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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
WATERS ARE RECEDING.
Normal Conditions Being Gradually
Restored in Pennsylvania.

Normal Conditions Being Gradually
Restored in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17.-Advices from
all sections of the eastern half OF
Pennsylvania are to the effect that the
waters covering the flooded districts
are receding and that railroad and
telegraphic communication are slowly
beng restored. From Towanda comes
the announcement of three deaths
caused by the flood near that town and
the additional statement that two 9th.
ers will die from the effects of eX.
posture. The damage to property and
the pecuniary loss from enforced Sus-
pension of many industries will reach
many hundreds of thousands of dol.
fars. Dozens of coal mines are flood.
ed, along with hundreds of industrial
concerns located along waterways
thus throwing idle thousands of men.
II is estimated that more than 10000
persons have been rendered idle. The
Susquehanna river, which rose at
some points % feet above low water
mark, is going down gradually, except
in the lower end Of the state, where it
is reported to be rising two inches an
hour The good reports from up river
points, however, have allayed fear and
the indications are that. the southern
end of the state will suffer little from
the swollen river.
Tales of narrow escapes from
drowning come from all the flooded
districts. Hundreds Of families in lit.
tie hamlets have been deprived OF
their homes for the time being by
swollen streams, and the extremely
cold weather that has set in adds
much to the suffering
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
THE DEAL CLOSED
The Alaska Fish & Lumber Company
Get Possession of Their Alaska
Property.
Property.
The Committee Sent to Investigate
the Property Landed in Seattle
Yesterday.

The Alaska Fish & Lumber COM
pany sent Messrs. T. R. Coughlan,
Frank Thayer and J. D. Carroll to
Shakan, Alaska, about the twentieth
of last month to look over the property
and investigate the titles thereto of
the recent purchases made before pay
ing over the money. If everything was
found as represented, the gentlemen
were empowered to make the payment
and take possession. A telegram was
received by the treasurer of the COM
pany here last evening signed by MIR.
T. R. Coughlan, that the deal had
been closed and everything o. K. The
message also said that the party was
we'll
This will prove gratifying news to
the gentlemen comprising the COM
pauy. 1t is believed that they have
secured valuable property, and the
we'll known business capacity of the
committee sent to investigate will
give additional faith to those inter
ested that they have got a good thing.
Until the committee returns, which
will be Thursday Of this week. it is
not possible to state just how coon &C
tive work on the new cannery will be
commenced. but it is safe to predict
that no time will be lost in getting
everything in shape for next season 8
canning. 1t will require ABOUT $780,
900 to make the contemplated changes
and improvements, in addition to the
original price paid for the property
AS soon as possible the company's
Office on the first floor of the L. P.
Hunt Office building will be furnish I'D,
and opened for business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
SCHLEY'S INDICATION
MARYLAND DELEGATION IN CON.
GREss Determined TO Ac-
coMPLISH IT.
FAVOR A JOINT RESOLUTION
VIII Extend Thanks for His Services
In the Battle of Santiago and Con
fer on Him the Rank, Pay and
EmoIuments of a Rear Admiral on
cite Deweys Conclusions.

the Active List-PreambIe Will Re.
cite Dewey's Conclusions.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Maryland
friends in congress Of Rear Admiral
w. S. Schley have determined to
bring his case to the attention of
congress and seek there the vindica-
ton they claim is due him. This ac-
ton was determined upon at a dinner
given by General Felix Agnus to the
Maryland members of the house and
q few friends. The resolution will be
prepared extending to the admiral the
thanks of congress for his services in
the battle of Santiago and comforting
on him the rank, pay and emoluments
of rear admiral on the active list of
the navy. A preamble to the resolu-
ton will recite Admiral Dewey's con-
illusions OF the court of inquiry, giving
Admiral Schley the credit for the vic
tory of Santiago. Senator McComas
will introduce the resolution in the
senate and probably Mr.. Mudd a sim
liar one in the house. If deemed ex-
pedient an effort will be made to give
Admiral Schley the rank of vice AID
miral The resolutions will be pre-
pared promptly ana introduced in both
houses and an attempt will be made
to have early action on them.
M. A. league, one of Admiral
Schley's counsel before the court of
inquiry and who also was guest at
the dinner, said that the admiral would
not seek a retrial of the case under
any circumstances. His desire and
that of his friends was to be relieved
of the censure imposed upon him by
the report of the majority of the court
of inquiry. Nor, he added. would
there be any suits instituted having in
view the obtaining of money for libel
Gus publications affecting him.
Mr.. league says that a vigorous bill
of exceptions to the conclusions of the
court will be filed with the secretary
of the navy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
GAIN OF TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS

