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strength of the Regular Array.

Washington, April 24.-It has been
determined 70 increase the regular
army to approximately 10000 men, and
to leave 1t at that number unless con-
ditions in the Philippines should make
more troops necessary. The president
and Secretary Root reached this con-
clusion yesterday, and the details will
be worked out by the secretary and
Gen. Miles. The number of officers ap-
pointed will be as originally contem-
plated. The artillery corps will be in
creased to its full strength OF $4,000
men. 1t has not yet been determined
what proportion OF the troops shall be
stationed in the Philippines.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

We have received program Of the
memorial services in honor of the late
John Jasper to be held by the Negro
Baptist Conference OF B oston and vi.
entity ct the Morning Star Baptist
Church, corner PiedmopS and Church
streets, Boston, April 28th, 1901 at 8
p. m,
The eulsgy will be delivered by Rev.
p. Thomas STAFFORD, L. D., IL, ID
pastor OF st. Johns Baptist Church,
North Cambridge, Mass.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

Memphis, Tenn, April IA report
has reached here that the Choctaw ak
press train has been held up By BAN
aits naar the Iron Mountain crossing.
IN Arkansas. and robbed. II II said
tAas tho express messenger and train
Porter are seriously injured
Knoxville, April 2a.-snow sonsin-
ssa 70 fall all day throughout tAs
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
Premier to Arbitrate Labor Disput

Premier to Arbitrate Labor Dispute.
Genoa, April 24.-The premier. Sig
nor Zanardelli, has telegraphed the
strikers here that he would arbitrate
their differences with their employers
Il both sides agreed. Upon the receipt
Of this communication the ship owners
slso wired Signor Zanardelli asking
him 70 arbitrate the matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
FOOLISH STRIKE CALLED ,'oFF
Mine workers VIII DIscip s,ne TN.
Men Responsible For


Men Responsible For =,
Wilkesbarre, Pa, April .. Tho
liospecI Iine of the
Lehigh Valley Coal con 49, aDdad
last night in a victory g. tba com
pany. The 1900 empl oas x,ant ON
strike early last weeF haoauso iio
tender in the breaker No.. ai.ohore,od
The Jig tender was usoad h., t,,,a
foreman TO do sor on,r ~ -
fused, claiming he ,I,os not oonIovad
80 So A. Two other employees
80 to do the work, but
pended.
A., -, .er, national organizer of
- Mine Workers, arrived in
- evening, and after confer
80 x,, the local leaders of the Uni
A. go Workers 1t was decided to call
S,S.t~I Ike OF. 1t was also decided tc
line the three men discharged and
s..o were the cause of the strike. Here
- r the United Mine Workers will
=. recognize strikes unless sanctioned
4 the district executive board.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
Hardware Manufacture.

In recent years Great Britain has
lost her supremacy among the ma
tons Of the world In the manufac-
turs Of hardware. The United States
a0w ksM In the production Of that
&ustrial journal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

Leave your orders for fresh meats
and fsh, Saturday night with 81. Salo-
mon and he will keep them on ice for
you ali night and deliver them sunday
morning. At
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
HELP WANTED.

Colored girls wishing to secure DO
sitions such So Cooks, Cham bermsidss
and General Housework in PhIladel-
phia and suburban towns, can secure
such and also accemmod ations ct the
Ladies' Southern Directory. No fees
untilIposition secured.
Call or address,
MRS. UPCHURCH,
1921 Pine Street,
I'm Philadelphia, Pa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

Rev. VIM. Fox 10 In conducting re-
viva at the Ut. Olivet Baptist Church.
There have been % conversions, and
R mournera.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

Leave ord ers Saturday and get your
fab and meats fresh of Ice Sunday. 1t
II. Solomon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

Miss Lucy &. Wilson Of lO3 W.
Duval IS. leit the city last W edaesdsy
fox Boston, Mass.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

The goat produces more milk an
nually in proportion to its live weight
than any other animal kept for xaila
production.-Chicago Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
Charged with poisoning Husband

New Haven, April 24.-Accused of
the murder of her husband by poison
intended for her paramour, Ann Maria
Rathbun, woman of middle age and
the mother of four children, was yes
terday placed on trial before Judge Ell
mer, in the superior criminal court
The interest aroused by the circum-
stances of the woman's life, already
laid bare through the conviction on q
charge Of adultery OF John III. Hart, the
boarder and friend OF Rathbun, the
lover of Rathbun's wife ans alleged in
tended victim OF the fatality which Il
now laid at her door, held close the at
tentiop Of the assemblage.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
.e@Oh.

