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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
MINNESOTA IS At FLOOD STAGE;
MOVING DAY DOWN ON THE FLATS

deepest in the water of any around
the city. The river spreads out like
a vast lake over the brick yards,
farms and gardens.
Returning by the West Front street
road, it was necessary to drive about
block through water eight or ten
inches deep, but this was surface wa
ter that had accumulated there and
spread out to the Woodland avenue
road
The water is nearly up to the tub
factory, and the new tile works is
entirely submerged and work has been
stopped. The walls stand in the water
and the laborers are having an en-
forced rest.
At the foot of jackson street, the
McHugh family was forced to move
out of their residence in the hollow
east of the Omaha freight depot, for
the water last night began to pour
in there, and today the house became
half submerged.
Wet in North Mankato.
During the night water backed up
in North Mankato from the river on
one side and Mud lake on the opposite
side. A strong current was formed
on Center street between Belgrade and
Nicollet avenues, and during the day
many houses were surrounded. Few, if
any gardens escaped on part of Bel
grade avenue and Wheeler street, will
be out of water by night. The city
hall is surrounded with water, and
it is near the school house. The
water on the upper part of Belgrade
avenue near Cornelius street is the
deepest, the street being low there.
The culvert between the two main
thoroughfares had washed out sonsid-
.erble of the filled portion. The store
of Mr.. Roade, at the corner of Bel
grade avenue and Sherman street, was
in the wet region today. john Kop-
pen and Denny Donahue and Mr..
Riepke, extensive truck gardeners, will
lose their entire years crop of vege-
tables, being about eighty acres in
all. w. E. Stewards brick yard is all
under water and his loss will be
heavy.
Residents south of Charles street,
along the river, are nearly all threat
ened with inundation.
Still Rising Slowly.
At one o'clock this afternoon the
government guage at Sibley park show
ed that the Minnesota river had gone
up two-tenths of foot since eight
o'clock this morning. This rate of
rise seems to be maintained this after
noon, and is SO slight that there seems
no reason for further alarm. 1t seems
every way probable that by tomorrow
the river will begin to fall.
Two young men undertook to use a
section of sidewalk near the Pleasant
street extension yesterday as a raft.
The raft capsized and one of the
men was thrown into the water and
had to swim out.
A hack man undertook to drive
through A street today, against the adj
vice of several men, and one side of
the vehicle went down in soft piece
of fill and one of the men was thrown
from the seat into the water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 30.-Wheat-July,
SAN @S4%c; Sept, S5%c; Dec, S7%c C..
Corn-July, 69Ac; Sept, 70s @7ORc;
Dec, 60c. Oats-July, 44%c; July,
old, 45Tc;. Sept, 39Ac; Dec, 4Oc;
May, 42Ac. Pork-July, S14.s2h;
Sept, $149O; Oct, s14971s. Butter
Creameries, 19@22c; dairies, 17@21c.
Eggs-15kc. Poultry-Turkeys, lac;
chickens, 10c; springs, 1S@22c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

Bids were opened yesterday after
noon at Architect SchippePs office for
the erection of F. C. Brehm's residence
on Ramsey street, There was only
one bid on the superstructure, without
plumbing or heating, and that was
from Robert Zuehlke, $2,945. The bids
for steam heating plant, plumbing
and wiring Were as follows: Mankato
Manufacturing company, 1887 for heat
ing; Mankato Plumbing, Heating and
Electric company, $500 for heating,
1885 for plumbing, and $25 for wir-
ing; McLaurin & Northrop, 5000 for
heating 1856 for plumbing; c. M. Mas
tiers, 1874 for heating, $3.50 for plumb
ing, and $40 for wiring; G. w. Eich
staedt. $40 for wiring. No contracts
have yet been awarded
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, June 30.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, s1.O91a; No.
1 Northern, $1.OS@1.O8k; No. 2 North
ern, $1O5k@1.O6; July, $1O6; Sept,
90c. Flax-To arrive and on track,
$1.2O1a; July, $1.2OA; Sept, $119ss;
Oct, $1.1SA; Nov, $1.17A; Dec, ST.
1917
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

Miss Kate Hubbard and friend, .aiss
Ferrin of New York City, went to
Minneapolis this afternoon to visit
friends for a few DAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

Misses Esther and Emma G.. Lind
quist of Lafayette visited in the city
today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Sea of Water.

