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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
OVERCROWDED CITIES.

New York averages fourteen people
in every dwelling house, while the
population for the entire United
States is but twenty-five to the square
mile. Some New York tenaments
house more men, women and children
than most towns that are called cities.
Add to this the fact that nine out Of
every ten of these people take no
special care of their health and you
will understand by there is such a
need for Golden Grain Belt" beer in
the cities of this country. This beer
is SO delicious that people will take it
and not consider it medicine. Brewed
from the purest barley, malt and hops,
it is invigorating and refreshing and
should be constantly on your table.
Order of your dealer or be supplied
by M. J. Smith, Man kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
MONEY FOR RACES.
Blue Earth County Agr'l Society Fixes
Purses for Its Trottiug Matches.

At meeting of the board of direc-
tors of county fair held at Garden
City Saturday, August 18th, the fol-,
lowing purses were put up:
Second Day-Green race, purse $780,
novelty race, purse $50. Entry fee s.
per cent and 10 per cent to the win
ner. Running race during the after
noon, purse to be decided upon. time.
and place.
Third Day. 40 class, trot or pace,
purse $120, entry per cent and 10
per cent to winner; gentleman's, road
race, best two in three, one-half mile
heats, purse $50; running, pony races,
etc., purses to be decided upon time
and place.
Judge of races, Ed. Weaver; Perry
Rutan and G. H. Piper.
The secretary was instructed to pro-
cure all necessary printed matter and
supplies. AS the American Poultry as
ISOLATION have adopted the rule of
showing fowls in pairs instead of trios,
the Fair association have decided to
adopt the rules, so all fowls can be
shown in pairs.
The secretary was appointed COM
mittee to secure music
A purse of $50 was offered for ball
game.
President Crane was appointed to fix
up buildings and grounds and make
all needed improvements.
All racing purses will be divided
into three mOnevs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
BRYAN'S OPPORTUNITY.

Bryan and his associate party organs
are greatly interested in the welfare
of the workingmen, and are at all
times condemning capital because it
does not at all times give up it's rights
to the demand of labor. There are
| times however, when Mr.. Bryan and
his followers are silent, and one of
them seems to be at hand. Senator
W. A. Clark, the Democratic senator
from Montana, operates the United
Verde copper mines. These mines &C
cording to the latest statistics, produce
%, 900 tons of copper annually. They
produce more now, for when these
! figures were given out new smelters
were building. They have paid divi-
dends as high as 43. 5 per cent. They
are estimated to add S12, 900, 600 year
to Clark's private fortune. The num-
Der of men employed is not stated, but
comparison of their product with that
of similar mines shows that it is from
1, 500 to 1900.
Recently the men employed in these
mines asked for an eight hour day.
Mr.. Clark objected to it. The men
| were emphatic in their demand and
as result the Democratic senator, one
of the chief supporters of the Bryan
| aggregation, which poses as the great
friend of labor, shut down his mines
and ramorLod tbot CGT ,x,o,-I5 -oIL... I IL
| the grass grow In the streets of Jerome
than grant my men an eight hour
day." Here was an emphatic slap at
| labor from a man who was adding
some $12, 600, 900 to his fortune every
| year at its expense. Even J. Peirpont
| Morgan has never gone as far as that,
and yet when it was intimated the U.
| s. steel corporation had decided not
to reopen some of its plants, closed by
| the strike, which are not proving
profitable, what q roar went up from
every Bryan organ.
But here in this supreme AFRO
gance" of Millionaire Clark, is GER
tainly, as the Chicago Inter Ocean
well remarks, IAN excellent opportunity
for Bryan to stand forth as the cham
pion of labor. That Mr.. Bryan should
fill at least page Of his next Com
moner with eloquent denunciat1ons of
, Clark as despot, dictator, an op-
pressor, would seem absolutely certain.
But there are times, contrary to the
! general belief, when even Mr.. Bryan
can be silent. This is one of the
! times.
civilian Andrew, Clark is not only
| the owner of the United Verde mines,
whose peculiar method of obtaining a
Montana seat in the United States SEN
ate attracted worldwide attention. He
! is also the person who footed the bills
! of that famous champagne night at
! the last Democratic national conven-
ton and contributed $3.50, eco toward
the expense of Mr.. Bryan's second at
tempt to gain the presidency.
"When Republican employer de-
clines to yield to his employees de-
mands Mr.. Bryan is always indig
nantly vociferous. But when Demo-
cratic ice trust Expresses the poor of
New York-when a. Democratic mine
owner desolates a. town-then Mr..
Bryan initiates the discretion of the
! clan, -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

The steel corporation started three
more mills in the vicinity of Pitbsburg
yesterday. Among the men who went
to work were fifty strikers, some of
them members of the union. These
were skilled men and brought their old
crews back with them. This is said
to be the worst blow the strike leaders
have received since the start of the
strike. 1t is reported that skilled men
are being brought to several of the
plants from the south, and that a num-
Der Of other mills are likely to be
started up this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
WINS CUBAN BRIDE.
Minnesota Graduate Returns from Cuba
With q Bride.