Ipresch at the
Church, Sunday
Itame he will refer
E In. most ..touchinR
reach again st . p.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.
81 A. messuryivill surely destroy the
sen % Of sRell and completely dersnge
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fol6kts the good you can possibly
d exiys,seEoH{ them. Hsl's Catarrh
O0se l2Aaafsssassa tyR. j. Cheney d
Co. ,FTol edo 10, contains no mercury,
and 10 Internationally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, In buying Hsll's Casarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. II
il taken internally and is made in To-
ledo, Ohio, by r. ]. Cheney & 90.
estim onisls free.
@W old by Druggists, price 20 cent
per bottle.
Halls FaEily Pills are the best.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
Wednesday, ARFtA 0A
Governor Stone fixed JnRe 3 A1R ~

GOVeTnOf oVOnc uASo SW&F = - -
execution of Henry Ivory and Charles
Perry, of Philadelphia, who murdered
Prof. Roy Wilson last spring.
William Lee, a Chicago saloon
keeper, was shot twice by two masked
robbers yesterday, and will probably
die.
Smallpox has broken out In the In.
dian school in Oregon. There are SOC
pupils there, all OF whom have beer
vaccinated.
Postmaster Harrison, Of Havana. has
resigned and Carlos Hernandez, Gu
ban, has been appointed his successor
The pillow manufacturers of the Uni
ted States practically have completed
the formation Of a $50, O00, 900 combina
ton. ,-~...,r,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
Rev. Troy to p

Rev. VIM. Troy, wi
9th NJ. Zion Baptist
ct s:a0p. m. st which
to Rev. John JAspe'
terms, He will ;
"a.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27

Do you owe for the PLANET Send
"a the money.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
r. HUMPHREYS MANUAL
NEW EDITION.

The edition OF DIR. Humphreys Man.
uel, las pages, on The Care ana
reatment of the Sick" mailed free.
Company, Cor. William
New York.
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~PoIite Attention. Repairing =
specialtV and sll work Strictly First
class. Give Us call and be convineed.
R-1S-3m
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WHITE FRIENDS CONTRIBUTED,

Several white friends Of Petersbur Q
contributed to this monument fund
as did some other churches and
friends. The church 10 grateful for
all this.
The Bethlehem Baptist Church of
Caroline Co. sent 81 30 by their pastor,
Rev. j, n. A. Cyrus last week.
Thursday night DR.. Bowling preach
ed 30 full house ct Gilfield Bsptist
Church,
Pastor Howard baptised AZ candi.
dates on Sunday, April 14th and again
oaptised fifteen on Sunday. April 2lst,
and gave the hand of fellowship to =
large number at night. There are still
other candidates now awaiting bap-
tIsm in the same church.
A missionary mass meeting in the
interest of missions and educstion
will be held at this chur ch next Sun
day, April 18th. Several of the city
pastors will take part in this meeting.
Captain Stevens, chairman. and MAI.
J johnson, secretary, with the other OF
ficsrs Just feel proud Of the work ac-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
TIE COMMITTEE ochPLIMENrKD.

