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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
FOR SALE.
June 21-2S. July 5, 1901,

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Eerth-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Raphael
Reimann, deceased.
OF Eleanora Reimann administratrix Of
the estate of Raphael Reimann,
deceased, Fepresenting,, among other things,
that she has fully administered said es-
tate, and praying that a time and place be
hxed for examining and allowing the final ac-
count of her administration, and for the as.
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined,
and petition heard, by this court, ON Monday
the 10Th day of July, A. D. 1901, at 10
O'Clock a.: M, at the Probate Office in
the City of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each week,
for three successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing, in the Mankato Free Press weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 18th day
of June, A. ID. 1901.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Pau g. Pfau Attorneys for Administrative.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
June IA, q, %, July 5, II, 10, 1901.
SUMMONS,

G. o. Daley, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
SUNDAY, DECEMBER ss, len1.
cANNor RE sUppREssED.

The Baltimore Sun, discussing the habit which the administration has of rehuking and censuring all who have disagreed with the Schley verdict, somewhat sar- castically argues that it is now in order to rebuke the American people en masse and adds:
 Perhaps the people as one man, would 10 immediately into retirement and brood in silence over the wrong done to Ad- Iniral Schley. Here Is a chance for our official '.rebukers" and "censurers" to ouell the nation with a choice collection of phrases. Let the injunction issue. The people have no business in this contro- versy."
 It may be true that some of the mili- tary and naval officers have violated the strict rules of military etiquette and dis cipline, but 1t is equally true that the people themselves are not going to hold their tongues just yet. While the whole matter has become somewhat tiresome, il cannot be suppressed by military res bukes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
A Rrn rHTNo.


 Congressman sibley of Pennsylvania is author of a bill introduced into Con- gress which will afford rich pickings to the bene6claries. if it becomes a. law. II Is a bill to grant the right-of-way to a corporation to build a railroad from point on Cook Inlet on the southeast portion of Alaska to Behring Strait. on the west, a distance of probably 700 or 800 miles, depending on the route taken. The meat in the bill is that 1t proposes to give the company every alternate sec ton of ennd for ten miles on either side of the road. That is, this corporation win get ten sections of land for every mile of railroad built.
 As Is now getting to be generally pretty well known, Alaska is not the frozen, valueless waste that it was formerly considered Contrary to the former con- captions of it. that is one of the richest mineral sections of the continent, and scientists and geologists have been aston ished at its vast and various resources. The corporation which gets such con cession as the Sibley bin proposes. will have a mine of wealth that is incalcu- lable in it's possibilities. and 1t is not to be wondered at that there will be fight to keep any one company from getting control of it. The Philadelphia Press well says: If MT. Sibley's bill passes in its present shane. the Government will hand over 10 rnrnnFQffOn some or the most valuable mineral property In inc world. It is franchise that far-seeing capitalists covet. There are millions Tn it. Congress will do .wen to study the subject thoroughly before it acts.
 If is difficult to understand why Mir. Sibley should wish to grant such rich concession to any corporation, unless ne is to have a finger in it. So httle IS known of e portion of the country whicn | would be traversed by the proposed road that nobody can tell what the franchise will be worth, and certainly 1t is not gooo business sense in the Government to give l away its property in this blind fashion There must be something big in 1t for | some one, and we agree with The Press | that Congress should look carefully be- | fore leaping Some of the big railroad l grabs in the past have not been very creditabie to the Government which au- l thorized them. The cloak of public lm-
 provement, like that of charity, covers multitude of sins, and to give to cor poration property and franchises which may be worth billions is not the part of prudence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The valuations in Alabama fin 1876 were S135, ,535, ,7e2 and the tax rate was 7~1-2 mills. In -1s77 the valuations were $780, 7ss, ,1SS and the rate mills. For 1878 and '79 there was still further falling off in values, with tax rate at mills. Begin ming with 1880 and continuing for six years, the tax rate was 1-2 mills, and 8 gradual increase in valuations. For 1885 and 's6 the rate was mills. In 1887 it was 5 1-2. In 1886 it was 5. In 1889 it was 4 1-2. For go, '91 and '92 1t was A For the next two years it was 5. Until 1898 1t was 1-2. but beginning with '91 and continuing to '9S there was an addi- tional 1-2 mill for old soldiers. The tax rate is now 1-2 for general purposes, with one mill in addition for schools and an additional mill for the soldiers. When ever the situation justified. the Legisla- ture has reduced the rate of taxation, and, unfortunately more than once it was reduced when it was not proper to do so. With continuing increase of valua- tions, the State can get along all right within the new constitutional limit of 1-2 mills. The reduction in rate of in- terest and increased receipts from in- creased volume of taxable property will make this an easy proposition. The only additional expense this fiscal year will be the cost of registration. and part of this will be made up by reason of there being no State election next August
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
FOR LOWER POSTAGE.

