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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25
A CLERICAL BALLOONIST.

1t is not often one finds an Anglican
cleric so accomplished scientist as
DR.. Bacon, the clever balloonist, who
is now engaged in a series of expert
ments in war ballooning and wireless
telegraphy from the clouds on behalf
of the British war Office 1t requires
a large amount of pluck to ascend into
the clouds and steady nerves to be
ready for any emergency. Such nerves
come with drinking Golden Grain
Belt beer for it is brewed from the
purest barley, malt and hops. Pure,
sparkling and refreshing, it is deli
cacy fit for the finest table yet within
the reach of all. Order of your dealer
or be supplied by M. J. Smith, Man
kato.
A. S. Grant of Faribault was in the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25
HEARING is BEGUN.
Witnesses Examined in Tanke
Case at St. Peter
VIM. YOungren's Condition Today is
Slightly Improved, But no Hope of
Recovery is Held Out.

The preliminary hearing of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tanke on the charge of murder
ing John Wellner on Jan. 1st, 1899 be-
gan at st. Peter Tuesday before Justice
Miller. AS there is no stenographer
and the justice is taking the evidence
long hand, the hearing promises to
continue for several days. County
Attorney G. R. Davis is conducting
the prosecution, and A. j. Eckstein of
New Ulm is attorney for the Tankes.
None of the new evidence claimed
by Detective T. J. Coleman to have
been discovered, and which he says
will prove beyond doubt that the fatal
shots were fired by Mrs. Tanke, at
that time wife Of the murdered man,
and that Tanke was her accomplice,
has yet been introduced. Up to the
middle of this afternoon the witnesses
sworn were Coroner G. F. Merritt,
Joseph Wild and man named Stolz.
The evidence merely related to the
finding of the body, the nature of the
wounds, etc. Either of the two
wounds. made by SO calibre bullets,
would have proved fatal The testi-
mony thus far given is intended to
establish the fact that crime was
committed and foundation for further
and more sensational testimony by
other witnesses.
VIM. Youngren, the man who was
shot at St. Peter Sunday night by Fred
| r. Davis at disreputable house con-
Quoted by Mrs. Fleishauer, is slightly
better today, and is resting easily.
However, no hopes of his recovery are
held out by the physicians. 1t is
thought that he can only live few
days at the most.
1t appears that Yoddgten, who is
about % years of age, had g6ns to the
home of Mrs. Fleishauer, and foreeo
his way through the door, Davis; an
electrician, about 80 years old, who
was inside, tried to prevent his enter
ing. Once inside, a quarrel arose be-
tween the two men, and Davis pulled
32-calibre revolver, and fred two
shots, one of which took effect in the
lower portion of Youngren' abdomen,
passing through the intestines and
lodging in the back. Davis immedi-
ately telephoned for doctor and
officer. Sheriff Mcmillan went to the
scene and put Davis under Arrest, and
he is now lodged in the county Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25

Mrs. Lizzie Behymer left Tuesday
morning for Waterloo Iowa. She will
be accompanied home in few weeks
by her mother, Mrs. Correll, who has
been at Waterloo for a couple of
months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
The Proposed New Routes in Blue Earth
County to be Investigated.

Congressman McCleary recently wrote
and telegraphed to the general super
intendent of the free delivery
service at Washington, urging that GER
tain cases, including one from Eagle
Lake, four from Mapleton and five from
ManEato, to be made special cases for
immediate investigation. He received
letter yesterday from that official,
saying that Gilbert Gutterson will be
detailed to this district in a week or
ten days, to make the Investigation.
The Mankato applications include two
routes into Nicollet county.
Having been treated so we'll by the
department, Mr.. McCleary did not feet
like crowding matters at the beginning
of the season and yielded to the desire
of the department to so something for
other districts of the state. When he
returned to Washington after the
funeral of the late President Mckinley
he had long conference with the
general superintendent Of free deli
very, in which he was promised that
an extra agent would be put into Min
nesota within thirty days and that
Mr.. Gutterson would be relieved from
duty in other parts of the state and
assigned to the second district. Since
then by letters and kilograms Mr. Nc
Cleary has been keeping the matter
fresh in the minds of the department.
Mr.. Olson, the extra agent who
was to have been assigned to Mime
apolis, has been on the sick list; and
the special agent at Denver who has
! charge of this division wrote that one
/ third of his force was absent on sich
leave, or he would have had Mr.. Gut
terson relieved before this.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25

