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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
MIDNIGHT M[D|ItI|0NS.
f. Dudley Parsons.

For him who doesn't like the st. Louis
climate, our own state fair was very
entertaining. Certainly the weathe.
was never too warm and the awful max
edness of the Igorottes was not there to
make us faint. To be sure there was the
mighty Pike, but as it was enclosed
behind tight board fence, it scarcely
bothered the most sensitive of us. And
the exhibits and programs were credit
able in every respect.
1t doesn't take long, however, to de-
eide upon the dining tents as being the
source of the most humorous express
sions. From eleven o'clock to two and
from five to seven thirty, the air re-
sounded with the. hoarse cries of vari-
Gus 'barkers" pleading with the passing
throngs to "come in and get good
meal-all you can eat for thirty five
cents" One farmer from up country
came out of a place soon after his en-
trance and asked didn't you tell me l
could get all / could eat for thirty five
cents? ?"
eyes, sir, you bet" replied the man in
front
swell, l couldn't eat anything"
Here is another conversation which
took place between a waitress and Il
would-be patron of a church tent:
"What would you like, sir?
"What have you got?
"Well, I'll take some beans.
Sometimes the diners are fastidious
like the man who complained because
there was no place to hang his hat, for
getting that hooks can not be fastened
to canvass very securely; or like the
woman, who wanted gravy. But gener-
ally the crowd was happy and seemed
to enjoy the novelty of a tent dinner.
The acme of complacency was Observ-
ed in one fellow, down whose back a
waiter had poured cup of. coffee and
who merely shook himself and coolly re-
marked that there was a great consola
tion sometimes in seeming misfortune
the coffee was cold.
y
Generally speaking the meals were
better than can be obtained at restaur-
ants at the same price excepting possibly
dessert. And the maidens that demure
ly awaited ones commands were charm
ing at the game. This sentiment was
put by an old comrade thuswise:
81 want to get some more of them
army beans and want the same girl
who waited on me at dinner"
The fair means a good harvest an
nually to some of the concessionaires,
although every year there are some who,
for one reason or another fail. But the
same people appear each time willing to
make or lose The venture is attractive
and the ebb and flow of the good ma
tured crowds with whom the ever-passing
jest is pleasing, makes the work, too
tedious and exacting in reality, a kind of
holiday pleasure.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22
MANY JEWS MASSACRED,
Rioters in Germany Repeat Bloody
Scenes Of KishineH.

Berlin, Sept. 20.-Rioters at Sasno-
witch, a city in Germany, ear the Rus
sian border, have perpetrated a massa-
ere on the Jews which rivals in it's hor-
rors the atrocities at Kishineff. Fifty
Jews were killed by the maddened mob
and at least 100 were injured. The
bodies of the slain were dismembered
and profaned, portions being thrown
to the dogs. The police, it is said, as
at Kishineff, connived with the infuri-
ated horde. The riot occurred a week
ago. News of the outbreak evidently
has been : :ccessfully suppressed by the
German officials.
Sasnovitch, where the riot is report
ed to have occurred, is a small city in
the province of Prisen, in Germany,
near the Russian border. The .popula-
ton of the place is made up of Jews,
Germans and Russians. The riots be-
gan at sunrise on Sunday n week ago
and continued until the rioters were
exhausted. Bodies of victims were dis
nembered. The rioters used axes and
knives to chop off arms ana legs, the
severed members being tossed to the
dogs in the streets. In one instance, it
is reported, the arms of a sexton of a
synagogue were twisted from his body
by his assailants, and the wounded
who were carried to hospitals were
maltreated after reaching the institu-
lions.
Victims Are Dismembered.
The b~loodthirsty mob fell upon the
Jewish quarter after sunrise, and when
ever it encountered a Jew pursued him
and stabbed him in the back or shot
him down as he was making his es-
cape. The bodies of those who were
riddled with shot were left to lie in the
street until the second mob, carrying
knives, would come along. With their
sharp blades they severed hands, legs
and feet. Fragments of these bodies
we're hurled to dogs, which followed
the mob. Victims of the slaughter were
chopped and dismembered so that iden-
LITIGATION Of the corpses by friends
was almost impossible. The massacre
lasted all day and ended only when the
mob was exhausted. In the darkness
Of the night the Jews gathered up
fragments of bodies and buried them,
while the surviving wounded were
taken to hospitals.
Assertions are made thai the chief
Of police of Sasnovitch, knowing the
massacre was planned, detailed his
men to another section of the city on
a pretext that their services were need
ed there, thus permitting the slaughter
TO continue without interference.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22
SIX ARE SLAIN
IN race RIOT.
THREE WHITE MEN AND THREE
NEGROES KILLED IN BATTLE
NEAR CAIRO, ILL.
FIFTY JEWS MASSACRED
ON RUSSIAN FRONTIER
Mob Seeks Hebrew Quarter Of Sas-
novitch, Germany-Horrible Afro
cities Of Kishineff Are Repeated
At Least 100 Wounded.

