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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
DEADLOCK STILL UNBROKEN
Little Change in Senatorial Situation
in Illinois.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-Three more
ballots in joint session of the general
assembly demonstrated that the sena-
torial situation is tied Up as tightly
now as it has been at any time since
the deadlock began.
No one here expects the senator
ship to be settled this week and the
belief is gradually taking hold that
the opposing forces are settling down
for a long drawn out battle, with the
Hopkins forces although unable to
elect their candidate vet holding the
fort against all attacks.
So long as Senator Hopkins remains
candidate, or at least until he is
absolutely eliminated from the race,
there appears to be but little chance
to break the deadlock
The ballots that were taken are in
dicative of but little change. Senator
Hopkins ended last we&1 with Y
votes. He went up to IA o the twen-
ty-third ballot, remained stationary on
the twenty-fourth and dropped back
to 70 on the twenty-fifth, when the
Joint session adjourned for the day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Eel. 5, IL, 19--1aC9
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
FOREIGN WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Billie
Earth-ss. In probate court.
In the matter of the estate OF Levi A.
Lath op deceased.
Whereas, certain writings. purporting to be
duly authenticated copies Of the las, will and
testament of Levi A. Lathrop. late Of Kent
County, Delaw re. deceased. and the pro-
bate thereof in the County of philadelphia.
State of PENNSYLVANIA. have been delivered
to this court:
And whereas. Jennie ]. Lathrop has
fled Herewith her petition. representing
among other things that said Levi A. Latbrop
lately died in said county OF Phtladelphia.
Penn. testate possessed OF certain real es-
tate. situated in sad County of Blue Earth
and that said petitioner is. the executrix and
praying that the said instrument may re adj
mitted to probate. ana that letters Tesla
mentary be to herself issued thereon.
1t is ordered that the proofs OF said instru.
ment and the said petition be heard before
this court. at the Probate Office In said
county on Monday. the 1st day Of March. A.
A. D.. 1909. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. when
all persons interested may appear Tor or con-
test the probate of said Instrument:
And it is further ordered, that notice Of the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested. by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing. in the Mankato
Free Press a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the LIST day OF Feb
ruary. A. d. 1909.
By the Court.
probate Court Seal] VIM F. HUGHES.
Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
ANOTHER ANTI-JAP MEASURE
Will Be Considered by the California
Legislature.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 3.-Another
has been added to the long list of
anti-alien and anti-Japanese bills that
will be a special order of business in
the assembly today Grove l.. John
son, chairman of the committee on
judiciary, reported out favorably his
measure specifying Japanese" in the
law segregating Mongolians and In
dians in the public schools. 1t was
the attempted insertion of this word
Japanese" in the statute that caused
President Roosevelt two weeks ago to
ask Governor Gillett to stop anti-Ja-
panese legislation. All of the anti
Japanese measures now before the as
sembly will be taken up, beginning
with Drew's new anti-alien land bill,
today.
In the senate the committee on eX-
ecutive communications reported on
the recent message of Governor Gill
lett dealing with the subject of ia
panese legislation). The report adj
vises against the passage of any of
these measures, declaring it to be the
sense of the committee that such leg
islation would be unconstitutional.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05

Speaker Giffen has been shorn of its
vindictive points. The matter was
taken up by the governor, the leaders
of both political parties and after
conference it was decided to eliminate
the portions censuring President
Roosevelt
Assemblyman Folsom, when the
resolution came up for reading. had a
fumber of amendments which were
Sead and adopted unanimously, these
eliminating all reference to the presi.
dent.
During Folsom's speech he said that
the Democrats of Nevada regarded
Roosevelt as the greatest Democrat
elected in many years. The resolu.
ton as amended declared that the
state of California is justified in it's
action and urges that that state pass
a law that will tend to exclude the
Japanese race; also that Nevada
views with alarm the attempted en-.
croachment of the government on
state rights.
Tie resolution will 60 to the senate,
whAre it probably will be trimmed
further.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
THREE men ARRESTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Accused Of killing a Man at
Bedside Of Sick Wife.