The high school foot ball team was
defeated at Elmore Saturday by a close
score. The team ran up against team
of grown men, but put up a game
fight
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25

County Surveyor Brooks is at work
surveying for the county ditch at
Mapleton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25

A. S. Grant of Faribault was in the
city Monday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-25

!. Fulda is without night watchms
or police protection.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21

YOU think" returned Judge Holdom,
The assault and battery Is not SO ser
tous in us nlce but there Is a great
principle at stake--the principle OF the
personal liberty guaranteed us by the
constitution. When Kelly was at work
on contract with which he was sat
isticd. neither the president of the U. S.
nor any official or individual had any
right to interfere with him. True, kel-
~ was a member OF the union, as was
Hill, He had a right to be and 1t was
,his duty to obey the rules OF the union
When he refused, however the union
had its redress in disciplulng him and
expelling him. 1t had no righ; to send
a cCmmit:Ae TO interfere with him and
assault him.
Let us not forget these basic priu-
ciples of our liberty We IN America
boast a liberty unknown els where In
this instance the effect of the assault
was not on Kelly alone. but upon the
principles OF our constitutional rights,
Il do not want to BE- understood as
being opposed to unions. believe in
the rights OF men to form unions and I
believe that they make for improve
men; ANA good"
The court then sentenced the man to
five days in the county jail In addition
TO the time already spent there.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
ENORMOUS INDEMNITY CLAIMS
Demands OF the Powers LIkely TO Ap.
ptoach Five Hundrcd Million
Dollars,

WASHINGTON. March 9o.--u Is stat.
ed that the sum total OF the lndemnltlcs
claimed from China by all the nations
cannot be calculated at this moment
because u a lack Of agreement among
,hr powers on the basis OF settlement.
But assuming that the other powers
are willing to accept the scheme OF
adjustment proposed by the United
States, allowing certain amount for
each missionary killed or injured and
another allowance for property destroy
ed the sum total of the claims would
b. considerably lcss than 500. .O0O 900.
II is mt doubted that the Chinese rev.
enucs would be able to meet this charge
against them within a reasonable time.
But It appears almost hopeless now
to expect the other powers to accept the
same basis ot compensation that Amerl.
ca would, ON the basis proposed by
some European naions the indemnl,les
claimed would be nearly $500, 900, 900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
EUROPE INTERESTED.
Dispatch Of American Man.ot- War tc
Morocco Excltes Comment.

NEW YORK. March sO,-.A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
The European diplomats in Washing
ton are deeply Interested In the action
Of the United States in sending the
armed cruiser New York to Morocco to
aid the American consul general In ex-
acting an apology and obtaining n
settlement OF claims aggregating $50. geo,
Frances Interest Is probably greater
than tha, OF any other country because
II is no secret that she hopes some day
TO extend her sovereignty over the
whole northwestern coast OF the Afri-
can continent, France requested the
United States some time ago TO de-
nounce its negotiation with Tunis, over
which a French protectorate had been
established, and this would probably
have been step in the direction OF
having the United States denounce It's
treaties with Morocco under which Il Is
proceeding in demanding the settlement
OF claims The United States declined
the request. II is treating with Moroc-
co as sovereign power.
While nc bombardment OF any Moor
ish town is planned. the presence of
an American man-of-war is expected TO
have salutary effect In obtaining i'm
mediate compliance with the demands OF
this government. The New York will
remain at Nasargan until Consul GEN
eral Gummere returns from Marakesh
and announces satisfactory settle
ment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
Man Arrested With Bomb on
His Person.
WAS APPROACHING THE CAR
Armed Members Of Revolutionary Party Also
Fouad Lying In Wait for Him at
)ridge Which he Was 10
Cross.