Cairo, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-Six men have
been slain in a race riot near O'Brien's
Landing, about four miles from here.
Many other persons were wounded in
the fierce battle between a party Of
white men and several negroes. The
full report of the riot has not yet
reached here, and it is probable from
the meager reports that the dead may
number more than six.
Fierce Race War.
A negro employed at O'Brien's Land
ing reached here at 2:30 a.. m. and told
of a fierce battle between whites and
negroes. The man was unable to tell
a coherent story, but under close Ques-
tioning he said that six or more men
had been slain. Shortly after another
negro, his head filled with shot and his
nose carried away by a rifle bullet,
reached town, drenched in his blood.
He declares that six men had been
killed and others wounded when he
fled from the scene of battle after be-
ing severely wounded. Making his way
through the dense underbrush, he sue
ceeded in GLIDING the men who were in
pursuit of him. The man reached here
In a disabled condition, his wounds torn
and scratched by the underbrush. 1t
is believed that he cannot ecover.
Crap Game Starts Trouble.
The riot, according to the negro's
story, originated over a crap game.
The negroes occupied a small house
about a quarter of a mile from O'Brien's
Landing, where the game was played
without molestation from the authori-
ties. A white man had gone there to
play. He was pitted against three ne
groes. During the course of the game
he lost considerable money. Believing
that he was being cheated, the white
man became Infatuated. His anger was
increased by the realization that he
was powerless against the negroes.
He dashed from the house. About an
hour later he reappeared with a party
Of friends, each of whom was armed
with a Winchester. The white men ad-
vanced across the front yard of the
house, and, without a word, began fir
ing. The negroes, who had secured
arms, returned the fire, and the battle
ragged %furiously about the house. The
negro fled at this point, leaving the
fight still raging. The outcome of the
battle is not known.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22
Attempt to Hide Crime.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 20.-The
body Of Willie Boyd, a young white
man of Shorters, was found under a
bed in the burning house of a negress.
The body was mutilated BY knife and
Supshpt WoundA
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22
j. H. McCol1um
OF BIDS FOR COAL


Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received by the board
of county commissioners OF
Steele county, at the Office of the
Auditor, in Sherbrooke, N. D,
up to 2 o'clock, p. M, Monday,
October 3rd, 1904, for twenty
tons of hard nut coal, delivered
i'll the cellar of the county build
ing at Sherbrooke not later than
November 1st, 1904. The board
reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
BY order Of the Board Of
County Commissioners.
S. MCPHERSON,
County Auditor
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22
WANTED.

WANTED.
All the cream in and about
Hope for top prices at the
Hope Creamery.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22

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The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
A LITTLE CHICAGO HEROINE,
Carrie Ansler%On. Whose HerOism
Saved Many Liv es. Still at the.
marftan HOxpitnl.

Chicago, Jan. Plat the Samaritan
hospital. her head and left side swath-
ed in bandages, lies Carrie Anderson
the child whose deed OF heroism at the
1roquois fire was Iecounted in brief
during the coroner's inquest, but
whose name has never been learned
until nov.
Through the steadfast bravery of
this 14-year-old girl, at least fifty lives
were saved on the fatal afternoon. She
1t was who, despite the fact that her
entire left side was being Tapped by
fame. caught the end of the ladder
thrown across the alley from the
Northwestern University building and
guided it to firm resting place on the
fire escape Of the second balcony
Across this ladder many men, women
and children scrambled in safety.
She was in the balcony with her
mother. who was employed as a clean
er at the theater end while she es-
capped. her mother perished. The child
does not know yet that her mother is
dead
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
CRISIS CONTINUES ACUTE
Russia Prepared to Strike Hard
Blows If War Comes.
For elan Minister LamsdOPf an1 N.
Kurfna, the JapMnese Minister,
Comforting ut st. Petersburg.

