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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
BANQUET TO AMERICANS.
Given on Board the Chilean Cruiser
Chacabuco.

Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan,
Feb. A banquet was given OH
board the Chilean cruiser Chacabuco
to the admirals, captains and other
high officers of the American fleet.
Admiral Simpson, the chairman of the
Chilean delegation that came here on
the cruiser to welcome the Americans,
presided, and those present included
the American minister, John Hicks;
the secretary of the American lega.
ton, Henry l.. James; Admirals Thorn
as and Sperry, Naval Sub-Secretary
Pieto, Deputy Zanartu, Admiral Rogas
and the commander of the British
cruiser Sappho.
Covers were laid for about fifty
guests in the ward room, which was
handsomely decorated. Admiral Simp-
son offered a toast to the United
States and its navy, expressing the
pleasure which the Chilean govern
ment had in welcoming the Americans.
Admiral Thomas responded with SIM
liar expressions of good will.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
TO GET THE INSURANCE.
Schemers Opened Stores and Then
Set Fire to Them,

Cincinnati, Feb. 4.-As the result of
an investigation in what Is declared to
be a plot on the part of some insur-
ance men and travelling merchants to
start incendiary fires in stores opened
for that purpose, secure the insurance
money and then decamp, two war
rants were sworn out by the state fire
marshals for the arrest of Lewis
I.evison and Harry Kohn on charge
of arson.
One of the men who was questioned
was A. K. Murray, who later commit
ted suicide in the Commercial Tribune
building here by cutting his throat
with razor. He was closely ques
toned by the fire marshals as to his
knowledge of certain fires of recent
date ana the collection of alleged
fraudulent written insurance He
was never actually placed under ar
rest, but appeared to be greatly wor-
ried over the matter. The extent of
the alleged conspiracy is as yet not
fully known, but it is said that more
arrests will follow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
GIANTS OF THE HOUSE.
Engage in Lively Debate on National
Politics,

