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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27

been found dead. She satisfied her.
self through close inquiry that the de-
scription tailed with the truant lover
and at once jumped at the conclusion
that he was on his way to see her and
had been waylaid, murdered and rob-
bed and it was his dead body that was
at the undertakers. To set her fears
at rest she mustered up courage SUI
ticient to 60 to the morgue where she
asked to see the corpse. Her request
was granted and much to her relief
she found that her fears had been
groundless. Now it is up to the fell
low to turn up and make the young
lady happy by arranging so that it
will be impossible for any such thing
to occur in the future.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
GOVERNORS IRE AROUSED
Van SAINT Will Investigate Charges
Against Sheriffs.
Warden WOlfer Refuses to Allow
Interview With Tanke.
Officers Who Took Prisoner ,tt
Saltwater Protest Innocence.

Governor Van SAINT has expressed
in no unmistakable terms his disap-
prevail of the alleged disgraceful &C.
lions of the three Southern Minnesota
sheriffs entrusted with conveying
Frank Tanke, a convicted murderer,
to the penitentiary at Saltwater. When
the governor read the newspaper &C.
counts of the affair he at once set
about making an examination and has
succeeded in obtaining all the facts in
connection with the matter. He will
call upon the officers for an explana-
ton and if it is not satisfactory will
punish the offenders, probably by re-
moving them from Office.
Tanke was taken to Saltwater by
Sheriff Forsythe of St. James, who
had as his deputy Sheriff Mcmillan
of St. Peter. Sheriff Williams of
Mankato, accompanied his brother
officers as their guest. The party
reached St. Paul at 8 in the evening
but the prisoner was not delivered to
w arden Wolfer at the state penitenti-
airy until 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Accounts of what occurred Saturday
night differ. Charges are made that
the three officers and their charge went
upon disgraceful spree but one of
| the sheriffs has made the statement
that after registering at the Astoria
hotel they did not leave that hosiery
until ready to go to the prison. AS the
Astoria register shows that they were
not assigned a room until 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning, this statement ap-
pears rather confused.
When interviewed, Sheriff Williams
denied the story, stating that there
was no truth in it whatever. He said:
.'sIn the first place, I had nothing to
do with the case, nor. was Tanke my
prisoner, said Sheriff Williams.
"Tanke was taken to Saltwater by
Sheriffs Forsythe Of ST. ames and
Mcmillan Of ST. Peter, to whose
custody he belonged, and 1 accom-
panied the party only as an invited
SueSG, DuG nOG IN any OInclal capacity
We left here Saturday afternoon and
upon arriving in ST. Paul went to the
Astoria hotel where we all had supper
and remained for the night. We did
not leave the hotel, and the entire
i party slept in the same room in that
/ hotel. Next morning we went to Still,
water and left Tanke in the penitentiary
to serve his life sentence. Tanke was
not drunk =
Sheriff Mcmillan declined to make 8
!, statement before doing so to Governor
4 Van SAINT but Sheriff Forsythe ex
planned his part in the affair as
follows: .
"If Tanke took any drinks while We
i had him in st. Paul [ don't remember
) it. He might have done so. We Wis
Iited a number of places in the city anG
did not go to bed until a late hour.
) don't remember just what time, but dc
not think it was as late as in the
morning. If we visited any question,
able places I don t remember it. The
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
Z
Sailed The River Blue

Capt. Fred Pfaender and his crew of
Jolly tars arrived in Mankato Satur-
day evening from New Ulm. They
made the trip in the good ship Alcan-
tara, coming down the Minnesota river
in little over five hours, and the
distance is seventy nine miles, accord
ing to the tab kept by the man at the
helm. They started on the return trim
at eight o'clock Sunday morning.
Among those who made up the party
were Fred Pfaender, Richard Pfaender.
Henry Buessman. VIM. A. Pfefferle.
Robert and Carl scherer, brothers of
George scherer. The young men were
given a reception by their friends in
Mankato. IN ankato Free Pre-.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
POSTPONED THIRTY DAYS
Carrier System Not to Begin Until
July 1st.
Late Examination is Responsible
For the Delay.
Letter Carriers Must Now Post
Themselves on Duties.

