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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
May S.15-22, 1903.

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Peter Nc
Allan, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Mary
McAllan, executrix of the estate of
Peter McAllan deceased, representing, among
other things that she has fully administered
said estate and praying that time and place
be fixed tor examining and allowing the final
account OF her administration, and for
the assignment OF the residue of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered That said account be examined
and petition heard, by this Court, on Friday,
the 10Th day OF May, A. D, 1908 at 10
o'clock A. NJ, at the Probate office in the City
OF Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said day
of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato. the 2sth day OF
April, A. d. 1903
By the Court,
Seal Probate Court. WIN. +. HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
E. c. Farmer, attorney for executrix.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
New Way to
Polish a Stove.
No Waste -Odor-or Dirt.

By sprinkling Sitter Stove Polish on the stove
and then rubbing with a damp rag and gently
brushing with dry cloth, a brilliant, jet black
lustre is obtained. Sitter Stove Polish comes
In large box with a perforated top, through
which the polish is sifted just like peppering a
beefsteak. Sitter Stove Polish is made of pure
powdered graphite, which is not affected by fire,
produces the most brilliant polish, and when
applied, won't rub off. 1t is odorless. 1t never
dries up. 1t does not require soaking in water
before using. A 10 cent box of Sitter Stove
Polish will polish more stoves than three times
Its cost in any other polish. Get Sitter Stove
Polish of any dealer at cents box, 10 cent
box contains more than twice as much. Insist
on the yellow label with the hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

Vernon Center herd registered short.
horn cattle. A few young bulls for sale
T. S. Hemingway, Blue Earth county
Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
SEED WHEAT.

We can furnish choice select Blue Stem
seed wheat, well cleaned. Samples car
be seen at the mill.
HUBBARD MILLING co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

ITO be Continued.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
CHAPTER I

90 we settled 1t all when the storm was
done
AS comfy as comfy could be,
And I was to wait in the barn, my dears
Because 1 was only three,
And Teddy would run to the rainbow s
loot
Because he was five and a man,
And that's how it all began, my dears,
And that's how 1t all began.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
May 1920, June-5 1908 .

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
WICKED JACK FROST
Nips the Buds and Blossoms Through
out New England States.

Boston, April 5.-Jack Frost nippeG
early sprouts on trees and bushes in
all parts of New England, last night
and repeated the tinges, tonight. Com
ing after mild week the fall in tenn
perature was especially noticeable and it
has been some years since a sharper
April morning was experienced than,
today. During the day the air was
sharp and While the sun gave warmth
the wintry atmosphere was to be felt
in sheltered places.
Some damage undoubtedly has been
done to vegetation, but this will not be
known until the blights set in on the
tip ends of tender foliage. In the city,
today, the city gardener made haste
to spread hay and straw on flower beds
to prevent further damage by the con-
tinuance of the low temperature.
Newport, r. l., reports that the frost
has done heavy damage in the gardens
of cottagers where gardeners, deceived
by the mild March. had uncovered their
early Towering bulbs and set out the
harder of foliage plants. The mercury
dropped as low as %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
FIRST AUXILIARY YACHT.
Fine Craft Launched, Saturday, Which
May Belong to Navy.

New York, April 5.-Chares S. Bry-
ans steamer yacht CZarina was sue
cessfully launched, Saturday afternoon,
from the Crescent Shipyards, Eliza
bethport, N. J. Mrs. Bryan christened
the new yacht, which took the water
in the presence of $50 guests, who VEN
tured out in a binding snow storm to
honor the new craft.
The CZarina, designed personally by
Lewis Nixon, and built under his su-
pervision, is the strongest yacht ever
built in this country, and probably in
the world. and will always be known
as the first vessel of the auxiliary
yacht navy, a class built under the ex-
acting specifications of the United
States government, and which the navy
department may convert into warships
within a few days.
The new yacht has a large double
bottom with IL capacity OF so tons of
water ballast, and is structurally as
strong as a 1000-ton cruiser, though she
| measures only little over 300 tons. In
speed she will probably reach 10 knots
or over.
Her principal dimensions are:
Length over all, liz feet; length on the
water line, al feet; breadth of beam,
% feet draught of water, 10 feet; depth
of hold, 10 feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
MAY BE PARTY.
Miss Marion G. Alexander of Cam
bridge, Is Missing.

