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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
LAKES ARE FAST DRYING UP
Large Areas That Receive Less Than
Their Share of Rainfall.

Lieutenant O. Olufsen of the Danish
army has recently completed his sec
ond series of explorations in central
Asia and particularly on the lofty
Pamir plateau, where he first began
his studies in 1896. He SAYS that in
the past few years the quantity of
water in Turkestan and Bokhara are
notably diminished. A number of
GASES that were cultivated with much
success several years ago have now
been abandoned because the streams
that rendered their irrigation possible
have dried up. This phenomenon is
particularly prominent along the little
rivers that feed the Syr Daria and the
ANU Daria, whose sources are among
the highlands of the Pamirs.
The quantity of snow on the Pamirs
i s decreasing on account of the rapid
erosion of the soft schistose rocks
which form the ridges, the filing up
of the valleys and the increased aver
age velocity of the wind. With high
winds blowing over a surface that is
now more level than formerly, the
SHOWS which fed the lakes, the sources
of these rivers that helped to give
fertility to Turkestan and Bokhara,
blow away in large part, and the re-
suit is that the lakes are much smaller
than formerly.
He mentions in particular the Yechil
Kul, or lake, which far formerly at
least 200 kilometers-about1 1870 niles
in circumference The lake is now
only about forty miles in circumfer-
ence. Parts of it, however, still exist
as little lakes cut off from the main
lake in the lower parts of the former
bed occupied by Ye"hil Kul when it
was one unbroken sheet of water
This lake, however, is not one of the
feeders of the river, for it is salt
lake.
A somewhat similar story comes
from South Africa with regard to the
famous Lake Ngami, discovered bv
Livingstone more than fifty years ago.
The dessication of Lake Ngami has
made extremely rapid progress in the
past ten or twelve years. When Liv-
ingstone reached the lake in 1S49 he
found sheet of water with an area
of about 800 square kilometers. The
lake has now entirely disappeared. Its
old bed is low-lying plan covered
with jungle, with small areas of Doggy
land here and there, but not vestige
of water surface to be seen.
The Okawango river, once the outlet
of the lake, is entirely dry for some
twenty miles from Ngami, where it
begins to gather water again. For
merly many natives lived around the
edges of the lake and raised a great
deal of grain there. But culture now
is impossible, as there is no water to
irrigate the crops, and the result is
that the numerous villages around the
lake have been abandonded. Only a
comparatively few herders of cattle
still live where in the Furnishing days
of Lake Ngami there was large pop
ulation. New York Sum-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
MAY BE FATAL.
John PolIei Receives Terrible
Injuries.
Struck by a Falling Pulley in T. K.
Cougdlan's Lower Quarry
This Noon.

John Pollei, a driller in 7. R.
Coughlan's lower quarry, was terribly
and perhaps fatally injured while at
work there at FIVE minutes before noon
today. He was assisting around a
derrick. Foreman Hugh Smeaton di-
rected that stone that was frozen to
! the ground be lifted. The hooks were
attached and the derrick was set to
| work. Pollei and fellow workman,
Hans Krieger, attempted to pry the
stone up at the same time with crow
bars The space was too small for
both to work in, and Krieger stepped
back. Just then the hook at the top of
the mast that held the rope that the
boom was fastened to pulled out or
gave way, and the boom fell, followed
by the heavy pulley that the ropes ran
! through.
The pulley struck Pollei on the head
and arm. His left arm was crushed
| from the hand to a point above the
elbow. His right knee was hurt, but
not seriously A deep cut was made
on the right side of his head, over the
eye, going to the bone and slightly
fracturing but not depressing it. A
, scalp wound was made on top of his
head.
John Stahl was standing about
three feet from Pollei when the latter
was struck. He and Krieger assisted
the injured man to carriage, which
conveyed him to st. Joseph's hospital.
DR.. Andrews was summoned and
found it necessary to amputate the
left arm at point six inches below
the shoulder. He believes that Pollei
will pull through, but it will be close
call if he does recover.
Pollei is fifty-two years of age and
resides at 1919 North Fourth street
He has a wife and nine children. He
has worked in Mr.. Coughlin's quarry
for several years. The insurance which
all quarrymen carry will provide half
pay.
PolIei, after being struck, was able
to take five or six steps unassisted. He
did not lose consciousness.
The accident is greatly to be re-
GREETED, as it was not one in which
Pollei was at all to blame, according
to the statements of eye witnesses.
Some of the quarrymen feel that all
derricks ought to be inspected at in
tervals by state inspectors, the same as
boilers are inspected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

