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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
BOXERS STIRRING AGAIN.

In spite of the work of the powers
in the attempt to settle matters in
China so that peace would be perma
nent, it does not seem that they have
met with very great success. The fail
ure to depose the empress dowager and
the leaders of the present government
and institute government known to
have no sympathy with the revolution
airy element, seems to have been a
great mistake. The atmosphere seems
to be still surcharged with the boxer
who surround her in power are doubt
less as much in sympathy with the
boxer movement as they were year
or more ago when they were giving it
aid and comfort and directing it in it's
campaign of murder and loot. The
old movement is running riot again
and is quite likely to result in more
trouble in the fowery kingdom as can
be seen from the following from pla
card which has been posted around in
the vicinity of Canton: eff money
can be obtained, why not make war
on the foreigners? China is not yet
defeated. 1t is only the governments
eyes which are blinded by disloyal
ministers. If we refuse to fight, then
it is case of being greedy to live, yet
fearing death. How can the carefully
studied military arts be used except
against foreigners? How can we
otherwise employ our regiments2 Dur
ing 1900 much money was collected
through lotteries, gambling and gen.
eral taxes But they were never salts
fed. Therefore should the house tax
be collected we will demolish the
chapels and drive out the Christians
If the emperor is unable to pay, we,
Boxers, have an excellent plan to gain
victory over the foreigners. Unless
this policy is adopted great rebellion
is certain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
ATTEMPTED HOLD UP.
August Johnson FrightenS Two
Foot Pads With a Revolver.

August johnson states that he had
an encounter with hold up artists near
the Saylor farm on the st. Peter prai-
RE road Sunday morning. He was
driving home from Lake Washington
between one and two o'clock in the
morning with team, and was alone
When near the Saylor farm, two men
stepped out from the side of the road and
stood in, front of the horses to stop
them. He drew revolver that he had
ordered them to step aside and let him
pass. This they did without stopping
to parley. They stepped back to the
side of the road, uttering oaths.
Mr.. Johnson believes that the men
intended to rob him. It was too dark
to get an accurate description of them.
They did not speak to him at any
stage of the game, combining their re-
marks to each other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

The Vicksburg, Miss, American re-
Gently said that the strongest point in
favor of David B. Hill was that rotten
Tammany was against him to which
the Free Press took occasion to remark
that if Hill should be the nominee,
Tammany would support him and that
the American in common with its
party contemporaries would be praising
it as a great, pure and patriotic Or
ganization. This caused our Missis-
sippi contemporary to get red in the
face, and double up and squirm as
though it had the collie. and it gets off
lot of stuff about the Free Press be-
ing dyed-in-the wool Republican and
that to 1t everything that bears the
Mark Hanna brand of Republicanism
is called good. Now if this statement
were true, which is not the case, we
ask if it is any worse than to swallow
all Democracy that is Tabled Bryan
brand, as our friend the American
does, especially when that style of
goods is falling into disrepute by a
large element of that party. Unwit-
tingly the American pays President
Mckinley high compliment when it
says that he once favored free coinage
of silver and denounced Cleveland for
trying TO cut down the money supply,
but has now changed, albeit it attri-
butes that change to desire to become
president. But in this it is at fault.
The president in common with many
other public men saw the error they
had fallen into and fastened to the
right. Lastly it says that the support
of Tammany would in no wise mean
the commenting of its evils and out
RACES and says that the Republicans
have never refused the support of the
Pennsylvania political highwaymen,
who are twins in crime with the New
York organization. The support of
any man. or class of men can hardly be
turned away if they desire to so cast
their votes. But the Republicans have
never yet allowed the Philadelphia
ring to influence matters in the ma
tional organization, as has Tammany
been allowed to do in times past. Nor
were they courted nor their support
worked for as was the case a year ago,
when Bryan went to New York and
was surrounded by Croker and his
crowd, and farmed out the patronage
of New York as the price for Tam
support of his many vagaries
and 50-cent silver dollar scheme.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
CAUSE OF DROUTHS.
j. Sterling Morton Says it is the Clear.
ing Away of Forests.