Washington, Feb. 4.-Three of the
giants Of the house of representatives
had their innings in debate. Tech
nically the Indian appropriation bill
was under discussion, but legislation
was relegated to the background while
national politics occupied the stage.
Before the political question cropped
attendance of the session present,
with but one dissenting voice, passed
a general widows pension bill grant
ing fiat pension of $12 month to the
widow of all honorably discharged SOL
diers of the United States who have not
heretofore received the benefits of the
pension law and an increase of 81 a
month for those who have under the
act of June 81, 1890. The law ex-
pressly valves the limitation of prop
erty holdings. The bill involves The
expenditure of more than $4,000, 00e.
The political debate was opened by
Mr.. Townsend of Michigan, who in q
prepared speech claimed for the Re-
publican party credit for all national
legislation in the past fifty years of
vital interest to the public. In this
he was vigorously disputed by Mr..
Cochran of New York, who afterward
launched into discussion of the presi-
dents message of few days ago, his
remarks frequently evoking applause
on both sides of the chamber. The
presidents utterances in that docu-
ment. he declared, were such that
neither party could ignore, for he had
named the conditions for which both
must contend. He characterized Pres
ident Roosevelt as the only crusader"
in the Republican party and said that
he could not. in view of his state
ments, with honor again accept the
nomination for the presidency. Mr..
Bryan also was a crusader, and he be-
lieved that with the presidents mes
sage as his guide, Mr.. Bryan would
become the foreordained champion of
law and order.
Mr. Hepburn also defended the pres
ident's message and said that con-
domination of 1t had come only from
the great malefactors of the age land
The gentleman from Ohio" meaning
Senator Foraker.
While the debate was on almost
every seat on the door and in the gal
leries was occupied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
Senate Passes Measure Carrying a
Large Appropriation.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The senate
passed the urgent deficiency bill car
rying an appropriation of over $24,
100000. The large deficiency appro
priation for the navy brought out con-
siderable discussion of the subject of
executive departments making expen.
ditures not provided for in appropria.
lions.
Deficiency appropriations for the
Panama canal gave rise to Democratic
criticism of the publication of a paper
by the canal commission at Panama
and incidentally Senator Teller de-
clared that he believed the lock canal
at Panama would some day be de-
clare1 failure and that a sea level
canal would take it's place.
The senate devoted two hours to
consideration of the criminal code bill
and then adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
ALMOST OFF The MAP
ST. PETER MAKING A KICK ON
TRAIN SERVICE.
Commercial Club That City Has Cis-
cuIated Petition Which Will
Be Sent to Officials.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Officers of the st. Peter Commercial
club have been circulating petitions the
past week, requesting the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company to re-
store the passenger trains which were
removed short time ago. Since the
new time card went into effect numer-
Gus complaints have been sent to the
company, and local men believe that
they will result in the granting of bet
ter train service.
The petitions circulated recite the
fact that the new train schedule prac-
tically shuts st. Peter off the map
As the trains run at present it is an
impossibility for Rodents of the towns
west to reach that city, transact ordi-
nary business and return to their
homes the same day, and the same
thing applies to connections with the
Twin Cities. Because of this the
round robin asks that conditions be
improved, and the company is re-
uuested to restore the schedule in use
year ago.
This schedule provides for a train
to leave New Ulm in the morning and
connect with the Twin City passen-
ger at Kasota, and with east bound
trains at Mankato Junction. 1t would
meet the Chicago passenger, return to
st. Peter shortly after noon and con-
meet with the main line at New Ulm;
then return at 4:45 and run back to
New Ulm in the evening. 1t is re-
quested, also, that the westbound pas
senger in the morning be continued as
at present, and that it return to Man
kato over the old line in the evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
DOCTORS EXAMINE THAW.
Not Prepared to Give an Opinion on
His Mental Condition.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb. A
brief examination and observation OF
the mental condition of Harry X
Thaw. now confined in Matteawan hos.
pital for the criminal insane, was held
by DR.. Allan W. Ferriss, president OF
the New York state lunacy commits.
sion, and DR.. Lamb. superintendent q,
the institution. The examination was
of preliminary character, Thaw and
the physicians talking casually togeth
err for about half an hour. After the
examination DR.. Ferris said 1t was too
early to give an opinion on Thaw's
mental condition. The examination
Interrupted a visit of Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw and Daniel O'Reilly OF
Thaw's counsel, who came up from
New York. 1t was Mrs Thaw's first
visi. to her husband since his arrival
at Matteawan and she appeared de-.
pressed over the situation in which
her husband found himself among the
insane.
Mrs. Thaw and counsel spent over
an hour with Thaw, after which they
visited the various departments of the
institution. Mrs. Thaw said:
That is no place for Harry, in with
all those insane persons. Why, the
colors on the wall are even depressing.
/ found Harry doing nicely and salts
fed with the food he was getting, but
] don't think a man of his sanity
should be thrown in with those PEG.
pie"
Alienists Evans and Jeliffe, retained
by the Thaw family, held several con-
ferences with Thaw. 1t is believed
mere that unless Thaw is discharged
through the cooperation of the state
authorities within few weeks, habeas
corpus proceedings will be instituted
IN the supreme court here. That Mrs.
That does not expect the Immediate
discharge of her husband is indicated
by her engagement for two weeks of
room in hotel at Fishkill landing,
where she will be only short dis.
lance from Matteawan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
ADVERSELY TO LABOR
Supreme Court Renders Third
Decision in a Month.
DEALS BLOW TO BOYCOTTs

Federal Tribunal Holds That Labor
Unions Cannot Be Permitted to In.
terfere by Boycott With Free Elk.
change of Commerce Between States.
Washington, Feb. 4.--For the third
time within a month the supreme
court of the United States has pro-
mulgated an opinion constituting laws
adversely to the contentious of orga.
niZed labor.
The first of the decisions was rem
dered on Jan. in the case of some
railway employees who sought to Sc
cure damages under what is known
as 1.-THE employers liability law" max
ing railroads responsible for injury re-
snlting from the negligence of fellow
servants, which law the court held to
be unconstitutional. The second i'm.
portant finding in this line was an
nounced on Jan. %, when the Erdman
arbitration act. forbidding the dis.
charge of employees because they are
members of labor unions, was also
declared to be invalid.
The latest verdict rendered was in
the case of La wler VS.. Loewe, the for
mer member of the Hatters' union and
the latter hat manufacturer of Dan.
Dury, Conn. The case involved the
applicability of the section of the
Sherman antitrust law to conspira-
cies by labor unions to boycott articles
entering into interstate trade Under
the terms of that provision the com.
planning party may collect three times
the amount of his loss if the charge
is sustained. The union fought the
case on the ground that the law was
inapplicable to such organizations, but
the court, whose opinion was an
nounced by Chief Justice Fuller, failed
to accept this view, and in effect held
that the unions could not be permit
ted to interfere by boycott with the
free exchange of commerce between
the states. There was no dissenting
opinion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
MORE MONEY FOR ROADS
County commissioners Take Actioe
Before Adjourning Yesterday.

