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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13

Tuesday evening" Review does Mr.. J.
G. Hamlin, supervisor of census
very great injustice regarding that
officials attitude toward the Mankato
census matter Mr. Hamlin said, and
said truly, that the 1895 enumeration
was loosely made and in many in
stances padded. - He did not, how
ever, charge that this was the case
with Mankato- but spoke of the work
generally. 1t is known to be fact
that no enumeration, federal or state,
was ever made where so great precau-
ton was taken to prevent duplication
as the one just completed. 1t is well
known fact, also, that in 1895 our citi-
zens were thoroughly aroused on the
census matter, and concerted action
was taken by the Commercial Club, a
then very active organization, to give
every possible assistance to the enum-
orators and through it's assistance hun
dreds of names were added to the cen
sus rolls that would no doubt have es-
capped the enumerators with less dill
gence. Again, the Review editor
knows that Mr.. Hamlin could not di
vulge to Mr.. Shoemaker or any one
else, the number of inhabitants of
Mankato as returned by the enumera-
tors, without fragrant violation of
his oath of office Mr. Hamlin stands
ready and more than willing to do
anything within his power to correct
any omissions in enumeration that
have been made, and it does not come
with very good grace that he should
be accused of things that he is not
guilty of by a public journal whether
for political effect or otherwise. Let
us try and get correct accounting of
our population, but in doing so let us,
with equal consideration, give those
who have charge of the enumeration
credit for honesty of purpose.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
CUT THEM DOWN.
Russian Thistles Abound in North Man.
katO to a Large Extent.

The people of North Mankato should
cause crusade to be Immediately in
stituted against the Russian thistle
that is growing so abundantly. A gen
tleman brought in sample of the
thistle to the Free Press last evening
and says that it is growing in abund-
ance within twenty feet of the north
end of the bridge All about the
Swedish church he says it is thick.
Unless the authorities cause it to be
cut down before going to seed it will
spread to limit that will cause
trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
CROP SITUATION IN NORTHWEST

Last month reports were sent out
from Chicago that the wheat crop of
the northwest was largely ruined, and
that as result the Dakotas and Min
nesota would not have wheat yield
of over rs, 600, 600 bushels as against
It's, co., 600 or 300, 600, 900 bushels for
last year Since then there have been
good rains all over the northwest,
which have greatly improved the con-
ditions more especially in the southern
portion of this state and in the south
half of South Dakota where crops are
good Take it in Blue Earth county
for instance, the crops will average
about as good as last year and in some
localities it is said they will be better.
And the same is probably true of a
large number of localities in the south
western portion of the state. 1t is
said that the rain last week will help
out the crop greatly through the north
ern and western portion of Minnesota
and through North Dakota, though of
course it will not give first class
crop.
The Minneapolis Journal, which
every year publishes crop estimate
which have become notable because of
their closeness to actual results as
compared with some estimates an
nounces that it will not give any fig
ures until next month, when it conf
IDENTIFY expects to be able to report a
yield very much better than rs, 600, 600
bushels. Speaking of the crop situa-
tion in the northwest in general way
the Journal says;
The fact is that the northwest will
have fair crops. The prospect is now
that good yield of flax will be secur-
ed, and that corn, potatoes and fodder
crops will be satisfactory. This leaves
deficiency in the wheat yield. If the
wheat yield is reduced 100, 600, 00O
bushels good allowance is made for
the effect of the drought, and it is not
yet certain that the yield is 1OO 600,
| 900 under last year. July is trying
|
suffer further injury or it may improve
as result of rains
The Journal believes that if fair
flax crop is secured and 10, 600, 600 of
wheat that the northwest will have
within $15, 600, 600 as much money as
it did last year after reducing bread
and seed. This would be loss of only
So per capita
| The fact is the northwest situation
is by no means as disappointing as
premature reports have made it. Bust
ness men have been investigating, and
they find much to Encourage. The
rains last week soaked the ground.
Pasturage has started and the fodder
question is solving itself by providing
the necessary fodder for the present
and insuring feed crop in the fall.
The district of large dairy interests
has not felt to any extent the drought
damage The creameries of Mime
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
ECKELs OPPOSES BRYAN.

