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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
c. A. Nolan.

Funeral services over the remains of Charles A. Nolan, who died Wednesday morning, were conducted from his resi- dence on Nolan avenue. Fountain Heights yesterday afternoon, and the interment was in Oak Hill cemetery The Rev Quincy Ewing conducted the services.
 The deceased was a we'll known and popular man in the district, and was prominent iii business affairs. He was cashier of the Bank of Ensley and director in the Pratt Coal company.
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PERSONAL.

J. A. Baugh of Savannah Is at the Morris.
 w Freeman of Cincinnati Is at the St. Nicholas.
 D. W. Galln of Hamilton, Ohio is at the Morris.
 R. L. Baskette of Nashville is at the St. Nicholas.
 Miss Truzella Knight of Mitchells is the guest of Miss Eva Lee Summers of East Lake.
 MT. and Mrs. John T. Hardie have re- turned from their wedding journey and are at home at Vincent Lodge.
 J. H. Monerief, formerly with the hite-Blakeslee Automobile company, has accepted a position with the Mobile Motor Car company. He has spent a num- ber of years studying the constructiea and running of automobiles, and has many friends here.
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Canal Zont Does Not Agree
 With Him Physically
TALK OF HIS SUCCESSOR
Senator cockrel and Judge Magoon Are Mentioned, But the Pr@s,'
 dent Has Reached No
 Definite Conclusion.

Washington, November 7.-Frank J. Hecker has resigned as member of the Panama canal commission.
 MT. Hecker's letter of resignation fol- lows:
 'Isthmian Commission,
 Washington. D. C., Nov. Il, 1sO4. MT. President-A stay of fifteen weeks on the isthmus during the past sum mer has convinced me that the effect of the climate of the canal zone Is so un- favorable to my health that continued periods of residence there such as the duties of the isthmlan canal make de- sirable if not imperative. would be at the risk of general breakdown both physically and in efficiency of service. Therefore. with sineerest regrets. I feel to tender my resignation to take effect as such a date as 1t may please you to accept 1t.
 Thanking you for the honor done me In having appointed me member of the commission to carry on this great and important work, and assuring you of my appreciation thereof. I am very re- spectfully,
 Your obedient servant,
 FRANK J. KICKER"
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R. L. Baskette of Nashville is at the St, Nicholas
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The Presidents Reply.
The Presidents reply follows:

The Presidents reply follows:
 White House,
 "Washington, November 16, 1904. My Dear Colonel Hecker: accept your resignation with extreme reluctance, and wish now to thank you for the courtesy you have shown me In deferring 1t so long as you have. I appointed you be- cause I believed you were exactly the type of business man we needed on the commission, ani the ability with which you have served las amply justified thls belief
 Il am sorry that von feel that your henlth VII not per mt you to serve longer. With best wishes, believe me- sincerely yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
 ITO Col. Frank J. Hecker, Isthmian Canal Commission. Washington, D. c.
 MT. Hecker is from Michigan.
 No Decls n as to Successor. President Roosevelt has not ct consid- cred the subject of a successor to Colonel Heeker on the commission. Indeed, an intimation Is given that It may be some time before an announcement IS made as to his successor. The President regards the appoint a. mt of member of ;he com mission of such an importance as tc war rant very careful consideration. Such a man as he desi.es is not easily to be cb- tained, and as the preliminary woll of the commission is well in hand, there is no absolute reason that the appointment should be made immediately. The presf- dent has not intInated to anybody whether he has any man in mInd for the place or not.
 There has been some speculation regard ing the successor of Coionei Iecker ard several names have Leen suggested, among them Senator Cockrell of Mis- souri and Judge Charles E. Magoon. who Is now attorney to the commission.
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NOTICE. s5,000 REWARD !!

By authority of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Com pany, a reward of Five Thou sand Dollars is hereby effer- ed for information that will lead to the arrest and convic- tion of the person or persons who shet Superintendent w. s. Lang, at Bloct0ns Satur- day, Nov. l2th-
 Tenn. Coal, Iron & R. R. Go.
 by D. H. Bacono PreS't
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E. T. Shaw & Son. undertakers. sl2 North Twentieth street Both phones g.
  GREEN & CO, UNDERTAkERS
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At the plic

At the DIIou. "Why He Divorced Her. continues to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