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 3.-Walter AS
ton, Paul Fornwalt and BENJAMIN AS
ton, all residing in the neighborhood
where the crime was committed, were
arrested for the murder of Alfred
Hallman, who on Sunday night was
shot down by masked robbers while
at the bedside of his sick wife at his
home in Pequea township. Fornwalt
was caught in this city, where he had
come, it Is believed, to escape the
Astons, as it is alleged they had
threatened to shoot him if he told of
the murder. Walter Aston went to
the police station to inquire If Form
walt had been arrested, and he was
held. Benjamin Aston was arrested
at his home in PeQuea and brought to
Jail here.
Fornwalt told about the murder af-
ter his arrest He said the two AS
tons had persuaded him to go along,
but he had no idea there was to be
any shooting. They were to rob Hall
man. Walter Aston entered the
uOuSo anu Willie lie VI OIHW dltJ Wdo
in the door Walter began shooting.
They ran away. Benjamin Aston, he
said, had stood guard outside with a
shotgun.
Walter Aston, when confronted
with the confession of FOrnwalt de-
MED being there. but was very nervous
and mixed in his stories.
Benjamin Aston at first denied all
connection with the crime, but said
he knew Walter and Fornwalt had
gone from his house to do it. Later
he broke down under severe question
ing, admitted he had been with the
ether two and had stood outside while
the others went in. and corroborated
Fornwalt's story In every important
feature. He also told of other crimes
that had been committed in the
neighbOrhood, and connected his
cousin, Walter, with the murder, as
we'll as another man, whose arrest
will likely follow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
DEAFNESS CANNOT eE CURED

reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
dition Of the mucous lining of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when II Is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken cut and this
tube restored to .ts normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inf1amed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars free. F. J.
CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
LOCKS HORNS WITH SENATE
House Would Let Taft Have Auto.
mobiles.

Washington, Feb 3.-The house
locked horns with the senate on the
question OF automobiles for the White
House and refused to accept an
amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill striking out the appropriation of
$4,000 for that purpose. The bill
was sent to conference, after a bumor.
GUS debate in which several members
took occasion to refer to the bodily
proportions of the president elect.
The hopes of the army for sufficient
money to continue it's experiments in
aeronautics were blasted when the
house reconsidered its action of last
week and by vote of almost two to
one withdrew the increase of $500.
900 then made. After undergoing this
and other amendments the army ap.
Precipitation bill was passed and con-
sideration of the agricultural bill i'm.
mediately begun.
Under license of debate on the lat.
ter measure. Mr.. Keller made an ex.
haustive speech in support of his bill
for the ship canal from Toledo to Gin
cinnati along the Miami and Erie
canal. Mr.. Ansberry of Ohio spoke
in advocacy Of ship canal from Chi
cago to Toledo, and Mr.. Larrinaga
delegate from Porto Rico. urged a
duty on other than Porto Rican coffee
entering the United States.
The agricultural bill was pending
when the house adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Jan. 1929, Feb. 5.
NO. 16s.-oRDER FOR HEARING
GUARDIANS ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the guardianship Of
Charles Tesch, Jr::, an insane person.
On reading and filing the petition Of
Ida Tesch, guardian of Charles Tesch,
Jr., the above named ward,
1t Is Ordered. pursuant to the pray
er of said petitioner, that a time be
fixed for examining and allowing her
account, that said account be examined,
and petition heard by the Judge Of this
Court on the 18th day of February, 1909,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of that
day, at the probate office in Mankato
in said County.
And it is Further Ordered, that pub
lie notice be given to all persons in
terested of the time and place Of exam
lining said account. by publishing copy
of this order in the Mankato Free Press
a weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at Mankato in said county, at
least once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks prior to the day Of such
hearing.
Dated December 10Th, 1908.
VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
probate Court Seal)
w. r. & G.. w. Geddes,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
ENTERTAIN THEIR MOTHERS
Children Of the Normal Kindergarten
Garry Out q Program.

The children of the Kindergarten de-
partment of the state normal school
entertained their mothers at the school
yesterday afternoon from three to five
o'clock in a pleasing manner. A large
number of mothers responded, and were
given an opportunity of inspecting the
fine kindergarten rooms in the new
building, affording double the space
that the old rooms did.
The children pleasingly entertained
their guests with couple of their
frolic games, and then served refresli-
ments of their own preparation, as
the new rooms have a kitchen and gas
range among their other conveniences.
This was a feature that all enjoyed.
The children sat at tables that had
punches of polished greening apples in
the center, each having a lighted can
die attached. Some plants added to
the decorations.
The teachers who have charge of this
department are doing faithful work,
and the children are making progress
in many ways under their careful
training.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
RECIPE THAT CURES
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and Vigorous.

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
COLD AND STORMY BRUARY
John G. 5usby, Iowa Weather Pro-
phet, Predicts Awful Weather.

