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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
DARING SOUTHERN
TRAIN HOLD-UP

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 2.-As the
through north-bound passenger train
on the Louisville and Nashville road,
due here at 1920 last night was pull
ing out of Franklin, Tenn, eighteen
miles south of here, the express car
was boarded by two masked men.
With revolvers at their heads the mes
sengers were forced to open
the outside safe, which the robbers
rifled. Keeping the messengers COW
cred with guns, the men rode with
them into the south Nashville yards,
where the train slowed down and they
disappeared. 1t is not known how
much booty they secured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
Breaks Malcolm Ford's Record.

New York, Sept. DIR. B. J. Null
ligan of the Knickerbocker Athletic
club made new worlds record at the
games of the Greater New York Irish.
American Athletic association at Gel
tic Park, L. l., yesterday. In con
test against Ray c. Ewry who held the
American record for the standing high
jump and three standing long jumps
Mulligan covered 116 feet, 31s inches.
in ten standing long jumps. The for.
mer record was 113 feet, 512 inches,
made by Malcolm Ford of Brooklv~ in
1886.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

Bennett shot in the groin. The shoot
ing was the result of Amsdon's jeal-
ousy of the attentions paid by Andy
Maloy, a young miner, to Amy Belts,
a 15-year-old girl, with whom Amsdon
was in love. Amsdon, armed with a
rifle, went on a hunt for >Maloy. He
saw his rival on the street and fired
two shots at him. Neither reached
the mark and Maloy escaped. Sjos-
iron later attempted to make peace
between the two men and Amsdon re-
scented the interference and shooting
followed. Bennett was an innocent
bystander.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

ties of healthy citizenship. Greed
should not be allowed to coin the
sweat of childhood and rob children
of tender years of two OF the richest
Jewels they can possess-healtn ana
education"
On another vital matter he said:
cit has been part of our natl0nal
policy to permit the people OF other
countries to share with us our national
blessings. Many millions have come
hither to unite their fortunes with ours
and Joint in unbuilding the country.
They have been in the main desirable.
They have been Industrious self-sacr1-
ficing, patriotic. When the nation
has required they have stood shoulder
to shoulder with native born in one
enduring glory. For many years there
was no limit to our hospitality. There
was no prohibition against the coming
OF any who desired, but in recent
years we have deemed it in the ma
tional interest to exclude certain I'M
desirable classes among whom were
contract labOrers. We did not con-
slider those as desirable citizens who
should be induced to come under con-
tract to take the places of American
wOrkmen. We have not regarded it
in the national interest to admit peo-
pie who came under contract to labor,
and not of their own initiative, to be-
come Joint sharers in the splendid
privileges of our institutions.
THE Chinese were until compare
lively recent years permitted to enter
freely the field of labor. The Chinese
have no ways to common with US; they
are not of our religion. They can
never become blended into our ex-
cellent citizenship. Acting upon the
principle that our supreme duty is to
our cOuntrymen, we closed our doors
against the further admission of
Chinese laborers. There were those
who believed their admission wise;
that thereby we would obtain abun-
dant and cheap labor, but those who so
reasoned, reasoned against our ulti-
mate best interests. Cheap labor is
not the sole end we seek in the United
States. 1t is our pride that this is
not a cheap labor country-that labor
is better paid here than in any other
country. The sentiment is proclaimed
over and over again from platform and
press. Cheap labor? No. We do not
want cheap labor. We want well paid
labor. We desire not only well paid
labor, but we want that labor steadily
employed. If the present rate of
emigration continues, enough will be
admitted in five years to make a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
IN DAMS MAD;
WANT WHISKEY

Omaha, Sept. 2.-Governor Savage
LAST night received word Of an upris-
ing of Yankton Indians at Naper,
Boyd county Mayor Serrer tele-
graphed that the mixed bloods threat
en- to burn Naper. Enraged because
of the failure to secure whiskey last
Saturday, five of them fired eighteen
shots into the town, but no one was
injured The mixed bloOds threaten
to take the town. The mayor re-
quests that guns and ammunition be
send a regiment to Naper with guns
and ammunition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
Frithjof Safe.