D. W. Ga1ln of Hamilton, Ohio, is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

J. A. Baugh of Savannah Is at the
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". Freeman of Cincinnati Is at the St. Nicholas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Never was greater or more en-
thusiastic audience gathered, or rather
packed, into the opera house than the
one that greeted Hon. Robert C. Dunn,
the republican candidate for governor,
and Congressman +. c. Stevens of st.
Paul last evening. 1t was a mighty out
pouring of the people of Mankato and
vicinity to do honor to the man who
will fill the governors chair during the
next two years, at least. If there was
ever any doubt as to the kind of wei
come that Mr.. Dunn would receive in
Mankato it was entirely dissipated when
the clans gathered last evening. There
was not even standing room left at
eight o'clock, every available foot Of
space being crowded with humanity.
Three hundred voters sat on the stage
and seventeen hundred more face; the
speakers. Hundreds were unable to
gain entrance to the house and were
obliged to retrace their steps.
At the johnson meeting Monday night
it is estimated that very large pro-
portion of the audience came from St.
Peter, estimates published running as
high as 700 to 1000. Last night as
sistance from neighboring cities was
not required to pack the house. Nor
was it $40 o'clock before the curtain
arose, as was the case Monday night.
1t was just eight o'clock when the pro-
ceedings opened, just the hour announc-
ed. Republicans are never slow, as will
be shown next Tuesday, when the votes
are cast
The audience included good many
ladies, but the great majority of those
present were voters.
The Concordia band rendered several
pleasing selections.
A large silk flag hung back of the
stage, to which was attached Mr.. Dunn's
picture, and on either side were pic
lures of Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Other
pictures of the leaders were placed to
the sides of the stage.
The large attendance was due partly
to the hard work of the state central
committeeman, John f. Diamond, upon
whose shoulders devolved most of the
work of advertising the meeting and
looking after the details. Mr.. Diamond
has reason to feel proud of the splendid
success of the meeting.
Interested the Audience.
Mr.. Dunn spoke for two hours, and
pleasantly disappointed those who did
not realize his power as IA speaker.
Plain, homely, without flowers of rhe-
toric or spread eagle oratory, his ability
to state facts and hold the close atten-
ton of his hearers is remarkable. He did
not have to resort to story telling in
order to sustain the interest of the au-
dience or illustrate his points. He COW
cred each point lucidly and in order, in
the same efficient way that he con-
Quoted the office of state auditor and as
he will, if elected, conduct the office of
governor and the greater affairs of state.
He has mastery of facts and fig
ures, and comprehensive grasp of af-
fairs. His language was chaste and
his periods rounded, and he certainly
made pleasing impression and put to
rout the swarm of lies that the opposi-
ton is seeking to defeat him with in
the absence of any good reasons for his
defeat.
Congressman Stevens is also an able
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permanent school fund. We are all
proud of our magnificent university, OF
our normal schools, and other state edu-
cational and reformatory institutions.
These were all built up under liberal re-
publican policy. Any young man or
woman in this state who is not able to
obtain an education owes the fault to
himself or herself.
Record as Auditor.
Mr.. Dunn said he was willing to stand
or fall upon his own record in office. He
would refer to Mr.. Jonnson's public
record only. He would not say and
never did say anything in reference to
Mr.. Johnson's private life. Mr.. Dunn
said that he (Dunn) made four reports
as state auditor, and every recommends
ton had been followed by laws pre-
pared by him, and he defied anyone to
point to any of these laws as not
being in the interest OF the people. He
had instituted gross earnings tax legisla
ton, which the people, strange to say,
did not endorse at the polls two years
ago. 1t requires a majority of all the
votes cast at the election to carry CON
stitutional amendment. He hoped that
every person within range of his voice
would vote for this amendment next
Tuesday, for its adoption would mean
that the railroads would have to pay
100000 more taxes into the state treas
ury. This would mean a reduction of
the state tax rate to LIB mills. The
railroads should be treated just like
all other tax payers, no better and no
worse. A four per cent gross earnings
tax will just about equal what the peo-
pie in Blue Earth county pay. at has
been charged by my opponent that | am
the candidate of the railroads, but no
railway president or attorney ever rec
commended that their taxes be increas-
ed" declared Mr.. Dunn.
Board of Control
Mr. Dunn spoke of the board of control
which John A. Johnson Monday night
opposed in his speech. He said that
he was the author of that bill Mr..
senate to place the university and normal
schools under the scope of the bill, be-
cause he was opposed to the bill and ex-
pected to carry the friends of the school
against it and thus defeat it, but to his
surprise it was passed. The law has
been i'll effect three years July 3lst last,
and in this time the board of control has
saved to the state 100000 in mainten-
ance of the state institutions the wages
of the employees have been increased
$40 on the average, and the inmates
were never better clothed or fed than
now. The cost of binding Irvine made
at the state prison has been reduced so
that the farmers the last three years
have saved $45l 900 as compared with
trust prices. The state made a profit
of $22S,00O, and last month the board
turned S250,0O0 into the state treasury,
this being the cost of the plant, so
that it has cost the state nothing.
Why does Mr.. Johnson oppose the
board of control, which has saved the
state 100000 in the face of rising prices,
and $450,000 to the farmers on binding
Irvine? Simply because he lives in st.
Peter, where state insane hospital is
located. The towns where the state
institutions are located have labor
ed under the impression that
the institutions belonged to them.
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Thunderous and Deafen=
ing Applause Puntu=
ateS UtteranCeS of the
Man Who Will Achieve
Stupendous Victory.