John C. Busby, the Iowa weather
prophet, sees a cold and stormy Feb
ruary. He says:
q hate to say it, but 1 must, as
all the people want to know what
February will be, whether hot or cold,
stormy or pleasant. 1 will say right
here that | will bet the ice cream
that the editor of The Chicago Record
Herald can't tell what February will
be, or the weather bureau either. The
editor of The Record Herald does not
believe in long distance forecasts, but
the people of this country want to
know what is coming whether good
or bad weather The people demand it.
1 don't like to say much about the
weather bureau, but they miss it once
in while; nobody can be perfect.
"My offer stands good for the ice
cream to the editor of the Chicago pa
per, 1 claiming that February will IL
a cold month, with snow, rain, biz
yards, and tornadoes in the south. A
great norther will sweep over Texas,
Kansas and Oklahoma, and we will
have earthquake shocks in the coast
country in the last half of February.
"Well, good people, l have been
forecasting for about three years with
out pay. As my eyes are very sore
and I have got to doctor them, and as
I owe some debts, which l have got
to pay, so 1 will welcome any contri-
button which any man, woman or child
wishes to make.
"In my next forecast 1 will tell the
farmers what kind of crops they will
raise in the year 1909, whether good or
bad"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
BRANDENBURG NEEDS MONEY
Author Without Funds With Which to
Retain Experts.

New York, Feb. "a statement
tustifying his failure to respond to
the calling of his name in court to an
swer to the charge of grand larceny
was given out by Broughton Branden.
burg, the writer, TIN ough his wife.
Brandenburg, who is wanted in con.
nection with the selling to the New
York Times of an article which he rep.
resented as having been written by
the late Grover Cleveland, states that
he is without funds with which to re.
tain handwriting or other experts to
refute the expert testimony to be Of
fered by the prosecution. AS soon as
he has obtained money enough to Gov.
er the cost of such expert testimony
he declares in his statement he will
return and face trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
H0STILITIES ARE RESUMED
Servians and AIbanians Again Fight.
inq.

Vienna, Feb. alarming news
comes from the Sanjak of Novibazar,
where, since the Austrian evacuation,
the old hatred between Servians and
Albanians has broken out again In
open hostilities.
Albanians have attacked and burned
Servian villages, killing many of the
inhabitants. The Servians, it is said,
intrigued to incite the Albanians
against Austria and the Albanians re.
scented the interference of their old
enemies and turned upon them.
The situation would not be so alarm.
Ing were 1t not for the fact that it in.
wolves the risk of a Montenagrin at.
tack upon the Albanians.
1t is also feared that a great dis.
turbance would lead to fighting be.
tween Servians and Mohammedans in
Bosnia, where anything of the sort at
the present moment might be fraught
with the most disastrous consequences
to the peace of Europe by precipitat
Ing a war between Servia and Austria
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
NAMED FOR THE COMMISSION
Mayor Andrews Appoints Former Ex.
ecutives Delegates.

At the request of C. G. Schultz, state
chairman, and Governor Johnson, Mayor
j. w. Andrews has named F. NJ. Cur
rier, George NJ. Palmer and G. T. Tay-
Tor, as members of the state COM
mission from Mankato to attend the
national Lincoln memorial which will
be held at the birthplace of the mar
tyred president in Kentucky on Feb. II.
AS the members of the commission
are required to pay their own expenses
of the trip, it is not likely that all
the gentlemen named by mayors in
the several cities in the state will at
tend the ceremonies.
One of the prime objects of the me-
mortal is to create sentiment favor
able to the preservation of the Lincoln
farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Anti-japanese Topic in California
AbSOrbS Much Attention.
LABOR LEADERS NOT IN DEAL
Significant Feature Of the MoVem e Mt
Is Its Lack Of Support From the
Working Classes.