The county board yesterday after
noon adjourned to meet March Z,
after taking some important action
looking to good roads, part of which
was mentioned by The Free Press
yesterday.
1t was voted to appropriate $3.50 to
be used for the improvement of the
Charles Graft road in Mankato town
ship, to be expended under the super;
vision of Commissioner Madigan. Z
The sum of 5000 was voted to Lime
township to aid in repairing the road
west of Henry Schulte's farm, and
5000 for crawling the same.
The following were designated as
state roads: The South Bend road
from the city limits to Minneopa state
park; the Rapidan mill hill road from
Rapidan station to the river; the
road from Mapleton to Minnesota
Lake; the Cable mill hill road from
Good Thunder to the river. s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Won DER AHE Is BANKRUPT
Former Baseball Magn ate's Fortune
Has Vanished.

st. Louis, Feb. A petition in vol
untary bankruptcy has been filed by
Chris Won der Abe, for many years a
prominent figure in the baseball world
and owner of the st. Louis American
association team from its organization
in 1876 until his retirement in 1898.
According to the petition he alleges he
has put $2e0 assets to offset $27,S65.35
liabilities.
Many of his largest debts are notes
for money borrowed for the support of
the team he owned. In his day he was
one of the most prominently known
baseball magnates in the country and
was reputed to have been worth $3.50.
900. 1t is stated he lost his wealth
through amusement investments that
did not prosper, loans and the habit
Of indors!0g checks and signing bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
OVER A SCORE Persisted
French Soldiers Caught in a Snow
Storm in Algeria.

Ainesfra, Algeria, Feb 4.-Twenty-
one men of the Twentieth company Of
the foreign legion, and possibly others
of the same company persisted on Feb.
1, in binding snow storm which
overlook the soldiers on their way to
Fort HASA. The entire company be-
came separated and later searchers
recovered the bodies of twenty-one of
them. A section of the company sue
ceeded in reaching Fort Hasa in a
pitiable condition, but many are un-
accounted for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
No Revolt in Venezuela.

Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 5.-Presi-
dent Castro has left here for La Vic
toria for short vacation. This move
on the part of the president disproves
the recent rumors that a revolution
was on foot, which reports arose from
the disappearance of General Rolando
from his home in Barcelona and the
arrest of several of his partisans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
POLICEMAN ATTACKED KING
Believed Spanish Monarch Was a Sus.
picious Looking Person.

Seville, Feb. "a dramatic incident
marked the saunter of King Alfonso
through the streets of Seville the day
before the tragedy at Lisbon, Alfonso
being attacked by policeman, whose
object was to keep back the crowd
from the king, but who unfortunately
mistook the king himself for a sus.
picious looking person.
The governor of Seville, who was
following just behind, seized the po-
liceman, and score of spectators, be-
lieving that an attempt was being
made to assassinate the king, knocked
the policeman down. Alfonso, how.
ever, ordered his liberation and was
amused at the whole affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
DR.. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills

This great prescription of the famous
Receipt Book author. A. w. Chase. NJ. D.
i,stils into the feeble womout nerves energy
and strength. ennches the blood. inIsorates
the nerves which control digestive fluids. sharp
ems the appetite and builds up the system in
Natures way. SO cts box. at all dealers OF
LAW. Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo. NY
Mr.. S. M. Wheeler, the well-known
Electrical Engineer of Tuscorora ST.,
Addison, N. T., states:
Il consider Dr. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills
great success in nervous dyspepsia. | was
troubled for ten years and never found any
treatment so wonderfully rapid and good in
effect. The stomach is strong now. and eat
what please and eniov it.
LACK DRUG CO., MANkATo, MIMI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Earnings of Railroads.

The gross earnings of the Chicago.
& Northwestern road for 1907 were
1922, S54.5O; tax, $l2s,9l4lS; 1906
gross earnings, 95,934.93; tax, $l3r,-
S37 40. Omaha, gross earnings, 81,
4l6,26337; tax, $l76,65O.53; 1906, gross
earnings, 81 1868, 9l3.27; tax, $l74,556.53.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
TWO PASSENGERS KILLED..
Several Others Injured in a Wreck In
Michigan.

