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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-04
FEEL EARTHQUAKE COMING
Animals Seem to Have a Sixth senes
 Few People Possess.

Animals Seem to Have a Sixth senR.
 Few People Possess.
 When, in December, a woman refus- ed to remain more than one night at Amalf, saying she was sure that the earth was moving, and when next day the landslip occurred, it was saiae Here, at all events, one human being with the premonitory sense of earth. quakes, with which most animals ap- pear to be endaed "I have been told of instance after instance of horses, dogs, a monkey, and even ducks, who showed unmistakabIa signs of panic for day. two days, and even longer. be- fore the last great earthquake in the Riviera Only to name few: A wom- an at Nice remarked the miserable con- dition of the horse she usually drove, and told her coachman to take him home and order a brougham from the livery stables for her. The hired horse was as timid, and seemed as weak, as her own The driver said all the an- finals were of their feet" A mons key, two tame ducks and other pets. at a villa near Yi1lefranehe. on the Shreve Tuesday--the day before She bhoek which destroyed so much life and roperty-refused to enter the house, where they were generally very happy. They were all spiritIess, dull and scared A little white lap dog, who sat on the wide arm of his mas9 ter's chair at meals, and was the most sociable of pets at all other times, re- fused also to "come home to roost." Other dogs also evinced an unwonted terror of being under a roof. Cattle belonging to the dairies supplying the winter resorts sickened and seemed rror-stricken-the quantity and quail ity of the milk suffering considerably. The woman of Amalf is thought to owe her presentiment to =hypersensi- tiveness of nerves, which gave her share of this sixth sense" which the animals possess.-London News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-04
The SIX Industry.

The silk industry has had remark. able development In the United States in recent years. In the annual review of the business by the secretary of the Silk association it is known that there are silk factories now in 230 towns ip 19 different states, the number of es- tablishments being 750. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut lead in the manufacture of silk fabrics. Peters burg, Va, has been running silk mills for some years. We have not aceli. mated the siIkworm, but import the reeled yarn from other countries. h 1899 we imported 73,667 bales, worth s41, ,195, ,209, the average price per pound being $415. We export none of our fabrics, 1t appears. but sell all in the home market. All Americans. espe- cially the ladies, try to support in theil dress the1r title to De the earth's nobility.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-04

FOR RENT-A large and neatly furnished ! bed room. Apply at No. 316 East Third avenue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-04
You Ought to Make Up
your mind right

your mind right now what you are going to have in your home this summer; then you ought to come right along this way, and look over this stock of ours. Are you going to enter tain your if ends in the same old chairs at the same old table, and on the same old carpets? Why not have things fresh and new7 Needn't buy all at once. Get a piece now and a piece little lat CT If you buy here, the first piece will be as good as the last piece.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-04

FOR RENT Furnished front room, Apply 4 at 802 South Main street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-04

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
COMING EVENTS.
Athletic Club has Several Interesting
Ones Under Way.

At meeting of the Athletic club Mon
day evening the committee on wrest-
ling match between John J. Rooney
and James McWeeny, to be held at the
opera house on Jan. %, was authoriz-
ed to arrange for a five bout sparring
exhibition for points in connection
with the wrestling match. John
Hopkins, Rooney's manager, a clever
man with the gloves, has written that
he will meet any 1873 pound man in a
boxing exhibition, and the committee
will endeavor to get a man from the
Twin Cities to accommodate him.
This no doubt will be pleasing fea-
ture in connection with the wrestling
match.
Four new members were admitted,
making the membership of the club
about 80. Tomorrow evening will be
held the dancing party for the mem
bers of the club and members of the
ladies class. In connection with this
there will be the opening of the new
club room, which has been richly
painted and papered and nicely fur
nished and has very pleasing appear
ance. All members of the club are re-
quested to be present. Dancing and
card playing will be INDUCED in and
during the vening the members of
the ladies class will give an exhibition
in club swinging.
Preparations are being made for
grand ball to be held on Christmas
night, Dec. Both, and one on New Years
eve, Dec. 31st, and also for grand
gymnastic exhibition to be given
about Feb. 10Th. All classes are now
hard at work for this entertainment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
ANOTHER HOME INDUSTRY.
Plans for Raising Wheat for MacarOni
in the United States.