The board voted on Mr.. Davies
motion, to pay for washing curtains in
the various buildings. This led up to
discussion in regard to identifying
the rooms. DR.. Webster expressed the
opinion that not enough of this is
done. Whatever has been done, ii
developed, has been done by the
teachers and pupils.
Mr.. Coughlan brought up the matter
of putting a beating plant into the
Franklin building, and said that two
years ago an appropriation of So. 10C
was made for this purpose,
and that later 5000 was added
to this. The money has been
living idle in a bank. He moved
that the board advertise for bids for
heating plant, according to plans al
ready prepared by 81. c. Gerlich, but
withdrew this at the request of mem
beers and moved that the committee on
property and expense present modified
plans for the plant at the next regular
meeting. This was carried and the
board adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
NO DESIRE FOR OFFICE
AGUlNALDO INTENDS TO RE.
TIRE INTO PRIVATE
LIFE. Lii.
WILLING TO VISIT AMERICA

Said That President Mckinley Has
Invited Him and That He May Sail
April 15-Chief Justice AreIIano
Gives an Account of His Administer
ing the Oath of Allegiance to the
Filipino Chieftain.
Manila, April 4.-Chief Justice Arel-
lano, who administered to Emilio
Aguinaldo the oath of allegiance to
the United States government, de-
scribed to representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press the conditions leading
up to and attending the ceremony,
which was semi-private.
Aguinaldo, still detained in an
apartment of the Malacanan place and
awaiting orders from Washington,
had expressed himself as anxious to
learn more regarding the American
system of government and had asked
Chief Justice Arellano to enlighten
him. The chief justice carefully ex-
planned the various measures passed
by the Philippine commission headed
by Judge Taft and showed him what
provisions were made for education
and progress and for municipal and
provincial self-government. Listening
with deep interest Aguinaldo finally
exclaimed:
81 never thought the Americans
would be so fair and liberal"
Before the conversation was over he
agreed to take the oath of allegiance
and this was Immediately admins
tered.
Continuing, Arellano said: "Aguin-
aldo's action will induce many insur-
gents to capitulate and predict the
islands will be completely pacified by
June. Aguinaldo has expressed
willingness to visit the United States,
but when I questioned him respecting
the holding of Office he said he had no
desire in that direction, but intended
to retire into private life"
It is said President Mckinley has
invited Aguinaldo to visit the United
states and the insurgent leader may
sail for the United States April Is.
General Macarthur, when questioned
concerning the rumor said he had alb
solutely nothing to communicate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

And now listen to the Democratic
press pat itself on the back over the
result of the municipal elections in
quite number of the large cities of
the country ALI or nearly all of
these municipal campaigns were con-
Quoted on local issues that had abso-
lutely nothing to do with old party
politics, and many votes went one
way or the other simply out Of purely
personal reasons. We recall that two
or three years ago large number of
leading cities went Democratic in
their local elections, and it was hailed
as a great change of sentiment on the
part of the people toward the then
dominant party and much was said as
to the bearing it would have on the
future elections But results have
shown that it had no bearing what
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
Animal Peculiarities.

