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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Submitted a Memorial.

Washington, March 25.-J. G. Han
ley of St. Paul, president of the Allied
Agricultural Societies of America,
called on the president and submitted
a memorial covering three PROPOSE
lions in which the society is interested,
namely, the expansion of export mar
kets, the building of American ships
and opposition to the Nicaragua canal.
The president pledged his hearty CO.
operation in the first two propositions,
but did not commit himself on the
subject of the canal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
ob1iteratine SMALLPOX Fittings

Scientific treatment and much skill are
required to remove smallpox pittings
successfully. This treatment is given
by masseuse, but massage is not
used, as it would never remove the
pittings. The process requires care
full removing, little by little, of old Cyl
ticle. The new, which takes the place,
is smoother than its predecessor and
requires about ten days for treatment
Thus, after a couple or more treat
ments and in comparatively short
time, the deepest scars are replaced by
a perfectly smooth skin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
An Alabama Sensation.

Montgomery, Ala, March 25-E. ].
Armstead shot and killed Mary Han.
sen, a negress, and then committed
suicide. The tragedy occurred in a
house on Tallapoosa street and Gre
ated a sensation owing to the promi-
nenec of Armstead He was at one
time very wealthy, but suffered re-
verses in specializing. He was con.
nected with several of the wealthiest
and most influential families in the
state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Many Narrow Escapes.

Chicago, March 25.-Fire originating
in gasoline which Webster Cullerison,
an actor, was using to clean garments,
nearly destroyed the Phoenix Opera
House block at Waukegan. Culleri-
son was severely burned, but escaped
from the building, carrying with him
David Horning, a lad who was with
him when the gasoline exploded
There were a number of narrow es
capes from death, the fire spreading
so rapidly that the exits were nearly
blocked by flames and smoke before
the alarm became general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
ELECTED GRAND REGENT.
W. L. Comstock Honored by the Royal
Arcanum tuesday.

A telephone message from Mime
apolis Tuesday afternoon informs us
that W. L. Comstock, grand vice
regent of the Royal Arcanum, was
elected grand regent at the annual
meeting of the grand council Tues
day. This result was forecast by
the Free Press last week, as Mr..
Comstock was in line for the promo
ton.
This is an honor of which anyone
might be proud, and Capt. Comstock
is to be congratulated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
General Otis Retires.

Washington, March 25.-A vacancy
in the list of major generals occurs
by the retirement of Major General
E. S. Otis, commanding the depart
ment of the Lakes. The second vacan-
cy will occur July 81 next by the stat
utory retirement of Major General j.
r. Brooke, commanding the depart
ment of the East General j. F. Wade
stands at the head of the list Of brig
adler generals and may be promoted
to one of the prospective vacancies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
PRETTY MILLINERY.
Displayed in the Window of Holmes &
Foster, the Jackson st. MiIIiners.

The Jackson street milliners, Holmes
& Foster, have very tasteful display
window. Their opening occurred
Saturday and when the curtains went
up hardly passerby could resist the
temptation of stopping and looking..at
the beautiful array of flowers, real
and artificial, on display there, and
there were very few who were not
drawn to a closer inspection by the
outside display and who did not sat
isfy their taste for the love of the
beautiful by going in and looking over
their we'll selected stock of trimmed
hats Holmes & Foster have outdone
their former efforts this season and
any lady who fails to visit their store
will deprive herself of treat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
RAILWAY COMPANIES LIABLE.
Colorado Judge Decides Employees Can
Recover for Injuries.

Denver, March 25.-Judge Mullins in
the district court decided that the
agreements which railroad companies
and the Pullman company exact Of
their employees discharging the COM
panies from liabality for damages in
case of injuries resulting from acct
dent are illegal and void. The decis-
ion was given in the case of Clarence
L. Adams, Pullman conductor who
was injured in a collision and sued the
Rock Island and Denver and Rio
Grande railroads for $4,000 damages.
The corporations pleaded the contract
made by Adams with the Pullman com
pany as bar to the suit, but the court
oyerruled the plea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Attacked His Servant Girl.

