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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
BRILLIANT NAVAL BALL.
Given in Honor of Admiral Evans and
His Officers.

Old Point Comfort, Va, Dec IA
brilliant naval and military ball was
given at the Hotel Chamberlain in
honor of Admiral Evans and the other
officers of the sixteen battleships
which sail on Monday on their notable
cruise to the Pacific ocean. The re-
ception and dance in the gaily decorat-
ed ballroom closed day given over
almost entirely to social functions.
The ships have reported Ready and
there is little or no work to do. En-
listed men came ashore in large num-
bers, while on board ship the gunners
and wardroom officers kept open
house. Afternoon tea was served on
every vessel and impromtu musicales
were a feature of the entertaining.
Bobbing launches filled with gay par
ties from ashore made frequent trips
during the visiting hours.
The ball, the most formal event OF
the week, called out the special even
ing dress uniforms of the naval Off
GERS, who were all a glitter with gold
lace and trimmings. Army officers
from Fortress Monroe added a bright
touch of artillery red TO the color
scheme. Flags of all nations draped
the ballroom. The social sets of Nor
folk, Richmond, Baltimore, Washing
ton and other Eastern cities were
largely represented in the spectacular
gathering.
Several naval attaches from the for
eign embassies and legations at Wash
ington have arrived here to witness
the maneuvers attending the departure
of the fleet
With regard to the report that all
Japanese servants on board the YES
sells of the Battle-Ground fleet have
been transferred to other ships that
are to be left behind, it was stated on
board the flagship Connecticut that
only those japanese stewards and
mess attendants whose enlistments eX-
pire prior to July 1 next have been
replaced by American sailors recently
trained for the work. Quite number
of Japanese servants, whose enlist
ments have year or more to run, are
being taken along as usual.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
DENOuNCEs THE PRESIDENT
Senator Tillman Delivers an Address
in the Senate.

Senator TiIlman Delivers an Address
in the Senate.
Washington, Dec. ia speech by
Senator Tillman, filled with dcnuncia-
ton OF the president, the secretary Of
the treasury and the department of
justice, of financiers and captains of
industry" was the chief subject of in
terest in the senate. His remarks
were based on his resolutions direct
ing an investigation by the commit
tee on finance of the recent bond is
sues by the treasury department and
Of the issuance of clearing house GER
tificates throughout the country.
Senator Culberson introduced
resolution directing a congressional
investigation of the cause of the pres
ent financial stringency and calling on
the committee on finance of the SEN
ate to recommend measures for the
immediate relief of the country. He
desired to have this resolution con-
sidered at once, but in the absence of
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the COM
mittee on finance, it was allowed to go
over. A number Of other bills were
introduced
The house session was limited to
twenty-five minutes, and little business
beyond the introduction of bills was
transacted. The speaker announced
the appointment of the committee on
appropriations. Both houses agreed
to adjourn on Saturday for the Christ
mas holidays, the recess to continue
until JAM 6. The house then ad.
journed until Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
CONVICT IS FRIGHTENED.
Fears to Face the Unknown Terrors
of New York City.

New York, Dec. 14.-Forty-seven
years a convict and now a free man.,
Franz Hoffman, in years of service
the oldest prisoner in New York state,
is afraid to leave Sing Sing prison and
come to this city, where he fears he
may be run over or lost. Hoffman
has heard Of elevated railroads and
subways and of the new and strange
things to be found in New York, and
the thought Of it all frightened him
so that he begged leave to remain in
prison until next week, when a keep
err will accompany him here. Hoffman
was convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree forty-seven years ago.
81 have heard of trains that run in
the air." said Hoffman, "and of those
that run under the ground, but / don't
quite understand it. I'm safe on a
horse and wagon Yes, I am scared.
l never was so nervous and frightened
as ] have been since learned that
can go free"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
AMUSEMENT PLACES CLOSED
Sunday Closing Law Again Enforced
in New York City.

New York., Dec. 1e.--An enforce
ment Of the Sunday closing law and
the elements combined to provide a
Sunday as blue" as the strictest
Sabbatharian might wish. The amuse-
ment promoters generally kept their
places closed, while an overcast sky,
a damp chill in the air and bad walk
ing shut in thousands, who in lieu
of other entertainment gladly would
have found recreation in the parks.
The restaurants were, as before, bene-
fitted by the changed conditions.
The theatrical men made no at
tempt to test the law and will await
relief in the form of more liberal
Sunday ordinance, which they expect
the board of aldermen to pass.
A few places of exhibition, dancing
academies and roller skating rinks,.
which had been fortified by injunc-
lions that forbade police interference,
did business as usual, and an occa-
sional arrest for Sunday dissertation
was made, but these cases were the
exception.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
ORCHARD ON THE RACK
Attorney BARROW Cross-Exam.
ines Star Witness.
FAILS TO SNAKE TESTIMONY
Story in Spite Of the Efforts of Op-
posing Counsel to Discredit it-Pic-
tured as an Inhuman Monster.