If female fox (vixen) gets caught
in steel trap and is discovered by the
male or fox dog, it is said he invari-
ably kills her, although I have not
heard it stated that the vixen would
kill the dog fox or another vixen or
the male another male.
If COW becomes impaled on a
fence and groans with pain, the
the spot, fight and apparently do their
best to destroy her if not beaten f.
A hog confined with others in a
pen breaks out and on being return ed
to the pen is at once set upon and
bitten by the others.
Why, with all the instinct animals
possess, is the desire so strong to
injure or destroy rather than to help
or rescue2-New York Sun.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

Seeding has commenced in earnest,
and is quite general. This week and
next will be busy ones with the
farmers.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Wilkins died Wednesday
and the funeral occurred from the
house at 219 East Spring street Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs John Fl. Cook of Sleepy Eye,
Mimi, who has been here taking
treatment of Mrs. Fl. R. Hansen, the
magnetic healer, returned home to-
day much improved.
Ed. Schumacher. Chris Danielson
and Chas. Sohre appraised the j. G :.
Roller bankrupt stock today.
Excavation has commenced for the
foundation for A. B. Ewing's resi-
dence on South Second street.
The ice has been out of the river at
this point for several days. Ducks
and geese are returning from the so nth
and the spring birds are back.
The public schools at Wells open ed
Tuesday morning only to be closed
again at noon on account of two cases
of smallpox. A member of the
senior class of the gh school is under
quarantine.
Philip Mcmahon of Murray yester-
day filed petition in bankruptcy with
Referee Flittie. The liabilities are
81, 149. % and the assets 81, O35 all ex-
empt. Mcmahon is farmer
Mrs. Ulrika Kohler was released
from Jail yesterday afternoon on "a
bond for $500 signed by two well-to-
do farmers. Mrs. Jot Williams and
John Perry have thus far been unable
to secure bail.
A marriage license was granted..yes-
terday to Olof johnson of Brookings,
Is. D., and Annette A. Rosenberg of
this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

A year ago there were 1,65S enrol
led, 1, 35S belonging, and an average
attendance of /, 236.
The bills were allowed. Those for
substitute teachers for January and
February caused some discussion. The
rule provides for paying substitute
teachers at the same rate as the regu-
lar teachers, and President Davis and
Supt. Uline raised objection to this,
on the ground that poor substitute
gets as much as a good one.
On motion of DR.. Webster, the mat
ter of payment of substitute teachers
was left at the discretion of the super
intendent.
1t was stated by two or three mem
bers that the best teachers do not like
to have substitutes, as the latter de-
moralize the children.
Mr.. Comstock reported that he had
just arrived from st. Paul, where he
saw the senate committee on educa-
tion in regard to a bill which would
permit the school district to invest its
sinking fund. He had the promise
that the committee would make fav-
orable report that evening or this
morning, and had been assured that
the bill would be passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. Some of the house
members had also been seen, and it
was hoped that the bill will have pass
ed both houses within a week.
President Davis said that the time
was approaching for the election of
teachers for the coming year.
w. B. Davies, who succeeded S. B.
Wilson on the board, moved that the
latter hold special meeting Monday
night, April 22d, to elect ..ssteachers,
and this was carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
SCHOOL BOARD.
Not Much Business Transacted
Last Night.
Special Meeting to Be Held for Election
of Understanding Plant for
Franklin School.

The regular meeting of the school
board last night was attended by all OF
the members except Messrs. Fletcher
and Keysor, who were unwell.
On the recommendation of the COM
mittee on schools and text books the
board voted to adopt the Maynard,
Merrill & Co. system of penmanship.
It will be used at once in the first five
grades and by such of the scholars in
the upper grades as wish to change
from the vertical to the semi vertical
style.
Mr.. Coughlan, from the co mmittee
appointed to look after the children
who are out of school because their
parents are too poor to pay for their
vaccination, reported that only one such
had been heard of. Supt Uline
thought that this child would enter
next week. The committee was dis
charged.
Supt Uline presented the following
report of the attendance for March:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

