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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH.
chicago Livery Drivers and Their En-
pIoyers Cannot COMPROMISE.

l pioyerS cannot compromise.
Chicago, Dec. 24.-The struggle be.
tween the Livermen's and Undertake.
ers' association and the Livery Driv-
| ers' union, which for the past six days
has seriously interfered with the
burial of Chicago's dead, as no hearses
or carriages have been available for
funerals, is to be a fight to the finish,
all efforts looking to a settlement OF
the strike by Cancellation having been
abandoned last night. For the past
two days the prospects for settle
ment by arbitration seemed bright,
but Wednesday the contend1ng parties
drifted farther apart than ever and
all peace negotiations have been de-
clared off by the employers.
At meeting of the employers at
fected by the strike it was decided to
open for business today on the open
shop" principle and employ union or
nonunion men. Before this decision
was reached arrangements were made
to retition one of the circuit court
ju vs. the first thing today for an in
junction restraining the strikers from
interfering with the business of the
employers.
The union officials predict trouble
when the open shop" plan is tried.
In anticipation of opposition by the
union the employers called upon Chief
of Police O'Neil for police protection
against violence and picketing. The
chief promised them ample protection.
He will have policemen accompany all
funerals in cabs. Should the police
fail to maintain order the sheriff will
be called on for protection and should
that measure fail the governor Will
be appealed to by the employers to
supply militiamen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
WILL RESUME WORK, JAN. q.

The College Of Dressmaking closed yes
terday until Jan. 4th. It will pay all
ladies interested in dressmaking OF
ladies' tailoring to visit the college at
Schiller hail. Free Press building, as
soon after Jan. 4th as possible. There
will be an evening school opened as early
in January as possible.
This will enable the ladies that are
busy during the day to take up the
work. Notice will be given when the eve
ming school will be started.
The gentlemen representing the col
lege will remain here daring the holidays
and any lady wishing information can
address the Mankato College of Dress
making. Fh .s.f,gH
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
LABOR LEADERS INDICTED.
accused OF Conspiring TO Wreck Busi.
ness of a Chicago Company.

ness of Chicago Company.
Chicago, Dec. 24,-The grand jury
last night voted indictments against
four men prominently in labor circles.
They are }. E. Johnson, business agent
Brass Workers union; Lee Fisher,
secretary International Order Of Ma
chinists; R. S. Crane, business agent
International Order of Machinists, and
James J. Lamb, business agent of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers.
The indictments voted charge con-
spiracy to wreck the business of the
Kellogg Switchboard and Supply COM
pany. during a strike, which was pro-
ductive Of much violence during the
early spring. Testimony was present
ed to the grand jury to the effect that
the four accused men had visited Off
Gals OF the Kellogg company and
threatened to interfere with the bust
ness of the concern unless the COM
pany came to terms with it's striking
employees.
While indictments were voted
against these men. the, grand jury re-
fused to return a true bill against
Charles F. Lang, foreman of local
printing house, who shot and killed
Emil Reichow, a picket allied with the
striking press feeders of the Franklin
union. Lang established a clear case
of self-defense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
Christmas at
One Hundred
I'm the Shade

~ ALLIANCE had importuned II,
editor of Everybody's Palladi
y um for month to commissiO,
him to write a story One day
after he had quite ignored the bohe
milan on his last dozen calls, the editor
said:
Eyes, you can try your hand at a
Christmas tale for our December mum.
Der. I'm going to the mountains to
keep cool during dog days. Mail it to
me there at the end of this week, and
I'll read it Immediately"
Now, Dalliance had several Christ
mas sketches all ready to spin out into
stories, but instead of buckling to in
good faith and finishing one of them
he began to speculate on the idiosyn-
crasies of the chief of the Palladium.
what in thunder does he want with
Christmas story in August. with De-
cember over three months away? If
he'd said Thanksgiving it would be
more like it, and then could work a
Christmas story on him later.
'Humph! He's going to the noun
tains to cool OFF, Much pleasanter
place to pursue the paths of magazine
editing than the dingy, dinky quarters
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
Dec. 4-11-18, 1903.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of John Roerig,
Deceased.
LIE tiers of administration on the estate Of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Leo j. Kite, of said county.
1t is ordered, that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day,
viz: Monday the 30th day of May a. D.,
1904, at tento'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed co creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to said Court, or not proven to it's
satisfaction, shall be forever barred, unless for
cause shown further time be allowed
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place OF hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton OF this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Manka5o Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
In said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of November,
A. D., 1908.
By the Court.
probate Court SeaD WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Pau & Pau, Attorneys for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
CARS WERE DUMPED.

