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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
TREAT IN STORE.
From Saturdays Daily.

The Mankato Sunday School Institute
will hold its next meeting at the Congre-
gational church Friday afternoon, Sep
TENDER Is. The program will be an
nounced later. The ladies of the Conere-
gational church will serve a supper at
% cents plate, and, as has been the GUS
tom heretofore, three or four toasts ap-
propriate to the occasion will be respond
ed to after supper. The different
churches will please take due notice, in
order that there may be no other enter.
talnments or church suppers on that
date.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
FELL DOWN STAIRS.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Herman Koke, who returned from st.
Paul last night with the remains of his
wife, states that her death was caused by
falling down flight of stairs and strik-
ing upon stone walk, and not by fall
ing out of window, as was stated in the
st. Paul papers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
ANOKA'S TROLLEY LINE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

The Westinghouse Electric. and Manu-
featuring company is getting out esti-
mates on contract for the complete
electrical equipment for the new troll
ley line from Minneapolis to Robbins
dale, Osseo, Champlain and Anoka, and
from Richfeld to Shakopee. The equip
ment is to be furnished within a year.
The franchise was granted two weeks
ago by the Hennepin county commission
ers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
ENTERED FOR RACES.

Frcnl Saturdays daily.
Charles Seeley last night shipped his
racing horse, Handsome Harry, to Sioux
City, and will enter him in the races
Monday and Friday. The animal is en-
tered in the 2:30 and $3.50 classes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

of the Venezuelan boundary question It is said that even before the demise of Judge Gresham MT. Cleveland was casting about for a strong man to take the helm in case of need, and this man he certainly found in MT. Olney. As at- torney general MT. Olney had frequently been in consultation with Judge Gres- ham over the Venezuela dispute and was thoroughly informed as to it's sta- tus when he succeeded the latter as sec-s retary of state. Not only had they studied 1t in the abstract, but also it's bearings upon the Monroe doctrine in it's widest application, foreseeing that the latter might be involved or called in question during the progress of the dis cussion. Thus it was that when he came to. this affair of international im- portance early in his incumbency of the office of secretary of state he was prob ably better equipped for considering it than any other public man in the coun- try He brought to bear upon it, in fact, the same concentration of effort, fidelity and intensity of purpose that characterized his work as a lawyer, by which he rose to supremacy in the legal profession and acquired the fortune which he is enjoying today.
 Personally speaking, MT. Olney is tall. weighing about 200 pounds, muscular and we'll set up. He believes in and practices outdoor exercise of every sort and by these means has preserved him. self in health and strength. Though he has not at first glance winning per- sonality, being reserved to the point of brusdueness, yet he is companionable among friends and is always to be re- lied upon in any emergency. After leaving public office he resumed the practice of law in Boston, in which city he has a beautiful residence on Com monwealth avenue.
 J. MARTIN DEvOE.
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and sharp he sometimes inf1icts danger ous wounds. He also has the inpolites habit Of splitting upon persons he dis likes and sometimes takes a nip at one's nose or ear.
 It is the single bumped camel or Camelus dromedarius, that is most numerous in Africa and the one brought into acquisition in this case. and just now Tommy Atkins is consid- ering how he shall get to the top of that hump. Books on natural history tell us that it is upon the fat of this hump, in addition to the vast quantity of water the camel takes in at the start --sufflcient to last him a week, perhaps that he subsists while on a journey. It is said that this hump steadily di- minishes as the journey proceeds, and at last it is quite small. But Tommy is wishing it were still smaller than it is. for how III the world is he going to mount the bloomin' thing, you know ?, The native Somali is capable of taking a swinging jump from the ground and landing right on top of the hump. but when a novice mounts he must first cause the camel to kneel and is made seasick at the start by it's motions in getting up. The camel is pacer. nov ing both legs on each side at the same time, and it is thought that by the time the soldiers have made their few hum dred miles camel back into the Somali desert they will be desirous of having the Mad Mollah kill them to be put out of their misery. The camel can dislo- cate more bones at a slower pace and in given time than any other animal. It is proposed to mount some of the swift dromedaries with Maxims and if necessary, fire them from their backs. but the experiment will not be tried more than once, it is believed, for the animal takes fright easily and might prove a veritable boomerang. The re- port has gone out that the Mad Mollah views this assembling of camel corps for the invasion of his territory with sardonic complacency, knowing we'll enough that if he can only get up a stampede at close quarters the game is his. FREDERICK A. DEER.
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peration should have turned brigands and given the Turk a taste of his own medicine. The Turks cannot make head against guerrilla warfare of this sort, and the success of these lawless brigands has inspired the mass of the people with hope of ultimate inde- pendence through continual fighting and agitation. Several years ago a body of agitators was formed known as the Macedonian committee" having in view eventual freedom from the Turk by means of outside interference brought about by making public the Turkish atrocities. The success of this committee has been great, and that the powers have decided to prevent Turkey from going further in it's high handed career is tribute to their sagacity. At all events they now see the sultan facing the 'tirreducible maximum" of the great powers and forced to promise the reforms he has delayed for the past twenty-five years.
 It is alleged that it was the Macedo- nian committee which brought about the notorious abduction of the Ameri- can missionary Miss Stone in Septem- Der of last year and successfully avoid- ed all the Turkish and Bulgarian sol- diers who were sent against them for
 
