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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
Will Undergo Reorganization

Announcement is made that the rural
free mail delivery system will undergo
a organization on the lst of July next.
On that date the number of divisions in
the United States will be reduced from
eight to six; additional route inspectors
will be employed, and officially designat-
ed as rural agents; and the new schedule
of pay for carriers and the new regula-
tons relating to carrying merchandise
will become operative. Every carrier
in the country who covers what is
known as full route will receive $50
a month, or $720 year, beginning with
July. Carriers who cover shorter routes
will not get the maximum salary.
While the appropriation for the rural
free delivery service for the coming fiscal
year is $2O,773,7O0, OF 646 per cent
greater than for the current year, it will
not enable the department to establish
as many new routes as it has put in this
year. Ninety-seven per cent of the to-
tai amount appropriated for the fiscal
year will be utilized in paying salaries
to carriers. 1t is announced at the de-
partment that the amount available for
the extension of the service will be used
as far as it win go, promptly after the
beginning Of the fiscal year. With the
assistance of additional rural agents, it
is anticipated that rev routes will be
established at the rate of 600 per month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
ANARCHY PREVAILED AT DALNY.
Two Hundred Cutthroats Overran the
Town.

London, June 2.-The Times CORE
spondent at Chefoo cables:
During the interval of thirty hours
between the Russian evacuation OF
Dalny and the Japanese occupation,
anarchy prevailed. The local Chinese
authorities allowed the prison to be
forced with the result that about 200
cutthroats had the run of the town.
Some time will be required to make
the ports of Dalny and Talienwan safe
for shipping to enter as the Sanshan-
tao Islands have been connected very
skilfully with the mainland by mines,
zigzagging over large field. The
damage to the Russian works ashore
Is insignificant. The Japanese have
much railway material on the way.
There is no information yet as to
the fate of the Russian gunboat and
four transports which were in Talien-
wan bay during the battle of Kinchou.
It is just possible that the Bobr slipped
away during the night Of May 26. Inn
mediately after Talienwan bay shall
pc sare Japanese siege train will be
landed, when probably the Second
army corps will quietly invest Port
Arthur, while a Third army corps and
q specially organized flying column
will cooperate with the First army
corps in the advance on Mukden."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
WHO is CONWAY?

Several days ago The Free Press con-
tanned story about one Conway who
was arrested for drunkenness, and paid
a fine of $S.65. He claimed to be resi-
dent of Lake Crystal. The Lake Crys-
tai Union wants to know ''who in the
kingdom come is Conway? The idea
that man from Lake Crystal is so fool
ish as to go to Mankato, and take a
drink of booze in that city. He might
know the stuff would fix him. For this
reason we don't think the gentleman
is citizen of our city. Another thing
that convinces us there is some mis-
take as to the location is he had only
$s65. Our people, when they go to
Mankato, have all kinds of stuff, but
come home with all kinds of ideas. Mr..
Conway, don't do it again. Let us keep
the money at home" -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
STAT AND PROSPEROUS MEN,"
Young Russian Says He Was Instruct
ed to Kill Five.

Chicago, June 2.-Abel Gabiniska,
Russian. twenty-four years of ages was
arrested last night after he had at
tempted to shoot man named Frank
Adams, whom he had never seen, be-
fore. He made a desperate. fight
against being placed under arrest and
fired several shots at the police Off
GERS who took him to the station.
He declared to the police that he
had beenNsent to Chicago by a. society
In st. Louis with instructions, to kill
fat and prosperous looking men" A
paper found in his pocket contained
the names of Mayor Carter Il. Harri-
son and Alderman Honore H. Palmer,
He would not admit that he intended
10 assassinate these two mem, but said
that his instructions made 1T necessary
for him to kill five "fat and prosperous;
men"
1t is not known whether the man is
demented or an anarchist. The police.
however, are of the opinion that there,
IL some truth in his story.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03

