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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
THE CUBAN CONFERENCE.

This week President Mckinley is to
receive the Cuban delegates, who were
appointed by the constitutional con-
vention to visit Washington and con-
fer with him as to the Platt amend
ment. If the Cubans have an idea that
the president can change the provi-
sions of this amendment in any way
they will very soon be undeceived
when they meet him. Assisted by
Secretary Root and Gen Wood, also
/ by several leaders in. congress who
have given much attention to the
Cuban question, he will make them a
statement catagorically defining the
eight sections of the Platt amend
/ ment, with definite assurances of re-
ciprocal trade relations 1t is also
stated that upon the acceptance of the
| guardianship of this government, as
surances of the withdrawal of the
military government will be made.
Gen. Gomez and Senior Estrada Palma,
| it seems will accompany the dele
gates, and may take part in the coun-
ellis, though as yet they have not been
invited to do So Palma has been
brought forth by Gomez as his choice
for the first president of the new
Cuban republic.
In the interviews which will take
place the president and Secretary Root
will endeavor to inform the Cubans
as to the motive and intent of the sec
tions of the Platt law relating to
treaties, Intervention. contracting of
debt, ratification of military occupa-
ton and acts and establishment of
coaling or naval stations through pur-
| chase or lease.
Senator Platt of Connecticut, the
author of the amendment, will also
be present at the conference. 1t is
probable that the conference will be
a good thing as it will have tendency
of bringing the Cubans to better I'M
derstanding of the motives that the
Washington authorities have in the
future relations between this country
and the island, and they may go back
feeling that the voluntary accep lance
of the conditions mapped out by con-
gress are the best for the islands fu-
ture as they are in fact the only ones
on which their government can DO
established, unless congress should,
at its meeting next November, see
fit to recede therefrom. But of this
there is slight hope for the Cubans
Sentiment in this country would not
allow it,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
SICK in NAPLES.

Jno. G. Noe has received a letter
from Rev. Lee W. Beattie, written in
Naples, in which Mr.. Beattie says
that his son, Harold, had been seri-
ously i'll there with plurisy, his tenn
perature for a day or two rising as
high as 105. He was better and had
but one degree of fever when the let
ter was written. Mr.. Beattie said that
the family was in hotel and had
been delayed two weeks at Naples, but
everyone had been very kind. The
view from the room included Vesuvius
and the bay of Naples.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The ''Aunties' will have chance to
indulge in cold chills again over the
work of Sir William Van Horne build
ing railroads in Cuba Sir William in
tends to gridiron the island although
he has no franchise for so doing. Con-
gress through the Foraker amendment
held up the granting of all franchises,
and seemingly put a stop to all indus
trial enterprise in the island for all
time to come But Sir William quietly
slid by this amendment and COM
menced operations under local law,
still in effect, which provides that the
owner of land may construct rail
road on his land without asking per-
mission from anybody. This was pass
ed in the interests of sugar and to-
bacco planters who wished to build
short lines through their plantations
to expidate the handling Of their
corps. So Sir William goes on and
buys land for his right of way and
then puts down his track and there is
no way in which to stop his doing so.
This refers of course only to the coun-
try districts, but each Cuban town has
power to grant right of way over its
streets and alleys and as each town
and village is anxious to make con-
cessions for what they believe the flu
ture welfare depends on, Sir William
is having no trouble in railroad
building in spite of the fact that he
has no franchise nor cannot get one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
BOARD OF TRADE.

