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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
ENQUIST IS AT MANILA.
Russian Admiral Had Managed to
Escape the Japanese.

Manila, June 3.-Rear Admiral En-
qmst, commander of the heavy cruiser
squadron of the Russian fleet, arrived
here at nine this evening on board his
flagship, the protected cruiser Aurora,
accompanied by the protected cruisers
Oleeg and Jemtvchug. All vessels are
more or less damaged, and many
wounded men are on board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Gun Club Scores.

From Thursdays Daily.
The following scores were made by
the gun club yesterday: Club shoot
Brehm 20, Eberhart 5, Patterson 81
kruse l6, Stephan IL, Nyquist IA, Saul
paugh Is, Lulsdorf l6, Brett IL. Con-
test shoot-Stephan 10, Patterson lS
Lulsdorf, 10, Kruse 10, Brett IL, total
10; Ebernart 9, Brehm l3, Saulpaugh
20, Nyquist l6, total 65.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
State Park Purchase.

From Thursdays Daily.
Nj. B. Haynes was at Minneopa falls
yesterday, and will go there again to-
morrow to make surveys. The board OF
trade committee is preparing the docu-
ments for the purchase of the neces-
sary grounds for the state park, and
when everything is ready, and the prices
named, it will go to st. Paul to get the
papers signed by the proper officials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09

sentiment and ray waas the street
narrowed. This ought to be done first
as it will be expensive 20 make the
change after stone is doNi. The cost
of the Front street stone will be the
same as new stone, which Mill not in
clude mud and gravel. The gravel
would get to the bottom and The stone
on top.
MIR. Austin said that it would bt
years before the property owners will
ask to have the street curbed and
otherwise improved.
The council voted That the board OF
public works be instructed to place the
Front street macadar: Where the lest
interests of the city require.
City Recorder Hod"pp reported that
the acceptance of the franchise to the
Mankato and st. Peter Railway ans
Lighting company had been filed, and
dISD lie lol Fi.oo'. TN S""'Ni
vatea to 'pprove the hoai.
az Atkinson novel tina: the cit.
attorney be instructed 70 tify the
Mankato Citizens Telephone Co. to re.
move its poles from Filth street be.
tween Main and Walnut streets This
was carried
Aid. Atchison moved That the peii-
ton of the Laird Norton Yards to be
allowed to place the walk on the Pop
lar street side of It's property close M
to its sheds be not greeted. This was
CARVED. 1t was saiI that the c mIany
could widen the walk tc lis property
l:'e if it desires, making i: e.sh. feel
Miic.
re matter Of Cn"h',.e and gathering
Plum street between Fourth and Fifth
streets was referred to the board OF
public works under order No. /, at the
request of AID Mahowald.
Aid. Hampl thought that with lit
tie work the curbing and gathering
could be extended to Fourth. The coun-
ell finally voted to refer the matter tC
the street committee, instead of to the
board.
Aid. Atchison moved that the board
of public works be authorized to re.
move a large tree at the corner of Sec
ond and Jackson street, as it stands
in the way of the curbing. The mo-
tion was carried.
Aid. Mahowald moved that the mat
ter of laying sidewalks along the rail
way property on Fourth street between
Washington and Mulberry streets be
referred to the street committee and
this was carried.
At the request of Aid. Hampl the
matter of improving the alley in block
10, on Third avenue, was referred to
the board of public works to fix it.
Aid. Mahowald said that Kuehnt
Bros. want to move a wooden build
ing four or five feet nearer their fac
tory and place a foundation under it
A motion to grant the request was
carried.
The board of public works reported
that it had awarded to Monks & Nc
Kinley the contract for grading ant
thing the Main street hill for 1888
This firm was the only bidder. The
contract and bond were approved Th'
sureties are Paul Iverson and JOIN
| Nyquist.
ImnrnYamentS Ordered
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09

B. A. Tidland, representing Tidland
Brothers, contractors, has gone to
Clark, S. D., to begin some railroad
grading.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Improvements Ordered.