Last night about six thirty o'clock a
special freight train of empty fat cars
of the Northwestern company, while
passing through the Omaha yards of the
city, was stopped little too suddenly
The engine halted too quickly for the
momentum of the train and as result
the rear part of the train caused the
middle portion to expand out like bow
tt~owing seven cars off the track. No one
vas hurt and there was no damage to
property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
The Ensign
And the
Poodle Doc
BY SEATON LORD

Copyright, 1903, by Hamilton Musk.]
"NSIGN MARK ATHERTON's
m ship arrived at the United
States navy yard on Dec. p
There he learned that the guh
boat ConcaS, on which was his Ma
val academy chum, Tom Dresser, was
expected to arrive the next day. Ather
ton procured leave to visit his home
but left note for Dresser asking hin
to follow and spend Christmas will
him. The day after Atherton reached
home he went over to Q. to see his
aunt, who, next to his mother, was the
nearest person to him on earth. While
at Q. he received forwarded telegram
from Dresser that he had arrived, was
very ill and asked that his friend would
come to him at once.
Atherton examined the time tables to
find that if he went back home he
would lose twenty-four hours. By go
ing over to N, five miles distant, he
could get train to the city in a couple
of hours. Since he had ample time he
decided to walk. When he reached n.
he went into the station ticket Office
and, looking in his pockets for funds,
found that he had left his pocketbook
at home. In his vest pocket was &c
cents.
Here was "a pickle"-no funds,
friend possibly dying, train to leave in
ten minutes.
whats the time of the next train?"
he asked the ticket agent.
IN an hour and twenty minutes"
AthertCn went out on the platform to
think it over. \ card tackled to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
ENGAGED IN A PISTOL DUEL.
Rivals in Love Affair Are Both
Killed.

Killed.
NeOsho. Mo-, Dec. 24-Cooper
Lauderdale and Vest Collins, rivals in
a love affair, met at a dance here last
night and engaged in a. pistol duel in
which both men were killed. The girl
whom they both loved favored Lauder
dale, who escorted her to the dance
Collins insisted on escorting her home
and the shooting resulted.
C. w. Graves Accused of Killing His
Wife at Des Moines.
Des Moines, a., Dec. 24.-Winnie
Beader, or Mrs. Valdez Halback, the
actress, who arrived here Tuesday to
find that her mother had been murder
ed, swore out an information charg-
ing her stepfather, c. w. Graves, with
the crime. Mrs Graves charred body
was found last Friday and the coro-
hers jury has returned verdict that
Mrs. Graves was choked to death and
that fire had been applied to her body
afterwards. Divorce proceedins were
pending between Graves and his wife.
lie is in jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
ASSOCIATION GOES TO PIECES.
Organization in Control of Pacific
Coast Lumber Trade Disrupted.


