St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-02
A SALTWATER STRIKE.
Boys Who Wanted an Advance
General News and G oSsip.


Thirty-eight boys. employed on the st.
Croix boom, who have been receiving from
S1.25 to 81 per day, struck for an advance
of % cents on Thursday night. They were
paid off and discharged yesterday. The
strikers made things lively about the boom
houses after striking, throwing the bed
ticks out of the windows and threatening
the superintendent, Mr.. Burns. with Vio-
lence. Yesterday morning one OF the boys
ripped open bed-tick and set fire to the
straw in it, expecting it would burn the
boarding house. A number of the strikers
left on Thursday night and came to Still
water The balance came down yesterday.
and all received their pay. There is nc
truth in the report that riot took place at
the boom houses early yesterday morning.
About one hundred men and boys contin-
ued working and were not molested by the
strikers S. P. Richardson, secretary OF
the boom company. says that the strike
will not interfere with the work to any ex-
tent. He says that there is very little more
work to do and the men at work can do it.
The boom would have shut down at any
rate in few days, so that the boys would
have been very little better off had they got
an advance.
1t is said that the boy who set fire to the
straw is known and will be arrested for in
cendiariSm.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Hon. William Schmidt. prominent Ger
man Republican of Marine, is an out and out
Ames man and says that Ames will be the
next governor of Minnesota. He wrote q
letter to this effect yesterday. One reason
he will support the Democratic ticket is be.
cause Yeager is the candidate for secretary
of state. He says that lots Of his Republican
friends will vote for Ames.
There is strong talk of running Mr.. Schmidt
on the Democratic ticket for the legislature
in opposition to Ed St. John, of Marine, who
is the Republican nominee. Charles Peter
son. Republican, announces himself as an in
dependeut candidate, and the farmers, it is
said will put up man, which will make four
candidates.
Saltwater will be largely represented at the
Minneapolis exposition to-day. Over 1000
Saltwater people have gone over on the
Omaha road since the opening and large
number on the Duluth.
Charles Mitchell was sent up yesterday
from Mower county for grand larceny, for
ten years. During the month of August
thirty-one prisoners were received and six
teen discharged.
A well known Norwegian, who keeps 9
general store between Marine and Wyoming,
and never voted for q Democrat in his life
announces himself as q supporter of Ames
Rev. Father T. Venn, Of Faribault, is the
guest of Rev. Father M. E. Murphy. This i:
his first visit in Saltwater for twenty-fi
years.
The Mower block and the Jassoy block is
approaching completion. Work on the To
rinus block is being vigorously pushed ahead
Cornelius Duncan and Miss Elizabeth
Brown, both of Saltwater, were married in
St. Michaers church yesterday.
A two-story building measuring 22xSS i:
being erected at the Tepas brewery for stor
ing malt.
Tue steamer David Bronson returned from
the south yesterday and left with log raft
The hearing of the testimony in the Car
company cases progresses slowly.
Officer Mike Costello is the happy father Of
fine large girl baby.
The Saltwater Building association will
meet tonight.
The special delivery system went into effect
yesterday.
S. A. Dinsmore, of Name, is visiting rela
tives here.
A large number of men are being sent Il
the woods.
E. w. Olds. of st. Paul, was in the city yes
terday.
Company K shoot to-day.