The committee has manifested rare
taste and good judge ment in the work
committed to them.
This church not only held on to it's
pastor when age and sickness had rem
dered him helpless, but continued to
pay him his full salary until he died,
and has now paid thir noble addition
al tribute Of love to his sainted men-
CRY, ct . cost of nearly Sixteen Hun
dred Dollars. Let every church in the
land profit by this noble example and
loving spirit Of this noble band of
christians.
Dr.. @. w. Lee was unAvoidably de-
taint at home so could not be with
us as was expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
Around About Us

Geo. 81. Harris real estate man at
Duluth has been sentenced to Still
water on the reformatory plan for
grand larceny in the second degree.
His scheme was to induce preachers to
invest small sums, and it seems he
used them for his own personal mat
tiers.
A gasoline lamp hanging in the
front part of R. G. Trodgen's drug
store at Big Lake, exploded, blowing
out the entire front of the store be-
sides badly damaging the stock. No
one was injured.
Will Schweitert of Comfrey has his
right hand ground to pieces in a corn
shredder. The arm was saved by the
machinery being stopped before it was
drawn in.
Comfrey will erect new school
house this winter or early next spring.
A tramp who gave his name as 10
Prowse. aged about AZ years, who was
locked up at Kenyon was found dead
in his cell next morning.
Miller Bros book and china store at
st. James was damaged by fire
A case of smallpox was discovered
at Owatonna yesterday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
DUG UP POLES.
Citizens Telephone Construc-
ton Work Stopped.
Lake Crystal Authorities Do Not Want
Farmers and Toll Lines Extend
ing Into the Village.

Last spring the Citizens Telephone
company of this city asked the village
council of Lake Crystal for franchise
to erect and operate local exchange
in the village, but the council refused
or neglected to take any action what
ever in the premises. Later, the COM
pany asked the council for the priv
lege of extending its farmer and toll
lines into. the village, but this request
was ignored in the same manner as
the first.
Having received the assurance of a
number of the village residents that
they desired the Citizens line extend
ed to the village. the company, acting
under the vested rights of telegraph
and telephone companies as it believed,
began the erection Saturday of their
farmers and toll lines within the. COR
porate limits ofssthe village. Without
molestation it had set up to last eve
ming half mile or more of poles
Then the opponents of the line awoke
to the fact that the village was being
invaded without authority of the coun-
Gil, and force armed with shovels last
night attacked the poles, dug them up
and filled the..holes. 90 We.did not learn
whether Col. Netf was in charge of the
attacking force, but from the success
which it met with we would not be
surprised if his military genius di-
rected the operations. At any event,
the poles were effectually removed
and further work on the line within
the village limits has been forbidden
by the authorities on penalty of arrest.
The telephone company will probably
proceed to extend the line into the viii
lage, as a number of the farmers living
along the line are anxious to have this
done in order that they may receive
service into Lake Crystal. However,
future steps will be left for the direc-
tors of the company to decide upon,
and meetingg of the board will be
held tonight, when the matter will be
considered. Very likely the matter
will be settled in the courts.
Most of the villages of the county
are either connected up with the
Citizens system, or are about to be,
and Lake Crystal, we believe, has the
distinction of being the only village
in the county to decline the company s
advances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
UNCLE SANS PosToFFIcE.
Expenditures Exceed Receipts by Over
Three Million Dollars.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Third AS
sistant Postmaster General Edwin C..
Madden. in his annual report, recon-
mends the consolidation of third and
fourth class mail matter; an increase
of the limit of indemnity for the loss
of registered matter from $40 to 800,
and that postal employees be made la
Bile for the value of registered matter
lost through their carelessness. The
total postal revenues for the year from
all sources were Sill, 631, 1913, being
$3,923,727 less than the expenditures.
This is exclusive of the cost Of trans
porting the mails over the subsidized
Pacific railroads that have not yet set
tied their bonded accounts with the
government, The total value Of
stamped paper and stamp books is
sued during the year was $104, 1855, 9S7.
The issue of postage stamp books is
regarded as a successful experiment.
The amount Of second class matter
mailed free of postage to actual SUBJ
scribers within the county of publica-
ton constitutes practically 67 per cent
of the entire amount mailed. Mr..
Madden says it is but question of
time, if the rate of increase of second
class matter continues, before it will
consume most, if not all, Of the rev
enue derived from other classes of
mail matter. While second class mat
ter, combined with its necessary equip
ment, constitutes approximately two
thirds of the combined weight of all
the four classes of mail matter, it fur
nishes only slightly over 4 per cent
of the revenue from all hostages.
About so per cent of this nominal
rate. Mr.. Madden says, is due to a
construction If the statutes which
has permitted the admission Of a
great number of alleged newspapers
and periodicals which are merely pre-
tensions. The hope is expressed that
the next annual report will show the
second class of mail practically free
from at least the larger abuses. This
reformation, the report says, may
make 1-cent postage practicable at no
distant date,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
cRAZED BY HARD CIDER.
Dual Murder Near Marietta, O., Is the
Result.

