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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
FORTY EIGHT KILLED
SOLDIERS ARE DEFEATED RY
NATIVES IN THE ISLAND
IA OF SAMAR.
ONLY TWENTY-FOUR ESCAPE

Company c of the Ninth United States
Infantry Cut to Pieces by Insur.
eents-Attacked by Rebels While at
Breakfast-Make a Determined Re,
sistance but Are Compelled to Re.
treat.
Manila, Sept. 30.-A disastrous fight
between United States troops and in,
surgents occurred in the island of
Samar, near Balangiga. A large body
of insurgents attacked Company c.
Ninth infantry, only "a members of
the company escaping.
All the others are reported to have
been killed.
The company were at breakfast
when attacked and made determined
resistance, but the overwhelming
numbers of the insurgents compelled
them to retreat. Of the survivors who
have arrived at Basey II are wound
ed. According to the latest returns
the strength of the company was Y.
The survivors include Captain Thomas
W. Cornell, First Lieutenant -
ward A. Bumpus and DR.. R. S. Girls
void, surgeon.
Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller of the
Ninth infantry reports that General
Hughes is assembling force to at
tack the insurgents.
The insurgents captured all the
stores and ammunition of the COM
pany and all the rifles except II.
Captain Lawrence J. Hearn Of the
Twenty-frst infantry reports a Sc
we're engagement with insurgents near
Candelaria, the Americans losing one
killed and two wounded. The Ameri-
cans captured 10000 pounds of rice
and several hundred rounds of am
munition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
Costa RIGA VIII Remain Neutral.

Washington, Sept. SO.-Regerring to
news in regard to the Colombian revo-
luton in which it is said that the Lib
eral party has organized il San Jose,
Costa RIGA, for the purpose of carry
ing on the revolution now in progress
in Colombia, the Costa Rican minister
states that his government has Oh
served and will strictly observe the
laws OF ~cLtrality, no matter what
influences may be brought to bear
upon Costa RIGA.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

Minnesota 5 635 eTeameries are To-
cated in sixty of the eighty-two coun-
ties of the state. Previous to the ad~
vent of the creamery the farm lands
of southern Minnesota were worth
from $40 to SIS per acre for wheat
growing purposes. Under dairying
they have advanced in value to $35,
$40, $50 and in some instances as high
as $65 per acre. and are still increas-
ing in value. The creamery tells it's
own story.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

. The Red Wing Republican editor re-
ceived package by express day or
two ago valued at SO, and it was not
a very large package either. On open
ing it he found it to be a potato of
moderate size. He had to call the
police to guard him while he CARR ed
it home. The excitement caused by the
receipt of potato in the city has
quieted down, and business at Red
Wing is now assuming it's normal run.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

Now that Congressman McCieary
has declared he is not a guberna-
torial candidate for next year, and
would not accept the nomination were
it rendered, it is up to those who
would like to get him off the congress
sional track to propose him for some
thing else. But the people seem to be
very we'll suited with Mr.. McCleary
in his present positi on, and the con-
gresham is likewise satisfied with it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

It is said that Czolgosz broke down
completely when he reached Auburn
prison, and expressed repentance for
his crime and sorrow for Mrs. Nc
Kinley. Pity he didn't break down a
month ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

New York city has 7,755 lawyers
under the supervision of "a judges of
various jurisdictions, 81 of whom sit
in courts of records. With such an
array of legal ability, no wonder
Gotham is always in such a turmoil
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

A New York man left his property
30 his third cousins, and eight hun
dred and seventy of them have report
ed for it. He seems to have been q
man of relations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
BOARD OF CONTROL AND WAGES

1t is an easy matter to critieise and
perhaps the board of control knows
more about what it is doing in the ar
ranging of wages for help IN the vari-
Gus state institutions than outsiders
do, but it would seem to a man up a
tree that they were carrying their
slashing with rather a free hand.
Take i over at st. Peter in the hOspi-
tai for the insane for instance, it
would seem as though the cutting
was hardly justified, and SO heavy has
it been that the help has left. The
head cook for instance, was cut from
$50 to $50 per month. Now if he WAS
anything of cook and fitted for the
place it would seem that $50, per
month was little enough. He would
receive that or more in any first class
hotel in the cities, for place no more
responsible or trying. Other help has
been cut accordingly This cut is
justified on the ground that they wish
to equalize them through the different
state institutions, and it is claimed
they were higher at st. Peter than
elsewhere. If this is so it would APP
pear that the rate of service has been
kept down pretty low, and it would be
interesting to know what kind of SER
vice has been or can be rendered on
such low wages. But as we have said,
perhaps the board knows more about
what it is doing than an outsider, but
in attempting TO make record. there
is sometimes such thing as overdo-
ing the business, and the board ought
to keep this fact in mind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