cured as an InnuTtdn Munster.
Boise. Ida, Dec. 14-Clarence Oar.
row, the Chicago attorney who is con-
Quoting the defense of George A. Pet
tibone, had Harry Orchard, the states
chief witness, on the rack for two
hours and half, endeavoring to dis.
credit his testimony The crpss-eX.
animation was rigid and effective in
that in it Orchard was pictured as an
inhuman monster, a murderer, biga-
mist, perjurer, gambler, thief and in
cendiary. Profiting by the failure of
Attorney Richardson in the Haywood
trial, to shake the testimony of Or.
chard, barrow made little attempt to
make the witness contradict himself
Twice only did he try to confuse
Orchard in regard to his testimony
and each time he failed. Reading
from the testimony of the Haywood
trial, barrow endeavored to make it
appear that the witness had changed
his statements, but Orchard forced his
questioner to read more of his testi
mony, given before, showing that his
testimony had been the same at both
trials. barrow laid particular empha
sis on the fact that Orchard was a
criminal before he became acquainted
with Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone
After his cross-eXamination on each
of Orchards crimes before his trip to
Denver in 1908, Darrow asked:
did you know Meyer, Haywood and
Petitioner"
Each time the witness answered
mo-
Mr.. barrow has not yet concluded
his DISCRIMINATION. Mr.. Hawley
stated to the court that the state
would finish it's case by next Thurs
day. Witnesses for the defense were
therefore subpoenaed to appear Friday
Of next week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
POWERS ON THE STAND.
Defendant in Murder Trial Testifies in
His Own Behalf.


Georgeto wn, KY, Dec. 17.-Caleb
Powers, aroused of the murder of
William e. Goebel, testified in his own
behalf
The witness frankly admitted his
connection with the mountain army"
which, he said, was organized for a
moral effect on the election contest
then pending at Frankfort and there
was no threat or intimation of violence
and no instructions given to the noun
taineers as to any threatened trouble.
The famous Marlin rifle with which
the shot that killed William Goebel is
alleged to have been fired, may be pro-
duced in court, despite the fact that
it has not been in evidence since the
day Goebel was shot.
In answer to the questions put to
Powers it developed that Powers had
made an effort since 1903, when he
was last tried, to find the Marlin rifle
with which Goebel was killed; that he
has succeeded; that he has not pos
session of the rifle, but that he had
seen the gun in Georgetown.
Speculation is rife as to what can
be developed from the discovery of
the missing weapon.
On the day of the Berry-Van Meter
contest, Powers testified that he saw
YOutsey with a gun over his knees
sitting at a window after Powers had
unlocked the door of his own office.
He said he was surprised and asked
Youtsey what he was doing. Youtsey,
he alleged, replied: Nothing much"
but that "he was looking for trouble
in the bouse of representatives and
wanted to be prepared
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
LIKE THEIR new HOME
GUS Monsoon WRITES LETTER
ABOUT SAN DIEGO.
Speaks Highly Of the Climate, City Ia
Growing RapidIy!and There No
Knockers.

Gus Monson, writing from San Diego,
says:
1--WE are all we'll; one can't help but
be in such a fine climate as this.
Tourists that have Travelled all over
the world say San Diego has the most
equable climate of any part. This town is
growing, it has grown from twenty to
forty thousand in the last three years:
From the present outlook it is des-
tined to become a very large city. 1t
has SO many natural advantages. Noun
tains back of us are filled with the
richest minerals. The rich lands in
the valleys that has laid dormant for
centuries are being put into use by
irrigation. All the land needs is water
to raise three crops a year. This be-
ing the first American harbor from the
south will no doubt be very impor-
tant one after the opening of the
Panama canal. And one very impor
tant thing l notice everybody boasts
for San Diego, men, women, and child
rem. 1 nave yet failed to hear one
single "knock" against the town by
anyone living here. Those that had
in hand the laying out of this city
certainly had an eye for the future as
the city proper is laid out twenty
three miles long by about eleven miles
wide following the shore of the Pacific.
The Barber Asphalt company is laying
miles upon miles of pavement. The
cement sidewalks are extended in
great many cases to the extreme
limits. Brick is not being used for
paving. OF course an unlimited amount
of good material is close at hand for
making the best of. foundation for
good streets. The city is now filling
up with many tourists from all over
the United States. A great many
of them have been coming here for
years. l meet great many Minneso
ia people here, some permanently To-
Gated here, others only for the winter.
''Kind regards to yourself and family
and all my friends. Can assure you |
have a warm spot in my heart for
Mankato. Came there boy and spent
the last part of my life there always
enjoyed myself. Thanks to the pat
ronage of the good people while | was
in business. This letter is of course,
personal and only such parts of it as
you may consider general news and of
interest to Mankato people,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
DEED Of A LUNAT|C.
Minneapolis Man Murders His
Wife and Himself.
DESP0NDENT OVER LOSSES
Financial Affairs Believed to Be Re.
spons:ble for the Worry That Ended
in Double Tragedy-Wife Fought
Franticaly for Her Life.

