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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
THE AWARDING OF PRIZE MONEY

There has been great deal of cri-
ticism of Secretary Long and the navy
department, over the distribution Of
prize money by which. Admiral Samp-
son received so much and Admiral
Schley Jared 80 poorly. Senator Nell
son of this state took occasion to COM
municate with Secretary Long in re-
gard to this matter ..and asking for in
formation as to why the department
made such determinations. Secretary
Long has replied to the senator, that
the criticism is unjust, ..sas the navy
department had nothing. .to1ado what
ever with the division of prize money.
He says that the money was distribut-
ed from the treasury department. and
that all questions of law and fact re-
lating to prize and bounty were refer
red to the courts, and decided by
them. The secretary says that he was
advised by the attorney general that
the distribution ~ might be made
through the department, but that he
preferred that it be done outside of
the department and 80 handed it over
to the-court of claims, that all chance
of favoritism might be avoided, land
the awards were made strictly accord
ing to the law. Touching the claims
of Admiral sampson the secretary
says: -.a.,..... ...., .... ...
AS commander-in chief, Admiral
Sampson would, therefore, under the
law, have been, entitled to his share
of the bounty for the destruction of the
Spanish fleet at Santiago if he had
been on the north shore of Cuba at the
time. This was the law, for which
the navy department is in no wise re-
sponsible. " ..... ........
On this point the secretary says the
department itself was the first to real
ize the inequalities of this law, and
to make the recommendation which
led TO it's repeal, so that a "rather
amusing feature of the attacks made
upon the navy department, - as the
secretary puts it, is that the admins
tration is blamed more than two years
after it had cured the evil.
The matter of distribution is not
settled up yet and will hang
before the court of claims for nearly
q year vet, the secretary saws.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
BOARD OF CONTROL.
1t Believes Court Decision Gives 1t Con
..... troll of the University.

Minneapolis Journal:
"Some people do not want the board
of control to take charge of the
finances of the state university. I
would like to ask how we ~~are going
to avoid it2''
So William E. Lee of the state
board of control expressed himself this
afternoon. He said further:
"Myself and other members of the
board do not want the job, but there
is the law. 1t is backed up by a de-
cision of the supreme court and by
verbal opinion of the attorney general,
who thinks that our authority ex-
tends over the university Our duty
is plain, and do not see how we can
avoid it..
"How would you go about it to as
sert your authority2" asked the Jour
nal man.
"That is another question, /" replied
Mr.. Lee. He admitted that the state
auditor held the key to the situation.
As long as Mr.. Dunn allows the
vouchers Of the board of regents, the
board of control will not be burdened
with the additional duties. If Mr..
Dunn remains of his present mind, the
university will be let alone a while.
He said this morning:
II am man of peace. I don't want
to see any more trouble. and hope
they will let the university alone, till
the legislature fixes the law"
"a Messrs. Leavett and Lee, with G. A.
Morey of Winona, constituted the COM
mission which recommended the board
of control bill. They advised against
putting the university under the
board, but enemies of the bill succeed
ed in engrafting it on. Now the
board seems inclined to go against it's
former Judgment and tackle the uni
versity. Chairman Leavett believes
the university will come under with
out lawsuit, when the regents real
ize the scope of the supreme court de-
cision
The attitude of the university is
"offish, and if the board of control
wants to take hold, iG must make the
first move.
Anticipating the surrender of the
normal board, the board of control has
approved the pay roll of all the schools
for the previous months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
NO ALIM0NY GRANTED.
Judge Cray Denies Motion for Ali
mony and Suit Money.