age involved in these stumpage permits.
it is impossible to say whether they
caused money loss to the state or not,
but that they may have done so is very
evident"
The Minneapolis Journal published in
full the report of Public Examiner
johnson, and editorially commented upon
it as follows:
'Mr. Dunn has claimed timber tres
pass collections during his administra-
ton as state aduitor, amounting to
$4,000. He has also claimed that pre-
vious collectione of the office on tres
pass-settlements only amounted to $l2,-
600. With this showing he has rested his
defense against the charges conferred in
the recent report of Public Examiner
johnson on timber trespass.
"This defense is broken by the fact
contained in Mr.. Johnson's latest report,
filed today with Governor Van SAINT.
This report shows Mr.. Dunn's figures
more than usually inaccurate. Collec-
tions while he was in office, fortified by
the 1895 stumpage law, were STAG, 633.20
Previous auditors collected. $62, 1924, or
more than five times as much as he gave
them credit for. Mr.. Dunn's successor has
collected over 100000 in barely six
teen months, in comparison with $l46,-
600 in Mr.. Dunn's eight years of strug-
gle with the s1umber barons."
'Mr. Dunn's figures were really no
defense, of course. They could only be
quoted in extenuation of the looseness
shown by the public examiners report.
This looseness becomes monumental in
the light of the additional report filed
this morning with the governor.
"The law of 1895 was framed to pro-
tect the states timber holdings. Every
provision was safeguard, and to ignore
any one requirement was to leave a
loophole for loss. The provisions of
the law were dictated by good business
judgment, and servant of the state
was in duty bound to observe them.
"By the showing of Mr.. Johnson's
latest report, several very important re-
quirements of that law were "more hon
ored in the breach than in the observ-
ance.'
at becomes palmer every day that
enforcement of law is the paramount
issue of this campaign"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
Lifting the Lid.

Former Auditor Dunn's record has
been further scrutinized by the state
examining department, and a report
was yesterday submitted to the COVER
nor. The report is quite lengthy, and
would occupy several columns of space
in The Free Press, werewe to publish it in
full. The following is a brief summary
of the report, and will give the reader a
pretty good idea of the manner in which
Mr.. Dunn was conducting the affairs of
his office: !.
"The total amount of money collected
on account of trespass settlements dur
ing Auditor Dunn's term was $l46,633.
Prior to 1895, the state realized $62 1892,
because of timber stealing and $l7,3 1892
on settlements, making total of $685.
1913 realized from this account from the
beginning of the state up to Jan. l., 1908.
"The records show that this money
was all accounted for and turned into
the state treasury.
"The records also show that the same
men, trespassed in state timber, year
after year, sometimes paying nothing at
all, and no effort was made to prosecute
the gyiolators of. the law.
Out of 3l3 stumpage permits issued
by Auditor Dunn 286 failed to meet
Important requirements of law, and tim
Der cut under them was illegally cut.
Permits were not recorded with the
surveyor general until after the timber
had been foated away, (2s6hof 3l3, per-
mits, the report charges).ss..ss.s
Log marks required by law not in
cluded in the permit. l2s Of the sl3 per-
mits not reporting any log marks at
any time, while 60 missed one year.
Mr.. Johnson adds ~ 52 E5
81 submits that apermit, of which the
required bark mark and stump mark
were not a part and which was not re-
corded before the close OF the logging sea-
son fails first to give the purchaser a
right to cut timber on state land; Sec
ond, to give, the surveyor general the inn
formation required TO protect the state,
and third, to give the state officials the
power to enforce the Laws 8 sag Fs
without 2 stump scale Of TIE stump
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
ATTACK PORT ARTHUR.
JAPANESE FORCES TO BEGIN
FINAL ADVANCE AGAINST
THE FORTRESS.
LAND MINES ARE DESTROYED
eESIEGERS WRECK INTERNAL
MACHINES DESIGNED TO
BLOW THEM UP.