James III. Eckels, who was controller
of the currency during President
Cleveland S second administration, has
come out strong against Bryan for
president, and will do all he can to
compass his defeat. He was strongly
opposed to him in 1896 and is no less
so now. In an interview upon the
subject he expressed himself in en-
phatic terms and said he should oppose
Bryan with all the vigor he possessed.
In speaking of the attempt of the Kan
sas City convention to make some
other issue the dominant one, while
retaining clear cut and specific sill
yer plank in the platform, he says:
''No issue set forth in any platform,
no matter how cunningly devised and
arranged, in this campaign, can be
made paramount to the issue of Mr..
Bryan himself, his erroneous views
of public questions, his numerous va
garies and his demonstrated desire to
find popularity and votes in never
absent appeal to class prejudice and
supposed race hatreds. No man is fit
ted for the presidency who, day in and
day out, proclaims in the midst of a
demonstrated better condition of
affairs, the reverse to be true in order
to foment discomfort which will
gain to himself and party political
advantage.
He expresses his disbelief that Bryan
will be able to draw the German
voters away on cunningly devised So
called issues made to cloak the as
sault upon the integrity of the coun-
try's currency system, and in closing
says:
Il do not accept Republican doc
trines as against pure Democratic ones
rightly interpreted and incorporated
into the administration of public
affairs But as between Republican
ism and Populism filtered through the
channel of Organism, prefer Repub
icanism.
Mr.. Eckles is one of the most prom
inent of the gold Democrats, and
will WELD wide influence through
the campaign, and the position which
he takes indicates that the efforts of
the Bryanites to set upon false issue
of imperialism, something that does
not exist nor is thought of, for that of
the real one of free coinage of silver,
which is thoroughly embodied in the
personality of VIM. j. Bryan, will
blind no one who really wishes to see
facts as they are. The election of Mr..
Bryan would mean the active work of
placing upon our statute books law
for the free coinage of silver, and the
discrediting of our present standard of
values 1t would mean an entire
turning over of present conditions, and
that means a return to the times of
$3.50 and all the attendant evils of
deprecated money. This is the reason
why Mr.. Eckles and Democrats like
him will be actively opposed to Bryan S
candidacy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13

The population of Porto Rico by
the census of 1899, was 953, 243. The
lastcensus previous to that was in 1887,
which showed population of T9S, 565.
The total number of children from 5
to years of age is given at 322, 1893,
and the number attending school at
26, 212, or 81. per cent of the total.
1t would seem that there was good
chance for missionary work in the way
of education upon the island. As
matter of fact, however, the question
of education is being taken up and
much progress made therein.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
ade now, and all differences adjusted

made now, and all differences adjusted
within two weeks.
Capt Reed promised to have this
done.
Some other discussion followed along
the same line as the above outlined,
and the meeting adjourned with the
understanding that Mr.. Clark would
call on Senator Stevens in day or
two and report his finding to the board
of trade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13