Judge Cray has filed a number OF
orders as result of the special term
of the district court Monday after
noon
In the case Of Flora Fuller vs.. Fred
erick Fuller, where it is proposed to
start divorce proceeding, the plain
tiff asked that the defendant be re-
quired to pay her $500 for suit money,
$40 week for temporary alimony,
and SO for expenses of the action.
Judge Cray refuses to grant the order,
saying that the action has not yet been
started, that very little time would be
required in it, that the plaintiff has
no children and is living apart and
supporting herself, while the defend
ant has large family dependent upon
him for support.
An order setting aside and -zvacating
the writ of attachment was made in
the case of D. G. Davies VS.. Thos.
Butter.
An order allowing an amended COM
plant was made in the case of E. NJ.
Zuel and NJ. G.. Johnson VS.. 7. a..
Holk
An. order settting.aside the garnishee
proceedings was made in the case of
the Journal Printing Co. VS.. Geo..
johnson and P. A. Gunders, the
Omaha railroad garnishee.
An order denying the motion t fix
costs and disbursements was made in
the case of McGraw & Brugger VS..
Edward Cousandier ct ais.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Mr.. Bryan has new year resolution
and announces that he is not a candi-
date for the presidential nomination
at the hands of Democracy. There are
good many Democrats who have
made the same sort of resolution in
their attitude toward offering the
nomination to Mr.. Bryan. But Mr..
Bryan resolution is one that he could
doubtless be easily induced to break
were the occasion to arise and he
would not feel badly over it either.
Asked as to who the Democratic can
didate was likely to be in 1904, he re-
piled that it was entirely to early to
say, and that no one could at this time
discuss the personality of the leader
then to be selected. f
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
YEAR
Farmers Insurance Companies
Do Well.
Hail Insurance Company Has $22,'
600 Losses, and Cyclone Losses
are Still Less.

The directors of the Farmers Town.
ship Mutual Hail Insurance Co. .oi
Minnesota held meeting at the.Stahl
House Tuesday to audit the accounts Of
Secretary F. NJ. Payne and Treasurer
Mic Juliar. Those present were. Presi.
dent. Andrew French. of -Plainview,
Secretary F. NJ. Payne .sof Pipestone,
and ]. @. Currier.of Nicollet, Jno. M.
Duell of Eyota, ..and..--Wm. ..Wiecks OF
Walnut Grove. - The. WORK was com
pleted and ths"gentlemen took the. af-
ternoon train for....St. Paul.to..attend
the.annual meeting of the stockholders,
which is to be held in the state. capitol
tomorrow forenoon. '...-Ea
The books of the secretary show that
the ..receiptsss--of the.s..vear were-.$27,
400. %, ....and....thes -expenditures...were
$27, 100. 70, embedding losses to.-sthe
amount..of.$2s, 1913. 55. The latter figure
includes $349 losses incurred in 1900.
There is balance on hand of about
$400. The heaviest losses the past year
were sustained i'm Murray land Pipe
stone counties, where several severe
storms occurred.
During the year, $40 new policies
were written, with an insurance of
1929, $40. The total..insurance in force
is 81, 900, 900. The year has been the
best that the company has yet had
The assessment was lowered from
two per cent to one and three fourths
per cent, and more money was raised
than was raised the year before with
the higher rate The average rate for
the last FIVE years has been zone and
one-half per cent. -
Sixty township companies now be-
long to the state company. 1t is ru-
mored that one or two changes in the
officers, may be made at tomorrow's
meeting.
Treasurer Juliar is not enjoying
good health at present. - --....- '--.--
The Farmers Mutual Township Cy-
clone Insurance 20. of..Minnesota will
also hold it's annual meeting in st.
Paul tomorrow. The year has been a
prosperous one for this company, also,
and there have been few losses.
These two companies were organized
in Mankato and held their annual
meetings here until this year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
AN INTERESTING SUIT.
Farmer Sued For Loss 0ccasioned by
by a GIandered Horse.

VIM. O'Grosky has started an action
in the district court against neigh
boring farmer. John Zeigler, to recover
$3.50 damages for the loss of four
horses. The parties reside near Good
Thunder.
The plaintiff alleges that ne pur-
chased horse last March that was
warranted to be sound, whereas it was
suffering from CHAMBERS. 1t subse-
quently died of the disease, but not be-
fore it had communicated the infectlon
to three other horses that ne owned.
The state board of health hao tnese
three animals killed TO prevent 'no
further spread of the disease:
A. E. Clark is the plaintiff g attor,
ney, and the case promises to be Of
unusual interest should 1t come TO
trial
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
ROBBED TO A TEN.

