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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
The Proposition.

The following is the proposition in
full:
Mankato, Mimi, March 7, 1902.
To the Hon. Mayor, City Council of
Mankato, Merchants Protective
Association, the Mankato Board of
Trade, and the general public:
1 beg to submit to you the follow
ing report and proposition as the re-
suit of my investigation. After max
ing an examination into the condi-
tions of this city and the country trib-
utary thereto, | have concluded that
the proposition promising the best re-
turns is an electric line from Mankato
to ST. Peter, connecting the two cities
by way of Kasota, and taking in all
the stone quarries on the proposed line.
Such line would reach considera-
BILE population from which large pas
senger traffic might reasonably be ex-
pected. The road would be standard
gauge, and conditions are favorable to
the handling of profitable freight
business.
/ am satisfied that such a line, if
operated in connection with the city
and commercial lighting, will warrant
required investment. 1 figure that the
city and commercial lighting will assist
the street railroad over the first stage
of it's development.
In view of the foregoing, my propos-
ition is this:
1. That the company be formed in
Mankato with capitalization of
$500, 900 to take over franchise, light
ing contracts, ETC., and to control the
construction of the railroad and light
ing plant. The board of directors
must be composed of representative
business men Of this city and I shall
want the right of naming two repre-
sentatives upon the board.
2. The company shall secure from
the city a contract to furnish from
100 to 1876 guaranteed 1000 candle
power arc lights at $74. 90 per light
per ahnum, and 300 incandescent 80
candle power lights at SCI. 90 per light
per annum, such contract to run from
eight to ten years. At least 10, 600
16 candle power incandescent CONNER
cial lights should be contracted for at
10 cents per 1000 watts, or not less
than 5000 similar lights at IL cents
per 1, 900 watts. The foregoing does
not include the commercial arc lights.
and as many of these as possible
should be secured.
| 8. There shall be secured private
subscriptions to the stock of the COM
pany amounting to not less than Is per
cent nor more than AZ per cent. there
of. and the stock not subscribed and
paid for in private subscriptions shall
be endorsed and delivered over to me
to be used, if necessary, to assist in
the construction of the road.
| A. The company or the subscribers
to stock, or both, may select a trustee
or depository, and all subscriptions
shall be paid to such trustee or depos.
itory, to be held in trust until the
lighting plant and railroad are com
pleted. and when such lighting plant
and railroad line are completed, and
not before the fund secured by sub
Inscriptions shall be paid over to the
CONSTRUCTION company or to the person
or company that is to receive the
same.
! 5. The interested parties may a
j their option purchase and furnish t,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
MET THE PRINCE.
Col. WideII Pleased With Prince Henry
of Germany.

Col. Widell returned Friday from
Chicago. where he met Prince Henry,
along with the other members of Gov.
Van SAINTS staff He found the Prince
to be an intelligent appearing, pleas
ant gentleman. The Prince desired to
be introduced to the members of
Gov. Van SAINTS staff, and the Cover
nor, saying "Come on, Prince, .
beckoned his highness to where the
staff were standing.
Col. Widell heard Gov. Van SAINT
address the nations guest as ''Mr.
Prince !" The affair was rather infor.
NAL, and the Prince seemed to enjoy
it. Prince Henry showed more interest
in the Minnesota men than in any oil
the other delegations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
FATALLY SHOT.
Joseph Reichel Accidentally
Shot by a Companion.
His Injury Almost Exactly Like Pres
ident McKinIey's Death
Wound.