The board reported favorably upon
the matter of sewer on Bradley street
from Center to Locke, and estimat-
ed the cost at 1886. The matter was
referred back to the board under order
No. 2, to get bids. The cost will be
assessed to the property.
The board reported favorably upon
the matter of curbing and gathering
South Front street from Liberty to
Lamm streets, and estimating the cost
at $2,l49, to be assessed on the prop
erty. The matter was referred back
to the board to get bids.
President Porter said that many of
the property owners want the drive
way from Byron to Lamm narrowed
down to fortyfve feet. 1t is now fif-
lty.
Aid. Heinze moved That the matter of
the width of the driveway be referred
to the street committee to ascertain the
feeling of the property owners and re-
port at the next meeting.
Thos. A. Sherk said that he preferred
to have fifty foot street, but want
ed to consult other property owners.
Engineer Thompson said that a for
ty-five foot driveway curbed and gut.
tered is wider than fifty foot drive
way with the wooden bridges at the
Icrosswalks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Creamery a Nuisance.

Health Officer Edwards said that a
creamery is "a public nuisance and
the dirtiest thing extant" 1t would be
an insult to the two nice hospitals to
put creamery within three blocks of
them, or for that matter within a mile.
The sewer is not large enough, and the
creamery, if built on Rock street, as
proposed, will be declared public nui-
sance, and the associate will be throw
ing away it's money if it builds there.
He wanted to notify the council of this
now. the Civic Improvement league
wants the ashes gathered up by the gar
bage collector. This is not a matter
for the health department. Although
they look bad, ashes are not unhealth-
full.
Mayor Taylor suggested that WON
an be procured to take charge of the
Board of Trade room for the benefit
of ladies visiting the city during the
midsummer carnival The matter was
referred to the committee ON CITY
property to hire woman.
:, Speed of Automobiles.
Aid. Atchison said that he had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
STATE OF THE TRADE.
Dun's Reports Give an Encouraging
Outlook to Business.

NEW YORK., April 7.--Dispatches to
Duns Review contain much that is en-
souraging regarding the business outlok.
Boston reports retail trade irregular. but
the progress recently recorded is not lost,
and textile mills are fully occupied. Textile
production is slowly increasing at Philadel-
phia. AT Pittshurg mill and travellers or
ders are improving, and activity is noted in
building and manufacturing. Wholesale
trade in Baltimore is seasonabIy active.
While trade improves at Louisville, 1t is
still behind last year FaTerable weather
at Little Rock helps trade and collections.
The movement of merchandise at New Or
leans steadily Increases ST. Louis reports
large orders received from travelling sales
men. and numerous mail orders urge quick
delivery. Southern buyers operate more
freely Retail business at Kansas City is
fair; wholesale trade is active Trade has
improved at Grand Rapids. Detroit reports
the volume Of Business satisfactory
Cleveland manufacturers and jobbers In
clothing and k3ndred lines are busy I'M
provement Continues at Cincinnati. Jobbing
and manufacturing are satisfactory at Co
lumbus. business makes steady progress
IN &adlng departments at Ehfcago. Spring
trade at Minneapolis is facilitated by fa-
voraDie weather and shipments of merchan-
disc increase. San Franchises reports that
trade with the orient contiaEks very heavy.
Bank clearings continue heavy and the
total for March is with one exception the
highest ever reported for any single month.
Total exchanges this week at all leading
cities In the United States are 81 7e9. .337 SOB.
a gain of $40 per cent over last year, and
SS.2 per cent compared with the correspond
ing week of 1854
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE
47O MEN OF BRITISH INDIA REGI-
MENTs KILLED.
Frightful Casualties in Recent Earth.
quake at Hill Station of Dharm-
sala-Buried Alive.

LAHORE, India. April -Four hundred
ana seventy men of Gurkha regiments
were buried alive as result of the earth
quake at the hill station of Dharmsala ac-
cording to the latest information from that
place. The report adds that it is impossi-
bic to rescue the entombed men
According to the reports received here
only 14o soldiers, mostly Gurkhas. were
killed at the Dharmsala cantonment. and
these were crushed to death through the
collapse of stone barrack building 1t is
added. however, that seventy-one Gurkhas
are missing.
In addition to the Europeans already re-
ported killed at Dharmsala, seven children
of Europeans are said to have met their
death.
The greatest difficulty is experienced in
procuring news from Dharmsala. The tele-
graph staff al the station there was prac-
lcally wiped out and a temporary office has
Deen opened thirteen miles from the town,
but the facilities are most scanty
The kangra valley is believed to have
been devastated, and it is reported that the
town of kangra was reduced to ruins with
great loss of life. No confirm tion OF the
report is obtainable, the telegraph sta
tion at Kansyra is wrecked
private telegram received here says the
whole town of Palampur containing about
5000 nhabitants) has been leveled TO the
ground and that not a single building Is
left standing. This announcement has not
been confirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
MURDER VICTIM A PEDDLER
Murdered Man at San Francisco ;s
Identified.