The Northwestern Telephone Ex-
change company reports a net gain of
31S subscribers in November, making
total number of "a, OBJ subscribers
on Nov. 80. The Erie Telephone sys-
tenn, of which this company is a part,
reports net gain of 1887 subscribers
in November. making total number
of 100, 575 subscribers on November 80.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
OPEN OFFICES.

DR.. Carl J. Holman and DR.. Madge
Zimmerman Holman have moved
from st. Clair to this city, where they
will practice their profession in the
future They have opened Offices in
the old j. g. Roller residence, corner
of Broad and Jackson streets. and have
Citizens phone 377, and Northwest
ern phone $40. Our citizens will be
j glad to welcome these estimable peo-
pie back to the city. For the present.
they will continue their Office at St.
Clair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
SCHLEY is THANKFUL.
Expresses Gratitude for the Thousands
of Sympathetic Messages.

of Sympathetic Messages.
Washington, Dec. 17.-Ever since
the naval court Of inquiry rendered
its verdict Rear Admiral Schley has
received large number of letters and
kilograms, all containing expressions
of confidence and esteem and offers of
assistance. To answer these personal
ly would be a work of such magnitude
that the admiral has addressed the fol
lowing letter to the Associated Press
which he asks to be published:
81 beg to express through the me-
drum of the Associated Press my graf
itude and heartfelt thanks for the kind
words and evidences of interest in my
welfare which have received from all
parts of the United States. The mag
nitude of he correspondence renders
it impossible for me to personally ac-
knowledge the same and I therefore
take this means of expressing my ap-
probation to one and all"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
Is Back of Mammoth Syndicate te
Manufacture Steel Cars.

Pittsburg, Dec. 1.-THE Post says
that ]. J. Hill Of Great Northern fame
Is backing largely the Standard Steel
Car company, the organization of
which was announced several days
ago. In addition his syndicate is try.
ing to secure control of the Pressed
Steel Car company, with the ultimate
intention of going into the business OF
steel car building on a large scale
According TO the informant the syndi
cate intends to build furnaces, steel
mills for the manufacture of plates
and structural shapes and remain en-
tirely independent of the market in
this respect. No less than $50 1000. 00C
will be at the syndicate's command t.
ant the deal throk, eh-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
FLOODS and WASH0UTS
NTATE OF MAINE HAS THE Sc.
r VEREST STORM IN ITS
HISTORY.
TRAINS UNABLE TO MOVE