Chefoo. June 1.-The final advance
On Port Arthur viii commence today.
The Third Japanese army. it is be-
ieved, will land close to Port Arthur,
probably In Pigeon bay.
The Japanese have discovered and
destroyed a formidable system of land
mines close to Port Arthur, which
were designed to blow their regiments
10 pieces. These mines extended sew
eral miles from the forts.
Chinese arriving from Takushan
say that Japanese force estimated at
from 5000 to 10000, which landed at
Takushan last month, has proceeded
TO Fengwangcheng. Reinforcements
have, 1t is reported, also been sent
from other points.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
IN RoADsTEAD OF PORT ARTHUR.
AIexieff Says Japs Have Replaced
Eireships With Mines,

st. Petersburg, June 1.-THE follow
Ing dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff to
the emperor, dated May 81, has been
received:
Rear Admirals Wittsoeff and
Grigorovitch report that up to May %
numerous Japanese mines had been
discovered and exploded in the road
stead of Port Arthur. The Japanese
evidently have replaced the fireships
which they formerly used by mines
sown by merchant steamers in their
seryice"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03

nese are more likely co reinforce Ineir
armies in Southern Manchuria or on
the Liaotung peninsula, where it is be-
lieved they are concentrating every
available man.
The admiralty attributes the failure
to destroy the crippled cruiser Bogatyr
TO the absence of Japanese warships
near Vladivostok.
A private letter from Liaoyang dated
May 4 says that on good authority
General Kuropatkin then had 100000
men ready to take the field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
DIscREDiT TOXIC REPORT.
Russians, Do Not Believe Jap Troops
Are Going to Northern Korea.

st. Petersburg, June 2.-The war
Office does not believe the report from
Toxic that Japanese division has en-
barked for Northern Korea to check
an alleged advance Of General Line
vitch's army. A high military au-
thority points out that Linevitch would
have had to march 800 miles over diff
cult roads and to assure supplies for
that distance before he could get with
in stirling reach of the Japanese army.
This authority admits that such a
task is impossible and not worth at
tempting. since it would not imperil
the Japanese supplies in Manchuria,
which are coming by sea. The Japa-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
BOUND FOR HlACHENG.
Several Brigades of Japs, Marching
Over Secret Route.

over secret Route.
Toxic, June 2.-It can be said with
the weight of official authority that
several brigades of the Japanese army
are half way on the road to Haicheng
and by route not suspected by. those
who have been close students of the
campaign. The war department will
not say whether the army division
now north of Wafangkau has been
sent forward merely to hold the Hung
mountains south of Kaiping against
any advance by Kuropatkin to relieve
Port Arthur, but the fact remains that
more than $4,000 infantry, cavalry and
artillery of the Third army division
are marching up the railway and are
now not far from Kaiping, which is
only twenty-seven miles from New
chwang.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
RUMoRs OF MEDIATION.
British Foreign Office characterizes
Them as Rubbish.

London, June 2.-Rumors of media
ton in the Russo-Japanese war caused
a rise of " per cent in consols and a
general upward tendency on the Lon
doy market, but the rumors have
found no confirmation sin diplomatic
quarters.
The foreign Office characterizes the
report that mediation is pending in
the immediate future as rubbish"
Baron Hayashi. who as Japan's senior
minister and far most powerful repre-
sentative abroad, would be the first to
hear of anw such move. saws:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
ponohue VIII Return.

Washington, June 2,-The governor
Of Iowa has notified the state depart
ment of his withdrawal of the request;
for the extradition Of JOHN Donohue,.
wanted in Sioux City on a charge of
embezzlement, and now held under ar
rest by the Irish police at Killarney.
Donohue has consented to returns to-
Iowa and stand taia1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
JAPs SHOOT STRAIGHT.
Wounded Cossack Praises Marksman.
shin of Enemy,

Mukden, June "A hospital train
arrived Tuesday night with wounded
from the fighting at Vafangow, bring
ing three officers and twenty-three
men. General KuTopatkin visited
them, cemplimented them on their
bravery and awarded eight crosses of
St. George. Four OF those wounded
at Vafangow were left at Liaoyang, in
too serious condition to be moved.
Some of these have from four to six
bullet wounds. One of the wounded
said:
These Japanese fight very well.
Shooting is their strong point, but the
Cossacks' lance charge completely
surprised them. Many of the Japa-
nese were ridden down. Others ceased
firing and fed"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
RumoR Is uNcoNFIRMED.
Kuroki Said to Have Completely De.
feated KuropatHin.

