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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-02-27
Demand Of Porto Ricans.
ENGINE Inspector Killed

Altoona. Pa, Feb. 1S.--A west-bound
freight train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road collided with a locomotive 1T
Granville, Pa, shortly after midnight
Christian Crimmel. OF Altoona, engine
inspector on the middle division, was
killed
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-02-27
FAVE RIGHT TO PREFERENCE
The Hague Arbitration Tribunal De-
cides Venezuelan Claims Case
in Favor Of Powers.

The Hague, Feb. 23.-The arbitration
tribunal, which has been considering
the claims OF the blockading powers
for preferential treatment OF their
claims against Venezuela, has decided
unanimously that the three block
aiding powers, Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy, have the right to a
preference 81 30 per cent. OF the GUS
toms duties at Guira and Puerto Ca
bello, the litigants 70 pay their own
costs in the procedure, and divide
equally the costs of the tribunal. The
United States is commissioned to carry
out the decision OF the tribunal within
three months.
In giving judgment the tribunal
points out that it has been guided by
international law and the equity OF the
case, and that the protocols signed at
Washington since February 10, 1903.
and particularly the protocol OF May z,
whereof the obligatory nature cannot
be doubtful, form the legal oasis of it's
sentence.
In the decision the United States is
charged merely to supervise the carry
ing out Of the decision regarding costs.
Demand Of Porto Eicans.
San Juan, p. r., Feb. 22.-Porto Rico
on Saturday took a bold step for state
hood or Independence and decided on a
demand to the United States which will
take the form OF an ultinatum. In the
federal assembly after debate that was
exciting at all times and revolutionary
in frequent outbreaks the federal assem-
bly, adopted by an Overwhelming ma jor-
ity resolution of defiance to The Amer
lean government as it al present controls
Porto nican affairs Most Of the in
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-02-27

Mexico Proclnims Neutrality.
Mexico City, Feb. 19.-MeXico has Of
ficially declared her neutrality in rela-
ton to the war in the far east
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
FOUND A CORPSE.
Body Of Dead Man Dragged From
River Near lie Sgeur.

This morning about nine O'Clock par
ty of wOodchoppers happening to be
down on fae bank of the Minnesota river
about a nlSie from lie Sueur discovered
the body of q man caught on .snag out
in the stream abouE ten feet from the
shore. They succeeded in dragging the
corpse to lani and found that 4; was
badly decomposed ans must have been
in the water some time, possibly all
wfssser. The body had been dressed for
cold weather 1t had on dark coat and
duck overalls, and there were mitters
on the hands. The corpse was evidently
that q: a middle-aged mea and the face
wore full beard.
The body was removed to the city
hall whcse it was kept to await the ar
rival of Coroner O'Tooie from Elysian.
No search of the pockets has yet been
made.
There seems as yet to be no clue to
the identity of the corpse as no one
resembling the same has ever been seen
around lie Sueur. as far as anybody re-
members.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
FOR BASEBALL CIRCUIT
Southern Minnesota Towns interested
in The Project.
Includes Mankato, 0watoa7a; Winona.
and Other Cities.
poIievcH That Tho dang MIL. SunYrYf
Believed That the "Fans" viii! Support
The Undertaking.
Most Towns Have Suitable Diamonds
Fer The Game.

OWafonna, Mimi, March 1T Is now
practically settled that southern Min
nesota baseball league will be formed
this season. The promoter of the league
is E. McCulloch, of Albert Lea. The cities
included in the circuit are Owatonna,
Winona, Faribault, Albert Lea, Austin,
Mankato, Waseca, Rochester, all cities
ranging in size from 5000 to $4,000 in--
habitsnts. y
The longest jump is a little more thar
hundred miles, that from Mankato
| to Winona. Three of the cities already
have strong independent teams and the
owners OF such will hold the league fran
chises in their respective cities. Owa-
tonna has fine park for athletic pur-
poses and there is great deal of inter
est taken in the sport locally.
| The promoters have received encourag-
ing reports from every town in the cir
cult and are confident that the venture
will prove a success. The playing sea-
son will probably open on May Is and
will close early in Sentemher
| The present season is expected to wit
ness a great renewal of interest in the
national game in this section Of the
| over the prospects of &C winning team. !,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
MORE ROUTES.
Special Agent Gutterson Hopes to Land
Several for B. {. County.

