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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-03

Mccoy and Chandler in the United
States signal corps balloon No. 10 won
the Lahm cup for ballooning by a
fight of 475 miles from ST. Louis to
West Virginia
a. The Illinois and Mississippi canal. con-
Meeting the waterway OF the Missis-
sippi with that OF the Illinois river.
formally opened
o. Edward Payson Weston. long distance
pedestrian. started from Portland. Me-.
to walk to Chicago.
NOVEMBER
g. Gen. T. e. Ross. U. g. A.. retired, who
led the famous tunnel escape OF Fed
eral prisoners from LIBBY prison,
Richmond, In 1864. died in washington;
aged n.
L. Isaac Dexter Marshall. well known
newspaper man. died In New York
cit',. aged So.
q. Edward Payson Weston arrived at
Chicago. having walked from Portland.
Me-, distance OF 1899 miles. in less
-~~~-.t So Ma
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CONTINUES UNABATED.
Agitation far Lever Rsnts In Nsw
York City.

New York. Dec. 30.-The agitation
for lower rsnts among the tenants on
the East Side continues undated, and
the headquarters OF the antihigh rent
bureau Ia thronged with tenants who
declare that they will join in the move.
ment. Committees have been appoint
ed and are organizing the families In
the tenement houses. Numerous meet
ings were held In the district to pro-
test against the high rents. which the
tenantry declared to be in a great
measure responsible for the poverty
On the East Side. The heads OF twen-
ty-seven families in one large tene-
ment met on the roof and agreed to
strike for 81 reduction
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COME CREEPING INTO PORT
Fleet Of Transatlantic Liners Delayed
by Storms az Sea.

New York, Dec. so.--A feet OF seven
Transatlantic atsamships-ths Cam.
pania. Cedric, ST. Louis, Pannonia,
Pretoria. Caronia and Minneapolis
came creeping into port bearing ncars
Of battering seas, which held the lin
ers back and delayed them : day In
their trip across the Atlantic.
On Christmas day ths storm was SO
heavy that only dozen Of the cabin
passengers OF ths st. Louis went to
the dining room for dinner. None OF
the steamers were seriously damaged,
though 90 one time the ofacers of the
Prstoria ussd oil to calm ths turbuIsns
saaa.
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SPORTING RECORDS

MARCH.
2. Montgomery won the Crescent Derby
In New Orleans.
APRIL.
Is. Glorifier won the Carter handicap at
the Aqueduct track New York.
MAY.
.. Glorifier won the Metropolitan handi-
cap at Belmont park. New York.
20. Superman won the Brooklyn handicap
at Gravesend. New York
JUNE.
S. Richard Croker's Orby won the Eng
Iish Derby.
6. Pink Star won the Kentucky Derby.
i6- Sans Souci II. won the Grand Prix de
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Derby at Dublin.
n. Harvard won In the annual four cared
contest at New London.
JULY.
Z Nazzaro. an Italian. won the automo-
bile Grand Prix at Dieppe. France.
breaking the worlds record by an av-
erage speed of u miles an hour.
is Peter Pan won the Brighton handi-
cap at Brighton Beach. New York.
May Sutton, the California wonder. re-
captured the All England tennis cham
pionship at Newport. Wales.
AUGUST
q. w. A. Larned won the national tennis
championship in singles at Newport.
r. I.
q. Colin won the Futurity at sheepshead
Bay.
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congress.
s. Opening of the I'd douma at st. Peters
burg; serious riots in the Russian
capital.
9. The United States supreme court de-
cided that the Isle OF Pines Is Cuban
territory.
II. Lord Cromer, British agent and con-
sui general in Egypt. resigned his
post.
o. Political revolt in Montenegro.
MAY.
10 A male heir born to the throne Of
Spain. taking the title of prince OF As
turias.
IL The Russian government demanded
the expulsion by the douma OF IS OF
its members on charge OF high
treason.
the crown; 700 political arrests in st.
Petersburg.
49, The emperor of Korea abdicated In
favor of the crown prince.
Is. BY a convention between Japan and
Korea Japan assumed entire control
OF the internal administration OF Korea.
SEPTEMBER.
4. Charles G. Burton OF Missouri elected
commander In chief OF the G. A. r.
OCTOBER
is- The first national Philippine assembly
opened by Secretary Taft at Manila.
NOVEMBER.
.. Crown Princess Cecilie OF Germany
gave birth to son at Berlin.
IL. Emperor William OF Germany arrived
in London on a friendly visit to King
Edward VII.
Ii. Queen Helena OF Italy gave birth to
a daughter.
IL The third Russian douma opened IN
st. Petersburg.
%. President Roosevelt signed tho proc.
iamation admitting the territories Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory jointly
as one OF the American states.
Prince Charles or Bourbon welded to
Princess Louise OF France In London.
.. Political disturbance In Portugal.
DECEMBER.
2 Goth congress convened.
B. Baron Takahira named as Japanese
American ambassador to succeed Aolxl.
II. President Roosevelt reiterated his an
nouncenent of 1904 that he will not ac-
cept another nomination.
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j a.6A jamestown sxpOsltlaa ossieiAllx