Joseph, the ten year son of John
Reichel of East Mankato, lies fatally
wounded in st. Joseph's hospital. He
received his injuries accidentally at
six O. clock p. m. Friady, in the house
Of a neighbor, Frank Seifert. The
latter's fourteen year old son, Frank
was handling 22-calibre rifle, and
when the muzzle was pointed toward
young Reichel the trigger slipped from
the boys finger and the cartridge ex-
ploded. The boys were standing only
three or four feet apart. Joseph
ReicheI fell to the floor and began to
vomit 'clotted blood. The family at
once sent for DR.. Steel, who directed
that the wounded boy be taken to st.
Joseph shospital, after ascertaining the
serious nature of the wound. At the
hospital, an operation was performed
last evening by Drs. Steel and An
drews. The bullet had entered the
boys abdomen, passing through the
stomach and liver and lodging in the
muscles of the back. The physicians
decided not to attempt to remove the
bullet, but they took out the stomach
and sewed up the two perforations
made by the bullet and also the perfor-
ations of the liver. Much clotted
blood was found. 1t is not thought
that the lad can recover.
The wound is almost exactly the
same as that inflicted upon President
Mckinley by the ASSASSIN, Czolgosz.
Recoveries in cases of young and Wig
orous men have.been known, where
similar wounds have been received.
The Seifert family are much broken
up over the sad event. The two boys
were friends and playmates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
MUST HAVE 1T.

G.. M. Marston, former resident Of
Blue Earth county, writes the Free
Press from Hiltyard, Washington, that
he has been in that country for one
year and is we'll pleased there. Mr..
Marston enclosed his regular sub
scription price for the weekly Free
Free Press and adds that he would be
lost without this family journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
TWENTY-ONE APPLICANTS.
This Number Want to Carry Mail for
Uncle Sam.

w. J. Munro, of Morris, Mimi, rura
route inspector to examine applicants for
rural mail delivery, conducted an examin-
alton at the Federal building this after
noon, twenty one taking the examination.
There is vacancy in Mankato Route No,
3, caused by the resignation of Charles
Swanson. The papers of the applicants
will be forwarded to Washington, together
with the inspectors recommendation, and
the announcement made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
MIL WAUKEE OFFICIALS HERE

Supt. W. Irwin, Train Master J. M
Oxley, District Carpenter J. ]. Fretter.
and Road Master Thos Hines Of the
Milwaukee road came in at II 40, a.
M, and departed at s:45 p. m. Ac-
companied by Agent Moore, they went
over the oompany's yards, looked over
the property purchased from the Laird,
Norton Co., by the Great Western, and
examined depot sites.
Their visit did not result in any
new information coming to light.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Word has been received by Judge
Buck of the death Tuesday morning
at South Stockton, N. Y, of John
Clark. The deceased was last summer
united in marriage with Miss Maggie
Wood of Lake Crystal, a lady who
was we'll known in this county, and a
neice of Judge Buck. Her many
friends will regret to learn of her sor-
row.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-14
MADE A SALE.

The First National bank yesterday
sold 100 feet on Seventh avenue west
and Superior street in Duluth for $780,,
600. The bank has held the property
since the financial difficulties of the
late J. A. Willard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
UoNaREA

tIAiAA
sNmsaRnr Hanna Concludes -
ment in Favor Of Panama Cahai.
washington, June AFTER transaS..
ing some routine business YESTERDAY &
senate resumed consideration Of -
isthmian canal bill, MI. ann OF uite
conducting his argument In suPpoil
the Panama canal. The ONO ssAa.ol
declared that no political CONSIDERABLE"
were involved in the canal problem. ile
presented the opinions of eighty-tnIse
shipmasters and pilots in vor OF ..e
Panama route as against the Nlca.-
aqua route, for many reasons when
they cited. He urged that n con-
struction Of the Nicaragua canal was
beset with unknown difficulties, WhiAe
the construction of the Panam cane
was "an open book" He laid par.luuT
liar stress on the danger to the NY,
arague route from VOLCANOES ana ufseo
that it was not good business pollcy "
ignore those dangers in q proJece ~ ~
volving an expenditure of Szoo' ooo,Vov.
In conclusion Mr.. Hanna Appeared "
the senate to consider the matter az q
business proposition. and with sdrnes
feeling repudiated the suggestion tha
those favoring the Panama route wee;
not in favor Of any canal.
In the House.
General debate on the a~nti-anarehy
bill closed yesterday. The incident OF
the day was a speech by MI. Richard
son Of Alabama. democrat, condemn
ing the, president in severe terms ZOE
the references III his Memorial day ora
ton It Arlington to the epithets applied
to Lincoln and Grant during the Clyll
war and for his illusions to ~lynchinss.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
MAY NAME HANNA his AGENT
OHIO SENATOR WILL BE ASKED TO,
INVESTIGATE THE STU
! ALTON.
FEAR CAUSES MANY 10 QUIT
MORE ENGINEERS, FIREMEN AND,
PUMPMEN JOIN THE
STRIKERS.