Washington, Feb. 3.-No single
question nor, indeed, any group Oh
questions is absorbing the interest
and concern of the administration at
this moment 20 the same extent as
certain of the phases of the anti-Ja-
panese agitation in California. The
president has been in communication
with many reputable persons VINO
should be thoroughly Informed as to
the conditions ON the Pacific coast. 1t
is admitted that systematic aglta-
ton was in progress on the coast, but
a significant feature of its lack of
strength was the fact that the labor
leaders had taken no prominent part
in it. Indeed, it has been stated to
the administration that the real main.
spring of the agitation was to be
found in some of the great corpora
lions that had found their profitable
business of coOlie transportation
threatened with destruction by the
success attending the efforts Of the
administration to stop this class of
immigration. For the fact is that in
the opinion of the administration the
negotiations with Japan for prac-
tically complete closure of American
ports to the entry of Japanese labor
ers are certainly jeopardized by the
extreme utterances of certain persons
in California and by the mere consid
Grafton of such resolutions as were
entertained Monday by the Nevada
legislature.
Present Agreements Endangered.
Even agreements already reached,
which are being carried out in per-
feet good faith on the part of the
Japanese government, are endangered
in the sense that the present agitation
might very naturally tend to abate
the interest of the Japanese officials
in the execution of their obligations
in view of the unfriendly attitude as
sumed by some elements on the Pa
cific. 1t is these considerations that
have influenced the president in
reaching the conclusion that every
thing possible should be done to pre-
vent Tie VI w
any state that would discriminate
against the Japanese as a class apart
from other foreign elements entering
America.
There is no objection whatever by
the administration to laws prohibiting
all aliens from holding land in Amer
lea For this is now, under the re-
vised statutes, the law in the District
of Columbia and the territories and
some of the states. Indeed, there is
q similar law in japan and the gov
eminent of that country consequently
could not regard it as anti-Japanese
legislation if adopted in California.
The president has entire confidence
in the people of the Pacific coast and
is certain that they will do right in
this matter.
The administration is much pleased
with the tone of the speech of Premier
Komura in the Japanese diet, so far
as it touched upon the relations be-
tween America and Japan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Feb. 5, IL, l9--19O9.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT,
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Bl

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate Of Betsey
Johnson. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Anna
Johnson, Administrative of the estate Of
Betsey Johnson. deceased. representing among
other things, that she has fully administered
said estate. and praying that a time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing
the final account of her administration. and
for the assignment Of the residue Of said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by law:
1t. is ordered. that said account be exam
ined. and petition heard by this court. on
Saturday the 9th day of February.A. D. 1909.
at ~ o'clock A. NJ. at the probate Office. in
the city of Mankato. in said county.
And it is further ordered that notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once In each week.
for three successive weeks prior to said day Of
hearing In the Mank alto Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato. the End day
of February. A. y. 1909.
By the Court.
VINE. HUGHES.
probate Court Judge Of Probate
]. A. Flittie. Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
FOR SALE-A desirable residence know

FOR SALE-A desirable residence known
as the Hodapp residence, on North
Fourth street in Mankato, good Local
ton, within one block of street rail-
way; also a valuable farm known az
the Hodapp farm for the last fifty
four years, within two miles of Main
street. This farm comprises ITO acres,
ITO under cultivation, 60 in pasture
and timber. Terms of sale reasonable.
Apply to Philip Hodapp, No. 1904
North Fourth street, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Marine Ends His Life.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 3.-Brooding over
his confinement to quarters at the ma
rine barracks for overstaying a leave
of absence, Private Alfred w. Harris
shot himself through the left breast,
dying almost instantly. He made his
second enlistment several weeks ago
at Cincinnati.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Mckinnon Defeats Lewis.

Boston, Feb. 3.-The aggressiveness
and heavy hitting ability of Bill Nc.
Kinnon of this city brought about the
defeat on points of Harry Lewis OF
Philadelphia, claimant of the welter.
weight championship, at the Armory
Athletic association. The bout lasted
twelve rounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Two Aeronauts Killed.

Saint Pons, France, Feb. "a bal
loon which was drifting over the
mountains at night was overcome by
a gale. The occupants of the car, two
Bordeaux aeronauts, tried in vain to
make a descent, but violent gust
dashed the balloon against boulder
and the occupants were killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Aged Couple Asphyxiated.

Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-An aged cou-
pie who had registered as Mr.. and
Mrs. LomaX of Lewistown, Pa, were
found dead in their room at the I'M
perial hotel here. A gas jet in the
room was found turned on full. It is
not known whether their deaths were
due to suicide pact or ignorance as
to the workings of the gas fittings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Wheat-May, ST.
OSH; July, 97B@9Sc; Sept, 94ssc;
Dec, 95c Corn-Feb., 59Ac; May,
63A @63Ac; July, 631sc; Sept, 62R
@63c. Oats-May, 51Ac; July, 46ssc;
Sept. 391sc. Pork-May, $16.75; July,
$500. Butter-Creameries, 22@28c;
diaries, 21@25c. Eggs-33c. Poultry
Turkeys, Ice; chickens, 13c;
springs, 15c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-05
NEGROES Sentenced to Death.

Port Allen, La, Feb. Ben and
Wallace Jones, charged with the MUIR
der of Conductor c. B. Hall of the
Texas and Pacific railroad on the
night of Jan. 23, were found guilty
and sentenced to death.