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The Washington times., 1910-03-21
HAITIAN FINANCES
MYSTERIOUS CONDITION
Pilfering in Customs Service
Said TO Leave Govern.
ment in Straits.

PORT AU PRINCE, March 21.-Pres.
ldent Simon, accompanied BY .he secre-
tary OF foreign relations, Mons. Andre
and the secretary Of the interior. Mons
Jeremie, left aboard the gunboat La
Llberte for trip to the south of Haiti
The present financial condition of
Haiti is viewed with alarm by many.
Ihere does not appear to be anv desire
Ior financial betterment by giving en-
couragement for the establishment of
real banking institution.
The German minister. with a yievv +o
protecting German interests and trade,
mas been negotiating for the establish
tnent Hl OF German bank. and certain
NeW York capitalists have been neCo-
.aung for the establishment OF an
american bank, but Notwithstanding
,Ile assurances given both of these in
tSresJs It has come TO light that before
the President left for his trfD To the
south he designated Messrs DesIands
Jocelyn, and Nicolas as a comruissior
10. proceed 10 Paris TO negotiate with
me Banque Rationale d'Haiti relative
,iee 80 Lne settlement OF the long standing
oimerences with that bank
The Banque Rationale d'Haitf. which
IN accord with its charter, trauSacte
considerable government business has
oeen at odds with the government Cor
The question is complicated. The gov
ernment asserts the bank defraudcd n
10 large sums This, in part, the hank
denies, and rebUts by citing that The
government has robbed IL OF business
guaranteed in its contract
me bank has been condemned several
times Tor various sums by the Haitian
courts. and now, instead Of forcing the
oank TO treat with the government me
government sends a commission to treat
WIN the bank. Mons. TeTtilus Nicholas
one OF the commission, is a large stock.
holder in the bank
Dunng the four months just ending
more than half a million dollars NOT
PROVIDED for In the budget has been ex
penoed' While the budget itself carries
greater appropriations than can he met
from the revenues. The revenues have
neen railing of, no doubt due IN the
great pilfering which the high officials
admit Is going on at the various cIIs-
lkm houses, more particularly at St
-Harc, Port de PaiX, and Jeremie WITH
lhe large crop Of coffee which IS bef1g
harvested this year, II the dutv were
collected there should he
enough to make a payment on the amor
tization Of the debt. which has NOT been
1one for some years.
The Washington times., 1910-03-21
HIS SECOND VIEW
OF HALLEYS COMET

SAGINAW, Mich, March 21.-Seventy-
five years ago ". s II. WeIton, now
ninety years old. watched from the hill
top in the outskirts Of Owosso. the
HALEY comet. With him were a number
Of friends and relatives. These have
all passed away except WeltOn.
But II Providence IS kind. WeIton will
see the same comet May l9 He is now
with him and see the comet on that
date. He has fifty friends enrolled. Vel
ton is apparently as well as when he
first saw the comet. His sight Is good
He does not require glasses. He relates
with deep interest the coming and going
of the comet three-quarters Of a CEN
tuTy ago.
The Washington times., 1910-03-21
CLAIMANT
TO BALTIMORE LAND

TOLEDO, Ohio, Marchh 21.-Mrs. Mey-
belle Price Richards, Of Toledo, TODAY
Joined the long list Of heirs who claim
to be the rightfUl owners OF part of an
estate in the heart Of the city Of Balti-
more valued at S400, 100000.
Mrs. Richards discovered {. collection
OF old letters which show that in the
early part Of the last century relatives
were discussing the leasing z the land.
She has also found a copy # the origi-
nal land grant by Lord Ba timore to
Thomas Price
The Washington times., 1910-03-21
BISHOP WILL HOLD
SERVICE IN CHAPEL
Series of Exercises During Holy
Week Is Announced for
Episcopalians.

Bishop Alfrd Harding will hold two
services each day during Holy Week, in
the chapel Of his home on Massachu-
setts avenue, which Will be largely at
tended by the EpiscOpalians of Wash
ingtOn.
The services, consisting OF mathis and
evensong, viii be held at . in the morn
ings and $50 o'clock in the afternoons.
The Washington times., 1910-03-21
GOVERNOR RETALTATES

FRANKFORT. KY. March 21.-Gover-
nor Wilson has vetoed a bill appro-
priating 5000 for improvements to be
made at the birthplace Of Jefferson
Davis in Todd county. This action fol-
lows closely on the failure Of the Iegis-
lature to aCcedc TO the governors re-
quest that the Lincoln memorial farm he
exempt from taxation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Fr' Jays Daily.
Quiet Home Wedding in Belgrade.