Minneapolis Journal
This weeks Commercial West pub
fishes letter from J. Sterling Morton
unfolding his theory that deforesta-
tion causes drought. Mr.. Morton has
done more than anyone else in this
country to stimulate sentiment
against forest destruction, and in IA
vor of tree planting. He was the
founder of "Arbor Day." and at his
own home at "Arbor Lodge" he set
practical example to bis country
men of the benefits of tree planting.
Largely through his teaching and in
fuence, Nebraska is far ahead of every
other state in the union in arbOricul-
ture. While secretary of agriculture,
during President Cleveland's second
administration, he accomplished vast
deal in the interests of national for
estry. Lately in his paper, The Conser-
vative, he has been advocating that
thirty three feet off every sixty-six
fe width country road in Ne
braska be either sold to increase the
road fund or be planted in maple,
elm and ash trees, to be an endow-
ment to the state, by which other en-
dowments would sink into insigni6-
canoe. Mr.. Morton's letter follows:
1.-The deforestation of the eastern
and middle western states is undoubt-
eddy one of the primary causes of long
and intense droughts, and, likewise,
Of the torrential rain storms, which
follow them and do 80 much damage
to the agriculture, commerce and
manufacture of the country.
The denudation of the hillsides and
the mountains of Pennsylvania and
West Virginia has had very much to
do with the destruction of lands lying
at the base of mountain ranges. In
fact, some entire valleys have been
made infertile by the erosion of I'M
impeded waters rushing down the tree
less mountain sides.
In a state of nature, the mountain
sides and in fact all heavily wooded
lands, have covering of leaf mold,
running from six to twenty-four inches
in depth. This leaf mold catches and
holds down pouring rains. 1t operates
as a great sponge for the absorbing
and holding of precipitation. 1t per-
mits the stored waters to Ooze out
slowly and thus forms little springs
and rivulets
But the same areas, denuded of trees,
permit the water to escape in torrents
as it descends, and thus we have the
constantly increasing disasters from
high water along the Ohio and other
western rivers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
TURNED DOWN.
North MankatO Dislikes City's
Bathing Place.
The Village Council Makes a Tax Lew.
Fills Couple of Offices, and Does
Other Things

The North Mankato council held a
meeting Friday night and turned down
request from this city, made through
Health Officer Hielscher, that the viii
lage furnish a marshal at the public
bathing place at the north end of the
Minnesota river bridge. The applica-
ton was laid on the table with the I'M
derstanding that it will not be re-
surrected.
The North Mankato council has two
objections to granting the request. It
considers that it has no jurisdiction,
as the city owns the land one hundred
feet from the end of the bridge It
does not consider the present location
of the bathing place as the proper one,
as crowds congregate on the bridge to
watch the bathers, and there is danger
of children falling unless a netting is
placed there. 1t is felt that some more
retired place, where loafers and others
will not stare at the haGhers, will be
much preferred by the batners them
selves
r. E. Brown appeared on behalf of
the Mankato Gas and Electric Light
Co. and made statement of the COM
pany's position in regard to the fran
chise granted it some time ago, and
which it has not yet accepted 1t OBJ
jects to that part which says that the
franchise is granted ''for no period of
time" and wants those words stricken
out.
The matter was referred to Re-
corder Anderson and p Carlstrom to
investigate and report at the next
meeting.
The RESIGNATION of J. A. Tidland as
a Justice of the peace, caused by his
removal from the village, was received
and accepted. John R. Thomas,
North Mankato merchant, was ap-
pointed to fill out the unexpired term.
W. S. Nichols was appointed con-
stable. He was chosen to the Office at
the village election, but had neglected
to qualify in time.
The sum of 81, 300 taxes was levied
fer the revenue fund for next year.
This is the same as levied last year.
The question of procuring land for
an animal burying ground was con-
sidered, but was laid over to allow of
| information being obtained as to
available locations. Complaints have
been made of horses being left I'M
buried on the sand bar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
A TRAFFIC ALLIANCE FOR THE
ORIENT.

The general manager of the Man.
churian railway was in St. Paul day
or two ago, and during his stay there
was closeted with James j. Hill of the
Great Northern. This together with
the fact that Mr.. Hill has been active
in the work of opening up trade posi-
bilities in the orient, has caused much
speculation in the cities as to the rea-
son for the Manchurian railway man
ayers visit at this time, and of course
in this age of combination, the idea is
at once hit upon that it has something
to do looking to some sort of traffic
agreement in the orient Commenting
upon this matter the Minneapolis Jour-
nal says THE dream of commercial
conquest of the orient which. has so
long engaged the splendid abilities of
Mr.. Hill is to be realized. 1t has been
demonstrated by school boy, sent
forth by William R. Hearst, million
sire journalist, that the quickest route
around the world is across Europe to
Siberia, over the new trans-Siberian
railway, thence across the Pacific
ocean to Puget sound, and then by the
Great Northern railroad to Mime
apolis and Chicago. The significance
of this demonstration must be appar-
ent TO all. Mr.. Hill has discovered
the Pacific outlet. The old Atlantic,
which like right arm has been used
almost exclusively for centuries, must
now meet strong left-arm competition.
The Pacific route, the trans berian
railway, and the Hill line of steamers
plying between the Pacific coast and
the orient, mean that Mr.. Hill has
solved the problem of superior service
via the Pacific ocean, and is in posi-
tion to command the cooperation of
the commercial factors in the orient.
1t is now question of details. The
outlines of the grand scheme for cap
turing the trade of the orient have
been fixed. The presence of M. Robert
Barber in ST. Paul can have but one
significance, and that is the adjust
ment of details in connection with the
colossal plans of Mr.. Hill -
In further evidence that the visit is
doubtless to arrange details to further
traffic in the orient, the Journal calls
attention TO the recent trip of Samuel
Hill, a law of J. J. Hill, over
the famous Siberian road, ..and through
part of the orient where trade rela-
tions are now being opened up, and
says that Mr.. Hill has been in Russia
before, and that it is admitted that
this second trip was not entirely for
pleasure If the powers which con-
troll the great northwest lines and the
means Of transportation in the far east
put their heads together in the fur
therance of trade, it cannot be denied
but that it will mean much for this
country. In fact, it will practically
confirm and put in way of immediate
realization the prediction which has
been made frequently of late that the
United States is bound to take the lead
and enjoy the greatest profit from the
rich trade which is bound to be built
thora n +hn Ooyt fnr vaarS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
A LARGE CROWD.
Several Thousand People Attend Work.
mems Benefit Assn Picnic.