BERLIN, March 2O.--A St Petersburg
correspondent " the Tageblatt says
he has earned of two separate conspir-
acies TO assassinate the car The first
attempt was planned to be made on the
occasion OF the jubilee ball Of the naval
cadet corps, which the czar had prom
ised to attend. His majesty was ready
TO start and was awaiting his carriage
when Governor-G -GeEe raj Kieigels aTriv-
ed at the palace and informed him that
he must not go. several suspicious per-
sons belonging to the revolutionary par
~ having been arrested at the Nicola
bridge with arms and forged pass
ports He informed his majesty that
the prisoners were probably emissaries
Of the central Nifdlist committee at
Zurich The visit was accordingly
abandoned.
The second affair occurred in. the
middle Of January when the czar, accom-
panied by her majesty, visited the GER
amic exhibition. When entering one of
the iocns. the members of the commit
tee who were escorting the imperial par
ty suddenly noticed an unknown man
huuiedly approaching the car. AS the
people had been excluded and those au-
thorized 70 attend had been carefully
selected, the presence Of the stranger
excited suspicion.
Several OF the cars party FASTENED
TO meet him and lead him away. There
upon the man suspiciously thrust his
hand in a pocket He was instantly
seized. When he was searched, a bomb
was found in his pocket.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
NEW ELECTION Law.
Provision Compelling Voters to Mark
Their Own Ballots Will Make
Maryland Democratic.

ANNAPOLIS, March 2O.-The most
important change in the existing meth
DDS accomplished by the enactment Of
the new election law lies In deprlving
illiterate voters Of the assistance Of bal
lot clerks in preparing their ballots. IN
der the previous practice these clerks
accompanied such voters into the booths
and marked their ballots for them or
showed them how TO do it. The Demo-
Gratis expect that it will disfranchise
about $1,000 negro and perhaps 5000
white voters. OF these, it is claimed
all the negroes and about, 50 per cent
of the whites vote the Republican tick
ct. With those out Of the way it is
held that the state will be safely. Dem
ocratic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
CHARGES TO BE REMOVED.
Mexican Government Has Promised
Southern Pacific Special Advant-
ages at Guaymas.

, SAN FRANCISCO. March 2O-The
intention Of the Southern Pacific to
build extensive wharves at Guaymas
has developed the fact that the COM
pany has the promise Of the Mexican
government to remove onerous charges
at that port.
At the present time no goods in tram
sit through Mexico can be landed on
the railroad wharf at Guaymas. All
such freight must be lightered and
landed at the custom house. where a
charge Of ten per cent of the regular
import duty is exacted. The Southern
Pacific and Pacific Mail hope to arrange
for the transit of all through freight
in bond, the same as is the practice
in this country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
NEBRASKA CAUCUS.
After Indecisive Session Adjourned Un-
I'll Tonight.

LINCOLN. March 9O--Elghteen bal
lots were taken without nomination
at the Republican long term senatorial
caucus tonight. The caucus shortly be-
fore IL o'clock adjourned until tomor-
row night The final ballot was Rose
water. 80; Msiklejohn, Is; Currle, s.
The ATTENDANCE varied from 80 to j5.
the fourteen members who remained out
last night being again absent The con-
test apparently has settled down to a
test of strength between Edward Rose
water and George D. Meiklejohn. 1t
REQUIRES forty-ive votes to nominate in
caucus.
The supporters Of D. E. Thompson.
nominated last night for the short term.
are believed 10 be about equally divid-
Ell between Rosewater and Meiklejohn
The friends Of Rosewater assert that.
under the agreement which made last
nights caucus possible, Thompson
cannot claim an election in the legis-
lature, even if that should happen, un-
til both senators are nominated. Part
of Thompson's following will not con-
cur in this opinion, but they say they
are willing to allow a reasonable length
of time for the long term deadlock to
end before pressing the election Of Mr..
Thompson in the legislature.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
TRIED TO KILL HER HUSBAND.
Wife Of San Francisco Longshoreman
Alleged TO Have Sent Him
Poisoned Whskey.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O.-The
young wife Of George Kent. a long
shoreman, has been arrested on sus-
picion Of having mailed bottle OF poi
soned whiskey to her husband. The
bottle was dropped in the parcels post
at station D Of the post office. AS
liquids cannot be sent through the mails,
Kent was notified that a package ad-
dressed to him was at the station.
The whiskey proved to contain large
quantity Of arsenic. He suspected his
wife. from whom he is estranged.
whom he said has threatened to poison
him. The address on the package is
said by the detectives to resemble her
writing. She denies that she had any
thing to do with sending the package
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21