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA young man
named Henry Heinz, a teamster. has identi-
ned the mutilated body of the victim of the
brutal murder now under investigation as
that OF Harry Una, Sicilian peddIer
" hen Heinz saw the head which was found
on the beach near Meiggs wharf. he was +
nrst somewhat dubious about the identi6-
cation, but later became convinced that he
had made no mistake. Una has been miss
ing since Wednesday,
Inc police are now searchiug for some
trace of the missing peddler. On the other
hand two policemen, who have patroiIed the
Italian quarter for years, believe the body
is that of Sicilian bootbIack who lived in
the vicinity of Dupont and Green streets
near the scene of the murder.
1t was thought for time that the dead
man might by one Rosario Domina a wit
ness in the case of Guiseppi Brogado. who
was murdered in the neighborhood of
Mason and San Francisco streets Janu-
ary 81.
DONNA was a witness against certain
suspects and his life had been threatened.
This theory has, however. been upset by
the discovery that all the witnesses in the
case are alive and well, among them
Domino, who has been located by the de-
tectives at his residence on Bay street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
THE RUSSIAN POSITION.
Exactly Half Way Between Mukden
and Kuangchangtse.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, April "A cablegram from
Paris says: The st. Petersburg corresponds
ent of the Petit Parisen telegraphs that the
Russians are now exactly half way be-
tween Mukden and Kuangchangtse, which
is at the junction OF the Manchuran rail-
road and branch running to I<iria.
General Linevitch's headquarters are at
the railway station of Souanzanku. which
is a strong natural position. He has sue
ceeded in concentrating his whole army.
and has left a sufficient force at Kirn to
hold that position.
The front of the Russian army now ex-
tends for only twenty-seven miles. The
army is supposed to be In a fit state to
meet the Japanese.
The Journals ST. Petersburg correspond
ent is informed that new mobiiiZ tion is
actually in progress. although il is being
effected secretly, and that train loads Of
soldiers are leaving daily for Manehuria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
MIR. J. HAMILTON LEWIS
Talks of the Recent Election in Chi
cago.

Former Representative ]. Hamilton
Lewis, late of the state of Washington
and now of the city of Chicago, was in
town today Mr.. Lewis participated ac-
lively in the recent municipal campaign
in Chicago, taking the democratic public
ownership end of the fight, which was
victorious.
The next two years viii demonstrates"
said Mr.. Lewis today, whether municipal
ownership is the forerunner of govern
metal ownership. That, of course, is the
great question and every mans mind
goes at once to the point whether gov
ernment ownership is to be in the plat
form of either of the controlling political
parties in this country.
Il should express the opinion that IL
this experiment in municipal ownership,
now about to be undertaken by Chicago,
promised by Boston and threatened py
New York should prove satisfactory, IL
will set the pace for a new. declaration
of policy by one of the old parties or
new party built for the occasion con-
fdently believe that if the principles OF
civil service are not adequate to modify
and qualify municipal ownership to
successful degree, we VIII near nothlng
more of government ownership.
But are you in shape in Chicago 10
carry the experiment to a trial? Mr..
Lewis was asked.
1T know what you mean. II is true that
while we elected the mayor the demo-
Gratis do not have a straight party ma
jority in the city council 1t Is assumed
that municipal ownership has majority,
for the independents who were elected
were chosen on the platform OF munici-
pal ownership. realize now oiHIcui.
| ii is to accurately place the Independent
once he is in office. He is free from
party entanglement, it is true. but at
| the same time he has no party TO return
| 70 no Marty Affiliations and that some-
| times makes him desperate
IN this case it will depend upon pupnc
| sentiment If the public pressure IN pc
SaIf Of nornicipaI ownership continues
| do not see how we can fail to put II INTO
| effect / believe that it viii continue;
The public is so Thoroughly o9ttaseo
ovar the street car situation IN Chicago
that nothing short of sweeping reforms
can satisfy. and believe the demand VIII
= da Tor nnLnicipal OMnershlp:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
LEFT FOR MONTE CHRISTI.
Battalion of Marines Taken From
Guantanamo on the Dixie.