New Ulm's free city delivery will
not begin until July 1st. Postmaster
Lewis B. Krook last week received
notification from the postotfice depart
ment at Washington that the carriers
would not be put to work on the date
originally intended and that post
ponement of one month had been de-
cided upon.
In assigning a reason for the post
ponement, the postal authorities aver
that it was caused by the delay in
securing carriers. The competitive
examination conducted by Inspector
Munro was not held until late and it
was found next to impossible to mark
the various papers properly and
return the appointments to New Ulm
in time for the carriers to begin June
1st.
Much confusion would doubtless
have resulted had the original plan
been carried out and under the cir
cumstances it was deemed advisable
to abandon it. AS soon as the carri-
ers are appointed, however, they will
| be expected to make their rounds and
get a list of the patrons on their
routes. These will be compiled in a
complete register and will be used in
preparing the routing cases.
Carriers will also be instructed to
post themselves thoroughly upon their
duties in general and it is intended
that they shall devote as much time as
possible to the preparation for their
work. This, if strictly adhered to,
will insure a better service to the pub
lie from the start, and less complaint
will be made after the system has once
been inaugurated. f.r.5.
Postmaster Krook took the first ac-
tual step toward establishing the sys-
tenn last Friday. That day he engag-
ed August Dahms to set the posts for
the twenty three mail boxes which will
/ be used in the three carrier districts
and the latter is now engaged upon
the task.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
Unknown Man Found Dead
Continued from page 3.

view the remains but he had never
seen the man before and could not
known man came to his death acct
IDENTIFY, apparently by drowning, and
other causes to this jury unknown.
There were no marks of violence on
the body and nothing to indicate a
struggle or resistance of any kind.'
Various theories have been advanced
to account for the man being in the
position in which he was found. The
first, and most natural, was that he
had fallen from an incoming train
some time during the night, striking
the water with such force as to render
him unconscious and then perishing.
There are, however, a number of
things surrounding the case which
would refute this. Had he been thrown
from a train it would naturally follow
that the embankment would show some
marks OF his descent and these were
state that he lived in the southern part
OF the county.
The funeral was held Friday, the
body being inferred in the potters field
at the city cemetery. Rev. G. Holm,
pastor Of the Methodist church, very
kindly consented to preach the funeral
sermon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
Sues for Damages.

Ernest Honetschlager administrator
of the estate of Mary Honetschlager,
deceased, has brought suit for damag-
es against the Western Union Tele-
graph company for $4,000 damages.
The claim of Mr.. Honetschlager's is
as follows: On Jan. 9th last Mr.. Hon
etschlager caused a telegram to be sent
to DR.. Rothenburg from Golden. The
telegram was sent about 1890 a. m.
but was not delivered to DR.. Rothen-
burg until after 300 that day. In the
meantime Mr.. Honetschlager's wife,
who was very sick, dies. Mr.. Honet.
schlager claims that had the doctor
the message promptly, as he should
have, that his wife would have lived.
Ed. J. Fernholz Of this place and Davis
& Olsen Of St. Peter, Mimi, have beer
retained by Mr.. Honetschlager to pros
ecute his claim and papers have
already been served on the company
Springfield Advance.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27

The weather went from the sublime to
the ridiculous Sunday. The early morn
ing gave promise of a splendid day and
the evening saw a rain storm when every
body was praying for dry weather.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
Co. A Benefit.

Members of Co. A have arranged to
give party and dance at the opera
house Saturday evening, June 9Th, to
which they invite all who wish to
come. the Second Regiment orches-
ira will furnish music and the grand
march will begin promptly at 10 p. m.
Admission to dance will be so cents.
The purpose of this dance is to raise
money to pay the armory rent. It is
customary for the cities in which mi
litia companies are organized, to pay
the rent of the armory. but this city,
for the past few years, has declined to
do that and money is raised for that
purpose in other ways and this is one
of them. 1t is a worthy cause and
those who are interested in the com
pany and care to daLce, will find a
generous welcome awaiting them on
Saturday evening.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27
COMMITTEE GOES EAST
Left Yesterday to Look Up Styles in
Hook and Ladder Trucks.