Williams. Iowa, Aug. a0.-Otto
Ottosen has returned from Cuba with
wife, whom he won and married on
the island. He is graduate of the
university of Minnesota, and at the
opening of the Cuban conflict organic
ed a company, but was not allowed to
go, as the state militia was, accepted
first He Struggled his way through
the Spanish lines, and enlisted under
Gomez, serving to the end of the war.
At the close, he, in company with
other young Americans, leased plan
tation, and it was while thus engaged
that he met his present wife, who was
the daughter of neighboring planter.
She is beautiful woman, and was
joyfully received by the young mans
parents
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

State Auditor Dunn is being talked
OF as possible candidate for COVER
nor. 1t is understood that he will re-
tire from his present position at the
expiration of his term, and this is
probably the reason that some of the
newspapers are talking him for higher
honors. If wise, Mr.. Dunn will not
get mixed up with the governorship
next year. If Governor Van SAINT can
not succeed himself, it will be gen.
tleman about the size of Bob Evans
who will watch the boys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE.
Survivors of the Wreck Say Officers
Had Been Drinking Heavily,

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 20.-L. S. Robe,
one of the passengers on the Inflated
Islander, wrecked off Douglas island,
returned with one of the most intelli-
gent accounts of the terrible disaster.
While he would not consent to be
quoted on this branch of the subject
his demeanor Enthusiastically indicated
that he believes the officers of the
Islander were derelict in their duty.
Indeed, the charge is being more or
less freely made by the survivors that
officers of the vessel had been drink
ing heavily. The vessel, too, had not
aboard the marine law requirements
In the quantity and character of life
saving equipment Robe declares that
there were 1S1 persons on board, in
Guiding the crew. There are 113 pre-
servers and he argues that sc must
have been drowned. T..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

The st. Peter Free Press, comment
ing on Senator Somerville's possible
candidacy for congress says:
1.-The people of the Second district
know that Mr.. Somerville is candi-
date and they also know all about his
fitness for the position. This is enough
for the present and thes.matter should
be given rest for while at least. +"
The people Of the Second district do
not know that Mr.. Somerville is can
didate for congress- and cannot know
it until Mr. Somerville himself knows
it. Up to date no newspaper and no
individual has been authorized to put
Mr. Somerville forward as a candidate.
What he may do later is purely prob
lematical, bat for the present it is
enough to say that he has not an
nounced himself The senator is too
good a politician to get into fight
nearly year away. There is q. cold
winter coming on, you know.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
FORTY-TWO DROWNED
BROUGHT ISLANDER DEATH LIST
Is SMALLER THAN FIRST
REPORTED.
GREW ACTED SPLENDIDLY

Left the Boats to the Passengers, TAX
Inc to the Water Themselves and
clingine to Wreekaee Until Picked
Up-Pathetic Death of Captain
Foote-Allowed Himself to Drown
Rather Than Inperil Other Lives.
Victoria, B. c., Aug. 20.-Victorians
are waiting patiently for an official list
ef those who lost their lives in the
Hsaster which overlook the Islander,
Cor, although the fist of dead has been
reduced to AZ, according to reports
which have reached Vancouver, there
are still a number of names which
have not been received here. The
day has been given to discussion of
the accident. 1t is said by some that
1t is quite possible that the steamer
struck on a jagged reef which runs
out from Tantillon point, as few ice
bergs are about in that part Of the
sound, they mostly finding their way
out by the Taku arm. But it must be
remembered that for every foot of ice
above water there are seven feet I'M
der water and it is possible for a navi-
gator not to see one which his steam
er Is running onto. All admit that by
the time Captain Foote reached the
bridge it was too late to beach the
vessel, in fact, it was impossible, as
the propeller was out of water. The
crew, according to the evidence of all,
acted splendidly and left the boats to
the passengers, they themselves being
satisfied with pieces of wreckage to
cling to until picked up by the boats.
Some OF the passengers acted most
inhumanely, cutting the ropes as soon
IS they got into the boats and push
Ing OF from the steamer.
The Chief Criticism
as to the operation of the steamer is
that she should have been slowed
down as soon as it was found that she
was running into ice.
The steamer Farrallon has arrived
here from Skaguay, bringing the re-
mainder OF the passengers who mar
roWly escaped from the wreck of the
Islander.
According to the statements of pas
sengers arriving very few people died |
on board the steamer, but most of |
them persisted in the water and |
around the RATS and ship as the lat |
ter went down.
The death of Captain Foote was
very pathetic. He remained on the |
bridge until the steamer was founder !
ing. When the vessel commenced to |
sink and it was seen there was no !
earthly eXpedient could avail, the cap |
tain. it is said, jumped into the life |
raft, which was already taxed for &C. |
Realizing that his |
weight would work havoc there he ex-
claimed: 81 see there are too many !
here. so goodbye, boys" and swan
away. He was shortly after seen to !
sink.
A passenger who arrived by the
Queen says that on Thursday morning |
when the tide turned 1t brought in
large quantity of debris from the |
wreck, including parts Of cabin stores,
state rooms, trunks, etc. The Indians |
looted the wreckage, smashing trunks |
with axes and carrying off valuables. |
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
REBELS ARE PERSISTENT.