 ceiving the ransom that was raised and getting away with their booty. The committee, of course, charged this ne- farious transaction upon the Turks, and the Bulgarians were more than suspected of complicity in it; but though Miss Stone herself has not made the accusation against the Macedoni- ans, having been sworn to secrecy, one of the American diplomats engaged in the search has admitted as much, and little doubt exists that the abduction was carried out not only as a means of raising funds, but for the purpose of attracting universal attention to the cause.
 Astute and unscrupulous, the Macedo- nians have proceeded warily, but at the same time boldly, with their schemes until not alone Bulgaria is involved. but the adjoining states and principali- ties, as we'll as the greater nations of Europe. EDWARD M. ANSTATT.
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transportation, but for food and raj ment. They make their goubahs, or tents, of camePs hair; they use the skin for leather, and, finally, they eat his meat when he is no longer servicea- ble for transport. Then, again, the guileless natives are prone to pass off upon the unsophisticated Briton all their old and wornout animals and rarely bring in one that is really fit for service. A British officer who knows whereof he affirms, writing from Ber- beria, says:
 "Came1s are brought. in daily from the interior for sale and are being passed as fit or otherwise by the transport off, cers. Sore backs, sore sides and sprains are instantly rejected, also those which cannot walk fast. Many are scored all over their bodies with wonderful patterns drawn with redhot irons, considered a sovereign remedy for lameness But the Somali camels are willing and gentle as compared with the Indian camels. They seldom injure any one, and it is said that even when undergoing firing operations they rarely bite, although the head is left free.
 This accommodating disposition is attributed greatly to the manner in winch they are treated by the natives, who, though rather cruel to their po- nies and to their women, never i'll use
 the camel. Many Somalis are utterly Ignorant of loading camel, this work being done largely by the women. The camel is everywhere in the land. He is the great means of transport and is given in payment for wives and in set
 clement of the incessant blood feuds which render village and town life al-
 most unknown in the interior"
 Now, if the Somali camel is as de-
 scribed above he is very different from the average animal of his species in other parts of the world, where he has a reputation for obstinacy, malice and general cussedness surpassed only by the mule. He grunts and groans when his loads are affixed, bites and kicks whenever he gets good show at l any passerby, and as his teeth are long
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wedge of this treaty of Berlin, which has since been driven home with con- summate skill. At any rate Turkeys nails were for the time effectively pared, and Turkish atrocities ceased for a season to disturb the Balkan peninsu- la. By9the terms of this treaty CD Bull garia was created an independent, au- tonomous principality, yet nominally tributary to Turkey; CD Bulgaria south of the Balkans was retained, as east ern Roumelia, under the direct rule of the porte, but was granted administra- tive autonomy; (3) Turkey retained the right of garrisoning the Roumelian frontier with regular troops; (D reforms were promised in Crete; (5) Montenegro was declared independent and (6) Ser via likewise, with an accession of ter ritory; CD Roumania was declared in- dependent; (S) Kars, Batum and Ar dahan were ceded to Russia; (9) the porte promised to carry out measures of reform in Armenia and Macedonia
 The actual result during the past twenty-five years has been, first, Rou- melia has become independent and is now practically annexed to Bulgaria; Crete is lost to Turkey through the fail ure of the porte to carry out reforms, and now there is a hope, if not an as- surance, that the vast western province of Turkey, comprising what is popularly known as Macedonia, will also be sev- cred from the governing power, and for similar reasons that caused the loss of Crete through the interference of the great powers ..
 These are the facts briefly stated The conditions still prevail that forced European intervention as between Tur- key and her territorial tributaries, and it is believed that the results of a sec- ond intervention will be greater than those of 1878. The trail of the Turk, in fact, is a bloody one as there need be no extensive citations to prove. All the Christian world knows that wher- ever the Turk has trod the land has been blasted as if an army of locusts had settled on the country
 As to the necessity for expel1ing the unspeakable Turk" from Europe, the arguments advanced are incontestable, but as to the methods now employed to
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perpetrated there. As lords and mas ters the Turks are scattered all over the land, and it does not matter that there is no country really known as Macedonia, no land that inherits the traditions of bravery descended from the times of Philip and Alexander the Great. The Turkish province that cov- CTS the territory once known as Mace donia is divided between the Christians and the Moslems. The former repre- sent variety of religions, but they also represent the native population, while the Turks are aliens in every sense and as brutal end oppressive as the mind of man can conceive They have settled
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PRINCE FERDINAND OF
 RnIGARTA

