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land comfort l have. Why have not
the same right ITO sOwn one as III wealthy
persOn?" OF course she has.
Protect the Public.

The thanks of the public is due Up
ton Sinclair for his expose of the awful
conditions which have existed at the
packing houses in Chicago. Sinclair rak-
ed the muck which caused President
Roosevelt to send special messengers to
Chicago to investigate those Institutions
The messengers found conditions to be
even worse than Sinclair had described
them. Their report has been given to
the public, and it's mighty strong stom-
ach that can stand all the details which
relate to the filth in and about the great
industry of the windy city.
Naturally the packers did not want
the report made public, claiming that the
revelations would hurt their business.
However, President Roosevelt is not
the man to withhold information which
he deems proper for the people to be
appraised of The packers have done
wrong and they must suffer the conse
queHceS.
The packers have sought also the place
obstacles in the way of the Beverage
BILL another fruit of the Sinclair eX-
pose, and which will require the most
rigid inspection of packing houses and is
framed for the purpose of protecting the
public against just such wrongs as have
been perpetrated in the past by the
packers. .a a-
The packers have sought also to place
tie consideration. They have accepted
good money from the people and given
filth in exchange. Now they should be
made to conduct their business under a
stringent measure. The public must
be protected against meats that are liza
Bile to breed disease.
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Seif-Destruction in Germany.

3 The number of suicides in Germany
is causing no end of comment, and espec'
tally the causes which lead up to wOm-
en- taking their own lives.
ten years, as published in Magdeburg
newspaper, is remarkable in that it
shows such slight variations in the num-
Der for each individual year. For eX-
ample, in the year 1895 there were 81
2S5 male and 2,225 female suicides, and
in 1908, lO,Ol7 male and 2,764 female
On basis of 100000 inhabitants, there
were, in 1894, 353 male suicides; in 1899
3l3, and in 1904, ninety two, and in 1899
and 1901, eighty-two female suicides
Remarkable is the steady increase in fe-
male suicides, due no doubt to the in
creased activity of women in industrial
pursuits. The total number of suicides
for the years 1901 to 1904, inclusive, are
as follows: In 1901, males, 9,45l; fe-
males, 1885; 1902, males, 9,765; females
2,57l; 1908, males, l0,0l7; females, 9
7l3; 1904, males, 9,7O4; females, 2,764
! The number for the province of Sax
ony is greater in proportion than else
where in Prussia; while the average for
Prussia for the years 1901 to 1904 is
1913 to 2OS in each million inhabitants
the figures for this province show an
average of 3O7 to 342 The figures
however, for some other German states
show still larger proportion of sui
cides. Reckoned on basis of 100000
inhabitants for the years 1903 there
were in the Duchy of SAKE -COburg -Gotha
Alb, in the free city of Lubbock 42S, and
in the year 1904 in the Duchy of SAKE
Altenburg 4l5
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new PROPOSAL MADE.
Recorder Hodapp Willing to Let Taxi
payers Decide His Course.

Judge Cray was interviewed today on
the. proposition made. by Recorder Ho-
dapp that the city purchase one block of
the Fourth street property for park
purposes. Mr.. Cray agreed to sell the
block for $1,000. This is $1,000 above
the compromise figure set by the re-
corder, hence cannot be accepted.
Judge Cray informed the Commercial
club committee that he would not hold
the property until an election was held
in the fall, and as a special election
would prove too expensive, Recorder
Hodapp makes this proposition: That if
a majority of the taxpayers will sign
petition requesting him to sign war
rants for the amount stipulated by the
council at the last session, he will not
hold back his signature, but will permit
the park deal to 90 through. The mayor
and secretaries of the Civic league and
the Commercial club are to determine
how much time is to be consumed i'm Sc
curing signatures to the petition and al
so to decide whether ajority has
signed the petition.
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President Mckinley's Stand.

Among other things said by President
William Mckinley, during his last
speech at Buffalo, n. Y, just before his
assassination, was this: .....r
''The period of exclusiveness is past
The expansion of our trade and com
merce is the pressing problem. Com
mercial wars are Improbable. A pol
icy of good will and friendly trade rel
ations will prevent ,reprisals. Reciproc-
spirit of the times; measures of retalia-
ton are not. If perchance some OF. our
tariffs are no longer needed, for revenue
or to encourage and protect our in
dustries at home, why should they not
be employed to extend and promote our
markets abrOad?"
In other words President Mckinley
wall along the sea shores of this coun-
try. He believed in a broadminded and
iiDCiai polNN NHltll Noud S'S W WY
manufacturers of this country an ex'
banded trade and at the same time fur
nish the products of the factories to
home people at a figure somewhere near
the price at whinch the same articles
are sold in foreign countries
Tariff revisionists believe in the same
doctrine as that. preached by President
Mckinley: IF perchance some of our
tariffs are no longer needed, for revenue
or to encourage and protect our indus
tries at home, why should they not be
employed to extend and promote our
markets abroad?" ,ts ,,.Ir
Mr.. Mckinley evidently had in mind
a number of so-called "infants" that
have grown so large that they have real
ly outgrown their protection pinafores
and are ready to done the clothes of
sturdy industry that needs no more OF
the high tariff milk.
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c. D. ?. MEN GATHER
CONTINUED From Page One.1