As Czolgosz reached Auburn prison,
he at last realized that there was not
much glory in committing murder
after all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

Those who think the price of pota-
toes high may be consoled by the in
formation that they cost SD bushel
at Dawson City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

This letter was dated at New York
last week. The Dominion Securities
Co. is expected to hold meeting to-
day or tomorrow to act on the matter,
and Mr.. Wilhartz expects to receive a
telegram or letter Immediately after
wards. saying that the material for the
construction of the line has been
ordered,
Mr.. Meyer told Mr.. Wilhartz person
ally that the line would be con-
structed.
1t is expected that the matter of in
stalling an electric lighting plant will
be taken up by the present owner OF
the franchise, the Barr Construction
Co., with some other company at an
early date.
Mr.. Wilhartz does not expect that
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

point on the Marian surface having
prominence Of it's own
AL these conditions, according to Mr..
Norton, seem to be confirmed by only
one spot on the whole surface of the
earth. That spot is in the neighborhool
Of the great pyramid of Ghizeh, and
after pointing out all it's possibilities. Mr.
Norton suggests that permission be OBJ
tanned to run a line of Edison incandes-
cent lights up each angle of the great
pyramid from base to apex, and the sig
nal is completes. Supsosing the combined
illumination insufficient, then light up all
the other eight pyramids of the Ghizeh
group and see how that will work. APP
parently the necessary permission was
not obtained, or the scheme did not work.
AT any rate no information has been re-
ceived as to the results, successful or
otherwise, of this unique method of sig
Mailing Mars
Flammarion suggested the construction
of a gigantic electrical display, geomet-
really designed, with a vast plain as the
background. At the present time he adj
vocates the scheme advanced by Dr..
schnloH for sending a message to Mars.
The latter is of the opinion that outlin-
& Ing CERTAIN We1l-kNOWn groups OF stars,
such as the great dipper or Orion, might
possibly attract the attention Of the peo-
pie on Mars, and, taking it for granted
that they notice these signals, it is ex-
pecteG that they will reply in like man
ner. %s
Vast possibil ties occur to us, as we see
a new and elaborate celestial alphabet
constructed by means of the constella-
tons, forming an introduction, as it.
were, by slow and sure methods to our
friends on the ne. ghboring planet Should
communication thus be established be-
tween Mare and the earth, the new cen
tury would then, indeed, prove mar
vellous period in our planet, history.
Surprising even the above laudable att
tempts should prove a failure in signal.
Ing Mas. Nikola Tesla S hopeful Of pos
sible success in communicating with
Mars by means Of certain ingenious cleo
trical devices. In his recent experiments
in atmospheric electricity he assures u.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

cur Feb. % about l a. NJ. and is unfortll-
nately not one Of the favorable opposi-
lions when the distance of Mars from the
earth Is but 35,OUO, 600 miles. However
we are urged to take advantage even Of
this able opportunity, since eff the
Inhabitants of Mars really lighted those
fires, 1t is indispensable to let them know
| that we understand the message, and that
we count on their intelligence in under
standing some special alphabet we may in
vent for their benefit
We can see in imagination the ina gil
nary inhabitants of Mars straining their
eyes or turning their telescopes in the
direction of our planet in the vain. h pc
OF seeing some signal in response to their
greeting at the beginning Of the new cen
fury, and we wonder what novel scheme
will occur to the fertile brain of some
imaginative mortal on this momentoSs oc-
casion. a
Apparently the Martians have not yet
lost hope Of attracting cur attention, for
at the opposition in 1894 there were vague
reports in circulation en- planet earth with
regard to certain bright lights which had
been observed on the surfac4 Of Mars.
and it was suggested that these were
probe bility is that these bright lights
| were icebergs tilted in such way r at
they reflected more directly the light of
the sur. That is. unless we accept the
theory advanced by Prof. tombstone Sto-
ney, according TO which the ice patches
on Mars are not frozen water, but frozen
carbonic acid
Many and varied have been the schemes
for signalling Mars. principally by means
Of electric lights OF the arrangement of
geonletric figures upon the surface of the
earth.
At the opposition in 1894 it was an
nounced that Mr.. EDISON proposed con-
struerlng a huge pnenograpn by Ine use
OF a magnetic iron mountain in New Jer-
sey, with which he intended recording
the sayings of the inhabitants of Mars.
However. in all justice to Mr.. Edison. it
must be admitted that as no authority
was given for the above statement, its
veracsty may BE justly doubted.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02
WILL We COMMUNE WITH The MARTIANS?