Paris, March ga dispatch from
Boulogne Sur Mer to The Petit Par
isien says that an American named
Nelson Low, at the village of Mont
lambert, attempted last Sunday to
beat out the brains Of his servant girl
with a hammer Believing his victim
to be dead Low shot himself. The
girls condition is serious.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
palr,a r;rne With Pooeevelt

Washington, March 25.-General T.
Estrada Palma, presideht-elect Of Gu
ba. met Presid ant Roosevelt in his c.
fetal capacity for the first time when
the former was the guest of honor at
an informal dinner at the White House.
The affair was intended as a mark Of
courtesy to President-Elect Palma,
who expressed his high appreciation
of the honor shown him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Locomotive Flows Up.

Salt Lake, Utah, March 25.-A help
er engine on westbound freight train
No 200 blew up about a. m. while
going up Lake hill, 20 miles west of
Ogden. William Wilton, engineer, of
Ogden; E. A. Uphoff, brakeman, and
an unknown tramp were killed. Fire
man Roy Munsey will probably die.
The engine was new one, and the
cause of the explosion has not been as
certained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Roer resolutions Intro duced

Washington, March 25.-Representa-
tive Randall OF Texas introduced IL
the house resolutions relative to the
war in South Africa, similar to those
recently adopted at caucus Of house
Democrats. expressing sympathy with
the two republics appealing to the
British government to make peace,
and declaring that the United States
should maintain an attitude Of strict
npT7tvalitv
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
HENDERSON'S SEAT.
He viii Have His First Fight for Nom
ination in Twenty Years.

Waterloo, Ia, March Ex-senator o.
3. COPYRIGHT of Waterloo, has been
announced as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for congressman
in opposition to Speaker Henderson
and he will make fight for control Of
the coming congressional convention.
This means that for the first time
since he was sent to congress by the
Republicans of the Third district in
1882 Colonel Henderson will find it
necessary to contest with an aspirant
for his seat. For 10 terms the nomi-
nation has come to him by unanimous
vote of the delegates, and only once or
twice has there been the remotest in
dication of opposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Reviewers and Stones Used.

Clarksburg, w. Va, March 25.-At
Mount Glare, in a general fight be-
tween union men who had been dis
charged and non-union miners, revol-
vers and stones were used and G. K.
Weekly, a union sympathizer, was Sc
riously injured and several others
hurt. Several arrests were made. A
general strike is not unlikely within a
few DAVIS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
TEN YEARS IN PRISON
NEELY, REEVES AND RATHBoNl
RECEIVE LONG SENTENCES
AT HAVANA.
THE CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS

Defendants Tried In the Audienci
Court on the Charge of Embedding
Postoffice Funds-Heavy Fines
Also Imposed-Senor Torres Sen
fenced for Violation of Seditior
Laws at Manila.
Havana, March 25.-The trials be
fore the audiencia court of the cases
arising from the embezzlement Of Gu
ban postal frauds have resulted in the
following sentences:
C. F. w. Nicely, 10 years imprison
nent and to pay a fine of s56,701.
W. H. Reeves, 10 years imprison'
ment and to pay a fine of $35,516.
Estes G. Rathbone, 10 years impris
eminent and to pay a fine of S35,324.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
oLEoMARGARINE BILL.
Senate Regins Consideration of the
Measure.

Washington. March 25.-Considera-
ton was begun by the senate of what
is popularity known as the oleomarga-
rine bill. The measure places a tax
Of 10 cents a pound on oleomargarine
colored in imitation of butter and re-
duces the present tax of 2 cents per
pound on oleomargaTine to one-fourth
Of 1 cent a pound in its uncoIored
form
IL. Proctor OF Vermont, chairman Cf
tno committee on agriculture, made
the opening statement in support OF
the measure. lie concluded with the
observation that the pending bill vas
"a measure to protect an honest prod
uLt a~a:nst q frauu."
\ few bills of minor importance
were passed before the oleCmargarine
bill was taken up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Chinese Naval peserter Arrested.