J. E. Brown, of Mapleton, was a
caller at the Free Press office Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lester lost their
eighteen months old baby Monday,
and the funeral occurred Tuesday.
A finely mounted buck has been re-
ceived at the office of the Wells-F Fargo
Express Co. 1t was secured in Wiscon-
sin, and can be seen in one of the dis
play windows of the company's Office
in The Saulpaugh block.
The board of equalization worked
on the personal property valuations
last night and finished the AS and BIS.
Only few slight changes were made.
Thos. o. Jones appeared at the meet
ing, but had no complaint to make.
The board meets again tonight.
Two men were in town Monday night
offering to sell s. shoes for $1.25 a
pair They also had some..rubber hose
which they offered very cheap. The
police were looking for them today
on the supposition that the goods were
stolen, but could not find them.
Complaint about the weeds that are
growing in the city are becoming
numerous and the attention of the
board of public works is respectfully
directed to them The sides of some
of the streets are infested with weeds,
and these will soon be going to seed.
They are an unsightly nuisance and
the man with the scythe is needed.
Let the board detail man to NOW
down the weeds.
Prof F. L. Holtz went to Window
Monday to conduct summer school
there for a month
Mrs L. L. Brown, of Winona, was
in the city Monday ON her way to
Lake Washington
Miss Hattie Bittner, of st. Peter, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. E.
Muzzy, of North Mankato.
Gen. E. M. Pope is in the city to
appear in the actions brought against
him in the district court by the First
National bank
Joseph Landkammer left this after
noon for two weeks trip to Grand
Rapids, Chicago and Milwaukee, and
will buy some stock while absent
David Peterson, who has been en-
ployed by the Patterson Mercantile Co.
for the last three months, has gone to
Boone, Iowa.
L. Lowman and wife, of McCook,
Neb., arrived Monday to spend some
time at Point Pleasant on account of
the former health.
F. L. Hansing and wife and E.
Rosenburger and wife and niece have
gone to Lake Washington to camp out
for a couple of weeks.
Chas. A. Lambert, of Young Amer
lea, past grand master of the Odd
Fellows, was in the city Tuesday. He
travels for Ornes, Esswein & Co., of
Minneapolis.
Mrs Geo. D. Eygabroad and chill
dren, of Winnebago City, are spending
few weeks in the city as the guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Beach.
Straw hats must go. SOC ones for
25c, 75c for 40c, 81. 90 for soc, ST. 80 fol-
75c, So 90 for 81. 90. Model Clothing
& Shoe House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13

The Review says that the silver is
sue is overshadowed by that of imperi-
alism. Mr. Bryan in his article in the
North American Review for June puts
money as the first and overshadowing
question Does the Review mean to
rule the great Dictator out of order?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13

Probably no other society in the
United States can produce list of the
subordinate lodges as strong umeri-
cally. The Woodman Head Consul Hon.
w. A. Northcott, in fact, says that no
society in the world has ten lodges
that can compare with the above.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
MORE BIG LODGES.
The May Report of the Modern WO0dmen
Society Surprises PraternaIists.

On May list, according to the month
ly summary published by head clerk
Halves, of the Modern Woodman So
ciety, the ten largest local lodges Tor
camps) of the society were:
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14

Republican platform promulgated in
1896 at st. Louis They also remember
very distinctly how those promises
have been. broken and disregarded.
1t will be an easy matter for Mark
Hanna to order the ready writer's un-
der his command to prepare platform
planks expressing opposition TO trusts
and quoting hypocritical cant about ac-
cepting the behests of Providence, but
none of these things can obscure or de-
strOy facts. 1t is one thing to talk and
to make promises, and it is quite an
other thing to face an evil record and
to explain away the scandals Of bad
government.
How can the Republican party get
away from the disgrace attached to
the embalmed beef furnished troops in
the field? What excuse can he urged
for the taxation without representa-
ton inflicted on Porto Rico? Will the
COeur d'Alene Outrages on miners be
clared inventions of the enemy? If
not. bow can they be explained away:
And then the gigantic pOstOffice steal
in Cuba. What can be done with that:
Besides. there is the Philippine war,
useless, costly and death-d dealing, to say
nothing of the Hay-PauncefOte treaty
turning over the Isthmian canal to Eng
land.
Facts are hard things TO meet, and
platform buncOmbe will not have the
effect of making the people forget the
facts.
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,nly that. but is enjoying a high degree

only that. but Is enjoying high degree
of prosperity. But if this is the case,
why these strikes, boycotts, lockouts,
etc? Perhaps there is prosperity and
labor is endeavoring to obtain 4 small
portion of it, but at this present writ
ing there are no indications that it is
receiving what it should receive ac-
cording to the predictions of Mr.. Me
Kinley and the benevolent trusts
There never was nation that has i'll
creased in its Industrial achievements
to such Il gigantic extent as has the
United States. Such an increase should
have attached to it the element of pros
perity as necessary adjunct. But Ia
bor is not rising up to the level of this
wonderful prosperity, and its unrest is
caused by its struggle to break through
the restraining crust. This crust is
nothing more or less than discrimina-
n-discrimination that favOrs the
aggregation of capital" at the expense
of the employe. 1t is this discrimina-
ton that makes the Republican party
SO strong financially, and renders it an
easy matter TO raise huge corruption
funds. 1t is this discrimination that
the Democratic party is striving to
break down, and which it will break
down if it gets into pOwer.-Oshkosh
Times
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14