{ Il ~ n
! About the same time the following sug-
gestion was made by AIR: Frank II. Nor
! ton. in an article appearing over his sig
nature in the illustrated American for
June 6, 1894: SE 81
| .:'Il will be Remembered that in 1891 a
legacy was Lee by Nine. Guzman and
| confded to the INSTITUTE Of France in the.
sum OF 100000 francs. osbes given to any
person of any nationality who within ten
! years from that time SHOULD discover a
means. Of communicating with a star or
planet and receive a repls Now, without
any special anxiety with regard to the
destination OF this largesprize, but rather
| for the purpose of keeg.ng the subject
| before the public, Is3isSI going to sug-
gest a possible naa MS such cornlnurli-
/ eat1on.
| TT is only reasonablGs to suppose that.
! the exhibition of an unlsual light would
occur to any intelligent Being as the best
means for attracting HE attention at
night; and, Of course, the Marian people
know very we'll that nightgis the only time
when their planet is visible at all from the
earth, and the period 9f$ t,seir opposition
20 the sun the only time when the surface
of their planet can be- thoroughly and
closely observed ., ss4
! '.Ihey would observation-disclosures night and
light for their purposes Of. attracting the
attention of the people, on the Garth It
follows that the simplest method by which
to rep.y to this supposed Signalling, and
to attract their attention, would be the
same employed by thens to y night and
| light. But as this earthtis pretty well
lighted up at night as*itis, we should
| choose some place upon It which is pecu-
Ear by being always ili5darkness, SO far
as artificial light is CONCERNED. It shoule
| be, also, a place easily made highly lurni-
nous; it should be at some point on the
earth peculiar to itselfsifor some reason
easily discovered by intelligent minds, and
if possible. it should respond to some
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

REGARDS size, density and general consti-
tuition. However, Venus, being nearer the
sun, receives about twice as much light
ana IS consequently brighter than the
earth, but when in the zenith of her glory
and nearness to the earth she is unfor-
| tunately between us and the sun. so that
the 1llumlned side is turned away from
us. Il
On the other hand, it comes nearer the
earth than any other planet (exceptine
the newly discovered planet Eros) the
nearest approach being about &c, 100000
mics. line nearest approach of Mars To,
our planet IS little over 35, 600 600 miles
| az a favorable opposition, and $4,000, 500
miles at an unfayorablc opposition, as iii
the present instance Consequently the
splendor OF our planet as seen from Mars
IS less than that Ct Venus seen by rs
| why, then, should the inhabitants of
| Mars be deslrous of communicative with
| our planet? Judged from their stand
point, the vast amount Of space on our
Planet covered by the great oceans. and
the ever changing masses of cloud. prob
ably suggest as great problems to the in
| habltanfs Ct Mars as to whether our
planet IS desirable world to live on a s
are suggested TO us by the atmospheric
Ipecul1arities of their own r. anet.
| Flanmarion and Lowell, in considering
ltneIhabftabiity of Mars, have seemingly
overlooked the serious difficulty regardia.
the very low tempera ture of the planet:
and according 10 Pref c. Young the
| low density Of the atmosphere of Mars is
probably less at the planets surface than
on the tops of our highest mountains.
This would naturally assist to keep down
the temperature to a point far below the
| freezing point of water Added to this
Mars receives but one-half the amount
Of light and heat that we are accustomed
to here, owing to its greater distance
from the sun. Consequently extreme cold
must prevail on the surface of the planet
unless it is provided with some external
or Internal means of heat as yet unknown
TO us.
Yet for some reas a milder climate
apparently prevails sn, s.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