Washington, March 25.-The ques-
ton of jurisdiction has been raised
at the navy department in the case
of ING Wah, a Chinese enlisted man.
who has been arrested on the charge
of deserving his vessel while at the
Washington hayward. 1t was held
that ING Wah, being a Chinese citi-
zen, cannot be tried under the United
States law. Owing to the large num-
Der of Chinese employed in the navy
as cooks and stewards the question
promises to be far-reaching in it's re-
lation to Chinese enlisted men gen.
eraIlv
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Gift From Prince Henry.

Washington, March 25.-Richard
Sylvester, chief Of police, has received
through the German ambassador a
gift from Prince Henry of Prussia in
recognition of attentions extended to
him by the police department during
his visit to Washington. The gift is
q silver cigarette holder studded with
miniature diamonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
c0EBEL ELECTION LAW.
Representative Boerins of Kentucky
Vigorously Attacks 1t.

htpFeSenTaIiVe bOeFIhg OF NSHIUCNy
Vigorously Attacks It,
Washington, March 25.-Mr. Boering
of Kentucky injected an attack on the
Goebel election law into the discussion
of the Moss-Rhea contested election
case from the Third Kentucky district,
which again occupied the attention OF
the house, but Mr.. Rhea declined to
be drawn into an extended debate on
an issue not directly involved in the
case. He contented himself with pay
ing his respects to Mr.. Boering, charg-
ing the latter with ignorance of the
law of his own state. Mr.. Rhea made
strong presentation of his side of
the case but had not concluded when
the house adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
WireIess TeIeuraphy In Alaska

Washington, March 25.-General
Greeley has invited bids for supplying
a system of wireless telegraphy be-
tween Nome City and st Michael, Alas.
ka, 104 miles distant across Norton
sound. Bidders must prove the ca.
pacity of their apparatus bp 60-mile
tests along the Atlantic coast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
CHICAGO Enurauers Out.

Chicago, March 25.-The CONNER
cial Artists association has declared a
general strike in IA of the principal
engraving houses in Chicago to en-
force an apprenticeship system. AT
present it is alleged that some of the
concerns employ more apprentices
than journeymen artists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
GENERAL STRIKE PRoBABL
Textile Operators at Lowell, Mass
Ask an Increase in Wages.

Lowell, Mass, March ga general
strike of the textile operatives in Low.
iell now seems unavoidable. The cot
ton spinners and loom fixers met and
voted to stand by the demand of the
council. The spinners voted to strike
at the word of the council and the
loom fixers went them one better by
instructing their delegates to advocate
general strike at the next meeting
of the council. The demand OF the
textile council for 10 per cent in.
crease in wages Saturday was refused
by the mill agents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
APPOINTED Letter Carrier.

John T. May Tuesday received his
commission as rural letter carrier for
route No. 8, to take the place of Chas.
q Swanson, resigned. Mr.. May will
enter upon his duties at once. =
AN examination was recently held
for applicants for. this route, twenty
one taking the :. examination. s. Mr..
MAY is to be congratulated on his sue
cess.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Miser starxes to Death.

Omaha, March 25.-Frank Moran,
possessing property and bank depos-
Its estimated at s65,000, died in the
county hospital from what the physi-
clans say was starvation. Moran had
the reputation for years of being a
miser and of failing to provide for him
self the necessities of life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Census Dairy Statistics.