"a The jamestown exposition ofsiciAliy
nEcEMSnR,
i. FlotilIa OF torpedo boat destroyeTs
sailed from Norfolk for the Pacific.
7. United States troops arrived at Gold
Acid. New. TO protect the mines. Sew
eral tobacco establishments In Hop
kirfayille. KY. fired by raiders
Up Boris Sarafoff, Macedonian reyolu-
ZIONIST, believed 70 have instigated the
..abduction of Helen NJ, Stone in 1901. .
assassinated AT Soda. Bulgaria.
49, The Pacific fleet sailed from Hampton
Roads.
II. Centennial exercises In honor of John
Greenieaf Whittier. gifted American
poet, who was born Dec. IL. 1907.
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~ ,na antar -. Ma., Richard Mansfield.
London, Conn: aged so.
SEPTEMBER.
4. DIR. Edward Grieg. famous Norwegian
musical composer, at Bergen. Norway:
aged ca.
6. w. II. Merrill, well known journalist.
at bingham, Mass: aged 81.
Is. Rear Admiral John Grimes Walker.
u. s. N. retired, at High Pasture. N.
H.; aged ~.
2. Samuel Sloan, financier and railroad
builder. at Garrison. N. Y; aged So
q. Gen. Charles E. Furlong. well known
veteran OF the civil war. at Portland.
Me-; aged 75
G. Mary j. Holmes. we'll known American
novelist of the old school, in Brock
port n. Y: aged 10.
Z. Professor David Mason. noted Scotch
scholar and historian, at Edinburgh;
aged S.
Is. Maurice Loewy. director OF the Paris
observatory and the dean of astrono-
mers, in Paris; aged "A.
NOVEMBER.
G. Don Diego Barros Arana, eminent
Chilean historian and educator. known
as South Americas grand old man."
at Santiago; aged II.
II. Sir Lewis Morris. English poet. In
London; aged "A.
16. Rev. DIR. Moncure d. Conway noted
American author in Paris; aged 75
II. Admiral Sir Francis Leopold, McClin-
took. discoverey of the fate OF Sir John
Franklin and himself a noted arctic
explorer. in London: aged S.
g. Professor Asaph Hall. well known
American astronomer. formerly in the
government service. at Annapolis:
aged Is.
q. Richard Castro. Mexico's foremost
musical composer. In the City of Mex
leo; aged 20.
80. DR.. George F. Shrady. noted surgeon
and medical writer who attended Gen.
Grant in his last Illness, in New York
city: aged 20.
DECEMBER.
Z. ]. II. Stoddart. noted American actor,
retired. in Sewaren, N. j.; aged 81.
8. Oscar H.. king of Sweden, in Stock
holm; aged rs. Mrs. Louisa N. Taft.
mother OF William II. Taft, secretary
OF war. at AIilbury, Mass.
TO- Gen. Alexander Hamilton, grandson of
Alexander Hamilton, who was killed
In a duel by Aaron Burr. and civil
war veteran. at Tarrytown. n. Y;
aged 81.
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sEprEalBER.
Z. The United States rife team won tha
Palma trophy at Ottawa over Canada,
Australia and Great Britain: record
breaking score LIP out or possible
1900
OCTOBER
L. Misa Margaret Curtis won the national
golf championship. with the score OF
up and to play. at Chicago.
Tha ChteaGa National leaE7aa baseball
team won the worlds championship.
defeating the Detroit American league
champions By the score OF 2 to @, at
Detroit.
is. Sweet Marie made new worlds record
for half mile track. trotting mile In
2:OS. at Allentown. Pa.
q. The German balloon Pommern won
the second International balloon race
and the James Gordon Bennett cup by
flight OF SO miles air line from st.
Louis to Asbury Park, ~. J.. In 20
s. Martin J. Sheridan made q new
worlds record by covering "a feet In
pole vault at Madison Square Garden.
New York
sylyania at football. q to 6, in PhilR-
delphia. Cornell beat Princeton, to
8, at Ithaca,
2. Princeton defeated the Carlisle In
dams at football. 1s to 0. In New York.
Q. The Carlisle Indians defeated Har-
~A-i at foothauA q To IL. az 2aatas. :
Is. Yale defeated Princeton at football Il
to TO- at New Haven. Dartmouth de-
feated Harvard, 2 to o. at Cambridge.
e. Yale scored Il to Harvard's In the
annual football contest at Cambridge.
q. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell. IL to 4.
at football in Philadelphia.
%. The navy beat the army. 9 to 0, at foot
ball in Philadelphia
DECEMBER.
z Tommy Burma of America defeated
Gunner Moir Of England In the tenth
round OF a contest for the heavyweight
championship OF the world In London.
L. Rutt and Stol. the Germany-Holland
team. won the six day bicycle race Ia
Madison Square Garden; beat score
aSl2 miles laps.
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Roads for the Pa
cific around the
co. st of South
America.
II. Marconi's wireless
telegraph service
In au gurated be-
tween stations in
Nova Scotia and
Ireland.
IS. T h e international
peace conference
C | o 3 e d a t T b Q
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Nealon won tho
Suburban handicap
at Sheepshead Bay.
New York.
Michael J. Sheri-
dan established a
new worlds record
for throwing the
discus in New York
city: distance IS6
feet 10 inches.
. Cornell won tn e
four mile race for
varsity Fights at
Poughkeepsie time
% minutes 22-5
seconds.
Richard Cookers Or
by won the Irish
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FEBRul
II. King Edward OPEN
ed the British par
lament.
q. Right Hon. James
Bryce. British ann
b a S sa dor to tn g
United States. ar
rived in New York
city.
%. The United States
senate ratified the
treaty with Santo
Domingo.
MARCH.
4. End OF the 18th
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FINANCIAL

