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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
FOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
General Bell Will Corral Filipinos in
Batangas Province.

Manila, Dec. 16.-General J. Frank
lin Bell has been exceedingly active
in Batangas province, where he in.
tends, by every means available, to
stamp out the inSurrecton. There are
daily conflicts between the insurgents
and men of General Bells command,
in which the former are almost in
variably routed. Lieutenant Hennessy
of the Eighth infantry, together with
one American scout and six Filipinos
captured an insurgent major with AZ
men, p rifles and $50 rounds of am
munition, without the loss of man.
A number of captured documents
and papers now in the hands of Gen
eral Bell implicate prominent natives
in Batangas province.
General Bell has notified the natives
In Batangas province that he intends,
commencing Dec. Is, to concentrate
them in the vicinity of towns. He will
move their live stock and baggage.
After that date everything outside the
limits will be confscated. The roads
In Batangas and Laguna provinces are
lined with a continuous stream of ma
tive men, women and children in
carryalls, on foot and on horseback,
The Sixth cavalry is tireless in it's
operations against the insurgents and
has received the highest praise from
the military authorities.
The insurgent general, Torres, who
was found guilty by military COM
mission Of ordering the assassination
OF American prisoners and sentenced
10 be hanged, but whose sentence was
disapproved by General Chaffee, broke
down when he was released. He said
st was just that his life be spared be-
cause he was innocent Of the crime
imputed to him. He has expressed his
highest regard and warmest feelings
for General Chaffee and his apprecia-
don that the supreme military power
In the Philippines Is In the hands Of
such man. Torres says he Is sub
missive to the existing conditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
JUDSON.

Mr.. Victor Klund was pleasantly
surprised last Wednesday. night, Dec.
4th. About eighteen guests were pre-
sent; Among those were Anna, Oscar,
n Gustaf Klund, Roy and Eva
Burrill, Lucy and Rollie Thomas,
Lewey Hodson, Mrs. Magon and Mrs.
Evans, Alec jacobson, Henry Nelson,
Maud Little and brother and Arthur
McGiveny. About twelve o'clock q
sumptuous repast was served of light
refreshments and dancing was indulg-
ed in and all had an enjoyable time.
About half past three all departed fo'
home after leaving their best wishes
and feeling that life was worth living
in trying to make others happy.
Gutsaf and Annie A. Klund left on
the early morning train Tues lay
morning for Big Rapids, Mich, to
spend the holidays.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

Mr.. Chamberlain plea for the de-
PENDANT was listened to with much in
terest, as there was great curiosity to
hear what there was favorable to the
prisoner in the trial. Mr.. Chamber
lain commented on the fact that the
very same witnesses who fourteen and
half months ago. when spoken to by
the coroner, by Inspector King, by
policemen and fremen without num-
Der, knew nothing of any consequence
and had heard nothing, should now
fourteen months afterward know so
much 1t was very strange, Indeed,
but not beyond explanation 1T was
more than likely that these women be-
ing neighbors had talked the ma tier
over, put this and that imagining to-
gether, had agreed on certain circum-
Stances as being probable and had I'M
ally accepted their theories and their
dreams as facts; the women did not
intend to tell untruths, but they were
mistaken.
No one had pretended to say that
there was any motive for crime.
There was no question OF insurance
money, although the state had intro
duced irrelevant conversation. There
was no other woman in the case, for
the prisoner had not met his second
wife until weeks after the tragedy.
There was no ill will between Mr.. and
Mrs. Pickett and this was clearly
shown even by the witnesses for the
state.
That there was a mystery surround
ing the woman's death could not be
gainsaid, but many things might have
happened in the bathroom of which
Pickett could have been entirely limo
cent. The theory that he had choked
or killed his wife in their bedroom
and then dragged the body to the bath
room was absurd. The Pickett bed
room was only Skis feet and in this
space there were two beds, bureau,
a commode and chair. There could
have been no scuffiing here for an
hour and half. There was barely
room to turn around. Several witnesses
testified that nothing was displaced in
this room except the children's bed,
which the fireman showed aside when
he forced the door open.
Mr.. Chamberlain brought tears to
the eyes of nearly every woman in the
room by his tender references to
Pickett and his children to whom the
man was devotedly attached and whose
love was returned in the fullest
measure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
Notice to Farmers,

The Free Press is prepared to fur
nish mail boxes with its paper on the
rural free delivery routes and is pre-
pared to provide such patrons of rural
routes the mail boxes at cost price.
These boxes are of the most approved
pattern and are approved by the United
States postoffice. department at Wash
ington.
Certain representatives of other
papers are going through the country
making the statement that the Free
Press cannot furnish the approved
boxes. 81. This statement is false and is
only made for the purpose of forcing
rural route patrons to subscribe for
their papers, when local paper. is of
much more value to them.
If Free Press. representatives have
not called on you Call at the office and
see. our box and leave your order tc
be supplied when the various routes
in contemplation are established.
FREE PRESS PIG. CO.,
Mankato, MINI.
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RAPIDAN MILLS.1