Marietta, O., Nov ga dual mur-
der under most distressing circum-
stances took place near here. Three
miles north of Beverley, this county,
near the little postoffice of Hackney,
Robert Wilkin, a prosperous farmer,
lived with his wife and child. All day
Wilkin drank hard cider. By evening
he was Intoxicated. His little son
came into the house and was seized
by the father, who beat him terribly
with board. The wife and mother
protested at such treatment and Will
kin threatened to kill her if she did
not go away and keep quiet. With a
rush the mother caught her little one
in her arms and started for the home
of her father, Jacob Stokes, who lived
but a short distance down the road.
Wilkin caught up gun and followed
the fleeing woman, shooting after her
as she ran. Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes
heard the noise and came out to the
front porch to see what the trouble
was. Wilkin saw them, and, pointing
the gun at them, fired The charge
struck Mr. Stokes in the side of the
head and he staggered to the side of
the porch. Mrs. Stokes was shot in
shot Off Stokes managed to stagger
through the door, close and lock it.
Wilkin then shot the lock off and
rushed into the house, screaming like
q mailman. he was met by an 49,
year-old son of Stokes and aimed his
gun at the lad with murderous intent.
Young Stokes secured gun from an
other room and fired the charge into
wilkins head, killing him instantly.
When the man lay dead on the floor
young Stokes came to town and told
Of the tragedy, offering to give himself
up. Rescuers went to the house and
the injured were cared for. Young
Stokes is being applauded for his act
| and has not been arrested. The elder
Mr.. Stokes will die before morning
! and Mrs. Stokes is dangerously i'll
from the result of shock. The Stokes
| family is prominent and wealthy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
TOOK THE CHILD.
Mrs. Giles EsteIIe Secures Her
Little Girl,
The Father Brings Habeas Corpus Pro.
ceedings to Secure the Girl,
ReturDabIe Saturday.

Lake Crystal is stirred up over a
case of alleged abduction of a child,
which occurred Saturday last.
Last June, Giles Estelle and wife
were granted divorce by Judge Cray,
and the court ordered that the nine
year old daughter reside alternately
with her parents for six months at a
time. She went with her mother first,
who lives in this city, and lived with
her for six months, the time expiring
early in November. Then the father
took the girl and she was living with
him up to Saturday.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Estelle went
to Lake Crystal and had the child
called to neighbours where she took
possession of her and brought her tc
Mankato and has retained her in spite
of opposition.
Mr. Estelle secured the services OF
W. E. Young andMonday brought habeas
corpus proceedings. Mrs. Estelle is
required to produce the body of the
girl in court Saturday afternoon next,
when it will be determined who shall
have charge of her
When Mr.. Estelle took steps previous
to the habeas corpus proceedings to OBJ
tain his daughter, she was pronounced
to be too sick to move, although her
recovery afterwards is said to have
been rapid.
The family is we'll known in Lake
Crystal and vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
HOSPITALITY ENTERTAINED.
Members of Eastern Star Pleased With
Their Treatment at lie Sueur.

Twenty one members of the local
chapter of the Eastern Star attended a
school of instruction for the nineteenth
district, at LIE Sueur Monday. There
was large attendance from GAINESVILLE,
Lake Crystal, New Ulm and st. Peter.
Twenty who attended from GAINESVILLE
remained in this city between trains.
The meeting was presided over by
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs Carrie
McCaulley. In the evening the officers
from Mankato chapter exempliGed the
work.
The entire attendance of hundred
ladies and gentlemen were entertained
at supper by Mrs. Lodusky Taylor at
her beautiful and costly home, where
a turkey supper was served. Eighty
were serve d at one time. The treat
ment accorded the visitors was most
hospitable, and they are loud in their
praise of it.
The school Of instruction will meet
at New Ulm next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
WANT AMERICA TO INTERVENE.
Almost Daily Appeals Made to Take
Steps to Stop the Boer War.