JUNE.
10. Miliken Bros. steel manufacturers and
constructors at Mariners Harbor. N.
Y, failed. with liabilities Of s6,50o0oo.
JULY.
II. Thebaud Bros. one or New York's
oldest shipping concerns. failed for
nearly s.0ee.000
AUGUST.
H. The Pe2a Lanufactirirg- Co. ra..--.z
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II. Prof. Angelo Heiiprin. noted geologist
who made the ascent OF Mont Pelee
during the eruption in 1902 in New
York city: aged 81.
10. Gen. G.. w. Mindil, civil war veteran
who became colonel at IS years OF age.
IN New York city: aged Ca
Hector Henri Malot. noted French Jour-
nails. and novelist. In Paris: aged n.
n. United States Senator Edmund w.
Pettus OF Alabama at Hot Springs.
NJ c.: aged Sc.
4. Francis Miles Finch. lawyer and iu-
rist, author OF the war elegy 1.-THE
Blue and the Gray" at Ithaca: aged
80.
AUGUST.
!. David Christie Murray. British play.
wright and novelist. in London: aged
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wrote over tn e
name Josiah Flynt.
in Chicago: aged 50.
I. G en-. Russell A.
A ! & e r. Tin ( e d
states sena tor
from Mic hig an.
prominent Federal
veteran and former
secretary OF war.
In w a S hin 6 ton.
aged Il.
Isabella Be e C h err
Hooker. last OF the
children of the Rev.
LYMAN Rparhar af
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
>~~~~~N~~

JANUARY.
.. All Mira recognized as shah OF Per-
STA, to succeed his father. who died
on the Sth.
10. Coronation of Mohammed All Mira as
shah OF Persia.
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NATIONAL BANE
Of COMMERCE
OFFICERS
a o. OLSON, President.
JOHN e. DIAMOND, Vice President
c, /. OLSON, Cashier.
w. j. FLAcHsENHAR, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS.