oCoAoy . k<esAAys
Gilbert Gutterson, special agent of the
rural free delivery service, arrived in.
the city last night, and will devote six
weeks or more to Blue Earth county.
1t is probable that three or four new
routes will be started, from towns IN
the county other than Mankato. There
are twenty seven routes in the county
at the present time, each having ear
rier.
One of Mr.. Gutterson's principal duties
will be to readjust the present routes
so that more and better service will be
given by them. 1t will be necessary in
some cases to change the routes SOFAS to
convenience more people and cover Terri
tory not now covered.
Mr. Gutterson has just completed his
work in Faribault county, and took his
report to Omaha last week. As a re
suit of his labors, eighteen new routes
will be established in that county, which
not has only ten routes. The present
routes were changed around good deal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
DOCTORS Enjoy A FEAST.
DR.. Andrews Was The HoSi at Last
Evenings Gathering.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
DR.. Andrews once more demonstrated
his splendid qualifications as q host at
last evenings gathering of the Blue
Earth County Medical society in his
library and laboratory. The following
were present: Drs. Holbrook, Schmauss,
Webster, James Curran, Bjelland, Ed
wards, Krieger of Mapleton, Liedloff,
Jane Hughes, Helen Hughes, Ida E.
Osborn, Hopkins, Steele, Andrews, E. J.
Davis, T. U. Davis of st. Clair, and D.
D. Smith. At seven o'clock all were seat
ed together at the table in the library
and served with an elegant dinner in
courses. The physicians chatted infoT-
mally passing lightly from enc topic to
another, but dwelling for the most part
ever and anon on the Browniow bill for
a good roads appropriation by congress.
All the physicians seemed TO be most
heartily in favor of the proposed meas
ure. They are all eager TO have good
roads in Blue Earth county. The doc
tors have to drive over these roads and
they know as wen as anybody 'what
sort of roads the county has.
After dinner such physicians as were
smokers, probably two thirds of those
present, adjourned TO the front office
where they indulged IN. quiet little
smoke social. A few of the gentlemen
physicians who did mot smoke, rerrnin-
ed in the laboratory with the four lady
doctors who had come TO the meeting,
and convxsed half an hour or 30 until
the smoke social in the office was con
cluded. During this time a telephone
message was received from DIR. Dodds in
yiting the doctors to come at any time
10 look at horse he had in charge
which was developing hydrophobia.
About eight o'clock, DIR. e. J. Davis
called the meeting to order. A vote of
thanks was unanimously extended to the
library board for the use of that build
ing at the meeting of the society last
month. A resolution was also passed in
struceing the secretary, DIR. Liedlof,
hereafter to give to the press all the do
Sings Of the society, as far as seemed N
his judgment proper.
The, main feature of the evening was q
symposium ON "Chronic Brights
Disease DIR. Liedioff read a paper,
treating the subject from the standpoint
of ."Etiolqgy and Pathology" DR.. Os-
born discussed the Medical Treatment
of the disease; and D1. Schmauss the
Surgical Treatment" All the papers
were highly appreciated and heartily
applaaided. a general discussion of the
entire subject followed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY.
Feancis Shepard RisiOp Giles in BeaG-
ford Town.