SlCpS ~ ShSP ZIG SSSi
London, Nov. 26.-Sir Thomas We
myss Reid, the author and editor, in
an article entitled "a Message From
America" in the December number of
The Nineteenth Century and After,
will quote zone of the most distin-
guished members Of the cabinet" as
saying:
81 do not think you in England
realize the depth of feeling that exists
outside your own country on the sub
ject of the South African war, nor the
extreme gravity of the situation which
that feeling has brought into exist
ence. l am not speaking of American
feeling, which is largely on your side,
but the more friendly we are to Eng
land the more anxious we are to see
you extricated from the meshes of the
net in which you are now caught. 1t
is terrible to think of the pitifulness
of the whole thing and of the loss suf-
fered by universal humanity owing to
the effacement of England for two
years and the consequent absence Of
her influence from the side of justice
and progress"
Sir Thomas further says the mem
Der of the cabinet in question told him
that almost daily appeals were being
made to the government Of the United
States by representatives of European
powers to take some step to end the
war. These representations from the
ministers of the powers were made
unofficially, although the United States
government well knew their respective
governments were backing them
fbaroin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
ROUTED THE INSURGENTS.
Lieutenant Van Schaich of the Fourth
Infantry Severely Wounded.

Manila, Nov. 26.-Second Lieuten-
ant Louis J. Van Schaich of the
Fourth infantry, while scouting with
a few men of that regiment, met $50
insurgents who had attacked and
sacked the hamlet of Siaraca, near Ca
wife. Upon seeing the Filipinos Van
Schaich ordered his men to charge
them. The command was obeyed, and.
Van Schaich, being mounted, reached
the insurgents 60 yards in advance Of
his men. He killed three of them with
his revolver. An insurgent fired his
rifle point blank at Van Schaich at
four PAGES but missed. Lieutenant
Van Schaich was then knocked from
his horse. He jumped to his feet and
engaged In a hand to hand conflict
with the enemy, using the butt of his
revolver. He sustained two severe
wounds. one of which nearly severed
his wrist. At this point the heuten-
ants men arrived, rescued him and
put the insurgents to flight. Van
Schaich is in the military hospital at
Manila and is doing well. He already
has been recommended for a medal of
honor for bravery in a previous en-,
gagement.
General Hughes, commander of the
department of the Visayas. reports
that negotiations are about completed
for the surrender of the insurgent
leader Samson on Bohol island. This
surrender will doubtless end the revolt
against the American authority in b.
hol. as Samson is acknowledged to be
the best insurgent leader there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
COMING HOME,
Mankato Boy Who is Returning from
the Philippines.


VIM. E. Jessup of. Co. D, Twenty
third o. S. infantry, lis ,ons.=zhis way
home from the Philippines, where he
has been for couple of years He
writes his parents in this city from
Port Said, Egypt, under date of Nov.
1st. He is on the transport Buford,
having embarked Sept. Both. The
ship remained at Singapore five days,
and then went to Columbo, Ceylon,
from there to Alden, but did not stop
there on account of the bubonic
plague. Suez City was the next place
reached. The trip through the canal
took from II a. IN. one day until a.
m. the next The ship had fine
weather and fair sailing The letter
could not be mailed from Port Said
because of the plague there, and was
sent from Malta.
The letter concludes at Malta Nov.
9th, saying that the ship had been in
a storm for forty eight hours, on the
4th and 9th. The steering gear broke
and the ship was at the mercy of the
waves for an hour. Mr.. Jessup speaks
of the change from the warm climate
to cooler one that seems quite chilly
to troops that have been in hot
country for two years. He says that
his health is good and that he is gain
ing flesh. The transport expects to
reach New York by Dec. list. Mr..
Jessup's enlistment expires next June,
when he will probably return to
| Mankato.