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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

There has been good deal OF fuss
made by some papers over the alleged
fact that the board of control was go
ing outside of the state in the award
ing of contracts for supplies. A few
contracts have been awarded to firms
outside of the state. For this the board
is not to blame The law provides how
the board shall proceed, and if parties
outside of the state underbid those in
side its borders the board has no other
recourse than to award them the con-
tract. BUTT seems from figures which
have been obtained at the Office of the
board of control that only small
fraction of the purchases made have sc
far been outside of the state. The
total amount of supplies purchased
since August LIST, exclusive of coal ant
building material reaches $114, 1888. 60
Of this amount, $97, O74.20 have beer
made of Minnesota dealers. and ST.,
700. 45 has gone to outside parties be
cause of lower bids. So the showing
is not so bad after all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
MANKATO FREE PRESS.

Frank Day thinks that nine out of
ten of the Republican papers take sides
with the steel trust in the strike. We
do not believe this. AS rule we
think the Republican papers have
tried to present both sides of the case
as fairly as possible, giving sympathy
to the men wherever it is due. Where
there is now and then a Republican
paper that has taken sides with the
steel corporation wholly as against the
men, there have been several that have
as strongly championed the cause Of
the men as against the corporation.
The general disposition with the ma
jority of Republican papers SO far as
we have seen, both of the country and
city press, has been to treat both sides
fairly. The great trouble with Bro.
Day is, that when Republican paper
speaks fairly of question that may be
favorable to the corporation, he i'm
mediately cries trust organ, regardless
of facts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
DEATH OF ROBERT G. EVANS.

Nothing has startled the people of
Minnesota for many week as did the
report that Robt G.. Evans of Mime
apolis had died at his home in that
city Sunday morning. The general
public was not aware that he had
heart trouble, and the report of his
sudden dropping off was like thunder
clap in clear sky. But for the past
two years he has been troubled with
heart difficulty, and to his more init
mate friends he had intimated that he
,, believed he had not long for this
world
There was not in the whole state of
Minnesota more wholesouled, genial,
lovable man, than Mr.. Evans. Few
men were surrounded with warmer
personal friends for his was nature
that drew men to him. In his profess
sion of the law he stood high, while as
a public speaker, through which he
was best known to the public he was
without peer in the northwest. Com
ing to Minnesota in 1884 he threw
himself into the campaign for Blaine
and at once came to the front as one
of the prominent men of the state,
and in each succeeding campaign he
was always in demand ana always
cheerfully responded to the calls made
upon him. He never sought Office but
once. That was last winter when he
became candidate for the senate to
fill out the vacancy caused by the death
of his close friend, Cushman K. Davis.
No better proof of the hold he had
upon the people could be cited, than
the manner in which they responded
to his announcement as a candidate
for that position, and he narrowly
missed being chosen for the position.
But in his defeat he was the same
genial Bob. Evnas of before and be-
came even msre popular from the man
ner in which he bore his defeat than
he had been before. While strong
partisan he never made himself OBJ
noxious to his opponents but always
commanded their respect.
At the time of his death Mr.. Evans
was United States district attorney,
the only Office he ever held, position
which he filled with conspicuous
ability. He was strong in his Ameri-
canism, devoted patriot. Socially
he was most companionable man,
genial and wholesoulsd, and one could
not meet him but to be drawn toward
him He was closely devoted to his
home and the shock he received last
spring at the death of his wife to
whom he was deyotedly attached, was
one from which he never recovered,
and he remarked to some of his close
friends that but for his children he
was ready to go any time.
In, his death Minneapolis and the
state have lost q foremost citizen,
strong, brilliant man, whose place it
will be most difficult to fill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
COAL AND ELECTRICITY.
The Beard of Trade Indulge in a Little
Talk About Both.

There was no general business of
importance before the board of trade
Monday morning.
Jno. N. Hall called attention to the
high price of coal and thought that a
combination might be affected by citi
zens so that the supply might be gotten
considerably cheaper. He said he I'M
derstood one firm secured their win
ter's supply considerably cheaper than
the regular price, but did not know
how it was done. He also called at
tention to the board of control being
able to buy their supply considerably
under the price made by the combine.
He thought combination of citizens
using coal might succeed in securing
supplies at considerable of a reduction.
Other members of the board thought
the chances were slim. The. only way
would be for party acting for those.
so combining, to enter the coal bust
ness.
G. N. Andrews reported that the
committee to go before the council to-
ask for the submission of the new
charter to vote of the people, and its
publication, had done so, and asked its
discharge. The report was accepted
and committee discharged.
In reply to a question Mr.. Andrews
said that the committee that had the.
! electric road matter in hand had moth
ing to report from, what had
been given out at the last meeting,
further than the calling of a meeting
of citizens interested to meet with the
committee which had been fully re-
ported in the city papers, and that the
money to pay the expenses Of an cleo
! trical engineer to look over the ground
/ had been subscribed, and Mr.. Burch
would be invited to come here.
! Mr.. Hall thought the committee en-
titled to thanks for the manner in
which it had taken the board into its
confidence as to what had been done,
and also for the manner in which it
! is pushing the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

