Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 23, 1903, Page 7

WILL BE NO STRIKE AGREEMENT REACHED WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO BOTH SIDES. ACH SIDE MAKES CONCESSIONS EFFORTS OF TWIN CITY BUSINESS MEN WERE CROWNED WITH SUCCESS. , GRANTS A LIBERAL INCREASE DOUBLE-HEADER AGREEMENT I£ SATISFACTORY TO THE ROAD AND THE MEN. St. Paul, May 16. — General Man- ager F. E. Ward of the Great Northern railway and the committees of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway trainmen signed an agreement yesterday after noon which is satisfactory to both, and there will be no strike. Nothing ‘now remains but to work out the de tails, which will be done by General Superintendent George T. Slade and the committees. A meeting for that purpose will be held in the office of Mr. Slade to-day. Both sides made concessions in re sponse to the appeal of representatives of the commercial interests of St. Paul and Minneapolis, after negotiations had been broken off and a strike seemed almost inevitable. Full details of the settlement have rot been made public, but enough is ‘known to indicate that the Great {Northern was not behind any of the other transcontinental lines in gener. josity to its men. It is said, in fact, that the egreement just made by the Great Northern is more generous 12 some respects than that granted by some of the other Western lines. Double-Header Agreement. The settlement of the double-header question gives both the general man- ager and the committees of the men the greatest satisfaction, as it was the one that came-so near precipitating 2 strike. The salient points of the set: tlement on the double-header proposi- tion are cs follows: General Manager Ward’s original proposition was that he would agree not to run double-headers in excess of 3 per cent of the total train mileage, the percentage which now obtains on the system. Under the agreement the company, on the lines east of Minct, will not run double headers in excess of 1-2 of 1 per cent of the train mile age. On that part of the system, how: ever, none of the grades, except that between St. Paul union depot and Hamline, is in excess of 6-10 of 1 per cent. West of Minot the company may employ double-headers on 2.3 per cent of the gross mileage. Double-header districts will be designated. The use of helper engines will be figured in the percentage. New Wage Scale. ons In wages and all agree- fated as of March 1. ardmen in all yards will be paid the Chicago scale, which is a half cent an hour more than the so-called St. Paul se The C 5 igo scale is as follows: ht foremen, cents an hour; night helpérs, 80 cents an hour; day foremen, 31 cents an hour; day helpers, 28 cents an hour. ‘The new schedule of pay for conductors and trainmen is as follows: Conductors rakemen. §: The former pay s and $2 ively. The new schedule, it is said, allows the conductors 5 cents a hundred miles and brakemen # ents 2 hungred more than the wages ‘paid the same class of employes on other lines in this part of the country. Local lfreight conductors will 1eceive $3.80 a puundred miles, and local freight brake- men, $2.55. This increase is said to be in fexcess of 15 per cent of the increase al- ‘lowed by other lines. On the mountain ‘divisions of the line’ the conductors will be paid $3.90 and the brakemen $2.70, the rate of increase in this case also being in excess of 15 per cent. Passenger conductors will receive $14¢ a month on all divisions; baggagemen, $80 a month; and brakemen from $67.30 to $75 a month. In the case of the pas. | senger brakemen an increase is allowed after one year’s service instead of after five year’s service as proposed by the yehedule offered by the company. RIOTS IN OMAHA. Labor Conditions Cause Feeling oi Great Unrest. Omaha, May 16.—Labor conditions in this city have grown very strained during the past twenty-four hours and a feeling of anxiety over what may oc: cur to-day is felt by all classes of peo- ple. During the day yesterday there were a number of small riots in which no less than four men have been in- jured. Half a dozen arrests have been made and there is a feeling of unrest. SHOT HIM DEAD. Meade Sought to Thwart the Plans of | Two Holdups. Muscatine, Iowa, May 16. — An at tempt to hold up Thomas McCarthy’s restaurant at West Liberty early yes terday morning resulted in the death of Arthur Meade, who attempted to as- sist the proprietor. When the two rob- bers entered McCurthy and his part ner were compelled to raise their ands. Meade attempted to aid them and was shot dead. The robbers then escaped on a north-bound train. SAV=D FROM ‘DEATH. Little Girl Is Snatched From an Awfu' Fate Before the Eyes of Her Mother. Winona, May 20. — A special stock train, was going through the city yes- terday at a high rate of speed when a intitle child was seen on the track some distance in front of the engine. It was impossible to stop the train in time, and the fireman, whose name has not been learned, climbed cut on @he running board and thence tq, the pilot. He was just in time to reach down and pick up the little girl as the engine thundered over the spot. where she stood. The train was stopped within a couple of blocks and the child was given to the mother, who realized the child’s danger and was running frantically toward the track to save her. HEAVY LOSSES IN MONTANA. Sunday’s Snowstorm Plays Havoc With Lambs. Butte, Mont., May 20.—Advices from northern. and southern sections of the state tell of extremely heavy losses among lambs as a result of the snow- storm which prevailed Sunday. Dillon reports say tens of dozens of young Jambs have fallen beneath the fierce- ness of the heaviest blizzard for May in the history of this section. A Great Falls special says that H. H. Wilson, a. sheepherder on the range near Port- age, has been lost and undoubtedly: frozen to death. Wilson’s horse was found wandering’ in deep drifts: Ranchers about Fort Benton, Cascade and Geyser have suffered heavily and reports of losses come in from every side. TIRED AND WORRIED. White Just Disappears and Turns Up at Duluth. Duluth, May 20.—R. F. White, the son of one of the most prominent business men of Cleveland, for whom the police of the country have been looking for the past ten days, is in this city. White left home without telling any one in his family where he was going, it is said, and thereby caused great anxiety, resulting in the notifi- cation to the pulice. The theory was advaaced that he had committed sui- cide, and search was made for the re- mains. He simply said he was wor- ried and tired of work and came away for a rest. He has communicated with his parents and will return home at once, BAD BILLS PASSED. Stranger Front Fargo Is Accused, of Being the Guilty Party. Grand Forks, N. D., May 20.— A stranger said to hail from Fargo was arrested here yesterday on the charge of passing counterfeit money. Several $5 bills were put in circulation and the authcrities say that they are printed on one side from a plate stolen from the government, the reverse being crude work., To cover this, two bills were pasted together, the two sides thus having the same appearance. TUG CUT IN TWO. Big Freighter in Collision in Duluth Harbor—One Drowned. Duluth, Minn., May 20.—As the big freighter Mauna Loaea was feeling her way into port yesterday morning she collided with the tug Edward D. Gillen at the Superior entry. She struck the tug on, cutting her in two and sending her to the bottom. The crew managed to escape save the cook, who was drowned. KILLED ON TRESTLE. Boy Fishing Is Caught by a Passenger Train. ~ Janesville, Minn., May 20. — A pas- senger train caught Eddie Koenth, son of Carl Koenth, on the trestle near town and killed him instantly. The boy was fishing with several other companions, and in attempting to cross the track, slipped and fell. Both legs were severed, and his head was literally chopped in two. WIFE’S SAD DISCOVERY. She Finds Dead Body of Her Husband In the Cellar. Aberdeen, S. D., May 20.—John Suer of Bowdle committed suicide by shoot- ing himself in the head with a re- volver. His wife was away from home at the time and on her return found her husband’s remains in the cellar. Despondency is said to have been the cause of the act. DIED UNDER OPERATION. Boy Receives Fatal Injuries Under the Car Wheels. Tony, Wis., May 20.—Matt Oswald, while attempting to catch a Soo line fast freight lost his balance and slipped under the car wheels. The doctors amputated one leg next tq the hip. Oswald died during the opera- tion. He was fifteen years old. BILL I$ ILLEGAL. Montana’s Effort to Secure Fair Trials Falls Through. Helena, Mont., May 20. — The su- preme court yesterday decided the fair trials bill, over which the princi- pal fight was made at the last session of the legislature, to be unconstitu- tional. The bill provided for designa- tion by the supreme court of a district court juige to temporarily hold court in another district when the judge of that district was biased or otherwise disqualified to act. ; ance of contracts which lumber firms Tesws of the Dortbwest. | SEVERAL INDCTED CHARGED WITH LAND FRAUDS IN DULUTH LAND OFFICE DISTRICT. FEDERAL GRAND JURY AT WORK FORMER RECEIVER INDICTED ON CHARGE OF SUBORNATION