Shipment is now ON the way to
Washington of some macaroni wheat
seed which, it is hoped by Secretary
Wilson, will be the starting of another
home industry, says the New York
Tribune The experiments which have
been made are satisfactory and lead
to the belief that considerable part
of the country can successfully grow
these wheats, better perhaps and
cheaper than anywhere else in the
world. The Dakotas have given the
best results thus far with the spring
varieties of macaron' wheat. Jardi G.
Smith, chief of the division of seed
and plant introduction, who has this
matter in hand for the department, is
confident that American macaroni will
be the result of these importations of
Russian seed, and he thinks it not i'm
probable that steps will be taken soon
which will result in the establishment
of macaroni factories in st. Paul and
Minneapolis. He says:
"The first thing to start the move
ment is the erection of factory to
handle the crop, as there is no market
for this wheat at present in the
United States, since it is not good for
bread However, before building
factories it would be necessary to con-
tract for a certain acreage of this
wheat But l think this could be done
easily. There would be greater profit
in this crop than in other wheat. In
Marseilles macaroni wheat is worth
from 10 to 10 cents a bushel more than
bread wheat. The industry of raising
and milling this wheat in the United
States must, however. be treated as. AN
entirely separate proposition from
bread wheat growing and manufac-
ture. 1t would be as well to call it by
some.other--.name, FLOR ALI the details
must..be on different.sbasis Present
grain elevators would not handle this
hard wheat, and present machinery
could not convert it, so that for these
reasons the growing of macaroni wheat
must be approached in a comprehen-
sive MANNER. Nevertheless the field,
I think, is inviting to both farmer and
capitalist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
EVANS AGAINST THE FIELD.

The candidacy of Robert G.. Evans,
of Minneapolis, for the senatorial
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor Davis, is meeting with such en-
thusiastic reception throughout the
state as to alarm hsi opponents 1t is
apparent that it must be Evans against
the field. This inevitable result is
brought about through no fault of Mr..
Evans neither is it a result of any
feeling of personal hostility toward
him. 1t is the natural accompani-
ment of politics, and the outgrowth of
the strength that his name has devel-
oped throughout all portions of the
state. Those who want to 'get into
the fight will naturally feel that Mr..
Evans is the one man to fear, and
his friends will need to be alert, &C
tive and aggressive if combination
against him is prevented
If the contest is left to be fought
out between the now only pronounced
ndidates-Messrs. Evans and Clapp
indications are not wanting to war
rant one in predicting that Mr.. Evans
will be successful. If, as some be-
lieve, Senator Stevens of st. Paul,
Thos. Lowry of Minneapolis, Congress
man Tawney of Winona and one or
two others, shall be drawn into the
contest, then the result will be too
uncertain for anything like a good
guess. No one will assume to deny
the right of any ambitious man to get
into the contest provided he does SO
for himself. A seat in the United
Staets senate is an alluring prize
worthy the ambition of any gentleman
of ability, but it will be unfortunate
to have great field of candidates,
followed by a long and possibly bitter
struggle, with possible result of not
getting the best man and the liability
of leaving the party in more or
less disorganized condition.
The time is opportune for serious
thought by members of the legislature,
who will be responsible to the people
of Minnesota for their action on this
matter. They will be importuned on
every side and with all sorts of ar
guments. What the people want is
the best man possible to succeed the
late Senator Davis, and if it is to be a
Twin City man, the Free Press feels
that il is in line with the largest and
best sentiment of the people of our
state when it says that the selection of
Robert g. Evans will prove the most
popular and satisfactory of any. Evil
dence of this fact, as said before,
is not wanting, and it's accurateness is
daily being indicated by members of
the legislature coming out and enroll
ing themselves on tire side of Evans
supporters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
PLANTS THAT BEAR JEWELS.

One of the directors of Kew Gardens
in London said, in a recent lecture
on some curiosities of plant life, that
the pearls occasionally found in the
cocoanut palm of the Philippines
which are composed of carbonate of
lime, were the most wonderful things
known to the botanist. The bamboo
yields another precious product of true
opals, which are found in it's joints.
These products are occasionally found,
while American barley gives much
more precious thing and gives it all
the time Golden Grain Belt beer.
If you reckon the worth of the thing
from the good it can do, you must
place this health-giving beer above
the most costly jewels. 1t is brewed
from the purest barley, favored with
selected hops, and contains, in every
bottle, the strength of bread. If you
would be happy and healthy keep
case always in your home. Order if
M. J. Smith.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
WHAT 1T PROfITED.
The City Has Been Big Gamer by Ex-
pert DOnaIdsOn'S Work,

p
Expert Donaldson's examination of
the city's books proved to be profit
able one for the city. AS result of
it, the following sums have been paid
into the treasury: Settlement with
former Recorder Fl. W. Brown, $500;
county's share of grading Silver ravine
road, 81, O20; shortage of W. II.
Shepard, former treas urer, $52.02 j.
w. Hoerr estate, special assessment
$34 withheld from library fund, $500;
interest on same, $i48; special assess
ments, SITS 81; same, 5000; same,
$500; B. Roemer, returned interest
overpaid by city on note, $50. This
makes total of So, 973. 81.
Besides the above, there is claim
of $500 against the county for fees in
state cases, but this has not yet been
collected.
The cost of making the examination
of the city's books was 81, $50, or less
than half of the sum which has been
returned to the city treasury. But to
the money actually returned must be
added the valuable suggestions in re-
gard to keeping the city's books made
by Mr.. Donaldson, and which are
being put into practice SO far as pos
sible by the present city recorder, Mr..
Williams. If the practice of collecting
fees in state cases from the county was
followed up. there would be a continu-
GUS gain from this source.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
Franchise of the Local Company Will
Expire in Two Weeks.