Writing Of the scenes after the battle
Of Colenso. the special correspondent Of
South Africa says: Some Of the shell
wounds were very terrible and CHASTITY,
and many men wounded by the Mauser
bullets were hit in several places at
once. SO that it became very difficult in
some cases to find en- unwOunded part
of q mans body where he could be
safely handled. Not q word Of COM
plaint was heard, and very little groan-
ing or grieving over the wounds. Those
who We're able puffed away at their
pipes and waited their turn for the
operating tent in cold pluck.
l asked several men IL they wanted
anything Immediately. and always got
the same answer: "Pm all right, sir,
the orderly is getting me some soup"
when did you have your last food?"
asked. Two o'clock this morning.
sir; but I'm all right"
l saw one man standing looking at
the stump Of h;s trigger finger, which
had been carried away by a bullet.
you'll be all right" said 1; "cheer up!
1t will soon heal"
1T wasn't that, sor." he replied; I'm
wondering how soon I'll be able to get
back to pay out the mon what did that,
sor." Such was the spirit shown after
the battle Of Colenso, after about six
hours desperate fighting against hail
Of bullets fired by an enemy that not a
single infantryman had Chance Of
aiming at. l questioned many of the
wounded, and they all stated that they
had not seen q single BOer the whole
iiaY
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14
Exposure Was Not Looked For.

For this story of the relation OF poll
tics and medicine the Medical Journal
vOucheS: A physician was summoned
in haste to attend the child Of fam
lily that lived in two rooms in the heart
Of a large American city not New York.
The child had been seized suddenly and
seriously and just at election time; the
mother was in despair and when the
doubtful prOgnosis was given she broke
into wailing and violent self-condemna-
ton for some horrible sin of the family,
to which she said the child's illness
was due-a direct punishment for their
crime. She would go and curse tine
magistrate for it all. her. husband
should resign from "the force" and
such evil ways should be renOunced
forever. Curious to know how the mag
istrate could be held responsible for
the child's illness, the doctor finally Sc
cured the confession that the crime of
the poor, cOnscience-stricken woman
consisted in allowing the name of many
fraudulent voters to be registered as
resident in her house. in swearing to
the lie, etc. The magistrate also had
demanded this Of all the neighbors in
return for indescribable political IA
vOrs. The child recovered and the mag
istrate paid the physicians bil.-Phila-
delphia Journal.
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forecasts as TO the kind Of a cabinet he
wOuld choose
Trusts Raise PRICES.


If ever there was Il reasonable doubt
that trusts raise prices it ought to be
removed by the evidence of the last
week in May. The competition be-
tween sugar refiners came to an end.
after having lasted nearly two years,
vanced three times within a few days.
1t goes without saying that the charge
for this advance comes from the pocket
of the conSumer-the wOrkingman who
buys few pounds for his family. the
child indulging in little candy. the
vast multitude of toilers whose hard
earnings, expended in small sums at a
time, 90 to form the vast fortunes Of
the managers of trusts.
First. the large wholesale dealer has
to stand the exactiOn; he in turn adds
to the price ut which he sells to the re-
taller, and the latter adds cent or so
to the bill of the housewife who buys
sugar ut his store, and, of course, the
husband who works at his desk or
carries dinner pail to the shop has to
pay the additional charge: and it is by
this simple process that little rivulets
of money from every city and village
in the land make Mississippis of wealth
for the grea, mOnopolists. 1t is the
same with gas. and ice and steel. all Of
which have been raised abnOrmally in
price. or are about to be. through the
combination of those controlling the
products. Tie people are aroused on
this great issue, and those who fail to
perceive that fact are blind indeed
New York News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14
Or.vbacks to Maeax,n. 0rn..