There does not seem to be. much
change in the strike situation. There
are still rumors of settlement in the
air, but upon what grounds they are
based, if any, is not revealed. The
steel corporation seems to be slowly
gathering forces and opening some of
its plants in spite of the efforts of the
strike leaders to prevent anything Of
the kind being done. The strikers
claim to have won back some of the
men, who have gone into the mills.
but this is strenuously denied by the
corporation, and the fact that some Of
the mills that were closed are again in
operation, would seem to indicate that
the claim of the operators is we'll
founded The strikers have been ma
terially aided by the action of other
organizations agreeing to contribute
means to assist them in their struggle.
This move will greatly strengthen the
strikers in holding out. With few
minor exceptions there has been no
violence on the part of the strikers
and this has retained for them much
respect from the public, that would
otherwise been forfeited. In this
respect there has been much improve
ment on the part of striking bodies.
They have found that public sympathy
is most powerful aid in the advance
ment of the cause of a strike, and that
if they hope to retain such sympathy
they must refrain from all evidence of
violence or destruction of property.
Then, too, in Pennsylvania especially,
the cities have suffered greatly in the
past in that they have been obliged to
pay large sums for property destroyed
and officials exert greater care in pre-
venting violence than was formerly
the case and there is growing to be a
wholesome respect on the part of that
element which always likes to float tc
the surface at such time and indulge
in acts of lawlessness, for the arm Of
the law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

The st. Peter Herald thinks that
the Republicans would give John Lind
a senatorship if they could get him
back into the party. The Republicans
are pretty we'll satisfied with their
present senator's, and would hardly
change them even for John Lind.
However, there is one point and that
is John Lind would have to express a
decided change Of views on the money
question. expansion and tariff before
the Republicans would think Of giving
him senatorship. The party is not
in such reduced circumstances as
Democracy. 1t has plenty of available
timber without going into another
party after it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

1t is said that John Lind waits to
run for congress against Congressman
Fletcher in the Minneapolis district.
Well, his ambition ought to be given
full scope, and doubtless Mr.. Fletcher
will be more than willing to help ad-
minister his political death to him
After such combat, Lind would find
himself in much the same fix that Mr..
Fletcher found himself in at Winne-
peg, when he sent his --famous. :.tele:
gram. I'm the event that Lind has his
way in an attempt to satisfy his long.
ings to again break into congress. i
is said that L. A. 'Rosing and Franz
Day are among those who are being
named as possible nominee for gov.
ernor by the Democrats next year.
Let's see. That would ensure about
40, 1000 plurality for Van SAINT. as h
could beat Lind next year by at leas
10000. - -. . a-.-.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

Iowa Democrats decided to st and by
Bryan and silver and endorsed the
Kansas City platform. But then Iowa
Democrats have no possible hopes of
winning a victory. Two or three
weeks ago they we're telling how they
were going to carry the state. They
planned on nominating one of their
strongest and best known men for gov
ernor. but as the day for the conven-
ton drew near, the strongest men they
had declined to be candidates, and the
result was the selection of man
hardly known outside of the town in
which he lives. The endorsement of
silver and the Kansas City platform
has disguised thousands of Democrats
through the state, who believe the time
has come when the silver fallacy
should be discarded. The majority of
these will abstain from voting next
November or will forsake the party
for all time. The action of the Iowa
Democrats, in contrast with that of
their associates in several eastern
states, indicates the trouble which will
meet that party in 1904, and this is
further emphasized by the invitation
given to David B. Hill by the Omaha
Democrats to address them at ban
quet on Sept Z, and the refusal of
Bryan to meet him and speak also.
Democracy is surely happy family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
SHOULD SETTLE 1T IN THE
COURTS.