Mankato's hopes for an electric
street railway system in the near fu-
ture have gone glimmering. The
franchise granted to the Mankato Elec-
trio Street Railway, Light and Power
Co. a year or SO ago will expire on
Jan. 1st When the time was extended
for the construction of the road the
company was given until Jan. LIST,
1901 to have three miles of street rail-
way in operation, and five miles to be
completed year later.
Some time ago the members of the
company were hopeful that they could
interest eastern capital in the project,
but of this there is no present pros
pect, and no attempt will be made to
secure another extension of time.
1t is merely question of time when
Mankato will have an electric street
railway, and that time will come as
soon as capitalists can figure out that
it will be profitable investment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
BREWERS WIVES.
He Discovers that He Has Too
Many at Once.
Brings Two Actions to Free Himself
from Both, Claiming Desertion
on Their Part.

Judge Cray listened to evidence Tues
day in a matrimonial mix-up. The two
proceedings of Philo Brewer, of this
city, to separate himself legally from
mis- two wives, were tried. The two
wives have separated themselves from
Philo and now he wants to make them
stay separated.
Brewer on March 10th, 1880, led to
the altar what he supposed to be
blushing widow. Her name was Louise
and he says that she claimed that her
husband, poor man, was dead. Five
or six months after the marriage she
claimed to have received letter from
her first husband, who wrote that he
was not dead but very much alive and
living in Minneapolis. She left
Brewer and returned to her first love.
Brewer, supposing that his marri-
age was of no binding effect, mas
much as his wife had another husband,
did not take the trouble to procure a
divorce, but proceeded after due time
to make love to fair damsel named
Mathilda. He and Mathilda were
married Nov. 18th, 1888, and after five
or six months of nuptial bliss this wife
also left him. He claims that she
took everything in sight that was
his, stripping the house as COM
pletely as the winter winds strip the
trees of their foliage.
Mr.. Brewer has some property, and
he desires to arrange his earthly affairs
so that his long sleep may not be dis
turbed by the conflict of wives over
his goods and chattels. He is suing
to'annul the marriage with wife No.
land to procure divorce from wife
No 2 on the ground of desertion.
Evan Hughes appeared as his attor ney
today, and there was no appearance
for either of the wives. Judge Cray
took the matter under advisement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
EXPRESS CHARGES $4,000.

The largest shipment of horses by
express on record will be made in a
few days. The horses are blooded ami
mails from the late Marcus DAILY IS
ranch in Montana, and are going to
Europe In order to catch certain
steamer, 1t will be necessary to send
them part of the way by express.
They will go from Helena to st. Paul
by freight, and will then be shipped
by express to New York, thus gaining
orty-eight hours. 1t will require ten
special stock cars to carry the horses
and the charges are 5000 car. This
method of shipping comes high, but
in this case it must be had. The
American Express Co. is having some
difficulty in assembling the necessary
cars
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21

In an interview in the Atlanta
,Tournal former President Cleveland
discussing the condition of the Demo-
cratic party, says that in his opinion
ssthe great need of the Democratic
party is return to first principles.
The Democratic party has not been
fatally disorgnaized, but it sadly needs
rehabilitation on purely Democratic
lines. But right on Mr.. Cleveland s
first idea is the nub of the whole diff
Guilty. Mr.. Bryan says that the first
principles have become thoroughly
discredited, and in this view he will
have quite following of the Populis-
tic element of the party. A decided
move by the old line Democratic ele-
ment under the leadership of some
such man as Cleveland would cause a
split. In fact any move looking to
reorganization with the Kansas City
ideas left out, means a split in that
party, but such move would not be
bad thing in the long run, for it would
ensure the building up of safe con-
servative party, which Republicans
even would hail with satisfaction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
FOR CHRISTMAS RUSH.
Express Offices Open Evenings This
Week and Next Sunday Forenoon.

The three cypress offices in this city,
the American, United States and
Wells-Fargo, will by agreement be
open each evening this week until
nine O'Clock, and on Sunday forenoon
from nine to twelve o'clock, in order
to accommodate people wanting to send
Christmas packages. This will prove
a great convenience to many, and is
an innovation in this city.
The express agents report that
Christmas business is opening up
briskly. Yesterday and today have
witnessed quite rush, and it will in
crease as the week grows old.
The merchants generally report a
good holiday trade, although it might
be greater in some lines with sleigh
ing The year has been prosperous
one, and people have money to spend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
GUS wAITE'S DEATH.