TromsOe, Norway, Sept. 2.-The
Baldwin-Ziegler supply ship Frithjof,
which left here July 1, for Franz
Josefland was spoken August IA. She
reported all we'll on board. The seal
ing yacht Soehlomasten arrived at Al.
ten-Fiord sunday and brought a let
ter from the Frithjof. The latter was
spoken in latitude 1850, north, longi-
tude 40 east. She reported the ice
very bad and she had been unable to
reach Franz Josefiand.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
FOURTEEN NEW LAWYERS.
Passed State Bar Examination of Last
Week.

Madison, Sept. 2.
The result of the state bal. examin.
alton held here last week, was an
nOunced last night. OF the 38 appli-
cants, IA passed. E. d. Minnehan of
Chiffon was highest, being marked 81
out of a possible 100. The others who
passed were: T. H. Spence, Albert
H. Reimer, George Widule, James B.
Leedom and Stuart H. Markham, Mil
waukee; Harry E. Carthew, Lancas-
ter; M. W. Kalaher, Manitowoc; L. K.
Eaton, Fred. Y. King, Oshkosh; Ber-
nard M. Palmer, Janesville; Charles
f. Phoenix, Madison, and John w.
Steenis, Higham.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
AN IMMENSE CROP
ASSURED IN WEST

NO0OHED TN Wv 60 7
Chicago, Sept. Corn Belt, issued
by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, says in it's issue yesterday:
Reports received about the condition
of growing crops in Nebraska, Iowa,
northern Kansas, northern Missouri
and northwestern Colorado covers the
field up to nearly the end of August.
All small grains are cut and in the
stack, and threshing has reasonably
progressed. An immense crop of
corn is maturing and so far advanced
that it is AS rule practically made, -
and past the danger from any usual
source"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
GREAT DISASTER
AT CAPETOWN

night Sunday night, accompanied by a
deluge of rain and brilliant lightning.
Daylight revealed the beach at the
north end of Algoa bay strewn with
vessels. With the exception of four
vessls which foundered with all hands,
every sailing vessel in the roadstead
was ashore by midday. Fifty bodies
have already been washed ashore.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

Capetown, Sept. 2.-Eighteen yes
sells, mostly sailing craft, were driven
ashore in a gale at Port Elizabeth.
Five of them were dashed to pieces
and all members of the crews lost.
Two were also reported foundered
and a score of lighters are ashore.
The storm broke >hortly efOre mid
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
Mining Congress Opens.

Butte, Sept. 2.-The international
mining congress assembled yesterday
afternoon with 200 delegates present.
Governor J. K. TOOle delivered an ad
dress of welcome which was respond
ed to by President E. l.. Shafner of
the mining congress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
FATAL DUEL AMONG
COLORADO MINERS

Winfield, Col, Sept. 2.-In a revol-
yer and rife duel here Gus Sjostron,
miner, was killed, Sim Amsdon,
miner, fatally wounded and Chauncey
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
Chinese Rebellion Spreads.

Pekin, Sept. 2-The foreign lega-
tons here are receiving reports from
SZechuan province that the rebellion
there is constantly spreading, and that
foreigners are in great danger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
CHILD LABOR,
IMMIGRATION
TWO DANGERS CONFRONTING
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
SAYS SENATOR FAIRBANKS

Society Virtually Interested in Best
Development of the Rising Genera
tion-Foreiqners Coming Fast
Enough to Make State as Popu-
Ious as Missouri in Five Years.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

until the election, the better II will be for the
Republicans Of Missouri. NJ. Atkins
will God, he will stay In Mis-.
souri, long enough to tske In the situation.
that there 10 need Of all the energy be can put
forth In organizing the Republican forces and
directing the coming campaign. A boss
means defeat. A good leader means success.
want the leader. The Republicans Of
this state are very tired Of the wrsugle these
committeeman have kept mp over the appoint.
ment Of Q few meu 10 Office. The i~niucnce
Of the "wransle" was not confined to Wash.
ingtou but Il reached Missouri, dividing the
party into factions. We have Q god fight.
log chance Of eiec,inR the Supreme Judges
and . majority Of the legislature. To do this
We must have . united party and anyone
whose work or influence does not tend TO this
result must 60 away back aud sit down."
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.