Cambridge, Mass, April 5.-Miss Ma
rion Z. Alexander. 80 years old, is miss
ing from her home, 1874 Auburn street,
and some fear is entertained that she is
the Mrs Alexander who jumped off the
Portland boat, Gov. Dingley, Saturday
night.
Miss Alexander was an overseer in
the factory of Dean & Wilbur, Court
street, Boston, having 80 girls under
her. She left home, yesterday after
noon, taking with her So in change and
four letters to mail. During the even
ing she did not return and this morn
ing her parents went to the post office
and found one of the letters addressed
to them. On opening it they found
this message:
Think kindly of me. To ALL good
bye. Wire Gertie."
"Gertie'' is her sister, Mrs. Carpen-
ter of Seattle Wash, who had visited
with her parents during the winter and
was with Marion great deal. After
her departure Marion seemed quite
melancholy. 1t is also thought that
some trouble in the factory may have
affected her somewhat, as she had COM
planned of having trouble with the
girls.
While walking along the bank of the
Charles river looking for clew to the
whereabouts of Miss Alexander. po-
,lice officer, this afternoon. found the
body of Joseph ]. Driscoll of Brook
line. A slash across the throat told
of the manner of death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
RUSSELL SAGE RETIRES
From Care and Worry of puts" ane
"CaIIs" on Wall Street.

New York April 5.-Russell Sage, the
eather of puts" and "calls," has re-
sitrd from the privilege" business.
Wall street learned, Saturday. The an
nouncement created a furry of gossip
IN the speculative quarter
Puts and calls and the double
oack-action combination thereof
known in the street as "a spread have
oeen his individual speciality since he en-
cred Wall street For 40 years he has
been the King of the privilege mar
<et, as James r. Keene is king in the
stock market, Dan Sully in the cotton
market or J. P. Morgan among the
underwriters of great capitalist COM
oinations.
He was the first to develop the sell
ing Of privileges" into an important
branch of his business, and Wall street
,redits the statement that up to the
time of his recent Illness his income
from this source was $1,000 a day. In
The years he has been in he street he
has made millions by this feature OF
speculation, though there were times
when he suffered immense losses.
The secret of his success lay in the
fact that he always sold privileges
against stocks stored away in his
strong box, which, in many instances
notably that of Missouri Pacific, he had
bought for a few dollars share. He
bought Missouri; Pacific at $40. He sold
'privileges' against it when it was
quoted at S124. How could he lose?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
NATIONAL ART THEATRE
To Be Erected at New York, Backed by
Carnegie.

New York, April 5.-Andrew Car
negie was waited upon, Saturday, by
committee representing a number of
prominent men in the theatrical world,
with regard to lending his support to
the idea of a national art theatre, to
be built in this city.
Until the millionaire ironmaster was
convinced that the proposed theatre
was to be supported by private endow-
ment and subscription he declined to
give it his support. But it is said that
he was won over, Saturday, to give
the plan his hearty endorsement.
A dinner will be given at Delmonico's
on April 10 to Heinrich Conried, at
which time the new national theatre
scheme will be officially launched. 1t is
to be chartered and managed by an
American director, preferably an actor
manager, to be chosen by a board of
Is directors. Three of these are to be
chosen by the Association of American
Dramatists. one by Columbia Univer-
sity. one by the Authors Club. three
by the Federated Arts Society, one by
the Bar Association and one by the
Chamber of Commerce. These 10 Will
then chose five additional directors.
z Inc lded is the OutSrOWtH OIL d SIIIllldi
but less ambitious scheme, recently
lgitated in Philadelphia for founding
an American academy of dramatic arts
The magnitude of the present under
taking may be appreciated from the
act that it is purposed to raise So
100, 900 with which to endow the Phila-
1elphia academy. 1t is thought that
the vaster New York project will alb
sorb at least S5,000,OOO.
The supporters already assured the
Philadelphia enterprise are P. A. b.
Widener John M. Mack, VIM. M. Bum
Senator Charles A. Porter and others
who recently pledged, at dinner at
the Hotel Bellevue in Philadelphia, the
sum of 100000.
Should the present plan meet with
proper financial encouragement an Ell
fort will be made to secure the sup
port of the Philadelphia millionaires
toward a national theatre which will
eclipse any theatrical institution ever
built. on or off paper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
mot GUILTY.
Found Against Knapp for Murder of
Anna Mitchell.