81 am glad TO see that the War De-
partmeD: has finally decided not to or
der our Krag rifle ammunition put up
in clips, like the Mauser cartridges"
remarked an eX-volunteer officer. "The
Idea was that the clips would enable a
soldier to load his magazine a trifie
quicker than by putting in the cart
ridges one at time, but, as a matter
of fact, the gun shoots too fast as it is.
In the heat of action it is almost I'M
possible to prevent troops from vast.
ing ammunition when they have maga-
zine rifles in their hands. The impulse
to blaze away at top speed is next to
irresistible, especially when q fellow
Is little scared, and that of course,
means the worst kind of marksman-
ship. 1t is not the number of cartridges
that are fired, but the number of bullets
that find a billet that tells the tale. and
l am confident that the averages are
much better with a single shot gun than
with repeater. Look at the Beers, for
example. 1t is admitted that their
craftsmanship has been phenomenally
accurate. and it Is well known that the
majority of their sharpshooting force is
armed with n single-shOt German rifle.
l have talked with good many army
officers, and they all deprecate any
thing that will add to the rapidity Of
fire of our service rifles. Most of them
are doubtful about the real value of the
magazine under any circumstances.
even with troops under the hottest
fire."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14
The L..es. shotgun.

Thirty years ago hammerless shot
gun was a novelty. 1t had London
fine twist" barrels and a walnut stock.
and cost $3.50 or more. A finer quality
had ''laminated steer' barrels. The first
breechlOader to appear in a back cOun-
try town was a curiosity that attracted
people from points 100 miles distant.
Yesterday l looked over a new Ameri-
can gun, the very latest improvement
In sporting arms, and the proud owner
Informed me that nothing is manufac-
tured here or abroad that surpasses il
The barrels are made of Whitworth
tiuid-pressed steel, a certificate to that
effect being furnished with the piece
by the Sir Joseph Whitworth Company
of Manchester, England The stock is
made of Circassian walnut, superbly
checked and engraved. with pistol grip,
gold shield, and skeleton butt plate
The price was S4OO.-New York Press.
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pretty
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ROckefeIIerss Income.

Allowing for the increased prOduc-
tiOnS in sales in 1899 over those of
1897, 1t appears that the increased
profits of the Standard Oil Company
from both crude and refined oil
amounts to S27,OOO,0OO. This is at the
rate of S1.0O0,OO0 per quarter, and is
therefore not enough To account for
the increase of $12.50O.OOO in quarterly
dividends. Where the other $1,000, 900
came from does net appear on the face
of the returns. 1t is Il notable fact that
one man, John ID. Rockefeller. owns Il
majority of the stock of the Standard
Oil Company. His personal profits from
this project alone are more than $1O,-
100000 for three months, or SI0,0OO,-
900 per year To this is added his
profits in salt. zinc. copper, iron. gas,
lake shipping and other enterprises of
indefinite amount.
There is not monarch in Europe
with an income equal to his, and this
without the cares, expenses and inter-
est in the people which necessarily ac-
company the wearing of Il crown. Ver-
lily. 1t is better to be mOnOpolist than
monarch.-Leadville Miner.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14

This is the CASCARET tablet.
Every tablet of the only genuine
Cascarets bears the magic letters
wv Gee" Look at the tablet before
you buy, and beware OF SfsNdS.
limitations and substitutes.
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A Hot Time.

An incident of campaigning in the
Philippines as related by James Doug
las, Phillipsburg soldier boy: Dur
ing my first watch wanted chew of
tobacco. had to loosen my belt to get
it. and SO set my rifle down. l had
just taken chew ana fastened my
belt, and was in the act Of reaching for
my rifle, when l heard the report of a
rifle and felt stinging sensation along
my right side. l dropped to the ground.
and as l did SO l saw rebel in the
act of taking another bead at me. He
fired and missed, and then started to
run, but l caught him on the so. The
bullet hit him just at the nape Of the
neck and passed through his brain. His
first shot took my first aid package
out Of my right shirt pocket, and just
burned my side. was scared, too, l
can tell you."-Kansas City Journal.