Belief That Colombian Government Is
Weakening Gaining Ground.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 20-The
British steamer Rosneath has arrived
here from Central American ports and
brought advices from Colon Of con-
tinued and persistent attacks by the
rebels on the outskirts of Colon and
Panama. The repeated efforts on the
part of the government to repulse the
rebels have failed and the belief is
gaining ground that the Colombian
government is weakening.
When the Rosneath left Colon on
the 18th the French cruiser Suchet
was there and the arrival of British
and American war vessels was anx.
fously awaited. Business generally
was crippled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
ANOTHER PURCHASE MADE.

The Chicago Great Western road has
purchased Mrs. Belinda Payne's lot on
its right of way for 81. 900. The only
property in the three half blocks not
yet purchased is the lot owned by
Agnes Meagher and the Laird Norton
Co. lumber yard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
AMBOY FARMERS.
Getting Big Yields of Wheat and
Oats.

Ed. Sager of Pleasant Mound, has
threshed his grain, and from 1856 acres
of wheat got an average of IS bushels
to the acre, and from 100 acres of oats
Is bushels to the acre. Mr.. Sager is
one of the largest land owners of Blue
Earth county, having three large
farms, with fine buildings and up-to-
date machinery.
Pleasant Mound farmers are getting
splendid returns from the threshing
machine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

Wisconsin Republicans seem dis
posed to indulge in scrap. If they
settle it among themselves without
giving the state over to the Demo
Gratis and defeating Senator Spooner
for reelection to the senate. there may
not be any great harm in it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
TO lie SUEUR CENTER.

Attorney L. W. Prendergast has
moved to LIE Sueur Center and will
open a law office there. He will be
Joined by his family later. Mr.. Prem
dergast has been associated with Pau
& Pfau for some time past and is
popular young man, we'll grounded in
law. LIE Sueur Center offers an ex-
cellent opening, and his many friends
will wish. him success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
Fear American Trust Invasion.

London, Aug. 20.-In dispatch dis
cussing the Russo-American tariff war
the Odessa correspondent of The
Standard says: "It is understood
here that M. de White has already ex-
changed views with Vienna and Ber-
lin with the object Of preventing an
American trust invasion of Central
and Northern Europe"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
CHILDREN BURNED.
House Near Currie Destroyed and Three
Little Ones Perish as a Result.

Currie. Aug. 20.-Fire destroyed the
house of P. Byrne, farmer living six
miles northeast of here. One child
persisted in the flames and the charred
remains were taken from the building.
Two children died from the effects of
the fire after they had been taken out,
and another is not expected to live.
The parents were helping neighbors
threshing. The cause of the fire is I'M
known.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

The Duluth News-Tribune remarks
that Duluth needs farmers and farms.
What in Caesars name could far
mer ever do in Duluth on those rocky
side hills2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

The Barber Asphalt Co. is again
engaged in getting out crushed stone
for the city to- use in the repairs on
Front street. The work of repairing
the street will be resumed in day or
two. The street is very. rough and
much in need of repairs. -.--- - -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
THEY SHOULD NOT BE MIXED.