Gov. Van SAINT yester day named S.
W. Leavitt of Litchfeld as member
if the new state board of control fol-
two years W. E. Lee of Long Prairie
for four years, and G. A. Morey OF
Winona for six years. The appoint
ment of these gentlemen had been
forecasted for several days and the an
nouncement created no surprise. The
governor has made most excellent
selections and a strong board is the
result, and consequently the people of
the state will have full confidence in
their administration of the affairs of
the various institutions under their
charge 1t is said that the omission of
the word educational from the
title invalidates that part of the bill
referring to the university and the
normal schools of the state and that
they will not as consequence pass I'M
der its supervision. The title instead
of referring to state institutions refers
to each Individually but makes nc
reference to the educational institu-
tt ons and according to rulings of the
su preme court cannot be made to en-
bra ce them, although provided fol
la ter in the act. Otherwise the law is
perfectly valid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
DALZELL's OPINION OF CUBA
Bulk of the Inhabitants Favor Accept
ing the Plat Amendments.

Bulk of the Inhabitants Favor Accept.
ing the Plat Amendments.
Washington, April 4.-Representa-
tive Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, who has
just returned from a two weeks trip
to Cuba, saw the president during the
day and talked with him about condi-
lions there. Mr.. Dalzell said he
thought there was hardly man in the
island except the politicians who did
not favor the acceptance of the con-
ditions of independence imposed by
the Plat amendments.
"But the politicians are disposed to
play a waiting game" he said. 81 be-
neve they will stand out until con-
gress meets and then finding that we
will not modify our terms they will
accept the conditions. The better
element in Cuba favors ultimate an
nexation with the United States, but
I believe a large proportion agree
that it would be better to come after
trial Of independence has been
made"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
ILLINOIS CENTRAL PLANS.
Officials Say Trains VIII Run Into st.
Paul Sept. 1.

Officials Say Trains VIII Run Into st.
Paul Sept. 1.
St. Paul, April ABRAMS Of the IL
linois Central railroad will commence
running into st. Paul Sept. 1, accord
ing to the statement of c.. K. Dixon,
superintendent Of the Cherokee divi-
sion of the road, who passed through
st. Paul with party of Illinois Cen
trail officials.
With Superintendent Dixon were F.
M. Human, civil engineer; A. Dillon,
roadmaster of the Cherokee division,
and Walter Browne and G.. G.. Smith,
capitalists of Sheldon, Ia.
The officials examined the Mime
apolis and st. Louis property, but no
information of the exact way in which
the new road will enter the city is yet
announced. superintendent Dixon
will probably have charge of the H.
linois Central service in st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
ARE UNIMPORTANT.

MacArthur's Report Regarding Com.
missary Frauds.
Washington, April 4:-The follow
ing cablegram was received during the
day at the war department from Gen
eral Macarthur at Manila:
"Brigadier General Robert P.
Hughes reports surrender at Banga,
Northwest Panay, March 81, 80 Off
GERS, 1876 men, 103 rifles. General
Kobbe reports 81 men and 81 guns
surrendered March 81. Northern Min
danao.
"Commissary frauds being investi-
gated; not sufficient gravity cause
concern; apparently due irregularity
sales savings. Press reports inexact
and misleading"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
F. N. Stewart of Huron, S. D., was

F. N. Stewart of Huron, S. D., was
a Saulpaugh guest Tuesday.
Miss Anna Odjard went to Red Wing
yesterday to visit for few days.
M. Ed. Bresnan of st. Paul, of the
secret service of the Omaha road,
was in the city Wednesday,.
Senator Benedict returned to st.
Paul Tuesday afternoon, having come
home to vote and do little work for
his party.
Walter Thackary has purchased H..
E. Pomadt's fine driving team of bay
coach horses, five and six years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

President Northrop has declined the
offer of the appointment as delegate
to the international congress at Mex
leo. He is not a candidate in the
equally as good class. % The reason
he gives for his refusal is that he is
engaged to deliver lecture or series
of them in the east at or about the
same time the congress arranged for is
RI Ynoat
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
Society,".