washington, June 6. - President
Roosevelt spent some time yesterday
afternoon considering the proposition
of he New York board Of trade and
Transportation that he appoint a COM
missioner to investigate the strike sit
uation in the anthracite regions with a
view to effecting an arbitration Of the
differences between the miners and
operators. 1t is stated that the presi-
dent has not yet decided what action
he will take in response to the sugges-
ton.
Senator Hanna, of the civic fedora
ton, when interviewed. professed to
know nothing of the New York boards
action, but 1t is intimated in official
circles that If a, commissioner is p
pointed the president will look to the
senator to undertake the task.
More Men Join Strikers.
wilkesbarre, Pa, June 5.-More en-
gineers, iramen and pump n yes
terday obeyed the call of the miners
union and struck, but in most instances
the coal company officials were able to
fill the places of the strikers. The Sus-
quehanna Coal company's colliery No.
s, at Nanticoke, was the worst sufferer.
all the firemen refusing to go to work.
which compelled the company to shut
down the engines. This company fur
nishes the power for the water supply
of Nanticoke, and unless the engines
are again started the borough will have
a water famine to contend with. The
company, it is said, will allow its mines
to fill with water and let the borough
get it's water supply as best 1t can.
Fear Causes Many to Quit. (
It was comparatively quiet in the
Wyoming valley. There was the usual
gathering Of crowds at several collieries
at starting and stopping time, but MOTH
ing of a serious nature occurred. Some
men were stoned on their way to and
from work and several were thrown
into pools of water. The fearsof bodily
harm is causing more men to quit work
than are the arguments of the speak
ers. President Mitchell had no COM
ment to make when Informed that the
New York boardkSlpfgstrade had decided
to ask PresidentNRoosevelt to take up
tMlJesstask Of trying to en6eatlae ereat
:19{G@ h. gssS fEsas ssSfkJa
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
SONS TO BE PATRIOTIC.

Admonition to Fight for Their
Country Contained in the Will of
The Father.
Sterling, Ill, June s.--The will of the
late Judge John d. Crabtree of the ap-
pellate court Of this district has been
filed for probate. After dividing his
personal property and real estate.
amounting to $780, 900, among his eight
children, he y "Enjoin upon my
son John and all of my sons. that
should the occasion arise (which God
forbid) when our country requires their
service, that they be as ready to devote
their lives to her defense as their father
was in the dark days of 1861 and 1865"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
ccoNJE PAHoLED.

Eocr Generals in Bermuda Are Res
ceivinE Conrtcsics From Britfah Il
HaEilton.. Bermuda, June h sAnssT 81 hs
Boer officers who have been living IN
this prison camp on the Islands neal.
here huve been allowed their liberty on
parole Several of them came ashore
here and were Interviewed. Generals
Cronje, Vessels. Botha and others were
extremely reticent, but they said that
they were glad the war was over and
would be delighted to get back to their
homes. It is understood that the rank
and file of the Beers will be allowed
ashore in patches of ten. The officers
have been invited to an Eat home at
the government house.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
NEW TAXES REMAIN.

Government VIII Devote Surplus, II
Any, I % Redeeming National Debt. 4
London, June 6. ~ The chancellor OF.
the e%xchequer, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, will make his financial state-
ment to the house Of commons this
evening. Reviewing the necessities OF
the situation. now that the South Afri-
can war is terminated, the chancellor
forecasted the purport Of his statement,
saying that the new taxes, including the
duty on grain. would be retained In
order to raise the money required, but
# there is any surplus 1t will be de-
voted to the redemption Of part Of the
national debt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
From Other shores.