Railroads Completely Tied Up and
Mills Unable to Start Their Machin.
cry Because of High Water-Re'
ports From Pennsylvania Say That
the Rivers Are Slowly Receding
Much Damage Reported.
Portland, Me-, Dec. 17.-This state
O. suffering from one of the severest
storms in its history. Floods and
washouts have done tremendous dam
age. The Maine Central railroad has
showed no trains for As hours. The
Bangor and Aroostook railroad and
the Canadian Pacific lines are in
aearly as bad condition. The great
mills on the Androscoggill, Kennebec
and Penobscot rivers are almost all
unable to start their machinery be-
cause of high water and thousands of
men are temporarily without work.
Many cities and towns report that
great damage has been done to
streets, families have been driven
from their homes Rnd street railways
are imperative from floods. Many
districts are inaccessible because of
bad roads. Telegraphic and telephone
communication, though interrupted
Between numerous points, has stood
the strain well.
So far only one death has been re-
ported, that of fireman named Pat
ten on the Canadian Pacific railroad,
whose engine plunged into washout
A similar accident on the Maine Cen
trail resulted in the injury of three per-
sons, one of whom may die.
Madison, on the Upper Kennebec
river sustained the greatest damage
from floods of any place, it being fully
100000. Logs and ice crushed build.
ings and overturned many others, es.
pecially in one section of the town
where there are large mills.
The water when at its highest was
Shree feet beyond the highest record
in the great pumpkin frGshet" of
1869. A million feet of lumber was
washed away. The Great Northern
Paper cCmpany's loss is very heavy.
It's expensive electrical machinery was
ruined and Is carloads Of finished pa.
per was destroyed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
GO TO MEET BRIGANDS.
Another Effort Will Be Made to Secur
Miss Stones Release.

Constantmople, Dec. 18.-W. w
Peet, the treasurer of the Turkish mis-.
sion in Constantinople, accompanied
by M. Gargiulo, dragoman of the
United States legation here, have
staGted TO meet the brigamds who hold
Miss Stone captive. In accordance
with instructions received from Wash
ington they will attempt to secure the
release of the prisoner in exchange
for the ransom money now available
It is reported here that Nine. Tstlka's
hohu L. still aliua and vzau
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
Try to Communicate With Brisands

Washington, Dec. 17.-Late advices
received at the state department from
its agents in Turkey show that they
have not remittedtheire efforts to secure
the release of Miss Stone and are
again seeking to open up communities
ton with the Bulgarian brigands with
probable success. It is said that the
kidnappers have at last begun to
realize that the sum of 100000 now in
the hands of Mr.. Dickinson represents
all the money that can be secured as
q rams som
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 17.-At Swift's
packinghouse Ed Young attacked
Stephen Crockett with large butcher
knife. Crockett warded off the blow
and in Young's frantic brandishing of
the knife he accidentally buried the
blade into his own breast, death result
ing instantly. Both were employed at
the packinghouse and had quarreled
over q trivial matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
SECRETARY HAY ACCEPTS.
Will Deliver the Address in Honor OF
the Late President Mckinley.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE commit
tee designated by the representatives
of the two houses of congress appoint
ed to invite Secretary Hay to deliver
an address in honor OF the late Presi-
dent Mckinley called upon the secre,
tary and secured his consent to per
form this distinguished service. Mr..
Hay said that while he would have
preferred the invitation should have
been extended to some one else he
would accept because of a sense OF
duty and also because of the high
hnor the selection implies. No time
for the ceremony was fixed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
HUTCHINSON INTERESTED.

Meeting of Representatives Along Line
Called For Dec. 27.
Hutchinson, MINI. Dec 10, 1901.
Mr.. Il. P. Hunt, Mankato. MINI. =
Friend v. v. Hunt: Doubtless Mankato
has been informed ere this Of. the
terms on which Col. Chase proposes to
build an electric line from Mankato to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

Aaron Bates of Wset Mankato, who
has been very sick with diphtheria, is
much better. One or two of his
children have also had the disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

All the railroads in the interchange
able. mileage bureau of the Western
Passenger association have agreed to
raise from 1900 to 5000 miles the
minimum distance which holders of
the interchangeable credentials must
travel before they can secure the re-
bate off, cent mile. The increase is
to be made on Jan. 1. The prime OBJ
ject is to'get more money from passen.
ger traffic, as there are thousands of
persons who travel more than 1000
but. less than 5000 miles in year.
Such persons have been able to get q
net rate of 2 cents a mile by buying
an interchangeable mileage credential.
All of them who want to make sure of
gettinga rebate if they travel 2, 90 OF
more miles next year can buy mile.
age credential from any railroad be-
fore Jan. l. All the credentials sold on
or after that date will require 1000
miles to be travelled in order to secure
the rebate. 1t is probable that thous.
ands of the present 2, 600 mile creden.
tials will be sold in the next three
| weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