without being placed under obligations
to such person, firm, OF corporation, and
Whereas, railroad legislation of vast
interest and Importance to the common
people will in all probability come before
our next legislature for consideration
and action by the members of said leg
islature, therefore;
Resolved, That we, the republican
voters of Blue Earth county, in regular
convention assembled pledge ourselves
to vote only for those legislative candi
dates who will promise to refuse free
transportation from any and every rail
road company in the state of Minneso-
ia either by pass, rebate, mileage, or
any other form.
Resolved, That we will use every fair
effort to defeat any candidate for the
state legislature who does not openly
and positively place himself as against
railroad passes for public servants. ies-.
Adopted unanimously. ~
The majority of the state delegation
is for SomerviHe ,is.7l a8 .r4 tsq.l5
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WHlPPLE IS FINED.
La Crosse Judge Imposes Sentence
C. on-Him Yesterday.

+. j. Whipple, the chiropractor or al
legged Osteopath who broke his bail bond
and left the city and state on the eve
of the case brought by the state to
force him to take out a license, being
called in circuit court, left with the
advice of local attorneys, according to
information received by District Attor-
ney Bosshard in a letter from Whipple.
This, however, did not prevent Judge
Fruit passing judgment on his case yes
terday afternoon, and the court impos-
ed fine of $75 and costs or sentence
of 40 days in the county Jail for the run
away doctor" Attorney w. +. Wolfe
refused to say anything in behalf of
his client and left the court room be-
fore Judge Fruit pronounced judgment
District Attorney Bosshard announced
his intention of enforcing the Judgment
if Whipple came within the jurisdiction
of the sheriff during his term as dis
trict attorney.
'Whpple stated in a letter to me
from Winona,p said, Mr. Bosshard, that
he ,ihad given the case considerable
thought and had skinned out with the
advice of number of attorneys whom
he. had consulted previous to leaving La
Crosse. |. would suggest that the court
give him good, stiff sentence The PEN
atty pronounced was nearly the max
imum, which. is $l0OwLa Crosse
Chronicle -t. .,..,
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Regarding Mr.. lverson.

"There is some little stir in political
circles over an alleged conspiracy to de-
feat State Auditor Iverson for renomi-
nation at the Duluth convention. A care
a disposition to down the popular state
auditor should the opportunity arise, but
the unwritten law giving faithful Off
cial a second term will tend to weaken
the effect of any such movement. One
can easily see why certain interests
might avail themselves of any opportun-
ity to defeat Iverson who has been in
strumental in doubling the taxable valu
alton of large interests in the big cities
notably the street railway companies,
who have had their valuations nearly
doubled during his administration. This
fact is significant in connection with the
activity of the twin city organs of the
railway companies and individuals close
ly allied with them. 1t hardly seems
possible that the movement can become
very formidable, but the friends of val
alton and taxation; of big interests on a
similar basis as the farmer and private
individual should be on their guard"
The above is from The Elk River Star
News and we are inclined to the belief
that it states the situation correctly.
Mr.. Nerson has made an excellent of
fetal and deserves denomination.
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Has the Diamond, All Right.

Omaha, Neb., June 6.-Mae Thomas
will not undergo surgical operation
for the removal of the $3.50 diamond be-
longing to Combs, the jeweler, which she
swallowed two weeks ago. DIR. Henry,
one of the best known surgeons in Oma-
form the operation tomorrow, but
when Mrs. Thomas found that County
Attorney Slaybaugh would not promise
her immunity from prosecution on the
charge of stealing she would not go
on the operating table.
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Development of Santo Domingo.

OF late considerable has been said il
the public prints concerning the trou
bles in SantO Domingo, but not much
which relates to the industrial develop
ment of that country.
The republic of Santo Domingo has al
area of about $4,000 square miles, Oh
two thirds that of the island which it
occupies with Haiti, and has a popula-
ton of about one-half million souls
Probably no country on earth of equal
extent has so many natural elements OF
prosperity within its borders as SantO
Domingo.
It's agricultural, mineral, and forest
resources, although hitherto compare
lively neglected, are remarkably var
led and important. The principal prod
ucts of the soil are sugar, cacao, coffee,
tobacco, bananas, and other tropical
fruits. The mineral resources include
gold, iron, copper, quicksilver, petroleum,
loSN Sttlts anu OtHcl
and metals. The products of the for
est are also extremely rich, including
mahogany, satinwood, lignum vitae,
lancewood, oak, pine, logwood, fustic,
several species of palms, and many val
liable fiber producing and medicinal
plants.
Fertile lands suitable for the cult
walton of almost any product of the
tropical or the temperate zone may be
purchased very cheaply, and stock rails
ing has proved to be profitable indus
try, shelter not being required and nut
ritious grasses being found in .abund-
ance upon the plateaus. Several fields of
domestic enterprise await profitable oc-
cupation, particularly railroads., coast
ing steamers, banks, and sawmills.
The total foreign commerce of the
republic now amounts to about $4,000
600 per annum, of which the imports
constitute, in round numbers, $1,000
900 and the exports 100000.
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Thrift And An Automobile.