Coast Lumber Trade Disrupted.
San Francisco, Dec. 24.-The Call
says the organization known as the
Pacific Coast Lumbermen's associa-
ton. which for two years has con-
trolled the export lumber trade of the
entire Pacific coast, has gone to
pieces after conference in this city
Of representatives of the leading mill
men of California, Oregon and Wash
ington. AS a result of the dissolution
of the organization the lumber of the
coast insofar as the export business is
concerned, will, it is said, suffer a
severe blow, for a maintenance of the
present prices cannot be hoped for and
it is estimated that the threatened
competition that will naturally follow
will mean loss of fully $f,000,000 a
year to the producers along the coast.
The disruption is attributed to q re-
fusal of the California representatives
to sign the yearly agreement unless
certain notifications were made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
FRIAR LANDS PAYMENT.
Secretaries Shaw and Root Confer
With President as to Settlement.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Secretaries
Root and Shaw had a conference. with
che president during the morning con-
corning the settlement of the Philip
pine friar lands question. The matter
has been closed finally, this govern
ment paying to the friars S7,239,00 for
their interests. This sum, it is ex-
planned, is subject to slight variation
one way or the other.
At the conference it was determined
to authorize the issue of $7,000,000
of per cent, redeemable after ten
and within thirty years, Philippine
bonds. They will be offered for sale
early in January. An act Of the last
congress provides for the issue of such
bonds. They will be accepted by the
government as security for the deposit
Of public funds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
HITCHCOCK is SUSTAINED.
Idaho Irrigation Law Held to Be Con-
trary to Federal Statute.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Assistant At
torney General Campbell Of the in
terror department. has rendered an
opinion to Secretary Hitchcock sus-
tanning the latter in refusing to APP
prove the segregation of between AGO.
600 and 100000 acres of arid lands in
Idaho, which it was proposed to re-
claim. Tho state law that when q
company improved tracts of land by
building extensive irrigation canals
and within two years had not found
the necessary Nsettlers for each $50
acres, the lands should be decided to
the companies making the improve
ments, is held to be contrary to the
federal laws.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
LASTED THREE DAYS.

The trial of the suit of the Mankato
Mills company VS.. M. G.. Willard was
not completed until this afternoon. Evil
dence was still being introduced this
forenoon. The case revolves around the
Interpretation of contract.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25

Fred Fox was on the witness stand
again this afternoon in an effort to as
certain how much property he has, and
whether he is able to support the child
of Martha Holcomb, which the jury said
he is the father Of The court said that
he would announce his order next Thurs
daY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
IyttIe Arrested in Montana.

Bozeman, Mont, Dec. 24.-Upon tele-
graphic instructions from Sheriff Mar.
shall OF Atlantic, Ia, local officials
have arrested M. Fl. Lyttle, wanted in
Iowa to answer the charge of embez-
Filing funds belonging to the Des
Moines Elevator company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
TELEc- APHIc Bi titles.

A Dominican warship f. lombard
ing Puerto Plata.
Gotllnor Taft sailed from Manila
for the United States on Thursday.
Russian Jews are fearful of another
massacre at Kishineff, Russia, on
Christmas day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25

The arguments on the plea of former
jeopardy entered by George Klughertz
to the second indictment against him
were to have been had today, but were
postponed until after the case now on
trial is out of the way.
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or the PaliaQlum. But ii
fix him. OF course he
wants a story from my
pen, only he's too stingy OF
courtesy to say so.
ITO the mountains to
keep cool and wants to read
about Christmas sleigh
rides and snowdrifts, ice
boats and chill wintry
blasts blowing through old
Santa's whiskers. This il
fighting dog days with the
mind cure. But his nobs II
not get a mental ice bath
from me this trip. I'll put
him into a mental oven in
stead and roast the noun
tain GOODNESS out of him"
So Dalliance wrote in a
spirit of viudictiveness and
pushed his pen as he never
pushed it for the prospec-
1 I.
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attended to he took the invalid to the
station.
"For what place shall buy the tick
| ets?" asked Atherton.
IN. Didn't l tell you my uncle lived
| at Mp
On? No. You said he lived at g."
$50 he does. b. is the next station
above. We always get off at N"
"Why, returned the poodle at N"
"Thats singular
81 should think So"
Atherton bought the tickets and they
We're soon bowling over the road. On
reaching the station they took a car
| riage.
"Where do we drive top asked Ath-
erton.
Twelve Adams avenue"
"By the great horn spoonw fairly
shrieked Atherton. II drive to no such
place."
"Why not?"
'It's the house where l received the
reward"
''You don't mean it!' Dresser fell
back on the cushion. "By thunder,
you've received $40 reward money from
my Cousin Adele Floyd, and I'm going
to take you there as a guest"
If such problem had baffled the as
surances of two ensigns in the United
States navy they would not have been
worthy to serve their country. They
decided to meet the enemy at once and
pushed on to II Adams avenue. There
they found Miss Floyd puzzled over a
gold bracelet she had just received by
express. On seeing her cousin she for
got everything else than him till she
caught sight of his chum: then she
stood stock still and stared. He was
handsomely dressed, but not sufficient
ly changed to prevent recognition.
ut seems that we have met before"
she said, changing her manner.
'Indeed?" said Atherton, with feign-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
COUNSEL FOR REED sMooT.
Prominent Idaho Lawyer Will Con-
duct Utah Senator's Case.