The trouble which has come between
the normal board and the board of
control, is what might naturally be
expected. when two bodies attempt to
manage the same institution. 1t
should never be undertaken. The Free
Press is of the opinion that it is a
mistake to attempt to put the state
university and the normal schools un-
der the supervision of the board of
control. We cannot see where it will
result other than disastrous to these
institutions, if further attempt is in
sisted upon. And we are not led to
this belief because there is a normal
school located in Mankato. If that
school could best be handled by the
board of control, we would say let it
be run by the board. In the first place
where two boards are in charge of the
same institution they must necessarily
conflict more or less even though their
duties may be laid out along different
lines. In the other institutions of the
state there is no chance for friction, be-
cause the local boards were abolished.
That was as it should be-. But our
institutions of learning are along an
entirely different line. They are
neither charitable nor penal institu-
tions, and we doubt that it is advis-
able to place them under the same
management that handles the charit-
able institutions of the state. Their
work and their aims are different.
There is nothing at all in common. A
board of control, even though composed
of some Of the best men in the state,
as our present board is, cannot become
closely intimate with the faculties of
the different schools. render them the
assistance and advice at all times
needed, and advance the cause of edu-
cation, as can board which is ap-
pointed especially for that work alone.
and which can at all times be close to
the teaching force of said institutions.
Even were the board of control re-
stricted to the financial management
of the institution, there must neces-
sarily be friction, because the judg-
ment of the normal or universe ty
board and that Of the board of control
would many times naturally differ as
to the expense for teachers and other
features for the advancement of the
schools.
In Wisconsin where the board OF
control is so successful it has, as we
understand it, no supervision whatever
over TIE educational institutions Of
that state And so it should be here.
The charitable and educational insti-
tutions of state, as we have said run
along different lines and any attempt
too,bring them under one management
must prove disastrous. Minnesota edu-
cational work is taking a high rank
and it should not in any way be en-
dangered by an experiment, and the
next Legislature should see to it that
it is forever separated from the man
agement of charitable work. The
two can not be mixed any more sue
cessfully than oil and water.
As to the work of the board of con-
troll along its natural line, the Free
Press has naught to, cay against it. 1t
favored such a move last winter and
it still believes it wise move for the
state and that the change. so far as
the charitable and penal institutions
are concerned. will be 1aost valuable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

There won't be any naval investiga-
tion over in Spain. Admiral Cervera
is satisfied that he was thoroughly
whipped on that July day. off Santiago:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

W. E. Young has returned from
Grant county, and reports the average
yield Of wheat there as eighteen bush
els, with good hay crop and some
potatoes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
GET A HOME.

For your son and family. 5000 acres
OF land for % German farmers. Best
of land with timber and water. In
quire of M. Jost or Geo. w. Hoerr.
City hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23

Santa Re. N. M, Aug 20.-A monu-
ment to commemorate the 55th ami
versary Of the peaceful annexation of
New Mexico to the United States was
unveiled on the plaza in the presence
Of a vast concourse. It was erected
By Sunshine chapter of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
Killed for Refusing to Drink.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 2o.-At Bes-
semer, Louis Baggett. aged IL, killed
Harry Shrump because Shrump re-
fused Baggett's invitation to take
drink. This angered the boy. who
ehat Shrump- twice
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
THOSE BLOOD HOUNDS.
The fairmOnt Sentinel Adds Some Inter.
es ing Facts to the Story of the Early

The Fairmont Sentinel copied from
che ef tbe bood bonyds the
early days of the Indian scare, which
we reproduced from old records in the
auditor s Office few days ago, and
adds thereto the following interesting
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-27
One of our Musicians.

The following pleasant words about
one of our musicians appeared in a
Nashua, N. H., paper of recent date con-
corning an entertainment in the nature
of lecture musical recital. Five of the
great master musicians were taken up, a
picture of their life and work sketched,
and selections from their works given by
Alfred H. Brooks, organist of the church.
''In this Mr.. Brooks proved himself
very apt, playing with skill and tech
nique to be rarely equaled, and to say
that the evening was very enjoyable to
the many music lovers that were present
is to say the very least that might be
said.
The work of Beethoven was the first
that was taken up. Mr.. Brooks took
the Adagio Cantabile, selection from
the sonata, and rendered it with a grace.
full precision.
Schumann was the next master taken
He was discussed in much the same way
and the selection from his work given
was entitled Novelette,.
Shubert was third, and the Impromp
tn selected as an expression of his work
was rendered in very artistic manner
Mendelssohn came next and the selec.
tons were Prelude in Z Minor and
Andante from Violin Concerto.
The last composer was Chopin and Of
his work the Nocturne in G was rem.
dered."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-27
Revival of Rugs of Rags.

There was a woman once who wanted
a covering for her dining room floor. BY
dint of much economy she had managed
to furnish the apartment in Colonial
STYLE. An old mahogany claw'foot table,
chairs to match, china cupboards with
mulioned panes, ETC.. everything was
complete with the exception OF suitable
rug.
Unfortunately but a very modest sum
was left in the now attenuated pocket
book, and the plucky little woman made
up her mind that her wits must make up
the financial deficiency.
A search through the garnet was un-
productive of any result, and she was
about to give up in despair, when the
sight of several bullying bags suggested
the idea, why not make rug OF rags. "
1t would be eminently appropriate and,
what was more to the purpose-inexpen-
sive.
The materials were all there, her friends
volunteered their aid in cutting and sew
ing the strips together, and the only ex-
pense incurred was the price of the
weaving, which was very little.
Finally the rug was sent home and
laid on the floor. and many were the
calculations of surprise and pleasure at
its beauty.
1t is woven into circular shape. the
better to accord with the room. All the
colors are pale; dull blues, soft browns