We have heard much in recent times about
spheres Of influence a. applied to special re-
Rions In China. or other similar country. In
which one nr the other Of the great powers
claim special privileges. Now We are to have
the like application to the air. The develop
ments In cir navigation. and In long distance
photography, In recent years, have aroused
the powers to . sense Of the dangers Of unre.
stricted freedom in the air, by which means
any other power might obtain photographs Of
Notifications. or other important military Of.
fairs. The suggestion nov comes from
France that an international agreement should
be entered into by which such operations may
be controlled. and each nation have dominion
Of the air shove its territorial limits A cen.
ference Of nations Is proposed for the consid.
Grafton Of the question. The marvels Of the
past preclude the thought Of any limitation
TO the accomplishments Of the future,
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

free from abuse aud teemiug With facts. NJ
pecially were rome Of them uoteworthy IL one
particular: They changed The Issues from the
period OF our fathers" and the ''bloody.
shirt 10 the immediate preset, to he here
and now; there were no carcasses brought out
for dissection; but only living issues. Issues %
teeming with life that II You prick them they
will bleed. The gums are now turned on
the "Bosses'' who rule and dominate Mis-.
souri politics and Laws; no arrangement ives
made Of the rank and Gle Of Democracy, but
simply IN effort made to acquaint lie hosts
with the conduct and iniquity Of their pre-.
tending leaders. The people are not dead,
but sleeping; and since this banquet We nee
the signs Of Missouri. which lay asleep like
the princess In the fairy.,aie but who At the
6ery kiss Of fraud. awoke conscious Of her
strength and soverignty-we nee signs Of Mis-.
souri, rousing herself for the coming battle
end eager for the fray.
This banquet marked further. the appear.
suce Of young men In our politics a. club
organized. equipped. r~esolute. Their inter.
es, Is a sane interest. their influence . saIu.
tary influence aud their power a. factors be.
yond calculation. The ranks must be filed
with young and vigorous men. Az OUT stall.
warts are crippled by years. ~ moved by the
scythe Of time, the youth Of Missouri ,nmsl
take their places. No greater recruits can be
supplied. Their youth stands for bouyancy,
honesty. fearIessuess and purity. The day
which marks On aversion Of young men I
politics. will mark the decadence Of the state.
They stand against tho~e Vaccinations In poll.
tics which make them the dread Of high citi.
zenship end sober wealth; the moral influence
behind them make them the dominant forces
Of the times. and ioemeu worthy Of any steel.
This event In Kansas City has shown that the
Republican party Is recruited from the flower
Of the state. and armed cap.s.pie for the com.
ing struggle for sood government and honest
legislation. The battle il on. Let Il be to
the finish. The signs Of the times are al
ours. and the issue IL with God; but God IL
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21
THE KANSAS cry o

In Missouri politics the banquet Of the
Young Republicans ct the Midland Hotel
last week was an event. II In in fact, the
event Of the season. II marks the appearance
Of new factors 10 our politics. the high. water
mark Of Republican enthusiasm. and Q unity
and harmony Of every Republican diss~ution
and every State interest never before attained.
Such events are rare 10 State politics: and this
one Is THE sign Of the year.
The function ha. more than On ordinary
Significance in many regards. But few Of the
myrisds Of Republicans who desired to attend
were able to do 10; there was no ball. outside
Of Convention Hall, commodious enough to
entertain them. Every nook and Granny Of
that magnificent dining room was jammed and
filled with Republicans--men who came from
the remotest corners Of the Statesmen who
came from every county simply because they
were loyal to The cause. Five hundred and
forty were seated at the banquet tables. and
one hundred and City more were admitted to
hear the speeches. Enthusiasm and good
cheer reigned supreme; end Q spirit Of deter.
mina,ion pervaded the meeting. From Gov.
ernor Cummings down. q feeling Of confidence
hung over them oil like . beuediction.
The meeting was unique In that II repre-.
sented every faction and every interest in
State politics; no one man dominated the
meeting and no faction held the reins. 1t was
In the truest sense Q meeting Of the Republi.
can party Of Missouri; q meeting where every
partixan and every factionalist bowed To the
power Of Young Republicans and 10 the com.
mon welfare Of the state. There was no fric.
ton; the lion end the lamb lay down together;
and the olive.branch was the common emblem
Of them al. This organization has the signal
f"rce and credit Of n~nifying and uniting the
Republican party in Missouri as no other re.
cent event has ever done; peace and harmony
prevailed.
While this was the opening gun Of the cam.
paign and the issues of the coming conflict
were clearly defined. still this meeting was
characterized by neither buncombe nor hyfa.
lutin oratory. Indeed the speeches were mod.
els Of business sasacity and common sense
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

