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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
ROOSEVELTS' PLANS.

Washington dispatches state that
commencing with next Monday, Presi-
dent Roosevelt will consult with leaders
in the senate as to matters of legislation
which will occupy the attention of
that body next winter, for the purpose
of finding out what is likely to be fav
ored and what is likely to be marked
for defeat. On Monday it is said that
Senator Aldrich will be the president s
guest the most of the day. Aldrich
is considered one of the most powerful
and influential men in congress, and
is said to be opposed to the ratification
of the reciprocity treaties or to the
amendment Of the Dingley law, and he
will probably give the president his
reasons therefor. Other leaders will
follow from day to day, so that the
president will be able to form very
good idea as to the feelings of those
men who are influential in shaping
legislation in the senate toward ques-
tions and measures most prominent in
the public mind, and he will thus be
enabled not to make the mistake of
running counter to the wishes or set
tied ideas of that body in urging mat
tiers of legislation which it is wholly
opposed to, and so mourning its dis
pleasure. We do not infer from this
that the president will in the least
cast aside his own ideas of public
questions, but that he will work ear
nestly for such legislation as he finds
the outlook good to be secured, and
which he thinks best for the public
welfare, and will then use his best
endeavor to impress upon the national
legislature the desirability of other
legislation which he believes will
inure to the best interests of the ma
tion, and allow the matter to rest
there. Those who have been holding
that Roosevelt would attempt to run
things rough shod are likely to be dis
appointed. He will do what he thinks
his duty, bat he will not go so far as
to make his urgings obnoxious to
either the senate or the house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

1t seems to be pretty definitely as
certained that the Turkish govern
ment is more or less mixed up in the
abduction of Miss Stone and that the
object of the deal was to secure the re-
turn to that country of the 500, 900
which they were obliged to fork over
to Uncle Sam for Armenian outrages
upon missionaries. This being the
case the action of Consul Dickinson in
refusing to have anything to do with
the paying of ransom, is to be COM
mended. If evidence of Turkeys coIn-
plicity in the abduction can be put in
proper shape, the United States ought
to make demand upon Turkey for
her release, and back it up with a
display of force, and it is not probable
President Roosevelt would hesitate
long in so doing. A little lesson such
as was given to Algiers in the early
days of the republic, might be most
wholesome thing for Turkey.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
KNOW 1T BY SIGHT.
Labels Not Needed to Tell Minnesota
Butter at Buffalo.

st. Paul, Oct. 90. -"Minnesota's
exhibit Of creamery butter at the Pan
American exposition was the largest
and probably the best made by any
state, said A. J. Trow of Freedom
county, superintendent of the Mime
sofa dairy department at the Pan
American.
minnesota had forty three tubs of
butter entered in the October contest
New York, practically our only COM
petitor, as we had distanced all other
states, had about thirty tubs entered.
In the matter of quality, too, Mime
sofa butter has attained the first rank.
whenever tub of Minnesota but
er was brought out the judges could
invaribly tell it by it's solidity and
flavor. The tubs had no marks what
ever on them to show where they we're
from, but the judges did not make
single mistake. Forty of the tubs ex-
hibited secured honorary diplomas.
"The reason for this wonderful high
quality of Minnesota butter is not hard
to find. The butermakers of the state,
under the instruction of the agricul-
tural school and the educational work
carried on by the dairy and food de-
partment, have been able to produce
butter without a flaw in it's manufac-
ture.
"Then, too, the climate of Mime
sofa is favorable to the production of
excellent milk and butter. There is
plen ty of pure water and clean foods.
The natural resources Of the state have
much to do with our excellent show
ing.
This has been a most favorable fall
for making butter and the scores have
been wonderfully high. Scores of SO
and 81 are unusual in the sweepstakes
class, yet in October Minnesota had
twenty-four tubs of butter scoring SO
and better. l am told that our Octo-
Der high score of 50 is the highest of
the entire exposition. The contest be-
tween New York and Minnesota for
sweepstakes is very close. By the sys-
tenn of fig uring in which major frac-
tions, though less than one-quarter of
per cent count as a quarter, may
make New York tie with Minnesota.
"Minnesota's average of 80. rs for
October, am told, although 1 have
not seen the figures, is the highest of
any state for any month. During the
early part of the summer we were IN
fortunate, as the facilities for keep
ing the butter were poor. Our butter
is nearly a week older than other
states when it arrives, and facilities
for keeping it are necessary to make
the best showing. Only four tubs last
month scored lower than o. Consider
ing the distance we had to transport
our butter, we have easily excelled
every state in the Union
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Senator Tillman has been working
his mouth again. In referring to the
incident of Booker Washington dining
at the White House he said: "The
action of President Roosevelt in enter
tanning that niger will necessitate
our killing thousand negroes in the
south before they will learn their place
again. There is no doubt but that
Tillman will do his part toward in
citing the killing. 1t is such speci-
mems as Tillman that is holding the
south back. 1t is such men as Wash
ington, white or black, who are build
ing what progress there is being de-
veloped there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
HIS LIFE THREATENED
EXPERIENCE OF A TROOPER IN THE
EIGHTH OHIO CAVALRY,
The Incident Occurred When the Rexi-
ment was at Camp Charleston and
Narrowly Escaped Fatal
Ending.