Commenting upon the action of
State Auditor Dunn in refusing to
honor acquisitions of the state normal
board unless approved by the state
board of control, the Duluth News
Tribune commends him for the con-
servative course he has taken in merely
deciding to follow the law as it is set
forth in the body of it, and leaving it
for the courts to decide whether he or
the normal board is right. AS to the
auditors action the News-Tribun g
says:
"There can be no doubt that Audi
tor Dunn is right. His position is i'm
pregnable. 1t seems likely that the
supreme court would find that part of
the board of control act which places
the normal school under that syste m
unconstitutional if the matter were be-
fore it, but no officer is warranted in
any such assumption. No doubt all
officials, and even all courts except the
highest, will hold that the law is con-
stitutional, as matter of form.
"Of course the normal directors will
not accept Auditor. Dunn's rulings.
They cannot compel him to take the
action they desire by mandamus pro-
ceedings but probably test case can
be made in no great length of time.
The contention of the normal school
board seems laid and their chances of
winning a case which involves it in
the supreme court are considered rosy
by most lawyers. 1t must be remem-
bered that the state university stands
on the same grounds as the normal
schools in this matter and may be ex-
pected to make common cause with
them.
1.-THE board of control, the normal
school directors and the university
authorities should get together and
agree to the submission of a made case
to the supreme court as soon as pos
sible in order that this matter may be
speedily settled with as little damage
to public interests as possible"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

1t is hard to see how corpor a lions
with capital of several millions, a
hundred millions, or a billion. regu
larly formed, can be prosecuted, dis
solved and driven out of business I'M
derthe trust laws which we're passed to
meet an entirely different condition.
When it is asserted by some of the
Bryan organs. as it often is, that legis-
lation, and the courts are in favor of
trusts and corporations, that which is
not true is maintained. The Sherman
antitrust law drove trusts out of ex-
istence, and several decisions were OBJ
tanned through the federal courts and
the trusts rapidly dissolved and turned
to the corporation form. New York
state also prosecuted them to the ex,
tent that corporations would not form
there, but went over into the adjoin,
! ing state of New Jersy and incorporat
| ed under laws enacted by a Democratic
legislature and approved by Demo
cratic governor. Most of the legisla
| tion against trusts was at the hands o
the Republican party and it's success
full enforcement has been entirely b.
that party. The Democrats when il
power in 1897 did nothing whatever
although they had every opportunity t
proceed. Experience has shown tina
states are wholly incapable of con
tending with the evils growing out o
large combinations. They can with
draw and get into another state. VIVA
!, is needed is national authority to trea
with the same. This the Republican
sought to obtain in the last congres
through the proposed constitutions
j amendment which was almost solidl
: opposed by the Democrats. These al
. we'll known facts. but as usual th
: Bryanistic organs persist in ignorin
: facts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
The late census shows the proportion

The late census shows the proportion
of illiterates in Minnesota to be very
low. Out of 500, 1914 males of voting
age, only 90, 1855 are illiterate, or Al
per cent. The percentage of native
born illiterates is 1.6, and that OF for
eign born ga. This latter speaks well
for the class of immigrants coming to
this state and shows that we are get
ting those of the most desirable class
as a whole. Given by counties Blue
Earth shows up well. With 9,O77 males
over q it has only $40 illiterates
among them. This is better show
ing than that made by any county in
the state with about the same number
of male citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

State Auditor Dunn is being talked
of as a 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 high
honors. If wise, Mr.. Dunn will not
get mixed up with the governorship
next year. # Governor Van SAINT can
not succeed himself, it will be a gen.
tleman about the size OF Bob Evans
who will watch the boys. -Mankato
Free Press.
What reason has the Free Press for
intimating that Gov. Van SAINT will
not be granted the courtesy of second
term? As for Bob Evans, the people
are getting tired of hearing his name
sprung every time there is an office in
sight. Why not let him continue to
draw his fat federal salary in peace?-
Fairmont Sentinel.
The Free Press has not insisted mol
intimated that Gov. Van SAINT will not
be granted the courtesy of second
term, but on the other hand has al
WAYS maintained that he should be ex
tended such a courtesy and believe!
that the people will endorse his ad
ministration by large plurality. Al
to the Sentinel's suggestion that Boil
Evans be allowed to continue to draw
his fat federal salary in peace, thu
Free Press. agrees that he should be 81
allowed until the people call him to I
higher position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

Gov. Shaw of Iowa predicts that A.
B. Cummins, the Republican candi-
date for governor there, will have at
least 100. 600 plurality. With the en-
dorsement of silver and the kansas
City platform both relics of the past,
the Democratic opposition has gone to
pieces. No one from the conservative
element of-the party will accept the
craftsmanship of Democracy's state
committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

Sohre & Graf have just sold to
Hoehn & Muellerleile of Madison Lake
the largest threshing machine ever
sold in Mankato. 1t has thirty horse
power engine and is the make of the
Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co.
The firm has also sold one of these
machines to Schraer & Moody of Eas-
ton, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
SPLINTERED TELEPHONE POLES.