A literary society is contemplated.
Those who are interested will meet at
Woodman hall Saturday evening, Dec.
14tb. TO org nize.
Two of Mr. Dorsey's sons of Lake
Crystal were visiting with their uncle,
Mr. Kennedy, Saturday and Sunday
last.
Buy Snow Flake flour, it is fine.
T. T.. Rodgers and wife attended the
reception at Napoleon given by Editor
Hotaling on Dec 9th. Mr.. Hotaling
and wife are fine entertainers. The
guests were RECALLED on delicacies of
every kind. The tables fairly groaned
under the load of good things. The
table decorations were chrysanthemums
and carnations. La France blush roses
for the ladies and crimson ones for the
gents were provided also pen W b
safety pin attachment to fasten same.
After supper the guests, 20 in num-
Der, visited the EDITORS office, inspect
ed the various machines, saw the
mammoth press operated by the gaso-
line engine, the capacity of which is
2, 500 papers per hour, circulation in
Guiding exchanges /, 400. The editor
read an able address. Mr.. Brown,
the history of said paper and read ex-
tracts from old copies. The guests
were then pleasantly surprised with
tickets to attend the concert given by
the Lyric Ladies under the manage
ment of the Slayton Lyceum Burea u
, of Chicago, who had been engaged by
Mr.. Hotaling. A vote of thanks to the
kind entertainers was next in order.
At 8 p. m. the party proceeded to the
opera house and listened to one of the
finest concerts ever given in the west.
The occasion will long be remembered
with pleasure by all who were there.
Mr.. Christensen is very sick with
heart trouble and rheumatism.
Mr.. Hanson whose head was injured
by a rock thrown by one whose name
is not known, has almost recovered
from the injury. The rock was intend
ed for dog but struck Mr.. Hanson on
the top of the head, cutting a cash
one and one-fourth inches long and
one-fifth of ar inch deep.
Editor Hotaling of Mapleton came
near losing his home by fire Dec. 9th.
A fire had been lighted in bedroom
| up stairs in kerosene stove. In five
minutes more it would have exploded
as the fire box had become unsoldered.
The room was badly smoked and dam
aged to the amount of $50 was sus-
! tanned. Mr.. Hotaling had one hand
slightly burned while putting out the
fire.
/ A box social for the benefit of young
MI. Just, who had his hand injured
in corn shredder short time ago,
/ will be held at the Woodman hall Sat
urday the 10th and literary club will
/ be organized at the same time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
CRISIS IN cHINA's HISTORY.
10 BesUr Between Russia, Great Brit
ain. America and Japan.

Picking. Dec. 16.-The Manchuriar
question has reached a stage which
best informed observers consider tC
be a crisis in Chinese history.
The Chinese government is beset
between Russia on the one hand, and
Great Britain, the United States and
Japan on the other. The government
Is HELPLESS and will yield to that fac
ton able to bring the strongest pres
sure to bear.
Prince Ching is distinctly more
friendly to Great Britain than was Ii
Hung Chang. The British, American
and Japanese Representatives here
have separately visited Prince Ching
and insisted they be shown any treaty
before it is signed. Prince Ching has
submitted to them the draft of a
treaty practically Identical to the
treaty already published.
Prince Ching is now pressing Russia
for more definite terms, the present
form of the treaty being so vague IN
its important points as virtually to
leave Russia free hand.
The Japanese minister has taken a
strong stand in the matter and has
notified Prince Ching that Japan will
require concessions equivalent to all
the advantages conceded to Russia in
Manchuria.
The belief Is general that Russia
intends to ignore what she regards as
mere formal objections on the part OF
the other powers. japan would go to
the length of war to stop the Russian
occupation of Manchuria If she were
assured Of support; but she will not
risk a repetition Of the rebuff received
after the China-Japan war.
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Dec. l3-2l21. 1901.
ORDER FOR HEARING OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE OF MINOR,