Paris, Jan. 27.-Omcial advices re-
ceived here from St. Petersburg show
that Foreign Minister Lamsdorf, be-
fore giving Russia's answer, has called
on the Japanese minister. M. Kurino.
The two ministers are now conferring
with the view of SO shaping the re-
spOnse as to avoid a conflict. This is
considered to be an explanation of the
dispatch from Toxic saying Japan has
requested Russia to hasten her reply.
AS Count Lamsdorf and M. KurinO are
having conferences prior to the sub
mission of the reply, it is regarded as
evidence of Japan's insistence on an
early answer and of Russia's desire to
avoid a response which might precipi-
tate hostilities. Count Lansdorf's
course in comforting with M.
Kurino before answering is cited as
showing Russia's Willingness to go to
the last limit in order to avoid war.
But, it is added. if the efforts of Rus
STA fail, she will be prepared to strike
very hard blows from the outset.
All information reaching the highest
quarters here tends to show that the
crisis continues acute. 1t appears to
be the accepted conviction in govern
ment circles that the final determina-
tion between peace and war can not be
long deferred. The officials continue
to hope for peace but they make the
reservation that the discouraging as
pect which the situation assumed dur
ing the last few days has not anchor
ated
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Fire in the paint and upholstery
shops of the Delaware & Hudson rail
road, at Green Island. N. ". on the
oath. caused loss of between $4,000
| and 100000. Many coaches were de-
StrOyed.
Judge Wolford. in the Kansas City
(MoD criminal court. on the 23d. over
ruled the plea in abatement in the
case of Carey Snyder, son of r. NJ.
Snyder. the banker. charged with
highway robbery, and set the trial
of his case for February 4.
Mrs. N. c. Hargis, who died, on the
oath. at Denison, Tex. at the age of
Sc, was the progenitress of II chill
grandchildren.
Six buildings, including two hotels,
were destroyed. on the oath. at Leav-
enworth. Kas.. by a fire which for a
time threatened the entire town; loss
$4,000.
On recommendation of Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho, the president, on the
25th, appointed H. Smith Wooley, a
former bishop of the Mormon church,
to be assayer of the mint at Boise City,
idaho
David E.. Thompson, United States
minister to Brazil, arrived at New
York, on the 25th, on the steamer Ten
nyson, from Rio Janeiro.
While Mrs Edward Smith was chop
ping wood, on the '25th, at Lacrosse,
Wis., her daughter, five years old,
placed a baby brother in a hot oven
closed the door and baked the baby
to death before the mother returned
Ex-A1derman Daniel E. Lozier, OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, accused Of &C.
cepting bribe to aid the Lake Mich
igan water deal, on the 25th, changed
his plea of not guilty to guilty, in the
superior court. Sentence was deferred
William J. Bryan, on the 25th, wired
Speaker Brown of the Kentucky house
Of representatives accepting the invi-
tation of the house to deliver an ad-
dress, February 5, on the occasion Of
the Goebel memorial day exercises.
A requisition was issued, on the 25th
for the return to San Francisco OF
tody at Minneapolis. Minn., on charge
of stealing valuable jewels from the
Colonial hotel at San Francisco.
COL Coates Kinney, we'll known
author and poet, died of Ia grippe al
the Presbyterian hospital in Cincin-
natl, on the 25th, aged Is years. He
was d major and paymaster during the
civil war.
Senator McComas, Of Maryland, In
troduced bill fl the senate, on the
18th. appropriatiqg $1,000 for the pnr-
chase Of Gen. George WashiRgton'z
sword from his grandniece,, Virginia
Taylor Lewis. u.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT.
Justice of the Peccc and Two Con-
stables Punixl,ed by Judge
ThOmp p&On at Springfield. XII.

Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. 27.-Justice
Frank e. Early was sentenced. Tues
day, by Judge Thompson. to serve 100
days in Jail and to pay fine of 5000
for contempt of court. In the case Of
Constable Joseph Gambrell. he was
sentenced to serve 100 days in Jail and
Pay fine of 500. arc Constable o. T.
johnson was sentenced to 80 days in
Jail, and to pay fine of $25.
Several weeks ago Judge Thomp-
son issued a writ of seizure for $4,000
worth of gambling paraphernalia- Af-
ter the stuff was secured Early issued
a writ of replevin al the instance Of
local gamblers. The constables took
the property on Earlys writ.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Mississippi State News
A Liberal Donation.