At the board of trade Monday
J. Fl. Hall called attention to the fact
that the new state tax commission
will visit this city on Tuesday, the
3Oth, and that they are seeking in
formation an several subjects pertain
ing to the matter of taxation, assess
ments, etc., and he suggested that ii
would be good thing for the COM
mittee on taxation of the board to
meet the commission and confer with
it-on these subjects. The suggestion
was taken up and the committee
authorized to meet the commission.
Railroad matters were talked over to
some extent, but nothing particularly
new was brought up. and the board
adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
AGUINALDO'S ADDRESS

! Aguinaldo has finally issued his ad-
dress to the Filipino people in which
he urges his followers to give up their
insurrectionary ideas and accept the
sovereignty of the United States
While he jollies them up with the
statement that they have never been
dismayed at their weakness nor falter-
ed in the path pointed out for them,
yet the time has come when their pro-
gress is impeded by an irresistible
force, which while it restraints them,
yet enlightens their minds and opens
up another way for them through the
avenues of peace. The majority de-
sires peace the have so declared, he
says, and so he bows to their will, and
advises that all accept it, as he thinks
there has been enough blood, tears
and desolation. To this longing of his
people for peace he feels he must bow,
and by so acknowledging the sover-
eighty of the United States and COM
ing under it protection he believes
that the Filipino people will attain all
those liberties which they wished for
and are now beginning to enjoy.
The address is we'll worded, and
would convey the idea that Aguinaldo
had come to full realization of the
hopelessness of a struggle against the
odds which confront them The past
record of treachery which Aguinaldo
has borne, will cause one to wonder
how much of his smooth, honeyed
phrases he really means, but the effect
of the address on his people, however.
ought to be good. As to Aguinaldo
himself it is likely that he will be
closely watched for some time yet, to
see that he lives up to the retensions
which he makes therein.
|. But the authorities can only take
him at his word, while at the same
time keeping an eye on him. And
this Gen. Macarthur seems to be do
ing for as a result of the address he
has declared his intention of granting
amnesty to 1000 prisoners and the
effect of this will undoubtedly be
beneficial.
Of course the "aunties'' here do not
like it. They recognize the fact tn at
it virtually puts organized rebellion
at an end. Charlie Towne says it is
clearly the utterance of man who
yields only to force. Of course Aguin-
aldo yields to force. He undertook to
buck the power of the United States,
and found it entirely different than
the power of Spain. He found that it
did as it agreed, and that it did not
buy up the opposition to leave the
country. But says Mr.. Towne, Aguin-
aldo's change of front does not change
the question of holding the Filipinos
which he says is UNANIMOUSLY more
wrong and cruel from the standpoint
of the welfare of the United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

In its round trip from st. Paul To
the coast, in less than five days in
which the return trip was made in 45
hours and 55 minutes, President J. J..
Hill, of the Great Northern has made
record breaker. But that seems to
be the makeup of the man. He is con-
siderable of a record breaker in every
thing which he undertakes. A detailed
account of the trip will be found else
where in our columns this evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
ALL REELECTED.
One New Teacher Added TO the Corps in
North MaukatO,

The North Mankato school board
held special session Friday evening
for the purpose of electing teachers.
The entire force was re elected, as
follows:
Principal and 18th and Sth grades,
Nelson A. Frost; 9th and 9Th grades,
Miss Ella Olmstead; Sd and 4th
grades, Miss Kelly list primary, Miss
Greenwood.
1t was decided to establish sec
ond primary class next year, and Miss
Inga johnson was elected to the posi-
tion. She is daughter of Col G. E.
johnson of,this city, and is gradu-
ate of the Mankato high school and
has attended the state university. She
is at present teaching in this county,
and has high recommendations.
The reelection of the old teachers
was unanimous, which indicates that
the board appreciates the good work
done by them during the present year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