Benjamin Conrad of West Mankato
is confined to his home with sickness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

two acres for station at NewssSweden.
"Gaylord-Right-o of way..-tos-ssNew
Auburn, two acres for station, ETC..
northumberland way.--to
Hutchinson, two acres for station.
Observation-Disclosures to Kim
ball Prairie, four acres for station and
power house.
"Dassel-Two acres for station
"Kimball Prairie-Two acres. fol
station --zz@-
est Cloud-Right.. of way from
Kimball Prairie, sixty, feet insafee
simple, and franchise. to terminals
through the city, together with twenty
acres for power house, in the suburbs
or without city limits, but contiguous
to proposed line. This to be in addi'
ton to proposed bonus suggested
herein.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08

thickness from IL to IA inches, is being
stored as fast as possible.
The Rock Island has houses at To-
peka, Horton, Harrington, Pratt, Belle
vile and Armourdale. besides those al
ready mentioned. Everything is in
readiness so that with a weeks favor
able weather the entire supply could be
stored. The Santa Fe also has a num-
Der of houses along the Kaw river the
principal one being at Argentine. Both
roads have houses in Colorado, the
Santa F'e in New Mexico. and the Rock
Island at Chickasha, I. T. In the Mis-
thicker than six inches-a thickness not
great enough for the best quality.
The matter Of using ice in the opera
ton of railroads has grown enormously
within the last few years. Where a few
years ago only an occasional refriger-
atOr car was in use, now solid trains Of
them are run on all the great systems
The fresh meat and green fruit indus
tries are largely responsible for this.
Some Of the roads use the manufactured
product largely, but all prefer natural
ice when 1t is to be had on account of
its cheapnesS. An ordinary freezer re-
quires icing about once every twenty
four hours, and the quantity used
for each car amounts to a great deal
when a full train Of these ears has been
iced This matter Of icing requires close
attention on the part of the railroads.
The supply of natural ice which the
Rock Island stored last winter was ex-
hausted in September, since which time
that road has used the manufactured
product. After running short the COM
pany increased the capacity Of its
houses at Armourdale and Harrington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08
RAILROAD news.
Anxiety About Ice Supply Al
ready Felt.
Rock Island Has Stored Between
40 and so Tons.
ANXIOUSLY WAITING.
Santa Fe Has Many Empty Ice
Houses.
Last Years Supply Was Elk
hausted Early in Season.

The mildness of the winter thus far
mas caused some little anxiety among
the railroad men regarding the supply
OF ice for next year This time last year
many Of the roads had reaped half the
crop. and two years ago by the middle
OF January nearly all was in store
The recent cold weather gave the
Rock Island an opportunity to begin the
work by harvesting between forty and
nfty cars at Norton, in the northwest
ern part of the state. This was secured
from a large reservoir at that place, and
was shipped to the company's houses at
Phillipsburg and Goodland. The warm
weather of the last day or two stopped
the work
The Santa Fe has begun its harvest
farther west. In Colorado and New
Mexico an excellent quality, ranging in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08
FRoM NEWTON.

There were two sections Of train NO.
8 a day or two ago between Kansas City
and Newton, and the first section which
carried the mail, arrived in the city
promptly on time. It was composed of
a mail car and one coach, the regular
fast mail equipment. The second Sec
ton was the regular train and was as
usual about an hour late. This seems
about the only way the time of the fast
mail can be made
The preferred crews which were re-
Gently established on the west end of the
Middle division. are made up Of the fol-
lowing conductors and brakemeu: Miner,
Savage and Ira; Elliott, Gorsuch and
Secoy; z. r. Mclaughlin, KilIie and
Oshun; Roach, Simpson and Shanafelt;
Boyle, Hurd and T. c. Mclaughlin OF
the ten brakemen employed on these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08
OPERATORS TRADED JOBS
D. & r. G. Men Exchanged For Posts
m of Santa Fe Strikers.