Henry Pugh was in from the coun-
try Monday s.and AS he was imbibing
pretty freely, Chief Bowen took $3.50
from him for safe keeping. He still
had $40. It is claimed that couple
of young fellows steered him out OF a
saloon and that one of them stole a
$40 bill from his vest pocket. 1t is ex-
pected that Pugh will get out war
rant late this afternoon for the mans
arrest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
NORMAL SCHOOL BILLS
Board of Control Sends Estimates of
Terms to State Auditor.

st. Paul. Jan. 6.-The supreme court
decision confirming the board of con-
troll in its assumed power over the f.
nancial affairs of the normal schools
and the acquiescence of the normal
board in the decision has had an i'm
mediate effect on the financial affairs
of the schools. Saturday the board of
control sent to the auditor all of the
estimates made by the normal board.
The estimates made by the normal
board against the current expense
fund except for salaries, have been
held up by the board of contro | since
the controversy between the boards was
taken into the courts. The disposition
of the members of the normal board to
abide by the decision Of the coutr had
been anticipated by the board of con-
troll. The estimates were ready to
pass as soon as State uperintendent
Olsen announced that the normal
board would not attempt to reopen the
fight by seeking specific rulings.
The members of the board of control
feel that the decision of the court APP
plies equally to the university, and
that assumption was verified yesterday
in informal opinion by Attorney Gen
eral Douglas. Gen. Douglas said the
financial management of the uniVer-
sity is, underline ruling, vested in the
board of control, and, so far as he is
concerned, there will be no application
for reargument.
superintendent Olsen, secretary OF
the normal board has called meet
ing for Jan. IA for the formulation of
methods of procedure under the new
arrangement. Only Judge Gould of
the board ..s.of control is in st. Paul,
and no. definite action in regard to
either normal schools or the university
will be taken until after a conference,
which will probably be held this week.
None of the estimates made by the
regents of the university have been
held up, and State Auditor Dunn sid
Saturday night that he will not take
the initiative. Unless the board Of con-
troll demurs he will continue to audit
the warrants as fast as presented Mr..
Dunn does not hold that the university
comes under the same head with the
normal schools and said he will advise
the board of control not to interfere
with it's finance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

While Congressman Babcock has had
great deal to say about wiping out
the duties on steel products, he is
singularly quiet as to the two dollar
tariff on lumber. Why does he not take
a shy at that 1t would be far more
beneficial to the people than removal
of steel duties, which would doubtless
make but little difference with prices
of those products. Mr.. Babcock onght
not to be so discriminating.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

1t is said that petroleum has been
discovered at Pelican Rapids in this
state. The we'll is not a gusher. but
flows in a steady, quiet way like Min
nesota's business. A. B. Allen, for
merly of the Jackson Republic has To-
Gated at that point, and most any
kind of an announcement can now
be expected. Allen would not allow
the town to get slower than Texas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
THE YOUNGERS.

They Ask For a Full and Complete
on.---WouId Like to Leave State.
st. Paul, Jan. 1.-THE Younger
brothers today petitioned the board of
pardons for full and complete par
don. They desire to return to the state
of Missouri.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

A Nebraska court settled county
seat fight by locating the county seat
out on farm in the center of the
county several miles distance from the
contesting towns. Now the towns are
making arrangements to move there
an masaa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

The railroad presidents all agree in
their expectations for good business in
1902. That is prediction that we
will have another prosperous year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
ATTACKED BY A HOG.

Adam Hartung and his son went in
to their hog. yard on.--their farm in
Mankato township .a-day or two ago.
when the former was attacked by a
vicious bore. Hes...attempted to defend
himself with..a pitchfork, :. when =. he
slipped ION some corn cobs and fell
against the hog trough, breaking one
ribbon his..right ...side. His son pro-
tected him from the Infatuated animal
while he made his escape. DR.. Warner
reduced the fracture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
FILES COMPLAINT,
Atty. Gen. Files One Against
Merger in Supreme Court.
Fires Document of Some Ten Thous-
and Words Against Northwest
Railroad Monopoly.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Attorney Gen
eral Douglas of Minnesota today fled
with the supreme court a complaint
against the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific merger. The docu-
ment contains ten thousand words.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

The Cuban vote at its first election
was said to be light one. Cuba has
all the ear marks of an American state
in an off year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Boss Croker is out of power. Still
Mr.. Croker is far from happy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

w. r. B. Smyth has decided to seek
a location in some western town and
start bank.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29
An overdosa Of Laudanum