lshed, each regiment Of cavalry and
infantry IL to have spiritual adviser
and the artillery corps Is to have
twelve,
Ntarly every denomination is repre-.
sented in the list OF applicants, Two
dozen negro clergymen are among the
number The Roman Catholics are
making especial efforts to secure addl-
tional reccgn!tion as but four OF the
army clUpla'ns are now OF that faith
The Mcthceists hold the record. having
eleven chaplains now. MIR, Mckinley Is
Methodist, II is expected the presi-
dent will make sort ot pro rata dis.
t,ibutlon OF the new places among the
various denomina tons.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
NEW ARMY CHAPLAINs.
Five Hundred Applications for Twenty
Three Vacancies.

NEW YORK, March 2O.rMere than
800 applications for chaplaincies in the
army have already been filed with the
president, according 10 World special
from Washington which says:
The army. reorganization bill provid-
ed for .twenty-three additional chap
lains. THE pay and rank were fixed al
that given a captain Of infantry, to-
gether with the usual extras and al
lowances, or about $1,000 year. While
the position Of post chaplain was abol-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
LIST OF ATLANTIC PORTS.
Official Atlantic District Named by the
Produce Exchange

NEW YORK. March ?0.-At a meet
ing OF exporters Of the produce ex-
change the following ports were voted
as the official Atlantic coast district
Boston. New York, Philadelphia. Bal
timore, Newport News and Norfolk It
was dectled to reconsider an action TAX
en- some time ago by which St Johns,
Halifax, Moitreal Quebec and Portland
were added to the list Of ports, which,
under the rules Of the produce ex-
change, shall constitute a good tender
on Atlantic seaboard" contracts.
Letters were read by exporters show
ing that the system Of inspection in
operation at some of these ports was
inadequate and that the out turn OF the
shipments when they arrive abroad was
such as to cause dissatisfaction and par
ticularly reflect upon Atlantic sea-
board" contracts A motion was made
to include Montreal in the list Of. At
lantic ports, but it failed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
WILL WE'D CoNGER's NIECE.
Romantic Result Of Relief OF Besieged
Americans al Pekin.

NEW YORK, March 2O.-The an
nouncement is made, through advices
from Pekin. China. that Miss Mary
Conger Pierce, niece Of Minister f. II.
Conger, is TO marry Lieutenant Harold
Hammond, OF the Ninth infantry. Mr..
Hammonds home is at Rushvtlle. Ill.
He is a graduate Of West Point
Miss Pierce is an orphan and has been
member Of the Conger household for
some years. The young people met
when the Ninth infantry reached Pc
kin, as the first body OF American
troops to come to the relief Of that city.
Little Iime was lost In wooing and the
betrothal was celebrated before the de-
parture of Mr. Conger, at dinner to
which nineteen officers Of the regimen
were invited.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
sURETIES MUST PAY.
Money in Charge of Superintendent OF
New Orleans Mint Was Alleged
to Have Been Burned.

CHICAGO March 2O.-A special to
the Record from New Orleans says;
The sureties of Andrew w. Smyth
formerly superintendent of the United
States branch mint at New Orleans,
will have to pay the government $685.
900 to replace that amount of money
which Smyth alleged was burned by
an electric spark in a vault at the mint
during his incumbency in the early
nineties The United States circuit
court Of appeals handed down its de-
cision, upholding the lower court, which
held the sureties liable. Smyth is now
in Ireland.
The case has been fought in the courts
here for years. Two Of the sureties
are dead.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
AGED BANNER DEAD,
Died in Belief That Bank which Failed
Last FAN Was Sdll Flour
shing,

DETROIT. March 2O.A-Albert Ives,
the oldest banker In Detroit. died here
today, aged " years, In iSti he cstab.
lished the private bank OF A. Ives and
Sons, which failed last fall, Mr. Ives,
who had retired from active business,
was kept in ignorance OF the failure
and up to his death believed the In.
stitution tiourishlng.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
GOVERNOR is FIRM.
Will Veto Police Bill 0f Senator Platt
and His Friends.