Frances Shepard Hislor departed This
life Feb. 26, 1904, at Abs a. m, aged
eighty -four years and three months, De
ceased was born in Edinburg, Scotland,
in November, 1919. In early lie he
became q member of the Presbyterian
church of this city, which relation he
sustained TO the time ;of his death which
occurred at the old homestead at Beau
ford, MINI. In the year of 1912, the
subject of this mention was married to
Miss Grace McComb and together they
enligrated to this country the same year,
settling upon a farm at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
In The spring of 1866. Mr. Hislop left
Wisconsin and settled upon the home
stead where he died and where August
1901, the wife and mother lay down
the burden of life To this marital union
was born eleven children as follows:
Robert Hislop, now oil Herman, Mimi;
Euphemia Little, Beau ford, MINI; Alex
andnr Hislop, Vancou YER, Wash; jean
EeIL SIdHcI, DSculOI u, NlIlH., cdIuSo
Hislop, Mankato, Mimi; William w.
Hislop, living On The homestead; John 7.
Hislop, Stearns count ". Mimi; Agnes l..
Morrow, Beauford, Mimi; George w.
His1op, living on the homesteads David
HisIop, deceased Nov. 1898; and Thomas
Hislop, deceased.
the funeral was held from the house,
new and connections Sunday at l:3O
p. m, February ,2S, 1904, Rev. George
FL. Varce officiating. Interment was in
h the Pleasant Oak Hill cemetery at Beau
ford.
Fer several years Mr.. Hislop had been
ancinvalid and the most painstaking care
had been prudeni3y shown him by his
sons, William and George and Mrs. Will
lam Hislop.
Deceased was fhe last of the oldest
settlers in the neighborhood. Being so
well and favorably known, people from
miles away attended the funeral. Gently
as gong to sleep he breathed his last.
The, day of the funeral was very pleas
ant, nwarm and batmy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
ANDERSON ROBBERY.
This Refers to q Town and Not a
Person.

Chief Donahue today received mes
sage fron Sheriff Misgen of Steel coun-
ty, saying that last night store in the
village of Anderson, four or five miles
east of 0Natonna, was broken into and
a quantity of goods stolen. He thought
that the robbers had taken a freight
train in the direction of Mankato. One
of the parties is suspected of being a
young ex-convict.
The articles stolen were six or seven
jack knives, two pairs of large sized
shoes. two canvass duck coats, one liver
johnson 32 calibre revolver, 1920 in
cash, and $3.50 worth of postage stamps.
A reward of SIS is offered for the arrest
of the parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
ORGANIZED AN ASSEMBLY

Ceresco has an assembly of the Equit-
able fraternal Union, organized on Feb.
% last by Isaac Roberts, district deputy.
The officers are as follows: President,
S. Il. Thurston; vice president, Mrs. L.
Ashley; secretary, Robert Burgeson;
treasurer, c. C. Francis; adviser, Eta
Cooling; ward, Frank Kelly Mr.. Rob-
erts did well to start out with an as
sembly forty members. He has Great
ed great interest in the plan of insur-
ance the order offers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
M'CkBE's SHORTCOMINGS:
Show Nan Said to Have Obtained
Money on Worthless Pager.

A eofO1ed man giving the naeae of D..
w McCabe, and claiming to be the gen
Grad agsHt of the "Trip to Honolulu"
company, is wanted in several towns in
this wioa4ty, according to information
received by Chief Donahue yesterday.
The eaief Geceiyed from Sheriff Smith of
LIE SEeur an order signed by McCabe,
drawn onSIW. S. McCabe, manager of the
"Trip 10 Honolulu" company, asking him
to pay the bearer $25 on sight McCabe
is said togh2ve gotten the cash for this
from Weber & Janda of LIE Sueur The
paper was really sight draft, and was
drawn Feb. 9Th upon w. S. MaCabe
at Winnebago City. 1t was cashed and
then forwarded to Winnebago City for
collection Hreame back protested by the
State Bank of Commerce of Winnebago
City. Sheriff rSsnith also forwarded, che
protest notice.
McCal,e is said to have seeursd SIC at
Nontgont ery in about the same manner,
AID $25 from "a Medelia saloon keeper
by giving his own check upon James
vile bank, when he had no funds there.
The check was cashed by the saloon
keeper one Saturday night and its
worthless character was not discovered
until the foil owing Tuesday. The delay
in every case nm ascertaining the fraud
ulent character of the transaction
gave RIcCabe an opportunity to escape.
1t is said that aIcCabe resides in Chi
cago, and it is not thought that it would
be a difficult matter o.afprehend him il
the parties who have been the losers by
his transactions dessre to Go anything.
The @hrip to Honolulu" company is
said to have gone to pieces within the
last two weeks. 1t broke up at James
vile, and IT'S next date, at Nysian, was
Fart of the company came to
Mankato and was with the medicine
company that is still hare.
The transactions at lie .SueGr and
Montgomery were done the same day,
and that at Madelia the following Sat
urday night.
A show man was in the city yesterday
who knows NlcCSbe, and he stated to
Chief Donahue That McCabe would be
easy TO identify, as he has a white
strip across his forehead, where he was
once burned This strip is two inches
wide. MeCabe is forty eight years old. |
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
CHOOSE THE NEW B0uKS.
Teachers Reading Circle Board Holds
Its Annual Session.