Ending.
The chief bugler of the Eighth Obio
Cavalry in the stirring days of the civil
war was Thomas J. Patton, who now
lives, at 70 years of age, in Urbana.
Ohio. AS in the case of many others his
life was threatened in after years by the
results of an almost forgotten accident,
While his regiment was at Camp Char.
lesion, Mr.. Patton was thrown from his
horse, sustaining a sprained ankle and
the fracture of three ribs. In an inter.
view just published by the Champaign
Democrat, of Urbana, he SAYS:
'1t was almost eleven years ago that
l was stricken with partial paralysis,
the result of my fall at Camp Charleston,
L lost my appetite, my kidneys were
affected and [ was confined to nv bed
under medical treatment. The disease
affected my right hand so that I could
not lift it. I suffered an almost entire
loss of memory and could not talk except
with great effort"
"BuG you seem well and hearty now"
said the reporter. GLOW did you regain
your health ?"
II am well and hearty" answered the
veteran. "It came about in this wav.
-Four years ago I read in a newspaper Of
a case similar to mine that had been
cured by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, and purchased some.
They are the best medicine in the
world. Not only did they help my
paralysis but they built up my health in
every way. Since taking them have
not been troubled with catarrh, from
which had before been a constant suf-
ferer. 1 feel better and brighter now
than [ have for years"
1t is well established fact that DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are an unfailing specific not only for
partial paralysis but for locomotor
ataxia, St. Vitus' dance, neuralgia, nerv-
GUS headache, rheumatism, anamia,
after-effects of the grip, palpitation of
the heart, pale and sallow compilations
and all forms of weakness either in male
or female. At all druggists, or direct
from DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Sche-
nectady, n. Y, 80 cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Now that it has been declared that
white flour as made by the modern
-four mill, has all the healthful pro-
perties which are found in the whole
wheat foods, what will these various
health foods do for their advertising
catch lines. They have been making
much of the assertion that modern
milling took the healthful qualities
out of the white -four, and that the
bread and pastry made from it was
the great cause of stomach troubles so
prevalent nowadays. Evidently there
is some other cause for these troubles,
than white flour, though that fact may
not in the least impair some of the ap-
petizing foods which modern scientific
methods have put upon the market.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

If those in the south or elsewhere
who are SO afraid of social equality with
the negroes, had set out to purposely
increase Booker 7. Washington popu-
larity, and the attention devoted to
him and his great work, they could
not have done it to better advantage
than has been the case in their criti-
cism of the presidents action toward
him. There are men who are now
taking pains to show Prof. Washington
attention, who would not had
the matter not been brought so par
ticuarly to their notice, or would not
have thought 80 much about it, had
it not been for this outburst against
what was merely private matter
with President Roosevelt, having no
connection whatever with state affairs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
NOT A PAYING VENTURE.

1t is reported that there will be de-
felt of some 81, 900, 900 for the stock
holders of the Pan American exposition
to face at its close on Nov I'd next
That is they will get nothing for the
So, 500, 600 which they put into the ex-
position, the contractors will lose a
cool million, while the default of
$500, 900 second mortgage bonds is ex-
pected. The assassination of President
NICK inley has proved great blow to
the exposition, as the attendance since
that tragedy has not been nearly as
large as was expected for the fall
months. In commenting upon this
feature the Minneapolis Journal re-
marks that very few expositions have
ever paid net profit. Only one of
the Paris exhibitions ever paid sub
stantial profit. The last one came out
with an adverse balance sheet. In
this country it is of record that most
of the expositions have failed to pay
interest and dividends out of net pro-
fits. The Philadelphia centennial pull
ed through because of the interest in
the occasion, which was of the red
letter order. The white city at Chi
cago turned out balance on the
wrong side and the New Orleans and
Atlanta enterprises of the kind resulted
in the same way. The trans Missis-
sippi exposition at Omaha was not
able exception and financial success. I"
AS general thing, however, it is
presumed that expositions confer indi-
rectly upon the cities in which they
are held, benefits which equal all that
they have cost, Whether this will be
the case at Buffalo, or not, is ques-
ton, but its general value to the coun-
try will doubtless more than offset all
it has cost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
THE PEOPLE WIN.