The Presbyterian Church at For
est, Scott county, has fallen heir to a
section Of valuable land in that coun-
ty, $40 acres, donated by the estate
OF the late Michael Magee of Phila-
delphia, who for many years was one
OF the largest land owners in that
section of the State. The holdings
of the estate have been gradually
sold off, and the heirs offered II. B.
Graham, the resident agent. the Sec
ton of land as recognition for his
services, which he decliaed to accept.
but suggested that it he donated to
the church, which was done. The
tract is worth several thousand ,lol-
lars.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Murdered by Unknown.

A man by the name Of Penick was
found dead in the road last week at
Anchorage bridge, about fourteen
miles west of Yazoo City. He is
supposed to have been murdered, but
there is no clew as to who committed
the deed. He was in town the day
before, and left for his home late in
the afternoon, carrying with him, it
is said, jug of whisky.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
CIeW to AssaiIant.

Sheriff Withers, Of DeSoto county,
has received word from the sheriff
of Crittenden county, Ark, stating
that a negro is in custody at that
place who is thought to be Lee
Faulkner, who is wanted in DeSoto
county on the charge of,committing
a~criminal assault on little girl in
the Plum Point neighbQrhood. A
deputy has been sent to Arkansas to
identify the prisoner.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Relics for Worlds Fair.

W. L. Rigby, of the Vicksburg
park commission, has been authorized
by the secretary of war to prepare an
exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. This viii! be included
in the war department space and
will include topographic maps, pho
tographic views, past and present.
and relics taken from the battlefield
during the process of development
of the park work.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
LASTING RELIEF.

was broken, owing to irregular action
of the kidneys. was suffering intense
" from severe pains in the small of my
back and through the kidneys and an.
noyed by painful passages of abnormal
secretions. No amount of doctoring
relieved this condition. I began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills and I experienced
quick and lasting relief. Doan's Kid
ney Pills will prove a blessing to all
sufferers from kidney disorders who
will give them a fair trial"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price 50 cents per box.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Playing With Powder.

Four boys, ranging from 10 to 10
years Of age, obtained large guam
tity of powder in the suburbs of Co.
lumbus last week. Procuring a
match, they ignitcd the powder,
which blew them into the air, setting
fire to their clothes. Willie billiard
is dead, Fred Hayslett is dying, and
his brother, Eugene. is seriously
burned as a result of the accident.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Good Packing Season.

The oyster packers along the gulf
coast are shipping more oysters to
extreme Northern points this year
than ever before, and have made
heavy inroads on the territory here
tofore supplied by Baltimore pack
ers. One Biloxi packer has received
an order for 100000 oysters from an
Ohio firm and has made the first
shipment on the order.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Infant in Briar Patch.

The body of an infant child was
found last week in the extreme
northern suburbs of Jackson in a
briar patch near Orange Patch. A
jury of inquest was held and it was
reported that the child's death was
natural one. There were no marks
of violence upon its body. 1t was
thought to have been white. ard ap-
peared to have been about six months
old.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Lee County Courthouse.

The board of supervisors of Lee
county have under consideration the
question of building new court
house to replace the structure re-
Gently destroyed by fire. Quite a
number of citizens. of the county
have presented petition protesting
against the erection Of a new, build-
ing, and the matter promises to pro-
woke a spirited controversy before it
is finally decided.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
HE'S A LUCKY GRANDSON.
The Millions of the Late Daniel
Wells. of Milwaukee. Left to
His Grandson.

Escanaba. Mich. Jan. 27.-The will
of the late Daniel Wells. multi-mil-
ionaire of Milwaukee. was filed here
for probate "Wednesday. The estate is
valued at anywhere between ten and
twenty-five million dollars. 1t is left
to his grandson. who is the son of
Fanny Wells Norris, an only daughter.
The testator gives each of, his three
administrators $15e,eoo for their ssrv-
ices.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

The manuscript of Milton's paradise
Lost" was offered for sale at auction in
London, on the 25th, but the reserve
price. $25 .OOO not being reached, 1t
was withdrawn after bid of $23.75O
had been made. No American was
among the bidders.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
National Guard Inspection.