OF PERJURY. CLAIMS HE HAS DONE NO WRON CHARGED WITH INDUCING GIRL TO SWEAR FALSELY TO A CLAIM. * Duluth, May 20. — Several indict- ments in connection with alleged land frauds in the Duluth land office dis- trict have beeen returned by the fed- eral grand jury. The indictments are the result of investigations made hy special land agents into charges that timer and stone claims were filed by a large number of persons in pursu- instead of for the sole benefit of the applicants. One of those indicted is Charles P. Maginnis, the well known attorney and a former receiver of the Duluth land office. He is charged with sub- orning Annie Stensland to commit perjury. Several months ago Miss Stensland entered certain lands in 5-64-14 under. the stone and timber law. According to the laws of the land office it was necessary for her to take oath that she had not Directly or Indirectly made any agreement with any persons by which the title to the land should inude in whole or in part, to any per- son except herself, and that the land was paid for with her own money and‘ was for her own benefit entirely. An abstract of the title to the land shows that it was deeded te George C. Stone of this city shortly after the patent was granted. It is claimed in the indictraent that Maginnis suborned Miss Stensland to enter the above mentioned land under the stone and timber act for the benefit of persons other than herself, and to swear false- ly as to the manner in which she had secured the money to pay for it and. as to the ultimate disposal of the title and the ownership of the land. Maginnis, when asked if he cared to say anything about the case, ’said: “Nothing, except that there is nothing in any of my dealings before the land- office to be regretted or ashamed of. I have done no wrong there and never will.” BOBLETER BANQUETED. Tribute by the People of New Ulm to the New General of the State. New Ulm, Minn., May 20.—Gen. Bob- leter was the guest of honor at a banquet given by the citizens and busi- ness men of this city at the Dakota house. There were present seventy- five men and the occasion was de- clared to be one of the best of the| kind that has been given in the city. At the conclusion of the feast Hon. S. D. Peterson called the gathering io order, and, acting in the capacity of toastmaster, paid his respects to the guest of honor. The general answered the speeches in a very happy manner. REJECT BOND ISSUE. Blue Earth Feels That One Well Is i Enough for the City. q Blue Earth, Minn., May 20. — The special election to vote on the question of issuing an additional $10,000 of water and light bonds was held yes- terday. Considerable. interest was manifested in this matter. A second well is needed, it was claimed, be- ‘cause the present well needs repairing and the city cannot be. left without protection and water service while the repairs are being made. The vote on issuing $10,000 of water and light bonds was lost, however, by 163 votes to 51. TO WRECK A TRAIN. Deliberate Attempt to Destroy a Great Northern Passenger Train. Milaca, Minn., May 20. — Lemuel Randall of Foreston, Minn., was ar- rested Sunday. He stole fifty pounds of dynamite from the Foreston depot last Wednesday and placed ten pounds on the track east of that place, in- tending to blow up the Willmar pas- senger train. The section men re- moved it. The hoy is eighteen years old and has confessed. He says he wanted to see the wreck. Culling It Out. Duluth, May 20.—Several portable mills, to cut dead-and-down timber, are going in at various points. There is one north of Two Harbors, some on the line of the Great Northern toward Fosston and near Hinckley, and one is to start between Nickerson and Sandstone. Old timber that has lain on the ground for years is being care- fully culled and a surprising amount of good stock is being made from it. There is much that is absolutely worthless and the buyers have to ex: ercise the greatest caution. GET PREMIUM ON THEIR BUTTER. M.Mnesota Creameries Receive Fancy : Prices. W. P. W. McConnell, state dairy and food commissioner, in a bulletin just issued, reports that many Minnesota creameries are receiving from 1 to 114! per cent premium for their butter: This additional premium for the ay- erage creamery, he explains, produccs an additional income of from $500 io $1,000 a year, “a sum in many cases sufficient to pay the buttermakers’ sal- ary.” “The sentiment in favor of paying for butter according to the quality,” continues Mr. McConnell, “is rapidly becoming prominent. The practice of paying premiums above market quota- tions for butter irrespective of quality is