Mrs. Lucinda Belts welcomed a
daughter m-law last evening at her
home at Kerns. Her son Curtis was
married to Mrs. Laura Benner of Iowa.
1t was quiet affair. The ceremony
was at $3.50 and was witnessed by the
mother of the groom and Grandma
Trask, now in her Tlinety-frst year, and
the five year old daughter OF the bride,
and was performed by Rev. j. F. Bacon
of the Congregational church at Kerns,
and was followed by generous we'd
ding supper. Curtis has given his
friends all of them a pleasant surprise,
as none of them, even the nearest
neighbers, suspected such thing. He
has come home to spend his vacation,
and this is the way he started it. He
has been telegraph operator at Sibley,
Iowa, the past two years. After vaca-
ton and the honeymoon he and his
bride expect to return to Iowa. He is
one of the highly respected young men
of Kerns, and apparently has found
good wife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
THROW OUT THE LINE.
Give the Kidneys Help and Many
Mankato People Will Be Happier.

Throw Out the Life Line
The kidneys need help.
They're overworked-can get the
poison filtered out of the blood.
They're getting worse every minute.
VIII you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
thousands of kidney sufferers back
from the verge of despair.
Will cure any form of kidney trou-
bic.
o. NJ. Ward, 1873 Owatonna street,
West Mankato Mimi, says: Il have
tested Doan's Kidney Pills and have
found that they possess great cura-
tive powers in cases of kidney trou
BILE. Being locomotive engineer, |
was subject to constant jolting and
in that way my kidneys were weaken
ed. l suffered from pains in my back
and there were other difficulties i'll
evidence which indicated that my kid.
family who had taken Doan's Kidney
Pills off and on for years, suggested
that 1 try them and l did so. They
had decidedly beneficial effect. On
one occasion since then, ] have taken
Doan's Kidney Pills with good results"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
| take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week ending
October Z, 1910.
c. Aldrich, Manuel Alexander.
Mr.. L. A. Bishop, Mrs. S. E. Black
burn, Andrew Brown.
w. S. Conrad, w. f. Cowling, Mrs.
L. G. Curtin.
Messrs. Davidson and Swanson, Miss
Hester Day.
T. Ekren, L. Edwards.
NJ. Foster.
H. Hansberg, j. Hebrt, A. Hochsten
III. Johnson.
Clara Kratz, Mr.. A. Kruger.
Mrs. Thomas Lettis, Jno. Lilly.
Elsie Mumm, M. f. NIadigan, Eddie
Meyer, Genevea Mccain.
Enid Newton, Mrs. C. n. Norton (2)
Mrs. Jamie Parson, c. l.. Peterson,
Mrs. II. A. Peterson.
Mr.. William Sellery (carc Girl from
Rectors) Phil Schweitzer Mae Sher-
man, Charles Schmidt, Edith Strom
c. Van Fleet.
=. T. Wenner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
transacted business in the city yester.

