated again. To
live four years with the corpse of free
coinage of silver and to have the corpse
actively stirred up without regard to
the direction the wind is blowing
from. is indeed hard luck, but Bryan
has told his followers that they must
hold their fingers to their noses If they
don't like the smell, and grin and
bear it, but we do not wonder the faical
muscles are somewhat distorted, But
the Review should not accuse the Re
publican party with attempting to use
the issue again 1t was not of their
choosing. Mr.. Bryan demanded it,
and threatened to disrupt the Demo
cratic donkey, by refusing the Kansas
City nomination, if it was not adopt
ed in specific form, and make the run
with the Populist steer. Democracy
stood between the great dictator and
the deep sea, and chose the former to
a'bath, and our neighbor can hardly
blame the Republicans if they point
out the dangers which will arise from
agitation again, or would come II
Bryan should accidently get elected.
But when the Review claims that
there is no danger from fifty cent sill
yer dollars if Bryan should be elected,
it should excuse intelligent men for de-
clining to shut their eyes and going 1T
blind in the matter, as it seems deslr-
Gus of doing. 1t thinks it very doubt
full that Democratic house will be
elected. So do we. Yet if Mr.. Bryan
were elected it is probable the house
would go with him. With the dicta-
torial powers which for the past four
years he has assumed over his party he
would order free coinage bill pasted,
and does anyone suppose it would fail?
But says our neighbor, the senate is
safely Republican for the next six
years. SO we hope. But there
are several Republicans with free
coinage tendencies, that help lend an
uncertainty to the situation, and thus
will give the country an agitation that
would seriously disturb the business
interests even if it did not result in
free coinage law. And aside from this
let Mr.. Bryan occupy the presidential
office and he could find many ways to
discredit the present gold standard
law. With Altgeld, Charlie Towne,
Congressman Sulzer or Boss Croker as
g. secretary of the treasury how much
does our neighbor suppose would
really be done to carry out the provl-
=sions of the present law on the statute
books?
In view of all this, the only thing
for the American people to do is to
most effectually kill Organism at the
coming election. The indications are
strong that that is what they propose
to do After that it is not likely there
will be much danger of free coinage
from any political party in this
country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

The appearance of Theodore Roose-
welt at St. Paul last Tuesday night
created great interest among Repub-
hcans all over the state, and the limit
of st. Pauls capacity to take care of
visitors was taxed. Special rates
have been granted on all railroad lines
leading to the twin cities, and many
of the roads run special trains
Senator Davis presided at the meet
ing, and the occasion was
one of the greatest political events
of the campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
A JUST TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY

Harper's Weekly, which pursues
quite an independent course in politics
pays quite a tribute to President Nc
Kinley in late issue, in commenting
upon the result of the Philadelphia
convention The Weekly supported
Mr.. Mckinley four years ago upon the
money question, but after he became
president it broke from him, not
fancying his protective tariff views,
and also holding that he was not doing
just what he ought to have done on the
money question. AS the Spanish war
progressed it criticised him quite
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
What business has America in China

What business has America in China
ask some of Mr.. Bryan's follow
ers. Well if they were doing business
in China, or had been unlucky enough
to have gotten caught there on a
pleasure trip when the outbreak came,
they would not ask that question but
wonder why America didn't get there
more quickly. The Mckinley admin
istration is strictly an American adj
ADMINISTRATION and does not hesitate to
protect the interests of America any
where
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Governor
SAMUEL R. VAN SANT,of Wlnona'
Lieutenant Governor
LYNDON A. SMITH, of Montevideo.
Secretary of State
PETER E. HANSON, of Litchheid.
State Treasurer
JULIUS H. BLOCK. Of st. Peter.
Attorney General
w. B. DOUGLASS, of Moorehead.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court -
CHAS. NJ START, of Rochester.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
LORIN W. COLLINS, of st. Cloud
Railroad Commissioner, 4year term
JOS. G. MILLER, of Two Harbors.
r abroad Commissioner, 4-year term
IRA B. MILLS, of Moorehead.
Railroad Commissioner, 2-year term
CaAS F. STAPLES, of W. st. Paul.
For Congress, Second District
JAMES T. M'CLEARY, of Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
SOME PUBLIC SCHOOL FIGURES.

SOME PUBLIC SCHOOL FlGUhES.
The United States is certainly forg
ing ahead in the matter of education.
The English StatisticianMulhall figures
thatsrthe census 1900 will show school
population, which embraces persons
between and 10 years old, of %, $50, :
600, with 500, 600 pupils enrolled,
and an average attendance of II, 060, :
000 He, places the annual expendi-
lures of the public schools at 1910, 400, :
900. These are large figures and give
some idea of the extent of the public
school system of this country. He also
gives comparative figures showing the
expenditure of money per child in the
various sections of the nations in dol
lars, as follows: New England, 1927
Middle states, 1879; the South A. 6 /;
Prairie states, 1877; Pacific states,
10. SO. The middle west does not make
the fine showing, according to this
that some of us have been wont to
think. The increase in only little
over a dollar more per child than we
paid ten years ago, while the slow go
ing east has increased their sum over
five dollars per child. The Pacific
states have fallen back somewhat, but
still make better showing than the
central west does. The south has in
creased it's expenditures trifie.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Whatever the recent census enumer-
alton may have given Mankato, we
will wager our office towel against
'steen dollars that after the supple
mentary canvass is over and the total
is given out, Mankato will
show a greater population than she did
in 80. We are willing to make this a
standing offer, despite the odds we
give
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN

From all reports the Democrats will
make their greatest fight in the ma
tional campaign this year, in the cleo
tion of members of congress- Notwith-
standing the fact that Mr.. Bryan has
made the statement that the Republi-
cans will not carry single state this
fall with the exception of Vermont,
and he is 10th to give them even that,
there are few outside of some of his
radical followers who entertain any
idea of the success of the Populistic-
Democratic national ticket. In the
east not much of a campaign will be
made for it. But for members of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Frank Day in his Fairmont Sentinel
says that it was fortunate for the
Democratic party and the country that
Dave Hill was not nominated for vice
president. Yet if Hill had been nomi-
mated, such is Franks devotion to
fusion reform, that he would have de-
clared it the best ever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Bryan says: 'When you go to the
polls to vote, remember that you are
American citizens Bryan is right
for once, and the man who goes to the
polls remembering he is an American
citizen, will not be disturbed by
Bryan's wall of the shadow of imperi-
alism, nor will he vote to pull down
the flag on any of our new possessions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

Mr.. Towne promised to deliver Min
nesota and Michigan to Bryan but he
may be disposed to draw the line at
Stevenson. st. Louis Globe Demo
GRAFT.
The voters of the two states
above named will draw the line on
both Bryan and Stevenson on Novem-
Der next by good sized majority.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

The assessors valuations as returned
for Nicollet county are: Real estate,
So, 7O4, 1877, and personal property,
81, Oil, $685. North Mankato real estate
was returned at 800, $50, and personal
property at 81, OPS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

The report of the British consul in
Cuba, for the year 1899, just published
in London, highly compliments the
work which the Americans have done
in Cuba. He says the officials have
worked honestly and done all they
cO111d
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20

The assessed valuation of Goodhue
county, real and personal outside of
Red Wing, just returned by the asses
sors, is 81, 36S, 219, a gain of 1878, S25
since 1898.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For President
WILLIAM M'KINLEY,
Of Ohio.
For Vice President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Of New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
VARIOUS OPINIONS.

Minneapolis Journal: 1t comes ma
tural for Mr.. Stevenson to declare the
war in the Philippines failure.
That is what he said about the war of
"a