practically a thing of the past. I confidently. believe that the day will soon come when dairy products will be graded as closely in the markets as wheat. “It has been said that the cows in the Northwest are not the right kind for the dairy business, but this is a wrong impression. The cows will av- erage well in any part of the state and will bring good profits to owners who do their part in proper care and management, such as providing com- fortable quarters in winter and plenty of food, such as may be raised on ev- ery farm in the state.” Mr. McConnell advocates fodder corn as feed for cows. It should be planted in double or single rows at the rate of about one bushel per acre. From May 20 to the middle of June is the best time. It should be harvested before frost. A silo is cheaper than a barn for storing fodder. “What Minnesota needs is cheaper milk, and that only can be secured by improved dairy methods in the way of providing good food for the cows and by proper care of the herd. “TI appeal to the farmers of the state to stand by the local creameries. They are the institutions which have made the dairy industry of Minnesota what it is. Butter is being made cheaper by the 700 local creameries in the state than by any other system.” BIG LIFT FOR STATE FUNDS. New Law Will Add $600,000 a Year te Revenue. The state auditor estimates that the Nelson law taxing freight car compa- nies and the 4 per cent tax on railroad gross earnings when put in operation will provide additional revenue to the state of $600,000 a year. The gross earnings tax law, however, must be ratified at the general election before it will become effective. There are about fifty freight car companies doing business in the states The proportionate value of the capital stock owned or used in Minnesota ag- gregates approximately $250,000. A freight car tax of a flat rate of 2 per cent was declared unconstitutional by, the supreme court on Feb. 22, 1902, and since then the companies have paid no revenues into the state treas- ury. The taxes under the new law will amount to about $5,000 annually. The new law provides that the companies shall certify to the state auditor the value of their capital stock and authorizes the state auditor to levy a tax equal to the average rate. This, it is believed, will be upheld by the supreme court in case of a test. There is a considerable dispute as to whether the new gross earnings law, if approved by the people, will re quire all railroads to pay a 4 per cent gross earnings tax. Most companies are now paying 3 per cent, but the Chicago Great Western and a few others are now paying 2 per cent in aécordance with territorial charters. It is estimated that the aggregate gross earnings tax on railroads at 3 per cent will be $1,800,000. The gross earnings are increasing from year to year at the rate of about 20 per cent. CRC Pas ae DECREASE IN EARNINGS. Reports for State Institutions for April Show a Falling Off. The state auditor’s report of the April earnings of the state institutions shows a decrease of $1,713.73 from the April earnings of 1902. The total earnings for last month are $9,928.83. The earnings of the state peniten- tiary, outside of the sale of twine, however, aggregate $6,374.31, an in- crease of $298.26 over April, 1902. The schools for the deaf, blind and feeble- minded at Faribault and the asylum at Hastings also had slightly increased earnings. The receipts of each normal school fell off, the total decrease being $417.65. The earnings of the state re- formatory were $510.46, as compared with $1,228.28 in 1902. The aggregate earnings of the Anoka asylum and the hospitals at Rochester, Fergus Falls and St. Peter were $856.64 in April, 1903, and $1,713 in 1902. The report for April, 1903, is as fol- lows: Anoka asylum «- $19.80 Hastings asylum ... ¥ 99.63 ergus Falls hospital - (23157 picker a hospital + 290.19 St. Peter hospital... . $11.80 Faribault school for blind.... 99.16 Farib@ult school for sas ae » 228.75 Faribault school for feeble- minded 913.87 Red Wing training school 281.45, St. Cloud reformatory.. ~ 510.46 Duluth normal school. . 44.65 Mankato normal school. 171.62 Moornead normal school.... 1949 St. Cloud normal school . 97.65 Winona normal school...... 236.02 r_The State Day by ba BIG CROPS AT STATE FARMS. This Season Promises More Than $100,000 Worth.’ The inmates of the charitable and penal institutions under the manage ment ofsthe state board of control will raise more than $100,000 worth of gar den and farm products this season, provided, of course, that weather con ditions do not ruin the crops. The asylums at Anoka and Hastings, the hospitals at Fergus Falls, Roches: ter and St. Peter, the schools for the blind, the deaf and the feeble-minded at Faribault, the state public school at Owatonna, the Red Wing training school and the St. Cloud reformatory haye farms ranging from 52 to 1,010 acres each, and the aggregation is more than 5,000 acres. A large part of this land is tillable, and some of tha institutions rent additional tracts. Poultry raising has never béen pur sued to any great extent, but it is pop: ular this year. The asylum at Has tings is particularly interested in this industry, and. the experiments so far are said to have been extremely suc: cessful. The institution has recently constructed a large hennery. At all the institutions the inmates ‘are interested in their work, which they carry on successfully, for tey have all the implements. Some of the finest milch cows in the ‘state are on the farms of the institu tions. Each hospital or school hag from twenty-five to 1,700 head. Most |f the milk is made into butter, and what the institutions do not use is sent to the state penitentiary or sold. The Anoka asylum has 648 acres of Jand valued at $19,440. The value of e garden and farm products this sea- json will aggregate about $2,000. Last year nearly 7,000 gallons of milk were produced and the potatoes alone bmounted to $460.75. Several hundred ead of cabbages will be raised and from 700 to 900 quarts of strawberries will be picked. The asylum at Hastings has 643 acres, valued at $15,000. The farm is one of the best of all the institutions. Last year its products amounted to $6,208.65. A crop of 2,000 bushels of corn brought $1,180. The production of milk amounted to 8,345 gallons, bringing $921.25. The hospital at Fergus Falls has 637 acres, valued at $29,110. A large pro- portion of this is tillable, and the in- stitution rents a large tract in addi- tion. ‘ The farms at St. Peter and Roches: ter are also among the best. The Roch- ester institution last year produced a total of $27,401.24, and the St. Peter hospital $22,376.79. The state reform: atory at St. Cloud has the largest acreage of all the institutions, but all is not arable.. The total products last year amounted to $6,138.46. SCHOOLS GET AID FROM STATE. Applications Must Be Sent in fefore July 31. State Supt. J. W. Olsen has notified the county superintendents and school officers that applications for state aid, under the new law, must be received at the department of public instruc. tion before July 31. The recent legislature increased the state aid for high schools from $1,000 to $1,500; for graded schools from $400 to $550; for semi-graded schools from $200 to $250, and for rural schools from $100 to $125. Last year 141 high schools, 119 grad- ed schools, 244 semi-graded schools and 747 rural schools qualified under the law. Owing to a deficiency in the appropriation, however, only the graded schools received the specified aid. It is expected that many new applications will be made for the in- creased aid this year. / A high school to receive aid must have been in existence at least one year preceding the application, must admit students of either sex without charge of tuition, and must have regu: lar courses in all subjects prescribed by the state high school board. Graded schools must have at least four departments, in charge of a prin: cipal and teachers, and must be equipped with suitable school build ings, a substantial library and all ap- paratus necessary for doing effective work. The department of public instruc- tion requires of semi-graded schools that the school building and each room be clean, well swept, properly heated and ventilated; that each room be supplied with sufficient blackboard space and a Webster’s International dictionary. The department makes practically the same requirements of a rural school with reference to the care of the building as of a semi-graded school. The law stipulates that it must hold at least cight months’ school during the year. VILLAGE DESTROYED. Many Bulgarian Notabilities Have Been Killed. London, May 20.