Several thousand People ATTEND Work.
mems Benefit Assn Picnic.
The first annual picnic of the Work
mems Benefit association was held in
North Mankato Sunday afternoon
and was attended by about 3, 600 people
from this city and the adjoining coun-
try. People came from as far away as
st. James The day was perfect, and
everybody had a good time. Refresh
ment stands served soft drinks and ice
cream, and most of the people brought
lunches in baskets.
Addresses were given by Attorney
o. E. Eberhart and Prof. Alfred Torn
gren, and a number of races and other
out-of- door sports were engaged in,
and prizes were. awarded the victors.
The Workmens' Benefit association
is about a year and half old. 1t is
not secret society, but already has a
large membership. Its meeting yes
terday is looked upon as great sue
oocc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
A CIRCUS COMING.
Forepaugh-SeIls Bros Show to Exhibit
in MankatO Sept. 18th.

Forepaugh-SeIls Bros Show to Exhibit
in MankstO Sept. 18th.
The Forepaugh-Sells Bros. circus is
to exhibit in Mankato Saturday, Sept.
18th. The advance agent was in the
city Friday and contracted with
G. FL. Griebel to bill 26 or more of the
surrounding towns, and with g. g..
Phillips to furnish teams for this
work Mr.. Phillips also contracted to
furnish five tons of hay, $500 pounds
of straw and 1876 bushels Of oats.
1t has been two years since a big
circus visited Mankato The Fore
paugh- Sells Bros. is one of tine biggest
on the road and will surely draw a
crowd.
The advance agent of Ringing
Bros. circus is at Albert Lea today,
and it is, possible that he will fix on
an earlier date to show in MankatO.
In that case an advertising war could
be looked for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
The Talking Macaulay.

Macaulay is an (almost) never ceas-
ing talker and pours out the prodlgi-
GUS stores of learning, wit and elo-
quence with such an absorption in his
subject that I doubted when heard
him if he would not go on just the
same if everybody left the room.
Somebody asked the Duchess of Suther-
land latter dinner at Stafford House)
if he liked the society of women and
whom he seemed to prefer. She an
swered, "Oh, he only looks upon us all
in the light of Interruptions. Lady
Grandville's Records.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

And now the Maryland Democracy
has dropped Bryan. Loyalty to the
principles of Jefferson was declared
but not a word was uttered in behalf
of Bryan or his Chicago and Kansas
City platform. The paramount issue
of the state is declared to be elimina-
ton of the negro from the politics of
the state, or in plain words the party
proposes to suppress the negro vote of
the state. Now will Mr.. Bryan under
these circumstances approve of the
course of Maryland Democracy He
has had much to say about the con-
sent of the governed and the imperi-
alism of the American government in
establishing government in the Philip
pines. But here is proposition by
Maryland Democracy to follow the ex-
ample of other southern states and de-
prive the negro of his right to vote
The chief reason for this move is, that
as long as the negro exercises the right
of suffrage there the Republicans are
likely to carry the state. and this is a
which cannot be allowed to
exist. Last year the Democratic legis-
lature passed law providing an educa-
tional test, but this it seems is not
going to work satisfactory to Demo
cracy. The negroes are exerting them
selves to meet its qualifications, while
the ignorant whites, the greater por
tion of whom vote the Democratic
ticket do not, hence some other mode
must be taken to reach the desired
end. Now will Mr.. Bryan endorse this
rank piece of Imperialism by the
Democracy If he does his
past protestations as to the consent of
the governed relative to the Filipinos,
will be rendered very demagogic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
The Duluth News Tribune assumes