Like many who have preceded him. tne new Postmaster-General wants to get letter postage down to one cent, put whether he will succeed is different thing. Many who are now living remem- her when postage on single letter "as ten cents, to be paid in money, as there wera no stamps. Then 1t got down to nVe cents then three, and finally to two' rvhich Ia really a very trifing sum, put there are many who are still unsatisneo' and one-cent postage is demanded. Froo- abIv if all the useless dead>head matter with which the mails are now loaoeo was cut off, the reduction could pc Hiaue
 without serious loss to the Government At all events, the to be Postmaster-dehe aral Payne is credited with being III oornest on the subject and he may suc- ceed.
 ora somewhat unexpected fact has toi- lowed all the reductions in postal rates and that is that there has been no sucf falling off in gross receipts as was anu ticpated. When the cost or senuihs le' ters was reduced. the number "rit'ei was largely increased, and hKe resui would surely follow further reduc'ioil As most people are prone to increase their purchases of all goods when price, are materially reduced, so they "oult v,r,ta vastly more letters at one-cen hostage than they do at two cents. Thu' it might happen that the suggestions ol tba postmaster General would cause pu ut,,s if any, falling off in the receipts ol the department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
For Cuba.
New York Evening Post Gnd.)

New York Evening Post Qnd,)
 Now that the canal treaty has been disposed of, the most urgent business before Congress Is the relief of Cuba. It is, of course out of the question to eX- pect legislation before the holidays, al- though the needs of the island call for immediate action. It is not only that the danger of great want and suffering, is plainly in sight but that every day ados to the prostrations of Cuban trade and business. Such little commercial life as exists Is fast dying out in view of the uncertainty of the future. It Is, there fore. necessary that all possible steps shall he taken before the recess. that the matter may receive the attention of Congress as soon as 1t re-assembles. If there ever was an opportunity for the moral sentiment of the community to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

time and in all the slave States. These
 Northern fanatics were regarded as the
 spark constantly threatening the powder. The Richmond Dispatch, which pub
 fishes these letters and documents. refers to them as furnishing a complete vindi- cation of the course pursued by the South, saying that No one can read the
 history of the Brown invasion of Virginia,
 the evidence brought out in his trial, the
 story of the Northern demonstrations of
 grief over his righteous execution. and the letters we print today without being convinced that had the South acquiesced | in the abolition political triumph of 1880,
 she would have been in constant danger of being made hell upon earth, and con- cludes thus:
 So while we could wish that the country had never developed such cult as that of which John Brown was one or the most infamous opponents and the most ruthless and villainous active agent, and although 1t is painful to us to revive the memories of his raid and what 1t stood | for, We consider 1t a duty we owe to the truth of history to publish the new found papers. It is duty, pecause' as "e have indicated. these papers buttress the South's position in seeking when she dic to leave the Union, and are important in helping to discover to the world the prov ocation under which she acted. They constitute strong link in chain or testimony, documentary and other, that the South had to choose between two
 fearful prospects. and. all things consid- cred, they add color to the conviction that she chose the wiser course. And we would fain hope that they will inspire the remnant of the Brown school whicn still finger at the North to study the hie and career of their apostle, to the eno that tbev may become disillusionized In resnect of "his martydom'' and cease dis eracing the name of American and feed ing the dying fires of sectional bitterness
 by paying disgusting tributes to his | memory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
Legislating in Two Languages


 New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Tn 1895 I had the pleasure of sitting through a session of the New Mexico Legislature, which hal convened at santa Fe." said a Bohemian yesterday, and IL proved to be a very interesting experi- ence. I was there in a clerical capacity, and witnessed all the wrangles that came up on the floor of the house. It was amusing and instructive. Talking about men speaking under great dimcuities' why, the experiences of the average men are nothing when compared 10 tne uiI- faculties under which the New Mexico statesmen had to labor. Part of the members could speak English and part or them could not. They knew nothing but Spanish and consequently made their speeches in Spanish. This condition made it necessary for the government 10 em- ploy men specially to act as interpreters, and so the process of translating Spanish into English and English into Spanish went on from the beginning of the ses- sion to the end thereof. A member would rise, roll out a sentence in the language he spoke, and the interpreter would tell the members who did not understand the tongue what was said.
 There were few of the English speaking members who could speak Spanish, and when they wanted to get the Mexican vote they would blaze away at these members in the language they understood Whether the argument was good or bad made no difference. It was a species of hattery which the Mexican members could not resist, and they would vote any way the speaker wanted them to if he would address them after their own way of speaking. There was one hot blooded, sandy haired fellow who generally had much trouble and furnished much amusement for the other members. He spoke English. He always had the interpreter by him. He would get excited. and would not make the usual pauses for the interpreter. The result was that an excited speech was generally rolled off in two languages at the same time, and the members got no small amount of fun out of It."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