Two or three years ago there was
what seemed to be an unnecessary lack
of funds to keep the schools of Chi
cago running up to that degree of eff
cheney which they ought, which led to
the teachers federation of that city
to take steps to secure the taxation OF
the capital stock and franchises OF q
number of great corporations, The
state board of equalization, however,
refused to place the stocks and fran
chises of these corporations upon the
assessment roll. This led to action
through tthe courts, and the supreme
court of Illinois has rendered its deci-
sion in the case few days ago. This
decision was in favor of the contention
raised by the teachers, and will COM
pei the assessment of stocks and fran
chises of several great corporations,
the fairly estimated cash value OF
which, is said to be 1886, 000 900 over
and above the tangible assets of the
corporations involved. The decision
severely criticises the board of equal
ization for not doing its full duty in
the matter and says that while fraud
is not presumed, yet fraud was estab,
lished by the willful refusal to per-
form the full duty involved upon it.
The Inter Ocean remarks that the de-
cision is far-reaching and will involve
much more property than that which
was directly interested in the case. II
is in short a great victory for the peo-
pie, for it is step toward compelling
aggregated wealth paying its just
share in carrying the burdens of gov,
eminent and the teachers federation
of Chicago is deserving of great credit
for the part it has taken in this work.
In this state the same object is being
reached without recourse to the courts,
as the state board of equalization has
for several years been gradually work
ing its way along toward securing
from corporations their just share of
the burdens of government, and this
year scored the greatest progress that
has yet been made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

The Vicksburg American remarks
that the old tariff question will most
likely be made to do duty in at least
one more presidential campaign. Prob
ably it will. Democracy has nothing
else for an issue, and so has to fall
back upon the tariff. Everything else
that party has depended upon during
the past five years, has proven a most
disastrous failure. And so will the
tariff issue now. The United States
has no disposition to throw aside its
protective policy yet awhile, or even
cut big holes in it. The current of
events from 1898 to 81 is still too
fresh in the memory of the people to
invite such disaster again. But then
Democracy will have to have some is
sue to go through the motions with,
and the tariff may answer the purpose
to knock them out with as any other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
leading southern Dem ocrat VIII

A leading southern Dem ocrat who
was in Washington day or two ago.
is reported as saying that the best
element at the south respects Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his independence of
manhood in following his own desires
and beliefs in inviting Booker T.
Washington to dine with him.
This gentleman is reported as saying
that his natural prejudice against the
negroes would pretent him doing such
thing, but that he respected man
who honestly and unostentatiously
could follow out such a course, and
that the thinking people of the south
felt the same way about it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Strange, isn't it how, when a man
approaches what he may have once
looked upon az forbidden fruit, it does
not look as bad as he previously pic
tured it to himself, and perhaps to the
world, and his conscience becomes
smothered. Take Chas. A. Towne, for
instance. A year ago he was talking
eloquently on the sin of enriching
oneself from the treasures of the earth.
Now he is vending his way toward
millionairedom on the profits of oil,
one of the esrth's treasures, and finds
it is not half as bad being "plute'
as he once used to picture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
It is said that Minister WI is 81

1t is said that Minister WI is slated
to have his head removed when his
powerful friend, Lii Hung Chang is
gathered to his fathers. There is no
doubt but that the present crowd
which gathers around the empress
dowager, and looks with hatred upon
every attempt made to resurrect China
from the sleep of back ages, looks also
with equal hatred upon Wa Ting
fang, who is built along more progress
sive lines, and who, while he would
adhere to many of the peculiar Gus
toms of the Chinese, yet had he the
power, would introduce into his native
country many of the progressive ideas
he finds in the west. But it is alto
gether like that WI will keep just out
of reach of the empress and her ciqlue.
1t will be much pleasanter to go with
his his head on in this country than
without it in China.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

1t may be as difficult to find out the
nationality of the abductors of Miss
Stone, as to solve the much vexed
question of the darkey as to ''who
fro'd that las brick first - The Bull
garians say that it was brigands as
sisted by Turkish troops who took her.
And now comes the story from Turk
isb sources that was members of the
Macedonian committee, disguised as
Turkish troops, who captured her, and
that the uniform of that committee
was revealed on several occasions dur
ing the event. No doubt little pun
ishment administered to both nations
would not come amiss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Our friend the Lake Crystal Union
does not like it little bit because the
opening of the packing house makes
Mankato the best hog market in
southern Minnesota, and the way il
squirms around under the fact that
enough more in being paid here to
make it an object for farmers twenty
miles or more away to bring their hogs
here, is a caution. The actual fact,
however, is hard thing to run ur
against.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
500 Reward 500.