The last legislature Of the state Of Missouri
passed law placing q tax on whiskey. The
constitutionality Of the law has been raised 10
q can before Judge Graves. ct Butler. and he
holds the law to be unconstitutional.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

Judge Davis says that II does not matter
how many Saline county meu are elected to
Congress to succeed Judge Coouey, be 10 going
to the Supreme Court any way. Go In.
Judge, we admire your pluck.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

II Is reported that Miss Stone. the mission.
ary held in captivity by Bulgarian brisands.
has been released. The report adds that Rev.
Tsilka. husband Of Miss Stones comparison
10 captivity. has been arrested on q charge Of
completely In the kidnapping.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

England Is building = c~ollossel war debt.
The United States 10 tearing down . c~ollossel
war debt. Uncle Sam Ii success % . inan.
cier and IL the only individual on earth who
can borrow monev at ~ per cent. He ID
governed by Republican ideas.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

The efforts Of the foreign powers to shcw
how each Of them separately and individually
prevented q combination Of powers against the
United States In favor Of Spain, have reached
the Spanish ear. and the government was
questioned in the Senate iuquiring where
SPANS friends we're at that critical period.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

The treaty recently negotiated with Den.
mark whereby the United States purchases
the Danish West Indies. has been confirmed
by the Senate. It Is now reported that neRo.
,ia,ions are under way with Holland for her
W.. st India islands. 1t is only a question oil
time when all these islands skirting our east
ern coast will be United States territory. II
Is the best way for Cuba to get out of her
troubles.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

President Roosevelt has received . message
from some prominent Cubans. urging aid
from the United States, In which they say
that the United States asked the assistance
Of the Cubaus In the war with Spain"
These Cubans are getting somewhat inflated
by an exaggerated idea of their own impor.
lance.
The Marshall republican., 1902-02-21

We would suggest to Hon. National Com
mitteeman. Kerens. and Hon. State chairman.
Atkins, especially to the latter, that the few.
er visits they make to Washington from now
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-04
MANKATO SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. MONDAY

built, in which for nearly ten years
the church worshiped.
An effort was made in 1858 to build
house Of worship. but the current
financial stringency defeated
the project. Somewhat of the same
experience was repeated in 1851. In
January, 1852, Father Thompson
closed his ministerial labors with the
church, though he continued a MEM
Der of the congregation until his
death. In February, 1870, he was
elected pastor emeritus. After va
cancy of eight months, Rev. Marcus
Hicks was sent by the board of home
missions to serve the church. New
hope being awakened, lot was pur-
chased on the southeast corner of
Broad and Hickory streets and the
foundation of building was laid, but
after only ten months service, Mr.
Hicks was taken from the congrega-
ton by illness and the church was
left for several months much discour-
aged.
In May, 1854 Rev, A. G. Ruliffson,
synodal missionary, visited the field and
rallied the people to undertake with
aid from the board of church erection
the building of church. The con-
gregation raised what funds it could
within itself and in the community,
and in December, 1854, Rev. Thos.
Marshall came as pastor, bringing as
a Christmas gift from the Madison
Square Presbyterian church, New
York, $1,000 to assist in erecting a
church. This was completed in 1855
and dedicated September 7th of that
year Rev. Thos. Marshall was in
stalled pastor at the same time. From
the moment of this dedication the
congregation has been independent of
missionary aid. In October, 1859,
Rev. Joseph B. Little became pastor,
continuing until July 1, 1881. On the
first Sabbath in February, 1882 Rev.
George G. Pollock entered on his
pastorate and continued until May,
1887.
In August. 1887. Hope Mission
church in the northern part of the city
was organized. During the summer
of 1887, the pulpit was supplied by
Rev. R. ID. Irwin. In July, 1883,
Rev. John Barbour was installed pas
tor, closing his labors in March 1st,
1898.
In October, 1898 Rev. Lee W. Beat
tie was installed pastor, closing. his
labors in June, 1900 The corner stone
of the present edifice was laid in 1893,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-04