Minneapolis, Dec. 14.-Crazed with
worry over financial losses C. M. Col
by, slXty-fve years of age, murdered
his wife and killed himself with
razor in their home at the Oxford
flats, 1908 Harmon Place.
The wife fought frantically for her
life when attacked by the demented
man, and her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Boyd, twenty-five years of age, ran
from the house in search of help, but
returned with aid too late to prevent
the terrible tragedy She found her
parents lying lifeless on the floor with
the blood-stained razor between them.
The insanity which caused the deed
had been noted in Mr.. Colby by his
wife and daughter for some time Re.
peated financial losses had unbalanced
his mind and he had spoken often of
killing himself, and had suggested to
them that they all take strychnine.
Only few hours before he made his
murderous assault upon his wife he
had turned on the gas in their rooms
In an effort to kill his entire family.
The mother and daughter discovered
the leaking gas in the night and turned
1T Off. About o'clock in the morning
Mr.. Colby got up and came into tho
room where his wife and daughter
were in bed. Neither one had slept
after finding the gas turned on and
they were ready for his coming, half ex.
pecting an attack. He simply suggest.
ed that they Kill themselves, but Mrs.
Colby managed to quiet him and he
returned to his ROOM
Women Became Alarmed.
The daughter arose about o'clock
and prepared breakfast Her father
and mother soon came into the kitch.
en-, and while Mrs. Boyd was in the
dining room she heard her father say,
I'VE won't have to work very hard
today, mother"
The fears of both women were
aroused at the tone of his voice, and
as the wife shrank from her husband
he suddenly stepped to her side and
grappled with her. With one free arm
He puileu razor IrOIH MS pocket ana
attacked his wife with it.
The daughter jumped to the rescue
and desperate fight ensued, the two
women battling for what they knew
meant their own and the mans life
They managed to get him to the floor
and while the mother sat upon his
chest and attempted to hold him she
sent her daughter for aid.
Eugene Murray. an expressman, liv-
ing nearby, heard the girls cries for
help and rushed into the house with
her. The sight that met their eyes
was sickening The bodies of the
husband and wife lay on the floor with
blood streaming from ugly wounds in
their necks. Both were dead when
reached
No one saw the struggle in the
house after Mrs. Boyd ran for help,
but it must have been terrific and the
wife evidently attempted to reach the
front door, The daughter left the two
in the kitchen, but the dead bodies
were found in the dining room. Mrs.
Boyd is on the verge of nervous pros
tration as a result of the terrible ex-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
KILLS A VICIOUS BULL DOG
illinois Woman Saves Her Husband
From; lnfuriated Brute.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Roy Wilson,
the wife of an insurance broker, when
she saw her husband at the mercy of
an Infatuated bull dog in their home
in Austin, came to his rescue with
sword, running the animal through
the body and pinioned it against the
wall until dead Wilson, the owner OF
the dog. attempted to discipline it
with whip. The animal sprang at
him, seizing him by the throat. Mrs.
Wilson saw the attack, seizeda sword
that was hanging on the wall and dis
patched the brute Both she and Will
son were found swooning upon the
floor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
STORM AT PENSACOLA.
Does Considerable Damage to Shipping
Interests.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. IA storm
which struck Pensacola did consider
able damage to shipping interests.
During the height of the gale, which
attained velocity of forty-five miles
an hour, the Russian ship Avonia,
which was in the harbor, dragged her
anchors and collided with the British
barge Emma Parker, damaging that
vessel to 2 considerable extent.
Four loaded and five empty barges
broke their moorings and were
beached. Much damage of a minor
character was done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
WOUNDS A YOUNG WIDOW.
Ohio Man Then Tries to End His Own
Life.

Cleveland, Dec. 14.-George P.
Harpst, president of a real estate con-
Germ, shot Mrs Mary Volek, a young
widow, and then turned the revolver to
his own head and fired. Harpst may
die. The woman was but slightly in
jured.
Harpst had business dealings with
Mrs. Volek and had obtained money
from her. 1t is claimed he sought adj
ditional financial assistance. They
auarrelled and the shooting followed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Three Men Fatally Injured.

Marshalltown. Ia, Dec. 1S.-Three
men were fatally injured and one
other seriously hurt by the overturn-
ing of a locomotive while they were
clearing away wreck on the Chicago
and Northwestern railway near Deep
River, ia. The men were caught I'M
der the engine and scalded by steam.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Valuable Diamonds stoI.n.