DIR. Frisbie has received copy of
the Aspen, Col, Daily Times of Sat-
urday from which we clip the follow
ing concerning the death of former
Mankato boy, mention of which was
made by the Fress Press at the time
it was first reported:
The following letter recently re-
ceived by our esteemed fellow towns
man, explains itself
Manila, P. l., Nov. 1, 1900. Mr..
d. Fl. Waite, Aspen, Colo. Dear Sir :
I have to inform you that telegram
has just been received at this Office
stating that Private Augustus F.
Waite, Co. g., 34th infantry, us.
v, died of diphtheria on the 18th
inst at the military hospital at
Laoag, P. I. Very respectfully, L. A.
Mans, Mag. Sur. q. S. "
"Augustus..F. Waite was the son of
the late Judge F. Waite, of Mankato,
Mimi, and nephew of Ex-Governor
Waite, of Colorado. He entered the
army about one year ago at Denver. !"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
LEAGUE TO PROTECT BIRDS.
Audubon Societies Take Steps to Begin
Organized Crusade.

There are $4,000 persons in Boston
who refuse to wear feathers in their
hats. But they are not all women,
for there are many male members OF
the Audubon societies which held
their first congress at Cambridge the
other afternoon
They constitute an organized protest
against the use of birds in millinery,
says the New York Telegram. Hither-
to their work has been on the lines of
lessening the demand for the plumes.
It was realized that the plume hunters
were prompted to what the Audubon
ties call fell deed by very natural
motive of profit
About all that has been required of
the members was to sign pledge not
TO wear feather millinery. Each So
ciety is an independent body, wit h
the membership of more than 30, 600.
The other days congress, attended by
delegates frora as far as Illinois and
the District of Columbia, took steps
to form some sort of a league.
1t is proposed to Institute bird study
scheme suggested by Frank M. Chap
man to include an annual summer
gathering modelled on the Chautauqua
idea. Both the schemes were SO we'll
received that it is believed they will
become part of the Audubon society
program. A committee to formulate
a plan for carrying the ideas into effect
is to be chosen by President Charles
Sedgwick Minot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
SOciety......

Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Fl. Ray enter
tanned the members of the Tourist club
and their husbands Monday evening.
Dainty refreshments were served, and
the evenings program consisted of
music, and an entertaining talk by DIR.
Harrington of the trip of himself and
wife in Europe last year. This was
to cover the journey from Munich to
Innspruck but the doctor preferred
to start at Paris giving a description
of the trip up the Rhine to Munich,
and so around through the Alps back
to Paris. The talk included descrip-
tion of the Passion Play which
they witnessed, and was greatly en-
joyed by those present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21
A HIGH RECOMMENDATION.
Chicago Baker Who has Built Up an
Immense Business with Hubbard's
Superlative.

Superlative.
The Hubbard Milling Co. has re-
ceiyed the following letter from one
of its regular customers:
"Mr G. NJ Palmer, Treasurer,
Hubbard Milling Co., Mankato, Mimi.
Dear Sir: With the close of this
month, the Heusner Baking Co. COM
pletes the fifth year of its existence.
Also the fifth consecutive year that it
has used Hubbard's Speculative to the
exclusion Of all other hours The
fact that we started In business five
years ago with one delivery wagon
and no customers, added to the fact
that we now are running twenty de-
livery wagons, and baking 5000
loaves of bread each night, would, l
think, entitle Hubbard's Superlative
to splendid recommendation from
the standpoint of baker.
81 congratulate the Hubbard Milling
Co., on the high standard of excellence
of their output and trust that the time
may come when the continued growth
of our business will enable us to bake
80, 900 loaves of bread night, made
from Hubbard S Superlative.
with compliments of the season, |
am
Yours truly,
u. A. HEUSNER, Mgr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21

The senate is being bes eiged by
numerous interests asking for further
revenue reduction than that marked
by the house bill just passed. Among
those who want the revenue tax taken
off, are bankers, brokers and insurance
men, and they request hearings before
the senate finance committee. The
bankers desire that the tax on capital
stock and surplus earnings be taken
off. Senator Aldrich of the finance
committee, says that the requests
have come too late that they should
have obtained a hearing before the
house ways and means committee. He
says that with the heavy appropria-
tions asked for from the various de-
partments of the government, it will be
impossible to effect any further reve-
nue. reductions. In view of the fact
that the treasury officials, after careful
estimates have declar ed that thirty
millions was about as far as it was
safe to go in revenue reduction, and
the house has made it forty millions
it would seem that Senator Aldrich 8
position was about correct. The SEN
ate would be wise were it to pass the
house bill about as it received it,