The Colombian revolution is gaining
~adherents.
The whole world joins with England
in rejoicing at peace in South Africa.
Trouble with the Yaquis, just over
the border, may lead to a prolonged In
dian war.
Latest reports from Colon, Colombia,
indicate that the rebellion is far from
being ended.
President Castro Of Venezuela has or
dered Of a German Arm 10000 Mauser
rifles and 5000, 900 rounds Of ammuni.
ton.
M. santos-Dumont has abandoned his
aeronautical experiments in England,
and will sail for New York in three
weeks.
German manufacturers copy Ameri-
can-made articles SO closely that the
limitations bid fair to make serious In
roads on the sale Of the genuine goods
The pope has ordered that aE9large mo-
sale, made at the Vatican works and
representing st. Peters, be sent as SO
gift to President Roosevelt after the
accomplishment Of the Taft mission.
"A dispatch to the Politsche Core
spcndenx from Constantinople says
dispute has arisen between the United
States and Turkey. as result of@t q,
wrongful arrest OF two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
are American citizens Al slnyrnNaSSaasnHd
Beirut. 3s Il s% Ssss saA#5 r. a b
The correspondent IL Nriicesoff the Pietti
Journal Paris states that:.atsthue l ssste
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
RICH STRIKES IN ARIZONA.

Ore Assrvs One Hundred and Tsvcn-
ty-Five Thousand Dollars.
Phoenix, Ari:., June 8. = Particulars
reached here of sensational gold strikes
in Picacho, Blanco county. north OF
Castle Creek. The main find was IN
Exposition group, where at a forty-foot
depth a great body of ore, filled with
nuggets and flake gold. was struck.
Some of the ore sssayed here yesterday
showed s125,ooO to the ton, while none
Of the samples showed less than st.oOo.
On the Joe Dsnly claims in the Tr1!oy
group a find Of lesser richness was
made. Scores of smaller finds have
been made in the last few days n a
tremendous rush into the district fol-
lowed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
NOT ORDERED TO WASHINGTON
HIS HAsTY RETURN TO THE carr
tai IS OF HIS OWN vO-
LITION.
Will HAVE 70 SQUARE HIMSELF
PRESIDENT WANTS TO KNOW WHO
is RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
LEAKS.

Washington, June 8.-Gen. Miles has
not been commanded by either the pres
ident or Secretary Root to return to
Washington. Secretary Root gave an
unqualified denial to this. report, tele-
graphed from Kansas City.
At army headquarters 1T is explained
that Gen. Miles is on his way East to
attend the centennial exercises at West
Point next week. The president, secre-
tarysof var, lieutenant general and 9TH
er army officers are to take part in this
celebration of the centennial Of the mil
itary academy. Gen. Miles. will; .pFoba=
bly, come to Washington before going
to West Point.
There have been no new developments
in the investigation. with the war de-
Lartment to learn who extracted from
the files the secret charges against
Lieut.. Arnold. 1t will be necessary for
Gen. Miles to speak for the honor OF
bis Office, however, since Adjt. Gen.
Corbin and Judge Advocate General
Davis have given the secretary Of WA
their unqualified assurance that these
Papers
Were Not Copied
while in their possession. In both these
departments. it is stated that no one
handled or saw the papers except the
&%djutant general and the judge advo-
cate general. This brings the question
direct to the Office of the lieutenant
general, and he will be asked to voucl
for the integrity of his staff and report
how the papers were made pubic, If
from hat office.
The generals staff officers decline to
discuss the matter in any way whatever
They leave 1t to the general to make
whatever explanation he may regard as
necessary. In his interview at Kansas
City Gen. Miles is quoted as saying
that he regards, Senator Cul5erson's
statement as sufficient. He will, how
ever, be asked to speak for himself
when he returns to Washington. The:
president wants to know how these
papers become public property, n
what steps are to be taken to stop the
practice in some one furnishing such
information to those senators and rep
resentatives who are attacking the
army.
Said He Was M~isauoted.
Chicago, June 8.-Gen. Miles left for
Washington over the Pennsylvania
road at $3.50 p. m. He was seen at the
Auditorium by the Associated Press
Just before he left and said: II nave
Teen misquoted. I did not say that l
had been ordered to Washington. l
did not say that I would not attend the
exercises at West Point"
Gen. Miles refused to be further IN
terviewed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
CASH FOR ITC