Maj. Robert Dowdie of the
United States regular army, who has
been assigned to the Mississippi Ma
tional Guard under the provisions of
the Dick military law, will shortly
commence thorough inspection of
the various companies of the organi-
zation with the view of increasing
their efficiency. The guard has re-
Gently been equipped with the Krag-
Jorgensen rifles and have received
new uniforms since the last encamp-
ment, and is generally in a good
shape.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

The first lake of oil ever discovered
in Colorado was tapped, on the 21st.
while drilling we'll No. 312 at Spindle
Top Heights, three miles south of
Florence. Col. The oil body was en-
countered at depth of 2,715 feet, and
the we'll, it was believed, would pro-
duce more than any six wells in the
field.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Wfllfan m SallerA Surrenders.

Chicago, Jan. -27:-William Sallers,
the Iroquios theater 11reman, who was
held to the grand jury by the coroner's
jury, surrendered himself at the GRIM
inal court building Wednesday, He
said he was out of town when the ver-
dict was returned. but hastened TO re-
turn home upon learning of the action
of The jury.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

Gen. Daniel Collier, United States
pension agent at Louisville. KY, died
suddenly, on the oath. He was prom
inent figure in the Goebel-Taylor strug-
gle, having been Taylor's adjutant-
general, and was in command of the
troops which held the statehouse at
Frankfort, Ky.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

Maddened by the intense cold, which
had frozen it's ears and trunk. an ele-
pnant belonging to an animal show
which had been exhibiting at St.
Paul (Minn) theater. on the oath, al
most killed it's keeper. Conrad Castens,
and partially wrecked the Milwaukee
L st. Paul freight house.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

John Alexander Dowie, with his
party from the east sailed from San
Francisco. for Australia. on the steam
or Sonoma, on the 21si. While in San
Francisco Dowie delivered two ad-
dresses. but was coldly received on
both occasions.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

A disastrous tornado swept over
Moundville, Ala. town of 800 inhab-
itants, Is miles south of Tuscaloosa.
Ala. early on the 22d. and as result
81 persons were killed and more than
100 injured. Every business house,
with the exception of small drug
store. was destroyed
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

st. Louis, Jan. 21.-Miss Florence
Hayward, who was the only woman
to represent the Worlds fair in for
eign country as an accredited commits
sioner, will have charge of the history
section Of the department Of anthro-
pol0gy of the exposition.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

About fifty leading citizens Of the
state of New Hampshire at meeting
at Concord. on the goth, agreed to
try to raise not less than $4,000 by
popular subscription. in order that
the state might be represented at the
coming exposition at St. Louis.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

Post Office inspectors in Chicago. on
the 2lst, arrested A. F. McIntire. for
merry of ST. Louis. on a charge of op-
Grating get-rich-quick concern. 1t
was alleged that in St. Louis McIntire
was at the head of a brokerage and
banking concern which did an illegiti-
mate business. McIntire was taken to
ST. Louis.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
Appeal Is Taken.

Notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court has been given in the case of
Tom Mccain, recently convicted in
the Circuit Court of Tallahatchie
county of the murder of William
Lee, and given a sentence of ninety
nine years in the penitentiary. The
killing occurred near Jarman's Fer
ry about one year ago, and the lower
court trial attracted much attention.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

The officials of Wells. Fargo & Co.,
in San Francisco on the 22d. reit-
Grated their previous statement that
the express safe stolen from the Sun
set limited train near San Luis Obispo,
Cal. on the 21st. contained but small
amount OF treasure.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

The third anniversary of the death
of Queen Victoria was observed, on
the 22d, in London. There was the
usual memorial service at Frogmore,
which was attended by the king and
Queen Alexandria, and other members
of the royal family.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

Representative Spaulding. of North
Dakota, introduced bill in congress,
on the 21st, appropriating 800 900 each
for monuments to William Mckinley
and to Alexander Hamilton, in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

Maj. Hoyt Sherman. brother of Gen.
w. T. Sherman and of Secretary John
Sherman, died at his home in Des
Moines, Ia, on the 25th. Maj. Sherman
was one of the Oldest residents of Des
MOineS
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
New Adiutant General.

Several applicants are spoken of
for the position of acknowledgement
of the State on the governors staff.
The position has been held for q
number Of years by Gen. William
Henry. It is tipped and GENERALLY
believed that the appointment will
go to Arthur Fridge, Of Ellisville.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30

The chief justice of The supreme
court of the United States, on the 25th.
announced that on February 2 the
court would take a recess for three
weeks.