Charles Quinn, a farmer of Ding
man township, feeling that his work
was well in hand, came to town last
week for a little recreation. His in
dulgence somewhat disturbed his
nerves and last Saturday evening to
obtain rest and sleep he purchased
and swallowed four ounces of lauda-
mum. Soon after taking it, Fred
Beck, proprietor Of the Vandermark
Hotel, where Mr.. Quinn was staying,
went up stairs and smelling the drug
went into Quinn's room, and in
conversation Mr.. Quinn said he had
taken it because he felt rather un-
strung but as he was a strong well
man thought it would not kill him.
He, however, soon began to show
the symptoms of its effect and a doctor
was summoned. 1t required eight
hours OF constant effort to keep him
from sinking into a collapse but he
finally aroused and was well enough
to be taken home Sunday morning.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29

drographers of the geological survey
are Wissahickon creek near Phila-
delpha, Schuylkill river, North
Branch of Susquehanna at Wilkes.
barre, West Branch of Susquehanna
at Allenwood Juniata river at New
port, Tomhickon creek at Point
Pleasant, Neshaminy creek below
The Forks, and Perkiomen creek at
Frederick. In addition to these, OBJ
servations are made on the Monon-
gahela, Allegheny, Youghiogheny,
and Ohio rivers, and also on the
Delaware.
These measurements are made
by the geological survey as part of
its general investigation of the
country's water resources, and the
results, which are available to the
public, are made the basis for water
powers and for municipal and other
supplies.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29

Master Richard Lassar, the young
and we'll known singer, actor and
impersonator who has appeared in
all the great and famous hotels in
the country for the past seven years,
he is now fourteen years, has dur
ing his stay at Milford given some
of his interesting concert entertain
ments. The entertainment at the
fashionable hostelry, the Bluff
House, on Wednesday last was wit
messed by an audience of nearly
four hundred persons and every
number of the programme which
the little artist executed was de.
manded for an encore. Richard
Lassar is not only q gifted singer
but a high talented actor who re-
cites his comic as we'll as classic rec
itations with pathos and mimic. His
impersonation of the we'll known
comedian, Dan DAILY, in the song,
"Strolling in Society, . pleased the
surprised audience greatly and his
abilities we're praised by all who
witnessed the entertainment. On
Friday his entertainment at The
Homestead was also visited by a
large audience who filed every cor
ner and every seat Of this well
known hotel. Master Richard, who
travels in the company of his father,
Prof Geo. Lassar, who acts as his
manager, tutor and acoompanist,
will end his summer concert tour at
the hotels on the Water Gap and
Pocono mountains. He will begin
at that vicinity about Sept. 1st.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29
PERSONALS

seeley s. Drake Of Aldenville,
Wayne county, Is visiting his uncle,
r d. sayre.
Hon. and Mrs. J. J. Hart are
spending a few days at the La Tour
cite Hotel, Bergen Point.
Mrs. E. E. Griswold aud daughter
left town yesterday to spend a week
with relatives at Rowland and Lake
Ariel.
John De g. Van Etten and a
friend, who are on canoe trip
down the river, are expected in
town tomorrow 10 remain over Sun
day.
AT a beauty contest at the Van
tine House recently Miss Nellie
Everard of New York won ell the
honors. The prize was large corn
cake.
c. Rappold Of Brooklyn, whose
father owns farm over in Ding
man, is spending his vacation here
and is a guest at the Vandermark
hotel.
William Armstrong, who is now
employed on the Long Branch
Record, is with his wife spending a
few days vacation with his parents
ON second street.
S. G. Bristol, wife and son, Will
liam, of Bridgeport, Ct, will arrive
in town tomorrow for brief stay
and will be guests with the family
of j. Fl. Van Etten.
Albert Helms has engaged for a
time with A. Q. Wallace and will be
pleased to have his friends call and
inspect the fine line of groceries and
other goods they have on sale.
Thomas J. Spencer and son, Fur
man, Of Scranton, after spending a
week in this section visiting rela-
tives, returned home Monday. Mr..
Spencer is engineer in the locomotive
works there and his son is a machin-
ist
Prof John G. Watson and family,
who have been absent for some
weeks visiting the formers father
at Iron Springs in Adams county,
have returned. Prof. Watson is
principal of the Milford schools
which open next Tuesday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29
NO "A.
THE RAMBLER's pICKINes.