no hypocrite, whatever else may be-"
declared Mr.. Dunn vehemently.
Mr.. Dunn stated just what he did
say in regard to the old soldiers, upon
which he has been badly misquoted. He
was in favor of caring for every old sol
der in the state who needs it. 1t
would be disgrace to the state for any
old soldier to lack the necessities or
the comforts of life during his few re-
naming years on earth.
Johnson's Attitude Toward Soldiers.
Mr.. Dunn spoke of the law for the
prevention of the dcsecration of Me-
mortal day. The lower house passed the
bill unanimously. In the senate, John
A. Johnson, the democratic candidate for
governor, cast the sole vote against the
bill. Mr.. johnson was one of the SEN
ators who fought the Spanish American
war history bill, and got it killed. His
love and reverence for the young SOL
diers was not any greater than it was
for the old soldiers.
Nobody was ever subjected to such
an. l maintain that was fairly and hon
estly nominated for governor. Before /
aspired for the office of governor, | was
considered a fairly good citizen. Even
Mr.. Lind complimented me highly. Mr..
Mr.. Lind as a politician. Now he tries
to make it appear that L was a very
reckless official, and lost great deal
of money for the state. L know Mr..
Lind, and in his heart of hearts he has
no love for Mr.. johnson, because the lat
ter opposed nearly every measure that
Lind as governor wanted passed. Lind
told the truth the other day when he
said he did not care a snap who was
elected governor. My record was good
enough to help elect two or three men
to the office of governor, but it is not
good enough to elect Bob Dunn to the
office. L am no better nor no worse
than l was then. Nobody discovered
that l was very bad citizen until |
made my announcement that L was
candidate for governor, and then the mud
batteries were opened upon me and have
continued so ever since.
Animus of City Press.
"Thc only twin city paper that is sup
porting me is the old reliable Pioneer
Press. The Minneapolis Tribune is very
fair at present. The Globe is owned and
controlled by the Great Northern road,
and its pay rolls are made out weekly
in the offices of that road. The Times
is owned by Thomas Lowry, whose
street car valuation was raised through
my instrumentality from 81 100000 to
about $S,OOOOOO. But the most venal
of all is that mugwump sheet, the Min
neapolis Journal. That paper fought
Clough, but he was elected. 1t supported
Collins for governor, and he was defeated
1t supported Eustis when he was defeated,
and r. G.. Evans for senator and he was
defeated and later died. l hope the
Journal will not support me, for if is
was to do so l would hold up my hands
and admit defeat in advance. Nine
tenths of the corporation owned papers
are owned by tax dodgers, who want to
escape taxation.
Shamefully Villifed.
There are other people that are OPP
posing me. Not three hours ago man
told at the Stahl House that Bob Dunn
was drunk at Kelly Bros. and had said
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! The merchants have realized
good trade The beard of control has
come to stay, and no legislature will
ever dare to repeal Che law. "The uni
versity and normal 6chools should never
have been included III the bill, and should
| be governor and a law be passed
TO take them out fom under the law
| shall sign it, said the speaker.
Caught the Tax Dodgers.
Mr.. Dunn spoke of other splendid legis-
lation that was enacted in compliance
with his recommc, lations. The iron
barons were made pay taxes, now
paying $S00,eOe into tlle ST. Louis county
treasury. The tax lodging corporations
in the twin cities were made TO pay
taxes. The tax payers of the northern
counties were saved thousands of dollars,
for the lumber barons arc required to
pay up their taxes before they can cut
OF remove lumber. Under another law
NltuU Cdll Dc dSScSSpu Ill tltNdJOIS. L Ills
had hitherto escaped taxation, except
in some few instances. a bill for i'm
proved methods of selling state lands
was provided that has made thousands
of dollars for the state school fund.
a state printing law was passed that
saves the tax payers $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Dunn said that he challenged Mr..
Johnson or his friends to point to a
single measure advocated by him when
in the legislature that became law. He
opposed some very meritorious measures.
Mr.. Lind, when governor, vetoed the
sugar bounty steal, and Mr.. johnson vot-
ed to pass it over Mr. Linds veto and it
became law Il refused, as state auditor,
to pay the bounty, because of supreme
court decisions. The Minnesota supreme
court sustained me in refusing to pay
the $4,000 bounty" said the speaker.
Mr.. Dunn referred to circular is
sued by Ell Torrance, copy of which
was handed to him while in MankatO.
The thing that ail5 Mr.. Torrance, Mr..
Dunn said, was that he was the attor-
ney for the sugar company and asked
him to assist to get bill through the
legislature Mr.. Dunn refused. and the
bill failed to pass, and he presumed that
Judge Torrance failed to get a large
contingent fee depending upon the pas
sage of the bill Mr.. Torrance lobbied
hard for its passage.
Punished Timber Trespassers.
Mr.. Dunn said that while he was
state auditor, whenever there was
trespass case where the evidence war
ranted taking the case into court, no
case was settled for less than double or
treble the damage In every case the
very best that was possible was done,
and in every case the full value of the
stumpage was collected There were over
700 trespass cases, each averaging So
600 feet, covering 81 square miles. Prev
ious to his administration, from 1860
down, the records show but $1,000 col
lected for trespass. During his eight
years, $4,000 was collected and every
dollar was turned into the state treas
ury. During his administration $780,
900 more was realized from timber sales
than during all the previous history of
the state, although ten times as much
timber was previously sold or disappear
ed from view.
Those Mineral Leases.
Mr. Dunn spoke of mineral leases, and
explained how they are made. Lind as
serts that some clerks in the auditors
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
Swamp Drainage.

