Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 10, 1907, Page 3

STRIKE Dock. Workers Return to Work. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 2.—Shortly be- for 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon the ore dock workers who have been on a strike for recognition of the union and a raise of pay voted to return to work. Neither of the issues raised by the men were granted by the Duluth. Missabe & Northern railroad, and the men will return to work this morning. Their status will be the same as it was the day they voted to strike. All of the employes will be taken back by the company wilthout prejudice, and the pay they have been receiving un- der a verbal agreement with the com- pany, which would not have expired until Oct. 31 next, will continue. The news of the ending of the dock strike was flashed to Eveleth, Hibbing and Nashwauk, the three storm cen- ters of the mining region, where trou- ble might originate, and the news was received there with rejoicing. Every- thing at these points was reported quiet. Leader Advises the Use of Guns. Duluth, Aug. 3. — One working day thas passed since operations on the range, following the settlement of the ore dock strike, were begun by the United States Steel corporation and the independent mines, and no serious disorder was reported. The industrial sky over the range is not cloudless, however, for the sullen attitude of the followers of the Western Federation of Miners indicate an attitude of des- peration, which was somewhat inten- sified by a vitriolic address delivered by Petriella, the strike leader, in -which, while counseling peace, he ad- vocated the use of guns to maintain what he said was their right to sell their labor where they could to the best advantage. Advises Violence. In this address Petriella gave the governor twenty-four hours in which to “grant the men justice,”.at the end of which time he advised the men to be “ready to strike the head off any man who tries to crush you; if not as American citizens, do it as human be- i .’ Whether at the end of twenty- four hours anything will come of this is awaited with anxiety and the offi- cials are prepared. All of the special guards who have been in Duluth dur- ing the past few days were rushed to the range. It was said that 250 men were in the party and they will aug- ment Sheriff Bates’ force of deputies in case there is any trouble. Give No Pretext for Clash. This was made clear to them when they attempted to march from Hib- bing to the meeting at Chisholm, where Petriella made his violent speech. Otherwise the officials will handle them gently in order that there may be no pretext for a clash, Reports received here yesterday in- dicate that mining operations were re- sumed heavily in both Hibbing and Eveleth districts. Thomas D. O’Brien, former state insurance commissioner, and Harvey Grimmer, executive clerk to Gov. Johnson, who visited the range towns yesterday as personal represent- atives of the governor, returned to Du- luth last evening. Believe End Is Near. Duluth, Aug. 3. — While disquieting reports are constantly being sent in from towns on the Mesaba range there is a general feeling in Duluth that the end of the struggle is near at hand, and that inside of a week or eight days everything will be moving along with accustomed regularity. Heavily loaded ore trains came down all day yesterday to the docks at Two Harbors, Oneota and Allouez. The fact that the ore dock strike has been ended paves the way for the end of the miners’ strike, for as long as the cor- poration is able to ship ore it is not believed there will be any further in- terruption to traffic. Has Salutary Effect. The promulgation of Gov. Johnson’s proclamation, according to advices re- ceived from the range towns, has had a salutary effect, and the strikers most of them at least, are firmly con- vinced that if the rules as laid down by the state’s chief executive are will- fully violated by them, the governor will keep his word and send the troops there immediately. Arrangements have been made whereby two local companies of state guards may be summoned on a moment’s notice. Bids Strikers to Keep the Peace. St. Paul, Aug. 4.