A week ago there was euohfe
party for the benefit of the st. Pat
rick's here which netted s125. The
fair at the Presbyterian church
netted 1896, the Episcopal fair $500,
and the M. E. fair 5000, and yet
there is no money in the town.
Any institution whose represent
i've does his best to drive customers
away will in the long run feel the
effects.
The guests of the Vantine House
took an outing TO High Point last
Tuesday.
Rev. E. M. Smead and his boys
had q fine time at their two days
outing at Brink pond. The boys
we're rather unruly.
1t is good policy to be economical
in all things, but it never does pay
to be too stingy. 1t makes you look
mean and small.
Weddings among town couples
are plentiful of late.
The question has often been asked
but never satisfactorily answered,
viii a person in their usual health
and right mind try to take their
own life.
Little given, little required. No
information given, no news forth
coming.
DR.. Roberts is having tho iron
fence enclosing his property ON
Ann street repainted McMurray
and Almer have the job.
Although the summer is said to
have been a cool one, there are at
present more poor horses than last
year. Is it the high price of feed or
is the feed poor?
The dance at the Grand View
House Tuesday evening was well
attended. Springs orchestra furn-
ished the music.
Hardly do you look into q city
daily but what you see "Terrible
Accident" Auto runs over some-
body or runs into something. If
only the reckless automobilists got
hurt it would not make so much
difference. In time people will
learn not to be too careless.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29

Mrs. Eliza j., wife of Rev. VIM.
H. Swift, pastor of the Honesdale
Presbyterian church, died last Mon
day.
Bass fishing continues good. One
Ct the particularly lucky anglers
this week was W. r. Willis, who is
not only lucky but is also an expert
in that line.
Ex-Judge Barney Mansfield de-
feated at the primary in Monroe
county last Saturday has announced
himself an independent candidate
for associate judge.
Scranton and return Sunday next
only 81. Train leaves Port Jervis
at $40 a. m, and Binghamton and
return $1.25 Monday, Labor Day,
train leaving Port Jervis at 7,15 a.
m. Sept. LIST.
Samuel s. Van Etten Of Port Jer-
Wis has been appointed city and
ticket and passenger agent Of the
Boston and Albany r. r. at Wor-
cester, Mass, and has removed his
family there.
The will Of Eliza Labar, late Of
MatamOras. deceased. devises the
use Of all her estate real and and per-
sonal to her husband for his life time
and at his death to her son, Edward
B. Labar, and names him sole
executor
Hon. Henry Wilson Of Honesdale
and w. D. B. ARMY Of Montrose
have been appointed by State Chair
man NJ. S. Quay additional confer.
ees to settle the deadlock in the
26th senatorial district. Failing to
do so, an umpire viii be appoi nted
TO name the nominee.
The census report for 1900 shows
that ont of the voting population in
the United States. 21,134, 300, there
are 2,2ss,470 illiterates, or nearly
ten per cent. The cities make a
somewhat better showing than the
country. Time for better or more
schools when every tenth voter can
neither read nor write.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-29
OBITUARY
MRS. FRANCES A. WALKER

MRS. FRANCES A. WALKER
Mrs. Walker, widow Of DIR. r. II.
Walker, medical expert in the
pension department at Washington
under the late President Garfield and
who died in that city in 1881, was
found dead in her bed last Sunday
morning, Aug, oath, in the cottage
Of Mrs. M. A. Nyce on Broad street
where she had rooms. The cause of
death was heart disease with which
she had been for some time afflicted.
She was born in Flemingsburg,
Kentucky, about sixty-seven years
ago and latterly since her husbands,
death has resided in New York. She
is survived by two sons, DR.. r.. III.
of Chicago, DIR. John G. Walker Of
New York, and one daughter, Mrs.
Walter d. Harper of Germantown,
Pa. The funeral services conducted
by Rev. G. E. Scudder of the M. f.
church were held Tuesday morning
and the remains placed in the receiv-
ing vault Of the Milford cemetery
pending arrangements for interment
in Kentucky beside those of her hus-
band.