When John A. johnson was in the
senate he voted against the swamp
drainage bill. In the northern part of the
state he endorsed all Mr.. Dunn said in
his Duluth speech, but in Fillmore coun-
ty he took an opposite stand. He either
does not understand the law or is play
ing the role of a demagogue. if the state
pays out 100000 to drain its own
swamp land, the latter could be sold at
So to $40 an acre, whereas now it is
worthless. The money from the sale of
these lands goes into the school funds
of the state and half of it is divided
among the schools of the state
Blue Earth county would receive
more than the four counties put
together where the swamp lands are To-
Gated. II say that it is good policy
for the state to drain its own lands.
The state cannot spend money to re-
claim private lands, and Mr.. Johnson
knows this, yet he is charged with say
ing in southern Minnesota that the state
pays for draining lands in the northern
counties but makes the land owners pay
for it in the southern counties | do
not sing one song in one part of the
state and another in another part. am
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office held mineral leases. 81 did not
know this" said Mr.. Dunn, "and if |
had known of it | would not have cared,
as the state could not lose one cent.
The state cares not who holds the leases,
so long as the fees are paid. Lind bought
two sections of school land while gov
ernor l believe he had right to do so.
He should be man enough to say that if
| it was wrong for clerks to dabble in
mineral leases, it was wrong for him to
dabbe In school land. | never had any
interest at any time in any mineral
lease
MIR. Dunn said that he had questioned
the right of railroad grant. The court
held for the railroad, and he wanted to
appeal to the supreme court, but Lind
was opposed to it.. He found later that
$4,000 acres of state institution lands,
valued at $5,OOO,OOO, had been included in
the courts order. He pursuaded the
company to have the decree reopened and
the land conveyed back to the state. 1t
was too late for the state to have gone
into court. The state did not lose an
acre or a dollar Under Mr.. Lind's
deed the company would have received
SO 900 acres more than it was entitled
to-
Mr.. Dunn told of the Little Falls &
Dakota railway grant. He held that the
road was not entitled to the grant, be-
cause the line was not completed to its
proposed terminal. A compromise was
effected four years later, whereby the
company was to receive one third of the
original grant. The legislature unani
mously enacted law to carry out this
compromise. The land saved to the
state through Mr.. Dunn's contention was
10000 acres, worth 100000. If Mr..
Lind could have made a better settle
ment, why did he not do it when he was
governor? He did not move finger, but
now sits back and, democratic fashion,
criticizes.
Mr.. Dunn spoke of taxation. He said
he felt that corporations should be treat
ed the same as individuals. He was in
favor of an amendment to the state con-
stitution, allowing the legislature more
latitude.
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NtPuUiICdH OUV6fnUl Netucu.
The governor has the appointment of
a large number of officials, and can
form an organization that will contribute
material to his reelection. Mr.. johnson
is shrewd, and will recommend this and
that to the legislature that he knows
is not for the best interests of the
state, not expecting them to be adopt
ed, but for the purpose of misleading
the people. He will two years hence, in
this way, try to capture the legis-
lature, and then how about Senator
Nelson?
President Roosevelt stands for the