Albany. N. Y, April 5.-The jury in
the case of Frederick w. Knapp, ac-
cused of the murder of Anna Mitchell
at Londonvile, Nov. 9, Saturday
brought in a verdict of mot guilty
This leaves the case one of the most
mysterious in the criminal history of
the city.
Knapp and Miss Mitchell We're SER
wants in the employ OF the family Of
Captain Adrian Mather at London
vile. The girls body, horribly multi
ated,, was found in a field, and Knapp
was the last person seen with her. The
states experts testified that spots
found on his rubber boots We're human
blood, but the case against him was
purely circumstantial, and verdict
of acquittal was expected.
knapp's reputation was good. The
case attracted wide attention here
abouts, owing to the prominence of the
Mather family in Albany social circles,
and also because the work of the muir
derer exhibited evidence of extraordi-
nary brutality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
STOVE POLISH EXPLODED.
New York Women Badly Burned b,
Accident, One Perhaps Fatally.

New York. April 5.-Jennie Gross, 16
years of age, and her stepmother, Hen
rietta Gross. 80 years of age, were pos
sibly fatally burned, today, at their
home here by the explosion of can of
stove polish supposed to have contained
benzine or some explosive like it,
The can had been placed on the
stove. which had no fire in it, by Jen-
ME. who was polishing the iron with
a CLOTH Beside the coal range was a
gas stove. The latter was lighted and
when the girl thoughtlessly brought the
cloth with the polish near the gas flame
1t blazed up and then the can, the
fumes from which became ignited, ex-
pioded.
The blazing fluid was thrown over
the young girl and in moment her
clothing was on fire from head to feet
Mrs. Gross rushed to bed in an adj
joining room and seized the mattress,
which she carried to the kitchen and
threw it over the girl in order to ex-
tinguish the flames. In so doing she
was badly burned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
CUMMING FOUND GUILTY
Of Larceny of $4,000 from Late Fran.
els A. Brooks of Boston.

Foston, April 5.-Edward J. Dunning
was convicted Oh all four counts yes
terday by a jury in the superior Grim
NAL court He was accused of the lar
ceny of $4,000 from the late Francis A.
Brooks, a leading member of the bar.
The jury reached AN agreement after
celebrating about an hour 1t return
ed its verdict shortly before O'Clock.
Only counsel, members of the family
of the defendant and reporters were
present.
The case will go to the supreme court
on questions of law, relating to the ad-
missibilty of evidence and to the suffi-
cheney of the Indictment.
While the indictment charged the lar
ceny of $4,000, it is said that Dunning
obtained about $500, 900 from Mr. Brooks,
who was well advanced in years and in
feeble health. That amount is set
forth in the schedule of liabilities in the
petition Cunning filed in bankruptcy
as owing to the Brooks estate.
The defence tried to show that the
amounts forming the basis of the lar
ceny charged in the indictment were
obtained and held by Dunning legiti-
mately. 1t showed that he gave notes
for the entire amount, securing the
notes by collateral.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
WILL ALL CLOSE.
Lowell Mills Not Looking for
Early Starting Up.
Over 1875 Families Leaving City t
Seek Employment Elsewhere.
Strange Stories Regarding Pay En-
veIopes at One Mill.