ORDER FOR HEARING OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE OF MINOR.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the guardianship of
Robert l.. Matthews, a minor.
On reading and filing the petition
of Sarah Matthews guardian OF the person
and property of X bert l.. Matthews, a minor
for license to sell the undivided eighth of lot
eighteen and of the north half of lot nineteen
in block four of LIE Hitler according to the plat
thereof on file and of record in the office of the
Register of Deeds OF Blue Earth County, Mn
nesota, subject to the life estate of said Sarah
Matthews therein being the real estate of
pearing from said petition that it is necessary
and would be beneficial to said Ward, and all
persons interested therein that said real
estate or a part thereof should be sold.
1t is ord red, That the next of the XIII of the
sad ward, and all persons interested in the es-
tate of said ward, shall appear before said pro.
bate court at the probate office In the city OF
Mana ato III the county of Blue Earth afore-
said on the 4th day of January A. ID. 1902, at
o'clock in the afternoon, to show cause why a
license should not be granted for the sale of
said real estate.
And it is further ordered That notice of
such hearing be given to all persons interested
in said estate by publication of this order for
three successive weeks prior to said hearing In
che Mankato Free Press, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankato,
in said Blue Ear county, Minnesota.
Dated Dec 5th, 1901.
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal VIM +. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Thos Hughes, Attorney for Guardian,
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REvisIoNIsTs FINISH WORK.
Agree on Tentative Changes In Pres
byterian Creed,

Washington, Dec. 16.-The revision
committee of the Presbyterian church,
which has been in session here for 10
days past, has adjourned to meet in
Philadelphia on Feb. 5 next. Their
work was completed in tentative
form, including a shorter creed for use
in the churches in connection with
the ordination of ministers and ruling
elders; a declaratory statement in the
vernacular of the day for popular use,
informing the public generally of the
faith held by the church, and the new
articles to be added to the Westmin-
ster confession, relating to the love of
God for all men, the work of the Holy
Spirit and missions. The shorter creed
makes no change of theology of the
church, but seeks to make plain the
faith held by the church in those
points that have been criticised and
attacked. So far as it was possible
to do so this statement was made in
the language of the scriptures. When
the committee meets in February it
will finally pass upon all these sub,
jects for presentation to the general
assembly at its session the May fol.
lowing
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Nov, Is, %, 90: Dec. 6, 13. 20.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S EXECUTION SALE
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to judg.
ment entered in the Municipal court, in the city
OF MankatO, IN the county of Blue Earth, and
State OF Minnesota, on the 9th day of March
1897, in an action before Honorable Ira P Shiss-
Ter, Judge OF said court, between Sebastian Ziua-
merman palAtlh, and w illlam Funk and Earn.
est Mahlke, defendants, in favor of SAID Sebas-
tlan zimmerman and against said William
Funk and Earnest Mahlke for the sum of one
hundred ana forty-four dollars and fifty cents
(Sl44.5O), transcript of which said Judgment
was dOcketed in the office of the clerk Of the
District court In and for the county of Blue
Earth and state OF Minnesota, on the 9Th day of
March 1897, and the sum of seventy-three dol.
lars and twenty two cents (S73 22) and interest
thereon from the oh day of March 1897, is now
actually due thereon together with three dol
lars and fifty cents (s3.5U), added costs since
judgment, which said judgment has heretofore
been duly assigned by said Sebastian thinner
man to Gaylord Lamb by Instrument in writing,
which said assignment was duly filed with the
clerk Of the District court IN and for the county
of Blue Earth and state of Minnesota, on the
18th day OF October 1901, and pursuant to an ex-
ecuUion issued by the clerk OF said District
court on the 18th day IF October 1901 the under
signed, on the 3lst day of October 1901, dull lev
led on all the rights, title and interest of the
above named defendant William Funk in and to
the premises hereinafter described, to-wlt: Lot
ten tlU OF block twenty eight (Zo), OF the city of
Mankato, according to the L. ID. BTuner plat
thereof Oh file and of record in the office of the
Register OF Deeds IN and for said Blue Earth
county and state Of Minnesota.
NOW, 1HEkEt ORE, Notice is hereOy given
that all the rights title and interest of the said
William Funk, in and to the above described
property and real estate, will be sold at the
| easterly front door of the court house on Filth
| street i'll the city of Mankato and county of
| Blue Earth and State If Minnesota on Satur-
Gay the 18th day of december 1901, at ten o clock
in the forenoon, at pubic yendue to the highest
| biGder tor cash for the purpose OF satisfying
| said judgment and execution after paying the
| expenses incident to said levy and sale iuclud-
| ing said added cost.
| FRED. GERLICH,
| Sheriff of Blue Earth Co. MINI.
| s. B. WILSON, -
Attorney for Judgment Creditor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
WAS A SURPRISE.
Verdict in the Pickett Case Not
Expected.
Defendant Takes 1t Calmly and Will
Ask For a New TriaI---Yester-
days Scenes.