Crossing the Blue Earth bridge. it
was found that the water came within
a foot of crossing the road just west
of the approach to the bridge. Further
on. the Minnesota has backed up so
that the second crossing to Matthews
hill under the Omaha track is cut
off. the houses situated westerly were
submerged several feet, and are the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Sibley Park Flooded.

At Sibley park, the Blue Earth and
Minnesota rivers nave both backed in.
The, blue Earth river has backed up
to the race track fence in two places,
cutting off foot passage. The water
was in the monkey house, and another
rise would put it in every animal and
bird enclosure. The deer park was
nearly all under water and the deer
were removed for safety. The Min
nesota river was backing in at the
north end, having crossed Mound ave-
nue.. and was in front of the gun
clubs building. and some of the flower
beds were submerged. At the picnic
grounds the water was nearly up to
the driveway.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
national BANK
Of COMMERCE
CAPITAL $4,000 90

OFFICERS.
c. L. OLESON President
A. L. WHEELER, Vice President.
T. ]. DICKSON, Cashier.
VIM. j. FLACHSENHAR, Assistant
Cashier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

received 116 cars vs. 2S2 last
ear. Duluth received 33 cars VS.. IS last year
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
INTERESTING FIGURES.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington, Dec. 9.-The United
States heads the list of boot and shoe
exporting nations of the world, the
value of exports in 1908 aggregating
100000, according to the bureau
of statistics. The growth in The boot
and shoe industry has been marked.
This country supplies two-thirds
of the worlds cotton. more than half
of its copper. more iron for manu-
featuring than any other two nations.
more Illuminating oil. meats and
bread and is rapidly increasing the
supply of finished manufactures sent
to various sections of the world.
Prominent among these are boots and
shoes. the demand for which soon
will make this country the world S
shoemaker" in fact. The growth of
expectations from 5000 pairs in
1878 to 6.5O0.O00 in 1905 reveals the
marvellous growth of this industry.
1t is estimated that for the past thirty
years the export value of boots and
shoes shipped to all parts of the
globe amounted to SIS. 100000. rep
resenting about 57.000,000 pairs.
Our best customers are Great Britain,
Germany, France and Belgium.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
TAFT and JOE
HAVE LONG
TALK
rRv Associnted Press. /


Washington, Dec. 9.-Presidcnt-
elect Taft and Speaker Cannon today
had n conference lasting an hour and
u half at the Boardman residence
where Mr.. Taft was II guest. At its
conclusion each participant announc-
ed that arrangements had been made
whereby Mr.. Taft was to meet the
republican members of the House
Committee on Ways and Means to-
morrow after which a statement will
be issued.
Until this statement is made Mr..
Taft said he and Mr.. Cannon had
agreed not to discuss what had taken
place between them. The apparent
satisfaction with which MIR. Taft eX-
planned the situation is taken as evil
dence that matters very much to his
liking We're arranged.
Ii is known of course, that the
subject under discussion was the
forthcoming revision of tariff, re-
garding which MIR. Taft has declared
himself most positively in favor of II
thorough revision.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
AN ECHO OF
THE PANIC
Interesting Report Issued Today by Secretary Corteyou
Shows the Startling Effect Panic Had on
Countrys Finances

they were respectively pledged in
creased $139.000, 900 during the year
The monetary stock for the year
increased S263. .203,000. The growth
in gold was 1.744.391; in silver,
S17.919,395: in national bank notes,
S94, ,545.227 At the same time there
was decrease of $l.006,000
At the close of the fiscal year,
1908, the money in circulation
amounted to S3.03S, ,01 ., 4SS, or a per
capita of $34.72. The percentage of
gold to circulation was $45.95. There
was an increase of S94 ,545,227 in the
volume of national bank notes dur
ing the fiscal year closed July / last.
The amount of interest-bearing
debt ON June 80. 1907. is shown to
have been 1894. 1909. 2.76O, and on June
80. 1908. SS97. .5O3.99O.
The report shows that from the
date of the passage of the national
bank act in 1868 to July l, 1908.
charters We're granted TO 9.174 ma
tionnl banking associations. and at
the close of the last fiscal year there
were in operation 6.S27 associations.
with authorized capital stock of
| $3.50, ,542,774. Banks to the number
of .S7S have been closed by the vol
! untary action of their stockholders
and 469 insolvent associations have
| Bten Dihttu III 'udiS VI ItttiNtis'
There were purchased for the coin
age of subsidiary silver during the
fiscal year 16.956,309 ounces of sill
yer bullion at cost of 1923. .026.
The receipts from internal revenue
taxes for the fiscal year 1905. were
| S251 ,111,l26, n net decrease from
1907 of S17,955,646. The customs
rereipts for the same period amounted
to $3.50 1880, decrease for th'
/ year of about Si6.00O.00O.
Basing his figures on the estimates
of appropriations already submitted
| by the several executive departments
the secretary is of the opinion that
the excess of expenditures over re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1910, may reach S143, ,046, ,796
| The secretary estimates the deficit
for the present fiscal year as STA
600, 900.
The report is of great length and
a vast number of financial matters
are dealt with.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
TO KILL
MORE
LRy Associated Press. ]


Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 81 am
not going to die. | am going to get
well and live to kill few more po-
licemen.''
That is the assertion of Louis
Pratt, the self STYLED Adam God"
and religious fanatic. who is lying
seriously wounded in the general
hospital here as the result of street
fight yesterday between his followers
and the police.
James Sharp. known as Elijah II
and the real head of the band of
fanatics, is still at large. Shortly
after the shooting yesterday he
walked into a saloon and laid down
his revolver with the remark: Il am
satisfied | give up" AS no police
men We're present and no one seemed
inclined to take him into custody.
Sharp waited moment, then reload
ed the weapon and walked out. He
has not been seen since.
Mrs. Sharp. who fired two of the
shots that struck Policeman Mullane.
is confined in Jail.
Mary Pratt, the little 11-year-old
sister of the dead girl. displayed the
same remarkable GOODNESS that was
shown by her elders, when questioned
by the police. She did not cry when
told of her sisters death she died
for her God" was the child's re-
mark.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
LOSES BOTH EYES
in HORRIBLE
ACCIDENT
Especial to The sentinel.)

Especial to The oentinel1
Glenwood Springs. Dec. "a. n.
Brandt, graduate of the School of
Mines at Golden, son of a prominent
railroad engineer of Pueblo, struck
Il missed shot with his pick in the
Shoshone tunnel yesterday and had
by a physician, the young man was
taken to Denver for medical attention
yesterday.
His father has the run on the Rio
Grande from Pueblo TO Denver. and
the young man is well known in
Denver.
There are many pathetic features
in young Brandt's case. Unusually
handsome and with n genius for hard
work. he bade fair to make a name
for himself in his chosen profession.
He graduated with high nonors from
his class. won by diligent application
and thorough mastery of his
studies.
1t was to secure practical expert
ence that he applied to the Central
Power company for work and was
given place on their force. He soon
gained n reputation of being one of
the best workmen on the force and
was in line for promotion to a re-
sponsible position when the accident
happened.
The loss of both eyes means that
the young man will be fatally handi-
capped for his present profession and
VIII have to devise another means of
earning his livelihood, just as he was
on the threshold of his career.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
DEATH GETS HIM, TOO.
Especial to The Sentinel.

New York, Dec. 9.-While playing
on the organ, Nearer. My God, to
Thee" during an incineration being
conducted in the New York and New
Jersey crematory. in Hudson boule-
ward, North Bergen. this afternoon.
Henry o. Kuehne. the superintendent
of the establishment, fell dead.
Mr.. Kuehne. who was 5S years old.
was the inventor of the electrical
process of incineration for use in
crematories. by which it is possible
to reduce the body to ashes in a short
time. He was formerly superintend-
ent of the Fresh Pond crematory in
Long Island. He is survived by "a
widow and several children
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
BIG PRICE IS PAID
FOR The "MOONSHINE"
LBv Associated Press. I

AtIanta, Ca, Dec. 9,-AbOut 800
gallons of moonshine was sold in At
lanta yesterday, the government be-.
ing the seller and the buyers being
members of a crowd of nearly 1000
persons who We're attracted by the
unusual sale in a dry community.
The whiskey had been seized in
Illegal stills in the Georgia foothills
Bidders paid $3.50 per gallon to
S3.3J, and on one lot the bidding
reached $3.7O. This bid, however,
was refused when it was found that
the bidders thirst was bigger than
his poe ket and that, instead of desir-
ing an entire keg. he wished only
to pay at the rate of $3.70 per GAL
lon for enough to make a few
drinks
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
NOTABLE MEETING
WAS OPENED
TODAY
tBy Associated Press. !