A committee consisting of Aldermen
Andrew Amann and Ernst Gieseke, of
the city council, Chief Henry Engel, of
the New Ulm Fire Department, and
Capt. Emil Wicherski, of Hook and
Ladder Company No. J., departed
yesterday on a junketting tour which
is to take them to several eastern
cities. Their object is to secure in
form alton and post themselves
thoroughly upon the very latest styles
in the line of hook and ladder trucks
and they will condescend to look at
| nothing but the best. .:.->
Chief Engel began agitating new
truck for his proteges some time ago,
contending that the piece of apparatus
in use at present was not adequate for
[ the needs Of the city. The council was
quick to see the value Of his suggestions
and have evineed laudable ambition
| to assist the fire boys. With such
encouragement Chief Engel has been
examining the fire truck situation and
he has nearly convinced himself that
a wagon built by the Seagrave Manu-
featuring company of Columbus, Ohio,
is about what New Ulm wants.
They claim great things for their
wagons and recently expressed a wish
that a committee could be appointed
to examine their apparatus when it is
in operation. Accordingly the alder
men and fremen went to Albert Lea
yesterday and this morning they will
have alook at a Seagrave truck in use
there. tits what is known as standard
truck with so foot extension, but the
New Ulm party will continue on to
/ La Crosse, Wis, and there examine a
similar vehicle with an aerial attach.
ment, capable Of being extended I;
feet.
/ They also intend going to Chicago
where several wagons Of the same make
are in use, and on their return viii
visit ST. Paul and Minneapolis. They
expect to reach New Ulm not later thar
next Saturday night.
/ The weather went from the sublime tc
the ridiculous Sunday. The early morn.
ing gave promise of a splendid day and
/ the evening saw a rain storm when every
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-27

If Frank Eddy can be induced to run
on the Republican ticket for governor
of this state on the ticket with Roosevelt
for president, he will be given the
largest vote that any man ever received
for that position. Frank is homely but
he can get votes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-08
Save All the Cotton this Year.

"It will be well to save all the
yellow cotton from the patch this
year." remarked a citizen the other
day. eyes," said a farmer, "it will
pay to save it all even if you have
to crack the bolls like scaley barks
and pick the cotton. Better invite
the boys and girls in and have a
sociable and cotton-picking in the
house." A combination like that
might be captivating enough to sue
cessfully mix little profitable work
with pleasure. We are confident such
a scheme would work out all right
provided a few scaley barks were
mixed along with the cotton to be
cracked.-MarshviIle Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-08
Number A..

future of this crop. In addition to
the excellent work of the Division of
Entomology in combating this pest,
the Bureau of Plant Industry has
during the past year done considera-
bic work with view to securing, if
possible, early and resistant varieties
by breeding and selection. Notwith-
standing all that has been accom-
plished, however, the boll-weeV1 is
constantly spreading north and east,
and it seems but question of time
when it will reach all the cotton
growing States. The country is thus
confronted with very great prob
lem, as the invasion of this insect
necessarily means a complete revolu-
ton in present methods. The Secre-
tary reports that after a personal
visit to the South and a thorough
canvass of the situation with repre-
stnative men in Congress and with
others, he is of opinion that cot
ton-investigation fund should be ap-
propriated for immediate use in con-
nection with this problem. He be-
ieves that not less than $50O,O0O
should be appropriated and made i'm
mediately, available to make this
work com mprehensive and thoroughly
effective, and he enumerates in de-
tail ten problems to the solution of
which these funds should be devoted.
Should this recommendation be car
ried out, his plan of work would be
to utilize and combine the efforts of
the Bureau of Plant Industry and
the Division of Entomology, for
which he recommends reorganization
as Bureau, with the addition of
the advice and cooperation of one
or two thoroughly practical men in
the two States most interested,
namely, Louisiana and Texas. The
Secretary of Agriculture, he adds,
should have full authority to organ
ize the work for the sole object of Sc
curing the most immediate practical
results.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-08
AGRICULTURE
REPORT OF SECRETARY WILSON.