Lowell. Mass, April 5.-The situation
in the general strike of textile opera
tives is the same as it was Saturday
None of the six mills is expected to
make an attempt to open any new de-
partments. tomorrow, and it is under
stood by the close of the following
week they will all be closed through
out the works. The cloth rooms are
still being operated. The amount of
unfinished goods on hand is not large
and will furnish employment for only
few days.
Officials of the Boot, Massachusetts,
fremont and Suffolk say their factories
will shut down altogether during the
coming week. Some doubt is express
ed as to what will be done at the APP
pleton mills. For several days it has
been generally understood that the Of
ficials of this corporation We're on the
verge of breaking their agreement with
| the other manufacturers and conceding
the demands of the operatives and the
events at the Appleton are more close
| ly watched than at the others.
The four mule spinners who made a
personal demand for an increase from
! Treasurer Hall of Shaw's Hosiery, Sat
| urday morning, refuse to say whether
| they intend to go to work, tomorrow.
The impression of the mill officials is
| that they will report.
| One of the managers of Shaws Hos
iery said. tonight, that the demand
made by the employees had been refus-
ed and that the company had plenty
of yarn on hand, so it has no cause to
| worry.
| Over 125 families of weavers will
| leave Lowell within a few days for
| places in other cities provided for them
| by the Textile Council.
| Chose whom we are sending off to
| other places are operatives who were
outside the union ranks until the strike
was declared said a Textile Council
| officer. today. The reason for this is
that those connected with the indus
| trial unions that were affiliated with
the Textile Council before the difficult
ties are being well taken care of finan-
| cially and prefer to remain on the
scene to take an active part in the
| struggle.
Several large contributions from per-
| sons and concerns outside of labor cir
| cles have been made to the strike fund
within the past few days.
At today's meeting of the Textile
| Council a committee was appointed to
| investigate certain conditions at the
| Boot mills.
Some of the operatives who We're paid
| there. Friday, claim that they did not
| receive the usual compensation for
| their services and others assert that
| their envelopes were empty. Across
| the latter envelopes, it is alleged, that
| the word void was marked.
The street demonstration which is be-
| ing planned by the strikers will take
/ place, April Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
INSPECTED THE RELIANCE.
MIR. Islen and Friends Look Over the
New Cup Defender.

Bristol, r. L., April $50 far as tn,
hull of the yacht Reliance is concerned
it is practically completed, and the yacht
will undoubtedly be launched one week
from today
The tender of the Reliance, the steamer
Sunbeam, arrived, Saturday, from New
Y ork. with c. Oliver Iselin, the manag-
ing owner of the new boat together witt
a number of his yachting friends, several
of whom have been on cup defenders for
rough time coming up the bay, and was
obliged to anchor in the harbor off the
Herreshoff shops, the sea being too rough
for her to lay alongside the wharf Mr.
Isein, accompanied by Newbury ID
Thorne, Captain Woodbury. Kane, W. But
who will command the Reliance, CAM
ashore in the afternoon and made crit
cal inspection of the new boat. Mr.. lSelll
did not remain in the shop lonS, but went
up to the Herreshoff office, where he hat
a long conference with n. CT. HerreShoff
Later in the day the 16 members of th'
crew of the Reliance. together with tn
second mate. who have been here since
Sunday last. went on board the Sunbeam
which will be their abiding place for the
crew is expected next week.
The New York party also looked owe:
the Constitution, which is being fitted on
to race against the Reliance. The Consu
tuition is almost wholly rugged, although
the running rigging is not yet wove..
feet long of wide beam, and built at Es
sex, Mass, in 1900. She has been engage
the past two years in the Southern frul'
trade She will carry the spare spars, az
we'll as the sails, for the Reliance, and
has very comfortable quarters, not only
for the crew, but for Mr.. Iselin and q
number of his friends, who Will be on TIE
watch during the racing season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Burglar at Penn Van, N. ", Very
Quickly Disposed of.