Wallace, Ida, Dec. 24.-The Hon. w.
T. Rorah, one of the most prominent
lawyers in the state, has received a
telegram from Senator Reed Smoot
of Utah asking him to act as counsel
in the contest over Senator Shoots
seat in the United States senate.
Mr.. Borah has wired his acceptance
and will leave for Washington in a
few dayS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
ENTIRE PLANT CLOSED DOWN.
Over Six Thousand Employees Of ILL
nois SteeE Company Idle.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-The entire plant
of the Illinois Steel company at South
Chicago was closed> down last night
for an indefinite period, throwing
$500 men out of employment The
company said the shut down will last
for at least three weeks. When the
mills are reopened it is said wage
cut of from 10 to Is per cent will re-
c,,lt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
RESULT OF JEALOUSY.

Kansas Man Kills His Sister-in-LaW
and Attempts Suicide.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 24.-Jealous
because his brothers widow, Mrs
Florence Lee, intended to marry an
other man, Samuel w. Lee, aged thir.
ty, shot and killed the woman in her
rooms in Holmes street, and then made
a tragic effort to end his own life. He
will die from his wounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
eEoReIANs FIGHT WITH PISTOLS.

One Man Killed, Another Dying and
Third Is Wounded
Savannah, Ca, Dec. PAS the re-
suit of a pistol fight in an alleged
gambling room here, Thomas ]. Rey-
nolds is dead, T. L. Doss is dying in
a hospital and Julian Rosenthal is
wounded
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25

W. G. Gresham of st. Peter was in the
city yesf erday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
ALoNzo cRUzoN RESIGNS.
Collector of Customs of Porto Rico Out
of Office.

San Juan, P. R., Dec. PA cable
gram has been received from Secretary
of the Treasury Shaw accepting the
resignation of Alonzo Cruzon, collec-
tor Of customs of Porto Rico.
The resignation Of Mr.. CruZon is the
result Of the recent Investigations in
to the charges of smuggling made
against certain officers of the United
States navy and Porto Rican officials.
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She handed ship safely" she said as he
him ten went out, land have
iiai 0'i' pleasant voyage. 1 have
cousin a sailor. He's in the navy"
Eyes, miss. Goodby," replied the
sailor boy. and he hurried away fear
ing that some naval officer might run
across the story and ruin him in the
service.
Atherton found Dresser much better
than he expected. Dresser had en-
gagged to spend Christmas with an I'M
Gle living a few hours ride from the
city, and as the chums were anxious to
pass the holidays together they played
game of euchre to decide whether
Dresser should go with Atherton or
Atherton with Dresser. Dresser won,
which was well, for he was scarcely in
O condition to visit strangers. Atherton
Informed his mother by mail of the
change and received her consent.
Soon after the meeting of the chums
Anterior told Dresser of his adventure,
and upon consultation it was decided
that Atherton should return the reward
as an anonymous Christmas present.
Anterior spent $50 for a gold bracelet
and shipped it to the owner of the
poodle. He did not know her name, so
he addressed it to Miss -, IL Adams
avenue. N, N. Y. AS soon as this was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25