dresses of an ornate or elaborate charac,
ter, but simply to give formalopportun.
ity forthe reading of the histories, thai
they may go, in this conventional way,
into the general record, and be pre-
served for future use and reference.
These histories, with the other papers
and additions, will be published here
after in pamphlet or book form. Fur
ther remarks by me at this time are
wholly unnecessary.
81 now declare in the name of the
executive committee, that the semi
centennial celebration of the city OF
Mankato, is dCly and formally open
ed. -
This was church day, and program
was carried out. fulfilling that idea.
Rev. Geo. Fl. Davis, dean of the min.
isterial body, presided.
Rev. Geo. ". Davis said in sub
stance: The First Presbyterian
church of Mankato is the pioneer
church of the Minnesota valley. In
June. 1853, James Hanna. an elder of
the Presbyterian church of Reynolds
burg. Ohio, settled here and organized
the first Sabbath school, The follow
ing spring the Reverend James
Thompson arrived in the town with
the settlers, started school and gath
cred the material which was organized
into the First Presbyterian church of
Mankato on August 81, 1866, three
years prior to the organization of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-04
CHURCH HISTORY
Formal Opening of the Semi
Centennial.
Gen. Baker, President of the CeIebra
ton, Starts it Off, and Church His
tories Are Given.

The semi centennial celebration was
formally Opened this forenoon at The
opera house by Gen. J. 81. Baker,
president.of the celebration, in .the
following.words:
"T..am here by the authority of the
by the people of the city of Mankato
with the work of conducting the semi
centennial celebration, and as their
chairman, to call this meeting to or
der, and to state briefly its purpose.
What l have to say upon the opening
of the jubilee, will be said by direc-
tion of the committee at Sibley park
on the morning of July Sd, when the
old settlers will be gathered for the
purpose Of enjoying themselves, and
listening to addresses and papers ex-
pressly prepared for them.
SIN outlining the work of the cele-
bratlon, the committee thought it
proper that each great factor in the
city's growth and development, should
have proper place in the program.
So they very wisely assigned the first
opening day. to the presentation of
church histories. The object of this
meeting, therefore, is formally to
present their histories, which have
been prepared by the authorized pas
tors and laymen of the different
churches, so as to give them place
in the published proceedings of the
celebration, and thus preserve the
earlier local history of each of our
churches, before they are lost As the
Bible and Christianity lie at the very
foundation of our civilization, so the
committee assigned these church his L.
tories TO the first and favored place in
the opening of the jubilee. 1t was not
intended or expected that this occasion
would be given to speeches or ad-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-04
OLD RESIDENT GONE.
Death of Roseveld K. Wilson at Gar.
den City.

Roosevelt Z Wilson died Saturday
at his home at Garden City, and the
funeral occurred Sunday. He was
born in Oneida county, New York,
and was eighty-two years of age. He
came to Minnesota in 1850 and had
lived in Garden City ever. since. He
was an attorney by profession, but
never practiced in this state. Two
sons, Daniel and Jerome, both of Gar
den City, survive him. He lived and
died at the home of one of these sons.
Several years ago, the deceased was
a candidate for representative and
county auditor on the Democratic
ticket. He was highly respected by all.
The funeral was largely attended,
and the interment was had at the
Garden City cemetery.