London, June "A special dispatch
from Rome says a telegram has been
received there from Toxic reporting
that General Kuroki has completely
defeated General Kuropatkin's forces
near Sumentse (probably Saimatsza or
Simatsi)
All the Russian positions east of
Haicheng have been abandoned, &C.
cording to the telegram. Several guns
have been taken and whole sQuadrons
OF Cossacks captured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03

Arlington, Ca, June arthur
Thompson, negro, shot and killed
M. Dudley, young white man, early
Tuesday evening. A crowd of white;
men captured the negro, lynched him.
and riddled the body with bullets be-
fore midnight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
BEGINS FoRTIFYING HARDIN.
General kuropatkin Prepares for Re.
treat of His Army.

London, June 2.-The Moscow CORE
spondent of the Times learns that Har-
bin is to be fortified speedily against
the contingency of siege. Heavy
siege guns have left st. Petersburg
already really intended for Hardin
and others will be sent from Cronstadt
and other first-class fortresses for the
same purpose.
A painful impression has been pro-
duced by General Kuropatkins insist
ence on the necessity of making timely
provision for a retreat to Hardin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRESS.

Russians and Japs Fighting North of
Port Arthur.
Toxic, June 2.-It Is reported that
an engagement is now in progress
north of Port Arthur
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
THE CAT AND ITS PEDIGREE.
Ornament That Duly Impressed Lit.
tile Mariory


A pedigree undoubtedly adds to the
value of an animal. but all pedigrees
are not so much in evidence as the
one herein described. When little
Marjory heard that the Maddens had
an Angora cat with a splendid pedi.
gree the child was naturally desir-
GUS Of beholding a quadruped with
such an unusual attachment; she had
known and loved many kittens. but
never one with a pedigree. At last
her curiosity was satisfied, she saw
the favored animal in the flesh and
returned home in great state of ex-
element
"Oh. mother." she cried. you
should see the Maddens' cat. 1t has
pure white pedigree that measures
six inches around and looks exactly
like the ostrich plume on your Sun.
day hat!'-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
Said by a Wise Man.

When thou wishcst to delight thy
self. think of the virtues of those
who live with thee; for instance, the
activity of one, and the modesty of
another. and the liberality of third,
and some other good quality of a
fourth. For nothing delights so much
as the examples of the virtues when
they are exhibited in the morals of
those who live with us and present
themselves in abundance as far as is
possible. Wherefore we must keen
them before us."-Marcus Aurelius.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
Blood Feuds in Afqhanistan.

In Afghanistan the people are good
haters. The blood feud exists in all
Afghan tribes. When a murder oc-
ours the avenger does not limit his
reprisaf to the murderer. but kills
any relative that comes handy. This,
in turn, calls for counter attack.
and In time matters become so com.
plicated that whole families are wiped
out When the tribe is called upon
to meet common enemy the heads
OF the families who have had a quar-
rel bury two stones side by side in
the presence Of the mullah. as sym
bolical Of the feud being put out of
sight during the public danger. When
affairs revert to their normal state
the stones are solemnly disinterred
and the two parties are free to go
on shooting at each other again.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
How to Keep House

With all the luxuries and pleasures
of this life. its big enjoyments and Its
smaller comforts, there is an onset or
antithesis which we have to contend
with in the form of aches and pains.
In some way aDd by some means
every one has touch OF them in
some form at some time. Trifing as
some of them may be. the risk IS
that they will grow to something
greater and rack the system with con-
stant torture. There is nothing. there
fore, of this kind that we have
right to trif1e with. Taken In time.
the worst forms of pains and aches
are easily subdued and cured by the
free use Of st. Jacobs Oil. No well
regulated household ought to be with
out a bottle Of this great remedy for
pain. 1t is the specific virtue of pene-
tration in st. Jacobs Oil that carries
it right to the pain spot and effects a
prompt cure even in the most painful
cases of Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Lum-
bago. Sciatica. You want it also In
the house at all times for hurts, cuts
and wounds, and the house that al
ways has it keeps up sort Of insur-
ance against pain.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06

Celestial Learned His Lesson Alto.
oether Too Well.