Washington, March 25.-The com
plete census statistics of dairy matters
announced shows that OF the 5,739,657
farms in the country 4,514,21O report
dairy cows and dairy products and that
in 1899 the total dairy product had a
valuation of S472,369. 255-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
WORE MERGER SUITS.
State OF Washington Will Fight the
Northern Securities Company.


st. Paul, March 25.-W. B. Stratton,
attorney general of the state of Wash
ington, will bring an action in the SUI
preme court of the United States
against the Northern Securities COM
pany.
Mr.. Stratton has been in st. Paul for
q week in frequent consultation with
Attorney General w. B. Douglas OF
Minnesota. The two have, been In
correspondence ever since the meeting
at Helena, Jan 1, and since the SUI
preme court threw out the Minnesota
case Mr. Stratton has decided to bring
a similar action on behalf of the state
OF Washington. This will not involve
the question of jurisdiction on which
the court refused to entertain Mime
sofas complaint. All the corpora
lions concerned are outside OF Wash
ington,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Blows Off His Head.

Fort Scott, Kan, March 25.-John
Lesher held a stick of dynamite under
his chin and deliberately exploding it,
the charge blew off his nead and arm.
He had been drinking.
Planning a Macedonian Uprising.
London, March 24.-Cabling from
Vienna the correspondent of The
Daily Telegraph says it is officially re-
ported that NJ. Sarafoff, the chief of
the Macedonian committee, is in COM
munication with the Armenian revo-
lutionary committee for the purpose
of arranging a general uprising in
Macedonia. The correspondent also
says that the porte has notified the
powers that comprehensive arrange
ments have been made to suppress
any Macedonian revolution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28
Another Minnesota Action.

Meanwhile Attorney General Doug
las will go after the merger in the state
courts. Papers are now being drawn,
and will be filed in few days. 1t will
not be directed against the charters
Of the railroad companies, but will be
an injunction suit against the officers
and directors of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific.
Attorney General Douglas has re-
ceived Senator Nelson's reply to his
second letter, but refuses to make the
correspondence public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-28

Representing Three Dis
tricts Adopts a Resolution Calling
for a Shorter Workday, Minimum
Day Wage Scale, Uniform Increase
In Wages and the Weighing of Coal
wbereuer PracficabIe
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
s1oo Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
please to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that sciense has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
q constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. Sold by all druggists.
Price IS cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
Vandals at Work.

Fort De France, Martinique, May
16.-A furious mob of enraged refu-
gees and citizens tried to lynch fifty
ghouls caught plundering the ruins
Of st. Pierrie. They have just re-
tured here from the rescue work, and
say that only by display of arms
and threats of shooting by the troops
were the pillagers lodged safely in
prison. The muttering crowd and
grief stricken refugees roam the
streets still, and it is feared that an
other attempt will be made to deal
summary justice to the vandals,
caught red handed in their fearful
work. The authorities are taking
steps to put stop to the vandalism.
St. Thomas, D. ". T, May 16-
st. Vincent ad7ices show that it is
impossible to get nearer than eight
miles to the new crater that has ap-
peared on the volcano on the island
of St. Vincent. The old crater was
filled by beautiful lake, but that
has disappeared, having either sunk
in the bowels of the mountain or
been blown away in the shape of
steam and scalding water over the
surrounding country. Fissures that
have appeared in the side of the VOL
csno continle to throw hot vapor,
and subterrean noises are heard
miles from the mountains. The
trembling earth indicates possibility
of further discharges.
Washington, May 16-Secretary
Moody has received a cablegram from
Commander Mclean, of the Cincin-
pati, saying that six thousand refu-
gees have come to Fort de France,
three thousand to Kingston. Others
are suffering for food and water and
there is great difficulty of relieving
and saving as so many are scattered
over large area. A latter dispatch
announces the arrival of the Cincin-
natl at Fort de France and also the
Collier Sterling, which took supplies
from San Juan, Porto Rico.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
satan's Dwelling Place.
Says The Augusta Chronicle:

Says The Augusta Chronicle:
"A we'll drilled to the depth of
500 feet in Colorado is spouting up
hot water, steam and volcanic stones.
Apparently Sam Jones uncompli-
mentary assertion in regard to
Augusta is pretty nearly true almost
any where in the United States"
Sam Jones was not the first man
to locate the abode of his Satanic
Meiesty near Augusta and there is
no just cause for Augusta to rejoice
because hot water, steam and VOL
canic stones come from a 500 foot
we'll in Colorado.
Not many years ago learned di
vine in the city of Charleston, in the
course of a sermon, argued that the
garden Of Eden surely must have
been located on that portion of the
globe where Charleston now stands.
Some wicked newspaper man of the
North took up the discussion and
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

said among other things that he
would not undertake to dispute the
assertion of the learned Charleston
preacher and would admit his prem
ises, but that there was one thing
sure: If the garden of Eden had
been located at Charleston, hell was
not far off, only just over in Edge
field are neighbors, and we call the
attention of The Chronicle to the
foregoing, not to make it unhappy,
but simply as gentle reminder not
to put on airs because there is little
smoke and fire in Colorado.
Augusta should be careful not to
bore deep and she should advise her
neighbor Edgefeld to keep we'll on
the top of the crust. Edgeield may
be a hot place for other things than
politicians and it is just across the
Savannah river. His Satanic Majes-
ty may dwell just little way under
the surface.
It might be safer for our Augusta
friends to start a movement against
digging wells of any kind. Surface
water works would be some measure
of protection against warm and un-
pleasant discoveries.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
Dangerous # Neglected.

Burns, cuts and other wounds often
fail to beal properly if neglected and
become troublesome sores. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve prevents such
conse equences. Even where delay
has aggravated the injury DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve effects q cure.
II had running sore on my leg
thirty years" says H. G. Hartly,
Yankeetown. Ind. "After using
remedies, I tried DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. A few boxes healed
the sore" Cures all skin diseases.
Piles yield to it at once. Beware of
counterfeits. J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
Whooping Cough.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to pre-
vent any dangerous consequences
from it. She says: Our three chill
dren took whooping cough last sum-
mer, cur baby boy being only three
months old, and owing to our giving
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
they lost none Of their plumpness and
came out in much better health than
other children whose parents did not
use this remedy. Our oldest little
girl would call Justify for cough syrup
between whoops. Jessie Pinkey
Hall, Springville, Ala. This Remedy
is for sale by J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
How to 60 to Heaven.

"Say, Regsie, how do you suppose
we'll ever get to heaven?"
"That's easy, Tagsie; I went to
heaven last night in dream. On the
way. I met st. Peter, standing at the
foot of The ladder. he gave me a
piece of chalk and told me to 60 on
up. He told me that all of the rounds
Of the ladder that turned back when
I took hold of them I must put a
white mark Oh; that was for my sins
you know. Well I started up, and
had marked 6,927 rounds when I met
Mark Hanna coming down for more
chalk"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
WHY Bates Didn't Marry.

Il say, said Ned Dalton, as be
poked up the camp fire, "why didn't
Bates and Sue Parker get married.
When I was at the Snake Greek pro.
tracted meeting last spring it sortor
struck me that they was going to run
the same brand"
"Well," said Jim Walker, as be
pillowed his head on the saddle,
"that was the general calkerlation,
but it all got busted up on account
of what happened at the fish fry the
Jones's folks give down on the Span
ish Camp on the San Bernardo"
"What, Bill didn't get on no hifa-
lutin' brszo like he's alters doin', and
stir up a row." inquired Ned.
s'No, it warn't that" replied Jim,
"but it might jest ss we'll have been,
cause Jim Bates predickament
would've Knocked any courtin' match
highn'er 'er kite. You see all the
gals fron Damon's Mound and up
along Turkey Creek wer' at the fish
fry, and everybody was having 'er
hog KILN time, but the day was hot,
and while Bill Bates was dancin'
with Sue Parker every set, so as to
keep her penned up from the rest of