—The Times’ cor- respondent at Sofia, Bulgaria, tele- graphs that a refugee has arrived there from Nevrokop, European Tur- key, and states that several Bulgarian notabilities at Nevrokop have been killed and that the large village of Valdevo has been burned and many of the inhabitants perished. ; DEFECTIVE PAGE RUBBING IT IN. ‘The Maid Did Not Care So Long as the Books Were Dusted Some. Way. Six months ago most of the books in the library were new and had nice clean bindings. Their owner went away for his health about that time and’as none of the rest of the fant ran to literature the books were leff to the tender mercies of a_ serving maid. Last week the man‘came home After stopping to kiss his wife and. children he hurried into his library te say hello to his books. They were s¢ changed he hardly knew them. Im stead of the rich red and green and blue .covers that smiled back at him when he bade them good-bye, he looked upon dingy cloth and leather that seemed begrimed with the dust of centuries. Without delay he called in the maid and inquired into the aged apeparance of his pets. “What did you dust them with?” he asked. “A rag,” said she. “Let’s see it,” said the man. The girl stalked haughtily toward the rear of the apartment, whence she presently returned wh a cloth of in describable hue. The man command ed her to stand back. “No wonder my books are ruined,” he said, “if you have been grinding dirt into them with that thing once or twice a week. Why can’t you girls and library attendants in general learn that no book should be touched with a cloth that is not as soft as wool and absolutely fresh and clean, and then act upon the knowledge?” The maid dangled the cloth indig: nantly. “I’ve dusted books for lots of people before I ever saw you,” she said. . “Quite likely,” retorted the man “but I’ll bet you'll never dust another book in this house.” An Old Lady’s Discovery. Garnett, Ark., May 18th—For 18 years Mrs. Mary Dunlop of this place has suffered with Kidney Trouble, which was so bad at times that if made her life a burden. She tried much medicine and many treatments, but got no better. At last, however, Mrs. Dunlop claims to have found a perfect rem: edy, and she is so pleased at the won derful cure she herself has received, that she is telling all her friends and praising the medicine to every one she meets. The name of this medicine is Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and it has done wonderful work for Mrs. Dunlop. Everyvody is talking about it, and some people are claiming to have been cured of Rheumatism by it. A Mrs. Garrett who lives in Brazils, this state, was at the pcint of death with some Cerebro-Spinal trouble and was saved by Dodd’s Kidney Pills. It is certain that no other medicine ever introduced here has done soa much good in such a short time. CARNIGIE WON THE RACE. His Opponent Stopped, but He Just Kept on Running. When Andrew Carnegie’s parents first came to America from Scotland they went to East Liverpool, Ohio, ta stay with some relatives. Their son was about fourteen years of age at the time, and was an object of consider. able interest to the boys of the neigh- borhood. He made many friends among them artd after the family had moved to Allegheny, Pa., often re turned to East Liverpool to visit some of his playmates. On one occasion, when he was six: teen, he went with one of his cousins to visit William and Michael Fisher, who lived on a farm about half a mile from the town. The four boys spent some time in examining the pet rab- bits and other objects of interest, and at length when they were all standing at the tep of a grassy slope William Fisher challenged Carnegie to a foot race, “Well,” said Andrew, “you’re a lot taller than I am and your legs are longer, and I believe you can beat me, but I’ll race you, just the same.” The two boys started, and as An drew had foreseen the Fisher boy easi- ly outran him. The little Scotchman was by no means discouraged because the chances all seemed against him, put kept running. About half way down the slope the Fisher boy stopped, considering it useless to run farther. To his surprise Carnegie continued his pace, and arrived at the bottom far ahead of him. “That’s not fair,” said Fisher, “because I stopped.” “Yes, I know you stopped,” sald Car- negie in reply, “and that’s the reason I kept on running. Have you ever heard the fable of-the turtle and the hare?” —May Success. Feat of a Mighty Eater. _Andy Moore, a great horse trader, who makes his home wherever his hat is off, performed the great act of suck- ing twenty-six eggs in ten minutes Thursday night. He also ate two pounds of mixed candy, drank one glass of beer and asked for another glass within two minutes after eating the eggs. Such people as Moore ought to be chained up for a few days. This is true, as your correspondent bought the eggs, ete.—Keokuk Gate City. The Same Old Chap. First Waiter—Grouch is the same old chap he was when he used to come here years ago. Second Waiter—Yep; very little change.—Baltimore American. A New Term. Naggsby—Strange, those two girls are so opposite in temperament. One would never take them for sisters. eet of oe ae ” aan