The Minnesota State Teachers Read
ing circle board held its annual meet
ing at the Windsor hotel yesterday and
had an all-day session while it wresfIed
with the problem of the. recommendation
of two books for submission to the
county teachers.
Fourteen representatives of as many
school book publishing houses were pres
ent and submitted total of thirty
five books to the board, and last night
it was announced that The board has
made selection of Common Sense Didac-
ties by Henry Sabin as text book on
methods, and "Social Spirit IN America"
by DR.. Charles R. Henderson, as gener
al culture treaties. These books will be
sent to the various county superintend
ents throughout TIE state and their use
will be encouraged in the county read
ing circles of which the rural school
teachers are members.
The board, which elected from the
county superintendent association,
meets annually to MAKE selection eof two
books for use in the circles and there
is sharp rivalry among school book pub
fishers for the recommendation. Sew
eral thousand copies CT each volume
will be used throughout she state.
The board before its adjournment
elected ]. E. Keefe, of Or5onville, preSi-
dent; Joseph Davies, st. James, vice
president; G. N. Casander, Winthrop,
secretary; S. V. WILDER, Winona, treas
urer; w. E. Freeman, Mankato, and
T. c. Wollan, Glenwood, are the other
two members of the board. An are coun-
~ superintendent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
FUNERAL OF MIR. KRIEGER.
taany People Pay Homage The Dead
Han.
From Wednesdays Daily.


All that rensi ms on earth so9 the late
John Krieger was consigned TO its final
resting place III Glenwood cemetery this
afternoon TIE funeral services were
held from the family residence on North
Second street beginning at two o'clock
by the local lodge Of Odd Fellows, of
which the deceased was member. This
organization was assisted IN performing
the last rites in honor of the departed
by the -AuroYs Rebekahs and Wilkin
Post, G. A. R. in which latter organiza
ton also Mr.. iKrieger was enrolled, hav-
ing been himself veteran Of the Civil
War. Tie pallbearers were John Klein
schmidt, Mic Petersen and Adolph Lille,
DAD Fellows, and Henry Oshman, Fred
Him. and us. Karmany9 Grand Army
men
The easket, profusely decorated with
wreaths of roses, carnations Tand ferns,
all exqiisitely arranged TO form most
beautiful and appropriate tokens of
homage, stood :at the open door of the
parlor while groups of relatives and
friends passed in and out to obtain a
last look at the mortal frame of him
whom they had so dearly loved.
The hearse followed by a long retinue
of carriages was quietly driven out to
Glenwood cemetery where after the
usual service at the grave, the casket
was lowered into the same, and the
mourners dispersed as silently ss they
had gathered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
WELSH ElSTEDDFOD.
It Opens in Lake Crystal VIII Man.
kalo Choir Competing.

The annual eisteddfod or singfest of
the Welsh choruses began at Lake Crys-
tai last night with concert, and will
continue all of today and tonight. A
choir from Mankato is in attendance
and large attendance is present from
all of the country around, as well as
from some of the large cities.
A number went from Mankato last
night, and about fifty went on the morn
ing train today The later trains took
more. The Mankato choir has been
practicing steadily for some time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
Smother lie Sueur Financial Institution
Goes TO The Wall.
Received Deposits This Morning and
Then Handed Them Back.
lie Sueur County Had Deposits to the
amount of So. 700.
L. Quaskenbush Is the President of
the Bank.
From Wednesdays Daily.