The reader of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu.
tional disease, requires constitutional treat.
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the systeml thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature In doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in it's cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address, f. j. CHENEY q CO..
Sold by all druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best Toledo, o.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

It is noted that our exports for Sep
TENDER, 1901, were little over SO,
600, 600 less than for September, 1900.
The shortage was in cotton, corn and
copper. For the same month our i'm
ports were about So, 900, 900 in excess of
what they were the same month a
wear ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
In his address at the Yale celeb

In his address at the Yale celebra-
ton Wednesday, Justice Brewer, of
the supreme court. said that he
thanked God, that Yale could recog-
nize a Washington even though his
name was not George. This allusion
to Booker T. Washington, was greeted
by tremendous applause. This refer
ence to Washington had no immediate
bearing upon the "nigger" question,
so-called, but merely the recognition OF
the true man, whether his skin il
white or black.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Mr.. Bryan will make in all four
speeches in Iowa during the campaign,
and it is now figured out that the Re
publican plurality will not be less than
80. 900. Mr.. Bryan seems to be up
against his old luck and it is too bad
he cannot be secured there for two or
three more speeches and so make the
plurality an even 100, 600.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Booker Washington's private secre-
tary says that his chief positively re-
fuses to discuss that dinner at the
white house. Evidently Mr.. Washing.
ton does not believe in chewing din
ner twice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
NEGOTIATIONS Are Broken Off.

London, Oct. 26.-According to adj
vices to The Morning Leader from
Sofia any negotiations that we're pend
ing between the Bulgarian authorities
and the abductors of Miss Stone have
heen broken off
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty deeds fled

Warranty deeds fled:
Geo, W. Lamberton to Eugene W
Bunce, So, ne4, and M, se4, ex
cept railway, also part of sell, se4
all in sec. %, Garden City, for 81, 400.
Jones V. Nelson to Chas. A. Ander
son, lot 10, block 26, Mankato City
for $500.
2 g. Harrington to Robt. T. Rob
erts, lot five, Harrington subdivision
of block sixteen, Van Brunt's add.
for $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

Those Chicago school ma ans who
got after the tax dodgers there so sue
cessfully, seem to be possessed of all
the aggressive spirit of their city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
c. & N. W. People Said to be
Looking Over the c. q. W.
The Great Western Railroad Will Tun'
mel at Couacil Bluffs.-..VariOus
Rumbles.

A report is current in Chicago that
the Chicago Great Western will con-
struct a 1,SOO-foo tunnel in the vicin-
ity of Council Bluffs to obtain direct
line and making saving OF four
miles. The report is as follows:
"Plans for the tunnel on the new
union line of the Chicago Great West
ern railway in the vicinity of Council
Bluffs are now being constructed by
The officials of the road. If adopted
the tunnel will start near Chautauqua,
a small station on the Rock Island and
Milwaukee & st. Paul roads out OF
Council Bluffs. The cost of the work
will be at the rate of $3.50, 900 mile
and will make saving in distance of
four miles. The main line has been
decided upon as far west as Harlan,
and the matter of the tunnel will be
decided in the near future 1t will be
the first of its kind in Iowa If
adopted it will be put through for a
single track. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

A Kentuckian has just been divorced
from his 18th wife and is about to
marry No. IA. Evidently he felt a
little superstitious regarding the 18th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

The Iowa supreme court has declared
the tax ferret law of that state consti-
tutional The life of the tax dodger is
getting more and more uncomfortable
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

The Wellner murder case furnishes
another instance Of the fact that there
can be well defined cases of total de-
pravity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01

The possibility of the transfer of the
Great Western to new control still con-
tinues an active subject of speculation
among railway officials, although
President Stickney has definitely de-
MED that negotiations are in progress.
1t is known that Marshall Field and
Norman REIN have been over the sys-
tenn recently and that an inspection
has been made by President Hight OF
the North Western. This, in connec-
tion with the fact that Stephen Little,
prominent accountant and expert,
has also looked over the property, is
considered significant.
The latest rumor concerning the
probable disposition of the Chicago
Great Western is that the main por-
ton will be kept intact, and that the
Kansas City Marshalltown (Iowa) line
will be taken over by the North West
ern. 1t is also said that Rockefeller
interests are acquiring Chicago Great
Western stock