—A working agree- ment for preserving peace and order on the iron range was outlined in a proclamation issued by Gov. Johnson yesterday. The governor makes it clear that any intimidation or at- tempts to prevent those who desire from working in the mines, or any trespassing on private property, will be met with the calling out of the troops. On the other hand, the gov- IRON RANGE poy ernor wants it understood that the miners have a perfect right as citi zens to meet in public halls to discuss the situation, and while parading will not be tolerated, ordinary groups of strikers are to be allowed on the pub- lic streets and highways without mo- lestation. The governor’s action in issuing the strike proclamation was largely based on the report of the investigating com- mittee appointed by him to investigate the situation. The committee, con- sisting of T, D. O’Brien, Harvey Grim- mer and C. H. Day, spent a day on the ranges and obtained the views ‘of the strikers and disinterested citizens on the situation. The general feeling seemed to be that the strike would be a peaceful one, despite the fact that Petriella, the strike leader, had in- structed the strikers to use violence if necessary to prevent interruption of their meetings. This Week Will See End of Strike. Duluth, Aug. 6. — A News-Tribune special from Hibbing says: “The third week of the strike on the Mesaba range, which was engi- neered by the Western Federation of Miners, probably will see the last of the conflict. It is believed by those who have been constantly in touch with the situation that the next seven days will witness the culmination of the struggle. The crisis is past, and no further trouble of a serious nature is expected unless something unfore- seen occurs.” The Western Federation of Miners has not given up the fight, and the statements in the foregoing must not be construed as indicating that it will abandon the purposes which gave birth to the strike. Miners Not Disheartened. « On the contrary, the leaders are en- tering into the third week of the labor difficulty with renewed vigor. . The federation on the range is now led by the national secretary, C. E. Mahoney. He has prepared several thousand circulars which will be given to every miner, urging them to con- tinue the conflict with the Steel cor- poration. He advances the claim that the federation is gathering new re- cruits every day. The ‘federation is preparing for a big labor conflict two years hence, following the presidential election. About 2,000 miners, it is expected, will return to work Monday morning. Quiet Now Prevails. Within a few days all of the open pits ofgthe Steel corporation will be shipping 80 per cent of the ore mined by that corporation on the Mesaba range. The independents are working all of their open pits, In the Eveleth-Sparta-Virginia dis. trict the miners will resume work in the underground mines. The situation on the Mesaba range east of Chisholm is more satisfactory than in the Hib bing and Chisholm districts, and near- ly all of the local deputies have been discharged from further service. In order to maintain the peaceful status that prevails at the Hibbing-Chisholm district, deputies imported by the United States Steel corporation, under Sheriff Bates, will remain on duty. Strikers Are Landed in Jail. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 7. — Twenty- three strikers were arrested at Hib- bing last night, charged with threat- ening to blow up an Austrian boarding house. There was a clash between the deputies and the men, but all were landed in jail. Two strikers were placed under ar- rest at Eveleth also, charged with in- timidation and were lodged in jail pending their preliminary hearing, which was set for 11 a. m. Tuesday. Approve Proclamation. Printed proclamations have been distributed among the strikers at Eve- leth by the Eastern Federation of Min- ers, approving the prociamation of Gov. Johnson, and commanding obe- dience to its mandates. The printed slips are addressed in bold type to the “strikers,” and the proclamation is prefaced by the an- nouncement: “His excellency, the governor of the State of Minnesota, has issued the following proclamation, which henceforth shall govern your ac. tions, as we expect it will rule the actions of our opponents in the indus- trial field.” Citizens Patrol! Streets. Alarmed by the reports that the strikers would take advantage of the fact that the special deputies had been released, Chief of Police Kent spent several hours yesterday delivering per- sonal summons to each of the 125 citi- zens who had been previously depu- tized for guard duty. The result was that when the people of Eveleth awoke yesterday morning they found the streets heavily patrolled, and on all of the roads leading to the mines there were lines of deputies armed with guns, just as they had been during the troublous times of last week. eee enn ns HURLED FROM TRAIN DIES. Man Thrown From Platform Gets Fa- tal Injuries. Monroe, Wis., Aug. 4.