A heavy rain fell Saturday night, ac-
companied by thunder. One bolt of
shattered five poles in the
Silver ravine road belonging to the
Northwestern Telephone company.
The poles were in row. The rain did
not cool the air much, for yesterday
was warm and sultry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

There are $40 illiterate voters in
Blue Earth county.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-21

Gil, except as herein provided.
Sec. 50. All things necessary
to carry into effect the provisions
herein contained. not otherwise
herein specifically provided for
shall be done under the authority
and direction of the Secretary of
the Interior.
Sec. SO. No citizen renting
lands from citizen for agricul-
tural purposes, as provided by
law, whether such lands have been
selected as an allotment or not,
shall be required to pay any per-
NIT tax.
Sec. 90. The United States
shall pay all expenses incident to
survey, plating, and disposition
of town lots and all allotments of
lands made under the provisions
of this plan of allotment, except
where the town authorities may
have been or may be duly author
lied to survey and plat their re-
spective towns at the expense of
such towns, except. when towns
are authorized to survey at their
own expense.
Sec. 81. If the suit which has
been instituted by the Cherokee
nation and now pending in the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, against persons claim
to hold leases by authority of the
National Council of the Cherokee
nation or otherwise, shall be fnal-
ly determined against the Chero-
kee Nation, then, in that event,
the roy alties due the Cherokee
Nation from such persons, shall
be paid to the persons taking al
lotments on lands upon which
such leases may be in operation.
Sec. 80. All lands that are now
or may hereafter be occupied by
railroads as right of ways in the
Cherokee Nation, shall be apprais-
ed at their true value as herein
provided for agricultural lands,
and the railroads shall pay into
the sub-treasury of the United
States at st. Louis, Mo-, to the
credit of the Cherokee Nation, the
value thereof, and there
upon title shall be given said rail-
roads by the Cherokee Nation.
Sec. SO. Any allottee taking
as his allotment lands located
around the Cherokee National
Male Seminary, Cherokee Nation
al Female Seminary, or Cherokee
Orphan Asylum which have not
been reserved from allotment as
herein provided, and on which
fences or other property
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-21

SEC. ~. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed as forfejting or
abridging the right of said tribe, indi-
vidual, or any -mber of individuals
thereof, to any claim that either of
whom may have against the United
States, or any state thereof, or the right
of prosecuting, testing the right thereto
for the collection in any state or United
States court, the court of claims or the
supreme court of the United on account
of any treaty stipulation, agreement,
law or otherwise, with either state or
the United States
Sec. 70. This plan of allotment shall
not take effect or be of any validity un-
til ratified by the congress of the United
States and by majority OF the votes
cast by the legal voters OF the Cherokee
Nation IN the manner following: The
principal chief shall, within twenty days
after the ratification by the United
States, make public proclamation that
the same shall be voted upon at
special election to be held for that pur-
pose within forty days thereafter, on
certain date therein named, and he
shall appoint such officers and make
such other provisions as may be neces-
sary for holding such election. The
votes cast at such election shall be
forthwith duly certified as required by
Cherokee law. and the votes shall be
counted by the Cherokee National
Council, If then in session, and il not
in session the principal chief shall con-
vene an extraordinary session for the
purpose, in the presence of the repre-
sentative duly authorized by the Secre-
tary OF the Interior and the principal
chief. and said representative and the
principal chief shall jointly make GER
tificate thereof and proclamation OF the
result
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-21

of the Cherokee Nation are locat-
ed, such buildings, fences or other
property shall be appraised at the
true values thereof and be paid for
by the allottee taking such land as
his allotment and the money to
be paid into the sub-treasury of
the United States at st. Louis,
Missouri. to the credit of the Che
rokee Nation.
Sec. Cd. All moneys to be paid
to the tribe under the provisions
of this plan of allotment shall be
paid under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior into the
treasury of the United States to
the credit of the tribe, and an
itemized report thereof shall be
n ade to the Secretary of the In
terror and to the Principal Chief
Sec. 65. All funds of the tribe
and all moneys accruing under
the provisions of this plan of al
lotment, when required for per
capita payments, shall be paid out
directly to each individual by a
bonded officer of the United States
under the direction of the Secre-
tary of the Interior without un-
necessary delay; and moneys
paid to citizens shall not be liable
to the payment of any previously
contracted obligation.
. Sec. 66. All deferred payments
under the provisions of this plan
of allotment shall constitute a
lien in favor of the tribe on the
property for which the debt was
contracted and if default in any
annual payment is made the lien
for the payment of all purchase
money remaining unpaid may
thereupon be enforced in the
United States Court in the same
manner as vendors liens are en-
forced. suit therefor to be brought
In the rame of the Principal Chief
for the benefit of the tribe, OF, in
his failure for any cause, in the
name of the person appointed
therefor by the court.
Sec. 81. All other liens may
be in like manner enforced after
the expiration of two years from
the date when the amount Sc
cured thereby becomes a charge
upon the property.
Sec. 6S. The provisions of Sec
tion thirteen of the act of congress
June %, 1898, entitled
"An act for the protection of the
people of the Indian Territory
and for other purposes" shall not
apply to or in any manner affect