Tn the most fertile tracts and have talk en possession of all that is worth pos- sess1ng in Macedonia, leaving to the native Christians scarcely means for the barest existence. The Christian Macedonians have been reduced to a lower stage of civilization than even the Russian serfs of former times.
 On the other hand, these methods of the Turks have driven thousands of Macedonians to the hills and moun- tains. where they maintain themselves as brigands, beyond the reach of the law. There is no law in Macedonia but that of force. and it is quite natural that the common people in their des-
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40,0Oo men on peace footing and 25o,- ooO in wartime, with about 25O guns, the navy being hardly worth consider ing. This army, however is largely of hcered by Macedonians and, together With almost the entire population, is entirely in sympathy with the Macedo- nian cause.
 Macedonia, the province that has ex- cited so many vain hopes and caused so much trouble during the past ten years or so, is more deserving of as- sistance than any other country in the world, for there is no position that it is terribly oppressed by the Turk. Atroc- ities namelass and dreadful are daily
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and settled at Salem Mass, in 1885, he can trace his lineage back to a sturdy English ancestry. The first Olney in this country was of an independent turn and, becoming attached to the fa- nous Roger Williams, accompanied that worthy when he was banished from the state for his opinions, shared with him his martyrdom and also as- sisted in the founding of Providence Plantation, in Rhode Island One of his descendants, Richard Olney, removed from Providence to the town of Oxford, Worcester county, Mass, in 1919, where his eldest son, Wilson Olney, became active in the manufacture of woolen goods and in the management of bank. Here Wilson's eldest son, Rich ard, the subject of this sketch, was born, exactly 200 years after his first Ameri- can ancestor settled at Salem, and here he passed his youth. The house in which he was born still stands in Ox- once owned by his grandfather. As the eldest of three sons Richard set the pace for his younger brothers, and it was a good one too,s for he was always first in his class at. school and foremost in healthy, hearty exercise. His fa- thers means were limited, but the elder Olney decided to give his sons good education whether he accumulated wealth or not, and so sent Richard to Leicester academy, whence he went to Brown university, where he was grad uated with high honors in 1856. After taking his degree at Harvard Law school in 1858 he was admitted to the Suffolk bar and entered the office of Judge Benjamin F. Thomas, with whom he was associated many years and whose daughter he married in 1861
 Almost from the first he made spe- cialty of wills and the laws of corpora tions, in both of which subjects he is a recognized authority. His clearness of
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N.>sS<<1sT. .## N... can only De under f stood by reference to A/AN-Hf:: the time when similar
 conditions existed in that region, more than a quarter of a century ago. A good starting point for investigation would be the assembling of the Berlin congress of 1878 and the consequent changes the resultant treaty made in territorial delimitation.
 In the year 1875 an insurrection broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Turkish government which eventu- ally extended to Bulgaria and which was aided by troops from Servia and Montenegro. The subsequent massa- cres by the Turks, especially in Bulga- ria, were such as to horrify the world, and nearly all the European powers joined in a note of protest to the sul- tan. Austria, Russia and Germany ini- tiated this note, in which the sultan was informed that he had not carried out his promises of reform and that the other powers of Europe would insist upon immediate fulfillment of them, as this year, twenty-eight years later, Austria, France and Russia have unit ed in addressing to the porte a similar note. They were joined by France and Italy and more tardiIy by England, but it was not until the horrible Bulgarian massacres'' by the Turks, not only of men, but of women and children, to the number of 12000 in the single district of Philippopolis that the powers awoke to their duty in the case.
 By the treaty of Berlin, the signato- ries to which were the representatives of Austria, Russia, France, England, Germany. Italy and Turkey and which was signed the 18th of July, 1878, the process was actually begun which ma terially reduced Turkeys territorial holdings in Europe. and the way was paved for her eventual expulsion. It may or may not have been intentional with the protesting Christian powers, but the expelling of the Sick Man from Europe is a contingency which AWRs made possible by the entering
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WATER CART DRAWN BY A CAMEL

the Somali people. of mixed Arab and negro blood, are considered among the best fighters Ion earth. They are Mo-
 hammedans, of course, and the Mad Mollah, who is really as mad as hat ter and almost as wise as Solomon, has worked their religious feelings up to concert pitch and impressed upon them that if they wish to go to paradise by the shortest route and live there for ever with uncounted houris in their harems now is the opportunity. And they have embraced the opportunity, as
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A MACEDONIAN INsURGENT.