New York, Dec. 18.-According to
the police "a valuable package was
stolen Saturday night from wagon of
the United States Express company
Investigation has developed the fact
that the package contained diamonds
valued at something more than $780,
600 and were consigned by the Alfred
H. Smith company to New York socie-
ty women who are stopping at Wash
ington, d. C.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Dogs Get the Stolen Beef.

Someone stole a quarter of beef
from Frank Shafer last night. Today
Mrs. II. F. Shaw saw some dogs eat
ing something under bridge over the
Thompson creek and upon investigation
discovered quarter of beef. She re-
ported the matter to the police, and
Mr.. Shafer in turn was notified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Cook Accused of Murder.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 1S.-Georr,c AL
lenses, Greek cook in rest trant,
has been arrested charged with the
murder of Edward Dorsey, a cement
contractor, who died at his home in
Cincinnati two days ago. 1t is claimed
that Allemeses struck Dorsey over the
head with an ice pick Dec 8. fractur-
ing his skull. Allemeses claims Dor
sey was disorderly and had to be put
out of the restaurant. and that he fell
and injured himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
TWO MEN COMMIT SUICIDE
One Cuts His Throat and the Other
Shoots Himself.

Milwaukee, Dec. 16.-Two young
men, Herbert Schmidt of Milwaukee
and Thomas M. Stanton of Chicago
were found dead in one room at the
Plankington House. Schmit had ap.
parently cut his throat with razor
which was lying by his side, and Stan
ton had shot himself. Both were
stark naked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
KILLED THREE MEXICANS.
Paymaster for the Greene Mines Is
Now In Prison.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. IA telegram
received here from Conchano, Mex,
said that Scott White, paymaster for
the Greene mines. had killed three
men in fight in an eating house. A
party of MeXicans entered the place
where the Americans were dining, be-
came abusive and were elected by the
Americans. A few minutes later the
Mexicans returned, armed, and bat
men that crossed the threshold were
killed by White, who has been locked
up in the Mexican prison at Conchano.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
FOUR PERSONS INJURED.
Score of Families Driven From Their
Homes by Fire in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Four persons
were injured, score of families driven
from their homes and twenty-nine
horses We're burned to death when
fire attacked the bottling plant of the
Cook Brewing company at Twenty
sixth street and Cottage Grove ave-
nue.. The building was destroyed, en-
falling loss of 100000
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
O'Brien Knocks Out Heveron.

Philadelphia, Dec. 14.-Jack O'Brien
Of this city made his first appearance
in the ring here since his recent
fiasco with Tommy Burns in Califor-
MIA and Knocked out Bill Heveron. the
English heavyweight, in the opening
round before the Industrial Athletic
club. Heveron did no. land a single
bow,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
In Honor OF kinn Oscar.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-THE Swedish
Americans of Minneapolis will show
their respect and honor for the late
King Oscar of Sweden next Thursday
in one of the greatest memorial serv-
ices ever planned III the United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
The Rise of a Painter.

Only painters looked long atrthe pic
ture which Eugene Carriere exhibited
at the salon of 1877, and for a dozen
years afterward, while his portraits
and his studies of children and women
steadily gained in distinctive charac
ter, they puzzled and repealed the I'M
wary, says Henry Copley Greene in
the Century. Their merging varied
colors in single tone, their dissolving
of sharp contours in smoke hued mist.
suggested either insincerity Or myopic
vision. Yet little by little Carriere i'm
pressed first a few artists and critics.
then part of the public, then even
the ministry of fine arts. In 1889 he
was decorated, and in the next year.
when his paintings were seen at the
then new Salon du Champ de Mars
isolated in single group, Carriere be-
gan to be more widely understood. His
fervid sincerity reverberating, as it
were, from picture to picture destroy,
ed all Suspicion Of pose, and as his
technic grew familiar the sculptur-
esque solidity of his heads and figures
appeared through that mist in proof of
his genius of eye and hand.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-25
A nine room house for sale or rent
Inquire of F.. G.. Blank. 40t
How Prisoners Read.

cit is rather pathetic" said prison
chaplain, 1.-The way our inmates read
their surreptitious newspapers. 1t is
bad for the poor fellows eyes too
'It is against the rule for them to
read in their cells, and in the cell doors
there are peepholes, to which the jail
ers come noiselessly, seeing that all
the rules are enforced.
"The prisoner who simply must read
pastes with a bit of pOrridge his jour-
nal up against his cell door beneath
the peephoe. He sits down on the
floor a yard or two away and holds his
dustpan in one hand and his brush in
the other In this awkward and weari-
some position, his eyes nearly popping
out of his head from strain, he reads
away for dear life.
"And when the jailers cold, hard
eye peers in through the peephole it
misses the paper and lights up with
some faint appreciation at the sight of
the prisoner polishing up his floor
New York Press.