that he has obtained results which Il.
believes will make communication with
Mars a fact. Scientists, it is true doubt
his theory, but in his reply to his critics
& Mr.. Tesla affirms that he has not cne
slightest doubt, judging from his expert
i ments and measurements that it is with
in the bounds of possibility to convey
message to Mars. ;
With a properly constructed cscillator
an amount of energy can be transmitted
to such a planet as Venus or Mars, even
at their, greatest distance. sufficient to
bring: into action a sensitive instrument
such as I have been using in my. own
observations. Furthermore, it is an
error to believe that a great expenditure
II power is necessary for interplanetary
communication. What is needed is an
effect specifically great--an enormous
rate of energy delivered, but lasting each
time only fraction Of a second SO tina,
the total used up is small. Now; with
my oscillator I can MIKE this rate equal
to five million horse power and more
if necessary, and my calculations show
that a small fraction of this rate is
amply sufficient for conveying a message
to Mars s&~ 1.s..~ -, 5.@ ~
Thus we witness, at the beginning of
the new century. a revival OF the theory
as to the possibility of communicating
with the people, on Mars, taking it for
granted that the planet is inhabited, the
one being as great a problem as the
other Nikola Tesla expresses a hope
that the people on Mars may be as in
telllgent as we are, if not more SO. If
they6 are, we can feel assured that thew
are not wasting their time trying to
signal to the people on planet Earth by
means Of electricity or otherwi &c. for they
are probably not even aware of our ex-
istence. ,s. - '.s~|.. -rr-. ~. ~
{ 1t seems difficult to realize the fact that.
seen from Mars, our planet presents very
nearly the appearance Venus presents to
us, the latter being earth's twin sister as.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

+ .SJls.gAN tory Arizona, had received a
| W e~~o message from Mars. The Eu-
ropean edition Of the Herald declared that
| a notice of the event had been received
| by the Central Astronomical bureau at
tiNiel, under the signature Of Prof E. c.
Pickering, director of the Harvard OBJ
servatory, Cambridge, Mass.
The bureau of Riel transmitted it to all
t. e observatories al over the world, and
1T was reproduced in the astronomical bull
letin of Mature and also recorded in the
"Astronomische Nachrichten.'' Upon in
jvestigation it appears that the report orig
mated from the following telegram. 3. re-
ceived on Dec. 8, from the Flagstaff OBJ
servatory: .,..,s ..as~.l. =
Mr.. "a. j. Dougies, while observing the
planet Mars on Dec. {, saw a. projection
on the north edge of Icarium Mare, which
lasted seventy minutes 4s
! The report stated that MIR. Douglass sud-
denly saw series of bright lights appear
| on a straight line extending over several
hundred Kilometres. For an hour and ten
minutes these gigantic fires burned with
out interruption, and then disappeared as
rapidly as they had come. =. . "
From observation we know SAYS M.
de Fouvielle, in the European edition Of
the Herald, that light never proceeds
geometrically This lrectilinear DISPOSE
ton seems to indicate a voluntary &C.
ton. The appearance and disappearance
of these lights at the same time increases
this conviction" Therefore he concludes
| that the bright lights observed by Mr.
Douglass are signals from the supposed in
habitants of Mars. Co., 49,.
/ We are advised to be on the lookout for
more signals, since the planet is rapidly
appr oaching cpposition, when it will be
only Is, 100000 miles distant. This will &C.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

A Erre-rterS rasS commenting on the fact
that eleven CT the -..sen pigs that were
found ii the markets q ..sst city last year af-
ftcte1 With t-ichTae ce--e from Prussia con-
cludes sess.hiy thar tlc -ssiey OF excluding
meat from Am erica f fcg-tah and that the
only safeguard lies !. fe-s<,I s.-s- ec.ion
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

FEW days ago startling an.
nouncement was made to the
effect that Prof. A. E. Doug
lass of the Flagstaff observa-
tory, Arizona, had received a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-13