Syracuse, N. Y, April 5.-A special
to the Post Stadard from Penn yam
says:
THE series of burglaries which has
been stirring the country around Him
rods for the past few weeks, was
cleared up in . tragic manner, early,
this morning. The night operator at
HimroGs thought he heard an explo-
sion in the store of Elecd & Forhees
He gave an alarm and crowd of vii
layers quickly surrounded the place.
"A mans form was seen in the store
and he was commanded to surrender.
For reply he boldly opened the door,
and, drawing a big revolver, fired point
blank at the crowd. The bullet failed
to reach its mark, and before he coud
fire again his body was rddled with
bullets. He fell unconscious and died
soon after.
The burglar was man So years OF
age and weighed 100 pounds. He was
stranger in the village"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06

Silk is known to be the secretion of
two glands of the silkworm alongside
of the digestive canal. These glands,
which consist of tubes in numerous
coils. terminate in the spinning wart.
and open in common orifice from
which the secretion. of the consistency
Of honey. issues forth, promptly hard
ening into a thread on exposure to the
air. Levrat and Conte fed silkworms
on mulberry leaves which had been
saturated with non-poisonous aniline
red and aniline blue. The result was
that not only the silkworms turned red
or blue. but they also secreted silk of
The respective colors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
JUMPED FROM STEAMER.
Suicide Of Woman from BostonPort
land Boat, Saturday, Night. +

Portland, Me-, April 5.-Awoman
whose name on the passenger list is
Mrs. Alexander, jumped from the
steamer Gov. Dingley Saturday night,
when the boat was about two miles
out from Boston on the way to this
city. A search was made for the body,
but without avail
The unfortunate is described as be-
ing about 80 years of age, average size
and of dark complexion She was neat
" dressed in a dark skirt and gray
Norfolk coat and wore a brown felt
hat.
No one on the boat knew the woman
and the only articles found belonging
to her was a pocket book and an UNI
brella. In the pocket book was her
ticket, some business cards of Turkish
baths at Boston and of a hotel in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
LIFE GONE OUT.
Suicide of Robt. J. FarweII of
RockIand, Sunday.
Injured in Friendly Boxing Match at
Bowdoin in 1893.
Never Recovered-Mind Deranqed-
Shot Himself, Sunday.

Rockland, Me-, April 5.-Robert J.
Farwell, aged "a, son of Deputy Col
lector of Customs E. F. Farwell, COM
mitted suicide, this evening, by shoot
ing himself in the right temple. The
young man was a student at Bowdoin
College in the class that graduated in
1900
In 1898. he received a blow while en-
gagged In friendly boxing bout, from
the effects of which he became partial
ly paralyzed.' This physical incapacity
made him Respondent and lately his
mental state had become such that his
parents were fearful he might do him.
self harm and they had kept watch
over him.
He was left alone for only a moment,
today, but in that brief time the young
man went to his parents chamber and
secured a revolver which he knew his
father was in the habit of keeping be-
tween the mattresses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06

The difference in degrees in maturity
between boys and girls in the freshman
year is fundamental reason for segre-
CATION, according to a statement just
issued by DR.. w. r. Harper. president
of the University of Chicago. DR. Har-
per says: When thrown together in d
new environment on entrance to the
university boys and girls become con-
scions of differences before unncticed,
and the personal element creeps in too
strongly for the best work. In the sec
ondary school this is not the case, for
the reason that the boys and girls there
have been growing up together and do
not notice that one group natures ear
lier than the other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06

The mystery surrounding me uiHo p
pearance of Otis Henry JeWeii u 9outi
Monmouth deepens dais'
have worked hard on the cdse' po
have been unable to throw any iish' Vi
it. So far as can be earned oy theii
the last time Mr.. Jewell was seeh we
on. Park street, Lewiston Del"seri
and o'clock on the afternoon OF Jan
%. If the earth had opened up ahe
swallowed him at that time lhe hiys-
terry could not have been greater. MI
Jewell was about 65 years OF age ane
worth considerable property.