tanning several plants throughout the
country. failed for s22,5o0.OOo.
IL. Curtiss. Leggett & Co., manufacturers
OF shirts. ETC., failed In Troy, N. T.:
liabilities ;1100.0o0.
q. The Oregon Trust and Savings bank
of Portland. Ore, placed in the hands
of receiver.
SEPTEMBER.
s. Watson & Co.. stock exchange brokers
In New York and Chicago. failed for
sS.000.000.
OCTOBER.
1S. Collapse OF United Copper stock In
Wall street.
H. AS result of the collapse of copper
stock In Wall street the New York
clearing house compelled the Mercan-
tile National bank OF New York to re-
organize.
q. The Knickerbocker Trust Co. of New
York suspended payment: liabilities
s7o.090.000.
Meyer & Co.. stock exchange brokers.
failed In New York owing Sc, 00o. 900.
e. The secretary OF treasury deposited
s25.0o0.000 IN New York city to relieve
the money stress
Westinghouse companies put in re-
ceiver's hands In Pittsburg; liabilities
s47.000.0O0.
"A. 3 small banks In New York city sus-
pended.
The government deposited a second 3z5-
100000 In New York banks to restore
confidence in the money market.
3d. Kessler & Co., Wall street bankers,
failed owing 100000.
DECEMBER.
g. Chelsea Savings bank OF Chelsea,
Mich, closed its doors by order OF the
state treasurer.
s. The National Bank OF Commerce,
Kapsas City. Mo-. closed it's doors.
7. The Whitney Stephenson Co. and
Whitney, Stephenson &c Co.. broker
age firms failed In Pittsburg, with
liabilities estimated at $100O0.00o.
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Harvest Of the Grim Reaper
In 1907.
ALL SOCIAL RANKS INVADED.
Authors of Note, Famous Artists,
Distinguished Statesmen and Sci
entists, Celebrated Actors and Gall
liant Soldiers Called From Earth.
Long Array OF Shining Marks.
OBITUARY

JANUARY.
;. Ernest Howard Crosby. social reform
er. In Baltimore; aged 80.
;. The shah OF Persia at Teheran; aged
80. :
l.. Josiah Flynt willard. sociologist who
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MARCH.
I5. Flooded rivers at Pittsburg reached a
gauge of S66 feet. the highest In a
century: loss by hood estimated at
coo; "a deaths.
APRIL.
8. Tornado swept over Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Alabama, destroying proper
ty valued at 100000; Is persons killed
and 100 injured.
IT, Chiipancingo and Chilapa and con-
tiguous towns In Mexico RACED by an
earthquake shock; 600 deaths reported.
II. Earthquake shocks In Spain and at
Constantinople.
%. Many lives lost In q tornado which
swept over Texas.
JUNE.
8. q lives lost and 81 persons injured
from storms which swept over south
ern Illinois. Indiana and Kentucky.
IL. An earthquake shock felt at Kings
ton, Jamaica at 20 a. m. and one on
the coast of Chile. 800 miles south of
Valparaiso. at 4:35 q. m.
JULY
& Is deaths In tornado which swept
the central counties Of Wisconsin.
OCTOBER.
II. Earthquake shocks In tho United
States and Canada.
Il. Town of Karatagh. Russian Turkes-
tan, destroyed by an earthquake:
deaths reported. 1900 In Karatagh and
vicinity.
q. Earthquake shocks In the province of
Calabria. Italy. destroyed COO lives; vii
lagos destroyed by shocks in 1896 again
shaken. Eruption of. Vesuvius.
NOVEMBER.
IS. Mount Vesuvius In fresh eruption.
DECEMBER.
IL A worldwide wind, snow and rain
storm eliminated with severity on the
Atlantic coast
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Indies, snguifsnK the island OF Sianala.
Earthquake disaster at Kingston. ia.
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NATURES FORCES

JANUARY.
II. tidal waYs devastated The Dutch. East
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lstus Saint Gaudens, the sculptor,

-
in Cornish. n. H.;
aged SO.
Is. Joachim, famou 8
Hungarian violin
list. in Berlin: aged
76.
b. The Earl OF Dun
more, most promi-
nent Christian Sci
enlist in England,
at Canterbury:
aged Ct.
%. Richard Mansfield.
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fnaicas business
part of the city
destroyed incom-
plete records show
nearly 1900 dead:
United States ma
val yessels. under
Admiral G. II. Da-
Wis. carried first re-
lief to the stricken
city: property ioss
over 3l3.00o, 600.
5. 100 de aths In a
typh on whic h
swept the islands
of Leyte and sa-
mar. In the Philip
pines.
}. Hurricane caused
q loss OF 81, coo. co
In Buffalo.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-05-09
OUR SPECIAL NEW YORK LETTER.
Special correspondence Sea Coast Echo.