transacted business in the city yester.
day. 81
F. NJ. Stewart and wife of Water
town, S. D., are visiting friends il
the city. -
Mrs. Rose will depart tomorrow fol
Rochester, n. Y, where she will remain
for several weeks.
Trainmaster Boyle of the Chicag,
and Northwestern road was in Man
kato last evening.
DR.. Helen Luck and father ant
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. William Luck
departed yesteday for the old country
Mrs. NJ w. Dennistown and Mrs
A. A. Wilson of Redwood Falls wcr,
guests in the city yesterday and to
day.
r. ". Hobbs and A. c. Iedding went
to ST. Paul Monday afternoon to rep
resent the First Baptist church at tht
Baptist state convention.
DIR. and Mrs. j. A. Hielscher re
turned today from their visit of sew
eral months in Eastern Canada. They
have been absent since May |.
Frank Peachin, general superintend
ent of the Omaha road, was in Man
kato today. He was accompanied by
Superintendent Shaker of this division
w. b. Wheaton of the American
Laundry Machinery company and G. l.
Morey of the Elite Laundry and Dry
Cleaning house, Minneapolis, with theil
wives, came TO Nankato yesterday att
crnoon, having made the trip in Mr.
Morey's auto. They came here to III
speet the machinery in the Wysone
laundry. They departed on the homo
trip this morning, going by the way
of Faribault.
Rev. G. A. Rabe, pastor of the Ger
man Methodist church, and his family
left today noon for Arlington, MINI
Tomorrow they will attend the wed
ding of Rev. and Mrs. Rabies son, C
F. c. Rabe. He will take as his bride
Miss Lizzie Wiemann of Arlington
Rev. Rabe will officiate at the cere
mony. The couple will reside at Echt
where Mr.. Rabe will engage in farm
ing. Rev. Rabe has been returned t.
the MankatO charge for next year. ii,
has served as pastor for the past TIVE
years and is popular with his parish
toner's.
l.. A. Pefton. having disposed OF hi
farm in NicOllet county, started fo
Monticello, New York, yesterday aft
ernOOn, where he will visit his tw,
brothers and several nieces an,
nephews. He expects to be away abou
six weeks. Mr.. Pelton came to th
country from New York many year
ago, and as he has always been al
active man, combining himself close:
to business, he anticipates much pleas
ure in his eastern trip. He may spen,
the winter in California with JOIN
Klein. Mr.. Pelton, while seventy-f iv
years OF age, is still young physically
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
Happy Wedding This Forenoon.

Rev. C.. B. Osgood, pastor of the
Christian church. pronounced the words
that made Mr.. Paul Phillips of st.
Clair and Miss Elise Gerlach of Good
Thunder man and wife. The ceremony
was performed at ten o'clock this
morning at the residence of the pas
tor. The couple were attended by the
brother, Mr. j. III. Gerlach, and sisters,
Misses Elizabeth and Amanda Gerlach,
OF the bride.
The bride and groom and their at
tendants will enjoy a trip to Duluth
and the great lakes, -and on returning
the couple will go to housekeeping in
their new home on farm near ST.
Clair.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Tobias Gerlach, old and
highly respected residents of Good
Thunder, and the groom is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Phillips, much
esteemed and early settlers of st
Clair
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

Mrs. James Stevens of Austin was
operated upon in local hospital yes
terday.
Rev. Z. L. Heermance has gone to
Boston to attend meeting of Con-
gregationalists.
Mrs. j. B. Swami LETT today for Fort
Dodge, Iowa, to visit with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. DIR. Brandcnburg.
Dr. A. Z. Sohmer returned last night
from Minneapolis, where he attended
the meeting of the Minnesota Medical
society.
Charles Estes of Iowa is in the city
visiting his family at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. d. Stone. Mr.. Estes is a
travelling man.
Miss June McLaird and Miss Martha
Reckling, teachers in the Waseca high
school, will spend Sunday at the home
of Miss Bertha Hunt.
Mrs. w. w. Eberhart left yesterday
for weeks visit with her sister in
Chicago, and from there will 90 to
Kansas City for visit with he1
mother.
Rev. Z. A. Teachout of Saltwater
is in the city and is busy arranging
copy for the publication of the Meth.
odist Annual which will be printed in
the Free Press job room in the near
future.
Miss Florence Oberlin left this morn.
ing for her home at Massilon, Ohio
after a visit of three or four weeks
with her sister, who is member OF
the normal school faculty. Her sister
accompanied her as far as st. Paul.
Miss T. Swami and Mrs. Fred Hotal
ing, who spent three days with Mr.
and Mrs. f. w. Polchow of Faribault
returned last evening. They went te
celebrate the eighty-seventh birthday
of Mrs. Hotaling's father, who has
been very i'll for the past six weeks
but is able to be up again. They hat
very pleasant time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Tuesdays Daily.
Duehring-Cr0Ok NuptialS.