bring about that consummation so de- Voutly desired there are many opinions.
 The contestants are chiefly the same as in 1878, but the local scenes have shift ed. It is Bulgaria now that takes the initiative, and Macedonia that raises the cry of oppression by the Turk. Bull garia, including eastern Roumelia, has an area of about 3S,000 square miles and population of nearly 100000, of which there are less than 500, 900 Turks. Since 1887 Bulgaria has been ruled by Prince Ferdinand of Coburg, successor of Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who was installed by the powers in 1879.
 The Bulgarian army contains about
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A CAMEL TROOPER.

in the most effective manner. At first
 blush it would not perhaps be consider ed a difficult operation to collect few thousand camels and assemble them in corps in a country where this beast is about the only means of communication and is as numerous almost as dogs in
 Constantinople, but those who have had experience tell a different story. In the first place, the natives do not like to separate themselves from an animal that is so useful to them in many ways.
 They depend upon him not only for
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CAMEL TEAM DRAWING WAR MUNITIONS

There have been camel campaigns be- fore, notably conducted by British gen. erals in India and Egypt, that of Lord Kitchener in the Sudan being one of the most effective in history. But it is in tended that the forthcoming campaign shall outdo all others that have preced- ed it, for the commanding general, Manning, will have the benefit of men of experience who were with Kitchener when he chased the Mahdi to his lair and know how to raise camel corps in the shortest possible time and train if
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the British know to their great sorrow. What concerns the British most at this time is how they are to reach the Mollah and his followers rather than what they will do to them when dis covered. The Mollah has one gun-a Maxim-and about 15,00o followers of various degrees of proficiency. He is we'll armed and has vast stores of am- munition because the French, it is said, have been doing little business lon the side'' in furnishing him with the sinews of war
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President Cleveland had become &C., quainted with him in professional way, however, and was greatly inn pressed with the superior mental quail ties of the successful Boston lawyer, whom he not only admired, but later on stood in awe of, it is averred. as a man more unyielding than himself when he had taken a position he believed to be right MT. Olney had a summer cottage at Falmouth, only fifteen miles from the presidents Gray Gables, and as the society of their section was as linn ited as it was exclusive the Boston law yer and the erstwhile Buffalo practi- tioner were thrown together great deal.
 On the death of Walter @. Gresham MT. Olney was appointed secretary of state and took the oath of office June 10, 1895. It was stated at the time that it had been foregone conclusion that Olney should succeed Judge Gresham in the position made vacant by his death and that, in fact, the president had no other choice. That MT. Olney filled it to> the presidents satisfaction and carried forward the energetic poli- cy that had been outlined by his la mented predecessor is admitted by all. He had become rather unpopular with some public men on account of his somewhat brusque manner of receiving politicians on the hunt for positions when he was attorney general but he was, on the other hand, always popular with his friends, who admired his unaffected air of frankness, his wit and his brilliant powers of conversa- tion. As a host he was and is une- qualed, and his charming wife aided him greatly in entertaining during their stay in Washington.
 The greatest triumph of MT. Olney's diplomatic career. without doubt was won while he was secretary of state and in connection with the settlement
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in London that there shall be accumu- lated at Berberia, on the coast of the Somali, the greatest collection or cam els the world ever saw, and as con- sequence they are being collected. MT. John Bull is not going to be caught mapping by the Mad Mollah second time.
 Ever since he defeated the British force under Lieutenant Colonel Eric J. Eagles Swain last October the Mollah has been riding over the deserts of Somali, arousing the tribesmen to ac- ton and implanting in their breasts a deep desire for revenge upon the hated infidels.
 There will not be many British in the forthcoming campaign; only just enough to command the Indian and Af- ricaM soldiers and to claim all the glory when the conquest shall have been con summated. There will be Hindoos and Sikhs, Egyptians and even Boers in this formidable array of peoples subju- gated in times past and recent by the British, and strong reliance will be placed upon the First Kings Own" every mothers son of them black as scot and all native Africans except the officers.
 Solnaliland, which is to be the theater of Great Britain's next little war, is yet very little known and is probably as mysterious country as any on the globe today The British have estab- lished a protectorate over a portion of it along the coast and can show quit claim deed to about 68, 900 square miles, mostly sand, with here and there port washed by the waters of the gulf of Alden. Somaliland is country of vast desert tracts and deep forests abound ing with the biggest of big game, while
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
HON. RICHARD oLNEY ExsECRETARY OF STATE

perception and soundness of intellect, aided by his profound knowledge of the law and his truly judicial quality of mind," says 8 prominent law Journal, /" gave him peculiar advantage in lead ing his clients to safe and sure po- sition.''
 He had taken no prominent part in
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nounced was his aversion to publicity
 that, notwithstanding he was then one of the foremost lawyers in the country and in receipt of an income comparable with that of the national executive himself, the newspapers of his own city at the time hardly knew him and had
 great difficulty in getting his portrait.