When the Andersons went to Cali
fornia they rented a small furnished
house and engaged a Chinese man
When they were settled. the neigh
bors began to call. and it was then
that the fact was discovered that
Wing was absolutely devoid of any
ideas as to the ushering in or out
OF guests. So one morning the la
dies determined to instruct MIN. Pro-
viding him with a tray, Miss Ander-
son went out and rang the bell. was
shown into the parlor and waited
while the Chinaman carried her card
to Mrs. Anderson.
This was repeated several times,
until the ladies were quite satisfied
that Wing was perfect in his role.
That evening at $50 the bell rang.
Wing shufiled majestically to the door
while mother and daughter stood
breathless at the Top OF the stairs to
watch developments.
They heard gentleman's voice ask
If the ladies were at home. They saw
Wing present his tray and receive a
card. and then they saw him draw
card from his sleeve.
"Mne." gasped Miss Anderson
"the one We used for the lesson
Wing compared the two carefully,
and, returning the one which the call
er had just handed him. he remarked,
blandly:
'Tickee no good No can come"
and calmly shut the door in the face
OF the astonished guest.-Ram' 8
Horn.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
Stunts for a GeneaIooist

A Somerville genealogist received
recently a letter from a lady who
wants to join the Colonial Danes. It
began: Il write to ask your assist
arce in looking up my posterty."
Some time ago he received a letter
from a lady out West. who wrote
that she had been Informed that she
was descended from Sir Walter
Raleigh, who came over in the Nav.
flower" and asked him to trace the
complete line Of descent-Somerville
(MaSs) Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
loafers rad Soft SNAP,

A policeman in BUDAPEST recently
noticed man opening the back door
of an empty and disused theatre with
a key. after which he disappeared.
The officer, becoming suspicious. sum-
moned reinforcements, and a Gordon
having been formed round the thea
tre, the police entered and found
large numbers Of thieves and loafers
who had been missing from their
usual haunts comfortably installed.
The boxes had been fitted up with
beds. and three or four men were
sleeping in each. Quantities of house
breaking tools and large amount
of stolen property were also found.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
For Technical Education

Another step in the direction of
technical education has been made in
the city of Dresden in the establish
ment of school for locomotive
driver apprentices. The initiative was
taken by the Locomotive Drivers AS
sociation of Saxony. which succeeded
in interesting the members of the
Dresden city council in the scheme,
as we'll as the directors of the tech.
nical school and the administration of
the Royal State railroads. The school
is for apprentices between twenty-five
and thirty years OF age who are EN-.
ployed in the Dresden car shops
Among the subjects taught are Ger.
man. arithmetic, graphics and the
mechanism of locomotives.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
An Eloquent Defense.

Col. Moriarity was defending the
climate of India. "All nonsense ha
SAYS: there's no better climate in
the world. But there are lot of
young fellows who come out to India,
and they eat and they drink. and they
drink and they eat, and they die. and
then they write home to their friends
and tell them that the climate has
killed them. OF course. lots of pen
pie die in India. Tell me wher,
they Govt and I'll go and end my
dave there"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
His Other Self,

Is there a me that don't know?-
A mystic. weird and sly young elf
Who loves an antic trick to show
When 1t concerns none but myself
Who turns aside each well-laid plan
And makes 1t subject to mischance?-
! think there is!-an inner mani
And when he plays the pipes | dance!
He has gentle humor born
OF knowledge. heaven knows how ac.
He laughs my little whms to scorn.
Behold! My vanities he's fired.
/ am a puppet in his hands.
| sue for peace or break lance.
Aye, all my heart he understands.
And when he plays the pipes l dance.
l fret my soul DER little things.
l make mistakes and feel alright.
My hidden soul then pulls the strings
Behold. The wrong Is turned to right
He demonstrates that two and two
Are five, | see 1t at d glance.
He plays me false. l know he's true
And when he plays the pipes l dance.
He makes me use wrong words at times.
The thought will worry me O. nights
Hs r!ays sad tricks with easy rhymes
1t is his greatest of delights.
And then it haps that wrong was right!
The thought expressive. though by
chance.
He proves his case In fashion trite.
And when he plays the pipes 1 dance.
My skulls too thick, my sight not keen
Enough to let me see the elf.
And so II haps I've never seen
My freakish, antic other self.
So all alone he plays his part.
His stage the whole wide worlds ex-
panSe.
He rules my head. he owns my heart
And when he plays the pipes I dance.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.