The marriage of Miss Alma D.
Crook of LeRay township and Edwin
F. Duehring of this city took place at
noon; today at the home of Rev. 4
F. Winter, who conducted the service
The affair was very quiet one, and
after the ceremony the young couple
went to the home of the groom's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Duehring,
30l Minnesota street, where a sumptu-
Gus wedding dinner was served, the
guests being the immediate relatives.
The couple took the afternoon train
for Elysian, where they will visit for
a day or two. On their return they
will take up their home for the present
at 3Ol Minnesota street
Mr.. Duehring has resided in Mankato
with his parents for the past nine
years. He attended the high school for
a time, and then entered and gradu.
ated from the Toland Business uni
versity. He took position with ar
express company, but since spring has
been firing OH the Omaha road. He il
fine young man. The bride is tn,
elder daughter of Mrs. Ida Crook O
LeRay township, where she has re
sided for four years past, living al
Elysian the three years before that
She was for thirteen months tele
phone operator at Madison Lake fol
the Northwestern Telephone company
She is highly esteemed by all who
know her.
The many friends of bride and groom
will extend their best wishes for a
long and happy life to Mr.. and Mrs
Duehring
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
Annual Banquet for Y. M. C. A..

Next Monday evening at $3.50 o'clock
will occur the annual fall meeting and
banquet of the Young Mems Christian
association. The ladies of the auxil-
larry, will again serve the dinner. This
speaks for the dinner itself. To this
occasion are invited, not only members
and those who have supported the
work in the past but every man in
Mankato, who is interested in work of
this kind, and those who would like to
hear MIR. LANCE of st. Paul.
'.The Boy Scout Movement which
has had so much publicity of late, To-
cally and throughout the country, will be
discussed by Mr.. d. Lange. principal OF
the Humboldt High School of st. Paul
Mr.. LANCE has been closely identified
with this movement for long time
and is capable of discussing the sub
ject clearly. This is the first step in
the plan of organizing the movement in
this city. A week later. Mr.. Ernest
Fagenstrom of st. Paul will be here al
the boys banquet and will talk about
the movement from the boys stand.
point. He will also meet group OF
business men. if desired, and talk Ovel
plans more in detail. This scout move
ment is not an association affair. The
associa ton is simply taking the init
alive. to get the work started. Every
citizen of Mankato, OF every creed Oh
no creed, should be interested in thi:
work.
State Secretary E. w. Peck viii also
be present at the meeting Monday
night and will tell some interesting
/ things about the association movement
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
Dwyer-Thro Wedding in Minneapolis.

AWyCA-AuAU cuulu$ III NAAuACdpVAio.
Minneapolis Journal: Miss Rather
inc Dryer and Charles f. Thro were
quietly married yesterday at five
o'clock i'm the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception. Rev. I. E. Cullen
performed the ceremony, in the pres
ence of few intimate friends. Miss
Dryers only attendant was her maid
of honor, Miss Florence Rex, and
Joseph Ehrhart of st. Louis was Mr..
Thro's best man. The marriage was
followed by a wedding dinner given
by Mrs. William S. Baird in the pri-
vate dining room of the Nicollet hotel.
The appointments at dinner were in
pink and white and pink roses were
at the place of each guest. Covers
were placed for nine guests. Mrs.
Paul Z. johnson of Bismarck and Mrs.
Volk and son, Harry VOlk of Mankato,
were the guests from out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thro left for an east
ern trip and will be at home at Oak
land Terrace after November /.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
SOCIETY
N. w Phone, 80. Citizens. 2l3.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Anderson-Forbes Wedding.
N. w Phone, 80,

a quiet, home wedding occurred at
st. Paul at noon today, when Miss
Virginia X. Forbes of that city was
united in marriage to William Il. An
derson of this city. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Dell w. Forbes,
5l5 Marshall street. The couple were
unattended, and the bride was attircd
in her going away gown. The cere-
mony was witnessed by about fifty
relatives and intimate friends, and
after its conclusion refreshments were
served. The rooms were tastefully
decorated, and the bride received Il
number of beautiful and costly gifts.
The bride was born and raised at
Marshall, Mimi, where her father died
when she was child. Her mother
filled the position of county superin-
tendent of schools of Lyon county for
several years with success, and won
being 4 woman of more than ordinary
talent. From Marshall the family
moved to Canon City, Col, and later
to st. Paul. where Miss Forbes se-
cured a position in the Northern Pa
cilic railway offices. While a resi-
in AIankato for a time, and formed
many pleasant acquaintance in the
city. She is highly esteemed by all.
The groom was born and raised in
Mankato, being a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Anderson, who are among the
Oldest and best known residents of
Mankato. After attending the public
schools, he graduated from the Man.
kato Commercial college, and nine years
ago entered the employ of the Ma
tional Citizens bank, and worked his
way up to the position OF assistant
cashier, which he now holds. He is a
young man of excellent qualifications,
and is highly respected by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson left this
afternoon on short wedding trip, and
the last of the week will return to
Nanakto, where they will take up
their residence at 52l North Broad
street. They will be at home there
after November l. They will have the
best wishes of all for their future
happiness and success, and local social
circles will welcome the bride to Man
kato.
Among the guests who were present
at the wedding were the parents and
sisters of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs.
\. Anderson and Miss Edith Anderson
of this city, and Mrs. Charcls X. Otto
of Valley City. n. d.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
Former Mankato Boy to Wed.