There are thirty-eight counties in Ala bama where liquors are sold at retail. That is the number of counties from which licenses paid for are reported by the Auditor. No doubt there is Hquor retailed in other counties under the blind tiger system. The total amount paid for liquor license for the past year was S156, 6s7.5O. The three counties of Jeffer- son, Mobile and Montgomery paid of this S107, ,5625O. Montgomery shows up with 165 retailers and one social club paying license. Jefferson, 276 retailers, and Mo- bile. 12s. Calhoun has r, Colbert F, Dal- las 2s. Etowah 16. Limestone 21, Madison 27. Marengo 12. Morgan 10. Talladega I6, Talapoosa Il, and Walker Il. In the re- maining. counties in which liquor is re- tailed the number of licenses varies from one to eight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

Just as soon as the country realizes the true condition of Cuba we shall see the aarne raIlyinR to It's rescue as was Wit messed in isSs on behalf of Porto RICO The national honor is peculiarly involved in this matterf. since the industrial pros, inc nrofesslons of friendship and aid for Cuba which served in most American minds as excuses for the war with Spain. The United States cannot afferd to give Spain and all Europe ground Tor char s- ing it with the ruin. of the island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29


 A treat deal is said about the desecrd7 tion of Christmas. and about the hypoc- risy practised by many in giving pres ents. and doubtless there could be much improvement in these respects, but The Hartford Courant has something to say of one class of our population who hon estiy enjoy the occasion. It says:
 In any case there are no hypocrlticaI practitioners of good will among the children. They believe in Christmas down to the very bottom of their sln- cere little souls; and if they have halt a chance-where materialism and sorola aims have colored the lives of thelr elders-they make their gifts with as honest a joy as they feel when the gitts come their way. It is worth good deal to mankind to have all the children in the world go through this experience in giv- ing and receiving once a year They are learning the real satisfaction which gen. nine good will carries with 1t; and the ncrcentaee of those who may forget thls wholesome, blessed lesson is as nothing to the overwhelming majority who VIII remember it, and who will try, under the limitations of practical life, to practice 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The Topeka State Journal declares that tba President need have no hesitation about offering a Kansas man an oftice for fear it will be refused. As to that matter. We have not heard of any Ohio man trying to dodge an offer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

An Advertiser man was forced yester- day to take a ride in one Of our wet weather cars. One side of the car leaked so badly that n, one could occupy it. and those who were not able to crowd into the other seat had to stand up to keep even partially dry. And yet the long surering citizens of Montgomery are ex- pected to submit to such treatment and to nay for it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
Maintaining a Record.

The close of November fuLn,Sne' urn
 figures for circulation compneu.nsa herewith
 The November tabulation presen.SsI1a cirr,,Ia- poirts out the fact that the spiendlo ,%s Tre- tion high water mark obtained au.is a.nin.a
 eeiing ak months is being maintainnssuh sh. r..A
 The Advertiser still stands easily ya. 2. & ~ Aia- of all morning newspapers in the s.s'S, ,rGue1,ce and circulation guaranteeing to Its pA.isSn pas sai net paid issue greater than the SoTDa"i in the ffon of all morning papers puDuS..Sa .Sa figures given by the American Newspapet D "A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The German Emperor is thinking of prohibiting the drinking of beer during work hours by men engaged in the fac tories. As they average one gallon a day to the man, it would seem good time to call A halt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

Governor Shaw of Iowa. who is to be the new Secretary of the Treasury. has been frequently mentioned for the Presi- dentlaI nomination, but this appointment will settle him. Possibly the President wants to get all the little booms corralled in his official family. where he can keep any of them from getting loose and foul Ing his own steering apparatuk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