On adjacent divisions Of the Santa Fe
and Denver & Rio Grande some odd
things happened at the close of the
strike Of the Santa 4F'e telegraphers. On
a particular division, 50 the story goes,
the men who left their keys on the San
ia Fe We're not long out Of employment
The D. & R. G. operators, with a display
of brother1iness not often seen, gave up
their own positions and took up places
on the Santa Fe.
This worked well. There was no dis
ability against the Rio Grande operators
on the Santa Fe. once the strike was Off
and it was a case Of save what can be
from the wreck, and there was nothing
to disqualify the Santa F'e men on the
Rio Grande.
Singly and in pairs fifteen men ex-
changed places on this one division it
is stated. One d. & r. G. operator.
among the number is quoted as giving
up an $50 month job to take one at $65
to further the good of the order and the
welfare Of his fellow-laborers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08
WONDERFUL CURES
BY SWAMP=ROOT.
To Prove what the Worid-famous Discovery Swamp
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have Sample Bottle Free by Mail

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mitted to continue fatal results are sure
to follow.
The kidneys filter and purify the
blood-that is their work
So when your kidneys are weak or out
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every organ seems to fail to do its duty.
Among the many cures of DR.. Kilner's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy, investigated by the
interested, the ones which we pub
lish this week for the benefit Of our
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II had been out of health for long
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08

s. H. Kilgore, commercial freight
agent for the Missouri Pacific at Wich-
tia, was in Topeka yesterday.
A. J. Hit. general superintendent of
the Rock Island, with headquarters at
Chicago. went east yesterday evening
He has been on an inspection tour west
of the Missouri river for the past two
weeks.
F. w. Thompson, assistant general
passenger and ticket agent for the Rock
Island, accompanied by his wife, left
last evening for California Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson will be gone about two
weeks
Engineer C. w. Mcclure of the Cot
tonwood division of the Santa Fe will
begin a. series of meetings at the rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. on the evening Of jan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08

28 MFR. Mcclure is prominent among
Y M c. A. workers Of the state.
George W. Mitchell, formerly an op-
orator in the general offices Of the Santa
Fe, began work in the local Office of the
Postal Telegraph today.
The railroad 7. NJ. c. A. has elected
officers as follows: President. w c..
Boon; vice president, z. D. Coon; treas
urer, c. A. Conroe; recording secretary.
w. L. Stalk
The Santa Fe will build a $4,000 pas
senger depot at Oklahoma City, o. K.
General Manager Nudge has inspected
the location, and as soon as the plan is
completed the work viii be begun.
J. H. Devlin, formerly a Santa Fe
fireman here has secured the position
of chief engineer at the postof1ice. Mr..
Devlin has been with the Santa Fe for
more than twenty years
A time card viii go into effect on the
Chickasha. division of the Rock island
on January IA. Two important changes
viii be made IN the running time of
trains on that division. Eastbound
trains leaving Granite and Mangum
will under the new card leave 80 min
utes later than now. Also the train SER
vice. Heretofore the trains have only
run six times a week, but under the new
time card they will run on Sunday as
well.
". l.. Lonergan, a former Santa Fe
operator, who has prospective damage
suit pending against the Santa Fe for
alleged blacklisting, is working for the
Rock Island at Goodland-
Ernest Dutton of the Santa Fe boiler
shops was married yesterday morning
to Miss Anna Coughlin. James Dwyer
Of the machine shop was best man, and
Miss Nellie CoughIin, sister of the bride.
acted as bridesmaid. Mr.. and Mrs. Dut-
ton win live in North Topeka.
Thomas Taggart, mayor of Indian
apolis, Ind, and proprietor of the Grand
hotel in that city, has sold a two-thirds
interest to the Messrs Dinner Bros,
managers Of a system of hotels and eat
ing houses along the Rock Island sys-
tenn. Messrs. Dinner Bros. are men of
ability and experience. They viii have
full charge of the Grand hotel.