Mrs. Christine X. Huber, a Battle
Creek, Mich, washerwOman, rides in an
automobile which she paid for from the
moneys which she earned over the tub
She cares for from eighteen to twenty
four families washings week, making
about twenty five dollars on an average
She is typical German woman, frugal
and respected in the community in which
she lives. For eighteen years she has
taken in washing, caring for five chill
dren and giving them cOmmendahle
education. She owns the house in which
she lives, another house which she rents,
and a farm Besides this she laid aside
$1,000, with which she bought her car.
Mrs. Huber certainly is woman OF
energy and thrift.
When Sunday comes Mrs. Huber en-
joys herself immensely riding through
the country in her automobile. She
says she forgets her home cares and en-
Joys the WOouS anu CHe green Heiuo'
Then on Monday morning she "makes
the rounds" with her machine, gather
ing the washings. She uses the machine
also to deliver the clean clothes.
Mrs. Huber's house is modern and is
better than the homes of many persons
who earn large salaries. "That automo-
bile" she said, sis the only recreation
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ROW AT MADISON LAKE.
A. B."CoIe Given a Thrashing BY a
Woman, Husband Steps In. 81

There was a warm row at Madison
Lake last night, and arrests followed. A
b. Cole, who was a boarder at the Jul
Gus Reinsberg home for short time, is
alleged to have made remarks deroga-
tory to Mrs. Reinsberg. Last evening
Cole was in the vicinity of the Reins-
berg home and Mrs. Reinsberg attack
ed him. She is said to have given Cole
severe thrashing. When she had
about finished with the fellow Mr.
Reinsberg put in an appearance and both
men are said to have pulled their guns
The marshal showed up and separated
the combatants. He afterward swore
out warrant for their arrest. They
were brought before a justice for a
hearing.
Reinsberg is also justice of the
peace at Madison Lake and a prominent
business man. He is well known IN
Mankato.
Rensberg pleaded guilty and Justice
j. X. Knapp fined him $40 and costs,
also placing him under a 5000 bond to
keep the peace.
Cole is man past seventy five years.
He threatens to get out warrant for
the arrest of Mrs. Reinsberg.
Cole was before Justice. Knapp this af
ternoon and fined $3.50 for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
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OLD MAPLETON NOTES.

Charley Stevens and family spent
Sunday at the home of Joe Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper Sundayed
with George Phelps. r.
August Zinzler has purchased graph
aphone recently.
Joe Stevens purchased horse of Ben
Taylor Monday.
Quite a few from this neighborhood
attended the graduating exercises Mon
day evening.
Mrs. L. A. Phelps and children started
for Glencoe this week where she ex-
poets to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kuni
Charley Cornell was an Amboy Wis
itor Monday.
Miss Catherine Hart of Mankato is
the guest at the home of Judd Cornell
this week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Last Saturday Charles Johnson of
Butternut Valley received telegram
from Fargo, n. d., saying that his SON
in-law had been killed. Mrs. Johnson
left Immediately to 90 to her daughter
Thomas Crume was tending bar in a sa-
loon at that place A man went into
the saloon and asked for drink which
Crume refused him. The man pulled a
gun, sent two bullets through the heart
of his victim and proceeded to another
saloon with the gun in his hand, where
he was arrested a few minutes later
Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Health Officer O'Hage in an address
before the Women's club in st. Paul
said: "Some people say that a bank OF
smoke hanging over a city is sign OF
industrial prosperity. l wish to con.
tradict them. A bank of smoke over a
city is a sign of industrial stupidity
Not only is smoke waste of fuel, that
having been time and again demonstrat.
ed, but is danger to health" Burn the
smoke.
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Improving st. Peter Fair Grounds.

c. w. Carpenter and f. E. Miller
president and secretary of the Nicollet
County Agricultural society, have
awarded a contract for the erection of a
large stock barn at the driving park
st. Peter is to have the opening date of
the Minnesota state fair short ship cir
cult. and it is evident that the races will
attract some of the fastest horses in
the northwest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
Inscription Raised Storm.