—Edward Flan- | nery of Argyle died at Brownton yes- -terday from injuries received in being pitched down a high embankment -while riding on the platform of a Mil- -waukee road passenger train. Farmers who heard him calling for help found chim two hours later. Both legs were “proken, and his head, back and hip «were badly injured. HAIRPIN PIERCES BRAIN, lowa Girl May Recover From Peculiar Accident. Atlantic, Iowa, Aug. 4.—While Miss May Nane of Noble township was play- ing with a number of girls in the yard she bumped her head against a post with sufficient force to drive a com- mon wire hairpin into her skull to the depth of two inches, penetrating the brain. She was unconscious for three hours, but it is thought she will re. cover. CROP OUTLOOK IS EXCELLENT. Expert Says Conditions in Red River Valtey Are Good. Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 6. — Jobn Ingalls, the crop expert, arrived in Grand Forks yesterday from Orton- ville. “The crop in the Red river valley looks the best of any I have ever seen on my trips to this section,” he said. ‘I cannot give any estimate on it now, however. It is just filling, and no man but a prophet could tell just how it is going to turn out. I do not claim to be a prophet. It is too.early now for me to make a trip through North Da- kota, and I am going back to South Dakota after visiting Winnipeg.” RICH GOLD STRIKE. Good Yield From Ground Thought to Be Worthless. Helena, Mont., Aug. 6.—From a little strip of ground, less than a hundred feet ‘square, near Rimini, which the discoverer last year vainly tried to sell for $1,000, gold nuggets to the amount of $3,000 have been taken, and it is be- lieved that when the ground is thor- oughly gone over the clean-up for this year will be $10,000. The ground is @omparatively high, being out of the creek bottom and has always been ig- nored by prospectors. DOES NOT KNOW HIS WIFE. — , Well-to-do Wisconsin Man Is Found to Be Insane. Prairie du Chien, Wis., Aug. 6.—Hen- ! ry Doser, a wealthy resident of Potosi, was found wandering about the city in a demented condition and locked up. When his wife and baby arrived to identify him he did not recognize them. He was taken to Lancaster to be examined and was sent to the Men- dota asylum. He is worth about $45,- 000. MYSTERY SOLVED. Body of Charles Lofgren of Warren, Minn., Is Found. Warren, Minn., Aug. 6. — The mys- tery surrounding the disappearance of Charles Lofgren of this place was solved by finding his decomposed body about a quarter of a mile south of the Soo depot yesterday. He had laid on the ground, placed his neck in a loop of rope and strangled himself. Lof- gren has been missing for ten days. SHOT THROUGH LUNGS. Man Injured While Examining Re- volver Will Recover. Fergus Falls, Minn., Aug. 6. — While he and some companions were examin. ing a revolver the weapon was acci- dentally discharged and Gust Snarholt, living at Parkdale, was shot through the lungs. He was brought to the hos- pital here, where it was said that un- less complications set in he will re cover. MATCH IS FATAL. Madison Boy Steps on It and His Clothes Take Fire. Madison, Wis., Aug. 6.—W. H. Faire seventeen years of age, was burned to death last night. He stepped upon a match which set fire to his trousers. In an effort to put out the flames, the rest of his clothing became ignited and he was so badly burned that he lived only a short time, WILD MAN IN IOWA. Wanders About on Farms and Eats Raw Corn. Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 6. — A wild man, wearing nothing but an old straw hat, was wound wandering about in a cornfield near Laporte. He had been wandering about for several days, liv- ing on raw corn. He was taken to La- porte and is in a serious condition, Where he lives is not known. ———————— , TOT CHOKES TO DEATH. Child Is Believed to Have Got But- ton in Windpipe. Webster City, Iowa, Aug. 6—In an ancontiollable fit of coughing the four- year-old child of Amos Ulrich, living northeast of here, choked to death. The child is believed to have got a button in its windpipe. Steam Cooks Sleeper. Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. 6. — Charles Neist was cooked by steam while asleep in the Milwaukee roundhouse here. A careless workman let steam from an injector pour out upon the sleeping man, literally parboiling him. He will die. a Fifth Pair of Twins. Sherburne, Minn., Aug. 6.