The King Asks Parliament for y
Grant of Fifty Thousand Pounds. J
London, June Gin the house Of COM
mons the government leader, A. ]. Bal
four, presented a message from King
Edward, as follows:
ellis majesty, taking into considera-
ton the eminent services rendered by
Lord Kitchener, and being DESTROYS. i'm
recognition Of such services, to confer
on him some signal mark of his favor,
recommends that he, the king, should
be enabled to grant Lord Kitchener
ESQ, 1000" s
John Dillon, William Redmond and
Swift MacNeill, Irish Nationalists,r an
nounced their intention Of opposing the
grant at every stage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
BRITISH Losses.

Dflcj.l Statement an ia the Nur,:er
Killed, Wounded, Etc. in South
Afrtcn. & ~. ia.
London, june. S.-An official statement
issued by the war Office last evening
shows that the total reduction of the
British forces in South Africa, up to
May so Of the present year., was STAT.
This includes killed. wounded. prison.
ers, deaths from disease and men In
:valided home. OF these many have re-
covered and rejoined their regiments,
leaving 2S.454 dead, or permanently in
capacitated. The total number of
. killed in action, or who died Of
wounds. is 1892. while the total number
Of deaths from disease is 1890.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-14
Otherwise.

Wall street men fear too much one
man power, as ~personif1ed in ]. Pier.
pont Morgan.
Joseph Langlois, a Chicago Park po-
liceman, rescued. three people from
drowning in as many hours.
Arrangements have been made for thu
introduction Of vaudeville entertain
menrs on some of the ocean liners.
Dcwie declares that Zion will be the
producer of wealth wherewith to pur-
chase Jerusalem for the children Of God
1t was the opinion of the archbishop
that the committee could not interfere
unless some unlocked for circumstance
arose.
The tobacco trust has acquired con-
troll of leading Cuban concerns. They
will be handled by the Havana Tobacco
company. d 2
Jacob A. Riis is strenuously advocat.
ing the use Of the New York public
school houses on Sundays by the chill
dren of the tenements.
A trial trip demonstrated that the tor
redo BOAT destroyed Preble is one OF
the best vessels of her class. She av-
eraged twenty-eight knots.
Archbishop ireland was in New York
recently and had a talk with several OF
his fellow members of the civic feder-
alton arbitration about the coal strike
A Mfe-sized bust OF the late President
Mckinley, the gift Of Italian residents
was unveiled at Schenectady, N. z. g
p. Bacelli, italian consul, delivered an
address. . b
With the opening OF the Rosebud res.
ervation and the completion of the
Bonesteel extension Of the Chicago &
Northwestern a great influx Of settlers
is expected.
The war department has Just decided
that Veterinarians are entitled to ga
lutes from enlisted men. The order viii
be Of considerable interest at all West
err. army posts.
Rube Ferns Of Scammon, Kan,
knocked out owen Zeigler Of Philadel-
phia with a left hook on the jaw in the
third round OF: a scheduled twenty
round contest at Joplin, Mo. 81
Notice was given at Tacoma, Wash.
Scifc shops in Tacoma will receive al
q Old USSttt-
ming June. 1. The orders AFFECT about
500 s emplkoyss
Mrs. Catherine Blosisi died In Belle
we hospital, y ~, OF Addison's dts
ease, rare affiiction. which causes The
body OF a. person TO turn brown and
which ii accompaniedBb BY q gradual
5wasting away until death comes
Orders have been issued 81 5Lsseut
Sen. Miles assigning the gTwenty--fourttt
infantry tn Forts Harrisoh;s&A Mo- anfs
Assiniboine N ont. and thesSarwknty
8flrst infantry Il Forts snellinEE, MINI
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