The Minneapolis Journal says that
the verdict of manslaughter in the first
degree in the Pickett case was good
deal of surprise, in spite of the ugly
look of the circumstances, as it was
thought that at the very worst, from
his standpoint, the jury would dis
agree.
Pickett did not make move when
Clerk Ryberg read the verdict. He
had steeled himslef for the shock
either way and listened to the words
decreeing his fate with composure.
His wife and his sister, who have been
in constant attendance at the trial,
were prepared for the worst and, while
plainly affected, did not give away to
emotion. Mrs. Slater, the prisoner 8
mother-in-law, collapsed in a half
faint and appeared greatly disturbed
over the outcome. His mother was
not present.
The witnesses for the state received
the verdict quietly. Mrs. Nelson, the
main witness, expressed approval. She
had no doubt of the prisoner guilt
and said that he fully deserves the YER
dict.
Pickett insists on new trial and a
motion to that end will doubtless be
MADE before long. 1t has not been
decided when sentence will be passed.
There may possibly be stay until
the motion for a new trial has been
granted. Pickett is anxious to be re-
leased and wants the court to fix bail.
There is scarcely any chance for
him to be permitted to secure his
freedom on bail. 1t is true that the
court would not exceed its authority
by allowing prisoner, either accused
or convicted of manslaughter, to go
on bail, but there is little hope for
Pickett under the circumstances 1t is
much too serious a case.
To no one was the verdict a greater
surprise than TO County Attorney
Boardman. While convinced himself
that the prisoner was guilty, he had
doubts of the strength of the state s
case and after the testimony was all
in, the best he expected was a dis
agreement He thinks the verdict fair
and just under the circumstances. The
outcome is a personal victory or NJ +.
Boardman. Attempts were made to
dissuade him from trying the case on
the ground that he, as county attor-
ney, was not justified in causing the
county big expense on such appar-
emily inconclusive testimony. He was
convinced himself that Pickett was
guilty, and his sincerity and earnest
ness were not without their effect on
the jury.
The jurors have agreed to keep en-
tirely mum on what happened in their
room, and they will not say how they
stood on the various ballots
That the verdict is compromise is
quite plain. 1t was reached only after
considerable argument. The jurors
must have been at the case nearly all
night, as most of them showed signs
of needing sleep. There are reasons
to believe that at least two of the
jurors were in favor of acquittal at
first, but the truth of this will be es-
tsblished later.
The jurors say that 1t was Pickett e
testimony and conduct as much az
anything that convicted him.. His
story was, in their opinion, much too
elaborate and improbable to have been
true.
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Pleas of Counsel.

Reuben G. Pickett will not soon for
get the fagellation he received from
County Attorney Boardman Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Boardman was severe
on the prisoner. The conduct of
Pickett on the night of the fire, in the
mind of the county attorney, could
not be explained on any other hypo-
thes than that he had killed his wife
and then left the flames to hide the
evidences of the crime; everything
tended to prove him guilty, nothing
tended to show his innocence. The
lowest of creatures of the earth rush to
the protection of their kind in times
of danger, fremen and others risk
their lives daily in order to save others
and think nothing of it, but here was
a man who did not even try to save
the wife to whom he had been mar
ried ten years, the mother of his two
children, said Mr. Boardman; the
story told by Pickett as to what trans
pired in the bathroom was wholly pre-
posterous that he could stay in there
several moments, turn on the water,
and splash water on the body, try to
raise it, could save his neighbor' s
wash boiler but could not drag out a
little woman weighing 105 pounds,
none would believe; man under such
circumstances would usually have the
strength of Hercules; the reason that
he did not drag or carry his wife out
of the flames was because he did not
want to ; no such incidents as he de-
scribed in the bathroom ever took
place the story of Mrs. Mary Nelson
and her sister, Ella Olson, was at di-
rect variance with any of the pris-
oner's evidence and was more
credible.
Mr.. Boardman before closing paid
Howard B. Chamberlain, counsel for
the defense. high compliment for his
gentlemanly conduct in the case and
for his eminent fairness to himself and
the states witnesses throughout the
trial The trial was greatly shortened
by the conduct of the opposing counsel.
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Dec. 13-20.27, 1901.

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTING OF ADMINISTRATOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of BIue
q Earth, ss-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Elzira
Crisp, deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition of Silas
r. Crisp of Dixon, Iowa, repre-
senting, among other things, that Elzlra
Crisp, late of Blue Earth County, Minne-
sofa, on the 2Sth day of Now, A. d., 1901 at the
County of Blue Earth died intestate, and being
an inhabitant of this county at the time of her
death, leaving goods, chattels, and estate with
in this county, and that the said petitioner is a
son of said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to Lydia
+. Bates, granted:
1T Is ORDERED, that said petition be heard
before said court, on SatuI day, the 4th day of
January, A D., 1902, at 10 o'clock a. IN. at the
Probate Office, in IA ankato in said County
ORDERED FURTHER, That notice thereof
be given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Mankato
Free Press, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said County
Dated at Mankato, the End day of Dec A.
D., 1901
By the Court
probate Court Seall WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Thos Hughes, Atty for Petitioner.