A fire in the grass on the Wicker
sham property on Byron str eet got be-
yond the control of the family Monday
afternoon and threatened the house.
The fire department was called out.
No damage was done.
The last quarantine in Lake Crystal
was raised Tuesday. 1t is on the
pest house, where the severest case of
small pox of the winter occurred, a
young man having been put in there
while suffering from measles and sub
sequently developing small pox. He
has completely recovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Two of the ocean steamships which
J. J. Hill is building for the Pacific
trade will be the largest cargo carriers
the world has yet seen. Vice Presi-
dent Miller of the Great Northern road
speaking of them said: ''There will
be more steel in the keel of one of
these new ships than there is in four
ships the size of the North West or the
North Land, which now have their
headquarters at Chicago These ships
will be the product of American
genius and American skill. One of
these ships has already taken definite
shape while the other is still being as
sembled in its various parts. Some
idea of the immensely of these new
steamships can be gained, though
hardly comprehended by the fact that
one of them will carry cargo of 1, :
100 freight cars. The side tracks to
hold that number of cars equals a
number of miles These monsters of
the sea will be solidly built and in
every respect they will be marvels of
seagoing power.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The gold holdings of the federal
treasury have broken all records and
more than half billion in gold is
now contained in the government s
strong box. Of this amount 1852, :
O7S, 95S or about one-half the amount
is held against certificates in the
hands of the people, and $3.50, 900, 900
as a reserve against outstanding
treasury notes. The federal treasury
now holds more gold than any other
financial institution in the world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Friday and Saturdays Daily.

From Friday and Saturdays Daily.
R. o. Craig is over from GAINESVILLE
today.
NJ S. Dossett of Madelia was in
Mankato today.
Oliver G. Peterson was down from
Amboy last evening.
Neil Currie of Currie was a guest
at the Saulpaugh today.
Peter McGovern was over from Wa
SEGA yesterday afternoon.
A. o. Olson and J. G. Byrnes of
Wells dined at the Saulpaugh.
Mrs. John Lunn of Redwood Falls is
visiting in the city as the guest of
Mrs. F. M. Currier
Miss Irene Wilson of Chicago is Wis
iting her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah
Lawson, on E. Warren street.
T. J. Knox of Jackson, member of
the commission to raise the laws
of the state was in the city to-
day.
Edward G. Downing is entertain
ing his mother from Brookings, S. D. +,
for few says before she leaves for
Idaho
Architect Gerlach is drawing plans
for two-story store building for Ed.
Cousandier. 1t will be of brick and
will cost about 81, 500.
Judge James H. Quinn was in the
city this afternoon on his way home
to Fairmont from st. Paul He will
| come to Mankato in about a month to
try Two cases.
Diamond Dick has returned from
Maitland, Mo-, where he made a big
deal for 300 acres of land, turning in
ten thousand dollars worth of dai
monds and 81, 900 in cash.
J. B. Nielsen was at Winthrop yester-
day and closed a contract with Mrs.
E. A. Campbell to erect a two-story,
pressed brick business block. The
contract price is about So, 600.
The trial of the 5000 Rossow suit
against the Omaha road was completed
| this afternoon in the United States
court and the case was expected to &C
to the jury before the evening recess.
The trolley party, under the auspices
of the social committee of the Ep,
worth League, which is to be given al
the residence of DR.. j. W. Andrews
next Friday evening, will be the big
gest thing of the season. Don't fail tx
be there.
R. S. Parry, assisted by Miss Jen-
ME Hughes of this city at the organ
and local talent, gave concert a
Salem church in Butternut Valley Fri
day night last. 1t was very success
full. Robt. F. Jones led the choir
which did remarkably we'll. Mr.
Parry has very fine voice. He viii
sing at the Welsh G. NJ. church in thi
city Wednesday evening.
| Three or four men are under arres
at Albert Lea on the charge of burg
larry. They had a Quantity of jewelr,
in their possession, The authoritie
there suspected that the men wer
connected with the robbery of Free
Kron's store and today informed
Sheriff Gerlich Of their suspicious
Deputy Albert Gerlich will go to Al
bert Lea tomorrow morning to max
an investigation.
R. F. Lamb & Co. are going t.
make a test of the draft of a sulke,
pillow as compared with a CROSSING
pillow of the same size, both of the J
/. Case & Co, make, one day the frst
week in May. 1t will be made on tn
farm of VIM. Page in North Mankato
and it is expected to demonstrate tina
the draft of the sulkey pillow is tn,
lighter of the two. A sixteen incl
furrow six inches deep is to be made
and scales will be used to determine
the relative draft.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The east and south had a genuine
touch of winter the latter por ton of
last week. A heavy rainstorm pre-
vailed which turned to show. and at
some points as much as fourteen inches
of heavy snow fell. The sudden thaw-
ing of this following the heavy rains,
has caused heavy overflow of rivers
and small streams and much damage
has already been done. Saturday night
it was still raining in the upper Ohio
valley but it was thought the highest
point of water on the Ohio would be
reached by today at least. The fnan-
cial loss resulting from these floods
will reach into the hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, as many manufacture
ing plants have been more or less in
jured by the floods. In addition to
this thousands of skilled workmen
have been thrown out of work, and
their loss of wages will amount to a
large sum while waiting for these
plants to be placed in shape for bust
ness again Saturday night Wheeling,
w. Va, had not suffered from the
flood, but with the mountain streams
turned to small rivers and the Ohio
fed by the rivers and mountain streams
of Pennsylvania, it was predicted that
a rise of from forty-five to fifty feet
will be experienced, with immense
damage accompanying. The outlook
is that this overflow will be record
breaker and the misery which follows
will be likewise great.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Miss Mae Bowman is going to walk
from Chicago to New York, and ex-
poets to reach the latter point some
time in June. Mae is not taking such
exercise for her health, but is to get
a snug little sum in cold cash if she
accomplishes the feat, as she probably
will as she has record for such work,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
True was blessed Sunday by the ar
rival of a ten pound girl. This makes
two pair for the True family, and j.
w. thinks that it is better than a full
hOuse
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Col. j. G. Donovan, proprietor of
the depot hotel at Tracy, was in the
city Monday. He is a member of Gov.
Van SAINTS staff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