Washington. Dec. 9-One of the
most notable gatherings ever assem-
bled in the history of this country
in the interest of waterway develop
ment was called to order today when
the National Rivers and Harbors
congress met in it's 4th annual con
vention. Senators. representatives,
diplomats, captains OF finance. the
governors of many states and others
high in official life are present.
I'VE should insist said Repre-
sentative Joseph Ransdell of Louisi-
ana. the president of the congress. in
his opening address. lin the strongest
manner. both in the resolutions that
are passed by the convention and else
where. upon the prompt passage of
large river and harbor bill at this
session of the congress, and upon the
committal OF congress to broad and
liberal policy of waterway improve
ment and an annual river and har-
Dor bill carrying an appropriation of
not less than $4,000. 900"
He recommended the creation of a
commission of nine members whose
purpose should be to study the water
ways of the country and suggest to
congress a plan for improving them.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
IBy Associated Press. |


Washington, Dec. 9.--The annual
report of Mr.. Cortelyou, the secretary
of the treasury. made public today.
shows a reversal of conditions for the
fiscal year 1908, as compared with
the fiscal year for 1907. For the
latter year the receipts We're sS4,-
236, $50 in excess of the disburse-
ments. For the fiscal year 1908 the
disbursements We're $5S. S.010.201 in
excess of the receipts. due to bust
ness depression and increased appro-
priations. Fortunately. the report
says, the available cash balance at
the beginning OF the fiscal year was
S272, 2,061. .445.
The treasury was called upon in
the latter part of October, 1907. to
render assistance in a financial panic
which started in New York City and
which gradually extended over the
entire country. Through treasury
operations during this financial dis
turbance. the amount of public de-
posits with the banks reached S236,-
54S.32l on November 80. 1907, and
on December 81. 1907, the maximum
of $3.50, 9,994,27l was attained, after
which it was decreased to $256.920,-
154 by the close of the month.
Further Withdrawals decreased
this amount to Sl1S,379.536 on No
vember 10. 1905
At the beginning of the present
fiscal year there was freer circuln-
tion of money and large amounts
were returned to the financial cen.
ters and some of the depositaries vol
UNFAIRLY returned to the treasury a
part of their holdings of public de
posits, amounting in all to approx
mately $4.0O0.000. A further with
drawal of public money from depos
itary banks in New York City. mad,
in January. amounted to $3.50 900
making the balance in the banks tt
the credit of the general fund at the
end of January, $226,241,41S
Further voluntary surrenders ol
deposits were made during February
and on June 80. the general fund
had been reduced to s149,0OO, 900
The aggregate of trust funds. con.
sisting of gold coin and standard sill.
yer dollars held for the redemption
of certificates and notes for which
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
FEATHERWEIGHT men
IN A FIERCE BOUT
IBy Associated Press. j

Boston. Dec. 9.-Jem Driscoll.
claiming to be featherweight cham
pion of England. knocked out Charley
Griffin, featherweight champion of
Australia, last night in the eleventh
round. Driscoll had a shade the bet
ter of it through all the rounds un-
til the eighth. In the eleventh round
Driscoll floored Griffin with drives
on the jaw. Griffin took the count
once, and came back, only to be
driven about the ring by more jabs to
the jaw. finally collapsing in his
corner.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
MORE THAN THIRTY
GOVERNORS ARE HERE
IRv Associated press. l

Washington, Dec. 9.-Thc national
conservation commission today began
its conference with the governors OF
the different states with the probable
result that some concrete plan will
be mapped out for the conservation
of the nations resources.
More than thirty states are repre-
sented by their chief executives.
Much of the time today was de-
voted to reports on the water, forest.
land and mineral resources, these be-
ing in the form of an inventory of the
resources. a work in which the COM
mission has been vigorously engaged
since the White House conference last
May.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
JOHNSON
TELLS
WHY
IRy Associated Press. ]

BY ->SSOClated press.
Washington. Dec. 81 do not
think the leaders of the democratic
party are cast down by defeat, and
if they are right, as | think they
are, they will win eventually"
Thus Governor John A. Johnson
of Minnesota. who is here in attend
ance upon the conservation congress.
the conference of governors and the
waterways convention, expressed in
an interview his abiding faith in
democracy.
II think the democratic party is in
n better position than il was before
the campaign opened. am. of
course. unable to say what caused the
result to be what it was. Mr.. Bryan
was much misunderstood and was
purposely misrepresented. There was
lack of organization in the democrat
ic party and a unity of organization
in republican ranks. Then it is al
ways so much easier for the party ia
power to win
Governor Johnson said that he was
in conversation, on his way to Wash
ington, with Major Mckenzie. who
has charge of the engineering work
on the Mississippi river. and thatth
latter told HIM. in discussing the pro-
posed lakes to gulf canal, that $500,
600 mile would construct a canal
l 2 or IA feet deep and that 500 miles
at that rate would cost $500, ,000. 600
This is a mere bagatelle in a ma
ti-~, sense continued Governor
,. 1T is less than the CAPT
~elon of the Northern Pacific
railway. private enterprise To my
mind this would solve the transpor-
tation question in the central part
of the country"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
B0MBTHROWN
And MANY
HURT
LRy Associated Press. !