ALBANY, n. Y, March Ex-Governor
O'Dell has positively and formally de-
clined TO sign any police bill, has re-
pudiated the new bill drawn by Senator
Platt and his friends and said tonight
that if the bill came to him h- would
veto it. even if IT were made plain that
it would BE- passed over his veto.
The governor said:
If possible I shall remain on friendly
terms with Senator Plat but # such a
bill comes to me ! shall veto it. If
the legislature cares to take the r-spon-
sibility Of passing the bin over my veto,
very well, but l refuse 70 BE- man
Of clay and l shall not s.uItify my
self"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
CHICAGO COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Portland's Visitors Left for The Sound
Last Night

PORTLAND, March 2o.-Tha mem
bers of the Chicago Commercial Club
and guests who arrived here today were
taken to the Cascade locks On a special
train provided by the 0. r. & y. Co.
and the return trip was made on the
steamer Hassalo. The weather was
warm and clear affording the visitors
fine opportunity to view the scenery
along the Columbia river.
The party was bauqueted at Portland
tonight and left later for Tacoma and
Seattle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK. March 2o.--suver. soT
HUNDRED YEAR CLUBS.

Are becoming numerous The idea Is
TO promote longevity II II interesting
to note, that the means through which
long lie is tn be- obtained. Is food and
the stomach. Long HE and good health
are no; possible unless the stomach
does It's work properly. There Is a
way TO make IL, II Il does not. Hos-
letters Stomach Bltters Is an ideal
strength rcstortr II you would b.
cured OF dyspepsia, indigestion. belch-
Ing, constipation. insomnia. nervousness.
b,liousLrss, lry the BItters. Everybody
should try II at this time to help na
turc rid the blood Of winter impurities.
It's 4 specific for malaria See that
our private Revenue stamp covers the
neck OF the bottle,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
OHIO STATE TICKET,
Most OF Present officials WIN BE Re
nominated in the Fail.

WASHINGTON. March 2o.--At a con-
ference in which Senator Hanna, Rep
resentative Dick and other Ohio poll
ticianS of note took part, 1t was de-
cided that Governor Nash and most Of
the present Ohio state ticket should b.
renomIna,ed this autumn; also that
Senator Foraker should be endorsed by
the state eonventlon for re- election.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
SUBSIDY URGED.
Government Aid Wanted for British
Columbia Railroads.

VICTORIA, B. c., March 30 AT a
large public meeting last night resolu-
iors were passed asking the govern
inent to give subsidy for the Coast
KOo:enay railway to Victoria, B. c., to
the Vancouver and Eastern Company
and endorsing the Crows Nest-sopth-
ern Railway Company to the head Of the
island. Hon. Mr. Turner spoke saying
that subsidies would be given for the
lines named and that the V. " ~ E.
had offered to build the Coast Kootenay
line on better terms than the former
proposition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
oPHtR AT GIBRALTAR.

GIBRALTAR. March sO,-'The steam
ship Ophlr on which the Duke ana
Duchess Of Cornwall and York sailed
from Portsmouth. March l6. on tour
OF the world was sighted at o'clock
this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible malady
nearly always inherit it mot necessarily
from the parents, but may be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood for
years, or until you reach middle life, then
the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap-
pearance or a swollen gland in the
breast, or some other part OF the body,
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma'
nently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the blood-every vestage
If it driven out. This S. S. S. does, and
IS the only medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all the poison has been forced out
Of the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins often in small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows !:
A small pimple came on my jaw about an inch
below the ca on the left side OF my face II gave
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-21
MAN HAS RIGHT TO WORK.
Decision of a Chicago Judge in Labor
Union Assault Case.

CHICAGO March 2O-Judge Jesse
Holdom in a decision rendered in a
labor union assault case growing out
Of a strike, upheld in foroible language
the right of any man to work at any
labor with which he is satisfied. The
case was that of Albert Hill of the
Lathers' Union, who was charged with
assaulting James Kelly, another mem
Der Of the union, because of his refusal
to stop work on building where a
strike was in progress.
The defendants attorney pleaded with
the court that inasmuch as his client
already had served some time in jail
and had suffered so much from the
fight he should not be punished any
more.
"No. the matter is more serious than