ably stole your dog and
brought him back for the reward. Give
1t up or you'll spoil Christmas for all of
us'
"Well," said the girl. 81 suppose I'm
mistaken, though you look enough alike
to be twins. But who sent this brace
Iet?'
ooh, conscience did that" said ORES
ser. "The fellow probably thought what
a muffin he'd made of himself and
spent the money in bangle"
At the Christmas dinner which fol-
lowed Miss Floyd put the chums on
tenterhooks by recital of the episode
Of her lost poodle, though her innate
delicacy prevented her making any
mention of the fact that she had mis-
taken Atherton for the man who had
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received the reward. This
is the way she summed ii
up:
81 am convinced that the
fellow stole the dog to get
the reward. Then his con-
science troubled him, and
he bought a cheap, plated
bracelet, probably costing
a few dollars, and sent
it to me on Christmas
day"
During these remarks the
actors in the episode sat
with rigid faces, very like
the figurehead to a ship,
neither daring to glance at
the other for fear of Civ
ing away the truth by an
explosion.
1t was not till Miss
Floyd entered the navy
herself some years later as
the wife of Mark Ather.
ton-then Lieutenant Ath.
erton-that she learned she
had paid her future hus.
band a reward for returnir
and then charged him will
a cheap, plated bracelet in
science money.
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LII tHC pain hCdi lhS
railroad station"
''I'm very much obliged
She looked Atherton over
from head to foot, evident
~ not knowing whether to
offer to pay him a reward.
Anterior was up to the &C.
casion.
ITS lucky for me, miss"
he stammered. I'm a
sailor lad and goin' back
to me ship. I've been rob-
bed by land sharks and
haven't money enough to
buy me ticket"
"Ohp said the girl, as.
tonished at his humble po-
sition. "Wait a minute.
I'll go for the money"
She left the room to re-
turn with q ten dollar bill,
which she handed him.
Il hope you'll reach your
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Then and there Ensign Iooking
Atherton conceived great down. he
plan. He would return the aw
poodle, get the reward and
be off on the next train. Picking up
the dog, he inquired the way to IL
Adams avenue. found the house, rang
the bell and asked if the dog belonged
there. The servant recognized it at
once and showed the young man into
the drawing room.
Atherton was in citizens dress and
had not had time since reaching port
to get a new outfit he had ordered.
Consequently his clothes were some
what worn and out of style. He de-
cided to play the commoner, thus MAX
ing it easier for him to accept the re-
ward. When a girl of nineteen Of dis
tinguished appearance came into the
room he shuddered and hoped sincere
ly that he would be able to carry out
his role. The moment she saw the
poodle she took it up and embraced it
eagerly.
where did you find it,"
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ed surprise. "Oh, yes! You
are the girl l danced with
at the ships ball when we
were at Nice"
mot at all. You were
here Il few days ago. You
returned my dog and re-
ceived the reward"
you must be mistaken.
DEL" put in Dresser. AN
ensign in the United States
navy could not receive a
reward for such a serv-
ice"
There was an interval in
which Miss Floyd stared
from one to the other. Both
saw that she was not quite
certain of Atherton's iden-
tity and brazened out their
position.
"Come," continued Dres-
ser, you're not compli-
menting an officer in the
navy by taking him for
some impostor who prob
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sim going
to k e e %
COOL"
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wall stared him in the face
It was an advertisement
for a lost poodle, with q
promised reward of $40 il
returned to the owner al
u Adams avenue. There
was 4 small park near the
stauLu, bleak looking al
that season, but Atherton
thought he would so over
and sit down on q bench to
cOncoct some scheme to
raise railroad fare. While
Illuminating he felt some
thing rub his leg and, look
ing down, saw q poodle.
Unfortunately there was
no mark on the collar by
which he could identify it,
but it struck him at once
that the dog was too valu-
able to be running loose
and he believed it was the
one advertised.