The auxiliary cruiser Dixie, which
brought battalion of marines away from
the Isthmus of Panama, left Guantanamo
with them yesterday for Monte Christi,
Santo Domingo. Rear Admiral Sigsbee,
who is in command Of the fleet patrolling
the harbor of Santo Domingo is at Monte
Christi on the flagship Newark. He will
transfer his flag to the cruiser Brooklyn
on her arrival at that port, and the New
ark will proceed to Hampton Roads
There is now in Dominican waters a
large force of United States marines. In
addition to the regular marine guard on the
warships in Dominican ports there is a bat
talon of marines the Dixie and another
battalion on the auxiliary cruiser Yankee,
which recently sailed from Monte, Christi
for Sanchez 1t is said at the Navy Depart
ment that there is no special significance
in their presence in Dominican waters at
this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
WILL MOVE To THIS CITY.
Col. Ernst Has Been Relieved OF His
Work at Chicago.

Col. Oswald H. Ernst, Corps OF Engineers
who has been appointed a member OF ,he
isthmian canal commission. has arranged
to transfer his place of residence from chi
cago to this city. in order to devote more
of his time to the work OF the canal COM
mission He has been relieved OF river anu
harbor work in the vicinity OF Chicago py
Lieut. Col William H. Bixby. Corps OF En-
gineers. but will continue his duties as
president of the Mississippi river comniis-
sion and as a member of the interna tonal
waterways commission. He has been In at
tendance at the meetings of the canal COM
mission in this city for several days past.
but will return to Chicago next Wednesday
in order to transfer his office there to Lieut..
Col Bixby. On the completion of that busi-
ness he will establish himself in this city.
occupying his residence at 1921 Connecticut
avenue and making trips to the canal zone
at short intervals whenever his presence
there is required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
COTTON MARKET TODAY.
Opened Steady at an Advance-Busi-
ness Was Quiet,

NEW YORK, April 1.-The cotton market
opened steady at an advance of 2 points
on April to a decline of l point Cables
were about as expected and the weather,
aside from low temperatures, was general
ly favorable while receipts promised to be
about five times last years rl.
Business was very quiet, and, after work
ing off to a net loss of 3 points under
scattering liquidation and room selling, the
market rallied on covering to about last
nights price.
At midday the market was dull but
steady and net unchanged to ] point high
er. Spot quiet; mddling uplands, sos; mid
ding gulf $50.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
$4,000 bales against 45,022 last week and
1926 last year. For the week. 192,00J
against 204,655 last week, and 4. 1.251 last
year. Todays receipts at New Orleans,
1852 bales, against 1,637 last year, and at
Houston, 7,o1S against 42S last year.
Futures opened steady. April, 7.50; May,
1862; June, 74S bid; July. 7.53; August,
7.56; September, 1852; October, 7.6S; Novem-
Der, T.73 bid; December. III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
CANAL RIGHT OF WAY.
Title to Government for Oregon Water
way is Decided.

PORTLAND. Ore, April THE state of
Oregon has delivered to Maj. w. c. Lang
fit a deed conveying title to the govern
ment of the entire right of way for the
Dalles-Celilo canal. This action removes
the last obstacle to the construction of the
canal and insures the early beginning of
work.
This great undertaking is a canal and
locks around an obstruction in the Column
bia river about 100 miles east of Portland.
The construction of the canal will admit of
transportation by water of almost the en-
tire wheat crop of eastern Oregon. eastern
Washington and Idaho, which last year
amounted to about $4,000, 600 bushels, to the
Pacific ocean.
The length of the waterway that viii be
opened to traffic will be over 800 miles, and
will reach from the Pacific ocean to Lew
iston, Idaho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
BURTON TO RESIGN.
Reported He Believes Time Ripe for
Quitting the Senate