Racine, Wis.,, is in stew over the
question: Has lot owner in a GENE
terry the right to place a monument
theron bearing an inscription not in ac'
cordance with the belief of other lot
owners and obnoxious to their taste
This important question will in all prob
ability come before the city council OF
Racine and eventually be fought out in
the courts.
Former Mayor NJ. NJ. Secor, who last
week caused a handsome $4,000 granite
monument to be erected on his burial
lot in the Mound cemetery, admitted to
be the most beautiful Protestant burying
ground in Wisconsin, and where close to
$4,000 bodies are inferred, is being call
ed upon to defend the inscription, which
is as follows:
This world is my home.
'TO do good is my religion.
"Why did the good God create a bad
devil?"
On Memorial day at least 5000 per
sons crowded around the monument and
commented upon it. Mr.. Secor was there
and vigorously discussed the right tc
have what he pleased on his monument
so long as it was not obscene At times
the argument became heated and strong
language was used.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

estimating the deposits of the Province
of Shansi alone at 100000, 900 900 tons.
Siberia and the island of Sakhalin are
also credited with vast deposits of unes-
timated extent.
Taking these figures as being some
where near the correct estimate, the peo-
Pile need have no fear of a coal famine.
But the price of the article is what wor.
ries us the most.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

That Cummins Perkins gubernatorial
fight in Iowa continues red hot. Cover
nor Cummins has the upper hand of the
contest and all the signs point to his
winning out. He is tariff revisionist
He does not evade the question, but
stands boldly out for a change in ex.
listing schedules. There is no shilly-
shallying in the makeup of the Iowa
governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Andrew Carnegie contributed $4,000
to the Albert Lea Presbyterian college
if like amount was raised. James j.
Hill and r. b. Janney of Minneapolis
helped out the fund and the Carnegie
gift was secured. The college, however,
has raised $4,000 more and will reopen
Sept. IL with an endowment of 100000
after being closed for two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Judge Severance and daughter Nettie,
came up from Mankato last week. The
Judge was here on business of life insur-
ance of Rasmussen. The Judge still re-
tains that force of character he had
when occupying the bench. There are
very few more intelligent, bright attor-
neys in the northwest than Judge Sew
erance.-Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

tramps in Alaska. Tramps are every
where and constitute an eyesore. They
are considered to be vehicles of infec-
tious diseases. Legislation by parlia.
ment to regulate and mitigate the evil
is recommended, though no solution of
the problem short of finding employ
ment and paying better wages is re-
garded as possible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Music hath its charms and likewise
its influence for good over men. Music
is playing a part in the. construction of
the Panama canal. 1t is said that the
laborers from the West Indies are all ac-
customed to sing while they work and
bosses are developing their gangs into
:well-organized choruses. Songs written
especially for the men are being rehears-
ed as they dig. e..a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Alton p. Parker the man who ran for
president on the democratic ticket four
years ago, will be entertained at Lake
Miltona, near Alexandria, during July,
1t is hoped that the judge will be able
to catch more fish than he did votes
in this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

The Minneapolis Journal says: "'Ev-
erything is made use of but the squeal,
used to be said of the hog at Packing
town. The public is now finding use for
this discarded feature" The packers
themselves are squealing pretty loud,
too, since the investigators report was
made public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

This is Governor Johnson's busy week.
He is the central figure at the COM
mencement exercises. Even the sweet
girl graduates are lost sight of when
the governors eloquence and flowry
speech is at its best.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

A prominent writer says that if birth
days were abolished, the average use
they have reached the age limit be-
cause they think they must and because
it is customary, and with a knowledge
of true hygiene and the art OF living,
the dead line Of years would disappear,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Railroad employees are protesting
against that section of the rate bill
which prohibits the companies from is
suing passes to themselves and families.
The employees are right in their conten-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

The editor of an exchange says: "If
you want to be swinded, come here
Don't write to catalogue houses. You
can be swindled just as thoroughly by
home talent at less expense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

One of the easiest and most effective
ways to destroy the packing house com
bine is for the public to patronize the
independent houses throughout the coun-
try. 'W 4"
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Will Is Filed.

The will of the late Edward j. Scott
of st. Clair was filed for probate be-
fore Judge Hughes in the probate court
this afternoon. The personal property
is valued at $500 and the real estate
at $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Probably with a view of checking the
slump in marriage in Chicago the au-
thorities are putting thousands of extra
lovers" benches in the parks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

The paper trust was not made of
straw, Notwithstanding its collapse when
the! court got after it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Railway postal clerks say that out.
siders have absolutely no idea of the
immense volume of mail back and forth
between the east and west, since the
earthquake. Postal cards bearing pic
lures of scenes wrought by the earth
quake are being poured over the coun-
try by thousands, and at present give
no indication of cessation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08

Business conditions continue general
ly satisfactory is the declaration of that
well-knOwn financier, Henry Clews.