2. C. Uto thank Dr. Pierce for the great good received from the use of his Favorite Prescrip, tion and Golden Medical Discoeery' had suffered for three years or more at monthly pc riods. It seemed as though would die with pains in my back and stomach. could not stand at ali without faintng. Had given up all friends insisted upon my trying Dr. Pieree'a Favorite Prescription With but little faith tried it. and before had taken half a bottle felt better Now I have taken two bottles o! 'Pavorite Prescription and one of Golden Medical Discovery and am entirely cured, and In two months time when all other medicines had faiied.S
 Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, paper covers, sent free on re- perse of mailing onLy. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The latest scheme of New York build CTS is to put up a house fifty-four stories high. The Bible tells us Of some people who tried, long while ago. to get out of danger by building very tall struc- ture. but they fell down. and so did their tower
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The Manchester CN. H) Union, having that little Philippine ffacas of ours in mind, suggests that comments on the injustice of the Boer war are unoecom- inc to us"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

down stairs at times when labor should be as light as possi- ble. It is owing to overstrain Or self neglect under these conditions that the foundation is laid for serious won1an- ly disease. Irregu- larity is the first step to impaired womanly health.
 Perfect regularity may be established by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
 Prescription. It will heal inhamna- ton and alteration and cure female
 weakness. It
 makes weak won1- en strong and sick women well.
 NIt gives me much pieasure,S writes Misa Ella Sapp, of James, town Guflford County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun thinks Maclay ought to be glad that his demand for investigation was not granted, be- cause A jury might have hanged him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

Ia there any hope or prospect that John n Long will hand in his resignation? The country would receive 1t thanKtuliy' ,ybatever the President might do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

That Texas wife who presented her husband with five babies at once must have rung in the joker in order to get such A full hand"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The Beggar-Kind sir. penniless. Can you not give me some financial assistance The King Sir-Why don't you go to work The Beggar-Ey Jove!I never thought of that. Thank you. sir, for bringing the matter to my attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

An Illinois man who wanted to commit suicide walked seventeen miles before he could find a suitable place to do the job. but he made a success of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
African Uate Palms.

Another importation which pr49a1Iy to tsS will in time prove of great value to the Southwestern part or me eSgnsfS aS nnr, nv St Sar o'ItS oS Wears ago a limited importation of these palms was made from Egypt dhr' through Sdverse climate, the shipment helped. to show the possibilities or 3Sie- GaN sornia. The date palm is of especial val ue in the hot Southwestern country since nee if thrives and bears fruit best where @ tne summers are long and hot, as in the two tsThese are some of the products which occur to my mind offhand which VII VII probably be raised in abundance Tn ms m country" the Secretary concluded Al present we are importing them in great quantities, but eventually We VII Ue s uS- pendent upon no nation on earth for our supply. It will give us agricultural in- deDendence,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

It is stated that the surplus profit on th' Glasgow International Exhibition Is 5000 and it has been agreed to offer the municipa authorities such part of that sum as they will accept up to E8o 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

London is much disturbed over a proposi ton to remove one of the famous Trafalga Square lions to Worcestershire as a memoria to the men of that county who have beei killed in South Africa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The Chicago Tribune declares that anybody can be candidate for United States Sena- tor. We had thought as much in looking over the list of entries already made in that State. -Des Moines Capital.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

Theodore S. Mcclellan of Brunswick. Me, i said to be the only survivor of those wh' were directly connected with the publication of Iongfellows "Outre Mer'' he superntende' all the typesetting and press work on the Vot ume
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

A headline in a contemporary says 'Vanderbnt talks to Boston Women !" How long did he keep it up?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

It is hard to tell how boy is going to turn out. A young who formerly stood high as a baseball player has become a mem- Der of the Massachusetts Legislature.-Kansas City Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

Representative H. c. Smith of Michigan has 3,7oo Civil War pensioners in his dis tTict This is why he has introduced more pension bills to the notice of Congress than any other member of that body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mother Catherine, formerly Miss Drexel has engaged to raise S7o, 900 of the s 40. 900 needed for continuing Catholic education among the Indians.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

It will be recalled that Admiral Cervera, whose fleet was crushed by Admiral Schley at Santiago was court martailed and completely vindicated. Yet we laugh at the Spanish in- constituencies Post
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

While Max O'Reli is lying i'll it Is serious question what various people who are fond of asking advice will do about regulating their domestic and social affairs. Minneapolis Tribune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

It Is the practice fin Berlin. when any poor person dIes and leaves heir to have the bed disinfected and stamped by the official stamp of the town council In this way many beds are collected, and are lent to the very poor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29

The Academy of Fine Arts of Paris has ap pointed John S. Sargent, the American paint CT. a corresponding member, in succession t the late M. Griffins of Brussels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
CLIPPINGS OF
 CURRENT COMMENT

The baseball magnates are certainly show ing industry and determination in their ef- forts to take the center of the stage away from Congress.-Pittsburg Dispatch.