The Duluth Tribune assumes
to correct us as follows:
L. P. Hunt, of the Mankato Free
Press, should go up to st. Paul and
get posted. DOC Schiffman is Fred 8
pa. Fred is oil inspector and a Repub-
lican. DOC" is a most emphatic
Democrat, who claims that he didn' t
raise the boy right.
The editor of the Free Press knows
'Doc" Schiffman's pa very we'll and
he don't have to go to st. Paul to get
posted. Fred is known by everybody
as doc while his honored sire is
known as Doctor. There is differ
ence and a distinction, as the
News-Tribune will note.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

The recent hot spell and extended
drouth has caused considerable atten-
tion to be turned to the matter of for
estry and if it shall result in some
practical work along that line, the dis
comfort endured and losses sustained
because of these two unpopular fea-
lures, will not have been in vain. 1t
is time that most serious attention be
given to the matter of forestry and
that all land not fitted for agricultural
and grazing purposes be devoted to re-
forestration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

DR.. Justus Ohage of the st. Paul
board of health has accomplished
work for the city of st. Paul that
ought to be an enduring monument to
him there. He has secured and through
his own personal work caused the i'm
provement of Harriet Island, in the
very center of the city. as a public
bathing spot, a park and play ground
and has formally turned the same over
to the city of st. Paul. The popularity
of the place can be attested by the fact
that last month it was visited by more
than 100, 600 bathers. The work which
DR.. Ohage has accomplished has been
done through subscriptions from the
people. The doctor in return was pre-
sented with a silver loving cup. A
little over $12, 600 has been expended
in the improvement of the island and
the baths, and as the years 60 by st.
Paul will find it the best investment
ever made within its borders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

There has never been such scarcity
of men through the northwest for all
lines of work, as is the case just at the
present time. Not only does this
scarcity exist as regards the farmer in
the harvest field, but also in almost
every other line. The harvest field
has absorbed men from almost all
other lines of work, and contractors
find it practically impossible to secure
sufficient men to carry on their work.
There is absolutely no excuse for any
man who is able to perform a day
labor to be without work of some
kind, and yet there are able bodied
men who prefer to sponge their living
rather than earn it by honest toll.
Right in our own city they have
laughed at farmers who have almost
begged of them to go out into their
fields and help harvest their grain that
stood in danger of going to waste. But
they were refused though highest
wages, with board in addition, were
offered. At Albert Lea the other day
farmer approached a stranger and
offered him work at good wages, but
the latter felt insulted at the offer of
work and hit the farmer over the head
with piece of iron for such insolence
as asking him to sweat few days in
honest toll. Such men deserve no sym
pathy from the public and if they will
not work in such times as these, then
they should be denied that which to
eat. Perhaps if they were subjected to
starving period of an extended ma
ture, they would prefer to work for at
least part of their keep.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
YIELD REPORTS.
These are Now Being Received from
Along the Northwestern Road.

Winona, Aug. 5.-Supt. W. D. Can
tillon of the Chicago & Northwestern
road. with headquarters in this city,
is now receiving threshing reports
from the different stations along the
line west of here in Minnesota and the
Dakotas. These are for the most part
of a most excellent character. The
poorest reports on wheat show a yield
of from ten to twelve bushels an acre.
Some fields go as high as twenty-five
bushels and the average will be from
sixteen to eighteen bushels.
Barley is also proving a most ex-
cellent crop, the yield varying from
twenty-five to forty-six bushels, with
the average about thirty three bushels.
Oats will run all the way from forty
to fifty bushels.
Corn will not be full crop, neither
will fax, both having suffered on &C
count of the hot weather.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

1t has been suggested in New York
city to run Thos. B. Reed for mayor
as the candidate of the Republicans
and those Democrats who are opposed
to Tammany, and it is claimed by
those friendly to the move that he
would give Tammany run for its life.
1t is said that the Independent Demo-
Gratis are friendly to the suggestion and
would like to have Mr. Reed as a
candidate 1t is urged in his behalf that
not having resided in New York a
great many years. and never having
entered into political movements there,
there would be none of the jealousies
and feelings connected with his candi-
dacy. which many men prominently
connected with the city's interests
would arouse If the former speaker
could be persuaded to become candi-
date he might prove as strong man
as the opponents of Tammany could
agree upon, and possibly win the cleo
ton. Certain it is, that if Tom Reed
could be elected mayor of New York it
would have such shaking up politi-
cally as it has not witnessed in recent
years. and corrupt Tammany would
receive black eye it would remember
for some time to come. But it is
hardly probable that Reed can be pre-
vailed upon to enter the race.