Special correspondence Sea Coast Echo.
Tt may interest readers to know just
what the political outlook is from the
standpoint of this great city.
The press presents the views of its
owners and managers biased by their
desires, inclinations and interests.
Your correspondent has always taken
a lively interest in matters POLITICAL
Judge OF human nature, and above all,
close observer.
The actual situation is-the Republi-
cans much prefer some practical politi-
clan, the Democrats some astute states
man, for President, but as matters
stand, there is no certainty of nominat-
ing such, and less of electing; SO it has
sifted down to not what the parties
want, but to what they stand a chance
of getting.
Taft will be nominated by the Repub-
licans. This means "Rooseveltian"
ideas. 1t has always been the contribu-
tions of corporations and the rich cap
tains of finance that have elected the
Republican ticket. These millions will
not be forthcoming this time-might be,
if the candidate were other than Roose-
velJ's. The Republicans will be scarce
of funds.
Bryan is going to get the Democratic
nomination - the Democrats, as usual,
will be scarce of funds.
1t is money that talks-does the work.
Both tickets in the field will be pow
erty- -stricken-the purchasable vote, the
vote influenced by the activities of those
using the big campaign funds, will be
left in the lurch and to hustle as they
please.
A free race, full vote, fair count, will
| folloW;-no portrayal of Democratic dis
tinction to industries; no free trade
fright, free silver tampering with the
currency; or, as the little boy said, "no
nothing; but vote as you please. Con-
sequently, result: Bryan's overwhelm-
ing election. The Democrats will not
be allowed to capture both, if one house
of Congress-; so that the hands of both
parties will be tied, and no radical party
measure can be put on the country by
either party. 1t sgoing to be ''tie''-
a kind of "draw game''.
From the standpoint of original or
present day principles, neither party
has leader who could espouse party
| principles or practices, nor any prom
ising enough to attract; therefore,
things will go as pictured, and the field
Is SUluR W NC lIc iOf VIC dppedI duCc
and development of such ideal leaders
the coming four years.
| That majority of the voters of this
country are Democrats, when left to
| themselves, goes without saying. This
year they are going to be left to them
| selves.
The republican leaders of the day are
doing the things the party does not ap-
prove - drifting to Democratic ideas;
the latter leaders are drifting away from
| former Democratic doctrines, so that it
is a drifting" of the leaders, the par
ties remaining steadfast in their
| trenches.
A further prophecy: Bryan is going
to prove a sore disappointment mucn
expected of him, so little he can do
without a Congress in line.
Fl. w. FINLAYsoN. -
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Van Richardson Released from Custody.

BY an order of the Board of Super
visors, while in session during the week,
Van Richardson, of this city, was dis
charged from the county jail and given
his liberty. This was brought about
by the i'll health of the acknowledgements
tant oil. the county bastile, and his utter
inability to labor further on the public
roads of the county, in which manner he
was working out $500 fine, after serv-
ing a six months term "doing time"
he had one more month to serve in or
der to "square up" in full. The order
liberating him is as follows:
cit appearing to the Board that one
Van Richardson was convicted in the
Circuit Court of this county on October
3, 1906, and fined $500 and six months
imprisonment, and the said Richardson
having continually and faithfully Ia
borep on the public roads of this county
and he having complied with all rules
and regulations and on account of fail
ing health, he being unable to further
labor on said roads and the board hav-
ing fully considered the matter it is or
dered for said reasons that said Richard
son be discharged from custody"
The cause for which Richardson was
arrested and convicted is yet too we'll
known to our readers AID about town, to
bere, suffice to say, he was charged with
having written an indecent proposal to a
married lady of this city sent by hand.
An affidavit by the husband followed
and Richardson was tried, convicted and
sentenced, as related in the above order
from the minutes of the Board of Su-
parvisorS
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News Notes From Town of Ansley.

Special correspondence Sea Coast Echo.
Mr.. Mike Dorm was a visitor to his
cousin, Mr.. G. Dorm, and family. ~-
Mrs. Chas. Baesler spent Monday in
New Orleans On business.
Mr.. Eugene Dufau made trip to Bay
ST. Louis on business.
Mr.. John McGraw spent a few days
at the home of Mr.. Chas. Jansen at
Ansley.
MIR. Brydel and son were visitors Sun
day at Mr.. Brytling's home here.
Mr.. W. Driseoll, Mr.. and Mrs. Dris-
coll and Mrs. A. Driscoll were visitors
to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jansen on Sun
day.
Mrs. Dan Bordage was visitor to
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Dorm on Sunday.
A heavy rain and hail storm visited
this place on Tuesday, causing some
damage to crops.
Mr.. J. 3. Dufau is building a new
store, enlarging his business.