ASummary of the Important Features
Of the Work and Prospects of the Ma
tiOnal Department of Agriculture.
Secretary James Wilson, of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, has just issued his sew
enth annual report to the Pres
ident, and a copy of the volume,
book of 1O6 pages, has just been
put in the hands of The Progressive
Farmer. We cannot even mention all
the subjects discussed, but those of
special interest to Southern farm
g8 will have attention in this article.
The book opens with a discussion of
the educational requirements of the
research work of the Department.
Although the Department has availed
itself to the fullest extent of gradu-
ates of the agricultural colleges, it
has been necessary, in view of the
rapid Development of the work, to
b. secure competent men wherever they
could be found. In the training of
SPECIALISTS for its various lines of
work, the Department has become
practically a postgraduate institu-
hOn Mr.. Wilson, in illustration of
this fact, reports the admission to
The Department since 1897 of 496
Students; 249 of these are still in the
department., not less than 132 having
passed into the classified service.
PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS OBJ AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCTS
Hecretary Wilson reviews at length
ue production and exports of Ameri-
can agricultural products. The in
ceaSe IN the exports of farm prod
ue's for the half century ended 1901
Was from 147 million to 952 million
0Ulars-55O per cent. The exports
" Iarm products for the closing de-
saoe .a OF the last century was over
~. W. million dollars, and for 1903 over
10 million dollars, an amount sec
Ouo only to that of 1901.
although the consumption of cot
" .pD IN this country is greater than
"a, OF any other country in the
u lO'Id' yet, in addition to supplying
I lS nome market, the South exported
= s'' year over three and one-half bill
= r0n pounds of cotton, worth 317 mil
hon dollars.
Ter DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRESS.
Mr. Wilson congratulates the coun-
=. - upon the better distribution of
n T9"eultural progress since 1890.
- 1' distribution of expansion, prog
s,.I ~ and welfare has been more gen.
a. "a throughout all the sections of
country, especially in the South.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-08
TEXAS FEVER.

AA IuS suppression OF LQ6 16AaS
fever, 1,620,4O3 cattle from the in
fected district and 389,525 cattle
from the district adjacent have been
inspected and 66,116 infected cars
have been cleaned and disinfected
The efforts of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, which has for years been
endeavoring to discover a practical
method of destroying the tick by
which this disease has spread without
injuring the cattle, seems likely to
be successful. Such consummation
would relieve most of the Southern
cattle from quarantine restrictions
and would add greatly to their value
in the markets of the country. Ap-
parent success has been reached by
dirning cattle in a crude oil obtained
in certain Texas wells.
NEW LONG STAPLE UPLAND coTToNs.
Satisfactory results are recorded
with the hybrid or long-staple Up
land cottons and extensive field tests
are now under way, and if the result
of the present seasons work is salts
factory, seed will be grown for dis
tribution. Indications at the present
stage of experiments also favor the
belief that we shall soon have varie-
ties of Egyptian cotton adapted to
cultivation in this country. At
present we pay Egyptian growers
seven and one-half million dollars an
nually for their cottons.
The wilt-resistant Sea Island va
rieties of cotton distributed by the
Department last year and this year
have been proved very satisfactory.
Progress has also been made in secur-
ing varities resistant to Texas root
rot and other pests.
sUMATRA TOBACCO IN CONNECTICUT
Some supervisory work on tobacco
was done in Connecticut the past
year, but the principal purpose of the
Department to show the feasibility of
growing a wrapper leaf of superior
quality in the Connecticut valley has
been successful, and it remains for
the growers to put the shade-grown
Sumatra on a substantial basis.
CUBAN CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO IN THE
SOUTH.
In Ohio the quantity of tobacco.
in accordance with the
methods prescribed by the Bureau
of Soils has increased from 655,OOO
pounds of the 1901 crop to over four
million pounds of the crop of 1902.
Important work has been done in the
experimental growing of Cuban cigar
leaf tobacco on the Orangeburg
sandy loan and the Orangeburg loan
in South Carolina, Alabama and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-08