New York, Dee. 9.-More than Il
score of persons were in uIed five
seriously and IA hundred more thrown
into n panic early today W!, :. :, i,>ii-.
was hurled into the air shaft of n
tenement house at :s:SO West Sixty
third street. The house was badly
wrecked. The house was occupied
exclusively by Italians and il has de-
veloped that threatening letters had
been received by many of them in the
last few months.
The explosion shook buildings for
blocks away. Plaster and bricks,
mingled with Jagged pieces of glass
from the windows were hurled into
sleeping rooms with fIightful force
and some of the injured were found
half buried and unconscious under
debris piled on their beds.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
EGGS STILL HIGHER
[By Associa ted Press.

New York, Dec. 9.-Eggs in New
York at present are being quoted at
top notch prices, and dealers say the
shortage at this season, when the
supply is usually limited. is serious,
and stocks are being reduced despite
high prices at the rate of 30. 900 cases
a week.
From 30 to 80 cents is asked fer
white eggs, while mixed eggs are
quoted at from 35 to AZ cents. Low
grade eggs bring from 20 to 20 cents,
but the offerings are light.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
MRS. MAVERICK WINS.
IRy Associated Press.

Richmond. Va, Dec. 9.-The case
of Mrs. Florence Maybrick and her
mother, Baroness Won Rogue of New
York, involving title to land said to
be worth about 81, 500, ZOO. has been
decided in their favor in the chan
Gerry court here.
Under the de- rec. deeds conveying
100000 acres of land in Virginia,
West Virginia and Kentucky to D.
w Armstrong of New York former
counsel for Mrs. Maybrick and her
mother. is set aside. and Armstrong
is ordered to give an accounting of
all lands and money handled by him
while their attorney.
They inherited land from the first
husband of the baroness. They en-
ployed Armstrong as attorney to Sc
cure a deed to the enormous tracts of
land shortly after the death of Mrs
Maybrick's husband, for which she
served "A term in British prisons
Attorney Armstrong, they charged
sold one tract of land for SS5, 900,
after which he is said to represent
that the whole property, comprising
$4,000 600 acres, was worth only $10,-
600 and bought it himself at that
price. after receiving $4,000 for a
single tract which was only one-thir-
tieth of the whole property.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
IBy Associated Press. !

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 9.-In the
very shadow of the city hall here and
less than half a mile from the busi-
ness center. a riot occurred in which
religious fanatics and the police were
participants and in which a hundred
shots We're fired. yesterday afternoon,
resulting in the death of one police
man, fatal injuries to three and
slight injuries to others.
The trouble occurred at pm, at
a time when the streets We're crowd
ed with people. .-.....--...
While the battle was in progress
the participants traversed an entire
block. the final stages of the fight be-
ing enacted directly across the street
from an entrance to the police sta
ton.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
MAY DE AS RESULT
OF AN AUTO ACCIDENT
TBy Associated Press. /

Washington. Dec. 9.-Senor Don
Juan Barrios. Guatemalan minister of
foreign affairs. who is in Washington
on special mission for his govern
ment. was probably fatally injured,
and Senor DR.. Don Luis Toledo Her
rarte. Guatemalan minister TO the
United States, and General John
Drummond, aged so. wealthy cof-
fee planter in Guatemala. were badly
hurt in an automobile accident late
Yesterday afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
MANY ARE INDICTED
FOR NIGHT RIDING
1Rv Associated Press. l

Union City, Tenn. Dec. Eight
indictments. charging eleven mem
bers of the night riders band of Reel
foot with murder in the first degree.
were returned by the grand jury late
today, the indictments alleging that
the eight men named, Arthur o.
sss,h sss ss.a'is %sasis s' 5s
Walnut Log ON the night of October
IS, last. the eliminating act of the
recent night rider depredations of
the Reelfoot region.