The annual supper given by the
Womans Relief Corps, at the l. o. O.
F. last evening, was well attended. A
spelling match followed. The leaders
of the two sides were Mrs. A. B.
Ewing and NJ. D. Fritz. The person
to stand up longest was Clayton l..
Kennedy, the deputy county auditor.
Miss Bendicta Moen, who resides at
213 Minnesota street, was surprised last
evening by about twenty OF her young
friends and a pleasant evening was
spent. Miss Moen's parents will soon
move to Fairmont.
A very pretty wedding took place in
West Mankato last evening at s
O'Clock, when Miss Annette Rosen-
berg and Mr. Olof johnson were united
in marriage in the presence of one
hundred friends and relatives. The
bride is highly accomplished young
lady of West Mankato and is loved by
all who know her. Mr.. johnson is a
successful business man of Brookings,
S. D., and is we'll known in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will leave for
Brookings in few days, where they
will make their future home. The
many friends of the young couple ex-
tend their best wishes to them and
bespeak for them the brightest of
futures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
Easier Trade.

A wonderful trade for this time of the
year. We shall do our best to take care of the
increased business of this week. The superb
selection of Goods shown here and our win.
dow display is the talk of the town we ought
to have double the room to display it. We
will have sometime, be patient.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
LAND DEPARTMENT RUSHED.
Many Homesteads Taken Up at Dew
lis Lake Office.

Many Homesteads Taken Up at Dew
ills Lake Office.
Devils Lake, N. D., April 4.-The
local land Office is being rushed par
ticularly hard at present, most of the
filings being made by the new arrivals
from Missouri, Iowa and Indiana, by
the immigrants who arrived last week
by the train load. The filing is being
done mostly in Bottineau and McHen-
ry counties. During March at the
Devils Lake land Office 302 homestead
entries, embracing about $4,000 acres,
were made; also 149 cash proofs, 25
final proofs, 8 tree claim proofs. The
Office also received upwards of $685.
900 during March. This is undoubted-
ly the largest amount of business
transacted in any Office in the United
States for March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
Pittsbure the Center of Very Heavy
Snow Storm,


Snow Storm.
Pittsburg, April 4.-Pittsburg was
the center Of a snow storm that be-
gan early in the morning and contin-
ued with great force all day, did thou
sands of dollars worth of damage,
rendered practically useless for time
every electric wire in the city, sus-
pended all street car travel and in the
early hours isolated the city from the
outside world. Heavy rain fell before
the storm came and all reports from
up river points tell of rising streams
which may bring about a flood here
and below. Conservative estimates
place the loss at between $250,000 and
100000. Telegraph and telephone
companies are the heaviest losers by
reason of the fact that their lines
reach every part of the storm dis
trict,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

On3 of the worst snow storms of the
year ragged through the east yesterday.
Trains were more or less delayed and
in Pittsburg the street cars were laid
MP entirely. Western Kansas was also
hurled under a heavy fall of snow.
Up here in Minnesota, which both of
the above sections are prone to look
upon as cold, blizzardy, forsaken
country, we had fine spring day,
with only one drawback, and that was
that the spring breezes were chilled
by the dampness of these far off
WINERY storms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
HOSE co. ELECTION.

Superior hose Co. No. 2 held it's annua
election of officers last night. resulting
as follows: Captain, NJ. L. Follen
stein; first assistant, John .Trenheiser
second assistant, Frank Kieffe secre
tary. J. P. Krost; = treasurer, Henry
Guth.
A resolution was adopted favoring
B. Bangerter Jr. for frst..assistant en-,
gineer at tonight's election by the
general department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

yer. And so when local elections
have gone largely Republican little or
no advantage in it has resulted to that
party and for the reason that local
elections always turn on purely local
matters. AS matter of fact while
some of the larger cities have gone
Democratic the smaller ones are quite
as generally Republican as they are
De mocratic. There is little in them
for comfort or discomfort so far as
national politics are concerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

The board of control bill is a
law, nd now all the state institutions
but the educational are under the
mana ement of the one board and the
norm Il schools schools should have
come here, too.-Waseca Radical.
Well, the educational constitutions
OF the state are under the supervision
of the board so far as their financial
intere It's are concerned, the there was
no general objection to it. Aren you
satisfied now?