r. F. Jones left today for Neenah
Wis, to attend the wedding there OF
Morris V. Evans, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. d. D. Evans, old residents of
this city, and Miss Elizabeth Gilling-
ham of Neenah. The wedding will oc-
eur tomorrow evening at the home of
the brides parents, and will be a
large one.
Mr.. Evans was born and raised in
Mankato, and graduated from the high
school and the state university, and
is now a practicing attorney in Min
neapolis. Ii. ID. Evans of Tracy is IL
brother. The bride is highly esteemed
by all who know her. The many
friends of the couple will extend their
best wishes.
Mr.. Jones will visit Green Bay, Osh-
kosh, Racine and Milwaukee before re.
turning to Alankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Thursdays Daily.
Olmstead-MillS Nuptials.

Last night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. ID. Mills of Garden City was
the scene of Il quiet but very pretty
wedding when their daughter, Susie
Beatrice, was united in marriage to
John Clifford Olmstead
The home was beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and smilax. The mar
rlage VOWS were spoken under beau
tifully decorated arch from which ex-
tended wedding bell. The home pre-.
scented beautiful and striking APP
pearance. Miss Ruth Mills, cousin of
the bride. presided at the piano and
an aisle was formed by ribbons drawn
by little Master Earl and Gladys
Over through which the bridal party
entered to the strains of Lolengrin's
wedding march. The ring service was
used. Rev. Stringer, pastor of the
Christian church of Garden City, read
the service at six o'clock, in the pres.
ence of the family, relatives and a
few intimate friends.
The bride was gowned in a hand
some gown of white organdie and lace
The bride and groom were unattended
Following the ceremony delicious re-
freshments were served in the dining
room.
Mr. and Mrs. Olmstead left OH the
evening train for an extended wedding
trip through Nebraska Kansas and
Colorado, where thew will visit his rel.
of
Christian EndeavOr convention at To-
peka. Kansas. The bride is an accom-
plished and charming lady, being a
graduate of both the normal and high
schools of Mankato, also all active
member of the Christian church al
Garden City. The groom is an ac.
complished speaker and singer. in the
Christian EndeavOr cause and has many
friends in this vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
Mapleton Social Event.

The social event of the season at
Mapleton was the wedding this after
noon of Miss Kathryn A. Bishop OF
that place to DR.. Melville b. VIII OF
Bertha, Todd, county. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the
brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. Ira
Bishop. among the oldest and most
respected residents of the village. Ed
Thompson of Bertha was the best
man. The wedding was attended by
relatives of the young couple, and
after the ceremony a fine wedding din
ner was served, covers for thirty being
laid.
The residence was prettily decorated
with flowers for the occasion, and the
bride received number of costly
presents. She is the eldest daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Bishop, and was born
and reared at Mapleton and graduated
from the high school there. and also
from the state normal school at Wi
mona, and has taught successfully in
the schools of Mapleton, Detroit and
st. Cloud, MINI. She is greatly es.
tcemed by all.
DIR. Will is son of David Will
one of the substantial and prosperous
farmers of Medo. After gaining q
good education. he studied dentistry
and is now practicing that profession
at Bertha with success. He is also
a Blue Earth county product, and has
numerous friends who hold him in higl
regard.
DIR. and Mrs. Will left for the twin
cities. and in few days will go tC
Bertha, to take up their residence.