Michigan.
Adrian, Mich, Feb. 3.-The Detroit
accommodation on the Wabash rail-
road was wrecked two and half miles
east of here The entire train of
seven cars, including two day coaches,
parlor car, dining car, sleeper bag
gage and express coaches, was tipped
over in the ditch. Several passengers
and some of the crew were injured.
1t is now known that two passen-
gers were killed and about thirty-four
were injured Most of the injured are
reported as not being serious. A re.
lief train is taking the injured to De-
<roit. Among the injured are several
people from the Belasco theater, New
York. The dead are:
Mrs. John Smith, Milwaukee; Mrs.
Frances Barbo, Budapest, Hungary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Socialist Convention,

Chicago, Feb. 5.-The national con
vention of the Socialist party for the
nomination of a presidential candidate
will be held in Chicago on May 10.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

The Winona Independent is of the
opinion that the corporations will not
finance either presidential ticket.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Itch cured in thirty minutes by
Wooford's Sanitary Lotion. Never
fails. Sold by Lack Drug company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Rev. T. B. Roberts of 1os Marshall st..
Syracuse, N. Y, says:--'For nine years 1
suffered from itching and protruding piles
which were SO bad that they necessitated my
absence from professional duties. / used
numerous remedies and underwent one opera
ton without relief, but by using DR.. A. w.
Cnases ointment ! am now permanently
cured soc box. All dealers or DR.. A. w.
Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
IAAck DRUG CO.. MANkAyo, MIMI,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Unable to Digest
THE FOOD.

The digestive system. is wonderful piece
of machinery, but power is necessary to make
It effective.
The power. in this case. is the nerve force
and with the nerves exhausted the digestive
system becomes hopelessly crippled. THERE'S
Indigestion. headaches. neuralgic pains and
spells Of weakness, dizziness and encouragement
Strength cannot be regained from the food
YOU eat. but you can be restored by
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16

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hatBs og Mr and MrA Joseph Ayera
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16
Why

Should your baby suffer- When be
a fre,ful aud restless, don't expert
ment on him and use any old thing
your neighbOr recommends Buy .
bottle OF Whites Cream Vermifuge.
greatest knoNn worm medicine and
cure for children diseases. II ls mild
IN lts action. builds up the system.
makes thin. pgny babies fat Mrs. J.
e. Smith, Tampa. Fia- writes Ny
haby vas thin and SICILY could not
retain IL food and cried all night
used one bottle o. Whites Cream
vermIfuEe and 10 fee days baby wAs
laughing. happy and sell Sold 81
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16
EDITOR JoRpANs LATEST,
from Flsh to otter Stories,
Good at latter,

Tho Pupta 0orda Herald tells n
remarkable story Of n man being at.
tackled by. an otter, lie was we'll
known local stockman. w. l., Koon,
and had gonv into bNyhead TO bring
out stray COW when the animal made
a sudden, fVroolOus attack on him, At
frat he was only amused, but tho
otter was so persistent In It's attacks,
which II renewed as often as II was
knocked over, that he became tired
aud tried TO Kill II with his whip
handle. Mr., koon finally had to call
TO two comHndcs for help and one al
thom shot tho otter dead Editor
Jordan vouchcs Tor the facts. I'm
probable as they may seem" We
simply pass the story up to our con
temporarIes 20 match II, II they can
Times Union.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16

A stOckhoi5eFg meeting % The Phs.
fer Morris Company. one az TIE Lad.
lag msroantiie Interests % Gainesville.
uaa bid Tussday. When the folIoutag
oeie.sa we're sisets5 ioF tn snsainE
year
IA PkifsT. pFssideni % {. FhifsF.
vioeersz1ssBi. W o. Morris. secretary
and Treasurer The difsztoFs are eueas
r.ssa6 Of The oloers ana " D PhifEy
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16
NORTH oAlaEsvuLLEs PROGRESS
cIaIzsns Of That Section Of City Have
the Streets Cleared.

The citizens OF North Gainesville,
one OF the suburbs Of the city. but
who consider themselves separate
and distinct" from the town proper,
never believe IN having the mud under
their feet. as do those Of the City
Council who have charge Of Affairs In
the main part OF town who would not
mind II they saw a pedestrian walk.
ingpp to the top OF bis shoes Ia mud,
II IL understood that the progressive
citiEenA OF North Gainesville and they
are most all prOsressive--got together
and decided thrt 4 would be q coed
idea TO get nd Of the fiush and mud
caused by TIE recent heavy weather.
and they got rid OF H. That IL more
than the street committee IT the city
debut then the street committee
had 80 much Ia do Il was impossible
60 favor one section without the other.
80 they let the whole business go.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16

Nature and a woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's Ills that the
world has ever known.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16

La grippe coughs arc dangerous as
tney frequently develop into pneu.
mOnia. Foley's Honey and Tar not
only stops the cough but heals and
strengthens the lungs 30 that no Sori.
ous results Osod be feared. The gen
uino Folsy'A Honey and Tar contains
no harmful drugs and ID IN q yellow
package. RSfuss substitutes. J, w.
McCollum a 90.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-16

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