—Mrs, Au- gust Olinkamp of this city on Saturday gave birth to twin boys. This makes the fifth pair of twins with which this family has been blessed. Heel Crushed; Ankle Broken. Salem, 8. D., Aug. 6—While attempt- ing to board a moving freight train here Fred Felzier slipped and fell be- tween the cars, the wheels crushing his right heels and breaking several bones in his ankle, Upsets Lamp While in a Fit. Minneapolis, Aug. 6.—William. Trot- ter, twenty-four years old, was proba- bly fatally burned while in his bed in Fetes house last night, as a result of upset a lamp during an | mite is puzzling the residents of Emet. ADMITS GIRL’S MURDER. Jennie Reihle’s Slayer Tells of Brutal Crime. Milwaukee, Aug. 7. — Rudolph Full- weiler, under arrest at Wausau on the charge of murdering sixteen-year-old Jennie Reihle, has confessed. Copies of his to confessions were received yesterday by a detective agency which has been investigating the murder. Fullweiler also appeared before Judge Marchetti at Wausau and waiv- ed preliminary examination, admitting his guilt and refusing to have a wit- ness testify. The Wausau authorities will endeavor to have him sentenced as Soon as possible, as public feeing against the man has been high. The crime was one of the most bru- tal ever committed in Marathon coun- ty. Jennie Reihle lived on a farm four miles from Stratford, near Wausau. On Sunday, June 30, she went to church in Wausau. It was on the way back that she was attacked by Full- weiler, who had made previous ad- vances to her. In his signed statement Fullweiler admits committing criminal assault and murder, the latter being accom plished by choking the girl. FROG EATS DYNAMITE. Man Stepped on Frog and Was Hurled in Air by Explosion. Chippewa Falis, Wis., Aug. 7—The question of whether a frog ate dyna- While stumps were being blown out of a new road, ten pounds of dynamite disappeared mysteriously. Yesterday George Humber accidentally stepped on a bullfrog, which exploded instant- ly, tearing a large hole in the ground and hurling him several hundred feet. He came down on a soft spot, and be- yond being shaken up was uninjured. While some of the farmers are posi- tive that the frog ate some of the dy- namite the more conservatiye are of the opinion that the frog was probably only feasting upon the explosive when Humber came along. RED WING MAN LOSES LIFE. Body of A. G. Freirmuth Recovered With Grapple He Himself Made. Red Wing, Minn., Aug. 7.—Anton F. Freirmuth lost his life yesterday by drowning in the Mississippi river a short distance below the high bridge. He was being towed up stream by a fishing party when the chain of his boat broke, with the result that his skiff capsized. The launch hurried to Freirmuth’s assistance, but the en- gine broke down just when the men in the launch were about to rescue him. The body was raised from the water by E. C. Erb by means of a grappling hook made by Mr. Freir- muth early this spring. CHILD-BEATER IS FINED. Man Must Pay $100 for Brutally Beat-! ing His Son. Hot Springs, S. D., Aug. 7.—W. H. Warren, a carpenter, living at Edge- mont, was arrested yesterday, charged with beating his ten-year-old son. He had a hearing before a justice of the peace and the evidence showed that he used a heavy piece of a harness to punish the boy. The little fellow’s body was brought into evidence and showed great welts and _ bruises all over the back and body. Warren was found guilty and fined $10 and costs. SON DEFEATS HIS MOTHER. Attempt to Remove Him as Executor of Father’s Estate Faiis. Vermillion, S. D., Aug. 7.—Alleging that her son is a drunkard and incom- petent, Mrs. Josiah Schotty attempted to have Milleen Schotty removed as executor of a $50,000 estate left by her husband to herself and nine children. The children opposed their mother, and Judge J. A. Copeland yesterday} rendered a verdict in their favor. SHOCKS GIRL MOWER. Lightning Hits Team and Machine and. Storm Does Much Damage. | Hot Springs, S. D., Aug. 7. — A} daughter of Mr. Westover, near Fair-| burn, was mowing yesterday when; lightning struck the outfit, killing the| horses instantly, melted part of the} machine and made the girl uncon- scious for more than four hours. Child Scalded to Death. Boone, Iowa, Aug. 7.—The nineteen months’ old daughter of Frank Cooper, who pulled a plug from a washing} machine, allowing gallons of scalding water to pour over her body, died yes- terday at the hospital from the effects of the burns. His Back Broken. Two Harbors, Minn., Aug. 7.—Theo- dore Rollett was fatally injured while unloading coal from a vessel here. He fell under a car and when picked up it was found that his back was broken. Dies in Police Station Cell. Madison, Wis., Aug. 7. — Carl Her- sehle was found dead in his cell at the police station yesterday. Death was due to heart failure, caused by the excessive use of intoxicants. He was ‘fifty-five years old. Dragged and Killed. Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 7. — His foot caught in a stirrup, Clifford Fin- ders, a nine-year-old boy of Ferguson, was dragged a hundred yards by a ‘wildly running horse and fatally in- jured, HOW STATE PROSPERED. State Closes Its Fiscal Year With a Cash Balance of $920,000. Wednesday closed the fiscal year for the state. Financially Minnesota is making strides that are without a parallel. In twenty-seven years the receipts of the state government have jumped from $1,000,000 to more than $11,000,- 000, and the flow of gold into the state treasury still continues. The story is best told in the following compilation: Receipts and Disbursements— Receipts. Disbursem’ts. $1,685,055.88 $1,420,903.89 3,0: 9.18 2,4 9,533,563.59 10,649, 152.10 While this deluge of dollars comes from many sources, the three principal 11,230,942.02 ones are general taxation, railroad taxes and insurance taxes, and to these three the coming year will be added that of inheritance taxes. The receipts from these three the past twenty-seven years are as follows: General Taxation— 1880 . + $271,104]1900 1885 400, 194/1905 1899 1895 »121,299|1907 Railroad Taxes— 1880 1885 . 1899 1895 . ~. | ABBAS Insurance Taxes— + $26,468/1900 .. 1905. With the exception of one year, 1905 when there was a deficit, the state’s strong box at the end of each fiscal period has shown a balance. How it has varied since 1900 is shown in the following figures: Revenues From Balances— 1900 . 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 4 09 1907 920,0000.00 From 1886 to 1906 the state paid for maintenance of the several state insti- tions the sum of $28,732,347.55, and during the same years the state ex- pended for new state buildings of all kinds the sum of $12,689,025.72. Loans from the permanent school fund to counties, cities, villages, town- ships and school districts since 1900 were: Permanent School Fund Loans— 1900 + $384,321.00/1904 . 1901 + 28).826.16)1905 1902 + 365,399.90/1906 1903 « 499,028.00/1907 MAY CANCEL SOME, Treasurer Finds Part of Railroad Drafts Unjust. State Treasurer C. C, Dinehart is about to turn over to the attorney gen- eral for collection the drafts he made on the railroads for the penalties on taxes that were not paid within the legal limit in the past two years. No attention has been paid to these drafts by the railroad companies, except in some cases where it is claimed that the tax was not delinquent. Mr. Dine- hart is investigating and probably some of the drafts will be canceled. It develops that checks received March 1 were not entered till a day or two later, and in this way some checks sent within the limit appear on the books as delinquent. AWARDS TWO CONTRACTS. State Drainage Board Lets Wilkin and Polk County Jobs. The state drainage board awarded the contract for the construction of the Otter Tail river cut-off in Wilkin county and the Grand Marais exten- sion in Polk county to the Standard Drainage company of Windom. The Standard company’s bid on the Otter Tail job was 9.3 cents per cubic yard, and on the Grand Marais job 10.5 cents per cubic yard. There were five other bidders on each contract, the prices running as high as 10.9 cents on the Otter Tail job, where the en- gineer’s estimate was 10 cents, and 11.9 cents on the Grand Marais job, where the estimate was 11 cents. INSURANCE PLACED. — State Institutions Covered for $1.35 Per $100. S. W. Leavitt of the state board of control has distributed the insurance on the state buildings under the care of the board, the total amount being $5,800,000. After some negotiations the board secured a rate of $1.35 per $100 of insurance, the policies being for three-year terms. This insurance covers practically all the buildings with the exception of the state prison and the soldiers’ home, the latter be- ing looked after entirely by the sol- diers’ home board. MANNIX TAKES HOLD. Joseph T. Mannix of Minneapolis has assumed the duties of state expert printer. He succeeds A. N. Dare of Elk River, who has-held the place for over four years and has served effi- ciently. Mr. Mannix is a veteran printer and newspaper man, a member of the Typographical union, former legislator and one of the best known men in the state. He was elected to the position in April, but the change was deferred until the end of the fiscal year. PRICES BREAK RECORD. Sale of State Fair Concessions Held Last Week. The greatest privilege sale in the aistory of the Minnesota state fair