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ABILENE. Kans., April ii r. Burton
Will resign his seat as United States sena-
Tor IN short tine, according to informa-
ton given out by one of his close personal
friends here He is now sounding his
heutenants over the state as he sees them
in regard to the matter
When Burton was first indicted, according
to his frind. he felt sure of acquittal. After
ne was convicted and pending his appeal to
the Supreme Court he could not resign for
fear 1t would be taken as an admission of
guilt.
The Supreme Court reversed the case and
Burton new stands innocent until convicted
again. ~
he believes this good time to withdraw
from the Senate. ..l7r "
,, he realizes that they are after him In
washington and has expressed the belief
MAJ @ ne VIII never be permitted to take his
seat IN the Senate again. regardless of
what becomes of the st. Louis case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
WAS OVERCOME BY GAS
MRS. SAVONIA McDEVITT FOUND
IN UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION.

Mrs Savonia McDevitt turned on the gas
last night before she retired and was found
in an unconscious condition this morning.
On the bed near the foot was the dead
body of "Trilby," the pet pug of Mrs.
McDevitt.
The police went to Mrs. McDevitt's home
S21 G street northeast, about Z O'clock
after her young son had reported that his
mother was in her room with the door
locked and that he had detected the odor
of gas in the house Policemen Smith and
Hayden went to the house with the lad
who is but twelve years of age, and the
latter showed them to the room of his
mother. The door was. locked, and it was
necessary for the officers to use some force
in order to gain an entrance Anticipating
that one would be needed, the officers had
a patrol wagon on hand and hurried the
unconscious woman to the Casualty Hospi-
ta1 where Drs. Lloyd and Perry discovered
that she was in an extremely critical condi-
tion They labored hard to save her life,
and stated this afternoon that their efforts
would probably be rewarded.
Two jets in Mrs. McDevitt's room were
wide open, and quite an amount of gas
had flowed from them during the night.
There was no message left by her, and it
is not known whether or not the gas was
deliberately turned on. 1t is said she had
been separated from her husband since the
middle of February, but had not told her
friends that she contemplated ending her
life Last night several relatives called
and spent the evening, after partakng of
dinner with her. 1t was after 10 o'clock
when the visitors left the house.
The Boys Discovery.
The boy. who is son by former hus-
band, retired shortly after the friends de-
parted but his mother, he thinks. did not
go to her room until after IL o'clock This
morning he was awakened by the odor of
gas, and went TO his mothers room to in
form her that gas was escaping. He was
surprised to find that the gas was coming
from her room and that the door was
locked. Being unable to open the door he
hurried off to the police station.
Mrs. McDevitt's husband called at the
hospital soon as the police informed him
of the affair His wife still uncon-
scious when he reached there and he went
from the hospital to the fiat where he had
lived with his wife and stepson until few
weeks ago. He said his wife had been sick,
and it was only short time since she was
operated upon at Providence Hospital
Why she had turned on the gas in the man
rer stated he could not conjecture.
The sick woman is about forty years old
1t is said she formerly lived in Baltimore
where she inherited considerable sum of
money. She recently received a letter from
Attorney John T. Morris of Baltimore, in
which he told her that her side had been
successful in the Koenig will case.
1t was said this afternoon that Mrs
McDevitt will probably recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
DISMISSED FROM THE SERVICE.
E. w. Shriver Charged With Falsifying
His PAY Vouchers

E. w. Shriver, one of the first special
employees of the rural free delivery service.
has been dismissed on the charge of falsi-
flcation of his pay vouchers 1t is the
custom of the department to require its
special agents to make statements of their
movements while they are inspecting and
establishing rural routes. Shriver stated
in his diary that he had been in certain
places for several days, when 1t was later
learned that he had either not been theFa
at all or had been there fer a much shorter
length of time than he stated. He was ac-
cordingly dismissed.
His pay was 81 geo year. with s4 day
allowed for subsistence, and his territory
covered a great part of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
SENATOR PLATT's CONDITION.
Was Worse Last Night, but Improved
This Morning.

WASHINGTON Conn.,, April THE con-
dition of Senator o. II. Platt, which took a
turn for the worse last evening, showed
improvement this morning.
His physician said that the congestion
that appeared in the right lung late yester-
day afternoon and evening had cleared up
this morning. The senator, he said, had
the most comfortable night since his i'll
ness began.