LIE 'Sueur residents were astonished to-
day at the sudden closing of the doors
of the LIE Sueur County bank. De-
posts that had been received in the
morning were handed back later. No
statement has as yet been given 'out by
those in charge as 90 the reason for the
unexpected occurrence. 1t is private
bank, the president being L. 9uacken-
brush. The county is said to have lost
ABOUT $4,000 by the failure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04

Gov. S. R. Van SAINT proposed to the
state capitol commission yester day a
possible solution of the problemat lie fate
of the present capitol
The matter came before the b Gard On
the complaint of the state do Try and
food commission, calling attenic N to the
law which requires the comm ission to
maintain laboratory Gin the capitol -
The capitol commission had discussed
the advisability of moving Il lie aabera-
tory to the state farm school !.
"Why not" asked Gov Van SAINT,
"cut the dome off the old caI ifol and it
will be safe for fifty years. Then the
board of control and other { departments
which cannot be aecommod; tied in the
new building can be taken care of IN
the present capitol?"
The matter will be cor sidered fur
her.
Another suggestion made by Gov. Van
SAINT was that from the dol ne might rise
"Old Glory" in colored lectric lights.
cit would be fine to he I'VE something
patriotic about the build ing" he said.
''We might have it ligh ted when the
legislature is in session"
Architect Gilbert WAS irected to take
the matter up. $780,
Gov. Van SAINT >sah Il lat in his out
going message he would recommend that
the commission be con tinued for the
purpose of building governors resi-
| dence, sort of state white house, TO
harmoaize in architecture with the capt.
| tod, and ;be built near it.
Chairman Seabury thu ought the John
L. Merriam home could be secured cheap,
but the governor thought new house
| should be !br1ilt.
In discussion of the recent capitol
! fires in Iowa and WISCONSIN it develop
| ed that the new capitol is insured fe,
$Z5O,008.
Architect Gflbert~afallenged the news,
paper stories that hreproof structures
| were burned IN the Baltimore fire. He
said he had made "a special investiga-
ton, and the steel sconstruction build
ings, although Quilted, were repairable,
at cost of not to exceed 20 per cent Of
their Original cost.
Without the governor the board had
bare .qnorum, Messrs. Seabury, Du
Toit, Graves and Weaver.
Messrs- De 1aittre and Lamberton
are all in the south, where Mr.. Lamber
ton is quite i'll.
Architect Gilbert read letter from
Archbishop ireland suggesting that
among the historical paintings to grace
the walls of the new pile should be the
discovery of the falls of st. Anthony
10y Father HeGnepin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
SUIT STARTED.
Amboy Elevator Company Will Ask
for a Receiver.

Lamb, McGregor & Co., grain COM
mission men of Minneapolis, have COM
menced an action against the Amboy
Elevator company to recover $2,922.49,
which they claim is for money advanced
the defendant from July 3lst, 1902, to
the present time.
The papers were served this afternoon
on the officers of the elevator com
pany. This company will not ask to
have a receiver appointed to carry on
the business, bring suits against the
stockholders on their stockholders liza
bility, etc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
OPPOSITION TO CALDWELL.
p w. Morrison of Norwood Wants to
Be District Judge.

There is talk of opposition to Judge
CALDWELL of lie Sueur, who comes up tor
reelection this year in the eighth judi
cial district. An effort is being made to
hiring out P. w. Norwood, who was one
of tho third district candidates for con-
eress two years ago, and is an able and
popular attorney. The district includes
lie Sueur. Scott, Carver, Sibley and Nc,
Leod. all third district counties.-Mih-
neapolis Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
SHIPPING IN POTATOES.

A carload OF potatoes arrived in the
city today from the north. 1t was not
the first car to arrive within the last
two weeks, and will not be the last one,
as the price is SO high now as to war
rant shipments coming in. The price
has been climbing up until today it was
$l.l0. With milder weather it is pos
sible to bring in potatoes from else
where.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
DIED OF HYDROpHOBlA.
E. ]. WhippIe Loses Valuable Ami.
NAL Today.

GTOIn AucSudy DaAy.
E. D. Whipple's horse died of hydro
phoHsa in Dr. Dodds' barn this morning.
1t was a most peculiar case. Four
weeks ago at one of the races on the
ICE, the animal was bitten on the pose by
a terrier Nothing was thought of the
injury at the time. Last Thursday for
the first time the animal began acting
queerly. 1t would not eat or drink. 1t
acted great deal like a dog with the
same disease. 1t would snap at any
one who came near it. 1t would never
remain at rest one moment. The horse
was removed to Dr.. Dodds' barn for
treatment Aneasthetics were admins
tered to prevent suffering. Friday and
Saturday it frothed at the mouth. 1t
grew rapidly worse until death occurred
this morning.