was held last week at the grounds. Last year it was thought that it would be hard to equal the enormous total of sales, but this year’s prices ranged from 25 to 50 per cent higher than in 1906. Supt. Lyman D. Baird called the first lot for sale about 10:30 in the morn- ing. Men who have made the sale of merchandise at fairs a business all over the country were present, elbow- ing ladies representing the churches of the two cities who sought to secure locations for church eating booths, which are so popular during fair week. Many of the people had made money at. former Minnesota fairs, and knew well what the choice positions were worth, They bid eagerly and ran the price up without delay. By noon the sales had run up 371-2 per cent ahead of last year for the same lots. The crowd in the after- noon was even larger, and the remain- ing spaces brought very good figures, sometimes nearly doubling the 1906 prices. The old dining hall, which has been used for all sorts of purposes of late years, will be a dining hall again this year, and the buyer paid $1,240 for the concession, HOW HARDY IS THE GREEN BUG? Uncertainty as to Whether Grain Pest Can Withstand Winter Cold. Prof. F. L. Washburn, entomologist at the state experiment farm, has had men in the field tracing the progress of the green bug in the Northwest. The area covered by the insect is an important consideration, in view of the uncertainty attending the visitation and doubt as to whether or not the bug will be exterminated by the winter weather or will live through to reap- pear in the spring. Fergus Falls, Breckenridge, Wolver- ton and Grand Forks have the green bug in nearby grain fields. This does not mean that damage of importance has been done. : On the contrary, Prof. Washburn is of the opinion that the damage on the whole from this source in the Northwest this year will not be material. But for those who are inter- ested in the insect and its bearing upon the crops, the report will be sur- prising, for it has not generally been supposed that the green bug had reached so far beyond the original source of infection, which was in Southern Minnesota. The bug reached the Northwest too late to affect the crops at all seriously. Entomologists will now find an inter- esting and practical study before them in the determination of whether or not it will survive the cold weather. WAR ON BAD FOOD. Butcher and Grocer Are Caught by State Inspectors. The inspectors of the state dairy and food department are waging a strong campaign to enforce obedience to the provisions of every section of the pure food laws in the state, and a number of cases are pending in which viola- tions of the law are sought to be es- tablished and punished. Of two recent convictions one was for selling bad meat and the other was for refusing to take out a license to sell milk. A Montevideo man _ was fined $50 and costs.for selling mutton in such a pronounced state of putrefaction as to be utterly unfit for food. Other seiz- ures of impure meat have been made and the department is preparing for the trial of these cases. The inspect- ors are instructed to keep watch for impure food offered for sale. Inspector A. Palmquist, stationed in Minneapolis, has reported the fining of a grocer for refusing to take out a milk license. The inspector reports that he notified the dealer that he must take out a license, and after sev- eral warnings, upon his refusal to com- ply, the warrant was sworn out and the grocer was fined. The cost of the license is $1. FIX GOODHUE FAIR RATES. Zumbrota Merchants Contribute to Amusement Fund. At a recent meeting of the officers of the Goodhue County Fair associa- tion, held in Zumbrota, it was decided to hold the annual fair in Zumbrota on Sept. 18, 19 and 20. The officers of the association are: B. A. Kolbe, pres- ident; M. H. Baskfield, secretary, and H. E. Weiss, treasurer. The merchants of Zumbrota have subscribed $600 to the fund, which amount will be added to the state appropriation and spent in amusements. The feature of the fair will be a band concert, for the winners of which liberal cash prizes will be given. BIG STONE TO HAVE FAIR. County Agricultural Association Fixes Oct, 2-4 as Dates. Big Stone county will have a three days’ fair. At a meéting of the officers of the Big Stone County Agricultural association at Clinton it was decided to hold a county fair at Clinton Oct. 2, 3 and 4. Superintendents of divi- sions and committees were appointed, and strong efforts will be made to make the coming fair the best exhibit of farm produce and stock that hag been made by the county. 4