A bound copy of the 1900 Reviews
has been presented to the public
library by the publishers of the paper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

From an average typhoid fever
death rate of 1917 per cent for the two
months preceding, the rate for last
month jumped up to 80 per cent, at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
THE DEATH LIST.

Mrs. Andrew Will died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs Fred Eichhorn,
on North Front street at one O'Clock
Sunday morning of old age. She was
seventy-six years of age and is sur
vived by five children. Her husband
died last January. The deceased was
loved and respected by all who knew
her. The funeral occurred from the
German Lutheran church at 2 p. IN.
Monday.
Mr.. Smith, father of Mrs. Henry
Busch of this city, is dead at his home
at Hastings.
A Hastings dispatch gives the fol-
lowing account Of the death:
Peter Smith died suddenly Monday,
aged eighty-one years. He was a
native of Germany and located here in
1885, being Hastings first jeweler.
His wife died June 26, 1896. He is
survived by six sons and three daugh-
ters-Fredinand P. Charles P, Jacob
F., Adolph w., Peter W., John B.,
Mrs. Peter Fisher, Mrs. Fl. W. Busch
and Miss Mary NJ Smith. Charles P.
Smith is a resident of Chicago. Fer
dinand P, John B. and Mrs. Peter
Fisher live in st. Paul, and Mrs. 81.
W. Bush in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