REvERENTLY TOOK THE BOX.
lily carry some always, but never forget
to put the whole hoard on the Christmas
tree"
had been hanging them while he
spoke. He now stopped me with:
There is not much more time for me
to stay here, so will trouble you to at
tend to the rest Of what say. doing no
work meanwhile. Here are the apples If
plenty. You gather them by persistent
endeavor during the year. Never fail 10
garnish your tree with them. unr tor ~arh
member OF your family and one for the
wayfarer:
II give you lastly this golden taper.
You are to set 1t lighted "a top Of the
tree, and when, the time for present CIV
ing comes you are 70 present: Il to your
good lady. >Yoo are beth-to keep 4 light.
Cd al the year around. It b The tapsr AZ
love and loyalty" j ill.,.
And who aye ypur I aDhed. eset16
that he began 70 fade away.
THE true spirit Of Cheistuas.~ EsVti55ed
b family and IVES oooe. &C. 60 81 49,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-13
+ A Letter to sandy Claws.


The Sunday school teacher wss telling
Tommy Tuhun about Santa Claus and
his big department store up at tho north
pole and about the great free distribu-
ton Of presents to good little boys and
.eirls.. ).
"An' does de Sandy Claws guy give 'eai
:away free gratis Ter nuttin'f asked
Tommy.
za' eCsrtainly, !. I'D the, teacher u :
s'9ee!& He mug Be easy!'% cried Tom
ny Pr '.sWhat; : puddins! But, cay, teach:
er, has yer sgotter be good boys to-: be LET
In on de ground hooruv de SraftrH
!; s ee,, you must be' rood. was the ~
3Gee, Den dit let's me out. I'm eoo1
nit. Sandy .Clawsn trun me down
hard, sure, IN. ME wantin' = 3ackknifs
de woist kind r.1sHi t9'." ,H:s: IS an
~ - .But you're good boy, Tommy." r.
monStrated the .teacher.@ IAN the boys
81 the class are going to write / letter to
Santa Claus telling him, what they want
for Christmas. and you must write too"
Tommy agreed to do 90, and after half
an. hour Of hard work with 4 pencil he
handed the teacher the following letter:
Deer Sandy Claw Il want q, jaclknife e.
Ctissmuas, seei amt good boy, sseei But 4
youse don't gimme de jackknife Ter Cf5ssnss d
ne :.. time me an De lids fetches ye1 in Cherry
Hi We won't do ting to yer! Sect
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-13
UNDER THE MISTLETOE.

on the continent have been observed to
start on pilgrimages toward the east in
imitation of the shepherds Of old.
Many Of those superstitions have reach
ed North America. They thrive better in
Canada than in the United States. How
ison tells of an Indian in upper Canada
whom he found creeping late on Christ
mas eve on hands and knees to get look
at the deer kneeling at the midnight hour.
Sir Walter Scott tells US that. accord
ing to a popular belief, those who were
born on Christmas had the gift Of seeing
ghosts. The Spaniards attributed the
haggard look OF Philip IL. TO- this unds-
s1rable faculty.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-13
Too Much For Her.

Mrs. Pinchacent-I had
a terrible dream last night,
Hiram. I dreamed you
did something that made
me drop dead.
Mr.. Pinchacent- What
was it I did, Maria?
Mrs. Pinchaceat You
gave ne L present for
Christ. AS.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-13
CHRlsTMAe oAY.

II times ass changed H. yus3d Usws ~
We hsvs no more the ages4 goA e. .,s.s;
Rachance It 10 deciin1;pSFchalns
IT'S but TIE token1el advanlP;
Hat nowadays Ne hsld no moe -,
That once good fellowship Of yuse
t. may be that the strain and stzSO -:
o. our ma1s times king. joylesne0; = T.
It may be that our :feveziah; days 80
Forget thu "a. good, genial wayA
II. t=s:.
hut, thanks to one persistent spark,
Unrest and haste and care and cark -,
Not yet shall strip our aging heart
OF all its old congenial art. j.
Aye. thanks to that still jovia1 day,
We shall forget and make our way
With dance and frolic, friends and rhyme,
Back through grim ages to the time
When daughter, holding both his Sides"
Turned al mems days to Christmastides.
, f-' ARTHUR J. SFRNaIA.