Texas. These soils appear very SINH
lar to the tobacco soils of Cuba, and
the aroma of the leaf grown on one
of them in Texas has been pro-
nounced very fine by the trade.
DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED FILLER
TOBACCO
The total production of domestic
filler tobacco in 1901 was seventy-one
million pounds, worth nearly eight
million dollars. In the same year the
Cuban tobacco imported amounted
to eighteen and one-half million
pounds, but the value aggregated
over sixteen million dollars. Thus
the Cuban imports, though nearly
one-fourth in quantity, amounted to
two and one-third times the value of
the domestic.
THE COTTON BoLL.wEEvIL'
The work of the Division of En-
tomology combating the cotton boil
weevil was continued with energy, the
increased funds at its disposal MAX
ing it possible for the first time to
conduct experiments with cultural
methods of controlling the pest on
large scale. Extensive experiments
were conducted in the Brazos Val
ley, the most seriously infested por-
ton of the territory, and at Victoria,
in the extreme southern portion of
the State.
A section of the division was or
ganized to work in cooperation with
the Bureau of Forestry for the inves-
tigation of insects injurious to for
ests. 1t was found that the destruc-
tion of many large areas of timber,
due to forest fires, was primarily the
work of insects which had collected
in the timber, thus offering favorable
conditions, for the starting of extern
sive fires. An intelligent application
of the remedies devised by the Di-
vision of Entomology for combating
the codling moth, showed that IS to
90 per cent of fruit might be saved.
SILK CULTURE.
Considerable space is devoted to
the discussion of the silk culture ex-
periments, for which a special appro-
priation of ten thousand dollars was
made by Congress. Expert workers
from France were secured, who are
now operating the reels in the De-
partment of Agriculture, and the
raisers of cocoons were informed
that their product would be pur-
chased by the Department at current
European market rates.
SPREAD OF COTTON BOIL wEEvIL
The invasion of the cotton boil
weevil has been a special menace to
the cotton crop and has awakened
widespread apprehension as to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-08

A Summary of the Important Features
Of the Work and Prospects of the Ma
tOnal Department of Agriculture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-30
LIKELY
TO WIN
GOOD FIGHT PUT UP IN eE.
HALF or 2. q. POOR. THE GAS
MAN, NOW WANTED IN N. Y.

Prank II. poor the gas man.
charsed with grand lareenN in New
York. yesterday made 3 gv.od show
inE before superior Judge He'll II,
hia application Ter release from GUS
tody on a writ of haheas corpus The
hearlfig lasted two hours. Judge ltvii
has taken the matter under advise
inent and vii render a decisian Sat
nr,iay Hflefs win be submitted e.
hln today hN pesors attorneys.
As Iudse nrN minated that either
of the two paints raised hy fpor. dis-
puting the snfttelency n the requiai-
tioa papers. hcnared by Dovs Nc
bride, would u rrvVed. authorize
the defendants release. tAcor - a.
sured BY hts counsel that h has
eVery prospect IF remaining IA scat
Gle.
Roar. when placed on the stand.
Testified that he remained IN New
York Tor mere than a year after The
Maruuand bank failure. and that
when he started west Il was with
the fsail kneWicdsp ~ the uea WIS
now SEEK 70 prosecute him cramin-
ally
tectfVe. who Is here for the purpose
of taking Mr.. Poor With him. "a
stand trial on the Indictment against
him, was also a witness. When
cross-eSsmininE the afucer Mr..
POaFss attorneys attempted 10 show
that the indictment was not found
Al good faith. bat only Ia use the
crtmlual i8W 20 obtain payments al
old obligations enforceahlc BY civil
ncffnfs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-30
STORIES ARE
FAKES
PRESIDENT OFFICIALLY DE-
MES THERE ARE ANY FRESH
upRislRos At kisHlNgF

Official denial from President
naoaeVrit Of the hynteFieal and ut
terry absurd stories Of un impend-
ms massacre at kiHhinef BY rus
slams. that have been printed la a
number Of yellow newspapers in this
country. has been received BY n.
Summarized 81 this city, who. on
tho behalf OF the Harmony Club Of
Seattle. hal appealed 90 the preHl-
dent o. Use his good offices To pre-
vent d repetition OF the recent mas
nacre
aummerfleld and other members
or the Harmony club had been de-
CeiVed by glArinK aud multl-eolorsd
headlines and fake dlspatcbos print
81 la a local paper until they
thought the matter demanded the
attention 81 every Jew ana Jewish
organization IN the country.
The fears Of Mr. Bummerfield and
his fellow members Of the Harmony
club were aiihyed last evening when
the following message WAS received
ln answer TO the telegram sent 10
the president
"1-he president directs me 20 ae
knowledge receipt Of your dispatch
ln reference 90 reported uprialnsn a.
KishineL and 10 say that he has
iunt been Informed by the United
States consul az MedeHHa, the near
est consular post 10 kiahlnef. that
reports concerning fresh disturb
ancsa there are untrue.
FRANCIS ". LOOMS.
Acting Secretary of state"