J. N. Miller is having plans drawn
for a 81, 900 residence at st. James.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Minneapolis, and there is no one in
the health department there who will
hazard an explanation for this extra
ordinary phase of the fever's action.
Prof. Benham of Minneapolis has
been elected principal of the st. James
schools to succeed Prof. Humphrey,
resigned.
John Wermerskirchen, young man
living near Slayton, who was bitten
by mad dog, has been taken to the
Pasteur institute, Chicago.
St Paul has mad dog scare, and
every means are being employed to
prevent the spread of rabies. Within
the past six weeks no less than ten
dogs have been found suffering from
rabies. Hereafter all suspicious cases
will be held in quarantine.
A Welcome dispatch says Forman
More Of the Keck farm, in Frasier
township, was the victim of a bad
accident. Proprietor Keck, while
holding loaded shotgun in his hands,
accidentally stumbled, discharging the
load into the right thigh of More,
who was only a few feet distant. The
wound is an ugly one.
TheFaribauit fremen who were con-
fined at the engine house on account of
smallpox have been released from
quarantine.
The st. James board of education
held special meeting and issued a
call for an election to vote on the pro-
position of issuing $40. 900 more in
bonds for building purposes. In Feb
ruary $25, 600 was voted, but this was
found insufficient for the improve
ments. The election will be held on
Monday, April 80.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Ell. Loyhed has plated fourteen
acre addition to the city of Faribault,
on the south, the section having in
creased in value because of the advent
of the Burlington and Great Western
roads
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

D. Grant & Co., the Faribault rail
road contractors. have purchased 9, 900
acres of timber land near Moyle, Brit
ish Columbia, where they intend to
erect a sawmill with d capacity of 80, =
900 feet per day W. w. Trafton, a
skilled engineer and electrician, who
has been connected with Shattuck
school for many years, will leave next
week, with Samuel Grant, for British
Columbia, to superintend the construc-
tion of the new plant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Mrs. j. A. Sandberg was stuck in
the head by a runaway horse at he'd
Wing. She had just snatched her baby
out of dangers way when struck. A
deep cash was cut in her head.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

George Patterson, one of an alleged
gang of thieves that had for years ter
rorized the little town Of Lakota City,
Iowa, was caught at Albert Lea by
Sheriff Fossom of Freedom county and
turned over to the Iowa authorities.
Patterson and his gang are said to
have committed a burglary a short
time ago, and all of them were cap,
tured but this one, and he left the
place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

A farmer named Herman Steffen
was found dead beside the road, with
his neck broken, about three miles
from Wabasso, Redwood county. He
was driving, seated on double wagon
box filled with corn and is supposed to
have tumbled off with above fatal re-
suit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

G. W. Scram was found in bed in a
room at the Metropolitan at Albert Lea
yesterday morning suffering from a
large dose of laudanum from which
he soon died. He left a letter to a
son at Alden saying he was tired OF
life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Two attempts have been made re-
Gently to blow out the Gull Lake dam
tion of this dam would greatly inter
fere with the work of getting logs out
of the lake. The guilty parties have
apparently been influenced by desire
to injure the four or five Brainerd
lumber firms which drive their logs
through the lake. There are now
about 10, 600, 600 feet of logs in the lake
belonging to Brainerd lumbermen.
The whole of the lower part of the
dam was torn out and destroyed by
the dynamite explosion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

A meeting of the county superinten-
dents of public schools and of the prin-
cipals of high schools of southwestern
Minnesota was held at Winnebago City
Saturd ay last.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The observations recently made at
Goodsell observatory, Mortified, show
that the new star, Nova Persel, var les
in its light up and down, instead of
gradually.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Senator Buchanan and Jerome
Mecusker are rebuilding Hotel Buck
man at Little Falls, destroyed by fire
last January. 1t will practically be a
duplicate of the old building, and on
the former site. 1t will be opened
about July 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

Five of the six prisoners who re-
Gently escaped from Jail at st. CLOUD
have been recaptured. The one al
large is John Peter Roller, who is sup
posed to be the originator of the de-
livery scheme.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The Commercial club at Benson is
negotiating the establishment of cold
storage plant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

TheFaribauit fremen who were con.
fined at the engine house on account Of
smallpox have been released from
q quarantine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26

The negotiations which have bee 4
going on between the business men
union at Glencoe and W. S. Ankeny &
Co. for the erection of a Touring mill
have been declared off as a suitable
site could not be procured. The state
and terms of contract offered by the
business men will be accepted by an,
other milling company, which is anxi
GUS to locate at that point.